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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
OUT OF CITY

FOR SALE-Bakery aud confectionery in
college town OF 5000; best location;
money maker; viii show books: $500
dress r. $. Ovcrmnn. saltwater. okla.
TAILOR AND HAT SHOP-Hoffman
press, new equipment doing 5000
monthly, cheap rent. must sell In draft
No.D-Lay Cleaners, Dyers and Hatters,
Hobart, Okla
FOR SALE,-One good butcher shop.
complete; only shop In town Write or
phone W. II Shepherd. Blanchard. Okla.
FOR SALE-Gents furnishing store and
Miami Okla About So 600 stock. Splen-
did condition. Away below market price.
Address T.. F. care Daily Oklnhumnn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
OIL LAND. LEASES AND STOCK
OIL MAPS

Any active district 10 Okla homAi each
inch to mile, slxe l7x22 inches; linen, 81;
paper Toe each. Lindsay Map A. pub
Co. India Temple Bldg Oklahoma Guy.
Okla
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01

FOR SALE-25 shnres Golden EAeie MIN.
Ing stock, SIS per share. Box 2O2. Rolf,
Okla y ''
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
THERE SHOULD BE NO
 CONFUSION.

Some question has arisen as to what women will be permitted to vote in the city primary next Wednesday. There should be no confusion on this point. The qualifications for the women are the same as for men. They must be 21 years of age, have lived in the state one year, in the city of Newport six months, and thirty days in the ward from which they vote and have paid poll tax for the year 1916. If they have become of age since July 1, 1917, they will be entitled to a vote, if they possess the other necessary qualifications, al though they may not have paid the poll tax. No poll tax receipt obtained this year will entitle the holder to a vote in the city primary.
 A 1917 poll tax receipt, which are now obtainable, will be required to entitle people to vote in the gener- al state and county primary which will be held the last Tuesday in May.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
EVENING DANCING PARTY.


 MT. and Mrs. Chester Robinson entertained the friends of their young i son, Chester, Jr., with dancing party Friday evening. It was a Washipgton's Birthday party and naturally very patriotic one. The decorations carried out that effect Mrs. Reamey furnished the music and the young folks had delightful time Mrs. Robinson, assisted by her sister Mrs. Bert E. Snetser, served delic- ious lunch.
 Those present were Misses Ruth Hinkle, Mae Rushton, Elizabeth Brandenburg, Sue Mary Robinson, Kate Reamey, Luna White, Marie Bullard, Amanda Wilmans, Carrie Hinkle, Thelma Dean, Susie Graham, Lawton Hite, Pauline and ,Lorin Will son and Veta Melton; The boys were Charles Brandenburg, John A. Hin- kle, Victor Neal, Arol and Harry Grimes, Ebert Umsted, Louis Fou- shee, Edwin Johnson, o. B. Jones, George lowers, James and Edward Wilmans.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
A TRUE PATRIOT.

Lewis D. Amis, son of Rev. and
 Mrs. E. H. Amis of this city, is g true patriot in the full sense of the
 word. This young man, who is in structor of Latin and German in Ark
 ansas College, was placed in Class Ia
 by the local board of Independence county. While it is true that the
 young man is not married and to the
 casual disinterested person would
 seem to be without dependents, and one who should be placed in some branch of the service fighting for his country, facts in the case tend to show precisely the contrary.
 This young man has an invalid fla ther who is unable to take care of himself and family, and with the ex- ception of an inadequate amount re- ceived by his father from the Presby- terian church, young MT. Amis is the sole support of his father, mother and three children besides himself.
 When MT. Amis found that he had been placed in Class he was at a loss to know what would be the eff feet upon the financial condition of his fathers family. He thought the matter over and fearing for his de- pendent loved ones he decided to ap- peal his case to the district board, feeling that the injustice would be too great to his mother and father if he was taken from them. His papers were properly filled out and he was ready to make the appeal, when he reconsidered his proposed act and de- cided that he would go on and fight for his country, with a trust to higher power to care for the folks back home during his absence. He did not appeal his case but now stands ready to go when the first class is mustered into service.
 No higher type of American man. hood and Christian faith has ever been brought to light more forcibly than this instance of young man who has spent his entire life since reaching the age of maturity in giv- ing his all in the care of his younger brothers and sisters and to his par ents.
 MT. Hmis will go into the service of his country with an abiding confi- dence that the God whom his parents trust will continue to shed His bless sings upon the family, and with hope that the sacrifice he makes in leaving them will meet it's just re- ward.-Batesville Guard.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
WILL HOLD CONFERENCE TO REGULATE COTTON SEED
 AND ITS PRODUCTS SOON

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Feb. 23.-A state con- ference of planters and cotton ginners will be called for Little Rock at an early date by Commissioner Page to discuss the regulation of cotton seed and it's products by the food admin istration. The rules are now in ef- feet for the present season, but are subject to modification for next sea- son, and MT. Page and other commis- sioners have the assurance of the food administration that certain notifications will be made. One of the rules to which objection is made, is that fixing 38 gallons of oil to the ton of seed for cotton grown west of the Mississippi. It is contended that this is unfair to large percentage of the producers in Arkansas, some of whom produce seed that runs as high as A gallons to the ton. Another question is that of the method of fix ing the price of the products, it being generally agreed that more recogni- tion should be given the producer of the raw material.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23

ky stevedores and longshoremen from New York and southern ports in times of peace, now do the bulk of the unloading from the ships and the re- loading of the trains.
 A not inconsiderable force of Ger man prisoners of war, with whom the negroes especially seem to enjoy fraternizing, are at work about the docks from early morning until ev- ening. Every able-bodied male .citi- zen of the port, and many not so able-bodied, in addition to all the wo- men who care to work, have found employment and of course at wages that were hitherto unknown. The city may be said to be in the heyday of it's prosperity.
 The somewhat chaotic conditions that naturally prevailed. when thous- ands upon thousands of newcomers flooded into the city from the boats in late June have subsided Those stationed permanently in the port have gradually settled down, in the few hotels and in many private fami- lies. The officers have established messes fer themselves at which they can avail themselves of American food, and the men who are not quar- tered in the town itself, live at the original camp where General Sibert and his first division stayed until it was time to go to the training camp behind the front.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
Members of the Associated Press,

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
 All rights or republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23

The Rock Island Lines, through its Safety Bureau, WARNS you that the following practices are DANGEROUS, as indulgence therein too frequently results in loss of life, limb and minor acci- dents.
 Failing to "Stop, Listen and Look Both Ways" before attempting to cross railroad track whether on foot or in a vehicle.
 Trespassing upon the Right of Way, tracks, engines, cars or trains of any railroad.
 Permitting children to use the railroad Right of Way as a ''short cut" or using it as such yourself. Standing too close to track when a train is approaching. Boarding or leaving moving trains.
 Leaving trains on side opposite the station platforms.
 Riding upon the platforms or steps of cars while in motion. Putting head or arms out of car windows.
 Permitting your baggage to re- main in car aisles.
 Permitting children to run about the train while in motion, or go from car to car unaccompanied by an adult.
 Throwing bottles and other ref use from moving trains. TAKING CHANGES AT ANY TIME OR IN ANY PLACE. Help Us to Prevent Injury"
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23

has had to be entrusted to a railway transportation department that is growing in size every week and which now merely turnA over to the quar- termaster, as it does to the engineer ing. the aviation and all the other departments such material as belongs to each.
 To keep pace with the increasing volume of supplies that arrive, a huge force of workmen has been found necessary. Two regiments of colored soldiers, numbering three thousand men and most of them hus-
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
HERE AND THERE IN 4 ARKANSAS.

Here's something that touched 3 busy commercial traveller and i'm pressed him so much that he sent it l to this column. It was in the lobby of hotel at Dermott where a lady was knitting a sweater for the Red l Cross. She exclaimed, "I have dropped some stitches" whereupon Miss Frances Douglass, four years old, helpful little lady who was standing by, went over to the writ ing desk, brought back two sheets of paper and asked, "Won't these do to catch the stitches you have drop?"
 Jack Burch, who lives near Spring dale, killed a horned rabbit few days ago. The animal had two we'll developed horns, one under each eye.
 While riding along near Amos, in Baxter county, William Baker, hear ing noise in tree, looked up and saw big coon struggling to free itself from a hole in which it's head had become fastened. Baker climbed the tree and killed the coon. He tn n discovered another coon in the hol- low of the tree, and he killed that one also.
 Jeffie Jones, negress who lives near Foreman, suffered the amputa- tion of both her feet as the result of a walk in the snow which she took last month. The girl walked from the home of her brother to the home of another relative, IA miles away. Upon arriving there she put her feet into a stove to warm them. A few days later her feet began to decom- pose and amputation was necessary.
 John Cook, a farmer living near Shirley, bought three years ago three chickens from dealer in Mis- souri. Since that time he has sold more than $200 worth of chickens from the increase of these three. This does not take into account those used on his table, nor the receipts from the sale of eggs.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
 Washington, Feb. 23.- Increases ranging up to fifty per cent in some cases in rates of cotton from the the South Atlantic and Gulf ports to New York and Boston are asked of the Interstate Commerce Commission by steamship companies.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23

Associated Press Dispatch.
 New York, Feb. 23.-The condition of James w. Gerard, former ambas- sador to Germany, who was operated on for nasal abscess, is reportde sat- isfactory.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
What is LAX-FOS
LAx-FOS IS AN IMPROVED CASCARA

A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark. Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root. Black Root, May Apple Root. Senna Leaves and Pepsin. Combines strength with pala- table aromatic taste. Does not gripe. soc
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23

To advertise your goods i, to get the attention of the man or woman who might otherwise never have known it at all.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
Associated Press Dispatch.

Berlin, Feb. 23.--The general staff announces the Germans, in a new in- vasion of Russia, have reached Walk Livonia, ninety miles northeast of Riga. The Teutons in Volhynia have reached the town of Dubno.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
THE INDENPEDENT
Entered 1t the postoffice, Newport Axlransas, as second class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

DAILY Single copy, cents: per veek, 15 cents: per month, 50 cents; per year, $5.50, in advance, by carrier h city, by mail in country.
 WEEKLY-$1.50 per year, payable tn advance.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
Late Wire Briefs
Associated Press Dispatch.

London, Feb. 23.-The inter-allied labor conference, in session here, has reached an agreement to support the British war aims and program.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23

To advertise in the Independent is to talk business to great majority of the prnpective buyers of Newport.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23

You command the immediate inter- est and attention of local customers when you patronize the Independents advertising facilities.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
NEWS ODDITIES.

Army of Farmerettes being organ ized by woman, who hopes to get hundreds of city women between 16 and 65 to work on farms next sum- mer.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23
ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN TROOPS BRINGS ABOUT
 MANY CHANGES

(Continuei from page D.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-23

v
 Jail John Brown was at Charleston, w. Va, for half century show place, is to be sold at auction so gov ernment can build postoffice on site.
 Jurymen took taste to find out if the bottle contained whiskey, and then convicted man charged with il- legally bringing liquor into West Virginia.
 Rooster defeated hawk in Iowa battle, and fox and coon fought so desperately in Leleware both were killed. ifs F N $
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-29
A SURPRISE.

In small city in Ohio there were
four boys known to be the rowdies
of the city. They were continually
doing something wrong.
One day they decided to give
someone scare. In the quiet part
of the city lived a boy and his
mother in a large house sitting
back in the yard. Not being very
well acquainted with the boy they
decided to make him their victim.
That night four figures could
have been seen creeping silently
toward their victims house. They
had handkerchiefs tied over their
faces and had empty revolvers, a
ladder and knives. They located
his room and raised the ladder.
Then the leader climbed cautiously
up and discovered that he had not
come to bed yet. Then the others
came up and hid, two in the ward
robe and two under the bed.
In about fifteen minutes some
one entered. Supposing it to be
49, ssssall =
next morning.
Then they found out that a small
boy had seen them entering the
house through the window. and had
summoned the police. The Judge
was kind and bestowed a fine upon
each of them of TWENTY-FIVE dl.1la..-
was broken up and they and the |
boys soon became fast friends.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-29
An Evening Spent Alone

So that you will understand my
story, / will explain all about the
house. say the house because
that's what every one called it. The
house was old. No one knew how
old. 1t had once been a beautiful
home, but now it was in ruins.
There were many rumors about
the house. Some said that it had
been the home of Tory and that
early in the eighteenth century in
the slave uprising the Tory and his
wife had been murdered. Others
said that spy had been hanged
within it's walls and that on bright
moonlight nights the spirits came
back to find it's body.
The boys of our town had organ
lied club and l wanted to Join.
Part of the initiation was to spend
one night in this house alone. One
night started to the house. | took
search light and some matches
and a candle. l did not go until
about eight o'clock, because | want
ed to make the time there as short
as possible.
The boys took me as far as the
house and then left me. l started
I'm exploring. I went through all
the rooms. The furniture, what
there was, was old and rlckety. In
one room, however, l found more
furniture, including a bed and table
and some chairs. On the table
tAe-Deu anu was almost asleen
when l heard footsteps com.
ing towards the door. Twas awake
in an instant, but l kept very still.
ahe door was pushed open eau
uOusly end the ghost came in. ri
thought it was one of the bows at |
tired in a sheatvs1hrtrneu startIed I
and jumped nervously. I got up
and went over to the ghost, / said,
Il know you, Tom! Take off that
sheet.
Il will in just a minute"
When | heard his voice, I knew
t was Tom. gave a jerk and
pulled the sheet of. However, Il
vas not Tom disguised as a ghost. ,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-29

was a little nervous. He flung
open the door just wide enough sc
that he could get his gun out and
could see good. There were the
frey eyes of the panther. He took
careful aim and rested the gun on
the side OF the door as his father
had told him. There was a loud
report and the great cat fell to the
ground. 1t struggled a little in its
death agony and then all was silent.
Cedric quickly threw another shell
into the gun and softly walked out
to where the panther lay. But the
| huge cat moved not a muscle. He
had hit it exactly between the eyes.
Cedric pointed the gun toward
the sky and fired five times in sue
cession as that was the signal ar
ranged for so. that the men would
know that the panther was dead
and could return.
In about half an hour Mr.. King
came home and said, 1.-The panther
was killed, but it was not our party
that killed it. There were ten par
ties OUT
Il killed him, announced Cedrich.
His father was SO surprised that he
could not speak for a while. At
last he said, you are a regular
man, Cedrich. ! am proud of you.
We will have the panther-skin
made. into rug with a medal of
honor in the center of it. 1t shall
go in your room. Carl Higgs, New
Castel, Ind.
help with the Homework. told
that | would If she would pay me-
She told me that she would give
me thirty-five cents a week, but /
told her that thirty would be
enough; r So n fHSheS n some w.y
Thrift stamps will help win the
war.
Margaret Misner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-29
HOW CEDRIC KILLED
THE PANTHER

Cedric, the fourteen year old son
of George King was just returning
with the mail They were butcher
ing that day. He handed his father
the local paper and a letter to his
sister Elsie. She ran to one side tc
read it without seeing the excited
look on the face of her father.
What is the matter, George?"
asked Mrs. King.
Then Mr.. King read aloud from
the paper: Warning to all pa.
rents around GAINESVILLE. A pan
Their has escaped from the winter
quarters of the circus. 1t will be
wise for all parents to keep their
children close at hand"
Well" said Mr.. King. I'VE will
have to hurry and get the butcher
ing done SO that l can get to town
and get guns large enough to han
die the panther if he should come
here"
Elsie" called Mrs. King, come
here" She then related all that
the paper had said about the pan
ther.
They finished the butchering, so
that Mr.. King could go to town and
get the guns. He returned about
five-thirty. He said, THE men in
the neighborhood are going out to-
night to try and get the panther.
ene panther cdme 10 the mousse.
Supper is ready" announced
Mrs. King. They all went to sup
per and Cedric felt very proud that
his father had SO much confidence
in him.
After Nj. King had-~~---I----.
mig their father tell stories about
the olden days. 1t was about nine
o'clock when they heard a scream
like that of woman. 1t sounded
close to the house.
The panther had scented the |
fresh meat and had come to the !
house. The scream came again |
ind it sounded right outside the |
utchen door. Cedric grabbed his |
Jun and went into the kitchen. He |
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-29
THE TALE END
A Group Of Stories
BY Claude G. Miller.
THE PASSING OF
UNCLE DAvEY

"Marse, alb he'd de nurse t'caH va
tonight cause ali think ali am goin'
t'go-jes pass way to where Sue
am, ali think of va cause you an
you wife am de on'y foxes from yo'
family datS left comun, all de res
am up moth actin'-cin ah say it.
snobbish.
"Ah didn't call va cause ali want
ed t 'pent, but for yo' t'hold ma
black han while ah tell va bout de
times whin yer daddy Huz master.
"Hol ma han tight, Marse, ah
amt neyah felt right right since
Sue wint, TO we waz alys togever,
chen whin We wuz born our moth
ers wuz in de same hut.
AN we wuz bro't up right togev-
er an, an best OBJ all, yo' gran
daddy raised yo' uncies an yo'
aunts an yo' daddy an us Niger
kids riat togever. An ah guess
it's dat reason dat none OBJ us mig
gers had cher been hung er eny OBJ
us has neber been in Jail dat ah
know OBJ, jes cause we wuz raised
riat along wild white fokses chilluns,
whin one oh ussins got into it we
wuz all inta it an we'd all git de
FHTr7agUn" an jes g0IF to
nah Sue. we allus ben raised to-
gever an'-well, Marse, we jes' been
togever all our lafs. We wux mar.
rled at twenty, an ali member how
Ah member how tickled Sue
and ali wuz whin you WIZ showed
to ussins for de fus' time, jes a
teeney weeney thing, no bigger'n a
Den yo' wuz raised
wild de oder III niggers lax ussins
WIZ, an ali believe it he'd more feet
On yo' den it did de res oh de fam
ly 'cept yo' daddy.
"Yo' wuz raised till yO' WIZ
sigheen den yo' daddy died no he
ies passed 'way-den yo' jes
Continued on Page rour.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-29

1t was a little old man. / knew
him as soon as ! saw him. He had
lived in our town, but was very
poor. He had been sent to the
poorhouse, but did not like to live
there, SO he had come back and
was living in this one room. He
knew the superstitions about the
house so he had dressed up in
sheet to keep people away.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-29
GET YOU IF
YOU DON'T LOOK OUT.

Mike Kelly says that loafing on
the park benches around the court
house might be easily stopped If
somebody would just put barbed
wire on the benches.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-29
HENRY OUGHT TO BE
ELECTED DEAD EASY,

1t is estimated that Henry Ford
will poll plenty of votes in Michi.
gan to put him over If they'll drive
around to the polls on election day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-05
Great progress always comes through
great sacrifce.-Della Thompson.
ovERTAXATIoN.

Our allies naturally enough rejoice at the
vastness of our financial plans and see certain
guaranty of victory in our eight-billion revenue
measure and our six-billion loan. Nevertheless
the British fnanciers, while applauding our
financial heroism, are fair and candid enough
to voice their doubt If our course is conserva-
tive and wise, Their own government, they
say, has shown some slight laxity in imposing
taxation, yet they are far from sure that our
government with its eight-billion revenue bill
is not tending to the opposite extreme and invit-
ing contraction while seeking to avoid initiation
Here at home the propriety and expediency of
the six-billion loan is nowhere questioned The
country can take it, and will; but the feeling
grows that the tax bill is needlessly even dan
gerously, big, and the concurrence of English
experts in this opinion doubtless will strengthen
the sentiment in the senate that the total should
beereduced