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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-01
Cleanup Sale Odd Lots of Furnishings

Underwear
Up to Sc Mems Underwear $2.65
Cleanup of all broken assort-
ments of our very finest Union
Suits; lines, which war condi-
lions prevent us from continu-
ing; fine worsted, heavy weight
woolens and fine Egyptian cot
tons-sold up to Sc CO CT
choice Saturday. %3sOO
Up to So Mems Union Suits $1.35
Cleanup sale of odd lots of all
kinds; heavy, medium and some
Spring weights. Values as high
as $500. Ct %
Lambsdown Fleece Lined Shirts
and Drawers
Heavy and very warm. which
now retail at $3.50. Special
cleanup of this o.
line at..-. Wv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-01
Food for Fans
BY GEO. e. PHAIa- Il, y
(Copyrfght) aa5
Stung.
The baseball player tore his hair
And threw fit in his despair.

Stung. 4
The baseball player tore his hair
And threw a fit in his despair.
''Time was, in early Spring. he cried,
when ordered to report,
81 packed my grip and southwark hied
With many gladstone snort
"The summons was n joyous song,
strain of deep delight
For l had trained all Winter long
To raise an appetite
1.-THE happy days l now recall
Them days now dead and gone.
We sprinted to the dining hall
To put the feed bag on. ~
1.-THE common people stood and gazed
Upon US at our eats
And, one and all, they were amazed
At our prodigious feats.
"Tho every day we had to play
We never grew much thinner
We lost half a pound per day
And gained four pounds per dinner.
'Today a chill is on my brow
MY stomach starts a riot
The bloated magnates threaten now
To put me on a diet.
1.-THE good old days are on the blink
The days when eats were boomin'
The baseball barons seem to think
And ath-a-lete is human
The baseball player tore his hair
And bought drink in his despair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-01
Buu Clothes NOW-an4 Save
non<y-ot Our Clearance Sale
THERE'S money for you
in this idea. Clothing prices

Ill ILLS lCCd. SIOllL1lS k1llCOo
have increased tremendously
they're rising daily-and these reduced
prices on suits and overcoats are just
about one-half of what you will have to
pay for the same qualities next year.
Some people think we ought to hold these
goods and take advantage of the price
advances, but we prefer to adhere strict
ly to our long established policy of clear
ing stocks at this season of the year. 1t
enables us to start the Spring season with
bright new styles and the extra value
giving brings us new customers and
helps to widen our circle of friends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-01
Money-Saving Clearance
Mems Trousers

Hart Schaffner & Marx all wool
broken lines of higher grades;
Mems worsted and cashmere
broken lines of So kinds;
Mems cashmere, cheviOt and
Trousers; broken lines SO kinds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-01
Sweaters

Sweaters
Last cleanup sale of
Mems and Women's Fine
Sweaters: everything in
Guided in this sale at the
following reductions:
5 800 Sweaters -. 1888
800 Sweaters -. .S4.00
$50 Sweaters 800
$1,000 Sweaters .S6.67
$1,000 Sweaters $500
$500 Sweaters =. $1,000
$500 Sweaters $1,000
$1,000 Sweaters .S13,34
Up to $3.50 Flannel
cite Pajamas-$1.35
Cleanup sale of heavy
flannel Pajamas, fancy or
plain; two piece or union
garments-every size. val
ues up to $3.50; G1 Or
Saturday ID II I'D
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
NO CHANCES MADE
IN FIRE REPORT
Commerce Chamber Plans Go
to Commissioners,
BY BhSg,

The report on the fire department
compiled by the committee representing
the Chamber OF Commerce will go be
fore the city commissioners in ITS orig
inal form This was agreed on at a
conference between the members OF the
committee and Ross NJ Brooks, chief Of
the fire department, which was held n
the Chamber OF Commerce this morning
at II o'clock
The purpose Of the conference was
to have the provisions OF the report
changed IN reference to the location OF
certain piece, Of fire fighting apparatus
which will be purchased in the event
that the proposed bond issue Of $4,000
is voted upon iayorably by the majority
OF the voters here
The recommendation OF Chief Brooks
were ]coucurrcd in by the committee but
will not be taken up officially until
after the bond issue has been placed
before the voters and the apparatus
purchased.
Because the conference was not held
yesterday afternoon as planned, Mark
kcSler, commissioner Of public safety
said today that he would not present
the report to the commissioners at a
special session Of the commission today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
Retail ClothierS
Ask Protection for
Decreasing Sheep

Strengthening and enforcing dog laws
with a view OF protecting sheep was the
subject OF much discussion at the an.
nual convention OF the Oklahoma Retail
Clothicrs' association which closed at
Muskogcc yesterday AZ the final SEES
sion Of the convention a resolution ap-
pealing TO all law enforcement officers
to pay more attention To the dog laws
vas adopted
The resolution provided that all sen
ators and representatives ot Oklahoma
in congress be asked to assist IN the
enactment OF national legislation 10 the
end that the sheep industry might be
protected and encouraged
The scarcity OF wool prompted the in
PRODUCTION Of the resolution. L. Il.
Galloway and B. H. Madansky were
the Oklahoma City representatives at
the convention.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
Four Schools Join
Junior Red Cross

The Junior Red Cross membership
drive today gained four more schools
in Oklahoma City reported as 100 per
cent Red Cross members. They are
the Franklin school, with an enrolment
Of $50 pupils as members, the Wash
ington school with us, the Bryant
school with 42S, and the Mckinley
school with $40 These schools added
to the Willard and Harmony school
which were reported as all Red Gross
members Yesterday brings the total to
date TO 2.SS2 children in the Oklahoma
CITY schools. who are members OF the
junior Red Gross.
The cards Of enrolment were Turned
in Nv the principals Of these school, to
A. Whiteiord, superintendent OF CITY
schools this morning Miss Stella
Samuel, a teacher in the high school.
is treasurer for the Oklahoma county
school chapter.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
DERR|LL PRATT
IS A nOLDOUT
Crack lnflelder Is Dissatisfied
With Contract Offered Him,
HIGGINS is NOT WORRIED
YankS' Manager Says Paper
Will Be Signed SOOn

NEW YORK. Fsb Al there Was
anything that shattered Of the unofn.
cial abeut Derrill Pratis hold-out II be-
came formas enough yesterday 10 suit
the most ~eHActlng In other words. NIL
Der James Higgins received n personal
letter from Pratt relterating the asscr-
tion that he was dissatisfied With the
document rendered him By tho New YORK
Forwarded From 81. Louis
Thus n touch Of high life IN 20 soon
being tossed Mr.. Huggins' way Tho hui
moroux angle OF the thing IN that u has
long BEEN the custom Of the Yankees 10
withhold the names Of those who are
displeased with the terms submitted
them. BY that simple method the ball
player himself IL enabled TO do most Of
the worryinE.
In Prstts case the young SouthsrnsI
that Colonel Rupert hadn't dug far
enough into hts Jeans. h 81. Louis
friends forwarded NE Rews east and u
was known here by outsiders that Pratt
was q hold-ou several days before the
executive offices Of the Yankees we're
apprised Of the momentous fact,
ttueelns Calm and smiling.
Manager Higgins met the first rift IL
the Ysnks lutte with a calm and smiling
exterior.
Strengthened out" ssid he 1T nay
ever be settled satisfactorily before an
other fortnight has passed"
Having landed right side M four years
Z In a row In st. Louis. MT Higgins
would give an earthquake an argument
before he would admit that In the long
run this Ia not the best Of all possible
worlds "A Kid ArIatotle. the HhortstOp
on the old Athens P~arthenons. used TO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
Bee Culture Expert
Will Tour State

{ T. Stiles. said to he Oklahoma
most learned bee expert, will start Fri
day from Oklahoma City on a tour that
will take him into most Of the com
muniticS in the state wherc bee keeping
is recognized as a profitable adjunct OF
farm work Stiles has general super
vision over the state uniyerSlty'S course
in bee keeping carried on by mail.
The bee keepers mail school starts
February y and the oourse consists OF
sixteen lessons A new feature not
previously announced is that at the
close Of each lesson paper, the student
may ask Stiles questions pertaining TO
the subject One lesson a week IS tn
he the rule and the United States gov
eminent through the extension service
OF the state university gives the lessons
without cost, the only provision being
made that at some time during the
course the student secure one hive OF
bees with the necessary equipment To
take care OF them About thirty-ilvc
students have already enrolled from
Oklahoma county, and Oklahoma CITY
itself has five prospective bee keeper.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
|CEMEN WILL CUT
SALES ON CREDIT
N akerS Arrange to CurtaiI
Product 10 Help u, S,

Icemskers in convention al the Skir-
win hotel are trying to work out a plan
TO comply with the request OF the United
States food administration, that in
every community in Oklahoma some of
the ieemakers shut down so the m
monia would be saved for the govern
ment. II. H. McClintock Of Bartles-
vile, president, said this morning that
it is probable the state will he divided
into districts and some ice making
plants in each district must shut down,
their trade being taken care OF by the
product sold them at cost by the plants
which it is decided to run IN each dis
tTict.
at is probable less ice will he sold
on credit basis in Oklahoma this sum
mer than ever before" he said, "Thc
reason for this is, that we ice men
know people will buy more ice when
they can buy it on credit than they will
when II has to be bought on a cash
basis, When an ice merchant has a
credit business he has to generally keep
one or two bookkeepers TO keep track
Of it. II we do a cash business these
two women in every plant, for instance,
would be released from that work and
free to take other work"
Addresses Heard.
This forenoon the reirigcrating en-
gineers heard a paper by Frank Fish
wick on Educational Propaganda, fol
lowed by a discussion, and George
Brandon read a paper on Operation
and Cooperation" At , o'clock p m
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
Signal of Distress,
Flag Upside Down,
Was Only Mistake

Much excitement wa created at the
recruiting stations Of the army and
navy today when the United States flag
over the Southwestern Telephone build
ing was seen flying with the union
Jack" (the stars and blue field at the
bottom Of the flag instead Of at the
top.
The flying Of a flag upside down is
a signal OF distress. A sergeant at the
army recruiting station called up the
Telephone company and asked II help
was needed. There was surprise in the
voice that answered, No, whyf" Ser
gesnt Britt explained and in a few min
utes Old Glory wal flying with the
union Jack" at the top OF the flag.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
Principals in Bout
at Little Rock Are
Put Under Arrest

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Feb II ou.
olalH NJ tho army athletic association
we're arrested Inst night iu north Little
Rock. following the conclusion of the
weekly boxing match NJ tho club They
we're charged with promoting u prize
nEht IN violation " the state law TIT
warrants were sworn out hy Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Harry Hale The
arrests were q surprise rs boxing bouts
have been held weekly for several months
with no interference Those arrested
were Paul Gabriel, secretary N the 49,
soclntion. Hillv Hack n Memphis. ref
cree. and the principals ln the main bout.
Jimmy Minor NJ Memphis md BIN krH
nef N Brooklyn. y s. All we're released
on bonds
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
APPOINTED
TO u. S. SECRET SERVICE

Jim Carter. for many years a mem.
her Of the police force OF Oklahoma
City is performing his duties with that
department today for the last time.
Tomorrow he reports to the secret sery-
ice department OF The department Of the
interior Mr. Carter said today that
he did not know whether his work IN
the secret service department will keep
him in this state The headquarters OF
the department in this district are al
Denver. Colo Mr. Carter has served
several times as temporary police cap
tain.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
Selected Men Asked
to Take Insurance

Soldiers who are leaving for canton
menls in the next draft are asked by
Mrs. Claude b Mccartney, secretary
oi the civilian rclict department Of tho
Red Gross. To 20 10 the relief depart
ment offices m the Empire building to
make provision for their families in
their absence Mrs Mccartney says
that she will he glad to furnish infor-
nation TO the soldiers ON the taking out
of insurance.
A new clipping bureau is being
started IN connection with this depart
mcut Soldiers who have lived IN the
district of the Oklahoma county chap
ter Of the Red Cross will be listed and
information regarding them will be
kept Mrs. Mccartney has asked Tor
an assistant to help her in this work.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
War Insurance Time
Limit Is Extended

The time for filing applications for
war insurance for soldiers has beech
extended to April |, according to a
telegram from Washington to the state
council Of defense today The period
for automatic insurance has ceased
entirely. and no mel is now insure
bv the government unless he has ap
piled This makes voluntary apphca-
ton doubly important, according to the
telegram. The state council probably
will send a representative to Camp
Travis and Camp Bowie to urge Okla
homa boys to apply for this insurance
our credit system War Savings
Stamps will help more than any other
one thing to do this
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
A Full Size Crop of Ho|d4outs Is Predicted This Yean
BOXING KNOWLEDGE
A HELP TO SOLDIERS

n WMY officials have seen the
M beneficial effects Of boxing
IN and lost no time In placing
their stamp Of approval up
on the ring game
Jimmy Dunn, manager NJ XII
bhne. and for q time boxing In
stfuCtOr Rt Camp Zachary Tay.
Tor, near Louisville. has found
that boxing II invaluable a. the
soldiers
Boxing Ia ono ~ tho greatest
sports We have said Dunn. and
believe n will play % great part
In deciding the world When
n comes 10 hand Ito hand grRpplefH
the ones possessing n boxing
knowlodge viii win, Tor when they
land a uEht 10 the chin N IL cur
talns AM the prison cage Tor the
other fellow
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
RED CROSS WAR FUND
CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCED

]. l. Johnston, president Of the Ger
man Savings bank in st. Louis, has
been appointed chairman for the south
western division in the second Red
Cross war fund campaign. This in
formation came from the Red Gross
headquarters Of the southwestern di-
vision to the Oklahoma. county chapter
headquarters in the Empire building
this morning. The date has not yet
been set for the campaign, but it will
likely take place after Easter, accord
ing TO the information received today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
BANK CLEARlNGS GROW
$3,000,0 900 IN YEAR

Bank clcarings in Oklahoma City for
the week ending today at moot wcr"
more than $}.OOOOOO in excess Of the
clcarings for the corresponding week
in 1917 According to the secretary OF
the Oklahoma City Clearing House as
ISOLATION, the clcarings for the week
ending today amounted to $8,7j7,67l A..
while for the corresponding week OF
1917 they amounted to $500, 279j8
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
Plot to Blackmail
Mayor of Atlanta
Revealed by Jury

ATLANTA. Ga, Feb l4-lndlct-
mcnts charging an attempt to blackmail
Asa G.. Gambler. millionaire mayor OF
Atlanta. out OF $4,000, were returned
by the Fulton county grand jury to-
day. against J. ". Cook, real estate
man. and Mrs. II II. Hlrsch Of this
city.
Both were arrested and are held in
Jail under 5000 bond each.
The War Savings Torch of Liberty
stands for the independence We mean
TO win for the world
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
FIVE STOLEN AUTOMOBILES
ARE RECOVERED QUICKLY

Five automobiles, reported TO hav,
been stolen, were recovered by the
police last night and early today. The
machines which we're recovered, accord
ing to the records at the police station,
belonged to { D. Wallace. o. X. Garter,
r. A. Bubcr. s. r. Cunningham and the
Harris Produce company The police
officials are Of the opinion that the
cars were stolen for "ioy-riding
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14

]. N. Prewitt is to give a talk on "Lu.
IRRIGATION" This forenoon the iccmen
participated in a discussion on costs.
Both organizations, the reirigerating
engineers and the Oklahoma Ice Mems
association, this afternoon will elect
new officers, this ending the business
OF the CONVENTION.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
TENNESSEE COAL
OPERATORS INDICTED

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. l4-The
federal grand jury here today returned
twenty-three indictments against forty
seven defendants, including coal operat-
ors, coal dealers and coal brokers Of
the east Tennessee field, charging
violations OF the food control bill.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
Sisler Fails
As an Indoor
BallPlayer
ST. Louis Browns Star Fans
-Four Tines Doesn't Even
Get a Foul

FORGE slsLER In satisfied
that he viii not a a 800 100
prize ~ nm indoor baSebsll
player The American lehGus
altar. vhd ranked second 90 Ty
cobb in tho swat ~ last season.
with nm average Of 1853. played his
first indoor game recently with
the Browns In n benefit game
against the Cardinals In 81 Iouis.
Sisler was az bat four times and
famed four times. lie did not
oven touch the ball for a foul The
Cardinals won the game. 4 10 2.
Johnny Luynu, Derrill Pratt.
Waiter Hoelke. Bob Steele. Chuck
ward. I'd Honey and Johnny To-
bin were other big leAguers
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14

Unpaid telephone bills for the month
Of February are past due. II not paid
by s p m Of the 18th, service will he
discontinued Southwest Bell Tel X
Tel. Co-Adv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14

CLEVELAND. Feb. l3-JabeE white
Of Albany. n Y, was given the news
paper decision tonight over Pal Moore of
Memphis In a ten-round bout At n fra
ternal club. Tho men weighed In at lls
pounds.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
One French Ship Sunk.

PARIS Feb l4-One vessel OF more
than l,tOO tons and ono Of less than
that tonnage, were sunk by mine or
submarine during the week ending Feb
0, while one iishius vessel was de-
Srroycd One French merchantmen
was unsucccSSiully attacked
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14
SAM Y BRAIN FOOD
# Minutes to Digest This.
No. 375.

ave-
Each Of the following sentences
may be completed by a word, du-
plica,ed in the two blank spaces.
Pursued by the dog the-rushed
down the road shouting Somebody
catch him by the-head'
Now-I recall his-so full Of
promise.
Hc-thousand dollars and his So
cial friends wlll--to relieve him of
II.
| saw hcr-thc garden so now Is
the-chance to press my suit.
Il - encouraging words said
the swain - replied the maiden,
Answer to No. 575.
There were p men in that Roman
mob The stage managers 20
"%supcs" that "trottcd behind him
likewise "ran ahead OF him" since
they travelled in a circle.
Copyright 1918, by Sam Loyd)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14

A penny saved is a penny gained
BUY Thrift Stamps
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14

-exouisitely tailored, cut from honest, modish
woolens, along virile, exclusive lines, cannot
soon be had again.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-20
YANKEE AIRMEN SCORE
Bring Down Eighteen German
Machines on Marne.
French Observers Report Seeing
Thirteen of the Number Crash
to Earth.

With the American Army on the
Marne, July 19.-In the region over
which an American pursuit squadron
was patrolling and fighting Tuesday,
French observers report that 13
enemy airplanes were shot down.
Within the American lines it had
been considered sure that the Ameri-
cans had downed eight, and possibly
nine enemy planes.
Five Planes and Balloons Downed.
With the American Army in France,
July 1S.-Ffve German airplanes and
one balloon were destroyed by Ameri-
can aviators in the fighting over Dor
mans on the River Marne.
Zenos Miller, of Wooster Ohio,
brought down balloon and fought off
three Fokker machines. Charles Por-
ter of New Rochelle, N. Y, knocked
down a German whose machine fell a
thousand feet. Francis Simmonds of
New York. brought down two German
machines in the same fight. Arthur
Jones, from near San Francisco
brought down one airplane and Ralph
O'Neil. of Nogales, Ariz., destroyed Q
two-seater.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-20
TAKE SMALL VILLAGE
italian cavairymen Harass Aus.
trian Forces in Albania.
Secure Number Of Prisoners and Cap
ture Great Quantities Of
Supplies.

Rome, July 19.-Dispatches from
italian headquarters report that ltal.
ian cavalry continues to harass the
Austrians In Albania.
A small village near the coast was
entirely cleared of the enemy by a
calvary squadron, operating alone. A
number of prisoners we're taken and
great quantities of material captured
The southern end of the town was
defended by machine guns and few
Acid guns. Cavalry rushed the guns,
capturing all of them, although many
OF the Italians had to fight on foot
after their horses had been shot.
The cavalrymen pushed on into the
town. There they all dismounted and
fought from house to house, the Aus.
TRANS using machine guns and gren.
ades.
The whole staff Of the Italian squad.
ron was killed, but the others cap.
tured the Austrian commander and his
stan. The remnants of the enemy fed
northward, leaving the streets Uttered
with dead and wounded.
An entire trainload of baggage was
captured and q number of prisoners
taken.