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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
JESS AND FRED
never TO MEET
Minnesota PIaSterer Docs Not
Appear Toe Anxious,
WILLARD GOES TO FLORIDA
Fulton Beats II for Denver
But Still Talks,

CHICAGO. Feb AN observers "
international affairs hro agreed that
eventually peace Will come out " the
present strife In Europe. hut ten hun
dred out of every thousand fight fans
arc pretty thoroughly convinced that
Jess willard viii never fight Fred Fulton
Tor the worlds heavyweight champion
ship
This. despite tho word reaching here
from Denver that Fulton had signed mr.
tcles thofc io meet willard I'm the col
oradO metropolis next summer Fulton
has signed similar articles iu Sew on.
leans. and pcfhnps elHcAhofr. hut tho
signing has not brought him one step
nearer q bout with tho champion
We're Drifting Together
About tho time the bolsheylkl md
the kniscrs honChmcn were talking
peace ut Brost- Litoysk. or whetDer II
was. there seemed TO he nm Indication
or two that Jess and Fred we're drifting
together Jess WIS In Chicago and Fred
was In 81 Paul. and Fred had an
nounced his Intention ~ coming here for
a parley with tho gentle Iessicp
Then the tall Minnesota lime singer
Ind 10 get mixed up In y bout with Hilly
Misk", and his showing vas By no means
brilliant Jess Immediately announced he
lid not see how Fred could continue "a
be figured m " first class heavy weight.
Nnd Jess let II be known ho did not de-
sire a contest with any but q top.notcher.
VIII Tran Jess To The End.
Fulton did not come 10 Chicago. hut
took u hot shot at Jess by declaring
he was going TO force the champion n
fight II he had 10 buy a teW and trail
Jess circus across this broad land III
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
\Y|o on
w DIRK
TELEPHONES.

Womsn's Council Of Defense, Maple
2S2s.
Red Cross Chapter. Secretary, Ma.
pie 2s62.
Red Cross. Financial Secretary,
Maple 2e62.
Civilian Relief, Maple 42o.
state Red Cross Headqusrters, Wal.
nut 1900.
Central Red Cross Workrooms,
walnut se2.
Elts' Hall. Unit OF Red Cross,
Maple e66.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

Oklahoma City probably will be
taught how to knit two garments at
the same time Miss Minnie Turner Of
Ardmore, an expert knitter, has written
to Howard Figg, assistant secretary Of
the Chamber of Commerce, and assist
ant state manager during the Red
Cross membership drive, asking him II
she could come to Oklahoma City and
demonstrate to the women here the
Australian and English way Of knit
ting. She says that this method has
been adopted entirely by these people
in their Red Cross work, Mr.. Figs
says that he will arrange for her u
ONE here when a meeting will be held
and demonstrations in this wonderful
art will be given.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

Portable quarters and other items Of
the Happenings in the city.
Night work has started again in the
surgical dressings unit OF the Red
Cross in Elks hall. For the last month
these rooms have been closed down for
night work On account OF the cN-
tremely cold weather. Since the new
heating system has been put in, how
ever, the rooms have been opened again,
and will be in the future on every Mon
dav, Wednesday and Saturday night
Last night nine telephone girls came to
work here. They were so delighted
with the work accomplished that they
have agreed 10 come every Monday and
Saturday night. This was the first
time that they had worked for the Red
Gross, and they made in the course OF
the evening 2lS 4xS congresses. and
100 AKA wipes. These girls included
Pauline Goetz. Mollie Doyle, Viola
Hill, Ethel Steadman, Elsie Shepherd,
Elizabeth Cowan. Katherine O'Rourke,
Mildred Stone and Geneyieye Stone.
Women instructors on surgical dress
ings who volunteered their services N
starting this department OF the Red
Cross in chapters over the state have
been assigned to visit several different
chapters this week and next to instruct
in the making Of surgical dressings.
Mrs +. /. Merry will go TO Holden
willie on Tuesday, Gcnelle Halle will
go to Purcell one day this week. and
Mrs. Paul Fcsler will go to Edmond
this week, the day not having been set
as yet, These ome are all graduates
OF surgical dressing classes and are
qualified to teach others.
Mamie Walker, count, home demon
s]tration club OF women living in the
vicinity Of the Lee school, West Capital
hill, on Wednesday at 2 o'clock in the
domestic science department Of the Lee
school Demonstrations in the making
Of Victory bead will be given by Miss
Walker. This club is taking a regular
course Of domestic science but this
meeting will be devoted to this kind OF
bread, as this is Victory bread week
These women meet every first and third
Wednesday in the month.
The Busy Womcn's club, composed
oi women living in the Packingtown
district, will take up home demonStra-
ton work with Manic Walker county
home demonstration agent. They will
meet tonight at 7:5O o'clock in the Day
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
+, COTCH HELD
TITLE "A YEARS

NEW YORK. Pen. ut wAs.i years
Monday since Frank Gotch, the Iowa
farmer. who died last December. won
the wrestling championship Of America
after . hard bout Nth Tom jenkins. who
had held the championship for sir years
that followed Goteh't annexation Of the
tisis he met all Corners. and he died In
possession Of the crown He was also
the heavyweight wrestling champion OF
Il was In a big pavilion Al BslllnE-
ham. wash. that the lows farmer won
the greater OF mat Titles. Fans from all
ovsr the northwest and from California
and British Columbia had gathered TO see
!ss escssst Jsnsln. Naa a wrss!isr Of
Supporters confidently expected TO see
him eat pbunE Goteh alive. once before
Gotch had had the temerity 10 try 10
yrest Jenkins title away from him. and
had been defeated. although he put up a
desperate battle and made Tom extend
himself 10 the limit Jenkins oiwelghed
Ootch by 20 or 10 pounds, and had the
s1vsntase OF long experience IN the game.
When time was called the place was
0ted with excited fans who had paid
Ut money In the confident expectation
o. getting a lot OF action for their coin.
They did From the very beginning the
men mixed things. jenkins threw him
~ upon the Iowa rube' and Not him
esvn. but Frank Was up like a cT Again
aud again jenkins charged, snorting like
q pfuristed bull. but without effect.
cetch had trained faithfully. and when
1enkins was paffinr like a steam engine
N showed no signs OF fatigue. The half
ueison and crotch sent Jenkins down. and
Z mighty cheer vent up for Gotch
When time was called again II was
evident that jenkins. rather than again
risk conclusions with Gotch, intended 10
looe on q foul He succeeded In this en-
deavor and Referee Tom Davis gave
Gotch the victory. The Iowa farmer,
essides the title. got away with $1,000
champion had TO be oontented with his
r~uarAntes Of $1,000
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

BOXING WITH BELLS
FOR BLIND SOLDIER

IN ONlNG IN one Of the fnyorl
w sports NJ blinded soldiers In /
I'D DunHtan's. London. EnglA d
where Canadian boys who ha'
lost their sight are belng re-eduoats
Tho extent 10 which other sen.
rnn be- trained to replnre vision =
plains Tho eagerness Of the Canada
to take up civil HE.
Boxing N possible for the men
the use N little bells on ths wrl,
~ Tho gloves. differently toned
the right and left hands
Hearing becomes No keen that
~ easy for the men 10 iudgo [
distance and follow tho motions
their Hparfing partners. no easy.
ftrt, that spectators cannot be co
WINGED tho boxers are blind
The Canadian boys whose reed
cation huH been arranged for NJ |
DunHtaH'H by the military hospiti
commission not only learn 4 n,
occupation, hut through training =
gain 'lf.ronndencc aud q firm ara
On the now llfc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
FOUR MILLION PAID
FOR FLEET TO BRING
SISAL TO AMERICA

NEW YORK, Feb. s-The Yucatan
government, acting through the Comis-
ion Reguladora del HeneQuin, or sisal
commission, has purchased the steam
ships, tugs and other property of the
Mexican Navigation company, to be
used in development of the Yucatan-
American sisal trade, it was announced
here today by the Atlantic, Gulf K West
Indies company. The property pur-
chased includes seven steamships and
the consideration is reported to have
been S4,2S0y00O. The Atlantic, Gulf &
West Indies Steamship company owned
Is percent Of the stock Of the Mexican
Navigation COMPANY
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

further declared he would SLAM !
lard ON tho nose every time no
DOuntcTcd him.
Here In the situation today: InsI
Of edging up close. where be could n
Willard m the nose. Fulton put u
al lance between himself and the ch
piOn by gong tu Denver Zig Jess
,lded the cfoooiiles In Florida were I
some mn went down 10 play with ih,
There Hfe several thousand mile.
territory between Jess and his foref
challenger Most fans who have
lowed the course OF the Willard M
negotiations are positive they ore
further apart than that, 80 far as &C
fighting IN concerned
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

, number OF big league BAH pls
erb now In the navy and stationed
the Boston navy yard have dseIsr
they Will not accept furlouuhs to pl
bali this season., even n the neeo
sary permission 10 forthcoming fro
Uncle Sam.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

A number Of the younger matrons and
girls are organizing a new knitting
unit, which is meeting for the first time
this afternoon al the home OF Mrs. JOS
eph Hoffman, so West Thirteenth
street. Weekly meetings will be held
Tuesdays at the home of Mrs. Hofi-
man for the present, ara everyone de-
string to work with this unit is cor
daily invited to attend.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

Nursery, when Miss Walker will give
a demonstration in the making OF Vic
tory bread.
The Cheerful Patriots, a group OF
young girls OF the Emerson school who
have organized into one OF the patriotic
groups OF the Y. W { A. will meet to-
morrow afternoon in the club rooms in
the Terminal Arcade at 4 o'clock to
make baby clothes for the relief Of the
French and B%elgians.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

homes during the past week turned IN
eight pairs Of socks and three Syeatc-s,
the work II the week. These women
have broken the record in We Knitting
units. Mrs. Phebe Asher made three
pairs OF socks in five days; Mrs, Ida
Lucas of Grove, Okla, made two pairs
OF socks in three days, and Mrs Myrtle
Balm filled an emergency order and a
sweater in two days,
The Washington school group OF girls
who are doing patriotic work through
the Y. W. {. A., met yesterday after
o o in the clubroomS. the Terminal
Arcade. They made baby clothes for
the babies OF France and Belgium. Next
week they will begin to knit baby
sweaters.
Come early and go on time" is one
Of the slogans adopted by the women
who work in the GENITAL Red Cross work
rooms. Ii has been requested by those
il charge that the women do not stay
later than I o'clock in the afternoon,
for that is the closing time, and the
chairmen who have been working all
day feel that a days work has been
done when this hour comes aound. No
wool will be sold after this time, no
matter how great the demand.
The honor roll for women who were
working at the sewing machines in the
hospital supply department in the CEN
trail Red Cross work rooms this morn
ing includes Miss Katherine O'Rouk",
Mrs. X. I. Edwards Mrs. T. II. Doyle,
Mrs. Charles f.. Rohker, Mrs. g. +.
Stutm, Mrs. Tom Bodine and Mrs
Wells Miller.
lta Ross, assistant to Mamie Walker,
county home demonstration agent. went
to Jones City today to give a demon
s~tration in Victory bread to the women
there.
Women, to make surgical dressings
for the Red Cross, and more women,
are wanted in the Elk's Hall unit OF the
Red Cross for day work Mrs. ] n. bod
son, who is in charge Of the work here.
'1ys 'na' inc rooms are very comfort
soIc since inc ne" heating system mas
been put in, and everything Is there for
''e 0o'NTu'en'e OF 'he WORKERS. lnete
hut splendid results were accomplished
They made twenty-five 4vS congresses.
twenty-five AKA wipes, 85O'2N2 wipes
and ten scultelus or many tailed ban
d9gcs,
line AIlruiSilc club women viii meet
tomorrow nlghl at b.W O'Clock M the
Arcade. 10 make comfort pillow, f"r
the soldiers This club is compo,cI n,
Young bushes, women of Ok,hom,
Citv.
-
Helen NJ. Gloyd, chairman of the reg.
lStration committee for the women.
committee OF the city division of Nh,
council of national defense. ha, bccr
appointed with the members of her com
mittec TO take charge OF tine marie
baskets" of the buying and selling
They are now c~ndcayor,pQ IN bry tT,
baskets from a local firm and in ,h,.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

The Busy Womcn's club, composed
OF women living in the P~ackingtown
district, will take up home demonStra-
ton work with Manic Walker county
home demonstration agent They will
meet tonight at 7:5O o'clock in the Day
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

Uncle Sam is not too busy TO 70
his coming manhood lie want,
more prosperous and independent
plc-hence War Savings Stamps
Thrift Stamps. Buy them to show J
appreciation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

Women of the Franklin unit Of the
Red Cross met in the home Of Mrs.
Frank CoombS yesterday afternoon 70
sew. Ten bed shirts were completed.
and large bundles OF tapes were made.
Women who have been knitting in thc,r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
C0MPERS KICKS
Makes Strenuous Objection to
Conscrfption of Labor.
Trouble in Shipyards May Be
Only Starter of Strikes.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Labor trou-
bles in .shipyards may be only the be-
ginning of broader upheavals in the
war work plants.
Reports to government agencies
both showed a growing discomfort
among airplane workers and others
and a situation SO touchy all over the
country that government heads show
ed alarm.
Preliminary investigation tended to
indicate that the national association
Dor had recently undertaken to en-
brace those war work plants not pre-
viously numbered in it.
Since that time investigation sindi-
catesf that labor unrest has been
growing.
loyalty, Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor,
today scored those who would con-
script the workers.
Takes Crack at Employers.
Certain employers, gropin9 after
their vanishing autocracy. are seeking
to destroy labor by placing on it the
responsibility for any failure in the
war program" he said.
These men. he said, would make
the tools of labor fashion chains to
shackle the workers to jobs They
would conScript free labor. America
workers know the value of freedom.
They know that our republic is en-
gagged in a war against a nation that
has reared it's head to menace world
freedom. Some workers may make
mistakes in intelligent effort to point
out the better way and to instill into
the minds consciences of the rank and
file of labor that our country owes
justice to all. then let every represen-
tative of the government, executive,
judicial and administrative, live up to
that standard.
Labor has given its young men to
the service of the republic. 1t will
not endanger the lives of soldiers and
sailors nor the principles of freedom.
Labor knows that the international
principles for which we are fighting
have a counterpart in the normal re-
lation9 between man and man."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
BUILDING CONCRETE SHIPS.

A statement issued by the National
Cit. Bank of New Y5rk shows that
concrete made from Portland cement
of ships in more than dozen leading
countries of the world and that the
United States is the worlds largest
pre- ducer of the materials used in this
new form of ship building. The type
of vessels now being constructed from
concrete range from the barge and
floating dock up to the ocean steamer
of several thousand tons capacity.
Concrete made from Portland or
other hydraulic cement, reinforced
with Steel. is the chief material of
these vessels. The keel and ribs of the
vessel are Of steel, and quantities of
wire mesh are also used in retaining
and reinforcing the concrete. which
fills the spaces between the steel ribs.
This coordination of concrete and steel
has given to this type of work the
title of "ferro concrete" and rein
for ced concrete" but in both the chief
requirements of the new type of YES
sci, concrete and steel. the United
States FAR exceeds any other country
in it's ordinary year-to-year produc-
ton.
Portland cement, which gets its
name from it's resemblance in appear
ance to Portland stone, is produced in
far greater quantities in the United
States than any other country of the
world and in fact probably exceeds
that of all other countries combined.
Our own output of Portland cement in
1917 was the largest in the history of
our production, amounting to 80, $50
900 barrels.
The countries which have already
utilized concrete for vessel construc-
tior in some form include Great Brit
ain, France, Italy, Germany. Neither
lands, Denmark. Norway. Argentina,
Brazil, Panama, Australia, Canada and
the United States, the construction in
the United States of vessels of this
type being chiefly at New York, Bal
timore and San Francisco. Cement
production in the United States is
widely distributed, among no less than
twenty-eight states, while its general
use for docks, piers, reservoirs, irri ga
ton works, tunnels, bridges and pave
ments is even more widely distributed,
arG its use rapidly increasing. The
production in the United States is al
exports having amounted in value to
but $5,S22,o0O in 1918, the high rec
ora year and $4,112,00O in 1917.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
.BIBY WANTS DEED
Everything Ready To Begin
Work on X. & L. s. Home.
Meanwhile City Has Not Made
Good Her Promise.

"Oh, where is me che-ild.' it is w.
A. Biby's continual plant as he
marches back and forth down and up
the streets of Topeka hunting that
will-o'-the- wisp deed which will for
mally transfer the donated site for the
X. and l. of S. home to the X. and
L. of s.
1t seems that Biby has gone ahead
and purchased cattle and implements
and stock and made preliminary ar
rangements for starting the spring
blowing on the place by the first of
March. WI
S. E. Cobb. chairman of the Cham
Der of Commerce committee on the
arrangements df purchasing the site.
says that several of the bigger sub
scribers have fatty fallen down on
the fulfillment of their pledges and
further states that almost $500 is
still needed for the home before the
deeds can be passed. II Is up to To-
peka and Topekans to come thru with
the rest of the money Topeka,s good
faith and word are at stake and be-
sides the home will be a great i'm
provcment for the city and the place
Of the home will soon become a sight
the city will be proud to exhibit as
one of its greatest accomplishments.
Announcement was made this morn
ing of the fact that the new manager
for the home and the farm will be
James z. Wilson, a member of the
Sdpitof SouTCll Oh tIle ~ anu L. OF ..
and ex-chief of the Topeka police
force.
Billy stated this morning that no
less than $4,000 will be spent on inn
provements to the farm and in the
building of the new dormitory during
the year. This sum represents the
cost of the dormitory alone. In addi-
ton to this the farm will be fully
stocked with blooded stock, horses,
pigs. chickens. and will have a full
equipment of the latest idea in i'm
proved farm machinery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
A. SHEETz IS DEAD
Veteran North Topeka Mer'
chant Came Here in 1880.
Grocer Was in Business in This
City Thirty Years.

Aaron Sheetz, SO years old. owner
Of the grocery store at S2S North Kan
sas avenue, died at 1:10 o'clock this
Afternoon at his residence, 1882 North
Quincy street. Sheetz's death resulted
from a complication of ailments, ag-
gravated mostly by kidney trouble He
has been ill. a part of the time in a
local hospital, since slast May.
Sheetz came to Topeka in 1880 from
Pennsylvania. When he first came
here he engaged in his trade as mill
man. and worked in the old steel mills
in North Topeka until the mills
burned He went to Joliet. where he
stayed two years and then returned to
this city and engaged in the grocery
business with p. NJ. Davis. After sew
eral years with Davis Sheetz went
into business for himself. and his store
at 82S North Kansas avenue has long
been a landmark.
Sheet is survived by four children,
two brothers and one sister, Isaac
Sheetz, 1106 Garfield; J. A. Sheetz,
1926 N Quincy street; C. G. Sheetz,
512 Harrison; Miss Bessie Sheetz, 1882
N. Quincy; Isaac Sheetz, Pennsyl-
vania; John Sheetz. Leavenworth, and
Mrs. A. E. Ringer, All Clay street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15

The Western Corn Millers' bureau is
planning to substitute meal made from
yellow corn for that made from the
white grain, in the market. 1t has cb-
taiued IN endorsement of the scheme
from the federal food administration.
ehenge is the approval of the con-
sumers. This will be found more diff
ficGlt to get because no amount of
baking will cause bread made from
yellow meal to taste as tho it had been
thoroly cooked. Persons desiring to
make the experiment of eating bread
made from yellow corn should buy the
meal sparingly at first because they
ars almost certain not to like it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
THE REVOLUTION IN BUSINESS

Initiative of all kinds is almost en-
tirely concentrated at Washington,
whittier it has drifted from nearly all
tha great industrial and financial CEN
ters Whether it is a question of fuel,
food, clothing, transportation, finance
or manufacture, all these great divi-
sicns of business endeavor have fallen
more or less completely under the
spell of government control, and the
pre- cess is still going on.
1t first business leaders were sum
moned to Washington for advice; then
they volunteered for service; then for
various reasons many returned, and
finally the administration assumed
closer and closer control over various
industries; until in some cases, notably
in transportation, it has gone about as
far as possible without actual govern
ment ownership; and in the case of
ships in foreign trade ownership is al
ready an actual fact. These revolu-
tionary steps were proposed and ac-
copied as purely war measures, be-
cause the necessary concentration and
cooperation on a vast and intensive
scale could be accomplished in no
other fashion.
Such a wholesale readjustment of
business machinery at a time when
industries most affected by the war
were under intense pressure, meant a
large degree of confusion and demon
alization. The sweeping changes thus
made necessary seriously impaired the
morale Ct large industries in rank and
file and among the higher officials,
seriously delaying production and ma
tel tally counteracted the efforts for
speeding up. Full efficiency, there
fore. has too often been more a mat
te~ of talk than accomplishment. and
the administration has had to face
some hostile criticism, which seems to
have had the desired effect of stimu-
lating effort. and it is to be hoped will
result III elimination of any ineffi-
cheney
AS a matter of justice it must be
| sad, says Henry Clews in his Finan-
ciai Review. that the administration
has on is hands herculean job; that
its shortcomings. if any. were nc
worse than might have been expected
that after all great things had beer
| accomplished, and that when the new
administrators have become acc,,s-
| toned to the new order of things, the
working of the government and the
industries under its control would be-
come more satisfactory.