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Evening star., 1918-06-08
FRESH MEAT TO GO
ON FA|R-PR|CE LIST
Frequent Complaints Of Over
charges Bring Investiga-
ton of D. C. Figures.
BUTTER REPORTED HIGH

Fresh meats soon are to be quoted
on the official fair price list which is
published weekly by the District food
administration. 1t was announced by
the administration today that the
matter Of satisfactorily arriving at
fixing prices on fresh meats will be
taken up early next week with the
food administrator of Baltimore. who
has been including meats on his week.
ly list for more than two months. with
good results.
Complaints are being received con-
tinually by the local food administra-
tion from housewives about the high
prices of meats in Washington. 1t
was because of such conditions and
the continued increase in the price Of
meats here that Administrator Wilson
appointed special investigating COM
mittee, headed by Commissioner Louis
Brownlow.
Evening star., 1918-06-08
cah't Away. Sell at Maximum.

the following Of the fair price list
the food administration Is anxious for
the housewives to know 10 that deal
ers are not expected nor allowed all
ways to chargs the maximum price
listed. They are only allowed to
charge enough above the wholesale
price to warrant fair and reason
able profit. II he buys at the lowest
Wholesale price the dealer Is required
to sell at the lowest retail price
quoted, and not take advantage Of
the highest price. In the case Of po-
tatoes the retailer is allowed about
IL cents profit on q peck.
Butter prices in Washington also
are the cause Of much complaint. The
fair price list today quotes best
creamery butter at from 50 to So
cents, while in st. Louis print butter
10 selling for 46 cents a pound and
In Detroit at ~ cents.
Evening star., 1918-06-08
Member Of the Associated Press

1hs Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled %
Tie for republication Of an news dispatches
credited b it not otherwise credited In this
paper and also the local news published herein.
Al rights Of publication Of special
lispatchss herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1918-06-08

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
June 7-As the result OF
Continusd on Second RaGol
Evening star., 1918-06-08
Thirteen Planes Downed.

CONTINUED on Second PaEo.1
Evening star., 1918-06-08

Fair tonight and tomorrow: warmer
tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today-Highest. 80. at
8 pm. yesterday; lowest, So. at am.
today.
Full report on page 10.
Evening star., 1918-06-08
By the Associated Preaa.

Id m1SSluS 1Tom SdIollua.
NEW YORK. June Slight pas
sengers and five of the crew of the
steamship Carolina, sunk last Sunday
by a German submarine, still are miss
ing, according to an announcement
last night by the New York and Porto
Rico Steamship Company. owners of
the vessel. The missing persons are
not listed as dead, nor will they be. it
was stated, until all hope of finding
them has been abandoned.
The Carolina carried 21S passengers
and a crew of 12o when she sailed for
Now York. OF these 21o passengers
, 1918-07-11
Wilson to Veto s2.4o Wheat Price.

Washington. July S.-President VIII
son will veto the annual agricultural
appropriation bill because of thu rider
agreed to by both Senate and House,
fixing the government minimum guar
anteed wheat price at s2.40 a bushel.
Officials estimated hat IL the $40
price for wheat is approved, the price
of flour would be increased by approx
imately 50 a barrel, with an increase OF
from 2 to 3 cents in the price Of a loaf
of bread.
, 1918-07-11
Brief News Notes
From All Parts OF
Wyoming
we.tsrn Newspaper linton News Service.

Western Newspaper Union NeWs Serviee.
COMING EVENTS.
July 14-16-Trapshooting Tournament
at Douglas.
sO-Sept. I-Trapper's Union Re-
union Mt
Sept. 9-14-Wyoming State Fair at
Douglas.
Sept. IS-20-Laramie County Fair.
, 1918-07-11
Major John p. Mitchell KILLED.

Lake Charles. lanai. John Pur-
roy Mitchell. former mayor OF New
York City and an officer in the avia-
ton section of the signal corps, was
instantly killed at Gerstner field when
he fell from a si~ngle-seater scout plane
ut a height of about 900 feet.
, 1918-07-11
British casuaItIes 1885.

.London.-British casualties reported
during the week ending June 6 reach
ed an aggregate of 1896
, 1918-07-11
Rumanlan senate Wants Hun Peace

Amsterdam.-The Rumanian Senate
has adopted the German peace treaty,
according t Bucharest advices. The
vote was unanimous.
, 1918-07-11

Beauty is often one woman's thorn
In another woman's flesh.
, 1918-07-11

The little word "but" blunts the
point OF many a good argument.
, 1918-07-11

Time isn't always money to the mai
who does business on credit.
, 1918-07-11

This Seasons Objective.
Where are you going this sum-
mer?"
Don't know for sure" replied the
young man. France, 1 hope"
, 1918-07-11

Red Cross Bag Blue, much better. goea
farther, than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
-
, e ) q
ssses .
sssssss . y ~

DIR DOUGLAS HAGS explanation Of the battle Of Camm convincing
compliment efficiency OF the which able TO
~ victory the Of the formidable surprise attack dc
opcl IN the world
Here map showing Byngs drive which
will materially understanding the official chronicle to
rcead II.
the peril in which the whole salient
pexng placed when the amazingly German
advance llounccout Conceu aml the British flank
Recall a Byng drive completely successful on the
first day The through behind the tanks for three miles Docd
modified with Sperhuman strength and
attack with the element that
yngs
No had the bombardm which pc infantry assault
well the columns broke wide
Following precedent the British mind anticipated several hours of heavy
fire before the infantry In this quick change method loe the German
posnocm that contingency Of mobile action
looked would
open positions The British trenches
there to obeae The British country positions
which had not been consolidated
report should impress with the quality Of the foe "a cruel but
intelligent Since the battle OF Cambria the Germans have been swelling
in favor OF their that the citizen Great Britain
The admission the part Of the British commander chief
that ory the divisions had been replaced and
the recently arrived drafts still far from being fully trained
No explanation the delay sppantng the the
failure have hand sufficient fully trained has been made Co
Reppmgon has pounded hard that Perhaps the guilt Sir Douglas
Hays probably but there undcrcmaton and muddng somewhere in
the closing months OF the OF 9 Let hope Cambria has taught
another lesson which will never have be releamcdW NJ H.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
EARNING AN EDUCATION.

THE STATEMENT that four hundred girls are earning
all or part Of their expenses while attending the Okla
homa City high school another answer those who say
they had chance to get an education 1t pleasant
Of course when the parental pockebook pay the price
Of high school and college training but the fact that the
family funds aren't equal TO the strain not valid
for foregoing the advantages of higher education What
is Of the high school here applies in greater less
degree to most of the educational institutions OF the
country Thousands of students who truly ambitious,
working ,heii way through scnool undertaking all
Of tasks that they may nger at the foun OF learning
and for the part proving excellent students despite
the extra work they do
1t is we'll to call attention to their good example
sonally that il may afford inspiration for fanthearted
who disposed quit school slight proyocaton
Except in those very occasions where the toll OF the
youngsters is demanded help support the family there
is longer much Of for being uneduc itcd and
the drone who complains he had chance &c improve
hi, mind shall get sympathy here Indeed outside
those regions where child labor approaches child slavery
the path education is open all who have to
traverse it,
Frequently II Is rough path, as II to Lincoln but
the route is there if have courage and perSsency to
travel it, in many where college attendance is
denied by force of circumstances For while the college
does the job scientifically II isn't the only method
of higher education worth while, Some highly learned
men know little of colleges except what they have seen
from the outside in visiting them TO accept honorary
degrees In the pursuit of learning the will learn i,
half the battle Given that and the capacity the rest i,
quite possible, though sometimes difficult
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
DATES AND WEIGHTS.

CCALES that weigh not wisely but too we'll peck
ures which hold less and other means Of making the
food shortage shorter to the ultimate consumer were
recently condemned in these columns Later II was learned
that the undated report which prompted the condemnation
perained to conditions years previous and that for
the most part II entirely such evil, have been corrected
OF course il /, more important TO be accurate with weights
than with dates, but both important and hence it is
pleasure to set straight and that scales
and measures now tested they should be You may
have to pay great deal for what you get but there is
consolation in knowing YOU getting what you paying
for. The first article of course did condemn merchants
generally, for honesty is fairly business policy
but this, we hope puts them all in the clear There are
regulation, to keep the weights and measures from
going astray, even II they felt like it
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
"Saue the Waste and Win the War"
WHEN MEATLEss DAYS SHALL CEASE

ALTHOUGH Mr.. Hoover has loo'sned up somewhat on
"A the matter Of meat aton' the relief may he only tenn
porary and there is still meatle" day each week TO
remind the country Of the nations meat shortage Incident
.y this meat shortage emphasizes the importance OF the
live stock show here this week This exhibition oi the
best in bee. and pork producers is something more than
proud display Of bovine and porone hrsocracy. II i'
pointing out the importance Of the better breeds to the
,,ockmen and to the nation whole These thorough
bred, are worth while because they more meat on
the table and more money in the bank
And, while the war will end in time and meatle'i days
be no more perhaps the problem Of feeding the nation
and the world !, more enduring Even before the war
clouds gathered the growth Of urban population pointed
out approaching difficulties Of producing adequate food
supplies, In those peaceful days, with large export
business the orisi, seemed distant Of course, but far
sighted men could il coming 1t is still the way
and made more critical Of course, by the war but con
certed and scientific effort needed to meet II even
after peace has come again
Therefore the work OF the live stock show, and the
aetvitie, Of all breeders associations and other organIa
tons looking to increased and improved production merit
general encoura agement At that acrabbit banquet tonight
the stockmen will be shown how popular they in The
city which doesn't the time to when rabbit may
become regular diet and in every other way possible the
urban dwellers should seek to boost that most important
industry
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
TGppli11H
KnDf1eS|
oSu var Mason
THE wORKDAY WORLD.

WV HILE We are bent and sweatint
w beneath our wartime cares, lets
w not be quite forgetting our
everyday affairs The spring will be
arriving before we wlst or wot, and we
should all be striving TO have a garden
plot Oh, spade the garden under
spade every knoll and tor, and grow
string beans like thunder, for beans will
win the war The spring IS fast ap-
preaching, with mild rcviying rain, and
conscience should be broachng clean
ing up campaign. Oh let us, neighbors,
rallv, to bear the trash away; the dead
cat in the alley, the scattered leaves and
hay; thcre'll be a plague to swat us, and
NOV our numbers down, il we don't
hump, dod rot us, and brighten up the
town. In language highfalutin we may,
when work is done, denounce the toot-
ing Tcuton, whose course will soon be
run. But such a course is dubbsh when
there is work to do we should be
carting rubbish the nolSome alleys
through. Now comes the season vernal,
and we should all prepare to plant a
seed or kernel or raise a Belgian hare;
TO make two succotashcs grow up where
one has grown, that is the stuff that
smashcs the kaiser from his throne. Oh,
buckle down. fair nclghbor though
toll You may abhor; get down to USE
! full labor. for work will win the war.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
' PURE PATRIOTISM.

COL ROOSEVELT said something yesterday which
cannot be said too often, and which wins forgiveness
for Of his causc criticism of the past lie said
stop the peace talk and it is time Everyone should know
by this time that peace terms with Germany soon are
impossible They should know also that hints of probable
peace at early date tend to sacken energy and
therefore helpful to the enemy. The pacs Of today
IL proGerman whether he knows 1t not Talk about
the weather, of the neghbors, il you must but
leave the peaceful prae to the traitors No peace except
peace Of victory make worth while the sacrifice the
war has cost, and such peace the optimistic
know is quite distance down the road
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07

Fisher Bachrach claims that the old
est joke is the one about the two He
brcw' who were lost in a blizzard II
was zero weather and the more they
walked through the binding storm the
madder they got Goldstein kept up a
constant line Of talk about his tough
luck and a steady stream Of profanity
and argument, while Goldberg remained
silent with his hands in his ovcrcoat
pockets well" demanded Goldstein
after an hour of this, why don't YOU
talk WHY don't YOU say something
For why should do all the talking"
go ahead and talk" said Goldberg
Talk all YOU like Freeze your hands
What do | care"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
THE OLDEST PROBLEM.

liver SINCE Sodom and Gomonah we're going strong
~ and possibly at earlier date cities have had the yee
problem TO contend with unless in few wild instances
they refused TO contend and vice went unresraned SO
Chief Of Police Nichols shouldn't feel 100 down hearted
that he finds himself unable TO keep the popuace on the
straight and narrow. No police department ever dd
although in their enthusiasm may have boa'ied OF
success That the local force tries to check and correct
the evil is something its credit for in too many cities
the authorities tolerate cooperate with The under
world
Before crcising the police unduly then, It Is well TO
consider the va,tnew and compeSity Of this tUl they
seek 10 restrain and 10 give credit for honest effort may
fall ever so short Of success The ablc' who seek
to solve the vice question at best must grope blndIy 10
degree for no absolute solution has yet been found The
old plan OF segregation and federation has lost standing
in most cities It should since that plan certainly could
not cure Vice and the law now open enemies with no
neutral rome While this seems the wSe't way It com.
pcatcs the conflict and increases the need OF outside
assistance
Snug citizens who strangers TO the prmro'e path
or who deserted it long ago entirely dodge repon
sbily The employer who fails to pay a living wage '
quite likely TO be to blame for part Of H. Parents who fail
to know the whereabouts Of youthful offspring after night
may he found guilty Churches and similar organizations
womens clubs and all interested in human uplit may help
to lessen the burden Of the police by providing more whole
some entertainment for the young Teaching sex hygiene
in schools and homes and churches will aid warning
many from the pcrlous paths.
And after all this and more is done WE may have The
problem still but in restricted scope Certainly It IS too
much to ask the police to go alone and Of course that
isn't the case but like the police the other agencies which
may assist should extend and redoube their efforts
Legislation and police power may help but those forces
alone will never produce millennium, anything like
that
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
Fifteen Years Ago
nm. lRIEADERS

The Crusaders, a club Of eighth grade
pupil, oi the Irving school. were en-
tcrtaincd by Mr. Paul Hays, Mr. Myron
Chambers and Mr. Iawlcy Church on
Wednesday evening Al q very pretty and
iolly masquerade dance The beautiful
home Of Mr.. llays at % East Eighth,
was the scene OF the gathering The
lower floor rooms which arc connected
by archways were decorated with red
and gold bunting and rlbhon'-lhe club
color,-and with ferns cut flowers and
palms, amid which glldcd the Dolly
Nardrns and hosts and milkmaldS and
Indians in the mdzcS OF nineteenth cen-
tury walt1cs and two-,tcpS IN mans
ner quite foreign 70 their CharacterL
Not until supper time when there was
a drawing for partners did an unmask-
ing take place, and much mcrrlmcnt
cn,ued. when It was diyulgcd that Mi"
Rose McGrcgor was an Oriental dancer,
| Miss Cora Buscr, a mllkmaid Miss
Cara Parker a tambonrnc grL Mss
Atha Messenger a Catholic nun, Miss
| Laura W lIklO dIlOlN UuIlt NIHA ' u
GINA Strcclcr, Dolly Warden Miss
Frccda Bru,tcr. a trained nurse, Miss
Laura Chambers. a japanese girl, Miss
Rosa Cook, a Gibson girl Miss lrvis
Lee. Dolly Warden Miss Ruth Steele.
dancing girl Misses Bessie Shannon
and Louie Stone two little girls in
blue. Mr. Paul Hays, Mr. Myron
| Chamber, and Mr. Hawlcy Church, the
hosts, were carbcd a, trinity OF
ghosts: Mr. Everett Johnson, Chinaman.
| Mr. Earl Galloway sailor Mr. Ralph
| Wctlcl goli player Mr. Ralph Bruce,
grandpa. Mr. Donncly Rud'tcr blind
man. Mr George Kramer country hoy,
| Mr. viii Hale, Indian Mfr Arthur Pea
body Mcphistophelc,. Mr. John Teney,
school girl, Mr. Raymond S,urm, Old
Mother Hubbard. Blair Compton, old
woman that lived in shoe, Moore
Hess, athlete
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07

news he has to listen while his wife
talks
A bride of 10 hours thinks she knows
more about married life than does the
woman who has been married 40 years.
Righteous Indignation is something
displayed by man when someone steals
from him the umbrella he stole from
some other man.
Maybe the reason why girl goes out
with her chest naked in cold weather is
because she wants to demonstrate the
fact that she has a warm heart.
The average wife can tell you that
her husband is the kind of a man who
wastes an hour trying to save ten min
utes
A fool Is usually man who devotes
all of his time TO telling others how
wise he is.
A man would he arrested If he went
to a reception wearing nothing but a
chiffon vest above his waist line But
it is different with woman
II girls didn't get married merely to
show other girls that they could get
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
ooeyl

% have been reading the lie Of
George Washington" said the Bachelor
"lt is claimed that he often 'ai for
hour, without saying word lie must
have hcen remarkable man"
Nothing 40 remarkable about that"
commented the Benedict lie was
married wasn't hc 20
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
lie Wanted Frog Legs.

The man from BOSTON entered The
restaurant and sat down. H., adjusted
his ,peoiaclcS carefully and studied the
Menu After much study and thought
me gave hi, order.
Waiter" said he, "you may bring
me diminuliye order of lhe neither
limbs OF the batrlChan."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07

The reason why father thinks Il dis
graceful for young man to call on
daughter and stay later than 10 o'clock
at night is because when father was
courting mother he always stuck around
until the carrier delivered the paper in
the morning.
The newspapers print a good deal OF
The news. But il a man wants all the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
You Win. Dusty. Yon VIM

Wilmington Journal Republican
Luke Mcl.uke says that the two lies
that are told the oiteneSt are 81 beg
your pardon" and Excuse me" Why
not include Thank you" and "You are
Mclrnme"2
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07

Willie Paw, man is a bigami't
when he has one wife too many, isn't
hc'
Paw Not necessarily, my son
Nav Willie, Won go upstairs right
this moment and wash your feet aud
get 10 bed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
GnshI


Oily (Pcnn) SignalO
John Leahey sr.. who has been the
owner Of one Of the most spirited
horses that ever set foot on turf and
who has been retired for a couple OF
years on account Of old age had to be
shot one day last week on account of
slipping on the ice and breaking a leg
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
Old Stories
i1zNeWH1pe!
Twenty Years Ago.
MnnZEc XneN EYlc0

W Z. Harm yesterday decided to ae-
cept the offer Of district clerk'hlp under
Judge Hancr. and leaves this morning
Tor NcwkIrk
Cap, Clayton s. Burbank of tho
regular army died at Fort Sill Friday
Captain Burbank was an officer in COM
mand of a company stationed in Okla
homa CITY in the carly days.
Weather forecast Showers tonight
and colder
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
nm

Hos down and out. Ia Oswald Tort,
And llfo with him IN no sweet song;
For when n man II always short
Ito finds II hard 10 get along
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
Wnffl

The housewife with her mending sat
And sadly told her mother:
life surely is for me, that's pat,
One darned thing. then another"
Elizabeth Fry Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
LhakeMLnike
His Column
No Ink,-
.ODMNCM /Ol9

No Joke.
The man who, when hos on a fob lot
N hrHg employs,
II sufe 20 give the whole blame world
pain,
The whistle On tho engine makes an
awful lot ~ noise.
But n doesn't help a BIZ 10 pull the
train.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
Advice,

n your expenses you can't foot
Get out and hustle ! know that
DI Elbow Grease can always put
Old Hard luCkH shoulders 10 the mat
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
IIn. Hnml

Fate n not fair. n seems N me-,
And Fortunes pftnm on make me
firh,
gufHr mon can't stand prosperity
EDmo never get chance 10 try.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07

The month Of March blowing BY but something seems
to have ,ide-tracked Hndenburg, march to Paris he
hasn't started il yet
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
Somelhing In A Name

Every man to his job For instance,
A. Mechanic has a motorcycle repair
shop at Seventy-nnlh street and Car
negie avenue, Cleveland Ohio.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
A Modern Hostelry

Willle-Paw what is European ho-
tel2
Paw-One that has war borders and
peace rumor', my son-El.Jay-El
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07

All those who believe the German-American alliance is
patriotic organization, should also be convinced that the
kaiser is saint and the crown prince phanhroplst
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07

As quick as you get your hands warm resume work
that garden Cold snap, from now on will be faint and
feeble efforts which should scare no one
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07
Luke McLuke Saws.

The Dumbest Men Are Those Who
Talk Too Much.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07

Wisconsin is still part Of the United States and not
German province, the pompadourcd senator seemed to
believe