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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-30

Miss Louise Buckley Of 6i2 West
nleer-iifst street left the summer
oeae Iaessrilla nsss Gloucsstsr,
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that it was, theoretically, not Dora
Yocum whom Ramsey had shudder-
ingly saluted ION the cheek, appar
emily; uncertainty reigned at the mo-
ment and afterward). Immediately
after reading the note, the beginning
Of which appears in our illustration,
we are told of our hero: Moisture
broke out heavily upon him; he felt
definite sickness, and, wishing for
death, went forth upon the streets to
walk and walk" This reminded us
of the heroes of novels by the younger
Englishmen. A little simple, hy-
gienic exercise would, we feel, often
be extraordinarily beneficial to the
characters of Compton Mackenzie,
Gilbert Canaan and others. Even
'Enry 'Arper in Mr.. Snaith's The
Sailor did not walk enough after
getting ashore. James Joyce took his
Stephen Dedalus on various pedes-
trian excursions, but unfortunately
he allowed him to think aloud, as it
were, at the same time. On the whole,
we Infinitely prefer Mr.. Tarkington's
unintellectual Ramsey to Mr.. II. G.
Weiss and Joan's Petah. Ramsey
might have his moments of wishing
for death, but his hours were not
spent in d continuous uncertainty
over what to make of the gift of life.
1t is when Ramsey gets to college
and has to debate publicly against
Dora Yocum, affirming in his un-
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a boy and girl story of the genus
Penrod, and (3) it is Tarkingtonian
transcript of the emotional expert
ence we have all of us just passed
through. Most of us feel emotions OF
some complexity without any clue.
Will Tarkington's reading" of what
we felt make it clearer to us?
The answer is an emphatic eyes.
III.
This tale begins with grandfather
and his son and a Decoration Day
parade. And some talk. After
dozen pages we resume our acquaint-
ance with the grandson as tortured
schoolboy oppressed by such objects
as mathematics and the necessity felt
by those speaking the German Ian
guage to say "the" in as many as
sixteen variegated ways. Sent to the
blackboard to do problem in deci-
mails, Ramsey "breathed heavily and
itched everywhere" Even in those
days the youth learned to hate Dora
Yocum as Teachers Pet.
The outstanding events of Ramsey's
schooldays fill the first third of Tar
kington s story, fill it to the utter de-
light and satisfaction of any one who
is likely to read his book. It's no fair
telling what they were. A crucial ex-
perience is indicated in the illustra-
ton ON this page, which is a fac
smile of page 70 of the novel. Note
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i the enterprise of writing tales
set itself to work some time ago at the
most difficult Of tasks. After the COM
mencement Of war in 1914 Booth.
Harrington ceased to be reader of
Ion. For a number of years he
read nothing that did not bear, di7
rectly or indirectly, on the struggle in
progress in Europe. He continued,
of course, to write stories there were
times when this wonted daily work
took on the guise of recreation from
the labor of his reading There were
many more times when it was neces-
sary to lock the door before attempt
ing to write. A locked door is rather
futile. 1t keeps out people, but it
cannot shut out events.
The quality that is most conspict-
GUS and most admirable in Mr.. Tar
kingdoms fiction, unless he chooses to
be farcical, is the quality of restraint.
No living American writer has him
self more masterfully in hand when it
comes to telling his story. Another
distinguishing quality of his writing
is the free flow of emotion beneath
this calm surface of expression. The
emotion is there quite as strongly as
in the work of the most gushing novel
list alive. But the waters are clear,
never turbid. Instead of a muddy
tumble of words we have few words,
translucent words, through which we
can look and see things borne rush
ingly along on the swift undercur-
rents of passionate feeling.
After the entrance of America into
the war Mr.. Harrington set himself
TO write story which should portray,
in the persons of few characters
and in the compass Of short novel,
the hour in which he was living and
some of the people who were living it
with-him. We will not take up time
considering the obstacles in the path
of such an enterprise. Most people
will understand them intUlitively.
They are quite the most formidable
a novelist can face. The book Ramsey
MlhOlland is the result.
It would be idle to pretend that
Ramsey Mdh0lldnd is a great novel.
The truth is nobody cares about its
final position among the novels Of our
dav or even among Mr.. Harrington
own stories. No one could settle such
points, anyway. No one can say
whether or not it will be read in 1869.
ANY one can have an Opinion-ours\is
that it will be, somewhat.
The point is that the publication
yesterday of Ramsey MilhOllGnd is
news of immediate interest to about
100000 Americans and of ultimate
interest to several hundred thousand.
Whyi Because ~ it is new story
by Booth Harrington, (2) it is partly
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A Regular Harrington Boy
Ramsey Mlhoand' Is Story of the Awkward Age in the
History of Average Young American of His Country

skilled way that Germany is both
legally and morally justified in her
invasion of Belgium 1T is then Mr..
Harrington begins to relate his story
to our common experience. Or per-
haps we should say "our recent ex-
perienee," for the boyhood of Ram
sey is largely the common experience
of American youth. Ramsey failed !.
miserably as debater, and this was
by no means wholly the fault of the
subject assigned him. So pronounced
was his failure that a freshman
named Linski declined, somewhat vio-
lently, to believe the debate a genuine
affair at all. And in this we can see
every justification from appearances.
In the whole book nothing does Mr..
Harrington more credit than his OBJ
vious effort to be fair to Linski. He
does not entirely succeed, we feel, and
this is partly because of the boun-
diaries in which he has confined his
story 1t seems to us the one failure
in his undertaking. For though Dora
Yocum is pacifst, she is presented
by the author with much more appre-
citation of her honest intention. That
Linski's perception of facts and inter
probation of motives was all twisted
does not make him Intentionally dis
honest. Mr.. Harrington seems to see
this and, in his good reporters way,
to offer it for our contemplation;
nevertheless we cannot escape a feel
ing that he has dealt more consider
ately with Dora because she is
"nice" girl of American antecedents
and American upbringing than he has
with the freshman Linski, mis-
shapen product of conditions America
has fought to destroy.
Yes, Dora was a pacltist. And
thereby hangs most of the rest of Mr..
Tarkington's tale. That and the
slow forging of feeling in Ramsey are
things the reader will want to follow
for himself in the novelist own YER
sion of them. 1t is characteristic of
Ramsey that his thought never did
articulate itself IN words but emerged
simply as action. We quote the last
words of the book as a perfect exam
pie of Harrington s genius for saying
nothing and at the same time telling
everything:
This ordinary life of
Ramsey's was but the outward CLINT
ing of a high and splendid spirit, as
high and splendid as earth can show.
And yet it was only the life of an
everyday American boy. The streets
of the town were full, now, of boys
like Ramsey.
"At first they were just boys in
uniform; then one saw that they were
boys no more.
"They were soldiers. p"
In Mr.. TarkingtOn's own words,
Ramsey MilholIGnd is ga perform
ance in simplicity" That is the fin
est description that could be given Of
it; it is also superlative praise.
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look out Of their windows and asked TO
he transferred to lower floors. There
are 10 high buildings in volcanic Manila.
fhcir request was promptly computed
with By the hotel management
The mission divided itself last evening
into two parties. one went to the opera
and the other 10 the Hippodrcme. This
afternoon they will he taken In buses on
II sightseeing tour OF Manhattan and to-
morrow morning on the naval yacht
framis they will be sent on cruise
Al ound Manhattan Island and down the
harbor. In the evening they will be the
guests OF NJ. +. Lowenstein, president Of
the Pacific Commercial Company. at a
dinner at 1Iealcy's. A week from to-day
they will be dined by the Merchants Asso-
citation. They will make a trip to Boston
TO visit former Governor General Forbes.
now member OF Forbes & Co., bankers.
and also will make trip 10 Hog Island.
They will make their principal head
quarters in Washington after that and
will send delegations throughout the
country in the interest OF their propa-
ganda, both political and commercial.
The sun., 1919-04-10
ACCUSES TRUSTEES
OF SCIENCE CHURCH
DittemOre, Dismissed Director,
Charges Disloyalty and Mis-
management.
FEARS SERIOUS DIVISION
Extravaganza in Buying News
for the "MOnitOr' Is
Alleged.

Boston, April 9.-Charges OF dislo yalty
and mismanagement on the part OF the
trustees of the Christian Science Pub
fishing Society are made in a separate
answer filed In the Supreme Court to-
day by John v. Dittemore, one OF the de-
PENDANTS. to the suit brought by the
trustees last month to restrain the d.
rectors Of tho First Church or Christ.
Scientist, from interfering with their
management Of the society. Mr.. Ditto
more particularly attacks the methods
used in the publication of the Christian
Science Monitor, a daily paper.
The other members OF the board OF d.
rectors dismissed Mr. Dittemore on
March II last, eight days before the
Ming OF the suit, and appointed Mrs.
Annie NJ. Knott in his place. Both ne
and Mrs. Knott were made defendants In
this suit, the trustees asserting in their
bill of complaint that they were unable
TO determine which was a duly ap-
pointed" director. Mrs. Knott Joined in
the answer filed by the other directors
on April 4.
Mr.. Dittemore's answer completes the
pieadings. II is expected that the case
VIII 10 sent 10 n master Wltnln n rev
weeks for tho hearing of evidence.
Division in Church Feared.
The answer declares that the manual
or bylaws OF the Christian Science
Church as administered by the board of
directors constitutes the supreme au-
thority over all departments OF Christian
Science activities, including the publish
ing society. II asserts that the alleged
disloyal attitude OF the trustees has
been known for long time by the d.
rectors. and that majority of the di-
rectors has been influenced and intiml-
dated by the trustees in combination
with Frederick Dixon. editor OF the
Christian Science Monitor 1t alleges
that Mr.. Dittemore was removed as a
director because OF his opposition TO the
schemes OF the trustees by vote OF
majority of the board OF directors. con-
sisting of Adam II. Dickey. Edward A.
Merritt and William r. Rathvon.
The answer charges the trustees, Her
bert w. Eustace. David b. Ogden and
Lamont Rowlands. with "disloyalty, mis-
conduct, mismanagement and ineffi-
cheney" It says that Mr.. Eustace is the
dominating member OF the board of
trustees and with Mr.. Dixon has so in
Inundated the majority OF the board OF
directors as to subvert many of the
church bylaws. The trustees, the an
The sun., 1919-04-10
Cardinals Help Drive.

The drive for 100000 will be under
the patronage of Cardinal Gibbons, Car
dinal OConnell OF the Archdiocese of
Boston. Cardinal Lucan. Cardinal
Annette. Archbishop OF Paris. and will
have the active support of the Rev.
Patrick ]. Hayes. Archbishop OF New
York.
Mr.. O'Brien made a special appeal
10 the women TO work for the restora-
ton of the French churches. Men, he
said. ''are busy-it is difficult for most
OF them to get time to attend-meetings
In the daytime This movement really
began with the efforts OF women. and
1 earnestly hope that they will continue
10 push It, and I can assure them that
they will have the support Of the Cath
lie men Of this country"
The sun., 1919-04-10
TAX PR0FITEERS WARNED.
Increase Price Must Not Exceed
Impost, says Roper.

Impost, says Roper.
wAsEINoroN, April s.-warnins 10
manufacturers or dealers against in
creasing prices of taxable articles more
than enough to cover the tax. and mis-
representing the amount OF tax to the
customer, was issued tonight by Daniel
c. Roper. Internal Revenue Commits
sioner, in an address before a group of
Washington business men.
The interest the Government has
he said. els that the amount of tar shall
be collected and that the price OF tho
article shall not be misrepresented to
the purchaser so as to mako the pur-
chaser pay a larger amount than the
actual price of the article plus the
amount of the tax under the guise that
the increase Is due to the tax. Penal
provisions are contained in tho law for
such misrepresentations."
Commissioner Roper said collection OF
the tax this yea would have been i'm
possible without the support and CO.
operation OF business men and citizens
generally.
The sun., 1919-04-10

PARIS, April 9.-The principle OF pro-
portional representation was adopted as
the foundation for electoral reforms in
the Chamber OF Deputies yesterday,
when a motion to that effect was car
ried by a vote of os5 to 2Ol.
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SEEK MILLIONS TO
REBUILD CHURCHES
Catholics Prepare for Drive IN
Z. s. to Obtain Fund
for France.

The wonderful cathedral OF France
which the Germans have destroyed can
not be restored for long time, perhaps
never. in all their beauty, but meeting
places can be erected for the returning
refugees In their own towns. and II Is
TO aid In this work, which the clergy OF
that country describes as urgent. that
American Catholics have formed the
Society 10 Help Devastated Churches
OF France. A drive to raise 100000
will start Easter Sunday. but prelim-
mary meeting was held yesterday at the
Biltmore
Morgan ]. O'Brien. head of the new
organization. presided, and the speakers
were Major James Byrnes former com
missioner of the American Red Cross In
Italy; Chanoine b. Cabanel chaplain of
the Chasseurs Alpins: Lieut.. Marcel
Jousss, s. j.. 'the fighting priest OF
France: william J. Mulligan. director
Of the war activities or the knights OF
Columbus. and Marcel Knecht. director
of the bureau of official French informa-
ton. After the speaking a new film
was shown OF the churches OF France
and Alsace-Lorraine, destroyed by Ger
man kultur."
Ruin Wrought by Germans.
Mr.. Mulligan, who recently returned
from a trip to France and viewed the
devastation as the guest OF bishops OF
dioceses near the front. told the audi
ence that in order to bring reali-
ration OF the frightful destruction to
the people OF New York il would be
necessary to wreck every church In town,
and bring ruin and desolation to each
city block.
I'VE in America have now an oppor-
tunity to repay the courage and sacri-
flee of those early French missionaries
who. like Pere Marquette. were pioneers
in this land he said. II think we
should go to France. and even as
Pershing said. Lafayette we are here.
we should say, Marquette. We are here
As knight Of Columbus and as a
Catholic American citizen I believe no
better service can be rendered by us than
to donate money for the building OF
temporary churches so that the old
community life in France can be reborn"
The fighting priest Of France" made
a long and dramatic speech. giving vivid
pictures OF the conflict, in which he took
so active a part. and OF the dying SOL
diers. German as we'll as those OF the
Allies, 10 whom he gave absolutiou.
Thirty thousand priests of France fought
in the war. and 5000 of them gave up
their lives.
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The admission is made that there has
been an increase in the income of the
publishing society from the sale Of GER
tain periodicals, but 1t If asserted that
this was due to the fact that prices had
been increased in some instances so per
cent. and in other instances 100 per cent,
and that this burden had been borne
by the subscribers who are almost all
members of the First Church Of Christ.
Scientist
Regarding tho action OF tho directors
in voting to remove Mr.. Rowlands from
the board OF trustees. the answer says
that Mr. Dittemore's former codirectors
frequently had told Mr.. Dittemore that
Mr.. Rowlands was little known ana had
only a small following among Christian
Scientists and that IL he alone were re-
moved or threatened with removal the
other trustees would make no objection
and the growing unrest among the
church members would be satisfied.
The answer declares that the trustees,
because of their inconsistency to the
principles OF Christian science as taught
by It's founder, Mrs. Mary Baker q.
Eddy. and their disregard of the injury
they might infiict upon tho movement
are not eligible TO hold ONCE. 1t asserts
that they have no legitimate standing
to proceed with the prosecution of their
suit and that they can be and ought to
be removed from Office by the court
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swer continues. have sought to withdraw
the publishing society from the legitimate
control OF the board of directors. thus
introducing n. division in the Christian
Science movement.
Charges are made in the answer that
the circulation OF the Monitor has been
misrepresented and that it's management
has been extravagant, especially in Its
foreign service. 1t cites payments Of
large sums for cable news amounting TO
$21, 900 in one month for matter said to
have been largely rewritten from London
daily papers
Cheyenne record., 1919-02-20
General school Fund.
DIR


July l. 1915
To balance cash on hand
general fund .....S l9475
To balance cash on hand,
Dist. No. 1......... 339t5
To balance cash on hand
Dist. No. 2......... e5I.s4
To balance cash on hand
Dist. No. 3.......... 4t736
To balance cash on hand
Dist. No. 4...... 2Ss.O1
To balance cash on hand
Dist. No. 5...: :........ 3s5.1s
Dist. No. 6........ g.. 1889
To balance cash on hand,
Dist. No. 7.......... 43001
To balance cash on hand,
Dist. No. s........ 12s,42
To overdraft paid, District
No. l :................. 11.so
To public income e......... 1,119.s1
To Zines ............ 1900
To delinquent taxes 1912 23S.77
To delinquent taxes ls13 7611
To delinquent taxes l9l< 1sS7
To delinquent taxes 19l6 1915
To delinquent taxes 1916. 1856
TO delinquent taxes 1917... 4.S17.66
s.257.70
Cheyenne record., 1919-02-20

1,335.8S
Redemption Fund. District No. =.
DIR.
To balance cash on hand...$ 1929
To delinquent taxes 1913... 18.42
Dec. 81, 1915
BY balance cash on hands, 1922
By delinquent taxes 1913... 1S42
sO.s4
Cheyenne record., 1919-02-20

Cheyenne Wells, Colo. Feb. 4. 1919
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners. Cheyenne County.
Colorado:
t;entlemen-I have the honor of here
with submitting the semi-annual state
ment of the receipts and disbursements
Of Cheyenne County, Colorado for the
six months ending December 81, 1918.
Very respectfully,
&. o. SEARS.
Clerk and Recorder.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-21
PIONEER PREACHER
PASSES AWAY

Rev. \. a. Leslie, one Of the old
est and most rcverentiy esteemed
.citlzens Of scurry county died last
Sunday az his home near Hermleigh
and was buried Monday afternoon
lin the snyder cemetery. The funeral
services were held al the Baptist
church at p. 3D.. conducted by his
old friend and co-worker, Rev. L. $
knight. a large gathering Of friends
were present 10 pay n last loving
tribute. Father" Leslie was almost
80 years old. lie was a native OF
Virginia. but has been in Texas many
years and in scurry county since
1855
lie was pioneer Baptist minis
ter in the west and has left a glori
Gus record OF good work for the cause
of the Master and for humanity. II
Is said that he has preached the
Gospel OF saving grace all over this
western country and has served a.
pastor OF number OF congregations
He went about doing good and his
ministerial and humanitarian ser
vices wee freely given wherever he
was called. His life has been a ben
d ction To- the country and his mem
ory is cherished by hundreds whom
he has comforted With his services.
his sympathics and his fatherly ad-
vice and counsels.
For eyeral years he has been IN
feeble health so that Ne could not
visit those In distress and many have
gone to him IN their troubles and
be has been a source OF comfort TO
them He was truly a good man and
as he grew older, il is said his faith
in God grew stronger and sweeter
and his passing comes as Gods call
To His faithful servant 20 come home.
He leaves devoted wife and sever
al sons and daughters. Most OF them
live away from here and none were
Leslie OF Snyder and Rev c Z. Les
leslie OF snyder and Rev. c. Z. Les
lie OF Hermleigh II Is expected that
a more extended tribute TO this good
man VIII De prepared for next week s
paper
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-21
Says Town is sul Hcrmlcigh.

MIR X G Herm oi Hermleigh was
in snyder last Saturday and said;
n want YOU TO keep in mind that
our town IS sim Hermleigh and no.
Foeh Nothing has changed nawr
but the post office. The railroads
stln call their stations liermleigh
and the bank is still the First State
Hank OF Hermleigh and they don't
expect 10 change name
Mr.. Herm thinks that II anything
like that is UP for consideration all
the people should be conferred with
He is not favorable to change OF
name. He says he came there along
with the r. g. 4 y. railroad and
founded the town. He gave an acre
fland for the school site and has
made other liberal donations and has
nlwys contributed to every enter.
prise that was for the good OF the
community.
In respect 10 the claim that the
name Is btFMahs ne hdNet "i '"Nis'
he a. German blood. but he wa
horn and reared in Texas and does
not know any more about Germany
than other people, aud besides that
there is no man more loyal than h.
is to the American government tie
has contributed a. much as any ore
of his ability toward financine tn
war lie has bought bonds and stamps
and contr buted TO the Red Cr9s
fund and has urged and argued and
talked for the United States govern
ment and FOR the American soldiers
ixn now has six nephews IN the ser
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-21
.OIL DEVELOPMENTS
/. IN SCURRY COUNTY
OIL FIELD ACTIVITIES
WORKING LIKE MAGIC

oil, well. yes We are after the
valuable greess. We are going to get
# without waste of further time.
The second well in the Dunn field
has spudded IN and casing is on the
ground. There will be something do
ing every minute until gushers be-
gin TO come in.
Reports indicate that there is no
question but that two other contracts
have been signed, one north, the
other west of Snyder. This will broad
en- the field, and the oil territory
will be unlimited within the borders
Of Scurry county. Who knows bur
that we are lowering over the great
est oil pool in the world.
Leases in the Dunn territory are
thinning down and few can be had
at any price
Other contracts in this field will
be put in effect in q few doys.
a few more days will show wonder
full progress in oil developments in
this section.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-21
DEVELOPMENTS OF
COUNTY ROAD WORK
ROAD WORK ~ rROGRESS
AFTER AUTO TAX DELINQUENTS
TO ENFORCE AUTO TAX LAW

The Commissioners have now re-
ceived their full purchase OF road
machinery and forces OF men are
working on the rural mail routes
and some other roads in the county.
II Is thoguht II may be 80 days be-
fore work is started on highway No.
Z. Il is understood that the High
way Commission IL in sestion al
Austin this week and Judge Rosser
VII fEo before them to get an ap
preparation for the east and west
highway and also to urge the adop-
tion OF the north and south highway
from the Mitchell county line to the
Kent county line.
While the court was in session
this week they instructed the Sheri-
iff and County Attorney 10 press the
enforcement OF the automobile tax
law and to see that all cars oper-
ated are provided with proof that
the tax has been paid. They Will
probably engage a special officer TO
look after that matter