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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-02-27

lected with view to in,uring
,ha, these men will be handled
with tao, and consideration and
that their questions will be an
swered fully and freely.
Attitude Was Ignored,
with respect to their attitude
OF ohjco,,ng TO military service
these men are not to be treated
as violating military laws, there
by subiec,ing themselves to the
penalties OF the articles OF war
but their attitude in this respect
will he quietly ignored and they
will he treated with kindly con.
siderat,on
Attention in this connection is
invited to case where number
OF conscientious objec,ors In one
OF our divisions when treated in
this manner renounced their orig.
iual objections TO military sery.
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ice and voluntarily offered to give
their hes, efforts to the service
OF the United States as soldiers.
Order Kept Secret
81, is desired that after the pre-.
Cedute above indicated shall have
been followed for a sufficient
length OF time to afford oppor-
,unity to Judge the results oh
tanned reports are to be submit
ted to the war department, by
each division commander. As a
resul, OF the consideration OF these
reports further instructions will
be issued BY the secretary OF war
as 10 the policy to he observed IN
future in the case OF conscientious
directors
Under no circumstances are
the instructions contained IN the
foregoing to be given to the news
papers"
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PRESIDENT AND
TAFT TO SPEAK
TUESDAY NIGHT
Wilson and Former President
on Same Program,

WASHINGTON, Feb 2-PreSi.
dent Wilson today accepted an invi-
ta,ion to speak in New York mex,
Tuesday night, on the eve OF his sail
ing again for France.
Former President 1af, is expected
to be a special speaker at the same
meeting. which will be held under the
auspices Of non-partisan commit
tee of representatives of variou: socie-
ties advocating formation OF league
OF nations. President Wilson is said
to We very anxious 10 have Mr.. Taft
on the program with him.
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war Mr Palmer lccamc Chairman oi
the Fiiih district board OF pcnns,l.
suJa. under the select service act.
continuing direction OF the board, OPP
Grafton until October oi the same
year. when President Wilson name
him alien property custodian
Mr Palmer married MIS- Roberta
Bartlett Dixon oi ElVonL Md. and
,hcy have one child. daughter =
Years old
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reward RAISED
TO SOLVE CRIME
Ramona Citizens Seek TO Un-
ravel Dickson Mystery,

BARTLESNlLLE, Okla. Feb. a.
Citizens Of Ramona, Okla, have sub
scribed $500 reward for the arrest aud
conviction OF the murderer of DR..
Thomas h, Dickson of that place
who was killed in Kansas City last
week,
The Ochele,a, Okla, lodge OF the
.An,-HorSe Thief association last
night started a movcmen, TO raise n
fund OF $1,000 as reward for the
apprehension of the murderer The
fund will he contributed to by all Of
the subordinate lodges OF Oklahoma,
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SCHLESWlG PROBLEM
BEFORE COMMISSION

PARIS. Feb 26-Nn official COM
munication issued tonight says the
commission ON Belgian claims met
during the afternoon and proceeded to
consideration of the question OF
SchleSweg llolStcln
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By JESSIE w. HILTON.

rubli.nins COMPANY Sot to he rspub,
ihhed withou, perni-siouD
you must not sympathize
with these boys, no matter
how you feel. In other words
You may feel a sympathy, but
you must not show them you
do. They have done wrong
They are here for punishment
and they must be made to fee
that is why they are here"
This appears to be the key
note of the spirit at the State
Training School for Boys.
II is a statement made tc
me by A. X. Gossom, superin'
,endent of the school. follow
ing my presentation of a letter
from Governor Robertson ap'
pointing me as an employe OF
the institution.
arrived ,hete Wednesday, Febru
ary 5. Mr.. GoSsom was ~ Paul'
Valley at the time. After his return
he read my letter Of appointment. sal,
he would make place Tor me ant
then gave INC the above advice, as he
,aid, for my own protection.
Clothing Insufficient
Other things disclosed during my
|Swo.day stay there were
lnSuiiicicncy oi clothing, B0S'
have only one khaki coat, two pair
OF khaki trousers. one pair ot home
made "stogy" shoes, possibly two
changes oi underwear, few ragged
filthy socks. This allo,mcn, must las
indefinitely No handkerchici' or hcl,'
ure issued. They like other boys
refuse to wear suSpenders. hence thei'
trousers are always lily hung. AS
whole the children look ragged, poor
" clothed. slipshod and hopeless.
"All inmates go barefoot until fros
begins" said J +. Wales, principa
of the school. Then they are issuc'
shoes without socks, They wear i'm
mense blis,ers on their feet and SUI
fer torments"
asked the children They con
firmed the statement ! asked Grit
ic,h, private secretary. lie said: "Le
me think. Yes, they were issue'
shoes withou, socks because the tw'
were no, kept at the same building
asked Gossom He said; "Th
reason was this: The socks had no
arrived when the shoes were issued
Open lockers built into the sinai
tcortlrved on Pace 4, Column s)
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HAPC00D NAMED
U. S. MINISTER
New York Editor New Envoy
to Denmark,

WASHINGTON, Feb H.--Norman
llapgood of New York, was nominated
today 10 he minister 20 Denmark, sue
ceeding DR. Maurice Egan, who re.
Gently resigned because OF poor health.
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No SYMPATHY
GIVEN BOYS
IN SCHOOL
|PauIs Valley Superintendent
Tells Reporter "PIatfOrm,"
CLOTHING IS INSUFFICIENT
Shoes Given When Frost
Comes; No Socks Issued,

EDITORS NOTE-This is
the first Of a series Of articles
by Jessie w. Hilton on con-
ditions in the State Training
School for Boys at Pauls Val
Icy. The second will appear
tomorrow in the Times.)
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LOCAL FoRGCAsr--cioudy and un.
settled wssthsr tonight and friday with
probably rain or snowi somswhat colder
oTziG FoRGcAsT - Tonight and
Friday, cloudy, with probably rain o.
snewj warmer tonight In east portion
colder In west portion.
kANoAe--oNes tonight and probably
Friday. colder rridly snd IN north and
esnsra, pers!sn tem!lnsi w'nds becoming
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Wilson Opposes League Amendments
Palmer IS Selected
As Attorney General
10 Succeed Gregory

W As HINI j ON, Feb IN
Ni.hr'l Palmer TODAY was nnnUna'-
% ty Precedent Wilson 10 be d'iuf.
ncF general
VIZ Palmer probably Will take a..
il.r March I the date Tentative ely
'Hri by Attorney General Gregory
'9r h, retirement when he resigned
cyrfal month, ago 20 return 20 pr.
sa'c practice Of lIw
The resignation Of Mr Palmer a.
alien property custodian has not been
lnn0IH ri and there ha, been ~ m
'lmirDn o., a. Who may succeed hrn
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Whoopla! Soviets
Will Put EN- All
Work,Y' Betcha

LONDON. Feb. 1--1he Rus.
sian soyie, government ssys o
wireless, dispatch. II iustiiuiiNs 3
system OF registration preparatory
to enforcing ihs princi1le of sssw.
pulsory work for oil
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Sheriff Seeks Clues.

Sheriff kunnacIn today had not re-.
turned from Milwaukee where he ha
been myc,tigatlng persons said to have
formerly resided at l>adore. N lht
hope at runuing to earth some 1T tn
vague rumorS IN the case II is cN
pcctcd, however tha, the sheriff will
visit other cite, and that next dr,el.
opmentN, It there are any. must come
from outside the state
According 10 local authoriur,, the
bones taken from beneath the church
show no signs oi violence The bit,
OF clothing recovered have not been
positively identified, but the officers
place some Importance On a small bit
OF hand mirror, initiated on the back
and which was concealed in the hab,
found in the grave Relatives OF the
missing nun will be asked, it IS said
to identity the glass II possible
Dig For New Proof
Another search OF the earth be
meath the church is to be made in the
hope OF finding further and more dei-
mite clues and investigation OF the
circular chain OF rumors traced
through several cities, will continue
at least until the time set Tor the
hearing, March II, OF Mrs, S,an,slawa
lypchlnski, who is held IN connee-
tlon with the ease
The Washington times., 1919-04-24

approach he hurried to me almost
shyly.
A Qualification.
"Anne." he said, accepting the
new status OF calling him Terry"
had established. "Anne-you just
Said-you loved her.
He stumbled over the words bit.
took his hands as If he were lit
tie boy-as, indeed, what man in
trouble isn't?-and led him to the
big couch. I pushed him down in
the very contest corner and sank
into a little low chair, facing him.
Then, looking at him with the big
sister smile that no one had needed
since Neal left me, said, slowly
and quietly:
Terry, what I said was that
loved Betty, TOO!"
Terry looked at me in the great
est astonishment He didn't dream
how very evident his feeling for
Betty had always been to me. For
a second. q boyish, almost shame
faced grim flickered out on his face.
It made me like him better than
ever, and 1 held out my hands in
pleading.
ooh, Terry! can't you trust me:
You've been so loyal to Jim and me.
Aren't we really friends? Betty said
friendship has TOGO two ways"
Again Terry smiled-a mans smile
now, little wan, perhaps, but very
real and true, for all that And at
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WI. Te1 NE.-.. A Story of
w Hell q. JIEl W1dEIlCS Early Welded Life
Anne Can't Find Betty But Terry Decides to Tell Her
/ - the Story of AthertOn and Himself.

his first words knew that the bar
riers OF his reserve had gone down
swept away not by chance but
by his own choice. Terry did trust
me.
so you've guessed that I-care@
Oh, Anne. I'd die just to have Betty
happy. And she's ghost-ridden!"
"Ghost-ridden? Jim said that very
thing, Terry. He said you both
were-for a man who probably did
not deserve it. oh, Terry, Terry,
don't you think you need some one
to look at things for you and see
them simply and without any OF
the aw full background of the war
and bloody fields that seem 10 be
stifling-stifling things for you and
Betty! Don't your
After / had said it I was fright
ened. I could fairly see Terry with
drawing from me, repulsing my
eager efforts as IL they were mere
curiosity. For a minute he was
silent-still as If cut out OF stone.
Then he leaned forward, clasped
his hands and dropped them be-
tween his knees. 4 tiny smile etch-
ed itself across the sombreness Of
his face.
'Ghost-ridden. Both of US. Per-
haps," he said. slowly. "Well, Sis
ter Anne, you love Betty, too. And
so I'm going to tell you the whole
story-hers and mine and Ather-
toms"
To he Continued.
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Puss in Boots, T.
AN ENTERTAINING GOODNIGHT SERIES

laughter echoed through the streets
as they passed from village to
village.
Let's stop at the next candy shop
and give the children a treat" cried
Tom Thumb. So the driver was
told to keep a sharp lookout. hut
before they came TO one the coach
stopped again. and there stood Sim
pie Simon, Cinderella, Tom the
Piper's Son and Little Jack Horner.
I'VE want to go TO Bristol, OH.
Well stop you with a pistol, oh,
So don't say no, but let us go,
All the way to Bristol"
And, of course, the. Eood-natured
driver couldn't refuse Oh. my, no.
So he pulled in the four-in- hand.
and some OF the children sat on
each others lap, and some stood
up and Tom Thumb Jumped on Puss
Juniors shoulder and held on to his
ear, which made the children laugh.
And oh, my! 1t was a merry party.
And when they were just about TO
enter the city of Bristol, they saw
Mary and her little lamb. Again
the coach stopped. Again, but when
IL came to squeezing in the lamb
kin, Il was another matter. There
wasn't room. that was all there was
to II. So the little lamb ran along
under the coach just like a coach
dog, and when they reached Bristol,
it's wool was so full of dust that IL
took Mary a whole day to wash it
out.
"I declare" cried Mary, "T seem
to have a lot of trouble with my
lamb"
mot nearly as much as I do with
my sheep" answered Boo Peep.
"They are always losing their tails.
Boy Blue promised TO look after
them while ] was away And next
time I'll tell you what happened
after that.
Copyright, 1919. David Cory.)
To BE Continued.
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DO YOU LIKE BOOKS?

The Soul OF Ann RutIedge," by
Bernie Babcock. In this romance
in the life of Abraham Lincoln, Mrs.
Eabcock gives us a picture of the
community where the Martyr Presi-
dent lived and kept store, its char
acteris:ics. its interests. it's amuse-
mcnts. and it's speech that forms a
truthful setting for the story OF
LinCOln's romance. of LincOln's
youth in the first flower of enthu-
siasm, his struggle for an cdUca-
tion, his moral and religious de-
velopment, his genius for distin-
gushing right from wrong, and his
capacity for true and devoted love.
Many OF the scenes arc of a racy
humor indigenous TO America and
the time Of the tale. There is sim
cerity throughout in keeping with
the great subject. and the humor is
the kind that Lincoln himself loved.
]. s. Lippincott Company, publish
ers, Net, Sl.50.
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Foolish College Parties

est level of stupidity in their par
ties. The lazy. lustful, lackadaisical
cabaret dance is the limit in this
respect. / should like to see a class
Of college students undertake to
put on a party with some brains in
il. and with enough intelligence
to suggest the superb quality OF
character possible to the college
life.
The lavish expenditure at the So
cial affairs. tends toward vanity,
inteT-group jealousy, selflshneSG,
and Il scnseless type Of eXtrsva-
Eance which is un-American and
very much out of harmony with ne
spirit of the great democracy for
which we have been fighting.
In the name Of the children and
the very young class who are now
aping this senseless type Of college
party let us protest against such
rank foolishneSs and call upon the
college authorities TO correct il.
The Washington times., 1919-04-24
By Ann Lisle.
CHAPTER civ.

THERE in the grim and secre-
tive apartment which Terry
q and Carlotta Sturges and
we're ransacking for some clue TO
Betty, a sudden inspiration came 10
me.
Betty had said Not tonight
soon, perhaps, Anne" when
begged for the opportunity OF
sthnding by her as she always did
hy me-and I felt that. was almost
4 promise. became certain that
she had wrilJen to me- would go
home and find a letter there
TERRY leaped at any suggestion
that meant action, moving toward
some clue in his search. Carlotta
volunteered to try TO find what
taxi company Betty called just be-
fore leaving.
'That girls a brick" said Terry,
quietly, as we rode down town in
the elevated. Anthony Norrcys
had used his very words.
Our taxi was waiting when we
got down to the street We fairly
leaped into the car and in almost
complete silence drove to nay apart
u1ent.
"When we arrived thera I hurried
at once to get my mail.
There were three letters in the
Harrison box. jerked them out.
One for me from Neal, typed en-
Velope for Jim and an announce
naent from a milfineF. That was all
no line from Betty.
tried 20 ignore the sudden sink
ing Of my heart.
'Come up and wait for Jim He's
fond OF Betty, too, and he'll tell US
what q pair of Stiles we are to fuss
Just because she goes of on some
Affairs Of her own and doesn't con-
suit US"
eyes, I'd like to see old Jimmie"
agreed Terry, as he stumbled into
the elevator after me.
The grinning elevator boy turned
TO me with an announcement:
s'Aristah Harrison, ne phone.
''Yas'm, he do. He say tell you he
be here direckly-no later than
'leven."
Terry, glancing at his wrist watch
aNine forty-nve," he reported
with an air Of amazement "1 thought
IL was midnight"
he smiled at me wanly, but apollo
EeticaIly, as wer left the elevator,
and added with a little effort to
pO{xe fun at himself:
ITS been a wretchediy long eve
ming, even thought I've spent part Of
Il with you, dear lady"
I turned from fumbling TO locate
the keyhole and laid my hand on
Terry's arm
Terry, know" I said "I love
Betty, too. only found It out last
night, but it's been trying to come
through to daylight for a long
while"
Then 7 got the door open, switched
en- the lights, set out an ash tray,
cigarettes and matches and hurried
into my bedroom
I took q long time removing my
canteen cap and apron and hang
ing away my cape. When felt I'd
given Terry time enough to adjust
himself to the disappointment OF
fndinE no word from Betty even
here at my home, went out TO him.
He was striding up and down the
room, his hands clasped behind him,
his head low, but at the sound OF my
The Washington times., 1919-04-24

nROBABLY no doctrine has a
firmer hold on people of all
classes than that which at
tributes bodily or mental defects TO
impressions made upon mothers be-
fore the birth OF the defective chill
drcn. and yet the doctrine has no
scientific foundations.
What is more, there has never
been time when people did not
believe in this doctrine.
The truth is, OF course, that this
theory is founded upon the old
principle OF the scapegost. Man
likes 10 ascribe unhappy situations
for which he or his stock arc re-
sponsfble to somebody or something
else. So the defects Of children are
blamed upon mad dogs that the
mothers saw. or the sight OF some
one in ConvUlsiOn or a stroke"
or upon tho malicious power OF
some eccentric person. So innocent
animals or persons arc made re-
sponsiblc for the defective human
beings. \ culprit must be found
So. harelip is sscribed 10 fright.
occasioned by rabbit, while straw
berry mark, arc blamed upon fright
from GTc, the sight of blood. or
cravings on tho part OF the mother
for cherries, tomatoes. eL".
II there were anything i'm tho
theory abnOrmalitics would be the
rule and not the exception. for il is
impossible for prospective mothers
10 escape being impressed by some
unpleasant emotion. PeStaloZzi and
I;osn"Vic some time ago reported
on sixty women brought to tho Rome
naterniticS from the earthouake
district. where tLey had undergone
the greatest tcrrors, some having
been buried under the ruins for
hours. Al the children -Ycrc nor
NAL.
Legitimate children arc not in
frequently feeble minded, but il is
fccble-minded girls who arc the
mothers Of a large percentage Of
illegitimates. Heredity and not the
wrath OF God accounts for such de-
fective children. 1t is a fact that
even the Almighty has not escaped
blame.
Hereditary defects sometimes
skip a generation and are apt to
be forgotten rs existing in the
family line.
Maternal impressions produced by
statues and pictures Of strong and
beautiful persons cannot affect prog
o..y: aUG genius o1Dnot ne pro-
''~-5 Wrrrly nv Wishing. sod 70
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By DR.. w. A. McKeever.
One of the Nations BeSt-KnOUn So
biological Writers.

HAVE watched the Fiji Island
ers, the lIOttcntOts and the
POttawatomie Indians at their
symbolic dances. and, in my Opin-
ion. when il comes to a matter %
relative significance, loftiness IF
sentiment and added force to the
character, the heather" have it OF
the cabaret style of dance now all
the rage among the college stu
dents in the ratio OF about five to
one.
Also read:
The programs were leather. en-
bossed with gold letters. Before
the dance scven-course dinner was
served. The cOIors blue and white,
with smilax, wistaria and ferns,
were the floral decorations. a six
piece orchestra from -- was i'm
ported for the occasion"
The colleges. and especially the
big universities Of this country, are
now setting a social pace that is
both undemOcratic and un-American.
In the towns where these eXtTaTa-
giant affairs arc being flashed con-
stantly before the public mind-the
college townsville little children in
short clothes are being drawn into
this whirlpool Of social dissipation
and their characters are being per-
manently injured.
In certain Of the institutions !
find that there is constant run
ming tight between the students and
the faculty-the students demand
ing extravaganza and the faculty
trying 10 keep them down-withs
the students holding the upper
hand.
Sow. far bn it from mo to deny
the university and college students
4 good time socially. | should per-
init them To have Il big blowout"
Of some kind about once per week.
Eut in regard 10 the expense Of the
EOCial affair the students often re-
mind me of lot Of little children
crying Tor candy which they do not
need. Fifteen cents per head would
be better for their parties than 50,
If they knew how to manage them.
Our college young folks are suf-
ferinG from the foolish obsession
that one cannot have "A good time
without spending money. But all
this is an indication of childish
ness or Of retarded development.
If they would learn TO use their
heads more and their feet less at
the parties the gain for themselves
and for the juvenile society all tho
time apinG ;GCm would be very
marked.
Nauv of the large universities
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By David Cory.
p at Piccadilly, oh! the coach
man takes his stand.
And when he meets a pretty

II 4 dl ACCduAAAgH OAs NAC SSo-~--
man takes his stand.
And when he meets a pretty
girl he takes her by the hand.
Whip away for ever, oh! drive
away so clever. oh!
All the way to Bristol, oh! he drives
her four-in-hand."
And then Puss Junior and Tom
Thumb climbed up on the big stage
coach, Crack! went the whip, and
away went the horses Round and
around went the wheels, bumpty-
bumpty. over the. rough, cobbles-
"Whip away fer ever, oh! drive
away so clever, OH" sang Puss
Junior. isn't il nice to ride again!
I'm weary walking and my red top
boots are worn through"
$50 are my shoes" replied Little
Tom Thumb.
And just then a voice cried out:
"Stop the coach; we want to get
on" Puss looked down and saw
Little Bo Peep and. Red Riding
Hood. And when they saw him,
they shouted. "Oh, there he is! Our
dear Puss in Boots Junior"
whoa" cried the driver, and the
big coach stopped In a moment
the two little girls were aboard,
and Puss was kissed and hugged
until he began to new.
Don't hug him to death" said
Tom Thumb. Besides, you're muss-
ing his coat"
Pretty soon the coach stopped
again, and there stood the Old
Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. All
her children were with her, and you
can imagine how full the coach be-
came when they sll got aboard.
There were faces at every window,
and every seat on top was crowded
to overfiowing. "Merrily we jog
along" they all sang, and the
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synopsis


Euhannah CaTeW, born In TTsblEond,
laughter OF an American missionary
Reverend WilbOur Carew, ACCOMPANIES
her parents To their old home In Gay
field, New York state, after the fathos
had bten crippled BY a MohAmmedan
fanatic. Her faVorite amusement u
playing with the wonder box OF the
late Herr Conrad Wilmer, . few pages
OF whose diary are always read by her
father or mother to her as q bedtime
story. The box contains treasures
with which Rue plays and hndS ab-
Eorbiug interest. She learns from the
diary that Wilmer saw the box being
dropped from q yacht in the BoBphor-
US and hshed Il up with the body ot
beautiful girl sewn In q sack
Wilmer, as an agent OF the German
government, makes plans for fortityihg
0allipoli. The duplicates OF thess
are stolen and he gets evidences tnat
the Turks seek bis life. He gives the
box 20 Rev. Dir. CareW for safe keep
ing. with Instructions TO send the plans
TO Berlin in case he il killed he "
stoned 70 death, but Mr.. Care" keeps
the papers
The child displays a talent for
drawing. She learns she Is to gel
legacy Of 81, 900 upon her marriage.
Rue meets Jim Neeiand, q young
artist, and hkes him
Eddie Brandes. gambler. ana MS
pal Stuli meet Rue and the former -
Bmitten by her beauty. Stull falls co
dissuade him from falling In love
Brandes marrieS Hue through taks
ceremony. She escapes from his power
and goes 20 Paris as prOtegee Of a RL5-
sian princess.