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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-04
BOARD or EDUCATION.
RAY n FELLOWS Secretary,
Il o MrCLIKE prrAiheni
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

]
! Notice IL hereby givsn that on IN. ais
| Al. Of April 1910. the Commisslonsrs o.
Tulss County, 0klshoms will receive oper
snd consider proposals for the grading
paving and otherwise improving tbs follow
Ing TULSA COUNTY ROADS
IN +"
MILES TO Inclusive Of SECTION
- "
NILES TO Inclusive Of sEcTIoS
MILES 2 TO Inclusive Of SECTION
MILES TO Inclusive OF FICTION
MILES TO 8 Inclusive Of SECTION
NILES TO Inclusive Of SECTION
MILES l TO 5 InelusIy. Of SECTION
MILES / TO Inclusive OF SECTION
Pans Prohlss. Specification, and EST.
mates are on file In the office OF the
County Engineer County Clerk Court
House Tlsa Oslahoms and With the DE.
parmcnt " Highways, Capitol BuildinE
oklahoma city, Oklahoma Proposals 10
he offered separately on each section.
and delivered 10 tho Board OF County oom
missioners Of Tulsa County. Oklahoms. In
cafe Of the County Clerk, on or before
TWO az O'Clock = N Of tho date above
set ogt propo.sI' to BE- ..coDp'nlsd With
sum total Of the bid, drawn on . Bank
located IN the Sate OF OklAhoma
The tight Is hereby reserved TO reject
any and all bids
dated ibis I'm day Of March 1919
By Lewis Cline. County Clerk.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-04

EAST ApMlRAI,-Nt hgh. over ,t,cd
lot priced Tor few daNs only 500
terms & { Powell rooms o. Nebraska
Bldg Phone 6i2i
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-04

NEw BUNGALOW SIX room, modern
hardwood floors throughout combination
light fixtures. al bnilt tn features. MIR
ply bod garage high cast front lot.
ideal home. only - 600 terms 81 600
cash. balance monthly VIII iAAc good
light 5passeugor auto part payment
This rs u bargain " Z. Owen, iu'
Robinson R'dg Phone 1I
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-04

EAST clpI Renting now tor fll0 per
month every convenience. $500 cn.n
balance f75 per- month CAL j T.. MAJ
lett l73I
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-04

WI HAVE cash huycr Tor good building
site On North Cheyenne. Denver or ,
wood south Of 1900 block Can us this
morning II YOU have one f.. y Riley 4
Co. 92i Robinson BldT Phone 1881
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-04

SEE THAT new home jus, about completed
on north side In choice location Fire.
place bookcases, oak floors Old ivory
finish, built cabinets. lots .oi closet
room bath and bedrooms on hall. only
81. 600. ~. 500 down. balance monthly. ;
y Riley & Co. - Robinson Bldg
Phone 3g9l
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
CHRISTMAS ACTS AS TONIC
Happy and Exhilarating Mental Spirit
Has Good Effect on People, De-
clare Medical Observers.

Close observers in the ranks of the
medical profession have noted one very
interesting fact concerning the Christ
mas seasm-that it generally has a
good tonic effect upon their patients
In explanation of this the London
Lancet says that since Christmas has
come to be regarded as Il time for
good cheer, a universal feeling of con-
tentment and happiness is engendered
at this time of joyousness, routine is
for while relieved, certain fresh
ness is given to the daily round, diff
ferences of opinion are sunk, and a
charitable spirit prevails. Is it, by
the way, hoping for too much that the
season of good fellowship should leave
some lasting effect upon the manners
and methods Of all?
II may not be easy to trace exactly
well-being comes with the advent of
Christmas, for the psychological fac
tors concerned are not simple. But
the main point is that the mental state
does everybody good, and the annual
festivity is just as excellent an insti-
tuition as the prescription of the physi-
clan which gives tone and vigor to the
struggle in lifes race. There is no
need nowadays, thanks TO the good
sense of the people and the counsels
of their medical advisers, to moralize
about the evils of stupid indulgence
i'm food, alcohol and tobacco on fes-
tive occasion such as the present
Practically everybody realizes the
great physiological advantages of be-
ing wise on merry occasion and the
disadvantages of being fool.
Many more persons than formerly
feel where use ends and abuse begins,
and they act sensibly accordingly; and
so far from Il being crime. to make
the season festive by enjoying, on a
little extended scale perhaps, the
creature comforts of life, some decided
good is done to both the mental and
physical health Of the individual.
The festive season may. therefore,
be welcomed which brings cheer 70
thousands. which induces the generous
and charitable to brace the mental and
physical functions of the community
at large, giving 1t the opportunity Of
relinquishlng its business and its wor-
ries for time, to start again re-
freshed and ready for "the trivial
round. the common task" The pre-
scription "a Merry Christmas" is
sound so long as the signature" of
good sense Is observed.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
HUGE CHICKEN SNAKE
Swallowed copperhead That Carried
Many Little Ones.

A sure enough snake story comes
from Buckusburg, Galloway county,
Kentucky, and is reported by +. III.
Guier and son Dennis, whose record
for truth and veracity cannot be ques-
toned.
While the two men were suckering
tobacco one day their attention was at
tracted by the family dog barking and
making a peculiar alarm. They went
to the dog and saw the animal grab
a big snake and begin shaking it.
In doing so young snakes the size
and length of lead pencil began to
scatter about him. The men examined
the young reptiles and found them to
be copperheads, but the snake which
the dog attacked was Il big chicken
snake four feet long.
They were not satisfied with this
strange condition and on further eX-
animation they found that the chicken
snake had swallowed a copperhead
snake two and half feet long, which
contained the little snakes.
Seven of the youngsters were found,
bu, there might have been more in the
lot that were scattered about when
the dog began to shake the big one.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
CHRISTMAS REBORN

My hearts throbbin like it used to. old
tunes play along its strings
At the thought of Christmas comm and
the thought of Christmas things.
And the thought of little children climbln'
out of little beds
With the Christmas candles THROWN gold
en- glory on their heads,
And a-standin' like I've seen them all
about the Christmas tree;
There is memories a-plenty comes alone
the years TO me.
But no memories are sweeter than the
memories that come
or the fur-off Christmas mornin's and the
children with their drums
Little children tippytoein' down the stairs
in nighties white,
Then a sudden rush an clatter. and
squealin of delight
When they see the tree a-standin' in the
crispy Christmas dawn.
And look has made them certain that
old Santa Claus is gone
For although they write TO Santa tellin'
what they'd like to get
They are always sort of skeered that they
will find him there till yet
When they're gettin' up so early, so they
give squeal to see
That he's got his work all finished and
has left the Christmas tree.
Children late years amt been gettin' all
they writ him for,
For his work was interfered with by the
horrors of the war;
But the war is done and ended, and we've
got to rise and go
All the gaits for this here Christmas that
we ever used to know;
Got to do our shoppin' early. and enough
for years gone by;
Got to bring back Santa Claus and get
the Christmas tree. an try
To forget that there was hatred in the
world, an grief and tears;
Got 10 do our shoppin' now and brighten
up the comm years.
Judd Mortimer Lewis.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
HAS COLONIAL FLASK
George Washington Carried "Dram"
Bottle.

George Washington's dram" bottle.
used by him in Revolutionary war
times, has come forth from its resting
place in a Webster county (Ky0
farm home after rest Of nearly 100
years, for most Of which time 1t has
been kept under lock and key.
In possession Of its present owner,
J. I. Sutton, farmer, to whom II has
been handed down as an heirloom,
the small hand-painted flask, which
was presented by General Washington
to one of his colonial friends named
Briscoe, was brought to Dixon this
week and exhibited. Older residents
Of the county vouch for the history OF
the flask and its historical connections
are authenticated well.
The flask was presented by one
Briscoe to one Bridwell, ancestor OF
the Bridwell far lilies Of this county,
and later was passed to Miss Martha
Melton, who became the wife OF SUIT
ton. 1t is of glazed composition,
half-pint capacity, and bears evidence
of its age. A leather case, used to
sling the flask from the shoulder, was
discarded 20 years ago by Sutton be-
cause Of its time-worn condition. The
bottle is temporarily In possession OF
County Judge A. L. Hall.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
ALIENS EAGER TO RETURN
Brief Postwar Visit to Native Coun-
try Enough for Them.

try Enough TOT tHeW.
Aliens who rushed back to their ma
tive countries at the end Of the war
are returning to the United States aft
er brief visits to European countries.
They are shocked by the poverty and
desolation found in the war zones, and
surprised to find the cost Of food and
clothing higher in Europe than in the
United States
Greeks, among the first to be grant
ed passports after the war, are re-
turning to the United States In great
numbers. Similar conditions are ap-
parent in Italy. where more than 1000
Italians now are waiting passports to
return to the United States.
There is little emigration now from
Russia and Poland, but general exc
dus is expected as soon as conditions
become more settled. Thousands Of
people are leaving Siberia for the
United States.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
No. ~
away, to which the birds In the village
paid not the slightest attention.
Bird Hunt Interrupted.


Somewhat late" he writes, "the
bird hunt was rudely interrupted by
the scream of shell which fell near
a field hospital In the outskirts Of the
village. A second shell, 14-inch high
explosive, ploughed through the roof
of the church. Right opposite me was
a bush, on each side of which mason
ry was piled in such way that down
among the roots there was quite lit
tie pit, an excellent retreat from the
birds point of view. A robin redbreast
had been singing in this bush all the
morning, and l was pleased to discover
It among the roots, apparently alive
and well, in spite of the fact that o
high-powered shell had burst only 100
feet away. One might think the con-
cussion would have killed so small q
bird. for 1t was u bad enough jar to
the human frame. Knowing possibly
more about shells than the bird,
would appear Immediately after the
last piece of masonry had fallen down.
The bird would be down among the
roots, as still as mouse, and would
not show any signs Of life for about
one minute, when 1t would begin to
work up very cautiously toward the
top of the bush. The scream Of the
next shell was the signal for both Of
us to dive hastily back into our re-
spective retreats. Five minutes after
the last shell had fallen this particu-
lar redbreast was singing sweetly
from the top branches Of its bush,
joined by several others in various
parts of the village, In marked con-
trast with the solemn-faced and quiet
men who emerged somewhat later from
scattered dugouts all over the hillside
to take stock of the damage done, the
lives lost and the wounded who need
ed immediate attention. 1t is, Of
course, obvious that small bird has
a better chance Of not being hit by
shell fragment than man. II, there
fore, its resistance to shell shock and
conclusion were about equal to that
of man we would have partial explana-
tion of the existence of bird life In the
war zone. Although 1t is highly i'm
probable that bird is equally resist
ant, we must not overlook the best Of
preventatives, a barrier. Here again,
it is obvious that tree trunk, a brick,
a rafter would serve as an excellent
deflector of conclusion and sound
waves for a bird crouched behind II,
whereas these objects would totally
fail to help a man."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
BORN IN AUTO
A Twin Soon Followed 1t and Thus
Added to Family.

Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Rathbun Of
Grover, Pa, started the other day with
a neighbor on an automobile ride.
When they returned home twins had
been added to the family.
The party had gone only few miles
from home when the driver, who had
paid no attention to his friends in the
rear of the car, was asked to stop.
Turning his head he was startled to
find Rathbun holding new born
baby wrapped in one of the automo-
bile robes He drove to a farm house,
into which the mother and child were
carried.
Before an ambulance could be called
to take the woman home she gave
birth to q second child. The first twin
was q boy and the second girl.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
WOODEN WATER PIPES
Unearthed in Boston While Laying
New Mains.

Wooden water pipes, crumbling with
age and long usage, which served the
Devonshire street portion Of Boston
with water from the times of the Rev
olution to the Boston fire Of 1872. have
been unearthed while installing high
pressure water pipes. Although the
pipes have not been In use since the
rebuilding of that section Of the city
which was devastated by the fire, they
still are in fairly good condition.
Close behind one old pipe were found
two pennies of the coinage of 1903 and
1874. The older of the coins Is In al
most perfect condition, despite the 116
years since IL came from the mint.
The fraction 1-100 is on the back Of the
coin.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
Department of Agriculture Gives
interesting Statistics.
CITY JEWELLERS EAT BEEF
First Adequate Information Concern
ing the Meat Consumption Of vari-
Gus Sections Of the Country, and Of
the City and Country Population,
That Ever Has Been Obtained
West Leads in Consumption Of
Beef and Mutton.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
That the farmers are the chief pork
and poultry consumers, when COM
parisOn Is made on per capita ba-
sis, while the city dwellers eat a
greater proportion Of beef, veal and
mutton, is shown by the estimates OF
the per capita consumption Of each
kind of meat and poultry by the urban
and rural population, which have just
been completed by the bureau Of crop
estimates. United States department
of agriculture This Is the first ade-
auate information concerning the meat
consumption of various sections Of the
country, and Of the city and country
population, that has ever been OBJ
tanned. The figures in the estimates
represent pounds of dressed weight as
would be sold by the butcher.
Greater In Country.
The total meat consumption per
capita is 9 per cent greater In the
country than in the city, and excess In
varying degrees is found In every one
of the customary geographical divi-
sions. Beef consumption is nearly two
thirds greater in the city than IN the
country. In both veal and mutton
consumption per capita the city ex-
ceeds the country, veal by 119 per cent
and mutton by 43 per cent, and there
is q varying preponderance Of the city
consumption in all sections, except
that mutton consumption per capita
is greater in the country In the West
that is, between the Great Plains and
the Pacific ocean. If beef, veal and
mutton are combined, the city exceeds
the country in per capita consumption
by twO-thirds.
What the country loses in compari-
son with the city in the per capita con-
sumption of beef, veal and mutton Is
more than Offset by what 1t gains In
the consumption Of pork and poultry.
These are the meats, If poultry may be
called meat, that are more especially
adapted to the country than the oth-
ers. The per capita consumption OF
pork and poultry in the country Is ev-
erywhere above that in the city, and
for the United States as a whole the
country is higher by nearly two-thirds
for pork and more than one-half for
poultry.
City Eats Beef and Mutton.
The city consumes more beef, veal
and mutton per capita than Ii does
pork and poultry by per cent, but
the country consumes more pork and
poultry per capita than the other
meats by $50 per cent; and in the city
pork and poultry are 4S per cent Of the
total meat consumption (including
poultry, and in the country II per
cent.
Beef, veal and poultry consumption
per capita are higher in the North
than in the South, but in pork con-
sumption the South is higher. The
West is above the other sections In
beef and mutton consumption, and is
barely below the leading section. the
north Atlantic, In veal consumption,
but it is lowest in poultry consump-
ton and except In comparison with
the north Atlantic states, is lowest 10
pork consumption.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
Men Who Respect Their Word.

Men OF the right type have respect
for their word. They treat verbal
promise as binding. Contracts to them
are sacred things not to be broken
so long as IL is possible to keep them
They do not treat their notes with
greater respect than they do their
purposes In life. To them every step
is taken with q view To realizing an
ideal. Consequently they do not enter
agreements rashly nor make promises
promiscuously. Life Is a real some
thing that brings JOY only as IL con
tributes to the general good This may
seem little too straight-laced when
you first read II hut you will see the
truth in II a. lou ponder its mean
ing.-Grit.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
Earns 81 a Day With One Hand.

Despite the loss of her left hand in
an accident. Miss Nina Train of Sac
ramento Cal, is making her own way
through the world. She is now earn
Ing 81 day peeling and slicing fruit
in a local cannery. and by holding the
fruit with ner left elbow, is able to
work as rapidly as two-handed en-
plOyeeS.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
ALLIGATOR Takes Vacation.

After wandering at large for two
days. "BiH." Florida alligator. own
ed by Edward Rose of Kenton. o., re-
turned TO his tank where he and his
partner Lib" live Bill crawled over
he edge of the tank and disappeared.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
Farmer Gets 5000 Pearl.

While digging mussels In the Wa
bash river at vincennes. Ind, recently,
Martin Straw, a farmer, found a pearl
which he sold to Mt. Carmel Ull.)
jeweler for $500. Straw had only
dug one pound of shells when he
started cooking them and made the
find.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
States May Get Army Cars.

Representative Reavis of Nebraska,
chairman OF the quartermaster sup
plies subcommittee, has introduced
bill in the house calling for the dis
tribution of 22,19S surplus army cars
to state highway departments for use
In road building.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
FARMERS SHOULD
HELP ON CENSUS
Urged by Agricultural Depart
ment to Give Full information.
TO THEIR own ADVANTAGE

Farmers Asked to Acquaint Them
selves With the Requirements and
Makeup of the Census Questions
Only the UNIFORMED Farmer SHES
From the Census Enumerator-ln-
formation Used to Better Agricultur-
al Conditions.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05
BIRDS Seen ON
BATTLEFIELDS
Paid Little Attention to Fire of
Artillery.
EXPERT GIVES OBSERVATIONS

Soldier Who Was Also an OrnithoIo-
gist Writes Of His Experiences in
Franc e-Bullfinches Peacefully
Feed, Needless Of Fokkers Droning
Directly overhead--Robin Sings on
While Big Shells Explode Nearby
Bird Hunt Interrupted.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05

is to give the estimated value of the
house rent and board furnished farm
laborers in 1919 in addition to the
cash wages.
Inform alton on Unimproved Land.
Special attention is also given to the
matter of drainage, particularly with
regard to the area of the farm which
has been improved by drainage and
whether a drainage or levee district or
some form of stock company was or
ganized to handle drainage. He Is
asked to tell the amount of land pro-
vided with artificial drainage and the
additional area needing drainage only,
drainage and clearing, or clearing only
rhe statistics for the crop and live
stock reports are quite similar to those
used during previous years. although
some minor notifications have been
made.
There are other new items listed
under the caption of farm facilities
which include particulars regarding
the number of tractors on the farm, the
number of automobiles, motor trucks
whether the farm has Il telephone, WA
ter system, and gas or electric lights
Information is also requested as TO
whether there is Il local cooperative
marketing club, and farmers are ask
ed to give the value of all farm prod
ucts sold through or TO such Organiza-
tiOns in 1919, and also the cost of sup
plies purchased through the assistance
Of such an association.
Complete information is also asked
regarding the orchard fruits, sub
tropical fruits, nuts, small fruits, fruit
products, grapes or grape products,
and greenhouse and dollhouse areas
and equipments which are produced or
which are used on each farm.
In order To ascertain the timber and
lumber resources of each farm, three
forestry questions are asked: The
number of acres of merchantable tim
ber, consisting principally of trees of
saw-lOg size; the value of all forest
| products of the farm at the date speci-
| fled which have been sold or are for
sale and the value of all homegrown
forest products which have been or
will be used on the farm.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-12-05

not raised on the farm which he used
AS feed for domestic animals and poul-
try; the amounts of cash expended for
manure and fertilizer and for farm Ia
Dor, exclusive of housework. He also
is to give the estimated value of the
house rent and board furnished farm
laborers in 1919 in addition to the
cash wages
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-27
DANCE IN HALLS Of
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Community Service Christmas
Exercises Held Indoors at
Mayors Request.

Mayor William c. Tavlor's idea Of reel
Yuletido enjoyment was scun last night
when several hundred couples danced
about the corridors ~ the City Building
IN connection with the scheduled enter
tanmcnt Of the Community Scrylcc
Christmas celebration.
The dancing couples enjoyed tho time
ui their lives. witt foN-tr,ts two-stcps
and waltzes Wilmington $ utilizing its
mt,.. pal home for this purpose places
Il right m with Now York only on two
occasions. Arm'stIcr Dav and a ccie~
ss.q- heroes. was tho Manhattan city
building used for like affair.
Nayor Tqvlor certainly diagnosed the
dcsircs of young and Old folks wishes
Tor happiness and prescribed the joyful
remedy. The dancers were not ~ any
means confined to young people, for .
number az elderly couples enjoyed the
pleasure.
Niavor Taylor anJ President 81 City
Council LYON were present for the piaylet
preceding he dancing and renamed tor
several dance numbers The tllmg floor
made Ar ideal substitute fnr tho waved
floor and its success can host he appro-
cIgtcd ~ i request that Il viii be re
pcatcd with IN entertainment tonight
IA Night in Old England 2 CHRIST
mas playlct, was presented II opening
tho evenings festivities This wss s
delightfully."- ccstumed production, the
participants in which displayed moro than
TIE ordinary amount Of ability 81 amateurs
The singing was particularly praise
worthy and the applause was generous