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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
Defender of
Cgarets Is
Discovered
City Dad Permits Firemen
TO Smoke EN- on Streets,
But Bars PipcS,

Now you can hit the scamei all yor
Or with divine Fl.,im. seen. tn.
breeze; tAdv)
But II you yearn to hold your Job,
Don't he seen
Putting on the street cars at
old
Prom Kssler's Anatomy Of Melan-
choly.'
FOUND. Another argument for
and defender Of the poor old abused
cigafet
The argument Il made by and the
defender is--guess whop Why none
other than Mark Kssler. city commits
sioner Of public safety.
Mr.. Kesler has laid down rules
governing smoking by firemen, where
By they are prohibited from smoking
q pipe while In Uniform on the street
in street cars or other public plaees
but not from putting their dudeeni
within the fire stations.
However, q lynx-eyed fireman whc
scanned the rules carefully discov.
cred that no mention had been made
Of the cigar or ciGaret, and the ques-
tion arose a. to whether they also
were 10 Be barred to firemen on ths
| streets.
Then Mr.. Kesler laid down the sup
Elementary rule that they were not
The ciearct and cigar. he says, ar,
much neater In appearance than Z
pipe.
did you ever see q policeman
smoking q pipe on the streehi" h,
asked.
Then he answered his own cues.
ton: Certainly not. And I wan
the Oklahoma City firemen to pre-.
sent ~ neat an appearance on ths
streets a. the policemen"
Expressions from the Anti -Cigare
league are now In order.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
LABOR BUREAU MAY
RECEIVE CITY AID

Municipal Counsellor Ross Lillard
was instructed today by the city com
missioners to render an opinion a. to
the legality Of donating so q month
to the federal labor agency here.
Federal aid was Withdrawn ten days
ago. the commissioners were informed
Tuesday. The commissioners look
favorably upon the plan and in the
event that its legality Is established
will pass a resolution providing for
the monthly donation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
Ally WARSH|PS
SENT TO F|uME
One From u. S. Fleet TO AID
Against Disorders,

WASHINGTON. July il,-Three
allied wsrships, one each from the
American, British and French navies,
hoye been ordered to proceed TO
p3ume, where there have been dis
orders recently between Italian troops
~ other elements In the force Of oc-
nooation. The situation at Fiume,
0Wever, is reported to he more quiet.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
MRS. MOONEY CALLS
At THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, July ,,--Mrs
Rena neseey. wife Of Thomas j.
Mooney, vMo is serving 4 HE sess
tence ahss his conviction In connee.
ton with ~ preparedness-dsy bomb
explosion h San francisco. called q
the Whits Hosse today and eonferrs0
with Secretary TumuIty II was ~.
derstood she desired to see Pfssjdsse
Wilson In the interest a hsf w.
band.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11

DENVER, Col, July li.--Den-
vef's stfsst car strike. begun last
Tuesday, Vas settled today when the
executive committee Of the union
agreed to accept Ascent IN hour
wage scale and submit their demand
iof higher wages 70 arbitrstiuu.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
BRANCH RESERVE BANK
ARGUMENTS DISCUSSED

!, Arguments to be presented n the
nsing in Kansss City soon on es-
blishment Of q branch federal re-
1vs baak In Oklahoma City were
Noexssed Ct q meeting h the Lee
Du0sins hotel q noon today by city
u)boss Who are 10 attend the con-
1nee. They report thst the banks
Oklahoma are soiidiy behind the
IN Of this city to obtain the
INN.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11

MOUNT cLRnENs, Mich. ~
ii.-lt ~ (lsfusd On suthorlty ~
sodsv ~ llessy Ford has dsei6e4
% Isesooee ~ minimwu waoe e.
Ford Msees es4tepy emDIcyo -
misImssp vii! be ~ IN ejl1st RI
Sseeably b AsUa1l ! sg 6on
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11

The Poles are fighting nearly all
OF their neighbors, but especially the
Ukranians and the Li,huanians. A
violent battle was reported raging b.
tween the Polish and Ukranisn a.
mics in Galicia yesterday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
ALLIES ORDER POLES
TO STOP FloNIIMo

PARIS, July ll.-Marshal Foch
generalissimo Of the allied armies,
was today instructed BY the council
OF five TO send . note to Poland de-
mandins that the Poles cease hostil-
tiles.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11

LOCAL voRGcAoT-osWseSlh ts,r
tonight and saturday, eeNtlnved warm.
erArH FoRecAor--rsWiOht asd
saturday esWssa'iy falr, eeNtiNve1
warm.
kANoAS--osnsrsily falr aHd sse.
uNued warm ton,oht aNd Saturday,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
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The evening world., 1919-01-24
The Days Good Stories
A CRISIS IMMINENT.

tI DON'T know what 10 make OF
my wife"
The fat plumber seemed 10 be
IN a nervous mood.
"Whatsa matter7" sympatheticalIy
inquired his friend, the thin carpen-
ter.
MY wife Is a movie fam
That's not so bad"
But she has formed the habit or
dressing like any particular star that
strikes her fancy"
Welt"
The other day she came home with
her hair tiNed Like Mary Pickford's."
Indeed"
And the next afternoon she had 1,
dressed like Norma Talmadge's."
Some class"
And this morning saw her trying
to fix UP like Theda Barn"
"lSut why should you worry about a
little thing like that7"
Il have Just heard that Annette
Kellermann Is coming TO town.
Youngstown Telegram.
The evening world., 1919-01-24
About Plays and Players
kMII.LIAM al BRADY. Ltd.. An- |
BY BIDE DUDLEY

fW7nsLIAM A BRADY. Ltd. an
AVA nounces the presentation OF
sAN two new plays. One, called
The Flaming SOUL" win open at
stamford tonight. II is by owen
Davis and Charles Guernon. In the
cast are House Peters. Clara Joel,
Saxon Killing. Jane Cooper, T. ]. Nc
Crane. Grace Knell, Arthur Allen,
John Turner and Chauucey w. Koim-
The other, which will be staged at
Battle Creek tomorrow night, bears
the title OF Never Too Late" II Is
by Edith Ellis. The cast includes
Henry HUI, Tim Murphy Edith
Barker. Margaret Linden. Marie Con,
John Cromwell. Ann Warrington,
Harry Hanlon, Charles Abbott,
Adolph Milar. Eric Jewett, worley
Birch. James Hagan, Charles Il.
Lenox. Louis FrohofI. George seibold,
Frank West, Leonard st. Clair. Hor-
,ses Fisher and NJ. T. Donahue. This
play will 90 to the Princess Theatre.
ie'A!aago. opening Monday night
The evening world., 1919-01-24
TIMES HAD CHANGED.

yANB ADDAMS, at HUI House
tea, was commenting on the
y fashions. Illustrating the trend
OF the times. she told OF a poor man
who had hardly been able TO clothe
his wife and family until one day he
managed TO Invent new kind of
depth bomb.
for the invention and he went TO his
wife with tears In his eyes.
AT last my dear" he cried. you
will be able TO buy yourself some de %
cent clothes"
"rr do nothing OF the kind" she
retorted, "Iu get the same kind the
rest OF the women are wearing."-
Los Angeles Times.
The evening world., 1919-01-24
A TESTING JUDGE.

Joe Smith. billposter for the Van
derbilt Theatre, was sent out yester-
day by Lyle Andrews to stick up
some paper announcing the moving OF
The Little Journey" to that house
from the Little Theatre, Monday.
Joe stuck UP a lot and then n police
paan gathered him in. The Judge
decided Joe was guilty OF decorating
walls, &c, unduly.
"Tm going TO let you OF this time, Z"
said His Honor. but the next time
you 10 out 10 advertise The Little
Journey be careful or you'll take a
long journey"
Quite a jolly Judge. say we.
The evening world., 1919-01-24
FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE

Captain-Anybody who can buEle
in this company
Private Eph Jones-Ah kin, sab. All
ougled three apartments in New York
City Jest bcfo' An enlisted,
The evening world., 1919-01-24
A WIFE, INDEED.

A MAN who had looked on n
~ wine when It was red a grea
deal too often was induced 70
sign the pledge the other day. HIS
wife was delighted.
You must let me have IL" she
cooed, taking the precious document
u Will keep 1t for you!"
On the next day the man was drink
lng again as freely as before.
How Is this" asked friend "You
signed The pledge yesterday and n, W
you are drinking again"
ITS all right" replied the pledge
hgner in unsteady tones 'I don't
have 70 keep that pledge. nv wife
saws she'll keep u for me. Hhr-a..'
London Answers.S "
The evening world., 1919-01-24
DIPPY pooDLEuMS.

"Motheri Motheri What arc
you doing under the sidebodrdp
Goodness, Toddiekins! Why
should you be surprisedi Mother
often gets under the Sideooord
TO be alone"
"Ot course! Hoto foolish Of me
not TO hare guessed! But sup.
pose Pdpd-doodle sees Momme-
Inns fhcre-ioiH he not take TO
drinkf"
mo, little skookum! Mother
piII stay here til July I, tohen
the country tcilI 90 dry. Then
she TiH emerge Triumphant. 10
piH be a uonderfuI experience"
"Possibiy, ttoeetumsl But hau-
in0 just come from the butchers,
Bcoy Bunting ioiH steak you TO
a. Who piH boil the goodies for
supper, Tickie-toep
"Thdt, Of course. S worrying
baby's Louey.Dovey the most.
without food there con be no
Ioue. and Without love our liitle
home circle becomes Just an az.
crooe family"
II am rcry sorry, Peepsy.
Weepsy"
"WdsIe not thy fears. Run TO
the Eei0hbor's and oorop some
sugar. We toiH return u, Snippy.
Wfppp vhen spoar becomes
cheaper"
The evening world., 1919-01-24
ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES.

Plaza Johnny-They arc separate
Jobs. A carpenter gets about $40 q
week; the other what he agrees to
take.
Comedian-You might address a let
ter TO William Jerome, care Friars'
Club. No. 1lo West Sth Street.
Rae C.-Nan Halperin may be ad-
dresed care the u. Il. o., Palace
Theatre Building. II will be for
warded-
The evening world., 1919-01-24
BLAME JoE FIYNNI

Joe Flynn, a press agent, deposes
and states that Veronica, while dane
ing barefooted in Somebody's Sweet
heart" at the Central Theatre last
night, accidentally picked up n three
carat diamond with her toes. Until a
man who had thrown some fowers
on the stage from a box claimed the
stone. Veronica thought she had toed
herself into n small-sizcd fortune.
The evening world., 1919-01-24
cLlNE,s GOOD LUCK.

Louis Cline, Business Manager for
Keep II To Yourself" Is a play
wright While living In Atlantic City
he prepared nine plays with which to
lombard the New York managers.
but fortunately they were destroyed
In n fire.
The evening world., 1919-01-24
GOSSIP.

Dolores. having recovered from an
operation. is again In the Ziegfeld
Midnight FrUlic."
Charles Klein's play. THE Lion and
the Mouse" is TO be filmed by the
Vitagraph, with Alice Joyce as Shtr-
ley
George l.. Smithfield has sailed for
France TO entertain the soldiers under
Y. NJ. G. A. auspices.
The Messrs. Shubert may have an
other fat ladies' matinee Of The
Melting of Molly" soon.
Howard Kyle will DO in the support
of Marjorie Rambeau when she be-
gins her engagement in Eyes OF
Youth" at the Manhattan Opera
House Tomorrow night.
Eleanor Painter is given ten seats
for earh performance OF her play.
The Climax" at the Comedy Sho
invites soldiers To use them.
Winchell Smith has gone to Palm
Beach TO spend vacation working on
plays. John l. Golden, his partner,
will Join him next month.
The Society of American Singers
Will revive Robin Hood" at the Park
Theatre Monday night, Feb. 3.
Horace Wright and Rene Dietrich.
now at Proctor's Fifth Avenue. arc
playing their FIRST engagement since
returning from France, where they
entertained the soldiers.
Sam Forrest appeared at the Cohan
4 Harris offices yesterday wearing n
black skullcap. Really they oughtnt
TO let Sam work No hard
Free performances of East Is
West" and "Cappy Ricks" will be
given for men in uniform Sunday
night.
Walter Hast has accepted a play
written by Sam Sidmnn OF THE Little
Brother" He is having Walter Hast,
playwright, rewrtte II.
llobcrt Dean, n widely known hotel
man, has been appointed Manager OF
the Friars' Club. He has conducted
hotels In New York. Boston, Chicago.
Indiana polls and Kansas City.
Edith Helena, who scored hit Mt
the Hippodrome benefit last Sunday
night, will sing mt the big playhouse
again this Sunday at benent.
The evening world., 1919-01-24
TAKE 1T OR LEAVE ITl

Pete Smith, another press agent.
also vows II is true that a man asked
him IL he had any pen and ink
sketches by Sidney Drew. And when
the man was told Sid was no sketch
artist he replied: Il thought every
body knew Sidney Drew"
The evening world., 1919-01-24
AFLoArINc nIppoosomE.

Charles Dillingham; has arranged for
the use OF lighter on which he will
give shows, made up OF Hippodrome
acts, for returning soldiers while they
are detained at quarantine. r. II.
burnside will be In charge OF the
entertainments presented. It's n great
idea.
The evening world., 1919-01-24
LETTER NO. 666.

Dear s. JAy-we are glad TO learn
that Paul Perez reads our column so
assiduously and remembers the stories
contained therein.-Uncle Bcedee.
The evening world., 1919-01-24
FoolIsHM EMIT.

4 Hoboken youth named Joe Pratt
Once took home another mans hat.
Said he IN surprise:
"It comes TO my eyes.
Bat my bean Is r,ach toormer, at that
The evening world., 1919-01-24
A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY.

Many man has escaped being
served piih a summon oy q pa.
froiman by calling the cop Lieu
tenant"
Evening star., 1919-09-25
HELD POLL FOR CALLING
DOWN WITH THE: BOCHEs'
Owner of Parrot Finally convinces
Germans Bird Could Not
"a 1fonounce sB..

LEGE. Septem er Correspond
ence Of cs A*soca>,ed rress, One
Of the hrr nrUuS incidents of the Ger
man ocn Datio, of this city which
now 9-e 6eisE described is that of
the arr~ra by German police of par
rot on the complaint that it had re-
peatedly called out Down with the
bocheA"
According to the story, the parrot
was kApt prisoner for month. The
womA who owned it finally con-
v1Ecod the Germa authorities that
the parro1 could tot pronounce 3D.
and the bird was released.
Evening star., 1919-09-25
NAVY YARDS WORKERS
!. CONVENTION ADJ0URNs
Quartermen and Leadingmen Plan
Organization Expansion and.
Retraining Work.

The twelfth annual session Of the
quartermen and leadingmen OF the
United States navy yards and naval
stations which has been in session all
week at the Continental Hotel, ad-
journed last nighteat o'clock after an
all day continuous session, to meet in
New York next year. The date will
be fixed by the administration board.
matters disposed OF yesterday was the
launching of a campaign for a general
expansion of the organization, in
which the supervisors of the 195 ship
yards on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, who are more or less closely
States Navy and other government
producing activities, will be brought
into the organization. Vocational re-
education of disabled soldiers. sailors
and marines. physically. disabled in
the overseas war, will be a part OF the
rent andacoming calendar year.
The union will advocate with the
government officials of the Navy De-
partfnent a policy to place these dis
abled men in the government plants
where they can be given practical
training in the various trades and
crafts in the navy yard, shipbuilding
plants, arsenals and other workshops
of the government
Officials of the union said today that
special committee has been directed
to take up with the Secretary of the
Navy the questions of the forty four
hour week and a substantial increase
in the wages Of the men.
The convention wound up last night
with dance in the main ball room
of the hotel. Practically all of the
delegates have left for their homes.
Evening star., 1919-09-25
MACHINISTS' DELEGATION
MEETS NAVY SECRETARY
Esta b1ishment of 44-Hour Week Is
Discussed-Claims to Bonus
/. Presented by Men.

A delegation, representing all of the
lodges of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists which have men
employed in the government navy
yards, naval stations and gun factor
les. forming District Council No. "A of
that organization. which has been in
annual session at the Metropolitan
Hotel all the week, called on the Sec
retary of the Navy today, under in
structions by the council. to discuss
the matter of the establishment of the
forty-four-hour week. This PROPOSE.
tion carries with 1t the Saturday half
holiday the year round and the pay
ment of the. hundred and forty
dollar bonus now paid to employees of
the United States arsenals, but which.
under ruling of the Secretary of the
Navy, Is not applicable to the other
employees Of the yards and factories.
FOLLOWING long discussion of these
matters at the session of the council
yesterday afternoon. it was ordered
that one delegate from each of the
lodges represented be appointed to
form delegation to call on the Sec
retary for final adjustment and set
tlement- The delegation will report
back to the meeting of the council to-
morrow morning.
Evening star., 1919-09-25
VIII Insye-t o. S. Training Fields

The House military subcommittee
BEADED by Representative Anthony.
Kansas. authorized to recommend the
camps. left last night for an inspec
ton tour of fields near West Point,
Kentucky. Memphis. Little Rock.
Houston. San Antonio, Fort Sill.
LeAvenworth- Kansas, and in Him
ole and Michigan.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
''MADELONE" TO MEANS
SPELLS FAME HERE
Wounded Lad Makes Hit Singing
Popular French Marching Song.
Lay in Bed Of Louis XIV.

Norman Edward Lee Means~-the
boy who brought Madeleine" to
America.
Now, Madeleine" is the name of a
marching song in the French army,
the most popular in all the list Of
Foch's men. 1t Is beautiful recog-
milton Of the work of French bar
maid who fell in love with the "whole
French army" kissed every soldier
she met and spurned the love of each
one.
The words and music were learned
thoroughly by Means, who was a pri-
vate in the Goth Division, which
trained in New England and which
was composed mainly of men of that
section. He came from Davis. w. Va.
Liked the French.
In France, after he was wounded
near Chateau Thierry, he was taken
to q hospital for treatment, and there
he discovered many things related to
the French character which endeared
him to that country. The girls were
very nice to him.
Vn0 nOSpILal was In TeaIlty mag .
nificent chateau, built in the six
teenth century. and containing 45O
rooms. It was surrounded by a teau-
tiful estate of twenty square miles.
This estate was used as a game pre-
serve and the members of the defunct
royal families used it as hunting
grounds.
IT lay in a bed once occupied by
Louis XIV, King of France" said
Means, with a touch of just pride.
land the whole estate was devoted
to our purposes"
It happened that shortly after
Means arrived in France he was
adopted by a French family. which
had lost it's only son in the war. The
people were deeply interested in him,
and whenever he could get fur
Tough he was expected to spend 1t
with this family. He played tennis
with a marquis and found no trouble
in defeating him. All sorts Of deli
cacies were sent him at the front.
The "Y" made special effort to
take parties Of American soldiers on
tours Of inspection of the principal
places Of interest in France, and par
ticularly in reference to the chateaux.
the libraries and art galleries. This
service, he declared, was much APP
preciated.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
WOULDN'T TAKEA
MILLION FOR WOUND
Knowles Of SOth Division Had Mar.
row Escape From Bursting
Shrapnel.

II wouldn't take q million dollars
for that piece Of shrapnel in my face"
remarked Henderson Knowles, a re-
cent arrival among the overseas men.
He was talking with a "Y" secretary
at the o hut and was giving most
vivid description Of his fighting ex-
periences.
Knowles went over as a member OF
the 1O5th Engineers, 30th Division,
and was wounded as severely. per-
haps, as any man now in Camp Meade,
that is, as severely and to be IN
such fine shape. He received his
wounds in the Bellecourt engagement,
a piece Of shrapnel missing his heart
by about three inches, striking him
on his left side and penetrating his
body. At the same time his right eye
was destroyed, his left wrist broken.
his right arm and right hip injured.
his face and neck receiving small bits
of shrapne1. pieces Of which still re-
main beneath the skin of his face and
neck.
This sturdy sample of Uncle Sans
fighting force is. a most optimistic
Individual and the "Y" secretaries
are trying to do all they can to make
his stay here an enjoyable one.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
HIS TESTAMENT WENT
THROUGHF|vE BATTLES
Lutter Carried Book Given Him by
His Mother, Whom He Hopes
to See Soon.

lack T. Lutter, one of the overseas
men who has made friends around
the o hut since returning from
France, was standing near the hut's
counter the other night, looking over
a copy of one of the "Y's" pamphlets.
"Why Carry Testament"
The "Y" secretary on duty caught
the situation and asked Lutter If he
wouldn't like to have a New Tesla
ment Lutter chuckled bit to him.
self and slid his hand into his upper
left-hand blouse pocket. He withdrew
New Testament and handed 1t to
the secretary.
The secretary looked 1t over and
took particular interest when he no.
ticed how torn. crumpled and worn 1t
looked. "This has seen some service?"
he said to Lutter You bet it has,"
replied the soldier, II wouldn't take
a million dollars for it," And there
upon he told the secretary the story
Of the Testament.
It was given to Lutter by his mother
on May "a. 1915, was carried through
out the training camp period, then
across the ocean to france. IL was
used by its owner throughout five diff
ferent engagements and, as Lutter put
1t, ''it has seen some service"
Letter was a member of the 18th
Infantry, 30th Division, trained at
Camp Sewer, Greenville. S. c., and
went over on May 10, 1918. He was at
first at the front on August 10 and
began taking active part in the fight
ing Immediately. His outfit took part
in FIVE engagements, namely. battle
of ST. Quentin, Calmel HILL Bellecourt.
"Dicky Bush Lake." the latter a
French name Americanized. and after
a transfer saw final action on the
Ypres front.
Lutter was twice wounded, first in
the ST. Quentin fighting, when he re-
ceived wounds in his left arm and
left leg. The second time machine
gun bullet struck him in the right
leg, during his fighting on the Ypres
front.
Lutter halls from Bluefe1d. w. Va,
and says he doesn't feel much like
hanging around" camp much longer.
He says he wants to get back home
and show his mother the little Tesla
ment he has carried SO long. He says
he also wants to get back home to
see his mother, so he can tell her that
he's mighty glad that he had a hand
in crushing the horrible Hun.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
Base Hospital Hut Notes.

There is no place in camp where
Trench and Camp is So much appre
ciated as at the Base Hospital. Shouts
of delight greet the secretaries as
they enter a ward with an armload Of
the latest edition. Each week each
patient in the hospital receives his
copy and all other tasks or games are
set aside until it has been read
through from beginning to end
The men of the Base Hospital area,
as we'll as the members of the hut
staff, regret very much the departure
Of Mr.. H. J. Skunk, who during the
past three months has rendered most
efficient service as business secretary.
Mr.. Skunk made a host of friends
among the~men of this area and
would willingly have continued in the
"Y" service. However, he had to re-
spond to the call of the Pennsylvania
railroad, with which he holds re-
sponsible position. The good wishes
of Secretary Clair and his associates,
as well as the good wishes of the men
of this area, follow Mr.. Skunk as he
returns to the duties of civil life.