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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
LIKE FICTION READS
LIFE HISTORY OF LAD
WHO FOUND HIS MOTHER

! ROCKFORD. IM-Like page
ffhm a fiction story in popular
magazine reads the life history of
: Alva Cooley alias William Morgan,
private in the l03rd infantry, thirty
! third division.
! He has just found his mother and
1 sister after being separated twenty
!years.
! When an infant OF lS months he
( lived with his mother at Virdcn. III
lneaY ~Spnngfield Mrs. Cooley, a
widow at The time, resided with her
son and daughter on the outskirts Of
,the city One day while she lay i'll
.gypsies came to her home. They
asked for water and saw little Alvic
,play ng in the yard. Attracted to the
Sboy they carried him Off
! Although Mrs Cooley instituted a
Snation-widc search for her son at the
stime she was unable to locate the
ichild.
X But in the course OF time the lead
.efs of the kidnappers Mr.. and Mrs.
,Coffinbcrry, quarreled. They separ-
ated. Mrs. Coffnbery retained the
boy. Shortly aftcrward she re-mar-
fried a man named Morgan and named
iAlvie William Morgan. The trio
swent to Peoria to live and Alyie
igrew up TO recognize the Morgans as
his parents.
4. Then the qualms OF Mrs, Morgan's
srte ha, al
she confessed her perfidy to the then
sgrown boy. She explained the alb
lduction and said she was not his
,mother and that Morgan had no claim
,on him.
In the meantime Mrs. Cooley left
iVirdcn and came to Rockford, Here
,she married a Mr.. McBain.
+, When Alvic learned OF his tragic
.hfc he himself began searching for
ibis mother and sister. But all ef-
sforts were futile because of the mi
.Hrations OF the families and the
.ehanges in names
, But fate interviewed. II wa. or
sdained that the mother and son should
,mcet again.
One day not so long ago Mrs. Nc
Balm heard the name Coiiinbcrry
lmentioned in Rockford. Her early in
Iquiries brought the search for Alive
sup TO the Cofiinberrys' but there i,
sended. So when she heard the name
.she made further inquiries, which
sculmina,ed in the finding OF the Nor
,gan family in Peoria. From them
MRS. MoBain learned Alvie had en-
listed in the army and was fighting
ION the western front Obtaining his
address she eorrcsponded with the
(boy. Her first letter reached Alvie
lin the thick of battle The letters
sthat passed between the two from then
Jon cleared up all the mysterious hap
openings OF twenty years and today
Nlvie and his mother and sister are
together again, for Alive has just
ebeen discharged from the army.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
ALBANY, N. Y, FIRST
CITY TO HAVE FIELD
FOR VISITING PLANES

BOSTON, Mass.-Members of the
Boston chamber OF commerce have
been invited to alight on the municipal
airplme landing field any time they
happen to be flying over Albany, n,
\. The invitation was contained in a
letter written by Charles M. Win
chester president OF the Albany
chamber OF commerce, to President
Harry |. Hartman of the Boston
chamber The letter was brough, here
by the Phoebe" one of seven air
planes that landed at Franklin Field.
President Winchester called attention
to the fact that Albany was the first
city to establish a municipal landing
field Another letter brought by Lieu
tenant Plumb was delivered to Secre-
,ary James A. MckiblNn OF the Boston
chamber, 1t was from Roy s, Smith,
executive manager OF the Albany or
ganization.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
Ne WEARS 'EM RIGHT
OUT IN OPEN, BY HECK!
vHAT7 HIS SUSPENDERS

I fs1ClLLERSBURG, Ohio.--Eli Gin.
Isg5ch h wearing 'em right out in the
ton. By heck.
l Ever since the court granted him
~ mjuuction restraining the pastor
~ members Of the Amish Mennon-
y church from Uniting" him fos
efing suspenders. he hassa't given
49, WHO sees them
R yeav Ginerich. whe b rich.
DsM boycotted by mem6sss Of the
~ sect because he insisted On
n suspenders. Finally b.
~ protection of the court and
Members Of the church
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11

realized the seriousness OF his domes
tic situation.
Another inspirationl The thought
of his pretty wife leaving him The
result was the touching ballad
Il Hate to Lose You, I'm Used to
You Now"
Mrs. Clarke said she gained much
comfort from the sentiment expressed
in this ballad. But she said the feel
ing OF reconciliation was short lived
as her husband soon expressed another
mood in the lifting, spontaneous song
Il Love the Ladies"
The refrain OF this song tells how
Il love to be among the girls" and
how When It's five o'clock and tea
is set, like to have my tea with
some brunette gradually working 40
to the climax OF When I'm in swim
min | love the women
Followed, according to the wife, a
song entitled, There's a Little Bit OF
Bad in Every Good Little Girl"
Justice Giegerich, after hearing the
song cycle and the story of a raid
which, it is alleged, revealed Clarke
in an embarrassing situation with the
unnamed blonde, reserved decision,
Brick are being manufactured in the
| United Kingdom at the rate OF 10000
coo week.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
WRITES
FRIENDLY NOTE
FOR AUSTR|ANS
Admission to League Is As
sured at Early Time,

PARIS, July IA friendly, con
ciliatory tone characterized the allied
American answer to Austria's plea for
I immediate admission to the league OF
nations. Both documents were made
public today One of their features
Is that Chancellor Renner throughout
his note speaks OF German Austria"
while Premier Clemcnccau's reply re-
! ters TO Austria" omittng the Teu-
tonic prefix.
, But the tiger" . sent Renner the
friendlieSt note that has yet issued
, from his trenchant pen. Its spirit is
almost warm.
Austria is assured that "at the
earliest opportunity tha, may present
itself, after the ratification of the
/ treaty of peace, as soon as they (allics
Snd Amcrica) are assured that Aus
tia possesses a republican govern
rnent and that this government has
both the viii and the power to fulfill
its international obligations, they are
! prepared TO support Austrian condi-
dature for admission to the league
! AuStrla's note that called for this
/. reply, had been humble almost meek
. II spoke of the new Austria as lit
, tie state OF less than 100000 inhabi-
, tants, which would be Satisfied with
! fhe role of a participating member in
the league Of nations and enjoy is
protection.
+, Its chief point was the claim that
: Immediate admission was matter OF
life or death for Austria, which, it as
serted, was now thoroughly demo
, cratic country, with the governing
: power in the hands of workingmcn
and peasants, social democrats and
Christian socialists.
II frankly admitted that without the
leagues protection and arbitration,
not only Austria. but that whole
strife-swept, ha,e-whipped area OF
which it is the center, would be un-
able to restore peace, much less main
tain it
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
BOY MURDERER DIES
DIME NOVEL DEATH

CHAMPAIGN. lll-Dea,h wrote
i.nis on the dime novel career of Gus
penman, son OF wealthy farmer here
Arrested for the murder of Harold
Shaw in April, 1910, Penman was in
carceratei i'll jail, Convicted, he was
sentenced to life imprisonment, But a
flaw brought new trial and a change
OF venue. Taken TO kankakee he csc
capped with three companions before
the second trial Seach proved un-
avaiing. He wandered over the face
of the earth an outoast. After a trip
to Norway on a freigh,er, Penman
came back to America Hs enlisted in
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
FREEING BURGLAR
ASKED BY BURNS
County Attorney Seeks Leni-
enCy for Convicted Man,

With only nine months remaining to
be served on Seyen-year sentence
George Cunningham, convicted OF
burglary here three years ago, has
been granted new trial by the Grim
lnal court of appeals. He was brought
here last night from the state peni-
Tertiary at McAlester by Luther BiSh-
op, county jailer. His application for
4 new trial has been pending during
his confinement
Robert Burns. county attorney, said
this morning that he would make a
motion IN district court Tor the dis
charge ot Cunningham for reasons
contained in the opinion OF the Grim
lnal court OF appeali granting the new
trial and because OF the time already
served by Cunningham Cunningham
had served three wears ard five
months on his sentence when brought
here and with good conduct time al
lowed him would have completed the
sevenyea sentence IN nine months.
ParmentcrS Prickly Heat Powder
and Big ! Hand Lotion are such
merltorns preparations, that the OLD
SAYING Once tried always used" i,
/ especially applicahlc. (Ady
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
Man Postpones
Ms Funeral

az am 80 years old and for the pas,
two years have been suffering SO
badly from stomach and liver ,ror
b'cs bloa,ng and colo attacks that
| did not expect to live more than
a few months and was arranging my
affairs and even my funeral Three
doses of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
have entirely cured me" II is a
simple harmless preparation that re
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the in
i'ammation which causes practically
al stomach, liver and intestinal all
mcn,s, including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money refunded.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
She Was One in
A Million, but
She Rocks Boat

NEW YORK - Each fundamental
phase Of his domestic operetta in
Splred Grant Clarke, popular song
writer, to write a ditty expressive OF
the change At least this is what Mrs
Garnet Helen Clarke told Justice Gle :
gerich IN support of her action for di.
vorcc, recently heard in the supreme
court.
The first song of the cycle" was
written while Clarke was in Kokomo
Ind, Its title was One in Million
Like You" Along came that zone in
a million in the person of the now
Mrs. Clarke. They met Clarke said
she was the one" and they were mar
ried az. the High I" climax of a
torty-tiycminute courtship,
All went well for two years, 'aid
Mrs. Clarke, before serious difference,
arose. After some sort of disagree
ment the wife SAYS Clarke wrote.
"Sjt Down, You're Rocking the
Boat
Mrs Clarke said they separated
after this song She told Justice Gle
gerich that she Understood the sig
niiicance OF every song" And she
names a blonde as correspondent
Here is fragment of the "Sit Down
You're Rocking the Boat" melody;
"Sit down, SIT down, sit down, you're
rocking the boat
What's that blonde hair doing OF
your coat?
Don't make a noise, she's gone to bed
Wen get an icebag for your head
SIT, down, sit down, sit down, you're
rocking the boat"
The rollicking "Sit Down. You're
Rocking the Boat" was still popular
when Clark. according to his wife
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11

Don't Hide Them With q Veil: Re
move Them With Othine-Double
Stfenoth

This preparation for the removal Of
ireckles is usually so successful in
removing ireckles and giving clcar
beautiful complexion tina, il is solf
under guarantee to refund the money
If fails.
Don't hide your freckle, under a
veil; get an ounce OF Othine and re.
move them Even the first few appli-
cl,ions should show wonderful i'm
provemnt some Of the lighter ireck
les vanishing entirely.
Be sure TO ask the drugeis, for the
double strength Othine it is this ,ha
is sold on the money-back guaran.
tee. (Adv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
IS DAN0ElI0N ClASSED
AS A WEED OR A FOOD?

HUNTINGTON. W. Va.--ls the
dandelion a weed or a foodlr
The answer to this question means
a whole lot I, West Virginans ior
dandelions can be used in the manu-
facture of beer or wine.
Prohibition Officer Holt says that
food products cannot be used in the
manufacture OF intoxicating liquor
except for sacramental or medicinal
purposes, according to President vii
sons proclamation. So il the dande
lion is food it is Illegal to use il in
the manufacture of drinks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11

forbidden to wear gloves on the bench
Tor fear Of bribrs being dropped INTO
them,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
CHA.CHAS IMBIBE, BUT
ARE SPLENDID WORKERS

CHARLOTTE-AMALIE, Virgin
lsl9nds-The U, 5. marines stationed
IN the Virgin Islands have discovered
a peculiar tribe OF people who care not
a whit for the peace treaty or the
league OF nations. They are the Cha
ChaS who came originally from the
Dutch and French Leeward Islands.
They are a hard drinking race. but
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11

the army at Memphis, Tenn, as "Pri-
vatc Joseph Barnes OF Baltimore,
The war department has just an
nounced the death of Private Joseph
Barnes at Camp Humphrey from in
iluenza. Photographs and information
that accompanied the announcement,
disclosed the boys identity here. The
Shaw murder occurred near Philo H.,
where it was charged Penman buried
the body after the crime.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11

are the most industrious people on
the island. With their ruddy faces,
s,ifily starched blue shirts, tight white
trousers and broad brimmed hats they
present a curious appearance Because
of intermarriagc IN so small a colony
the race has degeneratel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-11
H0OSIER GETS S46 600
FROM ENGLISH ESTATE

ALEXANDRIA. Ind. - Charles
Booth of this city recently received
check that called for So 0OO Th
money was inherited hy Booth from
Nathan Booth, his urcle. a wealthy
land owner of Er"'7rd.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-04
BECAUSE IAN THE MAN."

dripping sword, only to plunge II
again and again into the Quivering
breast Of Its victim. Finally he dashed
1t down, pushed the paper from him as
one would spurn vanquished enemy,
and sank, limp and exhausted, into q
chair. ! snatched up the paper eager
". and read:
Falstafe:4 Iscall him dog, forsooth, be-
cause he snarls- 81,
Snarls, dye hear?-and laves his rabid
fangs .. a.,
In slobber-froth that drips in Shiny
OF venomous SANDER. Out upon the
49, cur! .. s- s-.
He sets his NANCY foot upon the sod,
And grass grows rank and withers ut
the touch, ..
And tangles into wiry thatch for
snakes
To spawn beneath. The very air he
~ breathes
Becomes a poison gas, and generates
disease and pestilence. Would he
were here,
That I might whet my sword against
his ribs,
Although his rotten, putrid soul I'M
housed
Would breed a stencil worse than my
BARRIERS breath.
The dog! The damnable-
Pistol: Hist! here he comes
Gods body master, has he overheard,
IT'S cock-crow with thy ghost!
Poins (entering) How now, my Jack
Prince ass Of Jacks, methought heard
thee bray. .
Falstaff: Ay,swell and marry for this
varlet here
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-04

words with loosened teeth. Listen
what liquid syllables are spilled upon
the atmosphere
my fathers halls, SO rich and rare,
Are desolate and bleak and bare;
My fathers heart and halls are one,
Since ], their life and light, am gone.
20, valiant knight. with hand Of steel
And heart of gold, hear my appeal:
Release me from the spoilers charms,
And bear me tt my, fathers arms"
The knight had by this time thrown
himself from his steed, and with lance
reversed and visor doffed he sank upon
his knees in the slime. and ooze Of the
dixie, exclaiming: BE Of good heart,
fair princess! Thy succor is at hand,
since the Fates have woven thee-the.
pearl of pearls-into the warp and
wool Of my great destiny. Nay, nay!
No thanks! Thy fathers beaming eye,
alone shall be my guerdon, for home
thou shalt go, even though I must
needs truckle thee thither on a bar
row."
"Good," said I, grasping the old man
by the hand. "Hafi, Cervantes !"
"Cervantes? Cervantesw he unused,
as though bewildered; "why, what
have been writing? Is it not poetrN?"',.
"Yes," replied enthusiastically,
0hoth nrose and poetrv. and that If the
rarest school. Read for yourself"
handed him the scrap, but he push
ed it from him with a gesture of i'm
patience. II told you once l could not
read it, NOR do. know what 1 have
written. Read it aloud"
Z" Although FASTENED to comply, did
1t with decided air of incredulity .as
to the bc'of that he did not already
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-04

know every word Of II, and even closed
with the gratuit0us comment that
felt assured the quotation was perfect
In every particular.
"Quotation!" repeated the old man,
commiseratively: Quotation! Were
you as well versed In such works, my
son, as you led me at first to presume,
you would know at once that not a
single line Of that occurs in Don
QuixOte,' although l do grant that l
am the humble instrument through
which the great Cervantes has just
spoken" With this remark, delivered
in half-rebuking, half-compassionate
tone, he stood milking his beard and
blinking at the chandelier.
acknowledged my error, and asked
pardon for the insinuation, which I
begged he would believe was not in
tended to offend; and that, upon Sec
ond thought. I was satisfied that no
such matter did exist in the printed
history, which fact have since proved
by thorough investigation.
It required, however, considerable
inventive tact and show of admiration
to counterfeit the effect of my indis-
Greet remark: and this was not effec-
tually accomplished until I had Incl
dentally discovered marked resem-
blance of his brow to Shakespeare's,
which, by actual measurement, found
to correspond to a fraction with the
measurement Of the mask Of that H.
lustrious bard, as furnished by an ex-
haustive article had seen a short
time previous in one of our magazines.
This happily brought about the re-
suit I SO much longed for. as I was
extremely DESTROYS of further op-
portunity In which to study the char
acter of this remarkable man. "Ah,
Shakespeare" said he, in burst of
genuine eloquence,-"there was mind
the gods endowed with wisdom ages
have yet to. learn; for bright and lus-
trous as It shines today-the Morning
Star of, human intellect-its glittering
purity has yet million million dawns,
each brighter than the last. Its chas-
tened rays are yet to blaze and radiate
the darkened ways Hold! My pen
Gil! Quick-quick
He snatched at the paper wildly,
and bending over it, began writing
with a .vindictiveness of effort that
was alarming. He slashed the is and
stabbed the punctuation points savage
ly. The writing continued, inter-
spersed occasionally with a pause in
which he would flourish his pencil like
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-04

scrap Of wrapping raper from the
counter, and bending over 1t, was writ.
ing with great rapidity.
His manner was decidedly singular.
In the occasional pauses he made, he
would lean Ills forehead In the palm
Of his left hand, with the fingers dane
ing nervously upon the bald spot on
the summit Of his head, while with the
hand that held the pencil he kept up a
continued rotary movement in the air.
Then he would suddenly pounce down
upon the paper before him a. though
in a perfect frenzy Of delight, and line
after line would appear as If by magic,
each succeeding one preluded by that
sharp little yelp Of q laugh: and ere
three minutes had elapsed, he had Gov
cred both sides Of the paper. He then
threw down his pencil, as though re-
luctantly, pushed me the scrap and
m0tioned me to read.
I was at first completely mystifed,
for what I had confidently expected to
be rhyme was prose; but ere had
examined 1t far was as highly graft
fed as at first disappointed. The writ
ing, although so recklessly scrawled,
was quite legible, and here and there
gave evidence Of more than ordinary
grace and elegance; the punctuation.
SO far as I was able to judge, seemed
perfect in every part and, in fact, the
entire production bore the appearance
of having been executed by a skillfpl
hand.
/ copy it verbatim from the original
scrap, which now lies before me:
BY this time they had come upon
the figure Of the old hag, seated by the
roadside, and, in harsh, cracked
voice, grooming dismal ballad. ''By
Gods rood" Quoth the knight, in
burst Of admiration, did I not tell
thee twas some fair princess, decoyed
from her fathers castle and thus trans
formed, through the despicable arts of
some wicked enchanter; for thou hast
but to perk I'll ear to have the sense of
hearing bathed and overlooked with
melody. Dost thou not also note RATE
grace and sweetest dignity voiced, as,
it were, from the very tatters that en-
clothe her form?" "Indeed thou may
est" said the squire; "for have heard
1t said rags may enfold the purest
gold Yet in this instance / am re-
strained to think it more like the hidal-.
go's dinaer-'very little meat and a
good deal of tablecloth.' "Hold thy
peace, bladderhead," exclaimed the
knight, "lest ! make thee gnaw thy
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-04

haunts me even now, your own eyes
needs must moisten as you read:
The Harp Of the Minstrel.
The harp Of, the minstrel has never a
tone
As sad.as the song in his bosom to-
:, night,
For the magical touch of his fingers
alone -.
Cannot waken the echoes that
breathe 1t Alright;
But oh as the smile of the moon may
impart
A sorrow to one in an alien cline.
Let the light Of the melody fall on the
heart,
And cadence his grief into musical
rhyme.
The faces have faded, the eyes have
grown dim .....
That once were his passionate love
and his pride;
And alas all the smiles that once bios
somed for him
Have fallen away as the flowers have
died.
The hands that entwined him the lau-
reate's wreath
And crowned him with fame in the
long, long ago,
Like the laurels are withered and fold
ed beneath
The grass and the stubble-the frost
and the snow.
Then sigh, if thou wilt, as the whis-
pering strings
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-04


known character In Union City-his
home. in fact, although he often dis
appears for long periods, but, as my
informant remarked, always turns up
again like a bad penny"
His story Of his early life is at least
based upon the truth. but now SO high
ly colored 1t Is decidedly difficult
matter to detect that simple element.
Originally he was a printer, but he
early abandoned that vocation for an.
other, and that In turn for another.
and so on, until by easy graduations he
had become, as the old saw has It.
Jack Of all trades and master Of
none."
Among his many accomplishments
he is a musician Of considerable skill
plays the flute, violin, and guitar
all quite passably; is a great reader, a
fine conversationalist- accom-
plishment I personally vouch for. But
chief Of all his accomplishments is
that Of writing clever limitations of the
old authors and poets. These produc-
lions he prepares with great care, COM
mits to memory, and Is ready to dis
pose Of by as ingenious method.
And yet, although he be vagabond:
although his friends--such as they are
are first to call him sot; although
the selfish world that hurries past NAV
jostle him unnoticed from the path;
and although he styles himself a
"graceless dog,"-in all candor and in
justice to my true belief, I call him a
man.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-04-12

Notice Of Adjustment Day.
Estate of Edward c. Hatton, De-
ceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notihed to
present them for adjustment to the
County Court Of Rio Grande coun-
ty, Colorado, on the 18th day OF May
1919.
Dated April II, 1919.
JONATHAN H. SMITH,
Administrator OF the estate OF Ed
ward C. Hatton, deceased.
April IL First Pub.
May 3, last Pub.
Just received carload Of He
mules, $1S75 per head.
ton.MOntgomery 4 Leo
Garden Seed on sale 1t Tho New
Weiss.C Chapman.