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Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11

Just Folks
By EDGAR A. GUEST
THE FRONT SEAT.

When I was but a little lad I al-
 ways liked to ride. No matter what the rig we had, right
 by the drivers side. The front seat was the honor place
 in bob-sleigh, coach or hack. And maneuyered to avoid the
 cushions in the back. We children used to scramble then to
 share the drivers seat, And long the pout I wore when I was
 not allowed that treat. Though times have changed and am
 old l still confess l race With other grown-ups now and then
 to get my favorite place. The auto with its cushions fine and
 big and easy springs Has altered in our daily lives innu-
 merable things, But hearts of men are still the same
 as what they used to be, When surreys were the stylish rigs,
 or so they seem to me, For every grown-up girl today and
 every grown-up boy Still hungers for, the seat in front and
 scrambles for it's joy, And riding by the drivers side still
 holds the charm it did In those glad, youthful days gone by
 when I was just kid. I hurry, as I used to do, to claim that
 favorite place, And when a tonneau seat is mine I
 wear a solemn face. I try to hide the pout I feel, and do
 my best to smile, But envy of the man in front gnaws
 at me all the while. want to be where I can see the road
 that lies ahead, To watch the trees go flying by and
 see the country spread Before me as I spin along, for there
 I miss the fear That seems to grip the soul of me
 while riding in the rear. And am not alone in this. Today I
 drive a car And three glad youngsters, madly
 strive to share. the "seat with
 Pa."
 And older folks that ride with us,
 very plainly see, Maneuver in their artful ways to sit
 in front with me, Though all the cushions in the world
 were piled up in the rear. The child in all of us still longs to
 watch the engineer, And happier hearts we seem to own
 when we're allowed to ride, No matter what the car may be, close
 by the drivers side.
 Copyright by Edgar A. Guest1
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
GTEN0GRAPHER FOUND WITH
 THROAT CUT
BODY OF EIGHTEEN YEAR-OLD ST. LOUIS GIRL DISCOVERED IN VACANT LOT

St. Louis, Nov. 5.-The body of Edna Ellis, an 18-year-old stenogra- pher was discovered in vacant lot in this city this morning with her throat cut.
 The police believe the girl was murdered. The broken handle of a razor was found near the body and there was evidence of terrific struggle.
 The condition of the girls body showed that she had fought desper- ately against her assailant.
 Her tan kid gloves were torn to shreds, both hands being slashed to tke bone, both of her eyes were blackened and her letf jaw terribly swollen.
 There was no clue or trace of the person or persons who committed the deed.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
U. s. SHIPPING JUMPS
Now Forms Quarter of the Ton-
 mage of the World.
Increase of More Than 500 Per Cent Since 1914-America Is Now
 in Second Place.

Misunderstanding to Lloyd's Reg ister of Shipping for 192O-21 just is- sued the seagoing tonnage of the Uni ted States apart from Great Lakes shipping, has increased since 1914 by over 800 per cent and now stands at 12,406,000 tons. Thus the United States comes second only to the Uni ted Kingdom which has 1S,111,0OO tons.
 Japan. which in 1914 took sixth place, is now third. with 2,996,000 tons, closely followed by France with 2,963,- GOO tons.
 Including sailing ships, but exclud- United States now owns 24 per cent of the worlds tonnage as against AT per cent six years ago, the Register states.
 The figures shown for the formerly belligerent countries include a con- siderable amount of enemy tonnage provisionally allocated to those coun- tries. Germany, which in 1914 oc- cupied, after the United Kingdom, the first position with over 5,000,000 tons of shipping, now only owns 419,000 tons.
 The steam tonnage owned by the principal maritime countries in June, 1920, totalled 53,905,00O, an increase of 8,501,0 GOO tons as compared with June, 1914; but cit is computed that the worlds net loss in shipping through the war, taking into account the suspension in normal shipbuilding activities, amounts to 3,516,O00 tons.
 There is a reduction in sailing ton mage since pre-war days of 614O00 tons, a much smaller decrease than in any previous six year period and doubtless accounted for, says the Reg ister, by the shortage of other tonnage having given new life to the construc- tion of sailing vessels. The United States, the only country which has in creased sailing tonnage since 1914, now owns over 43 per cent of the worlds sailing tonnage.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
RED CROSS ROLL CALL.
Arkansas is Fully Organized For This Work, Which Starts
 November II.

Little Rock, Nov. 6.-The remark able report comes into headquarters that every county in the state, with the possible exception of Newton, in the mountains of the north part of the state, is organized for the fourth annual roll call of the Red Cross.
 In view of the fact that it has been impossible to organize the state for many recent campaigns and drives, this almost 100 per cent or ganization indicates that the Ameri- can Red Cross stands close to the hearts of the American people, and that the peace-time program of the "greatest mother in the world" is understood and appreciated by the masses.
 According to State Director Con ley, there are 86 active Red Cross chapters in Arkansas, and 15 coun- ties are supporting full time to pub lie health nurses.
 The fourth annual roll call will start on November II, and continue until November 25th.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
4O6 SHIPS FOR SALE
Government Seeks to Dispose of
 Wooden Vessels
One of the Most Difficult Problems Now Facing the United States
 Shipping Board.

hington.-Disposal of more than 100000 tons of wooden shipping -406 vessels of various types-built as part of the governments war time merchant marine program, is one of the most difficult problems facing the shipping board.
 Twenty-one of the craft, aggregat- ing S2.000 deadweight tons, were of fered recently, but no buyers were found.
 Only 194 of these wooden, craft are now in operation. Seventy-three are tied up at various ports under managing caretakers and 139 are in storage yards. One hundred and seven of those in storage" are fin- ished hulls, while 32 are converted harges.
 Officials of the board say that when The serviceability of the wooden fleet has been demonstrated little difficulty ~ill be experienced in turning 1t over to private ownership at about $90 ion. These vessels were built in an emergency, many of green timber, and some of them made poor showings a year and two years ago, but now that they have seasoned" officers of the board consider them practicable cargo carriers
 Because of the bad record of some nf the vessels operators have con- aemned them all. officials declare, whereas the records of those now in operation show very creditable per- formances. One wooden ship out of six round trips across the Atlantic, at sea 800 days and in port an equal number, was laid up for repairs only % days
 To date 532 wooden and composite ships. aggregatfng 1,948,250 dead weight tons, consisting of 322 cargo ships, 1 tanker, 115 finished hulls, 10 sailing craft. 56 hulls converted Into barks and 20 standard barges, have been delivered to the board. A total of IA of these vessels, aggregatfng 397, ,2S5 deadweight tons, has been sold and 12 totaling 44,546 tons have been lost at sea.
 The total cost of the construction of this fleet, estimated by the board at S170 a deadweight ton, was approxi- mateiy S333, 100000. Sale of the 1,500,- GOO tons now held by the board at 800 a ton woul6 yield 35,000000.
 Those already sold brought about S2S,000000, so that if the 406 remain ing in the governments possession are disposed of to private owners the to- tai loss through the wooden ship ven-. ture would be something like Sl7o,- 100000
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
The Woods
CONTRAST.
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Nature loves neither silences nor noise, She has her silence and she has her sound. Yet all, the melody that she employs But serves to make her silence more profound. The sweeping desert, yellow, bare and mute, Seems deader for a. wheeling vul- lures scream. The single quaver of q lonely iute But makes the night seem nearer to a dream. The sea is silent far from shores un- seen Save where ripple tumbles to abyss; As whitened water makes the green more green, The day is calmer for the bubbles hiss. From such as these I learn the for est's charm 'Tis not it's silence silent though it be; 1t is it's sound imprisoned with alarm, It's whisper like the whisper of the sea. Shouting nor silence, neither enters here Only the melody of far-off things. A drifting cloud makes skies more fair appear, The wood is stiller for the whir of wings.
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Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
STILL TRAINING SOLDIERS

Berlin. (By Mail.)-Tha tcertain German military groups are still re- cruiting men and then releasing them after brief training is the claim of number of recently demobilized Reichswehr soldiers.
 They say that men are taking in for period of two or three months and then released as the decrease of the army is obligatory under the peace treaty. But, when they are re- leased, they pledge to again serve the colors if calld.
 This course is understood to have been followed at the individual mi tiatiye of certain commanders and not at the order of the government heads.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
THIRD OF CENSUS DATA OUT
Official Figures for Population of Ma ton Are Expected by
 October.

hington.-Population of nearly a third of the cities and other incorpo- rated places of the United States has been announced by the census bureau. Of the 14,1S6 cities and incorporated places in 1910 the population of 4075 has been made public by the bureau.
 Population of third of the 30eS counties and subdivisions of the coun- try also has been announced.
 Four months have elapsed since tab ulation of enumerators' schedules be- gan and the first population announce ment made. Orders have been issued to speed mp this work in order to com plete the country's fourteenth census within seven months and to permit an nouncement of the country's total pop ulation in October.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
LastNight' 'sDrean1s What They Mean
DO YOU DREAM OF SWIMMING?

COME of the scientists go so far as O to attribute dreams of swimming to an atavistic reminiscence of the days "when you were a tadpole and I was fish," It Is generally accept ed theory that all life on this planet began in the primeval sea from which the continent afterward emerged; and scientists declare that rudimentary gill-slits are not uncommonly found in man, physical vestiges of our fish state. So they say, as these gill-slits finger in our physical structure in our mental structure there may finger some faint atavistie echo from the primal sea-"
 Freud states that in dreams of swimming as in those of falling, hoy ering and fiying-a general statement cannot be made as to their signifi- cance-they signify something differ- ent in each case. But he holds it as a truth that these dreams represent im- pressions from our earliest childhood which are seized upon and made use of by the dream thought. These dreams of swimming are, as a rule, very pleasant ones and are classed Ey the scientists as among the typical" dreams.
 The mystics account dream of swimming to be a most favorable omen, especially if the water of the sea of dreams is clear and you seem to swim easily. To dream of swim ming yourself or even seeing some l one else swimming, prognosticates a reconciliation with friend with whom you are now at odds If you swim along easily with your head well out of water you will be successful in love and business; if you are sailor profitable voyage is before you. But if in your dreams you swim along with your head under water you will shortly be called upon to face many hard struggles. You will win out in them, however, by keeping "a stiff up- per lip"
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Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
GOODBYE THhNkSCIV
 TURKEY
AT FOUR BITS A POUND THE GREAT AMERICAN BIRD IS GOING TO PROVE TOO EX- PENSIVE FOR THE AVERAGE TABLE

Chicago, Nov. 5.-According to Chicago commission merchants the Thanksgiving turkey will retail at 50 cents a pound. At this price a few of the tail feathers vii be about all that most of us can in- dulge in.
 Further reductions are announced in clothing prices. Prices on mems shirts and women's silk hosiery are reported as being 25 per cent lower, while a 20 per cent reduction is announced on women's dresses, blankets,i comforts, woolen yarn, ribbons and overalls.
 Cotton goods and flannels have dropped 15 per cent.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
MORE TROUBLE PROMISED
S-

Under the Constitution of the United States which says that there shall be one representative in Con- gress for every 211,877 of popula- tion, we are threatened with an ad- ditional fifty or sixty congressman.
 There ought to be some way of averting this calamity The lower house of congress is altogether too unwieldly now and to add half hundred more to it's personnel would only make it more so.
 The only effect this addition to the ranks of the house would have would be to make jobs for that many more men, and would add more than a half million dollars to an already overburdened pay roll.
 We are constantly creating new jobs for politicians, not only in the national government, but also in our state governments, and it's is time to call halt.
 Taxation is, already becoming burdensome and that is one of the biggest questions the newly elected administration will have to face.
 Champ Clark, speaker of the house and Joseph G. Canon, who was speaker for several years, according to reports, have both favored re- vision downward. No one knows better than these two men just how many useless members there are in that body.
 Most of the business of congress is done in committees any how and there is no reason for following a law laid down by the framers of the constitution who did not forsee that this country would ever reach it's present proportions.
 At the present ratio it is figured that the increase would be as fol lows California, five; four each to New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan; three to Illinois and Texas; two to Massachusetts, New Jersey and North Carolina; and one each to Alabama, Arizona, Arkan- sas, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland Montana, New Mexico Oklahoma Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee Washington, West Virginia, Wiscon- sin, Virginia and Minnesota; tota, of 50.
 It would be better to raise the ra. tio of representation than to in crease the membership.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
DEFEATED, BUT NOT D|SMAYED
 SAYS GOV. COX
DEFEATED CANDIDATE WILL ATTEMPT REORGANIZATION
 TALK OF NEW PARTY ABSURD

Columbus, O., Nov. 6.-Gov. Cox evidently undismayed by the over whelnling defeat of the democratic ticket at the recent election, indicat- ed today that he would attempt a reorganization of the party for fu- ture political battles.
 Contrary to the predictions of number of pessimists, he does not believe that the party will cease to exist as a result of the crushing de- feat administered at the polls last Tuesday, and said that all talk of a new party is absurd.
 He characterized the election as a defeat and not surrender.
 Heretofore there has been talk that the democratic party would never survive defeat, but it always comes back smiling and manages to put up a good fight.
 Much may happen in the two years elapsing before the next congression- al election, and democracy will gain much that it has lost during the wave of political hysteria which has swept the country.
 Many of the states which went republican this year will be found back in the democratic fold by the time the next presidential election rolls around. In others the enormous republican majorities will be great 1y reduced.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
RAILROADS WANT BOND ISSUE
Application Made For Authority to Issue Several Million Dollars
 Worth

Washington, Nov. 5.-The Inter- state Commerce Commission has re- ceived application from the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road for authority to issue six per cent bonds to the amount of $95,- 100000; from the New York Gen. tral to issue $7,O00,00O and from the Richmond Terminal Co. for $3,100,000, in six per cent notes, seem to be used as collarteal securi- ty for obligations resulting from i'm piovement loans made by the gov ernment during the period of gov ernment control.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
Deer Become Nuisance.

Hazleton, Pa.-State troopers were notified here recently that deer have become virtual nuisance in the vii cinity of Wetherly and other Carbon county towns and thae they gre de stroying the crops of farmers The animals are no longer curiosity to the people of that section and graze ip the fields with impunity. They have a peculiar liking for vegetables and come close to farm houses.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
WHOLESALE RAIDS IN IRELAND
 IRELAND.
Military Seize Many Documents and
 Make a Few Arrests.

Dublin, Ireland, Nov. b. The Irish office has received notice of wholesale military raids extending throughout the southern part of Ireland.
 The raids were accomplished with out bloodshed and few arrests were made.
 Bales of documents supposed to contain information regarding the activities of the Irish republicans were seized.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
BARKIS IS WILLING
Plans for Meeting of Two Presidents
 Elect on Mexican Borden

Mexico City, Mex, Nov. 6.-It has been suggested that arrangements be made during the visit of President elect Harding to Texas that he and President-elect Obregon of Mexico meet at the border to discuss inter- national affairs.
 Gen. Obregon said he would consid- CT such meeting as highly beneficial to both countries.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
Test Works, All Right;
 It Cost Tester His Hand

Sacramento, Cal.-Harry Fine gold, a secondhand dealer here, applied the "acid test" the other day in bargaining for a shotgun offered for sale As result of his "test" he is now minus the better part of his left hand.
 tinegold asked tile person who brought in the gun to sell if it were loaded. The owner said he wasn't sure.
 "I can soon tell" said Fine gold, and he did. The second hand dealer placed his left hand over the muzZle and pulled the trigger with the other. It was loaded
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
SEVERAL THOUSAND STOLEN

St. Louis, Nov. 6. The Bank of Valmeyer, H., was robbed early to- day of several thousand dollars. The safe deposit department was entered and footed, according to telephone message from that town.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
Rooster Just Like Mother.

Winsted, Conn.-A yearling Rhode Island Red rooster owned by Elmer Robbins is breeding number of chickens that weigh from one and half to two pounds each. The young rooster also fills mothers role by railing the chicks when he uncovers worms. At night the chickens huddla beneath his wingR
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11

James Joy Jeffreys is known all over the country as 'the Man in Overalls" and as 'the Billy Sunday of the Railroads" He is a noted lee turer and evangelist who specializes in good citizenship, care of the body, including food, exercise, nor als, etc, as well as in purely spiritual talks, as he believes the three go hand in hand. He was converted in the Pacific Garden mission in Chicago, where Billy Sunday and Mel Trotter were converted. He began in railroad work as janitor of depot in Wash tngton, Iowa, in 1893, then became newsboy and later news agent, engine wiper, coal boy, stationary fireman and then engine dispatcher, locomo- tive fireman and engineer He left the railroad work to become an evan gelist in 1908.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
TWENTY-THREE INJURED
Heand-on Collision in Texas Has Dis.
 astrous Results

Breckenridge, Texas, Nov. GA head-on collision on the Wichita Falls and Ft. Worth line between a northbound passenger and south bound freight last night resulted in the injury of twenty-three persons. The wreck occurred at Breakwater, a small station near here.
The Washington times., 1920-10-27

MRS LAWRENCE M TURNER. Of New York, is
iu oused by her husband In divorce suit OF leading
a dual life Turner claims she is living the wife Of
Walter harrington, tilng dealer, who is named as
correspondent 49, .s. 81.
The Washington times., 1920-10-27
Weary of Sinks Built
By Men, Women Want
Right to Plan Homes

dishwashing without breaking my
back
There are many things about the
building of a house which to man
seem trivial but TO women are i'm
portant. not only from the standpoint
70 comfort but OF health.
Every kitchen should be arranged
to suit woman's idea of convenience
and should be equipped with modern
electric appliances to save time and
energy. The farm woman particular
ly should have "a model kitchen.
There should be houses built
especially for the women who are
wage earners as well as housewives to
enable them to perform their house
hold duties with minimum Of exer-
ticn.
sThese are things for the women to
demand Bad housing affects not
only the health but the morals of the
nation. There is no problem now fac
ing the country more important than
this for the newly enfranchis sed
woman to give her attention to. The
situation is too CRITICAL for delay
The Washington times., 1920-10-27
ADVERTISEMENT.
FRIEOLANDER LAUNCHES
BIG TROUSERS SALE
Bargain Event at 428 9th St.
Will Attract Host of
Buyers.

Trousers, trousers, trousers! Here's
another OF those record breaking
events for which tho firm OF Fried
lander Bros. 12s 9th IS. ~ w, is
Justly famous, A big shipment Of odd
trousers has Just been unpscl<ed and
Is now on sale Mt prices that go the
limit In money saving.
SO complete is the showing and so
varied the fabrics, sizes and shades
that 1t will be an easy matter to
match almost any odd coat that you
have been forced to discard because
thc trousers were worn out.
There arc 300 pairs In all and they
have been divided into four separate
lots for convenient selection, as fol-
lows: $3.50 values, now S4.b5; $3.50
values, now SGl5; 5000 values, now
$3.50: SIS values, now $40.
Come down In q hurry and make
your sclcCticp while the lot Is com
plete. Remember these sales arc
eagerly awaited by the mon of Wash
ington and FIRST como. frst served. lot
down the name and address before
YOU forget Friedlandcr Bros.. 42S
9th 81. y. ".
The Washington times., 1920-10-27
by MILDRED MORRIS.
international News Service.

A conference OF women represent
ing every section OF the country TO
draft program for immediate and
nationwide relief from the housing
situation was proposed today by Mrs
Clara Sears Taylor. member OF the
District of Columbia Rent Commits
sion and one of the six women APP
pointed by President Wilson to eXecu-
tive offices.
There is "too much talk and too
little action" Mrs. Taylor declared
and 1T is time for the women to take
hand,
Housing is primarily a woman's
question" she said. The health of
the nation will seriously suffer un-
less immediate remedy is provided
for the present congestion and high
rents 1t remains for the women 10
come together and find the way out.
They can stop the artificial imitation
Of rents.
Now is the time for them to agi-
tate for better houses. Before there
is a wholesale building of new dweli'
ings they should have program
ready embodying their ideas oil MONIES
built for comfort and health.
For centuries women have lived IN
houses built by men and according to
mems ideas. No thought has been
given to the convenience of the house
wife. the member of the family who
spends most time in the home.
The drudgery of housework can
be reduced by the proper equipment
and arrangement of house.
"To a man the height of the kitchen
sink 10 a trivial matter. To a
woman who does her own housework
1t is most important. When my hus-
band and built our first little home.
nv chief interest was in the kitche n
sink. l supervised it's construction
and at last / realized my dream OF
sink high enough for me to do my