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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-21
TULSA RETAILERS
SAY PRICES FAIR
Call Wave of Reductions
Over Country Spring
Clearance Sales.
DEFEND PROFITS HERE
Merchants Deny That They
Are Charging More for
Wares Than Others.

What will he the attitude ~ Tho
'ruiss merchants with respect To the
wholesale slaehing NJ prices thdi Is
being reported In the newspapers az
cffoctinR practically every ci,y IN
the country;
Tbat is the question that ~ being
ostcd by thousands of persons IN
this city who. weary OF coniinuaIy
,taIup urlcoa. have been whlilng pa
ticntIy for them 10 como down
Tuien merchants. interviewed by
world reporter yesterday, 'hIeW
down The gauntlet to The World 70
ehow that merchandise IL sofa
cheaper and with less prott any
whore In the country than In Tulsa.
They contend that tho sales IN othor
cities now being made so much OF
I'm tho press are but the usual late
spring sales and have no bearing
whatever upon real worth and actual
values. The local stores, they say
have been advertising all spring
mnrked reductions In the prices OF
mems clothing, womenH apparel
shoes and dress goods OF various
kinds.
Along the limo mentioned the
Hunt company " today advertising a
reduction of 20 per cent on tho
prices of everything contained In tho
stocks OF goods handled. Thht tho
other stores are following mo same
policy Is indicated by the statements
given out by merchants as follows;
Curtis brown OF the Curtis Brown
company stated that price cutting
waa not a new thing In his store
that his company began carly IN
Apri 10 cut profits In every depart
mpnt and that II ~ now operating
on tho closest profit margins In It's
history Mr.. Brown In further com
ment says "thcrc ia no doubt the
people arc tired OF paying high
pricos for all commodities. and os-
pecially wearing apparel and -Ihe
consumer Is as sick OF II aS ! am
q. u. Wheeto. advertising manager
for the Nandover company. stated
that tho radical reductions - being
made by merchants and manufactur-
ers all over thq country IL nothing
more than the usual season clear
nnco sales. and that Nandevers
were selling women's suits and coats
at cost the first OF May.
"In n further effort to reduce our
stock and stimulate business" said
Whoete. our bride sale will COM
mcnce Monday. with n 10 per cent
reduction on merchandise all over
the house"
l.. II. Abbott, OF Halliburton Alb
bott company, stated that In his
opinion the radical reductions be-
Ing made by merchants all over the
country arc caused by their being
ovcrstockcd for this season OF the
year. IIo also said that tho same
IL true Of the manufacturer. A
backward season and high prices has
brought this about. forcing many
dealers and jobbcrs TO unload at any
cost rather than take n total loss,
Emil Turk. of Turk Brothers, In
speaking OF the market conditions on
shoes, stated that his firm COM
mcnced reducing it's stock Tuesday
at an average OF IS per cent off,
while some special lots are being
offered at as much as 35 per cent
reduction.
Ernest Johnson. of johnson
Brothers. I'm commenting on the ro-
cent agitation for price reductions.
stated that Tulsa citizens have pur-
chased merchandise all season
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-21
SPECIAL KlDDlES SHOW
AT ORPHEUM SATURDAY

on the bin a. the Orpheum this
week is an act that especially ap-
peals TO children. the act OF Herberts
lcapiug dogs. As many parents have
promised the children they would
bring them to the matinee on sat
urddy afternoon Mr.. Herbert. the
owner Of the act. has promised 10
give the children "A special treat at
tor the matinee performance -
over. every child that attends the
matinee on Saturday afternoon VIII
DE allowed 10 90 upon the stage
after the performance and see sew
oral little tricks MIR. Herbert has
taught his dogs, and he viii also
show them how he teaches the
CANNES to perform, something that
should interest the children. The
Orpheum will likely be crowded with
children for this performance and
mothers who anticipate sending
their children should bear In mind
that the pictures start for the matt
nee at . o'clock, and see the chill
drcn got there In plenty OF time to
ssc the entire performance. tadv)
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-21
Firms Interest in Workers
Disclosed by Refinery Fire

mans widow and three small child
rem Insurance. carried by the COM
pany for Jones. Will be sufficion' to
relieve the family from cmharrasS-
mont
a World reporter who visited the
Texas cOmpHtp's plant Yesterday
was surprised at the attention that
has been paid ~ providing comforts.
convrnionces and safeguards for
Workmcn
There is . splendid pool room and
dance room, whore employees gather
nearly every noon to dance or min
gle socially All social events that
are not hcld iu the company park
are held in TINS room. which Is
largo enough to accommodate Two
or three hundred persons There
arc approximately $50 employees at
the refinery.
A large dining room is conducted
by tho company whore meals may
be obtained 40 approximately .half
tho price charged iu downtown res
taurHnt The average cost Of
meals To workmen served there Us
- to IS cents, Mr. Holmes said II
Ia conducted I'm cafeteria style All
bread and pastry are cooked In the
building.
The company's largo refinery Is
located at Port Arthur, Tcxas, tho
West Tulsa plant being more Of a
skimmiug plant
Fiyc-room IN Term bungalows,
with splendid lawns, are furnished
employees for 322 80 q month. car
age space Is 81 a month.
Perhaps you can see that We
have tho interests OF employees at
heart" MIR. Holmes said
Precautions have been taken 70
prevent a repetition of tho accident
last Thursday This was the first
fatality that has occurred since the
West Tulsa plant was established IL
years ago.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-21

cheaper than tho 20 and rs per cent
reductions now being offered by
merchant In other cities Regarding
the shoe market particularly MIR.
Johnson stated that hc thought the
high water mark IN prices had hccn
reached. and that there would he q
slight decline this fan on tho cheap
er grades.
Tom Hunt Of Hunt Murry com
pauy. stated that prices generally
would be- lower with the phssihlc
exceptions Of staples and the bet
ter grades OF wOmon's wear In 70.
gard 10 tho reductions being made
by merchants In other cities. Mr..
Hunt stated that deeper reductions
had bccn made by Tulsa merchants
than any Of those quoted from other
cities.
A Marx, buyer for Grocnborpa.
said that his firm has been selling
women's ready % wear at 10 TO %
per cent Off since Easter, ana during
tho last two weeks tho company has
been selling suits ana coats at cost --
In several instnnccs selling coHts be
low cost In an effort TO realize cash
and reduce stock
". j. Prayer, manager ~ the
Paris Fashion shop. holds that
priccs In Tulsa woro lower than In
many citios 81 the east ana wcst.
THE fact of the matter ig,' said MIR.
Prayer that IN our shop We have
lowered prices since early spring" "
W, v Brett. proprietor of the Ad-
vance shop, says that Tulsa women
have purchased ready 20 wear ana
millinery this season At much lower
prices than their sisters In other
parts OF tho country.
Talk about reductions" said Mr..
Capliin Of Caplln's Tog shop on EnHt
Second street 'If women think I
am profltccrinR, all they have To do
In to pay mo Il profit Of 81 on any
garment ana take II with them.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-21
-Four Tuisdns "FOrding"
TOlDdrd NeD Mexico

a telegram was received ycstcr-
day afternoon from Roscoe Adams,
cashier Of the First National bank.
stating that the party OF which he
IL member expects TO reach Albu-
qucrquc. N. NJ. somo time Friday,
and asking that mail be forwarded
10 that place. Mr.. Adams, Robert
II. Burns and Henry T. Thomas, all
prominent young mon OF Tulsa, left
in Ford car Saturday and expect
to spend two months In sight see
ing No definite plans were made
previous To starting but they expect
eventually to reach California.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-21
Motion to Qudsh X rieger
Special Venire IL Filed

Motion OF quash ana set aside tie
special Jury vcnire called m district
court for the trial Of Chnrlc. EticSer
on the charge OF dynamititg lie J.
T. pow home in this city, OctDber
90. 1911, was filed yesterday by
Fred H. Moore. counsel for the d'
fcndant and Will probably be passed
upon by Judge Redmond < Cote to-
day. The petition alleges the 1p-
pcintmcnt ~ W T.. Moore. " +
smith and r. Il. Bateman as Tulsa
county Jury commissioner by district
court In january Of 1870. was not IN
accordance with the state lew gov
crnlnr thiF matter
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-21

New Telephone directory will 20
to press soon Subscribers should
arrange for all changes In listings
and advertising space at once
Southwestern Bell Telephone CO.
Advt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27
Ex-Sailors May Have
Honorable Discharges

In accordance with act of Congress
approved July II, 1919, if any man
wishes to exchange an ordinary, I'M
desirable, or other orm f naval dis
charge for the so called honrable dis
charge he may do so bv forwarding
the discharge he has direct to the
Chief of the Bureau of Navigation,
Navy Department, Washington, d. c.,
attaching to it a letter in which he
should make known his desire, Civ
ing his full name, rank or rating and
naval connection while in the serv.
ice, according to announcement by
Miss Ruth Clark, Of the home service
section, Sumter County Red Gross
chapter.
Part of the provision of the Naval
Appropriation bill approved July II,
1919, is quoted below for informa-
ton and guidance:
'All enlisted men of the navy who
have served in the war with the Ger
man government and who have been
discharged from service since Novem-
Der II, 1919, and before the expira-
to the date of approval of this act,
shall receive an honorable discharge
in accordance with the following pro
cedure, which the Chief of the Blu
reau Of Navigation is hereby au-
thorized and directed to put into eff
feet:
(a) Each man may foEward to
the Navy Department, Bureau of
Navigation, the discharge originally
awarded, accompanied by his applica-
ton for an honorable discharge
(b) The service record of each
such men shall, upon receipt of his
application for honorable discharge,
be revised in accordance with para
graph 108 and paragraphs 116 to
120-a, of the Bureau of Navigation s
annual circular of January /, 1918.
(c) If after such review, it ap-
pears that the record of any such
man warrants the issue of an honor
able discharge, his original discharge
should be reissued to him as an hon
orable discharge issHed in accordance
with provisions of the act above men,
toned, and shall thereafter be held
and construed to be an honorable dis
charge. To enact this reissue and
the change in title of discharge, the
Chief of the Bureau of Navigation
is authorized and directed to place by
stamp or otherwise, notation on the
face of each such discharge, as fol
lows:
Reissue (date) as HONORABLE
DISCHARGE inaccordance with the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27
GENTLEMEN IN
FAST RUNNING
AUTOMOBILES, SEIZED

With indigestion, should drive the
car to the nearest drug store and
procure bottle of Herb O-Lax Tonic,
the successful root and herb tonic for
indigestion, dyspepsia, bilious attacks,
constipation, catarrh of the stomach
and badly rundown system. Herb
O-Lax is a wonderful influenza pre-
vcntive. Why? Because it builds
up that rundown system, works on
the liver and kidneys and purifes
the blood, and puts you in shape so
you can withstand most any epidem-
&c that may come your way. Ask
anyone who has used Herb-O- Lax.
Mr.. ]. w. Collins, an aged gentleman,
of 500 E. CLase St., says that Herb
O-LSN is one of the finest system
builders he has ever used and says
he will never be without it. Herb-O.
Lax is first-class preparation and
is handled by modern druggist al
over the state. And as a special in
ducement to get you to try Herb-O-
Lax we are going to let you have the
$3.50 bottle of tonic this week for
$1.04 and will give you absolutely
flee of charge SOC bottle of Herb
O-LaX Healing Oil with each bottle
of tonic. Buy now; don't wait until
too late, as you can save 96c by buy
ing this week.-(adv.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27
HOW TO REGAIN
NORMAL WEIGHT
Meritone, By Increasing Digestive
Juices, Relieves Indigestion and
Dyspepsia, Puts Rich, Red Blood
In Your Veins and Gives You q
Normal Body Weight With Firm,
Healthy Flesh.

The person who stays thin and un-
attractive, loses personality and finds
it hard to make friends. This thin,
rundown, irritable condition is caus-
ed by imperfect digestion, which may
be easily remedied by Meritone.
Meritone doubles the quantity of
digestive juices, thereby making the
digestion perfect and complete, put
ting rich, red blood into the veins and
thus properly feeding and nourish-
ing all parts of the body. To any
one suffering with dependency, ner-
vousness, loss of appetite, loss in
weight, dizziness, sleeplessness, con-
stipation, bad taste in mouth, head
aches, heartburn, heart-palpitation,
flatulency, etc, Meritone brings
quick relief.
Merritone is the result of long
years of study by eminent physicians,
in search of prescription that could
be relied upon for perfecting diges-
ton, toning up the stomach and Civ
.ing the body its proper nourishment.
If you want to eat what you like,
and enjoy it without bad after eff
fects, to sleep well at night and feel
good all day, get bottle of Meri-
tone from Carswell Drug Co., our
agents at Americas, with our double
guarantee that you will be pleased
1or your money refunded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27
SHILOH

Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Daniel enter.
tanned the young people with a sing.
ing Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Dozier spent the
afternoon with the latter's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Darden, last Sun
day.
Mrs. o. A. Beckwith spent Satur-
day and Sunday the guests of her
sister, Mrs. H. A. Battle.
The many friends of Mrs. Henry
Battle will regret to learn of her
serious illness.
Miss Julia Arlington, of Waycross
is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Arlington.
Miss Katye Young spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Vera Kate
Crutchfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Beckwith were
the guests of John Dozier, Of Ella.
vile Sunday afternoon.
Charlie Crutchfeld and sister. Let.
tie Jewel, and Miss Belle Franklyn
spent Saturday night and Sunday the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Tidd
near Lowe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27

who had neglected this useful art.
Gardening at Present.
And now the time has come when
the prices of many articles of food
have risen so high as to be almost
prohibitive to thousands of families
unless they can either substitute the
article out of their own garden, or
can raise something that will effect
"a saving sufficient to purchase the de-
sired necessity. No longer is the city
backyard gardener frowned upon as
a "hobbyist" or crank" but IS a
real constructive economist and en-
terprising citizen.
No longer need cit backyards re-
main the breeding place of rats,
snakes and disease, but can be trans
formed into humanity blessing spots
of usefulness and beauty. And the
man and woman found occupying his
or her spare hours therein is not like
ly to be found in the ranks of REDS
and a w. WIS"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27
UNITED ATTACK
ON EVIL OPENED
Bishop Henderson Heads
Interchurch Evangel-
istic Drive

ATLANTA, Feb. 27.-Bishop
Theodore S. Henderson, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church's Detroit area,
and formerly resident bishop of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, has assumed eXecu-
tive direction of the lnterchurch
World Movements simultaneous evan
gelistic campaign.
All leaders of the cooperating de-
nominations have been invited to at
tend meeting in New York, Febru-
airy % and %, when final plans for
the campaign will be perfected.
Referring to the campaign and his
own task, Bishop Henderson said:
eve must make a united attack
against the forces that make for suf-
fering. There cannot be any perma-
nent world peace without a revival
for righteousness through Jesus
Christ came to give them and that is
ing of the many evils that are caus-
ing unrest until relationship with
God. 1t would place the mark of
failure upon any campaign at the out
set to say that efforts were to be
made to preach only to one set of
people. The rich need to repent for
their sins and turn to God as much as
the poor-perhaps more than the
poor. They are all sinners and need
salvation. And salvation is what Jesus
Chrust came to give them and that is
what we will emphasize during this
Lenten campaign"
In outlining the campaign, Bishop
Henderson said that the plans to ,be
put into operation would supplement
all the efforts being made by individ-
ual churches and groups of churches
in particular communities which have
already arranged to conduct an ag-
gressive campaign of personal and
community evangelism during Lent
In cities that have not ar
ranged for community campaigns the
evangelistic cabinet having the ma
tion-wide campaign in charge will ar
range to. conduct shop meetings for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27
1T KILLS
THE CHILLS

Ameco is sudden death to chills.
The minute you take a dose Of
Ameco Chill and Fever Tonic you
can rest assured you will miss that
dreaded chill day. at kills the
chills."
A few doses breaks the fever, and
after taking one or two bottles as a
tonic the fever will not return.
Ameco will also cure any ordinary
cold in "a hours.
Try bottle Of Ameco. You will
be agreeably surprised how quickly
ard thoroughly it does the work. Ev.
cry bottle guaranteed. Price % cents
adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27

direction of Superintendent McMath,
the finances of the school system have
been so improved until all of the
school districts now levy local school
tax, except two, in which no schools
are located.
The consolidation movement has es-
tablished in Union High school, To-
Gated between Leslie and DeSoto, an
institution with a faculty of twelve
teachers through the combination of
2 two-teacher schools, 2 one-teacher
schools and one 6-teacher school, the
new school which will be housed IN a
$65,000 building as soon as this is
completed, having every facility need
ed by students during their high
school course.
Thalean school, another consolidat-
ed school district, has completed the
construction of a $4,000 school build
ing, and has an enrolment now OF
$50 students. The enrolment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27

throughout the county during the adj
ministration of Supt McMath has in
creased, with almost 100 per cent. at
tendance, and with very little absen-
teeism. Plans for the consolidation
of other schools are now nearly per-
fected and ready to be submitted to
the patrons of institutions affected.
J. E. D. Ship, one of the most con-
sistent workers among the board
members, is an ardent advocate of
consolidation, and he has joined with
Supt. McMath in the determination to
wholly eliminate the one-teacher
schools as soon as practical, and il
the plans of the present school man
agement are given the support they
deserve, Sumter will socn have one
of the best rural school systems in
Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27
HUNGARY MAKES
PLEA FOR COAL
Raw Materials, Too, Are
Needed In Fight For
Food
BY ZOE BLECKLEY.

BUDAPEST, Feb. 27.-This is the
appeal to America made by Karoly
Vusar, prime minister of Hungary, in
the name of the starving children of
his nation:
Twill the United States help us to
turn our mines, fields, factories, rail-
roads, rivers and human labor into
food and clothing for our furnishing
families?
Hungary is a rich and capable
country. She must not become men
dicant nation. We want to help our
selves, but our money cannot buy the
necessities of life. Give us coal and
we will start our factories. Give us
raw material of any kind and we will
quickly and skillfully turn it into use
full goods We will barter for food
women holding babies in their
arms, kneel to me in the streets, ask
ing for She help l am powerless to
give. Men in rags cad too weak from
hunger to stand upright, beseech me
to save them from madness by finding
theln work. I turn them away for
I cannot wave magic wand TO give
them food.
Il visit houses that have no win
dows left, no hea5, no food-where
whole families live huddled like ami
mails in caves. l see precious child
zen who can never grow to healthy
maturitv because their bones are bent
and their minds deranged from &C
Sual starvation.
America has fed and befriended
ms korrCr,I 70
tude. VIII America put us to work
for her? Our women and children are
dying like flies because our men can
not earn food and clothing for them.
Will America send business men TO
open our factories, work our mines,
re-animate our rivers and help US to
our feet again for our children's
sake?"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27

virtues. The purpose OF my using ii, vas
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27
Gardening in the Pat.

Gardening in the Pat.
TIME was when vegetable garden
ing was regarded as a hobby
recreation, pastime or pleasure by
those who INDUCED in this work. And
by the majority of city folks it was
ignored altogether.
War Gardening.
Then the time came when garden
ing became necessary as an aid to
conserve food to help win the war, -
for every pound of food raised in
the backyard garden for home con-
sumption enabled a pound of food to
be released for the use of an army
at the front. Indeed, the man or
woman who did not respond to the
chief executives call to plant war
garden" was regarded as a Stacker,
unless the person had good excuse.
And in this nationwide campaign the
person who had previous "hobby" or
pleasure" gardening experience had
decidedly the advantage over those
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27

act of Congress, approved (date.)
This, or a similar notation, shall
in each case be dated as of the date
of reissue, sealed with the seal of
the Bureau of Navigation and'be at
tested by the signature of an officer
of that bureau authorized to sign by
direction of the chief of bureau.
To have "served in the war with
the German government" is, in
the sense of these rules and
regulations, to have performed
active service during the period of
actual hostilities. April 6, 1917, to
November II, 1918, both dates in
elusive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-27
Justihes Development
Of Inland WATERWAYS

WASHINGTON, Feb, 27,-Urging
thorough-going experiment in the de-
velopment of our inland waterways,
G. A. Tomlinson director of the Di-
vision of Inland Waterways, of the
Railroad Administration, in his an
nual report today to Director General
Hines, declared complete economic
justification for these methods Of
transportation" would be shown. Re-
ferriug to the Warrior river, the re-
port said the tonnage hauled from
December, 1918, to October 81, 1919,
was more than $4,000 tons. Steps
have been taken to increase the
northbound business.