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OKLAtlOMA CITY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1018. '
FRENCH NATION
PLANNING HUGE
jam FLEET
Attom pt Made to Contract
lor Ships in U, S.
I'UflS. Monday. Dip. 21 Herhcrt
f lliHivrr. AmrrK-4it fl admini
ti ilor, .nnj I . 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 1 II. Ilurlry,
ili.iiriii.in nf tin Aitirrii.in lu 'liti
. t .lllC'l M resident Wilson by
iiliiiiliM'iit lair today. Mr Homer's
"I ts.n in iiiinrt lioti w ith (lit ptoh-
I -ill . provisioning SrClllW of
I iiiimt where k rr :tl ( ! shn.t.ine
f i ,ts T I s threatened at the ICSull
cf overrunning o the cmintrv iv
(rini.ni troop or H lli; inability "I
(lit inli il.it.inii in liti'l labor lo till
ii ii
Hoover to Ditert Wotk.
Suggc stious that relief work in tin
(Mn'in be plaicd in 'lie hands n( an
iMirriutiniul committee have come
fio'M txine rnlrnte count! ir, Iml it
p . ifrim assured thai llir nrginal
f . ! . i i of ilir administration in tin
ll:"N Will In- adhered III ll II
(i..V.lir lli.il work i'f U'J'1) H'll l""l
wll lr retained mi'lrr ne head in
the interest of rapidity i( action and
v 1 it ir n y. 'Him hra'i, it seems ier
t.iin, will be Mr. Hoover, who lad
prrparrd trnlativ plan (or the w ;
trnsion of the niarlitnrry he haj al
ready created fur the rcl;:f of devas
Utnf portions of Pr Iginui and l:rnce.
Fraae Waata Skips.
Mr. llitrlry talked with Mr, Wilson
on h iff xrtfc subject. ( tir feature of
llir problem under consideration i
(lie application of the French govern
nirnl fur permission In rehabilitate t
merchant in.itmc thieiiigh the use of
grr.it American shipbuilding pLnts
whnh were developed Id meet war
tlreds. ' ha freiirh government ha
heady, through Captain Andre Tar
ft i r n when he mi I-relicts high mm
missioner to the I 'riled Slate, e
ininded Mr. Wilson that France was
compelled In the common inlerf't of
tlie entente to completely suspend
the construction of merchant ship.
Hurley Change! Plant.
Hue consideration is being given
this rlaim, but the chairman of tin
shipping t ar t is disposed li with
hold Ameriran shipbuilding fai'ilitin
from all forr iii uistomrr until the
final pearr treaty it s:gned. Mr. Hur
ley intended p rrtnrn immediately to
Amerua hilt hat Inn uril hit plant
and became there it a probability .that
these subjects will soon become a mat.
ter of nrKotiiitii.il has drridrd lo re
main in I taiur indefinitely.
ll it understood the French build
ing program rails for six million tint
within the next three years lh
French government already hit (dared
orders for Smt.imi t ins rn Hritish
yardi and bad hoped lo place tIO,0)U
tons in American yardf. I ha aggre
gale aftrr three yean would be about
three timet the merrhant tonnage of
rranrt previout to thr war.
SOLDIER TRICKS
ALLEGED 'CONS'
Four in County Jail Charged
With "Skin Game,"
card game, a soldier with "win
ning" wat, a hold up. four young men
in the county jail charged with high
way robbery, it thr talr that ttarted
December IS. when Sidney Skelley,
from I t. Sill, m said to have been
lured into a gambling game, in which
he won all the table Mkev, followed
liter bv a hold-up. in which the money
wit taken from him. The lale ended
latt evening when Kobert Siiirri, C.
I. Strong, Max H.irrivn and W. C.
Garrett were locked in the county jail,
charged with holding up Skelley.
1'ickrtt Wittrn and Mike Conner,
city drtrctivrs, were attigned to the
cane and for (wo wcrkt have been
working; tip evidence. Lured to the
place 'lo meet ome girh," Skelley it
taid lo have been the intended victim
of a "framed-up" gambling game. Too
smooth for the lonlirlence men, a
holil-un ii alleged to have been
"framed," other t in the party bring
dummy victims. Skellev was the only
real loser
WALTER CHECK CASE
MAY JE DISMISSED
W. E. Walter, dinhargrd soldier,
who was arrested lavt week and has
been held in the tounty jail on a
charge of obtaining money on bogus
checks, was released this morning on
bond, and it was intimated by coun
ty authnriticjthat thr chargrt against
him in thit county will he ditnntted
Relatives, it wat stated, had made
good all checkt given to merchants
here and asked that prosecution be
flopped. Valter it under bond to ap
pear in the district court of Fotta
watomie county on an enibejlrtnrnt
charge. He was arrested at Shawnee
f and brought here.
CAPITAL COMMITTEE
TO BE J3ISC0NTINUED
Whether the Capital Itturj commit
tee wilt be discontinued it a question
awaiting action of the fecretary of
United Siatei treatury, according to
Dortet Carter, member of the Mkla-
honn committee, who returned from
Washington yesterday. Mr. Carter
attended meeting of representatives
of the Capital Issues committee of
the varlotM ttatei In the capital last
rrldajr. When the meeting adjourned
a declelon had not been reached and
the matter wa placed In the hindj of
the tecrctarv pi (he treasury to de
cide, ' "
Sight of New York
Best Christmas Gift
For Wounded Chap
KF.W YMKK, Deo. 24 -Hringiiig .1,.
ViS officers and men of lh Aniriuan
oversras aimy home from Frailer, the
Frriult line steamship Frame, mm an
nny irauoit, reached brie I .day.
Among limn were 214 wounded offi
cers and 1 .50-1 wounded men, of whom
7.1 wrre classed i mental caiev
ferinff from llirll ihock and nrrvout
Irouhlrt.
I hr Mrll trotuit comprised llir fol
low init :
I Icadouartrrt division Sixty-third
(rid artillery, vix of Inert and IJ.I
'tin; adNance ilv..l diiachinriit,
I- 'evrnlh division, two tdfiirrt, richly-
three ititn : l.l7lli field artillery sup
;dy conipaiiy, ordnance ilct.u hnid't
inedieil rorpt and batterir I' and I',
totaling eighteen offurr ami -18 mni,
being irnopt from Ark.itivat. Mittii-
sippi, Alabama, lllinoit and Mitlrid
of Columbia, caviial company No. ,114
(colored) two of f icer, 141 mrn: cat-
ual company Nn. Jl, two riffirert, 140
men) ramal companiei No'i Jin. .1)7,
.MM and .117. two offurn and IK) men
each.
The l'ertia M uj alo arrived todav
with e!ilitv.rrn otfuerv vlio lute
Hern aitrmlii a Irjiimm t.h .olt in
I lain e, ami twelve wounded nun
OKLAHOMA CITY POOR
TO BE GIVEN BASKETS
(CeMlMuetf rrem ae 1 )
night ire expected to add at Icait
another $.W0 to the fund.
And to Peace nn Farth, Gixid
Will to Menw-meant jutt what it tayt
in Oklahoma City tonight.
Oklahoma City ahould be con
gratulated upon lit generotitv Iti
Krrat hearlnl rrjfard for itt unfor
tunatv, jit hrtjdett, its lowly.
MNTA CIAU8 DONORS.
Maney tMrt company $10 i)
Mr. and Mm. f. V. Illeuler ... 5 ll
Slower (irain company 10.KI
1 M l.aug . Si)
K Douglatt 2.50
W. L Perkini dram company. 5 ill
I S Tiittle (irain company ... 5 m
Marfield (ir.iin Co 5 ll
(Minnrapolu)
Chcclaw (irairt company 10 0(1
Cheri.ker Grain company 5 I'd
M. .1. J'irdort 1 m
U. H lirennan (irain company, in im
I J. Sliiuietl Grain company .. S DO
W. L. fluichemn 5.00
Kutledge (irain company 5 Oil
F. Vandrver 1.00
1 angenberg (irain rompany 5 im
Corart Tlrain compfnv 5 '
Convert (irain comtiany 5 im
lutiii firaui rompany 5 0"i
C. A. Polton and company ... 5 HI
Mrt. Santa Clam 1 W
The Order f the Star in the
Fa it 5 on
I.eta and Lena Hunce 2.5il
. J. Vavel 5 (10
A. A. Allen S.00
McF.ldowney k Son 10. )
I). F. Solliday 5 oo
Dorothy Harrijnn I.ii)
N. Cooke
2. oil
5 Oil
3 00
2 00
2 00
C. J.. I von
If R. Cook
Helen Frances Adams, 9 mo. old
i v '
Vrom the children of a toldier
in France 1 00
Fred WVeman 5 00
Frankel M. Wolff 1 (VI
A Friend 1.110
I A. IUinard 1.00
Ruth and John Kunyan 2 40
Bill Jonei ..; 2.00
J. W. Cary 2 00
lohn Waller Cary jr. 14 mo. old
Raymond Long 2 50
hmploveyi Accounting niept,
Southwettern Bell Telephone
Co
Cash
Mrs. W. C. Short
Order Railway Conductors ....
Frank F. Moore, Sulphur, Okla.
F.liner F. Klein
7 45
1.00
1.25
10 IV)
1 00
5 (m
Mrt. E. K Slack 5 00
A. S I'ickent S 00
Hattie llellr llalet 2.50
I'rlrn and lor Carrico 1.00
U. W. B. club 5 00
Friend 2.00
Williams and Harvev V('
Mrs KV L. I'endery 2.50
H H Jones 500 00
Mr. Fruitt I.l
W. W. Vance '25 .00
I'lasterers' association 10. 00
A. C. Tupper 5.00
Wavne Campbell 5 .00
1.. C. Feltner 5 00
Fmnva Brown J. 00
Mm. A, C Hanson, for King's
Daughtert, Firtt M. E. Church
C. S
7 00
.00
Paxmn Howard 5.00
Hen F. Davit 5 Oil
C. C. Partont . 5.(10
C. A. Tarsoni 5.00
Kellie M. Roach 5 00
t. W. Secrett 5 .00
Fern Ross , 1.00
A. W. Turner .: 5.00
Mn 0 F. Hall 1.00
11. T. Woodresa 10.00
TOTAL TODAY $R42.10
Previously reported K225. tV
GRAND TOTAL
FOR COUGHS,
COLDS AND
SORE THROAT
TlMte t mm - - ,
tfce art NH.M.
JtTNIPEB
Th msmc, ha
and chsMpwt fautv
By
WDomcs
30 Cents
$.1067.76
sV
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X Al
XDrefflstt
RED CROSS ROLL
CALL EXTENDED
' ANOTHER WEEK
Southwestern District to
Campaign to'Dotembor 31.
The Red Crost Cliritlnian member
hip campaign wliiili wat scheduled
to ibe yctterdav hat been eatendrd
until December .11, according lo ad
vice received from division hcad
riu.irlers in St l imit this itioiiiing
Tint extension i due lo thr fact lh.it
only 2d"l.""' loembers have been
enrolled in (he vuthwetrrn divitiou.
wbiih includes NJi-.sonri. ( Iklahoiiu.
ArkaiM.it. Kansas and Ten is
Weather Hampers Wotk.
'I he work of enroljnent was consid
erably hampered by infum;a and .in
favorable weather condition, but
with another week to go, it it be
lieved the southwestern division will
continue to maintain its old record
of letting li e pai e in all patriotic
i ainpi'viv ai or liim to I I .Mm
uu, division cbairni.in.
Subsi i iptioiis 1 1 . r mi1i mi t l!ic coiintv
are "pitkiuit up" and some "t tin
ilistiitls whnh have hicu dornun!
ate coming to the trout with 100 per
cent enrolment.
"Over Top" Spirit Still.
A repott from Choclaw today
ttatet that mrmhert of the cnmi.iitl
tee are working all day and waiting
on inlluenra patient at night, while
tome of them have had death In the
family during the campaign. "But
Choctaw will go over the (op in the
end," writes the director of the local
committee,
Inters were istued yesterday to all
Red Cross director in the county ad
monishing them not to relax until
evrry one in the district hat Lrrn
srrti. '
Approximately $200 wat received
at headiiuartrrt tlis morning.
MODERN GABRIEL
SEEKS EVANGELINE
(Continued From P9 I.)
.ob! a bla k eyed, black-haired, di
minutive little lady whom be had mar
ried only two yeart belore.
They were happy, very happy, anJ
although thry knew that men wrre
killing each nthrr in Ftimpe, thry
knrw that Spencer was a long, long
way from (hat tortured continent
and surely the long, withered arm of
hit Germanic majesty, Wilhelm. could
nrvrr. never reach that little farm.
liut o day the withered band nn
the withered arm ylunged another tor
pedo into a helplrtt American veoel
on I lie high teat and a great mair
named Wilson tpoke to the American
congress in the far-off cily of Wash
ington and demanded war, red war.
Then a few day later another man
plunged hi hand into a glass bowl,
withdrew a harmless-looking capsule,
onened it and found a number. On a
theet of paper in the potsetsion of the
draft hoard at Choctaw was Frank'
name, and beside hit name that identi
cal number.
Sent to CaraD Travii.
And to presently that great imper
sonal thing called the government
called upon the happy young Spetuer
. . t" f..l L !l I
larmer 10 leave nis nine urine ami
take up the quarrel with the madman
emperor. With not a few tear he
Tho DIET
During
and After
to OH Reliable
Round Package
.'s.
mrry QliiristmaB
Everybody!
(Store closed all
ssfsVUSsW
left, and found liimtilf preieptly it I
camp named Travis in the Halt of
Texai For a long time lit Stayed
there, eating timple (nod, wotking
long limit at nfamiir Uths-ind
h riling an acMilanaJ Utter U ill
little wyman in Saencer.
Soon, hotver, Ik government
idcked him up (gain and let blin
down at a camp in Georgia, and
little later at Camp Mills, N. V. And
tome of the officers of the government
told Frank that within a w days h
would emhirk with hit division for
that mysterious place called the front
line ,
And so Frank wrote I letter la the
little wile the latt, k thought, be
fore hit triii uver (he Atlantic. But
a disrate called influent cam along,
snatched h'n from the ranks nd held
linn for days, half-contciuui, in ajins
piial. In the meantime, hit division
ailed and Icftihtm behind.
' llir lull, wife thought her hutband
was on tlieTiieh teat and during all
the long day he wat lotting it the
hospital, waited and wailed for the
letter that never came. I'retenily, In
mad ecperor with the withered arm
begged for peace, and Frank wt told
to go home.
He arrived ' I Spencer few dayt
ago. He wat sure the littl wile
would be it the houte to meat hint
How surprised she would be I
Hut the wife wat gone no one
knew where All her little hoard of
money the left in the bank. All her
lothing wat in (he house but the
wife wat-i-wat H,ine. Iii'piinet among
the neighbors proved fruitless and to
I t ink came to the Timet.
"She i"sv have'gone to her brother
in Chicago," said Frank. "But I have
lost hit address. She may be working
in Oklahoma City. But I want her-.
I would like to have her with m for
Chriiimat, and" and hi mouih
writhed strangely "and 1 thought
perhaps you could help me help me
find her
So Timet readers arc invited to help
this modern Gabriel in the search
Mary may be recogniied at a glance
for she is one of the most beautiful
women in the world Frank- say so.
Thr husband it goiqg back to Spen
cer again.
"I'm going to stay until the c,oms
back." be said, "no mailer how long
thai it . She'll find me waiting for
her."
And perhaps, meantime, littl Mary
Riuaik it wondering where her big.
strong hutband Is. Who knows? Per
bapt at night she weeps just a fw
little tears on her pillow and, lik
Evangeline
" she cried 'O my beloved!
Art thou so near unto me, and vet I
cannot behold thee?
'"Art thou ro near unto me. and yet
my voice does nntreacli thee V "
Stamp Pelinqueat Numeious.
More than 10,000 War Savings
stamp pledges at the War Savings
bank, amounting to 11 00,1 IK), are un
redeemed at the War Savings bank,
it was announced today. According
lo reports iilrd at the Federal Reserve
bank at Kanta Cily, the local bank
has already sold Jl.ftOOiJllO worth of
stamps, which together with the et
limaied tales of $43,000 for December,
will bring the total sales up to $1,
645,000.
Farmere Heldlag Cotton.
Farmrrs in Oklahoma county and
adioinlng counties are holding the
bulk of their cotton crops for higher
prices, local cotton buytrs slated yet
trfday. Many of the farmers have
sold just enough of the Product to
buy food tor their stock, and are Hold
ing the rest for an increase in price.
It is estimated that the cotton acreage
of 1919 will be 10 percent less than
in 1918, a many farmer are planting
food products instead of cotton.
INFLUENZA
Malted Milk
Very Nutritious, D9i2:b
The REAL Food-Drink, Itututfy fartfWstsL
Made by the) ORIGINAL HorUck rfvoetwaaad
from carefully (elected material.
Used Buccesifully over V century.
Endorsed by physicians everywhere.
!;SltllorlicIi'STh3Crii
Thus Avoiding Imitations
day Wednesday)
SHOPPERS DRAVE
WINTER WEATHER
Stores Nearly Closed Out by
Noon Here Today,
Owing lo the sharp udd of eaily
morning-, holiday shoppr.it remained
within door i and downtown stores
were not errieuciug the congestion
of )eslerday. Hovtevcr, by noon,
crowds braved the weather. Children's
coals, niulljers, warm glovii, hot
water holllet, and silk hose wrre
iilickly bought up by hurrying crowds.
Heads of department times declare
(here It no choice in general shopping
idav. "FveryOiiug, according to one
leading department siorr manager, "it
going like hot cakes "
Cranberries shot upward Uo days
ago and popcorn it nut of the market
Nuts and candy are leading in de
mand and are on tale in nearly every
department stout in the city.
Individual poinsettia plants bearing
on or two blossoms ate finding a
ready local market at i, $i and $o
each, and family reunion ibnnrrt to
morrow' will have this Yulcinh' em
blem a a liMo teulcr. All ..n riiu
are Oklahoma gr.iw.i tin. c .i , .i
one lot a fl . 1st
(laimrnt shun are disp -nii; H
their heavy line ol Inn vvhnh ovving
lo the mild fall and umii-r vveie tlow
tellers.
COLD WEATHER GOOD
FOR PARK ANIMALS
The cold wave it not injuring any
inmates l the too, in Wheeler park
according to Joe II. i'attert"ii, super
intendent. All the lords, except the
eagles, are in the green house; eaglet
are so hardy that they require no
artificial heat. Monkeys, likewise
are caged within the green house The
bears and wolves srrin to enjoy t!ir
cold. Along with the rabbits, foxrt
and other hardy animals, thry frisk
ml play, although the bears are riot
asTively at thev will be alter their
natural hibernating season is over
The lion slays closely within Ins
winter mmtcrs and thowt litite
at cuming nut even when fed.
-
Carter Atkt Mora Jobs.
Changing collection of the inher
itance tax from the state auditor's of
fice to the office of the attorney gen
eral, and establishment of a number
of new positions in (he auditor'. of
fice are among the (lungs asked by
Frank Carta, slate audit r -elect, in a
menage to Governor elect I. I!. A.
Hobertion, concerning neec
led lrgih-U-
tion.
Mlaitters Waat Sunday.
All local ministers present at the
meeting of the ministerial alliame
yesterday voted in favor of asking
It 1 1 1 y Sunday here for a series of re
vival meetings at soon as he finishes
his meetings in rort Worth. A eom
mittee, composed of Rev. Charles C.
Weaver, fee v. l'hil L. luird and Kev.
I. Frank Koach vvss appointed to a t
on th mailer.
Talk It cheap, but the man who
talks too much has to pay for it, soon
er later.
WE THANK YOU ! "HMg&JBt
celebrate the holi
day they have so justly earned by their loyal service through the
busy Christmas period.
THURSDAY
We shall be ready to
THURSDAY
After Christmas Clearance
Bake) Toll By Hek,
He'd Bettei Give Up
300 Army Objectors
NT.W VOUK, n-c 24 -A delega
lion of twct.if, headed by Dr. John
I.. I'.lliott and Kirs. Iltury Villurd
of Ibis cily will present to Secretary
of War llakrr Indiiy, a petilion bear
ing 15IMI iiamrs ilriiiaiidiiig the nn
uiedialr release iiom prison of tin re
hundred "cunii ieutioiit nbieclors," H
was uniioiinicd here last night. The
parly wilt include a duen near rrla
lives of the prisoners, most of whom
are serving terim tanging from ten Is)
Itt it I y eart in the disiiplinary bar
i.tiks at 1 orl I t.utnUortli, Kan.
Thr auiioiini rrneiil emanated fioin
the beadipiarlers of the "liiur.iti o
l ei-al Advu e."
Moie Police, bays Mayor.
Thai the polue detiartmenl of Okla
homa City should be doubled it ihe
opinion of Mayor l'id Oveiholser am)
duel W. II Nuholt. To double Ihe
tiie of tile department would require
an additional appoptiallon of l-i.l,.
is) they sav. Al piescut Oklahoma
( ity hat a poli.c (one of nine patrol
Mini and time plairn btlln sinen oil
eu!i thill, w'.nle St Joseph, wit'i a
i.npulati I H.sll"! has filtv-eighl
palrolmrn and ilrveii pl.inii I ilhc-inrii
o.i r.u ii shut
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Store open
this evening
Tor the convenience of
" Eleventh Hour" gift
shoppers, this men's store
will remain open this eve
ning till 10.
Great stocks of
things; prompt cheeri
courteous, efficient sales
people to help you choose
the right gift for "Him."
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again serve you and direct your attention to
PAPERS in which our advertisement
of important
JUMP FROr.1 CAR
CAUSE OF SUIT,
Msii) Asks $25,000 for Ac
cident at, Santa Fo Tracks,
Asking for a judgment of fVljOCO
for prtmiul injuries tutuined few
niontht ago, J. D. Wimbry, IU4
liast N'inili street, brought suit yet
terday in the district court against
the Oklahoma Ksilway company.
Wimbrav was injuied, according to
the petition, un September f, this
year when be jumped frmn fair
grounds car while it was crossing the
Santa l e li nks on f otirtlt strel.
Wimbiay asserts in hit pestllieen Ottt
the trollry wire bscsm disconnected
while the isr was crossing the ftnta
Ke tracks and that twileh nlg
was approachini Th hM4H)l on
the engine so biindetl him h srt
that Ik had every rswt t helieve
there was about to U I calliilsW nd
be jumped front Iht csr, sustaining
a frailured arm and lg Hi hftli
is drstir.yeil permanently from the
Injuries, m cording to th ptlltlnn.
'II.. A....... ... Ll.,1 rnl la -1 ,n,,r
lersie. No trouble lo show good.
gift
rful,
iroihora
ail
.53 1
West Mtin
i
for your liberal pa
tronage, and ex
tend our heartktt
- wishes of a
" Merry
Christmas
For You"
Tomorrow bmi
ness will be forgtt
ten and the store
will be
"Closed All
Day"
to enable our em
ployes to fittingly
Sales1 mil
appear.
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