Oklahoma Leader (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 119, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 1920 Page: 3 of 8
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FOHIMEK MONK, WHO QUIT CHURCH
TO WEI), AND BRIDE
Mr. S. J. Rice, of Kirkville, Mo.,
came through Oklahoma City Thurs-
day on his way to Lindsay, Okla.,
v here he formerly lived. He will
visit frieinds and relatives there.
Mrs. A. J. Van Nesi, of 1407 East
Twentieth street, returned Friday
morning from Shamrock, Okla.,
where she has been visiting friends.
Mr. Sidney Suggs, former editor
of the Daily Ardmorite, was in Okla-
homa City Thursday.
Hoy lireaks Ann.
Russell Walker, little son of Mr.
and Mtb. Luke Walker, of 3325
North Ames street, fell and broke
his arm Wednesday while playing
with a toy automobile which Santa
Claus brought hiin.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisher, of
611) West Maple street, returned Fri-
day from Sapulpa, Okla., where they
have been visiting Mr. W. O. Miller
an old friend of Mr. Fisher.
the city auditorium. Holiday colors
and leap year suggestions will be
carried out in the decoration of the
ball room.
If a man asks a woman to dance
with him or if he refuaes to dance
when asked by one. he will be lined
a dime. If a woman refuses to a?k
the. meu to dance she will he fined
the same. All the money collected
will be used for charity. Mrs. John
R. Lee, Mrs. I^ura ('order and Mrs.
T. J. Springer will chaperouc the
dance.
Mr. F. W. Dal ton, who hai been
visiting his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dennison, of
West Thirteenth street, was to leave
Friday night for his home in Carter,
Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Johnson
of 1027 West Thirty-fourth htreet,
have just left on a visit to Chicago.
Before they return they expect to
visit Indianapolis and Detroit.
Charity Bance.
The annual charity dance of tho
fourth degree of the Knights of
Columbus will be held Tuesday eve-
ning, January \S, in tbe city ^udi-
torjum. Mr. Frack T. Menten', Mr.
Ed Sturm, Mr. W. T. McMannis and
Mr. Roy Strong will be the hosts tor
the evening.
The Knights and Ladies of Secur-
ity will give the last "Leap Year"
dance of the season Friday night in
Mrs. Walter L. Ditzler, of Tulsa,
who spent the holidays with her
parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Ross, of
1L'U4 West Thirty-second street, was
to return to her home Friday night,
accompanied by her sisters. Misses
Gladys and Wanda Ross.
Returned.
Mr. J. H. Vaughn, of 118 West
Reno street, just returned from Pai-
sons, Kan., where he spent a de-
lightful Christmas vacation with
friends and relatives.
REVOLVER, KNIFE AND RAZOR
FOUND ON CLOTHING 'GUARDS'
Head of Locked-Out Union
Tells District Attorney of
Assaults on Pickets.
Rv Federated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 31.—A 3^-cali-
bro revolver, a formidable knife and
a razor were recovered from live
men who had been "guarding" a
Nineteenth street shop here against
pickets of the Amalgamated Cloth-
ing Workers. Admitting that they
had been in a "scrap," the men were
taken to the police station and held
In bail, two in $10,000, and three in
$.">,000 each, on charges of assault
and violation of the Sullivan act.
At the same moment President
Sydney Hillman, of the Amalgam-
ated called upon District Attorney
Edward Swann to make formal com-
plaint that union pickets had been
intimidated and assaulted by gang-
liters.
Told of Assault on Pickets.
Definite information of a consider
aide number of assaults were given
to the district attorney. Mr. Hill
man stated that he had learned au-
thoritatively that the Clothing Man-
ul&cturers' Association had hired a
large number of gangs for indivi-
dual employers.
A letter exposing the methods of
these union-intimidating bodies has
been made public by the Amalgam-
ated. Under a letter head which
reads "Manufacturers" Industrial
Association — Labor Adjusters- -W e
furnish capable and reliable guards
for protection of life and property,"
the following proposition is made.
"We are in a position to fur-
nish you with any number of
operators, basters, finishers,
pressers and cutters you may
require to take the places of
those who do not remain loyal
to you. Not professional strike-
breakers, but experienced men
and women. We can deliver
same to you in sufficient num-
bers daily to keep your plant in
operation at a regular scale of
wages arranged between us.
First-Class (Guards.
"We also furnish experienced
first-class guards with police
military experience and accus-
tomed to strike duty, to pre-
serve peace, and protect plant,
life and property.
"Wo have handled and have
been associated with many
strikes throughout the country
of every industry, and brought
same to a successful issue for
our clients.
"Our vast and varied experi-
ence has taught us that a strike
is only a matter of testing their
strength and stability, for much
greater demands in the future.
On the other hand, at the small
cost that may be arranged be-
tween us, we not only furnish
non-union help but protect and
operate your plant under open
shop conditions."
MOST QUAIL HUNTING
LICENSES AND FEWEST
SHOT. WARDEN ASSERTS
There were more quail hunting li-
censes issued this year and fewer
quails killed than in any previous
year, Ben Watts, state game warden,
said Friday, the last day of the quiil
season.
Watts says that many farmers who
have realized the value of qualls in
keeping down insect pests have for-
bidden hunters to invade their farms,
and the quails have taken advantage
of this cover Howfcver, Watts thinks
that the number Af quail in Okla-
homa is growing smaller each year,
and he predicts their extinction if a
closed season Is not inaugurated.
The representatives of several
farmers' union?, which are meeting
here this week, have included a
closed season on quail in the list of
measures which they wish to be
passed by the state legislature.
CAL FEU
SSCHO
PUBLIC RECORD JR.
CITY EMPLOYES MUST
GET PREVAILING PAY
SCALE IS NEW RULING
GROCERY. DRY GOODS
PRICES ARE DECLINING
Prices on groceries have declined
30 percent and on dry kooda 50 per-
cent. J. W. Kayser, vire-chairman
i The question: "What do the girls
(arry In thoMh Bdb«.-' h^ t*vn j T^nunlclpal plant
i answered. Inventor) ... made <>" | mu t h, paid the prevailing wM.
,■5'^eva"rdyc.Tgat l'- .°V * • '^du/to a*rulli°olf cUude lot '
! fSioim* naruDher- ( onnally. state labor eonimi.«loner. Friday. The board baa Just bought
Rank* WnillHn't Honor Drafts > n?i Friday. The ruling was given to L.! $75,000 worth of groceries and $100,-
wKhon! in firLn £* of ro««. envelope of Sen K. Meek, con,ml..,oner of public Wlirth of dry goods to run Mat.
lOr Teachers in Afkan stn two dirty powder puffH, ;i property, at Ponca ( it>. institutions for the next quarter,
sas Town. cig.'ret cue. a small copy of th. The elecrlclans at the Ponca ("Ity
N,.w Testament. II|> stick, eyebrow municipal light plant, who hud been
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. Dec. blackening, nail tile, two letters receiving >9 a day, were put on a
31. It looks like a long, lean v inter three cards. « coin purae will. «ilmonthly j*, ha.l._.ome Ume ago .nd
for education In this little Ozark ' V?
chief.
town. |
The , public schools have been, Accessories lugged about town in
closed since October 16. and there is ; the hand bags of four Leader steno-
apparently no prospect of opening | !'"ards, live 1
The announcement of the marriage of James Cornell Biddle, of Phila-
delphia, former monk of the Trappist Order, to Miss Maty Lena Gaines,
of Warrentown, Va., has created international Interest. Mr. Biddle la a
member of the Philadelphia family of that name, one of the oldest and
wealthiest in the country. A convert to the Catholic faith, he became a
monk of the Trappist Order twenty years ago and until two years ago
lived in the Gethsemane Monastery in Kentucky. Two years ago he re
them again this school year.
Less than twenty per cent of the
five thousand children of school age
1 art attending classes.
Teachers who were thrown out of
work by the alleged political manip-
ulations of the school board, have
opened semi-private schools in the
public school buildings in an effort
to keep the children from dropping
behind in their work. Their efforts
have been only partly successful
owing to the fact that less than
1,000 children arc attending the two
schools run on the new plan.
Hanks Wont Take Drafts.
Schools were closed following the
refusal or local banks to honor war-
rants Issued by the school board to
teachers as salary. The action of
the banks was the result of a fac
t:on«..l fight among members of the
srliool board who claimed that new
directors had been fraudulently
elected following the appointment of
1- l ed A. I4rlce, of Winslow, as super-
intendent.
As state money will not be avail-
able until spring, it is probable the
schools will remain closed through-
out the year.
The money is put into a general
fund and used to pay the teachers*
salary and Incidental expenses.
Parents Co-operutlug.
Parents of school children attend-
ing the two schools are co-op^ratlag
in every wa< with the teachers.
According to the last report, 250
children were attending the Baring
Cross school and 450 In the classes
which are held In the high school
Both schools, however, only under-
mirror and NO handker- a*l protested. Meek put the case
up to Connalty and the workmen's
claims were upheld.
Several other cases of the same
kind are pending. Connally said. In
some towns where there Is no union
scale it is hard to determine the
"prevailing wage."
And competition is keener now
than It was during war days.
"Three months ago wholesalers
seemed to consider it a special fa-
vor if they furnished the goods at
all, but now they are fighting for
the orders," Kayser said.
bills, a naughty Joke card, handker-
chief, a mirror, and a powder puff.
You haven't read the day's news
No. 2. Pullman ticket, beauty | untn you read the classified ads-
parlor cards, registered letter re-, road (hem now
celpt, mirror, an I. O. U.. powdor j
box. perfume bottle, $5 bill, two
keys, and no hankie.
No. 3. Address book, joke card, j
eyebrow tweezers, key, three street
car tickets, 75 cents, gold knife, i
powder box, lip stick and mirror.
No. 4. Hair pins, hair net, veil.
lt cents, a street car ticket, eyebrow j,
pencil, box or rouge, powder puff,,
nail file, hankie, lip atlck, and of all
things* NO mirror!
j.tis o\> n PCN* I 5 PLANTS.
There are now 2,318 electric light
ami power plants municipally owned
and operated in the United States, i
according to the last report of thej
census. In 1902 there were only
81f municipal plants while 2.S05
were privately owned and operated. I
At that time municipal plants were
only 24 per cent of the whole num-
ber. Since theh the municipal
plants have steadily gained upon the
private both in number and in per-
centage. In 1917 the municipal
plants constituted 35.43 per cent of
the whole. :
BETTER SERVICE
PEERLESS
LAUNDRY
Walnut 5439
NOTICE
The Supreme
Cleaners and
Dyers are not
In favor of the
open shop.
Call
Maple «K3I.
§04 W. 6th St.
We ao your work on a guarantee.
W. 8. PIGLEK, Manager.
nounced his vows and re-entered the outside world. He flrst met his I t.lke work through the eighth grade.
bride, a daughter of one of the Old Dominion's oldest families, about a
year ago. The Trappist Order is one of tho strictest of the aCthollc
Church In the Trappist Order Mr. Biddle was known as rather Albcrlc.
WONT PRINT DOCKETS
The county has discontinued the '
practice of printing docket of the j
cases to be heard In district court.
The reason Is that it is too great an
expense to the county and of no
value to the legal profession due to
the fact that a few days after the
publication of the docket, the as-
signments have been altered by con-
tinuances.
$300,000,000,000.
THAT'S WORLD DEBT
In the meantime the board re
mains continually deadlocked, and
4,000 children are enjoying an en-
forced vacation.
If you haven't read the want ads,
you haven't read the day's news
read them now.
Why Pay More?
Suits Cleaned
and Pressed
$1.00
PEOPLES CLEANING CO.
J. E. MOORE. Prop.
Phone IV. 8S32 402 \V. 6th St.
The Leader Family
TRADES COUNCIL BUYS
STOCK IN A LAUNDRY
That organized labor of Oklahoma
City desires to promote the success
of a laundry that has been loyal to
it during the open shop fight was
evidenced Thursday night when the
Trades and Labor Council gave i
vote of endorsement to the Snow
Flake Laundry and backed it up |
with a subscription to $100 worth)
of stock. ,
The Snow Flake Laundry, which
is equipped to do wet wash and
rough dry work is seeking to raise
$25,000 with which to install a mod-
ern laundry plant capable of doing
all kinds of work.
With the endorsement of the
Trades Council the promoters of the
laundry will seek to raise the bal-
ance of the 525,000 from union labor
in this city.
NEW STAMP SERIES
BEING ISSUED HERE
A new series of postage stamps
issued in honor of the "Pilgrim j
Tercentenary" was being said at the j
Oklahoma City post office Friday for ;
the first time since issuance.
The stamps are made in 1, 2 and
5-cent denominations. The new
stamp is a little larger than the
ordinary stamp and has a picture of
the landing of the Pilgrims with the
words "Pilgrim Tercentenary" j
across the top and the figures "1620" .
and "1920'' in the upper corners. 1
BY S. AMERINGER
I. Clarence Malscd, Parsons, Kansas, remits $12.70 with a small
list of subscriptions. /
William L. Anderson, financial secretary of United Mine Workers'
Local 746, remits $34 for a healthy list of subscriptions.
Edward Retz, Missouri, sends in $9.35 for a couple of subscriptions.
Sam Gaston, I toko she, Oklahoma, gets in a real prize
letter. It contained a check for 41 subscriptions.
A. D. Engles, Lawton? orders a new supply of three months sub-
scription cards. He always has a supply on hand.
Our Boosters broke another record. Monday, December 21, the
circulation receipts for the day amounted to $521.56.
"Enclosed tind check for $< for h year's subscription
* * * the samples received * * * so please pass the dish,"
writes S. 11. 3Iaddy, liraut county.
In sending us his subscription, Willis E. Long, Comanche county,
writes, "I happened to get a hold of a copy of your paper, and I like it."
John Durisek, Kingfisher county, again sends in seven yearly sub-
scriptions. All but one accepted the spoon offer.
P. O'Connor, Tulsa county, joins the Leader Family as Booster
No. 475," by sending in two subscritplons.
L. (outlier, Oklahoma county, sends lis $13.40 for two
new subscriptions, each to receive our spoons. Close to
760 sets of spoons have been sent out to new Leader
subscribers. The best part is that in many cases the
spoons sent out have helped to get more new subscrip-
tions.
A. G. Armstrong, member of Carpenters' Union Locfil 276, sends
us $6 for a year's subscription from Hincon, Honduras, Central
America. Copies of the Leader now go also to Canada, Mexico, Swit-
zerland and Holland. ,
Following is a list of Boosters sending the Leader subscriptions.
We are giving their county address to better acquaint our friends
with our general state circulation.
Jack Green, Pittsburg, Kans.
S. E. Benson, Woods county.
G. C. Bell, Comanche county.
S. E. Andrews, Kiowa county.
B. B. Gratous, Zone, Arkansas.
P. C. Martin. Jefferson county.
l^ee Joy, Oklahoma county.
C. V. Hooper, Muskogee county.
Lee Rhodes, Texas.
W. S. Petty, Canadian county.
A. W. Bennett, Grady county.
0. R. Rollins, Blaine county.
R. H. Fox, Law ton, increases his bundle order to 75 daily.
"A friend in Oklahoma sent me a few copies of your paper, and
I like it fine," writes J. M. Fowler, Camden county, Mo., in sending
us his subscriptions.
The week ending December 25th, was a record breaker for car-
rier circulation receipts in the city. Each week shows steadily in-
creasing receipts from our carriers and dealers.
The following is a list of new leader dealers and carriers. Our
Boosters through persistent work arc adding new dealers daily.
C. H. Steinger, Hominy, Okla.
E. O. Deming, Pittsburg, -Kans.
M. Frankenstein. Pittsburg, Kans.
C. A. St. Clair, Graham. Texas.
Roy Bash, Coalton, Okla.
World News Co., San Antonio, Texas.
Sam Mint, Grant county, farmer, sends us the prize
letter this time. He remitted $4U.r>0 for nine subscriptions.
T. A. Scovil, Custer county, sends in three yearly subscriptions.
Scovil of Custer county, Flint of Grant county and Durisek of King-
fisher are, in the lead as our most successful state boosters among
the farmers.
Our printing plant alone could support the daily If
our friends would give It their printing. The Leader takes
care of all classes of printing.
NEW YORK. Dec.
debt of the world is now $300,-
000,000,000.
The debt of the nations of the
world at the signing of the ar-
mistice was $212,000,000,000.
The National City bank, in a |
recent issue oi Americas, gives
these figures^showing that the
return of peace has not checked
the growth of world debt and
the oufput of paper currency.
During the war the addition
to the world debt was $40,000,-
000,000 a year. In the first year
after the armistice the figure
jumped to $45,000,000,000. In
the second year it was $42,000,-
000.000.
"Most of the after the war in-
crease in national debts and
paper currency occurs in Eu-
rope," say the report. National
debts in North and South Amer-
ica show an actual decline In
the second peace year and but
a trifling iucrease in Asia,
Africa and Oceania, while na-
tional debts in Europe Increased
$30,000,000,000 in the flrst year,
following the armistice, and
$45,000,000,000 in the second
year, just ended.
AMERICAN LEGION NOW
AFTER NON-PARTISANS
SALINA, Ivan., Dec. 31.—A com-
mittee of Ave members, appointed by
the Saline County Post of the Amer-
ican legion are searching for A. C.
Townley to notify him that he and
his organizers are no longer wel-
come here. Townley has surprised
tho people here by personally going
out in the country and soliciting
membership to the non-partiBon
league, this work during the past
lew years being done by his organ-
izers.
The committee Is waiting for Mr.
Townley this morning to deliver a
personal letter to him, in which It |
sets forth that the non-partisan
league was disloyal; that it was
connected with the X. W. W. and
kindred organizations, and therefore
the American legion protests against
the activities of Townley and his or-
ganizers. __
Dr. E. F. Lovejoy
116V4 West Muln. Walnut 550.
Special attention between 4 and fi
{o liiBt-anep of the nkin, facial
blemishe.s, plmplea, moles, goitre,
diabetes, paralysis, impotency, social
and chronic ailments.
"Say It With a Gift"
We Have It—
A Great Selection of Classy
JEWELRY
WATCHES and
DIAMONDS
A Complete Line of Ladies' Bags, Leather Bags, Beaded
Bags, and Gents' Purses—Also
FINE IVORY
SILVERWARE
and CUT GLASS
Buy the Best—Pay the Least
Harvey Jewelry
Company
19—North Broadway—19
Kxpert
Watch
Repairing
L. G. WARNKE CO.
Buy of the makers.
Rubber and Steel Stamps. Sten-
cils, Seals, Stamp Supplies, etc.
320 W. .Main— Walnut 04(SO
0. K. Shoe Hospital
*.107 N. Robinson. Hume W. MHH
Work Called For and
Delivered Free.
KNOWLEDGE
IS POWER
Do you want your child to
have knowledge? Then get
information about the
Book of Knowledge
I). COBB
Maple M60 126 W. Xoble
UNION MADE
W.L.DOUGLAS
SHOES FOR MEN
KTAlLISmD 1576 CAPITAL +2.5QOOC
VLT L. Douglas namo and the re-
T tail price is stamped on the bot-
tom of all shoes at tin factory. The
retail prices are the same erery-
where. They cost no more in Ban
Francisro than they do in New
York. They are always worth the
price paid for them.
CHOOSING A PROFITABLE AND USEFUL
profession
EVERY intelligent and industrious
young man or woman would like a
profession at once useful, pleasant and
profitable. Why not help humanity to
health and happiness by becoming a
graduate
CHIROPRACTOR?
Thousands of cities, towns and com-
munities are asking the Chiropractic
Colleges to supply them with compe-
tent practitioners. You can acquire a
thorough and perfect knowledge of
this science by attending
Carver Chiropractic College
521 West 9th Street Oklahoma City, Okla.
Next Term Begins January 10, 1920
Write Carver Chiropractic College at once for catalogue,
terms and full information.
When patronizing advertisers, say you saw it In the Leader.
REPAIRS anl PARTS
1010 West Main Street
The place to take your car, truck or tractor when it needs
overhauling—or other repairs.
To have the cylinders reground and lit with oversize pistons.
The carburetor adjusted or a new carburetor.
When tho crank shaft needs regrinding.
When you need welding done quickly, reliably and reasonably.
Don't junk car, truck or tractor when the motor gets worn and
loses compression. Let us regrind it and lit it with new oversize
pistons. It will be as good as new. Thirty to fifty per cent saved
In gas and oil. It pays to have your work done right We have
the equipment and skill to do It right.
West Main Street Garage and Machine Shop
When patronizing advertisers, say you taw it In the Leader.
LEE BROTHERS
32 West California
You May Win a
Friend and Make
an Enemy—
and—like the false logician, prove that a do?
has no tail—by making unattainable promises
—but you can't build a business that way.
The base must be more than mere theory—
the ideal high. Where co-operation and social
service are wedded harmony and efficiency
are born.
More than fifteen thousand people have put
their money and co-operative effort into this
institution to the end that out of it shall come
that kind of service which profits both those
who receive and those who render the service.
Our Commercial Job
Printing Department
is the child of that same spirit—an extension
of that service in the printing industry. More
than fifteen thousand people invite you to
participate in its benefits. It's the biggest
family in the printing game. Let us figure
with you on that next job. Send for the
estimator.
Leader Printing Department
Phone Maple 7600
Oklahoma City
17 West Third St.
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