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The Oklahoma City Times
PaMlihed by
THR T1MK8 COMPANY
U7-11I West geroad giro.
JOHN FIELD Kdllor
FRANK D. NORTH! r. !.. Masunr.
Published evorv evening rpt Ruuilnr
Friday It cuoiblumlou of Hsllr u
W.-LI TtmM
.Unibr Audit Rurt.su of Clrrulittoui
K&rluttve AMus-lntcil I'reni
Report.
Ratered a oeeonil chuta ninttor Aug 77.
Will m li mliirrlif nl liklniiumi l it;
ok tubulin uuiltr tkie A. I or Mar. ti 8
1N7U.
Nbsrrlpllon PrliY.
Onu ynr 1.1 no
8I nmnthi IM
1'srn Month! 75
On mouth 21
Ml SIC'S SI'lKITl AI. IMI l 1K.
That four liiHtruments should he
witch llHteuera so dellnhttiilly that
the pHssliiK of time Is foruotlen showi
mastery on the part of the musicians
ami repouidvi) appiecinlloii hy the
audience. The Times refers to the
performance ot the Zoellncr (gunnel
at IWcltal Hall last Tucsdav cvciilnx
illiiler the auspices of the Musical Art
Institute and the I ndies Mush' cluli
t'haiuher music Is icuanlcd as the
hkliesl form of uiii.sl. al expression. vrlu.H nHt K stability to human
anil a test of musical culture nklaho '.i.. ;r)l.f inil sfferlnK how the
ma City Is to he couiciatolateil ummi hl.H f t)l4 1HKy. mid osti the
the fact that It has citizens whose .Mll Uns .n .iH( ( sV
patroliHKe nilikes possihle the aieai j rr . Wl.lk 1M1 .!!..
ance of uillsls so excellent as those 1H ( nl. f
of th. Zoellncr quartet :ke!lclsm and unhellef In Hplrltual
The iiuuilii'is chosen from lleelho t matf tr especially In Kumpe What
ven and Kiihltisleln wete received aajwm lu. the hope he innoni; the
old friends. I IcniTously the audience j 1M.M. lien this m-oiiv of hlood has
was permitted to hear less familiar nnwtrnted and evlnnisted the vi arriii
music iiolnhly the " quatuor en He" of ( nmio'! m n. .(f. upon
.inline Siiiua.eullh und the llrleiital.' tuM upon llteratiiie. upon Ideals that
movement from lliuounow s suite up.
!.. The latter was of uncommon In
teres! as a bit of technical orchestra
t i hi.
The Zis'llners. the Kiulsels and all
Ihelr kindred clans leave behind them
1 spiritual Impulse that makes for
entity.- beauty of (bought.
c Released fiom the
beaiitv of
trembling
mugs vanishing Into thin all. ll
inli'ht well he thought that inusl. must
peil-h at the moment of H birth
Cm ll Is a finer thought that music
whether It fall from human lips or
rise from strings or priseed ft mi the
windy awootnesN of reeds survives sll !
i'n.c and remains lu the world as an I
invisible blessing Nothing Hint Is '
truly created can be blotted
Whete are the smigs of yesterday'.'
our hearts as Ihey will be lu
hem i i.f unborn generations
oiil.
In
Hi
ll.'ll.l IhHn.llH
iiiihi'iint
I. in
n. fl
Hi . si.
.ti.s.
n- sweet. -r; I UtTt-furi. V !
I 1 it V nil .
I" Hie sell s na I es r nut tnnri'
l'l.e In I lie .plrlt illiti.s f I
Inliir it.
i I'.llr
okuboiua Cltj eliricbes Itself with
peruiaiienl treasures by lis patronage!
of Hassle music The Times regieis1
the opiiortuullv lo attend such a re
"Hal hs thai of Tucjday evening is not i
within reach of every citizen If The
Times had the fortune of John h
lioi kefeller-Hell The Times knows
w bat It would do In making sir h
things possible
IIIK IMHOKIM TREKS.
A ab Ii for him He appears al I
'he li -iiv begins rising n n.
maples He carries ;i saw. an axe
'"d a piuiiiug hlade Nothing Hint
'nis Hlli j-ives shade Is safe from his
' amlallsm. lie .lesiniys In an I10111
" 1111 iwetilv years mm restore
II Is wiuse than the bagworm ami
" leaks nioie hiivoe than a loinado.
Ill" Tillli's. ton feebly. Is mil- o
I' s: I ibe I lull pest p . . v
v clvlllmil
gluts 1 1 1 tit
who annually
II wllh Ihe savage hull hery of shade
lie has 1 In- mheiitcil Igmuance
1 iii'iihiily ca b -n ini; liu ls him
s" ""' "''O I" make a It
u '" '" ' '"'l' H I'ie.vs.
II.
" ""v s 110.no ine M ieniiue
1 ne mill 1 llltlviltioll of I lees lint lie
i- unite coiifidetil Hint he knows all
shout l.
I cur of (he law is perhaps rAspmial
hie for the faot that he butchers nnl.v
his own trees. 'Unit he conteiuphites
v iih an evil eve his iieluhhors' I tees
1- ilearly shown In his unsought ad
vi'-e In his nelghboi's that their 1 1 is-
should ls lopped and tiluiinisl lie
lieinbles with ll ag"i hois' Ilia'
he may be asked to do ihe work
would gladly do l for nothing
I le
He
Is infatuated with the ib
and ruin trees He s
Ire to wiis(
a veritable
".10 I. the Itlppel :ii 1; defei.selc--
I I i'es
Next lo sky mi I sunshine and the
earth Itself a elty s dees are Its flues
issessloii Ihelr benislhdou of
shade their majesty of Iruuk and
brmiehes ami their grace of foliage
me beloved by youth and age. Nature
inanlfistts no riuer form of art Tree-
should he as sacred as lellglous
sbrliii'H. They are pliably helpless
when excised t tl(. vandalism ofl"" ' 'he rediicthm lu prhn of oil
man hut strong enough to battle p" caused 11 Ihe common carrier.
against the winds of the sky In Ihelr
natural stale. They need iimi
teollon against man their arch
pro
lie.
esdler.
Oklahoma City has thousands of
lieaiillftil al rung Iree. Tba Times
hope that there la a illy ordinance
gainst th Indiscriminate mutlllatlon
of freea 011 which private proiierty
but. Commonly the average cltl
en rlaluii the tree In these parking.
He should he riiilHed to enjoy them
nit Dot to cut ttMin. Thla latter task
' should Ih I he duty of hii ciis-rl i'iu :
I ployed liy tin- oil) hii. I lit- should be
clothed wild authority to arrest lire ;
inner. Just an Hilh email "pinches'"
it man who la drunk In public plaiv.
If there Is nut such mi ordinance. !
lt In- 'edllv passed. Troftle the
tree killer
. It Is ii i tin' Isli of Tlir Times
Uui Ibis oooaslou to discuss I lie ! !
IiiIIh nf the Irreparable Injury lhnt
trees Hiiffer at the hands of llie par
tlciilnr brand of assassin to which the
reader's attention has lecu directed
lint let It he Mild thai the wounds he
makes are us on to Infection and
deoav us are wounds In Hie human
hod.i .
The trees of nkliihoma City Implore
your protection. The Tunes appeal to
you In their behalf
I'KNANCF. AMI PROORKSN.
Humanity awaits ltli cagcriiits the
moral and Hplrllnal outcome of the
profound .shock tluit Hie nallon of Ku
ro are receiving In the present war
ll la an arthislnv hcllef that nations
mm well a Individuals 'iii'i purified
(Ion and strength through suffering.
Whether one's enul draws Us sustcn
mice from Creek pantheism or from
1 1 it teachings of John Knox there re
mains the fundamental truth thai men
may not depurl from the ways of i on
science without dolnc violence to thus.
i
Umbrae the Inn
nu.lu f Ik 1 1 iii ii 1 1 1 1 1
". - j i
'vvut nr.. i... iiiii.r r mr
'. will (be cllil.nl teiichlncs of
iilex? Will the clliba
1 Jesus Chrlat have a deesT
nieanlm;
'to mankind?
Cndniihlislly a Hiipieme test of all
that the centuries have given to oh III
ziithiii la at hand. Will the laller be
atroiiger or weaker': Huinatillv thrills
at Hie thought of drawing aside
curtains that hide the future
fuliier of Ibe next fifty vears
Already the problem I- in
mouths of men. I 'a ill Salniller.
Hi
the
Krench modernist It voicing It In such
words as llnsse
"It Is the honor of
llelgluin Krame and ihelr allies
hav e seen at once the spirii mil mil un
of (his war " I'isssHiIj aside fiom th
'point In Hie mind of SahaHci . Ill
( "ti i in ii I n n church num. altinkltig al
loged tendencies of Herman Ibeolaglial
and scientific rissird remarks: It .
iiiileh to be hos-d that i result of!
the war will be to bilng us lack again
to the great fundaments i nsilltles of
die Christian religion"
I lie I a T tin He dlstiops of i.eiinan.v
absolving Hcrniany fiom the ichiioiisI
blllly of precipitating the war. have
nulled. lievcKheh-ss. In saving: "Like
a fniloiin storm the war has lushed
iini the vapors of unls'llef and skei
tl.lsni. upon the ll 1 1 1 it-it 1 1 1 1 aliuospluie
of unchristian hriMTcuituif. The tier
man ptsiplt have regained conscious
ness of themselves."
sqi'KKZlNti THK OCTOI'l S.
I very lime Ihe I'llllrle Ull & t.iis
'oiupaiil cuth the price of crude oil
In Oklahoma there Is a shaking of fists
at the Standard I HI company lloth
emu em as viewed by Ihe public are
gil.xhsl old reprobates. The I'llllrle
Is now offering forty cent a barrel
foi crude It appear however thai
even the octopus call be siIleeed. ami
determination of prodiiceis to
se'l al! oil they call bring to the too
"f the ground legardles of maike'
facllilles Is caualu much of the t
hie. Here I the way the Tulsa W
presciiU Ihe I'ralrle's asc
"As a matter of self u ..le ion
rid
' I'riilrlu I ill Jk
lias cotnpanv uhIuis'Iv
r'dileml tbe'prhv from 'i to .
and later to 4 cents a hsiiei And
II Is believed by many that the prl. c
will be further nslmed hv the Pi.niie
unless the Imllv blual In. -. is .....t
In sellniK oil at 1 hi 1 .
It Is known that -n et a; ; noli e. I
thousand bariels f 1: i; . i..n ((
III o.'l eelll.s gleat ileal ill III vols
some at .'."i .Mil- and vie have .1 well
authenticated
lepoll al I11111. 1
thai
Hie
Is at
'alms one producing fum In
rushing field sold Imioim ham
a low a figuie as 111 -imu
If former I't ill ie utmeis an e
uie UiK flush oil .t sii. b ridiculously
low price from individuals naturally
lllicv will not pay tlr prairie ."ifi 43.
Jin "'nis or am other prhs actually
1 higher than Ihey can buy for anil Rot
delivered lb
rough the common carrier
lines of the I'uiliie .... Hue or liny
'"Ihci pip. line
I I bus 11. 111 be seen thai Ihe real
greatly auguieiiied by the isiurse of In
dividual prialiioers whose ambition or
neivsslty to get ready money has
obusisI them to rut the in-tee."
A IIK4K4FrKNIN(Ji:Dl'CATION.
A doien different confefenevs at
which many subjects from good road
to musical education will he carried
on In every nook and corner of the
(ate under the direction of the Okla-
homa Slate I'nlverslty during the
coming year If Uie fuuda.tra ripplled
during the present srsstou of the lexis
latum i
Several oiuifeieiices among the moat
notable of which has been lljf tax con-
ference have been held at the mil
vcrxlty thN year targe attendant'
ha Ihvii remrded at ttluiiMt M; uu
of them .Many of thi maul noted iiiimi
in each branch nf work laki-ii iii liy
these hissIsI conferences ham Ihmi
secured to Milk before (ho tt Iznis of
the Ntate at these meeting.
Some nf the cuiiferemT that are he
iiiK plainied for the coming year are
stale lesonni's. municipal problem
musical education the ciittnti altua-
t lull rural credits tux conference and
II lioiat roads conference.
(ne of the coiiferem eh the one
!-m 1 1 nit with kink! roads takes up a
subject that la nf vital Interest to
every cltlien In this ntate. If made
possible hy special appropriation thla
conference will he held this aprlnc.
when eXH'it will lie brought q the
university from places where mates
have already succeeded In unhlng the
road waste problem. The citizen who
nlteiiil thla nieetltiK and who are to
work out this problem In Oklahoma
will also have the benefit nf the.
scientific traluliiK of professor la
the college of fiiKliiff Hug of the uni-
versity. The si hiH'l uf Jourmillsui Is hoplliK
that a special journalistic conference
for the newspaper men of the stale
may be held before the close of the
school year Several other stall's
have alrctnh InittiKurateil this plan
and lime found It highly sunessf ill.
The Kansas City Jitneys are threat
ened by a general bloi kudo of the
streets It Is estimated that In lims
there were i'.W aiitomohlles In Kansas
CItv. ns against '.I in hi In 1IH5 The
j regulation of street traffic has his oiue
a problem The Star saying: "The
i streets were laid out for horse and
e. . t.. - Il l . I I
'" "' inline. in ineir w uoesi uieaius
Hie men who planned Hie city never
m""n " un"11 n "'
' ""' """'" '".' """'
iiisui hetwis'ti fi and II Already
Hi
throng of vehicles is so great as lo
Involve traffic blockades and danger
of collision."
Thera Is nothing
so had that It
might not be worse Madame Sarah
Iteinhardl has suffered the misfortune
of losing one of her legs ill ii surreal
operation. That's bad enough for HiN '
Illustrious actress but suppose Anna
I'avlowa
tiad been Madame Kern
Imrdt?
Marse Henry Nalleison Is advising
rresblent W ilson not to call an citra
session of congress llolli Marse Henry
ami Colonel (o'oigc llarvcv seem to
be iiiieas) over the way things aie
miming at the While House
Alwa.is strong on new Industries
M' Aleslcr Is giving eneoiii agclncni to
aioinpaii) that w III engage exlenslvel.v
In Hie eiiltlviitoii of garlic.
STORIES AROIT .STATESMEN.
lit lt.-.l I krllr).
day s out of ten Kepi escntal Im
Nine
William C. Aihiuison of losnglii.i.
' chairman of die eouunltti. on in .
I ter.state commerce. i.'ocs aliout in a I
p s(u r sailorlal dcjis tl al
......I u .i..i ....... ...1 1. in.
i im.s ktle iiiKie.nl f ass. lii... wlili
j Ids Adam s apple Is under bis left
iear. Horn Ills 1111. nm I uii bis
iishlued shoes all is chaos.
I Now this I snv. is nine dins mil of
ten. If one weie to Hike note of Adam
son during that peihul one would say
mat lie lias neon eieei'. hy a coin 1
lulttee of habcnlashcr to .serve as II
walking h"irllle example.
Hut on Die truth day taking the
thing un Un average Ailiiilisoii Is
likely to appeal mi his coiuinlllee room
all preitlisl up lie has on a long
statesmanlike It" k .oal. he Is shaved;
ami shi 11. ainl his shoes Is'ar an 1111 '
mistakalile oie. inn luslre. Kven then!
Ailaiiisini umv lack the lllllc niceties
Hun go to luuke the fop. but he show
I hat he has been
giving careful
Hioiiglit to himself.
s- arivly 11 (lav passes without
Vd.iiiisoii helug twitted about Ills up
iiaiaiiie He seems to ! pa) Ing 110
Ini I to ull this rough comedy hut
the f.n 1 is that hi bosom Is stirred
and he determines lo show his tra
dm els that he Is Just capable of
nifty apiarel as any holly else. The
1 olseilietiee Is Ills rlo(tlcal will
but sis of finery.
A few days ago It suddenly Vs-
cniTfil to Adamson. light out of a
clear sky. that he ought lo have a
fancy veal. Id you ever feel a and
den craving for some foolish little
thing that you desired lo eat? Just
such a craving befell Adamson only
Instead of lobster salad this notion
was for a faucy vest. A moment be
fore that f all thing that were far
from hi thought fancy vests were
the farthest. When It struck him.
however that he needed a nice new
shrill vest he wanted It at otice
linniedlalely So. laving down some
dry bsiklng documents In which he
had been absorbed until the vest Idea
took sissesslon of him. he went to
the telephone and called up a stoie
where Ihey sell varbun articles of
dress lals'lled "nohhy."
Now. Is'fore proceeding any farther
let me ask you. misguided rentier lu
all seriousness f there I anything
lu Ihe whole hlg wide world t lint yon
would .ale loss lllsiut selecting over
the phone than a fancy vest for your
own use- That the thing was a bit
Irregular never oih oreurred to
William C. Adamson. He went right
ahead and nicked mil a fanev et
by "phone lust as offhandedly as If
be had ben ordering a nies of Hiring
bean. He did exactly that. And
moreover he wanted the garment
ni-hoil to lil nt by sclal messenger.
" that he could put It right on.
"You pick It out" he told the hab-
erdasher. "Just he sure It' a pretty
one."
In a little while the vest waa de-
livered. Adamson looking extreme
lv grave after an arduous iay'a eom-
nilttee work on anil trust and other
rplexliig problem. one1 the
naekage and held Ihe vest up to the
light
U waa grueu olald rmt
THI OKLAHOMA CITY TIMI1
! with
a twinkling row of foieje hut
t'lllM.
""Taint fani'j
H'llS COlUlllCIlt
enough.'" was Adam
In a disappointed
tone.
Hystanders P'k the iirt of (he
vest and Insisted that It wan fancy
as fanrv as u fancy veil could In
i
Adamson on their advice. dc bled to Mother Will Aid Suffering On I'riil-
keep II. and put It on. It fitted him - ; ifHf sial(J ln lMory f (son
or iKiue mo near fittlni: him us lie
ever demands of a kbiiiicIiI. Still he
was dissatisfied. fcelliiK that It was
less fancy than I lie lest he had pic
lured wheu the desire eaiiie UsiU
111 m.
The next da be went to the colored
harls'i's studio dovin In the basement
of'tbe cnpltul. '
"Mlstah Adauisoii. will yon will me
that there vest '" wore the first words
of the colored barber.
The words showed iiiifeluneil etitlui
nIiisui. Krom then on Adamson was
i entirely pleased with his purchase.
bvery day now he wears It proudly
viiliiKlorlnusly und without shame.
University News
The Oklahoma llU'h School Iiebat
I iik' leacue orcanlcd and mnliilalued
under the aus l.es of the I'nlverslty
of liklahoma. I- rapidly eompletliu:
the hihiliilit of preliminary debates
for the purpose of dctet uilnlliK the
teams which ate to iiiallfy III the
championship ilcl'iitc wbiili will be
held during the Intel sehohiHtlc field
and track meet which will be held at
Norman during the hitler part of l eb
ruary. The winners of the various
districts will ho. n be delei tulneil and
il'i ntests between the dlsti lets will
ileleriiillie the Iwo teams which will
meet at Noruiau for the final contest
The Young Men's Christian -s.uhi
Hon of the I iiivor-dty will hold an
other week's course of Itov Seoul In
strii'lloli Ms It .dd In I o. ember for
the purpose of training the university
men In the wink with hovs The four
hundred and fifu members of the mil
s X. M C. A ! I'lT-rnl prai tleallv j
everv town of am pretentions In ok ;
1 a 1 1 n in and ncv
I I...
-"miner will org i n
ltn S. outs In as I
i.e 'iiiiiiiues mi
inacv of these p'tnes as possible
The allied senior class has decided
to present the niiiveisitv wllh tin
jniost siiiistauttai memorial w men na
vel lus'ii placed on Hie campus I res
out plans of the class call for an
arch which will o-n the beautiful en
trance from the university boulevard !
to the "in ill.'
'ci i... ..i.... .1... i... ..I ii
in.- s.-nio vi.-i- oi in. n- -
this year numbers thirty which
'P
resents an Increase of over one hen
died iior cent over the class whhh
finished al the lu-ofesshmal school lu
the year of I1HI The senior laws
elected officers for (he sisond semes
tor Wednesday the following being
chosen for the rosieetle plm-os:
tieorge W. Corpoian of Weatherford.
president; Paul hatToiigh of Hugo
vice piesldeiit and leiiver iMivldson
of Coulgale. secictary.
The athletic authorities of the Ctil I
icrsllv of Oklahoma are making at
raiigeincnls to hold a track and field
meet at the university during the first
or second week in May In which tin
normals ami other Institutions of the
stale of lower than college rang and
above IiIl'Ii s.bisil rank will partlcl I
I hi t . Iteplles from the Inv llatlons to
such a im l have been received from1
all the -si lusils hut two saving that ;
they will parll'lpatc These two can
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. . .. ' . . .
iiioos iimi uie inill'i oiws 001 soil him
II t rai K lelllll
! 'r"f '"V Iverslty .
sis retatv of Ibe Oklahoma HIl'Ii
School Athlcile association ha an
I noiineod the biimploiishlp basketball 1
nice! al the university gymnasium on.iney 110 mine wo. it 01 aim n "..
either Man h Kt or 'JO The likely j the outside w 01 Id j
I iioilbhiles for the state honors lii Ibis - .
'meet wll
' shaw nee
he llllli kvvell Muskogee
luiinan .Mallow and Ukla
In nun City high schmils. This will he
the stoiiil 11 ' 1 ti 1111 1 basketball cnriil
Mil whhh the university has eotiduel
ed for the Muli schools of the slate
(Ivvlng to Ibe assuied support of
the legislaline for university exteli
sloti work for Ihe next hleimluui. the
extcnsbni division of. the Culvei-slty
of okliihoiua is milking arrangements
for a number of statewide coiiferen
I '''s "" s"""' "f the ipiestlons of vital
interest to Hie Mopte or Oklahoma
Conferences 011 turnl credit musical
education 1 onsen at loll of natural re
sources. taxes. playgrounds and
amusements home economies mi l mil
nlclpal problem- are being arranged
for next voar
I'rof Jerome Puwtl. head of the de
parlmciit of sis-lology and is'oiiouiles
and director of the school of coin
merce and Industry of the I'nlverslty
of t iklahoina. Is now shaping the final
iiiaiiusi rlpts foi the publication of
volume ;i of bis work on "The Negro
Iliiocs." I'rof liowd ha made an ei
tensive study of the raiv problems
with siMs'tal eiupliHsIs 011 the negro
ipiesth.li. His work on Hie negro Is
considered Inlet national authority
helng used for tejtbisik work lu such
distinguished Institutions as Oxford
Cnlverslty. Cambridge Kngland. and
the I'nlversltv of Michigan
ErncM I' Walker of Cortland lire
famous designer of lainscas' gar
dens of Hie I'll. If It- coast delivered a
lecture tit the I railing oS'ra house
Wednesday night on "Creating and
Preserving lleauly In Home llronnds
and Tow 11s " The address w a made
before 11 large audience of ineiulier
of the iinivi'tsliv faculty student
ImmIv. towiispisiple and out of town
persons who came for the special pur
pose of hearing ihe distinguished civic
designer. The purpoee of Mr Walk
er lecture at the I'nlverslty City
was to give the student sis-clnl Infor-
mation on the line of laiidscaM gar
ilenlng thai Ihcv mar take It In their
home couimutilles after graduation
WILSON DOES NOT ABANDON
HOI K EOR l-ASHAUK OK HM.I.S
WASHINHKlN" Feb. 25.-President
Wilson conferred on the situation In
congress with Senator Ntnne. Sim
mini ami Kiel her anil It was re
Iterated at the Whltx lloiine the presl
dent had not abandoned hi hos that
the ship. I'lilhlne ami Shields wa
ter siwer hills nigt fce passed In the
remaining seven ilava of lbs ii1ivna
TO SPEND LIFE
A LEPERS NURSE
Victim.
ltdSToN l'eb. 2: Standing by the
os'ii grave Into which the body of
her only son was being lowensl. anil
gazing at the ten le'rs who with
their attendants stood silently by the
mound Mrs. Kiiima Thomas who had
lus'ii the lad's sole attendant In the
lesT colony on I'enlkeMe Island. In
Hiiiy.ards Hay wild yesterday after
ikhiii :
"I have given many years of my
life to caring for uiy hoy and I have
grown to love tUe others who are
afflicted as he Was. 1 shall remain
here and do what 1 can to help the
others And when I die. all I ask Is
that 1 may he laid beside my son."
Archie Thomas bad Just passed 111-
twenty first birthday Though he
had Is'iMi afflicted wllh the terrible
disease for many years his death was
the result of pneumonia. With a
spirit so Indomitable that It had
raised him shoulder and head over
(hose similarly afflicted he bail re
fused to Isdleve he was In any dan
gcr until It was too late.
Itornl f Suffering Stron.
Ill as thev were the others
. . . ... i.i in.
no i '
ssmI "" u" " """"
cei't two. who were too leeme
leave their tents lor the lad was
hoed aluiiist
as luucn as nis uo ne.
was revered.
An hie w as horn
Island
II.. .....I lil ii..llw.r luum Hi'O
in- (in-1 ins - n-- i
come to i Hon. ixiass. w uere ue en
lered the high sehisil. He was at
the head of Ills class for several
terms: then he became 111. Ills case
puzzled phvslolaiM Hlid. he was
brought to (he Massachusetts I leueral
.. . 1 1
Hospital ll was found he had lep
rosy and be was condemned to pass
the rest of bis life on lonely 1'enl
ke-e Island.
Vltlioiigh friends endeavored to ills
sinule her. Mrs. Thomas Insisted on
aceoiupanvliig him and did l'eihnis
It was her presence that kept firm his
ambition and did not ?ruill him to
relntise Into hnrndessness. Mil t the:
hoy had grit In some way lie on
In a tvww rlter and It was not
lb ng before be could use it will great
eviiertliess
exocrines'
Tl Ii
. P
retnl or wireless 11 u tr.i
pbv ami Ids spirit more lusty than
his frail body was stirred anew He
revived some literature he studied
faithfully and then sent out many tel-
lers typed with his shriveled fingers.
Korj Outside Kecotiilliim.
Thisse brought htm a crude wireless
apparatus but It was enough for him.
With It he practised until some of
those he had Interested at first In
lipdred about him Then came one nf
I the finest of wireless outfits and
I Archie was supremely happy So was
I his mother. Ills call was well known.
i hut ti re effect he caught the
I new flying through the blue to a
' station on Cape Cod. and the decrepit
lcirs often haiy the news of the
jworbl at Ihelr breakfast table
Again his friends eierled them
selves In his behalf Ills greali-st am 1
bltloii was to have 11 lhiise as an 1
oia-rator Thev saw that he was put .
1 through the eiiunlnatlou : he pased I
It wllh flying cohns and last )ear lie 1
'was the uremic! young mini on earth I
'when the navv dcnarlineiil sent to i
jhlin Its lllbograpbol license
And his fellows 011 the Island.
grieving over his death and sorrowing
f'T his mother are sad also hi ause
FIGHT DIRECTED
BY A TELEI'llOXEijL
All llattle Orders Sent Krom a VII
lage House; Missile EriKn
lage llniise; Missile man rreuin
t.uns Frequently Kind Range.
NKW YdltK. Keb. Hr W It
aleiitluer formerly of the Melrosi
Itan museum staff now serving wllh
the Herman army in Alsace ha writ 1
Ion to Edward Robinson director of j
the museum a letter telling of exiie-
rlences al a military headquarters
and at 11 range station nl Ihe south- !
ern end of the hattle-llne. that extend I
from the English channel to the Swiss I
Alii. The letter which was dated
January 13 Is a follow:
"Eor several week we have lieen In .
Ihe nelgbhorhissl of Htelnbaeh and are!
pressing back the 'Kreuch. who are j
living to get through from Helfort j
They have frequently got the worst
of It hul e also have no easy 111
Hon. b.sause the French are on the
height and we In "the plain. It la
easier for them lo observe and ahoot
at us 1 tin 11 for us to do the aatna to
them Their mountain artillery
which has Iss-n carried n on mill-
back has often fired heavily liKiti the
village where we are Including even
Ihe house adjoining the church In
which I sit with two other at five
telephones relating order to the
hi.llerle The whole fighting I coll
ducted from our nsun. Several shell
have passed directly In front of ray
window one burst Into the room
alsive uie. and fell on the lied of the
priest who did not enjoy the Incident
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
I hereby announce myself aa can-
didate for Commissioner of Public
Prorty aubject to lb Republican
primary. B. E. HRADSIIAW
(Treaent 8upt of titreeta.)
I hereby announce myself a can-
didate for Commlaaloner of Puhllo
Pro'rty of Oklahoma ('Ry subject
to the action of the Republican prlra-
TJ
OKO. HF.SH
I hereby announce that I will he a
candidate for the office of Comml
sinner of A'sntintlng and Finance sub
Jei't to the Republican prltnartea .March
ltlth tlM.V HENRY El.l.lulT.
Charles 8 Harrlfxin candidate for
meinlier Schisd Hoard. Fourth Ward
suhlsct to I Itnuuera tic urluiurv
'25 CASH PRIZE
FOR A NAME-
MR. AL ROSENTHAL
Formerly Manager and Buyer of The Parisian it
Opening a Smart Specialty Shop for
Ladies' Outer Apparel
AT
37 N. Robinson Avenue
4 Doora From Main St.
SUGGEST AN APPROPRIATE NAME
$25 in Cah for the Best One. '
Send All Suggestions to 37 N. Robinson.
z
he j
vi ry much though fortuuatelj
was out at the time
Shells Met Village Afire.
"A few days ago all the Inhabitants
were ordered to leave the village and
eoiisispienCy we have to do our own
cooking again The result Is not so
satisfactory as when the villagers
ueipeo us i lie inner ciny surapiici set
In house on fire ami I bad Hie greatest
illlflculty It persuading the Hurgo
persuading the Hurgo-
master to order his men to help us
pm ll out. aitnoiign ne Is eiiier or the experience but the cessation of pro-
fire brigade He thought It would be duclloii. the eloslinr of L..Im ll
fln irk. n. toniht It would In
better to let n few bouses bum Hum pu king of tnh. routes the Inle'rrup-
lu the Itarbad'H's (n (..iri. tm . f hUvUh Mv . . "
v.ir..l..u I t II ..... .1...
-in a lei nnu iiiiniiv inn oil) uie
tutu i unv e ii"i yei recovereit
'from my astonlsbmcnt that the roof
.did not take mo when It eollapsisl as
we were standing oti the rafters.
"'Crisp Hy I assist In the telescope
i ol'servations ami en the Conch
i- i i ....
in uie wosis uariiiig like utile Hols
across the road or watch them work
lug at their trenches or cutting down
trees Not far from them our ow n pa-
trols can also be sisui stealing along
creeping Jumping up and advancing
or retreating slightly Their work -
the vare mostly cavalrymen Is really
splendid; they often go behind tl
l reinb trenches
get much rest hi
At
mis
night
' 1 slei
I seldom
seldom
111 the
i''iu wnere ine leiepuone are. ami
"nisi ne aiwnvs reauy lor ine inarm
IVsbles. dispatches ne brought III at
every lioiir or t ic il-n it t it I nli-rif nml
iKcasloually I have to go lu Hie rain
. . ... . ... . . .... .
- -
mo iiarsocss in one 01 uie iieiguoor
lug yllhiL'es Nevertheless die life
acrecs wllh me very well and our
troops are fresh and In good health
Xe only regret Hint orders from head
ipiarters oblige n to keep so much on
the defensive and that we are not al
lowed to go up the hills und drlv it
the enemy
A short time ago I was promoted
lo the rank of vice sergeant 11 1 11 lor
( Vhvw iichlmelster 1 . which iny coin
rude regard as something extraordl
nary htsause In pca'V times I believe
It takes flftivn years to advance thus
far If one Is-glns n t the Isittoiu High
er than this I shall not be able to rise
since I have not had sufficient train
lug as an artillerist Still I have now
a number of advantages such us for
1 ;i in t '1 -. that I am no longer obliged
lo groom mv horse myself. 1 am glad
1 1 it t we are now In a Herman
1 spis lally on a'ount of the
vlllege.
cleaiill
ness . Probably however we shaH
soon return to our former hs allly as
the ad v ance of the I rench apisairs to
have Issui weakened "
PEACE MEN HOPEFUL
cnr)fp Trtlsle! hay Wr llself Is1
Trsrhlng New (;uel; Wl l'r
lest Would li FutUe.
Joseph H. Choate Andrew l While
and the other trustee of the Cnrue
endowment for InternaUoiial 1
1
have Issued a statement In I
which they say that the Kiifoeii
war offer no Just cause for dlscour
agemeul. 110 discredit to pilsl efforts. I
- I....I. II
"'" " i'"-"" " ..""i -""
15 on ourwa y-
1 vkmamm
That' tka Grand Canyon of Ariiona.
You akoulJ tea it Ikium it's tka au-
rawicat actinic taectacla in vnur
Future a great fluk in th tarth
eroaa mora than two hundred
11 1 . t
mil deep into which avery
rtut a paletta ha been acrapej
IM LliiToltin 1 m dncntsnli you mutt
Aad while yon r Mtmf it. out doer life a W
njoyeJ the full - trait tries em tauUWk
Jow '(sag salhe - irir tkreufk frtfnat fit
lorset eoty ump out uailtr triindly Man.
lt mU ts Mfia. W "T.t. tl CkMM-GmaJ
Cams. Fst... M4 tkt ktMty mW
ik " To Cthtorsu U-ar tk Bia t Tpg
Makor. tkt Suit Ci h iIm mir liu to I
TOM HOYLAN
Passenger Agent.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20 118.
.... L. J
greater efforts In llio future may m
effective and useful. Conlliuilng tbo
statement sins In pari
"The war llself Is leaching the gos-
sd of peace through ll lesson so sllts k-
lug ami so terrible that the most lu-
different cannot fall to attend and
o
"'Not only
have the destruction of
lfl' the devastation ami the suffer
life
lug In the warring countries passed all
" nil in
liu. u.1
....i. -v
can-.
ruin and poverty
countries of the
III all the
world.
peace
"The iinlveisal Independence of na-
tions has lus'ii demonstrate.) and thn
I ruth forced upon every mind that
the is'tice of all nations Is the vital
concern of every nation.
lo cas! our weak protest now
among the tremendous forces that am
urging on (he great conflict would bn
futile; but the end of this war will
num. before long anil (hen the great
question will stand for answer
Slnill ti... l..ss f. ........... . n.u
M.Pif.
"We call mis!
that definite rule of
mi t li mil I conduct should be agreed
upon: that n court of nnnis'tent Ju-
rl-i!l. tiiiti should he
i-slabllshed to
J nauonai i loinuiy n tnowi
nil... I tli.it ... . ul.....l.l
t...i.... s i.. .
1 ...... i.wn nnvuoi
'"' provided to eou.-l rcsieel for llio
Judgment rendered
i "Above all the motive and spirit of
11111 new Institutions sboiild be clearly
and fully not the promotion of amid-
t r . rxtensoii of iMiwor hut 1 hit
-safeguarding of human rights and Hih
perfection of Individual llberti."
A Eelirillous Orfiril.
( aller- How nun h for a iimrrlagfl
license f
Tow 11 Clerk - 1 lue dollar.
Caller- I've only got fifty cent.
Town Clerk - You're lucky.
Oklahoma
Iee-Suckins
llie si-vpinh floor It rfrtfsj for wnnwa
... itiiiii-tr. lunr
!. vxounoi iierkt are la eiiarge.
nw. TI A
thirteen mile Tf
mile long" nod
. .
color ot the
and but
it.
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f Stobjzs 1 Jh
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