Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 131, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917 Page: 3 of 12
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OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES FRIDAY. AUGUST 81 1917.
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U. S. Names Food
Agent for fengland
LONDON Auk. 3l.l.ouis I'. Mid-
don. who is associated with a London
banking firm has been asked by Her-
bert C. Hoover to accept appointment
a representative of the American food
administration board in the I'nited
Kingdom. It is understood that Mr.
Sheldon has accepted ami that it is
now bfiitR determined whether he thall
become an attache of the American
embassy.
A Mr. Hoover' representative Mr.
Sheldon will deal with the Mntisli
food cotitroller llamn Khoudda to
hriiiR about close co operation between
.the I'tiiti'd States anil Holland Mr
Sheldon who 11 a Yale graduate for
Home time had hern assisting the com-
mercial attache oi the embassy ovei -serine
shipments of certain raw ma-
terial to the I'nited States.
New Greek Minliter Arrirei.
AN AlJ.AVrk' I'OKT. Ahr. 31.-
( ienrge Wmisses who was recently desig-
nated by Inrrign Minuter l'olitis at
Athens as Orcck minister to the I'nited
States arrived here today on a Untish
steamship.
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Touring-
Take a
Kodak
With
You
Whether by automobile or by Pullman
can be made doubly interesting and enter-
taining by taking a Kodak along. The
Autographic is the best touring Kodak it
enables you to sign and date your pictures
at the time of taking them. No possible
chance of forgetting the spots you snap.
The Autographic begins at $1.
.Stay-at-homes will find diversion in a
Kodak. No need to spend much for it.
$3. $4 $.r $G..r)0 $7.r0 or $10. buys ex-
cellent machines and it also buys the serv-
ice the help' of this Kodak shop the
largest in the southwest.
Developing and printing. Parcel post
prepaid.
Order by Telephone
t all l'nX-77. The telephone is just as
good an entrance to Westfall's as any other.
Your order will be delivered promptly by
messenger no extra charge.
WESTFALL DRUG CO.
OKLAHOMA CITY
Rexall Remedies Huxlers Candies
j
No Extra
Charge
WIIITESIDES CASE
GOES TO CROWDER
Governor Sends Report to
Provost Marshal General
TRANSCRIPT IS FORWARDED
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Senator Owen Writes Letter in
Favor of Millionaire.
complete photographic record of all
affidavits and letters in the files of
the district appellate board at Musko- J
nrr relating to the exemption of James j
K. Whiteside dialled millionaire nil ;
prmlucri were forwarded today In 1
l'roost Marshal drticral Crmvder hv
inventor Williams. The information
was requested by llcneral t'rowder.
Application Shown.
I he application for Whiteside' ex-
emption and the grounds on which it
was approved by the' district appellate
board is shown in the affidavits to lie :
"That he is engaged in the production
of crude petroleum as individual. Mr.
Whitesides has his business sn'mgati-
ied that his individuality is his enioe
business organisation and it is theie
lore necessary (hat he be exempted
from military duly at Ibis time in or
der that he can he present in charier
of his own butoncs.s affairs in ordrr
that they may be successful "
The exemption of Whitesides has
caused a storm ol argument in Mu
kngcr anil the entire state. He is
years old. l etters asking his exemp-
tion were written to the district hoard
hv Senator K. I.. Owen I). N. Kink
Muskogee banker; V. M. Kichnli
president of the Muskogee Commercial
club and other prominent men.
Letter From Owen.
The letter from Senator Owen is as
follows:
"My attention linn been culled 1v P. N.
Kink president 'umnierclal National
hank to the .'Pine of Jimies K. Wlilte-
slilns ill jour of hii drafted for er-
SAM LOYD'S BRAIN FOOD
7 MinutM U Digest This.
No. 2J3.
Three Texas drovers met mi the
highway and proceeded to dicker as
follows Says Hank to Jim; "I'll
give you .six pigs for a hoi the.i
you'll have twice as many trittets
in your drove as 1 will have in
mine." Sayt Duke to Hank: "I'll
give you fourteen sheep for a boss;
tnen you'll have three times as many
criitets as I " Say Jim to Duke:
"I'll give you (mil cows for a boss;
then you'll have mx times as many
cutlers as I." From these interest-
ing facts can you tell just how many
animals there were in the three
drove? t
Answer to No. 2.14.
OK.W'i.K minus KANtiF. plus
IIIVK plus STON'K phis STONK
minus VIST minus NEST minus
.)F. equals OHIO.
l'oyrlht. 1 P 17. t.y Hum Uiyd )
mid tiavn no persnnnl Interest In
Itliles
Mm wtiHtevnr
I hiii liiloi nii'd. Itii IdrntMll) tliitl be
Ims h Hlfe ii fil two step t hlldr. n hut
lldii I iKMitrd hi of no oiimimiipii. for
tliii rvanon ihHt he Ik iiluiinlniillv Hide to
I'm. n iheiti the tnrioiH upon hih to
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'The point T tniike Ib thnt tie ihii nil.
dr heller servlm for IP InltM tstntes
In prvxIiii'liiK oil which lit vllnl to the
proaw'lilliin of tliU win."
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It Is Wisdom
to Order
Autumn Clothes
Now
flWROUGH our special arrangements with Ed. V.
Price. & Co. our Chicago tailors you can order today
and accept delivery of the finished garments any time
that suite your own convenience.
Leave Your Measure Today
and get the clothes question definitely solved this season.
Fall Soft and Stiff Hats Now Ready.
TOM BAUGH
Men'. Wear.
Lee-Huckins BIdg. on Broadway.
V
vice
"llie Melectlve draft ntatutp wim In-
tended and Iihh foi Ha chief pun1"" to
mnreiml tlm inn ri power of the lulled
Protest U Made.
t'onnell Kilmers former shrnlf of
Muskogee county a number of the
counly defense council wrote the o
lowing letter of protest attains! the er
emotion of Whitesiilns :
"It ha heen retMirleil In me a a
meniher of the roiiiily 4old of listens
. I of Muakouea lonntv. that If thla I'oHld
-i.i.i ... ..
.....i ' .'!- lw miir .inn iiifmv H
letter aeltlna fr.rth the furl Unit Mr
WhlleahliMi on Hremml of Ii In aixnl oil
Inlereata Mould and could do moie to
coimarvlng (hi (.rent eeonoinle tmalneaa
than riK lit I iifr for hla connlry And fin-
ther. tliat hla lioalneaa would auffi-r to a
KlfNt rilent If fois ed to t lo war
"I have talked to one inenil.cr of the
hoard InfortiiHlly and we have hold
aarecd that our tioard noiild not wille
an. Ii r letter. The matter la aipmrely up
lo you.
"It hna heen tluown up to tna hy elll-
aena of Hi In eminly thai thla war wna
Juat a t I'll inn ii a war: Unit Hie poor
elaai would have to do their flKhtlUK.
"I am not ieraonall" arijiinlntad with
Mr. WhlteNldi'H. ao you will aee at once
that I am not for lit in nor aaalnat him.
No doiiht he la a very honoralde dentin
Hlntua In the servile of Ihn I'nited Slntea 1 ninii. tmt If he la diawn to flKhl. hy
in ine war uilh the Teutonic poweri
lliet Mi IIh in and Franc niude the tre-
inendoua uilatiike In icndlnK men to th
hiitllefleldH In aendlna lilah-i liiea tna-
rhnnlea mid phyali lana. who were found
! much mure Kreatly needed eleenheia
i Theaii powers . corrected thla lillHtiike on
a tmiad aeale. when they dlarovamd It
j "The diotrtot remitlnn bonrd whh
.rliaiKi'd with the power of making ax-
'rmptloiia in certain caaea where the pl ti-
ll c Interim! Juatlfled It. I
"in Ihe cnae nf Whltealdi'i 1 am In-
formed hw proilio ed aat year a million
I harreU of oil. and la In t-harae uf a
large numher of Hiring of ilillllna fixila.
employing aome forty famlUea In pro-
Idiiclng oil and a Ihtk number of other
I employe. Th expenditure In drilling
for tin oil la prolmhly $.0i(l(0 per aa-
num.
I "If .lainea K. Whltealdea la drafted a
'a aohlier and aent lo other atlvltea It
I will he again! the pulillc lulnrcal In
that II will ronipl'tely rtlanrganlae hla
acthlllea na the head and front and
I active spirit In charge of thM drilling
1 0ierntlon for the production of oil. II
I ran render a greater service where he
In than he could aa a niemtwr nf the
ii nil) and I enll your attention to the
ra.se leauae I think It Invoke a prin
ciple or imporiHni a.
"I do not recall meeting Mr. While-
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
In Ut For Over 30 Years
Always bears)
Ihs
bignaturt of
The Last Call
for Summer
Coods
CAPITOL"
GARMENT
trm
Come Early and
Get Your
Choice
i furs
ft OS1 W MAINTtCOsli ritou
The Final Clearance
The Remainder of Our Summer Stock Must (Jo
at a Great Sacrifice Unsurpassed Values
-c at Remarkably Low Prices
One lot of fine suits coals and drosNPS excellent for fall
wear
One lot of summer dresses in fine voiles linens and ginj?hams in the nea
son's preltyeffects also atlracjive dance frocks
One lot of women's ami misses summer dresses and separate skirts in-
clili'ilF '()()J xx H''' wmderful values
One lot of summer dresses and separate wool skirts.
Your choice
$14.95
$9.95
$5.00
$3.95
One lot of white washable skirts finest quality of jrabnrdine Russian card basket
weave ami pique. C ome and buy two or thre' ; you can use them next
season
Three lots of dainty blouses in cor-jette crepe crepe
dechino organdy and vniln separately (jrrouped ... .
$1.95
$2 $2.50 nd $4
One lot of
petticoats all
colors
excellent
quality silk
$2.50
Two lots of white wash petticoats
$1.25 and $2.90
aliiiuld' he he em useil and the next hum
In Hue taken In till 111 plHi'e III the
trein hea of Kraiicc unci luxe hi arm m
leg h lid perhaps IiIh life? It I not
llk-hl
There are entirely Iiki iiumv eneinp-
tloiut prayed for and II shows a lwrllcu-
larly low ehh of patrlotlHin."
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TOMORROW
You Can Buy a Worthy Waist
Even for One Dollar
The new Wirthmor models on sale tomorrow. The waists that do more than
satisfy. Yes it is true you can -jet a winsomely-styled and thornunhly denirable wilit
for n sum as low as $1.00. This you can do because of a fortunate arrangement w
have with the makers; an arrangement that constantly brings uh the new wanted
styles and through the saving in making and selling costs- permits of their sale at this
low price.
New Wirthmor Waists on Sale Tomorroiv.
paiiitiK will lie itirvilalilr 1 slmll
iniplv lnaiiear ami vmi will
never Itnnw what hat lircutne nf
me
Willi tlm pimiliility sir'j m
in the face tlirrr air tiling that I
mint have ilmie iniickly. One of
thfie m the (lnuniti(in nf what
mall fnrtiinr I igra ami I have
alieailv sent tn mv lawvrra an ah-
Milille ilred ol gift tn vim nf every-
thing; 1 own. Then ynn won't havr
In wail fur aliMilntr imnf nf my
death tn ine vmir tnmiry.
Nothing Diihonotable.
The nther tak I have in Ii.iihI 11
more difficult. I have never tnld
you in rxactly what work I am en-
Revelations
OfiWlFB
Tha Startling Newa That Htt Father'i
Letter Bora to Madfe
jpvONT IcH.k likf that" Lillian
I 1 rnmmanilrd uliarply when the
door nf the living room closed
heliind mc nhultiiiR off flip ret nf the
dinner kiicM. " onr father all ri(ht
yet."
Ilcr quick intnitinn hail divined the
fact that I realized Ihe special delivery
registered letter she had received dnr-
iiiK her dinner to Hubert Savarin wa
from my fathrr in South America It
wa like her also to calm my fear an
linckly as pnnsihle and at the same
time tn trll the truth.
"Sit dnwn" she said "and read the
letter. There isn't any use now for you
tn remain in ignorance of ynur father'
addies. You'll have to lie strictly mi
the jolt (mm tmw nn.
"Hut rrtnemher" nhe lifted an ad-
mnmshiiig filiKcr "you mustn't let ynur
face hrtray ynu when you K" hack into
the rnntn. There's somethiiiK nut nf
the ordinary altnut this affair of ynur
father's; anmrthiiiK I dnn't understand
at all and the frwir people kimw alimit
it the helter.
"Of cntirse you'll liaVe tn show the
letter to liikv. but let me talk to him
first I think I ran frifc'lilni him intn
krepiiiK his usually garrulous tongue
between his teeth. I wouldn't have
shown vnu ihe letter until after the
nther K"rM had none home hut I
saw ymi were in an aony of uneasi-
ness alintll it."
"I rniildn't have waited" I answered
simply and the word rame thrniiKh
lips thai were stiff Then I took the
letter and read it throimli
The heading was that nf an unprn-
tinimirahle Spanish town in a country i
which I knew from my newspaper and I
nuuaine reading was irivino nur nun
Kiivernnient tin little trnulile on account '
nf its envert eninitv And the hand-!
writing unlike the inu.il beautiful dim J
1 1 hiroRi aphy nf mv father was irregu-
j lar as if the hand that penned it had '
I trembled as it wtnte. j
"Some Grave Dani."
"My dailiMK daughter" the letter be-
Kair I
I have hesitalecl a nti(( lime be- I
fore writing this letter for T did
not wish in alarm ynu. Hut things
have come to such a pam with fne
lately that I -see I shall have to
take preiautmns or else I shall
become one nf the Krfat at my
wlmse fjte is matked "unknown"
You must be brave my dear one
when I tell ynu that I believe I
am in mh h grave danger it is most
uncertain whether I shall ever see
ynu again nr ind I have worked
for mativ years dnwn here and
have had many escapes but never
before have felt the sinister
inmate that seems tn surround me
It is a new influence ton one Ihat
I beliee to be directed against
tmsclf personally tnsiead nf
against mv wotk I feel its invisi-
ble meshes slowly closing armmd
me and in the availed iacen and
atleted demeanor of the native nf
fn i.ils who have been associated
wi'h me so long te.id a distrust
that ran miI have its toots in
sonic undet gtotmd pet itt.i 1 1 con
dm 'ed campaign againvt me In
plainer wotds. I believe these na
f i r a'voi uitc. nf nunc ate being
made to believe that I am a traitor
to tbetii. and it t!ir y (iimIIn make
up their niiiil. M that lat my
Raged because it is work which
bad In he shrouded in nerrecv I
am tmt Imasting when I sav that
thmgi bang upon the success nr
failure of my wotk bete which
would astound ami nvrtwhrlm ymi
if you knew nf ihetu. Hut one
thing' I wish to sav to ymi now
something which I have divined
yoiu delicate sense nf honor would
prirr'
My child there is nothing in the
7 least dishonorable about the wmk
in which your father has been en-
gaged all his life. If ymi knew all
about it. I think perhaps ynu might
be proud of him
My eyes were so blinded with tears
nf thankfulness that I could not read
further without drying them.
"Thank heaven" I murmured. "Oh
thank heaven."
(Gipvriirfit.)
SUHCKONS agree that In cane of '
Cuts hunts NruNen and Wounds tht
KINST TKK.ATMF.NT ii moit impor.
tant. When an EFFICIENT antiieptld
is applied promptly there it nn Hanger 1
nf infection and the wound begini to '"
heal at mice For me on man or beast
llOKOZONK i the IDEAL ANTISEPi
TIC and IIEALINC AGENT. Buy It
now ami be ready for an emergency 1
Price 2.1c Site $1 and $1.50. Sold bff i
Westfall Drug Co.-Adv. i
Boys' Quality
Shop Notes
1000 New Boys' School Suits
They are the kind of clothes that give your boy nn air of pride and inde-
pendent spirit foreign to the chap who wears only commonplace clothe".
The B. & M. Hoyn' Quality Sho'p is known for IU splendid iitocks and
exceptional values. All goods are bought from the best makers and guaran-
teed by us. Every mother will find our greut department for boya the beat
place to buy.
The styles and patterns for fall are new and anappy and the quality will
resist hard wear.
He Deserves a "ft & Af."
Suit
They are here for his selection in
all good serviceable patterns 1 and 2
pairs of knickerbockers; truly genuine
school suit in sizes 7 to 18 years;
priced at
$3.50 $5
$6 and $7.50
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Boys' Extra
School
Pants
Every school boy needs
extra pants.
The more "romp proof"
they are the better.
And of course you want
them to look good.
Ours do all that and
more.
75c to $3.50
Boys'
School
Stockings
New shipments
have just arrived.
"Black Cat" and
"Not - u - Seme"
two brands famouB
for wear.
All weightu and
sizes.
35c
3 pairs for $1
Also 2oc quality
Bofs Shirts and
Blouses for School
We have just received
the new Collegiate Shirt
for Spring and Summer.
These are really men's
shirts in youths' sizes.
A wonderful lot of
snappy patterns the lat
est effects in all styles.
Don't wait until the as-
sortment is broken but
come in today and look
them over.
60c Up
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Stafford, R. E. Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 131, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917, newspaper, August 31, 1917; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc170428/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.