Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 226, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 19, 1917 Page: 1 of 16
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Oklahoma City Times
Paid Circulation Guaranteed Greater Than Any Other Evening Nawapapar PublUheo in Oklahoma.
Make It A
Red Cross
Christmas
Edition
VOL. XXIX. NO. 226.
AKWO JATKl I'HKHH
l.KAHKI W1HK HKIURT
OKLAHOMA CITY WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19 1917.
price t cum
WHEAT CROP SHORTAGE LOOMS
RED CROSS DRIVE
IS HAMPERED BY;
MAN SHORTAGE!
Squad Is Sent to Impress Need
of More Workers
WOMEN ARE HARD AT WORK
i ovai Memoei snips in uiy
Only 7443
Shortage of masculine workers which
threatened tjljs morning tiMtamprr Red
Cross CJiristrhas membership work in
the business district has caused the
Oklahoma cutmty Red Cross headquar-
tars to formttlatt plans whereby work-
en will be literally drafted for the
Campaign.
A "strong-arm squad" (lie leadership
of which is not disclosed by T. H. Ro-
land chairman of the men's division.
Was sent out among rra) estate dealers
wholesale men and others whole busi-
Mss is at a minimum during Christ-
mas week.
Retailers who have been drafted for
the campaign are fdVced by the rush of
Christmas business tn work only a min-
imum amount of time each day or to
neglect their businesses. In spite of
this difficulty however numerous re-
tailers are campaigning in the business
district for members.
Woman Enthusiastic.
.Women workers are growing more
enthusiastic every day. More than fifty
women captains were at work in the
residence section of the lity this morn-
iMg According to Miss Elisabeth
iVrnold. director of the women's divi-
stou there were at least SOU lieutenants
Working under these captains.
Total memberships obtained in Okla-
homa City during the drive are 7443.
according to a report this morning by
T. It Braniff. secretary of the Okla
homa enmity chapter: Of this number
290 were obtained Monday and 4153
yesterday he taid. There were 3073
one dollar memberships reported by
tsjam captains ; 1022 one-dollar member
ships were reported by booth workers;
iH ihf remninittff memberships were
divided into forty at $2 fourteen at $5
s-. it MA and two at ISO These are
counted as single memberships
t n n . Ma In
b a KUIII Rpuil
iNo retorts from
rural districts in
IT
have been made yet
and Mr Uraniff announced today tnai
" . - 1 . t
owing to the membership contest in
progress among district and consoli
dated schools it is probable that no re-
ports will me bade before Saturday.
Reports from all parts of Oklahoma
and the Texas Panhandle particularly
the latter district arc far more encour-
aging Numerous counties in the region
around Amarillo exceeded their quota
tn the lirst day and plans are being
hade treble and quadruple the show
Tng before the end of the campaign.
State and Panhandle reports of
t nurse arc fragmentary and incomplete
lit they indicate that if the present
pace is maintained throughout the cam-
paign the district will far oversubscribe
its quota perhaps even reach the mil-
lion mark.
Buttons Due Today.
Red Cross buttons shipped yesterday
lrrm Sit Louis are expected to reach
here some time today There are 35000
in the shipment and they will be divid
ed as equally as possible among the dis
tricts reporting a shortage.
t No authorization for the proposed air
nliiie tlieht from Fort Sill had been
received from the war department today
(Codflnued en Page 18 C
Column 4.)
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ARE GIVEN
"TO HUMANITY" INSTEAD OF TO
INDIVIDUALS BY CAFE WORKERS
Fifty-Four Dollars Is Collected
for Times Santa Glaus Fund
Which Now Totals $69525;
Show for Poor of City
Employes o( Kunderer's cafe are
advocates Of up U) the minute IpM
tjism Instead of giving Christmas
presents to each other as in past years
thev held a council a lew 'lays ago anil
decided lo "make their Christmas gift
to humanity.- Accordingly a com-
mittee w;is appointed to take up a to!
kctitm (or the Santa laus fund foi
the poor' of Oklahoma I h
vJWheu the commuter finished it
work the restaurant MM hundred
per cut" (-presented m the fund anJ
a deputation oi young women cm
pioyes was chasm 10 present to Rev
w II IV l rch. administrator of the
fund their mint gift It totalled
- i mpldyei "i the Bklsvta
like action. An envelope
hotel took
containing
B2AS wheh thev had
raised was
Hi -t -
(Continue on Pant Column 4
DEFENSE COUNCIL
TO CANVASS CITY
ON BREAD WASTE
Wheatless Day Observance to
Be Probed
HOUSEWIVES GET BLAME
Food Administrator Will Get
Report
Finery bakery and every grocery store
in Oklahoma City will be canvassed ott
Friday morning and a record will he
taken as to just how much bread is kit
over after each wheatless day and how
much white bread is sold on these
days. Mrs. K. Z. Wallower chairman
of the citv division of the state comic i
of defense made this statement this
morning.
The investigation committee which
has been working ever since the food
campaign finding out' just how mn
wheat bread was used on wheatless
days and how much meat on meatles-
days will do this work under the
sunervision of Mrs. A. 1. Rigsby. The
report will lie completed by Friday
afternoon and will be given to Dr
Stratton I) brooks federal food ad
ministrator.
Baktrs Rap Woman.
The investigation is prompted by th
statements of bakers of Oklahoma City
that the public has been demanding
white bread on wheatless day and that
housewives have refused to patronne
bakers who refused to sell them whea
bread on Wednesdays.
Some of the bakers asserted tha
women have started baking whea
bread themselves to use 011 Wednesday
because it is hard to get it from th
bakers. Several admitted that they
had been selling wheat bread on Wed
Midivs. urivins as a reason that thev
could not hope to hold thtlr trade
otherwise.
Mrs. Wallower says reports show that
oa the whole individuals are not obsefv
im food conservation rules and tha
the hotels restaurants and drug store
are responding nobly but that Individ
uals do not seem to realise the impor
tance of it.
"When the neighborhood meeting
start thev will educate the women in all
the arts of food conservation" sai
Mrs. Wallower "We will have trained
women to demonstrate and talk to
housewives at these meetings which
will commence the second week in Jan
uary."
Women Condemned
"Our committee on investigation ha
found out that since the food pledg
campaign many women started
make bread who had never made it
their tives before as they said that they
could not do without it said Mrs. Wat
lower.
"When the gas was so low. one worn
an sat up all night to take advantage
of the extra pressure and during the
night she made eight loaves of wheat
bread and three pies to tide her over
the wheatless day. This kind of thing
makes my blood boil" said Mrs. Wal-
lower. "When this woman was asked
where she got the money as she was by
no means well to do she answered that
'she just got it.' "
Joplin Policeman Shot.
JOPLIN M Dec 19Patrolman
George Mote was shot in the abdomen
toda bv a burglar he was attempting
to take to the police station The bur
glar escaped Mote may recover. He
is the fourth Joplin policeman shot
since May II
Partly Cloudy
Weather Forecast
LOCAL FORICABT -Partly cloudy to
night in Thursday: not much ehang In
ttmpcrtturt
aTATC rORICAt T -Tonight and
Thuesday partly c'oiidy.
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CONGRESS FAILED
TO (RANT MONEY;
GUNS FELL SHORT
ada.n i I 1
Rifle Output Delayed on That
Account Senate Heaps
WASHINGTON Dec l).Several
mHiths' delay in supplying rifles prl
vate ordnance tinnufaelitrers told the
senate military committee today result-
ed from the 4ar department's decision
to modify the Knfield tyfe Factory
machinery changes the committee was
told reduced the output of Enfields for
Rutland and production will not return
to maximum until next May.
A contract With the war department
to produce modified Knfields was n it
M.mpleted until last July President
Henry S. Kimball of the Remington
company testified It w O tober he
said before machinery changes could
he completed to begin output.
No Money Available.
Delay in congressional appropria-
tions. Kimball alV' stated further de
laved the outnul liss fltlll hesitated
m lake a contract in the absence ot
definite appropriations
the new modified rifle and also the
American ammunition Vice President
ller of the same concern testilieo
were refrar dad suoerior to Hritish type1
A(rr u.: was declared in rtprti n.
stated the war department immediate
ly began negotiations with them to de
vote their factories engaged on i
Pntish contract for 400(11)0 Rnfields r
rnake the modified American type.
No Contract Until July.
"The committee cannot underslsm
lic whh war irrmiinetil in March. n
.ir.t was made until July" s;uri
Setiaiot Hitchcock
Mr Kimball disclaimed any implica
i ion that appropriations delayed pro
im llem and ;ud neifotiations by the
imii d"iartment were promtly begun
If the drnartment had not decided it
Ninilifa the Hritish Fnfield tyne he
said his firm could have tuned ou
the llnttsh type virtually without atu
delay but both he and Mt I vier sai
the new American rifle Is superior
lariielv due to its abilils to use much
bettei American cartridges
Mayor's Auto
Just Refuses
To Be Stolen
Trick Car of -Ancient Vintage
Will Run Only for Master So
Thief Abandons H
Some unknown persons paid Mayor
rverholser a great compliment lat
night they tried to steal hit automo
bile.
The mayor had the machine in hi
garage when he retired last night and
when he started to town tnis morning
he found the doors of the garage open
and the machine gone. He started for
the street car line to catch a car for
the city building and when about a
block from his home he found his car
n the middle of the street .
"That automobile is die funniest I
ever saw lo start it. tne levers nave
got to be just so and then it will not
start until you cus- it a certain way
said the mayor "and only two persotu
khow the formula. Ted Hlakey city
mechanic and myself."
rhere is no other automobile in
Oklahoma ( it y like the mayors and
he thought that together with it ar.
would protect it from automobile
thieves.
Fund Is Gathered
to Send Apples to
Soldiers in Europe
A carload of applet to he sent from
Oklahoma to American soldiers in Ku
rope is the object ol a campaign In pro
gress among the produce dealers' and
fruit jobbers of the state The car will
cost aimroxiinalelv $1001) and will be
one of OS) i ars o be sent tiom the en
lire coiuilrv.
W A neiuiett of the T H I uinei
Mimpaiiy of this cm it state chairman
for the campaign lltdJC D Wallace of
the Oklahoma Bracterage cordpasqi is
secretary I Otdftjb.tttions toward the
fund will be received by cither
TEN ARE KILLED
AND 75 INJURED
IN LATEST RAID
British Gunners Bring Down
One German .Plane
LONDON Dec 19-Te persons
were killed and seventy injured in Lon-
don durirur last niahl's air raid Out
side of London fiye peAons were in
jured.
One of the German airplanes vKi I
took part in last'night't raid wat
brought down and another 't believed to
have been destroyed the war office an-
nounces. From sixteen tn twenty raid
ers divided into six group enrjeavorco
to reach London bat only five suc-
ceeded in dropping bomb on the cit
there is reason to Deneve anoiovi
raider dropped into the hiiglislt chan-
nel says the report. A British pilot
fired two drums of ammunition mi
raider a it was dropping tiomns
London from a bright of UW leet
. -I 'r
USE FUSHU8MT.
NOT GaNDLE FOR
U0HTIN0 4HI0SS
N
FW YORK. He lv OJ a
count of the fire haiard afpl
danger to life the national
board of fire under writers lias issued
a warning against the Bgajfattiotl
made bv headquarters ot the Ann 1 1
can Red Ctpst that lighted candles
lie placed in windows !ehiMd Red
t ioss flag on hnstinas Ev
George S how let bwiaats man
agen M the Bed t ross has seut tele
grams to all chapters of the Red
JOSI iliroughout the country UTgirtJ
tbai the warning of he national
beard he heeded The telegram sug
gests that ctrtamt be taken down
shades raised and only the lights ol
the romn used for the proposed illu
imitation l ied I flashlights are
suggested lot use m place of Candles
U. S NAVY BUILDS
424 WAR VESSELS
AT PRESENT TIME
Daniels Discloses Activity at
Congressional Hearing.
sub chaseSTnecessary
Secretary Praises Work of
Young Gun Crews
WASHINGTON Dec. 19-Scretary
Daniels and Paymaster (iritersi Mc-
(inwan of the navy were the first wit-
nesses summoned to appear today be
fore the house naval sub committee
delegated to begin an Investigation into
the navy's war activities.
Secretary Daeiela gave a gaa-
ral review of what the aavy ha
bean doing avoiding as h i-
plained disclosing any (acta that
would b of value te tea enemy
H told how the aavy is new build
lag 4M eapital aad ether Import-
ant ship.
Discussing the use o( submarine
chasers he said they were regarded as
necessity and there was no great
enthusiasm'' about them as a weapon
for permanent effectiveness.
Stride in Aviation.
Naval aviation he said has made
gratifying strides hut hat beeil ham
pered by lack of manufacturing (acili
ties.
Secretary Daniels praised th co
ordination between the personnel of
the navy and the perionnel of the
allies.
"Our idea was to furnish guns to
merchant ships. We mad these re
serve ships" said Mr. Daniels "at I
school for gunners and the fficlene
with which these officers have taken
hold of the voama men and made the
yowng men fflcint is really on of
the big things of the navy In this War
Yoaag Man D Credit.
"When you come to write th story
of the war' said he one of the most
thrilling chapters will be regarding
these young men who went on the
merchant ships and ritked their lives.
I refer to Ihem who went on car own
merchant ships of course. We have
put gun on every ship going Into tne
submarine tone that requested it."
"We are rather' proud" the teeretary
aid "of th way tne navy hat met the
actual test of war I am glad for con-
gress and the public to know somewhat
of our activities. A taking-stock sp
to speak cinnot fall to bring ways
for still further improvement and for
still more efficient jyork in the future "
Officers to Meet
Here in January
Sheriffs
police of
of all countitt and chiefs of
all cities of the state have
been requested to meet in Oklahoma
City January 7 to organise a clearing
house for the location of stolen proper-
ty. The call (or the meeting was sent
out today by W. B. Nichols chief of
police of Oklahoma City father of the
plan and who had it up before the na-
tional association of chiefs of police at
the recent convention at Washington
It is the belief of Chief Nichflls ant
all other officers who have investigat-
ed his plan that the clearing house will
do more towattf recovering stolen au-
toomhile and other stonen property
than any other onething
FRENCH CRUISER
TORPEDOED BUT
GETS SUBMARINE
All of Transport's Passengers
Saved; Crew Lost
PARIS Tuesday. Dec. Ift-The old
French cruiser Chateau Renault em
nlovad as a transport wat torpedoed
and sunk in the Mediterranean on the
morning of December 14. and the sub-
marine which attacked her later wat
destroyed a ending to announcement
tonight by the Freneli minister of ma-
rine. The passengers on the Chsteau
Renault all of whom were either sol-
diers or officers were saved. Ten
members ( the crew were lost.
The French cruiser Chateau Renault
was laid down in 1896 She was 442
feet long with a beam of 557 feet and
displaced 7fWs tons. Her complement
before the war was flOO men. Besides
bcfllg used at a cruiser formerly the
i hateatl Renault had been lilted as a
mine layer.
I'IKRKE. S rJVcharlet Mix a
farmer ftrar Pierre hauled a blanketed
lull grown porker to a doctor for medi-
cal attention using his automobile He
says hog are too valuable these days
10 take chances with them.
CROP CONDITION
IS LOWEST YET;
'EAT MORE CORN'
Report Shows Growing Cereal
Only 79 Percent of Normal
HALF BILLION BUSHELS
Largest Acreage Planted May
Yield Smallest Amount.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19-Wioter
wheat this year planted on the largett
acreage ever sown in th hittory of
the country showed on December I
the lowest condition on record. A
forecast of a crop uf only S4X)U)0000
bushels wit made today by the de
partment of agriculture. The final
ductiou however will be above or be
low that quantity according at condi-
tions hereafter are better or worse than
the average.
forty-two Million Acta town.
Winter wheat town this fall for next
ybar's harvest aggregates 42.17U.0fU
acres and its condition on December L
w 79.J percent of normal.
I he acreage is 4 percent more than
estimated acres sown tn the (III of
1916.
The area sown lo rye it 6.1l.000
a re which it J6.6 percent more than
town a year ago and the condition oi
the crop on December I was 84 per-
cent of normal
Weather Patty te Ham
In a statement interpreting today's
report the department said :
The acreage planted to winter wheat
it estimated to he 42.170000 acres an
increase of four percent over the area
planted a year ago. In the campaign
to produce a kdllian bushels of wheat
neat year to help feed oar allies an
aeat of 7 337 000 of winter wheat
was advocated. Failure to reach this
amount was aot due apparently to tha
intention it farmer but to ffte adverse
conditions bat to unusual weather
lale harvest of other crops and short
age of farm help preventing- th put-
ting out of the full acreage desired.
Drouth ia Oklahesaa.
"The fall was exceedingly dry In
many retpectt particularly in the
southwest alantas Oklahoma and
Texas also in the far norihwest
Idaho and Washington. Although th
increase Is less than hoped the acreage
is the largest tver planted. In 1914
the previous year of largest acreage
42.012001) acres were planted and o84
990.000 bushels produced.
"The condition of the plant on Dee.
I
was low. being 79.1 percent which
compares with a ten-year average con
dition on same date of fW .i The lowest
condition ever - reported in previous
years on Dec. I it 01.4 in 1095.
A qurntitive forecast i not usually
made for the December condition re
Crtt be sine great change can occur
tween now and harvest for batter
or wart.
VansMt Told to riant Mat.
Increased sowing of wheat and rye
throughout th country were urged upon
farmers by the department of agricul-
ture in order to supply the needt of the
co belligerent of the United State in
the war. This year't short crop of
wheat hat necettitated an option of
methods lo conserve the supply by hav-
ing consumers in the United States cut
down use of that cereal
The waeatlM day aad the oa
of eornmeal at a inastitat are
meaaar food aamiaittratloa offic-
ials are urging la order to Incrette
tb quantity of wheat that may be
teat abroad
While latt year't towingt of winter
wheal were on the second largest area
ever planted to that cereal severe win-
ter condition caused an abandonment
of more than Jl percent of the acreage.
Last fall 405.14000 acres were planted
to whiter wheat revised figures show
but the area harvested was only 27-
1513000 acre a reduction of 12881000
acres from the planted area.
The 1915 towingt were on W.2O300l
acres while the harvested area that
season was J482900O acres.
Abandoned Acraag Oraater.
Last year's abandoned acreage was
the heaviest on record. The average
abandonment of acreage due to wintrr
condition is about 10 percent the low-
ett abandonment in the last fifteen years
being 20 percent In 1903 and the high-
est excepting last year was 201 per-
cent in 1912.
Gernums Torpedo
Spanish Vessel
WithoiLitWarning
PARIS. Dec 19.-'the lorpedoiug bv
a submarine of the Spanish steamship
Noviembrr 3654 tons gtoss Is reported
In a dispatch from Biafritt to lhtjf.lt'
t-elsiot tmg advices received tt
from Bilboa. Thirty of th crew kava
been landed They say the Mgi
torpedoed without warning at SMfM J
that they were all thrown into th ggj
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