Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 236, Ed. 1 Monday, December 31, 1917 Page: 2 of 12
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Wtf frith potato on every table
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f t it the jtkitet of caaapaigm
tn to? t Utoted Sioe
I adf miration. Grtcon will
MM to Maofura "pout
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aatctftj price. Ptrty regular
ft ffe to be erged on the
to that dutribtjtTeo will be
lcijrWbcic lor flit next five
OtoOth. relkviM railroad
confoetien end encouraging produc-
tion of t larger crop next ipring .
had keot the Lewi nn out or Amarir
equipment uenerai trotter detailed the
official records of the department
- . . .
TM iirit otrer to nit knowledge wti
received May 2 1912 when the Auto
mttic Ami company asked for a special
teat.
Teat in 1911.
The coeresoondenee aftiwad thai th
ordnance butrd offered a register ten
with ammunition furnished by the got
ouneeit No ttt wti made until in
March S fill when another LtwU nun
Wai referred to for tatt Tkb
hetd at the SpringieM arsenal The
v.cner. wti eitoptog however bccauie
the hoard'i rnoA J to
ttn Jammed Jfe limit had tBrty.five
jammed only tneoty.threc timet tttd
At LoT nun inferior to H&Vlektrs
or Oennet-ateroler
No other Law la mm. General f mn.r
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he cold wave many locomotive have
heal diiabted althougb impectort re-
ported there wat no rtaton why they
thouid not have beerMept in working
orden
Whan gome Ttt Art.
Report! from thippeu to tommistion
officiate tell of dUthled engine lying
idle in freight yard for weak or
Oeoeral Order Re. a wtU forbid
raikeaat to make farther Hgull-
fcvta not tireo& tearMdwftt
tfmcMi ItwUl nt effete eat-
AdhouRoMtMtJal aWdhJRktm dhw atiauhwli i
vmmw ffjuiOTBa wW mm Mi IIVM
odd for reuiaert' i feea paid auy
rallraad lawyera.
Among members of congreii today a
fight wat developing over whether legit-
lation to carry out government opera-
r thouid be only for the period of
war or thouid continue in effect
until repealed by congrea. Moat rail-
road head were it id to he preparing
to advocate vigorously tpecific pro-
viiKM that the law ahmild he effective
for e maximum of tlx montha after the
war
Government ownership advocate
planned to intitt on a claute providing
that the act thouid be effective until
ctmajvuat ipecifletlly jprovide other
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Lower California Governor Ap-
points Envoy to Washington
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. Jl - -Field
mgf J. Stfltan. a Lot Angel capitalist
announced here today he hoi been id
viaed that m was. to be appointed "dip-
lomatic repretetttative at Wcthinfton"
of Governor Etttbtn Cdnta Lower ("alt
fornia.
"I believe" he itid. "thtt toreihadow
Ct Nccttiota of Lower Caltfortiii from
exicoT
Mt Stilton who aaid be wat a oouiin
by marriatc of Secretary of Sta'e
Lantini refuted to dltcuti hit an-
nouncement further thtn to lay that he
waa to meat here today pcrtenel rep-
retemttiye .of Cantu and expected to
receive from Mm hit tppolntmeat
nti connection with Cantu wit indi-
rect" he taid. He had no doubt if
Lower California let ittclf up ta in
independent tutc the country davtl-
opment would be nateriiMy quickened.
To Vrtveat The Orip.
Colda ctuae Grip LAXA I ! VI'. BRO-
MO OUtNtNI Tcbleti remove the
cauie. There it only one "Bromo
Quinine." E W. GROVF'S iicuture
on box. 30 centt - Ajv
WiUU.S.Pay
fine Assessed
AgainstFrisco
Corporation Commission Puts
$260 Penalty on Road for
Failure to Give Bulletin
The state oorporation commiision to-
day fined the Atchifon Topeka A San-
ta Ft railroad 1380 for faflina to no I
a bulletin or to anrwtmce on Deccmbet
V the leaving t t traffA foi Html from
Oklahoma City station an hour an I
one-half late.
The offense for which the fine was
levied occurred before the government
took over the control of the railways
Ct the fine having been aiteited to-
v. hat the effect of belna latinst tha
government since the peyment of pen
alty will devolve upon the government.
The corporation commission made no
note of the source from which the
money it expected to come but the fine
probably will be one of the liabilities
of the Santa Pe which the government
will have to assume.
Information against the Santa Fe in
the case wat filed by Pat Nolan an
employe of the corporation contmitaion.
It wat alleged that a Santa Fe train
due to leave Oklahoma CltyatlsJO
o'clock tfw afNfgoM Of DeeenthPr
came in with a disabled engine. An at-
tempt wat made to get another engine
for Guthrie from the train which got
from here to Kiowa Kan. by way of
Rnid Failing in this the coachet of
the train were attached to the reguler
Kantat City train leaving here it 4
o'clock which took them to Guthrie
where another engine wit obtained
It wat aliened that no announcement
of the change wai made et the par
tenger station here and that at a remit
practically alt of the passengers for
Enid train mined their connection.
It is now proposed to have a woman
in the British cabinet.
Wrist Watch
Down; 50c Wttkly
may purchaie it on credit and have
out before you realize it Our anort-
ment it vttt tnd the qualities Absolutely
Reliable. We are proud of the fact that we
have told to many of the beautiful Bracelet
Time Pieces
ROSENFIELD
Oppeeite Imprea
Years !
Yean of Our Friends
to
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greeting
NEW YOffTDt Jl-The New
Year wffi be ctlebrated in New
York after the fathlon of for
mar year that hat made the cele-
bration an event of miernational in-
terett except that tonight the war
promiaet to place itt tamp of mod-
eration on the conviviality of the
rclebrantt- Hotel and restaurant
will efltertain jutt at many guett
a in time of peace but the menu
carda in moat inttancet offer
nothing that doc net bear the tump
of the food adminiatration't approval
and the high price prevailing for
winea and the 1 o'clock order in-
dicetea that the New Year1! toatti
will be drunk in Itt generous prav
portion
Harbin Situation
Grows More Serious
SHANGHAI. Pec. J I. -The North
China Daitv Newt tayt the situation at
Harbin Manchuria ie aerloua. The
newtpaper alto sayt that Roltheviki
dliordcrt have occurred at Vladivostok
and the Cninese arc endeavoring to
tend troop there. m
Packiae Maartxi in PblltdtlptU
WASHINGTON Dec 3T--The ed-
eral trade commiision today announced
that the open hearings on the pecking
indutry Would be cantinued Tnurdty
in Philadelphia with Commitshmtt Vic-
tor Murdoch presiding.
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uwms WSWER
DRAFT AiV CALL
No Need of Draft Says Legal
Advisory Board
PRAISE fTm PATRIOTS
"Should Not Condamn Those
Not Responding "
No lawyers will be drafted in Okla
homa City to aid in the questionnaire
work. TtH iaith the legal advitory
board composed of County Judge Wil-
liam H Zwick &. G. McAdaml. and
John Shirk. The board idmit that
lawyers might legally be conscripted
to serve aa advisor but hr members
of the buard declare that tuch a tcp
would he a direct reflection on the law-
yaars who have volunteered their serv-
ice to freely.
"The lawyer have come to the front
in fine shape and whenever we are
short of help all we have to do i to
call up thoee we need and they drop
their work and aid ttt in every tray
poailble." laid Judge Zwick chairman
nf the board.
Droit Rtedte
"The work that the' loral lawytra
htvt been doing here thouid et tn
exatnale for every patriot' slid air.
Mi Adams "Thty need no coudtmnt-
tion but Driise. No Oklahoma City
I'vvf will be !!Utui.
Out to-day
NewMctorRecoixfe
for January
Schumann-Heiti sings an old Irish folk-song
''Dkuiny BoyM a simple human farewell song of devotion.
The wonderfully sympathetic voice of the famous contralto
touches the very heart.
Vietroli R.t ...I 1
toned I
First records by the Philadelphia Orchestra
Another great Victor achievement! Ninety-four musicians
led bv 8tokowski play superbly Brahms' Hungarian Dances
No. 5 and No. 6.
VWtnU R..I CmI teaard M7 tnd tmi T-ik U N
Harry Lauder's latest"! Love to Be a Sailor"
Here is all the lilting melody and droll humor characteristic
of the great Scotch comedian and yet it's different.
Vtetor Nnt LaM lwrd mi a. Twtlv-datk. gUg
Two dainty musical comedy numbers from "Jack o' Lantam."
Byron C Harlan and Van and Schenck in two song hits.
Two soldier songs that are popular with "our boys.
Four exquisite operatic arias and concert numbers.
Four stirring war songs beautifully sung.
Two lively selections from new musical comedy successes.
Rear lb new Victor Raeorda teday at any Victor dealer'. He will gladly gtve year a ewnplet
tteeipilvt bet and play any nwitie yau with hear. Ak to hear the lltugur Veiot Cultom ftwarda.
Tbtrt an Vtsaart and Vietroli in great variety of style from 10 to $400.
Victor TaJUnf Machbto Co. C.mdan. N.J.
Important Notion Victor mcrdi and Victor Maabltwa on taienthV
ally coordinated and yncbrooitod in the proooaaee of manutaerart; and dieir
oat one wtta the other It abaolUMly ataential to a perfect reproduction.
lfa Vttf Emit a
tieemaire woeb. now or at any othnf
' Owing to the number of registrant!
reporting today many were sent to the
tffKf of the distrkt cmrrt clerk where
the clrrka were devutiied to ait hi
filling out the quettionoulrei Pri-
ticilly every inch of room in the coun-
ty courtroom i tikeii up with tablet
and chair fur the swarm of realttcrecl
men. Judge wick ettimated that ap-
proximately questionnaire! would
be haudlaa today
Reeerviiti Wttned.
n . a- I nLitll mtl-
rcei"ani win j i" TIL
rolled or been comniiioned in tne
navy or naval reaervr must fill out the
- ' ' ent them by local
hoard and return them promptly at
required by law according to informa-
tion received at the navy recruiting
Mttion here todiy. The telegram con-
taining this information was sent from
Washington last night
"We have bean giving these initruc-
tions to all men of registration age who
hivf enlisted here.'' said Lieut. C. S.
Vanderbeck. U. S. N.. in charge of
the recruiting for the navy in Oklalv
. tun i i rvidrnt thtt some
station have not been complying with
previous iiiiirucrioiii
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OMEN'S
AR
CWK
During the absence from the city of
Mrs. E. Willower chtirman of the
Oklahoma City division of the women's
national ounrfl of defense. Mrs. Nor-
ton Cooke tnd Mils Irene Hickey will
ct in her pltce. Mils Hickey will
come in the morning and Mrs. Cooke
in the afternoon to the offices of the
council of defense in the Chamber of
Commerce. Mrs. Wtllowcr will be
gone for one montlv
BBM. Twelv-Uck. tl
haataaaaaad m m mm ' wm at - llniaHill
EXPORTS HMNHIT
TO RECORD MARK
IN 191 7 TRADING
America Sends Out Mori Than
6 Billions Worth of Goods
WASHINGTON. I. M Atn.r;. .
axporti were estimated today at tl
department of commerce to have i
the 60UtXI0fJ00 mark in 1017 a new
high record. Imports were lets than
$j7)OO.U()D000 and the trade balance i
tavor ot the United btato tirobatily wnl
be more than ftjjMMgj
Twenty Enroll for
Red Cross Classes
More than twenty women have ri -rolled
recently for Red Croat classes
In foi aid home care of the tick an l
dietctica. Dr. S. K Cunningham char -man
of the committee said oniaw ih
wrn applicants enough lo Btartmjtla
The registration cards will m fin.
Ithed tomorrow and will be given out
at the Chamber of Commerce by Mrs
Hilly Tate who is in charge of regis
tration. These cards wilt be filled out
by the applicants and returned to the
Chamber of Commerce to Mrs Tate
who will be there dailv.
The trailer has forbidden musician!
to play (he "Carnival of Venice." Ta
coma Ledger. .
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Stafford, R. E. Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 236, Ed. 1 Monday, December 31, 1917, newspaper, December 31, 1917; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc170532/m1/2/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.