Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 10, 1918 Page: 7 of 20
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SOPER PERJURY
TRIAL STARTED
County Attorney's Forces Up
Against Bitter Fight
1 rial of the Frank Soprr prriiiry case
was begun before jury in llir district
court room of J mlge Kdward P. Old
lield Ihii tuor ii i n k 1 tactically the en
tire forenoon wat ion-limed in Hie se
lection of th jury and the settling el
ledum al points in icgatd to the coutl
f"ird.
S.tnrr is r harped with perjuring him-
1 1 (Jul ink his Hut lor lnitlr(Kl"K 111
llir county curt on December II. The
slat will try In pi i no that on Septi tu-
ber 17 he carried a sntliase rontainiiiK
whisky tn Ihc home n( Mn. Kmc Hons-
tun It Wfvl Washington street
according to an atrannrtnent made with
Mrs. liiiitnn that afternoon. Ie-
tectivei John llrep and Pell I'.rure fol-
lowed Super into the home ami ar-
rested him tlh the wlnskv the recordi
how. rr denied luting taken the
suitrae to the home a.iMiig that he
had lull "dropped in" there lo use thivf
telephone I lie defense will attempt to
how that the police "framed up' on
Soper.
In fnanv respects the eaie is like the
Riverside Cotinlrv cluli miumtioii i.ir
Slate Senator Warren K. hmder i
leinor coun-el for Sopcr. as lie was for
Jarlt St.inley in Ihe former cane
rnsder is assisted bv -(iciirpe V.
Faroe k and Adolph Pecker. 1'raclirallv
all of the county altoinry'i force is
' repreieritiiiK the 'late and a bitter
fight in at'.lin expected. Sorr wax
filled and HI d.iv on the county
roadi upon hit consntion in the county
Court and n now serving out hit
lenience Hoth he and hit wife plradel
guilty to other bnot1eniiiig charges in
f.ke county court teveral weekt an.
w.e
Ordnance Workers
Are Sought Here
The ordnance department of the war
rlrpirtment ha asked the Chamber of
Commerce here to help supply several
high grade mechanical draftsmen in-
spectors of munitions accountants and
bookkeepers. 'I lie positions all pay
from $J.4(0 to jei.iMi a year and are
under the civil service Application!
must he nude to die civil tervice com-
million at Washington before May 1.
The maximum age Iniiitt have been
raised from 45 to 55 years. Applicants
mult have readied their twenty-fifth
hut not their fifly-tit'th birthday on the
date of the examination. Communica
tions regarding this service should be
addressed to Major I.. II. Van Pusen.
Civilian Personnel Section. 1.130 F
itreet N. W Washington. P. C Ap-
plication blanks may be obtained from
tw civil tervice examiner in the Fed-
eral building.
BEST INVESTMENT
MitselfOdvers
Q A -
Have you heaid about mt?
I've goat and dona It.
I've don baan up.
In a aiiyplane
An' It's great uport.
Billy Parkar front Pevey.
Whose been Hvin' 'round.
For a couple dav hera.
Took me up yestiddy.
An' we had a (teat time.
We had a hard time.
Gat atartid Into th' air.
'Carjie the wind witild blow
Through my muttacha.
An' unbalance th boat.
'
First I was afraid.
Hilly would mak me.
Thar ft off all tnjelhei
An' then I balked.
But w fired ft up
An' soon sh started.
Before I knew ft I on
45 Mlnutii from Broadway.
At leant It teemed that long.
When w srwre coming down.
An' we dipped and furled.
(Thai's good ain't It?)
An'
e circled around.
And balled the (irk
And ww went up Bioadway.
In ipfte of the Rock Island.
An I
John Grart.
Cupid Remains Far
From License Office
An era of almost unprecedented rnlm
h.n settled upon the courthouse. With
the reception of one criminal case
OKLAHOMA CITY
P - C -
Hauling shibi In cream.
An' I waved to him
But he dldal e m.
An' a UKle while later.
We came down Koblnaon.
An th wind waa M6wtn'.
At Main atieet as usual.
An' a lot of women.
Were crnatln' th street.
to
An' all th men folks.
Witched the truffle cop
But I couldn't see anything
From where I was.
There waa suih a big crowd.
Dowv em th corner.
I wanted to he there too.
But th wind blows.
Every day In Oklahoma.
Which Is another war.
Of nhnerrtng In pacing
That thr are still
Oood fish In the oea
But I had a good time
An' didn't get killed
Oh. Oe if I had
Th druggist couldn't.
Have had their banquet.
Bat I. wasn't killed.
An' I'll be there tonight
With slelglifhrllt on.
Providing I ran gat.
Soma Inspiration before I' start.
st.irled in the district court this morn-
ing the count have bad nothing but a
few minor civil casrt so far during ibis
month Not a new suit wat filed or a
inarri.iL'e license issued tint foienoon
and vstcrdsy only one lirenie w.is is-
sueil. and two civil suits filed. Coutt
clerks say they have never known such
a protracted period of "nothing doin :."
)f 'Rj
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TIMES. WEDNESDAY APRIL 10 191.
Board to Inspect
Roads of County
The rouiilv coinniiMlooert made ar-
t I'l'ior in . tins ninining Willi (.minis
Aitoi in y tluilrt l. yelby lor a tup ol
itiNpeiti. n over all the neisty hoiIo I
tod ol Oklahoma count v Ihe in
k:eilion will pn bablv latt teveral dot
"Ivoadt in this lounlv' me in h i ei
Oi.ipe now than they esei have been''
staled I I. Shelden ibairmin of the
hoard. "A few ba I placet are left a-
a result of the recent rains hut as a
whole the roads were never belter. A
cut amount of work hat been done on
iliein and we intend to keep them in tip-
top conditii "
u. s. steel'orders '
SH0WA DECREASE
NFW YORK April W -I'nfilted or-
dert ui the I' mted Statet Sleel corpoia-
n n n March VI were "Jd.dV 4(4 loin
a cording to the corpisrahnn't monthlv
(i.iiemeiil ittnrd today 1 hit it a de
lease of i.l.'(i4' tout roinpared with
tli orders on February JR.
w e .
Sawing dollars and wasting thf lives
of Ihe boss in the tienrhet it poor bus.-
nes I'.eiter inveit in a I.tbertv II n I
Speeding
Business
THE HOTEL of perffact
srrvir will speed your
business ly prventing: tha
(etty annnyaruaa that dis-
tract from your purpoaa.
'vary room with bath and etrcw-
lallni waier; sparlal rkr giv-
en n giieatt liy your www tkMr
bMHkBrivriyenitiippilM
from simps lo th bulidin.
Tarraca CarJaa Chicago's
SA nnlrr Reslsursnl. glvt Ih rar-
et romhlaallon o lufh-cl lli-
irUal e nirnalnmenl ava tuwa-
cahad dining laclliti.
Single U to 14; Double II ta 15.
a IA Hri ( Lm"
Tnorrisonttt
"T Motel rVe Ml"
hraml anitaiH at Uirt t till.
trUrh a Maansoti CHICACO
447 Casualties in
First List Given
Since Week Ago
WAMIISGIOV April 10-Ke.
Illlliptloli nf lllf IMl'iln jtioll of Allien
tan carnally lull still williotit ad
iltrisrs wat periinllrd last night I'V
Setreiary llaler in a cable to the war
ih paitmriit liorti Hsnce rollowing
this there wat ittned lb laiget ni
Mine th I'niteiJ Slates enteied the
war there being 447 names. Ihe l"t
covered the period between Apnl
and April 8 when publication was
temporarily suspended.
GAS CASEiTcONTINUED
UNTIL ANOTHER DATE
1b( damage mill brought againtt the
iikl.ihonia das and rlertric. company in
the iiiitic court ol (). L. Price lal
week sser set (or trial today but were
i oiiiiiineil and will be tried at another
date i:. (). S si ford sued for )IVI
d.iniages for alleged breath of con
erMlnt la bar a POND b) aallal
la Uralng rw baeb mpmm I.IHKIirT.
KIRKPATRICK'S
Th a I or tht
yon monsy
on vary dollar
sint with ua an
all atandard
Orupa. Filial
Meillrln Tollat
Aetlel ta On
Irlal a III ronvlnr
you nf one ItliMal
savliif to you
trm liellvery. rhn 4111 V 4aa
ni ixi- riiNr. r.-r tin nwinh nvr
anl klilneya 'I4 on an ataliiia a'tnr-
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II It Fl're a Fvili l'i rltlnn SI It
It II b Xi.. Itool
II If I'liimmin's lMa c-(in SI S
(i as
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$1.00 Tanlac - - 90c
It 0 Win nf rarrtiil Oe
II 00 Onnil lllnaftnin k'ir'Pnl IMIr
II no I rtv ii i ii im 1'iila imi
n M.r.ii.t Wat ISr
or Imana KMnay Pllla HOr
ai Mlann'a I.Uar Tnna ate
SOn Manlhnlatum .Sar
FEMITONE $16 Bottles for $5
gTrgirrln!lM S
Our k(ll.
tiring jnur prt-
iititi(ini tn in. W
toinpounil 11mm Ju(
your doctor or.
(1rt wllh thi frrih'
anil irnrtai of
iru and .ti.ml-
idle tn lit Ahlalnfil
rut lv 0U ft II II
frm Mvlnv en lhm til
Model Drug & Jewelry Co.
Ill W. OlMMi.
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My last dollaro if
nieeded Uncle
My word is my
tract of the gas company for failing to
deliver iiilfn irul ft dining l)cmhe'
at 2.1 Weil aihingtoii ilteet and
V. Ahlry asked a similar amount fur
iiitiilluienl pietuiie at i West Fourth
slieet.
w a. i i
Roll of Honor
Twenty eight rerrinlt were accepted
at Ihe army rec Hilling nation here to-
day. Ihev will be tent to lb training
ramp at I cut I ogan ( o. lheir names
and h Hue (ownt lollow :
I'l. a llrnilhury and I.eiinnfd Hurt
riianllr l.itiiii ' ratlaraon. I'ltrl
liMn l: I'lealilitg Hlnnrl l.lenn nil
nun ami ririiiht II. Naurntarii Klna
fihr JainM J flniiinin ('unnle
fenv F la Juni'lliM ( lnr.ni A
I'lHilev Kw rilvi Imnlel Morn (lulh.
OOOD MOtNlNOt HAVE
by Enjoying MUSIC in Your Home
This it the patriotic duty
and ahould ba th frattt
plcaaur erf American
Citiirnt.
Night now it (Ins moment w
offer a most rsrepiional oppor-
tiitnly for home lovera to brighten
then homes wilh music.
We have a wonderful ihowing
of tplemlnl used 1'ianot l'layer
I'ianos and genuine 1'ianolas at a
priir that spells liar greatest
economy and on terms that will
prove .most convenient. The
monthlv sum that mott families
expend on fleeting rniltlile imtise-
mentt will more than pay for a
good I'lano or I'laver I'lano on
our Fasy Caving I'lan and you
mav save money for Liberty
botidt eliminate waste ind en-
joy life moia ..
Our Pianos nnd Tlayfr Pianon on pedal nale com-
print! mich piakei an Ptoinway Weber Geo. Steck
Ktirtzmann Voae Harwood Elburn Kimball and
Hrorcn of others.
Save $80 to $150
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35 ENGINEERs'wiLL BE
INDUCTED INTO SERVICE
Adj. tirn. K. II. Cipton today rclv4
an order to Induct thirty-five meroU
ogists pbytkisti and mechanical ano)
ri;l engineer in federal irvlc nndef
selective service These men will leave
between April 15 and 20. They will he
tent to Camp MacArehur Waco Ttxts
for training.
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