Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 58, Ed. 1 Monday, June 10, 1918 Page: 14 of 14
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FAIR PRICES FOR FOOD.
ULT A VICRAOE PAID
HAT CIRCUI.ATION
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JUDGES occasionally arouse our ire by giving convicted
culprits their choice between prison and entering the
rmy or navy as if our coun ry's service were a sort of
punishment instead of most honorable career. And now
comet Mr. Bllington Booth with the tuggestion that
Certain carefully itlected inmatei of our penl institutions
bi cqlUted in the army or navy. That is a somewhat dif-
ferent plan than the judge mentioned have followed If
lira. Booth'i proposal ihould be accepted the men selected
wodd not etcape the punithment for their offenset. They
. would at lead have paid the penalty of incarceration and
erred part of the tentencet impojed upon them. They
would know the difference between prlion discipline and
rmy ditcipline and better appreciate the latter.
Punishment however it only a part of the purpose of
the criminal code. To reform offenders particularly those
who will be again released to mingle with society at
large i of even greater importance. And to those who
have thown by proper conduct and repentant mood a
desire to mend their ways this war offers large oppor-
tunities should they be given their chance in its ranks of
fighting men. For here is opportunity to serve for the
greatest cause against the fiercest foe the world has ever
known. The man who measures to such a test has made
good in a large way and has endeared himself to the
heart of his countrymen so they will not ask his ante-
cedents farther hack than the date of his enlistment. For
such man no stigma or taint of prison servitude will
linger. For him the way will be open to take his place in
honorable peace as he has in righteous war.
If care it tied in this proposed selection it might
effect most desirable result. It is not desirable that
hardened criminals be sent to mingle with our fine young
men who bear the nation's arms but '.here are many
in prison who aren't of that type; many who are honestly
patriotic and anxiout for a chance to beat hack to re-
apectability. Ours it a democratic army and it will not
be damaged if tuch men are given the chance they seek.
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America is becoming the world's greatest ship-building
gountry our new lonnage having surpassed (ireat Britain
for May.
THE HEALTH SURVEY.
TpVERYONE should assist as much as possible in the
health purvey which is started here today. Those w ho
are ignorartVpf sanitation will be taught. Those who
hare neglected TPare due for atern reminders. Sufferers
from infectious diseases who haven't had proper care may
get it as a result of this survey and healthy folk he better
safeguarded against the danger of such disease. Food
Supplies which are carelessly stored and handled will
receive better care when this investigation ends and in-
terejting facts nhout milk and water supplies will be
made known. All for the general good and the conserva-
tion and upbuilding of health. The health of a commu-
aity thould always be jealously guarded but now with
to many nurses and doctors gone to war and with in-
creasing calls on our man-power the need of tuch pro-
tection it increased and emphasized. Health is an asset
one of the greatest. Sickness it a liability besides the
cause of suffering. Most of the sickness comes from pre-
ventable causes and in the elimination of such causes this
survey will play an important part.
epiIANKFl'L for small favors or the prospect thereof
ultimate consumers will welcome Mr. Hoover's order
for a nation-wide move to reduce food prices by standard-
iiitig methods o( compelling the observance of fair price
lists. That lengthy sentence is somewhat hary and lack-
ing in detail but thus the good news is set forth in a
Washington dispatch which adds that price interpreting
committees consisting of wholesalers retailers and con-
sumers will be established.' In advance it seems probable
that such a committee will have difficulty reaching an
agreement and that the consumer member is likely to
bring in a minority report contrary to the views and esti-
mates of the merchandising members. That belief is
based on the theory that it would be diflmilt to iodine
any grocer to admit that he it or has brrn addicted to
profiteering.
Hut there is a firm conviction among tnnsumers that
lliry are being exploited to some extent. One thing thry
know Is that prices aie unusually high and another is
that thry are higher in some stores than in otlirrs 'I h'v
know enough of business transactions to know that the
dealer charging the lowest prices isn't in trade for philan-
thropic purposes and will therefore fight to make the
fair price list at least as low at the lowest. Just how the
fair price list is to be enforced Is not made clear in the
advance notices hut we are optimistic enough to believe
that if the consumers aie persistent and aggressive they
may arrymplish something and every .ittle bit helps.
Belief from pioneering was one of the earliest prom
ises of the food administration anil doulitess it has
saved us something on sugar and something on wheat
but food prices in general are much higher than when it
started operation and there is a widespread feeling that
it hasn't delivered the goods at it should. The latest
scheme will cause no revolutionary or startling reductions
but may help enotiRh to warrant the effort. And if it is
possible to beat down the price of provisions somewhat
the plan should be extended to include shoes and clothing
As briefly outlined it seems improbable that this plan
ran stop profiteering but if it reduces it a little it is worth
trying.
MAKE ESPIONAGE UNHEALTHY.
APPARENTLY the federal authorities have nabbed a
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lint Ol 9iir in iirw linn. j nai is icnming jicwb
the people are convinced there are too many such
agents abroad in the laud. Put what will be done with
them after thry are caught is of more' conrern. Of course
something will be gained if they are lodged in some luxu-
rious detention ramp for the duration of the war. Put
such slaps on the wrist will not discourage others who
are still on the job or likely to enter fhat field of en
deavor. On the contrary such mushy methods encourage
others to go and do likewise. The Hun must be answered
by force as the president has said and that force should
apply to the snakes who serve the kaiser in civilian garb
as well as to his fighting legions. So long as the custom
of treating spies like honored guests continues we shall
have a continuance of munition explosions incendiary
fires and poison propaganda. Making an example and
subject for target practice of n few of them would t;ime
the others more than loads of loving kindness. This war
is not a tea party and Americans owe it to themselves
to apply stern measures to spies Any other course means
needless sacrifice of American lives and property.
A WASTED EFFORT.
The education of some men is sadlv neglected For in-
stance if the kaiser had ever been a harvest band he
Wouldn't have been so rray about a pl.ne in the sun.
rvEFENDINd the I. V. Y. strikes us as the most futile
effort and the defender places himself in the same
class as those offenders against this nation and its cause.
Such a defense is contained in a pamphlet entitled "The
Truth about the I. V. V." The truth about the 1. W. V.
is sufficient to condemn it and enough of that truth is
generally known so that no further brochures need be
circulated to hamper a postal service already overworked.
The I. V. W. even in this defense doesn't claim to be
patriotic. It is by its own admission composed mainly
of floating laborers and it may be said parenthetically that
they float more than they labor. Such creatures this or-
ganization would have run the country and. of course they
would run it into the ground as they did Russia. Such
an organization is to be condemned on its own statements
at any time but right now when it doesn't hesitate to prac-
tice sabotage in industry oppose the draft and openly
preach anarchy and defiance of the government it is a real
menace. There are two kinds of citizens now patriots and
traitor and n one has ever accused the I. W. W. of pat-
riotism. After scanning this volume of defense we are
more convinced than ever that the movement should be
sternly dealt with wherever encountered.
There is a reasonable amount of air in New York and
environs but aside from that there is little indication
that our celebrated metropolis will be subjected to air
raids.
LidoeMLfttloe
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Pbewl
"It's ton hlnmed hot to stir or roam"
llemiirkfrt old Mr Tour.
"Hut In th halter a futur horn
I II lt It will ha hotttr."
Mtrcvl
"It savs here that New York snend.
$l.fXX).X) a day for drink." said Mr.
Subbubs as he looked up from hit newt-
paper.
Jsnt that terrible exclaimed Mrs
Subbubs. "If they spend that much a
lav. i list imagine what tliev snend at
night "
Whera to Go.
Vaeatlnn ipot for avln mn
They II lln Kconomjr In l'nn.
Paw Know Everything.
Willie Paw what is an altruist?
Paw An altruist is a man who rar-
ries an umbrella all day and is glad
it isn't raining because other folks
haven't umbrellas with them my son.
jri Why?
".Some linn tf will uhlne." Id Pan
'And m tiryi It will rain:
Hut t"ll me. wl men. If you cn
Why la th weather van 7"
Oh Joy I
"A farmer has it all over a rtiy man"
said the Hig Town Visitor. "A farmer
lives an independent life doen't he?"
"Yes" replied Farmer Meddergrass.
"Me lives an independent life from 8
p. m. until 4 a. m."
Extreme.
"From on itrem to th othr" aald
Ned.
"A wmimn will o that I true;
Thn linlrpln h yauka from up on her
heart
She me to button her ho."
Ho Hum!
The Sadd Brothers are dispensing
soft drinks to the sad public in dry
C harleston W. Va.
Yum Yuml
Talking about chirkens Ima Teeny
Fowle lives at Frys Wash.
No Joke.
"Plvore curt reeord you ahoulfl lean
To find" nlil Mr. Dove
"Th it ni.irrlnK" turn a liive-alrk man
To oni who' U k of love "
Lull MeLuke.
"I'lvnrre court recordi von ahould acan
To find" eald Mr. I'ny
"Tluil nianv a derent ninn at horn
la fur from one away."
J. ft. Mo.
Gosh!
Some men use cuss words when they
are peeved and others use gentler ex-
pressions. But what we started to say
A Toledo Boarding House.
John Carpenter rtum a hoarding- house
Hnm nlimher CHine to nltiv
Hut John found Dumber hit the pipe
Ami huitled him hwhv.
The other hnnrdera are quite pnitk;
.lurk 'Inrdner la a rake
Mike V'lneKnr In pickled oft
Hoh Hutrher has no atnke.
(larar Walter la alway drunk
J. Henry Tramr I" tired
Oiehmn Trker oft In broke.
Tom Cannon' often fired
Welter flhne anon got the boot
Will linker hud a hun.
Ponr Hiirrv r'lnek he had no weight
Of com ao he lidil to run.
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Notlcel
Even if it is hot we want to notify
I. M Hear of New Philadelphia that
he'll have to cut out that Sept. A M.
stuff.
Bedad!
We never met A. Harp of New Paris
Ohio. Hut if he isn't Irish why isn't
he?
Names Is Names.
IV Sly e lives at Miainisbuig Ohio.
Our Daily Special.
Good Judgment Always Shows I'p
About An Hour Late.
Another Solloquy.
Ball Crank pre'icts that at some fu-
ture date some melancholy chap who is
today a youthful admirer of Luke's
junk will find Luke's skull in a grave
yard and will deliver this soliloquy:
"Alas poor Luke I I knew him well
Hauckatiol A fellow of infinite jest
of most excellent fancy. He hath borne
a gallon in a can a thousand times!
Here hung those lips that glasses have
kissed no matter how oft. Where be
your jibes now ? Your gambols? Your
growler? Your songs? Your flashes
of merriment that were won't to set the
MUTT AND JEFF Even in the Submarine Zone Jeff Must Have His Little Joke
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F AN AMERICAN had forecast a day when the United States would lead
the merchant marine of the world any time before the present hour he
would have been branded as a nincompoop blusterer of the type that argued
1Q1J that h fTnltH Clata t. u.bn m .aiu m lit M.l.l H
.-.- w. ... m.ij ..virimj .1 in w. ill Willi ail Hiiiijr
of a million men that would spring up overnight.
Without any boasting promises of the
future we have tet about to build enough . - - ..
hint to mail anH maintain . .rm nf V?" 1915 1916 1017 lftlft
5(KKJ00() men abroad and in the doing of
this tremendous task we may conceiv-
ably pass Great Britain and reach first
place as a cargo carrier helore ViJl
I lie graph puMishecj herewith it taken
from the British admiralty's Mav chart
of the shipping situation which was opto-
mism plus.
'I he lines show the raniillv mnimtino
angle of new ship for the United King
dom allied anrl neutral nations and the
World. Now the Imnorlant fart nlwt
the chart in this discussion is that the
United States is the biggest factor in
the lines representing the upward curve
of allied and neutral shipping production.
We have twice t mmv ate! nt
wooden ship building ways as the United
rsinuom a neet program ol twice the sire and resources at hand which dwarf
the ship building power of the British Empire in its fourth year of war.
Ihcre is nothing anti-British m this comment. I have no doubt that there
is a flat understanding between the allies regarding the economic effort. The
United Statea ran An nmf. t. an. m .1.. 1... . 1 ' 1.-1.1 .1
; - "V ... h mr mimic ny 10c amp numiing roinr iiiui
most of us imagine and is tire onlv nation big enough to cope with the stupend-
ous program of Messers. Hurley and Schwab.
in May uie united Matet delivered 263571 tons or as much shipping ns
was built in the United Statet during the entire year 1914. Great Britain in
Mav produced 19274 font f'.rai KrWain'. k. m.i i ..!........ .i.
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the war is 252511 tons. We went over the record of the premier maritime
nation of the world in the fifth month of our ship production program. Our
fleet buildinff i rumiilatitr Vf
If I .imvi (. naj sis; vnsvj us WUIMIUIg d I 11 dll'l
ways. Hundreds of keels were laid down at the same time. The ribs rise in
sl .-. C.lt "" I . tl . . .a
.iu .irmc waivcsron ana nog islam) on the Atlantic simultaneously. As
the summer progresses bigger and bigger numbers of ships are ready lor the
finishing touches. In one month October or November of this year according
to present plans we will put nearly a million tons in the water
Tl i..- t
me mi ui.il nve government departments have prepared contracts for
eighty-nine concrete ships demonstrates that the concrete ship has passed the
experimental atace and that the mmll. tnl nnnr.rl ...ill l. n.. '.
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portant factor in devitalising the submarine.
jt takes oavs to build a concrete ship where it takes weeks to build a
wocajen or Steel hull. Think of producing ocean carriers hy quantity production
after a fashion nf the milins nf ...n... klnL. ...:.u ...l:i. i 1.1 1
. r - mc I'l'ipii wmi which 10 nuiid a oouse.
That is exactly what is going to be done. A 7500 ton concrete ship already has
been nnured in nne 24 hour Hu Th n..;i.;i... c .i. .i.:.. :
I i 1 i....ii.iiuij me iiimic-ir snip run in
standard moulds which will make for extreme speed of manufacture are with
out limn.
Production exreeded destruction in May. In spite of the sally of the sub-
marine on this ide nf th Ail. ;- il. ;...... I... r..... ....ii I i..
r. . ' 11 I'''. ii-i juiir win snow inr im
potence of Iirpttz boasted weapon in even plainer and more elouent figures.
OldStMes
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Twenty Yeara Ago.
Editor L. G. Gunn of the El R
News and Miss Carrie Wattson w
married this week.
Stroud is to celebrate the Fourth
t1u Vd Overhoher is secretary
jimmy Brogan is the finance com
tee. It will be a success.
. Dr. Maupin visited Yukon yester
Pr- Buxton of Guthrie arrived in
city yesterday for a short visit.
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I'rank Simonds is bidding for the title of the American Kepington with his
dreadfully pessimistic anticpitations of the evacuation of all of I rance north
of the K iver Somme the abandonment of Calais Boulogne anrl Dunkirk and
all the channel country in order to give the allies the men necessary to hold
the. line until winter. Remembering the defense of the channel ports by a mere
handful in J914 and 1915 I simply cannot bring myself to believe that such a
retirement is more than highly improbable. There is no great disparity in
numbers between the antagonists today. The new German attack has proven
that the lines cannot be held lightly. General poch must abandon the thin line
and the fat reserve for the lean reserve and the heavy line It is unlikely that
another surprise between the sea and Kheims will cut in If) or JO miles. I
have more confidence in the unity of the allied command in General l'och and
in our moving millions than Simonds expressed in his Sunday review in the
Oklahoman.
Any doubt as to the intention of the Hun to pound put the whole line from
Arras to Kheims into one salient was dispelled yesterday when he resumed
the attack at last striking between Montdidier and Noyon the pivot and northern
limit of activity in the fighting of the last two weeks.
We may depend upon it that there will be no nenetration here lit n. t
;.the Aisne. The whole activity of the recent battle bears witness of the massing
oik tone ny rum m me i ompiegne area where it can work on havollc's
W M i'l lre5"m lfff"e ''loaHing that of the battle of Picardy in March.
bar in a roar? Not one now to mock
your own jeering! Now g-: you to
Corn Fed's chamber and tell her let
her tight lace herself a thousand times
to this favor she must come and make
her laugh at that."
Luke McLuke Says
It is a good thing that all of our
prayers are not answered. If they were
the angels would want to come down
here and live.
They have improved on everything
else ever invented. But there hasn't
been an improvement made in kissing
since the first man met the first maid.
Dosen't it make you weary when a
fellow can't answer a simple question
without making a speech? And are
you quite sure that you are not that
kind of a fellow?
The world is getting more sense
about some things. There was a time
when the Boy who remained on the
Burning Deck until he was destroyed
was regarded as a Hero. But if he
attempted that stunt today he would
be regarded as a dern fool.
The American woman seems to culti-
vate every virtue save that of Fru-
gality. A man won't admit that he is preju-
isn't it a fact "that you
a man whom you don't
diced. But
often hate
even know?
When a bewhiskered man reforms he
never gets a clean shave. He always
leaves a mustache or a goatee for seed.
Did you ever add up jour talk? An
honest man sat down the other day and
figured that 1 words out of every KKI
that he used in talking were super-
flotis. And he wasn't any Gabbv Gabe
cither.
Fly swatting is a splendid indoor
sport. But the amazing supply of raw
material always discourages a lazy
man.
You can whitewash a guilty man's
character but the black will soon show
through again.
If a woman has a perfect figure and
a perfect complexion she is prone to
forget to say her prayers because she
hasn't anything to pray for.
Every man would be a success if he
only knew as much at 50 as he thought
he knew when he was 25.
After glanrin over a newspaper and
seeing all the sure cures advertised
for everything in the form of patent
medicines an ordinary man wonders
how the poor doctors ma aire to make
a living.
Fifteen Years Ago.
Mr and Mrs. Cortei Brown left y
lerd:iv (or Ohio. Thrv will visit rell
lives and friends at Troy and oil
points before returning.
World's Fair clubs are organizing t)
attend the St. Louis exposition next
year.
Mrs. J. F. McKin will leave Friday
for Vancouver B. C to spend the sum-
mer. Franklin Lindsay of Dublin Texat
and George F. Lindsay jr. of Durant
I T. are guests of their parents on
Thirteenth street.
Ten Yesr Ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Petit of Paoli Kan
who have been the house guests of their
daughter Mrs. MarGregor Douglas
for the past ten days have returned
home
Mr and Mrs A. A. Gist and daugh-
ter 'F.dwin.i of Fairfax are visiting Mr
an. I Mrs. W. A. Broeck of 700 East
Ninth street. They will remain several
weeks.
Miss Helen Richardson Miss France
Threadgill and Miss Gertrude Kyan
were unable to leave for Birmingham
Ala to attend the national reunion of
confederate soldiers owing to the con-
tinued hiRh water. Miss Richardson
as .sponsor for Oklahoma and Miss
Threadgill and Miss Ryan maids.
Mrs. Daughtery and Miss Fannie
DaiiRherty of I'richville. Ohio are vis.
itinu Mr- and Mrs. David Daugherty
of West Twelfth street.
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PEACE TALK.
IT fills my soul .nth sorrow that men
must fight and kill today and yet
tomorrow and more toimyrows still;
I'm tired of all the slaying In spring
fields over theje. where once the chil-
dren maying with laughter filled the
air. I'm weary of the story of shrieks
and dying groans of weapons red and
gory of graves and dead men's bones.
And yet I'd hold it treason to boost for
balmy peace; it's surely not the season
to give such thoughts release. Until
our avalanches of men have crushed the
foe no doves with olive branches will
have the slightest show- Until we're '
done with shooing the Prussian off the
walk the dove that comes a-cooinji it
due to meet a shock. . The pr'j.;e that
leaves the lunkrr of Prussia still on
deck would be a whole lot punker than
war and death and wreck. W'c had ta
leave our haying to polish off the Hun
ami now we'll g on slaying until th
job is done. We had to quit our farm-
ing desert our growing crops and
there'll be no disarming while yet a
Teuton yawps. A half licked Hun
would nrver forsake his dreams of
power and he'd he worse than ever in
less than half an hour. And so no gents
or ladies can talk of peace to me al-
though the war is hades that's multi-
plied by three.
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Line Worth Remembering.
The army of Grant and the army of
Lee are together. Tliy are one now in
faith in hope in fraternity in purpose
and in an invincible patriotism Wil-
liam McKiulev.
(Copyright 191 by H. C.'Flahtr. Trad
Mark Rgltrd U. S Ptnt Of (let.)
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