The Afton American (Afton, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1920 Page: 2 of 8
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THE AFTON AMERICAN
1 When not at work on a picture Harry T Morey is to be found In No 10
I dressing room which dates back to th early days of his career In the Brook
I !yn studio of Vltagraph It was 10 years ago that he occupied this room
I Wlth Earle Williams The walls resemble a combination of art museum and
' rogues’ gallery They are hung with pictures of Morey In various roles
ranging from a policeman his first part the crook Joseph Oarson of “Within
the Law” to the high financier In "The Gamblers” Recently he has added
rhlllp Grey In “The Birth of a Soul” and a detective character In "Ths
Flaming Clew”
BONUS PLAN KNOCKED '
Minority leaders in congress have
- been asked by Secretary of the Treas
ury Houston ‘to press for action upon
the soldiers bonus legislation prior to
enactment of rcw tax legislation The
suggestion made by the secretary
was that (the bonus question must be
definitely sett'cd before the outlines
of the new tax laws can be accurately
determined
Renewing his opposition to the
c-oldiers bonus ' proposal which
wou'd involve an estimated cash ex-
penditure to $1250000000 Mr
Houston said such expenditure would
have to be made by the government
“during the period in which the trea-
sury wi'l be most severely tried by
the burden of meeting heavy matur-
ing obligations”
“It would entirely dominate the
program of tax legislation "during
then next two years or more I'
would increase the present tax bur-
den and dismay tax payers with its
promise or threat of future drafts
of like character upon the public
purse” the secretary commerced in
his report to congress
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THE IMPORTANT THING
“Do you say that your hens ‘sif or
‘set’? asked the precise pedagogue
of '‘he busy house wife “It never
matters to me what I say” was the
quick reply “What concerns me is
to learn when I hear the hen cackl-
ing whether she is laying or lying”
— Farm and Fireside
Try an American Want Ad
Listen Here
Use your best judgment in buying
your Xmas presents this year Ones
that have quality and will last years after
the price is forgotten Here is a list of
that kind with quality at prices that will
make you glad you bought at our place
Gold Watches 20 year case Gold Chains 25 year Solid
Gold Band and Set Rings Solid Gold Lavaliera of all
kinds Lockets Brooches Elgin and Waltham Watches
Bracelet Watches Photo Cases Gold Cameos all other
styles to suit you Gold Neck Chains Beauty Pins Stick
Pins Coat Chains Vest Chains Waldimer Chains Mani-
cure Sets Silver Wear that lasts forever for the Table
A beautiful line of French Ivory Pens Sterling Silver
Pencils Clocks Watches from $175 up Toilet Sets Mili-
tary Sets Cameras Bracelets Baby Rings a complete
line of first class Jewelry Diamonds of all kinds You pay
1-20 down and have 8 months to pay the balance Dry
Goods and Notions bought at the bottom pride and you
cam save by coming to our store tobuy Ladies Coats that
cost $2100 now selling for $18
Half Hose for Men 15c Ladies' Unions 75c Clil Irens
Unions 50c and 75c Jersey Sweaters $1 Boys and Men’s
Gloves 20c Men’s and Boys Caps 65c to $150 Ladies’
Silk Hose $175 At wholesale while they last A leader
at half price Silk by the yard 87c A large line of Dolls
10c 15c 25c and 35c Handkerchiefs Silk and Linen
10c to 25c Dishes 5c to 50c Books 10c to 75r while they
last Many other things fol a lasting present that we have
not room to mention What is: better than a good pair of
Glasses? When you want to buy Gold Silver or Alumi-
num you can save money by not going out of town to
buy and you can exchange them when they do not suit
you Don’t forget to look for the Watch Sign on Main St
J V HARDING a Co
Jewelers Optomolrisi
F nsco Watch Inspector
RED CROSS ACTIVITY
Unprecendented expansion to 400
per cent for the year just enc'ing has
been made in public hea'th hygiene
and sanitation activities conducted in
Oklahoma under the direction of the
Red Cross accoding to an announce
mei'i received today from the South-
western Division headquarters in St
Louis by state supervisor of nursing
Miss Rosalind Mackay The announce-
ment shows the extention of health
activities throughout the division com
prising Arkansas Kansas Missouri
Oklahoma and Texas to be 460 per
cent for the year Invaluable results
are expected from the great strides in
the developmnt of Ithis health work
one of the chief items in the Red
Cross peacetime program
Comprehensive plans for still fur-
ther rapid extension of the service un-
til it will reach out into every Oklaho-
ma county where no other organiza-
tion is doing this work with a full
time public health nurse or duty is
the aim of the Southwestern Division
nursing department the announce
ment eets forth With the Fourth Roll
Call concluded the first step in this en
largement will ba the placing as soon
as suitable personnel can be obtained
21 additional public health nurses in
counties not now served thus farther
expanding the service by 130 per sent
On Jaunary 1 of this year the num-
ber of Red Cross public health nurses
in Oklahoma stood at 4 while on De-
) ember 1 'the total had climbed tol6
It is hoped to bring every Oklahoma
child under the supervision of a public
health nurse to reduce the large pro
portion of physical defects hindering
the best healthy development Not
only the standard of personal health
in the child life of the state but the
scolarship ruling as well be improved
it is expected
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Christmas Greetings
ROB SHAMROCK BANK
Shamrock Okla Dec 12 — Aft-
er Broaching through a heavy rear
door and chopping a large hole in
the stone and mortar masonry that
what is believed ''o have been a gang
of three or four bank bandits es-
caped with $501430 in cash from
the First State bank of Shamrock
Creek county some time early Sun-
day morning
The robbery was discovered at
noon when emp'oyes of the bank
called there after church f: look
over the morning mail ! I
Entrance to thejbank was gained’
from the rear the robbers breaking i
two pane's of the ioor and thus' fee- ‘
irg able to reach theiy hands in 'and I
lift up the iron bar that held the
door closed ' j
Then with picks and axes they be-
gan cutting into the walls of the safe 1
deposit vault when they apparently
failed Lo “find” the combination on
the door
Gained entrance to the vault the
robbers systematically emptied all of
the safety deposit boxes nnd while
valuable papers including bonds and
other documents were scattered
about none were taken The intrud
ers contented Ithem selves with the
contents of the boxes — $501430 in
cash A search showed that every
penny was taken by the men
After collecting the money together
and placing it in small bags that
belonged to the bank the men left
the same way thci they entered
Scattered about the floor of the ban-
and on ithe outside of the rear door
were found bars axes picks an 1
other tools The number of these
leads the local authorities to believe
that more than two men took part
in the robbery
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' HEALTH SEAL SALE
Oklahoma Ci'ty Dec 15— (Special)
— With large and small counties of
Oklahoma surprisingly active in the
Tuberculosis Christmas Seal sale re-
ports reaching the office ol the Okla-
homa Public eHalth association here
Indicate that Oklahoma this year will
exceed its 28 seals per capita record
of last year
“The most remarkable feature of
the sale this year” said Jules Sche-
vitz general secretary of the Okla-
homa1 Public Health association hire
director of the sale “is the fuct that
the smaller towns and less populous
counties are buying sen's and health
bonds in larger quantities than ever
before
“Workers in the smaller places
have gone out with the intention of
selling 'at least 10 seals per capita If
they continue to work for the next
week as hard as they have since Dec-
ember 1 Oklahoma will exceed Rs
last year’s record by many dollars”
Health bonds are selling well In all
parts of the state Mr Scheviu re
ports Chrlldren are especially active
in selling seals Boy Scouts and other
puvenile organizations will be hard
at work up to Christmas day and
those towns in which the sale started
late it will be continued in many in-
stances unit December 25
In some towns and cities booths
will be put into the post-offices dur
ing the holiday mailing season These
will be presided over by pretty society
girls and matrons' -
The largest and best' assortment of pure sugar
hard-boiled Christmas Candies fruits and nuts
in the county r
$
Also a fine line of Cut Glass and China Vi are
appropriate for Christmas gifts
A complete stock of fresh up-to-date groceries
and a fresh shipment of delicious Fruit Cakes
Get your eats for Christmas dinner here
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Ve always appreciate your patronage
Quality First
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
To You
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Mitts, E. D. The Afton American (Afton, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1920, newspaper, December 16, 1920; A. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1717580/m1/2/: accessed July 2, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.