The Leedy Times And Herald (Leedy, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1919 Page: 4 of 8
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TIia jCEEDEY TIM KB
THE LEEDEY TIMES
A C BRADSHAW Editor
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Junel6 19H as second class matter under
aot of March 8 1879
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SIGN FOR LAND
Goldrers In Camps Organizing Farm
era Forums Are Being Aided
by Army Y M C A
Fanners’ forums composed of sol-
diers desiring to establish homes and
farms on land provided by the govern-
ment are being organized In the mili-
tary camps of the Southern depart-
ment comprising Texas Oklahoma
Louisiana Arkansas New Mexico and
Arizona by the educational depart-
ment of the Army and Navy Y M C A
Croups of soldiers comprising the
forums meet regularly In the Y M
0 A buildings and discuss the
tlons Involved In tladr eflTou to
lands In various states t' get
and means of d-yelve!g ' -e ways
after they get i ' the lands
the department ‘j£ ' -terature from
ugrlcuRut ' the Interior and
states beUtf - departments of the
a (llijLaJ f' studied Is obtained and
' -l k given to tbe groups by
- -t members
’ tralg representing the (lepnrt-
of the Interior has been largely
ustrumental In formulating the plan
of operation folk Aed by the soldier
farmers and farmers-to-be A series
of addresses was given by him In the
camps of the Southern department In
the “Y” buildings during which he
outlined the course to be pursued by
the government In assisting soldiers
to locate on unused government lands
In various states
More than 50000 soldiers have
signed the applications for the gov-
ernment land which will be available
after congress has passed the bill con-
taining the recommendations of Sec-
retary of the Interior Lane according
Vo Mr Craig
‘Tt Is gratifying that so many of
the soldiers have indicated their Ie-
slre to take advantage of the oppor-
tunities to be provided under the pro-
visions of the new law” 'said Mr
Craig “The ultimate success of the
plan depends upon the folbiw-cp work
that will be done by thc farmers’ fo-
luuw In the various caxnpe being or-
ganized with the aid orthe Y M C A
leaders”
Camp Travis San Antonio Tex op
ganlzed tbe first farmers’ forum
DEMOBILIZATION
OF “Y” MEN NOW
AT A STANDSTILL
Only 400 Remain In Southern Depart
ment — Activity on Mexican l
Border f
Son Antonio Tex — Demobilization
of Army Young Men's Christian asso
CAN YOU BLAME “YANKS” FOR
MIXING CENTS AND CENTIMES?
la the early port of the wnf the iversens Y M C A canteen price
lists looked like this:
Pull Durham 1 ox ba so cent
Pukes Mlxturo 1 oz img
Turky tstriko 2 os im£ ft cent'
Prime Albert 1 oz ha"- 30 cent
i’rinee Albert 2 ox bttif '& cent
Tuxoilo 2 ox ca?t ‘collV
Velvet 2 oz ba$r 06 cent
Later in !ho war the price Hats looked this way
(For tho convenience of those not famlllnr with French
currency a parallel column 1ms been nMod allow-
ing the amounts In United Elutes currency)
t French U 8
(Centimes) (Cents)
Pull Durham os bap 'in 03
liukcs Mixture 1 oz bag jr 04
Iucky Strikoli or 2 oz can or bng ‘ft) ’p)
Prince Albert 1 oz bag go ‘5
Prince Ailert 2 oz can ft)
Tuxedo 1 oz bag 35 ‘00
Tuxedo 2 oz etui ft m(i
Velvet Ft or 2 oz can or bag ti) 10
Many people will prolmhly woiuler wliut proportion of the stories
about overcharging ly the Y M C A can be traced to this early
omission of United States currency on the lists The “30 cent” stood
for thirty centimes or five cents in U S money It was not a hnrd
matter for a “Yank” to become confused
Mrs Vincent Astor is Just asking th -
another spoonful of sugnr in his coeGu - oung man n ’ 1 wants
Hut the Lew Y M C A center OJh- as he assembles Ids food a Victory
Manhattan New York city fur '
marines Mrs Astor worked ' the accommodation of soldiers ik-rs and
base port of Ilrest Frao
of sugar She Xv’Hrr
the work wbvo ed to New York at the end of the wor hut re-entered
of a largo ai- e Y M C A opened Victory Hut Mrs Astor Is only one
and m-rOB1- nber of wealthy women who are giving liberally of their time
to this work trying in some measure to gtvo the soldier a real
ate for home
elation secretaries in the Southern Mil
Itary department has about reached a
standstill for the present according to
J IT Eckford departmental supervisor
of personnel About four hundred
wearers of the Ited Trlnngle remain In
the six states composing this depart-
ment more than six hundred having
been released since tbe signing of the
armistice It is believed that with
the numerous camps In the department
demobilized down to practically the
smnllest possible working force cou-
pled with tho demands of the regular
army men and the returning soldiers
from overseas there will be a need for
at least four hundred secretaries for
at least several weeks
Seventy secretaries are serving tbe
towns and outposts nlong the Mexican
border this phase of Y M C A ac-
tivity having been materially enlarged
since the armistice Apparently 2000
miles of border territory is now being
covered the greater part of It by Itin-
erants tn light delivery cars In which
the secretaries carry a full supply of
books stationery portable motion pic-
ture machines athletic equipment In
a number of the Isolated villages where
troops are stationed tho Y M C A
hut Is the only entertainment fenture
and the soldiers share their privileges
with the civilian populations Every
border outpost is now being reached
by the “Y” men and the work will con-
tinue as long as there are soldiers to
serve '
WATER MAKES HIM FAT
While hundreds of men In the army
In Cump Travis are anxious to get ont
of service and back Into civilian life
Cecil Roans of Raton N M Is hap-
py because be got in
lie rushed Into a Y M C A build-
ing threw his hat toward the celling
and danced around The attention of
tho ”Y" secretaries was directed to-
ward hlrn by his antics and they In-
quired tbe cause of his glee
It was then that the story was told
During the war Cecil could not
get Into the army on account of hlB
age He became eighteen years old
not long ago and enlisted
After his prelli:&jy examination
he was accepted tiTiiiough he was just
heavy enough to pass the mark set by
the regulations When lie was exam-
ined at Camp Travis it was found that
he was two pgunds under weight
Then he was in the midst of gloom
“What did you do?” someone asked
“I drank a whole lot of water just
before I was weighed again and gained
three pounds one pound more than
wus necessary'' answered the cheer-
ful Cecil
Lieutenant Commander Read and
his crew of tho American navy plane
NC-4 completed their great achieve-
ment of crossing the Atlantic by air-
plane by flying from the Azores to Lis-
bon Portugal The last leg of the epoch-making
flight was without special
Incident The hold aviators were re-
ceived In Lisbon with plaudits and giv-
en decorations
Dead Wood
According to United Press dis-
patches experts in tlie- employ
of President Wilson at the peace
conference declare that informa
tiun gathered by tnem “has not
been used or even referred to’’
And President Wilson will never
tell the country how many mil-
lions he spent on the immense
organization he took to the con-
ference Vain Hope
Democrats hope that the Re-
publican Congress will be so
busy with reconstruction prob-
lems that they will not have time
or inclination to investigate the
wastefulness of the war manage-
ment They overlook the fact
that thereare committees enough
so that part of them can work on
reconstruction while others cqq
duct investigations 1)
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Springtime
The need of new Dry Goods naturally comes with
springtime Better see our line of wash goods
and staples bright new patterns
House Cleaning Time
Brighten up with some new Wall Paper and you
you will need some New Furniture We have it
Our Grocery Stock is very complete and we still
have the Real Quality kind at prices consistent
with the times Ask us to serve you
Let us take your measure for that new Spring Suit
Come in and take a glance at our samples and get
prices
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Bradshaw, A. C. The Leedy Times And Herald (Leedy, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1919, newspaper, June 5, 1919; Leedy, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1756486/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.