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i_ tlha Producing Like,
"U was « |mt,|Mit-«C they cave
3!msy, waso't ttr "tea, and tharell
fee a comeback, too."
"Willi Ottawa. Bath* with Cittern
► awl botwatac. «ry «aif eppiy the
XMn Maily afferfcrotlei
HtoU to speedy haalmsat For
1 "Oetieara, Dept.
—   At ftluMi aad kt mil
•wp m, ottrnmn ud str-Si*.
had example before him
Cep-Sarad Yepth Ceald Nat OatiM
That taut* poepla Could ftpeafc
Peat Without Stuttering.
A venerable dttaea ef the Straddle
81d«a neighborhood entered a tanch-
eaoue ta FeUrrllte. dragging after htm
* gaader-aecketl. loured youth.
•What Mad ef pie hare ye got ]rarer
Me naked at thobrisk wattreaa.
Tea*, apple, mlace, mate, punka,
Wri, ariaca, raisin and cokeniut-
«attard r riie answered with consider-
able rapidity.
"Ptul—which?" returned the old fel-
tew.
The yarn* lad? repeated the IM
■with atffl greater speed.
"Ptaaae ay that ever ada, If you'd
Jtat aa UV." requested the aodeot
Henry White
Arthur J
(One af the American Cemmtoalenen
530,000100
FW! STATE ROADS
IS THE AMBITIOUS PLAM
PROPOSED BY GOV.-ELECT
ROBERTSON
In Order To Simplify Caurt Pressed
w  and Work af the Supreme
Bench ■ Other Pre-
peeato.
"Bay, lookea her* r demanded the
aralteepe. "Can't yoa understand any-
«hta*r
"Ob. yertn; J understand all right!"
Ha. tamed ta the lep-eared youth.
*"**«• WJtamattr ha tftamphaat-
 F "M. "Tea aee, Ife jeqt as I tetd
. yau; ■ peraoo Un talk aa fhat aa ha
  "■ wlthoat atattaria', If bell ealy
tafcs hawr-Jadp*.
*NkaiI«tawl want oae wffch
■w® MM ftfi* "Jim, my dair« yn
M hatter pet • nmahavL"
nrm * t wm**t mmmr
"tat a euggaattaa aftfce mnttary.
We MM Urn nata,r
Stress
A gigantic road conatructioa scheme
lavolvlag aa expendltare of between
«tl.tM,oee aad 9M.000.000 to be ralaad
hy a bond issue, and which will fu^n-
lah employmcat to hand rede of Okln-
heam aoldters raturnlag from-the war,
wUI be |W(im hy J. B. A. Roberteon,
 «' goveraor of Okkhaaa, la hla
ftrat moesaga If the giaetal aaaemMy
ta-Jsaaary.
Jftdge lohertaon wm prapoee that
the Mate •eat a boad leaue of between
 S.«ee>ee and tRMMM aad that
the monay ha wad la the oomstroetioa
at a ayatem ef permanent,
taead raada crhm-croeetag the state.
The priftetpal aad tatereat <m this buga
a# , ha aatlmfttaa. eaa he paid dm
aatamahna. Bin reoaipts, the raad
taad'e ahare of the graee pndacUom
Uix Oft mi. aad ether preeeat aoaroaa
at road moaey wlthoat the tavytac'or
aeOaetton of additional tazaa. He *a-
Hmatee thie find win be aaSaleat ta
aaaetnmt at leaat tie penaaaaat hai*
wtaoad hlchwaya ta each direct iom
Bfaea each coaatj la the etata.
A ptaa atmoar ta £hat ta
faaad by the aew aeranor haa baaa
•ieptad ta nOaale aad New art. Oaly
where practical, each at aa quarrla^
cnuhara aad other plaoee where the
material la to be prepared.
Reviee Conetltetlon.
Jodfe Roberteon eald be favored re-
vision of the appellate court provi-
sion of tha constitution ao as to Umlt
appeala to the eupreme court to caeee
involving 11,000 or more. Tbia would
live district courts ftnal juria diet Ion
la a large number of cases which now
occupy tbe time of the supreme court.
Memorandum opinions aleo are eug-
geeted by the new governor aa a
taesas of cuttttg down the volume of
supreme court work. Appeals from
county courts, he' eays, should be
taken to the diatrlct court instead of
to tha aapreme court
Tbe power of making rules for court
procedure, he says, should be trane-
Urred from the legielature to the eu-
preme court aa a mean* of expediting
court work.
In dlacuealng hie court, plans,
Judge Robertson said he favored mak-
'•g the oflce of clerk of the aupreme
«onrt an appointive laataad of an elect-
Ira poaltlon. He alao tavore a reduc-
tloa In the number of eupreme court
optnlone that are printed. All opln-
lane ehoold be ftled with tha clerk of
ooart, where thay would be accei-
•IMa to lawyers aad others/ but be
"Maka eome reetMctlone ehoald be
laced epoa tha aumber printed.
Judge Roberteon eaM ho waa dp-
Pftaed ta n blanket iaereaee In saUr
ma tar othdala aad employee of state
aad comity odkee.
Heme Ownerahlp.
Tha problem of dolag something fdr
*ho will eoon return from
army la occupying no saull
■t of tha time of the aew gov-
  fha view of euggeetias
eamethlng that will afford aid to tbe
retamtag aoMlrre. Judge Robertson
la ta ta*or of getag the very limit in
tha odministration of the home owner
Hw iM Miki It u my at pot-
•JMa tor the aoldler aad others to ac
JP* • heme ar a turn. Tha suggee
tma fragaently offered In this connec
Uaa that the etete "gtve" the men
eaa not ha worked oat,
■a raid, haaaaee sack a plan would
BILLION DOLLAR SAVING
EXPECTED
[ taker Tellrf Senate OerMmittee Mueh
ef War Meney le Urw
epenl
Washington — Secretary Baker told
:ha senate finance committee that,
through contract cancellations, the
*dr department expecte to save ap-
prpxlmately t7.ItO,000,000 of the f>4.-
tSl.ri-AOOO voted by congress for the
trmy during the war.
The aecretary's statement to tha
ta^ise appropriation! committee said
the department's disbursements to
iate In the United States total
I9J6P.000.000 and those >n France
♦UM.000,000. Mr. Baker previously
HO Informed the oommlttee of con-
S*°t oancellitlone aggregating about
jtoo.ooo.ooo. ^
Freparttloaa for the cancellation -of
1 W|Wr eontracta were undertaken be-
fote the signing of the armistice.
H*'* than a hllilon dollars has been,
cqt Cram tha navy's eetlmates of ex
pegdbarae tar the coming fiscal year.
Secretary Daniels disclosed that the
pfttymates sent to congreee were based
Oft,the war program and that the re-
daction process that already has elim-
hinted pver a fifth of the $2,800,000,000
leitel, la continuing.
LjTTER-FBOM-HOME WEEK
Wfe- Department Commieeion Wanta
Soldiers' Kin Te Help Morala.,
j4ew York.—The week of December
M.liaa been deeignated by tbe war
department commlsiion on training
eag^p activities aa a time tor special
letters to be written by mothers, fath-
er^ sisters, wives and sweethearts of
the men now overseas. The week haa
Mgp called "Letters-From-Home-
waek," end the purpose la to apply the
"htype touch" to a broad-gauged mlll-
tarjr program for maintaining the me-
rata of the men who find themselves
after weeke of strenuoua fighting.
The, war department hopea, through
these letters, to keep the men con-
t*5ted, "straight,'* and ambitious to
U*e,up. to the high Idsala of American
mantibod.
A model letter auch aa tha govern-
mapt wanta the mothers and fathera
•specially to write haa been prepared
by the war department. This, with
lathers from Secretary of War Baker
aad Raymond B. Fosdlck, chairman
Of, tbe commission indorsing the plan,
haa been mailed to newspapers
throughout the country. The letter
particularly asks that the men over-
seaa direct their attention to whole-
aome recreation aad acUvitiea, Instead
of to the nnwholeeome Influences that
might result from the enforced period
of idleness wherever Isrge bodies of
.troops are awaiting orders to return
home.
AMERICANS AH AT MAW2
Capital ef Nhenlah Heeee Ift Oeeupledj
Selplsne Inter OueaftWbrff.
Amesterdam.—American troops db-
Mains, capital of the province
of Rhelalsb Hesse and one of the
principal fortresses of Uermany, on the
left bank of the river Rhine, according
10 tbe semi-official Wolff bureau of
Berlin.
Two Belgian cavalry detachments.
300 men strong, have entered Dua
seldorf, on tbe left bank of the Rhine,
twenty-one miles west of Cologne. All
Intercourse with the other bank of
the river was forbidden. The cavalry
will proceed to Cleves, twenty-three
miles northwest of Weiel. being re
'laved at Dusieldorf by infantry.
A battalion of the Thirty-ninth in
fantry left Treves by train for Coblens
a four-hour run. Tbe premature occu-
pation of Coblens Is due to the request
of tbe Oerman authorities who are
apprehensive of tbe conditions that
might prevail theere after the with
drawal of the Oerman forces.
This is the first time tbe Americans
have utilised railroad trains for their
advance into tha territory from which
the Germane have wthdrawn.
Tbe main army continues Its ad-
vance In tke uaual manner and last
night had reached the general line ot
Geldtdorfau, Mayen, Kleong and
Scbwarden. All reports continue to
Indicate that the Germans were with
drawing In an orderly manner and
that the Inhabitants of the villages oc
cupled by Americana were refrain
tag from any antagonletic acts
i oho doesnt
mm and put
If WKT1PATED
| LOOK, MOTH SRI IS TOHOUI
OOATIO, BRIATH FSVSRISH
AHO STOMACH SOUR?
^CALIFORNIA SYRUP OP FlOlf*
CANT HARM TINDIR STOM-
ACH, LIVSR, SOW8LS.
A laxative today aaves • sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take tha time from play to eaipty thelf
bowel* which bacone dogged up with
waste, liver gats aluggish, stomach
veterans stay in france
Seaaoned Treopa Net Coming Home
fer Same Time.
Waahlngton.—Secretary Baker gave
It aa hla personal opinion that none of
the veteran divisions of the American
army will return home before peace
formally Is declared. He indicated
that tbe tried fighting men would com-
pose the bulk of the foace to be kept
in EJurope for tha present.
Heretofore tha understanding haa
been that the Rainbow division and
two or three other famous units would
be brought home soon, leaving their
placee to be filled by some of the new-
comers.
Many Oklahoma troope are Included
In the veteran dlviaiooa now la Franca
and forming part of tbe American
army of occupation. Geaeral Perahlng
has already deeignated tha divlslone
which ha will ratala In France tor
guard duty and nmong tbem are the
Thlrty-elxth, Forty-second and Nlna-
tleth divisions. The old First Okla-
homa regiment now tbe 142nd in-
fantry. la with the Thirty-sixth, and
the Tulsa ambulance corpa is attached
to the Rainbow division, the Folly-
second. Other Ohlahoma contlngenta
are Included in the Ninetieth.
1,291 u.s. vessels in 1920
Ferty Sattleehlpa Ta Be Included la
Greater American Navy.
• r ——.
Waahlngton.—The American navy
will number a total of 1,291 vessela.
Including forty battleships and 32t
destroyers on July 1, i 20, according
to a statement prepared by Rear Ad-
miral Oriffln, chief of the bureau of
ateam engineering for the house na-
val oommlttee.
Thla statement abowa that when
war was started there were 3*4 ships
In the navy, while on November 1,
ten days berofe hostilities ceased
there were 777, exclusive of prlvstely
owned yachts and other vessels taken
over for patrol service. The greatest
Increase was 300 In submarine chas-
ers. The increase In destroyers was
41 to a total of 92, and that of sub-
marlnea from 44 to 79.
Only two eagle boats bad been com-
pleted on November 1. Ninety-eight
others were contracted for, but Rear
Admiral Taylor, chief of the bureau
of construction, has informed the com-
mittee that only sixty of tbe vessels
would be completed.
Only two battleships were added to
the fleet during the war and only one
will be added between this time and
July 1, 1920. Admiral Griffin said. Six
others, however, actually are under
construction.
ta tha paaltaatlary. It Is
■re netf vtag careful con
hy tha aew governor. The
- ta the prteoa. ha aaid.
ha abaSehid. Wherever poe-
S«aattaat ha aatf. etate print
•"L* ta tha democratic
i* QC Hill.
1 Left la .H
aaealee, a lead
. la dead. Ha left
— M -- -^1- ---
, IJVXrLru-
Fareele Post Extended.
Waahlngton.—Plans for aa exten-
aioa af rural parcel post through the
use of army motor trucks were ex-
plained by Assistant Postmaster Oca-
oral Blakeslee to the house postofflce
committee which le framing tbe lMe
poetal appropriation bill. Mr. Blakee-
lee Is caking for $>,000,000 for the
rant service for next year, said tracka
for tbe propoeed service would be
turned over by tha war department
without charge. Truck tralna of one
tractor < and six or mare trailers are
plaaaed.
Britain Wants indemnity!
WMOO.OOO.OOO Set As Her Price for
Peace With Germany.
London.—Great Britain will demand
of Germany $38,000,000,000 for Great
Britain and her domlnlona as repara-
tion for the war, according to the
Daily Mail. The newspaper says it
undeutands that David Lloyd George,
the premier, will make thla announce-
ment In a apeech at Leeda.
This, the newspaper adda, is what
the war cost Groat Britain and her
domln'ona. and British taxpayers will
be relieved of fl.900.00e.000 per an-
num by the German payment.
Tbe Britleh claim, saya tha Dally
Mall, has been prepared by a commit-
tee under Mr. Hughes, the Australian
premier, and Baron Cunllffe. former
governor of tbe Bank of England, who
la one of the principal members of
the committee. It adda that It ia ex-
pected tha report will be published
this week
The Daily Mall ears the French
claims for reparation will be infinitely
larger than that of Great Brltala
Lock at the tongue, mother t If
coated, or your child la llatleas, croaa,
feverish, breath bad, reetlesa, doean't
sat heartily, fall of cold or haa sore
throat or any other children's ali-
ment, give a teaspoonful of "Call*
ferula Syrup of Figs," then doat
worry, because it is perfectly harm*
Isee, and In a few houra all this cow-
atlpattoa poiaao, sour Mia . and fer-
menttag waste Will gently move oat of
the bowels, and you have a well, play-
ful child again. A thorough "Inmda
cleansing" ia oftlmea all that la occoe-
aery. It ahould be tha first treatment
given Iq any alckneaa.
Beware of counterfeit fig cyrupa.
Ask your druggist for a bottle of "Cal-
ifornia Syrup of Figs," which baa
full directions for babtea, children ef
all agea and for grown-upa plainly
printed on the bottle. Look carefully
and see that It ia made by the "Cali-
fornia rig Syrnp Company."—Adv.
Cruel Treatment
Yeast—The Germans In the Intern-
ment camps In this country say we are
treating them cruelly.
Crimsonbeak—How so?
"They claim we're taking all the
"kick* out of the beer we let 'em have."
PAPE'S OlAPEPSIN
FOB INDIGESTION
EAT ONI TASLITI NO OASIS,
ACIDITY, OYSPSPSIA OR ANY
STOMACH MISIRY.
Undigested food I Lnmpa of pain;
belching gaa, adds and sournesa. When
your stomach la all upset, here Is In-
stant relief—No waiting I
a a
The moment you eat a tablet or two
of Pape'a Dlapepsln all the indlgestloa
pain and dyspepsia distress stops. '
Your disordered stomach wlU feat
One at once.
These pleasant, harmless tableta of
Pape's Dlapepsln never fall and coot
very little at drug atorea. Adv.
Unexpected.
Clerk—"My salary Is not what It
ahould be." Employer—"But could yoa
live on what It should be?"
Voniwtaa Pesipiwis Trip Ta U. S.
Now York.—Projected visit of Be-
thorioa Yealaeiee. premfcr of Greece,
to thle country, haa bees poatpoaed la
view of thalmariaeat arrival af Presi
daat WUaaa la ffaiepa.
Samenoir Tried.
Vladivostok. — Admiral Kolcbak
the anU-bolsbevtk dictator at Omsk,
baa laaaed orders deposing General
Semenoff. the anti-bolshevik military
leader/In Siberia, from command of
the Flfib army beadqnartera at Chita
aad dismissing him from service. Tbe
grounds for dismissal were laterrap
tloa of commaaicatloa aad Jeopard-
ising the Siberian army. Coloael Val-
kov waa named as SemenolTa eucces
ear and orders were givaa ta aireat
Hon Samb Capledea; IS Die.
Ghent —The western railway static*
hero waa accideatly set on fire aad
horned by an exploalaa of a bomb
which bad beea secreted by tha Ger-
mans. with tbe result that tea peracas
were killed aad eeveral ethers m
Spam te Cispel Hon la
Paris.—The aew Spaaiah
KIDNEY SUFFERERS HAVE
FEELING OF SECURITY
Yoa aaturmlly feel seenre when yon
know that the medicine yoa are about to
take is abeolntely pure snd contaiaa ao
harmfal or habit producing drags.
8ecb a medicine is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
Ike seme standard of parity, stre^th
and excellence is maintained in
bottle of Swamp-Moot.
Swamp-Root is scientifically
ad from vegetable herbs.
It is aet a stimalaat aad ia taka ta
It Is aot fymmimadsd for everything
Aessediag te verified testimony H to
asters', grsat helper ia relieviag aad etsr
*miag kidney, Kver and blsddsr trsa-
Msa.
A swern statement ef parity Is with
eeufy battle ef Dr. rilmm'e Bwumg
® are ilmfr seavtaeed the*
Snmp-Roet to whst von need, yon wiB
Snd ft en sato st sn drag atosee ta hetttoa
af twa stoss, msdism sad laigfc
Hesne, If yen wish fint te try thto
meet psvpnrstien send ten cents U Dr.
KHmar * CV, Biaghamton. V. Y„ far n
anmpto hettk. Whsa writi^ be an amd
amattoa thto piper.—Adv.