The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1918 Page: 3 of 12
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A Store
It is our sole aim in business to give our customers satisfaction. This is the "single idea" that we are working to
Satisfaction in quality of merchandise. Satisfaction in the attention you receive at this store. Satisfaction with
^tPy^B«CMSties^ei^idLaCtl0n^CaUSe **111661014,181you will find here every article in the hardware line
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Feed Milk
Do not think that bMMM the old (n4
mill ia not gMag satisfaction that 70a
are up against it We have a mill that
wo will gaaraataa to |hna you tho re-
■olu that 70a are looking for.
Hand Mads Harness
"What's what la harawi" ti
■ado kind, manafaotarod by twart-
wood, Laao * Oo. .Will last a lifetime,
if properly earod for. Anything yon
want, mads to your own idoas. A
largo stock to aatoat trom.
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Oil Heaters
Wo haws a fow all heaters taft that
will ooaao in haady, as woU as boiag
eeonomioal, daring tho spring months
whoa a coal fire u unnecessary. Spoo-
ls! prioos for a fow days. Tho best
Uno 'what la.'
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Ds*o Creun Separators
Yoa know that we guarantee that the
•ztra money yoa make by adag a
separator over hand-aklmmlng wfll
soon par the cost of tho separator.
Let's talk this over. We have a sepa-
rator expert on the job.
Price* mi Stow
la order to dan ay wm do* of mmm
and raageo wo an ofaritt radaoed
priceo for the next two wseaj. ft yoa
will need a new stove next wister nv
is the time to hay. They'll ho
next oe—on.
The Store of
Servicable
.Goods.
|| Swartwood, Lane & Company ||
Where $
Reign*.
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CAUTION AQAIN8T THE
HOARDING Of FOOD
We have had some complaints r me
to us about the practice of acme far
FROM OKLAHOMA STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
SHIP YARD WORK
NATIONAL NEED
Man Should Enrolle and Then {.tick
to their Preeent Jobs Till
Summoned.
Oklahoma City. Okla., Feb. 20.—
Honor, talr wages and comfortable'
living are the inducements provided
bjr the government for the patriot*
who will aid the country in winning
the war by building ships with which
to carry men, ammunition and prl-
vUions to the battlefields of Europe.
That Oklahoma will meet her
quota is not doubted by H. C. Ty rrell
of Tulsa, state director of the* U. S.
Public Service Reserve, under whose
directions it ie hoped 3,000 mechanics
and workmen In Oklahoma will enroll
for service. In order to give the men
a clearer understanding of the situa-
tion the time allowed for enrollment
haa been extended to February S3.
should protect himself and his de-
pendents against the ill fortun e of
war is the purpose of the Oklahoma
State Council ef Defense.'
War life insurance ii issued on a
basis so cheap that a large suti of j niers, laying in a supply of from live
money must be made up by the fed- hundred to a thousand pounds ot
ieral treasury to pay the difference flour. Thla is very unfair to the sit-
| between the regular premium .nd ih- uation. The food administration does
loyal support to the nation in tho c!dentals Rn(* the 8Uni which the sol-, not IIiean to be unfair to any one.
world war by slcning the loyalty an^ sailors ate asked to pay. It j bU(. one of the fundamental principles
pledges offered In the organization of ,s tbe des,re of the government that j o£ ,iemoyacy la. "Equal rigths to all
the school district councils of defense every man take out ttle fu" ar"'jut, j and special privileges to none." If
throughout Oklahoma. Anotliar l<un- ,,0'°00' BOt cn,y for the Protection of one nian lg flowed to in hig
dred thousand cards were ordered relat'>es h,lt 'or his own protection | possession more flour than he reason-
printed by the Oklahoma State Coun-j'n case he ,8 Pf"«anently disabled.
eli of Defense and it is believed tuat1 The ,,me "mtt ha" been attaadad
more than a half million will be | 'j?™. February 12 to APril 12 TWe
needed to supply the demand.
Reports to tbe state council from
county councils of defense show that
the Sooner state is thoroughly awake
Oklahoma State Council of defense
will send three good speakers to
Camp Travis and Camp Bowie, Texas,
to urge the troops to take thla In
. surance. Thousands of namohlets
,T ."££ T Which will bo sent
the individual responsibility of every L )octl draft an<) t
man. woman and child in w.nnlrg the | them tQ ,ele<.tftd men Md
war without unnecessary aacrlflco of1#. . . , , . 4. , ,
. . .. . 7 their draft boards and through them
r can J delivered to selected men and their
— families.
GROW A GARDEN
18 BUREAU SLptiAN GERMANS ARE LOW
I DOWN FIQHTER8
Oklahoma Will ba Aaked to Grow All
Vegetablea Required for
Conaumptlon.
Lieut. MacQuarrle, One of "British
Handfull." Will Speik in
Ofclahoma.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 20.— j
"Grow a Garden" has become tb« slo- Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. £0.—
War workers all over the atate Itave ; gan of the Garden Bureau of the Ok- Tbn Oklahoma State Council of De-
been active in this work which la | lahoma State Council of Defease and fenae has secured a tea days speak
considered the gravest duty of this spirit has peremated every of-1 lnK engagement for Lieutenant Hec-
Atnerican citizenship at this time. | flee at the State House In Oklahoma j,or MacQuarrle, one of the big puns
The Oklahoma 8tate Council ot De-i City. "Grow a Garden" has been !on the WBr platform and a Cambridge
feaae has placed Its entire orgmnlxa- i stamped upon nearly every piece of I graduate who waa one of the first
tlon at the service of the govern- the voluminous correspondence and! Rr',on8 to respond to the call of
ment to the end that Oklahoma nnglit ! printed matter which has gone out France when her enemy threatened
maintain Its reputation as a leader of from every government department! Paris.
patriotic action. Four-Mlnnt >-Men at the capltol.
all over the atate have explained the ; County directors are being rapidly
ably needs, while his neighbor, per-
haps. may have none, he is violating
a principle of fair dealing for which
this nation is now at war.
The Government appeals to the pa-
triotism of the Individual cltlxen to
see that these regulations for saving
wheat and meat, are observed end
ENDS 8HIP STRIKE.
Washington. Feb. 18.—President
Wilson's intervention has terminated
the eastern shipyards strike. Reports
tonight to the shipping board from
union heads in all districts in which
carpenters are out said the atrikera
will be back at work by noon tomor-
row.
William L. Hutcheson, president of
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners, ia expected tomorrow f- take
up the situation with government of-
ficials.
The carpenters' brotherhood. It was
brought out tonight, was nude a par-
ty to the creation of the adjustment
by the signature of Its vice president,
but Hutcheson overruled hla subor-
dinate's action. This, according to
Vervit Mackay, chairman of b^ ad-
justment board. Is causing the f.ou-
UUDCI *7«i OUU . , . _ ...
also enforced. In a Democratic form I * * ***"]* Where, carpen'3r' *re
of government we are told that we.Itryta* to e(nforce clM" h<> >11
, nro11 | you will nil out and yoor iti will g
If there is an Immediate open'ng at once to the chairman of U. 8.
for a man of your skill you will be Shipping Board at Waahingtoo, D. C.
•;lven full information about the ;ob. r*" on me or write ne for m
and how to get there when you are at once. Alvin Blngama
<tl,ed- Chairman Washita County
I have the necessary blanks which eli of Defense. Cordell, OUa
the pelple. are the government. In
this saving of certain foods, we cer>
carpenters In western yards agreed to
the Pacific coast awards, until they
tainiy ar depended upon a. IndlvlA-
als If the plan succeeds. Every loyal Ch^( ""
citizen in this county, and particular- JT"! B,ack« an- d,;ector ^ ^
ly every father who has a boy In this ^ ^ emer*eDCy fleet -«"Pora
war. is expected to do all he can to TJ™?. a statsmeat toeyt de
see that every other man plays this
game fair. Uncle Sam treats nU In-
formation as confidential coming to
de-
claring that shipyard strikes threaten
the life of organized labor In that a
I shortage of ships will force closing of
plants producing war munitions
him and yon are absolutely safe and
performing your patriotic duty of it THE MAN OF THE HOUR,
becomes necessary to report what The Man of the Hour is the Shli-
you see. In addition to this It Is veil builder—are you ready*
to know that It is a $5000 file to The U. S. department of Labor *ud
hoard food products of any kind we the Councils of Defense have. In co-
are now asked to save. operation, undertaken through the
These regulations make no real medium of the U. S. Employment
hardship on any one. It Just asks service and U. S. Public Service Ite-
that each one bear his share of this serve, to enroll men for sh<phut1i:i7
We sre in the lumber bmines* because we know ***♦ yon
will want to buy lumber snd building e>M w
once in a while.
Whenever Ton Want to Bay Anything
in Oar Line Don't Fail
to Come Here
We will make each such visit
well worth your while.
responsibility for seeing that our when they are needed.
Lieutenant MacQuarrle. after being'boys In the army and our allies are If you want to stay where you are
gassed and otherwise too severely! provided with food. When It is all for the present and go when you are
issue to the public. | appointed and the organization Ofj,vounded ■« battle to retufn to trench I summed up. It Is no sacrifice com- needed, enroll now In the U. S. Suip-
The enrollment of this band of gardening forces In the state is ai.jwarfare, was sent to America to In-[pared to what our boys will have to [yard Volunteers of the Public Service
patriots is desired between now and m0at complete. The latest bulletin Jstruct the Sammies how to fight He make and some of them have already 1 Reserve. It is registering and "Warn
February 23. The government inay igxued by the bureau touches on the: ha8 t,een K'ven t0 Oklahoma for a j nihde on the battle fields of Frat>ce.' ining the capacities of all men who
not be ready to call them for thirty , planting of tomatoes, peppers and egg jbr,ef |ierlod and wln raeet ,he follow- Just think of that each time rou sit j stand ready to go to work bnilding
or sixty days. The men should en- plants, failure to grow which sue
In* speaking engagements:
—"*"v . '« 0,1 ~ — 'w ft" w am a uimuiflK
engagements: down to eat. and If your grouchv feel-[ships when the 1'. 8. Shipping Boa'd
roll now but hold on to their present j cassfully Is often due to not stprt.ng : Frlday- Feb 22. Ardmore, noon and In* does not fade away and become 1 asks them to. It will notify you j .st
Jobs until called. Their work le con- the plants in advance. The seed jIone of gratitude for the privilege of as soon as you are needed, in the
sldered equally as Important a« the Hhould be planted in a fat or plant' saturday. Feb. 23. Ada. noon; Hoi- making this small sacrifice you r;ay meantime you can go on with your
work in tbe trenches but they Will be box and In four weeks transplanted i niftlt- _ J1?™ that you ar« no REA^ A to ER- [ preeent job.
*" If you have skill U la yoor duty to
Sunday. Feb. 21, Shawnee, noon or ICAN. Geo. Bishop.
afternqpn; rest at night.
Monday. Feb. 25, 'Ardmore .noon; RULES REGULATING THE
better paid for it and will enjoy all to a cold frame. Use a sprl-ikllng
the home comforts. For the _ most ran or perforated tin bucket or can
part the shifts will be eight hours at to avoid washing the seed from the ,
the prevailing high-prices for similar soil. Place the box, after planting, j °WahoTna r,tv- n,Rht-
service at the shipyards. In a warm place. When seeds have! Tue",ar' Feb 2,i> G t*«rle, rfter-
Not only young men but men of germinated keep the box in a light noon: Perry. night
matursr Judgment and experience are place in a window or on a shelf out- W°'
urged to enroll. Their country needs side a window.
them. .
OKLAHOMANS SIGN
300.000 PLEDGES
Loyalty Runa Riot In Every Nook and
Corner with District
Organization.
Oklahoma City, Ok1a.( Fob. 20.—
Oklahoma City. Okla., Feb. ;n Ov-[ That every Oklahoma boy who has
er 300.000 Oklahomans have pledged j enlisted In the army or the navy
TIME LIMIT FOR
WAR INSURANCE
Oklahoma 8tatc Council of Def^nae
Takes Campaign to Camps
and Homsa.
PURCHASING OF TOOD.
w . 1 ~ u « 1 l'nder the new regulation all pur
I Total ni h/' no°*• ' chases of flour must be accompanied
' ".K ^ . 1 bF e<jual purchases of one or aaor of
noonTnd8 night" ' ' Bart,e',U,e-|substitutes for flour: buck wheat
p-m.„ ... ,• „ «. . , | "°ur. corn meal, corn starch, rem
Friday. Mar. 1. Muskogee, nipht. . .
o-... . , KrUs- aomlny .oat meal. Four pounds
:i« •*•"" - - • ">
_ . .. ulation is known as the "fifty Cftv"
Britons who held off 2.000,000 Ger- p,an r y
mans and s.ived I rls to the French '
in the beginning ot the war. Ho t* s " 'hat every retail - In
Intimate tales of the trenche, and ""8 "'Unty Wl" com'>I'r w,lh th'" ™1-
brln?s a comforting message to An.er- ,nK of t,le 100,1 ^ministration as soon
lean mothers. "Many of the Oer- j *" po'8,b,e " he has not the .ubstt
mans are so low down and mean." he ! U,e ,n ",0ck ho mu*t make ha!''•, to
declares, "that it is Impossible to I,<!cun>'as the regulation wUl bo rig-
fight them like gentlemen " 1<Uy enforied w he,n tlaw has given
J every reUiler mnple opportunity to
A FUTILE EXPERIMENT. ~
Nothing is more appreciated at present
than a family group picture, before the
family is separated.
Hair's Studio can do the work that
you will appreciate.
Hair's Studio
Over Alcer'a Jewelry Store.
Rrlit ■■ >o«r wit Rail of Kiln*.
I William Williams hated nicknames,
j He used to say that most fine given
names were ruined by abbreviates,
j which was%a sin and a shame. "I
i myself," he said, "am one of six
' brothers. W> were all given good.
I oM-faahloned Christian -names, but all
j those names were shortened into
I meaningless or feeble monosyllables
j by our friends. I shall name my chil-
dren so that It will be Impracticatle
to curtail their names."
The Williams family, In the course
of time, was blessed with five call-
dren. all boys. The eldest ,was named
after the father—William Of course,
that would b« shortened to "Will," or
enfeebled to "Willis"—hut wait! A
second son came and was christened
Willard. "Aha!" chuckled Mr. vV*l-
llams. "Now everybody wlU have li
speak the full names of each of these
boys In order to distinguish them."
In pursuance of this scheme the
next lhr«e sons were named Wllbcrt.
Wilfred and Wllmont.
They are all big boys now. And
they are respectively known to «hstr
Intimates as Bill, Skinny, Butoh.
Cfcuek and Kid.
have In stock, substitutes for flour.
There are exceptions, where the
purchaser may have an equal amount
of some substitute for flour if his
home; such as a farmer may have
meal at home or other substitutes.
But the retailer must secure a flKned
statement from him that he has. so as
lo protect himself. If any one seos fit
to report such a sale.
Substitutes for wheat flour must be
sold at no more than reasonable pro-
fits. There is no reason why meal
should cost more than flour as !• i'.oes
in many places Such charges for
meal are liable to an investigation
under the "Bxceaaive profits" clause
of the food adminlatratlon bill.
The aale of flour to any one Indi-
vidual la to be limited to one sack to
a purchaser living la the town and
no more than two 48-lb aacks tc a
purchaser living In the country. The
24 pound sack may be used and any
amount under the specified limit may
ho sold where it Is preferred by the
purchaser. •
TAYLOR HAS IT*
THE REXALL DRTJ0
STORE
Linoleums
Linoleum time is here. For linoleum is the beat of
floor covering, for spring and summer. Cool, clean
and handsome. Put linoleum on the floor** that have
been bare atul you will see that they are much eas-
ier to keop clean during dusty or dirty weather.
The longer you wait to buy linoleum, the hard-
er they will he to get. If you plan to use linoleum
on any floor, come iu and pick out the pattern that
tits any room or floor. Our large stock offers you
plenty of range in selection.
r*q[
A Great Line of Chairs
No where could you find a more varied selection
of chairs to choose from. Scores of designs in com-
fortable rockers, and cum chairs.
They come in genuine leather, high grade leather
imitations, or plain; large or small; with or without
arms. Styles and finishes to match your furniture.
Buying the new rocker or easy chair here will b«
a pleasure, hecauae you can get just what you want,
and the prices are a tractive. Come in and look
thein over. Dining room chairs of every variety too.
Pictures
Pictures have much to dt;
with the appearance of your
honfe. And, pictures are inex-
pensive., Select the frames to
match with your furniture or
the woodwork of your home.
We have a great assort-
ment of styles in picture fram-
es. Bring your picturea in and
let us help dreaa up your home.
Prices reasonable. !
C. E. Thornton,
FURNITURE AND UNDEITAONC
"W.AralUarU.Mr
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Anderson, A. W. & Macdonald, Roy B. The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1918, newspaper, February 21, 1918; Cordell, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc270061/m1/3/: accessed April 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.