The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1918 Page: 3 of 12
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Thursday, April 1**, 1 1«.
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EASY TO BUY
A large and complete Me things you need in shelf hardware, makes it extremely easy to buy. We have
added to this department of our store until it is practically complete
Have You Seen It?
The Florence Wick less Oil Stove. Swartwood, Lane
and Co. have sold this stove in their Vernon store
for several years, and it has given satisfaction. The
asbestos rings will last one season; they can be re-
placed at 10c each. If you do not like an oil stove
with a wick, see the Florence.
Domo Cream
DeSoto Paint
—in every conceivable color—we can supply you
with De Soto Paints and Varnishes.
You know that DeSoto paints are of the heavy body
variety and should be thinned half and half with
Linseed Oil—directions on each can. DeSoto paint
is manufactured of strictly pure Linseed Oil, Japan
Dryer and the chemically pure colors necessary to
produce the different shades. We give a special
guarantee with DeSoto paints, that two coats will
last two years and three coats five years. Do no
painting whatever, until you investigate the DeSoto
line.
Hand Made
Harness
Curry
Windmills
For Your Garden
—Garden Hose, Nozzles and Spraya.
—Garden Plows, Rakes, Hoes, Spade*.
Everything you need to keep the garden in frit
class condition but the labor—the wife will fur-
nish that, if you provide her with these :
sities.
Swartwood, Lane and Company
iyt
II, PLEASE '
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County Food Adminiitrator is Getting
Curious as to the Amount of flour
on Hand. Give It Up?
If you have more than thirty days'
supply of Hour, you must clve It up.
Thirty lavs' supply moans b pounds
for each member of the family.
Do not wait until you are forced to
Klvr It up—It's just another patriotic J
duty that Is necessary to give to the
trtnlca in France the •uxtenance I
rhev must have. If they continue In I
thin game of life or death. The French j
army rl^ht now lg on half bread ra- i
Hons, a part of the Italian forces
iiavt disbanded because or the lack of
foou. I.ooKint this matter square In
the face, is there a citizen of the
'•ouMy who will wait to be forced to
gfv up his excess flour?
I" youi flour was purchased from a
BUY COAL WHILE YOU
HAVE THE CHANCE
The State Council of Defense very
strongly advises Oklaiiomans to pur-
chase their supply of coal against the
coming winter this spring or early In
[the summer. It is quite possible that
j when winter again sets in it may be
dfTicult to obtain a sufficient supply.
One of the reasons for the coal
shortage last winter was the failure
of dealers and householders to lay In
their usual supply before the cold
weather came. This was largely due
to the uncertainty which prevails re
gardlng future prices. When an un-
usually severe winter came, every
body wanted coal at ouce; they could
not get it and much suffering result-
ed.
BEAVER BOARD
FOR BETTER WALLS & CEIUNGS
Cover up the Old
Cracked Walls and Ceilings
It's no longer necessary for you to put up
with old cracked walls and dingy discolored
wall-paper—you don't have to run the risk of
falling plaster ceilings.
You can cover up all this trouble and danger
with Beaver Board.
Attractive, new sanitary rooms can be built-in
where the old rooms used to be. New partitions
can be made and useless waste space changed
into usable quarters. Beaver Board will make
the old home look young again.
This knotless, crackles* manufactured lumber
can be nailed directly over old cracked walls or
to the studding of new partitions. You can saw
the big, sturdy, lawless panels of Beaver Board.
We carry a complete stock ready for imme-
diate delivery. Drop in today and get some of
our interesting literature.
Lee Brothers Lumber & Coal Co. (
(ORDKI.L. OKLAHOMA
tradr nwk !■
oa the back ol
lb* bawd ron
buy.
•<1 In the city when their husbands or! the edicts of his Justice we will ful
fathers have been ordered to move on ' fill, imbued with holy rage. In ven
short notice. | geance upon the ungodly. God calls
The State Council of Defense ad-'' There ,B no work tor transients in j us to murderous battles, even if
vises all persons writing to soldiers jSan Anton'°- Manufacturers of which J w orlds should thereby fall to ruins."
to place the return addreas on the en- lthere are on,y a tP * and "'her busi We are fighting a people who have
velope. Often it happens that t heines8 lon< erns do not car<> <" employ ' bee„ taUKht BUch thinKg for 40 vearg
soldier has been transferred, ao that! 80,,l,,'r n*,8l"tan' e b«*ause the un- (They thlnk thev arp do|n)r God" g00d
reliability of the length of service. . servj;.e when ^ey k,U those who are
Therefore even when parties have de- not chopen of Ood You reader are
sired work to stay they have been un-; one of tho,e devo(„d to slaughter
* if k* 1 / The H^n wl" kUI you w,tl> a Holy
It has been further noted that sol- ( jta^e ••
dlers are able to render better service i
when they are aware their families are !..."
cared for and are located. The advan- | W°*L° P°WER °R °°*NFALL.«
\ tages and the desirability of soldiers | —
i families remaining in their home ^ von Bernhardt, 'n 1911, said in
! towns rather than coming to San An- ! Germany and the Next War.
tonio In the idea that they can live j World Power or Downfall!" will he
by securing employment or by using our r,,1>',n8 fry.
the government allotment are many. I Germany Is now In that next war.
It may be months before the allotment ' and has staked all on the last throw,
checks will reach families at regular '8 to como out triumphant and
intervals.
Efforts are being made to have fam-
ilies of enlisted men reliant on the
government allowance and soldiers'
pay to return to their homes where
war time prices are not so high as in
San Antonio, where work Is possible.
the address given is incorrect. Where
possible the letter is forwarded.
I Sometimes it is not possible to for-
ward the letter. In such cases the
[return address will make it possible
to return the letter promptly to the
I sender.
CAMP TRAVIS NEWS.
"There has been no g'.ound glass
found in the food serve 1 to Camp
Travis soldiers. No Menacnlte
preachers are under arrest at Camp
Tra\is on chargo of disloyally. "lhls
i* tie statement of Mill* tienerai
lienry T /lien. Commanding tho
Ninetieth Division at Cam.: Travis.
General A'len emphatically denies
the rumors to the effect that many
soldiers and their families have be-
come ill as a result of eating food In
which ground glass has been added
presumably by alien enemies Rum-
ors had been current of the action of
a ien< In placing ground glass in food
in all -cctions of the Unltb.1 States,
hut direct charges allegim, detection
i.t such work at Camp T-ivia had
'.ever l«en made rntll recently when
n rffl<t.r. formerly come ted with
tue ci up military police wo* given as
authority. x
Every instance reported to the
Ninetieth Division Headquarters hts
been thoroughly investigned. Every
report was carefully traced down, but
absolutely no grounds wer>s found to
warrant belief that ground ulass had
been placed in foods, nor has there
been any case of illness that ould be
attributed to such a cause.
Parents of the thousanus of sol Hers
at Camp Travis have been misled In
believing that the soldier, were lilDg
fed food that contained ground glass.
•4s a result numerous letters and tel-
egrams have been receiving n*kii:g
confirmation of rumors. In order to
put at ease the minds of ail persons
Interested In men at ramp Travis,
General Allen has issued a flat denial
or any of the statements made either
as to ground glass or the detention of
Mennonite preachers within .he ci.mp
on the grounds of disloyalty.
The officer responsible for the
rumors is now in the hospital. He 'a
suffering with a nervous break down
The fact that the cost of living In
San Antonio is unusually high, coup-
led with the extremely crowded con-
d.tion of the city with reference to
the housing of visiting families, as
compared to the other smaller cities
Texas and Oklahoma has led the
the dominant world power, or to go
down, maybe, to the lowest place in
Europe. Prusslanism is on trial. No ■
scruples are allowed to stand In the
way. Half a million Uvea are as I
nothing. Human life or human suf-
fering are not considered. The vast
.-) u -Auiunio, waerc work is possible, " >*si
where health and moral conditions i c<w of armaments Is not counted, as
will not be endangered. A census Is j11 U to collect It in lndemnl-
belng made to determine the number 1 from th* conquered enemies,
of cases In Camp Travis. | These enemies have been character-
■ l*ed by a German speaker as "declln-
. Ins England, corrupt Belgium. Ucen-
I tlous France, uncoeth Russia." The
Somewhere In France. March 10.'quoted *ord" above mre the fnU>
Mrs. J. R. VanVraaktn,.*- (authenticated words of a German
- Braithwaite, Oklahoma j author and a German speaker. They.
Dear Mamma and Papa:-I will drop repr"s"n' the teachlnK Germans \
you a few lines to let you know 1 have had for two ^■"•rations, and
L*TT*S rROM rRANCF.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
The Pyramids
Egypt's great pyramids were built by hand;
stone by stone the great structure# slowly took
form, to stand as the world's greatest monu-
ment to physical labor.
We don't do things that way any more. Nor
do we travel ordinarily by camel or burro.
And the change keeps a-going.
The man who keeps up with the good now
things leads. The farmer who still brings hia
produce to town in an ox-cart is out'
"Mwhaat who sends a boy on foot
with deliveries.
Tnick-light. econ.mical in every way,
efficient and dependable—is the niw way—the
best way. If you operate any sort of a delivery
system, you ought to know about this truck.
Washita Motor Company
am well and hope these few lines
finds all of you folks the same.
I received the box of candy and to-
bacco all right. The candy sure
good, too, believe me. Tell Lila she
fan send a box of candy as often as
she likes, it will not make me mad.
The fudge sure was good.
Laurence is in another place, I have
not seen him for over a month now.
I have been away from my company
for some time until about two days
ago when I got back there were 14
letters and the next day I got 4, and
1 the next day. so you see I am kept
busy answering letters. I have not
been able to write very much, have
been working all the time
Have been all over France, or al-
most across it.
I am at a Frenchman's house now.
rlting and looking at a pretty girl.
Am teacMng her to talk English.
1 plowed for a Frenchman yester-
day. They have the worst plows a
white man ever saw or plowed with.'
I cussed the plow and the Frenchman,
too. and then I laughed to think the '
people are so silly to use one of them
My mules were too fast for the plow
and the old man behind, sure made
they are doing In this war what they ■ i . n——
have been educated to dc. $125,000,000 CREDIT IS I making a total of 1.5«5.000,000 grant-
The war against SerMa was de<-lar , EXTENDED TO FRANCE ' ed to that rountry. and the total te
T Z * ! D ' 0n- the allies o.285.«00.000.
ducted with an nnscrupulou^nes* and The Government of the Cnlted
•ruelty i-nknown In m.dern times States has extended an additional Vou can buy coal 15 cents a ton
ag.nnst Serbia and bgftinst the allies, credit of m5.000.000 to France, j cheaper In April than in May.
Outside Case -
Water ji AirProot Ripei
Am Space —
Water & Air Proof r- n.
Mineral Wool
Water & Air Proof Paper
Inside Case
Metal Lining
wKiHiioma Das led the — c
Commanding General of the Ninetieth | h'm 8W,'at and panl to keep UD w,'h
Division at Camp Travis to take steps me ln ,he mldJle afternoon
to discourage families of men in his Ilh* 8,rl brought out a luarl of good
command coming to San Antonio, i W'"e to drink *nd my he|Per lo
Directly, the effort is being made to '*'k l° her wh"e 1 was dr,vin«- Vou
discourage families of enlisted men know !t ma(,e me mad- ' wanted to
reliant upon the soldiers small pay I '*"1 l° her 8U I made him drive
un>l II... 1 to set even with him Mo u „ .
and the go\ernment allowance in com-
ing to San Antonio.
There Is no certainty as to the de-
livery of allotment checks. As a re-
sult the families of many enlisted men
have suffered from hunger and cold.
to get even with him. He Is a very
| good fellow anyway, ao that helped
some In the matter.
This Is all I have time to write to-
night as we have a certain time
go to bed and It is about that time
LONG
to
^ "u.imcu irum nunger and cold, i 11
In many Instances they have made I HopJl1* lo hear from >ou soon,
calls upon local charities which have I YoUr 8on' C" A- Va *Vranken
Kann ...... .l„ _ t. _ ! Wnmnwr U'uimn Pn V, 1 11- a
Wagoner. Wagon Co. No. 1. 117 Ainu
Train. A E F. via New York.
The Walls of the
Automatic Refrigerator
provide perfect insulation
and make economy certain. Let us show you.
C. E. THORNTON
Furniture and Undertaking
been unable to handle the large num
ber of applicants. At the Red Cross | ,
Headquarters announcement has be..n 1 ull,TnD„ "
made that chapters of the Red Cross i °°ES H,8TORY P0,NT THAT WAY?
lD,:hr—?:;rThWbkh m:n COmei "The who,e h,#,or'r of «h« w«rld I.
ar responsible for these people. I neither mor„ „or le8g ,haj] #
found U aTTh '8 lo?" An,°n'° haVe "°n ''°r ,he tbne whe" 11 iha P"as«
he l„fl r God to allow the affairs of the unl
tendency ,'1 T" " verse German hands." |
I e"hh Jdltlo?. an<'i Th" "b°Ve U extract from a
tr.re Lmune!" , ^"'"i \ "y ''in e<U,> a,U"lal authority
' ml 1, . °*Tr 10 hoU,e8 |from a Swedish Dally of July
'. ro°n" u "Utrivlent ventlla- 21. 1017. (Da^ens Nyheter)
slcnknaea 1° rX "rranKt,|uenU Mu h After reading the above, has any
J^h^ a. z: rr r:° ^on
- s: ~ ~ —"rr:
There la no determined period as to \ ,ut the universe, as the field of -Mer"
t amrTrTvl.0^061" t^t ,0ld'er 'ma" *«• "Imost aa
lamp Iruvls may remain In that city blasphemous as the k.lser who aav.
l-or tkat reason It has often happened "Meunt Got"
Messai
Tfom Amenca^s
IECURE certainty of eervico in Tested Tire#. They (be
I sure eervice because it is proven service. Their endur.
ance and mileage have bf*n proved in the one way to
^ aeanre mileage to the motorist, on the car on the road.n
Hearken to that 1918 message, the roads of America send
American motorists. Last year Goodrich, launching six Test Car
Fleets in six widely different regions of our country, took Goodrich
Tires, and with light and heavy cars mauled them over sand, gravel
and rock roads of plains, deserts and mountains, to try out—
GOODRICH
and is liable to happen that families
and wives of soldiers are left strand-
Fritg I'hilllppl, In a poem, aa>s:
We execute <Jod A!~!(hty's will, und
What those tires endured doubled Goodrich's pride In Its tires,
.j They fought America's roads through 4,178,744 tire miles. They
j; conquered the roads of America In that phenomenal mileaee. those
BLACK SAFETY TREADS and SILVERTOWN CORDS.
?i Let .American motorists listen to this message
,j from America's roads. It means time and money
saved them. They get lasting service with the tires
l* that have won the title, "America's Tested Tires."
THE a F. GOODRICH RUBBER COMPANY v
£, Oklahoma City Branch: 507 N. Broadway, Oklahoma City, Okla.
THE CITY OF GOODRICH • AKRON, OHIO. - •; .
Ev#ry War Sav-
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Anderson, A. W. & Macdonald, Roy B. The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1918, newspaper, April 18, 1918; Cordell, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc270266/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.