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m* savings STAMPS
HIPEO BY THE.
UKTTEO STATE?/
GOVERNMENT
INSTALLMENT OF "OVER THE TOP" THIS WEEK ON ACCOUNT OF BEING CROWDED WITH LIBERTY LOAN MATTER.
TKti TIMES-DEMOCRAT
Monday-W ednesday
When ties* Days
Tuesday Meatless
Saturday Porkless
TIMES-DEMOCRAT. VOL. 16, NO. 14.
THE TIMES-DEMOCRAT, ALTUS.'OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1918
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
jackson county
in great drive
Business Closed Tuesday and Every-
body Engaged in Great Work
of Liberty Loan
With every business house tightly
closed and a more than Sabbath quiet
enveloping the city, Altus waited
through the long hours of Tuesday for
the sounds of the siren fire whistle
which should proclaim that her quota
of the Third Liberty Loan had been
subscribed,
A long quiet day is was, except to
the committees of bond salesmen to
whom it was a period of strenuous ac-
tivity. By order of the mayor and the
council of defense all business houses
remained closed Tuesday morning with
the further order that all the people
remain at their homes so that they
could be visited in the house to house
canvass of the committees, with the
understanding that as soon as the quota
was subscribed the fire whistle would
blow the signal for business to be re-
sumed.
The committees worked diligently,
visiting the territory adjacent to Altus
in the afternoon, and when they reas-
sembled at the chamber of commerce
room in the evening $100,000 was re-
ported subscribed, and a shortage of
$38,000 still remained which the four
banks of the city agreed to underwrite
by selling to those who have not yet
subscribed.
In the other communities of the coun-
ty the work is practically completed
and it is safe to say that Jackson coun-
ty will have subscribed her quota by
the end of the week. Martha is the
only community to report over sub-
scription, having raised $1,600 more than
a her quota.
The apportionment for Jackson coun-
ty is as follows: Altus $138,000, Eldo-
rado $40,600. Olustee $34,000, Blair
$20,200, Duke $13,400, Headrick $12,200,
Elmer $9,400, Martha $7,600, total
$275,500.
Altus Subscribers
The following buyers of Liberty
bonds are reported by the Altus State
and City National banks of Altus, and
report's from the First National and
Citizens State will be published next
week, the lists not being complete in
time for the publication of all this
week. In thi?> connection the banks
urge all purchasers who have not al-
ready done so. and who wish time on
the payment of theii' ootids, to cm if
at their respective banks and make
arrangements for their payments.
Altus State Bank
A. H. Welch, 100
H. M. Stone. 100
Dan Wilson. 50.
Mob Allen, 50.
H. C. Cartwright, 50.
W. L. Hankins, 50.
S. H. Brown. 100.
Mrs. E. A. McMahan. 50.
F. L. Huff, 50.
W. I. B. Flippen. 50.
K. C. Ballard, 100.
E. P. Twyman, 100.
W. H. Hill, 50.
T. E. Shield. 50.
Bob Purvine. 50.
(). G. Reed, 50.
Nordia Kizziar, 50.
W. F.. Baucum, 200.
W. M. Welch. 5000.00.
Henry W. Hubert. 50.
Hugh Chisum. 100.
C. F. Long. 50.
H. B. Bellenger. 100.
W. H. Decker, 100.
W. H. Austin. 50.
W. H. Ashby, 50.
T. M. Robinson. 200.
B. F. Holdridge, 50.
T. L. Kizziar, 50.
W. E. Austin. 50.
C. D. Rogers, 50.
H. W. Black, 50
Claud Miller. 300.
S..E. Van Burkleo. 50
Dan Tillman, 50.
Felix I. Thompson. 50.
R. C Holt. 50.
D. M. Turner. 50.
O. T. Moss. 50.
S. H. Pratt, (col). 50.
W. E. Smith. 50
W. J. Hartley. 50
J. W. Mixon. 50.
M. W. Wilson. 50.
W. F McElroy. 50.
J. W. McLemore. 100
» C McKee. 50
W Y Feeley. 50.
D. M. Richardson. 50.
W E. Wolaver. 50
W A. Bates. 50
F. E. Gardenhire. 50.
Mrs. Sam A. Henry. 50.
t" O. Ahernathy. 100.
O. L Kizziar. 50
Mrs Josh Kirby, 50.
O. W Barton. 50.
P.ert C Holt. 200
ft W. McMahan. 200
E. D. Tillman. 50.
I I Cage. 50.
j H Cox. 50
I W Hipp 50
\ F. Bilbrev. 100
R R Hoffman. 50.
S G Banks 50
I. M Smith. 50
I R Briscoe. 50
! E. Baucum. W0
Guy P. Kea«lrr 50.
P M Walli- 50
M H l ittle <0
D I! Hess. 50
I L Yancy. 50
W. H Ford. 50
I W Moore. 300
W F P.urns. 50
M V Paine. 100
R L Wossum SO
Kdd Headrick. 50
J F. Spear 50
Mrs J S. Moore. 50.
D. W Keller SO
Gerald Sheehan, 50.
W. D. Click, 50.
J. M. Snipes, 50.
Joe Southall, 30.
W. T. Clark, 200.
Guy Harris, 100.
R. E. Osborne, 50.
G. C. Hardcastle, 50.
Wayne Austin, 50.
J. L. Bumpas, 50.
P. K. Morrill, SO.
J. C. Meek, 50.
W. C. Dryden, 50.
J. J. Bates, 50.
Chas. P. Bumes, 50.
G. W. Bradshaw, 50.
Guy Harris, 100.
B. H. McCormick, 50.
A. G. Paine, 50.
Mrs. Mary R. Shclton, 5#.
J. L. Southall, 50.
Steve Brunk, 100.
Mrs. Ella Peace, 50.
E. G. Fuqua, 50.
Chas. Abbott, 50.
Gardner, Wallace, 50.
W. F. Phillips, 50.
Ada B. Hounshell, 50.
Elmer F. Harris, 150.
M. E. Rogers, 50.
J. A. Walker. 450.
Vester Wallace, 50.
Dan Garrett, 50.
Mrs. W. H. Falls, 50.
J. S. McClearen, 50.
L. McBee, 100.
E. C. Pinnell, 50.
Roy L. Locke, 50.
M. O. Evans, 50.
J. T. Gaunt, 50.
A. J. Shirley, 50.
J. N. Schnorrtnburg, 100.
Myrtle Barrett, 50.
W. H. Mitchell, 50.
J. M. White, 100.
J. J. Stephens, 50.
Mrs. H. T. jones, 50.
J. W. Wheeler, 50.
Mrs. P. Jensen, 50.
I. H. Harvey, 50.
0. E. Hardwick. 50
J. F. Hamilton. 50
Mrs. Maud L. Kimbell. 50.
W. A. Adams. 100.
T. J. Palmer. 50.
K. C .Southern, 50.
W. L. Stroud, 50.
W. E. Jackson, 100.
C. M. Keith. 100
C. M. Whittle. 50.
J. B. Stout, 100.
L. D. Austin, 50.
L. T. Pogue, 50.
A. S. White, 100.
D. C. Oliver & Son?, 400.
Harold Haworth, 50.
W. D. Walker. 50.
J. W. Cook, 200.
C. D. Christian. 50.
Mrs. Olive McMahan. 100
A. W. Hounshell, 50.
"Lucian Bell, 50.
Mrs. A. S. Whke, 50.
W. K. Miller, 50.
W. H. Rutland, 50.
L. E. Weatherman, 50.
B. B. Voorhies, 50.
J M. Simmons, 50.
Martella Walker. 50
T. Benton Walker, 50.
1. P. Eikner, 100.
j. D. Yeldell, 100.
H. W. Baker, 50
R. O. Miller, 50.
C. G. Glazner, 50.
M T. A. Russell, 100.
T. M. Dobbs, 50.
F. H. Wortinan. 150.
W. M. Russell. 50.
J. W. Rollins, 50.
A. H. Parks. 50.
J. M. Gray. 100.
W. D. Hughes. 100.
G. B. Hunter, 50
Henry Townsend, 50
W. W Wright. 1000.
W. M. Ray. 100
C. F. Mock, 200.
S. E. Hickman. 100.
J. S. McClearen, 50.
Miss Louis Leiberman. 100.
A. L. England. 50.
T. A. Banks, 50.
Mrs. O. E. Newell. ItiO.
Mrs. Stella M. Watt. 50.
Hatton McMahan. 50.
W. M. Harnes, 50.
A. C. Blankenship, 50.
Burd Hendrixson, 100.
M. E. Kizziar, 200.
W. E. Wooldridge, 100.
J E. Mitchell. 100
Rome Ingle, 50.
H. L. Ealum, 50
W. A. Riley. 50
W. Y. Blair, 50.
E. C. Blair. 50.
Fred Yeazall. 100
S. W. Howard, 50.
Luke Cox, 50.
O. W. Kindred. 50
S. W. Nicholls. 50
J. P. Hensley, 50.
R. A. Deshazo. 50
Stansell Whiteside 1«>
J. E. Lawson, 50.
D. W Southern. 50.
Stan Owens. 50.
Hugh Konning. 50
E. D. Home. 50
S. A. McCormick, 50
Mrs. I.ee Dooley, 50.
H. T Austin, 50
G. A. Grover, 50.
T. L. Baucum. 250.
H. H. Dallas. 50
T. W Satterfield. 50.
J. W. Curtis. 50.
S F. Farmer. 50
0. C. Burkett. 100
D. M Richardson. 250
John Metz. 50.
A !.. Powell. 50
F F. Gardenhire. 50.
J P Howard. 100
H. R Bellenger. 100
Mr* A. F. Bilbrev !«
V W Sims. 50
I F. Todd. 50
Hiram Todd 50
Omega Britton. 50
S. P Rawls. 50.
1. A Morgan. 100
TVnrrmn R Jatne>. 50
Jess OitMiro. 50.
W J Fenton. 50
V T Fitzgerald. 100
T R and Mary A. Hyde. IN
(company snii
making tests
Layne & Bowler's Representative Says
May Take Some Time to Develop
Good Water Supply
Tests for the location of wells for
the extension of the ctty water works
are still being made by the Layne &
Bowler company who state that they
arc well satisfied that plenty of water
for the city's needs can be developed
in time, and would remind impatient
ones that it sometimes takes quite a
time, as in the case of Wellington,
Kans., where it took three months to
locate a plentiful supply of good water
satisfactory to the company and to the
city. The company is endeavoring to
find water that will stand the test, for
boiler as well as domestic purposes,
and Mr. Ness, who is directing present
operations, is in no wise discouraged
by the result of his efforts thus far.
In the district northeast as far as
seven miles north and three east of
Altus where the first ten tests were
made at a depth of 40 feet, Mr. Ness
reports nothing but a clay formation
with no prospect of water. Two tests
on the city's land just north of town
were made with the same result. Just
north and east of the townsite of Blair
tests were made with good success, and
it is stated that a water supply could
be developed there. Working around
to the west of Altus about three and
a half miles, seven tests were made
on the other side of the big bridge
across Salt Fork. Water was located
but not of good quality. Monday Mr.
Ness moved south and lqoked over the
situation in the direction of Elmer but
made no tests. Having been called in
to the home office of the company at
Memphis, Tenn., he left Tuesday morn-
ing for that place. He will return in
a few days.
No official report of the work has
yet been made to the city council, and
only as Mr. Ness has indicated to
Mayor Hickman from time to time has
the result of his findings been made
known.
Ci C. Mansfield, 100.
A. T. E. Hall. 100.
R. W. Abbott, 50.
Tom Montgomery. 50.
Mrs. K. W. Abbott. 50.
W. P. Brvce, 50.
(i. S. H. Matlock. 50.
K. I'. McCreary, 100.
C. G. Spears, 100.
J. R. McMahan. 1000.00.
Mrs. Louise Bristol, 50.
U. S. Hensley, 50.
Chas. F. Tavlor. 50.
J. O. Allen,'50.
Mrs. E. M. Lowe, 50.
Leslie Humphrey. 50.
J. H. Roberts. 50.
Carl Pugh. 50.
Mrs. Leona Pritchard. 50.
M. A. Boyce. 50.
G. B. Hensley. 50.
Miss D. M. Burrow. 50.
Miss Weeda Sanders. 50.
J. L. Box. 50.
. Mrs. W. T. Williams. 50.
R. B. Kizziar, 50.
A. C. Killman. 50.
A. K. Wells. 50.
Ed Cummings, 50.
Miss Iona Cpmbs, 50.
J. C. Northington, 50.
P. W. Gosselin, 50.
W. W. Lloyd, 50.
G. H. Wingo, 50. .
S. F. Hockney, 100.
Clyde Holder, 50.
C. Crumbaugh, 50.
E. H. Eley. 100.
W. O. Hounshell, 50.
W. M. Kirby. 100.
G. T. Mitchell, 150.
C. I. Baker, 50.
J. Zenian, 50.
R. F. Reid, 200.
A. C. Baker, 50.
H. Petzold. 50.
A. T. Stewart. 50.
C. A. Stewart. 50.
J. R. Jemigan, 100.
J. P. Townsend, 50.
C. M. Schroeder, 50
C. A. Shook, 50.
T. F. Barrett. 50.
L. B. Toney. 50.
W. A. Kcmpf. 50
J. L. Dial, 100.
L. J. Wiginton, 50.
C. R. Barrett. 200.
Ketchersid Bros. 50.
Carrie Barrett. 50.
C. J. Holt. 500.
Jesse Harrison Cook. 50.
D. V. Chitty. 100
G. E. Childress, 50.
E. R. Allen. 50
Fanny E. Hall. 50.
Fred "Bailey. 50.
L. C. Williams, 50.
C. C. Whitworth. 50.
W. H Tolliver, 50.
C. R. McCormick, 100.
C. R. McCormick. 500.
R. Lanham. 50.
Mrs. W. E. Angland. 50.
C T Holland. 50
J. G. Winsett. 100
W. E. Barnes, 50.
C. S. Cagle. 100
J H. Finland. 100
Fred Minor. 50.
U. S tiarrison. 200
J. W Mctiaflin, 50
Win H. Cox, SO
Mrs. C I_ Wynes. 50
C. F Banks. 50
Susie I'.idwell. 50.
A. F Falley. 50
A F Wyatt. 50
D. J johnson. 100
ende is gone;
henry is chief
And Lumpkin is On the Job at the Fire
Station—Peace and Quiet
Reigns
The resignation and departure of E.
F. Ende, who for a brief two weeks
was chief of the Altus fire department,
leaves Sam Henry again as chief, with
John Lumpkin in charge of the equip-
ment at the fire station. Lumpkin has
been in charge at night, and is consid-
ered quite efficient in the handling of
the equipment, and will probably stay
on the job. At any rate there is said
to be peace and harmony now in the
department, which is considered quite
an item of satisfaction in view of the
recent divided attitude of the city
fathers in reference to its management.
It is now thought that Ende had no
real intention of staying when he ar-
rived, and came only with the idea of
looking the situation over. Being of-
fered a better salary in the department
from whence he came, he departed Fri-
day to take his old job at Okmulgee.
He Was a good man but asked more in
the way of salary and paid assistants
than the city felt able to give him.
In talking to a Times-Democrat re-
porter Ende said that Altus certainly
had a fine piece of fire equipment in
the big American-LaFrance fire truck
and that he had enjoyed the work of
cleaning it up and putting it in good
shape; that too many hands had had
hold of it and that he found it neglect-
ed in the matter of oil and cleaning
some important parts, which he had
spent a good many hours in rectifying.
tipton also
chased him out
Loyal Citizens Refused to Breathe Same
Air As Man Chastised in Jack-
son County
Patriotic citizens of Tipton have fol-
lowed in the lead of Altus and Jack-
son county men and Thursday notified
O. F. Westbrook that he would have to
Fave that siction of Oklahoma.
Deputy Sheriff John Southall con-
veyed the message to Westbrook and
the man has not been seen in or near
Tipton since, said Southall Friday.
Westbrook recently was tarred, feath-
ered. whipped, made to kiss the flag
and then was run out of Jackson coun-
ty. At Tipton, said Southall, he ac-
knowledged that he was a Socialist and
had" made remarks of a seditious and
disloyal nature.
Several citizens waited upon Southall
and requested him to notify the man
that German sympathizers could not
breathe the same air as the Tipton citi-
zens and he had best leave.—Frederick
Leader.
These Volunteered
The following volunteers have en-
listed at the Altus recruiting station
during the past month:
William S. Durham, Altus,
George E. Thomas, Altus.
Roy I). Smith, Tipton.
Leo A. Swanner, Willow.
Calvin L. Malone, Loveland.
William P. Hill. Loveland.
Paul F. Batch. Loveland
James A. Parr, Loveland.
George H. Blackner, Hobart.
Howard D. Bolon, Hobart.
Karl M. Settle, Hobart.
Carl E. Williams, Hobart.
Albert Piercy, Olustee.
Harry V. James, Sentinel.
William R. Rogers. St. Joseph, Mo.
Henry G. Malone, Paragould, Ark.
B. W. Wade, colored, Key West, Fla.
Short Synopsis of Fox's Aladdin
The story of "Aladdin and the
Wonderful Lamp" as told in the Fox
Kiddies Feature Film is briefly as
follows:
The scene of "Aladdin and the Won-
derful Lamp" is laid in Bagdad and
at the opening the two principal char-
acters are introduced, one being Alad-
din, the son of a tailor, and the other
the Princess, who is the daughter of
the Sultan. Aladdin is known chiefly
because he is "pure of heart." The
Princess is receiving attentions from
a Magician, which attentions are very
distasteful to her and she does not
hesitate to show it.
In her rides about Bagdad she has
interested the son of the tailor and
he is greatly attracted to her. When
she is being pressed by the suit of
the Magincian she decides upon the
very womanly method of escaping the
betrothal which the undesirable suitor
seeks.
The Princess goes out riding one
day on a camel and when passing by
the shop in which Aladdin is working
her slipper falls off and on to the
street. The boy picks it up and gives
it to her. This is the beginning of
the acquaintance.
The Magician, however, sees this
act and knowing that the boy is "pure
of heart" dccides to use him to get
hold of the wonderful lamp which he
knows is hidden in a great cave that
is controlled by a genie. He wins the
confidence of the boy and finally per-
suades him to go to the cave and pro-
cure the lamp. Aladdin has to enter
the cave alone and after picking Op
the lamp he rubs it and a genie Ap-
pears to him and tells him of its great
value—that whosoever rubs it can
receive any wish. The Magician suc-
ceeds, however, in getting the lamp
from Aladdin before Aladdin can
make the one wish of his heart—that
is, the betrothal of the Princess.
Then follows a series of events
where the lamp passes from one to
the other each taking advantage of it
when it is in his possession to further
his suit for the hand of the beautiful
girl.
Finally, after the Magician sees
that he can not win the girl even with
the immense gifts that he is able to
present her through the possession of
the lamp, he decides to abduct her and
take her to his desert home. He does
this and when she will not consent to
a betrothal he places her in a den of
lions and tells her he will lift the door
between them and she will be devoured
unless she consents.
[ In the meantime. Aladdin has
Usurped of the Princess being taken
away and "follows her. He alni^st
perishes in the desert, but finally the
horsemen of the Sultan arrive and
rescue him and he points out the
Magician's palace. They arrive just
in time for Aladdin to rescue the
Princess and the magician is finally
thrown into the lion's den and meets
his fate.
The betrothal of Aladdiit and the
Princess is then announced.
Wigwam. Wednesday. April 17th.
jim m'cuntic to
speak saturday
At the request of the National Cam-
paign Committee, which is under the
direction of Secretary McAdoo, Mr.
McClintic will return to Oklahoma to
help put over the new $3,000,0(1),000
bond issue. He w ill speak at Altus,
Saturday, April 13 at 2 p. m.
Mr. McClintic will have maps to show
the approximate location of our Ameri-
can boys in France and will give much
first hand information concerning the
war.
eikner had
ideal journey
Dealers Drove Dodge Cars Home Front
Detroit Without Use of Wreaefr
on Entire Trip
I. R. Eikner and a party of Dodge
dealers from Hobart and oth»:r nearby
points returned last week from a trip
to Detroit, where they visited the var-
ious factories and purchased five
Dodge cars and drove them home, com-
ing by way of Ypsilanti, Mich., fron»
there to Adrian, Ohio, thence to Indian-
apolis, Ind., Terre Haute and St. Louis.
At St. Louis they hit the great Ozark
Trail which led them through Spring-
field, Joplin. Miami, the great mining
country, from there to Tulsa, the great
oil center of the United States, and
from there home.
"We had some snow in Detroit," said
Mr. Eikner to the Times-Democrat
man in recounting some of the experi-
ences of the fine journey home, "but on
our way the roads were great for travel-
ing. We didn't have to put a wreneb
on a car the entire trip, and just had
four punctures with the five cars.
There were dealers from every state
within 1500 miles of Detroit after
Dodge cars, and they were taking out
from 5 cars to 30 cars each. But be-
lieve me we have the best state in the
Union, and those people up there have
their disadvantages the same as we
have."
Spreading Oat at Mangum
Goodloe & Ellison, two Altus men
who recently bought the Rexall Drug
store at Mangum, purchased last week
the entire stock of the Hanna drug
store, which was one of the oldest, if
not the oldest firm in Mangum, it hav
ing been established there in 1888.
(Continued on page 4)
baby bonds
still on market
Ttwae Who Cannot Buy Liberty Boads
Can Lend Their Savings to Help
Win the Wai
Sales at the War Savings bank aver-
aged $100 a day last week This week
the Liberty Bond drive has had the
attention of the war worker^. and dur-
ing this campaign there will probably
be a falling off in sale» of Thrift
stamps, though it should bourne in
mind hy those who are unable to bay
Liberty bonds that in buying the "Baby
Bonds." a> the War Stamps arc often
called, they can do their bit and help
their government in an appreciable
manner at the same time that others
are investing in Libertv bonds.
After the Liberty bond drive is over
Cashier Kimbetl at the War Savings
bank announces that visits will be
made to all the school districts of the
county for the purpose of organizing
War Savings Societies, from which
great result - are expected
Mrs. Pritchard Gives Reading
Mrs. Pritchard of Sayre, was in
Altus Saturday and Sunday, and gave
readings on Saturday afternoon at the
District court room and Sunday after-
noon at the Methodist church Mrs.
Pritchard was here under the auspices
of the Women's Council of Defense,
the main purpose of her reading being
to awaken the women of Altus to the
true conditions existing in France and
our obligations to that country. There
was some misunderstanding about the
purposes of the reading, many people
being under the impression that Mrs.
Pritchard was here iu the interest of
the Third Liberty Loan, although there
is no doubt that her interpretation of
conditions in French homes was the
cause of more than one bond being
bought by those who heard her. Her
beautiful rendition of a monologue
which took place in a typical French
home which had given three sons for
France, gave a vivid picture of cruel
realities of war through which France
is now passing. Those who were for-
tunate enough to hear Mrs. Pritchard
have a fuller realization of this terri-
ble conflict, and of the importance of
our work here at home to help gain the
victory.
brunk's giving
good shows
A Company Well Known in This Sec-
tion Visiting Altus This Week
on Season's Round
Brunk's Comedians, a company well
known in this city where they have
showed nearly every season for several
years, arrived from Mangum Sunday
and are showing here every night this
week with good bills, a good band and
orchestra and are sustaining their repu-
tation for popular entertainers with
people of everv" class. '
At Mangum Saturday afternoon the
Brunks big tent was offered and used
for a patriotic meeting, the management
giving up their usual Saturday matinee
to render a patriotic service that was
heartily approved and appreciated. Mr.
Brunk himself has volunteered for ser-
vice but was not accepted on account
of not meeting some of the requirements
of the strenuous physical examination.
He is. however, within the draft age,
and has received notice to be in readi-
ness for a call at any time. Two other
members of the company have volun-
teered for service.
The feature show of the week will-
be given Friday night. The big tent
is located on Main street just south
of the square, where a splendid band
concert is given each evening before
the performance.
Maxwells Are Climbers
H A. Harmon of Navajo, drove up
to the east side of the square Tuesday
morning in a new Maxwell car which
lu* had just purchased and was driving
for the first time, got excited and was
unable to stop the car when the curbing
was reached, as a consequence of which
the car went on across the sidewalk
and crashed into Perkins-Watkins win-
dow with disastrous results to the plate
glass. The car sustained little damage.
Just a few minutes later, Mr. Kauf-
man. of Olustee, who was also driving-*
Maxwell, went "over the top" in almost
the same spot, but his car was caught
by men standing near before any dam-
age was done other than the wreck o#
a galvanized tub of grocery supplies
in front of Massie-ingle's. The pres-
ence of the tub and the efforts of the
men. however, saved Massie- Ingle's
window from a wreck similar t< that
of Perkins-Watkins.
Patriotic Sunday Meeting
\n enthusiastic Men's meeting
held at the Wigwam theatre last Sun-
day at 3 p. m. was presided over by
Jno. L). Rogers, chairman of the speak-
ers' Bureau of the Third Liberty loan
campaign and addressed by John C.
Whitehurst of Sayre, member of the
State Board of Agriculture and of the
federal district exemption board of
Oklahoma, who made a fine patriotic
talk to an immense crowd Mrs. Ed
Pritchard of Sayre addressed the wo-
men of the city at the Methodist church
at the same hoar.
altus aviator
to be here
Lt. Sain Sloan will be here Saturday
from Ft Sill to make an exhibition at
this city, and it is possible that some
other flier may accompany Lt. Sloan
in another machine. Altus anticipates
a large crowd to welcome this young
man while he spends a short while at
his home town. .
Claude Miller Requested
to Speak For Liberty Bonds
Claude Miller of Altus, now candi-
date for congress, received . letter
from Mr McAdoo thanking him for bis
work in the second Liberty Loan drive
and asking that he make a* many pa-
triotic speeches publicly as he did be-
fore. but in view of the fact that oor
state chairman of the Speakers Burma
had requested that no candidate*
office speak, Mr Miller ius not Mi
fit to impose upon t" <. people b* (oiat
over his district to see the people ■
this manner, but Clande has certain'*
performed his duty here tf home a. f
Mtus "gone over the top." as vfl
as the balance of Jackson county
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Shepard, Sue W. The Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1918, newspaper, April 11, 1918; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc287649/m1/1/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.