The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 28, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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SUFFERING OF
BELGIANS SEEN
BY AMERICAN
BY MILTON IIKONNRR.
Washington. D. C., Nov. 2*.— |
I-aat month Junt abut this time
the tragedy of Belgium came home
to a group of American, French (
and Belgian officials in a little •
town in France.
It was the tragedy of n Belgium
crucified by Huns, crucified thru \
the needless and wanton Bufferings |
imposed upon helpless children by j
the conquerors.
Some of these little victims were |
allowed to come into France by i
way of (iermany and Switzerland. |
The first friendly faces they saw-
after their long journey were those
of the American Red Cross Infant I
Welfare Unit stationed ut Evian, |
OH Lake Geneva. Of)! "f those!
in the party that greeted them >
was Mrs. Jane Richardson Lucas. 1
wife of a Red Cross worker who ]
was formerly a professor in the j
University of California.
Mrs. Lucas in her diary draws a
picture that will make everyone
who reads it resolve to keep the
curse of German warmakers as far
ns possible from our shores and
our homes and our children.
‘•Today at 11.” writes Mrs. Lu-
cas. "was almost the most dra-1
matlo moment of all at Evian.
“Six hundred and eighty Belgian
children arrived on the morning
train.
“It was Indescribable, nil these
little children—thin, slckly-looking.
alone. All of them between the
ages of 4 and 12. It is impossible,
to picture—those poor children
calling ‘Vive La France!* and ‘Vive :
la Belgique!’ for the first timo In
three years.
“The boys were livelier than the |
girls—the little girls of 10 and 12 j
who cried bitterly.
“As they passed along the repat-1
Hates called to them: ‘Don’t cry. j
you are going to have meat.’ And ;
the hoys shouted, ‘Meat, meat, w-e
nre going to have meat!’
“Many things flashed Into my
mind. Seven cents a day feeds a
Belgian baby.* Do you remember
our Belgian Commission cards at
home?
“You felt glad that Herbert Hoo-
ver was not there to see that
special bit of tragedy he worked
so hard to prevent.”
“I understand now that look in
his face when he talked about
Belgian children last year—deepen-
ing of those splendid lines about
his mouth that made you feel ho
would never give up his fight to
save the Belgian children.
"And such singing! The upon*
taelty of it. Suddenly they would
sing with all their might. Thoso
SOUSA IS BEARDLESS
USE‘WAR TAX’
AS SCHEME TO
RAISE PRICES
UY I. IIAKI-KK I.ERCH.
Washington, Nov. I*. — C 1 g a r
stores are plastered with signs an-
nouncing Increased price* for to-
bacco, cigars and clgarets — "all
account of the war"—or rather l
"the war tax."
There Is some grumbling and a !
good deal of skepticism about war
tux. Smokers rather suspect tile
Tobacco Trust's excess profits taxes
also.
The retailer is also romlns Ir. j
for his share of suspicion.
If it Is true that the Tobacco
Trust or the retailer are covering |
an increased profit with the cam
ouflage of "war tax", they are tak-
ing advantage of the war to gouge
people, and are making the war
unpopular by creating the impres
SOUVENIR MATINEE
DANCE THANKSGIVING
—MASK BALL EVENING
ni>n that the war taxes are un-
reasonable.
Here is an extract from a letter 1
received by Uncle Sam front the I
wife of a marine in France:
“My husband is with the Marine •
Uorps somewhere in France, and
i since his arrival in France 1 have
endeavored to keep a small supply J
• of clgarets going to him every j
' few weeks, .lust a month ago (
j tiie buidneRs houses of tills town
j posted placards announcln • the j
prico of cigars, clgarets going to ;
him to bo advanced uccount of the
war tax. At that time wane
I grades of clgarets were raised l
; cent per package, others 2 cents
| per package. The grade I had;
■ purchased had been raised from i
I 10 cents per package to 12 cents. |
j Two weeks ago 1 bought some at I
I that price. Now Just yesterday, 1 ,
; went to the same store and was
| advised they are now 13 cents per j
package—that the Inst shipment,;
‘ of which they were some, demand
! ed a selling prico of 13 cents uc-
I count of war tax.
"To us. whose husbands or sens
are at the front, nnd to whom
we have endeavored to give a little
homey pleasure by sending them
their favorite brand of smoke, this
weekly raise of prices account the
ever handy excuse 'war tax.’ works
a hardship to some extent.”
Before the recent increases one
popular brand of clgarets, selling
at 10 cents for a package of 20.
was sold to the retailer for 7.*
cents a pack, netting him a profit
of 2 2 cents per package.
Now the same package of clga-
rets sells for 13 cent ', altho the j
war taxes increased only one cent .
per package. The Increased war
tax is only 50 cents per thous-
and on clgarets of this grade. ^
w hlch llgures out one cent on a j
package of 20 .
Wherever the money goes, it in |
not fair to tell the consumer that j
the “war tax” is responsible for |
raising the price of u package of
cigurets three cents, when the tax
Is only one cent.
number and those having school j Hammond, Nebraska; Albert John-1 agreed to
benefit, transferred to the Carmen son, Washington; J. F. Miller, kb big:
district. Others transferred to tho Washington; Daniel V. Stephens,
Aline district. Nebraska; Edward T. Taylor, Colo-
Miss Proffitt is on duty from j rudo, and Charles B. Timberluke,
eight to four, however, in keeping i Colorado,
with her contract. —--
--OKLAHOMA OIL MILLS
BOCHE’S BULLET NIPS j HOLDING MUCH SEED
close all day Thank*-
Head's, Walk-Over, Job Lot, Bos*
ton. Beacon. Hooter!©, Guarantee,
and Boot Hhop.
CONGRESSMAN’S SLEEVE
BIDDING FOR THE
BETTER CLASS IN
DANCING
Oklahoma stands fourth in the
list of 11 imiHtrtant cotton grow
ing states in the amount of cot-
ton seed on hand at oil mills Oct.
the
TEACHER IS ONLY ONE
TO ANSWER THE ROLL
Rprciol to The ^ fir*.
Cherokee, Okla., Nov. 2tf. \N hen
roll is e:dled In the Highhlll school
near here each morning Miss Ethel
Proffitt, teacher, is tho only one
answering “present.”
The district had only a small
I n it 'd Prt$n.
An Atlantic Tort. Nov. 2^.—A
bullet from a German sniper's rifle
J grazed the sleeve of Congressman report for tho season up to
! C. C. Dill of Washington w hile he date,
and nine associates were In u J on
Flanders trench recently'.
Dill told about it on his arrival
I here with seven of the party of I reived at the mills.
10 congressmen who visited the j
west front. j SHOE STORES
With Hill were Congressmen W. I
• H. Goodwin, Arkansas; Ross O. I The following shoe stores have
Select reception, assembly and
class practice dnrees Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, by mem-
bership only Guarantee to teach
you to dance, for ladies. $100;
31. according to the census bureau gentlemen. 9-. in claw- This be-
' ginners' class opens every Friday
inttl j night. 7 to Enroll now. Hpecial
attention given afternoon and
other hand, the state morning to high school class and
, ., , . „ ^...children. Private lesson and prlv-
was only ninth in amount of seed , t-iagses any time by appoint-
.'rushed, while fifth in amount re- rm.nt. if you wish to learn to
further
CLOSE
dunce, for
call Mrs Mae B.
Walnut 2*J7.
Unroll Now for the
Mali i s Class.
her Information
Bell, Euclid Hall.
Frltfsy
MAJESTIC
TODAY
YI0l.\ DANA
1 Cnniliii;
. Thursday
PETROVA
always thought
In whlskers-
Sousa has shaved
whiskers, not the
We
ment lived
appears not.
John Philip
bis off—the
temperament.
Tho famous band leader is
shown hero before and after tak-
ing his snippers and razor in
hand.
Looks stern and generalissimo-
like, doesn’t he? Well, he’s lead-
ing a United States army band
now, y’know.
Ter: hers' ami Visitors' Special
liauce Friday livening—
Kurlld Hall.
tir.,00 casli prizes awarded—two
to best costumes and two to most
comic (Thursday night). Tho hall
is being beautifully decorated ind
refurnished, nnd when complete
will have a regular home-liko up'
poarnnee.
>1118. MAE HEM., Manager.
-, Ml jg -rr;-' • •>
Empress
M
k*
shrill voices shouted out a song
against the Ormans. Those songs
must have been learned in secret
and yet every tiny child knew
every word."
DID YOU KNOW?
On© good thing about tho polar
night Is, there’s a chance of fin-
ishing a chess game during
evening.
the
The best description of a tank
is, it's a wobbling thingamjig, full
of whatchamacall-'ems and they
blaze away like bkizes.
OVLRHOLSE
herb thanksgiving ray
Multure and Night
ROWLAND and CLIFFORD
Submit
Wm. Anthony McGuire** Play
With u Moral and n Purpose
“THE DIVORCE
QUESTION”
Presented by « Specially kclect-
rd l list Ilf Players nnd Splendid
Scenic Investiture
107 TIMES I' lllltAOO
A Tense. llrart-t;rl|i|iln* I'lny
'I'lint Hold. Ion Spellbound.
i-mcrisi
Matinee ...... HOC tn *1.00
.Sight ......... BOe to SI.SO
Would you say a man is “over
head and ears in debt." when the
derby lie has on, is not paid for?
Ninetynlno wupion In a hundred
are naturally generous. Where
one woman will keep a secret, 9'J
will give It away.
In the stone ago, butterfly col-
lectors went after a butterfly with
a wagon load of boulders drawn
by a dinosaur.
If u Should Be
Called Tonight
Had only a limited time to
catch a trainand when you
arrived at tho station found—
owing to an inaccuracy of your
wacli. you had missed the train
— you would then know the true
value of an accurate timepiece.
A true watch is your truest
friend, and it is our aim to
advise always—a watch of the
bettor sort—a watch to rely on.
Chains and Fobs to match
any watch.
Let us show you our assort-
ment.
Finest engraving free.
Dean Jewelry
Company
137 WEST MAIN
Hardware dealers report calls
j for loft handed nails are getting
1 scarce.
—G A.
TIME’S CHANGE
Ye Thanksgiving guest may re
member tho time
When it was unfashionable quite
To refuse second helpings. When
asked for one's plate
! Ono said "No"—and then "Well,
Just a mite."
!
I Those too wore the days when
convention forbade
That an appetite might appear
keen
| One morsel nt least should bo left
on each plate
I Some breadcrumbs at least—or
n bean.
! But now! Ah, how changed is the
dinner guests’s life!
j An iced stare from his hostess
his fate
i if she sees, at tho end of an eight-
course menu
j Even a s. nudge on his clean
polished plate!
| The navy is advertising for 500
I cooks and mess attendants. The
1 idea is, we imagine, that where
■ I you have a cook you have a mess.
PALAC
HOME OF THE PALACE
PLAYKIiS
I V
fJl
TONIGHT
ANR FOlt
AM7 IK
i.NTim:
ThePrice
An Vp-to-the-Mlnute Melodrama
Special Matinee
Thanksgiving Day
IIAIIGAIN MATINFF.S
AVFRNF.SRAY Sc S.ATI It RAN'
si
•HILL" HART AND FRIDAY PAULINE FREDERICK
PAULINE FREDERICK
In “A HUNGRY HEART’
WM. S. HART
(Ilia ^-ri'd Kc-issue)
“DOUBLE CROSSED”
ADMISSION—Adults 15c
-Children 5 Cents—
Last Times Today—“THE BARRIER,” by Rex Beach.
Over the top _ ,
and far away in the lead is the
position occupied by
C~pX.ELSO is an irresistibly delicious drink made from
L. ripened grains and tonic hops. For many years American*
have waited for just such a drink. -No matter how fit you are,
one glass of
dxeifab
yi ici coio^
I I
will make you FEEL BETTER. No matter how well you look,one glass
of EXELSO will make you LOOK BETTER. And no matter how hard
you work, one glass of TXELSO will make you WANT to work
HARDER. Don't waste time—try it right now—served ice-cpol
wherever soft drinks are found. TXELSO is a blessing to mankind
because it keeps people up tc standard. Order a case sent to your
home before another sun sets upon another golden day.
HAMM EXELSO COMPANY • ST. PAUL, MINN.,
EXELSO BEVERAGE COMPANY
DISTRIBUTORS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
THANKSGIVING DAY
Thurs., Fci., Srturday
SPECIAL
10% Off
-TO-
School Teachers
Yos—10 percent off of tho nl-
greatly reduced prices to
Teachers, if you bring this coupon-
special Thanksgiving
showing of Coats, Suits and Dresses.
Coming Friday
Night Only
THEO KARLE
America** Grente*! Operatic
Tenor* l.nte of the Met-
ropolitan Grand Opera
(oniprtii}.
A MAN'S MW MIIO SINGS
GLOIdOrsiA
No musical attraction will
come to Oklahoma City that I
can more highly recommend
than the Karle concert. 1
know Mr. Karle personally; I
have toured with him profes
sionally; and 1 appreciate the
thoroughness of his musical
understanding and ability. Hi
appearance here is noteworthy
coming as it will when tie
city is filled with visting school
teachers and soldiers, all of
whom "-ill rejoice to have
heard him. — KICH\UI> Id iI
KKTT, head of Oklahoma Cun
servatory of Music. Director of
Music at the Jewish Temple-
and Choirmaster Fust l.wtherai
Church.
l*lt KT'.S OF \l)M!N*lON
r»«e, *1.00 ANR M-r.O
DREAMLAND
Home of Triangle Plays
Doug. Fairbanks and Bessie Love
In Triangle’s Greatest Play
‘Reggie Mixes In
Also “Seven Pearl*'* nml Tri-
angle Cornell} nt f»o nml
15e AdnilMNlon.
Today-Last Day
Wednesday
Keystone Bathing
Beauties
In the l.nfewf Triangle Key-
Mtone Two-reel Comedy
“HIS BUSTED DEBUT”
Name
School
Town
LeMASTER’S
22a WEST GRAND AY FA l*K 8
“Out of the High Bent District" I
<;_t omplete Performance* — II
On TIinnkfegH Ing R«>'
folly
Tit I PI.r, Fi : \TI HI' PltOGIt A M
.Ml *!C \ I• COM F.R\
Kddio Gilmore and H s “Mys-
tic Maids' in Musical Farce,
entitled •Selmltre nnd Murphy
On the Houle* n rd.”
VAUDEVILLE
Captain and Mrs. Lawrence
in fifteen-mimic presentation
of army bugle calls, signals,
uniforms and salutes.
PICTURES
“The snuige"—1 ’n-iucstionod
premier of all Bluebird tivu-
reel productions, featui ng Hath
Clifford and Monro*
6-ACTS OF VAUDEVILLE—6 —including—
HARVEY COLEMAN AND HIS WALKING DOLL
MIMING l iH UM>A\
Five Complete Shows
Thanksgiving lkiy
LYRIC
t ISTLUSTATK
"VODh" AITS
lr.ehuUng
M<*nlo Moore's
Musical Comedy Satire—
‘FLIRTATION’
Three Girls—Three Boys
Six Musical Numbers and
Dancing No\ellles
ON Till; SI IU IA
I'alhe's I'roductioii of Great
I'inero Drama
Willi Alma Ta>lor.
\Iso—Pnilie New* of tin* World.
COULD SHE EVER FORGET
THE YULETIDE OF 1917?
COULD YOU IMAGINE A GIFT THAT
WOULD BRING MORE HAPPINESS?
Right Now You Can Buy One* of These Wonderful
H00SIER CABINETS AND SAVE MONET
For
7
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Sturt-
I mk
Thu rn-
<1 it y
10:00
tl. m.
II-Part*
I'rodueed hy
lllns. ||.
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I rue to
\YCMtern life.
I 'till of • I r—
rliia slluti-
ttoun. livery
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pin-kcd with
net Ion, W 11-
II it m *. Hurt
mi u d e till*
lil* iniiNter-
pleer,
lu III* Inti'*! nnd areute*t release—NOT \ lll'.issi I!, and po*ltl«ely
liner before shown in Okliihoiuu < Itj— entitled—
i»Tiir mi r\ nrrud
It’s the only Cabinet that has not been advanced in price;
Next Month.
but they are sure to go up
S. HART
DECK
COED
it brand n•-'I rintiuh* llnrl *l\-reel jirodlieftori—a
rlulit rrlens.' <-ostliiu NtOO. ui pi r dll' film ri ntul.
STRAND THEATER
Martina T'tnirmlny—'I lnndisgI \ Inu— rontlnuinu dully for one Y*eek.
Stmt picture stalls daily lit III, I I 'JO, I, 'J ..’SO, (, oRtO, 7,
S;.*|U, |o. closlnu ut I I did.
AIMIISStnX—I llll.llin N tr.ei MH I 'h -.1c.
1 His IM II |)| s \N \ It I \ x
BUY NOW AT THE OLD PRICE
take any standard size cabinet of known make in and allow $5.00 as part
payment on the new Hoosier.
YOU CAN BUY NOW
and will hold it for Christmas delivery.
BRING A DOLLAR
selection, the balance can be paid at the rate of
ONE DOLLAR A WEEK
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Parker, G. B. The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 28, 1917, newspaper, November 28, 1917; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc859944/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.