The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 207, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 26, 1917 Page: 4 of 11
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NO PROXY PATRIOTISM!
Proxy patriotism will never win this war.
The man who attempts to show his patriotism
by proxy is about as useless to America as a person
can be. . . .
Every American has got to get right down to
business and make good on his own account.
As to the bearing of arms, that is being taken
care of. Desire to serve America in the great
struggle for democracy runs high in the breast of
the average man and woman. And select service
will give enough the opportunity for that in a mili-
tary way.
But what about wealth?
Congress just now is trying to devise a way of
bringing wealth into service.
And we are confronted with the amazing spec-
tacle of strenuous and rather unexpected opposition
on the part of wealth.
Not all by any means, but too many possessors
of great wealth are intensely patriotic when it comes
to requiring the service of somebody else or some-
body else'* wealth. - ......
But when it comes right down to an individual
case of Samuel Gotrocks digging up some of his
Own gold reserve Sam is as shy and retiring as a
school girl. . „r ,. .
In a little committee room m Washington they
come, one after the other, telling why THEY should
be let alone. , ...
"The other fellow ought to be taxed, but we
can’t stand it, really,” they say, one after the other.
im «l«a<iiicfincr ann flfRfOflCertltlf?.
This spectacle is disgusting and disconcerting
The young manhood of the nation is ready and
aiudous to give its life blood for America’s cause.
And that is the supreme sacrifice. Greater than
that we know not of.
If there were not in congress so many dear old
ladies, so many doddering dodos in their dotage—or
should we say doltage?—if there were not so many
samples from the nation’s granite quarries, these?
gentlemen of great wealth .would be taken by the
scruff of their gilded necks and shaken down with
out much ado. .......
Wealth has got to help. Wealth has got to
bear its share. Wealth cannot dodge behind specious
pleas and tricky excuses.
Wealth can be reproduced. It is simply a mat-
er of the labor of human hands and of machines.
(here is nothing holy about wealth—not any more.
I And the best advice that can be given to the
[lemen who own it is that they will save their
and shorten their agony by acting the
atriqtic phrases they have been so fond of speak-
nlaci
f» by placing a good round share at the service
the nation at once and without quibble.
And to congress—America is watching closely,
arica knows what it wants and what is needed,
it is in no mood for dallying with fourflushers
boneheads.
America is not in any mood to stand for proxy
itriotism. This is no time to “let George do it.”
is already doing his share.
WATER VENTS
TORPEDO
TUBE
This picture show* l"st wbnt
Miilimaiine looks like out of
water. It Is the l'. S. submer-
sible (j-4.
HI* OVER
‘PAY AS YOU GO’
lovur $300,000,000 and supplant
' this much with bonda will bring
a big fight.
| The senate committee contmu-
I ed its work of mutilating the
house bill today.
Hu Cnited Pro. L
Washington. May 26.—Decis-
ion by the senate finance com-
mittee to modify the "pay as
you go" plan for financing Am-
erica’s part in the great war,
met with vigorous administration
opposition today.
Both President. Wilson and
Secretary McAdoo have let it
be known the full $1,800,000,000
needed must be raised by taxa-
tion on the present generation.
Roth consider It inadvisable fur-
ther to disturb the money mar-
ket of the country by attempt-
ing to launch more bond Issues
now.
House and senate committees
tentatlvo agreement to lop off
For ‘Better’ Shoe Repairing
American Shoe Repairers
a a o
NEEDED DURING
"It is now too late to talk about early radishes,”
j% The News garden expert. Much as we regret
wq must say The News expert is away off. Sev-
ycars ago we raised seven or eight early rad-
s, about the size of a kidney bean, as tough as a
: knot and hotter than red pepper—and we talked
lit them till Christmas.
To the Submarine Editor: We have been re-
the H. C. of L. itt our house by omitting nut-
from the apple pie. Can you recommend a
substitutes flour and corn meal?—Mable.
m
PROVIDE SAFE-KEEPING FOR LIBERTY
LOAN BONDS.
It must have occurred to many thoughtful peo-
le that the ordinary patriotic workman or small
>keeper or farmer with $100 or $200 to spare
w (it be willing to invest in a share or two of the
Liberty Loan bonds Uncle Sam is offering, but is
deterred because, after securing the precious papers,
would have no fire-proof, burglar-proof place in
hich to put the documents.
The war committee of the Lawyer’s Club of
York has come forward with a suggestion
that goes to the root of this very problem. They
point out that the United States treasury depart-
ment might request all savings banks, private banks
banks Of deposit to place their vaults at the
jrvice of the people free of charge.
In other words, the banks would be asked to
ifekeep without charge Liberty bonds, provided no
ie person deposited more than $1000 worth, the
presumption being that anyone, who bought more
than that amount, could well afford to rent a
safety box.
Strikes us as rather a good plan. What say the
Makers here?
BY C. c. LTON.
There's never be s grand rush
by sailors for duty on subma-
rines until somebody finds a
sure core for sea-sickness.
On a submarine, a strong
stomach is even more essential
than a stbut heart.
A soared submariner can be
made to work, but a sick one
can’t
Fully nine men out of ten on
submerslbles are subject to sea-
sickness If the weather is rough
enough. I've discovered only one
sailor who never gets sea-sick
In a submarine—Shorty Lunnln,
ship's cook on the G-4.
Always on Job.
In hls long career as a sub-
marine man, Shorty has applied
for transfer to other duties 11
times but every time has been
turned down with the unofficial
explanation that every boat
should carry at least one man
who can always be on the job.
Most submarines are "rollers."
That Is, they have a habit. In
rough seas, of bobbing around
like corks.
From the very nature of their
construction they must be light.
They are really two boats, one
Inside the other.
The alr-tlght boat is on the
Inside, covered by another hol-
low boat consisting of water
tanks that must be filled before
a dive can be made.
Before the 0-4 can go under
it la necessary to take on some
85 tons of water.
This water Is expelled by air
pressure before the boat rises.
At the surface it Is practically
free of ballast.
Sickness “Awful"
On my second dive In the G-4
got acquainted with sca-slck-
ness.
As I was s new man aboard,
and as Capt. Foster had direct
Chief Petty Officer Bennett to
make a real submarine man of
me, Bennett put me to work
helping Shorty Lunnln.
It was a wild day on the At-
lantic.
Some of the waves had a play-
ful habit of going clear over
the 0-4.
Everybody Ordered Below.
Once out to sea, however, the
0-4 went down for a dive add
for two hours we sped along
with practically no esnse of mo-
tion.
At a depth of about 80 feet
a submarine entirely escapes
surface commotion.
"We’re going to give 'em e
fine dinner today,” said Shorty.
"Three tried eggs apiece, fried
potatoes, beans, bread and but-
ter. coffee and canned paches.”
About 15 minutes before meal
time, for reasons that were none
of our business, Capt. Foster
brought the O- 4 to the surface.
Kitchen Rocks.
The first Intimation Shorty
nnd I had that such a move had
been made was whan the coffee
pot leaned over and emptied a
portion of Its hot contents down
Shorty's shirt front.
Shorty sent np nn S. O. s.
for morn help nnd from then on
four of use devoted ourselves
to holding pots and kettles on
the electric stoves with one hand
and holding ourselves right side
up with the other.
Thruout the length of the
boat we could see officers, ma-
chinists, electricians, all holding
on for dear life.
The G-4 only rolled 38 de-
grees that day.
“You should have seen her a
couple weeks ago," said one of
the fellows. "She rolled 62 de-
gress that time and some of us
were ready to bet sho would
roll clear over,”
I never got to eat any of
Shorty’s good dinner that day.
BROADWAY STAR NAMED
IN DIVORCE ACTION
By Uni ted Pro.
New Yock, May 26.—Martna
Hedman, little Scandinavian ac-
tress who took Broadway by
storm a couple of seasons ago.
was named today co-respondent
In Mrs. Ethel Whtttern's divorce
suit against her husband.
Mrs. Whlttern Is Mme. Legln-
■k* on tbe stage and her hus-
band is Roy Emerson Whlttern.
composer. Charges are that
Miss Hedman was Whittern’s
companion at a Chicago apart-
ment.
ter was sick, and unable to sup-
port her. Defense alleges the
child’s pa- ent Is an unfit guar-
dian, and pleads that the Okla-
homa Children’s Home associa-
tion be allowed to place her.
sb&IN TOWN
WHEATLESS CHICKFEED
GETS EGGS, SAYS U S.
By I’niled Pro.
Washington, D. C., May 26.—
With wheat so high, poultry-men
will be Interested to learn that,
on tho U. S. Department of As-
rlculture experiment farm excel-
lent egg-laying results were se-
cured with a wheatless ration.
The ration recommended Is:
Scratch mixture: 2 pounds of
cracked corn; 1 pound oats. Dry
mash: 3 pounds corn meal; 1
pound beef scrap.
The scratch mixture Is fed
sparingly so that the hens eat
about equal parts of this and
the dry mash.
FMI'IUSSS: House Reteas and
Louise Ruff iu ‘The Lonesome
Chap;" Sunday, Marguerite
Clark in “The Valentine Girl."
LIBERTY- Five acts vaude-
vill anil “The Twinkler," fea-
ture picture with William Rus-
sell.
LYRIC: Four acts vaude-
ville and Lois Meredith in “Sold
at Auction," feature film.
FOLLY: A1 Shatter's Musical
Comedy Co. lu "Count Dinken-
speil;” on the screen, Francis
X. Bushman, In ‘The Great Se-
cret.”
DREAMLAND: Anita Stew-
art In "Daring of Diana," also
"i’atrla" and "Crimson Stain.”
MAJESTIC: William Far-
num In "The Man of Sorrow.”
Must be rendered by the
stomach, liver and bowels
in order to maintain the
highest possible standard
of health.
When help is needed—
TRY
2ns Vorlb Robinson Nt., Oklahoma
: City. Work Called for nnd Dellv-
i rr fr’rer. Call W. UU01.
HQSTETTER’S
STOMACH BITTERS
J.C. Helms
LAWYER
41.1 Majestic lUdg.
Phone Wal. SIRS.
COURT FIGHT OVER
CHILD IS CONTINUED
Habeas corpus proceedings, In-
stituted by Pearl Whitaker for
the custody of her four-year-old
child, Leola. have bean con-
tinued to June 4, by District
Judge Oldfield.
Little Leola was taken from
Mrs. Whittaker while the lat-
“Business as usual” is the wrong slogan, says a
man, back from England. All right then,
faxes as usual.”
We have seen some of the men who, it is an
have enlisted vtfth Roosevelt and we’re
certain that if they are to go into a trench
have to be wider than any of those already
in France.
Secretai
Redfield—the one with the side
_v.wef farmers to raise fish. It gives us
Why shouldn’t every city man raise fish?
In a flat, raise ’em in s globe
STOP! CALOMEL
IS QUICKSILVER
ITS MKRCt’RY! ATTACKS THE
BONES, SALIVATES AND
MAKES YOU SICK
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
At The EMPRESS
Sweetest Girl in Motion Pictures
MARGUERITE CLARK
There’* no reason why a per- j
■ou should take sickening, sail- <
vatin; calomel when 60 cent* j
| buys a large bottle of Dodson's!
Liver Tone—a perfect substitute I
for calomel.
It la is * pleasant, vegetable;
liquid which will start your liver j
just aa surely as calomel, but ■
It doesn't make you tick and
can not salivate you.
Children and grown folks can
take Dodson's Liver Tone, be-
caute It Is perfectly harmless.
Calomel Is a dangerous drug
It is mercury and attacks your
bones. Take a dose of nasty
calomel today and you will feel
weak, sick and nauseated tomor-
row. Don't lose a day’s work.
Take a spoonful of Dodson’s Llv-
sr Ton* Instead and you will
waka up feeling great. No more
biliousness, constipation, slug-
gishness, headache, coated tongue
or sour stomach. Your druggist
says If you don't find Dodson's
Liver Tone acts better than hor-
rible calomel your money la '-alt.
ing for you.—Advertisement.
MAJESTIC
PROGRAM
“TH1 AMRRICAN GIRL”
With Marta Sals.
Vasa. Csmsdlsa, Feataretteo.
Park Opening Snnilnj. May XT.
BEAUTIFUL
BELLE ISLE
Will Up Formally Turned Over
tu Oklahoma C ity Iteercntion
Seeker*.
YOi Its to wander In nnd ply
with bout*.
YOURS for pfenle* nnd water
■port*.
YOIRS for niniiaements play
ami gamez.
YOURS thenceforth dnrInK the
■eannn.
OKLAHOMA CITY'S MOST
F A MOl'S ItKf’R RATIOS
RESORT.
Speelnl Program
Sunday
RA\I) CONCERTS
Afterr non
ft «< r»
T'venlmr
S»30 to 10:30
EMERV’S OKLAHOMA CITY
CONCERT BAX U
At Sinarl, Weather Permuting,
BALLOON ASCENSION by
MADAMOISELL LA BELLI!,
Premiere Paraehute Jumper of
the World.
Danelnr I ftemoon and Evening
<On Sunday).
Boating. Bathing. Bowling and
nil the other delighta of tho
prettle.t nerea-wlde playground
In Oklahoma.
OPENING SUNDAY
“THE VALENTINE GIRL”
THORNDYKE AND
BARNES
(Comedy Singing)
FIVE IMMIGRANTS
W (Novelty Musical)
DETZEL AND
CARROLL
(In Blackface
Absurdity)
AMBLER
BROTHERS
Equilibrists
PICTURES
MOLL1E KING in
4th
the
SPECIAL
A Charming Mil of Romance. Pathos and Delighta the Children and Pleaara the
Hnmor. firown-Upa.
children VJinrn twelve 5c
AT MATINEES
EXTRA ATTRACTION ADMISSION
Sunday-Monday
Ford Sterling In eereemlngly funny Keyatonn 10 nnd IS
Komedy Cento
Last Times Today House Peters—Louise Huff
Episode “Mystery of
Double Cross.”
Hearst-Palhe News o:
the world.
Beatrice Fairfax series.
COMING THURSDAY
Eabie Marie Osborne
Forrintywt Child Artrr** In Huai
Hole.
“TIIH TWIN KinniFV*
Special Children** Matinees.
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Vaudeville
LIBERTY,
Opening Sunday
▼AtTDEVrLLM
Cooper Slaters—Classto PtntnslaA
. — — gnd
Wilson and Whitman, singing
talking.
Johns and Beaty. comedy juggling.
Rico and Nowton. dancing.
Peopo.'s Hawaiian.
picnraas
Mary Mile. M la tee—In -the Gentle
latruder-
VaudeviOe
Mutual Master. iecee
Pictures
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2:39
4:39
7:39
9:39
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MMVAWVMMMI
MUSICAL
COMEDY
fe FOLLY R
Sunday
A
ADMISSION 10 AND 15 CENTS
—Opening Sunday 1 p. m.—Continuing All Week—
AL SHAFFER’S BOYS AND GIRLS
—-I n—
“COUNT DINKINSPIEL”
A Screaming Musical Fantasy with Special Scenery
WWVNVVVNNNVWV
FEATURE
PICTURES
itnv.wwmtn
Monday
FEATURING
MISS
DOT MOORE
“THE
BLUES”
ON
THE
SCREEN
A YARD OF SMILES-
FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN
“THE GREAT SECRET” Short Feature Also
The sort of “girl” show
that makes you glad
you’re living.
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Parker, G. B. The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 207, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 26, 1917, newspaper, May 26, 1917; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc860052/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.