The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 89, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1918 Page: 4 of 10
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Published et th« new
N#»» Bjildir.g. 407-40
W. (Jrand-av, Oklaho-
ma City, by The Okla-
homa News Company
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The Oklahoma News
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SATISFACTION OF BEING “IN IT’
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per year. 4 months.
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TO TRAIN ALL
OVER 16, PLAN
reminds the family
that it is meatless
<.r wlnatless day ;
Hid she has created
a sylendid subs?itvi
te for the forbidden
dish \ ■ >ti have s»
•on all the^e thin^-
hut di<l y<iu >t' p D
think that all tlii-
new air of cheeri
n'nc^s self-respect
f beiii^ and friendlv. bu-
,/ activity amom
the
the newly awakened
beinj- "111 it" ?
The I'nitcd State*
women are “in it".
•men
f< Ik mean- ius? one thing-
iCor.tinued From Our Last In-e1
Where then could 1 be’ Yes. 1
know—I am a prisoner of * tr
1 Put even thia knowledge, which
for the moment quoted me could
n*..t suppress my exaltation I wj‘
Kt%e<l 1 was alive’ No pain
ntraed my limbo, no terror prod
ded my brim
How miserable rome people are
who ha%e no right to be They can
nr. 1 know how wonderful life
cial value of prisoners of wrai, ar»i I
thr German authorities appeared
with business like or*-miration, ti ,
ue taking the fullest advantage of
their opjtortunities
The unprecedented scale upon
which prisoners have been mad*
during the present war ho* opened
Up a problem un»que in the annaD
of history. The more prUoner.-
you take the more mouths you
have to feed, and the greater be
comes the man power necessary fci
'Cnse
is at
To
war-
-and
Beginning with earliest youth—-'t'"
little to play"—right on thru to age—
“just too old to enjoy things" and "n<>t
going out much any more’—of all the
pains of life there is none more sharp
and aching than the sense
“out of it”.
In youth few of ns have escaped. We
have all wept drearily because we were
too little to get in the games 1 the
big boys. Some of us suffered school- .
dav ostracism because we had red hair they 1 < • n given a p "t in the affairs 01
or a lisp, or were lame, or bashful, or the nation, out. m this hour of ctf<>r
ragged or homely—in some way un- for the wl
fitted for the gay aristocracy of ut-|a decidedly impotrant part "in it"—
tcrly selfish '' In play we were "in it" t<. give men front their own
ignored; in school entertainments we homelife without complaint, to con-
alwavs plaved the thinking parts. It serve loud, to conduct the life-saving*
is safe to say that every human being and life reclaiming business of the Red me
no matter how happy or fortunate, at (Cross, t<> help m the \er\ clothing oi;drive, run, or
some time in his or her Career, has the armies with the lab*
known the slow torture of watching!hands. ..................... ...
his mates at some game of love, or I When there is work to be done and “^7*^1. after an Z?Z
work, or pleasure while he stands by— sacrifices to be made, women arc un it.jn he who w„» torn biinj: with not rut to work connected with
. ».,» tloilhl "in it" the lose of my eight I have become the war.
not in It . ' . ■ , , J * , ‘ unbue,1 With the gift of arpre It lias never occurred to us that
You may have noticed the contented 1 heir appreciation and splendid use flitlon What « my mconven Germany has in/wer must met
smile of the sweater nad sock knitters j of the opportunity and their pathetic Z
of the present dav: you mav also haveliov at being in it are an unspoken ap- ,.or *. , had become ac by day by the employment of our
noticed the important air with which peal to the nation’s governors-give u?j~ved waigm. T of
Mother and Sister bustle off to Red a vote, a voice in the game or clemoc- ih*e gHrjen on Bunny day, and talking wuh our me.^rn oermanj
Cross headquarters; or the sclf-confi- j racy, and see how well we will play, it m> imagination
dent, pleased smile with which Mother we can just be "in it ! uti* 111 tlie pictl
INVESTIGATE THE POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Under the law, the most powerful
official in this country, next to the
commander-in-chief of its army and
i r. how wonderful It t» to di»
aid then to come to life ..gun their supervision
Im only blind: Just lmwnne it' In England for over two year
Wnat is that"—it'* nothing at ail we have herded our prisoner* oc-
compared w.th life' hln-1 bayonets and barbed wire
Let us think only of the glory of Tie financial resources of th<
lit'lo h Vi life net of the trivia! peiailtie- -ountry have been poured out t,
- which may be demanded of u. in feed idle hands, supplying food
‘ pa j me nt. l.et us think not of our without repayment, at a t.me uher
di«ad'. antage-. bu; of those, great food and labor problem- of the
„.{t, wi.ich we are fortunate nation are looming Its most *e
for the wliole people, thev are allowco Ln„ugh to po.-sess. and even an rious problem.
afflation becomes easy to bear. for over two years we have al
Jpre I am. If >ears of age in lowed the question to slide Into
the pride of health, strength, and obscurity, until today In our own
energy. and suddenly struck country Jhe only part of the com
.. munlty which lias no anxiety 01
And a hat are my feelings? F.ven participation in the problem o.
S J. h a seeming catastrophe does living and -daily sustenance is Ih.
I can no longer German prisoner in our midst,
follow any of the It ha» never occurred to us. or
f their vigorous sports, the love for which if It has we have ignored It, that
IS SO insistent in healthy man without contravening the law of
;ooj I shall miss all these things nations, prisoners can lx- made t.
had r.o non-commissioned officers |j\ || tilled It III NT
to bully them where-*, if they Washington. d*n 10.—Immediate
attempted to es<-uj«e and were und universal m.litary training Is
aught they would be sent to to t-e urged on rnngrevs now a a
aork In the mines or other equal- vital step in speeding the war pro*
• j unpopular lack j gr.irci.
I-urg** number* are employed in It i* pro poser 1 to regtst'-r nil
the sugar-refineries, coal-mines, and youths of 16, encouraging them i<»
alt mine.-, the latter task being the develop physically and to ►tart
most dreaded, for with the food military training at 26
they were given their health broke The legislation is de-tlgr^'l to
iown within a few months. supplement the amendment to tho
The English prisoner ^ald that draft act a*k»*d fry I’ro\o-t .Mar
when the party he was with first **hal General Crowder, which would
irrived at the mine and saw what make suLVct to the flraft oil rm-n
'hey had to do they refused to coming of age after Jun* p'. l'H7.
aork Their guard thereupon Crowder estimates the number '<f
threatened them, and when they such physically fit ‘cla-s 1 men
still refused they were taken out TOO.OoO a year
•Ue one by one, and the remain- Senator Chamberla.n of Oregon,
•ler would hear .i shot fired, and ar-d Representative Kahn of Call-
then anotl.er would be taken out. f^rnia. will lead the fight fur thii
It was a fake The men could universal training law.
not be intimidated, and they were Kahn said today:
*ent back to the Lager. ' “The need for m*»n la ru' h that i
tContinued in Our Next Issue) : once they are taken by the draft
■ ! their training is so speeded up
that it possibly falls of best re- |
suit** If, however, before coming
under the draft. tho«e men had
one year of orderly, thorough
training, we could not only sup
ply them to the fighting line more
quickly, \ ut an better soldiers.
•‘Adoption of such a policy also
will give notice to Germany that
we are getting ready to see the,
war thru to a finish, and do more
than any other one thing to
BIG EXPENSE
TO FEED HEN
U. S. SAILORS ARE WELL
SUPPLIED WITH CLOTHES
It,i I n f*r#ss
Washington, Jan 10.—American
|.ii I'I'-m ate keeping warm Admiral
,\|i»low n. p *ytna*ter gener d ot tin-
navy. in cbarge of supplies. tcIU
the hou««* naval committee today
i;\.-r . m.'M). iie teitifie«|, in we!
MUppheU with g*»od warm clothinrr
and a lan e re . rve supply Is avail ,
able fur emergency use
MRS. MORRU RECOVERING
SLOWLY FROM OPERATION
Mr** loe S Morris, wife of
Hi-f r»*ttry .Morris, state election
ooard, is slowly recovering fron
an o|»erat!on performed four week;
ago
Ho* • fa Mrs Morris' life wa*
aim .*• a'Dindoned 't one time. Her
complete recovery will take near
two month*, doctors U-lieve,_
“Brownalone”
Tint Your H:ir
in a Minute
I’ri frrml t« Won \< tiini Dye*.
... K|,ti >i road i.i'l Ida
shortest cut to the certainty of an
attractive and beautiful
a nee I" ths u«c
Talk about the expense of sup-
porting a wife!
Supporting a wife has nothing on hearten France, England and Italy,
providing a decent living for the
average Plymouth Rock hen.
If you feel that you are paying
too much for a dozen eggs when
you rend an iron man in twain
for a dozen go to see John \V.
POST OFFICE ACTING
AS THRIFT STAMP BANK
It and an 1 of galnln* Information ns tc
uke in the picture Ith« "•■*nn'r *n whl*h the German
I can talk to my friends, know authorities wer« taking advantag.
mg what they look like, and by of the problem we avoid, or occupy
their conversation read the expres our time In idle discussion.
,h>o on their faces. I can hear I wlU take one concrete example
lie traf'le of a busy thorofare. In Haraeln Lager the commandant
aAd rov mind will recognize the ha* charge of 50,000 prisoners, of
of war, when team work is a Beene, and understand what is go which 30.00° are ‘living out.
trg on without experiencing that They are working out in commun
(etlln- of mystery ami wonder dos on the farm-, In the factories
which must be the lot of him who In the workshops, in large batches
* • . . , . mind small batches, and even singly.
serve transportation, thru reduction 1,1 ;h“nj t^s^e.,t gui of an. my i met one man who had been
passeneer train service. Business men st:ife of gratitude, that after employed alone in a wheelwright.*
1 11 ^ r . . .. . . - , ‘ r alive shop. He was a wheelwright by
arc asked to use the mails instead Ot '“"f "*whlle W^lwt* was transplr trade- How many Wheelwrights
“sending a man." and thev have a lr.s at horae? Hhop" a,rt ,“!fre m„!:nsland ?htZb
. . rifdlt to demand that government do • any " reached' homo like a Wheelwrlghu we are keeping Idle
his influence upon ordinary business jts ,)art hv providing first class mail 1 from ti.e dead, a postcard behind barbed wire?
service. TllC postoftice department to ech0 lhe fob of employer gam by the way the
work was done?
A thrift stamp bank will not be
necessary in Oklahoma City, ho-
Nicely, president of the poult’rv cor,lins to J. V. Keesl.cn. publicity
association, and hear the trials of of the committee, because
supporting a fall* sized Biddle in« the po'1 ,,fflc,‘ acls aa a biin,: lor
navy, is the postmaster general. The
official who can throttle or exter-
minate a free press is, finally, pretty
near the dictator of democracy and ar-
biter of all rights, to say nothing of
thoroly to cure such a condition in a
time
prime essential. Tor instance:
The people arc asked to help c<>n-
HUCh 81 yle that ehe will not feel
uncomfortable when a neighbor
calls.
In the last year chicken feed
has advanced irom 40 to 50 per
the wale nf the stamps here and in
addition has a delivery system.
‘ Any one calling the post office,
leaving name, address and number
of stamp*: wanted will have them
deliver**! by the postman." said
cent, meat scraps 100 pre cent and Keeshen. "?.nd that has the down
other feed from 50 to 70 per cent. town banking facilities beat by or.e
And, of course. Biddy requires i point."
a steam heated electrically lighted ‘ According to Keeshen, in r.o
chicken coop, in order to lay her other town in the U. S. that has
derndest and a week’s 4*acation reported does the postoffice handle
sometime during the winter, and the telephone service,
then she is off on a spree once a "In the quota of 10000 a day from
year, too mad to lay because they i Oklahoma City, we are just one
won’t let her set. 'week behind,’’ said Keeshen.
. .. appear
Hi o» itatun*)
1 fa i r Stain.
This prepa-
ration will in*
Mtantly change
gray, streaked
fir faded hair
tu the softest
and richest
irolden brown,
medium, dark
Pro v. n o •
black - Just
aw you wish.
J iihi comb
or brush it
Into your
hair.
Impossible of
detection, will
not rub o-
wft*h off. and needs retouching
only as the hair grows out
"Brownatone" hair stain is far
superior to "dyes," and is abso-
lutely harmless in every way.
Sold by all druggists In two
sizes. 35c and $1.1.1. If you aro
offered a wubHtltute, save annoy-
ance by refusing it and ordering
• Brownatone" direct from the
makers
Insist on Brownatone’ at your
hair Jr**sser a
A trial bottle and Interesting
booklet will he mailed for 10 cents.
Mentiorv shade desired.
Address The Kenton Pharmacal
C'n.. 60s Cop pin Bldg . Covington.
Ky. Sold and guaranteed in Okla-
homa City by Westfall Drug Co.,
ar* other leading dealers.
and domestic affairs.
It is common knowledge that the has a record <>f over $5,000,F*00 profit
postofficc department nationally is in one vtar. hut. if bu?iness concern
“ written In a shaky of obtaining the labor!
T. ra briefly thus "My *»on. The employer pays the man no
badly "shot to’ pieces.’’ It may be be- do conserve transportation as they {*“" {oAr'wwki. »■« have mourned »•»«**. but the local trade-union
cause Postmaster General Burleson ought, a poor mail service may mean yo,un 'thfdespaif Gbf * my^heart my mendant'who ilpXVhim!’Thim-
a loss of 10 times that sum. And vet I blindness and my bonds of cap thousand prisoners from a single
the riirllt arm of all our war nrenara- txvity seemed to grow greate-. in camp contributing to the industry
! 11 . 1 1 , 1 ‘l‘ that simple message I realized the of the -natter., and the wages of
tinn IS the business world. Hist now. terr(bie ;ruth, the full significance 30.000 prisoners contributing to the
has leaned too toward making a proiit
It may be because he has become de-
cidedly unpopular with his underpaid
employes. It may he because of his
attitude toward labor and his suppres-
sion of papers with anti-administra
Somewhere in the United States sen-'of the tragedy which had followed cost »r the war.
, iny fall.
A very large number of prison-
ate archives is a resolution for investi- ""what had been my suffering to eis are employed as agricultural
gat ion of the postoffice department, theirs? After all I was a soldier laborers, and it Is quite reason-
T" .....- . 1 . ", , mine Was a duty Hut those able to suppose that all the food
tion or pro-ticrman tendencies, now- Such an investigation, to ne conducted w.hu wut at home—what of them? supplied to the prisoners, such as
ever this mav be, the sum total is an fairlv and tllorolv. is about tilt* most Such things are* unavoidable in it is, Is grown by prisoner labor.
unsatisfactorv and bad condition. 1 important buenese that the senate has wi,0 im,w„and the conditions and worked on farms that they were
It i. highly important speedily anti on its waiting list. .SJSSSIt S-“ "S.‘
, ,al errors. It la surprising to me j asked those men why they did
REED KNOCKED SKY-HIGH x/ jthat the errors in reporting ca« not embrace the opportunity to
I unities are not more frequent, and make their escape. Rut they said
US, the refiners *liul millers were not 'it K peak a well Of the care given that while the work waa bird
, r |by those responsible for this ta.sk they preferred it; as they lived
squeezing cxornitilllt prices fRtt of US Think of the task of the hun with the farmer, who treated them
for what Sll^ar and wheat we could dre<u and thousands of casualties well if they worked well. They
t j - 3 . 1 i and the errors, terrible tho the ate at the farmer's table, and
get. Instead ot *54 and 40. we nave sufferlng entailed may be. are com
By using smoked glasses and turning
them upon an object scintillating a lit-
tle higher up than the moon, you will
be able to observe a gent named Reed
who has been what you may c ’’
“hoist hv his own petard.” referring
to the Missouri senator whose rigorous liars has been saved to consumers of They thought
investigation of Hoover has resulted flour, with producers of wheat getting j£““K" from it; no need for
in a great personal triumph — foriunusually fair prices. Mr. Hoover ha-
Hoover. played both ends against the middle,
Reed started out to discredit the and won for the people. It is enough j,o"th.m.
to make Reed and his ilk red hot, hut obllu“ry noliT t ie
* ! newspapers, and letters ana teie-
these actual results Stick out, and the (grama of condolence poured in.
folks want more of Hoover, however' My ,BOllc'tora tof
... m.v belongings and explained their
lie does It. |contents to my family.
CHAPTER VII
Ward 13, Reserve Laiarette 3,
Hanover.
Before the war Reserve Laza
rette 5 at Hanover was a mili-
tary school. It Is now used for
I wounded military prisoners.
paid SI-2 to 10 cents for sugar, and paratlvely insignificant,
three or four hundred millions of dol- Lr^tri|yhgt'0ery'ed 1,18 reade‘ ~ ‘y
|lars has been saved to consumers of i They thought me dead.
,mo to describe the tears and mr
row. Tho*e who suffer must bear
their sorrow In silence—more honor
food administration before the country.
It was disclosed that Director Hoover
may have, in some particulars, exer-
cised more authority than Reed and
his colleagues ever granted him, and
that he may have smashed some per
fectly good theories in behalf of actual
practical effects. These things may
smack of les majeste in Washington
but the country at large sees, feels and
cares for the actual results only.
When Hoover entered upon his work,
saving of sugar and wheat for the
allies were the immediate war ncces
sities. The allies got the sugar and
wheat. Moreover, while Hoover war
squeezing tjie sugar and wheat out of’world.*
and
-THE TOWN CRIER-
J. F. G.
What has become of the old fash-
ioned man who used to say, "I hope it
gets cold and stays cold?”
Some 500 years T>. C., Confucius said:
“He who will not economize will have for Orman soMicrs suffering from
to agonize.” Save for war savings '^^"ting room l9 used|
stamps. ! for all patient*; the wounded pria* |
---— oners receiving treatment in the,
Olir naval man-power is about six'morning and the Germans In Ihe
. * , i . * * .q j afternoon. There is no separa
timCS \\ h<lt It MRS M hell t lorninny pro- Hon of the two classes of patients.
claimed ruthless submarine warfare and honor must share the com j
That proclamation surely woke up the;p\vnr<(’1f ,5?™'.''biiiard‘ruPomltin
1 the old days. There were nine)
---A>eds in the ward; and four Brit j
ish and four French officers lay
- Hide by side in captivity.
tof
1 tors.
The diet in hospital ran hardly
be described as suitable for inva
, same time it was sub-
the tremens, producing nllega fire on him. nne^hlow put It out. s,antUi tts rotnpared with what Is
* * * 1 received In prison camps. Kor
" '■ "arn Mr- McAdoo not to ,,re„uf,ust we received coffee, with
Or no. there hasn’t anybody ac fe|’'are passenger conductors with two very small, crusty rolls, each
- 1 loneer telephone girls, because nbout t'be Rixe of a tangerine
they often fall to make connections. I oranBp; each r„n cut In half and
* * * ln slight suspicion of Jam nlaced
our caps down o'er our ears: , Hut fohnny Cassidy, oh .lohnnv ' JEST’^^7^ ^ ZJW
mittens on our Jitney spears, and , Cassidy, why do you allow such History tells us Coronado forded a ..t,.„„e (-t„.ese quite unfit to eat
•ally forth to meet the blast Hoo- "lckp<1 rumor* ot >'our conduct to river. Fact Is. many explorations The d|nnor was usunllv qute good
fay! Whoop-la! It anowa at laat! Iclrcu,aU were complete flivvers consisting of soup, a little meat
With booming-, bouncing, bound ] * ..... ! and vegetables, and stewed apples
log glse. we hasten then, reports I Even If It's so tho, that Johnny *■*«»! rint till . .11 1)0h. (,r gooseberries. At 3 o'clock a
to see, put out by experts, farm "*ell off.” on New Year's eve, let's Harper. Justice of the cup of coffee and tt small roll, at
•nd stock, to learn the dciiara this let It be. Gosh, can't n cop have Peace, will make out your appllca « o'clock supper, consisting of tea
MILLION AIR.
It'a here at last. The streets
•re white. Tho dark tho day, the
outlook's bright. We swath our | cu'.ed " the‘"defen'sc “of “being"blhu
feet In gunnyeaeks, and hook our j lous
topeoata on our backs, and pull
tlon for auto license. Made right,
j —Lawton Constitution
Will knock Into our pockets If It ,un Just once a year?
•lays a week or even several days. ' • • •
Ha hTwe" are" a mmionaRe' *w"y , C°“n‘y M(°rnry Char'en B SW * Met ukelele music sounds as
Lfw tattklto mnd ■ bya la on th» l>ro»eculIon's side. tho „ ,lttd guitar.
Should we hesitate to spend or an(1 \\urr*n K. Snyder Is on Ihe • . •
live or, rtak or 0,» or, 1%n>f.„"hy Riverside. Having worked off a UITII i;AS
r^cT^JuM0 WU wa t umVl ",Uri ,7, ,h"* T8- " After thl'Te 'gnd, hag wa,
that million CMheam per crib and Vm 1,n"
■tack and trough and bln Game "ed k h prewn' "'“,0 unconsciously given With the exception
Fortune now at laat does knock.: . k,7* 'urprll,e-,Iobn"
Wall pull our pretties out of hock ' ’ * * 1,al,y Repub,,can ,
Stand back! Make room! Don't "e nren't overly skeptical, hut
gape and stare. This bljxxord Is "Pen we see In un advertisement "dy . ho vm'ncer
a million air! I that the factory Is already unable . y*a.r ' nothing on tit*
, , , i to supply the demand for the dk-hth hand, five-passenger Ford,
According to defense In the 1 »r‘lcl*. «'« wonder what the need ,whlch l" ",nl «ood as new "
Riverside [nn case, Chief Nichols' j *• *° advertise It
•tool pigeon, becoming chicken | '
hearted, quailed and flew.
without milk, strong cheese, or
German sausage or brawn, and a
slice of bread.
For this diet we paid 80 marks
per mpnth.
So food is* supplied free to of
fleers either In hospital or camp
and they cannot purchase anything,
beyond he regular issue.
of the din
ner. I found the foo<| of very lit
tie use to me for the first week
or two, as having lost the power
in my Jaw, and being unable tc
open It more than half an Inch, 1
couldn't tackle the rolls, and what
couldn’t ho eaten had to be left
WAR CAM ROM.
! there \'<»s no substitute.
1 IMPOSSIBLE! YOU MI8«T MEAN! ••••••
€2000 CONDITION. When l first been me nware that
, , 9 . Sale- Second-hand Ford car i there was a probability of my be
..... f Smith (Initials deleted) was good shape — Adv In Ada Evening j |ng exchanged 1 set to work te
rcxy b,.rd' 10 haV* •l,caP*d lh* awarded the double cross yesterday News. ..„hor w|m, information I could
rumpus kicked up. for unusual b; ,vjry Among ... , cnm, lnt0 f0ntact ,vlth a goort
" achievements »re the.e: It's nece«snry to "wade thru" many private soldiers, and ln con
It might t>« mid that the alls- With no hope of assistance. h« some rending matter. Other articles; vernation with them 1 becam,
gttlonf ere due to • peculiar form,etruck a match. When It opened ( are loo deep, evueg for that. i deeply Interested hi the commer
Is Your Home
Void of Music?
Are Your Children Forced
to Seek Pleasure and
Intertainment Elsewhere?
Possibly Under Influence of
Conditions You Would
Not Approve Of?
If So, Come to
Grafonola
Headquarters
Let u« prove to you that
your home enn he made
happy at a very small cost.
This'
Special Outfit
At $89.50
Includes six douhle face
rccortls (IJ selections ) of
your own choice; on terms
of
$1.25 Weekly
Remember the Place—
Where You Find the
Largest and Best Stock.
Armstrong’s
211 WEST MAIN STREET
Sleds For Girls and Boys
All Sizes, Priced, $1.50 to $3.00
In the Economy Basement Garment Shop—Broken assortnieiits and oddments of Women’s Coats, Child’s
Coats and Women’s Dresses, Hate Been Brought Forward and Marked at Extraordinary Savings
Resulting In Bargains of Supreme Importance.
Dressmaking
Department
Third Floor
Grafonola and
Record,
Third Floor
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Order By Mail—Shipping Charges Paid. ■
The Sensible Housewife Will Invariably Prefer
Open Stock China
By Open Stock we mean—Patterns in China that are available at all
times in which you may buy the quantity and diah desired. The
frequent breakage is thus overcome and the *Diner Set can be kept
complete and if so desired, increased in number cf pieces and the odd
dishes that are not usually included in the original set when* pur-
chased—
—American China has increased in favor with the decrease of im-
portations of iiaviland—American manufacturers finding a ready
market for their ware have improved it wonderfully and the results
are that it vies with Haviland in points of quality, shape and design.
The following Dinner Sets are composed of the latest and most popular
designs in American made ware—and those contemplating new Dinner
Sets should not fail to view them before making final selections. Note
how economically they are priced.
12-Piece Dinner Set—<Open stock design—Highly
glazed American F'orcelain, plain shapes, plain
white with Cluster Rose Border between Drey
Dotted Lines, with Gold F.dge ana Inner Band
Half Gold Handles—the set $11.75.
42-Piece Dinner Sets of first quality Semi-
Porcelain, plain shapes with narrow conventional
border in brown Medallipn effect connecting
bunches of Pink Roses, Gold Edges with Half
Gold Handles on Cups nnd^ Hollow Pieces—Open
Stock Design—the set $13.65.
42-Piece Dinner Sets—In plain edge Semi Porce-
lain. "American” shape with Pink Rose Medal-
lions combined with Gold Band, Striped Handles
ind Decorated Covers—Open Stock Design—the
set $14.45.
42-Piece Dinner Sets—In pure "White, Semi-
Porcelain, in "American" Shape, having band
decorations in Brown, Gold Edge and Gold
Handles—Open Stock Design—tho set $15.30.
42-Piece Dinner Sets—Of good quality light
weight Porcelain decorated with dainty sprays of
Pink Roses and Green Foliage plain edges—Open
Stock Design—tho set $12.00.
42-Piece Dinner Sets—In plain White Porcelain,
having clear white glaze, strong body shapes
with scalloped edges, similar to Ransom Haviland
Jhina—Open Stock Design—the set $6.30.
At Hor^ibangh Brown’*
China Dept., Third Floor, West Room.
SplendidOfferings in
Glassware
Glass Rolling Pins, 35c
value, special ............23c
Glass Dippers, with heavy wood
handle, 19c value..........lie
Mb. size Glass Sanitary Butter
Dish, 25c value, special
each ......................10c
Sanitary Bedroom Water Bottles,
with 1 tumbler. 25c value.
each ......................17c
get of 6 Water Glasses, heavy
glass in plain or optic pat-
terns regular 60c dozen, spe-
cial set of 6 ..............19c
4 piece Sugar and Cream Sets,
optic pattern, regular 75c value
special,’4 piece set .........39c
Glass Measuring Cups,
each ......................10i
At Rorabaugh-ISrou n’s
Crystal Room, Third Floor.
Children's Shoes
On Sale Friday and Saturday
At 20 Per Cent Reductions
Mothers should take immediate ad
vantage of the -neat savings this
sale provides. Both Play House and
Educator Shoes are involved, in all
the styles that is popular both for
boys’ and girls’ wear. Remember,
the reductions are in force ONLY
FRIDAY AND SATE A DAY!
Sinn
Shops,
pair ..........
............*:i.'20
$3.50
Shoes,
pair ..........
............$2.«r
Shoes,
pair ..........
........... *2.(15
*2.50
Shoes,
pair ..........
........... S2.no
*2.00
Shoes,
pair ..........
............*1.60
$1.50
Shoes,
pair ..........
............SI.20
At Rorabaugli-Rrown’s
Children’s Shoe Section, East Room, Rear.
Lining Silks of Supreme Qualities
Friday and Saturday at Greatly Lowered Prices
$1.50—36-inch Fancy Linings,
Yard $1.19
Choice of excellent fabrics with white and
colored grounds having setf color satin stripes
or floral and figured designs, in rose, tan, drab,
gold and cerise—yard $1.19.
$1.25 40*inch Chiffon Cloth, Yard 88c
A fine quality of Chiffon cloth, splendid for
Dresses and Blouses; comes in shades of flesh
turquoise, rose, gray copen. green and brown;
regular $1.25 value; at yard 88c.
24-inch Lining Satin, Yard 79c
A srlendld (rra<h> In tho narrower width—comes
In colors of Copenhagen blue, rose, scarlet, pink,
lavender, light blue, white and black—yard, very
special, *9r.
!
$1.50—36-inch Lining Satin—
Yard $1.22
A very lusterous Satin having silk surface and
soft linen hack, a sturdy wearing quality In solid
colors of navy, copen. rose, taupe, red, green,
pink and white and black—yard JH.??,
$1.50 Crepe Poplins, Yard $1.29
Provided are almost all of the desired dress
shades —Is an extra good quality of Crepe
Poplins—that sell regular^ at ft 50—on sale
at yard Sl.'.’.'h
At KorahaiigliBrowns
Main Floor, West Room, West Aisle.
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