The El Reno American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1916 Page: 4 of 12
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interesting spring novelties
Qaa*nt Bonnets Are Returning-
on the White Sale.
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del.p, roomy pockets, and are loose!> GREAT VICTORY FOR THE SOUTH j
belted. Combined with skirts of white
Nhw York. Feb. 2. Even the most
skeptical among us must thrilled
and interested by the attractive novel
ties Fashion is now placing on her
spring counters, and in her spring
t-hops. For Instance, there are the
uuaint bonnets which are being dis-
played at the moment in our millinery
departments, as a logical sequence of
the modish gathered and flaring
skirts.
Fluttering about one ol those lain
nets, a fascinating creation or garnet
braid and while gardenias, in one of
our smart shops the other afternoon,
was a quaintly smart little* person.
linen, duck, khaki, or cotton corduroy
they are excellently suited to morning
wear and the house
The Jumper dress or blouse is one
of the most satisfactory notions intro
ducod for many seasons; Instead of
losing favor because of its genera!
popularity, it is, on the contrary, be-
coming daily more in demand. 1 or
business, street, and general daytime
wear, tin* dark blue serge jumper
Hock combined with an underblousc
It Has Found the Road to Success
and It Following It.
The South of the I'nited States has
eme rged from an indust rial rut, and
emerged triumphantly. Seventeen
months ago that great section was
confronted by n condtiion that to all
appearances meant such depression
in the price of its principal, and al-
most its only product, as had not
l>« «*ti experienced since* tin* mid-
of , ,1.. cl,111... dooiKi'llt'. or l,lH< k iiliH-llw. w lion ii hud ovrslo. k,ul the
- ii tin, is most satisfactory The fac t
thut. tin? underblouse may In* changed,
and tin* frock so varied, nuike.j its ap-
peal to women who like- a change* now
and then, hut who cannot afford n
great number of frocks.
dressed all ill gray. She wore one* ot
tin* new faille suits, made* with a ruth
close* fitting coat, flaring widely at
fin* lower edge*. combine*d with tin*
most modern of old-fashioned skirt.-
It was a veritable* "pull back." having
ill of Hie* fulness drawn to the* back
and he*ld by a tupe* faate*ne*d al tin* sid«*
uvams lilting as smoothly and plain
lv across the* front as the narrowest
ni skirts did some* seasons back. From
lMilt to hem in hack, tin* skirt was
stiffened with hair-cloth, eausing the
fulness to fall in several outstanding
:olds At the involuntary upward ami
downward glance? she induct'd, one* e*\
letted to see a pair of extreme ly high
French heels on silver buekled slip
pe?r.s. or a high-crowue*d. flower-trim
uie-fl chapenuu.
Ah tlie small person continued on
tier way from counter to counter, the*
Fkirt swung in true*, hoop skirt fash
itin. which it must is* admitted was
quite fascinating
At this season of the year, ol course*,
tide expects to find the shopH verit-j
aide bowers ol white; to find the mu*' '
lancinating of cottons. suggested lor
uninier frocks, nnd to be charme*d by
the airy blouse*n, parasols, and othe*r
.*rtlcles designe d, as it se*e*iuu. for yea'
in Fairyland itself. The* white* sale
this ye*ar is considerably mixe*d with
pink and the* other soft tones which
iiave bee*n gradually coming into tie
\or for underwe*nr the Inst f«fw sea
r»ons. There are* the elaintiest possible'
combinations, c hemises, camisoles, and
the numerous other undeefittlngs
which go so far toward the hucccbh of
frock or suit. Silk mull, and other
soft cottons vie for favor with the
more expensive ltulian silk Alt of
these silks and cottons wash excel-
lently and require no ironing. While
the silk garments are* at first a trifle
• •xpenslve for the* majority of purses. 1
in the? end they are economical; the^ '
lit so well, wear so well and are* gen
•‘tally so entirely satisfactory.
White will he quite as modish for
skirt, suit and frock this season ns it
f.ua been for the past summer or two
Serge, gabardine and broadcloth art
smart for those* who c«n afford more
than one white frock or suit, hut for
ihe practical woman cotton corduroy
in its various cords will be far more
practical; it may be easily and ef-
fectively tubbed when soiled. These
corduroys conn* in tin* pah pinks,
blues, yellows, and similar tones for
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Jumper Ores* of Serge
Satin or taffeta blouses or Jumpers
with slee ves of « transparent or con
trusting material are still being worn
for afternoon sad more dressy occas-
ions, combined with skirts ot tafteta,
faille or satin
A BIG DEMAND FOR LABOR
Railways in the East Have Trouble
to Find Plenty of Laborer*.
world with cotton A le w years or
unexampled demand for tin* staph*
had encouraged a tremendous increase
in the acreage planted; the sudden
closing of some of tin* principal mar
i.ets threatened to leave an immense
surplus at greatly depreciated value.
All will remember ih»* expedients
recommended and resorted to In those
days in the hope of carrying tin* South
ern planter over tin* winter the pro-
posals for Federal. State and muni
clpal loans; the organization of
warehouse associations that would
enable the cotton-poor farmer to pur
chase seed and support his family
until ho could raise something mav-
U. table, and. finally, the buy-u bnb*
movement, which appealed to the gen-
» rosily of tin* North and the South.
Mingled with all the expedients for
immediate relief, however, were per-
sistent efforts to bring the Southern
farmers around at length to a realiza-
tion of the South’s great economic
blunder, tin* single crop- Winnings in
plenty had been given them. The very
thing that happened In 1914 had been
pi edictcd. If it had never happened,
the fact that the South was making a
great economic mistake by putting
all ol its eggs in one basket would not
have been affected. For years the
Southern farmers had been raising
cotton only that they might transfer
the proceeds to farmers of the.North
and West in payment of other farm
products which the South itself could
raise equally well if it would. Cotton
hud the attraction, the charm, of be
ing a cash crop, and despite all argu
mentB the Southern farmer clung to
It and, perhaps, would still be cling
ing to it were it not for the lesson
Of 1914.
Then, for the first time, the cam-
paign for diversification began to
make headway. Stiange to say.
even in the face of indisputable
proofs of its benefits, many in the
South until quite recently, and some
of them from anything but unselfish
motives, have insisted that the old
one-crop system should be adhered
to Cotton, they have held, is the
South’s great product; tin* South is
identified with cotton, it should stick
to cotton and let the rest of the coun-
try do the general fanning. Hut this
kind of reasoning had lost its force
Furnish Your Home With
BASS GOOD FURNITURE
OUR NEW CLUB PLAN LETS YOU PAY AS YOU CAN
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A Real Brass Bed Bargain Guarai
teed finish. 2-inch posts, only $10.0
200 New Rugs
We are now showing one of the
greatest lines of floor coverings
in the history of this store.
You should see the new small
allover designs in spendid
shades.
9x12 Wiltons, $37.80 and up.
9x12 Axministers, $18 and up.
Our great variety enables you
to select just what you want.
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Solid Oak Princess
Beveled Mirror
Dresser, French
. $12.50
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No home complete without a Hoosier
Kitchen Cabinet. Price, $23.35; with
roll door*, 50c extra. Buy one on the
Easy Payment Plan.
Thi* Library Table furnished in either
Golden or Fumed Brown, and Real
Oak, •lily— ----------------------$9-50
We aell on easy payments cheep-
er than others do for cash.
$1.00 else, Oils Floor Hops,
(Saturday Only)
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Thi* large, comfortable upholstered
Fumed Finish:
Rocker in Golden or
werth $12.50, only
$9.00
-cparalr skirts, suit:- and sport
or blouseH.
Jefferson City. Mo. The Mat** labor
commissioner, John T. Fitzpatrick,
said recently that heavy orders are
coming Into labor quarters of Missouri!^ tj)r. ootton belt. It had resulted
and Kansan for railroad construction on|y jn cheapening the South’s prin
laborers. clpal product. The fanners of the
"It is tin* first time in the history oi Lt,c!j0n won, al iHsf willing to try
Missouri," said the commissioner, j diversification raising considerable
"that there has been a demand for rotlou sljjj ol course, hut no longer
neglecting to raise all other farm pro-
ducts. The first result of this determ-
ination was a strengthening of prices
| for the surplus of the old crop, he-
construction workers, Usually there
ore more of these laborers in the
Fast than can find employment, and
of late years great numbers of Greek
Bass Furniture & Carpet Company
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°a,s and Italian luborers have sought em I, aUPt. it was seen by exporters and
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ployment in the West and Southwest
The Ualtimore \ Ohio railroad and
many other lines an* placing otders
with all the labor agencies In tills
state for men and are shipping them
I East.
"It seems that tin* European war
had drawn many of the foreign labor- f|uenceH
ers hack home and this is more true proURht
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of the East than West, and for the
first time in years there is a shortage
of tills kind of labor in the East. It
appears, too. that the Eastern rail
roads and the mills are all expecting
greatly to increase their forces and
lor the first time are drawing on the
West for men.”
The commissioner expressed the
opinion that the present year would
lie the most profitable one lor labor-
ers in Missouri
domestic consumers that the following
crop would he far below the average
in quantity. This stiffening of quo-
tations has continued steadily until
from 7c the price ol cotton went
steadily upward until it touched 13c.
j Notwithstanding all external br-
and uncertainties, cotton
higher price in 1915 tha \
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BETTER AIR
Overheating
IN PUBLIC PLACES
is probably the greai
it had commanded for two years,
j in the review of business conditions
prepared by experts of the United
States Chamber ol Commerce, and
Just made public, after noting tile
point that tHe cotton crop will be the
smallest tor years, and the further
point that it is bringing remunerative
prices, the interesting statement is
made that because of the unusual di
versification in the South during 1915.
there resulted the largest grain and
forage crops of all descriptions ever
known in the history of that section
Tin* statement goes on to say that
House Coat of Cotton Corduroy
\moug the season’s novelties is the
house coat; it closely resembles tin-
sport coat or blouse, and could in fact
he used for the same purpose, but it
lias been designed for house wear, to
lake the place, us it were, of the ki
mono, with the woman who does not
care for, or who lias not the time to
indulge in. tin* luxury of so complete
a negligee as a kimono, or similar
loose-fitting house robe These an
being developed in tin* colored cotton
corduroys, and in like corded cottons.
They are finished with wide collar
predisposing factor of so-called grippe there are now more hogs, cattle and
which is just another name for the dairy rows in the South than ever he
mute respitory affection, which urge. fore, and that "the Southern Stales as
tint some legal restriction ought to be whole are more self-contained than
placed upon the heating of public! at any time in their history, and are
gathering places, setting, for instance.. apparently on a sure and solid founds
degrees farenheit. as the liighes* j tion in all agricultural and Industrial
possible limit for heating If thi? ways." fletter still, the conclusion i.
were done and the law rigidly enforc |i*nthed that in all probability the sys
<*d. the foul air so noticeable in many inn of di\ersitication will be perinan-
of these places would cease to he a rut. and that there will be more and
menace to health if our modern con-
ception of vitiated air is correct Hint
outdoor air Is more healthful than
indoor air is commonly asserted. One
reason that is strongly advocated in
support of this statement is that out
uoor air is cooler and not <> dry a*
stabilization or the continuous pro
duet ion of a cotton crop with a fixed
high quality is one of the principal
problems up for solution
Safe farming is a name for the de
parture perferred now to diversified
farming in some parts of the South,
and there can he no reasonable objec-
tion to the shorter and simpler term.
It might, however, he improved by in-
serting "and skillful" after "safe."
Christian Science Monitor.
WATCHING THE TRAINS COME IN
ie Law—The Trains and the County-
Seat Towns.
It will Ih- clear to any one w ho reads
it closely that the law’s intent is to
.stop at least eight trains (four each
way) every day at every county seat,
provided the railroad brought into
(mention runs that number. If it runs
more, say five, it is required to stop
the fifth, unless ordered to do so by
the Commission The question of pop-
ulation or of volume of traffic does not
seem to enter into the law’s considera-
tion. however pertinent that question
may seem to the ordinary mind. It
bestows on a county seat of 1,000 pop-
ulation the same privilege and dignity
that it does on one of 100,000 popula
tion. The law seems less concerned
with a county seat’s need of traveling
facilities than with its proper dignity
It is apparently animated by the idea
that a county seat’s dignity is put in
gross derogation if. only that number
being run, any one of the eight trains
neglects to halt in its midst long en-
ough to enable the engineer to blow .<
salute This law. in fine, seems to
more foodstuffs raised in proportion
to cotton in the future.
The South, in othei words, has found
tin* road that leads to economic Ind*
pondence and is following it And
this road also leads to another goal
which all thinking people in tie
OUR WARS NOT GLORIOUS
Histories Have Lied to Gratify Our
National Vanity, Says Writer.
American histories have too often
lied to gratify our national vanity.
We should learn now. if we are ever
to learn it. that contrary to a wide-
spread belief, our wars have not been
glorious. If precedent is worth any-
thing at all, all precedent shows that
those who discuss danger ol our be-
coming an aggressive* milltarstic Na-
tion are talking through the air vents
in their fedoras; that the danger is.
and always has been, of exactly the
opposite kind; that we have never
been prepared for war. and because
v.e have never been prepared, our:
wars have been dragged out to bloody j
lengths.
A partial exception is the Mexican
War,,for which we were more nearly
prepared than for any other. It was
a short war. The Spanish War ap
pears, perhaps, as another exception;
but in that war we lost, needlessly,
many men, and the only thing that
saved us from terrible humiliation was
the greater unpreparedness and in
efficiency of poor, weak Spain-
In the utterances of Washington th«
shame ol our condition in the Revolu-
tionary' War is time and again set
forth. The true history of the War
ol 1812. on land, is a history of shame
end disgrace; of defeats by small Drit-
ish forces of larger American forces
composed of "a citizen soldiery." Mil-
itary authorities agree that the Civil
War might have been stopped in the
h< ginning by the presence, at the first
battle of Hull Run. of a dozen r«*g-
have that lack of discrimination which ; meats ot trained regulars,
is chief among the distinguishing! it is important that in revising our
tiaits ol Texas statutes. Hence, it | opinions of men and events, we con-
Inokk as il the Texas
step its last train at
nut
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OKLAHOMA CITY,
Pacific must ! Hitler Thomas Jefferson with care. J
indoor air. country have long hold in view The
-- ----— ' majority of planters up to this tinn
When either aide on tin* French have been looking for quantity rather
lu-i tie line captures a hundred yards [than quality Greater ease financial-
oi trench they feel encouraged to hope} ly, greater security in their industry.
Jefferson, re- i Jefferson was, of course, an amiable
yard less of wlmt may he the personal j and cultivated gentleman, but wlmt
views and disposition ol the Railway | did ho wish for the United States and
Commissioners it runs, it seems, onlv what did he do?
four trains each way through .1 offer-1 He wanted to keep the country out |
son. so that Jeffersonians have a clea. , of international affairs, and he must
h ual right to assemble at the depot ; have believed, as some modern pnei j
twice mot** every day to enjoy tli ' lists do. that a way to keep our of war j
thrill of seeing the train come in than I was to be unready for war. | ___
• unities now afforded themI He ceased to build warship* and .<i 2525^5
by the Texas A- Pacific Railway Com-i lowed the army and navy built up by • further fact that in those days we had
pany The railway may present, and j his predecessors to become feeble, and j merchant sailors to turn into nnn-o’
**ven prove to the Commission in this though he narrowly avoided war with j warsnien. to man the ships built by
end other similar case* of the future. I England during bis ow n administra-1 Washington and Adams the ship?
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(hey will soon have the remaining tour
hundred and forty miles
We gather from the dispatches that
King Nicholas of Montenegro is also
"somew here in France "
will henceforth enable them to give
time, hitherto denied, to improvement
ot the stock. The Department of Ac
rieulture has just issued a valuable
pamphlet on this subject, the purpos*
ei which is to make clear tin* fact that
The German diplomats are finding It
very difficult to frame an acknowl-
edgment it fit the Lusitania case ir.
loth Washington and Berlin. They
that tli** county seat does not conn*! lion, he prepared the country most j which saved us from complete di i«iin’t seem to cat thelt cake and keep
down to the depot to travel, but only
to Inspect those who do, but that
plea will g»*l it no exemption. It is
precisely the ample enjoyment of that
sensation that apparently the law wa
chiefly meant to Insure Dallas News
•flectively for the feats of the War of yni(l.
1812—a war which was a draw, at j
best, and which was saved from being
a crushing defeat only by the fact tb; >
Napoleon was being dealt with in
Europe at the same time, and tile
Julian Street in McClureV
Afl a rule, the kind of man who is
hard to get acquainted with isn’t easy
to get money out of.
| it too.
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Sometimes a man becomes so pious
In would rather not work ai all than
to work for pay
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