The Tribune-Progress (Mountain View, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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fc THE TRIBUNE-PROGRESS
Volume 19. Number 45
Mountain View, Oklahoma, Friday, March 15, 1918
$1.00 Per Year
MAILABLE WEIGHTS
INCREASE TO-DAY
Parcel Post Packages Weighing
Seventy Pounds Can be Sent
in the First, Second and
Third Zones—Fifty Pounds
in all Other Zones.
Postmaster D. W. Wells has
made the announcement of a com-
ing change ii^the regulations gov-
erning acceptance of parcel post
matter, permitting the sending of
mail in the lirst three zones from
any postoflice.of parcel post pack-
ages up to seventy pounds, and
permitting the mailing of pack-
ages weighing up to fifty pounds
to any point within the parcel
oust limits.
Tlie announcement is as fol-
lows :
“By order of the postmaster
general, on and after March 15,
1918, seventy pounds of parcel
post may be mailed for ..delivery
in the first, second and third
zones, and fifty pounds for parcels
mailed for delivery in any other
zone.
“This change will serve to in-
crease the usefulness and availa-
bility of the parcel post as a
prompt, convenient and cheap
means of transportation to mar-
ketable packages. The increased
weight limit will be particularly
advantageous in the marketing of
products of the farm, and it will
make it possible for the consumer
and the producer to get in direct
contact, through distribution of
food, which is very important in
winning the war.
“The increased limit in weight
does not apply to parcels sent to
expeditionary forces in Europe.
The parcels mailed to those
forces must not exceed in weight
seven pounds. This is an account
of the requirements of the French
government.”
School Calendar.
The following is a calendar of
events for the remainder of the
school term. Cut this out and
save for future reference:
March 15—Individual program
of societies.
March 21 — Minstrel show,
Thursday night at 8 o’clock.
March 29—Tryout for County
Meet (voice, piano, reading, etc.).
April 6—County Meet at Ho-
bart, beginnin gat ^’o’clock Sat-
urday.
April 12-13 — Southwestern
Meet at Weatherford.
April 20—Contest between
girls’ literary societies Friday
afternoon.
April 25, 26, 27—Sta£e track
and field meet at Norman.
May 1—Exhibition of school
work and May Day drill.
May 3—Contest between boys'
literary societies Friday after-
noon.
Mav 10—Contest between win-
ners of boys’ and girls’ literary
societies. Cup to be awarded
winner.
May 19—Baccalaureate sermon
Sunday morning at Auditorium.
May 24—Graduating exercises
it Auditorium Friday night.
Events on March 15, April 20,
May 3 and 10 are free, and will
be held at the Auditorium.
Dates for University Orchestra,
Girls’ Glee Club concert and
funior and Senior plays are to be
determined later.
NEXT LIBERTY LOAN
TO START APRIL 6
The Third Liberty Loan Cam-
paign Will Open on the
First Anniversary of United
States Entry Into War.
Amount Not Yet Settled.
On April 6, the first anniver-
sary of the United States entry
into the war, the third Liberty
loan will open. There will be a
campaign of three or four weeks.
lu announcing the date Secre-
tary McAdoo said the amount of
the loan, the interest rate and
other features, such as converti-
bility of bonds of previous issues,
maturity of and terms of pay-
ment, arc to be determined, and
that new legislation will be neces-
sary before plans can be com-
pleted.
The fact that the amount of the
loan is dependent on further
legislation indicates that it will
be for more than $3,600,000,000,
the remainder of authurzied but
unissued bonds, and the fact that
certificates of indebtedness now
being sold in anticipation of the
loan bear four and one-half per
cent afford some indication of the
interest rate.
11-ow large the loan shall be de-
pends largely, however, on the
fate of the pending war finance
bill carrying an appropriation of
half a billion dollars, and action
on the railroad bill, with its ap-
propriation of a similar amount.
Although Mr. McAdoo made
no specific announcement, it is
now taken for granted in official
circles that there will be but one
more loan before June 30, the end
of the fiscal year.
The statement concerning the
date set for the campaign was
made in time, Secretary McAdoo
explained, to give every com-
munity a chance to prepare for
the big bond sale, and he strongly
advocated popular demonstra-
tions of patriotism on the day of
the opening of the loan and the
secopd year of the war.
Second Draft, April or May
Washington, D. £., March ■*.—
While war department officials
reiterate that no date has been
fixed for the calling of the second
draft of the national army, all
available outward indications
would seem to point to some
time during the month of April,
or at the latest early in May.
Such an estimate is based on
the known preparations for equip-
ping and housing, the men. It is
no military secret that equipment
arid supplies for the men of the
second draft will become availa-
ble soon after April 1, and care-
ful observers look for the first in-
crements to be called soon after-
ward.
The number of men to be called
in the first increment has not yet
been determined upon because
the question of housing them has
not been disposed of. There will
be room for some of them in
camps and cantonments now oc-
cupied by troops, and it is possi-
ble that additional cantonments
may be provided. It is also pos-
sible that some of the national
guard camps may be used during
the period. This phase of the
subject is being given careful
•study, but nothing has been de-
cided.
Oklahoma is Loyal
Oklahoma City, March 12—
(Special)—The loyalty campaign
is meeting with an enthusiastic
response throughout Oklahoma.
The demand for loyalty pledge
cards is enormous, nearly half a
million having been sent />ut un-
der the direction of the State
Council of Defense.
G. B. Parker, editor of the Ok-
lahoma News, has volunteered
his services as head of the Loyal-
ty Bureau. The state is being or-
ganized through the agency of the
county councils, the counties be-
ing divided into school district
organizations. There are thou-
sands of school districts in the
state, but at the rate the work is
progressing nearly every district
soon will have a loyalty organiza-
tion.
Ford Parts
Accessories
Zellner Motor Co.
FORD CARS
If its a Ford Repair, We have it—
Always in Stock.
Our repair department is in charge of
H. C. Miller, a man of many years exper-
ience in automobile repair work.
Oils, Gasoline - Tires and Tubes
Everything that is needed by
the auto owner
Zellner Motor Co.
J. E. ZELLNER, Prop.
Mountain View - Phone 75
“Yes, We Have It”
up to the Minute
fresb, clean and complete
—That’s why people like to
trade with us. Save irri-
tation and disappointments
by ordering from the drug-
gist who carries a stock
large enough to meet every
requirement of every cus-
tomer.
1ST!1
mannen drug store
Mountain View. Oklahoma
When You’re out Buying Boys Clothing
This Spring Watch for These
Vital Features
Style Stamina Economy
A LL of them are important; style with-
out stamina won’t last long; stamina
minus style holds little charm for mothers
or boys; economy that does not give you
top value is not real thrift.
You may get some in one make of boys
clothes; some in another; you’re certain of the combination in
Perfection Clothes
THE KIND REAL BOYS WEAR
These good clothes will maintain a rigid quality line; this
season’s styles are cleverer than any before; the amount of real
clothes you get for your money is the final clincher in your de-
cision to have nothing short of our guaranteed Perfection quality.
Prices—quality considered—are the lowest you'll meet this season.
Ages 6 to 18
Priced $5.00 up to $12.50
Stinson Mercantile Co
ONE PRICE ONLY
Good Advice.
Of course, I understand that
whenever I put my pen to paper
people expect me to say “be
glad” for something. And cer-
tainly never could 1 say it more
truly than in connection with
buying the War Savings Stamps.
And so 1 say, buy them, and
you will be glad. Glad because
you are helping yourself. Glad
because, by setting a good ex-
ample, you are helping others to
help. Best of all. glad because
you are helping your country to
clothe, feed, arm, and equip the
brave soldiers and sailors. And
when the war is over, you will be
glad indeed that you have bellied
o win it.—By Eleanor H. Porter,
Author' of “Polyanna.”
New Discoveries
Never sit on a third rail when
wearing wet overalls.
The highest priced motion pic-
ture known was the Mona Lisa.
No steamships have put in at
Tombstone. Ariz., since America
was discovered.
Scientists have proved that or-
dinary malleable iron makes bet-
ter nails than watermelon seeds.
Even the most skilled musi-
cians have been unable to play
“Annie Laurie” on a shoe horn.
For swallowing purposes an
open safety pin is llj-j times
more dangerous than a gum drop.
One teaspoonful of blasting
powder smoked in a pipe will al-
most instantly remove the strong
odor.
Ordinary white cotton thread
is so pliable than it may be
wrfund around a spool without
breaking.
Three tablespoonfuls of salt
added to a glass of water will
make it quite unfit for drinking
purposes.
The dark spots on blotting
paper are frequently caused by
the absorption of ordinary writ-
ing ink.
—w
Chickens « Chickens
With the Accent on the
Chickens can be used on meatless days and the Govern-
ment is making every effort to help increase this supply of
meat. You cannot market your poultry now, and it is up
to you to get results for the future. Raise plenty of young
stock to replace the old when sold.
Get An Incubator
And Hatch More Early Chicks
You will find that they are more profitable than any other
stock you can raise. Plant a small patch of kafir or maize
for them and the cost will be small to prepare them for
fall and winter market.
We handle 3 of the best Incubators
on the market
Cyphers Safety Hatch Queen City
Come in and let us show you their good points,
and tell you of the exceedingly LOW PRICE.
Parnell Hardware Co.
The Big Hardware Store.
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West, H. C. The Tribune-Progress (Mountain View, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1918, newspaper, March 15, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc914697/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.