Tulsa Star

The Negro Demands Justice at Home as Well as on The High Seas U. S. Congress Declares War on Germany WAR RESOLUTION PASSED BY CONGRESS The text of the resolution, passaed by the senate and the house, follow; "Whereas the imperial German government has committed repeated acts of war against the government and the people of the United States of America; therefore, be it Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, that the state of war between the United States and the imperial German government which, has thus been thrust upon the United States, is hereby formally declared; and that the president be, and he is hereby authorised and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the government to carry on war against the imperial German government; and to bring the conflict to a successful termination, all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the congress of the United States." VOL. 5 U. S. C WAR RESOLUTION P The text of the resolution house, follow; "Whereas the imperial United repeated acts of war against of the United States of America Resolved, by the senate of the United States of America, state of war between the United government which, has thus been is hereby formally declared; and hereby authorised and directed military forces of the United Government to carry on war agaement; and to bring the conflict to the resources of the country are of the United States." Ice Man Gives "Bully" Warm Reception POLICEMAN RECEIVERS COOL TREATMENT WHEN HE ATTACKS NEGRO ICE MAN. Okmulgee, Okla, Apch 3—Brank Washington, colored ice man of this city, i receiving the plaudite of his friends and acquaintances here for the manly way in which he defended himself against the warranted assault of an officer in one of the downtown stores this morning. Washington was delivering ice inside the store who the officer came along and nudling the ice wagon and team standing in the street went inside and proceeded to abuse the driver, using some very strong profane language to which the colored objected because the fully officer buck him. The officer turned the compliment and the officer went down for the count. He soon recovered and sprang to his feet with his gun in bi shand. The ice man evidently thought he was not a good officer with or without a gun so he relieved him of his gun and his official star, both of which he took to police headquarters and turned them over to the chief of police. The would be officer followed his conqueror to police station where a gang was fordee d the ice man was cowardly assaulted, this time by several officers who "beat him up," considerably. Considerable feeling has been expressed against the officers and serious trouble may yet follow unless the officers are removed. Lawyer Wallace said to the officers at police station this morning: "The police officer follows to do is to treat these negroes right. Some of you imagine that it is still slavery times and that you may kick and knock colored people around at your will but you have the wrong class of negroes in Okmulgue. We will not stand for this sort of thing no matter if you are officers or how many guns you have." The Bookertee Town STAR REPRESENTATIVE VISITS SCENE OF BOOKERTEE TOWNSITE. A Star man was on the foundation of Bookertee this week and viewed the situation as it really is in its crudeness, its rawness, stripped of all the coloring and touch ups one usually gets when he reads the average newspaper story of a new town just starting off on the highways of marvelous prosperity. The writer had read some of the literature of this new wonder in the gallery of negro towns, and had perused with a liberal discount some of the newspaper stories of its unparalleled growth and prosperity, but he could not overcome his curiosity to see the place and talk to the promoters, hence the trip. In company with three other men the Star man went to the townsite and took it all in, because the Star man had his camera and was prepared to take it. Just what we saw and the impression left on our minds will be fully told and illustrated in the next issue of the Star. Don't miss it. Official Organ of The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows and The Knights and Ladies of Harmony of the World, Oklahoma Jurisdiction Race Women Would Help Wayward Boys Okla, City, Okla., Mar. 28, 1917. To The Public: As charman of the legislative committee of the state federation of negro women's clubs, we were instructed by that organization at its last meeting to do what we could towards building up a library for our state training school for incorrigible boys. We had hope dto secure all needed assistance for that purpose from the legislature, but the bill providing for an appropriation for libraries for the penal institutions of the state, failed to pas sand we are now sending out appeals to every club in the state to help us in this cause. We are also asking our friends and all who are interested in the welfare of our boys to assist either by donating books, money to purchase books or subscriptions to good boys' papers. Books of travel, history, biography reference and stories suitable for boys from eight to sixteen years of age will be much appreciated. There are now fifty or more boys at the institution. They have an excellent reading room fitted with all necessary library furniture but no books. We are sure you realize the urgent necessity of proper reading matter for these boys who are just now at that period of life when the right care and influence means so much for them. Any donation sent will be gratefully received and due credit given to the person or organization sending it. Yours for "Lifting as we Climb," Women Say They Lied ADMITS MAKING FALSE STATE-MENT INVOLVING OF-FICERS. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the undersigned, Ola and Beula Todd, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, having seen and read a certain publication which appeared in a regular issue of the Tulsa Star dated March 31, 1917 in which it was salleged that we the undersigned, Ola and Beula Todd, had claimed that we had been paying a stipulated sum of money to Deputy Sheriff O. W. Gurley and Constable Grimes for the assurance that we could sell "choc" unmolested. We take this means of adjusting the wrong that Mr. Gurley and Grimes have been done by the said rumor, and we hereby give the public to know that we have never paid any money to either Mr. Gurley or Mr. Grimes for any such consideration; however, we did tell Mr. Cleaver that we had been paying a sum of money to Mr. Gurley and Grimes as a protection from molestation after being informed by Mary Lee Dodson that Mr. Cleaver wanted us to say that we had been doing so, but it was not afterter we was told that our fines would be light that we decided to tell Mr. Cleaver that we had been paying to sell "Choc" unmolested. Signed: OLA TODD, BULAH TODD. Dated, April 3, 1917. TULSA, OKLA. SATURDAY APRIL 7, 1917 J. R. HOGAN. Mayor of Langston, Okla, the University town, who was re-elected by the voters of that town last Tuesday with the heaviest majority ever given at any previous election. In The "Jim Crow" Coach Ahead Sampson Drew, one of the colored policemen, took on one too many last Saturday night and as a result was found in a helpless condition in one of the restaurants on North Greenwood. Barney Cleaver, patrolman, and Jake Dillard, an ex-officer, took the unfortunate officer up stairs to the Barney Cleaver Detective Agency and he was relieved from duty until Monday morning. Drew says he was "doped" when he took a drink with a friend from Muskogee. He was recently deported here from that city. In The "Jim SIX YEAR OLD BOY PUTS HARD QUESTIONS UP TO FATHER. This incident really happened, just a few days ago and is given here to show the effect of one of the greatest evils of this country. A colored man was riding in that part of a Frisco train set aside and designated for his race. He had purchased a railroad ticket for which he had paid the same fair as had the white people, and even Indians, who were comfortably seated in the chair cars and Pullman cars in the rear except, of course, he had not purchased a Pullman ticket. With him was a little 6-year-old boy, hi sson, when he loved as every true hearted man loves his own flesh and blood. His train had stopped at a station and he from Tulsa, and the little boy was running up and down the isle, happily when he noticed the reclining chair in the white coach behind. Diately returned to his father in his childish innocence said: "Daddy, let's go back in the next coach and sit down in those pretty chairs." The father took both hands of his little boy in his own hand with a look of sympathy mirred with a feeling of deep regret replied: "We Langston, Okla., April 3.—In the municipal election here today Mayor J. R. Hogan was re-elected by a vote of 5 to 1 over his opponent, George Young, who had nourished ambitions to become mayor of the town. The vote proves beyond the vestage of a doubt that Mr. Hogan is still the favorite with the people of Langston. This is the largest majorit yever given before. can not go back there, son boy." This seemed to puzzle the little fellow. He saw the passengers (white people) boarding the train and taking seats in the chair car, and knowing nothing of the laws of our state which make it a crime for white and colored people to ride in the same coach together, the boy looked up into his father's eyes and asked: "Well, daddy, I see people going back there now, why can't we go back there?" The devoted father took his little son upon his knee and by way of explanation told him that only white people and Indians could ride in chair cars, and that the coach in which they were riding was set aside for colored people exclusively. The child, yet baffled and unable to understand the distinction, inquired: "Daddy, what are white people and Indians and colored people?" The father tried to explain to his son the difference between races and then both father and son were silent for several minutes, while both gazed frankly out the car window] the man's eyes slightly hazy with tears and his son's face reflecting a puzzled expression. Finally their eyes met again and the inquisitive boy asked: "Daddy, why don't they have cars like that for colored people to ride in?" "I don't know, son boy," sim- I BEGGS HIGH SCHOOL WINS IN COUNTY CONTEST ply replied the father, as he took his handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the dust (?) from his eyes. Then turning to a fellow passenger the father said with considerable feeling: "This is the day I have dreaded for 6 years or more. I have tried to avoid it and yet I knew it must come. His little mind is no longer free from race prejudice. The infernal seed is planted and it is sure to take root. I wish it could all be undone and blotted out, but that is impossible because o the laws and customs of this country. It pains me beyond measure to think that my children must grow up in a country where they know there is a legally prescribed place for them because of their racial identity and where their opportunities and usefulness as citizens are limited because of the customs, the unwritten laws, of a people who boast of their superiority and sing anthems of human liberty; who are willing to spend billions of dollars and millions of lives to uphold the honor and dignity of the country, in protecting the rights and liberties of its citizens on the high seas while the rights and nibalties of our cooled citizens here within the borders are so flagrantly violated. If we go into the courts appealing for justice we are handicapped on account of our color or our racial identity; if we seek commercial advantage the tide is against us for the same reason; if we seek industrial expansion we are hampered because so many of the avenues are closed to us for the same reason. Even the Federal government has drawn the line against us. Can you tell me why these things should be?" There were several other passengers in the "Jim Crow" coach at the time and all eyes were fixed on the father as he spoke and all of them nodded their approval to what he had said but no one ventured to answer him. The train was now under speed again but save the noise of the wheel as they crawled along the steel rails which echoed through the train, all was quiet within the "colored coach." A spell of some kind had fallen upon the passengers. Even the little boy had ceased his childish pranks and was gazing intently into his father's face as if he was trying to read there the answer to the silent question of his soul. PARK BOARD IS ORGANIZED. A Municipal Park Board composed of colored men, was organized in the Star office Monday night and a course outlined looking to the improvement of the block of land purchased by the city last year to be used as a park for colored people. Rep. Glenn Condon, one of the members of the City Park Commissioners named seven colored men to act as a park board for the colored people and asked that they take charge of the park and im prove it, explaining that there would be no money available to rit till late this summer. The board of colored men are: A. J. Smitherman, president; Capt. T. D. Jackson, vice-president; Prof. J. W. Hughes, secretary, and J. H| Goodwin, Treasurer. Improvement committee — M. J. Lathon, J. B. Stradford and Billy McClain. This board will endeavor to improve the park and get it in shape for occupancy as soon as possible. The improvement committee will make its report to the board Monday night at a meeting in the Star office. Churches to Hold Easter Services Elaborate preparations for a fitting celebration not Easter, have been made by a number of the churches o the city. Below follow the programs of the Vernon Chapel A. M. E. and the Brown Chapel C. M. E. churches. You are invited to attend these services: Easter Services Vernon Chapel A. M. E. Church. The public is cordially invited to worship with us. Sunday school 9:30; morning service 11:00, sermon by the pastor, Rev. NO. 24 ermany CHOOL WINS IN CONTEST LIVELY INTEREST TAKEN IN CONTESTS BETWEEN COUN- TY SCHOOLS. Okmulgee, Okla., April 3.—The County Association of Colored teachers for this county may well feel proud of the two days exhibition and competitive contest which closed here Saturday, because it was a pronounced success from every angle. The exhibits were as good as any ever seen anywhere in the state and of course was a credit to both teachers and pupils. The colored, city school building was used for the exhibits and each room was a museum of high class art work such as tatting drawing, music, writing, weather charts, drawing cards, dainties, peculiar to the culinary or domestic science department, etc. Each room was decorated with work done by pupils of the various schools in the county and was presided over by their teachers. The exhibits were on display Friday and Saturday during the two days several hundred people visite dthe building to view the magnificent displays. In the afternoon Friday a spelling contest was waged and in this contest the Beggs were in the way they honored the honors Friday night an oratorical was put on and in this as in the spellin g contest, Beggs claimed the honors. Of course the Beggs school faculty composed of J. Q. Evans, principal, Mrs. S. L.-Evans, Mrs. Porter and Miss Hill, were all smiled after their victory. Prof. J. E. L. Dean, president of the county teachers association, was well pleased with the showing made and said this would be an incentive for even greater efforts on the parts of both teachers and pupils in the future. Easter program by the Sun- school 3:00. Special music by tade Junior choir. Christian Endeavor at 3:00. At 8:00 the following program will be rendered: Voluntary—Miss Alice Rogers. Apostle's Creed, led by Miss Rosa Hutcherson. Hymn—All Hall the Power of Jesu' Name. Invocation—Dr. R. T. Bridgewater. Selection by the choir. Scripture Lesson—Read by Mr. Vann. Gloria Patri, led by the choir. Piano solo—Mrs. Lucille Washington. Easter Selection—Miss Marguerite Idelet. Reading—The Appeal of the Secretary of Missions—Miss Annie Porter. Address—What Easter Should mean to Us.—Prof. J. T. A. West. Selection by the choir. Announcements by the pastor. Silver offering. Doxology. Benediction. Easter Program—Brown Chapel C. M. E. Church. All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name, audience. Invocation—Rev. J. W. McGee. Anthem—"The Lord is Risen," by the choir. Violin solo—Prof. H. McGill. Duett—Christ the Lord, is Risen Today," Mesdames McGee and Thurston. Anthem—Calm on the Morn, by the Choir. Solo—Calvary, Prof. J. T. Braxton. Jubilee—Were You There, choir. Solo—Mary's Song, Mrs. H. McGill. Selection—Choral Quartette. Solo—The Palms—Mrs. Mabel C. Martin. Authen—Easter Dawn, Choir. Mrs. Jackson Smitherman, organist, Naw J. W. McGee, Pastor. Prof. Benj. Thurston, Master of Correspondence. R. S. GILLESPIE, Prop. Keystone and The Finest and Class Brilliantly Light Remodeled L All Moor Music While You Spend HEADQUARTERS Keystone Hotel and Cafe It and Classiest Service in the Mostly Lighted. New Manag- remodeled Light, Airy Rooms w All Modern Conveniences. While You Eat. Special Serv- Special Parties. 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At any rate, Mrs. Sperry saw the unselfishness, kindness and clear head of Dolly Kemper, and made the untactful mistake of telling her son about it, and suggesting that he pay the young hily some attention when Mrs. Sperry invited her to tea. Probably if she had not so insistently enforced on her good qualities, her son might have found out for himself that Dolly could be jolly company, even if she was "good." "Yes, mother," he rejoined on one of these occasions, "no doubt she's a certain young baby; she'd have to be to average up the family. That brother of her's is rapid enough to bring down the balance. What he doesn't show about this little town of New York wouldn't run two lines in 'Racy Relies.'" "Yes, I know," said Mrs. Sperry, thoughtfully, "Dolly never says much, but I know what a grief it is to her, and he is breaking his mother's heart." "Joe hasn't done anything you'd call actually vicious. He's more like what he southern darkies call 'triflin.' He has lost two positions through having too many 'good times,' staying all night at cafes, and drinking too much. He probably won't keep the one he has another mouth." Mrs. Sperry shook her head sadly, and looked with equal satisfaction and gratitude at her own son, who took his pleasures more sparingly, and not only kept his position in a large mercantile firm, but had just received his second advance in salary. A short time after this young Sperry was one evening walking down "the great white way," with the rather vague intention of dropping into one of the theaters or the "movies." The dazzling electric displays lit up the gay throng of pleasure-seekers hurrying or sauntering in opposite directions. Suddenly he saw ahead of him the A man in a suit stands behind a woman seated at a table, holding a guitar. In the background, there are other people and a palm tree. slender, graceful figure of a young girl exquisitely dressed in the latest mode. She turned her head to study the door- way of a building, and he discovered she was Dolly Kemper. In the moving mass of people he could not tell who was with her. He grew curious to know, for of course, she was not alone at night in that crowd. But as he kept her in sight, he saw that she was alone. He had no excuse to intrude his company upon her, but as he had no special stopping point in view he kept on in the wake of the girl. After all wh should not any young lady be on *browd*way in the evening? She was as safe there as anywhere, and probably she was on the way to visit a friend. Sperry, feeling slightly disgusted with himself, was about to turn back, when he saw Miss Kemper go into a cafe. It was one of the "loudest" in the city. All sorts frequented the place, and any man present felt at liberty to ask any lady to dance with him. He was positively aglust at this girl going in there alone. She could not possibly know the reputation of the place. He hurried after her, and reached her side before she had entered the inner door. She looked at him in a kind of annoyed surprise. "Miss Kemper," he stammered, "will you allow me to go in with you?" "Thank you," she answered "lilly," "but I am expecting to meet friends, I will not trouble you." She turned and left him standing nonplussed in the lobby. He went back to the street in an ocd frame of mind. Here was the girl he had heretofore regarded as simply "good" in a surprisingly new light. He wondered if her mother knew the kind By Hi Akers of "friends" she was going to meet in this place. He was rather sure his mother didn't. He had sent him about his business with unexpected brevity and decision. Perhaps it was curiosity, he didn't stop to analyze, but he wanted to see what would happen next and he turned and went back into the cafe with it's dazzling lights, hum of voices, striagent violins, smell of wine, and moving mass of dancers. He meant to watch Dolly Kemper without being observed. Finally he located her. She was dancing with a fat, bald-headed man whom he did not know, but whose face and expression he loathed. After the dance she went with a watery eyed, loose mouthed young man, whom Sperry mentally dubbed a "decendent" to a table, and drank wine with him. At this stage of the proceedings her brother came up to the table, and seemed to wish to take her away. But she did not listen to him. Sperry got near enough to the table to overhear the conversation without being seen. The young man's conversation was as vauacious and decadent as his looks. Sperry wondered how she could stand it. Jack Kemper seemed to be losing his relish for the festivities, and returned again to his sister. He asked her to come and dance with him. She refused, saying: "I'm already engaged for two more dances to—to—well I don't know his name—the fat gentleman with the bald head. And this gentleman," pointing to the man at the table, "has the next dance." Here she made an attempt to introduce her brother, and the weak eyed young man gave his name as Leffing. Kemper made no attempt to disguise his disgust and chagrin, but Dolly was not to be moved. She laughed loudly at her discomfited brother, and cried out: "Now run along 'Buzzy'! Have a good time, and don't bother me!" It was plain to Sperry that the "friends" she was going to meet were not in evidence. She had come there alone to have her own "good time," and had not expected to find her brother. As the evening wore on she danced with all kinds of men, and drank wine at the little tables more often than was good for her. Sperry noticed that the costume he had thought so exquisite was, when the coat was removed, ultra, freakish, even bizarre. It drew the attention of many eyes, and seemed as much out of keeping with the honest gray eyes, and the charming feminine brow and month as a parrot's plumage on a dove. Sperry almost laughed aloud when he thought of his mother's face could she at that moment see her model girl, Dolly Kemper. It all seemed rather unreal and uncanny to him like a queer nightmare. Just then rather loud and excited voices broke in on his musings. Kemper was trying to induce his sister to go home with him, and she was quite as strenuously refusing to go. He was unusually sober, and was evidently shocked, mortified, and utterly miserable over her conduct. "Come!" he urged. "It's horrible! It's disgraceful for you to be dancing with all these strange men. I don't know one of them, and you don't!" "Well you come here night after night! Do these women know who you are? Do you know one of them?" "That's different!" "No it isn't!" she cried. "What's good for you is good for me!" "Dolly!" he implored. "Well if it isn't good why do you go on doing it, drinking yourself into an idiot, making me miserable, breaking mother's heart? But may be it's all right!" she laughed in a maddian way. "I'm going on anyway, having a good time as long as you do. Come on! Have something!" For an instant he looked utterly helpless, then his lips tightened. He caught sight of Sperry, and beckoned him to him. He went. "Mr. Sperry," he said, "I want my sister to go home with me. Perhaps you can persuade her." She actually went pale at sight of him. Then she said: "We won't have a scene. I'll go." Outside Kemper caught at her arm imploringly, "Look here, sis! If you'll never go in one of those places again, I won't! I'll promise to try to be decent—to amount to something. Sperry here is a witness." "All right, Joe, I won't—if you'll keep your promise. Do you think I enjoyed that orgy? I bothe it." Then it dawned Sperry she had done it all for a purpose. "By Jove!" he said. "You're a brick!" Some time after this when there had come to be a very good understanding between the two, she said: "So you liked me when you saw I could be devilish." "No," he answered, "I liked you when I saw you didn't enjoy being devilish." Dear tactless Mrs. Sperry still fondly believes she helped to make the match. The Whisky Insurrection. In the last years of Washington's administration, the people of western Pennsylvania started uprisings against the power of the excise authorities, known at the time as the "whisky insurrection." About the middle of 1739 General Neville, the chief excise officer, was attacked in his house and in other places valuable property was destroyed. There was a tumultuous meeting of the people at Washington, Pa., and a rally of armed men at Braddock's field. The uprisings were brought to an end through the vigorous efforts of James Ross, a prominent lawyer of Washington, Pa., who had been elected a few months before to the United States senate to fill out the unexpired term of Albert Gallatin. For Good Things to Eat and for Pleasure Visit MRS.ELLIOTT'S Best Meals in Town. Short Orders. Coffee, Ice Cream Soda, Pop and "B SMITH'S Confectionery in Connelland Valley Railr The Best Meals in Town. Short Orders. Chilli, Pie, Coffee, Ice Cream Soda, Pop and "BEVO." W. H. SMITH'S Confectionery in Connection. Midland Valley Railroad "ARKANSAS RIVER ROUTE" Direct Line to ITA, ARKANSAS CITY, MUSK AND FT. SMITH. Direct Line to WICHITA, ARKANSAS CITY, MUSKOGEE AND FT. SMITH. Economy Drug Store —Dealers In— DRUGS, TOILET ARTICLES, BLES AND OTHER SUNDRIES. BASKS AND ICE CREAM A SPECIAL DR. A. F. BRYANT, Prop. GREENWOOD ST. TULSA The Anderson Grocery are dealers in First-Class Line of market Meats. 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Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowels, which become clogged up with waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach sour. Look at the tongue, mother! If coated, or your child is listless, cross, feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat heartily, full of cold or has sore throat or any other children's ailment, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," then don't worry, because it is perfectly harmless, and in a few hours all this constipation poison, sour bile and fermenting waste will gently move out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again. A thorough "inside cleansing" is oftimes all that is necessary. It should be the first treatment given in any sickness. Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the bottle. Adv. Removing the Obstacle "But why does your father object to me?" demanded the humble suitor. to me?" demanded the humble suitor. "Because," explained the haughty beauty of proud lineage, "papa says his ancestors have always been gentlemen of leisure, and you have to work for a living." "Well, tell him I don't expect to after we are married," replied the humble suitor. Seemed Long "Mrs. Gabblous paid me a lengthy visit today." "How long did she stay?" "Twenty minutes." "Do you call that long?" "You don't know Mrs. Gabblous, do you?" A FRIEND IN NEED. For instant relief and speedy cure use "Mississippi" Diarrhea Cordial. Price 50c and 25c.—Adv. He who runs may read his opponent's inaugural address. Many a man is rich in experience who can't raise the price of a meal. 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Bastag Kodak, film, and all Kodak Supplies send any where, provided you are your contact convenience you are doing better Kodak finishing. Send for catalog. Westfall Driving Co. Kodak Dept. 200 W. Main Eastman Agents Oklahoma City Lee-Huckins OKLAHOMA CITY FIREPROOF 450 Rooms 300 Baths Rates: $1 and upwards THE ACTS OF THE SIXTH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE The School of Mines at Wilburton and the preparatory schools at Tonkawa and Claremore were abolished when Governor Williams failed to sign their general maintenance appropriations. It was the last day on which bills passed during the recent session of the legislature could receive the executive's approval. In addition to these two other schools have been abolished by the governor through use of his veto power, they being the district agricultural school at Helena and Broken Arrow. TWELVE MILLION ESTIMATED. Roughly estimated, the legislature appropriated $12,000,000. The largest item was the support and maintenance and salary fund for the state institutions, this amount was approximately $1,500,000 larger appropriation was that made by the Durant "million-dollar road bill," giving $1,000,000 conditionally from the revenue received from the gross production tax. In addition to this, $150,000 was appropriated for roads to meet the federal road aid allotment for Oklahoma. The utility will get approximately $750,000 for support, new buildings and general appropriation. The general deficiency bill appropriates about $300,000. AGRICULTURAL. The first bill introduced in the house, a pet measure of its author, Speaker Nesbitt possesses potentialities that may be useful in the marketing of Oklahoma than any act passed since statehood. This is what was popularly known as the "marketing bill" and is instituted by the Oklahoma Legislature, particularly the perishable fruits and melons, poultry and dairy products, a system of marketing, modeled after the market prices with the least loss to the grower, not only standardize and improve the product but obtain the very highest market prices with the least loss to the grower. The commission will work with the Commission, as an adjunct of the Aggie school. The commission will place agents in the centers where markets for Oklahoma growers are located. Any community in the state may organize a local marketing association and prioritize the rules of the commission. Any agent will market products built in the name of the commission. The commission will require all products marketed in Oklahoma to be recognized standards of quality, packages, etc. With the law in practical effect, Oklahoma Marketing Commission will price in the big metropolitan markets. Another bill of great importance to the agricultural class is the home ownership bill, designed to reduce tenancy and landlord-owner conflicts, eventually own his farm. The law is brief and simple. Establishment of extensive garden preserves is provided by reappropriation to the landlord. The bill gives the landlord one hundred thousand dollars "borrowed" for the first capital building fund, same to be spent for such preserves. Another law regulating agricultural and horticultural societies not run for profit is rewritten and slightly modified. The organization of cotton, grain and other farm products exchanges or boards of trade is provided for and rules rade PROHIBITION LEGISLATION. The session established a record in the very small number of bills passed or even introduced, creating new crimes against the government, or changing the administration of criminal law. Among the few new crimes invented were in a bid by Chase McCormick to charge a man for months or $200 to chip the number off a motor car or its engine, a common practice with those who acquire their diversions from the police. Your own; and the celebrated invention of Senator Walter Fawciss, the editor of the Cherokee Republic, which vitiated a section of Scripture which provides: "And from him that hath it shall be The "Home-Dry Bill," which without the aid of the new Federal law on the same subject, will make Oklahoma theoretically as dry as Dives found hell to be. Under Ferguson's law, shipping in liquor will case, and, in addition, would be the same as the same as the same as the auto in border counties. Next to the bone-dry bill, no proposition before the session attained the importance of the law, the then-called "the "so-called "attorney-general's bill," a pet measure of the Governor, which was particularly designed to give the state administration a means of stopping lawlessness in the area three years later. In short, the bill gives the supreme court concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in the impeachment of county officials. It provides for the Attorney General's notice to remove county officials, particularly sheriffs and prosecutors, for failure to perform their duties, moral turpitude or drunkenness, when petitioned to do so by the citizens of the law. The law of the city will not be a weapon for law enforcement that cannot be circumvented. Another dry measure was the antigluideate bill which amends the existing law by requiring dealers to carry a state-license and making sale to minors punishable by fines of $25 to $200, with sentences of 19 to 99 days. One-fourth of fees to keep the law is if you are a peace officer. Hereafter all prisoners sentenced for penitentiary terms will be to the "nearest prisoner" there to a deputy warden instead of by a deputy sheriff as heretofore, the state paying the expenses. A VA bill requires practitioners of this or any other form of duelgued healing to be trained in a recognized college of their profession. One chiropractor must be a state examiner, to which the must submit the same as regular physicians. EDUCATIONAL Record breaking appropriations for all the schools are listed in another column. The State University gets four, and A. & B. schools get three. The university gets a medical school hospital at Oklahoma City, upon the donation of the present Emergency hospital, a city institute, and minor improvements and buildings are granted a number of others. The total school appropriations of all kinds runs to approximately $255,000. The law consolidated districts is slightly amended. One of the most important appropriations was one of $7,032 to march academics and other students to promote vocational education and the training of vocational teachers. Authority was given to confer academic degrees to such others as comply with certain provisions of the law in the future: State University, by association, Kingfisher College, the Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian and Baptist universities. A fine of $100 to $200 is provided for "diploma mills" acting as the schools' teachers. New laws affecting the common schools authorize. Appropriations for public playgrounds in independent school districts and first class cities. THE TULSA STAR Military training and athletics in high Schools. Establishment of school district in Ft. Sill reservation. $1.00 reservation. Take dollar bill for taking county exam- ament or teachers. animation for teachers to transfer pupils to different district on request and A complete system of poultry shows is established by the Nestbill bill. The individual school districts are called on to participate in shows with $250 for expenses and prizes; the county school systems to participate in shows with $250 appropriation and the state to approve $2,000 toward poles. Public Pollinators must be held or hereafter must be held not more than two years in succession in the same cities of the first class must prepare school budgets and publish same four times in a daily or twice in a weekly newspaper. School on forming and changing school districts is amended so that a petition by half the legal voters to the county subordinate is sufficient to call for a new district shall be less than 25 square miles nor have less than $200,000 assessment. Adjacent territory may be detached and added to other districts by mayor. School boards of independent districts must make annual statistical statement to Where emergency levy has to be voted contracts with teachers may be made in writing. until such levy is voted. County treasurers must credit daily interest balances received from depositors, monthly, to common school fund. WOMAN'S SUEFAGE Embedded in one of the very first bills introduced—and it was introduced in about a dozen different forms by as many members of each house—was the proposition to make the governorate. The favorite form of the plan was to combine a grandfather clause that would hold water in the supreme court, with woman's suffrage. After the matter was passed, the last hours of the session, the grandfather clause was dropped and a straight woman's suffrage amendment was passed, to be voted on at the fall election of About the only matter of importance affecting elections was the passage of several minor reelection bills. The reelection of the supreme court is the most distinctive is detailed in another part of this review. For nominating purposes the fourteenth semennial and the thirteenth annual elections of the Canadian county gets one judge and one senator and Oklahoma county, two of each. As a result of several bills reelection following counties will hereafter get the number of representatives indicated: Atkinson 1 Greer 1 Murray 1 Alafalla 1 Greer 1 Murray 1 Atoka 1 Harmon 1 Noble 1 Beckman 1 Haskell 1 Awawa 1 Oklahoma 1 Bryan 2 Johnston 1 Ottawa 1 Cando 2 Kingfisher 1 Pawnee 1 Cherokee 1 Kiowa 2 Pushnam 1 Landing 1 Le Flore 2 Rogers 1 Coal 1 Le Flore 2 Rogers 1 Craig 1 Lincoln 2 Tillman 1 Towardware 1 Lincoln 2 Tillman 1 Dewey 1 Love 2 Washington 1 Ellis 1 McClain 1 Woods 1 Garford 1 Major 1 Woodward 1 Wyatt 2 Macintosh 1 The most important law from the standpoint of the newspapers is the change in the manner of publishing the news of the federal office, the stead of the pamphlets, the publication hereafter will be made in the two leading newspapers of opposite political parties, and the secretary of state. Compensation is based on circulation, the rate being 1½ cents per hundred up to 1,000, 1½-cent, 2 cents, 2 cents, and 2 cents per hundred above that. A new law allows the county registrar 2 cents for each voter registered in the entire county; prefect registras get $2 and county district gets $1. In each county, each county districts for each voter. Election inspectors hereafter draw $5 a day and a cents mileage tax of $2 and a cents mileage tax of $2. Soldiers and sailors away from home on duty will have an opportunity to participate in all elections by a mail ballot system. TAXATION. Another thing that the Sixth Legislature did not do that had been strongly agitated by various interests, was to increase the 3 cents mileage tax. Oil interests had a reduction to 2 per cent while the vision of Compensation on an initial background omnipotent was as a result, the members believed the present law was entitled to two more years of compensation. A bill by Bodges of Oleumie revises the inheritance tax "upward." The new law, which affects inheritances only on the estate of the deceased, are located within the state taxes inheritances as follows: Under $500, exempt. $500,000, 6 per cent. $25,000 to $50,000, 6 per cent. $50,000 to $100,000, 8 per cent. Inheritance taxes are to be paid into state treasury and go into general revenue fund. The Gish of Oklahoma county revises the income tax law, likewise "upward." In addition to providing new rules for the assessment and collection of the tax, the following schedule is provided to Under $2,000, exempt. $2,000 to $10,000, 744 mills on the dollar. $10,000 to $20,000, 1,000 mills on the dollar. Another $2,000, 29 mills on the dollar. Another Gish bill provides for the assessment and collection of taxes on express companies by the state and the district. Another $2,000, 29 mills on the dollar operated in each county. The companies are exempt from all other taxes. They are compelled as a basis for audit of the state auditor duplicates of all reports where are required by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The auditor is ordered to proceed by suit if necessary to collect $1,456,626 taxes from 1910 to 1914, which amount was "ferreted" by the state board of equalization in an investigation two years ago and added to the assessment of variances. If necessary, the state auditor money is to be divided, if collected, on the basis of the mileage operated in each county by the companies involved. If necessary, the state auditor is amended to provide for maximum levies as fol- County levy, 4 mills, with 1 mill additional for the schools. If assessed valuation raised to 7 and 1. Between five and thirteen mills, with 1 mill, valuation, it may be raised to 6 and 1. Smoking fund levies are not included in above maximums. SUPREME COURT ENLARGED Matters relating to the conduct of the courts occupied a good part of the time of the session. The most important group of the proper cases were those relating to the supreme court, continuing the commission. Half a dozen bills on the subject were considered at different times and there seemed to be a desire to keep the commission active, to element of both houses to giving the commission further lease on life. In fact, the commission did die by imitation, sov- but during the last week a bill finally went through which created fresh new justices of the permanent supreme court, redistricted the state and continued via TAXATION Under $500, exempt. Under $3,000, exempt. The supreme court was given original jurisdiction in all petitions for changing the boundaries of existing counties or creating new ones. This change, and the rules provided for its operation, is expressed to put a quietus on practically all existing counties and counties of the same name, and to post a bill of common tax for a bill to require $1 per cent of interested citizens and the tax payers to petition such a movement. The court gets original justification under the attorney general's bill in removing derelief county officials. New rules are provided for appeal proceedings. The board of affairs was given an approval to set $100 to public interest, each of the Supreme Court Reporter, volumes 10 to 19 inclusive. As these are sold, this appropriation will all be eventually returned to the treasury. The law regulating court billups pay is changed. In counties between 34,000 and 30,000 the sheriff appoints ballups at $3 per day for the court time on duty in larger counties, the salary is $75 a month with continuous service. County attorneys in counties under 10,000 population are now expressly permitted to engage in private practice. The status regulating powers and jurisdiction of county courts are entirely revisited among the major changes made by New House. A lengthy bill by barry and others of the house establishes superior courts in counties whose population ranges between 19,900 and 20,000—a rather limited range, taking in exactly one county, in which it is asserted that the friends of Judge Crump claim is designed to legislate him out of power, because of his methods of conducting court. The Pawnee Tulsa judicial district gets an additional judge and the Oklahomigeneral county court to nominate one judge each county to nominate one judge. The office of Supreme Court reporter is received with a $2,400 salary. Two thousand copies of the report and pollate reports are to be published and the office is financed with $31,000. Judge Doeley's decision, wiping out the county court laws specifically creating such courts in the three big cities and defining their powers, THE NEW CAPITOL BUILDING. The capitol bill that attracted most attention and provided most talk was the capitol building, which is the custodian of the capitol grounds and raising his salary from $1,800 to $2,500, Mr. Earp, who has been associated with the capitol building court days, is an extremely efficient young man and as such has been highly favored by the governor. He will have his own office, which is provided with quite a complete force. Matification of capitol building is a misdemeanor, with maximum fine and sentence. Appropriations totaling $522,940 were granted for the building fund. A rider on the boat plant bank nerds are apprehended to use for any other work on the building. The board of affairs is authorized to let the dining room and cigar privileges to ROADS AND BRIDGES. Although there have been all sorts of propositions discussed for making over the highway and automobile law of 1915, the Highway Code does not with this in view, the method and manner of licensing autos and disposing of the tax money will remain unchanged except that provision is made by which the tax money will be collected instead of annually. Thus the purchaser of a car on Thanksgiving will pay just one-fourth as much tax for that as the man who bought in February. Two other highway measures overshadowed all others. One was the emigration law, which required Christopher and others, which permits the use of all public highways to public service corporations, with provisions for interurban and electric power line extensions, for the maintenance, on the other hand, contend that it will result in a big boom in certain counties in the interurban and electric power line extensions, on the other hand, contend that it will result in a wholesale slaughter of high power roads are stringent of high power roads, and that it provides for granting the use of bridges to such public service corporations and to the counties and corporations to join them. The other big bill on roads was the one which turns over to the road building fund the approximately million a year for the road building fund. No one knows exactly what this will amount to, but in any event it will be a generous aid to the road building movement. The fund is to be expended for appropriations of nearly $3,000,000 for good roads are detailed in another column. An innocent little bill by Representationship boards authority to issue bonds for road building up to 5 per cent of the valuation where township government exists and the counties have the same right to issue bonds. The bonds draw a maximum of 6 per cent. Figure that out for yourself for any of the larger counties—any county where township government may issue a million in road bonds. Rules and Regulations are made for the moving of buildings across public highways. A number of minor changes in the working of convicts on the roads. THE LEGISLATURE. Appropriation bills for the pay of the members and their employees were the only bills affecting the conduct of the members and the measure for representatives, discussed under the head of elections. The usual number of resolutions covering such matters were passed, none of any interest to the members, and the weeks' time of both houses, approving Senator Owen's bill prohibiting the U. S. Supreme Court判决 covering the acts of Concord Richmond P. Hobson, Senator Owen and several other notables addressed the legislature and President Wilson's action in firing Berstorff was improved. The bills of appropriation of the militia were passed and approved. Appropriations of $1,500 to cover expenses of the mobilization; $55,000 ($25 per man) for civilian training; $25,000 ($25 per man) to pay a bonus of $50 to every man taking the federal oath were passed. The fourth bill in militia affairs prescribed qualifications for staff officers; they shall may serve until 64 years old before retirement. In another part of this reckon, the new status of the adjutant general is A bill by Senator Thomas provides the governor with an large a staff of ten counselors as he may desire, with a full assortment of titles, and judges Ancel Earl, attorney general, and the full dress occasions. The governor's "staff" has heretofore never legally existed. The whole milieu system is recorded in an exhaustive bill. The changes are mostly minor and simply using the state system in accord with the latest federal THE INSTITUTIONS. Several new institutions are created. A Union soldiers' home receives an initial waiver of a colored orphan home and is established. Schools for incorrigible negro boys and girls at some place get respectively $51.00, $10.00, and $5.00 home for incorrigible white girls is established with $71,049. All negro boys at home are to be transferred to the Taft institution. The old Connell agricultural school is transformed into the Western Oklahoma home for white children. The old Supplementary School becomes the S.S.Tu Tularic hospital, to which may be transferred tubercular patients from any other state institution, expense to be charged from whence the patient comes. A much needed piece of legislation was enacted to most lengthy bills, the new taxancy Code. The Confederate pension system is allowed $35,049 for the two years when the eleigent tablibi eligibility to the benefits of the funds must not take in any one with $100 taxable property. The maximum Aside from appropriations and resolutions allowing additional employees, practically no legislation affects any of the creation of the important bureau of oil and gas conservation as a department of the corporation commission and the consequent reduction of the import of Mine Inspector Hoyle's department. INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON (Dy E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of the Sunday School Course in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago). (Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.) LESSON FOR APRIL 8 JESUS RAISED LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD—EASTER LESSON. LESSON TEXT—John 11:17-27, 43, 44. (Read 7 to 44). GOLDEN TEXT—Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life—John 11:25. This lesson occurred about two months before the crucifixion, Jesus being in Bethaura at the time of this call (See John 10:40; 1:28). There are four recorded cases of resurrection from the dead: Jalrus' daughter (Mutt, 9), the son of the widow of Nain (Luke 7), Lazarus, and also Jesus after his crucifixion (John 20). 1. The Lesson of Unbelief, Bethany, the home of Lazurus, is on the southeastern slope of Mt. Olivet, two miles from Jerusalem. Christ and his disciples were on the east side of the Jordan, having driven there by the hostility of the Jews (John 10:31). He purposely delays his stay in that place that this event might give an opportunity for the manifestation of his wonder-working power. This delay was in face of his supernatural knowledge that Lazurus' sickness had been fatal, for he said plainly to his disciples, "Lazurus is dead." Philosophers have often called death a sleep, but always one from which there was no awakening; hence the skepticism of these sisters is not surprising. (1) They limited the power of Jesus to his person—"If thou hadst been here." (2) They also limited his power to a certain place, "If thou hadst been here" (v. 21). II. The Lesson of Pain. The suffering of these sisters produced sacrifice and self-devotion. Suffering brings blessing to others. It is also a means of self-culture. Suffering drives us to the Christ, and reveals to us the unrealized side of Christ's character (v. 25). Jesus is often never more kind than when he seems to be least kind. In the midst of her skepticism and pain Jesus gave Martha a new and glorious thought about the resurrection. "I am the resurrection and the life." If we desire that, all we have to do is to get Jesus himself (I John 5:12). Resurrection has to do with the body, and life has to do with the spirit (John 17:3). All will ultimately experience resurrection, but only those who believe on him receive life (John 3:33). There is a resurrection of life and there is a resurrection of damnation (John 5:29). Martha answered, "Yea Lord, I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God." It is all-important that we should really believe that (John 20:31; I John 5:15). III. The Lesson of Love. Love always manifests itself in deeds. Martha secretly and quickly arose and left the walling friends to go and meet the waiting Master. "The Master is come." He still comes, and calls to us, and, if, like Martha, we spring up gladly to meet him, he will fill our lives with blessing and joy. Jesus came to these sisters individually (vv. 21, 28). He had entered the danger zone in order to be there (v. 8), and it was Thomas, the doubter, who wanted to accompany him (v. 16). "Jesus wept," not with the walling of professional mourners, but with the silent, grief-stricken sisters. IV. The Lesson of Power. Jesus had let natural causes work to their fullest extent. Coming to the tomb, Jesus said (v. 39), "Take ye away the stone." It was four days after the death of Lazarus before he came forth. Jesus was soon to die and rise in three days after his entombment. The stone had to be removed from the tomb of Lazarus; it rolled itself away from the tomb of Christ. The restrictions which Christ placed upon his exercise of power, viz., that he allowed Lazarus to die, to be buried, and his body to reach the point of putrefaction, and not to come forth until Jesus himself, in his body, was present at the tomb, emphasizes the lesson of the restraint of power for the glory of God. Out of such extreme circumstances of seeming impossibility God manifested his glory (Rom. 8:28). Browning has given us a wonderfully imaginative picture of his renewed life on earth; And off the man's soul springs into his face As if he saw again and heard again His sage that bade him rise, And he did rise. The effect of the miracle was twofold. Many who were present believed on Jesus, others did not. Some went to the Pharisees to relate what they had seen, only to meet with rebuff. The renegader of the chapter is occupied with the plotting of the Pharisees against Jesus, and from this grave there stretches the shadow of a cross upon the path of Jesus. This miracle ranks next to Christ's own resurrection as a demonstration of immortality. Are we on resurrection ground? Has the stone been ralled away? The resurrection of Lazarus proves that our earthly existence is only temporary, that our real existence is eternal. GAS, DYSPEPSIA AND INDIGESTION "Pape's Diapepsin" settles sour, gassy stomachs in five minutes—Time it! You don't want a slow remedy when your stomach is bad—or an uncertain one—or a harmful one—your stomach is too valuable; you mustn't injure it. Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its speed in giving relief; its harmlessness; its certain unfalling action in regulating sick, sour, gassy stomachs. Its millions of cures in indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis and other stomach trouble has made it famous the world over. Keep this perfect stomach doctor in your home—keep it handy—get a large fifty-cent case from any dealer and then if anyone should eat something which doesn't agree with them; it what they eat lays like lead, ferments and sours and forms gas; causes headache, dizziness and nausea; eructations of acid and undigested food—remember as soon as Pape's Diapepsin comes in contact with the stomach all such distress vanishes. Its promptness, certainty and ease in overcoming the worst stomach disorders is a revelation to those who try it.—Adv. An Empty Dream. "I hear Dubson is thinking of marrying an heirress." "Yes. Dubson began to think of marrying an heirress about twenty years ago and I shouldn't be at all surprised if that were his last conscious thought." Don't Neglect Kidneys Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Prescription, Overcomes Kidney Trouble It is now conceded by physicians that the kidneys should have more attention as they control the other organs to a remarkable degree and do a tremendous amount of work in removing the poisons and waste matter from the system by filtering the blood. The kidneys should receive some assistance when needed. We take less exercise, drink less water and often eat more rich, heavy food, thereby forcing the kidneys to do more work than nature intended. Evidence of kidney trouble, such as lame back, annoying bladder troubles, smarting or burning, brick-dust or sediment, sallow complexion, rheumatism, may weak or irregular heart action, warns you that your kidneys require help immediately to avoid more serious trouble. An ideal herbal compound that has had most remarkable success as a kidney and bladder remedy is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. There is nothing else like it. It is Dr. Kilmer's prescription used in private practice and it is sure to benefit you. Get a bottle from your druggist. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper. Adv. Safety in Speed. Parent—Son, what is this I hear about that little boy down the street chasing you home? Son—Well, dad, you know how much you've been telling me about safety first. "Yes. He mortgaged his last bushel of potatoes to get it, too." PAINS SHARP AND STABBING Woman Thought She Would Die. Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ogdenburg, Wis.—"I suffered from female troubles which caused piercing pains like a knife through my back and side. I finally lost all my strength so I had to go to bed. The doctor advised an operation but I would not listen to it. I thought of what I had read about Vaccine Vitable Compound and tried it. The first bottle brought great relief and six bottles have entirely cured me. All women who have female trouble of any kind have E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." Mrs. Etta Dorion, Ogdenburg, Wis. Physicians undoubtedly did their best, battled with this case steadily and could do no more, but often the most scientific treatment is surpassed by the medicinal properties of the good old fashioned roots and herbs contained in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. If any complication exists it pays to write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass., for special free advice. WINTERSMITH'S CHILL TONIC Sold for 47 years. For Malaria, Chills and Fever. Also a Fine General Strengthening Tonic. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM A toilet preparation of merits. Helps to eradicate dandruff. For Worring Color and Beauty to Grow and Hair-foam. And $1.00 as Drugestra. FORD'S HAIR PUMADE MAKES HUMIDITY HAIR PUMADE LIGHTER MAKES HUMIDITY HAIR PUMADE LIGHTER LENGTH OF PUMPIT PRICE $1.00 AND SOLID BOTTLE FORD'S HAIR PUMADE MAKES HUMIDITY HAIR PUMADE LIGHTER MAKES HUMIDITY HAIR PUMADE LIGHTER LENGTH OF PUMPIT PRICE $1.00 AND SOLID BOTTLE FORD'S ROYAL WHITE SINN LOTION MAKES THE SINN LOOK WHITTER AS SOON AS ITS PUT ON ENTERTAIN FOR FURS, DROUGH SKIN AND LOCAL SKIN DISEASES PRICE $25 A BOTTLE FORD'S PATENT TWO PIECE SHAMPOO FORD'S HAIR STRAIGHTENER NO. 028 STRAIGHTEN THE HAIR BY ROLLING IT BETWEEN YOUR PRESS ROLLS, BEST AND QUICKEST TIMING WILL KNOW OF IT STRAIGHTEN HAIR PRICE $1.00 AND HAIR STRAIGHTENING COMB NO. 023 YOU HEAT THE ROOF, NOT THE COMB THUS JAVING BURNING THE SOILING THE COMB RETAINS HEAT, PRICE $2.40 PATENT SECTIONAL TOOTH COMB PATENTED DWNING DEVICE FOR HOLDING TEETH TIGHT NO. 023, TEETH IN THIS COMB ARE MADE OF SERIAL PRESS OF SPRINGS, MOUNTED ON ASQU IRCULATED AND BLEED BY A PATENT FERULE. SHOULD THE TEETH BELLOWS. TURN THE FERULE BY SWISTING THE HANDLE AND THIS WILL PRESS THE ELEVEN LAYER AND THIS WILL PRESS THE TEETH AND MOLD THEM FIRMLY. PRICE $1.75 FORD'S SPIRAL HANDLE WITH HUMIDITY AND SOLID BOTTLE NO. 024 SPIRAL HANDLE AND SOLID BOTTLE FLATTERED. LARGE AND VERY STRONG SERIAL PRESS OF SPRINGS, MOUNTED ON ASQU IRCULATED AND BLEED BY A PATENT FERULE. SHOULD THE TEETH BELLOWS. TURN THE FERULE BY SWISTING THE HANDLE AND THIS WILL PRESS THE ELEVEN LAYER AND THIS WILL PRESS THE TEETH AND MOLD THEM FIRMLY. PRICE $1.75 FORD'S LARGE BRASS SHAMPOO AND HAIR STRAIGHTENING NO. 025 WOODEN HANDLE LARGE AND VERY STRONG. MOUNTED AND SERVICABLE COMB FOR MINIY AND KNAPPA HAIR NICKEL PLATED. PRICE $1.00 FORD'S SMALL BRASS SHAMPOO AND HAIR STRAIGHTENING COMB NO. 027. A SMALL BRASS COMB DUEL BEST ON REAL SHORT THIN METAL PLATED. PRICE $0.49 ALL OUR GOODS WAREHOLDER AS DESCRIBED OF MONEY REFUNDER FOR SALE BY YOUR DEaler OR DIRECT FROM US UPON RECEIPT OF PRICE IN WETTING DIRECT, SEND MONEY BY POST OFFICE OR EXPRESS MONEY ORDER. OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. 46 W. KINZIE ST. CHICAGO, ILL. LATIMER COUNTY TEACHERS' NORMAL INSTITUTE The Lattimer County Normal Institute for Colored Teachers will open at Wilburton, Okla., on June 4, and close on June 30, 1917. An invitation is hereby extended to teachers in all sections of Oklahoma as well as teachers in other states who want to come to this state for school work this fall and winter. Affiliation with adjacent and nearby counties is desired by the management of this Normal and efforts are now being put forth to that end. We will highly appreciate your matriculation and attendance for the term. We will do all we can to make your stay in Wilburton both pleasant and profitable to you. Our aim is to give the teachers real professional instruction and send them to do more and better service for mankind. The conductor is one of the most popular county normal men of his race in the state of Oklahoma. This will be his thirteenth consecutive year in Oklahoma County Normal work of this kind. The Instructor sare all eminent scholars and prominent educators, with much experience in Normal Institute work. Shall we look for you? Fees: Institute fee $3.00; examination or renewal fee, $2.00; board and lodging may be had at reasonable rates at private dwelling with home-like comforts. You can reach Wilburton over the Katy and Rock Island railroads. The course of study for Oklahoma Normal Institutes will be used as outlined by the State Board of Education. Certificates to teach in the public schools of Oklahoma will be issued to all successful applicants at the close of this Normal! Come and be one of us. Program. C. C. Buttram, Claremore, Conductor—Psychoology, Pedagogy and Orthography. E. W. Woods, Tulsa, instructor—Arithmetic, Algebra, Physics, American Literature and Ancient History. Calvin Perkins, Wilburton, Instructor—Composition, Physiology, Grammar, Civics, Geography and Agriculture. Mrs. H. K. Gentry, Muskogee, Instructor—Domestic Science, Reading U. S. History, Oklahoma History, Pennship and Public School Music. Special lectures by men and women of note will be delivered at the chapel hour from time to time during the term. For further information write Hon. C. E. Fair, county superintendent Wilburton, Okla.; C. C. Buttram, Institute conductor, Claremore, Oklahoma or either of the instructors. For homes, write Proffil Calven Perkins at Wilburton. Has Your Subscription Expired? Come in and renew it next time you are in town. TRADERS No.4 105 EAST FIRST STREET Even though war clouds hover over our nation, do not be scared by cries of higher prices on food This store is prepared with a large stock of groceries. We also made some very good buys on flour. The only reason we did not buy more food supplies is because we did not have room to store more. We are prepared to maintain low prices indefinitely and shall not betray our customers by throwing prices up just because we can. THE PEOPLE DESERVE CONSIDERATION. Visit our store. See our stock We sell for less and the goods must be good goods or the sale is no good. 105 EAST FIRST STREET Left Physician Pondering. The old farmer had no faith in "physic", but he became so unwell that he was eventually induced to see a doctor. A few days after his visit the doctor met him, and remarked that he looked better. "Yes, zur", said the farmer, "I am a lot better than I was." "So the medicine did you some good, after all, then?" said the physician. "I dunno, Zur, I dunno," the farmer went on. ""Ts like this 'ere, you see. Soon as I got outside your place, I drank one-half, and thrown away the other—but I can't tell which done me the most good!" A Tip to Kansas. According to a report to the trade and commerce department by the Canadian trade commissioner, sunflowers grown in Canadian backyards may be made profitable as well as ornamental. There is a big demand for sunflower seed in England, where it is worth about $100 a ton, which is about five cents a pound, delivered. In the past sunflower seeds have been bought for seed purposes to feed birds and poultry, but large quantities are now crushed in order to extract the oil, which is used in the manufacture of margarine, or artificial butter.—Toronto to Globe. Mike Had Answer Ready "Have you lobsters like this in Ireland, Mike?" "Is it lobsters?" replied Mike, contemptuously, "Why, I've seen the sea red wid 'em," "But, Mike, lobsters aren't red till they've boiled." "Don't I know that? But we've hot springs in the ould country, and the creatures shwin throo 'em and come out ready fer ye to crack open and ate," said Mike calmly. Ho Was Deaf. A foreign chauffeur driving outside far into the country ran out of gasoline, but chanced to meet a farmer who was deaf. "Tell me, please," asked the chauffeur, "were I can get some gasoline. Der automobile has stopped already." "Hey!" said the farmer, putting his hand to his ear. "Hummel!" cried the chauffeur. "Not hay. Gasoline. Dis vas a moderer car, nod a horse." BEYOND HER REACH It was at a concert in the village schoolhouse. The budding soprano before she began to sing apologized for her cold. Then she started: "I'll hang my harp on a willow tree-e-ahum—on a willow tree-e-e—O—" Her voice broke on the high note each time. Then a voice came from the back of the hall: "Say, Liz, you'd better hang it on a lower branch." CAN'T AVOID THEM "Don't you find it hard these times to meet expenses?" "Hard? Man alive, I meet expenses at every turn!" CONDITIONALLY He—"Do you believe in love at first sight?" She—"Oh, yes, if the site's big enough to build a nice cottage on." Simply Logical. Customer—I wish I had as good a head of hair as you have. I have have tried everything to remedy my baldness, but without result. Barber—Have you ever tried rubbing your head with steel? Customer—Certainly not. That seems ridiculous. Barber—Why ridiculous? My brother is a watchmaker, and he tells me as a fact that steel makes the hair spring! THE TULSA STAR THE C Accept Thr THE LATE CHOOSER W STOCKS SO THAT UNBR ED ATTRACTIVELY FOR READY-TO-WEAR AND M Exhibited He LADIES' SPRING SUIT All are sample suits that were p values are up to $25. Materials of wool valuors. Shades of gold, N blue and black. Many of knife modes. Belts and throw ties; sor skirts. Priced for this week's sel THE GLOBE Accepted Day Throughout WE CHOOSER WILL FIND EVERY TO THAT UNBROKEN ASSORTME ACTIVELY FOR THE WEEK'S SE -WEAR AND MILLINERY SECT ibited Here Are the DIES' SPRING SUITS EASTER WEEK $1 e suits that were purchased at under-mark to $25. Materials of French serge, gaberdin Shades of gold, Nile green, apple, musta k. Many of knife and box pleated effects and throw ties; some with pockets in for this week's selling at... THE GLORIOUS EASTER Accepted Day of Fashion's Parade Throughout the Entire Country THE LATE CHOOSER WILL FIND EVERY DEPARTMENT OF THIS STORE WITH NEW AUGUMENTED STOCKS SO THAT UNBROKEN ASSORTMENTS AWAIT HIS OR HER SELECTION. MANY HAVE BEEN PRICED ATTRACTIVELY FOR THE WEEK'S SELLING. MORE ESPECIALLY IS THIS TRUE IN THE LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR AND MILLINERY SECTIONS. Exhibited Here Are the Most Recent Development in Apparel LADIES' SPRING SUITS EASTER WEEK $16.85 All are sample suits that were purchased at under-market prices; the values are up to $25. Materials of French serge, gambardine, poplins and wool valours. Shades of gold, Nile green, apple, mustard, rose, new blue and black. Many of knife and box pleated effects, others sport modes. Belts and throw ties; some with pockets in skirts. Priced for this week's selling at $16.85 SPRING COATS THIS WEEK AT $25.75 Full and three-quarter length. A knife. High empire full back. Si apple green, gray, tan and black Some with large sport silk coll $20.00 sellers, this week e-quarter length. Also sport styles in silk b ampire full back. Shades of gold rose, must gray, tan and black. Elegantly tailored large sport silk collars. Regular this week Full and three-quarter length. Also sport styles in silk box pleats and knife. High empire full back. Shades of gold rose, mustard, new blue apple green, gray, tan and black. Elegantly tailored and trimmed. Some with large sport silk collars. Regular $14.75 $20.00 sellers, this week PRE-EASTER SALE OF HOSIERY One line ladies' silk boot Hose, w black. This week One line ladies' silk Hose, full rep and toe; all sizes. This week One line ladies' fancy stripe silk and combinations. This week WOOL SK Materials of fine grade wool pop pleated models; solid shades onl and without pockets; expertly t All this week at es' silk boot Hose, with lisle elastic top, col es' silk Hose, full regular made French heel sizes. This week es' fancy stripe silk boot Hose, with plain t ions. This One line ladies' silk boot Hose, with lisle elastic top, colors white and black. This week _____ 29c One line ladies' silk Hose, full regular made French heel and toe; all sizes. This week _____ 39c One line ladies' fancy stripe silk boot Hose, with plain tops; all colors and combinations. This week _____ 69c WOOL SKIRTS AT $3.95 fine grade wool poplin and French serge. ils; solid shades only, in the spring suit co pockets; expertly tailored. at ..... Materials of fine grade wool poplin and French serge. Knife and box pleated models; solid shades only, in the spring suit colorings. With and without pockets; expertly tailored. $3.95 All this week at SiLK DRESSES THIS WEEK $13.85 Materials are gold de chine, c shades of gold, mustard, new b Many with georgette sleeves and sk irtswith pleats and shirred belts. Regular $20 dresses. T week's selling at SILK SK Materials of chiffon taffetas, g colors and fancy sport stripes; stripes; shirred, box and knife out pockets. Models for street a wear. This week EXCEPTIONAL VALUE Ladies' 7½-inch Boots, in two to turned and welt soles. This week Men's Oxfords and Shoes in g styles, medium soles. English and Goodyear welt. This week Men's King Quality Shoes and metal. Styles that are dressy and This week Ladies' Oxfords and Pumps; in patent and kid, medium soles, le two-toned effects. This Week Ladies' and Misses' Oxfords and three-strap; medium low heel; g soles. This week Children's Pumps in Mary Jane gunmetal; lace and strap. This week at Misses' Pumps in patent and g ium heel; sizes 2* to 7. Priced week at EASTER Dame Fashion, in millinery, has after box by express, all these n tern hats will be placed on sale EASTER MILLINER White Neapolitan and Hairbrush moles; trimming that insures These hats are arrivals of the p be crepe de chine, chiffon taffeta and satin old, mustard, new blue, rose, gray, fawn, m recorgee sleeves and collars. Dutch and pleats and shirred. Empire effects and high star $20 dresses. This ing at ..... Materials are crepe de chine, chiffon taffetta and satin messaline, in shades of gold, mustard, new blue, rose, gray, fawn, nay and black. Many with georgette sleeves and collars. Dutch and V necks. Full sk irtswith pleats and shirred. Empire effects and high crush girdle belts. Regular $20 dresses. This week's selling at $13.85 SILK SKIRTS AT $6.95 chiffon taffetas, glace taffeta, satin messy sport stripes; many with yoke effected, box and knife pleated, crush girdles; Models for street and dress week EPTIONAL VALUES IN EASTER FOOTW Nunch Boots, in two toned effects and solids; welt soles. Kids and Shoes in gunmetal and vici. Built medium soles. English and swing lasts; welt. This week Quality Shoes and Oxfords; in kid, kangaroo that are dressy and durable in wear. Kids and Pumps; in plain and two and three kid, medium soles, leather heels; many in effects. This Week Misses' Oxfords and Pumps in patent and medium low heel; turned and welt week Pumps in Mary Jane styles; sizes $1\frac{1}{2}$ to 2; face and strap. This Pumps in patent and gunmetal; plain, lace and sizes 2* to 7. Priced special this Materials of chiffon taffetas, glace taffeta, satin messalines; solid colors and fancy sport stripes; many with yoke effects and circular stripes; shirred, box and knife pleated, crush girdles; with and without pockets. Models for street and dress wear. This week EXCEPTIONAL VALUES IN EASTER FOOTWEAR. Ladies' $7 \frac{1}{2} $ - inch Boots, in two toned effects and solids; leather heels, turned and welt soles. This week $6.00 Men's Oxford and Shoes in gunmetal and vici. Button and lace styles, medium soles. English and swing lasts; Goodyear welt. This week $3.45 Men's King Quality Shoes and Oxford; in kid, kangaroo and gun- metal. Styles that are dressy and durable in wear. This week $7.00 Ladies' Oxford and Pumps; in plain and two and three-strap models, patent and kid, medium soles, leather heels; many in two-toned effects. This Week $5.00 Ladies' and Misses' Oxford and Pumps in patent and kid; two and three-strap; medium low heel; turned and welt soles. This week $2.95 Children's Pumps in Mary Jane styles; sizes $ 8 \frac{1}{2} $ to 2; in paentent and gunmetal; lace and strap. This week at $1.95 Misses' Pumps in patent and gunmetal; plain, lace and strap; medium heel; sizes $ 2^{*} $ to 7. Priced special this week at $2.45 EASTER MILLINERY ton, in millinery, has brought to our store its express, all these new exclusive creations it will be placed on sale and specially priced this WASTER MILLINERY SPECIALS THIS WEEK. Bolton and Hairbraid Hats in sport and exe mmings that have exclusiveness and a b are arrivals of the past week and priced at Dame Fashion, in millinery, has brought to our store this week, box after box by express, all these new exclusive creations in individual pattern hats will be placed on sale and specially priced this week. EASTER MILLINERY SPECIALS THIS WEEK White Neapolitan and Hairbraid Hats in sport and exclusive pattern moleds; trimmings that insure exclusiveness and a becoming style. These hats are arrivals of the past week and priced at— $10 $15 $25 $35 203 S. MAIN the Popular Priced Store MAIN COV Lular Priced store 203 S. MAIN COVERDALE'S 203 S. MAIN The Popular Priced Store the Popular Priced Store Hartshorne News Mr. Porter Gollett was badly hurt at the Choctaw Portland Cement plant last week. Joe Bradley is beginning a new building besides his ice cream parlor and grocery store. Ira Davenport has been sick for the last two weeks. Cirtus Heringr is doing nicely in his grocery store connecting with his pool hall. Willie Kidd has arrived from the city of Chickasha. Alva Webber has finished his new house now ready for marriage. Leo and Dorothy Galette the sons of Porter Galette, have arrived from Tulsa where they visited their brother, James. ```markdown ``` GILORIO oted Day of throughout the WILL FIND EVERY DEPARTMENT KEN ASSORTMENTS AWAIT THE WEEK'S SELLING. MORE MILLINERY SECTIONS. Are Are the Most TS EASTER WEEK $16.85 purchased at under-market prices; the French serge, gaberdine, poplins and tile green, apple, mustard, rose, new and box pleated effects, others sport me with pockets in ing at..... $16.85 so sport styles in silk box pleats and adheses of gold rose, mustard, new blue, k. Elegantly tailored and trimmed. rs. Regular $14.75 SALE OF HOSIERY with lisle elastic top, colors white and 29c regular made French heel 39c boot Hose, with plain tops; all colors 69c sin and French serge. Knife and box y, in the spring suit color'ings. With filled. $3.95 S THIS WEEK $13.85 niffon taffeta and satin messaline, in que, rose, gray, fawn, nay and black. d collars. Dutch and V necks. Full Empire effects and high crush girdle this $13.85 race taffeta, satin messalines; solid man with yoke effects and circular released, crush girdles; with and with- and dress S IN EASTER FOOTWEAR. nmed effects and solids; leather heels, $6.00 unmetal and vici. Button and lace and swing lasts; $3.45 Oxfords; in kid, kangaroo and gun- d durable in wear. $7.00 plain and two and three-strap models, ather heels; many in $5.00 and Pumps in patent and kid; two and burned and welt $2.95 styles; sizes $1½ to 2; in paatent and heels $1.95 unmetal; plain, lace and strap; med- pecial this $2.45 brought to our store this week, box new exclusive creations in individual pat- and specially priced this week. MY SPECIALS THIS WEEK Hats in sport and exclusive pattern exclusiveness and a becoming style. last week and priced at— $25 $35 COVER The Laymen's Educational move- ments and citizen's cooperative lega- ue met at Flipper-Key-Davis Uni- versity March 29. There were many distinguished visitors from various parts of the state. The welcome address was delivered by Prof. J. I. Jones the principal, which was indeed a gem of eloquence and outburst of oratory. Rev. C. R. Tucker in his usual eloquent way, responded. Asplendid program was rendered during the day. The university choir rendered excellent music. Everybody was delighted with the splendid rem-chapel of Muskogee, Dr. C. E. Smith, ditions of the gifted cioh rof Wards director. Patronize the merchants who advertise in this paper. They will treat you right. One line fine quality fancy stripe Fisk and Elzee models; late spring and early summer styles; sample hats direct from the above houses; trimming authentics and wonderful in colorings; included are the new white Milan. Priced at— $7.50 $10 $15 t of pattern Hats; included are a great n individual mode; many with hairbraid effects to contrast with the suits. Special for selling at, only will wear with your Easter suit. We place on White Voile Blouses; beautifully made, face and embroidery; many with new festoon some Wash Silk Blouses in solid colors and large collars, cluny lace trimmed. This week One special lot of pattern Hats; included are a great many whites; each hat an individual mode; many with hairbraid effects; all the new spring shades to contrast with the suits. Special for this week's selling at, only $7.50 The kind you will wear with your Easter suit. We place on sale THIS WEEK 25 dozen White Volle Blouses; beautifully made, large collars, trimming of lace and embroidery; many with new festoons; worth regularly $2.00. This week 98c One line handsome Wash Silk Blouses in solid colors and combination tint effects; large collars, cluny lace trimmed, worth $3.00. This week $1.95 MEN'S FURNISHINGS in this line we have taken great pains in selecting the best things the market affords and will demonstrate a nice, comfortable saing. MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS men's Dress Shirts, stiff cuffs and no collars, airline and fancy stripes; all sizes. quality fancy stripe Silk Shirts, wide range quality. This 's Lisle Thread Union Shits, long sleeve, This bon Bros.' four-in-hand fancy Silk Ties, floral lights, and darks. bon Bros.' extra heavy and fine quality silk and Roman stripes and plaids; all colors; ler. This week One line of Men's Dress Shirts, stiff cuffs and no collars, in fine quality percale, hairline and fancy stripes; all sizes. This week 85c One line fine quality fancy stripe Silk Shirts, wide range of patterns; very good quality. This week $2.45 One line Men's Lisle Thread Union Shirts, long sleeve, ankle length, pearl bhittons. This week 98c One line Wilson Bros.' four-in-hand fancy Silk Ties, floral and conventional designs, lights and darks. This week One line Wilson Bros.' extra heavy and fine quality silk and satin four-in-hand Ties, Roman stripes and plaids; all colors; regular $1 seller. This week 69c MEN'S SPRING SUITS $9.95 t styles in spring suits, light weight wool for mixtures and stripes also blue sorses; thru ; perfect fitting and finely tailored. Suits thru $15. Men's very est styles in spring suits, light weight wool fabrics, in solids, Scotch mixtures and stripes also blue sorges; three and fourbutton effects; perfect fitting and finely tailored. Suits that you would pay elsewhere $15. This week $9.95 MEN'S SUITS AT $14.85 right al-wool worsted blue serge and Scot perfect fitting, expert tailoring, three and four linings. Values to $20. Men's light weight al-wool worsted blue serge and Scotch mixture ture suits, perfect fitting, expert tailoring, three and four-button models; fine serge linings. Values to $20. This week $14.85 BOYS' SUITS $4.75 ing styles in Boys' Suits, both single and of grey brown mixtures, navy blue serges Suits that will sell elsewhere for week ..... The new spring styles in Boys' Suits, both single and double-breasted; shades of grey brown mixtures, navy blue serges; belted and pinch-backs. Suits that will sell elsewhere for $4.75 7$5.0. This week VALUES FROM DRESS GOODS SECTION A large range 44 and 50-inch Wool Suitings, stripes and plaids. This week, yard— $1.48 $1.89 $1.95 bookfold Dress Gingham, stripes and checks, s patterns; regular 15c quality. 9-inch French Zephyr Ginghams, stripes and colors; regular 20c fuality. card bookfold 36-inch Madras, mostly white ground ed stripes; regular 25c value. card 2000 yards bookfold Dress Gingham, stripes and checks, spring shades, 50 different patterns; regular 15c quality. This week _____ 11c 1000 yards 31-inch French Zephyr Ginghams, stripes and plaids; very fine and fast colors; regular 20c fuality. This week, yard _____ 16c 500 yards bookfold 36-inch Madras, mostly white grounds with hair- line and corded stripes; regular 25c value. This week, yard _____ 19c 200 yards Dress Tissues, in stripes and plaids, with neat corded ef- fects, fast colors; regular 35c value. This week, yard _____ 24c 1000 yards 36-inch French Voiles, floral and conventional designs, stripes and plaids; regular 50c grade. This week _____ 34c Grand Easter Ball! at CONVENTION HALL MONDAY, APRIL 9 Given by the ROYAL ORCHESTRA THIS BALL WILL BE GIVEN RAIN OR SHINE THE CITY AND THE MANAGEMENT GUARANTEE THAT THE BEST OF ORDER WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. LET NO ONE STAY AWAY. EVERYBODY INVITED Admission Fifty Cents WOMAN'S STRANGE EXPERIENCE MORE THRILLING THAN FICTION Mrs. E. O. Wilson's Husband Tells Story Filled With Human Interest. HAD TO SACRIFICE HOME Friends and Neighbors Called and Offered Encouragement and Sympathy. HOME, hope and money gone. A loving husband and a little daughter tearfully waiting for the dread summons which would take away wife and mother. That, in brief, describes the scene enacted one October day, a year ago, when E. O. Wilson and his little daughter sat in a darkened room awaiting the end they thought near. This chapter in the story of the Wilson family is one of sorrow and suffering, pathos and human interest. It is one which touched the hearts of friends and caused them to pour out sympathy to a sorrowing husband. Five years ago E. O. Wilson, his wife and child were a happy family. They moved to Atlanta from Abbeville, S. C., so Mr. Wilson could accept a position on a newspaper. Mr. Wilson prospered and the family moved into a little home of their own. Mrs. Wilson took an interest in church work and in the Woman's Auxiliary of the Typographical union. Her future looked bright. It was in the early part of 1913 that the blow fell. But let Mr. Wilson tell the story. He can do it better, because every detail is indelibly stamped upon his memory. Mr. Wilson's Story. "MY name is E. O. Wilson and I live at 197 Bass street, Atlanta, Ga., with my wife and seven-year-old daughter. I have been a printer for sixteen years and am a member of the Typographical Union. "It is with a sense of gratitude for being permitted to have with me today my dear wife that I am voluntarily making this statement. I want everybody interested to know that it comes from the bottom of my heart." "During the spring of 1913 when I thought that nothing could impair my happiness, the blow fell. My wife, until that time healthy and strong, was stricken with illness. She was weak and nervous and at times had dreadful smothering sensations to the point of fainting. She would have fearful headaches, pains in her back and over her milneys and her joints ached all the time. She got so bad off that she couldn't do her housework and had to take to her bed. She didn't know what it was to get a good night's sleep. "I called a doctor who treated her eight weeks and she showed no improvement. I took the advice of another doctor and my wife was operated upon twice and spent 17 weeks in two hospitals with several weeks of nursing at home between operations. "She got weaker and weaker. I was desperate. My savings were gone. I was in debt. So I sacrificed my home. "Driven frantic by my thoughts, I called in three Atlanta specialists. This was along in October, 1915. My wife was a shadow of her former self. They told me she could not possibly live more than five days. "The five days passed and, although she still lived, she grew weaker and weaker and familly I was told she would die within the next few days. She got where she was too weak to talk and could not eat. I looked for the end at any time. Supplies Cut Off. "How did you come out with your garden last year?" "It got us into trouble," replied Mr. Crosslots. "I bragged so much about our sweet corn and tomatoes we were ruling that our vegetable man took offense and didn't come around for nearly two weeks." A MINISTER'S CONFESSION Rev. W. H. Warner, Route 2. Myersville, Md., writes: "My trouble was sciatica. My back was affected and took the form of Pambago. I also had neuralgia, cramps in my muscles, pressure or sharp pain on the top of my head, and nervous dizzy spells. I had other symptoms showing my neuralgia, cramps in my muscles, pressure or sharp pain on the top of my head, and nervous dizzy spells. I had other symp- toms showing my Rev. W. H. Warner kidneys were at fault, so I took Dodd's Kidney Pills. They were the means of saving my life. I write to say that your medicine re- stored me to perfect health." DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS, 50c box, any store. Dodd's Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.— Adv. New York in recent days has grant- ed 8,000 licenses to citizens anxious to carry pistols. 6TOP THOSE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS "Femenina" is the wonder worker for all female disorders. Price $1.00 and $0c. Adv. Let us tarry awhile at the sign of the smile. Dr. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver, bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for a laxative—three for a cathartic.—Adv. One seldom has the price of a man who is worth buying. ```markdown ``` SHE LIVED TO TELL STORY Mary Mrs. E. O. Wilson of Atlanta, Ga, Whose Experience Amazed Friends. Had Lost All Hope. "YOU will get an idea of her desperate condition when I tell you that the members of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Typographical union had arranged for a floral offering for my wife's funeral. "I am now going to tell you the remarkable part of my story. "I had seen an advertisement for Tanlac and had heard of the remarkable results being accomplished by this new medicine, but never thought I would have need for any. One day as I sat in the swing on our little front porch I thought of this advertisement and somehow or other I got a ray of hope. With one of the few remaining dollars I had, I bought a bottle. "My wife was so weak I only gave her half the amount recommended. In a few days I noticed strange improvement in her condition. I could have wept for joy. After I had given her one bottle of Tanzac the doctors called one day and were surprised to find her sitting up in bed eating some toast and drinking some milk. They were amazed. "When my wife had taken two bottles of Tanzac she was able to sit in a rolling chair and she continued to improve rapidly. Those were indeed happy days. I forgot my previous suffering. I forgot that our little home was gone. I thought of nothing except that my wife was alive and rapidly recovering her health and I thank God for letting me do what I did. "Today she is a perfect picture of health. She can eat anything she wants. Such things as meat, turnips, and hard-boiled eggs do not bother her a particle and she sleeps as well as she did when a girl in her teens. She took eleven bottles of Tanlac and gained 30 pounds. "So, this is my statement. It is true that I spent all that I had saved trying to restore her health. I don't know until this day what actually alled my wife, but I do know how healthy and happy she is today and I can truthfully say that nothing on earth did this but Tanlac." There is a Tanlac dealer in your town.—Adv. Uncomplimentary. Gerald—The drink went to my head. Geraldine—Perhaps it likes unfrequented places. THICK, GLOSSY HAIR FREE FROM DANDRUFF Girls! Beautify Your Hair! Make It Soft, Fluffy and Luxuriant—Try the Moist Cloth. Try as you will, after an application of Dandereine, you cannot find a single trace of dandruff or falling hair and your scalp will not itch, but what will please you most, will be after a few weeks' use, when you see new hair, fine and downy at first—yes, but really new hair—growing all over the scalp. A little Danderine immediately doubles the beauty of your hair. No difference how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just molesten a cloth with Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. The effect is immediate and amazing—your hair will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have an appearance of abundance; an incomparable luster, softness and luxuriance, the beauty and shimmer of true hair health. Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any store and prove that your hair is as pretty and soft as any—that it has been neglected or injured by careless treatment—that's all. Adv. Paradexical. "Do you think armed vessels are likely to be sunk?" Not if they get the drop first." THE TULSA STAR POSSIBILITIES OF THE MODERN BRICK Can Be Used Very Effectively to Enhance Beauty of Frame Dwelling. GOOD DESIGN IS DESCRIBED Several Features Make the Interior Especially Inviting to Persons of Discrimination—Closet Room Is Abundant. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, IL., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. The popularity of brick porches on frame houses has been growing for a number of years. The brick porch has been used to add the finishing touch to frame construction over a period of years reaching back beyond the infancy of the face brick. Its rapid adoption is no doubt largely explained by the development which has taken place in the brick industry during recent years. The term "brick" has lost some of the definite meaning which it, at one time, possessed. Even a generation ago, when this word was spoken it called up the image of an uninteresting, dull colored block of baked clay. The man who said, "I am building a brick porch," had given a complete meaning to his words and his audience would at once understand just what material would go into that porch. Let a man today make such a statement and if he has an audience which is at 1849 Brick Porch Brick Porch Bungalow The man who used to build the old type "brick" buildings didn't and much inspiration in his work. It didn't make much difference how well he did his work, the appearance was about the same in every case. That condition is changed somewhat now. The mason today has the chance to show something of his work. The beauty of color and texture found in the brick itself calls for a harmonizing scheme which will bring out the beauty through the use of the most appropri- KITCHEN 8' x 11' BATH 31' x 6' CL BED RM. 10' x 11' HALL DINING RM. 11' x 15' DAN BED RM. 10' x 13' LIVING RM. 18' x 15' CL CL VEST. 61' x 5' FRONT PORCH 26' x 8' Floor Plan ate color and form of mortar joints. There are many possible ways of laying brick in the walls of a building and the subject is now a matter of importance with both the architect and builder. This greater flexibility of architectural expression which is possible in brick construction, as has been said, seems to be a logical explanation of the increased popularity of brick porches. There is the fact, also, that the addition of a brick porch to a all interested, he will the to go into a lengthy disc how that touch of blish in with the graded brook brick and how the effect brought out by the "te before the appearance of fully realized, the samp building material dealer passed the rounds and e story is only half told. house which needs a touch of modernism, gives a tangible increase of value to the property which is very acceptable in case of sale. The brick porch is not, however, to be considered as merely a means by which old houses may be modernized. The new house design may call for a brick porch which will be one of the most attractive features of the exterior. It is usually the case, when this type porch is used on the new house, that the foundation walls above grade are built up of brick also. This insures good substantial construction since, in keeping the wood up from the ground, the rotting effect of moisture is eliminated. In case an outside chimney is used, the effect is pleasing in that all of the brickwork is connected by the foundation walls. The house shown in the accompanying illustrations is of frame construction, having the sides finished with beveled sliding and the hip roof broken up with small dormers. The porch, foundation walls above grade and chimney are built of brick trimmed with white stone. In carrying out the decorative scheme for the exterior, account should be taken of this fact so that the wooden part of the house will harmonize with the brickwork. This will probably require that the house be trimmed in white, but the body color will depend somewhat upon the kind of brick selected. A novel decorative feature is obtained in the rail of the porch by laying up the brick in checker-board fashion, the surface being divided into squares formed by placing brick with their faces together in groups of three, adjacent squares having the brick placed at right angles. Panels are formed by bordering a double horizontal row of these squares with a single course of straight-laid brick. The stone coping is placed above the upper border and a stone sill below the lower border. There are two entrances to the house from the street. One is from the front porch and the other is by a side stoop lending to the kitchen. The front door is placed near the end of the porch. It opens into a little vestibule off of which a large closet fitted with a shelf and providing generous space h Bungalow for wraps is built. French doors lead to the living room. At the far end of this room is a bay in which three windows are placed. These windows together with one front window and the sleezed doors, provide an abundance of light in the living room. It is gentle that if this is to be made the pleasant part of the house which is should be, there must be plenty of windows to make the room naturally bright and cheerful. French doors are placed between the living room and the dining room. The kitchen occupies an extended corner of the house to the rear of the dining room. This kitchen is arranged with convenience as the discriminating factor. There are three windows and a glazed door to brighten the room. Beneath the two windows in the rear walls there is a work table at one end of which is placed the sink and along the wall at the other end of which the cupboard is built. Plenty of space is provided for a gas stove and range along the other wall. A handy little closet with shelves on two sides opens off of the kitchen near the dining room door. The other side of the house is reached from the little hall which is entered from the dining room. There are two bedrooms, each of which is provided with a large closet. The front bedroom is especially well fitted with exceptionally large closet lighted with a single window. The bath room is placed between the kitchen and the rear bedroom. It is fitted with a built-in medicine case and a clothes chute. This latter feature is a great convenience and saves many steps, since it is very handy to the bedrooms. There is a linen closet at the head of the hall. The basement, entered from the other end of the hall, may be divided off into a furnace room, laundry and vegetable room. The laundry should be placed at the rear of the house so that the articles thrown into the clothes chute may be caught in this room. Classifications of Leather. Leather for shoe manufacturing purposes comes under two broad classifications, upper leather and sole leather, these, as their names imply being used respectively for the sole and the other portions of the shoe. The upper leathers most commonly used are cuffskin, coltskin or horsehide and kid, Catskin comes in various finishes, patent, wax, bright, dull, boarded and velvet. Catskin and horsehide are used principally as the base for patent leather, but they are also employed in dull finish for men's high-grade shoes. Kit may be glazed, patent, pebbled or more co, according to the tanning process. ```markdown ``` UGH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK! CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY Just Once! Try "Dodson's Liver Tone" When Billious, Constipated, Headachy—Don't Lose a Day's Work. W. L. Douglas name and the retail price is stamped on the bottom of all shoes at the factory. The value is guaranteed and the wearer protected against high prices for inferior shoes. The retail prices are the same everywhere. They cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. They are always worth the price paid for them. The quality of W. L. Douglas product is guaranteed by more than 40 years experience in making fine shoes. The smart styles are the leaders in the Fashion District of America. They are made in a well-equipped factory at Brookton, Mass., by the highest paid, skilled shoemakers, under the direction and supervision of experienced men, all working with an honest determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. Ask your shoe dealer for W. L. Douglas shoes. If he cannot supply you with the kind you want, take no other make. Write for interesting booklet explaining how to get shoes of the highest standard of quality for the price, but remember there is Only One "Bromo Quinine" That is the Original Laxative Bromo Quinine This Signature on Every Box E. N. Grove Used the World Over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c. 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Calomel is mercury or quicksilver, which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel crashes into sour bile like dynamite, breaking it up. That's when you feel that awful nausea and cramping. Listen to me! If you want to enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your druggist or dealer sells you a 50 cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone under my personal money- W. L. DO "THE SHOE THAT $3 $3.50 $4 $4.50 $ Save Money by Wearing W shoes. For sale by over 9000 The Best Known Shoes in W. L. Douglas name and the retail price is tom of all shoes at the factory. The va the wearer protected against high prices for retail prices are the same everywhere. They Francisco than they do in New York. They price paid for them. The quality of W. L. Douglas product is than 40 years experience in making fin styles are the leaders in the Fashion O They are made in a well-equipped factory, the highest paid, skilled shoemakers, un supervision of experienced men, all work determination to make the best shoes for the can buy. Ask your shoe dealer for W. L. Douglas sho not supply you with the kind you want, make. Write for best standard of quality get shoes of the highest standard of quality return mail, postage free. LOOK FOR W. L. Douglas name and the retail price stamped on the bottom. "My dear, I had the most thrilling moment of my life last night at a restaurant. The electric lights went out unexpectedly and he kissed me—a long delirious kiss." "Who did?" "Who? I don't know who? That is why it was so thrilling." GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER Few persons can be sick who use Green's August Flower. It has been used for all aliments that are caused by a disordered stomach and inactive liver, such as sick headache, constipation, sour stomach, nervous indigestion, fermentation of food, palpitation of the heart from gases created in the stomach, pain in the stomach, and many other organic disturbances. August Flower is a gentle laxative, regulates digestion, both in the stomach and intestines, cleans and sweetens the stomach and whole alimentary canal, and stimulates the liver to secrete the bile and impurities from the blood. Trx it. Two doses will relieve you. Used for fifty years in every town and hamlet in the United States and in all civilized countries.—Adv. "How did Dubley happen to fall in debt?" "He lost his balance at the bank." Misfortune comes often to the man who makes no effective effort to see it first. but remember the "Bromo That is the Laxative B This Signature back guarantee that each spoonful will clean your sluggish liver better than a dose of nasty calomel and that it won't make you sick. Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine. You'll know it next morning, because you will wake up feeling fine, your liver will be working, your headache and dizziness gone, your stomach will be sweet and your bowels regular. Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely vegetable, therefore harmless and cannot salivate. Give it to your children. Millions of people are using Dodson's Liver Tone instead of dangerous calomel now. Your druggist will tell you that the sale of calomel is almost stopped entirely here.—Adv. OUGLAS HOLDS ITS SHAPE $6 $7 $8 FOR MEN AND WOMEN WILDEVILLE 4.00 SHOE BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES Boys' Shoes Best in the World $3.00 $2.50 & $2.00 A Never-Changing Feature. She—I wonder if women's skirts will be short this season. He—I am sure men's pockets will. YES! LIFT A CORN OFF WITHOUT PAIN! Cincinnati man tells how to dry up a corn or callus so it lifts on with fingers. You corn-pestered men and women need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes that nearly killed you before, says this Cincinnati authority, because a few drops of acetone applied directi, on a tender, defying corn or callus, stops soreness at once and soon the corn or hardened callus loosens so it can be lifted off, root and all, without pain. A small bottle of freezone costs very little at any drug store, but will positively take off every hard or soft corn or callus. This should be tried, as it is inexpensive and is said not to irritate the surrounding skin. If your druggist hasn't any freezone tell him to get a small bottle for you from his wholesale drug house.—adv. Steady. "Is he a man of steady habits?" "Oh, very. Especially his drinking." Abe McClinney has been 52 years a servant in a Birmingham (Ala.) family, and still is on the job. here is Only One Quinine" the Original romo Quinine on Every Box A PEEP AT OUR PROGRESS THE HOTEL EDUCATION KNOWS NO COLOR THE PRESIDENT OF LANGSTON UNIVERSITY IS NOT IN BUSINESS TO CUT OFF ANY EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES OF THE RACE. STRONG COLLEGE DEPARTMENT WITH THE STUDENTS GIVING THEIR ENTIRE TIME TO COL- LEGIATE SUBJECTS, HENCE HE'S NOT CONDUCTING A REGULAR WORK AN ENROLLMENT OF 539 STUDENTS, COVERING 52 COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. The Tulsa Star Traveling Man Pays a Visit to the State School and Was Astonished at the Wonderful Improvements Being Made. (By THEO BAUGHMAN) (Special to the Tulsa Star) "Truth crushed to earth will rise again," and the enemies of civilization and education who'll resort to such unreasonable methods, to be mirch the good name of a man, whose destined to bring Langston out of its chaotic condition, will, before many moons, discover the foly of their way. This school is the most abused institution of learning in the world; and not being satisfied with almost wrecking it, and killing its usefulness, these same enemies of race progress, bobble up with their old methods, only sugar coated with new tactics. We do not dare to say that all the people who offer opposition to the school's manabement are enemies of the race's progress, because we really believe that a great many of them can't give a reason why they oppose the president of said school, nor the way matters are conducted, but have been influenced by designing persons who are sore because they are not getting milk out of the state's cocoanut; too, they would put up the same fight, regardless to who was serving as president of said school. They figure that if they can cause the institution to THE LADY OF THE WEST MISS JULIA H. ELLIO An ideal school teacher and one of the best young women we have. She is a member of the Nowata colored city school. By Theo. Baughman, Traveling Representative Colored A. & N. University Langston, O be a failure, there'll be a chance for some of them; and if, by some miracle, they did "land" the first thing they'd attempt to do, would be to pollute the treasury and otherwise bring disgrace upon Langston. As to their fitness—that's out of the question, as they have, beyond doubt, demonstrated, that they are only strong at "mud slinging." For the pass few years the writer of this article has carefully watched Langston University, and has seen it pass from one of America's foremost Negro educational institutions, to an insignificant "thing," not entitled to the encouragement of the race, and we, like the majority of the thinking people of Oklahoma know whose responsible for its pitiful condition; and just as it's about to raise its head again, and take its stand among schools worth while, his satanic majesty's subjects are ever ready to pour vitriolic fluid on the peaceful conditions existing there, and set a match to same, that they might see it crumble, and make glad over the falling. Prof. Marquess was exonorated of course he was, because he had done nothing to be the least disturbed about, and it is such a sad fact that the committee will even give an ear to the "bunch," with their frivolous frame-ups. The fellow who can look calamity and misfortune in the face calmly and without mistrust, will see his own happiness—he is superior to his surroundings. Therefore, we haven't the least doubt that Mr. Marquess will meet every issue squarely, and will beyond a reasonable doubt, convince all that no mistake has been made in selecting him as the head of Langston University, however, before giving him a chance to properly carry out his plans, the "gang" started to heaping coals upon his head, and patching up flimsy excuses to make his administration a failure. At the very beginning, we predicted that Mr. Marquess would be the president of Langston University, and that no one would be able to "pull the string and monkey jump act," and he, by his wise course, has verified all we all we predicted along this line, hence "the how from Rome!" Just so long as Mr. Marquess is president, no one need expect to fill his shoes. There's been a standard set, and the teachers, students, etc., must live up to, otherwise its "good night Irene!" Because surely they'll not be allowed to manage Langston University. During Prof. Page's regime, they fought him because he didn't devote enough time, so they said, to industrial education, but put in too much time with the higher studies, and now they are knifing Prof. Marquess because he's doing the things that Mr. Page didn't do; and making strenuous efforts trying to train the head, the heart, and the hand of the students under him; and they are squealing like pigs because he, Mr. Marquess, is trying to give our boys and girls a thorough industrial training. We are not weak enough to claim that everything has, and is, going on faultlessly at Langston University, but considering all things, who could have done better? The place, as stated above, was in a wretched condition when Prof. Marquess assumed the presidency, and the wonderful improvements noted on every hand, easily makes him a wonder man, and if we, as a race, wouldn't close our eyes to true conditions, and be fair with the institution, we'd all be ready and willing to say that the improvements at Langston University have been wonderful. Irregularities come up in the best regulated homes, however, some have overlooked this fact and have gone so far as to attempt to magnify every little thing which has happened at this school. So fixed in their purposes to destroy Prof. Marquess' influence for good, long before he put foot on Oklahoma soil, they planned his undoing, this the scribe has heard, with his own ears, and when we heard of his being pulled before the committee, we readily recalled some of the remarks made in our presence. We visited Langston University prior to his going there, as president, where we found rotten conditions existing; and then, we wondered back after the present president had been in charge a few months, and were astonished at the improvements noted on every hand. Drastic methods had to be adopted, provided the school was to be saved, and there's no man more fitted to OUR PROGR raveling Representative build up a great school than Prof. Marquess. The race throughout Oklahoma should strive to uphold his hands, and assist materially in giving us a school that would be a credit to our race. We are confident that this able educator, if given half of a chance, will succeed, and regardless to whether several little hatchets are buried or not, Langton University will gradually come into its own. Since the tempest in the tea pot affair has been added to the many incidents pulled off in connection with this school, your scribe just hiked away to Langton University to "smoke it off," and see, for himself, how things are going and whatever we may say, we'll be fair, and report true conditions as they exist there. We believe in our race, and stand uncompromisingly for the things that will go to make it a strong institution, and long since realized that, if an unproar is J. M. M. President of C. A. and N. M. continually kept up about Langston University—such as a suffering public have had to tolerate from the time it was decided to bury Prof. Inman Page, until Mr. Marquess' coming—we didn't need the school. We trust the last episode has been given the public, and that the race, to a man are willing to get behind this institution and make it a creditable school. This can't be done, if designing crit A. B. Popular principal of the Nevada Okla, colored city school. He is a stro man and a friend to starges on terpi.se. He'll be at the head of the summer normal at Wagoner, Okla. this year. THE TULSA STAR PROGRESS representative J. M. MARQUESS. president of C. A. and N. University at --- RESS ters are going, under every little pretext, to attempt to mage a mountain out of a mole hill. The writer has never thought that our youths could know too much about work, and there's no earthy way to make them do too much—at Langton University or anywhere else—and all the "fuss" about "working my child to death" was a nightmare, born in a diseased brain, and started on a mission of corruption, dissention, etc. This doesn't mean that we believe solely in industrial education to the exclusion of higher education, but mixing it, you get an excellent compound, which will give us prepared young men, and young women. Then came a hawk about children freezing to death on account of shortage in coal, the shortage, if there was one, didn't only apply to langton University, but all over the United States and even just last week, the dispatches told of sufferings in vari ARQUESS. . University at Langston. ous institutions on account of shortage in coal on account of the congested condition of traffic due to submarine activities, etc. This was used as a scare-crow, to frighten Negro parents throughout the state, and ultimately make the school a failure, however, it wouldn't hold good. Then charges of misuse of funds, that wouldn't hold water, were launched, only to be proven untrue; every "frame-up," hatched for a devilish purpose, has melted before the excellent management of Prof. Marquess. He has revolutionized things at Langston University and should be given the hearty co-operation of every colored person in Oklahoma, who stands for race betterment, and we pray that the curtain will be rung down on opposition, and give the school the genuine co-operation that it is so justly entitled to. The fault-finding, ditch-digging, core-head colored man, whose only ambition is to "carry a pint" should fall in line, and everything will be amicably settled at Langston University. If every colored parent in the state could visit the school, and study conditions, as they exist, he'd go away an apostle for Langston University and would lend his material assistance in making the institution a glorious success. There are many needed things for Langston to make it a university, but the methods of some, if given any serious consideration, will not only kill the school, but will leave a blot on the race's history. This institution is ours, and as a race, it's up to us, very largely to make it a success; therefore, let us quit our tomofoolery, and do more work and less kicking. We studied conditions very closely on our visit, and from inquiries to both members of faculty and students, we ascertained that everything was moving along in an --- [ ] SOME FACTS ABOUT LANGSTON UNIVERSITY ideal way, and the school was just a big, contented family. The first place we visited was the office, and there found an excellent clerical force, properly looking after the business end of the school. We put ourselves in the hands of the president who tried to show us everything connected with the institution. We spent considerable time going over the farm, which consists of 225 acres that are actually in cultivation; 36 acres of said land had been idle for more than three years; due to the fact that there was no bridge across the creek. A bridge, which would cost easily $250 has been built; it's 46 feet long, and the only expense connected with same, was for labor, as the material for the most part was gotten from the woods near by, thereby saving the state fully $200. A road is being cut direct from the campus to said bridge—a distance of more than one-half mile, and its now possible to go over the entire farm without getting off the school's land. This is the best land on the place and by next year, it is expected to reclaim, and plant the 20 acres that's now in woods. On this part of the farm we found 27 acres in alfalfa, 40 acres in oats, up and thriving; 10 acres of clover, 3 acres of Irish potatoes, also on the place we found 20 acres of wheat, 20 acres of rye, 34 acres of wheat and rye planted for pasture, 6 acres of garden truck, 6 acres of rape, other fields are being put in proper shape for fetederia, kaffir corn, plants harve been ordered, the ground has already been prepared for them. Hot beds are filled with seed consisting of 15 bushes of sweet potatoes, numerous other vegetables, like tomatoes, cabbage, etc. We noticed that the school farm, under the direction of Mr. N. J. Calloway, who spent 25 years with Tuskegee, is away ahead of surrounding farms, and in fact, it's in better shape than ever before in the history of the school. Prof Marquess' plan so far as the garden is concerned, is to supply the school table. More than seven thousand pounds of pork have been used on the university dining table, from their own hog pens, and we found more than 100 fine porkers are on hand for next year's supply. There are eight thoroughbred sows will farrow within the next two weeks. Hundreds of gallons of milk have been furnished the boarding department from the school's own dairy. It was the pleasure of the scribe to eat dinner in the boarding department, and the following menu was served for all: Roast beef, stewed beans, sweet potatoes, English peas, corn bread, and syrup. This kind of eating costs $8 per month, and we found that the state was operating the boarding department and that Mr. Marquess is only its agent. There been so much said about this, that we inquired particularly about same, and found that all monies taken in by this department are deposited in the state treasury. Then too, we with our own eyes, saw the duplicate deposit slips. One thing that we did find, since Mr. Marquess has been there, the graft in this department has been administered a knockout blow. Everything is spotless, and our girls are receiving a much needed drilling in things that go to build up the home. The state is about to purchase $500 worth of additional equipment for the domestic science department. Water has been connected up in the girls' dormitory and the laundry and within a few days hot and cold water will be on hand, in all the buildings. An erroneous impression has gone out over the state, concerning the "Three and three plan;" we made a deligent inquiry about same, and found that out of nineteen classes, that this applied to only two of the classes. There were petitions on the president's desk from students, asking that they be granted the privilege to work thereby helping them in school. Some of these young people are being paid well, as they receive more than $300 each month from the state; we met several boys who were receiving salaries of more than $25 per man, and going to school, the same time. A $1040 Mason-Hamlin Grand piano has recently been installed and the musical department greatly toned up. This makes the second piano installed since Prof. Marquess has been at Langston University, and he is determined to make this feature of the school exceptionall strong. The auditorium has been so equipped that it also serves as a gymnasium; the chairs at a moment's notice can be moved and the building converted into a gymnasium. This is quite an addition to the school. Langston is a regular mecca for visitors, each Sunday fully 250 white citizens from Coyle, Guthrie and nearby places, visit same. Only the past week the Ozark trail people visited the school, and spent an hour in There are 13 buildings all told, valued at $75,000. There are 320 acres of land; 225 under cultivation, and the remainder of the land is used for pasture, athletic field, campus, etc. There are 25 expert educators employed. The enrollment is 539—representing 52 Oklahoma counties. The university has a brass band, orchestra, Glee Club, Jubilee Club, chorus and quartette. There is a football team, a baseball team, and with the opening of the new gymnasium, a basketball team will be organized for boys and girls. Langston University also has lawn tennis. There's harmony at Langston University, and everybody is doing real school work. A visit to Langston University soon conveys the idea that the right man is at its head. Prof. Marquess has surrounded himself with able instructors. The president is going to attempt to raise everything they use on the tables. Prof. Marquess is planting flowers and otherwise beautifying the university grounds. This man, Prof. Marquess, is stirring early and late to give our boys and girls thorough trainings. speech-making and looking Langston University over. An invitation was extended Prof. Marquess to send a Glee Club to the Ozark convention, which the [visit] which will convene in Texas, said club to be guests of the convention. During the visit, the Ozark people were royally entertained by the college brass band, which fully captivated the distinguished men, who went to make up the party. This school is attracting the attention of the world, and we trust more of our people will visit same, as it's an inspiring scene, reports that some of our people try to spread from time to time. As we went from department to department we noticed each one thoroughly interested in his work, and perfectly contented. As stated above the "Three and three" bugaboo was a lie, a yard wide, and instead of "killing our children" with work, they were really a happy bunch and mant festing more than ordinary interest in what they were doing. Every available piece of land is being put in cultivation, and things are being brought about at Langston University. When M. E. B. The wide-awake principal of the Perry, Okla., colored city school. we visited Mechanical building and noticed a class of boys in blacksmithing, we also experienced some pleasure. Going out of said building our eyes fell on a class in agriculture, hiking to the field to study the soil, etc. The $20,000 water plant recently installed now furnishes an adequate supply of water, as the children are furnished pure water in the building. This is an improvement entitled to more passing notice and a needed one, indeed. Another thing your scribe found out that there are now more Oklahoma children enrolled at Langston University than ever before since it has been a school thereby showing that the citizens of the state are becoming more interested in this institution, and instead of sending their children to some other state, are helping to build up a strong school in Oklahoma. This university has the strongest faculty in the history of the school, there being 25 well prepared men and women now teaching. Education knows no color, and Prof. Mouess said that he was not in the business to cut off any educational advantages of the race. Supporting this, we have a strong college department, with the students going their entire time time to collegiate subjects. By this the reader will see that he's not conducting a regular work shop. We were surprised to find an enrollment of 539 covering 52 counties in the state of Oklahoma. We found by actual count 221 in the dining hall, and the register books show 356 in daily attendance. There been an additional $10,000 appropriated for improvements at the university; $6,000 of which will go into additional heating and bathing facilities; $2,000 in equipment the laundry building and the other $2,000 for additional cows etc. The magnificent $20,000, water system is now in operation, as we visited same, and found it first-class in every respect, the well furnishing 300,000 gallons of pure, soft water daily. This will give the school an opportunity to irrigate, and the institution will now have a garden sec to none in the country. Our visit convinced us that the school is rapidly forging ahead, and a place now where our boys and girls can go and be thoroughly trained. Bamboo shoots are considered edible in China, and it is said that when they are of good variety they form a vegetable dish that has no rival. The eating at Langston University is wholesome, and the sleeping quarters sanitary. There are 25 teachers employed they are giving students the best-along educational lines. There is a nine-acre orchard at Langston University, from which it is hoped many cans of fruit will be put up. More than 100 head of fine hogs are to be seen at Langston University. Plenty good teams—nine head of mules, four wagons, and hundreds of dollars worth of implements. Prof. Marquess is making plans for a vigorous summer school, which promises to be largely attended. There is a general toning-up process going on at the school. If you visit Langston University you will son see that there are some "falsying brethren" residing in Oklahoma. Prof. Marquess has put a black eye on graft, and knocked booze fighters completely out at Langston University. If you want your position at Langston University you must take care of it. Prof. Marquess is striving to give the Negro youth everything that go to make of him a prepared man. Drop over and see the bunch and you'll be convinced that they are doing their entire duty. THE SHIELDING SHADOW BY RANDALL PARRISH SYNOPSIS. NINTH EPISODE The Incorrigible Captive. In the attic of Sebastian's house Leontine kneed beside an open trunk, a package of letters by her side. They were Jerry's letters, written to her in the old days, years before, when they were lovers and their lives seemed destined to run smoothly to THE LADY Memories of Far-off Days Revived in Her. Memories of Fan-off Days Revived in Her. gather, when they expected to trend the path of life, hand in hand, until its close. Then again she began thinking of Ravengar, the mysterious man who seemed to come so opportunely into her life. In many ways he reminded her of Jerry. She knew that if it had not been for the memory of her dead lover, she could have cared for Ravengar. But when she turned to Jerry's letters Ravengar faded into a phantom. No, it was Jerry who possessed her heart, and soul, and memory, and must until life ended. But she thought tenderly of the other, too. He had saved her life when the lighthouse was struck, and that established a bond between them. If she could keep that bond one of friendship only! And she began living over again those awful hours in Pilot Light, and the scene rose up vividly before her again. The flash which had shaken the structure from its base and buried the lighthouse keeper and his wife deep in the ruts had passed them by owing to an extraordinary chance. While Leoutine and Ravengar were seated in their room the lamps began to go out, Ravengar went down into the cellar to get more oil. Reaching up for a cog, he had inadvertently knocked down another can, and this brought down a third and a fourth. They fell into his arms, and he was caught like a man in the story with an armful of eggs. He could neither replace them nor set them down. Laughingly, he shouted up to Leontine to come and assist him. She heard him, and went down to his aid, took the cans from him and placed them upon the shelf. As they turned to go up the stairs the lighthouse was struck. As they crouched under the shock, Ravengar shielding Leontine with his arms, a huge piece of masonry came down, blocking the exit. The whole lighthouse was going to pieces. Then followed a final rending, and they were thrown to their knees and plained under the wooden shoring. AUTHOR OF "BE- YOND THE, FRONTIER," "MAID OF THE FOREST," "MY LADY OF THE NORTH" ETC. NOVELIZED FROM THE PHOTOPLAY SERIAL OF THE SAME NAME BY GEORGE B. SEITZ RELEASED BY FATHE. COPYRIGHT 1995 BY RANDALL FARRINGTON. Hours must have passed in the complete darkness. Leontine was hurt stunned by the fall of the props; she recovered consciousness under the minstrations of Ravengar, to realize that death by starvation was imminent. He had gripped his way about the cellar again and again, seeking in vain for the smallest chance of egress. At last he seemed to abandon hope. He kneeded beside Leontine and they waited together for what seemed the inevitable end. Perhaps it was twelve hours later when the rumbling was renewed. The structure was settling down again, Stones began falling about them; and suddenly there came a gleam of daylight, striking with blinding force upon their unaccustomed eyes. They started up, to see a narrow chink in the roof, and, through that, immeasurably far away, the white wisp of a cloud floating against the blue. In an instant Ravengar had motioned Leontine away, and was scrummbling up the debris and pulling at the stones. At first he could accomplish nothing; after a long while, however, he succeeded in dislodging a small stone which held back another. The mass fell crashing into the cellar. Leontine, seized by Ravengar's arms and thrust upward, caught at the opening. He pushed her through, and she found herself under the blue sky, beneath her the rocks, and the sea round about her. A minute later Ravengar joined her. Their return to the mainland in one of the boats that came to investigate the disaster was untroubled by further dangers. Leontine had gone home; and that was how Sebastian happened to see her when he returned from the ghastly episode at Bianca's house. She rose from her knees with a sigh and put away the letters. Jerry was dead, and she must not brood over the past. As she rose she was startled to hear Sebastian's tread upon the stairs. She waited for him, but she could hardly bear to meet him. He came into the attic and stood looking at her curiously. It was nearly half a minute before he spoke. "Leontine," he said, "you have not told me how you and the handsome Ravengar escaped from the burning balloon and the lighthouse accident." "Why do you wish to know?" she asked, shrugging her shoulders. "Is it not enough for you that your dastardly scheme failed, and must be tried again?" "What do you mean by that?" he asked. "I mean," replied Leontine, "that I am not unaware of your attempts upon my life. The balloon that hindered us at Pilot Light was set on fire by you." "If you think that," he answered, "why don't you accept my proposition and secure a divorce from me?" "When you have confessed to the forgery that sent Jerry Carson to prison and to his death," she answered. Sebastian shrugged his shoulders, sneered and moved toward the door, he passed out, and Leontine heard something click as the door closed. She was trapped. She sank down helplessly into a chair and stared wildly about her. Suddenly she started and gasped convulsively. Across the half-darkened room, seated in a chair, she saw the ghost of Jerry. It rose and smiled sadly at her. It might have been an optical illusion, but never had Jerry seemed so real to the girl. A little older, sterner, yet he was the same as of yore; and Leontine, overcome, tottered toward him, weeping. But as she drew nearer the specter held out its hands. "Come no nearer," it said, "but have no fear. No harm shall come to you. Trust in the love of my memory." Leontine hesitated only a minute, unable to obey, she ran toward him. As she drew near, the specter vanished. She saw only the empty chair. With a wild cry Leontine fell swooning to the ground. In her house, at that moment, Bianca was receiving a telephone message from Sebastian. She heard it with amusement, then with embarrassment. "All right, I'll do it for you, Sebastian," she said, and hung up the receiver. She pressed a bell, and two of her followers came in. "Go to this address tonight," she said, telling them the number, "and bring back the girl you'll find there in your auto. Pay no attention to anything she says. She's dippy." Leontine had fallen asleep in her chair in the attic, hopeless of escape, and yet encouraged by the vision, which she did not doubt was that of Jerry himself, come back from the grave to solace her. She awakened with a start, to hear the bolt of the door withdrawn. Three masked men were coming into the room. They beckoned to her, without speaking. Leontine hesitated for a moment. Then she went bravely forward. She felt that she was safer in the hands of the three than in those of Sebastian. One man preceded her, the others ranged themselves on either side of her as they went down the wide stairway. As they passed along the passage outside Sebastian's room, the door opened, and Leontine saw him standing there, watching her, a look of satisfaction upon his face. And suddenly she saw the figure of her dead lover again. He was standing at the top of the stairs, gazing directly at her. At the same instant her captors and Sebastian saw the ghost, also, and they staggered back, leaving Leontine for the moment alone. "I am glad you me," she said so. An amused smile engar's face. "The little one," he said. "I'll warrant you in a hurry!" cried who was accustomed mocking bow. Two attendants. "Lock him in" announced. They frisked R weapons, but for seizing him, one hurried him town. The strong roo outside Bianca's were stored Bianca til they could be Jerry Carson's hand was upraised, as if to warn the party to proceed no further. One of Leontine's captors had a revolver in his cont pocket. He placed his hand to the trigger and fired through the cloth at the ghost. The figure of Jerry staggered and then fell down the stairs. It tumbled over the badustrade and disappeared. Instantly the three, together with Sebastian, hurried in pursuit. But when they reached the bottom of the stairs there was no sign of Jerry. Leontine had not moved from where she was at the top of the stairs. They returned and led her, not urgently, down into the hall, and into the automobile that waited outside in an alley. A few moments earlier a speeding auto had been held up by two policemen. The discussion waxed warm. The offender was about to be taken to the station when a figure came running out of Sebastian's house. "Somebody wants help in there!" It cried to the policemen. "I heard a shot fired. Better go and see." And he pointed toward the rear entrance. Dropping their captive, the policemen leaped into the auto and drove to the rear entrance around the corner of the block, just in time to see the auto with the men and Leontine emerging. The police yelled to the driver to stop. The auto speeded. A wild chase followed through the suburban streets and toward the river, along the edge of the high cliff. For a few moments the fugitives seemed to gain; then the police auto leaped forward and began to overhaul them. "Stop or I fire!" yelled one of the policemen, standing up in his seat. A bullet from the fleeing auto answered him. The chauffeur screamed, and his hand dropped from the wheel. The policeman fired in answer, but the car swerved and the bullet went wild The men who were leading Leontine into Bianca's boudour, somewhat roughly, released their captive and took off their musks. "It's all right for you to say that, Madam Bianca," she screered the man whom she had addressed. "But that's what you said about your last pigeon—that guy Ravengar—and where is he today?" "Right here, friends," came Ravengar's crisp tones from a chair beside the fireplace. All turned in terror at the sound and saw him seated in the chair. With an oath the man who had spoken to Bianca leaped back. On Bianca's face were two expressions—terror at Ravengar's powers, joy that he had returned. "Take her to the room upstairs and lock her up for the present," she said. When she was left alone with Ravengar she looked at him in wonder. THE FILM OF "THE LOVE OF THE WEEK" BY JOHN B. HARRIS AND MARY MAY HARRIS. "I Am Not Unaware of Your Attempts on My Life!" Leontine, gazing back in to the police auto swerve to edge of the cliff. The chair fallen to the bottom of the of the policemen tried to a wheel. But it was too late, was rushing on toward the It toppled over, the front wheing up the chalky edge of hung there a moment, and went plunging downward depths below. Leontine sank shuddering her seat, while the auto dey devious ways, toward house. "Be gentle with her!" "I am glad you have come back to me," she said softly. An amused smile hovered about Ravengar's face. "I'm glad you are glad, little one," he answered lightly. "I'll warrant you won't leave again in a hurry!" cried the woman in fury, which was accentuated by Ravengar's mocking bow. She pressed her bell. Two attendants entered promptly. "Lock him in the strong room," she announced. They frisked Ravengar hurriedly for weapons, but found nothing. Then, seizing him, one by either arm, they hurried him toward the door. The strong room was in the hallway outside Bianca's bondoir. In this room were stored Bianca's stolen goods until they could be disposed of. As her plunder was considerable, it was a large room. It was built into the wall, and was, to all appearance, one with it, so that its discovery on the part of anyone who did not suspect its existence would be practically impossible. But the wooden exterior of the door was lined with a steel jacket, the walls were of steel, and the ceiling also. There was, in short, no possibility for anyone, securely shut in it, to escape. "This time I've got you," soliloquized Bianca as the men went upstairs with their prisoner. Meanwhile Ravengar accompanied his captors quietly to the door of the strong room. They thrust him inside. "I guess this will hold him," said one to the other, leisurely turning the knob to the proper combination. "If it won't, there's nothing will," answered the other. They locked the door and went back to announce to Bianca the fulfillment of their mission. Upstairs Leontine found herself a prisoner in an ordinary bedroom. It was preferable being here to being a prisoner of Sebastian. She lonthed him, and she would never set eyes on him again, save at the moment when she could wring the secret from him. And more and more she was coming to believe that in Ravengar lay the key to the mystery. He had come back, he had been in Bianca's house when she was brought there. He would come to aid her. Unconsciously she spoke his name. "At your service, Leontine," answered the well-known voice; and Ravengar stepped out from behind the curtains that hung before the window. "Be brave and all will come out well," he said. "The play is nearly ended. I may have to leave you alone again, but never fear. The memory of Jerry will support you in every danger." Suddenly the door opened. On the threshold stood Bianca. As she caught sight of Ravengar her eyes blazed with passion, and her voice shook as she asked: "What are you doing here? How did you get here?" his courtyard, mocking ? "My dear lady, to purpose reason why I respectable house." Blanche turned behind her, cried, and cried, "The blooded downed roses Born to earth How old he Bianca turned to her men, who were behind her. "Take him away!" she cried, staring furiously. The men Ravengar and ran him down, stared toward the strong roar of Bianca following, pouring out with hind fury against them. "How did he get away?" she cried. "We locked him in." "You are lying. There is no way of getting out of the strong room if the combination is set properly." One of the men turned upon her. "Say, mmdame, I guess you know there ain't no locks can hold him," he retorted. Ravengar, meanwhile, thrust into the dark room, leaned back smiling against the wall. His mockery made Bianca almost frantic. "You are a pack of fools!" she cried, "I'll set the combination this time." And, slamming the heavy door, she adjusted her lock and clicked it. She called her men to her room. "See that there is no further trouble with that woman upstairs," she said significantly. "Make a clean job of it, and, when you are through, you can carry her out of the old waterway gate." Without compunction the two men nodded and started up the hall stairs. nodded and started up the haiti stairs. The waterway was an old subterranean sluice under Bianca's house, which was very ancient and had been a country home before the advance of the encroaching city enmeshed it in its tentacles, together with the other scattered residences of the street. This water-duct had long ago become disused, and its existence forgotten. Bianca, in the course of the reconstructions which she had made, for the purpose of storing stolen goods, had come upon it and followed it down to the river, half a mile distant. She had discovered also that there still existed a connection with the city water supply by means of a large pipe in the wall of her cellar. She had fitted a connection between this pipe and a bathroom on the floor where was her bedroom. Just outside the bathroom she constructed a trap-door with an iron ladder leading down to the sluice, in order to furnish herself with a safe and sure escape in case of need. The switch in the bathroom was open, leaving the sluice full. But a turn of it would at once begin to empty it into the river beyond. Bianca waited near the trap door for the accomplishment of her servitors' errand. But presently she found the strain too much for her. She went into her boudoir and sank down upon a couch. "Bring her down," said one of Bianca's men to the other. "I guess madame doesn't want it done in the bedroom." "Who's going to do the trick?" the other retorted. "I'll do it if you'll get her. Bring her along this way, without letting her suspect, and I'll be behind this curtain." The second man made his way upstairs. He unlocked Leontine's door and stood for a moment hesitating. As he stood there an arm slid round his neck and a hand was pressed over his mouth and nostrils, his knees gave under him and he fell unconscious to the floor. Ravengar released him and looked into her purple face. He opened the door. Leontine, who had heard the lock unfusen, was waiting in the middle of the room. Ravengar entered, seized her hand, and kissed it. "Come with me, Leontine," he said. "There is not a moment to be lost. Will you promise to keep composed and do exactly as I tell you?" She gave a swift look at him, and nodded. Ravengar gave her his arm and led her out of the room, past the man on the floor, who was already beginning to recover consciousness. He led her down the stairs hurriedly. Fortunately nobody was on guard, In her boudoir Bianca, whose keen ears heard the sound of footsteps, thought it was the men coming to tell her that the job was done. Meanwhile the second of the murderers waited behind the curtains. He heard Ravengar descending with Leontine, but he thought the man was his confederate. Ravengar, in his comings and goings, had learned all about the sluiceway. He stopped with Leontine outside the bathroom and hastily raised the trapdoor, which lay beneath a piece of carpet, apparently one with that which run along the passage, but in reality separate. "Go down there," he whispered. "It leans to a suicideway that opens upon the river. When you reach the bottom wait till the sluice empties; then run as fast as you can till you see daylight. Then you will be free." Leontine looked at him. "You?" she whispered. "I shall turn off the water; then I may follow. But don't wait for me." The girl stepped down hurriedly, felt for and found the upper rungs of the ladder, and descended. Ravengar closed it, stepped into the bathroom, and shut off the supply. Then he emerged, just as the second confederate came from behind the curtain. His mouth opened in amazement; then, with an oath, he whipped out a revolver and leveled it. Ravengar, smiling at him, waited. At that instant the half-strangled man came slowly down the stairway. He saw Ravengar and shouted. At the cry Bianca came running out of her room. She stared at Ravengar as if she could not believe her eyes. Then, letting them fall for a moment, she saw something which arrested her attention. It was a fragment of Leontine's dress, caught in the trap door. And immediately the meaning of his presence there dawned on her. She rushed into the bathroom and pulled the switch hard. Then she came back, breathing hard, but with a forced smile on her face. "Well, I stopped that game in time," she said to Ravengar. Leontine groped her way to the bottom of the ladder and saw, by faint light which filtered in through the cellar, the sluiceway before her. A great flood of water was pouring out through the pipe, filling the dark tunnel. As she watched it the water gate went down. The flood of water, gurgling and rumbling on its way to the river, rapidly grew less. It was only a minute before the tunnel lay, empty and black, before her eyes. She ran wildly, her feet splashing in the water. Once, reaching up, she felt the roof of the tunnel overhead. Meanwhile, Ravengar, above, was smiling into the face of his captor. He knew that every second gained was precious, and the man had not wits enough to think that he might have closed the watergate. Leontine made her hurried progress below. It was a long time after she had started before she saw the tiny glimmer of light ahead of her which denoted the end of her journey. But suddenly she heard a rumble sound behind her. A rush of water almost swept her off her feet. Blanca had thrown over the lever. Leontine guessed what had occurred. There ought to be time to gain the entrance. The water was up to her waist. She almost despaired. A hundred yards to go, and every yard was made through deeper water. It swirled against her chest, it was up to her shoulders; it touched her chin. Gasping, choking, struggling for life. Leontine suddenly became aware that she had been swept through the tunnel; a moment later she opened her eyes, to find herself cast upon the muddy bank of the river. Ravengar had disappeared once more! As Bianca ran back triumphantly from the bathroom, in which she had pressed the switch, she saw the two men staring about them in astonishment. Bianca stamped her foot furiously, "Where is he?" she demanded. "He's gone," muttered one of the men in awe-struck tones. "Down the trap-door, you fool! Go down and bring him up. You," she continued to the second man, "stand at the top of the stairs and see that he doesn't pass you. I'm going to search the rooms." Suddenly the man on guard at the head of the stairs screamed loudly, and Bianca was running out of one of the rooms. He cried again and pointed toward the bathroom. Bianca saw the head and shoulders of Ravenger as he leaned over the switch. She darted after him. The switch had been reversed. She sprang at him, but he laughed and, catching her by the shoulders, pushed her back into the passage, slamming the door upon her. Every second was precious now. That was the moment when Leontine, in the tunnel, was suddenly swept from her feet and carried out into the daylight. Blanca raved and hammered at the door. For the second time he had thwarted her. She felt her love for him turn into deadly hatred. "Open that door!" she called to her subordinates; and just then the head and shoulders of the man whom she had sent below emerged through the trap door. "He isn't down there, and the sluice is full of waten." he said lugoriously. "Fool!" shouted Banca, "he's, in the bathroom. Open that door! Break it down, the pair of you!" There was a key in the door, but it was on the outside, and Ravengar could not turn it. The two men dashed themselves against it. Their united strength was too great for Ravengar. They forced him back, still struggling desperately, and dragged him from the room. "Hold him on your lives!" said Bianca, and, entering the bathroom, threw the switch over the second time. It was too late. Leontine had recovered consciousness and staggered away just as the renewed flood began to pour through the tunnel. Bianca darted back. "Now we've got him," she cried. "We'll put him where he won't be able to play any more of those tricks upon us." "Back into the strong room," asked the first man. "Shall I croak him?" inquired the second. Bianca looked at Ravengar and nodded. The second man raised his revolver and aimed it at Ravengar's head; however, he waited upon the sign from his mistress before pulling the trigger. Bianca hesitated, too. She watched Ravengar's face like a cat watching its prey. At the least sign of fear she would have nodded to the man who held the revolver; but Ravengar only smiled at her. She felt overawed; the man's moral power was something that she had never encountered before. "Why don't you get away now?" she demanded tauntingly. "You seem able to go where you want to. Are you tired of your life or what?" "Dear madame," answered Ravengar easily, "did I not come back to you of my own free will? I must say that this reception is the reverse of hospitable." The mockery upon his face daunded her. If he were dead he would die triumphant, his will would have conquered. "Stop!" she cried; and the men lowered their revolvers. They stepped back, growling; their mistress' whims were inexplicable to them. Ravengar bent down and kissed Bianca's hand. "I knew that you were too kind to kill a helpless prisoner." There was still the mockery in his tone, and Bianca could bear it no longer. She burst into helpless tears, while her followers looked at her in amazement, and then at each other significantly. She turned upon them. "Get out—the pair of you!" she cried. Meanwhile Leontine, drenched by the flood, waited upon the river bank for the coming of the man who had saved her. The minutes passed into hours. Still she crouched there. At last, however, a little hope began to dawn in her. If Ravengar had been in the tunnel he would have been swept out by the flood. He was alive, unless he had been murdered in Blancas's house. She must find out and help him without a moment's delay. With renewed strength she gathered her dragged skirts about her and run up the river bank. (END OF NINTH EPISEDE) v it after every Chew it after every meal But, Where to Put It. A new regulation in a certain coal mine required that each jan mark with chalk the number of every car of coal mined. 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Every conceivable method of making in the skirts and bodies has already been exploited, with plaits and shirrings utilized where any fullness is required and the waistline placed anywhere from just below the bust to the line of the hips. As skirts grow narrower and straighter plaits take the lead in providing the fullness necessary, since at the same time they insure straight lines. Besides they are better adapted I THE FASHION WEEK THE WOMAN'S WORLD to wool fabrics than shirrings are. In the beautiful frock pictured above they are seen at their best, for the skirt is made up of a series of panels having inverted plains at the side of each panel. They are strapped down a few inches below the waistline by narrow folds of the material fastened at each end with small cloth-covered buttons. The bodice appears to fasten in the back and is cut with a square opening at the front of the neck. The overbodice of crepe georgette covered with an all-over pattern, in soutache braid, probably fastens with snap fasteners under the left arm. The sleeves are full and plain, finished with a deep cuff of braided georgette matching the bodice. A turnover collar at the neck is small and may be either of plain the line of the bust. There is a tiny butter fastening with a loop. Embroidery in hess peats the color in each pear at each side of season has developed color contrasts in blues does not stop at twigs. This is a very for the woman who blouse, to be worn vlored suit, the most things for afternoon is precious and distes the larger cities, a bib and a handsome suit wearer through the aging without any hess. For exactly the same COSTUME BLOUSE COSTUME BLOUSE OF CREPE AND SA THE FILM OF "THE LADY OF THE RING" BY JOHN BURTON. ```markdown ``` crepe or of lace. In the model it is of crepe and it will be difficult to improve upon it. This frock offers an effective solution to the problem of the woman who would like to make over a suit into a one-piece dress. Here is one of the new blouses that may be worn with either open or closed throat. There are a lot of women who cannot wear the open throat successfully, and this is a model to make them rejoice; for nearly all --- Dressed I Wear blouses are designed without any provision for their needs. This blouse is of georgette with vestee, collar and narrow turned-back cuffs of satin, in a contrasting color. The body of the blouse is rather plain, with a little fullness (set in at the shoulder seams) in the front. The sleeves are full, gathered into deep cuffs of crepe and these are finished at the wrist with narrow satin cuffs. All seams are hemstitched. The edges of the satin vest are finished with a piping of satin, and it fastens with three fancy square buttons set on from O the line of the bust to the waistline. There is a tiny button at the throat, fastening with a loop of silk. Embroidery in heavy silk floss, repeats the color in the vest and appears at each side of the front. The season has developed a leaning toward color contrasts in blouses, which often does not stop at two-color combinations. This is a very attractive model for the woman who finds a costume blouse, to be worn with a dressy tailored suit, the most convenient of all things for afternoon wear. Where time is precious and distances great, as in the larger cities, a blouse of this kind and a handsome suit, will carry their wearer through the afternoon and evening without any heartburnings. For exactly the same purposes, the OF CREPE AND SATIN. peplum blouse deserves much consid- eration. It is made of georgette crepe usually, with peplum more or less long, according to the preference of its wearer, and it is much elaborated with trimmings. 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Two years' residence instead of three as heretofore, but only to men working on the farms for at least six months in 1917. This appeal for farm help is in no way connected with enlistment for military service but solely to increase agricultural output. A wonderful opportunity to secure a farm and draw good wages at the same time. Canadian Government will pay all fare over one cent per mile from St. Paul or Duluth to Canadian destination. Information as to low railway rates may be had on application to G. A. COOK, 2012 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo. Canadian Government Agents SPOHN'S DISTEMPER COMPANY WATCH For Coughs, Cold toms of any such derful remedy, in SPOHN 50 cents and $1 druggist, harness SPOHN MEDICA Not Quite Certain. Six-year-old Phyllis was a tively youngster who brought a note from mamma to her grandmother one day. "Will you come over this afternoon, "Will you come over this afternoon, dear?" asked grandma. 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If we wish to prevent old age coming too soon and increase our chances for a long life, we should drink plenty of pure water and take a little Anuric," says the world-famed Dr. Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y. When suffering from backache, frequent or scanty urine, rheumatic pains here or there, or that constant tired, worn-out feeling, the simple way to overcome these disorders is merely to obtain a little Anuric (double strength) from your nearest druggist and you will quickly notice the grand results. You will find it many times more potent than lithia, and that it dissolves uric acid as hot water does sugar. Gloomy Actor—What's the matter this morning, Albert? Gloomer Manager—Baby Briggs is getting married and the show is queered. Always use Red Cross Ball Blue. Delights the laundress. At all good grocers. Adv. A good man's light shines day and night. We never know how happy we are until we aren't. The Wretchedness of Constipation Can quickly be overcome by CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. 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Ingredients on wrapper. Book on Women's Diseases sent free, Write Dr. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y., for free confidential advice. ars 160 Acres Farm Hands Land to Men Assisting in Grain Production THE TULSA STAR PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY 115 North Greenwood. Telephone 931 Entered at the Tulsa Postoffice SUBSCRIPTION One Year Six Months Three Months Single Copy MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION. SATURDAY, Y, APRI SOCIAL VAMPIRES ONCE IN A WHILE we read or hear which challenge the annals of c. Sometimes such stories tell of a cold shudder to读 of its horrible details, why God should have cursed humanity as the derilhet who planned and executed are always a menace to life and proper stant dread of them. In large cities, there is a universal fear of this kind of and business places are barred and locked but notwithstanding the scoundrels and locks and break through to steal innocent man or woman who might thinking person would deny that their cieety and as such, unitt to live. We ease when the career of one is ended a or in the pen. This kind of criminal worst type of his tribe. But there is lower, meaner, viler, more vicious and blooded murderer who creeps into the murders an innocent woman or a little sassin. For the man who murders, there may be some extenuation circuit but for the man who would besmurch an, there is nothing but righteous con-true-hearted man upon learning of him as he would a mad dog; but ottin the second impulse. These latter crim "social circles" where they sometimes some degree of success, and for this a lack of better name) "Social Vampires" caste and at heart are as black as the total regions and besides whom his appear the embodiment of purity and are the very worst enemies to society, the best there is in humanity and civilization good for such denegerates. EVERY FELLOW who is principal job because of his competency, and many other positions in life. WHATEVER EASTER may have misized it means a galla day of pretty hats, fine hose, etc. The vainty the A desire for fine dress has come to be a THE FRISCO-SANTA FE "JIM C. direct insult to the colored people never clean. The toilets are dilapid stench from them coupled with the sate the atmosphere unbearable. The Stant to the depot master and if nothing is matter to the higher authorities. We those who wish to see better accommodate SURELY, with the insmense volume and Santa Fe railroads are doing officials would, if their attention were cincinnati crossings in usable shape and are a reflection on such a city ask the railroad authorities to improve ask that they instruct their engineers to out across the side walks at those cross foot traffic at these places is entitled to WE ARE, LIKE MANY OTHERS, least, the present international social policy of this nation toward the people an imparalleled position. No other counts a mass of people, within its bore and no country has ever had need to as will we. We read daily of professions that there is no Hyphenated: A of what we read we know that this is no of truly American people. The Ameri of this country who does not point with ancestry. He alone is the only laborer of his savings to the mother country. he is not treated as a legitimate child part and percel of the great American he is cast off, he is subjected to injustice the menal tasks to perform. He is no both used and abused. He is in the lair. He is despised and rejected of his bred American, nevertheless. He is cogniz hinder him. He knows that Uncle Sam knows that his army does not want stands ready to make a living sacrificed by persecute him. Where in all histori alled? This is patriotism, pure and no hope of reward, untainted for it h and that is to serve well its country. will awake to this and before this stifling hatred will give the black man his and benefits of the naton. BE we read or hear revered the annals of criminal cases tell of a cold blooded man horrible details, and we cursed humanity with him and executed the man to life and property and in large cities, in smaller part of this kind of criminal be barred and locked at the scoundrels sometimes through to steal, to plague man who might cross him and deny that these criminals it to live. We all hate not one is ended and he is kind of criminal is usual. But there is another more vicious and contemptuous creep into the home woman or a little child—who murders, though apocalyptic circumstances would besmirch the child but righteous contempt. We learn of such low and dog; but oftimes, until these latter criminals are they sometimes wield this, and for this reason in Social Vampires.” They are black as the hinges of whom his Satanism of purity and virtue, amies to society, because civilization—women who is principal of a society, competency, and the man life. TER may have meant a villa day of pretty illumination the vainty the American has come to be a national. ATA FE "JIM CROW" the colored people. It is羽lets are dilapidated and appled with the strong durable. The Star has wield and if nothing is done authorities. We shall we better accommodations. UNSENSE volume of bus roads are doing to and attention were called to an usable shape. Both on on such a city as Towers to improve these engineers to not walk at those crossings.aces is entitled to the war. ANY OTHERS, of the international situation toward the people of other. No other country has, within its borders, as had need to tear the daily of professions of a Hyphenated-American now that this is not true. People. The American No does not point with boast of the only laborer who is another country. He has legitimate child of the great American family, subjected to injustice and reform. He is not wanted. He is in the land of the subjected of his brothers in life. He is cognizant of affairs that Uncle Sam's navy does not want him. He a living sacrifice for them here in all history can wooism, pure and undefeatedtainted for it has only sell its country. Surely before this stifled patriotic the black man his rightfulton. ONCE IN A WHILE we read or hear revolting stories of crimes which challenge the annals of criminal history for a parallel. Sometimes such stories tell of a cold blooded murder which makes us shudder to read of its horrible details, and we wonder as we read it why God should have cursed humanity with such vicious creatures as the deridet who planned and executed the crime. Such criminals are always a menace to life and property and most people live in constant dread of them. In large cities, in smaller towns and in villages there is a universal fear of this kind of criminal. Doors of residences and business places are barred and locked at night to shut them out, but notwithstanding the secondrials sometimes overcome the bars and locks and break through to steal, to plunder, to murder some innocent man or woman who might cross his pathway. No right thinking person would deny that these criminals are enemies to society and as such, untit to live. We all hate them and feel more at ease when the career of one is ended and he is quietly at rest in dath or in the pen. This kind of criminal is usually considered the very worst type of his tribe. But there is another criminal who is even lower, meaner, viler, more vicious and contemptable than the cold blooded murderer who creeps into the home at night, and ruthlessly murders an innocent woman or a little child—he is the character assassin. For the man who murders, though apparently in cold blood, there may be some extermination circumstances, or at least some pity, but for the man who would besmirch the character of a good woman, there is nothing but righteous contempt. The first impulse of a true-hearted man upon learning of such low bred cattle is to treat him as he would a mad dog; but oftimes, unfortunately, we wait for the second impulse. These latter criminals are most conspicuous in "social circles" where they sometimes weild their bloody swords with some degree of success, and for this reason may well be called (tor lack of better name) "Social Vampires." They are naturally of a low caste and at heart are as black as the hinges of midnight in the plural regions and besides whom his Satane Majesty himself would appear the embodiment of purity and virtue. These human parishes are the very worst enemies to society, because they seek to destroy the best there is in humanity and civilization—womanhood. Death is too good for such denegerates. EVERY FELLOW who is principal of a school, does not hold the job because of his competency, and the same holds good with many other positions in life. WHATEVER EASTER may have meant a long time ago, modernized it means a galla day of pretty illuminous costumes, gorgeous hats, fine hose, etc. The vainty the American people display in their desire for fine dress has come to be a national weakness. THE FRISCO-SANTA FE "JIM CROW" DEPOT in Tulsa is a direct insult to the colored people. It is dingy and ill kept and never clean. The toilets are dilapidated and unsanitary and the stench from them coupled with the strong disinfectants used, make the atmosphere unbearable. The Star has written a letter of protest to the depot master and if nothing is done proposes to present the matter to the higher authorities. We shall welcome the support of those who wish to see better accommodations at this terminal. SURELY, with the immense volume of business that the Frisco and Santa Fe railroads are doing to and from this city, their officials would, if their attention were called to it, place the Elgin and Cincinnati crossings in usable shape. Both are in a wretched condition and are a reflection on such a city as Tulsa. Use your phone, ask the railroad authorities to improve these crossings. Then too, ask that they instruct their engineers to not leave box cars extending out across the side walks at those crossings. The great volume of foot traffic at these places is entitled to the walks. WE ARE, LIKE MANY OTHERS, of the opinion that to say the least, the present international situation is critical. The liberal policy of this nation toward the people of other lands has placed it in an unparalleled position. No other country has ever had so betrogleneous a mass of people, within its borders, as has the United States and no country has ever had need to tear the enemy within so much as will we. We read daily of professions of alen loyalty, and declarations that there is no Hyphenated-Americanism here, but in spite of what we read we know that this is not true. There is but one class of truly American people. The American Negro is the only citizen of this country who does not point with boastful pride to his foreign ancestry. He alone is the only laborer who is not sending the bulk of his savings to the mother country. He has but one country. But he is not treated as a legitimate child of the land. He is not a real part and percel of the great American family. Like a bastard child he is cast off, he is subjected to injustice and insult, he is given only the menial tasks to perform. He is not wanted but is needed. He is both used and abused. He is in the land of the free but he is not free. He is despised and rejected of his brothers in white. But he is an American, nevertheless. He is cognizant of all that is being done to hinder him. He knows that Uncle Sam's navy will not have a man, he knows that his army does not want him. But in spite of this he stands ready to make a living sacrifice for the people who so unjustly persecute him. Where in all history can we find this loyalty paralleled? This is patriotism, pure and undefiled, unselfish, for it has no hope of reward, untainted for it has only a singleness of purpose and that to serve well its country. Surely the dominant people will awake to this and before this stifled patriotism is turned to burning hatred will give the black man his rightful place in the activities and benefits of the nation. SPEAKING OF INJUSTICES, the to a new teacher each year is one national system. A prominent school teaching body as the biggest army or pointed out as substantial proof of the "Where are you teaching this year?" all gatherings of school teachers. If th --- A. J. SMITHERMAN THEO. BAUGHMAN H. O. ABBOTT, I SURE RESULTS FOR HOME AND FOREIGN ADVERTISERS. APRIL 7th, 1917 THE TULSA STAR gratory movement going on among of American educational institution per cent. For the most part the enienced teachers are new unseason themselves. Three years in the sement of its problems are usually r to get the best out of his efforts and over whom he has charge. In my position is much less than that. My duties are not fully discharged u force in the schools under their c take greater interest in the school rolled. They should come to a s school room is just as vital and ju medical profession or any other pr should see to it that the teachers a reason that a new and untrained the goods any more than a green engine room. Experience counts in er who has gotten acquainted with than the stranger to it. If you w foundation for your house you w would you not? How much more training, for it is its foundation for Race Prog in gratory movement going on among our school people the efficiency of American educational institutions would be increased a hundred per cent. For the most part the successors of trained and experienced teachers are new unseasoned students fresh from school themselves. Three years in the school room, with a daily confrontment of its problems are usually required before a teacher can begin to get the best out of his efforts and can meet the needs of the children over whom he has charge. In many places the average tenure of a position is much less than that. Many school boards think that their duties are not fully discharged unless they have employed a new force in the schools under their control. Parents would do well to take greater interest in the schools in which their children are enrolled. They should come to a realization that experience in the school room is just as vital and just as essential as experience in the medical profession or any other profession or business activity. They should see to it that the teachers are retained for it hardly stands to reason that a new and untrained employ in the school can deliver the goods more than a green horn in the carpenter shop or the engine room. Experience counts in dealing with children. The teacher who has gotten acquainted with the child can better meet its need than the stranger to it. If you were to employ a mason to lay a foundation for your house you would prefer the experienced man, would you not? How much more important is your child's early training, for it is its foundation for later life. Race Progress in Chickasha A representative of the Star recently visited Chickasha and found himself among a cosmopolitan people who gave some signs of progress. About the first man we met was lawyer Robt. L. Fortune, who for a moment was a tortorist. The tortorist days was a terror to the outlaws who infested the Indian country. For 17 years Bof Fortune was in the United States Marsals's office as deputy marshal. For the last five years he has been practicing law and it is said he has made good. The scribe met a number of race men—men who talked of how much they loved their race enterprises and then gave substantial evidence of their race love. Such a man was W. G. Carter, a man who has lived in Chickasha since 1892 conducting for the most of that time a pool hall, a barbar shop and a hotel, the Carter Hotel, it called, a 14-room frame structure which he owns. He also owns five rent houses and has a good ban kaccount. In 1898 he married Miss Susie Harrington, who as his wife, as proved herself a valuable helpmeet. They have three children, two of whom, a boy and a girl, will graduate from the Lincoln institute this term. Mr. Carter a few months ago, purchased a 17-acre tract of land joining the city and with the aid of his brother, expects to clear several thousand dollars this year from truck products. Mr. Carter is entitled the scribe to his country "buffet" for the rand being an experience adhereent we did not decline. His home place is an ideal location just a good walk from town, and with his bogs, cows, horses, chickens, etc. he need not worry about the high cost of living. Mr. Carter is easily worth $10,000 and he says he made his start 19 years ago with one dollar. We also met Dr. T. W. Thompson and his charming wife and his three little children. Dr. Thompson was born in southern Arkansas, received his literary training in the Philander Smith College at Little Rock and later graduated from the Macony Medical College at Nashville. In 1911 he was married to Miss Willie Sanders a sweetheart of his school days, and moved her to their present home in Chickasha. Dr. Thompson has made a splendid reputation as a physician and is wel lought of by the people of Chickasha. We also met Mrs. R. L. Adams, a business race woman and a prominent figure in the fraternal circles. She is secretary of the Household of Rufus secretary of the August Ord of Pilgrimage. She is also a proprietor of Adams Cafe and Candy Kitchen. Her husband, Wm Adams, conducts a barbecue pit. They own 775 acres of land in Texas. Mrs. Adams is a graduate of Willey University and of Bishop College. Henry Blacknell is another enterpriseing race man of Chickasha. He located in Chickasha 12 years ago and since has accumulated some property and a bank account. He is now proprietor of a confectionary and is making good. R. H. Hightower, proprietor of a cafe and cold drink stand is also a coming business man. He has a business representing an investment of about $500. Among other business people we met were S. Clark, who in partnership with J. W. Hunt is conducting a barbecue stand. S. H. Brown who is conducting a barbershop and cleaning establishment, J. Dixx, the barbershop man, B. W. Warren, proprietor of a thriving growerystore wit ha $1,500 business, Jake Hightower, brothe rio R. H. Hightower who is conducting a cleaning shop and a cold drink stand. He is doing a good business and saving his money. Dr. W. A. J. Bullock, a physician of the race, has a good practice in Chick asha and is doing much in a professional way to better the condition of our people there. He is a graduate of the Homer College, Homer, La. and the Mahory Mediac College at Nashville. He located in Chickasaw 12 years ago. Two years ago he married Miss Fletcher May of Atlanta, Ga. and brought her to Chickasha. Dr. W. W. Randolph is the only colored pharmacist druggist in Chick asha. He is proprietor of the Public Drug Co., with a clean business of $3,500 per year. He is a native of Tennessee but was educated in the public schools of Oklahoma and the Mahary Medical College. His parents live in Oklahoma City where they own some valuable property. Dr. Randolph is married. The scribe visited the city schools and found some good work going on there in eac room. The principal, Prof. D. M. Lewis, was very courteous and took us through the buildings. The following teachers comprise the remainder of the faculty: Miss Dolly ing our school people the efficiency ions would be increased a hundred successors of trained and exper- enced students fresh from school school room, with a daily confront- required before a teacher can begin and can meet the needs of the children any places the average tenure of a many school boards think that their unles they have employed a new control.. Parents would do well to ols in which their children are en- realization that experience, in the ast as essential as experience in the profession or business activity. They are retained for it hardly stands to employ in the school can deliver born in the carpenter shop or the in dealing with children. The teach- the child can better meet its need were to employ a mason to lay a should prefer the experienced man, are important is your child's early or later life. ress Chickasha Thompson, first assistant, Mrs. Grace Dorsey, Miss Urani (Collins, Mrs. Perry Daniel, Miss Essie Holdman, Miss Lillian Schweich, Miss Alma Nathan, Miss Jenvievie Wilson, Domestic Science and J. T. King, Manual Training. T. REV. F. W. McGEE Pastor A. M. E Church Chickasha, Okla Rev. F. W. McGee, one of the prominent church men of Chickasaw, was born in Tennessee, but was raised in Texas, his parents having moved then in his infancy. He received his early schooling in the public schools and later attended Paul Quinn College at Waco and Langston University in this state. Rev. McGee entered the ministry at the age of seventeen. In 1912 he came to Oklahoma and since that time has been continuously engaged in the work in this state. He was recently seceded president of the Ministerial Alliance of Chickasaw and is enjoying a hearty support and co-operation in his work. Rev. McGee in his school days became infatuated with Prof. W. E. Day's daughter, Annabel and later married her. They have two bright little children. In connection with his pastoral duties he is acting as representative for the Star in Chickasaw. Beggs News The Okmulguee County exhibit of colorde schools was held in Okmulguee. March 30th and 31st. The exhibits entered were not only a credit to the schools and their teachers, but to the race. Beggs High school did only what it has always done—proved itself champion of the county by winning all first prizes offered. Joseph Dyels won the spelling prize and Little Wilma Lee won the primary oratory prize. The exhibit work which surpassed any work ever done by the school in previous years, was considered on a whole as second to none. In short Beggs "brought the bacon home but lamented that, there were no more prizes to be won. Dr. Johnson, dentist, from Sapulpa, will be here on Saturday. He will have his office at the Davis Cafe. The remains of Mrs. Loman, mother of C. Loman, was brought to Pleasant Hill cemetery for burial on Friday. All of the county schools closed Thursday. Quite a few around Beggs had elaborate closing exercises. Chandler Dots Night school has closed. Every one who attended felt that they had been benefitted and regretted very much to see it close. Miss Alice Wall spent the week end The Scott-Haliburton-Abbott Co. wish to announce, that we appreciate your patronage, and that we have placed in our Ready-toWear department a colored attendant, which will take care of your every want. 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Moody, of the American Woodmen, spent three days in the city this week in the interest of "Woodcraft." Several new members were added to the craft. Wm. Kidd, of Hartshorn, Okla., spent a few days in the city this week the guest of Rev. and Mrs. McGee. Sias Adams, S. Shepherd St., has been on the sick list for a few days. "Mr. Grip" had him down. Mother Hadley, who has been very sick, is convalescing. Her daughter 8 N. Cincinnati Ave. UP FOR TER Coat Suits, Shirts, Waists, Silk Dressers, Smart Easter Frocks and Dresses Women and Children 50 Every Shade and Color A VISIT e You Money AMPLE ROOM WOODS BLDG. and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. White, of Kansas City, have returned to their home. The Ministerial Alliance Sunday at 3:30 at the Second Baptist church, held services with Rev. Hill land his good people. Rev. Tucker, of the Christian church, preached the sermon not the evening and all souls were made to rejoice in the God of their salvation. The Alliance will hold its business meeting of the Church Tuesday evening at the Cl M. E. church. There will be no more Sunday afternoon services conducted by the Alliance until the fourth Sunday in April at which time a rally will be conducted at the Christian church. The A. M. E. people contemplate a great Easter celebration. Washington School Notes Washington School Notes The county and city commissioners, with the city superintendent and the mayor were served by the Booker T. Washington High school girls. The menu was as follows: Chilled grapefruit; dressed flank steak, brown gravy; mashed potatoes; spinach; lemon pie, coffee, crackers. Miss Whitten, the Domestic Science teacher, made a short talk on the needs of the High school. After the commissioners were served the teachers and girls who served, ate dinner with the exception of Miss Amanda Woods, who said she didn't like to eat before strangers. The class in Physics was discussing self-liquidous bodies and the teacher asked a young lady the name o fone. She thought for a while and said, "On I know a self luminous body—the lightning bug." A certain Junior has been sticking in the Senior's room every morning, noon and afternoon and she sights and almost expresses a desire to become a Senior. The Seniors will begin practicing their class play Monday, which is entitled, "Fortunes of War." Commencement is only eight weeks off. The Senior sore more anxious than anyone for that "mighty day." Some are doubtful. There's a reason." "A certain Sophomore was overjoyed Monday because she helped to serve the Commissioners with the Senior girls. I bet she got nervous for she almost emptied a glass of water on the superintendent's head. THE TULSA STAR Okmulgee Okmulgee Department THIS DEPARTMENT will be edited and manage C. P. Wallace who has charge of the branch of Star at Okmulgee. All news matter, advertisement should be turned over to Mr. Wallace, also subs Tulsa Star. THIS DEPARTMENT will be edited and managed exclusively by C. P. Wallace who has charge of the branch office of the Tulsa Star at Okmulgee. All news matter, advertisement and job printing should be turned over to Mr. Wallace, also subscriptions for the Tulsa Star. Olympia school 1ndistrict No. 29 closed last week. Two nights were given to the closing exercises and the days were given to oral examinations and exhibition of art work. The program under the auspices of Misses L. Anderson and L. Nance was quite a Success and largely attended by patrons and visitors of Okmulgee. Excellent work has been done this year. A new plano which has been purchased this year added much to the life of the program. Rev. Jones preached a very able sermon both Sunday morning and on Sunday night. He is a great fighter against sin. He adds some one to his church every meeting. That goes to prove that he is a powerful man for Christ. S. D. Roach was in our city on business. Miss L. M. Anderson left for her home in Muskogee after having a succesful year with her school work. Flipper-Key-Davis Lawyer Harrison, form Oklahoma City, was in our city on legal business. Dr. James from Arkansas, will locate in our city. J H. Smitherman, president and manager of the Paragon Detective Agency, of Talsa, Okla., was in our city on business. Lawyer Stewart, of Muskogee, was in our city on legal business. Miss Beatrice Harris, of Oklahoma City, was in our city. She was the guest of C. P. Wallace while in the city. She is looking out a location for a millinery shop. B F. of Tulsa, was talked of a great deal at choir practice Friday night by J. P., of Okmulgee. Prof. West of Sand Springs, was a pleasant caller in our city Saturday and Sunday. Dr. Muckeboy, of Muskogee, was in our city Sunday with his car. He was the guest of Miss Woodson. Prof. J. Roberts and formerly a located at Taft, was in our city Fri teacher of Langston university, now day and Saturday. Lawyer D. J. Wallace made a flying trip to Muskogee on business. Dr. W. A. Lindsay formerly of Texas, na da graduate of Mahony University in 1912, w ill locate in our city. Mrs. J. E. Price is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frankie Price, who is here in school. YOUR IMPROVE YOUR HAIR IF YOUR HAIR IS HARSH, KINKY, NAPPY AND SNARLS UP ALL OVER YOUR HEAD USE FORD'S HAIR POMADE THE NATURAL OIL PRODUCT AND YOU WILL FIND A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. FORD'S HAIR POMADE MAKES THE HAIR SOFTER, MORE PLIABLE, EASIER TO COMB AND PUT UP IN ANY STYLE THE LENGTH WILL PERMIT FOR SALE OF DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS TO TOILET ARTICLES OR DIRECT UPON RECEIPT OF PRICE 25¢ AND 50¢ A BOTTLE. IN SENDING DIRECT ALWAYS SEND MONEY BY P.O. 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The Bishop in his usual forceful manner gave u sto know that his heart was indeed in fastering of a greater university. Everybody seemed to have been imbued with the same spirit, as each presiding elder, pastor and laymen told how earnestly each was laboring in their several different fields to make the May rally one great success. In the afternoon the farmers and business men of the adjacent communities rendered a program touching upon their line of work. Prof. F. A. Johnson and W. W. Waters and others made interesting addresses. The county farm demonstrator also addressed the meeting. A local publicity committee of 15 was appointed with J. W. Mason as chairman and Mrs. C. L. Minor secretary. The executive board held a meeting in the office. Bishop J. M. Conner preached an able and soul stirring sermon to a large and appreciative audience at night. The day was indeed an ideal spring day and everybody left expressing themselves as having spent a pleasant day. FOR SALE—Good pair well matched gray horses, 12 and 13 years old, weighing about 1250 pounds each. Will work anywhere, photos sent on request. Reason for selling, owner purchasing auto hearse. Address for further particulars. Home Undertaking Co. No. 2, H. W. Ragsdale, Mgr. ROVE HAIR Miss E. E. Smith of Pawnee, spent Saturday and Sunday in the city the guest of Mrs. Hughes on North Detroit. Miss Smith is one of the teachers at Pawnee and is also the Star's correspondent there. All the pastors report splendid congregations at both morning and evening services last Sunday. The crowded condition of all the churches is but another index to the rapid growth of Tulsa and to the large number of substantial citizens who are coming to the city. President J. S. Lettwich of the Creek Seminole school at Clearview, was in the city Monday enroute to his school from Pawhuska where he spoke Sunday. The following comprised the party which accompanied the basket ball team to Muskogee, Saturday, March 24: Prof. and Mrs. C. F. Stradford, Prof. and Mrs. J. W. Eughes, Prof. and Mrs. J. W. Braxton, Prof. and Mrs. H. M. McGill, Prof. E. W. Woods, Prof. Wm Lane and Mrs. Mrs. Dorothy McCree and Miss Margaret Idleth gave a Japanese house party at the home of the latter last Saturday evening, after a line party at the Dreamland. In spite of the limit supply of refreshments reports indicate that some of the party succeeded in overcrowding. Bob Rogers has been sick for four weeks and is still confined to his bed. The Janitors Social Club met at the home of Houston Walker, Tuesday night where all the janitors royally entertained their wives and sweethearts. Owing to a typographical error this paper in its last issue stated that Grand Master Jefferson, of the Old Fellows lodge, paid t othe widow of Rev. J. N. Geary, $1.50, instead of $150.00 which was promptly paid her. Prof. S. D. McCree, of Langston University, spent the week end in the tciy. The new unit building at the Washington school is nearing completion and barring delays the two new rooms will be ready for occupancy before the present term closes. The classes now being held in the two churches will be moved into the new addition. Miss Annabelle Garrett of Muskogee, spent Sunday in the city. R. D. Wilkes, spent Sunday in the city, the guest of his brother, Irwin Wilkes, of this office. Prof. J. F. Ellison, former principal of the El Reno colored school spent several days in the city this week. He has been visiting in St Louis since January and was returning home. Lawyer S. T. Wiggins, of Muskogee, was in the city Wedn sday. Miss Carrie Davis spent the week end with Miss Lillian Boyd at Wewoka. Miss Ethel Walker returned home from Western University last week to attend her father who has been seriously ill a long time. J. H. Hamilton, of Bristow, was a visitor in the city Wednesday. O. G. Williams has opened up a sec ond chill and ice cream parlor at 120 North Greenwood. Mr. Williams will continue to make his same high grade confections and the best chill in the state. He will continue to operate his present parlor on East Archer. Operetta a Success The operetta given by the freshman class of the Washington High school at the Dreamland Theatre on Tuesday evening was exceptionally well rendered. About thirty boys and girls participated in the play. The ensemble singing was very pleasing indeed and compared favorably with many reditions by older voices. The play was staged under the personal direction of Mrs. A. C. Jackson, musical instructor and the accompaniment was played by Miss Alice which will be used to meet some im-Rogers. A neat sum was realized perative needs of the school. A number of patrons have requested that the play be repeated and this will probably be done, Mrs. Jackson states. CHEERING SOME ONE ON. Don't you mind about the triumphs, Don't you worry about fame; Don't you grieve about succeeding, Let the future guard your name. All the best in life's the simplest, Love will last when wealth is gone; Just be glad that you are living, And keep cheering someone on. Let your neighbors have the blossoms Let your comrades wear the crown; Never mind the little setbacks Now the blows that knock you down You'll be the ones they're forgotten, You'll be glad with wuth and dawn If you just forget your troubles And keep cheering someone on. There's a lot of sorrow round you, Lots of lonesomeness and tears; Lots of heartaches and of worry Through the shadows of the years. And the world needs more than tri- umphs. More than all the swords we've drawn; It is hungering for the fellow Who keeps cheering others on. Let the wind around you whistle, And the storms around you play; You'll be here with brawn and gristle When the conquerors decay. 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There's a big army of Postum users who are enjoying better health and comfort since joining the ranks. The PURPLE MASK by Grace Cuvard Novelized from the Motion Picture Play of the Same Name by the Universal Film Mfg. Co. Copyright, 1915, by the Author Patricia Montez, snubbed by Bill Kelly, a famous detective, known as the Sphinx, when she is introduced to him, retaliates by a series of thefts meant to test his memory. Aunt, meets financial reverses, and Pat becomes a thief in reality to provide funds with which to carry on Mrs. Van Nuy's charities. A series of thefts meant to test his memory, Pat becomes a jackaboksi a dealer in counterfeit art subjects, when he undertakes to bribe the judges at the Paris academy to award the grand prizes. He goes to a student in whom she has shown friendly interest. Jakobaki heads a band of crooks who interrupt the celebration at the studio of the successful student in disguise, and during a fight that ensues, is carried off by Jakobski's crooks and thrown into a room in a deserted building, and in a tank of water beneath him hunger-crazed alligators fight to devour him. Pat is trying to rescue him by mucking up a tank above his head when the episode ends. FIFTH EPISODE Ablaze in Mid-Air. The loose planking that had been carelessly nailed to form the floor that separated Pat from the room below, rattled under the girl's feet as she hurried to the rescue of Phil Kelly, who was struggling against odds in the room below. With feverish haste the girl grasped the edge of the board, forcing her fingers through the wide cracks that separated the planks, one from the other. She could hear Kelly's wild shouts for help, coming to her from the room below. The ominous swish of the tails of a score of alligators as they struggled in the water to reach their hapless victim, added a note of extreme terror to the situation. Kelly's hands and fingers were bleeding from his mad work, trying to save himself from falling into the tank of water among the alligators. Jacques who had followed Pat up the rickety stairs where she had run in the hope of finding a means of rescuing the Sphinx, added his efforts to the girls eager struggles. "Hold on for your life," Pat called down to the detective. "Till not see you eaten alive if my efforts can prevent it." While Jacques worked with his strong hands, Pat scurried about the room in which she suddenly found herself, and discovered a piece of rope. As a gift from the gods she pouced upon the rope, and by using short pieces of planking to pry the boards loose Jacques soon made a hole in the floor large enough to accommodate Kelly's body. When they had drawn Kelly far enough to permit him to help himself by reaching up to grasp the planks and rafters, Pat shouted to Jacques: "You stay and see him out of his trouble. I'm going to disappear." It was the next day before Kelly could reach Pat on the phone and ask permission to call upon her. And then the girl put him off with a series of excuses that exasperated him. "I can't understand why you will not let me call and thank you for saving my life, Miss Pat," Kelly finally said over the phone. "The truth is, if you must know, I don't require any thanks. It was just the logical action of one human being toward another in distress," said the girl. "But your action puzzles me—" Kelly started to continue. "And that's just what I have set out to do," interrupted the girl, "to keep you guessing and make you prove that what your admirers say about your being the greatest detective in all Europe." Before Kelly could continue the conversation Pat had terminated his opportunity by hanging up the receiver, "I'll make Mr. Kelly regret the day he snubbed me," she said to herself, as she lit a cigarette and languidly dropped upon the divan. Mrs. Van Nuys interrupted her reverie by entering Pat's boudoir and announcing: "We are invited to the Crosbys tonight, my dear. They are giving a party and want you and me to attend," said Mrs. Van Nuys. "The Crosbys are all right I suppose—but I would rather remain at home," said Pat a little wearily. "But if you would like me to go, auntie, I am perfectly agreeable to the idea," she added. And it was finally agreed that they should be numbered among the Crosby's guests at the party. After Mrs. Van Nux had left the room Pat began to conjure some method to ring Kelly into the occasion and further humiliate him. And in the hour or more she devoted to the subject, Pat thought out a way to make the Sphinx still further regret that he had been rude to her. Taking up her pen, Pat wrote a note, in disguised hand, informing Kelly that there would be a great display of THE TULSA STAR jewels at the Crosby fete, and asking that he attend to protect the valuables. "There will be one Jewel, almost priceless, that the Apaches are planning to get. We hear you are a great detective and suggest that you take measures to prevent the robbery." When the Sphinx received the communication, from the hands of one of the messengers Jacques sent at Pat's command, the detective wrinkled his brow, as he contemplated the scrawl. "This girl is defying me again. Her conduct is a mystery—but I'll not take the jibes of a girl and do nothing to resent them," he muttered to himself. Calling two of his assistants he instructed them to have men enough scattered through the Crosby grounds that evening to cope successfully with any emergency. Meanwhile Pat had been in consultation with Jacques and had outlined her plans for the Crosby affair. “There is a man from the aviation corps who wants to join our band.” Jacques informed the girl leader of the Apaches, “but we have told him he must first gain your sanction.” Pat thought for a moment, knitting her beautiful brow as she carefully considered what Jacques had said. Finally, as if resolved upon her plans of action, she said: “Get him and bring him here before this evening. I have something for him to do and if he stands the test we will have a valuable addition to our forces.” Jacques bowed in a stent promise to do as he was bidden. Larry De Saint was one of the most fearless aviators in the army corps. His venturesome spirit had led him to the Apaches. When he visited Pat and explained his motive, the girl leader remarked: "You will find plenty of excitement with us, and if you wish to join, we will let you start this very evening. Jacques will go into the detail with you, but we will want to use your airplane this evening." And then Pat turned De Saint over to Jacques for final instructions. The beautiful girl had gone so far in her strange adventures, that she was now infatuated with the excitement—and she was also fulfilling her promise, to herself, that Kelly should be made to suffer humiliation. Then, too, her aunt's charity fund needed constant replenishing, and the mortgage Jakobski held on the Orphanus Home had not been disposed of. "You must not insist on knowing where I get the money, or how I get it, aunt dear," Pat said to Mrs. Van Nuys. "I have a method of collecting that is unusual, I will admit, but I am not going to divulge the secret." Jacques drove Pat to the hangar where De Saint kept his airplane that afternoon and the girl looked over the ground to familiarize herself with the situation. She said to De Saint: "I have come out to get the lay of the land, so I will know how to get here sometime when I'm in a hurry. Jacques has told you what we expect of you tonight, and I can promise you plenty of excitement," she continued. "You may depend upon me to obey orders, Miss Pat," said the aviator. orders, miss Pat, said the aviator. "Be in the air above the Crosby grounds by ten o'clock this evening, and await my signals," said the girl as she entered her automobile and hurried to her home. The Crosby mansion and estate were a scene of brilliance. Pat's Apaches were well distributed throughout the grounds, where they could see and not be seen. Phil Kelly had sent his own men to the Crosby grounds, warning them to be on the lookout for the Apaches and likewise to be ready for prompt action in any emergency. The Sphinx came in his automobile and had the machine parked where it would be easy of access in a hurry call. Mrs. Van Nuys and Pat arrived some time before the detective, and when he entered the drawing room Kelly was fairly entranced by the vision of beauty the girl presented. As Pat walked about the drawing room Kelly's admiring gaze followed her every movement. "Kelly, you're slipping," the Sphinx said to himself. "You better look out or you'll be in love." Then as if to reprimand himself for "even thinking of such nonsense," Kelly turned abruptly on his heel, and walked into an adjoining room. It was some little time before Pat came face to face with the Sphinx in the Crosby drawing room. "How charming you look, Miss Pat," was Kelly's stammered compliment when he came face to face with the beautiful Patricia. "You are even more lovely than you seemed to be when looking down upon me as I lingered near the jaws of death," the Sphinx continued. "Hush! Please be careful and don't ever mention that scene again," Pat implored, as her face flushed scarlet. "I may not mention it, but I shall ever be grateful to you, Miss Pat," the Sphinx responded; and then to change the subject he continued: "Rather surprised to see me here, Miss Pat?" he said inquiringly. "Not in the least," the beautiful girl replied. She fixed her great eyes full upon Kelly's face and continued deliberately: "I had heard you were called to guard the jewels, and I wonder if you can prevent them being stolen." She kept her gaze fixed upon the Sphinx as she waited for his answer. "Miss Pat," he finally said, with great deliberation, "I'll prevent the Apaches from getting the jewels if I am compelled to expose their leader and arrest every guest in attendance here." "How dramatic that would be," said Pat, accompanying her remark with one of her musical little laughs. "This is a good time to laugh, Miss Pat," the Sphinx remarked, as he turned from the girl and abruptly ended the conversation. "He is just as rude as ever," Pat said to herself as she stood where Kelly had so ungainly left her. Pat's eyes flashed with resolution. She went to a low French window that looked out upon the Crosby grounds and signaled to see if the Apaches were assembled and ready to take orders. The response quickly assured her. The Crosby guests were assembling round a monster punch bowl, on a table in the center of the drawing room, when Pat turned from the window. As she started toward the table there was an ominous crash, of a bursting bomb, as it fell in the grounds near the mansion. Women screamed with terror, and the male guests rushed out upon the lawn, with excited shouts that an air raid upon Paris was in progress. The guests surged in and out of doors, rushing from one room to the other while Pat waited patiently behind the window portieres for her chance to act. The jewels had just been brought into the drawing room to be admired by the guests when the crashing of the bomb turned the scene into bedlam and everyone began to rush aimlessly about. Even Kelly, usually cool and unexcitable, was thrown off his guard. He rushed out of doors with the other men and gazed wonderingly upward. Far above them an airplane circled over head, the whirr of its engine being plainly heard. The time Kelly had consumed upon the lawn was enough for Pat to accomplish, by quick action, what the Sphinx had been bred to prevent. She fled from her cover behind the portieres, ran to the punch bowl table at a moment the drawing room was deserted and there, where she had but to reach out her hand and take them, glanced the Crosby gems in plain view. Pat snatched the jewels from the box containing them, and quickly disappeared from the scene. She had gone to another room, when the men returned from watching the airplane. Kelly ran straight to the table—and found only the empty jewel box. As he turned for a moment to hastily survey the room, the Sphinx saw a trim slight figure, dressed in Apache costume, disappear through the low French window. Pat had gone into an adjoining room and hurriedly divested herself of the evening gown she had put on over her Apache costume. Watching her opportunity, she slipped through the window and was fleeing toward her automobile when Kelly bounded from the Crosby mansion in hot pursuit. Straight to the airplane hangar Pat was driven by her faithful chauffeur. As close behind as he could speed his machine came Kelly in eager chase. "I was going to give this package to you." Pat shouted as she reached the ..angar and was met by De Saint, "but I at too closely pursued to get away myself. So you'll have to take me with you in the air and land me at a safe place—then I can make my way home." In the brief moment Pat had taken to explain, Kelly had reached the hangar and was hurrying into the yard. De Saint signaled to the Apaches who were there to protect their leader, and the Sphinx was surprised by the opposition that confronted and quickly started to overpower him while he dashed toward Pat and De Saint as they were preparing to go aloft in the airplane. There was a sharp stiff fight, with Kelly out-matched in strength by the numbers who assailed him. Just as the airplane began its short run on the ground in preparation to ascend, one of the Apaches landed a stunning blow on Kelly's chin, and he fell unconscious into the machine's structure. De Saint and his fair passenger started to rise from the ground. The machine was acting queer and De Saint shouted to Pat that there was something wrong. The girl turned in her seat, by partly unloosening the straps that bound her, and beheld a sight that unnerved her for the moment, and fully explained the cause of the trouble. The limp form of a man rested on one of the airplane's wings, and put the machine out of balance. Half dazed by terror, and almost paralyzed by the surprise of her discovery, Pat managed to shout to De Saint that the cause of his trouble had been disclosed. "There is a man lying senseless on one of the wings," she screamed in De Saint's ear. "Try and haul him in here," answered the aviator, recognizing the Sphinx's body. But as Pat turned to obey instructions the airplane suddenly swerved. De Saint worked desperately at the controlling handles—but to no purpose. The frail airship began to descend with lightning speed toward the ground. Pat closed her eyes, in resignation to the fate that threatened. 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At the top of the river bank Leontine stopped and looked about her in uncertainty. She was in an outlying part of the city which was unfamiliar to her. It consisted of fields, with a few scattered houses; in the distance was a road-house with a shed at the back. Nearly a policeman was talking with a friend. Leontine hurried up to them. The men ceased their conversation and looked at her in amazement. She was dripping wet, her hair was falling about her shoulders, and her whole aspect was that of a crazy woman. "Help me!" plued Leontine, running up to the men. "I want you to save my friend and wipe out this band of criminals." Leontine pleaded after telling her story. "Please hurry, or I don't know what may happen to him." As she turned aside a moment to fix her dress the policeman tapped his forehead significantly. "Wheels!" he whispered. "I'll take charge of her," said the other. As Leontine looked up he spoke to her soothingly. "I'm Detective O'Mara, madam," he said. "It's lucky I was here. Sure I know the gang you speak of, and if you'll come to the station house we'll look into the matter right away." Outside the roadhouse he paused. "Excuse me one minute," he said. "I'm working on another case, and I've got to turn in a report." Leaving Leontine outside he entered and went to the telephone. In a few moments he had Sebastian on the wire. Sebastian, who had not learned of his wife's escape from Bianca's house, was staggered by the message. He thought hastily. "Hold her right where she is," he answered after a moment's delay. "My THE FILM "THE WOODEN WOMAN" BY JOHN WILLIAMS AND JOHN WILLIAMS, WITH A FILM BY JOHN WILLIAMS AND JOHN WILLIAMS. Leontine Thanks Blanca for Saving Ravengar's Life. wife is mentally unbalanced and escaped from her nurse this afternoon. I'll come right over with the nurse and the doctor's assistants." O'Mara shrugged his shoulders, and went out to Leontine. "Would you mind waiting just a moment in here?" he asked, indicating the land office. "I believe we can get the facts from here and save your friend without going to the station house." He took her into the shack and quietly locked himself in with her. Leontine gazed about her in bewilderment. "But what are we to do here?" she asked. "Now, just a minute," said O'Mara soothingly, "You mustn't excite yourself, you know, after your adventures in that drain you spoke of." Leontine began to grow alarmed. "What are we here for?" she inquired again. "It's all right, Mrs. Navarre," said the detective blandly. "I've telephoned for your friends, and they'll be here in just a few minutes." Then she recalled in terror, for stops sounded outside, and she heard the voice of her husband—Sebastian! * Get out—the pair of you!" repeated Blanca to her men. But the men, usually prompt to obey the orders of their dreaded mistress, showed no signs of doing so now. Instead, they looked one at the other. Then the fellow whom Ravengar had nearly strangled, spoke. "See here, madame!" he said. "Now that the girl has got away, this means the end of us. She'll bring down the police and this guy has got to be settled. It's our only chance. If it don' suit you, I'm through." "All right, boys," she answered. "You have stuck to me for years, and I guess you're right. Do what you think best." The men raised their revolvers, but Bianca ran in front of Ravengar. "Not here!" she cried. "Take him in to that room." They seized Ravengar by the arms, and he went with them, still apparently anused at the situation. The door closed. Bianca stood shuddering in the passage. Suddenly she ran into the room. She saw Ravengar standing in front of the pair, laughing heartily. They both covered him with their weapons. "Wait!" cried Bianca. "Give me two minutes with him alone, boys. I want to speak to him." "Say, if this ain't the Binit!" growled the first man angrily. "What do you say, Joe?" Joe shrugged his shoulders. "I guess we can stand for him two minutes longer," he answered. "He can't get out of here except by the door, unless he flies through the window." They went out grumbling. Bianca closed the door on them and turned to Ravengar. "I cannot see you die like this," she said, "Say the word and I'll defy them. We'll leave this house together I'll love you all my life. I'll be faithful to you till death." Ravengar looked at Bianca benignantly, "A splendid program, dear madam," he answered, "but I haven't time. In fact I've got an engagement, and I'm late now." He disappeared before her eyes. Bianca toterted from the room. She went into her boudou and sank down upon the couch. The telephone rang. Bianca sprang to her feet and took down the receiver, to hear Sebastian's voice. "She got away from you," he said, "How do you know?" asked Bianca faintly. "Yes, she beat it. I'd like to lay my hands on her now." "Well, you can," answered the other. "She's at the Cliff House, and I've tipped off the detective who has her there that she's crazy. You're her nurse, and you'll go and get her, and take two of your men to be the doctor's assistants. Get that?" "I did," answered Bianca joyously, "* It's all right. I'm Mr. Navarre, Open the door," said Sebastian to O'Mara. "O'Mara stepped back, drew the key from his pocket, and opened it. Sebastian stood in the entrance. At the sight of him Leontine shrank back against the further wall in terror. "I'm glad you got her," said Sebastian coolly. "She ran away from her nurse this afternoon and got out of the house. It has given me no end of trouble. I was afraid something had happened to her." Leontine's eyes met his, and her lip curled scornfully. Sebastian let his eyes fall; he could not meet those of his wife. "Will you let me go free?" Leontine demanded of O'Mara. "It is true this man is my husband, but he tried to commit murder today, and often before. He hates me and wants me out of the way because of what I know." Sebastian only smiled, and the detective nodded. He wanted to get out of the shed; he had never come upon a case like this before. Mechanically he pocketed the bill for twenty dollars which Sebastian slipped to him, and went out, handing him the key. Sebastian, left alone with Leontine, looked at her and smiled. It was not an amiable smile. She shrank away from him in horror. Then Sebastian saw a curious look come over his wife's face. She was glancing past him toward the door. Looking in the same direction, he saw Vavengar strolling nonchalantly toward them. And, glancing back at Leontine, he saw the happiness which she made no effort to conceal. Ravengar came forward and nodded ironically to Sebastian. He pushed him back, took Leontine by the hand, and led her toward the door. "Get out!" yelled Sebastian, precipitating himself upon the other. He struck Ravengar with his full force under the chin. Ravengar reeled back under the sudden impetus of the blow, stumbled, and fell upon the floor. Leontine tried to rush past him, but Sebastian caught her and hurled her back into the interior of the shed. Shouts came from The proprietor and came running out When the fire was still standing He led the flames were on They forgot him the door for safety They could not shack was filled corner where Ray were shooting up was already abla They rushed Springing to his feet, Ravengar threw himself upon Sebastian anew, trying to seize the key from him. They clinched and wrestled to and fro. Ravengar got Sebastian to his knees; he held his hend securely in his arm, while with his free hand he drew the key from Sebastian's pocket. He fled Sebastian to the floor, opend the door, and took Leontine by the hand. Sebastian rose dizzily; he staggered, grooming, toward his enemy. He saw Ravengar lead Leontine out into the freedom of the sky. This was the juncture at which Bianca and her men came on the scene. Sizing up the situation, and middled by the sight of Ravengar, who had escaped them, they hurled themselves upon him, and bore him back into the shed. They followed him, holding Leontine between them. Sebastian, unsteady on his feet, booked triumphantly at Bianca. "Take her away," he said. "Wait!" interposed Ravengar, holding up his hand. "Leontine, lock the door on the outside when you go out." Sebastian burst into laughter at the words. They turned and looked at him curiously. He was making some strange motions with his hand, as if it held an invisible garment. He raised it from his side and moved it toward Leontine, with the manner of one putting a cape about her. Suddenly a cry burst from Sebastian's lips. Leontine had disappeared. The door opened. The key was withdrawn. The door closed again. Joe hurled himself against it just as the lock clicked. "One minute!" interposed Ravengar. They looked at him in terror, but there was an air of authority about him that maintained silence. He advanced into their midst. "We're all locked up very comfortably together," he said, "and we're going to stay together." He drew out THE MUSICIAN THE FILM OF "THE MAD HAG" BY JOHN B. HARRIS, WITH JOHN B. HARRIS, AND JOHN B. HARRIS. Bianca's Men Capture Leontine. his match box, struck a match, and held it to an oil-soaked piece of tarred paper which he had picked up. "If you folks try to open that door," he said, "I'll throw this into that grease barrel. I guess this oil-soaked shack won't take long to burst into flame." With a yell, Joe drew his revolver and fired at Ravengar, who staggered and fell. The paper which he held fell into the grease barrel. Instantly a column of fire shot up. The shack was ablaze from end to end. Leontine had failed to understand Ravengar's meaning, but she had trained herself to obey him. That the mantle which he had thrown over her in appearance actually existed, that it made her invisible, were facts undreamed by her. Leontine went out and locked the door as she had been instructed. body in her a to carry him o She laid him distance from now entirely in Leontine, his stood among a little distance which par vengar was in her palsied wi With a last her way toward Then she she saw Sebus men emerge from had found a vengar must be Pulling her went toward the companion pass her without se Leontine hews At that moment her attention was attracted to a filmy piece of material apparently hanging from her sleeve. Wonderingly she plucked at it. She had a feeling as if some filmy garment covered her. She reached up, took it off, and shook herself free. She found that she was holding in her hands a mantle, of the thinnest material, and only in places visible. As she examined it the secret dawned on her. On one side the mantle was invisible, on the other it was visible. Ravengar had thrown it over her with the invisible side uppermost. She heard voices within the shack. Ravengar was saying something loudly, and there was a responsive murmur, followed by silence. Suddenly the revolver shot rang out. Leontine ran toward the door. As she did so a flame burst through the aperture, followed by flames and smoke that seemed to curl out of every corner of the building. --- Shouts came from the road house. The proprietor and a number of men came running out. When the fire broke out the group was still standing facing Ravengar. His fall and the starting up of the flames were almost simultaneous. They forgot him and rushed wildly to the door for safety. They could not break it down. The shack was filled with smoke. In the corner where Ravengar lay the flames were shooting up to the roof, which was already ablaze. They rushed to the window. The shutters were of iron, and heavily padlocked. Joe staggered against one of the blazing barrels and, in his fall, hurled it inside. His companion shouted. The barrel had been standing over a trap door, with a large iron ring set into it. The trap door came up, disclosing a flight of steps leading down into a cellar. By this time the shack was ablaze in every part. Bianca cast a hurried book toward Ravengar. He was lying between two blazing burrels. Her heart and her head were in bitter conflict. On the one hand was Ravengar, who had scorned her; on the other Sebastian with his millions. Head won. Shrugging her shoulders, Bianca followed the rest down the steps into the cellar, leaving Ravengar lying unconscious where he had fallen. The little cellar was provided with a bulkhead leading outside. Sebastian and one of the men rushed up it, heedless of Bianca. As she was about to follow them the man Joe, overcome by the heat, pitched forward unconscious upon the floor. That moment of hesitation changed Bianca. She stopped. She considered again. Now heart won. She turned and made her way back into the burning shack to save Ravengar. She could hardly enter on account of the furious heat. The whole of the roof was afire, and sparks were settling down. The walls were blazing. The smoke was so thick that at first she could not find Ravengar. Then, stooping, she managed to get her hands upon him and drag him into the cellar. She kneeled beside him and burst into tears. Then, when he did not stir, Bianca became frenzied. She lifted Ravengar's THE FILM OF "THE LOVE OF THE WORLD" BY JOHN B. HARRIS, WITH A FILM BY JOHN B. HARRIS, AND A FILM BY JOHN B. HARRIS. body in her arms again and started to carry him out of the cellar. She laid him upon the ground a safe distance from the shack, which was now entirely in flames. Leontine, hidden in her mantle, had stood among a cluster of trees some little distance away, looking on in horror which paralyzed her limbs. Ravengar was in the burning shack, and her pulsed will failed her. With a last effort she began groping her way toward the shed again. Then she stopped, hoping wildly, as she saw Sebastian and one of Bianca's men emerge from the bulkhead. They had found a way to escape; and Ravengar must be behind them. Pulling her mantle about her, she went toward them. Sebastian and his companion passed within a few feet of her without seeing her. As he walked Leontine heard her husband say: "Well, there's one consolation. Ravengar won't trouble us again." At the words the girl uttered a scream, and, entirely forgetful of her disguise, pulled the mantle from her head and shoulders and, clutching it in her hand, began to run toward the bulkhead. Sebastian stopped at the cry and, to his amazement, saw Leontine a few paces away, running. He dashed at her and grasped her, yelling at the top of his voice. The proprietor of the road house, who had abandoned his futile search and had given up all hope of saving the shed, came hurriedly toward him. "We must get a taxi and take her home," he said. "This has been a terrible experience. I should have taken better care of her. She is a homicide mania. I'll recompense you for your loss. Call a taxi, please." Lebertine was in a frenzy. Craft came to her aid. She ceased to struggle, and, looking toward the shack, --- suddenly uttered a scream, and pointed. The waiters who were holding her released their grip for an instant. Leontine broke from them and began running at the top of her speed. As she did so she shook out the mantle and managed to envelop herself with it. The crowd, which had taken up the pursuit, suddenly stopped, completely battled. Leontine had vanished into thin air, apparently, as if she had never existed. Leontine, having made herself invisible, stood perfectly still. She was afraid to run, for fear that the movements of her limbs would stir the mantle. Then Bianca came out dragging Ravengar's body. She laid it down upon the ground and went over it. Stifling a cry, Leontine kneeled down noiselessly upon the other side of the stricken man and gazed into his face. Bianca, a few inches away, was wholly unaware of her proximity. So might a man's invisible, good angel kneel beside him, helping and prompting him. Ravengar breathed, he stirred. Tears came into Leontine's eyes, and a deep sense of thankfulness. Mingled with this was gratitude to this woman who had saved him. Leontine stood up, stepped back, and threw off her mantle. Bianca saw her and uttered an exclamation of dismay and consternation. "You have saved his life," cried Leontine, "and I can never thank you enough. You have given me back the only man living who means anything to me." And she held out her hand to Bianca. Bianca dashed Leontine's hand furiously away. Leontine had let her mantle fall completely from her in her agitation. Suddenly she perceived Sebastian and the rest of the crowd in pursuit of her. She had betrayed herself. Ravengar was alive and, for the present, safe. She must save herself. She looked wildly about her. A little distance away was an out-building, with a number of empty hogsheads standing against the wall. Leontine rushed toward it, trying to draw on her mantle as she ran. She shook it open and got it about her head and shoulders, and let it fall to her feet. For the second time the girl had eluded her. She had simply vanished. She was nowhere to be seen. Leontine, not during to stir, heard her husband's heavy breathing as he ran past her. He stopped and booked about him in utter bewilderment. Then he began running back toward Bianca, "Where is she?" he shouted. Bianca, kneeling still beside Ravengar, had watched the scene. She had seen Leontine disappear, but there were a few small trees in the line of view between herself and the barrels, and she was sure Leontine had sought refuge in them. And in fact Leontine, as soon as Sebastian broke off the chase, had made her way toward the largest barrel, in which she could very well conceal herself. A person looking in would see nobody. "She is in one of those hogsheads," Bianca said, pointing toward the out-buildings, "Kill her now, Sebastian, Kill her!' I'll do it." A sudden light came into Sebastian's eyes. "It needn't be murder," he said, "It can be an accident. Come with me, Bianca." Sebastian glided through the trees, making no sound as he went. Bianca followed him. "In the third barrel from the right," she whispered. Sebastian crept under the overhanging roof of the shed until he reached the corner. He was now almost within reach of the barrel. The lid hung from the top by a single nail. A hammer rested under the sill of the door. Sebastian raised it and, rushing out, pulled on the lid and began nailing it. Bianca meanwhile felt in the other barrels. There was nobody there. "I guess that's got her," said Sebastian triumphantly to Bianca. Then Bianca began to understand his meaning. From the outbuilding the ground sloped toward the high cliff which bordered the river, running at first gently, and then with a suddenly increased grade until it became vertical at the extreme edge. There was a fall of two hundred feet from the cliff's top to the rocky river below. Sebastian gave the barrel a gentle push. A few seconds later there came to the watchers' ears the faint sound of the splash in the river. Ravengar opened his eyes and looked about him. He did not at first know what had happened to him. Then he felt the throb of the wound in his shoulder, and, looking down, saw that he was covered with blood. He heard distant shouting, and saw the stream of water from the hose that played upon the burned shack. He was alone, lying in the shelter of the group of trees. On the other side of them Sebastian was watching the barrel make its way toward the cliff. He staggered to his feet, his mind filled with foreboding as to Leontine's fate. He remembered nothing since her exit from the shack, followed by the revolver shot. Where was she? Had she escaped, as he had hoped, in the invisible mantle? Suddenly, to his amazement, he saw her standing before him. He staggered toward her and caught her hands in his. "Leontine!" he cried. The girl had not entered the hoghead. As she ran from her husband she seemed to acquire the craft of the animal, long hunted, which realizes that only this quality will save it. She had wrapped herself in her crook and, running toward the hogshead, removed it for a moment, to allow her presence there to be seen. Then she had pulled it once more about her. ```markdown ``` She had stood at the opposite angle of the outbuilding and watched Sebastian intent upon his work. Then she ran back to Ravengar. Now, standing before him, with her arm about him, to steady him, she urged him to take the mantle and make good his escape. "You take it, dear Leontine, and go," he said. "I am safe enough. I will go over to the road-house and rest there; they will not dare attempt to murder me." But Leontine, anxious for him, and thinking nothing of her own safety, THE Bianca and Her Men Escape From the Burning Building. continued to plead. She stripped herself of the mantle and held it out to him. One man had been left in the cellar. That was the crook named Joe, who had fainted from the intense heat. As Ravengar sat up and opened his eyes on the ground, Joe was opening his in the cellar. He, too, could not at first remember what had happened to him. He was conscious only of the fight in the shed, the outbreak of the blaze. But Joe had not a meditative mind. He found himself alive, and that was his chief concern. He meant to remain alive. He was not anxious to face what seemed to him the inevitable punishment for his crime. He had no doubt that he was already branded as Ravenga's murderer. And he felt, too, that Bianca was becoming too exacting, and her schemes too dangerous. He crawled out of the cellar by the bulkhead and looked about him. Nobody was to be seen though he thought he heard Bianca's voice in the distance. Joe thought it was altogether a good moment for making his getaway. He started to crawl through the long grass, meaning to reach the pine trees and then slip carefully down toward the cliff. But as he raised his head he was startled and terrified to see Ravenga lying not twenty paces away, supporting himself upon one elbow and staring about him. Joe suddenly took heart again. The man was not dead, then. He edged away from Ravengar, and then he saw the figure of Leontine, apparently become incarnate out of nothing. He saw it waver, now visible, now invisible. Then she was standing beside Ravengar, who had risen to his feet, and offering him the mantle. At once Joe made his decision. He flopped down in the grass and began crawling toward them. Ravengar, meanwhile, resolutely declined the mantle. "Take it, my dear," he said again, "I am quite safe. And I will meet you here after it has grown dark, and we can make our plans together. You can never go back to your husband." Leontine shivered. She had tolk Ravengar of his murderous plot. "I'll take it, then, since you wish it," she said submissively, and drew back her arm, with the filmy mantle upon it. At that moment a hand shot upward from the grass and tore the mantle from her grasp. A moment later Joe, an expert thief, had it in his possession, and was racing for the pines. Leontine cried out, and Ravengar staggered after him. But Joe was already out of sight, hugging the precious mantle in his arms. As Leontine turned, volces were heard from the other side of the trees. They were those of Sebastian and Blanca, who had been joined by her second servitor. "Come!" cried Leontine, grasping Ravengar by the arm. "We must get away before they sight us!" "Leontine! The mantle!" "Our lives, Ravengar," she responded. And, seizing him by the arm, she helped him into the trees, into the underbrush. They crouched there while Bianca and Sebastian, unsuspecting their presence, passed by them toward the hotel. "I suppose that fellow Ravengar won't come back to life," suggested Sebastian. Bianca realized for the first time that he had gone. But she did not care to let Sebastian know that she had saved him. "I guess we've seen the last of him," she answered. Bianca and Sebastian, arm in arm, started down the path through the woods together. (END OF TENTH EPISODE.)