Muskogee Times-Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • 3

February TTTE MUSKOGEE TTMES DEMOCRAT pacetthree tLaO01il No 2 white $1100182 No I yellow $1300118 Unchanged No 2 white lilt No 3 mixed $0tfo No 3 red (1 it eco Itye $1200125 6L Louie Cash Grain SL Louis Feb Oom No I $125 No 3 whits 3L3L Oats No 3 69014c No 3 whits (0 Kansas City Grain Close Kansas City Feb 20 Clown Corn February $130 "4: March $130 May I $127 July $1J3 Chicago Grain and Provision Chicago Feb CZECIISOLDIER Relentless Foes of All Forms of Lawlessness and Protector of Oppressed LINDER GETS JUDGMENT FOR $100 IN SUIT FOR WAGES FROM FORMER EMPLOYERS I Under was Thursday awardfd $100 by Judge Fred ft Zlck In city court for five week if service which bo rendered the Bright 2ru oompany the eonrt finding onsets to this amount In the sum of $4666 which had bean paid him in money and merchandise account Under claimed tn his petition that he had been hired aa a full-fledged without a definite unrirwf aodlnjg aa to salary while the Bright Drug company contended that he had only been hired aa an extra man presumably at $10 per month Under waa Wednesday fined (119 (n Judge Chns 'Wheeler's court for tlia alleged theft of sums articles from the Bright store valued at less than J5 BRINGS THREE PRISONERS Three prisoner were brought lot lwt nHrht to Muekogne bT Dwptity Marshal Jllgnight from Admor Pred poturiaa la charged with of poetofflce money order funds Artitrr Alexander 1 enensed of Umg morphine and George BiUea 1b accused of violaUn the eepAonage act NEW TRIAL IS DENIED BERGER AND ASSOCIATES Chicago 'Feb 20 Federal Judge Landis today refused to gTant a now trial for Victor I Fergw coeigrres-mnn-elect from Milwaukee and four other socialist leaders convicted on charges of violating the espionage act NEW MINISTER SAILS London Fob The Earl of Rending ISritkdi ainbaamuls- to the United Staten nailed today to resume hi post lit Washington 30 ORPHANS OF I 0 0 HOME STOP OFF IN CITY EN ROUTE TO CARMEN TODAY Abont thirty boys and glrla orphan who have been In tiie Odd Fellows home for widow and orphan at Che-eoiah topped off In Muk6gee Thursday aficmoon and night en route to Carmn whore they will be kept in the future Th ymmgitfrrs wrr entertained In Mtwtkogee at the home of Kriekaha and wore escorted by Supriniendout ffndley and Mwtron Mrs Jirowu of th Carman hom I)t is understood that the home at Cheetah will be maintained by th Odd Follows but win be confined chiefly to tho car of the adult and that (barmen will converted exclusively to a horn for tho boys and girl fr Donlnoe in said to be th national gurn of the Knqtilmadx NEGRO DRAWS FOUR YEARS TOR BEING RECIPIENT OF STOLEN C00DS FROM ST0R1 Fred Aaron a negro wa a Thuradal sentenced Xo four years in tha penitentiary by Judge IL Wheeler in th district court for having received atnl-en property of the value of $60 Aaron entered a pita of guilty the Charge of receiving the merchandise which he vial me was stolen from the Chandler Mercantile company store at llxekoll by Alonza Hutchlneon The negro la eald to have served a lern li the penitentiary for a murder which he committed In Wagoner county Tho th-ory of thn officers la that Aaron committed the burglary of the Ohandlrr store hlmeell The earliret nii-iui venue la also carried rails Die Idea being to relieve the rtrees on the engines STORM IS WIDESPREAD 'Washington Feb 20 Th disturbance in the southwest of the last two days was central today over Oklahoma with a more rapid eastward movement and the precipitation area during the last 2t hours had extended Into th lower Mississippi valley the east gulf states and western Georgia UKRAN1ANS RESUME ATTACK London Feb Ukrantan forces resirmed th attack against the Pole defending Lsmforg on Sunday and have captured all points between Przemys and Grodek west of Lemberg according to an Kxrhang telegraph despatch from Vienna Railway com munirat on in that region has been interrupted MARRIAGE LICENSES larenoe Hess 22 and Mis Alma JS citT IVWltt Davis 21 end Mns Klma Totes 20 Hovntoa Harry Hanson 47 Taft and Mrs Georgia AleCnllum 42 city Calhoun Ok On I'acfi Only tTTolh Always R-fun4 Far to Out-of-Town Custonwn Pork-May July Load May July Riba- May July 40 40 40 15 4000 40(5 3780 3360 37 80 3868 2460 24 35 2450 2435 2X85 2330 2317 2330 2245 22(5 22 45 2250 2160 2160 2140 2L60 New Orleans Spot Cotton i New Cleans Fob 20 Cotton Spot Steady 25 paints off Bales on the spot 804 hales to arrtve 863 Low middling 20 50- middling 27010 good midiillng 2301c Receipts 4138 bales stock 442213 New York Cotton Open i New York Feb 21 Colton futures opened firm March 23 Ilf May 2225c July 21450 October 20 05o I Vladivostok Feb 20 American foldlcrs who hare come in touch with Ciecho-Hlovaki forree In Siberia have developed a hlffh opinion of them tliey have gone they have become at once the rolcntleaa foes of all forms of lawlesimeas and a the protectors of oppressed people" 8 ears an officer who has boon much 1 with them i "They are a rar of tmtisuany fine and IntolllRont people and very court-J eons and carry themselves with a per 5 feet demeanor They had no country of their own to futht for when they started fiirhtlns and they do not en- Joy fighting and yet they are In It to the finish "When the time comes for wrltln what flieferent peoples have done for the sake of the future hotter good gov- eminent they will be forced to give a In? pairs to the Czechs "Their sense of Jtptiee Is as great If not greater than our own and their valor la absolutely the last word" WILSON URGES COMPLETE MEAT INDUSTRY INQUIRY Hutchinson Kan' I'cb 20 Close investigation of ad phases of the meat business from producer to consumer was urged before the Kansas Livestock association lure today by Thomas It 'Wdsun head of tile Chicago racking Vmpany bearing his name Mr Wilson urgurd tnat each an lnvestlgn ttlon was necessary if legislation af-'ectlng the industry la to be intelligent added: iTsonally I have no objection to any helpful legislation that may be 'found necessary but I do not believe any such legislation can be enacted luntll We are furnished with a complete report of tho entire situation" Mr Wilson quoted from President letter to the Federal Trade commission dated February 7t 1917 and calling fur an investigation of "production ownership manufacture Storage and dlstrlbuton of foodstuffs and by-products" Instead he eald th trade commission spent $250000 compfl ng "a report whlrh has Ignored all elements except the Feature Day at Galkoun OME departments conic Forward with extra special offerings merchandise of the most seasonable character at greatly reduced prices Other departments count on making Friday an interesting shopping day by specializing many new Spring lines that have not been shown before- Frida therefore at will he a day of double interest to every caller Visit all four miss nothing! We will not exchange or take hack merchandise that has been specially reduced for selling We will not fiil phone orders for them Tliird Floor Friday Features Friday Feature Millinery Dept (Second Floor) Pineapple Straw Sailors One Odd Lot Fancy Silks 119 yard These Silks are of fine One Big Lot Shepherd Plaids 25c vard New Or' is Cotton Open NwOr1eary rob 'fton opened steady MueJi 2 Miv 2262c' July 2161c October 70e Deeinlv'r 18 35c Liverpool Spot Cotton Liverpool F'b 2D Cotton better domnnd pilcos easier Good i middling 181LM mlddilpg low1 (middling 1644d good ordinary 1432(1 I 14 S9d- Sales 3000 balea Including 2100 American Rereipta 15000 bales in-1 eluding 14900 American Futures closed firm F-brnnry 18 OOd Maxch 1671d May 1347d July 1304d September 12 Sid i Oil Stocka Quotations on standard oils and In- dependent oil stocks as reported by Ftrandberg McGrecvy Co 113 North Third sireet i STANDARD OII-R Hid Asked i $5 Wide satin bands to match some have sath effect They come in the following colors: Dust Navy Purple Artillery Red and Black These Hats are priced $5 for Friday only (Second Floor) This is an excellent Cotton Suiting suitable for wear and various other purposes 36 inches wide 25c yard One Big Table Assorted Woolens 75c yard Including Wool Batiste all Wool Serges etc These come in all the wanted shades 36 inches wide very quality and come in assorted stripes and plaids 36 inches wide Motor Cotton Suitings 59c yard Suitable for making coats skirts suits etc The colors are lavender pink Alice blue navy taupe tan and black 36 inches wide (Fnst Floor) Sweet Grass and Manila Baskets Half Price Waste Paper Baskets Choice 39c each Crochet Thread Mercerized all colors and sizes Special 10c ball Special Ivory Pottery Lemonade Set $2 This set consists of one Pitcher and 6 Mugs (Third Floor) Extra Specials From Staple Departments 1st Floor JONES CANTRELL FAILS TO APPEAR BOND FORFEITED I Jones bond was again for-le led by Judge Watts In district court Thursday afternoon at 2:00 1 when be failed to appear for arraignment Cantrell la charged with ron-d rr ting gamhllng game The bonds of five other defendants on the criminal docket of the court were forfeited as follows: J'obert Foreman burglary Bert Mc- Alester false pretenses John Ftarr i 2 cases grand larceny Barnett conducting a gambling game Brownie McMasters conducting a gambling 5am a 1 WEEVIL 7IIREATENSSWEET POTATO CROP OF SOUTH Washington Feb Unless rigid control methods practiced to pre-rent the spread of the sweet potato wpovII In gulf states America's rweet potato Industry may be seriously Jeopardized according to specialists of department of agricul-Lire TTae weevil last year dostroyed $300000 worth of sweet potatoes in gulf states Texas Louisiana and Florida growers suffpred heaviest losses while in other sections of the i outh the crop was damaged 25 to 50 8er cent Tebl Damask: Only 6 piece in the lot 60 inche wide 69a yard Bed Sheets: Seamless splendid quality alxe 81x90 Inches L25 each Bed Sheets: Size 72x90 81 Pillow Cases: Size 42x36 inches price 29c each The above prices are for Friday only Va Off All Crochet and Satin Bed Spreads (First Floor) No 190 Nainsook: Good quality Inches wide 10 yards to the bolt price 190 Bleached Musline: Soft quaJtty 36 inches wide 19o yard Gingham: Assorted plaids stripes and plain colnra 26 and 27 inches wide 15q yard Nuraes Stripe: An excellent fabric fast colors 25o yard Percales: Light and dart pattern si 28 to 36 inches wide price 20o yard New York MetaL New York Feb Oopper Nominal Klectrolytio 15f('16c i Nominally unchanged MetaJ exchange quotes lead quiet 1 Fpot and March offered at J5 10 Sfioltor Quiet Kant St- Ixms delivery spot $G30'g6 45 March $6 30 640 Liberty Bond Close 1 New York Feb 20 Final prices on Liberty bonds today were: 23842 first convertible 4s $9300 fecond 4s 92 SS first convertible 414s 83512 second convertible 48 84 32 third 44s 89390 fourth 89430 Friday Features in 2nd Floor Ready-to-Wear Departments 25 All Silk Jersey Petticoats at 595 This is the First time these novelties have been shown in the department Plain Jersey top with accordion pleated deep ruffle of two colors EXTRA SPECIAL Second Floor Muslin Underwear Department Teddy Rears $1' One lot of 5 'dozen lice or embroidery trimmed white lingerie Teddy Bears Sizes 40 to 44 only broken lots Greatly reduced Athletic Union Suits $1 One lot of 3 dozen knee length strapped top Athletic Union Suits made of mercerized Madras in pink or white Good assortment of sizes Coats $5 One lot of odd navy or black Poplin or Serge Coats carried from Iat season Good assortment of sizes to choose from Sale is about one-half the cost of materials 1PMWA1 RSOTRd ft Mens Genuine Notaseme Silk Overknit Socks Black white champagne navy and gTeen All sizes special for Friday only 50c pah- EXTRA SPECIAL Serge Dresses 195 A neat practical Drets suitable for housewvar etc Colors navy and brown Good assortment of mses Heatherbloom Pott Voats 150 Omruir 1 rJ! Uo s' 'ul- 1 4 'id jlACv EXTRA SPECIAL Gingliam Dresses 195 Ages 6 to 14 Mad nf pood quJity Amos-koiip Gingham Light and dnjk patterns of cheeks plaJds Neat styles Greatly reduced EXTRA SPECIAL Teddv Bears 59c Mad i Me sTn rrrMv iv 1 EXTU SPECIAL I Kansa City Livestock Kan ana City feb I Receipts 10000 head KtadV Bulk $1710 i fe1760 heavy $1750 r'i 1785 lights 1 itps $12 00(1 1600 Receipts 6000 head no southern steady to lower Prime fed steers $130 0 1900 dressed beef steers $12 00 1 811801 southern steers nominally $700 1300 cows $7 00 46 14 00 heifers $3 00rl450 Stockers 0U odvi-s $7 OOisi 1400 Bheep -Receipts 6 000 heod: sfenly to h'gtie- nibs $17 75W is 00 yen r-Imes 1 4 01 'o 1 75 veTberv 13 10 i is 1 1 1 50 1 73 1 10 00 1700 SENTENCES GIVEN FOR BURGLARY AND ASSAULT Tom MoKlnnry who was convicted by jury of breaking Into a postofflee tnd stealing money order blank ond then later of forging two of them wan sentenced Thursday to two yeus the penitentiary nt Ieavenworth -ni fined 8100 He ws given two years on i tore counts which were to run con- currently Kdwurd Freeman who wa esnvicted I of throwing a cuspidor at I Croom 1 money order clerk in the loc-al post-cffice? was sentenced to three montns ir Mu'kogte JaiL BILL TO RlPEAL WAR-TIME PROHI MEASURE CONSIDERED Vishlmrtnn 21 A i 1 of the i -t jii-ehici' ttuh Imcouics fittt fi! I I du(d bv lit i niai Mui'hto ii si 1 t'-' o1 is acre I t- t) ioiice i ln tVu fi (u i i a 1M or no pro jc or fh rn tnis 'on if en YOUNGEST 'SON HFI ARRESTED TOR IMIBIGl'hS fVipenhag-n I'eh 20 Pr 'oj-- rbitn i oun ni (f Ji v1' rV'A fn 4 1 Vr- -V A Great fh 'i Wu lU- fi Union Suits FA- VM 1 1 SL Louis Livestock o-rs -lirr lirhJs i 'a 1 On ml v' 81775ti 1783 'Tl 1 i Ct'A I'- W'- 71 1 i'A 1 "0 ws rl f5 501' 7 (' mh i'nn b-id f'miy t1 or 1 1 1 I '0 xo trljnRs mfj'i stut -W tT 1 8 U' I nn canners 01 '3 br 0 i tt Fff'odv ltd fw My )3 mi 1 i 1 i i i 25 iv) or J- -L ft I Ii 1 Ob' btc mutc 01 rr 0 and rr jf to a 1 oi from in )' Tin ft rf aitv'-ft siii i su'pnon h'a I connected wtft certain int-)gr-s EXTRA SPECLAL Skirls $1 Black and checks nJao ard Paranw maay to fniit Down Staim Cfcpe df Clnjic 293 On tv smatl ctTmft or teX but tft' are iTrabi White or EXTRA SPECIAL Bunszalow Aprons $1 Nnnva stripti or solid color of pink or blue good stiles and ell R17WS Colton Stockings 25c rjd full pfejriloA tho UTi black or AR stzoa LILBEN BROUGHT BACK HERE Ojiben vnv brought to WeincM'lav frroon lyipu'v Shetf IiKe: been pll tl ip at To I on lrftuet ons I from Ure ioc'I oUice is itu nu'hvv'Jiy roftdory jwhifh la to i ong'u'iPM in a 'game iff in )o and '-lev-tra! othrr wero engaged Hnwnhtv i night and whwli lost 822' whlih ho recovered Irani the wntner by forco BIG PLANt: DEI A YED 1a )X C) Tb gtard Handle y-lJag airplane enroute fioru to KHengton FleM i Houston Trxas with eleven ri'n I which arrived here lato venlerdav Trom FahJirM i bad not nuuiJ journ early today because of adverse vnnither conditions fam tw M)'r 17 0 11 2 canmxs 8 Do on Chicago produce Chicago lVb 0 Butttr CVrojiKT-y 3K 1 fighori Rw'pt5 cases Find 39c ordinary ftrs'ts 38'crS8Vfec at mark ciaos included 38f39c I'oiaprf's I f(pis 25 cnr4 VS F'u ni Muim'tji ti I Mintitwta bulk and hat-k Ji C'j 170 1 1 ouiLTV--AUvo iaatr bpnnrJ 31' Cowla 3 1 i Kansas Cty P-rduce FCoj'Wui f'tty ro I 'i- Lwox Cnruikcry 4 in fitvia 47c htC'Uda 4e pakirg rtock 2 to Kgjp iits 35c -( uch-fncd Pota-uv TncianfjrtL I St Louis Poduc FT Fb 2A- -PonMry--Hrms )L0c Fpringj 32c turkoya 35c Othrs unrhuigpul Rattr- Unchanged i rncLargrd Chicago Cash Grain Ghlcago FWj Cum No yel-Inw nominal Oats Standard ho 2 81-33 6S96c I'riday A FrXAL clean out of nil JTx remaining High Shoes 1 1 left from our meat sale There is qnit a good variety left in all the leathers and lasts nnd a very good assortment of sis At the sale price of J1 von can find eno pairs in your size it willL pay you to invest liberally ns these Shoes will undouhtedlybe disposed of before noon TOO LATE TO CLASSITY FOR PATiF Thne cflvs now giving milk Qk'nbomq 1'hore 3145-R DRY GOODS COMPANY Second and Broadway Warafted First -class lady bookkeeper: one vsbo ho a prsriicaj knowledge of hrthnn4i S-id tcpewnling jojiI one "ho ha a ft ft4hool anrafkru a woman vsftia ojh adapt herself to modm irfllo'i vvilli fltM? tbl position gthnant nnd piofifahl I Address cxn TlnJJj-i VJiLL1 Kansas City Cash Grain Kamaus Cny Feb 20 Wheat Dnrhnjigrd No 1 htrd 8229 No 2 i 12 24 2 25 No 1 ml 82 30(11251 No 225 toluly to higher No 2 mixed 4.