Okeene Democrat (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 14, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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OKEENE
DEMOCRAT
The East, The West,
And the Great War
Over in the East they think * ^t Tret
the West is not taking sufficient natio .. ^ ^ finish.
interest in the war. In those
states it seems to be the opinion
that one must whoop and yell and
throw his hat in the air as an evi-
dence of his deep feelings^ Mass
meetings must be held and public
enthusiasm judged by the number
present and the amount of noise
they make. Some silver-tongued
orator must make the Eagle scream.
_ . . .. ___~ ~ 4- rllCnlQV7 AIICl
this war and in it to the finish
When American blood flow*
water in the trenches of the West-
ern front, then the blood will boil
in your veins and in my veins, and
in the veins of ever; true Amen-
can. It takes even defeat some
times to make men really get up
and fight. And do not think for
moment that We may not sutler
not do things, as well, for they do se®"’'" ? * once we get to FIGHT-
A late issue of Collier’s contains But when once we g
A Lot pxnresses the idea IMG! More heroic deeds than
a cartoon that express ^ handed
we are driving at, very happily, any that have ever oe ^ ^ ^
we aic —’
Two men are pictured, one repre
senting the East, the other the
West Each has a saw-horse and
a buck saw. But, while the East
is staning erect soliloquizing thus- (
ly, “I wonder what’s the matter
with the West” the West is saw-
ing wood with all his might and
the perspiration is dripping from
his honest brow.
The West is doing its part and
doing it well, but without display
. • Ti . IV V-W mIa ia ** /U G rl 1 I V
any mai %—
down by history or tradition, are
going to take place over there,
‘‘somewhere in France.” American
courage and bravery willbetes e ,
but how gloriously it will respon
to that test. An American sol-
dier never quits—it is a word not
in his vocabulary. His spirit has
been developed by the principles
of freedom, of equality, of justice
under which he has lived, unti. i
is inconceivable to him that he
could even think of surrendering
and Cheerfully its share of the first no matter what the odd^ agamst
•x i___Hid r*P-
Liberty Loan, it has lead the re
cruiting under the volunteer sys-
tem and is sending the flower of
its youth to the training camps.
no mauei wuai ---- ■=
him no matter how bitter the fight
may be.
And when the hour of battle
comes he will carry the red white
, i i * of tn£
., fn fn the training camps, comes he will carry me 1 ”
,ts youth to ™ “ Jv. and blue in the forefront of the
The women of the West are g he is fighti„g for
The women ui ~ ,
ing the service of their hands and
hearts to their country’s need. In
what are we delinquent? Not one
Any way, this greatest of
line, knowing he is fighting for
the liberty of the world—for the
liberty of his mother, his father,
his sister, his brother, his neigh-
... „ inv wav this greatest 01 ms sister,
"S - - come
all wars nas. nui --------
yet—not really, to any of us East
or west. Perhaps a few people,
here and there, those who have
lost loved ones in some of the sub
ations yet unborn. Not for con-
quest, not for glory, not for hon-
or nor fame, r.ot for the en-
slaving of his enemies, will he
lost loved ones in some ot the sub- slaving u. por none of
marine disasters°r otherwise,may lav ^ make the last great
have it brought home to them,
but they are few.
Wait until the U. S. Expedition-
ary force goes to the front, wait
until soldiers whom we know
personally are reported in the list
of casualties, then you will see the
West arouse itself , like a giant
draw nis swuiu. aw. ------
these will he make the last great
sacrifice, but that the whole world
may be free. And his strength will
be as the strength of ten, because his
heart is pure. And that sword,
which has never been drawn except
in honor and never sheathed except
in victory, V ill add another great
victory to those we have won in
They Have Gone
To Fight for You!
At high noon, Friday, Septem
her 7th, 1917, Okeene saw her
first quota of men leave to be-
come a part of the United States
army, under the selective system.
They went quietly and bravely,
not knowing what the future may
hold for them, realizing that per-
haps they were looking ior their
last time upon their homes and
loved ones, but determined that,
if they are called upon to lay
down their lives for their country,
they would do it fearlessly. We
are all praying that they may come
back with whole bodies, but it is
of vastly more importance that
:hey should come back with their
lonor whole—this we know they
will do.
The names of John Dihl, Joe
Cobb and George Pfaff stand at
the head of our roll of honor; let
us honor them then in our hearts,
in our words, in our deeds. The
President of the United States
said that the purpose of the reg-
istration law was to s Ject the
most fit from every community—
the best in physique, in courage,
in morals—men who would know
their duty and have the courage
and ability to do it. So, it is one
of the greatest of distinctions to
have been one of the -first called
to fight under the flag of freedom.
Lies Nailed
by SEN. JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS
in Leslie’s
\ SENATOR wishes to per-
.t*- suade us that is is the rich
man’s war and the poor man s
fight. I heard all that gammon
and demagogy in the South af-
ter the Civil War. It was a lie
then as it is now. I am getting
tired of somebody saying it is a
Wall Street war. It is a lie.
Wall Street and the money
power of the capitalists did not
sink the Lusitania and send to
the judgment of God those men
women and children unshriven.
Wall Street did not sink the
Arabic. Wall Street did not
sink the Sussex. Wall Street
did not sink the Algonquin
with the American flag on her
main staff.
Special Showing
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Saturday, Sep. 15th
Everything First Class
Everything Up-To-Date
Swain & Swain
millinery
South Main Street, Okeene, Oklahoma
THE PRICE OF WHEAT
There seems to b e almost a
total misunderstanding of the pro-
vision of the new food bill relating
to the price of wheat, more espec
dally among the farmers. The
writer has heard a number o t
them speaking of this subject as if
they understood that the inaxi
mum price per bushel was limited
to $2.00. The real facts of the
matter are these: The food bid
places the MINIMUM price of
wheal (not the maximum )• at $2.
00 a bushel until May 1st, 1919,
and the President is authorized
thereafter, until the close of the
war, to determine what shall be
a suitable guaranteed p r i c e to
further stimulate production.
This means that flour and bread
are to be no cheaper, and that in
all Drobability they are to he dear-
er, not this year hut next.
Note carefully to », that- $2.00 .
price for wheat does not apply to
this year’s crop. The price of
wheat this year is to he fixed by
a commission. Next yea’ t l< •
minimum price is fixed at *2.PH
In otner words the farmer can
know that he will receive not h~s
than that amount for his crop.
There has been nothing done yet
'that says he cannot receive £’,.00
or even $5.00 and it is almost a
certainty that it will be better than
$2.00.
In criticising the action of the
government in thus regulating the
price of wheat the farmer should
take into consideration the fact
that this action was taken more
for his protection than foi the pro
tectionofthe consumer. If these
steps had not been taken it wou d
have been possible for the con-
scienceless food speculators to dc -
press the priceto $1.00, or less, un-,
til the bulk of the crop was market-1
ed, and then advance t h e price i
enormously.
We believe those in charge ot
affairs are using the utmost care
to see that none suffer, hut that
all shall have the best possible
living conditions during the war.
Oklahoma Gypsum Co. report
August as the banner month for
shipments t o Portland cement
plants. The high price of steel is
creating a heavy demond for port-
land cement for reinforced con-
crete work
“A Yearling.’
The Democrat h a d a birthday
this week, and it is proud of the
fact that it is a year old. Still young
and hearty and with most of its
life yet to live. Like all
youngsters should be, it is ambi-
tious and wants to amount to some-
thing in its world. Perhaps it has
not been all it should be during the
first year of its life. Perhaps it
has made mistakes, but it has the
excuse of youth. “Live and leai n,
you know. And whatever its mis-
takes or failures has been they
have been unintentional mistakes
of the head, not of the heart.
As stated above the Democrat is
ambitious. It wants to grow and
it knows that Okeene must grow
too before it can expect to. So;
if for no other than selfish
reasons, it has made an earnest
effort to boost for Okeene and
Okeen’s people, as far as has lain
in its power. But its motives have
been more altruistic than mere
selfishness. We h o p e to keep
them always that way. And we
want to produce a newspaper that
will be more fully representative
of the good there is in the com-
munity. We are open to suggest-
ions which our readers may think
will help us to do this, and we want
all of you to feel perfectly free to
submit any such suggestions as
may occur to you. ATT #
The most vital thing for ALL or
us to do is to get together and
boost for Okeene. If you think
we will lay down on anything that
will help in doing this just try us
-once. You will find us not only
| willing, but eager to join you in
1 any good work.
NOTICE^
Earl Records, Victor Records,
Rex Duncan, Bill Tinnemann and
Ed. Plank motored to Enid Satur-
day returning to town Sunday.
Patronize our advertisers.
To all lawyers, attorneys, coun-
ty officers, school boards’ town-
ships trustees and anyone w o
has legal notices for publication:
The Democrat wishes to ca
your attention to the fact tha
last week we published our 52nd
consecutive issue. According to
the provisions of the Oklahoma
Statutes we are now legally qual-
ified to print all kinds of legal
notices and furnish affidavits 5
publication. We o[f f e r prompt
and efficient service in thw kind
work,-and will be pleased to re-
ceive any such notices for pu )
cation. _
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Okeene Democrat (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 14, 1917, newspaper, September 14, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1075792/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.