Yale Democrat (Yale, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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YALE DEMOCRAT
DAILY AND WEEKLY _
Entered at the Yale postofftee aa sccond-cla» mall matter
DAILY AND
C. F. FOilD. Proprietor
Tell aa the ■•«
. . | q ar pa The Democart li devood to ttualoeSR, luduitrtal and
V Ol *p* ll O. wv moral Intareati of the people of Yale and Payne County
Yale, Oklahoma, Thursday, August 10, 1916. tMtlarwIlJim«mr>mc»»ir»iokut,o»1 $1.00 Per Year
All Amendments Defeated In*
eluding the Literary Test.
That Million Dol-
lar Deal for Tale
1
More complete returns show
that all the nine amendments
submitted by the late called ses-
sion of the legislature were over-
whelming ly defeated, not alto-
gether, either, by the opponents
of the Democratic party but by
the aid of a great many demo-
cratic voters, who are tired of
an everlasting agitation and rad-
ical changes in our fundamental
laws. True there was a com-
bined effort on the part of so-
cialists and republicans to defeat
the literacy test purely for polit-
ical reasons, but they could not
have administered such a rebuke
alone without the aid of many
democrats who had decided that
we must call a hault and insist
upon a more conservative course
and allow business to take a rest
from the unexpected that hap-
pens almost every time our law-
makers assemble. It is a fre-
quent thing to hear conservative
democrats, and republicans, re-
mark that it would be a fine
thing for the country if the leg-
islature should not be able to
convene again for years and
give the country a rest.
While scne of these amend-
ments might have been neces-
sary and in time proved bene-
fical, it may prove aLso beneficial
that some of, ur partisan officials,
who were the promoters of these
fundamental changes, so often
initiated, were severely rebuked
at this t me and in the end be a
warning to those in the future
who are elected to a responsible
office not to assume the possition
of a Latin-American dictator, or
generalising of the common-
wealth.
A literacy test, no doubt, is a
necessity in a community of in-
intell gent people and wcu,d put
a premium on education and
have a tendency to inspire peo-
ple to a Mmh-r standard of citi-
zenship, yet it must be placed
upon ie>l literary attainment
without destiction in order to
stand ti e test before the courts.
It is a question whether this
amendment could have stood the
acid test of the supreme court if
enacted, arid tnat is one, of the
causes of its defeat.
The deal by which the Rox-
ana Oil company become owner
of the 480 acres of leases of the
Fortuna Oil company’s lease
holdings at the very city limits
of the to^n of Yale either
means much to the town of
Yale or it means nothing. It is
an extraordinary deal, in fact a
record unheard of in the history
of the oil business, for one of
the largest companies to pay
such enormous sum for what
might be a mere prospect. Yet
there are producers on tracts
adjoining, but there must be
some wonderfully promising
prospects on these tracts that
the average man cannot see to
induce an experienced company
to pay so much for what to us
seems so little.
A million dollars is a very
large sum of money. At least
it would make a common country
editor’s eyes bulge out worse
than a scared rabbit’s if he
should see it coming his way.
Just think of it! Ten hundred
thousand dollars for merely an
oil lease on 480 acres of land
where thousands and thousands
of acres, so far as we can see,
just like lies out before us. But
Nve do not understand the geo-
logical formations and what the
indications are to insure large
productions of oil, and that is
where they have us bested, and
why it is that it seems so re-
markable that such an enormous
sum should be paid for the lease.
Now then if the field proves
up to expectations of the Rox-
ana people the Yale fi6t3f is des-
tined to be a great producer,
and if that is the case Yale must
at some time become a city of
great importance for we have
learned enough, about these oil
fields to know that they cause
great outlay of capital. With
the development of a great oil
field here at our back door, as it
were, we cannot help but enjoy
a period of great prosperity, and
the way it seems now, we might
as well get ready for it, for it is
coming.
The Man Who Gels Ahead
Is there one who is
prepared when op-
portunities offer.
What better prepar-
ation can you make
than by
STARTING A
BANK ACCOUNT
Be it ever so small,
for if added to every
week or month it will
soon grow. Most for-
tunes have started
from small savings.
START AN ACCOUNT
WITH US NOW.
YALE STATE BANK
“As old aa Yale
| Possibilities for Cheap and
Everlasting Power and Light
Activity Increasing
idi
Model Grocery
YALE STATE BANK BUILDING
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE
PAID FOR BUTTER AND EGGS
What others have done we
may do with the same means at
hand. Anadarko some years
ago dammed the Washita river
and put in turbine wheels to
generate for power and light,
and today have the cheapest
lighting system in the country
and have no mishaps with eng-
ines to contend with. They can
furnish the city of Anadarko
and Chickasha, and other places
with power and light, at a min-
imum cost.
The Washita river is not as
large a3 the Cimarron and has
not as great a flow of water for
the entire year, and, therefore,
the possibilities for as great a
source of power is not near aa
great from it as it is here with a
great concrete dam across the
Cimarron at or near here.
The cost of the construction of
such a dam could be brought to
a minimum, divided between
Cushing and Yale by a co-
operative plan between the two
places, as the power and light
service could be made to acorn-
modate one as well as the other.
If a project of the kind was
undertaken and successfully
consumated, which is very pos-
sible. the power and lighting
troubles would ever afterwards
be eliminated and the cost for
both cities be minimized. What
others have done with the same
means at hand, we can do, and
thereby create unlimited possi-
bilities for manufacturing in-
dustries with the natural gas
here in inexhaustable supply
Underneath the surface. —
The evidence of great activi-
ties in the Yale oil field is now
being manifested on every hand.
Long trains of wagons are con-
stantly going out to the field
with piping, casing and rig
material and one can hear the
hammers ringing in the regions
of the refineries and material id
being put on the ground in great
quantities for the erection Of
new refineries and extension t?
those already here.
There is, however, no unusufl
excitement about the matter
and everybody seems to be act-
ing sanely. There is no unusual
flurry or inflation on real estate
and so long as this is the cause
Yale will take on and continue
a steady and substantial growth.
A great amount of material is
being hauled out to the Magnolia
Material Yards on the McCrosky
land and it is for use in the
several wells already under way
and others to be put down there
soon.,
Negro Gives Up and Confesses
The escaped negro, Towery,
who aided his brother in the
murder of Charles Vaughn, a
wealthy oil operator, in his auto-
mobile near Okmulga last week,
came into the sheriff's office at
Tulsa Monday morning and gave
himself up after successfully
eluding a posse in search of him
since the murder was committed,
and asked to be locked up safely
from the reach of the mob which
sought to evenge. the foul mur-
■.... fler nf Vsr
The Chautauqua
lake Advertising.
Th?re are some merchants and
business men who are always
ready to patronize any kind of
fake advertising that comes a-
long But when it comes to a
newspaper they expect the pa-
per to borst for every thing that
conv s >rjVTs?ive them nice notices
every rim* they go away from
town, have company, get mar-
ried < r om hut when it c rres
to advcnhdng in the local paper
read by 00 per cent, i f all the
people who buy gnrtls, they do
nnt do it Butth.fy wi'i adver-
tise 01 a hotel regist r " hen not
one pe. (.n in fifty who sees the
the register pays any at e: tion.
—Exchange.
First
Presbyterian
Dedicated
Church
Win. 13
(t Haifa)
Murray Defeated
The new Presbyterian church
was dedicated Sunday and in
the service the pastor, Rev.
d’Happart was a ssistedr by
Rev. T. S. Buchanan of Oklaho-
ma City and Rev. J. A. V. Og-
lesvee of Edmond. All indebt-
edness paid off and the building
is free from any incumbrances.
The church is a handsome
brick, with a basement for aux-
ilery work and all departments
are well appointed and the build-
ing is well seated. It is a credit
to the town and the people should
proud of it.
The other churches should get
busy and erect modern houses
of worship as that is one great
essential to moral uplift of the
community that is badiy needed
- Rev. d’Happart and his able
assistants of the church deserve
credit for their persistant en-
ergy in this matter.
\Ym. H Murray 1ms been de-
feated in ihe Democratic primary
for re nominal ion for c-mgre-s to
success himoe'f by Judge 'lhos.
D. McKern of Ada. thus re-
moving : mt.ier one of ih-* «'ld
political Lndmarks s.jt up under
the fan on* Har-keil regime.,
F you have something that is
intended for your eyes only, put
it in one of our Safe Deposit Boxes
Fire cannot reach it—burglars cannot get it and you will
nave absolute privacy because all our Safe Deposit Boxes
are fitted with Yale Locks which cannot be opened
unless you help. These locks have double mechanism
that requires two different keys to unlock. You have
one key and we hold the other and both must be
used at the same time or the box cannot be opened.
FARMERS
NATIONAL
BANK
Light and Power Troubles
New “Katy” Time Table
North Bound
No. 30—2:05 a. m.
No. 26—1:56 p. m.
No. 90—2:30 p. m. Local.
South Bound
No. 29—4:34 a. m.
No. 25—1:56 p. m.
No. 91—9:30 a. m. Local.
Foreman Sells Out,
Mor i
Charlcv
; Pot-*e\ I.
Dale went
A. Tail and
to Colorado
W. J. Foreman, who recently
purchased the E. Cox stock of
general merchandise, sold the
stock today to J. C. Rutherfor4
of Fayettville. Ark., who is here
and will take chare at once. He
will continue the business at the
same old stand.
During the week there has been
much trouble at the power and
light plant and vexation to the
patrons this week, in fact, we
are today without power ar.d
light at night on account of the,
inadequacy of the plant for the
load now imposed upon it.
It is a known fact now that the
plant is overtaxed and the time
ha3 arrived when it will have to
be enlarged in order to take care
of 'the demand made upon it |
by the increased use of lights j
and motor power in the city. | Schoo, Wa|fons and doing
This u a matter of vital >m.| work for the ennuintr
portance to the town tmd ar, schw)1 lt*, number of
rangements should be Perfected i ute bid on> and school buildinp
at once to supply the necessary bid. bidi to be opened
power. Some think it would be ; 5 Mail bids to or leave
an^dynamo m te'used6 in "case wth W A Northarave. Clerk
of an emergency like that which ; at First National Bank. Board
has existed practically all thi3 reserved right to reject any or
The Yale chautauqua closed
with its last number on last
night and the entertainment
was of the highest type; edu-
cational and entertaining, and
the greatest regret is that it
came at the time it did when so
much was going on to detract
I from it the patronage it so justly
1 deserved.
Owing to the annual cele-
bration and other unavoidable
circumstances arising the chau-
tauqua was not very well at-
tended and we understand that
the receipts will fall far short of
the guarantee, thus placing a
burden of at least $300.00 to be
paid in order to fulfill it* obli-
gations to the chautauqua peo-
ple. If the chautauqua had
been held at any other time this
would not have been the case as
the patronage would have been
sufficient to have met the guar-
antee, and the community would
have received greater benefits
from its lectures and high class
entertainment.
Id his confession he says that
they cut Vaughn's throat with a
razor when he begged them to
spare his life while riding with
him in his automobile.
NOTICE
The Democrat tor classy printing.
Bids will be received for driv-
\ew Carload of Buicks
C. S. Goodall has just received
a car of Buick automobiles.
They are. in the building former-
ly occupied by A. C. Christie’s
Hardware Store.
week. It is too costly a propro-
sition to manv of our institutions
and'-entails too much discomfi-
ture'and ioconvinie.ice to be
further neglected.
all bids.
By order of School Board,
Yale Consolidated School Dis.
No. 103.
Mrs. O. D. Burgman and
daughter. Miss Vera, arrived
Monday and are spending the
week with old time friends.
They left the:r home at Port
Angeles, Wash., on June 11th
and have since visited in Penn-
sylvania. Ohio and other eastern
states, and will also visit Kan-
sas relatives on their return
journey homo.
Opening of Ford Plant
C. E. Green, local Ford agent
has received the following let-
ter and requests that we publish
same for the benefit of any Ford
owners who desire to attend the
opening at Oklahoma City Fri-
day. August 11. This will be a
^markable event and for Ford
owners:
“The opening on Friday, Aug-
ust 11th, will be one of the
greatest automobile events of
the Southwest and we want to
impress upon you the great
amount of good which can be
obtained for the Ford Organiza-
tion as a whole and each agent
individually.”
* ‘We want every Ford car to
be driven into the city filled
with owners and prospects, as it
is our intention to fill Oklahoma
City so full of Ford cars and
Ford owners that the city of
Oklahoma will remember the
Ford opening as the greatest
gathering the City has ever
seen.”
Get this straight.
“We want every Ford car in
your territory to drive into the
City on Friday, August 11th.”
We will feed everybody and
all are welcome.
FORD MOTOR CO.,
J. A. Deigman,
Branch Manager.
P. S. Please advise at once
how many cars and people may
be expected from your territory.
The ue.-nocrac lor ciassy printing.
Mir? Jack Moore arrived at
Yale this, Tuesday morning from
Anadarko join her husband who
i$ with the Christie Hardware
Store. They are excellent peo-
ple and valuable acqisitions to
our citizenship and social life.
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