The Yukon Sun (Yukon, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, March 20, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXII.
YUKON. CANADIAN COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, MARCH 20. 1911 Eight Packs
NUMBER 15.
J -NATIONAL GOSSIP
Washington, D. C. — By R D.
Elkins—Kansas one of our neigh-
boring states will have an un-
sually interesting campaigh for
United States Senator, according
to politicians, who have been
visiting it the capitol city. The
Democrats have hope that they
are going to elect a senator to
succeed Mr. Bristow. So san-
quine are the boys of winning
that there is no loss than a half
a dozen aspirants for the office.
Among them are William F. Sapp,
national committeeman, an ex-
congressman who has served one
term, a state represenative and
another aspirant who has ran
six times without victory.
The latest entrant, however,
To Congressman Neeley. His
candidancy came about against
his will. He went out to attend
a Washington birthday dinner
recently at Topeka which was
attended by about sixty repre-
senatives democrats from over
the state, and when it was sug-
gested that he would make a
good candidate for senator, he
declined with the frank admis
sion that he could not afford to
make the campaign. Thereupon
the assempled guests raised a
campaign fund of several thous-
and dollars with pledges prom-
ised to raise several thousand
more.
It is claimed that represena-
tive Neeley is the only man who
can beat Victory Murdock, as
Bristow is not considered in the
running.
Every member of the Okla-
noma delegation, with the ex-
ception of two or three, will vote
to repeal the free toll clause of
of the Panama Canal act and to
uphold President Wilson in his
handling of the delicate foreign
relations of this government.
Senator Newlands, chairman
of the interstate commerce com-
mission, with a view of expedi-
ting trust legislation, has ap-
pointed a subcommittee to con-
sider and make a report on the
pending bill to create an inter-
state trade commi-sion.
This cure was determined
upon after a tenative trade com-
;# j si in iiiii ' 1 be i en-- mi
passed by . c'n a ood of amend-
ments thai it \ ill require much
work to put the measure into
satisfactory shape.
The pent bill for regulating
an 1 improving grazing on public
lands has been approve 1 by sev-
eral stockmen before the House
public ands tomrnitte^. They
claim th t the small cattlemen of
the Southea t wer > converted to
the plan by its sue es; in nation-
al forest reserv tions, and that
90 per cent of the cattlemen and
sheepmen of the Northwest fav-
OFHEL1A SAYS:
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ored a leasing system for the
control of the public range.
Heretofore it has taken a
special act of Congress to move
the burden of responsibility for
the loss from the postmaster and
his securities in case of the bur-
glary of a postoffice. After these
many years, however, the sen-
ate of the United States has pro-
vided means by which the post-
office department may reimburse
the postmasters; and should th°
House concur the period of worry
as to what will be "done about
it at Washington" will be ab-
breviated.
This Happened In Missouri
A Missouri editor who was
brimful of hard cider got a wed-
ding account and a sale mixed,
and served to his readers this
dope:
William Smith, the only son
of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Smith,
was disposed at auction to Lucy
Anderson on my farm, one mile
east of here in the presence of
70 guests, including the follow-
ing, to-wit: Two mules, 12 head
of cattle. The Rev. Jackson tied
the nuptial, the least weighing
1,250 pounds on the hoof. The
beautiful home of the hride was
tastefully decorated with a see-
wash calf, a spade a sulka rake,
one feed grinder, one set of
double harness, almost new, and
ju3t before the ceremony was
pronounced, Mendelsoh's wed-
ding march was played by one
milch cow, five years, one Jersey
cow, to be fresh next April, car-
rying a bunch of flowers in her
hand and looking charming in a
gown made of light spring wag-
on, two boxes of apples, two
racks of hay, one grindstone,
mouseline deori trimmed with
about 180 bushels of spuds.
The groom is well known and a
popular young man and has al-
ways stood well among society
circles of 12 Bergshire hogs,
while the bride is an accomp-
lished and talented school
teacher of a splendid drove of
Poland-China pedigrees if de-
sired. Among the beautiful
presents were two sets of knives
and forks, one spring harrow,
une wheelbarrow, one go-cart,
other articles too numerous to
mention. The bridal couple left
vesterday on an extended trip,
ferm of 10 months time, extend-
ed to responsive parties, o her-
j wise spot cash luncheon will be
served at the table. After this
Mr. and Mrs. Smith will go to
housekeeping in a cozy home at
the corner of Main and Doctor
R. L. Granby, auctioneer.—
National Monthly.
Notice to Poultry Raisers
A meeting of poultry raisers
and people interested in poultry
will be held at the Star Theater
next Tuesday evening at 7:30 for
the purpose of organizing a poul-
try association- It is not neces-
sary that you shall raise only
thoroughbred poultry to belong
to a poultry association, and it
hoped that a big, strong East
Canadian County Poultry Asso-
ciation can be organized.
Roscoe Henson,
Alfred J. Wells,
Committee.
Extra Good Show Coming
The Star Theatre will give two
shows Saturday, March 21st, one
at 3:15 p. m. and one in the
evening. Besides the usual three
reels of "movies" the "baby
show" slides will be shown
again and one act of good vaude-
ville will be put on. This is
something out of the ordinary
and all should avail themselves
of this opportunity.
To the Fellow Who Takes My Place
Here is a toast that I want to «lrink to a follow I'll never know
To the fellow who's going to take my place when It's time for me to go.
I've wondered what kind of a chap he'll he ami I've wished I could take his hand.
.Just to whisper, "I wish \ ou well, old man," in a w;i\ that he'd understand.
I'd like to give him the cheering word that I've longed at times to hear
I'd like to give him the warm handclasp when never a friend seems near.
I've learned my knowledge by sheer hard work, and 1 wish 1 could pass it on
To the fellow who'll come to take my place some da> when 1 am gone.
Will he see all the sad mistakes I've made ami note all the battles lost
Will lie ever guess of the tears they i aimed or the heartaches which the\ cost ?
Will lie jjaze through the failures and fruitless toil to the underlying plan.
And catch a gllmpso of the real Intent and the heart of the vanquished m m "
1 dare to hope he may pause some day as hi lolls as I have wrought,
And gain some strength for his we.iry task from the battles which 1 have fought.
Hut I've only the task itself t*> leave with the cares for him to face.
And never a cheering word may speak to the fellow who'll take my place.
T'.Mjn here's to your health, old chap; I drink as a bridegroom to his bride;
I leave an unfinished task for you, but God knows how l tried.
I've dreamed my dreams, as all men do, but never a one came true,
And my prayer to-day is that all the dreams may be realized by you.
-An 1 v • 11 meet some day in the great unknown—out in the realm of sptute:
Yo, i! know my clasp as 1 take your hand and gaze in your tired face.
Then all our failures will bo success in the light of the new-found dawn-
S'> I'm drinking your health, old chap, who'll take my pl.u e when I'm gone.
two to four inches of loose, dry
soil at the top which will form
the surface blanket or lid neces-
Dr.Inhnstmi'tf Qalhutr to $ntatar (Ouuui
sary to hold our precious store
of soil moisture. Now is the
time to get busy with the disk,
and the spike harrow, and we
should keep them busy all
through the season. Our har-
rows should be used after every
rain, because the rain packs the
soil and re-establishes capillary
action between the surface and
the lower layers of soil. We
have too many farmers in Ok-
lahoma who seem to think it is
much easier to trust to luck in
the matter of obtaining more
moisture w hen needed than it is
to make the effort to save what
they already have. The soil
mulch must be maintained con-
stantly throughout the growing
season to insure success. Our
losses last year through this
carelessness would have paid oil'
THEY LIKE FERRIS
The Southwestern Banker,
March, 1914.—Dr. J. T. M.
Johnston, president of the Na-
tional Reserve Bank of Kansas
City, pays a just tribute to his
intimate friend and partner in
business enterprises, Senator
Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma.
His tribute follows:
"Senator Owen, more than
any other, has given to America
the financial premiership of the
world; a man who from his
youth has been an achiever.
When as a counselor at law, he
won the suits that rightfully
gave to his Indian clients 20
millions of money and property,
and earned for himself over a
half million dollars, it was an
unprecedented legal achieve-
ment; but that was infinitesi
mal compared to his recent vic-
tory in consummating the en-
actment of a law that will mark
the beginning of an era of unri-
valed prosperity for 98 millions
of Americans, and will construc-
tively influence all earth's in-
habitants.
"The St. Louis Times, in an
editorial, when Senator Owen
was ITrst chosen United States
Senator, declared that he would
be worth to the country a thou-
sand times his salary. This fore-
cast has already been more than
fulfilled, for the benefits that
will ac rue fro u his construc-
tive legislation are incalulable.
"More than 2 * years ago, dur-
ing the panic of 1893, Robert L.
Owen, the banker, resolved to
solve fie problem of panics. In
1896 Owen, a delegate to the Na-
tional Democratic Convention
at Chicago, demanded that Dem-
ocracy pledge itself against a
possible panic. In 1896, Owen,
the banker and citizen, went to
London and conferred with the
governors of the Bank of Eng-
land on the question of prevent-
ing panics; thence to Berlin, on
the same mission, to confer
with the directors of the Impe-
i lal Bank of Germany. Return-
ing to America, he wrote a se-
ries of articles urging the im-
portance of a law to protect the
country from panics. One of
the first of these articles ap-
peared in one of our Kansas
City papers. In 1900, Senator
Owen framed a law and had it
offered on the floor of the Unit-
ed States Senate by Senator
Jones, then Democratic leader,
as an amendment to the so-call-
ed Aldrich bill, then pending,
the designs of which would have
prevented the panic of 1907.
In 1913, Senator Owen finally
consummated his burning ambi-
tion by forcing the enactment of
a law that will make panics im-
possible. It is an open secret
that Senator Owen is responsi-
ble for opening the doors of the
system to state banks and trust
companies on an absolutely
equal basis with the national
banks. He is responsible also
for giving control of each fed-
eral reserve bank to its local di-
rectors. Six of the nine direc-
tors are to be selected by mem-
ber banks.
"He is responsible also for
giving to the government the
supervision and control.
"He is also responsible for
making the federal reserve
notes, government notes, and
not bank notes.'*
—.
Save the Soil Moisture
Farmers should not forget
that moisture is one of the es-
sential and limiting factors in
crop production. The moisture
for producing this year's crop
in Oklahoma consists of the ac-
cumulated moisture carried
over in the soil from 1913, the
absorbed portion of the winter
snows, and the spring and sum-
mer rains yet to come. Only
one of these factors is under our
control to some extent and that
is saving the moisture accumu
l ited or carried over in the soil
from If: t fall. When the soil is
well supplied with moisture in
the fall a fair crop is general!'
obtained the next year if pro-
per methods of cultivation are
followed. When the soil con-
■ lins but little accumulated
moisture the succeeding year's
'•rop is light unless carried
through the spring and summer
by timely and abundant rains,
fortunate, indeed are the farm-
ers who left their fields last fall
in such condition that the soil
absorbed most of the moisture
resulting from the winter rains
nd snows. With the opening
of spring the warm sun will
cause very rapid evaporation
and with like rapidity the mois-
ture pumps up from the lower
layers of soil by capillary at-
traction in the same way that
oil rises in a lampwick when
the wick is lighted.
If this upward movement of
the moisture in the soil is not
checked at the surface our mois-
ture supply is rapidly depleted,
and our chances for making a
crop are correspondingly de-
creased. The only way this can
be done is to work down com-
pletely all fall and winter plow-
ed land, forming a soil mulch
to check the capillary action of
the soil and to prevent too rapid
evaporation of the soil moisture.
As soon as the soil is fit to till
in the spring we should work up
every farm mortgage
|state. Why not put the
ithe moisture before it
I late?—Oklahoma Farmc
tht
lid
His Own Grandfather
Lebanon. Ohio. Asserting he
is his own grandfather and a
brother to his son, Richard Con-
nell arrived here to spend sev-
eral days with friends. He was-
formerly a Warren county resi-
dent and is well known by other
residents.
"I will tell you how it is,"
said Connell. in explaining his
own relationships. "You see I
met a young widow in Iowa by
the name of Sarah Minor, and
we were married. She had a
step-daughter. Then my father
met. our step-daughter and mar-
ried her. That made my wife
the mother-in-law of her father-
in-law, and made my step-daugh-
ter my step-mother and father
became my step-son.
Then my step-mother, the step-
daughter of my wife had a son.
That boy was my brother for he
was my father's son: he was also
the son of my wife's step daugh-
ter and therefor her grandson.
That made me grandfather of my I
step-brother.
Then my wife had a son. My
mother-in-law, the step-sister of
my son is also his grandmother,
because he is her stop-son's child.
My father is the brother-in-law
of my c-hild. hecar e my son's
st•'i■•sister is my father's wife#
I am the brother of my own son,
who is also the child of my grand
mother, I am my
Citizens of this county were
indeed fortunate when the state
was redistricted and it fell our
lot to be placed in the district
represented by Hon. Scott Ferris,
of Lawton. But over in Greer
county, which was in Mr. Ferris'
former district, they do not take
the matter so pleasantly for they
did not wish to lose Mr. Ferris'
splendid representation in Con-
gress. The Mangum Star in a
recent-issue lamented in the fol-
lowing terms:
"About the only disappointing
feature of the redisricting bill
passed by the last legislature is
the fact that Greer county is no
more a part of the congressional
district in which (' >ngressman
Scott Ferris resides. Scott Fer-
ris has endeared himself to the
people of Greer County as no
other man has ever don-1 and we
believe today that he could pole
more votes in Greer County for
any public office he might choose
to ask within the state than any
other man in public life in Okla-
homa.
Endowed with t h e natural
ability to accomplish things,
Ferris has been one of the hard-
est working men in congress,
and the leaders in that body re-
cognize him as one of the ablest
men of that body. This is shown
by the fact that today lie holds
the chairmanship of one of the
most important committees of
the house, and he will continue
to rise in power.
While he has devoted his time
to hard work since becoming a
member of that bo.iy. he has
always found time to answer the
communications of his consti-
tuents, and to supply them what-
ever information they may have
asked for from the various de-
partments. He is a man too,
who in politics, stays with his
friends so long as they are right,
but he is quick to shift when
they ask anything unreasonable.
He is a man too, who believes in
the democratic organization, and
we doubt if there is a member of
the Oklahoma delegation in con-
gress who enjoys more popular-
ity among the people of this dis-
trict than does our own Scott
Ferris, for they recognize him
as a servant who is anxious to
serve them and wh> does not
spend the people's time pi yi.ig
nother's; polities. He ought to be re-
elected from his new district
brother-in-law: my wife is her
own child's aunt; my son is my without opposition,
fat her's nephew and I am my own
grandfather so there you are."
A Base Ball Team?
It has been several years'-since
Yukon has had a good base ball
team and it ought to be about
time to prepare to revive the
national game in this community.
It would be our suggestion, how-
ever, in case a team should be
selected, that Yukon go on
record as against Sunday base
ball as some of the larger league
teams are doing. If wont be
many years until America will
not permit the desecration of the
Lord's day by base ball games
and we do not believe Yukon
will support it at present.
Let's have a good "week day"
base ball team this year.
Christian Church
The evangelistic services will
continue throughout next week.
Below are some of the subjects
that will be discussed: Saturday
night, "The Old and New Cove-
nants"; Sunday morning, "Back-
sliding"; Sunday evening,
"Rightly Dividing the World";
Monday evening, "Conversion of
the Three Thousand"; Tuesday
evening. "Conversion of the
Etheopian Officer"; Wednesday
evening, "Conversion of Saul of
ITarsus"; Thusday, "The Manner
in Which We Are Drawn to the
Saviour". Other subjects will
be announced later.
Services begin each evening
promptly at 7:45. A cordial in-
vitation is extended to all.
Will Increase Capacity
The Yukon Mill & Grain Co.
have decided to increase the ca-
pacity of the mill and are pur-
chasing new machinery for that
purpose. The capacity will be
increased 250 barrels per day
making a 1000 barrel per day j
A Car Load of Fords
Belwood's Girage receive 1 a
complete car of new Fords the
first of the week. Messrs. Bel-
wood & Wilson seem to be
getting the lion's share of the
automobile business in east Can-
adian county, and there is no
reason why they should not.
SSSt,." About Tme uTBIJhey certainly have the agency
will shut down lonp: enough to j*or "est cars in the world
install the new machinery. j for the money.
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