The Hartshorne Sun. (Hartshorne, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1913 Page: 1 of 16
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Polk's, for fresh groceries: prompt and careful service
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DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS AND HOME PEOPLE
Y
ESTABLISHED 1895.
HARTSHORNE, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1913.
NUMBER 51.
81
WITH HIS FORCES DIVIDED, CON-
STITUTIONALIST LEADER
FEARS ATTACK.
.1 uarez, Dec 15.—While rebel head-
quarters In Juarez today was sending
urgent messages to General Francis-
co Villa, the rebel commander at
Chihuahua, telling him he was incur-
ring the displeasure of foreign Span-
iards and other foreign countries in
his actions toward Spaniards and
other foreigners, and asking him to
modify his attitude. General Villa
himself was said to be seriously con-
cerned over renewed federal acti-
vities.
Reports were that federals were
advancing toward Chihuahua from
Torreon, about two hundred miles
south. Villa lias had ^o n -alter his
forces by sending troops to surround
the federals at Ojinaga on the bord-
er, while garrisoning Juarez and Chi-
huahua. This was said to offer the
federals an opportunity to utrike at
Chihuahua, which they evacuated
when Villa and all his forces were
together. Federal troops also wen.
reported m their wav from Mont-
erey with a view of strengthening
the position of the iluerta govern-
ment in the interior.
An attack on Chihuahua. which
Js not regarded as imminent, would
cut Villa off from any base in .lie
border. It was conceded by rebels
that the first act of the federals,
should they arrive in tlie vicinity o'
Chihuahua, wou'.i be to stop all ..eli
graph and railroad communication.
Thus the federal evacuation of Chi-
huahua, which occurred two weeks
ago and enabled Villa to enter thi
state capital without battle, would
prove to be a military trap put. of
which the rebels would have to fight
thoir way.
The plan which the rebel forces
think the federals possibly are try-
ing to work out is to draw as many
rebels as possible toward Ojinaga
while federals from the south are
hurried to Chihuahua Others believe
the federal southward may be mere-
ly a preparation to check \ ilia s
projected march on Torreon. The fed-
erals who retook Torreon, av cording
to refugees, now also occupy Parras,
and have charge of all the industries
owned by the .Madero family in vhe
state of Coahuala.
i will do this and it is largely a mat-
Iter of choice as to varieties; choose
Mine that seems to <•". t you best and
breed it up and make it better.
I Our average yield in 1912 was
I slightly over 18 bushels per acre.
The boys in the corn club this year
have averaged over 40 bushels per
acre. What will we do in 1914? That
depends on three things largely:
First, how well we prepare our seed
beds. Second, the kind of need we
plant. Third, proper cultivation.
There is a splendid opening in
this county for someone to make a
specialty of breeding seed corn. Let's
have a special Pittsburg County var-
iety. Tiie Department of Agriculture
is at your service, is there anyone
interested?
J NO. M. WHITE, Agent.
Farmers Co-operative Demonstration
Work, McAlester, Okla.
A Feel In the Christmas Air
ABOUT RIDING ON THE SIDE
WALKS.
Mayor Robertson asks The Sun to
say for him that a great many com-
plaints have reached him of persons
riding on the sid<* walks. Owing «o
incessant rains it is difficult at best
for pedestrians to get about, with-
out getting into the mud and those
guilty of this offense are kindly
but firmly requested to stop it. This
is a violation of the law and the
city marshal is instructed to enforce
it. It is hoped that the necessity
will not arise for making an object
lesson of some one, but the mayor
insists upon the enforcement of this
law against all offenders.
FOR WIDER DISTRIBUTION
OF COTTON STATISTICS
ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENTS
The board of county commission-
ers were in session Monday, consid-
The arrangements made by Hon.
Wm. J. Harris Director of the cen-
sus for the wider distribution of sta-
tistics collected by his office con-
cerning the quantity of cotton gin-
ned, the quantity of cotton consum-
ed monthly, and the stocks of cot-
ton on hand at the end of each
month, has met with general approv-
al throughout the cotton-growing
states.
He has received numerous sugges-
tions concerning a still wilier dis-
tribution of these statistics, and he
has made arrangements with the
Postmaster General to allow the
postmasters in every postoffiee in
counties where cotton is grown to
post in a conspicuous place copies
of the reports containing statistics
of cotton. These copies will be
printed on extra large cards, so the
figures can be easily read. Mr. Har-
ris hopes that in this manner he will
be able to give the farmers, and all
others, access to the valuable sta-
tistics collected by this bureau. Here-
tofore the reports have been given
By JAMES WHITCOMB KILEY
1
THEY'S a kind o' ft'el in the air to me
When the Chris'mas times sets in
That's about as much of a mystery
As ever I've run atf'in.
Fer instunce, now. whilse I main in weight
And mineral health, l swear
They's a goneness somers l can't quite state
A kind o' feel in the air.
They's a feel in the Chris'mas air Woes right
To the spot where a man lives at!
It gives a feller a appetite—
They ain't no doubt about that!
And yit they's somepin- I don't know what—
That follers me here and there
And ha'nts and worries and spares me not—
A kind o' feel in the air.
They's a feel, as 1 say, in the air that s jest
As blamed-on sad as sweet.
In the same ra-sho as I (eel the best
And am the spryest on my feet
They's alius a kind o' sort oi a ache
That I can't locate nowhere.
But it comes with Chris'mas, and no mistake
A kind o' feel in the air.
Is it the racket the children raise?
Why. no!—God bless 'em, no!
Is it the eyes and the cheeks ablaze.
Like my own wuz long ago?
Is it the bleat o' the whistle and beat
O' the little toy drum and blare
O' the horn? No. no! It is jest the sweet—
The sad-sweet feel in the air.
farm product of this country, is
smaller than any crop since 1903.
Wheat production is the largest ever
recorded in this country. The crop
was practically matured before the
drought became effective. The oat
crop is the third largest of our his-
tory. There has been a steady ex-
pansion of the area of this crop. The
hay crop is smaller than the large
crop of 1912. Rather liberal rains in
the late summer and fall have pro-
duced good pastures. The cotton
crop will perhaps rank fourth or third
in size.
"The acreage devoted to these five
crops, (corn, wheat, oats, hay and
cotton.) comprises about 90 percent
of the area in all crops, and there-
fore has a predominating effect up-
on the general average condition of
all crops. Near'.y all the minor crops
were materially smaller tins year
than in 1912 and the per acre yields
below their average
Incrested Prices.
"To the producers the lessentd
crop production this year is largely
compensated by the increased prices
received for their produce; for, al-
though the total crop production is
approximately 12 percent smaller than
last year's production, the average
level of prices is higher than last
year."
Ill FOREIGN THE
UNITED STATES MAKES GAIN
OF $421,000,000 DURING
LAST YEAR.
SEI
ering routine matters. Erroneous , by the bureau of the census to news-
assessments. road matters and town- paper representatives and to the
ship business was before the board different telegraph companies for
. . a ,1 «..* m! 1,1, 4 ! ^ ' r 4Vltc1 ill
Monday. They will meet again next
Monday to consider erroneous as-
sessments and all persons who have
complaint to make ure asked to ap-
pear before the board at that time.
THE
IMPORTANCE OF
SEED CORN.
GOOD
In order to increase the yield it
is very important that we select and
plant the very best seed obtainable.
Acclimated seed always make a bet-
ter yield than corn shipped either
from the far north or south, there-
fore, it is advisable to plant home
grown seed if obtainable.
A bushel of corn will plant 7 acres.
Seed of the best quality will in-
crease the yield 10 bushels per acre,
thereby increasing the harvest 70
bushels for each bushel planted.
What then, is good seed corn worth?
$10.00 per bushel for the best is
cheaper at gathering time than ihe
distribution. Following this distribu-
tion copies of the reports have been
mailed to the ginners, manufactur-
ers and warehouse men, but there
lias been no practical method devis-
ed for the distribution of the in-
formation directly to the farmers. It
is Mr. Harris' purpose to give the
statistics to the farmers so they
can take advantage of the informa-
tion collected by the Federal Gov-
ernment.
FOURTEEN LEADING PRODUCTS
WILL YIELD ALMOST
$5,000,000,000.
million over the 1911 area. More
than one-third of the total acreage
was planted to corn.
For the crops as a whole, the aver-
! age production per acre was valued
I at about $16.50. The corn crop a >r-
'aged $ 1 r .!tG per acre; cotton $22,19;
j sugar beets, $59,64; wheat $12.14;
oats $11.44; sweet potatoes, $68.00;
rite $26.68; potatoes, $62.10; tobacco
$100.39; rye $12.84.
"The production of crops in the
United States in 1913 was material-
ly below the average," the secretary
of agriculture, David F. Houston,
"the yield per acre of
I all crops combined being smaller
! than in any year of the past decade,
! witli the exception of 1911. This
shortage was caused by a severe
drought, accompanied by excessive
heat during the summer months,
an Important portion of the agricul-
tural district of the United States,
and particularly in Kansas, Oklaho
ma, Missouri and adjacent states.
Corn Crop Hard Hit.
"Inasmuch as crop production of
lit I 2 was unusually large, a greater
N. I STORE BURGLARIZED;
LOT OF MERCHANDISE TAKEN
The New York ftore was entered
by burglars last Thursday night and
twelve suits of clothes, several over-
oats, three pairs of shoes, a num-
ber of hats, shirts, ties, sweaters
and other articles of merchandise
were taken, to the amount of possible
$250 to *300.
Entrance was effected from the
rear door by breaking in a panel,
which made access easy, as all they
had to do was to lift the iron bar,
turn the lock and walk in without
making the least disturbance. The
robbers had evidently first familiar-
ized themselves with the stock, and
had a mental diagram of the layout
of the store. They took the pick
of the best of everything. One of
the suits was identified in possess-
ion of a man in McAlester firBt of
the week and the man lodged in jail.
Further than this there is no clue,
so far as we know.
Washington, Dec. 15.—With the I
most valuable crop of corn ever pro- |
duced and the second most valuable i
_ . I !•__*_ I <111 11 Vj ti 11* Co
oat crop, the Vulue of the nation a ! ,,
fourteen principal farm 'Tops this
vear aggregates the enormous total
of $4,940,301,000, the department of |
agriculture announced Monday in its j
final estimates of acreage, production
and value. This is an increase of j
$132,958,000 over the value of The
same crops last year and of $350.- j
772,000 over those of 1911 based on j
December 1.
The acreage of these crops is
equivalent to a farm one-seventh the !
size of continental United Stat j , . .
xaet an a planted to these our- .proportion than usual lias been car-
tlian 'i5 lnt0 ,llf' l)resent cr°P year'
which should mitigate somewhat the
of j effects of the shortage of this year's
The
teen crops, which is more
percent of the total of all crop areas
was 399,433,000 acres, an increase
almost five million acres over *he i crops
last year's area and more than two ] "The corn crop the most valuable
AN UNUSUAL PICTURE.
Judge lien B. Lindsey is the lead-
ing character in a four reel motion
picture feature which will he nhown
at the Bell Theatre Saturday, mat-
inee and night. The story is from
life and is called, "Saved by the
Juvenile Court." The picture is high-
ly entertaining and instructive; has
the endorsement of teacher, pulpit
and press. Every father and mother,
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS.
* | Mr •
low yielding wild kinds that we some- ag wej| ag every t>oy and girl should
times plant, at any price. j Bee this picture.
A farmer is using bad judgment in Prices: 10 and 15 cents.
looking for cheap seed of any kind;
better look for quality in the higher
priced seeds.
Always buy seed corn in the ear
if possible, you cai Bee then just At the Wednesday night meeting of
what you are getting. One dead seed the Masonic order, the following of-
ear planted to the acre means a I fleers were elected for the ensuing
loss of from 8 to 12 hundred stalks year; W. F. McIntosh. W. M.; J.
or from 6 to 10 bushels. What then, jH. Baker, S W.I H. 1'. Rivers, .!.
is an ear of good seed corn worth? ;W.; J. W. Martyn, treasurer; L.
A medium early variety is recom- Rothbaum, secretary; A. J. Davidson,
mended for this county. One that S. D.; R. E. McIntosh, J. P.; 'rh°B-
will mature by July 16th <f possible. |D. New, chaplain; Doc Polk, 3. S.;
There are a number of varieties that | Wm. Richards, J. S.
Church Bells Call You
¥ v OKI many of 'is atten'd church on
ti Christmas day? And why not?
Of all the days In all the year
Cbr(6tmao (6 the mo6t appropriate
for one to go to churci) and unite with hie
neighbors and friends In giving thanhs and
praise unto him who died that you and I
6hould live. Christmas (s his birthday, and
above all things one should bear a short ser-
mon and offer a prayer of thanhs for the
fortunes that the past has showered on him
and ash forgiveness of all 6lns. One should
go to church feeling that It Is a pleasure and
a privilege and not consider It a duty. It will
furnish Inspiration that will mahe one capable
of better enjoying the day and at nightfall be «
great deal happier.
I
SOUTHERN
METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES.
Washington, Dec. 15.—According to
the annual report just issued by
Secretary of Commerce Redl'ield, the
foreign commerce of the United
States during the past year increas-
ed more than $421,000,000 over the
year of 1912.
Our foreign commerce has grown
by leaps and bounds until during the
fiBcal year ended June 31, 1913, it
reached the great total of $4,279,000,-
000 in value. Of this great sum $2,-
466,000,000 were exports and $1,813,-
000,900 were Imports, showing a
trade balance on these transactions
in our favor . $653,000,000. Quite
.is important a. the aggregate, how-
ever, are some of the details that
go to make up the totals. Our ex-
ports of domestic manufactured goods
of all kinds amounted to $1,507,000.-
000, or 63 percent of our total do-
mestic exports.
Manufacturers Increate.
Again, it will be noted with special
interest that out of this total of
sales of manufactures that particu-
lar portion which presents the sales
of fully finished manufacturers was
$778,000,000 in value, or 50 percent of
the total exports of manufacturers.
To state it differently, our exports
of crude foodstuffs and «f crude,
mateials of other kinds have fallen
to a minor place, and the largest ele-
ment! n ever made is that of manu-
factured goods, the greatest aggre-
gate of foreign sales and anions
these manufactures in the larget.
It is also that which has been grow-
ing most rapidly.
Tonnage Record Broken.
Statistics compiled by the bureau
of navigation show that, on June 30,
of this year, the total documented
merchant shipping of the United
States comprised 27,070 vessels of
7,886,510 gross tons. This is the
largest tonnage of our history, and
excepting the British empire, exceeds
that of any other two nations com-
bined. An increase of over 50 per-
cent in ship-building by American
firms Is alBO noted during the past
year, the output of our shipyards
reaching 346,155 gross tons.
Doctor B. F. Barker, superintend-
ent of the Sunday school at the
Southern Methodist church appoint-
ed some weeks ago committees to
look after the various details con-
nected with the Christmas program.
These committees have done their
work well, and promise one of the
most beautiful and elaborate Christ-
mas trees ever Been in the church.
Every child in the Sunday school
will receive an appropriate gift, from
the generous pouch of Santa Claus,
together with candy and fruit. In
addition to the tree and the distribu-
tion of presents, there will he a brief
program rendered by tlie children,
This exercise will be held as usual
on Christmas Eve at seven-thirty in
the evening.
At the last week's meeting of the
\yrman's Missionary society, held
with Mrs. Kendall at the parsonage,
the following officei i were elected
for 1914: President, Mrs. N. E.
Tuell; first vice president, Mrs.
Omer Laws; secont vice president,
Mrs. T. W. Hunter; third vice presi-
dent, Mrs. E. G. Eubanks; fourth
vice president, Mrs. Theadford; sec-
retary, Miss Myrtle Whitehead;
treasurer, Mrs. Ed Piatt; local treas-
urer. Mrs. Willnioore Kendall.
Special Christmas services will be
held both morning and evening of
next Sunday ut the church. In the
morning the theme of the minister
will be, "The All-Inclusive Gift."
At the evening hour, the subject is
to be, "Making the World's Christ-
inas Yours."
NEW SEGREGATED LAND MAN
CARL PATTERSON OF MUSKO-
GEE SUCCEEDS E. T. JOHN-
SON AS INSPECTOR.
E. T. Johnson, who has been the
government representative here for
so long, has resigned and turned the
business over to his successor, Carl
Patterson, of Muskogee. The latter
is now in McAlester in charge of af-
fairs.
Mr. Johnson has been the collec-
tor and inspector of the segregated
and unallotted lands for six years
and be has made his headquarters
in McAlester for the past four years.
Mr. Patterson will retain the old
office force for the present, at least.
—News-Capital.
JACOBBI RELEASED ON BOND.
Evidence Wat Introduced to
That Killing Wat Acci-
dental.
MATINEE AT THE BELL EVERY
EVENING, 3:30 TO 5:30.
For the benefit of the school chil-
dren and those who cannot attend
the night shows, hereafter we will
have a inatinee from 3:30 to 6:30
every afternoon. You are invited
to come and enjoy high-class motion
pictures at the
BELL THEATRE.
Jacobbi had hlij preliminary trial
here in Justice Johnson's court Thurs-
day, for the killing of Will Easley,
which occurred here some weeks
ago, and was bound over. The case
came up before Judge Cole on habeas
corpus petition Monday, which re-
sulted in his release from the coun-
ty jail on $2,000 bond. The evidence
tended to show that the shot which
killed Easley was caused from an
accidental discharge of the gun;
that they had had no previous
trouble.
O. O. F. LECTURE.
Rev. Will T. Cummins of Seneca,
Mo., noted orator, humorist and lec-
turer, delivered a lecture under the
auspices of the I. O. O. F., subject:
"Figures, Facts and Fun," in the
First Baptist church Friday evening,
to a large and appreciative audience,
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