The Hartshorne Sun. (Hartshorne, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1915 Page: 1 of 6
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HARTSHORNE, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JULY 22. 1913.
NUMBFR 30
TENSION LACKING
HI CABINET MEET
CONFIDENCE FEATURES DIS-
CUSSION OF SUBMARINE
NOTE TO GERMANY.
WASHINGTON, July 20.—Presi-
dent Wilson laid before the cabinet
Tuesday an outline of the new note
to Co;xik.: i.i ;v .• ■■
last answer to the American notes—
the sinking of the Lusitania and sub-
marine warfare.
It was the first cabinet meeting in
a month and the secretaries, return-
ing from different sections of the
country, brought to the president
their views of public sentiment. Gen-
erally, it was for taking a firm stand.
No announcement was made at the
White House where it was indicated
that the character of the note had not
been finally determined.
There were no manifestations of
t. nsion in official quarters, the con-
fidence prevailing that, in the ab-
sence of any new violation of Ameri-
can rights the situation would not be-
come immediately dangerous. Some
officials were impressed, however,
1 hat the attack on the British steam-
er Ord una, endangering a score of
Americans, had introduced* a new set
of circumstances. It is not certain,
however, that any reference to the
Orduna case will be made in the
new American note.
MONDAY WAS OKLAHOMA
DAY AT FRISCO FAIR.
Pioneer Telephone Company Inau
gurate Talk Fest in Obier-
vance of the Event.
Monday, July 11 , was set aside as
"Oklahoma Day" at the Panama Ex-
position at San Francisco; and, in
order that the celebration of "Okla-
homa Day" might be of some mo-
ment, the Pioneer Telephone and
Telegraph Company arranged for a
reception on the Lee-Huckins Hotel
Hoof Garden on that date, between
S :r?0 and 11:00 p. m„ at which time
the transcontinental telephone cir-
cuit of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company threw open to
the state officials of Oklahoma, in
order that they might expend greet-
ings to the officials of the Panama
Exposition.
The speakers at the Oklahoma end
of the line were the Honorable Robt.
L. Williams, governor of the state of
Oklahoma; Honorable Ed Overholser.
Mayor of Oklahoma City; Honorable
K. K. Gaylord. president of the Cham-
ber of Commerce; Honorable J. E.
Warren, president of the State Fair
Association, and all managing editors
of the Oklahoma City newspapers, as
well as Miss Edith Johnson, society
editor of the Oklahoma;).
There were approximately 400
guests in attendance to listen to these
conversations through additional re-
ceivers attached to the line.
The distance from Oklahoma City
to San Francisco via this long dis-
tances line is 2575 miles. There are
40 poles in every mile, a total of
103,000 poles which if stood end on
end would reach 500 miles in height.
The total cost of distributing and set-
ting these poles was approximately
$1,100,000.
The wire used is made of pure cop-
per and weighs 870 lbs. per mile. At
the present market price 20 1-4 cents
per lb. The wire in this circuit has a
value of approximately $500,000.
An additional $100,000 expendi-
ture was made in applying the Pupin
loading oils which have made it pos-
sible to transmit the voice over this
distance.
REOEKAHS HOLD SCHOOL OF
INSTRUCTION HERE SATURDAY
Many Visitors and a Very Profitnbir
Meeting—Highly Entertained.
(By Rebekah Reporter.)
Mrs. Stella M. Ueebee, of Oklaho-
ma City, president of the Rebekah |
Assembly, I. O. O. F. of Oklahoma, \
held a school of instruction for the |
Rebekah lodges of Pittsburg and ad- J
i-ero Saturday. Mr-.
Boebeo \v.i- -i led by Mrs. Viola
Crisler, the Assembly warden, and
Mrs. Cora A. Cain, special deputy
of this district. The lodges repres-
ented were: Hartshorne, Krebs,
Wilburton, Haileyville, McAlester,
Peaceable, Gowen, Leoneed and May
Queen.
Mrs. ('order of Oklahoma City,
acted as recording secretary of the
•hool which took the regular ritu-
alistic form, including every order
of business as transacted in regular
routine work in the lodge. Many
important legal decisions were ren-
dered by the president. The degree
staff of McAlester lodge No. Id ex-
emplified the degree, at the evening
session, under the able eataincy of
Brother Crooks.
A picnic luncheon was served at
the noon hour in the banquet hall,
also at evening. The luncheon at
both times was so elaborate and sat-
isfying that the visitors extended
the Hartshorne ladies a rising vote
of thanks for their hospitality. The
ladies of the degree staff entertain-
ed delightfully by singing an origin-
al "Tipperary" under the leadership
of Miss Willie Rasar, who "pleaded
guilty" to being the author of the
song. It follows:
"We're a long way from McAlester,
We're a long way from home,
'Tis the call of you Hartshorn-era
That has caused us to roam.
Say 'llowdy' to all the sisters
And to brothers just the same.
• we-re down here in good old
Hartshorne,
And we're right glad we came.
5.000 BONUS VOTES
Beginning Friday, lh<> lfith
and ending Saturday, the 2-lth,
The Sun will give 5,000 bonus
votes on e«vh club of five yearly
subscriptions, which will amount
to a total of 10,000 votes for
each cluh of five to the contest-
ant in the pony contest. We do
this to stimulate intereit among
the contestants.
SCHOOL OF MINES HAS NEW
PRESIDENT.
Oklahoma City, July IT. J. W.
Graves, at present head of an Indian
school at Sapulpa, was elected presi-
dent of the state school' of mines at
Wilburton by the state board of edu-
cation Friday, to succeed I'l, P. Bar-
rett, acting president. Barrett was
offered a position as instructor,
which ho held prior to being named
temporary head of the school two
years ago. but did not say whether
he would accept.
The removal of Barrett from the
presidency of the institution came af-
ter he had been questioned at length
by board members as to why the
school was not more of a success.
Mr. Graves and Mr. Barrett are
both well and favorably known in
Hartshorne, and while Barrett's
friends regret to learn that he has
lost out, they are pleased to know
that be is succeeded by so good a
man as Graves.
DR. A E. CARLOCK IN RUNAWAY
ACCIDENT.
J l i \. K. Carlock had a neii.- ser
lions i,In,I Monday . iglit on In.
retui q> in a buggy from Gow> u.
I when 1.1' had been to make a pro
J fesfi. i call. The team took i'rknt
and 1 line unmanageable near N >.
7 an., i iii the road and ran int.. a
ditch. The doctor, in trying to jump,
fell I-, l ween the wheels, lie sustain
ed :n • 'ly wound on one leg. and his
left ;. m was almost dislocated at (he
shout • r besides being badly bruised.
I As a . -nil he is carrying I)i-• arm in
:a slii He is congratulating himself,
hoWi '. I hat ii is not any worse. In
ndditi his general shaken up con-
dition. the doctor mourns the loss of
and a pair of $10 trousers.
The • " succeeded in stopping the
team . .nit thirty feet from where
the :. ".lent occurred.
LARGE INCREASE IN
EIGHTH GRADE DIPLOMAS.
More Than 1500 Increase Over The
Number Issued in 1914; Says
State Superintendent.
Oklahoma City. July li).— Eight
i thousand three hundred fourteen pu-
pils pa-.-ed successfully the eighth
ed their diplomas from State Super-
E. L. DOOLEY
OF DRI6HTS DISEASE
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR *
SOCIETY. *
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"We're a long way from McAlester.
We're a long way from home.
We've enjoyed a pleasant evening. j
And to leave you makes us groan; j
Goodbye dear Rebekahs,
Farewell to brothers, too,
For we must go back to old Me Ales- -
tvpt
But we do hate to leave you."
The ladies who were in attend-
ee from McAlester were: Mrs.
Crissler, Assembly warden, Mr?.
Cain, special deputy;'Mrs. Mary Mc-
Alester, past grand; Mrs. Gladys
Jones, noble grand; Willie Baser,
Mary Jones, Grace Latham, Mary 15.
Patterson, Dessie Fisher, May Ans-
ley, Buit Utterback. Jessie Myer~,
Emma Crooks and Eva Kirby,
Brothers Cain and Captain Crooks.
A large party came from Gowen, in-
cluding Mrs. Hallie Treadwell, Mrs.
Fmma Treadwell, Mrs. Olo Meredith,
Mrs. Myrtle McClure, Miss Dorotha
Barnhill, Miss Ruth Mahon and
Brothers Frank Main and Tommie
Barnhill. Mrs. Emma Corley and
Sir. and Mrs. Young of Haileyville.
Mrs. Annie E. Summington, Mrs. A.
C. Strong and Miss Mary Clark of
Wilburton, Mrs. Homer of Krebs,
Mrs. Corder of Leoned No. 56, Okla-
homa City, and Mrs. Beebeo of May
Queen. A vote of thanks was ex-
tended to the City Drug store and
Grand Leader for fans. Twenty-two
past noble grands of the order were
present.
Mrs. Beebe, the Assembly presi-
dent, is a lady of very pleasing ad-
dress and won all hearts and much
admiration by the fair rendering of
decisions on all questions in dispute
and the graceful manner in which
she conducted the school. Many Re-
bekahs present who have attended
like meetings in other states were
very complimentary in expressing
pleasure at being present. All
present will always remember the
visit to Hartshorne.
WHEATLEY IS RECEIVER
FOR GREAT WESTERN CO.
Upon the application of Ralph II.
Busby and Elmer C. Million, admin-
istrators of the Busby estate, Dis-
trict Judge R. W. Higgins late Wed-
nesday afternoon appointed Thomas
W. Wheatley as receiver of the Great
Western Coal and Coke company,
succeeding James F. Elliott, de-
ceased. A receiver's bond in the sum
of $10,000 was approved by the
court and the properties of the com-
pany were at once turned over to
the care of the new receiver.
The appointment of Mr. Wheatley
as receiver of the Great Western
will be pleasing news to Mr. Wheat-
ley's many friends. Mr. Wheatley
became connected with the Busby in-
terests in 1912, coming here from
Pnmons, Kansas, where he had had
in iderable experience in the coal
business under J. H. Hibben, man-
ager of the M., K. & T. coal proper-
ties. Mr. Wheatley is also receiver
the Sample Coal and Mining
company and is locally in charge of
the Osage Coal and Mining Company
Krebs for the receiver, Mr. James
Duncan of Alton. Illinois.
The Great Western went into the
hands of a receiver shortly after the
death of Colonel William Busby, in
September of 191.'1. Its holdings are
in the Wilburton field and rated
among the best in the state.—News-
Capital.
DEPARTMENT APPROVES
SALE OE SEGREGATION
H. Paul Rivers is in receipt of a
communication from the department
at Washington, stating that the sale
of the segregated land which was
held here last November has been ap-
proved. This bit- of information will
be good news to all who made pur-
chases at this sale or who may be oth-
erwise interested, since the approval
of the sale has been held up for eight
months. It is predicted that consid-
erable building and improvements
will follow right away.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH PROGRAM
SUNDAY, JULY 25.
cut R. H. Wilson. This is an
examinations and have rectiv-
f l.nCi'.i over the number of
issued in 191 1 and almost
| three times as many au issued the
firet ymir of Superintendent Wilson's
admini-!ration. Almost thirty thous-
and pupils have finished the com-
mon ch.iol work outside of cities of
the first class during the past five
years, the 'record being:
year-:, the record being: ,1725 in
1911. 1-1315 in 1912, 5C.77 in 1913,
(57-l."> in 1914 and Mil 14 in 1915.
Kay county leads this year with
3'!'. Wichita county reported inl-
and Lincoln 30S. Twenty-four other
counties reported more than 100
graduates as follows: Grant 239,
Pottawatomie 231, Caddo 222, Grady
2i 1. Logan 208, Tillman, 207, Blaine
119. Pittsburg 170, Comanche 17( ,
l.el'lore 1(13, Johnston 151, Coal 150,
Pawnee 114, Cotton 142, Harmon
131, Okmulgee 133, Oklahoma 131,
Koine 128, Alfalfa 124, Dewey 122,
Ca'tcr 121, Cleveland 118, Custer
117. Pontotoc 115, Woodward 114,
Kingfisher 109, Stephens 109, Kiowa
1 in'.. Beaver 103, Seminole 103, Cana-
dian 102, and Rogers 102. The oth-
Ailair 53, Atoka 80, Beckham 82,
or counties reported the following:
Bryan 21, Cherokee ti. Choctaw 91.
Craig 72, Creek 90, Delaware 2d,
Ellis 55, Garfield 57, Garvin 80,
Greer 80, Harper 85, Haskell 42,
Hughes 80, Jackson 41. Jefferson 77,
Latimer 00, Love 45, Major 95, Mar-
shall 55, Mayes 95, Murray 78, Mus-
kogee 94, McClain 50, McCurtain
52. McIntosh 14, Nowata 72, Okfus-
kee 98, Osage 02, Ottawa 52, Payne
92. Pushmataha 30, Roger Mills 04,
St iuiyah 91, Texas 74, Tulsa 83,
Wagoner- 33, Washington 38, and
Woods 82.
| These figures do not include pu-
| p; : who finish the common school
work in cities of the first class as
| tin ir certificates are issued by the
ci superintendent.
Regarding the progress made by
i In rural schools Superintendent Wil-
m ■ says: "The remarkable increase
in interest- and work in the grammar
schools of the rural districts is the
strongest indication of the wonder-
fu1 progress being made education-
al •. Pupils must finish the gram-
mar grades before they can the high
school or the normal schools, besides
the grammar school is the most vital
place in our school system for cha-
racter building. The future destiny
of more boys and girls has been de-
ii'mined iri the 7th and 8th grades
'than in any other years of school
Veteran of Civil War and Pioneer]
Citizen, Passes Away at the j
Age of 73.
Following from Saturday's News-
Capital conveys the sad news of the
death yf Captain E. L. Dooley:
"Captain E. L. Dooley died today
a I his residence south of the city
of Bright'* disease, after an illness
[of many weeks. The deceased was
| 7'I years of age and had been a res-
i nicut of this part of the country for
! the past twenty or.twenty-five years,
lie served in the civil war, being a
member of Gen. Forrest's cavalry.
Wh'.oi the movement for the bet-
terment of the truck gardeners and
I he better handling of their produce
was instituted here a year ago, Cap-
i Dooley was one of the moving
spirits and was honored by being
elected president of that organiza-
tion."
Captain Dooley was for a number
years a resident of Hartshorne,
where he was held in esteem as a good
man and an honored citizen, and his
many friends here will learn with sin-
Tie regret of his passing. To hi
daughter, Mrs. May Rittenberry, who
resides here, The Sun joins in ex-
tending condolence.
E
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.
'he Retail Merchants Association,
conjunction with Wm. A. Evans,
superintendent of the Rock Island
Coal Mining Co., is perfecting plans
for building a first-class wagon road
east from Hartshorne to the Latimer
ounty line. Owing to the extensive
travel, as everybody will admit, this
is a much needed road, and it should
not require much urging to interest
Hartshorne in the movement since it
is a pretty well established fact that
Hartshorne business irrterestn will
profit very largely by its completion.
A. E. McNeil and H. J. Serwinsky
were appointed as a committee of
two to act with Mr. Evans, with a
view of getting the county commis-
sioners to open up the road as agreed
upon. The commissioners of Lati-
mer county have agreed to make a
good road from Gowen this way to
the county line, and if Hartshorne
will do as much, we shall soon have
a first-class road at very little cost
to any one.
SPRING SURPRISE ON CARRAN-
ZA FORCES INFLICTING
DEFEAT.
WASHINGTON, July 20.—Zapata
officials are said to have resumed full
control of Mexico City, from which
they were driven ten days ago by
Gonzales, who has gone northward
to meet an advancing Villa force.
This unexpected development came
a surprise not only to officials of
the Washington government but to
both the Mexican agencies. It had
not beeen supposed that the Zapata
armies defeated and harrassed on re-
treat. was operating along the rail-
road to Vera Cruz, waiting an op-
portunity to form a junction with the
Villa column approaching from the
north,
Laredo, Texas, July 20.—Carranza
troops have been routed after sever-
al days' fighting with Villa forces be-
tween Paredon nnd Icamore south
of Monterey, "tie, to unofficial
thought trustworthy advices received
here tonight.
The Carranzistas lost several hun-
dred dead yesterday and today in a
buttle near Villa Garcia, twenty-
three miles south of Monterey. A
strict censorship over the military
action still is in effect here. Both
sides are said, however, to be con-
centrating in great strength in the
vicinity of Monterey. Villa losses, ac-
cording to meagre information in
Nuevo Laredo are equally as heavy
as those of the Carranzistas.
PAYS "CONSCIENCE FUND"
TWICE AMOUNT HE STOLE.
CUT THE WEEDS.
The Mayor says he is pleased to
not.' the liberal response the peop.le
of the town have made toward cut-
ting the weeds, but urges a more
general use of the scythe within the
next week. He says he does not want
to ee any one have to pay a fine for
failure to cut the weeds, but that he
i. obliged to insist upon the enforce-
ment of the law relating to the cut-
ting of weeds.
Washington, July 20.—Ten thous-
and dollars in currency, the second
largest contribution to the "con-
science fund" ever received by the
government, reached the treasury
department today in a plain envelope
mailed yesterday at New York, ac-
companied by an unsigned letter say-
ing:
"The sender has paid double to
the United States the amount he
stole and still conscience is not satis-
fied. Here is another payment."
Treasury officials found nothing
in the letter or the amount to indi-
cate a connection with any of the
government's losses by fraud or theft,
so they placed it with $500,000 more
which has accumulated in the treas-
ury vault from conscience stricken
folk, who have sent sums ranging
from one cent to $188,G69.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES.
NUMEROUS APPLICANTS
FOR STATE PENSIONS
Watch this space for the doings of |
the Christian Endeavor.
Regular meeting Sunday at 7:30
p. m.
Ice cream social at the home of
Miss Ruby Burkhart Friday. July 30.
Everybody invited.
OSCAR BRISCOE, Pres
Social committee:—Misses Ruby
Burkhart, Wynema Sparks, Esther
Glass. Merle Hunter. Fay Yates.
5,000 BONUS VOTES
Add to your littie. little by little
and you will amount to more than i
littie
Beginning Friday, the 16th
and ending Saturday, the 24th,
The Sun will give 5,000 bonus
votes on each club of five yearly
subscription*, which will amount
to a total of 10,000 votes for
each club of five to the contest-
ant in the pony contest We do
this to stimulate interest among
the contestants
Bible school at 10:00 a. m.
Song service. Communion. Ser-
mon subject at 11 o'clock: "Jitney
in the Church."
Christian Endeavor at 7:30 p. m.
Sermon at 8 o'clock. Subject:
"Why I'm Not a Member of the
Church."
All persons not otherwise engaged,
are most cordially invited to attend
these services. Short, practical ser-
mons; old-time singing.
YOEMEN
THE ALFALFA WEB WORM.
Persons who have growing alfalfa
should make close and frequent in-
spection for the alfalfa web worm,
since the present brood promises to
be a rather large and injurious one.
The larvae are even now beginning to
hatch (July 12). All alfalfa should
l.e made into hay as soon as the web
wurms begin to do serious damage.—
i'. E. Sanborn, Department of Ento-
mology, Oklahoma A. and M. Colleg
1 water.
Morc Than 1,500 Have Been Filed—
No Pay Until October.
There will be the regular services
at the Presbyterian church next Sun-
day. This will be the last Sunday
before the pastor takes his vacation
and hence he is desirous of seeing as
many as possible at church. A full
attendance on the part of the mem-
bership would be greatly appreciat-
ed and very inspiring. The theme
for the morning hour will be, "Rest
in Retirement"; in the evening the
theme will be. "Our Life's Writing."
The young ladies of the church will
give an ice cream supper in the va-
cant lot between Casey's Restaurant
and the First State Bank next Sat-
More than 1,500 applications for
state pensions have been filed with
the pension board by veterans of
the Confederate army, according to
Dr. D. M. Hailey, McAlester mem-
ber of the board, who hat; just re-
turned from a meeting held in Ok-
lahoma City. Of this number how-
ever, less than one-fourth have then-
records clear and not more than
twenty-five per cent are likely to ob-
tain the requested pensions, it is be-
lieved.
Applicants for pensions must fur-
nish their own records, Dr. Hailey
explains. These records are obtain-
able from the war department.
But few of the applicants have
completed records and many of those
whose records are complete have
more property than the limit of $1,-
000 fixed by the state as the maxi-
mum for those who expect pensions
to own.
No payments will
October, Dr. Hailey
AH Yoeme
I month in urde
ponded
e requested
last day
u avoid go
Jhe land should
turnips. Se ei
■ pare it well. Si
• r e for some time
ng
prepared for
rich plat and
not be
meeting of the board will be held in
-Vptember. at which time the records
if all applicants will be investigated.
At that time lists will be completed
,.r thov, who urf entitled to siate
urday evening, beginning at ti p. m.
They would appreciate the patronage
the members and friends of the
congregation and the citizens of-
town. Remember the date—next
Saturday. July 24, beginning at six
p. m., by Casey's Restaurant.
The Presbyterian pastor will per-
form a baptismal service at the
Christian church at Haileyville for
the Presbyterian minister at that,
place next Sunday afternoon at four
o'clock. He would be glad to have
any members and friends of Harts-
horne to accompany him. They
should prepare to leave here on the
3:30 car.
The minister and his dog, Fritz,
expects to leave early Monday morn-
ing on the motorcycle for Tennessee.
He will spend the month among his
old friends and home people. His
vacation address will be Covington,
Tennessee. He would appreciate any
be made until news his friends may wish to writ-e
said. Another I to him during his vacation. Letters-
addressed Hartshorne will reach him,
should the address be forgotten.
per.
entl'
eted
If our neighbors never met with
sfortunes we would have no way
of showing them that we were true
f riends
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