Latimer County News-Democrat (Wilburton, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, April 18, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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CONTINUOUS rumUCATldN or ThI WIUhJSTON NEW! AND THK LATIMER COUNTY DEMOCRAT
VOLUME XXLv
WILBURTON LATIMXB COUNTY OKLAHOMA FRIDAY APRIL II IQ
OUR BOKD QUOTA
IS $11400000
lataraaft of 4 3-4 Par Caat Tuilla
' CaaaartiUa la I M Bvads
Nwa-TasaM
Washington April 14 — Term of
the Victory Liberty loan were an
nounced Sunday by Secretary' Gian
They are:
AmouAt — $4500000000 dver-sob-
icription to be rejected '
Intereit— T 3-4 per cent for partly
' tax exempt note convertible into 3
34 per cent notewholly tax exempt
Maturity— Fotir year with the
treasury reserving the privilege of re-
ducing the notes in three years
The 3 3-4 per cent notes to be is-
sued later also' be converted subse-
quently back into 4 3-4 per cent noty
Frae Prom Meat taxes
The 4 3-4 per cent securities Ire
i to be exempt from state and tocal
taxation excepting estates and inher-
itance taxes and from normal rates
of federal income taxes '
' The 3 3-4-per cent securieties arc
exempt frofh all federal state and
local taxes except estate and inheri-
tance taxes "
The size of the loan was much
smaller than had been anticipated by
most financial observers who look-
ed for an issue of about $6000000-
000 particularly in view of Secretary
Glass' past statements that the loan
would be five or si billions ' "
- Last Liberty ‘Load
' This will be the last Libert loan
Secretary Glass explained although'
there willbe other issues of govern-
ment securieties ''to finance belated
war expense These will not be float-
ed tfy popular campaigns '
None of the fast Issues of Liberty
bonds are convertible into Victory
loin notes and there are no specific
provisions in the terms of the Vic-
tory issue serying jlireclyto niaia-
tain market prices cf past issues
Quotas Fourth Smaller
Quotas of most communities of the
Victory Liberty Loan will be three
living for several 'days on a smaU
quantity of water and hard tack
Private Cooper of Red Oak another
wounded veteran of the battlefield
was presented He wears a medal for
being an expert rife shot and while
hp did not say so wecould read be-
tween the lines that this marksman-
ship' spoke in no uncertain terms
against the enemy
Earl Palmer and Carlton Weaver
also made short talks '
Judge Jones will address the people
of Red Oak in front of Chas Stone’s
drug1 store on Saturday afternoon
SAMUEL ROY TREADO
Samuel Roy Treado died at his
home Monday April 14th at 4:00-a
fourths of the quotas in the fourth m after an illness of nearly two
loan the treasury explained 1 today years' While a student of the Wil-
since the $4500000000 total is three- burton High School he received in-
fourths of the six billion quota of juries in a foot bait game and his
the fofurth issue The goal asigned health was never what it should haVc
each community and state is left how- been after that He gradually grew
ever to the federal reserve district worse and finally complications arose
loan organization and 'that orgaijiza- which brought to an untimely end a
tiontion is not determined by the life which had every promise of portion of the excess revenue in the
treasury ‘ brilliancy and usefulness t
Quotas of the 12 federal districts He was one o fthe four good sons
are the same in percentage as the of Mr and Mrs Wit Treado one Of
last issue and consequently the Wiihurton’s popular and most useful than sufficient to retire the bdnds and
amount for each will be three-fourths' families Two of these brothers Ben pay all interest according ito figures'
and Clifford 4re in France Bnswefing compied by the State Auditor and
their rnimtrv' rail nJ enw State Highwajr'Cornmissioner and it
as muhe as 'the fourth loan
Latimer County’s Quota $11400004 their country's call and could not
Chairman R G Smallwood receiv- btf here during the hours of sadness
ed notification on Monday that Lati- and distress The other brother
tned Cofanty’s quota was fixed at $114- Ralph and a' twifi of the deceased
00000 Considering the attractive rate was at home when death claimed his
of interest and the easy payments brother-companion -Roy was born
there' is little doubt but that the in McAlester and was 22 ytars six
county will go over in a handsome months and ten days old
way While -there is not as much Funeral services were conducted at
work 'for the laboring man as last the Baptist Church Tuesday after-
year the payments are easy and- noon at three o'clock when Rev W
there are very few laborers but will B Ailstock preached one of the most
be able to subscribe for a bond The f impressive sermdns we have ever
farmers are looking for a big crop- heard We doubt if ever a larger or
this year They have a dandy season more bereaved audRgce of Wilbur-
in the ground and many of them will ton people ever - attehded a funeral
buy bonds on the strength of their i than on this occasion He grew to
faith in a good crop I manhood here he graduated in our
The big meeting Tuesday night was ' High School everybody knew him
encouraging If you think that all and they all loved' him The floral
the patriotism died when - the war ! offerings ' were ' magnificent ' The
ended you have another guess com-1 High School students and the various
ing We are going over the top just organizations with which Mrs Trea-
like our Latimer county boys went do was identified sent flowers
Roy Treado was a young man of
exemplary ’ habits "He was clean
gentile' and manly' His-future was
PUSHMATAHA COUNTY FOR THE right and the community reluctant
BOND ISSUE " ‘ ‘y and sorrowtngly g(ve him over to
County Clerk Attaway who was' fhe angel of death The profound sym-
here from Antlers- Thursday says his pahy the nWe community goes
! county will vote almost solid for the u‘ ° the bereaved ‘
fifty million dollar road bond issue ! Interment was made at the City
He expressed surprise wheni we told emetry and tbe paI bearerj were
'him that there was some opposition £5 asey Orville and Leon Dollins
in this community - (Cecil Lewis George Watkins and
Attaway’ said Latimer County i Perdue
had more 'reason for being for1 the r' a"d Jacb treado and son
bill than any other-county in the state obn’' McAlester attended the fu
for thl reeason that we get more ac- nera services
cording to our property valuations
a over laf fall when they were face to
face with the-Htins
than any other county He also jnen-
tioned the fact that there will be
thousands of-dollars expended among
the farmers and laboring men in the
county during the construction period
- of the road' This extra work for tbe
farmer and 'their teams wit! tome jn
mighty handy during the doll seasons
GOOD VICTORY BOND MEETING
Judge Philaa S Jonas and Returned
leftUers Deliver Addreisos
In spite of the cold weather there
was a good crowd at the open air
Victory Bond meeting Tuesday even-
ing on Main Street
In Lapp’s truck Murphy of the
Palace Pharmacy installed a big
Edison player! and the audience en-
joyed the music ft furnished '
Judge Jones took charge and de-
clivered t rousing Victory Bond ad-
dress for thirty' minutes He ex-
plained the plan of the issue and told
hit Audience that it was the last Ije
decried the pessimistic idea that
we could no$ buy in Latimer county
our quota of $11400000 worth of these
securities This is the people’s debt
and he Contended that they would
meet their obligations He spoke of
our sending our boys across to lick
the Huns and he jridiculed the idea
that we ffculd refuse to bring them
back atidl pay’thetrt off '
When the Judge concluded he in-
troduced Taylor White of Red Oak
who was wounded several i times in
action and who interestingly told of
some of his experiences in France
He explained on request the part
the cootie played in the war He said
' The Confmistion which is to handle
this enormous work will be composed ’ b$s been' the matn 4op!c of converse-
of men bf unquestioned integrity! tlon for the past week! Isteaj of
honesty and executive ability busi- saying "good morning" when you
ness and professions men who have'nwet a friend it is now “have you
proven themselves successful and Men Johnson?" Well Johnson has
who arp:blg enough to'bea credit to hot been seen or heard of since he
the Commission and for whom left Wilburton a few days before he
apologies or excuses will have to be got id bad Some predict that he is
- offered I have publicly stated and in Mexico others declare that he is
about dusk they played a game of 4gain retierated that before naming id South America It is also rumored
hide and seek on your back apd tlicntsl will ccnsult with’ the that there is a woman in the case
When stunts like this ' are pjilled
(here generally is '
on your back apd
took lunch! He also told pf some ex-
periences he had In shell holes and of
I -
TOM hall home
Thomas Halt who enlisted in the
army lasf summer - and who spent
-tome months in a training camp and
who was later sent over to France
with the 30th- division returned home
Tuesday having been muttered out
at Camp Pike Ha waa tbe only' tatK
I mer County boy in tfcr-JMk
60V R03ERTSG:) to
OM3L1AVOTEES
The need of Good Roads in Okla-
homa makes the ratification by the
people of the proponed amendment to
the ConftitutiOn permitting the' is-
suance of Fifty Million Dollars of the
Bonds-of the State an imperative j efs and McEnnis & Moore of McAles-
necessity and for this reason I am I ter are the' ataornies’ We learned
calling to your attention the salient'
features of ' the ' proposed amend-
ment: : It will be impossible for me to speak
in every section of the State and for
this reason J am making this state-
ment so that you may know my In-
terest in the success of the greatest
movement for the upbuilding of our
State that has ever been put before
the people
memhers of tm Legislature apd the
management of the Good Roads As-
MMfl sit A MAMSaJ Mtll La
sociationand themen named will be
satisfactory to them
Further safeguarding the expend)
ture of this fund and the the peopte
may know the full value is being re-1
ceived for-every dollar spent! I will’
under the provisions of the pmend
NOTICE TO REGISTRARS
i‘tUlWiltJgJvlettcr4q ihe-prepioct
Hard Surfaced Roads in order to keep j 'J I
pac with her--sister states The only) "Thq registration books open April
logical way for this to be realized 16th gnd close April' 25th This is for
is by the Issuance of Bonds to be '9!e hav never registered and
paid off in a period of twenty-five forjhwse who have moved Since last
years This is the fnodern business registration
State Treasury ' coming from ’ the
should fiever 'be necessary for one
penny of tqxes to be levied against
the people fbr this' purpose If the
automobiles in the State increase at
o'ls-half the raito 'during the next
years as they have in the past
four the revenue from these sources
will more'than meet every require-
ment for the retirement of the bonds
Half of the cost of the roads will
be expended for labor and this will
therefore furnish employment to our
soldiers sailors artd other unemploy-
ed and prevent disorders that might
result from failure to provide work
for the worthy laborer who wants to
earn' an honest living" ' '
Viewing the question -from every
angle J am firmly convinced that the
failure of the people to ratify this
measure at th& polls qb' May 6th
would be tbe' greatest calamity that
could befall Oklahoma Every votefr
in the State should put his shoulder ! ton
to the wheel and pull Oklahoma out
of the mud" Every citizen has much
at stake for the Amendment is a vote
for Prosperity’ and Progress Vote
for the Amendment and enable Okla-
homa to BUILD' REAL ROADS
RIGHT NOW - '
J B A RQBERTSONV
3 Governor
1AM COAL MINERS OUT ON V
STRIKE - -
Ft Smith Ark April 16— Over lr
600 -minef's in the properties of the
Central Coal and Cqke Company of !
Kansas City struck this morning in
accordance with the order issued by!
John Wilkinson p'-esident of the
United Mine Wbrkers of Oklahoma
Arkansas and Texas to enforce the
j demands of the miners at the eom-
pany! mines at' Calhoun Oklahoma
Union miners 'working for the same -
company Struck to enforce demands
there
WOULO HAVE JGll‘iSO‘1
DECLTED BANKRUPT
N - -t -
''5 This week a petition in bankruptcy
as filed against the F L Johnson
estate The American National Bank
of McAtester Paui Rivers of Harts-
brne and Ed Pratt Are tht petition-
that it is set out in the petition that
Johnson’s liabilities dip Approximate-
ly $24000000 and his assets uliknown
Should the petlon be granted there
will be a receiver appointed and all
of Johnson's victims will share jn
his assets in proportion to the amount
bl their claims except those who hold
legal first leins on his property These
leis thought' will be protected in full
against loss
'Johnson and his financial antics
When we werp a boy a hired negro
og 'our firm In Texas' bad a tong
which contained these words: Oh
Mj Johnson turn me a loose got no
money but a good excuse" But nowi
the' words would
go “Ohy Mrw John-
son tinn it loose you've got " my
money without an excuse"
If anybody sees Johnson we re-
quest that he send the News-Demo-xrat
a wireless! He owe! us forty
cents
"Ladies over the age of twenty-one
years may register and must give
their first name in full also age and
polities j j 1
Dd not register any one wishing to
change-politics y
“After registration b6oks close
rmail list of names registered to the
County Reglstraar”
r ' Respectfnlly
‘ A A HENDRICKSON
' -'County Registrar
Precinct Ragfstrart
Jno free Ceders
G ft Davidson Hughes! ' '
R V HFIhcpise Red Oak ' t
H T Dye Salonia '
R-G Jones Panola
Geo Mosteller Cravens
Jno B James Limestone '
W Colvsrd Bowers i
W W Barlar Patterson
Geo P Wood Degnan ‘ - j-
Jas Robinson Clonsilla
John Pate Damon
S A Skinner Higgins
T W Bates Yanush ' ’
H U Gilmore Laura'
J A Rogers Green Hill a
Ernest Lyns Bengal t
W brazil Gowen ' '
R E t Andersonj Lutie
J H Gallagher Lodi-
H FBramtetj Ward 1' Wilburton
E McLarty'Ward 2 Wilburton
I Yourman Ward 3 Wilburton
A- A Hendyickson Ward 4 Wilbur-
FROM JAff S WILSON
Camp 'Stuei’t Newport News Va
To the Editor of the Latimer Coun
ty News-Democrat
As I have so many friends lit that
community (nd only a little time to
write I thought I would drop them
a line through your paper and let
them know I was hack in the good
old U S A and believe me it ceemr
great to-be back in the land of sun-
shine and freedom
I arrived April 7th on the good old
Had a
battleship U St Virginia
splendid trip and was not sea sick
the entire Voyage I bxpeot to go to
Camp Travis in about three days and
' from there home— back tin the good
' state of Okhw Do not know how long
1 will be detained at Trtvis but do
not think it- wU be long
With best wishes to the Democrat
end my many friends am
JAMES & WILSON
- FROM JEFF COOK
Tift following is conclusive proof
that Jeff Cook Latimer county boy
was in the thick of the scraping in
Francs He was a member of the
First Division which was made p
of 'regulars''
i Herewith is the different fronts and
their dates I have been' on since I
have becn in France or (he whole
story of the trip
Regular army division' Landed in
France June 26 191? Activities
Sominerville sector ten kilometers
southeast of Nancy October 21 to
November 21 1917 Ansville sector
Jan 15 to April 3 1918 Cantigny sec-
tor April 25 to July 7 in the battle of
Cantnigy May 28 to 30 — no woqnd
Sessions operations main counter of-
fensive July li to 24 wounded! shot
through both legs with machine gun
’ Saserais sector Aug 7 to 24 no
wound St Mihiet operation Sept 12
and 13 Argoflne-Meuse offensKe
Oct 1 to 12 wonnded in hpnd opera-
tions against Noyon Nov 5 and 6
operations south and southwest of
Sedan November 7 and 8 March on
Cobelins bridgehead November 17th
to December 1 1918 ' Prisoners
captured by division 165 officers and
6304 men Total advance against re-
sistance 51 kilometers -
Division insignia irimson figure I
Kahaki background chosen because
the numeral 1 represents the number
of the division and many of its sub-
sidiary organization a ‘Also as proud-
ty claimed' because it was the first
division in France ffrst in sector
first to fire a shot at the Germans
first to attack first to conduct raid
first to be raided first to capture
prisoners- first to inflict casualties
first to suffer casualties first- to be
cited singly in general orders '
‘ JEFF COOK
' Co G 16Inft
ROAD 'BOND ADVOCATES CALL'
ed to meet a
Those who favor -the' adoption of
the constitutional amendment for the
construction of hard surface roads in
Oklahoma are called to meet Aus
tin Hall Monday night April 21st
lor the purpose of forming an organ-
ization In this road program Lati-
mer county will get about thirty
miles of hard surface roads and it is
up to the road advocates in- Latimer
county to' fight for the adoption' of
the bond issue If you are for it' be
at the meeting Monday night 8:30
- CARLTON WEAVER '!
County President of Postal Highway
Association!' ! '
‘ L P BOBO Secretary - ‘
TRIED TO ROPE THE SHERIFF
Sunday afternoon John Shaw fats
enroute to Gowen in his Ford and
a's he passed a man on 'the road who
evidently had a little- too much fire
water He Hid not pay him much
mind but to'his Surprise when he got
near him the said drunk made a pass
at him with a lariet rope and came
near Making a catch Shaw stopped
his car and proceeded to take him in
charge It was- Gyde Wade and he
was put in jail Shaw said just be-
cause he drives a Ford- he does not
wish to be taken for a wild steer and
lassoed ' ' a
r t
TAKES THE JOHNSON CATTLE
Crosby and - Cassidy commission
men of Oklahomq City came here the
first of the week and took charge of
the F L Johnson cattle about four
hundred head of steers It is said
that1 the Commission Company fur-
nished the money with which to bit
them knd that Crosby owned h half
interest in them They were shipped
to Oklahoma City ''
' ' : — L i '
EXPLOSION AT POWDER MILL
Wednesday about noon an explos-
ion occured in one of the store rooms
at the Atlas Powder plant at Patter
‘son causing only slight damage
probably a hundred dollars No ooe
was injured !’
LEAGUE OF NATIONS BUILDING
SITE SELECTED BY SWISS
Geneva Saturday 'April 12— At
special meeting of Ihe State Council
this morning It was reported that a
magnificant site-on the shore of Lake
Geneva and- facing Mont Blanc had
been chosen for the building which
will in future be the capitoir of the
League of Natfbns The people of
the city are rejoicing over the deci-
sion of the League of Nflidni vat
Paris- flags being hutted over build-
ings and parades being held today
Tha decision ha greatly enchanced
the popularity of President ‘Wilson
and America in the Alpine Rc-atfUc
GMT KILL c:m::3
VATJS CLGVil U?
Wednesday morning juit before the -break
of day the dipping vat at Goat
Hill was blown np by unknown
parties At this writing it hat not
been learned to wbat extent the dam-
age was but It is said that it has been
put well out of commission Wednes-
day was dipping day at this vat
There has been considerable op-
position to the dipping or anti-tick
campaign in Latimer connty but this
is the first instance where outlaw v
have sought to block it' Officer!
representing the Couhty State and
Federal Government will seek - to
bring to justice' those guilty and if
caught and convicted it is going to
be' bard sailing for the criminals’
Heretofore we have boasted that
Latimer county was made-up of men
who would not reiort to such methods 1 '
as blowing up vats but wa find now
that we were all wrong This it the ' '
first instance of the lawless destruc-
tion of a vat ill this connty Many
other counties have suffered the toss
of their vati but we up until now
have not! v x
Those who -'will dynamite our vats ’
had just as - well understand that 1
blowing up vats is not going to stop
the dipping campaign It has never
stopped it in other counties and it -will
not stop it in Latimer Theee '
fellows should understand that it
only makes it hard on tbe cattle rais-
ers when a stunt like this is pulled
Until- the Goaf Hill vat is put back -in
shape the peopte over there wilt ‘
have to drive their cattle to another'
vat and it wilt cost time and money
Blowing up vats will not stop the '
work The government has too fpuch
money to permit a small thing tike
this to interfere the thing that will
happen is that you will learn that
these outlaws Jiave been caught and
are getting free boariT in the state' '
penitentiary While they are serv- ‘
ing their term the dipping will go on
and the county will be free of ticks
and the cow owneirs will be In a posi-
tion to grow cattle profitably - '
The good and law abiding citizen ‘
bf Latimer County should cooperate
with the officers to their utmost in
bringing thd dynamiters to justice
MEAD JOHNSON
At a meeting of the Board of Re-
gents of the State Scjjool of Mines
and Metallurgy held at the governors
office in Oklahoma City Wednesday!
Mead S Johnson of this city waa
unanimously elected president of that
state school' r
Mead Johnson is a son of Senator t
and- Mrs S L Johnson and was vir-
tually reared in Okmulgee When
tbe Oklahoma School of Mine wa
established he became one o its first
students and ' graduated from that-
school seven years ago and since then
has been engaged in field work and
extension mining school work for the
State and the federal government 1
He is a member of the American
Institute of Mining Engineers and
holds membership in the United
States mines rescue servlc'e ahd there
id tprobably no engineer- in the state-
who has a more general knowledge ‘
of both foal and metal mining and
oil development than Mead Johnson'
He will take to this school a know- -ledge
of his profession and a perso-
nal knowledge of the needs of the
school that wilt make it one of the'
foremo'st of its kind in the country—
Okmulgee Tima?
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF ROAD
- BONDS FILED 1
- Oklahoma City Okta 1 April 15-4
Arguments on the affirmative side of
the proposed $50000000 road bon is-!'
sue prepared tod will be filed Vith
the secretary of state tojndrrow It
Is stated that 70 per gent of the popu-
lation of 'the Aate live along roads ’
proposed in the bill It is also stat-
ed that it will take from five to ten
years to complete the roads that
federal aid to the amount of $20000-
00 will be given and that 4670 miles
of road will not cost ptoretban $70-
000000 "
Elective state officials heads of de-
partments and employes of the atate
house favorable to the 50KO£73 r
Jbond issue were today caRvd t
tomorrow fe the capitol aid
an organization to booat t
bonds A highway eom-c’
lag was b!j ttyft't w
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