The Weekly Democrat-Chief (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1918 Page: 1 of 12
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! HE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT-CHIt?
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Official Paper of Kiowa County. Largest and Oldest Bona Fide Circulation or any Publication in The County. %
VOL XVIII.
HOBART, KIOWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1918.
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FOOD CONTROL TO *
HOLD DOWN PRICES
New Campaign Planned to Check
Tendency of Profiteering—
Ban to Be Lifted From Sugar
Early in 1919.
Oklahoma City, Nov. 22—The end of
hostilities on the western front is not
to be followed in this country by soar-
ing: food prices.
Food administrators from every
county in the state, in conference here
with C. B. Ames, federal food admin-
istrator for Oklahoma, pledged anew
their unstinted efforts to protect the
public from unscrupulous food prof-
iteered, and to carry on the import-
ant work of food conservation until
the dissolution of food control with
the coming of peace.
Sugar Bowls to Return.
It developed at the meeting during
the course of discussion of the future
policy of the administration that the
rationing and conservation of sugar
wi'l end about February 1, when the
familiar bowl and spoon will be re-
turned tt> the tables of public eating
houses and the limit removed from
the supply in households.
In order to effectively check any
attempt at profiteering, the food ad-
ministrators declared in favor of the
immediate organization of fair price
committees in every county of the
state as a part of the local food ad-
ministration work. These commit-
tees will establish fair and just prices
on all articles of food and will urge
that preferment be shown by the pub-
lic to those dealers who follow these
price lists in their charges for food.
Food Conservation Week
Plans for the observation of con-
servation week, which begins on De-
cember 1, during which America is
expected to save food for the starv-
' ing civilian population of the bellig-
erent nations of Europe, were dis-
cussed and measures formulated for
making the move a success.
An important feature of conserva-
tion week will be the part that women
will take, not only in the observation
of war time conservation in their own
kitchens, but in encouraging everyone
to save to their utmost.
A suggestion from the national
food administration that the women
of each county hold a meeting on De-
cember 4 and carry out a suitable
program, was adopted by the admin-
istrators and will be observed in Ok-
lahoma as a part of the program of
stimulating interest in conservation
work.
Hoover's Message to Be Read
Another feature of the week will be
the release of a message written by
Herbert Hoover, national food admin-
istrator, shortly before he sailed for
Europe to personally study food con-
ditions abroad. This message, en-
lightening the public on the import-
ance of America's part in the world
food program, will be read from the
pulpits of all churches and in frater-
nal organizations.
1 The feature of the meeting was the
address of Judge C. B. Ames, who re-
viewed at some length the work of
the administration during the war,
and he emphasized the importance of
its continuance until the establish-
ment of permanent peace. With the
abandonment of the substitute rule
and the anticipated early removal of
restrictions on sugar, he told the ad-
ministrators their chief work hence-
forth will be to stop profiteering.
Food Control Until Peace.
Food control, he said, will continue
-until peace is officially proclaimed.
"'How long that will be no one can tell
just now," he said. Judge Ames re-
viewed at length former peace con-
ferences in the history of the world,
Tifs purpose being to show that the
final declaration of peace may not
•come as early as some anticipate and
impressing his hearers with the im-
portance of keeping their organiza-
tions in trim and in as good working
-order as if the war was still in pro-
gress.
Judge Ames stressed the import-
ance of food conservation week, which
begins on December 1, during which
America is expected to conserve a
large portion of the food necessary
for the starving civilian population of
the warring countries of Europe.
SUES FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Maude W. Dohrmann Satur-
day filed suit in the district court
asking for a divorce and custody of a
minor child from Henry C. Dohrmann
alleged to be a non-resident. They
were married at Cordell in September
1913. She charges gross neglect of
duty, and abandonment.
FARMER HELI) AS
DESERTER RELEASED
After listening to the testimony of
two witnesses in the habeas corpus
proceedings of Edward L. Whitlaw
yesterday, John Pollock, federal judge
discharged the prisoner.
Whitlaw is a Kiowa county farmer
He testified that he registered for
military service at Corpus Christi,
Texas, September 12. His card was
sent to Hobart, Okla. He filled out
his questionnaire October 3 and was
arrested and thrown in jail the next
day.
He was sent to Fort Sill on Octo-
ber 11 as a deserter, he said. He de-
clared that he had never been order-
ed before a board for examination and
had never been ordered to entrain
for a military camp. He said that he
had not been inducted into service be-
fore arrest.—Oklahoman.
PAID CHECK AND COSTS
J. W. McDonald,-former sailor, held
several days on the charge of giving
the Globe Clothing Co., a check for
$10.95, which proved worthless, was
released Friday on making the check
good and payment of the costs in his
case.
IN THE CASUALTY LIST
Slightly Wounded
Pvt. Fred Mosley, Mtn. Park.
Missing in Action
Pvt. Troy E. Green, Gotebo.
AFFLICTED PERSONS
TO SHOW CERTIFICATE
State Health Commissio n e r
Makes New Rule Effective
November 22, Which Pro-
vides for Safety of Public
County Health Officer G. W. Stew-
art, is just in receipt of the following
self-explanatory orcie^, issjed by
State Health Commissioner John W.
Duke:
To all Physicians engaged in Prac-
tice of Medicine within the State
of Oklahoma:
To all Officers and Employes of Pub"
lie Service Conveyances and Com-
mon Carriers operating within the
State of Oklahoma:
In order to further prevent and
control the spread of contagious and
commuiiicablo-jfaeel^i, you are heiHSr
by notifiedjthat? sick people who are
being trafre^oAfed by public service
conveyance! or common carriers,
within the State of Oklahoma, must
be accompanied by and in possession
of a certificate or statement from a
reputable physician to the effect
that the individual concerned is not
suffering from or afflicted with a
communicable or contagious disease.
The above order to be in force and
effect on and after the 22nd. day of
November, 1918.
In Witness Whereof I hereunto set
my hand this the 18th. day of Nov.
1918.
SHIPPING POOL FOR
FOOD RELIEF URGED
Washington, Nov. 20.—Some rep-
resentatives in London of the Amer-
ican government are understood to
believe that the task of moving the
necessary foodstuffs so the distressed
civilian populations in the European
countries and reconstruction mater-
ial to France and Belgium can be ac-
complished successfully only through
an internatiohal shipping pool. These
representatives also were said today
to have recommended that American
vessels requisitioned during the war
be held by the government and that
restrictions on imports of unessen-
tial into the United States remain in
force until the work of supplying ne-
cessities to the war-devastated couh-
tries is completed.
LEAVE FOR CHICKASHA
Rev. John D. Salter, wife and child-
ren. left Thursday morning in their
auto for Chickasha, where they will
make their home the future confer-
ence year. At the recent West Okla-
homa Cosference of the M. E. church
South, Dr. Salter was assigned to
Chickasha.
PERMITTED TO PAIR
A marriage license was issued to
Dock Wallace, 34 years old of Big
Springs, Texas, and Miss Nettie Hol-
lis, 28 years old of Mountain View.
The couple was married by Squire
Payne.
BRIGHT SEED OATS
Bleaching Process Sometimes
Used Often Destroys Germin-
ating Qualities—Care in Se-
lecting Will Pay Big Dividend
In the purchase and selection of
oats for seed, farmers are warned by
specialists of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture to be care-
ful of grain that has been bleached
by the sulphur process. This process
is now used extensively by commer-
cial grain dealers to give oats of in-
ferior quality a bright, clean appear-
ance. In experiments conducted by
the specialists, a report of which is
contained in Bulletin 725, just issued
by the department, it was found that
in nearly every sample of sulphur
bleached oats there was a great re-
duction in the germinating power.
The largest reduction was in a sample
which germinated 97.5 per cent, be-
fore treating and 9.5. per cent, after
treating, or a total reduction in ger-
mination of 88 per cent, caused by
sulphuring.
Too much attention can not be paid
to the quality of seed, according to
the bulletin, for the same amount of
time, labor, and money is required to
sow a field of oats, whether the via-
bility of the seed be high or low, and
the product will be influenced direct-
ly by the percentage of germination
of the seed. A casual observer is
probably more likely to be misled as
to the true quality of oats than of
any other grain for seeding purposes,
because oats that have been sulphur-
ed present an attractive appearance;
therefore special care must be taken
to ascertain whether this appearance
is due to bleaching by sulphur or
or whether it is natural.
Feed Oats Noot Good for Seed
It is not an uncommon practice
throughout the smaller oat-growing
areas for farmers to use for seed,
oats that have been purchased for
feeding purposes, especially when
these oats appear to be of good qual-
ity. Frequently very poor yields are
obtained from feed oats, because
these oats may have been sulphur
bleached.
Seedmen generally buy their oats
under contracts, stipulating that such
oats shall germinate not less than a
specific percentage, and further that
they shall not be sulphur bleached.
This provision, of course, safeguards
the farmer when he buys oats from
ft seedsman who states that such oats
pre suitable for seed. However, as
there is no general regulation gov-
erning oat handling for intra-state
transactions which requires that sul-
phured oats are to be labeled as such,
the farmer generally is without pro-
tection and often sows oats that have
been sulphured. Some growers are
not aware that there is a sulphur-
bleaching process, or do not know
that this process injures the germin-
ation.
Two processes are in use in bleach-
ing oats; known as the cold process
and the warm process, the only dif-
ference being that in one case steam
is used to moistej^ the grain and in
the other cold water is used. As the
moistened oats fall from the top of
a tower they pass through sulphur
fumes which come in contact with
every kernel. After the oats have
passed through the bleaching tower
they are usually run in a bin and al-
lowed to tand over night when they
are cooled or dried as necessity may
require. The investigations show
that it is possible by this process to
bleach weather-stained, discolored,
and damaged oats, giving them the
appearance of natural oats of good
quality. It is possible, also, to im-
prove • slightly the appearance of
badly bin-burned and ground-dam-
aged oats, thereby concealing part of
the damage.
TO HELP FARMERS
County Agent Talley Imparts
Advice on Cotton—All Wheat
Loans Must be Approved by
December 12.
County Agent 0. W. Talley, sub-
mits the following self jxplanatoo
communication for publication:
To the Cotton Growers of Kiowa Co.:
I want to bring to your attention a
few things that have developed in
cotton circles the past few weeks.
When the armistice went into effect
the traders went strong on specula-
tive "short" selling, causing the mar-
ket to take a very sensational drop.
The chairman of the cotton distribu-
tion committee soon put a stop to the
short selling.
,The signing of the armistice brings
suddenly to the threshold of the re-
construction era. Pending develop-
ments are of the utmost importance
to the entire cotton world. The con-
sequences of unfounded rumors that
tend to promote vicious speculative
activity, and cause unjustified de-
moralization must be avoided as far
as possible. In order that harmful
violent price fluctuations may be
checked, the committee on cotton dis-
tribution has orderjd all shore sell-
ing on the New York and New Or-
leans cotton exchanges stepped, and
to make this order thoroughly effec-
tive, has required that no selling or-
ders except in liquidation of long con-
tracts be executed from any foreign
country.
The halting of sinkings by U-boats
the monthly increase in new ships
and the releasing of ships now engag-
ed in supplying the fleets of the al-
lies, together with the freeing of
space previously used in sending mu-
nitions to Europe, will mean a large
increase in tonnage available for cot-
ton exports.
The world's requirements in cotton
to meet its increasing demands for
clothing will be henceforth on the in-
creasing scale. Based on reports to
this committee from the varicfus for-
eign countries, it is safe to estimate
that their requirements and probable
exports of cotton under present con-
ditions to be over two million bales in
excess of last year's takings.
Europe is almost denude of cotton
and cotton goods. The potential buyr
ing power of the world, which will
be added and hastened by the estab-
lisment of the necessary credits, will
quickly assert itself. I would not pre-
sume to advise any one to hold cot-
ton at the present market price. But
these facts are for your considera-
tion.
To those who have taken advant-
age of the Federal Seed Wheat
Loans: You must have your wheat
planted and your certificate of plant-
ing approved by the 12th. day of Dec.
as the Federal Land Bank has a con-
siderable clerical force at work and
wants to release them on that date.
It is very risky to p int wheat after
that date, so get busy and get all the
wheat sown and get through with It.
It is about time to think of secur-
ing seed oats. The farmers in each
c6mmunity ought to get together and
buy these oats in car loads, thereby
saving around twenty cents a bushel.
All other business men are organized,
why not the farmer ? Lets co-operate
in the buving of feed and seed. I will
be glad to help you to ger anything
you want to buv or to sell anything
you want to sell.
LIGHT VOTE CAST
Only twenty votes were cast by
Hobart branch members in the Red
Cross election held Wednesday to
vote on candidates for the county ex-
ecutive committee. The vote of other
branches and auxiliaries will be re-
ceived here, and the committee will
canvas the returns Saturday.
LEGGETT HAS "FLU"
B. F. Leggett. district sales agent
for the National Cash Register Co..
is in the City and County Hospital
with a well developed case of the'in-
fluenza.
SAFE OVERSEAS
Relatives and friends have receiv-
ed cards from Kenneth Lampkin an-
nouncing his safe arrival over seas.
NEW LITHUANIAN NATION
ASSURED OF EXISTENCE
A new and independent Lithuanian
nation will soon assume its position
among the nations of Europe, rising
up out of the wreck of a subjugated
and oppressed state. When the Lith-
uanian Diet, permitted to re-assemble
by the. Germans, pronounced itself
unanimously in favor of the re-es-
tablishment of an independent Lithu-
ania, it put into words the hope of
every true Lithuanian.
One of the K2W departments of the
future Lithuanian state, which will
be virtually the center of the coming
independent government, was stab-
lished at this meeting of the Diet. It
is known as the "State Council" of
"Taryba." This "State Council" has
under its control such important mat-
ters as public education, religion, fin-
ance, commerce and industry, justice,
police, etc. Since the time of its for-
mation, it has been ratified independ-
ently and on neutral ground by Lith-
uanian organizations in Russia, Swe-
den, America and Switzerland.
QUITS AUTO MANUFACTURE
Detroit, Nov. 23.—Henry Ford
will retire from active participation
in the management of the Ford Mo-
tor company, it was learned today.
Ford is to soon comnkence the pub-
lication of a weekly national newspa-
per. Edsel Ford, his son, ^ill take
his place in managing the Ford auto-
mobile interests.
AEROPLANE SPEED
AND FLYING FEATS
Wonderful Achievements Made
by American Flyers—Heavier
Than Air Machines Found
Suited for Carrying Mail
COLLECTION OF WAR BOOKS
Another evidence of the far- reach-
ing efforts of German propaganda,
which unfortunately is not so readily
silenced as the German guns, is in-
cluded in a collection of books re-
cently presented by the English gov-
ernment to the University Library at
Bologna. Italy. It takes the sTiape of
an anti-English book printed by Ger-
man agents" in San Francisco, and it
is written in the Hindustan language
It is probable that German propagan-
da was widespread in a number of
Indian 'lialects.
The English gift forms part of a
collection of books, pamphlets, photo-
graphs. documents, and other printed
matter pertaining to the great war
which has been begun in the Univers-
ity at Bologna. The collection al-
ready consists of about 7,000 volumes
Noteworthy additions have been sent
in by correspondents appointed from
abroad. The French government has
also sent in a number of volumes.
The University of Bologna aims
eventually to have a fair-sized bib-
liography of books on the war. A
complete bibliography is almost an
impossibility.
Be wise—buy War Savings and
Thrift Stamps.
On September 16th., D. C. Hart, a
California aviator connected with the
Post Office Airplane Mail Service,
broke the record from Washington to
New York, by making the trip, with
210 pounds of mail, in two hours and
twelve minutes, or at the rate of a-
bout 102 miles per hour; however, on
the following day Max Miller, one
of the two aviators who flew from
New York to Chicago a few days ago)
made the trip in two hours and ten
minutes.
Thus for this month the Washing-
ton-New York Airplane Service has
made a perfect record notwithstand-
ing the stormy weather. The worst
day encountered was Thursday, the
19th., wjien Aviator Shank made the
trip in three hours and five minutes,
flying almost the entire distance in
the rain and demonstrating the fact
that the airplane is not merely a fair-
weather craft.
Recently a large British aeroplane
carried nine passengers and a consid-
erable amount of material from
France to England. The passengers
are said to have enjoyed their trip
greatly, noting and chatting about
the various important land-marks as
they passed across northern France
and the English Channel.
A flight of 2000 miles ^rom Eng-
land to Egypt has just been reported
as having been made by two British
Royal Air Force officers, with two
mechanics. It appears that this trip
was made in connection with the es-
tablishment of an airplane mail ser-
vice, and that but two stops were
made for the purpoe of taking on
petrol, oil, etc.,
On the night of September 7th.,
the British in Northern France shot
dowh a huge German airplane cap-
able of seating eight men. It car-
ried bombs thirteen feet long and
containing 2000 pounds of explosives.
These are said to be by far the larg-
est airplane bombs of which there is
any authentic record.
America is not far behind Euro-
pean countries in the construction of
giant airplanes for, on September
21st., and 22nd. at Mineola, L. I., a
huge American-built Caproni biplane,
equipped with liberty motors, made
two thoroughly successful official
trial trips. The plane, with four pas-
sengers and nearly a ton of addition-
al dead-weight load flew to a height
of 13,500 feet, and later took nine
passengers up 10,000 feet into the
air. The plane made a speed of 105
miles per hour, which is remarkably
fast for such a large machine.
| While airplanes have been rapidly
I increasing in size, speed and carrying
capacity during the last four years
i the limit has by no means been reach-
ed, and the accomplishments of the
near future along these lines will un-
doubtedly be even more astonishing
than those of the past.
GOVERNMENT NEEDS
MUCH SKILLED RELP
•Many Vacancies Still Exist in
Civil Service—After War De-
mands Great—Openings for
Both Men and Women
War's demands necessitate the em-
ployment of all kinds of labor by the
Government, and the Civfil Set-vice
Commission is advertising examina-
tions for a munber of positions that
must be filled m the near future.
Surveyor-draftsmen, who will re-
ceive entrance salaries of $1,200 to
$1,500 a year; computers at the Naval
Observatory, at salaries ranging up
to SI,200; and at the Nautical Alma-
nac office, at $1,000 a year; and chief
engineers in the Coast and Geodtic
Survey, at $100 a month; are partic-
ularly sought at this time. The max-
imum age limit has been removed in
the chief engineer examination.
There are many openings in the
printing trades. Printers, bookbind-
ers, pressmen, electrotyper finishers,
electrotype molders, and stereotyp-
ers are wanted. Printers on hand
composition and bookbinders will be
paid 60 cents an hour; printers on
machine composition and pressmen 65
cents an hour, and workers in other
trades 70 cents an hour. Women are
eligible for positions as printers.
Physica' ability counts 10 per cent, in
the examination and experience 90
per cent.
Clerks are still in demand. The us-
ual entrance salary is $1,100, and
girls who have had high school or
college training are specially sought.
Bookkeepers and bookkeeper typewrit
ers, at $1,00C a year, will be obtained
through examinations to be given De-
cember 7 and on December 11 there
will be giver examinations for calcu-
lating-machine operators at $900 to
$1.-00 a year, multigraph and writer-
press operators at $1,000.to $1,200 a
year; and statistical clerks at $900 to
$1,200 a year. The Bureau of Fish-
eries wants scientific assistants at
$900 to $1,200 a year, and other of-
fices want physical laboratory help-
ers at $600 to $900 a year. Women
are eligible for these positions.
M'CLINTIC VERY ILL
The following extract is from a let-
ter through an insurance company,
a copy of which has been receifed by
a representative here, and is regard-
ing the condition of Congressman Jim
McClintic, who has been ill for some
time. "Was advised by Miss Lyons,
secretary of the Congressman, that he
was very ill at Providence hospital,
suffering from infection of the lungs,
caused by pneumonia, following the
influenza. Upon calling at his office
today I was advised that he had been
operated on by Dr. Charles S. White,
and that he has a tube inserted in his
lung for the purpose of drainage and
that he has been very ill, but is slow-
ly improving."—Beacon, Cordell.
MANGUM PROTESTS
Mangum, Nov. 22.—The only direct
train from Dallas to Western Oklaho-
ma has been discontinued by the Mis-
souri, Kansas & Texas Railway over
the protest from the Mangum Cham-
ber of Commerce and other towns be-
tween Frederick and Elk City. The
general manager of the zone, with
four other officials, recently visited
Mangum and discussed the matter.
The Chamber of Commerce pointed
out the fact that the Dallas mails and
papers would be delayed until next
day at 11:30 and Oklahoma City mails
and papers would be eight hours later
by the Rock Island.
TELEGRAMS TO BE REDUCED
Washington, Nov. 21.—Reduction
in telegraph rates on night messages
was ordered by Postmaster General
Burleson, effective Jan. 1 next.
The minimum cost on night mes-
sage telegrams, will be 20c for ten
words and lc for each additiohal word
for the short distances, and 50c, with
2c for each additional word, for the
longest distance. Such messages are
subject to delivery by postoffice car-
riers.
SERl .M CONQUERS INFLUENZA
ROME.—The Tribuna announces
that Medical Lieutenant Luigi Millo
has obtained the best results, curing
hundreds of cases of Spanish influ-
enza with hypodermic injections of a
serum extracted from the blood of
patients. After the injections the
headache disappears, the temperature
declines and the dangerous symptoms
disappear. In the last 24 hours the
mortality from the epidemic has di-
minished greatly.
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