The Weekly Democrat-Chief (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1920 Page: 1 of 12
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THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT-CHIEF
Official Paper of Kiowa County. Largest and Oldest Bona Fide Circulation oi any Publication in The County.
vol xvni.
HOBART, KIOWA COUNTY, THl RSDAY .JULY 8. 1920.
* NO. 50
DEMOCRATS NAME
COX FOR PRESIDENT
UnltM |'r«m.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.—Gov.James M.
Cox, Ohio's three time governor, was nominated
for president at 1:44 (Coast time) this morning,
during the 44th. ballot.
Samuel Amidon, Kansas MeAdoo leader,
moved the rules be suspended and Cox be declar-
ed the unanimous choice of his party. Cox gain-
ed steadily after the 38th. ballot, following Pal-
mer's withdrawal. MeAdoo delegates yielded
slowly until the Amidon motion was carried with
a gr^at shout on the 44th. ballot. On the 44th bal-
lot Cox had 699 1-2 to McAdoo's £77. Amidon's
motion was made and carried. Several states were
prepared to throw their entire vote to Cox and
lye him a big'majority, when the nomination by
imation was made.
COX ANNOUNCES ACCEPTANCE
«y U ited Pre**.
DAYTON, Ohio, July 6.—Governor Cox stat
ed he would accept the nomination. He was up
all night and was too tired to make a statement, it
was announced.
M'ADOO RELIEVED AND DELIGHTED
Ur ufcit.d
HUNTINGTON, N. Y., July 6.-"I am reliev-
ed and delighted. The call did not come to me,
MeAdoo stated when told the results of the con-
vention. He said he was grateful to his support
ers, but would withhold his statement until the
convention emnpfctes its work.
WILSON CONGRATULATES COX
Hy United Pre** #
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 6.—President Wil
son sent a message to Cox stating, "please accept
my licarty congratulations and best wishes.
Hundreds of messages arrived at the Cox-
home from democrats in all parts of the country.
The Georgia delegation wired that it was
their pleasure to start the ball rolling for him and
hailed him as the next president.
HARDING CONGRATULATES COX
I y Unit -d I'r***
COLUMBUS, Ohio., July 6.—Senator Hard
ing, the republican nominee for president sent
congratulations to Cox today. He stated to
friends that the campaign would not be based on
personalities.
President Plans
To Enter Campaign
Ujr I Initial
WASHINGTON, July 6. —
President Wilson plans to take
mm active pott in the campaign
ui will make a stumi
for Cox if his health
james m. cox
RACE RIOTING FOLLOWS
BURNING OF 2 NEGROES
SITIMTIOM TENSE
IIPK TEXAS
while touring the negro section
shortly after midnight. Hard-
ware stores were broken into by
whites, who confiscated Runs
and ammunitions. Merchants
denied they sold the guns to the
S. j whites.
Mayor Fired Upfcn in Negro!
Section — Merchants Claim Mob Applied
Stores Were Broken Into and Torch to Blacks
vote from the liberal element of
the country, and at the same
time he has a record for enforce-
ment of the dry law in Ohio. It
indicated that dry democrats
will support him.
Assistant Sec'y.
Running Mate
By United Hreng.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.—
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New
York, was nominated for vice
president at 3:15 this afternoon
by acclamation, ar.d immediate-
ly thereafter the historic demo-
cratic national convention ad-
journed.
No Statement
From Bryan
Hy l'niti-d Hre« . S
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.— |
Bryan has little comment to §j
make on the nomination. "1 =
have already expressed my §
views," he stated, and added 5
"repetition is unnecessary at S
this time." |«
Bryan had sharply criticized 2
Cox previously for his wet ten- =
dency, and declared the Ohio
governor lacked progressiveness
and was lined up with Wall
street.
The Nebraskan declined to
state what part he would take
in the Cox campaign. Bryan
stood alone unnoticed last night
Guns and Ammunition Taken
By United I'rens.
PARIS, Texas, July 7<—Al-
though the streets were crowd-
ed all night and today, the police
and sheriffs office denied the
reported battles between the
whites and blacks, although sev-
eral minor clashes occured be-
tween "irresponsible.^."
Mayor Crook was fired upon
Hy I'nltrd I'reaa.
PARIS, Texas, July 7.—The
city is quiet this morning, fol-
lowing the burning of two ne-
groes, Herman and Irving Ar-
thur by a mob for the murder of
J. H. and William Hodges, farm-
ers, last Friday.
The negroes were captured in
Oklahoma Tuesday and brought
here for trial, and a mob storm-
ed the jail, took them out and
burned them.
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$23.00
City tiank. will give $25.00 for the best
Capon produced by our customers at fche Poultry
Show this fall.
Lets fry the Capon business. "We would
like to have the names of those interested.
•♦The Bank Service Built."
A GOOD BA/VH //V A GOOD TOWH
CITY BANK
DE /'os/ r.5 o t / a a1 A /v rezco
HOBART, OKLAHOMA
"liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimi!-hi iiiiiiiii
RET. DICK T. MORGAN DEAD
Officials Pleased
With Nomination
BV United Pre**.
WASHINGTON, July 6.—Ad-
ministration officials are highly
pleased over the ^election of Cox
■g tour! Several have announced they
permits, would support him in every way.
will confer with Cox soon. ' and expect him to draw a big
Br United Pre*i«.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 5. — Repre-
watching the making of a new sentative Dick Thompson Morgan of the Eighth
leader of the party he once con-' Oklahoma district died at Danville, I1L, from pneu-
t rolled.
monia according to word received here today.
GRASSHOPPERS EATING
COTTON AND FEED CROPS
C«Mly Agent Charlton Ready to Assist in Measures to Exterm-
inate and Save Cot on and Feed Crops for the Soil Tilers—
Farmers Who lUve Large Flocks of Turkeys Will Be Able to
Combat the Peats •
will be
caused a complete stop in buying Hobart Brick ami Tile Co., w
fof the past few day*. One local buy- ce ve.i over the Hock Island Thursday
er got a car today for shipping and night, Rnd the tracklay ng
ha« been a'de to tnk some wheat. started nt once.
Alarming reports of extensive damages from an invasion of | Fartm i < are being compelled to
vrasshoppers, were brought to town by farmers Saturday. Those store their wheat in anything avail- . m ,r „ ,T m rr
south of town and weal of llMifilt, report excessive jam- ■abl - ,n man>' in<,anc®8 rooms
WHEAT IMO IS
OVER 50,101 BUSHEL
WIND MOVES BUILD-
INGS ON GANN FARM!
._ k
STORM vNOKTH OF TOWN
Wind Doe* More Damage Than Hail
According to Iteport
LEAGUE OF NATIONS ML
REMADE CAMPAIGN ISSUE
ROOSEVELT SIMILAR
10 GREAT THEODORE
Supporters of Democratic Vice-
Presidential Nominee Jubil-
ant Over His Nomination—
Comparison of Records
By t nlled Prens.
NEW YORK. July 7.—Sup-
porters of Franklin D. Roose-
velt, democratic vice-presidenti-
al nominee, are jubilant over hi9
nomination and declare he is
similar, in many respects to the
late Theodore Roosevelt.
Both attended Harvard; both
served in the New York legisla-
ture; both served as assistant
secretary of the navy and both
were candidates for vice-presi-
dent. •
G. 0. P. GOMHITTEE
DECIDES 00 PUIS
Hays, Harding and Other Re-
publican Leaders Confer Over
Coming I'oltiical Battle—To
Fight for Middle West
D. A. Thomas pf Lone Wolf was in
Hobart Saturday.
By United Presa. "11
CHICAGO, July 7.—The lea-
gue of nations will be accepted
as the paramount campaign is-
sue by Chairman Will Hays of
the republican national commit-
tee.
At a conference attended by
Hays, Harding and other repub-
lican leaders it has been decided
as the issue, and republicans will
refuse to make the liquor ques-
tion an issue.
Hays declared the middle west
will be the battle ground in the
coming campaign. •
WOLFINGER REPORTS
ROTARY CONVENTION
Seventeenth District. Composed
of Kansas, Missouri and Ok-
lahoma Sent Largest Dela-
tion—To Scotland in 1921
The seventeenth district composed
of Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma,
had the largest representation pres-
ent at the 11th. annual International
Rotary convention held at Atlantic
City, New Jersey, according to the re-
port of D. S. Wolfinger, delegate from
tch local Rotary club.
Delegates from eleven different na-
COUNTY W HIOEI
HOME OEIONSTRMOR
Discuss Proposition at Regu-
lar Monthly Meeting—Office
Vacant the Past Year
The question of making i
priation from the county funds to
cover part of the salary of a home
demonstration agent to be Rent out
by the state A. and M. college, is be-
ing taken up today by the county
commissioners.
The state pays $80 on the salary of
a home demonstration agent ami the
tions, the fartherest distant being ' county has been asked to supply as
Shanghai were represented Wolfin- j additional $120. This salary will
ger said. cover all expens^^
Of the forty-two bands and orches- ; The person i "ectrd by the state
tras present the chief musical attrac- from among women who have had
tion was the Glee club from Salt I.ake ' special training and experience for
City, he says. the work. She carries on the owrlt of
There were approximately 7000 Ro- organizing girls clubs, giving dem-
tarians present, and Wolfinger re- onstrations of canning: and modern
ported that the 17th. district scored a methods in the home.
triumph in the election of two of the j Practically every county in the
three vice-presidents. The men se-. state now employs the services of
lected were Bob Timmons of Wichita, such a person and it Is considered of
Kansas, and Ray Havana, of Kansas great educational value, especially t«
City. I the younger generation.
The convention was held on the | Kiowa county has been without the
pier at Atlantic City which extended services of a home demonstrator for
out about 300 yards over the waves, some time now but if the commission-
Kdinburg, Scotland was decided on as ers report favorably it is believed
the place of meeting for the 12th. that one may be secured before thia
Reports of
kind storm which
U%derslieriff W. T. Gann went t-
his farm "> 1-2 nvles north and 1 mil
west of Hobart, Tuesday afternoon, to twisted buildings around to a consid-
M—rlv 1 AOO W*«nn nf make \n iru"P«^ion damage sus- (crub|#> „Nlent have tK>en
received from
Nearly 1,000 Wagon Loads Of tained from the wind storm Monday
Grain Sold in Hobart Alone night, as it was reported to him that
Todate of 1920
Shortage Felt
Crop—Car house had been moved off the ■ fr„m theie, but the storm blew sev-
foundation and turned partly around, | ora, KrEnaries which had l>een stand-
a district >ix miles north.
Very little hail damage was report-
Up to this time 918 wagon loads of
wheat have been sold to grain deal-
ers froTi th's year's crop. At an av-
erage of £8 bushels to the load this
amounts to 63,824 bushel.
but was standing. The barn on the !jnR for fevern| vcarf; from their foun-
farm was razed by the wind, and the t,ation, an(, mo;.e,| them several feet,
cotton hailed out, according to infor
ination telephoned to Mr. Gann.
TRACK MATERIA!. HKRE
Cross ties, rails, spikes, fish plates
RAIN EAST OF HOBART
A heavy rain fell Thursday night
and the other necessary material to j In the yicnity of Carncg.e and Moun-
Scarcitv of cars for transportation lay the side track to the plunt of the tain \ .w iwcording to report:- re-
... - ■ - - — - ceived here today.
The ground was ro wet in places
th-it men could not wrrV in the fields
ami wont t«> town for the t!ay today.
convention in 1921.
STATE FOLLOWS SUIT
By I^hIIkI Trm.
season is over.
PAYS CITY A FINE
Willie Hood, negro held by city of-
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 6.—The Jficials on a charge of disturbing the
state bank commissioner issued a peace, appeared at the city hall Wed-
call for the condition of state banks nesdav and paid a fine of $12.50 and
on June 30. was dismissed.
PHIS DEIOCM COMS
HOD CAODIMTES THE) NOMINATED
tflreadv and unless drastic methods are taken to prevent fur-: th^M.' h®UM" a',,\be'pf
Uer l«~d of the P«f the entire cette. ud feed crop, he i
eaten UP# 480 lomls. th* Ch;cka.*ha Milling Com-.
One fanner, farming an Indian lease, 10 miles south of town, puny, ins and the Hol<«rt Milling com-!
reported Saturday, all but five acres of a fine tract of cotton has pany .".40 !oa<!
been shorn of the foliage by an invasion of "millions" of hoppers. LIGHTNINQ Hrr FARJ|| Hol sK
Lightn'n? struck the farm home of,
Denny Mortgomery. two rnd on«<-
The Democrat-Chief recently published a formula to poison
hoppers, sent from the A. & M. college to County Agent Charlton
who is ready and willing to assist farmers in every possible way.
Least year the hoppers swept western Kansas, and because of hnlf n'V. ^ruth of town, n'-out s (
the inability of the farmers in that country to combat the pests,: c'Mo«v'ay evenlrr urd tore a
it i* evident that they have moved into Oklahoma in great swarms lur:re in roof-
... . „ - wii not set on fit*, and the family
F armer* raising large flocks of turkeyoo, are especially for- w.cie pot awar^ how c)oi<. boIt.
tunate as 40 or 50 birdj will keep a large field free from grass- h d struck unt" M r -fn the roof
tho*e who have turkeys, state. 1 was discovered Tv.rs.'ay mornirz- I
FERRIS COMING TO KiOV/A COUNTY!
Scott Ferris, candidate f< r the United
States Senate, will speak inKicwa Coun-
ty on the following deles-:
Hobart, July 14th, 2:00 p. m.
Snyder, July 14th, 8:00 p. in.
l>ate
Place
Nominee
1832
Baltimore
.Jackson . .
1H44
Baltimore
. Polk . ..
1H48
Baltimore
. Cass . ..
1852
Baltimore
.. 1'ierce . .
1S56
Cincinnati
.. Buchanan
1360
Charleston and Baltimore
. . Douglas .
(No choice at Charleston; convention jnoved
convention nominating Breckinridge.)
1M i
Chicago
. . McClellan
1868
New York
.. Seymour .
187i
Baltimore
.. Greeley .
1876
Baltimore
. .Tilden . .
1880
Cincinnati
. . Hancock .
'.881
Chicago
. . Cleveland
!888
St. Louis
.. Cleveland
Chicago
.. Cleveland
'891
Chicago
. . Brvan .
1900
Kansas City
.. Bryan . .
1&04
St. Louis
.. Parker .
1908
Denver
.. Br\ an .
1912
Baltimore
..Wdvw .
1913
St. I.ou i
.. W.laoa .
. Acr'amauofi
.. . .XccJamat wi
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