The Okemah Ledger. (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1918 Page: 4 of 8
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THE OKEMAH QJC LA -LEDGER
THURSDAY OCTOBER V 1118
PAGE FOUR
rttrnrKEMAH ledger
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KIKST DISTRICT I !
vv1 JOHN W BUTLER
SKCOND DISTRICT
'rt’'C C WHITSON i
THIRD DISTRICT
J R AUTRY
(By MUude D Jones
The proof of’ your love for the lads
over there s by the service you give
“As you love you are willing to
serve”
! In driving aloiig the country roads
jit thrills one to see the-Red Cross
service flags hung in -the windows if
so many' bbifies'al'ong the way
! A shipment of -sweater yarn has
been received' Those wishing to knit
’a sweater sho'ufdo procure yarn at
'-"2ce that the finished article may be
urned in by November 15 Phone
lrs O C Gaston 145 for yarn
Mrs Sara Sparks supervisor of
’itting is visiting in Yukon this
'ek —
Red Cross uniforms are prohibited
1 the street excepting the motor
' ps and canteen service uniform
1 coif is worn only in work rooms
removed before going on street
should he a great consolation
rents relatives and friends to
that with the care antiseptic
! ment and skilful surgery which
hoys receive over there it gives
n not only a fighting chance as
ne past but a sure chance for rc-
ery whether they are wounded
suffering from disease and today
( soldiers sent to hospitals among
1 allied armies in every 1000 only
fail to recover More than four-
hs of those wounded are returned
service 'Today nothing that hu-
1 ingenuity can devise to relieve
1 restore health or overcome
sical disability has been left un-
e There never lias been a war
illicit the chances fonsafe return
been greater than the present
-’lan to do more than you can do”
1 do it when you bite off more
' a you can chew you have to cheiV
bout the Christmas packages for
hoys otcr-seas Each man may
bive one package of gifts It will
delivered under an arrangement
It the Red Cross There are two
a half million men over there
1 the department has decided only
parcel will lie accepted for each
n General Pershing is forwarding
ipons hearing the name and ad-
s of each member of the expe-
ionary force to be distributed to
: next of kin These coupons must
attached to standard containers
txd inches in size which will he
ivided by your local Red Gross
ipter on application All pack-
:s must he mailed before Novem-
15 in order to Veach the men
0 are stationed in various places
France by Christmas day
Jcadqnartcrs requests Okfuskee
mty chapter to furnish the t'ol-
'ing linen which is to be used in
d Cross hospitals whdre American
is are being cared for Our al-
ment is 100 hath towels 9x36
-lies 250 hand towels 18x30 incli-
'l 500 handkerchiefs 18x30 inches
napkins 14x14 inches 100 sheets
’00 inches Each article finished
’ 2-irich hem at top 1 inch hern
: vottom These articles must be
f or substantially new and should
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OVER THE TOP”:
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“Over the Top boys" and givs ’em hell’’ When the zero hour arrives and
the waves of troops 90 over and forward the barrage fire rolls ahead of them
shielding them With an impenetrable wall of fire ' A barrage laid down ahead
of our advancing troops protecting them and 'razing the German positions
may cost from $500000 in Liberty Bonds upwards
bs given the best chance for life out
“When you’re wailing to go over
"the top you think of a lot cf things”
said an -infantry Lieutenant on the
sector near Cantfgny recently
“As you stand there with the hands
of your "watch moving around to the
zero ‘ hour'the draft whipping acid
wisps of smoke down the trench and
see yoUr platoon gripping their rifles
with bayonets set ready to follow
you hver into that hell you know that
some pf them won’t come hack 1 -t
“You look at the second band of
your watch ’Ten seconds’ ‘‘five sec-
onds’ and you glance across to where
the "barrage forms a ' protecting wall
of fire ’Two seconds’ — and you thank
God for the foikB back home that are
backing yon-mp and putting up the
money for all of1 those shells for they
mean that these brave boys are tfi
he strong rather than of fine tex-
ture Each family in Okfuskee coun-
ty should take part in this 'linen
shower We will show the boys we
will do what we can to fill every
need for their comfort and relief
Donations will be received at Red
Gross rooms! Phone 223 for other
information
The American Red Cross numbers
20000 American Indians among its
members
All Red Cross w’ork is done with !
military precision All workers
must observe' orders and abide by j
the rules and regulations of the or-
ganization v
The time to succeed is when oth-
ers discouraged show traces of tire
The battle is fought in the home
stretch and won tvvixt the flag and
the wire
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BARB WIRE CUTS AND WOUNDS
are troublesome to cure Get a
bottle of Farris’ Healing Remedy-
costs 50c— make it at home Heals
rapidly A ?ofe never matters where
this remedy is used We sell it on
the money hack plan
WORLD SHORTAGE
f III BEET SUGAR
Crops Are 40 Par Cent Less
Than Pre-War Average— Cen-
- tral Powers Hit Hardest
CANE SUGAR ' IS ISOLATED
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Allied Beet Production Falls One-third
in Rigid War Economy
Practiced
The world today Is producing forty
per cent less beet sugar tlma the pre-
war average
Counting the Americnn Allied and
Gemian-Austrlan crops as well as the
neutrals the U S Food Admlnistra-
tion lias estimated that the world
shortage created by the light crop of
1917-1918 Is at least three-and a half
million tons
That the 1917-1018 crop of cane sug-
ar was two million tons In excess of
the previous year does not relieve the
general shortage t
Cuba and Java produce one-half of
the world cane cron and the Java suv-
t
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"Zero — and over you go”
The barrage fire Is a wall of bursting
shells that moves ahead of the ad
vancing troops in an attack SO pen
fectly Is the schedule timed that th
artillerymen! far in the rear Know
each second Just where the first wvs
Is and raising the angle of their guns
keep the bursting shells Just 'ahead
' Official British figures ' show the
seven-day bombardment during the at-'
tack on the Messlnes-Wytschaete
ridge in June 1917 cost $83791239
in ammunition In this case the front
covered was about six miles The
preliminary curtain of fire laid down
tor six days cost $43166535
-:t A small barrage may cost as mucl
as $500000 I
sr is too tar removed from America to
transport when shipping Is badly need-
ed to transport and maintain the mili-
tary forces in France
In Java a large part of the old sugar
crop is still awaiting shipment Since
it requires 150 to 100 days for each
boat tlmt is sent to Java the possibili-
ties of obtninlng adequate shipments
of Java sugar this season are remote
Allies’ Production-Falls
-Taking the Allied nations as a group
official reports show that beet sugar
production Is less by one-third than the
pre-war average
French beet sugar industry 1ms suf-
fered most by the war The French
yield of beet sugar id now only 2!)1
per cent of the pre-war average -
For the five years preceding the out-
break of hostilities in Europe France
produced on average of 752542 tons of
sugar ench year For 1917-18 the
French production was 219410 tons
With 61 factories operating as com-
pared with more than 200 that were
In existence before the war and before
the general campaign of destructive
ness launched by the German njmiles
France nevertheless raannged to nianti-
facture more beet sugar in 1917-18
than In 1916-17 when the total output
was 202415 tons
Italy In 1917-18 produced 100800
tons of beet sugar which was 56000
tons less than the previous year and
110250 loss than the annual output of
sugar for the five year pre-war pe-
riod One of the great difficulties experi-
enced In Italy’s beet sugar Industry
was finding sufficient labor to hnndle
the crop' Thousands of men usually
employed in beet sugar production
were called for military service The
yield per acre amounted to approxi-
mately half of the usual quantity ol
beets harvested
PRICE IS FIXED
FORGOnONSEED
I The prices that will prevail this
season for cotton seed In Oklahoma
now have been fixed definitely by the
food administration Following a con-
ference between the cotton seed divi-
slon of the food administration and a
1 committee from the Oklanoina cot-
ton crushers’ association at Washing
ton a reduction In the price of seed
was screed unon because of the fs£
?
mat -tnitunr seM’was'dboirA cb
(tvs a smaller yield of oil-? l ‘'b’P'U
i The price -tor 1 seed' in theJ wdstird'
Oklahoma eonf js to be $6450 a txm
and in (he eastern tone $6660 a Mn
These prices are for carload lots t
o b shipping point ' The price1 for
Wagon lots wllj be $3 less in bpth
zones I : c ):
“These prices are liberal to the
producer In view of the poor quality
of this year's seed” said C B Ames
federal food administrator for Okla-
homa In making the announcement
“If all of the reduction in the yield of
oil was taken from the seed It would
mean a much heavier reduction in the
price to the producer” '
XEW HOME FOOD CARDS -ME
TO BE OUT SOON
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New food administration borne cardt
which will be constant reminders to
housewives that their kitchens should
bo on a war baaf are to he Issued in
Oklahoma from October 28 to No-
vember 2 as a result of a decision by
county food administrators
The food cards are to bs a part of
a national plan of food conservation
that is necessary in order that the
United States supply the necessary
16000000 tons of food for exportation
“Eat less and save more” Is the
new slosn of the conservation de
partment of the Oklahoma food ad-
ministration Special stress will be
laid on the saving of wheat sugar
meats and fats but the conservation
program Is to be extended to all food
that may be exported 1
SHALL WOMEN VOTE?
Zy Daisy Lemon Coldiron Red Rcclt
Oklahoma
Oa November 5 men on tne farms)
of Oklahoma are going to say w elite jf
or 'pet the women on those farms fcha'Jj
help them shape the political future o$
our State
I want to vote therefore I am goin
to say so and say it now before it la
too late I am going to talk to the vott
ers on the farms of Oklahoma and
am going to talk straight from the
shoulder j
Laws affect women as much as men
Women must obey the laws but ac
present they have no voice In say in J
iwhat those laws shall be -'
Every session of the legislature
passes laws affecting women childreq
and the home
' Every law affecting women chib
dren or the home needs women’s view-'
point and experience and the lack cj
that viewpoint and experience is
great economic waste as well as aq
Injustice to women
’ Farmers as a class are quick to seq
thp Justice or Injustice of a given prop
osjtlon when brought to their atten
tion Is it right to deprive your wifq
of a voice In saying what Influence!)
ahall surround her borne and ber chill
dren?
The farmer and hls wife are one’
Their interests are Identical They)
more nearly share each other's world
and pleasures than any other class os
people In the world
’"but Mr Farmer while you are abi
sorbed in farm and stock raising prob-J
leuis your wife Is absorbed in homej
and child rearing problems Hers Is
tt)0 guiding hand in your childrens'
education You know that and are!
proud of It
! Scratch your head and think a min-j
ute Have you seen any marked im-j
provemeat In any rural school but
that a woman was at the bottom of it!
Now think again ‘ ' If women are!
specialists along the line of home mak-
Ing and child rearing why in the
name of justice and economy shouldn’t)
they be allowed to use that special-
ized knowledge In making the laws
which govern the home and children?
One man said to me “I represent my
wife at the polls” I replied “I would
as soon my husband would represent
me at the breakfast table”
The farm woman is bearing her full
share of the burden of war and not
-- gays nar nsv vvao fcl
EXTRA SPECIAL RUG VALVES
A fortunate purchase of unusual quality rugs makes this sensational offer possible — an un-
limited quantity for our store: -
9x12 Rugs all Grades $ 1500 lo $7500 Each
t ' ' '
The choosing of the proper rugs to suit one’s rooms and furnishings is always one of the
biggest problems to solve in furnishing the home Let us help you with our years of ex-
perience in home furnishing Our-large stock of rugs in a variety of designs and color-
mgs— hard to beat considering present rug conditions is sure to Rive you just exactly what
will best suit the rooms in which they are to be used New Goods Exchanged for Old
OKEMAH FURNITURE STORE
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-WHEN YOUR POCKET
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Is Your! Bank '
V’ 1 VM " h
' VI v: G jy Jljir - -
Your money doesn’t last long h jliat slips away a
"u (little at a time until there is nothing left and then
vou wonder where it went1 1 v- ’ 1 '
if G'" 1 ' tv 1 4- $4 vf- ?
It is safe when it ia deposited ’Tii "this '
bank and is here when ybu need it i ' -
Don’t you think that would' be the
"I better way? ' - V'-"
- Deposits in this Bank are Guaranteed m
: CITIZENS STATE BANK
’ OKEMAH OKLAHOMA '
nay wnen sue aemanas ner run snarei
In the responsibilities and privileges j
of government? ' ' '
- And who shall say her nay when
with her help the last trench has been
won and we lay down the war burden
to take up the heavier one of recon-
struction? Do you want to undertake the job o(
rebuilding a bar ruined yvorld without!
the heip of your faithful wife? I don't
believe you do! f
Men and women we must lift to-
gether! '
There is just one thing locking to
make the fanner and his wife real
partners In the business of living ard
that is the ballot '
Get right Mr’ Farmer and then !ip
your neighbor ?et right - '
Listen to what the National Grange
cur own organization says of equal
suffrage: “We are proud of the fact
that the Grange was lhe first great
body in this nation to adopt woman
suffrage and to sufsguaid ll by provid-
ing for the equality-of women with
men In the exercize of all rights priv-
ileges and governing powers lu Its or
ganic laws Thus the Grange having
both by precept and exemp’e been the
pioneer Of this ’New Freedom’ It Is
minently fitting It should- take a fora
lost 'stand In the movement to give
o all women their right to suffrage’!
Now listen to the testimony of
Grange Worthy Masters in equal suf-
frage states This from Washington
where woman suffragu has been in ef-
fect since 1910:
‘We of the West are proud of the
record our women huvq made in the
use of 'the ballot It is no longer an
experiment ’ It has been thoroughly
tried out The woman voter has prov-
ed to be the most safe and sane of
votere and we hope the men of the
Orange who know this will see to it
that woman ’ suffrage is carried to
speedy victory In every Grange State”
And now let us hear from our neigh-
bor Ktfnsas: ‘‘The worn n of Kansas
are a power In forcing all parties to
put up their best mnn no man whose!
record Is shady can get e nomination!
polling places are cleaner rowdyism!
and vice are prohibited and suffrage!
Is now receiving the support of the!
better element which first opposed iti
In twelve states women have equal!
suffrage with men In nine othersj
they have a large degree of suffrage
Two of these are Texas and Arkansas
which have 1 recently given ' primaryi
suffrage to their women Seven are
states where the women have presi-
dentlal suffrage and one where they!
have state-wide municipal suffrage
Equal suffrage Is coming to tha Re-
public of the United States and coming
with a rush England and Canada!
have had their eyes opened by the war
and have extended suffrage to theid
women Does Oklahoma think less of
her women than does this monarchy?
When your boy over in France ‘‘goes’
over the top” he may give his life for
democracy and for hls mother Will1
you on November 5 “go over the top”!
for that mother by giving her the baH
lot and the rgiht to telleve that deJ
mocracy is something more- than a!
name?
L Just holifive yQU wlUi
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Feed Barley
and Barley Chops
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TO YOUR STOCK '
it
Barley products as much fat
per pound as corn ill fattening '
hogs and has the same value
to feed work stock '
It costs less than j:orft "
'It is the feed for Okfuskee
county
We can supply yott by ti?
bushel or by the car
n i v t iv ?!
Get Our Prices' b
Okemah Grain Co
OKEMAH
OKLAHOMA’4
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CARELESSNESS RESULTS IN t !
- ' - FAILURE irtntuid 'ch'’1
That is why we say “p£ed B A
Thomas’ Hog Powder according Wx-t)
directions” DO NOT FEED T
SLOPPY but mix it with ground
feed and -moisten with' just 'enough'
water to make a crumbly nia'6sTheo’l
each hog gets a beneficial 'dose Set''
full directions on package- Your
money back if you are not
Wilson Grocery Co j is'c-ri t -v h--
Keep your stomach livefi and bow-''!' ’
els in good icondition if you would i i ’
have health Prickly t-Aih Bitters
cleanses and strengthens these or-
gans and helps the system to fesist
disease germs ' Price $125 peF'bot-
tie Palace and Liberty Drug Stores
flomel
C a Sluggish Liver
Crashes Into Sour Bile' Making 'You1'
Sick And You Lose a Day’s
Work r‘i
Calomel salivates 1 It’s mercury
Calomel acts like dynamite - on a-?
sluggish liver' When calomel comes! Jt
into contact with sour bile it crashes 4
into it causing cramping and natt-
sea '
If you feel bilious headadhy Con-’ 1'
stipated and all' knocked out just go '
to your druggist and get a bottle of’
Dodson’s Liver Tone for a few' cents
which is a harmless vegetable sub-ti
stitute for dangerous calomel Take - i -a
spoonful and if it doesn’t start your
liver and straighten you up better
and quicker than nasty calomel and '
without making you sick you just
go back and get your money ‘ !
If you take calomel today you’ll be--sick-and
nauseated tomorrow be-
sides it may salivate you while if
you take Dodson’s Liver Tone you
will wake up feeling great full of
ambition and ready'for work or play ”
It’s harmless pleasant and safe to
give to children they like it ' "
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Gaston, O. C. The Okemah Ledger. (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1918, newspaper, October 3, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1862243/m1/4/?q=no+child+left+behind: accessed July 5, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.