The Okemah Ledger. (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1919 Page: 2 of 12
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THE OKEMAH OKLA LEDGER
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23 1919
IT HE OKEMAH LEDGER
OKEMAH OKLAHOMA
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GENERAL OFFICES
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
Senator T E Martin of Virginia
d:ed last Wednesday at his home in
Charlottesville He had served his
slate in the senate 24 years
— —
The official majority of Harreld
for congress over Claud Weaver in
Ihe fifth district special election was
m
The Weleetka American says re-
publican victory for next year is in
She air As long as it keeps out of
lhe ballot boxes we don't care
Four men in Chicago have been ar-
rested for selling fake whiskey They
disposed of $100000 worth before
they were 'caught up with by federal
officers It was mahufactured by a
chemical process
The state board of equalization has
fixed the state tax levy for the pre-
sent year at 3 and 1-2 mills the
maximum allowed under the consti-
tution The increased expenditures
made necessary by high prices for all
the state buys explains the rate
John Fitzpatrick president of the
Chicago federation of labor is the
latest ambitious politician to announ-
ce the organization of a national la-
bor party The attempt has often been
made' but class political organiza-
tions have never proved successful
in the United States Should such an
organization reach numbers sufficient
to give evidence of success it would
only force all the divided opposition
to combine in self defense Class
rule is generally understood now to
mean the worst kind of tyrrany
Jr xus
It is A “Bout”
Time for another wrest-
ling match with that car of
yours
Bring it to us this time
we haye good mechanics
Central Garage
Former Minister of State Stein-
frartz of Germany says: "Germany
hails the course of Senator Lodge
and others in opposing the League
like the morning red of the new
dawn” Germany sees her opportu-
nity for “another chance” in tne de-
feat of the League
— —
Congress has finally excluded Vic-
tor Berger convicted- for obstruct-
ing the draft from the seat in that
body to which the Milwaukee socia
lists elected him There was one
dissenting vote a fellow from Wis-
consin named Voight elected by the
republicans
— -
Claud Weaver the defeated demo-
cratic candidate for congress in the
fifth district has resumed his duties
as postmaster at Oklahoma City the
postmaster general having held up
his resignation to await the result of
the voting Mighty kind in the P M
G
Operation of the telegraph tele-
phone and cable systems by the gov-
ernment during the period of the
war cost the peoole of this country
$14418232 according to the postmas-
ter general’s report Government
operation comes high too high for
peace times it would seem
The American Newspaper Publis
her’s Association has requested
newspaper publishers all over the
country to observe the war regula-
tions inforced by the government in
an effort to conserve paper It is
expected that many papers will be
forced to suspend
Judge Walter Evans of Louisville
Ky and Judge J D B Debow at
Nashville Term U S district judges
have both held the war time prohibi-
tion bill unconstitutional When the
supreme court gets a round at the
bat a different result will probably
be reached and these district judges
will have more notariety than legal
standing
The U S supreme court has grant-
ed permssion for the state of Oklaho-
ma to file suit against the state of
Texas to determine the boundary
line at a point on Red river where is
located some valuable oil land now
in dispute Receivers have been ap-
pointed for the property by Judge
Cham Jones of Cotton county district
court and by Judge G C Calhoun of
the Travis county Tex district court
The Oklahoma receiver obtained pos-
session but was dispossed by the
Texas receiver by a ruse and officers
representing the two courts came
near an armed collision last Thurs-
day Judge Jones reported to have
ordered his men to take possession
if it took every man in Oklahoma
The bitter effects of the late cold
strike were not entirely avoided by
its early close Hundrds of public
schools in Oklahoma more particu-
larly in the western part of the
state were closed light plants were
shut down and thousands of private
houses were without fuel Had the
strike continued a situation would
have soon resulted which would have
caused- untold suffering disease and
death The labor question is not
one-sided but a means of settlement
without strikes and lockouts must be
evolved and that at once Delay in
settling this question is liable to
precipitate a crisis attended by con-
sequences to serious to be contem-
plated without a shudder
Four American soldiers who had
successfully gone through the' dan-
gers incident to the battle front in
France and returned home were
brutally shot down by members of
the I W W while marching in an
armistice day parade at Centralia
Washington The attack by the as-
sassins came at the end of a peaceful
demonstration in which all partici-
pants had enjoyed a pleasant holi-
day The shooting was deliberately
and systematically planned and car-
ried out in cold blood The bloody
event shows the character of the I
W W organization and the necessity
for its suppression It is time for
both state and national governments
to take steos to protect the American
people from this and kindred anar-
chistic societies The fact that one
of the assassins was captured by the
crowd and lynched a few hours later
is to be regretted but if the authori-
ties fail to deal with this class of
criminals the lynching plan is likely
to become frequent and merciless
and mistakes may be made The au-
thorities should show sufficient dis-
position to act to make lynching un-
necessary at least
Lost : Colt’s revolver Grizzly model
with initials ’’B E” cut in but of gun
Size 38-40 Reward for return of
gun Berry Jones Sheriff Nov 13-2t
The Oklahoma coal miners are re-
fusing to return to work notwith-
standing the withdrawal of the strike
order by the union officials It is not
unlikely that friction between the
miners and the federal court will re-
sult as the court will be more than
likely to enforce its order against
violations of the Lever act
THE PEACE TREATY
KILLED BY SENATE
The U S senate has adopted thir-
teen reservations to the Paris treaty
which in effect kill the vital provi-
sions of the treaty and nullify the
League of Nations pact
The republicans aided by Gore
Reed and one or two other demo-
crats' have deliberately planned to
kill the treaty from the start The
plan that has apparently won was to
so amend it that the administration
senators could not support it on
final vote They have done this and
boast of it Speaking of this feature
of the situation Sunday Senator
Lodge republican leader said he
thought unquestionably tne friends
of the treaty would be compelled to
vote against its ratification in its pre-
sent form and added the treaty is
undoubtedly dead
This situation leaves us at war with
Germany The republican leaders
plan to end the war by a concurrent
resolution but Germany can exercise
her discretion in accepting such a
settlement and as our army has been
brought home we are in no condi-
tion to demand any reparation for
the injuries inflicted before the war
por to ask that Germany observe any
of the obligations provided in the
treaty we are rejecting
Meantime Great Britian France
Italy Japan Belgium Brazil and
Guatemala have ratified the treaty
entered the League of Nations and
we are left on the outside where we
will become an object of suspicion
because of our failure to live up to
our first agreements
CONGRESSMAN SCOTT
FERRIS MAKING
TOUR OF STATE
Congressman Scott Ferris who has
been filling engagements within the
state for the last’ week probably
will remain in Oklahoma until De-
cember 1st He spent a few hours in
Oklahoma City Saturday and went to
Muskogee Monday where he spoke
to a capacity audience in the Hinton
Theatre at night
Congressman Ferris regarded the
election of a Republican to congress
from the Fifth District as being one
of those occurance3 in politics which
are conspicuous because of the un-
usual conditions surrounding them
An examination of the vote showed
a small proportion of the strength of
either party cast at the special elec-
tion and he believed that confidence
arising from the fact that the dis-
trict had a normal Democratic ma-
jority of 7000 led many members of
the party to believe the Democratic
candidate was safe and this resultant
lack of interest made the Republican
success possible
“UNWRITTEN LAW” NOT
RECOGNIZED IN
OKLAHOMA COURTS
No matter who may be present it is awfully embar-
rassing to feel that we are compelled to stop and
scratch But don’t worry about it just think of
Mankim’s
Mankin’s Eczema Remedy s£ops itching first appli-
cation and cures worst cases of Eczema Itch Barbers
Itch Ringworm Toe Itch Sweaty Galled or bad smell-
ing feet
Mankin’s Healing Salve will cure boiles over night
cures any kind of old sores Has no equal for Piles
Mankin’s Dandruff Remedy Absolutely Removes
Dandruff and stops falling hair
Mankin’s Quinine Tonic is an excellent Hair Dress-
ing Mankin’s Remedies are all Guaranteed and Sold at all
Drug Stores
Mankin Remedy Co
116 South Hudson
OKLAHOMA CITY OKLA
PALACE AND LIBERTY Druf Stor Okemah Okliu Special Aftnta
In affirming the fifteen year sen-
tence for manslaughter in the case
of the state vs Carl Greek Okmulgee
county the state criminal court of
apepals has reaffirmed a former de-
cision which holds that there is no
"unwritten law” in Oklahoma Creek
killed Early Kelly at Morris on
March 25 1916 was convicted of man-
slaughter and sentenced to' serve
fifteen years in the penitentiary At
the trial in the lower court Creek
pleaded self defense and Kelly’s in-
timacy with his Creek’s wife In the
opinion the court says: “ The so-called
unwritten law — ‘the right to
avenge wrong done a female member
of a defendant’s family by killing the
wrongdoer’— does not exist in this
state"
The court also affirmed the life
sentence assessed against Henry
Welch convicted of killing W C
Smoot' at Ft Gibson in 1917 Welch
who was the town marshal with two
campanions attempted to hold up
Smoot who was station agynt for
the Iron Mountain railway and dur-
ing the attempted robbery Smoot was
killed
HERRELD ELECTED
TO CONGRESS IN
DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT
Oklahoma City— Complete official
returns from the seven counties com-
prising the Fifth congressional dis-
trict tabulated bv the state election
board show J W Herreld republi-
can to have been elected by a plura-
lity of 708 votes over Claud Weaver
democrat to fill the unexpired term
of the late Joe B Thompson ot
Pauls Valley Herreld’s total oto
was 11782 and Weaver’s 11074
Alonzo Turner Independent of Ok-
lahoma City polled 110 votes in the
district The detailed vote follows
Cleveland County— Weaver 948
Herreld 812 Turner 7 Weaver s plu-
rality Garvin County— Weaver 1856 Her-
reld 817 Turner 6 Weaver’s plurality
1 039
'Logan County— Herreld 1931 Wea-
ver 979 Turner 30 Harreld’s puraiitv
McClain County— Weaver 1007
Herreld 664 Turner 7 Weaver s plu-
rality 343
Murray County— Weaver 941 Her-
reld 607 Turner 1 Weaver's plurality
334
Oklahoma County— Herreld 5377
Weaver 4180 Turner 42 Herreld s
Plpaynf County— Herreld 1574 Wea-
ver 1 163 Turner 17 Herreld s plurah-
Herretd’s tenure of office will close
March 4 1921 and his successor will
be nominated in the August primaries
of next year and elected in the gen-
eral election in November 1929
OILND GAS RIGHTS FOR SALE
Will sell an undivided one-half
interest in the oil and gas rights in
the north half of the northwest of
17-12-11 Apply to J P Lester Oke-
mah Okla Rj’Nov 13-2t
m —
Every Red Cross Seal Stamp is a
bullet in the fight against disease
Three thousand die annually in
Oklahoma from tuberculosis If you
would help decrease this buy Red
Cross Stamps
W M PETTIT
AUCTIONEER
Lure Dates at
The First National Bank
Okemah National Bank
Citizens State Bank or the
Ledger Office or write me
at Route 1 Okemah Okla
NOTICE OP - SHERIFF'S SALE UNDER
ORDER OP SALE FOR ENFORCEMENT
OF MATERIALMANS LIEN
Notice it hereby given that in pursuance
of an order of tale issued out of the Dis-
trict Court of Okfuskee County Oklahoma
on the 18th day of October 1919 in an“action
wherein Fullerton-Stuart Lumber Co was
plaintiff and Evans-Howard Fire Brick Co
was intervenor and Bookertce Smelting and
Refining Company and United Producers
Smelting Co were defendants directed to
me the undersigned sheriff of Okfuskee Coun-
ty State of Oklahoma commanding me to
levy upon appraise advertise and sell ac-
cording to law the following described pro-
perty to-wit:
All of the right title and interest of
the said Bookcrtee Smelting and Re-
fining Co and the United Producers
Smelting Ct defendants in and to the
South West Quarter of the South West
Quarter of Section Six Township Ten
North Range Twelve East in Okfuskee
County Oklahoma:
FOR 60 DAYS ONLY
We develope films at 5 cents per
roll and make the prints at 3 4 and 5
cents each The Gleids’ Okemah
Okla tf
Wanted: Oil leases in townships
12-lli 11-11 and 10-1(1 W P Rorex
Henryetta Okla( Leave information
with E A Gaston at Ledger office in
Okemah '
to satisfy a judgment Md decree for the en-
forcement of a Material-mans Lien in favor
of said Plaintiff Fullerton- Stua Lumber
Co and against said defendants obtained
and made in said Court on the fourth day of
June 1919 for the principal turn of $59561
deb together with interest accruing there-
on at the rate of 6 percent per annum from
the 4th day of June 1919 and for the sum
of $10000 attorneys fee and to satisfy a
judgment and decree for the enforcement of
a Material-mans Lien ih favor of the said in-
tervenor Evans-Howard Fire Brick Co and
against said defendants obtained and made
by said Court pn the 4th day of June 1919
for the principal sum of $489191 debt to-
gether with interest thereon at the irate of
6 percent per annum from the 4th day of
June 1919 and for the sum of $50000 at-
torneys fee and for the sum of $12500 costs
and for the accruing costs I will on the 22nd
day of November 1919 at the hour of 2 P M
of the said day at the front door of the
Court House in the City of Okemah in said
County and State offer for sale and sell to
the highest bidder for cash the said pro-
perty above described or so much thereof as
will satisfy said judgments with interest
attorneys fee) and costs
Witness my hand this 18th day of October
1919
BERRY JONES
Sheriff of Okfuskee County Oklahoma
First published October 23 -t5
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT IN AND FOR
OKFUSKEE COUNTY OKLAHOMA
Viola Williams Plaintiff
J C Williams Defendant '
No 287
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO J C
WILLIAMS:
5aid defendant J C Williams will take
notice on the 27th day of October 1919 the
plaintiff Viola Williams filed i nthe Dis-
trict Court in and for Okfuskee County Okla-
homa her petition praying therein for an
absolute divorce from the defendant J C
Williams and for the custody of their child
John C Williams ir and costa of suit
and that the defendant must answer the
petition filed therein by said plaintiff on or
before the 12th day of December 1919 or the
allegations in said petition will be taken
aa true and a judgment for said plaintiff
for the relief prayed for therein will be
rendered accordingly
(Seal) M C JONES
'j Court Clerk
By C C ESKRIDGE Deputy
Huser & Huser Attorneys for Plaintiff
First published October 30 4L
PUBLICATION NOTICE
State of Oklahoma Okfuskee County as
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
No 2717 7
H M Stilwell Gdn Claudie King a minor
Plainitff
vs t
R G Davenport Nancy A Davenport C L
Short and Alice B Snort Defendants
You and each of v£tj will take notice that
the above plaintiff has sued you and each of
you in the above named court to cancel tax
deed issued by the county Treasurer of Ok-
fuskee County Oklahoma on the 20th day of
Auff 1912 to R G Davenport to the fol-
lowing described property to-wit:
The North-half of the Southeast Quarter
and the Southwest Quarter of the South-
east Quarter of Sec 13 Twp 11 North
Range 10 East
and for the further purpose of removing all
clouds therefrom and for the further pur-
pose of cancelling all claims or interests ad-
verse to the right title and interest of the
said plaintiff Claudie King a minor You
must answer the petition filed therein by
said plaintiff on or before 10th day of Dec
1919 or said petition will be taken as true
and a judgment fur said plaintiff for the can-
cellation and setting aside of said tax deed
and the removal of all clouds and declaring
void all interests in conflict with the title
of the above plaintiff will be rendered ac-
cordingly '
(Seal) M C JONES
Clerk of said Court
By C C ESKRIDGE Deputy
Diamond & Sherrow Attorneys Holdenville
First published Oct 304t
Vanity ?
To have your photo-
graph taken! ' Never!
Your photograph is a
token of love to those '
dear— of mutual es-
teem between friends
i 1 ”
Your photograph ’ is
' not for yourself but a
v duty you owe them
In’t It Time lor Another Photograph
Now?
THE GLIEDS
OKEMAH OKLA
“True-to-Life” Photographs
ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE
Name "Bayer” is on Genuine
Aspirin — say Bayer
Insist on “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin”
In a “Bayer package” containing proper
directions for Headache Colds Pain
lAniralgm Lumbago and 'Rheumatism
Name “Bayer” means genuine Aspirin
prescribed by physicians for nineteen
years Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets
cost few cents Aspirin is trade malic
of Bayer Manufacture of Monoseetlo
acidester of Salicvlicacid
A man's
best pal
is hit smoke
take it easy for a while”
‘ — Ches Field
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that’s Chesterfield
Not merely fine tobaccos mind you
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That’s why they satisfy And this method
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none but Chesterfields can satisfy
And Chesterfields reach you in prime shape
for smoking always— because every separate
package is wrapped in moisture-proof glas-
sine paper yf 0
20 for 20 cents
nd the blend
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