The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1918 Page: 3 of 12
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How About Your Hardware Connections?
la selecting your hardwire store, you should on the hum can that m wis eeUctiar tov baaktar eosb a
Motion. The first item to considar it responsibility, tLsn oomw ability to sorr% akmg withoonrtwy i dthe
sirs to please. If 70a haven't a regular place to do year hardware trading, we want yon to eoMMor tide iter*.
SWAT THE FLY
Fly tixna is just around the corner-
have yon looked aftor your serMni,
do not put it off. We have a full stock
of all sixes of wire, in both the black
and galvanized.
DESOTO PAINT
A heavy body paint, to be aixsd half
and half with pure Unseed oil. Kvary
gallon fully guaranteed. Add fifty par
cent to tha appearance of yoor build-
ings by keeping them painted.
BOLTS
Mrmrj length, atss and shape of bolte,
stocked ia snob a way that we can put
out hands on just what jm want,
dome here for bolta, keep a supply on
hand—bolte save time.
Bench Made Harness
Harness is harness these days, and
when buying, .nothing but .th« best
should look good to you—Bench Made
Harness will outwear tha factory var-
iety. Tell us your harness troubles.
Perfection Oil Stoves
Madam "Hot Weather" up to the
present time has sent her regrets, but
she promises to be with us for a sever-
al months stay. Get ready—eee our
line of Perfection Oil Stoves—all sixes
and prices.
Sivartwood, Lane & Company
We Sell the New Improved
lZ BAILOR CULTIVATOR--
We understand that some of our good farm-
ers are not aware ot the fact that we sell
the New Improved Two Row Bailor Cultivator. Well,
we do, and we expect to sell them next sea-
son. Come in and look them over. They
are time and money savers and makers.
t
Aachte Hardware & Implement Co
A CORRECTION.
An error was made In teat week'a
Heat-on In stating that all services at
the Church of Mennonlte Brethren at
Korn would be held Id English. This
should have been that a service would
be held in English each Sunday when-
ever possible, and the young people's
service will also be partly In English.
TO HOLD FAIR MEET.
Chris Copeland, secretary of the
Washita Connty Fair and Breeders
Association, has announced that a
meeting of the association directors
I will be held Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The meeting will be held in
the rear offices of the Farmers Na-
tional bank, and a number of matters
concerning the county fair will be
taken up. Anyone interested la urged
to be present.
BRETT IN COUNTY.
Rutherford Brett, member of the
supreme court, and a former citizen
of Cordell, was here Tuesday, visiting
friends. The Judge spoke at Sentinel
Sunday, at Lake Valley Monday
night and at Colony Tuesday night,
In tye interest of the Red Cross "hun
dred million campaign."
COURT AT HOBART.
District Judge T. A. Edwards con-
ducted a brief term of court at Hobart
Monday of this week. The only case
of any interest was a plea of guilty
to forgery entered by 16-year-old Ren-
7.0 Smith. He was given a sentence
of two years, which waa suspended
during good behavior.
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Cash and Carry-
The most efficient, patriotic and
saving way of buying grocer-
ies. Prove it at this
store any time.
We Buy Eggs
Fisher's acahrraynd Grocery
80NG OF A DRAFTED MAN.
I'm there with two thin blankets,
As thin as a slice of bam.
A Oman spy was likely the guy
Who made 'em for Uncle Sam.
How did I sleep? Don't kid me!
My bedtlck is filled with straw,
And lumps, and humps, and big fat
bumps
That punch me 'til I'm all raw.
Me. and my two thin blankets.
As thin as the test thin dime—
As thin, I guess, as a chorus girl's
dress-
Well, I had one hell of a time!
I'd pull "em up from the bottom—
1 My nlghtle's my B. V. D.'s)
A couple of yanks to cover my shanks
And then my dogs'd freeze!
(You could use 'em for porous plasters.
Or maybe to strain, the soup.
(My pillow's my shoes when I try to
snooze—
And I've chilblains, cough and the
croup.)
! Me. and my two thin blanket*.
{ Bundled up under my chin—
I Yes, a German spy was likely the guy,
i And gosh, but he made 'em thin!
A DANDY RAIN.
A general and generous supply of
rain fell over entire southwestern Ok-
lahoma between early Sunday morn-
ing and late that night. Reports
from all parts of this section indicate
that every creek was filled and that
crops which had been considered al-
most beyond saving were made sure.
The rain guage here showed a precip-
itation of one and a half inches.
ORGANIZE AUXILIARY.
L. R Strong, chairman of the
Washita county chapter of the Red
Cross reported a splendid auxiliary
organized at Lake Valley school on
Monday night. The meeting was an
enthusiastic one, the large school
house being packed. Judge Ruther-
ford Brett made the evening's address.
E.tGHT DELINQUENTS HERE.
The local board has received in-
structions from the Adjutant General
of the Army to immediately Induct in-
to military service all delinquent reg-
istrants who have not properly re-
turned questionnaires. Many coun-
ties have a large list of this class,
hut the list in Washita has been re-
duced until only eight names remain.
They are as follows:
L. A. Barker. Mt. View.
C. H. Dearing. Port.
E. L. Cline. Cordell.
J. L. Lowler, Sentinel.
Wm. Mochlman, Cordell.
A. F. Gertzen. Bessie
Henry E Merk. Oklahoma City.
C. E. Wilson, Sentinel.
MT. VIEW BOY SHOT.
1 Clifford, nine year old son of Mr
and Mrs. C. W. Foster of Mountain
View, accidentally shot and killed
himself Sunday morning. He and an-
other boy were shooting with a 22 rifle
which was accidentaly discharged,
the shot striking him in the left
cheek and ranging upward through'
the head, death coming within a few)
minutes. Mr. Foster, the boy's father'
is one of the commissioners of Kiowa'
county.
'What are you knitting, my pretty
maid,"
She purled and dropped a stitch,
"A sock or sweater, kind sir," she
said.
"And darned if I know which."
And then it went across the sea,
To a soldier boy It fell,
"Must be an auto robe," said he.
"Now ain't war simply •
REFUSES DIVORCES
FROM ARMY MEN
.McAlester, Ok—Thr clause, "de-
fendant Is not In the service of the
United States Army." required by
District Judge R. W. Higgins In every
application for divorce, even though
the defendant Is a woman, made its
first appearance on the minute book
of Court Clerk Mack Lester yesterday
when Judge Higgins ganted divorces
to Cris Co* from Mrs. Dovle Cox, and
Arthur Lee Hulsey from Mrs. Annie
Hulaey.
This Is a ruling put Into effect when
the first mod were called to the col-
brs. Judge Higgins absolutely refused
to allow a woman secure a divorce
from a man who had enlisted or been
drafted Intq the service unless the
sol'llcr signed a waiver to his rights.
Since women have taken up work'
which called them directly in the
service of the United Stales, the
Judge requires a sworn statement
from every man that the defendant Is
not now serving her country before
he will consider the evidence in the
case.
COSMOPOLITANS ENTERTAIN.
The ladies of the Cosmopolitan
tub were hnstesaea to their husbanda
In the annual season-ending dinner,
last Thursday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Taylor. The boun-
, fitful tour course dinner waa made
more enjoyable with a pleasing pro-
gram of mualc and readings. All club
members with the exception of Mrs.
Fillmore Bell, were present, Mrs Bell
being too ill to attend.
MARY PICKFORD COMING.
Mary Plckford plays both rich and
poor girl in her next Artcraft picture,
"The Little Princess," which will be
seen at the A Muse-U on May 20th.
The scenario by Frances Marlon la
from the story by Frances Hodgson
Burnett, and was made for.the Arts-
craft under the direction of Marshall
Nellan. Mary Plckford first appears
as the only daughter of a wealthy In-
dian captain who brings his child to
an English boarding school. A little
later In the story when Captain Crewe
loses his fortune and dies, Sara Crewe
has to discard her costly dresses and
leave her school girl companions and
becetqe a slavey and mald-of all work
In the same establishment. The tran-
sition is not as hard as it might seem
for Sara Crewe, because she has al-
ready made friends with Becky, the
slavey, and she tries to make the
raps and tatters girl realize that they
both are still "little princesses" In
side, In spite of the fact thai they
have been robbed of the exterior signs
of royalty. When Sara Crewe regains
her fortune she remembers the com-
panion of her more unfortunate days
In Miss Mln<hln's school and takes
Becky, the slavey, to live with her In
more cheerful aurroundlcgi
OUR MONEY NOT WASTED.
All of the money being expended for
war purposes Is not going to be a
waste. 8ome of it Is going to be shot
away; some of It Is going to be sunk
at sea; some of It is going to be in-
vested In machinery that will be use-
Jess In time of peace.
But a very great portion of It is be-
ling spent for things that will be as
< valuable when peace comes as now,
though not so imperatively needed
then—ships for Instance. And as for
the Immense amount spent In adapt-
ing our manufacturing plants to war
purposes. It is estimated that 90 per
cent of our war machinery can and
will bo used for other mnuufailuring
work after the war.
The invisible and Intsnglble forces
the moral forces of the world, the soul
jand conscience of mankind are light-
. leg ofl our side
The Food Administration asks for a
liberal use of eggs aud poultry by
the public during the period of greats
est production in order that conser-
vatlon of staple foods needed for ex-
port may be Increased. The prime
necessity for saving wheat, now the
, foremost commodity to be conserved,
fortunately It cotnoti at a time when
'.he taste of the American people nor-
mally turns to freeh spring vegeta-
bles, eggs and dairy products, which
nre most ptenttful during the spring
land sun,r...>r.
j RETROP RED CROS8 BENEFIT.
! The Retrop Red Cross auxiliary was j
given a splendid help In a benefit en-'
tertainment given at the Retrop school
on Monday night. An admission1
charge was mrde for the entertain-1
ment, and two quilts were sold at j
auction. One of the quilts was made
oil the design of the American flag,
and one on the design of the Red
Cross. The total receipts were $172.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.
From my place a half mile east of
Big Jake bridge about April 1. a
black horse 8 or J years old; white;
spot In forehead and branded ID on I
left shoulder. Liberal reward will be
paid for recovery or Information lead-
ing to recovery: Anyone w ith lnfor- f
matlon regarding thla horse, notify
Seger Indian Agency, Colony, Okla. .
I
Frank Cartwright went to Weather-
ford Tuesday, having been allowed by
the local board to wait for the next
call The call Monday waa the fourth
time he had been called and allowed
to wait for another call so that volun-
teers could go. He has been teaching
school near Mangum.
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55 TO RED CROS8.
A mule donated by Tltua W11 burn
of Shelley neighborhood, and a horse,
half Interest In which was given by
I M r. Rymcox of Cordell, were sold Sat-
urday on the streets for the benefit of
the Med ('toss chapter. A total of $55
>aa realized by the Red Cross from
.the sale.
NOTICE.
To property owners who have had
hagwonna destroyed by the city; You
may call at the city office now and
lay costs of destroying bagworms
without any advertising charges,
which will be added when advertised.
J. Emory Miller, Marshal.
COLLECT THE TAXES.
Saturday Judge Edwards ordered
the Muncy Export Co.. owners of the
old F\jp.t mill, to pay to Washita
county $1,300 In back taxes and pen-
alties before the mill could be moved
from the county. These people were
preparing to move the mill equipment
from the county when county officials
got the acent and saved the county a
nice sum.
SIX TO ARMY CAMP.
Six men left here Monday evening
for Camp M< Arthur, near Waco, Tex-
as, under special call to engineering
and signal corps divisions. The list
of men who went sre Gus Christian,
Port; E. H. Clark. Port; R. H. Haber-
Jain. Sentinel; G. L. Medley, Gotebo;
R C. Vanscoy. Rocky; and Carl Cov-
ey, Enid. Vanscoy and Covey were
neither called as regulars on this call,
but as altercates. However, they
wished to go and were given places
by their own request, taking the plac-
es of Frank Cartwright of Mangum,
and C. W. Battraann of Rocky, who
remained for the next call.
On last Thursday a few changes
were also made in the men sent to
camp from the list It was first an-
nounced would go.
Eleven men were sent test Thurs-
day to Fort Sam Houston. They were
G. M. Baergen, Korn.
C. V. Hooker Colony.
T. M. Shelton, Foss
Lonnie Wilkinson, Sentinel.
A. J. fhle, Dallas, Texas.
Ray McCulough, Cordell.
S. M. Lancaster. Gotebo.
Guy White, Cordell.
11. C. Black. Cloud Chief.
J. J. Meek. Okmulgee.
C. O Gillum. Foss.
Gillum was sent as a volunteer, the
call bolug for only leu utou
BUY COAL EARLY.
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THIIFI SIMP SUE
Effort Expected Soon to Push Sale ef
SUmps in County; April 1st
Report by Headquarters.
Washita county will have to get up
Ada, Okla., May 8.—Coal In Okla-''
horua Is moving rapidly and dealers j
and steam planta are buying steadily.
The domestic consumers are not buy-
ing as they should, according to P. A.
Norris Federal Fuel Administrator for 11
Oklahoma, and continued failure to
lay In a supply means the worst coal
famine ever known In this state.
i ue dealers of the state are re-
sponding to the plea to buy early and
many of them have their bins filled.! j .... w up
In the western part of the state one an(* bustle t0 make food her quota at
dealer reports that he has his bins War 8av,n«s nd Thrift Stamps, so-
rt I led, but the consumers are not tak- cor<"n8 to indications in the report at
Ing any coal. He Is anxious to avert,State ch*'"nan <*• *• Barnes, mada-
a fuel famine and Is doing what he ! publlc thU week- The report I*,
can to educate the people to the nec- clude" * summary of sales until April
esslty of storing the coal early. If 1,1 Apri! i 8a,e* not being tabu-
the consumers would take a part of It lated and r*Habto. Washita county
now he could store enough more to appeari am°ng seventy-sev«e
get the community through the winter. :coullt,e* of 016 •ut® to forty-elghtk
Reports similar to this come from place Muskogee county la leader,
many parts of the state. I w,th sale* of WS3.M4 In stamps, aa
The mines are busy now, but they avera*e of 0T®r *5.00 per capita, and
cannot stay busy unless orders keep a p*rcent4ge °* 25 P«r cent of her
up. I'nless consumers begin buying,,4UOt*
dealers may cancel their ordera to Sales of "tamP« in Washita county
the operators and then a calamity ia nnt" April Ut were shown as $37,(1*.
nli. J n# ... Thin rpnrAnonta an I
ahead of us.
The Oklahoma Corporation Com-
mission has put back into effect the
This represents an average Invest-
ment of $1.14 per capita. The coun-
ty's quota Is $656,960, so that until
"• i ui oacK imo eneci tne " u
group system of freight rates, and Aprtl lst' wtth * fourth of the year
there is no chance in the leaat for the Kon*' but 6 7 P®1" cent of the quota has
freight rate or the prices of coal to bwB ra,#ed-
get lower than they are now I Prot>ably the organisation of Thrift
Coal users who do not have bina Soc,et,e8 w111 be pushed when tha
would do well to build them at once. Th,rd Ub*rt* Bond sales and tha
All who can get wood to burn should Red Cr0M drWe been completed
do so. but M is not advisable to ship *nd out °r th« w**-
wood this year. There is no shortage I Th® Boy Scout tro«P of Cordell haa
of coal, but there ia a shortage of recent,'r t,ken an sctlve part in
shipping facilities. If fuel Is shipped s,anip 8ale# ,n Cordell, although a*
K.. i« i- . . ' Pftf llYlfl t A nf thol* — w_ .
by rail. It Is better to ship coal than j est,m#te of thelr work can be mada.
wood. All those towns which can Can,i ■hawing their sales are tor-
get their wood supply from the sur- ward<><1 to nattonal scout headquarters
rounding fsrms should make arrange-'an<! the S°Ternment awards a medal
ments to have the wood cut and !to eaoh "°out 8e,,,ng as much as $250
hsuled. Farmers can do little or noth-1 worth of stamps.
Ing along this line until later In the The 8ale of thrift and savlnc
summer, but the consumer of fuel Is I "Ti " g00d eT"
, .. . , •'n during the Liberty Bond drive, and
taking big chances who waits eveo U 1# to be expected that the amaller
one or two months to arrange for a | savings will become stronger when
supply of fuel to keep the family °tber money matters are settled.
warm next winter. j —
HERE ARE 80ME BARGAINS.
I have a good piano, a work horse,
a heavy spring wagon, a mowing oia-
chine and a rake, and some town pro-
perty which I wish to sell at a bargain.
If you need any of the above proper-
ty, see me at the Feed Mill
43 tf J. C. Wright, Cordell, Ok.
America has fallen behind In its
shipments of food to Europe. We
must make up our obligations now by
sending mor cereals, especially wheat.
Eating potatoes is one way to increase
the supply of wheat. To conserve
both wheat and potatoes eat potatoes
now and get such an enthuslaam for
potatoes that next year's production
will beat this year's.
Let your patrlotiam be shown by
deeds and not words during the pre
sent Liberty I^oan Drive.
During May, a special offer of the
llerald-Sertlnel and Beacon at $£00
for both papers Is In effect. Order
early so you won't foifet
MORE NAVY PLANES.
Washington, May $, Quailrui-1
ling of the output of the navy's big j
airplane factory at Philadelphia has
been ordered by Secretary Daniels to
meet demands of an augmented air
projurram It will be accomplished by
Inaklng the plant an assembling cen-
ter for navy aircraft and placing con-
tracts tor parts of machines with
scores of manufacturers.
Production figures cannot be dia-
cussed but eight months from Its In-
auguration the Philadelphia plant has
reached the maximum output possible
with existing facilities.
A large proportion of the machines
used by the navy are equipped with
Liberty motors secured from the
army signal corps. It Is understood
that the navy baa been given a cer-
tain priority tu this matter covering
ibe spt clal type adapted to Its use.
A-Muse-U Theater
13th
MONDAY
NIGHT, MAY
We are showing an unusual 5 reel
Triangle Featuri play that is worth
while
Wm. S. HEART in
"The Captive God"
Be Sure You See This Picture
17th
FRIDAY
NIGHT, MAY
FATTY ARBUCKLE In
"The Bell Bou"
See Fatty at His Best!
A-Muse-U Theater
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Anderson, A. W. & Macdonald, Roy B. The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1918, newspaper, May 9, 1918; Cordell, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc270418/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.