The Altus Weekly News. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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THE ALTUS WEEKLY NEWS.
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VOL. XVIII.
ALTUS, JACKSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MAY J. 1*17
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with us miffht be the means of attaining your indepen-
The policy of this Bank i«. "SERVICE That Will
Help." Weitand ready toatsist you at all times in
the hsndling of your bueineafl.
We pay 4 per cent on ssving accounts..
Are the only Government Depository in Jackson
County
If you are not already a depositor, we suffffest that
you accept our invitation and ooen an account.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ALTUS. OKLAHOMA
M'CALEB REPLIES
TO MCKEY
Editor, The Alrus News:
Last week in reply to a wire
from Hon. Jim McClintic asking
as to the sentiments of the peo
pie of Olustee in regard to selec-
tive draft in the event sufficient
volunteers did not enlist, Mr
D. L Dickey, editor of the Olus-
tee Democrat replied "No draft
for Oklahoma, D. L Dickey and
Olustee."
Now Brother Dickey let me
ask. Did you call a mass meet-
ing of the people of Olustee to
discuss this subject and make a
proper answer, or on the spur of
the moment, make reply as you
felt regardless of others? Mr
stand and sometimes overlook
the bite of a fice of the hand that
feeds it, but it is harder for me
to understand why you wish to
obstruct in any way the raiaing
of an army, to fight for a cause
we believe to be right This
government even lets you send
all papers to your subscribers in
this county free of postsge and
in the past haa permitted, with
out restraint, you saying what
you pleased.
Every one knows that, so far,
the raising of an army of volun-
teers has been lamentably slow
in accord with the task before
us This is a Herculean under-
taking- In fact the greatest
burden this country has ever
shouldered
It would be the height of folly
to send a few volunteers to Eu-
battle full in Germany's face. I
want to tee it oarrfed out even
to the bitter end not sneak off
like a mangy cur. I'd rather
sse my country made a desc
tk>n forever and a day. It's flat
torn from the heavens, it's nana
erased from the map of the
world and ita people sleeping in
hero's sspulehna than to see It a
mark for scorn, an objset of
eontompt
Theses ie now being filled
with the rotting hulls of ships
and human bonea. Many of
theee ships are American ships
that were on a Iswful and peace-
ful mission; all sent to the. hot
tom of the deep by German sub*
marines- Some of these bones
are the bones of our innocent
women end little children. These
people believed thst our flsg
would protect them. Thst ac-
cording to all international law
that they had the right to
cross the big pond just ss we
travel the peaceful roads in Ok-
lahoma- Germany promised us
thst she would not sink these
ships, but this promise has turn-
trspid followers Columbia sprang
M panoplied like Minerva from
the brow of Olympian Java.
When the colonists stood dsbat-
tag whether to bear their pros-
out III or fly to others they knew
not of. he seized the gage of bat-
tle and fluag it fair in Britona
haughty f^ee. When defeat fol-
towed defeat, when the new
born nation wes bankrupt and
its soldier itarving in the field;
when coward lips did from their
color fly end men brave as Ro-
man tribunes wept tears of grim
dssoair, his presence urged us
on like ancient prophet of Israel
cheering on the fainting legiona
of the Lord: and again and again
and yst sgain the ragged bare-
footed continentals set their
bressts sgsinst the bsyonet until
from the very sshes of defeat
Liberty arose. Phoenix like, a
goddess in her beauty, a titan in
her strength.
Now of sll times this is the
time when sll true Americsns
should be in spirit and in truth a
band of brothers, the wrongs of
one the concern of all. When
McClintic is at the capital, and rope to be slaughtered like sheep
With 9 rfitafiirn fnur AfkaM fwninnr * 1.1 _l i_ « ri • • . .
with a relative few others trying
to guide this* nation through a
mighty perilous time I differ
in the shambles. It will take an
army of millions. Why make a
false show? A bluff? If we
most emphatically from you. 11 succeed it must be a time when
believe this selective draft sys-! all are for each and each for all.
temisthe best. Talking with j "Every man for himself" is the
several of our leading business dogma of the devil, conceived in
men they are of the same opin-
ion and we do not wish it pub-
lished to the world, as you have
already done, that we are not
ready and willing to gphold the
Presidont and leading men of
this country in their effort to see
this plan carried out. We feel,
that no matter what one's opin-
ions were before war was declar-
ed, that this is the time to be
intensely loyal to our govern-
ment. Since war was declared
you have in a way through the
medium of your paper discour-
aged enlistments. I-can under-
\
iniquity and born in hell and if
it prevails it will lead us to per-
dition. In this instance, did I
not favor war I would have the
decency to keep my mouth
shut. By discouraging enlist-
ment we are giving aid to the
enemy indirectly if not directly
and this is treason. In this
struggle if we cannot, and will
not aid our country, it would be
far better that we were dead,
damned and delivered and fath-
ems deep in hell a thousand
years. \
We have thrown the gage of
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Every depositor of this hank is protected by
the
Depwttm' Gaariatee Pud
of the State of Oklahoma; and
We guarantee to give ssrvice unequalled
in this part or the State.
If you are not already a customer of this
bank we invite you to become one and get the
SAFETY and SERVICE you are entitled t^
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Altus, Okla.
Carnegie Library Notes
Msny a boy has found his call-
ing in life by the reading of a
good book, also many a boy has
fallen in with ideal, foolish snd
even wicked company for want
of good books. Abraham Lin-
coln walked 80 miles to borrow
a book, sat up all night to read
it, and returned it next day.
Very few of us can own all the
books we need, but we can all
work for a good public library
for Altus and thereby help our-
selves snd our neighbors. A tax
of only 35 cents per capita will
provide the necessery mainten-
ance fund of $2000 yearly which
is required for a 120,000 gift
from the Carnegie Foundation.
The amount paid by any one
family would not exceed the
price of a company dinner and
do so much more good.
Kids Brake Into The Empire
Early Tuesday morning, night-
wath H A Steele, discovered a
couple of kids in the Empire
Theatre. He made an entrance
and arrested Roy Speed and Par-
nell Parks, two boys about 16
years old from Frederick. Young
Parks got away from Steele, and
is yet at large. Young Speed is
in the city jail.
As far as we have learned the
boys had not secured any money
or anything else, when arrested.
FINANCIAL PREPAREDNESS
in the United States really began two years ago when the
Federal Reserve System was organized. It will be complete
when every citizen is doing his share towards the mainten-
ance of the system.
By depositing your money with us you can help directly
in developing and strengthir.g it, as we are required to keep
on deposit with our Federal Reserve Bank in "Kansas City a
portion of your balance with us.
Member
Federal Reserve
System
CITY NATIONAL BANK
At the ssme time,
snd without cost you
benefit directly from
the protection the
system sffords us.
ALTUS, OKLAHOMA
"The Bank of Personsl Service"
J. S. Wood,
President
OFFICERS
C. C. Hightower,
Vice President
E. H. Hightower,
Asst. Cashier.
J. «. Wood
C. C. Hightowe
DIRECTORS
J. K. McMahan
K. H. Hightower
Joe Sumner
B. K. Wood
ed out to be a mere scrap of pa-
per like the promise she made to
respect the neutrality of Belgi-
um- Germany has already made
the statement that she would
make America pay the cost of
the present war. She exacted
one billion dollars from France
at the close of the Franco-Prus-
sion war, besides the provinces
of Alsace and!Loraine. A billion
dollars would be but pocket
change as to what she would
wring from us were she the vic-
tor. Besides she would likely
want Oklahoma and Texas.
It is a fitting time that we pay
France, in a measure, for help-
ing us write the charter of our
liberties with the bayonet on the
back of Cornwallis' buccaneers.
Its synonym wss spplied to Laf-
ayette. the arch angel of the
revolution, who with his soldiers
through seven long years drench-
ed with blood and tears fanned
liberty's flickering flame with
deathless faith that the Omnipo-
tent arm ofGod would uphold the
banner of the free Through
the help of this man and his in-
brains and patriotism should
take precedence of party politics
and lead this nation once again
to destroy the tyrants power.
Taking this burden upon our
shoulders we must go forward
or we must go backward—we
must press on to grander
heights, to greater glories, or
see the laurels already won turn
to ashes on our brow. We may
sometimes slip; shadows may
obscure our psth where noisome
reptiles creep, the boulders may
bruise our feet; there may be
months of mourning snd dsys of
agonv; but however dark the
night, Hope a poising eagle, will
ever burn above the unrisen
morrow. Trials we may have
and tribulations sore; but I say,
but I say unto you that wRile
God reigns and the human race
endures, this nation, born of
our fathers blood and sanctified
by our mothers tears, shall not
is away. Very truly.
C. B. McCALEB.
Spanish American War Veteran,
Olustee, Okla-
W. R. Thurman of the Duke
Times was in the city Wednes-
day on business. While here he
made this office a fraternal csll.
He stated that Cecil, the 19-year
old son of Toin Buchanan had
his right arm broken above the
wrist, by a Ford car. Wheat
in the Duke country is ruined by
the drought. A number of men
and teams are at work on the
Ozark Trail between Turkey
creek and the Harman county
line.
THE UNITED
HATES NOT.
The advance man for the tt*
cruiting men for the-U. S. Navy,
was in the city Wednesday, and
made this office a pleasant- call-
He wss here to distribute litera-
ture relative to the life and duty
of those who serve in the navy,
to meet our officers and people
and talk with them, and to se-
cure offices for the Naval Re-
cruiting Officers that will be here
from the 16 to the 20 af May to
enlist any who may wiah to join
the navy.
A young man joining the navy
haa advantages superior to those
in any other branch of the ser-
vice. He hss a chance to see all
parts of the world, he has the
advantage of a good training
school on his ship, and he hss sn
opportunity of Iearing one of
many useful trades, so that when
his time of 4-years enlistment is
out, he is qualified intilectually
to take his place in the advanced
walks of life, or has a useful
trade, by which he may secure
a|livelyhood.
Booze has been banished fronf
our navy, and many vices that
formerly crept into the service,
have been driven out.
If there are any young men in
this part of the country contem-
plating joining that branch of
the service, they should see the
recruiting officers from the 16 to
20 of May at Altus, where thev
can learn more about the service-
W.J. Bryan Will Be Here
William J. Bryan will arrive in
Altus at 8 o'clock a. m. June 1st
and will leave at 10:30 o'clock
a. m. for Mangum, where he is
to lecture before the chautauque.
This will furnish our people an
opportunity to see the Great
Commoner.
W. T. WILLIAMS
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Orr, J. P. The Altus Weekly News. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1917, newspaper, May 3, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc276469/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.