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THE TIMES-DEMOCRAT, ALTUS, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1919. OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY PAPER
IN INTEREST OF [57,000 ILLITERATES ICOUNTY COUNCILS
NAT L PROHIBITION IN OKLAHOMA ARE DISSOLVED
Noted Speaker on Temperance Reform! Jackson County Makes Good Showing j Governor and State Council Express
Will Be Heard in Altus
January 29.
Only a Few Others Having
Lower Percent
Appreciation of Great Service
Rendered by Okla. Citizens
Interesting statistics have been com-! On the eve of dissolution of county
piled by the federal department of edu-j councils of defense in Oklahoma Gov-
cation at Washington, which present ernor R. L. Williams dispatched the
to tile people of Oklahoma the true | following letter to all members of i
situation with reference to the condition j eculive committees:
of illteracy in this state. These sta-j "1 take this occasion to thank you
tistics are given out with the hope of the name of the State of Oklahoma for
impressing upon the minds of the peo-1 the patriotic, service which you rendered
liber of the Executive Commit-
WAR SERVICE RE-
CORD KEPT FOR
FIVE SONS IN
SERVICE, TWO
! ALTUS PARTIES -
BRING IN BIG
HISTORY! WOUNDEDINFRANCE WELL AT RANGER
Dr. Louis Albert Banks, D. D,
Louis Albert Banks. D. D„ of Dela-
ware, Ohio, is an author of wide note,
a preacher of force and power, a lec-
turer known over the United States.
and a relentless foe of the liquor traffic.
Dr. Banks will speak in this city at
7:30 p. in., Jan. 29, at the Methodist
church, in the intcerst of national pro- white population
hibition.
Dr. Charles Parkhurst, editor of
\ Zion's Herald, said of Dr. Rank
oently:
'At 16 years of age he commenced
| to preach the gospel in Washington
[ territory, and many were converted.
j From 17 to 21, he taught school and
| studied law, being admitted to# prac-
i ticc in the courts. He rcc&ved his
first regular appointment as a min-
ister in the Methodist Episcopal Church
! from Bishop Gilbert Haven, and was
stationed at Portland, Oregon. Fearless
as a reformer, he has been shot down
by the infuriated salooni^t, and mobbed
by the antl-cTiifirse1 rirors. Dr. Banks
is tall, of vigorous form, pleasant and
intelligent face, never clerical but al-
ways frank, open-hearted and manly.
He is always bubbling over with life
and good cheer. He carries with him
an inexhaustible supply of exuberance
which overflows to gladden every cir-
cle into which he entWs. He is a
pic that there is serious neglect of the
public schools, and to the end that the
people oi the statei may endeavor to
overcome these conditions, at least in
the interest of the coming generation.
According to these statistics, Oklaho-
ma contains f>7,567 persons who are il-
literate and more than 10 years old.
The state contains 1,197,476 persons
more than 10 years old, according to the
statistics, the whites numbering 1.008,-
100, of which 33,569 are illiterate. The
foreign-born whites, more than 10 years
old, number 39,0(4. of whom 3.828 are
illiterate.
There are in the .state 101.J57 negroes
more than iO years old. and of the
number. 17.858 are illiterate.
The statistician, using 10
the minimum age limit, found that 5.6
percent of tlie white population is il-
literate: 9.8 percent of the foreign-born
liberate, and 17.7
percent of the negro population is illit-
erate. ,, —- •
Illiterate males of voting age total
28,707, and of the number 1-1.824 are
white, representing 4 percent of the
total. Illiterate foreign-born whites
of voting age total 2,188 and negroes
7.3%, according to the statistics. Th
statistician figured- that *9.3 percent o
the foreign-born whites of voting age
were illiterate and 20.1 jiercent
negroes of voting age were illiterate.
A table stating the illiteracy by
counties places illiteracy in Jackson
county at 315 persons more than 10
year.-, of age, or 1.9 percent. Of the
males of voting age 166 are 'illiterate,
or 2.6 percent. Greer county ha'
percent of 2.1, Harmon 2.2, Tillman 1.8,
Kiowa 2.9. Adair county contains
1,464 illiterate, 20 percent of the popu-
lation of over 10 years, being the highest
perccnt of all the counties, while Grant
county with 110 illiterates has the low-
est. .8 percent.
I tee of your County Council of Defense.
"N ou in common with the other war
workers in Oklahoma have neglected
your own business for the past year
and a half to devote a large part of your
time to patriotic tasks. It was due to
such support as the people through
these county councils of defense gave
in America that our armies were able
to defeat the military machine and re-
move forever the menace of Prt^sian-
ism.
' N ou have reason to feel proud of
the part which you have taken in the
Great War."
That peace time jobs should be left
to peace time organizations is the opin-
ion of the Oklahoma State Council of
Defense which influenced its decision
to discontinue the activities of coun-
ty councils of defense. The State Coun-
cil will remain operative as a united
body but has adjourned subjcct to the
call of the chairman. J. M. Adyelotte.
Oklahoma State Council of Defense
Will Publish Work of County
Councils in Book Form
Oklahoma's fame for unfaltering sup-
port of the flag while the country was
engaged in hostilities with the Central
Powers of Europe will be perpetuated
and memorial handed down to posteri-
ty in the form of a war service record
which is now in course of preparation.
The activities of ^11 war bodies, the
specific work of county councils of de-
fense and other data pertaining to the
winning of the Great War will be con-
tained in the coming and final issue of
thei "Sooners in the War." the oflicial
publication of the state council. This
material will later be assembled in
pamphlet form to become a matter of
record
Man> county councils Have reported
their operations for publication in this
record and this, in conjunction with re-
ports of food, fuel and like administra-
tion-. will demonstrate the almost hun-
dred percent loyalty of the Sooner State
in tlu national crisis.
Washington reports that defen
councils in Oklahoma have been as ef-
ficiently and completely organized as
those of any state in the union and that
their record of achievement stands sec-
ond to none.
Harrison Family Gave Generously of The oil well being drilled by Altus
Their Sturdy Boys, Now Looking {parties at Ranger, Texas, was drilled
Forward to Their Return j into the Ranger sand Wednesday af-
. ~~~- „ | ternoon. and proved to be a 3,000 barrel
Mr. and .Mrs I. (, Harrison re- gusher. As wells are computed in val-
ceived last week first news of their ue on the cstimate ()f ^ for cadj
son Raymond m l-ranee, since the sign- j barrd production. the wel, is therefore
nig of the armistice, ... a letter fromjn three mi,„on llo„ar
WILSON t CO.
ENLARGE PLANT
Wilson & Co. will soon begin a num-
ber of improvements, and now have
local contractors figuring on estimates
! for their poultry feeding station and
old storage plant here. It was the
company's intention to install this plant
t^an of boundless optimism."
This hote of Dr. Parkhurst's is one
of many editorial aitf platform utter-
ances that have been given praising
Dr. Banks. Frances E. Willard said
that Dr. Banks "is an illustration of
St. George ami the Dragon, in his on-
slaught on the sins of cities. He is
a knight of Christ's Gospel Chivalry,
and all the lances that he tilts arc shafts
of brotherly love."
Dr. Joseph Cook declared:
"On the Pacific Coast, Rev. Dr. Louu. _ _ w
Albert Banks has imperiled his lite in when they first came to Altus, more
defense of the oppressed—on the At- j than a year ago. but war conditions
lantic Coast, he has studied the prob-I delayed their building program. Their
lem of the perishing poor with eyes, j present floor space will be considerably
heart and photographic camera. He is j increased and a second story added,
a man for the hour in the Church iorjH. M. Stoner, their local manager,
the times." . states that they are contemplating a
Dr. Banks ha-> served remarkably sue- modern plant in every respect, and they
ccssfully pastorates in the leading will dress and ship milk-fed, box-pack-
churches of the largest cities from coast I <"d poultry in refrigerator cars to cast-
to coast. As an evangelist his itiner-1 ern markets.
I arics have been nation-wide. | Altus has always been a good poultry
As an advocate of temperance re-
form during the past quarter of a cen-
tury. Dr. Banks' name has been well
nigh a household word, and for the
past two years or more he has been giv-
ing his entire time to the campaign for
nation-wide Prohibition as one of the
national lecturers of the Anti-Saloon
League of America. II« recently com-
pleted a tour to the Pacific Coast and
1 hack, speaking daily, covering a period
of almost three months. Commendations
have come from evtry State Anti-Sa-
loon League Superintendent in every
state covered by his tour
SYRIANS SUFFER rujR LECISLA-
UNDER TURKS RULE;™ «I1 WORE
market and the new storage plant of
Wilson & Co. will do much to make it
one of the best markets in the state.
MORTUARY
A. M. Aboussie and sister. Miss Annie
of Duke, received last week a letter
from their mother in Baruth. Syria, the
firsi ihey have heard from her in four,
years, says the Duke Times. The let-
ter was written after peace was de-
clared but was censored before leaving
that country.
i Some of the inconveniences and suf-
fering of the people of that portion of
the country which is under Turkish
rule and has been for a great many
years, was rccited in the letter. Food is
very scarce and hard to obtain even
if a person has the money to buy with.
All kinds of cloth for clothing is ex-
hausted, and the letter told of the wo-
men using quilt lining in making cloth-
ing for themselves and their families.
Baruth has never been in what would be
termed the war zone, but has suffer-
ed greatly at the hands of the Turks
who have maintained a large army in
the city, and in many instances every
item of furniture was taken from the
houses of the inhabitants by the Turks
and sold. Many families have returned
to their homes and found nothing left
hut the bare buildings everything they
possessed having been taken by the
army.
Mr. Aboussie says should England j
or any of the Allied nations take pos-
session of the, country and drive the
Turks out and permit the people who
in right own the land to develop the
country, that it would soon be one of
the richest little nations on the earth.
Large deposits of coal, gold and silver
are known to abound in many places,
but the Turks have never permitted
their development. It is also a very
rich farming country, and crops are
always bountiful, but under Turkish
control such a large portion of produce
is exacted in taxes that farmers make
a hare living.
It the assignment of committees in
thej .senate and house as published this
week. Harry B. Cordell, of Manitou,
senior irom this district, and Edwin
Dabney of this city and W. D. Ballard
of Olustee, representatives from Jack-
son county, are named as follows:
Cordell, chairman of prohibition en-
forcement ; member of' committee
agriculture, banks and banking, irri-
gation and drainage, legislative and ju-
dicial, roads and highways, livestock
and tenant farming.
Dabney: member of committee on
senate and judicial rcdist.; fees and
salaries, roads and highways, judiciary
No. 2, legal advisory, code revision.
Ballard; general agriculture.
A number of house committtees are
yet to be announced. -'■* —
him saying that he had been wounded
ilt action but was getting along nicely.
The Harrisons are expecting every day
to hear that he has arrived in New
York, as he told them not to write
to him any more, and that he would
telegraph them when he landed. Mr.
Harrison never received any notice from
the war department that his son had
been wounded, nor was his name among
the casualty lists published, and Ray-
mond's letter was the first notification
they had of his being wounded.
All of the five sons of the Harrison
family who were in servicve have ncrw
been accounted for, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison feel that they have cause for
great rejoicing that all their sons have
been spared to them. Walter and Ray-
mond have both been woui.Jed over-
seas. John is also over there with the
34th Division. Ob*ie is still in camp at
Middlctown, Pa., and Lex has return-
ed from the student army at Norman.
well. This is
on the Barton tract, Ocie Barton, for-
merly bookkeeper of Agpiew-Moore Co.,
now in France, being one of the owners
of the land from whom the lease was
obtained.
WELCOME HOME
W iley Russell, Ft. Oglethorpe. Ga.
Lee Baker. Ft. Olethorpe, Ga.
Fred Hanna, New Orleans Naval Sta-
tion.
Mack King, Infantry.
Ned Thomas, San Diego Naval Station.
L C Bcthca, G. S. Infantry.
Offie R. Penick. S. A. T. C. Norman.
Orvillc Robertson, Sgt. Co. G, 133 Inf.
Bennie Burns, Cat, Co. C. 5th Div. Bn.
John Franklin Stone, 162 Depot Brigade.
Rolan J. McAtee, London. Eng.
Beigh Black. S. A. T. C. Norman
llenrv C. Locke. Co. F, 2nd Inf.
JOHN HOWELL
BECOMES BENEDICT
John Howell, of the Massie-Ingle
grocery company, after putting J. P.
Newton in charge 'of the store, left last
Thursday without stating his destina-
tion or when he would return, but from
the best information the Times-Demo-
crat can obtain, he was hound for Dur-
ant with matrimony as his object, it
being stated by those who are in a posi-
tion to know, that he was married in
that cit \ Wednesday to Miss Bertha
Fuller. The bride is well known here,
having spent several seasons as mil-
liner at the Russell department store,
and the many friends of both are
anxiously awaiting their return, that
they may properly express their con-
gratulations and best wishes
STUDENT JOUR-
NALISTS NOW
NUMBER SIXTY
Sixty students are now enrolled in
the school of journalism of the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma as compared with fifty
during the first quarter of this school
year. More than half of them are tak-
ing advanced courses. Only three meir
W£re enrolled in the school last quar-
ter as compared with twenty-five this
quarter.
A new linotype machine is being set
up at the university and all publica-
tions. suspended last quarter will be
resumed at once. Harold Sanders,
Chickasha, is editor and Lee Crom-
well. Enid, business manager of the
Oklahoma Daily, student paper. Fannie
Inez Bell, Muskogee, is editor of the
University, of Oklahoma Magazine
monthly publication. Fred E. Tarman.
of the journalism faculty, is business
manager of the magazine and editor of
the University and Editor, a publica-
tion which circulates among the edi-
tors of the state.
FIFTH LIBERTY
LOAN IN APRIL
Washington, Jan. 12.—Opening of the
Fifty Liberty Loan campaign April 6, the
second anniversary of the declaration
of war against Germany, is under con-
sideration by treasury officials but no
decision has yet been reached. The
Third Liberty loan drive started on
April 6. 1918, the first anniversary. It
is planned to have the campaign run
for three weeks and to ask for between,
five and six billion dollars. Whether 'ess-
tlie interest rate will be more than the: Today. Wednesday, unite a number of
4ipercent borne by the last issues de- j anntd men are searching the surround
pends partly on the movement of the
market price of Liberty bonds during
the next two months. The bonds will
be of short maturity in the neighbor-
MOUNTAIN LION
SEEN NEAR MT. PARK
On Sunday morning, a full-grown,
mountain lion made his appearance near
the home of A. H. Reed, who resides
two miles northwest of town, says tlie
Mountain Park Herald of last week.
The animal disappeared before a guti
could be procured.
On Monday morning, while a hunt-
ing party was being organized to go in
search of him, the lion appeared again,
following the same trail, but again dis -
appeared, after a few shots were fired
at him, which failed to take effect ow-
ing to the distance. The party search-
ed for the lion through the day, but
failed to find any trace of him except-
ing tracks, which disappeared in the
water.
Again. Tuesday there was a search
for him. but again the search was fruit -
hood of five vears.
In Me-Tjiory of Mrs. O. A. Russell
Mrs. Harley Robinson Dead
Firit Christian Church
Sunday, Jan. 19.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Subjcct at
11 x m.. "I Am Not Ashamed of the
• ■ospel." At 7:15 p m. "Personal
Touch in Soul Winning."
Everyone who doe>- not attend Sun-
day school anywhere else is invited
•o attend the Sunday school at the
iirst Christian church L A. Pel ley is
•ur >uprriftendent
<Je© W. L«»v Pattor.
Horn to Mr and Mrs. Sid Duke. 21t>
fast Live Oak. o>n Wednesday Jan. t5.
a daughter Mr Dob- is now arider
sheriff in the office of Sheriff Lee Pub-
lish
Mrs. Mary Turner, aged 77. died at
the home of her daughter. Mrs Kuntz.
118;i E. Broadway, Saturday, and was
buried Sunday afternoon. Rev. S. H.
Owens officiating. Interment was made
in the city cemetery. Mrs. Turner was
the grandmother of Private Helms who
lost his life in battle in France
Mrs. Harley Robinson ol this city,
who was called to Missouri a short time
ago by the death of her brother. wa«
taken sick with influenza while there,
from which her death occurred in a few
days. A sister of Mrs. Robinson who
was called to the brother's funeral from
another point, was also stricken with
the influenza and died. t|ie three deaths
occurring within ten days. Mrs. Rob-
inson is survived by her husband and
two children. Mr. Robinson being an
employe of the Orient railroad at this
place
Dovie Thelma Baker, aged five, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Baker, died
at the family home. 721 North High-
tower street, Tuesday, and was buried
Wednesday at 2 p. m . funeral services
being conducted at the home by Rev. 1
Hopper Dr Lowe, of Blair, was in the citjr
Monday Thi Doctor has recently
Ht» **■■« is N*t WaUcet been mustered out of service at Camp
■ ■ - Cody and say* hi* experience in the
Kutnor Fwt. A. K Mrtkr. treatment t>f pneumonia and other pul-
. mldn' for a tram but walked jnaonary affection has been of great
ail ihe way fmm Atans when mfonr .alue to him in the practice of his pro-
ed that he was fatfier His wife was at j tV*4l0r
the hoar of her peeentv Mr. and Mrs j _____
R M. Thorp The toy weighed right Dr and Mrs. M. H Woolrtdge visit-
and one half pounds —Eldorado Courier 'ed relatives at Wellington Sunday
Mrs. Lillie Russell, wife of O. A. Rus-
sell, died at her home five miles north-
east o f Altus on December 24. aiter
week's illness. She was 27 years of
age: was married to Mr. Russell
Bedford county. Tenn., January 10. 1915.
coming to this country at that time, and
had resided here ever since. She
the mother of three children, her first
born being twin boys, one of whom
died at the age of three months, the
suvivor being now twenty-eight months
old. and the youngest child a baby girl
ight months old. The father and little
ones were very sick with the influenza
at the time of Mrs. Russell's death. She
also leaves a father and brother. J. T.
Blackwell and son. Johnnie, who came
from Middle Tennessee, arriving short-
ly after her death, and a sister, Mrs.
Magg;c Russell of this community, her
mother hav.ng died when she was four j pr4ctor
oM She has nam «?»«r on U
join her mother and sweet little child
New Grocery Firm
A new firm opened for business this
week is the grocery store oi Moore &
McLemore on the north side of the
square in the building adjoining the
Kaizziar Meat Market. The firm is
composed of J. S. Moore and John W.
Mcl-emore. two well known business
men of Altus, who desire their rnany
friends to peep into their store and see
what they are doing. Elsewhere in this
issue is found their ad announcing their
partnership, to which the attention of
all Times-Democrat readers is called.
New Family Swells Alius Population
Dr and Mrs. D. W. Stafford and
family, which consists of twelve child-
ren. all living at home, arc new resi-
dents of Altus, having moved here from
Oregon about January 1 Dr. Stafford
has bought and moved into the Smith
and Brown property at 321 East Broad-
way. where he has hi< office as a Chim-
ing country for the beast, and it is to
be hoped that they will be successful.
This species of the cat family is an
extremely ferocious animal and is carni-
vorous. having been known to attack
and devour human beings, when driven
by the pangs oi hunger. And it would
be wise for the mothers of this neigh-
borhood to uot allow their children to
go abroad at night until this beast is
captured.
The mountain lion is better known
as Jaguar, but is often called the Ameri-
can or Mexican lion. > |
This is the first one that has been
seen in this country in years, and was
probably driven from the Forest Pre-
serve by the extreme cold weather and
the lack of food. **
Mrs. Kosell joined the Me*fcudis;
church :a early childl«ood. and lived a
true Chrehan life She wat a k'sd and
tovioe wife «ftd mother, and her lot;
is fflOu—by many friend* and eela-
tim
i
Chas. Scroggins oi West Pecan St..
who has been suffering from an absecess
is »oinc better this week.
M. E. Adkins of the John V. Farwell
Co. oi Chicago, was calling on the trade
in this city Monday. ,
J. P. Goodman has been confined at
home by illness several days the pa«t
week.
Mr. and Mr». J. W. Richard*oti, oi
Elmer wrr trading in town W<"drre
day. "**
■ .. . ... | H you are m the market ior a gt>od
nf*bb°r\wh° ** anJ r0nf U with garage in ejection ^ Wm
to me and my little ones dunng *«• (cameron ft C%
sickness and death of my wife. Their j _____
kindness will ne«r be forgeora i WU1 Rxk» «u om rrotn ttiadmli
O A. Russell t on bu<innt Saturday
Card Of Tkaaks
I dc»tf e to thank the kind irivnik and j
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