Cherokee County Democrat (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1915 Page: 1 of 10
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CHEROKEE
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY AND COUNTY
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Successor to The Tahlequah Arrow and Herald
TAHLEQUAH, OKLA., THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1915
DEMOCRAT
PUBLISHED BY THE ARKOSv HJBLlSiiiNC CO.
TWENTY-NINTH YEAR-NUMBER 38
WILSON CAN BE TRUSTED
DECLARES CHAMP CLARK
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 2 —
American pence with the rest of the
worlQ, not at any price, bui without
the sacrifice of national honor, if
possible. War only as a last resort
to uphold the dignity of the nation,
llnsweving loyalty to President Wil-
son, "Who can be trusted to do the
proper and patriotic thing for the
country."
Such are the sentiments of Champ
('lark, speaker of the national house
of representatives, on the present in-
ternational crisis as expressed by him
in a short addrfess at a luncheon
given in his honor by the Young
Men's Democratic clu[) in the Skir-
vin hotel at noon Tuesday.
Speaker Clark fra/ikly admitted it
was "a ticklish situation, but ex-
pressed the belief that the plan of
President Wilson for the use of di-
plomacy and "good sense" would
bring about an amicable adjustment
of all difference without armed con-
flict.
He made it plain that he was an
advocate of peace, but not to the ex-
tent of the sacrifice of the nation's
honor and American lives. He urged
his hearers to follow the suggestion
given some time ago by President
Wilson to refrain from discussing
any of the grave questions involved,
to the end that no erroneous im-
pressions would be created.
There are so many fools in the
world who insist upon talking about
this trouble that they might precipi-
tate armed conflict in spite of all the
wise heads of the country can do,"
said speaker Clark.
"I would like to grab every jingo
in this country by the nap of the
neck when he advocates war, and
put him in the trenches on the bat-
tle fields of Europe. Then I would
die easy," continued the speaker.
His exprssion of confidence in the
ability of President Wilson to "do
the proper and patriotic thing for
the cot/itry" was greeted by prolong-
ed applause. Wilson and Clark were
rivals at the Baltimore nomination.
He said the president was carrying
the greatest loud of any president
since the administration of President
Lincoln, and he urged the people to
refrain from anything that might
bring embarrassment to the presi
dent, or make heavier his burden of
great responsibilities.
"These blood and thunder inter-
views and speeches criticising the
government and demanding war are
criminal idiocy," declared Mr. Clark
The speaker read from a copy of a
telegram *he sent a short time ago
to a New York newspaper, which had
requested his views on th? German
reply to the American note and on
the international situation generally.
In the telegram the speaker express
ed his sentiments dlmctly in line with
those of the president, and which are
believed to be those of a great ma-
jority of the American people.
TAHLEQUAH GIRL
pastor bkinoing family
Dr. T. N. Hartman, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, has gone to
Russelville, Ark., to arrange foi the
shipping of his household furniture
to this city. Dr. Hartman is expect-
ed to return with his family to Tah-
lequah Saturday.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
INSTRUCTOR HERE
(From Wednesdays' Daily Arrow)
Miss Mary Braly of Lincoln, Ark.,
arrived today to accept the position
of domestic science teacher in the
normal and will fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the resignation of Mi^s
A h ps.
Miss Braly is a sister of Herbert
Braly in Muskogee and comes to this
city with- splendid reconimndations
from the places where she has been
engaged in the work. She is a giad-
uate of the Central Hight school,
Washington, D. C., and also from the
University of Chicago and was a stu-
dent at the University of Arkansas.
She taught domestic science one year
at Durant and for the past three
years has been teaching the culinary
art in the Merridian, Mississippi,
schools.
President Gable is to be congratu-
lated upon his success in securing so
able an instructor as Miss Braly. out
when we stop to think, President
CSable is thoroughly alive in the ail
of choosing his faculty for the North-
eastern Normal and only chooses the
best material, which is the solid
foundation upon which the reputa-
tion of the Northeastern has been
established.
The Arrow joins all Tahlequah in
welcoming Miss Braly to our city.
SALE ok CHAUTAUGUA TICKETS
THE IDLERS
By Walt Mason
Men labor against the hamea, ■
and sweat till thy're old and •
gray, supporting the stall-fed •
dames who idle their years
away. We've bred up a futile
race of women who have no
care, except for enameled face, 1
or sea-green shade of hair, who
always are richly gowned and
wearing imported lids, who car-
ry their poodles 'round, prefer-
ring the pups to kids. And
husbands exhaust their frames,
and strain till their journey's
done, supporting the stall-fed
dames, who never had toiled or
spun. We're placed in this
world to work, to harvest our
crop of prunes; Jehovah abhors
the shirk, in gown or In trouser-
loons. The loafers in gems and
silk are bad as the fragrant
vags, who pilfer and beg and
bilk, and idle in thtir rancid
rags. The loafers at bridge
whist games, the loafers at pur-
ple teas, the hand-painted stal-
fed dames, are chains on the
workers' knees. The women
who cook and sew the women
who manage homes, who have
no desire to grow green hair
on enameled domes, how noble
1 and good they seem, how whole-
• some and sane their aim, com-
• pared with that human scream,
• the brass-mounted, stall-fed
• dame!
GERMAN THRUST AT RUSSIAN
LINES IN EAST UNBROKEN
NEGRO YOUTH
KILLS HIMSLLF
(From Wednesday's Dadly Arrow)
In Muskogee yesterday occurred
the marriage of Mr. Osley Welch and
Miss Sylvia (Bob) Grffith. Mr.
Welch is a prosperous young farmer
near Grove, Okla. The bride is- the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Grif-
fith, landlord and landlady of the
Powell hotel. Miss Bob, as she is
generally known, is one of Tahle-
quah's popular young ladles and is
connected with the Arrow as reporter
and society editor and blest with a
host of friends who will join the Ar-
row in wishing the happy couple
health, prosperity and happiness in
this their new adventure. Mrs.
Welch will return here in a few days
and resume her efforts on t.ht Arrow
for a short time until they have com-
pleted arrangements for making
their home in Grove.
The sale of Chautauqua tickets
will be handled by the ladies of the
Civic League. Mrs. W. S. Barnes,
the acting treasurer, will receive the
tickets and supply them to the heads
of the various committees as follows;
First ward, Mrs. Reville.
Fourth ward, Mesdames Vinson
and Hackler.
Second ward, committee will se-
cure tickets direct from Mrs. W. S.
Barnes.
The following committees will sell
to residents of street? named:
Wall street, Welch, Haidy.
Bluff Ave., Courscv .MeSpadden.
Muskogee Ave., Pedburn, Pitch-
ford.
College, Amnierman, Adair T. H.
Moore.
Cherokee Keenan, Benge, Foster.
State, McGregor, Guinn, L. C.
Ross, Vance.
Mission, Markham, Vinson.
Ross, Covel, W. A. Thompson.
Chickasaw, Barnes, Dryden.
Choctaw, Sharp, Evans.
Keetoowah, Peterson, Harnage,
Miss Duckworth.
Deleware, Stapler, E. P. Williams.
Shawnee, Mrs. J. F. Duckworth,
Hastings.
East Downing, (.'ouch, McMichael.
West Downing, Hum. Wallace.
Morgan and Academy streets,
Hackler, Logan, Shumate.
Goingsnake, Reville, M. R. Morris.
Grand Ave., Normal, Tinch Joe
Miller.
Northtown, Laurence, J. M. Dun-
can, Carding.
WAR OAS BRINGS SUFFERING
LONDON, June 2.—The effective-
ness of the gas employed by the Ger-
mans on the western front is indica-
ted by the latest British casualty list,
made public today. Of the second
batalion of Lancashire Fusilieis 403
men are reported to be "suffering
from gas posionlng/'
(From Wednesday's Daily Arrow)
Clarence Brown, colored, grand-
son of Aunt Peggie Lasley, commit-
ted suicide about 9 o'clock last night
by shooting himself through the
heart, with a 41 Colts special.
The suicide occurred just outside
the colored school house where a
large crowd was present witnessing
the closing exercises of the school.
Brown had mentioned his inten-
tions of taking his life to several
companion^ during the afternoon and
evening but none of them gave spe-
cial attention to his utterances as
they though him just "talking." He
was present at the exercises last night,
and left the building about 9 o'clock,
remarking as he went out to the
doorkeeper, Joe Upchurch, that if he
heard a noise outside he would know
that he had killed himself. Up-
church testified before the coroner's
jury '.hat he heard the shot hut did
not leave the building nor go neat
the dead man for some time after
the shooting.
The evidence never disclosed the
first person to arrive upon the scene
as everyone that testified met some-
one coming away, but none were able
to tell who they met.
The verdict of the jury was that
"Clarence Brown came to his death
from a yistol wound, fired from a
41 Colts special, with suicidal in-
tent." Judge J. D. Wilson had
charge of the inquest.
The remains wqre taken in charge
by his grandmother, Mrs. Lasley.
Brown has made several attempts
during the last two or three years at
taking his life but each time he has
been saved by his friends. About
two years ago he made an unsuccess-
ful attempt at hanging himself in a
barn and was cut down in an uncon
scious condition and resuscitated.
Less than a year ago, lie took lau
dium and but for the timely arrival
of friends, would have made good his
Intentions.
When the shot was heard in the
school house several of the colored
folks rushed outside and found the
body writhing in the convulsions of
death and for a few minutes cast a
pall over the exercises, but the audi-
ence soon regained its composure and
the program proceeded without fur-
ther interuption. ,
presbyterian' lawn fete
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give a lawn fete at the
home of Mrs. J. M. Crew, on West
Shawnee street, next Friday night, to
which all Presbyterian students of
the normal and their friends, and
Presbyterians of the city are invited.
CAMP TAHLEQUAH
ALMOST READY
The Boy Scouts and Y. M. C. A.
members from all sections of state
are making big preparations for their
annual outing ai "Camp Tahlequah"
this year. The work of getting the
camp in shape is progressing nicely
and everything will be in readiness
in a few days for the-accomodation
of the campers.
Several new steel boats have ar-
rived to he used at the camp, and
a twenty-loot barge will be construct-
ed to serve as a ferry. The pavilion
will be amply large to house a large
number of boys during b«*ti veather
and serve at all tintes for a place of
meeting. A gasoline engine \till
pump the water from the cool spring
under the hill to the camp site one
hundred feet above.
The camp is the only one of its
kind in the southwest and will make
.in ideal place for Oklahoma youths
to spend their vacation. While it is
convenient to Tahlequah, only six
miles away and connected with a
good road, it is far enough away
that the boys will have a splendid
opportunity for the study of nature
without being molested by outsiders
and can roam the hills and valleys,
commune with birds, beasts and
flowers to their heart's content and
catch all the fish they want from
the sparkling waters of the beauti-
ful Illinois.
The first boys scheduled to arrive
ire due here from Muskogee some-
time this week, but may b delayed on
account of the recent inclement
weather, and not reach here until
the first of next week. The first
bunch will consist of the older boys
who will put the camp in tip-top
shape for their younger brothers
who will arrive about the 20th of
the month for a two-week's camp
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
The Pioneer Oil company has pur-
chased two vacant lots west of the
depot on the right of way, and have
a corps of men here ready to break
ground for a ware house and three
stationary tanks.
The Pioneer is enjoying a good
business in Tahlequah which has ne-
cessitated the improvement.
Dr. A. N. Leerskov of Clarmore,
arrived today for a few day's visit
with his brother, R. N. Leerskov, and
other relatives.
MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED
More than 700 students were en-
rolled at the Northeastern State
Normal this morning and the trains
today brought many more student-
teachers to the city. Of the enroll-
ment, nearly six hundred remain here
taking credit work and will remain
the entire weeks.
Attorney Robert Keenan has open-
ed a law office in Sapulpa and will
permanently locate in that city,
Dr. A. C. Campbell of Okmulgee,
president of the State Association of
Aptometrists and Dr. Chas. H. Tay-
lor of North Dakota, who were sent
here by the State Superintendent of
Schools Wilson, to give talks on the
care and treatment of the eye, found
the crowded conditions at the norm-
al derogatory to their work and left
for Durant today to continue their
:work.
LONDON, June 2.—in the face of
yesterday's Russian claims that, the
Austro-German grip on Przeniysl has
been broken and that the offensive
in the great Galiclan struggle had
passed to the Russians, came both
German and Austrian official state-
ments tonight asserting that the
vustro-Gennan troops had been suc-
cessful to the north and Southeast of
he fortress; th : tne for*'; to the
north had fallen into their hando,
vhlle to the southeast they Lave
\v rested Stry from the Russians.
In fact the Austrp-Germans say
that the cain^a gn is running in thelv
favor everywhere in the eastern zona
frOiii ulbau In the north to the south-
rn-most tip of the Galiclan battle
line.
It is apparent that the Russians
since being forced back to the sail
have been rushing up heavy rein-
forcements in the hope of averting
the fall of Przemysl. Hut the Austro-
3ermans undeterred by stupendous
losses have as yet shown little dis-
position to accept a purely defensive
ole and the British critics seem to
have been a lilt premature in saying
that the German thrust has definitely
failed.
No Biitish official couii'iu. ication
was issued today. Tha P rench con-
fine theinslves generally speaking to
recounting their successes at Ablaln-
St. Navaire
The German official statement
Is more specific ant! tells of minor
things elsewhere. It adds that the
French effort to break through the
German lines has failed.
new freight law
An amended bill of lading giving
shippers unlimited instead of limited
liability, in cases of loss, went Into
effect all over the T'nlted States
Tuesday. Tht new provision Is made
to comply with the recently enacted
Cummins amendment to the Inter-
state Commerce Act.
The uniform bill of lading, now in
effect, is, limited In that the shipper,
when he accepts it enters into a con
tract that limits him in the amount
he can recover in case of loss where
personal negligence of the carrier is
not proved: Now the shipptr wil be
able to ask damages in all cases of
loss on the basis of the value of the
shipment. There has been much
speculation as to what the railroads
would do about the Cummins amend
me lit, but the traffic department or
the Commercial club was notified
that the railroads accept it without
fight.
italians hit i'ola from air
ATTENTION TAX-PAYING VOTERS
Remember the mass meeting at
the Commercial Club rooms Thurs-
day night at 8 p. m. The purpose
of this meeting is to consider the
financing of the County Fair.
Reverend A. C. Roker, A. B. B. D
a native of the ^est Indias who was
brought from those Islands and edu-
cated in New York and Washington,
D. C., will lecture in Tahlequah
Thursday night, June 3, in colored
Baptist church of the negro normal.
A small fee of ten cents will be
charged to defray expenses. An in-
vitation is extended to all races.
Doors open at eight o'clock. C. C.
Buttram, conductor.
Mrs. F. H. Molloy returned today
after a four-day's visit with relatives
In Summers, Ark.
ROME, June 2.—An official state-
aunt isuued by the ministry of ina
l ine announces an Italian dlrlgle has
made a raid on the Austrian naval
base of Pola, doing damage to the
railroad station and the arsenal. The
statements follows:
"One of our dirigibles flew over
Pola last night, dropping bombs on
the railroad station, a depot and the
arsenal. All the bombs burst with
full effect. A big fire started in the
arsenal .
"The dirigible was subjected to a
violent fire from the land batteries
but was not hit, and returned intact
"This morning our destroyer flo
tilla bombarded a shipyard at Mon
falcone, causing considerable dam
age, as the commander of the de
stroyer was able to observe. Several
large boats laden with flour were
surprised and destroyed by the same
flotilla, which returned, having ac-
complished its mission without being
hit by the fire of the gutfc on the
Austrian coast. The crews suffered
no loss."
AMERICANS OUT OK GERM ANY
LONDON, June 2.—"In the last
few days a positive exodus of Ameri-
cans from Germany to Switzerland
has been taking place," says the
Morning Post's Berne correspondent.
Many of the arrivals have been resi-
dents of Germany for years. They
declare that the popular feeling
against Americans in some places
makes it intolerable, if not unsafe,
for them to remain.
reduce eastboi xd freight
The first readjustment on east-
bound freight rates from the Pacific
coast, caused by steamship competi-
tion through the Panama Canal, has
been announced by the transconti-
nental lines. The new rates will ef-
fect reductions of 10 c-^nts a hundred
pounds on beans, 22 1-2 cents on
canned fruits and vegetables, 7 1-2
cents on salmon and 5 cents on as-
phalt.
TRAIN TELESCOPES OIL TANK
DECATUR, 111., June 2.—It'is re-
ported here that an Illinois Central
freight train left the track at Stoy,
in Crawford county Sunday, striking
an oil tank. The oil was set on fire,
which in turn destroyed the freight.
CIVIC LEAGUE TO
HELP CHATAUUQUA
The ladies of the Civic League
met In called meeting Saturday after-
noon. The most important matter
before the league was a proposition
by the Chautauqua management to
allow the ladies of the league to take
charge of tho sale of the Chautau-
qua tickets.
In consideration of the league un-
dertaking this work it was proposed
to give whatever balance there may
be left after the expenses of the
Chautauqua have been met, go to
them.
It was unanimously voted to ac-
cept the proposition.
This work wil be under the mana-
gement of the Finance Committee,
which Is composed as follows:
Mrs. H. E. Hardy, chairman, Mes-
dames W. S. Barnes, R. C. Reville,
S. C. Vinson, H. M. Vance. Owing to
ihe disability of the chairman, Mrs.
W. S. Barnes will be acting treasur-
er and chairman of the committee.
The week of selling tickets will be-
gin at once. . , UfJ
Miss Marguret Wallace who has
'been teaching school at Duncan, is
at home enjoying the summer vaca- _
tion with her father, L. S. Wallace,. indeed, to again become acquainted
of the Normal club. I with her.
Miss Marian Naylor of McAlester,
is the guest of Miss Mildred Parks
for a few days. Miss Naylor will be
remembered as the daughter of Rev-
erend Naylor, who was paster of the
Methodist church in this city thirteen
years ago. Leaving here when only
four years old, she has since blos-
somed forth a charming and accom-
plished young lady. Besides being
an able musician, she is al30 a splen-
did reader and it will be a pleasure
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