Cherokee County Democrat (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 10, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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CHEROKEE
V iy
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY AND COUNTY
Successor to The Tahlequah Arrow and Herald
TAHLEQUAH, OKLA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 10,1916.
DEMOCRAT
PUBLISHED BY THE ARROW PUBLISHING CO.
THIRTIETH YEAR - NUMBER 35
COUNTY AGENTS
URGE VACATIONS
The Cherokee County Agricultu"-
ul Ag6ntf> are, among othv.-r things,
advising vacations.. Vacations on
the farm are among thfi things al-
most if not quite unknown, but like
many of the late dictoverles are not
only very beneficial but also very
profitable.
It does not appear reasonable a
first thought that it would be profit
able to start the vacation on June
1st and continue it throughout the
remainder of the summer, yet that
is Just what the agents are advising
Sure, it will be pleasant, but how
about the crops asks one. Never
mind, this vacation will have little
to do with crops and what little it
does have to do with them will be
helpful, at least so we are advised
and the agents claim that they back
this advice by many years of exper-
ience, not individual, but by the ex-
perience of farmers in various sec
tions of the country, and by the ex-
perience of some right here in Cher-
okee county.
Along about Juno 1st the hatching
season will be over and then we
should begin producing infertile
eggs. Farmers lose annual y about
$45,000,000 on account of fertile
egga. Fully ono-third of this amount
could be saved by a little care. $15,-
000,000 is worth saving. The fer
tile egg spoils very quickly In warm
weather. Blood rings soon form
and then the egg is no good on the
market. Not only is the egg lost but
the presence of such eggs on the
market keeps the price of eggs low
during the summer season when the
greatest number of eggs ere pro-
duced. ,
The rooster does not help the
hens to lay. He merely fertilizes the
germ of the egg. Thj fertile germ
in hot weather qulcMy be-'omes a
blood ring, which spoils the egg for
food and for the market. Summer
heat lias the same effect on the egg
aft thfJifiu or the incubator.
Infertile eggs will not * txn-ome
blood rinss. Your hens not rv.uning
with the male bird will produce in-
fertile eggs—qualilty eggs ti-at keop
best and maket best.. Heat is the
great enemy of eggs, both fertile and
infertile. Farmers are urged to fol-
low these simple rules, which cost
nothing but time anfl thought, and
will add dollars to the poultry yard
returnes:
"1. Keep the nests clean; pro-
vide one nest for every four hens.
2. Gather the eggs twice daily.
3. Keep the eggs in a cool, dry
room or cellar.
4. Market the oggs at least twice
a week.
5. Sell, kill or confine all male
birds as soon as the hatching season
is over."
See that the vacation for all of
your roosters starts about June 1st
and that they continue throughout
the season. If it is not a pure bred
bird sell or kill, if a pure bred, peu
him up, the vacation will do him
good, and raise the quality of your
eggs, and Insure their keeping for a
much longer period.
Vacations pay.
Condensed Statement of the Condition of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA
Ah rendered to the Comptroller of the Currency at the Close of Busmen May 1. 1!>16.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts. . $245,024.98
Pnited States Bonds. . . 50.000 oo
Federal Reserve Bank
Stock 3,000.00
Furniture & Fixtures. 1,500.00
Heal Estate 10,000.00
Five Per Cent Fund. . 2.500.00
t'asli and Sight Exchange 102,805.!:!
Total $414,830.11
The Above Statement is Correct.
LIABILITIES
Cupital Stock $ 50.000.00
Surplus SO.QftO.OO
Undivided Profits .... 2.482.28
Reserve for Taxes. . . . 1.100.0J
Circulation ........ . 50,000.00
Deposit* 2UI,247.8:l
Total $414,830.1 1
J. ROBT. WYLY. Cashier.
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OR PEACE
:EN IN REPLY
PRESIDENT FEELS HE CANNOT
QUESTION <■<)<M> FAITH
The probability that a diplomatic
break with Germany has been avert-
ed, at least temporarilly, has been
strengthened by the official text of
the German note, laid before Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing,
which was found to be identical with
the unofficial version sent the United
States In press dispatches.
Officials had indicated that should
the official text bear out the unoffi-
cial version, they thought It Improb-
able that diplomatic relations would
have to be severed, unless there
should be further attacks upon mer-
chant ships in violation of the new
pledges given.
Disappointment has been Indicat-
ed, however, over certain features of
the Germon reply and some officials
believe it at least cannot be accepted
unconditionally. The president and
Secretary Lansing studied the text
carefully.
Opinion as to whether the note re-
quires an answer seems divided. De-
cision, of course, rests with the
president and until he has made up
his mind, it is unlikely an official
expression of opinion will be forth-
coming. So far, he has not Indicat-
ed to anyone his final Judgment in
the matter.
EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATION
The second Eighth Grade exam-
ination will be held at my office on
May 11 and 12.
J. NORWOOD PETERSON,
County Superintendent
Read the advertisments.
MAY FESTME A
GRAND SUCCESS
The May picnic and festival at the
Normal yesterday was one of the
most pleasing events of its kind ev-
er staged on the campus of tho
Northeastern.
The drills, during the morning, by
the pupils of the city schools and
Normal, were thoroughly enjoyed by
the large crowd in attendance as was
also the Shakespearean plays of the
afternoon.
Miss Mable Hudson, a member of
the Senior class of the Northeastern,
was crownd Queen of the May by the
Senior class and placed on a throne
of roses and smilax where she viewed
the exercises.
The festival was also celebrated
as the three hundredth anniversary
of the birth of Shakespeare. A num-
ber of Shakespeare's plays were
given by the Senior class, in Shakes-
pearean costume, in the shade of the j
trees that adorn the campus. This
was followed by many games on the
Athletic field.
Addresses were made by Mayor R.
H. Couch, Judge B. L. Keenan, and
President Gable, after the dinner
hour. Many of the business houses
closed for the occasion and while
mirth, laughter and a general good
time was being enjoyed by a com-
munity mingling, the down town
district had quite a Sunday appear-
ance.
DO voir KNOW THAT
Today is always the best day
to clean up?
Fresh air, food, rest—these
three combat tuberculosis?
The U. S. Public Heallth
Service has reduced typhoid
fever 80 per cent, in some
communities?
Overeating, constipation,
lack of exercise, foul air,
eye strain, may produce head
ache?
Polluted drinking water
causes many deaths?
An efficient health officer is
a good community invest-
ment?
Bad teeth handicap cliilld-
ren?
Insufficient sleep endangers v
' health? •!*
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PARK HILL PEOPLE
TO GIVE A MINSTREL
NAVY LEAGUE SUES FORI)
The Navy League has filed a suit
in the district supreme court ot
Washington against Henry Ford, the
Detroit manufacturer, asking for
$100,000 damages, alleging libel in
some of Ford's published statements
opposing military preparedness.
The Presbyterian church of Park
Hill will give a Minstrel entertain-
ment at the church, Saturday even-
ing, May 13, for the benefit of the
church.
The minstrel will be given by lo-
cal musical talent under the direc
tion of Mr. H. B. Smith of that town,
assisted by Miss Louise MoGlassen,
gymnasium teacher in the Muskogee
High School. ,
"Good music and plenty of fun"
is a prominent line in th~ heralds
being circulated. The people of Tah-
lequah, along with every one else in
the county, are invited to attend.
Admission. 25 cents.
TIM DESTROYS A'
COUNTRY HOME
About 9:00 o'clock Monday morn
ing the pretty cottage home of Mrs
Minnie Downing, one and one-half
miles north of the city, was totally
destroyed by fire.
The fire originated in the attic
and is presumed to have started from
an overheated stove and a defective
flue. Mrs. Downing was in a field
adjoining the house and on account
of an undergrowth of brush which
cut off her view did not discover it
Until the smoke and flames were
reaching high in the heavens.
Neighbors hurried to her assist
ance and succeeded In removing a
few of the contents, but the piano
■most of the furniture, cooking uten
sils and bedding were destroyed.
The loss is estimated between
$1,500 and $2,000 with only $700
insurance.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION OF
I. O. O. F. PROPOSED
A move is on foot among the Odd
Fellow lodges of the county to per
feet a county organization and have
a union meeting of all lodges at
stated intervals. Invitations are ex
tended to the lodges at Park Hill
Hulbert, Peggs, Cookson, and Oaks
to meet with the local lodge Friday
night of this week to perfect the
plans. All lodges are requested to
have at least one member present.
DISHES ANI) PANS REMAIN
A few pans and dishes belonging
to the good ladies of Tahlequah who
contributed recently to the band din
ner still remain at the Arrow office,
and can be had for the calling.
L. C. ROSS, President G. O. PATTERSON, Cashier
R. H. COUCH, Vice President H. IS. UPTON, Assistant Cashier
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF
The First State Bank
, * TAHLEQUAH. OKLAHOMA
At the Close of Business, May 1, 1916.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts. . $138,377.47
Overdrafts 113.64
Real Estate 13.519.73
Furniture & Fixtures. . 3,650.00
U. S. Bonds 2,000.00
Warrants 16,156.06
Cash & Sight Exchange 41,058.02
$215,774.92
LIABILITIES
Capital $ 40,000.00
Surplus & Undiv.
Profits 9,165.08
Bills Payable 12,000.00
Deposits 134,000,84
$215,774.92
The Above Statement is Correct.
G. O. PATTERSON, Cashier.
Deposits Guaranteed
Directors
L. C. Ross
Ed harp
R. H. Couch
J. W. Reid
B. L. Keenan
i
President Willson .ead with care-
ful attention the portion of the Ger-
man note touching on p.-uee. So mo
officials believed unusual significance
should bo attached to that part of
the note becase it was taken to indi
cate that the recent speeches of
Chancellor von Bethtnan-Ilollweg be-
fore the relchstag were Intended a
notice to the world that Germany is
ready for peace on certain terms.
While it has been indicated that
Wilson will make no further peace
moves until the allied governments
have signified their willingness to re
ceive suggestions on the subject,
some olticials think the German note
may draw forth something from th<-
allies.
Monsignor Giovanni Bonzano, the
•postollc delegate, caled at the White
House, Saturday, and delivered a
message to President Wilson from
Pope Benedict.
Pope Benedict has been hopeful
that the United States would be the
agency to bring peace to Europe.
Several months ago Cardnal Gibbons
brought word on the general sugject
to the president from the pope.
It was understood that Pope Ben-
edict hoping for peace in Europe
viewed the possibililt.v of the eexten
sion of the waf to the United States
with dismay and decided to send a
personal communication to the pres-
ident.
The London Daily News gives a
prominent place in Saturday's issue
to a long dispatch from Rotterdam
asserting that there is a strong be-
lief in Holland that, the German
note to the United States was care-
fully prepared in the hope that it
may lead eventually to peace nego-
tiations.
"There is a belief here that, bo-
hind the whole cloud of vague and
conditional promises lies the hope
that negotiations for peace will be
opened with England through the
mediation of the United States." the
dispatch says. "Germany hopes the
Washington government will open a
discussion first on the questions of
contraband and the naval blockade
which will widen to discussions of
possible peace conditions."
TWO MISSING IN BORDER FIGHT
San Antonio, Texas, May 7—Pri-
vates Cohen, Calole and Rogers of
troop A, Fourteenth United State*
cavalrly and a 10-year-old boy
named Compton were killed; Pri
vates Birch and Defrees of the same
tioop were injured and two Ameri
cans ere missing, following a raid
Friday night of Mexican bandits on
Glelu Springs, Texas, in the Big
Bend country, according to the of-
ficial report of Lieut. C. R. Norton,
commanding, to southern depart-
ment headquarters here Sunday.
The name of one American uiiBs
ing was given as Gobern, and th"
other as Compton, indicating that
the latter was the father of the boy
killed. The substance of the report
given out at headquarters Sunday
night was the story told by Private
Birch, who arrived at Marthon, Tex.,
the nearest railroof. point.
Birch said that seventy-five Mexi
cans attacked the little town, where
nine American soldiers constituted
that unit of the border patrol. The
Mexicans kept up a running fire on
the Americans who took cover be-
hind an adobe housetop, where they
stood off the Americans for almost
two hours, the bandits eventually
setting fire to the roof, and the
Americans were forced to flee. Other
buildings In the town were burned.
It was in leaving the buiding that
the Americans were killed or wound-
ed.
Birch could not say how many
Mexicans had been killed.
The ground where they made the
stand was covered with blood.
As the Mexicans ran into the town
firing indiscriminately they were
heard to shout the familiar "Viva
Villa."
The same band of Mexicans is re-
ported to have raided Baquillas on
Sunday morning and then to have
crossed back into Mexico taking with
it a store keeper named Deemers.
A dispatch from Austin slates that
Capt. Monroe Fox, with a company
of Texas Rangers stationed at Mar-
fa, Texas, was ordered Sunday night
by Gov. James E. Ferguson to make
a full Investigation of the Brewster
county raids. Sunday night the gov-
ernor said his future course would
bo determined by the Ranger cap-
tain's report.
Captain Fox reported the rata
briefly to headquarters Sunday as did
ciizens of Brewster county in a tele-
gram asking for additional rangers.
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