Cherokee County Democrat (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 11, 1917 Page: 1 of 5
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Successor to The Tahlequah Arrow aid Herald
TAHLEQUAH, OKLA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1917.
THIRTY-SECOND YEA*—NUMBER 43
BEGIN DRAWING
FIRST MILLION
SATURDAY
Washington, July 9.—Unofficially
it \vas indicated1 today that t>87,OOo
is the number of men to be selected
for the first national war army from
the millions registered June 5.
Probably twice tnat number of
names will be drawn, as the number
of exemptions to be allowed is est.-
mated at 50 per cent. Next Satur-
day is understood to have been ten-
tatively fixed upon as the date for
the drawing, although no announce-
ment has been made by the provost
marshal general's, office.
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
notifying the registered men to holt'
themselves in readiness for appeal -
ing before the boarc's which wiil con-
duct examinations and consider ex-
emptions, issued an explanatory cir-
cular todfcy.
Registration cards in each county
or city jurisdiction are to'be num-
bered with red ink and that "as soon
as the drawing is complete lists
showing the order in which these red
ink numbers are drawn will be pub-
lished in the press and will be posted
at the office of each local board.
Exemptions are to be determine^
by the loral boards, the circul-ir
shows, only lor the previously an-
nounced specified causes, such as
are probably for the support of rela-
tives, and not for agricultural or in-
dustrial reasons. Seven days after
designations are posted will be al-
lowed for filling claims. Then there
wiil be an additional allowance of
ten days for filing proofs, and tlit
board must decide within three days
after the proof is fiiel.
Must .\|>|H'al At Once.
When tbe case of any registrant
has been disposed of, so far as the
local board is concerned, the names
of these not exempted or discharged
will be posted. Claims for exemption
for agricultural work must be made
within five days after such posting
and '-iust go direct to the higher
board sitting for the judicial dis-
trict. Appeals from the rulings of
local boards must be made to the
higher board within ten days.
What Registrant Must 1> .
The steps a registered person
should take are set for'.h in great de
tail in the circular, first the regis-
trant is advised to find out the loca-
tion of the office of his county or
city local board and then ascertain,
if he intends to claim exemption for
agriculaural or industrial reasons,
to what district board he must ap-
ply.
"As soon as quotas are assigned
to each state and each board, each
board will call upon persons who's
cards are in its, jurisdiction instruct-
ing them to present themselves for
examination," the circular says,
"You must report for physical exam-
ination on the day named in yoiv
call.
"If you are found physically dis
qualified the board will give you a
certificate which will explain to you
what your further duties are.
"If you the found physically qua!,
ified and file a claim for exemption
within seven days after your call
you will be given ten days after filing
your claim of exemption to fite,
proof in support of your claim of
exemption.
THE NEXT STEPS.
"If you are found physically qual-
ified and file no claim for exemption
or if you do not appear for physical
examination your name will be post-
ed to the district board as one who
was called for military service and
was not exempted or discharged. On
the eighth day after call or within
two days thereafter copies of the list
of persons so posted to the district
boards will be given to the press with
a request for publication, will be
posted in a place at the office of the
local board accessible to the public
view, and notice will be mailed to
you at the address on your registra-
tion card,"
"Only the district board," con-
clude the circular, "can receive
claims for discharge on the ground
that you are engaged' in industry,
including agriculture. Only dec's
ions of district boards on industrial
claims for discharge can be appealed.
If you desire to appeal the decision
of the district board to the president
you may do so within seven days of
the date of mailing to you of the de-
cision of the district board. As soon
as your case is finally disposed of the
adjutant general of your state will
notify you by mail that you have
been selected for military service.
"Notice that you have been selec-
ted for military service will not
necessarily order you into service.
Notice to report for military service
will come when the govenment ?o
ready to receive you."
SUMMER SHOOTS
SELF TO DEATH
Lawton, Okla., July It.—Corpora!
Jesse H. Churchwell, Company L,
First Oklahoma infantry shot and
instantly killed himself last night
with an army rifle. Despondency
was the cause. Churchwell was 2 i
years old and a prominent young
planter of Antlers, Okla., who served
with credit during the border
trouble last year.
He reported to Captain Ben Davis
Locke commanding Company L last
night from a five days furlough. lie
was given several letters, one from
his sweetheart, and after leaving
("apt. Locke's quarters he reported
to his squad ergeant and said he
would re v mail before going to
bed. He sai the side of his cot for
a few minutes then blew out the
candle, walked across the tent to the
rifle rack, got his rifle, returned to
his cot and' before either of the three
soldiers in the tent could Interfere
shot himr°lf through the forehead.
The entire top of his head was blown
off. His body will be sent to Antlers
for burial today.
GREATEST CORN
CROP IN HISTORY
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Washington, July 9.—A three-
billion-bushel prospective crop of
corn this year Is the answer returned
by farmers of the United' States to
President Wilson's call for food for
America's allies in the war. Never
before has such a crop been grown,
lliree Billion Bushel Crop.
In its first forecast of corn produc-
tion this year the department ot
agriculture announced that July 1
conditions forecast a crop of 3,124,-
000.000 bushels. Sixteen million
more acres this year were planted to
corn than last year and the acreage
exceeds the former record area plant-
ed in 1909 by 13.000,000 aeres.
A record crop of white potatoes
also is forecast with a production of
452,000,000 bushels. That would ex
ceed the previous largest crop grown
in 1912 by 32,000,000 bushels.
Prospects of the rye crop show a
slight decrease from the June fore-
cast but the production will be a
record with a total of 56,100.000
bushels.
Wheat Market Improved
The wheat crop, responding to bel-
ter weather conditions during June,
shows an increase of about 22.00C,-
000 bushels in prospect, with a to-
tal of 678,000.000 larger than last
year's crop.
•KOPERTV TAKEN
FROM NICHOLAS
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The man with
lvioney knows his _
accourvt is a safeguard for
his home. Bank .your money - It pays:'
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Every man, that is worth calling a .«iAN,has a home
for his family and himself. But some men are thought-
less and have not protected their home. Is YOUR home
protected against adversity?
A BANK ACCOUNT is the best safeguard for your
home. Start one TO-DAY.
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
We pay 4 per cent interest.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
TAHLEQUAH. OKLAHOMA
Petrograd,—Property valued at
$700,000,000 from which Nicholas
Komanoff, formerly emperor of Rus-
sia. enjoyed the revenues for life on.
ly, have been taken from him by the
provisional government. A special
commission of the government ha3
been discussing whether land, pa!
aces and other property owned by
Nicholas and estimated to be worth
$48,000,000 shall be sequestrated by
the state. This commission also con-
sidered whether the property of the
grand dukes and duchesses worth
about $210,000,000 should bo seized
for the benefit of the public. The
value of all the property owned by
the former, emperor or members of
the formerly royal house of Russia
is estimated by Professor Okunleff
at $958,000,000.
Has Money Still.
In addition, the professor assertf,
Nicholas still has on deposit in ,hr.
Hank of England, $35,000,000 plac
ed three years ago In provision for
the rainy day, which now has come.
The late Grand Duke Alexis, uncle
to the former Emperor Nicholas,
left $10,000,000 on deposit in the
Bank of France.
There are also two Romanoff
family trust funds. One was founded
by Alexander III, when on his death-
bed in Livadia which now amounts
to $7,800,000. is invested In Russia
and Is within reach of the revolu-
tionary government. Another, which
amounted to $24,000,000 was de
rived by Alexander II, when he li*>-
elated 4.000,000 serfs for $6 ea-h
in 1861.
Chief among thi properties tak':n
from the former emperor are the so-
called "cabinet lands." These cor-
stltuted one of the largest private' r,v
tates in the world and included vast
forests, gold, sliver, platinum and
copper mines, 100 factories for mak-
ing paper, textiles, glass or porcelain
and 1.500 flour mills. Nicholas de-
rived $32,000,000 a year in profits
from the rental of these properties
to peasants or others.
Income Was $05,000,000
The former Emperor Nicholas' an-
nual income when he was deposed
is estimated by Professor Okunieff
at $65,000,000. The duma allowed
him $8,500,000 a year to pay the ex-
penses of the imperial court but, be-
cause of extravagance, mismanage-
ment and pilfering, the annual cost
amounted to $20,000,000, occording
to the statement of Zubatcheff.
councillor of the empire.
Exporpriation of all the "appanage
lands" from which the grand dukes
and duchessess enjoyed a life in-
come was demanded by the Council
of Workmen's and Soldiers' deputies.
These lands are worth $140,000,00o.
The members of the former royal
house offered to surrender them to
the government if the nation de-
manded it.
Besides the lands, the grand dukes
and duchessess owned as\rivate in-
dividuals. more than 2^. palaces or
villas estimated to be worth $70,-
000,000. Some of these include the
richest lands in the Crimea and the
Caucasus. Thes>. estates were tuken
b the Ry.i.at «ff.v ao iitv iMQU' iU
of the Crimea and the Caucasus and
in most cases no compensation was
paid to the former owners.
KAISER CALLS NEUTRAL
NEVOYS FOR CONFERENCE
London. July 9.—According to re-
ports reaching Rotterdam from Ber-
lin and forwarded by the Exchange
telegraph, Emperor William invited
the neutral ambassadors and mints-
ters to a conference on Saturday.
Washington, July 9.—Conjecture
as to the purpose of the conference
between Emperor William and the
neutral ambassadors and ministers
ranged all the way from new peace
proposals to threats of drastic action
against the north European neutrals
in the event that they should yield
to the United States and refuse to
continue to supply Germany with
food and raw materials. The gen-
eral belief is that the emperor is
making it plain to the Scandinavians
that if they allow their territorial
waters to be patrolled or minded by
the entente allies or refuse to con-
tinue to exchange goods with Ger-
many he will regard the action as a
breach of neutrality and as an act of
hostility towards Germany.
The reported conference taken in
connection with President Wilson's
proclamation establishing a licensing
system for exports has caused quite
a commotion among the diplomatic
representatives of the eutral states.
Some representations on the subject
already are believed to have bei n
made to the state department.
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A correspondent 1* wanted In eseh
neighborhood in the county. If roar
community Is not represented we
want It to be. Write or call at the
office on the north side of the square
for further particulars.
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Farmers are smiling since the
beautiful growing rain of Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hair, accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Node Pratt,
spent the 4th with Mrs..M. J. Ha'r
and family.
Pat P uith and family from Keifer
are visiting Mrs. Ragsdale this
week.
Mrs. Carrie Weatherford Is still
ou the sick list.
Mr. Calvin Martin and family are
visiting Edgar Martin this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Carver are the
proud parents of a new girl which
arrived Sunday night July 1st.
Bros. Chamk'M has returned from
Ark.. v'tr rq he r *1,1 a 'try s<
ful revival meeting.
Mack Cole and wife of Vian are
visiting Mr. Cole's daughters, Messrs
visiting Mr. Cole's daughters, Mes-
dames Carver and Martin.
The Rawleigh man passed through
here last week. He sold quite a lot
of medicine and extract.
Mr. J. M. Brannon, of Sellers, v's-
ited his daughter, Mrs. Joshua Good-
man, Saturday.
Our merchant, Marion McDaniel !s
doing a thriving business at Qualls.
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Plenty of hot weather in this sec
tion and crops are looking fine.
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Trim Your Expenditures!
There are but few, who could not
reduce their expenditures materi-
ally, without detriment to them-
selves or others.
Trim and Bank the Trimmings!
Later on, you'll be surprised and
gratified at the volume of your
accumulated savings.
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest On Savings
THE FIRST STATE BANK
DEPOSITS GUARANTEED
R. B. Brackett & Co. are threshing
oats and wheat in this section. They
are both making good turnouts.
Miss Ida Davidson has been qu'to
sick with slow fever but Is now Im-
proving. Dr. Hill, of Gideon is at-
tending physician.
Sam Freeman went to Elm Grove
Friday to clean and repair some
wells. ,
Jef Dlckerson went to Muskogee
one day last week on business.
Thursday's lightning burned'
phone box out near Mr. Dave Ulera.
and completely burned several yards
of wire up for the Moody Telephone
Company.
Rev. Cantrell of Vinita district, lit
company J. W. KInkle. preachers In
charge of Peggs, work, held his thin'
quarterly meeting at Liberty Satur-
day night, preaching to a large con-
gregation.
WHISKY SUPPLY
TO GOJNI YMR
Chicago, July 9.—Charles H.
Herrmann, president of the firm of
Chapln & Gore, one of the largest
whiskey making concerns in the
country and directing head of the
National Distillers and Wholesale
Liquor Dealers association, declared
toda;r that within sixty days not less
than 2,000 saloons in Chlcag > .vould
be forced out of business by the new
legislation and' that a like proportion
throughout the country would be
similarly affected. He estimated
that the whiskey now in existence la
the United States would be exhausted
within a year at thev present rate of
consumption, saying that he had
positive knowledge that there was
not more than 200.000,000 gallons
of whiskey now In the government
warehouses. The normal consump-
tion is said to be about 135,000,000
gallons, while with the prospect of
ti. dry period coming, It io expected
•oat drinkers will try to store up a
supply thus taking all that is left
over. .
Senate Knocks Out Whiskey By
Vote of 45 to 87.
Washington, D. C. July 9.—Unless
the senate backs up we will have
national prohibition ><y far as '
ty is concerned, i.ate Saturday
night the senate by a vote of 45 to
37 adopted a provision amending tbe
food control bill so as to prohibit the
manufacture or importation of
whiskey! Beer and wine are not
touched.
The bill also provides that aU
whiskey in bond shall be taken over
by the government at cost plus ten
cent allowed1 for profit. This atop*
the supply of whiskey, only that now
in the hands of the dealers or such
as is taken out ot bond before tha
bill becomes a law can be sold.
It is estimated that there la three
hundred million gallons of whiskey •
tr J,sn )„ PostiMy a year's supply «n-
der normal conditions will be la
dealers hands when the bill becomes
a law. Prohibition of whiskey makes
it necessary to revise the revenue
bill, as this cuts off the revenue
from whiskey.
With the prohibition Issue dispos-
ed of temporarily at least, the senate
today again f.ook up the food' control
bill in the expectation that final ac-
tion on the measure as a whole will
be reached during tho week.
The senate took up today the
bill's section which would authorise
the president to commandeer facto-
ries. packing houses, mines and1 oth-
er plants and to operate them and
fix employes wages.
DANCED IN MUSKOGEE FOR 11KD
CROSS.
Mrs. Tom Adair, Miss Emily Adair,
Miss Lucile Markham. Mrs. John B.
Stapler, and Misses Ahnlwake and
Mamie Hastings of Tahlequah came
over Friday to attend the Red Cross
benefit entertainment at which Miss
Nell Stapler of Tahlequah danced—
Muskogee Times-Democrat.
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leaf visited her mother. Mrs. Post,
last week.
Mr. and Ms. H. J. Hart were In
Ft. Gibson last Saturday.
Mrs. Fean Adair Is able to be up
now.
R. W. Walker and family return-
ed to Barber last Sunday.
Jess Sanders of Dykes Chapel
went to Ft. Gibson last Friday and
bought him a new wagon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Martin were la
Tahlequah Saturday.
W. P. McKinney and sen Billle
were in Park Hill Thursday.
R. C. Dannenberg received the sad
news Sunday that his little cousin,
a small son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Ferguson of Stilwell had been kick-
ed to death by a mule Saturday even-
ing. This is sad Indeed, as it makes
the second child they have lost In
the same way.
Mrs. Post who fell and hurt her
shoulder is able to be up now.
Mrs. J, W. Patterson and children
of Stilwell aro visiting at tho home
of her brother. R. C. Dannenberg.
Tandy Martin of Canauian. Okie...
is visiting his uncle. W. H. Martin.
Mrs. Elsie Lowrey returned to
Muskogee last Saturday .
1 Mrs. Margaret Anderson of Green.
Mrs. J. D. Wilson left Sunday for
Chickasha to attend the U. D. C.
state convention, aB a delegate from
the William Penn Adair Chapter of
Tahlequah.
Miss Mamie Hastings returned
Monday from a short visit In Mus
kogee with Mtes Marthell Mayes.
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R. C. Dannenberg and wife return*
ed from Stilwell last Thursday. ,
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