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HE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HERALD
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^UNION I ■ -iylLABEL>
OTIS B. WEAVEB
Editor and Owner.
C. F. OA KKJ l'T
Associate Editor.
Entered as second class matter, Shawnee, Okla., under the Act of
larch a, im.
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Dn of the publisher.
JUIHiE ROBERTSON AND EDITOR ( EOH(iE SMITH
Judge J. B. A. Robertson in a personal letter sent out with notice
his informal announcement for governor alleges that George Smith*
Ittor of tho Chandler Tribune, "is in the employ of another candidate
r governor."
I The newspaper fraternity and thousands of loyal democrats all over
I is state will regret that Judge Robertson has begun his campaign by
i attack on a man of such sterling character as George Smith for the
dge's letter can be viewed in no other light, than as a statement that
| orge Smith had sold out. No one with a thlmbh-full of sense who
ows George will believe that he would do any but the right thing not
ly in newspaper ethics but in everything that goes to constitute hon-
ible and upright conduct.
Mr. Smith has the same right that other men have in this country, to
I pport the man of his choice and It' that < h< i happens to b- some one
than his old friend Robertson, the Judge is using poor judgment
| il worse politics to attack him for it.
Tho Judge also accuses some other candidates of "using unfair means"
Lincoln county, his former home. Lincoln county is open territory
lias free to other candidates as to the Judge, who formerly lived there
1 in this battle for tho nomination it Is likely that other candidates
1 do their best to organize and proselyte there.
It is too early In the race to start the fireworks and wo feel certain
t had Judge Robertson been in his usual placid and pleasant frame
i mind he would not at this time or any time have allowed his dlsap-
I ntment over tho defection of ;i former friend to have betrayed him
| d writing so ;ind mil in dy ;i. letter
We think he has made a seriyus and tactical mistake.
BERMUDA U It ASS AND ALFALFA.
There has been so much talk about alfalfa and so little has been said
| ut bermuda grass of late, that the News-llerald was pleased to pub-
. the excellent article by Mr. P. A. Mitchell of Lincoln county the past
k concerning this valuable grass. Mr. Mitchell's article showed that
I was not only possessed of first-hand knowledge of the grass, but that
[was also familiar with the history of agriculture in this section
I The winters of this county are sufficiently mild that bermuda is rarely
■y^d by tho cold. It grows luxuriantly where the soil has an\ degree
Sertility, and, like alfalfa, adapts itself to moisture conditions, remaining
■•cent In times of drouth, but growing rapidl\ under the Influence of
were.
j Hundreds of aores of land in tho "washy" section of the south half
the county, which can not now been ltivated because of the gi-
files with which they are cut, can be made valuable pasture h
] it to bemuda. There Is a great future for the stock raising industry
pie county, and nothing will make such excellent pasture in o short
line as bermuda grass. The setting of more land to liermtu
| ely solve the question of caring lor livestock in this section. Alfalfa
|n excellent crop, and it is a big money maker for those who have the
; upon which to grow it; but bermuda grass will make valuable, land
otherwise would be waste.
Kla probable that within the next few years there will more her
pastures started in this county than ever before. The farmers are
Rually getting more interested in good slock, and there is sin • to be
pterable development In the industry. K H. Warren, a bre
IDuroc Jerseys, has supplied many with stock Friday he shipped two
I pigs to E. L. Brinlee of Konawa. Also on Friday a fine calf w s
]ied through Shawnee by express, from Wichita, Kans , to one of the
WMive farmers in the vicinity ofMcComb. These li.'ti.. Incidents show
[trend of the farmers toward giving more attention 10 stock, and ber-
■l grass is the solution of the problem of cheap and pasture
NEW FREEDOM IS HERE.
|J. P. Morgan Co continue to §et the pace The withdrawal o 1
Bbers of the firm from the directorates of numerous corporat >ns and
promise to continue the process has been followed by announce-
l.s from the leading bankers that they will imitate this example
lge F. Baker, th< close associati of tile Morgans and Fr ink \ Van
I • k the chh 1 Standard < Ml b ink
■ta&OQg those who will concentrate their attention in future upon
fng
fie shall not enlarg" tipo* ih- importance pf this change it comes
result, no doubt, of the money trust inquiry. the determination of
|dent Wilson to give back to CL., country its freedom to manufacture
buy and sell and borrow money without the jet ui* hindrance of a
of financial overlords; of the support given this policy by the
of the people, pn/}. last, but not least, <i.K adoption o: :h,• new
I; ''11 > nr. ■ e •
■inking will be controlled in 44a' future by the federal vetboard
Jiot 'by two or York caplt
• 1 reserve hankj? and n . corporation or busint - m*n
Jeseiv<s credit W.I ii :..„n t
promise to spend the money ^itU the tnv'd: of his banker
will no longer be possible for the bank that fu.mces a railroad to
b to the steel company or the brake company, car . ornpany or loco-
company with which the f ij\va> must deal.
passage of the banking ana purreqey an is thus sees tw ^ve been
BjHMRUe Blop toward tho now f..-. .1,.,,. the return • )t. . 1<I
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|o forward. The battle seems to have been won. The victory may
be secured by further legislation, but nobody need wait on that,
good many people have always believed i hat the power of corp. ra
Ito create and manipulate other corporations, and the interlocking
prates whereby groups of corporations are tied together in mutual
ice, for offense and defense, were the fundamental evils of the
Situation As a CI iture of the state, a corporation poMMJH
powers as are conferred upon It. The states have been too free in
Tant of corporation privileges and have given wholly unrestricted
Is in many instances The corporations thus brought into being
|become veritable Frankenstein monsters. lhit President Wilson
THE SITAWNEK DAILY NEWS-HERALD
SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 191*
National Bank of Commerce
SHAWNEE, OKLA.
Ilcpoi't of Condition at f lie Close of Iiusiness
Tuesday, .January Di. 1014
RESOURCES
J,ouns anil Warrants
Overdrafts -
U. 8. Bonds
Hunk House Furniture and Fixtures
Onili in Hanks
Cash in Vault -
Bills of Exchange
Demand l uus
Cash Reserve
Capital Stock
Surplus and l'rofits -
Circulation
DEPOSITS Li
$114.91(1.!(()
60,527.76
4,884.40
181,000.00
LIABILITIES
$ 414,952.85
10,701.81
160,000.00
24,000.00
361,828.52
$960,5182.1)8
$100,000.00
21,518.88
100,000.00
• 729,464.10
I $95U. 982.98
The Above is Correct—L. C. Webster, Cashier.
PERSONAL SER VICc. ABSOLU (E SAFETY
8COM1K to know how to bring these monsters buck under the ruin of law.—
Knoxvllle Sentinel.
SHOPPING IN SHAWNKK.
A tribute to Shawnee retailers is the fact that a considerable number
of Oklahoma City people do at least a portion of their shopping here.
This iu a fact that is perhaps not generally known, but it Is a fact,
nevertheless. Friday five Oklahoma City men purchased clothing from
a local clothing store. This was an Incident that attracted special
notice, not because of the infrequency of such purchases by Oklahoma
City people here, but because of the fact that the Oklahoma City men
happened!) on tho same day to make their purchases at the Shawnee store.
Shawnee merchants are progressive, keep up-to-date stockB and sell at
the right prices. The pre-eminence of this city as a retail center pon-
tinues to grow.
TO ALLAY 1
ANXIETY
(By George Clinton)
Washington, D. C., Jan 17—The ad-
ministration, having secured its tariff
and its currency measures, soon will
start upon Its course of anti-trust leg-
islation. It has been evident In Wash-
ington for a long time that the presi-
dent Intends to keep on reassuring
business Interests of the country that
he does not Intend to run amuck down
the avenues of trade and that corpora-
tions which show a disposition to obey
the law need not fear that the founda-
tions of their success are to be under-
mined.
None of the Democrats of leadership
size In congress, and apparently today
comparatively few of the thoughtful
Republicans and Progressives, believe
that when the president delivers his
address to congress after the holidays
he intends to "order" the Democrats
to put through anti-trust legislation to
tho Ignoring of other matters of seem-
iugly less moment. In other words, It
is thought to be the president's inten-
tion to let congress take Its normal
course and that he will make the
strengthening of the Sherman law the
specific object of the legislative ses
sion as tariff and currency were made
specific objects in the earlier days.
It has become more and more appar-
ent that the fears of the business com-
munity. whether they are groundless
or not, have impressed the administra- ,
tion that It Is the part of wisdom to
go ahead slowly and studiously In the ,
creation of what have been called bul- ,
warks of the Sherman anti-trust law. |
No Rushing Likely.
No man In congress of course knows |
definitely Just what form the juHl-trust
legislation proposals of Mr. Wilson
will take In his special message of
January. The president has talked
with members of the Judiciary commit-
tee of the house and with other mem-
bers, but he has not told them what
his concrete anti-trust proposals will
be. There Is an understanding, how-
ever, that Mr. Wilson will be satisfied
at the outset with certain minor anti-
trust enactments and that nothing of
a very drastic kind will be attempted
for some time to come.
Even If the president should under*
go a change of mind and should sur-
prise congress by pressing for rapid
legislation which would take business
"from all sides at once," it Is under-
stood thoroughly In Washington that
the Democratic leaders In congress In-
tend to hold back and to take their
time in giving legislative sanction to
the administration's proposals.
Tho house of representatives has
even a keener appreciation than the
White House of the fear which exists
throughout the country that in anti-
trust matters "everything is to be done
at once" and that business turmoil if
not business disaster may result. As
another has put it, "the keen edge of
the house temper has been consider-
ably blunted since the middle of last
October." There are Democrats of
seemingly sound reasoning power in
the house and senate who understand
basic business conditions and the stale
of the mind of the world of commerce.
Some of the house leaders seem now
to be convinced that they Will be doing
their full legislative and party duty If
they either help the president to allay
business apprehensions, or If they take
steps on their own account to do the
same thing. These leaders seem to
think that fear should be blocked out
of the heart of the country and anti-
trust legislation, even though It has
been pledged by a Democratic plat-
form, Bhould be held in abeyance until
the present apprehensions have passed
from the country.
Members Also Want Rest.
IC seems, therefore, that the tarlfi
ana tne currency are to be allowed to
show what they will do either in the
way of helping or of Injuring business
before drastlo anti-trust legislation
shall be passed. Congress has been
sitting since last April and It may sit
until mid-summer. Every member has
been working under pressure. Even
with three weeks' or a month's rest
few of the members probably will feel
that they are equal to the task at pres-
ent of giving to legislation affecting
great business the analytical attention
and the vigor of mind that It will be
possible to apply If tbey came re-
freshed to the work.
Therefore it seems to be likely that
while congress after the Christmas
holidays will have outlined for It anti-
trust legislation, there is little ehanoe
that It will be asked at once to past
bills which will meet In full the de-
mands of the Democratic platform at
Baltimore. As time goes on Mr. Wil-
son unquestionably vrfll urge that
every line of the Baltimore declaration
shall be fulfilled, but time la to be ta-
ken and It may be found that the presi-
dent's views, sanctioned by the houee
leaders of what the platform de-
mands, will be somewhat different
from the views held by those who In-
terpret the convention resolutions as
being an order to do things quickly
olets Old
orthldrolina
First Aid to the Talkative^
*1 notice one thing."
"And what Is that?"
"People who are never at a loss for
something to eay use a*great deal of
slang."
BETTER THAN SPANKING.
Spanking does not cure children of bed-wettiag*
There is a constitutional cause for this trouble
Mrs. M. Summers, box W, South Bend, Ind., wil
send free to any mother her successful home treat-
ment, with full instructions. Send no money, bat
write^her today if your childrea trouble" you in .this
way. Don't blame the child, the chances are it can't
help It. This treatment also cures adults and aged
eople with urine difficulties by day or night.
j Miss Effle Greer of Ada is visit
1 ing R. L. Greer here.
ONE DOSE of
SJajr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy
Should Convince You That Vour
Suffering is i>nn ?cassary.
Recommendod far Chronic Indigestion
and Stomach, Mvorsnd Intes-
tinal Ailments.
T^ofcsands of people, cctne r'ght In your own
locality, have taken Alayr' fiWonderful Stomach
Remedy for Stomach, Liver and Inteetinul
Aihnenta, Dypepeia, PresMiire of Cos Around
the Heart, Sour Stomacfi, Distress After Eat'
infr, Nervouanest. Di&rinem, Faintine Spell*,
Sick Headaches, Constipation, Torpid Liver,
etc., and are praising and recommending it
highly to others so that they may also know the
jo>"9 of living. Mayr's Wonderful Stomach
Remedy is the best and ffost widely known
Remedy for the al*>ve ailments. Ask yourdruK-
gist for a bottle today. Put It to a test—one dose
should convince. It is marvelous in its healing
properties and i'8 effects ure quite natural .
acts on the source and foundation of ston
ailments and in most cases brings quick reli
and permanent results. This highly successfi
Remedy has been taken by the most prominet:
people, and those i.t all walks of life, among
thorn Members of Congress. Justice of the
Supreme Court. Educators, Lawyers.Merchants
Hankers, Doctors. Drurgjats, Nurses, Manufac
tur rs, Prirsts. Ministers. Farmers, with lasting
benefit and it should be equally successful in
your case. S-;nd for free valuable booklet on
StonJhch^Ailments to Geo H. Mayr, Mfg.
Cbemiat. 154-156 Whiting Street, Chicago, I1L
For sale In Shawnee, Okla., by C
fi. Marmaduke & Son.
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THE North Carolina coaat is
paradise for fishermen, and the
post season has proven no ex-
ception to the rule. October
and 'November are the banner
months for the sportsmen, but there Is
good fishing at practically all times.
In October and November continuous
north and east winds cause the fish to
leave the bays, creeks and rivers and
seek the warmer waters of the ocean,
"schooling up," preparatory to migrat-
ing south. The waters around Beau-
fort, N. C.f seem to have an especial at-
traction for a great variety of flsh,
much to the surprise and delight of
visiting sportsmen. Among the many
kinds caught with hook and line, are
blue fish, sea trout, (squeteague) Span-
ish mackerel, shoepshead, black flsh
spot, flounders, sea bass, buttertish.
croakers, drum, king flsh, cero with an
occasional tarpon and cabio. Tho Indl;
vidual weight of the last three men-
tioned, being anywhere from 10 to 70
pounds.
Some Big Catches.
Along Bogue, and Core sounds,
around Harker's Island, In the straits,
and along the sandy shores, from Beau-
fort Inlet to Capo Lookout Point, (a
distance of ten miles), netters are con-
tinuously on the watch for mullet dur-
ing the fall months. The flsh, at this
time are large and fat, often weighing
from two to three pounds. When a
catch is made they are sold to the flsh
houses In the town, and Immediately
dressed, cleaned and salted down In
barrels of about 100 pounds each,
shipped throughout the state and to
northern markets. The seine Ashing
is done by the larger boats, outside the
three-mile limit. Often large catches
are made in this way. The record
catch of the season was made by the
schooner "George B. Balstor," consist-
ed of 66,000 pounds, selling on the
wharf for $1,600, being about two and
one-half cents per pound. This catch
was exceeded a year ago by the
schooner "Dewey," when 90,000 pounds
were taken at one haul. This lot was
sold for $2,250 spot cash. Some 12 or
15 men constitute the crew, and in the
case of the latter no man aboard re-
ceived less than $80 for his share. The
owners of tho boat, captain and mate,
of oourse, receiving much more.
Shrimp are also caught along shore
In great quantities during August, Sep-
tember and October. These are
brought to the flsh houses, dumped on
the floor, and every boy, white or col-
ored, who wants a Job, and can get a
box to sit on, is set to work "heading"
the shrimp, as shown in the illustra-
tion. Both hands are employed in this
work. The beheaded shrimp are
thrown into a bucket in front of each
boy. The full bucket Is taken to the
floor boss, who gives each boy credit.
The shrimp are then packed in boxes
with cracked ice, layer for layer, and
Immediately shipped north. Great
hauls of shrimp have recently been
made, the largest consisted of 82 boxes
(about one and one-half bushels to a
box), they were sold on the wharf at
$7 per box; $574 In all. The waters
outside of the Inlet were alive last fall
with edible flsh, and the "hook and
liners" are having great sport, many
declaring that the flBh were so plenti-
ful they could feel the .sinker striking
against their backs as it went down.
One seine fishing boat brought to the
flsh house recently lfl.000 pounds of
trout (weak fish), as three other boats
brought in 5,000. 3,000 and 2,000
pounds, respectively.
Odor Only Waite.
Greatest in point of value are the
menhaden, often oalled bunktys, or fat-
backs. These flsh are very rich in oil,
and millions of them are taken, to one
of the edible variety. Twenty auxili-
ary schooners, with capacity of 200,-
000 to 300,000 are employed during the
season from May to December in catch-
ing these flsh. Six factories, in the vi-
cinity, receive these fish from the
boats, paying at the rate of $1 per 1,-
000 for them. The fish are "tried out"
for tho oil, and the remainder, called
"scrap," is dried and sold for fertilizer.
Nothing Is loBt or wasted, except the
odor, which permeates the air for
miles to leonard of the factories. Th^
flsh are hoisted from the hold of the
vessel by ? ans of an endless chain
of buckets emptied Into cars at the
top of the ho.st, and so carried on the
railway to the factory
Some ten miles from Beaufort Inlet.
the coast makes a sharp rlght-angfodl
bend, with Cape Lookout at the apezj
From the end of the cape, a narroiH
line of shoals, of coral formation,
tends much farther out. The cape, andl
its submerged continuation forms ■
wall, as It were, reaching seaward IS
miles or more. Cape Lookout Is soi
shaped as to embrace a bay, a quiefe
and beautiful sheet of water, called
"Lookout Bight." The coast configura-
tion thus forms a remarkable natural
trap Into which fall the fish, migrating
northward.
HISTORIANS AND THEIR WORK
American Authors Occupy Foremost
Places In the Ranks of Those
Whom the World Honors.
Views of what Ib the distinctive his-
torical faculty, whether breadth of vi-
sion, power or organization, pholo-
Bophieal insight, or narrative talent,
must vary as widely as historical
styles and aims; but upon one require-
ment, skill and patience in research,
all agree. Even the impressionistlo
author of the "Frenchtflevolution" had
to bewail in his "Frederick the Great"
'the mountains of dust and ashes to
be tumbled down to disengage tho
truly memorable." It is in this light
that one notes with especial pleasure
the remarks of James Ford Rhode®
about the preeminent advantages of
America in her historica1 depositories.
Even fqreign detractors, he told the
American Antiquarian society, must
admire "tfce easy and methodical ar-
rangement of our historical materials,
the accessibility of our libraries, and
the various helps" connected with
them; particularly since their own
scholars still had "to pore over books
without indexes, and delve among
manuscripts In dusty archives." The
justice of his statement needs no com-
ment. A remarkable historical zeal
has long been manifested in America.
Every state and nearly every large
city has its historical library; col-
leges and universities are jealous of
their collections; the veriest hamlets,
in our older localities, have their his-
torical and genealogical societies; and
private accumulations are innumer-
able—all freely at the service of the
investigator. The organization before
which Mr. Rhodes spoke has Itself
closed a century in gathering a spe-
cialized accumulation of almost unique
fullness. Only the federal govern-
ment may be accused of lagging be-
hind.—New York Evening Post
Real "Deserted Village."
A "deserted village" which contains
only one single soul, a woman, is that
of Woolstein, a hamlet near Cassel,
in Prussia. It has been abandoned
by its inhabitants on the ground that
life there is hopeless. The soil Is ster-
ile, and the authorities refused to link,
the village to the outer world by rail..
About a hundred of the inhabitants
left in a body for America a few
weeks ago, and since then those who-
were left behind have been moving
daily to neighboring villages and
tewns. The village school was closed
not many days ago because there were
no more pupils, and on the following;
Sunday service was held for the last
time in the village church. The houses
are empty, and the village looks as
if it had been swept by the plague.
Only one inhabitant remains, Frau
Hoeft. a shepherdess, who is eighty
years old, and declares that she will
die in the village where she was
born.
Benevolent Earthquake.
Earthquakes, as a general rule, are
disturbances not greatly desired, but
one occurred at Piru, Ventura county,
a few flays ago that proved a money
maker for the Diamond Valley Oil
company—most of the stockholders of
which are Anaheim parties. The Dia-
mond Valley company had been hav-
ing lots of trouble with No. 1 well,
which ceased to be a producer on ac-
count of water. The trembler came
along when the well was about to bo
abandoned, and completely shut off
the water and started a fine flow of
; 2-gravity oil. The well is expected
to continue as a steady producer, not-
withstanding the queer way In which
It was brought in.—Auabelo (Cal>
Correspondent Plain Dealer.
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