The County Democrat. (Tecumseh, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, January 21, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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The County Democrat.
G tered at the Teeumieh, Oklahoma, poatoffice, aa aecond-claaa mall under the act of March S, 1879.
VOLUME 27.
TBCUMSEH, POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1920.
NUMBER 17.
REPRESENTATIVES KNIGHT AND PENDLETON
MEETING WITH SUCCESS IN LEGISLATURE
Pottawatoime County Represent-
atives Rank High In State
Legislature.
It is the*consensus of opinion
that Pottuawtoiuie County has
two members in the lower house
oi the Oklahoma legislature that
are the equal in ability oi' any
county s representatives, the two
members being the lion. C.
FREELING SAYS
HTPROSECUTES
Clara's Case to Be Handled For
State By Attorney Gen-
eral In March.
Oklahoma Crop Notes.
The Weather during the past cotton ginned; this represents 74
two weeks has been ususually j)er of the estimated yield,
moderate and generally fair. A Last year> 7^ 644 bales, or 78.5
heavy sown tall during the night per cent 0f the total crop, had
of the 12th covered most of the heen ginned prior to January 1
State. Soil moisture conditions
continue good. The open winter
MARKETING COTTON
Yrdmore, Ok., Jan. 19.—Reiter-
A- ating his recent statement made
^nignt ot xeeumseti, and Mon. W. m oklahoma 0ity to the effect
s. remlletou 01 Shawnee. 1 , A , , , . . ^ , .
Motli itepreseutalives Knight * ia^ keen instructed by
and l'einlietoii have been success- Governor J. B. A. Robertson to
xui in an measures introduced so personally conduct the prosecu-
*ar- tion of Clara Smith, charged with
Hie above applies equaly to murdor in connection with the
with the excellent weather and
labor becoming more plentiful
have put the farmers into a more
hopeful mood. Preparations are
being made for sowing oats and
barley and generally for the com-
FI SCHOOL HERE
Why shouldn’t we use the same
business methods in marketing
cotton that have put the manu-
Aceording to the above figures I facturing end of the cotton in
there were some 300,000 bales dustry on a sound basis? The
still in the fields, or at least not manufacturer has a system. Why) A hill was introduced in the
ginned two weeks ago. Fanners not the producer? ' 1 State Legislature Tuesday by
who are able to do so are holding | Suppose each factory should Representative Knight of this
their cotton Waiting for an im-|work for a year making its pro-
provement in the market. duets and they should all get
Livestock is in good condition ready to sell at once during Sep-
ing seasons crops. I11 some places aiuj has abundance of roughage. temL jr. Then, instead of one man
lion. Clias. Hi. vv ells oi oliawnee,
State Senator from this district,
who is working 111 perfect har-
mony with Messrs, ivniglit and
Pendleton.
One measure, especially, which
Mr. Knight introduced and whicJ
passed tne house with only one
dissenting vote, is of great im-
portance to the people of this
State and will be the means of
getting more and better road
work done 111 the future in this
county, as well as all other coun
ties.
The bill, in effect, doubles the
pay of road overseers and will
put this work 011 a more sound
basis.
The bill amends Sec.* 7565,
Chapter 73, Article 1, revised
law’s of 1910, so it will read as
follows:
“ Section 7565. Each road su-
pervisor so appointed shall per-
form all duties required by law
and carry out the orders and in-
structions of the board of high-
way commissioners of said town-
ship (or the county commission-
ers, if under county supervision),
and shall receive as compensation
for his services as such supervisor
the sum of four ($4.1)0) dollars
for each day actually and neces-
sarily engaged in such road work,
not to exceed forty days in on*
year, which shall be paid out of
the road and bridge fund in gen-
eral township warrants drawn up-
on the proper officer of the town-
ship board; provided, that 110 sum
shall be allowed any road super-
visor for service rendered until
he has filed with the board of
liighviiay commissioners a state-
ment verified by his affidavit
showing the days upon which
work was performed. Provided,
further, that such supervisor shall
not be entitled to charge or re-
ceive any compensation whatever
for a number of days equal to the
number required of other persons
of his road district liable to road
duty.”
Representative Pendleton has
introduced a bill, which only re-
lates to this county having lo do
with the county attorney 's office,
and is as follows:
‘‘Relating to counties having a
population of over 46,000 inhab-
itants and not exceeding 50,000
inhabitants as shown by the Fed-
eral census next proceeding such
appointment: The county attor-
ney shall have a salary of $3,000
per annum and he may appoint
one assistant county attorney at
a salary of $1,800 per annum; and
one stenographer at a salary of
$100 per month, all salaries pay-
able monthly.”
W. M. Banta's Residence Burns.
death of Jake L. llamon, Attor-
ney General S. P. Freeling Wed-
nesday made public the full text
of the letter of instruction which
he received from the governor.
Setting forth that ‘‘owing to
the widespread notoriety that has
been given to this case,' ’ and in
view of the fact that James H.
Mathers, who took office as coun-
ty attorney January 3, had pre-
viously been employed to defend
Clara Smith, the governor’s let-
ter concludes:
This, therefore, is to order and
direct you personally, if possible,
to proceed at once to the city of
Ardmore and take full aud com-
plete charge of the prosecution of
the ease.”
The attorney general is in Ard-
more today for the first time
since‘the shooting of My. llamon
on November 21. Although he
stated that he did not wish to dis-
cuss the nature of his business
here, it is generally understood
that it is connected with the lla-
mon case, which lias been set for
trial March 10, by District Judge
Thomas W. Champion.
the turning ot land for oats has
been finished and much activity
in plowing is apparent in most
parts.
A warehouse survey made joiut-
ly by the State Board of Agricul-
ture aud United States Bureau of
Markets is to be undertaken
shortly. Information will be
sought 011 the number of addition-
al warehouses needed for storing
farm products, the suitability of
new locations an ! the size and
type best adapted to our condi-
tions. A bill appropriating $2,-
000,000 for starting a warehouse
system is pending in the legisla
ture. The Oklahoma
Growers’ Association is
city providing for an appropria-
tion of $50,000 to become avail-
able immediately, with which to
buy equipment for the State In-
dustrial School for Girls, to stock
Oklahoma ranked 16th in 1920 handling the selling of the cum-
in the United States in the total billed products of the Several hun-: the farm and provide for the
value of all crops. Total value dred workers in a factory, each^ransfer of the school from it's
for the year was $294,715,000. individual worker should get liffl^fesent location at Oklahoma
Ranked„7th in 1919 with a tot- own little personal part of the City to this city. The hill carries
al value of $570,882,000. (year's output and, with no choice the emergency provision.
The State produced 227,485,000 but to dispose of it acc®ding to
bushels of graiii in 1920 or 21,- the desperateness of his needs, his
000,000 bushels more than in 1919. creditors continually crowding
Ranked 11th in the production him, for money, sell it for what he
of all grains in 1920. can get. He would accept nothing
More cotton produced in Okla-1 but hopeless bankruptcy for the
homa in 1920 than any other year cotton manufacturing business un-
in the State’s history. Also av- der such conditions. Yet is not
eraged more pounds of lint to the tins exactly how the farmer mar-
acre. kets his cotton? Sensible, syste-
The State stood fourth in the jinatic and timely marketing is the
Cotton production of cotton,
making | Third in the United States in
There is no question but what
this bill will pass the house and
will be immediately approved by
Governor Robertson.
This appropriation is entirely
separate aud distinct from the ap-
propriation for additional build-
ings that will come up before the
legislature later, and Mr. Knight
is to lie commended for his efforts
in behalf of Tecumseh and the
great headway and organization 1920 in the production of winter I we hope to Work out a satisfae-
only salvation of our cotton far-(State Industrial School, and we
mers and only by organization can are sure his constituents in this
is progressing in the 52 cotton
counties.
There is some good wdieat pas-
turage in the State, but generally
it is not up to the usual standan
In some localities it is reported
that the crop is not making the
progress that might be expected.
A large acreage of oats and bar-
ley is in prospect and a growing
sentiment favoring the reduction
of the cotton acreage.
The last ginning report of Jan-
BREWERS KICK ON RULING.
-h
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 18.—Suit
was filed in United States district
court here Tuesday attacking the
regulation of Prohibition Com-
missioner Kramer issued October
28, last, forbidding brewers to use
synonyms for beer, ale or porter.
In its petition the Oertel Brew-
ing company of Louisville, which
filed the suit, requested an order
to restrain United States District
Attorney W. V. Gregory and oth-
er federal officials from enforce-
ing_the ruling.
The company declared it had
spent large sums of money in man-
ufacturing material beverages
labeled ‘‘Double Lager,” and
‘‘Lager Style” which it was con-
tended are now treatened with
confiscation by the government.
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wheat. I tory marketing system.
Kansas is the leading state in The Oklahoma Cotton Grower’s
the prouction of winter wheat but Association provides such a sys-
Oklahoma exceeded Kansas in tem. It’s plan is carefully worked
1920 by $1.58 in the average per out and has been proved by years
acre income from this crop. of application in California, where
The State produced 20,000,000 300 million dollars of farm pro-
bushels more corn in 1920 than ducts were marketed through co-
in 1919. operative associations last year.
Oklahoma ranked second in the Our farmers have come to the
production of kafir in 1920. cross roads in their cotton grow-
More broom corn produced in ing. They can either follow the
Oklahoma in 1920 than in all oth- old road which has been getting
] rougher each year, or they can
take the new, hard-surfaced road,
built on a sound, business-like ba-
sis, as are all other highways of
| industry, which others are now
PENNS YLVA NIA EX-GOVERNOR I '^Zl^Z^on, u**
by the Department of Agriculture,
WITNESS TELLS OF |the Oklahoma A. & M. 'College,
mwTWEivr the Oklahoma State Market Com-
IRELAND TRAINMEN | missjon the 0klahoma Bankers’
Association, and 80 thousand
city and the county at large will
be glad to know he is meeting
with success.
STATE SENATE PASSES
NORMAL SCHOOL BILL
uary 1, showed 964,621 bales of j er states combined.
STATE SCHOOLS LEAD SAYS
Norman, Jan. 19.—Oklahoma
as a State far beyond Pennsyl-
vania in educational enterprise
w as held up Tuesday to universi-
ty students of western aggressive- ____________. .... , .
ness by M. G. Brumbaugh, former armed English troops and arninu- “at‘on- Don t wait. "We are at
_ ,, , ’ „ I . . ,, I the cross roads now'. Let s get on
governor of Pennsylvania and tor nition, was a mistaken policy, 1
of' and was working economic ruin
Oklahoma City, Jan. 19.—Sen-
ate bill No. 29, an appropriation
for furnishing the educational
building at the Southeastern State
Normal school which was con-
tested hotly Tuesday afternoon,
passed the senate during Wednes-
day’s session- The emergency
clause, however, did not pass. This
bill provides for (the appripria-
tion of $17,000 for the furnishing
of the building in question.
The ladies of the M. E. Church,
South will hold a food sale Saturday
at the Post Office.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Refusal growers in California is: Join the
of Irish railway men to carry |Oklahoma. Cotton Growers’ Asso-
superintendeut
Philadelphia, in a 1 in Ireland, Frank Dempsey, chair-
‘ ‘ Reconstruction 1 man of the urban council of Mal-
Wednesday morning, about 11
o’clock, fire destroyed the resi-
dence of Rev. W. M. Banta in the
southeast part of the city. The
fire is supposed to have started
froai an oil stove. When some
member of the family o[>ened the
door to the room where the stove 1
was, the room was practically.
covered with flames, destroying
the entire residence in a few min-
ute*. The fire department ar- j
rived soon after notified, but
were unable to extinguish the
flames. But little of the house-,
hold good were saved. There was
no insurance on the building.
some time
schools at
speech here on
of Education.”
Brumbaugh is connected with
Community Service Incorporated,
Newr York City, one of the lar-
gest social service organizations
in the country. This body is
working in conjunction with the
community institutes, extension
division of the University of Ok-
lahoma.
lie was brought to the univer-
sity for the address by Dr. Harry
K. McKeen, director of the com
inunity institutes of the univer-
sity.
‘‘For progress, the Pennsylvan-
ia Dutch are said to be so slow
that they are forced to visit New
York for a meal of snails because
they can’t catch them at home,”
Brumbaugh declared.
He is the first of seven educa-
tional specialists who will visit
the university this year.
Cotton Body Branch Formed.
Ardmore, Okla., Jap. 19.—The
first steps in the organization of
a Carter county branch of the
Oklahoma cotton growers’ associ-
ation were carried out Tuesday
hfternoon. Walter Colbert, pres-
ident of the state organization
acted as chairman. To carry the
work on further a committee of
twenty men of the county will
meet in Ardmore Tuesday, Jan.
25, to inaugurate an extensive
campaign throughout the county.
The Democrat $1.50 per year.
the right road and prosper.
—Organization Committee, Ok-
lahoma Cotton Growers’ As-
sociation.
For Fire Insurance see Tecum
sell Abstract Co.
A bill in congress proposes the
creation of a department of pub-
lic welfare ami the addition of a
new member tp the president’s
cabinet. But what’s the use? The
welfare of the public is too vital
to receive political consideration.
A Danville, 111., woman weigh-
ing 210 pounds has been on an
extended hunger strike in order
to force her husband to attend
her church. But hubby
hilarious., and decares the ea
is fine, now that he has it all to
himself.
low and a locom/otive engineer
said Wednesday before the com-
mission of the committee of 100
investigating Irish conditions. De-
cision of the railw’ay unions to
operate troop trains was due to
this discovery and not to any
weakening in their determination
for an Irish republic, he added.
‘‘The Irish people depend on
the railways to transport all food
and other necessities,” he said.
‘‘When we refused to carry
their armed troops and ammuni-
tion, the English authorities sent
over boatloads of lorries to trans-
port their troops, Railway men
who refused to operate troop
trains were dismissed, and the
roads were badly crippled. Our
people were suffering and our
stand was not helping the cause.
Therefore we abandoned it.”
Dempsey described four raids
on his home by the British mil-
itary. __
9,259 War Cases Still Pending.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Of a to-
tal of 17,000 alleged violations of
war statutes on the dockets of the
department of justice, there have
been 5,720 convictions and 2,924
acquittals, while 9,259 are still
pending, Attorney General Palmer
told the senate judiciary commit-
tee today when it resumed con-,
sideration of proposed legislation
to grant amnesty to Eugene V.
Debs and other political prison-
er*. __
WANTED—To bmj good milk cow*
utl rhlrkeaa, call oa Jim War*, 3 mile* '
aad i south o4 Tecumseh.
e Wedaeeday 1
611
- -jSTATE
BAN®'
ResourcesOver 20 Million Dollars
There are 611 State Banks in Oklahoma,
with tolal resources of over $20,000,000. Ev-
ery one is compelled by law to contribute to
the GUARANTY FUND. By thus co operating
the loss when a bank fails is shared by all the
State Banks in Oklahoma.
It is this SAFETY IN NUMBERS which has
made the DEPOSITORS’ GUARANTY LAW
so effective. This law went into effect thirteen
years ago. Since theii a number of State Banks
have failed, yet not a single customer of any
of these banks has ever lost a dollar of their
money on deposit.
When banks are liable to fail and sweep
away hard earned dollars, it may be wise to
invest everything in land or stock or other
business interests. But the absolute safety of
the Oklahoma State Banks makes it wise for
'everyone to keep enough ready money on de-
posit to meet emergencies.
‘‘No Depositor has ever Lost a Dollar in a State
Bank in Oklahoma.”
Jrbc Dnttoa cam*
Okla., where
he ha* a poaitioa as telegraph opera
ter.
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TECUMSEH. OKLAHOMA
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Henderson, L. P. The County Democrat. (Tecumseh, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, January 21, 1921, newspaper, January 21, 1921; Tecumseh, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc936640/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.