The County Democrat. (Tecumseh, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1919 Page: 1 of 10
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The County Democrat.
Entered nt the Tecumseh. Oklahoma, po-toffice, a# second-class moil under the act of March 3, 1871*.
VOLUME 25.
TECUMSEH, POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. JUNE 20, 191!).
NUMBER 38.
STATE BANKS
WIN BIG SUIT
Supreme Court Holds They Are Not
Liable to State for Guaranty
Fund Assessments.
PROGRAM OF FIFTH
SUNDAY MEETING
Oklahoma City, June 17.—The state
guaranty fund loses more than three
quarters of a million dollars us a re-
sult of a decision handed down l>y the
supreme court in which it held that
former state banks which later incor-
porated under the national banking
laws, and against which guaranty fund
assessments were levied at tjrc time of
the change, arc not liable for such as-
sessments after incorporation under
the national banking laws. The records
in the office of the state bank com-
missioner show that more than 150
banks are affected by the decision.
Justice R. M. Rainey filed a dis-
senting opinion upholding the findings
of A. R. Garrett, referee, in which it
was held that the bank must list the
assessment as a liability until paid.
Judge J. F. King of Newkirk and Judge
Garrett acted as referees in the case
which was originally brought by the
Citizens National Bank of Broken Ar-
row against the state. The Tulsa
county district court held thalt the
banks were liable for the assessment
and the district court’s judgment is
reversed.
NEXT SUNDAY FOR THRIFT.
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Message From Secretary to Be Read
Jane 22 From Every Pulpit.
Next Sunday, June 22, will be Thrift
Sunday all over the United States. A
message from Secretary Glass will be
read from pulpits to church goers by
every pastor in the United States who
has patriotism and the welfare of fu-
ture humanity at heart.
The Savings division of the Treas-
ury Department has planned this Sun-
day in the interests of perpetuating
the lessons of sane saving, wise spend-
ing and safe investment which Amer-
ica learned through self sacrifice im-
posed by the war.
Local pastors and War Savings so-
cieties and workers have been asked
to eo-operate in the interests of the
world gospel which hinges on the par-
able of talents—the gospel of thrift.
TO COMPILE AN ACCURATE
AND COMPLETE LIST
As its final war task the Oklahoma
State'Council of Defense is attempt-
ing to compile an accurate and com-
plete list of those men who gave their
lives in service during the war. This
list will be furnished to the Oklahoma
State Historical Society so that as the
time comes when Oklahoma and its
different counties erect monuments in
the memory of these men a correct list
may be available for their use.
The State Council has con piled from
public casualty lists names of the men
reported killed and died of disease
from each county. We are giving here-
with the list, of names we have from
Pottawatomie county. We ask that
anv person knowing of additional
names from this county send them to
us ami send also the name of the next
of kin. We are including all those
who lost their lives in the service
whether they were killed in action,
died of wounds or disease in Europe
or America. When these names are
finally made a part of the war record
of the state, we trust not a single one
will be omitted.
Please send information concerning
names to the Oklahoma State Council
of Defense, Chester II. Westfall, As-
sistant Secretary, State House, Okla-
homa City.
Pottawatomie County.
Stanley Elliott, McLoud.
Andrew Bernar.l Gill, Shawnee.
Erna W. Triplet, Earlsboro.
Mathas P. Schlitz, Shawnee.
Louis Pratt. Wanette.
Howard L. Finley, Wanette.
Will E. Anderson, McLoud.
Joe M. Ragsdale, Wanette.
Arthur Mitchell, Shawnee.
William D. Lowether, Asher.
John T. Bussey, Maud.
Willie Kilby, Tecumseh.
Samuel Leroy Calico, Macomb.
Eliza A. Tvner, Maud.
Alfred C. Bradley, Shawnee.
George. E. Lvnn, Asher.
George Lafayette Robertson, Maud
John Aubrey Levins, Shawnee.
William Rowe. Maud.
Samuel Jackson Scruggs. Shawnee.
William J. Hill. Tecumseh.
Charles A. Baird, Tribbev.
James H. Sparks, Tecumseh.
FARM IN TOWN FOR SALE.
Tono Bourhannais. 83 acres less
Santa Fe right-of-way. Located be
tween Santa Fe depot and town, cor
nering with City limits, extending 1-4
mile North and South ami 1-2 mile
East and West. All goo.I land; som
alfalfa land: fairly good house on West
aide of farm. Price $6..V*0; |>oasos*ion
January 1st. Reasonable cash payment
now; additiomul cash |«ymrnt Nov.
1st. Will carry $2,500 ten years; $1,000
ia three equal annual payments; $3,(
in rash between now and Nov. lat.,
will handle this deal. This land is
situated in Tecumseh, School district
and has all advantage of the* town.
Kow. Box ti6£, Oklahoma Ciij(
Ok la.
The following is the program of the
5th Sunday Meeting, also of the Pott.
County 8. 8. Convention to be held
with the Pleasant View Baptist
Church at the Eagle School house !*
miles South of Tecumseh on the state
highway, beginning Thursday night,
June 26th and continuing over Sun-
day night.
Thursday Evening.
8:00—Devotional. Rev. Fred Wright.
8:30—Sermon. Rev. A. W. Goodnight.
Friday Morning.
9:30—Devotional. Tom IJny.
10:00—By What Authority, When,
How and Who Do Baptists Bap-
tize! -Give Scripture........
Rev. R. P. Hallum.
Thus. Gathright.
l():30-*-God’s Voice on Communion,
and Why Can’t Baptist Com-
mune with Other Folks!
Otis TJ-.mblin.
Rev. E. L. Compere.
11:00—(Sermon. J. E. Akins.
Dinner.
2:00—Devotional. Will Roberts.
2:30—Our Association, Its Needs and
How to Supply Them.
J. K. Macon.
W. A. Robberson.
3:00—In What Way Are All Things
Made New in 2 Cor. 5:17!
Dr. P. C. Schillings.
3:30—Give Exegesis of Hebrews 0:
1-6. Rev. E. L. Compere.
8:00—Devotional. C. E. Hook.
8:30—Sermon. I*r. P. C. Schillings.
Saturday Morning.
9:30—Devotional. Rev. A. B. Mas-
ters.
10:00—Origin of the Federation Move-
ment, and How Far Can Baptist
Go Into it and Stay With Their
Chart and Compass.
Rev. Coker.
P. C. Schillings.
10:40—Explain John 14-12.
Tlios. Gathright.
11:00—Sermon. E. L. Compere.
Dinner.
1:30—Board Meeting.
2:30—Woman’s Work Conducted by
Mrs. Lake.
8:00—Devotional. Bro. Horn.
8:30—Sermon. J. K. Macon.
Sunday.
S. 8. and B. Y. P. U. Program.
9:30—Song Service, Conducted by
Sam Halunt.
10:00—Graded Sunday School Conduct-
ed by the Missionary.
11:00—The Business of Baptist. T.
B. Holcomb.
11:30—Teacher Training. T. R. Gath-
right.
Noon.
2:30—Devotional. C. A. Youts.
3:00—Advantages of Organized Class-
es Outlined by the S. S. Board.
Leroy T. Taylor.
3:30—The Sunday School Problem in
Your Community by the Four
District Managers and others.
8:00—Devotional. By Pastor.
8:30—Sermon. Thos. Gathright.
Claims Sure Cure Discovered
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.J. STATE HEALTH ITEMS
. j T FI |+ Dr. A. R. LEWIS,
for Pneumonia and Influenza commissioner. +
►i- *i* *:• *!- •!• *i- *:•
I Utuior direction of the fttute Corn-
New York June 17—Influenza and therapy/’ for about 10 years and that missiouer of Health, Oklahoma is about
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than a boil on the hn( k of the me • cju„gi although it had not been indors- j |,y any state—-a campaign to eliminate
according to Dr. Charles H. Duncan, j ,.,i by f|ie American Medical nssoeia- [typhoid. It is not necessary to sav
one of the founders of the volunteer j tion. He said it had been successfully |I0W desirable such n result will be
hospital, who in nn address here today [tested on 5,000 horses in the New York |We all know the
before the convention of the allied street cleaning department.
before the convention of the ainea j street cleaning department. I has takt
medical associations of America, de- I Dr. George 1. Laidlaw, professor of penrcely
scribed his method of combatting | the history of medicine and diagnosis j ]Qlt soj„
terrible toll typhoid
taken in this state. There is
.. —........, ,---------- pi-aicoly an individual who has not
______ ____ _____ _ the history of medicine and diagnosis j someone neur to him through ty-
Spanish influenza by means of “im-|at Flower hospital in discussing the ! p|,olc|. Even where typhoid is not fatal
munizing a patient to his own person. ” j Duncan method, said that the diseov- j, ;s always a serious disease; always
Upon 246 patients ill with pneumonia ; erer “has solved a problem that has )o enduring and hard to bear; nl-
and influenza last winter Dr. Duncan been germinating in medicine for 2,000 wn£„ leaving a weakening effect which
said he had used the treatment “ with- \ years. Dr. Duncan’s work marks the | persists for a long time, and all too
out a single fatality or any complies- | conclusion of Pasteur, Koek and j frequently leaves after results which
tioiis ’’ “Briefly,” the physician Wright and is a decided step forward mny persist through an entire life time,
said, “T take one drachm of mucous in the regular development of baeter- ^ few y0nrs ago there might have
from the infected area and pasteurize , ial theraphy.” been some discussion as to the value of
it in one ounce of filtered water where j Dr. Duncan said that by taking the . tv]>tioid vaqcino. Tllere 'always Ras
it remains several hours. One cubic poison from a boil and subjecting "it . discussion in regard to every ad-
icutimeter of this toxine, injectefl sub- to his process, and injecting the ster- | vn„,.0, every step in human progress,
cutaneously, will effect a spontaneous ilized product into a patient » body ho Tho (mp who ,|j,| lll0s, „f all for hu-
, ore of Spanish influenza, pneumonia, not only cured him of the boil, but lmlllitv's progress was crucified be
eetarrh o- any Minilai loeal zed infoc- rendered him immune against a repi- !twoon’two t|lipVes; Galileo wns tortured
tion. It will stop any cough, except tition of such afflictions. Similar re I because he insisted the earth moved
tuberculosis inside of 24 hours.” suits, he said, had been obtained in aroun(| ,|,,, H„„; Columbus was ridieul
The doctor said he had been using cases of mastoiditis, eczema and cor- ((I1(| (|,,rided because he persisted the
the method, which he calls “auto- tain types of local venereal diseases. ................ ......... wns ostracised
5 CENTS PER MILE FOR
DISCHARGED SOLDIER
Congressman Tom D. McKeown sends
word form Washington that the War
Department has ruled that any enlist-
ed man who was honorably discharged
from the army, navy or marine corps
since November 11, 1918 or is here-
after discharged, is entitled to travel
pay at the rate of 5 cents per mile
from the place of his discharge to his
home, or if he prefers, to the place he
was mustered into service. For sea
travel, only transportation and subsis-
tence are furnished. Any honorably
discharged man who has not received
the full 5 cents per mile is entitled
to the difference between 5 cents per
mile and the amount per mile which
was paid him. Any enlisted man who
has nny travel pay coming under this
ruling will be supplied wTith a proper
blank on which to make his claim,
if he will address a letter to Congress
man McKeown at Washington, D. C.
MICKIE SAYS
CsOUfie RIGHT, MtCklE i A ^
l MAN WHO SNEAKS OUT OP
PAWING HtS BACK SUBSCRIPTION
BY REFUSING THE PAPER AT
THE POSTOFF1CE IS A PESKY
POLECAT AND AN ORNERY f
HYENA, BUT" STILL \t WAS
POOR JUOGtAENT FOR 'YOU
<o Tell hin\ so to his pace,
FOR HE PEELS TAEAN ENOUGH
ALREADY, AND \ CAN SOt
ANO C
NVONEW
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RED CROSS PLANS
PEACE PROGRAM
The first important meeting of chap-
ter workers of the Southwestern Di-
vision, American Rod Cross to be held
since the signing of the armistice will
convene in St. Louis on June .16, at
which time national and division of-
ficials will outline the future peace
program of the organization. The St.
Louis conference will be the first of a
series of three such meetings, the sec-
ond to be held at Dallas, Tex., on June
18 and the third at Wichita, Kail., on
June 20.
Among the important visitors at each
conference will be Dr. Livingston Far-
rand, chairman of the Central Commit-
tee. Other speakers will be Maj.
George W. Simmons, manager of the
Southwestern Division of the Red
Cross, and Alfred Fairbnnk, acting
manager of the division. Maj. Sim-
mons, who recently returned from Rus-
sia, where he headed a Red Cross Com-
mission to Siberia, will tell of condi-
tions in Russia and what the Red Cross
doing there.
Definite announcement already has
been made that the American Red Cross
will conduct a drive for funds during
the two weeks terminating November
11. The reasons for the drive as well
as facts relating to tho use of the mon-
ey will be outlined at the conferences.
' The American Red Cross as a peace
time activity will continue along four
definite lines, under departments of
First Aid, Home Service, Junior Mem-
bership and Nursing. Through these
four departments the Red Cross will
strive to educate the children to a
recognition of their responsibilities as
citizens of this country and the world,
o bring to individuals and groups an
lipreeiation of the value of Safety
First and First Aid, to bring to oom-
-mnnities the opportunity of having bet-
ter health and immunity from diseases,
and to make possible, particularly in
those communities where no provision
has been made, a higher standard of
living.
To carry on this work throughout
the entire world the League of Red
Cross Societies was recently formed in
Paris, the purpose of which is to unify
the Red Cross societies of the world
in a systematic effort to anticipate,
diminish and relieve misery produced
by disease and disaster. Red Cross
societies of the United States, Great
Britain, Italy and Japan are founder
members of the League The objects
of the League, as formally set forth in
its Articles of Association are:
1. To encourage and promote in ev-
ery country in the world a duly au-
thorized voluntary National Red Cross
organization, having as purposes the
improvement of health, prevention of
disease and mitigation of suffering
throughout the world, and to secure the
cooperation of such organizations for
these purposes.
2. To promote the welfare of man-
kind by furnishing a medium for bring-
ing within reach of all people the ben-
efits to be derived from present known
facts, and new contributions to science
and medical knowledge and their ap-
plication.
3. To furnish a medium for coordi-
nating work in case of great national
or international disasters.
INTRODUCES BILL TO GIVE
TECUMSEH GERMAN CANNON
A bill was introduced in Congress
ist Saturday by Congressman Tom D.
McKeown of this District, authorizing
the Secretary of War to donate to the
City of Tecumseh, one German cannon
or fieldpieee. captured by the Ameri-
n Army From the forees of the Im-
'Hal German Government during the
present war.
First
Installment
bv Um CUf G
Destiny
In this week’s
Issue of
The
County
Democrat
earth was round; .Tenner wns ostracised
bv tin1 mei ical profession because he
einimed that vaccination would prevent
smallpox, .'.’ways the path of those
who would ...up mankind has been the
road to Getlisi mane today, the violet
strewn grave tomorrow.
So has it been with typhoid vaccine.
Typhoid has for centuries been one of
the scourge:) of mankind. It has shown
its fearful ravages with more effect
[in tho armies where men were gather-
ed together in large numbers and under
insanitary conditions. Kven in the
j Spanish American and Boer mirs t he
[losses from typhoid were far heavier
I than the losses from the enemy. In
.the Russo Japanese war, although ty-
phoid vaccine was practically unknown
I the Japanese managed to keep their
[disease death rate down through the
I strictest attention to every sanitary
j law then known. Soon after this ty-
phoid vaccine came into effect. It was
.tried on the American Armies, a larger
[part of which were fighting in the
Philippines, and it was found that ty-
phoid disappeared. Where there was
vaccination there was nmost no typhoid.
In the great war .just ended, where
' tens of millions men were engaged,
'fighting in trenches; where every road
j over which pure water supplies could
be brought was covered by a barrage
of shot and shell, the general disease
Irate was small and there was practically
no typhoid. This again was due to ty-
'phoid vaccination.
It is the intention of the State
Health Department to make an exten-
sive campaign, county by county. The
Department will have the aid of the
County Health Officers and the County
Physicians. It is almost confident it
will have the sympathy and support
of practically all citizens in each conn
ty. Where individuals cannot afford
to pay for the serum it will In- given
free. Where they can pay it is ex-
pected that they will have this vac-
cine administered by the County Phy-
sician. No such campaign as this has
ever been started by any other state.
The State Commissioner of Health lias
one. and only one ambition, to improve
the health and increase the happiness
of the people of Oklahoma.
SHAWNEE TO HAVE BIG
CELEBRATION JULY 4.
W. B. Rorschach of Shawnee, chair-
man of the Soldiers and Sailors Home
Coming celebration which is to be held
in Shawnee, July 4, was in the city
the first of the week enlisting the
support of the citizens of Tecumseh.
Wtiile here be appointed County Judge
Clarence Robison ns chairman of this
locality, and Win. F. * ook and Lari
Williams, two returned soldiers, to as-
sist in advertising the celebration.
Mr. Rorschach said that Shawnee was
going to make an extended effort to
entertain the soldiers in grand style.
CHILDREN CAN WIN
WAR SOUVENIR
School Boys a id Girls to be Rewarded
By Uncle Sam for Industry
and Thrift.
Hvrry pupil, either boy or girl, in
Pottawatomie county has nn opportun-
ity of obtaining a souvenir of the great
world war. Not a souvenir from the
battlefields, but one that was ready
for tlu1 buttlefronts when the armis-
tice was signed, a souvenir that will
lie useful and .durable and that will
become more valuable ns years go by.
The souvenir that is available in a
limited number for the pupils of this
county's schools, is the l'. S. Army
hand grenade, and the only requirement
necessary to procure one of these is
to earn money during vacation and
with that money buy War Saving
stamps. The rules lire simple. I'liil-
Ircn under 10 years must earn enough
to buy a War Saving Stamp costing
from it I 17, if purchased in June, to
+ 1.19, if purchased ill August. This
stamp must he shown to the pupils
teacher at the beginning of the fall
tri„ of school and n letter written to
the teacher telling how the money was i
earned. Children over 10 must buy
i on War Savings Stamps. They may
1'iiv ns many ns they pleases, but the
above l umber is required.
Full instructions have been issued
by the Director of War Savings for
this district to the county chairmen
of War Savings and the county super-
intendent of schools, and through these
will be given to the teachers of the
county. This summer promise* to be a
thrifty one in Pottawatomie county.
RESERVE ACT DISTRIBUTES
NATION’S BANKING POWER
Washington, D. C.—An analysis of
national banks returns to the Comp-
troller of the Treasury shows the con-
tinued tendency, under the operation
of the Federal Reserve Act, toward
decentralization's banking power.
Formerly the big banking institu-
tion were limited to a comparatively
few cities. Today the one hundred
largest national bunks are distributed
among thirty-six cities in twenty-five
States and in the District of Colum-
bia. Forty nine of the one hundred
■ire in the Eastern and Now England
States, the other fifty-one being scat-
tered among the Southern, Western
and Middle Western States.
Of the one hundred largest bnnks,
forty-six have resources of over $50,-
000,000 each, and twenty-one of more
than $100,000,000 each. The smallest
has resources of about $2. i,000,000.
CHANCE FOR MEMORIAL TABLET.
The Democrat is in receipt of the
following letter from Congressman Tom
I). McKeown, who says this city can
get it memorial tablet made from metal
from the Battleship Maine:
Hear editor -Secretary Daniels has
informed me that the Navy Depart-
ment has oil hand at the Navy A ard
Washington 1311 Memorial Tablets
made from metal recovered from the
wreck of the old Battleship Maine, to-
gether with one ventilator, two deck
plates and three powder tanks, and
tint he will distribute the same to
municipalities throughout the United
Rtates provided that tin ' will defray
the cost. He snvs the cost of the
tablets is about +3.00 in addition to
Hie freight or express charges from
Washington. If your city is interest-
'd in one of these tablets I will do
nv best to obtain the same as long as
any „f them are left. Your immediate
attention to this matter is urged.
Cordially and sincerely,
TOM D. M’KEOWN.
Kill TOR ’8 NOTH—About a 15 cent
Iona tion from every merchant in Te-
cumseh would secure this Memorial
Tablet, and it could be placed at the
side of the Court House and ^would
attract quite a bit of interest. 'Let’t
have this Tablet.
(First published June 20th, 1919. 3t.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
• TAX DEED.
The State of Oklahoma to P. W.
Fearing. D. K. Fearing and James A.
Gaston, Greeting:
You mid each of you are hereby no-
tified and will take notice that Owo.
H..Camth is the owner and holder of
Tax Sale Certificate No. 2910, issued
on the 6th day of November, 1916, on
Lot Four (4)’ in Block Right (8)
North Park Addition to the City of
Shawnee. Oklahoma; and also Tax Sale
Certificate No. 2911, issued on the 6th
dnv of November, 1916. on Lot Five
(5) in Block Right (8) North Park
of Shawnee, Ok
of said property
n Raid date; and
Camtli ban filed
office for aerv-
pution; and
made froni aaid
n from the fir*t
19. i
Addition
to the i
City
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TURY RETURNS S7.500.00 VERDICT.
About the most important case tried
in the District Court this week, was
that of Andrew ,1. Coffman vs. Harry
A. Pierson. This was a suit for dam-
ages, the plaintiff (-'aiming to have
I...... injured in an automobile accident.
After hearing the case, which consum-
ed most of the day Wednes lay and a
part of the night, the jury returned a
verdict for the plaiutiff in the sum
of $7,500.00.
BANK LOSES CASE.
The jury in the case of the National
Rnnk of Commerce of Shaw-nee vs. J.
ufendan
Home time
nt the check
but that it
for.
efend*
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