Colony Courier (Colony, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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STAIE-IIOE
NEWS EVENTS
TW« COliOHY COUXIBI
S. OF V. DECIDES HONORS
•tolT Member*, Ipmmt, Mai* an*
Matran of Honor Named.
Tulsa.—At a meeting of statu ofl>
I oiala, the Sons of Confederate Veter*
CREEKMORE GIVEN 9-YEAr|.*~
sons were elected to represent Okie-
homa at the reunion at Washington.
D. C., June 6: Adjutant general, Brant
H. Kirk, Oklahoma Citjr; quarter*
master general. Jack Lore, Wood*
ward; commissary general, E. a
Howard. Oklahoma City; Judge edv*
cate general. Prince Preeling, Shaw-
nee; chaplain general, Rev. H. &
Snodgrass, Oklanoma CUy; surgeon
general, Dr. Prod 8. Clinton, Tulsa;
historian general, Lois Moyers, Tulsa;
state sponsor, Minnie Letba Jones.
Ntrman; state maid of honr, Miss
Doriada Bruce, Muskogee: state ma-
tron of honor, M i M. B. Atkins. Cho*
•oa i; state chaperone, Mrs. W. T.
lira dp. Tulsa; state maid of honor,
Miss Elsie Tennysin, Musi ogee; state
mascot, Mrs. O. B. Hester.
SENTENCE ON UST OF
OKLAHOMA CHAROES
OTHER HEWS OF THE STATE
little Incidents and Accidents That
Oe Te Make Up/t Week's History
Of A Orest Common-
wealth.
• -
Oklahoma City.—Nina yaarc In tha
federal penitentiary at Laavanworth,
Kan., and a flat of |S,tOO waa given
W. J. Creekmore by Judge John H.
jCotteral of tho United State* dlctrtct
court, following Creokmore’a plea of
guilty to five counts against him In
the western district of Oklahoma.
Haggard and showing evidences of
his lines* while confined In the peni-
tentiary on a two-year sentence from
the eaatern district of Oklahoma,
Creekmore appeared In federal court
In custody of William Rowe, an offi-
cial of the federal penitentiary. E. O.
McAdams, his attorney, told the Judge
that Creekmore wanted to change his
plea of not guilty to guilty. He said
hia client asked tho mercy of the
oourt.
Leniency Net Opposed.
John A. Pain, United States district
attorney, took up the five cases sep-
arately and related what tho govern-
ment had intendad to prove. Ho did
not oppose leniency by tho court, he
♦ STATEHOUSE BREVITIES +
NEGRO BORNS COTTON GIN
•uspeot Held on Theory Ho Was Hlrsd
to Start Blass.
McAleater.—A negro who Is 4
stranger here set Are to a cotton gin
at Featheraton, a email farming vil-
lage, near McAlester. It burned to the
ground. Tha lose waa 15,000.00. Tho
negro bought a gallon of coal oil and a
now can to atari tho blase, waiting
until train time to do so. Ho caught
tho "blind" and got away, but a negro
who has been Identified as tha guilty
man was caught between Crowder and
Indianola after an all-day chase with
the penitentiary bloodhounds. He gave
said, owing to tho fact that Creek* hl* name ** BUI Williams of Watonga.
more had given up the Uquor traffic
•ntlrely and Intended to engage In
terming.
In each of the four conspiracy cases
Creekmore was lined |500 and sen-
tenced to two years In tho peniten-
tiary, the sentences to run concur-
rently and data from tho day of sen-
tence. On the bribery charge Creek-11 EVY BEATEN BY ONE VOTE
more waa fined $800 and sentenced to *tCV 1 DCA 1 HT V0TE
in
He admits buying the coal oil from
the Peatherston merchant, but denies
any knowledge of tho fire. Tho can
waa found empty near tho building
site. Tho authorities are Investigate
Ing the case on the theory that Wil-
liams was hired to burn tho gin.
one year In prison. Although given
nine years, Cresk mors will only have
to serve throe of this sentence owing
to tho concurrence of sentences.
Wipes gists Clssn.
Tho action token by Creekmore
wipes off pf tho Oklahoma federal and
state dockets every case pending
against him growing out of his at-
tempt to control the Illegal liquor
traffic In this state during a period
beginning shortly after statehood and
•ndlng In hie conviction at Muskogee
a few months ago.
NEGROES WANT TO RETURN
Chief Sam's African Colony fa Hoard
Prom Again.
Six-Month School Terms For Sapulpa
Now Predicted.
Sapulpa.—Six-month terms for the
schools In tbs Sapulpa district will
be the order of things, according to
announcement of members of the
board, when returna from the special
election to ralae $76,400 by additional
levy of 6 mills was beaten by one
vote. Only fifty-three votes were caat
out of 1,900 and tho proposition loet,
27 to 26.
The estimate for teachers for next
year called for $40,000, and tho cahoot
treasury holds only $38,000 at pres-
ent. It had been planned to employ
eight additional teachers, bringing
the total up to sixty-five. No repairs
or alterations can be made, nor can
much needed supplies be obtained.
More Militia Units Required.
According to advlcea from Wash-
ington, Oklahoma will bo called upon
to ternlab. In addition to existing
units at war strength, the following
national guard troops:
* Two regiments of infantry, one reg-
iment of Hold artillery, and one bat-
talion of engineers (less on# com-
pany).
Before those units are to bo re-
cruited, however, the war dapartment
will make It Ita business to see that
tho existing units are brought to full
war strength. With that accompllahed
and tho force dratted Into federal
service, tho new units are to be cre-
ated to complete the alxteen Infantry
divisions of tho national guard pro-
vided tor In the war department's
plans.
Comparison of tho organisation
tables for tho alxteen Infantry divis-
ions with the existing guard estab-
lishment shows that In the Infantry,
tha arm of service In which the guard
is strongest, thirty regiments in all
and six companies must be crested to
provide the 144 regiments of divis-
ional structure.
The principal shortage Is in artil-
lery. Each' of the sixteen divisions
requlxes three full regiments of six
batteries each, or a total of 288 bat-
teries. There now exist in the guard
108 batteries.
Shortage of Engineers.
The shortage In engineers is almost
as great. There will be needed six
teen regiments, or a total of ninety'
six companies, whereas there), now are
only thirty companies.
Each division also will have an aero
squadron or balloon company, mak-
ing sixteen air aervlce unite.
In addition to thse troops, Immedl
ately after tho existing state soldiers
have been dratted into federal serv-
ice, there must be organised divis-
ional hoadquarters detachments, sup-
ply, ammunition and medical trains,
heavy field artillery and signal bat
terles, an aero service, two cavalry
divisions and many new coast artil-
lery unite and reserves.
Washington. D. C.—With dreams of
Wealth unrealised and telth in pro-
moters destroyed, homesiok American
negroes have petitioned tho acting
governor of tho Gold Coast colony In
Africa to send thorn back to Texas
and other southwestern states whloh
they left In 1914 under the sway of
tho arguments of "Chief Sam,” who
pictured Urea of ease. Tho negroea
turned over to Bam varying sums of
money with the understanding that he
would land them on tho Oold Coast,
whore they would receive titles to
tboir.own land.
Ambassador Spring-Rice has noti-
fied the state department that the In-
dications are that. Chief Sam grossly
misled tho omlgrants and finally do-
sorted them, leaving many in desti-
tution. Whether any governmental
msslstance will be given to the negroes
ao that they may return to tha Amer-
ican cotton fields Is unknown.
Mason Forty-Three Years.
Henryetta.—Joseph H. Watson,
whoso body was buried hero last
week, had been a member of the Ma-
sonic lodge for the past forty-throe
years. Watson was 84 years old at
the time of hla death. *
Jail Bara Chill Qlrl's Raaolvs.
McAlester, — Elvessle McClearen,
the 19-year-old girl arrested two weeks’
ego af Aqadarko In company with J. B.
Sturges, Apostolic preacher, has finally
consented t oleave the county Jail.
Since their arrest the girl has stead-
fastly refused to be sent away unless
the authorities would let the man go,
too. When the girl was told that sne
would be compelled to remain In Jail
until September before there was any
chance to go free with Sturges, she
decided that she would go homa with
her mother.
Theater Owner Slain By Robbers.
Ringllng.—When Jack Forrester,
owner of tho Cosy theater et Heald-
ton, and hla wife entered their home
et 11 o'clock at night bearing the
show receipts of the day, Forrester
was attacked by two men who had
entered through a window In advance
of him. Mrs. Forrester Interfered with
their plane for robbery. Forrester
sought to return the attack and was
shot r.nd ktjjed. Two balls passed
through hie body. The men escaped.,
Forrester formerly was a Westorn
league baseball player .
Coed Showing by Prison Factorise,
Excellent Indeed Is the ehowlng
made by the twine factory at the
state prison at McAlester. Governor
Williams says that all the first year's
output of 600,000 pounds has been
sold. The tales were made direct to
the farmers at 15 cents a pound, while
twine made by the International Har-
vester Co., which controls the output,
■old to the farmer for 22 cents.
This year’s output is about one-
sixth the capacity of the plant, but all
the raw steal available was used. The
$60,000 appropriation for the purchase
of raw material was all used. The
factory made a profit, not deducting ex-
penses of operating, upkeep, etc., of
$25,000 over the cost of the material.
The plant when operated at capac-
ity will employ ninety men. Gover-
nor Williams expressed the belief that
tha government with Its proposed mer-
chant marine will be able to help the
state in the Importation of alsal from
tho Philippine islands for the next
year’s supply. The factory at the
state prison for the manufacture of
automobile license tags has done even
better than tho twine factory this
year, as it paid for the $8,000 cost of
Installation. This tag factory, the
only prison tag factory in the United
States, manufactures this year 105,-
000 tags which will be distributed to
motor owners by the state highway de-
partment.
Refund "Association" a Delusion.
No association formed for the pur-
pose of assisting shippers to recover
tlfcir shares of tho $435,000 express
rate refund will get any considera-
tion from the state corporation com-
mission.
ThU was the ultimatum of Jsok E.
Love, chairmen of the commission yes-
terday when his attention wai called
to a "traffic'' organisation In this
city, tho avowed purpose of which is
to assist the shippers of this state "to
enable them to secure whatever money
may be due them by presenting their
claims in a proper manner."
The organisation proposed in a let-
ter aent to shippers, to charge a fee
of $3 for membership In tho "associa-
tion,* in return for which the associa-
tion would conduct an "Investigation,"
aa to what la required to got tho
various shares of tho refund.
Commissioner Campbell Rueeell sug-
gested that the only purpose the or-
ganiser of the association could servo
would be to call a convention of tho
shippers, making It a purely social
affair.
The commission necessarily will be
■low in getting the money to the ship-
pers, Commissioner Love explained,
owing to lack of funds to handle the
work. The contingent fund of the
commission may enable it to employ
possibly two extra clerical assistants,
but In view of the fact that there are
about 3,000,000 Items to be checked. It
will take many months before the end
Is reached.
Annual Flowering
Plants
7 7
By L. C. CORBETT
Hocticalwirtsl. Bowse of Pleat Isisscii
V. g. Pspsnassi of Aaricelwif
following year. Tha snapdragon. Ilk*
most perennlaU and biennials whkfc
bloom the first year, and of which *
particular display la desired, should
he treated like an annual aud sow*
every year. The plant blooms freely
nud continually until frost, Us average
height being one and one-half feet.
CLARKIA
The darkla Is oue of the prettiest
hardly native annuals that come to us
from beyond the Rocky mountains. It
blooms freely, which characteristic,
taken In connection with the variety
end brightness of Its flowers, makes s
bed of them In full bloom an attractive
Mexicans Hold for Attack.
Henryetta.—W. J. Ramsey, mine
foreman of the Eagle Plcher Mining
Company is hovering between life and
death at tha Henryetta hospital and
elx Mexicans, Including two Mexican
women, are under arrest charged with
assault with Intent to kill as the re-
sult of a fight which took place at
Spelter City, near here. • Ramsey Is
out in nine different places across tho
face, five times across the head and
once across the throat, the latter
wound nearly severing the Jugular
vein.
Preeling’a New Powers.
A decision as to what the policy of
S. P. Freellng, attorney general, will
be with regard to the exercise of pow-
ers under the so-called “attorney gen-
eral's bill" will be made in a tew
days.
Since the enactment of the bill by
the Sixth legislature, Freellng tun
been deluged with requests that he
check up officials of all stations in the
performance of their duties.
One request has been received that
Freellng attend to removal of a mem-
ber of the reboot board. Whether
Freellng will establish the policy of
exercising authority given him under
the recent legislative act to proceed
against minor officials or will desig-
nate the classes he will proceed
against for non-performance of duty
is tha question to be settled.
Prisoners te County Jalle. .
A number of Jaile in county seat
towns of tho state stand an excellent
chance to be filled with gunata by
July 1.
Attorney General Freellng Informed
district Judges of tho state that until
July 1, all persons sentenced to penal
Institutions of the atato should be con-
fined In the Jails of the counties where
they were sentenced.
The Sixth legislature plaoed all au-
thority for transferring prisoners from
county Jallc to state penal Institutions
in the hands of tho wandens of those
Institutions. Previous to this, county
sheriffs had been attending to this. Aa
the warden of the state penitentiary
is now working under a deficiency, and
no money will be-available tb pay for
the transportation of prisoners u til
the new fiscal year begins, there Is
nothing to do but Walt for the money.
Thera are 13,600 gardans in Okla-
homa City at the present time, ac-
cording to tha committee on inspec-
tion of the Chamber of Commerce
which made * tour of Inspection.
Mountain View has voted a bond Is-
sue of $5,000 to install heating plants
In their two school buildings.
The assessed valuation of the prop-
erties of the Oklahoma Railway Com-
pany which operates tho Oklahoma
City lines was raised from $2,500,000,
the figure last year, to $3,116,000, by
the state board of equalisation.
Faith Cure Pallt; Holy Roller Dies.
Stigler .—"Bring the ax, son, and
out off my leg. I’m going to prove to
you that the day of miracles is not
passed." This order was given by J.
T. Holt, a Haakell county farmer liv-
ing six miles south of Stigler, who
was converted to the faith of the Holy
Rollere. The son brought the ax and,
•fter Holt had spent a half hour In
prayer, the amputation was begiki.
Tho son struck throe blows and the
father fainted. He died. Tho county
attorney is Investigating the mumda
•tory.
Pioneer Indian Woman Dies.
Miami.—In tha Peoria cemetery, at
tho foot of a hill near Spring rivar
and a short distance from thoir old
home, lies two pioneers of Oklahoma
and Ottawa oounty. They are Mr*.
Lolsa Baptiste and her husband, Bap-
tiste Peoria, who for thirty-five years
was chief of the Peoria trlba of In-
dlans and was tha representative of
his people when he purchased 50,301
acres of land from the government In
1170, The old chief has been dead
lor several years, but It was only a
week ago that hla widow died.
Indian’s Money to Buy Benda.
Tulsa.—Probate Judge H. L. Stand-
even has ruled officially that John D.
Porter, guardian of Lemuel Charley,
a wealthy Indian minor, had authority
to Invest $35,000 of his ward’s money
In the purchase of Liberty bonds. The
court held that Liberty bonds are de-
sirable securities. This Is considered
an Important decision, as guardians
of many other wealthy Indian minor*
wuth bulging bank accounts are ex-
pected to Invest in tho Liberty loan.
Mr. Porter will Immediately purchase
$86,000 of bonds In his ward’s name.
Inspection Will Begin June
nning June 1, officials of the
Two Lean Soelatlea At Hobart.
Hobart.—The Second National Farm
Loan Association of Hobart was organ-
ised hare by tho farmers of Kiowa
and Washita oounty, to operate under
tho federal land law, At tha organis-
ation meeting .applications totaling
$60,000 waro made for loans through
tho Wlohlta land bank. J. M. Millar
la prasldant, Georga Thompson, vloa
president, and H. H. Hoover, secre-
tary and treasurer. D, A. Ramsey,
federal land examiner, has approved
$40,000 worth of loans for the First
National Farm Loan AMOQlhtlon.
Trails
Beginning
Oxark Trade Association will go over
the competing routes, Inspect and se-
lect the best one, the decision to be
made at the Amarillo convention June
27-38-80. Fully 4,000 miles will be
covered by tha official Judges In the
twenty-five days at their command.
The points to be considered are
grades, drainage, distance, width of
right-of-way, width of grade, concrete
culverts, curve turns, above high wa-
ter mark, hardness of surface and the
enterprise of the people.
Deetere Celled to the Celere,
Orders were received by Dr. A. L.
Blesh and Dr. F. M, Banger, both of
Oklahoma City, and first lieutenants
in tho medical officers’ reserve corps,
assigning them to active duty and In-
structing them to report to the com-
manding general, southern depart-
ment. Like orders were sent to Dr.
L. 0. Kuykendall of MoAleeter, Dr.
R. V. Smith of Tulsa, Dr. L. B. Will-
our, MoAleeter, president of the Okla-
homa State eMdlcal Society ,and Dr.
Walter B. Bleboe of chandler, ell first
lieutenants In medleel officers reserve,
Conservation Agents Appointed.
The first apponltmenta of deputy oil
■nd gas conservation agents for the
bureau created by the sixth legls’o-
ture, were made by the state corpora-
tion commission. The appointees are
C. E. Brock of Cushing and W. C.
Thorne of Blackwell.
Both men are experienced In the
oil and gas industry, according to Art
L. Walker, chief conservation agent.
The places pay |2,400 a year and trav-
eling expenses. The appointments
were effective from date.
Following the formulation of rules
for the bureau, which are expected
some time this week, the bureau will
be equipped to make thorough Inspec-
tion of the oil and gas Industries of
the state.
The extent that the commission will
take up conservation was Indicated
by n proposed rule which will abso-
lutely compel compliance with all
other rules. This rule would require
all operators applying for connection
with pipe lines to show a “bill of
health" from the corporation commis-
sion certifying that all rules govern-
ing drilling, reporting location, etc.,
have been complied with.
The effect of this wilt be to force
every operator to live up to the con-
servation rules, or fall of getting pipe
line oonneetlon to dispose of hie oil
end gas.
Buildings For Schools Stepped,
It is not likely that any work on
the two new buildings at the State
A. and M. college, authorised by the
sixth legislature, will be done until
as late as August, according to Frank
M. Gault, president of the state board
of agriculture. Mr. Gault believes
that the present difficulty In getting
material will be somewhat relieved
by the time the architect’s plan for
tho buildings are completed. Thera
Is no chance that the buildings will
be ready for use until late In the nert
school term,
Clarkla.
sight. They are useful, too, for hang-
ing baskets, for vases, as edging
plants, for low massing, or for borders.
The seeds should be sown outdoors
In early spring and the plants grown
In partial shade. The darkles thrive
in n warm, light soil, and their period
of bloom Is midsummer and late au-
tumn. The average height of the pleat
is 1VA feet.
CORN-FLOWER
(Centaurea)
Centnurea Cyanus Is also known on
“bluebottle,” "ragged sailor,” "kaiser
blumen,” and sometimes as "bachelor’s
button." These bright-flowered plants
are of a hardy nature, requiring sim-
ple culture, yet they are among the
most attractive and graceful of all the
old-fashioned flowers. When placed In
water after cutting, the flowers In-
crease In also. Seed of the annual
sorts should be sown In the open in
April or May and the young plants
thinned to four to six Inches apart.
ALYSSUM
For borders, edgings, baskets, pots,
rockwork. and for cutting, a liberal
use of this dainty little flower Is roe-
oiumended. For borders, tho soed
Alyssum.
should be sown thickly so as to form
musses. For winter bloom, sow lata
In August aud thin the seedling* so
ns to stand about four Inches apart*
but for spring bloom or for borders
tlie seeds sbould be sown In the open
early In the aprlng, or even Into In the
preceding autumn la some localities.
Where the plant will not onduro tho
winter, however, early spring planting
under cover, either In n cold (rams or
spent hotbed, or In boxeia In a dwellings
Is most to bo relied upon. Alyesum
can also be Increased from cuttings
mads from atrong new aids shoots, ns
well ae by dlvlaion of tho roots. B»
cutting back after the first flowers
fade others will be produced. While
white Is the most common and popu-
lar color, there are yellow vaitottos
of alyssum.
CANDYTUFT ”'r“”
(Iberia)
The candytufts are among ten bent
whit* flowers for edging beds, ten
planting in belts, beds, or m«—i«g, fog
Corn-Flower.
They thrive well on moderately rich
gurden soils. The perenniuls may be
grown from seeds sown In gentle heat
In Murch and plunted out In May or
June.
SNAPDRAGON
(Antirrhinum)
The snapdragon is a valuable bordor
plant. It flowers the first year from
seed sown as an annuul. The bright
color and pecullur form of the flowers
nlwuys attract attention. The newer
sorts offer variety of colors and of
markings. The spikes are useful for
cutting and keep fresh u long time.
From seed sown In the open ground In
May plants will bloom In July or Au-
gust. For early flowers the seed
Candytuft
rockeries, and for cutting. Several «C
the varieties are fragrant and all nr*
profuse bloomers. The seed should b*
sown outdoors in April wheat te*
plants are to bloom, and well thinatil
when they have grown about aa
high. Make n second planting a monte
later, and a third late In July for tell
flowers. September sowings will glv*
winter blooming plants. The soil too
beet results should be rich, and te*
plants given an abundance of water*
They branch freely, and If some at*
removed the flowers will be larger.
COSMOS
Cosmos Is now one of the notabt*
fall flowers. It Is a strong, tail-grop-
ing annual, yet Its bright, bold flower*
have n daintiness and airiness white
Midland Valuation Up.
The slate board of equalisation
raised the aseaesxment of the Midland
Valley railway from its assessed valu*
of $9,600 last year to $11,000 a mile for
the main line. Bide tracks were left
at $8,500 a mile and the value of sta-
tion property was fixed at $146,170.
Other valuations fixed were the Cen-
tral Light and Fuel company, of B*>
pulpa, $831,000: Okmulgee Gas com*
pany, $180,000; Foster-Haris Gin
company, $13,000; Sulphur Light and
Power company, $17400.
Snapdragon.
ihould be sown under glass In Febru-
ary or Murch and transplanted Into
beds of warm, dry soil moderately en-
riched. If protected by n cold frame
or even a mulch of lenvea the plants
will wluter well aud bloom early the
Ceamee.
Is heightened la effect by the feathery
green foliage. It Is most effective
when planted In broad masses or loaf
background borders against evergreena
or fences at some distance from the
house nud the garden walks. From
seed started In the house In March o£
April the plants will have reached
three or four feet In height by Sep-
tember. The bright-colored^ dalsyUke
flowers are borne In great profusion
and come at a season when they are
very acceptable. Because of tha ro-
bust habit of the plant the young seed-
lings should be thinned to 18 Inch**
apart when grown on moderately good
■oil. Bowing the seed late and In poo*
■oil will dwarf tha plants. In latttud*
of Washington, D. 0., tho plants per-
petuate themselves from self-sown
seed. These volunteer plants can b*
taken advantage of for early bloom.
M
j*
-i$
experiments In oiling tho street* off
Denver, both asphalt and graveled, or*
to be made next summer by tho depart*
ment of parka and Improvements. *
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