The Supply Republican (Supply, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1921 Page: 6 of 8
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THE REPUBLICAN. SUPPLY, OKLAHOMA
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ALL SECTIONS OF STATE
STUDENTS FROM 18 STATES
All But Two Oklahoma Counties ara
Repreaentcd at A. A M.
ia Reported
Stillwater, Okla. — Outside the
achool’s own hoine county, Payne,
Garfield county leads all others in
Oklahoma, In enrollment in the Ok-
lahoma A. & M college this year, ac-
cording to figures complied by Char-
les Peffenberger, register. Garfield
has sixty-one students. Oklahoma
county ranks next with fifty, while
Lincoln comes fourth with forty.
The only two counties in the state"
not represented are Cimmarron and
Cleveland.
Seventeen states, an island possess-
• ion, the District of Columbia and two
foreign countries, China, and tho Do-
minion of Canada, ure represented in
the enrollment. Of the tola! registra-
tion Ciis semester, 1,370 are from
various counties in Oklahoma and 113
from outside the state, making a total
of 1,483.
NEW A. & M. COLLEGE PRES.
Has Had 32 Years Eeperience aa a
Teacher, Having Begun When 16
Stillwater, Okla., — IX- J. B. Esk-
ridge, who, Tuesday, was inaugu-
rated president of Oklahoma A. and
M. College, holds the unique record
of having been head of a college,
a boys’ training school — before he waa
21 years old. That was at Sbelby-
TAX QUESTION IS PREPARED
U. S. High Court Tc Decide Which
Land It Taxable
llritnin hath laid a Tommy ‘math
Westminster Abbey's nave.
And Frame hath made her Triumph Arch
.1 Pnilu't sacred grave.
Now comes a Yank to Arlington
To join the nations brave—
Columbia's unknown soldier son
To join the brace in Arlington
With fwtnp of yean' and show of war
A nd honor of a conqueror!
'Three soldier dead, picked in the dark,
Unknown, unsung, without a mark—
Genius or chut or knave,
H r know their all they gave,
H"« know they died to sure.
In Theater, Abbey and Arc,
With this to be hi/ all men read:
"IN llONOll OF TIIR UNKNOWN DEAD!"
I). S.
HE Spirit of Armistice Pay!
Who shall sa.v now what Is to be
the spirit of Armistice day?
Surely It is too soon to sa.v. The
World war Is yet too close to us. The
World war Is not yet over. It will
not he over milII the rawest of the
world’s wounds are healed.
Only time run tell what Is to he
tlie spirit of Armistice day.
That Armistice day Is to he a new
American national holiday seems certain.
It will he neither a Washington’s birthday nor n
Lincoln's birthday—in memory of the Father and
of the Savior of the Called States of America.
It will not he n Memorial day—In memory of
the heroic dead of our victorious wars.
It will not he n Fourth of July—In memory of
the winning of our Independence.
It will not tie a Thanksgiving day—devoted to
the family reunion feast and thanksgiving to God
for His mercies and gifts.
And yet Armistice day should be In a way a
combination of all of these American national
holidays.
For when the World war ended In victory No-
vember 11, 1918, America saved all that every
good American commemorates In the observance
of these national holidays.
Is Armistice day destined to he not only nn In-
ternational holiday but the one great holiday of
ail the world7
If the Washington ronferenee on the limitation
of armament* brings about disarmament—reason-
able and effective disarmament—the whole world,
victors nnd vanquished alike, may well celebrate
Armistice day.
If the Washington conference should make an-
other great war Impossible and lend up to perma-
nent, world-wide peace, nil the nations of enrth
will have to mark Armistice day as the one great
day of all the military history of the world.
An Internationalism that does not destroy na-
tionalism has been the dream of the ages.
A world at peace, to stay at peace. . . .1
In this autumn of 1921, In which falls the third
anniversary of Armistice day, ‘‘the outward and
visible sign of the Inward ami spiritual grace"
which nnlmutes the American breast Is tribute to
the heroic soldier dead In the form of honors to
the “Unknown Dead."
The wet Id will not soon forget the pomp and
circumstnnee witli which Great llrltuln on the
■eeond anniversary of Armistice day laid to rest
“A British Warrior" lit Westminster Abbey.
“Carry on!"
The Staggering Briton cried.
Did the line hold?
This tomb says
“YEBP
N’or will It soon be forgotten how France hon-
ored iter heroic dead by making Iter Arc de Trl-
oinphe the burial place of “Un Sol da t Francals”
from Verdun.
"They shall not pass!”
The desperate Frenchman cried.
• Did the boche pass at Verdun?
This tomb says
"NO!"
This year America nllirms her adherence to tills
spirit of Armistice day.
The congress of the United Slates rotifers by
special acts Congressional Medals of Honor upon
the “British Warrior” and “Un Soldnt Francals.”
America places these highest decorations within
the gift of tlie American people upon the tomb In
Westminster Abbey and upon tiie tomb beneath
the Triumph Arch. President Harding sends Gen.
John J. Pershing, the head of tier army, to make
the bestowal nnd he sends an American composite
Imttnlion of picked tneu as nu escort worthy of
the occasion.
And Arlington, Ainerlco's national cemetery
where lie historic dead, receives its “Unknown
Yank."
“Let’s go!”
The eager Yankee cried.
Did the Yank go?
This tomb says
"YES.”
The vision of this home-coming of this “Un-
known Yank" will forever be cherished by the
American people.
The selection of Columbia's unknown soldier son
at Chalons, the bestowal of the Victoria Cross
und thp decoration of ihe Legion of llqnor, his
Journey to Havre under escort of nn honor guard;
the French memorial observance at the sen|>ort.
The cruiser Olymplu's arrival at Washington
"after dark the night silent transfer to the capl-
tol; the lying In state In the rotunda of that most
Impressive building In the world.
The funeral service In compliance with United
States army regulations: A battalion of field ar-
tillery, a squadron of cavalry, a combat regiment
of infantry, n battalion of marines and sailors, the
Marine baud.
Honorary pallbearers: Eight general officers of
the army und four admirals of the navy. Body-
hearers: Five warrant officers of the array nnd
three petty officers of the navy ami of the marine
corps, chosen on their war reco;.!*.
Ofticlal mourners: Holders of the Medal of
Honor; one-representative for each 10,000 of the
4,000.000 men who served In the armed forces, to
tie named by the states of the Union; officers and
enlisted men from each arm of tho service; n
member of the American Legion from each state
and territory.
The funeral procession passing along Pennsyl-
vania avenue on Its way from die capttol to the
Arlington Memorial amphitheater; die lining of
fie entire route with Infantry from the regulars
and National Guard.
The reception at tie Arlington Memorial am-
phitheater by the President of the United Sintes,
heading an assemblage of the great of the world
—“official mid private citizens ns lie may select;”
the funeral oration by the President; funeral serv-
ices by army and navy chaplains; Interment In
front of the entrance of the amphitheater at «
spot which overlooks the city of Washington, with
the cnpllol and Washington's monument and the
Lincoln memorial In the distance.
The moving strains of the funeral march; the
roll of the drums;'the measured cadence of march-
ing feet; the blowing of "Taps" by the buglers;
the volley by tlie firing squad.
The Flag at hulf-mnst throughout the nntlon.
Tlie American people hushed In two minutes of
silent prayer.
Tills Spirit of Armistice day need alarm no lover
of peace. In thus honoring their “Unknown Dead"
America mid Great Britain and France give form
and substance to their recognition tf Hint democ-
racy of service and sacrifice which Is the founda-
tion of society mid tlie salvation of nations.
“Unknown Dead" Is merely a symbol. In place
of “Unknown Dend" rend “Man In the Banks—the
common man who ottered ills all. did his duty and
gave Ids life for his country, unknown, unhonored
nnd unsung. No citation contnlns Ills name. No
decoration Is his. This Is the man who won the
war and It Is In his honor that the "unknown
Dead’’ nre Interred with the pomp mid circum-
stance of state display.
And the message is quite as much to the living.
Tills “Man of the Banks'' need never have reached
the firing line. He need never have got Into the
fighting ranks. Many n patriot who deserves well
of his country waa rejected by the recruiting
officer. The patriot—man or woman—who gave
his country the best lie hud shares In tlie honors
of Armistice day to the “Unknown Dead.”
1 wish to express to you|0nd to congress and the
|>eople of the United Stines the warm apprecia-
tion felt throughout this country at tlie tribute
which you arc paying to our unknown warrior.
The gift of your medal of honor to the British
comrade In anus, whose tomb In Westminster Ab-
bey stands for all our best endeavor and hardest
sacrifice In wt(Y. Is a gesture of friendly sympathy
and good will wlilc|i we will not forget.
On Armistice day representatives of tlie Brit-
ish empire In Washington will Join you in the
ceremony to he held to honor the splendid record
of your own troops. 1 greatly wish on that occa-
sion to confer upon your unknown warrior our
highest decoration for valor—the Victoria Cross.
I also send .ny heartfelt good wishes to the
great Inteniatlonnl conference which opens by
your Initiative upon that day. My ministers will.
I know, strive as wholeheartedly as yonrs to make
the congress a sterling success. May they, In
common with yours, do nil (lint practical states-
manship ran achieve to perpetuate the comrade-
ship of war In the maintenance of pence.
GKOBGE V TO PRESIDENT HARDING.
Muskogee.—Suits to determine im-
portant tax questions pertaining to
Indian property are in preparation by
the probate attorney's office at the In-
dian agency at Muskogee.
Th»se suit* ate expected to be ap-
pealed to tlie United States supreme
court and will determine whether sur-
plus allotments of half-blood Chero-
kees are taxable; whether deceased al-
lotments become taxable so long as
they remain the properly of the an-
cestral estale and whether personal
property purchased with restricted
funds belonging to Indians is taxable.
Indian agency officials say millions of
dollars are involved in these cases.
An appeal Is being prepared in a
case where Judge Robert L. Williams,
of the eastern Oklahoma federal court
held that when restricted Indians’
funds are Invested in town lots and
the lots within the city limits, they
become taxable.
His opinion raises the point on
Which the case is being appealed;
namely, the funds remained restricted
funds no matter what their represen-
tation. The opinion holds, however,
that when these funds were invested
in that manner, and the lots made the
property of the state, the state has
the right to levy the taxes on the
holdings.
Should the higher courts fail to up-
hold tlie opinion and decide the prop-
erty cannot be taxed, many Oklahoma
municipalities will sustain a severe
shrinkage in tax revenue, it is said.
PUREBRED COWS ON FARMS
1,981,514 Such Cattle in The U. 8..
Report Shows
Dr. J. B. Eskridge.
ville, Tenn. He has been in school
work thirty-two years, having begun
beaching when he was 16 years old,
and. during virtually all of that time,
he has been a student as well as an
educator.
Between terms of his own teaching,
or by correspondence study, he work-
ed out degrees in three different col-
leges after he had a wife to support;
a master's and a doctor's degree were
won from the University of Chicago
after four children had been added
to the family.
Dr. Eskridge was born and reared
on a farm near Nashville, Tenn.
For fourteen years, he held a profes-
sorship in Texas Christian University,
Fort Worth. From 1912 to 1914, he
was president of Oklahoma College
for Women at Chickasha. He had
been president of Southwestern nor-
mal at Weatherford, Okla., since 1915,
at the time of his election to be pres-
ident of A. and M. College.
Washington.—Oklahoma has 48,252
purebred cattle on its farms, the de-
partment of agriculture reported. In
the United States there are, 1,981,514
purebred cattle.
Purebred cattle in Oklahoma were
divided as follows;
Beef Breeds — Aberdeen Angus,
J.876; Galloway, 319; Hereford, 12,-
133; Polled Durham, 1,217; Shorthorn,
22,019; all others, 1,149.
Dairy Breeds—Ayrshire, 37; Geurn-
•ey, 91; Holstien-Friesian, 3,741; Jer-
aey, 5,104; all others. 566.
Wilt Hold Guthrie Reunion
Guthrie, Okla.—Unusual interest is
being manifested in the Indian sum-
mer reunion of Oklahoma consistory.
Ancient accepted Scottish Rite is to
he held in Guthrie four days begin-
ning November 14. The reunion is
an extra meeting provided to take
care of the large list of "hold overs”
who have been elected to take the
higher degrees during the past few
years.
Grain Rate* Are Suspended
Washington.—The Interstate com-
merce commission further suspended
until December 27, the operation of
certain schedules proposing to cancel
Joint commodity rates on grain and
grain products, In carloads, between
points on the C. R. I. A P. in Kansas
and Nebraska, on the one hand, and
points on the St. Louis & San Fran-
cisco railway in Oklahoma, on the oth-
er hand, and to apply combination
rates in lieu thereof. The commission
had previously suspended these sched-
ules until November 27.
Ten Years For Gotcher
Ada, Okla.,—Arthur Gotcher confes-
sed participant in the robbery of the
Farmers State bank at Fltzhugh Sep-
tember 30 of 11,800, and son of J. P.
Gotcher. chief of police of Ada. was
sentenced to serve ten years in the
state penitentiary at McAlecter by
District Judge J. W. Bolen. This was
the minimum sentence under the
state law, according to the Judge, who
favored giving the boy the lightest
sentence within his power.
Road Material Rate Hearing
Notices have been sent out by tho
corporation commission to the rail-
roads of the state announcing a hear-
ing on November 9 at which the com-
mission proposes to take up 'or con-
sideration the subject of rates on sand,,
gravel, chats, Btone, etc.
The hearing on rates on road build-
ing materials will be the second held
by Ihe Oklahoma commission since its
announcement of the revocation, ef-
fective November 20, of the order
eliminating the 35 percent general in-
crease of last year. The first was the
hearing on rates on petroleum and
its products.
The notice sent out states that the
commission will, upon its own mo'ion,.
enter upon nn Investigation into and
concerning the propriety and reason-
ableness of the level of intrastate
rates on the commodities referred to
between points within Oklahoma, with
a view to prescribing such reasonable
rates as the facts and circumstances
appear to warrant.
The date announced for the hearing
will permit the commission to make
effective a new scale on road ma-
terials on the same date when the
general order permitting the Increase
of 35 percent becomes operative.
Dobbin to Stay in Society
Chandler, Okla.—Old Dobbin won
out when (he city cduncll refused per-
mission to move the hitching rack
west of the courthouse square. Dob-
bin had been threatened and
offered a back street when county
commissioners asked permission to re-
move the rack so that a curb and gut-
ter could be laid. After full discussion
the council decided to stand behind
Ihe horse and give him a place to
munch his hay and switch off files In
the social center of the city.
Would Farm Grounds At Capitol
Cotton would grow next year
around the state capttol where weeds
grew this past year, If U. 8. G.
Thompson, negro, had his way.
Thompson has applied to the state
board of affairs for a contract to farm
the capttol grounds on a percentage
basis. *
It Is unlikely that the land will be
rented for such a purpose, according
to George F. Clark, chairman of the
state board of affairs, who concedes
that a cotton field well cultivated
would be better than a wilderness of
weeds.
The office of the state land com-
missioners has the authority to rent
land owned by the state it was said.
Express Hearing I* Set
Whether an advance of 134 per-
cent In Interstate express rates will
be made In Oklahoma Is to be deter-
mined in part as a result of a hearing
to be held In the Huckins hotel De-
cember 9, according to annuoncement
by the corporation commission. The
hearing Is to be before H. E. Patter-
son, examiner for the intersta'e com-
merce commission.
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Cox, Ed F. The Supply Republican (Supply, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1921, newspaper, November 10, 1921; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc951346/m1/6/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.