The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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8HAD0W3 OF COMINO EVENT8.
July 28-Aug. 2, Far marl' Congreai,
Stillwater,
Kept. Il-U, Atoka County fair. Atoka.
8«pt, 17-JO, Ueckham County fair. Klk
City.
8ept..l2-H, Blaine County fair, Waton-
g>
Sept, 12-14, Caddo County fair. Ana-
darko.
Sept. 18-is, Canadian County fair, El
Reno.
Sept 12-15, Carter County fair, Ard-
more.
Sept. 24-28, Choctaw County fair, Hu-
Sept.
Lawton.
Sept. 11-14, Cotton County fair, Wal-
ter*.
Sept. 12-14, Cuater County fair, Thom-
9-12, Grady County fair. Chlck-i
Greer County fair, Man-
10-12. Comanche County fair,
8ept,
oaha.
Sept. 11-14,
gum.
Sept. 12-14, Haskell County fair, Stil-
ler.
Sept. 4-7, Jackson County fair, Altu*.
Sept. 12-14, Johnston County fair, Tish-
omingo.
Sept. 11-14, Jefferson County fair,
Ryan.
Sept 10-14, Kay county fair, New-
kirk.
Sept. 18-14, Latimer County fair, Wll-
burton.
Sept. 12-14, LeFlore County fair, Po-
teau.
Sept. 17-20, Logan County (Cimarron
Valley fair), Guthrie.
Sept, 12-14, Love County fair, Mariet-
ta.
Sept 6-7, Marshall County fair, Madlll
Oct. 2-4, Nowata County fair, Nowata.
Sept. 17-18, Oklahoma County fair, Ok-
lahoma City.
Sept. 18-9, Osage County fair, Paw-
huska.
Sept. 6-20, Pottawatomie County fair,
Shawnee.
Sept. 10-13, Stephens County fair, Dun-
can.
Sept. 9-12, Tillman County fair, Fred-
erick.
Sept. 25-28, Wagoner County fair, Wag-
oner.
8ept 24-28, Washington County fair,
Dewey,
Oct. 22-24, Waukomls Community fair
Waukomla.
Sept. 17-19, Woods County fair, Da-
coma.
Seven thousand gelectlve servlou
§ men are to be called to the colori
■ fro Oklahoma in August. Of these
i 2,816 have already been summoned.
I
Eight hundred and aeventy-one ns-
E groea will be called to Camp Dodge,
E Iowa from Oklahoma August 1 to 5
||under the draft call for 60,000 negroea.
II Walter F. Turnbull, assistant United
|[ States district attorney, has closed a
i l contract with W. F, Semple of Durant,
|'newly appointed chief of the Choctaw
nation, to become Choctaw attorney.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Oklahoma State Uollneis Association
will be held In the city park at Black-
well, July 25 to Auguat 4, Rev, H. L.
Selle of Nowata will be tbe ovangelst
in charge.
Jake Barnea and H. W. McCall,
Oklahoma City men, the latter man-
ageer of the Liberty theatre, each was
lined 2100 and sentenced to sixty days
In the Oklahoma county Jail In United
States court at Guthrie, for importing
whiskey.
The purchase of the Oklahoma Na-
tional Life Insurance company of Ok-
lahoma City by the Great Southern
Life Insurance company of Dallas was
announced. The Oklahoma company
has outstanding insurance valued at
21,500,000, It was announced.
Announcement was made In the of-
fice of the adjutant general that
George Short, Idabel attorney1, had
been commissioned by Governor Wil-
liams to be battalion adjutant in the
Third regiment, Oklahoma national
guard.
THE ROLL OF HONOR.
Serg. Joseph A. Boyd, Sclplo, severe-
ly wounded.
Pvt. James Othenal, Oklahoma City,
died of wounds.
Pvt. Geo. E, Wall, Asher, killed In
action.
Pvt. Mack Gow, Duncan, killed in
action.
Corp, Merle M. Hutchinson, Bartles-
ville, died of disease.
Pvt. C. D. Wells, Lebanon, died of
accident.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Easley of
Hartshorne have ten sons in the army,
lton.
Coat has been found in the "four
mile district” of the Miami lead and
zinc field.
Three Oklahoma City bakeries are
to be closed temporarily, one for six
weeks, because they violated the regu-
lations
Six Oklahoma counties already have
applied for space In the Agricultural
building of the Oklahoma State Fair
and Exposition. Mr. Marlin expects
the agricultural display at the twelfth
annual exposition, at Oklahoma City
from September 21 to 28, to be among
the best in the history of the state.
Blaine, Garvin, Grady Kiowa, Canad-
ian and Oklahoma counties have re-
served space.
Bob Warren, former county attorney
of Choctaw county has begun serving
a federal sentence in the Muskogee
Jail for introducing. Warren was
caught two years ago with an auto
a lodge banquet at Hugo. He fought
his sentence clear up to an applica-
tion for presidential pardon, without
success and has finally reported at
the Muskogee jail to serve it out.
Mollis A. Miller, 72 years old,
mother of Miller brothers, who operate
the 101 ranch at Ponca City, died last
week. Mrs. Miller came to Oklahoma
in 1871 with her husband, George W.
Miller, founder of 101 ranch.
Entries for the babies’ health con-
ference of the Oklahoma State Fair
should be made earlv. Only 400 chil-
dren may he entered. Children one
ear or more old and less than three
years of age are eligible. They are
entered In three classes: one from
rural districts and towns of less than
1,000 population; another from towns
of more than 1,00 and less than 10,000
population, and the third from towns
of 10,000 population and over.
The Oklahoma delegation In the
house of representatives divided even
ly on the question of passing the ag-
ricultural bill over the president’s ve-
to. The bill had been vetoed because
It raised the price of wheat to 22-40
& bushel. Voting to pass the bill over
the veto were Representatives Ferris,
McKeown and Morgan. Those voting
against the passage of the bill over
the president’s veto were Representa-
tives Carter, Hastings and MoClintic,
Chandler and Thompson were absenL
Charged with making disloyal and
insulting charges against the United
States government and with declaring
that the war was a capitalistic enter-
prise, J. C. Chambers, 63 years old,
a rich farmer living near Beggs, was
jailed charged with violation of the
espionage law.
STATEHOUSE BREVITIES !
Commission Allows 'Phone Rate Hike.
The Btate corporation commission
granted Increases, effective Aug. 1,
to telephone companies operating in
Oklahoma towns. The increases were
granted on showings by the companies
that the high cost of materials and in-
creased wages caused them to operate
at a loss.
The Francis Telephone Company at
Allen was allowed new rates of 230
per year for business telephones and
218 for residence telephones.
The company at Bigheart was grant-
ed an increase to $30 for business and
221 a year for residence.
The Loco company was granted an
increase to 224 for business telephones
and 218 for residence telephones.
At Beggs the telephone company Is
to receive 230 for business telephones
and $15 for residence telephones.
The Garber Telephone Company
was granted an increase to 230 for
residence telephones.
In reply to an inquiry from J. M.
Dickerson of Heavener, Attorney Gen-
eral Freeling holds that an elective
officer cannot use a railroad pass, even
though he is counsel for the railroad
and receives the free transportation
as part of consideration for his serv-
ices.
Gov. Williams during the period he
has. been in office has granted but one
full pardon as against twenty-one full
pardons which were granted during
the administration of Governor Lee
Cruce. during the Cruce administra-
tion a total of 2,073 expiration par-
dons were issued. Governor Williams
has granted expiration pardons to
2,136 who had served their terms.
The records show that 377 prisoner!
were paroled during the Cruce admin-
istration while Governor Williams has
load of booze brought from Texas tor, paroled 298, The total discharged dur-
ing the Cruce administration was
2,471, while the total discharged dm
ing the Williams administration i
2,405 or sixty-six less than during the
previous administration.
The state highway department from
January 1 until July 1 had granted
91,700 automobile licenses, During
the same period in 1917 the depart-
ment granted 71,600 licenses for au-
tomobiles. During the entire year in
1917 the highway department granted
a total of 100,200 automobile licenses.
Provost Marshall General Crowder
telegrapher E. H. Gipson, adjutant
general, to induct into service twenty-
five laborers, who are to be sent
August 1 to Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Texas, for duty with the military
aeronautics section of the army. The
same call included also ten motor
mechanics who are to be sent August
1 to Kelly Field,
The state Industrial commission in
the fiscal year ending Sept. 1, 1917,
awarded compensation to Injured em-
ployes in Oklahoma amounting to
2506,696,58. The report shows that
during the preceding year, the first
twelve months of the commission's
existence, compensation and medical
benefits totaling 2200,206.67 were
awarded. The total number of acci-
dents during the year covered by the
report were 15,168 aa compared with
9,058 accidents for the previous year.
GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE
COMPLETE CHARGE ON
AUGUST 1
SYSTEMS ARE TO CONSOLIDATE
Foolish Consolidation and Duplicate
Service to Be Cut Out and
Service Improved
Generally.
Washington.—Official announcement
was made that the government would
assume control of the telegraph and
telephone systems within the juris-
diction of the U. S. at midnight,
July 31, with Pm. Gen. A. 8. Burle-
Bon in charge.
The purpose of the postoffice de-
partment in regard to the telegraph
and telephone companies will be to
broaden the use of the service at the
least cost to the people,” Burleson
announced, accepting authority over
the wires.
Former Congressman David J.
Lewis of Maryland, will be active di-
rector of the lines.
The government's purpose In seiz-
ing the lines of communication are
manifold. Cabinet officers pointed
out that Buch action was essential to
8ecy. Burleson
protect government secrets and pre-
vent information valuable to the enem
being disseminated broadcast and to
prevent strikes.
Unneeded Competition.
Duplicating telephone systems in
nearly 1000 cities will be combined
under government control. Telephone
wires will be utilized In extending
telegraph service.
It Is the intention materially to
Increase the telegraph facilities, more
equitably distribute the labors of tele-
graphers, vastly reduce the operating
expense by completely changing the
present bookkeeping methods—and as
a result bring to the public increased
service at cheaper rates.
Just as the railroad administration
has eliminated much of the expense
of many and diverse competition, etc.
—so will the wire administration cut
similar expense.
The executive order of the president
brings under government control for
the period of the war millions of miles
of wire, thousands of employes and
coupled with the seizure of railroads
and the monopoly in postal business,
places the government in virtual con-
trol of every industry in the land.
The strike of telegraphers is now
definitely off.
Predict U. 8. to Keep.
At least three of the present mem-
bers of President Wilson’s cabinet
favor government ownership or per-
manent operation of the communica-
tion systems.
As a result It is confidently predict-
ed by authorities here that once the
government has put Into effect Its
plans of reorganization of the great
wire lines, it would be a physical im-
possibility to unscramble them and
return them to private operation and
ownership again.
Corporation Tax May Be 18 Per Cent.
Washington. — An 18 per cent
normal tax on the net Income of cor-
porations with provisions, however,
that only 12 per cent shall be levied
on the income distributed to share-
holders, was tentatively agreed upon
by the house ways and means com-
mittee. Members of the committee
believe the lower rate on earnings
distributed will have a tendency to
break up large corporate surpluses
and force the money out where It can
be reached by the surtax on individual
incomes. The present normal income
tax on corporations is 6 per cent.
U-BOAT 6IVES ANOTHER VISIT
SMALL CRAFT SUNK OFF
EAST COAST
Hun Pirate Satisfied to Waite Hli
Good Powder on Fishing
Smacks.
Kennebunkport, Maine.—The crew
of 18 men men has landed, reporting
that their schooner, the Robert and
Richard of Olouchester, was sunk by
a submarine on Cashe bank, sixty
miles southeast of Cape Porpoise.
The schooner had Just stocked up
with halibut for the Boston market.
The men stated the schooner had
been destroyed by a bomb, The sub-
marine came out of the water a few
hundred yards distant and sent a shell
screaming over her bow. The crew
promptly swung the schooner up into
the wind and took to Ihelr boats.
Then the raider sent a boat aboard
the schooner, apparent'y took only
her papers, placed a bomb and left
her, A few minutes later an explo-
sion sent the trim little knock-about
to the bottom. No other ships were
in sight at the time. The submarine
was last seen going south on the sur-
face.
RAISE EXCESS PROFITS TAX
New Revenue Law Will Have a
Drastic Increase.
Washington—The house awys anl
means committees, in tentatively
agreeing upon a graduated tax on war
excess profits estimated by the treas-
ury to yield on:y 21,690,000,000
revenue, found that either all its
plans so far tentatively agreed upon
would have to be readjusted in order
to produce the 26,000,000,000 sought
from excess profits and incomes or to
resort to some new tax proposition
As now planned, the revenue from
these two sources would fall 21,660,
000,000 short
The committee tentatively agreed
to a specific exemption of 22,000, plus
10 per cent in invested capital, in-
stead of 23,00 plus 7 to 9 per cent,
exempted from excess profits tax
under the present law. Various tax
ing plans also were discussed, with
the committee favoring 30 per cent
and not in excess of 20 per cent ex-
cess profits; 50 per cent on net in
come in excess of 20 per cent and in*
excess of 25 per cent, and 80 per
cent on net income in excess of 25
per cent.
Discovery that the total revenues
likely to be derived from income and
excess profits taxes will amount to
only 24,340,000,000 instead of the $6,
000,000,000 contemplated by the treas-
ury as capable of being raised from
these sources, is considered as prob-
ably forcing a reis’on of the sched-
ules so far tentatively agreed upon.
SUBS MAKEBIGGESTCATCH
Justlcia Was Larger Than the
Lusitania.
An Irish Port—The giant White
Star liner Justlcia has been torpedo-
ed and sunk. The Justlcia was form-
erly the Dutch steamer Statendam,
which was taken over by the British
government on the stocks at Belfast
She was a vessel of 32,234 tons gross.
The Justlcia carried a crew of be-
tween 600 and 700.
Four hundred have been landed
here. They report that the liner was
sunk after a 24-hour fight with sub-
marines.
One of the crew of the Justicla Is
quoted by the newspaper as asserting
that ten torpedoes were discharged
at the Justlcia. Four of the approach-
ing missiles, he added, were exploded
by gunfire from the ship.
No passengers were lost and only
ten of the crew were killed.
The first torpedo struck the engine
room and the ship then stopped. Sev-
eral other torpedoes were fired bill
only two of the missies were effective
Subs Have Poor Month.
London—The losses to British and
allied shipping due to enemy action
or marine risk, for the month of
June totaled 275,629 gross tons, this
being the lowest record for any month
since September, 1916.
The British losses totaled 161,062
and allied and neutral losses 114,567.
For the quarter ending June 30, the
total losses were much less than for
any previous quarter since that end-
ing March 31, 1917, Previous state-
ments by the admirallty show the fol-
lowing losses since the beginning
of 1917:
Quarter
Allied and
Ending
British
Neutrla
1917-
March ........
1,619,373
June ..........
2,236,934
September ..,.
1,494,473
December .....
1,272,843
1918-
March ........
1,123,510
June .........
329,919
HUNS FORCED TO GIVE UP
GREAT MILITARY
BASE
EVACUATING ENTIRE SALIENT
Crown Prince and Von Boehn Run-
ning Foot Race to Berlin—
Artillery Fails to Stop
Franco-Amorlcans.
With the American Army on the
Alsne-Marne Front. - The German lino
is agRin north of the Ourcq river and
Fere-en-Tardenois, which has been
entered by French troops, is at the
mercy of the allies. The tightening ot
the flank.) holds promise that the re-
treat will continue.
The line along the greater part of
the bottom of the Solssons-lthelms
salient has been pushed forward in
8>une places as much as five miles.
Huns Try to Check Plunges.
The Germans are bringing into play
their artillery in force to check tbe
plunges of I he Franco-American
troops. The Amercans have played a
brilliant part In the advance, which
Included the occupation of Sergy on
the north bank of the river anu a num-
ber of small villages.
- 7 he line now follows the Ourcq
river to Sergy and to Gossanoourt, the
latter place lying about sL miles
rnrth of the Marne.
1 he German offered bltte** resist-
ance for the retention of higher
ground farther north of the river
There they supplemented their de-
fense with artillery fire reaching iter
the American front lines to the sup-
ports, the volume of fire at times at-
taining enormous proportions
Unwavering, the Americans held
their ground and even advanced
slightly, while the French on their
sectors to the right and left resisted
eb steadily against the vicious efforts
of the Germans.
Von Boehn May Make Stand.
Heavy artillery has been used to
some extent by the Germans in their
roar guard actions fend this gives
some basis for a belief that Von
Boehn, the German commander, is
preparing to make a stand.
It is pointed out, however, that un-
til the Ard river is reached all the
advantages of ground are with the
allies. So It is generally believed
that the dropping back of his heavy
guns is merely an indication that his
armies are being withdrawn with all
speed from a position which is In-
tolerable and which unless relieved
might result in the disorganization of
what so far has been an admirably
conducted retreat.
Americans Advance Early.
The Americans began their ad-
vance on Sergy early in the morning.
They had been driven hack a short
distance Saturday night, but when
they moved under cover of the artil-
lery they proceeded almost un-
checked to the river, crossed the
bridge and occupied the town about
mid-forenoon.
The Germans used gas, but the at-
tacking party long ago had had its
baptism of gas fumes and .'new how
to utilize the masks and to avoid the
ravines through which the furaos'
filtered. When the town was occupied
there was some street fighting, but
not much, the Germans retracting to
higher ground.
Considerable material' has been
captured, including a few locomotives
which the Germans put out of com-
mission. There were relatively few
prisoners
Considerable material has been
captured, including a few locomotives
which the Germans put out of com-
mission. There were relatively few
prisoners.
Many stories are told of the de-
preciation in the German morale.
Greatest significance is attached to
a letter taken from an officer written
by his brother in Germany, giving
it as his opinion that revolt was im-
minent unless the war is stopped.
Texans Lynch Negro.
Groesbeck, Texas.—Jim Brown, a
negro, was lynched at mid-day by a
crowd of about 200 near Ben Hur,
a small place near Groesbeck, for
an attempted attack on a young
woman at Ben Hur. While asleep In
bed someone entered the woman's
room and threw a poisonous acid over
her body, the acid having evidently
been mistaken for a drug that woull
produce unconsciousness, according
to reports. The young woman’s face
was badly burned, but she suffered
no serious injury.
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