STAT
STATE SENTINEL Established in 1906.
HASKELL COUNTY LEADER Established in 1900.
"THE PEOPHEVrcU^Rj'
STIGLER, OKLAHOMA, MAY 11, 1922.
VOLUMN 17
NUMBER 4
klan a force for
"Every Fort Worth minister but
one is a member of the Ku Klux Klan
and the 6,000 Klan membership in
that city is composed of city officials
and the highest types of citizens," de-
clared Col. Jas. G. Camp, of Atlanta,
Klan lecturer.
The lecturer declares that Presi-
dent Harding is in close sympathy
with, the purposes of the Klan, and
that his secretary is a member. At-
torney General Daugherty and Billy
Sunday also are reported to be Klans-
men, he said.
"Klansmen are not thugs," Colonel
& R. TEAM TO
PLAY STIGLER SUNDAY
According to Joe Olive, baseball
manager, a game will be played here
Sunday between the O. P. & R. team
of Muskogee and our locals. This
team has been appearing in the Mus-
kogee papers with a good record and
no doubt tl^is will be a good game.
Riley and Grace will probably be the
battery for Stigler.
Kulx Klan, and he said It would be
done by public opinion, which hej
termed the greatest force in existence.
SENIOR CLASS DAY
PROGRAM NEXT TUESDAY
The Senior Class day program will
be given at the H. S. Auditorum next
Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock.
Camp said, "but are working to sup- This is as important a feature of
press crime, but always legally." He comencement as any and the Seniors
pointed out that the organization had | are planning the program as follows:
been investigated by congress, which j Song     Geraldjtoe Wesson
had found nothing illegal, and also Class Hostory   Dawie Lane
by grand juries In the state of Texas,! Violin Solo   Pat Fannin
one at Waco commending the Klan!Class Advertisements  
and censoring the shreiff for the trou-
  Oulah Tompkyns
ble that ensued when he attempted to Class Poem  Naomi Green
stop a peaceful parade. Colonel Camp
caused another laugh by stating that
he understood that two-thirds of the
persons attending the recent "law
enforcement" meeting in Dallas, call-
ed by the Dallas News in its flght on
the Klan, were IClansmen and that
two of the speakers were Klansmen.
"Who are better qualified to speak on
law enforcement than Klansmen " he
asked.
The Klan, Colonel Camp said, is
not "anti-Jew, nor' anti-foreigner,"
and is not anti-Catholic, Insofar as
the religious worship of the Catholics
is concerned, but that the Klan does
oppose the Catholic political machine.
He quoted Pope Pius IX as declaring
that "Education outside the church is
damnable heresy," and Cardinal Gib-
bons as declaring that the public
tchools are "an imperfect and vicious
system of education." Treasonable
Class Will    Archer Abbott
Presentation of Class Gift to
School     Jewel Calhoun
Acceptance  —  Mr. Abbott
Results of contest "Who's Who In
Scnlordom.
The following are being voted on:
Best looking girl.
Best looking boy.
Best girl student.
Best boy student.
Most popular girl.
Most popular boy.
Class Wit.
Class Sport.
Class Rube.
Class "Smarty."
Class "Goody."
.MISS HOLLEY TO FT. SMITH.
"HE PROFITETH HOST WHO SERVES BEST"
In our community as in every other there are two powerful
forces extant—GOOD and EVIL.
We are serving in the ranks t? one or the other of these armies
—consciously or unconsciously—thay are diametrically opposed, they
face each other like two gladiators, there Is a continual warfare be-
tween these forces, however, the fo.mer is by a divine decree to win;
the latter is surely awaiting its doom.
On the banner of one of these armies is emblazoned—LOVE—
SERVICE.
On the other—HATRED, ENVY, MALICE, SELFISHNESS,
DESTRUCTION.
The leaders of the forces of one had first orders in the second
commandment: "Love thy neighbor as thyself;" and again they were
led and commanded by the Saviour of mankind and His orders were
"Love one another," and this order has not been withdrawn.
The people of this community will only be able to serve it best
until they love the community and all of the people in it.
Service is the supreme test of our faith, love and loyfelty to our
community—and until this idea prevails and our efforts are directed
In this direction—we shall not prosper—we shall not be happy—we
shall not be a contented people.
Our Chamber of Commerce must realize this and set its aims
to bring about this condition. We may not all agree on all things;
we must be charitable one toward another; we all have our weak-
nesses and our neighbor has his; we must respect him, and have com
passion, and crave his indulgence for our short-comings; we must
have a spirit or helpfulness and we can have this only as we forgive,
as we ask to be forgiven.
Abraham Lincoln in his address at Gettysburg, upon the occa-
sion of the dedication of that battle field, exprest the finest sentiment
spoken by a human tongue since the time of our Saviour—"With
charity towards all and malice towards none," this in the wake of
all the criticism flung at him from both sides—North and South-
Lincoln Loved All Men.
OPERETTA AT HIGH
SCHOOL FRIDAY NIGHT
m capris
man and silll
ANNUAL JUNIOR-SENIOR
BANQUET AT STIGLER HOTEL
Arrangements have been completed
to have the annual high school Jun-
ior-Senior banquet at the Stigler Ho-
tel this year. According to reports
Miss Ldttie Holley, who won the
utterances were credited by "the "lee-1 c?ntest ,ast week| ,eft Wednesday  
turer to an editor of a Catholic paper! nlSht for Fort Smith, where she is a! this affair this year is to be the most
named Phelan. j member of the Queen's Court at the j elaborate ever held. Those that will
Among other statements by Colonel j Bri<lge celebration. She will be the j fce present will be the members of
Camp were that 80 per cent of all gue8t *^e Chamber of Commerce i tj,e Junior and Senior classes, the
newspapers and magazines in the Un-'of F°rt Smith and no doubt will have teachers in high school and the mem-
ited States were owned by ews or
Catholics and that 80 per cent of all
the great news agencies were likewise
owned. He declared that when the
Klan was being investigated by a
congresional committee, the Associat-
ed Press deliberately distorted the
news to make it appear that Colonel
Simmons, the Imperial Wizard, faked
his illness at that time in order not
to testify. He intimated that the
Dallas News and the New York World
which he characterized as the enemy
press, were either Jew- or Catholic-
owned and he asserted positively that
neither of them in fighting the Klan
a wonderful time.
peach growers
bers of the school board and their
families. Arrangements have been
made for 85 people.
Formal invitations have already
been sent out. Good music will be
secured and the best speakers of our
town will be present. The time is
8 o'clock Tuesday night, May 16.
Both Junipr and Senior high school
will be dismissed tomorrow for the
annual school picnic, according to
Superintendent A. H. Abbott. The
The present outlook for the peach 1 w,e<* f°5 th* offIce of representative, different classes will go in opposite
Newt Sanders, who announced last
JOHN AUBRESH FINED;
WAS INTOXICATED (?)
John Aubresh. of this city, was ar-
ifsted by City Marshal Eugene Eng-
land last Sunday night. The charge
was public drunkeuness. He was
really glad of his condition at the
time of his arrest.
He appeared before Justice of the | business-
Peace Ed Hahn Monday morning and
The pupils of Boone school are to
give a very pretty program in the
High School Auditorium tomorrow
night, May 12. The operetta is un-
der the direction of tiis music teach- j  *
! leged owner. Martindale resides near
" x" ~~ Beaver Mountain. He is 25 years of
RESIGNS FROM THE age and is married and has a family.
BASEBALL MANAGERSHIP As Sheriff Wyers approached Mar-
  j tindale's home on last Saturday ev-
Monday of this week Mr. Lee R. | ening, it is thought that tSe distillers
Jobe jesigned as manager of the destroyed all the mash before his ar-
Stigler baseball club, In Joe Olive'3 j rival, however, the arrest of Martin-
favor. Mr. Olive immediately took dale was made and the outfit brought
active charge, and it is understood to town. Martindalij remained In
that the new suits will arrive soon J jail until Tuesday, when he was re-
We are very sorry that matter were leased after making bond in the
such that Mr. Jobe could not hold thi^ ' amount of $2000.00 in Judge Omar
position as there is no doubt of his J M. Hudson's court.
ability but his reasons of outside i The container of this "hootch"
business interfering are acceptable, j making apparatus is of solid copper,
He'll make a good umpire and a 100 , holds about fifteen gallons and Its ap-
per cent fan, anyway. ] proximate cost Is about $35.00 The
Mr. Olive is not inexperienced in ' worm Is a hand-made piece of curved
Stigler baseball managing, having copper pipe, and shows the proper
held this position two years ago when | indentatures for service. In fact,
those exciting games were played ] the outfit is the most complete that
with the Heavener Blues. He Ig very ■, has been seen In this section for pro-
capable and the players and t«w*s- bably a year. Wyers captured this
people should work to their utmost j outfit without aid, and this is near
with him to make the best baseball i his fifth in two weeks. He has al-
team possible for this season. ready proven himself a menace to the
home-brewers.
JUNIOR FOLLIES NETTED
A VERY LARGE AMOUNT LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
  j MRS. DEATON'S RECITAL
The Junior Follies that was pre- I  
sented at the high school auditorium [ The recital In expression and voice
last Friday night was considered a j given by the pupils of Mrs. Deaton at
success, at least from a financial view i the high school auditorium, Tuesday
point. The net proceeds was $136.15, j night, May 9,'was attended by one of
the largest sum ever obtained from a. the largest crowds in years to a pro-
program of this kind in the history | t;ram of this kind.
of our school. This money will pay, j All the numbers were good and es-
in part, for the annual Junior-Senior pecially was the closing number, a
banquet. ! Pantomime, (being played by twelve
of the girls all dressed in white. The
Jesse McDaniel and Virgil L. Hen-: ntage was illuminated with shaded
derson visited the towns of Keota, | and colored lights. The soft pealing
McCurtain, and Lequire Tuesday on, tones of "Nearer, My God, to Thee,"
drew the audience into an unbroken,
silence.
Plead guilty as charged. He paid a L , T oc Kfota'
fine of $13.50 and was released. County Assessor at the
H. L. Selby, of Keota, candidate for
coming pri-
mary, was here Saturday attending
The numbers in order:
HIGH SCHOOL TURNS
OUT FOR ANNUAL PICMO
. . . .. , , , , , The Stars Are Brightly Shining—
to bus ness matters and doing a little (Bronte)_Girls Glee Club-
campaignlng.
 
at
crop in Haskell county at this time is °J tth(\ Brook™ community, came in
such that the growers need be con-! Saturday on business and campaign-
sidering just who, and where the sur-
ing. N§wt will make Haskell county
real representative next year and
plus peaches are to be sold. - ..   
AmSSiieop." "eit ,he|theTr™L7 bo°. !' '.Tu'gh1"«
"Before that'Co,-!" J.""'?" *'
onel Camp said, "the Klan had been
growing at the rate of 1,000 a day,
but since'that time it has been grow-
ing at the rate of 2,500 and now is
one of the single greatest units for
good under the stars."
"The Klan does not write threaten-
ing letters; it has never tarred and
feathered a man. , If it did those
things, it would be violating the oath
its members took when they entered
the organization, an oath to uphold
the Constitution of the United States.
Mr. O. P. Nash, of the Times-Demo-
the m. e.
we have had no peach crop, and this
could happen again. If it should,
you will be on the safe side. In case
the Haskell county folks take their
part of this coming crop, we will still
have a surplus. For the benefit of
those who will have peaches to ship,
and in order to put yourself In a posi-
tion to compete with growers of dther
sections, it will be well for you to ac-
quaint yourself with the service the
State Market Commission has been
urday in the interest of his paper. in Stigler last Saturday.
They would revert to mobs and be ! renderlnS the Past threo years- whicl1
classed as such. I has been very satisfactory to the
"Every race and creed is organized grower and the buyer. In fact this
but we real white folks to whom this system 18 fast becoming standard,
country was bequeathed by our An-1and no Srower can h°Pe to market1
glo-Saxon ancestry who carved it!llis fruit to the bost advantage, un-1
from the wilderness. The Catholics, jless 11 conforms to standard State or
the Jew and even the negroes are or-1 Federal grades, in which case each
ganized, but when we, the real 100 car of fruit may be Inspected and cer-
per cent Americans, we white folks, t'fled by a State Inspector and move
to whom this country is a heritage,' to market under a certificate of the
organize, there is a howl up and down j state Market Commission. To all
the land. j who will have peaches to market, we
'Are we going to protect that herl- invite you to call in person and see
tage?"
Colonel Camp appealed for the in-
tegrity of the public school system
the County Agent. We will be pleas-
ed to assist you in acquainting your-
self with the service of the State
and for the separation of church and Market Commission is rendering for
state. He quoted from Cardinol Gib-! the benefit of the grower.
bons and Pope Pius IX, both of whom
he termed politicians.
Those and other Catholics were
quoted as designing to destroy the
public school system of the United
States.
The speaker recalled the murder
of three of the country's presidents
who have been slain and in each case
he said it was done by e, Catholic.
Other deaths or attempts on the
lives of other men were recalled and
in each case, he said, it was done by
a Catholic.
It is Camp's belief that unless
something Is done the foreign ele-
ment will control the United States
In order to get the best advantage
of this service it is very necessary
that you see the County Agent within
the next few days. This service is
for you from any shipping point in
Haskell County. Call and ask your
County Agent.
J. L. SCHAD,
County Agent.
Mr. L. M. Bush, of Oklahoma City,
representing the V. V. Long Com-
pany, construction engineers, was in
the city today interviewing different
narites relative to street paving.
What do you folks say, are we going
to pave our streets? The Chamber
and to combat that evil he declared! of commerce will help the citizens ip
was the national purpose of the Ku this project. i
$10 PRIZE OEEEREO FOR BEST ESSAY
The Sentinel wishes to sell the Chamber of Commerce to the
citizens in and around Stigler. To gain your interest we have decided
to offer a prize for the best essay on the subject: "What is a Cham-
ber of Commerce, and How It Can Best Serve the Community."
The first prize will be $10.00 and the second prize will be $5.00.
This contest is open to Mr. Business Man, Mr. Professional
Man and Mr. Farmer, or their wives. All must be residents of Has-
kell County. The essays must not be over Four Hundred words and
must be written on one side of paper only.
This contest will begin Friday, May 19th, and close Thursday,
June 15th at ten o'clock a. m.
The judges who will award the prizes will be as follows. Chas.
W. Collins, secretary of Stigler Chamber of Commerce; Hon Guy A.
Curry, attorney; A. H. Abbott, superintendent of Stigler Schools;
Rev. E. A. Reed, pastor of the Methodist church, and L. J. Lantz,
president of Stigler Chamber of Commerce.
The prizes will be awarded Tuesday, June 20, and checks will
be mailed winners immediately. Their names and the winning es-
'says will be published in State Sentinel June 22.
All essays must be submitted and published prior to the award-
ing of the prizes. Just mail your essay to State Sentinel and same
will be published the week received. Not over four essays will ap-
pear in any issue. Stick to the subject: "What Is a Chamber qf
Commerce and How Can It Best Serve the Community."
Business man, professional man, cr wife, get busy and let's have
your views on how the chamber of commerce can best serve this
community. Your essays will be published each week over your
signature or without your signature if you so desire. Begin now to
think this over, and who will be the first one? Remember $10.00
goes to the best essay writer, and $5.00 to the next best—and you
know who the judges are.
The State Sentinel believes that Stigler and Haskell County can
best be built with a live, active, co-operating, go-getter Chamber of
Commerce and we are offering these prizes merely to get the people
interested in "What Is a Chamber of Commerce and How It Can
Best Serve the Community."
Cheerfulness — (Friswell) — Joe
Fears.
The Judgment Day—(Edmund V.
Cooke)—Hall Easterling.
Mammy's Song —(Ware—) Lester
Dobvns.
Teddy's Lament—(Brooks)—Mar-
directions and not together, it Is un-j ■III— UiiUllUII -arrt Fears.
derstood. The means of transporta-   I Kittens—(Anon.)—Pearl Grubbs.
tfon will be trucks, etc., furnished by' Minuet — (Hodges) — Malinda
the boys and the girls will take the Arrangements have been completed ; Brown.
"eats." This is considered by the j by a committee composed of mem- j } Gathered a Rose—(Lee)—Kath-
pupils the biggest event of the year, j bers of the American Legion Auxil- j Prine Scott.
 x  jiary and The American Legion for a America For Me—(Van Dyke)—
cpfecial Mother's Day Service at the Charlie Wadley.
So Was I—(Anon.)—H. K. Wes-
son.
First Call on the Butcher—(Cook)
other i —Geneva Thomas.
Romeo in Georgie—(Scott)—Mr.
| Rusher.
Dat Turkey Tail Fan—(Anon)—
Courtship—Ad-
at 8 o'clock p. m. This will be a
union service; no services will be
held at that hour in the
churches of the town.
| The musical program has been se-
I ieeted with special care and promises - Kentucky Mountain
j to be one of the features of the oc- j deane Tays.
j casion. | Little Johnnie Rankin—(Kings-
Thc following is the program in I burv)—:Food for Gossip—(Musical
full: | Recitation)—(Jones)—Jane Sloan.
Program. j 1 Passed by Your Window—-
! (Brohe)—Fern Garner.
Song  - Congregation | Mariah's Mournln'—(Stuart)—Co-
Song  Congregation j rinne Moore.
Anthem  Choir j Gazelle and Swan—(Pincr)—Lera
Prayer | Burfleld.
Anthem Choir Beneath Thy Window—(Copua)-^
Scripture Lesson. j Fern Conard.
Solo Mrs Deaton ; Billy Brad and the Big Tie—(But-
fermon Rey. Reed ler)—Martha Sloan.
SonS   Congregation | Dawn—(Curan)—Mellle LaFave.
Benediction. Bobby Shaftoe—(Bartlett)—Peart
Mother's Day should be regarded ; lane, Slo?n: L^st®r, Doby°s" ,
*, . a srsar1
Pale Moon—(Logan)—Mrs. H. M.
Moore.
all who can should attend these ser-
vices.
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEMBERS
ON WEINNIE ROAST MONDAY
Dark Brown Diplomat—(Marjorie
Benton Cooke)—Mae Robins.
The Wages of Sin is Death—(Low-
_. _ I rey)—Colombus Davis.
« ®p^Prth League members of; In the Time of R0Ses—(Richardt)
the Methodist church went on a  Mrs LeFlore
weinnle roast Monday night. About My Rivan —'(Kipling) — Fredda
two hours was spent on the banks of! Tays
the city lake All enjoyed the oc-' where My Caravan Has Rested—
casion immensly from reports. 1 (Lohr)—Polly Norman.
x ! Pantomime—"Nearer, My God, to
FINED FOR BEING DRUNK. Thee."
Last Friday night Will Summers,' W. T. Carlton, of Hoyt, candidate
a traveling salesman was arrested by! for commissioner for the Western
Night Marshall Ivan Webb. Sum-
mers had too much "hootch" and
proceeded to share his good news in
town.
He was arraigned before -Justice
of the Peace Ed Hahn Saturday and
District, had
Monday.
business in Stigler
If you want to fish at the city
pond, first get your license. For sale
at Dobyns-Lantz Hardware, Stigler
assessed a fine, for which he made i Hardware or by City Clerk George
bond. 1 Milton.