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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
MAN WHO STEALS TEAM
COMMITTED TO ASYLUM
Claude Welch, Dawson Farm
er, Believed to Be Men
tally Unbalanced.

Claude Wclch was committed TO the
state institution for the insane at
Ninita yesterday from the county
court Of Tulsa county. Welch is Is
years old and until a month ago was
a farmer near Dawson. About this
time he was arrested for stealing II
pair Of mules and according TO uru-
bcrs NJ his family he showed signs Of
insanity
Besides being held for stealing tno
mules hc failed 10 appear for eNami-
nation in the recent draft and faced
tho authorities on two counts. He reg
istcred al Dawson ON June 3. Welch
i- not married and had no claims tor
exemption
Judged Sane Once
lie Was confined IN the county jail
nearly month ago and was judScd
sane bv the county sanity board Dur
lng his sOlouru In the county basule
ho suddenly conceived the idea Of
burning his hedclothes and for this
act became III subject for the .au-
garoo court. which holds sessions at
their pleasure. After a short and
speedy trial Welch was sentenced to
twelve whlpp.nes To be delivered ~
the inmates OF the jail and the sel't-
cucc specified that "a razor sttap
should he used The whipping
started about noon and were admin
istcrcd at luterN ais Of fifteen minutes.
After the twelfth instailmcnt or tnv
punishment was delivered the VictIm
resumed q sane dcmeunor during the
balance of his stay i'm the Jail When
ho was brought before the sanity com
mission he acted decidedly queer
sent to Ninita.
The report OF the commission shows
that the doctors do not believe that
Wcich is insane. but they committed
Kim 20 the state institution for fear
that he might he mentally derangeu
and while there will be given tho
closest attention by the authorities.
Two other cases of insanity were
taken up hy the commission but they
were not passed upon. The two per-
sons examined were Henry South
word and Mosey Watkins. colored
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
COUNTY w. c. T. U. TO MEET
Two-Day Session VIII BE Held This
Week NJ Boulder VI. T.. Church

The Tulsa county w. c. T. Y. con-
vcntion will be held in Tulsa next
Thursday and Friday, August 80 and
81. according to announcement made
last night The session will be held
in the Boulder avenue NJ. +. church.
There will be two day sessions and
one night session, Thursday night be-
ins welcome night. when a number
OF the visiting delegates will make ad-
dresses a. we'll az the local SpeakerS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
GETS ENTRAINMENT ORDERS
Governor and Ndlutant General Are
Instructed How to Handle Men.
World Capital Bureau,
llll CAmnhnll nmlllinr

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 25-De-
tailed instructions for the entrainment
Of men for the first detachment for
the army cautonments for September
were received today by Governor
Williams and Adit. Gen. Ancel Earp
Responsibility for the handling OF
the men Is left with the governors
or the states after they have received
Instructions from the provost mar
shal. II Is explained. Where the Jour
ney will extend over - hours. Hunt
man cars are to be provided. De-
tails AK To time for entrninmcnt. etc,
are TO he arranged with local repre-
scntatives of railroads and instruc.
tionS relative 10 furnishing the men
eh tickets are contained in COM
munlcauons that have been sent the
governor and the adiutant general.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
GRADUATE NURSES TO HEAR
IMPORTANT NATIONAL NEWS
Monday To Discuss Washing
ton Communication

All graduate nurses are urged to at
tend a meeting at the Red Cross work
room at the Library building at 2:3O
o'clock Monday afternoon, August 27
business Of grave importance concern
ing n communication from Washing
ton will he transacted, ard II is or
vital importance that all nurses who
can do so be present
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
TRAP WILL SEEK REELECTION
Lieutenant Governor Announces He
VIII he Candidate.
Word Greek UOunty Nure
i1QfE Eaxf Hohxnp

World Creek County Bureau,
10Y East Hobson.
SAPULPA, OKLA. Aug. 25.-The
first out and out candidate to come
forward with an announcement that
he would run for a state office at next
years election was Lieutenant Gov
ernor NJ. f. Trapp. you may say for
me that ! will run again for the offir-
] now hold" he told Il representative
OF The World today.
Trap returned to his home at
oklahoma city today after purcha.,-
Ing $4,000 worth OF funding bonds
from the board OF Creek county com
miss soners.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
MORE DRAFT RIOTING FICTION
Drumright Mcu Who Were TO Voice
Protests Fail 10 show.

Nofh 'it' 'NuutA bureau,
1l9h East Hobson
sAPULPA, okla, Aug. 25.-Ncws
stories emanating from Drumrgnr
that disgruntled drafted men were
coming to this city today to protest
TO Creek county exemption board No.
] against their alleged unfairncss I'm
the matter OF passing on exemption
claims were proven to he mere fic-
ton. Not only was there no delegation
hut beard members said that there
had not been a single protest made to
them by anyone.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
Rcccption for Genera, Parker

WACO, Texas. Aug. 25.-Gencral
James Parker was given public re-
ception when he arrived here today to
remain permanently as commander OF
Camp Macarthur. About five thou
sand Wisconsin and Michigan troops
are at Camp Macarthur now and
many others are expected next week.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
\ NEGRO sLACKER ARRESTED
Prisoner Told Officers Was Sick Reg
istration Day.
World Crock County Bureau,
lll v Easl Hnhsnn

Morld crock NOuniy bureau,
ll9'a East Hobsou
SAPULPA, Okla, Aug. Homer
Mays negro, and % years old, was
arrested this morning while at woih
by deputy Sheriff John willard after
Information had been furnished the
officer that ne had failed to register.
The negro admitted ne had not req.
tered but said that he was sick on
the day set aside for that purpose. He
said he had been told that Il WAS not
necessary TO register after registration
day Mays is held in the county jail
and will be turned over TO the federal
authorities at Tulsa,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
Talk
What Cost Figures
Show

Investigation shows that
it costs the average grocer
about 1870 of his sales to
do business.
Eighteen cents out of
every dollar taken in goes
to pay running expenses.
If you are a grocer, 1t
may cost you more or less,
but if it costs very much
more, the situation needs
looking into. If it costs
very much less, the accur-
acy Of the figures should
be verified.
1t costs the average dry
goods man 2496 of sales to
dO business, the hardware
dealer about 21fo, the fur
niture dealer about 2796,
the implement dealer about
17%o, the jeweler about
27f6, the druggist about
259o, variety stores 1S96,
and so on.
These figures are aver
ages and are valuable prin-
cipally for comparison.
They should not be re-
garded >as applicable to
any particular store, but if
your cost percentages are
very much larger or small
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26

Ordinance Forgotten

At one time there was an ordinance
on the books which authorized the po-
lice department to make arrests in
cases where property owners refused
to have their weeds cat. Somehow.
this ordnance has been fore Ottcn or
mispla ed for II - not enforced. and
health depnrtmcnt officials declare
that they are powerless at present TO
carry on the work
Several sections of the city are liter
llly grown up with weeds, and the
case brought TO the attention NJ Doc
tor Hawley wherein one property
owner would resist the officers in pro-
hihiting his tenant from cutting the
weeds is but one indication OF the dis
position of these people to permit the
weeds to grow.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
PROPERTY OWNERS REFUSE
TO CUT WEEDS IN TULSA
One Man Told Tenant To Let Ncgcta-
ton Grow and lie Would
Fight Police.

ARREST him for violating a city
ordinance" was the curt answer DR..
S. bcZell I!awIey gave one OF his as
sIstunts when the sanitary police Of
ficcr asked for instructions 90 follow
IN case where "A property owner re-
fused to have weeds cut and had in
formed his tenant to let the ye"eta-
on !emap and he would fight at
tcmpts of the police 20 enforce the
urdaS nee governing this case.
Weeds tncut
According TO officials Of the police
and health department the property
owners of Tulsa who rent lr lease
their properties make no effort what
ever to keep down weeds. FoI the
first time in the history Of the city the
,wo departments have found il I'M
possible TO cope with the situation, and
almost hourly some one calls upon the
hcllth department to enforce The weed
cutting ordinance in some section Of
the city.
"Nc can not get the property own
aIs TO have the weeds cut, nor will
they have their tenants cut tho weeds
de, Jared ar attachc Of the health de-
pdrtmcut. The rental property Of
4 .!sa is In a bad state, from this an
Gle " hC continued
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14
MAKE THEM ALL OVER.

II is not the best thing in the world
for the newspaper totry to make over
the morals of the community. Often
the newspaper no farther than those
whose morals it tries to renrrange.
As often, quite does it miss the mark
Tor not knowing bit more of human
nature. But here is 4 little lesson we
should learn.
All Of us appreciate man who is es-
pecially polite to theladies and women
everywhere, no matter how lowly, ap.
preciate a chiyalrous act, an Difference
shown by man. Sometimes we think
most of us forget that. Son atim"s
we see young men and other men who
have never learned that. But it is
true and those who know most about
ii are marked by women and apprecia-
ted everywhere.
Now the opposite is quite as conspic-
uous in a man. One who has never
known what it meansto live a sincere
politeness every day is missing much
in life Often we see a young man
filing theroom or the air about where
there are ladies with cigar or tobacco
smoke, totally ObliyiOus to the incor-
venience and the impression he is
creating. 1t is not wrong to smoke in
the resent of ladies whose permission
is first had, but it is wrong to. smoke
in room about an audience or crowd
where ii becomes an imposition
Let the young man who forgets re-
member this and make his morals all
aYT- itqt him Pafe, 70, Do, witt his
own making, but let him remember
this one little thing. 1t often means
lot to a crowd of people than one
thinSE7.. Certainly tits an evidence OF
bad rearing to smoke at all about a
crowded place. Ii is almost as bad
as it is to set into,a railroad car where
thore are women and. reel off oath
after oath in the hearing of women
cannot move beyond the fall of the foul
voice No, young man, you are not ad
ding to your meritorious qualifications
as a man when you smoke where il
becomes offensive. Try to remember
! IL
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14

the country of cattle, horses, and text
Hes; all these things we had to wit
ness, dumb to help other than by pro-
test and sympathy, during thsi long
and terrible time, and still these are
not the events of battle heat, but the
effects of a grinding heel of race
demanding the mastership of the world
All these things are known to the
world but what can never be known
is the dumb agony Of Che people, the
expressionless faces Of millions whose
souls have passed the whole gamut of
emotion And, why? Because these
a free and democratic people dared to
plunge their bodies before the march
Of autocracy.'
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14

fear that other things cannot be made
as pofitable as cotton. The lure of
high priced cotton should not be per-
mitted to lead us to far away from a
safe attitude with regard to diversi-
flying. ------
We will be needing everything we
can raise on the farm if the war is
long in progress. The safe way is to
have the crop balanced so as to play
safe at least on, some of it. The COM
ing year is one that will be full of
uncertainties in the business world.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14

to drouth. Whether high or low in
price, this equity has always made a
considerable crop of cotton, for ours
is a fine cotton territory. The de-
crease of the past year has a cause be-
hind it and we fear very much that the
boil weevil did his part.
II we have a new year that is the
least bit favorable, we will hear more
OF the weevil and feel the effect pos
sibly in a lager shortage than ever be-
fore. It j. not time to become alarm
ed at all but we should remember that
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14

II doesn't take cussing to qualify for
voting and if there is women with
such a conception for the ballot, that
women is not capable of voting intel
ligently. -
Most of the world is profane. Half
our daily life is spent in the presence
Of il or in taking part we do not al
ways appreciate. But with all of that
none of us would consent for the wom-
en- to go out to vote with an oath and a
vulgar joke to make the day one Of ap-
propriatc hue. Women were not made
for any sort Of vulgarity-any sort of
profanity portion of the day at
The polls that goes to passing the new
jokes, cutting down hard on the tobac-
co and talking cut OF the usual can be
no pat OF the program woman would
wish to carry out on the occasion of
exercising the priyeledges as a voter
at the ballot box.
This is just feature Of election
day woman would re form Another
feature is the "log rolling" and the
vote pulling that is done around the
polls. The women would eliminate
this featue in all its degradation very
quickly She would not be bought in
to the secret councils of the political
tricksters for she would not enjoy
that. And so long as the number of
women voting anywhere nearly equal
dthat Of the men voting, there would
be far less possibility of carrying an
elections by fraud or unfair means.
More of the fair votes might go to
those who deserved them. In other
words merit would have more to do
with the person who won office
When the women has free use of the
ballot, things are quite different and
the change is all for the better at
each move.
Our suffragette speaker believes in
plain language-oall a. spde a spade
But she couldn't induce woman, the
head of a respectable household, to
emphasize that with an oath. That is
impossible 10 conceive. The puzzle
oil al puzzes in modern political de-
velopmentI is the sutfragette. Why
she cannot conduct herself in man
ner so as to deserve approval is a mys-
terry to us. 1t is Possible. The cause
would: win more rapidly. The sane
woman of the country ought to put a
stop to the toublous suffragette They
could at least command a greater res
Fpect for themselves.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14

we only had sharp brush with the
wsevil last year. 1t will not do to
presume that it will be safe to plant
the world in cotton next year. In this
case the weevil would do untold dam
age which is the least bit favorable to
him.
We are to provide for the emergency
by-having arrangements made for 9TH
er crops Thirty cent cotton is no bet
ter than other farm crops at cores
pondingly low prices. If the selling
opportunities are as good, no one need
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14
OUR NEXT COTTON CROP.

Crisp county has quit the cotton sea-
son this year with shortage of over
5000 bales. Last years report gave
US twenty thousand bales of cotton.
This year we have 90 bales less than
fifteen thousand. This is falling off
of % per cen in year. Such de-
crease never before occurred in this
section-unless it happened to be due
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14
NOT THIS AS AN IDEAL

A suffrage worker stood up at Oys-
ter Bay the other day and told crowd
Of hearers that cuss words do not hurt
women, They may not hurt women.
but cuss words such as were advo-
Gated by the speaker will hurt the
cause Of votes for women no little.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14
GET THIS BOOK.

We do not know that it would be
healthful to your normal mind, but it
will. be enlightening fer you to read
thebook, German War Practices" a
copy of which You can get by writing
to the committee on public informa-
ton, Washington, d. c.
The dumbfounding evidence which
this book presents to the jury of man
kind is drawn mainly from German and
American sources, and includes Off
cial proclamations and utterances of
the responsible heads of the Imperial
( German government, letters and dia-
ries of German soldiers, quotations
from German newspapers, and pateisl
drawn from the archives of the State
+ Department which lay bare the story
of inconceivable German atrocities.
+ The purpose of the book is to shom
! that the system of frightfulness, itself
4 the greatest atrocity, is he definite pol
J. icy of the German Government, So sin
(. lister that German soldiers have them
selves at times revolted. Individual
1 acts of wanton cruelty and barbaric
destruction are cited only to illustrate
the operation of the remorseless sys-
tenn.
The book supplements the Bryce re-
port which was the first official sur.
Vey of the path of horror ruin, and
death left by the German army on the
lands of innocent and defensless PEG
pie The book is supplemental also to
the official reports by the Belgian Com
mission and the French Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, and it reveals more
of the damning German war philoso-
piy as expressed in the German White
Book and various official utterances.
egtenuating revolving crimes on the
grounds Of eXpediency and the davan-
cement OF that "Kulture" which now
mocks its name throughout the cixili-
zed world. The humanity of German
soldiers was so torn by the system of
brutality that they cried out in let
ters to Ambassador Gerard, one ex-
pessing his protest against the slaugh-
ter of the Russians in the Masurian
lakes and swamps by saying, There
is no God, there is no mortaity. and no
ethics any more; there are no human
being any more; there are no human
beings any more but only beasts.
The Illuminating reports Of Brand
Whitlock, Minister to Belgium, ten OF
miseries inflicted upon Belgian people.
NJ. Whitlock saying: lone is so over
whelmed with the horror OF the thing
itself that it has been. and even now
is, difficult to write calmly and justly
Mabout it,.
Il Herbert Hoover, writing OF his eX-
tperience in Belgian, says: "The sight
the destroyed homes and cities the Wild
owed and fatherless, the destitute, the
physical misery of the people but par
tially..Aeurished at best, the deporta-
ton of men by tens of thousands to
slavery in German mines and factories
the execution of men and women for
apaltry Excursions of their loyalty to
4their country, the sacking of every
Resource through financial robbery, the
fattening of armies on the slender pro
Sldee Of the country, the denudation of
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14
WEEKLY.

Communication on all topics pub
lished when not too long and accompa-
MED by full names and address. Not
responsible for views of contributors
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14

Entered as second class matter at
he postofIice at Cordele, Georgia, IN
der the act of March 8th, 1879
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14

Members OF the Associated Press.
The Associated Press is exclusi9o'y
entitled to the use for republication
of all news dispatches credited to it
or not otl' erwise credited in this pa
pei ana Also the local news published
herein.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14

Western sheep men are thinking OF
sending their flock to the South.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-14

OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-04
WILLARD IS
READY FOR
WIN NER
Will Take Fulton On
Says He Fought
Clean

INDIANAPOLIS Ind Sept g.
Jess Willard TODAY is WILLING 70
Cght Fred Fulton for fho ht''
weight utle, fcli0ai0s tle la "
victory over Carl Morris fe i@
ready for the bout a. soon AS ne
circus season ends =
Jess was feeling p good over
record breaking circus crowd yesief-
0ay that ne announced Diff readiness
10 take on Fulton even before 70
porter could put roe question 20
him.
SFulton Is a good clean fighter Z
am glad ne won the bout wi,h Nor
yis," raid the champion Fred can
night and is big and has iong
reach. 7 am sure now be- deserves
the right 10 meet me for Che hle
end am more than willing 'o give
him the chance Morris has always
Impressed me as using dlny iac.
tics"
willard saws he Is 10 Enc share
weighing about cio pounds. After
his experience as circus owner
the heavyweight champion iel- No.
~ com pttcNl TO PiNtAf'' ttN Wv"
fight with Fulton
Morris was disqualified IN The
sixth round Of a scheduled l5round
30 with Fulton, for continual but
ting.
Fulton had big lead when Ref
cree Matt Hinkel stopped The bout
Morris was mobbed hy angered
spectators as b. lef' the ring Nor
ris was not badly hurt.
Fulton tried 10 leave the arena
M the end Of the 9th round bur
was held in the ring by his hand
lers. Once during the SIKH round
Fulton started rs his corner. say
ing: arm not going 10 fight an,
more" but Referee Hinkel ordered
him continue. and Fulton resum-
led the battle
Fulton proved the better boxer
and was benefited by the clean
break rules Morris took the az
gressive in The first round and
forced the gong throughout. =
The Detroit times., 1917-09-04
NET EARNINGS
OF ID. L. X. DROP

The Detroit United railways to-
fsl revenue for July Was Sl,5S5.-
523ea. a gain Of Sll2.Gt64C over
July 1915. accord'ng 90 report
lu-f ISSUED Tvnon scs showed an
revenue OF slS7.579 IS was s4G,590.65
uas 81 For
the first seven ~ lu.1e 70 1917 tho
net rcyenue was o,a3a.cf7i5. q gain
OF sl3.0t5.74
Deductions for interest and 'axcs
We're Sl,3S7,2g2 rs. ar Increase ot
sfII422e. leaving surplus OF q
55iN2tl1 for depreciation. reserve
and dividends. which MAS S34.6S6.f
less than The similar balance az The
end of July, 1915
The surplus for the seven months
before making appropriations for
depreciation and reserves ia equiv
.alont 20 n little more than 1913 per
cent ON fho Co. .000 our
outstanding capital stock.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-04
Sport Chatter

TERRE HATTIE Ira SEP
Nike Gbtons ~ So Paul. 1efr-
81 Jark Dillon la -arc uu
asre yeste-day. aErg the s-d
ne hrst rnnnd ard holding 'trl
or 30 SCH. gaming the -rrs
decision % points
sixteen and pq-f " q Fors cars,
vii participate .r fhn srnla. srfrt
FOR IRIS breed - ma b 1e 81 a
state Fair sunday. ~ champ nrf
trophy. on rhtch F,-rast A1vorser.
ras 40 Hsa.s and 90 being
on ,he raee
TIE cuoss and chrrkr a~f .rI+Iea
% Detroit VII staTf tomorrow ztt
az sn0 O'Clock In fhe
Sewel. BanxA cbocke- cha0 or
viii give 4 sinuitaneou- chets rt
checker exhibition. and q hu rr
meeting FOR orRsnizaton g M
low
B.liv rems-rai and Thonar rr
have finished heir training FOR tr-
wrestling about tonight a. he af
nue. theaisr pemefrai fs going aft
or D-aak had from ,he 7tar~. fer f
feels hat "a quick sei7ilcf n
favor VII force rhr. Cnatl1ck o.
recognize I'm as q halorYfg
The American Giants Droftei -
fhe mieriavs o. 10 cuban Star.
Yesterday a. Nsvn Field and walk
I'd away ~i'h both end ~ dol
header. ~. and 20 The c0l1rs-d
championship o. Cuba and ~ fnl--
Cd states WHs ~ Ftn<P
f.onus wagner fss aIva-s shown
a great deal ~ interest tn ne Pirate
rockies just breaking in. Right rrR
Wagner particular ehun g. JaEa
Pf'Irr no Pirstes young etori
farknr.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-04
PLAYERS
START TONIGHT

The opening round ~ ihe senior
Tennis tournament. Min O. entered
viii BEGIN A. O'Clock = esds
night 80 Sortwesrern Geld Tho
PLAY viii De- on an elimination
basis
Tuesfsy's ehedHfe OF PLAY
Frnrv - frrss aourr ~. fes .a
ve Parrer ffI.-Hrr Ir~-H ..r
SO q FitkEers va ff.fthfn..n ST.
q. Frrfrr.rk Jackson. So.
smith ~ casane. Np q Hrllisfer
Shsr~ood M. 2 Mathews "a Wi
ist. 30 a. Na4el1s "a ChAndlsr. 20. D