The Moore Messenger (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1913 Page: 4 of 8
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• FOUR QUESTIONS TO BE VOTED ON.
In another column vou will find the title and synopsis of thi
four question^ to be voted on at the special election, next I uesday j
August 5th.
State question No. 46 is our old acquaintance : Section 9 ol Arti
cle IX This is the fourth time the railroads have tried to put tht-
amendment over The 'ame reasons that defeated it three time-
heretofore. hold good. No sufficient reason has been a'hanced wh)
it should be adopted.
State question No. 47 The coal operators promise that it sec-
tion eighteen is not repealed it means cheaper coal. This probability
has been proven so remote by the miners and such earnest effort-
have been made to have it repealed that it is evident the public arcj
with the miners. It should be repealed.
State question No. 57. This bill proposes to put the entir-
revenue received for this purpose in a general fund and pr- rate t-
the various counties in the state. The smaller counties will be bene
fited if this bill is a<topted.
State question 58. This bill to amend the constitution explain
itself and follows a demand from various countie- that certain p"H
tions be combined or abolished It is evident that it can be done in
many cases without reducing' the efficiency of public work.
OKLAHOMA COUNTY CONGRESS
MEETS AUGUST I
Knowing the value of the Commu-
nity Club, you. of course, have called
jour meeting.
You know few. if any of our insti
tutions have contributed more to the
greatness of the nation and it* history
than th* Little Red School Houae'
ol the rural district. It wa* th«- dav
school and Sunday school of our par
ent* and grandparents. their place of
learning, of worship and of pleasure
In Its shady grove their picnic was en-
}oyed Beneath its inritin* trees their
tryst was kept. There was held the
spelling bee. where wit ehallene**d
wit: the literary trained the mind to
thought, inspiring courage and ambi
tion. and the debate tun« d the toneu*
to eloquence that fruited in after years
on the lips of the boy grown great.
From its fbrum agriculture, domestic
science, economics and history were
discussed with profit and pleasure.
Political parties were born there and
public opinion crystaJlixed. counseline
war admonishing peace, solvine the
problems of the nation From its
walls the Christmas carols echoed
There oft chimed the wedding bells.
The "May Lord" crowned his lady
>queen. and the funeral dirge reminded
of life ? uncertainty
Tli" little o'd school house! Hal
lowed place cf treasured memories!
Let us lift it again to its high ped> -tal
Let us mak* it again our unity o'<
1 every interest. The social life of the
; community will be more inviting, farm
life more attractive to James and Johr
than a career in town, and Julia and
Mary may then be more content to
help mother on the farm God help
and protect the girls who must go to
| town to work!
The Community Club supplies the
opportunity. Your interest, effort and
cooperation af!U>rd the means The
school house again becomes the clear
ing house for our experiences, suc-
cesses. ideas The picnic, the literary,
the social and musical again find plac«
and the community is drawn into
closer unity, sympathy and co-opera-
tion. to its profit and pleasure uplift
and advancement, increasing as the
< irele broadens into the county and
the state.
This is worth while. d -ar friend!
As a leader, your communit} looks tc
you to assist in its accomplishment
I We know you will do your part nd
will be present with your del< ga'icr
at the court house. August 2nd
With very best wishes for your sue
cess, we are.
Sincerely yours
.] M PHILLIPS
Tempo ran President
C F. RANDOLPH.
Temporary Vice-President
JNO. W XICELEY.
Temporary Secretary
Hand Painted Crab Surrenders in Jamaica Bay
WELL ILL Pt
JICCEREO
NEW YORK —Tha* there are stran
«er f.sh in the sea than ever have
been caught is a proverb that will
have to move along to keep up with
a creature taken out of Jamaica bay
by John Leahy of the Bronx the other
day Mr Leahy has the reputation of
being one of the best amateur clam
digger* that ever plied his trade along
Rex-kamay beach, but be added to his
reputation when he caught the larg-
est horseshoe crab the oldest .chat,
tant of the beach has ever seen
The crab, in addition to being more
than a foot wide across the narrow
est part of its back and fully eighteen
inches long, not counting its tail «as
taken from the end of the pitr st Hoi
land ft ation The fa<"t that horse&hoe
crabs seldcm take a hook and the add
ed fact that this one was a whale com-
pared to other* taken in the bay
caused a small tensatior. and ail the
fishermen on the pier put down their
rods to have a look at the monster
Thi# crab mas not onl> larger than
any other ever taken at this point,
but in other mays it is said to be the
most marvel us. for on the back of its
shell it had a man's face done in
water colors
Old fishermen say the crab :s a'
least one hundred years eld. but the
best experts pronounce the painting
to be of recent origin Whatever the
antecedents of the crab may be or its
previous condition of servitude, there
are at least half a hundred witnesses
to declare that it mas pulled from the
bay by Mr. Leahy.
Sprightly Bold Thief Dares Her to Chase Him
RrV'ERHEAD. L. I —The meanest
thief in the world Is at large some-
where on Long Island.
One day recently he looked into the
fruit store of Samuel Gordon on Main
street in Patchogue Nothing much
is ever doing in Patchogue and this
was a particularly dull day Nobody
wu risible in the store. But subse-
quent developments indicate that this
;**ky marauder made a careful recon
noissance nevertheless
He entered in a bold and sprightly
manner and, without hesitation or
haste, opened the cash drawer and
jauntily Inspected its contents. He
did not seem in the least surprised
when a head appeared above the top
of a big screen in the rear of the store
and a startled feminine voice gasped
"Well, of all things!" In fact, he
merely looked up and grinned and
calmly proceeded to transfer all the
cash In the drawer to his pockets
But presently the same feminine
To those
WHY COAL IS SO
HIGH IN OKLAHOMA
PRESIDENT STEWART OF THE
MINE WORKERS SHOWS UP
THE MINE OPERATORS
MEN GET ONLY 78 CENTS A TON
Who Gets the Othar $6.00 or $7-00*—
M r*«r*' Leader Says Tima It Ripe
For a Rigid Investigation
of Conditiona
-Why Is coal so high in Oklahoma*
I am often asked that question." a*)4-
President P R Stemart of the Mm*
Workers of America, "but it woulu
se**m to be a hard question for a man
mho geta centa a ton to anamer
However, we have given the matter
close study, for it is to our inter**:
(o turn out coal as cheaply aa pos
si tie.
"Here is what I learned regarding
the selling policy of the Coal Mine
Owners, they aiao own what is called
a attributing ageitcy, then they own!
their wholesale ageuues and as a gen
eral rule they own the retail agenc>
where the consumer buya his coaL
"It la next to imposaible for the
conauxner to get coal until he haa paid
each one of these corporations a gen-
erous profit. The pruflt made by tbes*-
different corporations goes to the
owners and the owntrs are the same
people who own tfe* min« - so you -e
the consumer pays a very generous
profit three time« to the Mine Owner,
before he gets the coal.
"The mine worker does not partici-
pate in this apparent hold-up. The
owner of the mine doles out a pittance
of 78 cents per ton or an average of
$168 per day to the Mine Worker,
and therefore, the mine worker is not
responsibleitor the $«.£>0 or I' per
ton char*. *l for coal.
-The present high price of coal
should receive a searching investiga-
tion before any legislation is passed.
If it is the mine workers' fa ilt that
the consumer pays $7.50 and $&<. « per
ton for coal then the $1 IS per day
should be cut But I don't see how, in
the name of Christianity, any legisla
ture or anyone else can expect a man
mho takes the cbaLces with bis life
that the mine worker takes should be
asked to work for less than $1-6* per
day.
"Section IS is not a solution of the
problem. If it was then the Coal Mine
Owners would ont be in favor of it.
Section 18 should be repealed and
every voter who wants it repealed
should vote YES on State Quest.on
47, which will be second on the ballot
on August fifth. I say every voter
should vote YES, because of the mere
fact that the coal owners are on the
opposite side.
"If it is a good law for the Mine
Workers why did not some of the pow-
erful interests put it into effect in
their mines* Then if it worked Sa* r
factorily let it be applied to c .er
mines.
"How many fanners would submit
to dictation in the kind of crops they
should raise and the kind of imple-
ments they should use in grow ing and
gathering those crops? Th:s S- tioa
1^ which we seek to repeal Uas the
same effect on the mine workers.
"It is against all American prin-
ciples to outline the duties of a work
ingman without consulting him When
this law was hustled through the last
hour of the legislative session and
tacked on to a meritorious piece of
legislation it practically nullified the
whole proposition If the majority of
voters vote Yes on State Question
47, Oklahoma will have a good mining
law Some splendid legislation is in-
corporated under that law. but Section
18 of the law must be repealed to
make the law effective.
"Miners cannot mine coal and make
a living wage unless Section IS is re-
pealed If that section is allowed to
go into effect it will drive every Tine
worker out of the state and instead
of the people of Oklahoma enjoying
the present price of coal, which is
already too high, they will be forced
tc pay additional prices for coal hauled
into Oklahoma from outside states "
"Section IS was written by the coal
Barons" lobby and it was couched in
technical phrases to deceive and mis-
lead the honest legislators who wanted
the Mine Workers to receive justice
To explain its full Import mould
require a book on Mines and Mining
* obvious that we cannot afford to
put such a book into the hands of
every conscientious voter. We are
therefore pleading with them to ac-
epi our word, offered in a simple
accepted We pledge you that we can-
non 18 and we ask you to help us
r^Deal • bv \oting ^ ES on State
Thf FOUR QUESTIONS TO BE
VOTED ON NEXT TUESDAY
State Question No 46 Issued by Order of the Legislature
Shall Section $. Article IX. State Constitution, be Amended?
GI8T OF AMENDMENT
Any foreign or domestic railroad, transportation or transmission com-
pany, or corporation, may Jeaae, sell, or otherwise dispose of its property
and franchises to. or may lease, buy. or otherwise acquire the property and
franchises of any like company, or corporation
This amendme:.? is not operative until the consent of the Corporation
Commiasion to the proposed transfer Is first given in writing and the legis-
lature mav impose other restrictions on the right to consolidate '
SHALL lT^BE ADOPTED*
Only Eight-Hour Day.
Forgan—Contractors on all public
work* going on in Forgan have been
notified by the labor commissioner to
discontinue working all classes of la-
bcr over eight hours per day. This
affects the municipal waterworks and
the consolidated school building.
State Question No 47 Proposed by Referendum Petition No 19
•The gist of the proposition is to veto section eighteen of an act of the
Oklahoma Legialature, passed and approved at ita fourth regular session,
entitled:
An act to promote the health and safety of employees in Coal Mines
prescribing the qualifications for Mine Inspector; providing for a system of
mine telephones, and for the construction and maintenance of bath houses
for the use of miners; prohibiting any interference, or attempt to interfere,
with the Fire Bcws in the performance of his duties; prescribing penalties
for the violations of any of the provisions thereof, and repealing certain
statutes in conflict "
SHALL IT BE REPEALED?
Electrical Storm Causes Big Loss.
Tulsa—The most severe electrical
storm of the season swept through
this section of the mid-continent oil
field causing damage etsimated from
$150,009 to $250,000. The horizon
around this city was dotted with oil
tank fires, casting a bright illumina-
tion all over the sky At Sand Springs,
a suburb of Tulsa, one 55.0000-barrel
oil tank belonging to the Waters-
Pierce Co. was burned, in addition to
a SS.OOO-barrel tank belonging to the
Phoenix Refining Co. The loss of the'
two companiea is $100,000.
Kirk's I.X.L.
CAUSTIC BALSAM
Gutrinlecd to cure ill barb wire
cuts. >ore shoulders and
wounds of all kinds.
FOR SALE BV
The Model
Drug and Jewelry
Company
129 W. Cf.D^
State Question No. 57 Issued by Order of the Legislature
The gist of the amendment is to provide that all taxes levied for the
maintenance of the common schools of this state upon the property of any
railroad company, pipeline or telegraph company, or of any other public ser-
vice corporation which operates in more than one county in this Stat*, shall
be pa:d into the common school fund and distributed as a part of said fund
SHALL IT BE ADOPTED?
FOR SALE
1913 Mcdel. Motor Cycles and Motor
Boats at bargain prices, all mike-.
brand new machines, on easy monthly
payment plan. Get our proposition
before buying or you will regret it;
also bargains m used Motor Cycles.
Write us today. Enclose stamp for
reply.—Adv.
Address Lock Box 11, Trenton. Mich.
ALFALFA
RAIN
State Question No. 58 Issued by Order of the Legislature
-The gist of the proposition is to amend the constituton of the State
by the adoption of an additional section providing for the calling of an elec-
tion in any county upon a petition signed by sixteen percentum of the total
votes cast at the last general election for the county office receiving the
highest number of votes, to abolish or establish towns! ip government therein."
STACKS-COVERS & TENTS
wai^c rc m iccs
OKLAHOMA TENT I AWNING CO.
*1 wis* first •
on lahoma cltv. «
Cleans. Polishes.
Prevents Rust
3-in-One is a light, pure oil com-
pound that never guns. >in-One lubricates
home o^
imavc nu ~ r.. v.. -lh Cleans ,
polishes perfectly all veneered or varnished furniture and woodwork.
rSprinkled on a yard of black cheesecloth it makes an idrcl Dustin* During Cloth.
3-in-One absolutely prevents rust on gun barrels, auto fixtures, bath room
fixtures, gas ranges, everything metal, indoors or out, in any climate. It sinks
Into the unseen metal pores and forms a protecting "overcoat" which stavs on.
f ree— 3-In-One —Free. Write today for generous frit bottle and the
3-in-Ore Dictionary of hundreds of uses.
3-ia-Ont it itU im til tlcrrs in 3-siie bottles: 10c (I oO. (3 or),
50c (S oi.,pint). Also in new patented Handy Oil Can, 25c OX < -)•
* 3.ITT-ONB OIL COMPANY
42 UA BrMtl.tr >'.w Y.rk City
YES. IT IS FRESCH—
therefore exquisite.
The greatest
creat on of the
grectest French
perfumer."
THE
' WHOLE
WORLD KNOWS
OF THE FAMOUS i
ED. PINAUD'S LILAC
Its delicate fragrance males it a favorite perfume of exclusive society
here and abroad. \^Tierever you go, in city of village, the best people use
ED. PINALD'S LILAC.
Hace Vou Tried It?
Perfume your Kandkercliief with it Use it in your atomizer and bath.
Spray your bien with it It has many uses-rt is a constant delight to refined
men and women. Men say it is a perfect after-shaving preparation, so
refreshing and lasting. Remember the price, 6 or. bolllt 75c. It is wonder-
ful value. Ask any dealer or write us direct Send 4c. today for our liberal
testing bottle. Enough for 50 handkerchiefs. Address our Anvncan offices.
PARFUMERIE ED. PINAUD, DEPT M.
ED. PINAUD BUILDING = ^ NEW YORK
BOONE'S
DANDRUFF
REMOVER
Positively
Removes Dandruff
Stops falling hair and cures itch-
ing scalp. One bottle will do
the work. Try It Now!
One Dollar per Bottle
WESTFALL DRUG CO
OKLAHOMA CITY
THE SUMMER FAVORITE
EVERYWHERE
\sk for it iu bottles
and you are assured
f getting the gen
uine. There are
substitutes
COCA COLU BOTTLING CO
i
h Mill
You can CAN Anything in
< ECONOMY JARS
No rubber ring; wide mouth: smooth edges:
straight sides; sure to keep, easiest to
seal; easiest to open; airtight and sanitary;
no \air^; no mould; no screw tops.
Keep forever Meats. Vegetable#. Fruits with
fresh natural flavors. Try a dozen today.
Spectal
"Myser's"
sale and demonstration
>0 jars given Free.
MVSER CHINA AND GLASS CO. °'s
the complete china store. 319 main st. oklahoma city
National
Dental Parlors
137 1-2 West Main Street, Oklahoma
City. Okla.
Teeth Extracted Absolutely Without
Pain
A FEW PRICES FOR A SHORT
TIME ONLY
Full Set cf Teeth 15.00 Gold FillinQ $1.00 up Silver Filling $ .50
Br.dge Work 3.50 Clean ng Teeth 50: Gold Crown . 3.50
We guarantee your work and keep It in order for 10 years. It is a crime
to let yonr teeth go week after \*eek without the proper attention, when we
can attend to them for you on ruch reasonable and easy terms
Thoroughly Responsible. Best Equipped Office in the Southwest.
TEETH
Tolce. proceeding from the afor-said
naage above the screen. ebrieke<l
"Help! Police!" Even this did no'
seem to disturb him And when it
was followed by Stop, thief!" as ht?
reached the door, he merely turned
about, made a low bow and said, with
a broader gnr. **! dare you to chase
me."
As the reader may have surmiaed.
it was Mrs. Gordon behind the screen
What he probably has not surmised is
that she was in tbe act of raking a
bath
you will be lifting a
h from already over-
onsumers wbo have
i we hold no malice,
►te YES we extend
[ thanks."
Wrote His • Leader*" at Home
Alfred Austin, while British poet
laureate, was lucky in his work as a
journalist For many year* he did hi*
daily task at home with the assist-
ance of a telegraph wire run Into his
study sixty miles from the London
Standard office His Instruction* came
over the wire and hi* editorial arti-
cle went to town by train Som^
' 'Imes he .would telegraph tbe whole
article
Onyx" Hosiery
a
TBATE
The Road to Good Bread:
Choice Wheat
Modern Machinery
Experienced Millers
Sanitary Methods
Heliotrope Flour
We look after all of the above. From Heliotrope Flour to
Good Bread is a short trip, and is easy for yo%
The Heliotrope Way ts the Sure H ay.
OKLAHOMA CITY MILL & ELEVATOR CO.
The Quality Mill The Sanitary Mill
'"pHE Best Hose for the entire family, Men,
Women and Children, can always be found
in the "Onyx" Brand.
FOR Quality, Style and Wear, get a pair of
"Onyx'' Hose in Cotton, Lisle, Silk Lisle
or Pure Silk, from 25c. to $5.00 per pair—none
genuine without trade-mark stamped or.
every pair. Sold by all dealers. 4 w w g
Lord & Taylor - - New York g | L £| ]
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DanCing, Fishing
Wholesale Distributors
Free Admission to Park
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