The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1903 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 11.
NORMAN OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2(5, 1903.
NUMBER 4!)
IK 11 IS I III!! :
DISCOURAGING EFFORT
To
Make Things Better.
The Following
ARTICLE IS FROM A
Fellow who has looked into
this Prosperity Racket.
the People's party gold might go >ut
in large volume and never be missed
It might practically all leave, with-
out causing a jar or inconvenience or
| in the least interfering with prosper-
ous conditions here. But under the
present gold basis system, gold must
be kept here in order to maintain the
| system. Prosperity of any consider-
! able degnee cannot long continue if
i the gold basis is to be continued,
j The recent laws and rulings of the
J treasury department favorable to an
; increase of the money volume by an
| inflation of national bank currency,
! must in the long run and not a very
| long run either, create an outflow of
| gold that will not only embarass busi-
I ness by reason of a shrinkage in the
' money volume, that the exports of
j gold will cause, but will make it
FellOWS--It is used for the absolutely necessary to contract the
"D Ti L+ -P money volume sufficiently to depress
rurpose, no JJOUDtj 01 prices here, so that our people will
sell more to and buy less of foreign
countries. This must be done to
maintain the gold standard. The in-
flation of bank currency now going
on may stave off a panic awhile, but
it will make it all the more severe
when it does come. The great money
inflation caused by the gold produc-
tion of California in the fifties was
followed by a fearful panic because
the high level of prices which it pro-
duces caused the exports of hundreds
of millions of gold. The nation that
bases its money on gold must get
down to bed rock prices, which of
course means an oppressed people
and an increasing centralization of
wealth in the hands of the few.
Possibly a raising of tariff rates
would hold good here, but with the
manufacturing industries completely
under the control of monopoly, the
remedy would likely be as bad as the
disease. The thing to do is to
abandon the gold basis, issue green-
backs in sufficient volume to make
the people prosperous and let gold go.
For sixteen years this country did
business with paper money only, and
a part of the time was very pros-
perous All the sixteen years would
have been prosperous had the paper
money been increased as population
increased, instead of decreased as
was done There is danger ahead.
We believe a business crisis will
come before another presidential
election. The reformer's warning
that the specie basis is unreliable and
as a panic producer will be verified.
The worst panic that ever befell the
nation is not far in the future. It is
within the power of a few men to
produce it but it is not within their
power to prevent it. A run on the
treasury for gold may be met by
issuing bonds to get more gold and
selling tlx ni in Europe, thus paying
with bond- what otherwise would
have to be paid with gold, but this
could check the outflow of gold for
awhile only. Gold is is going to go
unless our money volume is contract-
ed and our people impoverished so
that they will sell more and buy less
—so that the food millions here
needed will be sent abroad; so that
millions of people here will comsuine
less sugar, tea, coffee and other
foreign products, Some of the lead-
ing reformers think a panic must
come before there will be another up
Renner Sells Meat Market-
Last Friday morning L. L. Briggs
and L. Renner were sitting on street
talking together whet Hviggs si 1
somethi- ij> about Benntr having as
good thing in the meat market
business. t Renner insisted that it
was no money mint, and offered to
sell to Briggs, saying that he would
take $350 for everything in the shop.
Briggs remarked that Renner would
Has it for
Less.
Accidentally Shot-
The first of this week Ethan Stow
the l.'i year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Stow was accidentally shot in
the foot by a 22 target rifle in the
not do it whereupon Renner reiterat-1 hands of his brother. I he two t'oys
him out a check for $250.00 and Reti-
ner took it and the meat market
was on Briggs' hand and he looked
around and unloaded I of it to Henry
Johnson, and Saturday it was Brigg
and Johnson's meat market. On
Monday morning the market again
changed hands and J. S. Lind-av was
the new proprietor. Renner did not
think Briggs would give him $iVJ.0i)
for market and Briggs did not think
Renner would take 1250. Both how-
ever stood pat and trade went through
very much to the surprise of both.
Marriage Licenses-
j Richard M. Davidson
( Jennie Woodall
j Marion E. Gallemore
I Mattie E Dorety
I James Martin
I Molly Douglass . .
j James C. Houser
'( Mary Farthing
35
Real Estate Transfers.
B S Tate to 1) S Oliphant, w d to
e j nw J and n A ne i 18-8-le $1750
Chas Klein to C M Klutts, w d to
lot 18 block 12 Norman
Geo L Summers to Mary A Tay-
lor, w d to lots 1 and 2 block 5
bank of a pond the older brotherhold- j Colley's 2nd Add to Norman
ing a target rifle with muzzle to-1 E J Keller to R W White, w d to
ward the ground imd in some manner j lots 17-19 block 73 Lexington
discharged rifle the bu'let striking M T J Capshaw to R M Capshaw,
no
!)50
75
his brother in the left foot. The boy
was brought to office of Drs. Hamil-
ton & Abel and wound dressed Sun-
day evening and on Monday bullet
was located by X-Ray machine and
extracted. The wound made is an
ugly one.
Pine Rain.
Last Wednesday morning a fine rain
fell in this vicinity, furnishing plenty
of moisture for the growing crop-
The shower Saturday and again Sun-
day night were very nice, but the
rain Wednesday morning was needed.
The Norman M ill & Elevator Co:
has presented its driver with a new
delivery wagon of the Studebaker
manufacture.
The government monthly circula-
tion statement issued June 1, shows
that during the month of May, the
gold money of the United States de-
creased about six million dollars
This shrinkage in the amount of told
was caused by exports of that metal
The exports of gold were something
over twelve million dollars during
May. The imports and home produc-
tion of goid were about six million
dollars, about half the amount that
was sent abroad. During May the
government issued new national bank
currency to the amount of over fif-
teen million dollars, so that not-
withstanding the heavy exports of
gold there was an increase of nine
million dollars in the total amount of
money in the United States. Gold
seeks the cheapest markets and much
more of it would leave the country if
it were not for the import duties, for,
while many articles can be purchas-
ed in foreign countries cheaper than
here, the tariff must be counted as
part of the cost. But with continued
inflation of the money volume, prices
here will be so high that it will be I rising of the people. They may be j
possible to buy abroad, pay the tariff 'correct, and if they are, the wait will
and still save money. Then by reason not be long. The next uprising will >
of the easing up of the times caused be of stupendous proportions. A vast I
by an increase in the money volume. | number of people know the remedy
the people of the United States con-j now. Millions of them are ready
snme more and therefore use more act at once because they
foreign goods, than they do when
times are tighter. On, the other
hand, foreigh nations will buy less of
us when our prices increase. Hence
an inflation of the money volume pro-
duces several causes for the outflow
of gold. An increasing prosperity,
will caine gold to leave the country,
because for the reasons given above,
Increasing prices, which is another
name for increasing prosperity, will
bring about less sales to and greater
purchases from foreign countries.
Under the money system proposed by
to ;
know the
present alleged prosperity is only a j
fraction of what they are entitled to.
They know they are being fleeced by ,
the money power. The reuniting of]
the People's party will be immediate- j
ly followed by an encouraging growth
of the organization and when the!
harder times, which are sure to!
arrive, put in their appearance the
nsxt uprising will be at hand, ar.d we
firmly believe it will be great enough j
to wipe out the rule of the money j
power and abolish the miserable gold I
fake.—Mo. World
V
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BARGAINS
AT THE
THE LION STORE
ALL NEXT WEEK.
Commencing June 291 h and Continuing Until
Saturday Night, July 4th, 1903.
I will pat oil sale at
ACTUAL COST
The following list of Merchandise:
MEN'S SHOES
25 pair of Peters Diamond Special Regular C« Q OO
price $3.50. Cost \
50 pair Peters Black Diamond Regular price 1
$2.50. Cost L.tJKJ
50 pair Peters Now Then Regular price $2.50 1 15
25 pair Peters Banner regular price $1.50 ^ QQ
25 pair Peters Heavv V 'or\ Shoes Value $1.50 QQ/
Sale price ' t/°°
LADIES' SHOES
50 pair Peters Diamond Special for ladit - re OO
gular price $3.00. Cost Cp^.vv
25 pair Peters regular price $2.00. Cost.... 1.50
25 pair Peters Low Cut Shoes and Oxfords, reg-
ular price $2.00 and $2.50. This sale at 1
$1,00 and ±.U\J
MEN'S HATS
In this sale we will sell the standard "XX" Beaver, white,
tan, or black at $2 00. The regular selling price of
this hat is $3.00. It is a bargain; get one for the 4th.
SUMMER DRESS GOODS.
We will sell all Summer Dress Goods at 20 per cent < tT
from regular selling price. Get a new dress for the
celebration.
Remember sale dates and take advantage
of the opportunity.
NO GOODS CHARGED at THESE PRICES
I'hone 101
r. j. McGinlev
Proprietoi
Norman,
Oklahoma.
w d to w i se i 18-9-le 2500
United States to Wm A Moore.
pat to nw i 82 10 le
John W Jones to (Jhas H Pox, w d
to nw i 7-10-1 e 1(500
Albert McLean to 13 S Tate, w d
toe ! nw 1 and n | ne i 18-8-le 1520
Sarah E Stewart to W 1) Carpen-
ter, w d to lot 27 block 4,'! Lex 500
S It Payne to Jas A Cowan, w d
to lot 4 block 1" Moore 30
E L Cralle to P S Elder, w d to
lots 45 and 46 block 1 Larsh's
Uni Add to Norman ..... 500
D L Larsh to P S E der, w d to
lots 41-44 block 1 Larsh's L'ni
Add to Norman 1000
Geo L Miller to Flora J Hiedesel,
w d to lot 31 block 5 Classen-
Miller Add to Norman 15
J J Men ill to Gratia C Upjolin,
w d to lot 7 block 8ti Norman,
and lots 1-7 bio k 8(i Wag Add 2)50
Wm Morian to L G Howry, wd
to part ne i 20 9-2w 400
M C Coates to E A Stone, w d to
w j se i 5-10-le (150
.Tno Ritchesou to Martha A Jen-
nings, w p to s 1 se i 27-8-lw 900
E J Keller to Nancy C Huffman,
w d to lots 1 4 block 23 Eex'n 250
B E Borden to Sarah Borden, w d
to w 4 sw i 29-10-2w 1'.00
Robt Aniol to B P Bartholomew,
w d to part se I 29-0-2w
300
Glean Up.
j The weather is getting warm and
j flies will begin to hatch out quickly
I and if people only realized the dang-
er of the spreading' of contagious
disease- arising from flies they would
be more vigorous in their efforts to
prevent the hatching out of these
pests. The premises should be
thoroughly cleaned up and kept clean
especially, during the warm season
for in so doing the danger of con-
tagious diseases is lessened. Let the
citizens of Norman do all in their
power to keep the city in a cleanly
condition during the next 3 or 4
months and call to their assistance
the services of city scavenger and
disinfectants and other known
agencies by which the danger of
contagious diseases are lessened.
Governor Eailey's Mistake-
It is reported that about the iine
the governor was to get married he
received a box of goods that his • ife-
to-be had shipped to Topeka, Kansas,
addressed to Governor Bailey. At the
time the goods arrived in Topeka the
governor was receiving large quanti-
ties of goods for the Hood sufferers,
and he just sent his to-be-wife's per-
sonal effects out along with other
goods to be distributed to flood suf-
ferers. A little later the governor
discovered his mistake and it took
him some time to trace up and recov-
er his wife's property.
Minister Falls Prostrate in Pulpit.
Rev. Geo. IT Combs of Kansas ( ity
fainted and fell prostrate in his pul-
pit at the close of his sermon last
Sunday eveiling. Dr Combs, his bro-
ther, who was present at the services,
immediately attended him and soon
had him restored to con-no us ness.
The doctor said his brother was worn
out with the con: inuous work he had
been doing since the llood. I lev.
Combs was to have delivered the
Baccalaureate sermon to the I'ni v r-
sity graduates, but was unable to
come by reason of the Hoods.
Shot Bull-
Thursday evening of last week Paul
Lessly shot his line bull, which seemed
to be attacked with hydrophobia, re-
sulting from a dog bite. The dog was
thought to have gone mad rnd had
been killed some time previous.
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