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THE CLAREMORE PROGRESS
VOLUME XXVII—NO. 7
CLAREMORE. OKLAHOMA, III! RSDAY, MARCH ft. 1919
Outside of County, $2.00 per Year Inside of County, $1.50 per Year
PAVEMENT WAS WARN
TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION
Petition of Commercial Club For
Seven Miles of Paving Con-
sidered Pro and Con
TO STREET & ALLEY COMMITTEE
This Committee Will Make a Survey
of The Streets and Report Hack
Monday Night
There was a warm session of the
City Council Monday night. Paving
was the topic of discussion. It had
been brought to the attention of the
Council on a petition from the Clare
more Commercial Club asking that
the city fathers consider the proposi-
tion of a system of paving in Clare-
more to the extent of about 7 miles.
The system suggested the Com-
1 crcial Club petition would pave al
of the principal traveled streets in
the city
The Council chambers were filled,
many members of the Commercial
Club being present to urge the propo
fition. A warm discussion ensued
Mayor H. H. Brown took the view
that the property owners along the
streets to be paved should take the
initiative instead of the Council order-
ing the paving in according to proce-
dure jf law.
Speakers from the Commercial
Club argued that the latter way was
the best to get the matter started.
It was shown that nothing could be
"put over" the property owners, that
the paving could not be forced on
them because the law provides a
period of 30 days during which pro-
test may be made. If a majority of
the property owners along a certain
street do not want it paved and en-
ter protest the matter cannot be
pushed any further and must be
dropped.
And again it was pointed out by
speakers that a petition from the
property owners for paving was hard
to get on account of so many non-
residents who could not be seen and
consulted.
Mayor Brown also raised the ques-
tion of payment of engineering costs
for the preliminary expenses. On
the other hand it was shown that the
engineer takes the risk .
The law provides that he shall re-
ceive payment for his work when the
pavement is put in. It is included in
the assessment against the property
along the streets paved. In the event
he does the work and no paving goes
in, it was shown, that he loses out.
That is his risk. In the event the
pavement goes in, he would get 5 per
cent.
Monday night in an adjourned session
from last Monday night.
Claims were allowed and other cur-
rent business was considered by the
Council which held until a late hour
Chief of interest was action on the
spring clean-up campaign. This
matter was put into the hands of
Dr J. G. Waldrop and the Street
and Alley Committee with power to
act. A big clean-up campaign is com-
ing and every citizen should lend it
his or her full co-operation
A letter was also read to the Coun-
cil from Congressman Bert Chandler
in which Mr. Chandler stated that he
had been advised by Surgeon General
Blue that Assistant Surgeon R. C.
Derivaux, of the United States De
partment of Health, would come to
Claremore in a short time and make
the solicited health survey as reques-
ted by the Council and Commercial
Club. The purpose of this survey
will be to arrive at a plan to get rid
of the mosquitoes which infest the
town each summer.
OKLAHOMA MILITARY ACADEMY
DEMOCRATS DECIDE TO
SELECT OWN TICKET
It Is Belief That Party Can Put Forth
An Acceptable City Ticket
From Its Ranks
COMMITTEE WILL SELECT
Purpose Is To (Jet The Right Sort of
Candidates To Fill City Offices
Coming Term
A representative from an engineer
ing firm was present and stated his
willingness to assume this risk. He
said he would be willing to put up a
thousand dollar certified check as evi-
dence that he was in earnest and will-
ing to go ahead with the preliminary
work.
This. representative said the prelim-
inary work alone would require four
months time. According to law there
would have to be a number of ordi-
nances adopted by the Council and
published and then there is the 30
day protest period. He stated fur-
ther that if Claremore began at once
to pave, the town would be very for-
tunate indeed to get even a foot of
paving in by the first of September
This fact also came out as a result
of the discussion. There would be
no separate paving districts. Each
street would be an intergral part of
the system. For instance, if a major-
ity of the property owners on Second
street wanted paving the paving
would go in. Yet on the other hand
if a majority of the property owners
on Fifth street did not want paving,
it would not go in. That is a mat
ter to be decided by the property
owners of each street proposed to be
paved. With the protest period and
with each street deciding its own
problem it was shown there would be
absolutely no way to force the pav-
ing on the property owners along a
given street when the majority did
not want it to go in.
The cost of the paving, which is
proposed to be concrete with a rock
rase, would be determined by the en-
gineer who is required to give es-
timates. Before deciding whether to
pave or not, these figures would be
made known to the property owners
that they might govern their incli-
nation accordingly, first being famil-
iar with the co«t and the individual
financial responsibility attached
thereto in the event the paving should
go in.
Each member of the Council ex-
pressed himself in favor of paving
nnd the Mayor likewise, only he main-
tained that the initiative should come
from the property owners by petition
to the Council instead of the Council
ordering the paving done in much the
same manner that sidewalk is ordered
in by the city fathers. He said he
was not against paving on any street
or all of the streets if a majority of
the property owners wanted the pav-
ing and by petition expressed them-
selves that way. This was the point
of discussion, who should take the in-
itiative—the property owners or the
Council ?
The result was that the matter, by
motion, was referred to the street and
alley committee to make a survey and
report back to the Council next Mon-
day night, recommending at that time
which streets it would be advisable to
try and pave.
The Commercial Club petition, sign-
ed by some 93 members, provided as
stated for approximately 7 miles of
paving. This petition, or suggested
system, will be gone over by the
Street and Alley Committee. Parts
of the proposed system may be strick-
en and again other streets may be
udded to the proposed system; that
will he just as the committee sees ad-
visable. They will report back to the
council with recommendations next
The democrats of the city will not
fraternize with the republicans to the
extent of jointly preparing a slate for
the coming city election. This de-
cision was reached in a meeting of
democrats at the city hall Wednesday
night of last week at which time it
was determined by the democrat* that
they would be able to fill n strong
capable and acceptable city ticket
from the democratic ranks without
the aid and counsel of the republic-
ans.
The democratic meeting was large-
ly attended, the council chambers be-
ing filled. It had been called to con-
sider the problems of the city elec-
tion, to discuss the best interests of
the democratic party and to act upon
a plan of jointly choosing a city tick-
et which had been submitted by the
republicans.
The plan as submitted by the re-
publicans provided for a joint com-
mittee of five from each party to
meet together, select capable men to
fill the city offices and the school
board regardless of politics an to
report this slate back to each par*y
for endorsement.
The plan was discussed pro and cpn
the democratic meeting. Dipk
Wills spoke in favor of such a mo e-
ment. A. L. Kates, F. C. McConnoll.
Bill Hall and others took the otter
side. A motion to adopt the plan
wits put by Mr. Wills and amendled
by Mr. Kates to the effect that n
stead of conferring with the retiilb
lifpns a committee of five democrats
be appointed to solicit the right demo-
cratic candidates and to reoort baek
to a future democratic meetin;; the
selections made. An amendment
add to this committee three ladies
was accepted nnd the notion as
amended carried It was left up to
the chairman of the meeting, W <1.
Kates, to make the appointn-ents
The general trend of discussion
tended to show thai all realize this is
a period in the town's history that
will require capable, competent arid
efficient men at the head of the mu-
nicipal government and on the school
horrd. There is tho mosquito ques
lion to solve permanently, paving to
be put in, a nijrli school to lie built
nnd other town questions to be hnndl
ed during the ne\-, —ity administra-
tion.
And realizing these things, it was
i'ed bv the miV v„ it would not
be best to trust to the chances of an
unwise selectiont hrough lack of at-
tention upon the part of the demo
cratic party. Hence, the committee
of 5 men and 3 ladies.
It will be the duty of this commit-
tee to choose the very best democrats
available for the various offices to
be filled at the coming election and
then to prevail upon the candidates
selected to run, even tho at first they
are disinclined to sacrifice their per-
sonal interests to make the race and
give time to the proper transaction
of the city's business.
It was not thought there are any
better or more qualified men in the
republican party than in the demo-
cratic party. It was pointed out
that the city is normally democratic.
Then, the sense of the meeting was,
why select republicans when compe-
tent and qualified democrats are
available for these offices?
All the people want, it was shown,
are men—business men—able to give
good, sound, progressive business
administration of the city's affairs.
That is what the democrats intend to
offer and they expect to get these
men by a wise selection of the com-
mittee appointed to select.
This committee was clothed with
the power of offering these candi-
dates, in the event the ticket is satis-
factory to the future meeting, the
support of the democratic party as
represented by the meeting Wednes-
day night.
The city offices to be filled are
Mayor. City Clerk, City Treasurer
end Treasurer of the School Board,
also one member of the City Council
from each of the four wards of the
city and one member of the school
board from the Second and Third
wards of the city and one member
from the outlying district.
The primary election will be held
Tuesday, March 18th. the general
election on Tuesday, April 1st.
Parties desiring to enter the race
for any of the above named offices
must file their names with the Coun-
t\ Election Board between February
2Cth and March 8th. Filing blanks
may be found at Ott's Barber Shop.
CANADIAN OFFICER
WILL SPEAK HERE
Lieut. C. C. Nash, First Division.
Canadian Infantry. Will Deliver
Lecture in Baptist Church
NO ADMISSION CHARGE
lit- Comes I'nder Auspices of Com-
mercial Club And Has a Great
W ar Talk in Store
L
(laremore is to have a treat next
Thursday evening in the lecture of
I.ieut. C. C. Nash, First Division,
Canadian Infantry, who spent 31
months in the hospitals of France,
Belgium, England and Canada. He
lost the sight of one eye from being
1 epj
TOTtTTTT
• s K t M
make it
The suspense is over There is no House Monday afternoon for ratifica- Robertson's signnture will
longer any danger. Claremore gets tion of Senate amendents. It is now law.
the Oklahoma Military Academy, up to the governer to sign and he has This information came to Clare-
N'ow everybody whoop! stated that he would sign the bill in more Monday afternoon from S. M.
It's a fact. The West Point bill, the event the legislature passed it. ':; . *ett, who telephoned it Mr. Bar-
H. Tom Kight. creating the Oklaho- The legislature both branche. . ha, and'al^ S'Z
ma Military Academy here passed the passed the bill favorably. Governor "hello" for him.
DEMOS DECIDE PRI-
MARY GOOD ENOUGH
"WEST POINT" BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
DEATH METED OUT TO
SLAYER OF MRS LEWIS
Maintain a Hand-picked Ticket Is Not
Democratic And Bad For
The Party
The West Point Bill, by Kight, ere- Grim Tragedy Enacted
TO SELECT A STRONG TICKET
Many Big Town Questions To
Solved and Municipal Improve-
ments To Be Made
ating a vocational military school
here, was finally passed by the Sen-
ate Thursday afternoon. As it was
amended in the Senate after having
H,. passed the House, it will now have to
go back to the House for ratification
of the amendments but little trouble,
if any, is anticipated on its second
trip through the House
Here is what the Tulsa World had
in Dismal
Palmetto Swamp in Texas Will Be
Brought to End by Hang-
man's Noose
ami was paralyzed in one side
from being shtli-blown; but his strik-
ing personality and ability to protray
that which he saw on the battlefields
were not taken from him. and he is
fin idling the tour of this State,
pu aching the gospel of a bigger,
The democrats of the city met at
the district court room Friday night to say about it Friday"morning:
for further discussion of the coming
broader democracy
lie ha.- just closed his engagement
with the Oklahoma Hankers Associa-
. 'ion, addressing its five conventions
lain Woman and Her Assassin Both tie suite, and in return engage-
I rom Oklahoma; Liberty County, mcs.ts. He is regarded ai the best and
lexas. Jury Returns "" " " . .
Verdict
WERE KNOWN HERE
Fatal
"Claremore Bill Passes
"An eye for an eye" is demanded
city election. A motion carried to
reconsider the proposition of appoint-
ing a committee of democrats to se-
lect a hand-picked ticket of democrats
to fill the offices
The proposition was reconsidered
rind the sense of the meeting was that,
swell a method of picking a ticket wa
not democratic and at variance with
the principles of democracy, arvl
hence should not be practiced in this
or any other election.
The primary law, which serves the
party and gives every man the right
to run for office with equal chances
of securing the nomination, was de-
clared good enough.
It waj pointed out that a principle
long practiced, of the second term,
might be overlooked with resultant
hard feelings in the event a democrat-
ic official had served well and was
then not picked to make the race
c.jrain by the soliciting committee.
Ha would feel a hesitancy about an-
nouncing in the face of an endorsed
ticket already put out by the demo-
cratic party yet he would feel that
having served his party and the peo-
ple generally in an efficient manner,
he should be entitled to a second
term.
The result of the discussion was
that a decision was reached by the
meeting to not appoint any committee
to select candidates but let the pri-
mary law care for its own.
However, it was shown by a num-
ber of speakers that it would be in-
cumbent upon tho democrats to see
that the best ticket possible be se-
lected at the primary If expected that
the voters will put them over. The
11 ason, as was shown, is simple. A
progressive, capable and efficient city
ministration will be needed next
term possibly more so than at any
other time in the history of the town
011 account of the big town question:
to b:* solved and municipal improve-
ments to be made.
As pointed out by one speaker,
Claremore is to get the Oklahoma
Military Academy which will neces-
sitate building a high school here.
That will require a capable school
board. Good sound business men will
be required on this board to sec that
the right sort of high school is built
••nd that. 100 cents are received to the
high school on every dollar expended
by tho tax-payers.
It was further shown that the plan
of paving includes approximately 7
miles. This will be another big
question and will require the right
sort of Mayor and Council. Then
also the city must rid the town of
mosquitoes and in all probability
uild a $30,000 sewage disposal plant.
These are big questions and big men
to handle them rightly will be needed.
One speaker urged that all these
facts be taken into consideration -.vhen
the balloting is done on the demo-
cratic candidates in the coming pri-
mary election in order that the right
men for tho various places be chosen.
If this is done he could see no reason
why the entire democratic ticket will
not go over at the general election,
April 1st.
Other matters in connection with
the coming city election were discuss-
ed, organization, registration, etc.
The party is awake and good govern-
ment must result.
Representative Tom Right's Okla- '>>' Texas jury from "Blacky" Mid
homa military academy bill finally .lleton, well known in police circles
passed the senate today by a vote of
28 to 7. • It has already been sent
throuh the house Sen. E. E.
Woods, republican, of Claremore, pi-
loted the bill through the senate."
A telegram was also received Fri-
day morning by the secretary of the
Commercial Club from Mr. Kight as
fullows;
"Oklahoma City, '2-27-19.
Mr. W. C. Kates. Claremore. Okla.:
Hill passed finally the Senate this
afternoon. Kight."
It would seem that the Oklahoma
Military Academy for Claremore is
an assured fact. The bill creating it
has even a larger scope than at first
f ir it now provides for not only the
military work but also vocational
training. The latter training has
broad field. The school will not be
co educational. It will be for boys
only, over 14 years of age.
The legislators who had charge of
the measure are due the thanks of
the Claremore people. These thanks
also include the many friends the hill
l.as had in the House and Senate.
AN INVITATION
Mrs. Sadye P. Kates returned to
her home in Vinita Sunday after a
two weeks visit here with relatives
and friends.
The Muskogee Bar Association re-
spectfully extends thru you gentlemen
to the members of the bar of your
county, an invitation to attend a ban-
quet to be tendered by the Muskogee
Har Association to Judges R. E.
Campbell and R. L. Williams, at
7:'I0 o'clock p. m. on the 15th day of
March, my, at the Severs Hotel, at
Muskogee.
We would respectfully request that
you take such means as may be mo^t
convenient to you to ascertain names
nnd addresses of those members of
your bar who will accept this invita-
tion. and that you will advise the IJn-
dersigne I committee of such names
nnd addresses, not later than the 3rd
Pro 'itro. We are sending this invi-
tation to the lawyers of each of the
state and request this advance notice
so that we may make proper provis-
ion for our guests. We trust that we
may have a large representation from
the bar of your county.
To J. Q Adams and Dick Wills, Clare-
more, Okla.
Clifford L. Jackson.
Malcolm E. Rosser,
J. C. Stone,
W. P. McGinnis,
S. M. Rutherford.
ENJOYED PICNIC
Misses Doris and Geraldine Hays
and Ruth nnd Helen Brown gave n
picnic to a number of invited guests
at tile park in Radium town Saturday
afternoon. Each one took a little
lunch and fill enjoyed 11 bountiful re-
past by spreading the lunches all to-
gether in a regular picnic style. The
little folks report the time of their
lives.
in Fulsa and other Oklahoma cities, lures
who was found guilty and sentenced He
to pay the death penalty in the Lib-
erty county (Texas) district court
Friday for the murder of Mrs. Mary
l.evvis, wealthy hotel owner of Tulsa
and Pawhuska, according to the Tulsa
Tiires of Saturday morning.
The decision of tho jury was made
known here Friday night by a tele-
gram from John A. (iustafson, mem-
I or of the firm of Kirk & Gustafson,
private detectives, who has been
working on the case for the son of
nit authentic returned soldier speak-
■ ; 11 I it is hoped a large crowd will
r • advantage of this opportunity to
sir the man who has interested
it ! ers, business men and school chil-
c.i over the country for several
months with his educational lee-
tlio slain woman. Mr. Gustafson has
bee.1 in Liberty for weeks and evi-
i!en e secured by him was of great
aid in the prosecution against Middle-
ton .
Middleton, who accompanied Mrs
gives such vivid anil realistic
tions of such battles as Vimy
Kid ire nnd ot hers as to fairly bring
hi hearers right into the line of bat
tli . 11 is explanations of the bombing
rail's, listening posts and wiring par-
ties are extremely interesting. The
first gas attack of the war is given in
detail.
'I sere w,ll be 110 charge for admis-
-i.r, . nil freewill offering will be ta-
ker to defray the expenses and assist
I.ut. N'ash in the splendid work lie
irrying on, prior to going bark tr
the St. l.i.uis Federal Reserve dis-
r the campaign of the Fifth
1. :ty Loan, in which territory he
• over SI.000,0(Hj of bonds in the
Fourth Loan.
Lieut. Nash attacks tho present
l ewis to Liberty last summer when German propaganda, gives the true
lie went there to visit friends, was
arrested immediately following her
d sappearance from a houseboat on a
nea -by river.
The corpus delicti, or location of
the body, could not be determined by
Liberty county officials, but never-
theless they persisted in the search
with the assistance of a son of Mrs.
Lewis and Gustafson
O.i January 18th a searching party
found human bones in a palmetto
swamp near Liberty. Shreds of
clothing adhering to the bones were
identified as being portions of the
dress worn by Mrs. Lewis at the time
of MT ili sap pea ranee.
Immediately after the corpus de-
licti had been established Liberty
county officials began tho prosecu-
tion of Middleton that was ended Fri-
day night when a jury pronounced the
fatal sentence after his truilt had been
determined by a jury
Ralph Osment. a discharged soldier,
who was charged conjointly with Mid-
dleton, has not yet been tried.
It was brought out in the trial that
the motive actuating Middleton and
his alleged accomplice was robbery,
Mrs. Lewis, who had rather exten-
sive interests in Oklahoma, was re
ported to have had more thean $500
in her possession at the time of her
disappearance.
CELEBRATES MIRTH DAY
Little Miss Loraine Conway was
hostess at a birthday party given in
honor of her tenth birthday Saturday
afternoon, when she entertained ten
of her girl chums from 2 to 5. flames
re played until an appropriate hour
when refreshments were served to the
following: Genevieva Ilaymes, Mar-
gery Griswold. Winnifred Coller. Le-
tha Stafford. Eldora Purcell and Edith
Snrangle and little cousin, who is vis-
ting her now. Each little girl re-
ported .1 fine time and wished Loraine
many more happy birthdays.
Miss Catherine Huntsinger anil
Miss Anna Swinesburg. of Tulsa, Miss
Mabel Huntsinger. of Nowata, and
Miss Allder, of this citv, were enter-
tained nt the home of Mrs. G N. God-
dard over Sunday. An enjoyable.nnd
profitable time was spent.
If you want early Garden Truck see
Hurst & Co. about using Fertilizer
TARTEI)
cor INTO
Bob Baldwin, a stranger, was ar-
rests by the county authorities of
south of town Sunday night charged
with disturbing a lady telegraph op-
erator at Verdigris. He is said by
the county authorities to have gone in-
to the office and started trouble
Misses Mae and Zoe McSpndden. of
Chelsea, were in Claremore Monday
visiting friends and doing some shop-
ping.
lu ition with reference to the Y.M . (
A., an ! shows the wonderful worl
don ■ by the Red Cross, Knights of
•ohimbus and Salvation Army in car-
,nr for the boys over there.
He comes to Claremore under the
aus'ices of the Claremore Commercial
Club and is to speak at the Baptist
. 'in li following the regular business
. . -.on of the Club Thursday even-
1 i :e public is invited and urged
to attend. It is stated that he has
one of the greatest messages yet
broi'ght back to this country as a re-
sult cf tile world-war. Business ses-
sion be < ns at 8 o'clock prompt. Ev-
er'* member of the club bring a new
member. The ladies of the town are
urged to join. The dues are $1
month.
per
MONTHLY CROP REPORT
FEBRUARY 1919
The
FOR
urow.ng condition of wheat is
'cr rent. Th's condition is tho
= ' r.i. as that nf one month ago. Con-
dlticn on : me date last year was r>:t
percent U;> to the present time, this
iffii 0 lias njt received any reports in-
1 1 iting an abandonment of aerea're
>r damages to the cror> from ; n.v
causes, however, during the mis*
morth ti e cond'tior. has decreased
lilT 'tly in a few of the northwestern
-dirties.
Tli? farnv. r "till has on hand from
the 10' : crop 15 per cent of corn, 4
rcr rent of whe:it. 10 ner cent of
o-'s an 1 lfi per cent of kaffir nn I
milo. During the nasi month he hn-
1 marketed 7 per cent of
o' n. ! per 1 c nt of wheat, I per cent
f i its and :0 per cent of kafir and
milo. OB HIM date last vear. he
!_'3d it hir I from the 1917 crop the
dl< wing: 1!) per cent of corn, .r< per
•rr.t of w' eit. M per cent of oats
••id '21 cr cent of kafir nnd milo.
The roApwt (or a full fruit crop
,ss 1 " .vvs: peaches 77 per cent,
apples per cent nn 1 cherries 811
ter ent. On same date last year the
pros Meet for a full fruit crop was:
peaches <i2 per cent, apples 75 per
cent and cherries 75 per cent.
The total acreage to be cultivated
this vear is estimated at :i per cent
less th.' 1 thnt cultivated last year.
Of Ihe 'and to be planted to Sarin?
crops, 28 per cent has been plowed
U] to the nresent time.
The preliminary estimate of the
acreage to be planted to nnts thi*
year shows an increase of 11 wr cent
over last year's acreage. This in-
1 reuse in acreage will give Oklahoma
l.DST.OOO acres in oats this vear.
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