The Advance--Democrat (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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@l)e vl&uftnct=(Democrat
K>UMl>twd Sr plefnbrf J. 1892.
STILLWATER. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. IIAR. si 191
HIS DEFENSE
I KIEV If TIE toil IIIE
IY TIE FIFTI lEfilSLITURE
CUSlill lU HUT. SITS
HIT
t. J.
COUITT ISEIT I. f. WILSON
✓ > • a*. I Oklahoma City, March 21. iSpw
Unly IVlixes Matters universal judgment *t
a § • • «•! *br Oklahoma l«ftiial'«(f,
A Little Worse *hMf Iwmlatlw activities nave
etMBo to a dote for this time, ia ..*•!
lit haa been earnest, hoBHt, coo
lo laat truck * ittue of tho Ga* J,e^*'ntloua and induatrioua. It haa
ratio ondor tho itllo -Placing “u,.hl *nd ht* *rvlng
Th. .... . , ■ the State faithfully and wall,
rha Mlatna' was an artlcla of
vonatdorablo length. This e*Intent cases. the araaion haa come to
tended palavar of words was ia* * doae. This legislature haa suc-
ceeded in saving the State
I want to express my sincere am-
timmt in behalf of the warm recap
tin® we received a t Cushing- t
visited the High School and was re-
ceived with enthusiasm This I a
certainly a wide awake school, every
room was alive with animation and
interest, and the disieiplmeexcellent
the pupils courteous and attentive.
STATEMENT
NTH III T9 SIT
IIIIT TIE 1)11 C9IIIESS j Work for the spring term began
last Wednesday Several new sto-j
denta enrolled.
Speaker Hark and those assorts!-1 The tiro Greet Woodland players
wtih him in thr directing »f the will appear on the College Campus ShoWIflQ Cx)fl(JlElOn of
"Wvjuet adjourned, are to be ooMa, l*»th They will probaWy ,n9 VXOTaiHOU Ol
congratulated upon the aplendid p r c*r a l Shakeepear s "Twelfth CoUnlV Fund*
record made It has no parallel Night" and The Taming of the URI^ rUna*
when measured by the importance j Shrew." j ...........
•"» “*■£•*«»; Th,
, h h”!~|l>.mr.Ur Ar.h« ,.(ur«d from .
which •lcmoc.1. fo, . ewcrall*. w(th , l hlckMht
h..c • hf»*ihcl of tariff reform. | Ml. sw, ... formerly on In
structor at A. and M.
Miss Edith Coffman, professor
the new currency law la monumen-
tal and far- reaching in its effects.
was i
bacra-
The Chamber of Commerce haa.................
sued in an attempt to defend tbe|crrdl‘dln “vin* the Sut* io the I • membership of over 200. and they I the rrpe», of Uw frse-tdls'law wM L ha,.lh CoffBBaa* professor of
laie reoonliran Ui.tra.in.. ** of IU 0Wn •ctivitl« «omething , «8n»ncd a disposition to assist »o most timely In view of the commer I kmw*Uc the between
republican admtniatraiion more lh|in >000 compared ‘he farm demonstration work. TwoLiaJ roropljwlljo(w lh>t hav<> fu,,oW vacation with friends at
*rom the blame for the depleted with former legislatures. There hundred people, or more, attended L<j the war. the anti trust legiala-1 h,<*l‘Mh*
condition of the county treasury. ha* beon far fewer employes. The the meeting. Owing to there being ,j00 got>, fft'r toward remeding the ,ttfV* Nobl* s* Bdetaon. pastor o
The Gaxette writer assumed to r “ion hM be€® *horU*r than any * Kood deal of business to receive Lyfc tj,lt htv<. followed in the wake lh<* Congregational church at Uw
know all about taxation how- previou> re»u,*r a"d more attention. only talked to them 30 of private monopoly. In addition rence* Kan -wil1 pre#ch th®
evar hia art.rlo h„«. h«.rl I*1"1*10'000 wa* »v«l on printing. | minutes | to what has been accomplished by | ,aur'*ale ^rmon this year
out hi* egotism Tho -j,., [D ,be matler °f •PPropriationsj "***“ the joint action of the senate and! Hiss Lula Mitchell has resigned
«uud thu h”' I yUa r°lh hranche8 of l*ff«lature Aaatker Opysrtusity j house, the house has done it* part her position a* mailing clerk in the
S m 77 «G eXC,tie I bave ^ exceedingly cautious. Stillwater ha* another opportune in »uPP°rting the president on other Extension Department and haa en-
could not levy in excess of the Many merritorious undertakings ty to get gas. Will she do it’ Let matters which have failed of final rolled as a student in the domestic
estimate which is true, but does and improvements were refused fin- U8 not sleep on our rights this time. »ction of the senate. The senate *>«»<* and art eourae
-he gentleman mean to tell us ancial aid because of the stringent h^t us rtot quibble too long over has been handicapped by the rules Paul Beck will take the place in
that the excise board did not ad- f°nd,t,°n of affairs generally, and 9msi| things. Let us get busy and which permits minority to indefi* the State inter-collegiate oratorical
vise with the commissioners bt*cau8e* t00> °f * real deaire f°r get gas. nitely extend debate and thus re- contest on April 30th of W. A. Con-
«boat the estimate and levy for economy and retrenchment. Gas is offered us at 28 cents per tard legislation, but with a larger ner who won first place in the local
the various funds? Certainly One of the most notable pieces of 1000 for domestic use. democratic majority in the next sen- contest, but cannot be in the state
then the excise board overlooked ,e^islation was the Home Owner- City schools, church schools, ate is almost certain that that contest on account of having been
its whole duty. In trying to ex- |h'P bil1, 8ig:ned by the Governor, churches and municipally owned b°dy will so change its rules as to appointed county farm agent of
cuse the excise board he throws I a.nd which provide8 hereafter that | buildings 15 cents per 1,000. enable the majority to assume re- Tillman county. Mr. Beck won
Industries of all kinds 5 to 15 sponsibility for legislation. second place in the local contest,
cents per 1,000. The Sixty-third congress will Edith Buffington has resigned
This is probably as cheap as we ®ta»d out in history as a vindication from college on account of trouble
will ever get it. It is conceded this °f the people’s faith in the demo- with her eyes
price will reduce the fuel bill 9ay- cr.tic perly. It kept the pledge A bulletin 0n "Su^e,lions for
ing nothing of the many other ad- of the party, and contributed large- Farmj s. . . s
• I lir f a f kn winJAVI! hiam Inal 11 ...L.'^L I ® OvOLC
theblalen°„‘th.b0,rdhe lbr0“S|the Kkool fund shall be
A d Ihe commissioners. u3ed as , basi„ for a system of rura,
And we repeat ‘ Let tbe blame credits in Oklahoma. Senator Chas.
go where it belongs." F. Barrett of Shawnee, who ranks
The Gazette writer further high as a member of the upper
states that the same condition house of the legislature, is largely
occurred last year which mixes responsible for this piece of legisla-
cnatters only a little worse. | tion. The good roads bill is another
To thr Kdltor.
As there ha* been more or leas
comment as to the financial coodl-
tioa of the county, I thought per-
haps a statement from this office
might give thr public some informa-
tion ns to how thr conditions arc.
I give you brlow a statement tak-
en from the records of this officr.
Those in power should have es
timatyd and levied accordingly.
It doesn't matter whether it
was tbe excise board or the
board of commissioners or botb,
the cold facts are that the coun-
piece of notable and constructive
legislation. It was passed only af-
ter a bitter fight and did not con-
tain many things that those in au
thority would have had it done, but
all-in-all, it measures up to a high
standard. Colonel Sidney Suggs of
vantages.
This paper is for gas.
, . . owuumu. v/uiuiici OIUUC/ OUKKS Ui
<.y is out of funds and it is a very Ardmore, and now State Highway
embarrassing state of affairs for Commissioner, and certainly the
the present administration to grand-daddy of good roads move-
face. We sincerely hope that the ment in Oklahoma, worked night
powers that be will look sharp and dfly with the legislature in an
and avoid a reoccurrence of the e^ort to obtain remedial and con-
existing condition. structive legislation on this subject.
j Colonel Suggs had to fight a lobby
that was maintained by what he
I calls the "Tin” Bridge Trust, and
Bird Day In the Schools
tti - j . i n t, u u | cans the "Tin” Bridge Trust, and '
Fnday, April 9ih bas been set b a number of other individuai8 meetings out ot town
in® Q C K1 rri nirln hrvrv^n I ^ ~ ~ «. ____
aside as Bird Day in Oklahoma
this year. An attempt is being
made to secure a Nation wide
•observance of tbe day as well
The state game warden agreec
to publish the Bird Day book
again this year, provided a suf-
ficient appropriation could be
secured The appropriation was
made, but the Attorney General
has held that it cannot be used
at this time. The state depart-
ment of education has prepared
the copy of this book and the
same will appear in the Daily
Oklahoman, Sunday, March 28
It is urged that as many
teachers as possible secure cop-
ies of this Sunday edition of the
Daily Oklahoman, and togethei
with the books sent out last
year, prepare a Bird Day pro
io the
cancel all out of towa engage-
ments while the meetings were
in progress, but are again at
lioerty to accept invitations for
Any one
who wanted to place the depart- J des*r^DS to correspond with the
ment in the hands of a few engi- team regarding meetings kindly
neers. The workmen’s compensa-1 write the secretary, Mr. E H.
tion act is likewise a piece of legis- Breidenihal, 824 Knoblock St
lation that will live long in the his- | Stillwater,
tory of Oklahoma. As it finally
passed, this bill incorporates as I Commissioner A. L. Welch. At that
nearly as possible provisions that time the trials will be taken up sep-
meet with tavor of the various in- arately, with the case of Mr. Wat-
terests concerned in its operation. son taking precedence, because it
Two party makers, affecting the reached the senate first, though the
primary, were passed, one of these impeachment of Mr. Welch was the
is designated to keep republicans first determined upon by the house
ly to the victory won last fall which A ‘ " ppnf, V ljHnu .ftUT
gives us an increase in the X S
and a majority in the house large
Chappell Meetings Closed I enough for all practical purposes. | District Csurt Notes
Sunday night saw the close of Susdsv Scfcnnl C*av»ari«n The March term of the District
the Union meetings held by Will 1 Court of Payne County adjourned
H Chappell, of Guthrie, for the L e .ayne County Sunday bch00* last Friday until late in the spring.
Stillwater Gospel Team The o°"Ver'°n ,C°nve,nedJn ®tI!(7ateI FolIowin& are some of the cases that
good that was done at these ^
meetings is very encouraging to First M. E. Church, and a very in- thVeL ?he „ r u
the team. There were some fif- teresting program was given. Much But|er charged with a statutory^
ty five conversions. | interest was shown and the pros
The Gospel team had to |pects for the coming year are very a88auIt and battery> the - found
bright. A representative from every the defendant gujlty and fixed the
schoolm the county is our slogan. punishment at 30 days in the county
lne following ofneers were elected: jaj]
J. M. Rader, R. R. 4, Glencoe, Pres.
Norman Hall, Stillwater. V-Pres.
J. W. Whipple, Stillwater, Sec Treas
Miss Lula Tourtelotte, Stillwater,
Intermediate Dept., Miss Lena Mc-
Carty, Stillwater, Primary Dept.
Merlon Williams plead guilty to
I grand larceny and was sentenced to
| two years in the state penitentiary.
Roy Harris plead guilty to grand
| larceny and was sentenced to one
Miss Mable Marble, Yale, Cradle year in state Prisor>-
Roll, Miss Hazel Breidenthal, Still- A. W. Rockwell plead guilty to
water, Home Visitation. keeping a place to sell liquor in the
Places desiring the convention for j <sity of Yale, and the penalty was
next year will please send notice to fixed at 60 days in jail and a fine of
the secretary or president as the $250 and costs of case:
matter will be taken up in a few | W. N. Haskell plead guilty to pet
days.
and socialists out of democratic pri- investigating committee. It is like-
maries. It provides that no party ]y that ten days will be required in
which does not cast in the primary the first trial and as soon as it is
27 per cent of the vote it cast in the concluded the trial of Mr Welch/
preceding general election, shall not will be taken up immediately,
be permitted to place on the ballot Trial of the two-cent fare case,
m the general election that is to fol which started last week in federal
ow the primary. This means that court at Oklahoma City, has been
the next republican primary must suspended temporarily to allow At-
cast more than 27,000 votes or else torney General S. P. Freeling and
gram io the schools Every. £e«pub!,«“VState ticket will not his staff of assistants, all of whom
feacher should s,rive to IZl j me. sThat'th tcm.i t oa'r v0 m,, .' ^ neW ^ m°r' ^
this day one of great interest (have voters in
and helpfulness to pupils, it is number of more than 12,000 in or- and Governor Williams are deter
earnestly requested that the ob aer to get a place on the ballot. In mined to sustain the two-cent fare
sarvance of the day be made as ------*
prominent as it deserves.
Grace French,
CouDty Superintendent.
J. N, Rader, President.
J. W. Whipple, Sec.
Nay the Good Work Continue
Much good road work has
been aone in this vicinity this
month. Especial mention should
be made of the road from the
lake toward Stillwater. About
21 miles of this road has been
graded by Frank Etion and bis
crew with tbe traction engine
it is a good piece of work and
io being
It is tbe intention to work tbe
... the world and have gathered a,
mass of data so voluminous as to i
require a motor truck to haul it to
court. The State has at its disposal
$100,000. If the railroads lose they!
tie ring of men who name the nomi-
nee of those parties at old-time con-
ventions, and use the primary as a
mere formality. This will be im-
possible in the future since they
must have a contest to get tbeirl must refund individu,la in
fom'""! Ok T'rrr W' ‘3[ate more than' Jn.non.ooo in cash.!
Berry of Okemah. Okfuskee county. ! u.*;n . . '
led a brilliant tight in the house fo t. Frr^ 1-.!
tbe adoption of this bill, though op- ! ‘7"" ' f T 7' f K * J<>“’ :
position by the republicans, led 5 h W , 0
J.T. Dickerson of Oklahoma eoun- ? r"'n'jv' .
ty was bitter I 'S,™* ^ ,h“ 0x1 «» '
i able to susUin its ense. Both these!
paid for by donations.1 ** 13° Sut^ official» »n fighting trim.
• I... .« —ir •»._ 10 e^OCK* the Senate sitting a- a court They are determined to spend their
Marriage Licenses
Harry H. McBrooms, 24, Cushing.
Virgie Wilson, 22, Cushing.
L. B. Witt, 19, Stillwater.
Alice Buskirk, 17, Yale.
George Woodson, 38, Perkins.
Lilliam M. Hicks, 40, "
Ora L. Penny, 38, Yale.
Edna Harris, 20, Stillwater.
John A. Paxton, 25, Glencoe.
Grace M. Henry, 17,
Alvie W. Melton, 23, Yale
Ethel J. Bushnell, 17, Stillwater
Monroe Murphy, 24, Sapulpa
Nellie Rummett, 18, Cushing
Sylvester W. Wilson, 22, Cushing
Ruth Tate, 19
Wm. H. Puckett, 28, Markham.
Lillian M. Ross, 19
Harson Smith, 32, Cushing.
Mary Blanton, 25,
Lon A. Hall, 19. Stillwater.
Bessie Leon Craft. 16, Stillwater.
Magnus Beig, 21. Cushing.
Ida Bskke, 23.
Walter E. Bilyeu. zo.
Addie A. Penny. 25
it larceny and was sentenced to 30
days in jail.
In the case of Ed Johnson and
1 Felix Smith who were tried jointly
for murder in the first degree, the
jury acquitted Smith, and found
Johnson guilty of manslaughter in
the second degree, and fixed the
penalty at five years in the state
penitentiary.
In the case of Mary Wheeler vs.
Ed Wheeler for divorce, a decree
was granted the plaintiff,
showing * hr valuation of the year
1914 from which the levy fortaxa-
tion was based, also the estimate
made, and tire condition of each
fund as Urey existed on January 4th,
1915.
Now understand. I don't make
this statement in the way of criti-
cism, I am not laying the blame on
any individual, or any body poliUc;
1 just want to give the facta as I get
them from the records, and 1 think
that a statement of this kind will
give the tax payers a more thorough
understanding of the financial con-
dition of the county.
In behalf of the present adminis-
tration, I don’t think it unfair to
show just how the conditions were,
when they took hold of the reins of,
government on January 4, 1915.
The total valuation of the county
for the year 1914 was $14,968,421;
now there being a levy of 4 mills
made, there was raised by taxation
$59,834.06 to be pro-rated among
the different funds, to bear the ex-
pense of our county government
during the fiscal year, beginning
July 1, 1914 and ending July 1, 1915.
Herewith below, I give you the
amount credited to each fund at the
beginning of the fiscal year and also
the amounts to their credit on the
4th day of January 1915.
CONTINGENT FUND
Total am’t of estimate $9000.00
Total warrants issued to
January 4 7858.99
Bal. of estimate to credit
of fund Jan. 4, 1915 1141.01
COURT FUND
Total am’t estimate made $14,OuO.OO
Total warrants issued to
Jan. 4, 1915 8210.24
Bal. of estimate to credit
of fund Jan. 4, 1915 5789.76
POOR AND INSANE FUND
Total am’t of estimate made 4000.00
Total warrants issued to
Jan. 4, 1915 2815.20
Bal. of estimate to credit
of fund Jan. 4, 1915 1815.20
ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND
Total estimate made 12000.00
Total warrants issued to
Jan. 4, 1916 10627.89
Total bal of estimate to
credit of fund Jan 4 1915 1372.11
SEPARATE SCHOOL FUND
Pe$ 0’ My Heart
It has been some time since the
theatre going people of Stillwater
have seen a better play than the
one‘‘Peg O’ My Heart” presented
at the Opera house on Saturday
evening. The play was extensively
advertised and all went expecting
the best and none were disappoint-
ed. We trust Manager Beery will
be able to get us some more like
that during the season. It was well
worth the price.
>e.
roftd io this way as far as Still-
water creek. —Perkin* Journal
of impeachment, will convene in the j greatest efforts in this undertaking.
trial of Corporation (’aitm<, I tv. »_;_i ____
Watson
loner The triai of the
State Insurance ' many months.
may consume
OUaksaa City Visitors
The following Stillwater citizens
registered at the Lee Huckins Hotel
at Okiahoma City this week.
Robert A. Lowry.
Freeman E. Miller.
Bill Shields
We do not think many towns of
i this size in the state have dry goods
j merchants that get up as artistic
display windows as do ours. The
; display windows of the Miller De
! partment Store during the sale on
Friday and Saturday were a delight-
ful «pring picture. Mr. Lustig has
Total estimate made 3300.00
Total warrants issued to
Jan 4, 1915 1413.79
Bal of estimate Jan 4, 1915 ~1886.21
SALARY FUND
Total estimate made 21000.00
Total warrants issued to
Jan 4 1915 10540.05
Bal of estimate Jan 4 1915 10459.95
SUPPLY FUND
Total estimate made 2500 00
Total warrants issued to
Jan 4, 1915 1911.66
Bal of estimate Jan 4, 1915
As I have before stated,
wish to be understood as
588.34
I don’t
—_-------- _ making
this statement in a way of criticism.
As I understand the law in regard
to taxation, there was all the taxes
raised from the above valuation as
there could have possible been, with
the exception of four-tenths of a
mill, that could have been trans-
ferred from the sicking fund to
some of the other various funds,
but the inevitable has happened,
and we will have to make the best
of the conditions.
Hoping thi* will be of some in
the real artist's eye for beautiful j formation to the Public and to the
effects but he never yet has arhiev 11'ax *>a-ver* of the county. I am.
ed anythin* more ittraetiM M>»l
anything more attractive than,
this his moot recent
W. T. KEYS.
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