Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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PAULS VALLEY DEMOCRAT
VOL. IX.
PAULS VALLEY, GARVIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. NOV 28, 1912.
NO. 37
FREIGHT RATES
Kate on Car of Slack Coal Cost
More Than Coal
MUTTER SHOULD BE ADJUSTED
And
Equitable Rates Assured
Consumers.
return card of the sender; other
wise tliey will not be accepted
j for mailing.
Packages not weighing over
! eleven pounds may he mailed if
j not too large in size at the rate
provided on and after said date.
All patrons of the office
should keep posted and save
annoyance and delav. Further
information may be had by call-
ing on the postmaster.
Marion Henderson,
Postmaster.
Shall We Bring Our Schools Up
to Modern Standard of Efficiency
When one examines the ou-t-
rageous freight rates ho will
have little doubt for the neces
sity of strenuous legal regula-
tion. W. C. Barclay,proprietor
of the City Steam Laundry, re-
cently ordered a car of slack
coal from Henniretta. The cost
of the coal on car at the mines
was 90 cents per ton and the
freight rate to Pauls Valley was
$1.45 per ton. Tlius the load of
coal cost him $30 10 and the
freight cost him $53.36, making
the freight 117.26 more than the
coal. Another instance of the
manopolistic outrageous charges
. is that only a few weeks ago we
had to order a certain kind of
paper from Kansas City, the
goods costs 25 cents and the ex
peuse on the package was 80
cents.
How rapidly these exeortions
have l>een placed upon the peo-
ple we don't have to examine
history or to go into statistics,
we have our own experiences
Some 18 years ago we were en
gaged in the same business in
Kentucky that we are now in,
located 110 miles from Louis-
ville and 94 miles from Cincin-
nati. Our freight rates from
either city on the same class of
goods we now use was 13 cents
per hundred pounds. Now we
have to pay according to classj
lied freight rates as high as 31
cents per hundred pounds from
Oklahoma City, practically half
the distance on which we paid
13 cents. Taking distances and
the rates the f••eight is now
practically five times as high as
we formerly paid.
Prominent Couple Wed.
John K. Long and Miss Mc-!
Kuytia Spain, a popular young
couple and both belonging to
prominent families, were quietly
married Saturday afternoon at
the residence of R. A. Dennie's,
of this city. Mr. Long is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Long, of
thi§ city, and the bride is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave!
Spain of Whitehead. Rev. J. B. i
Reeves officiated. Immediately j
after the ceremony the happy j
coup|e went to Oklahoma City, I
and returned Monday. They i
have gone to housekeeping in'
the Jack Terrell residence justj
north of the Methodist Church. I
SCHBANK INSANE
Sent to
Asylum for
Treatmen
Medical
John Schrank who shot Roose
velt on Oct. 14th, at Milwaukee
has been declared insaue by five
alienists appointed dy the court
to examine and report his men-
tal condition. The opinion of
the alienists were unanimous,
and they say that his case is in-
curable.
Schrank was sent to the as-
ylum last Saturday to remain
until he recovers, if he ever does.
PARCEL POST.
Beginning January 1, 1913,
distinctive parcel post stamps
must be used on all fourth class
mail matter packages mailed
with ordinary stamps will l>e
'•Held for Postage Due."
That parcels will be mailable
only at postoffices, branch post
offices, letter rated and local
named stations, and such num-
bered stations as may he desig
uated by the postmaster.
Chat ail parcels must bear the
SPECIAL SENATE SESSION.
Gov. Lee Cruce has called a
special session of the State Sen-
ate to meet in Oklahoma City,
Dec. 3rd. The Gov. recently de-
posed three members o f the
board and the three deposed
members and State Superinten-
dent, R. H, Wilson have made
strenuous effort to retain control.
The legislative act creating
the state board of education pro-
vided that the members should
be appointed by the governor
and their appointments approved
by the state senate. The special
session is presumed to be for the
purpose of confirming the ap-
pointments of the three new ap-
pointed members of the board.
The progress that marks the
past fifty years of American His
tory makes the days of our grand-
fathers seem more remote to us
than the dark ages were to them.
The lawyer, the doctor, the busi-
ness man, the artisan, and even |
the farmer are keeping pace1
with the onward march of pro-!
gress, and are demanding for I
their vocations the latest and best
methods of work, In education
alone, we have failed to keep.
pace, and there are some people
who believe that the old time.
school with its old timeeq"'
ment and i$s old time method*, is j
good enough.
The school ought to take the
lead in progressiveness in every
community; for when it does not
do so, its efficacy is largely lost.
The school ought to be the place
of advanced ideas where the peo-
ple can go for enlightenment on
those things that bear on their
every day life. It ought to be
the center of the social life of the
community from which would
emanate advanced ideas in poli-
tics, government, home life, and
industry. But, as a matter of fact,
our educational work has been so
conducted in the past that the
school has remained Unresponsive
to every need of the community.
Every thinking man knows that
the school as now conducted does
not prepare for life; but, inspite
of this, we go on year'after year
solacing ourselves with the idea
that we are giving the child .juiTie
general culture which may some-
time be serviceable to him. The
people of Pauls Valley know that
their schools are not meeting the • ■
needs of this community; yet they
are spending more than $14,000
each year for their maintenance,
and the only results of thi3 ex-
penditure is that about one-fifth 1
of the children are being given j
some "exclusive information"!
that will be of little service to j
them when fighting the stern
battles of life, and the other four- i
fifths are being thrown out into i
the world absolutely without pre i
paration. This is an alarming!
condition of affairs and demands j
the immediate attention of every !
man who believes that education (
is worthwhile.
If you had to pay seventy fivei
dollars a month for an employee i
who could scarcely do your work j
with any degree of satisfaction to
you, and you could get anotherj
ten times as efficient for eighty |
dollars, would you hesitate to pay
the extra five dollars? Certainly
you would not. That is a business
proposition. Here is another bus-
iness proposition that means by
far more to you and your posteri-
ty. You are paying more than
$14,000 each year to maintain a
system of schools with a low de-
gree of efficiency; you can make
them ten times as efficient by ex-
pending on them a very few
thousand dollars more Are you
going to do it? Do you place your
business interests above the wel-
fare of your children?
Every intelligent citizen of
Pauls Valley will admit that our
schools are in as good or better
condition than they have been.
They stand as well with the
State University as they have
stood. -But we have been so in-
terested in other problems that
we have neglected them and
have failed to bring them up to
modern standards. The fact that
the high school was and is affili-
ated with the State University
means absolutely nothing as
every school man in the state
will tell you. The University has
had other problems and has not
been as careful in making these
affiliations as it should have been
and as it will be under the ad-
ministration of President Brooks
who is an up-to-date school man
in every respect.
But what do our schools need,
you ask? They need many things
which we shall not mention here
(read the article on "The Needs
of the Pauls Valley Schools'' in
the last issue of the High School
Journal) ;but we want to add now
(1) a department of domestic eco-
nomy for the girls of the high
G. W. Glover, of Stratford,
who was one of the first jury
commissioners of Garvin county
after statehood, while in the city
Monday, paid the Democrat a
pleasant social call. Paid his sub-
scription in .advance, as he does
always, and took advantage of
our premiums. Mr.Glover thinks
enough of the Democrat to have
it sent to his father, W. M Glov-
er, at Greenwood, Ark. His fath-
er is 81 years old and is hale and
hearty. Mr Glover will visit
his father between this and
Christmas.
COMPLETE VOTE
Democrats Run Slightly Behind
Vote of Four Yeas Ago
PHONE LINE TO ELMORE.
The long needed direct phone
line between Elmore City and
Pauls Valley is under way and will
be completed within a few days
and it will be a full metallic line
which will give the best possible
service. Heretofore we had to
reach Elmore over the phone by
going around to Wnnewood, nowj
we wi
REPUBLICANS TAKE BIG SLUMP
Combined Roosevelt and Taft
Over 19,000 Short
Oklahoma's total vote for presi-
dential candidates Nov. 5th. was
253,801, a decrease of 1.620 com-
pared with the vote 1908.
Gov. Wilson received 119,156,
a plurality of 28,370 over the
Taft-Roosevelt ticket, which re-
ceived a total of 90,786.
Gov. Wilson ran behind the
Bryan vote of four years ago 3,
350, while the Republican ticket
with both Taft and Roosevelt as
have the best direct ?S"d^aftes- Iuflerld V'Titf
19.7(2 from the Taft voteof 1908.
services. The establishing of this , Debg received 21,779 votes in 1908
line is due to the push and ac- ant] 41,1147 this year, a gain of
tivity of J.P.Gibson, the Elmore! nearly 100 per cent. Chafin. the
Prohibition candidate, this year
banker. If we had a few more
such enterprising citizens as J.P.
Gibson we would not only have
more and better phone lines, but
roads and a better country too.
PENSION FOR El PRESIDENTS.
The Carnagie Corporation
of
(Continued to page 8)
New York, which is endowed by
Andrew Carnagie, with $125,000,
000, will pension all future ex
Presidents with $25,000 a year,
And in the event of th e death of
the ex President the pension will
j go to the widow so long as she
! remains unmarried.
I Roosevelt will be the first to
I draw the pension and Taft second
I if he lives long enough after
I March 4th.
received a total of 2,185, while
four years ago that party was
not represented on the Oklahoma
ticket.
Certificates of election will be
issued by the State Election
Board to Bird S. McGuire of
Pawnee, Republican congress-
man in the First District, and to
Dick T. Morgan of Woodward.
Republican Congressman from
the Second District John J. Da-
vis of Chandler, Democratic nom-
inee, filed a protest agaist Mc-
Guire, and John J. Carney of El'
Rena filed a contest against Mor-
gan. It was alleged by the con-
testants the grandfather clause
had not been enforced and other
alleged illegal votes were per-
mitted to go in to the credit of
the Republican candidates.
STATE AGENTFOR SCHOOL BOOKS
Whatever you want in School Needs, We have, All the New Novelties
and School helps that make Study and School Work a Pleasure
Pads, Pens, Rulers, Companion boxes, Composition Books, Pencils, Pen-
cil Sharpners, Colored Crayons, Penholders, Dividers,Chalk CraVons
Blotting paper, Inks, Erasers, Note Books, Etc.
PALACE DRUG STORE
For the Liver take Robinson's High Balls
PAULS VALLEY,
OKLA.
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WEEK END BARGAIN SALE
Great throngs of shoppers have availed themselves of the unprecedent ceremonies offering. This month's selling has been the
liveliest in the history of this store, the shoppers have been very enthusiastic, and justly so. The knife has cut deep into the price and
made hundreds cf bargains, marvelous bargains that we never advertise at all and we do not intend to stop now in the very beginning
of this value giving event. We are working overtime cutting prices in our garment department, and the prices are so amazing low,
that the economics arranged for the next week will eclipse any thing yet heard of. Make it a point to shop at Freeman's today or to-
morrow and supply yourself with the many bargains that await you. A new line of Manish Shirts all sizes at $1.00.
W. M. FREEMAN
THE PLACE TO BUY GOOD GOODS CHEAP. .... PAULS VALLEY, OKLAHOMA
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Mitchell, J. D. Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1912, newspaper, November 28, 1912; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc118432/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.