Pittsburg County Guardian (McAlester, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1920 Page: 1 of 12
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Pittsburg County Guardian
GUARANTEED LARGEST WEEKLY CIRCULATION IN PITTSBURG COUNTY ALL HOME PRINT
volume xv
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mcalester, oklahoma, Thursday, ji
\ 22, 1920
the newspaper that goes home
number. 48
Cotton Growers Called
To Meet Here, July 31
Mcalester may get
new miner's bl 1i.dim
CALVIN YOUTH SI. UN
in attempted hold-it
County Agent Nelms has issued the
following] important call to the farm-
ers of Pittsburg County to attend a
meeting here Saturday. July 3i, at
which time an address will fit; made
by State Supervisor Mitchell, of the
cotton classing service. Every cotton
grower wants to hear this address.
Mr. Nelms' letter and call is as fol-
lows:
All cotton growers and others in-
terested in getting for the growers
more money for their cott >n are
urged to attend a meeting at McAles-
ter on Saturday afternoon. Julv 31,
at 1:30 o'clock.
The meeting will be addressed by
C. F. Mitchel, State Supervisor of the
Government Cotton Classing Service
and others.
The principal object of the meet-
ing is to complete a countv organ:;:;,-
tior. for conducting the classing and
market- information service so that ;t
will be of the greatest value io us.
And to hear the plans fully explained
by those in charge of the work. Other
important questions including weigh-
ing. sapling, standards and varieties
will probably be discussed.
Cotton is our principle "money
crop" and government reports indi-
cate that the buyers for the sppinners.
paid last year 40 to 70 dollars more
per bale for the cotton than the
growers received. Also that the
growers of Oklahoma received con-
siderably less for their cotton than
was paid for the same class of cotton
in other sections.
We believe that much of this waste
i l marketing should be eliminated and
that by a little inteligent co-operation
it can be. If you think so tflo, come
to this meeting, get your neighbors
to come and let's try. Wo can never
accomplish any thing unless we tr>.
We believe that the Government j
appointed and supervised classers. | ?s 'T'<.'*A
who will class our cotton, tell us I , rn'n"
what it /is actually worth on the I ^ a.s .
m rket at any time, and help us to | c"ances to secure the building.-
get an outside market if necessary
will help very materiall
worth many dollars in many
while it will cost but fifty cents.
Tie bankers of the county believe
this too and they believe it so fully
and believe so fully in the ability of
the farmers of the county to recog-
nize and take advantage of a good
thing that they are advancing the
money to guarantee the contract with
the classer until the farmers can be
informed about the plan and secure
the contract b\ pledging to pationiie
the service. Do not disappopint the
bankers and the three or four hundred
farmers who have already done their
part in pledging- but send your pledge
if you have not done so and as many
others as possible by July 31. Hut
whether you subscribe to these plans
or not. by all means come to the
Local mining and business interests j A tragic end fame for C
are elated at the prospect of McAles- | (Montie) Smith, of Calvin, as'
ter being selected as the location of j result of an attempted hold-up in
a handsome new $100,000 building to j Shawnee, one night last week He is
be used as a headquarters building; said to hav
for District 21 of the I nited Mine accosted by a deputy sheriff, and the
Workers., officer fired., the bullet striking him
... i " meeting in Ft. Smith, last in the abdomen. His death resulted
week, officers of the district decided a day or two afterward*, at a Shaw-
to call a referendum to select the . nee hospital, and the body was taken
site for the, headquarters. Ft. Smith, by his father, H T. Smith, back to
Muskogee and McAlestetr are the I Calvin for burial
three cities that will be balloted for. Louis M. Rogers, Smith's
! As McAlester is the real headquarters lice in the alleged hold-u
mining territory, it is re-
ing exceptionally good
I:IT ,s--un
S'VANA HAV REVIVE
BIG MINING PROJECTS
accoinp-
, ~ , was tnp-
tuled and later confessed, receiving
a sentence of S year.* in the peniten-
tiary here.
Politics Leads All
In Week's Interest
I he past week has been one of the
most strenuous of the campaign for
candidates. It was the main picnic
week of the season, with three two-
day picnics and one one-day gather-
ing to get around to, some of them
widely separated.
ni iicr, on arrangements, consisting of
V • Dobyns. Cully Stevens, William
Arndt, and .John Kinkead. hn<] Uff
. MEN GEI
1 i;esi!ay. and, aside from a little mis-
und< .standing late in the afternoon
< « gatherings of a neighborhood sort
nave been more successful. The com-
initte
C ^
Kinkead, had left
prepara-
bar-
care
and
'ay
10US
.hood
made the morning and
noon hours pass very pleasantly.
In the afternoon the candidates were
given the stage and county candidates
auspices, it was well advertised and
j arranged by the committee in charge
t drew naturally from a large neiglt- IS. „
borhood section and with the politi- took the first nart ,,f „r.
jcal situation on tip-toe there was a Then the delmtebv ,a(ftternoon:
I great crowd interested in seeing what Congressman Ferns^ ^
of its old glory, when it was the great- I naiional ^aTXikT^ich^had found , "fr* ftX
est coal town in this part of the state-- been threatened bv the r ilu> u In ,.n i......i r .' / discussing his war record and
WilUSavanna come back to the days j It
the general
been threatened by the railway un
.. — . over a demand for high
•■non there 30 years ago that resulted not materialize now, s
the days prior to the terrible oxplo- j over' higher'wages"wW I fiom ^i what he teunedThe
s pround ami visitors turn-
ter. Good mu.iic was furnished, and
been considerable cooal development
in the immediate vicinity of the town
meeting and help to start something "n'L w!th one °'. the .best-producing
^ 5 ., .. ""ruling miners organizations in the McAles-
in the interest of the cotton growers
of Pittsburg County, For further in ter roal belt
formation call on or write.
E. 13. NEMS, County Agent.
ANOTHER ELECTION SET
FOR NEXT AUGUST 3.
The state primary election isn't the
only election that is to be held Tues-
day, August 3. There's going to be
an election by the McAlestetr business
men's organization to name new of-
ficers for the .ensuing year.
At the annual election of directors
last Tuesday several new men were
chosen in connection with the board of
directors, and these, with the hold-
overs. will meet August 3 to name the
new officers. George Chaney is the
president of the club and W. E. Har-
muth is secretary.
It w;as also voted to change the name
of the organization from the McAles-
ter Commercial Club to the McAlester
Chamber of Commerce and Agricul-
ture. This is particularly pertinent
■ nee the club has interested itself in
the agricultural development of the
county.
The new board of directors is as
follows: E. T. Mclnnis A. P. Rudow-
sky, Joe Fell. F. A, Willard, A. 13.
Ringland, Geo. Chanev. H. C. Perry
Frank Craig. Cam Mo'rley, Fred Rus-
sell, J. T. Griffing. Dr. Ti. K. Pember-1
ton. Geo. Deibler, J. D. Jones ami J.
. L. Shinaberger.
OFFICERS LOOKING FOR
BOLD LONE HIGHWAYMAN.
Officers are on the lloko'ut for a
bold highwayman who, single handed
Tuesday night held up and robbed
John Shields and K. B. Cantrell mo-
torman and conductor on one of the
inter-urban cars, as they were leaving
the car-barn at Hartshorne for the
night, i'he robber secured about $100
Shields and Cantrell say they had
been to a restaurant for a lunch, af-
ter running their car into the termi-
nal. and had gone back to the car to
put it in shape {<*v the night, when a
man with a revolver commanded them
to stick up their hands. They obeyed
and were taken a short distance away
where they were relieved of their mon-
ey. The robber was partially masked
with a handkerchief, although he is
believed to have been in the restaur-
ant during th< time they tootf-fheir
midnight meal. Officers are woring
on the case at Hartshorne.
, «. > • . . an increase which will amount to $600,
Some of the coal men, particularly 000.000 additional pay vearlv with
the older miners, believe the town is back pay on this basis to Ma'v 1. The
on its way back to the days of its j men demanded a billion-dollar-'increase
old glory. It is a fact that there has but the board rier-lino.l to grant it. So
increase means 60 per cent of the wage
raise has been granted.'
The increase also means that the
i a i I way trainmen and allied organi-
zations will get an average raise of
21 per cent in their wages, some
branches getting more than others.
I he less skilled workers got the lar-
gest increase,, since they had been
given less consideration previously.
'.As soon as the increase was an
nounced, the railway managements
went to work to get up new freight
a great activity has been
I noted around Savanna for the past
year.
j Two practically new mines have
been and^ are being developed, just
south of Savanna, one on the west side
and the other on the east side of the
Ivaty. 1 hey are backed by the McAl-
I nines, among the most successful of
senator shortcomings as a, represen-
tative ot the people of the state in
the highest legislative body in the
nation.
Former state Senator, YV. . Redwine
" pl'ed for Senator Gore, compliment-
Pnlifi/ is knri <l,„ _ n *01 enthusiasm but de-
" « f« , V. "v,'r-vthmK Hann^ that he had been misinformed
, , ti, r t ti, . S <onr1,m .as to th" l<™"l of Senator Gore
I. Ihf tact that Sena to i (, ore, one through both of these addresses the
of the principals in th« sharp contest crowd had listened with interest.
Mr. Bell then arose to make a re-
there was plenty of entertainment in
the lighter vein, with a merry-go-
round for good measures
el
c°al. °Pcr®tors of this field. One i and passenger tariffs. so that the in
ol the mines, the one nearest Savanna, I crease in wages will be borne bv the
is already a producer. The other, which | public, after all. It :s claimed by the
is farther south and near where the railroad men-that an increase of 13
Ashland highway makes off from the ! per cent over all lines of traffic will
mam Jefferson Highway, is being rap be necessary to meet this increased
idly rounded into shape. Spur-tracks pay. This will make a decide,I increase
aie being built to both mines, and the in freight rates, which have already
intei ioi construction is of the most been hiked since the war period start-
approved type, such as will mean a i ed.
maximum production under actuul op- | Railway employes ha
oration. Neither mine is over 200 yards " '
now being waged for the democratic
nomination for 1". S. Senate, was to
be on hand added a pronounced degree
of interest and naturally drew a largi
gathering of Gore supnorters. Con-
gressman Ferris was not present, but
was represented by former secretary
of state, lien Harrison, of Calvin, and
this made the occasion of special in-
terest to Ferris men, so that there
was a big crowd ready when the chair-
man started the program off.
Senator Gore spoke in the morning,
delivering a lengthy address and one
that secured very earnest attention
from a large audience. He reviewed his
record, from a defensive standpoint,
and re-issued his challenge to Ferris
to meet him in joint debate
NEW SHOE SSTORE
OPENED ON CHOCTAW.
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A new up-stairs shoe store has just •
been opened up bv the I, & W chain
of shoe stores. 21!> 1-2 East Choctaw;
Avenue. The McAlester store is the j
THE WEATHER
Date
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39
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23
Reported Weekly by
Robert Combs, U. S. Weather
Observer, McAlester, Okla.
Week ending July 21. 1920.
Rain State
Max. Min.
95
65
87
93
96
92
9&
68
75
69
72
73
72
73
fall
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39
44
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of Weather.
Clear
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Clear
| latest addition to their chain of store
^'which they have established in sever-
al al of the cities and towns in Oklahoma
1, j and Kansas. They now operate stores
m Tulsa. Bartlesville, Pawhuska, In-
dependence and Coffeyville. Kansas,
and several otheV town in Oklahoma
are being considered for locations.
They will carry a complete line of
shoes for men and ladies. The McAl-
estetr store will be formally opened
to the public Friday morning. Mr. R.
R. Greene, district manager will be
in charge of this store.
from the main line of the Katy.
Mike Perona, of Savanna, one of the
pioneers in the mining field here, and
a thoroughly practical miner, was in
the city from Savanna. Tuesday, and
enthusiastic over the development out-
look. Manager Pitts, of the Savanna
Mercantile Company, who was aho a
business visitor in McAlester Wednes-
da\> is just as optimistic over the
prospect of Savanna coming back into
its own as a mining center.
It is rumored that the rich mining
tract just east of Savanna, where the
old mine was located that was the
scene of the explosion years ago, has
been purchased by one of the largest
coal operating comcerns in the Okla-
homa field.
"If this is true," said Mr. Pitts, "it
means a great revival in the coal bus-
iness for Savanna. The coal on this
tract is known to be of the very high-
est quality, and the re-opening of
mining operations on the tract on a
big scale has long been expected. It is !
believed that the project is now taking J
... not an-
nounced their acceptance of the in-
crease. and it will probably be left to
a referendum vote. Manv of them are
dissatisfied, but it. is believed the con
t,|-
tow
tentive hearing, but his delay in ar-
riving had somewhat cut down the in-
buttal speech, but had not gotten far
when his remarks started confusion
■ n the audience, and William Amdt
.Sr. started toward the stage. The re-
mark contained a reference to "draft
evaders and !. YV. VV.'s." When Mr.
Amdt reached the stage he was in-
teicej ted by Jack Dunham, manager
for r orris, and this was followed by
the arrival on the stage of young Wil-
liam Arndt, who thought his father
was being attacked In a scuffle.that
followed, he pushed Mr. Dunham from
the platform. "Dad" Boyden, of Mc-
Alester, rushed after the Senior Arndt
and these two grappled in a clinch,
falling to the ground at the edge of
the platform, where mutual friends
for-
Mr. Harrison did not arrive until in intervened Sheriff (WT >?
•< aft. :no,,, and w:,- well along ",,,7'"n,| i„ . fw t 7
.ward 4 o'clock befoiv he ?ot into his wa„, in „ fw n,inuU.Rw
peech. He was likewise given an at- ' j-cstorcsd.
servative element wiil vote for accept- j terest in the occasion. He is a good
ance and that this element will be in speaker, and spoke earnestly in behalf
a majority, thereby avoiding the con ' "f Congressman FerjisV candidacy,
sequence of a strike and tie-up of all j being given careful attention in spite
traffic. of the handicap under which he made
his address.
Doth speakers weivc liberally ap-
plauded at times, as the respective ad-
j h< rents of the two candidates scored
what they considered "clinching ar-
uments" at the various turns in the
liscussion. A big percentage of the
crowd that filled the picnic ground-
had come to hear the political speak-
ing, and it would be short of the
truth to leave the impression that
attention to the
discussion. From all reports it is safe
to say that at no place has a more
genuine intetrest been shown in the
senatorial race than at the Indianola
COUNTV BUDGET FOR
1920-21 IS SUBMITTED!!
definite shape."
•WILL ACQl AINT COUNTY
WITH ORGANIZATION.
As submitted to the county com-
missioners and approved by them Mon LIUU, L
day the budget of estimated expenses ,|,PV didn't give clo*
for the county for the next fiscal year 1 •
is $282,118, or less than $10,000 more
than the budget for last year. In 1019
the budget as finally approved by the
excise board was $273,232.
For highway maintenance and con-
duction the sum of $81,500 is asked.
The
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McAlester Trust
Comp
any
The Largest State Bank in Southeastern Oklahoma
DEPbSITS guaranteed under state law
"in the heart OF mcalester"
At Choctaw and First
OFFICERS
E- M. FRY, President.
G. C. COCHRAN, Vice-President.
W. S. O'NEAL, Cashier.
CABELL C. CORNISH, Asst. Cashier.
W. E. NASH, Asst. Cashier.
including $30,000 for Bridges.
I he sheiff's office estimate is $23,
| 900; County School Superintendent de
partment, including salaries for teach-
ers of separatet schools, etc., $15,375;
A big picnic is scheduled for Friday I COUT\tv 5,erk's department. $13,949;
and Saturday. July 30 and 31. at the y tr!'asurer s department, $15-
county fair grounds here, under the n81; co"nty assessor, $9,000; district
auspices of the Pittsburg County Anti- i 'J?"1'-' county court, $6,615;
Horse-thief Association, particularly I ' ir''",1 coul't c',,|k, s department. $11,
for the purpose of acquainting the j In ,;™ CmJntl hca,'th department
$8,900; poor farm and maintenance of
certain wards, $10,750; cattle tick e-
radieation, $28,041; county farm dem-
onstrataion ork, free fair. etc.. $11.-
505. county surveyor's expenses, $400.
The estimate will be taken up by
the county excise board for final con-
sideration when it meets Saturday,
July 31.
-OR QUIT.
acquainting
people of the county more closely with
the purposes and work of the associa-
tion.
Formerly this association was for
the express purpose of helping run
down horsethieves Today it ha* ex-
panded its field and is a big factor in
the recovering of stolen automobiles
from this county and city.
I he picnic will also be a closing op-1 htv vidcui'Tt ««r.
portunity for candidates from this sec- FIREMEN WANT
tion to appeal to the voters, as all of' *>hikk i AY
them will be invitetd to attend. There
is plenty of fine shade* at the fair
grounds and a good speaker's stand.
Instead of a barbecue, there will be
a basket dinner Saturday. Visitors are
invited to bring a well-filled basket
and make themselves at home.
Plans are being made for auto races
and horse-racing, if these features can
be conveniently provided. However,
in any event, an old-fashioned picnic
is in store for folks round about McAl-
ester that day.
The committee on arrangements is
headed by Hollie Hunks, assisted by
W. W. Pearman, James Roberts, D. R.
Dedman and Bee Eylar.
in a statement later. Mr. Bell said
that he had not intenden any offense
to ar.v of those present-
"\\ hat I said," he asserted after the
incident, "was that the men who are
conducting (lore's campaign in this
county are the same two attorneys who
<l< tended the draft evaders and I. W.
\\" when they wt'ie arrested and
brought to McAlestetr in 1917. I did
not intend any offense at the far-
mers of the e ountv."
Mr. Arndt declares he did not so
understand the language of the speak-
' i. and that he went forward to warn
him against using language that
might occasion friction
"I did not intend to strike him or
anything of the soit," said Mr. Arndt.
"When I reached the stage 1 told him
t<i heeareful what he was saying and
... MR H, <" «ut out assertions of this kind. Mr.
picnic. Phe crowd that collected about "l,n'lilm jumpgd forward and my son
the speakers' stand w:i. estimated at I7m", "n -"''W. as did also Mr.
from 1000 to 1500. boyden, of McAlestetr who grabbed
During the day various county can- "" ,am' lo"ed off the platform to-
countv
didates laid their claims befori
voters, some of the minor race
trading no little attention.
The citizens of Indianola turned out
almost in a body to make the event
a matter of general hospitality for
their guests, and if nothing occurs on
the closing day more than on the op-
ening to mar the affair, the town
may congratulate itself upoq a real
picnic success.
Ashland was scheduled to open its
big picnic picnic Friday and continue
through Saturday of this week. Visi-
tors from Ashland said everything
was set for a big time—and Ashland
knows how to make things interest-
ing for a big crowd.
Arndt neighborhood staged a picnic
the f.''"1''' There was no fighting, al-
though there was naturally some ex-
' citement for the moment."
All concerned regretted the inci-
dent. which grew out of tense feeling
that naturally accompanies a discus-
sion where interest has reached the
fever point, as it has in the Gore-Fer-
r>s campaign. Ferris speakers declare
thata, if the remarks were interpreter!
to mean that supportetrs of Gore pres
ent at the meeting were draft-resis-
ters or I. W. W's, nothing was farther
from their minds.
It is believed that the whole mat-
ter is a closed incident, and that it
will be passed up as one of the inci-
dents of an old-time, red-hot cam-
paign.
The i f
DIRECTORS
MELVIN CORNISH, Chairman.
SAM L. MORLEY.
BEN MILLS.
R. C. NELSON.
T W. B. MCALESTER.
CHAS. E. HEAD.
Dr. E. N .ALLEN.
FRED C. SWITZER.
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An ultimatum has been placed in
the hands of the city manager by the
members f the McAlester fire depart-
ment, who say they must have more
money for their services or they will
quit The date for resigning in a body
is fixed at Augustt 1.
The men are asking for a flat in
crease of $25 per month. There are
now 19 members of the force, and
they range in pay from $100 to $130
per month. The city administration
says they ought to have more pay but
there isn't any way to give it to them
under the present budget. In fact, the
proposition has been made to reduce
the force from 19 to 15 men, leaving
the old wage scale standing, or to re-
duce it to a 12-man force, with the
$25 per month per man increase as
asked- The firemen may that either of
these two propositions is unacceptable.
If the men resign, it will be up to
the city to either Secure men to take
their places, rely on a volunteer fire
department, or come across with high-
er pay for the old men.
Maj. H. H. Donahue, of Pittsburg,
has been authorized to go ahead with
the formation or a battery of artil-
lery for the Oklahoma National Guard
at Pittsburg, by Adjutant-General Bar
ret. The new; unit will be made up of
men from Pittsburg and Kiowa prin-
cipally. Floyd Drew will be captain
of the unit, with Mark Bales as first
lien tenant, William Cambron first
lieutenant, and George Baley and
Donald Bruce second lieutenants.
former mcalester boy
KILLED IN ACCIDENT.
Sergeant Clarence Burleson, of Ft.
Sill, a former McAlester boy. was
killed Sunday afternoon as the result
of an airplane accident at Oklahoma
City. Young Burleson was in the U. S.
aviation service, stationed at Ft. Sill
(Lawton), and was making a cross-
country spin with .lieutenant Rowland
Brown, also of the Fort. An accident
to their plane, at the Oklahoma City
aviation grounds, caused it to fall, anil
although the altitude was only 50 feet,
the men were wedged in the machine
and the flames burst out around them
so quickly that it was impossible to
rescue them alive. Both were dead and
badly burned when finally taken from
the car of the machine.
James Burleson, an employe at the
Choctaw Ice Plant, is father of the
unfortunate young man. He left at
once for Oklahoma City and accom- ,
panied the body home. It arrived here'
Wednesday morning, and a military '
funeral was accorded it Wednesday af
ternoon. An escort of 8 sergeants from
the post field also accompanied the
body, and acted as pall-bearers. A
military escort was also arranged by
Rupert Harrison Post of the Amer-
ican Legion. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon from the First
Christian church.
Young Burleson had been in the
service since the beginning of the war.
W. E. Lawson is running for sheriff
of LeFlore county on the Republican
ticket.
SOCIALIST CANDIDATE
FOR V-PRES. COMING.
McAlester will have a visit from at
least one man who is running for the
next highest office in the country; that
of Vice-president of the United States,
this is Seymour Stedman, candidate
tor vice-president on the Socialist tick
et who will come to McAlester next
Ihursday, July 29, to make a speech.
He will represent Eugene V. Debs,
Socialist nominee for president and
who is now confined in federal prison
at Atlanta on a charge of violating
the espionage act. The rally will be
held at the county fair grounds and
Stedman will speak in the afternoon.
Other speakers will be on the night
program. The Krebs band has been
engaged to furnish music, and a bar-
becue is planned for the afternoon.
The local committee in charge is E. C
Marianelli, assisted by J. W. Bell and
F. S. Ashmore.
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Garrett, Forrest A. Pittsburg County Guardian (McAlester, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1920, newspaper, July 22, 1920; McAlester, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc141683/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.