The Chandler Publicist. (Chandler, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1905 Page: 4 of 8
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Roosevelt's square deal has some rough
edges.
All the horrors of revolution are hover-
ing over Russia.
All territories look alike to the man
who has never seen them.
The statehood bill may be sidetracked
for the railrord rate discussion.
It's hard to tell what the grafters have
been doing with the people's money.
Between Herr Bebel and dynamiters
Germany seems to fear a great blowing
up.
Every Oklahoma town seems to be a
wireless station for news from Washing-
ton.
I'I'a when the speculators want to hold
cotton the price keeps getting away from
them.
Advertisers should remember th*t the
cheap circular does not reach the family
circle.
If we don't get statehood now Uncle
Bill Cross may get something else niixt
year.
Delegate McGuire got there first with
the Oklahoma motto: You'll Have To
Hurry.
We may gamble on statehood but
not under statehood as proposed by the
president.
The Russian government has again
decided that the resolution ought to be
arrested.
The life of the trust seems to have
been issued with the money of the pol-
F1FTEEN CENT COTTON.
The Cotton Growers of the South,
through and with the assistance of their
organization, The Southern Cotton As-
sociation, are slowly but surely winning
the greatest commercial battle ever
known to the world. They are being
applauded by millions of people who
are watching the great fight that is being
successfully waged by them to throw off
the yoke of thieving and speculative
manipulation that has held them so long,
and has been the means of enabling the
spinners to grow enormously wealthy a
the expense of the poor farmer.
Those who stood loyal to the Asso"
ciation and accepted its advice, as given
last January, to fix a price ot 1 Oc per
pound on their cotton—demand it and
get it—did so, notwithstanding there
were thousands who decried their efforts
by saying: "Impossible, foolish, etc."
The amount of cotton held by the loyal
ones was sufficient to bring the price to
I Oc before the present crop was ready
for market.
On September 7th, the Association
advised the fanners to ask 1 I c for their
cotton as conditions fully warranted that
prise, Many fixed that price and sold
for it.
Now, on December I st, the fact tha
the crop is'very short has been establish"
ed beyond the shadow of a doubt, and
only a small remnant of that left unsold;
also, that the markets are bare of dry
goods with future prices enormously ad-
vanced, cotton mills loaded down with
contracts and orders for goods severa
months ahead, and only with about one-
half enough cotton in sight to " fill them.
Will they pay I 5c for cotton? Why,
of course, they will if you ask it! If you
do not they will take it at 05c as they
have done in the past.
Decide for yourselves—let them have
it at its actual value, I 5c, or let them
take it at their price, 05c—it is yours—
do as you please, but remember that if
you sell for less than its value, I 5c, you
icy holders.
One of the troubles about the trusts are not only injuring yourself, but every
is that some of the statesmen don t want j other owner of cotton is being denied
to kill em. his price while you are giving yours
The capital may not be moved from away> which prevents the advance as
Guthrie until a majority of the voters are 'on8 as 'bey can get it at less than its
CIRCULATION AND ADVER
TISING.
The News pudlishes some statements
in regard to the circulation of the three
newspapers of Chandler which for the
purposes of this article may be assumed
to be approxinately correct. I hese pur-
poses are to poins out the foct that adver-
tising rates are relatively very low. and
that, in a general way, the newspapers 1
here are poorly paid for the services '
which they render to the public
Assuming, as the News states, that the j
circulaiion of the three papers is respect-
ively 1250, I 700, and 1850 the corre<- |
sponding rates for advertising on well es-
tablished rules of publishers shauld range
from 11,75 cents to 15.95 cents per
inch, to be exact. •
Ih other woras, the rate for estimated
circulation should be greater than that
now asked by the Publicist with a cir-
culation about fifty per cent in excess of
this amount. When it comes to figuring
on page ads the 'newspaper association
experts are not in it with the Chandler
merchants. They jnsist on prefered space
at the rate and then they call this "reg-
ular" rate and wont cut it?
But that is not all. The Publicist page
contains 120 inchei. At the rate of 15
ifents an lhch 'which we are fully en"
titled to charge this would amount to
$ 18. Making every allowance for a
large id all reasonable reductions should
not make it less than 15.
They are turning down advertisement
from outside business houses notably the
metropolitan mail order business which
begin reaping a harvest at this season of
the year at the expense of he country
merchants.
Meantime it is not an unusual thing to
see a half page ad of a Chandler mer-
chant in one of the outside county pa-
pers. There is nothing wrong about this
but suppose it was reversed? Suppose
the Publicist with* its extensive circulation
throughout the county should advertiie
the merchants of rival towns and help
them to take trade away from Chandler?
What's the use being accommodating.
Does it pay?
THE PLANS
PROPOSED
PROBATE COURT BUSY
Judge Wagoner Has His Hands
Full of Criminal Busi-
ness.
SURE OF
THEIR AIM
Statehood Will be Discussed
a Republican Caucus
Tomorrow
in
GUT THEM OUT
Probate court busy with criminal
business lately.
About twenty wariaots have been
issued within the week and the sheriff
has had all he could do to keep up
with his part of the work. Frank
Glover and H. C Mayberry wera ar-
I rested charged with stealing harness
from F. W. Pryor at the Dawson
Senator Foraker Insists on the I place northeast of town. They had a
Necessity of Eliminating bearing Monday when Glover was
Arizona and New Mexico I J""* QTer iD "!e sum *10u0.and M,y
berry discharged.
Jim Woods colored charged with
stealing $20 from another colored
man in Chandler also had his hear-
ing Monday and was bound over and
in default of bail committed to jail.
Howe Crouch, white, and Ike Jones
colored were brought in from Fallis
charged with burglary in the second
degree for robbing a meat shop at
Fallis. They were commited.
Other parties have been arrested
charged with selling mortgaged pro-
perty assault and other offenses.
Washington, Dec. 12 —The house
will dispose of the statehood bill be-
fore the holiday recess, according to
the plan formulated today. The pre-
cise manner in which statehood is to
be granted to the four territories will
be set forth in what is known as the
Hamilton bill, giving statehood to
Arizona and New Mexico as one state
and to Oklahoma and Indian Terri-
tory as another- The bill embodies
the minor provisions agreed upon by
the conference pommittees of the two
houses at the last session of congress.
The plan for statehood legislation
will be made specific ati a republican
caucus of members of the house to be
called tomorrow for Thursday after-
noon or evening. The committee on
territories will meet in the morning
and perfect the bill to which several
minor amendments will be made at
the suggestion of delegates from Ok-
lahoma sent for the purpose. Tue
bill, however, will not be reported to
the house until after the caucus' action
Beside deciding on it sprovisions it is
the plan that the terms of a rule shall
be agreed upon in caucus under wfiich
the bill will go through the house.
Mrs. Simpson Dead-
Mrs. JW. H . Simpsou died at 3
o'clock this morning at her home
northeast of town after a sickness of
six months, aged 45 years. She went
to Kansas In the summer hopping to
be benefited by the change but came
home more ill than when she left and
for several weeks her case has seemed
to be hopeless, but one can never be
wholly prepared for the departure of
a loved one and the shock to family
and friends is a sad one indeed.
Mrs. couch, the mother, has been
with the family for some weeks and
a sister, Mrs. Davis, came the first of
tho week. A brother and two sisters
There is known to be some republican j in-law reached here this morning too
opposition to statehood as proposed j late to see her alive.
in the bill, but this opposition is not The more immediate family consist
regarded as serious.
native born.
Standard o 1 shculd not be poured on ;
value.
Hundreds of thousands of bales are
being pledged to the Southern Cotton
the flames of popular indignation at the ■ • ' r , c ,
i Association tor 13C, enough to force
present time.
They are tightening the money mar-
ket now to make the farmers turn loose
their last cotton.
Three weeks for the Oklahoma re-
publican politicians to wait for their
Christmas presents.
A little united opposition on the trust
senators will make the president solid
with all the people.
There's nothing like advertising in
your home paper, especially when it goes
over the county.
F armer's organizations are growing in
favor w ith everybody but the organization
of opposing interests.
Delegate McGuirc is building his fences
carefully but there are a lot of breechy
cattle in Oklahoma.
I ranee is mad enough at Venezuela
to shoot a hole through anything but the
Monroe doctrine.
The highest ambition of the Oklaho-
ma office holder who feels that he is gone
is to let go gracefully,
Ti- -e is not enough cotton in sight in
Oklahoma to raise the mortgages that are
left over from last year.
Governor Ferguson evidently consid-
ers the Oklahoma political pot hunters
too numerous to mention.
The independent oil companies will
have to learn somethings from the Stand-
ard in the way of advertising.
There s trouble brewing for the whis-
key interests if the beer makers get their
kind of prohibition in Oklahoma.
All the politicians in congress and all
who want to get there are again promis-
ing statehood one way or another.
The question of how much higher
cotton will go before the next crop comes
in is becoming intensely interesting to the
speculators.
If the statehood delegation keeps up
this singing and praying in Washington
it will soon be time to take up a collect-
tionin Oklahoma.
The Democrats of Oklahoma will
want to refer everything to the people
when the republican get through with
the statehood proposition.
the price to its value very soon, unless
buyers can continue to get yours, that is
not pledged, at their price: in this event,
the price cannot reach its value un'.i!
yours has been taken out of the way
and at their price—then the loyal ones
will again reap the benefits of their As-
sociation's hard work in their behalf.
RICHARD CHEATHAM,
Secretary Southern Cotton Association.
COTTON ASSOCIATION.
The time for the aunual reorganization
of the Southern Cotton Association is a!
hand. In the course of his address which
was published in the Publicist Nov. I 7.
President Harvie Jorden said: Ihe
county or parish meeting will be held at
the county seats Dec. 9th, or the follow-
ing Saturday. These delegates will then
perfect their county organization by the
election of officers and the selection of
from one to three delegates to represent;;
their county or parish at the general state
meetings. I he state meetings will be
held at the different state capitals on Jan-
uary 3rd, and the delegates so chosen
by the county organizations on Dec. 9th
will elect their state officers for 1906.
and also the members of the Executive
committee of the Southren Cotton Asso-
ciation on the same basis of representa-
tion as for 1095. The Executive Commit-
tee of the National Organization so chos-
en will meet at Hot Springs,Ark., on the
third Tuesday January 1906. It is to be
hoped that the Lincoln county meeting
will be held promptly.
COTTON ASSOCIATION.
The president of the Cotton Growers
Association Called attention some time
ago to the importance of their annual
election to be held a week from tomor-
row,Satuday Dec. 9.
At this meeting delegates will beelec
ed at all the voting piercints in the cotton
growsng states. Later to elect delegates
to state conventions which turn will elect
delegales to the national convention.
The general purpose of the association is
to unite the farmers and business men
throughout the South in a great move-
ment to secure the greatest possible ad-
vantages in the marketing of the staple
upon which the prosperity of all of them
chiefly defends.
It is due to this association more than
any other influence that the price of cot-
ton has been so well maintained this year
and a more complete and through organ-
ization should bring greater success next
year.
Every county in Oklahoma should be
represented in the organization of the
association. There is ore money in the
cotton stales'as the present season near its
close than there has been for several
years and there is most money where the
association ha; been most successful in the
farmers and business men in the defcnce
of their common interest.
Wherever the farmers have held theis
cotton for good prices all classes of bus-
iness men share in the benefits of the
increased circulation.
FOLK'S DEFINITION OF A
"GRAFTER."
Governor Folk was asked by a New
York publishing house for a definition of
the word "grafter," to be used in a new
edition of a dictionary. Governor Folk
answered as follows:
"Grafter—one who preys on the peo-
ple either against the law or under the
law. 'I he boodler sells hft official vote
or buys official acts contrary to law: he is
grafter. But a grafter is not neces-
sarily a boodler. Grafting may or may
not be unlawful. It is either a special
privilege exercised contrary to law or
one the law itself may give."
1 he Scientific Americian is authority
for this:
"It seems somewhat surprising to find
a lower degree of illiteracy among the
children of foreign-born parents than
among the children of native parents.
For the former the proportion of Illiteracy
is 8.8 per 1,000, for the latter 44.1 per
1,000.
COTTON IP AGAIN
Talent Again Caught Short
All the Markets of the
World*
New t,rleans, Dec. 13—Market ed-
vanced about a half cent compared
wtih yesterday's low level, March re-
a' n.,roni 11 70 to 12.20, finally
closing at 12.1") to 12.1C. Tue rapid
transit rise was due to the talent hav-
ing been caught short in all markets
on the recent spot demand. They ni iy
not haqe realized it, yet shorts by un-
d i'y pressing the staple were playing
in'jO the hands of the spinners by mak-
lag a market for them
Spots 11 5-8, 3 up. Sales 2 400.
of thehus band and two -.ons.aged 15
and 13, who are bowed down in grief
over the loss of their dearest earthly
, frierd. Mrs. Simpson was a woman
i 'lualities of mind and heart that en-
neared her to all who knew her and
made especially precious in her home,
which has been left, desolnte by her
noing.
May the Great comforter streug lien
tie hear 3 of her bereaved ones to
whom the sympathy of the whole com-
munity goes out In this dark hour.
Funeral servcles will be conducted
fr >m the home at 1 o'clock tomorrow
afternocn.
.Russian Revolutionists Know
What They Want and are
Going After It
REVOLUTION
Resolutions of Condolence
Rcspect
Athenian Club.
The Athenian club met MOLday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Rogers.
Roll cull was responded to with
quotations from James Whitcomb
Riley whose works formed the subject
of the day's study.
A motion was carried to the effect
and that a notice be inserted in thf paper*
of Chandler asking: the people who ,
, wish to help the needy to letve what j
Whereas it hath pleased God in his ; ever they may wish to give in the wav |
divine wisdom to remove from amonc of clothing, food or money with Mrs j
us b\ death our esteeued and beloved Rogers one block east of the Barker
naighuor. Eugene Buck: House. Or if they will notify either
Be ft refco ved by Chandler f imp Mrs. L. B. Nichols, Mrs. Carroll
aNo. 7257 Modern Woodrae i of Am r- Rogers, cr Miss McKay that they
ica that this camp has lost a faithful have such supplies to give, one of the
neighbor, and again be n caused to I ladies will gladly fall for >: me.
realize the uncertainty of life and the
certainty of death.
Resolved that we extend to the be-
reaved wife and parents of our de-
ceased neighbor our sincere> sym
pa'hy in their h >ur of sorrow, and
com iiend them to Him who has said
■
are litv \ . den and 1 wi i u i ve \ oil
rest,"
Resolved that the charter of this
camp be draped in mournidg for thir-
ty days and hat a mem >ri il page in
the minutes be dedicated to the mem-
ory of Neighbor Cuck and these re-
solutions entered thereon in full.
Resolved that a cony of these re-
solutions be sent to the wife of the
deceased, and copies furnished to the
press for publication.
W. H. Davis,
E Stinnett
• L. W Burnett,
• Committee
Mrs A B unningham being una-
ble to be present, h-. . paj>er, "Biog-
raphy of .1 ames Whitcomb Riiey, " was
read by Mrs J. W. Lewis and very
much enj \ed. .
Parliamentary drill closed tu^ ses- '
sion of the day.
The next meeting will bp he' 1 Jan. 1 .
at the east side home « f Mr*. I H.
Bayes.
FLECTION OF OFFICERS
The prohibitionists propose thai con-
gress shall submit their question to the
people of the two territores. Why not
leave it to the constitutional convention
with others of more importance?
The farmer who can make two crops
grow where he has never been able to
raise a mortgage before is beginning to. ...
wjrk his way to financial independence. 8uenc,e« of ,his kmd are 'ncomPa"ble
with a proper adminstration of the duties
Who is the most popular fanner in ' of the office and it is, to be hoped that
Lincoln county? And why should he Judge Wagoner will entirely successful in
not be a candidate for delegate to the his efforts to straighten out the tangled
constitutional convention? 1 matter which he has taken in hand.
PROBATE COURT MUST HAVE
REPORTS
An important notice to administrations
guardians and ceratorsis published else-
where in this paper. Judge Wagoner is
to be Congratulated on the zeal and dili-
gence shown in systemalizing ihe work o
the probate court. Some such step as
this has been found necessary in order lo
establish a basis for annual settlements in
the cases of a great many estates in which
no report apppears on record, Delin-
Capt. Nichols Unanimously En-
dorsed for Department
Commander
At a regular raeeiini;of ihe veterans
of Chandler post held yesterday the
following olliccrs for 190t! were elected:
Philip Hofeld .Commander
D S Walker. S1 V. commander
J. H. Ilussel J- V. commander
W. W. Marrow chaplain-
J. Baxter Quartermaster
L. McCoy Officer of the Day j
J. J. Paine Officer of the Guard \
Upon motion Capt. Nichols received 1
the unanimous endorsmcut of tie1
post for department commmder.
The year about to clo9e has been
a record breaker In the history of the
post as its membership has doubled
and the future has some good things
in store for us.
Squire Bunker of Payson, who has
been at Wallace and Bisbee's sani-
tarim for 'treatment the past two weeks
is now able to leave his bed and hop-
es to able to go home for Christmas.
His wife who has beeen with him re-
turned home tonight.
Or ^Coercion, VVitte Says the
Only Finish—He Will Resign
Rather Than Tyrannize
LondoB, Dec, 12.—The correspon-
dent of the Dally Telegraph at St.
Petersburg sends In an interview
with Count Witte, In which the pre-
mier Indicates that Russia is con-
fronted with the alternative of a revo-
utionor violent coercion. Though
the count has not abandoned hope, he
is not sanguine, and If forcible repres-
sion-becomes necessary he will resign.
Questioned by the correspondent
as to the genesis of the revolutionary
movement, Premier Wltte attributed
its rapid development to the grant of
autonomy to the universities and the
high schools, where the revolutionary
forces, hitherto doomed to secrecy,
fonnd asylum and sanctuary and ab-
solute freedom for discussion.
"On my return from Portsmouth I
found the country in a difficult po-
sition from which there were only two
issues. The problem was one thorny
and fateful, but after long and careful
deliberation the emperor, who needed
no persuasion, acted on his own initi-
ative and never doubting that he
could b"ild up the moral courage and
the political good sense of the major-
ity of his subjects, took the course of
issuing h.s manifesto of October.
Clearly, the vast changes which the
manifesto heralded required time and
patience to carry out, but what hap-
pened was entirely unexpected. Sec-
tions of the commuuity-whole classes
went to work systematically to anni-
hilate their own means of livllhood
and to ruin themselves and the whole
nation. Social instincts itemed to
have -been atrophied. Instead of
uniting to preserve order, the people
quarreled among themselves and at-
tacked the government.
"The only people who acted in
their own fnterests were the revolu-
tionists. They knew what they wanted
They chose the most etlective means
to attain it, and they are cap-
able of adopting these means even at
the' price of h.'avy sacretices The
revolutionists hide ill their quarrels
and animosities and act together for
the end they have in view, which spells
destruction. Out of the resultant
chaos they prom.se a new world and
an earthly paradise.
"Doubtless the government can em-
ploy force but force i9 only an
evidence of weakness unless It
is leveled by the social con-
science against the public enemy. If
a community will uot struggle against
anarchy, no government can success-
fully <■>>i>e with i'.''
To the query ' are you prepared for
recourse to ooerolon?" Count Witte
replied:
"If this alternative<• imes to pass it
will be Confided to somebody qualified
to essay it. I assuredly am not so
qualified. In this matter I am devoid
of the requisite qualities and disposi-
I ti in."
lOrviu can save you money on dia-
i inonds.
Bill Grimes gone up, that good old man.
We ne'er shall see him more,
He used to wear a mantle that,
Can t drop on three or four.
The democrats of Oklahoma have
addressed the democrats in congress.
The party in power is too busy with
several propositions to indulge in this
kind of publicity.
Chandler merchants have a great va-
riety and abundance of Christmas goods
on hand which they are offerjpg at rea-
sonable prices to the people of the town
and the country.
Delegate McGuire will introduce the
statehood bill when congress meets
next Monday. It is likely to be passed
soon. If the farmers of Lincoln County
want representation in the constitutional
convention it is time they were giving the
matter careful attention.
The Republican Statehood congress-
men in caucus today are expected to
agree on the details of an omnibus state"
hood bill to pass the house before Christ-
mas. It is proposed to introduce an
amendment in the senate cutting out
New Mexico and Arizona. This may
give Oklahoma and Indian ' Territory
statehood immediately after Christmas-
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