The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1908 Page: 1 of 10
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The Enid Events.
Vol 16
ENID, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUG 27, i908.
HARRY B. WOOF
The Ma.i\store
"ON THE SQUARE"
NEW FALL SUITS
A RIVI X ( « DA ILY
We are sti 1 Selling Summer 2 piece Suits at 1-2 Price
HARRY B. WOOLF
The Ma.r\store
"ON THE SQUARE"
Haywood
Coming.
It comes within range of our hear-
ing that \V. I). Haywood will make a
speech in this city next Sunday. As
many remember Haywood was tried
for complicity in the murder of Gov- [
ernor Steuenenberg, of Idaho; alsoj
that he was acquitted of that charge, j
although there are those yet who ]
take great stock in Harry Orchard's
confession on that subject, justly or
unjustly. So far as the Events is
concerned it his no desire to go be-
hind tlie returns of the jury, impugn
its judgment or motive, accepting
Haywood's innocence of the fearful
charge brought against him as a fact.
( Nor do we find fault with Haywood
because he has adopted the socialistic
propogar.da and lecture platform as
means of maintaining a livelihood for
himself, esteeming that he has a=
many rights in that regard as has
Mr. Bryan, The difference between
Haywood and Bryan is that, whereas
Bryan adds to his fortunes through
presidential advertising and the demo-
cratic propoganda, Haywood seeks
his through the meagre channel of
socialism. Bryan has much the best
of the bargain, hence, will always re-
main much the richer man of the
two.
We presume that Haywood will tell
us about the "New Order" and dwell
at some length upon the Utopian
liope of three work hours per day, a
uniformity of intellect, the abroga-
tion of opportunity, the annulment
of individual ambition and the abso-
lute squelchraent of all human pas-
sions. He will paint to us the glories
of the simple life, hailing the glad
day when the lion and the lamb shall
have lain down together, the chicken
and the fox will play leap fro? on the
eeder-down and the skunk and the
cat will change places in the house-
hold.
We have had a great many friends
' who were socialists, in our time. In
fact we have read "Ctopia,"the "Ap-
peal to Reason,1' "Das Jungle," • Fra
Elburtus Hubbard" and numerous
other socialistic text-books, not to
mention the writings of Herr Most
and that other female propogandist.
We have an abiding sympathy, a scrt
of "feller feelin" for socialistic phan-
tasmagoria, and have learned long
since never to take socialists or social-
ism seriously. To us Socialism were
as the drums and toys Santa Claus
used to bring us. Socialism were the
mumps and measles of intellectual
life, which every thinker ought to
have and overcome sooner or later.
'•When the new order is establish-
ed," one socialist told us "everybody
will be happy; nobody will work very
much and everybody will be highly
educated. There will be plenty of
time for education under Socialism;
child labor will be unknown; a man
will work about three or four hours
and then live like a king the rest of
the time. Every man will be on an
equality with every other man, while
,| intellectual pursuits will be the aim
of all; there will be no tramps, no
destitution -naught save intellectu-
ality, love and charm."
"Will you have any heads of
affairs," we asked.
"Certainly," was the answer.
" Who will ri/le."
"Why the most advanced of us.'
"That is the most advanced in So-
cialism?"
"Yes—a reign of the intellect.''
"Then there will be some who don't
know as much as others."
"Ye-es!"
1 "And they will be n.ore or less boss
' Then who'll farm."
"Why, work will be apportioned, of
course "
"And they will only work three or
four hours a day on the farm."
'•Yes."
"Hum—well, under that arrange-
ment it would require about ten far-
mers for each farm instead of one. A
farm would produce about enough
for those engaged in farming, hence,
what would the townspeople do for
its food supply?"
Our socialist friend turned off on an
argument, but we pinned him to his
text by asking:
"Who will carry the hod, mix mor-
tar. clean alleys, do the cooking,
scrub the floors and do the lowly
work of life? Will you?"
"Er—that is, you see, there will
liaretobeleadersofoourse. 1 ima-
gine that I would be one of the lead-
ers."
"You'd run one of the railways,
eh?"
"No—I'd help do the other work
too."
"You'd help clean up slops, eh?"
"Yes."
"And you'd only work about three
or four hours a day?''
"Yes "
"Then it wo'ild require three or
four men to clean up slops each day
where it only requires one now?"
e es—that is—we would not
clean slops up all the time—we'd
graduate Into other work."
"•Running railioads or big stores,
eh?"
"Yes."
"Butsomebody would have to clean I
up slops all the time, dig ditches,
mix mortar, carry hods, etc?"
"Yes, somebody would be doing it." j
"And somebody would boss the one j
who did it."
"Yes—that is—"
"Somebody would preach, somebody
be lawyers, doctors, merchants, den-
tists, college professors, teachers and ■
what not?"
"Yes—"
"And—after all it would be the su-
periority of the man whose intelli-
gence allowed him to arise above his
condition to the one higher up—and
so on?"
reatj-fw;
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HON DENNIS T. II.Y.NN.
Who will get more votes for the Uoiud Sla'e this fall ti an T. P. Gore.
Fraud
Charged.
Muskogee, Okla , Aug. 21,—Gov.
Haskell's troubles continue to in-
crease, and the light of his shadowy
dealings continues to expose the "in-
side" as well as the outside of Okla-
homa's chief executive.
Following on the heels of a suit for
debt of $9,900 filed in the district,
^ e-es—that is—oh d the re-
publican party anyway."
Under socialism Haywood would be
installed as one of the "big ones"^
and he would not consider at all a
proposition that caused him to take
turn about at cleaning slops. Every-
body could not be "big ones," bosses,
etc., hence the slop cleaners, ditch
diggers, hod carriers, dray drivers,
clerks, and employees would soon con-
clude that Haywood was as bad as a
Rockefeller; they'd depose him j
and anarchy would remain supreme.
We'd cut the throats of all bosses un-!
til the earth were depopulated naught
remaining but the women and t'ie
old world would founder to its decay.
! pended large sums of money into
schemes and objects and have made
! no accounting to the stockholders
j that a large amount was spent upon
the erection of a dam in the Grand
i river: #25,0000 was applied to stock In
; the New State Tribune; while other
j sums rere given into the Ilobb
Realty company, none of which has
been accounted for.
j The petition also states, that the
. property of the New State Tribune is
not worth $5,000; that the river and
railroad projectsare absolutely worth
less; and that debts, among which i
^ tiie bill of C. N. Haskell, governor of
tiie state, in the sum of $15,000; that
| the officers have wrongfully allowed
| Hjskeil this amount and tie as presi-
dent lias placed it in process of pay
ment. and will receive payment
court of Logan county, Tuesday, now
comes a charge of fraudulent manip- the event, the company's property ac
ulation in a company which Haskell cumulates that amount.
organized and of which he is presi j It is stated the cempany is alleged
dent' .... !t0 be bankruPt and in bad financial
Iu a petition filed in the United ( straits and a thorough accounting"
States court today and set for hear- asked.
ing Monday, John P. Bailey, Panie Bailey & Kisier and I. <■}. Bailey
M. Bailey and Frank E. Kahie eha^e are attorneys for the petitioners. The
the officers of the Indinola Contract cause will b3 heard August 24 before
SLAYS MOTHER-IN-LAW
WHO TRIES TO SAVE SON
Drunken Man Fires Shotgun with
FntuI Effect.
I
"Ye-es—you might call it that."
"Somebody will have to farm, won't
they."
'Yes '
LaPorte, Iud., Aug. 25.—The Rev.
Delph. living with his wife, his
mother and her three sons in a tent
an a farm near Westville, shot and
killed Mrs. Sarah M. Meac.han, his
mother-in-law, at noon today. Delph
had been drintking and while under
the influence of liquor had quarreled
with Edward Meachan, his wife's
brother. He left him with the threat
that he was going to shoot him.
Meachan started on a run to a near-
by house, followed by his mother,
who, in her anxiety to save her son,
was slain. Meachan had got into the
house and his mother was in the
open doorway when Delph fired one
barrel of a shotgun, twenty or more
shots striking her in the back, caus-
ing almost instant death. Delph was
disarmed and captured a,nd Is now
confined In jail in this city.
company, incorporated at $160,000, of
fraudulently and illegally applying
and dissipating the funds of the cor-
poration.
It specifically ascuses Gov. C. N.
Haskell, president of the company
with filing a claim for $lo,000 for ser-
vices rendered the corporation of
which he is organizer and chief, and
Judge It, E. Campbell.
Wonderland
Our little Miow had on some dandy
uns the past few days that took like
szjsi ,hlssTjces have been in-: ito° stack
considerable and at most not worth Up, Some of them were: "When
' j Uheuhen comes to town," a scream-
The petition asks that a receiver ing farce, and tiie Star picture
be appointed. , ' Salome," or, "the Dance of the
Epitomized the petition states that S.'ven Veils, which was one of the
the company was organized in 1902 finest pieces of acting ever put on
with a capital stock of $160,0 00, at $25 canvass Opening with the capture
a share; that stock in the company of John the Baptist. At the banquet
amounting to $5,000 was fully paid. , of Herod Salome falls in love with
It was organized for the purpofe of. John the Baptist. Follows him to
dealing in and holding real estate and his, cell insists that the slaves give her
ottier property; that it now possesses j admittance, then begs the love of
large properties near Muskogee, j John the Baptist, which lie spurns.
Prum, near where the A. & M. coi- Sjlome leturns to the castle, is ask to
lege has recent y been located, and , dance by Herod. She recuests tiie
other points of the state.
That it holds large shares in the
New State Tribune of which Gov.
Haskell is editor: in the Ilobb Realty
company, and in the JTuner Hotel
company. That the otllcers and
agents have neglected to account for
large sums of money, and that a dis-
sipation of tiie funds have led to a
dlsgracement and disseutatlon amoiif,
the stockholders and agents, and lin-
stock holders are not allowed to be-
come familiar with the financial
status of tiie defendant company.
head of John the Baptist be brought
to her. Pleasing tiie King so
much with her graceful dancing she is
granted her request. When Salome
vecelves her reward she loves and
caresses It and dances before it until
death overtakes her.
"Biscuits like mother use to make'
was the other laughing farce, and it
was a dandy too.
Together with Wonderlands splen-
did management, beautiful music and
singer, finest films, with all of those
e'.ectic fans In motion, Wonderland is
That the officers and agents have ex- the finest "nlckie" in tiie southwest.
Declares It
Inoperative
Judge Strang of the Logan county
court, last week declared inoperative,
null and void that clause of article1
3, section 1, of tiie Biiiups booze bill, I
reading as follows: "Or to have the
possession of any such liquors witli
the Intention of violating any of the
provisions of this act." Tiie decision
was handed down in the case of
George lit ffner, charged witli having
in his possession seven pints of whis-
ky. The case did not come to trial
on the merits, Mess^ Frank H. Me-
Guire and John Adan.s, and Harvey
C. Olds, attorneys for Hoffner. asking
that tiie suit be distressed on tiie.
ground that the section and clause j
referred to was not operative because'
it was not referred to in the title of
tiie bill. Judge Strang upheld their
interpretation of the law and dis-
missed the case.
Judge Strang bases his decision on
two Kansas cases In which the su-
preme court of that state declared
null and void two different sections
of the Kansas prohibitory law an the
grounds that the clauses tiie state j
were seeking to enforce were inopera- i
tive because they were not covered i
by the title
Judge Strang's decision means that j
if he is upheld by the supreme court,
to have llqjor in possession does not I
constitute a crime under the Billups!
booze bill as the section seeking to
make such is inoperative.
Judge Strang's decision will have
much force over the state since he
lias had peculiar experience in the
making and interpretation of prohi-
bitory laws. He was a member of
the Kansas senate in 1881, and was
the author of the first prohibitory
law of Kansas. A section was added
to the bill without his knowledge,
and he did not make a change in the
title to cover the amendment out on
the ground that it was not covered
by the title of the bill, the same rea-
son for Judge Strang's decision with
regard to the Biiiups clause.
GIRLS WEAR PARTY GOWNS
I readier St mils Two Hours in Water
and Becomes Exhausted.
LaPorte, Iud., Aug. 25.—Teli Rev.
N. L. Stnmburg, pastor of the United
Brethren Church, baptized 219 per-
sons at Bremen today. Several
thousand people lined the shores of -
the creek to witness the unusual
ceremony. The preacher remained in
the water two hours and was com-
pletely exhausted ns a result of his
labors. The young women converts
wore their party go.wns and among
those who were baptized were repre-
sentatives of nearly every station in
life. This is believed to be the larg-
est number of baptisms ever per-
formed at one time toy a minister of
the gospel.
Brown's Melons,
[ Ned Brown, one of the old reliable
citizens of our county, was in theclty
this week, air-1 called at the Events
o'Tice He brought us a great big
water melon—two of them—which we
ate wiih great relish. They were the
best we I.ad yet received: they con-
tilr.ed the juice of a friend; they
were big and tine, and we thank Ned
Brown for them. However Ned
Brown So Son, of Enid, R. F. D.. are
engaged in tiie watermelon business,
and, if you wish the best in the water-
melon line address thera at tiie Enid
office, R. F. I).
Marriage licenses.
George F. Batterton, 25, Enid.
Myrtle A. Greer, Enid.
Walter Badger, 20, Enid.
Lena Messall, 18, Enid.
William imtuel, B0, Waukomis.
Sophia Beese, 25, Waukomis.
Allen (). Breckenridge, 20, Kremlin.
Ethel Whltelock, 20, Coldwater.
William Pike, 2(1, Kremlin.
Anna Fox, 19, Kremlin,
Henry J. Breckenriege, 23, Kremlin
Alma Whitelock, 17, Coldwater.
Made in Enid!
ENID FLOUR AND FEED.
ENID BROOMS,
ENID BLUIN ,
ENID CIWARS,
ENID CANDIES,
ENID BREAD AND CAKES.
ENID SARATOGA CHIPS,
ENID YEAST,
ENID WORSE RADISH,
ENID BUTTER
"Tiie Alton Goods," Coffee, roast-
ed fresh daily.
All sold by the pioneer grocer and
Chinaman.
Japanese Imports
Another shipment of our Japan
ese imports is here. This time it's
the after dinner cups and saucers.
The cups are 21 x 2i, saucers, 4iin
thin, transparent china, daintily
tinted, profuse chrysanthemum
and other characteristic floral
decoration, gold tracings. We ofTer
them at actually less than they're
worth wholesale - - - ioc each
Fruit Jars, Jelly Glasses, our
steck is yet complete, Economy or
Mason Jars, * or t pint jellies, ex-
tra tops, rubbers, sealing wax et«-
Special, i gal. Mason Jars, 75c doz
one week oni;.
Quick, White Compound, foT
cleaning and polishes shoes or
other articles made of white can-
vas or duck, special price, per
bottle 5c.
Tis GRA ndaVE.
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Purcell, F. Everett. The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1908, newspaper, August 27, 1908; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc160586/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.