The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1913 Page: 2 of 8
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The Medford Patriot N0 M0RE FREE FI0Hrs
IN THE PATRIOT
Established In 1893.
E. V. &. E. (). Croxton, Publishers.
Subscription $1.00 Per Year.
Entered at the postdffice at Med
ford, Oklahoma, as second
class matter.
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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1913
EDITORIAL
TOO MUCH PREJUDICE
There has been entirely too
much prejudice and feeling
the discussion of the stallion
question in Medford. Ever.,
man in Medford wants things
done in a way that serve Med-
ford best. Rut men differ on
public questions, on what is best,
anil prejudice frequently enters
into the consideration of such
question, and makes a solution
more difficult.
One of the owners of an ani-
mal brought on the trouble two
years ago. He owned lots in the
residency section and started to
build a breeding barn. It was a
mistake to think of building
there, as he undoubtedly knows
now. The result was that the
board of trustees composed of
six members then unanimously
adopted an ordinance considered
now too drastic in some of its
provisions. None of the present
city officers excepting .John Run-
yon were members then.
The matter came up under the
present board for the first time
about a month ago. As the or-
dinance was the law for Medford
they felt it should be 'enforced,
but took steps at once to ,accom-
modate the owners of animals.
[With the season on the owners
were losing ,yioney by reason of
tlie ordinance. It was first pro-
posed that the business men erect
buildings in the city park, but
this did not meet with favor
among the stallion owners. The
board of trustees have finally
adopted an ordinance which they
feel has the approval of a ma-
jority of the citizens. It pro-
vides a. place in the business dis-
trict that may be* used by the
stallion owners and offers free
building sites in the city park
east of the Rock Island tracks.
Any farmer who will investi-
gate will find that while some of
our people have been working
at cross purposes, that all the
citizens of Medford have been
striving for the same purpose, to
work out the problem. The rais-
ing of stock, lots of it, means
greater prosperity to Grant coun-
ty, and Medford citizens are
as much interested as any of the
farmers in providing suitable fa-
cilities. They will prove this in-
terest if necessary by digging up
the money for suitable buildings.
And if that is necessary the
money will be contributed both
by those who have supported the
board in the controversy and by
those who have criticised it.
Men may differ us to measures
but the Patriot believes the citi-
zens of Medford without excep-
tion. will assist with anything|
for a better Medford or for the
I here is a lesson in the rather
heated discussion indulged in by
various Medford citizens over
the stallion ordinance for the
editor of the Patriot as well as
for others. We have taken our
lesson to heart and right off the
bat want to make this statement.
Anyone desiring to fight their
tights with others in the press
must start a paper of their own,
or if we accept their article at
all must pay regular advertising
rates.
We want contributions on pub-
lic questions, suggestions for the
miprovment of the town, for the
improvment of the county, on
agricultural questions and the
like, and believe if more Patriot
patrons were expressing their
views through the Patriot the
city and town would benefit and
the Patriot would be a more in-
teresting paper. Rut anything
in the nature of a personal con-
troversy between individuals will
be eliminated or charged for.
Two weeks ago we published a
statement from Mayor Ruth, as-
suring the farmers that the Com-
mercial Club and council were
working for a satisfactory solu-
tion of the stallion question. It.
was just such a statement
should be printed with the ex-
ception that the editor failed to
blue pencil six liues asserting
there was no complaint among
the farmers and that the com-
plaint was made mostly by men
living in the town "who have
spent most of their time knock-
ing on the town since they have
lived in it."
As a result of the printing of
this reflection on those who were
opposing the ordinance, Mr. Pal-
mer claimed the right to answer
for the "Knockers" as he put it,
and it was only just that lie be
given this opportunity in view
of what the Patriot had printed.
Mayor Ruth has his answer this
week, and from now on the
new rule applies. If any more
such controversies find their
way in the Patriot, those holding
bills against the editor, will
know that he has just taken in
some coin and would do well to
come around and collect.
Free Lumber
Henry J. Allen, owner and
editor of the Wichita Beacon,
and one of the leading orators of
the progressive party, is in
Washington writing special arti-
cles fpr the Kansas City Star and'
Wichita Beacon. lie has just
written one on the lumber tariff
that should be of interest., ft
follows:
The protest* of those who de-
mand protection for American
lumber laborers really made an
impression. It was expected that
the protest against free sugar
would be the most effective of
the day, but the most telling ar-
gument was really made against
tree shingles.
It was shown that 12 million
dollars a year is paid out in the
state of Washington for labor in
making shingles and that all ex-
cept 1 per cent of this labor is
■it her American or eligible to
American citizenship.
The competitive mills just
across the imaginary line in
fornia.
Underwood limited the debate
on this to forty minutes for tin
protectionists.
"Forty minutes for an indus-
try of fifty millions a year,"
they yelled. "That's disposing
of over a million dollars a min-
ute. ''
Renfrow has a band, Jefferson
has a band and Medford has
- well Medford ought to
have one.
Governor Cruce has proclaim-
ed Sunday May lltli/as Mother's
Day, "A day upon which the
people are requested to honor
that friend who is ever a friend
—mother.''
It's just one thing after an-
other. Another rain at the right
time and we will all begin worry-
ing about how enough hands can
be secured to harvest the Grant
county wheat crop.
Chandler has just organized a
"pull together Club." Would
it not be a fine thing if every
man in Medford was a member
of the Commercial Club and all
would pull together. Why not
try it?
Cordell is copying after Med-
ford The merchants there have
arranged to give away free tick-
ets to the picture theatre on Sat-
urday afternoons. Copying is
the finest kind of a compliment
to any town.
In opposing the Sunday closing
bill in the Oklahoma legislature
Representative Yeatch said, "In
this southern country you need
not worry but .what there is
enough rest going on without
legislating it." As the bill has
passed the house Veatcli should
introduce a companion bill re-
quiring six days of work.
Spring & Summer Hosiery
and Underwear
We want to call your attention to our lines of Spring
and Summer Hosiery and Underwear. It is complete in
all lines for all people and it will give, us pleasure to sup-
ply your needs.
2 cans sweet potatoes 25c
Com, 4 cans^for 25c
Salmon, 2 cans for 25c
Handwich Soap, per can _8c -
25c coffee 20c
Matches, 4 big boxes for 25c
Get in on that car of Wichita's Best Flour that we have just unloaded,
we ve a good thing but we want to pass it along.
al2 ?lving 01086 fr«e tickets to
tto™Alvo Theatre Ur y a,temoon matinee
Heasty Bros., Medford, Okla. ,
inn 1
Representative Jack Lemon is
against the proposition to buy a
building in Oklahoma City' to
save rent until the permanent
capitol is completed. During the
debate 011 the proposition he
said: "Take this money you
would spend 011 this building.
Take the money Oklahoma City
gives. Build the capital now. I
am against any building down
town to delay matters."
benefit of the "farmeW'of Gra'nti Cohl™h™ employ Chinese,
county Japanese and Hindus. Of all the
lHb«r employed in these mills 80
THE SUGAR TARIFF. I>^' cent is of these classes. The
| wages in the state of Washing-
The following are the views ton an' from $1.50 to $3.50 per
of the leaders in the house of lKv- In British Columbia they
the democratic and republican!;1,1^ 75 cents to $1.25 per day.
parties on the sugar tariff, just |TJ,e pieceworkers get nineteen
the leading thought in their argu-
ments :
WITH THE EXCHANGES
En Famille.
Little Miss Muffet,
She sat on a tuffet,
Hoping her sweetheart would stay
But along came her mother,
Her father and brother,
And frightened her suitor away.
—Judge.
A country paper tells of two
little boys who asked their moth-
er if they might play store in the
dining room. "Yes," she said,
"if you don't make much noise."
"We'll be quiet about it," said
one. "We'll be storekeepers
who don't advertise."
Representative Mann
cents a thousand in Washington
j twelve cents in British Columbia.
'No . Tll<? presence of the large num
. AW , .— uum-
man is so ignorant that he does ,M'>' °f Orientals and Asiatics in
not know that the-price of sugar British Columbia is explained by
in this country today would be Canada's liberal treatment of
100 tn 9.1V) nu•• n nt u — aliens. Chinese come
ui 011
head tax of $500 per capita.
Their employers can hire them at
a price that makes it profitable
to advance the $500 under bond
and deduct it out of their wages
on the installment plan. The
Hindus can come ui because Grea
Britain's occupancy of India
makes them British subjects. The
Japanese come in. just as they
have in California, because Japan
doesn't hold its gentleman's
100 to 200 per cent higher than
it is, were it not for the beet
sugar supply produced in this
country and yet you propose to
strike down this industry in the
United States"
Representative Underwood:
"Beet sugar in this country can
be produced 011 an equality with
European rivals with 110 ' possi-
bility of competition within a
reasonable zone What the west-
ern beet, sugar people seek is to — - geiiueman f
tax the American people in order agreement to limit" its immigra
to bring their sugar to the t'ou into Pacific- coast ports. Its
American seaboard and drive out j agreement is to limit the num
all competition It is simply a ber of Japanese entering the
question of freight rates" ' Pacific ports to five hundred a
' I year. In two years alone eleven
Congressman Bill Murray an- thousand came in.
Bounces through the press that These facts gave the protec-
applicants for postoffices and tionists in the House a great
other appointments must have chance to compare the plane of
"better qualifications than be-, living indulged by the Hindus,
ing a good fellow." Ambitious Japanese and Chinese with that
ones should keep in mind that of the eight hundred thousand
one of these "better qualifica-1 American laborers who make
tions'^ is being a good demo- their living in the forests of
crat. _ Washington, Oregon and Cali-
The cattle market bumped up
against a sharp decline of 25 to
30 cents per cwt. Monday, which
has had the effect of making cat-
tle feeders a little nervous. J. M,
Simmons lias decided to send out
two cars to Kansas City next
Monday, and if the outlook is at
all favorable for a better market
lie may ship six car loads, clean-
ing up his feed lot for the sea-
son. J. C. and E. F. Burchfield
also still have six or seven ear
loads 011 feed, but will hold over
another week in the hope of fur-
ther reaction in the market,
which is now 60 to 75 cents per
cwt. under what it was about 30
days ago. But despite the de-
cline in the market, the feeders
tell us that their cattle will show
a very nice profit. The hog
market, too, has met with even
greater decline than cattle and
the 9-cent. hog of three weeks
ago is about to be replaced with
the 8-cent hog.—Manchester Jour-
nal.
Frank Walling, who is some
shooter himself, and Dr. Hardv,
are here with several other Med-
ford sportsmen.—Pond Creek
Vidette.
Rev. Harper to Spokane.
Rev. T. II. Harper of the Pil-
grim Congregational Chnrch af
Oklahoma City announced th^re
Sunday that he had accepted a
call to the Westminster Congre-
gational Church at Spokane.
Washington. Rev. Harper was
elected moderator at the state
conference of the Congregation-
alists here last week, and also
president of the State Mission-
ary Society of the Church. He
has been active in all the affairs
of his church in the state.
NO PROTECTION
FOIi OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Democrats do Not
Oppose Placing Agricultural
Products on Free List.
Washington D. C., May 6.—
With cattle cut more than 150
per cent from what they were
under the Payne bill and a hun-
dred per cent lower than under
the Wilson bill; horses and mules
100 to 150 per cent lower; wheat
150 per cent lower; hay 100 per
cent lower and meat, corn bacon
and hams all 011 the free list, the
outlook for the Oklahoma far-
mer is not bright to say the
least. The Underwood bill which
provides for these new schedules
has just passed the House and in
a few days the Senate will take
it up. O11 every schedule which
affected anything that the Ok-
lahoma farmer produced the
tariff was either all taken off,
or was cut so low that it will be
of 110 benefit to him at all.
FIGHT TO KEEP IT ON.
Representative Bird McGuire
of the First District made a hard
fight to keep the duty 011 all of
these products so that the farm-
ers of Oklahoma would have
the protection which they de-
served and so they would not be
thrown in direct competition
with one of the greatest monopo-
lies the world has ever known—
The Beef Trust. Mr. McGuire
ffered a number of amendments
to the Underwood bill but they
were promptly, voted down by
the overwhelming democratic ma-
jority.
He also called attention to the
tact that the Oklahoma farmer
would suffer greatly by the
great reduction of the duty 011
wheat. Mr. McGuire showed
plainly just how it wouid affect
the farmers of the country. How-
ever, not one of his amendments
was adopted.
DEMOCRATS MUM.
THENEWREflLESTflTEDEALER
PPedal repJes®?ta.t?ve of the National Co-Operative
Realty Company of Washington, D. C who have 10 000 tn
adf MeSStling/ffpnJS tJron®hout the 'u ited States, Can-
ada, Mexico and Cuba, I am in a position to find buyers
for Farms, City Property and Business Chances. Those
S? wk!VEE710 'plme at my offlce •**we
sex'S
our representative in that community to select from.
sell °«y Property and Business Chances to
local rate commission will be the regular
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The peculiar part of the figbt
over the agricultural schedule,
in which every-farmer in Okla-
homa should be vitally interest-
ed was the fact that not one of
the Democratic members from Ok
lahoma raised a voice or a hand
in protest to the adopting of the
rates which are ruinous to the
farmers of Oklahoma, and with-
out a change the agricultural
schedule went through. Bird
McGuire apparently convinced
them that he was right in his
contention for a higher duty 011
farm products. ' They • failed to
contradict his statements and
practically admitted that he was
right. Yet, they did, not offer
to assist him in the fight in the
least and either left the House
or Bat quietly in their seats dur-
ing the entire debate.
TIED HAND AND FOOT.
The democratic members of-
fered no assistance whatever to
Mr. McGuire but would not de-
mand the schedules in the Under-
wood bill. Thus by failing to
take any part io the matter at
all, they showed plainlv that
they were tied hand and foot by
the secret democratic caucus and
unable to utter one word of pro-
test in behalf of the fanners of
'heq: districts.
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