The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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Waahlngtoa, Dm. 11.—In rapport
at Mm Moon reaolutlon for lnvestlga-
«H of Ik* telegraph lines, with a rlew
«a Qoverament ownerships. Postmas-
tsr Qnml Burleson, In a letter to
—gmsistallTi Moon, point* oat that
*e authority given br the Constltu-
Ma for Government control of the
WiiiImIiiii of communication car-
Mm with It an Implied obligation on
MM part of the Government to provide
Meant of eommnnlcatlon The func-
Mn of transmitting intelligence in the
t of the general public must, of
17, he adds, be a monopoly so
(hat it mar he operated in a war to be
oaoasalble to the entire public.
The wire service is a public utllltr
universal necessity and is adapted
It the performance of no other func-
n..«i that of conveying lntelll-
, rad, disregarding the dlver-
of viefs as to Government own-
i of public utilities generally. It
■at be recognlied that electrical
^eacles of communication stand
■lone as an essential utility perform-
taC a Government (anctlon." the Post
outer General adds. "The progress
ad prosperity of the Nation are de-
pendent upon expansive means of
eommnnlcatlon between and among
the people. Extension of the wire
service should he determined by pub-
He needs not the opportunity for pri-
vate gain. The wire systems are sup-
ported by the public, because they are
a necessity in social life and all busi-
ness enterprises, however wasteful
they may be In their methods of oper-
ation or extravagent In the charges
"Up to this time the charges have
been greater and the service less ex-
tensive, because of wasteful duplica-
tion and competition. The extend of
service under private ownership Is
restricted to areas where it may be
operated profitably to the Individual
owners The competition which it
Invites Is that which is In pursuit of
profit, not in rivalry for public benefit
and service. An extended survey of
the situation has been made by the
Postoffice Department since the Gov-
ernment assumed control of the wire
srstems, and it clearly appears that
anificatlon of control and operation
are necessary to eliminate the waste
aad Inherent defects of the competing
and duplicating system which has
heretofore existed. It would be as log-
ical to have two or more postofflces in
the same town operating Independent-
ly, and where the patrons of each had
no means of communication with the
other, aa to allow two telephone sys-
tems to operate in the same territory,
for In either case the cost to the pub-
lic Is multiplied and the utility divided
In no sense. Mr. Burleson states, can
Government ownership of telegraph
and telephone lines be considered
party question. As early as 1844,
when the Morse telegraph was In Its
infancy, Congress made an appropri-
ation looking to its acquisition by the
Postal Service. In 1845 and in 1846
the Postmaster General recommended
that it be made a part of the postal
Monopoly. By act of July, 1866, and
Its acceptance by the telegraph com-
panies, the United 8tates obtained an
option to purchase the telegraph pro-
perties at their appraised value at any
time. This option Is still in force and
effect, and, under that act, the Moon
resolution was offered a few days ago.
In transmission to Congress of the
recommendations of Postmaster Gen-
eral Creskell in 1866 and 1871, Presi-
dent Grant recommended favorable
considerations of the plan for unit-
ing the telegraph systems with the
postal system. Practically every
Postmaster General. Including the
present Administration, has made
similar recommendation.
More than seventy bills have been
introduced in Congress since 1871 to
secure legislation for the purpose or
control by the Government of the
telegraph lines, and more than a score
of these bills have been reported fav-
orably by Senate or House commlt-
Thomas J. Mooney, wno was con
victed of being a participant in the
San Francisco preparedness day bomb 8
explosion which caused the death of ^
several people almost two years ago fc
photographed In the prison yard at *
San Qucntin. He has been sentenced Sj
to death, but strenuous efforts are still ^
being made to save his life.
S. A. T. C. BOYS DISCHARGED. *
IMshcharge of the boys in the var- £
lous Student Army Training Corps *
throughout the State took place last *
week. The following Washita Coantv §
boys were discharged, and have come *
in home.
At Stillwater:
Alvin D. McCurley, Cordell
Houston Arnold, Cordell
Meek L Richardson. Cordell
Claud Boothe, Dill
At Weatherford.
Sam Tarr, Cordell
Floyd F. Lee, Foss
Bonnie B. Beard, Rocky
Leslie E. Wheeler, Cordell
Claud L. Hostetter, Foss
George W. Ward. Colony
Clarence F. Wesner, Foss
Bruce P. Currie, Sentinel
Roy L. Keeth. Sentinel
Ernest W. Barrett. Cordell
Wade Henry Smith. Cordell
William C Rodden. Rocky
Reuben L. Miller, Cloud Chief
Raymond L. McLean, Cloud Chief
J. T. Riley, Alfalfa
Lost Tuesday, ladies poplin hand-
hac containing $S.OO bill change and
latter. Return to Mrs. D A Nunn
For rent: furnished rooms for light
housekeeping, close In. See Mrs.
Marvin Smith. O
Farm I<nans at 5 1-2 per cent Gov
arament Money. Robert Steele.
tf. Cordell. Okls
CW1BO
Watch your
Storage
Battery
10 per cent off on all kinds of paint-
ing. Cordell Paint Shop.
J. T. Hinds of Dill was In town
Tuesday coming in on horseback.
Come In and get acquainted with
s. Cordell Paint Shop •
A good resolution that is really good
is to start with the New Year to buy
your groceries at Fisher's.
Claud T. Young who is stationed at
Taliaferro Field. Ft. Worth, is spend-
ing a short furlough with his people
here.
A. M. Beets, who is assisting in the
Attorney General's office, Oklahoma
City, came In Wednesday to spend the
holidays with his family
- Harley C. Wells, Cordell, who Is
stationed at Camp Logan. Houston,
Texas, is spending a Christmas fur-
lough with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Pribble left Sat-
urday to spend the Christmas holl-
days with Mrs. Pribble's parents. Rev.
an Mrs. Hodgson, of Altus.
Attorney Fulton, of Oklahoma Cltay
was here Friday on business connect- j
ed with the sewer taxes. He repres-
ents the company holding the war
rants against the sewer fund.
Ethridge Mathls, formerly of Altus,
now In business at Burkburnotte, Tex.!
with his family. Is spending Christ- '
mas vacation here with hl.i parents.
He is a brother of Mrs. H L. Rlgshei.
Robert H. DeLong died last Monday
He had had a very serious case of flu
but had mostly recovered and was up
doing v II when he suffered a relapse
aad die! in a very short time. Harry
DeLong. his brother, who Is in he ser-
vice and stationed at Kelly Field, San
Antonio, is expected to arrive.
Butter fat at 71c per pound Is too
high to feed to calves. Feed some of
onr calf food and skim milk and you
will raise as good a calf as you would
with whole milk.
Cordell Produce Co.
We Hope You Had A
And We Wish You A
Happy New Year!
WATCH THE WRIGHT PLACE
THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS.
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Batteries in a low or discharged
condition, will freeze. If you are
jaotuaing your ear let uh keep
your battery in eouriition. The
atornge battery is the heart of tli"
working part* of your ear mi l is
the most aetib/ive; therefore tftve
h jrour attention.
BISHOP BATTERY CO.
(Aathorisad BatUry Button)
Corner Bquara.
Butter fat prices are the highest
ever known. We are now paying 71c
per pound for It. Sell us your cream
and foed the calves skim milk and our
calf food instead of whole milk. If
you nr« not pleased with the result
you can have your money back.
Cordell Produce Co.
Clifford Rose, son of J. H. Rose, of
Corn, came home Tuesday. He has
been in the service In the Marine
Corps for the last seven years. He
was la tha Initial drive st Chauteau
Thierry where he received a rather
serious wound la tha foot Ma ra-
osived his dlschargs.
WEEKLY FINANCIAL REVIEW
Prepared for Beacon by the St
Louis Union Bsnk. St. Louis
Missouri.
The number of merchantlio ca i il- I
ties in November was only 670, ar nt
981 In 1917 and 1,251, in 1916. v Itl. the
Indebtedness $13,815,166 and %'
605 and $14,104,612, respectively
Disasters among manufactur-:- hit
year were the smallest in nu:. oer of
any month since July, 1916, a l ' •**
than ever before In November in far'
as authentic records show, but the lia-
bilities at f8,783.588 were grca: < t has
in the month of either 1917, 1'•/!(> or
1915, consequent upon several failures
of large else in cottons snd machin-
ery and tools.
In trading branches the situation
was exceptionally good, the number of
reverses having been fewer than In
any month of which there la record
and the resulting debts fell below No-
vember of all years since 1910.
For the eleven months of 1918 s
most satisfactory status of affairs Is
disclosed, the disasters numbering
only 9,299 and exhibiting a very con-
siderable decline from a year ago and
a most decided dlmlnuation contrast-
ed with 1918.
As regards the volume of debts, too,
the situation Is strikingly favorable,
the 1918 total at 1150,770496 compar-
ing with $168,397,655 and $179,466,982
one snd two years ago.
Manufacturing casualties account
for $16,883,837 of tha 1911 aggregate,
or • 1-4 millions less than In 1917, and
la tha trading division the debts were
very much below those of last year,
| $53,493,184 contrasting with $84,650,-
1 199.
Special prices on tires; reducing
our prices to reduce our stock. C.
H. Murdock
Strayed, iViu! d week ago, reddlah
brindle heifer, about 6 months old;
wore halter J. C. Wright.
You can cut a little bit of your house
hold expense if you'll buy groceries at
Fisher's. Try It in January.
Start the New Year light. Begin
buying your «rr erles at Fisher's and
save more money than you did last
year. /
We sell our cslf food with this
guarantee If vo'":■ cr'r doe* not do as
well on skim milk an 1 th" calf food a.t I
It would on whole milk, you can I. ive
your money back Yen r.ro the judge.
Cordell Produce Co.
Charles E. Wright. Cloud Chief, wss
discharged at Camp Pike and came In
home Wednesday. He went Into the
service August 26 going to Camp Pike.
A marriage license was Issued Mon-
day to Jesse Smith. 21 years old, of
Cordell, and Miss Neoma Bowen, 18
years old. of Hobart. They were mar-
ried by County Judge John Sam Car-
penter. Hobart Democrat Chief.
Don't feed high priced butter fat to
| calves Sell It to us. We are paying
71c for It. feed the calves skim inllk
and our calf food. You can have your
money back If you are not satlstted
with tha result.
1 Cordell Prod ace Co.
THE CHEERFUL CHERUB
The nicest reader
wrote tnd a.sUed
If I could dine with
Her somewhere..
I'd love to come bvt
honestly
I hive n't
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to wetx.
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THI ALLIED BILL.
It Is rather probable that Mr. Lloyd
George will enter the peace confer-
ence In s mood much less laconic
than Is Indicated br the statements he
has lately been making. If one should
give a full and literal acceptance to
some of the declarations he has made,
one would almost despair of a peace
which would bear much resemblance
to the peace President Wilson has so
often sketched. But the reassuring
circumstance of the matter Is that Mr.
Lloyd George Is a politician, as well
as a statesman, and one who, accord-
ing to some judgments, is quits as
proficient in the arts of the politician
as In those of the statesman.
To this one has only to add the fur-
ther circumstance that Mr. Lloyd
Oeorgs has been engaged In a political
campaign that la to determine wheth-
er he or some one else Is to be Prime
Minister of Great Britain, to have
some reason for suspecting that some
of his declarations have been made
In what may be called the Pickwickian
sense There appears to be a consider-
able body of feeling In Great Britain
that the President contemplates giv-
ing Germany a more lenient peace
that justice would sanction, snd that
Mr. Lloyd Oeorge is in danger of fall-
ing under his persuasion. It Is this
feeling that Mr. Lloyd George probsb
ly finds It expedient to sllsy, snd, If
so, he may he auspected of using lan-
guage more severe than his purposes.
There Is no occasion for any one to
quarrel with Mr. Lloyd Oeorge when
he champions the principle that a na-
tion that has lost a war which It start-
ed Is under obligation to Indemnify the
victims of Its aggression for the whole
of their outlay. If that principle
should be embodied In law or cuatom,
It would operate as a deterrent on na-
tions tempted to go to war In the wan-
ton way that Germany did. Rut there
are circumstances which destror the
practicability of the best of principles,
and the circumstances of Germany's
case operate In that way on the prin-
ciple which Mr. Lloyd George says
must be affirmed by the peace con-
ference.
He says that the bill of damages
which the allies could justly present
to Germany and Its partners totala
something more than a hundred and
twenty billion dollars, snd this appar-
ently excludes the expenditures of the
United Ststes. Were it possible or
pracUcable for Germany snd Its par-
tners to pay such a bill, there would
ha some reason for pressing It for col
lection. But no one Imagines that It
is either practicable or posslbls for
Germany and Its partners to par aar
such sum. They could be made to do
so, If at all, only br keeping them tn
bondage, and probablr for a century
at least. And since It Is onlr br tha
use of mllltsrr force that the paraient
could be made sure, the allies would
be required to maintain s mllltarr oc-
cupation for s time extending beyond
the life of any one now llvlag. And
the cost of the occupation would be
an accretion to the bill, an expense
which In Itself would Impose a heavy
tax on German Industry. Even If
there were no other objection, there
are considerations of humanity which
•ould be urged against the policy of
requiring Germany to brim the meas-
ure of justice. Furthermore, to re-
quire Germany to pay any such stu-
pendous bill as that would pretty cer-
tslnly hsve the effect or recruiting the ,
forces of Bolshevism Into an army of
supreme power In Oermsny In that
event tha allies would hsve to go to
war again.to collect their debt, aad
since tha success of such s warfare
would vlrtusllr put the Qermsn people
into slavery, the reaction outside of
Oermany would menace the Govern-
ment of eveiy country which should W
engage In It. To adopt the poller of
exacting the last penny that justice
claims would be to pat s touch Into the
hand of anarchy and to give Bolshev-
ism a world-wide vogue. Mr. Llord .
George shows that he Is sensible of g
this fact, and we shall probablr sea
that the amount which Great Britala
asks Is onlr a fraction of tha amount
It thlnka Itself entitled to— Dalla*
Nawa.
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Anderson, A. W. The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1918, newspaper, December 26, 1918; Cordell, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc270320/m1/2/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.