Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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FOR FURNITURE AND SATISFACTION GO TO J. W. LOVETT, THE FURNITURE MAN
Mangum Sun-Monitor.
ISM.
V
MANGUM, GREER COUNTY
, ORI4.H I
OMA, THURSDAY, August 1, 1912.
Church Social Border Chosen
Baptist Church Gives Big
- Entertainment for Bene-
fit oKoNege
lhe reception announced last
week, by the ladies of the Baptist
Church for young people interested
in higher education, was held Tues-
day evening. It was highly success-
ful, a large number was presept,
and the chruch was beautifully dec-
orated in the college colors, j^nd
potted plants. The colors, blqpk
and yellow,proved very satisfactory
for decorating purposes. An it-
tractive program was given. The
orchestra played several selections,
to the delight of the audience.
Miss Ima Oakes at the piano and
Miss Violet Lowe in a vocal solo
were loudly applauded. Miss
Lillian Eades, professor of English
delighted the audience with an ap-
propriate reading and encore. Mias
Verna Yeager proved herself em-
inently qualified for the head of
the expression department. She
gave several readings which showed
her a master in the entertainment
of different types of literature.
Short addresses were given by Pres-
ident Hawkins, Dean Crcgo and
Prof. Short, explaining the scope
of the work of the college and its
prospects.
Every thing points to a large en-
rollment on the opening day, Sep-
Mayor Tisinger Makes im-
portant Appointment to
Great Convention
By virtue of the authority vest-
ed in Hon. B. L. Tisinger, Mayor
of the City of Mangum, by the
President of the United States he
has appointed Dr. Fowler Border,
of this city as the Delegate to at-
tend the XV International Congress
an Hygine and Demography which
will be held at Washington, D. C.
September. 23-28, 1912.
This will be the most important
Medical Meeting ever held in the
United States and, under the rules
of the Association we are precluded
from having another meeting be-
fore the expiration of at least fifty
yelrs, as there are thirty one for-
eign Countries members of the As-
sociation and consequently subse-
quent meetings will be held in
foreign countries for many years.
The last meeting of this associa-
tion was held at Berlin. Gemany,
in 1907, and the meeting preceeding
that was held in Paris, France in
1903. The next meeting of the
sociation will probably be held at
ime, Italy, if so the American
members will bp glad to get to vis-
it that noted ancient city. A spec-
ial act of the United States Con-
gress has been passed to defray the
expense of this meeting. Millions
tember, 3rd. Several of Mangum'sjof copies of the proceedings of said
brighest young people will enter, ~ ' *
while Greer county \yi'l furnish a
large quoto of students. The local
support of a school always iargeiy
determines its success or failure.'
Dean Crego verv forcibly an-
nounced the policy of the school.
which is the establishment of a
full college course at the earliest
possible moment. One of the most
attractive and useful departments
will be the course for public school
teachers, which wilt be equal to
that of the very best 3schpols, and
entitle tHe'student Ifo the regular
Normal school certificate.
After the program frappe and
cake were served to a very appre-
ciative audience.
Preparations will be made for a
meeting will be sent over the world
which will enable the public to get
the full benefit of the valuable
work. Presidentr\Taft will act as
presiding officer at the meeting.
Carlos to Voters
To the voters of Greer County:—
On account of the duties of my
office and sickness ill my family, I
Will not get to see all of the voters
of Greer County, therefore, 1 take
this method of asking your kind
consideration and support at the
forth-coming primary election next
Tuesday.
1 have been your assessor for on-
ly one year. I was appointed by
the governor on the recommenda-
tion of the democratic Central
VOTE
large opening. Invitations will be
sent to the pastors and members of
all Baptist Churches in fourteen
counties, to be present. Special
efforts will be made to secure a
large attendance from Greer, Har-
mon, Jcakson and Beckham coun-
ties. A meeting of the business
men of Mangum will be held Mon-
day, at 4 p. m. at the Baptist
Chruch to arrange plans for the
opening.
To the Voters
To the voters of Greer Co.
It has been impossible for me to
see all of you personallv and talk
with you, I therefore take this
means of soliciting your support at
the primaries next Tuesday, and
should any report go out that I am
out of the race, I want my friends
to deny it for I am in che race
until the last vote is counted.
Yours for Tax Assessor,
J R. CROOK.
How Will You Vote?
fHIS is the last issue of the Sun-Monitor be-
fore the August Primaries. A.t that time
you will cast your ballot for a selection of candi-
dates. The successful candidates in the primaries
will, in all probabilities become your officers later.
Are you going to vote right? Are you going
to consider those requirements essential to the po-
sition of trust, the various candidates are asking
for? D.o you realize that while politics is a game
that we all like to play, and speculate upon, that
the fevor of the "game" many times detracts the
voter from uis real duty to his county or state.
Remember that a "jolly good fellow" is not
the best qualification for the stern duties of the of-
ficer. Because a man is a personal friend of yours
does not imply that he is capable of fulfilling the
office best.
Remember that after the sentimental election
is past, and that officer is seated, you will expect
that officer to do his duty, and if he fails you will
blame him when in fact you are responsible.
If an officer enforces the law, which he is
sworn to do, and mayhaps a friend of yours has
suffered, don't blame the officer. You may like the
"loose" officer if ycu have accasion for his service,
but the majority prefer the man who follows the
law.
When you go to vote carefully consider
candidate as tho you were selecting a person
your own employ, and remember SERVICE
not SENTIMENT should be your guide.
the
for
and
K. € Cox to Voters
In last Sunday's Oklahoman Gov.
Cruce urges the voters to elect men
to the legislature that will stand
by him Jin his fight- for economy
and tax reduction.
k. C. Cox, candidate for re-elee
ti on to the office of Representative
on the Democratic ticket in Greer
county, wired the govenor and ask-
ed if the hought he could trust Cox
to assist him in tax reduction,
and received the following answer.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
for
Where you find the fly you find
filth nearly use our disinfectant
Lime. Wm. Cameron and Co. 252t.
W. H. Dickey of the Cunning-
ham and Dickey Loan Co, was
called away for a short visit to his
sick wife last Monday. Mr. Cun-
ningham will have charge of their
loan office during his absence.
The following physicians were
guests and were entertained by the
Officials of the Reformatory: Dr.
S. P. Rowls and Dr. J. H. Stroth-
er of Altos, Dr. Stewart of Hooart
Dr. G. P. Cherry Dr. Garvin Cross
and Fowler Border of Mangum.
Dr. Ifehr and Riley caiqe over to
Mangum on that evening and stay-
ed over night as guests of Border
Hospital. This being their first
trip to Mangum, they were taken
over the town in cars and were
loud in tbeir praise for Mangum.
Or. Mahr agrees with the Mangum
people that they have in the Bor-
der Hospital the best private Insti-
tution in the state.
Committee, which is composed of
one member from each voting
precinct in Greer county. I have
endeavored to assess everybody on
an equal basis, and I invite the
closest inspection of my books. The
character of my work and that of
my deputies, has received no
stronger commendation than that
given it by the state Equalization
Board before whom I appeared in
person and explained the tax situa-
tion and conditions in Greer Couty,
after which I was more than grat-
ified to see my work accepted by
them without a change of a sinale
item. In this action of the State
Board, the taxpayers in Greer coun
ty were saved many thousands of
dollars over the methods which pre-
vailed last year. The average val-
ue of land last year was $19.30 per
acre; this year it is $1*3.64 per acre.
The action of the state board proves
that our work was equitable and
fair and we stand ready to show
to everyone eise, just as we did to
the State Board that our assessing
has all been done with equal and
exact justice to all, regardless of
who the individual might be or the
kind of property he rendered for
taxation.
Thfere is no man that can do as
well assessing the first year as he
can the second, and I know that I
can render you better service dur-
ing the coming two years than a
new man. It is democratic to give
a man the second term where he
makes good the first one. there-
fore, I feel that I am entitled to
the assessor's office again.
Yours for competent service.
A. B. CARLOSS.
Candidate for Taat Assessor.
Gus Ivey A Winner
The race of honors among the
Democrats who are anxious to serve
the people's cause as congess-men
at-large, is getting warmer with
the weather. It is conceded that
Gus Ivey, of Stilwell, from the
East side, will Jbe/'high man" in
the Jacs of thirty candidates for
congress-at-large. The other two
are up in the air, with Murray,
Thompson, Echols, Weaver, Pruitt,
Franklin and the rest to scuffle for
the two places. Ivy's solid vote
wl
July 29.
K. C. Cox.
Granite, Oklahoma.
In answer to vour telegram, it is
pleasure to say that in all matters
of legisaltion I urged before last
legislature no member supported
me more loyaly than yon. You
were and are my friend. 1 don't
believe any power on earth could
induce you to desert me in my eff-
orts to serve the people of this
state. If all members of the leg-
islature were in as thorough accord
with my policies as you are, and
have always been, I would have no
fear of the outcome in matters of
legislation.
Signed Lee Cruce, Gov. garnarc| jn an her efforts to
I was present every day during , reHeve 8uffering humanity and by
the two sessions of the legislature, i the prohibition force3 t0 strengthen
I kept my promise. | t^e prohibition laws. I have lived
We have 150° prisoners, and room ,in Greer CQunty twenty j yeara>
for only 1200. If we do not build j haye st00(j for the democatic party
for them at Granite, it will be j when it wag weak and when it
done at McAlister. The buildings , wag srtong serVed fifteen years in
will cost at least $100,000 less at ^ BCh00| worjc an(j ^ave been
Granite than at McAlester, because . £ajth£uj frjenci 0f the school and the
the building stone is on the ground | church l&m a hgayy ^ payer and
and can be quarried and put into ,know from personai experience the
the building by the convicts. I ne°d of tax-reduction. 1 think that
• i .,I??ne^C0'J,e? ^ Pr: at least $100,000 can be saved in the
lie building fund, is paid |into the i a(]mjnjstration of the school land
in the old Cherokee, Choctaw and
Creek nations, made him a winner
to start on. There is no man in
this state more deserving than Gus
Ivey, for he fought Democratic
battles and laid their foundation
here long before some of the men
who are running ever dreamed of
Oklahoma. Gus Ivey's trenchant
pen did a great deal to bring apout
statehood and make this one state
the greatest in resources of all the
states of this union. Let Ivey be
one of those selected for he is "a
newspaper guy" and as one of the
toilers in this big state during the
early days he is deserving of pop-
ular recognition.—Sapulpa Light.
His Appeal to The Demo-
cracy of Oklahoma, in
Closing Campaign
lhe Senatorial campaign is at
its close. No candidate who, like
Senator Owen, has declined to
joint debate his own official record
has any right to deceive the people
by new campaign literature too
late to answer. I have offered Sen-
tor Owen a joint debate of hit offi-
cial record through the entire cam-
paign and he haa refused every
date.
JULY TWENTIETH I made a
written offer to Senator Owen to
submit his official record to Hon-
orable W. J. Bryan and if W. J.
Bryan approved his re-otd I would
not aalr a democrat in Oklahoma to
vote for me.
Owen refused to allow Bryan to
pass judgment on his record.
If Senator Owen will not trust
w. J. Bryan how can the democrats
of Oklahoma believe Owen's liter-
ature? Senator Owen has claimed
to be polite and dignified but has
employded a few newspapers and
disappointed office seekers to ped-
dle the most vicious slander and
now he calls to his aid William/R.
Hearst, the man who bolted Bfyan
in 1908 and who joined the Tam-
many Hall to fight Bryan at the
Baltimore Convention to help him
by serving notice to take deposi-
tion in New York in my libel case
againt Hearst which i have been
trying for three years to force to
trial and Hearst has bef»n constantly
delaying the trial by dilatory mo-
tion, pleas and demurrers. As
long as Owen and Hearst work to-
gether how can Owen claim to be a
friend of democracy or a friend of
W. J. Bryan? In all my campaign
through the state I have many rea-
sons to be thankful to the loyal
demorcacy of Oklahoma and espec-
ially wapt to,thank the farmers
and the toiling masses generally for
their assurance that they have
always beer, loyal to me and that
they are loyal now and in return
for their loyalty I want to say that
when 1 am elected to the United
LS
States Senate the common people
will have a man there who will
stand up boldiy and and use everv
possible effort in behalf of the com-
mon people. The subsidized press
and the special interest that have
always opposed me with the great-
est viciousness will still continue
to slander and vilify me but I as-
sure the common people that I will
give the enemies of honest gov-
ernment cause to hate me.
My motto will be. MORE GOOD
Laws and less deceiving
lirtrature.
Sincerely,
v C. n. HASKELL.
VOL. 22. NO. 48
State Senator
G. L. Wilson, the Farmer's
Candidate Explains His
Opposition
Gentlemen:— In a very few
days the primary election will be-
came history. Shall we regret ouj
choice on the sixth of August, or
not? That all dependa on what in-
terest we take in this primary
election. As the time grow* short*
er, the more industrious will be
the political triefcrter, wtth all
kinds of false reports, in order to
deceive the common people. The
candidates for the legislature all
have thier plans to reduce taxation.
Some are feasable some are not. I
heard one candidate for the State
Senate, say in a speech delivered
At Deer Creek, that he was in fav-
or of abolishing six of your argi-
cultural schools, thinking it very
essential to have some part to help
abolish high taxes, and the agri-
cultural schools was one the com-
mon people knew the least about,
and he could use that as dope for
low taxes.
Now what are the intents of these
ichools, aren't they institutiona
and establishments, for the purpose
Agents Wanted
We want good agents both men
and women, that want to make
three to five dollars per day. Send
two cent stamp for particulars,
Ladies address Ladies Dept. Call
or address Kennedy & Co. Blake,
Okla.
Still intbe Race
I am in the race for County Re-
corder. Kenorts to the contrary
have been circulated, notwithstand-
ing your vote will be appreciated
on August sixth.
J. r. Crouch, Jr
State Treasury from the west side
of the state $600,000 of it was spent
at McAlester. i promised to keep
some of it at home if i was elected
and i have kept my Jpromise. The
thousand acres of land provided
for in two of Jmy bills cultivated
and gathered by the convicts ought
to make at least $20 per acre. At
that figure it would nearly pay for
itself in one year, and reduce ex-
penses that mweh feacti year there
1 after My bill that provides for the
J sale of section 33 in old Greer coun-
j ty giving the proceeds with $40,000.
I accumulated rentals to a building
; fund for consolidated rural schools
i in one of Jthe best things that has
i been for the county, i promise to
■do this two years ago. I kept my
promise. I faithfuly stood by Miss
office. $50,000 in the game warden
office, $50,000 in the State Board of
affairs, a large amount by abolish-
ing unnecessary state schools and
many other things too numerous to
menion.
To this workl faithfully promise
to devote my time in the next leg-
islature. I have nothing to say
against my opponents, I would not
win tho race that way if I could.
My experience and acquaintance
will enable me to be of good ser-
vice in the next legislature. I am
asking of a second term and very
kindly and earnestly solicit yonr
vote on August 6th.
Respectfully Yours.
K. C. COX.
Kennedy's Last Word
To the voters "of Greer County:
Owing to the fact that 1 was
financially unable to see each of
you personally. I decided to ask you
througn the press to please not torn
roe down on that account. I am
thoroughly qualified for the office
to which I aspire, and I assure you
if you vote for me I will fill the
office as it should be filled, to the
best advantage of the entire popu-
lation of Greer county, if I am
elected, and under no circumstances
will I give you occasion to regret
your action. There may in the
fotart as mi the past, report* read*
you to the effect that I have with-
drawn. such will not be the case
as I will remain in the race until it
is settled at the polls. I thank you
in advance for your support, and
assure you I shall ever hold a warm
spot in my heart for you.
J I beg to be your Humble Servant.
Willie Kennedy.
of teaching the farmer's boys and
girls the art of scientific farming,
gardening, canning fnata. cooking
and various culiuury mt*» as well
as the growing alfalfa wheat,
conserve the soil, etc, but be never
mentioned the abolition of one
single uriiverbity, the rich man'8
school.
Then again he wanted to abolish
ON
the Game Warden's office, and there
by reduce your taxes, now boys this
is purely sluch, thinking you old
farmers wouldn't know any better,
as a matter of fact, there is not a
man in this state who pays one cent
to maintain the game warden'a
office, unless you want to hunt off
your own farm and then you go to
the county clerk's office and secure
a gun license, for $1.25 which goea
into the state treasurer's office to
the credit of [the game protection
fund, and from this source there ia
in the state treasurers office some-
thing like $150,000 in excess of ita
needs, and not one dollar assessed
against any property in this state,
it is paid by men who for the pleas-
ure it gives them to hunt and tho
sport it funishes by having the
game' protected.
Then again he wanted to abolish
the State fire marshall's office, as
it bore very heavy on you taxrid-
den people. As a fact the fire
marshal Is office is supported by a
special tax assessed against the fire
insuracne companies of this state,
and not one cent assessed against
your property, and when I charged
him with trying to deceive the
people with his plan to lower taxes,
he admitted, the game warden'a
office was kept op by a gun tax.
and the state fire marshall's office
was supported by the insurance
companies of the state. Now Mr.
voter sum up his remedies and see
how much you would save in your
taxes by the distraction of your six
agricultural schools, you would
probably save 10 cents on the thous-
and dollars of taxable property.
Why didn't he come to you with
some plan you could understand
ana had some merit in tt, such aa
the sale of the school lands. A
plan I have advocated froan the
start, and he fought it adl over this
county, four years ago. In tho
Brinkman District alone it would
save something near $1200 or $1500,
locally, to that district, which
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