The Foraker Sun (Foraker, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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Y
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$1.00 PER YEAR
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1911
FORAKER, OKLAHOMA
VOL. 5—NO. 43
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H. H. Brenneb, President A. N. ruble, Vice-present
W. H. Metcalf, Cashier
CITIZEN STATE BANK.
Foraker, Oklahoma
Do You Need Any Money?
We are agents for the
OSAGE INVESTMENT CO.
8 Per Cent
The Foraker Land & Loan Co.
Jim Crow Law Declared Valid
The United States circuit court
of appeals, in a decision handed
down Friday, upholds the consti-
tutionalty of the "Jim Crow" law
of Oklahoma-
The opinion was written py
Judge Adams and concurred in
by Judge Hook. Judge Sanborn,
presiding judge of the court, dis-
sented. The law requires rail-
roads to have separate cars for
whites and negroes and also
attendant accommodations sep-
erate, though equal.
Five Oklahoma negroes sued
to enjoin the railroads from com-
pying with the act of the legis-
lature on the ground that it vio-
lated the fourteenth amendment
and was in conflict with inter-
atate commerce laws.
Judge Adams' opinion was
emphatic. He said that the
question was not an open one and
that discusson on it was fore-
closed by an existing decision of
the United States supreme court,
which held that though the four-
teenth amendment gave political
equality to. the negroes, it was
not intended to abolish distinction
based on color or to enforce social
as distinguished from political
equality.
Judge Sanborn, in dissenting,
holds that it is against the 14th
amendment of the constitution of
the United States; that the law
will deprive the negroes of the
protection of the laws and, that
under the law, the noach and
compartments provided for them
may be so inconvenient and com-
fortless that no one would ride in
them from preference. He ex-
presses the belief that the decree
of the lower court shotld be re-
versed, the demurrer overruled
ane that the railroad companies
shouls be required to answer the
bill,
There is nothing that pays bo
well as kindness. A man
spend his money, and in pi
tion as he expends it he red
his principal but kindness is
tirely different, for in proi
as you spend kindness your pi
cipal increases.
It brings around you many jer-
sons who think kind thoughts of
you and say kinds words for. .
and this subtle potence of havjng
a lot of friends help you by
action and their words is so
valuable that it is surprising
so many self-seeking people'
so little of its value.
People are glad to n
kindness in an individual,
man can act the part if he is not
sincere. He must culivate kind-
ness if he has little of it in his
make-up. He must take an in-
ventory of his qualities and if the
weeds of mean impulses are
crowding out the delicate flowers
of kindness, he should pull up
those weeds and give the flowers
a chance to grow.
Lincoln said: "You can catch
more flies with a drop of honey
than with a gallon of vinegar.''
Lincoln was an exceptionally
kind man and his examples of
kindness have been of great val-
ue to millions of people. You
remember, he said: "When you
lay me away let it be said that
traveled along life's road always
endeavoring to pull up the this-
tles and plant a rose in its stead.
Life at best is short and the
only thing we get out of it is
health and happiness. Money
cannot buy these. But kindness
can.-Exchange.
Lyceum Course
In presenting Gov. Manship,
let us s£(y that his is not a lecture
but rather an evening of enter-
ment, blending humor and path-
os in a most charming and origi-
nal way. He takes a sunny view
of life, brightening and bringing
human hearts closer together.
Mr. Manship is spoken of as
"the soul of humor who knows
the pathway that leads to every
smile in the shadowy jungles of
human nature; he knows the hid-
ing place of the hearty laugh,
and he will take you through the
scented lanes of other times that
lead back to slavery days. Mr.
Luther Manship will lecture at
thr school auditorium on Wed-
Road Bill In
Has Money for Their Customers when they need It
PAID-UP CAPITAL $15,000.00
Individual Wealth More Than $1,000,000.00
Valentine Social
The house committee on roads and
highway has introduced a substitute for
ail the bills referred to it which is
very comprehensive road law and guar-
antees uniformity of highways through-
out the state. It provides for the crea-
tion of the office of State Highway
Commissioner and State Road Engineer
under whose direction highways shall
be constructed. The bill does not take
from the county commissioners, the
authority to let the contracts for the
construction of roads but constitutes
the officers created thereby, rather a
board of review, who shall pass on the
plans formed in the counties. The sys-
tem of road districts is perfected and
their organization is provided for. It
is intended to give Oklahoma the best
and most uniform system of public
roads in the United States and this bill
is far in advance of all other road laws
The Epworth League held their
Valentine social last Saturday
night and all present report a
very enjoyable time.
The first feature of the evening
was started by passing a large
paper heart, to each person
which had the name of some per-
son present written on It, then
each one was given a magazine
and were expected to cut some
pictures from the magazine that
would appeal to the person, and
paste them on the heart and give
to the person designated. It was
queer what some thought would
appeal to others.
The post office was also there,
and everyone had some mail wait-
ing for them. It consisted of
valentines and letters and that
most of it came "postage due
and were registered packages.
Refreshments was served
which consisted of salad, sand-
witches, cake, oranges, bananas
MM/] /lrtff Art
School Notes
A mistake was made last week
in regard to the number of weeks
of school. We should have said
nine weeks.
The literary society put on a
very good program Friday even-
ing, but as there were so many
doings in the country, it was not
very well attended.
Prof, Matthews' brother of
Hominy visited our schools this
week.
A number of students attended
the pie supper last Friday night
The domestic science class are
learning some cooking receipes.
The class in bookkeeping are
getting on nicely in their work.
The study of South Africa is
the work of the 8th grade geo-
graphy class.
The society expects to put on
an excellent program in honor of
Washingtons birthday.
A Student.
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Clothing
Call at this office
If for ho other reason than the teaching
of the value of money you should have
a bank account for yonr children in their
individual name. It will grow with them
and augmented by the deyosits of their
savings by the time they become of age
will amount to a tidy sum.
The Bank of Foraker
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Dautrich, Charles C. The Foraker Sun (Foraker, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1911, newspaper, February 16, 1911; Foraker, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc287192/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.