The Cushing Citizen (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1915 Page: 1 of 10
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THE CUSHING CITIZEN
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It ww • profitable enl anjoyabir
hour .id • half .f-nt to the
m-irr of the Curbing Aeld.
route to the depot for depor
th» build M-frr.adrd the rovrral
rrJ M-hool children. who waved
in approval from the window* of the
marnifkenl high •rhool building
Mayor Char'er K. Pro***. popular
chief executive of the city. war *n »c
tin proton. gfreting and welcoming
the booster*. He bar many friend*
among the buiinfM men of Tulsa.
HENRY CONLEY HURT
Monday afternoon Henry Conley,
■ workman employed on the tank
farm *outh of town, fell from a scaf-
fold to the ground, a distance of about
nineteen feet and suffered only minor
injuries. He landed on his feet, hav-
ing turned a complete somersaailt in
his fall, and beyond a severe jar to
his hips and back is resting easily
I)r. Jacoby was called nnd after an
examination declared the victim of
the tumble was worth a dozen dead
men yet and would be back on the
job within a day or two.
TWO NEW SCHOOL
BUILDINGS SOON
The school board at their meeting
Monday night ordered the submission
of the question of issuing $50,000
bonds to build two new school build-
ings. One will be located in the
south part of the city and the other
in the east. Each will be of eight
rooms, constructed with a view of ad-
ding more room when needed. Archi-
tects are now working on the plans.
So Cushing keeps on growing.
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JolMkMaA got drank once a
time. and in company with rmUmi
rjgte, whom «• will rail John I lor.
or lark of • belter nam*, proceeded
to frame up a deAl whereby they
pould bold op another negro, whoee
nine we are unable to learn.
Hie negro who wmt to be held up
p*t wind of the affair and immediate
Hi to poller headquarter* for
him to tamo oil Hod* or «»*«>ar
luring H4M.tr. tneartor*. werhW.
•ftd from p»wr*t appramr^rr it U-kr
M though Curbing will ree*b the A
uoO taarb before the end of the com-
>ag |oor A
Jlrrretary |hcktn*on of tlo 1 »*•'
Ur of Commerce raid the other day
that all Curbing needed war cheap
far for factory u*e and the city would
•.ben grow by leape and bound*. He
predicted a population of 20.000 with-
two yearn, or at the end of 1911.
,f the citi*enr of thle city provided
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-lion. Officer* King and Kinan »n ample rupply of cheap fuel. II
heart
a tr
rrn in
of II
n the
Jso rlated in a recent ope
were put upon the caar and they *tart ...«« —•» ,
-1 out after thr hold-up*. Johnron (hat the club would not need hi* aer-
_nd Hoe wrre locatrd and in making ice* if gar wa* not P">v*ded for,
,ire*t officer Kinan *hot and killed nnd that no organ.tallon would be able
to carry on a *ucce**ful campaign
Johnson wa* laken to Stilwater nlr** the fuel que*tion war rettled
and there sentenced to a term in jail, in the right way.
During Johnron'* sojourn in jail he Thi* wiU be one of the greatest o
wrote letter* to the unknown negro, thing* that have come toCuahing and
,n which he threatened him and stated , we may feel awured that this will
hut he would kill him. , come to paw within a very *hort
Johnson was released from jail on time.
Monday and came to Cushing on o
Tuesday, and Tuesday afternoon he j
met the negro whom he had threat-
■ ned, and upon meeting him Johnson
knocked him down then he stood and
waited for him to get up. While
tanding he placed his hand on his
hip and the unknown negro thought
he was reaching for a gun, and he
immediately pulled a gun and shot
Johnson through the stomach.
Physicians say that it is impossible
"or Johnson to get well.
The negro who did the shooting is
said to be a hard working and good
negro, and has not had any trouble
here in the past.
Thursday morning the negro was
brought before Mayor Droege and af-
ter hearing the evidence his honor
concluded that the shooting was jus-
tifiable and turned Mr. Nigger loose,
having first taken his gun away from
him.
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haapinr in who** beholf hi* trow# wm
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Arriron'* .ddrer. upon the pol
tax bill will *o down in legi*latlv<
annal*
perhaps
hit death •
thofrfiyncal
carton.
1114 rpecch follow* tn full:
"fc the beginning I wish to concede
hon^ty and good intention* of the
proAmentr of thi* bill. They think
,i I* right; I believe it i* wrong. We
decide in our judgment what i* right
cry
tually «b
rffort be
event that
racull from
r upon that
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The students of the high school hear
with pleasure of the intended con-
struction of two new school buildings.
Lack of room has been the one hind-
rance of Cushing's schools this year
but in the future there should be
no thing-to keep Cushing from having
one of the best public school systems
in i he state.
Last night the Juniors enjoyed im
mensely a picnic held northwest of
town.
Tonight the eighth grade expects
to enjoy themselves on a sim'lar ex-
pedition. As guests they have invit-
ed the faculty and the senior class.
The Seniors are going the ro-mds
in giving talks at chapel. On lues
day last Miss Alta Hopkins gave a
tak (ii the superiority of w man.
It wa: cf her o*.vn choice and cer-
tainly was enough to drive the blues
away frcm any one.
Mump: is certainly the lltr-fash
ionable This week the following are
reported to have it: John Self, sen-
ior; Elizabeth Enoch, Junior: Sam
Lewis and Goldie Hermanstoffer.
Freshmen.
ANOTHER SHOOT-
ING AFFRAY
BEST PAYING RAILROAD
RUN BY MAN POWER
The railroad that pays the biggest
dividends on the capital invested is,
according to the Technical World
Magazine, the Grand Island Railroad.
It is in Northern Alberta? Canada,
200 miles from any trunk line or feed.
It is only a quarter of a mile long
and built of scrap iron on wooden
rails. Its rolling stock consists of
two battered freight cars which are
pUCHCU *
who ship the freight, no locomotives
being used.
The freight that is handled on this
Old John Barleycorn played anoth
er act in the drama of life Wednesday
night in the red light district, the
curtain falling on a tragic scene.
F. J. Allitzan, a member of the
Union Boilermakers, or tank build-
ers, was probably fatally shot by a
fellow workman, and old friend. The
attending physician say the wounded
man is hovering between life and
death, with the chances very much
against his recovery. The man who
did the shooting, a Mr. Bow, claims
to have believed that his friend was
another man with whom some difficul-
ty had been had earlier in the even-
ing.
The affair is believed to be anoth-
er case of mistaken identity. Prob-
ably our old friend, John Barleycorn
was the real cause of the sad affair.
It is evident that the wounded man is
among friends, for every effort is be
U. aid mm walked into th* Quel
lirwrry and Aral Market the
or day. ond upon being a.k*d what
derired. rtatod that be w*« bun-
id bad no money, hut would trade
knife for a piece of bologr.a
'The edible wa* MH>n forthcoming and
j th i old gentleman Mill ha* hir knif«•.
Any worthy perron would have lir-
tla difficulty in receiving aid from Mr
High. th>< proprietor of the rtor
nd a correapoa
irvat. or one I
I,ret on Hart
i.rth from Oal
Thi* new diatt
rtieflt to the I
t»« block upon
ow of the preweat
II he paved, and for
a ill bo let shortly,
lit too or new dtatMrt
i an Hart
ing ooe on C
ock north from < »*k
on and one block
utreel on Cleveland,
rt will result in greol
ty at targe a* it I*
huh ail the city of-
dec*, to our judgmcr what ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
and^hot ir wrong and wa here ,n ,|r nfle. Very little
«c gppre* our judgment before thi. ^ ^ ^ ^tertmll-d.
ef rrew. I wi*h to «oncod*lur
ther that the Democrat* of thi* hour®
have « sufficient majority to parr thU wealthi and »u«jJ7 that ^ourco^
meaaure. You have the power
place upon the ntatute book* thi* op
preasive bill. Moreover, you may Hb
ten to imparsioned »peeche* by elo-
quent partisans until you forget the
right* of the plain people of Okla-
homa and pa*s this measure.
"But my friends, remember this—
you cannot dismiss from the bar of
public judgment a question of such
momentous importance with a verdict
wrung from the passion of an hour.
There is a quieter moment in the
lives of men when prejudice has sub-
sided and the streams of reason flow
even in their channels. In that aw-
ful hour of a people's anger you must
stand at the bar of public judgment
to answer for your votes today, and
in my opinion if you sanction this
measure there hangs above your heads
a doom heavier than the burden of
Babylon.
"In our American economy 'Every
man is a sovereign, though no one
cares to wear a crown.' This sover-
eign right was won at the cannon's
mouth on a thousand fields of glory.
The very stars had reddened above
our cradle and the bell sounded our
among friends, for every ettort is De-1 Qur cradie and the bell sounded our
ing made to get in communication j baptjsmai note already quivered with
with his friends and relatives, who <liia t>1p toesin. Do not think
are said to live in New Orleans, La.
"New Orleans Red", the wounded
man, was operated on Thursday morn
ing at 2 o'clock at a local hospital.
He remains conscious, and often de-
clares that he will not charge Bow,
his old friend, with any evil intent.
He claims it was entirely a case of
two battered freight cars wmch are ^ ^ no fclame
pushed along the road by the men attached to his friend who
should be attached to his friend who
did the shooting.
A meeting was held by the union
the roll of the tocsin. Do not think
for a moment that in this land where
men have died for freedom that you
can oppress a people and not incur a
people's wrath. When you disfran-
chise a white man, his anger will fol-
low yoil to your grave.
"Did our Liberty Bell ring in vain ?
"Was our Declaration a lie?
"Must we turn to the old world
again.
... workmen at Moose hall at 3:30 oil
road consists pnncipaHy ' Thursday afternoon. The entire mem
which are towed up the Athabask am>ears to be in hearty sym
bership appears to be in hearty sym-
pathy with the wounded man as well
the man who did the shooting.
Mrs. Joe Floyd, of Stillwater, was
the prize winner at the Garitson Mil
River on scows hauled by men, are
'aden on the cars, pushed down the
railroad and shipped again on other
scows, thereby circumventing the
dangerous Grand Rapids. Returning,
'.he scows carry all sorts of freight ^ ^ ^ _
for the Hudson Bay Company's fac-! jjnery js week, she having won the
tors, and are floated down the river. | ^at which was given as a prize.
The Hudson Bay Company charges |
$2.50 a ton for all freight on this j °
little railroad and the shipper must Mr. Busch. a brother-in-law of Fre
handle his own goods and push the | Chief Alvin Gelbhaar, arrived in Cush
1 cars himself. !Mr. Ge
"Of Europe's barbaric parade - irmionnc a ™ r —
'To preach out a gunpowder gospel temple of your party; you may perpe-
trate this crime. But mark my pre-
to man,
"And- open a pathway for trade?
"Must we march through the world
with bluster and brag
"With a dollar mark stamped on our
brave old flag?
"Before you vote for this measure
I ask you in God's name to tear down
the picture of Wilson and Lincoln
from the cold walls of this chamber
I !Wh, the Are rlation, water rtatkm
*»■ I police station are located-
| Especially will thir new paving be
I of benefit to the Are deportment, a*
The thirteen yaar old wn of Mr. the room which the dopartmrnt oc-
4ii.| Mrr. Key. who live on the north kupie* will front and diroctly connect
side of the city i* reported a* nol to the paving. Thir will cnable thr
expected to live. Lockjaw ir lepartment to make a much quicker
get away in caro of fire.
After the transaction of the regular
routine business and some minor af-
fair* 'he council adjourned.
ry's gilded halls *nd laugh at the
r- .-alamitie* of * world in need—not up-
i- on the horded gold that curses the
offers of the idle rich; upon these no
burden falls. It falls alone upon
those unable to pay—on shoulders
scarred of toil, on hands seared in
labor's fires, on bodies broken in the
carnage of industry, this scorpion
whip of taxation falls. We must not
ommit this wrong. The swollen
throats of fifty thousand poverty
blighted Oklahomans plead like an-
gels trumpet tongued against the
deep damnation of this proceeding.
•'There was a day—a fatal day—in
the history of Jerusalem when the
Son of Man heard Pilate ask the as-
sembled rabble, 'What shall I do with
leKUS, who is called the Christ?' and
he heard the rabble answer, 'Away
with him. Crucify him.' But there
came an awful day in the history of
Judea when , the very walls of Jeru-
;alejji rang with a cry of the Roman
armies, 'Away with them and their
government, Away with them and
their religion, Away with them and
'.heir altars.' And today the cresceht
waves above the holy temple and the
dust of Jerusalem is crowded thick
with the ashes of a hundred genera-
tions.
"The Niobe of nations, there she
stands,
"Childless and crownless in her
voiceless woe,
"And empty within her shattered
hand,
"Whose holy dust was scattered
long ago.
"The wages of sin is death, and you
THE ENEMY LICKED
TO A FRAZZLE
BY VOTE OF 38 TO 34 HOUSE
REFUSED TO PROHIBIT
NEW COUNTIES
again. ^ -
"With the penitent prodigal's cry? cannot escape the consequence ot
"Must we march to the fore in the your contemplated folly. In the name
Vftll TTlft
of political expediency you may dis-
franchise a people, and protect the
Monday afternoon in the assembly
rooom of the House of representatives
was staged the last round of a fight
that has lasted throughout the ses-
sion and has been as bitterly contest-
ed as any bill ever presented to the
legislature for enactment.
It was the bill by Keegan, of Lin-
coln county, prohibiting the forma-
tion of new counties where the boun-
dary line of the proposed county
comes within fifteen miles of an es-
tablished county seat. As was known
generally, the bill was aimed at Shaf-
fer county—none other—and was de-
signed to place the people of the pro-
posed new county forever at the mercy
of the county seat rings and cliques
of the older counties. By a vote of
36 to 34 with 28 absent or not voting
the measure was killed, and the house
passed blithely on to the consideration
of other matters.
In this connection it may be said
that Cushing boosters were up against
a proposition that was hard to get
around. Ardmore adherents feared
that Ringling or some other town in
that section would want in a new
county and they were there in force
fighting for the measure. Others who
were not interested took the view
of the matter that it was a good law
as it was and it were well to let it
alone.
Anyhow it is now a dead isue. Any
IS crime. OUl mam mjr ^ _
diction-pass this bill and you will J time the spirit moves the Shaffer
live to hear the Marseillaise sung in j county deal may start again without
this legislative chamber and see the legislative interference or hmderance
banner of the red international float j and the people, in the majority the
'rom the dome of yonder unfinished court of final determination, pass up-
the dome of yonder unfinished
capitol.
"I cannot talk any longer, I have
been beaten by the waves of the tem-
pest on time's ocean, till broken and
worn I approach the narrow isthmus
on the matter to their own satisfac-
tion.
B. F. Schlegel, on Monday after-
noon received a shipment of a car of
Mrs. Clarence Hursh and daughter
Miss Eloise. who have been visiting
in Girard, Kas., are expected to re-
turn to their home here on Friday.
— - >p>-«wizzzz
'"VilJ' B*Jh"u h. N.b"Ik»a "n-Ti?rrnot a l»x on wealth or ir. eurmlj beyond. But standing today the entire shipment Mr. t*-hle,ej
Miss Myrtle Spear, who i. employed ^eon— with Mr Wt. te^nee Ul
she will spend with her homefolk. at that there is still snow and ice to plen- p~ir.es of Oklahoma and nit up their God s name. comm
Parkin*. ty Hp there. (spires to God—not upon the power of [wrong.
that
pretty busy
these day*.
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