The Osage County News (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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The Osage County News
Combined with The Avuit Hustler end The Osage County Hustler.
__REPUBLICAN IN PRINCIPLE. BUT PROGRESSIVE IN SPIRIT AND PUBLISHED Ilf THE INTEREST OF PAWHUSKA AND OSAGE COUNTY.
Volume 7.
Number 36.
PAWHUSKA. OKLAHOMA, Friday, MayJTf 1920.
A Carnagey Library
Almost a Certainty
The ladies of the Delphian Society
have been working very hard for the
past few weeks trying to procure a
Carnegie Library for our city. It
seemed for a while that the' efforts
put forth were going to prove fruit-
less, owing to the fact that a few
towns in Oklahoma had failed to keep
up their pledges. But the ladles are
very happy at present, over word re-
ceived from the Carnegie Foundation
that they will send out a representa-
tive very shortly into Oklahoma and
look up the different cities that are
requesting libraries. There is no ques
tion about the need of this splendid
institution, and it is up to the city as
a whole to get behind this movement,
for next to the Church and the public
schools it is the most elevating and
helpful to the entire population.
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Why Taxes Are High.
The citizens of this county are
familiar with the contenton of Mr.
Wright of the Osage Agency and the
Indian Department wherein they have
been complaining for long that the
Indian lands of Osage county are as-
uessed at a valuation in excess of
what they should be, and there is a
case now pending in the courts, filed
by the Indian Department asking for
a reassessment of Osage lands* with
the idea of having a portion of certain
taxes for the past few years said lands
stricken from the records.
The facts are that all farm lands
in this county are assessed entirely
too low and way out of proportion
with the valuation against city pro-
perty.
It is the city property that is pay-
ing an unjust taxation and this holds
good ia practically every comparison
that can be made against the two
classes of property.
As an illustration: —On May 10th,
last Monday, there were 36 tracts of
land sold at the Court House door.
The valuation assessed against these
tracts by the Assessor, and upon which
taxes were paid was 646340.00. The
special valuation for the sale was
602, 812.00. Amount the land sold for
on th> mark.'f., 6U#r050.P0. Differ-
ence between tax value and sale value
666,110.00. Kindly advise the Osage
Agency of this concrete illustration.
-New
For Peggs Sufferers.
Advices received by the Commercial
Club from Talequah yesterday after-
noon stated that funds may be sent
to J. R. Miller at that place but that
no more clothing was needed for the
Peggs sufferers for shipment to Tale-
quah. A draft was sent by the secre-
tary of the commercial club this morn
ing to Mr. Miller in the sum of 6129.30
the sum collected by Mrs. C. E. Gore.
Mrs. Gore and Dan Tillman .however,
are continuing to collect cast-off cloth
ing for the sufferers which will be
sent to .private Individuals. These are
being deposited with S. S. Goehring
sit the mercy room. They will be sent
to Frafik Musgraves, a business man
of Peggs, for distribution among the
needy. Pawhuska’s contribution of
clothing will be very liberal.
-Niwl—.....
The Womans Club.
The Womans Club met Tuesday in
the Commercial Club rooms for their
final meeting of the season, before
adjourning for the summer. Their
next meeting will be held in Septem-
ber. i
It was decided to donate for the
summer, the club lot to business girls
for a tennis court.
Mrs. Clark Tucker resigned as sec-
retary. The executive board will ap-
point a new secretary to fill the va-
cancy caused by Mrs. Tucker’s resig-
nation.
Mrs. Humphrey and Mrs. E. L. Mc-
Cain, both gave very Interesting re-
ports on the convention of the Feder-
ated Womens Clubs, held in Miami
last wedk.
Will Meet Gm-e in
Hominy.
About a dozen Gore admirers have
planned a trip to Hominy next Mon-
day afternoon where they will ‘hear
the Hon. T. P. Gore, who is scheduled
to speak there, and bring him to Paw
huska where he will deliver an address
at the Jackson theatre that evening
at*8 o’clock.
-Niwl
Get Together at Club
Rooms For Trade
Excursion.
II Business and Professions Asked
To Join in Booster Trip Meeting
Friday.
City Paving Projects.
In this issue of the News you will
find on pages six and seven, eight
notices to contractors, callng for bids
for putting in the paving, mostly in
th eflat, Thoso notices woro prepar-
ed in record time by the officials of
tho city, and it will llkoly be only a
few woeks now until operations will
be begun. It will be a mighty fine
thing to get out of the mud this win-
ter, and maybe some of the paving
will bo completed in time to alleviate
some of tho dust that we are always
troubled with In the summer.
Three hundred business and pro-
fessional men of Pawhuska are being
urged today to attend a get-together
meeting at the Commercial Club room
tonight, Friday, at 8 o’clock for the
purpose of discussing and arranging
the trade excursion to northwestern
points of the county. It is proposed
that this excursion visit the towns of
Pearsonia, Foraker, Grainolla, Bur
bank and Kaw City some time in June
but sufficient time must be given to
allow Pawhuska firms to arrange for
the novelties and other advertising
matter which will be distributed on the
journey.
All the commercal and professional
interests of the city are asked to co-
operate in this movement to the end
that a splendid representation be
made.
Pawhuska is now on the map in
many states of the country and the
time has come, it is now declared, for
every village and town in its own
county to become acquainted with the
business interests of the city and the
men who are contributing ttf its pro-
gress. These include the merchants,
thd manufacturers, the oil men, the
corporations, the newspapers and oth-
er lines and cars will be in great de-
mand on the day set for the trip.
Three hundred notices of this meet-
ing were placed in the post office yes-
terday but failure to receive an invi-
tation does not bar anyone who will
join the booster band from coming to
the meeting and talking it over.
Place, Commercial Club rooms.
Time, Friday evening at 8 o’clock.
Purpose, a reusing Pawhuska boos-
ter trade trip.
Don’t fail to be present.
—■ ■ Ntw-
Schools to Hold May
Fete To-Day.
Government Campbs -Will be Scene of
Fine Out of Doors Program.
Pawhuska public schools under the
direction of the Musical Department
will hold a May Fete today (Friday)
at 10 o’clock on the Government
School Campus.
This is to be one of the biggest
events ever staged by the local schools
and a large crowd will no doubt be
present to witness the entertainment.
In the afternoon there will be on
exhibit at all of the rooms in the
schools as well as the high school of
the work of the pupils in all the dif-
ferent studies showing the class of
work which is being done and allow-
ing the parents of the city to see
the work of their children and also
inspect the schools.
The Domestic Science department
will also have a good display at the
high school building where they will
demonstrate their skill in this depart-
ment,' as well as have on sale their
wares so that you may be sure that
it is not made of other than nutritive
ingredients.
The following merchants of the city
have been kind enough to donate the
materials that will be used in this
display as well as for the foods which
will be offered for sale.
F. F. Brenner, Pawhuska Wholesale
Grocery and Stephenson & Givens.
Programme:
The following programme will be
given in the May Fete.
May Pole Dance by First Grade
Franklin.
Oklahoma, Contury school, first,
second, third fourth, fifth and sixth
grades.
Clown Dance, Union School 6th
grade.
Brownie Frolic, Franklin, 2nd grade.
I Sec You, Franklin, 1st grade.
Dutch Folk Dnce, Union, 4th and
6th grados.
Curmena, Glee Club.
Scare Crow Drill, Union 3rd, and
4th, boys.
Blossoming Parasols, Union 3rd and
4th, girls.
Sailor Drill, Boys, 3rd. 4th and 6th.
grades, Franklin and Union schools.
Virginia Heel, Junior High School
girls.
Flower Garden, 3rd and 4th grades
Franklin school.
Sunbonnct Babies, Overall Boys, 1st
grade, Union School.
Sun Beams, Century, 2nd grade.
Rain Bow Contury, 3rd grado.
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Pan Hellanic
The Pan Hellanic Association mot
at the home of Mrs. Paul Meadows on
East Seventh street, with Mrs. Mead-
ows and Miss Freda Whiting as hos-
tesses. This meeting was called for
business hut on account of a few ab-
sentees tho afternoon was spent in
playing Auction Bridge.
The next meeting will be tho last
for tho season; the club assuming its
activities again about the first of Sep-
tember. The meeting will be in charge
of the Misses Hargis, Iluhn mid Peas.
=h£
One Dollar and a Half a Year.
Pawhuska’s Interests Always.
There are many things that we could write about for this
space for Pawhuska, this week, hut we are trying to write ar-
ticles which will be for the better interests of Pawhuska, so
this week we wish to take the betterment of her streets as a
subject of discussion. It was intimated last week by “a local”
truth dispenser (?) that the News had other motives than for
the better interests of Pawhuska, when it partially defended
Mayor Carroll’s stand. We wish our readers to know that our
whole interests are wrapped up in the upbuilding of Pawhuska,
that Mayor Carroll means no more to us than any other individu-
al or business man of the city. We simply ask that the people
of Pawhuska be fair in their criticisms and give praise when
praise is due. Mayor Carroll is human and will make mistakes
the same as anyone else, and we are not upholding him in any
way for the mistakes he may have made in the administration
of our city’s affairs.
It will be a good many months before much of the contem-
plated paving may be done and while we are waiting for that,
why wouldn’t it be a good idea for our city officials to spend some
time dragging and grading the streets and getting them in a
passable condition. As they now are, it is almost impossible to
traverse them, and with no pleasure whatever. Dragging them
a few hours after the rains that we have been having would put
them in a wonderful condition. They would at least be passable
and the people who have cars could enjoy them to a certain ex-
tent, and they would be much better for the business men to get
over with their trucks. The streets have been left full of holes
from the changing of the water lines and sewer mains. They
are full of chuck holes of every description. The crossings are
in very bad repair, in fact there is hardly a street in the city
that does not need attention. We suggest that Commissioner
Buckley try the use of a grader and also the road drag. They
are both very successful road builders and will be a great deal
of help to our streets, until we get some paving done.
Monday in an auto ride to the west of the city we found
the country roads in even better condition, by one hundred per
cent than our city streets. It is true that it costs something to
drag roads, but some effort should be made to keep our streets
in a more traversable condition than they now are, and we feel
as though it would be money,, well spent to drag, and in some
cases where paving will not likely be put in for several months
to oil them. Well kept streets are a great asset to a city and
Pawhuska should use more care in looking after her streets,
than she has in the past. We are not the kind who wish to find
fault, we are not wanting to criticise, but we merely make these
suggestions. We feel that a majority of the people of Pawhus-
ka would be delighted if the <jjty would start a dragging cam-
paign and put our streets ifi a better shape.
LATER:—After writing th< above article Commissioner
BUckley has had several o&the streets dragged. It makes them
much better and you could hear comment on every hand. We’re
glad of this move, and we know everyone else in Pawhuska re-
joices over it, too.
The spring of the year is here, in fact spring and summer
are coming simultaneously and we will soon have hot weather
upon us. Let’s all clean up our premises and keep them in good
condition this year. Let’s do more than we have ever done be-
fore for the beauty of Pawhuska. With a few hours a week we
can do a wonderful lot toward keeping a place in a prcsentnble
shape. Let’s make Pawhuska the beauty spot of Oklahoma. V'e
are picturesquely located, and with every individual doing his
“bit” there is no reason why this may not be made the most at-
tractive spot in the state. There are places with lots of under-
growth that should be cleaned away and theri are trees in near-
ly every yard that should have been trimmed earlier in the
spring. It only takes a very little work to change the looks of
things materially and every resident should put forth his or
her best effort.
The Santa Fe Proposition.
There has been much speculation as to when the Santa Fe
would be built into Pawhuska. ThiB is a big guess, and the
most conservative is that it will not be before the first of next
year and possibly not then as the roads are all having more or
less trouble getting back on their feet and from a statement
issued recently which we will re-produce for the benefit of our
readers, they contend that it will be at least three years before
they will be able to get the roads back to their normal condi-
tion and then it is doubtful if they will be as good as when
they were turned over to the government. We ask the people
to be patient as it will be somo time yet before the Santa Fo
can possibly get in here on account of the affairs between the
government and the various roads. The Santa Fe will come,
without a doubt. It is the best road in this part of the country,
and when it comes, it will do l’awhuska a wonderful good, but
it will take lots of hard work to get the roads shaped so that
they can go ahead with their regular routine business, let alone
making any extensions. We do not wish to discourage Pawhus-
ka peoplo but we do not wish them to longer feel that the road
will be hero within tho next few months, for it will be an im-
possibility.
We herewith re-produce the following article for your bene-
fit, and you can sec from it that the roads, nil of them, have a
big job oil their hands:
"TOPEKA, HAS., May 9.—It will take at least three years
to get the railroads of the country back to their anti-war state
of efficiency—financially and physically—W. B. Storey, presi-
dent of^the Santa Fo system, declared in an address at a ban-
quet of railroad and business men hero. Carl R. Gray, presi-
dent of tho Union Pacific ruilroud, corroboatnd President Storey’s
statement, He cited comparisons between tho railroads as hand-
ed back by the govonmont with tho linos turned over to tho
government control 26 months bofore, "after/ being used ns a
political football,” as he described the experience. As one roe-
on for the lack of efficient service which ho sold existed during
the period of government control, President Gray remarked:
"Efficient employees were forced out of scrvico to make way
for administration pets.”
"President Storey stated that the railroads of tho coun-
Commercial Club Direc-1 Socialists in Convention
~ Flay President Wilson.
tors Have Busy
Session.
Numerous Matters Brought Before
Regular Meeting and Everything
Dispatched As It Comes Up.
The National Convention of Social-
ists which met in Washington this
week nominated Eugene V. Debbs,
now serving a ten year sentence in
the Atlanta, Ga. prison, for president,
and attacked and set forth the vas-
Wilson has betrayed the socialists of
America.”
"Hillquit urged the socialists to vote
for their own candidates in the com-
ing election, rather than place faith
in promises of a liberal administra-
tion voiced by the candidates of an-
(Continued on page 8.)
pretent'E.^^SMdlerr A^Strauss! t- c«nv^tion opened with a caus-
Clyde Lake, D. T. Caspary, W. W. Gru atta'k..up<>n President Wilson by
ber and R. Elam, Mr. Shidler presid- Hillquit the temporary cha.r-
jn(r 1 man, who asserted that “Woodrow
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The minutes of the previous meet-
ing were read and approved.
Mr. Elam reported on behalf of the
rest room committee that no site had
yet been selected but the suggestion
had been made that the city hall pre.............
sented the most favorable prospect, other party.”
The committee was given further time “If there remain any large section
to report. of workers who put their trust in the
The city park and sprinkling com- old party Messiahs, Woodrow Wilson
mittees were given further time. i must have effectively destroyed their
In the matter of selecting a place native faith,” Hillquit said. “For, be
for the band concerts this summer Mr.: it remembered, that in 1916, Woodrow
Strauss said that the committee had Wilson ran as a radical. He promised
considered the vacant lot to the east socialism through the short cut of the
of the Duncan Hotel and that to clean democratic party and thousands of
it up would cost about $50 but the radicals voted for him rather than to
erection of a band stand could not be throw away their votes on the hope-
effected for less than $500. The sug- less candidates of the socialist party,
gestion was made that the city park1 "Woodrow Wilson was elected over
be used alternatively with a more cen-1 Charles E. Hughes by the votes of
trally located site and also that the! s°cialists in California alone. The
committee ascertain whether or not deflection in the normal socialist vote
the band ptand at the Indian school determined his victory in the presi-
would be available for this purpose.1 dential contest.
Tho committee was asked to investi- “Mr. Wilson’s administration in the
gate this last proposition. ! 'ast three years has furnished the
The committee appointed to inves- most striking and abhorrent proof of
tigate the proposition of putting in a Hie fallacy of the ‘good man’ theory
middy blouse factory in Pawhuska in politics.
Arrogance Charged.
middy blouse factory
did not report.
The Commercial Club was notified
by John H. Rebold, state fair price
commissioner, that the appointment
to fill the local post had been offered
to Judge A. R. Museller.
A delegation of six members pre-
sented the following petition to the
Commercial Club and a committee was
appointed to act with them in pre-
senting the matter to the mayor and
chief of police:
Whereas the colored people of Paw-
huska are being misunderstood to a
great extent, and
Whereas the conditions are grow-
ing grevious among our people caus-
ing an unrest, and
Whereas the colored cooperative
“Wilson, the pacifist, drew us into
the world’s most frightful war. Wil-
son, the anti-militarist, imposed con-
scription upon the country in war, an
urged universal military training, a
large standing army and a huge navy
in peace. Wilson, the democrat, ar-
rogated to himself autocratic power
grossly inconsistent with a republican
form of government. Wilson, tho
liberal, revived the medieval institu-
tions of the inquisition of speech,
thought and science. His administra-
tion surpressed radical publications,
raided homes and assaulted their per-
sons. Wilson, the apostle of the ‘new
freedom,’ infested the country with
stool pigeons and spies and filled the
wnercas tne colored cooperative “***> Di"*-» ura wie
league called a meeting Sunday, May jails with Political Prisoners. Wilson
9, 1920, to effect an organization to the cham'lion of labor’ restored invol-
ni.no,,,. nji.. /•«_____i____ „ untarv servitude* on the mines find nn
appear before the City Chamber of
Commerce to present the following
resolutions, to-wit:
"Be it resolved, that we the under-
signed go on record as opposing any
person or persons who in any manner
willfully violate the law.
"Be it further resolved, that the
said colored cooperative league pledge
support to the City Government in
seeing that criminals are brought to
justice.
Then Whereas heretofore there
untary servitude on the mines and on
the railroads and answered the wage
demands of the workers by jailing
their leaders.
“Wilson, the idealist and his human-
itarian, has inaugurated a reign of
intellectual obscuratism, moral terror-
ism and political reaction the like of
which this country had never before
known. The morbid national psycholo
gy which he has helped to create has
produced such atavistic political types
ns Palmer, Burleson, Sweet and Lusk.
Whereas we feel that the City ad-
ministration opposes such actions. We
the Colored Cooperative League desire
the protection of the City, and that
they see to it that hereafter such ac-
tion be avoided.
Partial plans for a membership
drive were adopted, the details of
which are given in another column.
It was desired to have a Pawhuska
trade excursion some time in June,
probably after the 20th. on account
of the Indian payments, and a meet-
ing of professional and business men
was called to discuss the matter at
the Commercial Club rooms tomorrow
night at 8 o’clock. Six names were
enrolled for the excursion at the meet
ing of the board, theybeinngb ET
ing of the hoard, they being the five
directors present and the secretary.
noblest and truest types of American
manhood, persons like Eugene V.
Debbs, and many of his less conspicu-
ous fellow prisoners. The pitiful col-
lapse of Wilson’s liberalism was noth-
in gaccidcntal.
"Own Class Upheld.”
"Wilson was probably inspired by
the best of intentions when he ran foi
re-election. But he did not voice the
sentiments, convictions or interests he
represented or the political party In
which he owed allegiance. When the
great crisis came and he was forced
to choose between the people and the
party to whom he belonged and the
workers for whom he professed a pla-
tonic affection, he relapsed to his class
and party interests.
“Nor was Wilson’s fall purely per-
sonal. With fe wnotable exceptions
the entire structure of middle rlasi
,r, . ---- " , .......v ™ enure structure oi middle cia:
,Tvo!i ^n^ i’,nd ^PitallHt liberalism tumbled wit
ceived $129.30 from Mrs. C. E. Gore
for the Peggs sufferers which has been
transmitted to J. R. Miller of Tule-
quah.
The accounts in connection with the
banquet given in honor of the congres
sional delegation and other bills were
approved.
-New*-——
Attention of Lot Owners
in Palmer Addition
I’leuse take notice that the cost of
constructing the lateral sewers In the
Palmer Highland Addition have been
completed and this cost of the sumo
has been placed in my hands for col-
lection. All lot owners who pny tho
assessment against their lots in cash
cun at once make connections with tho
sewer. Otherwise under the law con-
nections cannot be made for thirty
days ut which time sewer warrants
will he Issued against the lots bone-
fitted, payable in three equal yearly
installments, with Interest nt Eight
(8) per cent per annum.
See advertisement of tho cost of
ouch lot In anohor column.
H. M. LOOMER,
Com, Finatico & Accounts.
him, never
to rise again.”
New*——■
Budget Members to bt
Placed on Regular
Roll.
All Who Have Paid $15 Into Budge
Are Entitled to Membership Fo
One Year is Decision.
All budget subscribers will auto
mnticnlly become members of the Pav
huska Commercial Club according t
the decision reached by the Hoard o
Directors nt their regular session yes
tordny. The annual membership wil
he $15. Those subscribers who huv
contributed less thun that sum wil
remit the difference and receive a re
celpt for tho year's dues. In case
of corporations officers will be give]
memberships not to exceed their sub
scrlptions nt the rate of $15 a mom
bership. Tho secretary was directei
to ascertain from all companies an,
corporations tho names which are ti
be placed on tho membership roll. In
vitatlons will then be sent out t,
other prospects and it s helievod thn
n total membership of 400 will b
reached.
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