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THE CHANDLER TRIBUNE
VOL. XIV
CHANDLER, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. JANUARY -8, 1915
NO 49.
POSITION QFU.S.
REAFFIRMS STRICT NEUTRALIT'
TO ALL POWERS CON-
CERNED IN THE WAR.
PURCHASE OF MUNITIONS OFWAF
Cannot Be Stopped and Administra
tion Declares It Is Not Our Fault
If the Allies Are the Only
Buyers At Our Market,
Washington. — Answering nineleei
separate and specific charges, callint
attention to the fact that the Unitec
States government has promptly taket
to task Great Britain, France am
other allied powers, and declaring
that every possible effort was beins
put forth to protect these rights and
maintain the strict neutrality of the
United States to the European nations
at war, the United States government
has issued a lengthy defense of its in
terpretations of the rights and duties
of a neutral.
A document 5,000 words long, pre
pared by President Wilson, Secretary
Bryan and Counsellor Robert Lansing
■of the state department, after several
days' -of consultation, was made public
in the form of a letter from the sec
retary of state to Senator Stone ol
Missouri, chairman of the senate com,
mittee on foreign relations.
While the letter is a reply to an in
quir.v from Senator Stone for infor-
mation as a result of complaints made
in the press and in letters from vari-
ous parts of the country, charging the
Washington government with unfair
ness to Germany and Austria, it also
is intended as a pronouncement of pol-
icy on some questions of neutrality
previously unexplained.
Concerning War Munitions
After answering nineteen separate
and specific’ charges and calling at-
tention to the fact that the United
States has promptly taken to task
Great Britain as well as Germany and
every government which in any way
has infringed upon the rights of this
country, the letter concludes with the
following declaration on the much dis-
cussed question of exportation of war
munitions:
"If any American citizens, partisans
af Germany and Austria-Hungary, feel
that this administration is acting in a
way injurious to the cause of those
countries this feeling results from the
fact that on the high seas the German
and Austro-Hungarian naval power is
thus far inferior to the British. It is
the business of a belligerent operating
on the high seas, not the duty of a
neutral, to prevent contraband from
reaching an enemy. Those in this
country who sympathize with Ger-
many and Austria-Hungary appear to
assume that some obligation rests
BPon this government in the perform-
ance of its neutral duty, to prevent
all trade in contraband and thus equal-
ize the difference due to the relative
naval strength of the belligerents. No
such obligation exists; it would be an
unneutral act, nn act of partiality on
the part of this government to ad op*
such a policy if the executive had
the power to do so.
"If Germany and Austria-Hungary
ran not import contraband from this
country it is not because of this fact,
the duty of the United States to clcse
its markets to the allies. The mar-
kets of this country are open upon
equal terms to all the world, to every
nation, belligerent or neutral.”
During the course of the letter's dis-
illusion of the serious charges made,
the following facts hitherto undis-
closed were revealed for the first
lime:
That tho Canadian government ro
eently asked the United States fo.
permission to ship "war equipment”
across Alaska to the sea and the re-
quest was refused.
Protest to Allies.
That the Unite# States has brought
to the attention of an "offending gov-
ernment" the searching of an Amer-
ican vessel for German-Austrian sub-
lects, "with a declaration that such
procedure, if true, is an unwarrant*-1
exercise of jurisdiction over American
vessels in which thin government will
not acquiesce."
The government to whom this de-
cimation has been made was n it
stated in the letter, but the incident
is known to relute to the search b> a
boarding crew from a French cruiser
of an American ship plying between
two ports in Colombia, when it is al-
leged some German passengers w re
forced to sign a promise not to par-
ticipate in the wdr. It was this occur-
rence which Jed to a warning speech
by Senator Stone to the belligerents
against such searches of Ameri an
ships.
That sharp representations also
were made to another of the allied
governments because search was con-
ducted on the high seas on an Amer-
ican ship for German and Austrian
passengers. The name of the vessel
or offending government was not re-
vealed.
That on December 15 last the Ger-
man ambassador by direction of his
government delivered a memorandum
to the United States government stat-
ing that "under the general principles
of international law, no exception can
be taken to neutral states letting war
material go to Germany’s enemies
from or through neutral territory."
That representations were made to
both Japan and Great Britain against
the continued presence of their wor-
ships off American ports and that the
protests in each case was heeded.
That since the announcement of the
Washington government’s disapproval
of war loans, none has been made to
foreign governments by this country.
A distinction is drawn officially for
the first time between loans floated
by popular subscription and large
credit transactions for the purchase
of war supplies, the state department
revealing that it has no objection to
the latter.
Fair to All.
In a general way the letter sets
forth that rules of neutrality have
been promulgated by the American
government without discrimination
and have been applied with equal
Tairness to all concerned. It cites in-
stances of violations by Germany and
Great Britain and asserts that protests
have been unhesitatingly entered re-
gardless of the country offended.
MU. MAC ON GOOD ROADS.
Mr. Editor:
I am sorry that I have not been able
to give you a report of the doings out
on the several routes, in the way of
good roads work, until this time, fact
is, that I have been too busy, on ac-
count of work in the office, the result
NEWS OF THE STATE CAPITAL.
of a very heavy holiday trade. How- <’f the early crystalization
Oklahoma City, Jan. 2(5.—With the
appointment of a joint steering com-
mittee of the Democratic caucus in
both houses of the legislature to di-
rect the enactment into law of the
recommendations of Governor Robert
L. Williams, there is every prospect
his
ever while we were not able to make
any report, yet the road work was
going on in several localities, and
right here let me say, that it is time
that we here in town had ought to get
busy and do our part in helping to
get our roads fixed up for the sum-
mer. Our co-operation with the farm-
er at this time of the year when he
is not busy in his crops, will result
in more good, than at any other time
of the year.
The carrier on route No. 7 says
that J. R. Goodberry, one of the road
overseers on his route has had three
miles of his route gone over with the
drag and that it is the finest piece of
road that he has got, and this road
dragging was done while there was
some frost in the ground. This only
goes to show that road work can be
done at any time of the year in this
climate and with good results.
The good effect of the road drag
uERMftfIS LOSE ANOTHER CRUISER
Disastrous End to Venture Into the
North Sea
London.—The German armored
efuiser Bhicher was sunk and two
other German cruisers were “serious-
ly damaged” in a running fight with
i British patrolling squadron in the
North Sea. according to an announce-
ment by the British official press bu-
reau.
None of the British ships were sunk
ind rnly light casualties were report-
ed by the Britisli fleet.
One hundred and twenty-three of
the Blucher s crew of 885 were saved.
The official announcement said'
“A British patrolling squadron of
battle and light cruisers under Vice
Admiral Sir David Beatty, with a de-
‘‘cruel economy” program.
One of the first bills to be passed
by the legislature at the instance of
the Governor will be that allowing
taxes to remain unpaid and bearing
6 per cent interest. The financial
depression generally alj over the
country is responsible for this move,
and it is Govenron Williams’ idea that
no one should have to bear the IS
per cent penaltf on delinquent taxes
now bf law, in view of the industrial
and financial condition of the country.
It is the plan of this committee to
expedite legislation. Insead of hold-
ing hack appropriation measures un-
til the last few days of the session
these will be disposed of at once ac-
cording to an agreement effected be-
tween the two houses of the legisla-
ture.
Governor Williams’ message, uni-
versally regarded as the most com-
prehensive document bf its kind ever
message was delivered, to let the con-
tract for the erection of the state
capitol by the state capitol commis-
sion and by the joint legislativt com-
mittee bn capitol affairs at an es-
timated cost of $ 1,500,000, he in-
formed those in charge that it could
not be done legally The governor
pointed out that an appropriation had
been made for only $750,000 and that
the constitution prohibited the letting
of any contract for an amount greater
than the appropriation therefor. As
a result the contract was not let and
will not be, pending consideration of
the capitol question by the legislature.
Governor Williams lias just re- Suburban Bank
turned from Stillwater, where he vis- |
ited the A. & M. College and made
the first of his predicted “drop-in” |
trips to state institutions.
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QUICK CftPTURE
ROBBERS SHOT WHILE IN ACT OF
DIVIDING $6,000 LOOT FROM
THE BANK.
HOUSTON COPS BATHE IN DARIC
Held Up In Broad
Daylight and Half An Hour Later
Three Robbers Are In
the Hospital.
NEW COTTON CHOPPER.
Houston.—Fifteen minutes after a
lone bandit looted the Guaranty Stata
On Wednesday morning I.. B. Nich-j bank, 3619 Washington avenue, in the
ols, editor of the News-Puli and a re | middle of the afternoon, of nearly
porter for the Tribune visited the j *6*°00 1,1 cash, Police Detectives Hin-
ts plainly desernible on the road from promulgated in Oklahoma earned so
the school house (in district No. 61, many recommendations that it has
east of town), north to the Frisco been difficult for members of the leg-
railroad near the Davis farm. If we j islature and people generally to grasp
had a few more men like Goodberry | its full significance. A part of a
and Tug Smith for road overseers, sentence in his message relating to
our roads would soon be in a much revenues derived from departments
better condition. I of the state holds the prospect of mil-
t • j . ., • • 1 lions of dollars being converted into
In my judgment this is the proper
time of the year for good results to
be obtained in work on the roads, for |
the reason that there is plenty of j
moisture in the ground, which makes |
the soil more adhesive and as a result
is much more compact and cements to-
gether much better, which makes it
more impervious to the rainfall when
it comes.
I regard the road drag as just as
essential to the maintenance of good
roads, as the plow is to the proper
cultivation of the farm, as a means
of helping to maintain good roads, and
this is true after the road has once
j the state treasury from sources
hitherto untouched. This is a recom-
mendations that fees he collected by
the corporation commission on all re-
funds made through its intervention.
Governor Williams takes the position
that since all the people maintain the
corporation those benefitting from
its activities individually should pay
a fee for such service. An instance il-
lustrating his position may be found
in the two cent fare case. This case
involves, if won by the state, a re-
fund of $6,000,000,
That Governor Williams was sin-
, cere in his campaign declarations re-
been gotten in the proper shape and | u political machines is borne
condition. And this work of getting out his recommendations to the
the road in proper shape is going to , islature alon(, this line. He is, so
fall on us, who love our country, and far as known> the only KOVernor the
want to make it our home. There are | UnUed States has ever Unown who
men in this country who have fine recommended a provision of law
homes and keep them in fine condition , ^ wou]<) debar him from usinp, the
by keeping the house well painted and u of his officc to gain the toga
the barn yard perfectly clean and the >f a United States Senator. He re-
front and hack yard in a fine condi-1 l.ommends that lhe legislature submit
tion, and yet have failed to notice the & constitutional amcndment prohibit-
mud hole or (he bad piece of road, the governor from becoming a
along their farm; this should not be,; candidate fol. United States Senator
and would not be if they would take; duri thc term of his office and for
the interest that they ought to take in | ^ year after his term. Governor
j the road. ] Williams would have all candidates
They seem to think that because j for 0fflce piaced on an equal footing.
1 the law sets apart the small strip of j He insists it ;s unfair for any official
[land along their place for a road that j tQ uge the prestjge 0f his office to
I they have nothing farther to do with j ga;n other public emoluments. Al-
| it, and this is a fatal mistake. They ready ^ jK anti-machine prigram has
* should feel as though they were the art,.acted widespread national atten-
i road overseer for that particular part tjQn ;s admittedly the most sweep-
I of the road, and exercise a friendly; inR proposal of its kind yet brought
j interest in its maintainence. j pUi,ijt. notice. If his recommenda-
j We have a very good road law if j tions in this regard should become
1 we will only apply it and endeavor tj,e law it would be impossible for
I to enforce it, and I am glad to know ^ a member of the legislature to be a
that the great majority of our citizens. candidate for Congress if the legisla-
are looking after the interest of the; tUre in which he sat had anything to
roads in their locality. Then let us, - do wjt}, the fixing of congressional
one and all, every time the weather districts.
will permit, give a long pull and a | Among the politicians, Governor
demonstrating room of Pool and
Bunch, where Mr. Pool is in charge
showing the workings of a new in-
vented cotton chopper.
The Tribune reporter was raised
on a farm and could readily under-
stand the workings of the machinery
and is much interested in anything
that will help the farmers.
Editor Nichols is not a farmer and
knows very little about machinery,
but he was quick to catch on to the
workings of this machine and see the
labor saving to our boys and girls.
If the machine proves the success
it looks it would, it means a fortune
to the sunny south in the way of ed-
ucated children, as well as money to
the inventor.
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CELEBRATE SIXTIETH ANNI-
VERSARY.
On Monday January 25, there gath-
ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Reser in East Chandler a company
of about 35, members of the G. A. R.
and W. R. C., neighbors and rela-
tives to help this estimable couple
celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of
their wedding.
After the guests were assembled,
W. W. Morrow made a neat little
speech referring to the respect we
owe our flag and our great American
symbol, the eagle, ending by present-
ing his old comrad six Eagles on as
many five dollar gold pieces, one for
each decade of their married life, and
ford and Hill, were engaging him and
two pals, in a pistol duel in a small
general store in San Felipe road. ^
When the smoke of the pistol fire
cleared, during which the detectives
emptied their two guns, three of the
bandits lay wounded, only one seri-
ously. They are now at St. Joseph’s
Infirmary where they doggedly refuse
to disclose their identity.
The trio and a son of the store
owner, Morris Seigle, were dividing
the spoils of the afternoon raid, spread
out on the bed, when the detectives
surprised them. Detective Blnford
was first to push open the door Into a
dingy pocket of a room midway from
the front of the store.
Detective’s First Shot Counts.
As he peered In one of the armed
men shot a glance at him and almost
as quickly raised a revolver, firing
three times in succession while Bin-
ford was reaching for his gun. The
detective’s first shot struck him in the
thigh and the pistol flew out of his
hand.
Seigle leaped to his feet with his
hands above his head and moved close
to the wounded man. At the same
instant the other two bandits who
had been kneeling on the opposite
side of the bed drew hack into a cor-
ner and fortified themselves behind a
trunk.
Hill, with drawn gun, was just be-
hind Blnford. He turned his atten-
tion to the pair behind the trunk. One
raised a double-action gun to shoot,
Admiral Beatty
-trover flotilla, sighted lour German
battle cruisers and several light crui-
sers and destroyers steaming west- w‘“ ‘‘"T, V. f 1 cne politicians, tiovi
ward. The Germans put about, pur strong pull, and a pull together, fo Williams’ proposal to abolish the cap-
better roads. I am sure that our new jt0j commission has excited the great-
county board and the surveyoi are esi jnt,erest, since it involves several
willing and ready to lend us all the; fat jobs The mesgaf,e lead off with
ward. The Germans put about, pur-
sued by the British, and a battle be-
?an at 9:30 a. m. The British cruis-
ers Lion, Princess Royal, New Zea-
land and Indomitable engaged the
German battle cruisers Derflliirrer,
Seydlitz, Moltke and Blucher, in a
hotly contested running fight. The
Blucher fell out of line, and sank
about 1 o’clock. Admiral Beatty re
ported two other German cruisers
were seriously damaged before they
reached an area where German sub-
marines and mines prevented further
pursuit.
"One hundred and twenty-three sur-
vivors of the Blucher were rescued
out of a crew of 885. It is possible
(hat some ethers were picked up by
destroyers.
"No British ships were lost and only
light casualties were reported in the
British fleet. I
"The light cruisers and destroyers
apparently engaged in the battle, but
♦his was not mentioned in the report.
"The German cruisers, when sight-
ed, were steering westward and ap-
parently making for ibo English coast*
but the enemy at once made for home
at high speed.
"The Lion which led the line of pur-
suing British cruisers, reported only
eleven wounded and no killed on her
I personnel.”
assistance in their power, to this end. recommendation and it is known
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POSTOFFICE ROBBED pursue the course he had outlined.
There has been some talk around the
capital of organized opposition to the
Drumright, Okla., Jan. 23.-Rob-, recommendation of the governor, but
bers burglarized the Drumright post- if there is such opposition it hasn’t
office of $273 early Saturday morn- appeared on thc surface. Majority
ing. Contrary to the custom of rob- sentiment in both houses appears to
hers, ii .plosives were not used in 1 i,e in hearty accord with the message;
opening the postoffice safe in which , in fact, the attitude of the legislature
the money was kept. A crowbar was from the outset has been one of trust-
used in prying the door loose from its ful and implicit confidence in what-
hinges. Officers believe that local ever the governor has deemed fit to
talent did the work. No arrests have make.
This attitude toward Governor Wil-
1 Hams has been a matter of wonder-
j ment and of remark in official and
| political circles of the capital. There
j is no longer any question as to Gov-
We wish to thank our many dear ernor Williams’ absolute sincerety,
j friends in Chandler for their loving while all agree that he knows as no
sympathy and kindness in our great j other man in Oklahoma knows the
bereavement in the loss of our daugh- needs of the state and how just to
ter and sister. j supply them. The man's remarkable
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bucknum, knowledge of the intricacies of the
Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Bucknum, state government has not been indi-
Mr. and Mrs. F, W. Bucknum, cated alone in his message. When it
Mr. and Mrs. U. H. I.une. was proposed January 14, before his
been made.
CARD OF THANKS.
a little additional change, an expres
sion from the citiens of Chandler of,but Hil* 8 “Poke first and tho
their good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. * bandit’s gun was shot out of his hand.
ser j The other man shot once when the
' . ] second bullet from Hill’s gun struck
Following this, the guest were seat- *
, , red bim in the abdomen and quieted him.
ed at a sumptuous banquet prepared j
by the daughters of the home, the Battle In the Dark,
table being prettily decorated with In tile darkness that veiled the
chrysanthemums, also cakes and cook- rooms, the detectives were able to
ies made and arranged in a style of, make out two squirming figures on tlie
sixty years ago. i Poor and to all intent they were at-
One Interesting event of the day | tempting to pick up their guns to
was the privilege of viewing some j continue the fight. In this commo-
valuable heirlooms—a counterpane tion the detectives, who are not quite
woven by Mrs. Reser's mother and a able to explain precisely the details
splint bottomed chair made by the j uf au the shooting, poured the rest of
father, both being over one hundred j their ammunition at the struggling
years old, but still in good repairs, bandits, then knocked them out with
also a large clock nearly as old and: the butts of their guns,
still keeping correct time. The holdup of the bank occurred
All present thoroughly enjoyed the! shortly after two o’clock. Cashier J.
occasion and left with heartfelt wishes j d. Dyer and his assistant, J. It. Colgan,
that our host and hostess would have wore alone in the bank at the time,
many returns of the day. j The latter was behind the teller’s
Mr. and Mrs. Reser were married; window, while Mr. Dyer sat In the
in Missouri, January 25, 1855. They j front office reading a paper. The front
are the parents of eight children seven door swung open and as he looked
of whom are living. They have also i up a man with leveled pistol ordered
seventeen grand children and eight! him and Mr Colgan to throw up their
great grand children. There >vere hands. Then he commanded them to
present on this happy occasion of He down on the floor face down, us he
their children, Mr and Mrs. L. W>«’ept a stack of currency and silver
Pate and little daughter Dorothy, and Ifrom “'<> counter into his pocket.
Mrs. N. E. Rimsby of Cheyenne, Okla. Cashier Locked In the Vault.
Mrs. W. W. Smith and daughter Miss Turning to the safe the robber or-
Ruth, of Ramona, Okla. j dered Mr. Colgan to open It and with
During the fifteen years Mr. and j the bandit's pistol at his head swung
Mrs. Reser have lived in Chandler,jit open. Snatching up $3,000 in cur-
they have made a host of friends who rency. he forced both Dyer and Colgan
will learn with regret that they are j in«> ‘be vault and locked the door,
soon to leave us. They leave next1 As the bandit left the front door of
month to make their home with a son j'he hank, his pockets bulging with
-i,,. cash and currency, stacks cf silver
at Claremore, Okla., where the p.ay- w(mt Jint,lin(, to the sidewaIk.
ei.s and good vvis es o oui PeoP * This attracted the attention of several
follow them. persons who rushed to the street as
Their children desire that thc writ- the fleeing bandit disappeared around
er should express their thanks to the the corner, currency and silver spill-
people of Chandler for the kindness ing to the ground at every step,
shown their loved father and mother! The cry of "bank robber” soon
spread and a number of spectators
A Friend. I folowed the course of the running man
to the bayou.
In the meantime Mr. Colgan, by un-
screwing several bolts on the inner
door of tlie vault, managed to throw
We want to see you at the meeting 0ff the combination and open it. Re-
of the Young Men’s Democratic Lea- leased, Mr. Dyer phoned the police^
gue to be held in Chandler Saturday Then started the chase that wound u»
February (J. A good time assured to in the hand to hand battle in lhe San
every one present. Felipe road store.
here.
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YOl NG DEMOCRATS ATTEST I ON
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