The Chandler Tribune (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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CHANDLER TRIBUNE
VOL. XVII.
CHANDLER. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1917
NO. 7.
REPUBLICANS WIN
IN CITY ELECTION
BOYS OF COMPANY
B ARE BADE ‘GOD
SPEED’BY FRIENDS
Much Interest Was Shown in the Sad, Solemn Crowd Sees Them off
Race for City Clerk—Landsaw
Won by Narrow Margin.
the city election of last Tues-
iiay the republicans carried every
ward in every instance except for
councilman for the long term from
the third ward, where T. J. Hinchey
won over John J. Gayman.
The greatest interest was shown in
the race between the candidates for
mayor and city clerk. Both candi-
ilates in these two instances made a
bard, clean fight. M. F. Jones won
for mayor by the large majority of
F4 votes. The race for city clerk
was closer, however, and could not
' be decided until the official count
was made, when it was found that
I*. D. Landsaw had won by the small
margin of two votes.
Roy Dawson, Courtland Feuquay
■ nd F. Hood were elected as treasur-
•r. city attorney, and treasurer of
(Continued on page 8.)
Mrs. Neal and son, Harry, of Okla-
homa City are here visiting at the
W. L. Johnson home.
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COMMISSIONERS ENTER SUIT
AGAINST YAHOLACOMPANY
Y.
The board of county commissioners
M.ve instituted suit against the Ya-;
hela Pipe Line company because of
the great damage the company has
caused as a result of hauling heavy
ioads of pipe over the bridges in this j
county. Several of the concrete and
l enient bridges have been twisted out
of shape because of these heavy
loads. These bridges have been creet-
d at a great cost to the county, and
mder ordinary circumstances would
a great while, so the commission-
ers think the pipe line company should
replace ‘he bridges which they nave
so damaged.
and Ofifcialte at Beginning of
Obsequies of Wilhelm Hohen-
zollern of Berlin.
Marked by few tears and sober
faces, a crowd of 2,000 citizens of
Chandler and near vicinity saw Com-
pany B, the oldest tomnany in the
j Oklahoma National Guard, entrain
[ for Fort Sill, Thursday afternoon. The
■ scene was strongly contrasted with
the action of the crowd of well-
wishers who gathered when the hoys
jnent last spring to the Mexian bor
j der. Then the great crowd cheered
end there was much joshing and ex-
j 'hange of word.' and jokes with the
hovs of Comnanv B. Thursday eve-
”’«fr evidently ft unq anomer snirit,
for when the train began slowly to
gather speed and leave the station
' tfnrm, scarcely „
and not a cheer broke from the
j friends of the boy» in kahkb
n’ba tram was scheduled for arrival
i about noon and it was late about four
hours, as usual. Before noon the
| • ovs, some of them in uniform and
j "ome of them wifi guns, most of
them with at least one piece of gov-
ernment equipment to show the pride
‘bev took in their re \ 'rv and their
dec’sien to fight for the flag, he<mn
‘c gather at the hotel and eat a hur-
r'ed hmch. After lunch they foimed
in front of the nrmorv on South
"am street and became the center of
ni) admiring eves
The Chandler buna was out and
•"laved in the rrmrnmg and followed
‘'•e troons to th» station wboro Om"
riaved for a while and then seamin'*
*o catch the spirt vf the crowd end-
ad with a weak effort and sadly scat-
tered into the crowd.
MTien the comranv formed .-n
‘own they were marched down ta th-
station and separated into sounds to
’ " placed before the motion nictoro
-amera of J. B. Kent. As each squad
•mnenred a picture was taken of them
All Countries Have Woven Stories
Around the Beautiful Easter
Flower.
/Af ALL the flowers that blow
II there are few about which ns
many stories are told as the lily,
snys Gertrude M. O’Reilly in the Phil-
adelphia Ledger. From all parts of
the world they come, weaving a fail-
cloak of romance around the blossom
that surpasseth “Solomon In all Ids
glory.”
i The lilies of Caucasus, for example,-
change their color after the rain has
fallen, their white petals blushing rosy
pink at the kiss of the shower, nnd the
peasants will not fail to give you the
reason, should you ask.
Long, long centuries ago, they will
tell you, there lived a valiant soldier
who had one daughter, Tamara, the
most beautiful maiden the world had
ever seen. Fair as n lily was her skin
and bright as gold her long silken curls,
and all who saw her loved her for
her beauty and hyr charm. War broke
out In a neighboring country, nnd her 1
father was called to arms. Long and
bravely he fought nnd ever by liis side
rode Ills friend, the chief of a nearby
castle, until one bitter day an arrow
found his comrade's heart.
Century-Old Legend.
When tlie war was over, lie came
home once more, bringing with him
Mini, a y< ung lad, the sou . f hi:, fallen
comrade. Between Pllnl and Tamara
a close friendship grew. She, us was
the custom of the times, had learned
to weave nnd embroider, but further
learning had she none, so he delighted
in teaching her the songs of Greece
while he accompanied her on tile harp.
Day in and day out they wandered to-
gether through the woods nnd fields,
gathering tlie flowers that grew by the
Way, and together singing so that the
very birds hushed their melody to
listen. They were only children, nnd
their merry laughter rang through the
air ns they ran and leaped In joy of
heart, hut little by little they grew
more silent and as they walked their
hands would seek and find each the
other’s.
Then the nature of their singing
changed and sad, sweet melodies re
Placed the joyous tunes of childhood.
The harp sobbed and sighed with un-
spoken’’love and long, strange silences
fell between them. For months they
Wandered thus, not understanding the
secret of their hearts, until one day
Tamara was claimed by the great chief
to whom her hand had been long prom-
ised.
Too dutiful to refuse to obey the
commands of her father, too loving to
be untrue to her own heart, she knew
not what to do, so going out into the
mountains she prayed to heaven for
deliverance, and the gods, who hear
the prayers of those who trust, changed
her into a tall lily, with petals white
us her fair skin and golden pistil that
shone as had her flowing tresses.
Years passed and Pliui wandered
the whole world through, seeking for
his lost love. From every passer-by he
asked, “Have you seen Tamara, the
^nsief maidens?” To the wild winds
as they blew he prayed, “Oh, find for
me my love,” but no answer came
until home once more in his own coun-
try lie found and knew the, lily. Fall-
ing on his knees beside It he cried, “Is
It indeed, thee, O Tamara?” and. like
the sigh of the soft south wind, lie
heard the flower whisper, “It Is I, my
beloved.”
Then, all his years of fruitless search
past, he clasped the blossom to his
heart and wept, and the flower, feeling
the warm tears of love, blushed rosy
with joy. But what was life to hiiii
when she who made the sunshine of
his heart was gone? So the merciful
gods changed him to a shower, which
ever and anon falls in refreshing rain
on the llllestof the Caucasus, and w hen
there is a drought In the land the
muidens gather the flowers of Tamura
and strew them over the fields, singing
as they go the song of I’lini, invoking
Ills love that once more he may bring
the blush of joy to the petals of his
beloved.
Peace! But That Peace That
Comes to Mankind After
Stern, Painful Conflict.
/ ^ ONQUETtlNG nnd to Conquer!
That Is the message of Easter.
Martial? Warlike? Unliko
Die message announcing His Mission
Who came at Christmnstide?
Unlike indeed, but not therefore con-
tradictory to it! Itutlier shall we not
say, complementary to it!
Peace to be won by conflict stern
and painful, Christmas prefigured.
Peace, certain, because of the com-
plete defeat of those who gave to
the earth war in place of peace.
And at Easter the conquest is
achieved, the promise of peuce Is giv-
en.
Spring is the promise of Summer’s
Peace nfter Winter’s stress, the hope
of Autumn’s full fruition. As Easter
Is the promise of peace in the midst
of the strain of life, tlie hope of etern-
al happiness after the harvest of the
earth has been garnered.
It is to the Cross of Calvary—the
acme of conflict—not to the blessed
cradle of Bethlehem—the emblem of
peace—that men turn for help and in-
spiration la the difficult moments of
life!
After the Cross, the warfare, the nil-
enthralling joy of the Resurrection, j
After the Conflict. . . .!
Ah id! A 'tor the Conflict—tlie
garden flowers and tlie promise of j
more flowers! Blooming about a grave I
it may be!
But blooming flowers nevertheless,
their fragrant beauty reminding us I
that death died in the conflict on the j
Cross, that the grave is now but the j
great womb where the resting are
awaiting the Spring Angel Who shall
roll away tlie stone, and spread before
lliem, in the unending sunshine, the i
great fruits of the victory over win-
ter, death, and sin.
But the “Conflict,” of today, the
Crosses on the Golgothns of tills awful
war 1 The women weeping as of yore!
The almost despairing grief of men
who see brotherly love, civilization,
Ihe religion of the Christ, crucified
inew!
An old heathen writer once said in
» crisis time: “Perchance In years to
;ome, it will please you to remember
•fliese things!”
When victory has come, and “tills
winter of our discontent," has turned
jo Spring, not perhaps but certainly
we shall look back upon these days,
md rejoice in the fortitude and faith
which persevered and won for us and
ours, so grand a promise of durable
pence.
Every hero’s grave, nay every wound
will be glorious, inspiring and help-
ful to others, representing part of
the price paid for something the world
needed even more than it needed the
all precious lives of men I
The year’s at the spring
And the day’s at
SCHOOLS BENEFITTED
BY LAST LEGISLATURE
(Continued on page 8.)
Senate Bill No. 181 Commercializes
Oil and Gas Leases on State
School Lands.
One of the most beneficial acts of
the last legislature was embodied in
Senate Ili!! No. 181 by Knie, which
commercializes oil and gas leases on
state and school lands. According to
Secretary G. A. Smith of the school
land department this will result in in-
creasing the permanent school funds,
perhaps 1 y many millions of dollars.
This ! :,1 crystalizes into law the
theories ?!r. Smith has had relative
to the disposition of revenues derived
from oil and gas. On Decmber 11,
1915. he transmitted recommendations
to the commissioner of the land office,
involving this question, as follows:
Jj) I/vjL To th- Commissioners of the Land
Kr"‘ StatC °f Oklahoma:
n , ‘i.. Th pt pods of an unprecedented
,, development of oil and gas interests on
Mrs. Herbert Johnson and children atate lands brinf*s forcibly to my mind
of Sapolpa spout Sail rday and Sun- ______
day with Mrs. Ebbert here. | (Continued cn page 4.)
MRS. HOLT PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Holt died at her home in
; ( handler Tuesday evening at 10
o’clock. For several months she had
been very sick. During the early part
of her illness Mr. Holt gave up all
work and sat up with her night and
day. When she grew worse a nurse
from Oklahoma City was employed
and all that medical science and loving
hands could do to prolong her life
was done, but to no avail.
She leaves three children and two
step-children. The funeral services
were held at the home at 10 a. m.
Thursday, Rev. Thomas having charge
of the service. Mrs. Patrick, Mrs.
Marshall, Mrs. Roopc and Miss Shaf-
fer furnished the music. The people
of Chandler and vicinity extend to Mr.
Holt and the children their sympathy
ir their great loss.
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BOGGS-SMITH.
Chandler furnished company B with
a war bride Thursday, when Sergeant
Logan Boggs and Miss Ruby Smith
were quietly married at the home of
the groom’s parents. Rev. Thomas of-
ficiating, and Elmo I). Flynt, equip-
ment sergeant of Company B acting
as best man. The wedding was quite
p surprise to the many friends of the
young couple.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:45. There will
be a special program rendered, after
which the pastor will preach an Easter
sermon. The class meeting will fol-
low this service. A large number en-
ioyed this spiritual feast Inst Sun-
day. The Junior League will con-
vene at 2:80 p. m. with Mrs Bertha
Herfnrd in charge. The ^nworth
League at 7 p. m Mrs. Tro Franklin,
president. The evmgeFstic -e-viees at
s n. m. The public is inv:‘ol bo a||
these services. Come and we will
do you good.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Sunday services will be characteris-
tic of Faster. Sunday school at usual
hour, and preaching appropriate to the
day. Special Easter mus-c, both
morning nnd evening. In ‘he eve-
ning the mixed quartette w'll render
special music. Public invited to ail
service. e
Col Patrick left the first of the
week for a trip to Shilo, T
HOUSE DEBATING
WAR RESOLUTION
More Than 100 Members Ask for
Time to Speak Against War
Resolution.
Washington, April 5v—Debate on
the war resolution began in the
house promptly at 10 o’clock this
morning with Chairman Flood of the
foreign affairs committee making the
opening statement
Passage of the resolution, which
will complete the action of congress
in declaring that a state of war ex-
ists between Germany and the Unit-
ed States, is expected before night
by a heavy majority, comparable
with that which attended its passage
last night in the senate.:
No Choice As to Course.
“War is being made upon our coun-
try, and its people,” said Representa-
tive Flood in opening. “Our ships are
being sunk, our non-combatant citi-
zens, including men, women and chil-
dren, arc being murdered, our mer-
chantmen are denied the freedom of
the seas. There is no choice as to
our course. We are compelled by the
acts of the German government to
enter into this most colossal war.
“The time for agrument has pass-
ed; the time for heroic action is here
and 0”r people will rally to the sup-
port of their government in this high
and patriotic hour and meet war’s
sacrifices and war’s perils as bravo
and patriotic people should.”
T’en-esontative Higel of New York,
rev ' Venn, favoring the resolution,
: ■ 1 h« e0i"ld not disregard the fact
that “thnoeh we cry peace, Germany
are ere Lv warring against us.”
'"""!'rp«man Threatened.
“During this week,” he said, “in-
Ur* have come to me that poli-
"ed'ency required me to cast
‘ " acninst this resolution and
th"i "ontrary action on my part
“'O’-' ' venn a general effort from
no* o- to end my congressional
career [ would he unworthy of
' citizenship were I to ba
mtinued on page 8.)
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