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THE CHANDLER TRIBUNE
VOL. xv
CHANDLER, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1915
NO 2.
HARVEY HOSTETTER LETTER.
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San Jose, Antique, P. I. Jan. 5, 1915.
Dear friend Smith:
Sir weeks »after you get this, I
shall be leaving the Philippines for
one year’s leave of absence. I have
been her three straight yars in
Antique Province and am now ex-
pected to recuperate in Europe or the
United States. Pay will continue till
June, and I get the customary reduc-
tion in jassage rates that steamers
give to government officials. I could
go on around the world for $200 less
than other people have to pay for
their tickets. But just now it seems
that Europe is not a very desirable
place to go on picnic excursions or to
seek vacation rest.
In just 3 months from now I hope
to be aboard some steamer and on
my way hence. It has been un-
pleasant in several ways to stay so
long among these brown Orientals,
and to see so few of my fellow-
countrymen.
For two years I lived alone among
35,000 Visayans in a district which
was frequently waterbound. This
year there are only a dozen Ameri-
cans on the whole west coast of Panay
Think of not seeing an American
woman or child for six month at a
time! and no American kitchens.
And the foods we get from the
natives are so few and unwholesome,
that we live mostly on canned goods
that come from Europe, Australia
and the United States. I ate Danish
canned butter at Bugason which had
been inspected in June, 1907. And
we have 17 kinds of ants in the
houses. And only a few of the na-
tives can speak good English. Of
course we seldom get to Manila or
Iloilo where one may hear preaching,
good music or a lecture and there is
np where to go on Sundays, no't much
to arouse one’s enthusiasm or to in-
spire the aesthetic.
In this province there have been
several threats of massacres; and
an insurrection seems to be on foot
at the present. Organizers are sell-
ing commissions in the Filipino Rev-
olutionary Army from Hong Kong,
China, it is said; and there have been
some demonstrations. *
I am glad that I am one of the
very few favored Americans who are
allowed to carry a gun; and that I
can understand a little of the Visayan
dialect. But on the whole, 1 am very
glad that I got the appointment to
this region; and that I have remained
one year beyond contract in one of
the most remote corners of the in-
habited world.
The experience has been interest-
ing and in some ways quite pleasant;
and no doubt there may be consid-
erable good come of it both to me and
to those among whom I have labored.
I established quite a number of
new schools, doctored a lot of sick and
wounded people, and convinced a few
thousand children that Americans are
good friends of the Filipinos.
The salary and allowances have
been such that new I can buy a little
home on returning, and have things
more comfortable than formerly. I
mean that I have saved money enough
to build a little house in a very wide
garden.
Last year I got a promotion of
200 pesos
The climate is not so bad as one
might expect, 11 degrees from the
ennator, because the Seabreeze keens
the temperature always about 80 to 90
degrees. The nights especially are de-
light! ul.
And the scenery is beautiful be-
yond description. The calm, warm
sea; the clean beaches, the fronded
pair:*, the picturesque bamboo houses
the blue and green mountains, the
smell of wild orange blossoms a i d
thq moonlight are quite up to star,4-
ard here.
I have managed to keen in go"''
health most of the time by the use
of disinfectants, clean drinking wato ■
sanitary precautions and exorcise ; d
by abstaining from tobacco, booze n 1
other things which ruin so many m i
who come here. I am now free from
intestinal worms.
While living is high here for var-
ious reasons; there are not many lux-
uries for which to blow in mon"-:;
and I guess we of Antinue are saw t
is mrch or more than the average cf
gc'crrment emplovees.
In April and May I shall r ss
through Japan again; stopping at
Kobe. Nagasaki, Yokohoma and some
other cities and places. I hope to
resell Hawaii by the 20th of May;
and to attend the World’s Fair in
California during June.
The long train ride through Japan
will doubtless afford great enjoyment.
Japan is the most picturesque am" at-
tract ve country in the Or.ent. The
Inland Sea of Japan is about the
finest marine scenery in the world.
Not one of the 77 Filipino villiages
in my old district is as pretty as the
ordinary hamlet of Japan. And
Japanese chillren are cleaner too.
I think that American people are
going to look pretty good to those of
us supervisors who have been away
three or more years in the bosque.
I appreciate having received your
“Monitor.”
I enclosed herewith a U. S. paper
dollar. Do not send the paper dur-
ing April or May.
Give my regards to any friend you
may hear ask about me. I am in
good health and getting along well.
Sincerely,
HARVEY E. HOSTETTER,
Manila.
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McKinley township Sunday
SCHOOL CONVENTION.
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To be held at Star Valley school
house Sunday March 7th, will begin
at 10 a. m. Everybody invited to at-
tend the program.
10:00 a. m.—Song service led by Prof.
McCubbin and class of Warwick.
10:30 a. m.—Devotional led by Elder
Cansler.
10:45 to 11:30 — Regular Sunday
School lesson.
11:30 to 12:00—The value of a Sun-|
day School to a community, a
state and nation by Hdn. Joe
"Tringey.
12 to 1—Dinner.
1:00 p. m.—Song service.
1:10 p. m.—The Adult Bii>le class led |
by I. N. Hall, County Supt. of I
this department.
1:30 p. m.—Round Table conference,!
led by Mrs. A. D. Mears, State
Supt. of Visitations.
2,00 p. m.—Reports of Teachers
Training classes led by Mrs. H.
B. Gilstrap, County Supt. of this
department.
2:30 p. m.—Organized class work,
Mrs. D. F. Hopkins, Chandler.
3:00 p. m.—Reports of schools by
Supt., led by Robert Cherry of
Warwick.
3:30 p. m.—Relations of the Bible
school to the church. Discussed
by Rev. O. L. Hays, of Arkansas.
Robert Cherry, Pies.
R. B. Craig, Sec.
J. G. Cansler, Pastor.
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NO HOOF AND MOUTH
DISEASE IN OKLAHOMA
Frank M. Gault, president of the I
Oklahoma board of agriculture, an-
nounced Tuesday night that no cases |
of hoof and mouth disease existed in j
this state. Cattle were slaughtered
at Eldorado, Kan., Tuesday. Publi-1
cation of the fact that the slaughter-1
ing took place at Eldorado, Jackson
county, Okla., was incorrect. Mr.
Gault had many telephone Calls Tues-
day night. He quickly reassured all
inquirers that the cases of hoof and
mouth disease were in Eldorado, Kan.,
and not in Eldorado, Okla. Mr. Gault |
declared that precautions were being j
taken to prevent any case of this
cattle plague developing in Oklahoma.
—Oklahoman.
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GOOD ROADS MEETING.
The meeting called for Tuesday
night of this week at the opera house
has been postponed till Tuesday night
of next week, Marth 9th. The weather
conditions have been so bad, here’s |
hoping they will improve long enough I
at least to talk about preparing good j
roads. Everybody is expected to at-1
tend this meeting. Refreshments will
be served by the ladies of the town. I
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STATE PURCHASES HOME
FOR INSANE; CHANGE SOON
Oklahoma City March 3—For $100,-!
000 in cash the state is to become sole j
owner of the Norman asylum for the j
insane. Agreement on the price to j
be paid was reached Tuesday between
the institution’s owners and the legis-
lative committee representing the
state, aid the deal was closed finally |
Wednesday night when the senate pub
lie buildings and appropriations com
mittees, in joint session, with Cover-1
nor R. L. Williams present confirmed |
the purchase.
According to the terms of the final
contract accepted by both the state|
and the asylum owners, the institution
is to be delivered to the state July 1.
When the transfer is made the $100,-1
000 purchase price will he paid in full.
The state will pay the old owners for
the keeping of state inmates in the
asylum up until July 1 at the regular
rate.
P. L. ULAM DEAD
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SUBSTITUTE FOR BIBLE.
When notified that teachers must
not open school with prayer or any-
thing of a religious chharaeter, a cer-
tain Cleveland, (Ohio) teacher felt
that those first ten minutes should
be spent in starting the day with
some good thought.
She had noticed how much care-
lessness, how much disrespect there
I was in home, in .school, in playgrounds
So she planned a series of little talks.
She began with the child’s home, tak-
! ing up the subject of father, mother,
grandparents, children and pets.
Then she talked of the little things
that childen could do. Some of these
were washing and drying dishes,
clearing a table, doing simple tasks
well, hanging up coats and hats and
countless others, but which meant a
, saving of many words, steps and min-
utes. The effect of these little talks
was wonderful.—Prague News.
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PUTS PRICE UPON HEAD OF
BANDITS.
Governor Offers $1,000 for Henry
Starr and Others in Bank Raid
“Dead or Alive” Clause.
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P. L. Ulam, pioneer of Lincoln county, publisher
of the Chandler News-Publicist, died at the home of
his brother, Whit Ulam, in Oklahoma City last Mon-
• dhy morning.
Mr. Ulam has been a sufferer from stomach
trouble for several years and about a week before his
death went to Oklahoma City for treatment. He ap-
peared no worse than on many former occasions but
one night, feeling somewhat wrestless he got up and
sat in a chair and took a cold which speedily developed
into pneumonia. In his weakened condition he could
not combat the malady.'
He was born at Prinston, Iowa, August 15, 1869,
and was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Ulam.
At an early age his parents moved to Kansas and at
the opening of Lincoln county came to this country
and settled in Union township.
D. W. Ulam was the first County Treasurer elected
by the people and with his family moved to Chandler.
P. L- Ulam has been a resident of and a booster for
Chandler ever since that time.
In the early days of Lincoln county the Tribune
editor lived on a farm only a half mile from the one
on which Mr. Ulam lived and an intimate acquaintance
was there formed which was never marred by business
relations. They were the editors of rival and leading
newspapers for many years but preferred to work to-
gether for the upbuilding of Chandler, Lincoln county
and their respective papers and Mr. Ulam passes to
the Great Beyond with the full confidence and esteem
of his business opponent. His sterling honesty and
integrity stand unchallenged.
For several years Mr. Ulam was a member of the
grocery firm of Deacon and Ulam and on the outbreak
of the Spanish-American war sold his interest to his
partner and joined the company of Col. Roy Hoffman,
serving till the end of the war.
On returning home he joined his brother-in-law,
Ed Botkin in a job shop and later purchased the Pub-
licist from Mrs. French. Afterward the Publicist
absorbed the subscription list of the Chandler News
and was named the News-Publicist.
Associated with Mr. Ulam was his sister, Mrs.
Botkin whose husband died several years ago, and they
have builded one of the most powerful newspapers of
the state.
Mr. Ulam was a Scottish Rite Mason, a K. of P.,
an I. O. O. F„ M. W. A. and a Spanish War Veteran.
He was the oldest child of the family and is sur-
vived by tw’o brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services were conducted at the Masonic
Hall at 12 o’clock Tuesday night with the impressive
ceremonies of the Scottish Rite Masons. Sweet strains
of music filled the hall. Many beautiful floral offer-
ings were banked around the casket, and loving friends
gathered to pay their respects to a worthy citizen.
The burial services were conducted from the Hall at
10 o’^ock Wednesday morning. The body was laid
beside his father and mother in Oak Park cemetery.
Words of sympathy cannot heal the broken hearts
but the Tribune force extends these with much feeling
at the departure of their fellow workman Peter Ulam.
bank robbery and served a few years
before another parole this one by tha
Colorado chief executive gave him a
chance to invade Oklahoma again.
Disappearing in 1914, after violating
his parole, he has not been heard of
officially, but officers who have been
busy investigating the series of Ok-
lahoma bank robberies last month
connect his name with several of the
list.
Starr is thought to be hiding in the
Osage hills at present and is said to
have surrounded himself with a squad
of desperadoes as dangerous as their
leader. The Osage hills afford ideal
concealment for criminals, it being
almost impossible to round up a gang
of clever outlaws once it reaches the
wild Osage country.
Oklahoma has had seventeen bank
robberies since last spring. The
series this winter was the most start-
ling. The bill giving the governor
the power to offer rewards, and set-
ting aside money with which to pay
them, was intended to incite more
effort on the part of officers and at
the same time have an effect on
would-be robbers.—Oklahoman.
SURPRISE REV. THOMAS.
A reward of $1,000 for Henry Starr
and other bandits taking part in the
daring raid on the State bank of Car-
ney, December 29, is offered by the
I state in a proclamation issued Monday
j by Gov. R. L. Williams. A “dead or
l alive’" clause is included in the proc-
! lamation.
This is the first reward offered by
| Governor Williams under the provis-
j ions of the recently passed bank rob-
! tier bill empowering the chief execu-
tive to place a price on the heads of
bandits, enacted by the legislature
after a series of flagrant daylight
I robberies and successful safe-blow-
ings had left the state agape.
The price of $1,000 is the largest
the governor is permitted by the bill
to pay in a single case.
The holdup of the Carney bank was
staged December 29 and netted the
1 robbers nearly $3,000 in cash. Early
in January it was followed by sev-
eral equally brazen robberies in rapid
succession. The whole southwest was
shocked, and the Oklahoma legisla-
ture was moved quickly to pass the
hurridly-drawn bill which carried a
, $15,000 appropriation to be paid for
i the capture or death of the highway-
! men and safeblowers. A robbery at
| Terlton, in which Bob Moore, a deputy
I sheriff, lost his life, was the fearful
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climax to the series.
The following is the complete text
I of Governor Williams’ proclamation:
The Proclamation.
“Whereas, on or about the 29th day
I of December, 1914, the Carney State
I bank of Carney, Okla., was robbed of
| j the sum of $2,853, and
“Whereas, certain parties, one of
whom is Henry Starr, are charged
with the commission of said crime
| and are at large and have not been
1 arrested since the commission of said
offense; •
“Now, therefore, I, R. L. Williams,
governor of the state of Oklahoma, by
j virtue of the authority vested in me
by law, do hereby proclaim and offer
that*he state of Oklahoma will pay
as a reward the sum of $1,000 for the
arrest and conviction of said parties.
“It is further hereby proclaimed
that in the offering of this reward, it
is ngt contemplated that any life shall
be taken, but if the said Henry Starr,
or any other of said parties, while re-
1 sisting arrest, is killed, upon the fur-
| nishing of satisfactory proof to me
that he, the Henry Starr, or any other
of said parties is guilty of the crime
The .men’s class of the Presbyterian
Sunday School with the assistanc eof
the ladies, gave their pastor, Rev.
Thomas a complete surprise Monday
evening in honor of his birthday,
which only comes on le^p year, Feb-
ruary 29.
Rev. Thomas dined at the A. E.
Patrick home that evening while the
crowd gathered at the home of Mrs.
A. J. Wolcott. Rev. Thomas was
summoned to the Wolcott home on
important business, to find all the
adult members of his church there
waiting for him.
J. J. Davis in a witty speech pre-
sented Rev. Thomas a fine rocker as
an appreciation from his friends.
And as usual the ladies didn’t for-
get to bring good things to eat and
all had a happy evening.
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SECONDARY SCHOOLS
TO MEET AT UNIVERSITY
Norman, Okla., March 3.—The
normals of Oklahoma and the other
educational institutions of the state
which are above high school rank and
below college standing, will hold a
track an dfield meet at the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma during the first or
second week of May. All of these
schools which maintain track teams
have replied favorably to the invita-
tion which the University has ex-
tended them. This will be the first
athletic carnival of these institutions
in the history of Oklahoma athletics.
The purpose of the meet is to give
the smaller institutions which have
small chance to cope successfully in
athletics with the University and the
A. & M. College, a meet of their own
in which all ir.oq,.ul:t)e'< and disad-
vantages are removed. Physical Di-
rector R. G. Soutar of the University
is now making active preparations for
the entertainment of these schools on
their first visit to the University of
Oklahoma.
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TWO BLACK BEARS.
The Ladies Aid of the Christian
church with Mrs. Agnes Pettie a-
director presented Two Black Bears
at the opera house last Friday night.
Although the rain was pouring
down and kept some away the house
was well filled, and every body had
a good hearty laugh at this play. The
hearsals
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acting of our home talent was good
for” which* "this" rewaVd'ls"offer'ed. the | and 4*0 scenic effect was very pretty.
■ reward win be due payable the Mrs. Pettit has received wo
me as if the said Starr or any other P^ise all week for the success she
of said parties had been arrested, had with this play with so few
I tried and convicted.
Ij “In witness whereof, I have here-
I; unto set my hand and caused to be
I affixed the great seal of the state of I
I: Oklahoma, at Oklahoma City this the
I 1st day of March, A. I). 1915.”
j Starr Noted Character,
j Henry Starr, the only man named
I in the proclamation is a brother of
Ijthe famous Pony Starr of the Porum
SURPRISE DINNER.
Lady friends of Mrs. G. M. Berry
went to her home Monday morning
each with well filled baskets of good
things to eat, and informed her they
had come to help her celebrate her
birthday. A splendid dinner was
spread and a good social day enjoyed,
feud and is descended from Belle j Those preSent were Mesdames, A. J.
, Starr, the picturesque woman bandit Koster> L. L. Lewis, H. E. Straughen,
| whose name is familiar to pioneers I Dorcas’ Lewis, D. F. Hopkins and
in Oblahoma. All his life is spotted
with penitentiary intervals. He was
convicted of murder in the Indian ter-
ritory many years ago and went to
the federal penitentiary, only to be
pardoned by Presidet Theodore Roose-
velt.
He was confined in the Oklahoma
penitentiary for robbery when the in-
stitution was located at Lansing,
i Fryer.
M A R R l A G E L1C E N S E.
Cupid has been very shy this rainy
weather; only three marriage licenses
issued in the past week.
Henry O. Goff, 28, Prague; Mable
McNabb, 20, Prague.
Geo. E. Conner, 21, Chandler; Re-
Kan. A parole signed by Gov. C. N.jhuca Waylund, 20, Midlothian.
Haskell gave him liberty. ! Earl Graham. 22, Fallis; Leta
In Colorado he again went up fori Harris, 22, Wcllston.
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