Wewoka Capital-Democrat (Wewoka, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1919 Page: 2 of 10
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interested in too many projects
in Wewoak to turn loose at this
time. He is the mouthpiece of
the commercial club of this
city and the commercial club
represents the citizens of the
town and its trade territory.
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IT at the poatolSie at Wewoka. Ok-
Governor Stands Firm
It is a distinct honor to We-
woka that Secretary Ma-
Wewoka that Secretary Ma-
haffey of the commercial club
has been tendered the manage-
ment of the Missouri good
roads campaign, which began
In that state on the first of the
month. It is a recognition of
his ability as a booster and
town and country builder. Mr.
Mahaffey is a good roads en-
thusiast, and has done much
and Is doing much in this
county and state to create sen-
timent in favor of more and
better highways. The ques-
tion of good roads is a para-
mount issue in every state in
the Union, and the campaign
now being waged in Missouri
is only one of many. It involves
the expenditure of many mil-
lions of dollars. Notwithstand-
ing the tempting offer of a
high salary and all expenses,
Mr. Mahaffey did not go; he is
After using every effort to
bring about reconciliation of the
proposed strike of coal miners
(Jov. Robertson has made pre-
parations to insure the work-
ing of the Oklahoma mines in
order that the public shall not
suffer through the deadlock
over the wage dispute.
When the hour of the threat-
ened strike- midnight last Fri-
day night, arrived the state was
in readines to resort to drastic
measures to continue the oper-
ation of the mines. Orders had
been dispatched to every unit
of the Oklahoma National Guard
directing that its members be
in readiness to proceed to tne
mining fields to afford protect-
ion to all miners who wished to
work and to prevent any form
of disturbance.
Gov Robertson called a con-
ference of mine operators, min-
ers and representatives of the
public, which was held at Me-
Alester Oct. 29th. At this meet-
ing the mineworker’s leader re-
; fused tenders or arbitration and
declared that only an order
from the international officers
at Indianapolis would prevent
the strike. Gov. Robertson
then declared that he would ac-
cept the challenge of the work-
ers and said: “Take it from
me the mines will be worked.”
Upon his return to the capi-
tol Thursday the governor is-
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TOURIST GARAGE
•JOHN W. SARTIN, Manager
Expert charging and repairing all makes. When in trouble call us.
Insurance
Real Estate
and Farm Loans
H. A. [Guy] Sweatt & Co.
Office Dotson-Mauldin Building
sued the following statement:
"We as citizens of a prosper-
ous American state, are threat-
ened with a peroid of industrial
strife in a way of a coal strike
that carries with it many pos-
sibilities of suffering to our
women and children and a most
serious derangement of our
economic and business life.
“In co-operation with the fed-
eral government, !, as governor,:
have done all in my power to j
avert this threatened calamity.
I have appealed to the patriot-
ism and loyalty of the leaders
of both sides of the effected in-
dustry: I have held a state-
wide conference between the
contending organizations and
representatives of the public
and offered arbitration, and,
as a result of these efforts have
been Informed that “obeying
powers outside the state” the
strike, with its conseuent mis-
ery and mischief is inevitable,
and we must face the situation.
“I now call upon you to take
.every step to avoid, as far as
possible- the suffering and in-
jury that Is Inevitable by con-
serving fuel, both in its use and
in avoidance of waste.
“I am not assuming to pass
upon the merits of the content-
ion^ between the miners and
operators Responsible for this
menace to the peace and pros-
perity of the state. All the part-
ies concerned in this controver-
sy constitute but a handful of
the more than two and a quar-
ter million citizens of this state,
and they will not be allowed
to make the innocent public the
victim if the people will stand
together for self protection. T
consider an organized strike in
the coal industry, at this time,
and under present conditions,
to be nothing short of a lawless
conspiracy, not In the interest
of the mier or the public, and I
believe t to be my sworn duty
to use every legal and consti-
tutional agency of the state to
protect its citizens and public
and private business arid prop-
erty interests from the injuries
that would result from this as-
sault upon the state made by
outside and foreign agents. This
strike forces the sovereign peo-
ple of Oklahoma to a show down
Are we capable of self govern-
ment or must we take our or-
ders from the International
Mine Workers Union?
“Our mines shall run if the
labor can be found to run
them.”
Cotton Association
Oklahoma City, Nov. 4. The
campaign for the organization
iof the American Cotton Assoc-
• iation in Oklahoma is under way
! The work is being done under
| the direction of Organizer R. P.
: Sjrine of Atlanta, Ga. At a
conference last week of grow-
ers. bankers and others interest-
ed in the production and mar-
keting of coton. the Oklahoma
unit of thet American Cotton
Association was organized.
J. P. Conners- of Canadian,
was elected president. P. A. Nor-
ris of Ada. first vice president:
John A. Simpon of Weatherford
second vice presidnt, and E. P.
Gum of Oklahoma City was
chosen secretary and treasur-
er. In addition to Governor
Robertson and John A. White-
hurst. president of the state
board of agriculture, who are
ex-officio members, an execut-
ive committe of seventeen was
selected. The committee com-
prises. in addition to the gover-
nor and the president of the
board of agriculture:
D. D. Thompson of Ryan, J.
N. Kirk of Ft. Cobb, P. A. Norris
Ada, E. P. Gum Oklahoma City,
R. A. McKinley Durant- W. H.
Donahue Chickasha, C. N. Nunn
Porter. J. P. Conners Canadian,
P. G. Malone Stillwater, Walter
Colbdrt Ardmore, John Fields
and Carl Williams Oklahoma
city, J. W. Soloman Reed, M.L.
Harper Muskogee, L. G. Her-
ron Idabel, O. L. Churchill Vinita
and E. C. Orbison Olustee.
J. S. Wanamaker, St. Mat-
thews, S. C. president of the
American Cotton Association.
Thomas J. Shackleford- of
Athens, Ga., an attorney and
planter, Harvey L .Jordan of
Monticello, Ga., one of the best
known cotton authorities in the
country, and R. P. Strine of At-
1& jl, Ga., an organizer, were
present at the meeting and ex-
plained the objects and work-
ings of the association as well
as giving reasons for the wide
discrepancy between the price
of cotton and the price of cot-
ton goods. State senator John
Golobie of Guthrie and John
Fields of Oklahoma City also
spoke.
R. H. Wilson, state superin-
tendent of public Instruction,
has directed school officials in
cotton localities to disipiss pub-
lic schools to permit pupils to
go into the cotton fields and
assist in picking that the crop
may be saved.
Constipation
The beginning of almoet every
Heriuoe disorder is constipation. If
I you want to enjoy good health keep
! your bowels regular. This is best ac-
complished by proper diet and ex-
ercise. but sometimes a medicine la
needed and when ibat la the case
you will find Chamberlain's Tablets
are excellent. They are mild and
gentle in their action, easy and pleas-
ant to take. Give them a trial. They
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Day, Jesse L. Wewoka Capital-Democrat (Wewoka, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1919, newspaper, November 6, 1919; Wewoka, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc937829/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.