Social Democrat (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 64, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 21, 1913 Page: 2 of 4
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MESSm.
Pair® Two.
STf*:
SOCIAL DEMOCRAT
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mor, which means that It will be
composed of one Democrat, one Re
publican, and one Socialist. At pres
ent It Is composed of two Democrats
and one Republican, giving power tt
ajj lie Democrat political machine. Means
v that the Democrat political machine
will be broken up.
Section 2. Makes the Secretary of
the State ox-officlo secretary of the
State Election Board and custodian of
all papers, records, etc.
Section 2. Creates a County Elec
tlon Board consisting of the t'halrman
of the three parties ns in Sec. 1.
Section 4. Provides for election of
Chairman of the State and Count;
l:.'-rJs.
Section 5. ('rentes a precinct Elec
tlon Board In each precinct In th..
State to he composed of one member
from each of t he three dominant
pollltlcal parties.
Section 6. Provides for Piling of
vacancies on any election boards.
Section 7. Provides for time for
boards to meet.
Section 8. Provides for compensi
tlon.
Section 9. Taking oaths, etc
Section 10 Selection of counters
each member of the precinct election
board selects one counter to represent
his party and other one Is selected by
a majority of the precinct board
Section 11 Performance of duties
according to State laws
Section 12 Gives authority of the
Jj board to make general rules govern
Ing boards not Inconsistent herewith.
Section 12, Penalties for failure or
neglect of duties.
Section 14. Provides for a con-
venient system of poll books, tally
sheets, etc.
Section 15. Repealing certain sec
tlons of laws on the statute books that
conflict herewith.
Russell’s Initiative Petition.
Campbell Russell is Initiating a pe
tltlon which takes the Jokers out of
the referendum laws so that a tna
Jorlty vote of the people on any Initia
tive measure will rule. This should
he met with all the assistance posslblt
by every Socialist In the State.
New Locals.
I,ocal May In Harper county, It
members, Waldo K. Morris, Secretary.
Williams S H. In Muskogee county,
fl members, E. O. Sl|*es, Ft. Gtbson.
Secretary.
Lightning Ridge No. 2, in Pontotoc
county, T. U. McCoy. Secretary.
Weleetuka. in Okruskee county, it
members, Rufus Coleman. 3ecretury.
Pleasant Valley, In Comanche conn
ty, Mrs. Lulu Middleton, Indiahoma,
R. 2, Secretary.
Crop Report.
Hllliby Local in Okfuekee county, 10
acres cotton.
Trenton Local In Okfuskee couuty, 5
acres cotton.
Thompson laical in Okfuskee coun
ty,5 acres cotton.
Keystone laical in Okfuskee county,
fi acres cotton.
Mason Local In Okfuskee county, 1°
acres cotton.
llutler Local In Custer county, 6 acres
cotton.
Prentice Local iu Beckham county 10
acres cotton and broom corn.
Comrade Herdlaw Johnson, who was
making a tour of the northeaatert
part of the State, was hastily called
home on account of the Illness of hi.
son and was forced to caactl all dates
School Teachers.
This office has received some calls
for Socialist school teachers Those
Interested will notify this office and
they will lie put In touch with places
.where they are wanted.
Statlard's Dates.
The Socialist Chautauqua Assocla
elation of southwest Oklahoma have
contracted with the Rip Saw Pub
llstiing Company for 30 dates by Kate
Richards O'Haro July 25th to Aug. 23d.
Inclusive. They are routing Comrade
H. H. Stall* rd for a series of spoeches
and to contract with locals who wish
to get In the circuit.
Comrade Stallard’s dates are as fol-
lows:
Lawton—May 10, 3 and 8 p. m.
Sterling—May 11. 3 and S p. ni.
Cement—May 13, 8 p. in.
Chtckasha—May 13, 8 p. nt.
Marloy—May 14, 8 p. m.
Duncan—May 15, 8 p. tn.
Comauche—May 11, 8 p. in.
Waurika—May 17, 8 p. tn.
Sugden—May 18. 3 and 8 p. tn.
Ryan—May 19, 8 p. tn.
Walters- May 20, 8 p. m.
Headrick—May 24, 3 and 8 p. m.
Altus—May 25, 3:30 p. nt.
Sentinel—May 31, 3 p. tiw
Port—May 31, 8 p. m. ™
Cordell—June 1, 3 p. m.
Hobart—June 1, 8 p. in.
Gotobo—June 2, 8 p. nt.
Friendship—June 3, 8 p. m.
Carnegie—June 4, 8 p. m.
Anadarko—June 5, 8 p, ni.
Lout Wolf—June t'>, 8 p. m.
Granite—June 7. 3 and 8 p. m
Mangum—June 8, 3 p. m.
Bloomington—June 8, 8 p. tit
Comrades not living on the above
route who want an O'Hare date should
see Stallard on his circuit or write di
rect to Oles Stofer, Snyder. Okla.
Resolutions Adopted by S. E. C. of
Oklahoma.
Resolved, That the National Execu-
tive Committee lose no time In setting
Its machinery of protest in operation
In behalf of Mother Jones and her
comrades and the striking miners of
West Viginis.
That demand be made upon 1‘resi
dent Wilson forthwith, in behalf of
the party, that the constitutions
lrights of cttUens In West Virginia be
respected and that bull-pen rule be
abolished.
That Congress should be called upon
for an investigation.
That a number of organizers should
be sent Into West Virginia to arouse
the people and to show that the party
means business.
MILTON
MILTON'S INDUSTRIAL AND
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.
Milton will soon b» confronted with
great problems. They cannot be
evaded. They must he frankly met
and wisely and Justly settled—settled
right, or they will never be settled.
No question is ever settled until it Is
settled right.
One of the most important questions
to be settled is lu regard to the kind
model city you should fill out a blank
and mall to tnfs office with five dol-
lars as your first payment.
DON'T WAIT, FOR IN TWENTY
DAYS THERE WILL NOT BE \ LOT
IN THE CITY FOR SALE.
Would you give fifty dollars to be
free from the lash of hastens'?
, , , . ,, , , , ,1 Well,, this town of Milton Ir being
offered for sale by May 12th and hold L«Ued by Socialists for the purpose
it at exorbitant prices.
In that case it will either spread out
lu the opposite direction o-er the seg-
regated coal land as cities can con-
demn and take it at its appraised
price for municipal purposes, or It can
buy cheap land elsewhere and estab-
lish another C. C. city, and the two co-
operate for their mutual benefit, which
will be done sooner or later anywav,
or class of iwople who should he em ftK Milton will have the available pub-
NOTICE COMRADES.
When In Purcell stop at the
COTTAGE HOTEL
Rates Reasonable.
D. R. Welcome.
L. G. BAKER, Manager.
"The Singing Socieliet.”
Ed ECKLESTON. Owner.
ployed and own homes In Milton. In
order to have a Credit Clearance city
every citizen without exception must
favor the adoption, constant operation
and eternal perpetuation of the four
fundamental principles of the C. (’.
System.
in order to secure tie- constant co-
operation anil undivided support of
every lot owner of Milton and each
and every one should voluntarily sign
a contract with a board of trustees as
follows, to-wit:
CONTRACT.
This Contract made and entered into
this..............day of...........
191.. by and between the Board of
Trustees of Milton, parties of the first
part, and........................of
..................patty of the second
part, wltnesseth: 1st. That for and in
consideration of the agreements,
rights, privileges and benefits of con
stunt employment by said town of
Milton, when possible, at wages Just
equal to the entire products of labor,
sell to said town of Milton at full value
and to buy front the sumo at actual
labor cost, the party of the second
part, agrees to advocate work for and
to do *11 In his power to bring about
the adoption of the four fundamental
principles of the CREDIT CLEAR-
ANCE SYSTEM and to establish and
maintain them In constant opera-
tion In all business transactions tn
said town or city of Milton. Said fun-
damental principles are aB follows, to
wit: (1) The Municipality shall em-
ploy every citizen wishing work and
applying for a situation, (2) That it
shall buy from them everything they
wish to sell at actual value. (3) Tha*
It shall sell to them everything they
wish to buy and perform for them
every service possible at actual labor
cost (4) That It shall use Its public
credit to establish, develop and per-
fect nil the Industries, enterprises, fn
clHties, plants, properties and utilities
necessary to accomplish all the fore-
going objects.
2nd. In consideration of the fulfill-
ment of said agreement by said sec-
ond party the party of the llrst part
covenants and agrees with said sec
ond pnrty, his heirs and assigns that
said town or city of Milton shall carry
out all of the foregoing provisions of
this contract and of the Credit Clear-
ance System when said town of Milton
Incorporated and can use its public
credit according to the four funda-
mental principles of said Credit Clear
ance System.
(To be signed in duplicate)
Signature of first party .............
Signature of second party .. ____
fn a very short time after Milton
becomes an incorporated 'own the
municipality will be carrying on a
great many Industries and business en
terprises nnd tile number, magnitude
and importance will Increase v >ry rap-
idly and It will be compelled tq buy-
back at large prices lots that ate now
being sold at very small prices
For this reason It is very essential
that prices be fixed on the various lots
lu proportion to the cost of the public
improvements necessary at the present
time and in the future. \Ve will take
that of paving as being of most impor
tanco and also ns being most easily
determined for nil parts of the city. It
will be about the same per square
foot or yard In all parts of the town
and in proportion to the number of
feet abutting the streets and alleys.
Corner lots will be most desirable
for all municipal business purposes
Counting 50 feet or two 25 fcot lots
for these purposes gives the following
results ns a criterion for lust and
equitable valuations, to-wlt: 50 feet
front, 140 feet side and 50 feet in rear
on alley: total 240 feet, as against 50
feet nnd 50 feet rear or 100 feet for
same area on Inside lots.
Then if 2 Inside lots are worth' $100.
2 corner lots should he worth $240.
Were we selling them nt that price
now nnd establish it for the regular
11c credit—the omney to do It with.
Operating under the C. C. system
each new employee and home owner
will add $2,000 or more to the available
PUBLIC CREDIT per capita, while It
will take less than $1,000 per capita to
establish all the Industries and bus!
enterprises necessary to give them
constant employment at wages equal
to the entire products of labor and to
supply all their wants at actuallabor
cost. Credit Clearance Is based on full
equivalency and actual value. This ap-
plies to labor and to all Us products,
uses, services, properties and commodi
ties and to everything possessing value.
From these facts and figures It tnny
be readily seen that every man, woman
and child added to a C. C. city, after It
becomes such in actual practice, there
will he a surplus of available PUBLIC
CREDIT or working capital of $1,000
each added to the actual financial re-
sources of the city.
It Is natural to suppose that this sur-
plus will be used to establish a second
C. C .city. After such a city has at-
tained a population of 1,000 this sur-
plus will amount to $1,000,000 for each
1,000 of its actual population, and the
same rule applies to every new C. C.
city established.
Probably not one in a dozen of the
lot purchasers nt Milton fully realize
the tremendous, lrreslstably onsweep-
Ing revolutionary power they are help-
ing to put Into actual operation, but it
will be a peaceful, halclonic, tran
quilizing industrial revolution Its pa-
cific and tranquilizing effect will be th<
first to become npparent by drawing
the employees from the railroads and
from the great trustified Industries and
enterprises and giving them constant
employment at better wgaes and homes
with better surroundings, which will
not make thPin belligerent, vindictive
and murderous.
How long would it take Milton to be-
come a prosperous city If $1,000,000
could be used right now to take over
tile lease on the coal mine, to equip It
with the best, of machinery, to put the
saw mlt] and the rice, oat and barley
huller into operation and to establish a
full circle of industries and business
enterprises and give constant employ-
ment to all lot purchasers?
With that amount of available re-
sources Milton could soon establish
several new (' C. cities and the each
of them could soon establish several
such cities and so it would go on
spreading, expanding, multiplying and
developing until hundreds of s ucli
cities wore fn operation in Oklahoma.
When several such cities have been
established in a counj.v it will adopt
the same system and when a majority
of the counties have adopted the sys-
tem the State will make haste to put
the system into practical operation.
Then progress will lie very rapid, the
population will increase by the mil-
lions monthly and yet there will be no
danger of over population, becau*e tin-
der the system Oklahoma- will support
|-i opulence forty million peaceful, pros-
erous and hapy people.
How long It will be before the State
adopts the 0. C. system depends upon
how- long It is from the present time
until Milton arrives at the stage at
which It can use its Public Credit ac-
cording to the four fundamental prin-
cipals of the CREDIT CLEARANCE
SYSTEM. Progress must of necessity
be very slow- until the system estali-
lishtd, then it will spring Into new life
and vigor and from that date will be
very rapid, permanent and substantia!
It may be asserted without fear of
succssful controvertion t hat one
CREDIT CLEARANCE CITY, well es
tabllshed, will do more in one year to
revolutionize the industrial system, de-
liver the industrial classes ‘rom the
iron grip of capitalism and give to
them the equivalent of the entire prod-
ucts of labor than has been acoom
pUshed by political propaganda efforts
without the entire world during the
(last ten years.
S T. PEKT. M. D.
the wolf co-opera-
of fighting back
lively.
Here is your last chance only thirty-
days to get in on the ground floor.
After that time lots will go from one
hundred to one thousand dollars each
and will remain at that price only for
a short time.
NO GRAFT. NO INTEREST. NO
PROFIT. ALL HOME OWNERS AND
NO TAXES.
Come with us and let us show you.
Write at once mailing first payment
on lot, if they are sold we will refund
your money.
Address
SOCIAL DEMOCRAT.
Box 150, Oklahoma City, Okla.
The meeting at Milton May 1st elect-
ed a board of trustees who will hold all
the collective property in trust for the
citizens.
The board Is as follows:
Daniel Winegarden, secretary, Mil-
ton, Okla.
J. A. Warren, Treasurer, Shawnee,
Okla.
Dr. S. T. Peet, Muskogee, Okla.
Dan Sullivan, Coalton, Okla.
A. B. Davis, Geary. Okla.
The following laws were adopted:
Officers of the board of trustees
shall consist of chairman, secretary
and treasurer.
We suggest the following rules of
action for the board of trustees of Mil-
ton Townsite Co. Powers of this board
shall be: 1st. To employ agents for
the purpose of selling lots in the
town of Milton: to answer all com
munications through their secretary
2nd. They shall at all times act
in oonjuction with J. D. Benedict and
make full report on the first day of
each month to property owners in the
town of Milton and the amount paid
on same.
3rd. This board of trustees will also
constitute itself into an advertising
committee to advertise the town of
Milton and secure settlers for same.
4th. They shall also be empowered
to pay out of any funds available all
expenses incurred for advertising and
incidentals.
2nd, The trustees shall be author-
ized to pay to each salesman 10 per
cent on all contracts made for lots
in the town of Milton.
3rd. All lots sold for the next 30
days after May 10th shall be sold for
$50.00 providing It be no corner lot
south of Helen avenue.
4th. To set aside fifty lots, same
to be sold and proceeds to go for the
maintenance of a paper In the inter-
est of the town of Milton.
5th. All actions of the board of
trustees other than herein designated
shall be subject to a referendum vote
of the property owners of the city of
Milton. G. L. DAVIS, Pres.
EDNA HELM, Secy.
Bokoshe, Ok., April 2, 1912.
Mr. John D. Benedict,
Muskogee, Okla.
Dear Sir: I have resided within
five miles of the town of Milton for
a number of years and am well ac-
quainted with Milton and the sur-
rounding country. The good agricul-
tural land within reach of that town
together with the several thousand
acres of fine coal land immediately
adjoining, in my opinion, makes Mil-
ton one -of the best townsite proposi-
tions in eastern Oklahoma. I-ots pur-
chased, there at this time will, I think,
prove to be a good investment. Yours
truly, B. B. WOODWARD.
Justice of the Peace.
POETRY j
THE OUTCAST.
No golden rays of sunset Ugh'.
Nor silver gleam of twinkling star
Broke through the dismal clouds that
night.
The factory gates were swurg ajar,
And stoutly braving wind and sleet,
A sullen mass of human king
Poured out into the '-pen street.
And one frail womae walked behind.
Still holding in her small thin hand
The stipend of her weekly wage,
I saw her as she closely scanned
The wretched figures on its page;
I beard the whisper through her
breath:
"The rent is due," and then there
came
A took as cold and still as death,
And she went in the house of shame.
But God, her lot was hard. When
shorne
Of strength hope died. But even
then
For months she’d held her place and
borne
Her task beside the strong armed
men.
Three ill-fed children left alone
Sobbed through the night, and once
their moan
Pierced her soul like a poisoned
dart.
She took what gold her sin could
claim
With all the grief it must impart,
And stealing from the house of shame
She trampled on her mother’s heart.
But, oh! the anguish and the pain,
Heart-broken groans and grief will
buy,
When there comes to the trembling
brain
The echo of an old grief’s cry.
There is no place in love's despair
Where ruined virtue hides its shame
A soul that tastes of vice must bear
The outcasts mark and share Its
blame.
The look of scorn will haunt her soul
And drive her from the multitude,
But God, would Jesus not console
The grief when children ry for
food?--
LUST AND GREED.
I am the soul of the spirit of greed,
And covet all things tnv fancies be-
hold ;
The poor I drive with the lash of need
And rule the rich with the lure of
gold.
The pulpit and press I need to control
And buy them as sheep in the mar
ket, sold,
Authors and teachers, may harrow my
soul,
But only the poet has spurned my
gold.
| CORRESPONDENCE
Edna Helm
valuation for taxation purposes the city
could when the proper time nrrtves go WHY CALLED CREDIT CLEARANCE
on and pave the streets, ,!levs and in-
tersections at a level rate of taxation
and buy them back at actual value, be-
cause it had been receiving an equival
ent compensation while they were be-
ing held as private property
It is equally evident, however, that
private parties should not take them
at that price, consequently they would
all be left for public business pur-
poses, A few exceptions to this rule
might occur in the case of wealthy
people who might rare little or noth-
ing for cost, and to offset the costs in
other cities, Milton would furnish
them everything and supply nil their
wants at actual labor onst.
Selling corner lots at the same price
as other lots is doing worse than the
capitalistic schemers did when they
were selling them, for they charged
$10 extra where the price was $100 or
less and $15 where the price was over
$100. 1 am, however, only making
these suggestions for the coesidertion
of the Board of Trustees and lot own
ers whatever they do in the matter will
be perfectly agreeable to me.
It has always been the desire of the
people to avoid excessive taxation. Un-
der Credit Clearance taxes will be
very lighL as all grafts, perquisites
and useless expenditures will be
eliminated, which will reduce every
thing to correct and economical busi-
ness principles.
After Milton gets to using the public
credit, for developing the non revenue-
bearing public utilities and giving eon-
It may be asked why was the name
CREDIT CLEARANCE given to the
economic system bearing that name?
The answer is very simple and is
this:
Because the Public Credit is used
for all the purposes of production and
distribution and ail the products, uses,
services, properties and commodities
are sold to citizens at prices lust suf
flclent to cover all costs, re'mbuse n!i
expenditures. balance the books,
liquidate all obligations: <n other
words. CLEAR the CREDITS*, hence
the name the CREDIT CLEARANCE
SYSTEM..
Clear all costs________
Reimburse all expenditures_______
Balance the books _____.....
Liquidate all obligations_______
CLEAR the CREDITS........
all mean
CLEAR THE CREDITS or
CREDIT CLEARANCE, hence the
uaute.
S. T. PEET
MAY DAY AT MILTON.
More than six thousand dollars
worth of lots were sold May the first.
This looks like we are ov/r the hill of
difficulty.
Yes WE who bought lots are safe
from the jaws of masters as soon as
we land in Milton and get our fawn 1
incorporated.
BUT SAY. WHAT ABOUT YOU?
Those who got In Milton May the j
Muskogee, Okla., April 3, 1912.
Hon. John D. Benedict,
Muskogee, Okla.
My Dear Sir: In answer to your
letter of recent date asking my opin-
nion regarding the townsite of Milton,
Okla., permit me to stay in answer
that I am quite well acquainted with
the townsite of Milton and the sur-
rounding country, and believe that
there is a good future for this town.
Taking especially into considera-
tion the fact that the government is
about to sell the surface of the seg-
regated coal lands which surround
this town, will give that section re-
newed activity and It is reasonable to
believe that following the sale of the
surface the government will take
steps to develop the coal interest
which surround this town. If this is
done values of real estate in the town
of Milton will grow very rapidly and
l believe that investment in lots in
this town a> the price now asked for
them will prove a good Investment.
Yours very truly
H. G. BAKER,
Pres. Mid-Continent Life Ins. C.
Milton, Okla.. April 2, 19133.
.Mr. John D. Benedict,
Muskogee. Okla.
Dear Sir: I am a practicing physi-
cian and have resided in Milton for
several years past. 1 can cheerfully
certify that this section of the coun-
try Is unusually healthful. My faith
in the future of Milton Is shown by
the fact that I have just bought an-
other lot from you. A fine quality of
coal is now being mined in the south
end of our town, and immediately ad-
joining the town are several thous-
and acres of fine coal land which
have never been operated. A recent
act of Congress providing for the sale
of the surface of this vast body of
coal will, in my opinion, prove very
helpful to our town. Yours trulv,
T. L, HEPGRCOCK. M. D. *
Each congress and senate know's of
my power,
And each have been true and faith-
ful to me.
And the maiden, I seek to deflower,
I hold more lightly than foam on
the sea.
Desolate wc .an, go weep with your
child,
Tears cannot alter the will that Is
strong:
Naught is too sacred for me to defile
When profits are gained by deeds
that are wrong.
The judges of courts interpret the law
By precedents bought with fabulous
fee.
The beauties of nature unmarred by a
flaw
Are flagrantly wasted for profits by
me.
Bodies of children are crushed in the
mill.
Or wrecked by the pains of hunger
and cold.
While noble impulses love would in-
still,
Languish and fade ’neath the weight
of my gold.
LORENZO D. GILLESPIE.
MY SWEETHEART. ..
By Stanley J. Clark.
In that far dim listant morning
Before old time itself begun,
Before blind forces felt their longing
Before there was an^Mbrth or sun
I can think thy soul there lingered
Wrought in passions burning mould
And thy form was made of I.ynpids
Sprayed from crystal seas of gold.
I can think thine eyes were painted
From the skies that bend above
And thy lips were formed nnd tinted
From roses grown iu beds of love.
Thy hands soft white and tender.
Thine arms long, limp and fair,
Each drew their shape and slender
From rainbows high in air.
When that voice speaks out In mad-
ness
To condemn thine acts as sin,
My words shall speak in gladness
As thy presence enters In.
Though gods may come from ancient
night.
And write their laws on tables
stone.
I’ll sling to thee thou queen of night,
’Till tears are blood and hearts are
loam.
at the great sacrifice that they do.
Truly hope it will not alwavs be so.
The comrades of Caney vicinity are
contemplatir;, an encampment or pic-
nic some time this summer, and we
hope to be able to secure the serv-
ices of Comrade Helen. Locals in
need of a speaker will do well to se-
cure her. So with best wishes for her
and the cause for which she is bo
earnestly laboring. I subscribe myself
yours for the cause.
REV. M. E. EDWARDS,
Sec’y Caney Local.
Caney, Okla., May 10, 1913.
To the Editor of the Democrat, Okla
homa City, Okla.
Kind Comrade: I feel that I owe
Comrade Edna Helm an apology in be-
ing so diiltory in mentioning the fact
of her most effective lecture delivered
at Caney April 16th. We had just a
few hours notice of her date previous
to her lecture; but got busy, put the
phones wires to work, secured the
Presbyterian church and at the hour
of her lecture the house was pretty
well filled and a more effective and
interesting lecture I have never had
the pleasure of listening to. Several
of the Democratc have remarked to
me that it was the best they had ever
heard. Only one thing I feel bad ot
disappointed over and that was the
small collection taken up for her—just
about enough 1 presume to cover ex-
penses. It is a great pity that com
rades who are securing material for
the cause of Socialism have to do it
Illtchita, Okla.. May 10, 1913.
Social Democrat, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dear Comrades: It is with great
pleasure that 1 am writing you in re-
gards to Comrade W. H. A, Holman.
He has just left our little town after
making FOUR lectures. I will have to
congratulate him as being /as good
speaker as I have ever heard. He car-
ries his audience with him from firs'
to last. I must say that he is an eye
opener to the most radicals of the old
parties. Comrade Holman was bless-
ed with good crowds and they got
largeer every night. What few there
is left is scared to death, afraid they
will Socialize this town, and they will
lose all they have got. They are blind
to the mail order houses that is put-
ting them out and they cannot see the
light. P. D. BERRYHII.L.
ENCAMPMENTS.
Castle, Okla., July 4th, 5th and 6th.
Speakers—Stanley J. Clark, July 4th;
A. H. I.. Holman. July 5th; Dora Merts
July 6th; Edna Helm, July 5th; Baker
the Singing Socialist, July 4th. Cliff
E. Anderson, manager, Castle, Okla;
Romulus, Okla.. July 3rd. 4tli and
5ih. Speakers—Edna Helm, Stanley
Clark and W. L. Thurman.
Trlbhy, Okla.. July 4th, 5th and 6th.
Speakers — Stanley J. Clark, Dora
Merts and A. H. L. Holman.
Oklahoma City encampment at Riv-
erside park, June 20th, 21st and 22nd.
Speakers — Stanley J. Clark, Dora
Merts, Edna Helm, A. H. L. Holman.
W. L. Thurman, Frank Welker ami
Herdlaw Johnson.
State Fiddlers' Contest June 20tli.
Carter, Okla., July 10th, 11th and
12th. Speakers—Stanley J. Clark
Dora Merts and W. L. Thurman. For
information write The Advocate, Car-
ter. Oklahoma.
Wellington, Texas, July 19th and
20th. Speakers—Stanley J. Clark,
Dora Merts and Herdlaw Johnson.
Duncan, Okla., August 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Stanley J. Clark has been en-
gaged for all three days. Other speak-
ers will be announced later. Write
Willis Bonner, Duncan. Okla., for in-
formation as to concessions.
Amber, Okla., July 24th. Stanley J.
Clark will speak. Other speakers will
be announced later. G. G. McGuirk,
manager.
DENIED PRIVILEGE THEY BREAK
LOCK*
L. G. Baker.
The comrades of Pavson and neigh-
county, Oklahoma, asserted and dis
played their rights in demonstrating to
a Democratic school board of that
place asshort time ago that said school
board could not infringe on their rights
THEY LIKE IT.
I closed a series of a week's meet-
ices in Beckham county with Comrade
Frank Welker and the only trouble
with the meetings was they were not
attended as they should have been.
Comrade Welker has a very expensive
outfit, consisting of a first-class moving
picture machine, a lighting outfit that
almost equals electricity in br(l!iancy,
and a set of slides and a thousand feet
of film that set the people to thinking.
Comrade Welker Is familiar with the
Socialist philosophy from every angle,
and delivers a lecture of genuine
merit. The comrades along his route
will miss a good opportunity for the
best kind of a propaganda meeting if
they fail in getting out a crowd to see
these pictures and hear the lecture.
H. COOMER.
land liberty.
The comrades of Payson, Lincoln
borhood surrounding had applied for a
speaker of the Socialist party to como
to that place and address them
The Social Democrat assigned Com
rade Baker, who went to Payson for
the purpose of lecturing the night fol-
lowing the day of his arrival.
The teacher who had charge of key to
school was notified to leave the school
inlocked that there was to b" speaking
and this would save the bother of gt
ing for same.
The teacher advised the comrade
that notified him that the board bad
commanded him that there was to be
no Socialist speaking allowed nnd ad-
vised him to lock doors of school and
not permit speaking to be conducted
there.
When Comrade Baker in company
with Comrade Harrington arrived at
the school some few minutes before
time to commence they found 'he door
locked and a large crowd of men,
women and children sitting on the
steps and waiting on them and tbo
door was securely fastened.
The whereabouts of the teacher
could not be found, and as rime was
valuable and as they did not feel in-
clined to submit to this treatment it
just took three minutes to demonstrate
how easy it was to open public prop-
perty locked by those attempting to
make private of it.*
“HURRAH" for Payson cmirade?.*
DEFEND and ASSERT YOUR
RIGHTS as FREE BORN CITIZENS.*
WE are with you every mothers SON.*
As long as the sun rises in the east
and sinks in the west WE shall con-
tinue OUR STRUGGLE FOR UNIVER-
SAL FREEDOM., And the cringing
parasites who attempt to obstruct us
ARE liable of being trampled in the
dust in our rush forward..
HOLMAN OF TEXAS
start employment to its lot purchase 1 firm made arrangements lor yon to
era the present city site will be but a
"breakfast spell'* and the city will
spread out over the hills to the north
and west unless private parties buy the
adjoining unallotted land that will be
gel on the ground floor if you so de j
GARVIN COUNTY ENCAMPMENT
Aug. 15 A 16.
SPEAKERS.
sire.
For the next thirty days lots will be
sold for fifty dollars each and if you
desire to join with us tn developing a
j Stanley J, Clark Dora Mens
for concession write
W. A. LOVELACE
Mrs. Edna Helm will accept dates
after June 1st for picnics and en-
campments. Mrs. Helm is being rout-
ed by the Social Democrat, write to
them for terms.
Elmore City, t them today.
JUDGE ROBNETT.
The New Century of Sulphur, Okla..
is routing Judge T. N. Robnett, terms
being the sale of ion sub cards at 25c
each. lXH-als wishing the services of
Judge Robnett will address the New
Century of Sulphur. Okla.
The State Secretary takes great,
pleasure in recommending Judge Rob-
nett to the membership, as he person-1
ally witnessed a scene at Dow Lake
Park in Pittsburg county, when he
lieeled the hide all off of a Dlmmicrat.
H. Grady Milner, the shining and
capable editor of the New Century lap
also available for dates on the above
basis.
Besides getting two of the best j
speakers, la the movement, you will
get one of the cleanest little papers
tn Oklahoma for one year. Write
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