Muskogee Cimeter

The Muskogee Cimeter. Muskogee Boy Makes Good Corp. David R. Twine Highest Average In Target Range Muskogee Boy Corp. David Highest A Target We do not know when we shall return, but we hope soon, as we are all hungry to see our mother, wives and sweethearts, and last but not least, dear old Stace Stree. Corp. David R. Twine of Co. C. made the highest average in the Eight, at Leon Springs on the target range, the possible being 50- It will be remembered that Corp Twine won the loving cup for Co C in Springfield in 1914. Capt James Smith of Co C. awarded a prize to Corp. Twine for bringing the bacon home Chicago Defender. David Twine is an Oklahoma boy having been reared in Muskogee, and has parents still live here. All Muskogee are proud of David, he has the Mu kogee spirit and is makng good. He learned to shoot on the plays of Oklahoma. HUGHES FOR ARBITRATION. He Would Be First to Accord to Labor All Rights Found Just After Consideration. "In his Maine speeches Mr. Hughes made it plain that he was not attacking labor or the equity of the proposed increase of wages for the railroad men. He was simply contending for the all important principle of arbitration as the right means of settlement of such questions. Speaking at different places in Maine, Mr. Hughes dwelt upon this question, saying: "I deeply deplore, in the name of labor, in the name of justice, in the name of American ideals, the surrender of the Executive and of Congress to force, instead of permitting reason to reign. "The measure to which I have alluded was not, properly speaking, an eight-hour measure. It was a wage measure. It was a plain proposition for a change in the wage scale. I do not speak of the equity of that. That is a matter to be fairly considered. I want what is just and right with respect to wages. I am for the arbitration and the peaceful settlement of these industrial controversies. We can settle everything in this country if we approach those matters with a fair and open mind and an examination of the facts. "This particular measure shows on its face that it was legislation in advance of the investigation, instead of investigation in advance of legislation. It is said that there was in its favor the judgment of society. The judgment of society in this country has never been passed in favor of legislation, without knowledge of the equity and regardless of the facts of the case. There was no judgment of society in favor of the roads which were excepted from its provisions. If there was a judgment of society, why not apply the rule to electric or other kinds of roads or roads less than 100 miles in length? I say, away with such pretense! It was a surrender to force instead of a clear, candid, faithful framed examination of the facts, and then action in accordance with American principles. "Autocracy represents force; tyranny represents force. Democracy represents the rule of the common judgment after discussion, after an opportunity to know the facts." SURRENDER TO FORCE WOULD TEND TO DISASTER. "That kind of virus in our life—surrender to force—would bring us no end of disaster. If we let capitalists or workingmen, any interest, learn that the way to get what is wanted is by applying pressure and if we continue in that course for a few years, democracy will be a failure, and we might as well give up our form of government."—Mr. Hughes in His Speech at Portland, Maine. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY SEPT. 23. 1916 Hughes Sympathetic With Demands of Labor Which Are Proved to Be Just. "I am sympathetic with every demand to improve the conditions of labor, to secure reasonable compensation for labor. I am in sympathy with every effort to better human conditions, and particularly the condition of those who toil in industrial pursuits, in railroad pursuits, in all these great activities that are essential to our prosperity. But when you have a proposition to change the scale of wage you have a vital proposition which requires examination. You must at least know whether the demand is a just one. "Labor, of course, should not desire anything but what is just. I do not believe labor intends to ask for anything but what is just. What is just can be examined and will survive investigation. Nothing is lost by having the process of reason applied if only that which is just is required."—Mr. Hughes in His Speech at Portland, Maine. NO ONE WAS AFRAID OF HAITI. Haiti did not behave as badly to us as Mexico behaved; but Mr. Wilson intervened, fought the Haitiens, shedding their blood and the blood of our troops, took possession and now has our armed forces in control of Haiti and directing its government. His course of action in Haiti can be defended only if his course of action in Mexico is unqualifiedly condensed; for such action was far more needed in Mexico than in Haiti. But there was a difference in the two cases; and to Mr. Wilson it was a vital difference. Haiti was weaker than Mexico. No one was afraid of Haiti.—From the speech of Colonel Roosevelt delivered at Lewiston, Maine, in behalf of Charles E. Hughes. DR. HARVEY W. WILEY TO VOTE FOR HUGHES He Says Wilson Has Failed to Enforce Pure Food Law. "I favor the election of Mr. Hughes to the Presidency for entirely different reasons than those held by most of his supporters. It is not because of the Mexican policy nor the foreign policy of the Administration nor by reason of its domestic policies. It is because of the apparent indifference of the Administration of President Wilson to the cause of pure food and drugs. Practically all of the abuses which were injected into the Pure Food Law by the preceding Administrations are still in force. Benzoate of soda is still regnant. The fumes of burning sulphur are marching along undisturbed. There is evidently a lull in the activities of the Administration of the law. A well-known beverage, declared by the Supreme Court misbranded and amenable to the Food Law has not been molested. No attempt has been made to enforce the law in regard to the bleaching of flour. The repeal of the mixed flour law, that splendid safeguard to the purity of our bread has been tacitly approved by the Treasury Department. "Mr. Hughes in his activities on the Supreme Court has stood like a stone wall for the proper Administration of the Food Law. I believe his election would see a radical change in the attitude of the government towards pure food and pure drugs, so vital to the welfare of our people. For this reason, I sincerely hope that Mr. Hughes may be chosen as our next President. "I should expect Mr. Hughes as President to have the same attitude toward the pure food and drug law that he had as a judge on the bench and to appoint a secretary of agriculture with subordinate officers who would be enthusiastic and earnest in the enforcement of the pure food law for the benefit of the physical, user- Notice A meeting is hereby called for the purpose of organizing a Hughes Rep. club. Come to 220 1-2 N. 2nd St. Tuesday Sept 26th, at 8 P.M. Officers out of town Brutes. On Thursday two white men said to be officers from Oktaha and Boynton, arrested a colored woman on 2nd St. and claimed she was insane. The facts in the case as we gather them is, that one of the cuses made an indecent proposal to the woman and she indignantly be rud him, telling him that such white men as he insulted colored women and mobed color d men. T he came the arrest, and the woman was carried before Judge Alcorn our Co., Judge who just as soon as he heard the facts in the matter discharged the woman. The Judge saw at once there was no insanitity and his prompt discharge of the woman was a rebuke to the officers. We are glad to say these officers curses do not belong in Mukogee and it's better that no relatives of the woman was present when the arrest was made. It is just such brutal and cowardly white men as these officers are that makes trouble between the races. The cowardly hounds think every colored woman a fit subject for their hellish lust. Only the cooler heads prevented our young men from giving the hounds of hell what they deserve and another such break by them will be resented in the way it deserves. Reporter Ex-Senator Burton, of Ohio will open the campaign for the Republi-cans in Muskogee on Monday night september 25th Senator Burton is one of the most able speakers in the United States, and the people of Muskogee and vicinity who hear him will have the issues of the campaign presented to them in first class order. Ohio people who live in Muskogee r gardless of their political isanings will try to make things pleasant for the Senator while he is in our midst. We are waiting patently to learn what the State organization will do to protect the Negroes on the east side in their right to vote. A number of them were denied registration, while on the West side all of the Negroes were registered. It is said that some of the Republicans on the East side are simply playing for the federal offices and don't care what happens locally. We hope this is not true because if our leaders play that kind of a game the Negro may show A. W. Marshal officers arrested ed Woman. ge Alcorn ed the Woman. of town Brutes. The second Congressional District is Republican by a good majority and this will be shown if the Republican leader play the game according to the rules, and one of the rules is that every voter should have the right to vote and have that vote counted as cast. If the Republican organization will see to this Mr. Ward will be elected by a splendid majority as every Negro in the District will stand by him loyalty and ther are at least nine thousand Negro voters in the District. Is it not worth fighting for. McIntosh, Okmulgee, Muskogee and Wagoner Counties will give large Republican majorities for the National ticket because the Negroes are going to demand the right to vote for Congressman and President electors. If they don't vote the County ticket it will be on account of the laxity and carelessness of the local organizations in the different Counties who are playing the game for the Post offices and other federal plums. On the west side of the State Counties like Logan and Lincoln have taken care of the situation from a local stand point and all of the colored voters were registered. We wish we could say the same about the East side but we can't because most of the fellows out here did not give a tinker's dam, whether he colored voter was registered or not. The Republican convention held at Oklahoma City on the 12th was a hummer. The Republicans from all parts of the State were there in large numbers and full of enthusiasm and the indications are that the campaign will be vigorously fought and a victory won. Mr. Fairbanks addressed the convention and at night delivered another address to an overflow audience. After the adjournment of the convention the leading Colored men from the different counties of the State held a caucus and appointed a committee to present certain resolutions to the State Committee. The Committee was composed of Hon. G. W. F. Sawyer of Chandler, Okla. Editor Dungee of Oklahoma City and Rev. Bucanan of Guthrie, Okla. The committee presented the resolutions and were promised answer within ten days. At this time we will not print the resolutions but shall await the action of the committee. It is sufficient and Valley R. R. ARKANSAS RIVER ROUTE" NEW TIME CARD ACTIVE SUNDAY, MARCH 5th, 1916 RAINS DAILY-2 & Tulsa, Okla. Between Muskegee, & Ft. Smith EASTBOUND [n] For Ft. Smith and points beyond 7:45 a.m. h and points beyond ..... 6:20 p. m aska and Tulsa ..... 10; 40 a. m City and Tulsa ..... 6:15 p. m. WESTBOUND Ark City and Wichita ..... 8:00 a. m. Pal vluska ..... 5; 0 p. m. in and point beyond ..... 11:45 p. m. Fr m Ft. Smith and points beyond 7:30 p. m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION for 495 Muskogee, Okla. Change of time on the sco Lines Active Sunday, April 30th armor will leave Muskogee 11:45 p.m., arrive City 7:15 a.m., twenty-five minutes earlier. train, sleeping car, chair car and coaches will Sleeper ready for occupancy at 9:30 p.m. agement of schedules affords armoon Service to Oklahoma City Midland Valley R. R. "ARKANSAS RIVER ROUTE" NEW TIME CARD EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, MARCH 5th, 1916 2-TRAINS DAILY-2 Phone 1308 or 495 Muskogee, Okla. FRISCO LINES Change of time on the Frisco Lines Effective Sunday, April 30th The Governor will leave Muskogee 11:45 p.m., arrive Oklahoma City 7:15 a.m., twenty-five minutes earlier. The whole train, sleeping car, chair car and coaches will run through. Sleeper ready for occupancy at 9:30 p.m. A re-arrangement of schedules affords Leave Muskogee 1:50 p. m. Arrive Sapulpa 5:15 p. m. Leave Sapulpa 6:50 p. m. Arrive Oklahoma City 10:20 p. m. A parlor car is operated on th For complete schedules and adde C. O. Jackson, Division Passenger Agent, Oklahoma City, Okla. is operated on this train Sapulpa to Oklahoma City. schedules and additional information, see Frisco Agent. O. Jackson, Passenger Agent, Oklahoma City, Okla. R. H. Phinney, General Agent, Muskogee, Okla. Open Evening Until 6 Sunday 10 to 4 MOVED Dr. J. C. PUTNAM, Chicago Dentist Moved to Fite Rowsey uilding Dr. Okemulgee and Secoud Sts. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Price is right, if its bought of . Milers A parlor car is operated on this train Sapulpa to Oklahoma City. For complete schedules and additional information, see Frisco Agent. C. O. Jackson, Division Passenger Agent, Oklahoma City, Okla. R. H. Phinney, General Agent, Muskogee, Okla. MOVE Dr. J. C. PUTT Chicago De Moved to Fite Rows Cor. Okemulgee and S Suites 20-207 the Price is right, if its T. Mil 212 N. 2nd Money to Loan IMPROVED PASSENGER SERVICE ON M. O. & G. Effective Sunday, May 21st, the M. O. & G. Ry, established sleeping car service between Joplin, Miami, Wagoner, Muskogee, Henryetta and Oklahoma City; on trains 3 and 4. Train No. 3 leaves Joplin at 4:15 P. M.; Muskogee at 9:30 P. M.; arriving at Oklahoma City at 6:55 A. M., the entire train running through to Oklahoma City, via Dustin and the Ft. S. & W. R. R. Northbound train leaves Oklahoma City at 11:00 P. M., reaching Muskogee at 7:30 A. M., and Joplin at 1:00 P. M. Parlor cars have been placed in service between Muskogee and Oklahoma City on trains 5 and 8, leaving Muskogee at 9:30 A. M. arriving at Oklahoma City at 5:35 P. M. and leaving Oklahoma City at 9:30 A. M. arriving at Muskogee at 4:50 P. M. Luncheon is served enroute, and the convenient daylight service gives passengers a view of the bustling Henryetta-Dewar Kusma smelting district—the plants being in full view from the car windows. Handsome brick depots have just Phone 3741 212 N. 2nd PRICE $1.00 A YEAR Opposit of Kress Negro Democrats have a hard row to hoe when all of us can vote and that we will do in November. Holy rollers on the north side of town, the Seven Day Adventists on the south side and the regulars between them. They should have the devil on the jump. They say Oklahoma had a big place in the Kansas City parade and Muskogee was "IT." John D. Epps is the colored lawyer at Eufaula, a bright, able young man who should have the support of the people. to Venue and, with no other means of se- in % . THE MUSEOGEE CIMETER. W. H Twice Editor BR Prive Asbotiate Editor KD. Nickens Assueiate Editor W. i Twine de “ Maesger EH Twine — a Colbeetoe TERA, OO, pote secret) S 7? ! a 3 ‘The Chote 19 the eaiy Republica gape J the Cag of Maskores. Thee Sadly Pheenx is wmrtines Rept ft ed esi cet lepenient tat st 2 prnnent tise st tlecmas to be inde reed sacs a Saoring is eet ert ree whoops sbi to aay polities farty sf yer Bly. ite diver, got Gch at the 2 La pie rater Waat bass incrsdiade, ‘The Reynblican party is the ship ard sil else ths sea The Oklehoms Neen re of that from bitter experience, REPU DLL AN COUNTY CANDIDATES. Fer Coreres: Seeemd Distriet Harry Wert For Sheit—F. J. Bays. For County Attorney—H. © Whipperman. For County Judge—Myron White. s Fo r County Treasurer—A .A. For Gounty Assessor—J. W Hobberd For County Clerk—W. S. Har- sha, For Court Clerk—Dr.J. M Coon. For County Superintendent — Miss Alice M Robertson. For County Surveyor—M. A. Eari. For County Weigher—F. T. Swift. Comm! stoners. No, L—John L. Cooper, Ft. Gib- son, No, 2—J. C, Dhodes, Webbers Falls. No. $—-Irvis Dbachard. Hes- kell. State Recrr sentatives, John Lieder. ©_E. Cramer. Gea Laceold. DEMAND WAS NOT FOR EIGHT-HOUR DAY. “12 it aid that the Judgment of society has made the comand fer the eight-hour cay. This was fot af elghthour éay, and the Jergtert of society had nething to G2 with the preposition iaig oafore Congress and paesed by Congres. The proof of this is found in the bill itself, which prepowen an investigation te find wut whether Congress had any business te do the thing which wee gclied ts ¢o, and which it cid cette Hughes In His | Spee’ a! Pertland, Maine. WE SHOULD CONSIDER WHAT {5 R:GHT THEN 00 IT Sur Govarement is based on the cco that we Fave Legisia- tures to invest gate, te consiger whet [8 ect end to de what is right. It ic based on the idea thet pobie opinion is formed from © on of questions, and Wat we can come possibly to fipht ectutions It Is net tated on dea that the Gev- € act without know- toe and merits of the ¢ in which It acts"—Me, b n His Speech at Port. ond, Maine. THERE SHOULD BE NO AC. TICN UNDER PRESSURE, UNDER DICTATION. “We have one priccless treas urv in this country, and that is the reign of goed judgment after public discussion. In the long history of the people, victory afier victory has been won over tyranny and force. We have a tree press, we have a free form of p diccurMBn, to the end that thers may be a general un. derstanding of eur activities and a general appreciation of whet Is necessary to the im. vemert of our conditions. We may gree about this merit of that, but we have ntgence in the public judg. ment in the fong run, Hence there Is ene thing which we must always mairtain, and that is that there shall be ne astion om the part cf our elected representa. Cees, taken under pressure, un Ger dictation. We must know what the facts are and what jus tice requires.""—Mr, Hughes in His Speech at Pertiand, Maine Editorial Comments. ——SEEEEEEEEEEEEE The Democrats coptinve te iguere i) Hughes speeches 1 the extent at ail they Go 18 te opatter ang samp Let it be conceded cbere are really wiromg grounds for the epistoe thet cect Wiles may carry Texas oes! November If these is@iceteas Are taken at ther full worth sme . Sane wil sum te going out te +: that the tide will eweep co until seaeppe end Aunteme are alse me roled i the Demucratic colsma. Many big Demoonrece willing an@ reat te speek for Wilson are care (eat ther weney ball met ony aay- £ on bis wide. Prevident Wises says Be te etter y in@iferest as to Bis reelertion Perhaps thet explains a goed many eo vetety bag beretefore bees. + to eodereand Help me Canine of 1 sia Por euius” read “Cougrem” The notion seems to be that the r v cations! chairmas ts claim ue "+ then he wll get, Dut pet aay re thas be will seed As further evidence that be te warm bearted and intensely burnaa Mr. ches Ulkes apple ple No man ts going to be elected—er resiected—to higit office by rates gained from States’ rights deciars- tome this late is the game The Statew rights question was settled tome fifty yeers ago to the evident “<tsfection of s considerable majer- cp—Kansse City Star. Adequate preparedness is set mifll- are It {8 the essential saeurance f security. It is a necessary safe guard of peace” Candidete Hughes hae left sothing to be sald os this subject He bas snuffed out counter argument at the ror outaet “are @ nS @ sation of bunglers? New York Sen It would + marsh to answer this fn the sr. ~ ond anyway, we elect a Democratic president only every once in a while. Charles E. Hughes cannot get so far awsy from Washington that the men in charge of the chariot of government there do sot feel the joiting of hie ritictems. In fe the Democratic jeaders et the rapital city show symp toms of seasickness from the way In which the ex-jastice of the Supreme art hes shakes thes up Mr. Hughes 1s poresing the only proper dead ot of the way eo thet the pai db viusteoan: aed: proastiaus goes Ee ere eae ae THE NEUTRALITY OF PONTIUS PILATE But as son as the oeed for deeds arose, Mr Wilnos forget all about “the principle be bei¢ dear” He promptly ansensced that we showid be “neutral in fact as well as in name. in thought as well as in action” between the sinall, weak, cnoffending na- tion and the large, stroog uatico which was robbing It of Its sov- ereiguty and independence. Sach neutrality has been compared to the neutrality of Pontius Pilate. ‘This is unjust to Pontius Pilate. who at least gently urged mod- eration ob the wrongdver.— From the speech of Col. Theo- dore Roosevelt, delivered at Lewiston, Maine, in behalf of Charles E. Hughes. The President gets up early during bot spell and there are some who Think he may have to conunue the roctice uotil November if that map flushes continues to be so undignle Irtsbursh Dispatch. WILSON’S IGNOBLE, UNSUC- CESSFUL LITTLE WARS. President Wilson tek Vera Cruz in 1914, as we were official y informed at the time, te get a salute for the flag, and te prevent the shipment of arme nto Mexico. He did net get hie solute, He oid rot prevent the Soipment ef arma. But several hundred men were killed er wounded; and then he brought the army home without achiev: ng ether object President Wilson sent an army inte Mexico 1916, as we were informed at the time, te gut Villa “dead or ive." They gid net get him dead 6 They did not get him sive M@ Again several hundred men were killed and wounded. Again President Wilson ie bring- ng the army home without achieving his object. Of course t 18 a mere play upon words to say that these were not wars.” They were ware, and nothing else; ignebie, pointless, unsuccessful little ware; but ware, They cost millions ef del- lare and hundreds of lives, squandered to no purpose; they seramolished nething; but they WILSON KISSED THE HAND RED WITH AMERICAN a BLooD President Ween erpictiy Sbows that the Carrenmietes not omce but repeated made at tacks oc Americas towne tn7 Kies American citizens 13d wutileted them is Septemter WIS Tet on Gctoter ietm iv15 less than a month ister, this vame President Wiles throug tus ame Secretary of State formally ansousced to Caras ta 8 agent that it wes bis “plese Bre” to take the opportunity “of ertenting recognition to the G+ facte governaes: of Mexica of which General Veoustiane Car rants 9 the chief executive Presidest Wilma thas recog tised the govertm~ut which his own Secretary of State Geclares bad bees lens thas # month pre viously engaged ip repeated Asa cite oper Americene ad ip the lsvasiot of Americas sail the government at wbose bead was Geers! Carranta. who, less than twe Docths previously. 02 Avgust 2nd 1015. had contempt ously reftsed to pay any beet to any representations of Pres: ent Wilson ot bebalf of media- ton saying that “under no consideration would I permit is terterence la the internal afaire of Merico” President Wilms did pot merely kiss the band that slapped him in the face He Kinsed that hand when it was red With the biood of Americas men women and children who bad been murdered an¢ mottlat- oS with as President Wilson through bis Secretary of State says “ruthless brotality."—From the speech of Col Theodore Roosevelt, delivered at Lewin om Maine, in bebalf of Charies & Hoghes (NY) SUN STROKES Roger Sullivan steps asiée—News paper deadline Stedents of Democratic politics Koow what # thin line divides step Ping aside and sidestepping. The Demorrats seem to realize, to their diemsy, that if they can't per- scsde Mr. Togbes to change from piintit to Gefendant the case is lost The President “will cot take the stump.” but “wil! eecept tavitations to speak at different piacen” Chair. man Vance McCormick is as Machia- Fellian as @ muskmelos It te not what Wilson bas Kept os ont of but what he's got us toto that unte at present. VILLA AIDED BY WILSON’S FAVOR AND BACKING In March last, Villa mace a raid into American territory. He eas a bendit leader wheee career of successful infamy had been greatly aided by Mr. Wil son's faver and backing. He wks at the bead of Mexican sol Sets whose arma and munitions nag been supplied tu them ir nsequence of Mr, Wilson's re versing Mr. Taft's policy and ifting the embargo against “ms and munitions Into Mexico. They attacked Columbus, New Mexico. and killed & number of civilians and a number of United States troops. On the next day the president issued an announce ment that adequate forces would be sent In pursuit of Villa “with the single object of capturing him." On April Sth, the an. nouncement was made from the White House that the troops would remain in Mexico until Villa was captured. It was furthermore announced tn the press despatches from Washing ton that he was to be taken “deed or alive” Fine words Only—they meant nothing. He + not dead. He has not been taken alive—From speech of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, deliv- ered at Lewiston, Maine, in be palf of Charles E. Hughes. Mr, Wilson during the past few days uas become such « lifelong opponent of the pork barrel that he is almost sorry now he didn't veto some of those bilis Secretary McAdoo warns Treasury employes against too much political activity, and if they don't disobey the rder they are likely to be bounced. prverererennases )) & HEARTLESS yi ; ADMINISTRATION i This Administration has die f played no mere feeling of re- sponsibility fer the American women whe have been raped, and for the American men, wo- ‘men and children whe have been killed In Mexico, than a farmer shows for the rate killed by his dogs when the hay ie taken from & barn. And new the American people are asked te sanction thie policy in the name of peace, righteousness and humanity!— From the speech of Cel. Theo- POINTS FROM @ «HUGHES srEEcHES Reckless ertraragesce of che Democrats 9 an ioecit te the Americas people Deserving Democrats! Desert tag ip beaves's same ef what’ We bave a spies syetem of gorerament eo: paper Dot we wast chat eyes rugised The perk barrel pul Dringe @ Diush of shame te the cheeas of every American 1 am bere because I ave & rites of what acerca needs Aa ife Americas wil always feel tocomfortabie. America Will Det bold ber ows by Dgheccstcy pirases fare we net a cation great erongh te Rave setcest fore eight te protect oar borders is & sensible fashion ty means 0” senetie prepareccess* If we state our rights is @ Sn aod Gevermised = mescer abesid carry coavictio:. Tog adotlé te ce raciistos is cov pection with that asservon 2 3 fe { i SISLATIVE CANDIDATE TELLS OF SPOKANE'S SAD PLIGHT n qnany TONS OF LIQUOK Q 1 J. F. Howard Says Washington City Has Suffered Financially While Women Have Drunk Themselves to Death With AdulteratedLiquors.and Lay - abiding Citizens Have been Branded As Criminals fhe trath about Probi-itica fr Spo sane, Warh. bas been brovgot to light and J. H. Howard, legis'aure candi date, is the mom responsible. Stand: ing squarely azainst Protidition he has Gescribed the bavoc wrowsit tn his home town by sumpturry lezisia tice. The Spokane Chronicle has the fo!- lowing to say of Mr. Howards state ments: “a dcr picture of the horrors of Probibition in Spokane is painted by J. F. Howard, of Kiesliug, aspirant for the Republican nomination for state representative in the Third dis trict, in campaign literatare that he is sending out. addressed to the voters. “It's me you were waking =p and investigating the ce;torable and dis gusting state of aflairs that prohibi- tion has wrought om your city,” says bis circular. ‘Tons of liquor are rolling into Spo Kane and thousands upon thousands of dollars are rolling owt. A nuisbder of men bave been murdered in the streets of your city Homes have been entered and women outraged Women have drunk themselves to death in Spokane hotels with poisons and adulterated liquor. “A number of former law-abiding citizens are being branded daily in police court as criminals. Your money is belmg used by the police depart. ment to wind amd dine stool pigeons thanks to a community that is lawed, inspected and taxed to death. The state of Washington is mil Mons upon millions of dollars in debt, you have the interest and principal te pay on this great debt, regardirss o! whether your family have bread to eat or not, We don't want any more laws Every new law means thousands o dollars out of the people's pocket. Small Boys; Blackberry Wine; “Jags”; Hospital Under national prohibition lth zens would be entitled to manufac ture all the home-made wine they desired. Blackberry wine would be much In favor, for blackberries are plentiful. The Tacoma News describes the results of some Blackberry wine on children of “dry” Washington state, as follows: An \t-yearels boy, together with several “guests,” are at a hospital under the care of a physician to- day as &@ resuit of drinking too much blackberry wine yesterday afternoon, while the parents of one ef the boys had gone shopping. ‘The wine was two years old and is said to have had @ wonderful “kick.” The youngster broke up ‘the chicken house and killed the webhite of the boy who was treat- E B20 000,000 Tt fd (SSUE UUU,ULU Ti iH INCREASED TAXATION ECESSARY TO MEET VAST AP PRIATIONS BY CONGRESS—INTERNAL REVENUES Ags MENT ALREADY THREE BILLIONS. O2 $30 PER gy ir ” ‘ ; 19“DAY" STATES ARE POOR ACL! Wet”. Indvsirial dsbaa biatrels Bea Greater Eu-dene bility. While Rural, Prohibition Sections. Wilh C>y at} Country's Papulation. Benefit Thereby. Says Joseph President of National Wholesale Licuer Dealers fsgp It is estimates that the feders! government wii nove te tongs fer from $100.000,000 te $200,000.00 to furnish « tvs reet the ensrmeus arsreoriations mate by Congress Indust: a) states eng cities have nad te bear toe» ef in taxstion, while the rural districts have paid but insigr. ‘cant t the fegora) covernment under these raw laws. “On the ether hand, many millions of co 778 have ce> appre for puvile Buligings in country villag's. education of (a--ere, ef cware 'enge, priventics of floods, buliding country rooss, ent ef ta°m pees. rural sanitation and many cther things wo ch w mer y Gone by the people thems: ves without gevernmen: od A number et towns admitted that they had ms ~vained a2-iisry meacures a8 ong ag they were permitted to conte Premiotion laws having cut eff that source of revenue withs moses of securing adcitional money, sanitation failed 272 epite dissore: fotlewed. Tne same argument was put forward for the bu sng of roads by federal acpropriations. Tre 19 erates now under prohibition law, have 22.00" 000 pe ard $45200.000 000 of wealth. These reczived larger >.- capt poguen from Congress last year than did the licenses sates Paig lees than $56 600,000 of the $513 000 000 collected by t+ Com cf intorns Revenue in the ficeai year. ending June 20 ts ether words, these 19 prohipition states, with nes: y on the popu ation and onefourth of the total weaith of the Unite reid less than onetenth of the revenue for the support c! te fe ernment. Incidentally, the total federal revenuse f-2— alee trang & ameunted to $245,285.000 or more than onsinics of the ce pts of the government. @ “The pronibition states paid $2,000,000 of the $28 000.06 under the hezd of income tax. “Official Foures show trat the pecp'e in the induct-iatt citi s are paying a larger pact of the cost of eovernmc-t th: pio tien states, paying it in emargency and insome taxes at quer taxcs. “tn pain words, these 19 prohibition states are th: po: cf Uree Sam. Whoever heard of a peor relation decirry tor te get the benefit of hit uncle's rev rue or to see his ince reduced to the pont of neccesary curtailment ef hie bond Jeerpn Epar, President of Rational Wiceraie Liga "5 ciation. = The follov.u.. statement has just been given to the press by Joseph Dear, of Cincinnati, President of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Asrociation: 9 The revence law enacted at the icex aesztos ot ess, with the Un ders law and the Emergency reve pee act of October $3, 1914, placed more kinds of Federal taxcs on the people than ther have ever Lorne be fore, even in time of war: but these taaes will not furnish enozgh revenue to meet the enormous apprepriations made fy Congress. It is estimated that bends for from $194.00 wo t will bave to be issced to mske up the deficit. The Chairman f the Senate Finance Committee em timates that the mew law will increase the internal revenues by $200,009.09. and most political economists believe that we have reached the lint of in: ternal revenue taxation, since it now Amounts to more thaw $3.000,020,000 or $3) per capita, for the support vt the Federal, State and municipal gov- Cities Pay the Bill. it bas been the claim of those who advocated the corporation tax, the in- come tax, and the inheritance tax aut the stamp taxes, that they would equalize the taxation amonz the peo- ple and in different sections of the country; Dut the report of the Com- Missioner of Internal Revenue for the last fiscal year shows that this theory was in error, These taxes have fallen upon the industrial states and cities, and the rural districts have paid bu: insignificant taxes to the Federal gov ernment under these new laws. More than that, the new and unusual appro- priations made by this and the pre- ceding Congress have been largely for the benefit of these rural communities, for Introducing Federal activities tor purposes that have fn the past been conducted by the States, or by the people themselves. Many millions dave been appropriated for the im- provement of rivers that never had any commerce, for public buildings 1a country villages, for the education of farmers, for the drainage of swamp lands, for the prevention of floods, for building country roads, for the eradi- cation of farm pests, for rural sanita- tion and for many other things which in the older sectlous of the country Were done by the people them selves and without government ald. @ “One cause of these extrrordinary demands upon Congress has been the efort of rural States and communt+ ties to lighten their local taxes. The demands for large appropriations for rural sanitation came from rural dis: tricts and small cities that had been subject to epidemics of typhold fever, and the argument was that these towns and rural communities had no rev g * (© maintain proper sanita- tio: F . number of the towns admitted that they had maintained proper sani- tation measures wher they were per- mitted to Hcense saloons, bat prolibi- tion laws cut off that source of re- venue and, with no other means of aa. towed. TLe sas: gun forward in beusif o! appr Congress to b shy in roral education acd « ment activities «hii Maw been purely loonl Unde Of revenue fr sf and instead of sly and ess 8. 4 the industrial Star. at protects and ald ine pm 3 states © ony States are There are 19 = $ under proaibitioa lax 9.000 popelation and of wealth; ther ree ania appropr.a last year then did *3e but they paid less ths the $523. o a stener of Internal he the fiscal year ene In other words tes states, vith nea: population and on-f weaith of the Unite! than oneteath of (ix support of the fed states which 4 total revenue to me dinary appropriation apita collection: ¥ hibition states d prohibition state amounted to $19 prohibition states # $1,000 of wealth states The new taxes m ress are paid ‘1 tt The 19 pronibi:ion 000 of the $54,004, venue raised >) sti business and amv amounted to £7 « 17 cents on cach! the prohibition sta! the non-prob0itioe per capita cr a each $1,000 of wel of emergency reve! times the tax rate sons and wealth if states over the ff hibition stares “The pro} Witlor 000 of the $98,00 the head of {0°08 conte per id $1,000 of woalth am ple in the 29 paid $65,000) 93 cents per @ach 91,09) of rate in the nom nine times and! times thar oi Socaking Wotner worl states are (he Sam and shoe! lation des 28 the bene: of to see his the point of CHARGE CHIEF OF POLICE CONDUCTED A "BLIND PIG" Deputy Sheriff and Others Also Caught in Prohibition North Dakota One Defendant Alleges That State's Attorney Who Caused Arrests, Helped to Form Drinking Club USE GLASSES IN DRY RAID BUT THEY WEREN'T THOSE YOU DRINK FROM Colorado Police Prohibition Squad, Peering Through Them From Afar, See Men Unlawfully Delivering Liquor—Two Japs Arrested At Another Place The "Dry" law is still working badly out in Colorado, according to the Denver Times, which relates: Field glasses were added to the equipment of the police prohibition squad yesterday and resulted in the arrest of Ed Tayman, 3127 Lawrence street, for violation of the dry law and the filing of the additional charge of perjury. Gus Mosconi, of Twenty-first and Market streets, was also arrested on the same charge. Detectives Cook, Klein and Schneider assert that both Tayman and Mosconi perjured themselves by signing false names to liquor shipping affidavits. They produce the affidavits as proof of this assertion. The officers say they had been certain for several days that Tayman was violating the law in a clever manner and suspected that he was receiving his liquor shipments under another name. Field Glasses Aid Them. They secured rooms at the Clayton hotel yesterday and for several hours kept watch on the entrance to the Tayman place with field glasses. Every person who entered and eery vehicle which stopped in front were closely scanned through the concealed glasses. When a delivery wagon drew up before the place and commenced unloading suspicious appearing cases the officers made their entry on the scene and arrested Tayman as he was signing the affidavits. According to the shipping receipt, Tayman was receiving liquor under the name of Leon Smith, which he swore was his own. He was placed under arrest and several cases of liquor, which were being delivered, were confiscated. Tactics resembling those used in the Tayman case were brought into play in the arrest of Mosconi. Mosconi was also arrested as he was signing another name to shipping affidavits, it is said. In his dealings, the officers charge, he used the name of R. F. Bloom. Detectives Cook, Klein and Schneider, in all, made five seizures of liquor and arrested the alleged dealers, while Officers Johnson and Armstrong made two arrests yesterday. Two Japanese, K. Tomora and K. Karata, were taken in custody at Twentieth and Lartimer streets and several cases of liquor seized. Jugs filled with a golden colored liquid were found. HINDSIGHT AND FORESIGHT In an editorial labelled "Hindsight in Duluth," the Buffalo Enquirer shortly gleefully because as it represents the people of Duluth, having abolished the saloons, are at loss to know where to raise the $170,000 which has been sacrificed in license moneys. The Enquirer says the charter limit on the tax levy must be raised in consequence of the city's lack of foresight in doing away with the saloon. "The wisdom of the people sometimes makes strange demonstrations," says the Enquirer. Hughes says the country can't be saved by letting it drift. That's where he and W. Wilson differ. Washington reports that a new apology has been sent to First Chief Carranza. Looks like a habit. Mr. Bryan is mistaken when he says Hughes is "vitriolic." The candidate is merely applying the acid test. A messenger of President Wilson found out that Colorado women were for the administration. No messenger, of course, can be blamed for making good. Political opponents are beginning to find that why Mr. Hughes kept silence so long wasn't because he had lost his tongue. Another encouraging feature about our new navy is that when it is completed, Mr. Daniels will not be Secretary of it. Having discovered that the Democrats don't like what he is saying. Mr. Hughes doubtless is convinced that he is on the right track. THE FUNNY SIDE OF PROHIBITION HOW DRY IT IS IN KANSAS. [Sailna (Kas.) Union.] The drought has reached the stage in this section where the fish appear at the farmhouses asking for a drink. ADDING INSULT TO INJURY. [Charleston News and Courier.] It is said that Mr. Bryan is going to become a citizen of North Carolina. And poor old North Carolina hasn't yet recovered from those awful floods. IN DRY IOWA. [Des blains Tribune] It was an unlucky bunch of drunks that lined the prisoner's bench in municipal court today. Thirteen bleary-eyed, unshaven individuals answered to the bailiff's court roll. KANSAS GENEROSITY. Leavenworth, Kas. — (Special) — A Leavenworth policeman went to church one day. It was the first time in his life he had ever attended services, and when they passed the plate the officer displayed his star. TAKE THAT, WILLYUM! [Philadelphia Inquirer.] "The Republicans made a mistake in not nominating Billy Sunday."—Charleston News and Courier. Don't worry, anxious one. The Republicans will find some way to finance their campaign without resorting to desperate methods. WHO INVENTED REFORMER? [Luke McLuke, "Cincinnati Enquirer] Sunday was intended as a day of worship, rest and recreation. A space was devoted to worship of the Creator. A space was devoted to rest. And a space was devoted to recreation after the six days of toil. Our fathers liked to see Sunday come around. But when the Reformers get through tinkering with Sunday they will fix things so people will hate to see the day come around. CHARGE CHIEF CONDUCTED A Deputy Sheriff and Others Also Dakota - One Defendant Alleg Caused Arrests, Helped From Mandan, in "dry" North Dakota, comes the following story to the Valley City (N. D.) Times-Record. State's Attorney Langer today caused the arrest of Chief of Police Mike Knoll, John Ehret, Deputy Sheriff Gabe Eckroth and August Ussellman, charging them with the conduct of a blind pig. The chief is further charged with aiding and abetting the maintenance of a common nuisance. Ehret and Knoll are further alleged to have sold memberships in the German Kultur Society at $5, then charged members with drinks, and then split the profits between themselves with no return to the society. Eckroth and Ussellman were originally director and secretary of the organization, before Knoll, treasurer, and Ehret, president, are said to have seized it for their personal profit. On June 1 State's Attorney Langer raided the Winbauer hotel, where it is alleged the society held forth, but at that time failed to find any evidence. It is then alleged that the German Kulur Society of the Ehret-Knoll combine secured rooms in the old Badger & Wayman building. To Beat the Law. It is further alleged that memberships were sold for $5 each, and that fully 100 members were secured, in including many from the surrounding country as well as in Mandan. The state's attorney claims that he has positive proof that the official received and paid for 92 gallons of whisky and 80 casks of beer; that the whis PROHIBITION PARTY IS OFF THE TICKET "Drys" Fail to Qualify in West Virginia and Massachusetts The strange, not to say, startling, predicament of the Prohibition Party failing to put up a ticket in a "Dry" state is hereby told in an Associated Press dispatch from Charleston (W. Va.) to the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press: The Prohibition party is not a political party in West Virginia and has no legal right to have its nominees for presidential electors certified by the secretary of state, according to his ```markdown ``` J. Political Jottings. The Houston Post reasons that it was easier for its own beloved Democracy to endorse the President's Mexican policy than to define it. While he was about it Senator James Hamilton Lewis also might have explained that the Rome that was "too proud to fight" died a rather disastrous death. "In all fairness," asks the Boston Transcript, "shouldn't the expense of financing Carranza be borne, by the Democratic campaign committee?" Democrats really haven't any objection to big appropriations for army and navy and internal improvements. They expect the Republicans to rustle the revenue to foot the bills for the next four years. Hughes says he would like six months to investigate the Administration, but the Administration figures he's doing very well as it is. Yes, and the same-policies that have filled Judge Hughes and others with "a deep sense of shame," have sent many other Americans to their graves. The President has changed his mind about sending more troops to the border, thus running true to form. When Tom Taggart talks economy to them, it is time the Democrats stopped their extravagance. The Hughes smile is beginning to attract favorable attention. President Entertaina Five Progressives.—Headline. Others he simply amuses Democratic papers, childe Hughes because he says he says "is 100 per cent, a candidate." The Wilson papers naturally prefer a fifty-fifty candidate. DEF OF POLICE A "BLIND PIG" also Caught in Prohibition North ages That State's Attorney Who l to Form Drinking Club CHARLES E. HUGHES OH HOW WE LOVE THE CRIMINALS! TALK SAFETY FIRST NOT TOO PROUD To Quit TALK CONCORD HUMANITY SOFT SOAP ky was sold for 15 cents a d ink and the beer at 25 cents a bottle; that the members were by their membership cards permitted to resort to the place for the purpose of drinking, and that they paid cash for their drinks. Langer alleges that Chief of Police Knoll installed his cousin, Matt Knoll, as custodian of the place, and that while originally started as a society, the place developed into a blind pig in which affairs were wholly controlled by the chief of police and John Ehret. What happened to the defendants is thus told by the Bismarck (N. D.) Tribune: Gets Back at Langer. August Usselman, one of the defendants, fired back at State's Attorney William Langer, who caused his arrest, by charging that Mr. Langer had assisted in the organization of the club, known as the German Culture Society, and that it had been used to further his candidacy. Mr. Usselman said that he had been told by Mike Knoll, Gabe Eckroth and John Ehret, also defendants, that the prosecuting attorney had given his permission to the sale of liquor and that he had said that if any complaints were made the club would be warned before any action would be taken. Mike and Matt Knoll and John Ehret were bound over to the district court, while Eckroth and Usselman were released from custody because it was shown that Usselman had resigned as secretary and that Eckroth was only a trustee and had nothing to do with the management. opinion rendered by Attorney General Lilly here today. The attorney general held that the Prohibition party failed to poll for its candidates at least five per cent of the entire vote at the last general election. The Boston Transcript details a similar happening in Massachusetts: The failure of the Prohibition party to file papers for a complete state ticket was the feature of the last day for filing nomination papers. The Prohibition party at the time of closing, 5 p.m., yesterday, according to the election division of the secretary's office, had not made any nomination for United States senator, and had failed to secure a sufficient number of signatures to put their candidates on the state ticket below lieutenant governor on the ballot. No papers whatever, according to the secretary's office, were filed for Eugene N. Foss as a candidate on any of the tickets for United States senator. THESE PIPING TIMES OF PEACE CARRANZA and WILSON----The Experts, ---