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.ado.ma State Register
SEVENTEENTH YEAR No. 44
GUTHRIE, OKLA., THURSDAY. J ANUARY 14, 191)8.
$1.00 P \Y KAR
Who Pays the Taxes?
—A Lesson for Oklahoma
Home Owners
Later these men made another trade,
combining all the elements of the first
save for a slight transposition. Jones
wanted to own a home. He was a
worthy and dependable man. Smith
consented to sell half of his farm to
Jones for $2000, all upon time. Jones
gave his note agreeing to pay Smith
$3000 or return the land.
Just before they traded the tax as-
sessor visited them. He assessed
Smith's land at $3000 and his personal
effects at $300.The result of the asses-
sor's visit to both Smith and Jones
was an assessment of $6,300, for Jones
then had no property subject to taxa-
tion,
In the year following their trade
no new wealth was created and values
remained stationary. When the as-
sessor called again he assessed Jones'
land bought from Smith at $3,000. He
assessed the land Smith had kept at
$3000, his personal property at $300
and Jones' note to Smith at $3000.
The combined assessments of these
two men was $9,300, an increase of
$3,000, not because they had any more
property, but simply because Smith
had transferred a part of his prop-
erty to Jones, receiving from him a
promise that at some future time
would deliver to him something of val-
ue in return.
Is It Right to Double Tux?
Is it right that Jones should be
made to pay taxes upon land that he
has not paid for? If so, is it right
that Smith should be taxed upon the
equivalent not yet received?
Is it right that Smith should pay
taxes upon Jones' note—upon the
money he is to get from Jones in the
future? If so, then ought Jones be
made to pay taxes upon the land
while he is earning the money to
pay for it ?
If it is righta to impose both of
these taxes then why not tax every
heir apparent upon his prospects?
Is it not clear that both Smith and
Jones should not be taxed upon the
$3,000? Certainly both of them can
not be taxed In the way suggested with
out one or the other suffering injus-
tice.
The tax assessors of Texas who are
brought face to face with these mat-
ters have recognized the injustice of
the mortgage tax and it has been an-
nounced that they will ask the Thir-
ty-first Legislature to enact a law
permitting subtraction from the as
The problem of taxation is the
greatest before the people of Oklaho-
ma and will be the most difficult to
solve for the legislature. No amount
of information, drawn from experience
is too much for the solution of the
problem. The Dallas News, by Tom
Fruty, Jr., a staff correspondent,
gives a close analysis of the double
taxation of those who borrow money
to develop homes that is worthy of
general perusal. It says:
The hearing of the Country Life
Commission at Dallas a few weeks
ago and subsequent comment upon the
same have served to again bring into
the limelight the fact that Texas has
a large tenantry, and the opinion has
been expressed that farm tenancy is
upon the increase.
This sounds very strange in view of
the fact that Texas, from the earliest
days of the republic, has done so much
to encourage home getting and to pro-
tect citizens in the ownership of
homes.
Twenty-two million acres of land
within the present boundaries of Tex-
as were transferred by the Spanish
and Mexican governments to private
ownership before Texas became a re-
public. These lands were nearly all
given away, and the rest sold cheap.
When Texas became a republic it
had 167,594,560 acres of public land
within the territory included now
within this state. It now has 8,000,000
acres exclusive of islands, lakes and
bays. The remainder it gave away or
sold for a nominal sum, and at all
times, in gift or in sale, it gave pref-
erence to actual settlers, to home-
steaders.
Nevertheless, at the census of 1900
53.8 per cent of all homes in the state
were occupied by tenants. Somehow
a very large proportion of the land
given to actual settlers or sold to
them at a nominal price and upon
easy terms, has gravitated Into large
holdings. Now the process of disinte-
gration is again in progress.The home-
less man again has a chance to get
land—but not on ground floor terms.
That we have no larger percentage
of home owners in Texas is un-
doubtedly due to many causes, but it
is proposed to here discuss only two of
these, one in this article and the other
in an article to be published in tomor-
row's News.
Mortgage or Note Tax Hinders.
The first of these hindrances, in the
opinion of the writer, is the policy cf! gessments of lands of the amounts
the state ill taxi.ig notes i.nd uiovt-1 which may be due thereupon and re-
gages ad valorem. It results in dou- j quiring the amount of such debts to
because they know not when they may
be forced to pay .the tax. That many
do collect this tax from the borrower
under cover and then keep It has
been used as an argument in justifica-
tion of the tax. It is a fallacious ar-
gument. It is simply to say that the
state and not the note holder shall en-
joy the loot. So far as Jones is con-
cerned, it is a matter of small moment
who gets it. He will be helped only
when the state goes out of the business
of double and indirect taxation;
when it shall get its revenues honestly
and frankly from the people instead of
through tax collectors in disguise.
It has been said that he who makes
two blades of grass grow where only
one blade grew before is a public ben-
efactor. What shall we call him who
persists in making two taxes grow
where only one grew before.
TO PAROLE 200 PRISONERS.
J. P. Connors, chairman of the com-
mittee appointed to assist in the in-
vestigation against the management
of the Kansas state prison at Lansing,
recommended to Gov. Haskell the en-
actment of a law permitting the Ok-
lahoma state pardon board to parole
200 Oklahoma prisoners who are
serving the last year of their sentence
in Lansing. Mr. Connors believes
this would greatly simplify the bring-
ing back of the O'Uahoma ' prisoners
from Kansas, as Oklahoma has in-
sufficient quarters for the entire num-
ber.
OKLAHOMA'S DISPENSARY
SYSTEM NOT ABOLISHED.J
Except in Towns Having Less Than
1,000 Population.
Ill a decision by Chief Justice Wil-
liams the supreme court held that
the state dispensary was only abol-
ished by the recent election in so far
as it affected towns of under 1,000
population. The question ot exten-
sion of the system submitted at tat
November election was defeated ana
it was generally believed tnat tilt
entire system was. discontinued.
The decision was rendered in the
case of tile Alexander Drug Co. ot
Oklahoma City, which was granted a
mandamus in tl.e Logan county dis-
trict court at Guthrie requiring tin
state agency to continue furnishing
liquor tor drug and scientific pur-
poses.
Holding that a man has a right to
carry from the depot to his own home
liquor intended for his own use,
shipped in troiu outside the state un-
der the Interstate commer
supreme court reversed the
MRS. MORRIS Wis
NOT MISTREATED.
Washington, Jan. 12.—Answering a
reference by Senator Tillman in his
speech yesterday to an incident of sev-
eral years ago, when Mrs. Minor Mor-
ris was ejected from the White
House, Secretary Loeb made public
today letters from Mrs. Morris's sons.
1,. T. Highleyman of St. Loui3, and
Francis J. A. Darr of Somerset, N. J.
bearing on Mrs. Morris's actions.
The letter from Darr, addressed to the
President under date of Sept. 21. says:
"I am writing you my amende honor-
able for a great mistake I made
three years ago."
This refers to Darr's belief, ex-
pressed at that time, that Mrs. Morris
had suffered great wrong in her eject-
ment. The letter from Highleyman.
referring to Mrs. Morris, says:
"I can only hope that she will do
nothing rash in Washington; howev-
er, every moment I expect something
to happen."
court in the case of William Schwedes,
convicted in the Grant county court
of violating the prohibition law pro-
vision which forbids the transporta-
tion of liquor within the state. He
took from the depot to his home li-
quor that had been shipped in from
without the state.
School Land Bill Introduce 1
by Senator Morris th% *■
Will Solve the Pt bletn
Senator Morris, of Cimarron and | Senator Morris is especially quali-
Texas counties, of No Man's Laud, fied to handle this measure, coming
chairman of the committee on public from the northwest part of the state
lands, has introduced a bill that is where the conditions are njost trouble-
based on the initiative bill, which some, and having watched the argu-
is less complex and provides for the; meuts 011 the bill during the last leg-
classification of lands as follows: | islature.
"First. Lauds suitable for agrlcul- [ He was unanimously chosen chalr-
tural purposes. i man of the committee for his fitness.
Second. Lands suitable for mining j
purposes. (The term mining shall in-
elude metals, oils, gas, stone.) The taxpayers of the state are to re-
Section 5. Lands suitable for town- ceive immediate relief front any ex-
site purposes and located adjoining or cessive rates that may now be in force,
adjacent to an incorporated town. 'J1 accordance with the recommenda-
Section 6. Lands suitable for graz-',ion of Governor Haskell in his sup-
ce law, the iUg purposes only, provided, however, 1 Plementary message a bill was prompt-
:he inferior no ]and east of the meridian shall bo introduced to that effect. Accord-
WALTER'S PETITION
TURNED DOWN.
Lawton Daily News-Republican.
Governor Haskell refused to issue
a proclamation in accordance with
the prayers of the Walters petitioners
for an election to form the new
county of Cache. He assigned as his
reason that the last federal census did
not give the proposed new county a
sufficient population to form a county
under the constitution. Thus the
work of the Chamber of Commerce
has ripened into fruit, for the com-
mittee appointed at that time went to
Guthrie and did the work. They ap-
peared at the hearing with such data
as they had and convinced the gov-
ernor that the Walters petitioners
were in error and were not entitled
to the request couched in their peti-
tion. Thus Comanche county has
saved a great and valuable territory
to the south of Lawton and will pre-
serve her proud domain Intact.
If the Leslie P. Ross bill passes the
practice of dividing established coun-
ties will close.
EISENSCHMIDT PRESIDENT OR
RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSN.
STATE SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENTS' THREE
DAY SESSION.
The three days' session of the Pub-
lic School Officers Association in this
city, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
" " The last
ble taxation., and both of these taxes be assessed against the holders of! day, was highly successful.
are borne by the borrower or the j tie llens. night the following officers were
Tint it is right to doubly taxi rrder the law as it now stands one (elected: President, \\ . E. Gill, Okla-
credit
operation is due to two tacts, rirst, Mowecj to _,
it was a convenient way to raise rev-1 tl)e vaiues of other properties. Thus j Alfalfa; executive committee. Thomas
enue Secondly, many good men have jj a man should borrow $.50,000 at say I Scott, chairman; J. B. Taylor, C. H.
believed and it is easy to make others j 5 ])er cent an<j ioan it out in small Roberts.
believe that the tax upon notes and sumg at 10 per cent, he would render The convention earned out a long
mortgages was borne by the lender or nothing r-or taxation, but the man who j professional la"
the vender, as the case might be. [owned a farm worth $4,000 and who
It has been difficult for many people , owe(1 $3 000 upon It, would pay the
to understand why, if a man in one taxes upon $4,000 instead o{ merely
year owned and paid taxes upon $100,- 1 upon i,js equity.
000 worth of property, he should, upon - Income Tax.
having sold said property entirely up- | T() gQ back (0 the«case of Smith and
on time, be exempt from taxation in y r]oeg Jones pay the tax upon the
the following year, although he
note in the end and therefore two tax-
lost nothing. "He is still ?*"l!'Ijes? Let us see. You would hardly
000," they have said, "and he snouiu 1 aU gmlth a rich man and say ti,at he
still pay taxes upon "'hat he is wort i. tcQu]d afford to pay the tax, would you?
And as the man in the L-ana , But gm!th is an honest man and he
Nod" says. "That sounds fair en°u® I did render the note for taxation. Also
only it fails to take into account that, h(? )g g prudpnt man He knew when
the persons who have Dougni h)1 traded wlth Smith that he would
tive and other needs of the schools.
The department of domestic science
of the Guthrie schools gave the mem-
bers a delightful luncheon in the Cen-
tral building, as an exposition of one
year's results of the department, and
received high gustatory and verbal
praise for the high culinary art at-
tained. In the evening a banquet was
given in the dining room of the Elks
hotel, interspersed with many happy
toasts. State Superintendent E. D.
Cameron acted as toastmaster, and
his introductions of those who spoke
were both happy and pointed. Among
those who attended the banquet were
classified as grazing lands.
The bill is a composite and em-
braces features of all the bills here-
tofore introduced. After working on
it Monday night a sub-committee con-
sisting of Senators Thomas, Egger-
man and Billups was appointed to
work the bill into detail form.
The bill provides for the sale of the
lands. Senator Stafford has intro-
duced a bill for the sale of the college
and indemnity lands. There has been
no bill introduced in the House._
COAL COMPANIES AGREE
TO GIVE' AUDITOR STATE-
MENT OK GROSS RECEIPTS.
McAlester News-Capital.
When State Auditor Trapp made a
request for a statement of the tonnage
and the gross receipts of several coal
companies for the period front May,
the time of the adoption of the excise
tax law until December 31st, he was
referred to Stuart & Gordon, attorneys
for several companies.
Mr. Trapp had a long conference
with Judge Stuart Monday afternoon,
at the conclusion of which he stated
to a News-Capital representative:
"Judge Stuart said that he would
advise his clients to make a report
of the tonnage and selling prices of
the coal output for the time indicated.
He did not state, however, that he
would advise his clients to pay the tax.
On the contrary 1 inferred that the
present tax will be resisted in the
courts. I had presumed that would
ing to the recommendation of the gov-
ernor the bill advances the date of
paying taxes front January 15 to
March 15 and provides for the reduc-
tion of illegal or excessive levies.
When the local authorities refuse to
act, the measure provides for action
on the part of the state officers. So
anxious are the solons that any possi-
ble abuses be corrected at once, that
the bill was placed 011 its second read-
ing this morning. It bears an emer-
gency clause.
HADLEY IS GOVERNOR.
be the policy from the fact that all
. . the companies became delinquent un-
In addition to the regular routine , ^ ']aw
of business Thursday night. the re- course will be to make out the
tallers held their election of officers. (ax /rom the 8Worll statements fur-1
an'**/ re now ready for anothei >eai 's , n|sjierj nie an(j if the tax is not paid.' ,, ,
work. The following officers «ere j ( ghal| be com,)eIled. under the law,. ' '
The Eirst Republican In Thirty.Eight
Years Is the Missouri Chief
Executive.
Jefferson City, Jan. 11.—Herbert S.
Hadley took the oath of office as gov-
ernor of Missouri five minutes after
12 o'clock today. As Judge Valliant
repeated the oath and came to the
words "so help you God," a great au-
dience, the largest that ever assem-
bled in Representative hall, broke Into
vigorous cheering while Light Battery
A of St. Louis fired the governor's
salute of seventeen guns in quick suc-
cession.
The thunder of the artillery fairly
caused the great stone building to
tremble, and yet the reports could
hardly be heard in the hall, so great
was the noise of the applause. After
the applause subsided Hadley made
his inaugural address, and a few min-
utes later all the other state officers
except lieutenant governor took the
oath of office.
CHARGES DIVERSION
OK PUBLIC
KINDS.
in Senate, Dlscusse-
Brownsville Affair.
Washington, Jan. 12.—Illegal diver-
nublie funds by the president
iroperty ancl proceed 10 sen me name aim tVilllam H. Taft while secretary
for taxes, unless prevented by an or- j of war, to pay for the Investigation
der of the court." I by private detectives Into the Browns-
Judge Stuart said that the coal com- J ville affair was charged by Senator
liter. J. J. Houston and L. I. Beland.;
A vote of thanks was tendered to all i
outgoing officers, and in particular to
Mr. Farquharson. w-ho has not on. ' were hopeful that the legisla-j Joseph Benson Foraker of Ohio, in
been an important tact< 1 1 • (ure wouid either repeal or greatly the senate today in a speech in reply-
our local association the gi - nio<jjfv the harsh excise provision. In ! ing to statements of Herbert J. Brown
ces5 it is., but lias attracted attention ' ^ ^ thg c(J
from all over the state tor the active, ,, , ,
comiranj
•any will be j of this city, and William G.
0 resist the ] of Roanoke, Va., who were 1
Baldwin
'■— — • —- — . , atot_ n tail- I compelled, by necessity, to resist the 1 of Roanoke, Va., who were employed
part he has taken in jne tax in the courts. t by the secretary of war to secure evi-
He states that the advalorem asses- j dence of the guilt of negro soldiers of
ment is higher than that of any of1 the Twenty-fifth Infantry, United
1 the coal companies in competing j states army, in shooting up Browns-
fields, cr for that matter, so far as he ville on the night of August 13-14,
is aware, in any fields in the countr\. I 1906. The governmen- use of private
Some of the mines are assessed at detectives was characterized by Mr.
$100,000 or more. If in addition to a Foraker as "atrocious shocking and
$100,000 are paying taxes upon it Just tQ pay taxes „pon the note, and
additional property coming to light,
there is a duplication of taxes
Also An Indirect Tax
Wilkinson,
Burnsdale,
cent "forC himself" 'and T p^r'Tent
' '°r 'he Public ^^.^S^cen" I Nelson and Raniey; Misses Lane. Mot-
Not o'nlv "is it a duplicate tax but it NXtheless. ,,)ones' he pays the tar• £em}ng.
is also an indirect tax upon the as he ahvays doe^ ^ Goodrich,' Hikes' and Boyd; Messrs
who has paid the tax upon the phy-1 If any one
sical property. When this tact is jonPS reany only nays the tax upon
' understood the tax hg ]an(J and that smith pays the tax son, Gill
will be ...
that Goodrich. Hikes
.Moore. Warren, Robinson. Harris, Nel-
Stewart, Lillle. Shotwell.
McKtnley,
32 arts SSST S5.-B rra>-ST.".S"nS„.srK:
abolished. If it was now better un- the tW0 together now pay $93 a year RuVuharti Lovett Couch-
derstood there would be a revolution, ,gtead o{ ?G3 as was paid before their Aber a . , • .. .
as has been said of the tariff tax. trade If they tell you that Jones
Primarily responsible for the insti notg jg pr0perty, ask them why Jones au
tution and perpetuation of this double doesn.t work with a pen all the time, |
is that class of politicians who , t ad of with ^ plow, since accord- j WOODS COUNTY
1- 1. ^ I.nnltlo tnv . . 1 ■ ■■
Hester, Patton, Hughes
ers Association as well as the Fed-
erated Clubs of the state, and also
holds office at present ill each of the«e ,
associations. Mr. Farquharson thank-
ed the members for the active part
they have taken in the past two years,
and assured .them that he would al-
ways be ready to perform ,an]L ^ i tox'on this' and a tax on the other I revolting."
I properties of the companies they are This charge of illegally diverting
r. I forced to pay two per cent on gross $15,000 from the war funS'of $3,000,000
revenue, they cannot stand It, with act of March 3, 1899. was made by
the bad business the companies have jir. Foraker In concluding his re-
had the past year. marks which consisted of a very care-
It is also contended that the law is (ui consideration of certain legal
grossly discriminating, in that the oil ■ phases of the Brownsville affair and
men. who have become the severest the reading of a number of affidavits
competitors the coal men have, are I by soldiers whose testimony and con-
taxtd. under the excise law, only one- fessions, Mr. Brown alleged he had
In the interest of the Guthrie
ers Association.
The committee on plans for enter
talning State Retailers was increased
to eight, as follows: F. B. Lillie. Mr.
Brown. Nathan Patterson, J. A. Milne,
F. P. Beamer. Mr. Couglan, John Go-
lobie and Win. Ritzhaupt.
GREAT GERMAN MARDI GRAS
The German Society of this city will half of one per cent.
give a masque ball Monday, February Mr. Trapp will return soon to Guth-
8th that will eclipse anything given ! rie, after he has the promise^ front a
heretofore I11 Oklahoma. lt will not the coal operators to make the state-
be a simple masque ball, but a Masque ment required by law.
Mardi Gras that will be the begin-1 - " .
ning of a permanent organization like, LEGISLATURE WILL VIST I
that of the VeUed Prophets in St. j EL RENO, JANI ARV -•!.
Louis and Priests of Pallas in Kansas, „,.t.K frt„i Saturday El Reno will
City. The masquers will have a street entertain thP legislature, state officials
parade in the afternoon, on foot and ^ employes A special train will
horseback, and a regular mimic rev" j leave bere jn the afternoon returning
elry. ,. . I after midnight. A ball and banquet
visitors will partici- Jg planned
Many outside
pate, and the event is looked forward
lack the courage to ask the people for,, tQ thelr contentlon he can create LESSEES MEETING. .
all the revenues they wish to expend, wealth So easily. Tell them that you j The reguiar meeting of the Woods ,t0 with gl
and who resort to schemes to take a].e from Missouri. Make them stow ty Lessees Union wU, be held at] „ v,..,1
from them by indirection that which yQ)1 why that extra J30 should be ta- the county court room in Alva on |WESI HUI
they dare not demand directly, ine Rpn from the Smlth-Jones place. Tuesday, January 19th, at 1:30 p. m.
tax upon notes and mortgage ~ | There'will ^ome a time, of C0U™M come and hear the report of the dele-
nishes a good illustration ot tne . n,hen smith and Jones should pay $. 3.1 „ates wj,0 attended the meeting of the
Those who insist upon continuing w)„ ,)e when Jones has earned gute lje8He0s Union, held at Guthrie
the tax upon notes and mortgages tie ( 000 and pa\j it to Smith. But
clare that it is a tax upon Property why should pUher of them, or any one
Do notes and mortgages constitute 1 ^ haye tQ ))ay taxeg upon what
property? Th y are not wealt"o! Jones is to pay Smith at some future
Tbey have value only as evidences tjme, why shou)d this premature
that the owners thereof have the rlgnt, lncome tax be levied upon Jones?
to claim or receive H|;ad. May He Hip Last_ Straw
secured to unravel the mystery of the
identity of the men who d'-l the
shooting and these affidavits denied
with great particularity nearly every
statement of importance by the de-
tectives.
WHAT WILL OKLAHOMA GET?
physical property. ine> TWs doubie burden of taxation, int-
ows of a substance. posed through the so-called taxation I
tract wealth from a , h the of notes and mortgages, unquestlon-1
if revenues are d"'ve'mtf,0^8(gnotepi ably Increases the difficulties In the
so-called taxation of thr0UKh : wav of home getting. Every man who |
it must be that the tax reache* t , flgureB upon buying a home considers |
and draws fiorn tit lie is to assume. Aim
January 4 and 5, 1909
AsV all lessees you know to come,
as we have not the postoffice address-
es of nearly all the lessees in this
county.
C. H. HYDE. L. F. GASKILL,
Secretary. President.
The Net> State Has Decided Not to Hp
Itiisliful.
Washington. Jan. 13.—Oklahoma re-
nubllcan leaders would like to know
how the new state will fare in the dis-
IVI ISI tTIVE \PPROPR1ATION I trlbution of federal patronage ur.der
' EIRST HILL PASSED, the Taft administration.
_ I The recent presidential election was
\GUNST STANDARD OIL. , ,, , h„„ae- „r; the flr--t In which Oklahoma has par-
Alleging that there is a combination The first bill to pass b ticipated. Its electoral vote was not
restraint of trade, and that oil is the legislature and go to the#«™™?r cast for Taft and Sherman, but the re-
bought and also transported in for his signature was Sena f B"1 Noj publlcanB 0f the slate insist they
on of the Oklahoma constitution 12. aad mlleage 0! made a showing that ought to entitle
000 for the salaiies ana s them to recognition from the admlnls-
ln
being
violation of the Oklahoma
Attorney General West filed 111 the dls .
trlct court this week a bill ot dlscov- the members,
ery under the Oklahoma anti-trust
Senator Campbell Russell had his
aid employes of the Standard Oil New Jerusalem resolution passed, pro-
at 1 empiojeu _ , .amendment to the con-
EIRE AT 101 RANCH.
Home of Miller Brothers Burns—Los
^ About $2.>,000.
the National Transit com- vidinK
upon which to base ouster pro
! ceedings.
The
the shadows
stance.
.Inlies, Hp Pays the Erelglit.
Here Is a concrete exarnpl
writer knows two men, "horn we shall
call Smith and Jones. Jones rent
half of Smith's farm for several >eais.
He also rented a horse from Smith
agreeing to pay a tix<d ,n pe. ^
for the use of the same; also to re
turn the horse in good order. He
further promised in the alternative
that if he should fail U return the
horse In good order he would P£V
Smith $100 for the same When the
1 ,,RH, «sor came around lie asessea
the horse but he did not assess he
promise to pay for the horse In the
event that it should not be returned.
constitution.
to give the people a chance to vote
out.
home of the Miller Brothers of the 101
ranch, was totally destroyed by Are
at 2 o'clock this morning.
large three-story mansion
familiarly known as the'White House.' j tea kettle
The fire was discovered at 1:50 water into
interest rate of 1 or 2 per cent higher [ Ponca City, Okla., Jan. 12.—Th
than it would be gut for double taxa-
than It would be but for double taxa-
cient to cause some to turn back front
the purchase and to cause others who
have bought to fail to pay out.
It may be contended, however, that
all notes and mortgages are not ren-
dered for taxation, and In such cases
the borrower or the purchaser of a
tome on time is not doubly taxed.
This is to Bay that a man who will dis-
regard the law requiring such paper to
be listed, will be so humane as to stop
short of the limit in driving a bargain.
If for no other reason they would
charge an interest rate sufficiently
KIT! IIF.N SITLLION COST
MISKOGEE >M-"'.000 EIRE.
Muskogee, Okla., Jan. 13.—Because
It was a | a negro kitchen scullion employed in raIlk!e for the election
ami was i the Saratoga restnurant in filling a stateB senator, reported through Japi
The house committee, to act with a
like committee from the senate, to ar-
of
United
plashed
pot of
few drops of chairman, that the house would meet
at 2:30 1>. m.. Tuesday. January 19th,
high to cover the tax upon the note, west of Ponca City.
boiling .. , -
when all the occupants were sleeping I sitting upon the kitchen range, an ex to take the house ballot, and that tie
soundly and It was possible for them I plosion occurred which was the on?,- house and senate will meet 111 Jo
to get out with their lives only. 1 inatlon of the most disastrous tire , session the following day, VVednesaaj,
Valuable furnishings and heirlooms I experienced in this city in I',(1',"f1 at high noon, to foimalij e ec
were destroyed and nothing more than I vears. The entire extent of Third , united States senator, the eec
the clothes worn by the occupants Utreei. in the heart of the business, wiU be a mere formality, as the Demo-
was saved. section, from Okmulgee to Broadway cratB selected T. P. Gore as United
The total loss will be about $25,000,1 avenues. Including the German and states senator from Oklahoma, to sa -
with partial Insurance. The "White I Carolina building, was totally des- 0Ped himself In the primaries and tne
House" was situated Just eight miles' troyed. The loss closely approximates Democrats are In control
| $t25,000.
houses.
tratton. They reduced the democratic
majority and elected three of the five
members of the House, whereas in
this Congress they are represented by
only one member, Representative B.
S. McGuire. Before they were admit-
ted to statehood Oklanonta and the
Indian territory receivfd absolutely
nothing In the way of federal appoint-
ments in Washington. Nor has the
new state secured any outside patron-
age. It is the one state that has not
been given an appointment In the dip-
lomatic and consular service.
Representative McGulre said today
the time had come when they should
be recognized. He nd the other re-
publicans elected to the House last fall
will get together and decide upon the
appointments they will go after. Mr.
McGulre said that he believed the Ok-
lahoma delegation should be given the
appointment of assistant secretary of
the interior and that It should be per-
mitted to name the next commissioner
of Indian affairs, as well as a fair
quota of diplomats and consuls. He
added thnt the OklaliotnanB would not
hesitate to ask for these places and
that he believed they would get them.
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Golobie, John. Oklahoma State Register. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1909, newspaper, January 14, 1909; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc112632/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.