The Oklahoma Miner. (Krebs, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 26, 1913 Page: 2 of 8
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The Oklahoma MinerlTHF UIPFK'S NFUR
ED. BOYLE. Editor
B. A. MARCUM Bus. Mgr.
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OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTES
SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS.
July J-J Annual Round -Up. Pwjr.
July 7-Aug J Cotton grading school.
Stillwater
Auk lt-rs OktatioBM Statt FaderaUoa
of Labor Convention Muskogee.
Sopt. s-u Rwa Spring Carnival.
Sopc 1-1 rottawatomle County FWr.
Shwae.
San id Celebration of opeataa ot
CtMwoRoe Strip at Perry.
Sunt. M-Ort 4. Oklahoma Stat Fair.
uet 6-u MmkocM nur.
5U ld-U Peanut Carnival. Duncan
Oot
3U I J Prceldentta atoctlon Mexico.
County Fairs.
Ave li-ld TlUman County Fair rrod-
St - Northwestern Oklahoma
Fair Woodward
Sept 1S-1S Klnxflsher County Farm-
ers Institute and Fan-. Xlngftsher.
Sept ld-1 Orer County Fair. Man-
Sop. IS-IT Caddo County Fair. Aaa-
dartto.
Sopc 1-1S XcClaln County Fair.
rntraO.
Stan. It-1 Beckham County Fair. EDt
City
Sept. It-Id Btaln County Fair. W-
Sapc !- Pa wbm Fair Pawn
Sept. 1-Jd Pawn County Fair.
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Id- PlttabuTK County Fair.
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Spc lC-ld Pottawatomla County Fair
Sfeawnea.
Sunt. J7-1W Sterna Fair. Sterling
sapt. Jd-rr rorth uaeein County Fair.
Ana.
Oct. 1-4 Jarfenoa County Fair State-.
CVC 14-ld Tuba County Fair Broken
Arrow.
Tnd Wa tonga Repubtlcaa announce
"pretty good wheat crop alter all "
The Progressive SUr tells of a Red
Oak man being ntn over and killed
by a Sunday school special train.
Tbe Greeaaeld Hustler argues that
advantages offered farmers in Blaine
couaay are as numerous as anywhere
etso.
The First National bank of Ada. oa
a capital stock of 59000 has deposits
of $4SS11.S0. more than ten times
its cayital stock.
OW Cheyenne proposes to hare the
"most glorious one-day celebration
that has even been held in western
Oklahoma" July 4.
Aa exchange reader is authority for
the statemeat that no bank of Okla-
homa has deposits amccnUng to tea
times ks capital stock. .
The city marshal of Okeeoe is look-
ing for the party who stole a small
metal bank containing $4 from the
Baptist church of that place.
The Rook Island s to issue bond?
to the amount of $70000 for improve-
ments and aa exchange remarks that
It must intend to grade curb and pave
Its highway.
Kent Eubank of Alva Times wants
to make certain of a home during his
declining days and asks the people
not to lose sight of the poor farm
while diseasing other propositions.
The town of Harrah has purchased
a Veder a pea and bottle of ink and
hereafter when the city coundlmen
pay out or take in any money it will
be "writ" down in the book according
to the News.
Hugo Husonlan says "It Is our un-
derstanding that Bill Nelson of the
Kansas City Star would have been la
contempt of court and the judge not
written his decision before 'the trial
came off."
Ardaorelte calls attention to the
fact that every Oklahoma tribe of In
dians except the Chiekasaws has a
oottaty ar.med for it and says the clt-
isens residing ia the western part of
Carter county are talking of a new
county to be composed of Carter. Ste-
phens and Jefferson aad hare select-
ed the name "Chickasaw" for the aew
Ftre of unknown origin completely
destroyed the plant or the Pond Creek
Mill aad Elevator eonpany aad sev-
eral adjoining bnikli&gs. The loss
H estimated at 1?MM.
Tid Okmulgee Chieftain says that
six years ago there were only two
automobile to the town aad bow
there are 125. representing aa Invest-
ment of tiSMte.
Aa exchange tails of some physi-
cian performing aa operation oa a
local cftiaea and. although the patient
died the physicians "pronounced the
operatioa a sneeess la every respect."
Byron Hawkins of the Paals Valley
Fr Lance says that tea boys' train-
lag school there has been investigated
so often ft has become tiresome aad
"the next outfit that ooeset down here
wfll 1
Oklahoaaa exchange weens be-
a lynching toot: place fat the
of the victim's rather. It
has ao tears to saw tar tha ather
aaa notnor who foaatf their daughter
rhaaghtcrdd by the victim.
The Wichita Eagle fell for Jean
Sfcalars "Northwest Okuhoama - Cov-eredVWIta-lca"
story last week which
caeed tha Okeeae Eagle to depose
and say that all the ice la Biaiae coaa-
ty duriag that period was bought front
ih ice mam at 1 et per poena.
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SONS OF PLATO ORGANIZED
PARCEL OUT COTTON
DISTRICTS.
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REFUSED TO GIN FOR OUTSIDERS
Merchants Buying on Store Accounts
Alone Accommodated.
Other News of
Oklahoma.
Guthrie. Detailing how the state of
Oklahoma was divided op by the cot-
ton trust. O. Brown a former book-
keeper of W. H. Coyle on trial here
charged with forming a cotton pool
in restraint of trade was the chief
witness introduced.
According to Brown's testimony tbe
cflotton business at Mulhall Orlando
Perry Coyle Perkins Cushtng Rip-
ley Stillwater Crescent. Marshall
Meridian. Fallls. Seward and Water-
teresu taking part in the secret con
ference. He described an Independent
gin" as a concern not owned or con-
trolled by any of the cotton seed oil
concerns. He testified that at the
time of that agreement the seed from
Guthrie was divided between Coyle
aad Houghton; Mulhall went to the
Oklahoma City interests; Crescent
was then as ia 1909. divided between
Coyle Houghton and the Southwestern
company. He said that the Coyle in-
terest then operated some twelve or
fifteen gins; Houghton six or eight;
the Vose And Porter people came into
the territory later. What was "then
known as the Farmers or Independent
gins numbered about forty si this
territory six or seven being in Logan
county.
Organized to Control Price.
In 1909 according to the testimony
the Coyle people had about doubled
their gins; the Houghtons had in-
creased to about tventy; the Vose
interests had secured control of most
of the farmers gins in the territory.
He further testified that during 1906
and following seasons Coyle bad
talked with Brown about the Sons of
Plato and had told the witness that
he and Houghton were members for
the purpose of "controlling the seed
situation" ia this territory and that
he Coyle was treasurer of the organ-
ization. Witness in his official ca-
pauiij uu ao u .. u
aanuiea cotnuiumcauous iruin j. m.
Aydelotte of Shawnee some of them
wciu5 C15UCU iui uu u.mr -nuc
others were signed by the word
"Plato" written backwards th.it Coyle '
and Aydelotte were both members of i
the New State Brokerage company.
Witness told about how Coyle in-
formed him that "we have agreed to
furnish the oil mills at East St. Louis
Memphis and Little Rock with a cer-
tain amount of seed in order to keep
them out of this territory."
A letter signed "Otalp" was intro-
duced which told about how the mills
were complaining that shipments of
seed had not been "according to agree-
ment" and a meeting of the managers
was to be held in Oklahoma City to
dispose of these complaints.
CHILDREN ARE CREMATED.
Horrible Experience at Hobart While
Parents Were Absent.
Hobart. While the father and
mother were working ia the cotton
neki the three children of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Martin who live nineteen
miles northwest of Hobart were
burned to death. The house caught
fire in some unknown manner and all
contents were destroyed- The ages of
the children were & and 3 years re-
spectively and the youngest 4 months
old. The oldest boy was found near
the door with the 4-moaths'-old sister
clutched in his arms where he was
evidently caught while attempting to
escape the names. The Martin family
are newcomers la this county having
moved here this past spring ticm
Texas and were living oa a school land
eaarter.
EnW Well 560 Fei Oep.
Enid. Th oil test well being drilled
for dM city of Enid Is town to a
depth of 56V feet aad about 600 feet
of castas Is to be pot down before
any farther drilling will be dome The
drill is still In red
Mine School CMac9eet.
WUhartoa. -The State School of
Mines aad Metallurgy held ft annual j
coaemeacemeat exercised hard in the
assembly room of the state school of
miao. This school nradaated a class
of ive. consisting of the following:
John H- Danxia. Guthrie; Charms
Haarary. MeAlaster; John R. Living-
ston WUbarton: John F. Thomas. Ok-
alhana City and Edward F. Wanner 1
BarUesviDd oa whom was conferred
the decree of Xasusdar of Mlae.-.
Legislature In Session Again.
That the 'session of the legislature
which opened Monday will not last
longer thaa a week or ten days at the
most wars the opinion expressed by
leaders of that body. "The quicker
through the better" will be the slogan
under which the solons will work and
a speedy disposition of tbe few mat-
ters remaining on the calendar is ex
peeled.
The general appropriation bill ap-
propriating funds for the operating
expenses of the different departments
of state for the next two years and
the general revenue bill ''are the two
most important bills awaiting action.
The revenue bill. It Is said probably
will be taken up first. Under the con-
stitution all revenue measures must
be passed five days before final ad-
journment is taken and It is the de-
sire of members of both houses to m-1
that matter out of the a ay as earlv
a possible that the five-day limitation
placed by the statutes will not kep
the legislature in session longer than
is absolutely necessary.
The general appropriation bill is in
conference and just when it will be
reported out is not definitely known.
Some are of the opinion that the bill
will have to be reintroduced because
of the fact that it contains provisions
f5ftinf fme "? V-
Whether
this will have to be done will not be
determined until the members have
had the opportunity to discuss the
question involved.
Son Met Horrible Death; Suit Starts.
Altu. -A suit has been filed in the
district court her against twenty-two
eastern insurance companies by John
G. Grey and Elizabeth 1. Grey his
wife parents of James A. Gray who
was burned to death at tha Farmers'
cotton oil mill at Mangum last Jan-
wary. Defendants are alleged to be
joint owners of some cotton seed
stored in the mill which smouldered
for thirty days after the oil mill had
been destroyed by fire. Grey and
others were employed according to the
petition to salvage what seed was un-
damaged. In so doing Gray fell into
a veritable furnace under the seed
rnhen the pile on which he was work-
ing caved in. Two thousand dollars
damages are asked.
Second Warrant Issued For Solon.
Pauls Valley. Warrants were is-
sued for W. B. M. Mitchell ex-county
judge and member of the present leg-
islature; Attorney T. C. Andrews and
Gabe Kemp a negro on a second
charge of removing records from the
county court of Garvin county with
intent to defdaud Louis Kemp a mi-
nor and tho Fireman's Insursrace com-
j. Tha grQWS wt of the Qne
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in which they were previously arrest
ed for taking records from the Garvin
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arate charges against each of the
i men.
Parker Still Candidate.
Bokchito. Gabe E. Parker one of
the best known men in the Choctaw
nation who has been an active candi-
date for appointment as chief of tbe
Choctaws d-nies reports that he had
withdrawn Irom the race. Parker is
especially wU known as an educator
and although still a young man has
had charge at different times of sev-
eral of the Choctaw tribal schools.
He was an active member of the Okla-
homa constitutional convention.
Dev.ey Promoter Is Married.
Dewey. Just as aa introductory
event to the big round-up and cele-
bration which he win stage at Dewey
July 4 Joe A Bartles promoter of
the town of Dewey and" son of tie
man for whom the city of Bartleeville
was named was married in Oklahoma
City to Miss Edith Ross.
Muskogee Lawyer Commits Suicide.
Dallas. While being conveyed in a
patrol wagon from hfe hotel to the
city jail Masterson Peyton of Mus-
kogee eat his throat with a razor
and died as he was being taken to a
hospital.
Creek Lands Kot Taxable.
Muskogee. Creek homesteads re-
gardless of whether in the hands of
the original allotie or not cannot be
taxed for twenty-one years from 1903
according to a decision by District
Judge R. P. Degraf enreid. The de-
cision will exempt from taxation one-
foorth of the lands of the Creek na-
tion. Five additions to the city of
Muskogee are exempt and many valu-
able oil tracts in the Morris field will
not be taxable under the decision.
Land exempt ia Muskogee county
alone is valued at iJ0O.OO0.
Btwir lllwmlaatad By Altos Piaat.
AJtns. For the first time In Its
history the town of Blair tea milea
north of AJtns is lighted by electri-
city the current being furnished by
the municipal light and power plant
of Altas.
Cotton Two Weiks Early.
Wynnowooa. Cotton in this part of
the stat Is two weeks earlier than
la rdeaat years ana the outlook fur a
bumper crop is the best ia several
years.
SOUVENIRS OF 1776
Relics of the Revolution in the
National Museum.
Washington's Clothing and Camp
Equipment and Other Eloquent
Reminders of the War That
Won Independence.
jS THE Fourth of July rolls
around each year tho story
of tho winning of Ameri
can Independence Is told
and retold In all parts or
of the land. The heroism
and suffering of that ter-
rible conflict aro im-
pressed upon tho public
mind through tho various
forms of celebration which
characterizes that day.
But more vivid than any flaBh of ora
tory display of fireworks or patriotic
parade is a visit to that section of
the National museum at Washington
D C where are preserved many not-
abel relics of the War of 177C.
People leading nomadic lives of to-
day can scarcely realize that delicate
garments and costly lacos of that
period of 137 years ago have been
kept through so many lifetimes with-
out damage or destruction. Yet no
room for doubt Is left by the authen-
tic documentary evidence accompany-
ing these precious souvenirs of that
colonial struggle.
Not only is the uniform of Gen
George Washington to be seen hang-
ing there in a glass case but nearby
in a similar enclosure is the hand-
embroidered robe the Father of His
Country wore when being chirstened.
The buff of that full dress Continental
uniform is as Bpotless as when tho
dignified soldier wore It with such
grace and the blue of the coat lacks
even a suggestion of being faded.
Gazing at it in the position of promi-
nence it occupies at one end of the
old museum one can picture In mem-
ory the many stirring scenes and
splendid ceremonies through which
that costume has passed. Antf such
material evidence of the Revolution
make it seem far more real than
could any school history or anecdote.
A reminder of days when times
were hard Is a sturdy trunk-shaped
camp-chest used throughout the strug-
gle by George Washington. It con-
Crude Cannon Ball and Pistol From a
Revolutionary Battlefield.
tains numerous tiny compartments
and each knife fork spoon medicine
bottle cup. glass and flask is dis-
played intact Even the pewter dishes
he ate from and had his cooking done
ia are arranged about the chest and
most suggestive of the whole home-
ly outfit is his little bread toaster
perched on one end of the chest as if
awaiting a long lifeless hand to lift
it into place.
Suggestive somehow of melancholy
evenings is the large brass candle-
stick and reflector used by General
Washington in his tent and wherever
he happened to be quartered during
the Revolution. A perpendicular brass
rod. whh heavy round base supports
two branches and back of them rises
the polished reflector. By the light
from tapers in this bolder the future
first president pored over wearisome
plans for outwitting a powerful foe.
Also its rays fell athwart the paper
on which he wrote his farewell ad-
dress to the army. Afterward It was
a cherished object at Mount Vernon
aad Is in a collection including the
general's arm chair and such relics.
His leather letter case is well pre-
served and proves one of the most
Interesting bits of the collection to
visitors.
Aside from anything appertaining to
Washington perhaps the most notable
Revolutionary relic is the famous John
Paul Jonas flag. This has long been
a soere of controversy among stu-
dents of history some of whom claim
it is the same tattered emblem of
Jlberty which floated from the flagstaff
of the famous Boo Horaae Richard
while others Insist the material of
which it is made was manufactured at
a later period.
The National museum authorities
have made no attempt to prove or con-
tradict its genuineness. But placed
cmspicuou.cty beside tbe much worn
home-made flag whose stars art
sewed on with big. coarse ititches. Is
aa autographed letter sutlag that the
flag Is what it is claimed to be
This yellow aad aged yet aJ- '
ciphered letted was written w'
chairman of the Marine com.-'
the Ooattaaatal coarr?
Jtan oayara aumiM-i
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loaiMrT9BBl
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llo wno un officer In tho United
StutoB navy during tho Revolution and
dtoplayod groat courage nnd valor in
holplng to rescue the crow from Paul
Jones' Bhlp. Tho letter states that ho
la also to lmvo a cutlass and muBked
as momontoB of tho naval battlo and
thoso aro Bhown with tho flag.
Ab well kept nnd glittering as
though thoy had never dono work any
moro deadly than reposing in a burg.
lar-alarm-protected ense are tho varl- l
oub servlco BwordB worn by ofllcerB
and mon ot tho Revolution. Full
drosB BwordB with handsomo costly
scabbards presented later by Btates
and organizations In recognition of
the bravery of tho recipients aro ar-
ranged In rackB bo aB to display their
beauties of workmanship and tem-
pering. Illustrious among them 1b tho
service sword carried by Lieut. Ben-
jamin Mooers during two wars.
After fighting his way through tho
Revolutionary war with the long Blen-
der bladed sword now so Boemlngly
peaceful he again used It In the War
of 1812. It was meant In every way
for "servlco" or use. Nothing ornate
man tho practicability of Its hilt and
yet there Is a suggestion of nervous
force in tho blue Bteel of its blade
Tho epaulets worn by Gen William
Smallwood when ho commanded the
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Wooden Canteen Insignia Shoe
Buckles of Charles Carrollton and a
Pair of Pistols Used In the Revolu-
tionary War.
Maryland line of the Continental army
at the Battle of Brooklyn Heights are
treasured there. And a large metal
tray which has descended from father
to son since the Revolution Is the
chief object of interest In one of tho
cases. This has a dull brown surface
against which a group of hand-painted
peaches still retain their red coloring
It was once used for serving refresh-
ments at an important gathering ot
Continental officers near Concord
Mass. when one of the big movements
of a battle were planned out
And even the average person who
fails to thrill over inanimate obJectB
can scarcely look unmoved at a wood-
en canteen which is one of tho
humblest exhibits in the display. It
was the property of John Paulding
one of the trio which captured Major
Andre of the British army.
About the oldest garment In the sec-
tion of the museum given over to such
war relics is a vividly red coat Its
collar and cuffs and Inset waistcoat
are of the brilliant yellow or deep
buff. It Is lavishly ornamented with
silver braid and trimmed with silver
buttons and Is altogether such a
gaud conspicuous affair that a
modern young man would rather face
a regiment than wear It abroad.
Its first owner Capt. Ell Dagworthy
did both appearing in it as an officer
In tho French and Indian wars prior
to the Revolution. He was elder
brother of a Dagworthy who became
an officer In the ContlnenLil army and
also won distinction. But it is not
recorded that he could ever be dis-
suaded from the fascination of his .
"red coat."
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SQUIBS AND CRACKERS
A man may exhibit a broad flag and
still bo a pour patriot.
If a man Is honest thoro is no need
to worry about IiIh patriotism.
A dog hiding under a shod la a
poor sign of a Glorious Fourth.
Next to a bonutiful girl the Ameri-
can flag Is tho prottlust thing in the
world.
Every man ought to bo proud of his
country and no man should be too
proud to work for It.
Limitation May Bo Gainful.
Cowper could tell n story bettor and
moro tersely In rhyme tlmu In prose.
The builder of engines for bhlps has
long been teaching tho builder of en-
gines for mills how to bhvo &W.
materials aad coals. Ia
same fashion the &utamov
log the power aonse tr - s
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