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The Shawnee Daily Herald
VOLUME XV
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1911
SIX PAGES
NUMBER 176
Annual Meeting of ISenator Joseph W. Bailey
State Camp W. O. W. Resigns as U. S. Senator
in Shawnee Mar. 12
At the meeting of the Chamber of
unmerce last night one of the sub-
cU to which attention was given |
*as the meeting here of the Wood-
en of the World in their annual
> ate cauip commencing on the 12th
instant aud lasting till the 16th in-
clusive. In view of a probable at-
tendance of from 1200 to 2000 mem-
bers or delegates, and a concourse
of not less than 4000 or 5000 people
on the occasion, a motion was car-
ried that $300 be raised among the
merchants, hotels and restaurants
by subscirption for the purchase of
500 cots, blankets and pillows to be
placed in convention hall for their
use and comfort, the hall being al-
lotted to their exclusive use during
their stay in the city. $100 was
subscribed by the merchants at the
meeting.
State Manager James Forgan ot
the W. O. W. is in the city today
looking after the details.
There will be three divisions, the
first being the State Camp
with 500 delegates from all
parts of the state who will have
their railroad fare, going and coming
paid for them, and who will likewise
draw $4 per day in cash paid here
by the (Sovereign State Camp. Those
delegates will occupy the Becker
theater for two days.
The second division will comprise
the State Encampment of the uni-
form and drilled teams. In all they
will have twenty-five teams and
heir officers in attendance who will
ontest for pri/.es in the competitive
drills and military exercises and
$2800 cash prizes will be paid here
to the winning teams.
The third division will be the Wo-
men's Circle of the Head Camp, W.
O. W.. with two hundred delegates,
who will assemble in the Woodmen's
hall. They too will have competitive
drills. A two cent railroad rate will
be given by the various railroads of
(he state for he occasion.
A large number of prominent state
politicians including state senators
and representatives will be in the
city during the encampment exer-
cises and the event promises to be
of great interest. The residents of
the city will doubtless assist matters
by their hospitable entertainment of
delegates.
A MILLION Tff
DIE IN CHINA
PLAGUE AND FAMINE ARE
SWEEPING THE CELESTIAL
KINGDOM .
Peking. China, March 4.—Famine
and the plague are sweeping over
China. The known deaths number
$30,000 and according to the official
statistics the death rate averages 200
daily.
It is impossible to estimate the
number of deaths that have resulted
from lack of food. Dr. Samuel Coch-
ran, an Amecrian who is engaged in
relief work, writes:
"One million people will die before
the first crop is harvested. This will
be scanty, because the people have
not the strength to till the soil, and
no animals remain for plowing."
The Chinese are directing their ef-
forts to control the plague chiefly
along they railways and frontiers.
Local authorities, including police and
soldiers, in former epidemics left the
people to die; now they do not care
or do not know how to maintain ade-
quate sanitary measures. Japanese
and Russians have offered assistance
but only in a few places have these
offers been accepted, the Chinese not
liking to receive favors from foreign-
ers whose political motives they dis-
trust.
Physicians engaged in combatting
the disease are of the opinion that
warm weather will kill the germs.
The pneumonic type of plague is
transmitted through the respiratory
apparatus, and as a consequence when
the Chinese emerge from their winter
quarters into the ope nair they will
escape much contagion. It is said by
the medical authorities that such an
epidemic as the present one, which
is entirely pneumonic, has not visited
the world since the middle ages.
ONE BOARD FOR
ALL EDUCATIONAL
TO MAKE CHANGE
IN THE MATTER OF
TAX COLLECTING
Realize Plan to
r\*°r
Drain the Famous
Little River Bottom
The ladies Aid society of the Chris-
tian church will meet at the resi-
dence of Mrs. C. A. Morris, 629 X.
Broadway, Monday afternoon at 2:30
p. m.
ADMINISTRATION BILL IS PASS
ED BY BOTH HOUSES OF
ASSEMBLY.
Special to the Herald.
Oklahoma City. Okla., March 4.
]>ractically every educational and
charitable institution of the state is
placed under the control of a single
board of management by the admin-
istration bill creating a state board
of education, passed rinaily by both
houses Friday in the form in which
It was re-drafted by the conference
committee.
In addition to taking over the!
duties of the present board of edu-
pntion and the state text book com-
mission, this now makes the new
board the successor of the regents
of boards of control of the stale uni- j Natio"al News nssociaticn.
vorsity, the preparatory schools at Washington, March 4 Declaring
T mkawa and Claremore, the girls'jllis <lisK"st wi!h ,ho tactics which 1 ol-
li.dustrial school at Chickasha, school !lowed ,hl' clo8l"K hol ' of congn ts,
of mines at Wilburton, all six 0fjae"a,o|' Bailey ol Texn created a
the normal schools, school for the i h,'"!,a,ion handing in his resigns
deaf, school for the blind, bora' train-
ing si hool at Pauls Valley, orphans' |de,,t 8her,n,,n aml als'
home at Pryor Creek, school for the Kovernor 01 texas.
feeble-minded at Enid, colored A. & ! 'vas ca,lsed b>" ,he filibuster ot
N. university at Langston, and j S<miltor °wen o£ oklahc,ma. against
school for colored defectives at Taft '"s"ew Mexico statehood bill.
The board is further given the gen^! Balley had been displaying anger
eral supervision of education. includ-!ever 8ince the Lorim<r fHibnstor.
ing the formation of courses of i The democrats pleaded with Bailey
studies for all grades of schools and | "ot to ,ake the actlon hut Ual,ey aald
normal institutes, rules for issuing!he was disRllste<i •
teachers' certificates, examination [
questions and conducting cxamina- ■ «.„■ nnmr
ti oils for teachers and eighth grade j CI IX lU 01)1 PL
graduates, classifying high schools( LL1TILll IlllUL
and accrediting them to higher in-
stitutlons, and laying out courses of
study for teachers and pupils read-
ing circles.
The bill is along the lines for
Ition from the senate to Vice Presi-
notified the
PASSED AWAY
BILL FOR OFFICE OF STATE TAX |
COMMISSIONER SO
ARRANGES.
Special to the Herald.
Oklahoma City, Okla., March 4.— ,
The bill by Thomas creating the of- j
fice of state tax commissioner, pass-
ed finally by the senate, is expected
to make a decided change in the
handling of tax matters in the state,
while another tax bill by Hnrlin, also
passed by the senate, authorizes
county treasurers to send out copies
of the tax roll to banks in different
j parts of the county for collection.
Other bills passed finally in the
senate were: By Chapman, appropri-
ate g $35,000 for dormitories at Ton-
kawa preparatory school; by Kerr,
Miller and Jackson (two bills), rais-
ing salaries of Muskogee county of-
ficers fo same basis as Oklahoma
county; by Thompson, allowing ac-
tions for damages for death to ><*
brought by personal representatives
of deceased; ;by Akin (two bills),
legalizing bond issues at Norman;
by <Semple (two bills), legalizing
bond elections at Durant.
Bills for publishing initiative and
referendum questions in newspaper
instead of in pamphlet form; making
the surety company laws of Oklaho-
ma reciprocal with those of other
state, and locating a district agricul-
tural school at Shawnee were ad-
vanced to third reading.
The McMechan-Graham "Bad I
check" bill, drafted and endorsed by
the commercial organizations of the
state, failed of passage in the sen-
ate on third reading, the vote stand-
ing 17 to 9. Efforts will be made
BIG ELECTRIC
TRUST ALLEGED
DY GOVERNMENT
j Thousands of acres of some of the
i finest farming land In Pott county
i will be thrown open to cultivation by
the straightening of the channel of
Little river, according to a staie-
ment of R. H. London, chairman of
the board of county commissioners
Some time ago a bond Issue of $50,-
FEOERAL AUTHORITIES OPEN 000 , 0 comP|ete the work was au-
ATTACK ON STRONGLY EN- thorlzed, and the contract let to Wil-
TRENCHED MONOPOLY. "ams & Co- a contracting firm of
Cleveland. March 4.—The United Chloago Tho engineering work will
States government began here today Jn < 'uaiRt' of Engineer Hill,
f fight against what is alleged to be Pending a decision of the supreme
one of the most complete monopolies court :ls to ,he 'eRality of the bond
in the country, when suit was filed isstle' the work was halted. The sn-
against 35 concerns engaged in the preme cour' has approved ot the
manufacture of Incandescent elec- l,ond issue- The bond® will be sold
trio lights. next week at the meeting of the
The National Electric Lamp com- board' bids havln« already been ad-
pany, which has its headquarters ver"sed for- Following the sale of
here, and the General Electric oom- tho hon<ls worlt of straightening the
pany of New York are named as two channeI of the rlver will be begun
of the defendants and are charged Bt onci''
with being the keystone of the trust, L""e rivpl' is l'«rhal>s one of the
Which has Its ramifications in every most crookeJ streams in the entire
state In the union. state, and In its present course
According to the government's pe- wen',s its way so irregularly that, it
tition the defendant companies are cov<'l's a ("stance estimated at 100
I banded together in a conspiracy in mlleR lending across the county.
'• '.raint of trade and thereby pos- Under t,le proposed plan its distance
sess control of 97 per cent of the across the connty would be accord-
country's supply of Uric lights. 'nf? lo 08"ma'es of the supervising
The trust is allgfc have had its enK|neer will l)e 25 miles. Hy
origin soon after 18. he year in "'ra'Kh'ening the river it is believed
which the United State, mtents on lhal tho damage resulting from
carbon filaments of K. uidescent rlo<"18 during high water will be
lamps expired. By 190G iK ?ombina-1 !',l^,tnal,',l 1 hl> 01"u** will prove
tion known as the Independent Lamp I of lnos,il able value to farmers along
Manufacturer's association is charg-1 'he cour,e of the stream.
ed with having obtained control of
j 'o revive it when there is i fuller it-
which Governor Crae h7s beTn con-! man scalded at r0ck island | tendance. A bill hy Jones, defining
tending ever since his inauguration.! SHOPS DIED THIS j an implied trust, was killed by an
The conference report embodied the MORNING. "" ""7,™ repor'" f,'om Judiciary
feature of the house bill making the I T Z
board of education a general board of i Elmer Price, the man who was sol lflB MH ""Wortionln* the state
control, to which the senate had ; terribly scalded at the Rock Island
previously refused to agree.
AT
TODAY AMII)
OF TURBULENCE
CONCRETE AND
STEEL BRIDGES
POTT COUNTY
National News Association.
Washington, March 4—Amid scenes
of turbulence both houses of congress
adjourned just before noon.
The senate clock was turned back
twenty minutes and the clock in the
house one hour. | r-
President Taft's two favorites, recip-
quarters into the open air they wil, SHAWNEE GIRLS WON
civil, postoffice and other appropria-
tion bills which were rushed out to
the president for signature.
The Sulloway increased pension
bill was up and Lodge defeated it by
a filibuster.
board bill were defeated by the fili
busters. x
Statehood for New Mexico was also
killed.
After the customary resolution of
thanks to speaker Cannon, he was
given the greatest ov.ition ever wit-
nessed in the house.
Filibusters were kept going all
morning by the democrats in this
house. Fitzgerald of New York,
started a fight in the tariff commis-
sion board which had just passed the
senate. Thus were roll calls, talks.
> tc., until nearly noon wnen the repub-
licans admitted defeat and withdrew SELECTED CLASS LEADERS,
the motion Weatherford, Okla., March 4.—At
Democrats shouted and danced faculty meeting of the Southwest-
amld tumultous applause over the vie-lorn State Normal here. Miss Fisher
tory. Cannon, showing more anger j was elected valedictorian for the sen-
than ever, pounded for order. j ior class, her average class standing
Then they passed the general de-1 being 96 per cent. Mr. Findley with
ficiency hill. j a class standing of 93 per cent was
Senator Owen killed the New Vie*-1 elected salutatorian.
lco statehood bill by a filibuster and | The senior class reorganized with
SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURES ARE
TO SUPPLANT THE OLD
WOODEN KIND.
| shops by falling into an iron tank
containing four feet of boiling water
in which 200 pounds of caustic soda
had been dissolved, died this morn-
ing In the city hospital at about 6
! o'clock.
Great interest has been manifested
in the accident and hopes had been
i entertained for hlB possible recovery.
The injuries received by Price how-
ever were too severe for the strong-
est of men to recover from.
The sympathy of the entire eom- j
munity goes out spontaneously to the
bereaved wife who expects soon to
be a mother.
into legislative and judicial districts
were made special orders for Satur-
day morning.
The question of cutting out the
night session Friday night on ac-
count of the legislative hall caused
considerable debate in the senate
and some opposition, but the propo-
sition finally carried. Senator Col-
Ville of Edmond, the only clerical
member of the senate, seconded the
motion to adjourn over until Satur-
day.
the lamp output, and with having
fixed prices, allotted business and
prescribed rules of sale for Its mem-
bers.
The General Electric company of
New York is stateA to have owned
75.2 per cent of the stock in this
combination, and is accused of ob-
taining exorbitant profits by re-
straining trade and forcing high
prices.
The petition asserts that the prof-
its of the combination as paid in
dividends were 150,000 in 1904, J60,-
000 in 1909, and $300,000 ln 1910.
Last year the company Is said to
have held 11,439,158.9:1 as an undi-
vided surplus. The capital is now
listed at $5,000,000.
BIG BRIDGE COMPLETED.
Kaw City, Okla., March 4.—A mag-
nificent iron structure bridge nearly
600 feet long, now connects Kaw and
Osage county. While the county
commissioners of both counties have
always conceded the necessity of
this bridge, funds have never been
available for Its construction. They
agreed however if Kaw City would
furnish the money they would build
the bridge and pay for it when they
had the money. This was Kaw City's
opportunity, and four men, E. S.
Shidler, (Juy Hohr, Clyde Sharp and
p. F. Smith' backed by Kaw City
enmass raised the money.
Iti
There are several In ge bridgi
Pott county that are in a rather un-1... _
safe condition, according to a state- W fl W fiFTTINfi IIP
ment of R. H. London, chairman of U Ul
the board of county commissioners, PRn^PFf TII^ flF PITY
and the work of repairing tljem is rilUurLll I Uo llT III I I
to be commenced at once. They are The W. O. W. are getting up at
all wooden structurs. Concrete abut-1 their own expense a prospectus of
ments are to be established in some • the city of Shawnee embellished with
instances, while in others new steel; their own new and beautiful cuts
structures will replace the wooden I some of the fine buildings and views
I'llflll pinri/ 1 nil l n Tn r n< city for the use of the mem-
IHIIM InllKAonA " I U I) L i'e bU"rt.lng.0f a new SU'C| brl<'se, ^ at their state camp here from
The girls basket ball team of the
Shawnee high school won an ex-
citing and closely contested game at
Chickasha last night from the girls'
high school team of that city by
the score of 9 to 6. The local team
is one of the best in the state hav-
ing defeated several of the fastest
basket ball teams in this section. The
young ladies returned home this
morning.
demanded a vote on Arizona at same
time and kept at it until many repub-
licans agreed to vote on both states
simultaneously and both were defeat-
ed.
They were forced lo take this ac-
tion in order to get to the sundry
Mr. Findley as president, Mr. Fergu-
son as vice-president, Miss Clara
Thompson as secretary and tfea*-
urer, and Mr. Cowart as class ad-
visor. Mr. Kitchen was appointed
editor in chief and Will Patterson,
business manager of the Oracle.
82 feet in length, across Little river
two miles oast of Shawnee will be
commenced in the near future. One
wooden bridge in an especially bad
condition is at McLoud, and follow-
ing the visit of Mr. London and other
members of the board yesterday the
work of repairing it will be au-
thorized at once. It is an 80 foot
span.
The board of county commission-
ers will convene at the court house
Monday and will continue in session
for three days. Many matters will
be disposed of and the session will
be one of the most important held
in some time. Uppermost in Import-
ance will be the sale of the $50,000
bond issue authorized for the purpose
of straightening the channel of Little
liver.
MOVE OFFICE.
, The Conservative I^oan & Abstract
company of this city moved their
office from the Union State Bank
building to their new quarters recent-
ly fitted up in the most modern and
stylish manner at 120 North Broad-
way.
the 12th to the 16th. The prospect-
us wil! contain an accurate write up
of the city. They will be distribut-
ed to all W. O. W. camps, and to
the Head camps of the United
States and Canada, which will be
of great value to Shawnee.
HOME FROM MANILA.
Norman, Okla., March 4.—Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Edwards have returned
home from Manila, where they have
lived for the past three years. Mr.
Edwards is chief clerk in the internal
revenue department He has leave
of absence until April, with sixty
days additional for coming and re-
turning. Mr. Edwards says life in
Manila is very pleasant. There is
an American population of 4,000
who have every convenience in the
way of living, with servants to do all
the heavy work.
DIVORCE SUIT
George (lodi yesterday filet! a suit
in the district court asking for a di-
vorce from his wife. Ida OodL They
are both residents of Pott county and
were married in 1906.
HASKELL ONCE
MORE BUILDER
OF
FORMER GOVERNOR IN DEAL TO
CONSTRUCT INTERURBAN
LINE.
Muskogee. Okla., March 4—Former
Governor Haskell and associates
yesterday bought 200 acres of land
adjoining Muskogee, for $120,000, or-
ganized a realty company to handle
the property, organized a company
with $200,000 capital to build an elec-
tric interurban line from Muskogee to-
Fort Gibson, a distance of ten miles,
and organized still another company
with $100,000 capital to build a bridge
across the Arkansas river.
The same companies also have ac-
quired options on a large amount of
Inside business property in Musko-
gee. Thomas P. Smith, former sec
retary of state, is president of one
of the companies. The former gov
ernor and his associates paid $100,001)
in cash for one of tfle pieces of prop
erty bought yesterday, which is the
largest cash realty deal ever made in
Muskogee.
The interurban line, which is to bo
built to Fort Gibson, later will be
extended to parallel 'he Arkansas
river probably to Webber's Falls, on
the south, and the Choska on the
west, a distance cf about 40 miles.
The plans of the allied companies
also include the erection of a ten-
story hotel.
T
ATTENDS THE CLOSING
HOIS OF CONGRESS
National News Association
Washington. March 1- Both the
senate and tho house spent the time
in weary all night sessions.
The house had very little business
and was merely waiting for the con-
ference reports of measures coming
fromthesenate to the house.
They considered various appropria-
tion measures, sang songs, made hu-
morous speeches and predicted demo-
cratic victories, etc.
They agreed to the conference re-
port on the naval appropriation bill,
leaving the eight hour provision, re-
lating to the construction of the bat-
tleships, intact.
Took hour's recess at six o'clock!
and then passed the si ndry civil blU,
carrying three million dollars for the
Panama fortifications and two hun-
dred thousand dollars for the tariff1
board.
The senate came out of executive;
session at three thirty after cleaning
up odds and ends.
Senator Carter sang the swan song
of reciprocity for this session show-
ing It no chance for passage.
Fight on the reapportionment bill
began with the showing many sena-
tors feared it would benefit the dem-
ocrats and the measure was killed.
At eight thirty the time agfeed i
upon the vice president ordered the
roll call on the tariff board commis-
sion measure which President Taft
has been advocating. Senator Gore
tried to offer an amendment but was
ignored and the call proceeded. The
measure passed by vo^e of fifty-six
to twenty-three, Bristow, Curtis and
Owen voted for the measure. Gore
ignored the call. It provides for the
appointment of a permanent board of
non-partisan experts to investigate the
tariff rates and take action for their
regulation, it was immediately sent
to the house where the leaders plan-
ned to adopt a special rule and force
action without it sending to a con-
ference, although there are two
amendments.
President Taft arrived at ten o'clock
to sign any bills at the capitol.
OKLA. SOLONS
RESCIND OR
TO ADJOURN
Special to the Herald.
Oklahoma City, Okla., March 3.—
Both houses today rescinded the for-
mer adjournment resolution and leave
the time open.
The senate committee to investi-
gate the Bennett graft charges will
start the probe at 8 o'clock tonight.
Word was received yesterday from
Morocco Indiana, that the condition
of J. G. Wright, grandfather of Mrs.
C. P. Holt, Mrs. W. V. Koesch and
Wlalter I)avte is very serious, one
side being paralyzed at present and
unconsciousness attending.
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