Oklahoma State Register. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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SIXTEENTH YEAR NO 44
GUTHRIE, OKLA., THURSDAY, NOVEM HEW 28.1907.
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Probably Vou "Never Had Less" and Were Happier Than On This Thanksgiving Day, Money, Prohibition, Democratic Administration, Not Withstanding
THE FIRST NEW STATE LEGISLATURE
OF OKLAHOMA WILL MEET
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The first state legislature of Oklahoma will meet Monday,
December the 2, and already the hotel lobbies are filling with the
advance guard of members and lobbyists. Many chairmanships and
clerkships are virtually decided upon. A democratic caucus is
called for Saturday to line out a general plan of organization.
The Assembly will meet in the City Hall the place occupied
by the constitutional convention, and the senate the ball room of
the lone hotel. There are 109 members of the lower house and 55
of the upper. The constitution provides that the first session of
the legislature shall not exceed one hundred and sixty days.
Members are to be paid a salary of six dollars a day for the term
and ten cents a mile for trips to and from the capital.
It is conceded that the Hon. W. H. Murry will have no oppo-
sition for Speaker of the House while Henry Johnson of Perry is
nearly as sure to be President pro tem of the Senate.
The minority honors, on the republican side, are not so cer-
tain. W. H. Chappie of this city, is said to have enough pledges
to make him the minority leader of the Horse, while Harper S.
Cunningham, though not a candidate, is conceded the leadership
of the Senate by his ability and experience, as well as availability
to do good, because entente cordial of the administration. The
republicans have only 17 in the House and 5 in the Senate and
their influence will be simply nominal in voting power, but Jan be
made powerful of any member of ability who will present mea-
sures of superior wisdom to those presented by the majority. This
is the intention of the republicans, to make a creditable record for
the party in helping to pass good legislation and opposing such
only as they think is not for the best interests of the state.
The session of legislature will probably opened at high noon
Monday, appoint the usual temporarv committees on organizition
and adjourn to some definite time either the same or the next day.
New desks and chairs have been purchased for both houses
and the genera! accomodations will bi much better than those of
the constitutional convention.
Senator Owen Asks Paragraphic News.
For That $5,000,000. Judge Clark of Oklahoma City turn-
Senator Owen Tuesday saw United ed d >wn the injunction against en to re-
State? Treasurer and comptroller of 'nK ,'1(> liquor provisions of the consti-
currency in Washington about imme- tution on the ground that he lial no
diate transmission of five million dot- jurisdiction.
lars school fund to Oklahoma, to ease j James B. Cottingham of this place
financial situation After conference ( has been tendered the position of gen-
he addressed a forn.al letter on sub- ; eral solicitor f r the Santa Fe Railroad
ject to secretary Cortelyou Speaking
of tne request, the Senator saia:
FLURRY REACHES APEX—
RESUMPO Of CASH PAYMENT EAST
Railroads Will Respect
Two Cent Pare.
Fearing that the Oklahoma corpora-
tion commission would act immediately
upon its announced intention to compel
railroads in Oklahoma doing an inter-
state business to erect and maintain
state line stations, thereby preventing
evation of the two-cent fare law, two
ralroad companies Tuesday petitioned
the commission not to promulgate its
order and promised to install an inter-
state two-cent rate. Henry E, Asp,
general solicitor for the Santa Fe, and
C. B. Ames of Oklahoma City, general
solicitor for the Frisco system, appear-
ed before the board in behalf of their
companies and said the companies
would come to time.
A telegram from the headquarters of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santo Fe re-
ceived here by Henry E. Asp, stated
that the Santa Fe's rate clerks are now
preparing a passenger tariff on inter-
state transportation covering two
cents per mile for Oklahoma and that
a request has been made of the inter-
state commerce c immission that the
30 day's notice be waived in placing
this new passenger tariff in effect. If
this request is granted, the company
expects to h?ve the new interstate rate
in force by December 1.
C. B. Ames, gave similar informa-
ion regarding the in'ention of the
Frisco to irstall an into?state two
cent rate.
This will tnable Oklahomans to pur-
chase through tickets at the two-cent
rate through states where such a rate
is in force, and to be credited with only
to practice in Oklahoma will be held in
Muskogee on Dec 16, 1907.
The state trustees of the state insane
asylum organized by electing Ksbert
L Dunlap, of Newkirk, presidenr; C. L
Long of Wewoka, secretary, and Dr.
fi. G. Newell of Yale, superintendent,
Newell was a constitutional convention
delegate and he succeeds Dr. M. M.
Lively of Blackwell.
Auditor M. E. Trapp has appointed
Will McBrine of this city as official
stenographer, and Secretary Waughof
the department of agriculture named
Mrs. E. G. Serman of Muskogee for
stenographer.
G. T. Bryan, member of the state
board of agriculture, was designated
by the board to have charge of ail live
stock quarantine matters. He was a
member of the former territorial live
stock comm'ssion and is therefore well
equipped.
Herbert H. Smock, territorial bank
commissioner, announced the appoint-
ment of Luther H. Patton of Wood-
ward as a deputy bank examiner, Mr.
Patton was an applicant for the posi-
tion held by Mr. Smock.
Haskell is for Bryan.
That his entire time for the next
three years will be devoted to his duties
as governor of Oklahoma and that he
considers William J. Bryan as the log-
ical candidate of the Democratic party
for president, was the declaration
made tonight by Governor C. N. Has-
kell, when his attention was called t o a
press notice mentioning him as a pos-
company in Oklahoma, effective Dec.
1 to succeed Henry E. Asp, who has
resigned. Until about three years ago
Mr Cottingham was assistant solicitor
for the Santa Fe in Oklahoma.
'1 am confident that the five millions
in money will reach Oklahoma in course
of next two weeks."
The Senator said he and Sena or
Gore had not decided what their course
will be about presenting credentials .
u n- .u „.,u; „f ported in accord as to the congressional
when congress opens. On the subject ' i r c_ _ . , „j-.:
William Bryan ha 1 aconference with
President Roosevelt, and they are re-
° ' . .. r ' 1 j, 1 „j I remedy for the financial condition.
Amoving restrictisna from Indian lands , 3
he said: "I have prepaied bill provid- 1 Earl Cioxton, Oklahoma correspon-
ing for complete removal of restric-j dent of the Wichita Eagle, has been
tions of Indians, and can give congress 1 chosen private secretary by Congress-
assurance that our state will throw ! man McGuire.
around Indians complete protection of j j pjerpont Morgan has been to
their homesteads. I have no fear but j Washington to see President Roosevelt
that congress will be as fair to Okla- | ancj approves th-i forthcoming message
homa in this manner as it is to other I congress.
3< Senators Owen and Gore are tempor- At the annual contest of footba11
arily located at the Normandie hotel, | ^ a'e defeated Harvard 12 to 0.
as are chiefs of the five tribes now j
there in c .nference with the secretary
of the interior.
West appointed
Three Assistants.
In addition to the appointment of W.
J' Crump, of Muskogee, as assistant
attorney general for Muskogee county
until the election contest there is settl-
ed, Attorney General West also an-
nounces the appointment of Mont High-
ley of Oklahoma City, George A. Hen-
shaw of Madill and E. G. Spillman of
Kingfisher as assistant attorney gen-
erals. Spillman and Henshaw, will
maintain headquarters in Guthrie.
Indian Territory Banks
to be Reconi missioned
Herbert H. Smock, re-commissiontd
state bank commissioner by Governor
Haskell, began his duties today and is
busy outlining a plan by which the In-
dian Territory banks may be brought
under the Oklahoma bankinp laws
without disturbing banking conditions,
and confidence among the bankers on
the eastern side.
All private banks not now chartered
will be asked to take out an Oklahoma
state charter immediately. Some of
the Indian Territory banks now hold
charters wnich they obtained from the
district county clerks under the old
methods in that locality. As soon as
possible the eastern district banks will
be examined, either by Mr. Smock or . , . , . . ...
. , . ers is helping mm win suit against it.
an authorized deputy. | v b
It is Mr. Smock's intention to merge
the Indian Territory banks with those
of Oklahoma under the same laws as
gradually as possible, realizing the fact
that any sudden action migijt result in
trouble for some of the institutions,
and this is the very thinp that Mr.
Smock desires to avoid. Within six
months or a year at the latest he ex-
pects to have them running as smooth-
Charles E. Haynes, supposed to be a
wealthy New Yorker, died in a cave
near Cordell, where he had lived a year.
By his body was found an imbecile
daughter, on whoss account he is sup-
posed to have become a hermit.
Governor Haskell appointed C. L.
Long of Wewcka and Robert Dunlap
of Ponca City to be members of the
board of trustees of the state asylum
for insane persons. Fort Supply is
The Eastern banks are &',j -ling to pay cash, and the money
flurry seems to be at an end. majority of Eastern papers pre-
dict a general cash resumption inv^ -if two weeks.
The New York World of Wednt/Jt -, the 27, says: The finan-
cial situation made such satisfactory piogress yesterday that the
heads of several important banks informally discussed a speedy
resumption of cash payments. The Clearing House will take the
initiative in the matter, acting in harmony with the Treasury De-
partment.
Secretary Cortelyou wilt probably be called upon to exercise
his good office in bringing about a general resumption of cash pay-
ments so that the banks in all the important cities will go back to
normal methods simultaneously.
Cash payments for moderate sized checks have been made
since Monday by some of the banks and the heads of these insti-
tutions believe there will be a general resumption of cash payment
throughout the country by the end of next week.
The bnly demand for currancy came yesterday from some out
of town banks and th:s seived for a part of the day to keep the
premium rate from one and one fourth to one and three fourths
per cent. When the demand had been satisfied the premium drop-
ped. One money dealer who had a lot of Sioo.ooo currency to
get rid of admitted the best bid he could obtain was five-eighths
of 1 per cent.
Hoarding is believed to have practically ceased in New York,
the only offenders being some small banking institutions in other
localities.
Further engagements of foreign gold for important were made,
rea ly for occupancy, but may not be j Bank of Montreal taking $1 .COo.ooO and the Irving National
, , ! Bank S^,S°0,ooo. The grand total in the present movement is
Oliver Taylor, of Tulsa, has sued his . . , , ,,,,, . , . . ..
former sweetheart for the return of now $97,621,810. Of this 899.886,357 has already arrived .n the
his diamond ring he had given her, val-1 country.
ued $150. i So rapid is the currency famine disappearing that new circula-
Japan is to have a world's fare in tion based upon the S 100,000,000 of short term 3 per cent certifi-
• ! cates authorized by President Roosevelt is coming to be regarded
Were the law strictly construed, the more as a menace than a help. It would not suiprise bankers if
on a basis which
Negro College Burned.
A fire, the origin of which is thought
to be incendiary, razed the main build-
ing of the Colored Agricultural and
Normal university at Langston Satur-
day morning. The loss is roughly esti-
mated at S40.003. It is partially cov-
ered by insusance. '<t he school library
ly as are the banks on this^lde"o7"the ! was destroyed, together with a great
part of the equipment. No other build-
ings were threatened.
New State Brewery, of Oklahoma City L, „ , . . .
could not ship $24,000 worth of beer i Secretary Cortelyou issued only *50,000,000
and would have to turn it loose on the would result in nn increase of but SI .2,500,000 of notional bank
streets. j note circul ation,
C. G. Jones is preparing a bill for the The following Washington dispatch of Thursday fulfills the
legislature to circulate the $5,000,000 ! World's prediction: Announcement by Secretary Cortelyou last
Congressional school fuud. j night that further subscriptions to the one year treasury certifi-
After the Oklahoma legislature con- j cates would 1101 be received is regarded here as indicating that the
firms their appointment, Senator j secretary considers the crisis in the monev market to be practical-
Owen and Gore will have to draw j overi Official figures have not yet been given out at the treas-
straws for the long and short term. j ufy q{ ^ amountof thc certificates alloted, nor has it been stated
The express companies are refusing j whether further allotments would be made for subscriptions al-
to receive liquor packages to Oklahoma i . • ,
^ q j-j j ready received.
_ , „r „ The amount of the allotments made, however, is said to be
Attorney General Cna3. West is of I , , , .
the opinion that the arbitrary retalitory i *b° t S35-O00,00o and this probably is the limit unless strong rea-
action of the coal trust against consum- j sons are presented from banks which have already made subscrip-
tions which show why allotments should be made to them. All
individual subscriptions having been rejected, it is anticipated that
nearly the whole of the $35,000,003 allotted will be used to secure
new issues of bank notes. As these issuas will be retired within
less than A year, they will not constitute a pirminent inllition of
the bank note circulation.
new state.
Mr. Smock, who was commissioner
under Governor Frantz, is re-commis-
sioned because the new governor wants
at the helm a man with experience in
this line, and one who has been hand-
ling the matter since the recent finan-
cial flurry started Governor Haskell
does not drsire to have financial condi-
tions disturbed at the present time.
two bents per mile through Oklahoma sible candidate for the presidency,
in purchasing tickets into slates that! "I'm absolutely busy trying to earn
still have the three cent rate. j my salary as governor of Oklahoma,
The order of the Oklahoma commis- j and expect to be throughout my ad-
sion to compel the railroad companies j ministration," said Mr. Haskell,
to establish Btate-line stations, was j "When my term of office expires, I
drawn by Commissioner A. P. Watson, ] win be perfectly satisfied with my pol-
of Shawnee, but had not yet been pas- j jtical career if I can have the assurance
sed upon by the entire commission, j (hat I have earned that salary to the
The fact tnat the order was being j satisfaction of the good people of the
prepared was published and in this way j state of Oklahoma.
reached railway headquaters, Commis-1 "William J, Bryn is the logical can-
sioner Watson stated that this instance j didate for the presidency. No one else
was ene in which the press effected should be considered in connection
desired results without the board tak- | with the nomination."
ing final action
As yet the commission has taken no
action on the information received
from the Santa Fe and Frisco.
State Board Elect
Their New Officers.
The new state board of pharmacy or-
ganized electing W. F. Dood, of Caddo,
president; F. B. Lillie of Guthrie, trea-
surer, and J. C. Burton, of Stroud, sec-
retary. The board will hold a regular
session on December 10. The rules of
the territorial board were adopted, An
examination for applicants who desire
A Hung Jury For Adams.
The jury in the Steve Adams murder
case wasdischarged at 5:45oclock Sun-
day afternoon. It was unable to agree
on a verdict, after being out since 8:30
o'clock Sasurday night. The jury stood
eight for acquittal and four for convic-
tion. J. F. House, Charles Dittemore,
D. W. Garwood and S. A. Varnum
were the four men who believed Steve
Adams gui.ty of the murder of Fred
Tyler in the Marble creek district of
Shoshone county, Idaho, in August,
1901.
Oklahoma Bank-
ruptcy Referees.
In the United States district court : Labor
Judge John H. Cotteral announced the |
appointment of General referees in!
Bankruptcy for the Western district of
Oklahoma. Each county is created a
referee's district. The appointments
are: H. J. Sturgis, Enid; S. S. Law-
rence, Guthrie; It. A. Lyle, Kingfisher;
B. M. Parmenter, Lawton; Loyal J.
Miller, Oklahoma City, and J. M. Van-
winkle, Shawnee. Until the further
o der of the court, bankruptcy caies
will he resigned to the referees by
counticsas follows: H. J. Sturgis, for
Fairfield, Major, Alfalfa, Woods,
Woodward, Ellis, Harper, Beaver,
Texas and Cimarron ctunties; S. S.
Lawrence for Logan, Lincoln, Payne,
Pawnee, Noble and Kay counties: R. A.
Lyle for Blaine, Dewey, Custer,
Washita, Koger Mills and Beckham
counties: B. M. Parmenter for Caddo,
Kiowa, Jackson, Tillman and Greer
counties, and that portion of Grady,
Stephens and Jefferson count.es in-
cluded in the Western district of Okla-
homa and Canadian counties; J M.Van-
winkle for Pottawatomie and Cleveland
counties.
Looking from their window two stu-
dents in the girls dormitory discovered
the smoke. They saw three men in
the shadow of the main hall. One of
the prowlers carried a lantern. They
disappeared before an alarm could be
given.
President Inman Page was aroused
and he formed a "bucket brigade."
The conflrgation had gained a too great
headway ar.d could not be checked.
Legislation
To Be Prepared.
A commictee representing the labor
organization of Oklahoma, with State
Labor Commissioner C. A. Daugherty
will hold a conference in this City
Saturday and Sunday for the purpose
of determining what legislation wiil be
brought up before the first assembly.
The Oklahoma Federation of Labor,
the Farmers' union and the tailroad
trainmen will be represented.
The legislature is authorized to put
into effect the sections of the consti-
tution providing for office forces for
the labor commissioner, mine inspector
and charities commissioner.
Labor Commissioner Daugherty will
request a chief clerk, statistician, a
factory inspector and stenographer.
Mine Inspector Hanraty will require a
deputy for each district in the state, a
chief and inspectors and a deputy for
each tank station. Miss Barnard,
charities commissioner, will ask for at
least one assistant.
There are nine members of the
legislative committee.
The effect of the money panic is being felt with varying inten-
sity in different parts of the country. Some sections are almost
paralized, others proceed at half speed, while a few are happily
but little affected. In the New England states the stringency has
left the loosest purse strings. Many of the cities have not felt its
tightening at all.
There has been a sharp shortening of commercial credits in
some l/nes of trade and manufacture, but the solid :onditition of
most New England companies blessed with few debts and large
surpluses enables them to view the panic without fear.
The Pacific coast is at the other extreme, suffering practical
suspension of all payments in specie and currency. A real dollar
bill or a five dollar gold piece has become in a month a rare sight.
The banks are as great offenders in hoarding as individuals. Gold-,
field and Tonopath have fallen back on the scales to weigh out
gold dust and nuggets in lieu of currency. In addition to clearing
house certificates and cashiers' checks, private firm script is in
common circulation as money.
All the country west of the Mississippi is strugling along with-
out real money. Trade lias been much affected, but merchants
are hopeful. A year ago Western railroads were pleading their in-
ability to obtain enough cars to haul the traffic offered. Many
towns were 011 the verge of freezing for lack of coal that could not
be shipped to them. Today not a complaint is heard of the short-
age. Railroad ag*nts are hustling tor business.
In the middle states the blight of money scarcity varies. St.
Louis, Chicago and Cincinati have had to resort to extreme meas-
ures to carry on business, and script and certificates of many kinds
have been issued.
In the South reports indicate peculiar variance. Montgomery,
Ala., does not know there is any financial trouble. Memphis is
simply slowing down. New Orleans needs cash and the coast
States are beginning to worry about funds to move the cotton
crop.
Out of this extraordinary condition that has swept the country
one fact stands in strong relief. Business failures have been rela-
tively few and the blight of privation and suffering has not yet
fallen on any large community.
In Oklahoma many of the banks could have paid cash from
the start, but supported the general system in order to prevent de-
mands on others that had less cash; and all of them have more
cash now than thev had at the beginning of the flurry, as they have
had time to fortify themselves. They are simply not paying cash
until the resumption beginning in New York reaches the West.
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