Prague Patriot (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1907 Page: 3 of 6
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TO DESTROY OIL MONOPOLY
STATE PRINTERY IS
TABLED BY CONVENTION
UO VKM I \ l' ON FOOT, 110 W j:\li;. TO SKlTUK I'F.OOX-
ATIOX OF I'EPORT —HANKS AND BANKING RE-
l'Otfl' is KEFKKHKD—OWEN NAMED TO PRESENT ME-
JKHII.Mi ASKING ADDITIONAL AI'PROPIMATION
CITTHRIK: In spite of the Instruction?
of a large number of partjf platforms,
the recommendation of the joint legis-
lature committee of the labor interests
of the two territories, an J the strong
sentiment in all parts of the state in fa-
vor of the proposition, the constitutional
convention Friday killed the proposition
for a state printing plant, which should
among other things print school hooks
for the state, by a vote of 36 to 30.
It is openly charged by the advocates
of the measure that the result is a vic-
tory for the American Book company.
Numerous Interviews have been given
out by democratic leaders, listing this
as one of the measures that was abso-
lutely certain to be placed in the con-
stitution.
The justification pleaded by the pen-
lie who are responsible for killing the
proposition, which was recommended in
the report of the committee on state and
public printing, is that a constitutional
provision -has already been adopted, giv-
ing the state power to engage in any
business or occupation, and that under
that provision it could engage in the
printing business if it is considered de-
sirable. The men instructed for the
printing plant measure, among them
Hunt of Oklahoma City, who voted
against it, claim that they have fulfilled
their pledges in votflng for the section al-
ready adopted.
The first section in the report, riving
thlegislature power t<> establish n stat«'
printing plant, wis laid on the table, on
motion of Hayes of Chickasha, while the
last section, establishing the office of
state printer, was completely stricken
from the report, so that there Is no prob-
ability of its being revived, although an
effort will be made to take the other sec-
tion from the table. Hayes, Leahy and
Mitch were especially active in opposi-
tion to the report.
The third section of the report of the
committee on banks and banking, fixing
>f "contractors" from the list of those
< r whose acts common carriers and mine
owners are made liable under the fellow
servants law.
Judge Hose explained that If mine own-
ers and oil well owners were to be held
liable for the carelessness of the con-
tractors with whom they agree for the
sinking of a shaft or well, independent
capital and men of limited means would
ivold mine and oil stock as a pestilence.
They would not Invest their money in a
venture in which they are in danger
of being made liable for damages for
the death of half a dozen workmen
through the negligence of a contractor
over whose actions they have no con-
trol.
The matter came up on a motion to
reconsider the former action of the com-
mittee of the whole, adopting the report
on the fellow servant law, and the ob-
noxious word was stricken out. After
the reconsideration of the fellow servant
law had been disposed of, an attempt
was made to force consideration of the
Jim Crow provision, but action on tills
matter was delayed by a majority vote
of the convention.
TO RETAIN COAL MINES
Katy Can Use All Coal Taken From the
Mines and None Will Be Sold
SHAWNEE: Present plans of the Mis-
souri. Kansas & Texas management are
to retain the coal mines which It owns
in the Indian Territory and Kansas and
operate them strictly for the company,
after May 1, when all railroads must
quit selling coal. There was some talk
of a syndicate but a review of the sit-
uation showed that the Katy can use
all of the coal which it can mine. The
company is now using 80,000 tons of coal
a month on the system which It can
place in Its cars at an expense of some-
thing over $1 a ton.
The Katy has not been selling much
coal for some time, it now has a con-
penaltles for usury, which is based on tract on hand to sell slack coal but this
the federal national banking act. was re- wjh expire before the new law takes ef-
referred to the committee after a great
deal of discussion and the offering of a
birce number of amendments and sub-
stitutes.
No convention shall be called to amend,
or propose amendments to the constitu-
tion of Oklahoma or to propse a new
constitution unless the law providing
for such convention shall first be ap-
proved by the people on a referendum
vote at a regular eletion. under the
terms of a constitutional provision in-
troduced bv James TI. Chambers of Ato-
ka in the convention.
Amendments to the constitution may
be proposed In either branch of the leg-
islature and if the same be agreed on
by a maiorltv of all the members of each
bouse It shall be referred to the people
et the next general election for their
approval or rejection.
If approved by a maiorltv vote of the
people, the governor shall proclaim the
amendments as approved and they Im-
mediately become a part of the consti-
tution.
This article is not to be construed to
Impair the right of the people to amend
the constitution by a vote upon an Ini-
tiative petition for such amendment.
The entire clause Is Liken from the
constitution of the state of Oregon.
Just before the noon recess Haskell
r* Muskogee offered a resolution au-
thorizing the clerk of the convention to
send copies of the memorial to congress
asking for an additional appropriation
t<> U. Ti. Owen of Muskogee, who Is to
convey same to the national capital.
"GUTHRIE: "There" is ~ nothing~this
conventiotn could do that would be more
in the Interest of the Standard Oil com-
pany than t< leave this word in this
se. tlon," declared Judge Rose of Black-
veil Friday, advocating the striking out
feet.
The commercial interests which the
Katy held have practically all been sold.
The company owned Interests In a num-
ber of mines which it acquired when
the Goulds released the property.
In retaining possession of the mines
in the company's name the Katy will
have absolute jurisdiction of the mines.
There will be no effort to dispose of
coal or even the sla< k. as the railroad
can use it all. At the rate new motive
power is being secured on account of
the constant increase In business, It
will not be long l>efore the road will
find it necessary to develop other mines
In order to keep tlie supply up to the
demand.
WAR CLOUD LOWERS
Uncle Sam May Be Asked Again to Pre-
vent an Outbreak Below the Equator
WASHNIGTON There Is danger of
an outbreak of war In Central America,
although efforts at arbitration are being
made in the city of San Salvador in
the hope of preventing hostilities.
The Chicago has gone southward from
.San Francisco and the Yorktown after
receiving necessary repairs in dry dock,
will follow, stopping at either one of
the Salvadoran ports on the Pacific, or
at a convenient Niearaguan port.
Senor Cordova, who occupies the pecu-
liar position of representative of Salva-
dor and Honduras at this capital, talked
with Secretary Root in regard to the
situation. It appears there Is complaint
that the Niearaguans are continuing war-
like preparations and increasing their
military forces on the border of Hon-
duras. It is believed that the good of-
fices of the American and Mexican gov-
ernments will be again invoked to re-
lieve the present tension.
WOMAN DESERTS CHILD
Leaves It on the Train Between Hobart
and Mangum
MANGUM: One night last week a
woman deserted a baby boy on the Rock
1.-1 md passenger train.
Fhe boarded the westbound train at
Mountain View and it was noticed by the
passengers that she had a strange look
r g bu!,«ii - in her arms and that she
was very restless, but nothing was
thought of it at the time
When tin- train reached Hobart, the
woman 1 ft the train, leaving the baby.
Pet ween Hobart and Mangum the child
commenced to cry and attracted the at-
tention of News Agent J. A. Tucker,
who investigated the bundle and found
it to be bab) boy wrapped up In four
or five blankets.
When the train reached Granite the of-
ficers at Hobart were notified and they
i. at< i the woman at the Virginia ho-
tel there end County Attorney Conner
c f Kiowa county ordered that she be de-
tained. pending Investigation.
News Agent Tucker took charge of the
baby and took it to the home of his
parents here Tucker i- an unmartfed
man and Is trying t > persuade bis par-
ents to ndopt the child.
LAWTON: While making some re-
pairs on th" main shaft at the Geronimo
gin Fred .1 Jensen press foreman of
v v .Insl mtly killed by being
<lr.igg«"l Into t' • swiftly revolving shaft.
His clothes (aught in a belt and he
c ild not extricate himself. One leg
x is s .. • ed from the bo ly ah i tie irlj
every bone Iti the body was broken.
Without being lacerated t1.- bodj was
crushed and Injured In almost every
part.
Jensen was twenty-five years old, un-
married, and was the son of P. C Jen-
sen, a prominent farmer fast of Geroni-
mo.
ASSURANCE IS GIVEN
Officials of Road Deny Report of Re-
moval—Improvements Planned
SHAWNEE: Citizens of Shawnee re-
sent the report which has been circulated
that the Rock Island will move its rail-
road shops from Shawnee to EI Reno,
and will discontinue the Asher branch,
and cite a telegram from Vict* President
Mudge of the Rock Island as a satis-
factory contradiction of the report. The
telegram follows:
"S. J. Roy, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce, Shawnee: Shawnee shops
will not be move4 to El Reno, and there
Is absolutely no foundation for the report.
—H. U. Mudge."
HE CLAIMS THE DEPOT
Osage Indian Says Land in Bottoms Be-
longs to Him
TULSA: Joseph Boulanger, an Osage
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
IS TURNED DOWN
GUTHRIE: That suffrage in Oklaho-
ma will be restricted to male citizens
was definitely settled by the first test
vote on the matter taken in the consti-
tutional convention Tuesday.
The vote occurred on a motion to table
an amendment by Hanraty to strike out
the word male from an amendment to
section one of the report and stood &4
ayes to 37 nays.
After the greater part of the afternoon
had been consumed by Haskell, Hen-
shaw, Plttman, Hogg and others who
spoke against the amendment offered
by Hanraty, an attempt was made by
the majority to shut off debate and force
through the report of the committee with
only the Leahy amendment.
Several amendments and substitutes of-
fered by the advocates of woman's suf-
frage were promptly tabled, but Dalton
of Broken Arrow finally obtained tin
floor and talked for more than an houi
In an evident attempt to force an ad-
journment before final action was taker,
on the first section of the report.
Haskell then moved to adopt the first
section as amended. This was objected
to by Leahy and Judge Ledbetter, whe
insisted that there are other points in
the section that needed amendment, and
the committee was forced to arise and
report progress without taking final ac-
tion on the section.
Declaring that there were a number
of women here lobbying for equal suf-
frage, Delegate Rose Insisted on Imme-
diate action on the suffrage report, "that
they might be allowed to go home and
give their families the attention they so
much need."
The caustic speech was aroused by an
attempt on the part of the equal suffra-
gists to delay action on the suffrage re-
port. which was made a special order of
business for Tuesday.
Falling in their effort to delay con-
sideration. the suffragist supporters
opened the real fight by moving to
strike the word male from an amend-
ment offered to the first section.
To cure a defect In the report. T^eahji
of Pawhuska moved to amend the first
section, defining qualified voters by add-
ing to "male citizens of the TTnitei
States, male persons of Indian descent
natives of the United States."
An amendment to this section offered
by Judge Ledbettor, adding the words
"and citizens of this state," was accept-
ed by unanimous consent.
In explaining the purpose of his amend-
ment, Leahy declared that without some-
thing of the kind members of Indian
trll es unallotted on March 4, 1906, would
not be permitted to vote.
Hanraty moved to amend Leahy's
amendment by striking out the word
"male."
Judge Rose opposed the ITanraty
amendment, declaring that the step con-
templated In the amendment would !>e
contrary to the laws of nature and the
established precedent of man.
Cloud of Wellston made an eloquent
ple.i for the enfranchisement of Indian
women, prefacing hk remarks by the
statement that lie was the son of a half
breed Cherokee woman to whom he paid
a high tribute.
McCance of Mutual spoke briefly In
favor of the Hanraty amendment, de-
claring that In many homes the husband
was an Irresponsible inebriate and the
real duly of supporting the family fell
on the shoulders of the wife.
Hanraty supported his amendment, de-
claring that the Farmers' union and the
labor unions of the country were behind
the movement.
Tie declared that the working men of
the country want the women to vote In
order that they may correct Industrial
conditions.
Herring of Elk City was speaking In
favor of the amendment when the con-
vention adjourned.
The oil inspection resolution offered bv
Haskell of Muskogee was adopted by the
convention after several minor amend-
ments had been accepted.
Asp of Guthrie offered a substitute
which directed the committee on com-
merce to make an Investigation and If
thw found that the present law In the
territory of Oklahoma is Insufficient and
that a better law ran be obtained thev
report to the convention a provision sub-
stituting such law for the one now In
force In this territory.
Speaking for his substitute Asp criti-
cised the Haskell resolution because it
reflected on the republican legislature
which passed the oil Inspection law and
because It proposed to substitute th*
law of Texas, where, he had been In-
formed bv democrats, the Standard Oi)
companv dominated as strongly as It doej
in Oklahoma.
The Asp substitute was promptly ta-
bled and the original resolution adopted
with an amendment allowing the com-
mittee to report either the Texas law oi
another that they might think better.
Constitutional Convention Also Consider*
Public Roads and Highways
GUTHRIE: The feature of Monday'i j
session was s prolonged and spirited
fight on a provision introduced by Henrj
Asp In the nature of an amendment t« j
ths report of the committee on public '
roads and highways, providing that "th#
state of Oklahoma hereby accepts aV
reservations of lund for highways, madi ;
under any grants, agreements, treatiei ;
or acts of congress."
Farmers Co-Operative Union
Of America
Get the habit of keeqlng out or debt. The day has long since gone when
Are you Rolng to ghe the liens a ,'b°"k farI"!"s' u laughed at by real
chance this year to prove their worth? ™°se.who ,ll<1 thp la sh-
; ln* have had the laugh turned on
Plant a good garden and plenty of '^om ^y thi> combines, trusts and all
f poultry and keep out debt this s<>r,s of humbugs that the papers and
Action on the amendment, which had | yoar j books would have warned them
the blttor opposition of President Mur- | against, to sav nothings of the ex-
ray. Delegate ledbetter and other, wu How are fixed for some growing change ideas through books that'sue
delayed untU th. noon aciournment b, p,csT „ a m, h would have enioved
.mooth parliamentary tactic, when the a farmpr ,hat ha„ nQ gruw,ng pigl 1 8 enJ°>'ei1-
coming on. Th(1 jollrnal hnlds (hat the proppr
It l, nret.v i an(1 democratic way to fix a minimum
1 f?A r •
these lines discuss the matter and agree on a
figure, not lateT than September 1. Let
report of the committee on highways
was adopted as read before the Asp
amendment.
Rejecting both the majority and mi-
nority reports of the committee on public
fccalth and sanitation the constitutional
convention adopted a substitute offered
by Judge Rose of Blackwell, after a de-
bate consuming the entire afternoon.
The Rose substitute provides that the
legislature shall create a board of health,
board of dentistry, board of pharmac)
and a puref ood commission and pre-
scribe thed utles of each thereof. Al1
physicians now legaly registered and
practicing In Oklahoma and Indian Ter-
ritory shall be eligible to registration un-
der the state board.
The majority report of the committee
contained a provision that no preference
shall ever be given by law to any modi-
bal association or school of practice. It
wss over this provision that the contest
occurred.
After the adoption of the Rose amend-
ment President Murray gave notice that
he would offer an amendment to ths
measure when placed on its final reading
and final passage.
A petition signed by 20.000 members
and various labor organizations asking
the convention to eliminate the word
male from the constitution was present
ed to the convention Tuesday. It Is be
lleved that the report of the suffrage
committee, limiting the ballot to male
citizens, will bo adopted without ma-
terial change.
"A resolution to destroy the monopoly
of the Standard Oil company In Okla-
homa" is the title given by C. N. Has-
kell of Muskogee to a resolution offered
In the convention Monday morning.
The resolution recites that It appears
that the existing laws of the territory ol
Oklahoma are framed so as to exclude
from sale all oils except those controlled
by the Standard company. That this
exclusion arises from purely technical
provisions and results In oil consumers
being charged about 40 per cent more
than they should otherwise have to pay.
As this law Is to be extended over the
entire state, under the terms of the en-
abling act, the resolution provides that
committee on commerce be Instruct-
to bring In a provision, substituting
the oil test law of Texas for the one now
prevailing In Oklahoma, to stand until
the state legislature shall have made
proper provision on the question.
^ on must watch as well as pray,
but don't take up all the time doing
all these figures be sent up to head-
quarters, there to be added together
in season; put in the
time at work.
bulk of the
WOO BY MAIL; WED AT SIGHT
Okjahoma Farmer and Virginia Widov
Literally Leap to Marlmony
ST. LOUIS: Within half an hour aftei
they first saw each other, John L. Gres-
sel, 4R years old, a prosperous farmer of
Hooper, Okla., and Mrs. Nannie Mitchell,
35 years of age and comely, of Wyeth-
vllle, Va., were married hero.
While announcement of this swain's
leap from single wretchedness to doubla
blessedness may bring thought of "mat-
rimony by mall," Instead It is matrimony
by photography. For It was In a picture
of Mrs. Mitchell, taken a number of
years ago, that Gressel saw his "fate."
Several years ago Gressel went to Ok-
lahoma from Northern Illinois, where he
had lost his wife. There he pre-empted
lfiO acres of ground, which cost him
about 1100. Since then he has been of-
fered $.1,000 for It.
About the same time relatives and
friends of Mrs. Mitchell went to Okla- I
homa from Virginia. In glancing over
their picture album he was attracted by :
her picture. Correspondence and an ex-
change of photographs followed, and the
couple decided to wed. They selected
East St. Louis as a meeting place.
Gressel arrived Friday and arranged
the details of the wedding Mrs. Mitchell
and two children by a former marriage
arrived and the cermony was performed.
either, however helpful they both are an(l dMded by the number of locals
porting. The average figure thus ob-
tained would be the minimum price,
and as the people who actually make
Ho you know the teacher of your co,(on would tkus actually name
boys and girls? You ought to know "le price, we believe they would be
your teacher, for you might be of more inclined to hold out for that
a great deal of use toward the wel- Pr'°p. much more so than when a few of-
fare of the young folks. ticlals arbitrarily name the price. Let
'he people say what they want.—Farm-
With the present plans going rlj.'ht ] ers Journal.
along toward perfection, the future
gambler is a disappearing factor In TRY IT ONCE!
the world of business. The day will Say brother. Don't you think ths
WiV.Hn heP<i When hc wiI1 need no Far,"or8' Union is a good thing? Don't
legislating against, ym, Ilke the prlndpl{„, upon wM(.h ,t
There Is no such thing as gettlnK
the greatest I from the Union
meetings unless you attend them In
company with something to offer as
food for thought. Don't be a knot on
a stick. Get busy thinking and'doTtii
things In the world.
is founded? If you do wouldn't it be
the right thing for you ti) tell your
neighbors about it and urge him to
Join? Make it a point next week to
see some neighbor who Is not a mem-
ber and explain to him the objects,
principles and benefits of three or-
ganization Tell him what it has done
There Is a lot of work that can be for ,he farmers already, that It has
done In a garden that mUht properly SHVed them more than a million dol-
be called clear profit, because it Is lals '"st year on the price of cotton
odd moments that cannot be used alon(1 lhat !t has enabled many to
otherwise. Then there is nn item of ',u-v their supplied at a considerable
real pleasrue in working In a garden re,' ctIon by bulking their orders sud
lhat lias a real value outside of thu Placing them through Iho business
profit on tho stuff raised. agent of the union. Of course It would
not harm him a bit If you sent him
When you go to fighting the kicker. Ihls number or the Mercury-Password
you are In your own light It Is these after you have read every word In it.
kickers who Inaugurate all the prog "lid then possibly you would get so In-
ress and reform that the world ever terested In trying to benefit your
gets Encourage the kicker to kick, friend that you would send ror a bun-
hut try to get him to 'tick at real dan- die of them lo help you In your efforts
cers and hindrances rather lhan at the to build up the union. Just try this
things that are already In pretty good once, friends, and see how the results
shape. will surprise you.—Southern Mercury
Dont live like a hog this year. OeJ . DEBT THE DESTROYER.
busy now and arrange so that you '"deducing a circular letter to
may have vines growing all over nn lexas Farmers' Union members, Pres-
slghlly fences and out buildings; have l<lt'nt Calvlne says:
blosoms scenting the air as you rlsi. The greatest obstacle In our way
In the morning. The finest flowers ln controlling prices Is the mortgage
now are so cheap that the poorest a"d debt system, which has been a
may have them in abundance. Don't j menace to the South's prosperity ever
bo a hog. since the Civil War, and which will
continue to grow worse from year to
year unless discouraged by organized
farmers. Those who are tho bonefi
claries under this pernicious system
are not disposed to discourage Its con-
There is plenty of time now to
plant out all sorts of trees. Look out
the odd corners and put them to pay-
ing for the money Invested in them.
Odd corners cost as much In tho way tinuance, for as long as the farmer is
rf interest and taxes as any other i„ debt for the teams, tools and
«'l al 'ze You are might> supplies, ho Is at the mercy of
ONE MAN KILLED IN WRECK
SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO CONVENE
Both Territories to Be Represented at An*
nual Meeting August 20-23
GTTTH1UE: Fred Jj. Wenner, chairman
of the executive committee of the Okla-
homa Sunday School association, reports
that the committee has decided to hold
tho next annual convention In Shawnee,
on August 20-23. This will be the first
Indian who owns 9,000 acres of land In ' convention In which both territories will
the Osage nation, is In Tulsa consulting I be represented. The representation in
attorneys respecting his claim to forty- ! the convention will be apportioned among
cue ai res of land in Kansas City, lloul j the counties of Oklahoma and Indian Ter-
angci was born in the present site of
the Union station and claims that p
tion and for blocks around on an alle>
ft i m d deed given by his grandmotli
in ls:!4.
Mart* Montague
V oulanger s iy
Missouri supreme court t
tho right of heirship hi
rltory according to the population. Ma-
I rlon Lawrence, general secretary of th<
j International association, will be present
and deliver several addresses.
given
ii Elgin,
f the <)s
him
uroge
He
(U'ncil.
w t
nt decision of the
o the effect that
is no limitation
Bouian .r« r ii\- s
« formerly chief
OKLAHOMA'S PROTEST HEARD
Three Others Injured In Disaster at
Weatherford
OKLAHOMA CITY: Eastbound Hock
Island train No 2, In charge of Engineer
Farmer and Conductor Hayes, was wreck-
od two miles east of Weatherford. John
J. Shannon of Toledo, who was beating
his way, was killed and three others
were injured. Edward Taylor of Kansas
City was riding the bumpers between the
tender and mall car with Shannon, but
sustained only a wrenched leg and a cut
fare due to being thrown against a wire
fence. E. C. Cooper and 11 II. Gamble
mall clerks, living here, were slightly
hurt.
The wrerk was caused by the tender
leaving the track while the train was
going about 25 miles an hour. The ten-
der Jumped about 200 feet west of a high
trestle work and the momentum of the
train carried the train Intact until the
east end of the trestle was reached, at
which point the tender buckled, because
of hitting the concrete abutment and the
baggage and mail cars were thrown Into
a ditch. The three passenger coaches re-
mained In the trestle In a zlg-zagged
manner despite the fad that the ties
were splintered.
particular about all the spots In the
middle of the field being utilized, and
yet the odd corners are as a rule the
richer and more productive. Have
some sense about these things.
If you have not been In the habit
of keeping the cost of making the var-
ious crops on the place, Is it not a
good time now to commence? There
Is not a business on earth where so
little Is really known of the cost oi
production as farming, and there is
not another business man that couln
so easily figure costs as the farmer
and none that costs cuts a more vital
figure with. It is an easy matter to
charge tip the seed, time of prepara
mercy
the mortgagee, and must pay what-
ever price the mortgagee exacts. It
Is well known throughout the world
that this condition obtains largely in
the Southern States, and this being
true, the buyers of our raw products
in conjunction wlht the manipulators,
who never saw a pound of cotton,
seek to depress values during the free
movement brought on by heavy sell-
ing to meet these obligations.
If we will notice the daily market
reports we will see that almost inva-
riably, whon port receipts are heavy,
there is a decline in prices. The spin-
ners, not unmindful of the condition
of the Southern farmer, can well af-
tion, planting, culture and gathering, out of the market for a
and a proper rental for the land.
These taken from the net proceeds
would make an interesting study, and
would be useful in planning those
crops that pay.
There is no sort of arguing that the
cotton farmers have much reason to
get together. There is the question
of better seed, better cultural meth
odB, better guarding against failure
from drouth and flood, better and
cleaner gathering, better and freer
marketing, unanimity in furnishing jHsues should under no condition 1>«|
the supply as it is demanded. If the
farmer were fixed like he ought to be
while, and thus aid in forcing a heavy
decline in prices. It must bo appar-
ent to every thoughtful farmer that
such a system is wholly unfair to him,
and altogether in the interest of or
ganized speculators.
The main things after all Is the slz<j
of the crop per acre, the price you
get for it and the prices you have
to pay for what you get. Men will be
constantly butt/.g in with all sorts
of propositions leading up to theii
profit or aggrandizement, but tho main
"I'M NOT GUILTY,•' PENROSE
Asks Appropriation
W ASH I N G TON Secretary
Taft has asked for
$2."1.000,000 for the
War
i appropriation of
numa canal. Ho
explains that bccause of the large amount
"f extra labor which It haa been n'" ph-
sury to score the former appropria-
tions have not been able to moot tli*
expenses.
Stephens of Texas Asks Delay In Passacj« Court Martial Proceedings at Fort Sarr.
of Frisco Bill Houston Are Begun
WASHINGTON: Representative St< SAN ANTONIO: The court martial
phens of Texas Introduced ln the house for the trial of Major J. C Penrose, 2f.th
a protest from the Oklahoma constltu- : Infantry, charged with neglect of d<it?
tlonal convention against the passage bv ,n connection with the Brownsville Incl-
congress of the pending bill permlttlnn ' dent, opened Monday at Fort Sam Hous-
the St. Louis, San Francisco A New Or-
leans Hallway company to purchase and
consolidate five other railways In Okla-
homa.
Mr. Stephens suggested that the hill
should not be considered until the next
congress, wtien Oklahoma shall be rep-
resented ln congress as a state.
ton. Colonel Glenn, 23d Infantry, rep-
resented Major Penrose, and Captain
Charles Kay appears as Judge advocate
Major Penrose was arraigned and plead-
ed not guilty.
Forty citizens of Drowntvllle are hers
«s witnesses.
it would make but little difference
whether he marketed in October or
the following June; only a matter of
a little interest and a small amount
of shrinkage, which is taken out of
the bale anyway, no difference who
holds it until the mill is reudy for it.
There Is no such a thing hs perfect
peace in the ranks so long as men
may be creatures of progress and
growth Pain is the penalty of groww
lng. l«et it come, but above all else
don't let our passions take the place
of common sense, and ambition usurp
the high place of honesty Honest men
differ frequently, but it )b mighty sel-
dom that honest men cannot
lost sight of in thin struggle for in*
dependence of the only class of men
who are really entitled to thu great-
est freedom.
MERCURY MUSINGS.
Every union paper condemns speo
ulatlon in the necessaries of life. Few
union papers dare to speak out bold-
ly against speculation ln land. Yet
land Is a prime necessity. All wealth
is derived from labor applied to land.
There is no good excuse why every
editor should not speak a good word
occasionally—or oftener—for tha
Farmers' Union.
The farmer who has nothing to hold
but cotton, is not in a position to
hold that. It's a risky business tu
doing business, overlooking matters stake everything on any single crop
of method and taste. Diversify!
Have you made you a split log drag
yet? It Is a g<x>d time now that you
are not very busy to make you one.,
*nd get busy with it during the spring
rains. You are as much entitled to
a good and good looking road, by your
place as anybody, and you caifhave
It at no cost of money and almost no by which the Farmers' Union Is win-
cost of time. nlng Its fight.
Some seedling peach trees do Te
He a productr •urt enough tod that mark&bly wtll, but iMdUnt trees of
mean* rai o your own living with „|| k|nilll are uncertain. The only
Rome loft over to sell to people who trees that come truo to namo must b<
produce nothlnii. 1 budded or grafted.
COOPERATOR CLIPPINGS.
Ra se plenty of potatoes this year,
I)o not ft/rget the cabbage patch.
Have your smokehouse at home-
not in a Chicago packery.
Ag tate, educate, co-operate. These
three things are the powerful levers
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