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FIRSTLEEISLflTURE MEETS!,™?
THE S1XT1ELH CONGRESS
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS ARE AT
WORK ON HEAVY GRIND
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 7 | MONDAY, DECEMBER 9. ] TUESDAY DECEMBER 10
[TTHRIE Relief for homestead t GUTHRIE: The house passed its I To prevent the playing of baseball,
the Kiowa, Comanche and i-eeond measure today, that introduced football, sports of any kind, the co'n-
Apache Indian reserve through the by Mr. V&ndeventer providing for the ducting of amusement and play houses
extension of payment for two years lending and Investing or the per-; the opening of cigar stores, pool or
BRIEF REVIEW OF THE WORK OF on annual Installments lifting pur- mauent school funds >f the state. Milliard halls, nickelodeons on Sun-
nki AhoMA'S L^W MAKERS Irliase obligations and making effec- s,H.uker Murray's state printer bill, Senator Smith Introduced u bill'
(1\.• that portion of the g< aeral home wll„p cona|(ier^ the commit- 'he upper branch of the legislature |
■ -tend law that permits a homesteader j,.(, ^be whole, evoked an animated j providing for a heavy fine for a vio- I
I to relinquish his claim wore asked <>n ,||aciisslou and was made n special ' lall°" of provision® of the
I congress by Ihe legislature In a Joint urdt,r fl)r t(JlnorroWi ! act should the bill pass the legisla- ,
| memorial which, having received aji- ; Ar„ on the glutton of Mr. Van-',ure-
j I"oval of the house, was adopted l>> (],.v,,mer madl. several days ago. Mr.
the senate. It'itllff has Introduce 1 a hill prevent- >
A.r 5,°(l"d.?!r1, ! '« iiiter'niarrlages between the white |' VMilj.tl.n. Relative to Bond l.eue
for November 16, Ihe day the pr
d« tit signed the statehood proclr
bill introduced in the "
| Gore
Both Houses Fully Organized and
Start at Work With Determination
to Do Something—Some of the
Measures Introduced and Passed
Acting on the sugg«Mtion of Mr. Van-, ,u^£> , , *
fvenrer made several days a^. Mr. , Senator Cordell of Lincoln county
introduced a bill prohibiting the deal "Iman and Culberson Demand
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5
. . . , gambling and providing a heavy fine
nd l>!«ek races. I and Jail imp.-isonmant
Preparations are complete for the Gor(, and Qvyen a6 Senator,
■ lec'i' ii of I nlted St iles senators, in- ; RobL,rt L 0wp]1 unil Thomas P.
| lurnially tomorrow and formally Wed-1 Ooru wure €ho.s«>n alf United States
Favor of a Short
m sday Senators Own and Gore will M,nat0rs from Oklahoma. In the sen-
I ate of the Oklahoma legislature Sen-
Two Special Messages ! ator Eck Brook of Muskogee, close
Governor Haskell presented two j per80nai friend of Senator Owen.
The Joint legislative commltte
.,,oi;.ted to determine the hour of the ce here,
dim Crow Law Passes the House and )V nn(j tj,,, manner for electing
Goes to Senate United States senators, has prepared .
riTTHRIF The house paused the!.n that will be submitted in special messages to «ae house, one of nominated Mr. Owen, while Senator crisis, and also to make inquiry con-
Urn crow hill nroviding for separate writing to each house Tuesday morn- 'them accompanied by a report from u. a. Billups, a life long friend of cerning clearing house certificates.
J (.oa(<bos and waiting ing The report Is signed by it. A. Adjutant General Canton with refer-1 t. P. Gore, placed the Lawton orator i Senator Culberson also called up his
—Cannon
Term
Questions Cortelyou's Authority
Senator Tillman Introduced resolu-
tions directing the committee on fi-
nance to Investigate the recent pro-
ceedings of the secretary of the treas-
ury in connection with the financial
apartments
room and was sent to the senate for, williams. chairman
confirmation. The law was Introduced
Governor Haskell's first specilal promote cleanliness In political ......
message, submitting a report of the1 paigns hv a sworn "}'
asylum trustees, was presented m ure relating to candidal, s .>r nfflc
both houses. , Th' nhtr! '""...I'm .as,Tre the
Senator Koddle lulrodueed his bank In th' ti '••">" • ' .
Ing bill, which accords with the wishes uiilnit"■ bt I >'
Wth. rnnr as expressed in hi. which I, I. declared. wHI projM. the
general message, before the senate. ;s'at< wMi
* L-mnl annnl thnit ...... ..u ....
in the union. The
ence to state militia codltions and one i jn nomination. Senator Stanford of resolution asking for information con-
king to accompanied by Chief justice WI1- j Okmulgee nominated Clarence
liams report containing an estimate Douglas of Muskogee and Harper S.
of the expense of the supreme court Cunningham of Guthrie placed Rep-
appointments was completed. an> other stat, M| fr ft
- state print, r measure is an act providing }■ 11
cond time and tax on estates, gifts, legacic
Speaker Murray's
measure was read
Inher
for one year.
Murray Defends Himself.
The sensational features of the day
were Speaker Murray's taking the
floor himself In behalf of the Vande-
venter bill and his « wn state printer
bill. He scored the writer of a letter
purporting to quote from a private let-
ter written by Murray relating to the
selection of a union man for state
resentative C. G. Jones in nomination.
The legislature being overwhelming-
ly democratic. Senators Owen and
cerning the issue of $.">0,000,000 ol
Panama canal bonds and the Total
number of banks in operation on De-
cember 1 and November 18, 1907, and
the amount of public money on de-
posit in the banks of each state and
Gore were declared duly elected. Roth territory on those dates. These res-
Gore and Owen were present in the olutions also were allowed to go over,
legislative hall at the time of their The same action was taken on the
election.* The vote stood: Owen and 1 resolutions concerning deposits of pub-
Gore, :i9 each; Jones and Douglas, 1 lie money in national banks.
MAY TAKE A HAND.
Railrc-ad Commission Will Compel
Companies to Maintain Service.
GUTHRIE. Railroad Commissioner
Love states that "he is of the opinion
that railroads of the state may be re- ,
quired by the commission to operate i
a sufficient number of passenger and J
Ireight trains for the necessary accom-
modation of the people. His attention
was called to the fact that at Lawton
the Chamber of Commerce is clrculat-
ing fifteen petitions in that town and
other towns along the Frisco between
Oklahoma City and Quannah asking |
that the commission demand that the
Frisco company re-establish the train
service that was recently discontinued j
out of Lawton to both ends of the j
southwestern brancn.
"Let them send their petitions," said
Commissioner Love, * and the commis-
sion will take necessary action. Of
course the commission will not take
the initiative in matters of this kind.
If the people are not getting what is
necessary from the railroads let them
appeal to us and we will do all we
are authorized to do in their behalt.
If a man operates a hack line or a
stage coach line he is doing business
for himself and provides such accom-
modations as ho chooses. A railroad
company, on the other hand. Is a public
service corporation una can be requir-
ed to furnish the public with neces.
sary accommodations."
MEASURE PROPOSING TO SELL
SCHOOL LAND OPPOSED
3,III LESSEES ADVOCATE SULE Of LANDS
measure was reau a secoim uiu«- - „r< vide for ^"• «' ;
placed In the hands of a special com nano and .ran-f. i, '« printer requiring certain other quali-
* • iiii.nMiiin of same and to nil"1
1]lll|cp : the collection of same and to dire
Mr. Vandeventer's measures, provld deposition of the |>r..ee.;.ls
Ing for the transmission "I the i ■ non. Senate Ad,ourns Unti Tuesday
000 fund form the United Stales treas After nnK.n, some ad Ions to 1m
urer to Ihe state trasurer and that ,. rtant .".tnmittees, rece InK a rew
relating to the Investment of school j bills on f|rs leadini.. adi I nv, a
lunds were under consideration In Ihe current resolution from th. hou.
house. '■■eiTln* the report
S'
Agreed
Senate committee chairmen were on banks and banking, the 'J'" '
reed upon by the senate eaucus. a recess until I « . ""I> ,
A concurrent resolution expressing portan matte, of busi. . .h l
... inhn <htiri> Williams for ti; n of the r«M ert <f t i« nun
gratitude to John Sharp Williams forjtion ■ mended t
Ills efforts toward securing statehood. , on^rule , tetnain
■was adopted by both houses
Senators Hatchctt and Soldani w«
The senate held oniy a short session placed on^th'' "n(J the Becurlti.'i yet, and it was
fications.
The house passed bill No. 8 which
provides for loaning the $5,000,000
school fund given the state by the en-
abling act, and designating the securi-
ties therefor. This bib brought out
more discussion from the members
na'te took than any measure yet before the house.
The constitution pr tvides that the
fund be loaned on farm mortgages and
school and other bonds
this the western part
would alone be eligible to borrow tht
money, as the eastern part can ofTei
each.
House Also Takes Action
The vote in the house for senators
showed 81) each for Owen and Gore
and IK each for Jones and Douglas.
Two democrats were absent. Sena-
Fulton Wants National Referendum
The new state of Oklahoma offered,
through Representative Fulton, to en-
graft the principles of the initiative
arid referendum and the recall upon :
the constitution of the United States.
tor Owen was nominated by Repre- One of several bills Introduced by Mr. :
sentatlve Roff and Gore by Represen- Fulton provided that "at jfll general
tative Fills. Jones was nominated by ! elections for representative or dele-
commlttei
so that the democratic mitt
members could go Into a caucus for Wynne wa9 rf
and mad'
adjourning
me
the
coal lands committee
consideration of appointments , , , „Amm«♦♦« * n
committees and the like. porte 1 . m ■< | for Tues
Ono of the important bills which special ordet of luuslne.
came up for consideration during the day morn,,,,
regular session was a bill by Senator j t, bo, ^ „ld
Koddle providing for a state tutnkiiir- 1 (..,mml s:on
hoard. The hill further establishes a be added . th. rim n mm
depositor's guaranty fund to Insure as Provided Ihe Stafford
depositors against less when the bankj mtrodoert M follow*:
becomes insolvent, preparing foi Ih. T ( . fo thp fr..;,
MwUfletUoBI of officers and directors. By ■Ufjord. providing; tor
fixing the salary of the bank eommls Hon otclIlM of the f.i.t
•qual distribution of the money
that the legislature a ants. Numerous
amendments were oftered, but each
in turn was voted down.
Under the terms of the bill the com-
missioners of the land oltice, secretary
state auditor, superintendent
Representative I>ay and Douglas by
Representative McAdoo.
A concurrent resolution by Sena-
tor Williams in the upper branch of
the legislature provides that Secre-
ding to tarv Hitchcock's recommendations as
state l0 private game reserves In McCur-
tain. Latimer and Pushmataha coun-
ties be not adopted.
Senate bill N'o. r.l, introduced by
Taylor, compels railroads to maintain
a crew of six men on all trains and
providing a penalty of from $-i0 to
$1,000 for violation.
Hill No. 52. by Taylor. Is a fellow
servant bill.
Bill No. 53. by Taylor, limits the
of public instruction and the president number of hours of
of the board of agriculture, are not
authorized to receive any Interest on
the nj DC) deposited in the banks. Tiiis
sentiment, however, was crushed by a medical cas1
telling blow of defen. e from Mr. Van
ervice of train
ws from 10 to 14 hours.
Hill No. r 4, by Taylor, requiring all
train crews to carry an emergency
elon.T 'and^hi's^assistants'' More fre (lK]ahoma nro ' <£££ deventer and a withdrawal of the unta
ot b,u,b banka sr-ja toMn« stm?
r("Iul" d- I population Mayors may appoInt or (o bank m. |ni3t company „,ld
ficors necessary under tne siaiuu . ,,i,« in <mv nm.ntv
fleers necessary
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 Tax collectors and assessors continu
GUTHRIE: The Jim crow bill passed jn office, the record' ! becomes cit\
the senate this afternoon by a vote c]rrk. the marshal, the chief of r(>1I0t'-
nf tfi nves :t navs 4 absentees and an and all officers hold until tne Apr..
excused The bill will become effect- Section In 1909. except that in April | condition and management
r.ot more than $100,000 in any county
Tne commissioners of the land office
art required to report to this legisla-
ture before its final adjournment the
of
Ive in
•ixty' days after"heing signed oMSOS one councilman shall be elect
atii thereafter to each
bv the governor. ! cd from each ward.
Senator Frank Matthews of Greer) By Williams, creating a board of Goes After the Printer.
county, went after the senate this pharmacy consisting of five members when tho discussion of the state
morning for being extravagant, lie selected by the governor from a }rjnler i>in came up in the committee
made complaint against the appoint of ten submitted by the state pnarn . - , of ,he waole Speaker Murray took the
went of eight stenographers Instead ceutlcal association and (lent floor to say a few words in his own be-
ef six and also took another shot be-1 duties and rpr. half in defense ef an accusation mane
by a printer's ur.ion ir. a circular letter
pages.
cause of tho appointments of so many cists. Provlaionls.. ^
said that there were so istered pharmacists In th state m.
many they could not keep out of each continue in business until Jul .
other's way. "1 have attended a by filing an evidence of the.r liens,
number of republican legislatures with the state hoard
where Ihe democrats always honied H\ Stewart, providtn
for retrenchment and as soon as they, tectlon of s , 1
got a legislature of their own they Ity t'onn. establishing November 1
are more lavish In extravagance than as Oklahoma l a
relative to the qualifications of i
Bill No. 55, by C. O. Johnson,
amends section article chapter
51. of the statutes of Oklahoma re-
lating to marriage, provides wrlttc.1
consent of parent or guardian must
be obtained.
Bill No. 50. by Cordell, exemption
of homesteads from forced taxes.
Opposition to the Murray printing
bills is in evidence and a warm fight
Is anticipated before this or any
other printing bill finally becomes a
law.
Senator Williams introduced a res-
olution that had been prepared by
special committee memorializing con-
gress to authorize the secretary of
the interior to segregate certain town-
ships In Leflore, McCurtain. Latimer
and Pushmataha counties for home-
state stead purposes. The lands referred
gate In congress the electors shall
have the right to have printed on the
ballot and to exercise their judgment
upon any political questions."
Requests for the submission of
questions must be signed by the na-
tional chairman or secretary of some
political party, or by one-half of one
per cent of the voters of any ten
states. To the president the bill gives
"the sole and final authority to pass
on" any question prayed for.
Cannon for Short Session
The people of tin1 United States are
to be spared the Injury of a long
drawn out ses-ion of congress, thanks
to Speaker Cannon. The date for ad-
journment has practically been de-
cided. Speaker Cannon has quietly
sent word to the members who will be
chairmen of the committees which
formulate all the appropriation bills
that he wants the session to end not
later than April 15. If they can whip
the appropriation bills into shape so
congress can adjourn even
than that It will please him.
Favors Fortifying tN Pacific
Information gained among leaders
in both houses of congress Indicate
that the "war talk" of last summer
may have been Instrumental in in-
ducing senators and repres; ntatives
to be more liberal in expenditures for
defenses of the country. The advices
that congress feels that the Pa
C
KING OSCAR II.
Late King of Swede".
STOCKHOLM: Oscar II. King ot
Sweden, died in tne r ival apartment ot
the palace Sunday, December 8th sur-
rounded by all memoers of his fam-
ily. The succession ot the throne ot
Sweden now passes to Oscar Gustave
Adolphe, duke of Veieland, who took
the oath of allegiance under the title
of Gustave V.
Many People Want Lands Retained—
Lessees Will Have Advantage Over
Other Bidders—Both Sides of Ques
tion Have Good Points
GUTHRIE: One of the hardest
fights that will como up in the legis-
lature will occur when measures pro-
posing to sell tho school lands of Ok-
lahoma are under consideration. Many
people of the southern and eastern
part of the state, where there are no
school lands at all, taking the view
that they should be held so trnat the
state may reap the Increased value.
They will also contend that the rentals
of the lands under the system now In
force will bring In more revenue than
could be obtained by the investment
of file funds derived from the sale of
the lands in the class of securities
authorized by the constitution. Those
opposed to the sale will also contend
that there is danger 01 the school fund
being depleted by bad investments and
that the safest course is to keep trae
lands, which cannot vanish or be dim-
inished in value.
On the other side are 9.000 school
land lessees and most of the people
residing in sections of the state where
school lands are located, who will de-
mand of the legislature that laws be
enacted providing for the Immediate
sale of all the school lands. In some
counties of Oklahoma a large percent
of the land Is owned by the state, tor
school purposes, and occupied by
school land lessees. The taxpayers in
such counties claim that this land
should be sold, so that it would be sub-
ject to taxation, as at present the bur-
den of taxation falls heavily upon the
rest of the land in such counties.
These people contend that the class
of Improvements noon school lease?
is poor, and that there is nothing to
encourage the lessee to build substan-
tial and permanent improvements.
The school land lessees are anxious
to have the school land sold at once,
but they desire to dictate the plan.
They want the lanYl sold with prefer-
ence right reserved to the le:;see oc-
cupying the land to purchase It at the
price offered by the highest bidder,
less the value of his improvements and
less one-half the unearned increment,
or Increased value of the land since
taken by the lesse.
Such a plan if accepted would give
tue lessee a marked advantage over
i all other purchasers. For instance a
arller Chicago Gets Republican Convention
WASHINGTON: Kansas City lost
the republican national convention be-
cause It was considered Taft territory.
The vote stood Chicago 31. Kansas
City 18, Denver 4. The other candi-
dates for president had control of the school quarter is worth $4,000. Thi
convention. i valuation Is made up of an original
President Roosevelt, w'no might pos- j market value, pertiapg of $500 im-
sibly have changed enough to name j rovements worth $500 and unearned
Kansas City, failed at the vital time to i increment of $3,000. The highest bld-
cific coast, and insular possessions in | come (0 the rescue of the Taft boom der on the property would have to pay
the Pacific should be adequately forti- 1 an(j program ma:>ped out by the $4,000 if his bid were accepted, but the
fled. It indicates the. sentiment on anti-administration crowd went lessee could buy It for $2,500. Those
the part of the public generally, and through without a "nitch. The date of who oppose the plan claim that th •
among members of congress that the convention was fixed for June 16, lessees are trying to turn a clever
1908.
Si republicans ever dreamed " After for Proper reU.braHon Jn^coramemo-
the Introduction of the following hills ration of th.
the senate adjourned until 10 o'clock into th" union
Monday morning:
No. 13. by Roddle, relating to the men's or Jn:
Jim crow law.
No. 16. by Hrooks. providing for the . .
punishment of wife and child beaters Hons of district cierx
No. 14. by Brooks, providing for an "l
eight hour law for employes
legislature, and fixing a penalty
No. 16, bv Franklin amending sec
tion 2. article 2. of th*? statutes of
1905.
No. 18. by Franklin, lessening the
working hour* of railroad em;-', -yes
No. 1!'. by Frankl n. protecting wild
birds, game and fish
printer. In this let er was a quota-
tion purporting to be from Mr. Murray
defining the qualifications of the man
he would like to see secure the posi-
tion He paid his respects to the
and providing Typographical Union, characterizing .i
for the pro-
to are contained in the Gordon game
reserve and are occupied by settlers.
In the bill introduced by Sonator
Williams prohibiting the sale or giv-
ing away of cigarettes and cigarette
papers, provision is made that any
person under IS years of age found
• u.-un in rnnimemo- as the best labor organization of the • i"-lBUU u ' ..
vlebratlon in comm« in*- > ; in nos^ession of cigarette or cigarette
, admission of the state country because of it, membership be- •p(frsons, flrm or cor-
n This would not affect ins atreadiand ho.dlM such In possession
or execution of agree- he a= not lillng that a journeyman 8al_, shal, flnPI| nnl less than
struments in writing . r l :n"r > h a oiR.it jeaia. experience 0 d . |)(,
. • i . „ . i 1111 i i ! • nn u n nti 1 d 'i« it pill«n m >il SI <4 '
interfere with judicial proceeding qualification snould he demanded
defining the quallfica- ihe circular letter demanded.
Wants No One In a Rut.
preferred rather a business man
had not unconsciously fallen into
jove of dependence on salary and
s thereby dlsqual'tied for the
Roddle. providing charters and
f the licenses of corporations.
Hy Cordell, requiring candidates to
file reports of campaign expenses
Senator Stafford introduced a reso-
lution requiring the secretary of state
tn annlv to the secretary of state of
of the union for a
statutes and to the
general
tht
[ nit'
tions for ti
find places
elections.
No. 21. b;
the holding
state officer
elimination of c<
the statutes of 19'
No. 23. by Tayl
proTldlng regula-
d United States statute!
cost and placed in the
every oth
complete
attornev
for the t
and lndi
\ ided fr>
state lib
TO LIMIT CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Oklahoma Bill Also Aimed at Subsi-
dized Newspapers
OUTHRIK: The primary election
bill by Representative A. S. Riddle of
Grady county provides for mandatory
primarv elections to be held the
K>ns1billties of the position. He pre-
ferred the employment of union labor,
however, in the execution of the act-
ual work. He was against the election
of a state printer for the reason that
the people are not competent to judge
as to the qualifications for such a
position, but rather that appointment
for the" use of the school 'and fund. 1
No. 29. by Stafford, creating the of
flee of state printer.
No. 30, by Bggerman. compelling
railroads to maintain ditch' a • u 1
right of way for drainage ] irpose-
No. 31, by Hotthatt an act revoking
the license of corporations w tie ,
remove the cause of action from the
*tate to the federal court.
No. 32. by Hotthatt. requiring first
Mortgage on til land* to the value not
exceeding fifty per cent when state
loans are Involved.
No. 34 by Caudill. an act providing
for the nomination of political parties
t>y the primary system
No. 35, by Smith, an act regulating
bucket ahops.
No. 36, by Cunningham, an act re
pealing various statutes.
No. 37, by Davis, relating to a fran
chlse tax on corporations
No. 38, by Davis, an act to levy and
collect tax ou various classes of busi
ness.
No. 39, by Caudill, an act defining
the duties of Judges of the county
court.
No. 40, by Roddle, an act amending
article £ 6, chapter 35, of statute ol
1905.
No. 41. by Roddle. an act requiring
the equipment of steam engines with
electric headlights.
No. 42, by Caudill. fellow servant
bill fixing liability of railroads. >;reet
car lines and int<.-ru;bam
r 0 Jooe severely
State Capital for an article t * the
effect that he had made a statenie- i
In favor of mixed schools. II- sai 1
that he did not say that were lie > >\
crnor he would veto such a bill an I
wanted to « t himself right II'- said
that the Capital was very careless In
, its reports.
any editor tc
and Ferrel as watchmen and N. F
Drown as a clerk.
JIM CROW CARS IN SIXTY DAYS
Oklahoma House Ag-ees to Accept the
Graham Senate Bill
GUTHRIE As a result of an
agreement the Skeen .llm Crow bill
passed by the house will give way
to the Graham .llm Crow measure
passed by the senate, but the hill
which will be sent to the governor
for his signature will he known as
the Graham-Skeen bill. Lawyer*
carefully went over both measures
and found the Graham bill more per
feet.
The Graham bill will be sent to the
house Tuesday and be passed by the
lower branch of the legislature wlth-
should :
be made by the goveri
lor who
should
Inquire intp the fitnes:
s of ap-
plicants
Speak
;er Murray resented a
recently
publisht
•d statement to the effect that
he and
Governor Haskell have
alreauy
selected
1 a man for tho position
of state
printer.
"Between mp.n and G
lod I de-
ciare tc
> you that I do not kn
ow who
the stat
e printer wlH be.' he £
aid dra
matlcal
iy.
Capta
dn Winfield Scott of t
he Okla
homan
national guard is in
Guthrie
pushing
: a bill to be introduce
d in the
legislat
ure making an appr<
iprlation
for a st
at. armory Me wilt t
Mideavor
to secu
ire the location of the
armory
at^ Enid
l. The citizens of Eni
d. it the
convent
ion hall In conjunction
w'ith the
armory
. the building to cost
$100,000.
the low
er part to be used foi
• the na-
k'uard and the upper f
loors for
a con v«
pntion hall.
Whil
e trying to res. tie a number of
from a burning livery
stable at
Woodw
ard, Joseph Heath, we
head by a live wire w
hich had
been s<
pvered by the flames.
and elec-
t rocute
d. dying insta.itly.
conflned in the county jail fo
days.
Protection for Railroad Employes
Senator Taylor Introduced a bill ab-
rogating the common law doctrine
with reference to what is familiarly
known as the fellow servant law;
protecting injured person.; in railroad
wrecks and providing nn dical cas 8
and supplies: regulating hours of ser-
vice for railroad employes; fourteen
working hours being made the limit
and eight hours rest in twenty-four Is
guaranteed; regulating the operation
of railroad trains and protecting em-
ployes and the traveling public by
inquiring full train crews.
Committee on Banking
Speaker Murray has announced his
committee on banks, banking and
trust companies. Robert M. Johnson
.f Minco is chairman and the other
members are Martin. Briggs, Tillot-
son, J. Roy Williams. Hart, Stagm
This committee
tltne has come when this country
must be prepared for eventualities on
the Pacific.
The estimates sent by the war de-
partment to congress for fortifications
and other defenses amount to over
$28,000,000. This Is a huge sum.
when it is recalled that congress last
winter appropriated only $6,861,883
for this purpose.
THREE BANKERS ARRESTED
Men Who Played Frenzied Finance
Game Now Behind Bars
SAN FRANCISCO: James Dal/ell
1 Brown, vice president fand | ir'ral
manager of the California Safe De-
posit and Trust company, has been
joined in jail by W. J. Bartnett. direc-
tor of the defunct bank. The two men
are now prisoners at the city prison.
At the same time President David
F Walker of the wrecked hank is un-
der arrest at Santa Barbara, and will
be brought back to San Francisco
under Kuard. All three men are
charged with the embezzling of stock
and bonds of the Colton estate.
BREWERS FOR TEMPERANCE.
nif
vith the
of tin
g commltte
mte chamber at
the Williams bank
ar arguments mad
• State Banker.--.' as
and Howard Smit
was instructed tc
hanks and baukim
senate in the sei
o'clock to consider
ing bill and to he
by members of th
soclation.
Oil and Gas Most Important
GUTHRIE: A iolnt committee
pointed by both houses of the le
lature shall l>« passed as emergi
acts has recommended that tir -
Importance as emergency legisiatH
a law regulating the oil bu i i';
i )klahom i and t 1 prevent the St
aid Oil company from piping g-*;
of the state
Will Help Reformers Abolish Dives
and Drunkenness.
NEW YORK: America's foremost
brewers are prepared to join w ith j
reasonable temperance reformers In
a movement to abolish the dive and
the drunkard, the saloon that caters
to women and childr ti, and every sort
that does not obey the strict letter of
national and state legislation."
This, In substance, Is the result ot
a conference between representatives
of tho great brewing interests in this
city.
PAWNEE HAS $119,500 FIRE.
Nearly a Block of Business Buildings
Wiped Out By Blaze.
PAWNEE: Wiping out almost a
block of business houses and destroy- I
ing $119,500 worth of property, a dis-
astrous fire threatened to wipe out
the town of Pawnee, last night. About'
$7,000 in saloon fixtures and liquor
was burned. The total insurance will
be about $48,000.
All the buildings aie located on the
west side of the square. The losses
of the different firms are as follows;
One Price Cash House, $30,000;
Globe Hotel, $8,000; Mentzer Brothers
fx,500; Robertson Grocery, $:*.,000;
Wlenberg. $25,000; Postofflce, $5,000;
Masonic Hall, $20,000; Globe bar. $5,-
000. The fixtures : r.d liquor in the
two bars amounted to $7,000.
Mi)- L of the buildings and stocks
were partly covered by insurance.
A ownian never pretends to bG
young until she begins to feel old.
FIVE BANDITS ROB A BANK
Get $4,000 From Safe Cracked by
Nitroglycerine
CARNEY: While two men, at an
early hour Friday morning, time after
time charged the safe of the Bank ol
Carney with nitroglycerin, and ex-
plosion after explosion shattered and
broke up bank furniture, three other
robbers stood guard on the outside of
trick by carrying out the "unearned in-
crement" idea. If he school land
lessee organization finally adopts this
plan and pushes it before the legisla-
ture the "unearned Increment" feature
will probably meet with strong oppo-
sition.
The Caddo county school land les-
sees held a meeting at Anadarko la:*
week and decided on a plan of action
before the legislature. The meeting
was attended by over 300 Caddo county
lessees. Following was the resolution
that was passed and oent to Represen-
tative Fisher, one of the prominent
officers of the union:
"Resolved, that the legislature be
asked to pass a bill for the sale ot
school lands, on long time payments.
That a provision b^ made that all
other lessees be required to resi le on
the land fourteen months. That the
lessees he allowed ninety days after
the sale of the lands In which to de-
cide whether or not they want It That
the land be sold at public auction and
not by sealed bids."
Hodge Reappointed Receiver
GUTHRIE: Word has been received
from Washington to the effect that
W. B. Hodge, jr., has been appointed
receiver of the Guthrie land office
for another term of four y ars. Hodge
had the support of Speaker Cannon
and McGulre and won out over two
other candidates.
Omaha Company Ordered Out
GUTHRIE: Insurance Commission-
tin- building and kept up a steady rifle er McComb notified the National Mu-
fire In pverv direction, shooting at any tual Firo Insurance company of
fire in every direction, shooting at. any
citizen of the town who made his ap-
pearance.
After five terrific explosions, which
wrecked the interior of the bank and
damaged the bulldhtf the safe wa. Thecom„anyh
blown open and $4,000 in cash secured.
The town was thoroughly aroused,
anfl a general alarm was sounded.
Church bells were rung and the citi-
zens, arming themselves, were pre-
Ruslness men of Claremore are In
Guthrie in an effort to have a normal
Mayor Refuses to Call Election
LAWTON- The Chamber of Com-
merce will ask the city council to 1s-
sue a call for an electlou for the pur-
pose of electing freeholders to Install
the commission form of government,
Mayor 11. A Jones having refused to
issue his proclamation upon request
of 25 per cent of the tax payers of the
city. The matter Is optional, how-
ever. with the council, and should it
fail to Issue the call, it is the inten-
tion of the Chamber of Commerce to
institute mandamus proceedings
against the mayor, compelling him to
act.
GUTHRIE: The war de
has notified the Oklahoma
general that the Oklahoma
guard has been granted th
the rifle range at Fort Reno
post is vacated by the regu
next March
part men!
adjutant
national
Printing Bill Pas .'d
■>r Murray's priuting bill
on third reading and pi
cret is made by these in-
terests that the wave of prohibition
which, in local option or other forms,
has swept over the south and is mak-
ing deep inroads in the north. In-
spires their movement. They aver
that it will do no permanent harm to pared to make a charge when the rob
them, but that on the contrary, it will hers calmly walked down the main
give to them ail opportunity that they street of the town and vanished In the
have long sought, that of taking their darkness.
product away from dive keepers and The men are known to have walked
habitual drunkards. ' into town and deliberately robbed the
hank, firing cooly at those who showed
Old bachelors are as hard to under- themeselves.
stand as widows are easy. \ lage posse, with bloodhounds. Is
— scouring the district. It is thought the
Omaha to discontinue doing business
in Oklahoma. He acted upon a tele-
gram received from the insurance de-
partment of Nebraska, stating that
xamined and found
raJ agents in Oklahoma and has
been doing a good business in the
state. • i a A!
dis
An aine
Bonding Company to Withdraw
ARDMORE: The United StaU
to the bill places the state treasure;
on the printing commission in place '
the attorney general, as was origma.lj
provided Thq final vote was .. y< a
and 24 nay. All the republicans a
s veral democrats voted again.-1 t^
bill. Considerable opposition to -
bill is expected from the publisher
throughout the state.
The more a man knows the less h<
pretends to know.
Body to Be Exhumed.
ANTLERS. Mrs. V illiam Ellis. 11 v
iccordlng
ement. !
Ithln slxt.
0 tne pros-
' the pro-
without a
1 Jim Crow
M>k. to be-
r days.
delltv and Bonding company of Balti- neft|. Fln]ey ,i|ed -uddenly and w;
more, with state headquarters In Ard- jnterrt>(j Saturday. A day or two prl
Refund Money to Saloon Men
MANUGM: Refunds have beei
lade by 'he city council to forme
ai«>ou men of Mangum on the unun
more, has announced Its withdraws
from Oklahoma because of the n
constitution, which requires that $.
000 be deposited with the sta
urer.
To Widen A kansas.
GUTHRIE Clarence B. D<
here from Muskosee. He ha
1)111 which he will have Intro
the legislature, memor
inte
her child died. Conner T
tills* has ordered Mr- Ellis
treas- hunted, fur an Inv.vilsatlon.
l.-sed that ''>" * iralsoned.
and lodged in jail. Ellin is aN
las is with pu
loint woods w
Russian Generals Face Death
ST. PETERSBURG The final
stage of the court martial of Lieuten-
ant General Stoessel has began In this
city. There have been protracted de-
lavs in taking the testimony in the
far east, but now the testimony Is in
order and proceedings will go ahead
rapidly. General Stoessel Is accused
of having surrendered the fortress at
i port Arthur before he had exhausted
all the resources of defense. The
1 punishment for this, under the Russian
I r ,i!e. is death. He is tried also on
the charge of lacking Initiative and
with having exceeded his powers.
General Fook and General Reiss are
co-defendants with him.
PACKERS' CASES JANUARY 20.
United States Supreme Court Ad
vances Them on Its Docket.
WASHINGTON: The supreme
court of the United States set the
hearing of cases of the United States
the Armour-Swift and other pack-
; companies, involving the charge
acceptlnK rebates on shipments
gang is the same that robbed the bank
of Marshall two weeks ago. and as a
result of these robberies bankers in
the smaller towns are placing armed
guards In their buildings.
Weds Daughter-in-Law.
BENTON VILLE. ARK: Colonel
Samuel \V. Peel, one of the wealthiest
citizens in the state, married his
daughter-in-law, the widow of his de-
ceased son. who is the mother of
five children. He is 76 years of age
and a paralytic and his bride some
years under 40.
Dealers Fight Parcels Post
WICHITA: The annual convention
of southern Kansas and Oklahoma Im-
plement and Hardware Men's asso-
ciation held a three-day session here.
A fight was made on parcels jkjsI.
regulation. The meeting also recom-
mended that the Interstate commerce
commission be empowered to regulate
freight rates according to weight, re-
gardless of river competition.
The school land lessees of Okla-
homa. by resolution, have endorsed
ther ccommendailon, have endorsed
Haskell that the school lunds be im-
mediately sold Win. H. Murray aiso
was commended for the speech he |
made for the rights of the lessees ' It Is surprising how quickly a man
as set forth In his speech of accept- 1 recovers from what he imagined was
mice as speaker of the house of rep- a tatal attack of love.
resentatlves.
Stricken Down In Pulpit
ASSARIA. KAN Rev. .1 W Wick-
strand was stricken with paralysis In
the pulpit of the Swedish Lutheran
church here, while preparing to preach
the funeral of J. It binderman, an
lie is still alive, but
i Deferred Payment on Taxes Requested
EL RENO: The conuty commis-
sioners of Canadian county in their
regular aesslcn here passed a resolu-
tion, which was forwarded to the leg-
I islature, asking that body to pass an I old-time friend
emergency
taxes to be
th<
ir licenses. It amounted to make an appropriation to widen the
Arkansas river
postmistrc
F. A. Bee
fact that the
tion makes It
allowing paymet
red until the first of
resolution cites the
•sent financial condl
for .la
mry 20. thut
l the docket.
ad
ail hope of his recovery is given up.
A Goldfield millionaire has had tn
hardware t s«-d on the doors and win
lows of his home quadruple plated
with gold That may make it easier
lays the Cleveland Leader, to flnt
'he keyhole when returning from
meeting of tht joa <1 of directors
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