The Labor Signal. (Oklahoma City, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1905 Page: 2 of 8
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WILL NOT RESIGN
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
DECLARES HE HAS WORK TO
DO, AND WILL DO IT
from the depigment reporters In 'ha [
field were placed In the hands of a |
board appointed to make new esti-
mates from them. That board'! esti-
mate differs from the estimate made
by Hyde and Holmes by three and a
half per cent. That It is correct I
believe, but, if It is not, It Is the re
port of the field reporters, and not
of the department."
DISEASE SPREADS
NEW HEAD OF G. A. R.
STATISTIC BUREAU REORGANIZATION
Demands Upon the President for His
Resignation Does Not Bother Mr.
Wilson—Has Laid Out a New
Schedule of Work
i CROP CONDITIONS
NEW CASES OF YELLOW FEVER
REPORTED AT NEW ORLEANS
BRINGS THE TOTAL TO 346
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General Summary for Week Ending
July 31
Scattered showers occurred daily
OYSTER BAY: Secretary Wilson over the section, being light In char-
Will reorganize thoroughly the crop!acter' "*c8Pt on 2.1th and 28th,
statistics bureau, department of agri- when ,,ie>' were more general and
culture. Already hu n seeking men '"eavy. Over some northern counties
of character, standing and education " la<k of precipitation was reported,
to conduct the work of the bureau; j "nd tlle crops "re needing rain bad-
men In whom the farmers and grow- ly- whl,e ovcr southwestern Oklano-
era of the country will have implicit
confidence, and who will place the
reports of the bureau on a standard
of excellence never before achieved.
One man he has found, although he
does not at this time wish to publish
his name. The other three he hopes
to secure within a short time,
of them will be southern men,
ma and the Indian Territory thresh-
ing, plowing and harvesting were de-
layed and much damage done by the
heavy local rainB.
Wheat and oat threshing is about
completed, with Ihe late wheat giving
fair to poor and oats fair to good
Two I y;elds-
H11(l [ Hay continued to harvest out s
; Gen. John R. King Succeeds the Late
Gen. Blackmar.
Gen John R. King, the new com-
j mander in chief of the Grand Army of
I the Republic, is one of the oldest
members of the organization, and
holds the position of pension agent in
Washington. He was born in Mary-
PHYSICIANS S*Y THEY CAN CHECK IT soldier, and participated in many of
| the battles fought by the Army of
j the Potomac. For six months he was
Work of Cutting Off New Infection Is j a prisoner of war, and three times
Being Prosecuted Vigorously Low was wounded. Gen. King took an
Land Where Stagnant Water Might i ®<'"VP a" in organizing the Boys In
Hlue, which organization was subse-
both will be experts In cotton and
tobacco statistics. | Corn is doing well, the early hard-
In response to Invitations, twice cx I enlnB and aUn,t niade' an(1 lhe la,e
tended, Secretary Wilson visited the
president at Sagamore Hill. Prior to
his conference with Mr. Roosevelt,
Secretary Wilson was not communi-
cative. II was known that he had
come to Oyster Hay to discuss with
Ihe president the situation In Ihe de
partment of agriculture, as developed
by the investigations now iu progress
In Ihe bureau of statistics and of plant "le
Industry, hut he declined to go into1 ®
any details until he had talked with
earing well and making a very good
growth: some damage by firing was
done where the fields were too dry or
wet.
Cotton continued to improve In
condition over Oklahoma, bollin?,
blooming and squaring, with only
a few counties reporting damage by-
worms or too fast growth, but ovcr
Indian Territory cotton is grow-
too fast, and not fruiting well,
with a general complaint of worm
Mr. Roosevelt. In addition to the,™1 damage, loo much rain.
Inquiry which is being made into the:and 'ac'( cultivation.
alleged irregularities which have de- ■ Broom and Kafir corn, cane, millet,
veloped, Ihe secretary, on h s own ,n"° mall!e' n<l cowpeas are
account, Is making a rigid investiga-j do'n® we" and heading out, with al-
tlon of other bureaus of the depart- f""". millet and broom corn being
ment, his determination being to secured with good yields.
purge them of any taint of corrup- '-ate potatoes are still being plant
Hon. In his work Secretary Wilson j ed| with earliest planted making a
has the approval of the president, j K°°d growth.
whose direction he lias to eliminate j l'ruit varies from poor to fair con-
every form of graft in the depart-1 d'"on and y'e'd, while melons are
ment. | ripening and abundant.
At the conclusion of his conference! KanRe RI"a8S ls ln fine slia',e" and
with Mr. Roosevelt Secretary Wilson .stork is dolng wf'"
THEY RESISTED OFFICERS
talked frankly of some phases of the
work In his department. He w,is ask el
whether there was any likelihood ot
his early relinquishment of his port- "*"wo Men ar|d a Woman Shot Down
folio as secretary of agriculture. | by Marshals
"No, I have not Ihe slightest Iden ( MUSKOGEE: Two men and one
of resigning," said he. "I see Mr. woman fell before the rifles of deputy
Jordan, president of the Southern Cot j United States marshals in the western
ton Growers' association, is demand- [ district. The men were resisting
Ing my resignation. Now, I haven't a;,hp ()ffloers. The womnn waB klllod
thing to say about Mr. Jordan; he|acdl|ental|y. Tlu, ^ k,1Ilng occurrefl
on Deep Fork, twenty-five miles wes'
of Checotah. J. E. Coleman, alias
may say what he pleases about me.
That his own people do not agree
with him, however, is evidenced by
a telegram which I have received.
Here it is:
"'Washington, July Si, 1905.—To
the Hon. James Wilson, Oyster Bay:
Dear Sir—In reference to the inter-
view of President Harv'e Jordan, pub-
lished in the Washington Post, I
would say that 1 cannot indorse Ihe
same. The farmers and cotton grow-
ers of the south have implicit confi-
dence In your honesty and ability to
purge your department of grafters,
and they hope the president will no:
interfere with ihe great work you are
now doing for them.—E. S. Peters,
Vice President Southern Cotton
Growers' Association.'
"I have no intention of becoming
involved in a newspaper controversy
with Mr. Jordan or anybody else. I
have my work to do, and I am going
to do it."
"What have you to say, Mr. Secre-
tary In reference to Mr. Jordan's state-
ment that you did not collect new
figures on the cotton acreage?"
"Only this," replied Mr. Wilson,
"the reports which were received
QUIT BUYING COTTON
Barnett, passed through Checotah in
a covered wagon. With him were
his wife and their fifteen-year-old
son. They had with them a number
of horses and cattle which hail btea
stolen. A posue composed of J. N.
Noble and Mr. Edwrads, and Dep ny
Marshal Frank Jones, started aiter
the Colemans. and overtook them at.
Deep B'ork. Coleman put up a flgiit,
and he and his wife were killed, but
the boy was not hurt.
At about the same lime Deputy
Marshal Grant Johnson kill d a neg:o
named McIntosh, whom he was at-
tempting to arrest, on a charge of
murder. The killing Occurred two
miles east of Enterprise. McIntosh
resisted the officer, and lo-t his life
as a result.
Every evil to which we do not suc-
cumb is a benefatcor. As the Sand-
wich Islander believes that the
strength and valor of the enemy he
kills passes into himself, so we gain
the strength of the temptation we re-
sist.— Emerson.
FARMERS' IRRIGATION PLANS
Accumulate to be Filled Up
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Wednesday's yellcw fever X
record at New Orleans shows $
42 new cases, making a to- 0
tal to date of 346; deaths. 6. jsj
Total deaths. 68; new foci, 0
4. Total foci to date, 50. §
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NEW ORLEANS: An Incteise ln
the number of deaths from yellow
fever Is shown, a fact that was not
unexpected, in view of the high tem-
perature that has prevai'ed. There
Is, however, the usual large prepond-
erance of Italian names la the I s ,
both of new cases und deaths which
has characterized the fiver since It
was first officially announced as ex-
isting here. In spite of th'' increased
mortality, the health authorities ex-
hibited no concern over the situa leu
contending that, with the accumul'-
tion of cases, there mu t be expell-
ed an increase in fatalities to main-
tain the average death rate of th?
fever. It is still possible to trace ill
the new cases which are appealing to
the original foci. Meantime the
health authorities and citizens ar
making arrangements to give the re-
sults of their obsen vations of the
foci outside of the original distric .
The scientists have deciaiel that tlie
female stegomyla can only receive th?
poison of a yellow fever pitient in o
her system during the firs: three
days' illness, and that she is unable
to communicate il until ten or twelve
days thereafter. In from sevente n
to twenty days it will lieiome evident
whether or not there is to be a spr<a 1
from any of the outlying foci, and
Ihe heallh authorities will, by th?
beginning of next week. Include In
their daily tables, besides the ap-
pearance of new foci, the disappear-
ance of existisg foci, from which
there has been no secondary Infec-
tion. On the results of these obser-
vations they will be abie to determine
whether or not they .will be able to
control the disease. The war against
the stegomyla still continues, and
the oiling of gutters and cisterns
still goes on with great energy and
persistence.
Meantime an effort is to be nnde
to remove all ponds where wal r
stands and serves as a breeding
place for the insect. To that end an
ordinance was introduced ln the cit\
council providing thai all vaceiit lo's
and other places where water stands
quently merged into the Grand Army,
j In 1900 he was unanimously elected
commander of the department of
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Doan's Kidney Pills.
Miss Odette Tyler is not only one of
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America, but has written and pro-
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Miss Tyler has written the following
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Koster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo,
N. Y.
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has been equal-
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(Signed)
ODETTE
TYLER.
Foster-Milburn Co., BufTalo, N. Y.
For sale by all dealers. Price,
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Maryland, and now is a member of
Wilson Post, No. 1. He announces he
nil! not be a candidate to succeed him-
self this year.
True Bravery and False.
In contrast to the foolhardlness of
two men who risked their lives in a
swimming match through the rapids
of Niagara stands the humanitarian
feat of a Wyoming doctor who raced
100 miles by relays of horses to save
the lives of four men injured in a
mine explosion. In contrast also is
the true bravery of Frederick Linen-
kohl, who rescued a boy and a girl
from the swirling eddies of Hell Gate,
and the quick, purposeful work of
George King and Edward Maher who
dragged three girls from the Hudson
river after the overturning of a row-
boat. Here are three instances of per-
sonal courage put to noble uses. Glo-
ver and Graham, who swam Niagara,
merely wrote their names on the
scroll of notoriety. Their feat was
remarkable, but it served no sane
purpose. They are familiar types of
men who cast human life in the bal-
ance against insane sensationalism.—
New York World.
Power of Public Opinion.
The man who defined public opinion
Lancashire Cotton Factories.
The cotton factories in Lancashire
spin enough thread in six seconds to
eo around the world.
Princely Rar.k In Germany.
Count von Bulow, the German chan-
cellor, having been raised to the rank
of "furst," or prince, as was Bismarck,
a writer comments on the title as fol-
lows: "Prince Bulow, like Prince Bis-
marck, sounds very grand, and even
regal, but 'prince' is only an exagger-
ated translation of 'furst,' which is
etymologicaily the same word as our
'first.' In England, as well as in Ger-
many, the relative rank of 'furst' is
only 'marquis,' as may be inferred
from the fact that on his dismissal
Bismarck was offered the title of
'duke" of I.auenburg, which would
have been no compliment to him at
all had not the rank of a 'herzog,' or
duke, been superior to that eff
'furst,' or prince."
for more than six hours shall be ' as "the stupidity of one multiplied by
filled to Ihe grade require! by the
city engineer's surveys. Fine or im
prigonment is to be the penalty.
Spinners Would Like to Influence New Association Organized by Those
Market by False Impression
LONDON: At an emergency meet-
ing of the International committee of
the cotton growers held here it was
decided to urge spinners in Europ?
and America to refrain from buying
American cotton during the next
three months, except for immediate
wants, atid thus try to obviate the
danger of the next cotton season com-
mencing with raw material at the
high prices at present prevailing.. The
committee contended that there will
be plenly of lime when ac:iul figures
are available regarding the new crop,
considering the situation that will
then arise, and should the supply
prove less than the demand to take
Fuch steps as would be necessary to
meet the condition. At the same
time the committee fceis sure that
the surplus from last year's crop is
a guarantee that 'here will be a suf-
ficient supply, event in the event of
next year's crop proving small.
Record-Breaking Corn Crop
LAWTON: This year promises to
be a record-breaker for corn in Co-
manche county. From all quarters
farmers are bringing in samples tha
can't be surpassed by Illinois or Iowa.
The stalks are large and there are
more stalks with two good sized and
well developed ears than one often
seen anywhere. The late corn was
a sure crop up to the time of the re-
cent rain. Had it remained dry,
there would have been a full yiel I of
this later crop, out now with the
abundance of moisture this, too, is
assured, and it looks as though the
average yield would not run below
fifty bushels per acre.
the stupidity of many" preferred epi
gram to truth. It is sometimes the
outgrowth of an impulsive "jumping
at conclusions." But public opinion is
fundamentally honest, and when it
jumps at conclusions it is usually
found condemning something which,
at the time, has the appearance of
evil. The man who is scrupulous in
his business dealings and who
evinces a fine sense of morality in
the conduct of public office need never
tear public opinion. This has the pow
er to help along public morality by
demanding a closer adherence to high
ideals than the law can possibly pre-
scribe.- Louisville Courier-Journal.
Turkish Mail Service.
Postal conditions in the interior of
Turkey are still jn a patriarchal
stage of evolution. When a postman
arrivps in a village, on muleback, he
distributes the letters in a public
place, giving each his own, and then
putting the undelivered ones in the
hands of relatives or acquaintances
of those to whom they are addressed.
et it is said that 99 per cent, reach
their destination.
Theater Tickets in Spain.
Theater-goers ln Spain can pur-
chase a separate ticket for each act,
and often do not stay to see more than
one act at a time. It is quite the
usual thing to spend four nights over
a four-act play, seeing one act at one
night, the second act a few nights
later, and so on.
In an exhausted condition a collie
dog was found at Rairiow, a Cheshire
(Eng.) village, and returned to its
owner at Newstead, Notts. The ani-
mal had evidently followed its mas-
ter's motor car and must have covered
eighty miles in the day.
ME TOO
PAID MUCH MONEY FOR BOOK.
to Receive Benefits
LAWTON: The Navajo Water
Users' association is Ihe name or tha
new permanent organization w.iich
, has been perfected among the farm-
ers of Kiowa and Greer counties, wi.o
expect to derive benefits from the
government irrigation system soon to
be constructed in portions of those
counties. At a late meeting the fol-
lowing were elected officers of Ihe as-
sociation: W. S. Cowan, president;
W. F. Fuayquay, vice president; A. ,1.
Kirk, secretary; A. J. Hunter, treasur-
er, and W. E. Brown. W. S. Britt and
R. H. Haiidin, directors.
Application is soon to be made to
the territorial secretary for a charter
and Snyder has bee n selected as the
headquarters of the association. As-
sessments for money to be used In
the preliminary work has been mude
for towns that w 11 become benefici-
aries as follows: Altus, $200; Sny-
der, *200; Headrick, $100, and Moun-
tain Park, $100. A committee from
each of these towns his been selected
•o take subscriptions.
Electric i/.ne for Mining Towns
A'I'OKA: The proposition of the
Missouri-Lincoln Trust company of
St. Louis to build an electric line con-
necting Ihe mining towns of Atoka.
Lehigh and Coalgate will probably be
accepted. The trust company agrees
to furnish $204,000 of the necessary
$255,000, if citizens of these towns
take stock to the amount of $51,000.
This amount has been apportioned as
follows: For Atoka, $20,000; Lehigh.
$11,000: Coalgate, $20,000. Ato'a
citizens have already subscribed tie
amount allotted their town and it is
believed the other towns will sot n
secured their portion.
Sues Sc—-ity Company
TOPEKA. KAS.: Governor Hoch
has announced lhat the Title Gua-
antee and Trust company of Scan-
ton. Pa., would have to reimburse ihe-
state for the money lost in the First
National bank failure in this
Governor Hoch says sit t will be
menced against the company a!
unless it makes a settlement
the state. The company wa >-1 -
Clirlt.v for $500,000 oil the bjj;! r T.
T Kelly, slaw tri asu
e tv.
corn-
wit li
Among the victims of the alleged
Nt w York blackmailers is Mrs. Collia
P. Huntington, wife of the multimil-
lionaire railroad promoter, who is said
to have paid $10,000 for a copy of the
book "Fads and Fancies." Mrs. Hunt-
ington may be called upon to appear
before the grand jury to tell how she
came to pay this amount for tha work
The "Tail Enders" That Follow Gen-
uine Articles.
It Is sometimes interesting to watch
the curves imitators make to get the
public to buy imitations of genuine
goods.
Every now and then some one will
think there is a splendid opening to
fix up something like Postum Coffee
and advertise the same way and take
some of the business.
An imitator is naturally ignorant of
food values and how to skillfully
make a cereal coffee, on scientific
lines.
Such men first think of preparing
something that looks and tastes like
the original, with no knowledge of
how the grains should be treated to
prepare them so that the starchy part
is transformed properly and the val-
uable nourishing elements made di-
gestible.
Such imitations may be foisted on
the public for a short time, but the
people are critical and soon detect the
attempt, then the imitators go out of
business.
Something like 400 of these little
factories have been started in various
parts of this country in the past 9
years, and practically all of them have
gone the "long journey." Just lately
a new one has come to life and evi-
dently hopes to insert itself in public
favor by copying the style of the Post-
um advertising in the papers.
This is a free country and every
man who makes an honest product
and honestly labels it has reason for
some recognition, but the public has
the right to know the facts.
Postum is the one original and gen-
uine Cereal CofTee, made skillfully
and for a definite purpose. It has
stood through all the wars of the im-
itators, has won the approval of the
Physicians and the people.
People who really seek to free
themselves from the coffee habit and
at the same time to rebuild the soft
gray matter in the nerve centers, ar,cl
thus reconstruct the nervous system,
broken down by coffee, can rely un
Postum.
There's a reason.
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