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OKLAHOMA STATE NEWS
Latest News Happenings Condensed for the Busy Readers
TRAINS COLLIDED
Two Trainmen Killed and Twenty
are Injured
MUSKOGEE: A southbound pas
Benger train on the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas road collided headon
with a freight train throe miles
north of here Friday. Two men wer
killed instantly, and twenty or more
Injured. The men killed were Wil-
liam West, express messenger on the
passenger train and James Lana-
han, engineer of the freight train.
The wreck was due to Engineer
Lanahan of the freight train mistak-
ing his orders. The two heavy trains
came together with terrific impact
and plowed through each other for
six car lengths. Both engines, two
express cars and two freight cars
were telescoped.
James Lanahan, engineer of the
freight train, noticed the on-coming
flyer when it was one-half mile
away. He applied the air and whist-
led for brakes. He jumped just as
the two engines crashed together and
fell down an embankment. Before he
could arise, a car loaded with lumber
toppled over on him. and he was bur-
ied underneath.
MAY NOT BE ORTHODOX
Oklahoma University Professor Re«
jects Book of Genesis
GUTHRIE: In addition to the in
quisition now being held as to Uie
personal habits of professors in the
statee university, including their
views on dancing, card playing and
smoking, it is also possible that there
may be an inquiry into whether
their theological views aro wholly or-
thodox.
Rev. E. D. Cameron, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, thinks
that they ought by all means to be-
lieve the Biblical theory of the cre-
ation. In an address before the Lo-
an county high school here he re-
ferred to the case of the one uni-
versity professor who did not believe
the first chapters of Genesis.
"If that man knows more than
Moses," said Mr. Cameron, "he
knows too much to teach school in
Oklahoma."
FROM THE
COMMONER
MR. BRYAN'S PAPER
AMERICA AND CHINA.
The president in his message urging
the building of four warships attempts
to use China as an argument in favor
of a big navy plan. He says: "It
would be equally foolish to rely upon
each of them possessing at all times
and under all circumstances and prov-
ocations an altruistic regard for the
rights of others. Those who hold this
; from the men elected by railroad In
, fluence. They ought by this time to
understand that their real friends are
the people who want justice to all, and
who believe that the railroad em-
ployes are entitled to the relief which
they seek.
W hen an effort was being made to
secure a reduction in passenger rates,
the railroad managers threatened the
employes with wage reduction, If the
iate bills passed, but reduced passen-
ger rates increase traffic, and in-
creased traffic makes a demand for
more trainmen, and the employes will
find it to their advantage to favor
that which helps the public.
So with the proposition to prevent
watered stock. If a part of the rail-
road earnings must go to pay divi-
dends on stock which represents no
fiENERAL NEWS NOTES
A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE NEWS
OF THE WEEK
THE FIRST LEGISLATURE
A Brief Review of What the Oklahoma Lawmakers are Doing
Ttnj.. „ . , , Following the passage of the lie,
JudL Rlner Twry '"struc'lons from ! 3<?''ators Roddle and Morns, fought
thelT^s/ . 6 jUry la Wlth thelr flsls ° the lloor of tne
the United States district court
view are blind indeed to all that has l,lvestment in money, a smaller
gone on before their eyes in the world
at large. They are blind to what has
happened in China, in Turkey, in the
Spanish possessions, in Ceutral and
South Africa during the last dozen
years. _
WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION
Federal Judge Campbell Will Retain
His Position on Bench
MUSKOGEE: "I have positively
and permanently withdrawn my resig-
nation from the department of jus-
tice," declares United States Judge
Ralph Campbell. "The step was tak-
en out of deference to members of
the bar of this city who have persist
ently assured me that it would be
the best interests of the bar and to
myself. There are also other rea-
sons that I do not care to discuss.
Judge Campbell denied that the
scramble among republican lawyers
and politicians had anything to do
with his decision. Tha letter of with-
drawal was forwarded to Washing-
ton the fore part of the week and not
until now did Judge Campbell ad-
mit that he had decided to retain the
place.
Oklahoma Woman Meets Awful Death
| ZELMA: Her foot hanging in the
I stirrup of her saddle and her horse
running at full speed for three miles
Mrs. Mary Larson became the victim
of a horrible death. At the Barby
ranch the animal was caught and
the dead body of the woman released,
The body was bruised, wounded and
mangled almost beyond recognition,
Mrs. Larson had started to the Bar-
by home for a visit. Somewhere on
the route and from some unknown
cause the animal either became
frightened or pitched, unseating her
and throwing her off the saddle on
the side, with a foot caught in the
stirrup.
DIGGING FOR BODIES
Appropriation for Storm Victims
WASHINGTON: A resolution ask-
ing relief for the tornado sufferers
in western Oklahoma has been intro-
duced in the house by Congressman
Fulton, and there is a probability
that the measure will pass within a
few days. The Oklahoma counties
traversed by the succession of small
twisters are in the second congres-
sional district, that from which Mr.
Fulton comes.
Premises of Notorious Oklahoma
Woman Will be Dug Up
OKLAHOMA CITY: Believing that
there is a possibility that in the dark-
ened cellars of resorts formerly con-
ducted by "Big Anne" Bailey, now
charged with multi-murders, may be
found the bodies of many victims who
were last seen in her resort, Coun-
ty Attorney E. E. Reardon will con-
fer with Sheriff Garrison at once, with
a view of digging in secluded places
about the establishments.
"For centuries China has cultivated
the very spirit which our peace-at-auy-
price men wish this country to adopt.
For centuries China has refused to
provide military forces and has treated
the career of the soldier as inferior In
honor and regard to the career of the
merchant or the man of letters. There
never has been so large an empire
which for so long a time has so reso-
lutely proceeded on the theory of do-
ing away with what is called mill-
tarism.
"In external affairs the policy has
resulted in various other nations now
holding large portions of Chinese ter-
ritory, while there is a very acute fear
in China lest the empire, because of
its defenselessness, be exposed to ab-
solute dismemberment, and its well-
wishers are able to help it only in a
small measure, because no nation can
help any other unless that other can
help itself."
It is strange that the president
should attempt to make the absurd
mistake of attributing China's posi-
tion to an overweening desire for
peace. It is not China's lack of mill
tary enthusiasm that has caused her
misfortunes. It is the fact that she
has been the abode of ignorance
and selfishness. A few of her peo-
ple have had a little learning, and have
run the government on the graft sys-
tem while the masses have dwelt in
ignorance, and have been taught the
philosophy in which each one looks
out for himself and the devil for the
hindmost. But to compare the United
States with China, Turkey, Spain and
South Africa is to ignore essential dif-
ferences. Our nation is the most ad-
anced nation in tho world: its people
sum Is
left for legitimate expenses. The rail-
road employes have Interest In com-
mon with the general public, and they
need not fear that reductions will be
carried to a point where honest rail-
roading will be injured. The employes
will be better off when railroad man
agers are compelled to earn their
money by attending to the business of
the road and not by exploiting the
public through the stock market.
The Democratic party stands for jus-
tice to railroad employes, to the stock-
holders and to the public, whose
patronage enables the railroads to ex-
ist. No legitimate business will be
injured by Democratic success, and
the railroad employes will stand In
their own light if they allow them-
selves to be deceived by the men who
have been manipulating the railroads
for the building up of enormous for-
tunes. All that the public demands Is
that the railroads shall recognize their
quasi-public character and discharge
the important duties that devolve
upon them.
, _ , _j-| senate Thursday morning, until sep-
?hnr*« ? ?rd Lewis of tbe ^ arat«i by the sergeant-at-arms and
?n « « .? t0 dt'traui I fellmv members. The trouble arose
I If m o ,°1 Z organization I during the consideration of one of the
St t? > ,d 3tateS bank at "0rn'ttl sch001 appropriation hi,is.
St. Louis. The bank was closed by : Roddie opposed the bill, and argued
a postal fraud order nearly three j that the east side members should
yeats ago and this is Lewis' second: not support It, as the west side mem
trial, the first resulting in a jury dls- ■ bers had killed the bill to establis.
agreement. j similar institutions on the east side.
Morris was on his feet In an instant
to challenge the statement. He de^
clared that the west siders were not
antagonistic to the east side, and
that he was tired of hearing the
He insisted that lloddie
The bell which marked the dedica-
tion of the new buildings of the Col-
lege of the city of New York on
Washington heights, which cost $7,-
000,000 and were dedicated last Fri- j statement
day, with imposing ceremonies, the, had made a misstatement. When
occasion being also the sixtieth anni- j charged with the falsehood Roddie
versary of the college, was sounded
by Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
Tho Show Printers association,
which held its annual convention in
Chicago last week went on record as
being in favor of eliminating all
made a rush for Morris, and the tw
mixed before any one could get be
tween them. Five or six blows were
struck on each side. Roddie's went
wild with one or two exceptions, but
most of Morris's seemed to reach
their mark. The sergeant-at-arms
"Admiral Evans also thinks the
armor belt too low," says the Phila-
delphia Telegraph. The admiral re-
fers to the position, not to the price.
INSURING BANK DEPOSITS.
REMNANT LOT SALE
Indian Agent Fixes Dates for Dispo-
sition of Unsold Town Lots
MUSKOGEE: Commissioner J. Geo.
Wright han Issued an official notice
that all of the town lots remaining, . . .
unsold in the following towns in the are Poste<i Aamin
Whether murder monsters equalled — Jl0 peuple
only by Mrs. Belle Gunness. owner of1 are intelligent and well-informed. Our
the now notorious killers' clearing ! nation has abundant resources and our
house, used the suspected premises as j people have an enormous productive
a private burying ground is a ques- j power. We have an ocean on either
tion that the investigation is expected slde to Protect us against attack, and
to determine.
Oklahoma's Official Whiskey
MUSKOGEE: The manufacturers
of Sunnybrook whiskey are likely to
find themselves in trouble over their
contract to furnish Oklahoma with li-
quor for the dispensaries. Already
great bill boards have been erected
along the western border of Arkan-
next to the Oklahoma line
Creek and Cherokee nations will be
sold on the dates mentioned: Boyn-
ton. June 1; Okmulgee, June 2;
Beggs, June 3; Sapulpa, June 4; Bix-
by. June 8; Wagoner, June 9; Checo-
tah, June 18; Ochelata, June 5; Hill-
side, June 6; Pryor Creek, June 10;
Adair, June 11; Vinita, June 12;
Centralia, June 13; Chelsea, June 15;
Claremore. June 16; Fort Gibson',
June 17, and Texanna, June 19. The
purchaser of such lots will be re-
quired to pay 50 per cent of the
purchase price in cash and the re-
mainder in six months
no nation is foolish enough to Invite
a conflict. If there Is any nation that
does not need to impoverish its people
with preparations for imaginary war,
our nation is that nation. Not only do
we need less protection than any other
nation, but our ideals forbid that w
should enter Into the mad race for
physical power that has led other na
tions to decay.
The president and other naval en
on ; thusiasts advocate a gigantic navy on
advertise-, the ground that it promotes peace.
iTthe Sonu,yHr00k ■' The theory i8 "nistic to all that
the official whiskey for Oklahoma . religion teaches or that history proves.
The very spirit that leads us to rely
upon a big navy will lead us to use it.
Some regard the parade of our ships
around the world as an exhibition of
and that the state will buy no other.
Prohibitionists object to having the
name of the state linked with that of
a distillery and will attempt to have
It stopped.
The city council of Kingfisher has
passed an occupation tax ordinance.
REMOVAL BILL PASSED
Oklahoma Delegation Will Approve
Senate Amendment
WASHINGTON: The bill removing
the restrictions from lands of the Ave
civilized tribes of Oklahoma, as
amended by the senate committee on
Indian affairs and reported by Sena-
tor Owen, has been passed by the
senate, as recommended by the com-
mittee. The measure, having been
amended after passed by the house,
will now go to a conference commit-
tee and the Oklah6ma delegation will
attempt before that committee to
have the bill raise the limit so as to
include half bloods, and will recom-
mend other minor amendments.
The original bill provded that re-
strictions should be removed from all
lands, including homesteads of allot-
tees of less than hait blood, but the
senate amended It so as to extend to
Indians of quarter or less than quar-
ter blood, and thus reduced the total
from ten million to seven million
acres. This amendment leaves Con-
gressman Carter a restricted Indian.
Train Must Be Re-instated
GUTHRIE: After hearing argu-
ments on the case, the corporation
commission has prepared an order
which will be issued this week and
become effective in ten days, requir-
ing the Santa Fe railway company to
reinstate a passenger train between
Tulsa and the Kansas state line. The
train was taken off during the re-
trenchment period.
$50,000 Fire at Tuttle
TUTTLE: A lighted coal oil lamp
left burning in the Bank of Tuttle
as a possible protection against bank
robbers, burned low, exploded and
started a fire which completely de-
stroyed the bank. The principal
business block was destroyed and
the entire south side of Main street
was gutted. The loss will reach $50,-
000. The fire was first discovered
about 2 o clock In the morning and
citizens were powerless to stop its
headway. There is no fire depart-
ment and no water works here. Help
could not be had from neighboring
towns, Chickasha, the nearest town
with a fire department, being too far
distant.
our strength. It Is to be hoped that
this is not the real reason for the
trip that they are taking. If this was
the reason, why should not other na-
tions parade their ships, and how long
would these parades continue before
they would result in a conflict? Men
who load themselves down with
weapons and go out to exhibit their
preparedness for any encounter are
very apt to find an excuse for shoot-
ing. Our nation is to be congratulated
upon the fact that the president, with
all his influence, was not able to force
his four battle-ships plan through eith-
er house, and the Democrats can find
gratification in the fact that their
sition on this subject is so sound that
they could secure large Republican
support for it.
Strange that some of those adminis-
tration legal lights never thought of
getting out an injunction against
Castro.
THE RAILROAD VOTE.
Said He Could Buy Judge
MUSKOGEE: Ed Jefferson, a ne-
gro justice of the peace and politi-
cian. was indicted by the grand jury
here on a charge of attempting to
bribe Judge John H. King-, of the
district court, and W. J. Crump,
prosecuting attorney of Muskogee
county. Jefferson was arrested and
released on a $1,000 bond.
May Exhume Body for Identification
CLAREMORE: It is probable that
the body supposed to be that of John
McCarthy of Ft. Worth,
killed In a pistol duel at
on May S, by Ed Wilson, a "cabinet I'° PaJ' unpald constitution convention
maker, will be exhumed in order to j exPensea an<l a's° to pay bills for elec-
ascertain the absolute identity of the ^ l®on °f s[atfc officers, provided investi-
dead man. It is thought that Mc- i sation shows a precedent
Carthy Is none other thsn the notori-
Bill for Con Con Expenses
WASHINGTON: The senate com-
wtio ! a jmittee on territories has agreed to re-
pistol duel at Claremore I P°rt tavorably on Sector Gore's bill
ous bank robber and alleged murder-
er. gambler and cut-throat, John P
Dunn, sought by officers of three
states for the last six years.
Oklahoma Doctors Elect Officers.
SULPHUR: The state medical as-
sociation closed a three days' annual
session here Thursday. Oklahoma
City was selected as the next place
of meeting. Dr. E. J. Vance, Checo-
tah, was elected president of the as-
sociation; Dr. Floyd E. Waterfleld,
Holdenville, first vice-president; Dr.
W. C. Bradford, Shawnee, second
vice-president; Dr. T. S. Booth, Ard-
more, third vice-president; Dr. E. O.
Barker, Guthrie, re-elected secretary
end treasurer.
There are G86 newspaers published
in the state, according to K s. Bran-
son, secretary of the state press as-
sociation.
Hippopotamus in a Runaway
CLEVELAND, O.: Eight horses at-
tached to a big circus wagon contain-
ing a hippopotamus ran away during
a parade here. The wagon was
brought to a halt when the rear team
of horses fell and were crushed.
WASHINGTON: An emergency
bank bill has been agreed to by the
There are Increasing Indications
that some of the railroad managers
are going to attempt to organize the
railroad vote for the purpose of throw-
ing it against any party which at-
tempts railroad regulation. The rail-
road vote can be divided into two
classes. One class contains officials
—those who collect and handle the
money which the railroads earn—
these are the men who have made
railroad management odious by their
contempt for the public and by their
indifference to the interests of the
stockholders. In the second class we
find those who are employed by the
railroad engineers, firemen, conduc-
tors, brakemen, trainmen, station
agents, freight handlers, etc. It is
customary for the managers to
appeal to the employes about elec-
tion (Ime, when an attempt Is being
made to elect some official friendly
to the management. The usual meth-
od of coercion is to threaten a reduc-
tion of wages if the railroad is not
able to select the officials.
The employes, however—and they
constitute the real voting strength of
the railroad element-ought to know
bj this time that the man selected by
the managers is seldom friendly to the
employes. In all matters affecting
labor, the man who obligates himself
to the railroad management Is opposed
to anything that the employes ask for
although the employes may have been
coerced into supporting him when a
candidate.
If the railroad employes want a
law making the railroads liable for
Injuries to employes, they must find
their support from the farmers, labor-
ers In tho cities and the public gen-
erally, for the men elected by the rail-
A citizen of Illinois writes to one
of the Oklahoma officials as follows:
"I am very much pleased with your
law for securing bank deposits. I
have been a resident of Illinois for a
number of years, was a depositor in
a bank that failed there, and on ac-
count of your favorable banking laws
by depositors, I transferred my ac
count to the bank of Oklahoma,
My account is small, but it amounts
to more than $7,000. I have friends
who left Illinois with twice as much
as I had, who went to , Okla.
and my friends come from coun-
ty, and there are other friends who
will transfer their accounts to remain
on deposit because they like the
curity.
"I write you for no other purpose
than to let you know how the people
of other states appreciate the banking
laws of Oklahoma. Wishing you suc-
cess, I am, yours truly, ."
The Commoner has a copy of the
letter, but the name of the writer
together with the name of his county
in Illinois and the name of the banks
in Oklahoma to which the money was
sent have been omitted that no injus-
tice might be done by the publication
of the letter.
The fact that banks of Oklahoma
are made secure by a law that com-
pels all the banks to stand back of
each bank is already having its ef-
fect. There is no doubt that Kansas
and Nebraska will adopt a similar
law as soon as the legislatures can
be elected, and the reform Is bound
to spread. At present, many of the
leading bankers are opposing it under
the false impression that it would hurt
the larger banks. It will not take
from the large banks any legitimate
advantage, and the bankers them-
selves will soon be compelled to fa-
vor the law, because the people will
demand the security and will send
their money where the security can be
found. Why not make the banks safe?
Why not protect depositors? We
should have laws, state and national,
giving assurance to depositors that
their earnings, when deposited in
banks, will be safe. The bankers who
have opposed such legislation are re-
sponsible for the growth of sentiment
in favor of postal savings banks. Their
selfishness is short-sighted and they
will find, by talking to their depos-
itors, that they are destroying the in-
fluence they used to have as advis-
ers. Many bankers are already tak-
ing a broader view of the subject and
~re advocating the guaranty plan. May
forms of objectionable advertising assisted by Senators Brook and John-
from the bill boards of the country. son and all other members who were
— ! ln reach of the contestants rushed in
The first conviction in a "black to separate the combatants. Senator
hand" case in Chicago was obtained Brook met the usual fate of the peace
last week when a jury found \ito maker and received a stinging blow
Mortal guilty of conspiracy to extort ®n the jaw as the result of misdirect-
*500 from Lucian Tomaselll, a wine ed energy of one of the lighters
merchant, by means of threateniv Hoddie, Morris and Brook all bear
etters# ! warks of the conflict. As soon as or
— der was restored, both senators apol-
The Reserve Trust company or ogized. At least six near fights have
Cleveland, Ohio, has made an assign- , occurred in the legislature during
ment to the Superior Savings and this session, but this is the first fistic
Trust company. The liabilities of the encounter that was pulled off.
concern are about $2,700,000. Inabil- The house Thursday after several
ity to realize on outstanding loans is hours' debate, adopted additional sec-
said to have precipitated the failure. ! tions to the Fisher school land bill
Officers of the company say deposit-' substituting section 3 of Murray's
ors will be paid In full. I substitute bill for sections 7 and 8
" j the Fisher bill. The section adopt-
George H. Taylor, an attorney of ed provides that when the .school
New Madrid, Mo., filed an application lands are placed on the market for
before the supreme court for a writ sale no non-resident of the state may
to prohibit the judge of the probate j acquire title to any school land until
court of that county from enjoining he has moved upon the land and lived
the county court from ordering a ape- there two years. The same residence
cial election on local option. j requirement Is made of either a resi-
■ I dent or non-resident if he wishes to
Secretary of agriculture, James acquire title to school lands contain-
Wilson, who has held his cabinet port- iug no improvements except fences,
folio longer than any member of the j No corporations other than those
cabinet, announced to several of his ' authorized In the constitution can pur-
intimate friends recently that he was chase any of the school lands. Each
about to resign. He declared that he 1 purchaser is limited to 160 acres of
had worked hard for the success of land, and before any school land les-
the agricultural department for ten j see can acquire title to a tract of
years and was anxious to step down I not to exceed 100 acres he must re-
and give some younger man a chance, ltnquish all claims to lease or pur
j chase any land that he may have
The supreme court of Missouri has leased In excess of that amount,
denied the application of the supreme I The senate passed appropriation
lodge of the Knights of Pythias for j bills carrying $687,000 for new build
a writ of mandamus to compel the : ings at the various state educational
state superintendent of insurance to institutions. They are distributed
issue a license to do business in Mis- j follows: Agricultural and Mechanical
souri. The lodge sought to come un- ; college, $222,000; state university
der the provisions of regular life in- $200,000; Weatherford normal $100-
surance laws, as a beneficial associa- J 000; Alva normal, $80,000; colored A.
tion and to allow policies to be writ- and N. university at Langston $S0 -
ten under the non-forfeiture law, 1 000. These appropriations include
which the supreme court held does the replacing of the main buildings
not belong to fraternal beneficiary at both the university and the Langs-
associations. | (on school destroyed by fire.
| The senate has passed the peniten-
It is reported from Lexington, Ky., J tlary bill reported by the public build-
that within the next few days an at- ! ings committee as a substitute for the
tempt will be made by the state mi- house bill. It locates the main peni-
litia to arrest between 200 and 300 tentiary at McAlester and a branch at
"night riders" on the evidence of de-; Granite. A hard fight was made
tectives. Trouble is expected when ■ against the locations named in the bill
the soldiers begin to round up the both by the people who favored some
offenders. Well known men who are j other location and those who opposed
under suspicion have been purchasing locating the Instltuion at all at this
guns and ammunition expecting ar- time.
rest. At Augusta the night riders On the third reading of the White-
have served notice on merchants not hurst bill, appropriating money for
to sell soldiers goods on pain of trou- I the bank commissioner's department
ble* I a provision for the contingent fund
I of $1,000 was made.
The house Friday passed the medi'
cal bill, by Williams, of the senate,
but amended It so as to give greater
liberty to the so-called new school of
practice. The most Important amend-
ment was one enlarging the state
board of medical examiners to nine
members, and providing that no
school shall have a majority of the
board. The original provision was
a board of seven members, three of
whom should be appointed upon rec-
ommendation of the state medical so-
ciety. An amendment by Vandeven-
ter was also adopted providing that
osteopaths and chiropractics may
practice in the state. It was claimed
that the original section would shut
them out.
The house agreed to the senate
amendment to the Bryan resolution
submitting to a vote of the people an
amendment to the constitution re-
moving the restriction regarding the
removal of the capital before 1913.
rhe house passed to third reading
bills appropriating $10,000 for the of-
fice of bank commissioner and for
the salary of the corporation record
clerk in the secretary of state's office
to date, the office having been abol-
ished by the governor's veto of that
item in the general appropriation
bill; appropriating $25,000 for the
transfer of prisoners to the Kansas
penitentiary; appropriating $25,000
for state printing; appropriating $3,-
200 for the state historical society.
A bill was passed on roll call legal-
izing the incorporation of the town of
Guymon. The house passed resolu-
tions recalling the bill locating the
state printing plant at Enid from
the governor, as it is understood for
the purpose of cutting out the loca-
tion clause, and also recalled from
the governor the bill creating court
towns in Atoka county.
tringent nursery inspection law
by Hawkins, was also passed. It Is
in the main along the lines of the
present law, and places the inspec-
tion work under control of the board
of agriculture.
Cope's bill regarding the election
presidential electors, after being
advanced to third reading, was re-
rerred to a special committee compos-
ed of Cope, Branson, and Murdock.
The house has passed a bill Dy
Hudson creating a state board of
pharmacy, to be composed of three
members. The secretary's salary was
cut from $1,800 to $1,200. The com-
pensation of the other members re-
mains the same as that provided by
the old territorial law.
Governor Vetoes Own Salary
Governor Haskell signed the bill
making an appropriation for the mile-
age and per diem of constitutional
convention delegates, but vetoed the
item for his own salary, stating that
under the constitution he could not
legally approve any measure which
inured to his own personal benefit.
The house passed the bill over his
veto. He also signed the Williams
firemen's pension bill, the Memmin-
ger bill creating a state school for
the deaf, and the Harrison bill pro-
viding for holding county court at
Dustin and Guertie, in Hughes coun-
ty.
their tribe increase.
"Look at the doughnut, not at the
hole," is the latest Republican slogan.
All right; but the doughnut would be
bigger If the hole were smaller.
Eugene V. Debs and Benjamin
Han ford, of New York, were nominat-
ed for president and vice-president
by the socialists' national convention. ,
The senate had under considera-
tion Saturday an election bill by
Taylor. The measure provides for a
state election board of three mem-
• | bers to be appointed by the governor
A passenger train of the Colorado from names submitted by the state
and Southern railroad was ditched central committee of the two domin-
aear Huerfano, Colo., Friday, the en- j ant parties. Not more than two of
gine and four coaches being wrecked, them shall be of the same political
Several persons seriously injured ! faith. The state electibn board
but nobody killed. j names the county election boards in
| each county from nominations made
Friday was the last day of the the county central committee
republican members of the house ~in i.nfluen.cel aIl"ost as a unit
Which issues of emergency current !?' ""I? *gl8la,lon'
not to exceed $500,000 000 are oro ,. ! r "ll r r rallroad employes
vided relief from government by in-
| Junction, they cannot hope for it
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE.
Mr. James T. Lloyd, Democratic
member of congress from Missouri,
has been made chairman of the Dem-
ocratic congressional committee, and
has in charge the campaign that Is
being prosecuted for the election of a
Democratic congress. The work of
this committee is scarcely second to
the work of the national committee,
for without a house of representatives,
a Democratic administration is belp^
less. With a Democratic house or rep-
resentatives the president Is able to
bring pressure to bear upon the sen-
ate, for the president and the house
working together can present issues
lo the senate and focus public opin-
ion upon remedial legislation.
Mr. Lloyd's committee Is a dem-
ocratic committee—a committee com-
posed of real Democrats who are
wedded to Democratic Ideas, and who
are making a fight for Democratic re-
forms. That being true, the commit-
tee has no disposition to collect funds
from predatory corporations, and
could not secure such contributions If
it desired to. It must make its fight
upon the contributions Bent in by the
Democrats who are interested In Dem.
ocratic success. The Commoner
therefore, appeals to Its readers to
send contributions to Mr. Lloyd for
the carrying on of this work. Tha
Democratic fight ought to be made by
the rank and die of the party
about fifty houses were wrecked, and
Rnr.rifl,.= .v. . : a Bma" I a number of persons injured. In the
01 rae:Tmany,buiid-
ply the necessary literature and g£ J l ^ demollahed' The
the party records before the pubilo. I reported was at Leonard.
president's national resource conven- The bl11- 83 drawn, allowed the state
tion. Roosevelt and Bryan both boal'd the option of denying the mi
spoke, while Mrs. Roosevelt enter- "o^ty Party representation on the
tained with a lawn party. Roosevelt county board if it had failed to sub-
said that he didn't care who enforc- 'ts "at of naqies, but the pro-
ed the law, the state or the national vlslon was stricken from the bill and
government, just so It was enforced Provision made for minority repre-
for the good of the peole. sentatlon in all cases.
i The house has advanced to third
Randits held up and robbed the rea(i'nS ">e Durant bill, approprlat-
Santa Fe agent of $35,000 at French, lnB *2S.000 to pay the expense'sTm
N. M., Thursday, escaping to the wes! cldent to the transportation of Okla-
where they passed through Emory homa Prls°ners to the Lansing, Kas.,
Gap Friday morning. Their horses Pe"'tentlary. The period to be cov-
were jaded and a posse is in pursuit.1 0re<i b}' tbe appropriation is from
A reward of $5,000 has been offered, statehood until the fund shall have
' 1 been exhausted.
WASHINGTON: Representative J. TtlK Whltehurst bill, appropriating
T. Ileflln of Alabama, has been indict- $20,000 for the department of the
ed by the federal grand Jury for as- state bank commissioner for the 19
sault with a deadly weapon upon niontjis and for the salary, to date,
Lewis Lunds, a negro, with whom of ,he corporation record clerk In the
Ileflln had a fight on a street car on secretary of state's office, was pass-
March 27. | ed on roll call. The clerkship Is that
j eliminated by the veto of the gover-
Thaw Divorce Hearing Postponed I n01' from the general appropriation
NEW YORK: Hearing of the di- b'H-
vorce suit brought by Evelyn Nes- The bill making It a felony for a
bltt Thaw against her husband has railroad employe to drink while on
been indefinitely postponed because duty or for eight hours before going
of absence of certain witnesses from to work, was indefinitely postponed
Pittsburg. | without debate.
Texas Visited by Tornado
DALLAS, TEX.: One person is
known to have been killed, several
others sustained serious Injuries and
considerable property damage result-
ed from a tornado which swept
through the northern section of this
state late Tuesday. At Crandall
The governor has signed the Sor-
rolls mining bill, which supplements
cans for gasoline was also approved
in creating a mining code. Tho bill
provides for the examination of min-
ers and mine engineers, and also es-
tablishes rules for the weighing of
coal. The Hart bill, requiring red
cans for gasoline fas also approveed
as were the O'Neal-Skeen bill regu-
lating the fees of constables and Jus-
tices of the peace and the local bills
establishing additional county court
towns in Seminole, Garvin and Jef-
ferson counties.
The house passed on roll call sen-
ate bill by Taylor of the senate and
Vandeventer of the house, appropri-
ating $30,000 to have 10,000 copies of
all the laws of the state, now in
force, including the session laws of
1908, printed in one large volume at
a cost of not to exceed $3 per vol-
ume, and a bill by Hobdy making
criminal assault punishable by death
or life imprisonment, In the discre-
tion of the jury.
Governor Haskell vetoed the Eg-
german-Redwine-Davis anti-trust bill
recently passed by both houses of
the legislature because of the strin-
gency of some of its provisions which
would work serious injury to the bus-
iness interests of the state. A new
bill was introduc/d, bearing the name
of the Eggerman-Redwine and Davis
of the senate, and Lindsey and Ellis
of the house, which follows the line
of the former bill but meets all of
the governor's objections except as
to one point of minor importance.
As the result of a caucus agree-
ment It is practically certain that the
policy of the legislature In regard to
tho ea3t side normals will be revers-
ed and that three temyorary normals
will be established with appropria-
tions of $20,000 each. The location
may, however, be left with the board
of regents. This would be In ac-
cordance with the bill by Senator
Memminger, now pending in the
senate. The $60,000 appropriated
for these three schools will take tho
place of a similar amount proposed
for summer normals on the east side.
These were advanced to third read-
ing: I)y Williams, extending the time
for holding school elections; appro-
priating $30,000 for tho state school
for the deaf; authorizing the substi-
tution of the word "state" for "ter-
ritory" in the existing Oklahoma
statutes; by Jesse, adding a strip of
80 acres on the southern boundary of
Ellis county to that county.
A favorable report was made hy
the senate appropriations committee
on the bill for new buldlngs for the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
at Stillwater.
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Indian Won't Work the Roads
MUSKOGEE: Paying taxes and
working the public roads Is some-
thing new to the average Indian ami
It Is pretty generally conceded thai
he will do neither, fn Ponotoc coun-
ty three Indians were warned to an:
pear for work on the road and thev
refused. They were arrested aid
fined $20, which they refused to pay
and went to Jail. In Hughes county
an Indian refused to work and was
lined and went to jail. His friends
I paid his poll tax and he was let off
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