The Edmond Sun (Edmond, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 18, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 17, 1906 Page: 2 of 8
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THE EDMOND SUN. [STARTS PROSECUTION
OF THE RAILROADS
K. D. DAlltY.
EDMOND,
okla
NEW STATE NEWS
The campaign slogan at Art* during
lie campaign for waterworks bonds
(pas "more water and better water for
ihe stomach and the boilers."
The location of the Ave government
town Kites In the big pasture have
been filed at the land office rit Law
ton. The nearest la twenty-six miles
from I-awton.
I In the county of Garfield and other
I a.'a kit portions of the Territory of Oklahoma.
Investigation Ordered by That
J I nf rfti
Governor rrantz
is Effectual
COURTS INVOKED
Ii. W. Thomas, of Cleveland, reports
a strange freak. He says he has a
dog whose color by gas light Is gray,
anc'. in the shade it Is blue, but ex-
posed to the sun It Is black.
J. W. Maddox of Alva, has a peach
tree In bloom and Herman Weirrsig,
who lives two miles from Alva, re-
ports a cherry tree in flull bloom.
Against his wishes, Wm. H. Ham/,
a farmer was nominated for the con-
stitutional convention by the republi-
cans of the fifty-ninth district.
The eighth annual convention of the
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Fed
e ration of Women's clubs was in ses-
sion at Lawton this week. An inter-
esting program was rendered.
C. H. Marcum, general manager of
the Guffey Petroleum Company, of
Beaumont. Tex., has closed a deal
for a tank farm of BOO acres near
Tulsa and will commence nt once the
tankage of 3,000,000 barrels of oil
from the Tulsa fields.
ATTORNEY
CROMWELL
ASKS FOR AN INJUNCTION 0RDLR
J. E. Hudson, a negro, defeated
Postmaster Orcut of Coweta by four
votes for the republican nomination
of constitutional delegate in the sev-
entieth district.
Delegate P. S. McC.uire recently
made a number of campaign speechen
In the fifteenth congressional district
of Missouri.
One hundred and flftv bales of cot-
ton were recently marketed on a
single day at Okmulgee. As a result
$7 000 were placed in the hands of the
farmers.
Assistant Territorial Pank Commis.
(doner D. J. Moore has resigned his
position to accept the management of
the People's National Bank of Sedan,
Kansas. ,
Father Lombardv, an Italian priest
now in parish work near Antlers, lost
his parish church and all his relatives
In the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
several months ago.
The little station of Tucker on the
Midland Valley has changed Its name.
A postofflce has been established
there and the town given the name of
Avant. Tt is said the town was named
after Ben Avant.
,said railroad is operating a line
of railroad through the towns of Moun-
tain Park, Snyder, Sibony, Manitou,
Frederick, Davidson, Vickers, Heu-
drlck, High Tower, Altus, Olustee, I
Creta, Gypsum and Eldorado, all in
the Territory of Oklahoma; that said
defndant, has agreed with other
railroads to charge for the transporta-
tion of corn and wheat for local dis-
tance rates and not for exclusive ex-
, port trade the following among
;other rates:
TWO IMPORTANT SUITS FILED BY; "That at the stations above named
tpnfral "le defendant, in violation of law
and to the Irremediable Injury of the
inhabitants and shippers thereof, and
to, the Territory of Oklahoma, has
recently and is now demanding, in
addition to the above local distance
rates, the sum of 9 1-2 cents per
hundred weight on corn and 11 1-2
cents per hundred weight on wheat;
Restraining Rock Island and Frisco that the said additional charges of1
o j c rh,rni.„ Exhnrbit- 9 1-2 cents and 11 1-2 cents Is called
Roads Fro 8 g j ,m arbltralTi and ls an unreasonable
ant Freight Rat u g i () llnjust an(] injurious rate; that
to a Finish (g R le);il| rlKht of the 1>ublic and
ENID: Two of the most lmpor-;(lf thfi inhabitants of the Territory of
lant suits ever filed in the district oklahoma living in and near said
court in Oklahoma were filed in the lowns. and a legal right for the
district court here by Chas. J. West plaintiff, that the defendant charge for
and Attorney General Cromwell. ^d services of transportation of
i i i t ii i v nf ni wheat and corn not to exceed more
The cases are styled Teuitory of Ok- ^ reasonab)e and just rate> and
lahoma vs. the Chicago, Rock Island jn ft)] eventg uot ,0 „xcee(1 more; than
and Pacific Railway company, and jt bas aRree(j to charge with said oth-
Terrltory of Oklahoma vs. the St. or ranroads as set forth first above.
lA)ui« H San Francisco Railway com- j "Wherefore, plaintiff asks that de-
pany, and are the first to begin the fendant be forever restrained and
battle of Oklahoma as a state against enjoined from demanding or collect-
the exorbitant freight rates charged 'ng or receiving for the transporta-
by the common carriers. The ^I'dlw" cent, "per
are identical except or the rates and humlre(,- wplght (m corn an(1 n a.2
places named therein. I he papers centf< pe). hundred weight on wheat
filed are in the nature of a petition ,n addjt|on to the above named local
for an Injunction against the defend-! distance tariff, at the stations above
ants to prohibit the railroads from | nnnied, and for such other relief, as
charging what is known as an arbi- j (he equity of the case may warrant,
trary rate. The arbitrary rate is a an(1 for 'the coste of this action."
charge made by a common carrier j Attorney General Cromwell began
when the two local rates * do not early this year to collect tariff bids
imount to the export rate, and is and other testimony against the cont-
used to prevent shippers from taking panles, with the above result. He has
advantage of low local rates in export had Gov. Frantz to appoint Chas. J.
shipment. Wheat and corn are the j west of this city as his special coun-
nnly articles mentioned in the petl- sej and assistant attorney general to
tion and It is shown that the arbitrary assist him in the prosecution of these
rates at certain points are far In ex and other cases which will be filed
cess of what they should be. later against other roads.
Following are some extracts from j '['he governor declared recently that
the charges filed against the Frisco jau violations of the interstate com-
company: merce laws would be reported to the
"That defendant Is a railroad cor-: interstate commerce commission,
ooration incorporated in one of the \ general campaign against viola-
states or territories of the United tors of the anti-trust laws of the state
States, which is unknown to plain- |s planned by the attorney general's
'.iff and operating a line of railroad j office
TROUBLE SAID TO BE BREWING
BETWEEN THE TWO.
Unless Reduction In Clerical Budget
Is Obtained from Vatican Rupture
Is Likely to Take Place.
The struggle which the Vatican has
been carrying on with France has re-
sulted In many of the exiled orders
taking refuge in Spain and this has
created a condition of affairs there
that has brought the question of the
relations of the Vatican to the church
in Spain to a climax, so that there
seems to be no doubt that, unless the
present government of Spain can suc-
ceed in inducing the Vatican to accept
a reduction of some $200,000 in the
clerical budget and acknowledge the
"egularity of the civil marriage, a rup-
ture will take place between Madrid
and Rome which may even lead to the
denunciation of the Concordat of 1851.
In the meantime, the cardinal primate
a
Monsignor Sancha, Cardinal Primate
of Spain.
ALL QUIET IN CUBA
Judge Gill hase decided that pro-
hate cases may be transferred from
one court town to another on peti-
tion. This will result in quite a sav-
ing to the estates, as it is expensive
to make trips to a distant court town.
Attorney General Crom*v,,l! has filed
two more suits against railroads oper-
! tine in Oklahoma, following instruc-
tions from Governor Frarti. The de-
fendants are the Santa Fe and Rock
Island. Alleged excessive freight
rates are the grounds of the suit.
Irving Batchelor during his visit at
Muskogee, said that he is now work-
ing on a new book, a story of Bohe-
nlan life in New York.
Jesse J. Allard ls visiting his broth-
er, Lou S. Allard, publisher of th(f
at Shawnee He l« known a*
'■The Old Curiosity Man," of St. Louts,
ds he owns "The Old Curiosity Shop"
r free museum there. He came to
Shawnee to collect some curious old
lime guns and knives, of which he al-
ready has the largest collection In
existence, for which he recently re-
fused $10,000. He Is also a coin col.
lector of considerable note
HEIR TO A MILLION
Ponca City Blacksmith Plays In Great
Luck Financially
PONCA CITY: E. J. Ingraham of
this city, commonly known as "Pete"
Ingraham. a blacksmith who has just
returned to the city, ls one of the heirs
to pn estate at Leeds, England, valued
at $150,000,000. This estate was will,
ed over 400 years ago to the fourth
Feneration of Ingrahams and Pete be-
longs to the sixth generation. The ac.
tlons of a son of the original Lord in-
graham In marrying a daughter of an
enemy, caused this peculiar will, the
son coming to America. The rightful
heirs have been trying to get posses-
sion of the estate for the past forty
years and it now begins to look as
thour>i Pete would soon come into
possession of his share, which will be
over one million dollars.
Frisco Agent Shoots
LAWTON: R. B. Windsor, agent of
the Frisco at Elgin, shot and perhaps
fatally wounded E. A. Flynn, a livery-
man, at the Frisco depot in that town.
Windsor fired twice with a revolver,
one shot taking effect in Flynn's arm
and the other in his chest The men
had quarreled over a hitching place
for Flynn's team in the railroad right
of way.
The Grand Army veterans of El
Reno are preparing to give a big bean
bake on October 25.
Inauguration of Governor Magoon
Accepted With General Satisfaction
HAVANA: With the departure
for the United States of S<;erotary of
War Taft, and the asumption of the
roine of government by Provisional
Governor Magoon, the new adntini.'S-
trntlon in the Island republic can bo
sain to be well started. The procla-
mation by the new governor, which
vraa contained in all of the evening
papers was well received generally
by the residents of Havana, and it now
seems certain that there will be lio
further disturbancs.
Cubans of all classes, regardless of
their political beliefs are turning to
get the international affairs once
nil >re in such a state that outside con-
fidence will be restored. Governor
Magoon struck a very popular chord
when in his proclamation he declared .
that he would do all In his power to:
"preserve Cuban independence, pro-
tect life and property and bring
about the restoration of the original
methods of government under tho
provisions of the Cuban constitution. '
The people seem to realize that
this promise comes from the Roose-
velt administration and will be car-
ried out. Up to a late hour no re-
ports of disturbances had been re-
ceived here and the new administra-
tion is well pleased with the present
state of affairs. Advices from San-
tiago and the other cities of the re
public state that the proclamation of
the new governor has been poBted in
nil public buildings and there is an
utter absence of criticisms of its pro-
visions.
TWO PIPE LINES
TO THE GULF
of Spain, Mgr. Sancha, archbishop of
Toledo, is doing his best to effect an
understanding by reminding the gov-
ernment of the obligations for moral
support both monarchy and dynasty
are under, and seeking to impress
upon the Roman ciiria the necessity
of making certain concessions toward
the liberal movement in Spain.
The problem to be solved is really
more of a financial and a social than
a religious one. The financial side is
aggravated from three sources. The
money which the government pays
outright to the clergy, the expense to
the country at large of the thousands
of monks and friars who have estab-
lished themselves after being driven
out of France, and founded schools
and colleges for both sexes; and the
Immense amount of treasure which
•he Vatican annually takes out of the
country—however high may be the ex-
change from paper money into gold,
in gold the Vatican is paid, and the
tithes which it gathars from all
sources in Spain are said to represent
annually some $9,000,000.
The state spends annually .'or the
church some 41.000,000 pesetas, or
$8,200,000. According to the latest sta-
tistics, the total number of religious
communities throughout the country
Is 3,115, containing 50,933 members.
Of these, 2,586 communities are for
women, with 40,188 members, and 529
for men, with 10,745 members. The
number of those which sought and ob-
tained registration by the gov-
ernment was 2,611, the registra-
tion being of a permanent and
definite character in the case of
1,201, and of a provisional kind
for 1,410. Registration was temporar-
ily withheld in the case of 150, pend-
ing further examination of their titles
and description. Of the 354 which re-
main, the greater part are orders of
the Concordat and exempt from regis-
tration.
Of the 41,000,000 pesetas paid by the
state to the church, about $6,000,000
is devoted to the payment of income;
$750,000 to building, maintenance, and
repair of churches; $225,000 is de-
stined for religious seminaries; and
some $25,000 is allotted to religious
congregations, cloistered nuns, and
others. The sum of a little over $1,-
000,000 is divided among the higher
clergy, leaving less than $1,000,000 for
the ordinary priesthood. As the latter
must number considerably over 20,000,
the average income of the secular
priest cannot be more than $50.
Nor does there seem to be much
more margin for economy in the sal-
aries paid to the superior clergy.
There are nine archbishops, whose in-
comes range from $8,000 to $5,500;
there are 51 bishops who receive from
$5,500 to $2,000; there are 50 deans
and 500 canons, whose average yearly
income is less than $1,500. But even
out of this poverty the Spanish church
contrived to donate to the govern-
ment last year $750,000. Meanwhile,
the native orders and their French
guests barely make a living; the vil-
lage curate starves; the towers of
Cuenta Cathedral crumble and fall for
the want of timely repairs; and the
country, which has so long regarded
such matters with indifference, is be-
ginning, especially the liberal, progres-
sive part of it, to be disgusted with
the whole question of religious domi-
nance.
H" KNEW.
Katherine—Truth lies at the bot-
tom of the well.
Kidder—It takes a lot of pumping to
get at it sometimes..—Rochester Demo-
crat and Chronicle.
LATIN QUARTER DAYS.
"We've been obliged to raise your
rent, Mi. Macdaub."
"Much obliged, for it's more than 1
rould do!"
the limit in honesty.
"Is he honest?"
"Honest? Ke wouldn't even tak« a
photograph."—Illustrated Bits.
STANDARD OIL HAS ANOTHER
SCHEME TO EVADE COURTS
NEW RAILROAD SURVEYS
J. J. Hill Reaching the Gulf and Katy
Starting New Branch
SOUTH MCALESTER: It Is lnarned
that a party of surveyors In the em-
ploy of J. J. Hill, president of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railways, have jnst left this city to
obtain right of way for a new line
to the Gulf. .The engineer in charge
of the surveying party declined to dis-
Iusb the matter.
In a competition on hogs between
Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Oklahoma
the latter captured the first prize this
week. S. B. Hardy and J. W. Alli-
son, of Payne county, attended the
Kansas state fair with exhibits of
their prize hogs. Mr. Hardy not only
got first prize but took sweepstakes
with Duroc Jersey hogs. Mr. Allison
took second prize with Poland China
hog and other minor prizes. These
hogs were all bred and raised in Ok-
lahoma by the gentlemen exhibiting
them. Oklahoma is taking a leading
part in many things raised
The Owens cotton gin at Stroud
(vas destroyed by fire, 100 bales of cot-
Ion and $2,900 worth, of seed cotton
being also consumed.
VOTERS MUST REGISTER
Law Applies to Territory Towns of
5,000 or Over
ARDMORE: United States Judge
Clayton, chairman of the districting
election board, has advised City Clerk
llrnce that registration is Imperative
tor votet-B in the constitutional elec-
tion to be held November 6, and that
the boo'.is must bo closed ten days
prior to the election.
Tho deglstration applies to only In
corporated cities of the first class,
having a population of 5,000 or more.
John W. Gates will Build North to
State Line Connecting the Stand-
ard with Port Arthur
' TULSA: That there are to be two
pipe lines from the Tulsa oil field to
the gulf within the next year is evi-
denced by the announcement re.
eelved In this city from the New York
oliice of John W. Gates.
The Information is to the effect that
the Texas Oil company, controlled by
Gates, will commence at once the con-
struction of a pipe line from its great
refineries at Port. Arthur north .
The Standard Oil company will at
the same time begin work on a similar
line south front Tulsa. The two will
meet at Paris. Thus the Standard
will bo enabled to transport its oil
through the state of Texas, where it
is now barred from doing business.
Gates controls the greater per cen-
tage of oil production in Texas. It is
understood that he has been in secret
partnership with the Standard for
tome time.
The information received here came
direct and, tt is believed to be abso.
lutely reliable It had the efTect of
stopping negotiations wherein several
prominent oil companies planned an
independent refinery here.
SOLD UNINSPECTED OIL.
Two Woodward County Merchantt
Arrested and Fined.
GUTHRIE: Territorial Oil Inspect-
or Ashton returned from a trip
through Woodward county this week.
While on this trip, the Inspector found
several merchants in the county buy-
ing Kansas oil, having it shipped into
the territory, and selling it without
inspection. For this offense, C. A.
Lamb, of Gage, and B. H. Lambert, of
Fargo, were arrested and tried at
Woodward, where they both pleaded
guilty and were fined.
The law covering the inspection of
oil for the territory prescribes that
no oil shall be sold in Oklahoma, with-
out first being inspected, by the Okla-
homa oil inspector, that though the
oil in this case was inspected in Kan-
sas it must also be tnspected in Okla-
homa, as the grade of Oklahoma oil is
higher than that of Kansas.
The merchants claim that they
were led Into the trouble by the mis-
representation of traveling men for
the wholesale houses of Wichita.
Inspector Ashton states that he will
prosecute every person he can find
selling uninspected oil in Oklahoma.
Examiner Boosts State Banks.
"The Oklahoma state banks are In a
very prosperous condition," said State
Hank Examiner H. H. Smock of Guth-
rie. "There are now 288 state banks,
with a capitalization of nearly $600,-
000, and deposits of about $10,000,000,
doing business in Oklahoma. After
statehood tho banks of Indian Terri-
tory, aside from the national banks,
will be under the supervision and ex-
amination of the Oklahoma examiner.
There has not been a failure ot a
state bank In six months."
SAVE MONEY
BY BUYING YOUR SUPPLIES OF US
WE CARRY A FULL STOCK OF
Dry Goods, Groceries, SHoes,
Furnishings, Hardware, Tin-
ware, Woodenware, etc., £7
WHICH WE SELL AT CUT PRICES
Remember we carry the largest stocK
of Farmers' Supplies of any store in tHe
New State.
We Are Receiving
New Goods Every Day
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