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THE BLACK DISPATCH
CONGRESS VOTES BIG SUM
TO FEED PEOPLE OF CEN-
TRAL EUROPE
GORE VOTES NO, AS USUAL
Along with Hardwlck and Meyere, ths
Oklahoma Senator ii Still
Notable for Hit
Stubbornness.
Washington.—After a wnok of spirit-
ed 'debate, the senate by a vote of
R3 to 18 passed the administration
bill appropriating $100,000,000 for food
relief la Europe and the Near East.
The fund was requested by Presi-
dent Wilson as a means of checking
the westward spread of bolshevlsm.
The most Important senate amend-
ment changed the house action
against feeding the enemy peoples so
that nationalities friendly) to the
United States and the allies may be
aided.
Democrats voting against the bill
were Gore, Hardwlck and Meyers, and
the republicans, Borah, Calder Fern-
aid, France, Harding, Johnson of Cal-
itornla, Ken yon, La Toilette, McNary,
Moses Penrose, Polndexter, Sherman,
Townsend and Watson.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, repub-
lican, and Thomas of Colorado, demo-
crat, who were present, but pairod,
announced that they opposed the bill,
it was also announced that Senator
Vardaman of Mississippi, who was
absent, would have voted in the negar
tive.
Senators Sutherland of West Vir-
ginia, and Nelson of Minnesota, ab<
sent, were anounnced as favoring the
■Mas are.
PBOTECT $2.20 WHEAT PRICE
BILLION AND A QUARTER
APPROPRIATION
Ho«oo Committee Decides to Retain
Control of Wires for Reat
of 1919.
TWO WAIT FOR THE LORC
Conscription Cowards Refuse To
Leave Army Prison.
Leavenworth.—The 10(9 conscient-
iouh objectors to service in the United
Btntes army, who were honorably re-
stored to duty and discharged from
the United States disciplinary bar-
racks here, and the army, all depart
ed front Leavenworth except four, the
maojrity returning to the places from
which they were Inducted Into mill'
Ury service.
Two of the total of 113 conscien-
tious objectors ordered discharged
refused to leave, as "such would not
be for the glory of God," and two
ware too 111 to be sent away.
For the two who insisted on remain
tains that "when the Lord gets readj
he will open the prison gates," ths
war department la expected to find
some means for dealing with their
eases. The Bick men will be given an
opportunity to leave as soon as they
are able.
Prisoners in the disciplinary bar
r&cks generally forfeit all pay and al-
, lowanceh, according to prison offl
dale, and the conscientious objectors
wont away with full pockets, a res
toration to duty carrying with it back
pay. Each of the men drew from
$400 to $500 with the usual transpor-
tation to the point of induction given
soldiers upon discharge from the
army.
OCEAN FREIGHT RATES CUT
Reduced Two-thirds By Shipping
Board To Meet British Price.
Washington.—To meet the cut in
trans-Atlantic freight rates made by
British ship owners, the shipping
board announced a reduction of about
(6 2-3 per cent In tariff charegs be-
tween Atlantic and Gulf ports and
port* in the United Kingdom, France,
Italy, Helglum and the Netherlands.
The new rate to the United King-
dom ia $1 per 100 pounds, or 50 cents
a cubic foot agalnht the old rate of
$66 a ton, while the rate to Havre,
Bordeaux, Antwerp and Rotterdam la
$1.25 per 100 pounds or 65 cents per
cubic foot against the old charge ot
$66 a ton.
To Marseilles, Cette, Genoa and
Naples the new rate is $1.60 per 100
pounds or 86 cents per cubic foot
against the old rate of frdm $71.60 to
$7$ per ton. Rates based on weight
or measurement are at ship's option.
Washington.—An administration bill
apppriating $1,250,000,000 to enaWs
the government to carry or its guar-
antee to the farmer of a price of $2.20
a' bushel for the 1919 wheat crop was
transmitted to the chairmen of the
senate and house agriculture comr
mlttees by the food administration.
The measure, which was drawn by
officials of the food administration
and the department of agriculture,
was described by some senators as
an omnibus measure which would per-
mit the president to continue the fo #1
administration in operation and to
exercise all of the powers conferred
upon him by the food control act.
Under thfc bill as drawn government
authority to control grain dealers,
millers and ©levators "by license or
other like powers," would be contin-
ued and the president would be au-
thorized "to create any agency or
agencies" to buy the 1918 and 1919
wheat crops, "wheat products and
other foodstuffs and feeds," at the
guaranteed prices, regulate export and
Import of wheat; require preferential
railroad service as long as the rail-
roads are under government control;
control grain exchanges and prohibit
trading upon them "at such time or
times as may be deemed desirable or
proper to meet market conditions and
competitive prices of foreign grown
wheat and "to prescribe such rules
and regulations as may, be deemed
necessary to protect the government
ot the United States from paying the
guaranteed prices aforesaid for any
wheat other than that covered by
proclamations."
In addition, the president, through
the agency he would designate, could
also aell either domestically or by
export wheat, wheat products or by-
products at a profit or loss "as in the
judgment of such agency may be ne-
cessary."
N He could also lease, buy or requi-
sition storage space and prescribe the
terms to be paid for it.
By a vote of 10 to 8, the house
postofllce committee decided to report
a bill providing for the continuance
of government control of telephone
and telegraph until December 31, 1919.
Postmaster General Burleson told
the committee that many telephone
companies were facing financial stress
and that the public was doomed to
poor service under private operation
Theodore N. Vail, of the American
Telephone ft Telegraph Company, Mr.
Burleeon said, had advised extension
of five years of government control
and hundreds of other telephone men
askod extension of two to six years.
Toll or long-distance rates, accord-
ing to Mr. Burleson, should be uni-
versal as Is the postage rates. He
added that the new toll rates, fixed by
the federal wire centrol board, were
unchanged or lower on seventy per
cent of the calls and higher on thirty
per cent.
lAn order of the British war office
forbidding the control of cables being
centered in any one company in Oreat
Britain, was disclosed at the commit-
tee hearing.
WILLARD TO FIGHT AGAIN
7th
Oklahoma
Legislature
A purse of $100,000 drew Jess Willard, the heavyweight champion out of
retirement. Tex Richard, promoter of the Joe Gans-Rattling Nelson fight,
and the heavyweight championship battle between Jeffries and Johnson, ob-
tained Willard'! signature to a set of articles to fight any opponent selected
for him. He agreed to box any number of rounds up to forty. The match
will be decided next July, probably on the Fourth. Willard will receive
$100,000, win, lose or draw.
WILSON SOIISTHE
THAT IS, IF THE RUSSIANS
WILL CONSENT TO HAVE
IT SOLVED
Wilson Visits Battle Fields.
Paris.—While millions of Ameri-
cans were st their Sunday morning
worship In churches unscarred by in-
vading armies. President Wilson trav-
elled through ruined towns on the
bottle line between Paris, Chateau
Thierry and Rhelms. visiting wrecked
•athedrals where a few months ago
hundreds of thousands of Frenchmen
and Americans battled for civilisa-
tion
Unemployed Soldier* Stay In Serviock
Washington.—To solve the problem
ef unemployed discharged soldiers,
the war department has ordered that
ao Han be discharged from the army
again* his desire until such thee as
he caa obtain employment In civil
Utr It was announced that order*
had been telegraphed to all depart-
ment and division headquarters at
Secretary Baker's direction to retain
all ntea who desire to remain tempor
arily 1a eerrice without prejudice te
sabhafMat discharge to ml
FIXED HOG PRICE RETAINED
Minimum of $17.50 to be Continued
in February.
Washington—A minimum base
price of $17.50 a hundred pounds for
hoK8 for February, was agreed on un-
animously by the hog committee meet-
ing at the food administration.
Frank S. Snyder, head of the meat
division of the food administration,
recommended the maintenance of this
price, which has been in effect since
November, and told the packers, pro-
ducers and commission men present
that increased orders from the allies,
neutrals and eventually enemy coun-
tries, soon would turn the present sur-
plus of pork into a deficit.
The inter-allied food council in
Paris, he said, Tjad recommended that
Germany and other enemy countries
be allowed seventy thousand tons of
pork monthly.
Business with the allies and neu-
trals will amount to 225,000,000
pounds of pork for the month of Feb-
ruary. It was said, while' 150,000,000
pounds Is ordered for neutrals aud
relief.
ALL FACTIONS CULLED TO MEET
On Neutral Territory to Discuss Dif-
ferences and Try to Reach a
Compromise — League of
Nations Agreed To.
Paris—Led by President Wilson,
the supreme council of the great pow-
ers moved to unite the factions of
distracted Russia and bring them into
the peace conference.
They unanimously adopted a prop-
osition brought forward by President
Wilson asking all the Russian fac-
tions, including the bolshevik!, to
meet ths allied and associated gov-
ernments at Princess Islands in the
Marmora sea on February 15, the
contending factions meantime declar-
ing a truce and suspending all mili-
tary operations.
So far no reply has been received
from the Bolshevlki but the other
"governments" of Russia are evinc-
ing a disposition to refuse to meet
the anarchist groups. It remains to
be seen what pressure the allies can
bring to bear.
Gen. John J. Pershing, the American
commander-in-chief, has been called
to Paris, and It is expected that he
will be the military member of the
American representation on the joint
commission.
Ship Builders Halted.
Waahlngton, D. (C.—Official orders
not to begin work on ships aggregat-
ing from 1,000,000 to 1,250,000 tons,
are now being sent out by the shlp-
ping board.
46 New Zealandera German Prisoners.
Wellington, N. Z.-New Zealand)
casualties In the war totaled 67.932,
of whom only forty-five were taken
prisoner by the enemy. The number
killed was 11,500
Fort Smith Let* Bridie Contract.
Ft. Smith.—Contract for building
the half million dollar free bridge
acroee the Arkaaeae river to connect
Ft. Smith with Oklahoma wis let to-
night te Jf. M. Slkaa, of Macon. Oa.
for MM.MO. The bridge wUl be ef
concrete throughout.
Convey SMp for WHoea.
Breet—The new Americas super-
dreadnought New Mexico arrived at
Brest te convoy the eteamer George
Weshiagtoa. when that veessl ret u ran
America Leads Nations.
Aside from the importance of the
conclusions reached It was especially
notable as being the first time that
the voice of the United States had
taken the direction in the concert of
European powers on the most serious
European question now presented.
The final result came after three
days of continuous discussion of Rus-
sia, which did not crystalize until
the final hours, when President Wil-
son presented in writing the plan he
had elaborated.
Besides the definite proposal as
given in the communique the joint
commission ot the associated powers
will lay down four conditions indis-
pensable in bringing about an adjust-
ment.
FIRST, peace at all points.
Second, removal of all economic
barriera which restrain the free cir-
culation or exchange of food and
commodities before the factional
xones and the outside world.
THIRD, general electlona on a rep-
sentative basis.
FOURTH, aome adequate arrange-
ment for the payment of debta.
Even If eventually the proposal Is
not accepted, members of the council
expressed the view that the propo-
sition was before the world and th*
The league of nations plan has
been agreed upon by the great powers
President Wilson, Lloyd Geoge.
Premiers Clemenceau, Orlando and
Makino conatitute the steering com
mittee which will make an unanlmoui
report in favor of the plan in which
all of them have collaborated.
The peace conference made a dl
tlnct gain when the nineteen small
powers gave full'adhesion to the or
ganization formulated by the five
great powers, thus securing a united
front of the great and small powers
at the outaet of the work on the main
subjects before the commission.
This waa largely due to the skilful
direction of Jules Cambon, French
delegate and former ambassador at
Washington, who was designated by
the great powers to preside over th«
meeting of the small powers.
Farming Back To Normal Basis.
Washington.—Farmers of the Unit-
ed States were urged by the depart-
ment of agriculture to return to sound
farm practice in the coming season,
abandoning certain emergency meas-
ures adopted during the war, so as to
assure ample supplies of all kinds for
this country and Europe. No causa
for alarm as to the ability of Ameri-
can agriculture to maintain ita posi-
tion in world trade during the period
of readjustment is forseen by the de-
partment, which declares that a con-
siderable demand from European
countries for foodstuffs is almost as
sured for a year or mr e.
B0URGE0ISE WIN ELECTION
Socialists Appear To Be Beaten In
Germany.
Amsterdam.—Although the majority
socialists obtained an absolute major-
ity in Berlin and the suburbs, accord-
ing to a Berlin dispatch to the Han-
delsblad, the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin,
estimates that the bourgeoise parties
have gained as many seats as the
two socialists parties combined. The
conservatives polled a heavy vote
throughout the country.
Copenhagen.—It is reported unoffi-
cially from Berlin that 319 delegates
had been definitely elected to the na-
tional assembly from twenty-eight dis-
tricts. They were distributed as fol-
lows:
Majority socialists 132; German
democrats 58; centrists 57; German
national party 28; independent social-
ists 22; German people's party 14;
scattering 8.
Kurt Eisner, the Bavarian premier,
failed to wijj a seat Inr the national
assembly in any of the constituencies
where he was a candidate.
U-53 SUNK JACOB JONES
Same Submarine That Made Ua A
Friendly Vlalt In 1111.
Washington. — The American de-
stroyer Jaoob Jones, sunk off the
Irish coast by a German submarine
Dec. S. 1 17, waa torpedoed by the
U-5S, the vessel which visited New-
port, R. I., in the aummer of 1916,
and later harried allied merchant
it would pave the way for such other ; shipping off the New England coast,
measures as their own action had J This fact was disclosed In the re-
brught about. portl of Lleuts. F. L. Muller and J. H.
Besides the decisive action taken | richer. U. S. N, who were captured
with regard to Russia, the council by the submarine U-152, whieh sank
provided a Joint commission of two | the cargo transport Tlconderoga Sept.
each from the United States. Great 30.1118, and released when the Cpr-
Britain, France and Italy to proceed
immediately to Danslg and Warsaw
for consideration ef the entire mili-
tary, economic and political situation
of Poland.
man submarine flotilla was surrend-
ered Nov. M, after they had spent
two montha on the submarine in Am-
erican waters aid la the German sub-
marine baae at Kiel.
Tretaky la Dead, UAest Report
Loadea — Reports that Tretaky bad
been captured by the Betoaiena have
aow crows to reports that he
o killed. One report Iron Swlts-
erlaad loeatae his kliliag at Ubau
where fee ie aadl to have boea shot
dead by soldiers at a revolutioaary
meeting.
|
Ismll Kernel Bey Diea.
London—Ismll Kernel Bey. foi
president of the provisional go
it of Albania Is dead.
Bliee Receivee Service Medal.
Paris.—Oea. Taeker H.
American military representative of
the supreme war couacll was decorat-
ed with the Distinguished Service
Medal bp Oea. John J. Pershing
Bill To Uneeat Berpsr.
Weehlagtoa.—A MU deelgaad to
prereat Victor Server. ef Mllwaakee,
repreeeatativeeleet frem Wleeoneln,
seated sa a member of the
tatrodaced bp Reprseeata-
The first sign of fireworks, since
the legislature convened, has come
over the good roads project. Repre-
sentative Nesbitt introduced a Joint
resolution which was to serve as a
skeleton basis on which to work out
a bill on the floor of the House. The
plan, so far as it went, suited every
b'dy but the governor and as a re
suit Senator Board and 36 other mem-
bers of the Senate, countered with an-
other bill, Just the same as the House
resolution—only different.
The difference la over who is to be
(action bosa, so to speak. Gov. Rob-
ert-on wants a commission of five
oonslsting of himself, the highway
commissioner and three others named
by himself. The House wants the
governor on the commission but
wonts to name two of the others, one
from each party and the senate to
name two, also bt-partlaan. The
House wanta to scatter the responsl
bllity and the Governor wjints to
shoulder It all. Or, as some might
be eruel enough to say, each side Is
looking out for its Interests when the
pla Is passed around.
Aside from this difference the
plans are identical. The commission
erg. except the governor, are to draw
$4.,0C0 a yew salary. The bonds are
lo be issued in installments ot six
million dollars the first year, Increas-
ing two millions a year till fourteen
mil'ions, making fifty In all, are Is-
rued the fifth year. Both plana con-
template using the auto tax and five-
sixths of the gross production as far
as It g<ro with an ad valorem If nee-
sasary lo provide the balance for a
proper slied sinking fund.
The governor's bill also provides a
citizen's advisory board of twenty an
was used in building the state house,
and each county to have an advisory
committee of three The Nesbitt res-
olution hits the lobby Industry by pro-
viding that any interest engaging in
lobbying for or against the bill Is
barred from supplying any materials
for building the roads.
A bill increasing the salary of the
secretary of the school land commis-
sion to $3,000 a year was passed
finally by the aenate by a vote of
twenty-six to twelve. Governor Rob-
ertson signed Senate Bill No. J7 which
raises the salary of the secretary of
the governor to $8,000 a year, and
equalizes the salaries of all steno-
graphers in executive office by plac-
ing them upon a basis of $100 a month.
This Is the flrat bill to be signed by
the governor.
The House. •
The bill providing a solution of the
Appellate court problem, and which Is
•aid to have the approval of the mem-
Ders of the supreme court Itself, was
passed finally by the house. A sim-
ilar measure already has passed the
senate.
The house bill creates two divisions
of Jhe court, without increasing the
personnel, and provides for the ap-
pointment of law clerks and a referee
who are given duties and powers
which are designed to relieve mem-
bers of the court from much of the
routine and detail work which now
consumes a great portion of the time
of the Justices. The referee is em-
powered to hear motions In certain
cases, advance causes for argument
and perform much other purely detail
work now done by the court Itself.
That Governor Rooertson may have
enough money to carry him through
the fiscal year, which ends June 30,
Senator J Elmer Thomas introduce'!
an appropriation bill allowing the ex
ecutive department $5,000 additional
as a contingent fund.
The house also passed finally Rep-
resentative Tom Klght's bill for the
establishment of the Oklahoma Mill
tary Aoademy at Claremore In the
buildings formerly occupied as a pre-
paratory school. It carries an appro-
priation of $170,000 for maintenanle,
equipment and the construction of
additional housing facilities.
Representative Cheatham'e bill,
which would grant amnesty to those
who were drafted or volunteered for
military service during the late world
war met overwhelming defeat ia the
house. The question of dismissing
charges of a minor nature pending
against men who answered the call to
arme, opponents of the measure as
serted. should be left In the discretion
of the officers of the county In which
the man resldee. General amneety, it
waa charged, may be abused.
The members of the houee went to
Norman in a body to Inspect the State
University and the Insane asylum.
The Senate. <Jf
Application of the managerial pM
to the conduct of county business If
proposed in a bill prepared by Sen*
tors S. L. Johnson and C. M. Kei*, \
which was introduced in the senatp- *
Under the proposed plan, there
would be only one county commis-
sioner, who would be elected at larfu
In the county and who virtually woulff
be a county manager. He would Un-
vote all of his time to the work.
There would be also an ex-offleie
board of which the commissioner
would be chairman and three other
elective county officers member*.
The bill of Spnator Fred E. Tuckar
to repeal the state income tax came
out of commltee changed to reduce
the minimum tax from 2 per cent te
a fiat tax of 12 mills on all incomes of
more than $3,000.
When senate bill No. 10 was ad-
vanced to engrossment and tMrd read-
ing It carried a provision which vir-
tually would bar trust companies
from acting as guardians In Okla-
homa, In that It limits the number of
guardianships any Individual or com-
pany may control to five. The bill
caused the sharpest fight yet seen tn
the senate this session and only was
advanced by a majority of om> vote.
As originally Introduced by Renator
R. L Knie, the bill would have opened
an unlimited field of guardianships
to trust companies.
The state examiner and inspector
would be clothed with authority to «n-
force action against county officiate
who misappropriate funds, tn a bill
prepared by Senator E. M. Kerr fbr
Introduction In the senate. The meas-
ure would give the examiner and
inspector authority to request prose-
cutions from the attorney general.
Under the present law only the gov-
ernor may direct the attorney general
to proeeoute cases and the examiner
and Inspector may take only a reund
about method of getting action.
The senate resolution mem oralis-
lng congress to take from the poet-
master general his war time power ot
regulating lntra-state telephone rates
and service is now rsady for the sig-
nature of Governor Robertson.
The first almost-flst-flght of the ses-
sion was pulled off ia the Heuss dur-
ing the consideration of ths contrast
for the House printing. The printing
committee favored giving the work te
the Harlow Pub. Co., while Represen-
tative Ruth of Oklahoma City, led a
fight for another firm. Sharp words
eventually led to Ruth offering t
whip Victor Harlow right on the floor
of the house, but members interferred
and stopped a good show.
&
Senate Committees.
Added T. CamaHtteee.
Seaaton BUI and Wood were wNM to the 1
•to eemmlttee on heelth Senator Coyne waa ad
to Ike oommlttee on agrtoulture.
ADDITIONAL HOUSI COMMITTEES.
'rehlUtlee.
Do«*. CoUlna. Hodgen. Jetia KM.
Neff. CraVkaU. Wood wart. itm. KmSn.
Stoma, Searhart, Wteemeyer, Mi tea. CUM aa}
Piatt.
Stan Seaadarloa.
Storeeaon. Ctlluaa. WUHana. DeAaeu. Hants.
Swing, Akers.
Saaufaeturere art Coiaaiaraa.
ritatarald (Kiowa). Bunkwortli, W*b.
lOralgl. Portwood. Phllllpe, Rtekre, I_
■war. O mates*.
Mlaaa MS Mining.
Smith (Pln*burf). rfclgea krinkwerUi Ssllk
(Pittsburg). Bo bo. Romlne, Mebao
Pura Feed. HeaRk ill On*a.
Robertson. Woodward. Smith (Bnan). Cummlmaa.
Romlne. Piatt. Tronole. Hill (litis).
Constitutional AaieaSveata.
Until. Tlrer, Wllliaina. KenteR. Dabaw, Akuat
KcNabb, Hill (Ellla). Back
Pradlaa ol Madlalar.
.. E Smith (Bryan). S. C. Cuaamlwa. Wintam
Romlne, Woodward. Street. Klumr. Bteffcs, ai-
der.
Ckarltlea a>< Cerreetiane.
Hill (CralD. Akria. Billiard, mil. (Ml. trim-
Ma. Glajeo, Campbell, r.lder.
Slate an* Sehoet land.
Peereon. Perlweod. Hay. O'Neill. Tlrer, Barkiw.
Nlcholaon, Akera. Ballard, Orana. Cooler. Aane,
Taylor.
Paklle Bulldlnia.
Hay, Peereon. Weat. R>ey. IVIien, Johnson, Wll-
liaina. Trimble. Thomas. Slokea. Smith (PlttaTmrw).
Romlne, Orarea, Elder. Haley, Holism. Hooter.
Uabon.
Leelaa. Drelna and Dltohaa.
Nlrhoteon, Bo bo Amkier. Taylor. Wefcb. Doer.
N'eebllt, Swabe. U.'l IBUla)
Capitol Sulldlni.
Smith (Bryan). Trimble. Webb. Morrla. UeNakh.
Tlnvnae, Wuodecrt. Itorneteck. Jack-tru. Crane,
Coorer.
Cenireaelenal and Redlitrtctlnt.
Neff. Webb. Barry. WcMI.en, Bi ltPrfleld, (*aw-
ford Dorison, Dnffr. rttr«rr ld (Kiowa). Otfnon.
Craraa. Hoorer. Jehnaon. Morgaa (Creek). O'Neill.
Phllllna. Tortwood. Storms. Stokee. Meban. llaltara.
Steffi#.'
Laker and Arkliratlea.
Brinkworth. Tom Smith. Bntterlldd, Bote. StmM.
Melt. strrrn«on. Mn-nn (Creek), Tlrer, Cofuve.
Webb. Olaaaea. Wlaemeyar.
Cottea, Wareheme and Srala Elevator.
Mnrean (Creek). Ballard. We'b. 1> IT?. 0"NoUJ.
Nlrbolsoa. Johnao'i. Orarea Phll'l". n-1 r*w. Thrlek.
InlUMIvs and Referendum.
T. A. Parklneon, Tlrer. Tay. Morgan IMaeel.
Piatt, Cumialnse. Wefcb. Butterfleld. Oreree. Tlufea.
Tarlor.
Caanty and Tewnaklg 0e>eminent.
Webb, rarklns'jn, floorer. Homheek. fttmtnan.
mil. Crawford. Akera. Wobb. Amkier
Five Clri'lted Tdkea.
Morten ( Webb, cvathem. Pa Sean. Bit.
am, Glaaroe. Hornlwk. Johnaan. Morrta, 0*)mU,
Clothier. Redbnrn. sieltln
Seeleekal Samv.
Collum. Ballard. Webb. Wheeler. Trimble. Bailee
Omkb.
Coal aad AeehaR Laed.
BliMtaon. Brinkworth Barker. Webb. BaMt. Waafc.
Ilaanayer, Daeirt. F 7 Fltrgtrald.
taipoackmeat
Dabnav. Harrison. Morgan (Mayeal, Cnmalng*
odgea. IMerer. rvewftiM Knlgbt. BwIbs. TIarray
Haaaa C> setae.
Stakaa. Webb. Tbnr:ui Weat. Hoorer. ZMrr Jim-
Mar
Retreaehmeat
Barker. Bobo, We>-b Cheatham. Pryor. 1
Trimble. Klmerer. mil (Ellla).
Shortly after the house adopted In
soaualttee of the whole the bill by
Representative Sight* previdtag tor
creation of the Oklahoma Military
Aoademy la the baildlags formerly
occupied by the Ualverstty Prepar-
atory school at Claremore, a MU wse
Introduced la the ho ass by Repreesat-
atlvee Elder. Harrison aad Nesbitt.
and Senators Mall aad Clark, provid-
ing for the is ersnMsn ei the prepar-
atory school st Teahawe ant ef meaey
•bat has scemeS tn the credit of the
inetttntlea bent the m
Oklahoma has more winter wheat
©'anted than any state in the tnrton
eicept Kansas and Missouri, aeeord
<ng to statistics issued by the United
states chamber of commerce. The
report states that the condition ol
winter wheat throughout the country
Is unusually good. Forty million scree
are now planted, the report says
which is about 17 H per cent more
than the acreage growing at this tiro#
'ast year. It is everywhere declared
o be well rooted, with an Abundance
of moisture tn the soil.
Governor Robertson last week re-
ceived s telegram from the regtoaat
director of the United States railroad
administration at St Louis, tn the
effect that the half rate on feedstuff
shipped Into the drouth striekea eesa-
tles of Oklahoma has been reinstated
on an reads. The rate applies only
to theoe counties lying south ot 1
Rock bland sad weet ef the
Vh sad .s applicable only aa ship-
ments direct to the farmer, ar sea-
ler. U does aet apply to ehlpmeala <
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