The Mooreland Leader. (Mooreland, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 1909 Page: 2 of 9
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MOORELAND LEADER.
By Omer Schnobeien.
MOORELAND.
OKLA.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Host Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into 8mall Space for the Ben-
efit of Our Readers.
From National Capitol.
Pensions for superannuated persons
In the government service will be
urged upon congress by President
Taft.
The president In an address to the
census supervisors of the eastern
Htates renewed his former statement
that their position must not be used
for political purposes but that the tak-
ing of the census was a purely busi-
ness matter.
It is reported that President Taft
will about January 15 send a special
message to congress asking an Investi-
gation of the sugar trust.
President Taft has settled the con-
troversy over the appointment of an
ambassador to Austria by sending to
the senate the nomination of Richard
C. Kerens of St. Louis.
A. 3. Van Volkenburgh of Kansas
City has been reappointed by the
president to be United StateB district
attorney for the western district of
Missouri.
Judge Horace H. Lurton has been
confirmed by the senate as associate
Justice of the United States supreme
court.
A Macon, Mo., man sued a neigh
bor for stealing a hen aud failed to
prove hi? case. The woman then
brought action for damanges and got
a verdict for $500.
Judge Pollock of the federal court
granted a temporary Injunction pre
venting the Kansas state officers from
putting in effect the provisions of the
state bank guaranty law. The state
may appeal by filing a bond of $50,000
Five or Six hundred suits will be
filed against the Standard Oil com-
pany, If the dissolution decision Is sus-
tained, by independent oil producers
for damages aggregating $250,000,000
under the provision of the Sherman
anti-trust law which provides for re-
covery In threefold the amount of any
damage sustained by reason of any
violation of the statutes.
Domestic Items.
An exploding locomotive boiler In a
Rock Island roundhouse at Shawnee,
Ok., completely demolished the build-
ing and killed and wounded a large
number of men.
Gov. Hadley granted three Christ-
mas pardons to men serving time in
the Missouri penitentiary.
Thomas M. Casey who pleaded
guilty to forgeries aggregating $100,-
000 while cashier of the Salmon & Sal-
mon bank at Clinton, Mo.t has com-
pleted three-fourths of his five year
teriii In the penitentiary and has been
released.
The formal demnnds of 125,000 rail-
road employes working on all the lines
east of tho Mississippi river for In-
creased pay will be laid before the
railroad companies early in the year.
The Illinois supreme court has up-
held the Chicago ordinance requiring
bakers to stamp the weight on all
loaves of bread.
To man the present American fleet
In time of war would require 76,171
officers and men and in time of peace
64.554 would be needed.
The thirty-ninth annual meeting of
the Kansas State board of agriculture
will be held at Topeka January 12, 13
and 14.
The government will begin January
10 the distribution of $200,000 to the
Cherokee Indians as payment for frac
tional allottments to which they are
entitled.
The Twentieth annual meeting of
the Western Association of Nursery-
men occurred at Kansas City with a
large number of nurserymen present
A. Brown of Geneva, Neb., presided.
A well defended rumor is In circa
lation in state house circles at Topeka
that Attorney General Jackson Intends
to begin action at once against the
Kansas Cty, Kan., packing houses for
violating the anti-trust laws of Kan-
STATE
CAP ITAL
ITEMS
Guthrie, Okla.
Health Law Goes Into Effect.
Acting under the authority vested
In the state commissioner of health by
senate bill 188, session laws 1907-08,
new rules governing vital statistics
and health precautions will be pro-
mulgated and become effective In Ok-
lahoma, January 1, 1910.
ZELAYA BIDS FARE-
WELL TO NICAURAGUA
LEAVES NATIVE LAND ABOARD
MEXICAN WARSHIP.
PRESIDENT MADRIZ IS IN CHARGE
Foreign Affairs.
It Is reported in London that James
Bryce Is to retire as ambassador to
Washington and be succeeded by Sir
Maurice de Bunsen.
The fourth International Sanitary
convention met at San Jose, Costa
Rica in response to the call or Dr.
Walter Wyman of the United States
chairman of the International Sanitary
bureau.
Dispatches from Madrid express
alarm at the condition of King Alfonso
who must undergo another operation.
Gen. Estrada In command of the in
surgent army at Rama defeated the
Nlcaraguan troops under Gens. Cas
trillo and Gonzales at Rama. All of
the troops were either killed or cap-
tured.
Tremendous damage has been done
and many lives lost as the result of
floods in Spain.
Another young monarch was added
to the reigning sovereigns of Europe
when Albert I ascended the throne of
Belgium. He said in his speech that
the nation desired a policy of human-
ity and progress In the Congo.
In Seoul, Korea, the prime minister
of the Korean cabinet was stabbed
to death as an apparent result of the
intense feeling in Korea against Jap-
anese influence.
In St. Petersburg, the chief of the
Becret police, Colonel Karpoff, was
blown to pieces by the explosion of
a bomb, supposedly thrown by an an-
archist.
At Bombay, British India, the chief
magistrate of the Nasik, Arthur M.
T. Jackson, was assassinated by a
native, for revenge and presumably
as a part of the seditious movement
against British official authority.
The prime minister of Roumania has
been shot aud dangerously wounded
by an anarchist.
Despite the request of King Leopold
that his funeral should be conducted
with the greatest simplicity his body
was laid away in the vault of the
church at Laeken after a funeral con-
ducted with ail the pomp and cere-
mony of which the state was capable.
Gen. Estrada the insurgent leader
announces that he will continue the
rebellion In Nicaragua if Madriz as-
sumes the presidency vacated by the
resignation of Zelaya.
Dispatches from Blueflelds tell of a
defeat to the Nlcaraguan troops under
Gen. Vasquez near Rama.
The University of Copenhagen has
made a report based on the findings of
the committee which made an exami-
nation of the data present by Dr. cook
to substantiate his claim as the dis-
coverer of the North Pole in which It
is found that the proofs presented are
absolutely worthless from a scientific
standpoint.
Employed In Factories.
Ada has 337 people employed in her
factories and shops, and this number
is a substantial Increase over last
year, according to a report of G. E.
Warren, of the state labor commis-
sioner's department. Lawton, Mc-
Alester and Ardmore are in Ada's
class in this regard, while Sapulpa hM
a lead of 150 and Enid of 200.
American Warship Swings at Anchor
In Harbor as Mexican Vessel
Steams Away—Incident Has
a Precedent
John, the Forerunner
of Jesus
Sunday School Leison for Jan. 2, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper
Haskell Asks Report.
County clerks throughout Oklaho-
ma are receiving circular letters from
Governor Haskell asking that they
make a report of the salaries and fees
being paid county officers in Oklaho-
ma. Senator Smith of Duncan has
claimed that millione are being paid
out and has asked Governor Haskell
to take steps to secure the return of
the money to the counties.
•
Two Christmas Pardons.
Christmas pardons were granted by
Governor Haskell to N. M. Moore,
given a year and a day at Ardmore
for forgery, and Fred Tribble, sen-
tenced for the same length of time at
Frederick for burglary. Charles
White of Arapaho, convicted in Caddo
county of arson and serving a twenty
year sentence, was also granted a
parole.
Many New Clerks.
Thirty additional clerks went to
work in the school land department
It is claimed by the administration
that so many letters are being receiv-
ed daily from persons In regard to the
present sale of school lands that it be
came necessary to employ thirty more
clerks to handle them. They say that
as many as 50 to 500 letters are being
received dally and that they had 15,-
000 letterr accumulated when the ad-
ditional clerks were employed.
The Ncaraguan insurgents have Is-
sued a manifesto declaring the election
of Madriz to the presidency unconsti-
tutional bccause the Atlantic coast of
the republic was not represented.
The Santa Fe railroad paid out $1.-
100,000 in taxes in Kansas. This sum
represents all the state, county, town-
ship. school, and city taxes assessed
against, the road, less 2 ^ per cent re-
bate. This company is the largest
taxpayer in Kanss.
The Rialto building at the corner of
Ninth street and Grand avenue, Kan-
sas City, burned causing a loss esti-
mated ut $300,000 on building and con-
tents.
A farmer from the wheat regions of
the Saskatchewan went to Detroit to
do a little shopping and purchased
30 motor cars for his neighbors paying
$100,000 cash for them.
The grand jury In session at Tulsa
about two weeks returned 45 indict-
ments.
Gen. Estrada has announced that he
will assume at once the offensive
against the government of President
Madriz.
The war spirit again has broken out
In Russia and 50,000 men have been
ordered to Manchuria while the Jap-
anese have thrown au army into
Korea. It would seem probable that the
struggle for supremacy In the Far East
is to be resumed.
Personal.
Justice McKenna of the supreme
court of the United States has denied
Harry Thaw a writ of error which
would secure his release from Mat-
teawan asylum.
Miss Jean Clemens the oldest
daughter of Mark Twain was found
dead in the bath tub at her home.
She was subject to epilepsy and it is
thought her death was accidental.
The condition of W. J. Bryan has
Improved and he will soon resume his
lectures.
The funeral of Col. W. A. Harris
former United States senator from
Kansas who died recently in Chicago
was buried at Lawrence. Kan.
The estate of E. H. Harriman was
appraised at his death at $149,000,000.
Since then the rise in values has so
increased its worth that the wealth of
Mrs. Harriman at the present time is
stated to be $220,000,000 making her
the wealthiest woman in the world.
William A. Cook brother of Dr.
Cook has given out an Interview In
which he declares his belief that his
brother has met with foul play, per-
haps has even been murdered.
Commander Peary says the United
States should plant the flag at the
south pole and announces his willing-
ness to manage an expedition for that
purpose.
Mayor Morris Cliggett of Pittsburg,
Kan., is dead.
Secretary Dickinson has gone to
Porto Rico to Investigate political
conditions.
M. F. Burke an insurance solicitor of
Meadville. Mo., was found dead In a
bathtub at a hotel in St. Joseph. He
Is supposed to have died of heart dis-
1 ease.
State Ginner's Report.
Differing so widely from the national
report on cotton ginned that 175,000
bales now separate the two estimates,
the Oklahoma state board of agricul-
ture published the state ginners' re-
port up to December 15 showing a to-
tal of 451,511 bales to that date. The
national report estimated 617,000 bales
for Oklahoma up to December 1,
against the state estimate of 434,950
at the same date.
As the state board of agriculture de-
pends on actual figures from the gin-
ners and verifies them doubly by com-
paring them with the agricultural cen-
sus, which depends on an actual count,
the board Is inclined to the general be-
lief that the United States department
of agriculture is booming the crop es-
timates.
The board finds that 438.599 square
bales, and 25,825 round bales were
ginned from the Oklahoma cotton crop
of '9, up to and including the close
of business on December 14? In ar-
riving at these figures the board has
received reports from 448 gins and has
added to this number tho reports of
310 gins made up to tho 30th of No-
vember. A great many of «he gins
not reporting at this date have been
closed for the season. Counting round
as half bales, there have been ginned
to the 15th of December 451,511 bales.
Manague.—Jose Santos Zelaya, for-
mer president of Nicaragua, has taken
himself out of the country and is now
aboard the Mexican gunboat General
Guerrero, bound for Santa Cruz.
Under cover of darkness, Zelaya, ac
companied by a heavily armed guard,
proceeded to Corlnto, in which port
the Mexican warship had been lying
for several days, close to the United
States protected cruiser Albany.
Other American warships swung at
anchor in the harbor, with marines
aboard, awaiting instructions.
Zelaya's coming was unheralded,
hut a guard from the Guerrero re-
ceived him and soon he was safe under
the protection of the Mexican flag.
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon the war-
ship weighed anchor and pointed out
to the sea. A salute of thirteen guns
was fired from the shore, and hun-
dreds of soldiers and citizens waved
the former dictator a farewell from
the beach. Zelaya stood alone and
waved back an answer. He uncover-
ed when abreast of the Albany, but
the American cruiser made no re-
sponse. Then he turned again to-
ward the shore, gazing until out of
sight.
Shortly before the arrival of Zelaya
at Corinto the United States gunboat
Princeton got up steam and proceeds
for San Juan Del Sur.
Zelaya Feared an Attack.
The rumor spread that the Prince
ton intended to watch the movements
of the Mexican gunboat, but she pro-
ceeded directly down the coast and
her arrival at her destination wa*
later reported, greatly relieving tho
anxiety of the Zelaya adherents.
The people were relieved when they
heard that Zelaya had gone and Pres-
ident Madriz has already begun his
promised work of reform. All reports
that Madriz intends to resign the
presidency are untrue. He himself
announces that he accepted the office
only after mature consideration of
the opportunity the position pave him
to bring about harmony and peace in
Nicaragua, and also of the dangers
which attended his acceptance. He
is willing to face dangers, he says, in
order to save the country.
News of the overyhelming victory
won by General Estrada at Rama has
nOw reached the ears of all in Mana-
gua, as well as the report that the
revolutionary forces will soon ue
marching in this direction. But Es-
trada is as yet a long distance off
and the hope is held that before his
men reach the capital a settlement
satisfactory to all sides might be ar-
ranged.
Francisco Baca of Leon, the home
town of President Madriz, has been
appointed minister general in place
of Dr. Julian Irias, who resigned.
Irias, who at one time was spoken of
for the presidency, has deemed it ad-
visable to withdraw from public no-
tice, as he became very unpopular
when the demonstrations against Ze-
laya were at their height.
A dispatch from Rivas says a man
who shouted "Viva Madriz" was stab-
bed to death by three soldiers.
School Census in Oklahoma.
Reports of county superintendents
being made to State Superintendent
Cameron show an increase in the
scholastic population of the stat«?
Forty-three of the sixty-one counties
that have made reports show
creases. The counties are vitally In-
terested in the school enumeration, as
it is upon that that the school funds
proceeds are pro-rated.
Oklahoma county leads in poula-
tion, having 18,533 school children,
against 18,194 of school age in 1908;
Pottawatomie has 16,635, against.
18,025 the preceding year: Lincoln
15,707 to t7,623 in 1908; Pittsburg
county 1.34S to 12,136 a year ago.
Muskogee county has the largest
negro population of school age, tne
enumeration showing- 7,802 white
children of school age and 4,138 negro
children. Wagoner county has 4,253
whites and 2,708 blacks of school age.
Logan county has 8,186 white school
children and 3,197 negro children.
The reports show that Kay county,
considered the richest county in the
state, had the smallest average school
levy, 2.5 mills.
ABOUT TO GET TOGETHER
End of Switchmen Strike is in Sight,
Minnesota Governor Thinks.
St. Paul, Minn.—Both tho railroad
and the switchmen were sanguine of
an early settlement of the strike dif-
ficulties. Gov. Eberhardt, through
whose efforts the strikers and the
railroads were enabled to re-open ne-
gotiations and who was the first to
suggestion a reference of the question
Involved to the Chicago conference,
said the outlook for an immediate set-
tlement is bright. He said:
"I have talked with several of tbe
railroad officials and believe they will
be able to get together with the men
over the disputed question of the re-
instatement cf the striking switchmen
on such a basis as will be satisfactory
to both sides.
"I have decided to call a meeting
in my office at the state capitol, at
which time I firmly believe all diffi-
culties will be settled."
LESSON TEXT.—Matt. 3:1-12. Memorj
verses 2, 3.
GOLDEN TEXT.—"The voice of one
crying in the wilderness, m-pare ye tli«
way of the Lord, make his path*
atraiffht."—Matt. 3:3.
TIME.—John began to preach in the
summer of A. 1 >. 2ti. He pr< urhed si*
months alone, then a year and tlir<-«
months coincident with Christ till March
A. D. 28.
PLACE.—The wilderness of Judea.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
1. The Personal Treparation of the
Herald.—vs. 1, 4. When was John the
Baptist born? In the summer ol
B. C. 5.
In what place? In the hill country
of Judah, probably in one of the priest-
ly cities.
Who were his parents? Zacharias, a
priest, and hjs wile Elizabeth.
What was bis relation to Jesus? He
was a relative, perhaps a second
cousin, Mary and Elizabeth being rela-
tives, translated "cousins" in the
A. V. of Luke 1:36.
Where did he spend his youth and #
early manhood? In the wilderness or
sparsely inhabited districts in com
munion with God, with nature, and
with the Scriptures, living under the
power of the Holy Spirit. While he
meditated the fire burned.
Why is he called the Baptist? Be-
cause he baptized those who repented,
and did not merely bring them -to re-
pentance.
What was his character? He was
filled with the Spirit from his child-
hood. He obeyed the Spirit. He was
a hero, a martyr, brave. He spoke the
truth at all costs. He deserved a
place In the "Hall of Fame" for he-
roes of the faith.
Why did John live in this manner?
1. Because it was the perfectly nat-
ural way in which a poor man would
live in the wilderness.
II. John Prepared the Way by His
Message.—Vs. 1-3. "Came John the
Baptist, preaching In the wilderness,"
the wild -lands and pasture lands of
Judea. The people lived almost en-
tirely in towns. "Preaching" here is
not our modern preaching. "It means
proclaiming or acting like a herald,
and implies that the uplifted voice
and the brief, urgent message of one
who runs before the chariot and
shouts: "The king, the king. His
preaching Is like a succession of light-
ning flashes."
"His message is summed up in two
sentences, two blasts of the trumpet;
the call to repentance and the rous-
ing proclamation that the kingdom of
heaven is at hand."—Maclaren, in
Expositions of Scripture, Matthew.
2. Saying, "Repent ye" (Metanoe-
ite). The Greek word is compound-
ed of a proposition with two mean-
ings, after and with, and a very mean-
ing to perceive, and to think as the
result of perceiving. Hence the mean-
ing to think after a deed is done, and
to think with, in comparison with
what ought to have been done, or
might Lave been done, and so to think
differently after. It is a change of
j mind resulting in a change of conduct
! The emphasis is on the change of
j mind and heart, rather than on the
J sorrow which is the impulse that
] leads to the change of conduct.
A New Motive for Repentance.—
\ "For the kingdom of heaven is at
hand." The new era is about to be-
gin, with its new leader, Jesus, new
powers through the Holy Spirit, new
motives, new truths, new hopes, new
joys; with deliverance from sin, and
disease, and bondage. (For the defi-
nition of "the kingdom of heaven" see
Lesson III.)
III. John Prepared the Way by Con-
firming the Decisions to Repent.—Vs.
5, 6. 5. "Then went out to him" the
inhabitants of "Jerusalem," practi-
cally the whole city, "and all Judea."
They did not all go out at once, but
kept going and coming. He did not
go to them, but they came to him,
not only the common people, but also
the soldiers, Pharisees. Sadducees,
and leaders of the nation.
What attracted such crowds? Plain-
ly there was something there which
they needed, and which they realized
that they needed. They went as the
hungry go for food .and the chilly
for fire, and tbe poor for plenty, as
the doves gather in St. Mark's square
In^Venice, at the hour when grain is
scattered. Here we find a lesson for
preachers and teachers.
IV. Preparation by the Presentation
of Motives for Entering the New
Life.—Vs. 7-12. First Motive. Con-
sciousness of Sin. 7. "When he saw
many of the Pharisees' and Saddu-
cees." The two leading religious
sects of the Jews, including the prin-
cipal men of the nation. "Come to
his baptism." Drawn by the all-per-
vading interest, possibly. with some
consciousness of sin and need, by the
desire to watch what was going on so
that they might hinder the work if
need be, or if a new kingdom was com-
ing, that they might have chief place
in it. They would be baptized (Luke),
if by so easy a form they could bq
partakers in the kingdom.
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