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ENO DAILY AMERICAN. \
FIFTEENTH YEAR
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1908
NO. 183
NEW PUN FOR
P. 8. BUILDINGS
INDIAN (SIM. PASS US
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MONUMENTAL STRUCTURES ARE PASSE
Congressmen No Longer
to be Known by Size
of Post Office Appro-
priations Secured.
American Special.
Washington, Feb. 13.—The 'build-
ing of monumental postoffices will
Boon be a thing of the past. The
tiiouses for the handling of the mails
will no longer be locaited on the prin-
cipal corner of hundreds of cities
east and west, north and south across
the country. A congressman is no
longer to be juldged by the size and
number of appropriations he can get
for post-offices. That is, the old or-
der of things is to pass away if the
Postoffice Department prevails upon
Congress 'to adopt its recommenda-
tions.
The building of post-offices, ac-
cording to the Department's pro-
gram, is to be made a mathematical
(instead of a political proposition.
Granite and marble are to give away
to plain red bricks. There will be
no more attempt at ornamentation
than in the building of a warehouse.
Instead of buying about the most ex-
pensive site to be had, the govern-
ment In the future will locate post-
oflices near railroad sta> ioii3 whiere
the mails can be hanldled most expe-
ditiously and at lower cost. As the
cost of individual buildings will be
cut down, it will 'be possible to build
more buildings. The Department
liopes Congress will p.rmit it 'to de-
termine the order in which cities
Shall be given new buildings, with-
out regard to whose congressional
district the cities happen to be in
It is admitted that under such a sys-
tem Congressmen would lose what-
ever advantages they may have en-
joyed in the past through securing
federal buildings for the cities of
their districts, but the Department
points out that they also would be
freed from whatever resentment ci-
ties which had not got built>ngs
might feel.
As a Siarter, it is proposed to move
the Washington City postoffice from
the granil ed flee it now occupies on
Pennsylvania to a warebouselike
building near the new union station.
The space now occupied by the city
l>ostofflce will be turned over to 'the
Postoffice Department, which is hous-
ed in the same building, a/;id which
is sadly in need of room.
In connection with the proposition
of relieving Congressmen from the
trouble of log-rolling for postoffice
building appropriations, there has
l>een revived discussion of the old
question: How can a Congressman
l>e something more than an errand
l>oy?
In the House of Representatives a
hand-full of men make the laws. The
rest 'Of 'the people's elected represen-
tatives devote most of thieir time to
running erranlds for their constitu-
ents, to the end that they may be
re-elected and continue to run er-
rands. Most of tha errands they are
called upon to do could be as well
attended to by a $600 a year clerk
as by a $7,000 a year Congressman.
That is, the clerk oould do the work
if custom had not made the various
departments indiffereii.it to requests
unless preferred by the statesmen in
person. Many a member has tried
the plan of sending his secretary ar-
ound to look after minor matters,
but in the end has found that if he
•wanted results he had to go in per-
son. This does not apply to Sena-
tors or to men who have reached po-
sitions of influence in the House. At-
tention is paid to their secretaries,
because to refuse to ido so would be
mighty bad policy on the part of
the departments.
One of the plans of relief proposed
and which has received a good deal
of favorable consideration is that
Congress by special enactment should
provide a channel through which
members would transact their busi-
ness with the departments. The plan
involves the creation of a special
house officer equal in rank to the
Sergeant-at-Arms, the Post Master
and Doorkeeper, with an aldequate
force of clerks. When a member
wanted anything from a department,
lie would haw it handled through
this officer. The theory is that the
(Continued on page 8, column 5)
NK.OIIOES A<iAl\ST TAFT
The Appropriation Approximates Defeats Middleweight (jruhnm in 10-
Eifi'ht Million Hound Mill
American Special. American Special.
Washington, D. Feb. 13.—The New Orleans, Feb. 13. After sev-
Ind'an appropriation bill, after con- j ral years' absence from the ring,
sideration on the floor, was passed .lack Everheardt, formerly a well-
known fighter at the middleweight,
catne back last night and won the de-1
cision over Jack Graham, of Kansas
City, in a ten-round contest at the
Southern Athletic club.
SCHOOL FOND WAS
END TO OKLAHOMA
yesterday by the house Qf representa-
tives practically in the form r com-
mended by the committee. The bill
carries a total appropriation of ap-
j proximately $8,000,000.
HELPED US OUT OF A BAD HOLE
Boston Blacks Declare for Foraker at
Lincoln Banquet.
American Special.
Boston, Mass., Feb. 13.—Resolu-
tions supporting the carfdiidacy of
Senator Foraker for the presidential
nomination! and opposing the candi-
dacy of William Taft were adopted
last night at a mass meeting of ne-
groes to observe thie birthday of Ab-
raham Lincoln. The speakers were
Joseph Smith, the Rev. Walter S.
Gay of Hartford, Conn., and William
T. Cotter.
DISPUTES AMONG DIVIDED COUNTIES
CHECKED UP TO SUPREME COURT
COAL STKIki: IMMIMNT
Kri.sco llnjul is Storing Coal ill C011-
scqiH'nce,
A BOARD OF
AGRICULTURE
Bill Passed House in Committee
of the Whole
American Special.
Guthrie, Feb. 13.—The disposition
of the assets and liabilities of the di-
vided counties was passed up to the
supreifle court without restriction or
reservation so far as the senate was
for the disposition of the
county high school at Helena. It
provided for an election at which the
people of Alfalfa county should vote
on the question of whether they
should continue to maintain the
concerned by the adoption of the school. If the proposition loses the
Thomas substitute for the Graham school building would be sold. It
"bill on that subject. The Thomas sub- also provided thajr. courthouses, jails,
American Special.
Fort Smith, Ark., Feb. 13.—I<n
anticipation of a strike of the coal
I miners in District No. 21 which will
Woods effect 15,000 men iu Arkansas, Ok-
lahoma and Texas, the Frisco rail-
road commenced Storing coal at Jen-
son, Ark., and at two junctions in
Kansas. The strike of the miners
is expecteld April 1, when the new
wage scale is effective, and which the
operators refuse to sign.
American Special.
Guthrie, Fetb. 13.—The house in
committee of thie whole passed the
board of agriculture bill, providing! ^i°n as to which miethod would
stltu'te contains only the constitution-
al provision regarding the disposi-
tion of matters by the supreme court
in case the legislature fails to act,
with the addition of an emergency
clause. Under it thie court may ap-
point special masters in chancery to
visit the counties affected, make in-
vestigation as to the facts and re-
port back to the court. Immed ate
action is to be taken by the court.
Under the Graham bill action
must be instituted in the supreme
court by the county commissioners
of the various counties, and one chief
subject of discussion was the ques-
be
for the organization of the board and
for the establishment o,f live stock
inspection and quarantine service.
The bill carries a total appropria-
tion for the work of the department
of about $102,000. The house rais-
ed the salaries of the secretary from
$1,500 'to $1,800, fixed the salaries
of the two state veterinarians at
$1,500 and $900 respectively, ajnd
cut the pay of delegates to the state
institute from $5 to $3 per day. It
also jprovided for creating the office
of treasurer, to handle the A. & M.
college funds, both state and federal.
He is to be a member of the board.
the more expeditious. The feature of
the Graham bill which caused the
greatest opposition was its method
'bridges and other permanent im-
provements should go to the counties
in which they are situated. After the
adoption of the Graham substitute
in committee of the whole, Graham
attempted to attach his bill piece-
meal in the form of amendments,
and these amendments were still
pending when the committee decided
to raise and recommend the substi-
tute for passage.
The Brook bill providing an eight
hour day for telegraphers came up
for a brief discussion in connection
with the question of concurrence in
the house amendments. It was fin-
ally re-referred to the committee on
public service corporations to check
over the amendments and report asia"t Attorney General 13. G. Spillman
BIG JOB, BUT
SMALL SALARY
Pay of Woods County Treasurer
Based od Reduced Population
American Special.
Guthrie, Feb. 13.—In response to
an Inquiry from T. J. Dyer, county
treasurer of Woods county, Assist-
Relieved Financial Strin-
gency and Provides
Means of Financing
New Counties.
to their desirability.
MAY BE WORK
OF ANARCHISTS
TO CONSOLIDATE
MASONIC LODGES
Union of Two Bodies Expected by
Next September
NO PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATORS
Americans Had Narrow Escape in
Mexican Mine
Douglas, Ari«., Feb. 13.—Reports
of the explosion at the Santa Rosa
mining camp, 18 miles south of here,
in Sonora, probably have not been
exaggerted except that no one was j Muster, David 1). lloag of Anadarko;
American Special.
Guthrie, Feb. 13.—Steps toward
an amalgamation of the two Masonic
grand lodges of the state were taken
by the Oklahoma grand lodg^ at its
meeting just concluded here, which
are expected to result in a union of
the two bodii s by September of this
year. The grand master of the Ok-
lahoma grand lodge was authorized
to name a committee to work with
a similar committee from the Indian
Territory grand lodge looking to that
end, and there seems to be little
doubt that speedy results will be
reached.
The new officers electel are: Grand
Deputy Grand Master, George Rud-
dell of Weatherford; Grand Senior
Warden, C. R. Cook of Snyder;
Grand Secretary, Moses Anderson of
U. G.
injured when the two separate charg-
es of dynamite were exploded, wreck-
ing the commissary and part of the
boarding h'ouse.
That all of the Americans in the i Waurika; Grand Treasurer,
camp were not killed or maimed, Guss of Guthrie.
howiever, is due to the fact that the j
explosion occurred at a time when
they were grouped some distance
away, A half burnt fuse and a
heavy charge of dynamite were found
later under the house occupied by
Foreman Fagan.
The work is believed to be that of
Mexican anarchists, such as operated
in Cananea. The Mexican govern-
ment is making special efforts to as-
certain the guilty ones. Colonel
Kosterlitzsky and a troop of rurales
and officers from nearby Mexican
cities, together with special attorneys j
are working on the case. Mexican |
employes, a'bout 50 in number, are
under close surveillance.
Bill Killed in Senate by Indefinite
Postponement
has informeld Mr. Dyer that his sal-
ary must be based on the popula-
tion of new Woods county, and not
of the old county. Dyer 'based his
claim for the old salary on the fact
that he was still in possession of the
tax rolls for the whole of old Woods
countty, and had to do all of the
work in connection with them. He
was informed that that fact made
no 'difference. The population of old
Woods was 40,000 and of new Woods
15,600, which makes a material dif-
ference in the treasurer's salary.
American Special.
Guthrie, Feb. 13.—All prospect of
the office of public administrator be-
ing established in Oklahoma was lost
when the senate yesterday voted to
postpone indefinitely the bill on that
subject off red by Senator Brook.
The Brook bill, which was modeled
on the Missouri law, was intended
primarily to protect the interests of
Indian children, but the majority of
the senators who claimed to repre-
, , ,, ... With the production valued at
sent Indian constituencies were ag-
ainst it, and the senators from tl\e $7,164,000 for 1907, Oklahoma
Oklahoma side -claimed that there ranks ninth in the list of wheat pro-
was no occasion for it here, with the ducing states. Oklahoma produced
result that Senator Campbell's reso- ,n 190- oa(8 U)e valu<l of $3i009i.
lutlon for postponement carried by a
vote of 31 to 9.
A SPLENDID
SHOWING
What State of Oklahoma Has Pro-
duced in 1907.
The only bill introduced in
senare was one by Billups, for
creation of a state library.
BITTER WAR ON
LUMBER DEALERS
Texhoma is Enjoying Low Prices
on Building Materials
GOVERNOR SIGNS
BANKING BILL
No arrests have been made.
Santa Rosa mine Is owned by
Calumet & Arizona interests.
The
the
MUST REFORM
BANKING SYSTEM
Maryland Statesman Takes
Shot at Financial Centers
American Special.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 13.—Out-
lining what he considered to be
faults in the currency system of this
government, Mr. Rayner, of Mary-
land, stated yesterday In discussing
the Alidrich currency measure:
"The truth about the situation is
that the money in this country is not
(Continued on page 8, cotumn 1)
American Special.
Texhoma, Okla., Feb. 13.—The
complaint of the existence of a lum-
ber trust has been very general over
Oklahoma, but Texhoma is one place
where the conblnation has been bro-
ken, temporarily alt least. The four
lumber yards here are carrying on a
bitter war, as a result of which lum-
ber can be bought ait one-half of the
price which It would have cost before
the war was started. In consequence
of this the Texhoma yards are all
doing business, even If 'they are not
making as much money as they did.
People are coming from all direc-
tions to buy lumbef here.
Hoppe and Cutler Break Even.
Aron Arbor, Mich., Feb. 13.—Wil-
lie Hoppe and Albert Cutler met In
two 500 point 14.2 balk line games
of billiards here yesterday afternoon
and evening. In the first game Cut-
ler won 500 to 300 with an average
of 38 1-2. I.ast night Hoppe re-
versed this and won by 500 to 129
with an average of 71 3-7.
Sh! This is on the Q. T. The
Booster Clu'b is going to hold a meet-
ing next week at eight o'clock.
But President of Senate Thinks It
Unconstitutional
000 and is sixteenth om the lisit of
oat-pro>dueing states. Oklahoma is
one of the greatest agricultural
states in the Union, and the total
value of the wheat, oats, rye, barley
and flaxseed produced in the state in
1907 was $ 10,589,000, according to
the report of the Department of Ag-
riculture. Splendid as this showing
is it serves to emphasize the import-
ance of the oil and gas industry to
Oklahoma, for the total value of the
five agricultural products named is
but half the value of the petroleum
produced in Oklahoma in the same
period.
Oklahoma is one of the greatest
coal producing states in the Union.
Guthrie, Feb. 13.—The Williams During 1907 there was produced In
banking bill, amending the banking|the state 3,410,756 tons of coal,
bill passed before the holidays so as which had a value at the mines of
to allow national banks to take ad- ! $6,856,746. This was less than one-
vantage of the guaranty law upon ap- j third the value of the crude oil pro-
plication of their Stockholders, was j tiuce(i jn the si ate in the same period.
signed today by the governor. I
In signing the enrolled bill to be
sent to the governor. Senator II nry j q * Eli/ 1/11 I Eft
S. Johnston, pre- den pro tem of the \ 0/\[\|\ MLLtl/
senate, who was in the chair, caused
some excitement by announcing his j
opinion that the bill was unconstltu-
ttonal and was likely to Invalidate!
the other law, which it was intended
to amend.
BY THE CON-CON
1,000 Miners Strike,
Duquoin, 111., Feb. 13.—One thou-
sand miners employed by the Cre-
rar Clinch Coal company of Chica-
go are on a strike here. The trou-
ble originated over the price of pow-
der which the operators have been
selling to the miners.
Railroud .Surgeon Dies,
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 13.—Dr.
H. B. Wing, assistant chief surgeon,
of the Santa Fe railroad for many
years, died yesterday after an Illness
of several weeks.
Day County Wiped off the Map-
Bank Had to Quit
Guthrie, Feb. 13.—Staite Bank
Commissioned II. H. Smock has beon
notified of the liquidation of the Day
County bank, of Grand, all of its
business being transferred! to the
Flrat National Bank of Shattuck.
Tho constitutional convention wiped
Day coui-ty completely off the map,
leaving Grand In such a position that
It cam not possibly retain the county
seat. Without It the town would not
have enough business for a bank.
American Special.
Guthrie, Feb. 13.—The $5,000,000
school fund granted by congress to
the new state of Oklahoma, to make
up for the fact that there were no
school lands neserved In the eastern
half of the state, has proved a God-
send indeed. Without it both the
state Itself and the new counties
which were starred out without tan-
gible resources would have bean in
a very ba'd shape, but with It every-
thing is smooth sailing.
I The first use made of the fund by
the sitate was to draw half a million
| dollars from the national treasury
and depost' it in the ,banks of the
slat - in order i> relieve the monetary
stringency. That action iimished up
whatever might have been left of
tha panic in Oklahoma. Individu-
als also got the benefit of ii „ as the
funds are now being loaned on farms
at 6 per cent, as provided 'by th ■ con-
stitution.
The next step was the financing of
new counties. The Holland bill,
just passed by the legislature and
approved by the governor, allows the
new counties, which are without a
cent to their credit aind without even
a tax levied to cover current expen-
ses, to borrow money from the school
fund on county bonds, to an amount
which is not to exceed $2 per capita,
and must be approved by the gover-
nor. The larger counties and those
which contain large towns will pro-
bably be able no get along until a
tax levy can be collected without
availing themselves of this expedient,
but a large majority of the new coun-
ties will undoubtedly take advan-
tage of the mew lawr
Governor Haskell has laid down a
definite rule as to his requirements
in the matter. He says:
The counties must show by their
statement, as required by the new
law, the diffeneut purposes for which
they need the money and the esti-
mated amount imeeded for each pur-
pose, and that the limit will be the
actual necessities of each county. The
tax payers are having a hard time to
build moderate homes, to meet the
bar necessities of life, and therefore
the public authorities must limit tax-
ation for public purposes to the ab-
solute necessities. There will be
no use for a county to apply to the
governor to" borrow money for any
reckless or extravagair.t purpose.
Counties applying for these loans
will not need to incur any expense
whatever. Their own county attor-
ney can attend to what is required.
The state will have a form of bond
made, so that same form cam be used
for all counties."
The state Is also authorized to
fund its outstanding debt, and sell
the bonds to the school land com-
missioners, by the Bryan bill. Nearly
$1,500,000 of the school fund will
be usefd up In that way. Although
there was $932,584.88 in cash in 'the
treasury of the territory of Oklaho-
ma when the funds were turned over
to the state treasurer, most of it was
in the public tfulldlng fund and other
funds which can mot be drawn upon
except for special purposes, and
there were $882,356.76 of warrants
outstanding. The proposed funding
bonds will cover both this warrant
Indebtedness and the amounts cov-
ered by the three special appropria-
tion bills passed 'by the legislature
for the immediate expense of the leg-
islative, executive and judicial de-
partments.
The loans to counties may use up
$1,500,000 and will probably take at
least $1,000,000 of the school fund.
Nearly $1,000,000 has already been
deposited in banks and loaned on ap-
proved mortgages and a draft has
been made for another $500,000 for
that purpose. But even with $1,-
500,000 In use there, $1,500,000 for
funding thie state debt, and $1,000,-
000 loaned to counties, there would
still be another million left for In-
vestment in farm mortgages or the
other securities enumerated In the
constitution, which strikingly illus-
trates ithie greatness of Oklahoma'*
heritage.
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