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19 11
THURSDAY.
A P K I L 30,
OIL A-,
GUTH RIB,
No. 1
TWEaTl -SECOND YEAK
WE HAVE WAR RIGHT HERE
IN COLORADO
Denver. April 29.—Colorado's seven
months industrial conflict Wednes-
day claimed a toll of at least nine
huinpn lives This was the verified
record Wednesday night, divided as
follows:
At Forbes seven mine guards and
one striker dead, with the two strik-
ers believed to have been killed.
At Walsenburg one officer of the
militia hospital corps killed one of
gram had been decided on
>1 uior is Slain at Wallenberg .
Walsenburg, Colo, April 29. One
dead and three wounded is the
known casualty list in a six-hour
battle here Wednesday in which less
than 100 militiamen attempted to dis-
lodge an estimated force of 400
strikers entrenched in the hills ad-
jacent to the town. Firing stopped
late Wednesday when the troops
Illlllllii IIl).S | J11 it I CUI |   KIIICU Ulic "I"  — •
fleer and two enlisted men wounded. I officials say. received from Denver.
The Forbes camp was a scene
of desolation, virtually all of the mine I
buildings having been destroyed by .
tire. Here it was tht work of only |
a few fleeting hours. It was about ,
5:30 a. m. when the strikers op-
ened their attack in force. With
the women and children of the camp
barricaded in the in ineslope, the
guards responded spiritedly. About
10 o'clock the tiring ceased and the
enemy's assailants disappeared as
mysteriously as they came, some
toward Trinidad and others over
the hills in the direction of Herwind
and Tabasco. According to Super-
intendent Nichols of the mine, three
strikers were seen to tum'ble down
the hillside.
Fighting at Walsenburg between
strikers, militia and mine guards
lasted six hours. Major P. P. lis-
ter of the hospital corps met death,
shot through the left breast while
dressing the wounds of a comrade
within l.">0 yards of the strikers' po-
sition.
With the troops of United States
cavalry in the Fremont county, field
and citizen volunteers and militia on
guard in Boulder county state of-
ficials Wednesday night prepared for
sudden outbreaks in I*as Animas and
Huerfano counties where federal
troops were not expected to arrive
before Thursday morning. The mll-
. itia regiment relieved by federal
soldiers in Fremont county was has-
tening to Colonel Vandeckberg's as-
s  taw+*'rt WeleenhiMW:
Members of the legislature con-
tinued to arrive at the capital for in-
* formal conferences preparatory to
the convening of the special session
May 4. but tonight no tangible pro-
were withdrawn on orders. lo< al
The dead
Major P. P. Itester, member hos-
pital corps. Walsenburg.
The wounded:
Lieutenant -Scott, shot in the head
Private <ilenn Miller, shot in the
face.
Private O. T* "Wilmot, shot in the
leg
The tiring was heavy when orders
were received to withdraw and Ma-
jor Lester's body was left on the
field.
A lone Hinge of hills that runs
along the north and east side to the
town was the scene o fthe battle.
Fighting started when a detachment
under Lieutenant Scott left the town
limits and started to cross over a
low rise of ground. Certain Swope
and lieutenant Morrison followed
For two hours the militiamen sought
to dislodge the strikers without sue-
cess, advancing by a series of all-
t,mate rushes.
Both details were returning the fire
of the strikers with vigor when a
courier from Colonel Verdeckberg
went to their assistance. The firing
lasted unti lnearly Ave o'clock when
the troops reached town. The strik-
v sare said to be still entrenched
long the side of the low hill which
forms a natural fortification. Re-
ports an- current that the strikers
will mak< a final effort to fake the
town before the arrival of federal
n roups.
Major Lester was In charge of the
hospital corps. He had just com-
pleted dressing the wound received
by Private Miller when he was shot
down.
IVAlt PRISONERS TO OKI. VltOJt.V'
I'he Thousand Me leans al EI I'nso
May lie Brought Inland.
Fort Sain -Houston, Tex., April ?4.
—Complaints having reached Briga-
dier General Bliss tlia' Ave 111  us-
und Mexican soldiers, who art held
prisoners in 151 tPaso are a menace
to the people of that city, he has
recommended to the war depart-
ment that they be transported far
inland. They will probably be sent
to some point in Kansas or Okla-
homa .
tNKUKU EMXATOItS TO MEET
Oklahoma City, April 23—Plans
for the National Negro Educational
Congress which is to meet in this
city July 7 to 10 are under way.
Gov, Cruce has been asked to make
an address at the opening of the
meeting. Governors of otto-r states
have been invited by Governor
Cruce to select delegates to the
congress. It is expected that a laige
attendance will be on hand and that
the program will be of great in-
terest and very helpful to the ne-
gro neople.
COI'Vn SCHOOL EXAMINATION
RICII) ON I'lTH'S.
Eight Grade Certificates Issued in
127 out of 259 who Took
Examination.
Out of a total of 259 applicants.
127 I.ogan county hoys and girls of
the 8th grade, passed the county
school examination. Miss Margar-
et Doolin le, county superintendent
has just finished grading the papers
„„d it was a mighty big job. The
highest average was  3 per cent.
made by Carl Gore, nephew of Sen-
ator Tom Gore, who lives in District
IS. Crescent and Bob Knapp, of Dis-
trict 33, Crescent.
The youngest pupil who passed the
eamination is Beulah Strickland a
colored girl, who lives near Good-
night. She is 12 years old and made
an average and en dltable grade.
The second eamination will be
„eld in the superintendent's office, Mollie
May 14th and 15th. Commencement Perry
exercises will be held the latter part | .toe B
sent the diplomas. Following
list of tin; successful ones
Hattie Anderson. Archie Alsup,
Orven Anderson, James Auglin, Kr-
ma Baird, Gladys Brown, Gwendolyn
Brown, Jesse Blayton, Benjamin
iJlayton, Ida Blayton, Confine Bert-
raud, Itosa arber, Emma Balsiger. 1J.
D: llittle. Earl Baker, Twyla Barn-
es, eBatrice Brown, Hazel Brown,
Cecil (Butler, Oral aker, Harry Car-
son Harold Coffin, Nannie Coon.
Marry Campbell, Mrylle Carey, Mis-
souri Clement. Hazel Colliusworth,
Eva Crosley. Reubln Daniels. Prit-
chard Doaks, I.izzie Davis, Ullie
Newell Ebele, Helen Foreman.
Garcia Fleming, Claude Fooshee, An-
nabel Foster. Sammy Griffin, Mag-
gie Gordon, Carl Gore, Clarence
Good. Rosa Gnkel, Uona Galloway
Mabel Holbrook, Katie Harris, l^.s
ter Henthorne, Ernest l>. Housh
VII utile Hamlin, Irene Havenstrlte
Harry Havenstrite, Anna lloman. Ot-
to Hopkins. Grace lrby, John James
Sarah Jordan, Merlon Jones, Flo
iv,ice Johnson, Alton Jones, Marion
Kno. Bobb Knapp. George Ken worthy
Augusta U-wis, Raymond 1-ongpine
Marine l-ane, Homer Morriseft, I.yn
Mv,.rs Frank Maryott, Mabel Moss
loseph Marshall, Newell Miller Krn-
■st Morlt,. Gladys Mitchell, ham .N r
Clellon, Harold ■McRoberts, .   ^
McCamnion. Kay® tMcGuire, «.v a
Marie O'Neill, Dorothy Vevehouse
Heart Paris. Hose Poschel. Ralph
Poschel, l-ois roP"-. «e'don
Hazel Quier, I^ema Quier,
Retliertord, Lewis Rice,
Rhodes. Joda Rhoads,
MASONIC REUNION
WORK I'ltOGIlESSES.
East Degrees to lie ( euferred Thurs-
day, List of Candidates-
Great progress was made Wednes-
day in the work in the spring con-
vocation of the Ancient and Accept-
ed Scottish Rite of 'Free (Masonr>
From the opening peal of the great
pipe organ at nine a. m. Tuesday
ning everything lias been up to
the minute of tiie schedule aud when
the noon luncheon was ready Wed-
nesday the last of the historic and
religious degrees had been fully
and interestingly elaborated by th
Chapter of the Rose Croix, complet-
ing the eighteenth degree.
The program for Wednesday closed
with the administering of the twenty-
ninth degree after diner by De-
Sonnac Council of Knights Kadosh.
under the direction of Precptor 1,.
Leach, 33 Hon.-, leaving the 30th
degree for Thursday morning, when
J. H. Antrobus. 33. Hon.. Fred Ehler,
32. Hennessey, and W. P. Griffin. 32.
Carnegie will eempiify the last of
the philosophic and ehlvalrlc de-
grees The atfernoon was required
for the elaborate presentation of the
two ceremonial and official degrees
31 and 32, after which the banquet
will be served and the spring con-
vocation will be endedy
Sovereign Grand (inspector Gen-
eral, Dr. D. iM. Halley is very highly
pleased at the manner and character
of the work as presented at this con-
vocation and a very prominent visi-
tor, Dr. w. G. Wright, 33 of Wichita
has also been greatly gratified at
what he has witnessed during the
reunion.
A large delegation from the Ok-
lahoma oil fields is headed by B. B.
JJones of Tulsa.
List of Members.
T. Allen. Ochelata; William L-
Amend. Alva; Smiley Anderson, Dew-
ey; William U Balding, McComb; j
Granville C. Blackwood. Walter; F.
B. Brooks, Guthrie; Forest C. Bur-
ton. Cushing; Bert Campbell. Wan-1
komis; Chas. E. Campbell. Kiefer;
John B. Castle. Okemah; E. W.
Childers, Edmond; F„ A. Clark. Tulsa
Guv H. Clark; Hydro; Doc W. Col-
lins. Oklahoma City; A. B. Conley,
Kingfisher; E. A. Connors, Guthrie:
F M Cox Cantonment; Donald G.
Cramer. Ochelata; William W. Cren-
shaw. Mstang; Jno- c- Cruson, Try-
on; D. w. Cummings, Waurika; Jas.
V Dowler, Bartlesville; Ralph V.
Downing. Norman; E. A. Ferguson.
Oklahoma City; John H. Ford. Cush
inK- C. 1- Freeland, Bristow; Don
Freiday, Cushing; Oscar H. Gard-
ner. Guthrie; Guy H. Oarlock. Col
iinsvllle; Owen O. Green. Guthrie;
M F Crizzle, Ochelata; J. U House,
•orth, Guthrie. K. A Hawley. Cush
H. Hatfield .Tulsa; Levi
Two Hundred and HreeMen
Entombed in Burning Mines. huerta and rebels
Believed Imprisoned MinersatEcclesfW.Va,,
Have Small Chanceto Escape.
Kccles, W. Va., April 28.—Four mln-lNo. ti. All but thirteen who entered
, , A ■ „etv _,_n this shall early today have been ac-
■s are known to be dead. fitt>-nin«. i
I counted for. One hundred and ninety
were rescued, many of tbem severely1
burned, and 203 others are entombed
in two burning mines, as the result of
an explosion of gut* in mines No. 5 and
No. 6 of tbe New River Colleries Com-
of the entombed men are In shaft No
5, not a man having escaped from this
operation since the explosion. The
I mine tonight was burning fiercely,
j with the Government, State and volun-
pany here late today. /The dead andjteer rescuers working desperately to
rescued men were taken from mine subdue the flames
WHY WE
FOUGHT.
Never since Mexico "became an in-
dependent republic in 1821 has there
been anything except "bad blood'
between that nation and the United
States. The history of their in-
ternational intercourse is a con-
tinuous round of strained diplomatic
relations, border squabbles, wurs and
warlike demonstrations. Even be-
fore Mexican Independence the
Spanish colonial government viewed
the United States with distrust and
the United States foun dmany pre-
texts to dispute with -Mexico.
Mexicans today believe Uncle Sam
I covets an overlordship over their
nation. Mexico, when it won inde-
pendence from Spain, was twice its
' present area and equal in size to
the United State of that day. Every
foot of territory it has lost has
gone to the United States, in rel-
ent years ceKaLi luterests in the
United States have clamored openly
for further annexation, the state of
Taniaullpaa. Neuvo Leon. Coahuila,
Chihuahua .Sonora and Ixiwer Cali-
fornia. Thus. Mexicans reason, Un-
cle Sam having once halved their
nation, seeks to do so again, in
land
boundary "not to extend further
than the Rio Grande." But -Mexico
never surrendered its claim to Texas
For nine years Texas remained u
republic. Texas and Americans wen
the same in Mexican eyes. Horder
warfare coutinued without interrup-
tion. Tcxans invaded New Mexico in
1841. President Mira'beau 1$. l^amar
asserted the expedition had no au-
thority. In 1843 a CaptaiA War-
field, carrying a Texas commission,
led a party of Americans in an at-
tack on a Mexican caravan Just
south of the. Arkansas River in
Hornev. Watonga; 11- R- * '
cell- Kuby Jacobs. Chandler; Amii
, Japp, Walter. T-evl W JJones.
apnlpa; Julio. Kahn. Tulsa; - os-
-Pb Kaplan. Hominy; P. n. Knick-
erbocker. Tulsa; William J- '^k-
wood. Copan; l*e M. M-htcr. Oke-
mah; Roy S. 1Norman; M P-
Ixmg. Tulsa; C. C. I-orbeer. Cleve-
land; C. W. i-ovett, nrt.toW/A- H
McMurray. Waukomis; *"1Ia™
Morris. Ochelata; Harry T
Yale R R Paige. Skiatook;
Patterson. Guthrie; Ell W. Perry,
•'nid- 0 Presson. Collinsville,
Prentiss Price, Hominy; O. E Hea.
•■handler; Joel P. Rhode.. Bristow,
w E Richardson, Amber, •
Roberts, Drumright; Samuel H
Oklahoma ( it> ,
post
Gitchell
Willie
Austa Ray
1)lirr,ll ltalie, Mabel Rains Paul
hards. Forrest UMand He en Re
Ertna Rhodes. May Short. AIM
gchallenberg, Butler Blmpson. miv
rs/sr s
smith. Ruth Sickles, l.^ell «.^k8
Maurice Shore. Cora Stewart. Ralph
Stewart, Marie fipiellman,
r Veraie Shope, lleulab
ahellhammer, V« t?ie Thnrn
Thurlow. 1.I1H- Tracy. Irene Thorn
Thompson. Sara Thompson
„ nontrlce Whitehead
Weston. Beaince
Wlckhain
WashliiKton, April 2'J The scope
of mediation plans for the .set-
tlement of the Meicau crisis was
suddeuly broadened tonight, so as
to include the entire range of Mex-
ican affairs—not alone the critical
issue between the United States and
the Huerta regime, but also the
conflict between the elements or
northern aud southern Mexk
which have rent the republic for
many months.
This signal enlargement of the
mediation program followed the re-
ceipt late In the day of a formal ac-
ceptance by General Carran/a. chief
of the constitutionalist forces, of the
principle of mediation as proposed by
the ambassador from Brazil and the
ministers from Argentina and Chile.
Americans will be
infraction of the
Already the United States and
General Huerta had formally ac-
cepted the pood offices of these
South American envoyk, and now as
a further step General Carran/.a has
been brought into the deliberations,
so as to draw every eleent and fac-
tion within the range of any set-
tlement which may be attained.
Karlier In the day the mediators
made another decisive move in ask-
ing the United States under General
Huerta to agree to an armistice by
am' act tc
regarded i
armistice.
ej« .w sa'oauo ue. i.idiuy MJnoy «>qj,
esalon throughout the day at
Argentine legation. They su^
pended their nig lit session, however,
desiring a respite from their ahuoHt
continuous meetings during the last
three days and nights. Up to the
time of their adjournment they had
progressed steadily on their plans
and foresaw a definite statement
I within the next few days of their
contemplated at tion.. During the
evening, the «-nvoys individually
conferred with their colleagues In
the diplomatic corps from Central
and South America to lay before
them what had been done and dis-
i'uss the general situation. Thia
emphasized what the mediators have
tlement of a crisis which affects the
been seeking, a purely American set-
political Integrity of all Spanish-
America.
Western Kansas. Colonel Snlvely, a ajj aRKr,.8Hive military move-
Texan with an American command
k  on a (I tx I npndine
defeated General Armljo. governor of
New Mexico, In Colorado soon aftei
Raids and attacks were the rule
from Matamoras to the Arkansas.
War Followed Annexation.
With affairs ill this shape Texas
was annexed to the United States.
War became inevitable. Texas
cleamed its boundary was the Klo
Neuces. The interving strip of land
was reputedly very valuable. The
present Panhandle of Texas, western
extension of Oklahoma and a cornel
of Kansas were also disputed. Soon
after annexation the United States
assembled its warships in Mexican
waters and sent Gen. /.achary Taylor
With a small army to occupy the
disputed territory. Mexico issued a
proclamation to the nations of the
world, laying the blame for hostili-
ties on the United States. In the
their eyes the "Gringoes" are land (jmc jt had been making every
for a hundred
ments would be suspended pending
the outcome of the negotiations.
The mediators confidently expect
both sides to accept the armistice
proposals.
Tbe separate proposal for an
armistice as between Huerta and
Carranza will also be made aud
with its acceptance all of the war-
ring elements throughout Mexico, as
well as the American forces, would
maintain a miltary status quo. The
American government In its formal
reply to the armistice proposal will
The patriotic unity of all Meico
and all Spanish America was ex-
pected to give a signal evidence to
the world at large and particularly
to Burope, of what the American
| republics could do for the tran-
quility of the western hemisphere
at a time of supreme crisis.
Word of General Carranza's ac-
ceptance of the tender of good of-
fices looking toward mediation came
late In the day in a telegram direct-
ly to the three South American en-
voys who Informed Secretary Bryan,
the announcement being formally
made at the state department It has
generally beeu supposed the Inter-
mediates would confine their ef-
forts to a settlement of the dif-
ferences araing between the United
States and the Huerta government
as a result of the arrest of Ame>ri-
can marines at Tampieo and the/
reply to tne arnusuee |mu|iuu0.   
expressly stipulate that any untoW-lueWie 61' Vera Cm*
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JIM CHAMBERS ANSWERED
The Oklaltoman of Sunday. April 19, state of Oklahoma accepted the grant
hungry and history
years seems to prove their sight.
An Early Claim on Texas.
When Louisiana was purchased in
1803 the United States claimed Texas j
as a part of that territory. That'
claim hung fire until Florida was
ceded In 1819 when, as a part of
Florida's purchase price, the claim
was dropped, in the meantime there
had been the Burr expedition of
1807 which received much popular
support. A pictureseue adventure in
the eyes of lively American youths
on the frontier was that of despoil-
ing the despised "Greaser
When Mexico won its independence
It also acquired a healthy quarrel
with the United States. The south-
western states always looked upon
Texas as rightfully our property.
American colonisation, forbidden by
Spain, began with a rus hin 1««.
A party of American frontiersmen
settled near Nacogdoches in lX2b
about sixty miles from the
line and established the > redonla
was short lived and
11V„. Albert Sacks, t.k—| R ubm...  
iaude Scribner. Oklahoma City A. , recogni,ed. hut added fuel
, T Smith I " "re °' 8nt
Waukomis; I«wis 1.  n
mis; John W. Speer. Guthrie
steckel Oklahoma City; P
T Guthrie; William O. Wallace, |
• v \\ eanlsm in Mexico.
v vo I "exlre Helused in Sell Texas.
Bv this time Uncle Sam was try-
VSI iiuiiirio.   wraltao... j bny Texa8 -Mexico refused.
Oklahoma City; JoJhn H.Wells, Pur-j h " fnrther P0loni/.ation was
- Willett, Perkins; C.  • I •  
cell; 1?. T-
Wilson, Hominy; J- ^ ^ahn, 1 |
his
He
dist
precaution to wrest Texas from
Uncle Sam in case of war. There
was not so much difference in the
two republics then. Both were
about equal in area. The United
States had approximately twice the
population.
Early in 184« General Taylor
moved his army up the Rio Grande
April 24 General Arista, commanding
the Mexican forces opposite, sent
him a communication which said
that he "considered hostilities com-
menced and should prosecute them."
That same day a detachment of Am-
erican dragoons encountered a body
of Mexican troops in the disputed
territory and a fight ensued. Six-
teen of the Americans were killed
and the remainder captured. May
13 -President Pierce announced that
the two nations were at war.
lllLLAItll >VON THI 0RAT0K1CAI
CONTEST.
Oklahoma Methodist University man
Won State Championship.
Tulsa World.
Flussel W. Ballard, representing the
Oklahoma Methodist university in the
state intercollegiate oratorical contest
held last night in the Kendal auditor-
ium was awarded the *50 prize as win-
ner of the contest. R. I* Boyer, rep-
resenting Phillips university and Witt.
Sulzer of Kingfisher college, were so
1(114, published a letter from Mr. -lam-
es H. Chambers concerning the School
ijind lessees, and among other things
remarks:
"Why should the lessee be consul-
of land so made by Congress, in Sec.
J, Art. 11, of the Constitution, as
follows:
"The state hereby accepts all grants
of land and donations of money made
ted by the appraisers as to the value by the United State, under the pro-
bands and Improvements?" vision, of the Enabling Act. and any
'other Act or Congress, for the uses
Congress set apart certain lands
for the benefit of the common schools
and other purpose., of the future state
of Oklahoma. The Governor of the
Territory was first authorized by
Congress to lease these lands under
.tiles and regulations to be prescrib-
ed by the Secretary of the Interior,
nnd among these rules, which after-
wards received legislative sanction by
Congress the, lessee was granted the
preference right to re-lease his land
at the end of hi. term. At that time
these lands were of little value Vnd
unless some inducement could be of-
fered no one would occupy these
lands and no permanent improvement
would be placed thereon unless such
and purposes and upon tbe condi-
tions and under the limitations for
which the Bame are granted or donat-
ed."
it will thus be seen that Congress
granted to these lessees the right to
occupy these lands In perpetuity so
long as tbey remain unsold and upon
payment of a reasonable rental and
the preference right to purchase said
land when sold at the highest bid,
and the further grant that all perman-
ent improvements placed on said laud
by said lessee was his absolute prop-
erty. and if the lessee does not buy
said land when sold then the state
must see that the purchaser pays the
forbidden. Americans, however, con-
tinually slipped across the border.
A and M*~coliege~defea^ed Metho- Stephen *Win had hiherl ed
,   -o Rntiirdav fitt®1*" ' father's concessions of ; suizer 01   
university her j „ to I ,.8,,„used the cause of the e together ta their point.lof credit
noon In a game of basoun . | opemy > T(ix>1 porU Were lthat |t wag not defln|tely decided which
The contest WM ^ rfeldl^ bv ' ",""ed Austin went to the capital 9eoond p„ce at the time the de-
hlttlng. and clean fieldlr.u ^ closed^ Aurtin ^ ^ wa8 lmprts. cjg)on wag ren(ier(.d.
Ballard's oration, "Uquor, the Foe
would be placed tnereon — . appr.Ued value of said im-
party was guaranteed their u.e iand ,phe ,taLe accepted th9
heen'occu'pled"by a class of transient I lands burdened with this right^ it
tenants whose sole interests would J «  '^''y^"^, ^he nak-
have been to get the greatest pretent: ^ mlneral b,.neatll
benefit and leave he lands .t^ little « ^ ^ a
desirable «  PO ,bl „ Jflh; ,!f aettlers reasonable rental until sold and the
opted was for the benefit of .ettler. ,and whea
and to establish permanent homes, "P" lo
and the right to occupy such lands in,30
perpetuity by the payment of a reas-l The lessees as a class are about an
Whitehead, Edith
exerciHea «  •   i Williams, William "Williams
of Mav in the high school auditor-1 liar*. wvck.Glady"
1 State superintendent Wilson Gall Wandell. Rex Va.
WIH at that time be present and pre- nrown.
clean mum#,    ..
both teams. Batteries: A an-1 M-.
Murphy and Campbell; M. - *
j uriiov i\t U. secured <1-1"
oner and Wiley, ^ Wafffr0ner
hits and the Aggies n'.ne. Waggon 1
tanned eleven men and Murphy -
Ixing hits by McKenit'i id
bell were features.  
A detachment of the United Sta.'S
signal corps from For, HIlev Kan-
sas. passed through the Hlf Tw
en route to the Mexican
,832 to protest. He was lmprl.
oned. Three years later Mexico at-
isanarn s uruuun,   
tempted to collect taxes In Texas | Qf Bua|ne9g and IJ1Wwas a splendid
force Texas, under Sam Hous-
ton and Col laes Bowie, revolted.
American youths flocked across the
border to their aid
production. It was intensely inter-
esting, forecful and convincing, nnd
spoke of excellent scholarship on the
o ...... ; part of the man who carried off the
The massacre of the Almo. aroused | ,aurel|! However, the victory was In
Tevas A republic was proclaimed n(] w#y so 0bvi0UBly won that the au-
hl h the United States soon recog-) d|ence was not divided In opinion nnd
n'l.ed other nations following. San- ; d breathlcssly for the render-
" .:na ,he Mexican president was' of |hp Judge'. decision The suc-
,iir.,H nd agreed to use his in-I (;(,ga of the speakers was universal and
captur* ...narosH to,   i i..,^w,r>cn rroiHt 11 non their
day evenint. ■ 'j lgt„d of 12 , d and aBreeo iu u=. - tcnio ... -f—-   -
border. The train a fl„,d ^ the Mexican congress to (Immense credit upon their
eqnipmon. for field sc-Ve. ' Texas Independence, the Texas respectlveJn.Utution.
enable rental amounted to such guar-
antee, for so long as the les.ee com-
plied with the terms of his lease he
could not be ousted. It was also
thought at the time that this policy
would result in the building of per-
manent homes Increase the taxable
wealth, and make the lands more de-
sirable. bringing In a larger revenue
to the state, and when the lands were
sold the State would greatly profit
thereby.
The Enabling Act to further guar-
antee this right provided that these
lands when sold may be appraised and
sold at public sale in 160 acre tracts,
under such rules and regulations as
the legislature may prescribe, prefer-
average of the citizens of this state,
and In old Oklahoma constitute about
one-ninth of the rural population and
the suggestion of lawlessness, viol-
ence and perjury on their part is a
gratuitous and unjustified Insult by
Mr. Chambers. They settled upon
these lands under the Congressional
Act and the guarautee of the govern-
ment that they would be protected In
their rights and property; they have
endured the hardship incident to pion-
eering; have enjoyed the same bless-
ing with their neighbors on govern-
ment homesteads, and also the mis-
fortunes of hot winds. cyclones,
droughts and other calamities suffer-
ed by mankind in general. They built
ence'^ghMo^'purchase* at' the' highest j their homes Improvements subdued
bid being given to the lessee at the the soli, planted their orchards, for-
time Of such sale. The people of the! Continued on Page Eight.