Miami Record-Herald. (Miami, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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v'UL XVII
Bill Cross Defends Election Law
“It is amusing to me to hear these
Republican politicians talking about a
free ballot and a fair count" said Un-
cle Bill Cross the secretary of state
in one of the hotel lobbies yesterday
“In me you behold a victim of their
peculiar brand of ‘fair counting’ The
first time that Bird McGuire made
the race for Congress in 1902 I had the
honor to be his opponent and received
the nomination from two parties the
Democrats and Populists who held
conventions at the city of Enid
“At the ensuing election I received
more than 5000 votes more " than did
my opponent Bird McGuire But these
same honest fellows who are making
so much noise about disfranchising
the negro were then in control of the
election machinery of the Territory of
Oklahoma and they didn’t do a thing
but disfranchise those 5000 white vot-
ers and declare my majority was a
minority and they were upheld by a
Republican Congress when the case
was appealed That fall my name ap-
peared upon the ticket twice because of
1 was nominated by the Democrats and
- Populists and many voters voted for
me in both places The ‘fair count’
' Republicans throwed these ticket out
and refused to see that the only way
in which the voter could have made
his intention any clearer would have
been to have voted for me three times
This is the kind of ‘fair counting’ that
the Republican fixers want and the
only kind that will satisfiy them Oh
no they would not think of disfranchise-
Ing a few ignorant negro voters whose
only qualifications for voting is that
they can tell the difference between the
“ picture of an eagle and a rooster but
these pure and undefiled patriots would
not hesitate to disfranchise 5000 to 50-
000 white voters who can read”
“I do not see for the life of me how
these Republicans can have the nerve
to look their fellow men in the face and
talk about a ‘free ballot and a fair
count’ aftpr having stolen from the
Democratic party the only recognition
they now have in congress Then by the
rankest fraud placed Bird McGuire in
in Congress and he made the three dis
- tricts which elected Republican con-
gressmen by an outrageous disfran-
chisement of Democratic voters “white
voters Fair count ? Why all' that
they have and they that hope to get
was obtained by direct and indirect
counting out of white intelligent vot
era’’ -
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men
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Kansas City Mo
Licensed to Wed
I License to wed was issued Wednes-
(lay to Cromley Durham 21 and Miss
Cassie Holt 17 both of Miami
NO 20
Miami
Digest of Oklahoma’s New Fish and
Game Law ’
(J C Jamison)
All wild animals and wild birds found
in this Btate are the property of the
state
Game or wild animals can not be kill-
ed after night— “one-half hour after
sunset or one-half hour prior to sun-
rise” No gun larger than a ten-gauge
calibre can be used at any time
Section 2 of the new game and fish
law prescribes a penalty of not less
than $25 for killing game or birds on
Sunday adding optional punishment of
not exceeding 30 days in jail with or
Without the monetary punishment
Pheasants can not bj killed or hunted
prior to 114 and after tha'- date the
season is from November first to the
first day of December
Deer can only be killed from the first
of November to the first of December
then but one in the season and it must
be one with horns
Quails can be killed from November
15 to February 1
Between March 15 and April 15 one
turkey gobbler may be killed according
to law provision
Three turkeys may ba killed between
November 15 and January 1
Non-game birds may be killed at any
season of the year
Killing hornless deer or antelope is
prohibited heavy penalties being pro-
vided Prairie chickens may be killed from
September 1st to November 1st
Snipe curlew plover ducks geesa
brant cranes and swans may bo killed
from August 15 to May 1 '
Boys will have to lay aside their bows
and arrows and air guns 'J or the bird
law prohibits the molestation of the
birds prescribing fines and jail sentences
for molestation aforesaid Several sec-
tions in the third and fourth articles
make provision for severe punishment
for all attempted violations
The 18th section provides fines of not
less than $10 and not more than $100
with imprisonment for all violations
where the punishment is not specifically
mentioned
The state game warden may ’ ap-
point as many deputies as he deems
requisite to enforce the law— this in
addition to the eight regular deputies
The law does not prevent wearing of
plumage but does provide heavy penal-
ties for securing such plumage from the
birds of the state
Trapping or netting is prohibited at
all times '
Possession of game birds in the closed
season or non-game birds except cag-
ed birds lawfully possessed for pets is
violation of the law and may be punish-
ed accordingly
Possession of wild bird eggs or nests
of wild birds is visited with the same
punishment as the killing of wild birds
Punishment of the nest robbers if
aided by the police of the cities will
cause to be again heard in the parks
and trees on our lawns the warbling of
the feathered songsters
Resident-hunter license is $125 per
season non-resident $15 aliens $25
No license requ:red for hunting on one’s
own land but such privilege can not be
let to a friond who is not licensed All
hunting whether on your lands or not
must be in accordance with the season
law
License can be obtained of the state
game warden either of his eight
regular deputies or from the county
clerk for his county only
There is no limitation to the appoint-
ment of warden-assistants if in the
belief of the state warden the list
need be enlarged to properly enforce
the law
Stock Yard Report '
Special to Rucord-Herld
Kansas City Stock Yards April 5: —
The run of quarantine cattle last week
at this point totaled 171 carloards
against 211 cars the previous week
Prices declined the first half of the
week but the loss was regained by the
close of the week The run in the
quarantine division here today is fifty-
one loads market steady to weak but
packers took hold in good shape -and
everything was sold and weighed by
noon Top steers brought $600 today
against top of $625 last Monday bulk
of steers $525 to $590 cows $300 to
$400 bulls $350 to $420 Cattle
receipts for March at this point broke
all previous records for that month at
170000 head an increase of 6000 head
over same month last year
Hog receipts last week totaled 69000
head and the week closed with a gain
of 10 to 15 cents over close of previous
week Demand from eastern killers
continued good but their buying was
not as heavy as during the previous
week The run today is 1000 head
market on heavy hogs steady to strong
lights steady to five lower heaviest
$685 to $702 1-2 medium weights
$680 to $695 weighta below 200 lbs
$660 to $690 pigs $525 to $600
Average weight of hogs for Mrch was
199 lbs lightest since 1902
BM’dKP IND IIKIIALO rONSOUDATbD FKttY 6th 1004
Ottawa County Oklahoma
That Gross Revenue Tax
Will they pay without a lawsuit 7 is
thequestion often asked in regara to
the attitude of the coal oil and gas
companies toward the gross revenue
law About $80000 have been paid
and there is $250000 due from the dif-
ferent companies A gross revenue
tax is a special (tax imposed upon the
production of coal oil and gas by the
legislature for the reason that these
productions are taken from the earth
today and shipped out tomorrow to the
value of millions of dollars leaving
the resources of the state that much
less and they go so quickly that the
assessor of property never gets these
products for taxes The tax was fixed
by the First legislature at two per
cent of the gross revenue of the mine
or well during the year The Second
legislature believing that the tax was
excessive lowered it to one-half of one
per cent It is now apparent that this
reasonable tax will be resisted by
some of the companies on the ' ground
that it is double taxation This is a
matter of great importance to all the
people and it appears that it is the
only way in which the oil kings and
mine barons can be made to bear their
just proportion of the burdens of run-
ning the state government
State Auditor Trapp whose duty it
is to collect this tax is determined
to leave nothing undone to bring about
the collection and it goes without
saying that he will have the support
of every officer of the administration
Money Wanted -
Pickier wishes all whose names he
has on the books to call when wanting
anything We have accommodated you
and now if you have cash to spend come
in and we will treat you right whether
you pay your old account or not We
need money in our business
M B Pickler
Messrs Tuthili Cheyne Millner and
Williams purchased a touring car Wed-
nesday which added to those who have
purchased machines in town recently
makes six in all and the end is not yet
D G ROO FI N G
Needs no Paint Needs '
No Repairs and is Cheaper Than Shingles
LET IT RAIN!
WHO CARES?
Dickason-Goodman Lumber Co
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Fred’s Grocery is just out from un-
der tha paper hanger’s touch
The stone work is being done on the
new city jail and hall the contract
price for its erection being $4445
C E Morris is consolidating the stock
of Jas McGhee he purchased with his
other and is putting on a 10-days sale
t
The gas franchise is to be voted on
April 27th As yet the gas company
has not put up its guarantee but doubt-
less will
Earl Jarvis aged five years died at
the family home on Vine SL Saturday
last and the remains were shipped to
Wentworth Mo for burial
Every building business and other-
wise' is full in Miami and the outlook
for increased building this season ' is
getting brighter eacji day
With County Court grinding and the
County Commissioners sitting the at-
torneys litigants and people generally
have had an inning this week
The wind has been like unto a regu--lar
Kansas zephyr for the past few
days and coming from the south has
brought but a little sprinkle of rain so
far
A plan for the proposed Ottawa coun-
ty courthouse was shown at Hotel
Moore Tuesday by a local contractor
No Polly we didn’t say we were going
to build one just yet 1 But plana have
been made as stated above and we
have to gain Block 96 at next May term
of eourt then later we may consider It
proper to at least talk about it
Friday April 9 1909
Redy For The Great State Convention
J
AgThings are now ready for the
great ' Convention of the Oklahoma
State Sunday School Association which
will be held at Enid May 24 25 and 26
The interest shown at this date pro-
mist this to be the best Convention
ever held in this State Every Sun-
day School in the State should be re-
presented at this Convention— send at
least one delegate if not more Every
delegate you send means that same
number of enthusiastic workers the
coming year in your school W C
Pearce the great International Super-
intendent of the Adult Bible Class
Department and Hugh Cork (Secre-
tary to Marion Lawrance the great
Sunday School prince of the world) will
be there to instruct the delegates in
up-to-date Sunday School methods
These great specialists are men who
are known the world over to be men
who make the Sunday School' go To
hear them will make your work a joy
forever Miss Laura Bayless the fa-
mous Elementary specialist will also
be there to conduct the Elementary
Conference William Nehemiah Wig-
gins International District President
and General Secretary of the Texas
Sunday School Association will also be
a leading light during this Oklahoma’s
greatest Sunday School convention
You need to know more about up-to-date
methods and the State Convention
is the place to get this knowledge
Tliis Convention is interdenominational
Every one interested in better Sunday
Schools and bringing more people under
the influence of the teaching and train-
ing service of the Church is cordially
invited to attend' For information
concerning delegates and entertainment
write to C II Nichols 128J4 W Main
Street Oklahoma City Oklp
j Christian Science Services are held
i each Sunday at 11 a m Sunday
j School 10 a m Wednesday evening
at 8 p m Subject for April 11 Are
1 sin and disease and death real ? The
1 public is cordially invited to attend
these services
There is a
aKKMBMouMnaMKwa
Picture of a
Laughing Duck
on Every Roll
The city candidates have not been “set-
ting ’em up” very lively and as
a result but a very short vote was
polled at the city primary— hardly one
half of the voting strength
A big demonstration was given Thurs-
day night in celebration of the victory of
Miami for County Seat All the availa-
ble boxes and barrels tar and inflamma-
ble material that could be got was
brought into use Added to the bon-
fires wore a few speeches cannon
crackers and fireworks You can’t out-
do a live town and our country friends
celebrated with us a big crowd being
in evidence both from country and the
towns of the county
Trousers made $250 per leg SEATS
FREE Miami’s Tailor Winters
The County Commissioners were in
session Monday approving bonds es-
tablishing roads and filling vacancies
C E Lundy is appointed as trustee of
Wyandotte township in place of J C
Jones resigned The auditing Commit-
tee appointed on the affairs of the late
county Judge reported and approved
also the conduct of the sheriff’s office
Next day was given over to reports
of minor officials correcting erroneous
assessments etc also the auditing of
bills
The question of the school ' board ac-
quiring a location for a new school
building to be erected in the future
in the Second Ward should claim some
consideration That’s a fine place at
the junction of Nebraska and 8nl
Streets— and a half block could be se-
cured there now if the proper authori-
ties get busy -
Whole Number Vol
“Something Rotten in Denmark”
If some one will kindly tell a few
things about this sewer proposition we
v’il fpprf c ateil Ve have had some five
or six weeks time in which to make the
Burvey and estimate for this project
Is it possible that five or six is not
enough time to make this survey and
estimate ? NO three weeks would he
ample time to complete everything
If it is the fault of the engineer $hy
not get rid of him and let a good man
have the place Answer this Mr Tax
payer Are we not paying interest on
these sewer bonds 7 And is it absolute-
ly necessary for the taxpayers of Mi-
ami to send her engineer to Joplin
Springfield and other points to get
the information necessary to complete
the survey ? The only answer we can
give iB NO
Why don’t some of the business men
of this town pry into this matter and
ascertain if possible the chief cause of
this delay 7 There is something wrong
somewhere and if we ever expect to
have a town here we will have to get
busy and get employment for the hun-
dreds of men who have been idle for the
past three months There are scores
of men who came here expecting to'get
work on this sewer system and unless
something of the kind opens up pretty
soon they will be leaving the town by
hundreds Don’t wait for a change of
administration bul start now If our
engineer is incompetent and we are in-
clined to think this one of the sad
truths we would like to know it And
if he is withholding this estimate for
other reasons which we also suspect
let’s know these said reasons
A Citizen
Programme for Vesper Service at
Fir3t Presbyterian Church Sunday eve
April 11th beginning 7:30 o’clock
Hymn:
Benediction:
Chas Geboe was in town Tuesday eve
Dr DeWees has a case of sore eyes
Ed McConkey was in town Monday
Wm Kelly of Fairland was here Tues-
day Nick Elford has purchased a fine
horse
G K Terbush of Vinita was here
Tuesday
John B Gray was here from Afton
Tuesday
B F Newbold of Oswego was here
Tuesday
F E Wynne is at Oklahoma City on
business
F M Conner of Fairland was here
Wednesday
Bud Wilson and wife were in Joplin
Wednesday
Mr Hall has bought the chili stand
of J N Reed
W H Mosher of Oklahoma City was
in town Tuesday
A M Hassler of Long New Mex-
was here Tuesday
Cleve Hanna and Mrs A North were
here from Chelsea Monday
J W Lichtenwalter has sold out his
feed business on South Main
Mrs DeWees is in bad condition at
Carthage from partial paralysis
VanCourt Yantis of the Carthage
Pres3 was in town for the day Monday
Isham Jones of Jugneck neighbor-
hood left for Mexico Saturday night
Dr W L Bailey of Joplin consult-
ed with a patient in Miami last Sunday
evening
J Frank Smith has bought the “Idle
Hour” Theatre of J H Bisson who
-
goes to Tulsa
S S Millner of Columbus was here
Monday in an automobile party return-
ing that night
Henry Poison Chas Starbuck and J
M Fowler were here from Afton Wed-
nesday morning
W N Stannard was here Tuesday
from Long’s Corner He says no
peaches this year
Dick Rice and wife are at Bentonville
Ark where theformer goes to recuper-
ate from his attack of fever
Bert Wilhelm and Vic Sharpless
Pete Coons Jim and Humpy Poe and
others saw the Buffalo-Detroit ball
game at Joplin Monday and pronounc-
ed it “punk”
riasaana
UP-TO-DATE
I JOB HUNTING
and Lowest Prices
Consistent with
Good Work
Record-Htrald
LI126 Per Year
XXVI No 39
New Jerusalem Plan to the Fore
Guthrie April 3— Senator Campbell
Russell has his petitions ready to be
signed which will be known as State
Question— Initiative Petition No 2
commonly knows as the New Jerusa-
lem bill It is an almost exact copy
of the bill which was defeated in the
legislature The title of the act is as
follows “An Act to create a district
to be known as a New Jersalcm Dis-
trict and providing for the acquiring
locating survey control and manage-
ment of the same and making an ap-
propriation therefor”
The act provides that any citizen
may submit a proposition for location
provided that options have been secur-
ed on all the land embraced which
shall be not les3 than six sections lo-
cated within fifty miles of the center
of the state The commissioner of
the lands are empowered to sell to the
state at its appraised value any school
lands embraced in any proposed dis-
trict Senator Russell says that the 20000
names necessary to initiate the meas-
ure will be filed by the first of May
As an inducement to hustlers he
proposes to give a fine registered
heifer to the person who secures the
most petitioners by the 22d of this
month Mr Russell says that a sister
of the heifer was recently soli by him
for $510
RAILROADS PROSPERING UNDER TWO
CENT FARE LAW
Everybody is familiar with the great
cry that recently went up from the
railroads against the laws of Oklaho-
ma charging confiscation of property
and loss of money in operating the
roads The railroads bore down on
the commercial clubs and the com-
mercial clubs became alarmed and
bore down on the people the press
and the legislature Our constitution
requires a sworn report to be made to
the Corporation Commission showing
total operating revenues operating
expenses and net income for each
month and theses reports reveal the
fact that -railroads are making more
money now than they did before the
rates were reduced ' Take for in-
stance the report of the Gulf Colo-
rado and Santa Fe During the
month of November 1907 their oper-
ating revenue was $106367478 Their
operating expenses were ’ $91290019
leaving their net income at $15077459
In November 1903 just a year later
and when the new laws were in thor-
ough operation the report sworn to
makes the remarkable disclosure that
the same road received from operating
revenues the sum of $135439721 The
operating expenses were $S77 43293
leaving the net income $47696428 or
an increase of $32619969 for one
month and on the one road This ap-
pears to be a pretty healthy increase
and does not justify the cry that rail-
road property is in danger of confisca-
tion or that railroads are afraid to in-
vest more money in Oklahoma This
is one instance but there are many
more just like it The Corporation
Commission has on file many sworn
statements that show even a larger
increase in the net income of railroads
The Lie Nailed
For some time past it has been ru-
mored throughout the country that
Attorney John S Hale of Miami had
full control over the residents living in
the Drake settlement of the country
and to make the story complete had
full control of the justice of the peace
and constable of said township that
heretofore has only been rumor but
Tuesday the lie was nailed C E Geboe
on that day was in Miami and while
talking with some prominent citizens of
our city with regard to our late county
seat fight and of those who should be
remembered hereafter the said Geboe
made the remark: that no man could
get any favors from the people where
John Hale controled— naming the Drake
community But unfortunately for
Geboe the aforesaid Justice of the
Peace for that township was present
and promptly gave said statement the
lie and took the wabbling wiggling
Geboe to task for such untruthful stated
ments and demanded the author of the
same Whereupon the said Geboe stat-
ed that he has been told by D W
Cooter of Miami whose honor and in-
tegrity stands without reproach Mr
Cooter denies the statements made by
Mr Geboe and says that he never told
Geboe any such stuff Hence it is up
to the falsifier to rise up and explain
or stand impeached before decent peo-
ple and couFts
J H Austin
S C Fullerton and F D Adams
have dissolved partnership and taken
offices each one separately in the
Gillespie building
Johnson Falling and wife of Vinita
were here Wednesday visiting E DJ
j Ballard and family They are thinking
J of locating here
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