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THE DARROW PRESS
VOTE ON THE RATE BILL
By GIDEON DAESCHNER.
DARROW,
OKLAHOMA.
| Sentors' Position on the Rate Question
Will be Known Friday
| WASHINGTON: The senate will
i begin voting on the amendments to
I the railroad rate bill on Friday, May
j 4, an agreement to that effect having
I been reached on Monday. However,
it proved impossible to so extend the
understanding as to have it include
the fixing of a date for taking a final
vote on the bill as a whole. Mr. Till-
man first proposed a final vote on May
A good flow of gas and oil has been 9, and Mr. Morgan was the only sena-
Et ^ewo^a at a depth of tor who made objection. His oppo-
sition was sufflcient, however, to frus-
NOTES OF TWO TERRITORIES
The Sulphur city council has passed
an ordinance creating the office of
commissioner of public works.
1,700 feet.
IN NEED OF MONEY
FUNDS AT SAN FRANCISCO NOT
AS PLENTIFUL AS IS GENER-
ALLY SUPPOSED
GREATER PART Of APPROPRIATION USED
trate the design, and the next most
feasible course, the disposition of-
amendments, was decided upon. The
general impression among senators is
that the final vote will be reached
The street, waterworks and police I within a wfcek from the time of the be-
Beavcr county is to have a new
$10,000 court house erected the com-
ing summer.
departments of Chickasha were recent-
ly investigated with a view of disclos-
ing charges of graft and bribery, but
no one was found guilty.
A militia company has been organ-
ized at Prague as soon as the required
number of e'nlisted men are enrolled
they expect to be commissioned as a
part of the Oklahoma national guards.
Vinita is assured of a Chautauqua
this summer as the required number
of tickets have been sold to guarantee
a success. Five hundred tickets at two
dollars each have been disposed of.
The Western Association will open
its base ball season in the territory
May 4 at Oklahoma City when the
Joplin, Missouri, team will begin a
series of three games with the Okla-
homa City club.
A special messenger from the Dawes
commission arrived at Tishomingo
last week with 2,850 patents requiring
Governor Johnson's signature.
The Spencer company, which was
recently awarded the franchise for a
street car line in Enid have put up
their $2,000 bond and work on the
line will commence within a short
time.
E. D. Vandergrift of Webb City, Mo.,
has leased one thousand acres of land
on Cabin creek near Afton, where he
will begin the work of drilling for
lead and zinc.
W. L. Bardsley has been appointed
United States court commissioner at
Gate, in eastern Beaver county, with
Jurisdiction over western Woodward
county.
Miss Minnie Baker, aged 17, resid-
ing eight miles northeast of Wanette,
was burned to death as a result of her
clothing igniting from a fire, where
she was burnning trash from the yard.
Unless the property owners protest,
Enid will soon have a number of
her most prominent streets paved. At
a recent meeting of the city council
a resolution was passed to pave the
streets surrounding the square and
a number of streets leading to it. The
material with which the work will be
done has not yet been designated.
James B. Givens, chief clerk of the
Ponca Indian agency and George T.
McCandless, president and cashier
respectively of the defunct Citizens
Bank of Ponca City, were arrested
last week upon the charge of bank
wrecking, having been indicted on
three counts by the recent grand jury.
The bank closed its doors in April,
190G.
While making a "run" to a fire at
Tulsa one night last week the team
attached to the hose wagon ran into
several persons on the street who were
unable to get out of the way. Two
boys were badly injured. One of
them, James Owens, was injured in-
ternally and it is believed he will die.
The receiver of the defunct Citizen's
Bank at Enid has just announced the
payment of an additional five per cent
dividend, making a total of twenty-
five per cent to depositors.
ginning of the consideration of the
amendments. Most of the time of
the senate Monday was devoted to
listening to a speech by Mr. Clarke of
Arkansas, in which he criticised the
pending rate bill as ineffectual to rem-
edy existing conditions.
Mr. Clarke contended that congress
has power to issue preliminary in-
junctions in certain cases, and any
rate bill should go out relieved of the
possibility of judicial interference
with the findings of the commission.
He also believed that the only judicial
question involved in the matter of
rate fixing was the question of just
compensation, and that the courts
could exercise jurisdiction on no other
point.
- He thought there would be not only
a valuation of the roads, but that the
compensation should be fixed at, say
six per cent. In the cases of the more
valuable roads he would arrive at a
correct return by determining the
value of the property.
|'What would you do with the roads
that make nothing?" inquired Mr. For-
aker.
"Turn them over to somebody who
could make money out of them," re-
sponded Mr. Clarke.
Mr. Tillman suggested May 9 for
the date for taking the final vote on
the bill.
The request brought out sugges-
tions from fifteen to twenty senators.
No one made objection to naming a
date until Mr. Morgan was heard. He
said he would not oppose an effort to
fix a day for beginning the consider-
ation of the bill section by section,
but that he would not agree to naming
a time for the final vote. After further
discussion unanimous consent was se-
cured to J;ave the general debate
cease on Thursday, May 3, and to
have the bill taken up by sections
with the beginning of the session Fri-
day, and with the understanding that
from that time forward amendments
shall be considered under the rule
limiting speeches to fifteen minutes'
in duration, the vote on each amend
ment to be taken when the debate 3$
exhausted.
"Thank God for that," exclaimed Mr.
Frye, with a sigh of relief, evidently
voicing the sentiment of the entire
senate.
Effort to Break Coal Strike
SOUTH M'ALESTER: The first ef-
fort to break the coal strike with im
ported labor was successful at Buck,
near here when the McAlester Coal
Mining Co. opened one shaft with 20
miners brought in from a distance. As
yet no intimidation has been attempt-
ed by the union miners who are lying
idle about the camp. It is believed
trouble will occur in the camp within a
few days if the imported miners con-
tinue at work. The United States
authorities are watching the situation
closely.
Muskogee's city council, at a meet-
ing last week, passed a stringent ordi-
nance against beggars of every de-
scription, placing the penalty for viola-
tion at $25 and costs, or thirty days
imprisonment in the city jail.
Considerable Cash Reported Has Not
Yet Reached the Hands of the Com-
mittee^—Public Subscriptions to be
Encouraged—No Increase in Wages
SAN FRANCISCO: The continu-
ance of the military In control of the
relief, sanitation and policing of the
city, as at present, was the subject of
an important discussion at. the meet-
ing of the general committee. Mayor
Schmitz brought the issue before the
committee by reading a letter ad-
dressed to him by Major General
Greeley.
Explaining the;purpose of this let-
ter, Mayor Schmitz said that if any
one had any idea that General Greeley
or any of his subordinates was tired of
helping the city in this emergency he
should eliminate it at once from hl3
mind. The general i3 not only will-
ing, but his personal judgment is that
the work thus far done would suffer
greatly if there was any change of con-
trol at this time. What the general
desires is that Mayor Schmitz and the
general committee should give him in
writing a request that he should con-
tinue his work.
A motion embodying the request
was put and adopted unanimously.
Victor H. Metcalf, secretary of com-
merce and labor, was introduced and
read his report to President Roose-
velt.
"In reply," said Secretary Metcalf,
"I have received the following tele-
gram from President Roosevelt:
" 'An greatly gratified and relieved
by your full report. I shall recom-
mend to congress exactly as you sug-
gest.' "
The question of relief funds was
brought up by James D. Phelan, who
said he had been privately informed
by Mi*. Metcalf that it was the under-
standing of that gentleman that Sec-
retary Taft had expended the greater
portion of the appropriation of $2,500,-
000 granted by congress.
"I have," he said, "received a tele-
gram from Secretary Taft that he has
transmitted to my order $300,000.
This is the first recognition by the
secretary of war of the work of this
committee, so far as the finances are
concerned, and I assume from what
Secretary Metcalf has just informed
me, that it will be the limit of the
financial assistance accorded this com-
mittee by the federal government."
The question of what has been done
with the $2,500,000 appropriated by
congress sprang to several lips, and
Mr. eMtcalf gave such an explanation
as he could.
"I think Mr. Phelan has correctly
stated the situation," said he. "I
think the $300,000 mentioned will be
all you will get. As to how the sec-
retary of war has expended the re-
mainder of the appropriation I do not
know personally, but I gather that it
has gone for the purchase of supplies
of various descriptions which have
been forwarded here in train loads,
and for the transportation of these
supplies."
There was a moment's silence, and
then some one asked:
"Where then do we stand?"
"Well," said Mr. Phelan, "we are
far from being as well off as we sup-
posed. I know that we have $518,000
subject to our order in the sub-treas-
ury In the mint. As to the other
moneys of which we have word, in
one way or another, I do not know
whether they will ever come into our
hands. Much of them may be ex-
pended under the direction of the don-
ors, as in the case of the congression-
al appropriation and the Rockefeller
It is highly
ENROLLMENT OF BABIES
Offspring of Five Civilized Tribes Will
Receive Allotments
MUSKOGEE: Commissioner Tams
Bixby has issued orders for the enroll-
ment of babies in four of the five
civilized tribes of Indian Territory—
the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and
Cherokee nations. This order is fol-
lowing out the provisions of the Curtis
act approved April 26 of this year,
which authorizes the enrollment of
minor children of citizens, who have
not yet received allotments. This
means that about 10,000 babies of
citizens will receive allotments. The
work will require the sending out of
field enrollment parties in each of the
four nations and will make it necces-
DENIES HE SAID IT
SENATOR BEVERIDGE RESENT?.
STATEMENT THAT STATEHOOD
WOULD GO BY DEFAULT
MUST STAND BY FORAKER AMENDMENT
Some Dependence Being Placed on
Speaker Cannon's Promise of Ac-
tion at This Term—Probabilities of
Hitching on to Appropriation Bill
KANSAS CITY: A special to the
sary for the commission to add twenty- ( Journal from Washington says:
five or thirty new employees to its I Senator Beveridge resents state-
force. All babies will receive allot-
ments who were living on March 4,
1906, and who have not previously
been allotted. Applications will be
received up to midnight of Wednesday-
July 25. All applications for enroll- j
ment may be made personally to the !
commissioner of the five civilized |
tribes at Muskogee, or at any of the '
temporary enrollment offices which |
will be established for the convenience !
of citizens. Applications will be re- :
ments that ho told members of the
house of representatives there would
probably be no statehood report from
the conferees during this session, and
that the whole -matter would go over
until the next congress. He also de-
nounces as incorrect and untrue the
intimation that there has been undue
delay and no earnest effort on the
part of the conferees to reach an
agreement. He explains that the
ceived for ninety days after the ap- i conferees have had lengthy and fre-
proval of the act. The commissioner ! quent meetings, and in fact, have
will maintain appointments at various been together and tried to straighten
towns in each of the four nations for out other intricacies of the legisla-
te reception of applications for en- tion as quickly as possible. He says
rollment as follows: ! the work has be«m as earnest and as
Creek nation—Eufaula, May 17 to 19 | continuous as the discharge of other
inclusive; Dustin, May 14 to 16 in- t important legislative duties by the
elusive; Holdenville, May 21 to 25 in-
clusive; Paden May 28 to June 1 in-
clusive; Okmulgee, June 4 to 8 in-
clusive; Sapulpa, June 11 to 15 in-
clusive; Bristow, June 18 to 22 in-
clusive; Bixby, June 25 to 29 inclusive.
members of the conference commit-
tee will permjt. He also said that
he was under no special pledge to
Senator Foraker in connection with
the statehood bill.
The publication has stirred up mem-
Cherokee nation—Bartlesville, May | bers of the Missouri and other middle
7 to 11 inclusive; Vinita, May 14 to 18 west delegations, and they have been
inclusive; Claremore, May 21 to 25 j making inquiries as to the attitude of
inclusive; Tahlequah, May 28 to June Senator Beveridge and the prospects
1 inclusive; Kansas, June 4 to 8 in- j for legislation. They have an imulied
elusive; Westville, June 11 to 15 in-
clusive; Salisaw, June 18 to 22 in-
clusive; Porum, June 25 to 29 inclu-
sive.
Choctaw nation—Hugo, May 7 to 11
inclusive; Bennington, May 14 to 18
legislation. They have an implied
promise from the speaker of the house
of representatives that there will be
statehood for Oklahoma and -Vidian
Territory, and the suggestion that it
might die in conference alarms them.
Whatever Mr. Beveridge may say
inclusive; Idabel, May 21 to 25 inclu- j for publication, anyone who under-
sive; Alikchi, May 28 to June 1 inclu- stands the statehood situation and the
sive; Smithville, June 4 to 8 inclusive; circumstances under which Mr. Bev-
Tushkahoma, June 12 to 16 inclusive; J eridge was appointed one of the con-
Poteau, June 18 to 22 inclusive; Caddo, ferees, knows that he is peculiarly
June 18 to 22 inclusive; South Mc- bound to stand against receding and
Alester, June 25 to 29 inclusive; Kinta, accepting the house propositions as
June 25 to 29 inclusive. j long as Senator Foraker and other
Chickasaw nation—Duncan, May 7 leading senators who were instru-
to 11 inclusive; Chickasha, May 14 to mental in knocking out the provisions
18 inclusive; Pauls Valley, May 21 to of the hill for New Mexico and Ari-
25 inclusive; Ada, May 28 to June 1 J zona want it to stand.
Beveridge fought for the statehood
bill as it passed the house of repre-
sentatives, and was in favor of making
two states out of the four territories.
He carried his fight onto the floor of
the senate, and had his committee
solidly behind him in the effort
Senator Foraker, leading a powerful
combination of other senators, de-
inclusfve; Tishomingo, June 4 to 8 in-
clusive; Colbert, June 11 to 15 inclu-
sive.
TROUBLES OVERCAME HIM
Blacksmith at Marshall Suicides on
Acount of Domestic Troubles
MARSHALL: Emil Lay ton, aged
Fight for Page's Retention
GUTHRIE: Negroes in this city
and throughout the territory are pro- j an(l Standard Oil funds.
testing against the removal of In- j important, therefore, that public sub-
man E. Page as head of the colored scriptions should be encouraged, and
university at Langston. A meeting, *bat no great debts should be incurred,
which was largely attended by the col- There are many throughout the coun-
ored citizens, was held here a few lry wbo are will:'ng and able to give,
Dr. W. H. Gunn of Oklahoma City,
who was fined $500 and sentenced to
one year's imprisonment by the pro- j night/'^at TSLiLSTI «« **
bate court of Oklahoma county for tion of Professor Page was indorsed be sealed b>' permitting the report to
making indecent proposals to a sev- and a committee of fifteen appointed 8tand that the clt>' of San Francisco
enteen-year-old girl who had entered to visit Governor Frantz and insist bas millions at its disposal. We have
his office in search of employment, upon the retention of the negro edn-' not- and we shall need money."
has appealed his case to the Oklahoma cator. Petitions to the same effect McCarty of the building trades
are being circulated throughout the council told the committee that not
territory. only would the men of the building
trades work without any raise in
supreme court
Mayor Chapman of South McAlester
has issued a proclamation asking all
business houses to close on the after-
noon of May 4, at which time Tulsa
Yewed Hotel Completely Destroyed ' wa«es. but that they wuold make no
CLEO: The Allen hotel and gen- extra charge for work done in over-
eral mercantile store at Yewed thi« time' night3- Sundays or holidays.
. . > Tn to * ii
42, formerly engaged in the black- Seated Beveridge and his committee,
smith business here, committed sui- and knocked out all reference in the
cide by hanging himself. Domestic bil1 to New Mexico and Arizona,
trouble had caused him and wife to When it came time to appoint con-
separate about two weeks ago. He ferees, Senator Foraker indicated in
went to Chicago and visited his °Pen senate that he believed conferees
daughter. Coming back he went out should be appointed who were in sym-
about two and one-half miles north to Pathy with the vote of the senate. It
his former home to see his wife and | was recognized that Beveridge was
effect a reconciliation. Failing in this not' and this was an open notifica-
he left the house. Friends in town tion from Foraker that he would op-
having had an intimation of his in- P°se Beveridge's selection. The mat-
tentions drove out and found him ter went over for one day, when Sena-
hanging by a rope to the limb of a tor Foraker arose and withdrew all
tree. The county coroner held an in- objections to Beveridge's appointment,
quest, the jury returning a verdict in Ifc is understood that Beveridge had
acordance with the above facts. given assurances that he would stand
—-— I for the Foraker ideas which a major-
Bank examiners, who checked up the ity of the senate had shown by their
Citizen's National Bank at Atoka, votes they supported
found a shortage of several thousand Now it Is clear that Mr. Beveridge
FSLfnTS?? °t I""* ^nk WW Stand by the Foraker and senate
iL J tnr h warrant been proposition in opposition to the house
StatM mnr^hal ,, ynI*ed of representatives, as long as the sen-
States marshals are endeavoring to ate sentiments demands that he
locate him. should do so. There is a strong be-
_ .. _ i lief in the minds of those who have
Ending of Indian Affairs j watched the development of matters
WASHINGTON: President Rooso- ' in relation to statehood, that in the
velt has signed the celebrated bill of end Foraker and his associates will
Congressman Curtis of Kansas, pro- agree to the acceptance of a bill with
viding for a final disposition of the tbe Foraker amendment, which pro-
affairs of the five civilized tribes. vides for the reference of the question
Directly afterward the Indian affairs °* accePting statehood to a vote of the
committee agreed to report favorably Pe°Ple of New Mexico and Arizona,
on the big pasture bill providing for and tbat they recede from the
fche care of Indian qhildren and fix- Burrows amendment, which strikes
ing the minimum price of land in the a" reference to statehood for these
territory. - | two territories out of the bill. It will
The president's signature to the i probably n°t be worked out in a day,
Curtis measure, all that was needed j and perbaP3 not until the very closing
to make it a law, has been expected f hours of the sosslon. but that this will
for several days. Friends of the bill i be ^ ultimate decision conservative
felt no doubt of the chief executive's ' men of both b°uses seem to feel,
prompt action. ! ^be 8uggestion that the statehood
The Curtis bill places inherited measVre. WOuld be tacked onto an ap-
and South McAlester of the South county, were dPstroyed by fire lenit" In order to Prevent overcrowding of allotments in the markets and land PropnaU°n b111 in the senate was
Central Base Ball League play their jng from a defective flue. C. E.' Gross ^ 8treet cars by si6btseers, It was buyers are eagerly going after them. !!?"J. tbe leadcra in the house.
initial game.
Mrs. John Guyer living near Ben-
nington gave birth to triplets last
week—two girls and a boy—all In good
health. The father is sixty years old
and the mother thirty.
j had owned the buildings
but one week. His loss
and dollars; no Insurance.
and contents decided that fares. should be collected 1 1° order to buy such allotment it is f ,, ;?"8
L five and turned ,Dto lhe re,ie< f™d- necessary t0 ,ocate a the Pieces and L", " ' **
is nve moua- 5|ra„,,roa not be induced to
Prague has the singular distinction
" ] °f having the only female jeweler in
But for some trouble and sorrow we the territories in the person of Miss
should never know half the good there Violet Hunt, who is an adept at re-
Is about us.—Dickens. | pairing watches and Jewelry
get their signatures to the instruments
of sale and this causes a good deal
of work sometimes and a lot of delay.
The law meets with the approval j
of the majority of persons in Indian '
Territory
who said that this would be so mani-
the senate could
to accept the odium
for defeating a necessary supply bill
in this manner.
Of all the words In the English lan-
guage "Dont tell" are paid the least
attention
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