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APPOINT MINT OF COMMITTEE*
LEAVES NOTHING IN WAV OF
FORMING ORGANIC LAW.
JIM CROW RESOLUTION
Farmers Greatly Ex*rci**d Over Pres-
ident Murray's Delay In Naming
Committee en County
•oundarlee.
GUTHRIE: The appointment of
moot of the standing committees of
the constitutional convention having
been made, the real work of submit
tine and formulating clauses to be In-
corporated In the constitution of Ok-
laboma has begun.
There being no session Thanksglv-
Ins day the delegates Improved their
lime la committee meetings, hearing
cltlsens, etc., and the final adoption
of the rules of procedure on Friday-
left nothing In the way of grinding out
the document under which the people
«t Oklahoma must live for all future
time.
The first two constitutional provi-
sions to be Introduced into the conven-
tion were for the regulation of rail-
ways and Jim Crow cars. They were
Introduced Friday afternoon.
One of the delegates proposes to
establish a two-cent passenger fare
for railroad passengers.
Friday morning was spent In a
"wrangle over the printing of the rec-
ords, In which Haskell and Ledbetter
complained of the press reports of the
deliberations and Asp defended them.
Haskell finally secured an order for
the printing of 2,000 copies of the con-
vention's proceedings dally.
On Friday it was learned that the
farmers, not as an organization, but
aa Individuals, were working them
eelves Into a well developed frenzy
caused by the delay of President Mur-
ray In appointing the committee on
county boundaries.
Many farmers who are Interested
vitally In the matters that will come
before thlr committee have been lu
this city for several weekj and were
chagrined to be compelled to remain
here until this week. While they
realize that the president has need
•d time to make up sucn an impor
tant committee, they think that their
patience has been taxed beyond en
durance and they do not feel quite
so enthusiastic for the president as
they did when they were active in
•upporting his candidacy for the hon-
ors of the convention.
The farmers' organizations purpose
to send delegations to Washington up-
on the assembling of congress for the
purpose of asking for legislation that
will contribute to the settlement of
the sections of the new state, partic-
ularly In the eastern part. When set-
tlement Is talked of It means merely
to have more lands opened for settle-
ment, there being no difficulty in get-
ting farmers to develop the land If
the land can be purchased. Hence
the removal of restrictions from In-
dian lands is what will bo asked for,
sq that such lands may be placed on
the market for sale, as the sections
affected by present restrictions will
necessarily be slow of development
linless the relief Asked for be grant-
ed by congress.
The recent visit of the senatorial
committee to Indian Territory will
add great strength to this farmers'
movement, as the senators were fully
apprised of the conditions and ex-
pressed themselves In favor of re-
moving restrictions.
HON. PHILIP B. HOPKINS.
Delegate From Muskogee and Mlnoi*
Ity Leader in Constitutional
Convention.
FOR GOOD ROADS
ANNUAL MEETING OF NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION IS IN SESSION
AT MUSKOGEE.
The Convening of Thirty State Legis-
lature* Insures a Far Reaching
Effect for Deliberations and
Action of Convention.
MU8KOGEE: The annual conven-
tion of the National Good Roads as-
sociation Is In session here for three
days, commencing Wednesday, De-
cember 5. A train load of roadmak-
ing machinery and a corps of engi-
neers and expert road builders ar-
rived a week before and commenced
the work of transforming a local
thoroughfare into a model road, to be
useil as an object lossion at the con-
vention.
This Is the first opportunity In Ok-
lahoma to see a practical demonstra-
tion In all the different stages of road
building.
As more than thirty state legisla-
tures will be in session during the
coming year, and the action of the
convention will bear directly on good
roads legislation, its effect will be of
far reaching importance.
WILL FIGHT FOR IT.
Bird McGuire Thinks New State
Needs Removal of Restriction*.
GUTHRIE: Congressman Bird Mc-
Guire will devote his time at this ses-
sion of congress to securing the re-
moval of the restrictions on Indian
land In Iudian Territory and Okla-
homa.
"I believe that Is what the new
state most needs," said he. "Its tax
list will have to be Increased, and the
Indian should have the rights of citi-
zenship, when citizenship Is his.
"I favor the Immediate permission
to all Indians, save full bloods not
capable of handling their property, to
alienate all their land except a home-
stead of 160 acres. I should like to
see this amount cut down to 80 acres
ultimately, and maybe to 40 acres."
The rural route mall carriers of
Cleveland county have organized a
county association.
NOT TO BE RETROACTIVE
"EVIL SPIRIT" IS SICK.
Laws Will Protect Present Lawyers
and Physicians
GUTHRIE: In response to frequent
Inquiries of the convention It Is an-
nounced that professional conditions of
both Oklahoma and Indian Territory
will be provided for in the constitu-
tion's schedule. This applies to doc-
tors and attorneys particularly, whose
legal status will remain as at present,
or until such time as the new atate
may legislate otherwise. The enab-
ling act provides the present Oklaho-
ma Territorial laws are to be adopted
until other provisions are made.
The schedule Is also supposed to
carry a list of the property, public
buildings, etc., the territories are to
deliver to the new state; also In a
more limited sense thei proceeding
by which personal property of the
Individual is exempt from taxation.
Between 75,000 and 100.000 bushels
•f corn are piled and cribbed along
the depot at Bliss awaiting shipment.
The same old story prevails, "short-
age of cars."
Want a Railway Commlaslon.
GUTHRIE: The grain dealers of
Oklahoma will have a very important
aeasion at El Ueno on December 9.
for the purpose cf considering mat-
tars In connection with the establish-
ment of a railroad commission by the
constitutional convention. The course
to be pursued will be outlined at the
meeting, and referred to the railroad
committee of the convention. John
W. Dickson of Hobart, a prominent
grain man of that city, la expected
to arrive In Guthrie In the near future
to present the matter before the rail-
road committee.
John Stink Apparently Died Once and
Came te Life Again.
PAWHUSKA: John Stink, the
"Evil Spirit" of the Osage'a, la 111 at
Pawhuska. Ten years ago this Indian,
who Is now about 65 years old. after a
short Illness passed into a state of un-
consciousness, was pronounced dead
and was burled by the tribe with due
pomp and ceremony.
A few houra after burial Stink came
to life and caused consternation by
reappearing among the mourners.
Since then he has been ahunned by-
all members of the Osage tribe. Stink
sleeps on the sidewalks at Pawhuska,
refusing shelter. He is a full blood
Osage, speaks no English and Is al-
lowed 50 cents a day by his guardian
for living expenses, and if given* a dol-
lar he will sit down and eat that
amount of food at a time.
Chickasha was the first town In
Indian Territory to pave Its streets
under the provisions of the Curtis
law.
Oklahoma Team Wins.
' DALLAS: The Dallas high school
football players ware no match for
the high school eleven from Oklaho-
ma. Thanksgiving afternoon. The visi-
tors outclassed the local representa-
tives at all points of the play.
Oklahoma did not -ftet to working
together in the first half and a tie
aoora was made In that part of the
gam*. But the visitors made It a run-
away event In the last half and won
pf the decisive score of ti to «.
Playsd a No-Score Game.
OKLAHOMA CITY: Before one of
the largest crowds of football enthu-
siasts which ever witnessed a football
game on an Oklahoma gridiron the
fast teams of the Washburn college
and Oklahoma university battled for
an hour here Thanksgiving day with
the game finally resulting in a score
of 0 to 0. The game was played on a
field of mud which made It utterly lm-
possible for either aide to execute
their playa with any degree of cer-
tainty. « V e-w
Te Supervise Pasture Sale.
WASHINGTON: The opening of
bids for the Kiowa pasture lands, It
was announced at the general land
office, will be supervised by J. W.
Wltten, chief law clerk; A. Q. Elston,
of the Indian office, and J. B. Calls*
han, of Secretary Hitchcock's office.
Judge Wltten, chairman, had left for
Lawton. The opening of blda will be-
gin December 10, and the work will
probably be completed by December
10. The bids then being sent to
Washington
CONGRESS IS
GIVEN A DEF1
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION FEAT-
URED WITH HEATED ARGU-
MENT ON PRINTING.
JOHNNY BULL TURNED THE TRICK.
HENRY E. ASP WINS A POINT
Democratic Delegates Dsmsnded
Printing and Secretary Fllson A*
Disbursing Officer Wouldn't
Pay For It.
GUTHRIE: The first real battle of
the convention was won by Delegate
Henry Asp of Guthrie on Wednesdsy.
In considering the report of the com-
mittee on rules, which occupied most
of the sessions of both Tuesday and
Wednesday. Mr. Asp anoved to defer
final action for one week on the
matter of printing the recorda of the
convention.
There was warm debate and much
feeling aroused, and the fiery speeches
of the opposition seemed to carry the
convention until the vote was taken,
when the motion of Asp won almost
unanimously.
It la said that Chas. H. FlUon, secre-
tary of the territory, had notified the
secretary that he would not stand for
the printing of the journal dally, as
provided In rules 68 nud 69. It was
also slated that Secretary Fllson
would go at once to Washington to
confer with the interior snd treasury
departments as to the limit of ex pen 1'-
tures to be placed upon the conven-
tion.
In supporting his motion Mr. Asp
said: "No one could possibly desire
that the records of this convention be
widely disseminated more than I do.
But congress can meet on the 3d day
of December and on the fourth day
wipe thlB assembly from the face of
the earth. When we are knocking at
the door of congress for our pay let us
remember that we are limited, and
that there Is a power over us."
Herlng, of Elk City, said that if con-
gress has a right to limit the conven-
tion It has a right to limit the dis-
tricting board.
"If congress will not pay these bills
we will elect a democratic legislature
and the people of the state will pay
them."
Another delegate from the south
part of the territory said that he
would not submit to the big stick and
that If the convention ran out of
money he would be willing to walk
home without accepting any passes.
Delegate Kornegay quoted the law
to the delegates and advised them to
keep within Its provision?. Haskell
then stated that If the I'nlted States
government refused to allow the print-
ing of the Journal, he would print It
himself.
"This does not mean that I shall at-
tempt to abolish congress." he said,
"but when this question comes up
again I shall Introduce a motion to in-
crease the number of Journals to be
printed."
Delegate T. J. Leahy, of Pawhuskn,
led In the fight on the floor of the
convention to determine the question
of who Is master—Charles H. Fllson.
as disbursing officer, or the conven
tlon Itself.
In rising Leahy of Pawhuska said
he desired to Introduce a resolution,
asking that the Judiciary committee
Investigate and report its finding to
the convention on the following sub-
ject:
First—Is the convention Its sole
judge In determining the number of
its employes, whnt their services shall
be and what their salaries?
Second—Has the convention the
power to determine what expenses it
shall Incur and have the control and
the direction of the same?"
Mr. Leahy followed up his resolu-
tion by saying: "I am not satisfied
as to the scope of the convention In
determining for Itself the number of
its employes, and whether or not the
disbursing officer is supreme In mat-
ters of this kind. I think the Judi-
ciary committee should Investigate
and report to the convention."
Delegates King of Newkirk and
Rose of Blackwell supported the Lea-
hy resolution and It carried with Mr.
Asp's amendment to refer It to the
committee on Judiciary departments
May Adopt Sequoyah.
The constitution that was adopted at
the convention held at Muskogee a
year ago last August has been pub-
lished In pamphlet form, and many-
copies of It have been distributed
among the delegates here. It Is be-
ing carefully studied, and this study
Is not without significance, for many
of the men who created that constl
tutlon for the proposed state of Sequo-
yah are sitting as delegates in this
convention, and many of the Ideas em-
braced in that constitution will find
favor In forming the new state of Ok-
lahoma.
Surveying Pip* Lin*.
ARDMORE: C. F. Meade, presi-
dent of the Ardmore Gas company,
recently chartered with 1500,000 capi-
tal. has placed surveyors at work
running the survey for a pipe line
from the Wheeler oil and gas fields
to this city. The right of way has
already been purchased and the com-
pany expects to have natural gas In
Ardmore by January.
Billings has a corn husker that did
131 bushels In ten hours.
Bowlln Boy Fall Into W*li.
TULSA: Fred, the seven-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Bowlln, fell
Into a thirty-one foot well, and nar-
rowly eacaped drowning. The plucky
youngater clung to the sides of the
stone wall of the well, and cried out
to his rescuers that could hold on If
they dropped him a rope. He waa
rescued after aeveral Ineffectual at-
tempts to gat a line down to him.
Ha sustained onlv alight bruises from
tha fall.
«**"
"Good Morning, Have You Bustod th* Soap Trust?"
A DEGREE FOR THE CUBANS
Gov. Magoon Gives Notice That
One Will Issue Soon.
■rata of All Members of lOnnd Con-
gress Klrrlril In too." in He
Meelare* Yaraat.
Havana. — "By a decree to be Is-
sued soon under specillc authority of
the president of the I'l.'led States,
the seats of all members of the sec-
ond series of the Cuban congress
elected in 1905 will be declared va
cant."
Tnlg was the announcement made
by Grvernor Mugoon Sunday to 25
senators and members of the house of
representatives whom he has Invited
to attend a conference In the palace.
After reviewing all the facts develop-
ed by the peace commission sent to
Cuba by President Roosevelt in re-
sponse to President I'alma's appeal
for Intervention, Governor Magoon
called the attention of the members to
the fact that the determination as to
the status of the congress had been
reserved by the peace commission for
consideration at Washington. He
then communicated to them the final
determination of Pre-ident Roosevelt
that the seats of all senators and rep-
resentative.! elected in 1905 shall bo
considered vacant from October 12,
1906. the vacancies thereby created
being filled by an election under the
provisional government In accordance
with the proclamation of Governor
Taft, September 29.
The first series of senators and rep-
resentatives elected In 1904 will be
continued in office if moral peace
tranquility and public confidence be
restored to such an extent that an
election for the vacated sears may be
held during 19«i7, and that there may-
be at the same time an election of
the successors of representatives
whose terms expire December 31,
1907, without shortening these terms,
thus avoiding the necessity for two
elections. The salaries of I bo ousted
members will be paid to October 12,
the date fixed by the peace commis-
sion.
Aa Arrhnrloitlpal Find.
Bombay, India. — Doctor Von Le-
coq, who has been traveling in the
most remote parts of Central Asia on
a scientific mission with which he
was charged by the Prussian govern-
ment, has arrived at Srinagar. capi-
tal of Kashimir, with an Important col-
lection of arcbaeloglcal discoveries,
These Include several highly Interest-
ing paintings, upon stucco, with gold
leaf back grounds, like Italian wo-!(
and a number of manuscripts In ten
different languages, one In wholly un-
known tongue.
FORMING THE CONSTITUTION.
Bank Bobber Sulrltlra.
Troy, Kan. — J. W. Harris, a farm
hand, tried to rob the bank In Ben-
dena Friday and when It became ap-
parent to him that he was about to
be captured, he killed himself. Theo-
dore Selb. a clerk in the bnnk. escap-
ed from the building and after shoot-
lg at him Harris placed the muzzle oi
the revolver behind his right ear and
pulled the trigger. He lived about
three hours.
Floating Mine Hrlftod Ashore.
London. Eng. — The Kobe corres-
pondent of the Standard cables that
a floating mine, a legacy from the
Russo-Japanese war, has been driven
ashore at Aklta, on the west coast of
Hondo, where It exploded, killing ten
villagers and wounding 6G.
Kaasas Crop Summary.
Topeka, Kansas. — F. D. Co-
burn's annual crop summary for Kan-
sas was Issued Wednesday. The aver-
age condition of wheat sown this fall
for the crop of 1807 Is rejiorted at 93.7,
which Is 13.3 above the condition at
the same time last year. Twenty coun-
ties report conditions over 100 per cent
and the best conditions prevail in the
big wheat counties. The total wheat
crop for the year was 93.292,980 bush-
els with a value greater than any
previous yield. Summer Is the banner
county, raising 4.390.065 bushels.
Aa Baplorer Honored.
Christlanla. — Captain Amundsen,
the arctic explorer, who recently
went through the northwest passage,
was presented Wednesday with the
gold medal of the Geographical survey.
After the presentation the society
gave a banquet In his honor.
Frarr Reaches Washington.
Washington. — Lieut. Commander
Robert E. Peary returned to his home
hero Wednesday night after his long
absence on his arctic expedition. He
waa accompanied by Mrs. Peary.
Ilrlruiilpa Pro !•©•• Mlrlet llnllroad
R« ai ulm Iona, "Jlaaa <>« '«" Cars
«••<! tftntr *U|tremn«*>.
Guthrie, Ok. — The actual forma-
tion of a constitution for Oklahoma
was inaugurated Friday afternoon
when propositions were Introduced in
the constitutional convention for two
plans, providing respectively for rail-
way regulation and sepurate coaches
for whites and negroes.
The railway regulation bill, Intro
duced by Delegate Clint Graham, Is
summarized as follows: Railroad, ex-
press. sleeping car and oil pipe line
companies shall lie declared common
carriers; to provide for stock inspec
tlon. to prevent consolidation and pro-
hibiting free passes.
The "Jim Crow" resolution was of
fered by Judge Ixdbetter of Ardmore,
I. T. Both propositions were refer
red to the committee on railroads.
A feature of Friday morning's ses-
sion was the address of Delegate I.ed.
better, who opposed the adoption ol
a resolution recognizing the federnl
constitution as paramount to that of
the state of Oklahoma. Mr. I.edbet
ter denounced the press-but reiterat-
ed his view that state sovereignty
should be strictly observed.
till t <>m|tan> Indicted,
St. Louis.—The federal grand Jury
Wednesday returned two indictment*
with a total of 72 counts, against tae
Waters-Pierce Oil company, charging
the company with having accepted re-
bates and discriminated In legal
freight rates on shipments of oil In vio-
lation of the Inter-state commerce
law and the Elkins act. The indict-
ments churgd the Waters-Pierce OH
company with accepting lower rates
on shipments of oil over the Missouri
Pacific and Southern Pacific lines
from St. Louis to Alexnndtia. La., and
to 11 specified points beyond. If con-
victed on all counts In the Indictments
the aggregate maximum penalties that
may lie collected is $1,520,000.
1,000.000 Acres fur Saltation Army.
London. — A report was current
In this city Thursday that the British
1 South Africa company has offered the
| Salvation Army a million acres of
land in Rhodesia for colonization pur-
poses with the stipulation, however,
that in the event of the colonizing
scheme proving a failure the land
should revert to the company. Gen-
eral Booth Thursday- night said that
the plan had been prematurely dis-
closed. He declined to commit him-
self to any statement of details be-
cause he said the plan might still
fail through.
ftalvatlon Army Hotel II urn a.
St. Louis. Mo. — Ten men were
burned to death and probably 35 were
Injured In a fire early Wednesday that
practically destroyed the Lighthouse
Hotel, conducted by the Salvation
Army. Over 500 men were asleep In
] the building when the fire was discov-
ered, the greater number being on
the second and third floors. All be-
| came panic stricken and before the
firemen arrived and could stretch
nets many had Jumped from the up-
| per windows and were ficked up
crushed and unconscious on the street
below.
C'hlcniKo Tnnnela In t'ar.
Chicago. — Wagon service for car
rying mall, except registered matter,
between the general poatofflce and
the passenger railway stations in Chi-
cago Is now a thing of the past. The
tunnels of the Illinois Tunnel com-
pany are now in use between the gen-
eral postofflce and all the railway
stations of Chicago.
They Want the Has at Home.
Tulsa, I. T. — At a meeting of the
commercial club here Friday night a
movement was started to secure a
plank In the state constitution pre-
venting any Individual or corporation
from piping gas out of the state. It
is understood the Kansas Natural Gas
company had a plan on foot to pipe
gas from the territory field to Kansas
City and St. Louis. The plank is
meant to forestall the corporation's
move and keep the gas for home con.
sumption. All commercial clubs In
the two territories will unite.
Kntlneer Head In Ills Tab.
Iowa City. Ia. — Engineer O'Brien
Thursday was found dead by the fire-
man in the cab of a westbound Rock
Island passenger train which was
running 50 miles an hour at the time.
O'Brien's skull had been crushed sup-
posedly by some projecting timber.
Lsas Search tor Jarymea.
Chlacgo. III. — The twelfth Jur-
or In the Cornelius P. Shea conspiracy
case was secured Thursday after more
than 6,000 veniremen had been exam-
ined. The trial began September 13.
LIST OF MENTION COMMITTEES
PRESIDENT MURRAY HAS MADE
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF
COMMITTEES.
Soma Delay. Howavor, In Appoint-
ment of Committees on Prohibi-
tion ana County Boundaries—
Too Important for Hurried
Action.
GUTHRIE: President Murray has
announced the appointment of the fol-
lowing committees and tbey have been
confirmed. The committee* on prohi-
bition and county boundaries were not
named with the others because the
president considered mem of too much
Importance to hurriedly dispose of:
Mines and Mining—Majors, Coch-
ran. Curl. Wills, Hill. Latimer. Han-
raty. Gardiner. Bryan. Norton, Rob-
erts, Kelly, Fisher, Parker, Hud-
son.
Geological Survey—Caudlll. Curl.
Williams of 97th, Norton. Woods of
89th, Tucker. Buchanan. Maxcy, Sor-
rel. Weaver, Cain of 74th.
Impeachment and Removal From
Office—Swartz, Llttlejohn, Norton.
Fisher. Kelly, Hayes. Roberts. Cop-
land, Woods of 89th, Rogers. Sandlln,
Jones. Hunt. Kane of 37th, Jen-
kins.
Hanks and Banking—Curl. I,asater.
Swartz, Quarles. Bowers, Tucker, Ed-
ley. Williams of 97th, Hudson.
Insurance — McClain, llenshaw.
Weaver, Pittman. Curl. Haskell, Bry-
ant. Roberts, Mitch, Edley, Asp.
Homestead and Exemption—Gardi-
ner, Graham, Carr, Rogers, Edmund-
son. Bryant, Illlby, Savage, Akers,
McClure.
State Militia—Rice, Banks, Cham-
bers, Brewer. Huusan, Edley, Buchan-
an, Wyatt, Williams of 97th.
State and School Lands—Baker.
Fisher, Tener, James, Harned, Hum-
phrey, Turner. Norton, Newell. Wyly,
Harrison of 88, Majors, Cloud, Cobb.
legislative -Apportionment — Pitt-
man, Rose, McCancr, Curl, Savage,
Humphrey, Woods. Allen. Chambers,
Perry. Messenger. Hopkins.
Judicial Apportionment—Sandlin.
Moore, Kornegay, Nelson, Board, Har-
rison of 43, Ellis, Carney, Chambers.
Perry, llogg, Herring, Bowers, Harris.
Aap.
Manufacturers and Commerre—Lit-
tlfjohn, Akers, I.eoper. Hill. Wood of
£9. Harris, BankB. Harrison of 45,
Hendricks. Kelly. Jenkins.
Ordinances-Kornegay. Moore, Lnng-
ley. Nelson. Ledbetter, McClain, Lea-
hy, Harrison of 45. Hopkins.
County Organization dml Govern-
ment—Banks, Llttlejohn, Humphrey,
Parker, taldtke. Moore, Tracy, Tuck-
er, Hudson.
Convention Accounts and Expenses
—I/eidtke, Wood of 89. Deerlng, Tosh,
Fry.
Revision, Compilation, Style and Ar-
rangement—Lester. Kornegay. Moore.
Mitch, Kane of 37th, Baker, I,o|dtke,
Ledbetter, Messenger. Helton. Cloud.
General Provisions. Constitutional
Amendments and Revisions—Tracy,
Williams of !)7th, King, Chambers,
Daiton. Llttlejohn, Powers, Ramsey,
Houston.
I-abor and Arbitration—Hanraty.
Jones, Hendricks. Baker, Nelson. Hau-
nan. Bryant, Sorrells, Berry, Deerlng.
Harris. Rice. Norton, Bllby and Covey.
Scio-iiuie— Hayes, Chambers, King,
Henshaw, Humphrey, Turner, Korne-
gay, Newell, Ledbetter, Rose, Quarles,
Mitch, Hughes, Carney. Safer.
Committee of Public Works and
Public Debt—Williams of 3rd. Little
John. Hunt, Wills, Copeland, Harrison
of SStli. Board. Sorrells. Ramsey. New
ell. Hanraty, Rice, Carr, Harris.
Public Health and Sanitation—El-
lis, Bllby, Harrison of ssth, Weaver.
I.ee, Newell. Turner, Hill. Sorrells,
Ramsey, Harned. Roberts. Savage,
Majors, Cain of 74th.
Wednesday's Session.
After the confirmation of the above
committee appointments, upon motion
of Haskell, the president was directed
to appoint one chief committee clerk
an1 seven assistant committee clerks
to serve the standing committees, the
salary to be |4 per day, and appoint-
ments to be confirmed by the conven-
tion.
'• he president appointed C. C. Wor-
rall. of Hobart, chief committee clerk,
and C F. Barrett. C. D. Hyrd and
JCMphine Schotte as assistant clerks,
ti appointments being confirmed by
the convention.
An Invitation was received from the
Muskogee Commercial Club inviting
the delegates to attend the good roads
convention to be held In that city-
next week, but the convention declin-
ed the Invitation, while thanking the
hospitable citizens of Muskogee for
the kind invitation. In connection
with the invitation Delegate Swartz
offered a motion Inviting the good
roads experts, who are# now ninking
demonstrations of road building at
Muskogee to appear before the good
ltule« of Procedure—W. H. Murray,
chairman ex-offlclo. King. Johnston,
Hayes. Plttnian. Sandlin. Hopkins.
Preamble and Bill of Rights—Rose,
Pener, Graham. Nelson, langley, Har*
rlson of 88, Tracy, Matbis, Kornegay,
Kucbanan, Asp.
Federal Relatlona—Moore, Korno-
gay. Swartz, Hayes. Jones. Hughs*,
Maxey. Leahy and Fry*.
Legislative Department—Tosh, Lit-
tleton. Alderson, Rogers, Humphrey.
Wyly. Johnson. Williams of No. S.
Rice, Kornegay, Williams of 108, Ma-
this. Cochran, McClain. Heuaton.
Judicial Department — Ledbetter,
Hughea. Kornegay. King, Rose. Hayes,
Pittman. Johnson, Williams of 108.
Nelson, Langley, Moore, Tucker, Let-
ghtke, Asp.
Executive Department — Johnson,
Parker. Hill, Edmondson, Turner, Ma-
tbl*. Harrison of 88. Maxey, Edley.
Carr. Banks. Quarles, Harrison of 45.
Helton, Sater.
Suffrage—Henshaw. Leeper, Bwer-
er. Daiton. Copeland. Lelghtke, Maxey,
Hamsey. Littleton, Wyatt, Tucker,
Rice. Helton, Cloud. Carney.
Education —llrewer, Parker, Mitch,
Alderson, Savage, Wyly, Swartz,
Quarles. Hammond. Akers. Allen, Gar-
diner, McCance, Stowe. Cobb.
Agriculture — Hendricks, Hausan,
Llttlejohn. Edmundson, James, Wyatt,
Caudlll. Ellis. Carner. Hogg. Ranks,
Mathls. Covey. McClure, Heuston.
Immigration — Savage. Buchanan,
Edley. Copeland, Hausan. Weaver,
Williams of 97, Kane. Bllby, Akers,
Cain.
Crime and Punishment—Harrison
of 45. Baker, Rose, Cochran, Kane,
Williams of 97, Swartz, Maxey, Hud-
son.
Private Corporations—Graham. Hau-
san. Johnson. Board, Henshaw, King,
Daiton, Curl, Kane, Hogg, Kornegay,
Fisher, Latimer. Caudlll. Hopkins.
Railroads and Public Service Cor-
porations—R. L. Williams, King, Gra-
ham, Hendricks, Johnson. Baker, Carr,
Haskell. Curl. Wills. Majors. Harrl-
son, Wyatt. Leahy. Harris.
Municipal Corporations —Hughes,
Wyly, langley, Llttlejohn, Lee, Quar-
les, Hunt, Bearing. Herring. Buchan-
an, Alderson, Sandlin, Cochran. Han-
raty, Hudson.
Revenues and Taxation—King, Has-
kell. Kornegay, Mitch, Llttlejohn, Har-
rison. James. Allen. Alderson. Tracy,
Parker. Mathls. Ellis. Williams of
108. Harris.
Public Institutions and State Build-
ings—Wyly. Tracy. Brewer. Turner,
Messenger, Allen. Rice. Williams of 3.
Sandlin. I„ee. Akers, Pittman, Gardi-
ner, Lasater, Hopkins.
Roads and Internal Improvements—
Bauson. Llttlejohn. Copeland, Ijisater,
Edmundson, Berry. Kane, Hogg. Hel-
ton. Graham, Herring, Leeper, Quarles,
Latimer, Sater.
Privllegpg and Elections—Jones,
I-eahy, Hill. Wills. Buchanan. James.
Tracy, Harned. Hunt. Herring, Weav-
er. Cochran, Nelson, Leldgtke, Asp.
Enrollment and Endorsement—Al-
derson, Stowe, Brewer, Humphrey,
Rerry, Harned. Cloud.
Salaries an.l Compensation of Pub-
lic Officers—Rogers. Jones, Board,
James, Majors, Lee, Humphrey, Led-
better. Hughes. Henshaw. Jenkins.
Primary Elections —Haskell. Allen,
Williams of 108, Kills, Pittman, lati-
mer. Caudlll. Messenger, Tosh, Wil-
liams of 3. Cloud.
Delegata J. T. Euanntdson, whose
address appears In the many printed
lists as from Mayesvllla, finds It dif-
ficult to explain his place of domicile,
for the closest scrutiny of the maps of
the two territories fnlls to dlsclosa
such a place. Mayeevllle happens to
lie In Arkansas. Just across the line
from Indian Territory, and Is the post-
office address of Mr Edmundson.
who, however, lives on this side of the
line by the safe distance of one nautl*
cal mile.
roads committee of this convention.
The motlou was carried unanimous-
ly.
President Murray directed the ser*
geant at arms to arrange for a sepa-
rate place for negro spectators and
have the same placarded.
Two Chickasaws.
Pierident Murray and Milas Lasat-
er, delegate from the 94th district, are
the only Chickasaw citizens In tha
convention, and In the politics of the
Chickasaw nation both have attained
considerable prominence. President
Murray Is a nephew by marriage of
Governor Johnston of the Chickasawa
and has been the political advisor of
the executive for several years past.
Lasater. who lives at Pauls Valley,
was one of the strongest of Johnston's
supporters In the memorable guberna-
torial contest among the Chickasawa
last year. The Chicknsaw nation la
probably the democratic stronghold of
the new stBte, and the majorities re-
ceived by Murray and Lasater were
the two highest In the late election.
Twenty Thousand Quail.
ENID: Game Warden Watrous
made a ten-strike here in capturing
one of the largest shipments of con
traband game ever held up in the ter-
ritory of Oklahoma, slezlng an entire
car load of quail on the Rock Island
railway. The quail were packed in
egg cases, and it is estimated that
there were 20.000 of the birds In the
car. The game was shipped by the
Okeene Produce company of Okeene.
Okla., which company has at other
times been arrester, and paid large
fines for similar offenses
Fir* Chlsf Fired.
LAWTON: For conduct unbecom-
ing a man In his responsible posi-
tion and because of a state of physi-
cal conditions that temporarily unfit-
ted him for his duties, L. M. Radley,
chief of the Lawton fire department,
has lost his official head at the hands
of Mayor Dick Jones. The mayor's
action was taken after mature delib-
eration and after the fire and water
committee of the city council had rec-
ommended 1L
Cattlemen Want No Change.
GUTHRIE: No c ange from the
present laws of Oklahoma territory
will be asked by the cattle interests
of the new state after the consumma-
tion of the new state government, as
they are very well satisfied with tha
present laws regarding quarantine reg-
ulations and other matters of the
sort. "I believe that tne Oklahoma
live stock laws are the best In tha
United States," said Thomas Morris,
secretary of the Oklahoma live atock
sanitary commission. "All we lack la
the sinews of war. If we had the
money to carry out our laws In mora
detail, conditions In the state would
be very satisfactory."
Secured Funds Fraudulently,
SHAWNEE: David Walker, want-
ed in this county for obtaining money
from the First National bank of Te-
cumseh under fraudulent pretenses,
was returned from Cumberland by
Marshal John Hatfield of Tecumseh,
who had Walker held at that point.
Walker was bound over by Justice
Cllnkscales In the sum of (250 to
await the action of th* next grand
Jury.
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