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OKLAHOMA STATE NEWS
Late t N«wb Happenings Cundonsed for the Busy Readers
TRAIN! COLLIDED
Two Tralnm>n Killed and Twsnty
ara Injured
MUSKOGEE: A southbound pus-
solium- train on the Missouri, Kan
huh & Texas roud collided headon
with a freight train three miles
north of hero Friday. Two men were
killed Instantly, ami twenty or more
Injured. The men killed were Wil-
lis in West, express messenger on the
paaaongur train and James Lana-
ban, engineer of the freight train.
The wreck waa dua to Engineer
Lanahan of the freight train mlatok-
lug. his ordera. The two heavy trains
came together ivlth tsrrlflc Impact
and plowed through each other for
nix car lengtha. lioth engines, two
express cars and two freight cars
were telescoped.
James Lanahun. engineer of the
freight train, noticed the oncoming
flyw when It wits one-half mile
away. Ho applied the air am! whist
led for brakes. He Jumped Just as
the two engines crashed toguthor and
fell down an embankment, Before he
could arise, a car loaded with lumber
toppled over on him, and he was bur-
led underneath.
MAY NOT BE ORTHODOX
WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION
Federal Judga Campbell Will Retain
Hie Position on Bench
MUSKOGEE: "I have poaltlvely
and permanently wlthdrnwn my resig-
nation from the department of Jus-
tice." declares United States Judge
Ralph Campbell. "The step was tak
en out of deference to members of
the bar of this city wfio have persist-
ently assured me that It would be
the best Interests of the bar and to
my*elf. There are alBo other rea
sons that I do not care to dlscusH."
Judge Campbell denied that the
scramble among republican lawyers
and politicians had anything to do
with hl8 decision. The letter of with-
drawal was forwarded to Washing-
ton the fore part of the week and not
until now did Judge Campbell ad-
mit that he had decided to retain the
place.
Appropriation for 8torm Victims
WASHINGTON: A resolution ask-
ing relief for the tornado sufferers
In western Oklahoma has been Intro-
duced In the house by Congressman
Pulton, and there Is a probability
that the measure will pass within a
few days. The Oklahoma counties
traversed by the succession of small
wlsters are In the second congres-
sional district, that from which Mr.
Fulton comes.
Oklahoma University Professor Re-
Jecte Book of Qeneaia
GUTHRIE: In addition to tho in-
quisition now lining held as to (he
personal habits of professors In th«
states university, Including their
views on dunolng, card playing uud
smoking, It Is also possible that there
may bo an Inquiry Into whether
their theological views are wholly or-
thodox.
Rev. E. D, Cameron, state superin-
tendent of public Instruction, thinks
that they ought by all means to be-
lieve the Biblical theory of the ere-
atlon. in an address before the Lo-
gan county high school here he re-
ferred to the case of tho one uni-
versity professor who did not believe
the first chapters of Genesis.
"If that man knows more than
Moses," said Mr. Cameron, "he
knows too much to teach school In
Oklahoma."
Oklahoma Woman Meets Awful Death
ZEIjMA: Her font hanging In the
stirrup of her saddle and her horse
running at full speed for three miles
Mrs. Mary Larson became the victim
of a horrible death. At the Darby
ranch the animal was caught and
the dead body of the woman released.
The body was bruised, wounded and
mangled almost beyond recognition.
Mrs. Larson had started to the Dar-
by home for a visit. Somewhere on
the route and from some unknown
cause tho animal either became
frightened or pitched, unseating her
and throwing her off the Baddle on
the side, with a foot caught In the
stirrup.
DIGGING FOR BODIES
REMNANT LOT 8ALE *
Indian Agent Fixes Dates for Dispo-
sition of Unsold Town Lots
MUSKOGEE: Commissioner J. Geo.
Wright has issued an official notice
that all of the town lots remaining
unsold In the following towns in the
Creek and Cherokee nations will be
sold on the dates mentioned: Boyn-
ton, June 1; Okmulgee, June 2;
Beggs, June 3; Sapulpa, June 4; Bix-
by, June 8: Wagoner, June 9; Checo-
tah, June 18; Ochelata, June 5; Hill-
side, June 6; Pryor Creek, June 10;
Adair, June 11; Vinita, June 12;
Centralia, June 13; Chelsea, June 15;
Claremore, June 16; Port Gibson,
June 17, and Texanna, June 19. The
purchaser of such lots will be re-
quired to pay 50 per cent of the
purchase price in cash and the re-
mainder in six months.
Premises of Notorloue Oklahoma
Woman Will be Dug Up
OKLAHOMA CITY: Believing that
there Is a possibility that In the dark-
ened cellars of resorts formerly con-
ducted by "Big Anne" Bailey, now
charged with multi-murders, may be
found the bodies of many victims who
were last seen In her resort, Coun-
ty Attorney E. E. Reardon will con-
fer with Sheriff Garrison at once, with
a view of digging in secluded places
about the establishments.
Whether murder monsters equalled
only by Mrs. Belle Gunness, owner of
the now notorious killers' clearing
house, used the suspected premises as
a private burying ground Is a ques-
tion that the investigation is expected
to determine.
AGAINST PIPING OKLAHOMA GAS.
St. Loula Company Can Not Taaka
Product Out of State Legally.
Guthrie, Ok— Oklahoma gas will
nat find a sale in St. IajuIh unless
tho promoter* of a gas franchise
thei-o discovers some way to tliwuri
the state In Its effort to keep this pro-
duct at Home. Jtuoently a 8t. Ixiuls
company asked that city for a con-
sumers' franchise, promising Oklaho-
ma natural gas ut u greatly reduced
prleo. Attorney General West's office
lias an Inquiry rroiu there asking >f
oklahoma will permit this product
to lie piped out for consumption.
Assistant Attorney General Hplll-
man replied thut the status policy
\Mis well defined In the Owou case,
where gus piped to Caney, Kau., and
Intimates that any a.-einjit to pipe
gas to other states would see the
whole machinery of tho state iu ac-
tion to prevout it.
Table of Osage Lands,
Pawhuska, Ok—To get the exact
amount of land tlmt each member of
the Osage Indian tribe Is entitled to
lu the tlual selection, the ullottlng
commission has compiled the follow-
ing table, land reserved from allot-
ment: Fairfax Cemetery lu acres,
Fairfax township l[i ..ri!i ncres, Gray-
horse Indian town 157.59 acres, John
N. Florer 40 acres, St. John s school
155.28 acres, at, Louis School 100
acres, Foraker towu 160 acres, Hom-
iny towu 160.40 acros, Pawhuska In-
dian town 160.64 acreB, Bigheart town
180 acres, Midland Valley Railroad
1,468.50 acres, Missouri, Kansas uud
Texas Railway 1,144.87 acres, Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
612.49 acres; totul acreage 14,770,-
059.98; area to be allotted 1. 4H4,•
818.62 acres. Members of tribe for
purpose of allotment 2,229.
Exnct allotment area due each
member of the tribe 657.16 acres.
Provided a member of the tribe has
100 acres in each of his three selec-
tions he will receive 175 or ISO acres
In final division, the smallest division
being a five ucre tract. If a member
uas more or less than 160 In any of
his three selections lie will receive,
consequently, more or less in the final
division.
Oklahoma's Official Whiskey
MUSKOGEE: The manufacturers
of Sunnybrook whiskey are likely to
And themselves in trouble over their
contract to furnish Oklahoma with li-
quor for the dispensaries. Already
great bill boards have been erected
along the western border of Arkan-
sas next to the Oklahoma line on
which are posted flaming advertise-
ments the statement that Sunnybrook
Is the official whiskey for Oklahoma
and that the state will buy no other.
Prohibitionists object to having the
name of the state linked with that of
a distillery and will attempt to have
it stopped.
Medical Association Meet*.
Oklahoma City, Ok.—The first ses-
sion or the seventh annual meeting
of the Oklnhoma Electlc Modlcal As-
sociation was held Thursday. Pres-
ident J. F. Son of Ardmore presided.
The visiting doctors were welcomed
by Dr. F. S. Peck of this city, to
which a response was made by Dr
O. G. Cranston of Wewoka. President
Son delivered his annual address
Thursday afternoon.
Papers on scientific subjects will
be read and discussed. One of the
Important features that came up be-
fore the association Is the action of
the stute board of health In requir-
ing a registration fee from all the
doctors In the state following the pro-
vision that they must all register
since statehood.
The medical association will take
the position that the registration has
no legal qualification and especially
is there no authority for the board
to assess a registration fee for those
who have been practicing in the state
when the constitution specifically
stateB to the contrary.
TULSA ELEVATOR BOY KILLED.
Ben Houg Cruched to Death in Shaft
at Bank Building.
Tulsa, Ok.—Ben Hough, elevator
boy at the First National Bank Build-
ing, was caught in the elevator shaft
yesterday, receiving injuries from
which he died. He was playing un-
der the elevator when another boy
ran it down on him in a spirit of
play.
Oil Officiate Visit Glenn Pool.
Tulsa, Ok - Official* of the Stand
nrd Oil Company who are making the
annual tour of Inspection of the oil
Hold* of the United (-Mutes were here
Thursday and paid u visit to the
Glenn pool, on return from tho
Glenn pool, the partlcis left over the
Santa Fe for Bartlesville, ludepmid-
hiioh and Kansas City. In the purty
lire J. A. Moffett, president of the
Standard Oil Company of Indlunu: *'
N, Payne, In c-lmrge of ail Standard
pipe linen; .1. 8. Ooiiiioll, nmnuger of
the Ohio Oil Compuny, and Joseph
Soup, malinger of the company's pur
chasing agoncy, will Is said to linn
disbursed by check more money than
any other living person.
Wilson Congratulates Oklahoma.
Guthrie, Ok.—Speaker Murray of
the house of representatives has re
celved a telegram from Secretary
Wilson of tho department of agricul-
ture complimenting him for providing
the teaching of agriculture, etc., lu
connection with common schois. The
secretary states the opinion that the
venture will prove of great benefit
to the people.
A Coincidence.
El Reno, Ok.—A peculiar colncl
denee occurred In district court, at
Oklahoma City this week. Judge Jo-
seph Lowe Is acting In IiIh official
capacity as federal Judge and his son,
Russell Lowe, has been cnlled as
special Judge In the county court,
father and son thus holding court in
the same building at the snme time.
The city council of Kingfisher has
passed an occupation tax ordinance.
REMOVAL BILL PA8SED
Oklahoma Delegation Will Approve
Senate Amendment
WASHINGTON: The bill removing
the'restrictions from lands of the five
civilized tribes of Oklahoma, «
amended by the senate committee
Indian affairs and reported by Sena-
tor Owen, has been passed by the
senate, as recommended by the com-
mittee. The measure, having been
amended after passed by the house,
will now go to a conference commit-
tee and the Oklahoma delegation will
attempt before that committee to
have the bill raise the limit so as to
Include half bloods, and will recom-
mend other minor amendments.
The original bill provded that re-
strictions should be removed from all
lands, Including homesteads of allot-
tees of less than hair blood, but the
Train Must Be Re-lnetated
GUTHRIE: After hearing argu-
ments on the case, the corporation
commission baa prepared an order
which will be issued this week and
become effective In ten days, requir-
ing the Santa Fe railway company to
reinstate a passenger train between
Tulsa and the Kansas state line. The
train was taken off during the re-
trenchment period.
$50,000 Fire at Tuttle
TUTTLE: A lighted coal oil lamp
left burning in the Bank of Tuttle
as a possible protection against bank
robbers, burned low, exploded and
started a fire which completely de-
stroyed the bank. The principal
business block was destroyed and
the entire south side of Main street
was gutted. The loss will reach $50.-
000. The fire was first discovered
about 2 o'clock in the morning and
citizens were powerless to stop its
headway. There is no fire depart-
ment and no water works here. Help
could not be had from neighboring
towns, Chickasha, the nearest town
with a fire department, being too far
distant.
Thinks She's Past 100.
Weleetka, Ok.—Nellie Princess, liv-
ing at Red Bird, is believed to be-
lieved to bethe oldest negress in the
eastern part of the state. She does
not know her age, but she says she
remembers Chief McIntosh and An-
drew Jackson. She left Florida when
the Creek Indians were taken to Al-
abama, where they lived until 1832,
then coming to this country. She
was a slave in the south for many
years. She thinks she is over 100
years old.
Said He Could Buy Judge
MUSKOGEE: Ed Jefferson, a ne-
gro Justice of the peace and politi-
cian, was indicted by the grand Jury
senate amended it so as to extend to I here on a charge of attempting to
Indians of quarter or less than qtiar- [ bribe Judge John H. King, of the
ter blood, and thus reduced the total j district court, and W. J. C.rump.
from ten million to sevpn million I prosecuting attorney of Muskogee
acres. This amendment leaves Con- county. Jefferson was arrested and
gressman Carter a restricted Indian, released on a $1,000 bond.
May Exhume Body for Identification
CLAREMORE: It is probable that
the body supposed to be that of John
McCarthy of Ft. Worth, wno Mas
killed in a pistol duel at Claremore
on May 8. by Ed Wilson, a cabinet
maker, will be exhumed in order to
ascertain the absolute identity of the
dead man. It Is thought that Mc-
Carthy Is none other Ulan the notori-
ous bank robber and alleged murder-
er, gambler and cut-throat, John P.
Dunn, sought by officers of three
states for the last six years.
Oklahoma Doctors Elect Officers.
SULPHUR: Tho state medicai as-
sociation closed a three days' annual
session here Thursday. Oklahoma
City was selected as the next place
of meeting. Dr. E. J. Vance. Checo-
tah, was elected president of the as-
sociation; Dr.Floyd E. WaterSeld.
Holdenville, first vice-president; Dr.
W. C. Bradford. Shawnee, second
vice-president; Dr. T. 8. Booth, Aru-
more, third vice-president; Dr. E. O.
Barker, Guthrie, re-elected secretary
and treasurer. ,
Bill for Con Con Expenses
WASHINGTON: The senate com-
mittee on territories has agreed to re-
port favorably on Senator Gore s bill
to pay unpaid constitution convention
expenses and also to pay bills for elec-
tion of state officers, provided investi-
gation shows a precedent.
There are C86 newspaers published
in the state, according to E. 8. Bran-
son, secretary of the state press as-
sociation.
Medical Association Closes.
Sulphur, Ok— The State Medical
Association closed a three days' an-
nual session here Thursday. Oklaho-
ma City was chosen as the next place
of meeting. Dr. B. J. Vance of Che-
cotah was elected president of the as-
sociation.
Dr. Floyd E. Warterfield of Holden-
ville, first vice president; Dr. W. C.
Bradford of Shawnee, second vice
president: Dr. T. S. Booth of Ard-
more, third vice president; Dr. E. O.
Barker of Guthrie, re-elected secre-
tary and treasurer.
Many of the doctors will remain
over until after Sunday, continuing
their outing in the National Park and
analysis of the mineral waters.
Forbee Acquitted.
Shawnee, Ok.—Immediately fol-
lowing the acquittal of Clarence
Forbes on a charge of asasult with
intent to kill,, Mrs. Forbes an-
nounced her intention to file suit
for divorce from her husband, charg
ing drunkenness and cruelty. Afte
taking a few nips of a bottle of car-
bolic acid with suicidal intent the
state tried to prove Forbes tried
to force his wife to drink the poi-
son.
Shortage of $9,000.
McAlester, Ok.—A Jury returned a
verdict for the defendants In the
-use of J. A. Youree, receiver of the
late Bank of Kiowa, against C. A.
Dirge, cashier, and the United States
Fidelity and Guarantee < "Tom i nun-
surety, The receiver was trying to
collect an alleged shortage of #9.000.
The trial of the case consumed six
days,
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Found Dead in Bed.
Lone Wolf, Ok.—Fred Myers, nged
30 years, was found dead In bed
Thursday morning when relatives at
tempted to awaken him Tor breakfast
Only recently he was critically ill
with typhlod, and death resulted from
atlng heartily of fresh pork at din-
ner. A coroner's Inquest so stated.
Cloudburst in Oklahoma.
Tulsa, Ok.—The windstorm which
passed over Northeastern Oklahoma
Tuesday was followod by a cloud-
burst. Two inches of water fell In
thirty minutes. The rain added to
the damage to crops from the wind.
Woman Held to Grand Jury.
McAlester, Ok.—Lillian Brown was
held to the grand Jury Thursday,
charged with killing her husband.
Alex Brown, at Buck Wednesday.
S. F. Saunders Found Guilty.
Duncan, Ok.—The Jury in the Dis-
trict Court here Friday, after twenty-
one hours' deliberation in the case of
the state vs S. F. Saunders, charged
with killing Wm. E. Cornelian on Dec.
7, last, returned a verdict of guilty
and fixed his punishment at life im-
prisonment.
The trouble arose over the rental
of some land. Defendant whs what Is
termed a court claimant, having been
denied citizenship. Deceased had
been a tenant, under defendant last
year, but the land, having been filed
upon by an Indian, Cornelian con-
tracted with the Indian, and while at
work cutting cornstalks on Dec. 7,
last, Saunders came t.o the field
where Cornehan was at work, when
the killing took place.
Cornehan was a widower and left
several children, two of whom are
grown, and Saunders has eight chil-
dren, some of them grown.
Town May Change Name.
Cleveland. Ok—The citizens of
Cleveland are considering the advisa
bility o fchanging the name of their
town, Cleveland, to something else.
If a change Is n-ide Cleveland will
be known as Triangle. Paw-hop-pa or
Jordan City.
Hippopotamus in a Runaway
CLEVELAND. O.: Eight horses at-
tached to a big circus wagon contain-
ing a hippopotamus ran away during
a parade here. The wagon was
brought to a halt when the rear team
of horses fell and were crushed.
WASHINGTON: An emergency
bank bill has been agreed to by the
republican members of the house, la
which iasues of emergency currency
not to exceed $500,000,000 are pro-
vided.
Wakita, Ok—Two children of
John Kleison near here fell In a
well. The older child managed to
keep his head above the water bv
hanging to a pump rod, but the
younger 1 4 years old. sank to the
bottom of the well and was drowned.
Ardmore Trust Company Election.
Ardmore, Ok.—Ardmore Loan and
Trust Company reorganized Thursday
with capital stock of $50,000. Dr.
B. M. Worsham, Austin. Tex., presi-
dent; C. L. Anderson. Ardmore, vice
persident; J. B. Boone, cashier. The
name of the bank was changed to
the First State Bank.
Tries to Save Son, Drowns.
Tulsa. Ok.—In a successful effort
to save the life of his 12 year old
son. E. 8. Stokesberry. well known
resident of the city, was drowned in
the Arkanaaa river Thursday.
Commission Visits 8hawnee.
Shawnee, Ok.—The State Capital
commission arrived here Friday
night and spent Saturday inspecting
sites proposed for the location of
the State Capitol. The commission
met with the Chamber of Commerce,
the Mayor and City Council and bus-
iness men and received propositions.
Mayor Stearns has proposed offer-
ing the City Park, consisting of four
blocks in the heart of the city, and
anything else the State wants.
Five Girls at Ringwood.
Ringwood, Ok—The High School
graduates this year were five voung
ladles—Misses Mabel Veatch, Hllma
Miller. Hazel Dalley, Charity Bran-
stetter and Carrie Hays. The annual
class addresB was by Prof. Mayberry
of Epworth University.
Barbed Wire Causes Death.
Fairview, Ok—A half hour after
leaving the house, with the Intention
of feeding the stock, John Meads was
found dead Thursday morning near
Charleston, having fallen in such a
manner that a barbwire caught him
under the neck, resulting in death
from strangulation.
Will Lead Indians.
Eufaula. Ok.—Capt. W. E. Gentry
of Eufaula, one of the most promi
nent Creeks, Is organizing such of the
full-bloods as desire lr> leave Okla-
homa and establish a home In Mex-
ico. He has held several meetings,
and at each meeting as signify their
desire to go, begin at once to dis-
pose of their property here with a
view of leaving some time after the
crops are gathered this fall. Capt.
Gentry went to Mexico and selected
the district in which the Indians
propose to locate.
PASSED VREELAND BILL,
Put Through Houas Under Spscial
Rule by Vote of 184 to 146.
Washington, D. 0—The Vroolnnd
currency bill, agreed upon by the Re-
publicans caucus was Thursday put
through the house under u special rule
by a vote of 184 to 145. Fifteen i,o-
called Insurgents of the majority
party voted with the Demoi-ruts who
went on record solidfy against the
measure.
The closing moments of the debate
were replete with excitement and Ro
publican enthusiasm caused by the re-
fusal of the great majority or the
Democrats to go on record for tho Wil-
liams bill, which hud been offered by
Mr, Kahn of California, as a substi-
tute for the Vreeland bill, In accord
unco with a well-laid plan of tho nin-
lorlt.v leaders to ascertnln where tho
Democrats Btood on the proposition
which, It was claimed by several, wns
Mipportpd by Mi. Brjan. Ninety-throe
Democrats voted "present" which
aroused the Republicans to a high
state of hilarity at the expense of the
minority. Only a handful of Demo-
crats had the temerity to vole "aye" or
"uo." The action of Mr. Kalin was
due to the refusal of Mr. Williams to
present bis bill as a substitute which,
under the rule, he was specifically au-
thorized to do,
As soon us the hill reaches the sen-
ate, Mr, Aldrich will call a meeting of
the committee on finance lo consider
It. It Is expected the committee will
vote unanimously to amend the house
measure by striking out all after the
enacting clause and Inserting the pro-
visions of the hill, which was passed
by the senate.
It Is not doubted that the senate will
approve the action of the committee.
The effect of tills course would be to
send both the Vreeland ami the Al-
1 rich bills lo conference.
THE FIRST LEGISLATURE
A Brief Review of What the Oklahoma Lawmakers are Doing
The "Katy Flyer" Wrecked,
Muskogee, Ok.—Southbound passen-
ger train No. 5 on the Missouri. Kan-
sas & Texas railroad, due to arrive
in Muskogee at 11:20 Friday morning
and running 50 minutes late, collided
head-on three miles north of Muskogee
at noon with a northbound through
freight. Two trainmen were killed
15 passengers Injured. Rudle
West of Parsons, Kan., express mes-
senger on the flyer, and James Lana-
han. engineer of the freight train,
were killed.
Admiral Thomas Retires.
San Francisco, Cal — Rear Admiral
Charles Stillman Sperry returned with-
in six months from a mission of peace
as one of the American delegates to
the conference at The Hague, assumed
command Friday of the strongest force
of first-class fighting ships assembled
In the history of the nation. Rear Ad-
miral Charles M. Thomas as comman-
der-in-chief of th9 Atlantic fleet, hauled
down his flag at 10:40 a. m. from the
ruck of the Connecticut.
The Maryland Won the Trophy.
Washington, D. C.—The armored
cruiser Maryland was the trophy win-
ner in the recent target practice at
Magdalena Bay. Announcement of
this was made at the navy department
Thursday. The trophy is now in pos-
session of the Illinois and directions
have been sent to the commander in
chief of the Atlantic fleet directing
him to transfer it lo tl j Maryland.
A Woman for Parliament.
Toronto, Ont— Miss Clara Rurett
Martin Friday announced her deter-
mination to run for the provincial leg-
islature at the forthcoming election in
east Toronto In opposition to Mr. R.
A. Pyne, minister of education in the
provincial cabinet. Miss Martin is
Canada's first woman lawyer and
hopes to be the first Canadian womar
member of parliament.
Glad to Go to Sea.
San Francisco, Cal.—San Francisco's
entertainment of the Atlantic fleet is
1 raw ing to a close and the ships will
set, sail for Puget Sound Monday morn-
ing at ten o'clock. The three days
of steaming at sea are looked forward
to by the officers with genuine pleas-
ure as a relief from the arduous ss-
cial duties that recently have been im-
posed upon them.
Revoked Legislative Call.
Little Rock, Ark.—Acting Governor
X. O. Plndall. who returned to Little
Rock Thursday night Issued a procla-
mation two hours after his arrival
here, revoking the 3aII for a special
session of the legislature recently Is-
sued by Acting Governor Allen Ham-
iter who took the governor's chair
during the absence from the state of
Gov. Plndall.
Hallowing the passage of the lie,
8'iators Huddle and Morris fought
with their fists on the floor of ins
•easts Thursday morning, until sep-
arated by tho sergeum-at-arms and
fallow members. The trouble arose
during the consideration of one of the
normal school appropriation bins.
Roddle opposed the hill, and argued
that the east side members should
uot support II, as the west side mom
hers had killed the bill to establlsu
fra'lar institutions on the east side
Morris was on his feet In an Instant
to challenge the statement. Me de
cijred that the west sldurs were not
antagonistic to the oast side, and
that he wus tired of hearing the
statement. He Insisted that Reddle
hnd made a misstatement. When
charged with the falsehood Roddle
made a rush for Morris, and tho two
mixed before any ono could get be-
tween them, Five or six blows were
struck on each Bide. Roddle's went
wild with one or two exceptions, but
must of Morris's seemed to reach
their mark. The sergeant-at-arms
usslsted by Senators Hrook and John
son and all other members who were
In reach of the contestants rushed in
to separate the combatants. Senator
Ilrook met the usual fate of the peace
maker and received a stinging blow
an the Jaw as the result of mlsdlrect-
d energy of one of the tightera.
Roddle, Morris und Ilrook all near
marks of the conflict. As soon as or-
der was restored, both senators apol-
ogized. At least six near fights have
occurred In the legislature during
this session, but this is the first fistic
encounter that wus pulled off.
The house Thursday after several
hours' debate, adopted additional sec-
tions to the Fisher school land bill,
substituting section 3 of Murray's
substitute bill for sections 7 and 8
of the Fisher bill. The section adopt-
ed provides that when the school
lands are placed on the market for
sale no non-resident of the state may
acquire title to any school land until
he has moved upon the land and lived
there two years. The same residence
requirement Is made of either a resi-
dent or non-resident If he wishes to
acquire title to school lands contain-
ing no improvements except fences.
No corporations other than those
authorized In the constitution can pur-
chase any of the school lands. Each
purchaser is limited to 160 acres of
land, and before any school land les-
see can acquire title to a tract of
not to exceed 160 acres he must re-
linquish all claims to lease or pur-
chase any land that he may have
leased In excess of that amount.
The senate passed appropriation
bills carrying $687,000 for new build-
ings at the various state educational
Institutions. They are distributed as
follows: Agricultural and Mechanical
college, $222,000; state university,
$200,000; Weatherford normal, $100,-
000; Alva normar, $80,000; colored A.
and N. university at Langston. $80,-
000. These appropriations Include
the replacing of the main buildings
at both the university and the Langs-
ton school destroyed by fire.
The senate has passed the peniten-
tiary bill reported by the public build-
ings committee as a substitute for the
house bill. It locates the main peni-
tentiary at McAlester and a branch at
Granite. A hard fight was made
against the locations named in the bill
both by the people who favored some
other location and those who opposed
locating the instituion at all at this
time.
On the third reading of the White-
hurst bill, appropriating money for
the bank commissioner's department
a provision for the contingent fund
of $1,000 wns made.
The senate had under considera-
tion Saturday an election bill by
Taylor. The measure provides for a
state election board of three mem-
bers to be appointed by the governor
from names submitted by the state
The houHe Friday passed the medl>
cal bill, by Williams, of tho senate,
but amunded It so as to givo greater
liberty to tho so-called now school of
practice. The most Important amend-
ment wus one enlarging the state
board of modlcal examiners to nine
members, and providing that no
school shall have a majority of tho
board, Tho original provision was
a board of seven members, three of
whom should be appointed upon rec-
ommendatlon of the statu medical so-
ciety, An amendment by Vandeven-
ter was also adopted providing that
osteopaths ami clilropructlcs may
practice in the state. It was claimed
thut the original section would shut
them out.
The house agreed to the senate
amendment to the Jlryun resolution
submitting to a vote of me people an
amendment to the constitution re-
moving the restriction regarding the
removal of the capltul before 1913.
The house passed to third reudlng
bills appropriating $111,000 for the of-
fice of bank commissioner and for
tho salary of the corporation record
clerk In the secretary of state's offlco
to date, the office having been abol-
ished by the governor's veto of that
Item In the general appropriation
hill; appropriating $25,000 for tne
transfer of prisoners to the Kansas
penitentiary; appropriating $25,000
for state printing; appropriating $3,-
200 for the state historical society.
A bill was passed on roll call legal-
izing the incorporation of the town of
Guymon. The house passed resolu-
tions recalling the bill locating the
state printing plant at Enid from
the governor, as it Is understood for
the purpose of cutting out the loca-
tion clause, and also recalled from
the governor the bill creating court
towns in Atoka county.
A stringent nursery Inspection law
by Hawkins, was also passed. It is
in the main along the lineB of the
present law. and places the inspec-
tion work under control of the board
of agriculture.
Cope's bill regarding the election
of presidential electors, after being
advanced to third reading, was re-
ferred to a special committee compos-
ed of Cope, Branson, and Murdock.
The house has passed a bill oy-
Hudson creating a state board of
pharmacy, to be composed of three
members. The secretary's salary was
cut from $1,800 to $1,200. The com-
pensation of the other members re-
mains the same as that provided by
the old territorial law.
Governor Vetoes Own Salary
Governor Haskell signed the bill
making an appropriation for the mile-
age and per diem of constitutional
convention delegates, but vetoed the
Item for his own salary, stating that
under the constitution he could not
legally approve any measure which
inured to his own personal benefit.
The house passed the bill over Ma
veto. He also signed the Williams
firemen's pension bill, the Memmin-
ger bill creating a state school for
the deaf, and the Harrison bill pro-
viding for holding county court at
Dustin and Guertie, in Hughes coun-
ty.
The house passed on roll call sen-
ate bill by Taylor of the senate and
Vandeventer of the house, appropri-
ating $30,000 to have 10,000 copies of
all the laws of the state, now in
force, including the session laws of
1908, printed in one large volume at
a cost of not to exceed $3 per vol-
ume, and a bill by Hobdy making
criminal assault punishable by death
or life imprisonment, in the discre-
tion of the Jury. f
Governor Haskell vetoed the Eg-
german-Redwine-Davis anti-trust bill
recently passed by both houses of
the legislature because of the strin-
gency of some of its provisions which
central committee of the two domin-1 wou'd work serious Injury to the bus-
ant parties. Not more than two of iness interests of the state. A new
them shall be. of the same political I bill was introduced, bearing the name
faith. The state election board of the Eggerman-Redwine and Davis
names the county election boards in ! 0f the senate, and Lindsey and Ellis
each county from nominations made j 0f the house, which follows the line
by the county central committees, of the former bill but meets all of
A Dry Convention At Chicago.
Chicago.—The sub-committee on ar-
rangements of the Republican national
committee passed a rule Friday which
puts the Coliseum, where the conven-
tion is to be held, iu the prohibition
column. It declares that "no liquor
shall be sold, served or brought into
the convention hall either at the com-
mittee meetings or during the conven-
tion week."
Elk City. Ok.—Mrs. Dr. Irwin of
this city left for New Mexico to visit
lier son. When passing through Cali-
fornia she was taken verv ill, and
died on the train at Trlnadnd. Col.
Her daughter. Miss Irwin, teacher iu
the public school, was wired to. Mrs.
Irwin was brought to Elk Citv and
buried.
Clinton. Ok.—E. .1 Cooper of Arap-
ahoe delivered the first load of alfalfa
to the Clinton Alfalfa Milling Compa-
ny. It was driven Into the hay shed
at 4 o'clock Saturday evening (II a
ton.)
A New Paper.
Guthrie. Ok.—Paul A. Wlntersteen
has launched the Perkins Courier a
democratic weekly, at Perkins, where
heretofore Senator John Hickman's
Journal has been the only pa|ier. Dan-
iel Ogle has started the Magnet at
Fay. out in Dewey county, a weekly
paper.
Chickasha, Ok.—Another Important
deal In hotel circles has been closed
here. Horace Humphreys sold the
Early hotel to Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Nash. The sale included no real es
tate, only the hotel proper.
Ten Watches Have Been Found.
LaPorte. Ind.—The Gunness death
farm gave up more corroborative evi-
dence Thursday as to the extent of
the grewsome tragedies which have
made it notorious.- Two more watch-
es were found in the debris of the
ruined home; and these, taken in con-
nection with nine previous discov-
eries. show that at least one more
person than has been discovered met
death on the place. The bodies of
nine men victims have been unearthed,
yet the record of watches belonging
to men is ten.
The bill, as drawn, allowed the state
board the option of denying the mi-
nority party representation on the
county board if it had failed to sub-
the governor's objections except as
to one point of minor importance.
As the result of a caucus agree-
ment it is practically certain that the
Land for Reclamation.
Washington. D. C.—The house com-
mittee on public lands Friday reported
favorably a bill allotlng in the state
of Wyoming, under the Corey act, 1,-
000.000 acres of land to be subject to
reclamation.
Oklahoma's Prets Association.
El Reno. Ok —The Oklahoma Press
association convened here Friday with
200 present. George Evans of Chicka-
sha presiding. The day waa devoted
to shop talk arter the naming of com-
mittees.
mit its list of names, but the pro- policy of the legislature in regard to
vision was stricken from the bill and the east side normals will be revers-
provision made for minority repre- ej and that three temporary normals
sentation in all cases. j wj]j i,e established with appropria-
te house has advanced to third I tions of $20,000 each. The location
reading the Durant bill, appropriat-1 may, however, be left with the board
ing $25,000 to pay the expenses in- | °f regents. This would be in ac-
cident to the transportation of Okla- I cordanoe with the bill by Senator
homa prisoners to the Lansing, Kas., Memminger, now pending in the
penitentiary. The period to be cov- senate. The $60,000 appropriated
ered by the appropriation is from for these three schools will take the
statehood until the fund shall have Place of a similar amount proposed
been exhausted. I for summer normals on the east side.
The VVhitehurst bill, appropriating' These were advanced to third read-
|2O,000 for the department of the | ing: By Williams, extending the time
state bank commissioner for the 19 f°r holding school elections; appro-
months and for the salary, to date, j prlating $36,000 for the state school
of the corporation record clerk in the ■ for the deaf; authorizing the substi-
secretary of state's office, was pass- tution of the word "state" for "ter-
ed on roll call. The clerkship Is that ritory" in the existing Oklahoma
eliminated by the veto of the gover-1 statutes; by Jesse, adding a strip of
nor from the general appropriation , SO acres on the southern boundary of
bill. Ellis county to that county.
The bill making it a felony for a i A favorable report was made by
railroad employe to drink while on j 'he senate appropriations committee
duty or for eight hours before going J on thp bill *or new buidings for the
to work, was Indefinitely postponed ' Agricultural and Mechanical college
without debate. at Stillwater.
The governor has signed the Sor-
rells mining bill, which supplements ,ndian Won,t Work the Roada
cans for gasoline was also approved MUSKOGEE: Paying taxes and
In creating a mining code. The bill j working the public roads is some-
provides for the examination of min-1 thing new to the average Indian and
ers and mine engineers, and also es-1 it la pretty generally conceded that
tabiishes rules for the weighing of he will do neither. Xn Ponotoc coun-
coal. The Hart bill, requiring red | tv three Indians were warned to ap-
cahs for gasoline fas also approveed , pear for work on the road and they
as were the O'Neai-Skeen bill regu- refused. They were arrested and
latlng the fees of constables and Jus- fined $20. which thev refused to pay
tices of the peace and the local bills and went to Jail. In Hughes county
establishing additional county court! an Indian refused to work and was
towns in Seminole, Garvin and Jet- Bned and went to jail. His friends
fsrson counties. ipaid his poll tax and he was let off.
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