The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1910 Page: 2 of 8
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BUS LAWS FOH
thus far fully netrd nn tlix rooommen-
iliilloriH of the nxcrutlvo, jitu] tliu quel-
tlon u« to what Iho executive In to
la under tho circumstances, full of
dl/Ileulty, It soeniH to nu- tlmt It In
ihe duly of congress now. by n statute,
to Milldnta tlxi withdrawal* which
hnvi' heen made by thn seer.-Ury of tho
tnto! lor and the prettldont and to use
the secretary of t he Interior temporar-
ily to withdraw lands p«ndlng submis-
sion tn rnmrrcaa of<rneoramend:itlona n
legislation to meet conditions or
as they arise.
Public Land Along 8treama.
With rcspect to the public land
which lies alone tho streams offering
opportunity to convert water power
Into transmissible electricity, another
Important phas of tho public land
question Is presented There are val-
uable water power sites through all
the public lund states. The opinion
Is held that the transfer of sovereignty
from the federal government to tho
territorial governments as they become
states, included tho water power In
the rivers except so far as that owned
rlan proprietors. 1 do not
think It necessary to ro Into discussion
•if this somewhat mooted question of
nniiTnm _ _ law. It seems to ma sufficient tn say
LCcJTROL OF WATER POWER j n>" ",!ln wl,° owns anil controls
" i land nlnntr tho stream from
Special Message Is Sent
to Congress by Presi-
dent Urging Action
by Lawmakers.
the
Executive Recommends Leasing of
Valuable Privileges on Govern-
ment Domain to Private Interests
Under Conditions That Would Pre-
vent Monopoly—Question of Fos-
tering Soils Most Important-
Reclamation ind Irrigation of Arid
Lands Also Treated Upon—Preser-
vation of Our Forests.
\\>s.hlngioti.—The prc.iidi-nt trans-
n,iti"d lo
a special message
on the subject of the conservation of
the natioo'u namni! resources, lu
power Is to be converted and trans-
mitted. owns land which is Indispens-
able to the conversion and use of that
power. I cannot conceive how the
power In streams flowing through pub-
lic l.i inls can be made available at all
e\e,.|,t by using the land lis. If as the
site for Hie construction of the plant
by which the power Is generated and
converted and securing ft right of way
thereover for transmission lines. Un-
der these condition. If the government
owns t lie adjacent land —indeed, if tho
govern on lit is the riparian owner—It
may control the use of the water power
by imposing proper conditions on the
disposition of th" land nt usury In the
creation and utilization of the wut
substance it was
To the Senate and
ollows:
U3P of He,
In
xny un it da
i ni -sna*o 1 reserved the
mill j«-
"t Pi II:.'
C):;>. i vation our na-
tfot
1 ros.miHV!
p ilioM II, ii S|JL'-
ci.ii i
In
several t!
' i1 i r. :i ■I'Mts there Is prn-
sen to
il the noc<
•n: it y xi>1- legislation lunk-
in# i
c th" fur
•tli'-r rnnrervatinn of our
nul id
of tu
ml resoun
and tin? subject is one
uvo n.s to require a mora
dek i:
lod an ! t
'M.'U*K"I ti U-us.-ion than
can I
r n(|
up<-n m fills ' 'uninunlca-
(ion.
For that
vrason I shall take an
early
opportunii
'y i ■ s"iid a special mes-
to oongre!
11 the subject Of the
Imp]-.
► veinent of
our waterways; upon the
rod
aria ;
isation .mii!
1 b-r ;:iLio?i of arid, serni-
Vfi ii"!
i of our 5 ■
re^ts and the re-foresting
of ITU
'table ntr.-i
is; upon the ie-classifica-
ti.ui .
: t he p 5bl
ic domain with a view of
del ing
Katlmi
fiicn ng:v uiMiral settlement
'ril and phosphate lands and
t,'ins to the government 1 nr-
sir in s s-uiijble for the utili-
In 1R60 tv had a public domain of 1,055,-
Hl.-'"' nci"- We : ive now 731,3!U,0S'l
h 1 1 "Ttlned lriTi-i .' to the mountain
ranges a-ui the arid .mi semi-arid plains.
^0 ' addition. abs.O.ir.flTS acres of
land Id Alaska.
Disbursement of Public Lands.
The public lands were, during the earll-
est fidir, 11sti-ntti ns. treaied as a national
BSS't 1,1 the liquidation of the public
fleh' a:nl us source of reward for our
Bnlilir-is •ni l sniiors. T.aler on tb«y were
donated l'i large 1 mounts In aid of (be
wavs. I:i oriel to op.
wtyi tN n almost iv
-ip ! will Ma 1 ■ 11• •:
tHJMi (y ijtr.itter Of :i .
heniislnad art, tb pre-emption and tim-
ber-. liliiire aet. 1' e e,,al land and the
ti fall-
nil regions in the
ccessltyle. All the
were en.ift ed more
Fraud'-ilent Titles.
ti 1= tb, 1 t)
millions of
"raudulently
Reforms.
ed pr
reforms
'deeessor
of land
• g to public nlte:
1 pre
lie
ina Intel
" its use.
• no*:
sit.
from further
and ex-
- resources, and for
• amending the ob-
.. to retain govern-
11: it part of the puh-
a there are valuable
•il. and of phosphate,
■eto. to preserve con -
r:s favorable to the
along the streams in
•iter can be made to
••• transmitted In the
1 any miles to the
"water power"
Tlif
not
1 ■■■• -ent st itutes, except so far
• v dispose of the precious metals
lie purely agri- ilturai lands, are
•1: ,'ted to carrv out the modern
view of the best d position of public
lam's to private o'vnership, under con-
ditions offering? on the one hand suffi-
cient Inducement t > private capital to
take them over for nroper develop-
ment. with r.strif-tive conditions on
the r.tl'.r which : hall secure to the
public that charterer of control which
will pr-vent a monopoly or misuse of
the lands or their -oducts. The power
of the secretary of the Interior to with-
draw from t!. • o;>er.it'on of existing
Et.atut. tracts if land, the disposition
of
vhi
under
be detrimental ti t
Is not clear or sat'
has been exercised
the public, with tii'
mii'i t affirm the a
the liv laws adapt.
11ous Unf >rmnat'
•h statutes would
e public interests,
aetorv. Tills power
n the interest of
nope that congress
: .011 of the execu-
to the new condi-
. congress has not
Value of Water Power.
The development In electrical appli-
ances for the conversion of tho water
power into electricity to be transmitted
long liislnnces bus progressed so fur that
It Is 110 longer problematical, but It Is a
certain Inference that in the future the
power of the water falling In the streams
111 a large extent will take the plait- of
natural fuels. In the disposition of the
domain already granted, many water
power sites have come under absolute
ownership, and may drift into one own-
ership, so that all the water power under
private ownership shall be a monopoly,
if. however, the water power sites now
owned by the government—and there are
enough of them- shall be disposed of to
private persons for tho Investment of
their capital in such a way as to prevent
(heir union for purposes of monopoly
\\ 11i 1 other water power sites, and under
conditions that shall limit the rifiht nf use
to not exceeding thirty years with renewal
privileges and some equitable means of
lixing terms of rental and with proper
means for determining a reasonable grad-
uated rental, it would seem entirely pos-
sible to prevent the absorption of these
most useful lands by a power monopoly.
As long as the government retains con-
trol and can prevent their improper union
wiiii other plants, competition must be
maintained and prices kept reasonable.
Soils Must Be Conserved.
In considering the conservation of the
natural resources of the country, the fea-
ture that transcends all others, Including
woods, waters, minerals, Is the soil of the
country. It is incumbent upon the gov-
ernment to foster by all available means
the resources of the country that produce
the food of the people. To this end the
conservation of the soils of the country
sill i Id be cared fur with all means nt the
government's disposal Their productive
powers si Id have t',e attention of our
scientists that we may conserve the new
soils, improve the old soils, drain wet
soils, ditch swamp soils, levee river over-
flow soils, grow trees on thin soils, pas-
ture hillside soils, rotate crops on all
soils. diseo\ er methods for cropping dry
land soils, find grasses and legumes for
all soils, feed grains and mill feeds on
th" farms where they originate, that the
soils from which they come may be en-
riched.
A wo'k of Ihe utmost importance to In-
form and Instruct the public on this chief
branch of the conservation of our re-
-iiiiiees is being carried on successfully
111 1 he department of agriculture; but it
ought not to escape public attention that
slate action In addition to that of tho de-
I'arimeiit of agriculture (as for instance
in Hi" drainage of swamp lands) Is
se.'.tlal to the best treatment of the soils
in the maimer above Indicated.
Tile act b" whii I:, in semi-arid parts of
the public domain, the area nf the home-
stead has been enlarged from 1B0 to 320
acres has resulted most beneficially In
the ev|e:JKjiin of "dry farming" and In
lustration which has been made
'nihility, through a variation in
the character and mode of culture, of
raising substantial crops without the
presence of sueh a supply of water as
has been heretofore thought to be neces-
sary for agriculture
No one can visit th« far west and the
country of arid and semi-arid lands with-
out being convinced that this Is one of
the most important methods of the con-
servation of our natural resources that
the government has entered upon. It
would appear that over 30 projects have
been undertaken, and that a few of
these are likely to be unsuccessful be-
cause of lack of water, or for other rea-
sons. but generally the work which has
been done Ijas been well done, and many
important engineering problems have
been met and solved.
Funds Inadequate for Service.
One of the difficulties which has
arisen is that too many projects In
view of the available funds have been
set on foot. The funds available under
the reclamation statute are inadequate
to complete Ihese projects within a
reasonable time. And yet the projects
have been begun; settlers have been
invited to take up and. in many in-
stances. have taken up. the public land
within the projects, relying upon their
prompt completion. The failure to
complete the projects for their heneflt
is, in effect, a breach of faith and
leaves them In a most distressed con-
dition. 1 urge that the nation ought
to afTord the means to lift them out of
the very desperate condition in which
they now are.
This condition does not Indicate any
excessive waste or any corruption on
the part of the reclamation service. It
only indicates an over-zealous desire
to extend the benefit of reclamation
to as many acres and as many states
as possible. I recommend, therefore.,
that authority be given to issue, not
exceeding J20.000.000 of bonds from
time to time, as the secretary of the
Interior shall find It necessary, the
proceeds to be applied to the comple-
tion the projects already begun and
Tick Eradication Law.
The supreme court heard arguments
in 1 he first case brought before that
court to test the validity of the now
tick eradication law passed by the
last session of the legislature. The
case is one from Lincoln county,
where the commissioners sought to
put the whole county under special
quarantine, under the provisions of
that law. An injunction was secured
against them in the county court,
which was dissolved on appeal to the
piujcui. ui court. Now the parties ob-
character for the Improvement i having their cattle dipped I
have appealed to the supreme court.
of the
their proper extension, find the hrndi
running ten years or morn tn bo taken
up by the proceeds of returns to th<
reclamation fund, which returns, as
the years go on, will Increase rapidly
In amount.
New Law Requisite.
Respecting tho comparatively small
timbered areas on tho public domnln not
Included in national forests because of
their Isolation or their special value for
agricultural or mineral purposes, It is up'
parent from the evils resulting by vir-
tue of the Imperfections of existing laws
for the disposition of timber lands that
the acts of June 3. ISTv. should bo re-
pealed and a law enacted for the dispo-
sition of the timber at public sale, ths
lands after tho removal of tho timber to
bo subject to appropriation under ths
agricultural or mineral land laws.
What I have said Is really an epitome
of the recommendations of the secretary
of tho Interior in respect to the future
conservation of the public domain In his
present annual report. He has given
close attention to tho problem of disposi-
tion of these lands under such conditions
as to Invito ths private capital necessary
to their development 011 the one hand,
and the maintenance of the restrictions
necessary to prevent monopoly and abuse
from absolute ownership on tho other.
These recommendations urn Incorporated
In bills lie has prepared, and tlicy are lit
tho disposition of tho congress, I earnest-
ly recommend that all *.ho suggestions
which ne has made with .-i-jpect to these
lands shall bo embodied in statutes and,
especl illy, that the withdrawals already
made shall be validated so far as neces-
sary and that doubt as to the authority
of the secretary of tho interior to with-
draw hinds for tho purpose ..1 submitting
recommendations as lo future disposition
of them where new legislation is needed
shall be made complete and unquestioned.
Disposition of Forest Reserves.
The forest reserve! of tho United
Stab s, some l!Kl.ni*J,uim acres In extent, urs
under the control of the department of
agriculture, with authority adequate to
preset\o them and to extend their growth
so far as tnal may be practicable. Tho
Importance of the maintenance of our
forests cannot bo . xaKReratcd. Tho postd-
bliliy of a scientific treatment of forests
so that they shall be made to yield u
large return In timber without really re-
ducing the supply lias been demonstrated
In other countiles, and we should work
toward the standard set bv them as far
as their methods are applicable to our
conditions.
Improvement of River.
I coma now to I lie improvement of the
Inland waterways, lie would bo blind, \
indeed, who did not realize that the peo- .
pie of the far west, and especially those 1
of the Mississippi valley, have been I
aroused to tho need there Is for the Im- '
provement of our Inland waterways.
The Mississippi river, with tho Missouri
on tho one hand and the Ohio on the
other, would seem to offur a great nat- '
Ural means of Interstate transportation 1
and traffic. Mow far. it' properly improved I
they would relieve the railroads or sup- I
plement them in respect to the bulkier j
and cheaper commodities is a matter of
conjecture. No enterprise ought to be
undertaken the cost of which is not def- j
Initely ascertained and the benefit and j
advantage of which are not known and J
assured by competent engineers and other ,
authority. When, however, a project
a dellnit
of a waterway has been developed so
that the plans have been drawn, the cost
definitely estimated, and the traffic
which will he accommodated is reason-
ably probable 1 think it is the duty of
congress to undertake the project and
make provision therefor In the proper ap-
propriation bill.
One of tho projects which answers the
description I have given is that of Intro-
ducing dams Into the Ohio river from
Pittsburg to Cairo, so as to maintain at
all seasons of the year, by slack water,
a depth of nine feet. Upward of seven
of these dams have already been con-
structed and six are under construction,
while the total required Is Go. The re-
maining cost is known to be $03,000,000.
It seems to me that In the development
of our Inland waterways It would ba
wise to begin with this particular project
and carry it through ns rapidly as may
be. 1 assume from reliable information
that it can be constructed economically
in ten years. I recommend, therefore,
that the public lands, In river and har-
bor hills, make provision for continuing
contracts to complete this improvement,
and 1 shall recommend in the future, if
It be necessary, that bonds be issued to
carry it through.
What has been said of the Ohio river
is true In a less complete way of the im-
provement of the upper Mississippi from
St. Paul to St. Louis to a constant depth
of six feet, and of the Missouri, from
Kansas City to St. l.ouis to a constant
depth of six feet and from St. Louis to
Cairo of a depth of eight feet. These
projects have been pronounced practical !
by competent boards of army engineers,
their cost has been estimated anil there
is business which will follow the im-
provement.
As these improvements aro being made, '
and the traffic encouraged by them shows I
itself of sufficient Importance, the im-
provement of the Mississippi beyond I
Cairo down to the gulf, which Is now
going 0:1 with the maintenance of a depth !
of nine feet everywhere, may be changed
to another and greater depth if the neces-
sity for it shall appear to arise out of the
traffic which can be delivered on the river
at Cairo.
Cheap Rail Rate Necessary.
I am informed that the Investigation
by the waterways commission In Europe
shows that the existence of a waterway
by no means assures traffic unless there
is traffic adapted to water carriage at
cheap rates at one end or the other of
the stream. It also appears in Europe
that the depth of the streams is rarely
more than six feet, and never mot;e than
nine. But it is certain that enormous
quantities of merchandise are transported
over the rivers and canals in Germany
and France and England, and It is also
ertaln that the existence of such meth-
ods of traffic materially affects the rates
which the railroads charge, and it Is the
best regulator of those rates that we
have, not even excepting the govern-
mental regulation through the interstate
commerce commission. For this reason,
I hope that this congress will take such
steps that it may be called the Inaugu-
rator of the new system of Inland water-
ays. For reasons which It is not nec-
essary here to state, congress has seen
fit to order an investigation into the In-
terior department and the forest service
of the agricultural department. The re-
sults of that Investigation are not needed
to determine the value of, and the ne-
cessity for. the new legislation which I
have recommended in respect to the pub-
lic lands and in respect to reclamation. X
earnestly urge that the measures be tak-
en up and disposed of promptly without
awaiting the investigation which has been
determined upon.
STATE
CAPITAL
ITEMS
WOULDN'T MAKE ANY TROUBLE
ALL SERENE.
Guthrie, Okla.
Secure Company's Bonds.
W. F. Stahl, representing the
United States Fidelity and Guarantee
company of Haitimoru, arrived here
Btui paid the company's twenty thou-
sand dollar bond securing school land
deposits In the failed National Hank
of Tulsa.
Expect Help From Gompera.
It Is claimed by organized labor
leaders in the state that Samuel
Compere, head of the American Fed-
eration of Labor, nn 1 Senator Hobert
FoMette will take the stump in
Oklahoma, In the near future, against
tho proposed amendment to the state
coiisiitiition to permit railroads built
within the state to morse with inter-
state lines. The amendment is being
urged by the state federation of com-
mercial clubs, but is opposed princi-
pally by union labor.
Limits Taxable Property.
Judge Campbell of the United States
circuit court handed down a decision
to the effect that all houses, coal tiiv 1
pies, coke ovens and stationary equip- '
ment of coal mines on the segregated I
coal lands are non-taxable, but coal
companies must pay taxes on machin-
ery and movable properly. This is tho j
result of a test, case of the San Hois
Coal company vs. the Treasurer of j
Haskell county, and means that the
state will lose thousands of dollars
in taxes in the segregated coal dis-
tricts.
Mra. Betsey Baxter a Type of Visitor
Many of Us Have Been Called
on to Entertain.
"La, now, Miss Doollttle, don't you
go to a mite o' trouble on my acount,"
said Mrs. Hetsy Baxter when she ar-
rived unexpectedly for dinner nt the
home of Mrs. Dorcas Doolittle. "You
know that I'm a person for whom you (<Do n>)n|K, bo d t dpr |ng|
can Just lay down an extra plate an „ Jud d b
set before mo anything you hnppen to | worjCB ••
have In the house. If you just fry a
Free Employment Bureau Figures.
It is demonstrated by figures pre-
pared by State Labor Commissioner 1
Daugherty that the state free employ-
ment heureau has been a great boon
to the laborer who is down to his luck. '
He makes a showing that during the ,
last six months of the year 190!) em-1
ployments were secured for .",444 ap-
chicken same as you would for your
own folks, an' make up a pan o' your
tea biscuits that no one can beat, an'
open a glass o' your red currant jolly,
nn' have a dish o' your quince pre-
serves, nn' some o' that pound cake
you most alius have In your cake jar—
you do that, an' have some plpin' hot
apple fritters, with hot maple Byrup
| to go with 'em, nn' some o' your good
coffee an' any vegetables you happen
to have in the house. I like sweet po-
I tatoes the way you bake 'em mightily,
| but, la, just have anything else you
I happen to have. I'm one that expects
an' is wlllin' to eat what's sot before
me, an' no questions asked nor fault
I found when 1 go visitin'. So don't
I you put yourself out a mite for me.
If you have what I've mentioned tin'
anything else you want to have I'll be
satisfied. 1 ain't one that cares very
much about what 1 eat, anyhow. As
the sayin' is, 'any old thing' will do
for me."—Puck.
His Discovery.
The swell son of the household had
Just been initiated into the art of
cleaning his own teetli with the soft
little brush his mother had bought
him.
Hearing the baby cry lustily a few
minutes later the mother ran into the
nursery, only to find the nursing bottle j
on the floor and Johnny, toothbrush in
hand, leaning over the crib of the
screaming infant.
"Oh, muvver!" he cried, anxiously,
"baby must have been borned wiiout |
any toofs!"
All Tired Out.
Do you feel dull, occasionally—out of
sorts? Headaches and Dizziness'.' The
fault is either with your stomach or your
liver. The safe, sure and easy way to get
rid of cither trouble is to take NATUIiK'S
REMEDY. Take an NU Tablet, to night-
It will sweeten the stomach and regulate
the liver, kidneys and bowels. Easy-sure
to act. Get a li'ic Box. The A. II. Lewis
Mcdicine Co.. St. .Louis, Mo.
Excused.
"Shame on you! You came home
last night actually tipsy."
"So 1 did, my dear. I just couldn't
resist the pleasure of seeing two of
you at once."
"Well, dnt needn't worry us any. W«
never worked!"
A Woman's Diplomacy.
It. was the Chicago man's turn, and
he told this one:
"Diplomacy, you know. Is a remark-
able agent. The otber day a lady said
to her husband:
"'James, I have decided to do with-
out a new fall dress, aud with the
money il would cost 1 shull have
mother here for a nice long visit."
"James turned on her excitedly.
'What, wear that old brown cloth thing
nnolher season? 1 guess not!' he ex-
claimed, vehonieut'y. 'You go right
down to your tailor's to-day and order
something handsome. Remember,
please, that as my wife you have a
certain position to maintain!'
"The wife bowed her head in sub-
mission. On her lips played a peculiar
smilo.Llppincott's Magazine.
t Easily Distinguished.
"This," remarked Mr. Cane, "is my
photograph with my two French
poodles. You recognize me?"
"i think so," said Miss Soft«e. "You
are the one with the bat on, are you
not?"
What a glorious country this would
be to live in If turkeys were as easily
raised as cats!
There nre imitnflonii, don't be fooled.
There is no substitute! Tell the dealer you
want Lewis' Single liindcr cigar.
Money talks in spite of the fact
that lots of men want to keep it quiet.
pit.es critrn in o to i4 days.
PAZO OlNTM I'JNT i sfmaranteert to cure anv rase
uf Itching. Blind, Blei'ding or J'rotxudiin: Pilus in
Ito 14 days or wuiiey refunded. 60c.
Of course, a man can't help admir-
less he pays the freight.
TIOVT SPOII, YOUR CI.OTHES.
Use Red Cross Hall Blue and keep them
Guars'1
gg
Buonchial Thoches
plicantS Without one CCIlt expense tO i wl"te as snow. All grocers, 5c a package. , An immediate relief for Hoarseness. Coughs
... . Throat. a t- r. 9
them. Altogether 9,756 applications ' Mf>n dcserve respect only as they
were received, and the percentage of' gjve
the total number of applicants for j
whom places were seem ed would have ' Sootuimr symp.
, , it,,, , , Fort'lili.lM'n tcethtun, KoftcnB ttii.i.-nuiii, rcSuccii In-
been larger but. for the slump in tha | Uaminatlou,allay8pala, cures wind collu 25c u bottle. !
building trades and paving work dur«
ing the month of December, caused by
the unusually cold weather.
A=r'T^S'. %
harmful injyrcdient.mCrIt' f'« from
Lm;iem.i£Vr%r*.and $,'°° P" t°X-
- jf'TN '• BROWN SON, Boston. M,«.
90,000 Increase.
Leo Meyer, assistant secretary of
state, has prepared figures showing
that the total fees collected by the
secretary of state from November 16,
1907, t0 January 1, 1910, a period of
twenty-five and one-halt' months, were
$131,587. The total appropriation for
salaries and expenses for the office
for the same period were $27,925, leav-
ing a net earning of $103,662. In tlia
twenty-five and one-half months pre-
vious to statehood the total fees col-
lected toy the secretary of the territory
wkere $30,773.75. The appropriations
for salaries and expenses were $17,000,
leaving the earnings $13,773.75, or an
increase of nearly $90,000 for the per-
iod since statehood.
Appoints Quarles to Board.
J. J. Quarles of Pawhuska, has been
offered the place on the board of pub-
lic affairs vacated by the resignation
of Colonel Roy Hoffman of Chandler,
and he will accept the appointment at
the hands of the governor.
How loafers grate upon the nerves PATENT wealth. IM-pafn Book Vrpi\
Of a busy person. I Fitzgerald ■& Co.. Pat.Atty8..«o.t K WaM.ircton.aa
FOUND HIS SPHERE
LIFE
Father's Novel Method of Determin-
ing Profession That His Son
Should Follow.
A man whose cr!y child is a boy of
ten was telling scu;e of his friends I
bow he had found the boy's sphere ]
In life.
"When he was a baby of six months,"
he c ".plained, "we follow-,: th-. ci 1 Chl-
r.e* custom of pitting bin. :.:i a rug 1
1c the center of the Uoor sud surround- i
ing him with small objects to repre-
sent different callings. The Chinese
always do that with their first-born
sons. We put a small box of pills to
stand for medicine, a prayer book for
the ministry, a pen for literature, a
pencil for Journalism, a gavel for law,
a key for science, a purse for banking,
and so on.
"The youngster sat crowing in the
midst of the things for a few min-
utes. and then leaned forward and
grabbed the pencil. That he toyed
with and ihec threw aside. Then he
tussled with the prayer book. Even
that failed to satisfy him, and the pill
box fell into his hands next. That he
kept: the reason, of course, was evi-
] dent. By shaking it about he gained a
j little ciicking sound that pleased him.
| "Now, of course, he'll have to study
j medicine. We may let him dabble at
the two other professions, journalism
| and the ministry, but we'll have to
; have an M. D attached to his name
somehow. So have the fates decreed."
Drug Clerks Poorly Paid.
Drug clerks in Norway get from $375
1 to $536 a year.
Dunn Chief Justice.
Jesse J. Dunn of Alva was elected
chief justice of the supreme court,
succeeding M. J. Kane of Kingfisher,
who resigned. Bob Williams of Du-
rant was the first chief justice of the
court. He drew the short term and
was re-elected in 1908. Justices Kana
and Dunn, whose terms expire in Jan-
uary next, were candidates for chief
justice, but as Kane was about to ba
married, it was agreed that he should
be honored this year. This estab-
lishes the precedent of handing the
chief justiceship around among the
members of the court, and Justices
Turner of Vinita and Hayes of Chick-
asha, whose terms expire in 1913,
are the next in line. If Dunn enters
the race for governor and resigns from
the bench to make the fight for gover-
nor. either Hayes or Turner will be
honored.
Protests Suffragists' Petition.
Claiming that the petitions filed by
the Oklahoma Women's Suffrage as-
sociation does not bear a sufficient
number of local signatures. State Sen.
ator Reuben Roddie of Ada filed a
protest against it. The association
filed the petition last week asking
that an amendment to the state con-
stitution be drafted giving them the
rights of suffrage. Thc\ claim to
have 5,000 more than the necessary
number of names.
For Infanta p.vA (JMMren.
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similating Ihe Food ami Regula-
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Not Narc otic
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Worms .Convulsions .Fever i sh-
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NEW YORK.
Bears the
Signature
In
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
V- ►
Xi^ariinteed under the Fooda
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cure:
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Should be given at once when the
little one coughs. It heals the del-
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Iron iniection—guaranteed tale and
very palatable.
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and it generally shows first in the bowels
a"dJ'v". A ioc box (week'streatment)
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the morning. It's the result thi-t shakes
millions take them.
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