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THE HOBART REPUBLICAN.
VOLUME 5.
HOBART, KIOWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1907.
NUMBER 42.
STRAUS TELLS
OF TRUST PROBE
THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR —WHERE DID HE GET IT?
Secretary of Commerce and Labor De-
livers Message to President Roose-
velt Many Recommendation.
Republican Speoial
^Washington, Dec. 12. - In the nr>un.1
report of the secretary of com mere ■ and
labor, delivered today to the president
for transmission to congress, Secretary
Oscar S. Straus announced several im-
portant recomendations and suggestions.
In regard to the work of the bureau of
corporations in the investigation of
trusts and combines, Secretary Straus
declares his belief that "ultimately the
national development of industries will
force the adoption of a national system
of regulation or supervision of some
such general nature as that already ap-
plied to national banks, in order that
the significant facts of corporate man-
agement may be correctly laid before
congress and the public as the only
proper basis for just and intelligent
action thereon."
Among other matters dealt with ] in
the report are methods of bringing
about closer relations between the de-
partment and the commercial interests
of the country: immigration and natur-
alization, contract labor, the Oriental
question, woman and child labor, medi-
ation of labor troubles and fisheries.
In speaking of the work of the bureau
pf corporations Secretary Straus says:
"The bureau of corporations has con-
tinued the work prescribed in its or-
ganic act in the investigation of cor-
porations engaged in the great inter-
state industries. Since! the organiza-
tion of the bureau in 1903 a number of
important reports have been issued.
The first annual report of 1901 set, forth
the policy of the bureau, with comment
on certain questions raised by industrial
combination. ThB report of beef in-
dustry was issued in 1905 and the re-
port on the transportation of petroleum
in 1900, the latter report setting forth a
large number of discriminations in rail-
road rates, upon which have been based
numerons indictments and convictions
for violation of the interstate commerce
act and its amendments.
"In May, 1907, the present commis-
sioner submitted to the president part 1
of a report on the petroleum industry,
dealing with the position of the Stand-
ard Oil company in that industry. The
bureau is occupied, as current work,
with making investigations into the
steel, lumber and tobacco industries, as
well as with further work on the petrol-
eum industry, and with inquiries con-
nected with canals, coastwise and river
navigation, cotton exchanges, the Inter-
national Harvester company, and in
making special investigations relating
to patents held by government employes
upon articles in use by the government.
It is believed that these investigations
will set before the public a number of
of important economic and financial
facts and tendencies that will be of the
highest value in dealing with great in-
dustrial problem.
"It is believea that the experience of
the bureau has signally justified that
phase of the policy of the administra-
tion which has been aimed at securing
an efficient publicity in interstate corpo-
rate matters by federal means.
"Corporate activity has become na-
tional in its commercial scope, but its
legal status is Btill delimited almost
wholly by state statutes, a discrepancy
that bus been the cause of many exist-
ing evils. The legal conditions should
at least be brought into some reasonable
relation to the business facts. Corpo-
rate commerce as carried on by those
great great companies whose operations
substantially constitute the whole' prob-
lems before us, is national. The control
over them, to some extent at least,
should also be national, by the general
government. The power and juris-
diction of the regulative authority
should be commensurate with the field
of operations of the corporations to be
regulated. Centralization as a business
fact has been accomplished. It only
remains to be determined whether busi-
ness fact has been accomplished. It
only remains to be determined whether
legal conditions shall be adjusted to the
facts which they are supposed to cover.
"Industrial combination, as such, ap-
pears to be an inevitable economic
necessity. That fact must be recog-
nized in order to treat the matter suc-
cessfully. Tho prohibition of commer-1
cial power simply because it results
from combination is futile and may be i
harmful. It is not the existence of,
such jower. but its misuse, to which at- j
t -ntioB must be directed. Commercial
socctm which is based solely upon the
proper use of commercial power, upon
the giving <of better service or lower i
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prices than any competitor, is a success
that justifies itself, is a- proper business
development, and works benefit both to
the public and the corporation. On the
other hand, success that is based not cn
service to the public, but on the de-
struction of competitors by unfair
methods, is an evil to be prevented.
"It is believed, and the belief is bastd
on experience, that publicity is the best
deterrent against such uufair methods,
and that few, if any, corporate managers
the courage to continue openly evil
practices when the exact details thereof
have been or may at any time be made
specifically public, by name, date,
amount or place.
"It is believed that the work of the
bureau of corporations, as carried on
now and in the past, constitutes the
best means yet created for accomplish-
ing this object ilnd for establishing that
efficient publicity which will, of itself,
most effectually and unfair competition,
and it is further believed that the ex-
tension of its work in the form of some
general plan of federal supervision
would be the logical and proper outcome
of its past experience."
Immigration Facts
On the subject of immigration, Secre-
tary Straus says:
The total number of aliens admitted
during the year which exceeded that for
the fiscal year 1906 by 181,014 and that
for the fiscal year 1903 by 258,850, being
increases of 17 and 25 per cent, respec-
tively.
Of the aliens admitted 1.199.771
ranged in age from 14 to* 44 yeais, and
1.18,.'144 were less than 14 years of age,
leaving only 46,234 who had reached or
passed the ago of 45. As to literacy, it
is shown that 343,402, or 30 per cent of
the total number of aliens admitted,
were illiterate. Concerning the finan
cial condition of immigrants, S73.923 ex-
hibited less than #50 each how much
more they had it is impossible to state-
while 107,501 showed amounts in excess
of that sum; and the total amount of
money which was exhibited by arriving
aliens, and brought into the country,
was £25.529,893. an average of almost 620
a person. There has been a consider-
able increase in the number of persons
rejected because of insanity, contagious
diseases and convictions for crime."
To Relieve Congestion
In a measure of relief for "the con-
gestion and the subsequent evils caused
thereby in our larger Atlantic seaport
cities," Secretary Straus recommends
the "directing of immigrants to these
sections of onr country- the southwest
and the west which have need for the
right kind of immigration, especially in
agricultural manufacturing pursuits."
He adds. -The appropriations made by
the last congress authorized the con
struction of stations for the accommo-
dation of arriving aliens at New Orleans.
Galveston and Charleston, which, when
completed, will have considerable effect
in inducing steamship companies car-
r>ing aliens to land their passengers at
these stations and aid generally in pro-
moting distribution,"
The project of stationing immigration
officers' at the. principal seaports of for-
eign countries, where immigrants could
be examined and their acceptance or re-
jection finally passed upon, is rejected
by Secretary Straus, as involving, an
abandonment of the national policy in
regard to the right of expatriation. Such
action, the secretary [wintsout, "would
bo vesting in one or more officials sta-
tioned in foreign countries. 3.000 miles
or more distant, the absolute power of
determining who shall or who shall not
come to our shores," and would afford "a
wide open door of corruption."
Chinese Immigration
While upholding the governmeat poli-
cy of excluding Chinese laborers, Secre-
tary Straus believes that the present
laws are "fraught with irritating conse-
quences," and that the radical discrimi-
nation against the Chinese, as such, is
the cause of the great falling off in trade
with China. He points out that "the
exports of the United States to China,
according to our statistics, fell from 53
millions in the fiscal year 1905 to 44 mil-
lioms in 1906 and to 27 millions in 1907."
The secretary believes that the present
immigration laws, in regard to Chinese,
"unnecessarily "humiliate a whole people
when only a particular class is to be
reached." Secretary Straus also points
out that immigration legislation which
is wholesome for the mainland of the
United States is not desirable for some
of our insular possesions, and that
changes should be made to adopt the
laws of local conditions.
Labor Investigations
Secretary Straus is hopeful of good
results from the work of the bureau of
labor in investigation of woman and
child labor. "The best equipped men
on the staff of the bureau," he says,
have given months to a careful study of
the subject, and the work is now fully
under way and will engage the time of
between GO and 100 workers during the
whole of the fiscal year of 1908."
The commenting of the work of the
bureau of labor, the secretary also points
out the work of mediation in labor diffi-
culties under tbe Erdman act, the "most
conspicuous test" of which was the suc-
cessful settlement of the threatened
strike of the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors and the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen in March of this year.
BRIDGE CARPENTER
FATALLY INJURED
SELLS ALLOTMENT;
BUYS FURNITURE
Rock Island Employe Meets With I n- | Poor Lo Rapid,y Learning the Ways of
accountable Accident, and Will Die j His Brother, the Pale Face Pur-
Brought Here in Special Train. ehase.s Amount to $261.90.
REPRESENTATIVE FAULKNER
OF KIOWA REAR!) FROM
Reports That This County Cast a!ore
Votes Than Given Us By Federal
Cencus Offers a Bill
Robublican Special
Guthrie. Okta., Dec. 10. -Representa
tive Faulkner, of Manit m, who made
himself famous the other d \ by say ing
that in his county more vot s were eas
than the federal census entitled the
county to, is th* author of a bill provid-
ing for the transfer of records, books,pa-
pers and other property belonging to
counties that were created out of por-
tions of other counties fn>m the officers
of the parent counties to those of the
new couuties. Mr. Faulkner to k a
stand in th" heuss last week against the
school land commission investing funds
in school district warrants. He referred
to the get rich-quick schemes of one Ru-
fus Connella, who established several
banks on bogus district warrants and
landed in the pen. lie feared securities
of that kind.
Senator George O. Johnson, of Fort
Cobb, is one of the prominent members
of the upper house. He has taken a
leading part, in the organization of the
senat" and has been assigned to some
important committees.
Nearly one hundred bills havo been
introduced to date and in the senate all
that have been introduced are in the
hands of the proper committees. Speak-
er Murray will announce his committee
memberships t'day and a wholesale re
far ring of bills will take place. There
are fifty-three committees of the house.
Republican members of each houst
feel that with the Jim Crow measure
practically out of the way they can get
down to non-partisan business and join
hands with the democrats in enacting
laws. While all of them are bold enough
tostand out for party principle and none
of them would sacrifice policies of his
party merely for the sake of making
harmony with an overwhelming majori-
ty, each one is willing to forget political
differences in the interest of the com-
mon welfare.
Marriage Licenses
The foil..wing marriage licenses w*r>>
issued Saturday:
C L. Guy of Hobart to Miss Goldie
Stephenson of Gotebo.
J. A. Morgans to Ida Wilson both of
Lugert.
SCADS '0 MONEY
X. E. Medlock, cashier of the First
National bank has devised a new plan
t<> take the place of money. He has had
£21.<IU0 in S2, #5. £10 and cashier's
checks printed, which he will use in
cotton sale- and as a circulating medium
in lien of the coin of the realm
The checks art- the size of Uncle Sam-
uel's hills, pnnt.il in a flaring erven n
golden rod paper, and came from the
Republican s job office. All they need
is Mr. MedlockV signature and they are
as good as the genuine lucre.
J. S. Lowther, a Rock Island bridge
carpenter was fatally injured about 8:30
o'clock Monday morning, near Mountain
View, where hi* was working with a
gang of men.
The accident, which will result in
Lowthor's death, was onused by the
high wind blowing a shearing block
from n pile driver, striking the un
fortunate man on the head crushing his
skull. Brother employees who witnessed
the strange accident say that the block
became loosened in some unaccountable
manner unknovv# to them.
Immediately after the aocident the
engine was coupled to the caboose and a
quick run made to this oity, where the
man <vas placed in the hospital. Physi
cinns at the hospital stated to a Re
publican reporter that there was no
hope for Lowther and he will die within
12 hours.
Mr. Lowther is an unmarried man
about 40 years old and his home
l'eabody, Kan.
Conductor Benjamin wus in charge of
the crew, and besides himself .J. M.
Lowther (brother of injured man,) J. J.
and II. E. Ridgley, Frank White, Chas.
MeClansey and J. I). Lacey witnessed
tho accident.
Later Noti: Lowther died at the
hospital as the Republican was going to
press. ■
SENATE PASSES THE
WILLIAMS RESOLUTION
Oklahoma Legislature Memorializes
Congress Bill Introduced to Make
November IB Legal Holiday
Republican Special
Guthrie, Dec. 7. The senate today
passed Williams concurrent resolution
memorializing congress to give Kiowa
Comanche homesteaders extention of
two years on second payment of lands
and providing for relinquishment and
transfer of said lands. The resolution
will bo forwarded to Oklahoma's repre-
sentatives in congress.
Senator Cann introduced bill naming
November 16 "Oklahoma Day" and
making it a legal holiday.
LEGISLATURE NOMINATES
TWO U. S. SENATORS
Names of Robert Owen and Thomas Gore
Informally Presented this
Morning.
Republican Special
Guthrie, Dec. 10.—The names of Rob-
ert Owen, of Muskogee, and Thomas
Gore of Lawton, were informally placed
in nomination as United States senators
in the upper house of the Oklahoma
legislature this morning. Thirty-nine
votes were cast for Owen and Gore and
four against. Every senator in the
house seconded tne nominations.
, [Clarence Douglass and C. G. Jones
were presented by the republicans.
STIN6ERS
From Oklahoma "Hornet"
If a man, or a newspaper, was very'
much in favor of the enforcement of the
prohibition law it would be better to do
something toward assisting its enforce
ment rather than sit back and howl
that it is a farce. If you know a man
guilty of horse stealing of murder |and
do not report it you are guilty of a
crime. Why not apply the same theory
and law to prohibition.
The office of State Printer is to be
created at a salary of thirty-five hun-
dred dollars a year and is to be given to
Clint Worral for services rend red to
Haskell et al. Clint is a lawy er,'a dem-
ocrat and politician from way tack.
Kiowa County Pension Roll
Congressman MeGuire has just been
apprised of tbe allowance of pension to
the following pensons living in this
county:
Hiram Hinds b<n)> Wolf, ili
A. H. Juhnstrn. alias G McLain,
Snyder. 112.
W. W. Murray. Stokes. #3".
William White. Mountain View, fil
William Eskey, Gotebo $12.
Morgan Tapt-to, a full blood Kiowa
Indian, with a slight education, sur-
prised tho natives of Hobart Friday,
when he went to R. J. Lovett Furniture
Co., and purchased a bill of fine furni-
ture, amounting to 6204. In tho bill
was linoleum, fine brussols carpets,
kitchen cabinet, safe, chairs, a folding
bed and other small sundries.
Tapt-to was accompanied by hia
squaw, who selected tho artioles, and
Purchasing Agent Geo. Hunt, whom
tho government requires to approve all
supplies bought by their wards.
Mr. Lovett has sold several small
bills of furniture to Indians, but this is
the largest and it is believed to be
larger than ever before sold to a Kiowa
full blood.
Under a recent ruling by the depart-
ment of the interior, the Indian selling
his allotment is not permitted to draw
any amount exceeding 810 per week,
unless it is to be used in buying farm
implements, building material or house-
hold goods, and tho only on appoval of
tho department.
Tapt-to beamed with delight as Hunt
O. Ked tho bill. The deal was strictly
a cash one.
KIOWA COUNTY PAYS
EXORBITANT PRICES
County Commissioners Discover that
both "Democtat" and "Chief
Have Made Overcharges
Kiowa county's new board of commis-
sioners have been making nn investiga-
tion of the charges made by certain
county papers of democratic faith in re-
gard to the high prices made by Hobart
papers in furnishing tho supplies for tho
various officials. In a decision made
public Saturday they announced the
fact that both the Hobart "Democrat"
and "Chief" had charged the county
an "exorbitant price."
If after discovering that the county
has been paying too much for their
printing, these same commissioners will
do the right thing if they advertise for
bids and award the printing to the low-
est bidder, the same as they do with
bridge contractors, etc.
THE UNIVERSITY UMPIRE
As early as 1897, the State University
had a college paper, edited and managed
by students, which met with favorable
reception by the young men and women
in school and at the hands of numerous
college exchanges. College journalism
may not always be of the highest order,
but the Umpire tried to give the college
news that would be of interest to its own
circle, to discuss questions of weight in
the western college world, and to pre-
serve and circulate the best pieces of
writing tbe students produced in class
and as voluntary contributions. The
early tiles arc interesting today because
in the beginning the publication was
more of a magazine than a daily. Then
it came out twice each month in maga-
zine form, now in comes out twice a
week as a sheet, with a monthly supple-
ment containing literary and scientific
articles by those in school. One may
read in the numbers which have been
issued in the last ten years, poems,
stories, sketches and essays, many of
which have considerable merit. Indi-
rectly they reveal Oklahoma life and
may in time be of considerable value to
the historian of early Oklahoma days.
Certainly there is romance about the
winning of the prairies a.-* there was
about the winning of the forests, and
possibly the later romancer who is far
enough away from the scenes to look
upon them with the right perspective,
will find those crude attempts at litera
tun a boon. Later scientists too, may
find tbe way blazed by some of tbiwe
student articles to more valuable invest-
igations. Possibly, too. someday when
the Oklahoma poet, essayist or scientist
arise, the issues of the Umpire may re-
veal the early work of some noted man.
t is to be hoped
Oklahoma Inventors
Tbe foikiving patent* were issued
this «eek to Oklahoma inventors, re
pjrt'-d by D. Swift k. Ool. Patent Law
vers, Washington. D. C.
W. C. Berner. El Kn>. device for
profiling vehicles.
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