Woods County News. (Carmen, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1907 Page: 3 of 8
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Guthrie, O. T., Feb. 9.—A blanket : The brief liled states that the su-
primary system by which all candi- pre me and district courts are given
dates fur state offices _ and the , jurisdiction under the enilillnK act
for redress of wrongs committed
(Jolted States s« nutor will be nomi-
nated, is tu be reported to the con-
vention. The primary committee
has asked the Judiciary committee
for an opinion as to legality of a
primary for the first state election
and creating by convention of a can-
vassing board. The*.' questions will
be threshed out on the floor.
An attempt to create twenty dis-
trict attorneys' offices to prosecute
cases In the district courts of Okla-
homa failed. The section making
such provision was stricken out, and
prosecifllon of cases In both dis-
trict and.county courts wlil be left
to county attorneys.
A section empowering the legis-
lature to select two towns in addi-
tion to the county seat in which to
hold court or to delegate that power
to the county commissioners was
adopted. This ca'rrles out the trav-
eling court idea used In Indian Ter-
ritory.
A proposition by Maxey If adopt-
ed, will prohibit state, county or
municipal officers purchasing sta-
tonary or printing supplies for offi-
cial purposes outside of the state,
and abrogating any contract made
ontside. Just before the noon re-
cess a resolution was adopted ex-
pressing sympathy with the efforts
of Kansas and Missouri legislatures
to regulate charges at the Kansas
City stock yards, and reciting that
as the territories ship many cattie
to Kansaa City they are vitally In-
terested.
A report from the committee on
county and township organization
was submitted, providing for the
usual county officers, with the addi-
tion of a county auditor performing
duties of county clerk, and county-
judge performing the duties of an
ordinary probate Judge, with in
. creased Jurisdiction. Officers and
commissioners may also be electcd
in unorganized counties. Owing to
the storm of disapproval of yester
day's action In tabling the state
printing plant proposition, the mat
ter was reconsidered and a section
adopted authorizing the legislature
to establish a state printing plant.
This section Is meaningless as un-
der-the bill of rights the legislature
would have this power if no such
section were incorporated.
A provision making the clerk of
the supreme court elective, and
delegating the matter of selecting a
supreme court reporter to the legis-
lature was adopted.
Guthrie. O. T., Feb. 11*—A consti-
tutional provision for the safety of
miners and prescribing the class of
labor to be employed and hours of
work wiH' be adopted In committee
of the whole today. The elective
office of chief inspector of mines,
oil and gaa was created. He is to
serve four years and to have eight
years actual experience as a practi-
cal miner, and possess other qualifi-
cations and perform such other du-
ties a* may be prescribed by the
legislature.
It Is made mandatory upon the
legislature to create mining dis-
tricts and provide for the election
or appointment of an assistant mine
Inspector In each district under con-
trol of the chief mine inspector.
Boys under the age of 16 and wo-
men and girls are prohibited from
working underground in the opera-
tion of mines, and eight hours shall
constitute a day's work under-
ground, except in emergency cases.
Rose, of Blackwell, objected to
the creation of assistant mine in-
spectors. declaring that when a
survey is taken of the constitution
It Is likely to be found that there
are not enough people In the state
to '(111 the great horde of offices If
the present pace Is kept up.
^ After a prolonged debate, the sal-
aries of Judges of the supreme and
district courts were fixed, supreme
Judges to receive 14,000 a vear and
district Jddges (8,000. This was a
compromise between those who fa-
vored high salaries on grounds that
good men could not be obtained for
small salaries, and those who want-
ed low salaries for Judges.
The insurance committee reported
a proposed provision establishing an
Insurance department, nnder a com-
missioner appointed by the govern-
or.'serving four years. All com-
panies must comply with laws gov-
erning licenses and pay a fee of 1
per cent on the net premium re-
ceipts.
Guthrie, O. T.t Feb. 12. — Greer
county, which was divided into
three parts by the constitutional
convention, instituted proceedings In
the Oklahoma supreme court today
aaklng an order restraining the con-
vention from any division of the
county. Citations are made from
similar cases In other states. Char
less M. Thacker, county attorney of
Greer, and Charles H. Kagan are
attorneys for the plaintiff.
against the constitution or laws of
the United States or of the terri-
tories affecting persons or property.
The right of the convention to cut
new countless out of those created
by congressional act ia denied • be-
cause In the transition from terri-
torial conditions to statehood re-
quires no necessity for such action.
The creation or dlvlalon of conn-
ties is everywhere recognized as a
purely legislative act. the brief de-
clares. and Greer county established
by congress, the highest legislative
authority can only be changed by
the legislature of .the state after
full admission to statehood.
The third reason assigned Is that
the enabling act names the counties
of the Fifth congressional dlatrict
of which Greer county la one, and
thus forbids any change of boun-
daries until the next general cen-
sus. also the set of the convention
deprives the legislature or people of
any voice in the matter and re-
quires the acceptsnce of the legls
latlve act of the convention or the
loss of statehood.
Another reason assigned is that
the enabling set gave the conven-
tion only legislative power as to
creating one county out of the
Osage nation, and the method pro-
posed for submitting the division
question to the people is an attempt
to bear upon the people duress
through fear of defeating the con-
stitution Itself.
The brief recites the following
section of the enabling act pointing
out that it prescribes the llmlta
tlons of the powers to be exercised
by the convention:
"And after organization shall de-
clare on behalf of the people of said
proposed state that they adopt the
constitution of the United States
whereupon the said convention shall
and is hereby authorized to form a
constitution and state government
for the proposed said atate."
The Judiciary committee reports
that the convention has no author-
ity to order -a mandatory primary for
the first state election, nor to pre-
scribe the qualifications of electors
who shall vote on the constitution or
first state and municipal officers.
The committee held, however, that
the convention has authority to ere
ate election boards to conduct the
first election and to creste canass
lng boards for such election.
The committee held that the ex
tension of the laws of Oklahoma
over Indian Territory by the en-
abling act makes provision for op-
tional primaries, and that a differ-
ent. kind of primary cannot be pro-
vided by the convention. The con-
vention will probably provide, how-
ever. for mandatorv primary laws
for subsequent state elections.
Guthrie, O. T., Feb. 13. — Several
stringent sections of the constitu-
tion for the /egulation of private
corporations were adopted in com-
mittee of the whole today. Including
provisions that no corporation may
hold stock in any other corporation,
and prohibiting corporations from
contributing to the campaign funds.
After this action Chairman Wll-
llama, of the commiatee on railroads
and public service corporations,
presented the report of the commit-
tee, which provides for a railroad
commission of three members, to
have rate-making authority and to
exercise police power over common
carriers. The commission as reo>
ommended, has all the powers
given the Texas commission, and In
addition a judicial function for the
trial of cases with the aid of a Jury,
and the right of appeal direct to the
supreme court of the state. The
plan* la taken from the constitu-
tions and statutes of Texas and Vir-
ginia.
The sections of the constitution
regarding private corporations as
adopted today provide that no cor-
porations ahall be created nor
foreign corporations licensed to do
business in the state, except by gen-
eral laws; that no corporation may
influence elections by the contrlbu-
aion of money or anything of value;
that it shall not bold or control
stocks, bonds or shares in any other
corporation. foreign or domestic,
except those pledged in good faith
to secure a debt and then must dis-
pose of such stock within twelve
months from the date of acquisition,
and shall not exercise control of
such corporation except by permis-
sion of th corporation committee.
One of the sections adopted pro-
vides that no mining company or
public service corporation shall be
chartered unless, the charter con-
tains a stipulation that such corpo-
ration shall submit any difference
It may have with employes to arbt
tratlon as may be provided by law.
The remaining sections of the re-
port will be considered tomorrow.
Williams, of Durant, Introduced a
provision to prevent piping of gik
out of the state, which was referred
to a committee. It provides that nr
company formed for the purpose of
piping gn« out of the state shall be
chartered, nor foreign corporation
licensed :<nd any corporations no*
in existence which continue plplne
gas out of the stste shall forfeit it*
charters. The right of eminent do
main and to pipe across public
roads and streets also denied such
companies by the rt aommendatlon.
The hearing of the school land re-
port was set for next Tuesday.
The committee on privileges an 1
elections of the constitutional con-
vention has prepared a report re
commending that the election lor
the ratification of the constitution be
held August V.
The convention ia treating th«
suit brought against it by Grehr
county seeking nn Injunction in the
supreme court of Oklahoma to pre-
vent the division of that county . In
to three parts as a Joke. C. N. Has-
kell said:
"It Is all a Joke. . There Is no
good grounds for such a suit, and
It cannot be made to stick."
W. A. Ledbetter. of Ardmore, one
of the leading constitutional law-
years In the county, refused to dls
cups the suit further than to say:
"You may say for me that the Ok-
lahoma courts have no more Juris-
diction over the convention In this
matter than they have over the
moon."
tion, and the election of county aa4
stat« officer*
DO NT DESPAIR.
Guthrie. O. T., Feb. 14.—The con
stitutional convention was served
today with a notice from the clerk
of the supreme court that the hear-
ing of the suit In which Greer coun-
ty asks a temporary injunction
against the convention to prevent
the division of Greer county, will be
heard In the Oklahoma supreme
court tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. President Murray refused
to read the notice which was served
upon him by a United States deputy
marshal and the officer then drop
ped It in his lap. Murray stuck It
In his pocket without even reading
the notice to the convention.
President Murray said tonight.
"You can say that we will pay no
attention to any proposed Injunc
tion or order of a court that at
tempts to exercise a power that it
has no right to exercise. This is
not the first effort to bluff this con
ventlon.
Mr. Murray stated that none of
the lawyers in the convention take
the matter seriously and that the
side of the case represented by the
convention will not be presented to
the court. He declares that the ac
tion on Greer county has been
placed on third reading, adopted
and engrossed and is therefore be-
yond the power of the convention
to reconsider without nullifying the
whole constitution. The supreme
court will probably do one of two
things tomorrow, decide that it has
no jurisdiction and dismiss the pro-
ceedings, or grant a temporary in
junction, in case the convention is
not represented, and serve notice
upon the officers to appear at a sub
sequent hearing and give reasons
why a permanent injunction shal
not be issued against submitting for
ratification the part of the county
boundaries section dividing Gree
county as a part of the constiiu
tion.
The section .of the constitution
defining homesteads and exemptions
was adopted, designating ICO acres
of land which may be in one or
more parcels as the homestead in
the oountry, and one acre of land
and Improvements in the city as
homestead, providing It does not ex
Guth.-t«, O. T., Feb. 15.—The con-
vention today repented of its deter-
mination to ignore the supreme
court of Oklahoma in connection
with the proceedings seeking to re-
strain the division of Greer county
into tbrte parts. A committee was
appointed composed of Delegates
Asn, l.edbetter, Hayes, King and
Kane, all lawyers, to confer and
recommend what attitude the con-
dition should assume toward the
ser\tce of the court.
The hearing as to whether a tem-
porary Injunction should be granted
was postponed until 2 o'clock this
afternoon by tie supreme court, but
when the time arrived neither Presi-
dent Vurray nor any of the dele-
gates appeared. The court decided
that it was not sufficient to serve
notice on President Murray alone
and posti oned the hearing until
Saturday, February 23.
in the meantime the court will
ry to g*t service on each member
of the convention to appear on that
date. Whether tbe convention will
represented at the hearing de-
pends upon the report of the com-
mittee. It will be necessary for the
court to secure service upon every
delegate, accordlne to one of the
committee, and this may be a diffi-
cult task.
An attempt was made this after-
noon to make President Murray
come through" and divulge the
contents of the notice served upon
him by the court yesterday. This
motion was tabled
A dispatch from Washington
says that Representative Murphy,
of Missouri, says there Is movement
on foot among the Republican
leaders to have the Oklahoma con-
stitution reviewed by Attorney Gen-
eral Bonaparte before tis final adop-
tion by the convention. The pur-
pose is to get the Instrument in
shape to pass muster If the con-
vention agrees to submit the con-
stitution for review before adjourn-
ment and cut out things the depart-
ment of justice deems unwise then
the Republican leaders will force
through a bill making the $140,000
appropriation to cover the deficit
created by the convention. Some
of the big business men of the terri-
tory, he says, will be summoned to
Washington to dlsmttss constitu-
tional convention affairs with the
administration and leaders in con-
gress.
The opponents of a "Jim Crow
clause In the constitution secured
an Indefinite postponement of con-
sideration of the proposed section
In committee of the whole this
morning. In the light of this action
It seems improbable that a "Jim
Crow" clause will be Incorporated
In the constitution.
The report of the committee on
revenues and taxation was submit-
ted today. It provides that the taxa-
tion for all purpoptes shall not ex
ceed .10 mills, distributed as follows:
Seven mills for state purposes, of
wljlch 2 shall be for schools; 10
mills for county purposes; 3 for
schools: and 13 mills for municipal
purposes. 5 mills for .schools. School
district may vote an additional
mills for use exclusively In the dis-
tricts and municipalities nn addi-
tional 3 mills for paying bonded In-
debtedness.
The homestead and exemption
section adopted yesterday was
changed to allow Indians to select
their leeal homestesd of 160 acres
under the state laws without re-
gard to the allotment somestcad.
Read the Experience of a Minnesota
Woman and Take Heart.
If your back aches, and yon feel
■Ick. languid, weak and miserable day
after day — don't
worry. Doan's Kid-
ney Pills have cured
thousands of women
In the same condition.
Mrs. A. H el man of
Stillwater. Minn.,
says: "But for Doan's
Kidney Tills I would
not be living now.
They cured me in
1S9S and I've been
well since. I used to have such pain
in mv back that once I fainted. The
kidney secretions were much disor-
dered. and 1 was so far gone that I
was thought to be at death's door.
Since Doan's Kidney Pills cured me 1
feel as If I had been pulled back from
the tomb."
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
•^oster-MUburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Much Arid Land Reclaimed.
During the four years since Its or-
ganization, the reclamation service
has rendered productive 280,000 acres
of desert, being one-fourth of an area
that has been mapped out for Irriga-
tion under 22 projects.—Harper's
Weekly.
A Woman's Delicate Skin
should receive the best of care. It la
most important to secure a good soap,
and Buchan's Toilet Soaps are the
only soaps guaranteed under the new
law to be absolutely pure, and they
are also antiseptic, being both cleans-
ing and purifying. if you wiah to
Insure a soft, velvety skin free from
blotches and eruptions ask your deal-
er for a cake of Buchan's Sulphur
Soap. If he does not keep It send
his name and address and 18 cents
to Bucban'a Soap Corporation, and
they will send you a full size cake.
ONE WAY OUT OF DIFFICULTY.
"Pop!-
"Yes, my son."
"Isn't radium the most expensive
ceed $5,000 in value and if used for! thing on earth?"
both residence and business pur- ( "Next to an automobile. I believe
poses the homestead Interest can jt |s my boy!"—Yonkers Statesman,
not exceed that limit. The home-
stead may be protected from forced
sale, but may be mortgaged with
tbe consent of both husband and
wife.
The report of the legislative com-
mittee was submitted providing
that the legislature shall be com-
posed of not more than forty mem1
bera in the senate and 105 In the
houae, both classes to serve two
years.
Sections were adopted providing
for uniformity in prices of commo-
dities in tbe state, and prohibiting
foreign corporations from removing
cases brought against them in the
state court to a federal court, and
compelling foreign corporations to
do business under same regulations
as domestic corporations.
Some of tbe railroads contemplat-
ing construction work la Oklahoma
have suspended improvements until
they Bee what kind of railroad pro-
visions the constitutional conven
tion will adopt. C. G. Jones, of Ok-
lahoma City, who has charge of the
work of constructing the new rail-
road from Chandler to Okmulgee,
has announced that all work con-
nected with the survey of this line
will be suspended until action of
the convention la determined.
Robert L. Owen left today for
Waahington. having been chosen by
the constitutional convention to en-
deavor to secure an appropriation
from congress. The appropriation
la desired to meet the deficit of the
oonv'tlon and pay the expenses of
the election to ratify the constltu-
A Prominent Characteristic.
"At least, there is one thing to be
aaid of pickpockets as a class.'.'
"What might that be?"
• "They never fall to keep in touch
with the people."—Baltimore Amer-
ican.
Had Been Cheated.
A Scotsman visited London by him-
self for the first time to "speer roond,"
as he termed it. On his return to his
native village he Informed a boon com-
panion that it was a grand place, but
that the people "war no.honest." He'd
had his "doots" all the week, but sat-
isfied himself of tbe fact on leaving.
Asked how be tested the matter, he
■aid:
"Ah bowt a box o' pins labeled
'1,000 for a penny,' and on counting
them in the train, I fun' 17 sboort!"—
Financial Times:
His Idea of Freshness.
"Have one of these bananas," In-
■li ed the mother of the Kid. "They
are awfully fresh."
. "If they are so fresh." said the
Kid, "why don't they get up and say
'damn' or something?"
He Knew It.
"14 Is always the unexpected that
happens," said the man who likes
quotations.
"Nobedy knows It better than I."
answered the gloomy-looking man
"I'm a professional weather crochet,'' aon
Match Twlna with Twins, Waa the
Fend Mother'a Idea.
A little woman entered a drug store
and asked the proprietor If he had "as-
other picture."
"What kind of a picture do yoa
mean?" the druggist asked.
"One like this," said the woman,
holding up an attractive advertising
print.
"I may have one or two of them
left." the proprietor said, "but I
haven't many of them."
The woman said she only wanted
one, and her tone Indicated that ahe
was anxloua for that one. She ax-
plalned that the one she had with her
had been given to one of her children.
Another child, she stated, was sick,
and was crying for a picture such aa
bis brother had.
"That's a bad way to bring up your
children," ventured a woman customer
In the store. "Do you try to give a
child everything he cries for Just be-
cause bis brother Is more fortunate?"
"But," said the mother of the chil-
dren, "you don't know. The children
are twlna and what one haa the other
wants."
"Suppose," objected the moralist,
"when your children get older, they
fall In love with tbe same girl, what
will they do?"
But the mother was ready. Sha
promptly replied:
"Find twins and fall In lore with
DREADED TO EAT.
CouVe'a Experience
How many persons Jreadtoeat their
meals, although actually hungry near*
ly all the time!
Nature never Intended this should
be so. for we are given a thing called
appetite that should guide us aa to
what the system needs at any time
and can digest
But we get in a hurry, swallow our
food very much as we shovel coal Into
the furnace, and our sense of appetite
becomes unnatural and perverted.
Then we eat the wrong kind of food
or eat too much, and there you are—
Indigestion and Its accompanying
miseries.
A Phila. lady said, the other day:
"My husband and I have been sick
and nervous for 15 or 20 years from
drinking coffde—feverish, indigestion,
totally unfit, a good part of the time,
for work or pleasure. We actually
dreaded to eat our meals.
"We tried doctors and patent medi-
cines that counted up Into hundreds of
dollars, with little If any benefit.
"Accldentlly, a small package of
Postum came into my hands. I made
some according to directions, with sur.
prising results. We both liked It and
have not used any coffee since.
. "The dull feeling after meals hss
left us and we feel better every way.
We are so well satisfied with Postum
that we recommend It to our frtenda
who have been made sick and nervous
and miserable by coffee." Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Rend the little book. "The Road to
Wellvllle," In pkgs. "There's a Re*
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