Cushing Independent. (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1908 Page: 2 of 10
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Kill FINE raow
CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL
THREE MONTHS
HOUSE ACCEPTS AMENDMENT
PEIIITIES ASSESSED IUIIST PIIEITS
Measure Provides for Truant Officers j
to Compel Attendai);e—Board of
Education May Make Complaint of
Violation
Id the presence of Dr. Lyman J.
Abbott, one of the most distinguish- j
ed educators and authors the country
has produced, and Dr. David R. Boyd,
president of Oklahoma state univer-
sity. who occupied conspicuous places
on the platform, the house Wednes-
day plunged fervently Into the con-
sideration of a measure providing
compulsory school attendance of chil-
dren between the ages of 8 and 16
years, Mr. Ashby delivering himself
of a weighty oration against tbe prin-
ciple of a school superintendent ex-
ercising authority that properly be-
longs to the parent or guardian.
The bill was recommended for pas-
sage. It provides that children be-
tween the ages of 8 and 16 years
shall attend school at least three
months In each annual term and tor
a penalty to be assessed against par-
ents or guardians who fail to obey
the law. Truant officers are provid-
ed for and members of the board of
education may make complaint of
violation.
Norvell's bill providing that cases
In court involving a member of the
legislature as attorney or client, may-
be postponed when called for trial
If the member be absent ana at-
tending upon a sitting of the legis-
lature, was recommended for passage
nfter having been resurrected from
a defeat of several days ago.
A bill by J. Roy Williams, pro-
viding for the protection of persons
engaged In the construction of
brick or stone buildings, was passed
% on roll call.
Defeating a section that provided
for an assistant to the commission-
er of charities and corrections at a
■alary of $1,500 a year, a statisti-
cian at $1,200 a year, and a stenog-
rapher at $900 a year. The hou3e
recommended for passage a bill pre-
scribing the duties of the commis-
sioner. The bill provides that the
commissioner shall inspect all penal,
reform, correctional and eleemosy-
nary Institutions, county jails, alms-
houses, poor farms and pesthouses
once a year, he or she, shall have
access to maternity hospitals, re-
treats, lying-in hospitals, rescue
homes foundling institutions, and is-
sue certificates authorizing them to
operate.
Mr. Branson introduced a petition
from citizens of Fort Glbso;., asking
that the state asyluum for the blind
be located on a four-acre tract on
the Grand river near Fort Gibson,
which the government donated for
that purpose.
The speaker gave notice that no
more communications relating to the
location and locating of state institu-
tions will be received before March
21, at which time the public build-
ing committee is supposed to begin
Its labors.
Senator Blair, contrary to gener-
al expectation, today withdrew his
motion to reconsider the vote by
which the emergency section of the
prohibition bill was considered and
the bill wus placed on its final pas-
sage. It carried with little expressed
opposition, was signed by the presi-
dent pro tempore and the messenger
hastily bore It to the house, where
It was received with nproarous ap-
plause. Just before adjournment of
the house It was placed on its first
reading.
The prohibition enforcement meas-
ure which was Introduced Monday
by Little, was recommended unfav-
orably by the committee. Thomas
introduced a resolution providing
that the dispensary articles of the
Billups bill shall be submitted to the
people at the next general election in
the form of an amendment to the
constitution.
A bill by Little providing that the
plaintiff in an acjion for divorce must
have been an actual resident of the
state fo a period of one year next
preceding the filing of the petition
was recommended for passage.
An amendment to the Conn bur-
glary bill prevailed on third read-
ing. The crime of dynamiting a safe
or vault was denominated a felony
Instead of a burglary.
The bill prohibiting the spreading
of Johnson grass and Russian thistle,
another by Wynne appropriating
money for the state educational in-
stitutions and another by Johnson of
14 authorizing boards of county com-
missioners to pay the unused part of j
their liquor license fee were recom-
mended for passage.
Provision is made in the latter bill
that liquor dealers who obtained li-
censes before September 17, 1907.
that were operative for a iwrlod of
time extending over that date shall'
have returned to them out of the con-
tingent fund of counties the pio rata
part of license fees.
The house having refused to con-1
cur in the senate amendment to Mur-I
ray's Initiative and referendum bill, I
the senate refused to recede from
the amendment and the bill will go
to a conference cemmmlttee. '
Emergency Provision Left Off the
Billups Bill
The house Friday \oted to accept
the senate amendment written in the
Billups prohibition bill. Immediate-
ly upon the announcement of the
vote Speaker Murray offered a sec-
tion providing that the dispensary
shall be submitted to the people and
declared an emergency. This sec-
tion was in effect the section that the
senate refused to adopt.
The vote by which the senate
amendments were agreed to was 69
ayes, 29 nays and 11 absent. The
vote on the emergency section was
61 ayes. 36 naya and 12 absent. A
point of order was raised that the
necessary two-thirds majority had
not been secured in order to adopt
the emergency section. This was ov-
erruled by the speaker, who held that
a two-thirds majority is not necessary
to the adoption of the report of a
conference committee.
When the bill had been read at
length. Mr. Hobdy made a point of
order that the rule of the house re-
quires that all bills containing appro-
priations shall be considered in com-
mittees of the whole. The point was
overruled on the grounds that this
bill is a committee report.
In a speech defending his motion
to adopt the senate amendment.
Speaker Murray declared that person-
ally he was opposed to a section pro-
viding that a local agent may receive
profits from his sales Instead of be-
ing pc d a stipulated salary and to
the sectlcn permitting druggists to
become local agents.
The dispensary feature is to the
effect that a dispensary shall be es-
tablished in every town of 2,000 or
more and that they may be estab-
lished in any other place in the state
where there Is apparent demand for
one. The emoluments to be derived
by the dispensary agent are 10 per
cent of the profits. The state buys
the liquor, adds expenses, etc., and
then adds 50 per cent as a state profit.
Discussion was limited. It was
evident that the friends of the orig-
inal committee report were in con-
trol., Objections to sections of the
bill were raised and the objectors
summarily seated. Violent disorder
at times prevailed. Mr. Durham was
In the chair. He rapped with the
force of the speaker. Members clam-
ored for recognition, sometimes as
many as a dozen were on their feet
at once. Cries of "gag rule" came
thundering from the minority. Twice
the moving of the previous question
shut off debate.
The senate Friday, by dint of
hard, persistent work, finished the
George O. Johnson bill creating and
regulating a state board of health,
in committee of the whole, and the
bill was recommended for adoption.
This action marked the end of a de-
termined fight by Franklin to post-
pone this bill and one by Williams,
regulating the practice of medicine,
the bubject matter of both being cov-
ered in a bill Introduced by himself.
His motion to recommit the Johnson
and Williams bills with instructions
to bring out a measure providing for
one board was defeated.
Numerous amendments to the
Johnson bill were made, one by
Franklin reducing the salary of the
secretary of the board of health from
$2,000 to $1,500 and allowing the of-
ficial to continue his practice; an-
other by Hatchett providing that the
board expenses shall be paid on the
approval from the governor; one by
Franklin providing the right of ap-
peal to aggrieved persons; one by
Hatchett requiring the state instead
of the county to pay expenses Inci-
dent to quarantine regulations made
by the state board; one by Winn
eliminating the portion of one sec-
tion requiring death certificates to be
furnished before burial, and one by
Franklin for a 10 cent fee for mortu-
ary records suhmitted by physicians.
An emergency section was added at
the suggestion of Franklin.
The vote by which the Redwlne
mining bill was adopted and the vote
agreeing to the house amendments
were reconsidered and a message
sent to the house asking that It re-
cede from its amendment. The bill
was recalled from the governor's of-
fice.
The Stafford-Sorrels bill creating a
state geological survey and the bills
house bill relating to teachers and
certificates were passed on third read-
ing.
The house bill of Casteel and King
providing for copying, transcribing
and authenticating records was adopt-
ed with the emergency.
Action on the Branson bill author-
izing registers of deeds to take over
the records of the clerk of the United
States court in Oklahorma and Indian
Territory was postponed.
No opposition was offered to the
Eggerman bill authorizing the state
to give consent to the government to
acquire sites Tor postofTlces, court
houses and other public buildings.
THE MCE Bill FUSSES
IEGLIHI H IHIIttltl DIMMISH
A YEAR'S RESIDENCE REQUIRED
BY STATE
PLAN LAW SCHOOL
$10,000 For Green Bug War
WASHINGTON: The green bug Is
going to have tough sledding in Ok-
lahoma when the experts from the
department of agriculture get started
after him soon as a result of Repre-
sentative Fulton's appearance before
the committee on agriculture.! He
asked the committee to make a spe-
cific appropriation to pay the expense
or a thorough investigation or the
little plant enemy, and secufed the
amount of $10,090 for Immediate use.
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Old Laws Revived by Admission of
8tate Made Oklahoma a Mecca for
Parties Wishing to 8ever Marital j
Ties
The senate Thursday adopted on
final roil call tne Little bill amending
the laws of Oklahoma territory requir-
ing a residence in the state of one
year before application for divorce can
be granted. The emergency clause
was accepted with two out of 36 vot-
ing opposed.
When the laws extended by con-
gress over Oklahoma territory ceased
with the adoption of the constitution
an attempt was made to revive the
early day statute permitting filing of
divorce proceedings after only a three
months residence in the state.
Two other bills were adepted on roll
call, one by Billups creating a tree
warden and another by W. H. „~un-
son, amended, providing a refunding
of the unused saloon licenses after
constitutional prohibition was extend-
ed "over the state. The amendment
extends tbe provision to the councils
and boards of trustees in cities and
towns, the original bill specifying only
county commissioners.
An extended debate ensued over the
motion of Senator Redwlne to recon-
sider the adoption of the Echols bill,
abolishing the office of oil inspector.
The motion lost.
Tbe Stafford-Sorrels hill providing
for a geological survey under a com-
mission composed of the governor,
president of the state university and
state superintendent of schools, who
shall appoint a director at $2,500 per
year, and carrying an appropriation of
$15,000, was recommended for passage
in senate committee of the whoie to-
day.
Three bills passed the senate on
third reading, by Little requiring one
year's residence for divorce; by Joan-
son, refunding to saloon men unearned
portion of money for liceses, and by
Billups, creating the office of tree
warden.
Governor Haskell signed the Frank-
lin bill for the transfer cases from
the federal to the state courts and
the Roddle-Franklin bill requiring elec-
tric headlights on engines.
Representatives of several counties
having towns that are contesting for
county seats met with the senate com-
mittee on elections Thursday and dis-
cussed the bill by Thomas providing
for elections to determine county seat
contests. Among them were Judge
Ledbetter or Ardmore, representing
Pond Creek in Grant county; W. H.
Hendricks, representing Mediord, in
Grant county, and D. V. Cummins,
representing Waurika, in Jefferson
county.
Another meeting of the committees
will be held next week, according to
an announcement made by Chairman
Davis. Representatives of ai. towns
contesting for county seat honors are
at liberty to attend.
The constitution provides that no
changes shall be made in county seats
within four months after the admis-
sion of the state and that after that
date petitions shall be filled with
the governor asking that election be
called. The four months will expire
next Monday. It is estimated that on
that date petitions from at least ten
counties will be placed on file In the
governor's ofrice. The governor has
assured Senator Thomas, however,
that he will not call any elections un-
til after the legislature ehalt have
enacted holding same.
In Grant county Medford, the pres-
ent county seat, is being contested by
Pond Creek and Jefferson. In Jef-
ferson county. Ryan, the county seat,
is being contested by WauriKa. In
Wagoner county, the county 6eat is
being contested by Gage and Shattuck.
In Jackson county. Altus has a rival
in Ofuskee. In Beckham county. Sayre
will have to face a contest with Elk
City and Foss.. In Alfaira county.
Cherokee will have a tight renewed
by Helena, Carmen and Ingersoll.
GANG MURDERER POLICEMAN
Belief That More Than One Was Im-
plicated in Murder
MUSKOGEE; There is consider-
able mystery surrounding the murder
of L. F. Harvey, the policeman, by
Jesse C. Cox, last week. The police
and the public have a growing theory
that Harvey was a marked man, and
that bis death was due to knowledge
which he had secured of the opera-
tion of criminals high up, and that
Cox was the man selected for the
purpose of putting Harvey out of the
way before he told what he knew.
It is believed that the women of
the underworld had something to do
with the plot. During the past few
months the town has been filled with
women who are known to be of des-
perate character, and with these wo-
men Cox was closely in touch, It Is
alleged.
Cox himself admits that there was
a woman in the case, but he will not
tell who she Is. He refused to waive
a preliminary examination and there-
by forced the state to show its hand
in the prosecution, but refuqed to
give up Information which he claims
to possess which he believes will jus-
tify him in the murder of ttio po-
liceman.
Frisco Passenger Train Jumps Track
Near Bristow
BRISTOW: Two persons were kill-
ed, one fatally hurt, seven more or
less Injured and scores of lives were
imperilled when Frisco passenger
train No. 408 was wrecked on a high
trestle across Spring creek, eight
miles west of here at 1:40 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The engine
plunged 40 feet into the river and
the baggage and mail cars and the
first coach in the train piled up on it.
An iron bolt nut on the rail 1s believed
to have caused the wreck.
H. D. Harrison, fireman of Sapulpa,
and W. H. Posten, mail clerk, of Mo-
nett, were killed.
GETS LIFE 8ENTENCE
Rudolph Tegeler Convicted of Mur-
der of J. R. Meadows
OKLAHOMA CITY: The Jury be-
fore which was tried the murder case
of Rudolph Tegeler, brought in a rec-
ommendation that the accusea be
sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
The case has been in progress near-
ly two weeks before Judge Lowe of
the district court The evidence upon
which Tegeler was convicted was
largely circumstantial, which no
doubt accounts for his escaping
the death penalty.
June 4, of last year, James R.
Meadows, an employe of the Pioneer
Telephone oompany disappeared.
Suspicion at once rested on Mrs.
Meadows', the wife, and Rudolph Teg-
eler, because of Intimate relations
known to exist. At first detectives
had very little upon which to work,
but developments lead to tbe arrest
of the two. Officers secured copies
of letters which lead to the discovery
of the body of Meadows in a corn
field a few miles south of the city
which was pointed out to tbe detec-
tives by Tegeler himself. The grand
jury Indicted Mrs. Meadows and Teg-
eler for the murder.
Bill Before Legislature Provides for
Law Department
The establishment of a department
of law at the state university, which
shall have a course of four years for
the granting of a diploma, is contem-
plated in a bill introduced Saturday
by Senator Billups. It amends cer-
tain sections of the present statute
and one of them is made to read as
follows:
"The object of the university of j
Oklahoma shall be to provide means
of acquiring a thorough knowledge of
the various branches of learning con-
nected with scientific, industrial and
professional pursuits, in the Instruc-
tion and training of persons In the
theory and art of teaching, and also,
Instructions in the fundamental laws
of the United States and of this state,
in what regards the rights and duties
of the citizens, and to this end it shall
consist of the following colleges and
departments: Tbe college of arts, the
college of letters, the college of law,
the college of medicine, the normal
college and such other professional
or other colleges or departments as
now are or may from time to time be j
added thereto or connected therewith,
and the board of regents are hereby
authorized to establish such other
professional or other colleges or de-
partments, when in their judgment
they may be deemed necessary and
proper.
"The regents may, upon proper evi-
dence of the good character of any
student and his or her ambition to
acquire an education and inabtllty to
provide his or her own means there-
fore, donate to such student all text
books he or she may need, and by a
two-thirds vote, may appropriate
money to pay other expenses of such
student; provided, such student will
give an Immediate equivalent in per-
sonal services for such appropriation,
or give a sufficient obligation that he
or she will reimburse the regents of
the university within five years."
H. L. Kinchelloe, tbe county clerk
of Alfalfa county sentenced Saturday
by the legislature to sixty days in
jail for contempt of the legislature,
was formally placed in custody of the
sheriff of Logan county. He was to
spend twenty-four hours technically
in jail from that time, but he was
not placed in actual confinement.
Monday the house committee on
privileges and elections accompanied
Klncheloe to Cherokee, where ne
promised to turn over to the commit-
tee the ballot boxes, with the key to
each. If he does this Kincheloe will
be released, and the committee will
proceed^ at once to count the ballots
of the county in order to determine
the contest between Murley and Al-
len for seats in the house.
Speaker Murray cut off Allen's pay
under an Oklahoma statute which
provides that no member of the leg-
islature whose seat Is contested shall
draw pay until the contest is deter-
mined.
C. H. Parker, attorney for Kinche-
loe, stated that his client will not
apply for a writ of habeas corpus, ow-
ing to the shortness of his term of
imprisonment. A prominent lawyer
stated that the same statute recog-
nized by Speaker Murray in cutting
off Allen's pay also provides that con-
tests must be heard during the first
ten days of the sitting of the legis-
lature. He also claims that under
this law the proceedings of the leg-
islature in counting the votes in the
contest at this time is illegal.
TWO KILLED IN WRECK
IN MANY LINES OF BUSINESS.
Witness Evidently Waa a Man of Un-
usual Qualifications.
S. T. Jocelyn of WUhita was court
stenographer for Judge Pancoast of
Oklahoma for several years. One time
a case was being tried before Judge>
Pancoast and they were endeavoring
to find out through a witness whether
there had been any liquor sold.
"What is your business?" asked the
lawyer. "My business?" repeated the
witness laconically. "Oh. I have Iota
of business." "Answer.the qu tlon,"
said the lawyer. "What is your busi-
ness?" "Must I tell all my business?"
Insisted the witness again. "Answer
the question," interposed the judge
severely.
"Well," responded he cheerfully,
*Tm deputy sheriff and city marshal
for Gulner, janitor of the church and
bartender of the El Paso saloon."—
Kansas City Times.
EYESIGHT WAS IN DANGER
From Terrible Ecaema—Baby'a Head
a Mass of Itching Rash and Sores
—Disease Cured by Cuticura.
"Our little girl was two months old
wherr sht got a rash on her face and
within five days her face and head
were all one sore. We used different
remedies but it got worse instead of
better and we thought she would turn
blind and that her ears would fall off.
She suffered terribly, and would
scratch until the blood came. This
went on until she was five months old,
then I had her under our family doc-
tor's care, hut she continued to grow
worse. He said it was eczema. When
she was seven months old I started
to use the Cuticura Remedies and in
two months our baby was a different
girl. You could not see a sign of a
•ore and she was as fair as a new-
born baby. She has not had a- sign of
the eczema since. Mrs. H. F. Budke.
LeSueur, Minn., Apr. 15 and May 2, '07."
Hia Choice.
A country clergyman on hia round
>f visits interviewed a youngster as
to his acquaintance with Bible ato-
•ies:
"My lad," he said, "you have, of
course, heard of the parables?"
"Yes, sir," shyly answered the boy,
whose mother had inducted him in
•acred history. "Yes, sir."
"Good!" said the clergyman. "Now
which of them do you like the best
of all?"
The boy squirmed, but at last,
heeding his mother's frowns, he re-
plied.
"I guess I like that one where
somebody loafs and fishes."
NOTABLE DAYE8.
First violin made, 1440.
MUSIC 8TUDENT8
Should Have Steady Nerves.
The nervous system of the musiclat
Is often very sensitive and any habit
like coffee drinking may so upset tho
nerves as to make regular and neces-
sary dally practise next to impossible.
"I practise from seven to eight hours
a day and study Harmony two hours,"
writes a Mich, music student. "Last
September I was so nervous I could
only practise a few minutes at a time,
and mother said I would have to drop
my music for a year.
"This was terribly discouraging as
I couldn't bear the thought of losing
a whole year of study. Becoming con-
vinced that my nervousness was
caused largely by coffee, and seeing
Postum so highly spoken of, I de-
cided I would teBt it for a while.
"Mother followed the directions
carefully and I thought I bad never
tasted such a delicious drink. We
drank Postum every morning instead
of coffee, and by November I felt more
like myself than for years, and was
ready to resume my music.
"I now practise as usual, do my
studying and when my day's worK is
finished I am not any more nervous
than when I began.
"I cannot too highly recommend
Postum to musicians who practise Half
a day. My father is a physician and
recommends Postum to his patie&s.
Words cannot express my appreciation
for this most valuable health bever-
age, and experience has proven , its
superiority over all others." "There's
a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Head "The Road to
WeilvlHe,* la pkgs.
as "
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