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Mangum Weekly Star.
VOLUME xxv NT «|0HT PAOn °«« «UNTY' OKLAHOMA, FEBRUARY 6. 1.13 *>OHT PAGES NUM.ER J.
=76.
NEWS IN BR#
OVER THE STATE
Incidents of Interest Culled from the Field
of News and Given Oor Readers as
We Gather Them from the Current
Press—Worthy of Your Attention.
The truce which haB chained the
dogs of war in the Balkan-TurklBh
conflict for the past two months wa«
declared at an end Monday and ac-
tive operations begaft again. The
storming of Adraniople, a Turkish
stronghold and the Mecca of the Mo-
hammedan religlo'n, began again and
it 1b now the purpose of the allies to
drive the sign of the Crescent from
all Europe.
The criminal charge against Leo
Meyer in the county court of Okla-
homa county, was dismissed after a
trial lasting several days in which
state's attorney, Chas. West, attempt-
ted to effect a conviction against our
state auditor. The impeachment
charges before the legislature still
stand against him, and his trial there
is now on.
No interest has made a harder
fight at ndl tariff hearings against aa
evident disposition to cut the rate of
duty than the wool men, both growers
and the manufacturers. The mohair
producers of Texas and Oregon want
the duty of 40 per cent retained but
the committee indicates that it would
not agree to recommend any such
rate of duty. The manufacturers also
held out the protest of a reduction of
the wage sdhedule if the tariff should
be cut. However, it is understood
to be the intention of congress to
make reductions on both cotton and
wool. Enough has been shown by the
hearings before the Ways and Means
Committee to indicate that there will
be a bitter fight all along the line
when the tariff schedules come be-
fore congress at the extra session.
* Governor Lee Cruce granted a re-
quisition on the governer of Nebraska
for the return of Eugene D. Coliett,
charged with the murder of Ora M.
Teague in Harmon county last Jiune.
Coliett is charged with having per-
formed a criminal operation upon Ora
M. Teague, as a result of which she
died a few days later. He left the
state almost immediately and a tracer
sent out by the authorities of Har-
mon county located a person answer-
ing bis description in Hayes Center,
Neb. It is therefore believed that
Coliett }s in custody at that place.
Armed with the requisition, the au-
thorities of Harmon county left for
Nebraska Tuesday afternoon—Daily
Oklahoman.
Wlhile the Californians were suffer-
ing from the worst freeze they have
ever known, the apple and peaoh
growers of the Atlantic states were
fearful that the long-continued warm
weather would force their trees into
bloom in January and that they would
be caught by a subsequent frost and
the prospect of a crop ruined. One
man in Washington, William F.
Thomas, is reported to have purchas-
ed 100 tons of ice, hauled it in Mary-
land near by, and had it cracked and
piled aroud hiB apple trees in an ef-
fort to keep them from blooming.
That, it was stated in the lacol press,
was done on the advise of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
An aligator gar was caught In the
lake near Hugo. Oklahoma, a couple
of weeks
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and
a red " feet j Joy Hf® 1
neighed l!M>jT*rt has
men work-. about 40
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monBter would destroy each year.
The gar Is said to be a dangerous
thing to meet in the water, too, when
hungry or excited by fear or anger.
This fellow could easily take a man
under water.
I
As the completion of the canal
draws near, interest in the vast con-
struction work merges into a great
I variety of details which will be nec-
essary to its operation. For the first
time, says the February Popular Me-
chanics Magazine, in an illustrated
article, two great oceans will be con-
nected byf an unbroken avenue of
brilliant lights, through which the
world's commence will pass, for this
canal will be in service every hour
during every day in the year. Like
stately, sentinels standing at atten-
l tion, a double line of buoys, beacons
I and lighthouses will enable the pilots
I to safely follow the zigzag course
j from Atlantic to Pacific.
j Senator Barrett, of Pot county, has
introduced a bill in the state senate
that will settle the agricultural board
muddle in short order if it becomes
a law. The Barrett bil> provides for
' an agricultural board of eleven mem-
1 bers, to be elected as other state of-
ficers are elected. The eleven mem-
bers, the bill provides, are to elect
l a president from among their number,
■ The Bill also provides that the gover-
'nor shall appoint a board to serve un-
til the general election in 1914, when
' a board is to be elected. The bill pro-
vides that a man must have 5 years
practical experience as a farmer to
be qualified to hold the office of meni-
jber of the board.
| Following the custom established
by him when he first went into the
governor's office, Governor Cruce has
issued a statement showing all the
transactions of his department, finan-
cial, during the first half of the fiscal
year that ends June 30th, 1913.
The legislature appropriated $26,-
000 for the maintenance of the exe-
cutive office for the year, of which
$6,485.16 'has been used, leaving to
the credit of the fund $20,144.8.4. In
other words, the governor has spent
one fourth of his allowances during
one-half of the y€ar.
The report should prove one thing
to the satisfaction of everyone, the
governor is practicing economy as
well as preaching it.
Washington, Feb. 2.—Before he re-
tires from office, president Taft ex-
pects to send to the senate the nom-
inations of five more federal pudges,
making a total of 114 during his ad-
ministration, a record unequaled so
far as available documents show by
any other president in four years.
Counting these five nominations and
ten already sent to the senate, but
Btill unconfirmed Mr. Taft will have
named 58 per cent of the 195 federal
judges provided for by the statutes.
While the president is known to re-
,gard his appointment to the su-
1 preme court as the most important he
has made—and he has named five of
the nine members of that court and
a cheif justice—he has taken great
pride in bis selection of the circuit,
dictrict and territorial judges.
Hhere are 146 federal judges who en-
and of that sort Mr.
Dinted sixty-five, or
ft
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and
that
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Mr. Roosevelt I
ed 43 life judge
41: Mr. McKinle
;es; Mr. Clevelan
named 27. and Mi
ENTERTAINMENT
FRIDAY EVENING
POPULAR 8. 8. CLASS AT CHRIS-
TIAN CHURCH WILL ENTER.
TAIN YOU FRIDAY EVE. WITH
READINGS AND MUSIC
Some days ago It was announced
in these columns that the young men
and young ladles of the I^oyal Glean-
ers' Sunday School class of the Cen-
tral Christian Church were preparing
a literary program for the entertain-
ment of ths music loving people of
Mangum. They are now ready to an-
nounce the date—tomorrow night,
Friday, February 7th.
Considerable careful preparation
has been made for this occasion and
tome of the best local talent will as-
sist in the rendition of the program,
which will consist of vocal and in-
strumental music, recitations, read-
ings, etc.
Besides these numbers there is yet
another feature of the Plans proposed
which will possibly prove as interest-
ing to some as any other and that is
the refreshments which will be ser-
ved in the Sunday School rooms just
after the close of the regular pro-
gram. Here it is expected that a va-
riety of eatables, conversation and a
general social good time will ebb and
flow until everybody will feel glad
that they are present.
A penny a year for your age is the
price. Maximum limit 50c.
HOME TALENT ON
LAST MONDAY EVENING
The Art department of the South-
west Baptist College gave one of the
most pleasing opera entertainments
here last Monday evening that it !has
ever been the pleasure of our people
to enjoy.
STONE'S PIANO
CONTEST CLOSES
GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILED
FOR LAST 8EVERAL OAYS AND
FINAL COUNT SHOWS LEAD-
ERS CLOSE RUNNING
Last Saturday marked the close of
the piano contest which has been In
operation at Stone's for the last sev-
eral months. (
As the time limit drew near the In-
terest Increased until the last day
when Intense excitement prevailed
uround this popular dry goods store.
M'luess Lula Asklns, Myrtle Wasson
and Anna Hannah have been the lead-
ing contestant for some time past
and each of them were active to the
very last. Flnaly on Saturday Anna
dropped out of the race and turned
over her unrecorded votes to Leila
Asklns, which won for her the covet-
ed prize.
The final count showed that Leila
Asklns received 1, 343,505 votes and
her nearest contestant, Myrtle Was-
son, 1, 220,610 votes. Admirers of
Miss Wlason were not to outdone how-
ever, so they immediately started a
subscription which resulted in collect-
'ing enough money together to buy a
piano for her and she, too, is happy
and most highly pleased.
The rules provided that no votes
once recorded could be transferred
and this policy was scrupuously ad-
hered to and all parties fully satis-
fied.
It was a Japanese production and
many of our popular young ladies
took leading parts. The audience was
intensely interested from start te^ ^La
finish and many expressions of coup «te
mendation have been heard. The
writer was not permitted to attend
SUNDAY SCHOOL PEOPLE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
The State Sunday School Conven-
tion will be held at Oklahoma City
March 18, 19 and 20. We expect to
have a special car from Mangum and
the round trip will cost about $10.—
] Let's all go. ,
DANIEL DYE IS DEAD
Last week at the family home In
northeast portion of the city*
'Daniel^ Dye passed away after a short
illness. The remains were buried in
and hence is not informed as to de- j the Riverside Cemetery, Rev. Hulls-
taiis. ) man of the Baptist Church, officiating.
_________ J A widow and seven children are
YOUR MONEY IS READY 'left fatherless to face tM battles of
County treasurer requests us to ; life. These people have not a very
say that there is now money on hand j wide circle of acquaintances here.
to take up all warrents oustanding, j
thus putting Greer county on a cash j Mr. dnd Mrs. Jeff Wjilson arrived
basis. This is a fine showing and our i Sunday from Snyder for a few days'
commissioners are to be commended, visit with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cocke.
International Operatic Company Harks Long
Step Forward in Lyceum Musical Enterprise
THE International Operatic Company marks a long step forward In lyceum
musical enterprises, not only in the nature of the work offered, but also
the quality. If this were undertaken by artists of more limited ex-
perience o" ability it would mean to invite failure or only mediocre
success, but the members of this company, having filled leadlns operatic
roles with other important organizations, are fully equal to the task.
The' company is capable of singing not only in English, but also In
Swedish. Norwegian, German, French and other languages, but aside from
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SOME GRIST IN THE
LEGISLATIVE MILL
Below We Print a List of the Measures
Now Pending in the Legislature, the
Aims of Which Concern Nearly Ev%
eryConceivable Subject of Legislation
From the Sunday's Oklahoman we
take the following list of "unfinished I
business" now pending before the leg- I
islature, which embraces nearly ev-1
ery conceivable subject of legislation
from "pistol toting" to the abolish- '
ment of nearly every office In the
state, county and municipality:
In the Senate
GENERAL ORDER
Senate Bill No. 02—By Garrett: A
bill entitled an act permanently locat-
ing the School for the Blind at Fort
Gibson, Muskogee county, Oklahoma,
n.aking an appropriation for buildings
and equipment and declaring an em-
ergecy.
House Bill No. 4—'By Mitchell: An
act specifying who may represent as
counsel the state of Oklahoma, and
the respective departments thereof,
etc. ,
Senate Bill No. 30—By Gralham: A
bill prescribing the minimum number!
of employes to be used In the opera-
tion of freight trains in this state.
Senate Bill No. 39—By Barrett: An
act relating to hospitals within the
state of Oklahoma for the sick or in-
jured railway employes, requiring
railroad companies or associations to
maintain euch hospitals when the
funds are provided therefor by such
employes.
Senate Bill No. 10—El?* Graham anff:
Thompson: An act .entitled an set
to prohibit roping contests and pro-
vide a penalty for its violation and
declaring an emergency.
Senate Bill No. 14—By Thompson:
A bill entitled an act to prohibit the
buying and selling of pools, the re-
ceiving or making bets on horse rac-
ing, to prohibit the leasing of prem-
ises for pool rooms, and to provide a
penalty for its violation.
Senate Bill No. 28—By Uhompson.
A bill entitled an act relating to ap-
peals to the supreme court, etc., an'l '
providing for an emergency.
Senate Bill No. 36—By Barrett: A
bill entitled an act to repeal article
2, chapter 105, Snyder's Compiled (
Laws of Oklahoma, being an act to"
provide officers for the legislative as-
sembly of the teritory of Oklahoma.
Senate Bill No. 44—By Barrett: An
act to provide for the taxing of co3t
of legal publications.
Senate Bill No. 46—By Barrett: An
act to provide for the publication of
measures submitted to the vote of
the people.
Senate Bill No. 35—By Barrett: A
bill entitled an act to amend chapter
70, Session I>aws of 1910-1911, by re-
pealing section 15 of said chapter.
Senate Bill No. 27—By Graham: An
act establishing grazing districts of
rough lands and closing section linns
under certain conditions, and declar-
ing an emergecy.
Senate Bill No. 110—By McIntosh:
A bill entitled an act making the cost
in criminal actions an additional pun-
ishment to the penalty provided by
law for such offenses, requiring judg-
ments of conviction to direct the de-
fendant to be imprisoned in the coun-
ty Jail at 'hard labor until the fine and
costs are fully paid, repealing all laws
and parts of laws in conflict here-
with. and declaring an emergency.
Senate BUI No. S2- -By Graham snd
Harlln: An act creating a Hen for
the service of .stallions and Jacks
S.nste Bill No. 3S—By Thompson:
A bill entitled an act requiring tthe re-
weighing of baled cotton and remoY-
Ing same from any local yard.
Senate BUI No. 21—By Pugh: A
bill entitled an act to abolish the of-
fice of register of deeds, and confer
the work of same on the county clerk.
Senate BUI No. 100—'By Jones: AA
act to amend section 4822 of the «tat-
utes of 1893, and being section 6135
of the Compiled Laws of Oklahoma
1909, by Snyder, repealing a part
thereof, and declaring an emergency.
senate Bill No. 122—By Waraar:
An act making the county clerk in
all the counties having a population
of 19,000 ex-offlcio clerk of the dit-
trtct court, ex-ofttclo clerk ofthe coun-
ty court and ex-offlcio register of
deeds, and providing for appointment
of deputies, and fixing amount of
bond.
Senate Bill No. 80—By Watrout:
A bill entitled an act requiring a lie.
ense for peddlers.
Senate Bill No. 131—By Sutherlio:
An act providing that any county
treasurer or any officer of any county,
township, city, town, board of educfk*
tion or school district using, invest-
ing or loaning any public money, etQ.,
shall be qullty of embezzlement, etc.
Senate Bill No. 49—By Thompson:
An act amending running section*
4611 and 4612 of WUeon'a Revised
and Annotated Statutes of Oklahoma,
1903, etc., and declaring an emergen-
cy.
Senate Bill No. 142—By Whtrous;
An act to be known as the pure shoe
law, requiring that boots or shoo*
made or offered for sale in certain
parts of substitutes for leather be
stamped, and providing a penalty for
failure to stamp, and declaring an
emergency.
Senate Joint Resolution N. 3— By
Roddie: a Resolution authorizing the
proposed amendment of the consti-
tution to the people for their appro-
val or rejection, said proposed amend-
ment providing an amendment to seo-
tion 9 of article 9 of the constitution
of the state of Oklahoma.
Senate Bill Uo. 3—By Meminger:
A bill entitled an act to provide for
the regulation and supervision of in.
vestment and other companies.
Senate Bill No. 90—By Barrett;
act to provide for the organization,
equipment, discipline, regulation and
pay of the Oklahoma National Guard,
and for the purpose of making the
state military conform to the regula-
tions imposed by the government as
a conditions precedent to receiving
government issue. Amending chap-
ter 153 Session Laws of 1910-1911,
and article 1, chapter 66. Snyder's
Compiled (Laws of Oklahoma, repeat
ing all acts and parts of acts in con-
flict herewith, and declaring an emer-
gency.
Senate Bill No. 88—By Thomas:
An act to extend the jurisdiction of
the corporation commission over ra-
tes, charges, services and practices
of water, light, heat and power cont-
raries and to give said commission
general supervision over such utili-
ties.
Senate Bill No. 16— By Carpenter
and Franklin: An act to amend lec-
tion 2. chapter 120. Session Laws of
1911. and to amend section 2«. articla
9. chapter 39. Session Laws 1909. and
declaring an emergency.
Senate Bill No. 94—By Dutton: A
bill entitled an act amending articla
1. chapter *4. section 1101 of Snyder's
Compiled Lava of Oklahoma, regul-
ating the printing of legal notices and
advert la* iwent. and declaring an em-
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