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ebsse of cotton intended lor actual ‘•(institutional until tb- peopl- have ,,on klH'l to tb- opponents of the i t|,r.w pm* ip„ l)M|.,on D|
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mad* io -llminal- lb- section prohlb ■kl< point Ursbnm. In nn impas-
Ilia# brokers or sm-sis of outside es 1 *,0,,"d d-f-nslv- appeal, disagreed,
changes doing business In tbe slate. Lltil- charged that no m-mber of the
The houae passed to tM.rd reading commute- wsa entirely
Kvsns- bill requiring county Instltuies «»»o bill and Ueclar.Hl If
provision establishing dispensary
sg-ncles In towns of l.ooo impulstlon
and less, the bill may y*t fall lo pass
the senate as an emergency measure.
A vote was scheduled to be tak-n
on the bill Friday at 5 o'clock, but
the opposition to the {'crossroads
lo be held In esch cous*” annua 1) ** Wur#’ P4**4'* *1 would be so unheard ; io me « crossroaas
beginning lu either June July or Pr”c,,'lu" ‘» P-rmlt the ojH.ratlon I dls|M«n*sry feature was so strong that
August and lasting for nut loss than of ■*'*nc,*l‘ far “iKbt months l*efore j "•»•* action cn the bill was yet pend-
four weeks. Two or more sparsely ,h‘’ ,M,WP|® ha,‘ declared them legal. ; In* when the senate adjourned So
settled counties msy combine, a fee. **0fr1 “ was against the amendment * Junketing trip to Oklahoma
of SI to S3 Is required for enrollment jn,,1 be.,,l<Mred th*‘ provision should be City. A compromise was offered by
and a fee of S3 for each applicant ma,,e.. f“r * T*3' •a,<% for a 1“*al Pur' ,h“ °PPuncnis of the small town dls-
for a teacher s certificate and In ad- J"’” . J.h* fln“ uf ,,h•, *“*c‘lun
<111Ion the county commlsslonera may ™r.rl ** ,h* roai““»tlnn Into effect
allow a sun. not In eices. of $2W for ,k , . .
each Institute. The bill provides I n a**ncy for Ihe sale of lotos!
that all teachera of tbe white and
negro races shall attend separate In
stltutea. to be taught only by mem-
bers of the same race attending the
assets and llaMHties In divided miia-
tl-a. was advanced to engrossment.
This confers upon the supreme court
Jurisdiction In these mailers
Institute.
In a few day* Senator Stewart will
have reported from a committee his
bill providing for the establishment
•f a Mate girls' Industrial school.
The Idea la a ucw.ooe In Oklahoma
and a number of states do not have
such an Institution. Senator Stew-
art points with pride, however, to
the wonderful success of the girls'
industrial school established by the
state of Texas at Denton. He believes
that girls are neglected in the indus-
trial arts, holding that they are giv-
en at the agricultural and mechanical
college only partial opportunities. He
would have them In a school of their
own where all the time can be de-
voted to their education.
Upon the written application of
250 householders of the county or dis-
trict in which a convict resided the
governor may grant a reprieve, com-
mutation. parole or pardon, accjrd-
ing to the provisions of a bill intro-
duced In the house by Mr. Japp. Pro-
vision is made for a board of par-
enting liquors for lawful purposes Is
hereby established in each Incorporat-
ed town within this state, of 2.00t! or
more population, at some place to be
designated by the superintendent."
The part sought to be stricken out
Is as follows:
"Provided, however, that an agency
for the sale of Intoxicating liquors for
Jawful parpoa** may be established
by the superintendent, subject to the
approval of the governor, lu any In-
corporated town within the state, of
1.000 population or more, or at any
other place In this state where a
public necessity exists therefor.”
Senator Matthews said the bill
would in effect, authorize a “boozo
joint" at every cross roads. Farm-
ers are prohibitionists and they don't
want joints at their doors.
Brook suggested that the senate
should not make monumental asses
of its members by passing a bill with-
out safeguards, that the constitution
did not Intend that liquor should be
sold promiscuously throughout the
state. Taylor said that not much li-
quor is needed at the cross roads,
that it would take too much machin-
ery to operate so extensive a sys-
tem, and that trouble would be com
|M>nsarles by which the question as
to whether the establishment in
towns of legs than 2,000 i»eop|* should
be left to n vote of the people, but
the friends of the bill refused to ac-
cept It.
NEW SCHEDULE IN EFFECT
dons, consisting of three members. Ing when unscrupulous men might get
one of whom shall be a lawyer, :o t/o | in charge and Tom, Dick and Harry
appointed by the governor. They shall allowed to purchase.
receive $5 a day for services actually
and necessarily performed and it Is
made their duty to pass upon all ap-
plications for pardon or parole and
make recommendations to the gover- key.
Russell, defending, insisted that
bootleggers will operate indiscrimi-
nately under the law and that he fa-
vors minimizing the evils of whis-
nor.
The Anthony-Hart-Smith bill ex-
sessment for 1908 tsv"* '-om Marcn
1 to May 1, passed the house and was
sent to the senate.
Both branches of the legislature
agreed to the conference committee
report on house bill 206, appropriat-
ing $150,000 for the maintenance of
the Insane at Fort Supply and upon
senate bill 112 by Blair, providing
tor the organization and maintenance
of the state board of agriculture and
carrying an appropriation of $75,000,
and the bills as soon as enrolled will
be ready for the approval of the gov-
ernor.
Ardmore's street car system will
completed by April 1st.
LIVE STOCK MEN ELECT
Decide to Return to Enid Again Next
Year
ENID: The fourteenth annual con-
vention of the Oklahoma Live Stock
Association and the election of offi-
cers was held last week. The asso-
ciation voted to hold the 1909 meet-
ings in this city, the chamber of
commerce having guaranteed to erect
a large convention hall, which will
be large enough to hold all the ex-
hibits. A company is now being
formed to build a ball 700 feet by 200
feet during tbe summer.
The election of officers for the
coming year resulted as follows: R.
M. Bressie, president, Bressie, Okla.,
John A. Sams, vice-president, E!
Reno, Okla.: W. E. Bolton, secretary.
Woodward, Okla.; J. J. Gulick. treas-
urer.
Davis remarked that the president
of the W. C. T. U. of Oklahoma is
against the dispensary and that at
the proper time he would propose to
divide the bill.
The house devoted considerable
time Wednesday to the discussion of
the bill of Casteel and King provid-
ing for transcribinng and copying rec-
ords in divided counties. No dispo-
sition of the measure was made.
The bill of Anthony, Hart and J.
W. Smith, providing for assessments
for the year ending July 1, 1909, and
for the deficiency for the year end-
ing July 1, 1908, and for collection
•of taxes, was sent to engrossment.
The Franklinn-Durant anti-bucket
shop bill was adopted on final roll
call. A motion by Jesse to consider
the vote was tabled.
The vote by which the Murray-
Whitehurst hotel inspection bill was
defeated on final roll call was recon-
sidered on motion of the speaker. The
measure was recommitted.
On motion of Crouch the vote by
which the report of the committee on
expense reducing the house force
was adopted, was reconsidered.
Among the bills Introduced was one
by Japp, creating a state pardon
board of three, one of whom must be
an attorney; by Branson, fixing eight
per cent as the legal rate of interest
on contracts and one by Stone pro-
viding an eight-hour day for state
and countny officers, including assist-
ants and employes. Assistant attor-
neys are barred from participating in
legal practice.
Speaker Murray announced that
Savings of Thousands to Farmoro and
Big Doalsrs
GUTHRIE: The new schedule on
coal and grain contained in a recent
order of the corporation commission
went Into effect Monday. The recip-
rocal demurrage also became a law
at that time. The importance of the
new regime can be appreciated only
by big dealers and farmers. To these
it will mean the saving of hundreds
of thousands of dollars. The reduc-
tion of the coal and grain is about
30 per cent. Hearings on the orders
have been heard and the railroads
have exhausted their resources in
protesting against the alleged “con-
fiscatory” rates. The corporation
commission never changed its origi-
nal ruling, however.
Under the reciprocal demurrage the
shipper can have cars In busy as well
as dull seasons. The railroad com
pany must supply his demand prompt-
ly for rolling stock or be subject to
a heavy penalty. The shipper is re-
quired to promptly fill the car after
ordering It. The loaded car must be
moved at least 100 miles a day to-
ward Its destlnattion. What this in-
novation means to the dealers in per-
ishable goods qan be easily imagined.
The new epoch will be of immeas-
urably benefit to the grower in-
stead of losing thousands of dollars
through inability to secure cars he
will be assured of prompt attention.
The coal consumer will get his fuel
at reduced prices for next winter, by
which time it is fair to presume that
one of the bills now pending hi the
two houses holding railroads respon-
sible for coal lost in transit, will have
become a law.
lM*raMio« of ia« bill wku-b af- I tor* win «u( gnu* vufa
to*-!# ibouMMds of farm*", was mark iksa n*«i fall. Tb*y claim that It is j wk—L aad wHItoa! as*, la to* •roe-
H 4. "V***1 ••M*w»rt»r< o« tb- ms ptona-d Huh tb- togulaiur* shall «i«a of a roaaly court Boas*, for in
r *J?Ti * m_ - ... i*** • »•«*## about thirty days to*- j sianc*. ib-r* Is lb* contractor aad a
bill or a-naior Franklin ar*» tor- th« -ipiralion oi tb- Id* days *up*r*l*ing arrhllsei. aad a building
of g irp* of luromo- Tb- w*«b*r* will go bom*, b-ar lb- sup-nni-od-aL Tb* lattor la paid
• -•(itpU'ni* of tb-ir ronsiHu*nts. by ib- rt.uaty. gad bis fuadioo Is to
mak- aurb -splsnsiloo* a* ib*y think aa# that both Ib* contractor and Ib*
b-*t and tb—n uiak* a campaign for ' architect do thtor doty. Tbs proposal
i •‘•nomination and stoeiloo. Th-n ®f ib-s«* labor toad-ra to that tb*
tb-y will r-iurn lo (luibrl* about Oc- . board of rummlsslon-rs of lb* coua-
lob-r and finish making a rod* of *y boy all suppltou. aad *mplwy an
' laws for lb- stats. arcbli-ri aad a building sup-rtatsod-
In ibis connection it may b« said >'01 la •*roci tb- building, thus sat-
'that tb- republicans In Oklahoma ara *»* tb- county whatever profit Ib*
not Itching to win many places In th# • rontrartor would get An effort may
legislature oeat fall. Party managers i I* mad** *° f*l Ibis
fee! that the democratic l-gislaiur-
The Caaieel and King bill provld- ! d',»'^ra“e •••«• sdmlnlsira-
r for ennvlne ..( *1®D aro bound IO make such m!s-
(ak**« n» in lime react aulnit any
party, and they nre hopeful that noth- 1
mg may happen by which the demo-
I 'tat* would be ablo to shift any re-
sponsibility. Should any ronstder-
| able number of republicans be elect-
ed to the legislature next fall, they
1 might get loaded with some of toe
| things the democrats do not wish to
' carry. The republicans want to save
all their strength and ammunition for
the next general election at which
time they expect to find the demo-
crats quarrelling among themselves
and defending themselves against at-
tacks for what they have done In the
administration of the affairs of the
state.
GUTHRIE: That white news boys
are not denied the privileges of the
jim crow section of passenger
coaches, is the ruling of Assistant
Attorney General Stillman in a let-
ter addressed to C. R. Jackson of
Muskogee, general attorney for the
Katy railroad. He says that white
newsboys may enter the jim crow
section and ride with their wares
there if necessary.
G. A. R. GIFT TO THE NATION
Executive committee, Joe C. ‘ many of the petitions to the Frazer
Miller, Bliss. Okla.; T. A. Ellison,
El Reno. Okla.; F. S. Kirk, Enid:
J. W. Doods. Carrier. Okla.
In the horse show there were
twelve classes and there were forty-
seven prise winners.
drug bill which provides a high li-
cense for peddlers were bogus. Some
ot tbe names attached to petitions
from his county, he said, were not
genuine.
The Statue of Founder Will Stand on
Pennsylvania Avenue
WASHINGTON: The commission
appointed to select a statue to com-
memorate Benjamin F. Stephenson,
founder of the Grand Army of the
Republic, accepted the design of J.
Massey Rhind, of New York, which
is a triangular shaft thirty feet in
height with groups of symbolical fig-
ures on each side. The statue is the
gift of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lic to the United States. It is to be
erected at Pennsnylvania avenue and
Seventh street Northwest in this
city, on a pedestal for which congress
appropriated $10,000.
Ing for copying, transcribing and au-
thenticating the records In divided
counties In old Oklahoma waa passed
to third reading The Franklin bill
amending the Franklln Br«oks meas-
ure for the transferring the records
to state courts In former Indian Ter-
ritory wa* adopted on roll call.
The Evans county Institute b‘t'
was passed on roll call, and the pen
with which the speaker signed It was
presented to the author, a member of
the minority.
The report of the committee on ea-
penses providing for a reduction tor
the house board by dropping two
committee clerks and adding one
stenographer was adopted. The rec-
ommendation that the private corre-
spondence of members be barred waa
included.
A. O. McNeer, of Shawnee, made
a short address, after which invita-
tion was extended to Dr. Lyman J.
Abbott to address the legislature at
bis convenience. He will be at the
state university on March 5.
When the bouse adjourned it was
until Monday afternoon. Tbe ma-
jority of the members went to Okla-
homa City Saturday.
For the third consecutive day the
Billups bill has been the principal
question before tbe senate.
The defeat of a motion by Senator
Davis to submit articles 1 and 2 of
the prohibition measure to the people
for approval or rejection at the No-
vember election removed the last hin-
drance to the adoption of article 2
and made safe the adoption of the re-
mainder of the measure, substantially
in acordance with the committee re-
port. The bill contains three arti-
cles. the last providing for the en-
forcement of the prohibitory law.
The Davis amendment created a
lengthy discussion during which the
constitutionality of the bill was again
attacked and the standing of the
democratic party arraigned.
Nearly every senator wanted to go
on record and in -order that the
speeches might be transcribed and
mimeographed for distribution, ex-
pert stenographers were brought in-
to service.
An Intimation had come from the
governor that nothing but that b
would suit the necessity of conditions
at this time. Every man addressed
his support to a bill that he thought
would make Oklahoma famous be-
cause of the enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law. A bill was introduced
December 12, nine days after the sit-
ting of the first legislature.
Charges of false campaign prom-
ises were stuck in at intervals and
senators almost grew frantic in their
replies.
law enactod be-
fore tb- new counties In Indian Ter-
ritory hsv- proceeded to make con-
tracts far tb- erection of court
houses and Jails.
There Is no longer any doubt that
the Flynn republicans and the Mc-
Guire republicans are agreed that
neither will oppose the o'ther In the
candidacies of Dennis Flynn and B.
S. McGuire for delegate at large from
[ the west side of the state to the re-
publican national convention In Chi-
cago. In a measure Flynn Is oppos-
ing C. G. Jones at Oklahoma City,
who is against Tart, whom Flynn is
supporting. McGuire had-a free race
in his part of the state until John Go-
loble, editor of the Guthrie Register,
unexpectedly announced that he was
a candidate. The influence that
brought Goloble into the race is not
clear at Gutthrie, but it is suspected
that he got some encouragement
from Chas. Hunter, chairman of the
state committee, with whom Golobie
is friendly, and who is presumed to
be antagonistic to both Flynn and
McGuire.
Suit to Test Herd Law
GUTHRIE: A prominent citizen of
Altus announces that suit will be be-
gun there in the near future to test
the constitutionality of the Oklaho-
ma herd law as revised by the ugis-
latqre. It is claimed that the law
comes under the head of local legis-
lation. which is prohibited by the
constituiton, as it provides that the
new herd law provisions shall not be
effective in any part of the state
where the law was in effect at the
time of the admission of the state.
This makes the law apply solely to
There has been some comment in
newspapers and elsewhere in Okla-
homa in the last two weeks about
the practice of carrying concealed
weapons. The fact that certain state
officers were accused of carrying pis-
tols gave prominence to the discus-
sion. There was a time when no
true gentleman was believed to be
properly attired unless he had at
least two pistols concealed some-
where about his anatomy. This be-
lief prevailed in Oklahoma a number
of years. There has been a great
change in public sentiment in the
last six years, and the man with
guu is now regarded as a swash-
buckler, a coward, or just a cheap im-
itation ot the real thing. Oklahoma
has advanced so far that in most
communities the man who constantly
carries a concealed weapon is not re-
garded as a good citizen. The state
legislature is fixing up a dose for the
pistol 'toter” that may make him sick
of his job.
As a military garrison Fort Reno
has gon- down the long trail, the last
troops having been withdrawn Febru-
ary 24. Aa the soldiers marched
away the buglers sounded "Ups" for
the old garrison. Many an old fron-
tiersman will feel a strange mist In
his eyes when he thinks of the pass-
ing of Fort Reno. It was established
In the early 70’a to keep under con-
trol the Cheyenne and Arapaho and
other southwestern Indian tribes.
General Miles operated from Fort
Reno agalnat the Indians in 1874. and
brought back to Fort Reno the white
women whom he found captive
among the Cheyennes. Old Wolf
Robe, whose picture is often seen on
calendars, token from a painting by
E. A. Burbank, tb* artist, had one of
the women In hla possession, having
made her one off hla wives. Buffalo
were abundant in Oklahoma when
Fort Reno was In its pristine glory.
The old post will be used as a supply
depot for horses and mules for the
army. Ben Clark, the old scout and
guide, is custodian of the reservation.
Chris Madsen, of Guthrie, Is a kind
of associate custodian, having the
rights to the hay meadows.
Governor Haskell can show both
wit and sarcasm when necessary. He
had been importuned for a long urn*,
by a certain state officer for an ap-
pointment for a kinsman. This offi-
cer rather demanded several days
ago that Governor Haskell give a di-
rect answer to the question that had
been propounded so often in so many
ways. “Yes." .drawled Haskell, “I
uill give him the job. In fact 1 never
thought of anything else. But I shall
follow a certain plan in doing it. I
decided that I shall give one job
the Indian Territory side of the state > t0 eV4?ry democratic family in me
and makes it local legislation in tbe ] stflte before I get through with my
Railroad Rtports to Stats Auditor
GUTHRIE: According to the annu-
rninds of some good lawyers.
Bank Depository Case Appealed
GUTHRIE: In the supreme court C.
Tbe docket for the March term of The corporation commission has
court to Comanche county contains ordered s depot erected at Blue, a
forty-five cases
prohibitory law.
for violation of the j station on the Frisco. In southern
i Oklahoma.
al return of the Midland Valley rail- I b. Ames, of Oklahoma City, attorney
road company received by State Aud- ! for th* Nobie State bank, filed an ap-
Itor Trapp, tbe railroad has 24..81 j p^a] from the recent decision of Dis-
trict Judge Huston, of tbls county, in
which the state banking board was
upheld in making effective the pro-
visions of the depositors' guaranty
law. The appeal is made only oa the
point of the constitationality of the
law. that point being the one oa
miles of railroad in operation in Ok-
lahoma. Tbe total length of the road
is 315.79 in three states as follows:
Arkansas. 33 55; Oklahoma 247.81;
Kansas. 9.1.
The returns of the United States
and tbe Wells Fargo ex press compa-
nies have also been received by Aud-
itor frapp.
j which the coart sustained tbe
jrtr of Attorney Qantral West.
, __with
administration. After this has been
done I shall begin again and try to
give every Tamily two jobs. Now vour 1
family already has one job. The mo- 1
ment I have finished giving all the I
other democratic families a job. I
will get back to your family. Your
worthy relative is first on the list
and will be cared for in due time.
Now don't worry about it any more,
and remember that I am always glad
to get suggestions from the people of
the state, and that my policy is: Let
tbe people rule.’ Come in aad see me
any time. I am always ready to talk
to visitors. Good day."
There is no need of a mandatory
primary law by the state legislature
if Governor C. N. Haskell is right in
his interpretation of the constitu-
tion. “The question is often asked,"
he said the other day. "whether or
not a party candidate at the election
next fall must be nominated by the
primary system. My answer is tha.
under the constitution ail party can-
didates for district, state, county or
municipal offices must be nominated
by primary. This includes congress-
men and United States senators, also,
and J state further, the state election
board will certainly place no party
candidate's name on the ticket who
is not nominated by the direct pri-
mary. The people have adopted that
plan in the constitution, are entitled
to have it in effect, and there will be
no exception to this rule.”
The democrats In Oklahoma are by
no means agreed that mandatory
primaries are wholly desirable, un-
less a limit is fixed oh the amount
of money a candidate may spend for
campaign purposes. Some of the
candidates were held up for thous-
ands of dollars in the last campaign,
which they claim was unnecessary
and unjust. Candidates that did not
have the money to spend' came to the
conclusion that only a rich man could
run successfully for office under the
direct primary system.
Speaker Murray still declares that
he will not go to Denver as a dele-
gate at large with only a half vote,
for the reason he said, that the ac-
tion of the convention increasing the
number of delegates from Oklahoma
to eight practically precluded him
from any possibility of being chosen
chairman of the national convention.
This statement of Murray's is in line
with the more or less significant ad-
mission that he made at the conven-
tion at Muskogee, that his ambition
was to become permanent. chairman
of the national convention, which the
speaker U confident would have been
landed for him had not the Muskogee
convention done as n did.
The claim is made at Guthrie that
the “Jim crow" law was not legally
passed in the senate, only a vlve voce
vote, instead of a roll call, having
been taken on ita final passage How
this will be proven is not knows, but
it Is asserted that an attempt will be
made to have the law declared in-
valid because of this fact. The twe-
ord undoubtedly will show, however,
that a roil call vote was take*, aad
It to aot believed that aaykody will
he ahto to get hehlaA the
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