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TALKING WAR TAX ON SOFT
DRINKS. SHOWS AND BASEBALL
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1 A
-lamp tax on soft drink? us well as
beer and patent medicines is con-
templated by members of the house
ways and means committee, which
is preparing an emergency Internal
revenue hill to offset treasury lossc-
due to curtailment of imports. It
is urged that soft drinks are as
much luxuries
that an equita
tax burden a
would be acco
Another sue
ets and
ball par
amusemt a
from $50,(*00,0"
rould be raised
The eommittf
termiued upon
plan, but purpof
liberations so a
duced. soon afte
addresses concr*
s wines or beer anil
e distribution of the
long all consumers
plished by this plat
«tion is a stamp ta\
i per cent on railroad tick-
Imission to theatres, base-
k*. and other license*!
:ts It is estimated that
ItOOST IT !S:t.OOO.(MM).
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. The
joint congressional committee on
railway mail pay bill submitted a
tir.al teport yesterday, recommend-
ing a law which would inerea-. an-
nual compensation to the railroads
about $3,000,000. Railway- ,;ive
claimed they were underpai es-
pecially since the parcel post opened.
has not yet de-
complete taxation
t to hasten its de-
iill may be tntro-
1'rerident Wilson
i on the subject,
which probably will be immediately
upon hi- return front New Hamp-
shire. Administration leaders ar.-
impressed with the necessity of
quick action in order to disturb bus-
iness conditions a.- little as possible.
Democrats of the senate will dis-
(uss the emergency in a party cau-
■ us to be held later this week.
TULSA POI.ICK \\\ \1T CROOKS.
TULSA, Sept. 1.—Alarmed over
the report that an army of yeggmen
and pickpockets are heading fo the
Southwest, the police department ot
Tulsa is preparing to meet any re-
quirements.
Disturbed business conditions
Throughout the North and Kast,
which have resulted in throwing
thousands out of employment, is
saiifc to have started a movement to
tl.e -icricuitural beJt of the West
and Southwest of crooks.
ITINERARY FOR THE
ALFALFA CAMPAIGN'
The alfalfa campaign in Cherokee
County will occur September 12.
Meetings of the various crews, to
which all iti their vicinity are in-
vited, will be held at the following
time and places:
Crew No. 1—Eldon, 9 a. m.;
Normal School, 2 p. m.
Crew No. 2—Welling, 9 a. m.; i
Tahlequah 2 p. m.
Crew No. 3—Park Hill; J. W
Antoine's, 9 a. m. to 11 a. m.; Dick
King's, 11a. m. to 1 p. m. Dinner
at King's; L,. W. Rogers, 1:30 to
3 p. m.; A. J. Robertson at Metory,
4 to 8 p. m.
Crew No. 4—-Hulbert; J. S. Can-
try, 10 a. ni. to noon; dinne- at
(antry's; Ray, P. O., 12:30 to 2
p. m.; Hulbert Town, 3 to 5 p. m.
Crew No. 5—Tahlequah, west;
A. L. Patterson, 9:30 to 11:30 a.
m.; J. Nels Thompson's, 1:30 to
3:30 p. m.: dinner nt Thompson's;
Will Stephen: or Mt. Zion School
House, 4 to 6 p. m.
Crew No. 6 Tahlequah, north:
Boss Thompson, 11a. m. to 1:30 p.
m.; Moodys, 2:30 to 4 p. n:.
[HE WAGES OF
SIN ARE SMAlL'
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 1.—
The most under paid mau in Amer-
ica, if not in the entire world, is
a temporary r idem of Milwaukee.
He is Thomas Henry Murphy, 59
years old, sometimes know u as
Thomas Mclntyre. "Snake" Murphy,
and many other names and his rec-.
ord is in even police station in the
I nited States. Murphy says hLuself
he is a "cheap crook."
He has served thirty-six years in
penitentiaries in three states. This
does not include sentences in houses
of corrections, county jails and cai-
auooses for minor offenses nor the
time lying in jail while awaiting
trial, about five or six years.
"The wages of sin are small,"
whined the aged, bent man, as lie
crouched on a seat in district court.
"1 have spent n- >re than forty years
of my life in prison, but the total
value of all 1 have stolen will not
reach $100.
"1 started when 1 was a kid," he
explained, after some wheedling. "1
was living with my mother in St.
Louis. A negro washerwoman was
drunk on the street and a cop
stopped an express wagon to take
her to jail. 1 picked up a stone'and
hit the cop back of the ear, laying
him out. I was sentenced to the re-
formatory until I was 21. In two
years my mother got me out.
"After this 1 was in no serious
trouble until 1 moved to Colorado.
This time I stole about $5 worth of
stuff and got twelve years In the
petnitentiarv. 1 had broken into a
place and the charge was burglary.
1 was sentenced three times in Colo-
rado, serving about eighteen years
in all. Then 1 went back to Mis-
souri, but it was no use. 1 kept on
getting in there and in Kansas. As
fast as I got out I would steal some
small thing and get back in again.
1 haven't had a free summer in
twenty years. Every summer 1 have
been locked up. That's why 1 came
to Wisconsin. I planned to have a
great time, working around the lake
hotels and taking it easy. I had
made up my mind to be honest."
,"Why is it that you were never
straight—never really tried?'' Mur-
phy was asked.
"Booze," he replied. "1 never had
sense enough to let it alone. It is
hard enough for a man who has
never been in prison to beat the
booze game. A man with a record
can never do it. As soon as 1 sret
out of jail I beat it for a sp'non.
I might as well walk right batto
the police station."
WOULD STORK COTTON
STATE MILITIA IS
CALLED TO HELENA
HELENA, Mont., Sept. 1. Gov-
ernor S. V. Stewart yesterday or-
ordered the Immediate mollbization
in Helena of the entire state mi-
litia of six companies as a result of
the recurrence at Butte of factional
troubles among the miners.
Governor Stewart also telegraphed
Senators Walsh and Evans, asking
their aid in having federal troops
from Vancouver barracks brought
into the state and held In readiness
in event the state militia was not
able to cope with the situation.
INN EN FAMILY ON
WAV TO SAN ANTONIO
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1. Victor
A. limes, arrested near Eugent.
Ore., charged with the murder of
Mrs. Eloise Nelms Daiinls, and her
sister, Beatrice Nelms, passed
through here yesterday enroute to
San Antonio, Tex., the scene of the
alleged crime. With him was his
wife, also under arrest in connec-
tion with the case, and their two
children. Marshal Nelms, a brother
of the missing woman, also was on
the same train.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 1.—
| About thirty replies have been re-
, ceived to a letter sent out by Se re-
l tary Hen Hennessey of the ate
j board of agriculture inviting =ug-
| gestions from bankers of the . taie
as to what to do with the pr -ent
cotton crop in the state. It items
to be the almost unanimous fcntl-
I nient that warehouses would .- >lve
I the problem.
In view of the fact that n ney
is necessary for the actual moving
of the crop, or storing it, and that
the banker is the mau who is i.oing
to have to furnish the money, "ec-
retary Hennessey believed th;.t any
expression from" these men v T.ld
be very pertinent. Hence he invited
them to write.
W- J. Long, president of the Na-
tional Bank of Commerce of I'atii
Valley suggests that the boar.: of
| agriculture could lend asslstan. in
j having warehouses erected in >■> >ry
i important town in the state, so
| that the Bankers' Association s! --aid
| help in the matter. A reprc nt-
| ative from the National Bai l; of
Anadarko says they will build ;'ll
! the warehouses needed there, vhile
from Lawton comes the answer .hat
sufficient storage is there already D.
Lacey, president of the First Na-
tional Bank of Ardmore, says they
| have storage capacity for 5.000
hales under shed and another 5,000
I bales not covered.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Sept. 1.
- -John H. Nolen, state land reclatna-
t on agent, back from a business trip
to Adair County, said that the farm-
ers in that county are begging hunt-
ers to kill off the hordes of squir-
rels that are proving a menace to
the corn and other growing crops.
"There are thousands of the
squirrels," said Mr. Nolen. "A
farmer w ho lives on Salt River
twelve miles east of Kirksvlile, tolii
nie that he ne\ «r saw squirrels In 1
•such numbers. I drove some dis- I
tance out into the country from
Kirksvlile and saw many of the an
imals.
"No one seems to be able to ac-
count for the unusual number of
squirrels. It may be that they are
migrating from som e othef section.
Large numbers of them are being
killed. Farmei's everywhere have
temporarily taken down the No
Hunting' sig.is."
LOWREY.
We had several nice rains this
week.
John Pettit was on the prairie
this week for the purpose of buying
licfgs.
A protracted meeting is being
leld at the school house by Bro.
Harp Hobbs and James Brown.
Charles Smith and Vlton Adair
spent a few days on the river this
n\ eek.
Franklin Stout from Scraper was
on the prairie this week.
Mrs. Adair is on the sick list this
week.
Miss Mary Foreman from Oaks
visited Miss Emma Rogers this
week.
Roy Conner from Tahlequah
- pent Thursday and Friday with
Eugene Adair.
John Sunday spent a few days at
Tahlequah this week.
Walter Ghormley from Johnson
Prairie was in this vicinity Satur-
day.
L. Hodges returned from Musko-
gee this week.
Ill MPER COTTON
CROP IS THE OUTLOOK
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.—A bum-
per crop of cotton which may equal
or exceed the record crop of 1911
when final returns are made, is in-
dicated by the, department of agri-
culture report yesterday showing
the condition of the crop on August
25 to be 78 per cent of normal.
A total production of 15,090,"000
bales of 500 pounds gross weight
is interpreted by tlie department ex-
perts from the condition figures.
This is 1,365,000 bales more than
the forecast from July condition fig-
ures, the result of excellent grow-
ing conditions throughout the cot-
ton belt during August. Oklaho-
ma's condition is given as 80 per
cent.
WAR VETERANS
IN CONVENTION
LOUISVILLE, rfy., Sept. 1.—The
eleventh annual encampment of vet-
erans of the Spanish-American war
was formally opened here yester-
day. Welcoming addresses, responses
and reports of officers and commit-
tees occupied the greater part of
the day's "session. .
Delegations of veterans from all
parts of the I nited States arrived
yesterday. One of the largest was
a boat load of 800 from Ohio. It
is estimated that more than 3,000
will attend during the encampment
which will close tomorow night.
TME COST OP WAR.
LONDON, Aug. 28.—T!>e Bank-
ers' Magazine, in its issue of yester-
day, declares that from July 20 to
Juh 30 the depreciation in 387
representative securities dealt in on
the i.ondon stock exchange amount-
ed to $940,000,000, the fall being
in British and foreign funds.
BELGIANS COMING
LONDON. Sept. 1.—The Belgian
commission, which is on its way to
the United States to protest against
alleged German atrocities in the war
zone arrived in London today from
Antwerp coming on a special train.
Count de Lechtervelde, son of the
former Belgian minister at Wash-
ington. accompanied the commission
as secretary.
MOODY ITEMS.
The revival that has bee nin
progress since last Sunday at Lib-
erty, seems to grow in interest. At
the present there are about seven
conversions and a number joined
the church.
The General Baptist Association
will convene Thursday at Moody and
run over till Sunday.
Jess Lafferty is hauling lumber
for the purpose of building a barn
and residence on his land.
The baptising will not come off
till some time this week owing to
the rain Sunday.
John Canady of Siloam Springs is
visiting relatives and friends in this
section for a few days.
A heavy rain fell Sunday in this
vicinity, which was greatly appre-
ciated.
i'nele Liee Wilson and wife of
Gideon, while attending the revival
meeting at Liberty, visited Y\*. S.
Ghormlev and family Sunday night.
John Petty of Bluejacket has pur-
chased two cars of hogs, which he
will ship, one to Vinita, and the
other to Bluejacket Wednesady.
PROSPECTS fOR
NORMAL BRiuilT
In an interview thii morning, Pres.
G. W. Gable of the Northeastern
Suite Normal, spoke very encourag-
ingly concerning the outlook for the
fall term of school and prophesies a
larger attendance during the ensu-
ing year than at any previous time.
He reports many inquiries from a
distance from prospective students
and says also that at the present
time there are a number of students'
parents in the city arranging for
commodious locations for their chil-
dren. Several out-of-town students
have already arrived to be among
the first to enroll.
9 INCHES Of RAIN
HELPFUL WORDS.
From a Tahlequah Citizen.
The month just passed could hard-
ly be considered a dry month. Dur-
ing August, from the 7th, on tvhlch
rain fell, there was but nine succes-
sive days without precipitation, and
during the month there was a total
•nilfall of 9.01 inches._ However,
during the preceding month, July,
there was but 1.27 inches of
rainfall, and had the rainfall of the
two mouths been about equally dis-
tributed the corn crop would un-
doubtedly have been better than it
is. However, Providence gave to
this section a bumper crop of smaller
cereals and with lair crop of corn
in prospect we should all feel satis-
fied.
NO EXTRADITION" OF
"THE DIAMOND QI KEN."
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.—Antoinette
Bonner, nicknamed "The Diamond
Queen" by the police, and Joseph D.
Kesserling, her companion, still lan-
guish in the French penitentiary at
Cherbourg, although central otfice
detectives spent more than two
months in France in an endeavor to
bring them back to New York to
face charges of having swindled New
York jewelers out of $180,000
worth of diamonds.
The detectives returned to police
headquarters yesterday. They said
the French authorities refused to
surender the prisoners because of
the war.
WHEAT MARKET SOARS.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2 7.—Excited by
predictions that the European war
would be long drawn out. the wheat
market soared yesterday and a half
hour before the close was 7 to 8
cents higher than the day before.
December wheat sold at $1.15 and
that for deliverv next May at
$1.21 3-8.
The close was only 2 l-8c under
the top.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—The
seamen s relief bill for increasing
the safety of ocean travelers and
easing tlie burdens of sailors was
up for passage in the house yester-
day. Tlie bill conflicts with treaty
provisions over wage payments and
punishment for desertions, and di-
rects the president to notify within
ninety days all foreign governments
i oncerned over the termination of
agreements on those points.
The bill would permit seamen to
demand at any point half their
wages then due", though not oftener
than once in five days. That would
apply to foreign vessels in American
ports as well as to American vessels
abroad. Any contract stipulation to
the contrary is declared void.
The measure would require that
all persons aboard American vessels
on ocean routes be provided with
life equipment, 75 per cent of it life-
boats.
The bill regulates hours of labor
at sea by dividing sailors into at
least two and the firemen at least
three watches.
The seamen are to be allowed the
same freedom as landmen in safe
ports; a majority of the crew may
require a survey of their vessel as
to seaworthiness. Advance payment
or allotment of wages is prohibited.
It also prohibits unnecessary work
on Sundays and holidays. There is
no relaxation of discipline contem-
plated. floggings and other cor-
poral punishment is prohibited.
HOW ABOUT THE CUP?
Sir Thomas. Lipton
With forty yatching men
He sailed across the sea
And thensailed back again.
No. Six-Sixty-Six
This ia a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILIS A. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break nny case, and
if taken then as a tonic the Tc-vcr will not
return. It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c
Is your back lame and painful?
Does it ache especially after ex-
ertion?
Is there a soreness in the kidney
regiion?
These symptoms suggest weak
kidneys.
If so there is danger iu delay.
Weak kidneys get fast weaker.
Give your trouble prompt atten-
tion.
Doan's Kidney pills are for weak
kidneys.
Your neighbors use and recom-
mend them.
Read this Tahlequah testimony.
A. M. Justus, blacksmith, S. Main
St., Tahlequah, Okla., says: "I ant
willing at all times to say a word in
praise of Doan's Kidney Pills. I used
several boxes some years ago, when
having trouble wHth my back and
kidneys and the benefit they brought
warrants my endorsing them in the
highest terms."
Mr. Justus is only one of mijny
Tahlequah people who have grate-
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If your back aches—if your kidneys
bother you, don't simply ask for a
k dnev remedy—ask distinctly for
Doan's Kidney Pills, the same that
Mr. Justus hail—the remedy backed
by home testimony. 50c all stores.
Foster-Milburn Co., Props.. Buffalo,
N. Y. "When Your Bai'ir Lame—
Remember the Name."
The use of lime as a binding ma-
terial for mortar originated in the
remote past. It is probable that
some savageswhen using limestone
rocks to confine their fire noticed
that the stones were changed by
the action of the heat. A passing
shower may have slaked the lime
to a paste, and they discovered that
the paste was smooth and sticky and
was a better material than clay to
fill the crevices in their crude
dwellings. From this discovery it
was but a step to add sand to the
paste to produce a mortar.—Ti. S.
Geological Survey.
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NOAGLES, Ariz., Sept. 1.—A
tatement was issued yesterday by
Generals Villa and Obregon announc-
ing the terms of an agreement
signed yesterday settling the con-
troversy in the state of Sotiora,
Mexico. Colonel Elias P. Calles, a
Carranza adherent, is removed from
office and replaced by General Ben-
jamin Hill. Calles will be given
a command in another state. Gov-
• rnor Maytorena is recognized as
civil gov.rnor of Sonora and will
retain command of his guard of
Yaqui Indians. If the contending
factions again cause trouble, Villa
and Obregon pledge themselves to
move their armies into the state
and attack the disturbers.
Villa and Obregon left last night
for Durango and Mexico City.
After the Durango visit, where
they '..ill try to compose tile differ-
ent ; among local officials. General
Villa will accompany General Ob-
lj  gon to Mexico City with one bri-
; rule of his army.
A conference of all military lead-
< rs will be called to form a plan for
the organization of the new govern-
ment.
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