The Chandler Tribune (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1908 Page: 4 of 8
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TWO HUNDRED IN FUMES
KILLS S STER-IN-LAW
FORECT FIRE IN WESTERN CASA
DA BU*NS CHEAT many
MWITT10SS fill fltlCH Sll.10l.8fil
A Homesteader in B g Pasture Attacks
Woman W«th Rock
j LAWTON: J M PhHUps. a farmer
, and railroad contractor, mortal!,
j x-oi-nd^d Mrs. June Smith. h;s sister
i :r* !a* with a rock, from which ?h»*
j later died at the home of D McCiure.
in the big pasture Saturday e»eniog
shot himself through the heart *!'h a
j revolver. J. K S'eele. another farm
; **r. mho** identity i- said b> his wife
; to be that of a brother to Philips, is
! in jai! here charged %,th complicity
.n the murder of Mr*. Smith.
.Mrs Smith wa« a sister to Mrs Phi -
' lips and j»*a*oi:5.* is .-ir-l to nave i>een
the cause of tb * trag*d> Phillips haJ
HtlRSI PARTY NOMIIHTES
lNOE<*ESO£SCt PARTY SELECTS
CANO OATES AND PLATFORM
HI5S-1 ill Sims Hill III I!CUT
Fud List Dead Will Never be
Known—Many THouM^d* *rc Uef!
Home'est—FjwUes are Separated
While Ftee*ng from Flames
WINNIPEG. MAN.: The latest esti-
•.ate o£ tiff- dead in tire K:k Rive d.s-,' oeen to Burke-Burneit Texa?*. snd re-
Ne*v Party Dec a^es for a Central
Bar< Ove* the Head of Members
of tf*e Comm ttee — Hears: Makes t*e ( 3• ■11 ?
“Key Note" Address
TO INVESTIGATE HfTlf
lr*?tr»?att Commence commls«:sn
W II Act on ts Own Met on
Washington The decision of - he
la,(i • ifr ' miner:e ^j»rc.»4lon that
wo* i consider the rc*oaabl*o»ss
of rates on notice of in:^*a-*es by ’he
ship:and prior to their filing of
•rot*’*’* ? -warded as of widespread
in ‘ortance Following closely upon
.
appealing to the president to induce
’h* c^ mm is*; on to take this course, it j
- generally believed here that the «u§
for th* statement !
Oklahoma mate News
.•A*' •*.
4---i
ci by bush fl-'e® which have been
^2;ng from Michael to Ferew s one
• endred and fifty |M*r*on* Proi*»rty
>?- is fire ro -so • do'li .• in Fernie
s.:4 sis tbcm«*4*d ,*»'-ou* of th* city
.« e horoe‘e»»
turned home drunk He threatened
, the lives o* both women and that of
Mrs Smith, who was th^n at Randlnty
Mrs. Smith tHephoi:*d »o*4’er husband
'of the threats and shortly afterward*
j Phillip- attacked her w ith a large rock
{ Sne was knocked down and w?ven
! gashes were made in the shall She
never regained consciousness and d ed
at 11 o'clock Sunday.
Phillips then wen*, back home and
securing his razor started out. in
company with Steele, to kill his wife.
Sh.\ however, escaped him. He aiid
Steele w»*nt back to Phillips* home and
i .ere remained heavily armed until
the officers reached them Sunday at
11 o’clock Phillips agreed lo stirrer.
d»r If the officers wjuld not make an
at'ack and was given the liberty to
... . • JO to the home of his brother, five
, ’ , . . .. . mi:e* southwest of Faxon The off.
-helU-r or food to be look«l .fw-r th.. pprii fo„0>Pd am| „ ,ur.
•
•••en made lo ascertain the number ... . , . . ,
. . . . , Phillips and Sfeele. however, had left
f tho*'* who have .».«{ their live in . . . .
, ?h®re but returned in a short time and
! entered the house in defiance of the
from President Rorsevelt.
• . •
onahleness of rates by the commission
after they have become effective, but
he -.bought the commission mignt de-
MaasLchusetts was nominated on the
third ballot as tb* Candida’**- of the
ndeper 1 *nce party 'or Tae presiden-
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5twte*£ir_
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QKBrf&bn
Bl/SV RtADERi
ar.d before the new rate actually goes
into effect. The commission's state*
in-:-' ake? that view of its rowers
VANCOUVER. R. C Acrordivg to
re latest estimate the fire in the Per-
fistrtel t.s-* caiaed a lou of $ •
and ibe list o? dead will never _
be kcjwn. bat it ** believed riiai fully
wo hundred Nave pe rished a the ,
darner.
FERNIE. B. C. It is feared tna
r* total o ii*- whiefi w.»i reruili
from the bush f*- -. mil reacd beyond
:he hundred maifc. but there are so
, of fd- Vn.-Al J<*b T-t‘- ddf -.hs-. jh<* iner-^ i- «ff«cUw i*
V* Gr"*' of N>* Yorh notice h»* own given hv , carrier
for v ice-pr^sidcD*
But little work was aceompUshed a:
the first session because o: a protract-
ed debate among the members of the
’ evolutions committee as to how the
currency plank should be expressed.
Th * tentative draft o? this plank pro
vided for the issuance of all moneys
by the government. Tne platform as
presented country demanded the
creation ol i central governments
bank Through which the currency
should pass to the people.
The feature of a centra! bank was
s;roi*g • distasteful to several mem-
bers of *ho committee, some of whom
BURNED AT STAKE
Te*as Neg^o Assaulted White G r a-e
is Tortured
DALLAS. TEX Tad Smith a ne-
gro boy. IS vear^ of ag-. charged
with criminal assault on Miss Viola
Dclancey. of Clinton. Hunt county,
was captured by officer? and taken be
fore th*» young woman ana identified.
\ mob of ^citizens overpowered the
dor .Fed That they had leu li>» repuV officers, took the prisoner and pre-
lica: par Secauae of its adherence Pared to burn the segro at the a:ak»
to this principle, and if me mdepend-
Fagols wer#' piled up in the public
it • W|Btre it OreeiTille tBd
placed thereon. Kr»rosen- o:l was
the fire.
In the district, swept b> Lie flamer it
i» estimated that there were several
thousand people. Two thousand of
!be£e hare »*•*«?• see* seat to Cane-
rock and Kino, wh le sorm- fifteen
officers.
The sheriff placed a heavy guard
around the housf* and waited. Sever-
al time? Philips ram#* out and
. . . . _ , . _ . watched the guard and once shot at
,ndrc<l !*.> fl«l from tnc 9ue. of „iem V; . ((.clock !a th,
.he northward and l.a«- , mor]]lll|! h„ .a|k,.j ollt upon th(> po
placed the revolver to his breast and
sarre doct-ine they might as well re-
! turi to their original film. The plat-
form wa.« however, accepted by the
eonvenrior with every demonstration on
of * nthu»iasm and the utterance* of
poured on and a match applied. Smith
slowly burned to dea'h while 1.000
Hosm^r s**d other ;>Ia<v> i ong th
line, fighting Ibelr way through sheets
o flame before reaching places of *if
v . Score* of famillen tiom Cran-
*mok. Fernie and Hosmer have <H‘
o:nr separated
Th*1 lowest estimate of the amount
of ioss is placed at two and a ha“
million dollar... a* o**ar . .t« can be
ascer alned The total insurance ca--
r'd will amount to something like on
and a half millions.
.he par:> s- expre-.-ed tb^re^ were
unanimously endorsed.
Y% R. H?arst. in his speech a* tern
poraiy chairman of the eonrention ar-
:aigned Ijoth old parties saying:
TAFT OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED
feli dead The officers then pressed
upon Steele and he surrendered
KILLS WIFE AND CHILD
Tulsa Man Demanded Money and
Upon Be ng Refused Shoots
Tl*LSA: Because his wife had fail-
« 1 to meet him in Claremore and give
him S1 VO. *.he balance of the pro-
ceeds o? the sale *of forty acres of
and. Clay Harris, member of a prom-
inent family, shot and killed his wife
* „ and child, and critical!', wounded
*"* Lynched LTAdc^ * Soc.ety Wn-c . , .
Endorjed Murder
FOUR NEGROES HANGED
Express »agon. who had been an eye
witness to !he tragedy.
He Attempted the lives of two other
persons, then held up a man driving
by in a buggy and. malting him get
( out. entered th** rig and fl>*d tor the
' Osage nation.
When Mrs. Harris was picked up
. , r„ _ , the money her husband had demanded
mob or SO men The cause o th-> fr(,m h..: was heW in ono nan,t ,n a
aching was lhe m . de ot James d^,h chllch ^ shot which re„wrt
t unmngh.m . white .arrner llvtns he. ^ ki;lpd ,hp chjlJ ^ ,hp
near A.lensvtlle. K>.. in Todd count, „ . (h.(| (hp |>0(J!p8 of
.. Rufus Browder, colored, a week A pogsp of mpn |e<J „v chipf „f Po.
Itce New block with .1 pack of blood-
^^-1’ I >- •-«»< -fried immediately in , o,
'-uIt. Thp man had obtained a lead
RUSSELLVILLE. KY The bodies
• l four negroes swung from the limbs,
«»? the old “hanging tree" on the
Nashville Pike, noted for Its mur
hansings. when the* sun rose Sunda
morning
T-ejr had be<»n taken from the l*o-
<au county jail and lynched by
ReouD can Nom nee for Pre« sent i
Told of Norrunat-on
CINCINNATI Official:.’ notified oa
The republican part U th** open Tuesday of his nomination for the
a. d avowed haJidm^iden tae trust* piesidency by the republican party.
It twoma those wh. ~* wo., c reacue i \vj iaiu H. Taf:. staxidic - on th^ por-
repudiates those who would rerorm it tjco 0f j,is brother's home In this city,
and g ore* brazenly in its profitable -he city of his nativity, formally ac-
infamy oepted the honor, pledged anew his al-
*° legiance i the es Preridoat
- * •: sisters il.-gotten Roosevelt and declared thar the chief
-!p!>.-aid.* het a* ore c- funcjj0u 0f th^ nett republican admin
•;on and iuiitace* her at th-» nex’ l3tration will be to clinch what has a!-
1 >•» republican leader.- are the po- r#»a(jy been accomplished by the pres-
:.tica attorneys o! r:usts and monop- ert occupant of the white house In
oil-, th * representatives puolic life dolrg th|8t however. Mr. Taft pointed
o. do»e giant corporations which out jn wjjat regarded a? a conserva
ha ve superseded the people in this re- i t|ve notA in hu address, ’hat there
public as the source of power and ’he win ^ a 8erious and difficult work
s^a’ of authority do. principally to devise ways and
The •democratic iau2 ard is a Fal- mpang in which -he high level of btis-
sLaff - armv It io led »> a knight; jnegs jntegrit' and obedience to law
arrayed in a motley of modified pro which he (President Roosevelti has
fMsioos. and compromised principles iBaaguratod leted.
of altered opinions and retracted __
s:a -moms NAN PATTERSON ORDERED OUT
M Hesrst at this poinnt in his ad _
; ■ p *.tsburg Pol.ce Force the Former
van Hopkina. Murphey. McClellan
Tag^ar- Ryan. Belmont. Bailey ami
Williams, describing them as officers .
wa* to be sent back to New lork
TEST TAX LAWS
Ooject on Made to Pay.ng *n Lards
Held by Indians
ARDMORE: Following the move-
ment inaugjrated by Principa Chief
McCurtain of the Choctaw nation, in
wh.ch he sought to formulate plans far
opposing federal and state laws that
provide for the taxation of homesteads
of Indians of the five tribes, more -han
200 representatives of the Chickasaw
tribe met la convention at Tishomin-
go last Wednesday pursuant to a call
issued by Governor D. H. Johnson.
The convention took an advance step
by tentative. ■ deciding to test the t*x
laws in the courts.
A committee, consisting of Govern-
or Johnson of Tishomingo. Holmes
Willis, and Dr. T. P. Howell o' Davis,
was appointned to prepare at, address
to he delivered to a second convention
of -he Chlckasaws to be held at Sul-
phur. August 10. This committee
will also work out plans for properly
presenting the matter in court, the
case to be a test of the constitution-
a’.ity of the tax laws.
The principal objection made was
with reference *o the taxation of In-
dian lands, from which restrictions
are removed where the titles remain
In rhe Indians.
Chorus Girl to Leave City
PITTSBURG. PA Fearing tha she
-ate keeping. The negroe- who wt rp
l/nthed belonged to a lodge which
had passed a resolution endorsing the
murder of Cunningham For this the
our were arrested on charge of con-1
• piracy, the mob quietly entered
lussellvllle. went to the home of Jail
Butt, covered him with guns, so-
ured the prisoners and hanged them
j quietly that the town did not know
rout It. Not a shot was fir-d Two
"t the negroes were in their night
• ithe*. Pinned to one was this note
Get this be a wamiug to you nlg-
g--r» to let white people alone or ycu
will go the same toute. You lodgers
ad better shut up or quit."
The negroes were cut down by the
fficlals. They were members of a
•dge in the southern part of the
ountv aud just when the country was
-rirred up over the murder of Cun-
ningham by IJrowrter. they held r
approval of Browder's deed
of about two miles and as the dogs
•ere unable to obtain the scent
the. were taken off 'he trail.
It is believed that Harris has com-
mitted suicide, hut an effort will be
made to find him. Mrs. Harris'
| father has offered a -eward of $-VM)
for the capture of Harris.
Helped Murderer Escape
KINGFISHER The preliminary
frial of Mack. Robert and Oris Jones,
charged with aiding and abetting in
the escape of Alf Hunter, the slayer
o. Sheriff George \\\ Garrison, was
concluded in county court aud the
three are held to await grand Jur>
action. The bond of Mack Jones was
?
at $400 each The charges against
Nat King. Brown and others were die
missed and they were discharged
of the democratic vangua-u. and des
igna ii g them in unconipi mentary Nan Patterson, the chorus gir. who
term- was tried three times for the murder
of Caesar Y'our.g at New York sever*'
years ago. and who has been making
this city her home since tha: time, j
left here for parts unknown, follow
ir.g a aonference with the police auth- :
orities.
in speaking of the matter. Acting
Captain of Detectives Roche said:
When Nan Patterson was brought !
in before me she thought that she j
was to be sent hack to New Y'ork. a« j
she is only out on probation there. S.V.- ,
••OFFICIAL BUSINESS' BEER
Brewery Advertises That It a Ob ciil
Head of Dispensary
GUTHRIE The publication of an
advertisement inn a Kansas City pa-
per of the fact that the ‘official bus-
i iness ' of the Oklahoma state dispen-
sary system bad been awarded to the
I Kansas City Breweries company re-
■ cently was brought to the attention of
State Agent Lozier.
Mr. Lozier admitted tha. sum a con-
: tract had be-*n let. He was displeased
with the notoriety afforded the trans-
action and said he would immediately
demand that the advertisement be dis-
| continued. He added that th* amount
. of liquor purchased by the state would
not Justify any extensive congratula-
tions on the par: of the Kansas City
brewers. The contract was awarded
July 21 and in ’he advertisement ap-
pear the signatures of Governor Has-
kell and Superintendent I.oiie:.
RESOLVE AGAINST MURRAY
Organized Labor Charges Speaker
With Duplicity
ARDMORE: Charging William H.
Murry, speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives of the first state legislature
with duplicity in his advocacy on the
floor of the house ot measures affect-
ing the interests of organized iabor.
with being a representative of corpo-
rations. disrespectful of ladies, desti-
tute of honor and void of principle,
and with being guilty o; gag rule i/.
the house the State Federation of
Laoor unanimously adopted a resoltt
tion condemning Murray's actions and
pledging the support of union labor in
opposing his candidacy for any office
to which he may aspire.
The resolution was adopted after a
speech delivered by Miss Kate Bar
card, state commissioner of charities
and corrections. In which she severely
arraigned the former speaker by re-
calling instances in his official ca
reer where, under her observation she
declared he did things that proved
him an enemy to the masses of Okla-
homa Three cheers constituted the
principal demonstration following the
resolution's adoption.
The federation adjourned after se
lecting Tulsa as the next place of
meeting. William K. Walters of Ok-
lahoma City was chosen repret -it ta -
tive of the federation to attend the
convention of the American Federa-
tion of ioibor at Denver in November.
Peter Hanrat.v, of Henryetta, J. 1-.
Britton, oi Dow and J. S. Earlwlne.
of Enid, were chosen as a legislative
committee.
Red Letter Day for Chickash*
CHICKASHA: fYiday was the red
lette day with the register of deeds'
office One hundred ana six deeds
were received and filed. The greatest
number of deeds to be received in any
day before was 42. The removal of re
strictions is responsible for the great
amount of work in the recorder's of
flee, and if it keeps up more room
must be added to the present quar
ters and a larger force employed
Many of the land sales being made ill
this locality are between the con-
tracting parties directly without the
intervention of the land or real esta'e
ag-*nt.
The u’.atform declares for the fol-
lowing:
Direct nominations by th. people:
initiative and referendum and right
of recall.
O .er-capitalization of indus'ria!
enterprise* Is denounced. The arbi-
trary use of the writ of injunction in
con!, nipt proceedings i- condemned
as a violation of the right of a trial
by jury. 1> is declared that no in-
junction should issue until after a
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a trial should bo had bofore a jury.
a» «! that no person should bo deprived ,, , . . .
ot ,ii.er: in contents proceedings ^ “an called up on the telephor
agreed to di so. The wife of a prom-
PREACHED NEGRO EQUALITY TEXT BOOKS TO COST $500,000
Pet g ous Fanatic is Pelted With Eggs
by Err?jjed Crowd
HUMBOLDT. TENN Because he
reached negro equality on the streets
< white man b> the name of Andy
ilxley, of Se'lerwbudg Ind.. was pelt
1 with rotten eggs and »a- placed in
be city lockup over night by the po-
co to prevent further trouble.
\ negro man and woman were
caching on the public square when
^ d'.i* urbance broke out in the crowd
*f pedestrians that had temporarily
onzregated. The disturbance evi
<iently enraged BUley. who was a by-
aader, and he approached the raid-
d> of the street and b^gan a harangue
••bout a negro being as good a* a
white man. declaring that the negro
women ot Humbold' were as good as
trie best white women, aud saying that
no Christian would refuse to ail at a
table and dine with a negro.
In a few minutes the air was full
o' flvng eggs and the man was run
• ff the streets
Threats were Ireely indulged in and
‘hUev was put unde arre-\
He gave a muddled story regarding
himself the next morning, and leaves
the impression that h» is a religious
anattc.
Struck by Tram
HOBART: With a hole in bis skull
and Ms brain etpos.»d aud other in-
;iiriS on hie body. Robert Hlanken*
whip was picked up in it unconscious
condition near the Fri*co railroad
track near Red river. It is believed
that he was struct by a train. He
was taken to VYoif and identi-
fied by paper* he had in bis pocket.
He may recover.
Oklahoma Lets Contract and Stpu
latec Union Label on Printing
GUTHRIE: The Oklahoma text-book
ccmimission has completed the award
of contract# for a uniform system of
school books to be used in the state
during the coming school year.
The contract:* were scattered among
a large number of different com pa
nies. The l$oard adopted a resolution
requiring all textbooks sold in the
state to bear the union label and any
publisher who fails to do so will for-
feit his contra'.’*..
Thf c >ntrac:s will amount to a to
ta of about I* "O.OOu and all of them
bear stipulations that th*’ companv
furnishing the new nooks shall ta*«*
old ones in exchange at halt price.
An a*alanche o! protests flooded
the text book commission as a result
of the adoption of the union label on
a!! books furnished the state under the
free text book law
According to a resolution of the
commission no book shall be used in
’.he schools of Oklahoma unless it
bear the union label
Seventeen companies which have
been awarded contracts are affected
They base their protest on the ground*
that iu the solicitation sent out for
bid* there was no mention of the un
ton label and that ou the bids sub-
mitted there was nothing erta-.nlng to
the union label.
w 'hc.t a trial by Jury.
Th ‘ enactment of a law prohibiting
(he black-listing of employes is fav-
ored. a* is the passing of an employ-
er's liability law.
Manufacture of prison-made goods
!** denounced
State and federal inspect ion of rail-
road- is advocated Child ' ibo is de-
nounced and prohibition asked.
S' *ere and effective legislation
against al, forms o: corru]>* practices
at elections and the prohibition of
th»* use of money at elections except
for meeting*, literature and necea*
sarv 'ravelins cxjicnses of candidates
is demanded.
K’d"r,i inspection of grain is urged.
\ declaration is made in favor of
th$ cr*’d" oi. o: a department of labor,
the head of which shall be a mem-
ber of the president’s cabinet. ^
Extravagance of the federal admin-
istration is denounced and cconora*
urged
The creation of Inters'ate coni
nierce eourt was asked, and a bill
empowering the shippers to compel
tb * railroads to provide ample trans-
portation faci.ities is advocated-
All combination^ for restrain* of
stating that Nan Patterson had ^n-
t:eed her husband and Nan admitted
this, promising to leave the city at
once”
I '
bids for paving eighty-five blocks.
MRS. MEADOWS ACQUITTED
Jury Says *. ornan s Not Guilty of
Complicity in Murder
OKLAHOMA CITY: Mrs Lila
Meadows, tried for complicity in the
murder of her husband. James R.
Meadow-. Pioneer -e ephone lineman,
on June 4. 1?"7 was declared innocent
b; a jury in *he district ccurt.
The question of reasonable doubt”
swayed the jury, and brought freedom
to the woman who has spent more
than a year in the county jail.
Rudolph Tegeler. whom witness**
testified was a paramour of Mrs.
Meadows, is serving a life sentence in
the Lansing penitentiary for murder ,
ing Meadows
VEGETABLE RATE REDUCEO
Corporation Commission issues New
Schedule for Vegetables and Fruit
GUTHRIE The order of the state
corporation commission providing a
reduced m*e on vegetables, canned
goods and fruits, i? now in uK effect.
The rates per 100 pounds range on
the shipmen’-. in the order named
above as follows: For five miles and
under four 5 and 6.5 cents to 25, 25
and 31.3 cents for 390 to 400 miles
One of tlK* rules in connection with
the ordoT is that during cold weather
when the articles are liable io damage
by frost, a pass may be issued to a
person accompanying the shipment.
Only one way bill is to be issued to
rover the entire movement of any car
load. Through billing must be made
from the point of origin to destination
and bill of lading and waybill must
show: the full name and address of the
comfgnor.
Captain James Trainer, of the Unit-
ed States army engineering corps, of
Little Rock arrived at Muskogee with j
a crew of eight men and with them
„-.| . M.blDhment o! Tiono'W r ^ (1)p work of snlf*
are denounced
Government ownership of a!! pub- ■
lie utilities Including railroad* and.
telegraphs i* urged.
The era?Ion of postal savings ba
is asked.
Demand i.- made for a g-adua’. re-1
dfiction of the tar iff dut; •« w!*h a _
just consideration of the rights of
•lie iiobKr \fid established ndow rie# , . . „ .
immigration. I, U .aid d»-! Alt0* *»' * *“?*" * *
uaaag. ot an exclusion davx. and track laying will b-rn
in the Irkansas river. Oklahoma ha-
at lea*: scored in Its long fight to
make the Arkir.sas river navigable
This will be the first work done on the
channel of the river since the clrli ,
* ar.
\LTrs The Orient railroad brldg- j
across Red river. 15 miles south of
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Asiatic
mauds ’he ,——- -■ —
ar- mote ring American working men southward at once The .0 miles o
from i'vn atition with Asiatic cheat) track between the river and Chill.-
floru*» public spirited cltU**n» of Chi
rago are otganl’itig * lub* of young
;wople to b<» known a* tb* Children of
tb# Republic, who will be a*'!st«d In
celebrating the Fourth of July tbi*
year without burning gunpowder or
blowing off (hair arms or lags
U6or*
cothc. Tax., when laid will connect
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- , . endorse the Interna-1 Denver railway aad furalah additional
tlona'. a. I deep wa:e s
■inject, traffic faciliti** In zetting supplies to
close HP the gay sontli to Bweetwate*.
_ . , „ 4 !).■*** i [t T IM -.J,' BU'llll 1U oaxTkwair -
' a Id ; % Urge force of men Is at work and
‘ • oaat -V»a
uated (acotre tax j wm ^ kaj before eaiTp fall.
CLUBBED INTO CUT RATE
Oklahoma Co—.micsion Explains Com-
plaint of Kansas M.llers
Gl'THRlE The Oklahoma corp ■ .i
tion commission is not worrying any
in regard to the complaint made
against it before the inters’ate com
merca comm— -;on by the Southwest
ern Kansas Millers' Association, to
the effect tha’ a rate wail" has been
established about Oklahoma by the
commission, so that the Kansas .-nil-
lers no longer have an even break
with those of Oklahoma on rat ta
Little Rock and Memphis, an i haven't
any ahow at all in Oklahoma any
more.
They claim ’hat the loser rates to
Memphis and Little Rock have bean
secured beca-’-e Oklahoma is holding
a club over th * Rock Island ar.d Fris-
co in the shape of th** threatened
merger suit.
Reports filed with the state auditc:
show the assessed valuations of the
following counties Mates IT J6.T.S41;
Prague. 15.4'N. Ms. D*« • *•. V
Caddo, I13.T09S14.
HAS GIVEN 1.118 OPINIONS
Oklahoma Attorney Genera1'* Report
Shows He Has Been Busy
GUTHRIE: Attorney General Cbas
J. West has submitted hi.- lefsort to
• iovemor Hask*!l. showing that his
office during tn» eight mouths s*n:e
statehood, ha* .endered l.lsk legal
opinions, as compared with 182 opin-
ions rendered by the attorney general
of Pennsylvania In two years The
great volume of opinions was made
necessary by 'be demands upon the
office.
Greer County Fruit Growers
MANGUM: Following the address
here by John S. Kerr, a prominent and
successful fruit grower of Sherman.
Texas, the Groer county fruit growers'
association was organized. Ashley
Wilson was elected president. H. G
Carder of Ladesse vice-president, anil
William Herne secretary. It is be-
lieved that Greer county will produce
575.000 worth of fruit annually that
can be handled by the association.
Shawnee After College Again
SHAWNEE: The announcement
that Lawton has failed to land the
Baptist university has caused th»
j commercial club of this city to get
busy once more on the project. The
matter will be taken up at a meeting
to be held in Muskogee in November
and the chamber of commerce will be
represented w ith full power to make a
consolidated bond of $200,000 and a
: free site.
Teacher Acquitted of Assault
\\ YNNEW OOI): Because she whip-
ped Bennie Snowdon, one of her pi;.
|.ils_ Miss Bessie Roberts, teacher in
the public schools and daughter of
Dr. G W. Roberts, was arrested and
tried in justice court oa a charge of
assault. She was acquitted. The in-
cident took place just before school
< 1 d n May." v. th it tinu w
French, superintendent of schools,
who also punished the boy. was tried.
The jury disagreed. The boy show il
bruises as the result of Mrs. Roberts'
blows. She alleges that when she
grabbed him he was puilllug a h:g
jack-knife from his pocket.
Minister Heads School for Bbnd
GUTHRIE: Rev. George W. Tint.-,
of Tulsa, was elected superlnt *ndent
of the state school for tile blind by
the state board of education. He will
assume his duties at once The school
term w 111 open the first Monday 'n
Octobe-. In th - meantime President
Bruce will visit different localities in
the state looking up children eligible
for scholarships in the institution
which is located temporarily at Fori
Glbron.
Will Fight Fede-al Suits
ATOKA At a mass meeting held
here. ;h-> citizens oc Atohu and Atoka
county. »bo have been sued by the
federal government in the United
States co irt tor the eastern district
of Oklahoma to cancel conve: snees
made by Indians and freednten. he
resolution unanimous!.* adopted, con-
demned the action of the fedetal gov-
ernment In bringing the suits as un-
just, lllega' and without authority o(
■aw and a rsflectlon upon th* ho -
of the citizenship of the country,
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