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THE COLONY COURIER
UNITED STATES
FORMALLY ACCEPTS
THE GERMAN WAR
HOUSE AND SENATE STAND
BY THE PRESIDENT IN DE-
TERMINATION TO PUNISH
TEUTONIC AGGRESSION
6 SENATORS, 50 IN HOUSE
CONSTITUTE “WILFUL GROUP”
And RtfiiH to Stand With tho Ma-
. Jority—Mlaa IN an kin, First Con*
•rooowoman Crloo qnd Lacks
tho Narva to Coot Hor
Vote for War.
Washington.—The resolution de-
claring that a atato of war oxlata be-
tween the United States and Ger-
many, already passed by the aenale,
pasaod tho house by' a vote of 373
to SO.
The reaolutlbn formally accepts
tho state of war belligerency forced
by Germany aggreaalon and author-
ises and directs the president to etn
ploy tho military and naval forcoa
and all tho rasour ces of the nation
to bring tho war against Germany
to a successful termination.
Without roll call the house re-
jected all amendments Including pro-
posals to prohibit the sending of any
troops overseas without congressional
authority.
Passage of the resolution followed
eeventeen hours of debate. There
was no attempt to filibuster, but the
paalflst group under the leadership
of Democratlo Leader Kfcchln pro-
longed the dlsousslon with Impas-
sioned speeches declaring conclenoe
would not permit them to support the
president's recommendation that a
state of war be declared.
Miss Rankin of Montana, the only
woman member of congress, sat
through the first roll call with bowed
head, falling to answer to her name
twlee called by the clerk.
On the second roll call she rose
and said, In a sobbing voice, “I want
to stand by my country, but I can-
not vote for war." For a moment
then she remained standing sup-
porting herself against a desk and as
cries of "VoteI Vote!" oame from
several parts of the house she sank
back Into ber sent without voting
audibly. She was recorded In the
negative.
The fifty who voted against the
resolution were:
Almon, Bacon, Britten, Browne,
Burnett, Cary, Church, Connolly of
Kansas, Cooper of Wisconsin, David-
son, Davis, Decker, Dillon, Dill,
Dmlnlck, Esch, Frear, Fuller of Illi-
nois, Haugen, Hayer, Hensley, Hil-
liard, Hull of Iowa, Igoe, Johnson of,
South Dakota, Kastlng,, King, Kin-
kald Kltohln, Knutson, LsFollette,
Little, London, Landsen, McLemore,
Mason, Nelson, Randall, Rankin,
Reavls, Roberts, Rodenburg, Shackel-
ford, Sherwood, Sloan, Stafford, Van
Dyke, Volght, Wheeler, Woods of
Iowa.
The war* resolution was passed by
the senate by a vote of 82 to 0.
Senators who cast the negative
■votes were Gronnn of North Dakota,
LsFollette of Wisconsin, Norris of
Nebraska, Lane of Oregon, Stone of
Missouri and Varduman of Missis-
sippi.
Action in the senate came at the
close of a debate that had lasted con-
tinuously for twelve hours. The
climax was reached when Senator
John Sharp Williams denounced a
speech by Senator LsFollette as more
worth of Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg
than of an American senator.
Field Marshal Sir Dougles Haig’s
troops again have made good progress
toward the German stronghold at St.
Quentin, being now only two miles
from that town. Leaving the Bavy
wood on the northeast, tbs British cap-
tured the villages of Franollly-Selency,
Selency and Holmon and also several
other small points of vantage in this
Immediate sector.
Thence to the northwest to a short
distance below Arraa. Important Ger-
man positions wore taken at various
places, Including trenches on a front
of about ten miles between the Ba-
paume-Cambral road and Arras. The
Germans are said to have suffered
heavy casualties In this fighting dur-
ing whioh six villages fell Into the
hands of the British.
The Russians on the Persian front
and the British In Mesopotamia con-
tinues to harass the Turks. The Rus-
sians bave driven the Ottoman forces
westward from Kerlnd and now are
approaching the Mesopotamian border
near Khanlkan. The British troops
havn occupied the Tuiklih town of
Dely Abbas on the Mesopotamian
front.
PROPAGANDA IN THE SOUTH
Spies Trying to Stir Up Trouble
Among the Negroes.
SAVES NAVY _$18,000„000
Steel Manufacturers Deolde On Prleee
With Secretary Daniels.
Washington.—A saving of efghjteen
million dollars In the nuvy's bill for
steel during 1217 and of more than two
millions In a single order for torpedoes
are represented In price agreements
effected with the manufacturers by
Becretary Daniels.
The schedule of priced for a year's
supply of steel agreed on at u confer-
ence between the secretary and J. n.
Farrell, president of the United States
Steel Corporation Is the same the
navy paid for Its 1216 consignment
and considerably be.ow the current
market. Detaile ns to the amount or
exact prices were not made public.
In the case of torpedo orders, Mr.
Daniels brought the manufacturing
concern, the E. W. Blisa Co. of Brook-
lyn, to terms by Invoking several
days ago for the flrat time the new
law authorising the government to set
a reasonable price for navy material
and compel private plants to abide by
them. Tho company accepted a price
of $1,678 per torpedo, about two-thirds
of their bid price.
Birmingham.—Reporta that agenta
of the tmperlnl German government
are using Elm Grove, a negro settle-
ment near Greensboro, N. C„ as head-
quarters for a campaign to Incite
southern negroes against tho govern-
ment of the United States, today were
confirmed by local federal agnate.
The alleged activities, according to
the officials here huve been extended
to the tobacco and cotton belts of
Georgia, Alabama, the Carolines and
parts of Florida.
These efforts have met with little
•ympsthy among the negroes, who
have pledged themselves In large
numbers to support the president and
render every service they could to
the nation In case of war. In some
parts of the black belts of Georgia
and Alabama the Teutonic agents
have succeeded In appealing to the
negroes to some extent.
The British Are Happy.
British Front In France—When the
soldiers who are facing the Germans
In the front line learned of President
Wilson’s address, even the most dis-
tressing weather conditions, with
•thuelaem. _
Mlse~Wlieon Gives 11,000.
Washington.—Miss Margaret Wll-
eon, the president's daughter handed
the Red Cross her personal check for
$1,000—the proreeds of her spring
concert tour. Her cheek was dated
April 2. the day of the president's ad-
dress to congress. ■
CONTINGENT FUND LARGE
President Given Liberal Emergency
War Cheat.
Washington.—Aproprlatlons of $100,-
000,000 for an emergency war fund to
be used at the presidents' discretion
similar to the $60,000,000 rund given
President McKinley for prosecuting
the Spanish war was attached by the
senate appropriations committee lo
the general deficiency bill.
The appropriations comm'ltou also
Increased the department of Justice
funds ror the prosecution of crime and
also that of the socret service. The
$100,000,000 given the president Ib
"for the national security and defense
and for each and every purpose" to be
expended "at the discretion of the
president,” Is made available at once
and to remain available until Decem-
ber 31, 1217 The bill now carries a
total of $164,868,000.
FIRST BUUETS TO BE DOLLARS
FIVE BILLION DOLLAR BOND
ISSUE FOR ALLIED LOAN
GOVERNMENT TO CONVINCE
QERMANT WE WILL
WAGE REAL WAR
WAR CHEST OVER 3 BILLION
While Army Is Being Organised, Kelp
er Will Be Given e Dos# of Our
Financial Resources.
As a First Start In Taking Up Active
Beonemie and Military Partlelpa-
tlan With the Allies In the
Great War.
INTERNED SHIPS SEIZED
Nlnety-ene Merchant Vassolc In Ameri-
can Forts Taken Over.
Washington.—Under orders from
tho treasury department United States
customs, naval and other officials
seised all German ships In United
States ports, a total of ninety-one ves-
sels with an aggregate tonnage of
nearly 700,000 with a value of nearly
$100,000,000.
- Belaures of the ships, according to
an official statement are measures of
safety for the ships themseives and
adjoining property. The crews aboard
are regarded as German reservists on
German territory.
The further question of what Is to be
done with the fleet now comes up for
consideration. Two courses, It was
aald, are open to the government:
The ships will be put Into service
and be paid for at the close of the war,
or they may be confiscated altogether
without violating the terms of the
Pruaalan-American treaty of 1828.
Many officials oppos the latter course
unless It should be decided to take It
upon the principle of taking a ship for
every American ahlp destroyed illeg
ally by a submarine.
The flrat step now, at any rate, prob-
ably will be to repair the damage done
to the machinery of the ships by their
crews on orders of the German gov-
ernment when diplomatic relations
were severed.
Cempuleory Training.
Washington.—The army general
staff plan of compulsory military serv-
ice was proposed In a bill by Repre-
sentative Kahn, ranking republican
member of the house military commit-
tee. Kahn's measure provides for
training men between Ml and 22. Sen-
ator Chamberlain's compulsory (rain-
ing bill was one of the first Introduced
before the senate, The age clause
will he raised from 10 lo 2(> In this
measure. The bill provides for rais-
ing an army of 600,000 men at a cost
-» •Wnut $166,000,000.
Washington.—Congress Is asked to
provide immediately $3,602,617,000 to
finance the war for one year, approxi-
mately as follows:
For the war department, $2,962,-
637,233.
For Increasing the authorised
strength of the navy to 160,000 men
and the marine corps to 30,000 men,
$176,866,762. >
For other neceaary expenditures for
the naval establlahment at the direc-
tion and discretion of the president,
$222,638,790.
For the coast guard, so that it may
perfect and bring to a high slate of
efficiency Its telephone system of
coastal communication, $600,000.
A bond laaue, Increased taxation,
Including higher taxes en estates,
large incomes, whiskey, beer and to-
bacco and new methods of taxation
probably will be resorted to to raise
the huge amount.
Unofficial estimates are to the effect
that the banks of the federsl reserve
system are In a position to absorb up
to $2,000,000,000 of wsr bonds at
once at a rate of Interest not exceed
Ing 344 per cent.
Chairman Slmmona of the senate
finance committee intimated that
short-term notes might be Issued to s
limited extent to make Immediately
available a portion of the sum desired.
Representative Rainey of Illinois,
ranking majority member of the-ways
and means committee, declared that
the Income tax would probably be
amended ao aa to furnish the govern-
ment with greatly Increased revenues
during the war. Lowering of the In-
come tax to $2,000 and possibly to
$1,600 are also being considered.
A conservative view was that at the
present rate of taxation $100,000,000
would be added to government’s reve-
nue by lowering the exemption to
$2,000; some officials thought that the
returns would be doubled, bringing
the total to approximately $660,000,-
000.
Proposals under consideration to in-
crease the federal tax on estates up
to 40 percent on very large estates
would swell the government’s reve-
nues, If adopted, by hundreds of mil-
lions.
Voluntary Enllstmsnt First.
The new army bill wbb Introduced
in both houses. The principal pro-
visions far raising the new army qre:
Immediate recruiting of the
regular army and national guard
to their full war strength (about
760,000 men), and calling of all
national guard units Into federal
service.
Compulsory enlistment to re-
cruit both the regular army and
national guard to their full war
strength, If voluntary enlistments
are not sufficient.
The Increase of the present au-
thorised war strength of the reg-
ular army and national guard by
about 26 percent to provide an
armed force at once of about
1,000,000 men by compulsory serv-
ice If voluntary recruiting falU.
Increase by compulsory recruit-
ing Increments to about 2,000,-
000 men within two years.
All new enlistments, it la planned
•hall <be for the term of the war with
Germany. It is proposed lo quadruple
the enlisted strength of the navy.
Enthusiastic patriots who have or-
ganized volunteer companies and reg-
iment! for service in the United
States army have performed their
work for nothing.
No volunteer units will be accepted
according to the present plans of the
wnr department.
Among volunteer organisations that
have offered their services lo the
country Is Colonel Roosevelt's pro-
posed volunteer army * division. Col-
onel Roosevelt's application Is being
held up with several others of a simi-
lar nature.
In Good Shape to Fight.
Actuul and potential resources
which, all told, probably never have
been equaled by any other nation In
the history of the world, are brought
Into Ike great wur under the Ameri-
can flag.
Into the balance against Germany
are thrown a navy In strength and
efficiency among the foremost nfloat;
an army comparatively small hut
highly efficient, bedecked by a cltl-
senry of upward of 20.000,000 capnble
of military duty, and Industrial re-
sources Incomparably the greatest In
the world, already mobilised for pub-
lic service. ,
The regulars, numbering nearly
120,000 and trained mid equipped In
a way which their officers believe
matehes unit for unit the boasted
efficiency of (lermuny's best, are
rendy to respond over light In what-
ever call may come. The national
guard. 160,000 strong, nnd hardened
by months of service rt the hitler,
already hits many units In service.
Washington. — President Wllson'p
policy, outlined in hla address to coit
grass, of paying America's war bill, ao
far as possible while the war Is being
waged, leaving a minimum debt to pos-
terity, was reflected in a decision oy
leaders In the house and senate to
raise 60 per cent of the flrat year's ex-
penditures by taxation.
Under this program congreaa will be
called upon to raise war revenue to
the extent of $1,760,000,000 through
new and Increased measures of taxa-
tion during the fiscal year ending Juno
30, 1918.
This is exclusive of the $5,000,000,-
000 bond Issue, authorisation for
which will be sought of congress this
week. The total demand upon the fi-
nancial resources of the country dur-
the first year of war, under this pro-
gram, would be $6,750,000,,000.
Of the $5,000,000,000, It was definite-
ly stated would be lent to the entente
allies. The entire Issue, house and
senate leaders have agreed, will hear
Interest at the rate of 314 per cent. It
la proposed to make the loan to the
allies ut this Interest rate, which la
lower far than the rate they have been
compelled to pay on their previous is-
sues.
After the entente governments have
been granted the loan, the plan la to
hold the remaining $2,000,000,000 of
the $5,000,000,009 to be applied, aa ne-
cessary, on the cost of the military and
naval establishments and other war
expenses of tbe United States. Indica-
tions are that with the war revenue
measures In effect, the> full amount,
$2,000,000,000, would not be entirely
exhausted at the end of the first year.
The forthcoming bond issue, It was
said, would be placed before the pub-
lic as quickly aa possible in denomona-
tlons of $100 down, possibly to $26,
will bear “a reasonable Interest rate"
and the entire army of American in-
vestors—banks, corporation and Indi-
viduals—will be afforded an opportun-
ity to subscribe.
RUMORS OF SUNKEN RAIDER
Qussr Vessels Sighted Off Nantucket
Lightship.
Boston.—A suspicious vessel o:
Nantucket lightship was reported t
the Boston navy yard by a Britt*
vessel. Later tbe position of the myi
terlous vessol was given 'as latitud
40.15 north, longitude 69.28 west, a
most due south from the shoals.
Whether, because of the chance
were against an enemy ahlp playing
lone hand at the war game now o
whether there exists a foundation o
truth, there were reports from wide!
separated sources that a raider ha<
been sunk off Nantucket.
GERMAN SPIES ARRESTED
Government Dragnet Acta Without Un-
necessary Formality.
Washington.—The arrest of sixty
ringleaders in German plots, conspira-
cies and machinations in the United
States, were ordered by Attorney Gen-
eral Gregory immediately after Presi-
dent Wilson signed the war resolu-
tion.
Every man arrested is a German-
citizen nnd Is known by the depart-
ment of Justice, to have participated
Actively in German Intrigues In this
country. Ball will be refused In eaon
case. The entire group will be locked
up, unless there is a change In present
laws, for the duration of the war.
ONE ARREST IN 0KLA. CITY
German, Suspected of Espionage,
Taken In Charge By Officers.
Oklahoma City.—The first "spy" ar-
rest In Oklahoma City was made by
federal officers, when they took up
Felix' Reinhardt, a Oerman, charged
with being "an alien enemy of the
United States." Reinhardt was taken
to (he county Jail, where he whs ex-
Atnlned and held for further Investi-
gation without ball.
According to Untied 'Slates Attor-
ney Fain, who filed the Information,
Reinhardt has been suspected and
haH been watched for some time by
federal secret agents, and was pre-
paring to go to Mexico. He Is de-
scribed by federal officials as an "agi-
tator,w and as being In frequent con-
ferences with other suspects who are
under surveyance by federal officers.
I-ast week a passport to Mexico
Arrived for Reinhardt. His arrest fol-
lowed.
Belgium To Get $100,000.
New York.—A gift of $100,000 has
aeen contributed by the Rockefeller
foundation to the commission for re-
lief In Belgium.' The money will ba
used lo furnish supplemental noonday
mealN to Belgian children.
Relief Btsamsr Is Bunk.
London.- The Norwegian steamer
Camilla, with a cargo of corn for the
llelglnn relief commission, according
,o a Reuter dispatch from ('open-
mgen, has been sunk without warn-
ng, with the loss of two lives.
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Army Station Makes Record.
Almost two companies of infantry,
or a total of 178 men, according tp
figures furnished by recruiting offl-
e«ra at the Oklahoma City army re-
cruiting station, were forwarded to
Fort Logan, Colorado, for service in
the regular army during tbe month of
March.
This it ninety-eight men more than
have ever enlisted at tha Oklahoma
City recruiting station In any other
month in tbe sixteen years of its ex-
istence.
“Practically every one of our sub
stations did excellent work during
the month just closed," said Capt.
Robert Whitfield. In charge. "Okla-
homa City secured the largest num-
ber of men, but Ardmore and Chick-
asha were not far behind. Tbe former
onllsted twenty-s^ven men and the
latter station twenty-four. Oklahoma
la doing her share In building up the
lighting forces of the United States."
Court Commissioners Named.
Seven of thq nine supreme court
commissioners provided for In the re-
creation of the commission, have been
cnftrmed. Two places are yet to be
filled.
Judge A. T. West of Ardmore, was
the only new appointee. Commission-
era W. A. Collier, Eufaula; Nestor
Rummons, Hobart; C. A. Galbraith,
Ada; W. R. Bleakmore, Oklahoma
City; Sam Hooker, Oklahoma City,
and A. M. Stewart, Hollis, were re-
appointed.
The appointment of Howard Parker
as state reporter was also announced.
Mr. Parker served In this position
from the establlshmnt of the office
by the 'second legislature until its
discontinuance two years ago. The
aixth legislature re-created the place.
Mr. Parker will begin at once on the
mass of work that has accumulated
in tbe past two years..
800 Needed For the Navy.
Oklahoma must furnish 800 addi-
tional men for the United States navy
by April 20.
This la the expectation of Uncle
Sam, according to a telegram from
the navy department to Lieutenant
Vanderbeck, in charge of the local
navy recruiting station. The mes-
sage states that 38,500 additional men
are needed to fill the navy’s emer-
gency complement. Oklahoma's share
In that number la 800.
Lieutenant Vanderbeck has writ-
ten letters to 1,600 postmasters, 60
commercial organizations and hun-
dreds of persona throughout the state,
urging them to show their patriotism
now by sending In young men to the
recruiting officers. Postmasters re-
ceive $5 for each man sent to the sta-
tion.
New York Life Does Good Business,
Reports filed with the state Insur-
ance board, show that the New York
Life Insurance Company, with a total
at $6,320,227, led the Held in the
amount of new life Insurance written
in Oklahoma In 1916. This company
ilso has the greatest amount of insur-
ance in force In the state, with $27,-
191,298. The next ten highest com-
panies and the amount of policies
written, are as follows:
Kansas City Life, $3,393,966; MIs-
lourl State Life $3,260,393; North-
western Mutual, $2.7«9,440; Mutual
Life, $2,662,685; Oklahoma National
Life, $2,406,732 International LI'e, $2,-
174,712; Illinois Bankers’ Life, $2,216.-
100; American National, $1,969,966;
Bqultable Life, $1,600,968; Illinois
Life, $1,209,729.
Supreme Court Places Filled,
Appointment of Judge Robert M.
Rainey of Atoka and Judge Thomas
H. Owen of Muskogee to the supreme
court bench was announced by Gov-
ernor Williams. This completes ap-
pointment of the four additional mem-
bers of the court, authorised by an
act of the recent legislature.
The new members are expected to
take office about April 1. The mem-
bers of the court will be J. F. Sharp,
chief Justice. M. J. Kane, John b!
Turner, C. M. Thacker, Summers
Hardy, J. M. Mlley, Rutherford Brett,
Robert M. Rainey and Thomas H.
Owen, the last four being the new ap-
pointees.
Dormitories For Norman.
The campaign to raise $100,000 for
building two dormitory buildings for
the state university at Norman, one
for young men and the other for
young women haa been Inaugurated
here.
Prominent business men of Okla-
homa City and other men and women
are Interested In the movement,
which Is sponsored by the east and
west missionary conferences of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south.
The dormitory movement Is ap-
proved by Dr. Stratton D. Brooks,
president of Oklahoma university,
who reoently stated that tha greatest
problem confronting the Institution
was the lack of eufflclent housing fa-
cilities with proper environment.
It la proposed to erect two build-
ings, each to coat $60,000. Each build-
ing will be Urge enough to accommo-
date elxty students. In addition to
sleeping rooms, the plana contemplate
the Installation of a swimming pool,
sleeping porches, recreation, living
and atudy rooms and other conveni-
ences In each building.
While the dormitories will be under
the supervision of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, they will be open to all
Undents, regardless of church affllla-
ion.
DEPOSITS AMOUNT
TO $75,667,000
Total deposits In the 64$ banka re-
porting to the call of March 5 wa»
$76,667,670.76, according to the con-
solidated statement issued by J. D«
Lankford, state bank commissioner.
Cash on hand was $3,229,862.68.
In detail tbe statement la as fol-
lows:
Resources.
Loans and discounts.........$63,844.941.:i<6
Overdrafts .................. 179,065.90>
gecurltles with banking
board .....................
Mtocka, Honda and Warrants
Daubing house, furniture and
fixtures ..............
Other real estate........
Due from banka.............
Checks and other cash.Items SOO,684.08
Exchange for clearing house. 504,174.81
Hills of Exchange............ 2.528.606.8S
Cash ........................ 3,380,861.8S
814.7S7.24l
3,981,571 16
2.029,781.9»
•05.0U.3S
89,943.108.97
Total .4..................
Liabilities.
Capital stock .............
Surplus .................
Undivided profits .........
Due to banks..............
hepoultfl ••«<<, •••999SSS4SS
Cashier's checks ..........
Iteillacounts ...............
Hills payable .............
Total ..........
, .$88,855,401.57'
.) 8,516.560.00,
.. 1,882,946.H4i
. 1.117,268.61
. 8,927,918.48
. 75,587,670.'6
972,346.28
166,038.81
148,200.00
.......$98,255,409.5T~
Rats Hearing Begun.
Edgar E. Watkins, attorney-exam-
iner of the interstate commerce com-
mission, Is conducting In the federal
building here what is regarded as the1
most Important Interstate commerce
rate case ever heard in Oklahoma.
The case Involves an Investigation
by the commission Into the reason-
ableness of Increased tariffs of class*
rates, covering all freight In less than1
carload lots, and many article*
shipped in carlots, between points In*
Oklahoma and points In Texas, also*
on interstate traffic between points In*
Oklahoma. The importance of the
case Is enhanced by tho Intention of|
the railroads to spread the new scalo
of rates to other traffic in varlouo*
directions In the aouthwest, If auc-*
cessful In securing from the Inter-*
state commerce commission dissolu-
tion of the pending orders of suspen-
sion against the increased rates.
The tariffs under Investigation were
filed in December to become effective
February 1, and were enjoined by tba>
commission pending Investigation a*
a result of protests and petitions filed
by shippers throughout Oklahoma,
Texas, Arkansas and Kansas, promi-
nent among which were the Okla-
homa Traffic Association and the cro-
poratlon commission of Oklahoma.
The proposed increases range front
10 to 80 per cent and, in the opinion
of many shippers, will result In seri-
ous handicap to interior cities, such
as Oklahoma City,, Wichita and Dal-
las, if finally approved.
Numerous shippers’ organization*
are expected to appear before tbe ex-
aminer for the commission at thw
hearing, including, the public utilities
commission of Kansas, railroad com-
mission of Arkansas, corporation
commission of Oklahoma, the Okla-
homa Traffic Asso'clatlon and traffic
bureaus of Fort Worth, Dallas and
other points in Texas, of IJort Smith,
Tulsa, Muskogee and other citioa.
Monthly Crop Summary.
Wheat has a growing condition of
76 per cent. This is an increase over
the condition of one month ago of 3*
per cent and an Increase of 9 per cent'
compared with the condition of eame>
date in 1916. The extreme northwest
part of the state showR the poorest
condition for some years. Cimarron,
Texas, Beaver, Harper, Woodward
and Ellla counties have a growing:
condition of 60 per cent. In 1916 at
this time their condition was 72 per
cent and In 1915^81 per cent. These
counties have experienced one of the
longest dry periods this season that
has been known for years. The re-
maining counties of the wheat belt
are In good condition, as they hav»
had moisture enough during the last
four or five months to keep them out
of danger.
The growing condition of oats in
81 per cent. This Is 6 per cent better
than the condition of one year ago.
However, It Is a little early for any
•infinite Information concerning the
oata crop. Alfalfa also shows a grow-
ing condition of 81 per cent, and com-
pares favorably with the coadltion of
same date last year, which was 8$
per cent. Spring pasture shows a
growing condition of 78 per cent.
The farmer has on hand from the
1916 crop 17 per cent of corn, 3 par
cent of wheat and 9 per cent of oats;
having consumed or marketed since
our last report as follows: corn 10
per cent, wheat 2 per cent and oata
9 per cent. In the northern counties,
targe quantities have been shipped
In for seeding purposes tor this year’#
crop.
Chiropractors to 8ssk Referendum.
Petition for a referendum on Sen
ate BUI No. Ill, known as the "chlro
praetor bill," was filed with Secretary
of State J. L. Lyon by George 8
Evans, who appeared as attorney for
Willard Carver In his trial for con
tempt by the senate recently.
In case enough signatures to Inst!
tute the referendum are obtained the
enforcement of the act will be sus
pended until the general election of
November, 1918. Otherwise It becomes
effective ninety days after adjourn-
mont of the legislature, or June 16.
Assistants In the office of tha secre
tary of state computed that It will
lake 18,004 elgnaturee of voters In th*
November general election to get the
question, which would be state que*
tlon No. 94. on the ballot. Five per
cent of ell the votes cast In the last
election are required.
It Is expected that a whirlwind ontn
palgn will be made by chlropractorr
to get the signatures In the ninety
days allowed. The law which thes
soak to have vetoed by rererendutt
comps’* chiropractors to take (ha ex
amlnatlon by the state medical boai\l
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