The Independent And The Dewey World (Bartlesville, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 18, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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THE INDEPENDENT
AND THE DEWEY WORLD
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VOL. 12
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No. 48 Bartlesville. Washinoton County, Okla , JAN 18,1917
$1.50 Per Yi r
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Afncvitmt Will be Taaffct ia Uaivemly Wmui Suffrage Bill Piaei Haute
To uH»»t the demand of state
re luiretuent* in granting life cer
titivates to teachers, the Univers
it v of Oklahoma will offer. l>egin-
niug 1‘ebruary 13, six eources in
agricultural' education. The
• .M.tves have just been adopted
by th»* university faculty and
a ill V offered under the direc
tionof Prof W Bridges, of the
depart nent of agricultural edu
r.it loll.
Since the United States enter
**•1 the war high schools all over
t he country has been anxious to
begin the teaching of agriculture
hut have been unable to secure
t«* ichors Students of the I ni
v *rsity of Oklahoma will now
have an opportunity to tit them-
selves to teach agriculture us
well as other high school sub*
j; -ts
The course-to be offered here
will include & teachers’ course in
gardening, a history o* agi icul
rural aducation, a teachers’
course in crops and soils, in farm
animals in poultry, and the i>ed
a gory "f agricultural nature
study. The course in gardening
will include both home and school
gardens, that in poultry will fit
teachers to conduct five stock
shows.
A correspondence course in
agriculture for teachers and
county superintendents is now
Irving given through the exten-
sion division of the university.
It is one of the many branches
• if endeavor the university has
undertaken to hilp win the war.
Canada Gets Land Stefanssci Finds
\Y«<»nin|;ton U C The Susan
B. Anthony amendment to the
constitution planting suffrage to
women was approveJ by the
houkt- of representative* by a vote
of _'84 to 136 The amendment
n w goes to the senate.
The seffragisia had not a single
vote to spare, although speaker
Claik, who di i not vote, in accord
ance with the custom, would have
cast a vote in favor of the amend-
NcAlwter Urfes Sab al AH hi Catl
• | t
Mc.V>e»ler. Okla -Represents-
lives from this city nre now id
Washington engaged m a three
cornered fight in connection with
the proposed passage ot the Car-
ter bill for the sale of the min-
erals under the lands in theCboe-
taw and Chickasaw Indian na-
tions
The bill makes an exc ption of
th mineral under the statelands
giving the state the preterence
incut and saved it from dr (cat (tight to purchase subject to ex-
had lacked one vote of the requir- » ting leases. James H Coiden
cl t wn-iliirds majority. Two- |of turn city is representing clients
tliilds ol those voting today was
Fairbanks- Alaska. Several
new large Arctic lands were dis
covered northwest of Banksland
in the spring of i916 by Vihjal-
mur Stalanssen, the Arctic ex-
plorer, according to Captain A.
I*in«s who arrived here from the
Arctic Ocean, bringing direct
nows from the explorer accord
i ig to Csptain A. I^ane, who he
s.iys, is spending the 1917-1918
winter in the northern seas at
Cartel lslrnd. The explorer
< i.limed the new the new islauds
from Canada
The islands it is believed here,
• vidently lie near a large conti-
m*nt the explorer discovered
north of Prince Patrick island in
1914 Banksland and Prince
Patrick island lie near each oth-
• r in the western Arctic and
n irtInvest of them is a large
stretch of frozen waste hereto
lo.-e unexplored.
The explorer, Captain Lane
n id, was preparing to make a
;; Hi-tnile dash over the ice north
and west of the 'western Can-
mi ian Arctic coast during the
> miner of l9ls, in search of
i..., .■ new land.
Unde Sam Office Burned
2;4.
The |{ publicans were chiefly
rc<»pnii:nblc tor the vote that car-
rieii th*- rosululiun proposing to
-uomit to the slate* the suffr ge
amendment Thrrr were 1<»5 Kc
publicans voting for it and only
3$ against. L). spile President
Wilson's convcrtiou to national
suffi.igr last inght Add his ail vice
to members to vote for the res,».
lution, his fellow Democrats in
th -house woe about evenly di-
vided, 1o4 voting for ami lo2
against the resolution.
A number of members are c«ira-
peditors foi the honor of casting
the single vote nrcrssaiy to
achieve victory tor the women
who h ve worked tor national en-
franchisement for forty years
James R. Maun of Illinois, the
minority leader, left John Hop
kins hospital at Baltimore this af-
ternoon and journied to the cap
ital, arriving less than an hour be
fore the roll was called. He show
ed the effect of his illness, chiefly
in the loss of weight, as he walked
into the chamber amid an affect-
ing demonstration of welcome.
All members on both sides of
the chamber arose and applauded
f.ir several minutes while Mr.
Mann took his seat, with col-
eagues trooping about him,
wringing his hands.J
Representative Barnhart of In-
diana also left a hospital, where
he was operated on for appendi-
citis last Saturday He voted for
the amendment and returned to
the hospital.
Representative Suns of Tennes-
see attended and voted for the
amendment, although he was ill
and had announced that he
would be carried to the chamber
on a stretcher if necessary. Re-
presentative Drukker of New Jer-
sey, opposed to the amendment
was too ill to attend but had he
been there the result would not
have been changed.
who own these leases and he will'
•eek to have this provision elimi-
nated fiora* the bill, urging that
ms elieiitv have the same right
as other lessees, who, under the
bill’- provisions have preference
right to purchase at the highest
bid.
Sam L. Morler is ban ding the
state interests on interests on
the insistence of Govenor Wil
latms. wh • insists that it is nec
essary lor proper discip ine at
the penitentiary that tne state
own the mineral under the peni-
tentiary lands in •rder to con
duct the institution wi'hout cor-
flirt with the rights of private
pr-p-rty Tue govm or is insist
ing on this over the prote-ts of
the United Mine Workers of Am
eric , who claim that permission
to the state to purchase the mn
eral would lead to coal mining
with conflict labor Cov. rnor
Wi liams insists that thi> is not
his purpose in seeking to have
the state acquire the coal.
The fri-nds of the hill are urg-
ing it* passage as a military nec-
cessity despite the fact that it
has been transferred from tbe
military to the Indian committee
The property belongs to the
Choctaw and Chickrsaw Indians
and for thi* reason it was thought
adv'sab e to all the Indian com
raittee to handle it. The succ ss
of tbe mersure will open ov re
than 3,000,000 acres of ca1 de-
posits in the McAlister district
to development.
T« C$atnl Binder Twine
The lood administration has
-iranged to control during i918
tbe supply of binder twine, so
important to farme t, particular-
ly those of the granger states.
Reasonable pric- s—although not
so low as former ones—arc ex
p$ct* d
This control will be effected
thiough voluntary agreements
the binder twine u»* e s have
made with the food administra-
tion, which will centralize the
buying and eliminate compe
tition.
An official anrnnmc nient *a»s
the f od adm'S'stratiou’sar.ange-
meins will stabilize prices, pre-
Vv nt undue advances, eliminate
waste speculation and hoarding
and give tbe product to the ultt
mate consumer at the lowest p ice
pos-i hie.
Rewards far Gist Law Via'atan
Emma Galdman ta Frisai
Washington Jan. 14 C nvi .
tion <>t Kiuiua Goldman a d
Alexander Berkman m charges
of c- nsptring to prevent th • o( e •
atiun nt i he S<- eotve Service Act
by urging men oi draft age
not to r, ctsier, was today sus-
tamed bv the >upreiti court.
Miss G 1 dur-tii and Berkman
wee cun icted in N'-w ^oik .ml
sen'euced to ser*e tw.» v^.«ts in
prison a«d a tine of $l",00w each
Both • ontended the act was un.
constitutional, but the supreme
court last Monday upheld the
the law, although the court at
that time rendered no opinion in
tbe cases involving conspiracy
charges.
Fltnr Supply is Uw
The urgent i>ece-s:ty for con
servation of wheat flonr until
the next crop is available, is
emphasized in the statement is-
sued by George A. Zabriskie,
chief of flour de»tribution of the
federal food adtninis ration. Con
sinners are asked to substitute
rye flout barley flower, rice flour
and com tueal.
“Bakers are asked to begin at
jonce sub-tituting about 10 per
jeent of other cereals with flour
Stockholm. Jan. IS.—Food con- and gradually work np to about
duions in Berlin have become so!20 per cent Hou ewives are
much morse, according to advices urgently nquested to buy flour
| reaching here, that the popula- Lniv {„ small quantities as
tion is compelled to ex st almost neC(]et, an<1 when hour is
entirely ou the ratians of bterd, ■cjiasej
Brriin Filk u Iriii
1. ni Saturday afternoon fine
-i. \ ed the h me office if the
. . Sam Oil Company in Kan
-> tv, Kans. The building a
> • -try brick, and tbe entire
■ . t‘.us wfcre burned The lo>s
• mated at twenty-five tliou-
> u (iol ars
meat and dotators.
to buy a
pur-
corresponding
amount of the‘•uhstitute mention
Virtual!, no vegetable, or fratt',,, )Utmel, j, a|so 8agr..,.
are reaching the city and no game
is to be had, owing to the
ing of Hie closed season.
begin-
THK INDEPENDENT $1.50
ed as a verv important adjunct in
the use of flour, and attention is
called to the liberal supplies of
white potatoes which can be
utilized to save flour,”
Keep 2-Cent Fare in lUineii
Washington, Jan. 14—The Il-
linois Central Railroad and
twenty eight otht r roads by an
opinion of the supreme court to-
day, lost their fight to have the
Illinois 2 Cent Passenger Fare
Law set aside. Federal decrees
dismissing proceedings instituted
by the Illinois Public Utilities
Commission from placing into ef
feet the 2-cent tate also were sus
tamed.
West Nty Eat Neat Any Dny
Residents of six Western states
may eat all the beef they want
on meatless days under the rul
ing by the food administration
designed to meet a peculiar situ-
ation in California. Wa^nington,
Oregon. Colorado Nevada and
Arizona, The ruling does not
apply to any other meats.
Rewards to Hie amount of IS.-
250 oo, authorized bv Section 19.
Chapter 163, Session Law- ot
Oklahoma, 1917, have been f-
ferrd by Governor R L. Wil-
liams. The rewsris are for tire
capture and conviction, in a court
of the State of Oklahoma, ot any
person or peisons guilty
of the following viola-
tions against the State Game and
Fish Laws.
1. Dynamiting or poisming
waters of any lake, pond, river or
stiearn in the State, the sum of
$100,00 each. Provided that
tins reward shall he void after
ten rewards have been been paid
under thi>. proclamation, and
*halt not apply to more than ten
apprehended persons, total under
tIns reward SlOOU 00
2. For kill ng or selling the
fur of any fu'lnaring nr* al con-
trary *o law, the sum of $50.00
each Provided that th > reward
shall be void after ten rewards
have been paid und*-r 1 lit- pruc
lamati- n, and shall n »t apply to
more th in ten apprehended per-
sons, total under this pr a.illa-
tion $500.00.
3 For k'lling anv quai« cen
tra> y t*» law. the sum of f‘2V00
each. l’r vided that this reward
shall >e v lid alter ten rewanli
have been fi.iid under I ms proc
amation, an 1 shall not apply to
more than ten appre ended per.
sons, total amounts u der his
proclamation $250 00
4. For the killing of any wild
tuikey or prairie ch cken con-
trary to law, the sum of fifty dol-
lars each. Provided that this re-
ward shall be void after ten re-
wards have been paid out under
the proclamation not to exceed
$500 00.
5. For the ktllllng of any deer
contrary to law. the sum of $100 •
00 00 each. Provided that this
reward shall be void after ten
rewards have been paid under
this proclamation, and shall not
apply to more than ten appre-
hended persons the total amount
to be paid out not to exceed $1-
000 00.
Parties desiring to earn thrse
rewards should begin their pros-
ecution through attorneys ot the
State of Oklahoma or address G.
A *Smith, State Game and Fish
Warden, Oklahoma City, Okla-
homa
Appliestj«iu Filed ler Divtrce
Ckirter Fists Fra
ts Nike Aenplanes
Oklahoma City, Jan 16.—A
charter was issued by Secretary
of State J. L. Lyon yesterday to
the Dewey Airplane company of
Dewey Oklahoma, which was
capitalized at $200,000 The
company declares its purpose to
be the manufacture and sale of
airplanes and accessoies and the
conduct of a school of flying.
4748 —Lurena Charley
vs
Frank Charley
divorce
4750 — Bessie Noland
vs
Chas H Noland
divorce
Jobn Dehart -
vs
Mary Dehart
diverce
4765—Grace Lux
vs
George Lux
4756—Nettie Lovely
vs
Thomas L Lovely
7446-
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Dixon, W. E. The Independent And The Dewey World (Bartlesville, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 18, 1918, newspaper, January 18, 1918; Bartlesville, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc950337/m1/1/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Advertising%22: accessed June 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.