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N'EW-STATE TRIBUNE, THURSDAY. JANUARY 12,1911.
i
GOVERNOR CRDCFS FIRST
MESSAGE TO lECISI WRE
T o the Members of the Third Iloar(i of Education, when properly
I ~:«^1 •. : 13 i clothed with authority, can work out
Legislature in Kegmar an adequate system of consolidated
Session Assembled n,raI h'Kh school,—a system that must
. prevail in this state if any adequate
J measure of justice is meted out to the
I submit this message to you with ' rural port,on of our PoP^Ion.
a fueling of hesitancy. My term of of ' Election Laws.
lice has Just begun, and it is impossi- The present Primary and General
ble for me to know the needs of the election Laws were passed by the first
various departments of the State, for State Legislature; and at that time
which your duty requires you to legis- were evidently thought to be adequate
late. Ah fast as possibel, I shall ac- to the needs of the people. Two un-
quaint myself with tho needs of the successful attempts have since been
different departments; the legislation made to amend or modify these laws,
needed, and will supply you with the Unmerciful and unjust criticism has
facts. There are, however, certain been hurled at these laws until deep-
matters I desire to call to your atten seated dissatisfaction prevails among
tion at this time. The majority,, of our people, and the demand for chang-
you were elected upon platforms cm ing these laws comes from all classes
bracing distinct promises to the poo- and all political parties. Too much
pie. These pledges should be faithful care cannot be exercised in framing
ly redeemed. No man who is worthy a law to properly protect and maintain
to hold a seat In the Legislature of Ok- the integrity of our elections. How-
lahoma will now undertake to ignore ever, I would not have you think that
or vary the terms of the compact he I believe a law can possibly be drawn
made with the people prior to elec- that will meet with no criticism. No
tioo. | matter how perfect it may be it will
Education. lts critics immediately following
Much time has been'given to tUp j <he first election held thereunder; and
subject of education by previous Leg-1
islatures of the State, and much sub- |
stantial progress has been made along
PAGE FIVE
these lines; but there is much yet to
be accomplished if we are to give to
the people of the State the best possi-
ble system of schools, and the system
that they are entitled to have prevail.
The wealth of the State is unevenly
distributed, and will likely continue to
l>e as long as time shall last. It fol-
lows that we have districts of large
taxable values, where an insignificant
tax will maintain good schools nine
months in the year; while in other dis-
tricts tho taxable wealth is so small
that a tax sufficient to maintain a pro-
per school for three months becomes
burdensome. In some districts the tax
on public service corporations yields
large sums of money for educational
purposes. While in many less fortu-
these critics will, in a large measure,
bo confined to the list of defeated
candidates. It has become an almost
! universal custom for a defeated can-
didate1 to charge his defeat, either to
the rascality of his successful oppon
ent or to tho imperfection or unfair-
; ness of the election law. It is rare
indeed that the unsuccessful candidate
is willing to attribute his defeat to
its real cause,—tho desire of a ma-
jority of the voters to have some oth-
er candidate than himself fill the of
flee to which ho aspired. So you need
j not hope to pass a law that will es-
I cape criticism, but you can enact one
| that will meet tho approval of a vast
majority of tho voters of the State,
and after all it is the voters' int. in atl
'that are to be looked after, rather
I than the candidates' desires.
In forming new election laws, or
nate districts no revenue whatever Is [ "mending the present laws, I suggest
derived from this source. ITnder these ,|l;" -v,,u simplify the laws as much
conditions, progress halts In these un-' as Posslble.-writing it in as little
fortunate districts. The citizen of an- i s',:,rc "nd "R , lpar l "K"agc ™ 1'™
other State coming Into our midst to ™n' so th(' Tnaa8eB can read and
abide with us, naturally seeks a home j understand «. Knowing full well that
In the district where taxation bears vou <-an no law ,hat w"' not
lightest, and school advantages are iin Bome instances be violated, I would
best. For these conditions to remain ! ask ,hat -vnu attach severe penalties
means an unevenly balanced citizcn- [or 1,fi v'"'a!'"n, so that adequate pun-
ship; one class educated and well isbment may be meted out to the per-
equipped for useful citizenship; the j son w',n violates it.
other class poorly educated, and ill Banking.
prepared to do their rightful part In. No rad|cal c.hanges aro nee(led 01.
building the State. It is manifestly deman(jed ln the banUing laws of tl)l8
impossible to distribute evenly the state. 0ur laws have been bullt
wealth of the State among the various [ around the fundamental idea of pro-
tecting the depositor who commits the
safety of his money to the keeping of
jour State bankers. We have the best
You are being asked to appro- ,aw un(]er wh|ch [() bujW a fafe an(]
school districts, but wo can more |
evenly distribute the benefits of this
wealth that arises in the form of taxa-
tion
priate hundreds of thousands of dol-
lars to care for the criminal and pau-
per classes of the State, and these de-
mands grow larger and more burden-
some each' year; but it is a burden
that bears with uniform weight ovfer
all sections of the commonwealth. It
is certainly as just to tax the citizens
sound banking institution that has
been passed in the Republic. There
is ono amendment, however, that I
urge you to make in the interest of
better banking conditions in the
State. The real results to be obtained
from any law, lie in the proper admin-
istration of that law. No matter how
of Oklahoma County to help educa e much of merlt a ,aw „ jf „
the boy of earter County, as it is o bo )m administered, abuses
tax the citizen of Oklahoma County to ar0 ]|ab)e (<) „ Thc rp
help provido and care for the criminal Qr(i under
of Carter County. Resides it is the
practice of good business methods.
Better educated citizenship will result]
in fewer criminals to provide for, and
a less number of paupers to support
by the State.
I therefore urge that you levy a tax
for public school purposes that will be
sufficient, when supplemented with
the interest on the invested school
fund, and rentals on public school
lands, to provide not less than live
the administration of a
! banking board, composed ex-offlcio, of
State officials. It is no disparagement
of the ability, integrity or good inten-
tions of any of these officials to say
that the banking interests of the State
would be better served if our banking
laws were administered by a differ-
ently constituted board. These State
officials have all the work that they
can possibly properly do, attending to
the duties of the offices to which the
people have elected them, and they
months school in each district in the cannot give the needed time and at
State. tention to their duties as members of
The Constitution of this State pro the banking board, without seriously!
vides that "Tho supervision of in neglecting their other official duties.
Btruction in the public schools shall The State banking business of Okla-
bo vested in a Board of Education, homa has already assumed vast pro-
whose powers and duties shall be pre portions. On November 10th, 1910,
scribed by law," and until otherwise there were six hundred and ninety-
provided by law, the Governor, Super- three banks with total assets of $7G,-
intendent of Public Instruction, Secre- 394,089.70. With such a vast aggre-
tary of the State, and Attorney Gen- gate of resources, constantly increas-
eral, constitute the Board. Three
years have gone by without any se-
rious attempt on the part of the Leg-
islature to vitalize this important sec-
tion of tho Constitution. Oklahoma
has a splendid opportunity to inaug-
urate and maintain a system of educa
tion suited to the needs of our peo-
ple, and thoroughly efficient in all of
its details. That we have no such sys-
tem now and cannot have under pres-
ent laws, is manifest to every man
who has given the subject serious
thought. A half dozen different edu-
cational boards, at the heads of dif
ing, and touching and influencing ev-
ery artery of legitimate business in
the State, too much care cannot be
exercised in dealing with the subject.
To handle the problem safely and to
the best advantage of thc people, men
well qualified to cope with the sub-
ject, and with ample time to devote
thereto, should be placed in charge.
In thc proper conduct of the banking
interests of the State partisan politics-
should have no place. It is a business
affair, pure and simple, and should be
entirely and eternally removed from
officials enter the community with all
the influence these delinquent local
officials and their friends can com
mand. thrown in their way, to hinder
and obstruct them. Coupled with this
is the natural resentment that an Ok
lahpman holds against the system. As
citizens of the two Territories prior
to state government, we fought so con-
stantly against the idea of imported
officials, that the doctrine of local self
government has become a fixed prin-
ieple with nearly all of us. Yet the
State and this Legislature owe a duty
to the good people of the State, and
the law-abiding citizens in every com-
munity, no matter how much they
may be in the minority, are entitled
to the protection of the law. If local
officials fail to give this protection,
the State must give it; otherwise, just
and righteous government is a farce
and a failure.
Again I regard the present law in
adequate in this: We refuse the in-
dividual the right to deal ln intoxicat-
ing liquors, holding that the same is
wrong,—yet in a collective capacity,
have established dispensaries,
where the State handles theso out
lawed liquors, and that too, in the
face of the fact, that the people of
the State, by popular vote, declared
against the dispensary system. If it
is wrong for an individual to sell In
toxicating liquors, it is wrong for an
aggregation of individuals to sell them
though you try to disguise the indl
viduals by calling them "the State.'
therefore recommend that you abol
ish the dispensary system in this
State, and give tho power to some
responsible Stato official, to remove
any officer In the State, whose duty U
is to enforce this law, who fails or
refuses to enforce it. With these
amendments effective, I am sure that
more satisfactory results will be ob-
tained.
One of the chief hindrances to the
proper enforcement of this law is the
prevailing practice of gambling in thc
State. A largo percentage of the vio-
lation of this law of prohibition, is
directly traceable to this cause. If you
will abolish gambling, you will de-
crease crime fifty per cent in the
State. Of course no one believes you
can pass a law that will entirely stop
gambling, but you can lessen the evil.
As a means to this end, I recommend
that you make it a felony for any man
to run a gambling house in this State.
When you have passed such a law, you
have discharged your duty in this mat-
ter. The responsibility for results will
then be placed upon other officials
and the people of the State who be-
lieve in law enforcement.
Reapportionment.
It will be your duty to redistrict the
Stato for Legislative, Judicial and Con-
gressional purposes. Of course noth-
ing can be done toward establishing
Congressional Districts, until Congress
shall establish the basis of apportion-
ment, but this should not cause any
delay in fixing Legislative and Judicial
Districts. In the matter of redisrict-
ing the State for all of these purposes,
I trust a spirit of fairness will char-
acterize your actions. No political
party can permanently profit by prac-
ticing manifest unfairness. The his-
tory of the other States teaches us
that honest men, in all parties, resent
outrageous gerrymandering. lu no
State in the union are thero to be
found a larger per centage of fair
minded people, than live in Oklahc
ma. Your duty as Representatives of
the people, is to the entire citizenship
of this State, and not to any portion
of that citizenship. No matter how
zealously we may serve any political
organization, if thereby we fail to ren-
der just service to all the people, wc
have failed to perform our real duty.
Nor has any political party the right
to demand or expect that you do less
than your duty to all of the people.
The usefulness of any political party
or organization, reaches its end when
that party ceases to be fair and just.
The majority party in this State has
won its triumphs thus far, because it
has championed the rights of the peo-
ple, and has dealt with uniform open-
ness and fairness with them. It will
continue to be the dominant party just 1
as long as it continues this policy ol
fairness, but when it outrages right, it '
will deserve and receive rebuke at the
hands of the people.
Code Commission.
Past Legislatures have appropriated I
thousands of dollars of the peoples' I
money in an effort to obtain a sensible i
workers, and each ia doing his utmost
to relieve the congestion. But there
la a limitation placed upon human ac-
complishment, beyond which, no man
can go. Hundreda of ca8ea are now
docketed, awaiting a hearing, and the
number la daily increaalng.
The crowded condition of the dock-
et is a potent factor in atill further
increaalng the number of appeala. The
unauccessful litigant in the lower
court, when he realizes that his caae,
if appealed, cannot be reached for
years, ia often tempted to appeal his
case, in order that he may delay jus-
tice. It la not unreasonable to assert
that if speedy hearing could be had
of all rases appealed, the number of
appeals would be materially reduced.
There aro threo remedies suggested
to relieve the situation. First, the
addition of other members of the
court; 8econd, the creation of a tem-
porary intermediate court, and third,
the limitation of tho right of apepal.
To me, the first proposition does not ta*^s.
appear to offer any Mibstantlal relief. 1Wt h"Ms that no land that Is
At any rate, it Is questionabel how not alienable can be subject to taxa-
seven men can more quickly decide a '*on um' 11 'n ftH ,',e Five Civilized
question than fivo can. The second Tribes tho homesteads of all Indian al-
remedy proposed would give tempor- lot tees of one-half or more Indian
ary relief, for whatever work was I blood, or of such allottees deceased
given to that court would be taken who have cnildren surviving who wore
from the existing court, and the docket J ')or?> subsequent to March 4, lOoti, are
could be cleared in a reasonable | Inalienable r.nd non-taxable.
length of time. The objection to this
DECISION SfffUS
LAND TAX CASES
Land Not Alienable Not Subject to
Taaxtion, Declares Federal
Judge.
Muakogee, Okla., Jan. 10.—Four im- j
portant decisions Involving tho right of j
the state to tax certain classes of In
dian lands i nd sell the lauda for taxes, |
were handed down by Federal Judge I
Ralph Campbell Tuesday afternoon at |
the instance of the federal government
and demurred to by the county asses- !
sors. Tho decisions apply to the !
Creek, Choctaw and Chickasaw na-1
lions. In each instance one decision I
covers 190S taxes and the other 1909
Saloon
Not All Drinlt
Merchants Slack
Sermon j
as Painted
By SAM fU RNS
HE saloonke
The government will not appeal
from tho decisions and it la doubtful
11' the stato will
proposition is that it would materially
increase the court expenses of the
State, and offer no permanent relief;
for as soon as the court was abolished
the present condition would likely re-
turn. The third remedy would afford
permanent relief, without added cost
to tho people, and would not injure I
litigants. (live final jurisdiction to Decline in Market the Last Two Days
District Courts In all cases where the 0f Week Wipes Out Preceding
amount involved does not exceed five j Gains.
hundred dollars, and you will giv
permanent relief to thc Supreme
Court.
hope that there will be no serious
attempt made on your part to make
wholesale changes in existing laws.
The majority of the people of the
State want to see conditions become
settled in Oklahoma, and this can
never be, as long as our laws are the
subject of constant change. Taken as
whole, the laws of the Stato are ,
|4 heavy at Chicago, with lower prices on
1 the card from all the markets, decline
here 10 cents on steers, steady to 10
lower on cows, steady on stockers and
feeders. A large share of the stuff
Kansas City Stock Yards. Jan. 9,
1911.—Cattle receipts increased last
week after Tuesday, and the propor-
tion of good weight fed steers was
larger, resulting in declines the last
days of the week which wiped out the
gains first two days. Butcher stuff
held up better than steers and stock-
ers and feeders remained firm. Today
the run is liberal here, 14,000, and
admirable, and the people want to sec
them "tried out." Where experience
has shown that weakness exists, that
fault should be corrected, but it is
not fair to condemn the entire law,
because thcro happens to be an ob-
jectionable section therein. The mod-
coining is nine to 120 day fed, and
snme is making money for the
era tendency la to grind out laws with fceder " ",1(' on*
out regard to needs br result, as if , B,'e"r3 ,are solli"K o"1' 11 llMlp obove
the merits of a legislative body were ,he, "V""'*' ",n<l ™"ld bave bwn
to be determined by the number of C W ®6v" ra months for more
the laws passed. The result Is, that '"TV,"1" 'hPJ' n.0W, t,rlnKl"K-
few lawyers have a knowledge of the ""'k of u'° stce,s Be" al f-'° *«■
laws, while the average citizen is com- *i,h *'f1rs at * nothl"?
pleteiy bewildered and lost in tho in- i , m, ' below
terminable maize. Fewer laws in aim-"bowing more quality than any time
pier language and more readily un- j bpfore thia wln,er- (lue t0 tbe lo"Ker
derstood, and more effectively
feeds, and prices look pretty high, do
forced, will find favor among the
masses of the people, and will bring
cent cows selling
heifers $4.75 to $5.75
$4.00 to $5.2
tops around $0.00,
into being an era'oY prosperity"a'nd buli® ?4 00 lo T°P veuls brl B
1 $8.50, heavy calves $6.00. Demand for
stockers and feeders is strong and
prices are highest in several weeks.
Buyers now get the advantage of hav
growth not hitherto known.
I trust that your deliberations will
be pleasant to you and profitable to
the people of the State, it. will at all
times, be a pleasure for me to render' K 1,10 (,attle put half through the
you any assistance in my power, and I ! xs'nter 5' considerable item on stock
trust that you will feel no hesitancy 2-*! steers sell at $4.00 to
in calling upon me for any information *°-40' feeders *5-00 to $5.7fr, stock
that vou may desire, that it is in mv cows and heifcrs *3 00 ,0 *4-50- Quftr"
power to supply. antine supplies have picked up a little,
' consisting mainly of medium class
the spirit of winter
bp,r,t of winter quarantines today 43 cars, quality bet-
The spirit of winter Is with us, mak- ter than labt week, most of the steers
ing its presence known in many differ- at $5.50 to $5.85, one load of Johnaon
ent ways—sometimes by cheery sun yearlings, from Chickasha, at $6.15.
shine and glistening snows, and some- Receipts from Colorado and the west
times by driving winds and blinding have been very small In the last week,
storms, lo many people It seems to The hog market was on the up grade
take a delight in making bad things last week, and closed a quarter higher
worse, for rheumatism twists harder, for the week. Run today is 11.000 head
twinges sharper, catarrh becomes extra large for Monday, and most sales
more annoying, and the many symp- were 5 to 10 lower. The market closed
toms of scrofula are developed and a little stronger today, and last Hales
aggravated. There is not much poetry were at tho top $7.97%. Three fourths
in this, but there is tryth, and it is a of the hogs today sold at $7.90, not
wonder that more people don't get rid many below this figure, and dealers
<>i these ailments. I ho medicine that , say the average quality is running vorv
cures them—Hood's Sarsaparilla—IB high. Average value of the hogs for
aslly obtained and there is abundant last week was $7.92, average
eper of tradition, as pictured bv the average tem-
perance lecturer, is a coarse person who send* lus victim* down
to death, doom and perdition hy dispensing rum, not to mention
the more popular mixed drink*, which, bv flu- wiv. the lec-
turers never mention. That saloonkeeper of storied reputation
merely sends his prey to the briuk for the purpose of gloating
over his evil victories.
lie doesn't apply strict business principles to the sinful
work, as one drink merchant recently was alleged to do.
At the bar of this man's place two customer.! leaned one
•lay not long ago. One was a transient. The other dropped in even other
day or so and presumed to address the proprietor by his familiar handle
(>^ As they stood there a miserable looking fellow ahufiles in. He
almost collapsed against the bar and pleaded faintly for a dr.uk. A t-earch
of his pockets disclosed no coins. The barkeeper looked at hi*n for a
minute, then turned about and poured out a fin; i r of fierv concoction.
1 lie dismal specimen gulped il euo'fly, murmurel "thanks," and
shambled out.
"See that poor fellow that ju«t went out," whUjierod the more or
less regular customer to the transient. "On his last legs, i.s-i't he? Well,
would you belierc it, that man was sent to the had by liquor bought here.
I he proprietor knew tluit he wasn t going to last long, so lie went and
secured an insurance policy on him. What do you think of that? The
old boy can have as many drinks ns he wants and the saloonkeeper pays
the premiums. \\ hen the poor fellow dies Hill is going to make a profit
on his death. There's a keen business sense for you!"
All this was shocking to the transient. The regular customer do-
parted, but the other remained, determined to make an investigation, lie
called to the barkeeper.
Sav, he called. "\\ hat is thc name of that old wreck who was in
here a few minutes ago?"
"His name?" said the man behind the apron, plainly puzzled. "How
should I know his name?"
Isn t he an old customer of yours?" demanded
the visitor.
"I should say not," declared the barkecp. "It's
the first time I ever saw him in my life, and I've lived
in this neighborhood twenty-one years. I took pitv on
the old scout and poured him out one to send him
along."
I he drink inker's air was convincing. The vis-
itor departed brooding on the beautiful sermon that
had been knocked to splinters. *
Revive
Dignity of
Domestic
Service
By CAROLINA DRESCH
proof that its cure
permanent.
To Accept Control of Jails
A bill bv Allen and Redwlne ac
cepts on behalf of tho state the pro
visions of a late act of congress giv
ing tho state control of the federal cr for the week. Run today is 15,000
! . . jails at Muskogee, McAlester, Ardmore head, market steady on sheep, about
ce( ion o .le ,iv s o e . tate. j .,n(j vinita on condition that the state 10 lower on lambs. Top lambs today
keep tho federal prisoners in those brought $6.40, and yearlings made a
same
are radical and week last year $8.39. Shippers are
buying about 15 per cent of the hogs
now, which is a fairly good quota for
that channel, and sufficient to keep
the market on a fairly keen edge.
Sheep and lambs wobbled a little last
week, but finally closed 15 to 25 high
I lie dignity of domestic service will be
revived just so soon as the housewives learn
the much-neglected lesson that the girl who
works in the home is not a menial and
should not be treated as such. '
\\ liy is it that a well-to-do wife may per-
form her household duties without lowering
her dignity, while when the same work ia,
done by a so-called servant it is considered
menial labor? And the servant must enter
by the rear door even though it be necessary
to walk through an alley or u dark cellar.
And, if she bo allowed company, she must
entertain them in tho kitchen.
.Vow, why this distinction? Are we not all servants? "No man
liveth to himself." We are all dependent upon some one else, from the
poor slmotring peddler to the m-nt prosperous business man.
Why is not tho same respect shown to the girl who does housework
as to the office girl? This has always been a mystery to me and no doubt
it is to others.
There are many intelligent, capable girls who realize that the wages
for housework are good, and that the work is not so nerve-racking as^in
the office and store.
They realize also that the girl who works in the home, with pleasant
surroundings, retains that womanly charm which she soon loses in the
hustling business world, when she must take her stand among men and
demand her rights. But they will not submit to such treatment as is re-
ceived by those less fortunate sisters who can do nothing but housework.
1 jails free
charge.
Seventeen Men Dashed to Death
Hi -bland Light, Mass.—The worst
the realm of party politics. I there-
ferent departments of educational fore urge that you so amend the pres-
work, each having its peculiar idea of ent banking laws, as to provide for J!" 10
the fitness of things educational, and the appointment of a non-partisan ons
no two agreeing ln detail or purpose, board, consisting of three members,
are creating a state of confusion in who shall have entire supervision over
this department of government that
will soon be unbearable. There is no
correllation among our higher educa-
tional schools, and will be none under
present conditions. The result Is du-
plication of work and wasteful extra-
vagance that should bo speedily
tho banking laws of the State. I also
recommend that the law be changed,
so as to provide that assessments
made upon banks for the use of the
guaranty fund, be kept on deposit in
the banks contributing same, under
terms and conditions that will insure
Prohibition.
checked. Tho only hope I can see for ■ its payment on demand,a when needed
a correction of these conditions lies in by the banking board.
the creation of a Hoard of Education.
and vesting it with adequate powers to
deal with ijfl matters educational. 1 There can no longer be honest
realize that an honest attempt on your doubts in any mind that the people of
part to deal with this subject, will this State favor prohibition. On two
meet with stubborn and serious oppo occasions the voice of the people has
sition. Certain localities, profiting by unmistakably spoken in its favor. It
the present system, will oppose any is now the duty .of the Legislature
change, and if change does come will, and this administration to seo that
try to so modify the law as to make' these demands are heeded. It serves
it Ineffective; but tho interest of all no good purpose to try to disguise
the people should prevail rather than the fact that the enforcement of the
That this codification is necessary, is j
admitted by all, and no man objects
to a reasonable expenditure of money,
if the desired result is obtained. Tho
trouble is, the money has been appro
priated and used, and no accepted
code has been produced. It is unfor-
tunate that division arose among the
members of the Code Commission, as
to the proper course to bo followed in !
the progress of that work. I am not their lifeboats and other
undertaking to say who, if any one, aI,Paratus unable to render assistan
is at fault. This much I do say un-
hesitatingly,—tho money expended
should have produced a splendid Code.
It is r.o justification of existing condi-VHiV^pVpHBHIi^l
say that other States have I "o"' Corbln and plne Forest, valued
spent more money for a like purpose.
Other States have frequently done
things we do not care to approve. The Practical Hatter—Wants partner
Oklahoma spirit is to do things In a j vvi,h some capital to open men's hat
proper way, and with the least burden , s,°re and hat renovating in Oklahoma,
to the people. The tax payers are de- References exchanged. Address F.
mandlng to know why the work for Floater. 2045 Ridge Ave.. Philadelphia,
which their money has beeji used is 1:1 \
not completed. They have a right to
mark at $5.60. wethers are worth
$4.00 to $4.25, ewes $3.50 to $4.00. j
Transactions In feeding stock are of j
slight moment, account of lack of sup-
disaster the lifeguards of the coast of !}'iea °f ,l,at class. Prices are holding
| Capo Cod had seen in many years oc-
| eurred Monday on the sand bars off
, i the Peaked Hills. They stood on the
• while three coal carrying barges were
' hurled to destruction and all on board
j--seventeen men—lost their lives in J
j the surf. The barges were the Trev
J rton, Corbin and Pine
! together at $125,000.
up pretty good, but nervousness Is rul- |
ing characteristic of the market, and j
the footing is not at all sure.
J. A. RICKART,
Market Correspondent
Girls
Excel
in Manual
Training
Tasks
By GERTRUDE ER1CKSON
During the recent sale of unallottci
Indian lands in Carter county by the!
government, Robert F. Scivally, the
chairman of the board of county com-1 Kir's-
mlssloners was the largest individual , • ia—. - in
ror and is quite valuable
and a bench or seat.
"Indeed, I enjoy fhr
woman carpet
r I enjoy t.
In tho schools of manual training in
Massachusetts the girls beat the boys as
arpenlcrs, the good-natured rivalry stimu-
iating better work by both sexes. One of
tho most novel features of the work is the
vacation schools at Cambridge. As high an
attendance as 1,400 boys and girls was re-
corded in 11)10 ill Cambridge alone, which
are additional to the regular manual course
in the free public schools.
One of the young women students has
lately built a dressing table, which is dc-
idedly elaborate, of white wood, and fin-
ished in white enamel. It has a cheval mir-
t Other times she built a magazine cabinet
k far better thai:
"I wouldn't say
mv intention to
the future."
sowing or cooking," says
that I rooornmcrel it for
■ mtinue as instructor of
purchaser. He
3,000 acres.
bought more than
make this demand and to know the
facts. As the representatives of the
people, they are expecting you to pro-
tect their interests in the matter.
Municipal Ownership of Graveyard.
Malevolence and benevolence are
oddly blended in the will of Herr Gott j
fried Feller, a wealthy brewer of
In a spirit of fairness to both fac Thlm bequeathe,! to his native
DAILY DIET AND
HEALTH IIIMS
that special favor should be shown
to the few. Now Is the time to act
in this matter. Delay lias already
seriously crippled the educational in-
terest of the state and further delay
is likely to prove ruinous. Therefore
in the interest of the 500,000 school
children of this state and the future
general welfare of the public school
system of Oklahoma, I beg you to pass
a law creating a Board of Education,
law in this State has been unsatisfac
tory to the people. Tho fault, how-
ever, has not been with the State ad-
ministration, but with tho law itself.
The powers given the Governor have
been entirely inadequate. The best
the Governor can do, under the pres-
ent law, is to send enforcement offi-
cers from one community into another,
to try to enforce laws that local offi-
cials fail, and occasionally, wilfully
as tbe Constitution provides. This refuse, to enforce. These imported
tions of the Commission, this Legis
lature should investigate the work
done, and place tho responsibility
where it belongs. You should not stop
there, but you should continue your
labors until a Code is produced. The
town a sum of no less than $150,0 >0
but accompanied the bequest by the
condition that a certain person whom
he disliked should not he re-elected i
to the communal council, while an- j
other of his pet aversions was to be
quarrels and disagreements among the deprived of a certain municipal office
members of the Code Commission are which he held. The council met and
not interesting to the people; the per-j after considering tho will were forced
sonal ambitions of these excellent gen- to notify the executors that the*
tlemen aro of no public importance
What the people want and have paid
for, is a satisfactory Code, and noth-
ing short of this will satisfy them.
Court Relief.
The crowded condition of the docket
in the Supreme Court of the State de-
mands serious consideration at your
hands. No one will charge that the
members of that Court are not doing
their full duty. They are all tireless
could not accept the bequest.
The new public school building at I
Featherstone was totally destroyed
by fire of unknown origin Friday morn- j
ing. Loss 10,000; insurance 5,000. j
Tho frame buildings, destroyed by j
fire in Waukomis recently, will be'
replaced by larger and more substan-1
tial ones, according to reports.
VALUE OF CHANGED SUR
ROUNDINGS.
A horse soon loses flesh if he
is carelessly driven, even
though he is not worked hard
ar.d eats freely. Nutrition is as
much dependent upon the men-
tal state as upon the character
of the food and the integrity of
the digestive organism. Tochang©
the mental attitude Is often
more important than to change
the food, as a means of Increas-
ing weight, and overcoming Irri-
tability and to change the sur-
roundings is often the only
course to change the mental at-
titude. It is not usually the bet-
ter food, air or water, so much
as the change of mental state ef-
fected by the changed surround-
ings and associates, that effects
the improvement from a vaca-
tion.
Judging by tho results in the sch
will be able
desks and v
eld the
i article
w, dr;v<- na !:
• f furniture.
.« the girls of the next generation
straigfif, build bookcases, chairs^
Things for
Office Girl
to Think
Abo ut
By MAUDE BERNARD
has
some.
"Rij
do
As a rub. the green oflic
L'ood a < bance as thc blue one.
The starve cure may be good foj
but the strive cure jg letter for other-
Many misfit.- at thirty have beei
Its" at forty. It is never too
ter, ami there's always a chance to d
Th< early bird calefies the won
the night 1 rds catch tho dickens
long run. Vou can't do your part
much party.
It takes two for a billing match, but
you can fight a whole lot with yourself.
In thc office one needs a gKnl memory ;
y help a great deal. Don't let o;li<* follow
' l)ost.
. and
n the
jn too
J
out of it a goml forgettnrv
you homn and lo bed.
Many a n al liighhrow wears .'i low cravat, ami there's many a narrow
brain under a broad coifTure. The busing s fiirl who inu.-t keep her rati
corralled with one hand and work her machine with the other seldom find,
the office a cheerful place.
At the best it is hard to climb the rockn on the r.>..<1 (o success, but
with tight shoes, light collars and a compressed wa^sl line it is much
harder.
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