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THE MAW
WICE-A-WEEK NEWS.
VOL. XII.
MADILL, INDIAN TERRITORY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 19>)7.
NO. 37.
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I
TO VOTE
ON LIQUOB
Statewide Prohibition to be Sub-
mitted to the People of Both
Territories.
Guthrie, Ok., Feb. 2.—By a
Vote of '89 to 15 the Constitutional
convention in committee of the
whole adopted the Rose amend-
ment to the Williams substitute
for the liquor traffic, report, and
then adopted the Willi'rraa sub-
stitute by s. vote of 93 to*>. This
re ans statewide prohibition for
tho new State to be submitted
separately to the people of both
Tcrritorre i at the titwe the Oon
etitution is voted upon, and its
acceptance or relation applied
only to that known as Oklahoma
Territory. AH factions save th.t
high license and local option ad-
vocates aro claiming the victory,
but, -strictly speaking, it is that
of the separate Bubmissionists
who, with the enemies ol .In-
State wide prohibition mevement,
saved the friends of that principle
from total defeat by pointing ou;
yesterday the legal defect in their
committee report.
Last night leaders of the dif-
ferent movements were in con-
sultation with the hope of find-
ing amendments which would
send the measure through, but
being unable to do so, agreed to
renav the contest this morning.
It was apparent when the con-
vention opened that the majority
report with its reacting election
features was doomed, which
caused the strict prohibition ele-
ment to abandon their tactics
end rally to the Rose amendment,
calling for separate-submmissioia.
"Without discussion this was
adopted.
Mr. Murray of Tishomingo
took the fLior in favor of his lo-
cal option dispensary plan,
wlich he characterized asagainst
both the open saloon and pro-
hr. ition, but regulated the liquor
tr 'fie in a systematic way. He
asked that i.; be submitted sepa-
rately to the people with the
Statewide provision. After i
lengthy argument by Mr. Mur-
ray the eub-titutt) was ruled out
of order, t1 'is preventing a vote
An amendment was adopted
ext id;... tho penalty 'for viola-
ti' n of the provision to those who
shall "sell, manufacture, bar-
ter or give- . .vay any intoxicating
liqior, c r who shall within the
£ te ad" Hise for sale or solicit
the pnrcKV , of any euch liquors,
or who shall ship or in any way
convey sum« from one place With-
in the State to another place
therein, except the conveyance,
of a lawful purchase," as the
enabling act authorized.
After the Williams substitute
with thi nmendraent had been
adopted the local option advoca-
tes attempted to inject a reacting
clause wh,.-li prov^dcid in case
any county being dissatisfied
with the Statewide idea was a:
liberty to hold an election to de-
termine whether liquors should
be sold therein,
tor two years. This v as rtj ct-
ed by a vote of 71 to 24.
Mr. Hughes, delegate from
Oklahoma, gave notice that he
would offer a Constitutional pio-
visiuT> to be submitted separately
with the Williams proposition
which, if carried out, practically
guarantees to the Oklahoma side
of the line either Statewide pro-
hibition or local option, as the
people may adopt.
The strict prohibition element
admits satisfaction with the re-
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* William R. Hearst *
J Hounding Hailey *
>*o*o*<j*Q*o*o*t *o*a*Q*Q*o*a*a*a*o*o*a*a*o*o*o*o*D*o*o
5 THE FARMERS' UNION |
A p o W E R F U L ORGAN I Z A T10 N $
ov^*o*a*a*0Ji o o*c*o*Q*a*u*o*o#a*o*a*o*a*o*o*p*o*o o* o
greatest industrial viotory ever
gained by an oiganization of this
* Austin, Texas, Peb2.—& P.
* Noreross, "special commission-
* er" for William 11. Kearst, who
* is here for tfce Hearst papers,
* said tonight t-> an officer of the
* legislature: '"I am going home. ^
J The bottom has diopped out oi >i
* this Bailey investigation, anl *
* there is no use for me to warte
J any more time "
* ''Well,'" said the officer, "for
* truth's sake, say so in your pa-
t por.s."
* No," repliedNorcross, lam
■* on the other side, and 1 cunnot
J desert uiy eokrs. This is a per-
* s^nal warfare between Hearst
X and Mr. Bailey." *-
¥ *"
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suits of the day and will begin
early preparation for an active
eampa;gn. It is admitted that
sixty three of the delegates were
for writing prohitition i;i the Con-
stitution, but owing to election
instructions twenty of them sup
ported the submissfloniete, which
prevented the success of the for-
mer provision.
'I he amendment providing for
eppoimm- it of an enforcement
commission, such a: a provided
for in the Sequoyah Constitution,
was not offered in connect.on
with the Williams proposition for
the reason if defeated at the gen-
eral election such commission
would not be available in Indian
Territory, the status of which
may not be changed. This com-
mission is to be provided for in
dependent of ti e prohibit! i.
matter.
FEW people realize the rapt 1
growth of the Farmer h
Union. Almost in a day the or-
ganization hi 3 grown from a few
hundred to nea-ly 1,000,000, and
the leaders believe that within
the iitsxC year tho number of or-
ganized farmers will reach 4,000,
000, or nearly 50 per cent of the
entire farming population of the
country. The union is organized
an entirely different lines fron:
any organization of farmers ever
got together. Instead of tryir.g
to foroe down th-i prices oi goods
they purchase,-except 30 far as
to cut off the profits of middle-
man, their principal purpose i«
to get better prices for products
of the farm. They hav<^ also
formed an alliance with tho labor
organisations of tho various
states and of th American Fed-
* oratien of labor.
* The union is especially strong
$'in the southwest, although
> : thovsands tff farmers in the north
* are joining t he onganizttwan
daiy.
diameter. Since then in annu-
al convention they have fixed
tho minimum price at which the
members would—and they al-
ways get it—sel! cotton. Before
that speculators fixed the price.
<In anticipation of an enormous
crop this year they have built
500wasehouses in Texas alone in
which to store the cotton it is be-
lieved it wfll bo nece3sary to keep
off t&e market.
Another important movo made
by she-farmers is the establish-
ment <ji a system of portable
canneries by which the surplus
fruits'' vegetables and t erries on
■every farm can be utilized for
future use or -sale. 'Wiis prevents
he railroads from h«A'in the
farft: jr at their mercy. In South-
ern Texas «uffi"ient corn may
r)0' be raiser! for food. To obvi- *
ate ih-R a system of exchange £
ims.bse.n established with tho f
farmers < f Oklahoma and Indian *
Territory who have a surplus of:*
Afraid of an Indian Bill.
Washington, Feb. 1.—Senator
Warner has not taken a po-ition
in the matter of placing all per-
sons oi Choctaw and Chickasaw
Indian descent on the rolls of the
tribes. The tremendous inter-
ests involved are appreciated by
the Missouri senator. The fact
that h lobby scheme involving
more than 15 million dollars is be-
hind the effort to have the bill
amended that all the govern-
mental agencies aro united in
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Citizens Hold Up
Freight Train
AN IMPORTANT
CONTEST DMSIOS
Commissioner of In . a Affar:
Makes Decision in the Ar-
cberd vs Iretor. Case
Cora Rotting oil Ground.
MosUogee, I i , Feb. 4.—
Jors than a million bus
cofu is rotting on the grouni j
along the track at shipping sta-
tions in Indian Territory because
the railroads can not or will not
furnish oars to move it. That the
Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, now in the Territory, ttw)
tcet an idea of the enormity ofth<
losej cs-xi-d its greater extent in c&y
no relief is offered, W. C, Jaaek
is havii g ui- de lor the commies.
:iion photographs showing the
piles of oorn going to ruin. Ele-
vators l.ave been filled to capaci-
ty for months and shippers de-
sirous of moving crops must dump
them on the ground at rtilroad
stations.
At Broken Bow 400,000 bushels
of corrv are piled up awaiting
shipment. At Chelsea one pile
contains 60.000 bushels. Simdai
conditions exist at many other
points. Heavy rains are rottii:g
the corn badly.
ii« of! .. B
elit toe coil
upon present*. Lumber Yard
to the County Commissionera ^ .g the ; yougel the most
a petition signed by 20 per cent pin6j ehi.igl-a or anything
of the taxpayers, the result oi j m the buii'ding line tor the li ast
such election to remain in effect j money 3° if
W. .1. R E ID'S ST0P.E
m
i
| Is the place to buy your Groceries and Feed.
100 lb. Sack Mill Run Bran SI. 10
100 lb.Sack Chops 1-H'
191b. Sack Meal 30
50 lb. Sack High Patent Flour 00
50 lb. Sack Highest Patent Flour. ■ 1.00
To fully understand the aim*
and objoats ot tt e Farmers' Utv
ion, the history of t!i« organisa-
tion in Texas *ill give the tv ist
explanation- It whs formed
1S02 by 10 men. In 1904 a st
charter was secured, and the
tPexao membership increased*111-
■ il now it has 800,000 naaaes on
•r,he rolls.
As a business organization it
has overturned the old order of
hings as a d v an c e d by the
•Grange and Farmers' alliance,
it believes tiaat the bettor tha
wages paid working men the
higher price the latter oari pay
for farm products—and more
will be consumed. Henes, un
der the prinaipls cf business they
attempt to bring into force ttie
farmer mid worker are brought
together in material interest in
stead of being forced a pari.
This is the first organization in
the hi-.lory of the farm Uu^t has
stood by erg ■ .zee lab^r and
with xt iii tho effort te ben-
itiop OL ilii iabM. It's
members te;,.oh that the interests
of the farmer and worker are
identical.
i t the V.inneapolie convention
of the Am-rican Fdderatioa of
Labor the ;farniorrf and labor
people agreed to a program for
mutual protection. The Farmers
uuion has adoptad a union label
to place upon farii products.
Its members .agreed to purchase
only union-labled articles man-
ufaetured by the workers. The
latter agreed to buy no farm
products that did not bear the
union labels of the farmers. In
this way the farmer expec s to
eventually treeze out the middle
men and board of trade gamblers,
and thus benefit both the work el-
and farmer.
The principal business of the
Farmers' union is to make prices
for the production of the farm.
In 1894, when the largest cotton
crop in the history of the worid
was produced, and the price was
sent down to 5 cents a pnund at
interior points, the Texas farmer
showed what he oculd do through
organiz tion. They held their
cotton until the price was forced
back to 10 cents a pound. This
at the time was considered the
of the
Guthrie, 0k., Feb.—A Mid-
land Valley freight train was
held up at Foraker, in the Os-
ago Nation, last night and a par-
ty of determined men climbed
into the tender and without
ceremony unloaded neatly all tho
c oal into vehicles The resi-
dents of Foraker have hoen with-
out coal for weeks and the fuel
scarcity had reached a critical
stage
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-H'irn, For instancs one ui uioi ■
'M.nty 1 >eal ,n.io** in Tcxie their opposition has given a check , lands we.e public
will !t«tiiv an organization in the to a movement which seemed cer- this complaint attpr
° '. • r fctclckn t i < 1 ft. fl
Messrs. Hardy it Fr nklin uf
this place have just re- • o4 r c-
tice of an important a by
the commissioner of Iadij.n Af-
fairs. Washington, I • r , in '-h-
case of Pineo Arch •••■' *. •' 'E^plt
Francis Ireton, by her mothai
and natural guardian, Mary *.
Ireton. The land in oont reraf
is about forty acre -t !;• part-
ly embraced in th town Chick-
asha, including eh v \V6nt>
houses placed then uon-
citizens. Mr. Archei an is-
termarried citizen am be' weht
was finally npprov 1
application to allot
The commipsion re? a
file and before he w
proved of the conte.-
mitted to file on th
beingappt :vod Mr
ed a complaint, alit ,
had applied to allot
and to have I,he same set s.siffc
for him; that at tho tin t.'jfe
m-iu. Tt
s for coa-
he raadr
id lands .
i to let him
finally sp-
it; was per-
l nd Afwf
\rCh>ird ril-
ng that kt
said le.ndf
com belt of Oklahoma that tho
:'atmer wants five cars of corn.
This is shipped direct to the Tex-
as union. The Oklahoma farmer
4"t« the full 'market prfce for the
aorn, w bile the Toxans save the
middle ananas pre fits. The whole
principle is to o of tier the market
on the farm and not in boards of
trad". Carried out to its logical
canclasion, bor.rds af trade
could be wiped out of business by
the aiembers of the Farmers'
union working togetker as tney
have already done in Texas.
Politics—that is, ptrtisan pol-
itics—is forbidden in meetings of
the union.t,But they are instruct-
ed to discuss political questions
from a non-partisan standpoint.
The furnHar ' have the same po-
litical policy that the American
Federation of Labor made so
pronounced in tho past campaign
—to vt/te for friends of labor and
against ite enemies. Sliould
these two great torces unite
poiiti - -!!./. it'd the fact of hav-
ing the same political policy
makes that a oert-ainty, there
wiil ba a revolution in partisan
politics in the United Slates
iuch as has never been dreamed.
Like the American Federation
of Labor, the Farmers' Union is
a a quiet way endeavoring to
bring reiiorniB by legislation, In
Texas the farmers' secured the
passage of a la w plscing addi-
tional taxes on the corporate in-
terests of the state. This forced
au insue in the last campaign and
led to the defeat of the political
ring that, controlled Jlie state.
In Oklahoma and Indian Ter-
ritory the farmer's captured the
Cunfetitutional convention. A
member of the Farmers' union
was ejected president of the con-
vention, and Pete Hanraty,
president of the Mine Worker's
union, is vice president-
The possibilities of an alliance
between organized labor and the
farmer are certain to force state
legislatures to listen to their de-
mands for remedirl legislation.
The farmer, unorganized has no
voice in affaire. But organized
he will be listened to with the
greatest respect.—Examinar.
tain of success. J teeteo filed a demurrer. Thi.
The committee's vote in favor commissioner totV ' ■> i'- i.'us-
of the amendment was seven to ed T ibes sustained tin iei- ' rair
four and one of those who voted' The attorneys for th nte r t&!
ir> the affirmative was Senator
the
W. J. REiD, orocervhan ,
— ^. A. ax a ^.*.1^. J)*; ^
•v< -« •; •> ••
"Tomato King of Oklahoma."
Pawnee, Ok., Fob. 1.—J. B
Scott of Careton has been dubbed
the tomato king of Oklahoma.
Seven years ago he took up a
Government claim, paying there-
for to the Government the sum of
$225. Oil oneforth of an acre he
raised enough tomatoes the first
year to pay for the claim. Last
year he planted one acre in toma-
toes, raising 600 bushels. Half
the orop he sold at 81 Der bushel
and the other half at 50o. He
realized $450 from the one acre.
In addition he raised 5,000bushels
of corn
Warner. Senator Warner said
W> lay that he was not committed
a all by this vote and had mere-
ly supported the proposition in
order that it might be brought on
Bi e floor of the senate. If there
was merit in the contention it
could he established in debate.
Mb recognized that there was a
d : ngerous side to the proposition
e <1 did not regard the action of
the committee as conclusive in
rii- termining the attitude its mem-
i. rs would talk on the floor.
fhe impression prevails now
that the amendment will be de-
faulted. It is not improbable that
the presidert would veto the en-
tire Indian appropriation bill if
ti e senate amendment should be
incorporated it it. President
once vetoed ftn Indian
1 • U that had an objectional provi-
>- m in it and congress on she last
i y g£ the session passed a reso-
lution continuing the appropria*
ti 'ti cf the year before.
American.
In no other nation could such
a i event as tlie famous Gridiron
( iub dinner be posoible. That
the president' of this nation was
pitted before two hundred and
fifty guests in a free-for-all, go-
su-you-pleaee, with Senator For-
aker, while the newspaper cor-
respondents who compose the
club, egged on the affair, enjoy-
ing % like a lot of bad schoal boys
who succeeded in starting a
''scrap'' between the principal
and a professor, in which plain,
hard truths were passed back and
forth, to the intense delight of
the urchins. That open argument
gives the "common" people a
sidelight on matters that no
amount of formal messages and
senatorial debates would ever
shed. More power to the Grid-
iron Club.—The Woman's Na-
tional Daily.
Pipe Li.,e Engineers at Denlson.
Denison, Tex., Feb. 2. —A
corps of civil engineers for the
Texas Company arrived in the
city last night from Indian Terri-
tory, where they have been sur-
veying for the proposed oil pipe
line from Tulsa, i. t.,to Humble'
Texas The surveyors will wait
here for further instructions be-
fore proceeding with the work.
Ths chief of the party, w. m.
Elliot, has gone to Dallas to meet
ouicera of the coa.pany.
appealed from thed..' lion of ac
commissioner to the I vo Civ.lut-
ed Tribes to the com r cs
Indian Affairs and t a latter
office has just recntly ov, "ulec
the decision of the c n'u ;
to the Five Civilized .b,.
remanded the case in i : ler tr «.t
a hearing on the
further proceedings u l;s^
in the case. The lands in t: .nlro-
versy are very valuab! i ;m<?
attorneys for contest r , P.
cherd. feel confident of
a final decision or: t- rii-
Contestant relied upon he L*tt
that ihe landswere put domiis
an l that he was prior i i time <rf
making application ' thi ' 1 ^
rights (muld not h iv f ;
judiced by a delay in ui.--
t-rial work of the ciep trti t
Rppro'.'ing him a? a «it!' TS""*
is the first time this q ' ' ' •
been determined by ttsa D -part-
ment at Washington.
Either run a town
or just sell out an :
thing must be done—
for all that it is wo
st> am and keep it uj
want trade? Bid f
want business to co.
town? Encourage wii
Do you wnnt a prosp
Then never p. iai.il t:.
to rule your hotior-
together for comm >
and mutual benefit,
zetteer.
vie
cm
Do
e y am..
Lt iv.
touat?
hnf
vV,Tlk
i (la-
Teach your cbi!
drcn to save aiu. t iA a
be economical. Tell i; em
how to save and how to -eir
nomieal. In order to <• «•('„
at saving money, tie • >
saving.
" Little things that at: , ci-al
dren and which prove 1 e oL
no worth, should lu c
aside. Most of tie i , ..
ure of this life com : m
things tliat cost littli.
" The child will soon letirr ft.
take pleasure in savuij: nwy-
Saving money is a Lab
good habit; and one that nli?.'
be formed ill early lif
^Successful men sucee loJ by
persisting in saving sometiBig,
out of their income.
JVIadill National Bank
Madill, I. T
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