The Weekly Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 44, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 20, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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The Twenty-four Big Bargains in the Weekly State Capital are Continued vo Marc .-5 lojl909, civ* f aid-in-Ao-
vance Policy Postponed to that Date. See the Details in the Big Ad on Fage Thn-e. Ge. ^ -< ..>
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NUMBER 44
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 20, 1909.
GUTHRIE, OV
SATURDAY
VOLUME XX.
1SPENT PILE AND
A SENATOR WONDERS WHAT
CORPORATION COMMIS-
SION DOES WITH IT.
'POWER BECOMING GREAT
Although Authority 19 Almost
Supreme, Commiaiion Seeks
More—Already Corporate Inter-
ests Are Being Driven From
State By Oppressive Rules ai-d
Procedure.
Senator Franklin ha* Introduced
three bills for consideration In the sen
ate which are Intend.d to extend the
t-uwers of the corporation commission
In regulating the management of uie
railroad Interest* of the state and
which If enacted will make It possible
f(ir the corporation commission to
lust about control absolutely the rail-
road .situation of the state as well as
prevent further Investment in trans-
portation facilities In the state.
Possibly the bill which the corpora
la about time for those who are at the
top In the democratic party to wake
up and dUcover that the people of
the state, domocratu as well as all
others, are weary of this thing of de-
partments continually crying for more
power.
"We have laws. The supreme court
make decisions and as soon as they vlo
so up bobs some department head and
ask*- that there be framed up something
which will get around the fair and just
decisions <>f our courts so that
they can put the screws to corpora-
tions and drive every ccnt of foreign
•apite.1 out of the state.
"In my estimation the corporation
commission has done much good work
but the corporation commission snould
understand that there Is a limit of
power which the people Intend or will
place in the hands of three or four
men or those who work under instruc-
tions of three or four or possibly their
own highly conceived thought of per-
sonal ability and fancied conception
of power.
"I have been watching the drift of
the members of the commission and
attaches and have about reached the
conclusion that it is time to call a
halt. Let us be fair and just and not
exceed in action that which Is to the
contrary.
"We don't w.uit long wlnsled reports
of what might be done or that is go-
ing to be done. We want results
which have been reached in all Jus
tlce and fairness. Too much power
makes it possible for graft and small
graft sometimes causes one to have a
desire for large graft and It is a mis-
take for a state to concentrate too
much power any place and no mat-
FIRST Plr TO REACH AMELICA
Cr JOHNSON-BURNS FIQHT AT SYDNEY
tlon commission desires enacted above ter how honest the official. There
.. othcrB is known as Senate Bill No. I might be temptation and with temptn
308 which is intended to prescribe the tlon there might come a fall.
3'JO WUiv.11 " .
procedure in cases of appeal from the
coiporatlon commission to the su-
preme court. Speakli.g for toe cor-
poration commission following a
thought which he say. Is Inspired by
the corporation commission It s
stated that unless the bill Is enacteU it
will practically take eighteen months
or two years to enforce a- order of
the corporation commission. "Under
the present law it Is possible for cor-
poration, who feel that they have been
treated unfairly to appeal from
decision of the corporation ™i
sion the same as individuals from
district court to the supreme court. It
Is contended that the matter could be
settled within sixty days ar.il the bill
provides that the appeal shall be made
within te days after the commission
makes final certificate certifying the
roeord. Railroad companies claim that
the measure Is really an endeavor tn
rallrmwl action against them and to so
frame up a law that rulings of the
supreme court may be ovorrltlon.
Senate BIU number S07 which is an
act to "extend the jurisdiction of the
corporation commission to require the
proper and suitable crossing of all rail
rno'd tracks" is another of those which
"extends". It is admitted that local
authorities in cities already have the
power but it is farther contended that
the corporation commission should
above all such power concentrated In
their body so that they may through
fear on the part of the railroad cor-
porations force action. In support of
the contention it is Intimated that lo-
cal authorities have pressure brought
to bear on them am! that the people,
suffer.
A SWITCH TRACK BILL.
Senate Bill number 306 Is an net to
amend Bectlon 83. article 9, of the con-
stitution, which provides for the es-
tablishment of Bwltch tracks to local
Industries, and authorising the corpor-
ation commission to support the ex-
perse. This is another bill similar
In its nature to those Introduced at
the same time and is inspired by the
corporation commission.
The reasons given by the corpora-
tion commission for the passage of
the bill is that railroad companies
compel industries and elevator com-
panies to construct side tracks to their
plants, under the constitution. This
It Is contended is wrong and that the
railroad companies should be compell
ed to pay for at least 11b proportion-
ate part of the side track cost. It
is contended that the shipper was not
compelled to construct these sidings
before statehood and that it was not
.ntended by the constitution that they
should but rather that the point at Is-
sue was In connection with construc-
tion to coal mines and saw mills lo-
cated some distance from the right
of way. In the case of one railroad
company In the state members of the
commission contended that cfflclals
of the road are Interested In elevator
companies and that they force other
elevator companies to construct tracks
thus giving the officials an advantage.
Tn speaking of the three bills sev-
eral senators were outspoken in their
denounclation of any farther exten-
sion of the power of the corporation
commission. One senator stated that
In his estimation the corporation coin
mission was costing the state already
about one million dollars a month more
than It was doing good owing to the
feet that there seems a (endency to
but Into every known kind of legi-
timate business and to so surround the
development of the state with bars
„nd condition* that outside capital
simply throws up its hands and takes
to the tall timber.
"In my estimation," said a prominent
democratic senator, who did not care
however to have his name mentioned
Ht th's time.
PEOPLE GETTING TIRED
"Jt seenie to me,
"Let me tell you that i* is time to
stop law enactment and let the peo-
ple catch their breath as well as give
°orporations a chance to find out wher®
they are. This thing of calling rail-
road. telegraph, telephone and other
corporation officials to the city every
time some clerk thinks it would be n
good thing to converse with officials
without the slightest regarvl to right
of all. is both unfair to the people of
the state as well as the corporations
and does nothing but frighten every
dollar which flight be put in .e
WOULD CUT POWER
"If I had my way the power of ev-
ery department would be cut down in-
stend of being increased and il is a
sure thing that the appropriation
would be cut in two and then I would
enact a law which made it a penalty
offense of a single department to spend
more than that allowed by the legis-
lature.
"I do not care to have It understood
that the corporation commission Is the
only one which has run wild by any
means and I do not want to be classed
as one who would stop just enforce
ment of terms which will benefit the
entire state, but I do think it Is time
to get wise."
CATHOLIC REPORT.
Population of Chruch in State
33,500.
A report recently issued by the Okla-
homa diocese of the < atholi • •■•hurch
gives the Oatholle population of the new
state as about 33,500. The fhurca prop-
erty of the slate is made up of l?0
churches, ten colleges and academies,
ten parish schools and four charitable in-
stitutions. There are ',187 children at-
tending Catholic schema and academies.
The officials pf the church comprise one
bishop and «7 members of the clergy
CANAL ENGINEER
WHO WILL REPORT
TO THE SENATE
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WINDFALL
WILSON MAY HOLD HOUSE BELLAMY APPEARS TO BE
TO MAKE UP LOST MOST FORMIDABLE AT
DAY. PRESENT.
SELECT CODIFI3RS TII<SN HE IS ST*LL ON THE FENCS
Rumor Abroad That Special Ses- Williams and Blaii. Too, Hav#
sion May Be Called in October Records to Stand Upon, Not to
But as No Compensation Will r«-; ntion Some Six or Ss"en Oth-
Be Allowed, It Is Net Piooaule. £T Senators—A Senator Discuss.
I es the Situation.
"Mr. Speaker: I move you that the
house of representatives of the second
Oklahoma state legislature, when it ad-
journs, do stand adjourned sine die."
•urns, uo stand adjourned sine die. < ■ *• .legislature as to possible
Tills In the motion which will be made 1 which has developed during th
.y Ben T. Williams of Puahma taha on | session. It 1* admitted that LI
the afternoon of Friday, March 5. at 4 Governor Bellamy. If he ahnu
Recently there has been much com-
nient among the majority members of
.legislature as to possible thnb.-r
ie present
- ^leutenaut-
.... ... ... — . . jroor Bellamy, If he should throw
o'clock, which will be the sixtieth day his gauntlet into the
of the present session. | more than a
It is understood that the motion will the democratic nomination, but as the
be unanimously seconded by the house, rhafter
On account of the death of Senator j quent among the wise ones as to the
[n dls
*u ,,v,u •' "u"-~ "•"* .*.««• •••• *.«•« iiwviBi jooiciuBj a senator*
in order to cover the lost adjourned day J who, by the way, disclaims any intent ol
taken out of respect of the being up for re-nom I nation and who feels
—1 that he can aay about arhat he pleases.
arena, would make
formidable candidate fur
nomination, but
now stunds, discussion
On account of the death of Senator quent among the wise ones as
Johnson, rumor says Speaker Wilson In- possibilities among senators. 1
tends to hold the house over one day ^ cussing the matter yesterday a n<
The accompanying illustrations, repro-
duced from klnetescope photographs show
the immense crowd watching the John-
son-Burns tight at Sydney, Australia,
when the giant negro defeated the Ca-
nadian for the heavyweight; champion-
ship title The upper picture was snup-
ped as Burns lay helpless in the ring in
th* fourteenth round. The refc.reo. wJ^fc
Wears a. white suit, is counting off the
seconds, and Johnson stands poised for
a blow In case the little Canadian strug-
gles to his feet. Johnson's second may
be seen at the lower left hand corner
of the ring frantically waving his arms
to the big tighter. The other snapshot
depicts the expression of desperation on
Burns' fact when he was tielng merci-
lessly slugged in the region of the heart
in the thirteenth round.
which wa
deceased member. .
I On the afternoon of adjournment Til -
j lotson will doubtless offer a Joint reeolu-
| tlon for the appointment of a committee
of five from each house to act as a codi-
fying committee.
Special Session.
Some members are Inclined to the be-
lief that there may be a called session
to convene In October, but no con-
firmation can be given this.
last session the clock was tampered
.with in order to let the assembly clos-
| Ing hour come seemingly sooner, 'but
this is to be watched this year.
discussed the matter freely.
"You can take Tf f*om me," he said,
"that Senator Williams has made a most
favorable impression so far, and th.it lie
will be able to stand squarely before
the people on his record, should he con-
clude that he will enter the race fur
the democratic nomination. I do not
know that Dr. Williams has thought
regarding the matter, but his friends
have been thl iking and T shall not ha
j surprised if they did not succeed In
I drawing him out. Williams is not ops
I of your wild-eyed creatures and v-i.utd.
In my estimation, make a safe and sotrvl
WILL NOT WORK IN THE WET I► .v-mo, iu.t th. mutm
- senator.
Foreign Laborers Lay Off fo Keep
Tlieir Feet Dry.
u* he
2 GREAT CHIEFS
FROM FOUR GREAT TRIBES
Eufaula Harjo and Cosar Fixi-
cochee Address Indian Protec-
tive League as Representatives
of Four Oklahoma Nations—
Aided By an Interpreter.
of the Indian Protective league, Chlei
Harjo was the first to speak. His ad-
dress was presented entirely through the
medium of the Interpreter, sentence by
sentence. Harjo is the orator of the
Four Nations, and he made free use ol
expressive gestures throughout his tain
The mission hall was crowded. Among
the most interested spectators were a
large delegation of small boys and girls,
who turned out in forco to se« "real In-
[ juns."
J Harjo told of the treaty of 1832 between
the United States government and the
Four Great Nations, In which the govern-
ment promised that "as 1on« as the sun
vhone, grass' grew and water ran," the
j Indians should be the wards of the na-
' tlon as a recompense for their belnp
i moved from the lands east of the Mis-
sissippi to their present territory in Ok-
lahoma.
WASHINGTON, Feb. If..—It U uoum
ful if ever before has the spectacle been
presented of a delegation of full-blooded
Indian chiefs addressing a meeting ol
•itlzens of the national capital and lay-
ing before them judicially and conserva-
tively the grievances of their tribes and
their hopes for corrective legislation.
Eufaula Harjo, Cosar Flxicoehee, and
John Smith, interpreter, spoke last night
before a Joint meeting of the Rand I u,
•Highlands and Twining City Citizen? • 4*
associations and the Indian Protective ■£
In the Baptist mission In Randle
CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.—Trouble that
started yestorday among the laborers
laying the pipe line for Cincinnati's ga®
supply from West Virginia broke out
anew this morning at Alexandria, Ky.
near here, and something approaching
a reign of terror still exists tonight.
Hungarians, Italians and Bulgarians,
who make up nearly all of the four
hundred laborers who are laying the
pipe, clashed soon after daylight. AH
work was ordered stopped for the day
by the superintendent who Is In charge
of the work of laying the pipe line.
Sam Roberts, Bulgarian consul In this
district, said tonight: "I have Just
come from the scene of the trouble,
where I saw Supt. Hill. AH th > Bulgar-
ians who are working on the Job were
Enlarge Cost Limit to $425,000. .ent^
work and have the best Jobs In their
lives. They live In comfortable tent
Senator Gore Persistant in Efforts
to Set More Money for OKliv-
homa City Postoffice—Asks to
WASHINGTON, Feb.
much llkeJlhood of thl
larging the cost limit <
Cflry postoffice, but as
6.—There isn't
congress en-
ti.e Oklahoma
Senator Gore
..I
Highlands. They recounted the purpo
of their mission to Washington from Ok-
lahoma as the accredited representatives
of the Four Great Nations of Indians—
the Creeks, Cherokees, Choctaws and
Chickasaws, consisting all told of mors
than 25.000 red men.
Introduced bv Capt. J. Walter Mitchell,
president of the Citizens association and
70 LIVES LOST.
■f WELLINGTON, N. Z., Feb 13. 4- the contractor,
j. It is now estimated that 70 per-
■f. sons lost their lives in the wreck
.j. of the steamer penguin off Cape
Terawhlti, cook Strait. Friday
-J- night. Thirty bodies have been
-f- recovered. The passenger list
-f- numbered 90.
* * 4 * * **********
.~ld in explanation of his bill: "It's
Just as well to keep one's saucer turned
up In the event there Should be a shower
of fish."
In the public building olll of 1907, the
new federal building at Oklahoma City
was authorized at a cost of $250,000 f
As the work of construction progresses i *
congress makes available from session i *
lo session such sums as are need d *
to meet the government's obligate ns to ■
Solons Who Might Be.
"In talking regarding possibilities one
must not forget Senator Blair, who a I
times has been termed the 'dog watch ol
the Oklahoma treasury.* Senator Bhir
has a habit of going at things as though
he meant it, and should he come out
sort of farmer candidate. woi:ldl
joake the Last of them set up and
listen. Then there Is Graham. Eggor-
m&n, Echols, Davis, Russell. Red wine.
Sorrels and Hatchett who will attract
attention. They may not think much
about such a possibility Just now buf
before the time for selection comes they
will no doubt be called upon to tal e
the track or to at )ea«t enter Into coun-
cil ns to who shall be seTected as the
democratic standard bearer two years
hence.
"The thought that Lee Oruce will be
able to control the situation at the pri-
maries is rather far fetched. Just now,
owing to the fact that there are thn=e
intimate that his entrance in the
anie ient«
mm liavo good food. Tli« trouble In | rice woulil «moll of a combination iv.t i
thin- Tliev nro not u.ed to working In the present power, that and «o^ those
wet countries, and during the laet day who are watching the trend of sentiment
or two they got tired of working ir.
ditches where the water stands. Then
they laid off and I guess drank too
much. They did not strike, they Just
laid off."
Of the appropriation for last year $20,-
000 Is still unexpended. In addition to |
that $70,000 more will be carried in the,
sundry civil bill to be passed this sts- |
sion. These two sums will keep the j
work going till the next fiscal year.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 COLUMN 1
Oolonel Goethals, head of the Panama
cansJ work, returned to the United
8taes with the Taft party and will go
before the canal senate commltteo in a
few days. His testimony before the
committee ami the report of the board
of expert engineers who went with Mr.
Taft to the isthmus very probably will
settle all immediate controversies re-
gsrdlng the plans for the great short
cut. Colonel Goethale and Mr. Taft In-
,,w I B it that the ifilk of the Gatun dam be- .
he said, "that it I** a failure is entirely idle. *'
Our Big Bargain Offers
Continued to Mch. 15 '09
TEE STATE C APITAL WILL ADOPT THE I AID IN ADVANCE POLICY ON MA3CJH
15, 1009. TO COMPLY WITH THE FEW RULING OF THE P03TMASTER-GENEaA\.
5ee Our Twenty-four Big Bargains
The Weekly State Capital, utter March 15' 1909, must be paid for in a<ivp.-ice, and then ALL
NAMES NOT VA1I) IN ADVANCE WILL DE DROPPED. If you are as much as a year bshmd.
we will have to drop you it once fcr the new ruling of the Postmaster General will not allow any
papers the right of the mailB the subscriptions to which are more than one year behind.
The State Capital March 15, 190D, will adopt the paid in advance plqn, for we believe this is
more satisfactory to all. especially where the p :e is so low as on our Weekly.
In order that it may be easy for our fnen . to conform to this ruling, we offer 24 Big Ba/-
uains until March 15, i9G9. t .
This time our Bargain Offer excels any offers of the p «t. There are twenty-four Bargains,
each embracing some of the choices' reading.
The farmers like magazines. We have arranged so ho can g*t them, with The Weekly btate
Capital, at greatly reduced prices.
On another page you will find all the details about tehe Big Bargains.
THE YELLOW TAG ON YOUR PAPER T..LLS THE DATE YOU ARE PAID TO.
Tours Truly,
REUBEN RODDIE.
Senator FVnnk M. Colvllle got
off the following "Josh" poem on
Senator Reuben Roddie, the legis-
lator from Ada. author of the in-
surance and banking bills:
Iteuben Roddie, rural raised,
a member of the senate.
Keeps the pot a bllin* hot
Every blessed minute.
Banking and Insurnnee laws
Cannot pass the body.
Till they're O. K-'d. bv the boss,
Rustlln* Reuben Roddie.
ien Riddle really
th* lr p of fortune
« o Bllek that be
"hfork's «plry scor
are becoming more firm In their con-
victions that the.re will be presented tw.i
years hence democratic candidates v. ' 4
are known to be for conservative thought
and action.
"In my estimation George Bellamy H
I the logical candidate and he will
^ tendered the nomination. If ho will tak#
* It but the lieutenant-governor Is not
„n avowed canrtldatn. The condition of
T his 'ieattfi'. this time. Ts such that *r
T ^ gives his friends enoourasrement, sav-
T tnrr that almost two years must ]W«i
1 before the time for the election of tv-j
J w nflara narer. That Mr. BeTlamyl
^ represents tha conservative element of
. the democratic party and hsus not f o
T involved In the political turmoil of rhs
x post year, you must admit, and rtnee 't
T is n positive fact that the republican
. p.irtv will select as Its candidate a con-
. servatlve, who will stand for the ad-
1 vnnrement of the state and encouras. -
^ ment to outside capital to develop orr
\ resources. Wr Bellamy seems. a« I 'va
\ .aid. the lotrloal man for the demo rars
J to aelert If he don't enter the race "ou
s watch the men I have mentioned an 1
. <"■ if my Kuesa la not based on more
.% than common froeslp."
5tate Capital Com]
>&ny
Reuben r^llv will not
Rlllups' cider toddy:
lunnybrook I« good em-
For rip roarln' Roddie.
R«uhen port*!" rln* nnd -nr«ts
All who dn-e onro«e him.
Tho" he's me#-V Mnrv's 1"mh
To the bunch thnt ]wnw* him
Some folks think thr t he's whe
cloth.
Others think he's •hodrtv;
Rut our verdiet 1* that he's
Real, rough, ready, Roddie.
Reuben Roddie runs the ranch
Down where he Is llvln';
Tells the folks a normal school
He will soon be givin*
Some of the "near wlie" wink and
say.
That on this he's noddy;
Time will tell, but our gu*ss lb
Hopes will fall for Roddie.
t.AMP * ""FILIATES
WITH —>~uE STATTT3
I Tails Pol'oeTnan He's Probably
+ Another lYtirtyr.
+ New i'crk. Feb. 13 -A belated an<1 seedy
* ; n-ayiarerearly yesterday morn In*, aee-
in# flace h' ^ 1<E" Park
' ihat looltHd as tNueh by recllnelnr
* a-i'i "t It could sjpport hla wcatv
+ crossed the Hrlp of sr.wa In
* f ont -f the Nat. an Hn'o atV.Uc
Hore lie curled up and was alerpfri-
* soundly a* passers-by were KOl-sr to
T work on the Broadway sWe of the
nark. Right over his head whs carved
* in the granite pedestal.
; "j regret that I have put one life -
to give to my counlry."
t' \ policeman appeared later ard took
I the sleeper to the Oak tree station.
, "What's your buliness"" a.-ked the
. lieutenant In charge.
j. "1 guess I'm another martyr." «-
[HHHiiiHHH j, swered the victim.
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