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The Star Gazette M. 8: BLA83INQAME, Prop. 8ALLI8AW, OKLAHOMA. EVENTS Of I WEEK WHAT 18 GOING ON IN ALL QUARTERS OF THIS WORLD OF OURS. THE NEWS IN A NUT SHELL Noteworthy Happenings From Every Coast and Clime Gathered Together for Delectation of Our Numerous Readers.

President Taft may ask the assistance of congress In solving the question of the high cost of living through legislative authorization for the UnUud States to participate a world-wide joiiference on the subject. The Toledo (Ohio) Street Car company offered to accept 3-cent fares for two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening and give six tickets for a quarter the remainder of the day, as a solution of the fare ordinance light. The Western Brewers' Shipping association, one of the leading trade organizations in the United Stales, has dissolved, it being deemed by some of its members that it was in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. After having spent more than six months in the Angeles ((Jul.) county ju.il, Bert Conners, Ira Bender und A. P.

Maple, charged with conspiracy to dynamite the hall of records here, were given a hearing in the superior court. The war department announced that withdrawal of troops sent to the Mexican border would begin at once. The Sixth cavalry, now stationed along the Arizona line, will be ordered back to Des Moines, and the Twenty-third infantry, now watching the Texas border, will be returned to Fo -rt Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. The Progressive Republicans of Ohio formed a permanent organization and adopted a declaration of progressive principles, but voted 52 to 32 not to give their indorsement to United States SeSnator Robert M. La Follette BB a candidate for the presidential nomination.

The figures of the census of Belgium, taken in 1910, show that the population of the country now numbers an increase of 730.23G since 1900. One death by violence every thirty- four-hours was the toll taken "on life In New York city during 1911 by the criminal element. The total for all the boroughs is 257 homicides. Iowa began the year with fewer saloons than it has had in many years. In some of Iho cities the number of saloons was reduced almost one-hall'.

This was done to conform to the Moon law, which provides for but one saloon to every thousand of population. After a thorough trial, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts has decided he doesn't like roller skating. decision was hastened by a severe bump to his anatomy and his dignity which he suffered when he tried to do the "triangle flip." Because Mrs. Wm. II.

Green, wife of a wealthy Brockton, real estate operator, saw the likeness of her husband and another woman thrown on a moving picture show screen she has obtained a decree of separate maintenance. One marriage to every 100 of population was the approximate rate in New York City during 1911, according to figures made public by the marriage license bureau, after closing for the year. Plans for an automobile highway from Chicago to Davenport will be put actively under way within the next few days, according to Charles E. Gregory, president of the Chicago Motor club, and officials of the Elgin auto race course. Train No.

3 of the Great Northern railway, the "Oregonian," was wrecked four miles west of Finley, S. with six dead and thirteen injured. The wreck was due to a broken rail. The train was bound for Seattle. Rev.

R. E. L. Kirkland, who v5 kicked by women members of his congregation at Tampa, spent New Year's eve In bed, and six members of the church are in jail, as a result of a clash in the First Congregational church Herman -Haas, who stole from the Corn Exchange National bank of Chicago, of which he was auditor, was killed in a rock slide in the prison quarries at the Joliet penitentiary, where he was serving a sentence of six years Harry N. Atwood, the aviator, turn bled with his hydro -aeroplane into the ocean between Nahant and the Bolnt of Pines, about a quarter of- a mile from shore.

He was critically injured. Atwood had started to fly from the Point of Pines to Portland, Me. Results of the. official canvass ol the first stato election, held November 7 in New Mexico were made public. They snow a total of 60,842 votet cast.

The Socialists from 1,787 for governor to 2,020 for secretary ol state, the Republican and Democrat candidates the remainder. The National Tube company has booked an order for 125 miles of steel pipe 12 inches in diameter for the California oil fields! Henry B. Agar, who was sentenced to the state prison from Gibson county, Indiana, a little more than two years ago, following his conviction on a charge of embezzlement, has been paroled by the board of trusTeeB of the prison. Col. Treodore Roosevelt is not a candidate for the presidency, according to Lawrence F.

Abbott, president of The Outlook company of New York, faith which Colonel Roosevelt is actively associated. The Night and Day bank of Kansas City, was closed by an order of Assistant State Examiner Watson Depositors had confused the closing of the Kansas City (Mo.) bank of the same name, and a three days' run resulted, $35,000 in email sums being drawn out. B. Bush, president of the Missouri-Pacific-Iron Mountain lines, was elected President of the. Denver Rio Grande railway at a meeting of the directors.

The Denver Rio Grande also controls the Western Pacific. As the president of the Rio Grande, he will'exercise authority in its management. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, "Fighting Bob," to in admiring nation, (lied suddenly at his home in Washington. Acute indigestion ended the career of one of the meet popular officers in the navy.

Ho was ill less tl an two hours. Admiial Evans was born 65 years ago In Floyd county, Virginia. The banks of the United States were swindled out of $15,000,000 in 1P11 by forgeries, according to Albert S. Osborn, a handwriting expert. A dozen or more towns on branch ralroad lines in the western part of Kansas have been cut off from tho world by snow blockades for nearly ten days, and frantic appeals are coming to the state public utilities commission to force the railroads to hurry the opening of the lines.

President Taft. took formal cognizance of the avalanche of protests against the appointment to the supreme bench of Judge Hook of the Eighth circuit, when he told Senator Curtis (Rep.) of Kansas, a Hook supporter, that he now was considering a new Francis J. Swayze of the New Jersey supreme, court. Flat denial of the government's contention that the old packers' pool in the period between 1893 and 19tf2 attempted to fix the price of fresh meats or the price to De paid for live stock was made by Henry on cross- examination in the trial of the ten Chicago packers. Fire, believed of incendiary origin, destroyed the Miners' National bank at Ishpeming, and the Negaunee State bank at Negaunee, Mich.

Tho fires started simultaneously in the two banks, which are three miles apart. Warden M. M. Moyer of the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, made a formal statement declaring that Cuas. W.

M'orse, the convicted New York banker, had offered him what he construed to be a bribe shortly after Morse became a prisoner at the Institution. Alfred Tennyson Dickens, who was the eldest surviving son of Charles Dickens, the and godson of Alfred Tennyson, the poet, died suddenly in his apartment at the Hotel Astor in New York. Dr. Sun Yat Sen as provisional of tne republic of China at Nanking. It is stated here that Yuan Shi Kai, the premier, has reprimanded Tang Sha Yi, the government commissioner to the peace conference, 'or his republican proclivities and his acquiescence in the views of the rebels.

The aeries of controversies between the German potash syndicate and the American buyers, which finally reached the stage of diplomatic intercourse between the two nations and threatened a trade 'war between Germany and America, have been settled with a loss to American interest's estimated as high as $25,000,000. The Portuguese government has signed a treaty with Great Britain, agreeing to the delimitation of the river Shire between Mozambique and British Central Africa. The government has also signed a concession for a British coaling station at Horta in the Azores. In recognition of his servipes in the educational work of the Church, Father O'Hearn of Chicago, vice-president of the American college at Rome, was created a mousignor by Pope Pius. The British government took over air public telephones of the National Telephone company and now controls every public telephone in the United Kingdom.

Officers of (he International Purity association issued a call to all Christian churches in the world to observe Sunday, January 28, with an appeal of prayer in behalf of purity of thought, speech and life. In the same building where he announced his candidacy for governor in 1907, the Brady hotel, ex -Gov. C. N. Haskell of Oklahoma made what is considered his formal declaration of his candidacy for the -United States senate.

The occasion was a political meeting originally Intended tot Jackson day meeting of 500 Oklahoma Democrats. ,) Representative Underwood, Democratic leader of the -house, returned to his office almost recovered from the illness that aroused much apprehension last week. LATEST NEWS. OF OKLAHOMA THIRTY-TWO MILLION DOLLARS COMES FROM THE MINES FATAL RAILROAD WRECK IN YARDS AT EL RENO. Rock Island Trains Come Together Heads On, and One Man Killed and'.

Sevcraf Injured PETROLEUM PRODUCTS LEAD Coal Ranks Second, and Total Production Has Value of News, of Interest. Oklahoma Mineral for 1910: Petroleum $19,922,000 Coal Natural Gas (est) 2,500,000 Brick 920,921 Stone 031,711 Lead and zinc 041,278 Gypsum (est) 450,000 Portland cement 700,000 Sand and gravel ISO.977 Asphalt 65,244 Lime 9,700 Mineral water 4.950 Total Norman, United Stater, Geological Survey has recently published the statistics of the mineral nut- put for 1910. The following results for Oklahoma arc compiled from those reports by the Oklahoma Geological Survey: ranked second with a total production of 52,028, 718 barrels, a gain of 8.71 per cent, or of 4, 109,500 barrels over the production of 1909. The value in 1910 wan $19,922,000 a gain or 11.31 per cent ol' that in 1909. production of tons; value $5,807,947.

This is a decrease of 473.151 or 15.17 per cent in production and or 0.10 tier cent in value. The decrease was due to the strike which lasted from tc September. production of brick for 1910 is as follows: Common brick 131,146,00, valued at Vitrified brick, 11,959,000, val- ued at 114,315 Front brick, 2,682,000, valued at 35.288 Miscellaneous 8.082 El Reno, a head-on collision of Rock Island passenger trains numbers 31 and 40, near the fair grounds, one person was killed, one probably fatally Injured and about twenty slightly hurt. Potter, Chickasha, engineer of the southbound train, Firefly, No. 31, was killed.

C. W. Warren berg, Chickasha, fireman of tho flamo engine, reeived terna! injuries that are believed to be fatal. His right arm was crushed and his back badly bruised. Joseph Borgold, Shawnee, engineer of train No.

40, was badly cut and bruised. Mall Clerks Frank Cooper, G. W. Childs and C. H.

Watson of McAlester were Feriously Injured. W. H. Fite, Keel, chest bruised and body cut in places. I Definite information as to the I collision occurred cannot be obtained until an official Investigation is held, i but officials of the railway express 'believe that train No.

block without permission, anxious to make up lost time. Roth trains were moving at high speed. Hoth encines and the cars behind each, left the track, but none was over- i turned. I Total value of clay products value of the various variotles of stone procured in the suite were: Granite, Sandstone, Limestone, Total, $631,801. Load and lead concentrates produced, 3,638.

value, tons zinc concentrates, 14,256, valuo, total value of production, $641,278. production of Oklahoma and Texas is reported together to avoid disclosing individual returns. The production of Oklahoma may be approximated at 120.000 tons and the valuo at $450,000. Portland, returns for Portland Cements ef Oklahoma and Texas are also combined. The value of the Oklahoma production may be estimated in the neighborhood of $700,000.

Sand and Production, 050,236 tons, valued at $180,977. Asphaltic $05,244, tons, value $9,700. Mineral gallons, value $4,950. REPORT OF STATE BOARD. SHOWS CROP CONDITIONS Wonderful Improvement Has Been Made In Condition of Winter Wheat Crop Oklahoma a growing condition of wheat ranging from 55 per cent to 550 per cent, compared with the 1910 crop, and with a growing condition of 77.2 a month ago, till! slate board of agriculture's crop report.

ending on December 25, shows a. rcmaVcable improvement. Only a few counties over tho state show a condition in wheat under the 100 per cent mark, and a major portion goes over per cent line. While this condition is splendid when compared with 1910, the actual condition is 82,9 compared with that of 77.2 a month ago. In a number of counties the condition as compared with a month ago reaches the 100 per cent mark, though in a majority of instances it is under that.

During the last throe weeks the whole state has received a considerable amount of moisture, and this has improved the condition of wheat to a wonderful extent. The acreage of wheat, as compared with 1910, is shown as 102.7 with the moisture that has come already the condition of the growing crop wfll improve right alonj. In the December report of the board of agriculture tho amount of grain of the 1910 crop still remaining in the farmers' hands shown to be corn, 49.4 per cent; wheat, 17.1 per cent; oats, 29.7 per cent, and. cotton, 15.0 per cent. $24.76 ANACRE ATOKA COUNTY FARMER 8HOWS SOIL PRODUCTIVENESS $866.71 FROM 35 ACRES C.

Ralston, Cultivating Scientifically Under Direction of State Board of Agriculture Gets Good Returns From Farm. Fined For Contempt. Muskogee, M. Rutherford I and w. J.

Crump, attorneys reprosent- i lug the stale and defense respectively, were lined $5 each for contempt of court, during the trial of Sam Lowe, one of the Taft dynamiting defendants. The line was imposed by District Judge DograTVenreid. before whom the case had indulged iln a waf of words over a statement made by Crump. Is Wanted In Texas McAlester, constable from Temple, Texas, arrived here, and took back with.iiim Will Davis, wanted there for larceny. The sheriff of Bell county wired a description of Davis to Sheriff Dave Tatum and he caught him as he alighted from a Katy train.

HUGO WOMAN KILLED WHEN PISTOL EXPLODES Accidental Dropping of Revolver Causes a Sad Tragedy at Home of W. A. Mullins Hugo, -Annie Mullins, wife of W. A. Mullins, was accidentally shot and killed at her home here and Mrs.

Walter Fox of Kleburg, received a flesh wound in the lower part of the leg from the same bullet that killed Mrs. Mullins. Mrs. Fox and her husband, Walter Mullins, an uncle of W. A.

Muliins, were here on a visit to the Mullins. family, and Fox had borrowed a pistol from Mrs. Mullins to take with him on a trip to the country. On the night that Fox returned to tho Mullins' home yfe pistol from his pocket, hammer striking the floor, causing the cartridge to explode, Iho ball passing through the f.esh portion of Mrs. Fox's left leg below the knee and struck Mrs.

Mullins in the forehead, penetrating the brain and kill Ing her instantly. Mrs. Fox is not seriously injured, but her husband is almost prostrated with grief. Indians Meet in Pauls Valley Ardmore, J. F.

McMurray of McAlester, attorney for the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes of Indians, has called a raassmeeting of be held oh the afternoon of January 11 at Pauls Valloy in Garvin county. The notice sent out to the Indians states that the meeting is called to discuss the Indian tax question and the payment to the Chiekasaws and Choctaws of the value of the lands situated In the county known ap tlra leased district and Greer county. Parole Extended Oklahoma Cruce has granted an indefinite extension of parole to George Robinett, who was convicted in the county court of Seminole county in September on a charge of practicing medicine without a license and was fined $100 and costs. Robinett was paroled shortly after on account of poor health, and the parole was extended for the same reason. INDIAN BROTHERS HAVE FIGHT ONE IS CRUELLY BUTCHERED Brutality of Fratricide at Finley Perhaps Has No Parallel In History Antlers, fratricide occurred near Finiey, ten miles northeast of which perhaps has no parallel for horrible brutality.

Robert and Simeon Cole, full-blood Choctaw Indians, aged 21 and 23, and sons of Tuner Cole, were intoxicated and go't into a fight. Robert got an axe and began hammering away with the blunt end an the right arm and shoulder, breaking Simeons arm into a dozen pieces. In the melee Simeon fell upon his face. Robert then toqk the sharp end of the axe and began hacking away at Simeon's back, mutilating him in a horrible manner. Several of his ribs were severed from the spinal column.

Simeon's body was found by some neighbors, but he was still alive. He was taken home but died Thursday forenoon. Robert has been arrested Found Dead In Office Tulsa, L. Harvey, proprietor of an automobile- establishment, was found dead on the floor of his office. He slept the place and overcome by natural gaB fumes.

His brother, sleeping with him, is In a critical condition, still unconscious. Huffman Takes Secretaryship McAlester, has been' reported here thai Leslie Huffman, superintendent of the city schools, had been appointed- secretary to the state board of education. Oklahoma best report received yet, showing what may. bo accomplished by scientific methods of farming, has been submitted to Superintendent Marie Woodson of the demonstration farm department of the state board of agriculture by C. J.

Ralston of Caney, Atoka coufky, who made a net profit of $866.71 on thirty- five acres, or an average net profit of $24.76 per acre. Tho land was farmed Under the direction of tho department. Ralston planted eight acres to oats, securing a total yield of twenty-four tons. The oats were baled and sold at $15 per ton, bringing $300. The total cost of production was $134.20, leaving a net profit of per acre.

One acre waa planted to eowpeas and another acre to onions. The total cost of labor and other expenses on the two acres amounted to $53. The crops brought $130, leaving a profit of $77, or $38.50 per acre. Fifteen acres were planted to corn, and the cost of production was $145. The crop, 600 bushels, was sold for $420., leaving a profit of $275 on the fifteen acres, or $18.33 per acre.

The ten acres were planted to cotton and there was a yield of 6,000 pounds, or about twelve bales of lint The total cost of production was $285.49. and Ralston received $573.16 for his crop, clearing him $2.89.71, or $28.97 net per acre. The seed cotton produced on the ten acres, by scientific cultivation, ginned 37 per cont. BOYS WIN PRIZE8 IN THE COTTON GROWING CONTEST Charles M. Brandon of Cheotah Leads.

In the Contest and Gets Free Trip to Washington FIFTEEN ORGANIZATIONS BOLT TRADES COUNCIL President Gompers, of American Federation, Asked to Send Man to Oklahoma City Oklahoma president of the American Federation of Labor, will send a representative to Oklahoma City within the next week for the purpose of reorganizing the local trade unions and ending the fight, which has disrupted the ranks of organized labor in this city for the past several weeks. A telegram was sent by a committee representing fifteen crafts, who bolted from a meeting of the local trades council Thursday night, to Samuel Gompers asking that such a man be sent. The- meeting night ended by the delegates from fifteen crafts leaving the hall under the leadership of President Mont R. Powell, when it was claimed the majority which has been responsible for the publication of the recent "knock" bulletin was attempting to cast votes that were illegal under the by-laws in an election of officers for the next six months. It has been learned from the national headquarters of.

the cooks and waiters that H. C. Waller, the man who first started the trouble here, has a bad record as a destroyer of unions. Oklahoma winners of prizes offered by the Oklahoma Cotton Seed Crushers; association and the Oklahoma State Fair for the Boys Cotton club work under the supervision of the United States department of agriculture in Oklahoma this have now been decided and are as; follows: M. Brandon, Checotah, free trip to Washington, D.

2,869 pounds seed cotton, 786 pounds lint cotton per acre, at a cost of 6.5 cents per pound of lint. W. Crowell, Cade, $75 cash; 1.760 pounds seed cotton, 777 pounds lint cotton per acre, at a cost of 5.4 cents per pound of lint. F. Watson, Chandler, $25 cash; 1,745 pounds seed cotton, 584 pounds lint cotton per acre, at a cost of 6.2 cents per pound of lint.

Wilkerson, Madill, $20 cash; 1,590 ounds seed cotton, 534 pounds lint cotton per acre, at a cost of 6.2 cents per pound of lint. Ashley, Madill, $15 cash; 1,584 pounds seed cotton, 591 pounds lint cotton per acre, at a cost of 5.9 cents per pound of lint. Gayer, Tishomingo, $10 cash; 1,400 pounds seed cotton, 484 pounds lint "cotton per acre, at a cost of 6.5 cents per pound of lint. Young, $20 cash; 1,590 pounds seed cot- ton, 479 pounds lint cotton per acre, at a cost of 6.8 cents per pound of lint. The five highest of these contestants will each receive a diploma of honor from Governor Orucc for intelligence and skill in agriculture.

Many of these club members have already won prizes in local contests. Each prize winner has been visited by an agent of the United States department of agriculture to verify the yield, and each crop report has been cartified by the contestant under seal of a notary public or justice. This work will be continued by the United States department of agriculture again next year and prizes of greater value than those of this year will be offered. All the boys who wish to join the club Bhould send their name and address to the local farm demontsration agent, or to W. D.

Bentley, state agent, Yukon, Okla. If the men of Oklahoma had raised as cotton on all their cotton, acres as tho boy who' won the first prize in the growing contest, the cotton crop of Oklahoma in 1911 would have sold for moro than $220,000,000 instead of the sum of $50,000,000. And if the price of cotton had remained at the opening quotations of tire 1911 selling season, then the Oklahoma cotton crop, if the production had been as good as the yield of the' winner of the first prize, in the boys' contest, would have brought the stupendous sum of $330,000,000, or about three-fourths of tho value of all the gold mined in the whole world during the year just closed. It begins to look like the Oklahoma cotton crop possesses some possibilities not heretofore considered. Requisition for Texan.

Oklahoma papers from the governor of Texas for the return to that state of Will May, alias Bill Davis, were honored by Governor Cruce. May is wanted in Morris county, Texas, on a charge of assault with intent to kill. Warrant For $45,889. Oklahoma state warrant issued by Auditor Leo Meyer for $45,889, to cover the care of state insane patients at Norman fpr the quarter ending December 30. The warrant was drawn in favor of the Oklahoma Sanitarium company, which has a contract for the care of state patients.

Road to Northwest Oklahoma steam railroad from Oklahoma City to Woodward, opening up all the northwestern Oklahoma and bringing it into- close touch with Oklahoma City, seems assured. ID fact, it w.as admitted Sunday night by Joifri that arrangements had been completed to finance the proposition, depending only on the cooperation of the cities and communities along the line. The road in question is the Oklahoma Northwestern Railway company, which was chartered August 28, .1911, for the purpose of building from Oklahoma City, to Woodward, the capital Btock being 1100,000. Two More Cases Appealed Oklahoma more cases of the general freight rate orders made recently by the corporation commission, to replace the ones covered by the Hook injunctions have been appealed to the supreme court. They are the ones making new rates on grain and grain products and on coal and coke.

Exhaustive hearings were held by the commission in each of these cases. AH of the, railroads operating in Oklahoma Join In the appeals. A Weighty Delegation Okahoma States Senators Robert L. Owen and Thomas P. Gore, Congressman Bird McGuire, Dick T.

Morgan, James S. Davenport, Charles D. Carter and Scott Ferris were commissioned by Governor Cruce to act as Oklahoma's representatives the annual conference of the National Civic Federation, to be held at Washington, March 5, 6 and 7. Congressman Carter also received a commission to act at the conference of state sealers of weights and measures, which will meet in Washington February 15 and 16. $60,000 Waterworks System.

Oklahoma Rock Island commenced well drilling work on thsf' $60,000 waterworks system it is m-. stalling at the roundhouse. The two wells to be drilled are to furnish upwards of one hundred gallons a minute, which will be pumped into, a sixty-five thousand gallon tank, to be erected nearby. The plan contemplates the establishment of one of the best waterworks plants in' the state. Not Liable For Clerk Hire Oklahoma 'no county is liable for clerk hire In the offices of county assessors is the substance of an opinion rendered byy Assistant Attorney General C.

J. Davenport. opinion was rendered to County iorney J. Robert Ray of Washington It county. The attorney generals office also holdB that not only is the county not liable for clerk hire of this character for any purpose, but it is also not liable for the expense of mailing the county land list.

Muskogee Complaint Oklahoma has been filed with.the corporation commission by T. J. Collins and others of Musko-, -gee against the Muskogee Electric Traction company. The complaint alleges that cars operated by the company, are not properly heated'In cold Receipt By Secretary of State. Oklahoma receipts of office of secretary of state for the year 1911 were $94,896.97, according, to the report of Secretary! of state B.

P. Hajr- rison, submitted recently' to' State Auditor Leo Meyer,.