Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-21

united STATES. DeleSateS are her'
from nearly every state and territor,
of the Union and form an imposing
assemblage OF the nations tillers o
the soil. The Oklahoma board o
j.. agriculture. the territorial official.
and the commercial organizations o
| Oklahoma City joining in extending
hearty welcome to the visitors. ant
will take advantage of the opportunit,
to present some very effective adver
tising of the new states agricultural
resources. President John NJ. Stahl ol
Illinois, is presiding at the congress
which will extend through five or sz
days
Many men of national fame will de
liver addresses, including several gov
ernment officials and three governors
John NJ. Barrett, director OF the bu
reau of American Republics. will
speak on the subject of The influence
o. Water Transportation ON Agricul.
tural Development and Prosperity
Governor Albert b. Cummins of Iowa
| will deliver an address dealing with
public questions of interest to farm
ers. Governor n. b. Broward of Flor
ida, leader in southern politics. will
tell of the bearing which drainage has
on the development of the agricultural
resources of the country. Hon. Frank
Frantz, territorial governor of Okla
homa and leader of the Republican
| party in the new state, will also
| speak.
| Another distinguished speaker will
be Hon. n. ]. Colman of st. Louis. the
first secretary of agriculture of the
r. Davis of Minnesota, the author of a
bill providing for national appropria.
ton of agricultural high schools. will
discuss the measure before the con
| gress. The subject of agricultural
education will also be discussed by
| State Superintendent F. A. Cotton of
Indiana. and Professor w. II. Hart Of
| the Massachusetts Agricultural col
| lege.
The farmers union movement has
| swept the south and is now being rap
will receive much attention from the
| congress. c. s. Barrett, of Georgia.
| national president OF the Farmers Ed
| ucational and Cooperative union. will
be the principal speaker on this sub
| ject He will tell of the great growth
| of the union and the prosperity of its
members through their efforts to
maintain a fair price for the cotton
crop of the south.
The interests of the women of the
| nations farms will be considered by
| Illinois state grange. and Miss Mary f.
| Rausch, professor of household econ
omy at the Iowa Agricultural college.
Other speakers will be Secretary j..
A. Filcher. of the California board Of
| agriculture John Palmer. an Usage
| Indian farmer. Henry F. Atwood of
| Illinois; w. f. Spell OF Texas. and
other authorities on agricultural top
les.
Much business of importance will be
| transacted during the sessions of the
congress. Resolutions regarding mat
ters in which farmers are interested
will be passed and will be influential
In directing future legislation by con-
gress and state assemblies.
New York, Oct 1f.-Delphin NJ. Del
| mas. counsel for Harry X. Thaw in
| his trial for the murder OF Stanford
| White is back in New York to resume
| the practice of his profession. He
says he is no longer interested in
the Thaw case as attorney.
New York, Oct 17.-The rather fe-
verish activity of this afternoon s
opening dealings in stocks reflected
the unsettled condition remaining
after yesterdays nervous market. A
decided drop in the prices occurred
soon after the opening as a result OF
heavy liquidation in copper and other
I, stocks. The low prices of yesterday
included many representative stocks
including st. Paul, Southern Pacific
United States Steel. Amalgamated
Copper and American Smeltering. The
largest declines were: CRANKY .
American Smelling preferred. Az
American Smelling and Colorado a
Southern first preferred 3h. Amalga
mated Copper and Northwestern "a
Stamboul La. Oct. 17.-If President
Roosevelt had been stationed few
hundred feet further south than h'
was yesterday he would have pro
cured the bear he came to the Missis
sippi canebrakes 10 slay. That fin'
specimen was discovered by Holt Col
lier's dogs within short distance o
the president and within less than I
mile OF Bear lake. The news wa
brought into Stamboul by Brutus Jack
son, a member OF the hunting party
who said the animal was enabled u
make good his escape by going In