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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

% support the territorial government
Tor a period Of one year
Divide $5I5ii55 by nineteen and a
hslf and you have $3.50. which is the
amount Oklahoma County will be- re.
quired 70 pay for the support o. state
government for one month Multiply
This amount by twelve and You have
t3jiOo. which Is the amount that
Oklahoma county will pay toward the
support OF state government Tor one
year as compared with SjtGi1GS paid
BY the same county last year.
Noble County
In 1907 Noble count, haI total
assessed valuation Of s22O3 ~. and
paid Sl2.llS77 toward The support of
the territorial regime for period OF
twelve months.
This year Noble county has total
assessed valuation ot $IO.O25526 and
will pay sl2,529 90 to the support of
state government for period of nine.
teen aud half months. This Is
filO62 in excess OF the amount paid
in 1907 toward the supp0it OF terri
torial government for Twelve months
Dividing 81 2.j29IO bv nineteen and q
bali YOU have S6I253. tnr amount
hat noble county will pa, for one
month 20 support 'he state govern
ment Multiply this sum by Wel,e
and YOU have $77l536. the amount
that Noble county viii pay toward the
support OF the state government tor
twelve months, a. compared with S12..
1884, the amount paid by thlt coun-
~ toward the expense of territorial
government for the same .pcnod OF
time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

| TO support Of the state government
for - months. as compared with sia-
| ilS59 collected In 1907 ~ support the
territorial government for ~ months
Kay County.
In 1907 Kay county had total az.
,o.scd valuation Of ti3531t7 and un.
der lho territorial levy Of nye and q
haf mills paid $2agI5Gl territorial
pv This year KAY couuty's Assessed
valuation is tl9.5Gs SG2. and under
tho state levy of one and one.f1urth
mill. will pay {2ll6lO1 for the main.
touaIco cf state government for q pc.
r.Od ol nineteen aud hall months
This Dr. SaI5IG less Than Kay county
raJd in 1907 for thr support Of ter.
u'oua government Tor Twelve
months
Di,idc 81 lGlO1 Dos nineteen and
bdll aud you have $liOO 5G. which is
The proportional" amount of Kay
county. stat" taxes for one mouth
Multiply this sum by Twelve and you
hay" Sl32OG12. which Ka, cou-,y
viii have to pay under the democratic
state administration to support the
state government for twelve months.
as compared with s2I9I5ol paid BY
KAY county IN 1907 TO maintain the
territorial government ~ months.
knghsher County.
In 1907 Kiugnshcr county had n to-
tai assessed valuation of S3192.I2O.
and paid Sl1556.72 territorial taxes.
This year kinglisher county has a TO.
tai assessed valuation OF StItIIi37
and will pay ior the support OF the
state government Tor 1872 months.
fli26161 Just S32S9O5 loss than
kinghsher county paid in 1907 to
support the republican territorial re-
glmc for twelve months.
Divide $li267G5 bv nineteen and a
half aud YOU have s3.73l67. which Is
the proportionatc amount KingRshcr
count, will pay toward the support OF
state government 'or one month Mul.
tiplv this sum by twelve and YOU have
81 1NOOi which IS the amount King.
fisher county will pay for the main.
1euaucr of democratic state govern.
mour for twelve months as compared
wiW tI15aC72. the amount paid by
the same count, Last year in terrific
rial taxes.
klowa County.
I'm 1909 kiowa county had a total
assessed valuation ot S35o2.I5l. and
paid Sl22tlN3 as territorial taxes
This year kiowt county has tlta!
valuation of Sl3Sl".Ol9. and vii, pay
81 .26io2' state taNrs for period of
and hair months Thi, is
s .9a6Nl less than the republican ter.
ritoria' administration collected for
twelve months
divide sll26iO2 by nlnctcea and a
half and The result Is SSS5.aS. the |
amount which kioNa county will have
To pay Tor The support OF the state
goNcrumcut for one month Multiply
this sum bv twelve aud YOU have $40.
62i56. which Is the amount of state
taxes Kiowa county will pay for pc.
rIod ot one veal as compared with
Sl92GlN3 collected under territorial
administration in 1907 Tor q similar
period
Lincoln County
l.l~l year Lincoln county wa plac.
I'd ON the uN roll. at a total valuation
pt Sii''95L and territorial taxes
amounting to S2lleaS6 were assess
ed against thi, property
This year Lincoln couaty has a 10.
tai assessed Valuation og SlT2275S7. .
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16
Pswnee County

In 1907 Pawnee county had total
assessed valuation of SjOG3.3iO. and
paid territorial taxes for one year In
the amount Of S27SIS&7
This year Pawnee county has to.
tai valuation of tlO.S2O19S. and un.
der the state levy OF one aud a fourth
mills will pay state tax OF Sl3.5252i
for period OF nineteen and half
months for which the levy Is made
This IS Sli22312 less than the same
county paid in 1907 for territorial
taxes for period OF one ycar
Divide Sl3.525.2i by nineteen and
half and Won obtain sGq}.5o. the pro.
porliouafo amount that pIwnec coun.
ty will pay each month io support thc
state government Multiply this 10.
suit b, twelve aud lt gives Won SS.-
3232O, the amount OF state taxes
PaWnce county will have To pay IN
twelve months. as compared with so.
SlS31 paid by the same county last
wear for the support of territorial gov.
rrumeut for twelve months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16


amount which Canadian county viii
Dec required to paf to support state
government l' month. as compared
With t1O 9Gtg.. lur tmJuu which Ca.
madam county vi. required TO pa, 10
uppou territorial soy,nm,ut ior ~
months
Cleveland County
In 1907 lhc total sHs,. .od valuation
~ Cleveland county was t22l9l2I
and under the territorial lo,y OF iis
mills cleveland county paid towards
.bo support oJ r,uouaI government
Ion o. months Sl2'U,lN
This vc, the assessed valuation ~
cleveland county s Hy.d ~ fS7.
i2t CO. and ualcr The state levy ~
. IL mill, will pay SaS2OS6 for the
maintenance of state government for
t9'a months This ls ts9ei2} less
lhan Cleveland county paid in 1907 10
support territorial government tor a
pcriod Of - months Divide $3.50 SO
by 49, and you obtain St159t the
amount which Glove
land county viii pay for The malntc
uauc" of state government for one
month Multiply This result bv 10 aud
Won obtain S,5ll'S. the amount
which cleveland county viii ua, for
lh' support ot tate government for
one yrl. Is compared with &l''p,ly
which Cleveland county WAS ouu.urd
'n paw tl support territorial govern.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16
Oklahoma County

n 1907 oklahoma county had 10.
tai assessed valuation OF Sl7227.5sT,
and paid in territorial ,aNes S5l,.
Gi56S This wear oklahoma county
Mas q total ss~r>>ed valuation O. Si6.-
us..-0I uad under The state levy OF
ua and a fourth mills win pay $751;.
.lltr ,ovard the support ot STATE
.p,a.uuru. Tor nineteen and hslt
'Nnr.l, This is an increase ot S..
500, over The taxes paid last year
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

epub1c,u temuodal eo,erum"u. fo'
ono wear.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
RUFF UNABLE To
SECURE LAWYER
Case Continued Until Thursday
Counsel for Calhoun At
taCkS Prosecution.

San Francisco, Jan. 2S-Declaring
that every possible effort had been
made to engage counsel for Abraham
Ruef; that many attorneys in this and
other cities had been canvassed with
out securing a satisfactory lawyer to
become associate counsel: that many
unexpected difficulties were being en-
countered in the search for attorneys
of the character, ability and reputa-
ton desired, with no immediate pros
pect of success, and upon the further
ground that Henry Ach his chief
counsel. was in Los Angeles and would
not return until tomorrow, state Sen
ator George 3. Keane asked the fur
Their Indulgence of the court this morn
ing when Ruef came up on one of the
United Railroad trolley franchise in
dictments to be set for trial. and Sc
cured another extension of time until
10 o'clock Thursday morning.
Following the disposition of Ruef's
case A. A. Moore, ST., chief counsel
for Patrick Calhoun, president of the
United Railroads, bitterly attacked the
motives, methods and conduct of the
prosecution in endeavoring to have
Ruef tried ahead of Calhoun after the
district attorneys Office had. at least
tentatively, agreed THAI the street
railway magnate. who arrived from
New York Sunday, should be placed
on trial next.
Moore vehemently demanded an i'm
mediate trial for Calhoun, argued that
the circumstances surrounding the
trolley cases and their history justify
the court in controlling it's own calen-
dar, regardless of the right of selec-
ton and determination of the order of
trial invested in the district attorney
and charged the latter with changing
his plans and placing Ruef on trial
ahead of Calhoun for the purpose of
adversely affecting the case of the
head of the United Railroads street
railway system.
Judge Lawlor ruled that the right of
selection as to which defendant should
be placed on trial ,hext rested with the
district attorney and he held that IT
would be a gross perversion of judi
cial authority on the part of the court
to interfere with that. He continued
the Calhoun and other United Railroad
cases, along with that of Ruef, until
10 o'clock Thursday morning to be set
for trial.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-A new complica-
ton entered into the reeeivership pro-
ceedings against the Chicago & Mill
waukee Electric Railroad company
and against A c. Frost & Co. late
this afternoon, when a third receiver
ship was asked for by the railroad
company for the Republic Construc-
ton company of Chicago. The heaf-
ing on the petition for the third re-
ownership was continued by Judge
Grosscup of the United States circuit
court until Jan. 81.
Embarrassment Admitted.
The Republic Construction company,
whose management and financial in
terests are said to be closely related
to those of the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric Railroad company. was the
company that began the construction
of the road from Lake Bluff, III, to
Milwaukee in 1905. The construction
company, in an answer filed simulta-
neousIy with the petition for re-
ceiver. admits it's financial embarrass-
ment and its inability to complete the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
CHICAGO & MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC
RAILROAD COMPANY IN AWFUL SHAPE
Third Receivershp Asked This Time for the Republic Con-
struction Company, Which Admits Debt of $300,0OO

road 1t also admits a debt Of 100000
to the railroad company. The petition
of the railroad company sets forth that
an issue of bonds amounting to $1,000
900, turned over to the construction
company to defray the cost of COM
pleting the road to Milwaukee. is in
the cOmpany's control or has been dis
posed of by the company. The tanEi-
BILE assets of the construction cOmpa-
ny are alleged to be worth not more
than $4,000
Protest of Mr.. Dawes.
An emphatic protest against the re-
Ownership for the Chicago & Milwau-
kee Railroad company was made dur
ing the day by Charles G. Dawes in a
telegram from Washington to Judge
Grosscup. Mr.. Dawes was made ar
bitrator in the dispute over the roads
finances which resulted in the first re-
ownership proceedings on New Years
eve. He left for Washington yeste~-
day. In his telegram he said that se
was greatly surprised that the action
should have been taken without mis-
having been notified.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29

San Luis ObispO, Cal, Jan. 2S-The
fire v hich was started yesterday art
ernoon in an oil tank belonging to the
Union Oil company at Port Hartford
bv a stroke of lightning, burned all OF
last night and until late this after
noon, consuming, with their contents
the tank which was first set on nre
and three others belonging to the
Standard Oil company. No other dam
age was done, although it was thought
at one time that nothing could save
the Marie hotel, the Port Hartford
wharf and several cottages belonging
TO workmen around the oil tanks.
Inhabitants Fled to Hills.
All of the contents of the hotel and
the cottages were removed to the
decks of the steamers or TO the sur
rounding hills. and the inhabitants fed
to the hills, scantily clad, in a heavy
transforms.
A quantity of oil in the first tank to
take fire was run out into tanks
aboard the company's oil steamer
Lansing. and it was hoped thus TO save
all of the others. But after the oil
became too hot to pump into the
STEAMERS tanks with safety and the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
WAS WITH. PERRY IN JAPAN
Alexander Baird Of Brigham City an
Enlisted Man in the Navy
From 1851 to 1850.
Especial to The Herald.)

washington, Jan. Ex-senator Suth-
erland has introduced a bill to grant
a pension of $50 monthly to Alexander
Baird of Brigham City, who was an
enlisted man i'm the United States navy,
1851 to 1860, and took part in the ex-
petition to Japan under Commodore
Perry in 1852
The senate today passed the SmOOt
bill authorizing the settlement of over
time claims of letter carriers barred by
the statute of limitations. These claims
aggregate S2S6. 900. Senator SmoOt will
follow up his bill in the house and try
to secure its passage.
The pensions committee today rem
dered a favorable report on Senator
Shoots bill to grant service pensions
to surviving participants in Utah In
dian wars.
Senator Sutherland has been advised
by the secretary of the interior that
he approves the proposed survey of
southerR Utah oil fields. The Utah
senators will now endeavOr to have the
item included in one of the appropri-
alton bills providing funds for making
these surveys.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
BROOKS WOMAN IN NEVADA
Has Taken Up With a Carpenter at
De Lamar Who Has Grown
Tired of His Wife.
(Special to- The Herald.(

Caliente, New, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Anna
Brooks, living at 457 Ninth East street,
Salt Lake, who left husband and fam
lily of five children Vast Friday, has
been located at De Lamar, New, a
small mining town near here. She is
living with A. A. Raine, carpenter of
that town, who also has wife.
When telephoned to this morning,
Raine stated he has the Brooks woman
living with him at De Lamar, and had
grown tired of his wife and Chinese
cooking, his wife being employed by a
Chinaman in a restaurant at that
place.
Raine had made visits to Salt Lake
at different times for the purpose of
meeting the Brooks woman. which
meetings occurred during the absence
of the husband. George Brooks. Mrs.
Brooks declares her intention is to re-
main with yRaine, and apparently is I'M
concerned regarding the welfare of her
five small children.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
INMATE OF ILLINOIS REfORMATORY
TORTURED TO DEATH BY OFFICIALS
Unfortunate Victim Left Lying Concrete Floor of the SoI
tary' With His Back Broken in Three Places.

or escape. Being chained up again,
he climbed UP the bars of his cell,
probably while in a delirium. -
He tainted the first day of his tor
ture and the third night, and for long
periods during these fainting spells he
hung by his wrists suspended from a
bar of his cell, the legs too limp to
support his weight.
'Cod Water Cure"
The cold water cure" was applied,
quart after quart of ice water being
thrown over him to make him quit
shamming," and once it was poured
down his throat until he choked. After
he was injured he was left lying on
the concrete floor of the solitary" with
only a blanket under him and another
over him. his back broken in three
places and his body paralyzed. all but
the arms, for twelve hours before the
refOrmatory physician was called.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29

Pontiac, Ill, Jan. 2s.-Members of The
board of managers of the Illinois re-
formatory i'm this city today heard stO-
ries from the lips of officers of the in
stitution themselves OF brutality and
torture inflicted upon William Hamlin.
an inmate, whose death. and the con-
fiicting explanations thereof have
raised a storm of criticism.
Admissions were wrung from officers
of the institution that Young Hamlin
was chained to the bars of the "soli-
tary," his wrists held by handouts to
point even with the top of his head
for twenty-five hours the first day of
his punishment, and for sixteen hours
the second day.
Tried to End His Agony.
On the third evening when he was
up, his endurance gave out after five
hours. and after he revived from a
faint, he either tried to commit suicide
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
APPLIED FOR A RECEIVER
Montana Grand Lodge of Ancient
Order of United -Workmen Unable
to Meet Claims.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 2S.-After an ex-
istence of a little more than seventeen
years, during which time sl.650,000 was
paid in death claims, application was
made to Judge ]. NJ. Clements in the
district court today for the appoint
ment of a receiver to wind up the af-
fairs of the Montana grand lodge of
the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
which today finds itself unable to meet
its death claims. There are now up
ward of 100000 outstanding in these
unpaid claims. Three reasons are as
signed for the failure of the order 10
remain in existence any longer:
Competition of other fraternal orders.
which profited by the failures and ex-
perience of the A. o. U. w; the action
of the supreme grand lodge in raising
the rates at an inopportune time, and
the discords which broke out i'm the
ranks of the order itself and were fos-
tered by members who represented old
line insurance companies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
BIG OIL TANK STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
SENDS PEOPLE NEARBY TO THE HILLS
Spectacular Fire at Port Hartford, CAL, During Which Wharf,
Hotel and Cottages Were Endangered.

pumps were shut down, the remaining
oil in the tank exploded and set fire
to the other three belonging to the
Standard Oil company. These burned
all during the night and were burning
fiercely at noon today, although a por-
ton of their contents had been pumped
out and run into the Standard Oil
company's steamer Drake. A large
quantity of the oil was spread over the
ground by frequent explosions and ran
down onto the waters of the bay.
blazing fiercely.
Desperate Fight on Flames.
Debris from one of the tanks which
exploded at o'clock this afternoon
was blown more than a mile away. A
desperate fight had to be kept up all
of the time to save the wharf and the
hotel and cottages, and the four other
tanks, but at 6 o'clock tonight the
wind shifted and all danger of any
more destruction passed. Thirty-seven
thousand barrels of oil were in the
tank of the Union Oil company. which
was struck by lightning, but at least
half of this was pumped out. Half of
the contents of the other tanks also
was saved. The total loss is roughly
estimated at $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
DISSENTS
FROM DECISION
Holds the Supreme Court Erred
in Matter of Corporate Con-
troll Over Employees.
LAW is CONSTITUTIONAL
PLENARY POWERS OF CONGRESS
OVER CORPORATIONS.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-William j.
Bryan again today visited the lobby of
the house, chatting with members. His
attention being called to the supreme
court decision holding that a corpora
ton has a right to discharge a man
because he is a member of a labor
union, he dictated the following state
ment to the Associated Press:
II have not had opportunity TO read
the decision. The subject is one of
vital importance, and I don't under
stand by what course of reasoning the
majority of the court reached the de-
cisiOn announced.
Creature of the Law.
"A corporation is a creature of law
1t has no rights, except those given it
by law, and it must not be confused
with the natural man, for man was
created to carry out a divine purpose;
the corporation was created to make
money. The corporation enjoys many
rights and privileges which are denied
10 the individual, and it cannot claim
the possession of any natural or in
alienable rights. The power that Gre
ates a corporation can restrict it, re-
strain it and control it, and congress
has plenary powers in dealing with
corporations in so far as they engage
in interstate commerce.
Whatever may be the rights of an
individual in dealing with other indi-
viduals, the government certainly has
the right to determine the conditions
upon which a corporation can exist and
do business, and congress can fix the
terms upon which a state corporation
can engage i'm interstate commerce.
The Logical Conclusion.
The union is a lawful association,
and if a man can be discharged be-
cause he belongs TO a labor union, by
the same logic he can be discharged
if he belongs TO a political party OBJ
jectionable to the employer, or to
church against which the employer is
prejudiced. Followed to it's logical con-
clusion, the principle laid down by the
court, as | understand the decision
itself up as a dictator in regard to the
habits, thoughts and convictions of its
employees on any and every subject.
THE fact that two of the justices
dissented enables rae to dissent from
the conclusion of the majority without
disrespect to the ability or high powers
of those who have given what 1 re-
gard as an erroneous construction to
the constitution"
The house committee on election of
president and vice president held a
meeting today and decided to hear Mr..
Bryan on Thursday morning next in
support of the Belmont bill, which
makes compulsory the publication of
campaign contributions by amount and
name.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
Pope Deeply Affected.

Rome, Jan. 2S.-Although he had
been informed that the end was COM
ing, the news of the death in Paris of
Cardinal Richard deeply affected Pope
Plus. He knelt in prayer for a few
moments, and when he arose he ex-
claimed:
He was not even allowed to close
his eyes in his own house"
This was an allusion to the fact that
in 1906 at the height of the church sep
aration troubles in France, Cardinal
Richard was ordered by the French
authorities to vacate the archepiscopal
palace in Paris.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
PANIC AMONG GUESTS.

st. Louis, Mo, Jan. 2S.-Fire today in
the Beers hotel, Olive and Grand ave-
nues, suddenly shot up the waste wa
ter chute, causing a blaze on each floor
of the six-story building, and creating
nomentary panic among the guests.
Many women tainted, while others ran
screaming. The pecuniary loss was
small.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
OF THE
CHURCH CALLED
Cardinal Richard, Archbishop
of Paris 0ead-Pope Plus
Shows Grief.

Paris, Jan. 2S.-Franeois Marie Ben
jamin Richard, cardinal and archbishop
of Paris, died here today of congestion
of the lungs, after a short illness.
Cardinal Richard was born at Nantes,
March 1, 1919, and was made a cardinal
in 1889.