The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
WESTERN NEWS,

The Oklahoma City Automobile AS
sociation has pledged $4,000 for the
construction Of twenty-five-mile
speedway around the city.
The National Wool Growers Asso-
citation at Pocatello selected Ogden as
its next place of meeting and reelected
President Fred W. Gooding.
The unemployed in convention at st.
Louis decided on the name of the Ma
tional Brotherhood Welfare Associa-
ton for their organization. James
Eads How was selected as national
chairman.
John c. Morgan of Denver. who for
years has been travelling engineer of
the Mexican international railroad
died at the City of Mexico on the 18th
inst. from injuries recently received in
a wreck.
Caleb z. West, formerly governor of
Utah. died January cath at Oakland,
California. Governor West was a ma
tive of Cynthiana, Kentucky, and was
sixty-five years of age. He was gov
ernor of Utah during President Cleve-
lands first term.
Weather beaten and stained by the
storms of many seas, the lightship flo
tilla sailed into port at San Francisco
January oath, 1875 days out from new
York. The little fleet, consisting of
three lightships and three lighthouse
tenders, made it's voyage of more than
$4,000 miles without mishap.
bill has been introduced in the Ok
lahoma Legislature taxing corporations
on their income to create fund for
the payment of accident and old age,
pensions. Railroads are taxed one
fourth Of one per cent. of their earn
ings, and ordinary corporations l per
cent.
At the closing session of the child
labor congress today committee vas
appointed to bring before Congress the
evils OF child labor, with the sugges-
tion that the federal government super
wise the situation and that the Presi-
dent of the United States appoint an
executive head for the organization.
Grove L. Johnson, author of three of
the anti-Japanese bills that have
caused the antagonism Of President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State Root,
again defied the federal authorities by
introducing joint resolution asking
Congress to extend the Chinese exclu-
sion act SO as to include all Asiatics.
The lnmbermen's conventian at Min
neapolis went on record in favor Of
reduction of first-class postage to /
cent per ounce, also as opposing the
passage of the parcels post law in any
shape as it would be only the first step
toward the transportation of merchan-
disc by the government, and would be
disadvantageous to the interests of re-
tail merchants.
The third annual meeting of the
Trans Missouri Dry Farming Congress,
to be held at Cheyenne, Wyoming, Feb
ruary 23rd, oath and 25th, promises to
be great success. Already 1900
delegates from the United States, Mex
leo, Canada, and even faraway Aus
tralia, Chill and the Argentine Repub-
lie have signified their several inten-
tions to. attend, and the people of Wy
oming lave planned to spend $1,000 in
the special entertainment of the visi-
tors
The largest fee for building permit
in Chicago, in the knowledge of Chi
cago officials. was paid last week by
the Northwestern Railway Company
for its new West Side depot. The fee
was $3.50. The building will b. the
largest in cubic contents erected in
the city, will cover ground area Of
800 feet front by 1922 feet in depth,
and will vary from one story to four
stories and basement The value of the
building is placed at $4,0O0,0O0.