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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
SCHOOLS
! UP To VOTERS
ALLEGED GOVERNORS ULTIMA
TuM ON APPROPRIATIONS is
THE CAUSE OF ACTION.
ELECTION TO Be HELD IN 1914
University Of Oklahoma and A. 6 M,
College at saltwater Only Schools
Excepted From Referendum
Proposition.

The Bond substitute has been passed
nally by the house. the final vote be-
ing So to 10. The result of this action
by the house when the senate con-
ours will be to submit to vote OF
the people at the general election in
1914 the question of adjustment of
any or all state educational institu-
tons. except the university at Nor
man and the agricultural college at
Saltwater.
By two votes the house Of repre-
sentatiyes went on record as favoring
the elimination of the state university
and the saltwater Agricultural college
from a school adjustment plan, and
of submitting the adjustment issue to
the general instead Of the special cleo
ton.
Following debate in which the leg
islator's duty to submit school abol-
ishment to a vote of the people, was
vigorously asserted, the proposition
was opened up, when the house
agreed to reconsider what is known as
the Bond substitute. The Bond sub
stitute submits the question of abol-
ishing any or all state educational in
situations. A motion to re-commit
with instructions to strike out the
university and the agricultural col
lege carried by vote of SO to "a after
attempts by various representatives
from districts in which other minor
schools are located, to save their in
situations also, had failed
BY a vote of As to Al the house
recorded itself as against the sub
mission of the adjustment proposition
to the special election Of August S,
1918, and in favor of the general cleo
ton in 1914,
Representative Lemons fight to put
on the calendar bill by himself and
King, one of The bull moose members,
to abolish the five agricultural schools
was taken up.
After considerable wrangling, Repre-.
After considerable wrangling, Repre-
sentative DeFord's motion to indefi-
nitely postpone prevailed by a vote OF
SO to- SO, the chief opposition to the
bill being ON the grounds that a res.
omtlon submitting these institutions
to the people already had been passed.
The house passed by unanimous
vote a bill to appropriate $4,000 for
the deficiency in the expenses Of the
regular session, and for additional ex-
penses Of the special.
Representative Brown offered a res
olution asking the governor to open up
the question of an anti-usury act,
which went over under the rules with
out action.
Representative Cordell's resolution,
,memorializing congress to reduce the
selling price of lands in the big pas
ture and other southwestern counties
to the original price Of $1.25 per acre
that was paid the Indians by the
United States government was en-
crossed and signed
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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02

ing separately each detail Of the head
Examine the center OF main stem. 1t
should be short-jointed The short
stems that bear the seed grow in a
circle around the main stem at each
point where two joints meet. If the
center or main stem Is shortrjointed
these circles of seed bearing stems
win be numerous and the head will
be large yielder OF grain. When the
center or main stem of the head is
longiointed there will be fewer
circles Of short seed-bearing stems
and the head will not be a good yielder
of grain.
The seed-bearing stems should be
short, close together around the main
stem and the seed on them should
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02

Heads with short seed stems yield the
most The closer to the main stem the
seeds begin the higher the Yield. The
seed stem should be we'll set with seed
on the inside as we'll as outside.
that are of the high yielding type for
seed. When grower finds upon ex-
animation that large proportion Of
the heads are of the wrong kind, he
had better not attempt to plant his
own seed, but when mos: of the heads
are heavy, fairly compact and Of good
shape, it will pay to make a rigid
selection from them.
A study of the pictures accompany
ing this article will show that the
heads from bodybuilding fields of kafir
are three to four times as long as
broad, and about the same width at
all places from butt to tip and that
the heads are compact, with no indi-
cation of being loose or fluffy. Only
such heads as have this appearance
should be considered for seed
Select several hundred heads that
are heavy and have the right shape,
When you pick up head, if 1t is
light weight throw it out no matter
how good it looks.
Make long narrow table by taking
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02

Raised by 3. NJ. jackson, Mangum,
lokla. Yields, So bushels an acre; corn
lin the same field yielded rs bushels an
acre and Milo so bushels an acre. Seed
has been selected for large yields for
seven years. Land plowed 10 inches deep
I'm November. Seed planted first week iE
May Cultivated four times. Three stalks
per foot.
two boards a foot wide and twelve
to sixteen feet long and place them
across two barrels or boxes. Place
a hundred or more good heads on the
board nearest you, having all the butts
toward you.
Carefully spread the short seed
stems apart along the whole length OF
the center of the head so that you can
examine the main or center stem from
base to tip. If the center stem is short
or is long jointed throw it into the
feed pile. The main or center stem
should extend to within three inches
or less Of the tip, and the more joints
it has the better. This is the most
Important indication of high yielding
strain.
Place the heads with good center
stems on the second board and keep
up the examination until you find a
sufficient number of heads to cover
the second board. Then go over each
of these selected heads again, examin-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
Tariff Must Como First.

The Railway Business association
is demanding that congress take up
the question of railroad strikes at the
extra session, and pass compulsory
arbitration laws,
Every tariff CRATER In the land
would rejoice II this demand were
granted.
The business of the extra session
is to revise the tariff This is hard
task. even when freed from entangle-
ments. 1t would be an impossible
task II tariff revision were mixed up
with a subject like compulsory arbi-
tration on railways.
American consumers have paid trib-
ute to tariff grafters long enough.
Their right to relief must not wait on
even so important matter as In
dustrlal peace on railroads.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
Matter wlth the currency,

1.-THE present banking and currency
system was invented during the Civil
war AS with the Monitor, 1t was a.
case of necessity being the mother
OF invention" writes John D. LaInson,
in Harper's Weekly. THE Monitor
did good work in "a. But times
change. Ericson's invention was a
wonder at the time, but you would
hardly expect the old Monitor to go
up against a modern battleship. No
more can we expect to get today's
business properly done with the help
of the old currency system. In fact,
between the old cheesebox-on-a-raft
and the modern dreadnought there Isl
less difference than between business
conditions in 1854 and business con
ditions at present"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02

Raised by Stephen Goble, Mangum,
Okla. Yield, n bushels an acre.
less of the lower part of the head and
from one to three inches of the butt
bears no seed. This is a small loss
on one head, but aggregate loss on all
the heads on an acre is considerable.
Where the boot encloses the lower
part of the head, that part is likely
to mold or be discolored.
The seed stems at the butt grow
in circle around the main stem. The
seed stems in this circle should be
close together, so that there will be
many Of them They should grow out
from the main stem, instead of grow
ing nearly upright, making slightly
rounded square, but as broad as the
head is at its middle.
A head that yields well in grain
has the tip made UP of short seed
stems when the seed stems that form.
the tip are long, the upper part OF
the head is loose and open. If the
seed stems that form the Ntip are
very long the head is sprangly, often
resembling broom corn. This seriously
reduces the yield.
Very few farmers are acquainted
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
Friendly WarnIna.

The Democrats last year diagnosed
the case as too much protection, they
pronounced against protection and
promised tariff revision on revenue
lines. Let them keep their promise
now. Huggermugger wins, when at
all, but temporarily. They played
that game twenty years ago, and lost
by It. Better lose, If loss is to come.
by square redemption of a square
promise, than by a tricky compromise.
A compromise Is necessary. but a
tricky one viii be disastrous Wash
lngton Star (Ind-l
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
okLAAoMANs WIFE GOVERNOR
Recommend Probate Changes to Pro
teet Minors and Full Blood
Heirs Estates.

From the Oklahoma delegation at
Washington came the appeal that the
legislature amend and improve the
probate laws of the state relative to
the protection of Indian minors and
fullblood heirs in the litigation over
estates, Federal employees report the
condition appalling, according to the
Oklahoma. congressman and senators,
who wired the governor to urge upon
upon the legislature the importance OF
immediate ameliorative action. In
accordance with the request, Governor
Cruce dispatched to the legislature
the telegram which he had received,
adding that he had nothing further
to say on the subject more than what
he had reiterated in his messages
from time to time.
"To the Fourth Legislature in Extra
ordinary Session Assembled;
81 have just received the following
telegram
Washington, April 22, 1918.
"Lee Cruce, Governor Of Oklahoma,
Oklahoma City, Okla.
your delegation in congress de-
sires to respectfully call your atten-
ton to the necessity for amending
and improving our probate laws for
the better protection of minor estates
and fullblood heirs. The numerous
Investigations of these matters made
by federal employees report appalling
conditions. These reports have been
exploited in both chambers Of con-
gress. An investigation by our state
authorities confirm such reports and
finds the derogatory accusations OF
the Mott report substantially correct.
Your delegation is sure to be con-
fronted with these charges and this
admission when attempts are made to
get legislation. Unless something Is
done toward outlining procedure
which will regulate and reduce to a
minimum the cost of administering
those estates, which will give to the
incompetent proper representation In
the sale of his property and dlsposi-
ton Of the proceeds thereof, which
provides hearings in open court after
due notice on important matters
affecting these estates, and which gem
orally tightens up our probate proce-
dure along safe and honest lines, your
delegation in congress will be unable
to get congressional legislation neces-
sary for the development and pros
perity of our state, and it may be ex-
tremely difficult to retain such pro-
bate jurisdiction as we now have, To
avoid expense Of wiring all members
please have this message read to both
house and senate.
ar. L. OWEN. Chairman,
~ feel that there Is nothing | can
add in the way Of argument and
Recommendation to what have here
tofore said in my messages addressed
to the legislature upon this subject.
Respectfully submitted.
LEE CRUCE,
! A. nI-I.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
SELECTING KAFIR
CORN FOR SEED.
MANY STRAINS ARE WELDING
ONLY IS TO rs BUSHELS TO
THE ACRE
EASY 70 GET 40 TO 80 BUSHELS
Heads with Short Seed Stems Give
the Best Yietd--cottrell Points
Out Important Things to
Remember
(By H. M, cottrell, Agricultural Com

(By H. M, Cottrell, Agricultural Com.
missioner, Rock Island Lines.)
Some strains of kanr yield 10 to
rs bushels an acre under good condi-
tions; other strains under like condi-
tions yield 40 to 80 bushels an acre.
The low yielding strains have heads
very different from the heads of the
high yielding strains, BY careful
selection of head and stalk the aver
age grower Of kafr in Oklahoma can
increase the yield from rs to 50 bush
els an acre.
: 1t is worth while for farmer who
grows kafir to spend two or three
days or week in selecting the heads
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
Planning Peanut Carnival

Plans are now being considered for
a peanut carnival to be held in the
town of Durant some time next fall.
The largest acreage of peanuts in the
state is raised here, and If the car
niyal plans pan out the event will
be interesting. Booths and other at
traetiye features will be constructed
of peanuts and peanut bulls and the
whole arrangement will be carried out
with a view to boost the peanut game.
Peanut politicians may also be 40.
corded place In the display.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
prssIdent Wilson and oonaresa.

President Wilson may have made
no more congressional converts by de-
liyering his message by word Of mouth
to the two houses than he would by
transmitting it by messenger for the
cursory notice of Indifferent states
men, but he has selected the most ef-
fective and what seems the proper
method of addressing congress-
1t has dignity and impresslveness.
II conforms to the oldest precedent.
1t gives physical emphasis to the
proper correlation of administrative
and legislative branches. 1t presents
a government as a unity.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
No Cut In Penalty.

The house defeated the bill by
Wright which would have reduced the
penalty for unpaid paving and street
improvement taxes from Is to II per
cent and would have made all such
taxes payable through the county
treasurer. The bill failed to pass in
final roll call, the vote being AZ to "a
with so affirmative votes necessary.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
governor of the State of okla

Senators Inspect Oklahoma Granite,
Granite, Okla.-For the purpose OF
determining the availability of the
granite of this section being used in
the construction of the state capitol
buildings to be erected In Oklahoma
City, the, special senate committee
arrived here Saturday
The committeeman are unit in be-
lleving the state capitol buildings
should be constructed, from the
ground up, with Oklahoma material
and believe that the red granite OF
this place used in conjunction with
the blue granite of Bromide and the
gray granite Of Tishomlngo, would
make an effective color scheme that
could be worked into the building.
The visiting senators we're shown
the mountains Of granite In this vlcin-
ity. and the apparent inexhaustlble
quantities Of the stone excited aston.
ishment in the legislators. AS one
senator describes the supply, there is
enough Of the finest red granite here
to build the state capitol at Okla
homa City court house in every
county in the state and then place
monument at the grave OF every per
son who will die in Oklahoma"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02


Okla. Yield, 124.s bushels on an acre.
Land and crop measured by government
experts.
begin close to the main stem and the
inside OF these short stems should be
thickly set with seed.
When the seed stems are long there
is usually no seed on their lower half.
This makes a light yield. Often a
well-shaped. good sized, good appear
ing head of katir will be light in
weight. Examine such head and
you will find that the outside of each
seed stem is well filled with seed,
while the inside bears very few seeds
another loss in yield.
Examine the butt, In the heaviest
yielding plants the head is entirely
out Of the boot or upper leaf. In
poorer yielding plants the boot or
upper head closes around more or
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
MANY Are nuxIna slIos

That the farmers of Comanche coun-
ty are becoming thoroughly convinced
of the value Of the silo as a means of
preserving and conserving the
strength of feedstuffs for livestock is
given practical evidence in the fact
that, during three days recently one
Lawton firm alone sold seventeen silos
to Comanche county farmers. 1t is
estimated that as many as twenty-five
or thirty silos-probably forty or fifty
will be erected in Comanche county
this year.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02

AS tariff revisionlst, the colonel is
manfully depressing his enthusiasm
over the prospect that the Payne-Ald-
rich duties are to be reduced. His
silence is so non-partisan as to ex-
cite doubts.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02

No lawsuit instituted by the gov
eminent can wipe out the effects Of
monopoly as speedily as competition
can accomplish the work. Placing
needed commodities on the free list
should assure competition.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02

We can't honestly ask what we are
not willing to extend to others. In
the general reduction Of duties that
will soon be made it is nothing but
proper that Florida products should
share with other products in the re-
ductlon. Birmingham (Ala.) Age
Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
Two Meaeures sIaned By cruee

Two appropriation measures. one
for the erection Of additional build
ings for the East Oklahoma Hospital
for the Insane and the other for the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
Of the battle OF Gettysburg, were
signed Saturday by Governor Cruce
The former measure is house bill
No. Sc by Coyne of Craig and provides
for an appropriation Of $25O.OOO. The
latter is house bill No. 1O2 and pro
vides for an appropriation for the
celebration Of the anniversary Of the
battle Of Gettysburg.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02

Raised by Lee Nicely, Tlshomlngo. Yield
i22 bushels on an acre. Land and crop
measured by government expert.
with the inside of ka1r head A
close acquaintance will reveal many
surprises. it viii be found very inter-
esting and will show the imperative
need of thorough selections.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
Swat HlmI

Les you might forget-swat the fly
as soon as he appears.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-11

a pioneer of the Dakotas and a from
Herman of note, died here OF a COM
plication of diseases after an illness
of several years, and was taken to
Wakpala, on the Standing Rock res
ervation for burial. He was sc years
old. Born in Chicago in 1S47, Marsh
enlisted in the union army when Il
lad of 16, serving through the re-
mainder of the civil war, at the close
of which he came to Dakota terri
tory, and remained here since, as
hunter, trapper, guide, Indian fighter
ETC., coming to the territory first with
a herd of beef cattle which, he drove
overland and sold to the soldiers at
Fort Lincoln. Going to Emmons coun-
ty, now in North Dakota, Marsh and
a partner, John Cation, spent several
years cutting wood for the steamboats,
which then piled the Missouri river,
and later he took a contract for cut
ting the timbers from which the first
Fort Yates was built. lAfterward he
prospected in the Black Hills, and
then engaged in the stock raising
business on the rich ranges west OF
the Missouri in the Dakotas. For a
number of years he has engaged in
the cattle business in Campbell coun-
ty, retiring eight years ago. His wife
died twenty years ago, but four chll-
dren survive him. l"f '
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-11
PAWNS HIS
TITANIC MEDAL
Hero Of sunken Ship Appeals for Aid
at Astor Home in New ,
York City.

New York.-David Allan, who was a
saloon waiter on the Titanic, stood at
the wall of Central Park at Sixty
fifth street gazing obviously at the
home of the late John Jacob Aston,
while he crumpled in his pocket a
pawn ticket for a medal he had re-
ceived for heroism at-the sinking Of
the Titanic.
Allan had had the misfortune to
miss the ship on which he is now en-
ployed as saloon steward and, with
money gone. was wondering whether
1t would be proper to ask assistance
of the widow Of Colonel Astor. Mrs.
Aston was n of the givers of the
medal, and Allan was one of the last
who saw Colonel Aston alive. q
After Allan told "Bill' Snyder and
some of his assistants at the Central
park menagerie of seeing Colonel AS
tor LEANING over the rail OF the Titan
ic, and waving to a friend in a boat be
fore the steamship went down, he
started for the Aston home to ask for
Vincent Aston. When he had explain
ed his errand at the house he was
directed to the Offices of the Astor es.
tate. Nas 4sf.se
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-11
SHIPS E A HORSES
AND THEN BREAKS JAIL

Aberdeen, S. D.-A. E. Leavitt Of
Langford, S. D., was brought before
United States Commissioner William
Wallace here on a charge of having
escaped from the Jail at Wahpeton,
N. D., where he was held on a fed
eral charge for shipping glandersd
horses from South Dakota into North
Dakota, contrary to federal laws.
Leavitt was held for appearance at
the next term of federal court at
Fargo, and being unable to furnish
bonds, was incarcerated in the Rich
land county Jail at Wahpeton. He
escaped, and the government charges
he was aided in his escape, or that
the escape was connived at by Sheriff
Robins of Richland county. Leavitt
is alleged to have stated Robins as
sisted in his escape, but Robins de-
MES this, claiming Leavitt broke from
Jail AT the hearing here he was held
tt the federal grand jury at Fargo
under $4,000 bonds, which he fur
nished and was released.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-11
RUN ON OMAHA
T.. ose' BANK STARTED
DESPITE THE CLEARING HOUSE
9 STATEMENTS. DEPOSITORS
LINE UP In FRONT OF
az RI CITY NATIONAL. sit

y 4a Fiji "a ~ -AtNa#nHA- A NN.H. L
Omaha, Nebr.7 Notwithstanding
reassuring statements from PresiI
dent Flack of the City National bank
and also from the Omaha clearing
house, a large crowd of depositors
stood4inTa half dozen lines before the
bank long before the hour for. open
ing this morning. Perfect order pre-
vailed. a .A8;is s c5 80
When the bank doors were thrown
open at 10 o'clock it was announced
that thirty and sixty days motto |
would be requested from the savings
depositors. Checks on the commercial
department were paid as fast as the
tellers could handle them.
The City National was formerly
the City Savings bank, and has more
than 1000 depositors. While it is
believed the bank will be able to
come through the run without aid,
other members of the Omaha clearing
house stood ready to extend help II
needed. The bank is said to be sol.
! vent.