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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Valuation of Railroads.

The valuation of railroad lines Is In
progress, conducted either by public
authority or by experts employed by
the corporations themselves. The Lee
high Valley, for instance, has recently
had its property appraised by an ex-
pert whose report is to the effect that
its true valuation is 1924 100000. This
works out at $27SiS9S per mile, ex-
elusive of equipment. Such figures
are revelations to those congressman
who talk glibly of reproducing rail-
roads at half the current estimates Of
their capitalization. In a region SINH
lar to that served by the Lehigh VAL
ley, railroad-building comes high.
Cities and towns are traversed and
local real estate values govern the
cost Of location. The modern line
must be better built than was the rail-
road of 30 years ago, has heavier road
bed and rails, and crosses rivers and
highways on bridges Of steel or con-
crete. There Is four-mile stretch OF
railroad within short distance Of
Boston to build which spoiled the
looks" of 100000, long and deep
rock cuts and overhead crossings play
ing their parts in piling up the total
Boston Transcript.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
TASK TO DEMOCRATS.
Should Work TO Correct WastefuI
Expenditures.
Changes In the Present System Of
Making Appropriations Are I'M
peratlve and Cannot Be
Undertaken Too Early.

In the matter of wasteful congress
sional expenditure the Democracy must
do exactly as it did with the tariff and
the currency. 1t built from the bottom
up, on new and sound principles. 1t
did not try to do what the Republicans
had done, and simply do 1t little
milder or more reasonably; It took
new start. Our system of appropriate
Ing, public money is called such by
courtesy. We have had no SYSTEM
there has been no coordination be-
tween the taxing and the spending end
Of the government. II commercial
corporation were run with as little at
tention to the relation between income
and expenditure, 1t would be handed
over to the sheriff within six months.
Here is task of the first magnitude
which can be vigorously prosecuted
with no danger Of alarming the coun-
try" or disturbing business condi-
TONS. One paean Of Joy would go up
from Key West to Seattle and from
Fire Island to San Pedro If it were an
nounced that the congressional leaders
had set themselves actively to work
out the problem of governmental
economy. Nothing would more surely
and more vitality assist in the recovery
Of business from the Ill effects Of the
drought and the European period Of
hard times.
This is not partisan effusiveness.
The Republic challenges contradiction
of the statement that the administra-
ton leaders in congress have proven
their ability to disregard selfish con-
siderations in legislation. The tariff
bill swept away favoritism to the sugar
interests in Democratic louisiana
Prophecies we're freely made that Os-
car Underwood's steelmaking constit-
uency would find ways to moderate the
application of the Democratic princf-
pies to the metals tariff and that the
Democratic senators from the wool
states of the West would bring to
nothing the efforts to reform the wool
schedule, but they we're proved false
st. Louis Republic.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
city Government Unsatisfactory.

The present form of city govern.
ment in Oklahoma City will be aban.
doned for the city manager form with
the election of commissioners next
April, If the Tax Efficiency League,
composed of large taxpayers Of the
city and county are able to bring
about the change.
On receiving the report of the COM
mittee that had been appointed to
visit the city commissioners and ask
a reduction of 100000 in the city
budget for next year, the league, by
unanimous vote, passed resolutions
declaring 1t believed the present form
Of commission government costly and
inefficient and instructing the presi.
dent Of the league, Judge B. F. Bur-
well to appoint committee Of five
men who should consider and report
at the next meeting on such changes
as are necessary In the charter Of
Oklahoma City to change the form Of
government and eliminate four Of the
five present high-priced officials now
acting as the legislative body OF this
city, 1t being evident that a majority
OF the present incumbents cannot be
induced to engage actively in the de-
tailed work Of running a city,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTES
SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS.

July 14-1S-Encampment school, Ada.
July 21-22-Epworth League State Con-
vention, Sulphur.
July 2125-Encampment school, Hollis.
July 2S-Aug. l-Encampment school,
Cordell.
Aug. 4-S-Encampment school, Ton
kawa.
Aug. 6-Kiowa- Comanche opening cele-
bration, Lawton.
Aug 6-7-Celebration of opening day
anniversary, Frederick.
Aug. 6-S-Old Settlers Reunion, Avery.
Aug. 7-Summer school closes, State
Aug. 26-Sept 1-Ryan Fair, Ryan.
Aug. 26-29-Corn Carnival, Caddo.
sept. 2-l5-Jackson County Fair. Blair
Sept. 7-12-Caddo County Fair, Ana
Sept. s-1O-Caddo County Fair Binger
Sept. Photographers convention,
Oklahoma City
Sept. 8-I2-Kinghsher County Fair.
Kingfisher
Sept. 9-12-Greer County Fair, Man
gum.
Sept 14-G. A. R. encampment. Guthrie
Sept. 14-1s-Wah- Shah-She Fair, Paw
Sept. 1b-17-PottawatOmie County Fair.
Sept. i5-1S-Pawnee County Fair, Paw
nee.
Sept. 15-1S-Beckham County Fair, Elk
Sept. 15-1s-Kay County Fair Newlsrk
Sept. 15-1S-Cimarron Valley Fair,
Guthrie.
Sept. 16-Celebration Opening Chero-
kee Strip, Perry.
Sept. i6-1S-Haskell County Fair, stig-
Ter.
Sept. 16-1S-McIntosh County Fair, Eu-
faula.
Sept. 16-1S-The Sterling Fair, Sterling
Sept. 16-1S-Pfttsburg County Fair, Nc
Alester.
Sent 16-12-peaput Carnival duncan
Sept. 1918 - Li--coln County Fair
Prague.
Sept. 22-24-Delaware County Fair,
Grove.
Sept. 22-oct. State Fair, Oklahoma
City.
Oct. TIL - Dry Farming Congress,
Wichita.
Nov. 3-Inlian land sale, McAlester.
Nov. 4-Indian land sale. Wilburton.
Nov. 6-Indian land sale. Poteau.
Nov. 9-Indian land sale, Hugo.
october-Southern Commercial Con-
gress, Muskogee.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

Five masked bandits held up the
westbound Katy Flyer near Matson,
Mo-, obtaining jewelry valued at $1,000
and sum of money said to have been
large. At Matson, twenty-five miles
southwest Of st. Charles, while the
train was standing still, taking on
coal, the masked men boarded the en-
CINE, express and mail cars. With re-
volvers pressed against the heads OF
the engineer, fireman and other men,
bers of the crew, they ordered express
and mail cars cut from the train and
run down the track.
+ + r
Emanuel Byers was shot and killed
in his bayfield,, near Sterling, ILL.,, by
his sisters, Mrs. Leo Hutton and Miss
Lillian Byers. Zach woman, it is
charged, fired two shots from the
same revolver and leaving their
brother lying in the stubble, went to
the home of a neighbor, where they
were arrested.
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Foreclosure OF mortgage Of $685.
$4,000 on the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad was asked in the
United States district court at st.
Louis by the Guaranty Trust Company
of New York. The Frisco now is in
the hands of receivers.
r + +
Six acres OF land lying on the north
west side have been decided to the
newsboys and bootblacks Of Chicago
to be used as a site for a $4,000
home for boys. The land was given
by Francis A. Hardy
+ r. +
The Alton Steel Company, a one
million dollar concern, is in the hands
of James Duncan as receiver. Inabil-
ity to get fair prices for its hoop steel
and cotton ties was announced as the
cause.
+ + +
Fifteen men were injured, five prob
ably fatally, when gas let go in fur
mace of the Corrigan-McKinley Iron
Company at Cleveland, o. Thirteen
of the injured are in hospital.
r + +
Helen Morton Bayly, a daughter OF
Mark Morton, Chicago millionaire, was
declared of unsound mind by Judge
Charles D. Clark of Dupage county,
ILL.,, and has been placed in the GUS
tody of her uncle, Col. George Fabian.
+ + +
Charles Armstrong and d. B. Tonga
baugh, oil well shooters, were killed
by the explosion of several hundred
quarts of nitroglycerin, which they
were taking to auckland, o., to shoot
an oil well.
+ +
Brigadier General Funston made
public copies of the kilograms ex-
changed between the American army
headquarters at Vera Cruz and Lieu
tenant Colonel luna, commander of
the Mexican federal outposts. In his
dispatch luna said: "A portion Of
my infantry outpost has revolted and
am about to go out to reduce them
to order"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
CAPITAL Fund Now Available.

All funds in the hands of the state
treasurer to the credit of the capitol
building fund are now available for
that purpose, according to an opinion
rendered to the state treasurer by the
attorney generals Office in which it
is held that there was only one condi-
ion contingent to that appropriation
becoming available, namely the pay
ment to the state treasurer of the
$5S,57S.5O by the city of Oklahoma
City, and that condition having been
met, the appropriation Immediately
became available.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Fire Loss For June.

The fire loss for the month of June,
1914, was $2,911.67 greater than during
the previous thirty-day period, accord
ing to a monthly report of c. c. Ham
monds, state fire marshal, just issued
and turned over to A. L. WEIGH, state
fire insurance commissioner The to-
tai number Of fires, however, was re-
duced from 10S in May to 10 in June,
the burning of three cotton gins and
a big mill causing the increase in the
total financial loss during June.
The total fire waste in June was
$91,121.21 of which $47,5S9.2O repre-
sents loss on buildings and $43,532
loss on contents. Thirty-two fires were
due to unknown causes the next larg-
est number being due to defective
flues and the third largest loss caused
by oil, gas or gasoline explosions.
Eight fires were attributed to the last
mentioned cause with a total loss of
$7,059.55.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Foreign Ara,rs

That at least eight men Of Stefan
sons Canadian Arctic expedition LET
the steamer Karluk party after the
boat sank in the Arctic and have not
been heard from. was the report Just
received from Captain Bartlett, BY
way of Nome, Alaska, to Deputy
Minister Des Barets of the maritime
department at Ottawa, Can. Fears
are expressed that they persisted.
+ r +
General Venustiano Carranza has
been recognized as first chief of the
Consttutionalist revolution and Gen
eral Francisco Villa is subordinate to
him. This confirmation OF the rela-
tive positions OF Carranza and Villa
was regarded as the most important
step taken at the internal parley at
Torreon intended to reunite the villa
and Carranza factions.
r + +
The Villa-Carranza conference at
Torreon was in a hopeless deadlock.
according to Ell Paso report" 1t was
said that both the Carranza and Villa
delegates had demanded elimination
OF certain advisors to which neither
side would agree.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Not a Worthy Rival,

Mr. Roosevelt seems to be convinced
that Mr.. Wilson is not as great pres
ident as he was, and his mild talk
about calamity indicates that he
doesn't think Mr.. Wilson can bring
about as great panic as he did in
1907.-New York Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Creates Apprehension.

When Colonel Roosevelt declines to
talk he is Immediately credited with
being engaged in an especially ener.
setic program Of thinking.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
The Last Man.

The last man on earth to talk about
poor business now should be the man
who was president in 19O7.-Philadek
phia Record.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Government Money for A. & M.


Establishment of an institute at
Muskogee for the testing of serum for
hog cholera, to be maintained by the
government, and an annual appropria-
ton Of $4,000 from the Hatch and
Morrill, funds in aid of the work Of the
A. and M. college at Saltwater, are
the net results of the recent visit of
a committee of the state board of
agriculture to the federal agricultural
department at Washington, according
to statement given out by Secre-
tary Ben Hennessy, member of the
committee.
The Morrill, and Hatch fund was
withdrawn from the A. and M. college
a year ago on account of the political
frenzy in Oklahoma" according to Mr..
Hennessy. "The withdrawal of these
funds will not occur again." he said.
until our A. and NJ. college is drawn
into politics"
The federal establishment of a Sc
rum testing institute at Muskogee will
mean an annual expenditure of ap-
proximately 100000 to $4,000, ac-
cording to Mr.. Hennessy, in addition
tc the funds given in aid of the work
of the college at Saltwater.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
State secretary's Receipts Reported

Receipts of the secretary of states
Office for the quarter ending June 80,
amounted to $20,49O72. This fund is
made up in fees collected by the office
during the quarter as follows: Char
ters, -17,591.09; notary public fees,
1924; requisition fees, sos; certified
copies, $229.75; seal or state, $3.50; re-
cording, $51750; appointment of
agents, $S2; statutes sold $14; trade
marks. $14; miscellaneous. $3.50.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Water Fowl Open Season Extended.

The open season on water fowl in
Oklahoma has been changed from Oc-
tober l to January 16, to September
Is to February by Secretary Houston
of the federal agricultural department
according to notice received by Score
tary non B. Lawhead of the state
game warden's department. The new
rule extends the open season thirty
days longer than under the former
regulation. The new rule is issued by
the department of agriculture under a
recent act OF congress.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
HERE AND THERE
WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS
Washington.

Chsracterizing the distribution Of
free transportation by railroads as a
menace to the institutions of a free
people" the Interstate Commerce
Commission has reported to the SEN
ate the results OF its Investigations
under Senator LEAFS resolution direct
ed against the Louisville & Nashville
and the Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis railroads.
All efforts in the senate to alter or
eliminate the labor exemption clause
OF the Sundry Civil bill section pro-
viding funds for the enforcement of
the antitrust law were voted down.
Later the bill itself carrying Ill mil
lion dollars was passed without fur
Their serious opposition. 1t now goes
back to the house
+ r +
Border dispatches stating that the
Constitutionalists will not accept the
invitation of the mediators for info:-
NAL peace conferences with represe7-
firmed partially in Washington by
persons in close touch with General
CarranZa.
r. + r
President Wilson got Chlcago's
views on trust legislation when ten
representatives of the biggest mer-
camille firms in the Middle West ex-
planned to him just why they De-
lieved a drastic antitrust program
was unnecessary.
r r +
The senate has accepted the amend
ment to the Sundry Civil bill return
ing the Kansas City customs district
and designating Kansas City as the
headquarters AS the bill has already
passed the house and the amendment
was placed in the bill by the senate
appropriations committee, the matter
will have to go to conference unless
the house agrees to accept the SEN
ate's action.
+ r +
Foreign manufacturers sent into the
United States during the first eight
months OF the new tariff system just
SS per cent more of their finished
product than they did under the old.
This was pointed to by Secretary
Redfield as ample demonstration
that there is no ground for the fears
of American factory owners that they
would be driven from business by the
new tariff.
AS viewed from Washington the
Mexican situation appeared to be at
a standstill, so far as plans for the
proposed conference between the con-
tending factions over Mexico's inter-
nal affairs was concerned. 1t was
generally believed here that no ar
rangements for such meeting could
be made until the conference at Tor
reon between Villas and Carranza's
generals had concluded an adjustment
of differences between the Constltu-
tionallst leaders. This probably will
consume several days.
+ + +
Three OF the five members OF the
federal reserve board nominated by
President Wilson-Charles s. Hamlin,
w. P. G. Harding and A. c. Miller
have been confirmed by the senate.
+ + r
Formal announcement OF the resig-
nation Of George Fred Williams as
minister to Greece and Montenegro
has been made at the State Depart
ment.
+ + r
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

All these amounts were rewards
earned in horse thief cases except the
case Of the 800 paid to Red Cannon,
which was reward offered by Gov
ernor Haskell for the apprehension
Of a man charged with murder, and
the money paid to C. c. Starr, which
was for the arrest of Tuxie Williams,
charged with murder.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

vert to the treasury out
OF the appropriation s 3,885.5O
In addition to the above, there was
appropriated by the legislature as re-
wards for the apprehension of crimi-
nails" $4,000 to be paid out on the
approval of the governor.
There has been paid out the follow
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Concession Made to InoIa compan,

CONCESSION Made to InoIa Company,
The Inola Pipe Line Company,
which proposes the construction of a
pipe line, daily capacity of $4,000 bar
rels, was exempted from state laws
making pipe line companies common
purchasers in an order issued by the
corporation commission. According
to the petition filed with the COM
mission by the company, it does not
intend to engage in the purchase of
oil, its sole purpose being to engage
in the transportation business.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Plenty Of Laborers.

State Superintendent E. W. Vanct
of the free employment bureau stated
that until cotton picking season
opened business would be rather quiet
around his office. Many people are
planning to work on the new capitol,
but Mr.. Vance states that there are
enough laborers in the city now who
have been here for months waiting
for the work to start. The state en-
ployment bureau wants to discourage
workmen from over the state coming
into the city to secure work.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
NEWS OF THE
STATE CAPITAL
GOVERNORS OFFICE ExPENDs
1924 OF $4,000 APP
PRoPRIATED.
OTHER NEWS OF STATE HOUSE
What the Various State Officials Have
Done the Past Week, Of General
Public lnterest.-Items about
Various Boards, Etc.
Oklahoma City, Okla

Oklahoma City, OKLA
Governor Cruce has made public a
statement setting forth the expendi-
lures Of his office for the fiscal year,
which ends June 30.
The statement SHOWS that out of an
appropriation Of $4,000, made by the
last legislature for the use of the gov
ernor's office for the fiscal year, only
$13,214.50 was expended, leaving a bal
ance Of $3,S85.50, which now reverts
to the treasury.
Out of the Appropriation of $4,000
for rewards for the apprehension Of
criminals, 500 has been spent during
the year, according to the statement.
This leaves balance of $4,000 in that
fund. Practically all money paid out
of this fund was for the apprehension
Of horse thieves.
The governors statement in full fol-
lows:
There was appropriated by the last
legislature for the use of the gov.
ernor's office for the fiscal year end.
ing June 80, 1914, the following
amounts:
Salary for the governor. ...$ $500
Salary for the private secretary 1000
Salary for chief clerk. ...... 1900
Salary for two stenographers. 2,400
Salary for pardon clerk. ..... 900
Travelling expenses ........ 500
Special services and extra help 1000
Printing Observation-Disclosures. 500
Stationery, stamps, express and
office supplies .......... 1900
Contingent fund ............. 1000
lOIdl '''.......... III ,lUU
OF this amount, there has been ex.
pended the following:
Salary of governor. ...$ $4,000
Salary of private secretary. 100000
Salary of chief clerk. ....... 1900. 90
Salary of two stenographers 100000
Salary of pardon clerk. 49,. 10000
Travelling expenses ...... 1903
Special services and extra
help ........... $1,000
Printing ................. 1913
and office supplies. -. 1,1S0.S4
Total ............$ 13, 214.5O
Leaving the balance IN ra.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Domestic nems.

Eighty thousand western railway
employees, through their representa-
tives, have gone on record as deter.
mined to strike If they do not get the
railroads to change the working day
from ten to eight hours, without re-
duction Of pay.
r. + r
Suffrage for women failed OF favor
able report in-the Georgia house of
representatives by one vote The
house committee on constitutional
amendments decided five to four to
report adversely bill giving women
the right to the ballot in state and
county elections.
+ r +
The Seattle school board is consld-
ering a petition that a course for girls
in the care and treatment of babies
be added to the local public school
curriculum.
+ T. r
Miss Ella Walter was killed and
five other persons narrowly escaped
death by jumping when a motor car
stalled on a steep hill and backed
down in front of a freight train near
Toronto, Ont.
+ + +
Pleas OF not guilty were entered in
federal court at Des Moines, Ia, be-
fore Judge Smith Mcpherson for each
of the National Association of Master
Plumbers, recently indicted on
charges of conspiracy in restraint of
trade in violation of the Sherman
Antitrust law
+ +
The sale of the battleships Missis-
sippi and Idaho for use in the Greek
navy was consummated by the de-
livery to Secretary Daniels of check
for $12,535,27596.
+ r r
The receivership Of the Kansas
City, Mexico & Orient Railroad came
to an end at Wichita, Kan, when the
Rev. Bernard Kelley, master in
chancery, piloted the road out OF the
receivership. He stood on the court.
house steps and knocked 1t down" to
q committee representing the bond.
holders for s6,OOO.O00.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
vaocinates o. N. c. Against Typhoid.

Vaeeinates o. N. G. Against Typhoid.
Three hundred members of the Ok.
lahoma City and Norman companies
of militia are being vaccinated against
typhoid fever by DR.. Floyd j. Boland,
captain of the field hospital corps.
The companies include Company H,
field hospital corps and regime ntal
band of Oklahoma City and the engin-
eer and signal corps. That vaccine.
ton against typhoid fever is effective
is shown by the fact that only 70
cases Of typhoid fever developed
among the $4,000 soldiers in the regu-
bar army last year.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

The sale of the battleships Missis-
sippi and Idaho for use in the Greek
navy was consummated by the de-
livery to Secretary Daniels of check
for $12,5S5,275.96.