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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10
STATE CAPITAL HAPPENINGS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bridge over South Canadian.


A preliminary contract between cit.
liens of Oklahoma City, the South
Canadian river territory and the
Baker Manufacturing Co., of Sweet.
water, Texas, was entered into, the
fulfilling Of which will assure the con-
struction of the bridge over the South
Canadian river. The contract was
signed on the part of Oklahoma City
by r. ]. Edwards, Sidney l.. Brock
and ]. H. Johnston; on the part of the
South Canadian territory by Charles
s. Smith. James E. Wright and T. j.
Brown, and ON the part of the Baker
Manufacturing Company by H. F.
Mitchell.
The contract stipulates that Okla.
homa City is to raise $4,000, the
South Canadian territory $4,000 and
the Baker Manufacturing Company is
to put up good and sufficient bond
in the sum of $4,000. When all this
has been done a final contract will be
drawn up and the work started.
The name of the corporation will
be the Oklahoma City-South Canadian
Bridge Company. The Chamber of
Commerce will start at once in the
work of getting the necessary sub,
scriptions. The Baker Company, It is
understood, is ready at any time to
put up its bond for $4,000. The Baker
Company will control only 100000
worth Of stock, the extra $4,000 being
added merely as extra precaution
against the cost of the bridge going
higher than expected.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10
DEAD" MAN WALKS TO COURT
Identification In Chicago May Be Only
Trick Of the Heather
Chlnee."

Chicago.-As the jury was completed
to try Harry Eng Hong, charged with
the murder Of Mock Chung In a Chi
nese gambling house in 1918, an ORR
entail walked into Judge Barrett'a
room in the Criminal court building
and announced that he was Mock
Chung. His announcement caused a
sensation.
The attorney for the defendant told
the court that the man who was killed
was Jung Long and a marriage II.
cense also would be introduced in evil
dence to prove that the supposed muir
dered man is among the living.
According to Assistant States At
torney John 0'Brien the state hopes
to prove that Mock Chung was really
murdered and that the man who ap-
peared In court possesses the same
name as the dead man.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10
To Investigate erumbIne.

Official notice Of charges that have
been made against President G. G.
Grumbine Of the Northwestern State
Normal School at Alva was taken by
the state board Of education, when it
appointed a committee OF its own
members to investigate the allegations
and ascertain whether they are based
upon facts. The committee, which is
composed Of R. H. Wilson, J. M. Sand
lin and John Shepler, is to conduct
its investigation and report to the
board within three weeks.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10

from his home to the store, open the
safe and permit the robber to take
with him cash, and gold dust to the
amount of $500.
While taking Jacobs to the store
and on his way out of town with the
loot the robber whistled merrlly and
aroused no suspicion. The robbery
was committed on June 20.
Hooper, according to the police at
The Dalles, was paroled from Folsom
penitentiary last year.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10
Delegates Names To Roads Meeting

Delegates Names To Roads Meeting.
Acting Governor Trap announced
the appointment of the following dele
gates to the Pan-American roads con-
gress, which will be held in Oakland,
Calf, September 10 to IT:
George F. Noble, state highway
commissioner; Sidney Suggs, former
state highway commissioner; State
Senator Ben F. Wilson of Yukon, State
Senator j. Elmer Thomas of Lawton,
w. ]. Milburn of Milburn, State SEN
ator c. F. Barrett of Oklahoma City,
Representative ]. E. Lemon of Nash,
Cyrus Avery of Tulsa, c. o. Johnson
of Durant, T. P. Martin, Jr., Of Okla
homa City, Robert Scivally of Ard
more, D. P. Marum of Woodward, c.
H. Hyde of Alva, E. B. Guthrie Of Sal
lisaw, ]. F. Darby of Muskogee, John
Whitehurst of Sayre, ]. H. McLaugh-
lin of Chandler, Kib Warren Of Shaw
nee, w. D. Gibson of Grove and Clark
y. Hudson Of Oklahoma City.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10
Large Increases Ordered by Board.

Large Increases Ordered by Board,
Taxable valuation of the Sidney L.
Brock Drygoods Company's stock of
merchandise was raised by the county
board of equalization from $4,000 to
$4,000, the increase being ordered
after the members of the board
feared of the price paid when the
Rorabaugh sydicate recently acquired
big interest in the corporation.
An even larger raise was made by
the board in the case of the Okla.
homa Furniture Manufacturing Com.
pany. This concern was raised from
$4,000 to $4,000. Figures obtained
by the board showed the company's
stock of merchandise to be valued at
$4,000, and its open accounts
amounted to $4,000. The company
had returned its valuation for taxa.
ton at $4,000, and this was accented
by the assessor.
The board reduced the Lee Huckins
Hotel Company's improvements to
$4,000, reduction of about $4,000.
The packing plants and the Okla.
homa National NStockyards Company
were not considered. 1t was said that
they would be brought up one day
this week. The packing companies
have filed protests to raises from
S250000 to 100000.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10
Fairs, PlenIcs and carnIvaIs.

sept 10. Binger Fair.
Kingisher ''o'
sept, Sir. Greer County Fair. Mangum.
omingo.
Sept. 1O-11-Gotebo Fair, Gotebo.
Sept. 1s-15-Love County Fair, MARI
Sept; 14-15. Woodward County Fair.
Sept. 14-17. PittsDurg County Fair, Nc
-, Sept. A-17. Cimarron valley Fair. Guth-
more
Sept 1918, Bryan County Fair. Durant.
sept l5-17. Tulsa County Fair, Tulsa.
ling.
Sept l6. Cherokee Celebration, Perry.
lis. ''''' ~'''
sept. 1917, Kiowa County Fair, Hobart.
man.
Sept 1918. Jackson County Fair. Altus.
pL sept; 1918. Lincoln County Fair.
as, Sept 1918. washita County Fair, Cor
dell
ericR.
Sept. 17-1S, Coal County fair. Coalgate.
sept. l7-1S, Marshall County Fair, Ma
Sept. 1921, Creek County Fair, Sapulpa.
sent. 2O-22, Atoka County Fair, Atoka
sept. 2O-22-Falr Tecumsrh.
ca sept 2l-22, Pottawatomio County Fair
Sept. 21-23 Peanut Carnival. Duncan.
sept 2l-24. Pawnee County Fair, Hal
Sept. 21.24. Beckham County Fair. Elk
Reno.
Sept. 22.25. Kiamlchl Valley Fair, Tall
Sept. 20. Football, State University vs..
Edmond Normal
,Ssert. 2b-oe.. 2, State Fair, Oklahoma
Sept. %. Old Soldiers pay. state Fair.
Sept. ~, Indiana Day, state Fair.
Sept. ~, Fraternal Day, State Fair
sept 2S. Kentucky Day, State Fair.
Oct ], Missouri Day. state Fair.
Oct. ], Press Day, state Fair.
Oct. 80. New-State Fair Muskogee.
Oct. 80, Caddo County Fair. Anadarko.
Dec; H-Jan l. Eastern Oklahoma fOul-
try Show, Tulsa.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10

The Oklahoma county commission.
ers have bought three tractors for road
work
Congressman Ferris spoke to the
Young Mems Democratic Club at Okla.
homa City last Saturday.
A. NJ. Milan, former clerk Of the
district court in Okmulgee county,
committed suicide at Morris by swal.
lowing eight grains of bi-chloride of
mercury.
An Enid wholesale concern esti.
mates that more than fifteen carloads
of fruit jars, or about 275,OOO jars
have been sold in that city during the
canning season to date.
An order was issued by the corpor.
alton commission last week granting
the Fort Smith & Western Railroad
Company permission to build and
maintain a passenger station at the
town of Sparks.
Mrs. Ethel O'Brlen of Ninnekah. has
offered a reward of $500 for the appre
hension of the parties who killed her
husband June 26. He was found dead
with bullet wound through his head
The coroner's jury decided that he met
death by his own hand. Mrs. O'Brien
believes that he was murdered.
In order that pedestrians and others
may be provided with greater safety
at railroad crossings in the city OF
Tulsa, the city commission ordered
that every dangerous crossing be
guarded IN the future with automatic
gates or other means Of stopping We
hicles and persons attempting to cross
the tracks in front OF moving trains
With the fruit crop moved, returns
from Oklahoma City railroad offices
show that 1t has exceeded all former
years and but for the rain would have
increased at least thirty per cent more
The melon crop of Texas has moved
and Oklahoma is now shipping. The
crop is shorter than anticipated, but
stlll bumper one.
Mrs. Sarah Peyton, prominent in
Muskogee society and of a once finan
cially influential Virginia family,
hanged herself in the basement of her
home She was 4S years old and
leaves two children. Mrs. Peyton had
been a sufferer from nervous prostra
tion since Masterson Peyton, her hus
band, committed suicide in Dallas.
Texas, two years ago.
ings over the corresponding week last
year was shown by the report of the
Oklahoma City Clearing House Asso
citation for the week ending August 26.
During the week bank clearings
amounted to S2,169,900, while a year
ago the clearings were $1,S07 900. The
increase is due to generally better
crop conditions, necessitating more
funds for handling them.
The contract FOR the construction OF
bridge across the Arkansas rives,
between Tulsa and West Tulsa, was
awarded to the Missouri Valley Bridge
Company of Leavenworth, Kan, by
the Tulsa county board of commissions
ers for s157,9S4.
]. N. Wilkins of Muskogee, for the
past year ecretary-treasurer of the
Oklahoma Association of Title Men,
was elected president Of the organ
ization at the state convention at Nc
Alester. ]. B. Rose of McAlester was
named vice-president and A. B. Barnes
Of Muskogee, secretary-treasurer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10
Cattle Receipts Increasing.

Whatever loss is sustained by the
unusual rains which have FREEDOM
mated throughout the entire summer
will be mode than made up in the
cattle induatry is the prediction of
packers, stockmen and Others con-
cerned in the packing industry. Cat
tie receipts in Oklahoma City retain
a satisfactory average despite the fact
that this is the dull season" in that
line. Shipments ranging from three
to five thousand a week are being
maintained and it Is expected that this
will be doubled.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTES
SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS.

Sept ITO. School land sale, Cherokee.
Sept. 11-.s-Old Soldiers Reunion. Cam
ton.
sept. 11-22 School land sale. Enid.
ford.
oct H-l2-Land sale, Kay county.
oct. 1915, School land sale. Perry.
- Nov. 10 Cornerstone laying, Oklahoma
Capitol Building.
:, NOV. 25-2i-Srate Educational Associa-
ton, Oklahoma City.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10
Capitol Commission Out.

Members Of the state capitol build
Ing commission, created by an act of
the Fourth legislature, and which up
until short time ago had charge Of
the construction work on the state
capitol, vacated the Offices they have
occupied in the Patterson building on
September /. That day marked the
expiration of fifteen days from the
signing of the capitol contract, when,
according to recent capitol legislation,
the members of the commission ceased
to be on the states payroll regularly at
$4,000 per annum.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10
WRESTLING BURGLAR CAUGHT
Bandit Who Went About His Work
Quite Merrlly Now In
jail.

Redding, Cal.-John Hooper was ar.
rested at The Dalles, Ore, charged
with being the "whistling burglar"
who compelled Gordon Jacobs, mana.
ger of the Jones company store at
Hornbrook, CAL, near here. to march
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-10

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14
CHAPTER VII.
cepyriehs. 1915, BY American Prsss Association

CHAPTER VII.
E"AM met Mr. Burns In town one
~ day In September. The agents
district embraced several coun-
ties, and he had been absent
for some time. The two had not seen
each other for several weeks.
"Hello, SAM! accosted the agent.
Flows the corn?'
THAT corn is all right. Mr.. Burns"
replied Sam, ''and I'd like you to come
out one day this week to see 1t gath
ened and measured"
"AI right. I'll be out Friday and
bring along the committee that's going
to report on the contest acres in this
county. VIII 1t take long to gather
the corn?'
Eyes, it's going to take quite a bit of
time, for unless I'm mighty badly mis-
taken there's sure some corn on that
patch"
"welI, you've tried farming for a
year. What do you think of it as
business?r
II think it's the finest business there
is. like it better than anything else
I can think OF. and I'm going to stick
to it and learn it,
Mr.. Burns smiled. II see" he said.
that you don't think you know all
about the business. Did yon read those
books that told you about?''
/. EMO, sir" said Sam. replying to the
agents first remark, II really don't
know much about farming. need
more experience. Most OF VIVA. know
I've learned from reading. As for
those books. I've not only read them,
but I've studied them too. I've bought
several more since then. and I'm go
ing to keep on buying till get all the
best ones in my line. don't believe
Il pays to economize on books. do
you?
mo. It doesn't" said Mr.. Burns. III
you know the science of farming 1t Is
easy enough to learn the rest But you
never can farm intelligently without
learning the science OF It. What other
books did you buyr :
"WeIl, bought Bailey's Manual OF
Gardening for mother. but Pm study.
ing It myself. There's a whole lot to
learn shout gardening. and every farm
ought to have garden. Besides that
II bought Eletcher's Soils How %
Handle and Improve Them and Dug
CARS .Diseases OF Cultivated Plants'
/, and weeds, Insects and lnsecticides
h They're Just the books you needed"
said Mr.. Burns. my. Il you keep on
reading and stud ying this way It won't
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14
carMe4ey.

The Melons Were Carried 70 tho Creek
Near the Swimming Hole.
them up or chunk the trees to bring
more down. The only competitors they
had were the squirrels and crows.
The crows merely toasted, but the
squirrels were busy in every tree.
gathering their winter supply and stor.
ing them away in their homes In the
Tree hollows.
Autumn 10 time Of beautiful colors.
and the nature lover. like Sam Powell.
prizes 1t almost as much as spring.
Sam gave his comrades their first les
son in woodcraft-how to see things.
He pointed out to them the flashing
colors OF red and brown and green and
gold. For the first time they really
saw the sumacs flaming on the hill or
the red birds and Jay birds making
red and blue streaks as they dew
swiftly through the woods. he show
| Cd them how to sit very still and see
the wild things that would come out
and begin their work and play all
around
iTo Be Contjnusd.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

cane ever when the stock had cleared
eat most OF the pea crop and 1T to
work With large p,ow turning under
vines, stallD and oil. The cotton stake
were large. and great many OF them.
a. well - some cornstalks, were left
above ground But when Sam sowed
the ground with winter oats and rye
and had Googe follow him with . disk
Il cut The stalks to pieces and left the
soil smoCth and unbroken.
Soon after they finished sowing .
gentls rain began falling. lasting for .
day. It sank into the soft sou and
seemed to touch the planted grain with
magic. In very short time the neld
from end 70 end was one long carpet
Of green.
The year was growing old. and the
great bulk Of the work was done. Sam
now had more leisure than-he had had
at any time during the year. OF morn
ingS there was sometimes q hint of
frost In the air. but the days were yet
hot and sultry. Sans friends, Fred
Martin. Joe Watson and Andrew
White. had visited him several times
that summer in addition to the days
that they had worked. But be had
something that be thought would make
4 pleasant surprise for the boys. so he
invited bis neighbor. Bob Pagan. and
those three from town to visit him on
Saturday. Sans surprise was some
large watermelons. the last Of the sea-
son, that he had covered up with grass
and kept fresh and sound. The melon
crop had been gone for long time.
and this would be treat worth CIV
ing on what would probably be their
last visit this year. Even Bob Pagan
would be az much surprised as any. for
they never grew melons on the Pagan
farm and knew nothing about keeping
them until cold weather.
The boys came. and the day proved
to be suitab BILE for the occasion. It was
a hot. sultry day and seemed to belong
more to midsummer than to autumn
First the melons were carried to the
creek near the swimming hole and
dumped in q clear pool to float round
and round and COOL Then the boys
were Oh on hunt for wild grapes and
pecans. They found both. Winter
grapes and fox grapes they found
banging In thick. purple clusters from
vines that ran along branches and
from tree to tree. To get them the
boys generally Ind to do a lot Of
climbing. but they liked this, though
they had to be careful about getting
too far out on weak limbs.
The pecans' hulis were popping open
and dropping their fruit to the ground.
60 they had little-to 60 except to pick
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14
FREE nook ON sToMAcH Ills.

FhEE nook ON STOMACH ILLS.
0ee.- II. sMayf. Of ia Whiting st..
Chicago. Ill. prominent druggtst. has
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he shows how. he cured himself and
brought relief, to thousahds OF other
sufferers from constipation. biliousness,
indigestion and. intestinal troubles by
the use Of French healing, oils. One
dose III usually convinces.. The most
chronic cases rarely need over three
doses. This book will be mailed free
IN request. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
- sold by A. T. Elder and leading
druggists everywhere with the positive
understanding that your money will be
refunded without question or bubble
IL ONE bottle fails to give you abso-
lute satisfaction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14
Where II. Got II.
He was a witness in the case in the

He was witness in the case in the
police court.
What Is your name?" inquired
Prosecutor Robinson.
MAN nauie::" s-c:: the darby: in
credulously.
I'm talking to 2ou." snapped the
prosecutor.
well, sub, nah name is Hallowed
Hopkins" answered the negro.
Observation-Disclosures gasped the
judge. Where did you get that name?
From nah maw," answered the
negro. 1T am .frum de scriptuahs."
From the scriptures? What part OF
the scriptures?"
.Doan you all r,membah. Judge
wheah it says 'Hallowed be Thy name? p
(, The judge recalled the passage
Louisville Times.
Evening journal., 1915-05-13
TRAP SHOOTING
Baker Will PLAY
With The UPLAND CLUB

The Interstate Association of Base
ball Leagues, at a special meeting
last night, refused to bar ]. Franklin
Baker, the Home-run King, who is
under a three years contract with
the Athletics, from playing profess
sional baseball with the Upland Club
of the Delaware County League.
Eight leagues which compose the or.
ganization voted on a motion of F. NJ.
Hackney, president of the Philadel-
phia Suburban League. that Baker be
barred. the final vote being nine
against the motion and seven in
favor Of it. Immediately following
this action, Assistant District Attor-
ney Joseph p. Rogers, president of
the association, offered his resigna-
ton, stating that he refused to be
associated with an organization
which harbored contract jumpers, de-
serteIs or cutters"
The action was taken after three
hours session spent in going over
the case. j. BOrton Weeks, president
of the Delaware County League,
stated that Connie Mack had said
that Baker could play ball with a To-
cal club providing it was not in Phila-
delphia, and that under this agree
ment, Baker is not a contract jumper.
The resignation of Mr.. Rogers was
followed by those of James NJ. Daley,
secretary of the association. and the
Philadelphia, Suburban, Northeast
and Maine Line Leagues, thus dis
rupting an organization that has done
much for semi-professional baseball
during the two years of its existence
Mr.. Rogers said after the meeting
I'VE will reorganize along the lines OF
honest and fair sport"
Evening journal., 1915-05-13
What Do You Want
10 Know About Sport?

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL;
Q) How many times did Bender
and Reulbach win over twenty games
in ten years? (2) Can a first base
man wear catching mitt and comply
with rules of game. CD Can runners
advance on infield fly, one down, men
being on second and third bases?
p. A. B.
~ Say old pal, I've got something
else to do than TO dig back in the rec
Ords and look that up. However, Ben
der only once and Reulbach only once,
TO the best of my recollection. (2)
Against rules for first baseman to
wear catcher's NIT. 90 Surely; at his
own risk. InfeId fly rule does not
count under conditions you cite.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Would you kindly let me know who
Is the best outfelder, Burns, Wheat
or Kaun? (2) Who is the better Sec
ond baseman, Cutshaw or Doyle
MARTY.
Cd TOss-up between Wheat and
Burns. CD l prefer CutshaW, now.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Please state the number of consecu-
tive games lost by the Giants during
season of 1914. ROOTER.
DO not recall, but believe it was
seven.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNALS:
A and B are in a daily pool AS
team does not play on account of
rain and thereby loses his bet. The
next day AS team unknowingly plays
a double-header. A says that the two
games count and B says that only the
first game counts. We have been
counting double-headers in the week
ly pools. S.
Rules vary regarding pools. Gen.
orally, however, dOuble-headers count
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Please let me know the scores Of
the games in the National League
and of the American League played
on April II, and 80, 1915. FAN.
Back numbers of THE JOURNAL
containing the scores you ask for, are
on sale at this Office.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
a. Will you kindly state the mum
Der of players TO be retained by thu
Pittsburgh Pirates? co Pitchers
Catchers? Outfielders? Infelders?
JACK.
CD Twenty-One. CO. Surely can
answer a question which Manager
Fred Clarke does not know at tn
present time.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
j Please let me know what the rec
ord for running around the bases
and who holds IL. BILLY.
Thirteen and fOur-fifths seconds
II was made by Hans LObert, now q
Giants at Field Day in Cincinnati
October 81, 1910. Tommy Leach an
= Vim Campbell both did If seconds tn
!. same day.
Evening journal., 1915-05-13

tie "
@oOre6ou(

Yesterdays home runs: Schultz,
Cubs, off Pfeffer. Dodgers: Gainor.
Red Sox. off Covaleskie. Tigers; Kon-
etchy, Pittfeds. off Knapp. Buffeds;
Groh. Reds. off Mathewson, Giants;
Burns, Giants, off Dale Reds.
Christy Mathewson has put over his
first 1915 win, but when the Reds can
nick him for eleven hits. he don't
look Just like the Old Marster of other
years.
The Tigers finally lost a game. but
IL took a former Tiger, Del Gainor, to
do it Old Sam Crawford got three
hits.
The Braves played in 1914 form
had one big inning in which they put
over five runs-and beat the Cards.
Red Faber, Comiskey's 1914 find,
came through with a win, his fifth
straight, and the Senators now are
forced to rely on Walter Johnson to-
day.
Not even a triple play could stop
those speed-mad Yanks. Cleveland
pulled one yesterday. but the story
was the same-Yanks won.
The Dodgers torpedoed the Cubs in
a damp nine-innings at Brooklyn
When the Cubs came up for air they
were about six runs short of vic
tory.
The Feds thought it was too we
TO play in Brooklyn yesterday ant
called OFF their game, but c. Ebbet
saw 1000 cash admissions in tn,
grandstand and his heart couldn'
stand it.