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Newark post., 1915-12-01
FRUIT GROWERS, NOTICE


For this Fall or for next Spring plant
ing, We offer fine lot of peach and apple
trees.
PEACHES-Connett, Champion, Car
man, Belle, Ray, Elberts, Nixon, Frances,
Hiley, Crawford, Fox, Walkers Varie-
gated, Thurber and many others.
APPLES-Transparent, Williams Red,
Early Ripe, Fourth July, Gravestein,
Grimes, Jonathan, Rome Beauty, Opal
escent. Nero, Mammoth Blaektwig, King
David. Delicious, Stayman and num-
Der of other sorts.
We have plum, pear and cherry trees.
English Walnut, Black Walnut, Norway
and Sugar Maple Shade trees, California
Privet Hedge plants and Grape Vines.
This stock is true to name, clean and
healthy.
Catalogue free.
THE DELAWARE NURSERIES,
D. s. Collins, Manager
Milford, Delaware
Newark post., 1915-12-01
PLAN FOR SHELTERED MARKETS
INDORSED AT MEETING


free delivery would DenenI the
local merchant, instead Of being a
big burden upon him. will tell
you why: Most of the marketing is
done by women. Most Of the shop
ping is done by women. AS rule
they shop where they market If
shopping and market conditions be
properly balanced. It follows then
that if we can have here in VIII
mington a market system which
will appeal to the women Of our
city and the surrounding territory,
marketing and shopping will GO
hand in hand and out Of the in
creased trade that comes to the
merchant, he can we'll afford to
pay his proportionate share Of
such free delivery. | also firmly
believe that such good markets
would go far toward solving the
buy-at-home problem, Of which
we hear so. much at the present
time and for the solution of which
we are doing so little that is of
practical nature.
Good markets would develop
our city in many other ways. They
inevitably would bring to us mod
ern storage plants. in which Will
mington at the present time is so
sadly deficient.
Good markets would be one Of
Wilmington's biggest assets from
an advertising point Of view. They
would. spread broadcast the fact
that Wilmington is a good place in
which to live. They would attract
to our city the home-seeker, with
whom the cost Of living means so
much. They would make it easy
for our manufacturers and mer-
chants to obtain the help they
need, because one of the first ques-
tions that is asked by the wage
Garner when he is urged to move
into a new community is what his
expenses there will be compared
with his expenses in the commun-
. ity in which he then resides.
Changes Advocated
, ''In view Of all these things and
: Of many others which might be
enumerated and doubtless will be
touched upon in the course of thi:
: conference. City Council should al
r once provide the facilities for gooC
: sanitary and modern markets.
! "Semi-permanent stands shoulC
q be built that would be both prac
n tical and ornamental.
: Marketing ought to be mad
g possible and pleasant in all kind
II Of weather by building a can't
lever canopy over the sidewalk
l. and for distance out into tn
s. street.
r "The stands provided for tn
It farmer should be capable of bein
W taken down and slowed away com
If pactly after the market hours ar
,e over.
N There should be liberal suppl
10 oi running water 10 remove frOr
the market, all deieterioas and OF
" fensive mater.
r "King street should be pave
both in the rlaiwtr and m tn
W sidewalks, IN such a way that
At might be husnLd easily and quick
II after each market dav, or as ofte
Il as sanitary precaution should seer
% to call for it.
'1n short, our markets ought I
be such as Wilmington's locatio
and environment suggest. We ar
r. at the head of the most fertile r,
l. gion in the whole world. We ar
" the whole show windows of ths
% rich and prosperous territory. TIL
r land surrounding US produces
y bountiful supply of most of tn
IT things that are needed to stoc
y those markets. The people nee
a the fruits, meats and vegetable
Newark post., 1915-12-01

with good and sanitary mar
kets in Wilmington, drawing hun
dreds of thousands, it would pay
the merchants of Wilmington to
establish a free delivery of mar
ket baskets throughout the city
and also to any reasonable point
outside the city limits. You may
feel inclined to ask why such a
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14

and dealers shall be in lieu OF all
taxes, general or local, to which
motor vehicles may be subject as per-
sonal property under the laws of this
state.
All fees and money paid to the de-
partment Of highways as provided
in this article shall, at the close Of
each month, be apportioncd and pro-
rated as follows: Ten per cent there
of shall be paid into the state treas
urv and placed TO the credit of the
general revenue fund Of the state;
and ninety per cent thereof shall be
paid to the treasurers Of the respoc-
tive counties in which the individual
owners of the various motor vehicles
paying such fees reside, and shall be
placed to the credit of the county
road maintenance fun, which fund
shall be used for the following pur-
poses only;
; First; To maintain the roads al
ready prepared for dragging and in
the following manner. The board Of
county commissioners shall divide the
county road system into dragging dis
tTlCts, each district TO cover only such
mileage as one person can drag dur
ing the period when such work should
be performed, and giving each dis
trict a distinct number or letter After
forming said districts, the said board
shall proceed to make contracts in
each Of said districts for the drag
ging Of the said roads therein The
dragging contractor in each district
shall be required TO give bond i'm the
sum of one thousand dollars CSl,OOO)
for the faithful performance of the
terms and conditions of his contract
the form of the contract and the bond
to be prescribed by the department of
highways, and the said bond to be ap-
proved by the said board, The eN-
pense of dragging the roads as per
contracts shall be allowed and paid
out of the county road maintenance
fund.
The board of affairs and the de-
partmcnt of highways are hereby au~
thori2ed and required to make all
necessary arrangements for working
state Convicts upon the public high
ways of this state as soon as prac-
ticable after the passage hereof and
as continuously thereafter as the cir
cumstances rendered feasible, sub
iect to the following conditions:
(a). The state shah furnish all
tools and machinery To be used by
convict forces, ana the state board
of public affairs shall furnihs and sup
ply the department of highways with
such tools and machinery as may be
authorized by the state board of
prison control, and the cost Of such
tools and machinery and draft ami
mails shall be paid for out of the rev
enues appropriated for such purposes
CD. The furnishing Of tentage
housing quarters and any equipment
pertaining to the custody Of the pris-
oners shall be paid from prison funds
available for the maintenance of such
prisoners.
Marrow Tires). After January 1
1917, no draft wagon of one ton ca
, pacity or greater, and having iron
or steel tires, shall be permitted to
be sold by dealer in this state if its
tires are less than three inches in
width.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14

mill upon all property in this state
which may be subject to taxation
upon such basis; said tax so levied
to be collected as other state taxes,
and when collected TO be covered
into the states official depository and
there credited to an account that
shall be styled and known as the
state highway construction fund. All
moneys accrung In said account shall
he deemed and construed TO be
special fund held in trust for the use,
as in this act provided, OF the several
counties in which the same shall be
collected and shall in no event be
construed to be a fund Of the state
Of a fund under its management
Each county's share therein shall be
the amount paid in by said county.
It shall be the duty of the state
board of equalization to include said
levy herein made in their total an
nual levy and to make proper re-
turn thereof to the respective coun-
ties of the state and to collect same
as provided by law for the collection
of other taxes 1t shall be the duty
of the state treasurer to give each
county proper credit for a.! money
paid into the state highway COnstruC-
and accounts Of all money paid TO
the respective counties from said fund
as provided in this act.
The county excise board in each
county in the state is hereby author
lied, at the option of said board, to
make a levy of one-fOurth of one mill
upon all property in any said county
subject to taxation upon an adva-
loren basis said levy when made
and collected shall be covered into a
country road construction fund.
All counties in the state making a
levy for any year of one-fourth Of
one mill tax upon all taxable property
as provided in the preceding section,
and having otherwise compiled with
the provisions of this act as to sub
mitting and having plans approved,
shall be entitled to receive from the
state highway construction fun dali
money in said fun dto the credit Of
the county making the said levy.
The following fees shall be paid to
the department of highways upon the
registration of a motor vehicle, In
accordance with the provisions of
this article: Fifty cents per horse
power, to be figured by the A. l..
& A. NJ. rating, except where the
manufacturers rating is higher than
the A. L. & A. NJ, rating, in which
case the basis shall be the manu-
facturer's rating; Provided that after
motor car has been taxed one
year, as provided herein, the tax TO
be levied and paid thereon for the
second year shall be forty cents per
horse power, for the third year, thirty
cents per horsepower; and for each
year thereafter said tax shall be
twenty cents per horsepower The
provisions hereof with repect to the
payments of registration fees shall
not apply to motor vehicles owned or
controlled by the United States Of
America or by the State or a city,
or county or any department thereof,
but in other respects shall be appli-
cable. The registration fees imposed
by this article upon motor vehicles,
other than those of manufacturers
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
BILL REGULATES
INSANE ASYLUMS
Has Passed the House and
Likely to Become a
Law.

OKLAHOMA CITY, March l3, -
Stringent rules for the commitment Of
patients to the state insane asylums
are laid out in house bill 500 by Hug
gins of Haskell, Harrison of Hughes
and Cash. Peery and Miller, which
has passed the house and ts almost
certain TO become law before an
other week is ended.
The bill Cmbodios the Ideas OF
state Auditor r.. r.. Howard of Tulsa,
who pointed out the needs of such an
act i'm his last report as chairman OF
the state board of affairs. lie called
attention TO the fact that uon-ros.-
dents of the state, drug fieuds, drunk
ards and others of that ilk, are con-
stantly being dumped off on the
states insane hospitals. This bill viii
remedy such conditions as these and
will save the state 100000 annually,
in the opinion of Mr.. Howard.
The governor is to appoint three re-
gents Of the state Hospitals for the
Insane. who shall hold office for four
years. rhis board is TO have COM
plcte charge Of the asylums.
other interesting sections of the bill
follow:
The state Hospitals for the Insane
shall be maintained solely for the
support, custody and treatment of in
sane persons. No other class Of pa
ticnts shall be admitted, except as
provided for i'm section % of this act.
No patient shall be received into the
hospitals without the proper papers
hereinafter specified from the county
judge in which the patient resides, to-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
COULD QUALIFY As
REAL BURGLARS
House Members Escape De-
spite the Locked
Doors.

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 13. 49,
During the past week the house OF
representatives has had difficulty in
proceeding on account Of the large
number Of absentees and in order to
preserve a quorum it has been neces-
sary TO work almost constantly un-
der call of the house, which means
that every member VINO is in the city
must be I'm attendance.
In spite Of the fact that doors have
been locked and sergoants-at-arms
have been on guard several members
have escaped during these calls.
Speaker McCrory investigated and
found that some had gone down the
fire escape while others got out
through the cloakroom by unlocking
tho door with a skeleton key This
led Representative Tom Waldrep of
Shawnee to introduce the following
resolution.
House resolution No l,OOO,OOO,OOO
by Wadrep (of the hOuse) BE IL
resolved by the house of representa-
tIycs:
Whereas, on divers, numerous and
sundry occasions, ingenious and par
simonious members Of this august
body have COudosCeudcd to use their
power 10 move a call of the house,
and thereby deprive members Of their
liberty. freedom and constitutional
guarantees of safety ana happiness,
and,
Whereas. because Of the escape Of
one Asa walden and one Jim Sykes,
through the fire escape, and the es-
cape and departure of one l.. d. ABB
ncy and one r.. r.. Glasco through the
cloakroom door by the use of skeleton
Whereas. the speaker has con-
strained ono Jim Noble TO nail down
and securely fasten both the egress
/ t6 the fire escape and the door OF
| tho cloakroom TO the sorrow and
chagrin Of the said members, now,
! Therefore, be it resolved by the
members OF the house, that our hon
orable speaker he and is hereby in
structed TO remove the nails from said
| fire escape, and said door TO the
! cloalroom, TO the end that worthy
members of this honorable house may
| depart at any time and at their
| pleasure, and,
BE II further resolved, that the said
worthy members of this body who
! have escaped either through the door
! TO the cloakroom or by means Of the
fire escape be compelled TO explain
to the honorable house the reason
that induced aud persuaded them to
transgress the rules Of our honorable
body by so surreptitiously departing
when the house was working under
the said call.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
Will Wichita Mountains
Prove Another GOldfield?
State Segregaes 1000 for Purpose of Gold Prospecting

certain section of the Wichita noun
tains which the Mexican said de-
scribed the location of a thousand
fortunes in gold" Two score years
before, the old Mexican said, a party
of MeXcans of which he was a mem
Der made a trip to the Wichitas. AZ
ter days of prospecting and weeks of
digging, he said, a wonderful de-
post of gold was uncovered, but be-
fore the MeXicans could load up their
pack animals, a party of COmanche
Indians swooped down upon them
and massacred all but him.
Feared the Indians.
Higgins spent two or three weeks
in search of this lost mine it is said,
then came excitedly into camp one
evening with the announcement that
he had found II. Indians, however,
had been watching him, he said, and
Immediately after he had made the
discovery they had ridden rapidly
toward the village of Quanah Parker,
chief of the tribe. He believed they
knew of the mines location and,
fearing that they would cause trou-
BILE, he asked one of the cowboys to
accompany him to the Indian viii
lage, to talk 1t over
1t happened that all hands had TO
ride TO the south end of the range the
next day to look after cattle that had
been straylng, so Higgins was told TO
wait. When the ranchmen returned
he was gone. His few belongings
were still in camp, but Higgins and his
horse were missing. Several days
search was made, but no trace could
be found.
Months afterwards the bleached
bones OF a man and horse were found
on the plains. There was no mark OF
Identification, but ranchmen came to
the conclusion they were the remains
of the prospector. Indians evaded
the subject when Higgins sudden dis
appearance was mentioned, so IL was
the belief on the Wagner ranch that
the Comanches knew more than they
cared to tell.
Samples of Higgins ore. 1t is said,
are still in existence. II is claimed
that these will test as high as $50
per ton In gold. And, though the
Mexican's map was lost when Hig-
gins disappeared, early-day settlers
here still believe the mine will some
day be found and that the gold and
silver will be uncovered in the Wich-
itas as rich as anyone could desire.
a
the land owned by the state, which
was made sometime ago by X. l..
Lunsford. expert in the employ of the
school land commission, showed that
| It gave up in gold the amount Of $3.50
per ton Members Of the land com
mission believe that even II no greater
| deposits than those already found are
unearthed working the territory
| would be profitable on account of the
| plentiful supply Of cheap water, so II
,as been decided TO offer two thou
| 3and acres for leasing. There are
| approximately forty thousand acres Of
| land in the vicinity of the Wichita
| mountains owned by the state, but II
not considered likely that more
han two thousand acres will be
| placed. i'm the segregated area.
| Approximately twenty-five thou
| and acres of privately owned land, 1t
estimated, are still under lease for
4 mining purposes.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
50 a Day Salary Basis of
Human in Legisla-
ture.
WHY NOT co HOME
Would BE Better for the
State If They Would
All Quit.

$3.50, ,,-
ohLAlloMA CITY, March I3.-
To some members Of the legislature
all these .,,.es snn,t n,cn,bore not
being abIc in 1.-Two an thai, g. nor
diem are 0uito enfovable lint the roct
remains mat n number or tha IepisIa.
tors actually have tn stint thou-
selves in order to keen U,itbir NON
income.
REPRESENTATION Ran of CIaromoro
covered botb tbe hunor and Tho s,r-
casm of the siuation tbn other dav
when he introduced "A resolution ON
towering the board of affairs to se-
cure suitabIe livery stanIn mr. ,vognn
ward ana "Gu the same with cIran
hav or straw" that tbe members
might have a nIaco In sIaep
The resolution was "naseod unopi-
mousIv" ana sent tn tbe senate where
if was road and refsrrrd I'm tbe com
mittoe an agricuIture
The resoIution follows.
Whcreas the houso and senato
have passod a hin providfup non
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STATE CAN SOON BUILD SOME REAL GOOD ROADS

gether with tho evidence taken under
section ~ Of this act as TO the finan-
cial standing Of the patient. A per
son shall be considered insane or fit
TO be patient in the hospitals who
exhibits In tho first place such de-
gree Of brain disability or mental abcr-
ration as to render him or her dan
gerous to others or dangerous To his
or her own life or persons or danger
Gus TO property, i'm the second place,
this liability must not be transient,
like dclirium I'm a fever but OF a more
or less permanent character, In the
third place, lack or loss of mental
ability TO properly conduct his or her
usual work or business shall be con-
sidercd along with aherrant conduct
I'm determining the question OF a per-
sons insanity
AT the same time the county Judge
investigates the fact of the mental
condition Of the person alleged TO be
insane he shall also make thorough
examination of disntorested reliable
witnesses under oath of records as TO
the financial standing OF the patient,
taking the testimony I'm writing and
showing the actual value Of all prop
erty real personal or mixed. owned
by the husband, the wife, the father,
tho mother the sons, the daughters of
such patient and also statement OF
all debts due TO, and due by such pa
tiont and such relatives and for lhls
purpose the county Judge shall have
all tho powers of special referee as
to summouing, swearing Witnesses
compelling attendance and ruling for
contempt which examination reduced
to writing he shall ccruty ana trans
NIT to the superintendent or the nos
pitah together with report as to men
tai condition as provided IN sectoh
3. And the superintendent, If the
question be plain one, or the board
Of regents. If IL be referred to them,
shall decide whether such patient
shall bc received as a beneficiary or
as a paying patient In whole or In
part and II I'm part what payments
Will be required ana the terms lhereol
ana the county Judge snail be no.
cssary delay and the patient shall
then be disposed of according to such
decision, and if to be a paying pa,
uont IN whole the county Judge ShaIl
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Special to The World.
INDIAHOMA, Okla, March 13.-
The action of the state school land
commission in segregating 1000 acres
of school land in the Wichita noun
tains to be leased for gold mining
purposes recalls almost forgotten
early day tales of fabulous wealth to
be found in the Wichitas and lends
new color to the hopes of those gray
haired veterans who have spent the
best years of their lives in a bootless
quest for gold. According to the
more hopeful, too, it may mark the
beginning of renewed activity among
prospectors and, after years Of fall
ure, bring about discoveries which
will put the doubling Thomases' to
shame.
For a number of years, about the
time of the opening of the Kiowa-
Comanche country, the Wichita noun
tains swarmed with gold seekers.
Several large companies were organ
lzed only to fall into bankruptcy.
Scores of individual prOspectors es-
tablished camps at coveted spots and
secretly carried on such investiga-
tions as their limited resources would
permit.
Numerous indications of pay dirt
were uncovered and there was scare
" real estate dealer in southwest
Oklahoma who didn't have a collec-
ton of promising ore
Abandoned Diggings
But gradually the prospectOrs be-
gan to lose hope Company after
company retired from the field. In
dividual "diggings" were deserted.
Abandoned prospect shafts could be
seen at almost every turn in the hills
Still la small band of "deluded'
have stuck to the search. There are
men i'm the Wichtas who have spent
fifteen or twenty years at the task.
Every few months one of them will
emerge from some secluded spot in
the countains, laden with ore, and
renew the attempt to interest capital
In exploiting his mine" The wag-
ging heads of prospective investors
have almost invariably sent them
back under the brand of being men,
tally unbalanced Yet, notwithstand-
ing discouragements, many of them
have managed to exc out an eXis-
tence upon their discoveries until
they have grown gray and enfeebled
in the cause.
Based on Old Story.
While, to some extent, this persis-
tence has been encouraged by fire.
quent finds of gold-laden ore "old
timers say the real basis for the
bouyance of hope has been an undy-
| ing belief in the early-day tales OF
fabulous wealth uncovered by Mexi-
cans a half century or more ago.
Only a few years before the Kiowa-
Comanche country was opened, or in
the early "nineties." employees on the
| old Wagner ranch relate. a stranger
dropped into camp one day in quest
of such a mine. He was an Amer
| lean. they say Lucky Pat" Higgins
prospector who had picked up con-
siderable experience and some wealth
IN gold mining camps in Utah, Mon
tana, Oregon, California, Colorado
| Arizona and old Mexico. His --latest
| experience had been in old Mexico
and 1t was information obtained
there which started him for Okla
homa.
While prospecting in Mexico, Hig-
gins said. he had done an old Mexi-
| can a favor which made Of him a
| most devoted friend. This Mexican
when on his deathbed. called Hig-
| gins to him and gave him a pocket
] worn. roughly designed map of a
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from separating from these august
bodies before the close of the ses-
sion and for this we humbly ask and
will forever pray,
Section .. For the preservation OF
the public peace, health and safety
an emergency is hereby declared to
exist by reason whereof IT is noces-
sary that this act take effect and be
in force from and after its passage
and approval.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
COULD THEY GET OUT2

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 10.
An easy way TO break into the
penitentiary has been furnished
the members OF the legislature
by Warden Bob Dick who has
mailed each legislator visit
ors card" emitting the bearer 10
all the privileges of the McAles-
ter pen"
ITS always easy enough to get
in" commented one members,
but how about getting out?'