City Bond Debacle Prompts Senate Action in Guthrie
Guthrie Okla Mar 4 The senate backed Blair's bid to legalize bond issues amid graft allegations by bond attorneys who uncover technical flaws to drive cheaper sales. A Love county $75 000 issue sold at a 3200 premium raised questions about legality and the need for reform. Senate also passed a Gould Strain measure limiting railroads and public service tax appeals to state court remedies, while trimming procedural filing requirements.
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Goulding
Cordell
Guthrie
Okla
Mar
Sense
Aod
Graham
Love County
Whayne
State Banking Board
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
Oklahoma City
Roddie
Roddie Stated That the Banking Board
W. L. Norton
Gould ‘Ing
Strain
Board of Equalization
Supreme Court
Vinita to Get Military School and Business College
The Commercial Club endorsed plans by Prof. J. C. Olson to open a combined business college and military school in Vinita. The project would reuse Wing Hall and old college buildings, with Olson investing about 11,000 to repair and equip, and selling lots to fund the venture. The club also agreed to host visiting teachers and assign local homes for their stay.
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J. C. Olson
Parson, Kane
Halgell College
Vinita
Indore
Orr
McSpadden
Oley
Olvon
Loverers
Business College
Olion
Parsons Business College
Olson
Vinita Fe
Parsons
First Clase Business College
Thin City
Oklahoma
Commercial Club
Shelton
Ballinger hearing seeks more witnesses in Washington
A long executive session opened the Ballinger hearing in Washington. Subpoenas were issued at Ballinger counsel’s request for United States Attorney Biter and Special Agent OG A Parks, both of Seattle. Parks plans to prove by Todd that Agent Jones’s testimony about why criminal proceedings against Cummingham elalmania were not started was false. He will discuss the Glavis box containing twenty four missing letters said to have been found.
Immunity Granted to Independent Packer in Meat Probe
An independent beef packer received immunity from prosecution in the U S meat packing investigation. The name was not disclosed but the official said the witness provided valuable information. About four hundred witnesses have been called to testify at the hearing in St Louis as it soon opens.
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Associated Preaw
St. Louia
Oklahoma Bank Statement Shows Growth in Deposits
Guthrie Okla Mar 5 The consolidated statement of Oklahoma state banks by Commissioner A M Young shows total deposits at 45 028 774 up 135 310 since November 16 1909. There are 668 banks up from 662 with loans and discounts rising from 35 010 721 to 38 407 840 while cash on hand fell from 4 007 348 to 4 092 807 and reserves due from other banks dropped from 18 508 385 to 16 634 329. Average reserve declined to 40 8 per cent and total capital is 10 679 800. A two year comparison to February 29 1908 notes 474 banks with deposits 18 082 284 and loans 18 390 764.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Larned
A. M. Young
Caakion
Young
Oklahoma Legislature Clears Calendar On Revenue Bills
Oklahoma lawmakers move toward adjournment next week as revenue measures clear the calendars. The senate passed the house amendments to the railroad tax bill, and both houses approved taxes on corporations and a higher penalty for the white slave traffic bill. Bills creating a state bond commissioner and a land irrigation amendment advance, while the governor may sign several measures including school land sales for the Fairbank and Baptist university sites. The day features committee work on real estate tax assurances, park boards, and county bridge bonds with limited final action on the seniora bill.
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Guthrie
Oklo
House
Senate
Trafic
Custer County
Bryan
Priday
Quthrie
Bourne
Smith
Caddo
Paschal
Lens
Wilcome
Corporation Commission
Davis
Truck farming profits urged for Vinita readers
H C Milligan argues that small landowners can profit from truck farming with one acre of tomatoes yielding 7 260 cans and about 544 50 dollars, plus profits from potatoes pumpkins beans peas lettuce onions strawberries and other fruits. He predicts a million dollars extra for Vinita area if land around the city is converted to truck farming.
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Jersey
Vinita
Vinsta
H, C, Milligan
Cummins Amendment Rejected in Senate Vote
The Cummins amendment to the postal savings bank bill was defeated in the Senate by forty votes to eighteen. The Smoot amendment to the postal bank bill was adopted by forty-six ayes and twenty-four nays. The decision shapes wartime investment rules for postal funds.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mar
Smoot
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