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THE PITTSBURG ENTERPRISE
VOL. VII.
PITTSBURG, OK LA., THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1911.
NO. 12.
WEST WILL ASK
SPECIAL SESSION
PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE FOR AR-
TICLE 9 CONTAINS “JOKERS"
Grand Lodge Officers Oklahoma Reasons
LEADERS ARE CONSULTED
Attorney General Busy Asking Opinion
of Democratic Powers—Other
News of General Inter-
est to Public
Guthrie. OlUu.—A special session of
.1 legislature to repeal the proposed
lubslitute for section 9, article !), of
he state constitution, will be asked of
Governor Lee Cruee by Attorney Cen-
tral Charles J. West, according to the
tuderstanding Friday night.
Mr. West uses no uncertain lan-
guage in denouncing the proposed sub-
itltute relative to transportation cor-
porations adopted by the last legisla-
ture, and he declares tt is more vicious
In fuct than was the substitute offered
last year and defeated at the polls fol-
lowing a bitter light oil its adoption
by the state corporation commission.
It Is claimed for the substitute that
It permits railroads built within the
Btato to be acquired by inter state lines
and it was proposed by the recent leg-
islature and approved by Governor
t'ruce, who has called an election
thereon for April 25.
Mr. West declares It will destroy all
laws for preventing natural gas from
being piped from the state, will give
foreign corporations the right of emi-
nent domain and permit consolidation.
This, he says, will let the Standard
Oil company become chief dictator of
conditions In the Oklahoma Helds. It
limits, he declares, the powers of the
corporation commission as did the oth-
er substitute offered last year.
Mr. West was in conference Friday
over tho long distance telephone with
Former Governor Haskell and various
other democratic leaders, exposing the
jokers that, he says, he has uncov-
ered in the substitute. 11c will ask
Governor Cruce l’or a special session
of the legislature for the express pur-
pose of repealing the substitute, and
their action in submitting it to the j
people, withdrawing it entirely as vic-
ious. It is evident that Mr. West be-
lieves "wise ones” have "put one over 1
on the legislature.
Mr. West Friday night turned down
the proposed ballot title for tho sub-
stitute to section 9 and instead pre-
pared one of his own, which is very
similar to the title he prepared for
the substitute offered last year. The
title which he sends to the secretary
of state to put on the substitute is as [
follows: “I’urpose of this measure is
to supercede sections 2, G, 8, 9, 11,
and 31, adopting constitutional pro-
visions authorizing any transmission
or transportation company to dispose
of and consolidate its own property
and franchises to or with other like
companies and to acquire and operate
such franchises, ami property of other
like companies in this state, and con-
ferring tho power of eminent domain
upon all railroads, transmission and
transportation companies irrespective
of the place of their charier and re-
lease such companies from the opera-
tion of the said sections named now
existing.”
When Governor Lee Cruce was ap-
proached Friday night relative to the
statements of Attorney General West,
in which the attorney general said he
would appeal to the governor to call
a special session of the legislature to
correct what he considers a vicious
piece of legislation enacted by ihe
recent legislature with regard to
amending section 9, article 9, Gover-
nor Cruc - said it was the first inti-
mation he had received that such a
procedure was contemplated.
Gompcrs To Take Charge
New York.—Samuel Compers, pres-
ident of the American Federation of
Labor, has been summoned to New
York to take charge of the threatened
general strike of the teamsters in the
metropolitan district, which if called
will involve 50,000 men.
PEACE IS
HOPED FOR
DIAZ EXPECTED TO CRANT A RE
ORGANIZATION
U.S. TROOPS WILL RETURN
If
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COUNTY CLERKS HAVE TROUBLE
GREEN BUG AT WORK
Make
Craig and Cherokee Counties
First Report
Negotiations Pending Which May End Okl;,l„„nu City.- Secretary Sandlin
the Strike of the Insurrectos for
a Better Form of Govern-
ment—Other News
Washington.— Peuce iH assured
Mexico within the present week, ii
certain influences now at work toward
of the board of agriculture Wednesday
| rereived word that greeu but;* are tak-
ing the wheat in t'raig and Cherokee
I counties and that much damage lias
j already been done to the growing
. wheat. Tlit? acreage of wheat in these
counties is comparatively small, but
that sown last fall has made good
A. EDDLEMAN, Marietta.
(Grand Master.)
MORE TROOSORDERED OUT
PRESENT PATROL OF MEXICAN
FRONTIER V/ILL BE INCREASED
Smuggling of Arms and Ammunition
Across Border to Cease—Uncle
Sam Demands Release
of Americans
Washington.—The present patrol cf
the Mexican frontier will be increased
in a few days by several troops of eav-
airy from the mounted forces now be-
ing assembled in the southern border
states. It is announced at the war
department that tho increase will
amount to six or seven troops of cav-
alry to be added to tbe patrol of tbe
Rio Grande.
The increase will he made at the
request of Brigadier General Duncan,
commander of tho department of Tex-
as. Previous to the receipt of this
request, the department hud not in-
tended to augment the southern pa-
trol is a mammoth task. < Constant re-
along the frontier three regiments of
cavalry, one regiment of infantry and
two companies of the signal corps.
Because of -Lite great extent of the
boundary line, over 1,500 miles, the pa-
trol in a mammoth task. Constant re-
porto are reaching Washington of the
smuggling of arms and ammunition
and it is Ihe intention of the American
government to stop this practice. That
part of the boundary in the southwest
which is marked by an arbitrary line
is regarded ns adequately patrolled at
present. _
Must Release Yankees
Washington.—An investigation hav-
ing convinced the American govern-
ment that Edwin Hiatt of Pittsburg,
Pa., and Lawrence Converse of Los
Angeles, Cal., held as prisoners at
Juarez, Mex., had been captured on
American soil, the slate department
Tuesday asked the Mexican govern-
ment to release them. Tbe request
was delivered to tbe Mexican embassy
at Washington.
The case has been under investiga-
tion for several weeks by both the de-
partments of state and justice. The
result has developed that the men un-
doubtedly wero approached on t his
side of the boundary, not very far
from Ihe line, but in the United States.
It remains for the Mexican authorities
to prove that the scene of the entire
procedure has been within the juris-
diction of Mexico, or else set the men
at liberty.
Blatt and Converse were arrested on
February 22 and confined in the fed-
eral prison at Juarez on charges in
connection with revolution against
President Diaz.
W. M. ANDERSON, Oklahoma City.
(Grand Secretary)
BIG HEART BALM GIVEN HUBBY
Topeka Express Messenger Awarded
$35,000 for Wife's Love
Topeka, Kans.—Claude N. Ware, un
express messenger, was Wednesday
I awarded $35,000 damages in t lie dis-
trict court against S. O. Worden of
the firm of DeBower and Elliott, pub-
lishers, of Chicago, for the alienation
of his wife's affections.
Worden did not appear lo oppose
the suit, contenting himself with filing
ian answer alleging Mrs. Ware did not
Icarc for her husband. Letters from
:.Mrs. Ware-Worden and from Worden
! introduced as evidence contained ad-
i missions that Worden took Ware's
| wife from him. Worden is said to
have since deserted his wife.
........................- I progress until Ihe hugs attacked it.
that end prove effective. With tho ar- \n complaints have been received
rival in Mexico City of Si nor Joso, fi-om any other section of the wheat
Yves Llmantour. minister of finance, growing bell of green bug ravages.
President Diaz will begin conferences Letters are being sent by the board
which it is expected will result in the correspondents over Ihe stale for
announcement w ithin three or four } tho regular monthly bulletin on crop mu coram
days of a reorganized cabinet 1 romiitioic, which will be reported on j tlon now undecided is bb to whether
Minister Limantonr will present an J tlp to the -5th fit Ihe month. Tile con or not certain classes of land ate
explanation of the demands of the rev Idltlon ol wheat, with regard io dam alienable. The three oasea decided In
oiutionists and the changes in the oilt- | ace, if any. form whatever source, con- ihe Blalo courts, all of which were
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Want Information About Indian Lands
Subject To Taxes
Oklahoma City.- Leo Meyer, state
auditor, in brin;.; deluged with inquiries
from county clerks and treasurers on
the east side of the state In regard
to tho taxation of Indian lands. The
old county officer*, who had struggled
with that question for three years, had
usually worked it out pretty well, but
the new ones seem to bo altogether
at sea.
The attorney geno/al'r. office has
held that all lands which uro alien-
able are taxable, and that position has
been upheld by three state courts and
by the United States circuit court for
the eastern districts The only ques-
OlUllOIllMtt UI1U Ml*- t a in hit- JUI *-, II im.V, IIMlil «lldii'M'i buuiiv, vuu
cial family of President Diaz as well j dhion and acreage of oats, alfalfa and
us the institution or reforms are ex- . \ \u. prospects cf a fruit crop will be
ported to appease tbe insurgents. j included in the forthcoming report,
in tin' meantime, President Taft will
confer with Ambassador De La Ilarra j man DIES WHEN HOME BURNS
and there is good ground for the as- |
sumption that the troop* now cencen L,-jWton Man Awakens to Find Escape
trated in Texas immediately will be- ( From Building Cut Off
gin a series of maneuvers and will ro- j LawInn okla. From burns received
turn shortly to their posts.
. »■ | awSdcsZrhis«■«•««»;
lion, when conditions are normal in | nQOU Wednesday, Chris Markoson, pro-
Mexleo, a complete statement of the j pr|0(or ()f (he Monarch Theatre, a
considerations that actuated tho mo- \ well.known cast-end resort, died at 8
bilizatton of the troops will be issued.
appealed lo llie supremo court, liavo
been consolidated at tho request of
ihe attorney general, . i d were all
argued at the same lime. A decision
in the consolidated ca ,■ is expelled
from the supreme court at its next
session. That decision will finally set-
tle this troublesome question, so far
as all s'ate and county officers are
Hope lor the coming of peace in
Mexico is strengthened by ttio manner
in which Ihe revolutionists have com-
mented on the magazine article of Am-
bassador De La Barra and the signifi-
cant spirit of expectancy with which
the results of Scuor Limantour's cun- ...iy |nlt foil ai ti e top and crawling
ference ill Mexico City this week are iiml rr,.„.licd the street, clothes
o’clock Wednesday night. Markeson
was sleeping alone upstairs when the
fire broke out. Awakened by the cries
of fire, lie opened the door of ids room
to be met by a burst of fire and smoke
which blinded him. in his night
clothes he made a dash for the Stair-
Farmer Slays Clerk
West Plains, Mo.—Angered because
he believed lie had been overcharged
five cents for two plow points, Ander
son Carter, a farmer living near here,
struck William A. George, a hardware
clerk, wirh one of the points, causing
bis death Thursday morning. Cartel
was arrested and is being held pend
ing an inquest.
awaited by organs of insurgent sen-
timent.
The insurgents have taken the stand
that their operations have proven they
are willing lo risk a great deal to se-
cure Ihe adoption of certain reforms
and rolling, reached tlie street, clothes
burned off and skin charred and fall
ing from tits body.
Apto Plunges Into River
Tulsa, Okla. -Four persons, two men
Flood Is Serious
Yuma, Ariz.—The flood of waters of
the Colorado river, which reached the
United States government levee work
below Y'tima Monday night, created
great havoc, carrying away sixty feet
of piling, a big pile driver, a steel
dump car, drowning a laborer.
is known to he bearing lo President I inK when an automobile jumped Iron,
Diaz, it is reported, lno wishes of lead- I “ bridge and went into the Arkansas
ing insurgent sympathizers in various rlypr' The ac,<?ent °®c!!,r*y “
parts of the r, public have become | midstream and the car fell twenty-five
known to President Diaz and will play j burying Louis Kish in the water
no small part in the re organization of ! "'nler the car. Kish was rescued by
CITIZENS TO ENFORCE LAW
Species of Ku Klux Klan Visit and
Warn Watonga Bootleggers
Watonga, Okla. -The law and order
league met Tuesday night and before
adjournment organized itself into a
Ku-Klux Klan and resolved to wait
on the various bootleggers and houses
of Ill-fame. About two hundred citi-
zens made up tho crowd and at each
place visited tie > ,-prielor was in-
formed that lie must “close ihe game,"
and in some instances was warned to
leave tow^i Instanter.
The FisliAg hotel was one of the
resorts visited and tlie landlord was
Informed of the purpose of the visit,
lie promised to cut it out. About
twenty resorts were visited.
bis cabinet.
Long Term For Robber
Tulsa, Okla.—Found guilty of par-
ticipating in a wholesale theft of the
Tulsa Hardware company's store June
10 last, Harry Taylor of Tulsa Friday
was sentenced to three years in the
state penitentiary.
JAP WAR NOW FEARED
United States Is Rushing Troops to
Philippines and Hawaii
Washington.—The garrison in tho
Hawaiian islands is to be increased
bridge men and is in a hospital Inter-
nally injured.
Asp To Muskogee
Guthrie, Okla.—it became known
Wednesday that Guthrie will soon lose
another prominent citizen to Muskogee
in Henry K. Asp, who represented
Guthrie in the constitutional conven-
nawauan lsiauus is iu u« jueicuoeu liuthrie in me cunemuuuum
materially. Two battalions of the sec- tiOI1. He wa3 for many years general
ond Infantry are being rushed to San ] solicitor for Ihe Santa Fe and since
Francisco and will sail for Honolulu j statehood for llie Oklahoma Central,
at once. A third battalion will sail ,\t Muskogee lie will be attorney for
June 5. On July 6, two batteries oi , H newly-organized trust company.
Oklahoma Census
Washington.—Acting Director Wil-
loughby of the census staled that the
census of all towns and cities of Ok-
lahoma would be completed within the
next two weeks. He says the work
of completing the 1910 population cen-
sus Is being rushed with all possible
haste. It was announced that there
will be no recounts of minor civil di-
visions.
field artillery will follow.
It is said unofficially within a
few
months the force in Hawaii and Philip- j vinlta, Okla.- When word came
pines will have been Increased by 12,- j Tt,egdny' afternoon 1 hut Die governor
000 men. i... i _____i -i... l.ill n new iinll.
Vinita Judge Leaves Bench
000 men. pad H)gn,,d the bill creating u new judi-
This action coming on lop of the die f.|n, d|ftri(.t consisting of Ottawa. Craig
patch of troops to the Mexican fron- - —..... ’
tier, gives special significance to the
Missouri Editor Quits
Cassvllle, Mo.—Charles Ray, for
forty yearB editor of the Cassvllle
Democrat, retired from the active mun
agement of tho paper and turned the
plant over to his son, Means Ray
The paper has been edited by four
generations cf the Ray family, having
been founded by a great grandfathel
of the present editor.
Madero Issues Decree
Washington—“Effective suffrage, no
re-elect* in."
Crop Census Finished
Chickasha, Okla,—The cotton plant-
ig census shows that within a radius
f ten miles around Chickasha, 8,952
cres of cotton will be planted, 14.12S
orn, 3,109 oats and 2.796 wheat. This
epresents the planting of 365 farm-
rs, which is less than 79 acres aver-
ij£© to tho farmer.
Dynamiting Fish Charged
McAlester. Okla.—in the county
•ourt a jury brought in a verdict of
mllty against Lawrence Utzrian of
Adianola, Okla.. charged with dyna-
niting fish in Gaines creek last May,
ind in addition assessed $21.55 court
msts Several others have been in-
jicted by the grand jury on the same
:harge, and will be tried later
Texas Governor Signs Bill
Austin, Texas—The so-called Btate
i-eieciiuu. wide prohibition bill was signed on
With this slogan, Francisco I. Ma- Friday by Governor Colquitt. It pro
dero, provisional president, and Abra-' vides for the submission of a const!
ham Gonzales, secretary of state of tutiona.1 amendment for state-wide pro-
the government set up by the Mexican hibition at an election July 22 next,
revolutionists, Friday jssued a decree j gy ff,e action of Governor Colquitt
through their confidential agency jn flung without his signature the bill
here, guaranteeing protection to lives permitting newspapers to exchange
and interests of all foreigners in advertising for railroad transportatior.
Mexico. this measure will become a law in a
The decree gives the detailed plan, j little less than three months,
agreed upon for reimbursing those
sustaining losses, "as soon as the
triumph of the provisional govern-
ment will have become recognized by
the capture of Mexico City.”
Forced to Disrobe
facts set forth by Count Ernst Von
Reventlow. The count made It eleai
that Japan must have Die Philippines
and that she must seize Diem if at all
before the completion of Hie Panama
canal four years hence.
It is also pointed out that Japan’s
present alianoe, offensive and defen-
sive, with Great D.italn also expires
in 1915. Yet even at this early date
Japan is struggling to renew this al-
liance, knowing that whatever may be
(he sentiment of official Great Britain
the sentiment, of Die mass of British
people is with the United States.
Recent developments have hastened
the action of the United Slates govern-
ment.
These developments include the re-
ports that Japanese all over the world
are contributing to a war fund.
That Japan has ordered a million
and a half tons of coal from the Tien
Tsin Mines for immediate delivery.
That Japan refused to agree to a
mutualization of the Manchurian rail
- road.
That Japan is the one nation that
has been silent on the plan for a gen-
t eral arbitration treaty.
and Mayes counties, District Judge
Thomas L. Brown left the bench, de-
claring he hud no Jurisdiction to ad-
journ court or discharge the jury. An
important criminal trial was in pro-
gress at the lime, and many lawyers
believe the defendant cannot he tried
again.
Child Badly Burned
Stillwater. Okla.—The infant child
of Frederick Lehman, living in Oak
Grove township, is in a criticnl condi-
tion as u result of scalds and hums
received when tlie child reached to a
table and pulled upon him a bucket
of scalding water. The side of his
'ace and neck are badly burned.
Fines Imposed on Local Roads
Oklahoma City. Fines of $190 each
were imposed by tlie corporation com-
mission Wcdni sduy upon the Kitty and
Rock Island railroads for violations of
its orders. The Katy case was based
uiion a complaint by Henry Wilmer-
ing, accountant of tbe commission,
charging a failure by tho company to
furnish statistical information re-
quired by the commission. The case
against the Rock Island and Frisco,
lor McAlester Pulp Plaster company,
for violation of tlie order requiring
Die speedy moving -f cars. The fine
in this case was suspended on con-
dition that the road should "be good"
in the future.
The complaint of W. A. Merchant,
an Oklahoma City insurance man,
against the Rock Island and Lrisco in
regard to sanitary conditions in the
depot at Wister was dismissed on a
show ing by one of the companies that
they were doing the best they could.
r Indiahoma Banker Sells
Snyder, Okla.—E. E. Menasco, of the
First State Bank of Indiahoma, retired
from that institution Monday, his in-
terests being taken over by C. A. and
E. J. Chambers, of Hydro, who will
continue the business.
Boy Killed Accidentally
Poteau, Okla—While out hunting
Wednesday Clarence Allen of Spiro
was accidentally shot and killed by
his uncle. Claude Rogers. The boys
were visiting Rogers and family near
Poteau.
To Fight Typhoid Fever
Oklahoma City.—Dr. J. C. Mahr,
state commissioner of health, hat
started a state-wide fight on typhoid
fever, and as the lirst step is now hav
ruibcj tu «-» ji'juc i ~
New York—The wife and daughter ing printed a pamphlet in regard to
of Joseph Hull of Savannah, Ga., one the disease, which all physicians will
of the w-althiest and most influential be required to leave in every home
men in the south, were required to \ where there are patients suffering
disrobe in their staterooms abroad the from this disease. It is believed that
steamship Lusitania Friday while aj more immediate results can be ob
customs inspectress, acting on a mys- tained in that way than any other, as
terious tip, subsequently found to be \ the information will be placed in the
false, made a search for a diamond ; hands of members of the family who
necklace, thought to have been pur- j naturally have an especial interest in
chased abroad. | regard to tbe disease.
Knight Case Concluded
Washington.—The findings of the
court-martial of Captan Austn M.
Knight, who was tried at Norfolk on
charges of not having taken due pre-
cautions to prevent the sinking of the
monitor Puritan, in the ordnance test
in Hampton Roads last November,
has reached the navy department.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Wln-
tlirop announced the verdict would not
be made public until the testimony
had beer, reviewed and the findings
officially approved.
Thomas Resigns As U. S. Marshal
Guthrie, Okla.—Heck Thomas of
Lawton, for fifty years a deputy Unit-
ed States marshal In the west and
southwest, lias tendered ills resigna-
tion lo Marshal W. ». Fade of Slia-.V-
nee as has also Deputy Marshal John-
nie Freeman of Pawhuska, for many
years the Osage nillan nation deputy,
it Is understood that J. M. Bellamy of
Lawton will succeed Thomas.
Construction Company Formed
McAlester, Okla.—Articles of ineor
poration were granted to the National
Construction company of McAlester,
Okie., capital stock, $20,000. Incorpor
ators: George L. Miller, John W.
Rooks, James Morgan, J. M. Bennett
and H. M. Ammons. The corporation
will do a general construction busi-
ness.
Prisoner Escapes
Hugo, Okla.—Cleve Spencer, the
man arrested Tuesday on a burglary
charge, escaped from the county Jail
Wednesday. In some mysterious man-
ner he unlocked the front door of the
jail and walked out unobserved.
State Auditor lenores Office
Oklahoma City.—State Auditor Leo
Meyer will leave for an extended trip
through the eastern part of the state
to collect delinquent gross revenue
and production taxes owned by va
rious oil and mining companies. The
I,ill creating the office of state tax
commissioner contemplated the turn-
ing over of that work to the new offi-
cer, but as it finally passed Ihe house
there is considerable doubt as to its
provisions, and Mr. Meyer says that
he docs not expect to turn over his
books to Ihe new officer, even it the
bill is approved by the governor.
Unusual Accident
Gotebo. Okla—Ray Watkins, while
harrowing in a corn field near here,
in Kiowa county. Wednesday was
thrown underneath the harrow and
his back horribly mutilated when his
team became unmanageable and start-
ed to run away. With the harrow
teeth penetrating his back, he was
dragged part way across the field be-
fore lie could extricate himself. It
is believed he will recover.
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