The Tulsa Democrat. (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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THE TULSA DEMOCRAT.
THE PAPER THAT GOES INTO THE HOMES—THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM.
OLDEST PAPER IN
TULSA COUNTY.
VOLUMES. No. 24.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY JULY 29,1909.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ANNEXATION ELECTION
CALLED BY GOVERNOR
Wagoner County Citizena to
Have Opportunity of Join-
ing to Tulsa County.
VOTE TO BE TAKEN
ON SEPTEMBER 4
Upon Third Attompt Petitions Aro
Granted By Which Northweat Por-
tion of Wagoner County, Compriaing
Ona and a Half Townthipa, May Da-
eida tha Quaation of Sacaaaion and
Bacoming a Portion of Tulaa County.
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♦ Guthrie, July 28. —Governor ♦
♦ Haskell today proclalma a ape- 0
0 lal election September 4 In the 0
♦ northwestern townships of ♦
0 Wagoner county on the qgea- 4
4 tlon of seceding to Tulsa coun- 4
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FRANCHISE GIVEN, NOW WHAT?
After having made two previous at-
tempts which failed because of some
defect legally In the petitions, the re-
quest of the cltlezns of that portion
of Wagoner county which annexed to
Tulsa county would square the south*
east corner of this county for an elec-
tion to finally decide the matter of be-
coming u port of Tulsa county, was
granted by Governor Haskell this morn
log and September 4 was the da;' set
for holding the same. Telephone mes-
sages were received in Tulsa to this
effect today.
In all one township and a half Is
needed to make the desired square, but
by taking this much Wagoner county
would be left too small and accord-
ingly the territory affected by the gov-
ernor’s proclamation Is township 17-14
and the northwest quarter of town-
ship 16-14. Inasmuch as the people of
bo$h these townships have many good
reasons for desiring to be annexed to
this county, It is thought that the call
for an election is equavalent to a fa-
vorable action on the part of the elec-
♦o**ate an 1 there Is grent itjolcVg fu
oelly and especially at Broken Arrow,
over the proclamation.
Ten days after the vote in the pro-
posed territory to be annexed is taken,
In case the vote Is favorable, the gov-
ernor will issue another proclamation
callig for a special election In this
county to secure a decision by pop-
ular vote whether the annexation of
this district is to be desired and with
this gone through with there will then
Issue another proclamation legalizing
tho annexation.
Sixty per cent of the vote cast in
the territory affected in favor of an-
nexation is necessary before the coun-
ty proclamation can be Issued.
breezes blowing
MAY PREVENT TEST
Otherwise the Conditions
Favorable for Wright’f
Cross Country Flight. ’
Washington, July 28—Brisk f 2.
erly breeses blowing this uftv,* t>
seemed to be the only obstacle $
villa Wright's final test of hi* f »m
plane In the cross country filgt Z th
ono passenger from Fort Mey ’ ve
miles to Alexandria and retur an
average speed of forty miles i »ur.
The country over which the ... t 1"
to be made Is very broken and at
times he will be two hundred feet In
the air.
NEGRO WINGED THE
RAILWAY DETECTIVE
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Victim in Critical Condition-
Shooter Pursued By a
Posse Near Fallis.
Fort Smith, Ark., July 28.—H. North-
rop, a special detective of the Fort
Smith & Western railway, who was
shot by Munroe Randall, a negro on
the Fallli, Okla., depot platform yes-
terday, I* in a critical condition as the
railroad hospital here. The bullet
penetrated the right shoulder, but he
has a chance for recovery. The ne-
gro Is still pursued by a posse In the
vicinity of Fallis.
THAW TAXES STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE “J"™**
TECHNICAL ERRORS
NOT JUST GROUNDS
Guthrie, Okla., July 27.—That tech-
nical errors In murder trials are not
Just grounds for rehearings, Is the
opinion of Presiding Judge Furman, In
the criminal court of appeals today
when he denied tho appeal of A. N.
Byers, convicted of wife murder In
Kiowa county.
"Tho enforcement of this doctrine
will greatly Improve the character of
criminal trials In Oklahoma," says the
judge. "Lawyers must try cases on
their merits and they waste time ap-
pealing on technical errors. Less mob
violence and better Justice will result."
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CAPITAL REFERENDUM
PETITIONS SENT IN
Guthrie, July 27.—J. 8- Newcomb, of
Oklahoma City, toduy submitted to the
governor a petition of twenty-seven
thousand names for a referendum on
the capital location and an additional
thirty-nine thousand names requests
lng a constitutional amendment per-
mitting the removal of the capital be-
fore 1913.
NORRIS MAY AND HE
MAY NOT QUIT JOB
Quthrl* . July 27.—The fact that J. H
Norris, chairman of the Republican
*U’te oonin'ItUp, ha* accepted the 0mm
eminent poaltlon which he han been
ehaalrg ever since he became chair-
man, means that ht must resign the
chairmanship. The reports from var-
ious parts of the state indicate that
the rank and file of the party will no
longer b<* trifled with In this business
of using the party organization for the
purpose of snagging big Jobs.
The Inner circle of the party organi-
zation had decided some time ago that
Norris wan the proper man for the par-
ty’s candidate for governor. The mem-
bers of this coterie have not yet aban-
doned the idea of getting him into the
race. They hope to have him resign
his federal Job, but those who know
him say that he cannot be pried loose.
Cash Cade or Dennis Flynn may now
go after the nomination. Close friends
of Norris say that he will not resign.
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♦ HUBERT LATHAM ACAIN ♦
♦ FALLS IN SEA. ♦
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♦ Sangatta. France. July 27— ♦
♦ Hubert Latham started to fiy ♦
♦ acrose the English channel In ♦
♦ his monoplane today and hod ♦
♦ reached within two miles of the +
♦ English shore when the machine ♦
♦ dropped into the sea. ♦
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ALCOHOL GETS AN
UPWARD REVISION
Outhrle, Okla., July 28.—Dispensary
Superintendent Stone today announced
an Increase In the price of alcohol to
druggists from $5.80 for two gallon
cases to >6 for the same quantity.
Chickasha and Bartlesville agencleB
wers also ordered re-opened.
PRESIDENT BOGATA
RESIGNS HIS OFFICE
Bogota, July 28.—The resignation of
President Reyes was presented to the
Columbian sepato today and unani-
mously accepted. August 3 was fixed
for the election of his successor to
finish the constitutional period which
•nds August 10, 1810.
WILL LOOK INTO
INCREASED MAIL
DELIVERY MATTER
NEGRO SHOPLIFTER
WAS ALSO SPRINTER
A negro shoplifter proved too good
a sprinter for Deputy Sheriff Moran
this afternoon, due to the fact that
he had a couple of blocks the start of
the o cer. About three o’clock a white
man and a negro entered the Model
Clothing store and the white man be-
gan looking over the clothing with the
view of purchasing a suit of clothes.
Suit after suit was shown him, which
ho tried on In the dressing room. Fin-
ally he sent the negro back to where
he had been trying on the clothing for
some change and when he came back
the clerk In charge noticed a bulge In
his overalls front. With a simple twist
ho Jerked a pair of pants from under
the negro's clothing, and the latter
hroelt from him and ran. Moran soon
started In pursuit but tho negro hnd
too much the start. Tho white man
Is being held at the police headquar-
ters for Investigation.
Postofflce Inspector is Here to
Consider Proposed Ex-
tension to Service.
A government postofflce Inspector
la expected here this week to act upon
the application of the local edpart-
ment for an extension of the free mall
delivery limits, which was eptltloned
for several months ago. An Inspector
was due here In June, but became III
and therefore the matter has not yet
been acted upon.
That Tulsa Is entitled to more car-
riers and will get them there la no
doubt. Bartlesville and Hapulpa each
with a population scarcely more thtan
half that of Tulsa have four carriers
each and Tulsa has but five. As but
an addition of two carriers Is asked,
there la every assurance that Post-
master Reneau’s request will receive
favorable consideration.
J. B. A. ROBERTSON
TAKES MABEN’S PLACE
Shawnee, July 28.—A message this
afternoon from Governor Haskell an-
nounced the appointment of J. B. A.
Robot*son, of Chandler, as district
Judge In place of \V, N. Maben, sus-
pended. The trial of Ben Bond, who
is charged with giving bribes, begins
Friday at Tecumseh. A partial report
of the grand Jury made today makes
twenty-one more Indictments. There
are thirty-five In all. The final report
will be made tomor.row.
PINE BLUFF SLAYER
IS BACK IN PRISON
HYDE’S SECRETARY
SUICIDES IN WEST
Everett, Wash., July 28.—John H.
Stewart, said to have been confiden-
tial secretary to James Hazen Hyde,
when the latter was president of the
Equitable Life Assurance society,
committed suicide In a cabin near here
late yesterday, He Is said to have
been a witness against Hyde In the
Equitable Investigation.
Little Rock, July 28—After being
spirited nway In an automobile last
night W. Y. Ellin, of Pine Bluff, who
shot and killed Nathaniel P, Willis, a
wealthy resident of Indianapolis, Ind.,
I na court room here yesterday has
been returned to Jail here. It Is
thought all danger of violence Is over
and no trouble Is now feared by the
officer*
White Plains, N. Y„ July 28.—Harry
Thaw took the witness stand today in
the examination In the proceedings
which he Instituted in an effort to se-
cure his release from Matteawan asy-
lum.'
"I believe," he said ’’that In acquit-
ting me. the Jury was largely Influ-
enced by the belief that Stanford
White deserved his fate."
"If you committed the act In de-
fense of your honor?’ asked Jerome,
"would you consider youhself Justified
In committing perjury to escape the
consequences of your act?"
"No." replied Thaw.
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The district attorney 'then abandoned
this uttack. In answer to & question,
Thaw said he believed it possible that
Evelyn Thaw was under the hypnotic
Influenec of White In her explanation
of certain evidence touching upon his
mental condition, Introduced at the
trial, In which Thaw was shown to be
Insane. Harry stated this was given
without his consent.
White Plains, N. Y„ July 28.—Harry
K. Thaw sat In the supreme court here
yestetrday and heard a woman’s testi-
mony that made his pallid face flush.
He saw a pearl handled dog whip ex-
hibited and heard a witness swear that
she had seen him wield it on the bare
flesh of young girls.
Tho prisoner's wife. Evelyn Nesblt
Thaw, heard most of the testimony
which was of such a nature that Jus-
tice Mills preceded its presentation
with tho warning: "hjo woman should
stay in the court room unless she Is
willing to hear everything.” Two girls
left tho room.
The witness was Mrs. b’usan Mer-
1*111. a buxom, pink cheeked woman of
about 35, and she opened a new chap-
ter in tho life of Stanford White’*
slayer. She told of alleged acts of
his between 1902 and 1905 when he
was a young bachelor about New York
before the tragedy on Madison Square
roof garden. Her testimony was in
marked contrast to that of tho two
alienists who went on the stand and
gave Thaw a clean bill of health, de-
claring in their opinion he was sane.
Summarized, her testimony was that
during the three years named she kept
In succession tw'o New York lodging
houses where Thaw rented rooms un-
der assumed names nnd to which he
brought at various times more than
two hundred girls. After Thaw’s im-
prisonment, Hhe said he paid thehse wo
men at least $25,000 as the price of
their silence and to "keep them from
bothering Thaw’s wife or his mother.”
One of them who she said, passed as
Thaw’s wife, received $7,000. The
money came from Thaw'.
STATE 8UPT. CAMERON IN
AUTO WRECK.
Guthrie, July 27.—Hate Sup-
erintendent Cameron was ser-
iously Injured last night from
being thrown from un automo-
bile while returning from Okla-
homa City. He is confined to
his home today under the caie of
physicians.
BARCELONA RIOTS
AWAKENING SPAIN
TO GRAVE DANGER
Disturbers Attack Convents
and Destroy Railway-
Under Martial Law.
Madrid. July 28.—Reports from Bar-
celona show that conditions there are
increasingly graver. Rioters have at-
tacked the convent of Little Sisters of
the Poor. Several other religious er-
tahlishments were also destroyed. The
inhabitants of Culera, maddened by the
sight of recruits on a passing train, de-
stroyed the road bed for several kilo-
meters.
King Alfonso this afternoon Issued a
decree proclaiming marital law and the
suspension of constitutional guarantees
throughout Spain.
MISSOURI’S APPEAL
CASE NOW ON FILE
Kansas City. July 28.—An appeal to
the U. H. supreme court from the de-
cision of Judge Smith McPherson, In
the Missouri railway rate cane wns
filed by Stanford F. Ladd, represent-
ing the state In the United States dis-
trict court here today.
In his decision McPrerson declared
the two-cent rate law In Missouri was
confiscatory and unconstitutional. Ludd
an effort would be made to put
the case ahead for early decision In
the supreme court.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Dand-
rige Passes Away at Her
Late Virginia Home.
Winchester, Va., July 28.—Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Taylor Dandridge, the daughter
of President Zachary Taylor and a
former mistress of the White houae,
died here after a brief Illness, aged
81
Mrs. Dandridge was the third
daughter of Gen. Zachary Taylor,
twelfth president of the United States,
and was born at Fort Snelllng, Minn.,
April 29, 1824, and was 85 years old.
Death was due to heart failure fol-
lowing a long period of illness. She
will be burled here.
Mrs. Dandridge received her educa-
tion in Philadelphia. At the age of 19
years she married Major W. M. H.
Bliss, who was a member of her fath-
er’s staff in tho Mexican war, and who
later became his private secretary. Af-
ter her fatlfeFs inauguration. Mrs.
Bliss, or ’’Miss Betty’’ as she was pop-
ularly called, became mistress of the
White house. It was said of her that
she did the honors of the establish-
ment with the artlessness of a rustic
belle and the grace of a duchess. She
had a wide acquaintance with public
men of tho day and was notod for her
beauty and charm and the splendor of
her entertainments.
After the death of her father and
the death of her husband In 1853, she
spent several years in retirement, lat-
er marrying Phillip p. Dandridge, a
member of a prominent Virginia fam-
ily, whose death occurred twenty-eight
years ago.
Mrs. Dundridge’s eldest sister, Sur-
ah Knox Taylor, was the first wife of
Jefferson Davly, president of the
Southern Confederacy. Another sister
was the wife of former Surgeon Gen-
eral Wood of the United States army.,
Mr^ DandridKON only brother was
Gen. Richard Taylor, a hero of the
battle of Winchester.
X CAR LIKE
TO KENDALL
ISASSURED
Oklahoma Union Traction Go.
Declares Promises Will
Be Faithfully Kept.
FRANCHISE CARRIED
BY GOOD MAJORITY
Competition May Reault ae to Which
of Companies Qst, Bonua Offered far
College Line—Oklahoma Union Sayo
Material Haa Bean Ordered and
Conotruotlon Work Will Begin With-
in tha Tima Limit Specified.
To lh« fact that It rainsd a con-
siderable portion of th# day yeeterday
Is probably due the heavy vote re-
corded In favor of granting a street
railway franchise to the Oklahoma
Union Traction company for the usa
of certain streets In the city of Tulsa,
for out of the 847 votes registered, til
favored the franchise, while 38S op-
tioned |t, thus giving It a clean major-
ity of 11? over all.
The laboring Interests of the city
voted almost as a unit In favor of
the franchise, and the fart that tha
rain prevented all work In the building
line brought scores of voters to tha
polls that might otherwise have re-
mained away. This class of voters
figured that with a new car line to
ha built within the next few months,
work would be plentiful and this fea-
ture was what concerned them most.
The contest was much more spirited
and Interesting than had been antici-
pated and the large vote polled occa-
sioned considerable surprise. Many of
the leading business men of tha city
opi*»ed the granting of the franchlae
and with the special committee of tba
Commercial club, which had perfected
negotiations with the present street
car company for tha completion of tha
line to Henry Kendall college, waged
a vigorous contest against granting It
Throughout the contest which had
been waged tha past few days the new
company had much the best of tha
situation, due to the fact that people
generally welcome competition In the
matter of public service corporations
and that any established corporation
Is bound to have enemies who will not
hesitate to take a stab at It whenever
occasion presents.
The vote by precincts was as fol-
Iowa :
For Against
First precinct ...........
36
Second precinct ........
48
Third precinct ..........
88
Fourth precinct .........
142
193
Total .................
365
Majority for franchise.
. 117
UNCONSCIOUS FROM
BUTCHER SHOP FIRE
Denver, July 27.—A dozen men, wo-
men and children were rescued un-
conscious at 3:10’ o’clock this morning
from a rooming house at Fifteenth and
Welton streets, tho result of a fire
started In the basement of a butcher
shop, All are expected to recover.
CHIEF HUBATKA HAS
INJUNCTION ISSUED
Oklahoma City, Okla., July 28.—
Charging that certain city officials are
licensing crime In this city, Chief of
Police John Hubatka today brought
suit enjoining Mayor Scales and other
officials from Interfering with his (Hu-
batka’s) duties as chief of police. The
action follows the mayor’s attitude In
recently establishing a secret service
department
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4 CHARGED WITH CAU8ING 4
4 DEATH OF GIRL. 4
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4 Stlgler, Okla., July 28.—D. M- 4
4 Williams, arrested at the In- 4
4 stance of the father of Ella In- 4
4 man, the latter a school teacher 4
4 drowned In Sans Bols lake, July 4
4 4th, In company with Williams 4
4 and others, waived preliminary 4
4 hearing. He was released un- 4
4 dcr a bond of five thousand dol- 4
4 lars. The charges Imply the 4
4 young woman wns made help- 4
4 less by drink when the boat 4
4 overturned. 4
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JEFFRIES BACKS IT
UP WITH REAL COIN
New York, July 28.—James J. Jef-
fries posted a forfeit of <5,000 with
Robert Edgren, a sporting writer, this
afternoon as evidence of good faith,
that he Is willing to meet Johnson.
Jeffries said he would be ready to
fight within five months and that he
now weighs 235 stripped.
STATE FUNDS HERE
FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS
County Superintendent Sattgnst this
morning received from the state de-
part the sum of 33,166.60 for distribu-
tion among the school districts In the
county, this county's portion of the
reevnue derived from the state school
lands.
Tobacco Societies Mast.
Lexington, Ky„ July 26— Represen-
tatives of the Burley Tobacco society
and the American Society of Equity
met here to adjust differences between
them, and several points at Issue were
adjusted.
SERVANT MURDERS
A YOUNG PRINCESS
8t. Petersburg, Jluy 28.—News has
Just been received here of the mur-
der of young Princess Alexandra Meat-
chernsky at her father’s estate in
Smolensk province. A housekeeper. In
revenge for being discharged, decapi-
tated the 14-year-old princess with an
axe. The family of the doa girl Is
one of the oldest In Russia, and has
played a prominent part In that coun-
try’s history.
QUOTE8 BIBLE ON “RAT8.”
Pennsylvania Parson Classes Women's
Puffsd Hair With Idols.
Pattstown, Pa., July 28.—Along
with millinery and other extremes In
women's dress, "ruts' on their heads
also got a sound whack from Rev. B.
T. Callen, n? the First Methodist church
when he went back 890 years before
Christ to talk of the Idol King Ahaz,
of Judah, set up tor worship in the
temple of Jerusalem after he had
thrown out the altar of the Lord.
Dominie Callen referred to the
’rats” as unsanitary, and to the rai-
ment of some women as so dazzling
and obnoxious that men In the street
are attracted and at the same time dis-
gusted.
Pastor Callen’s castigation of female
toggery naturally caused a ripple
among ths women In the congrega-
tion. some of whom think that he
ought also to pay his respects to the
men whose Idol Is dress.
In spite of the fact that the old com-
pany waged Its campaign on the
strength of Its proposed extension to
the college the Union Traction com-
pany has also pledged that It will
build thereto also In uddltlon to the in-
erurban feature, and In this case mat-
ters will probably work out to the beat
Interests of Tulsa In spite of the doubt
on the part of those most Interested In
the college and Its adjoining addition*
"We will begin work on the new
system within thlrty-flvo days as pre-
scribed In the ordinance," was the an-
nouncement made this morning from
the office of the Oklahoma Traction
coiniainy. "We are not prepared to
say this morning Just In what direction
It will run but It will be either east or
west, That matter will be decided Just
as soon as a meeting of the directors
can be held.”
A. A. Small, one of the Incorporators
of the Traction company said that It
was the Intention of the company to
carry out the promises set forth In ev-
ery particular. He said that the line
would be built to Kendall college and
to Orcut lake within ninety days.
"Material has been ordered," said
Mr. Small. ’’Orders were placed con-
tingent upon the carrying of the fran-
chise and the material will now be or-
dered forward Immediately. We will
have ties and rails here soon and a
large force of men laying them on the
ground. It Is our exiwctatlon to build
a large central power house and car
headquarters similar to the Indian-
apolis plan, which means the building
will be several stories high and the
upper floors rented out for offices."
The Commercial club committee does
not, of course, caro which company
takes advantage of the bonus offered
toward the building of the line pro-
viding the same Is built. The near
future may witness a very Interesting
little contest between the two com-
panies as to which will get there first.
DIES FROM STRIKE
OF A PITCHED BALL
Des Moines, la., July 27.—Harry Du-
bes, living near Spencer, Iowa, was
struck over the heart by a pitched ball
during a game yeaterday afternoon
and died almost Instantly.
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