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VOLUME 13
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. MARCH 14. 1907.
NUMBER 48
LAST
REPORT
NOW IN
COMMITTEE ON SCHEl)
IJLE FILES REPORT
THIS AFTERNOON
PRESENT LAWS TO EX
TEND OVER NEW STATE
When Constitution Shall
Take Effect-Steering
Committee
Chairman Hayes, of the Committor
ou S'liodiule, this afternoon submit-
ted the report of the committee, this
being the last of tli committee re-
ports to be considered in the constitu-
tional convention. The report does
credit to the committee.
' It provides that ail laws now exist-
ing in the territory of Oklahoma not
repugnant to the constitution, shall be
in force over the new state.
It provides that the constitution
shall take effect as soon as the Presi-
dent's proclamation is issued.
All property belonging to the terri-
tory of Oklahoma shall become the
property of the state and all obliga-
tions of th territory shall be met by jani
the state.
The section relative to municipali-
ties in tlu> two territories is as follows:
Until otherwise provided by law in-
corporated cities and towns hereto-
fore incorpoafed under the laws in
force In the territory of Oklahoma or
of the Indian Territory shall continue!
their corporate fcxiitehc* under tin-
laws extended in force in th state.
Ail taxes assessed or due to incor
The! convention ,his morning work-
el on the revision and st vl of the re-
port on corporations, witli no changes
of importance. The report on salaries
of public officers was revised and
adopted. The superintendent of public!
instruction was raised from to
$2,500.
. Committee of Seven.
On the motion of Mr. Haskell the
president was authorized to appoint a
I eommitt e of seven to remain at
tj'iithrie during the recess and look
after the work of compiling the consti-
tution.
Pensions for Disabled Firemen.
The convention yesterday afternoon
adopted section empowering cities
to pension their disabled llroinen. It
was first, introduced an i reported by
the committee, specifying that the
legislature should pension them. A
light arose on the proposition and
later a substitute by Kills, giving the
cities the right to pension them was
unanimously adopted.
Invitation From Sulphur.
omraercial club last
passed tne following resolution,
opy of whi b they transmitted to
Delegate Cy Leeper:
"Whereas, the constitutional con-
vention now in session is making the
best constitution for the best state in
the Union and the members are en
fitted to the grateful appreciation of
their fellow citizens, ami
"Whereas. It seems right and proper
that an ann al reunion of the dele-
gates should take place so that the
pleasant memories of the convention
be kept alive.
"Resolved, That the Sulphur Com-
mercial clib cordially invites the
members of the convention to hold
their annual reunions in this city. V.
C. Wall, president; Hobart Hudson,
secretary."
Women to Vote at School Elections.
The constitutional convention yes-
terday afternoon, upon a re onsidera-
tion adopted a substitute by Haskell,
allowing women to vote in school
elections. The present Oklahoma law
was adopted.
Steering Committee Named.
President M rray yest rday ap-
pointed a steering committee to de-
vise plans whereby the work of the
convention may be finished this week.
Following i'3 the committee: Hen-
shaw, Hayes, Haskell, Ledbetter,
Baker, Pitt man. Moore, King. Will-
it. L.; Lassater, Murray.
JEROME
CREATES
T1IROI G1I WITNESS TO
TRAGEDY IN MADISON
SOUAREGARDEN
STANFORD WHITE'S
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN
fOR THIS KIDNAPPED BOY
REWARD IS $22,000
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
SUSPECTED OF
BANK ROBBERY
(By Associated Press.)
Wellington, Kas , March 13.—The
man captnr <1 at Caldwell, Kas., last
'Brain Storm" Theory
to Wobble
(By Assiciated Press.)
New York, Mar. 13.—James Clinch
Smith was called again as a witness
in the Thaw trial this morning. Ques-
tioned by Delmas as to tlie cablegram'
from Jerome summoning him t<> ftp*
pear as h witness, smith said he did
not have the caplegram. "As 1 remem-
ber the message," said Smith, "it
read: 'Yur evidence lnos* important.
Your attendance desired.'
M.. Hummel, the attorney, testi-
fied that Evelyn Nesbitt was In his of-
fice October 27, 1903, after her return
from Europe and aluiitted that after
conversation with her he dictated
something to a s'enigrapher.
"Did Mrs. Thaw tell you that Tliaw
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Over "Green Bug" Scare.
The opinion Is expressed here at the
office of the territorial board of agrl-
culture that the extent of the dam-
age done to wheat by the green bugs
has buMi greatly over estimated In
some of the "scare" stories recently
sent out. .1 lv Wood worth, statistic!
clerk of the hoard, who has just re-
turned from a trip through western
and southwestern Oklahoma, says
that they would have to be present in
greater n inber than they have been
or are likely to be to do any great
damage to the wheat jit the present
time, on account of Its great advance-
ment ami t \ client condition in all
parts of the territory.
Arbor Day Proclamation.
Governor Frantz has issued his proc-
lamation announcing March 1 r as
Arboi Day ami recommends thwt the
day be observed throughout the ter-
ritory by the planting of trees, vines
and shrubs for adornment.
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
AWARDED TO EARL KLINE.
Special to Daily Loader.
Tulsa, I. T . March 13.—Earl Kline
of Tulsa has been awarded a Rhodes
scholarship in the Universlt of Ox-
ford. England, by the Territorial hoard
of Rhodes scholarship examiners. He
is a 1906 graduate of the University of
Oklahoma.
LOWER
FREIGHT
CHARGES
CROMWELL WANTS ARK
ANSAW RATES APPLIED
TO OKLAHOMA
AN l)
Special to Dally Leader.
Dover. Del.,* March 13
wanted to injure White and put Him ^
in prison and that Thaw had begged s |0rlnorly of South Dako a. Even
I.OOK CLOSELY AT THIS LITTLE HOYS FA< ... vi'
SEEN' DIM ANYWHERE 1)1 l{IN(! THE VAST FE\\ PAYS
IIOUACK MAHV'N THE I-YEAH-Ol.D SON OF Ml.
in: WAS KIDNAPPED ON MAIii'H I FROM HIS I'AIHEIth h AKM .
DEI.AWAliE. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOK A I H -D l.OOKL
LIKE I'llE MIOVi; THEKE IS A K EWAItll OF
TO ANYONE WHO FINDS HIM 11 E MAY BE IN ANY 8 hi HON <-
THE COUNTRY.
l-PBt of tlie kidnappers atttl the return
Although or Ills soil. Hit* legislature of Dela-
lie refuses to discuss it, the father; ware lias just ' '1
of lit!le Horace Melvln. 4 years old.1 appropriation for a JL.uuu lewaru.
is re ted to have receive,! a letter The lad was missed ten minutes
demanding heavy ransom for the re after he was last seen, nn .
turn of his child, for whom the whole begun. No trace whate\e
state of Delaware Is searching. ' found of him. The coaut yslde^ ls
The lad disappeared like magic on hronged with searchers ^ th;eadtnk
the morning of March 4, while play- forest, field and the dreatv expan
lng near a haystack on his father's of frozen marsh In that _ •
estate at Kitts Hammock, on Dela- Even eagles nests in l.lgh "
ware hay. The father. Dr. Horace were explored on the theory that a
N Marvin, is a weatby cattle raiser, huge bird may have picked '
yo. ! PAWNEE EXCITED
OVER MURDER CHARGE
Two strangers, ostensibly hunt-
Special to Dally Leader.
Pawnee, Oka., March 13.— Some
three or four weeks ago the people of
Cleveland and vicinity were start-
led by the announcement that "Hap"
Edwards, an elderly gentleman living
about six miles from Cleveland had
accidentally killed himself.
The story was given out that Mr.
Edwards hal gone to shoot a hawk,
and In some manner had blown his
head off. A coroner's jury was im-
panelled. and returned a verdict that
deceased had come to his death
through accidental means. A great
many people, however, were not sat-
ised Last Saturday suspicions and
he, lime and time again to swear to | |ho "disrov. , V if the child's cap or ers, a few days before made: inquiries rumor, assumed shape and the slier-
ha liari itivnarpH involving I , i'j ..„n about the Marvin family in the neigh in g force wes no Ifled thit tht •« was
documents he had prepared involving , Kjlot, would relieve bis suspense
White and charging he had drugged! }()ffers J20,000 reward for the ar
and ruined her; asd that Thaw had
beaten her because she would not sign
the paper?" asked Jerome.
Delmas objected saying it not prop-
er rebuttal and court adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
District Attorney Jeroim dealt the
hardest blow that he has yet admin-
istered the "brain storm" theory
social ion.
The next meeting
March 19.
All lUXWS en ui uu«* in iihwi . , ,, , IsiiM'OU Hi.' I train "Hill « Iiewi X ■'.>
por ted towns and cities in the Indian, j [1,: 1 , ( ' " ' . ~ ' ' ' wiii(>h the defense has attempted t<> . . /*w«rrf
PTe,rilory and axes levied by s.,,,1 j',^" EES — "« s„™„a, of Stanford BARNSDALL GIVES
iiiooriiorsited towns and cities Or the wi.it,. tn i v K l-:i w. i i!:e
incorporated towns and cities for the , ,
year 1 iM 7 shall until otherwise provid- ^ Srf?",1" 'MJ U ? fi ^ nf
led a,Hi collected in ^ W1?1" " "o ,
Charles Arthur, St. Louis when ar-
Al! n refused to talk. He
ed by law be
the same manner as now provided by,
law in force in the Indian Territory11 esh''
and under the laws and ordinances
now in force in sich mmicipal cor-
poration!*.
hi all incorporated citi s and towns
in th° Indian Territory as to all local |
Improvements or pabli • buildings in,
process of being made or constructed 1
under the laws In force in the Indian !
Territory or for which proceedings
have been commenced under such
laws at the time of the admission of
the state into tli Cnlon. shall be com-
pleted under said laws and said laws
are hereby extended in force as to
such Improvements or public buildings
until such local improvements or
public buildings are completed and
paid for as by such laws provided.
Transfer of Property.
The main feature of th report is
the transferring of all property form-
erly in Day county to 1011 is ounty.
Day county was bollshed in the cut-
ting of new counties. It provides that
the legislature shall enact special
legislation to divide the liabilities It •
tween I! ckhani and Ellis counties.
The provision relative to the dispo
siflon of case in the courts of the two
territories is as follows:
The terms an I provisions of an Act
of Congress «uit it 1 d. "An Act to
amend sections sixteen, seventeen and
twenty, of an Act entitled. 'An Act to
1 liable the people of Oklahoma and of
the Indian Territory to form a consti-
tution and state government and be
admitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original states, and
to enable the people of New Mexico
and of Arizoni to form a constlt lion
and state government and be admit-
ted into the Union
And all cas^-v civil and criminal,
pending on the admission of the state
into the Union In the United States
court of appeals for the Indian Terri-
tory and the papers, records and pro
c edings of said court shall he trans
ferred to the supreme court of the
state, exgept as is otherwise provided
by the enabling act of Congress and
the amendments thereto.
Civil and Criminal Cases.
All cases, civil and criminal, pend-
ing at the time of th admission of the
state into the Union in the district
courts of the territory of Oklahoma in
any co-nnty within tli district .and the
records, papers and proceedings of
said district court and the seal and
other property appertaining thereto
shall be transferred into the district
court of the state for such county.
Qualified Voters.
Any person who has been a resi
dent of the state for one year preced-
ing the election for the ratification or
rejection of the constitution shell be
qualified to vote on the constitution.
All attorneys at law licensed to
practice in any court of record of the
territory of Oklahoma or !n any of the
United States courts for the Indian
Territory are eligible to practice in
any co irt of the state.
White by Harry K. Thaw. This, the
district attorney accomplished by
means of the testimony of James
I Clinch Smith, brother of Mrs. Stan
II It'lllHtIL I" lilllv. ill- !!■ 1 . . , ... , . I, ,
totally blind and his face is raw „„(l 1 lord White who testified that le
..... .. |le Is Ion the roof at Madison Square uai-
the ends of his fingers mashed,
in jail at Wellington.
HEART BROKEN,
TAKES POISON
REJECTF!) SUITOR AT
IMUSKOGI.E SWALLOWS
CARBOLIC ACID
WOMAN A DIVORCEE
den the night the shooting occurred
and who told of a conversation he had
there with Thaw before the shooting.
It seemed to be a sort of talk that
any sane man of Thaw's character,
nil history, might give utterance to,
and most of those who heard Mr.
Smith's testimony expressed the opin-
ion that It woiid have considerable
weight with the jury.
Smith testified that he arrived on
the roof of Madison Square Garden
about an hour and a half before Thaw
came in. He did not know that White
was to be there, did not see him
wh' n he came in, and did not tonow
in fa t. that he was there until an
hour or so after the shooting.
The witness said that when Thaw
rame in. he saw that fiis party got
seats and then came and talked with
tin
plica'ions for membership in the pasf TODA"^ IN THE
we. k ami that ninety percent of the nrnAPTM'PNTS
merchant . become month is of the a, j DEPAh 1 JYLJliJN lO.
will be held : Charters Issued.
! Charters were issued from the office
' of the territorial secretary this morn-
j ing to the following corporations:
The Dutton Oil and (las company
reasonable brounds to believe that
Edwards had been murdered by his
son-in-law, H. I). Garrison.
UP LEASE HOLDINGS
PLUNGED INTO RIVER.
(By Associated Press.)
Pittsburg. Mar. I:J.— The rapid rise
of Deer Creek, near Harmarsvllle, on
the West Pennsylvania railroad, wash-
ed away a bridge during the night,
letting an engine and five freight cars
fall into the water. The fireman, en
Jf.s of I t tton, with IKHUK " capital stock. ^ gjnee|. an(j brakeman drowned
Special to Daily Leader.
Washington, I). C.. March 111.—T. N.
Barnsdall, the big gas operator in In-
dian Territory, has bowed to the edict
of the Interior department and reduc-
The directors are: W. G. Williams,
of t.'i Meno S M Wamsley, of Poco- Conductor Roberts is back on the
sen- lv ti Garnett, of Vu'den; 11. I-| Heaver. Enid & t'.ulf passenger run
Stransberry. VV. N. Curlee and L. W. this week.
Fraln, all of Dutton.
Tile Ten Thousand Club IlMilduiR ■■ ifip aiTHI
M SSO If
ajiital stock. The directors are: N.
Of the Interior department and l-eiluc-, ■ 'M<.Alnin,C\ 8. Gllgeraon,
ed' bis lease holdings In the Cherokee , • 1 • • • Ha, rls N, Cook
an",""* t:L4S,^.^iandw.... w. ... an or K.u ci.y. |
limit fixed by law. He held leas s on
about ft,600 acres in those two nations.
: nd the department got after him. He
held out for several weeks, but has
finally come in and canceled all his
leases above 4.800 acres. The de-
partment will not make public the
leases canceled. It will simply notify
the owners of the land of thie fact and
let them quietly hunt for new cus-
tomers. Barnsdall still holds over
Ho,(ji .i acres of leases in the Osage
intry, which can not be touched by
AGITATED
the department. The law limiting
witness. He had something to j holdings to 4,800 acres applies only to
about the advisability of buying Indian Territory.
I steel and copper stocks about that
I :, vi"- mn^'so! CONVENTION
Matrimonial Venture
ason why tlicy should he
| low*.
; Smith fidded that Thaw asked him
where Mrs. Smith was and on being
Unwilling to Risk a Second iK ti ££2
" (deed to n woman, whom he de-
scribed as a "buxom bivi.nette " add-
ing that if the witness would like to
meet her he (Thaw) world arrange it.
| Mr. Smith said that he told Thaw
j he didn't oa.re to meet the brunette.
_ ... ~ T | Smith farther testified that when
"wh s -OKe l T ' March 11— Heart- Thaw lefl 1,im he wandered about the
Muskope, I. I ., ilaten t lean (ip])aren)lv 1(lokinK for somel,ody
fused "to wed lilni, John Ro'trke. 28 I .'Hat ,„;an,ntly not_ n,«llnjj him
years old, ended hl< li,e -t0^b ^ I lo^down "on the spectators who
drinking several oun es of caibottc ' xninn.
.. were sitting below.
V -5 t rtfdJt"" savz ts
suitor for the iK.nd "f ,,,mp ,m(?u w),,re his were
jecteed him for a rlv ti named I (hpm RlaHed fQr ||)e dom.
dine. Her wedded life was mil,a walkod down wh..ro as it
and she secured a divorce. ^ suhsequenetly appeared Stanford
renewed Ills attentions. She received '
bim as ■> friend, but would not con-) ^ - 4S (hen hf.aprt thr0P shots
sen to their mnrriasc. Thaw arrested He took a
Hearing that Pal.nod ne was com- bod o{ ^,t0 d|d
ing back to Mt-Skogee to effect a re- \ recognlzo „ „„ recount of ,„e
conciliation, Uotirke went to Mrs. Pal-, . a|)d |ef( ,mr„ This
modlne s home• and pleaded her con-1' „„ll8tance of Smith's story on
sent to wed. She again refused. hi,, examination.
Taking a vial of deadly poison In ;
hl" h l"1' he held it ii ion. the RETA|lers are enthusiastic.
woman s eyes and hetw en clenched ^
t,;eib, IulIfliiased, ha.f-wbjspered: rhp Merchnntfi Retail association
•'JMrry nie- marry me now-marry he,d an enthusiastic meeting last
me or I 11 take tins. J jn Blsenschmidt shoe store
With one brawny arm frustrating
I her frantic effort to dash the vial from
SIDE TALK
Chickasha Cotton Oil Mill .
company, of Chickasha, with $100,04)0!
capital stock. The directors are: 11.1
15. johnson, Minco, I. T.; K. K. Woot-;
en. Jr., of Oklahoma City; is. H i
Johnson, of Norman Jarob Mulvan^,1
of Topeka. Kas : W S. Tinsman. of OVER PROPOSITION TO
Trenton. Mo.; W. U. Wllhelm, of Ho-
The recess will last ten days.
bait; It. K. WooU ti and H. i!. Johnson
of Chickasha, and Geo. S. Hovey, of
Kansas City, Mo.
The First Methodist Episcopal
church of Tonkawa, with Hie following
trustees: R. J. Johnson, Homer llol-
lister. C. F. Hackleberry, G. W. Finley
and F. M. Watkins, all of Tonkawa.
The Beaver County Farmers' Insti-
tute, of Heaver City, with $10,two capi-
tal stock. The directors are; VV. T.
Quinn, Thomas P. Cunwood and John
Nichols, of Beaver; It. S. Street and
J. M. Meveham, of Miles; H. T. Spear,
C. C. Spear and F. H. Livingston, all
, , I of llibbs; U T. Trew, of Floris; T. J.
Among the many announcements for ',ot|v nf (Ja,e; w A Hnli of Body,
the iegisla'ivi' comes the detdaratlon , ... , Garnett, of H ekpond.
of Hon. Lou Smith that he will stand .
party f the new state can want no j
lative body Notary Commissions.
I Applications for notarial commls-
Dyke Ballinger, of Anadarko, a sions were received as follows:
minority member of the supreme elec-1 a. a. Coupland, of Independenoe,
lion board was a visitor at the conven- j for Custer county.
:ion this morning. | J. H. Lynds, of Oklahoma City, for
Oklahoma county.
Mark Goodwin says the Democratic' -
states that he is convinced that the j
better platform than tiie constitution. I Department Personals.
| W. C. Campbell, custodian of the
J. B. Robertson, of Chandler, was a .Oklahoma Historical society; was a
convention visitor this morning. He! aller i.t the territorial offices this
states tha he Is convinced that the morning. .
first United States senator from Okla- Territorial \ eterinarian ( • J. I au;
returned this morning from Morrl-
SUBMIT PROHIBITION
AMENDMENT
RESOLUTION IN SENATE
Provides for Submission to
Vote of People
FILES SUIT WITH
COMMERCE COMMISSION
Would Tend to Reduce Pres-
ent High Prices of Coal
and Lumber
Attorney General W. O. Cromwell
has filed suit with the Interstate Com*
merce commission asking for a reduc-
tion on freight rates on coal to the
Arkansas local rate. As a result of oth-
er suits recently instituted by Judge
Cromwell a material coal rate reduc-
tion was granted a few weeks ago bv
both the Frisco and Rock Island rail-
roads, averaging something like 36%
cents per ton. The rate is still, how-
ever, from 2N to 30 cents higher than
the Arkansas rate, and if the suit just
filed is successful It will result in
bringing lump coal into Oklahoma
City and Guthrie on a $1.00 rate and
slack for 9.r cents.
Papers are also being prepared in a
similar suit asking that the Arkansas
local rate for lumber be put in force
in both territories, and such a suit,
will probably be filed some time
within the next week. At the present
time the rate from mills in Arkansas,
208 miles from Port Smith, to that,
'•itv, is eight cents and from Fort
Smith to Guthrie, 217 miles, 20M
cents, making a rate of 28V& cents
from the mills to Guthrie. The ap-
plication of the Arkansas local rate
would be a great boon to Oklaho-
mans, anl would tend to reduce the
present extremely high price of
lumber here.
Application will also be made for
a similar reduction In the rate from
Shreveport, which is now L7V6 cents,
and the application of the local rate,
If the distance is such to justify it.
The rate from Shreveport to Omaha
and Kansas City, passing through Ok-
lahoma points, is now 23 cents, and if
the application of the local rate can
not be secured, efforts will be made
to secure a redution of that rate.
REGISTER.
his hand, with the other he placed it
to his lips—and staggered Into an ad-
joining bed room.
Stricken with terror, the woman
hurriedly called a physician. He came
too late. Rourke breathed his last as
the woman returned.
Por number of years Rourke was
a, patrolman in St. Louis.
homa will be a citizen of his towu. | *
! i
Lee Crucc, of Ardmore, one of the! Uanl< Commissioner 11. H. Smo: It
leading candidates for the Democratic returned this morning from a trip to
nomination for Governor, was a con-. Oklahoma Cll.v.
volition visitor. The Ardmore man | Attorney General W O. Cromwell |
expressed himsef pleased with the out- .came over from KnId last evening.
look and stated that he was growing] Secretary C. A. McNabb, of the
more confident every day. (Agricultural board, returned to OUla-
jhoma City on the noon train.
Hon. S. P. Preeling, of Shawnee, j Word was received here this morn-
coumy attorney of Pottawatomie coun- ing from Hinton, Va., tlrat Governor
ty, was a convention visitor this morn- Frank Frantz and Assistant United
Ing. He stated that the people of Pott. States Attorney C.eo, Outcelt were do-
I Tl,e meetine was well attended and county were well pleased with the layed there on account of a wreck,
every one present seen' ed f" be en wort 0M^™vc,.'lon andjhatjhej They wm^v,^ here to-
(By Associated Press.)
Jefferson City, Mo., March 13—The
senate today ordered engrossed the
prohibition amendment resolution. It
is believed it will bo passed by the
senate. The resolution provides that
at tho election in November, 1908,
there shall be submitted for adoption
an amendment to the constitution
providing that the manufacture, sale,
giving away and transportation o[ all
vinous, malt, distilled and fermented
intoxicating liquors be forever pro-
hibited.
TO INVESTIGATE
BIXBY CHARGES
Special lo Daily Leader.
Washington. D. C.. March 13.—The
Department of Justice and the Depart-
ment or the Interior will soon get
busy on Indian Territory affairs. It
is understood iliat the Department of
Justice will send A. W. Cootey, assist-
ant attorney general, to Muskogee to
investigate the charges lodged against
Tains Bixby by Judge Marshall Mott.
These charges were filed three
months ago, but the administration
was too busy with congressional busi-
ness lo look into lliem. Judge Mott,
attorney for the Cit'eks, left for home
today. Before departure, he wan
Shell final Instructions by the Interior
department In regard to thesuits to he
instituted to recover for the Indians
hundreds of town lots In six big towns
of the Creek and Cherokee nations,
which were obtained by grafters
through sharp practices.
tlmsiastic about the results they were
deriving from being a member The
following additional committee was
appointed:
Trade extension—Chas. F. Eisen-
schmldt, F H. Greer, AI. Bclir, E. C.
Petersen and J. Bachtold.
The membership committee report-
ed that they had received several ap-
woull ratify the constitution tttiani- night, from Washington.
mously.
Hon. Moman Pruitt, of Pauls Valley
and Oklahoma City, was a convention
Assistant Auditor E. P. McCabe Is
sick at his home with the grippe.
C. C. Buxton, who has been cashier
of the school land department for the
visi'or this morning. When asked if past year, left on the noon train for
he knew anything new he said: "Noth-. Oklahoma City, accompanied by his
ing, except that Lee Cruce will be' wife, where they will reside in the
governor That is not news, however." fUt,Ure.
CAPTAIN KIRKMAN
MIST SERVE SENTENCE
OIL LEASES MAKING
INDIANS GOOD MONEY
Special to Dally Leader.
Washington, D. C., March 13.—As
nearly as the Interior department can
figure it. the Indians of the Cherokee
and Creek nations are receiving i,000
n day as royalties on their oil lands.
This money is not prorated among all
I he members of the tribes, but goes
lo the individual Indians who were
lucky enough to take their allotments
in the oil and gas belt. Aside from
the 10 per cent royalty which the de-
partment requires to be paid, one In-
dian received $>7,000 bonus recently
for tlv'p oil lease on his farm of eighty
acres. Scores of Indians have receiv-
ed from $5,000 to $10,000 cash bonus.
Leases by the hundred are now reach
ing the department for approval.
A tion on them was deferred for some
time because the department was
busy completing the allotment rolls
of the live civilized tribes.
(By Associated Press.)
Leavenworth, Kas.. March 13.—
Judge Pollock today denied the appli-
cation for a writ of habeas corpus in
the case of ex-Captain George W.
Kirkman, twice convicted at Fort
Niobrara. N braska, for conduct un-
becoming a genetleman and an officer
and senten e<l to two years In the
penitentiary. Kirkman contended
that te sentences ran concurrently,
while the government held that the Santa Fe train No 18 v as three
sentences were cumulative. The de-1 hours late last evening. Gonductoi
cislon, which is a victory for the gov- Ross took the stub train through from
eminent, sets a precedent. Purcell 011 No. eighteen s Jrae.
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