The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 285, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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RATE APPLIES TO ALL ALIKE. The State Capital said it wanted to know whether the proposed Katy
car-load dry goods shipments applied only to Oklahoma City or to all points in the state on the Katy lines. . he first i
a jobbers' base rate, app icable only to Oklahoma City. I his would have been a gross discrimination against the other t
the Art"intention, all wi I now get the benefit. The State Capital wired the General Traffic Manager oT the M. K. « T,
Dlv: "Rate on dry goods, etc., from Galveston will apply to all points on our lines in Oklahoma. A later telegram iskin
eot this resoonse: "New rate on dry goods, etc., goes into effect April 23. i his is what everybody wanted—a,I towns
|]td in II for everybody on to Kaly line who ml dry g.cds Id car load Ms from New York, Hie Kaly Is tot going lo tamlii te fcr one ttwn
fairness and enterprise will gel liie public appraclatioa M good will
rate from Gal
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New York
at it was
Whatever
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there will be
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THURSDAY MORNING,
GUTHRIE, (jXLAHOiu MARCH 25, 1909.
THURSDAY MORNING,
NUMBER 285
CAPTAIN OF SHIP
TAKING ROOSEVELT
PARTY TO NAPLES
OHIO
HASKELL WIS
SHERIFF LEAVES FOR TO
LEDO WITH PRENTISS
AND WOMAN
CHARGE IS EMBEZZLEMENT
MEMBERS OF ROOSEVELT HUNTING PARTY
AND SHIP UNLOADING MULES A 7 MOMBASA
DISPUTE
JEWELERS ARE
Also Wanted for Perjury — Man
Was Secretary of Defunct Ohio
German Insurance Company —
Were Followed All Over Okla-
homa, Finally Taken Here.
After having the rase uiitfe- advfse-
ment since Saturday, Governor Haskell
nt 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon granted
the request for the requisition asked for
by the governor of Ohio, for Frederick
I^pntlss and Miss Hope Yeager, wanted
in Toledo, O., on the charge of embez-
zlement and on two counts for per-
jury.
These people were arrested In the
New State rooming house in this city
last Saturday by Chief of Police Mitch-
ell
J. C. Newton, sheriff from Toledo, O.,
left last night for the Buckeye state
with his prisoners.
prentiss was the secretary of
♦•Ohio German Insurance" company of
Toledo, O., and it Is alleged the com-
pany existed only In the minds of the
officers and the name was all that
tangible.
Miss Yeager is alleged to have been
a stenographer in the office of Preni.sa
Newton traced his prisoners all over
this state and when they sought refuge
in this city, Chief Mitchell placed tnein
under arrest, having been notified to
keep a sharp watchout for thein and
identified them from photographs.
Governor Haskell, when hearing the
case for the first time, declined to act
upon it and gave the defendants time
In which to submit testimony of re-
buttal to the charges. When this was
done the governor advised all concerned
that he would take the case under ad-
visement and give his decision jester-
day.
At 8 o'clock Newton was notified that
the governor was ready to give out the
case and upon the arrival of the Ohio
officer at the executive mansion, the
fiivernor advised him the request f<
requisition would be granted.
NEW YORK, March 23.—The steam-
ship Hamburg of the Hamburg-American
line on which Theodore Roosevelt and
his hunting party sailed for Naples to-
day, is commanded bv Captain 13 ur-
meister. wiio is well known to tVi
sands of oversea tourists. Mr Kooae-
elt occupies rhe sumptuous suit on the
promenade deck which was fitted up for
the German emperor. The vessel con-
tains a complete gymnasium and every
comfort known to modern steamships.
REVIVAL
EVANGELISTS SAIL
Will Use Twentieth Century Busi
ness Methods in Christianizing
Globe — Missionary Boards Are
Represented — On Grandest
Scale Ever Attempted.
FAMOUS NECKLACE CASE
BASIS OF SUG-
GESTIONS
PLAN PEARL PARAGRAPH
Hope to Abolish in Future Fine
Distinction Between Pearls in
Necklace Form or Unset — The
Difference in Duty Being Fifty
Per Cent.
NEW YORK, March 24.—Importers
and manufacturers In the Maiden miie
district, after hiding numerous con-
ferences In relation to the duties on
gems and Jewelry, have reached rrn
agreement In regard to the tariff pro-
posals which they will submit to the
ways and means committee of the house
of representatives.
The famous necklace controversy that
has been before the courts in differ-
ent forms for ten years will disappear
the Jewelers assert, if their suggestions
are adopted and the new questions as
to the customs status of the synthetic
and reconstructed gems satisfactorily
udjusted.
The question in each case has been
of Rev. Dr. J. j whether a specific collection of pearls
mpany of | constituted a necklace, and was, there-
of Jewelry dutiable at
NEW YORK, Marrh 21.—A world-wide
religious revival began today with th«
sailing from this pc
Wilbur Chapman, v
helpers for the simultaneous tour of the I fQrQ an articl,
HOPKINS OUT AGAIN
For Councilman in the Third
Ward—A Fine Record Made.
globe. The plan Is to assist
Christianizing of the world by twentieth
century methods. The Itinerary Includes
Austria, China, Japan, KoTea, the Phil-
ippines and Eurpoe. in the party will
be Charles M. Alexander, the singing
evangelist, who toured the world with the
(Rev. H. A. Torrey; Mrs. Alexander, | tlm<
Robert Hurkness, composer of gospel
hymns, and Mr. and Mrs. William Ash-
er, the "saloon evangllsts." The latter
will take with them the little organ
which was presented to them by the sa-
loon men ' f Minneapolis, It Is a small
hand affair, which they can carry
through the streets. The Rev. Dr. For i held that there
C. Ottman, an evangelist, will also be
a member of the party.
Various missionary boards will be rep-
resented in this movement, but particu-
larly those of the Presbyterian Church,
as Dr. Chapman Is national correspond-
ing secretary of the evangelistic com-
work, however, Is non-sectarian ' In
character.
This simultaneous tampaUrn Is on
much more extensive scale than that 111
60 per cent ad valorem. If the im-
porter could prove the negative of
these provositlons, the duty would be
only 10 per cent the rate for pearls
In their natural condition. The pearls
were, in all cases, unstrung lit the
if importation, or were tied to-
gether in temporary strings. The
to prove that the temporary unstring-
treasury department has been trying
lng for the purpose of Importation
did not change the essential character
of the necklaces, while the Importers
no necklace ex-
cept when the pearls were on the per-
manent Btring with clasps.
In the pearl paragraph, as now pro-
posed by the jewelers, there can be
no mistake, for the wording follows
"Pearls, whether whole, split; drilled,
mutehed or strung, but not clasped,
mounted or seL lo per centum ad va
lorem." Under this provision the 60
mt duty can be collected on pearls
■i:-'
f^g'if 7 :: J
jfe f \ I I V
ll: K I '
UNLOADING
MULES AT J
• J2 :
m ■ , m- !|
.J.CUNNINGHAM
SAYS HE IS JAMES BOYLE,
A PLUMBER, OF
SHARON
*1. ALDEN LORLtAG
KERM1T ROOSEVELT
NEW
YORK, March 23.—Theodore
came up from Oyster Bay to-
napected the suit of staterooms
on the steamship Hamburg of the 11am-
burg-American line which he will occupy
on the f'j-st leg of his voyage to AJrlca.
The vessel was especially refitted for
the Mediterranean trip
emperor two years ago,
ments pleased Mr.
and the arrange-
elt Immensely.
g vessel sails on March 23 and will
stop at Gibraltar on the way to Naples,
ere Mr. Roosevelt will go aboard tne
steamship Admiral for the remainder of
the trip to Mombasa. East Africa.
The former president will be ac-
companied by bis son Kermlt, Ma-
jor E. A. Mearns, medical corps U. S. A.,
Professor Edmund Heller, the distinguish
ed naturalist, and J. A. taring of the
Smithsonian Institution. R. J- <"*unning-
harne, the celebrated African hunter, will
meet the Roosevelt party at Mombasa
This illustration contains a photograph
of a British steamer unloading mules :it
the Ea*t African port. These animals
are In great demand there for use In the
hunting caravans. The Admiral will sail
from Naples on April 6 and will reach
Mombasa on Aprl! 21.
appears the
Hopkins,
ounclln
full
Guthrie
In the grocery business In th
cted b
of Moody and Sankey. Each city visited j
wjll be divided Into sections, with an
evangelist or helper for each section J
AH the cihurches, Young Men's Christian J
Associations, and other Christian organ-1
Izations will prepare months ahead for j
the evangelists and work with them j
| when they arrive. Dr. Chapman and)
i Mr. Alexander will, of eourse, conduct'
I the great central meeting In the city! tw,'n'y Per ce
iird. Mr. Hopkins has served or nu(jitorlum In each place, but' tiflelal stones
eli in the council in the past other evanRel|s,„ ftnd pastors will hold
Some years ago he was n R,mllar services nt the same hour. In
and made an especially 8°od. 0r In jails or penitentiaries.
f public spirit—one| Mr an(j Asher will hold services.
e campaign will not only be an Im-
i to Christian churches In the Or|-
but will extend the gospel, to hun-
>f thousands who have never
he Word. In Honp- Kong alone
more yong me' pn«" In and out than In
any port on the globe, and to most <
them the Christian liglon probably will
be a new topic.
no '
yone. Guthrie has ny
otter citizen than George Hopkins, con.
Idered from w 11 standpoints. His many
•lends wlil ^hat he Is re-nominated
nd re-elected with ease.
GOVERNMENT JOBS
Wanted Two Miners at Scran
ton. Penn.
fcORikNTON, Mar 24.—The United
States evil Service Commission Is con-
ducting In this city a civil service ex-
anlnmUon today to fill two to four va-
cancies, to the jKwitlon nt coal miners at
salaries ranging from |3 to a day in
the Gcologi a! Survey. Candidates am
examined only in weight, age and expe-
rience, no educational teat being re-
qulr d • Mow to lead a rescuing purty
In u. mlplna .11 aster" Is a new qUCHtlon
put In by Plttsbu g.
dreds
heard
WINTER FAIR
Remarkable Specimens Are
Exhibited.
nly when they are mounted in complet-
ed articles of Jewelry, or actually *.
The Invention of synthetic and re
constructed rubles and other precloui
(tones In recent years resulted In nev
juestlons. The duty on precious stone
vhen cut has been ten per cent, whll<
ho duty on Imitation stones has beer
Importers of the ar-
c been striving to
have them classified with the natural
stones, not only in order to get the
lower duty, but also to keep up me
reputation of the laboratory products
by having them classed by the govern-
ment with the natural gems.
The schedules as n>,w proposed con-
tinue the 10 per cent duty on natural
precious stones, when cut, and the 20
per cent on Imitations, and expressly
impose the 20 per cent duty on "scien-
tific, synthetic find reconstructed stones
and doublets, whether composed wholly
of precious stones or In part of pnste
K SOME 90111,1 VET
AFRICAN RAILROAD MAN MORE ON ELECTION LAW^TO CONSIDER "RIBBON" LAW
Attorney General West Hands State Chairman Norris Asks Re-
publicans to Convene at Guth.
rie April 2—Election Law
May Be Submitted to People—
Pet tions to Be Circulated.
Now Superintending Building of
Road to Connect North and
South Africa to Be Completed
in Three Years at Cost of Two
Hundred Million Pounds.
NEW YURI
GlUlemeister,
Town-Carlo I-
rch 21.— F. Von Gheel
engineer of the Cape
v Syndicate, now in
Down Opinion on Number of
Trustees to Be Elected in In-
corporated Towns Not Cities of
First Class.
people
Diamonds and other precious stones
In the rough would remain on the free
list, according to the proposed ached-
ules.
WINNIPEG. March 24—The provincial
fair of Saskatchewan, which began at
Reglna on the 23d. and will conltnue un-
tjll the itfth, has drawn a large number
of spectators, with some remarkable
sneclmens of the products of the soil.
The fair Is hold by the Saskatchewan
Stock Breeders' Association and the.
Sackatehewan Department of Agricul- '
tore The display of stock is extraor-1 ^
dlnartly fine.
t "Jr
f. W«ATHIR, *
*
± WASHINGTON, March ' 4— -f
•f Forecast„for Oklahoma; Fair and -f-
older Thursday. •£
United Sti
".In the
rations, which, within a
Irm tiio connecting link
nd South Africa, is i
s to make a study
ims of this country.
Town-Cairo Railways,"
BteT, "there is at pres-
ent a stretch of about 2,W< miles to
be completed. It lies between Khartoum.
In th* Brltmn Egyptian Sudam and Bro-
ken Hill, a point in Rhodesia. It is es-
timated that this remaining mileage will
be completed within three years, and
then the longest railroad In the worl'.i,
covering In the neighborhood of 6,400,
inlloe, will be llnished.
"What do I estimate the total cost to
be"1. Very close to 51.000,000,000, but a
comparatively small amount when it
Is considered what a glourious thing It
will be for Afrva, one of the greatest
and richest countries of tlio world. It
will |>o possible for the traveder to Jour-
new from Berlin and Purls to Cap« Town
in 10 or 11 days—Just think of that: And
then it will open up a country that is
rich In almost every thing In the mineral
world—gold, sliver, copper and diamonds.
What else they will find there remains
to be seen.
"It h a great work, is the building of
the longest railway, and what it *•'!
means to Afrlni and the world Is not
fully appreciated, I am afraid. To tho
buslnea" man, to be found everywhere,
CONTINUED ON PAGC 2 COLUMN 1
th
purpose o' dtetdfep ^
I be taken In regard
in election law recentl
glslature for the purpt
•b#t ac-
to the
The
tlnuei
"o^-lefvffnqulrle^'re
general con-
tain
>arts of this act.
Yes
terday atternoon Attor
ney General
West
handed down an opini
on to W. S.
liogor
s. city attorney of K
Iowa, Okla-
homn
upon the question of
the number
of tri
ntces to be elected In
the Ineorpo-
rated
"towns not yet ctltles
of the first
[n nnswer to this Att<
i*s•. tailed the attention
orney to the last clause
ragraph of section l, art!
ids:
ney
1, which
villages,
"In Incorporated towns
other tnan cities of tho f.rst class, there
shall b« elected at such elections, ono
trustee from each ward and one for tho
town at large, one clerk, one assessor,
one treasurer and one Justice of tho
peace. Such officials shall sarve f
period of two years and until their
c-ssors are elected and qualified."
It I*
claimed, of disfranchising the negro and
thereby helping the democratic party to
perpetuate Itself In office In Oklahoma.
State Chairman Joe H. Norris, of the
republican central committee, has Issued
n call for a meeting to be held at Guth-
rie on the morning of April 2. Urgent
' appeals are being sent to all county
' chairmen to attend this meeting. It l«
planned to have the new law submitted
I to the people for their approval or dis-
approval under the Initiative and refer-
I endum and petitions to this end will
soon be circulated.
SAYS WOMAN IS WIFE
Has Mother, Four Brothers and
Sister in Home Town — A
Scandal Now Promised by
Woman Arrested — She Con-
fesses She Kept Willie Whitla.
CLEVELAND. Ohio., Marrh 24.-"
Tho male prisoner held In connection
with the kidnaping of Willie Whitll
admitted his identity this afternom
He Is James Boyle, of Sharon, Penn-
sylvania. and is a plumber. He main-
tains the woman arrested with hirr. il
h'.-, wife. He hn? a widowed mothi r,
four brothers and a sister in Sharon.
Boyle declines to throw additional
light on the kidnaping.
That's The Woman.
Cleveland, (>., March 24.—Mrs. Har-
ry Forker, wife of the brother of Mrs.
James P. Whitla of Sharon, was seen
at her home In Norwalk near here to-
day. and when the woman urder ar-
rest was described exclaimed; "That's
the woman." Mrs. Forker then brok«
down and declined to sa yanythlnq
further to explain her remark. It 1«
firmly believed the arrival of Mr. and
Mrs. Whitla and Willie here this af-
ternon will clear up the identity ol
the woman In custody, who declared
her identity not only will cause a sur-
prise in Sharon, but that it will re.
veal a scandal Involving many promi-
nent person^ in that town.
She Kept Bov.
CLEVELAND. March 24 —Aftel
(toss-questionlng the man and woman
arrested last night as suspects ill con-
nection with the kidnaping of Willi.
Whitla. at length, Chief of Police Koh*
ler stated the woman has confessed
she was in charge of the bov Ir
Cleveland from midnight or Thursdaj
until Monday night. The police found
the house where the boy was Imprls-
lined, today. It Is an old abandoned
residence on Prospect avenue, near th#
Plymouth Congregational church. The
officers located the house through In-
formation given them by "Billy'
Whltln. He recalled being kept in a
house from where he could see a sign
reading, "Thorpes Hotel."
NASHVILLE BANK IS
GRANTED CHARTER
SAN ANTONIO HORSE SHOW
no-, Oommisslonsr Young Issues
Papers to the Farmers
and Merohants,
Many Entries and Attendance
Is Large.
SAM ANTONIO, Texas. March 24.-
Han Antonlo'a great hot-*e hi>w began
today, to continue until tho i!7th The
entries are brilliant, and tho attend-
ance large.
In the offices of Hank OmunlHHionor
Toung. the farmers and Merohants Hank
of Noshv|lle, Oklahoma, was given a
charter y enter day.
The 11tticwi'H aro J, G, Mo 'lelland. pren
Whitla Now After Them.
Sharon, March 24 —Willie Whltliit
his fathps and his uncle, F. H. Buhl,
left here for Cleveland to view the
two suspects held there, this morning.
Suspscts Captured.
Cleveland. Marcli 24 —In the arresl
here last night a man and a woman,
having $9,790 In their possession, th«
police hclleve they have captured th<
kidnapers of Willie Whitla. The wo-
man, who was somewhat conrused,
admitted that she had been responsi-
ble for the kidnaping. When placed
In custody at the central police station
she said to Captain Shattuck:
''I nm the one who planned th.
whole thing. There will be trouble foi
me and h-U In Sharon tomorrow."
BERESFORD VACATES
The Parliament Will Discusi
Quitting.
LONDON, Mai1. S4.-^ Vdmlral
T.nrl
Ident' it K Kt'llx vice president, and churl.* B reaford vaentes tho post n
!f A.'Alderson, cashier. The capital stock coramand-r-ln-chl-f of the Channel Flo.
i in lll.ooo anrf the uhufter U for twenty- today.
I five «u-s, 1 in I'wly iwnn".
Parliament will discuss the evani
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