The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 260, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 18, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXII.
SATURDAY MORNING,
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA. FEBRUARY 18, 1911 EIGHT PAGES.
SATURDAY MORNING,
RUSSIANS Hi
U FOR W
Other Nations Protest Against
Attack On Plague Stricken
People
FAR EAST IN A PANIC
United States May Be Asked to
Select Arbitrator in Hope of
Peaceful Settlement—"White
Bear" Ready to Seize Cities
WASHINGTON, Feb 17.—There
were no developments today in the
clash between Russia and China over
jurisdiction in Lit Province. The state
department is awaiting the promised
statement from the Russian govern-
ment, explaining1 its reasons for men-
acing China, which it must examine
before it can reach any conclusion as
to the course to bo pursued.
In Rome quarters there is appre-
hension that a fair trial of the issue
may be prevented by summary action
by the Russian government, though
the officials here find it hard to con-
ceived that a military campaign can
successfully be prosecuted In the in-
tense rigors of the winter climate of
nof'hem Turkestan.
f CHINA PROCRASTINATES
PEKING, Feb. 17.—The Chinese
foreign board declines to make a
statement concerning Russia's repre-
sentations with regard to the III
province in Chinese Turkestan, saying
that a reply to M. Kortotovltz,
Russian minister to China, has not
yet been determined upon. It is not
doubted here, however, that China's
• surrender will be complete.
According to reports the Chinese
nre rankling under what are consid-
ered unfair clauses in the Ruso-Chin-
rse treaty of 1881, and often times
| have not abided by its conditions, de-
' flaring that their Interpretation of
1 the treaty differed from that taken
by. the Russians. The Chinese foreign
office recently informed th" Russian
. minister that it considered the treaty
of 1881 one-sided and intended to re-
nounce it after* February ?*.. that be-
ing the termination of decade, the
treaty providing that it can be re-
nounced at the end of anv ten years,
thereupon M. Korotovitz presented to
China a list of claims, Including de-
mands for a determination of the
frontier in two places where the
boundary was disputed.
The foreign office, has not further
communicated with M. Kortovitz. who
has repeatedly warned It that the St.
Petersburg government's patience will
net last indefinitely. The Chinese,
not being sufficiently strong to cope
either with arms or diplomatically
■ttlth Russia, have Indulged in their
customary procrastinations, no mem-
ber of the government desiring to in-
cur the responsibility for a contest
from whloh there could be but one
Issue.
Therefor#* as the regent is in sole
authority the reply to Russia will be
his first framed under the advice of
the councillors,
I/>NDO>T, Feb. 17.—European chan-
cellors today are warning Russia to
proceed cautiously in her threatened
J military demonstrations against China
j Tn several instances these warnings
were expressed in official notes to the
Russian foreign office here. English
newspapers are apprephensive of the
final outcome of th© occupation of
Kuldja, Chinese Turkstan, by Russian
troops.
Today's T,ondon Times says:
"In the present state of affairs In
China, any threats of forcible action
by any foreign powers mav bring far
reaching consequences. Tt is hoped
that before Russia proceeds to the ex-
tremity of an invasion of China she
wlli weigh the possible results."
UNCLE SAM MAY ACT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Officials
of the state department today are
urging Uncle Sam to help China in
, its present controversy with Russia
in -espon« e to China's appeal to the
I nlted States for help in preventing
Russia from enforcing the treaty of
1K81, and taking part of China's ter-
ritory.
From London comes a proposal that
the United States be named an arbi-
trator. Pending Russia's promised
statement of her case, the symnathies
of the state department officials here
are decidedly with China.
Tt is rega^dod inconsidernte of
Russia to adopt bullying methods to-
ward China now, when half of the
litter country is being depopulated
by the plague.
According to Russia's official notice
Kuldja will be the first town seized
Further conferences today at St. Pet-
ersburg In the department of war.
generally accepted as military prep-
artlons for the invasion are report-
ed today.
Russia is aggrieved over the alleged
violation by China of the treaty of
1881. under which the Russians evac-
uated th Til province. In return for
which Russia was to receive commer-
cial concessions In III, Mongolia and
Manchuria. Among the violations al-
leged against China nre the hinder-
In" of Russian merchants from soll-
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m\C,TON. Feb.
legislative days
of representatives
Some of the Men Who Will Replace the "Old Guard" in the Senate
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ANNEXATION Ui LANAtiA
NUMBER 261
IJBTEM1
All DAY IMi
Representative Mann of Illinois
Prevents Action On War
Claims Friday
MISSOURIAN MAKES SPEECH
Tells Pathetic Story of Old
Soldier Who Won Four Hun-
dred Dollars at Toker and Gov.
ernment Took the Money
17.—With only
remaining, the
was held at a
today b> a filibuster' planned
ducted by Representative Mann
as private calendar day under the
an i the husines tn order was th*
I "fallen of the omnibus war clams
had been passe l by
bill largely areata
and the Demo rats,
of many Republicans,
It.
favor
the
House Members Commence
Feel Hand of Their
Master
WITH OLD BOSS
LIMIT
Talk Made Those Who Attended
Democratic Caucus So Plain
That Even Nearest Friends of
Ex-Governor Understand
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Feb. 17.—
Governor Cruce for the first time
took part in the deliberations of tne
democratic house caucus Thursday
night and according to all reports
he ma ike there about the plainest
talk, since he has been in politics. He
confined -his remarks to the banking
bill, appropriations and a state board
of educational control, and the ques-
tion of amending the election laws.
Whether the caucus voted an invi-
tation to the governor to address it,
or whether the leading legislators
signed the Invitation, is not known,
as caucuses are private matters and
supposed to concern only .those tak-
ing part therein. It is only known
that Representatives Miller, of Mus-
kogee and Champion of Ardmore
waited on the governor and rushed
off with him in an automobile. The
next heard was the comment of the
democratic representatives Friday
morning.
Governor Cruce according to several
who heard him, practically settled the
hanking bill fight, which again came
up in the house Friday afternoon. The
governor made plain his desire to
have associated with him on the bank-
ing board men of a practical banking
experience, or that he be eliminated
from the board altogether. The pro-
posed compromise of a board consist
ing of the governor, President G. T.
Bryan of the state board of agricul-
ture and one appointive* member, the
governor is said to have referred to
saving that the more he thought of
such a compromise the less lie liked it
and the more he went hack to his
original idea of two appointive mem-
bers
Th© governor- is reported to have
urged little tinkering with the election
laws; make the state election board
elective, he said, put the secretary of
state on it; provide for a plan of ro-
tation t the candidates names In the
primaries; make it a felony to violate
the law or Participate In election
frauds.
Economy In appropriations, the gov-
ernor urged: and made It exceedingly
plain that if extravagant bills were
passed, they would invite veto. He
atjain urged the idea of a central
state board o' control of educational
Institutions, to eliminate th«- waste
occasioned by "duplication" of de-
partments in different institutions and
the loose system of Individual and
unassociated boards of regents for
separate Institutions.
Tn Addressing the house caucus so
pointedly, Governor Cruce is violating
no precedent. Governor Haskell al-
ways took part 'n the caucus nellh-
erations. and usualv made It a point
to attend the first caucus of the ses-
sion and there outline in the plainest
possible manner all he thought the
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locates of tna
s until 11 a. m.
nnptlon that *ii
l"i tei largely a one-man
• he most remarks ''e
>" house. At one time,
IlilUSE UMt BVta NlttL*
Pass Banking Bill Just as Gov-
ernor Desired It Old Guard
Forced to Surrender to New
(V1TLES POrNDEXTEB
VA5H IfsrtjTON
NUK10N IS IMltn Ait,.til
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Feb. 17.—
The governor and his friends won a
complete victory today in the consid-
eration of the banking bill in the
house, which passed the bill ilnally
88 to 11. The house went even far-
ther than the senate in regard to the
banking board, requiring the two
members appointed by the governor
to be bankers of three years exper-
ience.
Under the house amendments how-
ever, neither the members of the
banking board nor the bank examin-
ers shall be interested in ../ bank
at the time of their appointment nor
during their term of office. The oth-
er important amendments from the
senate bill are those which exempt
trust companies from the benefits of
the guaranty fund after September
1, 1911. and reducing the rate of in-
terest on the redeposlted guaranty
fund from A to 3 per cent. j;
Th, ho..,. . .t not . provisions of CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY
the majority report of th< house co?n-
mittee on banks and banking \ ch I «« ♦ r. a tt * i t. i
niiow i-ii ,iu ban kins; i,„ani to i,,,,,. Senate On Direct Vote by People
emergency wai-nnta t„ assist in lie,- J House Standing Still
uidating any bank and authori/.ed the j
bank commission to give the depos-
Former President of the Columbia
Bank and Trust Company
Takon at Tulsa
MUSKOGEE. Okla., Feb. IT.—XV. .7.
Norton, former president of the Col-
umbia Bank and Tust company ot
Oklahoma City, Indicted here Friday by
the federal t;rand jury on alleged charges
In conectlon with the failure of the Am-
erican National hank of Bartlesville, and
the Farmers National bank of Tulsa,
was arraigned in Tulsa Friday morning
before United States Commissioner W.
W. Hyams. His bond was pUiced at
$10,000.
Norton has not been in Muskogee thus
far since the indictment was returned
against him.
if
itor interest
stead of ca&n
pesitor.
The bill pr
in the house
mincing of words, \
ing charges' being
the opponents of
certifi<
by
a led a hot debate
diich there was no
various recrlna'nat*
cted against
Iminlstratlon
ction
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—F
jf 1 "nlted States senators by direct
bote of the people was under consid-
eration throughout today's session of
die senate. Speeches were made by | '
Bennett Resolution in Congress
Starts Vast International Com-
plication
LONDON, Feb. 17.—Rowland Hunt,
unionist member of the house of
commons, today gave notice that
next Tuesday he will ask Premier
Asquith to say whether England will
reply to Representative Bennett's res
olution proposing the annexation of
Canada to the United States.
Looks as Though All That Is
Necessary Is to
Ask
$45,000 IN CASH ALSO
Would Give City a Beautiful
Park and Finest Market Plot
in South-West Would Not
Cost Peonle On ; Cent
"Guthrie may have ai
beautiful park, a market pla
auditorium,
! and a* well
a gift of forty-five thousand doMars
sides the land simply by making a request
is the remarkable statement made by
one who has made an Investigation of
the conditions.
All that is necesary on the part of the
j people of Guthrie Is to get together and
United States. * ! n.ake the request. This. In part is the
vote stood 9 to 1 against the j character of a communication received
by the State Capital.
The chamber of com.nere, merhants
assoiation, city council,, park commission,
1 fedi-rauon of wor/en's clubs should
stlgation of this possibil-
plan by Barrett and others who lave
stood bv the governor's ideas through
out. Early in the debate matters got
so warm that it looked like a personal
conflict might easily be precipitated,
but differences were eventually ad-
justed and by the vigorous application
of the administration whip practically
all of the opponents to the governor's
program were brought int ine.
program were brought into line.
FLOODS IN IOWA
DES MOINES, Towa, Feb. 17.—As
the result of the thawing of the
heavy snow of last week and the al-
most continual rains of this week,
^ streams in Iowa, especially In the
1 eastern portion are rising rapidly
land in some places have already done
) an immense amount of damage.
EXPENSIVE FUEL
I Sadie Jones, colored, took some
cross arms for telephone poles that
did not belong to her. Judge Soward
• fined her $5 and costs Friday after-
'noon.
OKLAHOMA FORECAST.
.at-'
R;
yner,
rter and Heyburr
the first opposing and the others fav-
oring the Sutherland amendment to
the resolution. This amendment pro-
vides for congressional control of
senatorial elections in the states.
The house had a filibuster on Its
hands, determined opposition appear-
ing to the omnibus claims bill before
taken up. That body went into night
ARCHBISHOP RYAN S WILL
Leaves All to Church Bishop
Gives to Relatives
PHTI.APKt.PHXA. Feb. 17—Th« Willi
of the late Archbishop Ryan and the
late Bishop Whitaker, whose funerals
were 1 eld this week, were probated to.
SAYS ITS DOUBLE CROSSED
W ASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—President
Taft's steam roller today passed over
the committee on foreign affairs, kill-
ing Representative Bennett's resolu-
tion proposing annexation of Canada
to the
The
resolution. Bennett alone voted for a |v
favorable report. The meeting was
called under instructions from the
white house. a
The resolution is the most talked Iu
of subject in officials today. Although I e
it was pretty generally conceded to be
merely a political move to block the'
impending reciprocity agreement with I
Canada, which already has passed the |
house, the very official nature of it is |
regarded as implying larger conse-
quences in the form of international
complications.
President Taft, already angered by
the annexation speech of Champ
Clark, was infuriated by the resolu- |
tlon of Bennett. His friends declared
that it was the result v>f a "double- j
to which the president has i
Guthrie needs
the cotton grow
men and farmers
dispose of their products. I
place wou'd attract the atl
cotton buyers and produ
find It to their advantage
city their selling point ins
localities.
A market place would do
a friendly feeling among the
and no doubt prove of de
narket pla-*e where
and buyers, produce
y assemble and there
•h a market
O!
md
a quorum, ihe ser-
i nh directed to attest ill
With assistants ti at offi> ial
started In pursuit of the missing mem-
bers T'nt before anv arreels were mane
enouffh l ifted into the chamber to make
a quorum and further proceedings und-v*
t'e order ,ver ed.spensed with.
While v ait Ine fov a quorum 'he house
wav ir much disorder. It was cooi tat
tired however and hero was continue I
laughter. Represents-1 ve Maim during
the Irv had resorted to pv?ry known par-
llat ^entarv subterfuge to prevent action
and the members at tin es were much
confused a« to lust where they were
While waiting for a quorum Represrnt-
ative Rucker of Missouri, wanted to
ma'-e n speech. Mr. Alann trade the
point of irder that speeches wen out of
order in the absenee of a quorum. The
chair sustained the point.
"Rut 1 want tn tell th. house about
an old soldier." Insisted ; fr. Rucker.
"The centleman is out t>f Order,'' ruled
M. Olmsted.
"F.ut this old soldier demands a hear-
ing " shouted Mr. Rucker to renewed
la' h#e ■. "and T am go'.-ji^ to tell th*
house about him You can t stop me,
'or the sersreant-at-artns Is outside ar-
resting absent members. This old *"d-
dter won In the irtnv plaving chtu.k-
a-luck or poker. T don't know which."
"The gentleman should inform tho
hoi: e definitely a^ to which gamo it
was '• suggested a member.
"Rut I don't know," Insisted Mr.
Rucker. "I ant not an expert at either
Air
been subjected by the standpatters.
It was declared that the resolution
was an "attempt of disappointed op-
ponents of reciprocity" to defeat It
thr
s'h th<
itlonal m
m<
of inter-
o the
It w
ano
op, valued at $4,031.
essor, together with
library at the arch
i furnltur
icopal res
real csta*<
FOR GUTHRIE AND VICINITY Sat-
urday generally fair.
FOR OKKLAHOMA—Saturday gener-
ally fair; colder In southeast portion.
SHIPPERS FORECAST—Shipments of
Perishable products should be prepared
for freezing temperature In northern por-
tion of the state.
dshop left
The estate of Bishop Whitaker. value,
at t&fi.OOO, is to be divided among numer
ous relatives. The will directs tha
within ten months all his written ser
mons and sermon notes be burned an<
that no portion of them shall l>o pub
lished, given away, copied or preserved
DUCK HUNTER DROWNED.
ST JOSEPH, Mo . Feb. 17.—Del Me
Queen, Dudley Thorpe and Charles Kg
ger, were drowned and John Ballard re
hard work, as the result of a boat upse
b.v a snap in the Missouri river this aft-
ernoon. The men were duck hunting.
ulerstandings.
KANSAS°IS WET |Xoi
land "•
Its Water Though and What Ok- j ' N'1(
vton of Alabama here inter-
sex tbaf he ha 1 heard all th<*
n the fa" e and he could nor
df whether it was "rhuek-a-
poker.
Mr Ru"ker said his old sol-
hS"1 *12" that he had earned in
The 'government took all hi.*
•av from him md then offered
to T^t
lahoma Needs
move f that Mr
o extend his e-
As Mr Dwight
amher the <*hat-
areept tho motion
TOPKKA, Kan., Feb. 17.—Not
the last quarter of a century, sin
weather records have been kept he
has the precipitation during any oth
February eqaulled that of the present j0
month. Th« records show a total of!
3.95 Inches of rainfall, of which 3.90 has „
fallen since last Monday, and the dri/.- U
zle continues. Over the state <• >ndl- L
tlons are similiar to those here. At J
Emporia the precipitation exceeds 8 *r
'nches. At Hutchinson a fall of
Inohes Is reported.
FOLLOWED HIS LOVE
McQuitty Also a Suicide Because
of Father's Will
UDALL, Kan Feb. 17—Willam Mc-
Quitty, 2.1 years old. kll'ed himself here
st Monday.
She killed herself
ad in hi
ty befor
company to fill up the
south from Oklahoma a'
Its present condition, It Is
health of the city.
•The railroad - mpanv
rangemetns to fill the cut
estimate that to haul th(
NOT SOLD BY FATHER.
"OV. ,r;a Feb 17.—The stntemen
made
' engine
re In Ins will. Both died by shoot-
pany In the neighborhood of JM.noo.
friend, "can't you see the point The
land to the city for a park purpose than
add the amount It would take to fbl
"(CONTINUED ON PAGE. TWO;"
VEGA AT LAS JUNTAS
SAN* TMRi'JO Tal Feb. ;? As a result
the defeat at Me\1 a the f«der.il
(ree wh'' h Governor ^"'ea spent sev-
al weeks In organising wn3 hopeless'^*
spensed.
|, ."..rratoiv and r" fatally
r unded. has reached his old camp nt
T as Junta* with barely a body guard
out of his former force according to ad-
vices received here tonight.
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