The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 246, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 9, 1910 Page: 1 of 12
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WEDNESDAY MORNING,
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, FEBRUARY 9, 191U. -TWELVE PAGES.
>VEDNESDA\ jVititNlttt,
NUMBER 245
1 ALL SCHOOL LAND FUNDS HAVE BEE
LN EXPEND
ILLEGALLY
GOVERNOR'S TENTH MESSAGE.
SENATEHO U SE
UTIMS Till*
MORRIS RESOLUTION FIXING
FEB. 19 FOR ADJOURN
1VLENT KILLED.
ABVLOEMTAX
ESS AGE
HOUSE ADOPTS FIRST OF! LAWMAKERS MAY TAICE UP
HASKELL REVENUE MEA- ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS
SUF.SS THIS 3ESSION. ! AT PLEASURE
SOLONS CN ANXIOUS SEAT IN A HOPELESS TANGLE. SUBMITTED BY "REQUEST'
To Give Due Consideration to All
Measures Already Introduced
and Those to Come Would Run
Session Into Summer—Proceed-
ings in Detail.
Shut the gate
Bar the door, quick
Will the floor never subdue?
Oh! let's adjourn and go home right
now.
TI io foregoing: statements wore
heard above the sound of the voice
of tho reading clerk in the senate yes-
terday afternoon when just before ad-
journment bills were introduced which
Increased the number proposed in the
senate to 71. from all appearances,
the worst is yet to come.
Senator Joe Morris was recognized
a moment later and called for read-
ing and consideration of his concur-
rent resolution, which, provided that
the senate and legislature adjourn
Saturday. February 1ft. Senator Mor-
ris explained that, from all indications,
the legislature, unless the brake was
put on the matter of introduction of
bills, would last until Tar into tho
summer. Messages opening: up new
lines of legislation coining each day
pimply meant additional bills,
SIMPLY A HINT.
Senator Blair stated that he regret-
ted that the resolution had been
troduced, as there might be important
natters which had not been brought
to the attention of the legislature.
Other senators called attention
fcho decision, of the supreme court
which they thought would make it
• ••cessary to open up legislation for
tho purpose of creating a new state
land department and to provide for its
• f fleers, management and salaries.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 COLUMN 1
SHE IS ENGAGED
Eill Designed to Give Governor
Power to Suspend Officers For
Negligence in Enforcing Billups
Booze Law Starts Something
Unexpected by Legislators.
After successfully passing the gen
ral revenue bill to engrossment yes
ten lay, the house tangled up late in
the afternoon with a bill by Jahn and
Burnette, amending the booze law to
give officers making raids a rako-off
from ♦' , • coeda of oonfl^catoJ fix-
tures and empowering the governor
to suspend officials lor negligence in
enforcing the prohibition law, on po-
tion of a small number of citizens—
fifty in a city or one hundred in coun-
ties.
Bill Durant objected to the amend-
ment at 5 o'clock and said that he had
small bill that th<; house could pass
after reading, which would only re
quire a minute. When the house fin
ally laid the measure aside it was
hopelessly entangled, even the Haskell
forces being split on the course to
pursue.
Ross almost slipped over an amend-
ment that would have repealed the
entire dispensary law, but adjourn-
ment prevented a vote being taken.
Wore it not for this circumstance, the
house might mave unwittingly killed
half of the present booze laws.
The ad valorem bill, passed to third
reading, fixes the limitations of tax
COIJTTNUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN 6
Bills of Local and Unimportant
Nature May Be Considered
Mentions Law to Regulate Speed
of Motor Machines—Asks Funds
For Attorney General.
Come to Preach an J Lecture
DR ARTU.RO M US TON
1U
WIN IN A PITCHED BATTLE
Three Negroes Shot Down in Race
War in Tennessee After Hand-
ful Had Bluffed Off Attack All
Night Officers Make Use of Riot
Guns.
MISS ADELAIDE M'ALPIN -
PHOTO l'
NEW YORK. Feb. S. Mr .ant Mrs.
William JI. McAlpin, of No. 11 East
Nineteenth street. announce the engage-
ment of their eldest daughter. Miss A le-
kiide McAlpin, i Mr. T. Edward 11am-
ftdHon, Jr., of Baltimore.
Miss McAlpin was introduced to society
^ your ago, and i•; identified with s. . .• i \
h i.mil at the rpi «T St. I. yiw l.< re
h ■ parents havr a country place. Mr.
Ilambl- ton is ;i on "f Mr.- Fnui'\ S.
Mambleton. lie belongs lu many clubs
ta Cult I more,
CHATTANOOGA, Term.. Feb. R. Tn a
pitched battle between whites and neg-
roes at Ilale'g Bar this morning, three
negroes wore shot to death. One of them
was "Daddy" Baker, negro preaeher and
ring loader of the black rioters.
All night forty unarmed white men
"bluffed" off an attack of 200 armed
negroes. Battlements had been extended
which looked to the enemy sufficiently
threatening to inspire Tear Helpless
women aiyt children were thus protected
from the attack loudly threatened by
the negroes. At anv time before the ar-
rival of the sij.imi of police with riot
guns and cartridges loaded with husk-
shot tho negroes could have captured
the white ramp. r?ut they did not know
It. No effort was made to storm the
barricades.
At the break of day. when the first
shot wan fired, a fusslllade followed STnd
the crack of rifles did not cease until
the negro . , p had been vacated and
every weapon that could be located In
a negro's hands or house had been
seized. The negroes had fled, carry-
ing with them what of their effects they
could, but leaving behind them three
dead bodies.
Tonight It was quiet, but as a matter
of precaution the police department
sent a force of seven men to the scene.
In his tenth special message, sub-
mitted to the legislature yesterday.
Governor Haskell txtends permission
to tho lawmakers to take up certain
new matters, while not recommend-
ing specific, action. He explains lh^
he is opening up the new supjects by
request and not for the reason that
he considers them important.
A number of local bills are men-
tioned, including bills legalizing a
bond election at Ardmore and Shat-
tuck and a bill permitting the trustees
at Broken Arrow to convert funds to
the purchase of land for the district
agricultural school at that place. The
governor also mentions amendments
to the general law validating bond is-
sues of school districts of the state.
The message refers to bills amend-
ing the statutes relating to the trans-
fer of pupils and territory from school
district to another and the investment
of sinking funds of all sub-divisions,
counties, cities, etc.
Governor Haskell recommends n
now law regulating the speed of auto-
mobiles and motor vehicles.
He recommends amendments to tho
laws defining the duties of mayors,
chiefs of police, sheriffs and other like
officials.
He authorizes the legislature to con
slder a bill having in view the re
location ol the district agricultural
and mechanical school in the Fifth ju-
dicial district.
On the request of members, he au
thoriz's the legislature to consider
amendments to the county boundar
ies laws.
In view of court decisions attack-
ing the constitution, which the gover-
nor declares is depriving the people
of justice, he states that it is neces-
sary to keep the attorney general's of-
fice well supplied with funds aand rec-
ommends a generous appropriation for
Mr. West and the corporation com-
mission also.
He recommends a law relating to
landlord's lien for money supplied
to assist a tenant in securing his
err p.
He authorizes consideration of
measure providing for the appoint-
ment of special county attorneys and
sheriffs on the request of the district
and superior Judges.
NOW A BENEDICT
TK£ RfT/. DR. BARTQI/1 AND
NEW YORK. Feb. 8. --Dr. George Bar- to preach against the Human Catholic
toll, who for twenty-seven years wus a!, linn h. hut to tain on the christian doe-
Jesuit priest, arm who is now a member | trine he believes In.
of and a proa en or in the Waldcnsian j "J have no pianel \ it h the Roman
church of Italy, arrived with tin* R«v. Catholi. church." 1 said "but I .iavc
|Arturo Muston, of the same church, on'against the yfetem by which the church
hoard the Koenig Albert, of the North, is run today."
German Lloyd line. They are to lecture j Bishop David I fjreer Is president of
in the work of the Waldcnsian church ihe American Wuldeusiun Aid soefrty.
md explain the opportunities for Chris-(which has arranged for the lectures of
linn work in Ital:. j Dr. Bartoll and the Rev. D \ Muston.
Dr. Bartoll said he did not co >e here1 TI.-*y will iour this countrv and Canada.
GOOD ROADS MEN MEET.
DIGHTON. Kas . Feb. 8 Hundreds
delegates from the central and west<
parts of Kansas gathered here today at
the good roads convention which has for
Its purpose the launching of a movement
for the building of an automobile speed-
way from Great Band, Kansas, to Pueblo,
Colorado,
QOT BRIBE MONEY SEEK Slltlifl PBLt
CONGER PRODUCERS GIVES
Man Who Handled "Dough" it
Albany Introduced at Investiga-
tion in Person of Hiram G. Moe,
Veteran Banker—Death Takes
Grafters.
MISS KELLER S TESTIMONY
AT SWOPE IH QUEST
SENSATIONAL.
IN CLOSE PEACE
LEGISLATURE MUST MAKE
AN APPROPRIATION TO
REIMBURSE.
TELLS OF HIS LAST HOURS DEPARTMENTS MAY CLOSE
PEARY S PLAN IS ADOPTED
ALBANY. X Y. Feb. K Tue man
who handled the money. " was brought
, fore the stale scr.ate today by Senator
\n Conger to confirm Congers charg.
hat Jonathan P. Allds, its majority
leader, accepted $1,U0J for influencing
legislation, lie proved to he Hiram ti
oe, veteran eV-bank caslder of Crotoe
here Conger llv ;. and lie declared pos-
itively that on April 1901, he
ivelcpe
ha I
led Senator Allds
luiniiig *1 "00 at the capttot.
The purpose for which this alleged
transfer of money was made did not ap-
pear in the du-ect testimony; but Ke.mtoi
Conger filed an affidavit in whicn he
declared that the payment w;>.s made
Allds upon Allds' demand 'in the in
tireats of the American BiMge tem-
po ny."
Moe declared he gave $4,000 to anotht
legislator and $1,000 to a third who, hav-
ing died since, were not mentioned h:
name.
The men who. Moe said, sent him to
Albany with this $0,000, ah-o 1« dead. !!•
was Frank Conger, brother of lift- sen-
ator. and vice president of the brid
company.
The only other witness today wa
William A. Smyth, editor of the Oswe...
Times. Oswego was the hem.- of foi
nor United States senator Thomas
I'!.itt . Smyth testified that In lfiOl th
Oswego Bridge company v. as threatening
to move Its plant If certain legi -htti >:
became law. The witness appealed to
Senator Piatt, and received the fallow-
ing reply:
"According to Allds' statement the hi
that passed Is not objectionable to the
bridge people, provided the other >>111
held. There is no doubt the other bill
will remain In the committee."
There is an impression hei« '
that this Introduction of Piatt into the
cc ntrovei\E> is welcomed by the defense
and that It opens a way for senator
/lids to plead that in regard to tbi
highway legislation he only followed the
in*ruc'ions of tl.e former repuTJllcai
In.der ol tho state.
Miss Prim—I want a husband who wil
be easily pleased.
Miss Grouch -That's the kind you'll
get.
WEATHTR
National Geographic Society la
Join Peary Artie Club in En-
deavor to Win Laurels in Ant-
arctic—Capt. Bartlett May B3
Chosen to Command
Swears Doctor Hyde Directed Her
to Administer Dedicine to Mil-
lionaire Will Removed Soon
After. Death—Experts Tell cf
Poison.
WASHINGTON. IVh. «. AMI I .•
leeided to seek for south pole laurels
similar to those won for her by Com-
mander Peary at the north poh*. The
National Geographic society today re
•Ived to send hii expedition in search ol
«e south pole, provided the necessary
funds can be raised. It is not believed
there will he any lack on this score,
-ommander Peary was notified hn-
•dlately of the actions.
'•ipia:u I:."irtlet t. In command of ti *
Roosevelt i.n Peary's trip t the north
pole, probably will have charge of the
Ant art I expedition. After a meeting
late this afternoop lasting more th
r. the board of directors of the
graphic society adopted ti' following
resolution:
"The National Geographic society be-
lieves that It is of tfieat importance to
science that tidal, magnetic and meteo-
rological observations shall be obtained
at or within the vicinity of (.'oafs land
during the rame period that tho British
expedition under Captain Robert P. j
Scott is making sln-l'ir observations on
the other side of the Antarctic area,
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COLUMN 3
THEATER ON THE SEA
KANSAS CITY, I Vb. S. With the
t.tkii _r ol' tcatimon.N from Miss Pearl
Keller. < nurse, Dr. Ludwig Hektoen,
Mrj. Logan H. Swopi and Dr. Frank
Hall in the inquest over the body of
the late Colonel Swope in Independ-
ence t> <l.ia . came developments In the
mysterv of the millionaire's death
more startling than any tacts hereto-
fore produced.
Miss Keller's detailed story <>f the
hist moments of Colonel Swope's life,
replete with startling features nf hap-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CO-UMN A
Opinion by Justice Williams Am-
ply Sustains Action of Legisla-
tors in Asking Investigation-
Commissioners Have Exceeded
Authority.
ALU OF THE MONEY PAID OUT BY
THE SCHOOL LAND DEPARTMENT
SINCE STATEHOOD FOR THE EX-
PENSES OF L ANING OR OTHER-
WISE INVESTING THE PERMANENT
SCHOOL FUND. OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SALE OF LANDS. HAS
SEEN ILLEGALLY EXPENDED. AND
AN APPROPRIATION MUST BE MADE
BY THE LEGISLATURE REIMBURS-
ING THE SCHOOL FUND FOR THE
MONEY EXPENDED IN THAT WAY.
ACCORDING TO A DECISION OF THE
CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 CQLUMN 4.
J# wi*
WILLIAMS PHILLIPS.
LONDON, F 8. -Misb Caroline AstorJ
Drayton, of New York, only daughter of(
Mr. J. Coleman Drayton and granddaugh-
ter of the 1 te William Astor. became
th wife of Mr. William Phillips, secre- |
t. ry of the American embassy, at the
parish church Rogate Sussex, one of
the quaint edifices so familiar in English
vlllufua, I
WA8HINQTON. Feb f f ore-
east -Oklahoma and Kan r
fair In west, snow followed by -f
clearing and colder in east portion -f
Wednesday; Thursday fair -f
Arkansas; rain turning to snow -f-
much colder with t oold wave -f-
Wednesday; 1 ■ .r.-.day fair. -f
Missouri; tr.ue'i colder with rain -T*
or snow in oust and south fair -f
In northw"-t portions Wedneyd.e. . -f
Thursday fair. -f
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NEW YOR.r, Feb. S. -At last the sea-
going theatre is a fact. When t.'.iarle*
Frohman announced some time ago that
|plays at sea woulo be his next theatrical
innovation seine said It would be a long
time before plays on the transatlanth-
[clreult would be prrctlcable, but Mr.
F'rolunan has arrangei to Inaugurate the
custom iif-xt week on board the Maure-
tanla. of the Cunsrd Hue, during le t- run
from New York to Liverpool. He has ar-
ranged with the Cunnrd Steamship com-
pany to preseht Miss Marie Doro in "The
VMlmsx'* in the saloon of the Mauretnnla
on Friday. February 11, when the liner
will he two days out from New York and
in the n ral vicinity of midocean.
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