The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 77, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXII.
fkiday morninu,
GllTH-Kiii OKLAHOMA Jl.LY 22, 1910—EIGHT PAGES
FRIDAY MORMNG,
NUMBER 78
SUM MM
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huge gun burst killing
'■ at least ELEVEN MEN
of ARMY
MANY OTHERS INJURED
But One Commissioned Officer In
Long List and He Had But Re-
cently Been Appointed to New
Regiment—Official Investiga-
tion Next
Julv 21.
coast artille
NORFOLK. V
members of the
v.ei" killed anil two m«>r.
fatally Injured here Thursd
twelve-lneh gun exploded premature-
fortress Moti-
-Eleven
v corps
robably
when a
in battle practice ai
id< ntifled dead:
SKRC5KANIT HARRV
HESS, of
Phoebus, Va . gun commander.
CORPORA I* CHARLES < • AD-
KINS, address unknown.
CORPORAL ALBERT BRADFORD,
Dorothy, W. Va.
Private* A .1 Sullivan. Perkins,
Kv Roy Puffy Kenova. W. Va.; I.'-
\ Adey Brandonville, W. A a < . \\ .
King. Dayton. O.; John \V. Ohaelwick,
Tazewell, Tenn : Alfred W Smith.
New York. Judd Hogan, Geyer, <>.. and
James H. Turner, Klplev, Tenn.
Injured:
Second Lieutenant George L. Von
Deusen Private Orvtllo T. Rainev.
Ellcworth Hoffman. Charles E. Parks
and William Sulzberger.
Lieut. Vandusen suffered a broken
l4? and three others were less seri-
ously hurt also as a result of the .in-
cident. The < \pl«.sion is similar to
many preceding ones in the army and
navy. It is possible that the pin was
not drawn when the breech lock was
xhoyed into the gun. thus not brew-
ing the block secure lv.
Scene of Explosion.
Battery Do Russey, No. • the s,-en.*
of the explosion is in the renter of t >
fort and contains three r.;-incl guns,
with 22 men in each gun new. and 1
men in the company. The gun was in
charge of Captain .Tames Prentice.
The men practicing were just com-
pleting their course in the artillery
school. The target practice is the
final event In the course of instruc-
tion for thirty officers in the artillery
corps. The nractice is said to have
been most spectacular, five un but-
teries being manned ready to fire at
a target 0.000 yards acr >s* the road.
Only Comnvssioneel Officer.
IJeut Vac'u
onl\ eiimmiss"
is sa'd t.■
M i
of other high i
the fort at th*
ar department, A
ankilig officers wei
time of the explo
eneral Balle
Eight
ere kil
thei
atte
i.T the
iTut Captain Prentice and Li
ant llawes foresaw a further
< fie of lit' if rh • other charges .
from the smoldering sparl s it
two sent out a . ill for surgeons
they attacked the flames with
hire hands.
Captain Prentice reached tli
placement first and pushing 1
through the smoke and spar!
was joitied bv IIawes and th
< ompleted the ta^k of averting
tlier explosion.
During this time Lieutenant
Deusen Inv i ruiu, led beneath th
broke
tw<
'•ring agon ley
nia
but
ould not permit 11n■
!oi al i tiiin i .ii i •
riNUFD ON ^AGr:
THE WEATHER,
WASHINGTON. July 21.—
Forecast—Oklahoma and Ark-
ansas: fair and continued warm
Friday and Saturday.
Missouri: fair with moderate-
ly high temperature Friday and
Saturday.
Kansas: local showers Fri-
day; Saturday fair.
***** *4 + *** + **** +
* + * + ******±*.4. *±**
* *
* MOST REMARKABLE f
-?• About 100 squirrels raided ... 3*
* bread wagon belonging to Mar- -i
-f onl Dominler of Paterson on -f
* Pompton turnpike, Ctdar Grove *
in New Jersey, recently, and £
* before they were driven off I-
* number of them were killed and *
* all the bread and pies were * i
* polled. £
* i
* * * * -T- * ?- * + * * * ?- * T- * *
m BitLL RESULTS
VFSaTERN AbSOCIATION.
IJnid a, El Reno j.
Guthrie 4, Sapulpa 5—It innings.
Oamulgee u; Bartlesville 'J.
Joplln 1; Tulsa 5.
—o—
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Topeka 2; Denver 8.
• nia.ha 10; Sioux City 0.
Lincoln Des Moi .. 4.
St. Joseph 10; Wichita 2.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis Minneapolis 7.
Toledo l; Milwaukee 5.
Louisville 3; St. Paul 4.
Columoas 4, Kansas City 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
.Sr. Louis 2; Mew Yoi.; 0.
Phila lelphia <' clnnai. 2.
I'll1.' . 3; Best >n 0.
Pittsburg Brooklyn 1.
Pitt: ur;;; 7; ErooKlya 0.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington 8; Cleveland 1.
S Louis i!; New York i9.
Boston 4; Detroit 0.
Cliica?:o . Philadelphia 2.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Montgomery 0; Atlanta 2.
New Orleans 3; Chattanooga 1.
Birmingham 0: Memphis 1.
At Mobile Mobile 0; Nashville 1.
CITIES GREW
1910 CENSUS AS ANNOUNCED
Counties of East Side Show Great
Increase Muskogee, Tulsa and
Sapulpa .i List- Comanche and
Creek Counties are Away Up
* * T * T * T * T * *1" * T * T *
* -f
?- \V \S111 X< -T< ).\ July 1*1 A • *
T • > i ■ T- i<1 e - usus return*-.
.v Mu-Uoce. ha! 25.278 Inhabi *
-T- tants as compared with n.'i* -T-
-f in 1! 07: Tulsa. Oklahoinn. 1v- *
* |82 as compared with 7.2: s in *
-f- 1907 and Musk
-!- lahoma. l
county. Ok -T-
* compared *
A- with 37,467 In 1907. *
-f Tulsa county shows b\ the
T- thirteenth •••■nsus fiuur^ s. t
-f- ! v . wh> r :m I \ ill spec I *
A- ■ ensus of 1907 it had but f
t- 21,09
A Coma iic
T- thirteenth
*
he county has bv the
census 41.489: by
1 census of 1907. .'11.
PHM tck en by -f
-T- thirteenth census, 20.22.1; by the -T-
•T- special census of 1907, 18.366. *
•J. S III H'.I • '!> '■ ■■■'■ I ' •hi* • ' ' *
+ «UR S.:s^ compared with 4.JS9 +
-t- h* the xpectal count or 11*07. +
T- *
+ J. -t- * •? .J. ! A 1 J- ' +T+ ' V *
WOMAN WILL TRY.
HHEIMfv France. .T11e 21.—Mme.
I'l.ineU. nn aorop'anist, left here to-
ilav for Calais whence she will en-
d'eavor to fI\- across the English ehan"
eel to Dover.
SLIIR AI
BENJ. f ^ .uE DECLINES
ELECTION BOARD AP-
POINTMENT
HARRIS ENDORSED FIVE
New Hampshire May Have Woman Governor
Governor Utterly Ignored Require
ment of Law Ir. Making Ap-
pointment and Arouses Just
Resentment of Tulsa Lawysr
He Named
Governor Haskell evidently does not
intend to give the republican party
and its organization even the mere
consideration the law demands he
shall give them.
Some weeks ago. State Chairman
James Harris of the republican com-
mittee, submitted a list of namos to
the governor to aid him In his selec-
tion of a republican member of the
state election board as provided by
law. These suggested, included R. A.
Lowry of Stillwater, G. G. Lewis of
El Reno, George Foster of Wagoner.
Tom Wall of Poteau and J. W. Hocker
of Purcell, one from each congression-
al district.
Governor's Queer Act.
The governor disregarded Ch.tirman
Harris' list entirely .and after some
days, appointed Benjamin F. Rice of
Tulsa, a lawyer and a republican. His
appointment came somewhat as a sur-
prise after it was understood that the
governor would follow the law and se-
lect from those endorsed by Chairman
Harris.
Yesterday Rice announced that he
would decline to serve and gave as his
reason that lie did not wish to accept
nn appointment evidently made for the
purpose of throwing an additional slur
at the republican organization.
What Will He Do?
It is now up to Governor Haskell to
appoint a republican member of the
state election boar", and within a short
time. Of course no one can anticipate
what C. N. Haskell will do. except
that justice and legality will hardly be
considered, but it is up to him to ap-
point from the men recommended by
Harris.
BANK AT VANOSS
Commissioner Issues Certificate
to Hew <"hi2
Rank Commissioner R. Cockrel
yesterday issued a certificate of au-
thority to the First State bank of Va-
noss. with $10,000 capital. .1. F. Grif-
fith is president. E. A. Rutt vice-
president, and .1 R. McCauley, cashier.
STOLEN JEWELS RECOVERED.
DETROIT. Julv -.'n Jewels valued
at 00a said to have been stolen
from 'lie residence of J. C Jones an
ittorne\ of St. I."'lis. Mo., were re-
covered the Detroit police todav.
In connection with the finding of the
• « ms. a well dressed woman who says
she Is Mrs. Anna R Scholes. of Los
Vnudes. Is being held at police head-
quarters for the St. Louis officers.
o I mm
OlM CONSPIRACY CHARGE
PHILADELPHIA. July 21. Traced
from Roston to this citv by means of
photograph. John R Marshall, who
s said to be wanted to answer a
.barge nf conspirac\ to defraud the
Cambridfo National bank if Cam-
bridge. Mass "'it ••!' man) thpusandq
of dollars, was arrested here tonight.
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is ffliii run
PUBLIC SERVICE
WHITING DENOUNCES GARB
ER FOR DECEPTION ON
ANTI-CANNON PLANK
GARBER WAS RESPONSIBLE
Whiting Says Garber Gave Him
Bogus Platform From Which
Eooklet Was Prepared and That
Deceit Was Deliberate as
Garber on Committee
PAWHUSKA. Okla.. July 21 --Vernon
\\ . Whiting, chairman of the first Uis
trict congressional committue in the Iuk
campaign in a statement given out here
// A /
/UfO' fans- L- ?v77r>'/r*if
>urJL
hr7n*7l'i4t
/tit 'fPu'/tfi e-attL— wise,' /J
MAY THUS AVOID GRAND-
I FATHER CLAUSE THIS
FALL
ONLY ONE REGISTRATION
Amendment Provides for Enforce-
ment at Polls Only If Not Re-
quired to Register Possible of
Favorable Construcaion to
Blacks
A question 1 as arisen whether demo-'
era tic election officers can prevent
illiterate negroes who r mistered before
the primar> . lection from voting In tha
fall election oven though the grind-
father clause Is effective at that time.
The enforcing clause of the propos-
ed grandfather amendment reans*
"Precinct election inspectors having
in charge tiio registration of electors
shall enforce the provision* of this
section at the time of regtseration pro-
vided registration be required. Should
registration be dispensed with the
provisions of this section shall be
CONCORD. N. I , July ZL—The unique
feature of the political campaign In th's
.state la the canu *.cy of Mrs. Marllla
M Rickcr, of Dover, for the republican
nomination for governor. When Mr.
llenry lloblnson, her attorney, and form-
erly mayor of Concord, tiled her decia-
rctlo" with Secretary of Siato Edward
N. Pearson the wise ones whispered * not
ather politics," and although
tod a
dearly sho
up
the duplicity ot j lara'. >n did really come in on the recent
the Garber campaign and the at temp',
being made by Garber to deliberately
deceive the voters relative to the Re-
publican platform of the first congress-
ional district Tn the last eaifipaijfn. rno
statement follows:
"Bird McGulre and M. C. Garber havs
been my friends in the past. I hope
and think that Mr. McGulre always hart
confidence in me and I always founrt
him honest, honorable, free from deceit
and demagoguery and a staunch Repub-
lican As time goes on I find that M.
Garber, true to his spotted political
record, was my friend to the same ex-
tent that he has been the political friend
of many g«>od Republicans in Garfield
county, only .s 1 might be used to pro-
. ure for him the endorsements of Bird
McGulre, Frank Frantz and Cash ca.t"
for appointment as federal judge, and
for the reu.ntlcn of his brother as post-
master at Garber, and only as I seemed
to further his selfish political ends.
"I had intended to this time, until
Garber had practiced deceit that becomes
unbearable, to take no side in the cam-
paign for nominations to congress from
this district.
Debbreate Deception.
Some days a«o 1 received a «
Garber's political pamphlet and
just read the Enid Eagle acco
hot wave, neverthele-.-. Mrs. Kicker
clared t.iat her candidacy was not one ot
the many hot weather varieties of p -
Ities, hut a real, bona fide, dead In
earnest, fight"" t a finish for the chair
niw held by Mr. Henry B. Qulmby.
forct
when
precinct el< :-tlon officers
tors apply for ballou to
RJCKE-&V* DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY ^
Mrs. Bicker declares h< r candidacy to
be a fight for principle. Her motives ate
not the sordid wishes of the self-seeker. J
She would not give a picayune to ftoui j
the office with all its show. She admits
dial xl«. would not make a swell appear- j ^''1&)lst 2n(l. xu persons ivKlotcrlng
an-.- Ill Urn conventional -.stovepipe | |)pfor„ Jn|v -ntl, „r th,„ vrar nre en-
hnl. t i. "Kirk I at illltlnffiilslu a dover-vot„ ln ,ho K„nPni| Hec-'on
tori In New Hampshire rrom the resl otl wp], |n ,,ritnnrv eleet'on
the a-rie.illural populntlon, nor even a j the c .nnrnl election laws of the
state. There Is now tio low to pre-
Must Register Now.
The Oklahoma law requires refc!3-
tratlon in cities of the first clnss but
not In rural precincts or in towns.
The grandfather clause, if adopted,
•annot beeorm effective until after
gubernatorial "merry widow." But she
has certain reforms which. If elected,
she. will endeavor to bring about, and
fhe proposes to be elected or know tlie
reason why.
The accompanying facsimile Is Mrs.
Rirkers declnratlon of eandidacy.
FI IE SHAWN'S DEATH
MONTANA BEING SWEPT
Cabinet Range Ail Aglow With
Light From Flames Flathead
Forest Range Bring Burned
Over Thought Many Livei
Have Been Lost
MISSOULA. Mom., July 21.—Forest
fires are raging today >n the Cabinet
forest reserve near St. Joe. Already
;i large acreage has been burned
| Latest
acreage
reports indicate
I spreading
nber s I
•uld give
"ity
speech
Hill
At
! i'.sststanc
, i estry
ion t"
wa
an urgent
all for
Hi-
ieople a clearer insigir
o the Garber political character, his j
pllcity and wanton betrayal or tnenus;
liis own interests, and his deliberate!
eptions. For his own selfish Inte
s he is now knowingly attempting
eive the pt c of the district, Ju
he imposed on my confident and d
veil ine in the la.-' campaign, relati
Ab-ttulre's platform.
Garber Helped Draw Platform.
•The facts follow. Tue Republic,
lgressional diutrici eoi ention met
thrie with s I hundred in atten
ce September 10. 1908. 1 " >k Juui
rber v. ith me the convention ai
from Nine
nod out to
at the for-
Mlle and the
Im'iress men
The employ-
d all the men
arrangements
inforce-
(into the fighting ran
ment offices have suj
they can pick m> and :i
are being made to rusi
ments to the scene of the fire
The fires at Heron and Thompson
yre still burning and a n< \v force ol
forty men has been dispatched to the
A high
to
vind
itig emb<
territory.
The Northern
every available
tile
fighting the
v at Pi
flame;?
radise
havr
BRAWL RESULTED IN DEATH.
SEATTLE July 21. Arthuj* Ray
Mitchell, of Smithville. Mo., second
class electrician on the cruiser A!
hany, died ast night after a brawl
in a saloon u Charleston, near the
Puget Sound navv card, in which he
received a blow on the back of the
head.
informed hi
bug that i
t and was !
1 d him ti
tlu
Yacht Race Finish a Surprise
K
Vl n' "3*UltQUOl sr.
i f the platform
committee plank and th'.s
.1 for the booklet.
Ga«ber Duolicity Discovered.
ere dispatched
•f ^ T *+* + ** + + + ** +
f
TO KNICHT TEMPLARS.
Cincinnati. Jul\ ' Cid.-nel T-
niliam H. Melish. this t il\ f
MAY BE RAILWAY SCANDAL
Second Bullet Said to Have Bern
Found Jamily Now Seems to
Want to Ti ke Public Into Their
Confidence Police Busy
-1 - Whether Ira
Wednesday
is home a
or whethei
polite, h«
len deelar-
on the evt
i.lals in mill 'id history,
jestions asked Kawn at a
7 in tin* Illinois Central
vith the intent
had fa Ik
have bee
Wanted Delay
Is declared, knew
iinsel for the ro
ind the
ontlnuc
negroes from registering wh'rli
gives rise t-> 1 he tsumptfon that ne-
groes although the - cannot meet the
educational qualification requirement
would have a legal right to vote u$ct
fall.
Question is Raised.
The provision of the "grandfather*
clause" imendment states that should
n r' 'trntlon ' di oensed with the pro-
visions of the amendment sh ill bo
en forced at the poling place. Regis-
tration has not "ron dispensed with
In this state so that the qucstloi Is
being asked whether el ctlon officers
In rural preclrcts and in Incorporated
towns would have any right to aprlv
the educational test to negroes In tho
coming rrenej-al ejpetlon.
Will Not .lare Refuse.
ti. i ,„i, of the grandfather clans#
amendment states that except thot|k
specifically exemted by the terms of
the amendment. No person sh '1 be
allowed to r> irlster or vote who cpn-
not read or rite anv section of the
constitution - f the state of Oklahoma.
This may be deemed sufficient by tho
'■ moo- tie orrtelals to warrant turning
down the negr^ who comes to the polls
In November with a registration cer-
tificate but some lawyers are Inclln-
d to he beilr :bat the whole amend-
ment construed together would not
permit of such action.
iniTi'an feed
GOVERMENT CUTTING DOWN
Tlan Is to Decrease Rations In
Endeavor to Lend Helping1
Hand to Indians To Make
Them Support Themselves In
Future
Ser.cn'1 Bullet Found.
W ASH" I NOT' >N,
uanct of its aim
•d
-Tn pur-
he Indian
nater-
p dls-
th la
".ity
naste
out
"In
the
rand Ma
as not until
the booklets
: Port time
•d nie that
i-rules plank
tested
Judge
id be
considerable
had been sent out. j
before the election1
' la i tyfti s duplicity, i
^solutions committee
Jarher had olTerea
but that it had beeni
Iniingly. They pro
pamphlet. i asked
It and he admitted
beaten, hut smiled
death
most em ine
Knights Te
^ C.L-A.S-S
r K Jlllj !1 — "1*1 '-,e heart! from .iel
, i,i\ hiltont Vacht flu .1 iu dei. it to the Tuiviuols, on U>ug i* I picted The time
j ti de aJiniliiiUi'cU a :- rt*jialil fciuuiid. iJevc. il luoic claimed am toj iccurclt I.
the plank I
arc/istl -ally and said "Let them go.
W! m McGulre wants Is votes, Isn't it
1 lold him McGulre was always square
with tin people and would not stand for
^OONTINUc'c ON PAGt
sort <iw I announce
.n JuI \ 21 at Provl-
f)de Island, of the
ot
mplar In the 1'nited
States. Reverend and Sir
Knight Henry Warren Rug«
His funeral services will le
held in Providence on Mend.'v.
lu'v 2" , at 2 o'clock p m. tin-
'er Masonic auspices. Tlis i«t
wishes were that his illness or
death should make no change
in the program of the Triennial
concla.e to be held in Chicago
next month.
"God buri<•« his workmen but
he carries on his work.
"William Rrom well Melish,
ding grand mast.
STRYCHNINE
NEW YORK Ju
North rut
Island. ;
breakfas
lent I y ill
mat builder o
dish of prune
his
todav and
and is
II. i:<- is in a hospital tonight,
or with strychnine poisoning
in 1 crltu il rendition .\ccnr.|-
Information he gave, the policy
l Mrs Northrijp and John
a friend, who ore held pending
stig
'P
+ + 1- + ! T + * + * + * + * *
re engaged in ar-
dian appropriation
r and will reducp
hns recolvlng gra-
v ernment by ten t-
This v. ar the ra-
. be confined largc-
th.at In
he'; ling 1
bat for se
the offle
tul ties.
GUTHRIE MAN SECOND
Oklahoma fit . Okla., Ju!
- V i
of
P'
4ii
no
'++!*! + T + 1 * 1- 4* 1- 4* ]•♦♦
i. 111 . tonight woi
Oklahoma - Kansas - Mis
trap shooters meet which
ed today. H. J. Donley
Guthrie was second with
out of a possible 100.
not been
of li'
iryj.
AGED PROSPECTOR DEAD.
NEW YORK. Juh :i. >rd was
celved here today of the sudden
T- death in the South American jungles
•f |of Professor Charles P. llolt, of Santa
T- Ana, California, who left this cit\ last
!- April al the age of 7 . years to piuf*
T 4* 1 4 T 4* f 4 -I 4 ! 4* J 4" 4'ipcct for told in CoU-^foi*.
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