The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 104, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 23, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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NUMBER 105
TUESDAY MORNING,
TUESDAY M0KN1NU,
liUTHRix
OKLAHOMA
AUOU81 23, IMO
UIQHT PAGES
j VULUMJB XXII.
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT FELLOW
_WORKERS FOR PARTY SUCCESS
PI5HI SETS
RUMOKSAT RES!
HIS PART IN NEW YORK
STATE AFFAIR FULLY
EXPLAINED
OOL ROOSEVELT SATISFIED
'Letter Made Public Sets Forth
Positively Mr. Taft Had No
Part in Committee Oabal to
Defeat Former President—
Party Leaders are Rebuked
NEW YORK, Aug.
Taft and ex-President
22.—President
Roosevelt are
again fellow workers in the same poli-
tical field. The threat that they might
pull apart has been forefended by a
full explanation on one side and an
unreserved acceptance on the other.
The president made it plain in a let-
ter given out here today by Lloyd C
Griscom, president of the New York
Republican county committee, how the
ROOSEVELT HAS
NO SORE SPOTS
READS TAFTS STATEMENT
AND EXPRESSES HIS
PLEASURE
PLANS NOT YET MATURED
Declares He Never Desired the
Chairmanship — Consented to
Have Name Used on Conditions
Relating to Platform and Can-
didate—Will Wait and See
WOM
HEAD
^OF CONSPIRACY
ivv"! *
OYSTER BAY, N. Y. Aug. 22.— Col-
| onel Roosevelt after reading with at-
tention the full text of President Tuft's
letter, issued the following statement:
"I am very glad to see President
Taft's statement and am pleased with it.
"llefore tho meeting of the state com
mittee 1 had repeatedly expressed to
various leaders not merely my willing-
ness, but my desire, to see them. Since
misunderstanding arose. He explained 'lie meeting 1 have not thought that
that he never took any part in a com-
mittee cabal to defeat Colonel Roose-
velt for temporary chairman of the
coming Republican state convention
On the contrary, he explicitly deplores
the result of the committee meeting
which chose Vice-President Sherman;
he rebukes the party leaders who have
there was any particular object in
meeting them as, owing to their action
the situation had become such as to ad-
mit of no compromise, and I had noth-
ing to add to what 1 had already said.
I may add that 1 have not changed my
mind now.
"My position Is perfectly definite and
permitted it to go abroad uncontra-| have "0,hlnB <° change in It. I had
dieted that the president of the Unitedlni vt1' <u,slr8d the chairmanship and
States was behind their factional pref-1 consented to have my name considered
erences: he insists that at every op-!"n condition only that, in platform and
po.timity he placed the fullest confi- candidate alike, the party should en-
deavor to achieve success in the only
way worth frying; that is, by deserv-
ing. by making It evident that the lie-
publican party of the state of New
York Intends In good faith to serve tho
interests of all the people of the state.
"I cannot spenk (Teflnltely at the
moment of my whole plans because 1 do
not know how far the situation will be
changed by the president's letter, and
so J ran say nothing more definite to-
night."
dence with Roosevelt and he explains
he has been pained by the "columns of
unfounded stories in newspapers con
cerning my attitude in respect to the
New York situation."
For his part Colonel Roosevelt, when
he read President Taft's letter a
communicated to him at Oyster Bay
said:
"I AM VERY GLAD TO SEE PRES-
DENT TATF'S LETTER AND AM
PLEASED WITH IT"
The president's letter comes in re-
ply to Mr. flrlscom's blunt assertion
by telegraph that " the absence of any
authorltive information ns to your at-
titude is seriously misleading many
Republicans."
The president tells how. when h
first learned from Vice-Presiden
Sherman of the plan to oppose Roose-
velt, he "peremptorily declined to be
drawn into the fight with Mr. Roose-
velt and again renewed mv urgent ad
vice that there be full personal con-
ference with Mm."
Finally he asserts the solution of the
direct primary issue can be found in
provisions to those of the Cobb bill
defeated by the last legislature In di-
rect rebuke to Mr. Roosevelt and Gov
ernor Hughes.
Advised Against Controversy
In the course of the correspondent
there conies out a telegram from thf
president to the vice-president hither
to withheld, but of which mention had
nevertheless crept into print. In sub
stance the president Informed Timo
thy Jj. Woodruff, Republican state
chairman, and William L. Ward of the
national Republican committee, "that
~?S^7^ED^N PAGF TWO.)
VfABNERTD QUIT
SENATOR OUT OF THE RACE
Missouri Solon Issues Statement.
Notifying His Friends He Is
Not a Candidate for Reelection
- to U. S- Senate—Poor Health
the Cause
BEGGS OIL FIELD
Producing Well Brought in Sun-
day—90 Barrels
MRS.JOSE Santos
SAN J08E, Costa Rioa, Aug. 22.—
Quiok work on the part of President
Med^z, of Nicaragua, has orevented
the overthrow of his government.
Acoording to information which has
reached here from Managua from 3n
unquestionably reliable source. Senora
Zelaya, wife of the deposed president
of Nioaragua, oganized a conspiracy
to overthrow Madriz and install Dr
IriaB in the presidential chair.
The conspirators had progressed to
a point where they were almost ready
to sping the trap when one of the
trusted followers of Senora Ze-
laya drank too freely and revealed
the plot. President Madriz took sum-
mary steps to prevent the conspir-
acy from being carried out and the
plotters were frustrated.
VICE P1IESIDENI
INVOLVES NOW?
FEARED NEW YORK EPISODE
HAS BROUGHT ABOUT
A RUPTURE
SITUATION IS NOVEL ONE
Mr. Taft's Letter Said to Reveal
Irreconcilable Difference Be-
tween the President and Mr.
Sherman •— Taft Completes
Campaign Letter
Sherman Will Speak in
Guthrie Aug. 31; Harris
Fixes New Date for Big
State Ratification Meet
MANAGUA. August 22.— Before depart-
ing for Corinto with Generals Toledo,
Vasquez, Ortiz and Montenegro ami Dr.
Julian Iiias, the presidency was turned
over by Madriz to Jose Dolores Estrada,
a brother of General Juan Estrada, tho
leader of the revolution. Immediately
afterwards Jose Estrada issued a procla-
At a depfh niation saying that he would give the
the bit only. office to his brother, and started a
1 peace commission composed of foreign
C consuls for Granada to inform General
BEGGS, Okla., Aug. 2
of 2,240 feet and with
three feet in the sand, the Quaker
co npanv, on the northwest corner
the southwest section 9-14-12, thr<e Estrada of his intention
miles south of this eitv, brought
one of the best producers in this s<
tion Sunday. It commenced to fl
in the tank at 2 o'clock this afternoon
and by 6 o'clock the gauge showed it
running a little stronger than 90 bar-
rels of oil per hour. The well seems
good for .1,000 barrels daily
—— i
"T think from th® implements around
him this mummy must have been an
Egyptian plumber."
"I wonder wha* be would do if wo
c.ould bring him to life?"
"He'd probably put in a bill for 3,000
l\ear«- at the usual rates per hour."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—United
Plates Senator William Warner of Mis
■ouri, announced tonight that ho would
not be a candidate for re-election to
the United States senate. Tho an-
nouncement was made in a formal
Ftatement addressed to the Republicans
of Missouri. It follows:
"I announce that I snail not be a
candidate for re-election to the sen-
ate of the United States. Mv health
will not permit. The making of this
announcement is to me a mater of deep
regret, because I feel It will be dis-
appointing to my friends, and morr
loyal or disinterested friends no man
ever had. 1 make no attempt to con
1 vey to them my heartfelt ^thanks for
the consideration of me In the past:
for such an attempt would but reveal
the poverty of words at my command
The senator in his seventy-first year
and for several months has not been
In good health. His term, expires March
2. next.
DETACHABLE HAT
BEVERLY. Mass., August 22.—A visit
to President Taft from Representative
W. W. Cocks, of the Oyster Bay dis-
trict in congress and one of the Colonel
Roosevelt's closest friends and advisers,
came as a forerunner in Beverly today
to what transpired in New York anil
Oyster Bay tonight.
Mr. Cocks immediately upon his arrival
indicated that a better understanding
was soon to be hat! and declared with-
out equivocation that there would be no
break between President Taft and Col-
onel Roosevelt Mr. Cocks said he did
not come as an emissary from the col-
onel and that his visit hero was In con-
nection with a trip to New Hampshire ,fx
see some relatives. He was glad, how-
ever, to take the opportunity to acquaint
the president further with the exact sit-
uation In New York state politics and
at Oyster Bay.
Pleased With Mr. Cocks.
After the conference at Burgess Point,
President Taft said that his talk wltn
Mr. Co«ks had been most satisfactory.
He rather significantly called attention
to the fact that Mr. Cocks, being :t
Quaker, was essentially a man of policy.
Mr. Taft at no time has felt railed
upon to answer annonymous or veiled
attacks. When Mr. Griscom telegraph-
tved here tonight "S'l"1 1,1,11 fl statement of what ha J
I- Ma tin V, ... n„. | transplrevl In the New York state c"m-
mittee, Mr. Ta/t then deckled to write
a letter. As to making that letter pub-
lic, he left it entirely to Mr. Griscom
and his advisers. From the first tho
president insisted that nothing could be
given out in Beverly.
Light on Recent Events.
The president's letter In many of the
dates and details given, throws an in-
teresting light upon a number of recent
events In Beverly. Probably the most
interesting of these was tho Interview
given out by Vice President Sherman fol-
lowing his talk with President Taft last
Wednesday. On that oecasion, It now
transpired, the president told Mr. Sher-
man that he deplored the action of the
state committee in voting down Mr.
Roosevelt and that he wanted him to see
MANAGUA TAKEN
BY THE REBELS
NEW ORLEANS. August 22 -Con-
firmation of the reported fall of Managua
without resistance, following the entry 01
the insurgent forces today, was contain--1
in a cablegram
the ac ting consul of Madiz at New Or- j
leans. The town was surrendered
out any conflict, it was stated.
FLAHES LEAVE
TRAIL OF DEATH
PACIFIC NORTHWEST FACES
THE MOST TERRIBLE
SITUATION
PERISHING BY THE SCORE
Whole Towns Licked Up by Fiery
Tongues, Thousands Rendered
Homeless and Property Loss
Incurred Amounting to Mil-
lions—No Relief In Sight
KILLED BY RIP SAW
E. Jones Dead as Result of
Peculiar Accident
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aur. 22.—From
injuries received when a machine rip
saw broke. J. E. Jones, a local car-
penter Sunday night. Jones was
injured Wednesday morning. His
mother and two sisters and other rel-
atives were notified. They came at
once from Arcadia, Ind. They were
with him before his death, and left
with the body, which was shipped to
Shreveport, La., Monday.
WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 —
Foreease Oklahoma: Fair, ron
tinned warm Tuesday, Wednes-
day unsettled.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)
SPOKANE, Washn., Aug. 22.—With
over fifty persons known to bo dead
with 100 or more missing and a list of
Injured that will approximate two hun-
dred; with half the town of Wallace
swept clean, and the possibility that
two or three more towns fn the district
have suffered complete destruction; with
half a dozen small towns and villages
seriously threatened, the Inhabitants by
thousands hurrying to places of safety,
the Pacific Northwest faees the most
terrible situation In Its history.
Tho situation is most acute in the
Couer d'Alene district of Northern Ida-
ho. Reports from other parts of the
northwest are of less discouraging na-
ture. Some of the fires have been con-
trolled, others are less threatening, ow-
ing to the absence of* wind, while In
some districts the fire fighters have di-
verted the course of the flames from
towns that were threatened. The new
fires that have sprung up in the last
twenty-four hours have not proved seri-
ous so far.
Some are Under Control.
A report received early today that the
Colvllle fire in Eastern Washington h -1
broken out again with renewed energy,
does not seem to be borne out by facts.
This fire and the one In the Wallow re-
serve In Oregon appear for the time at
least to be under control. A fire which
has been burning In tho Wenaha re-
serve In southern Washington for a week
became worse yesterday and Is still rag-
ing with undiminished fury.
In eastern Oregon between Rakers
City and LaGrande, there are several
fires which are doing serious damage to
live timber. It is feared that these fires
will not be controlled until there Is a
rainfall.
There are several fires In the Umpqua
(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.)
SENATOR OWEN'S NAME 15
UNO IMS
Attorney Hill Testifies Senator Is Principal in Suit in Which 50
Per Cent Fee Is Involved—To Pay It Would Break In-
dians—Committee Going to Pawhuska ._
MOST REMARKABLE.
There were 2,412 fatalities In
the coal mines in the United
States last year as against 2,-
450 the year before, although
about ten per cent more coal was
mined. In 1907, 3,125 men were
killed.
SULPHUR, Okla, ,
States Senator Robert
entered Into the
tion today, E. I
the Choctaw nation, testified befor
special congressional committee that
investigating the Gore bribery charge
that Senator Owen is the principal
the suit In which are Involved col
tracts with the Indians
United
i name
Indian land investiga-
Hill, an attorney for
e the
|A
ent fee
calling
pending
not belle
activity
Senatoi
witness j
«s referred Owen's cl
claims where It is i
tie became senator I
Owen has shown
In his
ept
s required."
Owen based his
I* id, on legal servk
ed at Washington
rlor to his election
testify
claim, tho
e he alleges
and in Ok-
to the sen
at.
Mr.
ho\
Into the
MISvS KITTY GORDON BEARING
HER NEW COMBINATION PICTURE
AMD THEATRE HAT
NEW YORK. Aug. 22 Miss Kitty
Gordon, who off the stage is the Hon
Mrs. Constance Beresford, being the
wife of Captain the Ronorable Henry
Horslev Brjjr-sfod. Is here to prepare
for her appearance in the chief fem-i
inlne role of Mr, Jo*' Weber's Englishf
production of the German musical
farce, "Alma. Wo Fohntt Du."
In disembarking Miss Gordon evin-
ced much concern over a large box'
which, she said, contained one of the'
new combination picture and theatroj
hats. To prove that the hat was all'
thnt she produced photographs, which!
instantly struck such a popular note'
among the women who saw them that]
she was soon surrounded hy a crowd
clamoring for pictures. The upper
part of the hat Is detachable.
BASE BULL RESULTS
AM ERIC '• " • A T'ON.
I/ouisville 0-3; Ka-isas Clity 4-1.
Columbus 2; St. Paul I.
Toledo 5; Milwaukee 2.
Indianapolis 5; Minneapolis 0.
WESifcRN LEAGUE.
Lincoln 4. Wichita 2.
Topeka 6; Sioux City 7. (
Omaha 1; St. Joseph 8.
Des Moines 1; Denver 6.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington 4; Chicago 3.
Cleveland ;l; Philadelphia 7.
St Louis 2; Boston s«
Detroit 8; New York 5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago 7; Boston 0.
St. bouts 4, New York 11.
Pittsburg 6-8; Philadelphia 5-4.
Brooklyn 8; Cincinnati 5.
Jtl
,SJ
m
tlfled Attorney j
contracts with r
j the Indians some years before he be a
came senator and Is not now trying to ,
■ secure 50 per cent, but nas left It to the.
United KtiiU'S court of claims to do-
1 termlne how much he snoufd bp paid
I It was also said since his election as
senator Mr. Owen had showed no n<*tlv-
[ Ity In the matter except to testify In
behalf of Ills claim. The value of the
property which, it was asserted. In Mr
Owen's suit was restored to the Indians
is fixed by the department « f justice at
from f12.00ft,00ii to *14,000,000. As at-
torney for the Choctaw*, Mr Hill said,
he was resisting the suit.
"In 189(5," said Mr. Hill, "Mr. Owen
entered Into an arrangement with
Charles F. Wlnton to attempt to se< ure
for Choctaw Indians living east of the
Mississippi river, « iTlzcnshlp In what
was then Indian Territory. Wlnton went
to Mississippi and got many Individual
contracts, tho total number ultimately
being 1,500. In these contracts the
claimants agreed to give Wlnton and
Owen 50 per cent of all property which
they would become possessed of If they
were admitted to citizenship. Wlnton
after obtaining many contracts, died,
and his rights reverted to Mr. Owen.
After the Indians were admitted to cl-
1 No
l-.ilhl;>
"Suppc
.sked Represe
Campbell, of Kansas.
ator Owen should be allowed by tho
court of claims all that the contracts
• all for, how much would he get."
"He would receive 60 per cent of U2,
000,000 or $14,000,000 according to tho
value of the property.
' Is he secured any way "
"Well, the omnibus Indian hill passed
by congress In iprovides that tn««
Owen fee shall be a lien on the prop-
erty of the Indians."
"What would be the effect
Hans if the fee provided for
tracts were granted^'
"It would take all the property
the In-
Indians have. '1
If they had to j:
Mr. Owen was
and IIv■. h it M
Canada.
Most
y would
the fee.'
. f to.la
ting
taken
Ith the cross examination of J. F.
holder of the contracts by
eeks to obtain a 10 per cent
fee im the sale of $.10,000,0a.)
M< Murray
which he
attorney's
worth of Indian lands In this state. Mr.
McMurray said If the Indians got all
the property was worth they would re-
ceive $50,000.1)00 and his fee would he 10
0 fSMPAGF? YHREL™
GIVES AMI HIS
BUI
EVIDENT THAT GOVERNOR
IS BACK OF MAN WHO
WOULD SUCCEED
SAME OLD C. N- H BLUFF
Forgets That He Refused to Re-
move Branson From Election
Board When William H. Mur-
ray a Democrat Charged Intend
ed Fraud—Let Cruce Speak Up
If He Is Real Candidate—Why
Does Haskell "Butt In"
(By Nell B. McCullough.)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug 21.—"Gover-
nor Haskell reminds one of the ostrich
Hides his head In tho sand, squawks and
Imagines that he cannot be seen nor his
trail followed." This statement was
made by the samo prominent, honest
democrat who has been furnishing mo so
much Information. Continuing, he said.
"Tills characteristic of the man who is
back of Lee Cruce, candidate for gover-
nor is evident in the following statement:
" 'This is foolish buncombe. Mr.
McNeal objects to Fred l*. Branson
continuing to serve during tho next
election ns a member of the stato
election board, for the reason that he
was recently elected chairman of the
democratic state committee. This Is
foolish political iiuncombe. Mr. Mc-
Neal knows very well that Chairman
Branson's resignation from the state
election board came Into my hands
with his acceptance of the party
chairmanship and that there Is plenty
of time for mo to nil the vacancy be-
fore tho next election. McNeal is
simply asking for something that he
knows would be lone as a matter of
law, whether ho ever asked for it or
not.!"
The foregoing statement of C. N. Has-
kell is exactly like every other defense
ho has ever made. It's a hundred to
one shot thnt no such resignation was
ever placed in the hands of tho govei
by Mr. Branson, regardless of what
or Branson may now say to the <
trary.
"The Idea of Mr. McNeal having knowl-
edge of such a resignation when even ti
'Tcol^TrNUE^ON^P AGE"T HR E ETT"
WILL BE J BIO
LOVE FEtST
CONGRESSIONAL AS WELL AS
STATE COMMITTEES TO
ASSEMBLE
ALL CANDIDATES EXPECTED
Congressional Committee Sends
Sherman to Oklahoma and
State Will Do Him Honor—Norn
inations of Bird M'Guire Will
Be Ratified—Morning, After-
noon and Night Meetings
Owing to tho fact that Vice
President Sherman has notified
Slate Chairman James A. Harris
and Congressman Bird McGuiro
that he will be able to speak iu
Guthrie Wednesday, August 31,
Mr. Harris yesterday announced
that he had changed the date of
the stato republican meeting from.
August 29 to the above date.
The Republican ratification meeting
will take on the character of being both
state and congressional us there will be
meetings of the different congressional
districts committees as well as the
stato committee and an assembly of all
state and county candidates. Arrange-
ments an being made for the attend-
ant' of every Republican candidate la
the state, both state and county, as an
honor to the vice president of the Unit-
ed States, who comes to Oklahoma un-
der the auspices of the Republican con-
gressional committee. It was through
the chairman of the national speakers'
bureau. Henry Cassen, that Bird Me-
Guin was notified that Vice President
Sh- man would be In Guthrie August 31.
Saturday Charlman Harris issued a
call for the state central committee to
assemble In this city August 29 and at
the same time called a mass *tate rati-
fication meeting. This was In advance
of information to the effect that Vice
President Sherman would bo In Guthrie
August 31. which Information was later
received by Congressman McGuire.
SCOTT CALLS MEETIIG.
Dr Hugh Scott, acting chairman of
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Europe s Oldest Monarch
JEMPDROR OE AUSTRIA.
*
PKOH EvROPtAH
Europe's oldest monarch who has
Just celebrated his eightieth birthday
Greetings from every sovereign in thy
MCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND.
world were ecelvod by tho aged mon
arch and scores of the Imperial fan
ily gathered at Ischl to tako part u
tho festiviUt* —
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