The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 1912 Page: 4 of 8
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IHE lUH.Li.tl All ARROW MHL EQtAH, ORLAHOMA.
THE TAHLEQUAH ARROW
ARROW PUBLISHING COMPANY
„<J. I*. # II. K. H r(ly, Manager*
Established, Weekly. J HSM, Dally.
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Incorporated September. ISOfl.
TA FT "Not Guilty"
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS =
All Home Print.
Entered at the Tahlequah, Okla.,
postoffice as second-class mall mat-
ter.
Subscription Itate Per Year SLIM)
Published Thursday of Eat li Week.
THIS PAF !'R RCPRcSENTED TOR FOREIGN
ADVERTISING BY THE
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OFNERAL OFFICES
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
I OUT SMITH'S DISGH \< I
Lack of courage on ihe part of
Fort Smith officers who failed to
rally to the aid of Chief of Police
Barry of that city, who sought to
nvoid a lynching of .in unknown ne-
gro for the shooting of D<:puty '.'on-
stable Andy Carr at about midnight
Saturday has placed a dark cloud
void of illuminated edge; on the fair
reputation of that old city where
lor ninny yeares the federal courts
iueetcd out justice to evildoers in
the legal way. True, the victim was
"only a negro," and possibly a
worthless nigger at that, but when
a populace takes the law into its
own hands to furnish the lowest of
the law without a fair and impartial
trial, that act Is an act of brutality
and the persons composing the inob
are but little, if any better, than
murderers. Even though it was a
worthless negro, the law is supposed
to throw Its protection around all
citizens until proven guilty, and it
is said there is a doubt whether this
victim was the person who fired the
shot. True, the mob composed but a
small per cent of the people of Fort
Smith, but the persons lire unknown,
except that they are of Fort Smith
and their act besmirches the name of
every citizen of that city and there
will be many changes of the moon
before the bad effects of their last
Saturday night's work is effaced, aud
110 doubt every law abiding citizen
of Fort Smith is chagrlued that an
act of that character should occur
on the main street of the city of
which they are so proud. This one
act of lawlessness will more than ov-
erbalance all the work that can be
done by their booster club for the
coming year.
"The Citizen," a new Democratic
weekly, will be launched at (lore
Sequoyah county, by Seth K. Cordou.
Mr. Cordon is known as a Demon at
from the core out and that the paper
will be run along true Democratic
principles is assured. The first issue
will appear April 4
Kufaulla, heretofore one of the
strong republican towns in the state
yesterday turned right side up and
elected almost the entire democratic
ticket. This shows a continuation
toward democratic tendency such a;-
lias shown itself all over the union
since the revlssion of the tariff up-
ward.
"The spirit of the famous Missouri
hound song, 'You Gotta Quit Kickin'
My Dawg Aroun'' has borne fruit
in this city. Hereafter dog catchers
will suspend operations 011 Saturday
in order that no country dogs be im-
pounded ami possibly put to death
by mistake." - Tulsa news item.
That may be all right In Tulsa
county, but down here in Cherokee
county we have several hundred
hounds and as Josh Billings said:
"One-half of them could do the
work."
The date for the visit to be made
to our city by the State Editorial As-
sociation is but a few weeks away.
This will be one of the best chances
for effectual advertising the city will
ever get and everything should be
done now in preparation for their
reception and entertainment. Their
impression of the city on their visit
here and reports thereof published by
the various papers of tlte state may
make the boosting of Tahlequah
either a hard or easy task. Let us
prepare to show them a good time
and make their impressions the best
possible. The matter should not be
neglected.
SI 1:101 SLY II I..
(From Wednesday's Daily Arrow.)
.T. T. Cunningham, Sr., who is re-
ported critically ill, will be, we un-
derstand. operated upon tonight. A
trained nurse arrived today to assist
In the operation which will be per-
formed l y Drs. Allison and Allison.
DIED.
(From Wednesday's Daily Arrow.)
Reported by Mohler Undertaking
establishment:
Mrs. Janie Fox, aged 24, died at
her home near Blue Springs, this
morning, of tuberculosis. Funeral
tomorrow. Interment jn Blue
Springs Cemetery.
Wins in New York -
Teddy Makes Usual
Charge of Un-
fair Deal.
NEW YORK. March 1'7. Yester-
day's statewide Republican primar-
ies for delegates to the Republican
nations .'onvention ar Chicago re-
suited in the selection of organiza-
tion candidates in practically every
district where there was a contest,
according to unofficial returns, fair-
ly complete in many Instances, at
hand at an early hour this morning.
Claims that lit least 8.'{ of the 00
delegates will be for Taft were made
by State Chairman William Barnes,
Jr., and John \V. Hutchinson, direc-
tor of the eastern branch of the* na-
tional Taft league.
Chairman Duel of the Roosevelt
city committee said the primaries
were characterized by a "complete
breakown of the election machinery
had been a farce." He asserted an
effort would be made by the Roose-
velt committee to get a "real pri-
mary in this city, with a full expres-
sion of Republican opinion.'.'
"Governor Dix should be called
upon to convene the legislature in
special session." declared Chairman
Duel in a statement issued late last
night, "for the purpose of passing a
presidential primary law so that
there may be an honest expression of
the wishes of the voters. In 110 surer
way could Governor Dix meet the
wishes of tile people."
The primal ies opened at :i p. m.
amidst great confusion owing to the
delay in delivering the ballots in
many voting districts.
Theodore Roosevelt left late last
night on li is western speech making
tour, protesting vigorously against
what lie declared to be the "scan-
dalous way" t he "county machine"
was behaving in connection with the
New York county primary light, then
in full progress.
"There has never been anything
more scandalous," said Mr. Roose-
velt. "than the way the county ma-
chine is conducting this tight for
President Taft in New York county.
They first threw out all inspectors
who were known to favor my can-
didacy and 1 have just received
word that the Roosevelt watchers
have been thrown out of the polling
places."
Carter Bill Would
Open Indian Rolls
WASHINGTON, I). C. March 27.
- Eliminating nearly three hundred
minor Choctaw freedmen, Congress-
man ('orter yesterday introduced a
bill providing for reopening of the
live civilized tribes rolls for the ad-
mission (if nearly live hundred claim-
ant.-. to citizenship, provided the
rolls shall remain closed and affairs
of five tribes wound up speedily.
Mr. Carter, who says the bill does
not quite meet his approval, al-
though lie will abide by its provis-
ions if it can lie passed without
amendment, consented to introduce
the bill after a tentative agreement
had been reached between attorneys
for the various claimants and tribal
attorneys whereby the latter agree
not to light the bill if unamended
and provided they are given some
assurances that, it will forever and
eternally settle enrollment legisla-
tion in the five civilized tribes.
The bill provides tor reconsidera-
tion of a list of 52 persons left off
rolls by inadventure; the names re-
cently submitted by Judge Pollock,
of the interior department, minu
the 2X1 minor Choctaw freedmen;
and all persons, about two hundred
in number, who were admitted by
the interior department but who in
the closing days of enrollment were
adversely decided against.
Of the 52 meritorious cases, if
has been discovered that six ol the
claimants are now on the rolls. The
bill further provides that "This act
shall be final and conclusive settle-
ment of enrollment affairs of the
five civilized tribes," and the secre-
tary of the inferior is ordered to sell
the tribal properties and distribute
the proceeds and all other tribal
funds with all possible speed. Pro-
vision is also made directing the sec-
rear.v of the interior to classify the
timber lands in the Choctaw nation
as agricultural, grazing and timber
lands, and to dispose of the same in
tracts suitable for the purposes for
which classified in not to exceed 1,-
560 acres of timber lands; 180 acres
of agricultural lands and «40 acres
of grazing lands.
Following the initiative of Con-
gressman Ferris, the Oklahoma dele-
gation has protested to the secre-
tary of the interior against the sale
of nearly two million acres of tim-
ber lands now being advertised in
the Choctaw nation in large bodies,
on the grounds that it would create
a complete monopoly of the timber
interests in Oklahoma.
Is Verdict of Jury in
Chicago PackersTrial
I CHICAGO, March 27. "Not
i guilty" was the verdict the jury re-
turned yesterday in the trial of the
I ten Chicago packers, accused by the
government of violation ol' the crim-
inal sections of the Sherman anti-
trust act. The verdict was returned
before United States Juilgo Carpen-
ter, after the jury had deliberated
over nineteen hours.
All the defendants were in court
when the verdict was read. Each de-
fendant smiled and some shook
hands with their attorneys. The
court room was crowded.
The verdict came as a surprise to
many who had been watching the
case aud had feared that the nine-
teen-hour wait meant a long-drawn
battle in the jury room.
Federal Attorney James II. Wil-
kersln was deeply affected by the
verdict. As the words sounded
through the court room tears filled
his eyes. He declined to make a
statement.
Three ballots wore taken 011 the
question of guilty or not guilty. The
first ballot resulted eight for acquit-
tal and four for conviction. The
second showed 1 1 for acquittal and
one for conviction. The third bal-
lot was unanimous for acquittal.
.1. II. Edwards of Streator, one of
the jurors, discussing the proceed-
ings iu the Jury room, said:
"We gave the defendants the ben-
efit of doubt. We did not believe the
government had made out a strong
case. We did not attempt to analyzf-
the figures presented by the govern-
ment and decided the case 011 the
broad lines of the arguments and the
testimony which we remembered. We
were all nervous and anxious to get
home and nvoided any unpleasant de-
bate in the Intervals between the
ballots."
The instructions of Judge Carpen-
ter laid special stress on the question
of reasonable doubt and the jurors
were told that if they had any such
doubt of the guilt of the defendant-
they could not return a verdict of
guilty.
(Subject to the action of the
Democratic primary August ?, 1912.)
IS A T K s
Stato or congressional $ 1 2.00
District 12.00
County 10 00
With each announcement, candi-
date is entitled to a notice of the
same iu the news columns st the
time announcement is made. Subse-
quent articles will be charged for at
the regular rate.
I OK COl \ I \ ( I.FRK.
Clerk of the District Court, sub-
ject to the decision of the Democ-
racy of Cherokee Couuiy tit the
primary on August (1.
Ten Miners
Are Rescued
WELCH, W. Ya. March 27. The
bodies of four miners bad been ta-
ken form the Jiul coal mine up to :i
o'clock yesterday afternoon and ten
men had been rescued alive. It is
reported now that there were s:!
men in tlie mine at the time of the
explosion, which is believed to have
been due to gas; experts believe that
but few of the men remaining in the
mine are alive.
Rescuing parties are trying to
reach the other miners. There are
hopes that with a few exceptions the
remaining 'iS may be recovered alive.
P.I,AMES THE LAW:
NOT I \ DI \ 11 >1 \l.s
CHICKASHA, Okla., March L'7.
—Denying that lie was interviewed
as recently quoted in the press,
Mayor .1. U. Burton says he has, nev-
ertheless, expressed views along the
lines indicated to the extent that, in
his judgment, the laws of the state
pertaining to the collection of taxes
are too complicated and require too
much red tape in getting results nec-
essary to expedite the collection and
distribution of taxes to the several
funds for which they are levied. The
blame, he says, attaches to the state
law. and not to the county treasurer
or any other local official.
HACK IN JAIL.
(From Wednesday's Daily Arrow.)
Claud Slagle, one of the prisoners
who took French leave from the
county jail night before last, re-
turned this morning of his own re-
cord and was reincarcerated.
The Arrow is authorized to an-
nounce the name of
J. M. BURTON,
as a candidate for the office ol
County Clerk, subject to the ac-
tion of the Democratic vote's at
the primary election, August
iy 12.
The Arrow is authorized to an-
nounce the name of
S. S. FOREMAN,
us candidate for the office ol
County Clerk, subject to the ac-
tion of the Democratic party at
the primaries August . 1012.
The Arrow is authorized fo ;iti-
nonnce
T. K. LATTA,
As candidate for the office ol
County Clerk, subject to the ac-
tion of Democracy at the primar-
ies August 6, 1012.
FOR COl VI* COMMISSIONER.
The Arrow is authorized to an-
nounce the name of
,1. G. POUTER,
For consideration as the nominee
for Clerk of the District Court,
subject to the action of the Democ-
racy at the primary on August ti.
I o|{ < 01 Xl'Y SHERD I'.
The \1r0w is .authorized to an-
nounce
Ross DANIEL.
As a candidate for the office of
County Sheriff, subject to the will
01 Democracy at the primaries Au-
gust ti, 1912.
I OR COl NTA ASSESSOR.
The Arrow is authorized to an-
nounce the name of
KELLY K. KING,
As candidate for the office of
County Vssessor, subject to Ihe ac-
tion of the Democratic party at tbe
primary, August 6, 11)12.
The Arrow is authorized to an-
nounce the name of J;, lies L Peebles
as a candidate for commissioner
from the second district subject to
the decision ol the coming Demo-
cratic primary.
The Arrow is authorized to an-
nounce the name ol
A. H. DYKES,
As a suitable candidate for the of-
fice of Commissioner from the
Second District, subject to the ver-
dict of the Democratic caucus on
August B, 1912.
The Arow is authorized to an-
nounce the name 01
DR. li W. MURRAY,
As a candidate for Commissioner
from the Third district, subject
to the action of the Democratic
primaries August ti.
FOR COUNTY 8UPT. OP ROOLS.
The Arrow is authorized to an-
nounce the name of
U. A. Mc SI* DDI N.
As a candidate for 1 ount.v A sos-
sor, subject to the action of the
Democratic voters at the primary
to be held August ti.
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.
We are authorized to announce
JOE II. MILLER,
As a candidate- for the office of
Register of Deeds, Cherokee couu-
ty, subject to the action of the
Democratic party at the primaries
August ti, 1012.
The name of
J. W. DEMOSS,
Is announced for the considera-
tion of ihe Democratic voters, for
nomination for the office of Reg-
ister of Deeds before the primary
on August ti, next.
The Arrow is authorized to an-
nounce
W. M. LEDGERWOOD.
As a candidate for the office of
County Superintendent of Schools,
subject to the decision of the
Democratic party the primaries,
August 1012.
The Arrow is authorized 1 <> an-
nounce
J NORWOOD PETERSON',
As a candidate for the office of
County Superintendent of Schools,
subject to the Democratic primar-
ies August C, 1012.
The Arrow is authorized to say
that
,IOE L. MAM'S
Will be a candidate for Register
of Deeds at the primary ou Aug-
ust 1!, subject to the decision of
the Democratic voters of Cherokee
County,
COl'VTY Ji IX.I
1 Editor Arrow.
You are authorized to anno-im«
W. P. THORN I .
As candidate for the office of Reg-
i -ter of Deeds, Cherokee County,
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic party at the primary, \ug-
upt «, 191J
I < li! M l!\ I \ < >R.
The Arrow is authorized to nn-
| nounce the name of
The Arrow is authorized to an-
nounce tbe name of
J. T. PARKS,
As a candidate, subject to the de-
cision of the Democratic primary,
to be held in August, for the of-
fice of County Judge.
Editors Arrow.
Y'ou are authorized to announce
the name of
E. C. McMICHAEL,
As n candidate for the office of
County Judge, subject to the Aug-
ust Democratic primary.
WILSON
Gets Eight of the Maine
Delegation.
WASHINGTON, i). C., March 27.
That Maine will clearly be in the
Woodrou Wilson column at the Bal-
timore convention was indicated
yesterday in statements made by
United States Senator Obediah Gard-
ner and Representative Daniel J. Mc-
Gilllcuddy, of that state, upon their
return from the convention which
nominated Maine's twelve delegates
to the convention. Of the twelve,
eight are firmly and enthusiastically
for Wilson, and of the remaining
four none are definitely opposed to
the New Jersey governor, according
to Messrs. Gordner and McGillicud-
FOR DISTRICT CLERK.
The Arrow Is authorized to an-
nounce the name of
J. MONROE WALLACE,
As candidate for the office of Dis-
trict Clerk, subject to the decision
of Democracy at the August pri-
maries.
< II \S. II\ER> PERRY.
As a candidate for the office of
County Surveyor, subject to the
action of the Democratic party at
the primaries August (i, 1012.
FOR COl VIA TREASURER.
The Arrow Is authorized to an-
nounce t he name of
A. IJ. CUNNINGHAM,
\s candidate for the office ol
County Treasurer, subject to the
ictfon of the Democratic party at
tbe primaries August fi, 1012.
The Arow is authorized to an-
nounce the name of
JAMES S. SANDERS,
As a candidate for the nomination
for the office of County Treasurer,
subject to the Democratic voters
at the primary to be held August
ti, next.
Editors Arrow You may announce
the name of
J. 1). GI IN.N.
As a candidate for the office of
IOR lotATY ATTORNEY.
Arrow is authorized to an-
The
nounce
W. E. FOREMAN,
As candidate for the office
County Attorney, subject to
Democratic primaries \ugnst
of
t lie
dy. They are themselves delegates.
\\ oodrow Wilson is the only can-
didate who would rouse the voters,
create enthusiasm and receive strong
support in Maine," said Senator
Gordner, and I believe thai his nom-
ination would help greatly to keep
the state in the Democratic column.
The delegates, however, are un-
pledged. 1 n m a hit old fashioned
about these things and believe that
it 1 am lit to represent a Mate at the
convention at all, 1 am fit to he
trusted to do what is best for Maine
and for the party.
"There isn't much Clark senti-
ment in Maine. One or two of the
delegates are for Harmon for per-
sonal reasons, but none are actual-
ly opposed to tlovernor Wilson "
representative fMcGillicuddy said
that lie was for Wilson and had been
from the start. He believes that
Governor Wilson would make the
strongest run in Maine of all the
Democratic candidates, and lie re-
gards as certain his nomination by
tlie Baltimore convention.
"Nominate Governor Wilson, and
lie will he elected," doctored the
Maine congressman.
TAFT WON IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 27.
—The Indiana state Republican con-
vention instructed its four delegates
at large to vote for the renorninat ion
of President Taft.
The Tutt faction had a majority of
105 over the supporters of Co).
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