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VOL XI.
The Hugo Husonian
The Official Advertisinj Medium „f the <Wy of E«|o and the County of Choctaw.
I
HUGO, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1912
No. 2
no distributing agent can
handle booze for our many
thirsty people
Under Ruling of The Supreme Court
Chance* to Buy of Bootlegger
Seems Only Way
Attorney C.eneral Charles West has
discovered in the opinion handed
down by Justice C. B. Ames of the
-upreme coupt commission an oppor-
"tunity to make the prohibition laws
«f the state an absolute certainty.
~ iVest is dictating letters to every
« ounty attorney in the state advising
them to institute action against all
corporations delivering intoxicants to
other persons than the identical con-
signee,
Judge Ames held in the replevin
suit of Blunk against Waugh and
Queenan that distillers and brewers
could not ship goods into a prohibi-
tion state to an agent for distribu-
tion, notwithstanding each separate
consignment was identified with the
purchaser s name on the package or
barrel. It was held that liquors con-
liscated by enforcement olticers
while in transit could not be replev-
ied in that the consignor by using
an agent for distribution in prohibi-
tion territory was violating the laws
<>f that territory, and confiscation by
enforcement officers was not in vio-
lation of any laws of the United
States government, either constitu-
tional or commercial.
The enects, in the opinion of the
attorney, of that decision is far
reaching and tends to cause the op-
eration of the prohibition laws easier
and moie satisfactory. County at-
torneys under the Ames decision can
proceed against the consignor, or Its
agents for a criminal offense as well
as confiscate the goods. Only the
consignee may be permitted to take
tile shipments from the common ear-
lier and me-oia system of "distribu-
ting agencies' ,s routed from busi-
ness.
TO CERTAIN DEFEAT
taft will be overwhelming-
ly defeated and roosevelt
could not hope to stem
tide
Doubtful State* Now in the Majority
and There Democratic Chance*
Ar* Brightest in Year*
if ITCH SHOT
HEfiE COUBt IN GRIM WHILE
J. e. clark on trial for at-
tempt to kill his land
lord
brackeens and keel put up
a one-ring show on streets
of grant
Su.t Result of a Shooting Affray on J w'"<«e Collin* Wat on Street at Time
the Horton Farm La*t and Managed to 8top a Bullet With-
ering I out Injury
M0K8I DENIES
' REPORIED DISH
I
democratic state committee ian°™er polar controversy
chairman resigns that he in fair way to be
may be candidate hatched
oklahoma's last land
RUSH WAS TAME ONE
HOBART, Ukla., March 14.—The
last of Oklahoma's public lands op-
ened with'the old-fashit>ned race Tues-
day and did not prove spectacular, as
the ones of the early days did which
made the state famous. All of the
-4" farms In the Navajo irrigation
district were subject to entry and
the filings win be permitted at the
• iuthrie land office AprlV'lo. The land
ilea fourteen miles south of here, and
while a few men from Hobart made
tlie. --jce W. h. Carleton, Harry Kes-
sintfe'r, Fred and Lester Nance were
successful in locating on quarters,
and they lound the old custom of
staking claims in vogue, with signs
showing the date and hour the entry- j
men settled on the tracts. This Is I
the last body of lafd anj size sub--'
ject to entry in thlst, fanner. The land !
was withheld from original entry for ;
an irrigation project, which later prox- ;
(By Winfield Jones)
WASHINGTON, March 13.—Presi-
dent Taft Is doomed to defeat If he
is renominated. His weakness as
candidate is being shown every day.
The standpat republicans, who are
the mainstay of the Taft campaign,
are unable to make any headway.
Taffs weakness as a candidate is
clearly shown by an analysis of the
electoral vote.
In only 23 of the 48 states is the
administration now in the hands of
republicans. These states have 230
votes in the electoral college.
Thefe will be 531 votes in the elec-
toral college, making 266 necessary
to elect. It Is doubtful if the repub-
licans can hold the states in which
they now have the governorship.
In eight states republican govern-
ors are leading strong opposition to
Taft.
The republican voters in these
states are overwhelmingly in favor
of the nomination of Mr. Roosevelt,
and if the president is renominated
at the Chicago convention the great
probability is that the normal repub-
lican vote cannot be brought out at
;be polls in these states.
In seven other states which now
have republican governors—Califor-
nia. Illinois. Iowa, .Minnesota, New-
Mexico, Washington, Wisconsin-
there is also decided opposition to
President Taft, such that it is more
than doubtful whether any kind of
a campaign that can be conducted
i!l . president should be re-
nominated would be able to bring
j out the normal republican vote.
These states have an aggregate of
I 90 electoral votes.
This puts 161 electoral votes, from
tiftoen normally republican states, in-
to the doubtful column the moment
President Taft is declared the nomi-
nee of the Chicago convention.
In case the nominee at Chicago is
Roosevelt, there is reason to suppose
■ that he would fall to carry many t f
these 23 republican Btates. He cer-
tainly would not carry Maryland and
Tennessee.
j The Roosevelt fight, therefore,
would have to be made in states
whiili now have democratic admini.s.
I trations. There are twelve of these !
states. Colorado, with 6 electoral J
I votes; Connecticut, 7; Idaho. 4; Indi- j
I ana. I ■; .Maine, 6; .Massachusetts. 18;
; Montana, 4; New Jersey, 14; sew I
V"rk, 4.1; North Dakota, .1; Ohio. 24,
and Oregon, 5. Total, 1.13. Mr. Taft!
lost Colorado and Nebraska in 190s. I
On any figuring which 1 ah be,
made In regard to these twelve stntr.c
The case of the state versus J. E.
Clark, for assault with attempt to
kill, occupied the district court to-
day.
The case is the result of a shooting
escapade on the farm of John Frank-
lin Horton, in the early days of the
spring of 1911, when Horton and j
E. Clark, a tenant, exchanged com-
pliments with guns, doing the sur-
rounding atmosphere considerable
damage and causing their antipathy
to each other to surge still higher
than It was prior to the event.
Clark was renting some land of
Horton and there arose differences
over the way the crop was being at-
tended to. After more than one dis-
agreement, according to Mr. Horton,
Clark sent word by negroes that if
Horton again entered the field Clark
had rented, there would be trouble
That was denied by Clark, but that
trouble did follow, both admit. It is
alleged that Horton shot first, but
that Clark, when once In action, made
his weapon sound like the federal
guns at Gettysburg, and that his
bombardment was severe, alarming
and contrary to the laws of the great
Mate of Oklahoma.
Clark admitted shooting, but alleg-
ed that Horton was the aggressor,
and took two or three shots at him
before he returned the bombardment.
All parties to the trial were taken
before Justice Schooler last spring,
who bound the Hortons and Clark
over to the district court.
At. 2 o'clock this afternoon the ver-
dict of not guilty was returned in the
case.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Harris of Soper,
J were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. W.
j N. John yesterday.
-Mrs. O. F. Holly of Oklahoma City,
is the guest of Mrs. John Cocke.
UTIS (HI DEAD
A pistol duel on the streets of
Grant at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon,
was the cause of excitement, and the
innocent bystander, as usual, was the
victim, a stray bullet striking Wilkie
<?5ilins in the leg, but inflicting no
damage of-; consequence.
The bat# royal was between I .on
Keel, commanding himself, and W.
D. Brackeen and son, Clarence, the
latter claming one thing started the
battle, while Keel is just as positive
that the Brackeens were the aggres-
sors.
The shrevalty troops gathered in
the olfenders and trotted them to
this city appearing before Justice
Schooler at 9 o'clock Friday night,
where arrangements were made for
bond, each being required to furnish
11,000 bond for appearance at the
examining trial Tuesday. Each of
the men gave the approved bonds and
secured release from custody.
How many shots were fired is un-
known, but one of the bullets struck
an iron sign, glanced against a brick
wall and from there deflected to the
ground, Wilkie Collins' leg being
between the wall and ground and
the recipient of the leaden missile
Nine Candidate* Now Entered in Race
for Congressman at Large in
State
Appeals by Railroa-Js
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 13.—The
Uulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad
company and all other roads operat-
ing in the state appealed to the su-
preme court from the order of the
corporation commission fixing the
freight rates upon shipments within
Ml SKOtiEE, Okla., March 13,
Fred P. Branson, of Muskogee, chair-
man of the state democratic central
committee, has announced his resig-
nation as chairman of the committee,
and his candidacy for congressman
at large in the following communica-
te, which has been sent to each
member of the state committee and
to the press:
"The state democratic central com-
mi tee 18 hereby called to meet in
Oklahoma City, on Saturday, April
I • at 2 °^<x* P- «. At that
time I shall tender my resignation to
the committee as its chairman, and
call upon the committee to elect my
successor.
"I have made public my intention
n this regard at this time in order
that the committee, and all the other
democrats of the state—alike inter-
ested in this position-may consult
with a view of electing as my succes-
sor some man of ability, energy, in-
tegrity and fairness, and one who
will Press the work of party organl.
ration and party unity with the one
idea—party success.
"I Kha11 res'Sn at that time for the
reason that I shall be a candidate for
nomination as one of the three con- !
gressmen at large from this state !
bince I have been chairman of this j
committee, I have not allowed mv I
office, or the committee itself, to be I
used in any way to advance the poli- i
tical interests of myself or anv other I
democrat as against another member j
of the party. t
"En fairness to the ofher candidates
Norwegian May Have-Reached Pole
But i« Keeping Silent on
fesr-
Vessel
the state of brick, cement, sand, stone ' fa,rnPSS to the ofher candid*
and other building materials. The 8 *° t,le whose success ,
Rock Island joined with other roads i'r!ze ni0ie hiBhly than my own. and
in filing an appeal from the order fix- Wh°Se success 1 have fought more
ing reduced freight rates on torest gorons,-v than for the success of
products. myself, I can not, and will not, remain
. at the head of its party organization
m this state while submitting mv
candidacy to a vote of the democ
11 HEft SUIT
A PIONEER'S LIFE ENDED IN A
BARN IN FORT TOWSON SUN-
DAY NIGHT
One of the Pioneer Farmers and For
Twenty Years a Resident of the
Soper Neighborhood
It is useless for me to stress the
importance of your presence at this
.writing, but if it is impossible for
CAN SPEND HER MONEY WITH-1th'""' pIease hav,? >° r
OUT HAVING TO RECEIVE Ap j ''' the hancis cf some feood man
PPrvAI rc !l0ni your county. If that is impra^
coupt ™E COUNTY itiCabK 6e,,U y0Ur Pr°Xy to me' nia^
0URT !°"t in blank, and I v,;:i endeavor to
iD TI
DICTAGR.
TO ENTT
" ley of Lo
tiA, that pi
vice during the last month.
J'he machine was installed in Har-
row's room In a hotel by Robert Fos-
* "elation, Drew said, and wires led to
a nearby room, where stenographers
• • '1 ii.i'I luh.nu. ,1 Darrow of
it was removed. '
Farmer* Complain of Rains j
Choctaw comity farmers are not
pleased with the local showerB. It I
has been ini|>osslble to do much work
in the fiefdti for many days, aud as
this is the crop season, much of the
earlier planting is being very greatly
delayed. Showers prevent work, and
the time Is growing short on some o.
the crops regarding seeding.
administered by democratic gov-
ernors Taft could not win the votes
j neressary in addition to the 230 from
I states at present republican to carry
•ARROV. htm to victory. If Mr. Taft is re
^ ^ nominated, he will start v ith an ag-
ion.;. hi j ably under 100, and it will be neces-
' 11 sary for him to win about 175 elector-
. (K ricks. j ai votes from states that will prop-
cl']-v 1'" classed in the doubtfuf or
on\ersa-/ possibly the democratic column.
icted on j This is practically certain. The
ilbe jur- president will he disastrously defeat-
been j ( il if he is renominated.
ouie de- Any democratic nominee (
~ if I. The best thing for th
ans to do is to nominate P.i
t even then they are not i
md any cjianre of winning
vember polls.
I'hn truth is that the country as a
ok- is tired of years of republican
srule aud extravagance, and wants
-hange. The country don't want
do nothing traveler or any wild-
d broncho buster in the White
Curtis Casey, who has been a resi-
ilent^of what is now Choctaw county
for twentyvodd years, was found dead
in a livery barn at Fort Towson Mon
day morning.
According to the little Information
obtainable from the metropolis on-
the east side of the county. Casey
had gone into the barn aometii.n* Sun-
day night, and was found tin i
j First Case of the Kind Tried in Choc-
taw County Resulted Favorable
To Indian Woman
The case of Fiances Jackson versus
the Hugo National bank was tried in
the district court. Trial of cause
I commenced Thursday afternoon, and
instructed the jury to find
ilntiff Saturday.
was that of a Misaisatnni !
vho had so'd
judge
ha p:
get some good respresentatlve from
your county to act for you.
J "J have no suggestions to make as
to who the committee selects, other
I than a most vigorous and capable
I man. We have many sin
: committee/'
The entry or Mr. Ilransi
race makes nine candidati
race for congressman at lai
in
thu
the
the
in the
in the
to fill.
Special to The Husonian:
Washington, d. C„ March 9.—
Noting as the news of the South Pole
discovery i8l comes the news also
that there Is going to be a controver-
sy. Dispatches from the Australasi-
an world indicate that Amundsen
may. not admit of Scott s success,
and another Peary-Cook controversy
be started.
Amundsen Denie. Telegram
Hobart, Tasmania, March 9.-Caj>-
(Nor*egian> denies
having telegraphed anything regard-
ing C aptain Scott of the British ex-
pedition. Amundsen is the only mem-
ber of his party that has landed No-
body is allowed to go aboard the ves-
Sh T exp!orer My8 he is P,ea8*d
Captain Amundsen intends to stay
here for a few days and will then
go to Australia and give a few lee-
IT", a"erwards «oing to Europe,
then to Buenos Ayres and around
Cape Horn up to eBhring Straits and
through the Northwest passage to
the Arctic ocean.
Norway Ha* Confirmation
Christiana, Ntorway. March 9,-Lo-
ca newspapers today received dis-
■ patches from Captain Roald Amund-
sen announcing he had reached the
.South Pole December 14, I9n. He
indicated that he remained in the vi-
cinity of the pole three days.
London Bel.eves He Reached Pol,
London. March ft.—Confirmation
,ndi*T 's attainment ^
South Pole on December 14, 1911, re-
| ceived today, sets at rest conflicting
reports current on the subject yes-
! terday. A dispatch published by the
j Daily Express, dated Wellington. New
I Zealand, declared he had stated Scott
| had reached the Pole. It is assumed
this declaation was given to the Brit-
: Uh explorer. Nothing has been
j heard from Scott and Amundsen now
denies he said or telegraphed any-
; thing on the rival exploration. The
; Public must now wait for the announ-
cement of the British explorer.
Amundsen is considered one of
; the most daring and competent Arc-
| tic and Antarctic explorers. He has
been a sailor from youth. He started
polar research at the age of 25, when
he participated in Belgioa Antarctic
expedition under the command of
Captain Gerlach. He was first offi-
cer on the vessel, whose voyage last-
ed from 1897 to 1899. On his return
he made up his mind to continue Pol-
ar research, and for his first time
islied
a lit
the lattt
□d aw
oui
er asked
not and
de
rthwest Passage,
sel with a crew
Rehring Straits
f 1903. During
magnetic pole.
ne
lint
TI
i and
had
an bedt
i repub-
osevelt,
oing to
at the
| rented near Fort Ti
i operating the sam
| years. Prior to that time I
j lor many xears made his home at S
per. where three daughters reside.
I The members of the family fro
! to Fort Towson. but had no kuowledl
of the cause cf death. The r
were brought to this*city tna' nighi
and taken on to 8oper for interment
The deceased was known through
out the county. He was aliout GO
.veuis of age, and was considered a
splendid fanner, with experience in
the development of the agricultural
Industry In this section of the state
brought to remove th
of the court, the plain
hat the court had not
e approval of the sale
•y was to be restricts
,1ns
at the
o the
bursal.
Knid, Robert Echols of
B. Thomnson r>f
! William I.ynn of Chickasha and Will-
TWO MENINGITIS PATIENTS
ON RECOVERY ROAD
House in 1913. Neither does it want
| anybody -tinged with socialistic doc-
trines. It wants a "safe and sane"
, man who can do things for the peo-
ple and who has done things for the
| people.
Kvery sign now points to democrat-
ic victory next November. The re-
publleans are fighting like Kilkenney
cats and the two factions are so bit-
ter against each othdr that which-
ever side wins In the Chicago ron-
' -r. E. W'hitelu
j visitor from Bo
1 tendaut today.
bus
rul
imment
the rli
ventlon the losers will take the great-
j est delight in throwing down the vic-
tor at the polls. All the democrats
have to do is to steer a sane and
sober course, and their candidate will
be inaugurated president. The demo-
crats have never had a better chance
to win than they have now.
acc<
general one In the India
the state, there being
theory that court supervision
money protected, and because of
fere approved,
1 < ovington, \
being practii
I Of the flv
| died, and th
last of the <
•ally well.
es In th<
Hugo, ti
ioned are
irer the South I'oie ti
viLL TEST OLD WHISKEY LAW
Application to be Filed for Habeas
Corpfs to Determine Validity of
Statute from Friedman Decision
1 Indian Te
'•Iterative
t still holds
aM.W Webb
that tbev
ppiica
sed o
of
this
the j
Licensed to Wed
A marriage license was issued
to
many land,sales
recipients of the money still being j Solomon lice,'age""4o Tild'mIs." Lis
i exStu^'S'0,?" reg*rUHtU' 0klabbi°' age -°°- 'both °f Soper,
ceived ,n°ne>8 r" ' ,,0,h are India 8- ^e woman almost
I a full blood.
j Tittle and Webb were indicted by
; the federal grand jury at Vinita last
j week under the old territorial law on
the charge of introducing liquor. They
claim they are llHgaly held and con-
tend that when the enabling act
which made Oklahoma state was en-
acted into law the old Indian Terri-
tory law became Inoperative.
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