The Sapulpa Light. (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 97, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 17, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1909
No. 97
CERTIFICATE
WAS MUTILATED
ISSOANt i: OK YYATEK BONDS III M.
VP B1 BE TURNS FROM
THIRD W A HI)
AN UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE
MURDERED HIS KlilEM)
Such YYas Verdict (if .1 ury in Express !
Messenger Murder Myster)
( Marlon, Kans., Feb. 17.—W. T. Carr
aged thirty, today was found guilty of
! murder In the second degree on the j
! charge of killing 0. A. Bailey an ex- 1
| press messenger. The murder was j
j committed on the Santa Fe railroad j
1 express car between Marion and New- |
! ton in 1907. Carr was it friend of
SEPARATE DETRACTING FROM
EXHIBITS THE MAIN ISSUE
SCGGESTION OK SAPULPA COLOR-
ED MAN WELL RECEIVED AT
OKLAHOMA I ITT
\LI. ATTACKS ON THE CANAL
LOCKS AT THIS TIME IS
SCCH \N EKKORT
SI N. ( UOIACK'S WIDOW
First YVItiies'
Case
in the Famous Murder
l« Take Stand
Balle
that
plea
Places Officer In an Anomolous Posi-
tion—Other .ludires N'on
Absent from Cltj
The state set uj
the defendant entered Halley 'i
car and attacked messenger with ;
| hatchet, murdering hint for th<- pur
j pose ot' robbery. The first trial re
1 suited in a hung jury.
SEN, JONES PROMISES AID ROOSEVELT EXPRESSES SELF
Would lime Department tor Exhibits
of Colored People Separate
Locations for Buildings
There was
found in the
Third ward
December 29
a peculiar condition j
returns of the vote of i
jii the city bonds cast
last when it came to
opening them to ascertain that e\er>-
hing was regular lis the closing step
of the taking of the bonds by Mr. M<--
>e« Bookkeeper
Miss Taletha Barth. an experienced ,
bank bookkeeper of Broken Arrow",
has been engaged by the < 'reek Bank
and Trust company and will arrivt
this evening to take up her duties.
Ma) But Pari uf II
I,, i Farnhain went to Kansas city
Mahan of Oklahoma City, last evening, j ^ ^ n| um„ K,.|diiv ,,
was not stated, but suspected that he
S. L. lames of this city. who is al-
ways at work for the betterment of the
colored race, lias taken up the matter
of ti" state providing a separate de-
partment at the state lair for the ex-
hibition of the products of the color-
ed race.
Ilelhcrs Special Message lo Congress
Dealing With Engineers'
Report
Washington, Feb. 17.—"Any attack
mad" hereal ter on the lock system of
th>' canal", according to an
opinion expressed by President Koose-
vi It in Iris* message transmitting to con
glens todiy the report of the engineers
who recently visited the canal /one
Opening the returns from the Third
ward it was found that the certificate
of a judge accompanying it. as re-
quired, did not meet the requirements,
aad the entire matter is hung up- until
a judge may lie found who will make
the proper certificate. Of the other
judgeB Mr. Faugiit is in Texas, and
Vlr. Collins is in Kelleyville
The certificate on tile will not go
for this reason: that the following
section was scratched out:
The Mutilated Certificate
* * * that each and every pi r-
soc. voting in said ward at said du-
tton of said bond proposition was
qualified voter within the provision i
Art V. of the general law of the stn:
of Oklahoma as shown by certificate |
or affidavits presented to the Judges
and clerks of election in snld Third
ward at the presenting time of him
self to vote; and also that each and |
very person voting at said election in
said Third ward was at the time of j
voting a property, tax-payer of said |
city, as shown by the lists of said city ; |
tiiat in determining the qualifications j
of all persons presenting themselves j
'to vote in said Third ward at said elec-
tion, the election officers conducting
„aid election had before them and
made an examination of the registra
tion books containing a list of all per
sons residing in third ward, who had
registered under said general election
law approved May 29, 1908
The name of A. It. Morgan was ap
ptnded to the certificate as judge
INSPECTING THE T\\ BOOKS
Governor's Representative Here Sur-
veying Work of Creek Count j
Assessors
G. A. Smith, editor of the Tribune
at Chandler, is in the city at tho court
house making an inspection of the
books of the county to ascertain wheth
er or not there has been an over as-
se ssment.
Mr. Smith is not the gentleman ap-
pointed to do this work in this county
when the appointment of the inspec-
tors was made but as he completed the
work asigned him earlier than others
was given this additional work.
Mr. Smith is a pleasant gentleman
and will reduce the taxes of Creek
county as painlessly as possible.
has gone to lake an option on 1 partj
of the city
Grading I nder Way
Contractor Spencer has fifteen teams
at work em Hobson avenue excavating
for the paving to be done in this city
this summer.
The display windows at the Wal'ul
sister's store are being enlarged to
make room for this season's styles of
hats,
styles
And jet we
are to be smaller.
told that the
Mrs F. E. Fur bee of
Kansas, is the guest oi 1
Mrs. .1 M lletfleld
Wellington,
r daughter,
There is a dance at tin- St. lames
this evening given by Messrs Smith,
Tucker and Whittj
ACTIVITIES UNDER WAV
PAVI>C, SEWERAGE ANO CCRB
\\D GUTTER ALL I I* Hit!
V fTENTION
Mr. .lames has tak> n up the matter j w ith Taft. "Is In realitj merely an
attack upon the policy of building fitly
canal at all."
The report in Roosevelt's opinion,
shows, in the ok arest fashion that "it
woui/l be an iinexeusablo folly to
chnn'g" troui the proposed lock canal
to a sea levi 1 canal." "The report
shows," he continues, that the only
criticism that can be made of the
work on the Isthmus is that there lias
sometimes been almost nil excess of
caution In providing against possible
trouble.
The engineers estimate of tho com-
pie;,, ,-ost of the canal is *?,60.000,000
and fj. el#re it tin It l>eljef that the
wortcwtli lit cuuij'ld SI-', per-
iaps nome what ear
Tt)i . ( xprrssed si ok ill thi
-1> ny of the v.-oj-k •< com-
uitiidVlte satiitaif | - 1 their
.vnvk in c Mi rmitiifii r.
i •
\c.\ insluess iii B
W A Baker hic|
at'... k of grocc rii'H'J a |. ot) lull!
;n . sini ss Mt n's 1 dition, and
McK< • s of Okmulwrf"' ici# lo# a
wilii Senator C. G. Jones of Oklahoma j
City, and has an assurance from that!
gentleman that the matter will re-
ceive consideration b.. the oommittec |
appointed for.this purpoH.
Senator .Inncs suggests that the
proposition would be not on I > good
fur till race but also for the fair asso-
ciation and be farbrs it.
Should Build on Separate Tracts
Mr. James also took up with Senator
Jones the matter of locating for the
•colored race an Orphans' home.' In-
sane asylum, and deaf and dumb in-
stitute. A bill by Cunningham of Lo-
gan county proposes to locate these
ill mi the same lot and to this Mr.
lamis has interposed objection. Sen-
itor Jones thinks the objection well
i 'aki n and hi will use his influence to
'uive this changed to provide separate
1 locations.
The Oklahoma City Timis i ditori-
I illy commends tin suggestions made
Mr. lames
Nashville, Feb. 16.—Filled with dra-
matic incidents and marked by scenes
that bordered on the sensational the
first day of the actual trial of the
Cooper-Sharpe case was held. Wheth-
er Col. Duncan B. Cooper. Robin J.
Cooper and John Sharpo killed former
Senator E. AV. Carmack in self de-
fense or as the result of a conspi-
racy is the issue. Scarcely had the
attorneys been rapped into order—
the judge has broken two good gavels
ill the work thus far—than the first
sensation was produced.
Mrs. E. W. earmark, the slain sen-
ator's wife, was half carried, half
| assisted into the room, gowned in the
dt epest mourning. Her knees gawe
way as she neared her seat aud she
was moaning as she was placed in her
chair. Her little son. Ned. Jr.. aged
in, stood by his mother: patting her
shoulder and trying to keep back her
tears.
Great surprise was caused when the
statu called Mrs. Carmack as its first
witness. She was almost carried to
the witness stand by her kinsman,
Frank T.ander. who succeeded her hus-
band as editor of the Tennessean. A
few questions were asked, but she be-
came hysterical and was excused. As
Mrs. Carmack left the stand, young
Ned Carmack turned squarely towards
the defendants and fixed upon them a
look full of hatred. Next came the
testimony of Mrs. Eastman, who
seized a revolver said to have been
found near the dead editor's body and
re-enacted the tragedy. She was
severely cross-examined, but the at-
weaken the testi-
TO REVISE
THE TARIFF
torneys
mony
failed
Basket Bull
The Chelsea city team and the Sapui I
a Cit> te ams of balls■ t bail players. I
.en's \d.
d a $2,500
a .5. X) building
find Mr,
COIl-
',11 a :\| 1 x7briclv. two sUH'ies in
.vlll fr> their
ipe ra house al
skill at the
nine o'clock
Sapui pi
onigbt
Vhich
stock.
will opt ti ti grocery
curiii) of Teams Holding Buck Eirst
Y\ork- First Sower Pipe Re-
ceived Tiidiij
Medical Society
Tin Sapulpa Medical Sock
| nut ting last night of Inten.
fraternity.
lei a | T II.
the ] has 1 '• m
| ;'ormer!>
Very I'rompt Settlement
Friday of last week occurred the
fire which damaged the Bovaird Sup-
ply company and put them temporari-
ly out of business Today the Scot-
tish Union Insurance company settled
their loss in full. $1,800, which their
iocal agent thinks a very prompt set-
tlement, almost prompt enough to sat-
isfy Brother Johannes.
D. A. Reynolds, formerly of the Lam
bert store in this city, now at Tulsa,
is entertaining his sister of Topeka.
While w.e-k on .ti • ■ atiug for
the city paving is under wa) the work(
is retarded for lack of teams. Many j
of the latter are engaged in hauling
to tile oil fields, and do not want to
change until operations there should
let up.
The paving company are paying $4
per day of eight hours.
Kirst Sewer Rocebed
Two cars of sewer pipe were re-
ceived here today and will be placed
at an early elate. This wOrk will be
under supervision of the sub contrac-
tor with Win. Powers of Oklahoma
City in charge W'oik will begin Fri-
day of this week, which shows that the
contractor is not at all superctitious.
Stone Required for < nncreto
Early next week the actual work of
paving is to begin and for the first
the stone to enter into the concrete,
which comes from the company's
crusher at TtilSa. will be received at
the rate of five cars a day, and that
amount will be gradually increased as
men are added to the working force,
to fifteen cars a day.
What Work Means to Labor
With the work under way there will
be work 011 the paving part for 75 to
100 men; in the sewer department for
100 to 300, and in the curb and gutter
75 to 100.
H. Rawstrom of Chicago, who has
been in the city for the purpose of
getting the preliminary plans laid, de-
SAAED CITY HANDSOME si M I
Accrued Interest on the Water Bond
of UlihWIO Will licmuiu 1 1'it'lc!
With ( it) «
Now Kesliiurillit
lirossi an. of Oklahoma City
d the room at 9. South Main,
'■ the Turl pool ! all. and will
restaurant.
SCOCT SHIP i.l I > IN
Mrs. Anna Capp has returned from
St Louis where she went on a busi-
ni s* trip.
GOVERNMENT WASUBtLED
Mi DECLARES FEDERAL GRANT!
il H\ IN I \ > V!. l'CRCH \SE
( \SE
lietiirns Bills Vgainst Non York World
and Indianapolis >ews
Publishers
Mcs
enid
hliigtoli. Fi h. 17. The federal
jury toi
against the Press I'ublishing Companyl
CONFERENCE VT INDIANAPOLIS
TO DISCUSS METHOD OF
REVISION
FAVOR THE COMMISSION PLAN
Speakers Show That Dould lla e Ad-
vantage of Impartiality and
Intelligence
Indianapolis, Feb. 16.—The tariff
Conference is on at this city aud some
of the ableBt statesmen in the coun-
try are present and discussing tho
question which means so much to the
busineSB world.
The concensus of opinion among the
speakers seems to be1 that the most
scientific way to handle the revision
would be through a commission ap-
pointed for the purpose rather tliau
through a committee of the senate and
house, who often are inexperienced in
the matters coming before them for
consideration, and who are so pressed
for time that they do not give the mat-
ters thorough Investigation. And for
the further reason that the revision
could go on all the time, instead of
spasmodically, and politically, as now.
A representative address was that
of 11. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte. N. C.,
Mr Tompkins asserted that the pres-
ent method of making the tariff is a
gori of scramble about once every ten
years and advocating the commission
plan under which the tariff might be
in process of revision all the time,
!>. A Tompkins, of Charlotte, N.
delivered a notable iidcln ss here to-
day before the tariff conference
Great Sum Required
"It may be said that the federal
government or the l otted States of
America" said Mr. Tompkins "requires'
nlytflit one thousand million Chili firs per
Vear revenue to pay the expenses of
conducting the government, divided
principally as follows: the army, $100,
000,000; the navy $1?5,000,000; pen-
sions, $150,000,000 public works
$125,000,500.
"Separate from this expense 0/ ihe
general government," he continued,
"the state government also cost, money
We may assume that the state govern-
Owing to a <h tc 1 :.,i:if d stand take 1
by Mayor Denton last evining in re-
Fusing to sign the water bonds re-
cently voted unless the accrued inter-
est amounting to about $650 was saved
to the city had the effect of adding
that much to the city's exchequer.
The representative of the bond com-
pany expected and insisted that that
amount be due his company but finally
yielded to the mayor's \iews.
The bonds were signed by Mayor
Denton and Aldermen Brady, Cox
Blake, and Menifee, aud City At!orne\
Burt, last evening.
DENIED THE DEMI RRER
Judge Carutiiers 011 Ihe Objection to
Ihe City's Refniidli"" ' "timi
Judge Carutiiers yesterday refus'd
the demurrer to the payment of the
city's outstanding warrants with new
bond issue, an action askid by A. R
Morgan, a taxpayer, and appointed S.
11. Lattiinore, .1 spi rial maste r to hear
the evidence and report to him early
in xt wei k.
Word has brin received from Miami
Norfolk. Vh„ Feb. 17 Tender Yank'
ton pre of ding by about 700 miles the
no coming Atlantic battleship fleet
enohol'i d at Hampton Roads early to-
day. The government wireless sta-
ions are in touch with the fleet and
many dispatches from all parts of
country to men aboard ships passing
through here.
ments cost In the aggregate another
grand jury today returned Indictments
thousand million dollars a year. It
Is provided in the federal constitution
that the fideral government may raise
revenue principally in three waj3:
Three Days of Raising Rcienu"
(Continued on page two; J
i-e- P'j'ns Oi Moil; 0f N( W Yolk |ini] j0gf.ph Pulitzer,
.'eliiriiinu Ulniitlo Caleb M. Van Hitmm and Robt Hyman,
j Editors of the New York World and
' Dt la van Smith and Charles Williams,
ipwners of the Indianapolis News
I charging libel in their publications li
connection *viUi the purchase of thi
Panama canal.
The persons alleged have been libel-
ed are Roosevelt, .1. Pitrpont Morgan.
Charles P. Taft. Wiihu Root, Douglass
iiotiinson and William Nelson Crom-
well.
Oldest Lawyer Dies
St. Joseph, Mo„ Feb. 17.—Judge
A illiam C. Toole, Missouri's oldest
lawyer, died at Ilia
i morning, agid 91.
home here this:
I omnicrciul Club—Important
I There is to be a meeting of the Com-
; inercial 1 lub this evening and it is no
secret that the purpose of the meet-
j ing Is to consider the matter of tin
Uovaird supply company. A full turn-
out is desired.
Immigration Agent Here
.). W. Yates of Iieardstown. 111., im
migration agent for the Frisco road,
is in tiie city looking after his property
interests. He holds both business and
residence property in the city.
Darted today for Guthrie and thence to by friends of Mrs. E. S. Pfleger that
Chicago .his headquarters.
G. R. Hannon, of Mobile, Alabama
is In the city purchasing residence
and suburban property.
May Weil
Jim Fitch, Olive
Miss Emma Weaver. Olive 19
she has recently suff< red a stroke of
paralysis and is paralyzed . .om the
waist down Mrs. Pfleger receiving
word of the death of her mother is | produce company, and by
what is thought tn hove brought 011 gentleman, is about ready
The confectionery which is to be
opened in the building formerly occu-
pied by tho Thompson-Cioodykoontz
the latter
for occu-
F. AV. Smith, of north of the track, i .Tohtl w. Pattillo. Claremore.
r 1 the stroke at the time it came.
pancy.
is ill with malaria.
.Miss Hattie M. Rowe, Claremore
19
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DATE OK EXTRA SESSION *
4. IS M ARCH 15. SAYS TAFT *
C. .1. Wetzel of Roekport. III., aceom
panied by his nephew, Will Neutzel of j
the same city, father and cousin of Dr.
4> Washington, Feb. 17 An ex- George H. Wetzel of this city, arrived
4. tra session of congress for the 4* j this afternoon on a visit of ten days.
4« revision of the tariff is to be + While In this city a few yearB ago Mr.
convened March 15, the date 4* Wetzel Sr., Invested in a corner lot
4. definitely settled upon today and 4* which he has seen grow in value to
4- President-elect Taft authorized 4* very much beyond the price paid. He
4. the announcement. 4* niay make other investments while
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4. MOST NOTED INDIAN CHIEF *
4- DIED TODAY VT LAD TON A PRISONER 4-
4* Lawton, Okla Feb 17.—Geronomo, the noted Indian chief, died 4"
4* at the Ft. Sill hospital this morning. His death was due to pneu 4*
4" monia He had been a prisoner of war for twenty-three years. 4*
4- Geronimo was a war chief of the Apaches. +
4- He was captured with his band at Skeleton canyon, Arizona, 4"
4* twenty-three years ago, having surrendered to General Nelson 4*
4* Miles who with his soldiers pursued him for months. Geronimo J«
4* and his band killed many an opponent. 4*
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Real Estate Transfers
burnished by Wallace-Hurd Abstract
Company.
(Warranty Del els)
Depew investment Co., to William
W. Bule, $l-'0, lots 1, 2, li, 4, & 5, blk.
i!2. Depew.
Dingman, R. 11. to C. W. Sutherland
$50, lot 15, blk. 16. North Heights. Sa
pulpa.
Itoberson, Phillip, to lames Buss'ti
$350, NE 1-4, NAV 1-4 32-18-8.
Wilson, Mollie to Nella Wise. $I9<K'
part of lot 2, blk. 77, Sapulpa.
McAllister, ('has. T., to Tony Zebert
$52.", lot 9. blk 10, Woodlawn Addn
Sapulpa.
Berryhiil, Thos. J., to Geo. Sloan,
$850, lot 21, blk, 12, Waadlawn, Sa-
pulpa.
Helton, J. A„ to Phillip Power, $100
lot 6, blk 8, Bristow.
Bank of Braggs, to T. J. Powell, $60
lot 4, blk, 7, Buena Vista Addition,
Sapulpa.
McMahon, James E., to Nellie Mal-
lony, $1.00 lots 1 and 24, blk. 15, Sa-
pulpa.
Bogy, Lillie, to Daniel Mara, $700
E 1-2, NAV 1-4 and NE 1-4, SW 1-4 22-
18-10.
Heckman, P. E. to 11. M Smith, $600
lot 4, 30-19-7.
Dingman, Lena E. & R. B. to L. A.
Soitz, $375. lots 8, 9 & 10, blk 29, North
Heights Addn., Sapulpa.
SIN .11 1 N STORMED AG U.N
This Time II is an Earthquake Which
Shook tho Old Hill
San Juan, Feb. 17.—A heavy earth-
quake was felt, throughout Porto Rico
early this morning. No damage was
done.
' <
Orand Duke Is Dead
St. Petersburg, Feb. 17—Grand Duke
Valdlmir Ale xandrovitch died here
this evening.
Sheriff Newblock of Tulsa, was in
the city ye stc rday and was acconl-
panied back last evening by Chief
Jones and Officer Townsend, not as
prisoners, but who went to look over
a prisoner in the Tulsa jail supposed
to be implicated in the colored hold-up
pulled off in this city a few weeks ago.
H. Warring and wife, the parents
of Mrs. J. S. Douglass are both very
seriouglj' 'It! at the Douglass home on
South Birch street.
Miss Pearl Waller of this city, has
take 11 a position In the office of Regis-
ter of Deeds Speer.
AV. Z. Gore, deputy district clerk, is
agBin off duty 011 acount of an attack
of rheumatism.
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4. E AR I'll(fl IKE LOCATED 4-
4. \\ VS WESTERN PERSIA 4-
4* Teheran, Persia. Feb. 17. 4*
4. News was received here today 4"
4" showing that the violent earth 4*
4- quake recorded January 23 4*
4* at almost every seismograph 4*
4. station in the world had its lo- 4*
4* cation in Province Lurlstan, 4*
4" Western Persia, where sixty <$•
4* villages were wholly or partial- 4"
4* ly destroyed, and the loss of five 4*
4. placed at between five aud six 4*
4* thousand. +
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