The Weekly Times-Journal. (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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THE ONLY PAPER IN OKLAHOMA OR THE INDIAN TERRITORY RECEIVING THE FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE D REPORT
VOLUME XIX
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22. 1907
NUMBER 28
HO ARREST BY THE POLICE
SINCE SATURDAY NIGHT SPREE
SALOON MEN
EVIDENTLY OBEYING
THE NEW LAW
City Loses Thirty-Two Thou-
sand Five Hundred Dollars in
Saloon Licenses and Drunks
Reduce Revenue in Police
Court One Third
The elimination of saloons In Ok-
lahoma City will result In a deficit of
about one-third in police court rev-
enues, according to Police Judge J.
r. Hlghley. This Is the least consid-
eration from the standpoint of busi-
ness as regards the city.
Of the sixty-Jive saloons In opera-
tion prior to the closing each paid
$500 yearly as license to the city, mak-
ing the total actual loss $32,500.
"For the past two days there has
not been a single person in my court
to answer to a. charge of drunken-
ness," said Police Judge Highley. "nut
I do not look for such a long 'dry*
spell. There will be more or less
bootlegging and I fear the opening of
so-called 'joints.'
"The average fine for drunkenness
has been from $3 to $5, depending
largely upon whether or not it is the
first offense. Under the new statutes
the line for bootlegging will be $30
and thirty days In jail, the minimum.
"The greater majority of the cases
In our police court heretofore have
been those persons who are charged
with being drunk. Now that the rev-
enues from that have been cut down,
our receipts for the month will be cut
just about one-third."
It is understood that a new ordi-
nance Is being framed for adoption
by the council to give the city court
the right to assess fines for bootleg-
ging. In this way the city hopes to
make up for the deficiency which Is
almost certain to follow unless such
steps arc taken.
Heretofore the fines in police court
have usually more than paid for the
expenses of the police department.
City Attorney T. O. Chambers is In
Guthrie today conferring with state
officials in regard to the prohibitory
law and It is understood will soon
commence work upon the ordinance,
which, it Is believed, will result in
giving the police court the power to
assess fines for bootlegging and other
Infringements of the prohibitory law.
Rev. E. C. Dinwiddle, of Washing-
ton, national superintendent of the
anti-saloon league, who conducted the
winning tight for prohibition in the
new state, Is highly gratified at the
showing made in Oklahoma City police
court during the first two days of pro-
hibition. which shows that not a single
arrest has been made for "plain
drunk" and all other charges such as
disturbing the peace and fighting have
been cut down accordingly.
Mr. Dinwiddle is also in receipt of
(Continued on Page Two).
SUBSCRIPTIONS
WILL EXCEED
ISSUE
IT IS BELIEVEQ DEMAND FOR
BONDS AND CERTIFICATES
WILL GREATLY EX-
CEED ISSUE
MORE GOLD ENGAGED
Bringing the Total Close to 75
million. Chicago Banks Ready
to Resume on Cash Basis
New York, Nov. 20.—New York
bankers will lead off in the purchase
of the new three's offered by the gov-
ernment. Announcement i.. made by
the Sun that the First National Hank,
J. P. Morgan & Co., and the City Bank
and one or two other national banks
have raised $2 5,000,000 in cash which
will be turned over to the United
States treasury today to pay for an
equivalent amount in the new three
per cent certificates. Temporary re-
ceipts will be issued to the banks in
return, and the money, it is under-
stood, will be sent to western cities
j by the government.
Washington, Nov. 20.—Communica-
tions which have come to the treasury
department, approving the financial
policy adopted by the president and
Secretary Cortelyou and the subscrip-
tions which were received for the
Panama bonds and one year certifi-
cates afford general gratification. It
seems to be the feeling at the treasury
that both loans will be over subscrib-
ed, as was the case with the popular
loan of $100,000,000 issued by the
Cleveland administration In 1806. The
decline In the stock market Is regard-
ed as only a symptom of hesitation
until the effect of the failure or suc-
cess of the measures are proved by
the opening of the bids.
Chicago, Nov. 20.—The banks in
this city are ready to resume a cash
basis business at any time. The Chi-
cago clearing house association has
sent to New York that this city is
ready whenever New York is willing
to take similar action.
Southampton, Nov. 20.—The steam-
er Kronprinz Wilhelm, which sailed
for New York today, carried nearly
$7,000,000 In specie.
JEALOUSY PROMPTS WIFE TO
COMMIT MURDER AND SUICIDE
DEED
DELIBERATELY
PLANNED
New York. Nov. 20.—Half crazed
by jealousy because of her husband's
attentions to another woman. Mrs.
Ijottie Hitchcock shot and Instantly
killed her husband, Robert L. Hitch-
cock. a compositor, as he lay sleeping
In their home In the Horougl. of the
Bronx, early today. Then turning the
revolver on herself, Mrs. Hitchcock
Inflicted several wounds in the head
the result of whien will probably
prove fatal.
The man and woman were married
about a year ago. Recently they have
had frequent quarrels and Mrs. Hitch-
cock repeatedly complained to neigh-
bors that her husband has been
spending his evenings with another
woman when not at work. Hitchcock
returned from work at 4 a. m., today
and went to bed. While he was sleep-
ing his wife arose, placed the revol-
ver to his breast and sent two bullets
through his heart
Sitting on the edge of the bed, she
fired three, bullets Into her breast and
tried to shoot herself In the head but
caused only a scalp wound. She was
still conscious when arrested and sent
to n hospital.
She told the police she did the shoot-
ing and was glad of it. Then she
fainted.
An opium smoking outfit was found
in tlie Hitchcock apartments. Nearby
was an Episcopal prayer book open
at the prayer reading:
thy people from their offense that
they people from their( offense that
through thy bountiful goodness we
may all be delivered from those sins
Which we have committed."
Reside this was a newspaper clip-
ping of a poem entitled "Bessie Mo-
Call." the Inst stanza of which reads:
"Oh the price that we pay for tho
single mistake,
Oh, the souls that men slay,
Oh, the In arts thut they break.
Oh surely somewhere God, who
pities us all,
Will care for the soul of Bessie
McCall."
In the last line the words "Bessie
McCall" had been run through with
a pencil and Instead was written in
a feminine hand:
"Will care for the souls of Lottie
and Bob."
Mrs. Hitchcock had been married
twice and has a son In Baltimore and
ft daughter in Philadelphia.
At the hospital Mrs. Hitchcock said
one reason why she had killed her
husband was because she had heard
him talking with a man and a woman
about sending her to a sanitarium for
treatment for the drug habit of which
she was a victim.
NOTED
EDITOR
DIES
WEATIIfJIt FOR FCAST.
Tonight and Thursday the
weather will be fair. With
two dreary days accompanied
by rain the weather man hss
decided to shift the clouds
and let a little sunshine In.
It may be colder tomorrow.
k
OEEP WATER-
WAYS ALONG
CONVENTION ASSEMBLES TO
PROMOTE A SYSTEM OF
CANALS ALONG COAST
WILL
RESTRICT EMIGRATION
ENTIRELY
If Necessary to Maintain Friendly
Relations. Believe Japanese
Are Needed in
America
STRONG ARGUMENTS
Mr. Financial Situation: My nerves are more or -hot to pieces, and my legs are a bit shaky, doctor,
hope your gold cure may help me."
The recent importations of gold are expected to relieve the financial situation.—Newt Item.
Nearly nil of the saloons In Okla-
homa City which were closed Satur-
day night are open-for business but
only soft drinks, both hot and cold,
and cigars are being sold. There is
the usual crowd of loafers who have
a longing look for booze. The au-
thorities are maintaining a strict
watch for any violations and will ar-
rest any person who seeks to disobey
the law. Sheriff Garrison seems to be
a busy merchant among the saloon
men and is now superintending the
removal of all saloon signs. Quite a
number of dealers are engaged in the
soft drink business until they deter-
mine whether to leave the state or
engage In other business.
Prohibition in the new state result-
ed In the closing of 560 saloons, more
than 60 of which were operated in
Oklahoma City.
An idea of the saloon traffic in the
| territory of Oklahoma may be gained
from the statement of an experienced
saloon keeper who said that the gross
j income of each saloon in Oklahoma
; would average $40 a day for 365 days
j in the year, making n total of $3,606,-
000 paid annually for alcoholic bever-
ages by tho peopb of one-half the
new state, Indian territory having had
federal prohibition for many yearf-.
j The number of men who will be
j compelled to find a new means of live-
lihood is close to 3,000, counting the
j hangers-on at these places. Most of
the saloon fixtures v*r< re furnished by
brewing companies end will be ship-
i ped out of the statft. The furnituro
j for some of tho bars In the larger
j cities cost more than $5,000 for each
bar.
| Hereafter liquor may be purchased
only at state dispensaries and only
for medicinal purposes on a preserlp-
tlon written by a recognized physlrlan,
who is roquhed under penalty to know
at first hand that the person for whom
the liquor is prescribed is ill and that
the liquor Is necessary for medicinal
treatment. There is nothing, how-
ever, to prevent the shipment of liquor
from outside states to persons who
buy it for their personal use. It Is a
violation of law for one person to give
another a drink of intoxicating llq-
| uor. if this feature of the law were
j enforct (1 strictly the amount of fines
| JiYld jail sentences probably would bo
In- ah ulable.
Druggists who have been selling
I patent medicines mat contain
cent or more of alcohol and that ma
be drunk in quantities to produ e In
>n %. m bqen oomp< lied i
abandon this branch of their buslne*
under the combined effc. t of state
(Continued on Page Klght).
Ottered tor National and State
Aid for Opening Sucli
Arteries of Trade
Philadelphia, Nov. 20.—After a two
days' discussion of the project for an
Inland waterwa> along the Atlantic
coast from New England to the Caro-
lines, the Atlantic deeper waterways
conference will this afternoon form a
permanent organization anil begin an
aggressive campaign to accomplish
the undertaking. Resolutions will lu-
adopted asking the assistance of the
national government and the co-op-
eration of all states interested in In-
land waterways.
Yesterday's sessions were devoted to
a discussion of the water routes from
Philadelphia north to Boston. Today's
were largely taken up with addresses
on the waterways that are nroposed
to form part of the'inlund route south
to Beaufort. N C.
General Felix Agnus of Baltimore,
who heads the delegation from Mary-
land, stated In an address that the
present conference is one of the most
important meetings In the history of
American trade and transportation.
Said he:
"I feel that we are nt (he climax
of the efforts and public spirit of many
years; that we are no longer dealing
with paper plans or theories, but are
considering plain business propositions
and assured advantages and profits.
This scheme of safe navigation for
for our country and more for our
wealth and happiness than Panama.
"There are three vital facts In the
work we propose to begin here this
e by land
Toklo, Nov. 20. While there has
been no further official action in con-
nection with the emigration to Canada
and the I'nlted States, Indications
point to the conclusion that the gov-
ernment ..f Japan probably i t /
to admit that the arguments present-
ed by Ambassador O'Brien require Im-
mediate attention. There Is rettson to
expect that after the arrival'of Baron
Ishii. of the bureau of commerce of
the foreign office, who was sent to
America as a special commissioner to
Inquire into the matter, the Japanese
government will undertake the self
Imposed task of limiting emigration
within the bounds desired by both tho
I'lllted States and CanadH.
Canadian Commissioner of Labor
Lemleux, who is here actively Inves-
tigating the situation, has made no
formal statement but It Is understood
that he has plainly Indicated that a
prompt curtailment of the number of
emigrants l.s necessary If Japan Is sin-
cerely desirous of assisting her ally In
order to avoid a serious complication
with a British colony.
An editorial In the J1JI, which Is be-
lleved to .sometimes be inspired by
the Japanese foreign office, says that,
presumably Minister Lemleux comes
to Japan asking for the limitation of
emigration to Canada. The editorial
"We naturally are a peace loving
nat in and if the immigration of Ja-
panese into Canada endangers the
puhlii peace, we will not hesitate to
absolutely forbid emigration to that
country. The Japanese government
Is trying to limit emigration accord-
ing to law, and we hope that the Ca-
nadian government will generously as-
. <t us in reaching a solution of the
problem. Race hatred Is discredit-
able to Canad We believe that Ja-
panese immigrants woflld lend to pro-
mote the welfare of Canada by de-
veloping its resouces. but If the peace
Is disturbed It Is better to altogether
prevent our people from emigrating."
Count Okuma, the yetoran states-
man, who is one of tho main leaders
it ion party and the great-
i-mocrat in Japan, hitherto out-
n in opposition to the govern-
polJey of partial restriction of
ant, when Interviewed by a re-
t he Associated Press, said
the Japan government probably
'I assist America at a time when
dice as well as political and
mical conditions render thp eml-
• ii of Japanese to that country
client. lie said he gnlzed
(< tontintfc d oil Page 2.)
Wlnonn, Minn., Nov. 20.—The Hon.
Daniel Sinclair, aged 76 years, who
held the distinction of being the oldest
editor in Minnesota, died here today.
Mr. Sinclair served as editor of the
Winona Republican, which he estab-
lished in 1856. for almost half a cen-
tury. In 1880, he was named as dele-
gate at large to the national republi-
can convention at Chicago. He was
chosen chairman of the Minnesota
delegates and gained national promin-
ence by reason of his personal per-
sistence in keeping the name of Will-
lam Wlndom before the convention,
thus contributing largely to the defeat
of James O. Blaine and the nomina-
tion of James A. durfleld. He was
elected as representative to the Minne-
sota legislature In 1901. Mr. Sinclair
served as postmaster of Winona for
twenty-five years.
BLANOA" SWORN FOR DUTY AT ONCE
WILL FERRET OUT
BLACK HAND
SOCIETY
SENATOR
OWEN MADE STARTLING
CHARGES
Against the Department of the
Interior. Governor Frear of
Hawaii Asked for Har-
bor Improvement
Special to The Times-Journal
Muskogee, Okla., Nov. 20.—Today's
session of the Trans-Mississippi Com-
mercial Congress was called to order
by John Henry Smith of Salt I^ake
City, one of the leaders of the Mor-
mon church. A number of resolutions
were Introduced and sent to the com-
mittee on resolutions without com-
ment, as is the custom of the con-
gress. Among the resolutions Intro-
duced were:
Recommending statehood for New
Mexico, by Governor Prince of that
state.
Advising the national congr
sue $20,000,000 In treasury n
same to be expended by the
ment In post roads
A resolution for the deep
Pearl harbor, Hawaii, by <
i to
Ha
all
int
>ads to do away with the short-
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