Enid Daily Eagle. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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ENID DAILY EAGLE.
VOL. VIII. No. :s.
KNII), OKLAHOMA, FHID.W, HEI'TKMBKIt IH. ltd IN
I'KK E FIVE CENTS.
|
V.'
STATUTE OF
Pleaded by Governor Has-
kell in His Answer
ADMITS HE OWES THE MONEY
ItUt Dot'!
If lie
iil.NOIS 8TKMIj TIM'ST AS
ALLEGED.
Not Want, to Pay His Debts
Cun (Jet Out °f It.—The
<MJurt llecord.
Guthrie, Okla.. Sept. 18. -The po-
litical friends of Governor C. N.
Haskell of Oklahoma have been and
are still maintains that various suits
filed in Oklahoma courts against the
governor during the past few
months for the collection of debts,
are not the genuine article, but have
been "ribbed up" simply to use
against him for political purposes,
in numerous instances over this
state, in f«'¥t. it is told that thes
suits have never even been filed in
Oklahoma courts and that the gov-
ernor is not involved in the courts
because of his financial obligations.
a prominent resident of Custer coun-
ty only recently made the statement
that Governor Haskell himself had
told him that these s its were never
tiled.
In answering the above statements
it is necessary only to quote from
court records 011 tile in the o*4ce
here of the clerk of the United States
Circuit Court, where Cornelius S.
Loder of New York City has filed
for collection a judgment, obtained
against Haskell in the supreme court
of New York county 011 September
21, 1900, in the sum of $42,628.7S.
The sum represents the balance due
from Haskell to the Illinois Steel
company on a loan of $45,000 which
the company made Haskell in 1898
to promote the Detroit & Lima
Northern railroad. After the steel
company fell down on collecting the
debt, they sold . .askell's not and se-
curities to Loder, who is now suing
to collect the judgment he obtained
011 them.
In his court answer, a!>o 011 file
here in the United States circuit
court, Governor Haskell pleads the
one-year statute of limitation in or-
der to defeat the payment of ilie
debt. He also pleads that Loder has
no legal right in the ens >. as the
money is owing to the Illinois Steel
company and not to Loder. and also
that two counter-suits h:i\ • been tiled
in Ohio courts wherein he (Haskell
Guthrie seeks to recover $9,000 ow-j
ing to Baileys a sattorney tees in rep- j
resenting Haskell in various railroad
and steel trust actions, and the other
filed by the Baileys in Muskogee asks
the appointment of a receiver for the
Indianola Contracting company, of
which Haskell is president, and
wherein they state Haskell is draw-
ing $5.00o annual salary. They
charge Haskell with squandering the
company's funds.
WITH GIRL OF FIFTEEN
Deposed Minister Fled From Ken-
tucky Town, Leaving Wife
Behin°.
Wilmore. Ky., Sept. 18.—Kev. H. K
Rosenberry aged 'M years formerly
of Mayslick. Mason county, and a
minister of the Methodist church, to-
da\ induced Miss Carrie Mast in. aged
1 r .* or this place, to run away with
him.
They proceeded to Harrisburg,
where he purchased tickets to Chat-
tanooga. They are supposed to be en
route to his birthplace in New Mexico.
Telegrams to apprehend them were
sent to the principal cities of the
south.
Rosenberry slated that he was go-
ing to jo n his wife in Louisville. Mrs.
Mast in. mother of the girl, is pros-
trated over the affair. Rosenberry held
a series of protracted meetings at
Mayslick a month ago, and was asked
to resign by the conference of the
Methodist church and expelled from
the church at a session at Millers-
burg. Ky.
"BOSS" GRQKER RETURNS
TO HELP BRYAN IN EAST
New York, Sept. 18— Richard Crok-
er, former leader of Tammany Hall,
will leave Queenstown the first of
next week for America to lend the
weight of his influence to elect Wil-
liam J. Bryan president. This is the
information given out by friends of
Richard C'roker, Jr.. and Edward Ca-
hill, the two men in New York most
intlmatelv acquainted with the plans
of the old chief of Tamany. It is said
that Mr. Croker's plan to come to this
country to help Mr. Bryan is 111 line
with a promise made by him to the
Nebraskan when the latter left Ire-
land on the- last lap of his recent
world tour. Although Mr. Croker was
opposed to Mr. Bryan in 1896, he soon
afterward revised his opinion of the
Nebraskan. and for ten years the per-
sonal relatione between them have
been growing closer.
TWILL
SOON BE OUT
w i : \th MR ron I ( \s i .
Tonight and Saturday partly
cloudy weather.
* .J. ❖ ❖ + ❖ ❖ ❖ ♦> + *
LEAVE ENID?
Injuries to Aeroplanist Will ASSESSMENTSEtiFQRCED Frank Kirk Shows That they
Not Prove Fatal,
MACHINE A COMPLETE WRECK
TI MIMMlAin 1XJI MTION WAS
(ilUMKI) WKgTKRV I \1<>\
AXD IM IJi.MW CO.
\\ 1 > SI:IJ KIIKJ: HID NOT 11
GAliN CONSCIOUSNESS.
i'rom a Height of Seventy Feet <
villi' Wright and an Army Lieu-
tenant I'liinged to tile
Ground Yesterday.
1:>1HKZZL1\<; BANKER (WIGHT.
Sold Drafts i
Never Won
11 l« jiI>
('ashed.
has been garnisheed as owing
this
Netv York. Sept. IS.
li. former banker of Clc
A .F. Bonel-
veland, Ohio
money to the Illinois Steel company.
This final plea is made to prove that
Loder has no place in the suit
Governor Haskell does not deny
owing the money, in fact, here is his
court answer, verbatim, wherein he
admits it:
"I am indebtejl to the Illinois Steel
company, the defendant. I became
indebted to the defendant, in or
about the month of June, in
the sum of $ 4« ,000. At the time, as
evidence of said indebtedness. 1 ex-
ecuted and delivered to the defend-
ant, the Illinois oteel company, my
w ritten obligation i 11 the sum of
000, with interest thereon at six
per cent., and which written obliga-
tion by its terms was to become due
and payable in or about the month
of September. 1898. The defendant
still owns and holds said written ob-
ligation." (Signed) Charles N. Has-
kell.
It was stated above that Haskell
pleads the one-year statute of limi-
tation in order to defeat the payment
of this claim. Haskell, however, was
a resident of Indian Territory, which
had a ten-year statute of limitation,
whereas Oklahoma Territory hail a
one-year. Haskell's plea, therefore,
would not hold unless he was an act-
ual resident of Oklahoma for one
year prior to the filing of the suit
here by Loder. In fact. Mr. Haskell
on the contrary still holds his actual
residence at Muskogee in old Indian
Territory. He was never a resident
of old Oklahoma Territory. The fol-
lowing is a quotation from the court
records in this case:
"By an express provision of the
constitution of the State of Oklaho-
111a the one-year statute, which is
state, cannot be construed to bar
Loder's actions unless Haskell was a
resident of that portion of the state,
which was Oklahoma Territory, for
more than a year prior to the institu-
tion of this suit, which fact is not al-
leged and will not be presumed.
11 page 85, the Constitution of Okla-
homa. under the head of Schedule,
al lthls is provided for.
Mr. Haskell's attorney in this case
is W. A. Ledbetter, attorney in Okla-
homa for the Standard Oil company
at £ir ,00u annual salary, t might be
presumed, therefore, that a portion
of Mr. Ledbetter's duties, as the oil
trust's attorney, is to defend Govern-
or Haskell's private cases in court.
Judge Ledbetter has secured a con-
tinuance i nthls case for fort}-live
'UNot only aro the court records
open for inspection i nthe Loder eaHe-
l ilt also in the cases Hied by the Bai-
I,.vs of Ottawa, Ohio, Haskell's old
home. One Hied by til? Baileys iu
charged with the theft of $30.ft0n, ar-
rived iieretodav as a prisoner no the
steamer Afghan Prince from Brazil.
Bonelli was a steamship lieket.
agent and private banker dealing par-
ticularly in foreign exchange, in
Cleveland. He disappeared June IS
last. Complaints came soon after of
the failure of remittances to reach
Italy, where Bonelli claimed to hav
correspondents.
Cleveland auinorities learned that
he was in Rao Paulo, Brazil, and
once caused his arrest. The prisoner
will be taken nt once to Cleveland.
HEARST AND HISGEN IS
KANSAS CIH TONIGHT
Kansas City, Mo„ Sept. 18—Thomas
Hisgen, Independent party candi
date for president, and William Ran-
dolph Hearst, promotor of the new
movement will deliver addresses at
the Convention Hall here tonight The
meeting has been extensively adver-
tised, and a large crowd will probably
be iu attendance. It is understood
that Hearst intends to devote a good
share of his speech tonight to the his-
tory of the trusts under Republican
rule. Hisgen will discuss the tenets
of the new party.
Washington. Sept. IN.
. Myer hospital with
thigh and ribs. Orville Wright, aero-
Guthrie, Okla., Sept. h I'nited ,
States Judge Cotteral today granted
restraining orders, asked by the
Western Union Telegraph company
and the Pullman Car company, for
bidding the state board of assessors
to put into effect tie assesment
against the petitioners Hearing on
in application for a contemporary in-
junction in the matter will be con-
I j ducted before Judge Cotteral next
fractured ' Monday.
animal. Hodgden Brothers of Enid
ncted as agents for a 'breeder in Old
Mexieo. The> bought two car-loads
of Herreford Cattle and Hipped di-
rect to him. These are tut a few
of the distant buyers.
"1 mention these facts to show the
boosters of Knid that n< other one
thing can or will advertise Knid so
I much as to continue holding these
fine stock shows and sales here. To
| use a slann expression, Enid has the
| big how and sale grabbed for all
i time to come, provided the citizens
I of Knid make good.
will be remembered that the
few members of the council
lige number of the Chamber
| of Commerce promised the breeders
if they would come 'back again Enid
COW I.NTION II \l.l, HAS YET! would provide suitable buildings for
May go for Good
PROMISES II FULFILLED
The petitions of the two company
is
, . . . .01 plaintiffs are similar. Not onl> is
mint, who fell with Lieutenant Sel. * T .
. . . . , the action of the assessing board rat-
fridge 111 yesterdays aeroplane ac- t ,,
. ' ' . . ' . ... I ed ai "arbitary" and '• unjust.
d
but the
validity of the law creating
ident is making a manly fight for
'edovery.' (The attending surgoan.
... . 1 , . - , , the board, known as House Bill 380
shortly after eight o clock announced 1
that Wright was doing very well, it
is believed from the doctors that
Wright will be out again within per-
haps six weeks. Miss Katherine
Wright, sister of Wilbur and Orville,
will reach here from Dayton, Ohio,
4:40 this afternoon.
The accident to Wright's aeroplane
occurred late yesterday when he at-
tempted a flight with a new and
large set of propellers. Lieut. Sel-
fridge accompanied him. The ma-
chine was noticed to start slow but
it made two circuits of the field be-
fore the disaster. Then at a height
of seventy feet a propeller 'blade
snapped and in an Instant the aero-
plane turned turtle and fell to the
ground a mass of wreckage beneath
which the two occupants were burl,
ed. Sel fridge never regained con-
sciousness and died a few hours lat-
er. Thousands witnessed the fatal
flight and fall.
EDISON IKES BLOWING
is questioned. According to the pe-
titions, the constitution provides that
the state board of equalization shall
access corporate property, and not
the board of assessors. Another fea
ture objected to is the failure of the
law to provide sufficient notice for
hearings.
BEEN
And Oklahoma City i* Trying to <«
the Breeders to Make Head,
quarters There—Is Enid
\ wake?
Realizing that an effort is bell
made to take the headquarters of th
Oklahoma Live Stock Breeders away
from Knid and thus lose for this
city and community a very impor-
tant position as the center of this
great industry in the state Frank
Kirk today gave out the following
statement:
SEES BETTER
TIMES NEAR IT
Chicago. Sept. 18—Confidence in
the institutions of the country and
cooperation between business inter-
ests and labor are necessary to re-
store prosperity and develop the coun-
try's natural resources to I he limit,
according to B. F. Yoakum, chair-
man of the executive committee of
the Rock Island and Frisco systems.
PROPHECY OF MR ItUKL
can Railroad Employees and Invest-
ors' association, the primary purpose
of which is to secure the cooperation
which he deems so essential. He de-
Salt uake City, Sept. 18. Within
years airships will be carrying
passengers across ue ocean in eight-1 parted yesterday afternoon for New
een hours, two hundred miles an I York. Just before leaving the city he
hour. Aerial Might will be commer-1 said
cialized in that time. "This country needs a return of
"The north pole can and will be confidence in its institutions and in
reached in a 48-hour trip. The per-jj(s securities on the part of the in-
fected helioseopter will be able to vesting public. By the investing pub-
encircle the globe in a week. ; jjc j (j() 110^ niean only our own in
These statements were made yes- veFtorg but those all over the world,
erday by Thomas A. Edison, the in- who luiV(1 looked to America for in-
ventor. in the course ol a talk 0,1: vestment in securities. Soon or late
aerial navigation. 1this country must return to its great
"Neither tile aeroplanes now own- work ot construction and upbuilding,
ed by the \\ right brothers nor any j Need of Close Co-Operation,
airships built along that princ p e , ,Avllen lhat wln bu n0 one can tell,
nor along he idea of the dirigible d , ,an be d
balloons will ever be of practical use , _
or success commercially," he said. I (Continued on 1 age Five.)
"In January 1900. the Oklahoma
I in proved.' Live.Stock
soclation held their annual meet-
ing at Stillwater, Oklahoma. The
writer attended that meeting and
with the assistance of the commit-
tee furnished (at my request) by
the Chamber of Commerce, we se-
cured the annual meeting of 1907
for Enid. This same lot of boosters
(secured the 190 7 meeting of the
Cattlemen's Association, and a joint
meeting was held. The writer was
selected to manage bofh show and
sale and each one ranked anything
of live character ever held in Ok-
lahoma. There was six hundred and
fifteen head of fine stock on exhib-
ition and almost half that number
sold at. public auction. After quite
a spirited contest both associations
again voted for Enid and the 1908 I
meeting is still fresh In the minds j
of most Enid citizens. We had eight I
hundred and seventeen head of stock j
on exhibition, including horses, cat- ,
tie and hogs, that had won grand |
championship prizes at the St. lx>uis
Fair, Portland World's Fair and
many other great live stock shows.
The sale of fine stock attracted the
attent on of buyers from all over the
Unit 1 States as proven by the fact
th: ! tock was shipped direct to the
Statt of Michigan, New York.
\Y; rgton, Oregon, California, New
Mexico, Old Mexico, etc. This state-
ment might seem broad to some so
I will mention the names of a few
(buyers fi*om distant states: Dr.
Slmpkins, of Detroiit, Mi ch£t ga'n,
bought one yearling colt, price one
thousand dollars. Edward SI. John
holding fine stock shows and sales
and that said buildings would be
completed and ready for use at their
! next annual meeting.
I ''As this promise answered the
j purpose for which il was made and
secured the next annual meeting it
I is now ui> to Enid t<> mah • >« 11.
H With this building Knid will be to
' Oklahoma what Lexington is Co Ken-
tucky. These shows and sales will
get larger each year and will be of
everything benefit, Uitli in Enid)
and all the Burroundln,; country. If
Enid falls to keep the promise made,
it will. In my judgment, be the great
est loss that ever happened thif
city The II reed ere hold a meeting
at the State Fair at Oklahoma City
101 DENY II
Ohio Senator Admits He
Was Standard Attorney
HEARST'S CHARGE IS TRUE
IHI OHIO SKMTOIl TH1KH T
\\ Hit.LI! AWAY.
Hut Virtually Xilinit.s That lie \\i
I•«i<I for Work While iu the
Senate by the Standard.
dors As-I October 7th. The main subject for
discussion will be what is Enid do-
ing towards erecting the building
promised. As Sales Manager 1 will
attend this meeting. I want the clt.
Izens of Enid to hold a mass meeting
and advise me what kind of a report
to make. The building on the State
Fair ground offer ample accommo-
dations for holding these sales. If
Enid does not act at once it is more
than likely that Oklahoma City will
secure the next show and sale and
once It gets away from Enid it will
be gone forever.
F. S. KIKK."
FLEET JURIS ON 3.600
NIILE VOYAGE TO MANILA
Albany. West Australia. Sept. 18
The American Atlantic i'l?ct un-
der command of Real Admiral Sper-
ry left here this afternoon for Man-
ila, thirty-six hundred miles awaj
where it is due to arrive Oct. 2nd
or 3rd.
PROHIS CAN'T VOTE IN
OKLAHOMA-NO TICKET INDIANA NIGHT HIDERS
Cincinnati, Sept. I S. That lie had
been several years ago an attorney
lor the Standard Oil Company hut
that uch employment had nothing
to do with matters pending in con-
gress or in which the federal gov-
ernment was interested, is the sub-
stiinei of a brief statement made to-
da\ l>> Senator Foraker in answer
to charges made Iby William It.
Hearst in Columbus last night.
Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 18.—In an
address before an Immense audience
in this city last night W. R. Hearst
read what he declared were authen-
tic copies of letters written by John
1). Archbold, active head of the
Standard Oil company, to Senator
Foraker 'In which frequent refer-
ences were made to cheeks enclosed
for amounts as high as $15,000,
presumably for Foraker 'a work in
the senate. The letters covered a
period of years almost to the pres-
ent time. Thy were received with
the most intense Interest, ooming
sural«* with the serlousnss of the
charges made.
| ( >|{ A KKH'S KX PIjAXATM >X
IS OFFICIALLY HUM El).
Columbus. O., Sept. 18.—United
States Senator J. H. Foraker, was not
attorney of record In any Standard
Oil cases tried in Ohio courts. The
first eases were filed in 1882 and
were carried along through various
courts for more than twenty years.
None of the attorneys who were em.
ployed In the attorney general's of-
fice knew anything about any co-
llection of Foraker with the Stand-
ard oil company as he never appear-
ed before any courts for the com-
pany in their legal battles.
Guthrie. Okla., Sept
prohibitionists neglect
IS. Hoc
CONGRESSMAN HAS AIRSHIP
Boston, Mass., Sept. IS.—In a lew
days Congressman Butler Ames will
attempt a flight from Salem, X. H„
to his home in l.owell, Mass., In an
airship invented by himself and built
with great secrecy. The congressman
claims It is different from anything
vet attempted In the airship line and
far superior. Ilis friends say that It
will i llpse the Wright Brothers' ma-
chine. II Is the result ot nil Inspira-
tion. il Is said, wheiL.a postal card one
dm dropped from his fingers, and I he
pasteboard fluttered to tho ground.
The clerk's union held a very
pleasant meeting last nighi in the
Chamber of Commerce building. Si*
.new members were initiated. Tho
clerks are working on several thin
;'t present, one of which is to have
the b to res closed on Sunday, which
t.i a goo 1 thing and needs encour-
agement.
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& <:o.7 of Olenn. Michigan, bought I 'h«Ir national nominations in this
. * . „. , ....... . i state on or befors September I. Sec-
six head of fine horses. \\ llliam An. | r|1|ary jJnn of (be ul(H,(lHn
drews of Buffalo. New \oik, board has refused to admit them on
bought a full car-load of horses, pay-1 the printed ballot.
ing fifteen hundred dollars for one; 0n th,8 accountf j |«;. Brewer of
tluthrie and VV. It. McKnlghts of
Roosevelt, appeared before the su-
preme court to ask for a writ of man
damns, compelling the secretins to
put. the names on the ballots. The
petitions claim that, the law iH not so
specific as it might be and that there
should be allowed ample time to any
political party under Us provisions
So great i.s the interest in John 1). Rockefeller's autobiography that
guupes. Publisher's Announcement.'
FLASH ft LIGHT Al EVERY
DEATH TUBERCULOSIS
YVashUton, 1). f.ept IN
the sessions of the International <
Kress on Tuberculosis, which con-
venes here next Monday, an electri
cal device will Hash a light every
time a death due to consumption oc-
curs in this country. In order to Im-
press upon the delegates to the con-
gress the enormous death rate from
consumption, this scheme has been
hit upon. The rate has been deter-
mined by the census bureau, and an
electrical apparatus will be installed
which will indicate the deaths by au-
tomatic Hash lights.
Alreadv hundreds of delegates
have arrived here for the congress
From every state In the union
enough "Congressionists" are com
ing to fill a volume with the list of
their nanu s The International <'en-
gross on Tuberculosis, which will be
in session thnv weeks, is really seven
congresses rolled into one, for then
are seven sections. The days are:
September 24, municipal and govern-
ment employe; September 20, wom-
en's clubs and kindred organizations;
September 2 7, fraternal organiza-
tions; October 4, labor unions; Octo-
ber «!. social and charity workers;
October 8, religious workers; Octo-
ber 10, school children and teachers.
The entire second Moor of the new
National Museum will be used for ex-
hibition purposes.
CAUSE AN EXTRA SESSION
Indianapolis, hid.. Sept. IS The
Indiana legislature today convened in
special session upon the call of Gov.
J. Frank Hanly, for the special pur-
pose- or providing legislation to do
iway with the reign of terror being
created bv Night Riders in the tobac-
co districts of the state. Although
this is the only matter for which the
legislature is called, it is probable
that other matters will come up. It
Is said that measures such as a de-
mand for the repeal of the Metropoli-
tan police bill and the enact mem of
a law guaranteeing deposits in state
banks will be forced upon the legis-
lature bv the democrats. Many re-
publican leaders were opposed to the
special session, but Governor Hani,
was obdurate, and the solons are in
session today as the result.
TEXAS NEGROES ON WAR
PAIN AGAINST TAFT
San Antonio, Tex., Sept 18.—It de-
veloped here today that since August
I an organization of negroes in Texas
has been going rapidly forward in be
half of the democratic ticke t, and that
now 7" per cent of the race in "bit-
state iucl a great many in Louisiana
and Arkansas are pledged to vote fi r
Br. an. it Is said that leade rs of tlu-
movement have pledged to raise * 0.-
Oti't for the campaign fund.
L. W Greeley, a negro Inv/y.••• of
this e ity reluctantly admitted th *s
facts The negroes of San Antonio
have* completed raising $4,tv>o. Ac-
cording to Gre« le:. the object iv <
influence the negro vote in the North
and show active and material '"sent
ment oi the attitude of Mr. 'Caf• and
the president in the Brownville afltolr.
Tliat branch of the republican pirtv
in T< xas known as the "reorganiz -e!
Republicans, practically all ol whoi.t
are blacks, will support the <1 •; ,oc•
Ic ticket, savi Greely. This faction
has been Ignored by the- republican
sinte organization. It is reported
here that this negro movement haw
bee a secretly started in se\ ral states
,.i the north as well as in the sou'h.
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