The Oklahoma Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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THE LEXT5ER. GUTHRIE, OKLA.,
THURSDAY. .ttt.y fi. ion.
p uiv tttref:
BOTH tlOEt TO
SU MIT ESTIMATES
Council and Commotion Will Prea.ot
City Budget
Kalimat^s 1 or the expenses of city
government lor ib* coining year were
today, made uui bv. hvUi-aJd^s gf the
dual government. Charter limita-
tions will make the commission en
titnate the smaller « f two The chief
item iu both repor.H tfUl-be {6ri*,0eo
bonded lidebtedness, which *i.. rail
for a big futerost lund
The city council wan railed to
tneei late today to go , v *r the eeti
mate of OHy Clerk Wiuslow.
commission was Id session early in'
the day with (he idea or flulMhliig
the estimate this afternoon Then*
will he variation in several or the
large litems as between the conn
eli und Wie commission. The esti-
mates are to he submitted to the
county excise hoard on inly idf
The dual government as it exlstR
today will In all probiHdflty last un
til July U ftt least The supreme
court has fixed thai dare for hearing
consolidated cases involving the va-
lidity of the charter under which the
commission wi*s elected and the elec
lions leading up to the present fight.
The supreme conn Saturday, hear
lrig an application for a writ « f su-
persedeas for ihe district court de-
cision ill favor of N M Carter, com-
missioner, aud against \V ll Mitch
ell, city marshal, left the city office
dispute in statu quo except to de
clare thai Ernest Winslow, council
manic city clerk, should go ahead
ffieparing the estimated He had on
the day tiefore been ousted under d
writ of injunction Issued hy the dis-
trict court lie wa« at work on the
estimate today while City Clerk
Dunham, commission cierk, attendeu
to the routine busliiesh
the court did not Issue Ihe writ or
supersedeas as asked for by Mitchell,
The court toid the dual gov
* rumen i to rock uloug as best it
could until the issue can be deter
mined. There were filed recently
two cases that of Mitchell and that
of A. G Copeland. The court de
sired the consolidation of the cases
if Is expected there will be' an early
decision
The situation {it tinecfty hall is
peaceful, but peculiar J k Nlssley
N. M. Carter and \W S. Spencer are
formally appearing as commission
ers, and Spencer's department is
working fully under the commission
The police department is under con-
trol of Carter and the police court
under control of Ntssley. There are
city clerks representing each side.
I be inaiin part of the police force an"
tue engineering depanmeut ore not
affecled. The city accounts are lied
up aud the (-bailees are that nobody
will be paid this week
i&iyor Olsmith, coftncilmdnfc, is
standing pat. He declares he is the
n ayor aud is asserting control
through council, holding that the
charter has not been legally adopted.
Kill More Than Wild Beasts
The number of people filled yearly
by wild beasts don't approach the
*vast number killed by disease germs
•No life is safe from their attacks.
They're in air, water, dust, even food.
Jut grand protection is afforded by
Electric Btiters, which destroy and
expel tliese deadly disease germs
from the system. That's why chills,
Never aud ague, all ' malarial and
many blood diseases yield promptly
to this wonderful blood purifier. Try
then., and enjoy the glorious health
aud new strength they'll give you.
(Money hack, if not satisfied. Only
otte. at all druggists.
FIGHT OCCUPATION TAX
Tulsa Merchants Say It Does Not
Protect Them As It Should
Tulsa. Okla., June 29—The occupa-
tion tax is again up for discussion
and is again causing a great deal ot
d'ssatislaction among the merchants.
The merchants say that it does not
protect them as its authors said it
would aud that the banks have been
exempted from the tax although they
were at first included.
A petition for the repeat ot the tax
is now being circulated, it reads as
f. Hows:
'We, the undersigned merchants ot
Ihe city o? Tulsa, respectfully request
that the present occupation tax he
tepe&led, believing said tax to be dis-
criminating against the merchants
who are already hearing the prlncr*
ptl burden of maintaining the city.
It Is now a question how much ♦
feet this action will have on the ex-
pressed intention of the city atlor
nty, to soon request that parlies wh«
have refused to pay or have not paid
their occupation tax show reasons for
IL
A number of names have already
hfen submitted to the city attorney,
oy Collector llolloway, and every one
V.i them Is to he notified of the/in-
tended action of the legal department
UST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.
yi* WItULOW'i SOOTHINQ SYRUP ll4i bePU
Xisedfor over SIXTY YKAKSby MILLIONS ot
MOTHKKS lor Ihrir CHILDREN WMll.K
*viRKTHLNG, with 1'KRFKCT SUCCF.hS. II
SOOTIIKS the CHILD, SOFTHNS the C.UMS
AU.AYSull PAIN ; CURKS WIND COLIC au I
19 the best remedy lor DIARRHOEA. It i m -
solutcly harmless He sure ami a=>lc for "Mm
Win*low's Soothing Syrup," nod take u« wilier
Uutl. Twenty-live icujs a bottle.
BAJNS COVER VyiDE TERRITORY
Wheat and Corn In Fair Condition
Near He.nne**ey
«««(■■
Hennessey, Okla., June 2f)—TTooti
soaking rains, the kind that do good
and for which people have been, pray-
ing, visited u wide stretch of country
last night, und merchants and farm-
eis are correspondingly happy. Corn
ai d wheat are in preity good condi-
tion In thlfi section. While some or
lie fields are burned up, south ol
Okarche, some are In good shape, the
eliecta showing some freakish winds.
South of here some threahihfeis going
on an.J the corn is looking green. The
same condition applles^noith uf 4«>-wii-
Wheat looks good u'rouud Bison, as it
does near Kremlm, as does corn
There Is lots of wheat near Medford
Several good sized fields of oorn near
Pond Creek and around Jefferson are
burned, while others are not
■k DROPSY
mM VWKUm W* breath In a tow da , uinalif
" ll* r«U«t 15 to M dayi ana eff •cttcuro
MRS. SPRINGER QUIT9
TOWN QISGRACEf)
She Sends Farewell to henwoo • and
Her Departure From Denver
Quiet
Denver, Colo.. July 3.—Mrs. lsa
belle Patterson Springer subpoena
ed as u witness in the trial of Prank
Harold Hen wood for the murder ol
sylvester Louis Von Phul. set for
next Wednesday, has left Denver.
She is without the jurisdiction of the
court which will try Kenwood..
According to the divorce decree
Mrs. Springer may still call herself
hv her divorced husband's name. She
liife^L.'y" putmance of the
agit^eiiL rWrthe d If Dree should be
granted without content, Springer
made no request that the court
should order her to slop using the
Springer uauie.
It is the under'standing that Mrs.
Springer has quit Denver for good
Her friends say she has ho Inten-
tion of returning She can not be
forced to attend ihe second trial of
Kenwood .Hei non-attendance will
place her in contempt, of court, but
she will be where the wrath of the
bench ran not fall iijion her
■Mrs. Springer went alone to the
union station. Not, even her brother
accompanied her Her account at
Ihe hotel was settled by A M Stev-
enson, attorney for Mi Springer
Thai was in the morning. Mrs.
Springer had her |iersonal effects
packed and shortly after ;i o'clock
called a taxlcalb ami rode to the de
pot. tS., H Alexander, one of the
proprietors of the Savoy, personally
looked after arrangements for her
departure
Shs Sent No W°rd to
Kenwood in Jail.
She wore as a traveling costume,
the blue tailored suit she appeared iu
ai ihe court during the trial A
collar of while relieved its severity.
Instead of the broad sailor hat she
wove with li on her visits to the
court, she had on a small tailored
hat of I Mine to match the suit She
had no veil
Mrs. Springer sent no message to
Frank Kenwood In his cell In the
county jail. .She made no attempt
to him ami neither wrote nor tel
ephoned io say good-bye. site ap-
pealed much braced after the trial
was over. The nervousness which
characterised her api>earance in the
court had b*fc her. She walked jaunt
oy Id the uxicab into which her two
unit cases had been llfied.
'As soon as the Von Phul case was
set for irial Mrs. Springer was siwn-
n otied by Ihe stale as a witness
She gave no Intimation of her Inten-
tion to |eave town to the disirlct at-j
forney.
Mrs. Springer did not say goodbye
lo her friends here. She had many,
because before she came here to live
she made repeated visits. On three
occasions before she married Mr.
Springer she was a guest at the
Shirley Annex. That was before lker
divorce from her first husband, W
L. Polk.
CONGRESS MAY DODGE
Mrs. Springer is Given $10,000.
By the terms of the settlement, In
consideration of which Mrs. Spring?
er agreed not to contest the case,
she receives $10,000, not all in cash,
Iml including an automoi le and jew-
elry which Mr. Springer had given
her.
After the decree was signed and
presented to Mr. Springer, he conu
mlssioned his attorney to settle the
bills Mrs. Springer has accumulated
during the weeks since the two have
separated.
Escape.I With His Life.
"Twenty-one years ago I faced an
awful death." writes H. R. Martin,
•Port Karrelson, S. C. "Doctors said
'I had consumption and die dreadful
cough 1 had looked like it. sure
enough. 1 tried everything. I could
hear of, for my cough, and was un-
der the treatment of the best doctor
in Georgetown, S. C., for a year,
bul could get no relief, a friend ad-
vised me to try Dr. King's New Dis-
covery. I did so. and was complete-
ly cured. 1 feel that I owe my life
to this great throat and lung cure."
It's positively guaranteed for coughs,
colds, and all bronchial affections
5«>c and $1.00. i rial bottle free at
all druggists.
AGRICULTURE SCHOOL TRAVELS
National Legislators Don't Rex *
Prospect of W irk During August
Washington, D C, July 3.—Radi-
ations are growing that congress
may conclude Its extra session earli-
er than expected. Many senators
and Democratic house leaders are
tiguriug on the first week of Au-
gust as a possible adjournmeut time*
The situation, however, is not suf-
ficiently clear to warrant a positive
prediction.
No understanding has been reach-
ed for a Vwte iu jhR #enat* oy tlwi
Canadian iiUflpiikity nlfl. whose ad
vocates express epmplr.Ut confidence
In Its passage, and the wool 'tariff
and free list bills Senator Penrose
chairman of the finance committee
proposes to press for unanimous con
sent iu fix dates for votes on all
t twee.
To haste,, action, Mr. Penrose and
other senators are planning longer
sessions and may Insist on night
meetings Mr. l^aPolketto of Wis-
consin, is to offer amendments when
he makes his long s-peeeh oy reci-
procity.
Mr. .Bristow of Kansas, will put for
ward insurgent contentions and oiu
ers who will figure in deihale include
Senators tJroiina of North Dakota,
and Thornton of Jjoul'slaua, who will
sp*?ek this week, Burton oP Ohio,
Stone of Missouri. Nelson and Clapp
of Minnesota Bailey of Texas and
Simmons of North Carolina.
Neither the senate „or the house
will he in session until Wecuesda.v
i he s«>na<e special committee to in
vestigate the election of Senator Lor
inter will resume hearing duly Hi,
and the house sugar trust" invest;
gating com m M tee, duly 10. The
house "steel trust" investigating
committee will continue its hearings
soon. A revisio„ of the cotton taritt,
will be undertaken by the house com-
mittee on ways ands means probably
ihe latter part of this week, and
Chairman Underwood expects to re-
port It to the house shortly there
after House leaders do not expect
it to be pressed In ihe senate.
That aud oilier matters are gdied
tiled to go over to the regular ses
sion in December provided expedi-
tious action can be secured in the
senate on the reciprocity wool ana
free list hills.
In the senate next Wednesday,
Mr. Owen, of Oklahoma, will deliver
his deterred speech on the commis-
sion form of government; and Mr.
Newlands, of Nevada, on federal
commission regulation of industrial
Interstate business. Senator Works
of California, will speak Thursday
on the federal public health.
The committee on stale depart-
ment expenditures expects to pre-
sent to the house, proliably this
week its report recommending the
dismissal of Consul (ieuerai Willlair.
II. Michael al Calcutta, and Disburs-
ing Officer Thomas Morrison of the
state department, because of their
connection with the Justice Day por-
trait voucher aud the $l,ouo unac-
counted for therein. Mr. Michael was
formerly chief clerk in ihe depart-
ment.
The Komluran and Nlcaragnsn .
loan guarantee treaties, the former J'' 8 "le ,u,t weather,
already before Ihe senate and the
latter still in committee and siren
uously sought by President Diaz or
Nicaragua in the interest of restor-
ing business i„ his country, already
have been urged upon the senate for,
ratification in a message by Presi-
dent Taft.
A treaty for the safeguarding or
seals in Alaskan waters, in which the
United States, Russia Japan and oth-
er nations are Interested, is about
ready for smbmisslon to the seuate.
The administration is also counting
upon the ratification of the Britlsh-
Anierican general arbitration treaty,
not yet concluded during the present
session of congress.
' ORRID WAVE SWEEPS |YOUTHFUL PHSONERS
THE COUNflV MUTINCD
rtlon Swelters and Perspires. Wirt
No Immediate Relief In Sight
Washington, July With down-
town therm .ueters registering 107
ie(Ie«*s, a ..ati' er r« « ord foi the
season was nude here Sunday lh *
oh.rial t em j i ■ at ti i e was 98 and the
si Ifering w.u increased by the humid
it). N'o Immediate relief. It was s.iid.
i . iu slehL
The weathfr bureai, promises that
the present • • ek will be V oi mod
eiate temper lure iu tb**/ South At-
.lanliji; autl ii If slate* aud generally
oWif' ilie region west of the Missis-
sippHlver High temperatures will
Vit;vair lh.« !i^*i part of Ihe week Iu
tM uorthe. i aud middle state*, oast
oi thti Mis >./>:dp|d. lollowed by a
e, ange to lo.ver temperature In these
districts about Wednesday
A barometrical depression thai mt'\
covers the 'foeky mountain region,
according to the bureau, will drift
slqsrly eastwtid, preceded and at
tended by lot .il showers and thunder
sirrms. and will cross the Mlfi'-lssliqil
valley Tueii y or Wednesday and the
Atlantic stat"ri Thursday or Prbla.t
it will be followed I'v cooler weather
over Ihe pi t us states, Ihe Mis iissip
p< \alley and 'he region wes!
t ere.
The heat record for the Nort i
American continent was not held b\
the United S .ites, but went lo Can
ada, for Ht Hr.cResse, On'srlo. 'he
llermomel legiSltred l"8 degrees
Ihe hottest | iace iu the I'niled
Slates was Marquette, Mich.. I'M,
while SI louph and Kansas City.
Mo, Des Mo.nes, la Omaha, Charles
City, la, ieported 10:: degrees. Ko i
Smith, Louisville, Keokuk. la . and ]
Sioux City, la., 100.
I.ciils, Detroi:, Harrisburg, Calm
and Toledo, oliio, 98.
Six big lilies reported 90 degrees
oi tempera'.! >• wlill * New York a ill
Philadelphia sweltered under a tem
pi rature tw i degrees less
Detroit 110
Detroit, Mich , duly 3—Sunday was
tie hottest day in Detroit since i8bL
Ninety eight degrees was registered
b.. the weather bureau's thermometer
sixteen stories abovi the street level
I ■ the government block In front >
the city hall the high mark was I
degrees. Right persons were drown
ed In Michigan wa eri while seeking
relief from the heat.
Deaths In Chicago
Chicago, July :i H'ive deaths 3ii
I crlnduced by heat, two drownincs
and a score of prostrations resulteu
liom the third scorching day of the
piesent heat wave.
In the weather bureau tower il <*
i ercury recorded 9s degrees, but a'
tie street level the teinperallire I
hclally was registered at 100 degie«i.
Cincinnati, 96
Cincinnati, July 3 Six persons
were reported pro I rated by the ev
cessive heat Sunday None of tne
cases are serious. Street thermonr-t*
ers registered as high as 100 degre
while the official ret ord was 90.
Chief of Police Jackson Issued u
order allowing tenement dwellers :«•
sleep in parks ami play grounds dur
Boston, 96
Boston, July 3-The heat Wi"
ii.rned on in New England again
Sunday, and as a te&ult t!bere vv.i a
general exodus from the towns and
cities to ihe seashore and country
Those who remained sweltered in J
(topical glare with a maxlmhni tem
I era til re of !i0. No prostrations were
reported.
Columbus, 98
Columbus, O. 'uly Kquallinj
e local high record for tempera
tines, the thermometer Sunday regi
tered 98 degrees
V ith Stolen Revolver They plannri
Escape From Reformatory
Cianlte, Okla . July II The six
prisoners who were parties to a dai
lug a'twinjii to escape from the state
reformatory at Oranlte January 9,
HUt. aae to be tried in the district
court of Oreer county on m* charge
of attempt to escape ami assault
with lutein to kill. The informations
have been sworn to b\ W P. Ship-
ley. ono e-f the guards, and the pros-
eeutlon is being conducted at the iu
stance ot Warden f. A Heed of the
reiurniatoiy through the county at
tornes a' Mauguiii.
The plot wa ;i bold one A trusty
who a^plsrted it)%• sioiv-ke^-per ai*
cording t>i Warden Reed, gave a re
volvei which wus k« pt locked up in
a box in the stove to a ringleader
of the plot When the guards came
Into lb*- cell corridor to op**n a row
of cells this prisoner drew the revol-
ver on the guards and ordered them
to throw up their hands Although
guards are not allowed to be arm
ed Inside the prison, one of them
hap|>ened to have ;i small pistol se
ereted in his trousers. He sel/.eo
this and began shooting among the
prisoners while another guard, W. P
Shkpley, sfized the hand of the pris-
oner who was holding the revolver
i lie risoner fired and the bullet
passed through Shipley's hand, tak-
ing off t.wo of his lingers
The prisoner fired and the bullet
lure the guards, use their bodies as
breast works and force their way
through the gateway of the stocx
ade with the use of Hie revolver.
The details of the attempted es
, | «ape were kepi quiet by the prison
! u hortncH until tbev Inui the
dence against Ih4* prisoners and had
begun prosecutlou
Only young n.en and none senfem'
ed to terms of over five years are
admitted to the stale reformatory
but a few of the prisoners, about
twenty, are among Ihe most desper-
ate of criminals, according to War-
den Reed, and more dangerous than
older prisoners because they lack tne
discretion of more matured con-
victs
Six Day Sessions to Be Held in Five
Selected Centers.
Six day schools of agriculture in
live different towns ot the stale are
features of Ibis year's work in the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
beginning July 10 and ending August
IU. The college staff will! deliver
lecturers on subjects Included kn the
college courses, supplemented by
demonstrations. The college Is send-
ing out two tents, a car of pure bred
live stock, including Percheron hor-
ses. beef cattle and Jersey cows for
demonstrations, also a lot of scienll-
1b' apparatus and Industrial equip-
ment. Three sessions will be held
daily with periods for men and wo-
men, the first session each day be-
ing physiclal training and athletics
Locations of ihe schools were won
on competition, live being selected
that had the largest paid up mem-
bership in county farmers' institutes,
and sessions will be. held beginning
as follows:
Madill, July Hi-; Miami, July 17;
Pawnee. July 22; A'va, July 31, and
Anadarko, August 7.
A TEXAS WONDER.
The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles, removes gravel,
cures diabetes,, weak and lame
backs, rheumatism, and Irregulari-
ties of the kidney and bladder In
both men and women; regulates
bladder trouble in children If not
sold by your druggist, It will be sent
by mail on receipt of $1. One small
bottle Is two months' treatment,* aud
seldom fails to perfect a cure. Dr.
E. W. Hall. 2926 Olive street, St.
Louis, Mo. Send for testin.onals
from different states. Sold by drug
gists.
TO HANG WITH TRIED ROPE
Malaria Makes Pale Sickly Children.
The Old Standard GROVE'S TASTE
L10SS CHILL TONIC, drives out ma
larla aud builds up the system. Koi
grown peoulM and Children Mki.
TRANSFER WITHOUT APPROVAL
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Federal Judge Campbell Gives Opin
ion Contrary to Wickersham.
Muskogee, okla., June 3p.-tFedern!
Judfce Ralph 1C. ■Qaiu.pbell, in an opiu
ton filed today, holds that lands in-
herited by full blood Indians from de
ceased allottees can be transferred
without the approval of the secretary
of the interior. This is a contrary
opinion to that of Attorney General
Wickersham. who gave an opinion
that in cases where the ancestor had
died before May 27, 1908, the ap-
proval of the secretary of the inter-
ior was necessary.
Oklahoma City, Okla., July .1.—
Sheriff Spain has received from
Sheriff Carter of Beckham county
the rope with which the Oklahoma
county official will execute John
Henry Prat her, negro, who is to hang
on July 28. iSherlff Spain will es-
tablish the death watch on July 18.
The rope was used fn the execution
of Frank Hopkins at Lawton ami of
Alf Hunter the slayer of Sheriff
Garrison at Kinigfisilier. Pra|her's
crime was killing W. H. Archie near
the state capital building on Rait
Third street, this city, after four oth-
er negroes had robbed him.
Sprains require careful treatment.
Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain's
Liniment freely. It will remove the
soreness and quickly restore the
parts to a healthy -ondition. For
sale by all dealers.
TULSA LIKES "CANNED" DRAMA
Tulsa, Osla., Only 3. That Tuil
sans are spending $15,000 a month
on moving picture shows has been
revea|ed/ Ity careful inveatygutiony
The moving picture show business is
even greater In summer than whiter
with three theaters where drama
and vaudeville only are given run-
ning in opposition to Ihe picture
shows.
NEIGHBORS ARE NEIGHBORLY
Lamont, Okla., July 1—Eighty-five
mres of growing corn were culti-
vated yesterday by eight neighbor
farmers of J T. House, who was be-
hind with his work because of the
recent Illness and death of his only
si n The neighbors appeared yester-
day morning early and by nightfall
the work was done.
Omaha, 101
Omaha, Neb., July 3—The temper*-
ture here Sunday reached 101. Sev
tral prostrations were reported.
A peek Into His P°cket
would show the box of Bucklin's Ar-
nica Salve that E. S. l.oper, a car-
penter, of M aril la, N. Y. always car-
ries. "1 have never had a cut, wound,
bruise, or sore it would not soon
heal." he writes. Greatest healer of
'burns, bolls, scalds, chapped hands
and I Dps, fever-sores, skin-efuptions
eczema, corns and piles 25c at all
druggists.
"JIM CROW" LAW WAIVED
Negroes Are Very Scarce in Grant
and Garfield Counties.
Oklahoma City, Okla., July 1.—'
Negroes are so scarce in portions of
Grant and Garfield counties that the
corporation commission has relieved
some of the railway stations in that
part of the sitate of the necessity of
complying with the separate waning
rooms at Salt Fork In Grant county
and Hayward in Garfield county, and
tne Santa Fe is exempted from that
provision of the law at Gibbon in
Grant county.
.1 C Arnett complained to the
commission today thai the Frisco
refused to "bed" his stock at Luther
and 'he comanche Light and power
company filed a convplalnt against
the same road alleging a charge of
$1 demurrage on a car contrary to
orders of the corporation comn.ls
slon.
Pardon's Poem a Gem.
From Rev H StubenvoO, Allison,
la , in praise of Dr King ' New Like
Pills
"They're such a health necessity,
In every home these pills should he.
If other kinds vou've tried in vain,
USE DR. Kil.NG'S
And l>e well again. Only 25c at all
druggists.
"PEN" BUILDINGS CHEAP
Actual C«>st of Construction to Be
Les® Than Half Real Value.
Oklahoma City, Okla.. July 3.—
The construction of buildings worth
l.oo.uiio at an actual cost to the
state of only $lfi0.000 is what the-
state expects to accomplish In the
building of three structures for the
state reformatory at Granite.
The rece„t legislature appropriate"
$;k:.,000 for the buildings, but the
governor, before lie would approve
the bill, secured a pledge from the
authorities In charge of the peniten-
tiary that only $1non of the ap-
propriation would be used. There
remains fro n an old appropriation
$25.00,). which also will be utilized.
C A. Reed, warden, stated that
ah Ihe material for the three build-
ings has been ordered and that work
of construction would begin at once.
The buildings are expected to ac-
commodate non prisoners. There
will be two cell wings, an adminis-
tration building, dining hall ami a
hapel.
Malaria Makes Pale Bn<od.
The Old Standard GROVE'S TASTE-
LESS CHILL TONIC,' dfiv^ opt'
malaria aud builds up the system. For
grown people and Children 60o.
EGG SELLER FORFEITS BOND
COV DENEEN WILL
ADMIT PHONE TALK
Executive to Clear up Convertaii. \
Me Had With Hines
Sling held. III., July 3- It be'-t.-ie
ow today that Governor Dcnet i
when he goes mi the stand iu -•>
Loriiucr Inquiry wi'l admit that t*ld
ard HIiihs or some one who said «
as Hides talked to him over ''h
loug distance teleuhoue, and m*I.I
give the conversation that took place
Ihe governor expects to go t«> Wash
irgtou iu respons" to t.'ie summ
ryed upon him Because of the I
fact thiM he Is It testily the st t'H
•utlve refuses at this time to gr -ij
nil'I a statement
There .j no doubt 'bat the Ipmbei!
l eri hant did talk 'o the governor r. .n■
no one here is attempting to d.'tv
i Friends of th • governor ride- i.oj
il.e testimony so far as it sets fo ,, j
llat llincs, while talking lo DeneeO
made any reference to money that t|
was intended lo use in electing 1
pier to the senate
"They have their wires cross
said a friend of the governor,
ti.is will all be cleared up
i i*neen s side Is heard Hines,
luilerstood. was endeavoring t
the governor to help Loriiucr out and
Was telling hiin ti at President Taft,
Aldrlch ami others were for Lorim.-i
' rim telephone conversation, as I
ill dersfcand It, was held on the -1 i\
I .or tiner was elected It was imp< E
sible for Mines to get to Springtl d l
' ith money or anything else before
Hit election look place On that day
Ibis makes K ridiculous to sa> thai
Hines told the governor he was •• iu
ink' with money
Cook testified here before the Hel'ii
< i: in in 11 lee on April 25 Governor I «'
neeu at that time denied he was the
uinNi to whom Hines had made O*
damaging Haten eli I. Iu an luteivlo.v
>-veil out the nigitl <d April 25 Gov
eruor Oeiieen said; "It is absolute y
without fun mla f ion. I did not t a I if
with HIues You cannot make it ;o>
strong."
From this those who have been 'ol-
Icwlh the case taj It ti ey tdent t
governor was called on the telephone
at a lime later than the date ' i
which Gok heard Hines talk to t;. m •
one In Springfield whom he (Cook!
r,.v.-i Hines addressed as governor
Ml
vb n
get
HEALTH
IN8URANCE
The man who Ulkura, hi* lit* Is
lie lor hi* family.
The maa who iaturea hla haalth
la wlaa both fur hi* family aad
hlm**U,
Vou may liuura haalth by guard'
Inc U. It I* worth guarding.
At t h e first attack ot dlacaaa,
which generally approach**
through the LIVER and ,inaul-
fe*t* lt**lt In Innumerable wayk
TAKI r
TutfsPills
And save your haalth.
FITE.
Happiest Girl in Lincoln.
A Lincoln. Neb. girl writes. "1
had been ailing for some tinin with
chronic constipation and stomach
trouble I began taking Chamber
Iain's Stomach aud Liver tablets
ami in three days I was able to be
up and got better right along 1 am
ihe proudest girl iu Lincoln to find
such a good medicine." For sale by
all dealer*.
OKLA. CITY PLAYS BABY A 'J.*
Firet Remittance on "Free" C.'-'t)
Building Not Forthcoming
'Farmer" Was Charged With Dis
posing of Ancient Product.
Oklahoma City, Okla.. July 1.—
The state department today was no-
tified by the county attorney of Tul-
sa county that when the case of the
state against Deiballis was called at
Tulsa the defendant failed to appear
and his bond was cancelled.
This Is a suit thai was instituted
by Ihe state health department,
Deballls having been charged with
selling bad eggs in violation of one
of the regulations of the pure food
department.
According to the department De-
ballls shipped eggs to Broken Arrow
ii| cases and then took them from
the cases at the station and sold
them albout town in baskets, repre-
senting himself to lie a farmer sell
ing country eggs Later he went
to McAlester, where he was alleged
to have engaged in the same prac
tice until arrested at the instance
of an inspector of Ihe health de-
partment.
TO EXAMINE MILlTlA RECRUITS
Oklahoma City. Okla., July .T
General order No. i( , Issued from
the adjutant general's department
notifies applicants presenting them
selves for enlistment in the Oklaho
ma national guard flhat they will be
subjected to the physical examlna*
tlons prescribed by the regular army
regulations. The examinations are
to be made by an officer of the med-
ical corps at the annual encampment
or at such other time as may be
ordered.
MAY ESCAPE BETWEEN COURTS
State Refuses Jurisdiction in Indian
Territory Murder Appeal
Muskogee, Okla.. July 1—After be
ing under sentence of death for sev
cn years, "Kid ' Kelly, a negro, who
has been confined for time in the
fcueral jail here has a fighting chance
foi his life. Kelly was convicted In
Tishomingo, in old Indian Territory,
for killing a man named Dillingham.
and was sentenced to be banged. He
appealed his case to the territorial
court of appeals and It was there
when Oklahoma was admitted as a
state. The state authorities refused
lo take jurisdiction and the federal
court also denied jurisdiction.
The sheriff of Johnston county has
•agreed to take Kelly In custody and
J.tdge Campbell of the federal court_
entered an order of removal. If the $1*5,000; incorporators, Barclay H
state still refuses jurisdiction KellylHlce. H C. Rhe. Tustace A. Hill and
will be freed, llavld Carr of Muskogee.
YOUNG BRIDE
GROOM DROWNED
Ponca City, Okla., June 'J9 While
swimming in Salt Fork near here
John Glvens, a voung business man,
was drowned. Givens was caught in
a deep whirlpool and the body was
ml recovered for two hours, lie was
married recently.
MUSKOGE CONCERN CHARTERED
Oklahoma City, Okla., July
uyment of the lir". $25/>00 due il
state Saturday irom the Capital
Imilding company in the $1,000,000
free state capitol project was no*
made. Instead a member of the om
pair, delivered to Governor Cru *
Saturday night a li tter in which iae
•oinpany's refusal was explained s
being due to the petition recently
hied by Thomas (' Whlteley of GntV
ile asking the sii| reme court for a
rehearing of the capitol removal o<iu
The building company rell s upon
that feature of the contract msJe
with Governor Haskell relieving t.
from making payments in event erec-
tion of the buildirp Is enjoined or
become Involved u litigation as jo
legality of the site, or as to location
thereon.
So long as the motion for rehear-
ing Is pending the company annouti-
ed there was ith element of doubt
If at tjie , location has been made .In
Okjntjowdi Cl'y or that .Jtte cap ft id ,
ttfll* bef-fdtir'rtt • on r'tjif yo-jtfifiod ruiWn r
ast site, wi'mbert*' nf the company
are having its liability more fully
If.okcd Into from a legal standpoint,
und if It develops, nccording to Kd H.
Vaught, one of tae company, that
the refusal of Saturday can uot be
stained, then, Iip says, the obliga-
tion will be met.
That ll is pract rally Impossible,
•der existing conditions, to realize
upon the property as originally con-
templated, Is free.y admitted, and a
cling of business men was held at
ich a committee, consisting of o.
D. llalsell, o. V W .rkman, prestdem
of the (Miamher of commerce, and
Ledbetter, one of Ihe attorneys
iu the capitil remo* al litigation, w is
ppoiuted to work with the building
ompany with a view of tlnding
solution. Several plans are In pros-
pect, one being to bond the build
iig company for sufficient sum to
bring the $l,0.00,00u placing the prop
erly assets as collateral, ami work
ut the sale Ihroue!. a trustee. Art
other contemplates the slate's tak
ii g charge ol the tracts ot land and
realizing the money If il is possible
aid building Us own slate house I
gal opinions say a million-dollar bond
Issue by ihe city would be illegal.
The sta'e will no' go into the pro
Ject any further than the contract
made with Governor Haskell permits
according to statements made by
Governor Cruee to the committee
several days ago. Neither will he call
the legislature lo meet to consider
revision of the contract lei ins, so
that the building committee can be
relieved from the present obligations
by turning over the company's land
assets to the stale, as appears to be
tie desire. That plan was propose!
to the legislature last December, but
was not cordially received, it is un
dcrstood Ihe committee named will
also consult Governor Haskell in
.Muskogee with a view of enllatlug
I*Is support.
Announcement was made that,
deeds to 519 of the 027 1-2 acres in
the proposed capitol location district
had been made to the building com
panv and placed on record, and that
deeds to the lifteen acres upon which
I the state buildings are to stand
would be made delivered to Governor
Cruee, together with a plat of the
I: ml showing subdivision iu lots and.
blocks.
KELLOGG LIBERAL SPENDER
Fi nner Trust Qualer's Expense Ac
i;ount Under Fire
Wit ihlugton. July J A daily c*
pen He account of $29 .or a period uf
more than two yearn, j|n the opinion
o| « bairn an Ik-all of the house
committee on expenditures int he
part nicut of Justice, even ff the ex
pciises aif said to have been Incur-
red ill the prosecution of ttie Stand
ard Oil company and the Harrlmaa
merger tit the Pacific railroads, is
something worthy of Investigation.
Prank U. Kellog, the special assist-
ant to the attorney general, Roose-
velt's chief trust buster, drew from
the treasury $22.5151.To ou expense
vouchers He made ihe drafts be-
tween December 211, r.;07 to Febru-
ary 11, 1910. The last mentioned
day is about the time 'he re-argu
nient ol' the Standard Oil ease was
completed.
Investigation This Week.
Accordingly Beall and hi* csomur.it-
te<- will begin an Investigation of ti •
Kellogg accounts when it assembles
again, probably this week. T. C.
Spelling, one time assistant attorney
in the department of Justice, who
claims the llarriman merger case
was bungled In a criminal manner,
has been employed by the commit;
te«; lo delve into the matter. He said
today that tbe subvouc^ers AettjAg
forth 'he Items of expense i'neurred
by Kellogg, w'UI be produced before
the committee, so that the members
of that bady can determine for them
selves as to whether the noney was
spent In flit) way It should have
been
Another Spends Only $10.
The expense account of J. C. Me-
Reynolds, the special assistant to th^
attorney general, In charge of the
tobacco trust case, are also to bo
serultlnized by the committee. So
far as can be idurud there was no
llm 11 on Kellogg. There was on Me-
Reynolds. Ills iimlt was $10 a day
for subsistence, which was exclusive
of railroad fares ami telegrams. His
meals and lodging, while absent from
New York City on official business
might not exceed that limit. Kellogg
l elng left to his own devices, set a
limit of $2."> a day if the total of his
xipenses be divided by the whota
number of days embraced between
the dates mentioned to his accounts.
$13,000 in Elevn M^nth*.
Members <>f the eomniitteo who
have been advised of tlies total
amount of Kellogg's bills have aa
idea that when the details have 'been
brought out, the dally average ex-
pense will be showu to bo something
over $l' liiHtead of the comparatively^
modest $29. Prom September 30,
190-8, to April 1, 1909, the exipense
accounts amounted to $13.0hl.il, uf '
something like $7J.0^ ppr day^' : ^
Oklahoma City, Okla., .lutie 29—Sec-
retary of State Harrison Issued a
charter to the National dnvesmenf-
nient company of Muskogee, capital
—pTsmctire—
HAIR BALSAM
Cl«ftli*ra and U-«ulil>c« Uifi Utir.
f'rviiioWa * luxuriant growth.
Never Kail* to Hi *tore tiray
Itulr to IU Youthfuj yNjlor.
d|l*wat
k hair faUL
. BJaht in v.oyr bu
If'tis
are most fllcelV' 'o' talte
■aud lose several days' time, unless
you have Ohan.berlaln's Colic, ChoU
r.'t and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand
and take a dose on the first appear-
of the disease. For sale by
ill! dealers
OKLAHOMAN BURNED AT STAKE
Shawnee, Okla., July 1—Mrs. Rmma
Ibnginan, formerly of "Shawnee, writes
friends here from Port Sumner, N.
M . that her son in-law, Hobert Swa
zey, also formerly t>f this 'place; waB
burned at the slake by Mexican
bandit? June 15. Swazey was employ-
ed on the Mexb'an railway and had
the custody, it is said, of company
funds whitdi the bandits sought. He
refused under torture to divulge the
whereabouts of the moue^ and was
burned to death. He was a Canadian
by birth and Mrs. Bingman has call-
ti tin* incident to the attention of the
brltish government.
TWO REQUISITIONS GRANTED
Oklahoma City, Okla., June 29—*
Governor Cruee honored requisition
ut the governor of Alabama for the
return to Marshall county, that state
of leonard A. Carroll, wanted for
forgery, the amount being $115.90.
• requisition of the governor of
Ohio for return of Lee Montgomery
to Adams county for abandoning an
Illegitimate child under the age of
if', years also was honored Montgom-
ery was arrested at Tulsa.
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