The Searchlight (Guthrie, Okla.), No. 546, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1908 Page: 5 of 16
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THE SEARCHLIGHT
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Presbyterian Synod.
At the 9 o'clock hour the members
responded to roll call and the appoint-
ment of temporary committees for the
day's program.
The second day's session of tho
Presbyterian synod was ushered in
this morning at 8:30 with devotional
exercises lead by Rev. G. D. Whit-
well, of Oklahoma City.
The reports of committees occupied
the greater part of the morning ses-
sion. Reports were made on home
missions, education and foreign mis-
sions, which proved interesting.
Dr. B. P. Fullerton, of St. Louis,
moderator of the general assembly of
the church and also field secretary of
home missions, delivered an interest-
ing talk on "Home Missions" which
was well received by the assembly.
Rev. R. L. Phelps made an interest-
ing talk on education work which is
being conducted by the missionaries
of the church.
Rev. R. A. Walters, of Enid, made a
strong plea for a larger offering for
foreign missions. He showed that the
church made a 12 per cent increase
last year and urged the giving as much
for foreign missions as for home mis-
sions. Statistics from the general
board showed that Oklahoma led in
home mission offerings, per capita,
over the other states, but that not so
much in proportion was given for for
eign missions.
Afternoon Program.
This afternoon's session was short
on account of the visitors being tak-
en over the city for a drive by the
citizens. The session began at 1:30
and lasted until 3 o'clock, during
which time reports of the special com-
mittee on the Indianola college was
read and adopted. Reports of com-
mittees on Sabbath school work,
evangelism and ministerial relief were
heard and adopted after discussion.
This Evening's Program.
This evening's program will be the
popular meeting of the sessions. Two
distinguished pastors of national
prominence will deliver addresses.
Rev. P. B. Fullerton, moderator of the
general assembly, will deliver his prin-
cipal address to the assembly on
"How to Make a Sunday School a Suc-
cess.'
Tomorrow's Program.
Tomorrow's program is as follows:
11 a. m.—Moderator's sermon and
the Lord's supper.
3:00 a. m.—Popular meeting, Pres
byterian Brotherhood.
7:30 p. m.—Popular meeting, Rev.
A. W. Halsey, D. D.
Sessions Began Last Night.
The sessions were opened last ev-
ening by Moderator J. A. Oglebee, :>f
Newkirk, who delivered an eloquent ad-
dress to the assembly, following which
the members answered to roll call. In
the election of officers Rev. F. R. Fra-
rand, of El Reno, was chosen as the
new moderator by acclamation. I. V.
.lolly, of Cushing, was honored with
the position of temporary secretary.
The balance of the evening was tak-
en up in assigning the new visitors to
the house where they will be enter-
tained during their stay in the city.
Among the ministers in attendance
at the Synod are the following:
Ardmore Presbytery: George W. Me
Wherter, Ravia; A. B. Johnson and M.
F. Cowden, McAlester; B. B. Bryant,
J. H. Dickerson and R. L. Phelps,
Wynnewood; George T. Clark, Sulphur
Duncan McRuer and C. E. Pitts, Pauls
Valleyf R. G. Carnialian and C. C.
Weith, Ardmore; Geo. W. Barr, Mc
Alester; Thomas Carey, Tishomingo;
A. J. Crawford, J. p. Braley and J. D.
White.
Choctaw Presbytery: S. R. Keam,
Ft. Smith, Ark.
Cimarron Presbytery: J. A. Doris,
Ceiling: J. B. Latimer, Ringwood; E.
S. Farrand, Kingfisher; H. V. Clark
Helena; F. S. Benedict, Alva; L. C.
Walter, Enid; C. N. McManus, Wa-
tonga; H. V. Hitchcock, Albertson;
W. M. Hutchinson, Geary.
El Reno Presbytery: S. McCall,
Waurika; S. N. Hunt, Lawton; Edwin
Brown, Frederick; F. R. Ferrand, El
Reno;L. R. Smith, Anadarko; W. E.
Voss, El Reno; E. B. Teis, Anadarko;
J. E. McKuown, Walter; S. P. Bixler,
Cement.
Hobart Presbytery: George D. Wil-
lingham and C. P. Howard, Hobart.
Muskogee Presbytery: J. A. McDon-
ald, Sallisaw; Geo. W. Snodgrass, Vin-
ita; J. K. Thompson, Muskogee; G. J.
Donnell, Marvin Custe.
Oklahoma Presbytery: H. O. Scott,
Guthrie; J. M. Martin D. A. McLowry,
Cushing; J. H. Myers and I. V. Jolly,
Stroud; J. A. B. Oglevee, Newkirk;
J. K. Miller, Mulhall; J. T. Curtis,
Pawnee; O. E. Ticknor, Tecumseh;
D. . Jones, Newkirk; Chas. Kirkpat-
rick, Kaw City; S. A. Fulton, Shawnee
A. E. Wordner, Edmond;; T. S. Bu-
chanan, Phill C. Baird and E. O. Whit-
well, Oklahoma City
Tulsa Prebytery: S. R. Gordon and
C. W. Kerr, Tulsa; W. A. Cravens, We-
woka; M. W. Robinson, Wetumka; R.
J. Lamb Bartlesville; J. R. Finley,
Claremore.
The following elders were also pres-
ent last night: J. R. Pennington, Ard-
more; Simeon Charleston, Muskogee,
H. B. Rowley, Kiowa; L. D. Vaughan,
Lemmax; S. D. Anderson, Holdenville;
A. V. Veatch, Ringwood; . C. North,
Geary; W. H. Cofield, Alva; S. W.
Newton, Walter; Harry S. L. Bietch,
Hobart; S. W. Conley, Eschita; Henry
J. Mathews, Sallisaw; D. H. Hicks, Ft.
Gibson; G. E. Beardon, Wagoner; W.
B Robe, Muskogee; D. I. Johnson,
Oklahoma City; L. R. Spangler, Ed-
mond; D. M. Sifferd, Newkirk.
Notes of the Synod.
The citizens committee consisting
of Messrs. F. O. Lutz, Horace Speed
entertained the visitors here attend-
ing the Presbyterian synod with a car-
riage ride over the city. The commit-
tee had twentyJfive carriages at the
church this afternoon at 3 o'clock
when the synod adjourned for the
afternoon session and all were taken
for a drive about the capital city and
shown the principal places of inter-
est. The party visited capital square
during the afternoon and had a view
of the Convention hall, which will be
occupied as the temporary state house
after January 1, and which is now
about half completed.
Dr. Harry Omar Scott, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, is seeing that all
of the visiting brethren are being
cared for properly.
The visitors were entertained to-
day with "dinner like mother used to
make" by the ladies of the First M. E.
church in the Astor building opposite
the Hotel lone.
Among those of national prominence
in attendaue is Dr. B. P. Fullerton, of
St. Loius, moderator of the general as-
sociation, U. S. A. His Sunday morn-
ing sermon will doubtless be heard by
a large congregation.
All the visitors are being well cared
for. The homes of the church people
have been thrown wide open for their
entertainment, regardless of church
affiliations.
From other states come workers of
such prominence as Glenn Flynn, of
Dallas, representing the American
Bible society; W. B. Cowgill, former-
ly of Chicago; C. T. Schaeffer, of Win-
ona Lake, Ind., of the general assemb-
ly committee on evangelical work; R.
W. Oakes, evangelist of the Texas sy-
nod; Dr. H. F. Bnoe, of Paris, Texas;
Rev. Redding, of the Kansas synod,
and many others.
Two of Oklahoma's most noted edu
cators were among the guests yester-
day—President A. Grant Evans, of the
state university, and President L. H.
Beeler, of Henry Kendall college at
Tulsa. President Evans returned
home yesterday evening, but expects
to be back today.
FROM AN OSAGE INDIAN LEADER
Regarding a statement made by a
Standard Oil attorney at Independ-
ence, Kas., anent the charge filed by
Governor riaskell against the interior
department for gross disregard of the
affairs of the Osage Indians in leas-
ing their oil lahds to the Indian Terri
tory Illuminating company, a branch
of the Standard Oil. Hon. John Pal-
mer. a leader of the Osage Indian
tribe, who is here today, said:
"It is true that the original lease
of the Osage nation for oil purposes
was granted under the administration
of secretary of the interior. Hoke
Smith. At that time there was no
development of the oil fields, and for
ten years this ocmpany made numer-
ous sub-leases on the basis of 16 2-3
per cent of the output as royalty. The
Indians got 10 per cent of the oil.
Before the lease had expired, the In-
dians and the sub-lessees attempted to
prevent a renewal of this Standard Oil
lease. The matter came up before
Secretary Hitchcock. Mr. Hitchcock
first stated that he did not approve
of the old lease granted by his prede-
cessor, Secretary Smith. He left the
impression with us that he would not
renew the lease on terms of the old
grant. A delegation representing the
Osage Indians, of which I was a mem-
ber, went to Washington to prevent
the renewal. The Kansas oil produc-
ers filed a strong protest with con-
gress against a renewal of the grant
to the Indian Territory Illuminating
company. This protest was prepared
by oil men of Independence, Kas., and
Secretary Hitchcock reversed himself,
and instead of renewing the entire
lease, granted the parent company,
renewed a lease on such portion of
the Osage nation as was known to con-
tain oil, leaving the balance of our un-
developed territory absolutely within
the grasp of the Standard Oil com-
pany.
"Secretary Hitchcock told Senator
Teller, of Colorado, in my presenpe,
that the royalty received by the In-
dians from the Standard Oil company
was sufficient. This was done over
our protest. In the hearing on the
Indian appropriation bill in 1905 all
this evidence was brought forth. It
is a matter of public record. While it
is true that Secretary Hoke Smith
did grant a lease covering more area
than Secretary Hitchcock afterward
granted, it is a matter of record that
Mr. Hitchcock reversed himself, re-
fused to give ti e Osage Indians and
sublessees a hearing and turned over
to the Standard Oil company the prov-
en oil district of the Osage nation."
SIBLEY WROTE LETTERS
WAGNER RECEIVES ORDER
The corporation commission today
issued an order requiring the Wagon-
er Waterworks company to immedi-
ately prevent further overflow of
their standpipe in that city. Chair-
man Love said with reference to the 1
case that the commission will not as-
sume jurisdiction of cases of this kind 1
unless the complainants can not se- j
cure proper relief in the courts. He
states that State Health Commission-
er J. C. Mahr has jurisdiction over
all matters pertaining to the public
health and that there is a commission-
er appointed in each county by Mr.
Mahr to attend to these matters.
Chairman Love says the citizens of
Wagoner applied to the city for re-
lief and got none, and that they next
applied to the courts, and as the over-
flow had been so continuous a great ,
amount of sickness resulted in the
vicinity of the standpipe. The com
mission heard the complaint last week
and toda ygranted the relief prayed i
for. "Our courts should take cogni
zance of these cases," said Chairman
Love, "and give the people the relief
they are entitled to. The commission
has jurisdiction over any complaint
filed before It against any public ^serv-
ice corporation. Pending before the
commission at this time is a com-
plaint from Tonkawa against the
Santa Fe railroad asking for proper
drainage in the yards to prevent the
sickness which is caused by stagnant
water. This will be tried at the next
term, October 20." The corporation
commission is recognized as one of |
the best disciplined departments of
the state, and is being commended by
Republicans and Democrats alike for
quick action on complaints filed wih
the commission.
New fork, October 7..—Foimor Con-
gressamn Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsyl-
vania tonight made public this letter,
which is published in part, in connec-
tion with references made to him in
recent speeches of William R. Hearst
"To the Public: For thirty years
past I have been more or less closely
associated in business with Mr. John
D. Archbold of the Standard Oil com-
pany, and during the major portion of
that period I have talked with him
and written to him with the freedom
and frankness due to a business asso-
i elate and a personal friend. My con-
nection with the Standard Oil com-
pany was known before I entered pub-
lic life, and the three presidents of
our nation, during my term of service,
were familiar with the fact of my bus-
iness connection with the Standard
Oil company, as were my friends in
the senate and my colleagues in the
house of representatives. Approxi-
mately 100,000 people who. in two dif-
ferent congressional districts of
Pennsylvania sheeted me as their
representative in congress, knew of
my relations existing between tho
Satndard Oil company and myself.
1 My views on corporate problems
have been no secret to any constftu-
ent, colleague or official in govern-
1 ment service. Lack of frankness in
! expression or courage to voice and
vote my convictions on any public fa-
, sue has never teen charged agalnat
me by any one.
"Following a determiantion formed
long years ago, I retired at the age of
| 50 from eli active business pursuits.
In 190'> when I announced my deter-
mination to retire from public life,
though urged by the people of my dis-
trict not to do so, I voluntarily joined
I the ranks of private citizenship. Dur-
ing my political career it was my lot.
to pass through some political cam-
paigns that were waged with exceed-
ing bitterness, but no man has charg-
ed me at any time or place with hav-
ing a dishonorable dollar In my possev
sion. or a dollar to which he held bet-
ter title, or with ever having sought to
wrong him in "any financial transac-
tion. Nor has any man ever so far
l charged me with untruthfulness.
When the exigencies of a political
campaign shall have been cared for
bv Mr. Hearst, and he accepts my In-
vitation to publish all my letters In
full, T will make such answer as may
then seem necessary. At 50 years
of age a man is apt to be either a fool
or a philosopher, and while I do not
claim head place in either class, I am
none the less at the age of 58 years
too little of the first and too much ->f
the second to be greatly disturbed be-
cause of political effect some person
may choose to speak ill of me.
"JOSEPH C. SIBLEY.
The story of why he killed a de-
fenseless woman, told by a full blood
Choctaw Indian at Idabel, is thus stat
ed by the Garvin paper:
Austin Tonacher. a full blood Choc-
taw, was tried this week in the dis-
trict court at Idabel, for the murder of
a Choctaw woman. He admitted the
killing some weeks ago to the coun-
ty attorney and the sheriff, through P.
.T. McClure, Interpreter, but would
close his mouth like a clam when
ouestioned as to the object of the
killing. When put on the stand as a
witness in his own behalf. Judge
Richardson adroitly led him up to the
question of motive.
"T killed her because she was a
witch, and for fear that she would kill
me. as she had the power to do si
without ever seeing or touching me."
The facts were that Tonacher h\id
ridden several miles to the woman's
house, went in and shot her to death
with a Winchester rifle, without anv
provocation that any one knew of.
That was the stumbling block in tho
prosecution. Tonacher is of a low
grade intellect and his motHer testi-
fied that he had been so since infan-
cy. The verdict of the jury was a
sentence in the penitentiary for life.
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