The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, January 3, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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THE SENATE HASKELL'S GOAL.
Gore's Place Preferred to a Chance
at the Presidency.
Guthrie Ok. Tn a few days Gov-
ernor Haskell probably will reach a
decision as to whether he will enter
the race for the senatorial nomina-
tion against Thomas P. Gore who
drew the short term and Is now at
home planning his re-election. "Some
of Haskell's intimate friends have
been trying to bring together a few
things that might attract national at-
tention to Haskell as a possibility
for the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation In 1912. Tills lias been pleas-
ing to Haskell but he is too shrewd
not to boo that mayn things may
happen bofore that time that might
upset the best laid plans. One of
his friends said that Haskell saw
with a business eye that the realiza-
tion of smaller things at hand might
be moer desirable than the uncer-
tainty of something bigger in the re-
mote future.
hesitate in declaring his candidacy
for the senate according to one of
his friends is his unwillingness to
relinquish his appoitunity as govern-
or to do constructive work in es-
tablishing a state government that
would be in advance and superior
to any other. His election was due
in a measure to promises of reform
lie made to the people and his desire
to glvo substance to theories pro-
nounced by many to be fanciful and
unsound.
Friends of Haskell assert that with
Haskell and Owen in the senate the
state would have as strong a repre-
sentation us any other state in the
union. They look upon Haskell as
even superior to Owen in ability to
do tilings and feel that this is the
time of all times for him to make
the race for the senate. Accidents
happen even in politics and in two
or three years tilings may have flat-
tened out in a way that would shelve
Haskell and cause his prestige to
fade. Early election to the senate
however would come at a time when
his gubernatorial administration
should bo at high tide and the fail-
ure of subsequent governor's would
only add luster to his achievements.
OKLAHOMA COAL OUTPUT.
Amount Produced on Indian Territory
Slndc Is Interesting.
Washington D. C. The coal pro-
duction in the livdian Territory sec-
tion of Oklahoma is slightly on the
increase according to the annual re-
port of Mine Inspector William Cam-
eron just made to the interior de-
partment. The production of coal for the year
amounted to 3110750 tons an in-
crease of '113011 tons over the pre-
ceding year. There has been no gen-
eral suspension of work during the
year although notwithstanding the
agreement entered into between the
operators and the United Mine Work-
ers of America to the effect that dif-
ferences should bo adjusted without
suspension at several mines the men
have quit work and left the mines
idle for a time. This however has
not been a largo factor in decreas-
ing the production.
The total value of coal produced
was $Gsr071( and the average sell-
ing preie per ton of mine-run coal
at the mines was $2.1. The value of
the coal produced during the year
ended June 30 11)00 was $f-l Hi.ODi)
and the average selling price was
$1.83 showing an increase in value
for the past year of $1310017 and
an increase in the average selling
price of $0175.
Tle production of coke was 30-
079 tons for the preceding year
showing a decrease of 22409 tons.
The average selling price of coke
for the year was $1.43 per ton.
IS DIVISION NECESSARY.
Washington D. C. Attorney Gen-
eral Honaparto now has under consid-
eration tlio question as to whether
it is necessary for ocngress to enact
a law dividing the two federal judi-
cial districts of Oklahoma into di-
visions and fixing the boundary lines.
Opinion is divided. If the attorney
general ruies mat it is necessary
a W In line with his i mm
tlons will be introduced by Se) M
Curtis of Kansas. ' V
It' such legislation is not downed
necessary then deputy clerks jVill be
.named for the various court "towns.
WOULD BUILD SCHOOL HOUSES.
Oklahoma's Superintendent Has Plan
for Expenditure of Funds.
Tulsa Ok. State Superintendent
Cameron in an address to the Okla-
homa State Teachers' Association
which closed its first annual session
Saturday said ho favored and will
insist upon the Indian Territory
school fund being invested in school
houses in old Indian Territory. It
Is his plan to build school houses
in 3000 school districts the coming
year. He is further In favor of three
additional normal schools to be lo-
cated in eastern Oklahoma. Tulsa
is the strongest bidder for the
Northwetsern Normal school.
The following are the officers
elected for the ensuing jear: Pres-
ident Charels Evans Ardmore; vice
president C. L. Kezcr Stillwater;
secretary Maude Widaman Ana-
darko; treasurer W. It. Robinson
Pawnee; chairman executive com-
mittee O. F. Hayes Chandler;
member executive committee Snow-
den Pariette Guthrie; member ex-
ecutive committee S. J. Payne We-
tumka. PLAN $250000 BUILDING.
New Oklahoma University Will Rank
With the Best.
Norman Ok. Plans for the erec-
tion of u $2.-0000 steel framed ab-
solutely fireproof building to replace
the one destroyed last Friday were
made at a special meeting of the
board of regents of the University
or Oklahoma held Monday. A bill
appropriating $200000 towards the
structure will be Introduced upon the
reconvening of the legislature at
Guthrie next week.
Tiiis with the insurance money
from the burned building would en-
able the construction of a main hall
ranking with any institution in the
west.
NAMES FIVE MORE REGENTS.
Haskell Announces Appointments for
Oklahoma University Board.
Guthrie Ok. Governor Haskell has
announced the appointment of these
live additional members of the board
of regents of Oklahoma State Uni-
versity. Judge Clifton Pratt Oklahoma City
W. B. Rowsey Muskogee; John J.
Hickman Perkins; Dr. J. M. Cordon
Weathorford and Flowers Nelson of
Tulsa.
Lee Cruco of Ardmore and Judge
Rlttenhouse of Chandler have pre-
viously been appointed by the gov-
ernor. As a bill which recently
passed the legislature increased the
number of regents to ton three more
members are yet to bo appointed.
The governor also appointed W.
F. Hendricks of Grant county who
was a delegate to the constitutional
convention assistant to the secretary
of the school land commission.
JUSTICE WINGS A BURGLAR.
Takes Wounded Man Who Was Rob-
bing Store to Hospital.
McAlester Ok. A deputy sheriff
from Feathorston brought in a
wounded burglar here Sunday and
had him placed in the hospital The
refuses to give his name no was
shot Saturday night by August Tim-
merman a justice of the peace at
Feathorston while robbing the lat-
tor's store.
Timmorman heard the burglar and
took a Winchester and investigated.
He saw two men In the act of leav-
ing the store with well filled bags
and ordered them to halt but thoy
started to run. Timmerman fired
four times bringing one of the men
down. The other escaped. Toll bags
wore dropped just outside the store.
2 Cents Per Jan. 1st.
Guthrie Ok. The Fort Smith &
Western Railway which thus far lias
failed to comply with the 2 cent
passenger fare lias announced that
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or tne allegations made in a suit
which Attorney General West has
filed and which is set for hearing
January 2
BUT ONE RAILROAD OUT.
Attorney General Says Ft. S. &. W.
Alone Violates Oklahoma Law.
Shawnee Okla. After charing the
arguments from both sides in the
case in which Attorney General West
seeks to forfeit the charter of the
Fort Smith & Western railway com-
pany and have a receiver appointed
Judge Maben of the district court
took the case under advisement an-
nouncing that ho will render a decis-
ion not later than Thursday. He set
the date for hearing the receivership
argument for January 2.
General Solicitor Charles 13. War-
ner and Judge Frank Dale repre-
senting the railroad filed an applica-
tion for removal of the case to the
federal court. Attorney General West
In concluding his argument declared
that the Fort Smith & Western ts
the only railroad In Oklahoma vio-
lating the law.
BARS EVEN TWO PER CENTS.
Oklahoma Law Prohibits Sale of
"Near Beer."
Guthrie Ok. An opinion rendered
by Assistant Attorney General Reeves
who has charge of prohibition en-
forcement under the attorney general
holds that near beer joints can be
put out of business in the new state
without additional legislation. The
opinion is in answer to an inquiry
from C. 13. Leedy prosecuting attor-
ney of Ellis county it cites the au-
thorities to show that violations of
the prohibitory law can bo prosecut-
ed even though the drinks contain
less than 2 per cent of alcohol on
the ground that alcohol is intoxicat-
ing no matter how much diluted.
In some parts of the state 2 per
cent joints arc running wide open.
Appointments Announced.
Guthrie Ok. Governor Haskell
lias announced the following ap-
pointments: W. P. Hendricks of Grant county
to be assistant secretary of the
school land commission in charge
of the oond and mortgage depart-
ment. Regents of the State University
Hon. Lee Cruce Ardmore; Clifton J.
Pratt Oklahoma City (former attor-
ney general of Kentucky under re-
publican rule;) W. E. Rowsey Mus-
kogee; Judge A. J. Rittenhouse
Chandler; Hon. John P. Hicken Per-
kins and Dr. J. Matt Gordon Weath-
orford. Three more regents are yet to be
appointed. The announcement will
be made later.
Mr. Hendricks was a delegate to
the constitutional convention and is
president of the famrers' caucus.
When Zebulion Pike Sailed Up the
Arkansas.
Mexico City. What Is considered
a very important historical discoveiy
lias resulted from the efforts of Dr.
Herbert 13. Helton the American his-
torian who is here engaged in re-
search work under the auspices of
the Carnegie institution of Washing-
ton. This discovery consists In the un-
earthing In this city of 18 or 21 doc-
uments taken from the person of
Lieutenant Zebulion N. Pike of the
United States army by Spanish sol-
diers in 100 when lie was captured
while n.aking his famous trip up the
Arkansas and Missouri rivers visit-
ing the Osage and Comanche Indians
at the instance of General James
Wilkinson then governor of 'Louis-
iana. The whereabouts of the other
three documents cannot be learned.
So Important is the discovery con-
sidered in the United States that
Secretary Root has just sent Dr.
Helton his congratulations.
Would Retain Oklahoma's Civil Code.
Oklahoma City Ok. Just before
the adjournment of the annual meet-
ing Friday the Oklahoma State liar
Association adopted a resolution ask-
ing that the legislature make no
change in the present code of cill
procedure In Oklahoma. Officers were
chosen as follows: President Frank
Wells Oklahoma City; secretary P.
II. Kellogg South McAlester;1 treas-
urer. S. S Lawrence Guthrie
No Two-Cent Fare Yet 'by This Road.
Oklahoma City Ok. Dorset Car-
ter president of the Oklahoma Cen-
tral railway now being extended to
Clilckaslia said Saturday that ids
road would not put into effect the
two-cent passenger rate until forced
at the end of a bitter suit.
Gave Friend a Drink
llobart Ok. Charged with two of-
fenses against the prohibitory law
of giving a friend a drink of whisky
and conveying the bottle of liquor
from Ills farm to llobart John Cans-
by a farmer boy was placed on trial
beforo Judge Mansell and acquitted
by the jury.
Proprietor Dead.
Oklahoma City Ok. T. P. Mellon
proprietor of a large department
store in tills city died of lung
trouble at 1:30 o'clock last Satur-
day. Ho was a relative of the weal-
thy Melions of Pittsburg Pa. having
came to tills city on account of ills
health.
$200 Reward.
Guthrie Ok. Governor Haskell lias
offered a reward of $200 for the cap-
ture of Elbert Hawkins who shot
and Instantly killed Henry D. Nelson
near Roosevelt on November 20
and is a fugetige from justice. The
sheriff of Kiowa county has also of-
fered a reward of $50 for the capture
of Hawkins.
Are Not Entitled to It.
Guthrie Ok. Assistant Attorney
Attorney General Reeves holds that
holders of saloon licenses which
were issued by the county commis-
sioners for one year which term
was not expired November 10 last
are not entitled to the pro rata share
for the unexpired term for which the
licenses were issued.
Killed By Gun Shot.
Tulsa Ok. Charles M. Dow Jr.
son of Charles M. Dow of Jamestou
N. Y bank president and one of the
most prominent oil producers in tho
United States was killed by the ac-
cidental discharge of his gun Friday.
The accident occurred on a lease of
the Shawnee Oil Company north of
this city. Dow was 28 years of age.
Candidates for Congress.
Guthrie Ok. Senator Davis of
Brlstow states that Senator R. A.
I3illups of Cordell and Representa-
tive Riddle of Chickasha are being
talked of among members of the
legislature as candidates for con-
gress in ease the bill introduced by
Senator Gore in the United States
senate providing for two additional
congressmen for Oklahoma goes
through.
Greater Oklahoma Banquet.
Guthrie Ok. Governor Haskill has
received an Invitation to attend a
"Greater Oklahoma" banquet to be
tendered by the chamber of com-
merce of Shawnee next Tuesday
night. The invitation to out of town
guests also Includes all stato offi-
cials members of the supremo court
presiding officers of the legislature
United States senators and republi-
can nominees for United States sen-
ate. Double Cousin.
Guthrie Ok. Representative Mil-
ton Bryan of Shawnee is a double
cousin of William James Hryan who
was appointed United States senator
from Florida by oGvernor Hroward
recently. The grandfather of Mil-
ton Uryan was a United States sen-
ator from Florida before tho civil
war and was the second southoru
senator to glvo up his seat after
the southern states began to secede.
ONE TOWN IS WIDE
McAlester Ok. Tho lid
hern Smwliiv unit nvurvtlili
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nmi' I
Includ-
lug theaters was wide Am here.
This was the result of uo'"
made late fcfturday li" teHt clu
brought by the countf attorney t
case being dismiss" on the grot .
that proceedings uld not bo brought
under the criniK"1 c0(l0'
Today ctgay stores dru5 8tor8
and restaurants were open for bus-
iness. The'Lyrlc theater which has
never run on Sunday gave a per-
fornininie Sunday night. County Attorney-
Dean stated that ho would
carry the case to the supreme court
ot tho state.
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