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tHAWNEE. OKLAHOMA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1909.
NEWS WANT AD# PAY WELL.
REFEREE OF CO. SEAT
ELECTION CONTEST MM
8E NAMED REAL SOON
It It probata that •«>"« tlme ne,<t
wMk a rtftrtt to Uke evidence in
the Teeume«fc-®*, wnee eounty «at
election eonteM will be .ppolntd. The
lesuee are made In the petition of
Tecumseh and the answer of Shaw
nee. There la no Indication at thla
time of who the referee will be. The
next hitch for Tecumseh will come
when she haa to put up the money
for the referee. It l« not expected,
however, that ehe will fall to raise
the neceseary amount.
. .The question as to whether Tecum
seh is In default of answer in the
particular Instance In which an an
iwer was due yesterday is of little
consequence. The answer of Tecum-
seh could have been prepared In a
very short time, but an extension of
thirty days was given primarily be-
cause there were some similar con-
tests at that time pending before the
Supreme Court, the settlement of
which it was thought would simplify
the settlement of the present contest.
SON PLEADING
FOR CHIEF HARJO
OF THE SNAKES
CREEK INDIAN ASKS CLEMENCY
FOR CRABY SNAKE, WHO, WITH
HIS BAND, IS IN HIDING.
Washington. D. C., Sept. 8.—Wilson
Jones, son of Crazy Snake, and four
other Creek Indiana from Oklahoma,
are in Washington pleading for clem
ency for Craiy Snake and the others
indicted wtih him for killing, nea:
Pierce, a deputy sheriff or marshal,
who was tryin* to arrest them, early
lest prl>W. Orazy Snake and his
little band are In hiding, supposedly
In the mountains, and the friends
here are trying to make the best
terms possible In case they can in-
duce htm to come in and surrender
So far as known, nothing definite
has been done in the case, and it
probably will be taken up with Sec-
re tary Ballin^er
NEWSPAPER CHANGES.
Cleveland. Okla., Sept. 8 —Goodwin
& McHenry have sold the Cleveland
Enterprise to F. L- Gillespie, late ot
Guthrie. Mr. Goodwin, who has had
control of the paper, has not yet an-
nounced what business he will em
bark in at present.
8ay« No Part of Standard.
officials ot the" Gulf Pipe Line Com
pany Insisted that it is independent
of any Standard Oil connection and
that, while these officials are honest
In such belief, they are deceived.
Permit me to call attention to the
fact that the Standard Oil Company
and its affiliations have been subject-
ed to an investigation and scrutiny
never equaled before.
"This has been done not only once
but twice. The bureau of corpora-
tions at Washington, about two years
ago, made such an Investigation, ev
ery oil concern In the United States
was tested in the crucible and the
exhaustive report of over 100 pages
of such bureau recognizes the inde-
pendence of this company which you
charge with being controlled by the
Standard Oil Company. Again, the
United States government Is now
seeking in a suit at St. Louis to dis
solve the Standard Oil combination
as a gigantic monopoly. Obviously
the purpose of the government is to
ferret out every possible connection
or affiliation of such concern all over
the globe.
"After months of investigation and
the taking of thousands and thou
sands of pages of testimony as to
every possible connection of the
Standard, the result is that the at-
torney general of the United States
has Just filed his brief in this suit
In which he distinctly acquits the
Gull Pipe Line Company of any such
connection.
I submit in all fairness that evi-
dence of thiB nature, establishing the
entire Independence of the Gulf Pipe
Line Company of any Standard Pipe
tlons Is more worthy of credence
than any baseless rumor.
"The truth is that the people own
lng the Gulf Pipe Line Company are
waging a vigorous and effective com
petition all along the line with the
Standard Oil Company, and surely
they should not be subjected to the
injury which a charge of Standard
Oil does their business because of the
popular prejudice against that con
corn."
CHICKASAWS IN SESSION
May Sell Tribe's Coal and Asphalt
Lands.
Tishomingo, Okla., Sept. 8.—The
Chickasaw Legislature began a called
Session here Tuesday. The business
of the session will be to notify Con-
gress and the interior department by
resolution of the wishes of the Chick-
asaws regarding their interests now
in the hands of the interior depart-
ment and Congress. It Is believed
it will be the unanimous sentiment
of this meeting to sell the tribe's
coal and asphalt lands and Its sur-
plus agricultural and grazing lands.
The Legislature may also recommenIUpEC|AL MEETING TO CONSIDER
the plan by which the tend* mn t* MAKE A SELEC-
be disposed of. Recommendations
will also likely be made for the clos
lng of the Chickasaw boarding schools
after this year on the ground that
the attendance Is too small and the
cost too great.
FRI
SITES AND MAKE A SELEC-
TION FROM OFFERINGS.
During the cours-' of the council
meeting last night. Alderman Jenner
moved that when the meeting ad-
journ It adjourn until neit Friday
evening, at that time to consider the
location of the city howpital. He
stated that he desired that much
time In which to took at the different
sites offered, the proposals to be
opened so that the aldermen might
know before the meeting what they
were to vote on. He stated that per-
sonally he would not vote for any
site that he had not first investigated.
The motion carried. At the Friday
meeting the different locations will
be fully discussed, the public being
invited to be present at this meeting
especially.
DOG COSTS A LIFE.
Spanish 8tudent Kills Canine and I
Stoned to Death.
Madrid, Sept. 8.—Peasants at As-
trudlllo, province of Valencia, yester-
day killed a law student named Man-
rlque, aged seventeen years, son of
a member of the cortes, it Is said,
because he killed a dog.
Manrique was bicycling when a big
dog sprang at him. He shot the ani-
mal. Peasants hearing the shot
rushed from their houses and chased
Manrique, stoning him. He probably
would have escaped but a stone hit
him upon the head and knocked him
from his wheel. His assailants then
seized him and dragged him back to
W. 8- Tlnsman, general manager
Boizea - — 'or the Choctaw district ot the Rock
where the dog's carcass lay and beat j island, is authority for the statement
.v. .. . . .. _ J .i ...111 k.
him to death, leaving his body in the
road.
'CONTRACTS ALL UP
IK
VERY FEIN
A
JOHN A. COLEMAN SUCCEEDS
C. CLAYPOOL AS REPRESEN-
TATIVE FROM THIRD.
A communication from Alderman F.
C. Claypool, now In Clovis, N. M.,
tendering his resignation as alderman
from the Third Ward, was read in
the council meeting and accepted. In
his letter Mr. Claypool suggested that
E. B. Adams be named as his suc-
cessor. Mr. Adams was not placed
in nomination, however.
A peittion signed by 126 voters of
the ward, asking the appointment of
John A. Coleman, was read by the
clerk, and Alderman Burke then
placed Mr. Coleman In nomination
stating that he did not desire to an
tagonize any fellow councilman but
that he had been asked to nominate
NEW M., 0. & G. ARRANGEMENT
IN EFFECT SEPTEMBER 15TH
IS ANNOUNCEMENT.
The M., O. & G. announces thai
on September 16t'a the sleeper ser-
vice between Muskogee and Shaw-
nee, via the Rock Island between
Shawnee and Calvin, will go Into ef-
fect. The Rock Island will carry the
sleeper on Nos. 41 and 42, the fast
night trains.
The time card announced Is as fol-
lows: Leave Shawnee 1:60 a. m., ar-
rive Muskogee 8:36 the same morn-
ing; leave Muskogee 8:10 p. m., ar-
rive Shawnee 4 a. m.
that work on the new depot will be
gin In a few days. In fact, he as
serts, he supposed until informed dif-
ferently that work had already be-
gun. All of the contracts have been
let and It la now up to the contract-
ors to begin work immediately.
The new depot is to be erected
with the main entrance facing Union
Avenue. It aeems that there was an
impression among some of the offi-
cials that it was to be placed east
of the present station, on account of
the company having more room there,
but the supposition was apparently
not well founded, or else something
has taken place to change the plans
The location selected is the one that
is most popular and where It waa al-
ways generally supposed the depot
would be erected.
Superintendent Copley of the Rock
Island was In Shawnee for a short
time this morning and will be back
again tomorrow. He was interviewed
while here by Mayor 8tearna, Alder-
man Burke and others.
POTEAU JUDGE IS GIVEN AN.
OTHER WHACK AT THE GRAFT
CASES IN THIS COUNTY.
The Supreme Court Tuesday as-
signed Judge Malcolm E. Rosser to
FOR DEMONSTRATION FARM.
Tract of Forty Acree Purchased an#
Farm Will Be Established.
Bartlesville, Okla., Sept. 8.—A
member of the state board of agri-
culture will be here September 20 to
purchase a forty-acre tract of land
on which will be established a dem
onstratlon farm. The laet Legisla-
ture appropriated J20.000 to establish
these {arms in each county In the
State. The farms are to be run on
a strictly business basis and It Is the
purpose to demonstrate methods «f
practical farming.
DEMOCRATS TO HAVE RALLY.
Oklahoma City, Okla., 8ept 8.—
Democrats will rally at the state fair
on October 0. Plans were discussed
at a meeting In Democratic headquar-
ters here. Congressman Champ Clark
of Missouri will be invited to speak
and there also will be addresses by
Governor Haskell, Senator Gore and
Congressmen Carter and Ferris. The
state committee will probably meet
In Oklahoma City on October 5 to
arrange for the reception of viators.
OKLAHOMA COTTON SHIPMENLTS
y
A. F. LEOVY DECLARES THAT
GULF PIPE LINE DOE8 NOT
BELONG TO STANDARD.
Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 8.—In connec
tlon with the contemplated probe ot
oil matters in Oklahoma by the in
terior department Is of Interest the
statement made by F. A. Leovy, man-
ager of the Oklahoma division of the
Gulf Pipe Line Company, to the ef
feet that his company is not part of
the Btandard Oil system. His state-
ment was made in answer to a
charge that the Gulf Pipe Line Com-
pany was dominated by the Standard.
Mr. Leovy says:
"This is wholly untrue. In fact,
the charge has been made that local
Through Rates to Apply on Certain
Conditions.
Guthrie, Okla., Sept 8.—Oklahoma
railroads have given notice that, ef-
fective October 16, the rule governing
Insurance of cotton adopted at a St.
Louis meeting held August 24 would
be applied to cotton shipments In Ok
lahoma. After concentration at com
presses through rates will be applied
upon the following eomdltlon:
"That owners of cotton arrange,
either directly or through the com-
press company, to fully Insure their
cotton In responsible fire Insurance
companies by policies containing
clause whereby the insurance com-
panies waive the right of subrogation
as aigalnst all of the railway eompan
les operating at the compress point,
and file with the compress companies
subject to the railway company's In
spectlon, their policies of Insurance
or duly certified copies thereof. In-
dividual tariffs will be amended ac-
cordingly."
LUttl UW uau "ecu v. t,v —
Mr. Coleman and was glad to do so, the special term of the District Court
as he was a representative of the to open at Tecumseh September 20,
working men who are In a great ma- continuing for two weeks. This '8
Jorlty in Shawnee and yet are not the third special session to consider
represented on the council, , the graft cases. At the first, when
"There isn't a man of us here," as- the special grand Jury was convened,
serted Mr. Burke, "who Is making a Judge Carruthers presided until
living by the sweat of his brow." Al- sworn off the bench. Rosser heard
derman Lain took exceptions to this, the Maben case, which resulted In
stating that everything he had ever an acquittal. He was again assigned
had he worked for and thought that to this county some weeks ago, when
he was a pretty good representative the Ben Bond case was up. He was
of the working people. I sworn off the bench In this case, and
Alderman Williamson of the Third judge Robertson presided. Bond was
nominated B. B. Higgins, paying a | convicted
high tribute to his character and In-
tegrity. The two candidates were | WIDOW OF JE8SE JAMES.
DEEP FORK BOARD SELECTED.
Chandler. Okla., Sept. 8.—J. M
Murray of Stroud, Roy O'Connor of
Sparks and R. Ragland of McLoud
constitute the board which has been
appointed to select and appraise the
land along the Deep Fork drainage
proposition. They •will take up the
work of assessing the cost against
the land owners who will be affected
by the drainage of the Deep Fork.
They will be assisted by a govern-
ment civil engineer, and It Is esti-
mated that It will require six to eight
months to complete the work. When
this Is done construction work will
begin. The drainage proposition is
calculated to enhance the value of
Lincoln County lands several millions
of dollan.
WHY NOT HE THE
CONDUCT OF IMS OF THE
LI
uigriiy. *u*3 • v"...- —- — i ~"
then balloted on, Mr. Coleman being Working Quietly but Enthusiastically
the winner, 7 to 3. He waa at once for Religious Meeting.
called forward and took the oath of New York, Sept 8.—Mri Jesse
0(HCe James, widow of the noted bandit,
Mr. Coleman Is not « union man, has been one of the most devoted
but Is a laborer, being employed In attendants at the annual evangelistic
the roundhouse at the Rock Island camp meeting at Octom Grove, N. J
shops. His petition was signed by This fact became known when an ar
about 120 Democrats of the Third dent woman evangelist dropped dead
Ward. 'before the audience of two thousand
persons while leading in prayer
CANNOT 8ERVE WINE. | Among those who went to the strlck
woman's assistance was Mrs
GOOD ROAD DELEGATES.
Guthrie, Okla., Sept. 8.—H. E. Har-
dy of Tahlequah and Winfield S
Farmer of Atoka have been named
as additional delegates to represent
Oklahoma at the good roads meet-
ing in Cleveland, Ohio, September 21
to 23.
Alabama Law Even Prohibits Wine at James, and for the first time It was
Weddings. known that the aged but enthusiastic
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 8.—Attor- little woman who had worked so con-
ney General Garber has delivered an sclentlously for the success of the
unofficial opinion to Solicitor Nick meeting for the last few years was
Stallworth of Mobile In which he the widow of Jesse James.
states that A. Shlra, a Jewish constlt i Mrs. James has been living quietly
uent of the gulf city, can not law-1 at the religious resort and dally has
fully dispense wine at a wedding ieii the large meetings In song and
feast which Is to be given In honor prayer. At the love feast which Is
of his daughter's marriage. a regular part of the day's program
Mr. Stallworth wrote to Montgom- Mrs. James has recited her personal
ery at the request of Mr. Shlra, whoj te3ti telling of the great relief which
wanted to know whether it would be jjer religious belief has brought her
legal for him to serve wine In a pub
lie place other than his home. Col-
onel Garber's construction is that the
Fuller bill would be violated.
BRYAN ON THE TARIFF.
Deposit! Guarantiti
Dalla 1| g« di garanzia pei defcsiianti <fel!c Stato Ok
ahoraa.
Sicurezza Assoluta.
La Banca di Commercial.
BA.NK OF COMMERCE
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
NEGRO UNIVERSITY TO OPEN
Guthrie, Okla., Sept. 8.—The negr
university at Langston will open Sep-
tember 7 and President Page says ev
erythlng Is in readiness. During the
vacation months an administration
It Is Announced That the Commoner 1 building was erected on the campus
Will Speak In Fort Worth. at a cost, when finished, of about
Fort Worth, Tex.. Sept. 8.—Col. R sixty-five thousand. Improvements
M. Wynee, an intimate friend of amounting to *4,000 have also been
William Jennings Bryan, announced made on the old building and the
last night that Mr. Bryan will be in boys' and glrlo' dormitories are being
Fort Worth September to fulfill his | repainted and repaired. There has
promise to deliver an address here i been no change In the faculty, al ~ j, TiyUlV
the tariff. Mr. Bryan's tariff j though there have been several ad- j U K.. U. II. I ri I mrM
views are well known and In view ! dltlons, the faculty now numbering nPVTKT
of the tariff bill recently passed by a (twenty-one members. The regents j lii
Republican Congress, they will take J are soon to install a water system, \ office over Shawnee National Bank
WILL DESIGN NEW BUILDING.
Mason 8underland, Washington Ar-
chitect, Named at Lawton.
Lawton, Okla., Sept. 8.—Ersklne
Mason Sunderland of Washington, D.
has been named by the Interior
department as architect to draw the
plans for the new school building to
be built from funds taken from the
lot sale returns, and promise Is now
given that the work of plan selec-
tion and actual construction will now
rapidly proceed so that before an
other school year Bhall roll around
complete new eight-room building
will be ready for occupancy. Upon
the building and attendant expenses
is expected to be expended a total
sum of $30,000.
Guthrie, Okla., 8ept. 8.—Why does, ier—a man of experience who has
not Charles A. Taylor, State examln been a bank cashier, In fact draw
er and accountant, who has exposed but $100 per month?
the liquor dispensary finances and | It was found necessary by Che at-
the governor's expenditure of State: torney genera] to check the Illegal
money for private detectives, make raise of salaries, given to the inom-
an official examination of the finan- bers of the normal school faculties
clal conditions of the State school and to employees In the secretary
land department? j of state's oHlce. Why, then, shoutd
Why does he not ascertain what not the excessive increase in school
the maximum expenses of this un- land office salaries be Investigated
checked and unaudited office are, so and annulled?
that the people may know? | Is Is not a fact that the Democratic
Does he know that there Is one Legislature refused to Investigate the
employee of this department who school land office finances beeauae
draws $100 per month for doing noth- they were so exceedingly high that
lng else than carrying the department they were afraid- to 'let the people
mall to and from the State house? j know?
Does he know that the salary of] Had not the attorney general held
the cashier has been Increased re- the unaudited expenditures of school
cently to $1,700 per year, when dur- land funds illegal and unconstttu-
lng the territorial days an expert tlonal?
cashier was employed for $900 per ( These are matters for State Ex-
annum, and during Secretary Marr's amlner Taylor to look Into. They
more recent regime as secretary ot certainly afford him an excellent op-
the State school land office, the cash- portunlty.
PAPER TO HAVE NEW HOME.
Bristow Record Will Bo Enlarged and
Occupy New Building Soon.
Bristow, Okla., Sept. 8.—The Brls
tow Record, with L. M. Nichols edl
tor, has leased a large brick building
to be completed in a few days, for
the entire printing plant of his paper
The building will be almost filled
with the new printing plant, and tin
Record, already the largest Demo-
cratic paper In the county, will be
Increased In size. With the conver
sion of the Sapulpa Democrat Into
Republican paper, the Record and
the Mounds Enterprise are the only
two Democratic papers In Creek
County.
WANTED—White woman tor gen-
eral housework. Apply 126 S. Phila-
delphia. 8-3t
Only Two Days
more in whichto
Pay your Pav-
ing Tax.
18 per cent will be added after Friday, and certified to County Treasurer.
You cannot pay this tax In Shawnee after Friday, but will be compelled
to go to Tecumseh, and pay the additional 18 per cent plus Btreet car
fare. Friday is positively the last day. A. D. MARTIN, City Clerk.
Do You Know That There is a New
ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP
At 207E it MainSt.
Where everything is run by electric power. This shop is
just as modern as the Up to-Date Shoo Shop, both owned
and operated by me. Located at 4 W est Main St. and 207
East Main St.
James M. Van Tress, Prop.
on added Interest at this time.
which U very much needed.
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