The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 251, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 10, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. 14.—No. 251.
SHAWNEE. OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1909
NEWS WANT ADS PAY WELl
TUFT SHOULD BE
THE PLATFORM OF
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 10.—"The Re-
publican* at Oklahoma need no other
platform than William Howard Taft."
This was the statement made today
by Jake Hamon of L<aw!x>n, former
chairman of the Republican state j
committee and at the present time a
successful practicing attorney in that |
city. Mr. Hamon has been studying [
political conditions in the state and
maintains the Republicans will have |
an excellent opportunity to win In
the next state election.
"Wherever I have been in the
state," said Mr. Hamon, "I find the
Republicans thoroughly aroused and
active. Teady to participate In the
campaign. They do not Beem to be
worrying about the results, excepting
to win. They are a unit in their
support of Mr. Taft and his policies,
and from what I can judge the Re-
publicans of this state need no other
platform than William Howard Taft."
Mr. Hamon called attention to the
Maryland election law, patterned in
great part after the Taylor election
law Sn Oklahoma, to show what will
be the result if the Taylor law ever
gets on the staute books here. The
Associated Press dispatches from
Baltimore, on the night of the recent
election said:
I "Hundreds of ballots were thrown
'out In which trick ballots were so
' confusing that few men, excepting
! Democrats who were posted before-
hand, could mark them Intelligently.
J "Some of these ballots were four
or five feet long, without any particu-
lar designation, the uames of the var-
ious candidates being fixed up to
trick the voter.
"The count will continue In a num
ber of counties for twenty-four hours,
and it Is probable that between 15,00"
and 20,000 ballots will be thrown out
as improperly marked."
It Is this same condition that Okla
homa Democrats are trying to bring
about under the Taylor election law.
L
Local sportsmen are eagerly await
ing the opening of the quail season.
Deputy Game Warden Halrston has
already Issued 1,191 licenses to hunt
and is Issuing more daily. The open
season for quail is Nov. IB to Feb. 1.
'Everybody seems to be observing
the game law," said Mr. Halrston
last night. "1 am glad to say that
there seems to be no inclination on
the part of the sportsmen of the
county to kill game out of season. It
Is especially fortunate that quail are
protected as they are by the law, for
It gives plenty of time for hunting
quail and at the same time insures
good shooting during the open sea
son."
Former Sheriff Dill drace has lost
his suit for $1,775 against the county.
The suit was based on a claim of
$1 per day for jail attendance for
every day there were prisoners in the
jail during his term as sheriff. The
case came up on appeal in the dts
trict court at the night session last
night, and the appeal was dismissed
on motion, the case not going to the
jury.
nsaiaiaui — -—, -
the first witness before the district' lllg reception from Texas to South
court grand jury which was empan-
WRONG MAN IS ARRESTED
I. S. IS AFTER BOOTLEGGERS
Muskogee, Okla., Nov. 10.—In a let-
ter to a friend in Muskogee, Capt.
Ira L. Reeves, who was fairly elected
mayor of Muskogee at the last city
election, and who is now professor of
military tactics in the military school
at Germantown, Ohio, writes that he
will commence suit at once for pos-
session of the office which he has
been denied possession of. Capt.
Reeves states that he had an under-
standing with parties interested that
if the people of Muskogee desired the
commission form of government he
would pay no further attention to the
matter, but since there is evidence
that the "city hall gang are playing
the people double" by refusing to per-
mit the holding of an election on the
question he proposes to see that Jus-
tice is done both himself and the
voters. If the election is not called
within the time limit Capt. Reeves'
suit will be filed at once.
After they learned of his leaving
Washington they began making every
train, but he entered the state from
the east side, went to Hugo, took a
horse and has been in the field since
last Thursday. He is pleased witu
what he found. He says he Is gain-
ing Information for his report to con-
gress. He Ib accompanied by Bas
comb Johnson, law officer of the In
dian bureau, and Dana Kelsey, Indian
agent at Muskogee, who met him at
Hugo, and a number of civil engi-
neers and Indian woodsmen.
The commissioner is a good horse-
man and has worn out his compan-
ions. He went by rail to Durant and
will go to Ardmore and Chickasha,
and then to Muskogee, possibly com-
ing here Nov. 20 for the segregated
coal land meeting.
L RECLAIM 2000
ACRES OF LAND
VALENTINE SEEING
COUNTRY ON HORSE
McAlester, Okla., Nov. 10.—Com
missloner of Indian Affairs R. C
Valentine of Washington, D. C., rode
Into McAlester yesterday on horse
back. He had ridden all the way
from Hugo, covering the proposed
forest reserve and segregated coal
and asphalt lands of the Choctaw an I
Chickasaw tribes of Indians which
he is examining.
He fooled the officials at Muskogee
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 10.—County Sur-
veyor Collins has just completed
plans for a two-mile drainage ditch,
which he thinks will" rescue about
two thousand acres of land around
Joe Creek, six miles south of Tulsa
from overflow of water.
The territory afTected lies along
the cast bank of the Arkansas, ex-
tending back to the foothills at som'
places a mile and a half from the
river. Joe Creek should act as an
outlet for a large part of the water
which flows down this level stretch
of country from the foot hills, but it
has become choked in many places
and doesn't perform the service.
Therefore the artificial means is
needed.
The ditch .will be two miles long
and will have a seven-foot bottom.
It will drain three or four sections
of land, or between z.OOO and 2,500
acres.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 10.—It has
leaked out that the United States
authorities have completed plans for
a wholesale rounding up of bootleg-
gers along the Frisco Uae with Tulsa,
Sapulpa and Chandler the centers of
operation. Violation of the federal
laws in selling whisky without a
government license is the specific of-
fense charged.
Already the federal officials are at
work in Sapulpa and Tulsa, and
Chandler, it is said, will receive calls
next. It is alleged that no less than
twenty members of the fraternity had
been peddling their poisons hero
without having been licensed by the
government.
State and city officials will welcome
the prosecution for it will force all
bootleggers into the open. From the
government records can be had the
names of those selling and such evi-
dence, If admitted in the state courts,
Is prima facie evidence of guilt
The government, through enact-
ments, also sought to make clear who
sold liquor by forcing the purchasers
of licenses to post such certificates
in their places of business, but boot-
leggers have gotten around this by
putting up the certificate and then
conveniently hanging something over
it.
Chickasha, Okla, Nov. 10.—Assist-
ant Cashier Stone of the Citizens' Na
tlonal Bank and Sheriff Miart LflU-
than, who left here several days ago
for Mississippi, where it was reported
that parties suspected of being the
ones who some time ago obtained
money from the bank on a forged
note were held, have returned to
Chickasha and report that the par
ties under suspicion were not the
ones who had visited the bank here,
also that they were able to produce
sufficient evidence to remove any
further suspicions as to their con-
nection with the affair.
While no tangible clew developed
as a result of the trip, ^those inter-
ested have not abandoned hope that
the guilty parties will ye^ be appre-
hended
Assistant State Auditor Mercer was
Washington, D. C., Nov. 10.—Prest-Jator Cullom, "that If the negro were
dent Taft's delightful sojourn in the ^ not a factor in politics in the South
South and the typical cordiality and there would not be a state In that
gracious hospitality that has marked section which would not be in line
with our party.
eled yesterday. He is supposed to
have been called In with the report^
on the condlton of the county books
The grand jury as empaneled con-
sists of the following members:
R. H. L. Burden, Burnett; A. C.
Davis, Shawnee; G. A. Scott, Shaw-
nee; W. H. Lokey, Bales; A. J. Vin-
son, Moore; H. R. Miller, Barlboro;
A. Van Vost, Shawnee; L. N. Jack-
son, Shawnee; J. H. Stanford, Bales;
Frank Kratz, Dent; J. E. Williams,
Shawnee; T. L. Spencer, Shawnee.
J. E. Williams of Shawnee Is the
foreman.
Carolina, is made to serve the vener-
MUCH CONTESTED
UNO SUIT
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 10.--In a
lengthy opinion by Ossoclate Jus
tlce Hayes, the supreme court affirms
the judgment of the district court of
Garfield County in the famous land
case of Daniel W. Harding vs. Myrtl
"Take a state like Alabama, for In-
™. stance. There is a community which
able and distinguished Shelby M. Cui-1 vast rami, iron and other in
loin, United States senator from 11-! ilustries demanding a protective tar
'iff. With her rank states like Ten-
llnois, as the basis of a political
prophecy that points to a Republican
party of the future, invincible and
nationally. Apropos of President
Taft's tour of the Southern states,
which is generally regarded as a very
decorous bid for the electoral vote
of at least one of the Southern
states. Senator Cullom is the firs!
nessee, Texas and others—they all
want to be protected Industrially
"How can you blame communities
like South Carolina and Mississippi,
for Instance, for voting the Demo-
cratic ticket? In some sections, th1
proportion of the population is ten
blacks to one white. It is in com-
munltles like these that the white
Republican of national prominence | peop,e ftrft
~ tn ««jyjow m|nd you, j do not distinctly
and Influence to commit himself to
the doctrine of negro disfranchise
ment. The senator perpetrates i
piece of unconscious humor, however,
TAX RATES ARE
DELATED FOR
I
favor the total disfranchisement of
the negro. In Illinois, for Instance,
piece ui uuwiwt^uo — we have a large negro vote, Just as
when he opposes the disfranchise- q^Io, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New
ment of the negroes of Illinois and' jergpy have, but up
other Northern states, because, as he ^ these communities it is a different
saye, "they use the baliot with w'8- proposition. There appears to be a
dom and fairness." distinction somewhere between the
He continues: "Eliminate the ne- ^Wo sections in th/is respect and the
gro from politics in the South give Northern negro uses his ballot with
that section of the country an exclu- an(j fairness. We are satis-
sively white ballot, or a franchise ^P(j ^ini, but it is notorious, of
amendment which shall mean abso course, that the South is not.
lute and unequivocal white supre- J ««Qf course, the president does not
case of Daniel W. Harding vs. Myrtle jnacy in the -management of its whole intend to surrender any principle, but
Gillett et al., which has twice been affairs, and theer is not a state be- at. the same time he 4s willing to
to the United States sufpreme court.' low the Mason and Dixon line which make concessions to the 8outhem
The suit has been in litigation Che win not be found in the Republican people commensurate with
past ten years and involves the title'column of the electoral college." laonao s\f (iiBtifd
to eighty acres of land near the town! "The whole truth of the situation,"
of Enid, which land is now worth j continued Mr. Cullom, "Is that the
from $50,000 to $75,000. The BUlt was South believes In and really needs
begun In the district court of Gurffeld the enforcement of the Republican
County In March, 1996. From the doctrine of a protective tariff.
judgment of that court the case was "They are afraid of the race issue
taken to the supreme court of Okla- there can be no doubt of that. They
homa Territory, and from that court are constantly In a state of exclte-
A fair-sized audience witnessed the
production of the "Honeymoon Girl"
at the Becker Theater last night.
DR. 0. H. TAYMAN
...DENTIST...
Office over Shawnee National Bank
PHONK < J
Mr F. G. Fritz, Oneonta, N. ?•,
writes: "My little girl was greatly
benefitted by taking Foley's Orino
Laxative, and I think It la the best
remedy for constipation and liver
trouble." Foley's Orino Laxatlva i«
mild, pleasant and effective, and cures
[habitual constipation Sold by all
' druggists.
Business is Sensitive
It goes only where It is Invited and
stays only where It is well treated
BANK OF COMMERCE
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
THERE ARE MORE CRIMINALS
THAN SGHGQL3
McAlester, Okla., Nov. 10.—Comply-
ing with an old territorial law, Sher
iff J. A. Harrison of Pittsburg Coun
ty has died with the secretary of
state the yearly report of the Pitts
burg County jail here. There were
531 prisoners handled at the Jail dur-
ing the year ending Oct. 31, of whom
341 were conviclted. Forty-three
went to the penitentiary, 143 made
bond and the rest were discharged
One hundred and fifty-seven arrests
were made during the year for viola
tlons of the prohibition law, eighty-
six were arrested on larceny charges
thirty were arrested and convicted o'
murder and thirty-two for assault
with intent to kill. Thirteen gun-
toters were given sentences, twenty-
nine were arrested on Burglary
charges, sixteen were convicted of
gambling, four counterfeiters were
arrested and five on charge of send-
ing blackhand letters.
Word* to Freeze the Soul.
Everyone would be benefited by
taking Foley'* Orino Laxative for
conatlpatlon, *tomach and liver troo
ble«, a* It aweetena the (tomach and
breath, gently itlmulatea the liver
and regulate# the bowel* and 1* mocb
superior to pill* and ordinary laxa-
tive*. Bold br all DnialaU.
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 10.—The work
of certifying the 1909 tax rolls ot
counties will not be completed by the
state examiner and Inspector until
some time this month, although th-*
law contemplates 1t shall be done by
Oct. 15. About sixty counties have
been certified, delay in the others be-
ing due to the failure of school dis-
tricts to make their reports to county
officers. Under the act of the last
legislature, the work of equalizing
and approving the tax rolls was trans-
ferred from the state auditor to the
state examiner and Insoector.
Officers of some school districts
have evidently viewed the law as not
compelling them to report their pro-
posed levies to the county officers
for in a number of instances they
have flatly refused. One set In Al
falfa County Is alleged to have notl
fled the county that It was no one's
business how they proposed to spen'l
the money. A conflict is presented
from Tulsa County, where the city
operating under a recently adopted
commission form of government, con
strues its charter rights as permi
ting it to levy and collect Its taxes
Independently of the county or the
state, and for this reason the ctly
authorities are alleged to have re-
fused to make a report to the county
certifying officer. All tax rolls must
pass the scrutiny of the state exam
Iner and Inspector's office, where the
law requires that levies be checked
and compared with the legitlma'
meed* of a given district If the
amount of money sought to be raised,
In the Judgment of the examiner, is
exorbitant, the levy is cut accord
ingly; If the reverse Is found, It is
increased. In case t,he tax rolls are
closed and a district or city Is omit
ted by its failure 4 report, It is the
belief that no taxed for such district
can be collected.
to the supreme court of the United
States. The cause then went back
to the district court of Garfield Coun
ty, where another Judgment was ren-
dered, from which an appeal was tak-
en to the supreme court of the state
and from that decision to the su-
preme court of the United States, in
which latter court the case was dis-
missed. Under the holding of the
supreme court In the prior appeal,
the case was sent back to the dis-
trict court of Garfield County where
trial on the merits was had. From
Judgment in favor of Myrtle Gillette,
Daniel W. Harding, the grantee of
the purchaser at the foreclosure sale
of the property, (the purchaser be-
ing the mortgagee), again appeals to
this court. Before foreclosure judg-
ment, Myrtle Gillette obtained title to
the premises from the mortgagor, sub-
ject to the mortgage foreclosed. The
court affirms the judgment of the
trial court, holding:
"A decree of foreclosure against
_ mortgagor, who, before the Institu-
tion of the foreclosure proceeding,
had conveyed his title to a third per-
son, although it be in fraud of cred-
itors, does not foreclose the rights
of the grantee if such grantee is not
made a party to the proceeding by
valid service
ment over the prospect of a negro
vote of superior numbers, and natural-
ly they cling together against the
black man as a matter of protection,
not of their industrial interests, but
of their personal affairs.
"But I am satisfied," continued Sen-
make
any fair
sense of justice.
"Of course, Maryland is going to b*
Republican state. North Carolina
also is very strongly Republican, con-
sidering the conditions there.
"Now, President Taft has a fixed
idea of acquainting himself with the
conditions and the people throughout
this section and he can be relied up-
on to give them a square deal. Nat-
urally, he will not allow the Demo-
crats of the South to have exclusive
control of the federal patronage, but
he is not likely to offer appointments
to that section which are objection-
able."
KAY BE FORGED 10
LEAVE GOTO
are determined to make Osage Coun
ty a farmers' county exclusively.
"The farmers are not looking for
trouble, nor do they want any," says
the editor of the Tribune, "but they
are here to stay, and to encourage
more to come, and no threats on the
part of a few men will scare them
out of the country; of this, all can
be assured. The cattlemen can do
nothing that will hurt their cause so
much as to allow a few of their hot-
headed members to Indulge in threat®
and intimidation against peaceful citi-
zens."
Foraker, Okla., Nov. 10.—A secret
movement is reported to have been
started in Osage County by an or-
ganization of cattlemen whereby A.
J. Montgomery and J. B. Finn, farm-
ers living near Foraker, are to be
forced to leave the county, and the
Foraker Tribune, a newspaper, put
out of business and the editor driven
from the state. The issue is square- For indigestion and all stomach
ly drawn between the cattlemen an i trouble take Foley's Orino Laxative
the farmers. The former want to its it stimulates the stomach and M*
hold their grazing leases and be per « and regulates the bowels and will
mitted to keep their large herds of positively care habitual constipation
cattle in Osage county. The farmers J Sold by all druggist*
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 10.—The su
preme court convened for the No-
vember term yesterday morning with
Chief Justice Kane presiding and all
associate justices sitting. The day
was taken up with the rendering of
opinions, ixty-six decisions being
handed down. Chief Justice Kane
and Justice Dunn each handing down
twelve opinions, Justice Williams and
Justice Turner eleven each and Jus-
tice S. W. Hayes nine.
Watch The MAMMOTH'S
Show Windows
ThTGreatesTSale on Ladies Hose will
begin the later pait of this week.
Thousands of Pairs of Ladies fine lioss will be
on Sale at ridiculous prices. Wa'ch for itie dis-
play in our Show Windows.
The Mammoth Dept, Store
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