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Mill Be Held ill Guthrie, Monday,
August 29—Call Being Pre-
pared.
TO KIBE THE OPENING GUNTHEN
State Committee Meetings In the
Morning—National Speakers
Coming.
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KBDPP WORKS WRECKED •£•'* KICH WOMAN'S KIND
j,1ENTERTAINMENT
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National News Association.
Berlin, Germany, Aug. 22 —
The experimenting laboratory
of the Krupp gun works was
completely wrecked by an ex-
plosion this morning. The bo-
dies of three workmen have
been recovered. Several are
missing and a score were in-
jured. The Krupp works are
the greatest of the kiud in the
entire world.
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Guthrie, Ok., Aug. 22.—James A.
HarriB, chairman of the republican
state central committee, announced
Saturday evening that he was prepar-
ing a call for a mass meeting of the
republicans of the state, as well as a
session of the state central commit-
tee. to be held in Guthrie, Monday,
August 29, during which the ratifica-
tion of the state, judicial and legisla-
tive candidates will occur.
It is intended that the morning be
devoted to a Session of the state
central committee, to be followed at
2 o'clock p. m. by the ratification as-
sembly at the Island Park audito-
rium.
Will Fire Opening Gun.
At the general assembly will be
fired the opening gun of the ap-
proaching state campaign by promi-
nent national as well as state orators
who will be present. It is expected
that every state candidate with a
large following of friends will be in
the city and that republican clubs
from every part of the state will be
in attendance.
Delegations from every county of
the state and city have already noti-
fied the state chairman that they are
only waiting his announcement of
the date of the meeting to commence
making preparations to attend.
It is anticipated that it will be ne
cessary to hold more than one
meeting at the same time so that all
may hear, In which case the city
hall, opera house and ball park as
well as convention hall may be uti-
lized.
First Real Blow Off.
This will be the first meeting of
the kind ever held in Oklahoma since
statehood, and it Is expected the
crowd will be the largest ever at-
tracted by any political party in the
state. A member of the state cen-
tral committee said:
"The fact that the republican party
has every reason to anticipate suc-
cess. at the approaching election, and
that the party is thoroughly united
while the democratic party is shat-
tered by factions, official corruption
and extravagant acts of appointees,
together with the party again riding
to the front in an effort to again
steal the state and continue the reign
of mismanagement, gives the rank
and file of the party every reason for
united and continuous work to rid the
state of the men who have blasted
its reputation among the states."
SOCIALISTS FILE.
National News Association.
Jefferson City, Mo., August 22.
The socialist labor party today filed
a full state ticket for the fall elec-
tion with the secretary of state. The
attorney general decided that they
were entitled to file, though they
held no primary election.
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SENATOR GORE PUIS
SELF, CRUCE
OWEN IN RAD ROLE
SOME ONE GAVE BLIND STATES-
MAN A BUM STEEB, SAYS
"FI1EE LAXCE."
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Pauls Valley, Ok., Aug. 22. — That
residents of this part of the state do
not place much confidence in Senator
Gore's shouting that he is protecting
the Interests of the Indian is evident
and that the Indian as well as the
white residents of this part of the
state believe in McMurray and that
he has contracts calling for much
less than Senator Owen and others
were charging before McMurray ap-
peared on tile scene and commenced
making contracts at ten per cent, Is
evident.
The Pauls Valley Free Lance in its
issue of August 16 takes a shot at
Gore and incidentally gives some in-
side information as to Indian con-
tracts which had been made in the
past. The following is the view
held by the Free Lauce:
The McMurray Contracts.
The McMurray contracts and the
Gore charges of attempted bribery are
occupying the spot light In'the daily
press of the day.
Let's go back to March, 1906.
Congress passed a bill whereby
certain lands were to be sold, and the
proceeds divided among the Chicka-
saws and the Choctaws. Time passed
on and there seemed to be nothing
doing in the way of a settlement so
that the Indians, either by blood or
marriage, would be paid in money, ac-
tual cash. This seemed to be the
history of collecting money from the
government. Many of the Chicka
saws, a number of whom live in
Pauls Valley, made public the satte-
ment that they would be willing to
pay 25 per cent of what was coming
to them to any one collecting the
same.
They had had similiar trouble in
getting a settlement out of the gov-
ernment before, and consequently
knew what they were up against.
For collecting private claims Sena-
tor Owen, before his election, had
charged as high as 20 and 30 per
cent.
Appears then on the scene, J. F.
McMurray, an attorney of McAlester,
who agreed to work for and secure
an Injunction of the claims for 10
per cent—the lowest any attorney
has evep charged.
This was to be a big job, and the
fees would amount to a big sum-
commensurate with the amount of
brains and labor Involved. In fact,
so many were the claims and such
sums Involved, that at the 10 per
cent rate nearly $3,000,000 would be
the amount of fees.
Naturally the grafters and two-bit
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GUBEBNATOBIAL CANDIDATE
MAKES ESTIMATE OF FALL
ELECTION.
Mrs. Joseph E. Widener of Phila-
delphia and Newport, who is being
rebuked as one of the ultra-frivolous
rich who take up any asinine form
of entertainment to while their time
away. Mrs. Widener's latest was the
recent exhibition of the Johnson
Jeffries fight pictures at Feno, the
films being shown at a dinner dance
and skating carnival. Drastic critl
cism of the exhibition comes from
Boston, Philadelphia and other cities
clergymen and educational circles
being pronounced in their denuncia-
tion. Monkey dinners at which Mrs
Widener has some experience have
also been attacked.
Kingfisher, Ok.. Aug. 22.—The Hon.
Joseph W. McNeal, republican nomi-
for governor, was here during the
week, visiting ex-Governor Seay. He
looks confident and happy. The
campaign for the nomination was a
sternuous one, but he emerged from
it in good fighting trim to make
another campaign still more strenu-
ous. He says the republicans will
carry the state this fall by 25,000.
With such men as Joe McNeal In
charge of the affairs In this state,
the taxpayers can rest assured that
their interests will be protected.
The "gang" had better "grab and
graft" all they can between now
and next January, for thl3 will be
their last chance at the "pie coun-
ter."
Mr. Harry Crew of Oklahoma iCty,
who has recently become connected
with the Choctaw Cotton Oil Company
here, is in Shawnee to remain per-
manently. Mr. Crew is a friend of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hiner.
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National News Association.
London, Eng , August 22.—
The admiralty has announced
that the cruiser Bedford ran
ashore ou Quelfort Island, in
the Korena sea, yesterday. 18
lives were lost. She was un-
dergoing a speed trial when
she crashed into the rocks.
A Japanese war vessel went
to her assistance, and part of
the crew were taken off.
There is little hope of saving
the vessel.
GONNEGIED WITH
' LOOTERS?
LEDBETTER EMPLOYED IIY BOB-
BE HS ROAST CROWD HE-
CAUSE HE STOOD IN WITH
ADMINISTRATION.
Five More Companies of Regular
Troops Are Ordered to the
Front.
MANY BELIEVED TO BE DEAD
Fire
Line Extends for Hundreds of
Miles—Yellowstone Is
Menaced.
Little By Little Events of
Nlglit Are Recalled By
the Patient.
Fatal
THEBE IS NOTHING DEFINITE YET
But Physicians Express Stroug Hope
That Her Mind Will Soon
\ Clear.
The mind of Jessie Edington is
gradually clearing, and little by little
the events of the fatal night upon
which she was assaulted appear to be
recalled by the patient.
According to her physicians, she terday.
Miss Virginia Wardlow, one of the
three sisters charged with the al-
leged murder of Ocey W. M. Snead
who died recently in the House of
Detention. Newark, from general
breakdown, after having starved her
self for week*. She had repeatedly
exrpesped a wish to die. The icr
sumstances warranting accusation
were stronger against her than the
sisters because she had passed
week In a house alone with the al
leged murdered woman before her
death. She acknowledged that she
knew Mrs. Snead was dead twenty
four hours before she notified the au-
thorities. She believed that if she
were out of the way the murder
charge against her sisters would
fall. So she refused to eat and she
wasled away to a mere shadow. Her
sisters, Mrs. Caroline B. Martin and
Mrs. Mary W. Snead, were not per
mltted to see her before her death.
National News Association.
Washington. D. C.. August 22. —
General Wood of the United States
Army has ordered five more troops
of regulars to aid the northwestern
fire fighters. Thirty-five companies
in all have been detailed for this
work now and the war department
says that the states should call out
their militia.
The belief that the fires are of in
cendiary origin is strengthened by a
telegram from the chief forester of
Oregon, who also reports that 25 men
periBhed at Ashland. Oregon.
Hundreds of Miles of Fire.
National News Association.
Spokane, Wash., August 22.—For
hundreds of miles east and north of
here the entire country is afire. The
entire northwest is trying to check
the forest fires, and calls for aid
have been received from a number of
points. Trains with doctors and
nurses have been sent to Wallace
and Mullen, Idaho, which burned yes-
REMAINS OF
INSURGENTS
Government Is Now Under
Their Control—Acts of
Violence.
THE AMERICANS ARE HOOTED
has as yet said nothing that is of
any value, on account of her "fligh-
ty" spells, with which she is still
harassed. Daily, however, she ap-
pears to get a clearer conception of
things in general, and very lately has
shown some signs of recalling what
took place on the night that she was
so brutally attacked.
Physicians express their confidence
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in her being able, within the next
few days, to relate her experiences
on that night, with a degree of ac-
curacy that would warrant the pub-
lic in believing her narrative.
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NOTHING OF A SUSPICIOUS CHAR-
ACTER HAS BEEN FOUND IN
EXAMINATION.
National Newa Association.
Abilene, Kas., Aug. 22.—The body
of the Benignus girl, found dead in
her home last Sunday morning, was
exhumed today, andean autopsy per-
formed. Nothing was found about
the body that would indicate that
death was due to anything other than
chloroform.
The girl's mother was the first
witness before the corouer's Inuqest,
but could give no information that
would throw light 011 the case. She
said that the entire family slept more
soundly than usual on the previous
night, and were drowsy all day Sun-
day. There was a possibility, she
thought, that the family had been
Guthrie, Ok.. Aug. 22.—And now it
develops that Walter A. Ledbetter,
attorney for Governor Hskell, the
state banking board, and Standard
Oil, friend of Senator Joe Bailoy of
Texas and author of Haskell's capi-
tal removal bill, also got his while
the money was being passed around
by the McMuriay Interests.
On the witness stand at Sulphur,
last Monday, Attorney W. B. John-
son of Ardmore, when called before
the congressional committee that is
Investigating Senator Gore's charges
of bribery, testified that W. A. Led-
better, an attorney of Oklahoma City,
had shown him a $10,000 check,
which bore the signature of J. F.
McMurray; that Ledbetter was nat-
nraily proud of the check, but re
marked that It was only part pay
ment for his services In securing the
injunctions against the collection of
taxes 011 Indian lands .Johnston gave
it as his opinion that McMurray em-
ployed Ledbetter because he (Ledbet-
ter) stood in with the Haskell ad-
ministration.
It will be remembered that Led
better instituted the Indian lands tax
Injunction action in the superior
court at Guthrie, before Judge Joe
Sandlin, who served with • Haskell
and Ledbetter in the constitutional
convention and afterward was Has-
kell's private secretary until the gov-
wyernor appointed him. a resident of
Lincoln county, to be the superior
Judge for Logan county. When the
tax injunction case came up for final
hearing, however, Judge Sandlin held
against the Ledbetter-McMurray-Has-
kell crowd and turned down the In-
junction as a permanent proposition.
Ledbetter, however, has appealed to
the state supreme court.
Until Johnston gave his testimony
recently at Sulphur, it was not known
that McMurray had employed led-
better to do the work. Ledbetter
was also attorney for the state In
the unsuccessful defense of the two-
cent fare. Under Cruce as gover-
nor, at Haskell's command, he would
continue to be the acting attorney
general for Oklahoma.
Managua Molis Pillage the City Be.
fore the Insurgent Troops
Arrive.
National News Association.
San Juan Del Sur, Aug. 22.—The
entire government of Nicaragua has
been thrown into the hands of the
Insurgents.
Mobs in Managua are taking ad-
vantage of the last few hours before
the arrival of the insurgent army.
The transferring of the presidency
fails to quiet them. Americans are
being hooted In the streets.
The Insurgents pillaged Grenada
without limit after its capture, the
officers having 110 control over their
men, and It Is feared that the troop-
ers will commit the same act at Man-
agua.
Beports Confirmed.
Washington, Aug. 22.—Advices to
the state department yesterday con-
firm the victory of the Estrada troops
In Nicaragua. It Is declared that
Managua Is in a turmoil of excite-
ment, amounting to panic, and that
Dr. Madriz is preparing to flee the
country.
APPOINTED SON-IN-LAW OF CO-
INDICTEI).
Fort Gibson. Ok., Aug. 22.—Gover-
nor Haskell, after about two years'
delay, has finally appointed the addi-
tional district Judge for Muskogee
and Wagoner counties In the person
of Charles Bagg of Muskogee. Mr.
Bagg Is a nice looking young man
who had the distinction of marrying
a daughter o{ C. W. Turner, who is
under federal indictment with Has-
kell for Muskogee townlot frauds.
His appointmnt over old veterans of
the law has naturally created a good
deal of dissatisfaction among the
local democrats, from the accredited
fact that the governor had promised
the office to about as many different
asprlant8 as Jones had promised
pups.
drugged. No member of the family
heard a sound on the night of the
tragedy.
The Inquest continues this after-
noon, and will probably adjourn to-
night, when the chemical analysis is
received.
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PICNIC AT BENSON PABK.
Mesdames P. Cloud and R. Splvey
chaperoned a merry crowd of girls
to Benson Park, Wednesday evening,
the occasion being a picnic given 111
honor of Miss Ava Hunt of Little
Rock, who is the guest of Miss Daisy
Chapman.
A delicious luncheon was served,
and all report a most enjoyable even-
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Those who enjoyed this pleasant
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Chapman. Marie Rioth, iva Chrisney.
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