Cherokee County Democrat (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1912 Page: 4 of 8
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CHEROKEE COUNTY DEMOCRAT
CunMoliimirri with Tahlequah Arrov
anil Tahlequah Herald.
G. I'. A H. K. Hardy. Manager*..
Puhliwhed Thursday of Kuril Week at
I2M21I East Ih-liwarc Nlrwt.
subscription Kate I'er Year . .fl.wi
Application made for entry ai
Tahlequah, Okla., postofflce as sec
ond-class inaC "natter,
NURSCKIBEKM.
Will please notice the date of the
expiration of their subscriptions
following their address on the pa-
per. If it has expired you will
greatly accomodate us by making
arrangements for [settlement. We
don't want the embarassment of
stopping your paper but wo must
Insist on it being paid for. Look
now, see where you stand.
Governor Cruce has commuted to
life Imprisonment the death sen-
tence pronounced against Joe Cot-
ton, the Wagoner negro convicted
of the murder of W. E. Harlin, a
white Justice of the peace, at Tala
hassee, October 24. It is simply
another exhibition of the governor's
feminine sentimentality. This gov'
ernor who has removed several
county officials for failure to per-
form their "duties in the enforce-
ment of the laws of the state. These
however, are laws that suit the per-
sonal ideas of the governor. By
his acts he says to other brutes of
the Cotton stripe: "If someone* dls'
pleases you go kill him, and you
shall not suffer the penalty of the
crime while 1 am governor." Hu-
man Ife has been held very cheap
in this state and this act of Cruce's
will have a great tendancy to still
lower its safety. Cotton at hU trial
confessed the crime and made no de-
fense. The governor had never
read the evidence but acted on his
own sickly sentiment. There was
no occasion for the act at this time
as, notice of appeal had been given
and transcripts of tho testimony and
evidence in the case would have
reached Governor Cruce In a few
days as copies had been prepared
for the purpose and the notice of
appeal staid the execution for six
months. It is simply a case of the
executive assuming the duties of
the Judiciary which Is In keeping
with a modern Oklahoma idea of
abolishing some of the office and
combining the duties with that of
other officials. But in Oklahoma
not only the governor but the peo-
ple have a right to say how these
things should be done and if the
recall of either the Judiciary or the
executive come before the people
and it would be well if it should go
happen, there is little doubt, under
existing circumstances, which branch
of the state government the people
would recall. When Cruce was a
gubernatorial candid.i!e he knew the
penalty for the crime of brutal
murder. He assumed the responsi-
bility knowingly and now when he
discovers himself a weakling op
posed to the enforcement of the
laws of the state he should step
down and out that the governor's
office may be filled by a man. The
day of the rounder will have pass-
ed only after the close of the pre>
sent administration. The people in
general are for the enforcement of
the laws.
TRIED TO KILL YAMAGATA.
STATE SENALE COMMITTEE
PROBING PUBLIC AFFAIRS
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec, 23.—
rhe testimony before the senate ln-
the first reduction of five cents per
yard to be made. Later the board,
according to Howard had the price
vestigatlng committee Saturday de- cu^ four and one-half cents per
^eloped that the original compilation yard more.
jf the Oklahoma code which was Senator McIntosh asked In detail,
... , ,, i. „f <oi i ! the procedure of the board in pur-
idopted by the legislature of tha8ln« and why contracts were not
ind ordered filed with the secretary; je^ on a competitive basis. How-
>f state, was taken from the valuts urd made a lengthy statement, in
>f the latter's office and taken to; which he asserted that It was lm-
K. Paul, BUM., by Mr. Dunn, an-1 P° lble to buy ory goodp, groceries
notater and indexcr of the com-
diation where he used it in con-
leetion with proof reading of the
ode then In hands of uie printer.
SenatorThomas asked Bunn If he
lid not know that the original
hould have been carefully guarded
n the secretary of state's office and
i copy for the printer ■ taken from
t while in that officer's possession
mder personal supervision of the
ecretary of state or a deputy.
Bunn replied that the understood
le had authority to take out the
ompliation under a resolution pass-
d by the legislature.
Senator Thomas asked Bunn If
le did not understand that the
looks taken by him from the sec-
retary of state's office were the
iw of the state as adopted by the
legislature and asked him what
.ould be the result if it was found
hat the original had been tampered
vith. Mr. Bunn replied that the
adoption of a law by the coming
'egislature making the code as
published the best evidence of the
iaw might be a good Idea.
All three members of the board
of public affairs, Including Lon
Frame, who is under investigation,
vent on the stand and swore posi-
ively that they did not know of
the existence of a bid, said to have
lor hardware, by advertising for bids,
because it was impossible to de-
termine the quality of th^ material
to be secured from written specifi-
cations. He digressed long enough
to urge that the law be amended so
that the hads of Institutions should
not be required to approve claims
for supplies purchased for them.
Senator Jones asked a few ques-
tions regarding the Oklahoma Brok-
erage, a company organized by state
officials and others, to sell to the
state. John Whayne was the sell-
ing agent for this concern during
the first months of Its existence.
Howard said that only two orders
had been given by the board to the
brokerage company.
It seemed to be the theory on
which the committee was proceed-
ing, that the board had paid too
high a price for tha khaki. The
charge had been made that the
cloth could be purchased for 21
cents per yard, bu' Howard said, In
speaking o' ihia, that such cloths
were simply imitations end that the
mill from which the khaki in ques-
tion came, was the only one manu-
facturing the genuine article.
Why the board of affairs had let
the contract for the supreme court
clerk's filing cases to the Western
Bank Supply company, the highest
bidder, was the next question asked
been submitted by Mr. Harris,^ to j by the committee, the various bids
were offered in evidence by the com
mittee, and the board given an op-
portunity to explain its connection
with this deal
The Western Rank Supply com-
pany of Oklahoma City, was the
successful bidder, $11,936, although
lo the work for |5,000 until they
read a statement In a weekly .pa^
aer last October that such a pur
ported bid was in existence.
CITY, Dec. 20 —
\V. Hick of the
OKLAHOMA
Warden Robert
state penitentiary was
for the purchase of 7-'JO yjrds of
'real khaki" clo*.h for which the
state board of affairs authorized
payment of $2,939.03 or 39 cunts
per yard, according to E. B. Howard
secretary of the board and the first
witness In the senate committee's
probe "of the board's chairman. Lon
B. Frame's confirmation by the
senate was held up, pending an in-
•juiry Into his fitness lor the place.
Led b> Senator J. T. McIntosh of
Durant, designated by Chairman J.
Elmer Thomas as attorney for the
committee, the upper house investi-
gators spent all of the first sewion
Wednesday, inquiring into the par-
ticular transaction by which the
date penitentiary acquired cloth for
new uniforms with which to clothe
Tts inmates. The next deal the
committee proposed to probe, was
he purchae of filing cases for the
clerk of the state supremo court.
Secretary Howard of tb.e board
>xcused the board from any re-
sponsibility with the statemen-. that
the law compelled him and
olleagues to make purchases
responsiole thaw ■were other bidders as low as
- $7,000 and one, Simon & Mayer of
Ok't.homa City, at $6,821. Secre-
tary Howard explained that all the
bids were based on different speci-
fications. He said that Clerk Camp-
bell of the court had said he would
have none but Globe-Wernieke or
one other make. H^ added that by
.a secret agreement with the local
Olobe-Wernicke agent, the state was
to have 10 per cent rebate, which
was to be kept from the ears of
the manufacturers.
Howard added that someone
"peached" and the Globe-Wernicke
company prevented the state from
ever getting the rebate. The filing
cases were brought without ap-
propriation, the board creating a
deficiency bv the order.
AT WAUHILLAU
(From Tuesday's Daily Arrow.)
At Wauhillau last night George
his Sanders, son of John M. Sanders of
so j that vicinity was shot and probably
that the bead of the* Institution to 1 fatally wounded by Wilhlte.
-eceive the goods would approve the' according to reports received here
■lalms. The various appropriation today.
bills required approval of the in-J Details of the affair are not ob-
•titutional heads on all expenditures | tninable beyond the fact that Wil-
'ie said. Howard cited the fact lhatihite and Sanders engaged in a
ifter the khaki had been purchased i shooting affray with the result as
it $3300.45, Dick himself caused j stated.
i reduction to $2939.03 and tne| The sheriff's office has been ad-
board later secured another rebate i vised of the shooting and two depu-
o the state of $325.28. j ties have gone to Wauhillau, but
All members of the committee no arrests are reported up to 3:30
were In attendance at the opening o'clock.
".esslon. They were Senators J. E'-
UNCEASING MISERY
Some Tahlequah Kidney Sufferer*
Get Little Best or Comfort,
Tier Thomas, of Lawton, chairman;
'Jen Franklin, Purcell, secretary; J.
T. McIntosh, Durant, attorney; It.
Echols, Elk City; Lee Carpenter,
Mangum; George W. Barefoot,
•hlckasha and J J. Jones, Sapulpa.) T, , UM, mtIe reat
Senator Jones is the republican mUe pea(,e for the 8u(Terer fronl kld_
neniber. . . I ney trouble. Life is one continual
After a brief preliminary state- * , f , You can't rest at
■nent by E. B. Howard of the board ... . ,
Of affairs. Howard was sworn as "<*ht k elE
the first witness. Chairman Frame, ^°.u twinges and stabs oj
who technically, was the only mem- j>a,n- *Jsord®;*
ber under fire, had brought both lameness and nervousness. You
)ther members of the board with
can't be comfortable at work with
Would-Be Assassin of Military Com-
. mander of Japan Attempts
Suicide When Detected.
TOKIO, Dec. 26.—An attempt
was made early Tuesday to assassi-
nate Prince Aritomo Yamagata,
president of the Japanese privy
council and supreme military coun-
cillor cf Japan. The prince escaped
unhurt. His assailant tried to com-
mit suicide.
The would-be assassin broke Into
Prinre Yamagata's residence Just
after midnight and endeavored to
approach the prince. « He was,
however, observed by some attend-
ants and he then tried to commit
suicide, but he was caught and pre-
vented as he was in the act of stab-
bing himself. He was arrested and
an investigation is now proceeding
Into the reason for his attempt.
Prince Yamagata was the chief of
general staff during the Russo-Jap-
anese war. He is well known In
all the European countries.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
A Complete Line of the Season's Latest j;
in Fancy and Staple Dry Goods
CHEAPEST MEN'S CLOTHING
IN TOWN-EXTRA BARGAINS IN
PANTS AND BOYS' CLOTHING
Bring me your chickens
* and eggs. When others
pay you a good price,
I pay a little more
C. C. E.ASTFP I
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RESCUE CAME BV
USE 0E_WIREIESS
SANDY HOOK. N. J.. Dec. 26.—
Aid came Tuesday to the steamer
Turrialba, which went ashore in the
storm, as she lay hard and fast
aground on the Jersey sands south
of Barnegat, pounded by a sea still
heavy, though falling, and with
more than sixty passengers on board
anxiously awaiting rescue. Sum-
moned to their aid by wireless, the
revenue cutter Seneca, after a run
under forced draught from New-
York, reached the side of the I lilt-
ed Fruit Company liner shortly af-
ter nightfall, prepared to give what
assistance might be necessary.
As the Turrialba, though begin-
ning to list badly, was not taking
water and the falling sea and wind
combined to mitigate the dangers of
her position, it was decided not to
make any attempt to remove her
oassengers before morning. The
dry ship arid the assurance of the
officers that the vessel was In no
immediate danger of breaking up.
served to make their Christmas on
board if not exactly merry, at least
bearable.
Direct news from the steamer, by
RAILROAD SPECIAL AGENT
KILLED SUNDAY MORNING
MOBILE, Ala., Dec. 23.—Alex-
tiider McGlil, Special agent for the
Mobile and Ohio railroad at Tusca-
'oosa, was shot to death early Sun-
lay morning In a baggage car of
Mobile and Ohio passenger train
No. 105 and his body thrown from
-he train onto a bridge over Gypsle
creek, where It remained hanging
between the cross ties until dis-
covered by a searching party, ac-
cording to Information received by
the officials of the Mobile and Ohio
here yesterday.
Napoleon Jones, a porte" on the
train, was arrested Sunday night
and charged with the crime. Thei
murdef was discovered when the |
train arrived at Tuscaloosa when]
an overcoat belonging to McGilll
was found on the floor of the car
and a searching party started out.
According to advices from Tusca-
loosa a lynching was narrowly
averted following the capture of
Jones, who was rushed to Birming-
ham for safe keeping.
wireless via Cape May, came shqrtly
before 10 o'clock in a message
timed at 8:45 o'clock to the office
of the line. It read:
"Seneca arrived. We have de-
cided to hold passengers till day-
light, owing to heavy swell. Seneca
and life savers boat standing by.
Ship dry. LINDSAY."
Previously, much the same word
had been sent from the stranded
vessel to the steamer Prlnz August
Wilhelm, which had inquired by
wireless while neartng the Turrl-
alba's position, asking is her cap-
tain wanted the German liner to re-
move the fruit steamer's passengers.
"No, thanks, the Seneca will take
them off in the morning," was the
wireless reply. For many hours af-
ter the Bteamer grounded, the live
savers weer unable to get to her,
because of the difficulty in locating
her position, three miles off shore,
in the blinding snow storm which
was raging.
During th afternoon, however, a
life saving crew made its way out
to her and stood by ready to give
assistance. Te word that came
from the steamer then was reas-
suring. Though in a precarious
position and pounding considerably,
her hull was intact.
Before the Seneca reached her,
however, the continued surging of
th sas had rendered the lot of
those ou board decidedly more un-
comfortable. An urgent message
asking assistance as speedily as
possible was sent at 5 o'clock and
two hours later the following was
received:
"Ship has taken heavy list. Have
asked for more assistance. Ship
dry. Stem-frame, rudder post and
rudder gone and propeller damag-
ed." ,
Weather conditions were rapidly
improving. The cessation of the
storm of the sea's violence, a wind
from the northwest helping In beat-
ing the waves down. This with
the presence of the Seneca and the
Seneca and the fact that the steam-
er was taking no water, gave .reas-
surance to anxious friends of those
on hoard.
Meanwhile other aid Is at hand
for the entrapped liner. Wrecking
tugs from both Nw York and Nor-
folk w-re dispatched during the day
and the arrival of the relief boat
from this city was reported Tuesday
evening. The wrecking vessels
stand ready should it prove neces-
sary to lighten the Turralaba's car-
go, which consists largely of coffee,,
bananas and hides.
mifi iiiriiiut'i ui iiic uuiiui ... _ , ... ji.,,,.
11m to the assembly room of the rtar pains and blinding diz/.v
'hamber of commerce where the "P6,"8' (Nec'fct thcv8%® '"ontsRoa''n
learings were held. Member En- serious troubles may follow. Bern
ene Morris and Howard sat whh J,13'"* Doan's Kidney PiBs at lei
the committee and handled the re- «rPt of. JJ0UT^
cords and correspondence introduced hav« test'fied to„ hei£ ™erit„ J"h''; 1
n evidence quab rearters w111 find convincing ;
Senator McIntosh found in the P™of <£? following ^testimony: _
respective books containing requisi- Frank Kienzle, Still e". a.,
Hons, orders and claims, the en- 8a>,s* For a ,on* tlme k,dneys
tries relating to the purchase of
khaki for the penitentiary. His
questions elicted from Howard the
information, the Warden Dick an-1
the penitentiary storekeeper had
made requisition for the cloth, nam-
ing a price of 44 cents, and suggest-
ing that the material be purchased
from the Falls City Clothing com-
pany of which John Whayne was
the Oklahoma representative. The
board made no Investigation as to
the reasonableness of the price,
Howard admitting, nor did it ad-
rave me no end of trouble. At times
the kidney secretions were scanty,
and then they were profuse.
and then they were too profuse. '
causing me to get up several times
during the night. This disturbed
my rest and made me unfit for my !
work. Being advised to try Doan's ,
Kidney Pills, I procured a supply
and began using them. I was bene-
fitted at once and after taking the
contents of one box, my trouble
left me. It never returned."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 j
centa. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
agents for the
vertise for bids, accepting Dick's
recommendations absoluely. After New York, 6ole
the supplies were received, Dick United Rtates.
himself complained that the cloth Remember th« nam'
was not up to standard, and caused and take no oth*r.
-Doan'a
OIL MEN
Why send out of the state for your Gas
Engine Oils, Cylinder Oils or any other
Oils? We have it here in your town,
and at the right price.
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