El Reno Daily American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 142, Ed. 1 Friday, December 27, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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DAILY AMERICAN.
FIFTEENTH YEAR
EL RENO. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27. 190?
NO, 142
LIVELY CHRISTMAS awards made at Canadian FT.S.&W BARRED FROM
WEEK AT CALUMETi » ire FEDERAL COURTS
AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENT
/Reefing,
Christmas Tram ami
Marriage of Two Pop-
ular Voting People the
Principal Events
There will be a protracted service
held at the church in Calumet, com-
mencing December 36, at 7:30 p. m.
The services will be conducted by
Rev. J. W. Booen, pastor of the M.
E. Church of Calumet. Everybody
cordially invited to attend.
There was a Christmas tree at the
chuich in Calumet Christmas Eve.,
and a One program was rendered by
the pupils of the Sunday school. The
tree was beautifully decorated, many
handsome presents were distributed
and the children were given a treat.
There were a large number present.
Qur efficient superintendent, J. M.
Rankin, deserves much credit for
the manner in which the program
and the tree were conducted.
Married—At the beautiful home
of Mr. N. E. Steenrod, one mile south
of Calumet, Wednesday, December
25th, 1907, at 6:30 p. m., Mr. Clar-
ence Echelberry of Calumet and Miss
Sarah Alice Steenrod of Calumet,
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N\
E. Steenrod. Mr. Elmer Alden,
cousin of the groom acted as best
man and Miss Eva A. Steenrod, sis-
ter of the bride as bridesmaid. The
wedding march was played by Miss
Edna Eckel berry, sister of the groom.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of relatives and many
friends. An elegant wedding dinner
was served. A large number of beau-
tiful and useful presents were re-
ceived. Those from a distance were
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Steenrod and fam-
ily, brother of X. E. Steenrod, Mr.
and Mrs. Dwight Streeter and family
of El Reno, Miss Edna Echelberry,
Hamilton, Mo., sister of the groom.
Miss Bertha Alden and Mr. Elmer
Alden, cousins of the groom and Mr.
.1. W. Vanderpool, of Kidder, Mo.,
and a large number of friends from
Calumet and surrounding country.
The best wishes of their many
friends are with them through
1 fe’s journey. Rev. .1. W. Booen,
pastor of the M. E. Church, Calu-
met, officiated.
PRESIDENT HAS
DECIDED NOT
. TO OPPOSE
HUGHES
The third annual poultry show of
the Canadian County Poultry asso-
ciation which closes tomorrow ill tills
city has been the most successful ex-
hibition yet given by the chicken
fanciers. The attendance both day
and n ght has been large from the
start, and much praise has been be-
stowed upon the officers of the or-
ganization Tor their enterprise in
getting together such a splendid dis-
play of birds. The officers of the as-
sociation are: Pr.siden't, W.
Deeper; secretary, L.
1st, 2d and 3d pullet, 1st and 2d
lien. Mediterranean class.
Rose Comb llroMU l.eghorus
C. il. I.eske, Calumet—1st and 3d
cock, 1st cockerel, 1st. 2d and 3d
hen, 1st and 2d pen. Mediterranean
class.
Mingle* Comb lirown licgliorns
Roll ns Engle, El Reno (Mediter-
ranean class) — 1st and 2d pullet.
Burred Plymouth Hocks. i
I*, t'■ Adams, El Reno 1st cock,
lun. 2d and 3d pullet, 2d pen.
J. 1st
G. Adams, both 1st ten. 1st twelve. 3d bed*, ten in
best ten in the American
American Special.
Washington, Dec. 27.—President
Roosevelt will make no further ef-
fort to prevent the selection of the
national convention delegates in New
York state favorable to the nomina-
tion for President of Gov. Charles E.
Hughes. He made It emphatically
plain, to several New York callers
yestedday that, while he will do
nothing to aid 'the Hughes movement
he will no longer oppose It.
The President's opposition to
Hughes was largely personal, and he
cannot consistently say the New
York governor is unfit to be Presi-
dent. Mr. Roosevelt was largely in-
strumental in bringing about Hughes'
nomination for the governorship. He
thought Hughes ought to be grateful
and make some acknowledgement.
Hughes did not feel gra ude and,
not feeling it, would not avow it. The
governorship came to him without
seeking, and he accepted v. us a duty.
He felt obligated to duty, but to no
man. He even resented efforts made
in his behalf during the campaign
by the national administration. H
believed the people of New York were
capaible of deciding, without interfer-
ence front Washington, whether they
wanted him for governor; if the help
of the national administration were
needed to accomplish his election,
he didn't want to be elected.
It is true that Hughes made a vig-
orous personal campaign after he
had been nominated. He held that
the voters had a right to see and hear
him before deciding how they would
vote; but. probably there never was
a more Independent candidate for
high office. So far as even, his most
Intimate friends and political associ-
ates could determine, Hughes was
supremely indifferent as to the out-
come. It is said that since his elec-
tion he has come to believe that he
was divinely called to the governor-
(Continued on page 8, column 1)
of El Reno: superintendent, H. C. room
Kennedy of Calumet, and judge, J. J. class. , I
Atherton of Emporia, Kansas. j Wm. Hretz, El Reno 1st and 2d j
I here have lie.a. altogether be- cockerel, 3d cork. 1st pin. bes't cock-'
JUDGE MABEN DENIES APPLICATION
INDIANA GIVES EN-
DORSEMENT TO
FAVORITE
SON
A SENSATIONAL TRIAL IS EXPECTED
f
Member of Jesuit Brotherhood is
Pursued by His Pretty Cousin
and Fixes the Price of His
Downfall at $100,000.
American Special.
New York, Dec. 27.—One of the
most sensational trials in the histo-
ry of New York is expected shortly,
when the suit for $100,000 damages
brought by H. Frank Drugan against
Mrs. Emily F. Dunphy comes up in
court. Drugan alleges that Mrs.
Dunphy who is his cousin, committed
an assault upon him in one of New
York's fashionable hotels. Because
of the prominence of the parties and:
the remarkable charges mentioned in
the bill, the case has attracted wide-
spread attention.
Young Drugan, who is Ini. twen-
ty-seven years old. was until last
year a member of the Jesuit Brother-
hood. The defendant Is :he wife of
John J. Dunphy, a wealthy lumber
merchant of Yonkers, X. Y., and is
noted for her beauty. ____o.
Until December 1 of last year, the ly after
dale on which he alleges the us
suult was committed. Drugan was a
teacher in St. Francis Xavier Col-
lege of this tty. where he wits pre-
paring t become a Jesuit priest,
but as a result of the affair, he was
expelled from the school and 'is now
out of 'the order altogether.
Drugan boldly charges that the as-
sault made upon him at the Hotel
"Ansonia was the result of his cous-
in's mad Infatuation for him and
hat by reason thereof he has suffer-
<1 great humiliation anld loss of
f iends, that his reputation has been
lijured and that he has bppn other-
wise damaged.
The young man charges that his
loved Mini madly and that she used
to travel from New York to Balti-
more, where he then lived, in order
to see him. He asserts that the
girl expressed regret at his entering
the religious order, anld often de-
clared her Intention or marrying
him. Among other things, he says
that while he pursued his studies at
W’oods'iock College the girl attempt-
ed to pay frequent visits, but was i
prevented from doing so, and that !
when he came to New York his pret-1
t> cousin again became p?rsistent
and often visited Xavier College in
this city.
In the sworn statement filed by the
plalntjff are other details relating to
visits and meetings between the
couple, anld many tlimes reference is
made to midnight suppers at res-
taurants where members of a re-
religious order were seldom seen.
For some 'time, the bill states, these
suppers continued, and the relations
between the two finally culminated
in an episode at the fashionable Ho-
tel Ansonla, which the plaintiff
swears made him unfit to pursue his
studies for the priesthood longer.
Drugan further asserts that short- j
the incident at the hotel he'
tween five and six hundred birds on
exhibition. Of these the Barred
Plymouth Rocks constituted the larg-
est class or 108 birds. The single
comb White Leghorns were next with
a heavy display, and White Wyandot-
tes were there In large numbers for
exhibition.
W. J. Deeper took everything in
sight with his single comb White
Leghorns. He was awarded first,
second and third prizes on each of
cockerel, pullet and hen; first and
second on cock, pen and ten; had
best pen, and the highest scoring
bird In the show room.
Lawrence Adams, with his Barred
Plymouth Rocks, took first on cock
first on hen, and best ten in the Am-
erican class, which was quite a vic-
tory over the white bads of the
Plymouth Rock persuasion.
Frdd Pfaft or Anadarko, in addi-
tion to a splendid display of White
Dangshans, had a cock and hen in
the Bearded White Polish, a special
class, which in the line of pet poul
try, constituted one of the finest ex
hlbit ons ever seen in El Reno.
In the way of special attractions,
Dt• Martin bad s.nte fine dogs, and
John Kossuth showed a pair of pret-
ty fox t t riors and some canary birds.
Archie Wilhite had oft'display some
handsome Scotch collies.
The prizes were awarded as fol-
lows:
Partridge Wyamlottes
J. A. Gould- 1st cock, 1st hen, 1st
pen; 2d cock, 2d hen, 3d hen.
White Wyamlottes.
H. C. Kennedy, Calumet—1st cock,
2d and 3d hen. 2d pullet, 2d pen, 1st
ten. o
Thos Smith, El Reno—1st and 3d
cockerel, 1st hen, 3d pullet, 1st pen,
H. E. Harrison, El Reno—1st pul-
let, 2d cockerel, 2d cock, 3d pen.
Silver laired Wyamlottes.
Elmer Drake, El Reno—Mediter-
ranean class—1st, 2d and 3d pullet,
1st 2d and 3rd hen, 2d and 3d cock-
erel, 2d cock, 1st and 2d pen.
Single Contb White leghorns
"• J. Deeper, El Reno—1st, 2d
and 3d cockerel, 1st, 2d and 3d pul-
let, 1st. 2d hen, 1st and 2d cock, 1st
and 2d pen, best pen, and highest
scoring bird in show room.
Rose Comb White Leghorns
C. H. Leske, Calumet—1st and 2d
cockerel, 1st cock, 1st, 2d and 3d hen
erel, cock, hen and pullet;
J. C. Blackburn. El Rajto—3J
cockerel.
Sam Peach, El Reno 2d cockerel.
Mrs. E. F. Sullivan, Yukon—1st
pullet, 2d and 3d hen, 3d pejt.
White Plymouth Hocks.
H. C. Kennedy, Calumet—2d cock
and 2d pen.
V. B. Allee, El Reno—1st uock, 1st
2d and 3d pen, 1st, 2d and 3d pul-
let, 1st pen, 2d ten in the American
class.
Black latngslians.
CD R. Watson, El Reno (Asiatic
class) —1st cock, 1st and 2d pullet,
1st and 2d (ten.
White Isingslians,
Fred Pfaff, Anadarko, (Asiatic
class) — 1st oock, 1st, 2d and 3d hen,
1st pen.
Rose Comb Black Miuorcas
Elmer Drake, El Reno—1st cock-
erel, 1st, 2d and 3d pullet, 1st pen.
Mediterranean class.
Single Comb Black Minorca*.
Claude Devine, El Reno—1st cock-
erel, 1st pullet. Mediterranean class.
Bearded White Polish
Fred Pfaff, Anadarko—1st cock,
1st hen.
White Holland Turkeys,
ID L. Liber, El Reno—1st cock,
1st arid 2d pullet.
Pekin Bucks.
Mrs. D. B. Clift, El Reno—1st
duck, Jd drake, 'best pair.
W. J. Leeper, El Reno—1st duck.
2d drake.
Hounn Bucks.
Elmer Drake, El Reno—1st drake.
Aylesbury Bucks.
Fred Koebrich, El Reno—1st
drake, 1st and 2d duck.
Toulouese Geese
Fred Koebrich, El Reno—1st gan-
der, 1st goose.
White Pigeons.
Elmer Unger, El Reno—2d pair.
Pigeons.
Charlie Berkey, 1st pair; Arthur
Koebrich, bedt display.
White Rabbits.
Chas. Miorrls, El Reno—1st and 2d
rabbit; 2d Belgian hare.
(Note—The American office devil
calls attention to the fact that El-
mer Drake got first drake, that John
Goos, who lives west of El Reno,
wasn t on exhibition, and states
that the "two loose" geese were fin-
ally caught.)
MURRAY CAN’T CONTROL
OBSTREPEROUS REPRESENTATIVES
Porter of Enid Predicts That the Cxarlllte Tactics
of the Speaker Will Result In Hie
Overthrow
American Special.
Indianapolis, In.].. Dec, 27. Reso-
lutions wftre adopted unanimously
yesterday at the biennial love feast
of Indiana republicans urging the
nont nation of Vice President Chas.
\\ . I air banks for the presidency.
The resolutions were introduced by
Governor J. Frank Hanly and were
adopted with a round of cheers by the
thousand and more active party
workers of the state who were pres-
ent. The resolutions were as fol-
lows:
"We, the republicans of the stake
of Indiana, in biennial love feast as-
sembled, send greetings and felicita-
tions to Charles W. Fairbanks, vice-
president of the United States and
turn to him for leadership in the
pending presidential campaign. We
have often trusted him and have
many limes given him high commis-
sion.
"Ijis clean life in public and 'In
the home, his clearness of conception,
his poise of character, his conserva-
tive courage and his great ability
have long appealed to us.
"His love of the people, from
whose loins he came, the faith lie has
ever manifested in American linstl-
tutioiis and in the republican princi-
ples, IDs ripe experience in public af-
lairs, the support he has given Pres-
ident Roosevelt In the senate und Ills
pipsent b,gli office and I lie memory
of the confidence and affection in
which the late President McKinley
held him, lead us to declare him
great and broad and brave enough to
deal with the new conditions before
the country.
"We ask bis leadership will full
confidence in Ills wisdom and bis pa-
triotism and promise him in return,
out highest effort anti best endeavor
to secure fur him the commission of
his party at the national convention
(Continued on page 8. column 2)
Promise to Pul 2-Cent
Fare In Effect January
1st was not Taken In-
to Consideration hy
the Court.
American Special.
Shawnee, Okla., Dec. 27.—Judge
\\. X. Maben in the district court
yesterday denied the application of
the Fort Smith & Western railroad
tor a removal of the pending re-
ceivership petition filed by tlie stake
or Oklahoma to the Federal court.
The decision is a victory for the
stute in Its fight to force the rail-
roads Into compliance with rftate law.
Counsel for the railroad contend-
ed in the petition filed that the fed-
eral questions were involved and
Hhould be passed upon by u federal
court, Judge Maben held that the pe-
tition in Itself raised no federal ques-
tions and before a federal question
could be raised il must be done so
In the answer, or the petition of the
defendant. The supreme court has
held that a defendant cannot raise
a question for the purpose of remov-
ing a case to another court. The pro-
mise of khe defendant to place the 2-
cenl passenger rate Into effect Janu-
ary 1 was not considered by the
court.
On January 2 the hearing of the
stake's original petition fur a receiver
will come up before Judge Maben.
| The most serious charge filed against
Ihe railroad Is the existence of an al-
leged combination which restrains
trade.
•fury Will Have ( use Wednesday
Georgetown, Ky., Dec. 27.—The
case of Caleb Powers, on trial for
alleged complicity in the murder of
W 1111am Goebel, will piubably go to
the jury about Wednesday no-on. The
greater part ol today was taken up
'by 'testimony in contradiction or that
of Henry E. Youtsey.
Governor Honors Requisition.
Guthrie, Dec. 27.—Governor Has-
kell yesterday honored a requisition
from Governor Folk, of Missouri, for
the return to Andrew county or Owen
Marshall, who Is wanted on the
charge of grand larceny.
HOW GORE LOST ON A FUMBLE
American Special.
Guthrie, Dec. 27.—J.
was tortured so by his conscience
that lie became desperately 111 and
was compelled to go to
for treatment, getting : : r c "
sence by notifying the Jesuit lathers
(hal he was unable to pursue his
studies. At the hospital he said that
his cousin lavished her attention
upon 11 m, and later he was removed
to the girl's home, where lie remain-
ed until ihe young woman's rather
ordered him out of the house. In
the meantime, It Is said, the Jesuit
fathers heard of Dritgan's relations
with 'the girl and servetd a notice of
dismissal upon him. Later, he de-
clares, he became estranged rrom
Mrs. Dunphy, and all efforts to re
one of the eighteen Republicans in
Ihe lower house, is predicting the
overthrow of Speaker Murray, by in-
surgent Democratic members of the
house after Hie holidays, because of
Murray's role us cza \ Mr. Porter
says:
"Murray cannot possibly control
that body after the holidays. He has
not Hie support he had in the con-
stitutional convention, and unless I
a hospital j am greatly mistaken there will be
war to tlie knife when 'the assembly
meets again on January 6.”
Representative Porter also rites
an instance of Murray's czarism,
which may have dire results in ob-
taining the proper game laws for the
new slate. One of the minority mem-
bers, Eugene Watrous of Enid, was
Mate game warden of Oklahoma for
several years. When the commit-
tees were made up, Murray ktld not
; name Watrous a member of the com-
Porter, mittee on game and fish. Afterward
Editor Die* Suddenly.
Cbleago, Dec. 27.—Albert G.
, ne young man cnarges in., n.s Mrs. Dunphy. and all efforts to re- Peaunlsne, assirtant ,o the publisher
Co,*,,,, who was then Emily Barrett,| (Continued Page 8. Column 6.) of the Daily News died suddenly yes-
a Democratic member of Ihe com-
mittee went to Murray, offering to
resign to let Watrous become a mem-
ber. He said:
"I know nothing about game laws,
and Watrous knows everything."
Murray refused the chang . In
that it was a case of party strictly ;
and not the people.
It is generally' understood by the'
public that (lie present session of thei
Oklahoma legislature is but a spec-j
lai session, which can remain on sal-!
ary 160 days. At the close of this!
Ihe regular session can begin to re-
main three months, a sort of con-
tinuous performance. Today It Is
learned from a semi-official source,
lhat the leg.slators are drawing
their per diem for the two week's
holidays, amounting to $6 dollar*
per day for 153 members, or $10.-
916.
Oklahoma Charters.
Guthrie, Dec. 27.—Charters have
been issued at the office of Secretary
of State William Cross as follows:
Shull Manufacturing Company of
Guthrie and Youngstown, Ohio.; cap-
ital stock $25,000. Incorporators, C.
J. Hostetter and William Bayers of
Youngstown, O.. and H. W. Pente-
cost of Guthrie.
The American Concrete iilachlnery
Company of Guthrie and Youngstown
Ohio; capital stock $50,000. Direc-
tors, C. J. Hostetter and Wm. Bayers
of Youngstown and H. W. Pentecost
of Guthrie.
I Ely Manufacturing Company of
I Guthrie and Youngstown, Ohio; cap-
ital stock $25,000. Incorporators
C. J. Hostetter and William Bayers
of Youngstown, and H. W. Pente-
cost of Guthrie
The following notices of the ap-
pointment of state agents by foreign
corpora.ions were filed. Oklahoma
Slate Oil Company of Arizona. D. J.
Martin of Tulsa; the Furniture City
Oil and Gas Company of Michigan,
James A. Veasey and D. A. Rowland
of Bartlesville.
Notice was filed at the Secretary
of Slate's office today by the Karns
Oil and tins Company of Coffeyvllle,
Kas., of Ihe appointntent of W. D.
Keith of Denapah, Nowata county,
as slate agent.
Drew Two Slips From the Box the
First Time, and was Unlucky la
His Second Trial at a Game d
Chance
terday. He was one of the most
widely known newspaper men In the
country and had been connected with
the Dally News since 1879.
State Kupi-riiitcmlfiil Resigns
Guthrie, Dec. 27.—State Superin-
tendent or Public Instruction E. D.
Cameron will resign his position to-
morrow to accept the presidency of
Ihe Northwestern Normal school at
Alva, succeeding D. C. Conway, on
January 1st. He announces that no
changes will be made in the faculty
except to fill the chair of chemistry
vacated by Prof. J. W. Wilkinson,
who has been appointed assistant
state superintendent.
American Special.
Washington, Dec. 27.—Senator T.
P. Gore lost the six-year term as sen-
ator on a fumble. His loss may be
his gain, for now that he only has
a two-year term he Is practically cer-
tain of re-election. He may lie more
lucky In the end than Senator Owen
who gets six years now to start with.
Senator Gore first drew from the
fateful box in which were placed the
slips Indicating the long ami short
term. He had lo have the box held
where he could get his hand into it.
and as he reached out and groped
for the opening a sympathetic mur-
mur passed around the galleries ar.'J
even th/e chamber, which plainly told
that sympalthtes were with ihe /blind
man.
The blind senator drew out both
MIps at once. It was a failure, and
lbey were replaced in the box. Again
the blind man groped and this tinve,
came up With a single slip. His hand
trembled visibly .as the slip of paper
w-as taken from ‘It. The clerks were
a long time in announcing the re-
sult.
"Senator Owen draws the berm
ending March 4, 1913, Senator Gore
drew the short term ending March
4, 1909." droned the secretary.
Up In the senator's gallery a mod-
est little woman In black convulsive-
ly Jabbed into the folds of her dress
and drew out a hit of lace handker-
chief which went straight to her eyes
Just for an instant. Then It went
back to the pocket and her fnoe wae
firm as ever but white, very white.
She whs the wife of the bllrJJ senn-
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