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EL RENO D AILY AMERICAN.
THE CENTENNIAL OF
JOHN 6. WHITTIER
CONSIDERED GREATESTAMERICAN POET
American Special.
Boston, Mass., Dec. 13.—The cel-
ebration of the birth of 'the poet
John G. Whittier, for which a large
section of New England has 'been
preparing for months past, was ush-
ered in today with anniversary exer-
cises in the public schools. Scores
of celebrations are'on the calendar
for the next three days, but none of
them will be greater interest than
that in the poet’s native town of
Amedbury. The meeting wilt be held
in the town haill Monday, when a
varied program of addresses, recita-
tions from Whittier’s poems and
readings will be carried out under
the direction of the citizens' commit-
tee- Governor Guild will dallver the
oration of the day. It is expected
that addresses will also be made by
Clarence Steadman of New York,
fomer Secretary of the Navy John D.
Long, former Governor John L.
Bates and Booker T. Washington.
John Greenleaf Whittier, the
“Quaker Poet,’’ in honor of whose
memory these celebrations are to
be held, was born December 17,1807,
in East Haverhill, close by the pres-
ent town of Ameebury. The house
in which he was born, and which he
described in “Snow Bound,"had been
built almost 120 years 'before his
birth by a paternal ancestor named
Thomas Whittier, who had come
from England and settled in Massa-
chusetts in 1638.
three or four winters at a district
school and six months at the Haver-
lull aaadwfot , wa^ -abouj,. all the
schooling young Whittier recelvafa.
When twenty-one years of age he ob-
tained editorial employment on a
paper called ithe American Manufac-
turer. published in Boston. But he
had worked there but a short time
when he was Obliged to return home
(Continued on page 8, column 1)
WEST SAYS THAT
AUDITOR CAN
DRAW THE
FUNDS
American Special.
Guthrie. Okla., Dec. 13.—Attorney
General West's opinion that the
atate auditor is authorised to draw
warrants tor contingent expenses In
advance of any appropriation, under
both the constitution and the federal
statutes, has caused all of the state
officers to 'breathe more freely, as
Auditor Trapp had steadfastly re-
fused to draw any warrants at all,
watting for either an appropriation
act by the legislature or a declara-
tion of authority from a competent
source. He will how begin the issu-
ing of warrants for expenses incurr-
ed since statehood went Into effect.
The attorney general holds lu an-
other opdnlon just issued, that the
county commissioners have the au-
thority to fill a vacancy in the office
of clerk of the district court. The
question arose in Pushmataha coun-
ty as a result of the death of Frank
Trigg, clerk of the district court of
that counity. The Oklahoma statute
provided that the comlssloners should
fill vacancies in county offices, but it
had been contended by some attor-
neys thait it would not apply to the
office of clerk of the district court, as
this office was not in existence when
the law was passed.
It is also held by the attorney gen-
eral that the state has jurisdiction to
try pripo*qraJex.,offepsqgootumltied
before November 16. His Opinion
agrees with the one Ju*t rendered by
W. J. Gregg, United States district
attorney for the Eastern district,
that prisoners turned over to the
state on that side by the federal au-
thorities should be tried, and molt
(Continued on page 8. column 4)
EL RENO. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1907
American Special
Guthrie, Okla., Dec. IS.—Governor Haskell this morning sent n
special message to the legislature in which hr outlined recommenda-
tions for emergency legislation to be passed before the holidays.
The recommendations include a bill for the disposition of the live
million dollar school fund; provision for issuance of bonds for the
operating expenses in the new counties; remission of state tax In
old Oklahoma; a MU for a uniform banking law and a stringent
provision for the enforcement of prohibition. He also recommend-
ed relief for homesteaders who have relinquished on Hertion 13.
NO. 130
MURDER TRIAL HAS BEGUN
Lottie Holine, Rawlins or Jack-
son, colored, is on trial in the district
court today, charged with murder
One night last summer she shot and
killed one John Parrish or Kennedy,
a colored boy about 16 or 17 years
old. At the time it was said to have
been an accident, but later the plea
of self defense was put up, and that
is the defense at 'the trial today.
The shooting occurred at a place
lu the “flats” known as Baker'B
store. Some kind of doings was go-
ing on there that night, and Lottie
was in attendance. Before leaving
home she concealed a revolver rtbout
her person. She claims this waa
done as a protection against the
dogs which are said to be quite fe-
loclous in that part of town. Before
going to Baker'a store, Lottie went
down town and did not reach the
scene of the killing till about nine
or ten o'clock.
After remaining but a short time,
Lottie and her sister started home.
As they left the place, Lottie claim*
she was menaced by the Parriah boy,
who Impeded her progress by waving
a knife in front of her face. She
says she told him to “gwan away,
chile, or I'll hurt yo,” but he desisted
ndt, and Anally, afraid he would do
her bodily harm, she drew the gun
and shot him. The ball struck
close to the negro boy's heart, and be
died within a short time.
Lotti- ihen continued on her way
home where she was later arrested
by an officer. She claimed ou the
stand that she didn't mean to hurt
John, but only tried to "scah" him.
The eye-witnesses were all ne-
groes. Some of them were in doubt
as to the colored boy's motives, and
a few of them were under the im-
pression that he was only acting in
fun. Two colored school glrla testi-
fied. One was Lottie's sister, Aman-
da, aged 12, and the other Ella Hart,
aged 14. They gave their testimony
cleer and straight and it was not Ln
the least shaken by cro* e^afnlna-
tion H77T
During her cross examination, the
prisoner stated that whed she left
home she was “out of patience with
her father, but wasn’t mad,” and
when asked if it made her mad
when some one at Baker’s store call-
ed her a “tea kettle blonde,” she
said, “No, I was Jes’ vexed.”
Mr. Frame Is attorney for the de-
fense.
OWEN EXPLAINS HI8
RESTRICTION REMOVAL
K* .< -♦ ' *
THE NEW SENATOR IS ENTHUSIASTIC
CHURCHES WILL
HAVE TO CHANGE
NAMES IN NEW
CITY
Southern league Meeting
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 13.—Pleased
with the results of the past season
and satisfied with the outlook for the
coming year, the club owners of tha
Southern League are gathering here
in anticipation of their annual busi-
ness m et'ing tomorrow. Everything
points to a harmonious meeting,
'though it promises to be far from
dull. More than the usual amount of
business is on the slate lor considera-
tion and action.
The sentiment expressed by the
magnates already assembled here in-
dicates 'that the election of officers
will be of an almost perfunctory
character. President Kavanaugh is
slated for re-election. A contest
may come over the selection of a vice-
SHIPS WILL DEPART NEXT MONDAY
THE STORY IN FIGURES OF THE GREAT PACIFIC CRUISE
Modern battleships.......................................
Torpedo boat destroyers............................... 6
Colliers ..............................................35
Their record breaking voyage...................14,160 miles
Fighting strength of battleships....................908 guns
Officers and men...................................14,000
Value of ammunition carried....................$8,000,000
Coal they will burn...........................120,000 tons
Ooet of coal and its'transportation.................$1,000,000
president to succeed Lowry Arnold.
Baugh of Birmingham and Coleman
of Memphis are 'both mentioned for
the honor. Some of the disputes and
squabbles growing out og games last
year will come up before'the meeting
for final settlement, but no serious
difficulty is expected in clearing ev-
erything up so as to give general sat-
isfaction.
ANTLERS FIXED
Sam Scott and Harry Wlard of
Geary and F. B. Pitts, Harry Ham-
mack and LeRoy Jones of th'is city,
“put on” a lively comedy in the Elk*
club rooms last night. Mr. Scott
did the leading part and was declared
a good actor in a clever company.
American Special.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 12.-—Some "of
the advocates of the Greater Pitts-
burg project, which is about to be-
come an accomplished fact, have
found that there is no rose without
Us thorn. One of the results of the
merger of the cities of Pittsburg and
Allegheny into one municipality ia
tha necessity for changing the nai
of banka.and churches to the two
cities, wherever such names are iden-
tical. The ohnrehos wilt bo-obliged
to change their names' to a greater
extent than the-' banks, and of the
churches the Presbyterian -and Unit-
ed' Presbyterian denominations are
most affected. This 'is because these
two denominations use numbers in
their names b» a greater extent than
other denominations.
The vexatious matter will be taken
up for consideration at the annual
meeting today of the Allegheny Pres-
bytery of the United Presbyterian
Church. Whatever course is decided
upon at the meeting will probably be
agreed upon by the other Presbyter-
ies, though there is some talk that a
tew of the churches will oppose any
change of name and that the matter
may dually be taken into ithe courts
tor settlement. Nearly a score of
churches of the two denominations
in Pittsburg and Allegheny possess
the same names and half of these, of
courae, will bq obliged to . change
names in order to avoid confusion.
.t-i
Fights Scheduled fog Tonight.
.Jack O’Brien vs. Ilill.Heveron, six
rounds, at Philadelphia,
,i Willie Fitzgerald vs, Peter; Sulli-
van, fifteen rounds, at Salt Lake
City. ..., , f
State* that Ha Expect*
Congreee to Fame Him
am mthln the Next
Sixty Day*
American Special.
Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 13—Senator
Robed L. Owen outlined to the mem-
bers of the state senate yesterday
afternoon his plans for securing the
removal of restrictions on Indian
lands, and the leading features of
the bill which he will present in
Congress, and which is expected to
receive the approval of the interior
department.
The bill removes all restrictions
except in the case of Indians of full
blood and the homesteads of thoae
of one-fourth or more Indian blood.
Citizens of less than thait amount
of Indian blood may establish tbe
fact by proof. If the homestead
now occupied exceeds . 80
acres, the allottee may record that
amount by deed, which will be non-
allenable and non-taxable.
The surplus lauds of Indians of
one-fourth blood or more may b«
aeld, subject to the regulations and
approval of an agent of the secreta-
ry of the Interior, the plan being to
create such an agent, in every coun-
ty, In. extreme cases of. old age, 111-
ness or other great necessity, the
homestead may he Bold with the ap-
proval of the agent of the interior
department.
When a full blood inherits nbn-
alienaple land, the consent of the
county court Is necessary for its
agio. , Parents may represent their
children without bond, and execute
leases for their land, subject to the
approval of the court. Np full-blood
-WML W4d *f disinheriting
wife- or parents, unless approved by
the county Judge, .
... All unsold 'town lots are to be sold
at once to. the highest cash bidder
and. patents to all lots and lands are
to be delivered without delay,
■ Senator Owen stated that, he ex-
„ (Continued bn page 8. column 2)
MINE HORRORS
Jamestown, Pa., July 11, 1902................
Auderleus, Belgium, March 11, 1803----v......
Naiaamo, Vancouver, May 4, 1187....
Lund Hill, England, Feb. 18, 18B7............
Dour, Belgium, Nov. IS, 1888................
Harwich, Pa., Jan. 28, 1804..................
Hanna, Wyo., Jane 80, 1008.................
Pas de Calais, France, March 10, 1006, over.....
Cananea, Mexico, June 1, 1000................
Monongah mine, Monongah, W. Va., Dec. 0, 1907 ..... 400
Pocahontas mine, West Virginia,1884 . ........... 307
Red Ash, W. Va., March 0, 1900................. 40
llerryburg bine, Harbor Co., W. Va., Nov. 2, lOOO. . IS
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American Specif-
Washington, Dec. 13.—Sixteen
battleships have gathered at Hamp-
ton Roads for the most remarkable
voyage in modern naval history.
As a single fleet they will steam
entirely around South America, mak-
ing a voyage of 14,160 miles. |
Never before has so large a fleet
made a voyage of such length. Other
American shops have salieil around
the Horn, but nev r such a fleet as' the proposition of former Adjutant
this. | General Alva J. Niles to try and get
HELD At CHICAGO AND DENVER
.m in t ot n*** ’.t t ** < •'* r 1
NATIONAL GUARD OF-
FICERS WILL TRY TO
GET THE 1909 MEETING
The success of the Oklahoma Na-
tional Guard in securing a grant to
the rifle range at Fort Reno, renews
NATIONAL MATCHES
The largest American fleet to
make this trip in recen. times was
the squadron of Rear Admiral Ban-
croft Gherardi, who, with his flag
flying from the Baltimore, led three
other fighting ships in 1892. Most
thrilling was the voyage of the Ore-
gon, which rushed from the Pacific
to take a whack at Spain.
The nearest rival of this cruise
is the voyage of 'the Russian admiral
Rojestvensky, who sailed to des-
truction at 'the hands of Japs. He
bad 15 fighting ships and 12 torpe-
do boat destroyers. But of these
only seven- were battleships, and
the National Rifle Matches held here
in 1909. The Oklahoma National
Guard have affiliated with the Na-
tional Rifle Association for three
years and have three life members
in General Alva Niles, Col. Roy Hoff-
man and Maj. A. L. Edlngton. The
Oklahoma team took pari n he Ilea
Girt matches last year and the ones
this year at Camp Perry, Ohio. The
National Match next year will be
held at Camp Perry and the coming
year at Fort Reno, if the promoters
are successful.
The rifle range on the military res-
ervation at this place consists of
not all of these were flratciass. The: about five thousand acres and very
Russian fleet made a Journey of 18,-! little improvement would make It as
000 miles, but the voyage waa brok-jgood a range as there Is In the Unit-
en by a long delay at Madagascar. ' ed States. The Oklahoma National
It war should come within the next Guard Association, composed of the
few months Uncle Sam would have officer* of the First regiment will
(Continued on page I, column 1) now follow up their plan to build a
large club house on ithe range In
the event that the old Hospital can-
not be purchased. They will also
ask the present session of 'the legis-
lature to make an appropriation for
the erection of Quartermaster, Com-
m'issary and Ordnance buildings on
the grounds. The intention of the
Guard is to hold the annual encamp-
ment at Fort Reno and develop tar-
get practice more than any other mil-
itary feature. A permanent head-
quarters of the Oklahoma National
Guard will be established on the res-
ervation and the grounds fixed up
for the mobilization of the two regi-
ments and auxiliary organizations.
While the buildings of the Fort
will probably be (tendered the officers
for temporary use, they can secure no
definite grant Hq them aa the future
disposition of the poet la uncertain.
An officer at the poet le authority
for the etatement that the abandon-
ment will only be temporary and
that when the army |p Increased or
the commands withdrawn from the
Philippines, that the poet will bo re-
garrisoned with a regiment of cav-
alry. The National Guard will es-
tablish their quarters independent of
the post.
The Club House feature was ad-
vanced by Major E. L. Edlngton, of
Watonga, who has the matter in
charge. It was hds suggestion that an
effort be made to purchase the old
hospital building and convert It Into
an officers’ club, but If this cannot be
done, a new building will be con-
structed .
The “club” feature of the camp
grounds will be very popular, as pro-
hibition does not affect It. The gov-
ernment, when the abandonment is
made, will still retain the title and
it will in no way be subject to state
laws.
A committee of officers consisting
of Col. Harry Pentacost, of Guthrie,
Col. Hoffman, of Chandler. -Gen.
Niles, of Guthrie, Major Edlngton of
Watonga. Capt. Walter Ferguson of
El Reno and Lieut. J. B. Culitson of
Enid, who were all members of the
National RUe Team at Sea Girt, New
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, WHERE REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS HAVE • BREN HELD •
1856, Philadelphia; 1846, Chicago; 1844, Baltimore; 1868, CM- •
cago; 1872,'Philadelphia; 1878, Ginctnnatt; 1880, Chicago; 1884 »•
Chicago; .1888, Chicago; 1882, Minneapolis; 1868, 8t. Louis; 1600, *
Philadelphia; .1964, Chicago;. 16.68, Chicago. *
WHERE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS NAUS BREN HELD •
1809, Charlestown and Baltimore?; 1804, Chicago; 1808, New *
York; 1872, Cincinnati; 1870, 8t. Louis; 1880, Cincinnati; 1884, * .
Chicago; 1888, 8t. Louis; 1802, Chicago; 1800, Chicago; 1000, *
Kansas City; 1004, 8t. Louis; 1908, Denver. •
American Special.
Washington, P. C-> Get. 13.—Na-
tional Democratic convention will
meet in Deliver, Colo., the 7th day of
July 1908. The Republican conven-
tion will meet in Chicago, June the
15th.
Unless there are some new devel-
opments between now and the time
of the convention the Democrats
will again select William J. Bryan of
Nebraska. Mr. Bryan received the
Democratic nomination 4n 1886 at
the famous Kansas CUty convention.
The real choice of the delegates at
this convention was "Silver Dick”
Bland, the Missouri statesman and
advocate of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. Mr. Bryan made
what is considered 'the greatest po-
liflical speech of modern times and
was nomlqpted on the wave of a mo-
mentary triumph. He was defeated
by McKinley. Mr. Bryan was nomin-
ated again in 1900 and again defeat-
ed by the same Republican opponent.
In the 1904 convention held in 8t.
Louis the nominee was the choice
of <the conservative wing of the party,
Alton B. Parker. He waa hopelessly
defeated by President Roosevelt. The
Bryan forces bolted him and even
the; great Nebraskan refused him $ny
warm support. . >.,y .
The rdfBcai element of the Demo-
'(Continued on page 8, column l>
Jersey last year, are promoting the
plan to have the National Rifle
Matches come here. Adjutant Gen-
eral Alderson, of Montana was flrst
to assure the Oklahomans of the sup-
port of the members of that state.
Gen. Niles has heard from a number
of National Guard officers ln the
western states and they are all fav-
orable to the selection of Fort Reno
as the place for holding the 1909
matches.
Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 13.—'The Cen-
tral Debating League of America, the
membership of which la made up of
the' state. Universities of Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Nebras-
ka, is to hold, its second annual de-
bate tonight. The question chosen
for debate is as follows: "Resolved,
Thgi the, Federal qpyernmenMhoulid
banc exclusive cpn^pl of all irunsppy-
tatloa corporaUPUe doing, an, Jfiter-
■Bute busies#, ..„Cp(wti4«tlpnaUtjr
granted.", Each »iUyer*l,ty,pJll h»*«
an affirmative..,Learn at home and a
negative team away from home.
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