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TAKING OF PASSES
IS MADE CRIMINAL
CONVENTION MEASURE EXPECTED TO CURE MANY EVILS
—TO ELECT COMMISSION AND FORCE PUBLIC SER-
VICE MONOPOLSTS TO TREAT PEOPLE PROPERLY—
LITTLE BUSINESS WEDNESDAY
GUTHRIE; The acceptance of a free
ticket, frank ®r pass from any railroad
or transmission company In the state of
Oklahoma, as well as the Issue of the
same, Is made a crime for which the leg-
islature la required to provide proper
punishment, by the report of the com-
mittee on railroads and public service
corporations, filed In the constitutional
convention Wednesday.
Employes of the company, Its officers,
agents, physicians and attorneys and
representatives of religious and chari-
table Institutions are alone excepted
from the operation of thli clause.
The report provides for the election by
the people of a corporation commission
of three members, which Is given the
power and charged with the duties of
supervising, regulating and controlling
transportation and transmission com-
panies within the state.
Such commissioners are to serve for a
term of six years and their duties are
specifically set out in a voluminous re-
port embodying all of the Texas and
Virginia railroad commission laws, with
the added feature of giving to the coin-
mission judicial powers.
Before the commission shall decide any
case involving rate reductions or clossl-
iflcatlon of freight directed against one or
|moro individual companies the companies
jaffected must bo given ten days' notice
(as to the time and place of hearing, and
imay Introduce evidence to resist such
'change or reduction.
• Any person, company or corporation
I* entitled to a trial by Jury before the
commission and shall have precess to
enforce the attendance of all needed wit-
nesses. The Jury shal consist of twelve
men and will bo drawn In the same
manner as Is provided by law for the
■election of a Jury In the district court.
The authority of the commission to
prescribe rates, charges and classifica-
tion of traffic shall bo paramount and
subject only to review and appeal In the
courts of the state, but Its authority to
llx other rules and regulations for con-
trol of corporations shall he subject to
tho superior authority of the legislature.
In matters pertaining to public control
and regulation of corporations the com-
mission has the power and authority of
a court of record and may enforce com-
pliance with Its lawful orders by Its own
process against tho offending company.
From any action of the commission,
any company or Individual may take an
appeal to the supremo court of tho stale
In the same manner as is now prescribed
for the taking of an appeal
Prior to the final reversal of an order
of the commission fixing rales for any
company, the operation of such orders
■hall not bo suspended by the court if
'the case Is appealed, until a suspending
bond shall have been filed with and ap-
proved by the commission or the court.
In no case of appeal from the decision of
the commission shall new evidence be
submitted in the appellate court.
The committee report provides that
every railroad company, trolley line and
express company must receive and trans-
port speedily and without discrimination
passengers and freight from other lines.
Pipe lines must transmit oil and gas
for other companies nnd telephone and
telegraph companies transmit messages.
Each public servant corporation must
maintain a public office In the state
where transfers of stock shall bo made
and a book kept for tho Inspection of
the stockholders showing the amount of
stock subscribed, tho names and hold-
ings of the stockholders and all transfer
of stock. The record must also show
the amount of the corporation’s assets
and liabilities and the names and resi-
dence of Its officers.
The president of every transportation
company must report to the corporation
commission annually In a sworn state-
ment the acts and doing of the board of
directors of such company.
The rolling stock and other movable
property of a public service corporation
shall he personal property and liable to
execution the same os the property of
Individuals. The legislature Bhall pass
no laws exempting such property from
execution and sale.
No public service corporation shall con-
solidate the stock, property or franchise*
of such company by leaso or purchase
with the franchise of, or In any way
control, any company having under It*
control a parallel or competing line. No
officer of a public service corporation
shall act as an olTIcer of any other cor-
poration owning a parallel or competing
line.
A special provision allows the consoli-
dation of telephone companies when per-
mission shall have been gained by an
act of the legislature or an order of the
corporation commission.
The legislature is forbidden to pass
any law authorizing the construction of
a street railway In any city without the
consent of the local authorities.
Public servlco corporations in exist-
ence at the time of tho adoption of the
constitution are denied all benefits of
future legislation In the state except
on condition of their complete accept-
ance of the constitution and all Its pro-
visions.
Railroads are prevented from owning
or operating mines within tho state by
a provision that prohibits* a company
from transporting any Reticle nianu-
factured, mined or produced by Itself ex-
cept such material as Is necessary and
Intended for Its use in the conduct of
Its business.
The report of the committee on public
roads and highways came up In the com-
mittee of the whole on a motion of
President Murray made several days ago
to reconsider the last section of the re-
port.
President Murray stated that he had
mndo the motion to reconsider In order
that he might have more time to con-
sider the provisions of the section. After
such consideration he had become con-
vinced that the section ns amended con-
tained nothing detrimental to the In-
terests of any citizen of the state, and
he therefore moved to lay his own mo-
tion to reconsider on tho table.
The motion prevailed unanimously,
and the report of the committee will now
pass to Its third reading and final pass-
age. ns recommended by tho committee
of the whole last week.
A number of amendments being offered
to section 3 of tho report of the commit-
tee on private corporations, which is
aimed to prevent the Issuance of ficti-
tious stock, the section was referred
back to the committee on private cor-
porations.
Sections 4 nnd 5 were adopted without
amendment, except a few slight changes
In the wording.
Section 6. preventing corporations from
buying land except In Incorporated cities
or land needed In their business, pro-
voked much discussion and was finally
deferred until the rest of the report
has been considered. Judge Maxey of
Shawnee offered an amendment to this
section allowing corporations to pur-
chase land adjacent to Incorporated
cities nnd towns to be platted as addi-
tions.
Section 7. providing that all charters
and licenses Issued to corporations shall
contain n stipulation for the arbitration
of all labor difficulties, was adopted
without change or debate.
Section 8 was adopted after being
amended to provide that a suit against
a foreign company or corporation may
be brought In any county where an
agent of the company Is found, where
the cause of the action occurred, or In
the county In which the plaintiff re-
sides.
CONVENTION SYSTEM
Democrats of Fifth Congressional Dis-
trict Meet at Hobart In June
OKLAHOMA CITY: Claud Weaver of
Pauls Valley, candidate for tho demo-
cratic nomination for congress from the
Fifth congressional district, passed
through the city enroute home from the
meeting of the democratic congressional
committee of the district.
Of the fifteen counties composing the
district all were represented but two.
Washita and Roger Mills. It was decided
to nominate the congressional candi-
date by convention. Instead of the prl
tn&ry system, and the place and time of
the convention was ordered to be at Ho-
bart, June 25.
* Township primaries will be held on
June 15 and tho county conventions to
elect delegates to t!»e Hobart convention
will l>e held In each county and record-
ing district on June 19. The basis of
representation was not decided upon,
but will be settled at an adjourned meet-
ing of the committee to bo held in Chick -
oaha.
flapulpa has submitted a proposition
to the constitutional convention for the
state capital, offering ICO acres of ground,
free heat and light for fifty years and
$100,000 for the capitol buildings.
FINAL AWARDS OF LAND
Average Price $12 on All Except 120
Acres—Annual Payments
WASHINGTON: The final list of
awards to the purchasers of farms in the
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache country
In Oklahoma has been announced by the
secretary of the Interior. There were
2.631 tracts of ICO acres each, and all
'but 120 tracts wore sold at an average
price of about $12 per acre. The suc-
cessful bidders will nlext make formal
■entry at their local land office and by
Vnaklng the annual payments during the
next five years will some Into possession
iof their farms.
OKLAHOMA REPRESENTED
Company Now Chartered to Promote Its
Interests at Jamestown
OKLAHOMA CITY: Tho Oklahoma-
Jamostown Exposition Company of Okla-
homa City nnd Norfolk. Va., was In-
corporated at Guthrie with a capital
stock of $100,000 divided Into shares of
one dollar each.
As stated In the articles of Incorpor-
ation tho purpose of the company Is to
display at the amestown exposition the
agricultural, horticultural, mining, manu-
facturing nnd other resources of Okla-
homa; to build an Oklahoma building on
the exposition grounds, to furnish the
’nine and to keep It open for the recep-
tion of the public during the exposition.
Secretary McKcand of the chamber of
commerce will be In charge of the com-
oany In this city and J. B. Thoburn will
direct the affairs at Norfolk, Va.. during
the time of the exposition, which will
continue from April 20 to November 30.
The Okmulgee Commercial club Is con-
sidering a proposition for the erection
of a $75,000 hotel In that town.
Homeseckcrs are flooding the new
state. It is estimated by railroad offi-
cials that 5.000 arrived tho past week.
WANT MORE GOOD ROADS
Committee it Appointed for the Purpose
of Taking Census #
ALTU8: At a meeting of the Altus
chamber of commerce here It was decided
to repair the roads for ton miles In
every dir. .-tlon leading to Altus, and to
build a permanent bridge over the flalt
Fork of the Red river Just west of tow’n.
A committee was also appointed to ar-
range for taking the census of the town
with a view of voting bonds to make
more Improvements.
The Muskogee Traction oompsay has
taken up ail Ha free psaaea.
Companies Repudiating San Francisco
Losses May Be Barred From State
OU'IHRIE: Because of their alleged
"welching” from the payment of their
losses in the Sun Francisco earthquake
and fire, 62 established insurance com-
panies are forever prohibited from trans-
acting business In the state of Oklahoma
by a constitutional provision. Introduced
in the convention by Delegate G. M.
Tucker of Comanche county.
The proposition recites that tho com-
panies designated failed to pay their
losses in full and led tho fight to force
tho policy holders to accept 75 per cent
or less on their policies. It alleges that
the settlements so forced were on ac-
count of the dishonesty of the said com-
panies. The following companies are
designated in the tabooed list:
Phoenix of Brooklyn, London and Lan-
cashire, Orient of Hartford, State of
Liverpool, English or American Under-
writers, Caledonian, Caledonlan-Ainerl-
can, Scotch Underwriters, Royal Ex-
change, American of New Jersey, Roch-
ester-German, National of Hartford,
Federal, Queen City, l/anover, Britlsh-
Amerlca, Britlsh-Amerlca of New York,
Western of Toronto, National Union of
Pittsburg, Westchester, Fire Association
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Underwrit-
ers, ProvIdence^Washington, Colonial
Underwriters, Prussian National, Dela-
ware of Philadelphia, Northwestern Na-
tional, Northwestern Fire and Marine,
Eagle Assurance company of America,
Aachen and Munich, Hamburg-American
Concordia. Franklin, Germania, Buffalo-
German, Globe and Rutgers, Svoa, Se-
curity of New Haven, Commercial Un-
ion ofk London, Commercial Union of
New York, Alliance of London, Pala-
tine, Norwich Union, Indemnity, Wil-
liamsburg City, (on earthquake policies).
New Brunswick, Girard, Milwaukee Me-
chanics, Austin of Texas, North River,
German of Shrevesport, German Nation-
al. Spring Gavdon, Western Underwrit-
ers. American of Philadelphia, German
of Peoria, Nassau, American of Boston,
New York of New York, Dutchess, North
German of New York.
CHARGES AGAINST TISD&LL
Attorney W. A. Cnase Alleges That He
Sells Valuable Lands Not His Own
MUSKOGEE: "I will prefer charges
In proper form against wr. Clark Tlsdell
as soon as I can get to my office, and
have sufficient time in which to have
them filed. It will probably be one week
from today.”
The above statement was made by W
A. Chase of Nowata, who is a practice
Ing attorney of that city, and who is
heavily Interested In the oil "business in
the Cherokee nation, both financially and
in a legal way.
Mr. Chase arrived in the city from
South McAlester, where he went to look
Into the status of some oil companies as
they appear on tho records in the office
of the clerk of the court of appeals of
that city, where the incorporation papers
of stock companies are compelled to he
filed where they are organized under the
laws of the United States, now in force
In the Indian Territory.
Mr. Chase charges Mr. Tlsdell that
while being master In chancery and pro-
bate commissioner sold valuable oil lands
of minors to oil nnd gas companies in
which he (Tlsdell)) was one of the stock-
holders and in some Instances was one
of the Incorporators. Mr. Chase also
claims that the records in the office at
South McAlester show that when an al-
lotment which was sold to the Polecate
Oil and Gas company by Mr. Tlsdell
was Investigated it was found that
there was no such company In existence.
Mr. Tlsdell has been master In chan-
cery nnd probate commissioner for about
18 months, having been previously an at-
torney for a number of oil companies
throughout the Indian Territory. He is
a first cousin of Senator Clark of Wy-
oming and came here originally from Chi-
cago.
Held for Insanity
LAWTON: Thomas B. Green, pro-
prietor of the Farmers’ restaurant, on
Third street, and the promoter of many
schemes for the benefit of the farmers,
was arrested on the charge of Insanity
nnd placed In the county jail to await a
hearing before the Insanity commission.
Green is the man who recently insti-
tuted suit against a local banker because
he alleged that the banker said he was
crazy.
Tillman, 1.
The following Is the apportionment in
the Indian Territory counties:
Adair, 1; Atoka, 1; Bryan, 2; Carter, 2;
Cherokee. 1; Choctaw. 1; Coal, 1; Rogers
1; Craig. 1; Delaware ;; Garvin. 2; Gra-
dy, 2; Haskell, 1; Hughes, 2; Jefferson,
1; Johnston. 1; Latimer, 1; LeFlore, 1;
^I.ove. I; Marshall. 1; Mayes, 1; Moman,
1; Murray, 1; Muskogee, 2; McClain. 1;
McCurtaln, 1; McIntosh, 1; Noweta, 1;
Okfuskee, 1; Okmulgee, 1; Ottawa. 1;
Pittsburg, 2; Pontotoc, 1; Pushmataha.
1; Seminole. 1; Sequoyah. 1; Stevens, 1;
Tulsa. 1; Wagoner. 1; Washington, 1.
The following Indian Territory coun-
ties have floater representatives:
Johnson and Marshall. 1; Bryan and
Atoka. 1; Pontotoc and Coal, 1; Musko-
gee and Haskell, l; Pittsburg and
Hughes, 1.
LOWER COURT AFFIRMED
Supreme Court Disposes of Celebrateo
Damage Suit From Pawnee County
GUTHRIE: Another celebrated case
In the Oklahoma courts reached a con-
clusion when an opinion by Chief Jus-
tice Rurford affirmed the judgment of
the district court of Pawnee county of
$210,000 against R. M. Snyder, the Kan-
sas City capitalist, who was recently
killed there In an automobile accident.
The case originated four years ago In
the Pawnee county courts. Plaintiff
sought to recover from Snyder and Olm-
stead the sum of $15.5,20 on an alleged
breach of contract. H. Stribbllng was
trading 12.700 steer cattle in the Osage
nation for the Coronado ranch in Arizo-
na and all the cattle and horses thereon,
branded CA bar, the same to be accept-
ed from Snyder without counting. Sny-
der was also to assume a mortgage of
$240,000 on the Stribbllng cattle. Later
Stribbllng charged a breach of contract
and began the suit, which has been one
of tho most bitterly contested In Okla-
homa court history.
Rural mall service has been ordered
established from Parkman, Day county,
Oklahoma, with one carrier, to be effect-
ive April 1, 1907.
SENATORS TO VISIT SHAWNEE
Evidence In Klckapoo Land Fraud Cases
to Be Secured There
SHaVnkK: Word hu Iwon received
here from Washington that the senatorial
committee which was appointed to visit
Oklahoma to Investigate the alleged land
frauds among the Klckapoos of this vi-
cinity will t»e In Shawnee within a feu
weeks to take testimony.
This Is the case in which Martin J
Bentley, ex-Indian agent, Is now figur-
ing so prominently in Washington. Ths
charge Is made us a result of an Investi-
gation by Special United States Attorney
Outcelt
GUTHRIE: Oklahoma’s first state
legislature will be composed of 41 sen-
ators and 104 representatives, should the
present plans of the legislative apportion-
ment committee remain unchanged.
4n equal number of both branches of
the legislature will be chosen from the
Oklahoma and Indian Territory sides of
the state, the 41st senator coming from a
district composed of Payne county in
Okluhoina and Moman county, I. T.
The senators will be elected from 31
districts. In 10 of which two senators
will be elected.
Oklahoma county will ho a separate
senatorial district, entitled to one sen-
ator.
The representative districts are appor-
tioned mainly by counties, each county
having at least one representative. The
larger counties are allowed two repre-
sentatives, and in addition there are 14
districts made up of parts of different
counties.
Oklahoma county has two represen-
tatives and a third district is composed
partly of Oklahoma county and partly
of Cleveland county.
No county in the state has more than
two representatives.
Of the 41 senatorial ^districts it is es-
timated that 28 certainly will be demo-
cratic, nine republican and four doubtful.
Of the 104 legislative districts 62 will
return a sure democratic majority, 28
wil be republican and 14 uncertain.
The senatorial districts as practically
agreed on by the committee aro under-
stoodw to be as follows:
No. 1, Ottawa, Craig and Coweta coun-
ties; 2, Washington and Tulsa; 3, Wag-
oner and Okmulgee; 4, Hughes and Ok-
fuskee; 5, Seminole and Pontotoc; 6,
LeFlore and Latimer; 7, Pushmataha,
McCurtaln and Choctaw; 8. Pittsburg;
9, Johnston and Coal; 10, Jefferson and
Stevens; 11, Greer, Woods, WooIward
and Ellis; 14, Beaver, Cimarron, Harper
and Texas; 15, Garfield; 16, Grant and
Kay; 17, Noble, Osage and Pawnee; 18,
Payne and Moman; 19. I^ogan; 20, King-
fisher and Canadian; 21, Oklahoma.
Each of the foregoing districts are
entitled to one senator and the follow-
ing ten are entitled t® two each:
No. 22, Adair, Cherokee, Delaware,
Mayes, Rogers, Sequoyah; 23, Musko-
gee, Haskell and McIntosh; 24, Carter,
Love and Murray; 25. Cleveland, Garvin
and McLain; 26. Caddo and Grady; 27,
Bryan, Atoka and Marshal; 28, Beck-
ham, Roger Mills and Dewey; 29, Wash-
ita. Custer and Claremore; 30, Lincoln
and Pottawatomie; 31, Comanche, Till-
man and Jackson.
Representatives are apportioned to the
various counties as follows:
Alfalfa, 1; Reaver, Beckham, 2; Blaine.
1; Caddo, 1; Canadian, 1; Cimarron and
Texas, 1; Cleveland. 1; Comanche, 2;
Custer, 1; Dewey. 1; Ellis. 1; Garfield. 2;
Grant, 1; Jackson, 2; Kay, 1; King-
fisher, 1; Claremore, 2; Lincoln. 1; Lo-
gan, 2; Major, 1; Noble, 1; Oklahoma, 2;
Pawnee, 1; Pottawatomie, 2: Roger Mills,
2; Tillman, 1; Washita, 2; Woods, 1;
Woodward, 1; Osage, 1.
The following districts In Oklahoma
Territory are comprised of parts of dif-
ferent counties:
Oklahoma and Cleveland. 1; Potta-
watomie and Lincoln, 1; Kay and Osage,
1; Kiowa, Custer and Washita. 1; Cad-
do and Grady, 1; Comanche and Stevens.
Beckham and Dewey, 1; Jackson and
Monday's Session Occupied by Railroad
Measures of Importance
GUTHRIE: With debate practically
eliminated by common consent, the con-
There was no disposition to gain speed
at the sacrifice of caution, and each
section was carefully scanned and
amended where necessary.
Continuing the marked celerity of the
morning session, the convention Monday
completed the consideration of the re-
port of the committee except for a few
minor proposed amendments that have
been referred back to tho committee.
Although the longest, s$ave one, of
any report submitted to the convention
the report has come through the com-
mittee of tho whole practically intact,
stitutional convention in committee of
the whole made unprecedented strides
Monduy morning, acting on and adopt-
ing ten sections of the report of the com-
mittee no rullroads and public service
corporations.
except the elimination of the clause pro-
viding for the trial by Jury before the
commission. This feature of the report
was stricken out on motion of R. L.
Williams, the chairman of the railroad
committee.
Johnston of Perry made a vigorous
effort to secure the elimination of the
court review feature of the report, but
was unsuccessful. The report provides
that all decisions of the commission may
beappealed to the courts of the state.
The portion of the report considered
Monday afternoon deals solely with th*
duties and powers of the corporation
commission, setting forth in detail the
manner In which it may prescribe
freight and passenger rates and tolls
for transmission companies.
These provisions are copied substan-
tially from the Texas statutes.
Seven members of the committee on
primary elections have agreed to a re-
port providing for a mandatory primary
election law to be operative for the nom-
Inationof all candidates In the first gen-
eral election. It Is understood that the
other members of the committee proba-
bly will concur In this report.
The provision embraces the nomination
of all state, district, county and munici-
pal officers "to l>e voted for at the elec-
tion to be held August 6, 1907, Including
members of the legislature and represen-
tatives to congress and the nominations
for candidates to the United States sen-
ate by each political party.”
The date for the primary has not yet
been agreed on by the committee, but
it probably will be made the ninth Sat-
urday after the convention adjourns.
SUPREME COURT POSTPONES
HEARING UNTIL FEBRUARY 23
PAPER TO BE PERPETUATED
Measles Kill Three
DTTNCAN: Three children of Mr. ami
Mrs. W. T. Ferris have died with the
measles within two days.
Keetoowaha May Be Allowed to Buy the
Cherokee Advocate
WASHINGTON: Senator Spooner of
Wisconsin has introduced a bill in the
senate authorizing the Keetoowah so-
ciety, composed of full blood Cherokee
Indians, to purchase from the nation the
Cherokee Advocate, the official news-
paper of that tribe. The Cherokee na-
tion will soon go out of existence under
the Curtis act and in order to perpetuate
tho Advocate the full bloods want to
| buy It.
* iiu Cherokee Advocate Is a unique
publication, printed in the Cherokee lan-
guage, and distributed free by the na-
tion to the full bloods. It Is the only
paper most of them take, and the only
one 90 per cent of them can read. The
written Cherokee language was Invented
by Chief Sequoyah nnd is said to be
much simpler than English. So easy Is
It understood that full blood Cherokee
children can read their paper readily
when white children of the same age
*Rib wrestling with their A, B, C’s. Ths
council elects the editor and puts him
on a small salary. It is considered a
great honor to be editor of the Advocate
and rival candidates resort to all the
political tricks known to the white man,
and some besides, to win. No yellow
Journalism Is indulged In by the editor.
He only prints official news from the
Cherokee capital, from the Dawes com-
mission and from the Interior depart-
ment at Washington, that interests the
full bloods. The harrowing details of
the Thaw trial or any other sensational
case never find their way into the homes
of Cherokee full bloods, through th*
Advocate.
There are only four printers on earth
that can set the type in the Advocate
office. They receive liberal wages.
Whenever a printer dies the editor takes
in an apprentice to fill the vacancy.
MAY LOSE BOTH ALLOTMENTS
“Bill” Colbert’s Descendants Need Bet-
ter Legal Advice
MDfCIOGEE: The descendants of Bill
Colbert, n famous character of the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw nations, will in all
probability lose their claim on their al-
lotments. which amount to thousands of
acres, because they took unreliable legal
advice.
In 1898 Colbert and his descendants
made application to the Dawes commis-
sion as Chickasaw’ freedmen and receiv-
ed their allotments as such. I^ater,
through an attorney, a petition was filed
Asking that these names be transferred
to the roll of the Chickasaw Indians on
the theory that they w’ere Chickasaw In-
dians by blood. The commissioner rec-
ommended, nfter a hearing was given
the case, that the petition asking for
the transfer be denied. The department
approved the recommendation of the
commissioner, but expressed a doubt as
to whether the applicants were slaves
of the Chlckasaws.
At a hearing before Commissioner
Blxby recently the Colberts denied that
they w’ere ever slaves of the Indians. Be-
cause of this they may lose their rights
as Chickasaw freedmen.
Moorman and Shanholtzer Are Charged
OKI^AHOMA CITY: Charged with
embezzling $1,000, J. S. Moorman of Fur-
cell ami F. L. Shanholtzer of Norman
are missing, and the firm of Frank Hur-
rah & Co. of this city Is employing de-
tectives to npprehend the two men who,
It Is said, left their respective towns some
time on Saturday.
Both are brokers and receive market
quotations over the Harrah system of
private wires. Moorman has represented
Harrah & Co. at Purcell for some time
and recently opened the Norman office as
a branch of his ow n, placing Shanholtzer
in chary
”BOOZE” HARD TO HEAD OFF
Tricks of the Trade Keep “Whisky”
Johnston Busy
MUSKOGEE: When Special Agent W.
E. Johnston, now known throughout the
territory as "Whisky” Johnston, suc-
ceeded In prevailing on the railroads
which enter Indian Territory to issue
orders to their officers prohibiting them
from receiving second brew beers and
other Intoxicants, the Inspector thought
the fight was over. It just gave the
shipper of alleged soft drinks some-
thing else to think about. The order
of the railroads went into effect, and
then the inspector learned that "Uno,”
"Mistletoe” and "Longhorn” were still
being sold.
The scheme was a crafty one. The
hien who wanted to ship Into Indian
Territory would bill the goods through
to some Texas or Arkansas point, and
Intercept the shipment at some town in
Indian Territory. The freight would bs
paid, and the unsuspecting agent could
not see why a man with the proper au-
thority couldn’t tuke his own goods off
the train.
Of course, It was then “Whisky”
Johnston’s move. The Inspector has now
Issued a general letter warning all
freight agents and freight conductors
against allowing shipments of beverages
known as "Uno,” "Mistletoe” and
“Ixjnghorn,” or similar drinks, to be
delivered at any point within the terri-
tory on any pretext whatever.
Fire Destroys Ardmore’s Convent
ARDMORE: The Catholic convent of
this city was partially destroyed by fire.
Estimated loss, $2,500. Fireman Joe Rob-
erson was Injurod In fulling from the
building.
Wants to Be Treasurer
LAWTON: David R. Rankin, cashier
of the Merchants and Planters bank of
this city, Is a candidate for state treas-
urer, subject to the action p/ the demo-
crata
Probability Exists That Case Will Go
to the U. S. Supreme Court—Con-
vention Committee Composed
Wholly of Lawyers Who
Will Give Opinions
GUTHRIE: Cognizance of tho suit
brought by the commissioners of Greer
county to restrain the constitutional con-
vention from dividing that county was
taken In the convention Friday after-
noon in the form of a resolution appoint-
ing a special committee of five attorneys
to consider the matter and furnish the
convention their legal opinion of the
merits of the case.
At the hour when the convention was
recognizing the existence of the suit ths
supreme court across the street was
handing down a ruling that in order
to get legal process on the body It would
be necessary to serve notico of the suit
on each individual member. Following
this ruling the court continued the hear-
ing of the application for a restraining
order until Saturday, February 23.
Leading lawyers in the convention are
of the opinion that the court will hand
the plaintiff ”23” by a decision that It
has no jurisdiction over the convention.
They maintain that the body Is purely a
legislative body, and as such Its actions
are entirely Independent of the judiciary.
Should tho ruling of the court coincide
with the opinion expressed by these at-
torneys, the plaintiff will be non-sultod
but if the court assumes the jurisdiction
a spectacular legal battle is apt to fol-
low’.
The future attitude of the convention
In the suit will probably be based on the
report brought in by the special commit-
tee. This committee presents a formid-
array of legal talent, Including M. J.
Kane of Kingfisher, S. W. Hayes of
Chiokasha, W. A. Ledbetter of Ardmore,
J. F. King of New’kirk and Henry E.
Asp of Guthrie.
An attempt was made hy several dele-
gates to force President Murray to make
a statement as to w’hether legal process
had been served on him in the suit. A
motion calling on him for this informa-
tion was defeated by a close vote after
several attorneys had warned the con-
vention that If Murray had been legally
served his Imparting this Information to
the convention might constitute legal
eervicM on all of them under the jurisdic-
tion of the court.
No definite plan will be determined un-
til the legal advisers chosen report to the
convention, but it is suggested that if
the supreme court of the territory as-
sumes the Jurisdiction, the matter will
be taken to the supreme court of the
United States immediately, on an appli-
cation by the convention for a writ of
prohibition to prevent the supreme court
of the territory from interfering with the
deliberations of the convention.
WON’T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY
Chief Porter Does Not Think His Sena-
torial Boom Will Materialize
WASHINGTON: Pleasant Porter, chief
of the Creeks, doesn’t take seriously his
boom for United States senator from Ok-
lahoma. He said;
“There are to many young men ambi-
tious for pclltlcal life for me to hope to
reach such a high place as the United
States senate. The Indians everywhere
have been much gratified over th-' selec-
tion of Charles Curtis as United States
senator from Kansas. It will have a good
effect among the Indians, will teach them
what a man can do by his own efforts.
Curtis is an able man, and In the sen-
ate he will patriotically work for the
country as well as for the Indians.
“I do not think there Is any doubt
the democrats will control the first leg-
islature of the r.ew state ”
WHITE MAN CHARGED
Fatal Shooting Follows Altercation Over
Live Stock Depredations
MOUNTAIN VIEW: Ananias Colyer, a
negro farmer, Is dead as tho result of a
quarrel. Joe Lindley, another negro, who
participated In the affair, after being
chased to Carnegie by the authorities and
captured, Is under arrest, and J. M.
Miller, a white man, the slaver of Colyer,
Is In the county Jail at Hooart charged
with murder.
Colyer and Lindley impounded some
live stock belonging to Miller because,
they charged, the stock was damaging
their crop. Miller went to Colyer’s
place to drive the stock away. On
his way home he was accosted by the
negroes who demanded money payment
for the alleged damages. An encoun-
ter ensuod, Miller shooting Colyer In
the head and Lindley firing several
shots at Miller as the former ran away.
Colyer died almost Instantly and Miller
surrendered to the authorities.
The following additional attorneys
have been admitted to practice befors
the Oklahoma supreme court: B. F. Van
Dyke of Granite, M. B. Cope of El Reno,
and J. W. Mansell of Hobart.
The Kansas City, Lawton & Pacific
Railway company have filed with Terri-
torial Secretary Pilson a first mortgage
on all Its property with the Union and
Planters bank of Memphis, Tenn., for
$ 250.000, fi r the purpose of constructing
the road from Muskogee via lh-ggs.
Ilan.pton and Ada to Lawton, and from
Dustin via Wetumka to Wewoka.
J. T. Myers, living near Quay, was
arrested and held under *ou0 bond for
violation of the liquor laws. He Is charg-
ed with making wine from fruit he
bought instead of raising the fruit him-
self: also that he gave the wtnu away
to minora.
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