Muskogee Daily Phoenix (Muskogee, Oklahoma), Vol. 10, No. 302, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 10, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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'WO HUNDRED -MEN ENTOMBE
^VrM'NAMARA laughs and jokes as he is taken to prison
jiiu* Uoacc
sunday, december 10, 1911
muskogee, oklahoma,
nth yeae
number 302
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Mil D. MO HIS
in^era.
ITWO 1
"Bath House John" Was
Chief Justice After
the "Recall."
OIRON CLUB BANQUETS
Ithing Is Too Sacred for the
tatire and Ridicule of the
Nation's Brightest News-
paper Lights.
•"WASHINGTON, Dec. —"Round
* table are offices fair;"
J'l'resldent and Congress all there.
ft'Look them over, you Insurgent
■ horder."
'An<l take them all If you have
2 the sword."
frhls touching little paredy of a
Irse from Whlttler's poem "Bar-
ra Frietchle," gave the key note
j th,. December Dinner of the Grld-
I,n ('lull tonight. The red banner
I Iom„ , wm tlung to
Ler-o and csery skit and gibe was
II fc,,e-i'harned with the spirit of re-
I Lit against present conditions, po-
^ Lai social and personal. Nothing
Ifes sacred to escape the iron>
ul wit of the choristers who chant-
d , , the tune of popular airs the
1 -W.ances of the common peopl?
ltl ti,,, glowing promises of the re-
hundred and fifty 6U"t.
fro present, including President
lit and Vice-President Sherman,
embassadors, seven members of
Id cabinet, ten senators, a large
limber of representatives. Governor
farmon, of Ohio; Governor-elect
[^borough of Maryland; former
lover..,,r folk of ..Hssourl; a great
ILti,-f newspaper me... an.
oILdeis in the business world.
Th'e table in the shape of a gridiron
las heaped with roses and orchids,
lhile the walls were hung with
^Tuithfrn smllax. n , , .
iTl.- festivities begun at 8 o clock
■hen I .mils Darthe, elected president
§ the dub. took the arm of Presl-
L.„t Taft and led the way Into the
ball. At each plate was a
luveiiir book of Mother Goose
A -1, ymes with cartoons of prominent
\ fue.tts by Berryman.
Ol.'ne cartoon of the president
Vowed Mr. Taft in en aeroplane with
wrae:
for Taft tariff bo high.
Which must be revised. (in the
i veet bye and bye.)"
\ cartoon of Senator La lollette
.presented him playing with a small
residential boomlet and showing
•resident Tart in the distance with
knife.
The accompanying verse ran:
L Is for La Toilette, a whirlwind
, for talk,
M (Whose presidential boom Taft hopes ^
to balk."
\ All of the republican and demo-
cratic candidates for president camo
* for their share of the raps, car-
,011s being shown of Governors llar-
Lon and Wilson. Speaker Clark and
Ither*.
Col. Roosevelt was not forgotten,
or there was a picture of him hold-
US a big stick and sitting beneath
tree Beneath the cartoon was this
ihyme:
|There was a busy man who lived on
a hill,
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xjd federal spy
« leaps to death
♦> NEW YORK, Doc. 9—The
•> man who somersaulted 370
❖ feet down from the dome of
* the world building to the side-
walk last Wednesday, was
Identified today as Price Lew-
Is, said to be the first federal
spy of the civil war,
lie wis was 83 years old. liv-
ed in Jersy City and commit-
ted suicide, it was believd, to
escape poverty after the re-
jection of his application for a
pension.
Many times during the war
Lewis was the bodyguard of
President Lincoln. *♦'
lie was a prisoner in the .*
southern jail nineteen months. *
«
IBEITOM
Spirited Away in Special Car
Loaded With Arms and
Ammunition.
JAMES THINKS ITHll A JOKE
'But His Brother John is in a
More Serious Frame of
Mind—No Grand Jury
Meeting.
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<. TIIF. WEATHER. *
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« WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.— ♦
Forecast: Oklahoma—Fair and ❖
<« colder Sunday; Monday fair. <•
*R«IY¥THECZMI
BURIED ALIVI
IN DEPTHS
r~
"Mabclle Gillman" Has Turned
To Fine Arts and Literature
■JfllUlll
Their "R. S. V. P's" to Mr.
Stanley's Offer Come
From 26 Broadway.
HAVE OENIEDTLI BEFORE
Rev. Gates Writes a Business-
like Letter Stating Why He
Doesn't Consider Tes-
timony Necessary.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. #.—(Special.) ]
—Under heavy guard, In a special car
attached to a Southern Pacific pas-
senger train, John Joseph McNamara
and his younger brother, James B.,
left tonight for Oakland. From there
they will be taken on a special boat
tomorrow to San Quentln peniten-
tiary. They will reach the penitentiary
some time tomorrow and will be taken
by the prison officials.
The men were taken away
I Cossacks and the Infantry Are
Trudging Through Russian
Snows Upon Teheran.
W. MORGAN 5HUSTEB DEFIANT
He and His Little Handful of
Americo-Persians De-
clare That They Will
Not Resign.
WASHINGTON,
Dec. 9.—(Spec-
ial, I—Plunging through the snow.
wlth cossacks of the Czar, on their way to
WlUi | __ . „ Amor •
. men were taken away wit I w Morgan shuster. the Amerl
great secrecy. They left the Jail.In a ( ^ treagurer-general from Persia,
big automobile and were Pu\ board ftre now wUhln 75 miles of Teheren.
their special car, which was the jjehliitJ them hurry eleven hundred
on the train. Russian infantry. This specific In
Sheriff Hammel, who wanted the, ,on %vaB reCelved by the state
men to be taken away with the least | _
D
nee! i
era; i
300,-1
dies I
but not always
jlle lives there yet
I still.
Ion Tennessee iron he says he was
\ I 'wise.'
'X iaihi he is the one who never told
jO ; lies.'
4 That venerable body, the United
«„|,rfmf f'ourt, came In for
'r illfii share of attention early In the
■ iving. After n/ i ovIrrwhefmUng
ajorltj vote of the dinners had van-
ished ill of the regular candidates
'
ro ijj lad placed Dr. Wiley in the pr-sl-
ilentlal chair, the Supreme Court
ot.nd Itself completely reconstruct-,
.ti. having passed through the pro-
r-ess of "Recall'.'. The new court
was headed by "Math House John
oughlln, as chief Justice, and among
the Associate Justices were Eugene
lM.s, lllnky Dink" Kenna. Sam
lompers, l-'lngey" Conner#, Charlie
. m.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—John
Rockefeller and the Rev. Fred'k.
Gates formerally declined today the
invitation of Chairman Stanley of the
congregations Investigating commit-
tee to appear before the committee !.
they cared to make a statement con-
cerning the testimony recently given
by Leonidas and Alfred Merritt. Mr
Rockefeller's letter, dated at Pocan-
Hco Hills, December nine, and ad-
dressed to Chairman Stanley, reid.s:
• Dear Sir:
"The narration of I-eonldas and
Alfred Merritt before your committee
was in substance the repetition of the
statements made by them in a con-
troversy closed fifteen years ago. The
statements are fals". They were so
declared by me at the time In cv.orn
testimony and upon cross examina-
tion. Before the receipt of your in-
vitation I had repeated my denial In
a atatement generally published in
the press. Their one sided retraction
la before you.
"I deem it therefore unnecessary
to avail myself of the opportunity
now offered to appear before your
committee.
"Yours truly,
••JOHN D. 1 CKEFEIiDER."
Minister's lxaur From 20 Broadway
Mr Gates letter is dated from 2 6
j Broadway, N. Y„ December nine, and
Is as follows;
S"I have received your letter say
Uvg that If I care to do so, I may-
appear before your committee.
"Sixteen years ago the Merrl .
swore to these charges Just as posi-
tively as they did before your com-
mittee. Then they signed a retraction
of the whole thing. They now ac-
knowledge that retraction,
"By those who believe In me, no
denial before your committee Is need-
ed By those who believe In the Mer-
ritt* no testimony from me is needed
to substantiate the Merritt, own ac-
knowledged retraction,
"To be mire, the Merritt, no*
swear that the retraction was not true.
But if the Merrltts them.elve. now
swear that they signed an "ntnith.
no testimony from me 1. needed to
their veracity.
"Tlic Fatal Retraction.
When U'onldas Merritt, while
testifying before your committee, was
unexpectedly confronted with that
fatal retraction. It Is "
observe his confusion. The official
record lies before me. He flr.t bitt-
ed right out that it was "greed be-
tween the attorney, that the thing
signed should never be recorded; that
It wo. to be kept secret between th'-
parties. Did Mr. Merritt come down
from Duluth to te.tify before your
ostentation, persuaded the newspaper
men to seek cover shortly before the
men left.
The trip will be made over the so-
called "Valley Line" which run.
through the Interior towns of the state
and the last few miles of the Journey
through a not thickly settled locality
outside of Oakland, will be made dur-
ing daylight hours. In this way the;
sheriff hope, to avoid the crowds ^
which It was feared would congregate
at the stations should It be known
that the dynamiters were on their
way to the penitentiary.
The men were kept in separate
staterooms on the trip.
Both were handcuffed to a deputy
snerin.
There were six guards, Including
Sheriff Hammel and Under Sheriff
Brain.
An Arsenal on Wheels.
Besides in the arsenal on the car
there were a score of shot guns and
other arms and ammunition.
The men themselves were taciturn
a. the day finally came for them to
start on the Journey to prison.
J. B. McNamara, the younger and
weaker of the brothers, tonight was
the same stole that he has been since
the tide turned against him. Quietly
jokingly, seemingly unmoved, he be-
gan the preparations for his transfer
to the penitentiary In which he is
sentenced to work out hi. life.
John J. was nervous. Earlier In the
day he saw his attorneys and had a
farewell talk with them. The busi-
ness of the two brothers was arranged
by Lecompte Davis.
Under Sheriff Brain, who guarded
the men on the long trip to Los
Angeles was with them tonight.
There was no meeting of the federal
grand Jury today.
The Franklin bribery case will
come up Monday morning before
Justice Young in the court iroom in
which the McNamara trial was held.
department today.
So eagerly is every move In this
great drama about to reach a climax
In Teheran being watched by the
state department that it is in con
stant receipt of cipher despatches
from Minister Russell.
In today's despatch the minlstei
expressed belief that the heavy snow
that have fallen might possibly delay
the Russian Infantry. The tremen-
dous Importance .of the mission of
! these troops by Russia is illustrated
by the fact that it Is attempting a
movement at this time of year whe
great drifts make the roads almost
Impassable and even a short Journey
would be one of extreme suffering.
The attitude of W. Morgan Shus-
ter in defying the czar to oust him
and his ten fellow Americans t'rutn
Teheran as expressed In his telegram
to the International News Service is
In direct accord with the instruction,
directed by the United States through
Minister Russell.
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iEARTH
w mm in
TENNESSEE NHL
Two Hundred and Seven Men
Said to Have Been
at Work.
WIFE'S DREW SAVES ONE
In Her Sleep She Saw People
Carrying Headless Men
Away From the
Mine's Mouth.
FOR A NEGRO HOSPITAL.
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(Continued on Pa a Two.)
RAIN IN WEST OKLAHOMA.
Excellent Crop of Wheat Is Now an
Assured Fact.
HOBART. Okla., Dec. 9.—(Special)
—Western Oklahoma was drenched
with the mo.t copious rain In a year
last night and today with Indications
of a still further downpour tonight.
The guage at the government .tation
here recorded one Inch and 89-100.
exceeding the rain fall of the pn't 90
day. and for November and Decem-
ber a year ago. Enough moUture was
contained in the ground to bring up
wheat but thl. precitatlon will lnsuro
the present growth and afford the
farmers thousand, of acre, of vege-
table pasture.
T. J. Phllpln I. spending several
days In Dallas, Texas, where he is a
delegate to a Bible conference. Such
noted speakers a. Dr. C. Schofleld
and R. Cline have been .ect.red to
makft addresses before the confei-
enc
Prominent Men of the Black Uaoe
Inaugurate Movement.
With the Intention of making of it,
not only a local Institution but one
whloh will draw from the whole of
the state the leading negroes of this
city met at the home of B. W. Bradley
of North Third street Tue.day even-
ing and took up the work of locating
in this city one of the first negro hos-
pitals to Ue built in the state of
Oklahoma.
At this meeting which was largely
attended by leading negro lawyers,
business men and doctors, a tempo-
rary boao-d of control was appointed
consisting of J. W. Sharp. Rev. A. 1.
S. Johnson and W. II. Twine. These
! men will have as their work the out-
j lining of the plan, for the hospital
I anil In the ..curing of lnanclal as-
I slstance.
That the plan will be a .ucce.g Is
assured fro mthe way the negro peo-
ple of the city have taken a hand in
the matter and under the leadership
of the Dorca. club, In which the plan
wast fostered, it is expected that be-
fore many month, this city will have
one of the leading hospitals for
neg'ros in the Southwest.
Mrs W. E. Corey formerly Mabello Oilman, the actress wife of the
S£S«H£?.25£3SM
writing of a romance around her French home.
New Evidence is Introduced by
Prosecution Which May
Reveal Something.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.. Dec. 9 —Im-
portant evidence for the prosecution
was given In the case of the go -rn-
ment against John W. Knight, who la
being tried here on charges of using
the mails to defraud customer, of the
cotton firm of Knight, Yancey and
company, which failed last year. ln-
volvlng Home $6,000,000.
Henry Suavet of New York. Ider.tl-
number of drafts, bills
TARIFF QUESTION
AflEBJMMS
Democratic House Aimed
Bill at the Tobacco Trust
the First Week.
A LOCOMOTIVE BURNS.
Engine That Pulls (lie "Governor
Badly Damaged bjr Fire.
The Are department wa. called out
last evening at .lx o'clock to light n
fire which for a time threatened to
destroy engine number G09 of the
Frisco railway.
The engine which Is used to pull
the "Governor" between thl. city and
Oklahoma City was taking on a sup-
ply of oil ut the supply station when
in aome way the oil became Ignited
and for a few moments looked as if
only a wreck would bo left of the
locomotive.
The bla*e, however, was .oun
brought under control
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9..—(Spo-
cial)—During the first week of the
session, the democrats house passed
bill ulmlng a blow at the tobacco
trust. This action may forecuJit the
character of the legislation to be en-
acted, or at loast discussed at the
session which has now opened.
The bill "authorizes the census bu-
reau to ascertain every bix months
fled a large number of drafts, Diua, ^ que#Uon o( tobacco held In
of lading and other papers In con. |gtorage warehouBes. It is In the In-
nectlon with the Immense business u,ri.gtB o( the tobacco growers and is
... M,uu m... firm of Knight, . . n.AvAnt corner or mo-
transacted with the firm of Knight,
Yancey and company by his employer,
F. VanOerpen of New York.
It wa. brought out that VanOerpen
and company (lid a business with thfl
failed flrm amounting at times to a
million dollars during the cour.e ot
a .eason.
designed to prevent corner or mo
nopoly of leaf tobacco by the manu-
facturer*.
1 Following action on thl* bill the
democratic leaders threw into tho
house the Sherwood service pension
bill which grants to veterans of the
|civil war graduated pensions up to
jrrz. VHH
establish the correctno* of tho «ov
ernment'. contention, and to verify
th. pa pan now being offered In evi-
dence.
lUHWVf
Hon of the .oMloii will come after
Jj.w Year..
Chairman Underwood announces
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URIC EVILLE, Tenn., Dec. To-
nigth there wa. little prospect of an
early rescue of tho 207 miner, be-
lievtMl to be entombed In tho Cross
Mountain coal mine of the Knoxvllle
Iron comapny In which an explosion
... . urred early this morning. Rescue
workers report that they have en-
countered dense and compact depo: ...
of slate, earth, rock and coal In tho
main shaft of the mine and also .a
au abandoned entry which has bet .
used for uii air.haft. A vertical air
ventilator leading to the top of tho
mountain Is now being investigated In
the hope of reaching the Ill-fated
men and llres have been built about
the mouth of the shuft to create a
circulation of air from whltin tin
mine. If possible. Rescuers are en-
gaged in digging the debris from the
shafts and this must be removed
about one mile from the mouth of the
mine. It Is not yet possible to de-
termine whether this blockade of the
entry is .hallow or whether it ex-
,cnds hundred, of feet or a mile or
more.
The greater this cave-In. the more
dlfllcult will be the reacue and further
delay will be the work ot reaching
the entombed men. Wood posts and
trusses In the shoft havo *n blown
outward, and this, miners state, U
Indlcatlv eof a serious explosion be-
' °Ur'attlce are now being constructed
by mean, or which air Is being forced
Into the channel as fast as it Is pos-
sible to refmove the debris. A stato-
n.uiit made this Htternoon by an of-
ilclal of the United States Mine
Workers of America 1 that 207 men
were In the mine at the time of tho
accident. Official, of the Knoxvllle
iron company decline to make any
atatcment whatever.
There are three theories a. to th«
cause of the explosion which occurred
thl. morning. One theory Is that In
some manner powder or dust explod-
ed. tho .econd 1. that an electric wire
came In contact with ezplo.lve. and
tho third 1. that the explosion wai
caused by poor tamping of a drill.
The mine wa. thoroughly Inspect^
Krlday of la.t week by J. F.
maker, who ha. been Inspector of the
mine for eight years, lie stayed In
the mine nearly all of Friday nigh .
He claims that there was no trace of
gases In the mine when he emerged.
Mine Was Dangerous?
The mlno was recently Inspected by
an inspector under George E. Sylveg-
state mine inspector. A repre-
.entattve of a casualty company,
which carried insurance of the em-
ployes of the company, also inspected
the mine recently and Is said to have
reported that It was in excellent con-
dition.
Another report thl. aftornoon stated
that the state Inspector's report wa.
unfavorable. Thl., however, cannot
be confirmed.
Owes Wfo to l* Dream,
Hugh Larue, a mine* employed In
the Cross Mountain mine, believes he
owes his life to a dream his wife had
last night.
When he awoke this morning ana
prepared to go to hi. dally task In
the mine, Mrs. Larue told him she
would not prepare dinner for him to
carry to the mines, as she did not
want him to work today. She then
recited a Ji-eam she* h ui. giving thll
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