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VOL. XXVI.
VINITA, CRAIG COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. FEBRUAR.Y 5. 1909
NUMBER
34
TWEHTY PEflSONS
W OIDIGTED
The Muskogee Oklahoma Federal
Grand jury Will near All
Evidence by Thursday
Muskogee, Ok Feb. 2 It was said bore
yesterday from a reliable source that the
government expects the federal grand
jury now in session here to return at least
300 indictments involving from fourteen
to twenty persons in the alleged Musko
gee town lot fraud cases. The jury re
sumed its sessions yesterday, examining
several witnesses. H is expected that nil
the evidence will lie in hy Thursday
night.
The testimony of the Tennessee witnes
ses was a revelation. One of the twenty
five men from that state said last night:
"Wheii I was subpoenaed by the gov
ernment to come to Muskogee 1 did not
know there was such a town on the map.
Since mv arrival I have learned that I
was once the owner of n four acre lut here,
I also learned th.it in some mysterious
manner the lot and I had parted company
and someone had signed my name to the
quitclaim deed. That is all 1 know about
it and 1 suppose that is what I'll have to
tell to the jury.'
WILLIAM H. TAFT MAY BE
MADE MASON AT SIGHT
By Associated Press
Cincinnatti, 0.. Feb. 2 The grand mas
ter of Ohio Mason's, Charles S. Hoskinson,
of Zanesville. has tendered to William
Howard Tnft the rare and high honor of
being made a Mason at sight. The cere
mony will take place February 18.
AGENCIES 1SI
COIIIITO SELL
Second Decision of Supreme Court
Says Local Dispensaries
Are Not Abolished
HE FEDERAL GRAND JURY
FOUND SEN IICTHTS
Governor Haskell is Included in the List of
Prominent Men Who Will Have to Answer
to Charge of Conspiracy to Defraud the
Government-Mushogee Business Men
Hold Mass Meeting and Express Con
fidence in the Men Accused.
GOVERNMENT BRINGS SUIT
T THE SANTA FE
By Associated Press
Chicago, Ills., Feb. 2 The first stlit
brought by the government against a rail
road for violation of the federal law regu
lating the time of servieeof train dispatch
ers was filed today ngainst the Santa Fe
railway company.
GHH HASKELL
LACKS AUTHORITY
i Judge Huston Orders Suit Instituted
by Governor Struck From
Files of His Court
S
0
Whan Confronted By Corpse of Her
Husband Mrs. Mary J. Wil
helm Becomes Hystrical
SMS HE nn
Guthrie, Okla., Feb 3 The entire elec
tion on the dispensary question last No
vember was void, declares the supreme
court in its second decision testing the
election, of B. F.Berkey vs Arthur B Arm-!
strong, local dispensary agent for Guthrie,
B;'rkey obtained an injunction in (he dis
trict court of Logan county against Arm
strong, compelling him to sell a pint of
whiskey. Armstrong appealed and the
supreme ftuurt upheld the injunction.
By this decision the dispensary system
is re-established in Oklahoma.
"i have not seen the decision," said
Governor Haskell, "but supposed it is
based on the same grounds as that in the
case of the Alexander Dreg company
against the state. Unless the supreme
dart commands, me to re-open the dis
pensaries I shall await the action of the
legislature."
Chapman Denies Complicity) I'he Alexander Drug company obtained
an injunction compelling tte state to sen
alchol to drug stores, and the governor re
opened the dispensary to that extent.
The last decision declares the election
on the dispensary question void for the
same reason as in he first decision, that
two separate questions were submitted
as one.
In the meantime a bill to repeal the en
tire prohibitory and dispensary law has
been favorably reported to the lower house
of the legislature.
By Associated Press town lot charges, returned seven indict-
Mu.skogee. Ok.. Feb. 1 -Sixty of the lead- ' "lents against widely known Oklahomans
ing business men of Muskogee held n mass
II
GO VOLUNTARILY
miii
W. I
in Kickapoo Land Frauds. Was
Indicted on Charge in Texas.
Guthiie, Okla.. Feb. I VV. L. Chapman,
secretary of the state coriorationcouitnis
ttion of Oklahoma, under indictment at
Kagle Pass, Texas, for participating in
KickaixK) land frauds, has given out a
htatemet emphatically denying his guilt.
Chapman declares he will not go to
Cagle Pass unless forced to do so by a
requisition honored by Governor Haskell.
ROOSEVELT CENSORED
BY NEVADA LEGISLATURE
By Associated Press
Carson. Nev., Feb. 2 The Nevada leg
islature voted this afternoon on an anti
Japanese resolution, in which President
Roosevelt was censured for interference
in the California legislation.
KANSAS MAY AOOPT
OREGON PRIMARY PLAN
meeting at midnight last night that lasted
until early today, the purpose of which
was to discuss the sex en indictments re
turned late yesterday by the federal grand
jury in the town lut fraud investigation.
The r.-.eeting was presided over by
Mary Martin. Kxpressions of confidence
in the high sianding. integrity and honor
of the indited men were made and a com
mittee of seven was appointed to correct
what was termed nn erroneous impres
sion as to the legality of land titles exist
ing in Muskogee and eastern Oklahoma.
More details became known today re
garding the indictments. The first in
dictment returned alleged forty-seven
overt M ts in the alleged conspiracy to
defraud the government; the second al
leged thirteen overt acts in the conspiracy
to defraud the government, and the third
nllieged ninety-two overt nets in the con
spiracy, Muskogee, 01,1a., Feb. 4. After ten ljys
of investigation, the federal grand jury
which has been investigating the Mott
to Judge Robert t.. t ampbell. Governor
Haskell is one of the number. The others
are: A. Z. h'nglish, F. B. Severs, C. VV.
Turner, W. T. lb.ti hings, W, R. Union and
and Jesse Hill.
Thomas H. Owen, of Muskogee, repre
senting Governor Haskell, made arrange
ments for the governors'! apjiearanee Fri
day morning to enter his plea and give
bond in iho sum of $f,000 for appearance
for trial. Tin writs are returnable forth
with. There is only onrjindictmetit against
Governor Haskell, He is charged with
conspiring with Walter K. haton and
Clarence W. Turner to defraud the govern
ment. There are two indictments against
Turner tit d one each t'gaint tin others.
Fifteen of the wealthiest men i'i Mus
kogee signed Governor Haskell s bond for
$5,000 and many more asked to be al
lowed to sign it, but there was no more
space on the document.
The United States gran jury for the
F.astern district of Oklahoma have in
formed Judge Campbell that they will
have no more such cases to present at
this term.
By Associated Press
Topeka, Kans., Fel. 4 Kansas may
adopt the Oregon plan for nominating
United States senators. Davis, of Bour
b in county, introduced a bill in the house
today providing that the candidate receiv
ing the greatest number f votes
dared the nominee for sewntor.
be k-
FINDING IN COURIMARTIAL
WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC
ASK MISSOURI: SOLONS TO
SUBMIT LIQUOR QUESTION
By Associated Press
Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 2 Petitions
wwe presented to both houses of th.- legis
lature today, the signers comprising resi
dents of every county in the state, for
the submission of amendments to the state
constitution prohibiting the manufacture
or sale of intoxicating liquors in the state not be made public until the findings
of Missouri. I have been approved by Admiral Sperry.
QUESTION OF ENROLLMENT
GOES TO CIRCUIT COURT
By Associated Press
Gibraltar. Feb. 1 The tourt martial
which is trying Captain Quatteraugh, of
the Battleship Georgia, on charges of in
toxication at a rec ption. reached a de
cision this afternoon, but the outcome will
MPT! FACES
COURT MARTIAL
Arrested on Beard His Ship, Officer
Denies Charge of Drunkencss
Preferred by Rear Admiral.
By Associated Press
Gebraltar, Ftb. 2 The captain of one
of the batth'sL'j.2 of the Americju fleet
anchored here was arrested today on his
vessel and will fee tried by court martial
on a charge, preferred by one of the rear
admirals of the fleet, of being intoxicated
at a reception given on shore a few days
ago.
Tlw captain denies the charge or being
intoxicated, and tributes his appearance
on th occasion mentioned to ei.reme
fatigue.
lift TELLS CUUL
ras he : pleased
JUDGE CAMPBELL
SAYS JHHDS OFF
Temporary Restraining Order Made
Protecting Property ia State of
Those Who Would Pipe Gas Out
By Associated Press.
Muskogee, Okla.. Feb. 2 Judge Camp
bell, in the federal court today, issued a
temporary order restraining Governor
Haskell, Attorney General West and the
state of Oklahoma from interfering with
the property of the Kansas Natural Gas
company ami other foreign corporations
and individual seeking to pipe gas out
of the state.
Newark, N. J. Feb. 1 Mrs. Mary J.
Wilhelni, w'nlow of Frank Willi hn, who
was murdered in his home last Monday
night, is in condition of complete nervous
collapse as a result of an unusually severe
application of the "third degree." includ
ing a midnight visit to the morgue, where
she was suddenly confronted by the body
of her husband.
When the sheet covering her husband's
body was unexpectedly removed, she
rushed forward crying; "Frank, if yoiiiould
only tqienk and tell them who did this,"
She become hysterical and frantically de
dared her love for her husband.
lJcloctives took Nicholas Sicca, who has
been in custody since the murder, to the
Wilhehn residence, where the body of the
murdered man previously bad been placed
in the basement, where first found. Sicca
choarfully showed the officers about the
place, when, suddenly, in a dark hall
way in the basement u light flashed up
and Sicca saw the murdered body of V.'il
helm, he gasped for a moment at the
corpse and then collapsed, j
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TAR MISSION TO PANAMA
IS ALMOST COMPLETED
By Associated Press
Culebra, Canal Zone, Feb. 3 .President
elect Taft will have completed the inspec
tion of the entire line of the canal by this
evening. He will examine the Pedro,
Miguel and Miroplanes lock sites and the
Pacific entrance today. Mr. Taft will leave
Calon for Nev Orleans Sunday, instead of
Monday as previously arranged.
Guthrie, Mia., Feb. 2 The authority of
Governor Haskell to initiate court action
in the name of the state Jwas denied by
Judge A. 11. Huston, of the Logan county
district court yasterday, when he ordered
struck from the. files of his court the suit
instituted by Governor Haskell in the last
campaign ngainst Judge John H. Burford
former chief justice of the territorial su
preme court, Dennis T. Flynn.fortner dele,
gate in congress. Representative B. S
McGuire, and the St ile Capital Printing
company or the recovery of $19.1,000
which Governor Haskell alleged had been
paid for printing thiotigh n conspiracy on
the part of the defendants. The order of
Judge Huston also annuls the suit brought
by Governor Haskell against C, W. Rant
bo, former territorial treasurer, to recover
$20,000 lost through the failure of
the Capital National bank. The court
held that suits in the name of the stale
'could be brought only by the state attor
ney general or a county attorney. Gov
ernor Haskell gave notice of an appeal of
the cases to the supreme court.
THREE KILLED
III lllll WRECK
Crew Lost Control end Two Trains
on Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Road Met in Collision.
TO CORRECT IN DIVISION
OF STATE SCHOOL MONEY
VJOTHE
PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY GIRL
l
Kl
By Associated Press
Philadelphia. Pa., Feb. 2 Miss Helen
M. Malouey, of this city, and Arthur Her-
,-d
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 4 The question of
the enrollment of thirty-seven white per
sons as members of the Osage tribe of
Indians, which has been before the sen-
On January 1.1, when the state school
: funds were aiUMirtioi.ed to the different
' pcounties, Craig county should have receiv-
By Associated Prs, jt $5214. but the amount was $297.
Panama, Feb. 4-Willian. II. Tall mde J V Superintendent Shelton is
an address today to a large gathering of ) checking up his annual reports so this
canal employees, in which he .aid ; mor may be corrected and as soon as
orient eno.litioi. of th work nd lb- ' Hat is dull the IllOliey Will be apH,r-
OF STRANGLING DAUGHTER
By Associated Press
Devil's Lake, N. I)., Feb. 3 In a trial
h"re today of Mrs. Mary Wright,
charged with the murder of Beulah Wright
aged 18, Mrs. John lieegel testified she
saw the body shortly after death and there
were finger marks on the girl's face. The
stale alleges that Mrs. Wright strangled
the girl and smeared carbolic aid over her
victim's lips to inak; it appear she eoiu
mited suicide.
ARE WORKING FOR
JOINT SOLDIERS' HOME
By Associated Press t
Chillicothe, Mo., Feb. 3 Three men
were killed and one fatally injured early
today when two stock trains on the Chic
ago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad
collided head on at Powersville, Mo., near
the Iowa line. From meager details it
apiears the crew of one, train lost con
trol. The dead are: Engineer John Stipp,
Chillicothe; Fireman Jos.Brown, Ottumwa.
Ia., T. F. Belcher. Ottumwa. Fatally in
jured. Engineer Tom Kent, Laredo, Mo.
WATERS-PIERCE COMPANY
OBJECTS TO COURT RUiiNG
bert Oslmrn. of New York, were rnarrird nte fnf R0IMe ti,ne. will be submitted to
today by Rev. Stephen M. Lyons at Saint
Catherine's Roman Catholic church. Spring
Lake, N. J.
CARRIE PAYS SEVEN-FIFTY
FOR WINDOW SMASHING
By Associated Press.
London, Feb, 4 .Carrie Nation was
fined seven and a half dollars in the mi
lice court today for thrusting an umbrella
through a window in a street car on which
a cigarette advertisement was Misted.
the circuit court of the district of Oklaho
ma. This decision was reached today Uy
the senate committee em Indian affairs.
SIX TRAciTwlLKERSiilLLED
ON NEW YORK RAILROAD
progress made were a source of great fiat- j ll,nr- ' mp
isfaction to him, and cautioned his hear- county,
crs against worrying about lying reorti ,
and criticisms in the United States by )
irresionsihle writers.
the money will be
different schools
of
j of the Union and Confederate armies.
of the Spanish American war, also
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
WILL REACH VINITA FRIDAY
The legislative eoiiunitte that wns to
have been here on the 1:40 train this
afternoon wired Secretary F., B. Davidson
of the Commercial club this afternoon
that they would not arrive until tomorrow.
The memorial presented to the state
legislature asking for a joint soldiers' home
for the Blue and the Grey by the veerans
and
met
j with favorable reception at Guthrie. Cart,
i Jim Wilkerson, Cnpt. F.J.Barrett and
j Billie Sims signed the memorial presented
' from Vinita, and each of these gentlemen
iii nm i iip'i it ftinoinn 1 ore Kt" ll"ow" n'"' ,iavp fr'"1' mong
IN uULLItjlllil nl UnluAbU ! 01,1 Uir.nilMt the wnt.-.
ONE KILLED, TWO INJURED,
By Associated Press
Chicago, 111. Feb. 4 One man was kil-!
1 'd and two other severely injured in a
ollision today between a suburban train
an the Illinois Central and two freight cars i
near F.ldridge Place.
TAFT CONTINUES INSPECTION
OF PANAMA CANAL WORK
By Associated Press
St. Louis, Mo Feb. 2 It was unofficial
ly Mated today that the Waters Pierce
Oil company will resist 'the adoption of
that Jiortion of the Standard Oil company,
of Indiana's proposal to the supreme court
of the slate dealing with the disposal of
Waters Pierce flock h! by the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey.
SUPREME COURT REFUSES
TO ADVANCE BANK CASE
Washington, Feb, 2 The supreme court
denied yesterday the motion of the attor
ney general of Oklahoma to advance, the
case of the Noble National bank against
Governor Haskell and others, This is the
case involving the constitutionality of the
Oklahomu bank deposit guaranty law, In
view of the court's action it ia not likely
to be called for argumen for at least one
year.
MISSOURI SUPREME COURT
DECISION FAVORS SALMON
By Assoc'u.t :d Press j
New York, Feb. 4 A construction train i
on fie New York Central railroad ranj
into a groupe of track walkers in Bronx (
B atnuh today. Six of the trac k walki rs '
were killed sAA others were injured.
Struck Lead and Zinc.
Smith &. Sehoman, who are drilling near
England Springs, re pert a rich find of lead
and zinc. They (novel their drill this '
morning t i the "ixkilf-r land, vshcr - they
will d- some nu r.' dnliia !. This lease is
ownel by Riddle. Thompson and BuretP
Lewis Re-Elected President.
By Associated Press
Indianapolis, lad,, Feb. d Thomas
Lewis was today re-elected president
the United Mine Workers of America
a majority of sixteen thousand.
I.
of
by
TULSA SUFFERS HEAVY
LOSS BY A FACTORY FIRE
By An-.oi i;;led Pres.
Tulsa. Okla.. Feb. 4Th" Piopl-'s
Word W'liking pi nit an I four r 'iiences
ulj-'iiiin;i were d.".tr.ied by lire hi r 1 M
! iv The h-s is fifty thousand dollars.
PASSEO PROHIBITION BILL
OVER GOVERNOR'S VETO
By As seen. ted Press
Nashville. Teun.. F b. :i - A prohibition
bill was pas i d by the .:;!; over the
governor's veto this .-ifsei no m Th Meas
ure v not n-a' 'l t'.e h si-." I-: fore !( -niorr
lv.
By Associate! Press
i Culebra. Panama. Feb. 2. Presidenl
l"ct William II. Taft and bis corps of
engineers left here today for the site of
j the Gatine dair, wberea day will be spent
in thoroughly inspecting the work at. that
, place. The Pacific entrance- of the canal
will be imN-cted Wednesday,
lly Associated Press
Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 3 The su
preme court of Missouri today practically
freed Harvey W. T. Salmon, a former
banker of Clinton, Missouri, by reversing
a decision against him on a charge of re
civing money on dejmsit in his bank
when he knew it to be insolvent.
Illinois
Association
Vinit.i residents who ,m
state of l linois, met y
Auditor Collects lieven iet .
Mate Auditor M. F. Ir i; p has been at
Miami this week wh-te he e'erl.cd up the
j'ross revenu'
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