Muskogee Times-Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • Page 1

VdfcttME 154 WOULD THE INDI Correspondent Has the Figures Showing the 'Policy Embodied in the Indian Appropriation Bill Would Bankrupt Five Civilized Tribes hv a Few Years ooo NEW'-LOCj RE Tulsgjj new flrst 0 men (By John W. Flenner.) Washington, D. June It is estimated that if the Indian appropriation bill as amended by the senate committee on Indian affairs becomes a law, the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee and Seminole tribal treasuries will be depleted within five years without the money hav iag-been distributed pro-ratal among the individual members of the Five Civilized Tribes. The Indian appropriation bill as reported to the senate shatters, all former policies and instead of tending to a speedy settlement of the affairs of, the Five Civilized Tribes merely tacks additional burdens upon the Indians themselves and staves off indefinitely a settlement of the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes. Curtia Warning.

Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas, a member pf the senate Indian committee, when the bill was reported out by Senator Clapp of Minnesota, declared on the floor of the senate: "Mr. President, I hope' the acting chairman of the committee will give notice when he expects to call up the bill He has Just I desire to Bay to senators that it increases ap proprlatlons over the above estimates to the extent of some that it Increases appropriations over those contained in the bill as it passed the Aaiwe and sarrles general legislation, private (Continued on 4, column 4.) Institute for Muskogee County Attracts Many Besides mestic Science One hundred and thirty-two teachers were enrolled in the Muskogee County normar institute on the opening day Monday. It Is expected that the enrollment will exceel two hundred before the close of the week. Superintendent E. S.

Monroe of the uskogee putmc BCTIUOIB is the conductor of the institute and the faculty to an able one. The sessions of the institute are held in Central high school and will continue daily four weeks. The teachers enrolled are for the most part Muskogee and Muskogee county. Jn the domestic science department leibout thirty Muskogee women have enrolled and are taking the course of lectures and demonstrations under (Miss Williamson, eupervisor of domestic science in the state preparatory school at Claremore. This course Is an exceptionally fine opportunity for housewives who wish to take practical lessons In cookery and domestic hy- tlene.

0000 18 MAN KILLER. uho brand making its Frisco killed two Jured fatally a third one in the first hundred miles of its initial run. The train left Ok- Iahoma City at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon and when it arrived at Tulsa at 9 o'clock It had run over and killed Clyde Ross at Stroud, Sam Davis at Kellyvllle and fatally Injured Tom Nelson at Sapulpa. ooooooooooo oooo For Control of Chicago Convention Will Rage About Senator Root for Chairman MUSKOGfcE. OKIAHOMA, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1912 SAYS PRICE FIVE CENTS BEAVTIFUL 'LADY BETTY' HAS A HABIT OF MARRYING OIL MEN GOMPERS DARROW THE MONEY Literally Overwhelms Mr.

Frank Halbeisen, Who jo Was Injured in anEleva-jo tor Here ooooooooooooo SENATOR NIXON VERY ILL. Washington, D. June 4. Senator George. F.

Nixon of Nevada, la dangerously ill in hospital hero with an attack of meningitis. Chaplain Pleroe of the senate, In his opening prayer today, spoke of Mr. Nixon as lingering between life and death. Chicago, June Roosevelt's determination to continue the fight on Senator Elihu Root for temporary chairman and to bend every ef fort to his defeat when the republican national convention Is opened June 18th, has caused general unrest among the republican leaders atid national committeemen who have reacned Chi cago. Members of the national committee and leaders in both the Taft and Roosevelt headquarters discussed Col.

Roosevelt's statement with reluctance today, but Alexander H. Revell and Kdward W. Sims declared themselves In hearty accord with OA. Rosevelt In his decision to fight the selection of Senator Root. One of the active Roosevelt men In the national committee may be brought up for review In the full committee.

The conjmittee if appealed to undoubtedly will sustain the subcommittee throwing the temporary chairmanship fight onto the floor of the convention. Lady Betty Faulkner, otherwise Mrs. Betty Chapman Plerpe, and now the wife of Prank Clarence Henderson, of Nowata, and New York. Inset is the picture of the new husband. Lady Betty is strong for oil men as husbands.

Her first was T. Irwin Chapman a Standard. Oil man. The second was Roy K. Pierce, son'of H.

Clay Pierce, the Waters Pierce mag- nate. The last Is an oil producer who from has been operating in the Oklahoma field for a good many years. KENY0N LAFE BEATS Scouts Will Mark The Irving Trail Next Year The magnitude of the undertaking of the Oklahoma Boy Scouts to go over and mark with monuments the Washington Irving trail through Oklahoma has been deemed such that the trip has been postponed until the end Of the public school year of I was decided upon at a meeting held in' Oklahoma City a few days ago, when lhe state historians got together and finally decided that the route of the famous historian ana author through Oklahoma could be established- without any question of doubt, but that the accepted route would make the ZIEGLEE WINS AND SOCIALISTS LOSE Frank Halbeisen, who several months ago was seriously hurt whllo working on an elevator In the Equity building, is having more than his share of trouble. Halbeisen is now at Ijiwton. Yesterday he received notice that his daughter, Grace, had died in an insane asylum at Terrell, Texas.

The father had only eight cents and was unable either to send for the body of his daughter or go to Terrell to bury her. The death of the Halbeisen girl Is said to have bee nthe direct result of" a life of shame to which she is alleged to have been led by jawton men who are said to have taught her the opiate habit. The trouble started when the girl was but fourteen. Frank Halbeisen, the girl's father, tried to prosecute the men he charged with the but.ovldeoce and. warrants were Issued.

While Halbeisen was still fighting In his daughter's cause, trouble assailed from another source and he filed In the district court for divorce Mrs. Halbeisen, coupled with which was another suit ODan- lei Smith, a laborer, demanding $5,000 damages for alleged alienation of his wife's affections. While these suits were pending he came to Muskogee and secured employment with an elevator company where a few months ago one of his feet was caught in the machinery and he lost a leg. CORPSE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COTTON CROP 78.9 PER CENT. Washington, June department of agriculture In Its first cotton condition report of the season estimates the condition on May 26 of the growing cotton crop to be 78.9 per cent of a normal.

Condition by states Virginia, 89; North Carolina, 87; South Carolina, 83; Georgia, Florida, 76; Alabama, 74; Mississippi, 72; Louisiana, 69; Texas, 86; Tennessee, 74; Missouri, 74; Oklahoma, 78; Call fornla. 96; Arkansas, 78. HEROIC Which Wastobe Used to Bribe the Jurors in the McNamara Says He Had Received This Information From Mr. Darrow Himself Los Angeles, June Qompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, sent the money rect to Clarence 8. Darrow to be tiled in the bribery of George N.

Lockwood, according to Bert Franklin, under, orois examination today In the trial, of Darrow for alleged Jury bribing to: connection with the McNamara Franklin said Mr. Darrow had given him his Information. The conversation in which era' name was mentioned Was incl-v dental to a newspaper account purt porting to show that the In the Lockwood case bad I asked Mr. lln, "if he had seen In, the 1 where the district attorney had tracers the money from 'the wife depostti. vault Into the hands of Mr.

Darroisg and from there into my bands: also, He Efforts to Save a Life Causes Death of Four Gasses in Grain Well socialists have lost out in their attempt to control the Oklahoma State Federation of Labor as evidenced by I the re-election of President C. C. Zleg- Qf a CirCUS Fat Man npposed to Fair- Des Moines, June collected today from 520 precincts in the state, outside of Des Moines and Polk county, showed that United States Senator W. S. Kenyon of Kort Dodge, received 47,000 votes for the republican nomination for the U.

8. senate, and Lafayete Young, the Des Moines editor, approximately 18,000 In yesterday's primary. It will be late today before the returns from a ma- Jorty of the precincts have been compiled. The fcovemorshlp contest on the republican ticket waB extremely close. Although George W.

Clarke held the leRd In the returns at hand, campaign managers for P. G. Holden declared they expected Holden would be returned winner. The democratic vote throughout the was the lightest that has been registered In a number of years. John T.

Hamilton, on the face of Incomplete returns, led E. O. Dunn of Mason City, for the democratic nomination for governor. Journey too long to attempt this communicates with MAY GET RIFLE RANGE HERE WOMAN VAGRANT GOT A LEGACY JUST IN TIME Milwaukee, June A legacy and an interest In three plantations In Louisiana are said to TI mttma 0 by, aged twenty-olght, formerly of New Orleans, who was In police court Monday charged with vagranoy. Mrs.

Weatherby Is said have married against her parents wishes. Her' marital life was of short, It being alleged her husband do- fsrted her. She was employed at a nurse at Hie soldiers home, but lost and being In deaperftte 'It Is alleged, stole several imall articles from the counter of a West Allls drug store, which resulted In her arrest, When the court was Informed by her attorney that a legacy awaited tier and that money was being tent her to return to New Orleans, lenience was suspended. NEW DEPOT FOR CROWOBR. Orowder, June The corporation commission has no- fJlffed the, people here that the plant of the 4s T.

and the Fort Western Is to be iMxH cement Adjutant General Canton has written to Secretary Douglas that he will come to Muskogee as soon after the encampment of National Guards as he is able to and look over the country around the city with a view to establishing a rifle range here for the use of the National Guards. Captain Oreen of Company of this city says that the topography of the country surrounding the city is such that a range can be established that will not require a large out lay of money for butts. Muskogee Is easily accessible to the six, the eastern part of the state and If the legislature 68- tabllshcs regiments In the state the natural place for the headquar- ers of the regiment on the eaat side would he here. The establishing of a rifle range near the city would mean that several hundred militiamen would spend four or five days In the city twice a year, They would be paid off here each meet and would spend a part of their money In the city. The state would In the course of a few years have several thousand dollars Invested In the range and the accessories and In time have to build an armory here.

officers of the local company are exerting every ef fort to get this range established and have Interested the Commercial club In the effort. THI HOTTEST OAY. C. M. C.

A. work in Muskogee, and als'd- clty scout commissioner, met Saturday at the state capital with a number of old-time Oklahoma citizens and In the afternoon with the Oklahoma State Historical society. The result was that the plan for the epoch-making trip wa." endorsed by the historical associalion. promised to mark with substantial monuments the various camp 'sites, and to arrange for supplies and camping facilities for the state scouts at the various points where Irving and his protectors, In times long gone by, paused to rest In their history-making tour through the Indian country. At the meeting Saturday morning, when the ordinal route of Irving was determined, all pVesent agreed on about eight essentia! points.

All knew where the party crossed the river after leaving Fort Gibson: all recognized the big bluffs described as some high hills overlooking the river near Tulsa The places where the Mg bear place, the exciting mustany; chase and the camp where the Count was lost, were not In doubt. The question was on which side of Oklahoma City and Chandler did the trail pass on Its way south, and on how close to Okmulgee It reached on the return. was definitely decided that the train passed to the west of Oklahoma City, and then came back fast directly through Okmulgee, which is without doubt the "Creek Settlement" spoken of by Irving In his "Tour of the Prnlries." The first preparation for the will he the study In all of the public school of the "trail cities of Irvlng's "Tour of the Prairies," Illustrated by a revised chart of the route as definitely decided by the pioneers at Oklahoma City, who saw the country before the landmarks described by Irving had passed Into forgotten history. By the time the day of the commencement of the trip rolls around, the scouts will be on intimate terms with all of the locations described by Irving. Arrangements for provisions will be madie by committees of seven In each trail city, appointed by thn head of the Oklahoma State Historical association, it "ie-believed by Gi and others well known In public work throughout the state that the trip will be of Immense benefit to Oklahoma.

Dozens of magazine and feature newspaper writers have requested permission to accompany the hundreds of ler and other candidates the socialists and the I. WW. At the first election there was no decision as none of the candidates received a majority of the votes but at the second electo the Zlegler ticket was successful. Clint Tullls of Muskogee, Davidson of Wit burton was but 60. Following Is a complete roster of officers for the coming year: President, C.

C. Zlegler. leatherworker, Oklahoma City. First vice president, Fred F. Price, miner, Coalgate.

Second vice president Julius Pleh, carpenter, Enid. Third vice president, John Kirk, miner, Coalgate. Fourth vice president. F. Erltch.

miner, Hartshorne. Fifth vice president, G. W. Lindsay, miner, Halleyvlllc. Secretary-treasurer, Olile S.

Wilson, printer, Oklahoma City. Auditors and K. Akin, carpenter, Shawnee; Alex Bayoris, miner, Alderson; D. N. Ferguson, carpenter, Ardmore.

Legislative committeeman, Clint Tullls, printer, Muskogee. Held a Week by Wife Waiting lor a Spirit Message Indianapolis, June LOCAL REPUBLICANS TALKING A TICKET after good Republicans of city are begin-! nlng to talk about placing a county ticket in the field In the August primary, and In the general election this fall. They do not hope to win, as the county Is between one and two thousand democratic, but merely want to keep the organization lntat-t. Following are those talked of for the fall sacrifice: County J. Sullivan, jthur Kayser.

Vic Anderson, Jno. D. Benedict and Charles F. Runyah. Clerk of the district Klrkland, Fred Hlldt and James Miller of Fort Gibson.

County McLees, E. C. Motter and W. F. Severs.

County Archer, Jim Fore and George E. Bennett, Ed. Thayer, T. L. Palmer and Frank Swift.

County Falwell, Hubbard Ross, Doc Call and Irvln Blanchard. Clerk of superior Pitts and H. C- Justice of the Lleber, Mack Kelly and TO UNIONIZE CLBRK8. stricken widow, giving hie wishes as to the disposition of his body, the authorities will Ignore the wishes of Mrs. Morlan and compel the burial of the corpse.

For more than a week fearing that ghouls would delecrate the newly made grave, she has been sitting beside her husband, refusing to permit funeral to take place and awaiting a. message from the world beyond the grave. Morlan was for years the fat man with Barnum and Bailey's circus and known throughout the United States. Although previous to his death he had expressed a wish that his body he cremated, Mrs. Morlan would not agree to it.

Snce last Sunday a week ago, she has remained Inconsolato In grief. Mrs. Morlan says if she does hear from her husband tonight will agree to their wishes. None but thj undertakers who embalmed the body have been permitted to see the corpse and offrs of aid and condolence from the fraternal orders with which Morlan was connected have been declined. TAFT GETS BIG SIX IN OHIO not she Efforts will be made at a meeting to be held Tuesday night at Carpen ter's hall on Main street to organize I the retail 4 Visited by the nation's roost famous forester-writer, and they will write graphic accounts, profusely Illustrated ca! to be affiliated with the National Association of Retail Clerks.

All men and women employed as clerks and with photographs; of of 17 a lw on the trip, for newspapers and maga sines all over North America and In England, where Irvlng's works are accepted as the last word In Indian Territory history. meeting, While the meeting hat been called by the Central Trades and Labor Council, there Is some opposition to it on the part of certain labor lead ers who see In It politics. TWO MOTORISTS KILLED. Cleveland, June fifty miles an hour. Alvln C.

WeH thirty- three years old, and Alfor Nlckells, twenty years old, mounted on motorcycles, collided last night with a The government thermometer at Bacono college rofflatsrad degrees i Wflgon three miles south of the olty, afternoon, The mini' were instantly kltiad, WILFUL DESTRUCTION. Joe Uman, who was sued for divorce last week, and his brother Bam were arrested Monday by Deputy Sheriff Maloney on a'Charge of wlifull destruo tlon of property. The complaining witness is Mrs. Uman, who that her husband and his brother came to her house after the suit for divorce was Cincinnati, June Five persons perished as the result of being overcome- by gas fumes in a grain well at the dairy of Jacob Sachs in mount, near this city, today. A fireman who went Into the pit to get out the bodies was also overcome and lies at the city nospital in a serious Two of the victims are women.

The victims are: MRS. ANNA ESBELAGGE. MRS. WILLIAM KOESTER. JACOB SACHS.

ROBERT Serious Henry E. Stermartn, city fireman. Four of the violtims offered their lives In efforts to rescue Jacob Sachs, the first victim. Esterman was overcome while be-, Ing lowered Into the well by means of a rope. He was pulled out and rushed to the hospital.

The firemen then used grappling hooks ahd brought the bodies to the surface. The well, bv, Sachs for the storage of wo! 1 malt feedT which he fed to his milch cows. The grain had fermented ahd generated deadly gases. A ladder was the means of entrance and exit. FIVE PLEADED.

Q.M.LTY.. County Attorney Disney made his first move towards cleaning out the Jail Tuesday when five men who were under confinement came into court and entered pleas of guilty. Others are In a like humor and the Indications are that by July 1 the population of the county bastile will be reduced. Mr. Disney is Investigating every case In which the accused is an Jail and where in his opinion the evidence la Insufficient to convict the men In custody wll be granted their llbrety.

The men sentenced Tuesday are: A. Baxter, six months In the pen; Bert Connor, one year; Doley Moore, John Stuffy and Cal Hlckens. one year; Isom Grayson, 60 days in jail; Dave Ross, 60 days In Jail. Baxter Is the young man who robbed Geckler's shoe store while employed there as a clerk. that it was marked money.

IWP that the money waa sent dlrept by Samuel Gorapers." I Franklin also testified that had asked him for a description 'of cells and accommodations in 'the 'MSIl Quentin and Folaon told him the -best I could," tinned witness. 'Waa" thinking that Washington, June' era, president of the American; FedivHi oration, of sald pe Bert an Absolute of Whole cloth. I don't any mopes'. money not handle out at this'time." QUI int. the six Ohio the Republican, in the state con- vote of 390 1 -3, to slightly Columbus, June Taft won his fight for delegates at large to jiatlonal convention ventlon today by a 362 1-2.

He was also victor by a larger vote when the convention adopted the majority report of the resolutions committee as follows; "We do hereby endorse the administration of President William H. Taft" The convention recessed until July 3. The at large and were named as follows States Senator Theodore E. Burton, Cleveland; Harry W. Daogherty.

CoUimbusj, Warren Q. Harding, Marlon; Charles P. tnnatl; Arthur Vorye, Columbus; D. Cable, Lima. The first test of voting strength came on the report of the resolutions committee when a roll call was taken on the minority report endorsing Roosevelt The convention refused to endorse the former president by a vote If you miss your paper, or It's late, don't call the Editorial Department SCOFIELO, DEAD.

of DmYsr. 8 sergeant brigade eral Scofleld. the Civil war commandert, SSa Mondiy" thereof! his North Eighth atreet, of age andr was vlaitlnir hW daughter he wS week ago- and two daughters, Mrs. oay. kogee.

and Mm The wlU brf home at Indianapolis tor (tfte Pi" "i' CONGRESSMAN Sioux City, June man H. Hubbard otSlowc Ctty, rapn resentafcve of the Eleventh dla -J. trlct, ca house today of den death' of Representative of Iowa, the orf the eapttol put at Mrs. B. B.

Rice of Inolav 4 quite 111 at the Muskogee nospital. The farmer waa sugar Into the maple aapr "Tn fe. eyruptltlous business." he Boy Scouts Start on A Camp Hike Wednesdt Tafft victory In Cleveland and hU atrength In the cities gave him the Of the victory. Of tne 88 counties, Colonel Roosevelt had a majority of delegates In 61 and President Taft In 87. Warren Harding, candidate for governor, addressed the convention for President Taft, was hissed by Roosevelt When be declared that in auppCrrrag the former president they were "driving their Titanic full speed ahead Into the Icc'V MARGARET The first of the two-day camping trips which the members of the various Muskogee patrols of Boy Scouts of America will take during the summer will begin at two nesday afternoon, when three the the Panthers and the Rams, WOTe ind IwO days' camp at Brushy Mountain.

The boys win be under the leadership of C. Fenstermacher, city scout commissioner, three adult and the three patrol leaders. The following; patrol members will make the trip: Flaming Steele, leader; Donald Blakeney, Wirt Barthsl, Curtia Butttrftatd, Harry Tennyson; Raymond Cook, Edward Graham, Halsell Fite, Wirt Hooker, Elbert Latrd. Kennedy, leader; Paul Montgomery, John Canterbury, Walter Kruse. Bryaq Jprlddy.

Noble Beck. Archie Wilson, Wendell Reese. Willie Keatherlngton, Cecil Tilly, Roger Fields. Lewis, leader: Oeorge Whteler. Robert AUspaugh, Chaa.

Smith, Stanton Stall ing. Joe Chllders, After the assembly at i the Commercial club rooms at two o'clock, the will shoulder their and staffs, and "hike" In open formation to Brushy Mountain, will day night. Thursday will to the second clasa scout wWOh be followed Thursday night by camp, fire session of MI 4. structlon. After spending night In camp, the scouts will to Muskogee early Friday every man coming home with Camp scouts In a pack of kets, of each boy to bring two.

The the official rafltenfpr days! Bread, ftra 1 or baoonv and coffee, oonderuwd' mUk, two plate, skillet, carries mdMdua! mtim equipment, and every hey to to brlnr enough of above for the five In camp. All Ing la done by the boys der the direction of the idutt." The are Jffjsjl, on this trip, aa wall aa oeadtnc In the country. timea tha mm da.