Muskogee Times-Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • Page 1

USfcOGEE' Gets a New 'Cijnejgfi'e" Library Casting $45,060 Will Pali off the Biggest Fair and Indian Congress ever held in the State, October 10th to 14th. The Fashion Numbers! the Will Be Issued September 30th MUSKOGEE tit computing plana for the Grand River Dam "and a Great Industrial city. We're got the goods. VOL. SIXTEEN MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT.

15,1910 WAI WATSON. 22 YEARS A'DRUG CLERK FOR PAITCI RIAL, CORNER SECOND STREET AND AVENUE, WAS MURDERED WHILE OK HIS WAY )M THE DRUG STORE TO HIS LAST NIGHT, DYING AT 7:00 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. HE WAS HIT ON TUB HEAD WITH SOME INSTRUMENT IN THE HANDS OF SOME UNKNOWN PERSON. 'Coroner's Verdict. A coroner's jyry was called this morning by Justice of the Peace Mel G.

Bailey and took, testimony In the undertaking parlors' of the Street-Eicholtz company. At the conclusion of the bearing each of the Jurymen signed the following verdict; '-Two wounds-at the hack of the head, inflicted by a blow from some instrument in the hands of some person or persons, to the jurors unknown, caused the deaih of Walter Watson, and the killing was felonious." Death Mystery. The death of young Watson is enshrouded in mystery. Watson left the drug store about.8:15 last evening for his room at the home of W. B.

Evans, 324 South Sixth street. He did not arrive nome until 10 o'clock, according to Mrs Evans, who was In the house at the time. Mrs. Evans testified' before the coroner's Jwry that about 10 she heard Watson unlock front door and enter and go to his room. Shortly after she heard Watson groaning, ana going to his room found him lyin? on the bed in a pool of blood.

He had two cuts In the back of nis head. She at once summoned Harry' T. Ballentlne, who arrived after 11 The doctor testified that he found young Watson in a semiconscious condition, that the wounds had swollen and It was impossible tp ascertain If the skull had bean fractured. There was little blood on the floor and no evidence of a struggle In the room. Mr.

Evans (Continued on page g. column 1.) Is Cook With Bradley After Polar Records? Associated Press. Copenhagen, Sept. Danish steamer Hang Egede arrived here today with the news that John R. Bradley, financial, backer of Dr.

Cook 's North Pole expedition, waa on. his way to Etah to secure the inuch- taked of Tecords which Cook has said he left at the'Eskimo, settlement. The captain of the 1 steamer thinks is with Bradley. Bradley refused either to deny or confirm the re port that he Is accompanied by the explorer. HENRY V.

TELLER: In these days of insurgency. When progressive Republicans are whacking right and left at reactionaries, a distinguished member of the "old guard" rises to remark that a man may insurge right out of the party and he holds up former Senator Teller of Colorado as a bright and shining example. But to the most obtuse student of things political there is a marked difference between "insurging" and 'bolting," as may be noticed when the results of the western primaries roll in. MINERS Raise No Objection to the Agreement With the Operators Kansas City, Sept. representing the coal miners of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma met here today to ratify the conference agreement on a two- year wage contracts with the operators, agreed upon last week by the conferees representing the operators and striking miners.

The convention formally organized in the forenoon and it was.announced at noon that action on the wage contract will be taken at the afternoon sessicn. If was stated that the agreement probably would be ratified without opposition Body of Umie Sammy Yates Moved Today to Cemetery President TafI Is 53 Today i HASKELL REPLIES The Court Will Take Its Time in the Capital Case PRESIDENT TAFT TODAY AND AS HE LOOKED 50 YEARS AGO TODAY. THE PRESIDENT WAS BORN SEPT. 15, 1857, AND THE jUPPER PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN WHEN HE WAS THR.EE YEARS OLD. WHIP After resting for the space of three years in Green Hill cemetery, the body of Lieutenant' Samuel Yates, old Muskogee pioneer, was yesterday transferred to the National cemetery at Fort Gibson.

Lieutenant Samuel Yates enlisted in the army just prior to the Civil war, and served with honor in a West Virginia regiment. He was a pioneer in Muskogee, his old tin shop standing in the street at the intersection of Third and Broadway, being confiscated by the city for a street. When the present Third street was surveyed, the jog in the street at Third and Okmulgee threw his shop right in the center of the street. It was later moved to the corner of Eighth and" Boston, where" it stood for tome time, the old Times now the Times-Democrat, raising a -fund of $1,000, by that purpose. Mrs.

Yates was in the city yesterday, and made arrangements for the removal of he husband's body. Lieutenant Yates was 78 years of age when he died about three yearp ago, and had two sons, who now reiside at Gainesville, Texas. Mrs. Yates is also very weir known in. Muskogee.

She draws a pension from the United States government as a soldier 's widow. She Is at present stopping with friends at 322 Associated Press. Beverly, Sept. difference between the so-culled "pro. gresslves" and "regulars" be recognized by President Taft.

lifter snnpfiTOy -rcfldPr ed alike HS Republicans in the matter of federal support. The president's views to tills effect were given out In North Thirteenth street, though letter today frpm Secretory Norton 'to a Republican leader of Iowa, On' fcaty Passenger Blew Up Running-35 Miles an Hour home is in Texas. The many friends. the dead lieutenant, who still remember him as Uncle Sammy Yates, are today expressing their satisfaction at his remain's being at rest in the cemetery at Fort Gibson. SENATOR OWEN COMING HOME whose nnmo is not disclosed.

Secretary Norton stated that while important Republican legislation pending- in congress was opposed bjjH certain Republican leaders. The president felt it his duty to withhold federal patronage from senators and representatives who seemed to occupy a position hostile to the efforts to who hasffulfill the pledges of the party plat- Senator Robert L. Owen been in Columbia, where he form. That attitude, however, ended to own a bonanza, is ex- with the more recent primary elec- pected to be home JSdust Quit lousiness Now And Hike Back to School Associated Press. CoffeyviUe, Sept.

15. the engine of a Kansas train which left here at this morning for Kansas City blew up near here killing Horace Holloway, the engineer and fatally injuring Fireman L. E. Goodrich. the passengers and no other 'member of the crew yere injured.

Some of the passengers were asleep in their berths and were not even" awakened by the accident. The baggage and mail cars were derailed.but not damaged. None of Uje passenger, coaches tracks 'The mangled body of the engineer was found, in a pasture 20D yards from the tracks. Fireman Goodrich, Who was unconscious, was found near i the train. The engineer and fireman lived at Parsons.

The railroad officials are unable to account for the accident. "This stand for aale," is the sign on an East Side drink, stand conducted by a small boy. School Is to start soon add the young Americans who have been in business in the residence districts of the city are selling out and letting their stock run down. AH summer boys have been doing a thriving "business'selling ice cream, cold drinks, cigars, candy and chewing gurfl. They build a stand at some prominent corner, fify in a stock Of goods and make good wages during the months.

One boy a stand near the court house said taujbave averaged day profits. -But now school days are about due and they must quit business. "Don't-want, anything more," said on of the lads to a city salesmanAtu- day. and cold drink business IS' about over and.besides I want to go to school: By-the way, if you know-of anybody- that wants to buy what stock I have sell it mighty cheap." In. instance? young business men cater entirely Ut the children's trade.

Those who are fortunate enough, to get locations close incater fotfrr -Uljr7trad as to the kids. The owner bf a stand is the big boss of his precinct and is which the peopto declared themselves. people have spoken as the party faces the fall the ptter reads. 'Questions must be settled by. Re-.

of opinion, whether the differences of the last session shall be perpetuated or shall be forgotten. The president recognizes the dan- Associated Press. Chicago, Sept. Efforts to secure a reduction in the ball of George W. Fits Gerald, arrested here yesterday charged with-, stealing one.

hundred and seventy-three thousand dollars from the Bub -treaaury, three years ago, were made in the United States district court today. Judge Land is fixed the ball laBt night at fifty thousand. He declined today to reduce It. The prisoner stoutly denies his guilt. BIGKLE Will Return to Face a Charge of Murder Says Attorney Associated PresB.

Kansas-City; Blckle. the divinity student, for whom a warrant was issued by the prosecuting attorney- of Johnson county, Kansas, in connection with the death of Frances Peters, a young will.surrender to the authorities here tonight, according to a statement made by his attorney today. The attorney refused to state has been slnct he disappeared Immediately after the death of the girl, (Continued on pige column 1.) Guthrie. Qklfc. (Special)- "This 1 a great and Important question.

To the people of Okla- it is vitally Interesting. To this court it is a matter of tile most profound consideration. We desire to thank counsel of both Bides for their great researches and the clear and able manner in which they nave presented the case." With these words Chief Justice Dunn this afternoon ended the trial the State capitol eontroverny he- twetn Guthrie and Oklahoma City. Arguments had concluded and. the case was submitted.

When a decision msy be expected is a guess. The, hogh court is now hi'sy with its September terra and will he hearing oral argumentj for the' next ten days at least. Several of the lawyers thought that an opinion within the next two months would be eaTly. C. B.

Stuart, for Oklahoma City, concluded the 'argument this afternoon. His powerful address to the court ended with these words: "Let the Will of the people prevail." THE WEATMEH. Tonight and Friday partly cioudy weather; rising temper- ature. J. A.

Baker, 'of Leon, formerly adjuster for the Fire insurance and B. P. of Oklahoma are in-4ne city. Lawton, September Haskell addressed a crowd of several thousand people who had sembled here this afternoon to attend the Southwest Ottfe! noma fair. The address of the governor was devoted almost; solely to a reply to the recent criticism of himself by Oolonel' Roosevelt at Kansas City, and is considered one of the ablest speeches that the governor has ever dehVered.

He attacks the sincerity of purpose of Roosevelt and hsid np his record! as president to public view, and did one of the neatest of skinning ever heard in Oklahoma, and the governor is thing of an artist in this line. The speech in full follows: i For hundred and years' oar' people; have been in converting what latrgerr a derness into a land of building a stable government the chaotic wreck of despotic rata. Success in these undertakings it! conceded by the ctrillMd world. During nil of this time onr try has progressed. 1 t3tm wesiti that begets comfort and the eiment that strengtaoiu tlie GOV.

C. N. HA8KILL FIVE NEGROES ON THE atronf the court house today MORE TROUBLE FORROBERT Robert Spade, the young Indian who wined and dined away $1,900 of his money after he became of age, and held high jinks for three weeks at Muskogee, Oklahoma City and Fort Smith with a well known woman carmine cheek, Was pinched yesterday afternoon on a charge of drunkenness and fighting rand this morning forfeited a S15 bond In jaolice court. looked up to. He must not only be a good business boy, but must be a fighter as well.

"There are a certain class of bad boys who buy ice cream and drinks, and then try to run away or stand you off. They have no Idea of paying. If I can't get the money 1 give 'em a good liekHigr'-' said, one embryo merchant prince. "When they find out you are some fighter they won't try "to slip one over 6n had four fights in the spring before they quit trying to bilk me." "You ever get he was asked. "Nope! I got a big fluh for lers that are bigger than I am, and if I can't handle 'em'I call the police." WILL MRS.

EDDY APPEAR Boston, Sept. 15. Went- Worth'issued, a subpoena rodAy, returnable September 20, for the ap- earance In court of Mrs. Mary aker Kddy, "head the Christian Science church, as -a. witness.against Frederick E.

King, charged with stealing five motor car tires, one of: which iB the property of Mrs, Eddy. Alfred Farlow, the Clyislan Science representative, when asked if Mrs. Eddy would appear'In court, replied: "Mrs. Eddy Is over 90 years old; I guess she will hot care to be' witness In sticli a small case." LAZY THK CAUSE. Because a negro employed by J.

O. Bailey to cut weeds on his property on Fondulac street, got tired of his Job and quit work, Bafley was fined 92 In police court this morning for violating the city ordinance which had to do with the cutting of weeds. Baiiey this morning hired another gro whe is chopping them down. Asks for a Recount of the Vote in the Nominating Primary Alleging that in a number of precincts the election officers were prejudiced against him and that they acted unfairly toward his candidacy for the, Republican nomination for coifhty commissioner for the third district, T. B.

Sutton filed a petition with the county board of'election today asking for a re-count of the vote cast August 2 for commissioner candidates In five precincts. Mr. Sutton alleges in his petition that a number of votes were cast for him which should have been so out- Were counted against him; that in other easea votes were cast for him that were not counted at and a fBlf ttwj unprejudiced count would result in' his receiving the certificate of nomination. The returns from the various precincts of the district as counted bv the board of elections gave Ir- vln Blanchard tlfe nomination by the slender majority of i votes over Mr. Sutton.

The precincts In which a recount are. Haskell Ya'hola, Jerusalem church, Taft and Council Hill. The board of elections will probably grant the request for a recount. 0. ASKS FOR RELIEF Associated Press.

Guthrie, Sept. The Missouri, Oklahoma and Qulf railroad company today applied Corporation Commission for exemption from the'commission's schedule of railroad freight rates which were enjoined by the federal court. This road was not a party to the injunction suit. The Fort Smith Western, recently was exempted from the commission's schedule on the ground that it would be unfair to enforce the against small roads when the large roads are protected by federal court orders. The hearing on the application set for October 12th.

TED AND TIM WILL MEET Associated Press. New York, Sept. 15. and Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of theRepublican sta-e committee, probably will meef at Syracuse was SWAPPED A BABY (FOR A PORKER Winnipeg, Sept A Russian woman living a few miles north of the city, gave birth to twins.

The husband greatly, offended at the dual ar- rival, and, without the consent 4 4- of his wife, tradea one of them off with a neighbor for a young pig. A police constable then stepped into the game and call- ed the trade off, making the father of the twins return the pig and take back the baby. It Is understood that the family will be deported. Associated Press. Abilene, Sept.

John A. Flack wife-of the Abilene hank defaulter, returned last night. She is ill at the' home, of a next Ropseyelt to jOSfOt at the state Sho says she left THE MADE 'EM SORE Guthrie, Sept. 15. Complaining because the train arrived earlier than bulletined and that the fireman laughed at some twenty would-be passengers as he pulled out.

from the station and left them behind. E. Myers of Clarembre, entered complaint, with the corporation commission against the Missouri Pacific today. Myers claimed that train No. 110, northbound, was bulletined to arrive at Claremore twenty-five minutes late, but Instead, arrived only fouv minutes late, and, that the fireman, to use the language of the complaint, "on seeing cdbsjind busses on the run to the station, waved his hand' at the people as his train pulled out and fair Saturday and Woodruff who leaves tonight for Syracuse to attend the dinner stay over until Sunday 1 to 'near what the Colonel has to.

say. Woodruff was asked about tile report sa'd to have emanated from friends of Roosevelt that President Taft looks with favor on velt program at the state convention, "You haven't president has taken such a position, have you?" was the chairman's reply. It doe not make difference, however, so far as the temporary chairmanship Is concerned. The state committee took a dignified position in the vice president of the United Stateb. "I doHT see hoy aow of any of the "men who voted to make Sherman's unanimous can go Into the convention and vote for someone: In Sew" Ybrk.Monday morn iog.

She had was wrong with the bank wxcept tangled until "Re proposed going to saying, "they would be after" me." When sho deplared that they should return, he refused, and she took money for her and started. She says he had but With him. He kept the papers from her, she says, and she did set know of the events here uhtl' she reached Topeka. She will claim, only Tier personal effects. She is prostrated and under physician's care.

The bank re-opened for continues liquidation. The sheriff erton detectives trail. when it became known tnat nvo negroes have been summoned to serve on the district court criminal jury which is to meet next Mon uay to serve during a two -weeks' term and try many important cases. The excitement was intensified by circulation of report tuat one of thp jury commissioners at their meeting several weeks' aga hau deliberately selected and placeu the names of fifty negroes in the jury box to serve witu loO White men whose names were also piaceu in the box Judge King has always 'ueld that the sheriff should sot refuse to serve negroes' when drawn for jury duty and that they were not. disqualified for jury, service on account of race or color.

What he will now hold in face of the disqualification bf the lty of negroes to vote is a question. 'Both District Judge Carruthers of Okmulgee and District Judge Pltchford of Tafclequah have hefd that negroes are not eligible, ror Jury dHty. The question will probably have to be decided by Judge King Monday Fred Hiidt has returned from a six weeks' visit bacfc t' vidual. All thes generations nsre strated that our form of ment inspires a degree Ism in Its people more able and, powerful la of our flag than the gnjai of the strongest nipnareSr. IUJ snort, time' has 4 that where tbe people people wiU ttf and their lives; that wMto Is selfish tt mads patriotic bf sanpa? This great proiftess lif try the product government, progressed under to wr, Let ns sot be what irs una oi ment." 'i- 1 We all rscognlse that tural seWsbhess of each slai claim for motes Its own broad plain oi stgblUty la lates the relaHonk Sid meting more tndlspenslblO.

2 and genius that Umlts its necessities with aft yield to none, and to refrain frbai grown amblttows government on than the The simplest tmimr a limited to Crated Is ment, vwhan comes, so amWttahi these necesslttes tt unstable In itself IU people. It As days(have corns student or our count clearly In our 6wm oxv the wisdom pVemulnfesI ferson and promoted We 4o not mean to jsw country has not from indifferent do not mean to aw Umtj are on Flack 's Mr. PhUlip Kennedy, son of Councilman J. B. Kennedy has been elected to a position in the American National bank.

Mr. Kennedy was formerly with the American National Bartlesville but for the past two years has been with, the National Bank bf Commerce of Los Angeles. Mr. M. O.

Banowetz, who has been connected with the. Commercial National bank of this city for the past five years as teller, has resigned his position to accept a more lucrative one with the. El Paso National bank of Colorado Borings, Colo. INFANTILE PARALYSIS Topeka, Sept. 15.

There have been 11 cases of infantile paralysis in Kansas this year and, there have been twenty-eight deaths front the disease: The number of cases and deaths was compiled today and will be at thu session 6t the state board of health now In session at Hutchinson. It is probable that the board- will insist on some further quarantine measures in the effort to stop the disease. No remedy has yet fceea discovered. A BAD David E. Edwards, the alleged gro check forger, who was arrested by the.

police yesterday, has been identified by a dozen business men of the city as the man who gave them bad checks. In some Instances the Checks were forgeries and in other cases they were signed by' Edwards and passed when he bad no money id the bank. Among those who have been stung are Jake Peterman, C. E. Holdeman, W.

Hunt, M. Mieseh, M. C. Simmons, W. and a fgorcjjf1 others.

This morning er or the Muskogee Roller Mills, one of the stingees, swore out a warrant In the county court against Edwards and every man who was stung and every man whose name Edwards used win appear against him as.witnesses. In order to make the prosecution more effective, each man will file a complaint making between fifteen and twenty cases against him. If they establish the proper proof this will Insure a long sentence ioxJFA wards. THK MAYOR A WITNESS. N.

M. Shantz was fined $10 and costs in police court yesterday afternoon for exceeding the speed limit; Mayor McGarr, who saw it, Was the principal witness in the case. aitSrteT'THW" ef. ADoesI to tbe couatr eemrt. Alleging that- Justice Robinson, of fused to grant a change of' a replevin case 1 on tiffs, the Muskogee pany and Myrtle, Sessions, cured a writ of mandamus hi perlor court commanding the, i to grant the removal of the, another court.

GRA Takes John Lind'g? at Head of sota Dei Associated "Press. Paul; nomination of'JobS'l vacancy at the be eratle ticket John Ltnd governor, afternooh. of Mia newspaper:.