Muskogee Times-Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • 1

I TIMES-DEMOCRAT Mutkogre Not Overdone TW Imalk of Title tDf IIm IW I i)ail All Ijm Mhl Imm prsMtiateele a Fvwfwv I'aluM Good Civic Condition tatMrf I aknf tail at HanaiakHM luuibai aal imkmii that MUSKOGEE OKLAHOMA MONDAY EVENING JAN 0 1011 VOL SIXTEEN NUMBER 3C2 NOW GOVERNOR ICRUCS I State Fair Bill Comes LTp'Ardmore Man Inaugurated ues Dog in Manger In the Presence of Crowd GUILTY OF CONTEMPT Following Scathing Ar- officials raig nment udpe This Big Stick For The -D News Boys SWORN IN Dklahoma City Jan iHpnclal) i "Ptnnp" Ahhy one of ih pic- lutriie rharact-rs of the clla-ture gava a true plrtura of lh greadlnaaa of Oklahoma City tha other flight In recii In iba house Itepreaentatlve Ashlo waa arguing for a Plate Asilniltural Exposition at Muskogee and Itpprcaeniatlve Wright of Oklahoma li was whining Ilka hlppe I pun fi-sr Hint Oklahoma City wool 1 mil get every thing that was loose Ashby jailed you waul the earth and a fenra around It?" and Ilia snarl that came from Wright's derk wss Inlarpretad to mean Ashhy said that reminded him of a neighbor who had acquired many farina and owned several thousand acres of land asked him if ho wauled the earth'' said Representative Ashhy No replied my friend "I Just want tbe land that Jlnes It" Ashby said that Oklahoma City would never waul any more than the land that Ilnea I' but would slug) a want that much The Merchants aasocintlona Ibe real eatate graters and the fellows who pul up the money to pay for the grocery hills of "Fake Telegram arc nil organizing and howling against Muskogee They sav that the Rig State Fair at Muskogee would ruin the state fnlr so-called at Oklahoma City and then go on to toll how the dear people of Oklahoma City have put up Ihottsanua of! dollars for this fiir They aren't honest about it they don't tell that the state of Oklphomn la furnishing! the grounds at a lees rental value than the taxes would he if they owned them themaelira They never say a word about the fact that the state of Oklahoma Is Riving them use of three quarters of a million dollars worth of property1 for practically nothing The Oklahoman and Its wais known as the Free Press bae long odltor-( Continued on page 5 in A McCain Announces He Will Sentence County ninnibrt of th nw borrt Commissioner and1 I aii I rule rr sworn Into I office hr County Judge Leahy at II 11 today Ecarh member yilf 1 iii'Vj MKMIih US IIP I favr bond In the Bum of $5000 1 i 'iiu-h I ut ihe approval of Judge Till IIOll I fill NTT leny Thla afternoon they becan MIsnhinlfs wil RE sbvr tin Iml'lng of a aeaalon for the I To NERVE A TERM or inmiilun df fiuslne-s DATS IV TIIK Cot NT Jill I Oil1 Coiljiy Treasurer Walnmr Tt tirT nr rm iit i mi boud 0 ll' co- toMIllPr OI HI IIT IN It I i njiaijner which was approved dTIMi TIIK il'tbl II OF J( IMK pn ix ian tbe duties of hla of- I'AItlfAR 1 ltrsTHIV- lb Tbe same was true of County 1 1IKM FROM TURING 1 EiiT neer 8 Pitta Superlptendeni ri itii I ira I it tvi'FK rm 8" noli Meileifu County tONTIMtr IA8T MKIK MU A(ornnjr uiey Clerk THtfl lA-TRIth RRIROr TL-' ps of the county court and TY-MN'K OF WHICH WKVT Toll the other newly-elected offl-Till VINCTA'MIS mailt COM--tUile us well as thoae re-elected Uy roi' today every office In tbe county court houae had a-sumoj la ai tbe decoration of hu- ie lenor of VBV 1 rior Judge McCain today lit del a fcrrlng renter! until 2 o'cloi a dinner next Weduea-tay In the cake of Commls-Ionrr O' to Pump Palmer and Oacar Hays The court went further and indicate 1 jioia tile action for rontemrt attains Attorney Chris Dead ley who pun licly admitted in court that be ad- I Tuesday evening at six o'clock there will be given a dinner at Kelso's restaurant which will bo attended by 100 men who are inter-Ic'tcd in the movement to promote A work for tho younger boys of tbe At tbia IT I(N0S STORE Fj rh-Y''-'V kZ5l a city meeting vised the commi-atoncra to d'src- thero will be gentlemen from Fort gard the restraining order Issued nith Tulsa Enid as well as other in Oklahoma and a national for the A At this pluns will be discussed for the work Mr Is chairman of the committee of the arrangements of Ten Wild Scramble for Seats at Auditorium Haskell is Cheered Oklahoma City Oklii January 0 -I Cnn'o vun in-auffiirntptl as pnornor of Oklnliomn at 1 nVIo-k tlii nftr-liooii Li'fiirt crowd of Uiidml jtcoplo who packed every available gpot in the liijj Auditorium At I o'clock the thump thump of drums announced tho approach of the jrihernatorial party huI in a few minuted tin two jfoveniors quietly entered aide ly side the audience arose enmiiss ami cheered Only (iovernor llaskell'g staff came in with them There wu not room for the other soldiery whr renin i nod outside with the thousands there Both jfovernor wore prince Albert mats and their ordinary lint thus proving the story that (Iovernor Orueo had finally decided not to wear a silk hat remniniutf instead his usual soft Mack felt They were greeted by President Protein Elmer Tlioniaa of tbe senate and escorted to their seats Immediately follow-injf them came Lieutenant (Iovernor Hen Bellamy and Lieutenant (Jovenior-eleet 1 1 MeAlester both wearim prince Alberts Senator Thnnins ami Speaker A Duron? announced iUornms of tbe bouse ami senate The Muskogee (dee club saajr for ami and then t'bief Justice Jesse Dunn administered tin solemn oath of office to tbe tall Liaeolirlike governor-elect The rondiiiK of the oath was punctuated with flash livid of the photographers (Iovernor Cruet begun bis inaugural address iit 1 :0) Ila-Ull la (liri'lfJ When Goiorpor t'nti'e had concluded hi Bdili'fea Mill occasioned tntiih cheering anil especially for these strong references to the enforcement of prohibition the spectators Joined in a shout of "Haskell IlaskeilV' The former gov-g ernor arose and made a short ex- I ic temporuneoua address pledging him- self to support the ne ndministra- tlou The oath of office was then administered to the members of the supreme court the court of appeals and lleut Governor MeAlester and Ihe Inaugural ceremonies were over TIioiihiiikIh Lucked Out Ten thousand people including some of Ihe most distinguished men and women of Oklahoma clamored befote the Io-ked doors of the auditorium here today seeking admission to where they thought the Inauguration of Governor Cruce would take place In a few mlnut Ry some error the matter of opening the doors had been left with the legislative aergeani-at-arms and these were with the parade of members of the legislature from tbe legislative ball to the inaugural building It was only fifteen minutes of noon anj the set time of the inauguration when the doors were finally opened and the Impatient t'red and grumbling thousands poured Into the building like water down hill The masterly work of the local-police force prevented any jamming and within five minutes the hall with Its Beating capacity of 3000 was packed and the crowd outside still great Had not the Bpec'al train from Ardmore bearing the governor-elect been nearly an hour late the error in not opening the doors econer would have delayed the administrated of the oath considerably Special trains oured Into Oklahoma City last night and this morning from all points of the compass There were fully 12000 v'sltors To add to this crowd Mayor Lackey of Oklahoma City declared the day a holiday and hair of the population of Oklahoma City turned out with eager curiosity Brass bands bunting uniforms and marching military men gave tbe Inauguration a military a'r Companies of cadets from Tonka-wa and of the Oklahoma National Guards company from Muskogee companjr from Ardmore company of Oklahoma City company A from the Tu'sa hospital corps the First Regimental Band of Shawnee and three companies of cadets from the A and college all participated Governor Haskell's staff was also In full dress GOVERNOR LEE CRUCE NEW BOARD IS ORGANIZED The board of county organized today by electing Swanson cuairmsn of the board Rescind Smcdlcy Contract About the first action taken by new board was the adoption of resolution resclnuing the contract entered Into about a month ago by old county commissioners with Smedley which sought to bind county to pay Smedley $3 hut' preparing plans and for the new bridges which been tho subject of seVeral sensations The action of the commissioners was based on the opinion of County Attorney Disney that the Smedley contract was Illegal The commissioners also adopted a resolution placing County Engineer In charge of the new bridge everything pertaining thereto EX-GOVERNOR IIUM'HOW HERE Ex-(iovornor Renfrow formerly governor of Oklahoma Territory living In Kansas City wus Saturday and Sunday looking r-me business matters He is in one of the big coal pavegated land near by Judge McCain on the ground that the same was Inallfi Many Siecitir lu sent There was a big crowd of atior-1 neys and litizens In the superior court room this morning when Attorney Bradley made a pica in oe- 1 half of the three com jiiesionerj by taking the blame upon himself for the vlolstlon of tre court's order At the conclusion of bis pica Judge McCcli: made the following statement Rom the' bench while the court room was hnshcj In s'-1 lence and gvery ear was turned to catch every word aa It fell from tho His of the court: Ktulciurtrj of the Court "I want to say this In passing upon this ta-e: That wnila coun- i carqline has explained that he sdvlsea Ihe commissioners that this suit was pending aud 1 am advised that It Is probable that lawyers differ as to the legul efferts jet I am unable to conceive of an attorney after examining the tecords in the district court thinking that this suit was not dismissed and I an towns organizer mcettng furthermg Darby in charge now l-i- after Interesr'd i Orev VR Newark bcrh trial daughter When plan to which to carry down 4 Oklahoma City Oh Jan 9 4 A to he used In ad- 1 ministering the oath of of- flee to Governor-elect Lee 4 Cruce was secured To Rep- 4 4 resentatlve Perry Miller of 4 Muskogee the Inaugurul com- 4 niittee assigned that Job and 4 4 he executed to he says 4 4 without some eear-hlng" Not 4 4 that Bibles are hard to find 4 4 in Oklahoma City hut that 4 such an elegant Bible as was 4 4 do ireil was hard to locate 4 This picture bbows the biggest stick of candy ever made in the state It was ruaae by the Muskogee Wholesale Gfocory company It will be eaten by the newsboys of the TimcE-Dcmocrat and hnu Ixen donated to them by B' Mlttons or MHlongV Pharmacy where It has been on exhibition since it Was made This candy made out of the purest sugar is five and a half feet long and eight Inches In diameter It weighs 100 pounds Next SaLurJay morning at 9 this huge piece of candy will be placed on a table in the park in front or Ihe Times-Demo-crat building and broken ly two men w-'th hatchets and the new's-boys of the T-D turned loose upon it Thtj- are expected to make ihort work cf it The candy table will be rorel otT and only bojs who can qualify as bonaflde newsboys before the circulation manager will bo allowed to get up to (he MARTIN ON TRIAD Jan 9 Mra Marlin mother of Mrs £n-od the Vast Orange tir victim was placed on today for the murder of her one is traveling it Is a good carry a small candle with seel the bottles one must Light candle turn It upsido and let tallow drip around eork There will probably be more newsboys applying for join as car- i 4 Klnallj- Mr Miller enl'sted rlers and io sell papers on the street than ever before for that candy feed Is going to be a big one and we have Mittong's work for it that the candy is A-l ('y uiunpir Jliwl iiiimj peiiiiiiuo) 4 Seymour Heyman to help him 4 and tbe latter soon had the 4 coveted hook It was loaned 4 by the local Mason!" lodge and 4 satisfied so Mr Miller says 4 again tne most exacting taste 4 In Bibles 4 4 MORGAN BIG MFG CO COMING HERE 4 5 4 4 44444444 PHOTOS TO SHOW FACT0RIFS commissioners the a the A the for specifications have Pitta and The Commercial club Is planning to Issue shortly a booklet which will contain a picture of every manufacturing plant In Muskogee A contract has been niaue with a photographer to secure pictures of every plant that is run by power and manu facture anything whatever The club has sent a request to persons who have such plants to notify the Commercial club In event the photographer falls to find them and to accord him every privilege possible to secure good photographs' This book-jet will afford at a gianoe a comprehensive view of Muskogee as a manufacturing center The Eagle Manufacturing company of Kansas City signed a contract with tho Muskogee Industrial Development company Saturday night to locate their plant iu Muskogee This is the biggest plant that has been landed for Muskogee by tbe new industrial company The Eagle company has been manufacturing farming implements for 35 years and is one of tie biggest I companies in the west outside the Harvester trust The land on which Its plant was located was condemned for the new Union station at KansraO City and a new site had to be selected Muskogee was chosen after a long and careful survey of the field Plows and hay presses are Vong the chief articles manufactured by the company and eighty per cent of their business was south of the Kan- sas line and for that reason they dollars has been pledged today to sought a location nearer the center of prevent any further hank failures in their trade territory This plant rep-Ncw i ork City thus averting fail-' resents an Investment of $200000 urea threatened by the closing of the and -the employment of 100 to 160 men according to tho season Apart of thiB stock was taken by local WHAT IS HASKELL GOING TO DO? WHO KNOWS? What is ex-Governor Haskell go- banquet made a statement to the tng to do? I effect that he might after closing That Is a quest! -n that is being his term of office become an active freely asked by business men and clt-member of the bar of the state NEW JUDGE IS ON THE BENCH business men "Work on the nerw plant Is to begin not later than March 1 It Is known however that the governor now has offers with contracts from a number of lecture bureaus offering him big Inducements for a series of lectures covering a I period of six months The fact that the supreme court' of the United States upheld the guaranty bank law which Haskell created and made a and Mnteenth Mard bank today to meet possible runs while details are Northern hank and the Washington Savings bank and the Carnegie Trust company As a result of the final agrexunecX funds were transferred from tho banking house of Morgan and company to the Twelfth Ward bank national Issue and incidentally -A BIG LAND DEAL The Induction of Hon de- I being worked out The blight of Jos Robin fell across the Madison Trust company the Twelfth Ward bank and the Donaldson of Pittsburg Pa Dlraffenreid lntooffice as district a capitalist has purchased from Jim: Judge atlC tte retirement of Hon Jatterson 21 1-2 acres of land Just John King as district Judge waa Nineteenth Ward bank because they I west of the city and east of Agency i marked this morning by appropriate were affiliated with the defunct i Hill The consideration was $8000 ceremonies which took place In dls-Carnegie Trust company of whlcn and the deal was made by V- Gee I trlct court room No 1 with many izens of Muskogee today and so far i no a-iwer has been given The governor retired from office at noon today and la again a private citizen and a resident of Muskogee we hope But there does not appear to be anybody who knows whether he is going to live in gee or somewhere else There wa3 no information forthcoming about the matter at the office of the Indi-anola Contracting company this morning and the Indianola is the governor's business office in Muskogee Conversation with some of the men who have been his closest business associates here failed to throw any light on the matter Of course the big question is whether Haskell will remain In poli- tics or whether ho will go into big business again? rie has Intimated on many occasions that he considers Muskogee his home and that he intended to step into the Indianola office at the Turner hotel as aoon as he was out of onlce and begin where he left off just prior to the formation of the constitutional convention People In Oklahoma City are just confident that he intends to open offices and engage In business of some kind there At the recent meeting of the State Bar association the governor In a speech at the an epoch In the financial history of the country has greatly Increased his value as a lecturer And It la well known that Haskell can fill any auditorium at any time he agrees to speak The governor stated a short time ago that he expected to for six months after he got out of office but is raluer an ambiguous term as the governor applies it He also Btated that lie wanted to travel some So there is a belief in certain quarters that he will spend (Continued on page 5 column 2) -i fc 4 4444444444444 4 4 14 4 4 Oklahoma Increasing cloudiness ionight: warmer I which were aa follows: WHEREAS the Ifon John King who has presided over this court since the admission of our state into the Union is about to retire and again enter the ranks of our profession and WHEREAS we realize that during the time of EIb service on the bench an unusual number of difficult and complex questions have come before the benclt ElTd bar of this cTTktrlct for consideration and decision and WHEREAS Judge King during hiB entire pe7Iod of service as judge of this district has performed his arduous duties wth uniform courtesy to wJ? patience and commendable fairness and has-characterlzed his dfk wTnrtearulng sound judgment and untiring industry THEREFORE Be It Hesolve'd by the'members of the bar of Muskogee county that we hereby express our Mr Donaldson bought the property as an investment He was In Muskogee a j'ear or so ago and bought some property Since then bis agents have sold that at from fifty to one hundred per cent profit so when he came to town this time and looked things over Mr Donaldson decided tlv-t Mlskogee is a giyod buy and be bought Governor Cntco'4 Inaugural Address Oklahoma Oty OU Jan 9 The inaugural address of Governor Lee Cruce is short aDd In some te-spects verv much to the point He aff'rnis his bel'if that the Oklahoma constitution Is a condensation of tbe be-t anJ most vital provisions to be found ln forty-five ol er state constitutions: savs tha- practical operation under the constitution Is conduelv- to good government as tbe wonderful material of Oklahoma s'nce statehood proves asks for the assistance of all good citizens of whatever party ln his effort to gie Oklahoma a good gove-nmon: pledges himself to be free from political or parilrsn Influence In conducting the affairs of bis ofPte: pays a high tribute to tbe press and asks its criticism When merlt-(Oonitnned on page column 1) Robin was one of the founders and a former director This is the third time In four years that the resources of Morgan have been poured forth to bolster weak financial Institutions or provent a great panic In 1907 th's Napoleonic financier lent his financial assistance to avert a crisis When II Harriman the railroad wizard died Morgan came to the rescue and pledged his millions to avert a vast slump In railroad securities As a result of latest action which was taken shortly after 'local members of the bar in attend ance The exeTcTSes TTTe swearing In of Judge deGraffenreld by Judge King This was followed by a TlTeeting of TTTe rntTBibers of the bar over which Judge Furry presided by virtue of the fact that he waa chairman of a committee on resolutions previously reported In presenting T5tT resolutions Mr Furry reviewed the history of the district court since its establishment at statehood and referred at length to the great eervCfc performed by Judge King In bringing order out of chaos He then the rosolutTbns which were adopted by a standing rote and The four-weck-ol 1 babe of Mr and Mrs Frank Hild-eth living near the oil fields south of the city died Saturday at the home The funeral was held yesterday at 4 from the home of Kline 1021 Tuesday unsettled colder except in southwest portion (Oontinoed on page 5 column 8) (Cetiffniiwl on page column 2) 4444444444 44 )i.