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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-13
WANT STATEHOOD
AND WANT IT BAD
Strong Resolutions Adopted at
Oklahoma City
REASONS ARE SET FORTH
Population, Wealth and High Educa-
tional Standard All EntitIe the
Two Territories to lmme-
diate Admission.

Oklahoma City, Okla, July R.-The
Oklahoma and Indian T1rfitofy Statehood
convention called to set forth the senti-
ment of the people of the two territories
concerning statehood, adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions tonight:
I'VE. the one thousand delegates repre-
senting the million and a half American
citizens who reside in Oklahoma and In
dian Territories, do hereby declare In con-
vention assembled, the said territories are
entitled to and of right ought to be Inn
mediately admitted in,o the American
union as one free and Independent state,
on terms of equality as between them
selves, and on an equal footing with the
other states. We have but one petition
and one request to present to the Amer
ican congress, and that is that immediate
joint statehood be granted to Oklahoma
and Indian Territories, on their own
merits and without reference to any right
or claim of other territories seeking adj
mission to the American union"
"In support of the foregoing declaration
we offer the following reasons:
Il. Our area is sufficient. The average
area of all states est of the Allegheny
mountains Is 1900 equare miles; of those
states west of the Mississippi river, $4,000
square miles. We have 100000 square
miles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-13
Would Make Japan Confident.


The conduct of negotiations by M. Witte
1t is felt by the peace party here would
inspire instant confidence in Japan.
The only handicap under which M.
Witte labors is his lack of familiarity
with the English language as the only
foreign languages he speaks are German
and French.
M. Muravieff's retirement. ostensibly
owing to reasons of i'll health, Is In reality
due to the fact that the Emperor be-
came convinced that the negotiations
might he ieopardized IL he went to Wash
ington. M. Muravieff himself, upon consid-
Grafton. quite frankly recognized his lack
of diplomatic training, and his want OF
acquaintance with the questions involved.
and with equal frankness expressed sat
isfaction that he had been relieved.
Neither the Washington or Toxic gov
ernment have been officially advised OF
M Muravieff's withdrawal, the foreign Of
flee probably preferrlng to announce the
name of his successor at the same time.
The change in the chief or the plenlpoten-
tiaries does not involve the date of sail
Ing Of the peace mission for Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-13
Reaaons Are Set Forth.

"2. Our population is sufficient The
population of each territory is 10000. Our
combined population is 1,500 000-four times
as many as any state has had at the
time of it's admission, and equal to the
average population of all the states now
in the union, and we are therefore en-
titled to seven members in the lower house
of Congress.
"s. Our resources are sufficient. We
have property subject to taxation worth
a billion dollars. We have 100000 acres
of coal lands; and we produce bituminous
coal of quality not surpassed by any
state in the Union. We have natural
gas fields containing single wells winch
produce 26.000,000 cubic feet per day. We
have extensive oil-bearing fieds now
containing hundreds of producing wells
and equal to the celebrated fields of Penn
sylvania and Kansas. We have noun
tains of granite and extensive beds of
excellent stone, asphalt and marble We
have developed mines of lead and zinc.
We have great areas of untouched for
ests and millions of acres of fertile plains
which rival the valley of the Red river
of the north In its production of wheat,
the prairies of Iowa in production of
corn and the Pacific slope in the guam
tity of fruits. And we have 5000 miles
of railroads to convey our products to
mart and these traverse every county
In both territories.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-13
Wears Broad Panama Hat.

Attired in a suit of rough linen and
wearing a broad Panama hat, the Presi-
dent arrived at the Oyster Bay High
school, where the meeting was held. at
BIS D. m. AS he alighted from his car
riage he was greeted by DIR. II. Beck
man de LaTour of Brooklyn and DR..
Fowler of Oyster Bay, members of the
erltertainment cannmittea
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-13

What is being done in Panama is but
a sample Of the things that this country
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-13

| A majority of the four hundred physi-
clans reached Oyster Bay on special
train at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
POOLROON SCANDAL
ST|RS JERSEY CITY
Chief of Police and His Aide
Are Indicted.
JURORS Do SLEUTH WORK
Gather Up Important Evidence-Poli-
tieian Named as Protector
of Place.
JURORS Do SLEUTH WORK

JERSEY CITY. n. J. May I3-As the
result of testimony given by Arthur J.
Walscheid, foreman OF the grand jury,
and Newton Lawrence, another juror,
Chief of Police Benjamin Murphy. Police
Captain Cody. of the First precinct and
Prince Jerry Murphy. the reputed
proprietor of pool room at 81 Newark
avenue. were indicted today by the
grand jury.
Foreman WaIscheid and Juror Law
renee visited the poolroom about a
month ago, made bets and then walked
around the corner to police heaGquar-
tiers and notified Chief Murphy.
Captain Cody and the reserves of the
First precinct raided the place and ar
rested Jeremiah Murphy and eight
clerks. The news that true bills had
been returned against the police Of
ficials and the reputed poolroom pro-
prietor created sensation throughout
the city.
In a signed statement Chief Murphy
declares he had instructed the captains
TO do all in their power TO suppress
gambling in Jersey City. Captain Cody
would not talk about his indictment
A report that "A man high up in poll
tics was receiving 81, 600 d week for using
his influence to protect the pooiroom' "a
started the trouble
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
Primary Election Lam
Upsets MaryIanders
Montgomery County Democrats AlIege Col.
Spencer c. Jones Plans to Utilize
Supervisors to Control ResuIt

select their candidates in a county con-
vention. instead of at primaries. But
provision of the law requires each dele
gate to u convention to pay d fee OF sls,
and the Republicans think this would
effectually bar them from putting u
ticket on the ballot, as II would cost
them $1,000 with practically no chance OF
success at any rate.
With all the Republicans barred out
and the anti-Jones people sidetracked by
the power put into the hands OF the
election supervisors, Montgomery coun-
ty voters feel that their right of suffrage
has been abridged too much for them
TO submit without protest, They say
the new law makes it impossible 10 hold
a fair primary, since 1t gives the cleo
ton supervisors the appointment of all
election officers and empowers them to
mark the ballots OF voters who are
physically disabled or for any reason
may desire assistance.
Under this provision Ii is claimed tnat
the entire purchasilbIe vote could be
handled by the men who control the
windows without rislking the loss of
a dollar invested. This provision Is one
of those which were stricken from the
senate substitute. and as it is Claimed
il was never constituttonally adopted
by the Legislature the resort TO the
courts to prevent its application at the
coming primaries IS gaining general sup
port among Montgomery voters unless
some solution can be gotten by the 10
cal party leaders.
The Washington times., 1905-05-13

Bone. w. W. Bowie. Edwin c. Brand
enberg. William Burke. ir.: David S.
CARL. Arthur Cowsill John Joy Edison,
John B. Espev, A P. Pardon, T. A. Fen
ming w r. Gauiner, MahIon NJ Haines,
II. T. Harding. r. N Harper, Frank
Hume. Thomas Bryan Huyck, B. 7. jan
ney, George H Judd, j, Fred Kelley,
Charles Kraemer J. Melvin Lamb. John
b. Larner, 4. NJ. Lothrop. E. j. Nc
Quade. s. J. Masters. F. L. Moore, Char
les s. Muir, James L. Norris, Theodore
w Noyes. E. Southard Parker, Arthur
Ct Plant. Samuel j. Prescott. James w.
r. 5tcliffe. E. N Richards, Cuno Fl. Ru-
delphi, Francis Saul, Edgar D. Shaw,
Cdell s. Smith. Thomas w Smith, G..
W e. Swartzell, George Truesdell, w,
T. Van Wfckle. B. H Warner, s. R.
Waters. NJ 1. Weller. George P. Whit
tleseX. W. a Mhite
The Washington times., 1905-05-13

Montg omery county is all stirred up
politically by the call issued by Chair
man II. w Talbot for q meeting of the
Democratic State central and county
committees next Monday to discuss the
uncertain conditions attaching to the
coming primaries. There is a report in
circulation that Thomas Dawson, of the
Rockville bar, intends to file a bill in
equity to enjoin the election supervisors
from acting under the primary election
law passed by the last Maryland Legis-
lature.
Voters in all the Maryland territory
adjacent to Washington. are discussing
the subject with great interest and even
some heat, as some of them claim there
is an attempt on foot by the adherents
OF Col. Spencer c. Jones, to manipulate
the primaries in his interest.
Want Equal Chance.
What we want is fair play said a
prominent Montgomery Democrat to-
day. That is a prime consideration OF
Importance Voters out our way are
more worked up over this reported at
tempt to control their suffrages than
they have been in many years IN the
first place there is 4 good deal or -QouDt
as TO the legality of the law, 1t is alleged
that the bill finally enSrossed ana sign
ed by the governor is not identicaily the
same bill as passed the Legislature. We
want TO know III the first place whether
there has been any Juggling of this sort,
or the slipping in OF any joi1ers which
make the law unequal IN It's application.
public sentiment in Montgomery will
not approve of changing the present
primary law in any way so radical as
to give one candidate an unfair advan-
tage over another | say again: We
want fair play. It is alleged that the
new legislation puts the contro! OF the
primaries entirely in the hands of the
mean that they would be in position
to nullify the popular viii as expressed
bv voters Public sentiment won I stand
for anything of that Sort
The law in its published form is de-
cidedly Objectionable to those Demo
Gratis who oppose Colonel Jones. and TO
all the Republicans. although the latter
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
Unidentified Dead Are
Buried in Harrisburg
Body of William Holmes Recoqnized by Re-
suit of Accident to Leg Received in
Basketball Came

The FIVE unidentified bodies will be
buried this afternoon at 8 o'clock. after
services in the Market Square Presby-
terrain Church. The Rev. George s.
Chambers will have charge OF the serv-
ices, and will be assisted by several
other elergymen.
The honorary palIbearers viii be Mayor
Z. H. Gross, former Mayor Vance c.
Mccormick, Judge John H Weiss, Judge
George Kunkle. Spencer c. Gilbert.
Harry =. Mccormick. James NJ Cam
eron and John Y. Boyd.
The bodies will be buried in the Pax
tang Cemetery in a plot purchased by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Washington times., 1905-05-13

HARRISBURG, Pa. May 13.-The body
of another victim of Thursdays railroad
wreck was identified today. It was that
OF William H Holmes. of Thirteenth
and Berk streets, Philadelphia. The
identificati ton was made by his father,
William A. Holmes. of the firm of Ben
der & Holmes Leather Company, Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Holmes came from Chicago
and identified his son by a peculiar in
jury to one of his legs. received in a
basketball game a year ago.
The body viii be taken TO Philadelphia
today.
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
Al LANCE WITH HARVARD
NOT TOBE CONSUhhAIl[).
Faculty of Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology Votes 81 to
Against It.

BOSTON. May 1s.-The faculty Of the.
massachusetts Institute of Technology
has gone on record. 81 to 8, against the
proposed alliance with Harvard.
The test vote came recently when the
subcommittee of department heads
brought In an adverse report. The re-
port was adopted and Will shortly be
presented to the corporation. which had
asked the faculty to consider aid re-
port upon the educational aspects of the
proposition.
The vote has not been officially an
nounced The action of the faculty VIII
be communicated TO the alumni by the
graduate association as part Of the In-
formation on which the coming letter
ballot is to be based
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
These Seven Features in the Ne ga Section
The Reisate Puzzle

Conan Doy1e's ability to write
convincing detective stories OF abb
sorbing interest was never better
displayed than in this gem of the
original Sherlock Holmes series.
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
a Cruise With Death

Terrible voyage of the bark Min
erva, hound from China to Manila,
that d.ifted into port with her sails
in rags, and few of the crew alive.
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
CHUM'S BODY APPEARS
ON DISSECTING TABLE

DIES MONIES, May 1s.-With a shrek
OF CONSERVATION. 9. W Hagen. an
osteopathy medical student, swooned
upon discovering a body into which he
was about to plunge q dissecting knife
was that of boyhood friend. The
corpse was received from a poor farm.
Reviving, Hagen said the body was
that of r. H Lansfield of whose where
sbouts he had not heard in years.
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
The Shadows OF
Washington Life

Commencing a series Of real stor-
les that disclose the darker side OF
the Capitals day-by-day history.
Tomorrow's selection is THE Hos
pital Surgeons Story
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
On the rail"
al Portland

A profusely illustrated description
Of the Lewis and Clark Exposition,
and some interesting bits OF infor-
nation about the Oregon Mid
way"
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
INDICTED FOR CUTTING TIMBER

CHEYENNE. Wyo,, May Isl c..
aAeller, of Colorado. has been indicted
by the Federal grand jury on charges
of having cut and removed 10000 rail-
road ties from Government land in this
State.
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
viii the Mountain
Give Up Its Dead :

The slow-moving Zmutt glacier is
expected to yield this summer the
body of Lord Francis Douglas, en-
tombed forty years ago in the de-
scent of the Matterhorn..
The Washington times., 1905-05-13

Hagen is wondering what i'll fortune
could have attended his friend 10 make
him the victim Of such a fate
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
BOARD OF TRADE WILL
GIVE A SHAD DINNER
Annual Feast Set for Next Saturday
ar River View-Committee
in Charge.

The annual excursion and planked
shad dinner of the Washington Board
of Trade will take place next Saturday
at River View. The steamer Harry
Randall will make two trips, leaving
the wharf. foot of Seventh street, at
1880 O'Clock in the morning and at in
the afternoon.
Early dinner will be serve at 1:30 and
later at $3.50 for the convenience of
those arriving on the afternoon boat.
The Secretary of War has kindly
granted permission to those so desiring
to visit Fort Hunt on the Virginia side.
The committee OF arrangements and
the different subcommittee are busily
engaged in completing the duties allot-
ted them, and are working harmonious
ly to make the day a success
Names of Committees.
tees:
Edwin II. Neumeyer, chairman; Howard
Fisk secretary: Cuno H Rudolph, Wal
ter H. klopfer, S. w. Stinemetz, Ed
ward H. Droop, ]. Whit. HERON,
Badges and souvenirs-Walter H.
I<lopfer, chairman; L. c. Dulin. Charles
". Fairfax, Owen Owen
Stinemetz. chairman. f. c. Berens.
William II. Henshaw. Edward T. Bates,
Frank G. Butts. Ralph w. Lee, Thomas
+. Walker.
Subcommittee on music-Edward H.
Droop, chairman: Charles F. Nesbit.
Hervey S. Knight. William II. Rapley.
Subcommittee on dinneP-Edwin II.
Neumeyer. chairman; Robert Root Rem
nett. F. C. Berens. Frank A Butts.
John w. Dunbar, George w. Evans.
John Henderson, jr-, William II. Hen
shaw. Walter II. Klopfer, Harry V.
LansdaIe John Shugrue. 5. ". Slime
metz, Thomas B. Walker.
Subcommittee on refreshments-E. G.
Schafer, chairman; Robert Cook. VIII
liam f. Guide, r. t Warwick. Charles
w. King, jr
The Reception Committee.
Reception committee-Cuno H. Ru-
dolph, chairman; Walter H Aeker, Vic
tor J. Becker, F. II. Bethel, Scott c.
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
MRS. CROSBY PROCEEDS
I'M RID0UT CLAIM

Louisa A. Crosby. who says she has
an equitable lien, superior to that OF
other general creditors of John Ridout
and his trustees in bankruptcy, has be-
gun proceedings in the District Supreme
Court to establish her claim.
The amount involved is s1,500 which
the complainant alleges she gave Mr..
Ridout for investment in 1889. He gave
her q promissory note for the money.
$500 Frederick, Antietam (Keedysville),
Hagerstown, and return. Leave Balti-
more & Ohio r. r. station a. m, Sun
day, May Il Zine opportunity for days
outing in country.
The Washington times., 1905-05-13
No Race Suicide
at the Zoo

A Sunday Times reporter and
staff photographer visit the home
Of the animals, and become ae-
quainted with the many cunning
little babies born out there during
the past fortnight
The Washington times., 1905-05-13

DRINKS WATER AND DIES.
LANCASTER. Pa, May 1s.-Dr a.
w. Martin. aged forty-six. died from
neuralgia of the heart, produced BY
drinking large quantities Of water after
taking violent exercise.
The Washington times., 1905-05-13

An expose of the clever bunco
scheme known as the patent
Right" by which expert swindiers
hold up rural victims. Told by an
authority of national reputation.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-03-13
Nuestro 9tsame

Ha fallecido en- San German, el
respectable anciano don Francisco Ma
ria Quiflones, primo del venerable
puertorriquefo don Francisco Ma
riano, ambos adversarios polft!cos
nuestros y amigos particulares muy
distinguidos.
El seaor QuifIones milit6 desde
muy ioven en- los partidos liberales,
lngresando POGO despu6s del cambio
de nacionalidad, en- el partido republi'
cano.
Descanse en- paz, y reciban sus
deudos la expression de nuestrs condo
lencia mas aincera.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-03-13
The Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company, London
incorporated by Royal Char
ter 1899
Under contract with His Males
ty's Government

Los magufhcos vapores ESK y
EDEN de esta Compaffa reanudaran
su escala en- la isla de Puerto Rico,
empezando on Enero q y comunican-
do asf nuestra isla con San Thomas,
lslas inglesas, holandesas, francesas,
Venezuela, Colombia, etc. Estos va
pores se recomiendan especialmente q
los touristas, estando equipados con
toda clase de comfort moderno. Sc
sdmite tambien carga para las islal
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-03-13
Ernesto ApoRte

Ha sido nombrado Agente Espe-
cial para el Distrito dc Humacao, por
la Compafia Oskamp, Orolting CO
Cincinnati, Ohio, don Ernesto Aponts,
activo y acreditadisimo agente que
ha sido de dicha compafifa. FL senior
Aponte recorrer& ell distrito de Caro-
lima hasta Humacao agenciando Pc
didos y nombrando sub.agentes entire
personals que 10 merezcan por 81 &C.
riedad y honradez. Creemos muy acer-
tado el nombramiento por tratsrse do
un caracter perseverance, batallador
y puntual que son los que SO necesi-
tan para dichas empresss. Ha sido
recomendado por Ell Representative de
la Compaflia, r. NarvAez Rivera,
Arecibo, P. R.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-03-13
antes dichas, como ademas para to-
dos los puertos de Europa.

antes dichas, como ademas para to-
dos los puertos de Europa.
Asemas de estos vapores de pa
saieros que recalaran en- este puerto
regularmente cada quincena empezan.
do en- Enero Is. habrA una buena oca-
sion para embarcar para todos los
puertos de Europa por los vapores de
carga de esta Compahfa, los cuales
podran tocar en- cualquiera de los
puntos do Ia isla, siempre que haya
su6ciente carga.
Para mas informes dirigirse 4
FRIIZE, LUNDT & COMP. SUCE.
SORES, San Juan, Agentes generates.
FFRI1ZE, LUNDT & COMP.
lSUCESORES, Mayaguez. Agentes.
J. T. SILVA BANK & COMP.
Aguadilla. Agentes.
G.. LEDESMA & COMP, Arecj
bo, Agentes.
FELICl g. COMP, Ponce. Agen
las.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-03-13
NADIA DE- REFORMAS
la po|cIa condnuar$ como es Y no como debe ser
OCCASION PERD|DA
E Consejo tendra que arrepentirse, 81 es que Sc
preocupa del pats

el crfmen mismo, como 10 prueban he
chos innsgables.
Trists es declarar que ell Gobier-
no no refrena esos instlntos, que somos
los primeroa en- lamentar. Pero la
actitud dol Consejo Executive no salts
face, no pueds satisfacer q la opinion
Cuando la Camara de Representatives.
ha aprobado el proyecto dc ley del
sefior Abril respondiendo de este mo-
do agrandes y profundas necesidsdes
sociales, una voluntad ferrea Sc opo-
no & la suya, y frustra las esperanzas
de los puertorrlq uehos, haciendo'e
experinentar un nuevo y amargo de-
sencanto.
Cast toda la prensa ha pedido que
10 Policia Insular fuese rsformada y
obieto do cuidadosas selecciones, apro-
vschAndose para clio las experiencias
adquiridas por hechos ominosos suce'
didos en- otras epocas de luto y bo'
chorno para Puerto-Rico.
Todas eses queias razonsbles no
han sido escuchadas por quienes to-
nfan el deber de oirlas. Sc ha pre-
ferido posponer el proyecto de refor-
mas en- 10 policfa insular, antes que
eontribuir al bien del pals. POGO, muy
POGO parecs importar el bienestar de
la isla, alos que en- ella viven, y dis
frutan Ia vida de los prouidenciales,
que dijo Vargas Villa.
Sc hs querido rectifcar grandes
errores; evitar la repeticion de espec-
taculos que desdorsn al pals y des-
prestigian & Ia institution que CONT
MIA manteniendo en- su seno & los
hombres que promueven aquellos.
Pero sobre Ia voluntad de los
puertorriqueflos, esta la voluntad del
Consejo, que se ha propuesto decir
NO q cuanto quiere y aspira el pals.
Prevalece sobre nosotros una
fuerza aplastante que engendra On
las mayorfas pensadoras ,Iel desconten
to y el desafecto.
Precise es que esa conducta varfe
81 Sc quiere que gobiernos y partidos,
marchen en.perfecta ammonia, hacfa el
cumplimiento del deber hacia y la con-
quista de nuestras libertades pdblicas
GIadiatOre.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-03-13
In miniistro espahO|
Embarcara para Cuba

Leemos que ell II del pasado sali6
de Madrid para tomar ell vapor en-
Santander y embarcar con direction q
Cuba, ell ministro senior Sanchez de
Toca.
Va acompaaado en- 81 viaje dnica.
mente de su hijo polftico, el marques
de LENA.
Dicho viaie, que tiene por objeto
yer funcionar una soberbia maquina.
ria que acaban de insts|ar en- un inge-
MO del se7lor Sanchez lie tocs, durara
dos meses.
Ell regreso 10 har& por Nueva York.
Nada tendrfa do particular que Ell
senior Sanchez de Toca desembarcase
en- Puerto Rico.