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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29

see Loeb about IT, Loeb advised him
to take the civil service examination
and await his turn. This Parr did
and was at last assigned to duty, his
work being as a sugai sampler at the
Williamsburg pier. New York city. Be
ing man with keen eye and in
stincts OF honesty, he soon saw enough
10 convince him that Uncle Sam. the
man for whom he was working, was
being defrauded out Of vast sums in
customs duties through false weights
and valuations on imported sugar.
Again Parr went to Loeb and after
some delay was made special ex-
aminer of the treasury department.
which would give him authority to
find out more about the sugar frauds
at the Williamsburg pier. But before
the appointment was made he had all
ready learned enough to form the basis
Of case
Efforts to Thwart Investigation.
From this time forward PARIS story
of his Investigations, the efforts made
by the trust to circumyent him, the
burglary from his desk of valuable pa
pers. the hiring of detectives to shadow
him and annoy his family, the attempts
to bribe him to leave the country, the
orders from Washington sending him
to distant cities when he was needed
in New York, the releasing of a cargo
OF sugar that he had seized, the effort
to supplant him with another man and
his final triumph against the crooks
despite all obstacles, form romantic
tale that reads like a chapter from
some past book Of crime. That the
thing is living narrative Of our own
day and eoneerps crimes committed In
our midst makes it Of more intense aud
burning interest.
More IN detail, Mr. PARIS disclosures
as given Ia an interview are as fol-
lows: After being made a specia! ex-
aminer Of the treasury he was ordered
TO Boston and afterward to Maine. al
though anxious to pursue bis inyestf-
cations at the Williamsburg pier At
lasi growing weary Of the delay. ne
returned from Maine aud agsin ap-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29
First Published Nov. 27, 1909
sHERlFF's SALE.

State Of Oklahoma. County Of Grady.
J. W. Brown. Plaintiff VS.. Larson G
Belts. Defendants.
Notice Is hereby given that by vir-
tue Of an execution to me directed and
now In my hands, issued out OF the
clerks office OF county court, state Of
Oklahoma, In and for the county OF
Grady. upon judgment rendered in
said court in favor Of J. w Brown and
against d. n. Belts and L. l.. Larson,
have levied upon the following de-
scribed real estate OF said defendant.
to-wit: Lots and 6. in block l54. in
the city Of Chlckasha. Grady county,
Oklahoma, and that | shall. on Tues
day. the 2Sth day Of December, 1909.
at the hour of o'clock p. M.
Of said day at the front door Of the
court house in said county and state,
proceed TO sell the right. title and in
terest OF the above named D. N Belts
and L. L, Larson in and to the above
described property to satisfy said
judgment and costs amounting to three
hundred tbirty-two dollars and nine
ty-fiFe cents, together with all accru-
ing costs OF sale, at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash.
NJ. b. Louihan
Sheriff OF Grady County.
BY G. w. Yearta,
Under Sheriff
r Il. Davenport.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Dated at chIckasha, this 26th day
Of November 1903. ll-27-sOd
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29
LAFFAN THE PUBLISHER.
How Noted Art Critic and Journalist
Helped a Green Reporter.

How Noted Art Critic and Journalist
Helped Green Reporter.
William M Laffan, publisher and
principal owner of the New York Sun.
who recently died Of appendicitis at
his country home in Lawrence, n. X.
was well known as a man of letters
and an art connoisseur of note.
As newspaper man Mr. Laffan's in
fiuence was farreaching. AS an art
critic and as an aid to j. Pierpont Nor
gan he did work that placed him
high in the ranks Of the men who have
helped in the art education of the
United States. 1t was to art that he
devoted his time when he could escape
from the exacting business Of attend
ing to many details connected with the
management of his newspaper.
Apropos of Mr.. Laffan's interest in
art story is told of his kindness to
green reporter who In 1892 went to the
American Art galleries. in New York,
when Sutton and Kirby were craze
among the elite to write something
about an important sale Of art objects.
Pretty soon he was In a daze. He had
served an apprenticeship at fires. muir
Gers, funerals, police courts. ship
news, obituaries, etc, but did not know
the real meaning Of jades, celadon.
Flambe and Souffie, eggshell. lacquers,
Diamio, Netsukes. coupes. Tisha-Ire.
faience. Satsuma. Cinnabar. inros. kin
kara, in-deu and hundred and one
things with which the catalogue was
packed. He was in dense sweat OF
ignorance when big man sat down
beside him and asked If he could be Of
assistance. If you understand any
thing about this sort of rubbish. yes.
| don't know what is worthless and
what is not"
For more than an hour after the sale
ended this man sat there. patiently
leading the reporter up to an apprecia-
tion Of the fictile arts and suggesting
a list of objects worth mentioning in
description of the sale. The reporter
thanked his good Samaritan without
asking his name and hurried to his Of
fee
The newspaper account Of the sale
attracted more attention In the Office
than anything In that line that had oc-
Cured there for many years, and the
green reporters stock jumped away
above par. No one OF the subeditors
dreamed that he possessed so intimate
knowledge of ceramics as the article
indicated. while the city editor made
grnmptious Inquiries concerning the
whyness and whereforeness Of the
youth. who hitherto had scarcely been
noticed among the stan. II was for
tunate for the reporter that the sale
had ended. as that fact alone enabled
him TO rest on bis laurels. But he be-
came curious at last to know who had
helped him write so brilliant an article
and dropped into the art galleries to In
cuire. Mr. Kirby listened TO bis de-
scription OF the man and guessed he
did not know him. There was no ore
connected with the association that an
swered 1t. why. there's my man now.
over there looking at that picture"
said the reporter. having discovered
bis friend. who, OF course had a way
Of haunting art galleries oh" said
Kirby, that's Mr.. Laffau Of the Sun.
Yes, he has a way of helping people.
Finest Judge Of art In America"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29

man was removed and was almost inl-
mediately put on the payroll Of the
trust. Fortunately Parr had copies OF
the most important items Of the stolen
papers, so that his case was not mate
rally damaged.
At another time he was shadowed by
private detectives, who dogged him
wherever he went. peeped into the
windows Of his home, annoyed and ter
rorized his family, made false reports
concerning him and pursued him until
be had them arrested. The sleuths ad-
mitted they were hired by the sugar
trust
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29
st.mD For ruberouIosis Crusade.

QtAmp v OF uuST Suto1to ~ fNo"N~'
The Red Cross Christmas stamp
crusade against tuberculosis promises
this year to be broader in extent than
ever before. While lastyear fewer than
20OOO,0OO stamps were Soid. the pres
ent indications point TO sale Of near
ly 50,OOO.000 for this year. The Red
Cross stamps are issued by the Amer
lean National Red Cross and are sold
for cent each. They are designed to
be placed upon letters and mail mat
ter during the holiday season. The
money derived from the sale of these
stamps viii be devoted to tuberculosis
work In the localities in which the
stamps are solo. ~ tt!ssssss this manner il is
expected that about 100000 will be
realized for the campaign against tu-
berculosis ia all parts Of the United
States.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29
Sent to San Francisco.

On the strength of the evidence gain
ed by Parr and others the district at
torney began suit against the trust,
the same suit which was recently set
tied out Of court by the sugar people
paying to the government more than
$2000,O00 to cover short weight frauds.
At the time the case was first ap-
proaching hearing and when PARIS
testimony was vital he was suddenly
ordered to Cuba. He protested and
produced a doctors certificate to the
effect that his health would not stand
the trip He was then ordered to San
Francisco, with the strict Injunction
that he was to return by way OF
New Orleans and was not to reach
New York before a certain date.
Feeling that his presence in New York
was Of vital Importance. he disobeyed
instructions, returned before the time
set and reached New York in season
TO give his testimony, The command
to 90 to Cuba and then to San Francis
co came from Assistant Secretary Of
the treasury Reynolds, who sharply
questioned Parr as to why he had re-
turned contrary TO orders. There Is
little doubt in Washington that but
for the feeling thar Loeb and Roosevelt
were behind Parr the renr.snand would
not have ended with mere question.
Effort at Bribery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29

Alderman Ed Evans returned yester-
day for Watonga. where he went to
look after farm interests. lie was ac-
cnn9anled by his hrolher.Ln.law. LII
burn Johnson. and the latters wife and
son, who will visit with Mr. Evans
family few days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29
AcconpEoN pLEArINc.

Sunburst, skirts, ladies' tailoring and
drcssmaking. tinted boneFimmed but
tons made to order. Miss X. Thur
man, si6 Empire Building, oklahoma
City. II
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29
cHnonopHoNE rHsArER.

Vaudeville
Llogd and Van Nally. comedy sing
ing and dancing.
illustrated cong. " had the World
% Give You YOU Geraldine Shook.
Motion Pictures:
"The Coward" a story of the shops
'ToboganIng at S. Moritz.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29

A recent British invention Of interest
to photographers is a lens by which a
picture may be taken on all sides at
once.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29

panied him and seconded his protest,
with the result that eventually Parr
was restored to his desk.
This in the main is PARIS own tale
of the remarkable obstacles met by
one honest official in his efforts to ex-
pose q den Of thieves. obstacles In
large degree created by or permitted
by his superior officers who were paid
by the government to protect its in
terests. His disclosures are backed mp
by former Collector Fowler and others
Mr.. Reynolds. of course, enters
sweeping denial OF the imputations
concerning himself. but Psrr insists
that he is prepared to prove his state
ments and that he hns still more to
tell Other officials and former off
cials of the custom house make dis
closures that corroborate Parr and
that add further revelations to this
most remarkable scandal of recent
times. Former Appraiser Wilbur Il.
Wakeman states that be laid evidence
of sugar trust frauds before Lyman J.
Gage when that gentleman was secre-
tary of the treasury and that Gage di-
rected him TO place the matter before
Henry o. Havemeyer. who was then
president Of the trust. but who has
since been succeeded by Washington
B. Thomas. Wakeman and others
have also corroborated the charges OF
New York newspaper that the sugar
trust for years controlled a large share
Of the civil service appointments to
the New York custom house, getting
its own agents or crooks that it could
control into the government service to
aid it in its nefarious work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29

II you have horses. COWS, hogs or
chickens to sell, advertise them in the
classified column Of the Express.
Buyers can be found for anything.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29
Trust Hard Pressed.

As for the sugar trust these dis
closures. coming ON the heels Of those
made by Receiver George ii. Earle in
relation to the buying out and shut
ting down Of the Pennsylvania rein
cry. put 1t in bad way. The case
brought by Earle was also settled out
Of court. although it cost the trust
many millions TO make the settlement.
The government viii be satisfied with
nothing less than criminal progecu-
tions. The decision Of q federal dis
trlct judge holding that. FIVE years
having elapsed. the guilty trust Off
cials could escape through the statue
Of limitations will be appealed At
last the public is assured that there
is one case against the big rnalcfac-
tors which will be pushed 70 the limit.
II it Is indeed 50 It viii mean a bet
Ter day in the nation and will give
some hope that the era Of honesty IN
high places Is at last ushered In.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29
SHAKING UP OF THE SUGAR TRUST
Remarkable Obstacles Met by Rich
ard PdrT IN His Efforts 10 Expose
The Schemes to Defraud
the Government Of
Vast sums.

pealed to Mr.. Loeb with the result
that he was shortly allowed to resume
his work IN New York. Here he made
the sensational discovery Of corset
springs secretly inserted into a num-
Der of scales used to weigh incoming
eargoes Of sugar BY the use of these
springs an underweight was registered.
and this falsifed weight was entered
on the books. Coincident with tha
finding of the doctored scales Parr
seized cargo OF sugar just in from
Cuba. Before he had reported this
seizure orders came from Washington
to release the cargo These orders he
soon ascertained came from Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury James
Reynolds, now a member Of President
Taft's tariff commission.
PARIS Desk Broken Open.
Proceeding with his Investigations,
Mr., Parr laid the evidence before Unit
ed States District Attorney Henry L.
Stimson. who is now the special assist
ant attorney general In charge Of the
sugar trust prosecutions. One morn
ing on returning to his desk Mr.. Parr
found that it had been rided and that
a diary containing a record Of his work
bad been stolen, together with other
evidence against the sugar trust. He
suspected a certain official, and
through the influence of Secretary
Loeb and President Roosevelt this
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29
The Administration Aroused.

The coming of Loeb not only brought
happier days to Richard Parr. but
started a prosecution against the sugar
trust and an overhauiing In the New
York custom house that promise to go
far Fortunately the president. the
secretary of the treasury aud the attor-
ney general are all in earnest that the
truth shall come out and that customs
frauds shall be eradicated not only In
New York, but in all other ports of en-
try into the United States. The turn
ing over Of 100000 by the trust,
which in itself was practical admis-
sion of guilt, is but the beginning. Al
ready James +. Bendernagel, the head
trust official at the Williamsburg pier,
has been indicted and has resigned bis
position, and other officers both Of the
custom house and the trust are under
Indictment or are being investigated.
One man close to the source OF power
in Washington has said, "There'Il be
nothing left OF the sugar trust when
we get through" Several custom
house employees have already lost
their heads and others are turning
states evidence to save themselves
from the penitentiary The civil scrv-
ice commission is incensed over the
charge Of trust control of New York
appointments and promises thorough
Investigation. To cap all It is proba-
BILE that congress will take up the
matter. and in that case important pa
pers that have long been pigeonhoied
in Washington can be brought to light
If they are still in existence. The mat
ter has now gone too far to permit Of
backward step. and there Is every
promise that it viii be probed to the
bOttom
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-29
Effort at Bribery.

On his return from San francisco
and before he gave Ills evidence Parr
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-03
COMMUNICATIONS.
ABOUT SPEED MANIAcs.

terrible mania which exists for speed on the part OF
motorcycls the Indianapolis News edtogiay
of the desire to take risks
high speed such
the edge of embankmens and
thing circus acts aside from
death
that dealing with constant
quantity o nature.
hundred miles
this would suffice crowded would
allowed become stale fiat and
manacs thrill
deeds
attention be paid relative
enforce the law in this regard entirely apart
dealing
but
the that holds
reduced minimum,
New York than
the weeks Indianapolis is
authorities feel that they confronted
dead-cims this maniathey enforce the law
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-03
THE CREAM OF THE
Morning News

DR.. John T. Blinkley, 50 years old, of
Evansville, Ind, is found dead in the
Wellington hotel in Chicago with a
bullet wound in the head. The police
say he committed suicide. but his son
declares he was shot by robbers
New York aeronaut narrowly avoids
collision with Grants tomb and eventu-
ally ends trip by drop into river
Kansas City boy, stretched an inch to
become a midshipman, graduates No.
in a class of ia at Annapolis.
Mobs Of men. women and children
wreck street cars and beat drivers when
effort is made in Philadelphia to op-
crate them with strike breakers.
Brewers in annual convention at At
lantic City, n. J., hear that beer trade
has fallen off enormously.
Whether Illinois Legislature will ad-
journ today or keep up active legisla-
ton again is a question which makes
shrewdest observers at Springfield
guess.
Chieagoan is arrested on honeymoon
in New York in breach of promise suit
brought by Chicago girl
The government wins point in the
Panama scandal" case at indianapolis
by securing a continuance.
Senator LaFol1ette in beginning two
days speech on the tariff, declares that
the Aldrich cotton rates mean an in
crease as high in some cases as so pei
cent
Senator Bacon acct<es Vice President
sherman of czarlike rule in the debate
on the tariff in the senate.
Stocks in Wall street are irregulel
with the Hartman issues showing the
best resistance and Steel common max
ing another jump up.
Atchison. Topeka Santa Fe announc
es an offering of $27,O0o,00O of 4 pei
cent convertible bonds.
Wheat. corn and provision values ad
vance slightly; oats a shade easier
cattle lower; hogs higher; sheep lower
Fire insurance men pleased with In
ruling of Commissioner Folk of Tenn
! essee regarding the new valued policy
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-03
THIS IS MY 45TH BIRTHDAY.
Rev. Cortland Myers.

Rev. DR.. Cortland Myers who re-
signed the pastorate of the First Bap-
list church of Brookly nto become pas
tor of fremont Temple in Boston, was
born in Kingston, y. Y, June 3, 1864.
He graduated from the University Of
Rochester in 1887, and from the Ro-
chester Theological seminary in 1890.
He was ordained to the Baptist minist-
ry in the same year. and began his first
passionate in the First Baptist church
of Syracuse. Early in 1893 he received
a call to the First (new Temple) Bap-
fist church in Brooklyn. The growth
of the church during DR.. Myers pas
torate was phenomenal. the member
ship increasing from 100 or less to over
1000. The sermons or DIR. Myers on
political corruption and similar topics
attracted widespread attention, and one
of tht results was thai a number of
Brooklyn officials. including high Of
fcers in the police department, were
driven from power
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-03

A well informed Washington CORE
spondent rates Senator LaFollette of
Wisconsin as one of the wealthiest
members of the United States senate.
To the large income derived from his
law practice have been added the prof.
its from many fortunate investments.
President Tafs is preparing to make
a short tour of New England before
occupying his SIMMER home at Bever-
ly early in july. lie win begin the
tour at Norwich, Conn, where he will
attend the centennial celebration of the
founding of that city on July 4.
The indications are that all of the
members Of the Kansas delegation in
congress will have opposition in the
coming primary election in that state
with the possibly exception of E. H
Madison in the Seventh district and
Victor Murdoch in the Eighth.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-03
Articles of incorporation.

Articles of Incorporation have been
filed in the office Of the secretary of
state for the following:
The Ockley Lumber Company, Ockley'
Carroll county; capital stock $4,000;
manufacturers and retailers; incorpor-
ators, Leonadas AIcLeland 10y. Frances
10y and Scott p Williams.
The Leo Pottlitzer Son Company, La
fayette; capital stock, 10000; fruit
dealers; incorporators. Leo. Edward L.
Minnie and Helen X Pottlitzer
The Reliance Club, Brazil; no capital
stock; social; directors, William Ed
wards, Edwin French and Charles c.
Harris.
The Barnes Ross Company, Indianap-
oils; capital $4,000; dealers in sta
tionery; directors J. W. Barnes and Roy
NJ Ross
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-03
WASHINGTON GOSSIP OF
INTEREST TO HOLSTERS.

Washington. June 3.-Merrin Moores
of Indianapolis who is here on legal
business. was among the presidents
callers. yesterday Mr.. Moores and Mr.
Taft were classmates at Yale. The call
Mr.. Moores said, was purely social
Representative Boehne introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 for a site
and postoffice building at Mt. Vernon.
A like bill was introduced in the senate
by Mr.. Beverage several days ago.
The senate last evening confirmed
the nomination of John Griffiths to be
consul general to London. The state
department viii forward Mr.. Griffith's
new commission to him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-03
IN POLITICS

The Florida house Of representatives
has passed a bank guaranty bill. diff
fering but little from the Oklahoma
law.
Some of the democratic leaders in
Ohio ere reported to be planning a
boom for Governor Harmon for the
presidential nomination in 1912
Four separate organizations have
been formed in New York for the pur-
pose of combating Tammany hal in
the municipal elections next fall
Thomas L. Hisgen, who, as the can
didate for president on the Independ-
ence party ticket, last November polled
s3,183 votes, has announced his allegi-
ance to the democratic party.