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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
BIC WAVE LASHES
STEAMSHIP IN
RACING STORM
GALLEY DOOR is SMASHED AND
OTHER DAMAGE is DONE-TWO
OF CREW. AWAKE EARLY. SAVE
THEIR LIVES.

NEW YORK, Feb. ll.-With her
sides SCARED and decks battered, the
steamship Hindustan. from South
American ports. came into port late
last night after hard battle with the
storm at sea, in which seVera! OF the
crew were injured and bruised.
The Hildustan, under the command
OF Capt Littlehales, encountered =
monster wave early Monday morning.
The wall OF water smashed the galley
door, the plate forehead OF the engine
room on the port side. and lifted the
OGDEN deck OF the engine house The
wave broke the door OF the cooks
room. carrying away the contents OF
the room. including hunks
An extraordinary incident saved the
lives OF the two Indian cooks. who. n
midnight. hearing the ships bell
strike. thought il was o'clock-their
usual hour OF rising-and went about
their duties in the galley. Had they
been In their room the sea would have
killed them. on the boat deck the
port lifeboat, with gear attached was
lost overheard, and the ventilators for
the engine room were torn and the
steam pipes damaged.
The steamer hove to, and the car
renter aud all hands were employed
in closing the door of the cooks room
with three-inch planks. which were
later washed away. by a large wave
, ending a large quantity OF water into
the holds and the engine room The
door was again repaired and this time
firmly secured with bolts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
PARADE ARRANGED
FOR LINCOLN DAY
REGULARS FROM FORT WAYNE
WILL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IN ARMORY FOLLOW.

All indications are that the Lincoln
centennial observances will be a great
success Ii is expected that the
mt mortal services ia the Light Guard
ermory will be attended strongly.
principal speaker.
Capt Henry W. Busch, marshal OF
the parade, has announced his arrange
ments His aides will be Frank Aid
rich, Herman Mayer, John A. Falyey
and Col. Casper Schultz. The parade,
which starts at 2:15 O'Clock Will con
sist OF platoon OF mounted police.
the Seventh infantry from Fort Wayne.
with band the first and second bat
talions OF the First Michigan infan-
try. with band the naval reserves and
Troop B, First Michigan cavalry. I'm
nediately at the finish of the parade
the services will begin in the armory.
Friday morning will be devoted TO
memorial exercises In the public
schools while the afternoon will be a
hslf.holiday Five hundred children
are 10 take part in the armory serv-
ices.
All state and city Offices will close
at noon.
Banking Commissioner Zimmerman
sent a letter 10 the bankers Of the
state in which he says that the Lin
cCln centennial, Friday, Is not a legal
holiday. Many of the bankers were
in doubt In regard TO the matter ow-
ing 10 the proclamation OF Gov. War
ner. Zimmerman sought the advice Of
the Encouragement.
Lincoln day will be- observed in part
In the federal building and in part ig-
nored. rhe postoffice has already an
nounced that IL will run on holiday
schedule, but the custom house and
internal revenue department will run
as usual This mix-up IS due TO the
fact that the chief officials In Wash
ington were not certain as to whether
the Lincoln centennial is a holiday in
Michigan Instructions came to OBJ
serve the day. If 81 were a state holi.
day. In the customs and revenue de-
partments. and otherwise To keep open
Office as usual
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
CHARGED WITH
$4,000 sW|NDLE

NEW YORK, Feb. ll.-An officer IS
expected today from Council Huffs
Iowa. To take charge OF John Dobbins
under arrest here on a charge OF be-
ing fugitive wanted for swindling.
Ii was Dobbins' young wife who
drew a pistol and threatened to shoot
the two detectives who went 10 their
fiat in Ninety -eighth-st., near Contra
Park west, To arrest him. declaring
that she was from Oklahoma and that
she had been taught TO shoot straight
She was disarmed before there was
any shooting.
Dobbins. according TO dispatches TO
day from Council Bluffs. was indicted
yesterday on a charge OF buncoing l.
w. Bellew. Princeton (Mo) banker.
out OF 100000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
GET $4,000
IN LOOT FROM
THREE HOUSES
FRANK o. TAYLOR. MRS. SARAH
MCLEAN AND N. BURROUGHS
GILBERT ARE VICTIMS OF DIS
ELIMINATING INCONSISTENCIES

A gang Of expert. discriminating
housebreakers is az work In Detroit
Three homes we're looted. Wednesday
night OF property valued at nearly
s.. 600. and in each instance the IN
truders selected their plumber care
fully and apparently with expert
knowledge OF values. The victims
were Frank ID. Taylor. president Oh
the Elliott.Taylor.Woo Co. No.
tO5 Watson-st.: Mrs Sarah Mclean,
No. S2l Woodward.aye.. and y. Bur
roughs Gilbert. No. 254 JOS. Campau'
ave
Mr.. Taylor was the heaviest loser
The thieves entered his nome whlle
he and Mrs Taylor were attending re-
ligious services and made on with
81 200 worth OF jewelry. silyerware anu
a $3.50 sealskin cape belonging 10 Mrs.
TAYLOR. An old watch. highly priced
bv Mr.. TAYLOR, was not spared. they
took all the solid silyerware in the
mouse. including several articles be
longing 10 Miss Taylor. daughter.
which she had packed away In "A
closet Plated ware was spurned
The thieves gained entrance by PRIV
ing open the front doors. outer and
inner with jimmy on leaving they
left the doors wide open. in which
condition Mr. and Mrs. Taylor found
them when they returned from church
about 9 o'clock. The house had been
thoroughly ransacked, but the visitors
left no clue as 10 their identity.
Mr.. Gilbert's residence was entered
in a similar manner. and one OF the
gang. while standing guard in the
storm vestibule. whiled away his time
by eating an orange taken from the
dining-room table. as evidenced by
the peel found on the floor OF the yes
thule after the gangs departure.
Here the thieves secured jewelry. sill
verware and clothing TO the value OF
$500
Just how Mrs. McLean's house was
entered is not known. The job was
y daring one as the house is within
a short distance OF the Garfield police
station and Mrs. Mclean. several
friends. and three servants were in
the house all evening. The visitors
their operations 10 Mrs. Nc
Leans private apartments on the sec
ond floor After locking all the doors
leading 10 the hall, they ransacked the
rooms at their leisure and departed
via the front windows and the veranda
roof. with $3.50 worth OF jewelry. The
loot included Mrs. McI.ean's watch.
necklace, a bracelet and sex.
eral suckpins. Ii was necessary TO
hire an expert locksmith 10 open the
doors OF Mrs. McLean's apartments
She was sleeping in another portion OF
the house during the robbers visit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
LIVE STOCK.
DETROIT LIVESTOCK.

DETROIT. Feb. 11--Cattle-Butch-
ers. active and steady with last week
stockers and feeders. active. Prices
ranged as follows. Choice steers, aver
aging from 100 otto LOO lbs, $50 70
B.50; choice handy killers. Si25Q 40.
light 90 good butchers steers and hCif-
ers. s2.75m4: common killers and fat
cows. S250Nf; Gamers cows. $3.50
2eS: common to prime shipping bulls.
sa04; light butchers and heavy sau-
sage bulls. $3.50 q so. stOckers and
feeders. f2.5OG4.5O per cwt. Mich
CoNs--Steady. $50 W50 each. Veal
calves-Higiier. s4dS.25 per owt
snssp ann La ,nip' cio,e ana zSe
f.2b. light 20 fair, s60e.55. common TO
prime sheep. tsQsso; mixed sheep and
,g9ss ,SeS $50 s,,s so ss nsn k,Ilers
Hoes---Arsive and higher. quality
1e1r. prime mediums and fat workers..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

lots. + Detroit: No. ! timothy.
tlo.5o9!ii No. :. 400 10 so; lover
wheat and oat straw; s5,5o@s ton. =
iiides-No. ] cured, IL nc; No.
cured. 1oizc; No. / green. BIC, No. ,
green. Siac. kip cured. Ne. :, - lac. No.
2 Zoe. kip green. No. l. ilci No. > ga
calf green. 10. l. l5c; No. 2. l$isc.
calf cured. No. /. Ice. No. ?. 1iiac;
horse hides No. I. 800 No. ,. $40;
sheep skins. as to wool. 5ocGSl.60.
Hsrdnare--Wire nails. s2.2j base;
steel. 3230 base; galvanized barhei
wire, sO-rod spoons. l2.so; bar. iron.
s1.95 per cwt; axes. single bit, IS por
doz double bit, 80 dvz. gas pipe. y
inch and larger. black. 10 per cent on
list: galvanized. SO per cent on, sheet
iron. black. IS guage. So per cwt; gal
vanized. 1920 per cwt o
Limcs-si per 100.
Lemons-California, 33.4O43.75 per
box.
Musbrooms--50q soc per ID
Opions-Spanish. s1.75a2 per crate:
Michigan, 60n COO per bu, cuban. $50
per box.
Ornnges-california. navels. t2759
81 per box.
Observation-Disclosures ,s25q350 per
crate; t1.50a2 per dor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
BOSTON COPPER.
COPPER LETTER.

Furnished by Hayden, stone * Co.
Continued good buying or the Boston
copper shares this morning has made
for strong and active market. Notice
able gains have been scored In Calu-
met x IIecla. North Butte and copper
Range The Blgelow issues are less
active than yesterday but are holdinS
we'll with the exception 81 Boston
Consolidated the entire list ~ showing
To account FOR the weakness in that
stock. Sentiment towards our market
is greatly Improved. and II seems 10 hc
the concrnsus OF opinion that our cop
per stocmks. spcculatiVely at least. are
in good position To show further ad
Vances. Other departments of the mar
kct are also strong The demand for
American Tele. n Telegraph stock and
convertible bonds still continues.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
BURNS TO DEATH
WHILE HE SLEEPS

SAULT STE. MARIE. Feb. H.
Especial. abraham Dalton. bache-
Tor. 65. living In cottage In the west
end OF this city. was burned TO death
i'm his home last night. The origin OF
the fire is unknown, but IL Is believed
Dalton. lighted his pipe while In bed
ana went To sleep. His body was burn
ed so badly that IL was almost I'M
recognizable. Dalton was strange
character
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
The Sister States.

A curious inquirer wants TO know
what are the sister states" and the
Fairfax Forum answers: We should
Judge that they are Miss Ouri. the
Misses Sippi. Ida Ho. Mary Land. Cab
lie Fornia. Ala Bama. Louisa Anna
Della Ware and Mime Sota.-Kansas
City Star.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
pOSTON COpPEp SAFES

BOSTON Mass. Feb. lI-SaIes. fur-
nished by Hayden. stone x Co. 1t6-llS
Griswold-st: Adv. 44o; A G.. p. g.
SIS: All 6Ss Am. Zinc. 1890 Are. B.
3g5. A. c. $50. Att, 3l20: Bos. Con.
$50 n c. 565. Blu. 1880; g. & \.
1870: c. a. r.. g. Cent. Loss: Con Mer.,
400. Cop. r.. 2sl; p. W. 80; F. b. r.
S27: FIR. as: CIR. $50. G.. c. $50: Roy.
1926: Kew, $40; Lake 2s5; Las. 3e5;
Mass. .595: Mex. so; Mia. 100. Mich.
90. Mob. so; New. $40, Newh.. 100: y.
g. 9.6l5: y. l., so; o. d. 1.o45; Csc.
us: ST Mary's l.. 10. Sup. 1850: 8 &
p. $50. Tam. 500. Trim. AIS; OIL. sos:
4. s r.. l72 10 pfd 1876; Apex. 2.2oo;
Tt Con. e4O: Ut. Cop. 1907 Wet. 500;
Win. 100; Wow. !; Wyan.. Is.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
N. Y. COTTON.

NEW YORK. Feb. i1.-At the open
ing OF the cotton market this morning
the undertoae OF the market was easy
at a decline OF ! to 3 points. The loss
was not as great as had been expected
on tn. cables which were weak. and IL
WAS some time after the call before "a
violent assault By prominent bear oper-
ators succeeded in catching the stop
loss orders they were after At y.40c
for July. large orders to buy were en-
countered. however. temporarily check
ing the break. Commission houses were
heavy purchasers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
Markets ard Finance

s6.5Ou6.65; light workers aud pigs.
S5.75M6.25; roughs. S595H6 per cwt
Receipts for tho week: Cattle. $40
calves. ii0 sheep! ala. hogs, 2296.
EAST BUFFALO--OpeninE.
DupninE L stevens Live stock ReEort.
BUFFALO. Feb. IL Special Cal
tie-Iteceipts ears. strong. Hogs--
Receipts 10 cars. strong, heavy. sT05 {.
workers. 81; pigs $3.50. Sheep-rHg-
ceipts 20 cars. strong best lambs, s, 20
as, cGlls, s. i25, yearlings. 500 n !.
wethers, s. so n $50 ewes, S. q - 20.
Calves-s5n $50
EAST BUFFtLO-CIose.
FAST BUFFALO. y Y. Feb L.
cattle-Receipts "a. active. strong.
100. active. e5c higher,
Gun TO choice. $3.50 a $50 sheep and
Receipts 4,s00. active l5q .Jc
higher, lambs, s5.25NS. yearlings. $3.50
a. sheep. $2.6JH go. Hogs Receipts
1850. active. 15n25c higher. workers.
So so a ,.oa. pigs. S6.65 H6.15. mixed and
heavics. Slm Io5. rouShs S1'aNt.
stays. sl25m5
tuICtGO LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO. Feb. ll-llogs-R Receipts
10000. market strong at yesterday
closing; mixed and butchers. So 2oG
6.1J. good heavy. S645 06. rough
heavy. s6.201 6S5. light, s6l0N 6.6a;
pigs. S515m6. bulk $3.50 n 500. Cattle
5000 market steady heeNes.
S4.l0M1.10. COWS ana heifers. g. y $40.
stockeTs and feeders. S3e56i so TeN-
ans. s4.50Gf5.15. calves So - n e.. :.
Shcep--Reccipts 1000. market strong
sheep. S3.50H7.15. lambs. s. 40 n1,15.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

An American company which took
advantage OF the return OF the roller
skating craze 10 Great Britain after a
lapse of Is years. has operated l.
Kinks in various cities. employing
100 900 pairs OF skates.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
u. S. GOV. BONDS.
PRODUCE.

Tie produce market is pegging along
at generally steady prices. but as a
matter OF fact. about everything In the
way OF farm produce has got so high
in price that buyers are only taking
hold in a handto- mouth way. and there
is but little activity In any line. Eggs
are holding up TO the recent advance
and at that are relatively lower than
Chicago but local dealers are rathcl
pulling FOR lower prices TO help trade
Butter and poultry are steady az full
prices. and potatoes are now marked
up little on the cold weather.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

State OF Michigan. County or Wayne.
SIS:
]. Cyrus Boss, Cashier OF the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true 10 the best
OF my knowledge and belief.
CYRUS BOSS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
:his 10th day of February. 1909. My
commission expires June 18th. 1910
LANES III. DOHERTY.
Notary Public.
Correct-Attcst.
=. A. CHAPOTON
CHAS. y. DEAN.
STRATHEARN HENDRIX.
Directors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

Rich diamond fields recently were
discovered in German South Africa.
bearing gems less than a foot from the
surface Of the ground.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
Quotations by Hayden, stone 4 CO..
Open. High. Low. Close.
I sked. OBJ BID. tND Split
TOLEDO GRAIN.

TOLEDO. o.. Feb. 11.-Wheat-Cash.
s1l54.; May. sll5A; July. sl.034a
Sept, g91sC. Corn-Cash, 4iac, May
Gee; July. and Sept. G57sc Oats-Cdsh
55&c; May sac, July 4slac; Sept,
4sc. Rye-Cash, soc. Alsike-$S So
Timothy-S1.SO Glover seed-March
1850: oct. $50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

calorie is metric unit OF heat
equivalent 20 the heat necessary to
raise the temperature OF a gramme OF
water one degree centgrade
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

Genuine Morocco" leather is made
OF goatskin. tanned with pure sumacn.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
CROKER WORKS ALL
NIGHT ON J|GSAW
CONUNORUM
gx.cHlEF OF /TAmMANY HALL
SITS UP TILL So'CLock LABOR
ING OVER i,oti PIECE PICTURE.
VERY FASCINATING.

PALM BEACH. Fla. Feb ll.-PalnI
Beach is 'Ugsaw puzzle mad. said
even the most ardent devotee OF
bridge finds it a hopeless quest 10 pro-
cure players To- an evenings pastime,
The Breakers was hardly opened
several OF the card rooms to puzzle
iieLds. and the second day after the
opening OF the Royal Poinciana saw
the Inauguration OF another puzzle
retreat" and in both hotels the re
treats are crowded 10 such an extent
that thep roblem OF more spacious
hGunts is receiving serious considera'
ton.
In the villa colony. where drawing
rooms and music rooms and plenty OF
space have heretofore been luxury.
one finds tables. chairs. grand pianos
ana even the downy touches in the
guest rooms fairly Uttered with the
tiny bits OF board
Only Big Pieces.
Members OF Palm Beach society
scOrn the usual 200 or 500 piece puZ-
zlc. and rarely does one hear OF any
thing less than COO pieces. and from
that number up 70 a thousand there
are hundreds who work nearly all
night
Mr.. and Mrs Charles r. Bingham.
OF Buffalo, who are spending their
tenth season at Atlantic villa, have
carried of the honors So far for tedi-
Gus work on puzzle OF great num-
bers They started 10 unravel the
mysteries OF "Pickwick." which con
tains | .3SS pieces, and after they had
spent week using the tea table in
the diningr0on. instead OF the large
dining table which contained portions
of the picture and the dining-room
hairs. which had uncompleted faces
and figures. had been replaced By
chairs from the drawingroom. drastic
measures were taken and a large old
fashioned table was brought down
from the attic. and after IL mad been
reinforced on one side by another
sn aller table, Mr.. and Mrs Bingham
ana their friends started in anew. To.
day the last piece was put in.
Croker a Devotee.
AT Spray Villa. where Andrew
Freedman is spending the season with
Richard Croker and his niece. Mrs. ).
Bowman. there are usually two or
,ar=e puzzles nearing completion all
the time and not only the drawing and
music rooms are used, but one end OF
the broad piazzaS has been reserved
especially for the new puzzle or l.Oll
pieces which Mr. Croker started.
The eX-chief OF Tammany. who
starts out on the pier every morning
before : TO fish until the bathing hour
at the Casino, and who spends the aft
ernooE on the golf links. works for
hours during the evening and often
retires AZ ana 3 a. m, after he ha'
finished his days work, as some OF
his friends call IT,
So deep a hold has the puzzle craze
taken here that Mrs. Bowman and
Mrs. r. p. ADAMS were hostesses a
It puzzle musicale. their guests having
been given prizes. after which there
was an informal musicale and tea.
There IL some talk OF establishing
puzzle exchange and there is for
tune awaiting its sponsor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
AppIes-Fancy. sA50@s. coInmon. s.

dSS6 per bbi.
Butter-Board quotations. Creamery.
extras soc: nrsts. csc; crooks, 20isc;
packing stock. i9c per 10.
Cabbngc-2izc per ID.
CRulifower-s3. so per crate.
Ceiery-35c per doz, California, 80 u
5.25 per crate
Chee-e-Michigan full cream. 15h
Ice: Limburger, Ice: brick. 16h dl7c;
Schweitzer. 1Sc per ID.
Conee-Package coffee. t27b9lj.2s
per 100 lbs.
CrapbefrieS-Fancy. $3.50 per bu.
N Dressed CuIycs-Fancy, 100 lie, com
mon, 9dl0c per 10
Dressed HOgs-Light. ~ G7%c: me-
dunn, id7hc per 10.
EgRs-Board quotations: Fresh re-
ceipts. case count cases included,
3Ois doz
Ffour-MIchigan patents. In wool
500. second patent. x5s65. straight,
$3.50. clear Sj.3J per Dbl.
Feed-Jobhing lots, bran. So; coarse
corn meal $1,000 corn and oat chop
$500: coarse middlings, S2S fine mid
dliEgs. S31 per ton.
FinBap Usddie---9c per ID
Fresh Negetables-Cucumb hot
house. $2.2jQ 80 doz: lettuce. lie N:
head lettuce. IS per hamper: pars-
nips. Csc per blu; tomatoes s3.50Qt
per 6-basl<et crate. radlshes. CSC per
soc per doz: green beans, 81 per bu.
grippe Fruit-s2256375 per box.
Green Pepperr-75c per basket.
Grspes--Malaeas, ssT1e Der Dbl.
uoney-Fancy white. 40 &c; amber
l09llc: extracted. s66xc per ID.
Hsy-Detroit shippers are paving the
following prices for baled hey In car
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
DIRECTORS:
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK

or Detroit. Mich. at the close OF bust
ness Feb 9TH. 1909, as rendered 10
the Comptroller OF the Currency:
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lusiness-lik

Business-iikc Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat Kind. that
looks right. Times Printing Co, s.
John R.-st. Phone 1898.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
DETROIT SAVINGS BANK

At Detroit. Michigan at the close OF
business February 5th. 1909, as called
for by the Commit ssioner OF the Bank
ing Department.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

Cotton prices. furnished by Hayden.
stone a co. Opening.
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RESOURCES.
Loans and dis
counts .... sl.555.l4i -
Bonds. mort
cages and
SecurI,iss QOeO23 81
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-21
JUDGE OVERRULED
MOTION TO DISMISS
Third Grand Jury Completed at Tulsa
TO Investigate Land Fraud
Cases.

Tulsa, Okla. May 20-The third
federal grand jury called to reinyesti
gate the alleged Muskogee town LOT
fraud cases was completed here yes
terday afternoon. The motion of the
defendants to dismiss the jury was
overruled and after Judge John A.
Marshall had instructed the jurors, the
examination Of witnesses was imme.
diately taken up.
George w. Strawn of Wagner was
selected as foreman of the. new jury
The court instructed the jury as
to what constitutes conspiracy, ex.
planned the statute OF limitations and
the nature Of competent evidence,
He also called particular attention
to the Greek Indian agreement under
which the lots in question were sched-
uled.
Twice as many witnesses as attend
ed the two other investigations are
here, most Of them being from out
OF town.
At the conclusion of the empRn.
neling Of the jury, Attorney Henry
Asp for the defense moved that the
panel be quashed The motion was
based on the claim that only one
grand jury could be legally drawn in
one term of court and that the all
legged crime had been committed iR
old northern district of Oklahoma and
that there had been a jury drawn in
the western district and were In conse-
quence not competent to pass on the
case. The motion was denied
AS the jury now stands it is com
posed as follows
T. |. Davis, Stuart; George High
tower. Barren; 5. A. Bennett, Bartles-
VILE; w r. Bailey. Pryor Creek; d.
Pierson, Grove; Claud Thompson
Grove; William Lee, Ramona. j A.
Jack Rush Springs, u ~. Woods,
Hugo; T.. T Ellison. Catoosa: Frank
Franklin, vlnita; G. w. Strain. Wag-
Oner; J. c. Burgess, Pryor Creek; j
IT. Dixon, Big Cabin; A. G. Dumas.
Fairiand. G. w Strain was made fore
man
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-21
MAJOR FILES DEMURRER
TO WRIT OF PROHIBITION

Jefferson City, Mo-. May 19.-At.
torney General Major, today. filed in
the supreme court of me state a de-
murrer TO the alternative writ of pro.
hibition issued against Secretary of
State Roach, to preventt that official
from revoking the license Of Missouri
and Arkansas railroad company, for
removing a case pending in the New.
ton county circuit court to the federal
court The case involves the eonsti.
tutiOnality Of the Missouri law, giving
the state power to revoke the licenses
OF roFeign corporations. which remove
cases from the state to the federal
courts. without the consent Of the
parties in controversy