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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-21
U NCLE JOE'S
FINISH I'm
SIGHT
Special by United Press.

Special by United Press.
Washington, April 21.-"This is the
final step to insure freedom Of the
house" was the way Representative
Fowler Of New Jersey summed up a
resolution introduced in the house to.
day.
y It IS adopted, the resolution viii
entirely strip the speaker OF his ap-
pointive power over committees. It is
the answer Of the insurgents to Can
non's invitation to them to follow up
the fight on house rules.
The dissolution Of the power so
long and 50 arrosanily abused by the
speaker is essential to the restoration
Of free representative government de-
clared Mr.. Fowler with great emphasis
Nov is the time to limit the func-
tions Of the speaker TO presiding over
the deliberations Of the house" con-
tinued the speaker. "This resolution
secures to both the majority and the
minority the right TO select the mem
bership Of their respective committees.
Capitalization in the speaker Of the
right to appoint committees gives him
the most sutoeratie influence in Amer
ican iife and IN consequence Of this
power the office is made gigantic
machine for political blaekmaii."
Mr Fowisr's remarks brought forth
repeated applause from the Democratic
side Of the chamber and the insurgents
were equally as loud in their demon
stratlons o. approval
The resolution provides for the cleo
tion Of committee consisting Of seven
Democrats. with power to name the
members Of sii committees.
The Fowler resolution was referred
10 the committee on rules
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-21
Special by United Press.

Special BY United Press.
Leavenworth. Kan. April 2i-Five
life eonvicts escaped from the federal
prison today The conyicts seized a
switch engine outside OF the prison,
rode a short distance and took To the
woods. Guards are in pursuit
The men oyerpowered the engineer
and fireman OF switch engine work
ing in the prison yard and forced the
engineer al the point OF a gun TO run
the engine into the country
Five prisoners made their escape
and three Of them were serving life
terms
Forty guards and company OF sol
diers went in pursuit on special
train.
The escaped are considered the most
in the prison When they
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-21
MERCHANTS
TO SMOKE
TONIGHT

Promptly at 8 o'clock this evening
the merchants will begin to smoke and
soon thereafter the fireworks OF ora
tory will start.
The occasion is smoker for the
members of the Retailers Association
and a large attendance is anticipated.
Among the speakers will be Secre-
tary kirkpatrick of tbs Chamber Of
Commerce and Credit Manager Green
man OF Oklahoma City w W. Clark,
L. L, Bryan and others are also on the
program and they viii discuss topics
Of interest to all merchants. No re-
taller can afford to miss the meeting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-21
OUTLINES HIS VIEWS
ON POLITICAL ISSUES

Every seat in the district court room
was filled and many were standing in
the rear when william H. Murray.
Democratic candidate for governor.
arose last night to deliver his address.
The speaker was introduced by Reford
Bond in few brief but eloquent
words. He spoke nearly two and one
half hours. holding the closest atten-
ton of his audience.
To those who had never heard Mr..
Murray and knew him only as Alfalfa
Bill" of newspaper carics.ure, the
speech was somewhat OF disappoint-
ment, for instead Of hearing the rant
ings and rawlings of a wiId-eyed dream
er. they heard the temperate, practi-
cal utterances of the educated thinker
and statesman. A range Of scholar
ship really amazing, embracing refer
ences to standard literary, historical
and economic writer's. was shown BIZ
the speaker and he handled his subject
in way that gave evidence of the
independent thinker and investigator
Mr.. Murray never referred to his
opponents by name and in only one in
stance was there even an indirect al
lusion to one of them. The speech was
not howl-provolSing affair, but
straightforward appeal to thinking
people. In the impromptu reception
at the close. he received many con-
gratulations on his address.
Before opening his speech proper.
Mr. Murray took occasion to defend
himself from charge Of graft in con
nection with the printing ordered by
the constitutional convention mat
ter which be thoroughly disposed Of
-If were ia choose Il te1s for my
discourse ii would be the old Roman
maxim; Let the public good be the
supreme law said the speaker Mr.
Murray then applied his text to home
life which he regarded az the basis OF
all national greatness aad prosperity
Passing by federal questions which,
he said. as governor would not con
cern him. the speaker talked first on
good roads and education.
The building Of state, Oklahoma as
manufactured commonwealth. and
the great middle class Of which type
the average man is most representa-
tive We're discussed at length. Good
roads and bridges. ana facilities for
travel. the speaker said, were more
important TO an advancing civilization,
than any other elellent OF progress
and laws aiding thenG are those in
which every citizen of the state is in
terested and directly benefited. With
out going into details, Mr.. Murray stat
ed his purpose would be to make the
strongest possible strides toward bet
ter highways in Oklahoma, and as
means to accomplish this should fa-
vor the working Of state convicts on
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public roads.
Education was treated from its vari-
GUS angles, the speaker saying iii part:
In the organization Of our state gov.
ernment. progress has been made in
the matter Of school buildings, assess
ment and levy Of taxation. but some.
thing more is needed to insure a sound.
healthy public system. There must be
a public school sentiment, a healthy
desire in each community to gain the
best possible intellectual uplift. and
this cannot be done with all the other
necessities unless politics and creeds
can be kept out OF the public schools.
Partisanship and religious creeds have
no place in the school room. 1t is not
necessary that the teacher should pro
fess to be non-partisan or non-con-
formist to any creed. Usually these
classes have more creed and more par
tisanship than the ordinary professed
partisan But the point / desire ID
make is they should have no connec-
tion in the selection OF a board Of
trustees; nor should they be thought
OF in the selection Of n teacher. the
assessment OF the revenues or the
building OF school houses, except to
prevent their abuse no. shouId the
teacher use them except upon, ocea-
siolns when he is called upon to exer-
else them solely as citizen
The speaker stated that the board
Of normal school regents should be re-
vised so as to eliminate the state su-
perintendent. AT present, he said, the
system could be swayed BY personal
or faetional political interest. rather
than what was best for the institution.
The hoard Of regents for the state uni
versity, he thought should also be
revised He advocated inviting experts
ence and training Of the strongest edu-
Gators toward building the state uai-
yersity I'd be the cap-stone Of the elias
sical school. as Oklahoma has made
the A. & N. College the same indus
trial school,
Since the state has already entered
upon the policy Of selling one-third Of
the lands, / see no reason why the
remaining pare should be sold. Il will
cost the same to maintain depart
meut for this purpose as it would de-
partment OF the whole area, as YOU
have reached the maximum unit under
one management. therefore. favor
the sale Of all the public lands under
the principle Of the American home
stead laws, on long time payments At
low rate of interest, the preference
right to the lessees as required by
law, and limiting the sale to not more
than quarter section
Prohibition enforcement.
rMy position upon prohibition was
Continued on Page Two)
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Special by United Press.
Washington April 2l-The state
ment was made today by one Of Taft's
advisers that Roosevelt Will support
the administration when he returns. X
is said that Senator Root viii meet
Colonel Roosevelt soon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-21
Tense Feeling
In Hyde Trial
Doors Locked

tache Of Prosecutor Conkling's office
losing the grand jury notes on testi-
mony OF Dr. Walter S Haynes, and
fortytwo other state witnesses. A
woman found the notes and gave them
to Frank p Walsh, Of counsel for Dr.
Hyde.
These notes, according to Mr. Walsh,
contain statements Of Dr. Haynes that
no cyanide of potassium was found in
the viscera OF Colonel swope and that
not enough poison was found in Chris
man Swopes viscera to cause death.
Prosecutor conlSling admits this is
the testimony Or. Haynes gave before
the grand jury. but AYERS that later the
chemist found traces OF cyanide Of
potassium in both vireras. He Will
testify to this. says Mr.. Conkllng.
The court ruled that testimony in
regard to the death Of Moss Hunton
was admissible.
Miss Pearl Keller. who attended Col.
Swope in his last illness, took the
stand after the upheaval Ia the court.
She told about and acted out. in part,
the entiro scene IN the millionaiee's
death chamber AS Col Swope was
unable to speak during part Of his
illness when the attorneys asked Miss
Keller what were his actions during
tho period She was forced To explain
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-21

Special by United Press
Kansas City Mo-, April 2l. SO great
was public excitement over the devel-
opments that Judge Iatshaw, who IS
presiding over the Hyde trial. ordered
the doors Of the court room locked and
said he would cali out the militia If
necessary The crowds win be re.
moved by force 1t they do not obey Or.
ders The excitement has not taken
the form OF hostility toward any one
yet, but all precautions are being taken
to prevent trouble.
Judge Latshaw ruled that the admin
istrator, John G Paxton. did not have
to produce the letters written by HEX
ton Haines. in which the expert Is said
to have expressed the opinion that
there was no poison in the body OF
swope-
The nurse was recalled 10 the stand
this afternoon.
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Murray Addresses
Grady Go. Voters
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-21

Despite increasing weakness Mark
Twain was brighter today than FOR a
week According TO his own state
ment, Il am thinking as well as ever z
AIR Clemens today declared thar the
greatest trial was that ! was not per-
mitied to see his friends.
Twain Is still smoking big black eli
gars. which have been ais comfort so
many years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-21
MARK STILL
SMOKING


= Special BY United Press !
= Redding. April 21-Samuel Glenn =
Z ems mark Twain is weaker and .
: viii probably grow weaker during Z
= the day He Is resting comforia- =
= bly, now. according TO statements =
= given ont by attending physi- =
4 clans. .
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
JONES ls coNvlcTcn.
Federal Jury Finds Him Guilty ~
Thirteen countsss.

Fargo.--After listening for two houra
to the charge Of Judge Charles
F.. Amidon, that was followed bN
a score Of objections by Judge Edward
Engerud, the jury il the case Of the
United States against Andy Jones, in-
dicted and tried on the charge Of eu,-
bezzlement, misapplication, abstrac-
ton, the making Of false entries and
issuing Of false certificates Of deposit,
retired at exactly IL o'clock this noon
to weigh the evidence and decide the
fate of the accused man.
In opening, the court enumerated
the counts that had been dismissed
leaving fourteen for the considerations
Of the jury. The remaining counts
were then taken up singly. The statutes
relating TO embezzlement was read to
the jury.
Jones was found guilty on all but
one of the fifteen counts upon which,
the government based its case.
On receiving the verdict of guilty.
Judge c. F. Amidon raised Jones' bail
bonds to $4,000. During the trial hd
has been out on $4,000 bonds.
Never has the outcome Of a case
in the federal court teen watched sol
closely.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
WILLIAM II. TAFT.
A Birds Savings Bank.

In California the woodpecker stores
acorns away, although he never eats
them. He bores several holes, differ.
ing slightly in size, at the fall of the
year. invariably in pine tree. Then
he find an acorn. which he adjusts to
one of the holes prepared for its re
ception.
But he does not eat the acorn, for.
as a rule. he is not a vegetarian. His
object is storing away the acorns ex.
hibits foresight and a knowledge of
results more akin to reason than ia
instinct The succeeding winter the
acorns remain intact, but, becoming
saturated, are predisposed to decay,
when they are attacked by maggots.
which seem to delight in this special
food
1t is. than that the woodpecker
reaps the harvest his wisdom has pro.
vided. at a time when, the ground be.
ing covered with snow. he would ex.
perience a difficulty otherwise in oh.
tanning suitable or palatable food.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
METEOR FALLS.
Lights Up Country for Miles and
Buries Itself Deep.

Carrington.-A meteor sixty-fve in
ches in diameter closed it's journey of
millions of miles by burying itself six
feet deep on the NV SIS 351147-67,
about seven and one half miles north
west of here.
Several residents in the near vicinity
were awake at the time the meteor
struck and were attracted to the doors
by the brilliant light that overspread
the country for miles around The
scene was magnificent The huge ball
had all the colors Of the rainbow and
travelled with tremendous force and
speed. There was no trace of noise
except that caused when the boulder
hit the ground.
For more than twenty -four hours the
meteor kept hot. 1t was at white heat
when it struck the earth. 1t now has
the appearance of piece of ore. Peo-
pie in that section will dig it out dur
ing the next few days and it may be
brought to Darlington for exhibition
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
Pleads Statue Of Limitations.

Ihrimore.-The statute of limita>
tions will be the weapon used by Mrs.
Clara Kimball to fight the action COM
menced against her by the Ancient
Order Of United Workmen of South
Dakota for repayment of insurance
money paid on the life Of Glen RI
kimball, the Deadwood banker, who
recently returned to his wife after
fourteen years absence.
An answer has been filed by Mrs.
Kimball to the complaint in which she
admits that the man who returned to
her home neer Larimore last July Ia
her husband the man whose body she
supposed she had buried many years
ago and over which she caused to be
erected beautiful monument.
Fraud was alleged by the complains
ing insurance order, but Mrs. Kimball
denies any fraud and says that pay
ment was made through a mistake Of
fact. She contends that the statute Of
limitations bars the plaintiff from res
covering at this time Klmball is now
at Oklahoma City, Okla.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
WHEAT FOR n. D.
PROF. SHEPARD SAYS THE WIN.
TER VARIETY WILL COME TO
THE FRONT
HAS many ADVANTAGES
Ripens Earlier, Is Less Likely to be
Affected by Hot Winds and Hail
and AIawys Commands
Good Price.

Fargo. H. Shepard Of the Ag-
rlcultural college believes in the pos
sibility of growing winter wheat in
North Dakota. The following is a
copy of a letter sent out by him.
I am satisfied that North Dakota will
learn to grow winter wheat success
fully. I do not anticipate that she will
grow large quantity of it, but about
an eighth Of her entire crop or the
quantity which the state of Iowa
grows.
I do not believe we will grow it as
easily as we do spring wheat, but we
will grow it as a part Of our wheat
crop.
We need to grow winter wheat as
an aid in keeping down the wild oats,
king head and other troublesome pests
that our wheat growers are becoming
acquainted with.
1t has quite an advantage in spread
ing the harvest season, so that all of
the winter grain land may be harvested
and even stacked before the spring
grain crop is ready to cut. It usually
has a safer filling season than spring
grain crop is ready co cut. 1t usually
has a safer filling season than spring
grain as winter grain ripens during
the month of July. 1t exposes less
of the crop to loss from hail and other
storms, and thus puts your eggs in
separte baskets
Fall wheat stacked promptly is safe
and gives chance for early blowing
so early in fact that it has many Of
the good features of fallow.
WhsN wreat shall we use? I have
nothing better than the Turkey red
variety to name to you now. It is a
hard winter wheat which will sell at
about cents under No. 1 Northern
on uor Northwestern wheat market.
There is supply of it which has been
grown in this Northwest country for
few years and it is probably the best
available seed to use.
How much seed per acre? Oh. about
IL pecks-it stools pretty heavy and
that amount will be enough for good
land. If the land is little low in con-
dition or fertility, five pecks may do
better than four and half
I believe it is better to SOW it early
in September than 70 wait until later
in the fall. Earlier sowing followed
by pasturing it off considerably in the
fall will, I believe, make better grain
Of it.
have had some very successful
crops at the agricultural college and
some failures. The coll ge, the sub
stations and the demonstration farms
have it seeded at twelve points in the
state under trial now and I feel that
the institution is doing it's part toward
solving the winter wheat problem.
j. II. Sheppard.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
His "Penitentiary Den"

"And now must show you what I
call my penitentiary den," said a popu-
lar author. This" he continued. az
he drew open door, rs where oc.
casional'y spend an hour or SO when I
am developing symptoms OF that by no
means uncommon malady among sue.
cessful men called 'swelled head"
The room was charming little
snuggery about seven feet square. the
only remarkable feature of which was
the wall-covering. If you look close.
iy," explained the host, you will see
that my wall paper consists, on two
sides of the rom. of those too.familiar
and unwelcome printed forms on
which editors express their regrets at
declining ones pet manuscripts"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
$4,000 Depot for Beach,

Beach.-The local agent Of the N. Pa
making plans for new depot to be
erected at this place this spring. The
plans as now made call for q bricle
or reinforced concrete building 30E
equipment. The plans will be SUBJ
mitted to Division Superintendent
Johnson and if he approves them.
which it is expected he will, the erec-I
ton of the depot will start as soon
in the spring as it is possible. The
plans call for a $4,000 structure.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
Three BULGARIAN. Killed.

Hettinger.-A collision between q
work train and extra freight occurred
Monday evening on the milwaukee,
railroad east of Hettinger. AS a re-
suit three Bulgarians were instantly
killed and five more are in the hospital
The work train, loaded with men who
had been shoveling snow, was headed
east about 6:15 p. m. when it COLI
lided with the extra west-bound freight
and neither train had the right of way
but both had been warned to look out
for the other.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
geological Puzzle.

italian biologists have puzzle to
solve. owing to the discovery on
Mount Blanc of the body Of white
bear. which has been brought to ,Aosta.
1t was thought at first that the bear
must have died some three hundred
years ago.. and must have been pre-.
served by the ice, since it has always
been held that white bears vanished
from the Alps three centuries ago. Bnt
It has since been demonstrated that
death could only have taken place .
few days previous to discovery. AZ
this would seem to show that there
are still white bears In the Alps. ex.
petitions are to be sent to test the
theory. 4 Il, g,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
Much Thrsshina 70 DO,

Jamestown--Thers 10 still lot Of
grain around Baldwin to thrssh. not-
withstanding the fact that the thrssh-
ers have been Ct work steadily right.
up to and between the holidays.
The machine Icing operated " IN;
Trygg boys broke down And thsss q 4;
lull for = few days until repairs can III
made. then work win - resume
The thfeshers report HI 7. 49, sanA
cut I'm tho fs6ld HI - isslow 10 -
L. not o N attxa but ~ o., -
|cCmodation TO the 6armGe1 y
couldnt Ut through becors ~ tsao
weather go @, ma th1y peoD0a r.
lkeso o. uat1l q - aEAan = ,la 81 ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
Woman Dies in Storm.

Devils Lake.-Coroner Gilbertson re-
ceived message by phone. from Ed
more stating that the body of Miss
Mary Ulsted, a maiden lady who lived
alone, four miles south of Edmore, had
been found dead in the field about a
mile from her home.
The lady was in good circumstances
and had lived in the community a long
time.
She had evidently started to go to
a nefghbors about a mile and a half
distant during the last storm and sucl
cumbed to the cold on her way. The
body was nearly covered with snow.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
NORTH DAKoTAN swINDLEp.
Otto Stafferud Of Buffalo Springs,
Loses ST 200,

Loses 81 200.
st. Paul, Jan. IA swindling
scheme involving the fleeing of Otto
Stafferud, Buffalo Springs, N. D., of
$1,000 in cash, was reported to the
Minneapolis police this morning.
About a month ago while Stafferud
was visiting friends IL Minneapolis,
he became acquainted with man
who called himself Wilson. Staffrud
agreed with him to sell his farm in
Dakota and invest the money in a
business n Milwaukee Staffrud sold
his farm for $1,000 cash and the two
men started for Milwaukee.
While on the train a man who told
that his name was Thomas, entered
the car and a game of cards was
started. In a short time Staffrud
was separated from his money and
left stranded in La Crosse, Wis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21

Equity Society Buys Dried Fruit.
The Kenmare local union Of the Sol
ciety Of Equity at Kenmare has gone
into the dried fruit business. A car
load Of mixed fruits was purchased
and is being sold ut reduced prices.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
roolY .luraii..

~ Tooly lurAil
How far Il. Il between these two
townsi" asked the lawyer. 4
About four miles % tho nov
cries. replied the witness. >s,,s. 4
You mean @ the cry flows"
mo" put ID the Judge, che meanA
q tk1s lJly clow IN NJ &; s;5S \
sssss dathsy III u & 6llis s y /
feeling that something wai wronx.-
Everybody's Nagasina
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-21
Indian Gets Iona Sentence.

Minnewauken.-In the district court
of Benson county Thursday afternoonj
Isadore Mazahomni was convicted Of
the murder of Peter Adams, both In
dams. and was sentenced to twenty
five years in the state penitentiaryI
The murder occurred on the Indian
reservation about month ago as a.
result of a drunken spree in which
quite number of Indians participat.
ed.