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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
PROSECUTION OPENS
in TOWN LOT CASES
Rush Makes the Opening Statement
for the Government-Demurrer
May be Presented Later

town lot cases here. Within few
hours a jury was selected and sworn.
and the government announced its
readiness TO proceed. Nine Of the
jurors are said to be republicans. One
i Is q negro and one an Indian.
S. r Rush Of Omaha, Neb., special
assistant to the attorney general, and
District Attorney William Gregg viii
make the opening statement.
The cases against Albert q. English
and F. ,. Sewers. both Of Muskogee,
who We're indicted jointly with Has
kell, We're nolle pressed, the govern
ment contending they viii be tried un.
der another Indictment.
Under the federal indictment to Be-
tried immediately Governor Haskell.
VI. T Hutchings. an attorney. and
Clarence w. Turner and Walter r. Ia
ton, are charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government" in the sale
'in 1902 Of about six hundred town lot
sites in Mnskogee. Under the terms
Of the sale persons holding "possesSory
rights" % the property were each en-
titled to purchase at one-half the an
praised value, one town and one resi-
dence site It Is charged that Governor
Haskell and his associates falsely adj
ministered the names Of people having
no such possessory rights and by the
payment Of small fees for the deeds,
obtained possession OF six hundred lots.
thus deepriving the Creek Indians. who
owned the land. out Of fair profit.
People living in many eastern and
southern states, whose names, Ii IS
charged, were registered without their
knowledge, have been summoned as
witnesses for the government.
Much interest is attached to the trial
because Of the governments position
as guardian of the Indian property.
One Of the jurors who viii try the
case IS an Indian. He il John Carlisle.
q Cherokee. and as a member of what
are known as the Five Civilized Tribes
has been admitted to citizenship Most
Of the other Jurors are farmers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
Special BY United Press.

Special by United Press.
Saratoga, N. T.. Sept. 27.-RoosevelI
said today that the action Of ma,
ioriiy Of the state committee In select
ing temporary chairman Of the state
convention was 'trickery.'
There has never been state con
vention whore the issue was SO clearly
drawn between honesty and dishon-
esty in politics. said col. Roosevelt.
"The fight is squarely against cor.
ruption and unclean nossism which
breeds corruption"
4 special train wcll filled arrived To-
c@y The biggest crowd was the
Darnes 'rooters" from Albany, who
cheered alternately for Barnes and
Sherman and hissed Roosevelt
The ~old guard has little hope Of
winning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
Special by United Press

| T~A'~NAttA W RAAtIn too.
| McAlester Okla, Sept 27.-sylyes.
ter Rush, Of Omaha, special assistant
attorney general, presented the case OF
the government in the Muskogee town
lot cases here this morning.
Before addressing the jury Rush ad-
yised the court that he would prob
ably require till noon to complete his
outline Of the charges contained in the
Indictment.
The prosecutor plunged into the his
tory Of the Indictment and explained
how the prosecution was In keeping
with the governmental policy of protec-
Llon and guardianship over the Indians
The bill filed in open court at Tulsa
May ~, 1909, alleges violation of the
lay contained in the Creek agreement
Of March i 1901.
This agreement provided the method
Of selling townsites in the Creek nay
ton, Muskogee being one Of the towns
involved. The defendants are charged
with constant violation or the law from
July !, 1901, to the date Of the indict-
ment.
y is charged that after having dun
mics for the lots, they were sold to
innocent purchasers who had no no
tice that the lots were scheduled 10
hem by the defendants.
Governor Haskell occupied a front
seat in the court room today.
Attorney Rush stated that Haskell
and the Southwestern Construction
company Of which he was president
and owned 600 shares Of sock, were the
main parties involved In the illegal lot
purchases. Tie went into Creek his
tory and attempted to show that 4 per-
son who did not have the lots by right
q occupancy could not later acquire
them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
Come TO See
Largest Lodge
liz the State

X just dropped In to see the largest
lodge Of our order in the state, said
c. A. chauncey. grand secretary of
the Odd Fellows for this jurisdiction,
who is in the city today and viii at.
tend the meeting of the local lodge
this evening.
MIR ehauncey now lives in Ada hut
many years ago he was Rock Island
agent at Duncan. He knew Chickasha
then as a small burg Of d few hundred
people When he landed in the town
today he wasn't sure that he was in
the right place-it looked more like
Chicago than It did like the Chickasha
Of the olden times
THE subordinate lodge here is "a
nous throughout the state" said Mr..
Saunders, not only for its large mem
bership but also for the kind Of work
that it does"
At the meeting this evening the lodge
will vote on the question Of the con
soIidation Of the two grand lodges Of
Oklahoma. The subordinate lodges all
over the state are voting on the same
question and AIR chauncey is inclined
to think that the vote will be in fa-
yor Of consolidation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
partx Is spIIt.
Winning

Saratoga y, ". Sept. Theodore
Roosevelt suffered defeat again last
night Al the hands of the old guard
q me republican party Of New York.
~ The llrst sklrmish Oh the eve OF the
convention the state committee. IN a
vote Of 22 70 II, reanirmed IT'S action
ot August ~ in selecting vice Presi-
dent sherman as temporary chairman
of the convention The republican par
ty of this state Is hopelessly split.
Roosevelt holds the trump cards.
The meeting last night was sensa-
tional N every respect. Charges and
counter charges Of conspiracy ana de-
ceit were made By the different fac
tions. These we're brought out BY the
reading of a letter BY Timothy l..
Woodruff from Vice President sherman
In which be said he desired thar
charges of conspiracy to secure his se-
lection al chairman OF the state con
vcntion be investigated ana that if
such were the case he did not care TO
serve
After q heated argument lasting
nearly Two hours. in which the leaders
or both the old guard and the progress.
sives gave sharp expression Of their
the committee, BY a vote
o. % 10 ii, resolved:
~That Mr. Sherman be informed that
his selection was made without mis-
as an answer e his let-
ler.H
Al times The arguments waxed so
bitter and acromonious that TO save
ehat appeared to threaten an unfortu-
nate situation. Representative ]. sloat /
Fasseti moved that the whole matter
Be laid on the table But this was \
ioted down, the old guard leaders de-
:laring it to be an attempt to gag them
ind prevent those members who voted I
Or Vice President Sherman from ex-
llainiRg their votes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
|AL az UNITED PRESS.
YFFF~ = NTNIF - FNEods
|RAToGA, NJ n, 3 p. M. SEPT.
ROOSEVELT WAS
4rEp CHAIRMAN ON THE
n BALLOT AND WILL SOON
IN HIS SPEECH.
Aai BY United Press.

slai by United Press.
ratoga, n. Y. Sept 27. Chairman
pthy Woodruff called the state con.
hon to order at noon and delivered
address. When he mentioned the
Nj OF Roosevelt there was big
n for several minutes. Roosevelt
eped attentiyely to Woodrun's ad.
i'll
II the close Of his speech. Wood
Fecognizad Delegate Hicks of Mas
founty who nominated Col. Roosc.
for temporary chairman Of the
Kertion He said:
n the spirit OF ne noble sentiment
abraham Lincoln, with malice To-
n none, with charity toward ail
sminate col. Roosevelt.
hmediately Hicks ceased speaking
1Gruber was recognized and he pre-
4 the name Of Vice President
n pan for chairman. he denounced
Nelt ~ bitter terms, charging him
esponsibiIity FOR the split ii the
IN Fan party ~ many Atatas. gof
n eat afrepublican candidates and
rnl strife and low wages III
Mry He reviewed the twenty
IT. service " Sherman III con
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
Press Association.

ing.
The democrats have been contribut-
ing pretty literally to the attendance
At republican meetings here ana We
should now be glad to see them recip-
rocate by coming out to hear Mr.
West, said Mr.. Bishop. we extend
a cordial invitation to everybody to at
tend our meeting Wednesday evening,
especially our republican friends, and
the ladies' viii also be welcome. Mr.
West is an able speaker and his adj
dress viii interest everybody"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
!: ;. =: !: =: !: :: s.. NERAL
WEST SPEAKS HERE

Hon. chas, West attorney general
Of Oklahoma ana democratic candidate
for re-elecuoalswiH speak in this city
Wednesday evening
Chairman Bishop, Of the democratic
county committee. received notice yes
terday from the state committee Of Mr.
Vests assignment 10 speak In this
county and he has arranged for a
meeting at the court house at o'clock
tomorrow evening, Mr.. West will ar
rive On the Frisco on the same even
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
ENGINEERS
ASK RAISE

Special BY United Press.
Chicago, Sept. Representatives
Of every railroad west Of Chicago are
here today in conference to consider
the fifteen per cent increase in wages
demanded by engineers. Conferences
viii be held daily til an adjustment
is reached.
w. S. Stone. chief Of the order OF
engineers. denied the report that the
engineers had entered the fight for the
proposed increase IN freight rates.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
''Drys'' Prepare
For Campaign

For the purpose Of waging a cam
paign against the repeal Of prohibition
in Oklahoma, the Prohibition League Of
Grady county was organized az a meet
ing held at the Y, NJ. G. A. rooms.
Officers Of the league were elected
as follows: President. G. Schlotter-
beck; secretary, r. A Dunlap; treas
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27

urer, Dr. coryelI. The officers together
with one member appointed from each
Of the churches will constitute the
campaign committee
It is the purpose Of the league to
push the battle against the proposed
local option amendment to the consti-
tuition all along the line until the cleo.
tion is held in November.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
SILENT AS
TO TAI
specis By United Press.

"FVNI3 3.lUF INIItH HESS. IN
Madison Wis. Sept. 27-When
republican state convention conyetict
a noon Senator I.aFnllette was No
complete control. z
The platform planned by the
gressives viii 60 through, posi-
with the exception Of the plank de
manding that the legislature stand By
the primary as 10 the senatorial cleo
tion.
The convention will condemn the
tariif, commend LaFollette and will
not mention President Taft.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27


Treasurer Robert Dunlop Of New
kirk.
Auditor Leo. Meyer Of Sayre.
Superintendent Of Public Instrrc
tion-R. II. Wilson Of chickasha.
Attorney General-CharIes West Q
Enid.
Commissioner OF Charities and Cor
1sctions-Kate Barnard OF Oklahoma
City.
Labor Commissloner-Charles +
Daugherty Of Oklahoma City.
Corporation Commissioner-GeoreI
A. Henshaw Of MadiIl.
President Board OF Agricultural
Thomas Bryan OF Perry.
State Printer--GIles Farris Of Ma
gum.
Inspector and Examiner-C. A. T
lor Of Pond Creek.
Mine Inspector-Ed Boyle Of Chai
Insurance Commissioners. A. BI
lard OF Coyle.
Clerk Supreme Court-W. II.
Campbell OF Ada.
Justices Supreme Court-M.
Kane Ni7J-fU1t L
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27

McAlester, Oqla, Sept. 27. Quick ac-
ton attended the opening Of the trial
of Charles n. Haskell, governor Of Ok
lahoma, and others in the AIuskogee
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
|EAMROLLER FOR
The STANDPATTER
2 Colonel Gets an Awful Roasting
The G. 0. P. is Split Wide Open
in New York State

The ballcting began at 2.22. VIII.
liam Barnes leading of with the solid
* votes Of Albany for Sherman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27
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, Special BY United Press =
+ Denver Col, Sept 27.-Geo. w. =
= stillhammer carpenter, fell :
: from a fiye-story building this =
+ morning without breaking bone, +
= but he suffered complete loss Of =
Z memory. +
: His feet slipped causing him to =
4 fall. :
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-27

WEATHER FoREcAsr

: For olslahoma-To Tonight and =
= Wednesday generally fair and :
: colder in south portion; Wednes- +
= day fair. =
*++4++++%%++4%%# : =
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-01
OHIO NEWSPAPER WOMEN

The Ohio Newspaper Womcn's as
ISOLATION, of which Mrs. Maude Muir
ray Miller has just been elected prcsi-
dent, took a most commendable step
at it's recent state convention when it
passed resolutions that, as far as II
can, it will prevent publishing in the
newspapers the names of children
sentenced to the reform school, so
that in future years the ract may not
be held against them by malicious
persons who might try to prevent
their success. 1t is to be hoped that
newspaper men will also fall in line.
The publication of the pictures and
extended accounts of juvenile crimes
is questionable proceeding. True
it is that there is a juvenile con-
stitutency in every city to whom
newspaper notoriety is a wonderful
feat, and the boy whose picture is in
de paper" because he got "pinched'
is hero. And there is the boy him
self. We must not blind ourselves to
the fact that there are boys who are
sent to the reform schools for no
worse offenses than are committed by
other boys who are not arrested.
Exchange
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-01
TWO SUGGESTIONS

More than year ago one of our
club women wrote suggestion that
the clubs of the state should pay the
travelling expenses of our state presi-
dent when she makes tour of visits.
Now another writes: GAS our Bien-
NAL at Cincinnati is very soon to be
held it seems to me that State Fed
Grafton such as ours, should send
our president, and bear her expenses.
It would mean very small tax for
each club and it would be but slight
mark of appreciation for her labors.
have advised with no one in regard
to this and I would like very much
If you would advocate it in an edi-
torial."
We should like to hear from the
different clubs in regard to these
two suggestions. Certainly, If we
wish our state president to visit us
officially, we should be willing to
contribute our share toward her
travelling expenses. And indeed 1t
would be fitting acknowledgment Of
services to send her to the Biennial
at Cincinnati. Who favors doing one
or both of these suggested opportuni-
ties?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-01
URGENT REQUEST

About five weeks ago I sent out a
list of questions that had been sent
me by the president of the G.. F. w.
c. to each club in the state. These
were to be answered and returned to
me by the 18th of March, the ques-
lions are regarding the work that has
been done along different depart.
ments, these, when they are turned
in will be tabulated here and sent
on to the general chairmen of the
departments to be reported on by
them at the Biennial in May / have
SO far received about a Dozen Will
you kindly urge the necessity of
haste in regard to this in the columns
of Echoes and oblige.
Yours very truly,
HENRIETTA LEWIS.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-01
ST. ANTHONY

The Woman's Literary club of St.
Anthony enjoyed an Educational
Day at their last regular meeting
March Sth. Prof. Neifert, supt. of
our public schools, man Of practical
ideas relative to educating the Amer
lean youth, told the mothers how
they could aid the teachers. He
spoke of the necessity of domestic
science and manual training, and told
how Re hoped the day would not be
long hence when our public school
pupils could enjoy these advantages.
A paper was read on "Civics' and
many lines of work suggested for the
spring work in this line. The meet
ing was an unusually interesting one
and one of profit to all.
MRS. w. C. HUMMELL,
Correspondent Protein.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-01
INTEREST is GROWING

Signs of the growing interest in
woman suffrage multiply. The New
York World has offered to let Mrs.
o. H. P. Belmont edit department
of two pages on this question in the
Sunday World, and the Brooklyn
Times announces that it will devote a
daily column to the subject, and in
vites correspondence pro and con.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-01
SUICIDE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN

The head of the Prussian National
Statistical Bureau, Privy Medical
Counsellor DR.. Bella, makes a report
in the Medizinische Reform on sui
eide among school pupils in Prussia
based on official data. From 1888 to
1907, 1928 school pupils committed
suicide, 1902 boys and 1911 girls.
The yearly variations remain in gen.
eral the same both in the lower and
In the higher schools. On the aver
age a suicide occurs each week. Since
1883 the population and the num-
Der of institutions have increased.
there is therefore a relative decrease
in suicide among students. AS to
the causes of student suicide, it has
been shown that in Prussia more
than one-fourth of such cases are
cvaused by mental disease; and of
the other cases large proportion are
referable to psychic inouences. AS
other causes the tables given by Beh-
la indicate the following: An in
jured sense Of honor, nervousness
and competitive work, failure to Sc
cure certificate or diploma, lack of
promotion, fear of punishment, etc.
More than one-third committed sui
eide from fear of punishment on ac-
count of some offense at school or in
sufficient success in studies. Mental
or nervous diseases form the causa-
tive factor in 10 to Is per cent of
cases. With reference to the import
ant question whether the greater
blame for the lamentable occurrences
should fall on the home or the school,
Bella remarks that unquestionably
the severe criticisms which have been
lately raised against the higher
schools are exaggerated The causes
to large extent lie entirely outside
of the schools. On the other hand, it
should not be overlooked that here
and there an unfit teacher has con-
tributed to the catastrophe by cor
poral punishment and injury to the
sense of honor. But on closer
analysis of the motives it appears
that causes related to the individual
himself. such as mental disturbance,
nervous diseases, hereditary faint,
insufficient capacity, the develop
ment of puberty, etc.. play greater
role than external influences, among
which often only tripes are involved.
Bella concludes that educators
should exercise greater supervision of
the children and control their men
tai life, and that the teacher should
take greater account of the individu-
atty of the pupil-The Journal of
the American Medical Association.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-01
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
The COurant-

The Courant-
In September, 1906, the law es-
tablishing bureau of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, with
separate and central authority to SUI
pervise and direct the naturalization
of aliens, went into effect. Since
then, the waiting list of men quail
fled and anxious to become citizens
of the United States has grown be-
yond 100000 in New York alone,
and conditions are almost as bad in
other large cities. For more than a
year at the same hour at night that
the celebrated bread lines are form
ing at the Bowery and on Broadway
two other lines are forming, one be-
fore the County Court building and
the other at the postoffice. These
last lines are, for the most part, COM
posed of men willing and anxious to
work and who are trying to secure
their naturalization papers that this
might be easier. A large proportion
of the applicants are skilled mechan-
les in the various trades and they
need at least their first papers be-
fore they can be admitted to their
unions and be enabled to enter on
their vocation.
During the summer months these
naturalization lines numbered some
times 500 men, for these not more
than forty papers could be made out
in one day. The rest must wait for
another time.
Prior to the passage of this law,
the traffic in naturalization papers
was national scandal and the sale
of citizenship papers was large and
thriving business. Investigation made
by the police,a few years ago in New
York, showed that the men who con-
trolled sthe push-cart peddling indus
try on the East Side, kept a complete
line of citizenship papers to send out
daily With the employee having charge
of a cart This was necessary, as
before man could take out license
he must be a citizen. Foreigners hav-
ing acquired a competence in Ameri-
ca, went home to live, taking their
papers with them. These were then
sold to West-bound emigrants. who
thus landed for the first time on our
hospitable shores as full fledged
Americans.
Under the existing law such traffic
would be very difficult. The appli-
cant is compelled to give complete de-
tails as to his age, birthplace, time of
emigration, the vessel upon which he
came to America, the port and date
OF entry, with his personal descrip-
ton and that Of all members of his
family whose naturalization is affect
ed by his. Three copies are made of
this. one going to the applicant, one
20 the Department of Commerce and
LABOR, the third remaining on file
with the court where the application
is made. He must then wait three
months for the court to pass upon
his application, at which time he ia
entitled to his first papers, which
are really only record of his in
tentions to become citizen. As the
wise men who concocted this law did
not provide enough money for the
wages of sufficient number of clerks
to attend to the naturalization bust
ness of the community, an unfortu-
nate man sometimes waits a year or
two before he can get his first papers.
1t all seems to depend upon his luck
in getting high enough up in the line
of applicants.
-O-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-01

success financially. The club gave
the play for the Industrial school
pupils, and they in return furnished
orchestra music for us. The clubs is
arranging for Cleaning Day." and
have appointed health committee
and a jail visiting committee. At the
last regular meeting the Davis bill
was carefully studied and Mrs.
Thompson gave a paper on "Why
are Club Women Better Mothers"
which had many clean views.
MATTE r. HUMMELL,
Correspondent Protein.
i Il Il