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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-04-07

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WHERE TO GET PROOF.

What does this mean to the
hundreds that are today serving
sentences on the public roads OF
the state for smaller offenses? 1t
means to them that they must
continue to serve the sentence
and if they get sick they must
take such fare as they can get in |
a convict camp. 1t means that
they must do this, not because
they did not have a good charac-
ter before they committed the |
crime with which they are
charged, but because they have
not the money to employ physi-
clans and lawyers and pay fines,
and because they have not the
influence that the man with
money possesses. In other words
it means that the man that has
the price can commit crimes and
go UNPUBLISHED. and If there be
any that doubt that it means
this to them they can find out
by asking Them"
This is no more than We ex-
pected. A man who makes his
living by getting people out of
trouble and into trouble cannot
be expected to see such matters
in the same way the ordinary
layman sees them. The cases he
comes in contact with are ma
turalIy those that have the price
to pay the lawyer for services.
We did not expect the statement
above to be accepted by lawyers
nor did we refer to them. We
were talking of the poor devils
that were serving sentences or
the roads rev, who are not able
to employ lawyers and doctors
to present their case ito the gov
ernor. We did not couch our
words in legal ter...s for that is
not our profession. but we were
talking for plain people like our
selves.
We would not attempt to prove
the above statement to any one,
but If there is a desire for know
ledge on the part of any there is
evidence in every county in the
state that works its roads BY
convict labor. There may be ex-
ceptions, but in every case some
one has TO be paid for present
ing the matter to the governor.
The fellow we were speaking of
is the goor fellow that has no
way or means Of getting his case
before the governor.
We are willing to lay down
this proposition: Any person that
will show US one case of where
. man of money and influence
has been convicted and served q
sentence, we will show him five
of where such a man has been
turned loose. and ten cases of
where some poor devil that had
no money was compelled TO serve
his sentence without even APP
pealing to the supreme court.
Regarding the question Of
Shemwell's sentence being light.
look around and see. A poor
hobo is arrested for beating i
ride on the train, not stopping II
at pieces not scheduled to stop.
but merely stealing a ride. ano
Is sers 70 the roads for from ~
70 GO lays. Men have been sent
to the roads for more than five
months and had to serve their
sentence, not because Of the
great crime, but because they
could not employ d lawyer 10 de-
fend them, for selling a pint Of
liquor. II we know anything
about the Shemwell case from
the evidence published in the
Governors statement, he stopp-
ed al the point Of pistol a
Southern railway train, and
which train contained United
States Mail, and after carrying
The case through the courts,
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No. Ill 3:l9 a. m. No liz $50 q. m.
No. 81 $50 a. m. No. la 1871 a. m.
No. 80 sos p. m. No. % 5:25 .. m.
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No. 262, mixed, " Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday at $50 .. m.
No. il6. passenger. " daily at go sm
No. 27s, mixed. lvdaily ex. Sun. a:s5 pm
No. 275, mixed, ar daily ex Mon. 500 am
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NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY
No. rs. w daily TOO am
No. -. " daily. except Sunday, $50 pm
No. 81. ar - ~ q ll.I5 arm
No. Is. ar daily OILS nm
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
WISCONSIN MAN
WANTS REVISION
His Speech SIdetracks Efforts to Ac.
compllsh Compromise by sena.
tor Martins Proposal

Washington, May 26.-"Before the
interstate commerce commission can
become effective II will be necessary
to equip It much more thoroughly
than 1t is at present equipped" said
Senator LaFollette in the senate yes.
terday in the course Of a speech which
consumed practically the entire ses.
sion.
He went to the extent Of declaring
necessary revision of the law and
the reconstruction Of the commission
and said that the country should be
divided into districts in charge Of a
subeommission to insure an effective
service. The Wisconsin senator
spoke for almost five hours in support
of the Cummins amendment regulating
railroad rate increases. and had not
concluded when the senate adjourned
The speech had the effect of side
tracking tie effort set on foot yester-
day to obtain a compromise on the
basis suggested by Senator Martin,
but there was more or less private
discussion of that provision and the
general impression was that II would
be accepted when the vote x taken
Mr. Ia Toilette made two or three
references to the Martin amendment,
indicating opposition to it.
You'd better have the courage to
stand up here and vote the Cummins
amendment down than to dodge the
question by adopting mere subter-
fuge," he said at one time.
Mr.. La Toilette III his speech gave
much attention TO the question Of
physical valuation of railroads and
said he would offer an amendment
providing for such valuation.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
Martins Proposition to Amend the Cummin' S
Amendment May Be AdOpted---Aldrich and
Followers Haze Signi6ed Their Willingness
to Accept it, Would Compel a Final
Decision on Rates Within Six
Months After Schedule
is Filed.

with railroad capitalization shall be
eliminated from the measure to save
the time that would be required to de.
bate them.
Insofar as the Martin proNisJ has
been discussed 1t was considered as
a part Of the Cummins amendment.
Much difference of opinion regarding
it arose as to where the old rates or
the new would be In effect after six
monlAs II the commission failed to
reach a conclusion under II within that
time. Mr. Martin contended the old
rates would continue, but refused to
accept a suggestion made by Mr. Ray
ner to do away with all doubt by ex-
tending the proviso so as TO declare
explicitly for the continuance OF the
old rates. The point had not been
settled when the senate adjourned.
During Mr.. Bovah's speech he was
taken to task by Mr.. Aldrich for quot.
ing from the Des Moines speech Of
President Taft for the purpose of
showing that the president was Of the
opinion that rate increases should not
take effect without satisfying the com
mission Of the reasonableness OF the
new rates.
Mr.. A1drich said that while he recog.
nized the right Of the president to
make suggestions to congress. he did
not believe IN the propriety of bring.
ing in his unofficial utterances with
the end Of influencing legislation.
Il deal only with the presidents
public utterances, and do not get his
views through private conferences"
replied the Idaho senator with
warmth. Il had never supposed It I'm.
proper to quote here any of the presi-
dents published utterances.'
Saying that previously. while he
had not felt assured the interpreta-
tion OF the presidents utterances had
been justified he did so feel after Mr..
Aldrlchs remarks.
The hit bird always fiptters," he
said,
Mr. Aldrich did not reply
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27

Washington, May 25.--Whether the
railroad bill shall prohibit fatty in.
creases in railroad rates without the
approval Of the interstate commerce
commission or shall extend to six
months the time during which the
commission may suspend the senate
rates. was the question before the
senate when II adjourned yesterday.
The session was devoted TO argu-
ments In favor of the Cummins pro.
vision by its author and by Senators
Borah and Dolllyer.
The suggestion for the extension OF
the time during which the commits
sion may suspend rates for inyestiga-
ton was made by Senator Martin in
the course OF Mr.. Cummins' speech,
His proposition was that the Cummins
provision should be amended by in
serting a proviso requiring that "a
final decision shall be rendered with.
In six months from the date In which
the schedule Is fled" It was imme-
diately taken up by number Of sen
ators on both sides and soon became
the basis Of general cloak room dis
cussion OF compromise.
Senator Aldrich and his followers
announced their willingness TO accept
It. and Senator Dolliyer and Cummins
indicated a favorable inclination. Sen
ator Rayner declared his willingness
to adopt the suggestion and number
of other democrats acquieseed in his
utteranee Many senators predict It's
acceptance when the question comes
TO a vote.
The regular republicans will prob
ably insist in different form. AS orig
inally made It is in the shape of an
amendment to the Cummins amend
ment. but It's acceptance in that form
would mean the ultimate acceptance
OF the Cummlns provision as modified
by Martin Many Of them prefer 1t as
substitute for the provision allow.
ing a suspension of rates for 100 days.
A part Of the general understanding,
is that the sections of the bill dealing
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
VINITA WILL GET
NEXT CONVENTION
No Opposition to This city as Next
Meetits Place Of Spanish War
Veterans.

Muskogee, Okla, May 2g.-vinita
was yesterday selected as the next
meeting place of the annual encamp-
ment of Spanish War Veterans of Ok
lahoma There was no opposition. The
new state officers as elected are
Department commander John Mey-
er, Oklahoma City; senior vice com
mander, A. L. Hollingsworth, Chick.
asha; junior vice commander William
NJ Crawford, Muskogee; department
inspector, Frank Northup. oklahoma
City, department surgeon. Or. p. p
Noryell, Muskogee; judge advocate.
w. NJ. Sims, Yinita; chaplain, Grant
A. Hart, Enid; department marshal,
W. NJ Meeks. Vinita; counsel OF adj
ministration, Guy c. Roberts, Lawton;
N, r. Holmes. Oklahoma City; G. G.
Goodpaster, Vinita; l.. " Pitts, Mus.
kogee; Fred L. Fisher, El Reno; J.
Bart Foster, Chandler; I. II. Scissor,
Guthrie.
Commander-in-chief Gihon Of Bos-
ton. Mass. Installed the new officers.
Charges preferred against John
Meyer chief Of the staff by W f.
Merchant. a member of the Oklahoma
City camp, were brought before the
encampment aud speedily disposed Of
Merchant had preferred charges
against Meyer alleging that the chief
Of stan had used abusive language.
Merchant had written 10 Commander
w j often Of Enid and demanded
court.martal, which was refused At
this encampment a committee was ap-
pointed TO make an investigation. The
committee declared the charges 0n-
warranted
Resolutions were passed fayoring a
bill before congress providing for the
granting Of pensions to widows and
orphans Of soldiers Of the Spanish
American war
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
WHY He DIDN'T
MAKE CONFESSION
oliver Splitter Says Such Statement
Would Have implicated Have
meyer, Who is Now Dead.

New York, May 26.-~oliyer Splitter,
h primer superintendent Of the docks of
he American Sugar Refining company
n xplained yesterday why he did not
confess during the trial, which ended
last February, with his being sentenc-
ed to two years at Atlanta.
Such a confession, he declared on
the stand yesterday, would have car
ried him to cemetery. In other
words II would have implicated a dead
man, Henry o. Havemeyer, late head
of the sugar trust.
Splitter talked freely after leaving
the stand. He said he had met d. o.
Havemeyer two or three times and
that Ernest w. Gerbracht. former re-
inery superintendent, another Of the
defendants, had made his reports d.
rect to Mr. Havemeyer. The frauds
he insisted, had begun before his time,
although he worked on the docks
twenty-nine years He admitted that
the steel springs, used to manipulate
the scales on the docks, were his In
vention.
why did you not tell the truth in
the first placer" he was asked
Every time I look in a mirror l
see a d. fool" was the answer.
Il was a fool not to do it, but l was
ashamed to let any one know that l
did these things. My credit was good; /;
could get anything and did not
want the people to know that was
fool enough to do these things for
nothing. ] got nothing cut OF It.
Another reason why | committed
jerjury was because thought nothing
could happen to the sugar trust. We
all thought the trust was so strong
that the government could not do any
thing with 1t"
Aside from spitzer's confession, the
government attached most of the inn
portance In its cause to the testimony
given today BY Miss Viola c. Mertens,
a stenographer employed by the sugar
company She said that she made
three copies of the so-ealled technical
statements concerning sugar weights
which have disappeared, and that one
copy was sent to Meike and another
10 Gerbracht.
The government has eight OF ten
witnesses, who, 1t is said, will con-
firm her statement and attempt to
prove that Heike received these state
ments. They win be put on the stand
today and Mr.. stimson viii then rest
for the prosecution.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
KILL APPROPRIATION FOR
TARIFF INVESTIGATION

Washington. May 24.--The proposed
two hundred and nifty thousand dol.
lsr appropriation to defray the ex-
penses Of the tariff board, recommend
ed BY the president, was stricken from
the sundry civil appropriation bill in
the house Monday
This action resulted from a decision
by Representative Mann, Of Illinois.
who was In the chair. sustaining a
point Of order made BY Mr. Fitzgerald.
OF New York. who contended that
there was no Law authorizing such an
appropriation
In order to meet the objection to
the tariff board On the part OF many
democrats and some republicans. hIr.
Tawney proposed another amendment
which appropriated two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars practically for
the same purpose
Representative Fitzgerald promptly
made q point OF order against the new
amendment and pending his argu-
ment upon Il the house adjourned.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
HAD ATTEMPTED
TO POISON FAMILY.
Tablets Placed In Fruit BY Woman
Who at One Time Had Been
Declared Insane.

Bartlesville, Okla, May 25.-When
g. W. Lang and family returned to
their home In Usage Monday aft
ernoon after spending the day in
Bartlesville and found their niece, Miss
Alma Lang, in a serious condition, they
suspected that she had been poisoned
and called a physician. who gave her
an emetie, and In few hours she
had recovered her normal condition.
Her illness had followed the eating
OF a quantity of stewed aprioots which
Mr.. Lang's step-mother, Mrs. Edelia
Harley, had prepared for the family
dinner.
Mr.. Lang at once suspected Mrs.
Harley, who had been acting strange
ly OF late, had made an unsuccessful
attempt TO poison the entire family,
and he caused her arrest.
Mrs. Harley was taken TO Pawhus-
ka, where she viii be tried, the alleg-
ed attempt at poisoning having been
committed in Usage county. She was
adjudged insane In Warren county,
Pa, some years ago and afterwards
was pronounced sane and released.
The family fear that she has become
insane once more
The apricots which caused Miss
Lang to be IN were examined by DR..
Rammel, who had been called to at
tend her. and be found a number OF.
small white tablets which were par.
TALLY dissolved
When showed the tablets to Mrs.
Harley, she said they looked like some
a physician in the east had given her
to take three times a day. but she did
not know what for" said DR.. Ram.
mel 4 asked her why she placed
them In the fruit and she denied
placing them there Hyoolne Is often
given to patients being treated for in
sanity and ] believe that is what was
placed in the food, from the condi-
tion | found the young lady IN.
When | arrived the pupils Of her eyes
were greatly diiated Il was either
hyocine or atrophine, which are deadly
poison when taken in quantities"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
SEVENTEEN KILLED WHEN
LAKE STEAMERS COLLIDE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Port Huron, Mich May "a - TIE
steamer, Frank II Goodyear. com.
manded by Captain Hemenger, Of this
city. eollided in a fog. twenty.seven
miles south Of Thunder Bay, at six
O'Clock last night, with the steamer
James B Wood, sinking IN forty.seven
fathoms OF water The Goodyear
crew numbered twenty-three, Of which
seventeen were lost Captain Hemen-
ger, IN charge of the Goodyear is
among the survivors Many OF the
Goodyear's crew were killed by fall.
ing matches before they had a chance
TO jump into the water All had life
.preseryers when the vessel sank The
baby cf the Goodyear cook was dash
ed from bis arms by a falling hatch
and the infant was lost.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
EMPHATIC EXPRESSIONS
OF SYMPATHY FOR WOMAN
BY Associated Press.

hy Aaa0NlhleW IIthb
81 Louis, Mo, May 24-Fiye add.
tional names were added to the jury
panel In two hours today in the trial
of Mrs. Dora E. Doxey, charged with
the murder of her alleged husband,
w. J Erder Twenty tentative jurors
are still needed to complete the panel
Of forty.seven DIR. L. B Doxey the
prisoners husband, who also Is under
indictment, was kept in the cell today
He will not be taken into court, while
his wife is on trial Emphatic declara-
tions Of sympathy for the woman,
charged with the crime, we're made
by two Of the veniremen in the exam.
ination. The Circuit attorney, follow.
ing the custom. challenged the pros
pectiye jurymen. who said they would
not convict woman on clrcumstant-
lal evidence.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
MARRIED MEN WILL
COMPOSE DOEEY JURY
Bv Associated Press.

st. Louis, Mo. May 25.-The attor
neys for Mrs. Dora y, Doxey. accused
Of poisoning William J Erder today,
are engaged in choosing. from the
special panel of forty-seven obtained
yesterday IN Judge Grimms court
twelve men who will, aeceptably to
them, hear the evidence for and
against her. The testimony. Il is ex-
peeted will be reached at tomorrows
session. today being a recess IN the
case. They Jury which will try Mrs.
Doxey will be composed largely Of
married men, Thlrty-sIx out of the
forty-seven talesmen. who have quail
fed as competent for jury duty, from
whom the final twelve viii be chosen,
are married
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
Rapidly Paying Creditors.

Guthrie, Okla, May 24.-Before
leaving for the bankers meeting at
Bank Commissioner Young
Monday sent out checks aggregating
approximately s1i4,OOO TO creditors Of
the failed Columbia Bank and Trust
company This wipes out all Of the
liabilities OF the bank except about
5000. 900 owned to the guaranty fund.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
FOURTEEN INJURED WHEN
TRAIN JUMPS TRACK
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press,
Pueblo, Colo. May 25. Fourteen
people were injured this morning.
when two coaches Of the Denver and
Rio Grande train, No 1l5. jumped the
track two miles from cuchareas juno
tlon. Col Among the injured are T..
L. Jacobs of Kansas City No. hip
bruised Mrs. George Strong, of Kan
sas City Mo. shoulder bruised. Mrs.
II. ] Strange. of Dodge City, Kans.,
side bruised ". f. Blair, Of Atlanta,
Rans. back and right shoulder spraln-
ed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
STATES WILL SETTLE OLD
BOUNDARY LINE DISPUTE.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington. D. c., May 26.-The
long continued dispute between Mis-.
souri, and Kansas, over the boundary
line between the two states will be
settled by the states. IN accordance
with a Joint resolution adopted by the
senate today. The resolution had al
ready passed the house and lacks only
the signature Of the president 70 make
it d law. The resolution gives full
authority TO the states.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
sUsPENps COMPANY FROM
NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
BY Aesoclated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York. May 26.-The announce
ment was made by the brokerage firm
OF E. r Hutton e. Company, today
that the firm had been suspended from
the privileges Of the New York stock
exchange for one year. following the
submission Of charges that the firm
had been guilty OF violating the ex-
change regulations regarding the shar
ing of commissions.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
Trains collide Al Crossing,

BY Associated Press.
Wichita, Kans.. May PA Santa
Fe freight train and a Missouri Pacific
freight train eolllded at the crossing
at Bellplalne, twenty-five mies south
OF here this morning. The Missouri
Pacific train carried day coach. One
man Is reported dead and several IN.
jured
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
TELEPHONE OPERATORS
BECOME VIOLENTLY I'LL
BY Associated Press.

by AHh06lhted ETeaB.
Wichita, kans., May 24--The office
OF the Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company here. was converted into a
temporary hospital last night, when
eight Of the eompany's operators be
came violently III after eating Ice
cream. purchased az nearby confec-
tionery shop. The physicians pro.
nounced II ptom Inc poisoning The
operators were placed on the Office
floor and counters and physicians
summoned Later they were moved
TO their homes. During the night, the
ninth operator was also taken III and
she too is in dangerous condition
today Three Of the patients, includ-
ing the chief operator MAJ not re-.
cover
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
FIRST BREAK IN RANKS
OF COAL MINE OPERATORS
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Fort Smith. Ark, May 26.-The first
break in the ranks of the coal opera
tors OF the southwest, since the strike
began, occurred this morning when
the Sans Bois Coal company of Nc
Curtain, Okla, signed a contract grant
ing the ten per cent increase in wages.
which was the contention OF the min.
ers, when they struck. One thousand
miners returned TO work today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
WOULD GIVE NEWSPAPERS
FREEDOM OF THE COURTS
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington. d. c., May 25.--A bill
providing that a newspaper may bring
either a criminal or civil action or de-
fend one in any federal court and ap-
peal It even to the United States SUI
preme court, without cost was report
ed favorably by the judiciary commit
tee Of the house today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
SIMPLICITY WILL MARK
MISS HARRIMAN'S WEDDING
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York, May 90. = In a little
Episcopal church. at Arden, N. Y,
Miss Mary Hartman, daughter OF the
late railroad builder, Edward II. Har-
riman, will be married today to
Charles Cary Rumsey, OF Buffalo, a
sculptor. Simplicity in the extreme
Will mark the ceremony, because Of
the recent death OF the brides father,
who lies buried in the grave yard be.
side the church.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-27
y Associated press

BY Associated Press
Shanghai China. May 24-- Native
riots occurred At Chuan CHA, thirty
miles northwest Of Chang sha. last
Saturday A considerable portion -
the city was burned The Lutheran
church was destroyed There Is gem
eral unrest and the antiforeign aeAti.
ment Il spreading