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New-York tribune., 1911-03-02

any portion Of the existing area OF "ater-
way between the pierhead lines for the con-
struction Of piers. as long as the largest
steamships can be provided with suitable
wharf accommodation AT other piers, even
though TO do so will require a radical
change in the system Of constructing docks
straight out from the shore, which has
been in vogue up 70 the present time
The centre Of the hotel district, the board
saws Is near Sixth avenue and i2d street,
end " the transatlantic lines should be
docted between nth and 57th streets the
messengers arriving from abroad would not
be subjected 70 Inconvenience in reaching
their hotels The hoard says that even the
new liner Olympic, which is supposed 70 he
the largest or longest steamship yet con
structed. and which is expected 10 arrive in
New York next June. can be docked az the
Rush Terminal in Brooklyn. AZ Staten lei
and or in the North River between 10Th and
5ith streets.
The board apparently has little sympathy
with the argument for pier extensions be
cause Of increased length of shirs saying
that the limits Of the harhor would permit
o,Iv short extensions AZ most. whereas
siipS are C0nilnulnS 10 Ei'N w irNS'i-
Even with the piers heightened AT the
present time. the same objection might he
advanced again within another year or two.
since the date Of this application" the
rerort SAYS. ~ is reported that the Gu
rard Line has under consideration a ship
having a length OF nine hundred feet II -
evident that the extreme length OF ship pos
sible has not YET been reached, while under
the present adopted policy ot pier CON
struction on Manhattan Island tho maxi
mum length of pier possible between the
existing har3or lines and normal 10 the
lor gitudinal street system OF the island on
the North River has already been exceeded
by the ships under construction
In denying the applications the board
finds that the only new condition that has
arisen since this decision was announced
by the Secretary OF war on the former ap-
plication II the dlscontlnuance OF ore ferry
line. namely. the I'D street ferry Of ths
Pennsylvania Railroad and II Is the opin-
ion Of the board that this change does not
New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
MINISTERS OPPOSE BILLS
Against Letting Jews Conduct
BUSINESS on Sunday.
H. Tei,rrsrh 20 The tribune !

Alhanv. March Hearings on three sun
6av hills TO-DAY before the Assembly Codes
Committee brought n ALBANY a large mum
her Of clerzv1nen 10 sneak for and against
them. Two of the bills. introduced by
Assemblvnen Oliver and Levy would per
NIT Jews 70 conduct their business on
SUNDAYS and the third by Assenblyrnsn
Oliver would allow cities 10 make their
own ordinances affecting Sunday theatrt-
Gals The argument against the bills rss
that thev would be the opening V'edgs
toward tearing down the American Sab
bath # vas also held that about the onl"
poople p.ho wanted this legislation we're the
1ews. WHO constitute only about per cent
Of the population Of the country
nr u u STartz. Of the New York San-
bath Committee conducted the opposition.
lie introduced the following speakers;
General Prime. If Yonkers. ex- Senator
Brush. If the Brooklyn League. John VI.
Cunlnlines. Of the New York state Sahbath
Association. the Rev " Z Monterrey, of
the Bartist Ministers Association Of New
York CITY. pr Walter Laidla", OF the
Federation Of Churches. ths Rev. ". 5.
Hutber. Of the New York Sabbath Com
rnittee. the Rev Dr Lounsbury, Of ths
Albany Ministerial Association, and ex
Aesenlblvnan West. Of the New York
Sacred Law and Order League.
Among the clsrgyznen who spoke for the
hin were Dr. T. Magness, Of the Jewish
Community. Dr p. Drachman. Of the Jew
ish Sabbath Association, DR. y Desola
Poole. Of the Union Of Orthodox Congre-
cations. and Or " ! Carly: Of the Sev-
enth Day Adventists They held that the
legislation sought was only in line with
the principle Of religious liberty on which
this nation was founded. Assemblynsn
Oliver and Levy, Theodore Sutro, OF the
German Alliance. and Samuel | Hayman.
Of the Jewish Merchants Association. also
smoke for the bills
New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
RUEr NEAR PENITENTIARY
Week Stay Of Execution Preparatory
to Removal to San Quentin.

San Francisco March Although an or
der committing AbIaham Rucf 10 san
Quentin penitentiary 10 serve term Of
fourteen years for the hrihing of Supervisor
John ! Furev was made to-day by Su
periOr Judge william = Bawior. Ruef rs
stil In the county jail here where ho was
placed inst before midnight last night
Tho order was turned over 10 the Sheriff g
Office immcdistely and deputy departed
with n 20 the jail In the mean time how
ever a seven days stay Of execution Of
Judgment was granted 10 give Ruef time
I'm which 10 settle Up his affairs before 90
ing 10 San Quentin penltentiarv
Henry Ach. Ruefg attorney who appeared
iu Superior Judge LaWlor's court au1 asked
for the stay. promised t1ai Euef would
ont further attenpie ~ ob-tru ton
Ruef has been under S25G.0p nsH for some
time pending the decision VI various ap-
peals.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
PHIrFS IN BLooM1NGDA1E
White Plains Man Transferred from
Bellevue Hospital

Edward Phiprs. of No lo2 North Sixth
avenue White Plains, was taken from
BELLEVUE Hospital vesterd3y and trans
farred 70 Rloomngdale ASYLUM. He was
committed ~ Bellevue last week hy Mas
istrate Breen IN the mems night court for
observation as m his mental condition
ITls commitment followed series Of esoa-
rades in ths Tenderloin Hiz son Edward
Phipps ir obtained the commitment
Mr. Phipps has long been one ~ White
Tiainss leading residents He was With
the First National Rank and With the
County Trust COMPANY and the Central
Rank 81 yVestchester. and vas 2 stock
holder and director IN r1e Wes'chester
County Fair Association
New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
HARBOR BOARDS REASONS
Says Lengthening of Piers Would
Greatly Impede Traffic.
lFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

Warrington march Recommendation
against tho applications Of the big trans
atlantic steamship lines and tho city Of
New York for the lengthening of tho
steamship piers IN the North River h,ve
been made 10 the War Department hy the
Harbor Line Board CT the engineering d.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
uIcpols oHlo's LleUr.ooVeRNoH

NIuekegon, Nich March g. While Hugh
J. Nichols. cf Clearmont Countv Ohio.
state chairman ~ the Democratic party.
vas attending the Democratic convention
hcre 10 dav he was notified by wire h.
Harmon that he has been ap-
+ointed Lieutenant Governor TO MI the
,lparancv caused hy the election ~ ttits
ponrrone 10 the United states senate
New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
Fowl FPS NOMINATION. REPORTED

Albany. March THE senate Finance
,-or,,,,tttoe to. dav voted - report favor
S,lt tine nornination "f Rouert J.. Fowler
o. Surrogate II Now YORK county, 10 cue
coed the late Abner {. Thomas
New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
BILL TO REGULATE MARRIAGES.
Herrick Measure Would Require
Doctors Certificates

Albany. March -Assemblymar u y.
Herrick put in a bill to-day providing that
no marriage license shall be Issued until
the parties have presented doctors Ger
fiacate 70 the effect that both are free
from any contagious. infectious or trans
misstble disease and making If mis-
demeanor 10 procure such certificate b.
fraud
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
HANNA Is
A STRONG
WITNESS

Telegram by Uaited Press.
New York. July 2S. = L. C. Hanna,
brother OF the late senator Mark Han
na. testified today before the Stanley
steel committe which is lnvestigat-
Ing the absorption OF the Tennessee
Coal and iron CO.. BY the trust The
committee summoned Hanna and 9TH
er members Of the Grant and schley
syndicate former controllers Of the
Tennessee company Hanna testified
that the company controlled between
four and five hundred million tons.
Hanna related a midnight confer
ence at Morgan's home resulting IN
the absorption Of the Tennessee Coal
a Ircn company after Judge Gary, and
Henry G. Frick had secured Roose-
velt's approval. Hanna said the hold
Ing syndicates troubles followed the
large rail order from Hartman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
GOES FOR
FORTUNE

Not every one who leaves chicka-
sha does 50 under such favorable cir
cumstances as did Miss Alice Myers
who left last night for Blackwell. Ok
lahoma. to join her father and from
there will go directly to Hartford,
Conn.,. where she has recently inher-
tied property valued at more than
$4,000 from her grandmother's es-
tate. Miss Myers win take possession
Of her property at once and VIII be A
very wealthy young woman in her own
right.
Miss Myer has been filling the place
ofassistant chief operator in the local
telephone office and has been doing
her duty well. She came to ChIcka-
sha from Blackwell to take the place
Of the chief operator but has been do
ing substitute and assistants work
Two weeks ago Miss Myer received
a message from Hartford. Conn, stat
ing that she had been named sole heir
to her grandmother's estate. Later
she received word from her attorneys
that the estate was valued al more
than $4,000. Miss Myer was a pop
ular young lady among the girls with
whom she worked and was very sweet
and modest in her appearance. Her
father lives at Blackwell.
Miss Myer hasnot seen her grand
mother for more than two years. She
visited IN Hartford several years ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
GODeYnOr
COn1n1uteS
Sent ence

disapproyal Of the governors action.
Mr.. Featherston said he knew Of no
particular reason the governor gave
for committing the death sentence 10
life Imprisonment but 1t was generally
understood that the negro's age had
much to do with the governors ac-
lion. the negro being only is years old
These gentlemen say the negro new
er weakened as the time for his exc
cution approached closer and closer
retaining that same free and uncon-
cerned appearance that has charac-
terized him ever since he has been ur-
der sentence OF death and which was
particularly noticeable last night
when he played coon can" and en-
ioyed band concert frequently call
ing on the musicians to repeat some
favtorite tune.
When the guards went to the cell
to notify Prather that the governor
had showed him executive clemency
ne seemed TO take the news coolly and
without any visible singns Of delight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
UNWRITTEN LAW
BOBS UP AGAIN

Telegram by United Press.
Fredericktown. Mo-, Juy rs. - The
unwritten law will be the defense Of
Walter N. Day, travelling piano sales
man held on $4,000 bond for shooting
Paul Decuire, jeweler found in Days
home with bis wife.
DeGuire is fatally wounded. Day
watched his wife for a hours from
window IN his fathers house next
door. He saw guests depart leaving
DeGuire. Lights we're extinguished.
Day who was supposed to be away on
a trip came out Of hiding and entered
his home where he found his wife and
DeGuire alone. Day proceeded to
open fire on Decuire and wounded
him fatally.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
new DEPOT
CONTRACT
AWARDED
LiSIe -DumiBG company
Will Build $4,000
0. C. Station.

Within forty days the construction
work on the new Oklahoma Central
depot will begin. The contract was let
late yesterday afternoon to the Lisle-
During Construction company Of Ok
lahoma City and the work win start as
soon as the material can be placed on
the grounds. The terms Of the con-
tract and specifications calls for a
$4,000 building
Harold Macklin OF this city drew
the plans and win be the supervising
architect Mr.. Nacklin says that the
building will be one OF the most mod
ern and complete The ge-eral Of
fIces OF the company will be maintain
ed over the depot
The work on the foundation is now
delayed on a shipment OF steel for
the basement finishings but as soon as
this is received the foundation work
will be pushed to completion.
w, G. Choate general manager Of
the Oklahoma Central company was
in Town iast night He awarded the
contract here. The new depot win be
erected at the corner og Srd ST. and
Pennsylvania avenue.
The new Oklahoma Central depot
win add much to the appearance OF
the city and win make the terminal
facilities Of this road as good as any
road in this section.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
BezdiCheCk Must
Garry His Case to
the Supreme Court

an employee of the company. which
caused injuries which required the
amputatlon OF one Of his arms and the
removal Of bones from the right foot
which win make him a hopeless Grip
pie for the remainder Of his life.
The history Of the case win be re-
membered in this city. Young Bezdi-
check who was in the employe Of the
chickasha Light, Heat & Power COM
pany was repairing some wires in the
neighborhood It the Nash hotel He
came in contact with the live wire
while working on a pole. He was
burned severely over the body His
injuries lett him a cripple. He is a
young man and had married just a
short time before the accident
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
PERKINS CALLS
BURNS A THIEF

Telegram by United Press.
Erie. Pa, July 2s-Gilbert E. Per
kins. head Of the Perkins detective
agency, today charged that Detective
Burns stole evidence from Perkins Of
fice at Indianapolis proving John J..
Mcnamara was not involved in dyna-
hitting the Times for which he is
charged. Perkins is on trial for send.
ing blackhand letters to Millionaire
Strong. Papers were stolen when Of
ficers raided the day Mcnamara was
arrested, Perkins charges.
Denying Perkins charges, Detec-
tive Burns said s'The statement that |
or my men rlfled or stole records
from Perkins relative to the investiga-
ton OF dynamiting cases is a mali
cious, lbelous fabrication.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28

Frank Besdicheck. the electrician
who was burned badly by coming In
contact with live electric wire in the
neighbofhood Of the Nash hotel IN this
city several years ago and who was
awarded damages, 10 the amount OF
sis.2o0 for the personal injuries sus.
tanned. by jury in the Grady county
district court will have to fight his
case before the supreme court OF the
state. The chlckasha Light Heat &
Power company filed an appeal from
the decision Of the Grady county court
x the supreme court July 26 at Okla
he.ua City
Rezdicheck claims that ne was
brought in contact with an uninsulat'
ed wire through the carelessness OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
OKLAHOMA WEATHER sUL-
TIN.


~
chiekasha. Oklahoma City, Elk
City: Cloudy. cool. light rain AZ
Elk City.
Manoum, cloudy, light rain.
Hobart, cloudy, raining.
Perry, cloudy warm, no rain.
sayre, cloudy, raining.
Clinton, ceary, cloudy, warm,
no rain.
Cushing, cloudy, warm, mlsting.
Fairfax. cloudy, warm, mo rain.
Enid, cool, light rain.
Atoka, McAlestsr. Holdenville.
cloudy, warm. no rain.
minoo, cloudy. cool, light rain.
Tulsa. cloudy. warm. 10 rain.
Chandler, cloudy. cool, light
rain.
Stroud, cool, raining.
Usage. cloudy. no rain.
Madill, cloudy. wscm.
Ponca City. CLOUDY, cool.
Durant part cloudy. cool. ne
rain.
Arkansas City. part cloudy. rs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
FRANK eREER MARRIED.

Enid. July 2S.--Frank Greer, former
editor Of the Guthrie State Capital,
and widely known republican politi-
clan and newspaper man. and Mrs.
Laura Leigh Hanson, teacher Of elocu-
ton at Oklahoma Christian university
we're married here at ? o'clock Thurs
day night. The wedding was dis
tinct surprise. even to those who wit
messed it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28

PRAYS FOR
CLEMENCY
After Confession Boy
WeepS at Thought Of
Electric Chair.
TELEGRAM BY United Press.

ItItBTdm Uy JWItU TIts5.
New York, July 2S Paul G. Aidel,
II years old, wept and prayed against
being sent to the electric chair al
though he confessed to the murder Of
William Henry jackson. for s6.75
watch which was pawned for SIS.
Patrick McCrane, an accomplice is
held by the police on the theory that
he stood guard while Aidel did the
deed Mrs. Edward Kane. boarding
house keeper. and her husband, are
held as witnesses. District Attorney
Whitman, predicts the death sentence
within a month.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
WET GOODS coNFlscArED.

Deputies from the sheriffs office
made a raid yesterday in which they
got II barrels Of beer and s cases OF
whisky Walter Edwards and Jim
Crews, draymen, were hauling tie wet
goods from the Frisco depot to some
unknown destination when the Off
cials captured the beer and whisky.
The draymen were going to the coun.
try but just where Is hard to find out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
CHARLES NAeEL, SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND LABOR

Taf cabinet is Secretary Charles
Nagel Of department 0 Nage is
call six footer but that is to be expected
both and Nissourian
has
leading activities his
and labor department
Missouri house representatives
served president Of the ct ounci Of
Missouri member
o. the Republican national committee Secretary Nage trustee q
prominently identified other
ways educational artistic affairs Of his home city
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28

HANGING
STOPPED
Negro Murderer Still Liv-
ing;: Vast Crowd Voices
Disappointment.
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram By United Press.
Oklahoma City, July 2s. - Governor
cruce at the last minute committed
the death sentence Of John Henry Pra-
ther to life Imprisonment The negro
convicted Of murder was sentenced 70
hang al 10 O'Clock this morning.
THOUSANDS had gathered to witness
the execution and when they were de.
prived Of seeing the self-confessed
murderer hung by the neck until dead
. voice Of disapproval went up.
The crime for which Prather was
10 hase suffered death was commit.
ted on the early morning OF March 3.
1911. Prather and four boon compan.
Ions, Bub Johnson. Charles Posey,
Elijah Turner ana James Holmes had
been drinking and had already held
one white man up and robbed him.
ihey spent all they got from him for
bad whisky and then went out in
search Of another victim. Seeing W.
H. Archie on his way home shey fol.
lowed and and rushed him on Third
street. within plain view OF the state.
house overpowerine him. they rob.
bed him Of an he had. about $50 and
the other four men ram Prather turn.
ed. after tae rest had gone, and as
Archie lay PROSTATE on the ground.
deliberately shot him IN the head.
All five attempted to escape. but
none OF them ost away. After they
we're arrested, Pralher admitted his
guilt and resusel to enter any plea ln.
the district court. except one OF gull
~" The other four were tried. con-
victed and sentenced 10 be hanged.
but appeals were taken to the criminal
court OF appeals and pending a decis.
ion they we're taken to the penitenti.
airy at McAlesief. Before they left.
all five protessed religion and we're
baptised IN abath tub in the county
jail. The date Of Prather's execution
was AZ first set for June 2i. but af-
terwards changed on account Of that
being Governor Cruces wedding an.
niversary and was finally set for Fri.
day. July 2s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
REGULAR REPUBLICANS SEE
LAST HOPES VANISH
Telegram by United Press

Telegram by United Press.
Washington. July 2s Hopes Of re-
publican regulars who thought the
president believed the wool revision
dilema were blasted today when they
learned that the senate progressives
had pledged to aid the democrats III
the adoption of whatever compromise
that might be effected by the senate
house conference.
Democratic leaders admit prear-
rangement in passing the LaFollette
substitute the republicans agreeing
to support the conference bill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
CHARTER
PROPOSAL
DEFEATED
Light Vote Gives Nos"
Majority Of 81
Votes.


With a total vore og sos cast In yes
terdays election the proposal to pro-
coed further toward the adoption Of
charter form Of government for
Chickasha was defeated by So the vote
standing 2eS for and 800 against.
The freeholders who would have
written the charter had the proposition
carried are: First ward, J. B. Barnes.
and J. p Nail; second yard. W. e.
Whitaker and 4. F. Davenport; third
ward. Dennis O'Brien and g. r. Burke.
fourth ward. James Pettyiohn and
Thomas j. O'Neil.
There was less than half the votes
polled that were ,sast in the mayors
election in April Al that time more
than 1900 votes were cast.
This was the second time the char
ter proposition had been up and the
second defat the measure had met
Following Is the vote
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
coRREcTioN.

Later and more authentic informa-
ton causes us to correct the state,
ment that Mr.. Johnson. who was run
over BY the boys on their wheels and
later died, was 20 years old and
very deaf. Mr.. Johnson. at the time
of his death was only 81 and not deaf.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28

Or. L. E. Emanuel. city physician
and C. " Feaiherston, deputy sher-
in. reiurnd this afternoon from Okla
homa City. where they bad been to
witness the hanging Of John Henry
prather These gentlemen say an
immense crowd had gathered to wit
ness the hanging and when the exc
cution was called off by order Of the
governor only 80 minutes before the
appointed time signs OF disappoint-
ment were visible on the faces Of the
multitude many OF whom expressed
their disappointment as well as their
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-28
Victim Of Crank'S
Shooting Is Dead
TeIegram By united Pres.

Telegram by United Press.
Chicago. July 2S. N. Husain, the
Hindu who fired a rifle into a crowded
street Tuesday. wounding eight, was
charged with murder today Archie
Hunt. one victim Of the Shooting died
Unless Husain proves to be insane the
police demand the death penalty and
speedy execution.