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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
WILL MAKE A THOROUGH PROBE
OF CONDITIONS IN FATAL MINE
"GOLD- -BRICKED" STATESM M \
WORKED AGAIN.
Report that Lieutenant Governor Me-
Alcstcr was Recently Nictimiled
out OF $4,000 In Cash.

McAlester, Okla, March 2S,-(Spe-
cial. Ut is reported here that j. j..
McAlester, lieutenant governor, who
several years ago was gold bricked out
of $4,000 was victimized for $500
the other daY. A young fellow regis
tered at McAlester under the name Of
j. j. McAlester and wife. The hotel
clerk called up the lieutenant govern
or and told him that his namesake
was in town. The lieutenant governor
said he guessed he would come over
and take a look at him. They met and
the stranger had no trouble in trac-
ing his family tree back to such a
point until it showed he and the lieu
tenant governor were of the same
blood The young j. j. McAlester was
representing a jewelry house of New
York. He always had to pay small
portion down on diamond shipments,
and was expecting one in McAlester
the next week. The next day, however,
the diamonds arrived. His little por-
ton of a payment in this case came
to only $6,500-and would the leu
tenant governor accommodate him.
Without the least bit of trouble, SO
sayeth the story.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
CLAIM THE
TAXES NOT HIGH
WOODEN TRXS TO SHOW HOW
HIS ALTON SAVED
MONEY.
FAITHFUL Sat IN silence
Wooden Wants Some One Else TO
Publicly Explain How Taxes Are
Higher Than Ever.

The Democrats of Tulsa held a mass
meeting last night, Twenty peo-
pie and Col. Bill Stryker We're present.
The meeting was advertised for the
superior court ROOM, but at O'Clock
it was decided to herd the faithful
into the I1x14 office of Judge Breck.
enridge. Here it was that the can1i-
Then Col. Bill Stryker, in all his
and means Of getting the votes.
The Hon. Frank Wooden, the pres.
ent administration candidate for may
or, made a short speech. He yad
some figur~ written down on a piece
of paper, and he attempted to show
toat taxes in Tulsa We're not unrea.
sonably high. There were no cheers.
Then Col. BIZ Stryker, in all the
majesty, arose and in gutteral tones
GRATED the fact that the democrats
had to tell the people where to get on
at.
He said that the democrats had
made Tulsa a great city, that sley had
caused the fall of rain that blessed the
farmers, had been responsible for the
discovery of the south pole, the over.
throw Of President Diaz in Mexico.
the victory of the insurgents In China,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
SECOND BOMB SENT
TO JUDGE ROSALSKY
MACHINE Is CAUGHT
IN POST OFFICE AND GIVEN
TO POLICE.

NEW YORK, March IA second
Internal machine similar in almost
every respect to the one he received
through the mail week ago, was
mailed to Judge Otto A. Rosalsky, OF
the court OF general sessions last We'd
nesday, according to the Times this
morning. The second bomb, II Is un-
derstood. was received in an uptown
sub station of the postoffice where
postal inspectors, who had been on the
Lookout for packages addressed to the
Judge since the explosion in which he
so narrowly escaped injury, held 1t
up and notified the police.
Details regarding the bomb or steps
taken to run down Its sender are as
yet unobtalnable, the police and postal
authorities maintaining reticence re-
garding it. 1t Is understood, however,
that a valuable clew has been obtained
and that arrests are expected the
Times saws
1t was Judge RosalslIy who sem
fenced Folke Il. Brandt to thirty
years imprisonment, and has inflicted
long prison terms recently upon sew
eral alien offenders.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
TWO MAIN events ON
FOR FRIDAY evening
n. \. c. ANNOUNCES FERNS-GROSS
AND FERNS-PRATER 20
ROUND ENGAGEMENT.

A double main event will be the at
traction at the next smoker of the
Tulsa Athletic club, to be held at the
club quarters, 1 North Main street,
next Friday night
The Ferns brothers will make their
debut in the local ring at this smoker.
They are brothers Of Rube Ferns, the
old welterweight champion, who is
personally in charge of their training.
Andy Ferns will mix it with Tip
Gross, the Tulsa lightweight, while
Dan Ferns win engage Walter Pra-
ter. Prater was given this event be-
cause of his rapid rise in the local
ring and the fact that he gives prom
ise of being a sensation in the fisticurf
world. This bout will be his first big
test and he Is expected to more than
make good.
Each of the main events is scheduled
to go ten rounds.
There will probably be a Ground
preliminary between two heavyweights
ana one other opening event. III Carl
Morris returns home this week he will
be invited to referee the bouts.
The Ferns boys and the local lads
who will oppose them, are in the city
now. doing some terrific training. The
7. A. c. is a busy place, for the hours
have been so arranged that some one
of the four principals is training a.,
any hour from o'clock in the after
noon until o'clock at night. Every
one is permitted to visit the club dur
ing the workout hours and large
crowds are ayailing themselves of the
opportunity.
Tip Gross has not been seen In ac-
tion here for several months and
large number of his local followers
will be on hand Friday night to cheer
him on to victory.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
GRACE Says Was
NO OTHER woman
MAN SHOT BY WIFE SAYS HE
DID NOT MARRY FOR
MONEY,

ATLANTA, Ga, March 23.-"There
Is no other woman In the case. My
wife shot me, and left me lying as |
begged for Gods sake call doctor.
This statement was made by Eugene
Grace late today to representative
of the Journal, on the train as he was
being taken from Atlanta to his for
mer home at Newton, Ga. He stood
the trip well and his condition was
said by his doctors to be about the
same as it had been for a week.
Il did not marry my wife for her
money, but because loved her" con-
tinued Grace in his statement. "Theso
stories about me are all lies, lies. ]
am absolutely on the level and | want
TO be right before the world
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
FINAL TRIBUTE IS PAID TO THE
UNIDENTIFIED DEAD Of THE MAINE
TWO INJURED WHEN TRAIN
SMASHiGS THEIR HOME.
Freight Train Left the Track and
Struck Residence Injuring
Both the Occupants

DAYTON, o., March 23,-Mr. and
Mrs, Frank Judge, of Dayton were
slightly injured tonight when two cars
Of southbound Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton freight train left the rails,
overturned their home and reduced II
to a mass OF tangled debris.
The cars rushed down an ombank-
ment ana struck the house squarely
in the center, burylng Judge beneath
the ruins Ills wife escaped through
an open door Defective air brakes
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
TEDDY AIMS At
president TAFT
ROOSEVELT MADE THE MOST
DIRECT CRITICISM OF THE
PRESIDENT.
HIS PLATFORM collapsed
Dc,ia That Taft is Not I'm Favor of
Popular Rule, but Rather the
Rule OF Bosses.

PORTLAND, Me-, March 23.-The
most direct c~ticism yet leyeled at
President Taft by his predecessor in
his office, was contained in a speech
delivered here tonight by Col Roose-
welt. The colonel spent twelve hours
in Portland, and received a cordial
welcome. lie was guest at luncheon
and dinner, shook hands steadily
for two hours the afternoon, attend
ed a conference of Maine politicians
and tonight spoke for an hour before
a crowd which filled the armory audi
torium.
Col. Roosevelt repeated the state
ment he made in his New York speech
OF Wednesday night, that President
Taft had declared in fSvor Of gov
ernment "by a representative part Of
the people"
I'm its actual workings" said he,
the presidents scheme would be q
Of the people by the peo-
pie" The colonel named Senator PEN
rose of Pennsylvania. Senator Gallin-
ger Of New Hampshire. Willi,m
Barnes, Jr.. the Presidents campaign
and William Tawney Of
Minnesota as representing the "chief
present adherents of the president"
and said that they were precisely the
men who under the presidents theory
which would be "the representative
part of the people which governs the
rest of the people and which does not
really represent them ALL but misrep-
resents them"
The ex-president declared what he
termed rPesident Taft's theory Of gov
eminent and Lincoln's theory ex-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24

HELENA, Mont, March 23.--The
republican state committee of Mon
tana, after stormy session tonight,
defeated a proposition for presiden-
tial primary by vote of IL to 26 and
indorsed President Taft for renomi-
nation by vote of 27 to 10. Fol-
lowing adjournment the progressive
members of the committee met to
consider calling a progressive con-
Vention.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
Three Children Burned to Death.

SlIAWANO, Wis, March 23,--Threo
little children Of Fred Elmer, Of the
town Of Richmond were burned to
death in fire witch swept through
the dry timber and wiped out tho
Elmer farm house according to word
received here today.
The children were left alone while
the mother went for the mail a mile
away.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
THE REPUBLICAN CITY
committee IS FILLED
JAY STEVENSON WAS ELECTED
CHAIRMAN, SUCCEEDING
CANITT WHO RESIGNED.

\ rousing and enthusiastic meeting
Of the city republican central commit
tee, was held last night at republican
headquarters, subcommittee were
appointed, officers elected and >lans
laid for q relentless campaign during
the coming week. There were many
prefers Of assistance. in the way OF
furnishing automobiles on election
day. working at the polls, etc.
The following committeeman, by
precincts, were selected to make up
the central committee:
II. Il. Postley; is. Il. o. Lingo 10.
Lon Conway; 20, w. Glore; 81 Or. p
X. Brown; 22. +. w. Perry; 23. II. II.
whitney; "a. elected but not fled 25,
Jay Stevenson; 20, Frank Stevens;
q, elected but not filed; 2S,
T.. l.. Roberts, 29. John Mclaughlin,
35, ]. L. Hughes 3S, T. d. Evans.
The committee met and made the
temporary organization permanent.
jay Stevenson was made chairman.
and p. o. Lingo, secretary and treas.
urer.
The chair appointed the following
executive committee.
A. A. Small, T. ID. Evans. +. u.
Prentis, Charles Steele T. Bouscaren
The finance committee Is composed
of the following; r. T. Daniels. G..
X. Mccullough. f. w. Perry j. Me-
Burney, Eugene Iorton.
The committee on auditing and ac-
counting was appointed as follows: J.
X. Cleary, j. A. oliphant and NJ. j.
Romine.
The executive committee outlined
the plan for a fast campaign. The
platform Is being prepared.
LOCAD WEATHER YESTERDAY.
The temperature. Maximum, az;
minimum. "a. Northwest winds;
rf.,.r.. D.sAt.n tnrt,..
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
CAPTURE OF ALIENS
NOW SEEMS CERTAIN
THE VIRGINIA MOCNTAINEERS
ARE SURROUNDED BY TWO
LARGE POSSETS.

MOUNT AIRY. n. c., March ca
Three more members of the Allen clan
Claude Swanson Allen. brother OF
Floyd; F'riel Allen. son of Jasper, and
Wesley Edwards. the more desperate
of the two Edwards boys. have been
located By detectives in the mountains
ten miles north of Mount Airy. and
their capture tonight or earlybSunday
Morning is practically certain !, IT is
predicted they will not be taken with
out bloodshed. H 49,
The outlaws were .loeoted t1lX11o
mountains late today. Word IVES stht
here and renforcc1nc aside b. nc
surry county, "a . 'S,r = depu.
ties. dozss llveA iins several
citizen voluiit91 ofttd up into the
south of the plae x(uDS &he figtives
are said to b 11f1lrn o. the north
the outlaws att l<p4or(>o by a hun
dred men. doe ~, Goocfy sheriffs.
and volunteers ~ - the Hills
Vile end. -
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
CONTINUED on Page 2)
CARL COMM GHoNIE.

NEW YORK, March "a
Carl Morris. the oklahoma
heavyweight. left today for his
home where he will rest up for
six weeks. His local manager.
Billy Newman, came to the
conclusion that Morris is sadly
in need Of q lay-off. as he has
fought too many battles and
trained too constantly during
the last seven months. He at
tributes Morris poor showing
I'm his 10-round bout with Jim
Stewart to these reasons.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
Used Railroad Tie.

Every few minutes yells flt to come
on the still air of the night. Andy
Carr" is dead" some one would shout.
This would be followed by shrill
cries Of lynch him, Lets go get him.
Then some one threw a rope over
the head of the crowd and 1t fell at
the foot of the door leading into the
cell in which the negro was supposed
to be. Two policemen stood at the
door but the leaders pushed them aside
The shouts of the mob became deaf
ening. Finally a man rushed through
the crowd bearing a railroad tie on
his shoulder. He pushed his way to
the front and hundred hands at
tempted to grasp the heavy piece OF
on the door of the cell but the door
remained firm.
Finally two men, one right after
the other who had peered into the
window avowed that they saw the ne
gro crouching in farther corner.
They voiced this information to the
crowd. Pandemonium broke loose.
I'VE get that shine Lets have him
right now" and other similar shouts
went up but the door would not yield.
Chief of Police, Jim Barry, who
had come, was Immediately surround.
ed and held by dozen hands lie
pleaded with the mob.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
GAS SUPPLY INCREASES.

The average daily production
Of natural gas In oklahoma,
took an almost unprecedented
jump during the last week.
when five immense new gas
wells We're drilled in around
Tulsa. The daily production
was increased by seyenty-four
million cubic feet per diem.
The five new wells are produc-
ing daily the following amounts
of cubic feet of gas; fifty mil
lion. ten million. five million.
five million and four million.
Drilling operations are on
the increase and there is every
indication that big boom.
rivalling that of several years
ago. will be experienced. These
figures are authentic and alb
solutely refute the statements
or out t-of-state experts" who
claim that the Oklahoma gas
production is fast dwIndling.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
A NATION DID HOMAGE
STOOD BARE-HEADI
ED IN THE RAIN As THE PRO-
CESSION PASSED.
AN IMPRESSIVE SILENCE|
The Band Played Drgc, Salutcs
Were Fired and Taps" Sounded
for the Sixty Seven Heroes.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March al
The American nation today wrote the|
final chapter Of the tragedy of the|
Maine and paid its full measure Of tri-|
butte to the heroes who were sacrificed
on the altar Of patriotism fourteen|
years ago. With u wealth of senti.|
ment the bones Of sixty seven unlden-|
TITLED dead, resurrected from the har-|
Dor of Havana, were consigned by al
reyerent public to the sacred soil of
Arlington national cemetery to bel
mingled with the dust of the countrys
exalted dead.
President Taft, his cabinet, both
houses of congress and all the other
officials of the government, set aside
the day and did homage to the dead.
Although the rain began to fall early
his encourage made their way to the
cemetery and remained. bareheaded
In the downpour, until the last coffin
had been lowered.
The solemnity of the moment Inn.
pressed Itself upon everyone.
Before the ceremonies at the graves
solemn service took place on the
south front of the state. war and navy
building This was attended by tho
president and vice. president, Chief
Justice White and his assistants on the
bench of the supreme court, members
OF both houses of congress, all off,
GERS of both branches of the military
services and members of the dlplo-
matte corps.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24

Mrs. William II. Taft. wife of the
president Of the United States, who
was an interested witness at the hear
ings held by the house rules commit
tee in Washington and heard the tales
of cruelty to women and children at
Lawrence, Mass, as recited by John
Knebcl, before the committee. who
are investigating the Lawrence textile
workers strike.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
STATE NINE INSPECTOR INTI-
MATES THAT SOME ONE WAS
RESPONSIBLE.
WORK Proceeds SLOWLY
Believed that the Nine Bodies Still in
the Mine Are Covered With Tons
of Rock and shale.
(NERNON l.. SMITH)

MCURTAIN, Okla, March pa
Especial. )-That there will be thor
ough investigation of the environment
which prevailed in San Bos Mine No.
2, in which so many hardy miners
lost their lives on last Wednesday Is
exceedingly probable.
Little by little it is developing that
there had long existed state of un-
safety to the men who tolled in it.
Frank Crooks, the fire boss of tho
wrecked mine, who went to his death
with four score others is known to
have believed the mine dangerous for
many weeks. No longer than a week
ago Crooks told fellow workmen in
whom he had dependence that were
he not afraid he would be let out by
the company he would recommend
the dead line for the mine and more
particularly for certain Of the entries
with emphasis on the south entry.
Eleven, in which the explosion occur
red.
Ed Boyle, state mine inspector of
McAiester, Okla, and who for years
was a resident of McCurtain express
ed himself IN no unequivocal terms
today He had picked up bits of in
formation which alarmed him all day
yesterday and the day before. Il de-
sire it to be understood right now"
said Boyle that | am superintendent,
general manager operator and every
thing else, in connection with the
working of this mine and not only
this mine but the other two mines
Of the San Bois company here as well
as every mine in the state.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
Only.Used for Fires.

"Roys you are not treating you
chief right pleaded Berry. Tho
crowd was adamant to his requests
Then the chief left for the fire STA
ton seeking to have the big fire hose
turned on the mob in the rear of thu
jail, still battering with the huge tic.
1t is reported that the fire depart.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24

Mrs Jack Gallatin, daughter Of the
late Al Adams. the New York policy
king, who is to be married to Francis
Baldwin Anderson, young Clncin-
natl millionaire, who has just been
divorced by his wife. Mrs. Gallatin
was secretly divorced last October.
The wedding, it is said, will take place
some where I'm the West Indies be-
fore the end of March Mr.. Anderson
is 80 years of age.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Presi-
dent Taft was among the speakers to-
night at the annual banquet Of the
Unitarian viewpoint in religion.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Weath-
er forecast: Okahoma--Clearng
Sunday; Monday fair to warmer
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
DownpOur of Rain.

The rain began shortly after the
president spoke. II started mildly.
but soon became downpour As a
result. when the president and party
started toward Arlington. they strug-
gled through "A sea of mud. The rain
increased in intensity, and when the
president finally reached shelter that
was provided for him. he stood bare
headed throughout the remainder Of
the ceremonies.
Then the dead, In thirty -four cof.
fins, containing the bones of sixty
seven bodies rolled up the rain soak ed
driveway to Arlington cemetery, their
last resting place. AS they came the
president, his party and the crowd
massed at the four sides of the ceme-
terry road, stood with heads uncovered
From the open chasms Of upturned
earth came the dirges from the Ma
rlne band. A field of flowers upon
new-turned sod bespoke the reverence
for the dead.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
Boyle Is the Boss.

'This mine shall not reopen nor
shall work begin In No. l or No. 2
until l say so. 1t Is one thing, 1t
seems to mine coal but 1t is entirely
another thing to preserve the lives of
the boys who make their living in
working hundreds OF feet below the
surface of the earth in gigantic COM
officials.
William Resce is an old miner. He
has been mixed up with the mining
industry and the miners for twenty
seven long years. He is known all
ever the southwest, where everybody
says that "Bill' Reece has good sense.
This morning "Bill' Reece talked for
the first time. He spoke carefully
but to the point.
Such things as this will happen,
said he. "They happen all over the
world. Some times it seems that
nothing can prevent them for some-
times they occur where best preven-
tatives have been employed. But, he
continued with hesitation, we may
expect just such things as this as long
IS the fire boss cf any mine is under
the control of coal company; afraid
that If he should take action when
anything is found to be not just right
his services would be summarily dis
pensed with. He Is afraid unless con-
ditions become extremely grave.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24
LocAD WEATHER YESTERDAY

The temperature. Maximum, 4sl
minimum. "a. Northwest winds
cloudy. Rainfall LIE inches.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-24

II believe that just such as this will
ing the company's. | am confident
more than ever that fire bosses should
be under control of the state
Reeee is fire boss in mine num-
ber one. But after having seen near
ly seventy burned and blackened bod
les he spoke his the ights.
The mine has given forth no bod
les since o'clock last night At that
time sixty-nine had been brought up.
II Is thought that there are ten or
eleven bodies still in the mine. which
has II maybe said. been Thoroughly
explored. There is but one place
where these bodies can be. That is
beneath the tons of rock and shale
which was cast down by the shock. 1t
might be a week, said the men who
came out of the. mine this afternoon
before the bodies are rescued. Or 1t
might be sooner. 1t depends upon
how deeply they are buried.
There is something to inclte wond
er In the mind of anyone to see a car
standing but a few yards removed
from the mouth OF the mine. on the
sides Of this coach is this ~. s. Blu
reau of Mines" 1t is the car which
the government sent here from Des
Moines. Iowa. rushed hundreds of
miles with the fun right of way in
an effort to save life and relieve suf-