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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-26
May, 1916


was a Choctaw by Blood ''Yes."
'fThen you cannot be tried in the Cher
okee Courts, as they have no jurisdic-
tion to try any other case than where
both parties are citizens of the Cherokee
Nation a look of horror came into
the Indians face, he sighed, IF
Judge Parker should try me at Fl.
Smith, in the United States Court, he
would surely hang me- Whereupon
Mr.. Thompson relieved his mind by ex-
planning that the United States court
could not try him because it only had
jurisdiction involving crimes of that
character, where a citizen of the Cher
okee Nation had killed citizen of the
United States, and the Choctaw Nation
was a separate Indian Nation, not a
part of the United States; thus his
was a case where no court would take
jurisdiction to try him for murder. And
leaving the home of his attorney that
night he went back to his wife and
children, appearing next day before the
mayor of Tahlequah, he paid fine, and
plead guilty to disturbing the peace by
discharging fire arms within the city
limits. But no court has ever tried him
for the offense of killing the Choctaw,
and no court can ever do so. Another in
teresting case involving the conflict of
jurisdiction, was that of Ezekiel Proc
tor, who being tried by Cherokee
court on the charge of having muir
dered a Cherokee woman. While the
case was pending, warrant was OBJ
tanned for the arrest of Proctor, order
ing him to appear before the United
States district court for the western
district of Arkansas to answer the
charge of assault with intent to kill
Chesterton, a white man, husband of
Polly Chesterton, the Cherokee woman.
Although Chesterton was white man,
he had, by adoption, upon his marriage
to the Cherokee woman, become citi-
zen of the Cherokee Nation, and under
the treaty of 1866 both cases really
came within the jurisdiction of the Cher
okee courts; however, two United
States deputy marshals with posse
commitatus," accompanied by number
of Cherokees, who were the enraged and
deadly enemies of the prisoner Proctor,
made an assault ON the Cherokee court
for the purpose of either killing the
prisoner, or of taking him from the
court by force. The marshal's party,
having fired on the prisoner and the
court, the guard in custody of the pris-
oner, returned fire, and terrible fight
ensued The prisoner snatehed a gun
and succeeded in killing three of his
assailants. This terrible tragedy oc-
CURED in the old Going Snake court
house in Adair County, Oklahoma, upon
which site, A W. Sanders, prosperous
farmer, now has immense concrete
silo. The result of the fight that
the two deputy marshals, and six of
their posse were slain on the spot with
some four or five more wounded. OF
the Cherokees in attendance, Moses AL
berty, attorney for the prisoner, and
johnson Proctor, brother TO the prisoner
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-26
The Laws of a Nation That Was


and others were killed. The presiding
judge, B. H. Sixkiller, foreman of the
jury, deputy sheriff, several spectators,
and the prisoner himself were wounded.
This fight occurred in 1872 and imme-
diately thereafter practically all the
Cherokee participants were arrested and
thrown in the United States Jail at Fit.
Smith, where they languished for many
months before they We're extricated from
imprisonment for crime of which
history now proves them absolutely in
nocent. Other instances occurred in
which innocent men were driven from
their farms and homes into the brush
to avoid what they believed unwarranted
arrest; and still others equally innocent,
under the old Federal regime were COM
PEELED to sacrifice their property, en-
ploy attorneys, and stand trial, which
often resulted in the impoverishment of
their suffering families. The early his
tory of the Indian Territory contains
many instances of out-lawry, but in
most cases these crimes were perpe-
trated by refugees from other states,
and invaders of the Indian domain. The
Cherokee Indian himself has always been
a peace loving and law abiding citizen.
Under the act of Congress of June
2Sth, 1898, commonly known as the
Curtis Bin, the judicial officers of the
Cherokee Nation were forever stopped
from performing any further judicial
acts. A remarkable case occurred under
this change which is without parallel
in the United States. A citizen of the
Nation hod sl,i1lad anofba, citizar in cold
blooded murder. He was indicted by
the grand jury, arrested, tried before
a jury of his peers who returned a YER
dict of guilty. He was sentenced by
the court to be hanged and a commit
ment was issued combining him in the
national penitentiary at Tahlequah I'M
til the day of execution. Enroute from
the district court, where he was tried,
overland to Tahlequah, a distance of
twenty miles, he escaped from his guards
and fled the country. This occurred just
prior to the Curtis Bill, which stripped
the judicial officers of their authority.
Sometime thereafter this party wrote
to his attorneys to the effect that he
believed he would rather return to his
own people and be hanged among them
than to continue longer a fugitive in
foreign lands. In reply he was told to
come back to his home; that the time
for his execution had already passed;
that the sheriff whose duty it was to
arrest him had been deprived of his
office; that the judge who tried him
could no longer resentence him, and that
the high sheriff whose duty it was to
execute him had heeome only a citizen
with no official authority; there being
no longer power to deal with his case
or interfere with his liberty; hence this
was case where man was arrested,
tried, convicted, sentenced before a com
petent, judicial tribunal and though
never pardoned or paroled, is a free man
today, making one of the best citizens
of Eastern Oklahoma and there is no
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21
REPORT
FOR AUGUST
SHOWS UP BIG
Secretary Of States Office Does
a Land Office Business, the
Figures Show.

CHARLESTON, Sept. 2t-Fffty
five corporations were chartered in
West Virginia during the month OF
August, according to the report of
Secretary Of State Stuart f. Reed
just filed. OF this number forty
eight were to resident corporations
and seven to nonresident. In addi-
ton four foreign corporations were
authorized to do business in this
state, and seven increased their au-
thorized capital stock. There were
twenty-five dlssolutions during the
same period, and six corporations de-
creased their capital.
Among the larger resident cor
porrations chartered were the Price
Hall Petroleum Company. of Clay,
SG00,000: Rum Creek Galleries and
Ry-Products Company, OF Hunting
ton. S250,000: Premier Window
Glass Company, Of Pennsboro, $780,
600; Community Savings and Loan
Company, Of Huntington, S125, 900;
Pan-American Carbon Company. of
Huntington, 100000: Steele Prod,
ucts Company, of Huntington. $780,
900.
Among the non-residents were the
American Pretzel Company. of Phila-
delphia, $2,250,000: Sanford Manu-
featuring Company, Washington. pa.
100000; Cheat River Lumber Com
pany. of Uniontown, Pa, $3.50, 900;
while among the increases were the
Huntington Building and Loan Assoc
citation from 100000 to 5000, 900 ::
Kenova Mine Car Company from
100000 to S15O,00O; Harry Coal
Company from 100000 to $3.50
Banks supply Company from $780,
900 to S15O,OO0.
Decreases were made by the All
bright Smokeless Coal Company from
SS50,000 TO S250,OOO; Wallace coal
and Coke Company from $500, 1OO
to S1S1.55O; Wheeling Creek Gas
Coal and Coke Company from S12s.
900 to s22, 500. The Joplin Ore and
Shelter Company changed from
100000 shares at SIS each to ., 900
900 shares at 81 each.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21

days Of Kellar and Hermann. :. act
ually requiring special sixty-foot
baggage car to transport the com
pany's scenery. tapestries and me
chanical effects. Mr.. Richards has
added many new and sensational ef-
fects to his varied program this year,
prominent among which are The
Phantom Cannon" THE Throne Of
Mystery" The Human Projectile, !"
Aladdin's Lamp" 1.-THE Queen of all
Nations" and numerous others.
O.
Marguerite Clayton is now appear
ing in the final scenes for "Thc Prince
Of Graustark," Forthcoming Essanay
flve-act feature.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21
STRAIGHT TICKET
To Be Voted by Republicans of
Monroe County at the No.
vember Election.

PETERsTowN. Sept. 21.-Repuh-
licans OF Monroe county will vote the
straight ticket this fall. They recall,
or at least many of them do, what
Uncle Dock" Ballard used to tell
them about the free schools under
Democratic administration. Some Of
the older Republicans owe their lack
of schooling to the methods employed
under the MacCorkle regime in West
Virginia.
Everyone is waiting with eagerness
for the appearance OF Joseph Holt
Gaines. who Is slated to speak at
least once in the county before the
campaign gets much closer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21
SAVES DAUGHTER
Advice Of Mother no Doubt Pre-
vents Daughters Unimely End.

Ready, Ky.-"I was not able TO do
anything for nearly six MONTHS" writes
Mrs. Laura Bratcher, of this place, land
was down in bed for three months.
cannot tell you how suffered witk
my head, and with nervousness and
womanly troubles.
Our family doctor told my husband he
could not do me any good, and he had
TO give il up. We tiled another doctor,
but he did not help me.
At last, my mother advised me 10 take
Cardui, the woman's tonic. thought
Il was no use for was nearly dead and
nothing seemed to do me any good. BID
| took eleven bottles, and now am able
TO do all of my work and my owE
washing.
think Cardul is the best medicine In
The world. My weight has increased,
and ! look the picture of health. +"
II you suffer from any of the ailments
peculiar to women, get a bottle OF Cardul
Today. Delay is dangerous. We know
II will help you, for it has helped so
many thousands of other weak women
In the past SO years.
AT druggists.
Witt q: Chattanooga Medicine Co., LadIss
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn for Sfscia,
tIEfrAcfioHI on your case and 64'pSRs book. 'HcmG
SsAtmant for Wn-7sn." In nlAln VrAnpeI. NC. las
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21
ORPHEUM PRESENTS
A BLUEBIRD PICTURE

woman OF the occident sojourning in
the East in quest OF peace and content
ment. They fall in love. But when
the identity Of the monk is made
known to her, the woman sends him
back to his life OF solitude. II is the
story OF Robert Hichens's famous
novel.
Great effort has been madesto give
true presentation OF life along the
Great Sahara in northern Africa and
there arc admirable results in this
respect, especially in the opening
desert scene and in the sand storm
and dawn desert scenes. The effort,
however, seems to have brought more
odor than atmosphere. 1t lis ques-
tionable whether moro is gained than
lost In Juggling four odiferous camels
around for the brief opening scene.
The limitations OF theater. naturally,
intensity that feature which Is modi-
fed by the open air Of the desert. But
this gives evidence Of the elaborate
attempt to make the production rea-
listic and is only one Of multitude Of
details so treated.
Tho Robinson Grand was crowded
for both performances. standing room
being sold, md It is safe to say that
everybody enjoyed the presentation,
particularly those who were familiar
with the novel from which 1t was
taken.
Otis skinner appeared in New York
this week in the title role Of Mister
Antonio" by Booth Harrington. In
this play Mr.. Skinner has a plctur-
esque role as an itlnernnt italian hur-
dy-gurdy musician Of wandering,
but lovable, nature, and full OF quaint
philosophy Of life.
One wouldn't care to see nicer
program than the Bljou is putting on
today. Billie Burke appears in "a
Modern Pirate" which Is chapter 16
Of "Gloria's Romance" This story is
coming close to the ending, as there
are only four more after today.
Frank Mills, the celebrated big
time" artist, is presented in n Mutual
Start production, THE House OF
Mirrors" This picture is feature
OF the very highest order. and should
be seen by every picture lover in
Clarksburg. A news picture is also
shown.
Friday. Anna Nilsson and Tom
Moore will be seen in "A Trail Of
Souls"
One OF the highest class and most
deliberately staged mystery produc-
tIons now touring America is that Of
Richards, THE Wizard" who comes
to the Palace theater all next week
with special matiness every afternoon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21

H''tI1V A1III anu IIV VI
A great deal Of preliminary inter
terest has been aroused by the an
nouncement that the Buffalo Bill-1Ol
Ranch show is to exhibit in Clarks-
burg Thursday, September %. and
there Is no doubt that there will be
big crowd on hand to see the siren
uous performances promised for this
notable exhibition. A great show is
promised, and what is especially in
teresting sthe announcement that
BUFFALO Bill will absolutely be I'm the
saddle at both performances. The
performance VIII introduce the great
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21
GOES TO SONS BEDSIDE.

Mrs. ]. A. Graham and Mrs. n.
Davis went Thursday morning to Par
kersburg to visit Mrs. Graham's son,
Harold. who is seriously i'll in a hos
pital there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21

Bids VIII be received at the ONCE Of the
County Road Engineer until p. m. Tues
day, Sept. Goth. for the construction Of a
reinforced bridge over Little Rock Camp
Greek ut Wallace, and Bridges Nos. / and
2, over Ann Moore Run. Plans and spec
ihcntions may be seen at the office Of the
County Road Engineer.
g. NJ. HARBERT.
County Road Engineer
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21

Mr.. Richards is the only legitimate
successor TO the great Lafayette, and
is supported by Miss Crystal Williams
in the most stupendous and magnlf-
cent production OF mysteries since the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21

gasser in the Big Injun sand. In the
same locality, Barnes and Company
got light pumper at test on the
Or. Tweedy farm. Elliott and Com
pany are down 1000 feet at test on
the W. w. Spruens farm. Across the
line in Columbiania county. Lewis Nc
Claims test on the John Carnes farm
is a very light pumper in the Berea
grit.
Near Sand Station, Hanover town
ship. Beaver county, Pa, the Crown
Petroleum Company is drilling in the
sand at No. Is on the Swearlngen
heirs farm ana has no show for a
producer West Of Washington, Wash
ington county, the Manufacturers
Light and Heat Company's No. 4 on
the w. NJ. Thompson farm is a buster.
The Oil Market.
he prices paid for oil Of various
grades by the purchasing agencies
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21

Trade between Argentina and the
United States in our fiscal year 1916
double that OF 1914, amounting to
S17S,0O0,O00 against S90.00O,0OO.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21


YACHT "GLoRLAS ROMANCE
the "Glorias Romance picture enjoyed real
life the filming chapter sixteen Of the
ne motion picture novel for the great majority of the in that
supposed
Stafford the father OF Goa.Goa Of course being billie Burke
holiday excursion for the players who had been working the hot
q mi
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21
II is "Bettina Loved a Soldier
Starring Miss Louise
Lovely.

''Bettina Loved a Soldier" a Blue
bird photoplay is the feature at the
Orpheum theater today. Spectators
viii be immensely pleased with the
simplicity and honesty Of It's char
acters, the sweetness Of it's sentiment
and the CONTINGENCIES Of Its plot
And when they behold Louise Lovely
working in the same scenes with
Francelia Billing they will under
stand why. in tho long run, Rupert
Julian, as the modest French cavalry
man, had to leave the decision to
Bettlna herself. 1.-THE Panel Game,
u two part Universal drama, and a
pictorial news are the added attrac-
tons.
Tomorrow, William Desmond and
Enid Marley will appear in Lieu
tenant Danny, U. S. A." five part
Triangle play.
"Upstairs and Down" by Frederic
and Fanny Hatton, was presented In
Washington this week and received
much favorable notice. 1t Is the
story OF smart society pnrty. fol-
lowed by a supper in the kitchen,
which affords an opportunity for life
above and below stairs to be shown
in contrast 1t is largely comedy with
n serious strain.
Some of the reasons why the pic
Iture play is replacing the spoken
drama were given with the prcsenta-
ton Wednesday at tho Robinson
Grand theater OF the magnificent,
spectacular Liebler production OF
"The Garden OF Allah" One consisted
IN the long ana tedious waits between
the different scenes. With the screen
play action is continuous and the pu-
thence OF the spectator is not tried to
the detriment Of his enjoyment Of the
play. Another is in the matter Of
spectacle. The limitations Of the
stage are forcibly presented with such
an ambitious production as this, as
with the filmed play there is virtually
no limitations save that Of the human
eye.
The production seen here, however,
was Of the very first order Of excel
lence so far as the spoken drama goes
The various characters are well taken,
the acting Of Miss Traux and William
Jeffrey being particularly forceful. The
story Is that OF a Trappist monk who,
after nineteen years In solitude, hears
the call OF the world and leaves his
monastery. He encounters young
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21

Sailed whale meat is regarded as
delicacy by the Japanese.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21

lMpIOH IOMslrI nOper.
military spectacle, preparedness"
which has aroused a tremendous
amount of interest and enthusiasm,
and which has the endorsement OF
the United States war department; a
battle between white settlers and In
dams; scenes from the early days in
the far West, when the borderland
was in the making. the actual life OF
the great cattle ranches, with its
sports and dangers, including real
istic roundup of long-horned Texas
cattle. and many other strenuous and
e1hilaratlng displays.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21

Witt 70: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladss
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, for .SfScfa,
t4TfrHcfioSI on your case and 64'pAEs book. Home
SsAiuant for Wr7sn-" In nlAin gTAnpeT. NC. las
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21

One of the highest class and most
deliberately staged mystery produce
lions now touring America is that Of
Richards, THE Wizard" who comes
to the Palace theater all next week
with special matiness every afternoon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
BURSENDEFENDS
DRUG BLOCKADE
Cites Civil War Precedent of
U. S. AS Justifying Bri-
tain's Present Course

London, Eng, May 12.-In regarl
to protests from American sources
against the British embargo on ship
ment Of medical supplies to the cen-
tral powers. which caused the Ameri-
can Red Cross to request relief socie-
ties last month to collect no furthe-
supplies for Germany and Austria, Sir
Maurice de Bursen, former British am
bassador at Vienna and now attache to
the foreign office made the follow
ing statement to The Associated Press
today:
1.-THE position Of the British govern
ment in this matter is quite clear
They are prepared to allow the dis
patch Of medical supplies TO any
American Red Cross units which may
be working for the central powers
upon receipt Of assurances as TO their
employment. They are not, however,
prepared 20 allow medical supplies to
be generally imported by the enemy.
1T is worth while considering what
a general permit to import these sup
plies would mean. IL is clear. IN the
first place. that it would not only apply
10 supplies from America. The enc
my would be able to draw their sup
plies In large quantities from all parts
OF the world.
1T is instructive to consider the rec
ord Of the Germans themselves in these
matters in the Franco-Prussian war
they did not allow medical supplies TO
enter Paris and in the present war they
prohibit the export of German medical
books because they openly protested to
begrudge other countries the benefits
Of German scientific skill.
They, Moreover, have given no indi-
cation that they would allow medical
supplies to he imported into Great
Britain, from which country their sub
marine blockade y avowedly inteded
to cut off all supplies.
"Of the legal right Of the allies TO
intercept medical esupplies there can
be no doubt Medical supplies neve.
have been regarded in previous wars as
entitled 10 preferential treatment
Thus In the American civil war all
medical supplies. including quiuine and
anaesteetics were prevented trom
reaching the confederate states
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
j. 6 DEMAND To
BRITAIN DELAYED

Washington. D. c.. May 12.-Amer-
ica's next step in the negotiations
with the entente allies regarding
treatment Of neutral commerce will
be delayed on account OF the implied
threat contained in the German note
of May 5. in which the imperial gov
eminent expressed confidence that, in
view of the new orders issued for sub
marine warfare the United States
would insist upon Great Britain OBJ
serving the rules OF international law
i'm dealing with trade, ana reserving
to itself complete liberty OF decision"
unless this end was accomplished
tt was stated authoritauvely today
that Germany note had complicated
the situation, making il impossible for
the United States to press its demand
upon the allies at once without APP
pearing to do so at the bidding Of the
Berlin government. and consequently
it was uncertain when reply would
so forth to the latest British COM
municatiOn.
Secretary Lansing announced today
he had asked ambassador Gerard at
Berlin TO ascertain the nature of the
punishment imposed by the German
government on the commander Of the
submarine which sunk the steamer
Sussex.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
Modem BIuebedrd Killed
Women, Wooed for Money!;
His Name Vas Mr.. Kiss

Budapest Hungary. May -. via
London.-Further official investiga-
ton into the case Of the modern Blue
Beard in the village of Cinkota, who
IL develops. was known as Bella Kiss,
shows that the man made practice
Tor years, according to the police, of
decoying women by marriage adver-
usements, obtaining their money OF
marriage promises and then numbering
them.
The police have a record Of Is wO-
men with whom Kiss was at various
times associated. eight of whom nave
long been reported as missing while
the ten others have not beer found.
ln the house he occupied there were
discovered packages of love letters
from an parts Of the world. Including
the United States.
-FOUR OF seven sealed leaden cases
round IN the dwelling were opened.
Ihree contained the bodies OF
strangled women, while in the fourth
We're seven women's dresses. one war
Identified as belonging to n young
woman who had been missing for ten
There appears TO be no doubt that
Mss died AZ Nailevjo, Serbia, as
previously reported Although no
rarely worked he spent money so
tItTousiy that he was known gen
eraHy as the American Uncle"