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TEDDY IN A HOLEjE hi Gov. C. N. Hasksl Puts Roose*'" a velt in Ananias Club. ? X B SOME CENTER SHOTS. I Sayn l'rairio Oil Company Was a on Oklalionui When a Tor- . fi rMoi'v by Roosevelt's Si'crt'tary of I) ibe Interior and Ho llad to Obey It ihe I?aw. Thursday night at Guthrie, Gov- v I prnor Chas. N. Haskell issued a statement to the Associated Press, ib replj?*o President Roosevelt's lei tor In reply to \\\ J. Hryan, dealing gj with four spool 11c clyirgos against n Mr. Haskell, namely, that he Uis subservient to the Standard Oil; that 1 " lie vetoed a child labor bill; that r I lie dealt extensively in Creek Indian I hinds and that he allowed politics to dominate him in the removal of <1 members of the faculty of the State unversity and the appointment of others to succeed tlieiu. Governor Haskell took up the four ' charges ^s dwelt upon by President'!1 Roosevelt in t urn, dealing with each I ? in a characteristic manner. The Prairie Oil and Gas Company charges L, Governor Haskell declared to bo a "joke on Roosevelt's Htupidily," assorting that he had done nothing i. which would confer on the Standard f. Oil Rubsldary cotiiliany more author- j, Ity than it already possessed under a franchise granted by Secretary v Hitchcock. , An (ntrtith; Waived it Aside. I, 'I assert that it Is fair for nic to I j assume, If my case was to bo digni- ? fied by an all-day cabinet mooting, ,. that beyond question'Mr. Hearst and his campaign associate, President Roosevelt, left no stone unturned to'r tdackcn my character. L, "That being true, they certainly p i nked Ohio fore and aft concerning I..( the Ohio Standard Oil case of 1S!)'? 11 and, tinding al>solnte'y nothing refleeting on me, the president tried t| 10 wave ills charge of last Monday y aside by saying 'he will make no al- y fusion to that.' .1 "He drops this snhjeet because ir( his original statement, was untruth- p ful and he must know from what ., be knows and tried to find in Ohio. (1, that 1 spoke the truth when 1 said that I never in all my life had any c interest in connection with, nor j, service for, that company. ., Oould Spell It NN"itli Tlircr Letters, f] "1 say the president knows now y that my statement is true and I re- y gret that he tries to brush it aside ( without doing me candid justice. ( Were 1 to adopt the character of j language so commonly used by the (j president I would spell it in fewer letters than 'falsehood.' "Mr. Roosevelt. 1 hope to speak in Ohio soon. May I? I hope to t divide the time with some partisan j of yours, or Crown Prince William, (1 who *ill defend your action in this instance. \ " l)i?AP 1 I I? / f 1* / 1R11 w to I I CQUll III ? ? ii ? wni< . ... , Oklahoma and finds a substitute for his Ohio failure, does he, in the cas ? . of the State against the Prairie Oil v and Oas Company, which he com- 1 plains 1 compelled to be dismissed? ( Knows lie Acted Properly. "Yes, 1 did have It dismissed. , We all know that the Prairie Com- , pany is a -.Standard Oil offspring, and j don't forget the president claims to have known this also, and 1 charge that his political allies, Hearst , and Roosevelt, both know that I art- . ed properly. First, the JPrairie Oil Company got its franchise in our State, not , front me, but from Roosevelt's seeretary of the interior, long before J statehood began and had its main | line built and operating, and congress In our statehood bill was careful to declare that our new State, when organized, must respect all such vested rights and existing , franchises. That was all I did, and the federal courts stand ready to call me down if 1 violated the Roosevelt, territorial franchise. Questions to Roosevelt. "Now, Mr. President, why di.l I yonr secerefcary of tin.' interior grant what yon icflfciv to he a Standard Oil < pipe line a franchise in our then helpless territory and fasten it in our new State hy a permanent state- ' hood hill ? Will Mr. Hearst or the president please answer. "I will also remind the president that the company tried to enlarge its right so as to include a gas as well as oil privilege. This 1 defeated, and even last April, Mr. President, your secretary of the in{terior tried to help the Standard Oil ^ gas privileges against my protest hy actually granting them a franchise to lay an interstate gas lino also. I notified the secretary that with statehood your days of giving valuable franchises in our State has u . SUBS *1 1 % # \ i assed nnd I would resist laying tho ipo lino only after you yielded and lacelled your unlawful act. "I again assort that' tny art In uit cane was not only required by II hat federal authority had been unble to do, but that the public interst of your own people, based on ronitious growing out of your original pecial factor to the Standard Oil t\ oinpany in granting that franchise, aquired them to puruse that policy i thy case you criticise. Child laibor Hill. "The president coiue to the local ffairs of our State and assails me n Continued on page 5.) j or vetoing a child labor bill. "True, I did so, simply because the ill went too fur and included tilings ot desired bv our people. Union laor represent at iea approved my veto, hope the president will survive this oto of a local bill and permit us to 1 un our local affairs. The College Professors. "The president complains that we . emoved certain professors from our . Hate university, our three State onual schools and preparatory chool, iu violation of civil service ules. That is, the president, in his , isual impetuosity and reckless disegard of others, misstate the facts. ,ess than one-fifth of the faculties re changed. All changes wore for . ;ood causes other than politics and one by boards of regent and not by , lie governor. . The Creek Indians. "The president complains that ' here are several suits ponding gainst me to reclaim Creek Indian nnd. The president should have one further and said that 1 was ot a dealer in Indian land and only anie in as a subsequent purchaser ml only incidenally a party without ersonal interest at all, and espec- ^ silly he should have said that it is ^ ulte apparent that those who are . eing used in those land cases ap oar to ho, and apparently are, the ietiins of poltical chicanery which v ho president can bettor explain than \ In short, the president and Mr. learst picked tin* wrong man and 11 re now driven Into ward politics uther than surrender like men. What President Thinks. "The president assumes that all ,l >klahonians are grafters just he- 1 a use his territorial associates jusli- 1 nod that name; that all the railroad u outractors are had, just because 'aul Morton needed his protecting rni: that we alt in Oklahoma violate lie civil service law, just because ir. Roosevelt removed the host s u it eel State marshal we ever had, 1 In? only reason being that ho voted '' >r a good Democrat instead of a had '* Republican, and then the presidont ppointed liis cousin to 1111 the va- * ancv. "As to tin* rights of labor in a a liild labor bill and my work in the Merest of lnl>or, Mr. President, lease remember, with me, it's do 11 liings. With you it's talk only. 1 'on are the same president who * hreatened t<> turn down our constlution because it provided a jury rial in certain contempt cases 1 >on't forget, Mr. President, I ilatly nred you to make t nat objection, j Ill' Knows ins i'osuioii in nii.ic, "llut as the price of your ai>troval you did compel us to cut out c ho prohibition of removal of icrsonal injury cases against foreign orporations from State to federal ( ourts, and several other good pro- ( dsions that would benefit liumanity ind curb special interests. ( "Not content "with your own hrents against our constitution, you ! :etU Secretary Taft here to spealc J n our campaign a year ago to in- 1 lure the people to vote to turn down ' he hest constitution ever written. 1 A'e remember that we preserved Mr. Pali's speech. It differs widely from ' lis speeches of this year. "Knowing all tnese tilings, the '' president must pardon us for tlius aking issue with the occupant of he liigit office we all respect. I.et ns hope that in tlie future he will appreciate and preserve its dignity ind not try to reflect upon the charleter of a humble citizen. We fail to concede his false position when lie knows it is false. "C. N. HASKKLL." DASIIKl) TIIKOl'GH FTiAMKS. Passengers Are- Kcfugees From Town , I>estroyed by the Klre. A great forest lire Is raging near Fnreka, Col., fanned by a flfty-inile gale, and already the plant of the Kelstroin Lumber Company, valued lit $00,000, has been destroyed. The tire is threatening vast tracts of redwood timber lying between Ke!strom and Trinidad, to which latte,' place refugees are (locking from i many camps. The million-dollar plant of the Redwood Lumber Company is directly in the course of the flames. A passenger train arrived at Samoa Thursday night, carrying refugees from Luffenholz and Field brook, the former town having been d' troved by the flames, iti-fnc?f' vere hemmed in by the flamftf .I the daring trip through the Are on the train was proposed. The dash was made with tho flames so close that the paint on the cars was blistered in the heat. CRIBE N f HASKELL RESIGNS EMOCKATIC TKEAHlltEK GIVES j 11' 1IIS OFFICE. ^ limits that Hearst ami Roosevelt Chart's arv llesponsihle, but Not That They Are True Governor Haskell resigned Friday iglit as treasurer of the Democrat: National Committee. His reslgna* ion was announced by himself three ours after his arrival in Chicago rom Guthrie, and after he had con erred with ofllcers of the Democratic ational headquarters. in giving out is decision Governor Ilaskell, in re ponse to a (inestlon, declared he esired not to be responsible for any inbarrassment which might result a the Democratic party by retaining 1 he ofllee of treasurer. That his reignation is the direct csult of Hie charges made against lim by Win. it. Hearst and l'resi lent Roosevelt Mr. Haskell also ntl-j nitted. At the same time he did lot by his resignation intend t J diult that any of the charges were rue. When Mr. Haskell arrived in 'hicago at i? o'colck last night he, leclated that he had not then reigned and that Mr. Bryan had not J . 1. ...l t ... * - - - nun ui resign. speaking to porter* he said: "11 you have any question to ask nit t he in on paper," lie said. Ilo hen went from the station to Deinicratie headquarters at the Audloriuin Annex. When a list of questions was landed him he retired to his room, ayiiiK he would glvo out answers ater. He was closeted for a long time .ith National Committeeman Martin . Wade, of Iowa, nnd Josephus >anieis, chains..n of the Democratic. iiohh committee. It was midnight when Mr. Haskell ( appeared from the room. lie had 11 his hands a written resignation .dd reused to National Chairman airman 10. Mack, and the answer a the questions which had been iven him. "I have ruy answers," lie said. They will explain themselves." After giving an adirmative reply i? lilt* <in<*siion wneuier no Had reigned, luil denying that Mr. Bryan ad asked for the resignation, the nest ion and answers read as fol;>ws: "Do yon know whether Mr. Bryan new of tho charges made against on by Mr. Hearst, before you were ppointed treasurer?" "I do bo* see how lie could have." "Do you think your further collection with the campaign, regardess of the truth or faisity of the barges, would tend to embarrass Mr. Iryan or injure his chances?' "It might. At any rate, I would lot be a good citizen if I risked my embarrassment in the light of he honest people against the special lit crests." "Do you intend to reply to Presilent Roosevelt?" "1 have not done so yet." "Do you intend to renew your letnand for an investigation of the barges?" "How can T Roosevelt admits he lid not tell tho truth." Jn answer to a series of questions is to his relation to the Citizens' Mliance, said to have been organized it Muskogee, Okla., to light the local labor union. Mr. Haskell denied that the Alliance was ever organized. In reply to questions concerning the Standard Oil Conipnnv he repeated bis former denials of ever having had anything to do with t tic company. catgut ix ticxas. Killed Six IVopIc in California Twelve Years Ago. Deputy Sheriff Howard fluffing-i tcn, of San Joao, Cai., who accompanied Sheriff Arthur Lang ford to | Sherman for the purpose of identifying, if possible, the man held charged with being Jus. S. Dunham, wanted for tin* murder of six pe-r sons in San Jose, \'l years ago, today picked the man out of a crowd of forty prisoners. When asked if he positively identified Hatfield as Dunham, Deputy Huflingtnn said: "I do not care to answer that question until I have heard from J some messages which were sent to J California this afternoon." Requisition papers for the return of Dunham to California have heen j secured frojn Governor Campbell. I Dunham lias an attorney who is trying to find evidence upon which oi fight the return of Dunham. Dunham, it is alleged, killed ills wife, ills wife's parents, a woman employed of the household and two /ithor nirni Iwolvn t'pni'K :i L'fi ill Hail Jose. lie escaped and had not been heard from since. Hatfield, who came to this section three months ago and married a rich widow, stoutly denies that he has ever been in California. OW TO * % TRIED TO BRIBE Sompers Says Van Cleave Attempted to Buy Him Off. TAFT RESPONSIBLE For Contempt rixH'mlinp Says the l.alntr LciiiP'r. Ho Coon Into Petal Is of the Attempt to ltrl!>e Him, (living Names, I lutes and Other l*art ieulars. Samuel (lumpers, president of the American Federation of Labor, as Washington Thursday introduced the name of Former Secretary Tuft and made serious charges against \V. J. Van Clove, president of the National Association of Manufacturers. The charges were made as a part of Mr. Gompem' testimony in connection with the proceeding against him. Secretary Morrison and John Mitchell in the Muck stove and range contempt case. Mr. (lumpers was at the time under cross-examination at the hands of his attorney. Jack sob U. Ralston. In the case of Mr. Taft, Mr. Compers in effect charged that he had supplied the sentiment behind the injunction decree, while the direct charge w;ih made that Mr. Van Clove had had Mr. (Jonipers and other federation officials shadowed by detectives and bad undertaken to h r vo \'1 1* ( !/>nt ttiu-o )\rllt?wi -1 . ..... MV/.I?|'VI n in nrvu ur^'I'l the cause of organized labor and join Its enemies. Mr. Knl eon's efforts were directed towards a conntr-oonspiracyVml'www towards showing a counter-conspiracy by the manufacturers to destroy trade unionism. He read the portion of Mr. Tat't's presidential nomination acceptance bearing on the antiinjunction plank, and commenting upon the extract, Mr. (Jumpers said. "It is substantially the basis of this injunction suit and those contempt proceedings under that inj 11 not ion." Mr. Ralston: ' I understand you, then, it is in reliance upon Mr. Taft's decisions that you are here today." Mr. Rompers: ".Justice (Jould in his opinion so asserts and lie quotes from injunctions by Judge Taft while on tin* bench." Mr. Ralston: "Judge Taft's stvnd in the matter then having the cmidorHemeiit of the National Association of Manu/acturers?" Mr. (iompers: "Ych." Mr. Ralston asked Mr. (Jumpers whether there had been any general effort to break down organized labor, and hw? replied: "Men have been suborned to spy on their fellow laborers in shops, factories and mines; to report the proceedings of nnion meetings; to spy on the personal conduct of workmen after working hours and to follow from place to place labor leaders visiting other cities than their homes. Money has also been used tc bribe ropresentat 1 ve labor men tc cease their connection with the labor organizations and direct t licit activities to tho National Mnnufac Hirers' association. They have noi offered substantial safeguard in tin future." After giving details of Ills owr pursuit by detectives, Mr. (ionipon then told of being approached ii New York by a man named Brotigh on Brandenburg of New York, who he said, had attempted in 1907 t< bribe him in the interest of Mr. Y;u Clove. "lie said." Mr. (iompers con tinned, "that ho was friendly to uu and be thought that Mr. Van Clev? and myself should have a betto understanding and offered to brim about a meeting between us to es tabllsb more agreeable relations." Mr. (Jumpers stated that he toh Brandenburg that he would be glai to meet Mr. Van dove, as it liai always been bis policy to enoourag< friendly conferences in matters in volvlng labor disputes. After Mr (Joinpers returned to Wasliingtoi he said that ho received severJi communicut ions from Brandeubun and stated that this correspondenn had led to an agreement for a meet ing In New York. He was aceoni pan led to Now York by Vice Pro?d dents Duncan and 1 Tuber, both o whom had advised him to carry on the agreement for a conference. Relating the particulars of tie second meeting in New York. Mr (Iompers said Brandenburg dlsclose< to him his purpose, saying that la know it to lie the i n I on I 1 on \T i Van Clov to destroy tits ((Juniper.-' character, but that tie (l.rar.den burg) bad persuaded N'.an Cieve t.ha it would tie better in the Interest o Van Clove's purpose to make nn all, ot Ciompers and to prevail upon luti to betray the secrets of the Fedora Hon of Labor, "revealing," Mr. Compels added, "whatever infortn i 'Ion I possessed which inlirht relleo detrimentally upon labor organl THE H KOUOM8.* "He said." continued flomper?, "that Van Clove had agreed t? this proposition and had undertaken to suggest to nje thid I could permit | mlysolf to bo re-elected president | of the federation in order to prevent the election of Vice President 'Duncan and that after some little time I could resign. He assured me that 1 would be given a good ' , lump sum and that Van Clevo would guarantee beyond question that I would he cared for the rest of my life, even going to far as to tell me that the guarantee should bo underwritten. "He said that I could deliver lectures in opposition to the labor movement, and that if i did not receive as much as five or si\ thousand dollars a year. Van Clove would make up the difference. "I told him," said Mr. (lumpers, 'that it was dlilicult to believe that |Mr. Van (Move would make such a ! proposition and that I must have I further proof of his sincerity. ' Another meeting was arranged and at tliis meeting Itrandophurg showed me checks, drafts and vouchors on ! oetclal letterheads of the National Association of Manufacturers and j under the signature of Mr. Van (Move, which were made payable to Hrandenburg. "I told him I would consider the proposition," continued Mr. (lumpers. "I did not reject It, because 1 wanted him to continue under the belief that I might accept. Of cottrVe 'i was just as determined then a-< I am now and always have been j to bo true to myself, my conscience and to my follows." Ho stated that ! lie had related all the details of this conversation to Vice President Duncan and Ruber. nrpoxT rfkicns. t rider Fir** lh'om the National Republican < 'oniniittee. At New York Chairman Hichcock, of the Republican national committee, Friday announced that (lonvral Coleman DnPont, of Delaware, head of the bureau of campaign speakers of the national committee, had resigned as head of that bureau and also as a member of the executive committee, and that his resignation had been accepted. Air. Hitchcock said he had a conference with Mr. DuPont Friday morning and the latter instated upon the acceptance of his resignation, feeling that the tendency of the suit by the (Jovernment against tin* powder company with which DnPonl is connected. be employed by Republican opponents to the injury i?f the campaign. F.XPliOSION KI LLK c IV10. Three \ merlrunw i?iul '!'?/? I lllown to Three Americans and two Italbins were blown to pieces In an explosion ot' dynamite Sunday wlii 1?? working at (Moss Keys Cut, along the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railway, 1 near Toby Manna, Pa. I The firemen were tramping a hole containing eighteen inches of dynamite when it prematurely exploded. John Walsh's legs were split apart, 1 one leg going to the right bank of ' the track three hundred yards and t lie oilier two hundred yards to the left. Shreds of fiosh still cling to the telephone wires. The bodies were assembled by means of inarming the clothing of t he vict lines. s MtillT KIDMItS IN GKMLNYI LL10 j _________ It. C. Willinon Warned Not to Gin ) Any More Cotton. 1 A dispatch from Greenville to The State says word reached that a city Tuesday of the position of a threatening notice by supposed night , riders on the gin of It. C. Willinon, _ eight miles from Greenville. The notice reads: "Take warning and do not gin . any more cotton*. If you do. you I will suffer the ' consequehcos. fSigned) "Night Riders#" It is also reported several other gins were posted last night';* though . no damage is reported. I Willmon's gin is a new plant and K started up Tuesday morning, despite q I lie threat. iivoitoi'iior.iA is sim:iu \. f feasants Who Ale Infected Out tie SutVer From Disease. o Hydrophobia is raging In the village of IMelskiy. in the Yenisei dis! t riot, Siberia. The village possesses e a large number of dogs, which during the hot summer wore at) tacked with rabies and hit many of the horned cattle. The owners of t the cattle, noticing that some of f them were ailing, killed them for V food. Many of the peasants aftorn wards developed hydrophobia. The - disease was com mnnieated to the domestic poultry, and even some - horsoK showed of It. In th ? f v 111? k*? twenty-seven fatnlloa are now I- Infected. ORRY HI I TEDDY DID IT Roosevelt Forced Standard Oil Franchise on Oklahoma. THE RECORD SAYS SO. It Shown Tliut lloosevelt Dhl Kxitctiy What lie (luirged ii ov. Haskell With Doing in the Prairie Oil ami (iuN (ompniiy Mutter Against the Protest of Haskell anil IIibrhrock. A dispatch from Washington say? InventIgntion at the interior department brought forth tin: fart thai the franchise to the Prairie Oil ami (Jas Coinpany, in Oklahoma, was issued by Kthan Allen liitcheock, then Secretary of the Interior, as charged by Governor Charles N. Haskell. l? furt her .appears that Mr. Hitchcock granted the franchise unwillingly, and only after lie had once refuse.1 to do so. When the Secretary did grant it he yielded to an explicit Inst ruction from President Itoosovelt. The facts are a matter of record, in letter lllcs and elsewhero in the interior department. After a full discussion In the Cabinet meeting today it was decide I not to issue a statement in reply to the hot rejoinder which came from Governor Haskell, treasurer of tho Democratic national committee, yesterday In regard to tho Prairie Oil ahd (las Company, and other matters. The ?>v olnnnHon wm.t nMer the meeting that wiih deemed best to await any communication that may come from Mr. Bryan by way of rejoinders to the President's letter of last Wednesday. Thfrrf 1h a feeling alao in some quarters tiiat the President should have hold aloof from Ftieh a discussion uh the Prairie Oil and Cuh Company afTair. Tho history <?f the Oklahoma franchise Is as follows: The secretary of the Interior was ol.Htinato in his refusal to issue the franchise, whereupon ex-Senator J. K. Jones, of Arkansas, former chairman of tlie Democratic national com* mlttee, went to Oyster Bay, accompanied by his client, T. M. Barnesdale, of Pittsburg. Later Mr. Jones called on t tie President in Washington Still later In- was reinforced in his demand for the franchise by State Senator Franchot, of New York, who who had an interest in the company, and Senator Depew, who expressed a desire? to see the State Senator obliged in the matter. Certain influential Republicans in Indiana were also interested, among them Harry S. New, chairman of the Republican national committee, who v??im in a company that had sold its holdings to the Prairie Oil and f?as Company, and whose contract was in danger of being impaired by tho refusal of Secretary Hitchcock to ratiTy. After several conferences t h?? President sent for Secretary Hitchcock and asked hint why he hud not granted the franchise. The President, for reasons best known to himself. decided that Secretary Hitchcock's objections were not well founded and ordered him to issue tho franchise requested by the Prairie Oil and (ins Company. There was si question at the t.lino as to whether the company was affiliated with, the Standard. Representations were made by certain Interested parties that Mr. Harnesdnle and his colleagues belonged to an independent company. Subsequently the fact was established that the Standard was the real party in l.terest SIS the l?ri.ui,l<.n? , . voiuuut IIU nr charges in his attack on Governor I tasked. In I lie matter of certain pipe lino privileges referred to .n an interview given out by Governor Haskell the records show that the permits were granted by Secretary GarHeld to the rairie Oil and Gas Company last April, and that Governor Haskell entered a protest at tin* time. He telegraphed to Secretary Garfield demanding by what right he assumed to issue a permit to lay pipe lines within a sovereign State. The Secretary, according to the records of the office, replied that he exercised the right to grant permits across Indiana reservations, which are under his control, and thai he had assumed no greater authority than that. AN ACCIHUNTAli KILLING. Woman Killed by Her ltrother-in-lai\v Near Walballa. On Inst Sunday morning Octavt.i j Johnson, a colored woman, was shot J and instantly killed by her brotherin-law, Charles Johnson, a boy is years of age. The shooting occurred at what is known as the .... vri V1-I about ?lx m 11 oh no n t ti of Walhalla. The boy was examining a pistol when the hall wuh accidentally discharged and entered the brain of the woman with the above result. I :RALD