The Peoples' Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 18.
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, AUGUST li, I90fi.
NUMBER 4
CONTRACT FOR NEW UNIVERSITY BUILDING VIRAUALLY
LET BY BOARD OF AFFAIRS AT GUTHRIE
COTTON CROP REPORT
CAUSES JUMP IN PRICE.
The situation is this: The board
received five bids, the bidders being
as follows:
Texasx Building Company, Fort
Worth, Texas; Rowles and Bailey,
Oklahoma City; Gill Construction
Company of Ardmore; Manhattan
Construction Company of Chandler
and D. Holanboe Manhattan Com-
pany of Louisville, Kentucky.
The bid of the Manhattan com-
pany of Chandler, it is understood,
was $175,000, but it was not consider-
ed at all for the reason that that com
pany and the supervising architect of
the board of public affairs were for-
merly partners. The board was afraid
the letting of the contract to such a
company might occasion severe criti-
cism and therefore would not consid-
er the bid at all.
The balance of the bids ranged
from $201,000 to $225,000. Two of
these were also rejected and the sup-
ervising architect ordered to cut
down some of the embellishments of
the building and let the contract to
one of the two remaining contractors
the Texas Building Company of Ft.
Worth, Texas, and the D. Holanboe
Manhattan Company, of Louisville,
Kentucky.
The cuts on the building will
amount to something like $17,000 but
will not injure the building in any
way. The supervising architect will
set to work at once and the contract
will likely be let within a few days
at the longest.
ARDMORE LANDS CONFED-
ERATE HOMEOVER OTHERS.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 4.—
Following an all day conference at
the Threadgill hotel, a committee of
Confederate veterans yesterday even-
ing decided on Ardmore as the loca-
tion for the state home for ex-Con-
fcdcratcs. Representative John R.
Whayne, of Carter county, addressed
the committee in behalf of Ardmore.
Ardmore offered as an inducement
to location a forty-acre tract of land,
$7,250 in cash, and free heat, water
and light for a period of five years.
Three ballots were taken on the lo-
cation, Ardmore winning on the last.
Oklahoma City, also offering a liber-
al bonus in land and money, was a
close second. Representatives were
here from Claremore, Muskogee,
Vinita and Sulphur with similar of-
fers.
W. F. Gilmer, financial agent for
the home, stated last night that more
than $20,000 had been contributed to
the home fund and that $15,000 was
forthcoming. The board of trustees
selected' a committee, consisting of
Dr. D. M. Halley of Haileyville, R.
A. Sneed of Lawton and J. R. Pul
nam of Ardmore, to take charge of
the building plans. They will hold
meeting within a short time, select
the site and let the contract. Build-
ing will begin about October 1.
Forty-five old soldiers have al-
ready applied for admission to the
home and it is expected that for the
next few years it will have from liH)
to 125 of the veterans as residents
there.
"DOB" WOMACK ARRESTED
FOR STEALING SARDINES.
About three weeks ago a seal on
a freight car standing on the Santa
Fe tracks was broken, the car enter-
ed, and a quantity of sardines and
cigars stolen. The Santa Fe sent a
detective here to run the thief down
and he has been at work on the case
several days, having arrived here
some time after the seal was broken
and the goods stolen.
Last night William ("Dob") Wo-
mack was brought in from Snyder
and lodged in jail here charged with
having, with a Perry Breatchcl, been
the one to break open the car and
take the cigars and sardines above
referred to. It was intended that
breatchel should b£ arrested also,
but he was not with Womack and his
whereabouts are yet unknown. He
will be arrested as soon as found.
We are informed that the stolen
sardines, or a part of them, were
found in Womack's trunk when he
was arrested. The cigars were no;
found. Womack is yet in jail at this
writing, arrangements for a hearitv
having not been made on account of
the absence of Judge Sharp from the
city. He is holding court at Lexing-
ton.
Womack left Norman only a short
| time ago, he having been employed
as a moving picture machine opera-
tor in this city for some time at var-
ious places.
j Washington, D. C., Aug. 3.—The
cotton crop condition of seventy-one
i and nine tenths per cent of normal on
|July 25th was announced by the de-
partment of agriculture today against
seventy-four, six tenths a month ago,
eighty three a year ago and eighty
and six tenths ten years average on
July 25th.
The average condition in Arkansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma on July 25,
1909, and the ten year average of
July 25, follows:
GUTHRIE BANK WANTS TO
DIG UP AN OLD CHARTER.
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 3.—The Guth-
rie National bank of this city, which
has been figuring on starting an aux-
iliary state bank in order to get some
benefit from the state guaranty law
without surrendering iis federal char
ti-r, may use the charter of the old
Bank of Indian Territory, which it
purchased in 1903, for that purpose.
I In a letter to the attorney general,
Bank Commissioner A. M. Youm,
states that the present owners of
I that charter, which was issued May
Arkansas: seventy six and eighty 1892, desire to open a $50,000
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one; Missouri, eighty five and eighty
four; Oklahoma, seventy nine and
eighty two.
New York, Aug. 3.—A very excit-
ing advance in the price of cotton in
the New York market followed the
publication of the government crop
report today. January devileries sold
up from twelve thirty to seventy in
side of ten minutes or about two dol-
lars per bale above tile closing pricc
of Saturday and within fourteen
points of the high record for the sea
son made early last month. The gov-
ernment report of seventy one and
nine tenths per cent represented de-
terioration of two and seven tenths
per cent for the month and was the
low record for this season of year.
New Orleans, La., Aug. 3.—Cotton
scored an advance of $2.50 per bale
today at New Orleans as a result of
the government bureau's report of
conditione on July 25th. This is the
lowest July condition on record.
capital bank under it, and inquire
as to the legality of such a proceed-
ing. The Bank of Indian Territory
has not been actively engaged in the
banking business since 1903, when it
was absorbed by the Guthrie Nation-
al. The attorney general holds that
when it ceased to do a banking busi-
ness and disposed of its assets, the
attorney general had authority to file
suit to forfeit its charter rights, but
that since no steps were taken to-
ward its dissolution, the state might
waive this and permit the bank to
again engage in business, lie asks
for more definite information, how
ever, as to the exact point on which
legal advice is wanted.
SPEAKER CANNON PLANNING
CLEVELAND COUNTY SHERIFF |T0 HAND ENEMIES A LEMON.
GOT GAY ON THE FRILLS.
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
DENIED SLAYER MIN6LE.
Oklahoma City, Okla. , Aug. 4.—
The application for a writ of habeas
corpus on behalf of Forest Cecil Min
gle, convicted slayer of Pearl Pear-
son, was denied in the superior court
at 5:45 o'clock last evening by Super-
ior Judge A. N. Munden.
Immediately upon hearing the ver-
dict Mingle burst into tears, as he
exclaimed: "Good God, when will
this persecution end so that 1 may
return to my wife and baby?" Close-
ly guarded by four deputy sheriffs,
the youthful prisoner was returned
to his cell in Jhe county jail, while
a crowd of curious spectators, prom-
inent among which was a large num-
ber of women, loitered about the jail
after the convicted man had been
locked up following the denial of the
, habeas corpus writ.
It is probable that Mingle will be
taken to the state prison at McAles-
ter this afternon to begin serving the
life sentence imposed by the jury.
27 BOLES ]2 SQUARES
John Cox, who lives on Chas. Ells-
worth's place, north of town, brought
in a stalk of cotton Wednesday, that
contained 27 boles and 32 squares. If
the weather is favorable his cotton
will make from three-quarters to a
bale per acre.—Lexington Leader.
We clip the following from the
Chickasaw Banner:
"All offenders against the law look
alike to the city marshal of Davis,
and when he sheriff of Cleveland
county got too gay and put on a few
frills at the depot in that city he
was 'brought up with a short turn."
The Davis News tells the story, as
follows:
"'Our informant says the sheriff at-
tempted to buy a ticket at the color-
ed waiting room window of the Santa
Fe depot and Agent MvCord refused
to sell it through that window, tell-
ing him it was a heavy fine to do so,
and requested him to go to the other
window. He did so, but became very
abusive and boisterous, using profane
language. The agent called City Mar-
shal Parks, who happened to be on
the depot platform, but the sheriff
boarded the train just as it started.
Our strenuous marshal followed, pin!
cd the bell-cord and stopped the train
The sheriff soon saw that Mr. Parks
meant to take him before Judge Dick
inson, so he asked what his fine
would be and was told that $8 woul
satisfy the city for the disturbing
conduct. He promised to send his
check for the amount and was allow-
ed to proceed on his journey. He
was here Tuesday and paid up.
"'It doesn't pay to break the law
in Davis, no matter whether you are
potentate or peasant.'"
Washington, D. C., Aug. 3.—A
choice selection of committee assign-
ments is to be handed out by Speaker
Cannon this week. Faithful service
and fidelity to the speaker and the
republican "regulars" probably will
be rewarded before the special ses-
sion adjourns. It is not likely that
there will be any time for speeches
as to the merits of the speaker's as-
signments, but this does not indicate
that the members of the house are
not personally more interested in
"Uncle Joe's" program than they
have been in the tariff. A number of
"regulars" will of necessity be con-
siderably grieved over the appoint-
ments as there is a relatively small
limit to the number of chairmanships
to be dealt out by the speaker.
TAYLOR MOM ON SCANDAL.
Oklahoma City, Okla., July 30.--
C. A. Taylor, state examiner and in-
spector of public records, was in the
city last night on his way to Potta-
watomie county on official business.
The inspector would make no com-
ment upon his report of sensational
irregplarities found in the report of
the state auditor regarding the dis-
busement of funds from the gover-
nor's office for which there appeared
no official warrants.
"It would be unbecoming of me, as
an officer of the law, to make any
comment upon this report," he said.
"My duty as state examiner of re-
cords is complete when I have made
full report of the facts in each in-
dividual case. My boks are open to j
the public at all times so that any i
repubtable citizen may apprise liiin- !
self of the facts contained in reports
made of the condition and conduct
of state- and county officers."
FIX TEN PER CENT INCREASE.
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 4. At the
special meeting of the state board of
equalization held late yesterday af-
ternoon the board fixed the valuation
of the express companies operating
within the state at ten per cent in-
crease over last year's assessment.
INSURANCE COMPANY WILL
DROP FRAUD OHARPE.
Pawhuska, Okla., Aug. 4.—The in-
surance fraud charge against the
heirs of J. W. McCracken and others
will be withdrawn and the body of
McCracken will not De disturbed.
The state representative of the Prti
dential Life Insurance company in
which the life of McCracken was in-
sured for $4,000, is in the city and
denies any connection whatever wit.i
the swindle charges and arrests made
at London, Ky. Sheriff Bird has re-
turned from London where ,he made
a complete investigation, and Countv
Attorney Roberts says the state will
take no further steps in the matter.
It is now believed that the mono.'
will be paid over to the widow of
the dead man without requiring any
additional proof of death, as all in
tentions to prosecute the parties
whose names have been connected
with the scandal have been aban-
doned.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WEST
AFTER SHAWNEE'S MAYOR.
Shawnee, Okla., Aug. 3.—Attorney
General West upon complaint of Dr.
J. C. Malir, state health commission-
er, will file suit in the superior cotirc
of Pottawatomie county against the
city council and mayor of Shawnee
to compel them to adopt ordinances
to protect the present city water sup-
ply declaring the present condition
to be a nuisance which should be
abated. Dr. Malir alleges that repeal-
ed examinations of the Shawnee city
water have shown it to be infected
with bacteri, which have caused sev-
eral cases of typhoid fever to appear
and charges that the city water sup-
ply is polluted with sewage and that
the city authorities have failed and
refused to abate this nuisance. Dr.
Mahr will bring similar suiis in oth
er citics of the state.
CASE AS ANNOUNCED.
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 3.—Although
Chairman Jack Love of the state cor-
poration commission issued his ulti-
matum ten days ago, that W. L.
Chapman, the commission's secietat.
must resign his position |„m ,use he
was in the employ of railroad com-
panies in receiving monev for info:
mation furnished by him, the fact re
mains that Chapman has not resign-
ed and that Commissioner A. P. Wai
son is working over time in his zeal-
ous efforts to have Chairman Chap-
man retained.
A game of shuttlecock is the pro-
gram at the present time. The in
tention is that \\ atson and Commis-
sioner J. J. McAlester shall not be in-
(lUthrie at the same time until friends
of Chapman have been able to pacifv
Love and get him to withdraw his op
NEGRD POLITIGAN STULE
QUESTION IS THE CHARGE.
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 2.—State Sup-
erintendent E. D. Cameron has writ-
ten a letter to Governor Haskell, ask-
ing that he remove E. 1. Saddler, a
local negro politician from the board
of trustees for the Taft school for
negro blind, deaf and other unfortu-
nates, because of Saddler's part in
the advance sale of the questions for
the examinations for teacher's certi-
ficates in the seventy-one counties of
the state. Cameron also asked that
disbarment proceedings be instituted
against Attorney Saddler if he can-
not bi criminally prosecuted.
It was learned just before the time
for the recent examination for teach-
ers certificates that someone had se-
cured copies of the questions, had
been printed in a Guthrie negro print
position to Chapman. The game has shup and soIcI thcm t0 Persons prc-
worked nicely thus far, with Love paring to try for teachers' certificates
holding down the lid here while Wat- at tcn <loll;irs a coPy- Cameron quiet-
son and McAlester arc alternately ab lv Prt'l)ared mw questions, got them
sent over the slate, and it is impos-
sible for action to be taken in the
Chapman case unless all three com ,
missioners are present. It is hoped
that as time goes by, l,o\<-'s deter
initiation to oust Chapman will wear
off and Chapman will be permitted to |
hold his place.
I TO VOTE BONDS FOR ROADS.
MARSHAL ABERNATRY HURT.
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 3.—United
States Marshal Abernathy, who was
thrown from a buggy in a runaway
Saturday night and seriously injured
is in a critical condition. Marshal Ab-
ernathy regained consciousness for
the first time since his injury at four
o'clock this morning, lint is in great
pain. lie is injured internally.
Carter county has called an elec-
tion to vote on a proposition to is-
sue $200,000 worth of bonds to build
good road-, and bridges. All over the
state this same news is coining in ami
Cleveland county ought to be get-
ting busy with those bonds to bridp?
the Canadian.
MARSHAL ABERNATHY
RECOVERING.
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 4—United
States Marshal Ab?rriathy. . h,v v.
thrown from his buggy Saturday by
a rutlaway horse, is reported on tin
road to recovery tonight. The injury
to his back was more painful than
fatal.
out on a mimeograph and sent them
to various counties to be used in the
examinations,
When the persons who had paid
ten dollars for the advance question,
found that they had drawn a lemon
they began to howl. Superintendent
Cameron has the affidavit of S. W.
| Pearson that he paid F. I. Saddler
ten dollars for a copy of the ques-
tion from which his wife prepared
herself for the examination. J. G.
Gates made another affidavit for Cam
eron that F. I. Saddler offered hint
the questions at $10 per if lie would
get fifteen people to pay $150 for
them. Nell Humphrey, county super-
intendent of Logan county, has the
affidavits of other parties that Saddl-
er sold them questions. The ques-
tions were also sold at Boley and in
other parts of the state.
Saddler admitted to Assistant State
Superintendent Wilkinson that lie
got them from the Guthrie Leader
office here, but refused to divulge the
name of the person from whom he
secured them. The public affairs
board let the contract to the Leader
for the printing of the questions. It
has been a week since Haskell was
i-l::d to remove Saddled but. the gov
ernor has made no announcement. In
the past the questions have been sold
in advance, but the local printing
plant has claimed that it could not
locate the person selling thetn.
DRY WEATHER HURTS CORN.
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 2.—That dry
weather in Oklahoma has injured the
corn crop, reducing the growing coi-
dition for July to 64.4 per cent as
compared with 90 per cent last month
is shown by the crop report of the
-tate board of agriculture issued for
the month ending July 25. The de-
crease in the condition of corn as
compared with last month is shown
to be 25.6 per cent.
The crowing ,condition on the
same date last year was 76.1 per cent,
a difference in favor of the crop last
year at this date of 11.7 per cent.
The growing condition of cotton
was 75.3 per cent as compared with
80.7 per cent last month, or a de-
crease of 5.4 per cent. The growing
(condition of cotton on the same date
last year was 62.9 per cent, or a dif
fcrence in favor of the crop of 1909
compared with last month is show
of 12.4 per cent.
RALPH RARDIE REGEIVES
SEGONO HIGHEST GRADE.
DELUGE OF GRASSHOPPERS.
Guymon, Okla., July 30.—Last
night about 9 o'clock there was a per
feet hail of grasshoppers for a few
minutes. Grasshoppers are hardly
ever seen in this locality and while
they have largely disappeared there
are a few to still be seen. The ap-
pearance of grasshoppers is suppos-
Out of a class of ninety applicants
who took the state bar examination
some time age thirteen failed to pass
and Ralph ilardic of this city receiv-
ed the next highest grade, quite a
! distinguishing compliment. Besides
: Mr. Hardie from tlii-. place F. B.
i Swank also took the examination and
passed. He is now located at Chick-
asha where he will begin the practice
| of law, having already formed a part-
MARTYRED PRESIDENT'S HEAD
ON FACE OF NEW PENNY.
Why
Be Without a High Grade
Sewing Machine
?
When
When
Down
week
one.
one.
Washington, 1) Aug. 3. — Di.
tribution of the copper coins bearing
the head of "Honest Abe" instead of
that of the Indian which has or 11 :■
mentcd them so long, was commcne
ed today, with a brisk demand. The
cents were coined at the Philadelphia
mint, but the San Francisco money
factory will soon add to the supply
There i• now more than $16,500,
000 of the Indian-head coin outstand
ing, and the retirement will be slow,
for the reason that banks will be re
quired to pay transportation charges
from the mint, whereas the old pen
nies, in amounts of $20 or more, are
delivered free by the sub-treasuries.
The Lincoln cent is the idea of for-
mer President Roosevelt, who coin-
ed to be a forerunner of a big crop. I that place.
nership with prominent attorneys at missioned Victor Drcnner, of New
j York, to design the piece.
Have The
Line of MACHINES
Made.
Such as the Wheeler & Wilson, White,
"The Free", Standard, Paragan, New
New Royal and many others. Let us
showyou these and you will be convinced
Remember $1.00 Down and
50c a Week Buys One.
And Your Credit Is Good.
MEYER, MEYER & MORRIS,
"The House Furnishers."
Dny Phone 67; Night Phone 242. Norman, Oklahoma
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