The Stroud Democrat (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1913 Page: 2 of 8
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1 he Stroud Democrat
D. V. BURTON, Pub.
STROUD
oklahoma
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTES
Oil activities are very noticeable in
aud around Bliss.
The First National Hank of Durant
has taken over the First State Hank
of Mead.
It is hoped the snow and the ex-
treme cold will result in the death of
thousands of chinch bugs.
It is slated Rogers county will this
year have the largest acreage under
cultivation in its history.
Half a dozen people were killed in
political riots In Toklo, growing out
of opposition to the present cabinet.
It is stated the farmers around
Brown county will this year greatly in-
crease the acreage of oats and pea-
nuts.
Fairview held a Farmers' institute
Wednesday, February 11!, when dele-
gates told of their experience at Still-
water.
The northern part of Oklahoma did
not have nearly so heavy a Bnowfall
recently as did the central and south-
ern parts.
The Bartlesville Enterprise adviBes
Its subscribers to notify the police It
they are annoyed by book agents and
peddlers.
Rev. H. W. Allen, presiding elder of
the district1* including Bartlesville,
died at his home in Weatherford after
a brief illness.
The Ponca City Dally Courier Is try-
ing hard to work up sufficient enthu-
siasm among the fans of that town to
form a baseball aggregation.
The young son of Jim Akers was
killed In a runaway accident near the
home of Harvey Moss, three miles
south of Sulphur, last week.
Vinita business men are oflerlng a
prize for the best mile aud a half road
leading Into that town, and it is said
many are entered in the contest.
A depth of 65(1 feet has been
reached in the well norlh of Morrison,
in Noble County, which Is being bored
in an effort to locate an oil gusher.
MM
IN MEXICO CITY
AMERICAN CLUB IS WRECKED
BATTLE BETWEEN DIAZ AND MA-
DERO CONTINUES WITH
DISASTROUS EFFECT.
Neither Side Able to Gain Advantage
and Madero and Diaz Still
Promises to Fight to
a Finish.
f-Uitmtd.
One report says that the cltj Jf
Puebla has openly proclaimed hiai
provisional president.
Madero promised that the subju Di-
llon of Diaz would be swift, that tbo
government's plan would be to sur-
round and completely subjugate Dial
In liis position with their heaviest
guns but this promise was in no way
fulfilled.
The federal fire generally was slow,
although, since it came from various
directions it was persistent. The reb-
el commander's orders to his men
were to conserve their fire and little
ammunition was wasted. No oppor-
tunity was lost, however, to throw
shells at the troublesome batteries
and his machine guns and riflemen
effectually prevented the near ap-
proach of the government troops.
His greatest energies were displayed
It: the line of fire toward the place
where his big guns charred the walls
and doors of that ancient structure
and cleared the big square in front
of federal reserves.
While General Huerto had been
busy during the night preparing for
the promised blow, Diaz also had
worked effectively. He sent through
the government lines various small de-
tachments of sharpshooters and ar-
M CLELLAND SUCCEEDS MEYER AS STATE AUDITOR
Mexico City—With no advantage to
either government or rebel forces the
filth flay of lighting in the capital end-
ed after sundown. Since the rebel
outbreak Sunday several hundred
people have been killed and the dam-
age has run into millions.
The fifth day was another day of
terror for hundreds of thousands of
non-combatants. These included large
numbers of foreigners who could find - detachments, which act
in no place in the city a spot free
from danger.
Shells raked the principal streets of
Leo Meyer.
sensational climax
J, C. McClelland
the impeachment proceedings brought
the capital and tore their way Into
private homes and business houses as
President Madero.
Because the old county Jail was con-
demned and had to be removed to
another building, Latimer county may
soon build its own court house and
Jail at Wilburton.
Wilburton has deeded a lot 100 by
150 feet on College street to the Mis-
souri, Kansas & Texas railway on
which to erect a new station the com-
pany has promised.
Pawhuska may soon have free mall
delivery. ' It is announced an Inspect-
or has been ordered to that place from
Washington for the purpose of in-
vestigating and making a report to
the officials.
Mayor Morris of Wilburton handed
In his resignation last week, but the
council refused to accept It. He
stated if he continued to serve as
mayor, he would not accept or ex-
pect pay for his services.
For the purpose of promoting good
roads, favorable legislation, clearer
Streets, joy driving regulations and
other conditions necessary to enjoy-
able and profitable autoinoblllng. the
Tulsa County Automobile association
fas organized in Tulsa. Cyrus 3.
Avery was elected president.
Superintendent Ben Hester of the
Claremore schools has Issued a
proclamation declaring Friday. Feb-
ruary 21, a holiday in order that all
teachers of the vicinity of Claremore
may attend the Northeastern Okla-
homa Teachers' Association meeting
to be held in Nowata February 21 and
22.
Fallis has the record of having ar-
rested possibly the oldest alleged boot-
legger In the state, who Is a woman 70
years of age. She was able to give the
required bond of $1,000 for her appear-
ance after arrest.
May 30 and 31 are the dates that
have been selected lor the district con-
vention of the grand council of I'nlteil
Commercial Travelers of Oklahoma
and Kansas The convention will he
held in Muskogee
Mrs. lrvin Tittle of Skiatook was
all but fatally burned at her home in
that town, when her gown caught fire
from a gas stove. She had just arisen
and lighted the stove and as she
wheeled around, her gown caught fire
from the front of the stove and the
■wearer was, perhaps, fatally burned.
well as through public structures for
which they were intended.
Machine gun and rifle bullets petie- , c)ty
trated all corners, finding lodgment in
buildings even in the remote sections,
unofliclally hut tidily designated as
the neutral zone.
Two Legations Untenable.
The Cuban and Belgian legations
were rendered untenable, the occu-
pants seeking refuge elsewhere. The
French sonsulate suffered a fate sim-
ilar to that of the American consulate
several days ago, the consul transfer- j
ring his effects to his country's lega-
tion. Both federals and rebels Insist
that they will fight to a finish. In
view of this declaration the Cuban min-
ister asked his government for au-
thorization to charter special trains to
remove from the capital such Cubans
as wished to leave. He proposed to
land them at Vern Cruz and there place
them aboard a ship flying the Span
ish flag, If one Is In port; otherwise
on an American warship.
Madero Optimistic.
The president declared he had be-
tween 5,000 and 6,000 soldleers and
could reduce Diaz speedily but hesitat-
ed to do so because of humanitarian
motives He denied that there was
sympathetic trouble except at Puebla,
where he admitted a slight difficulty
but asserted this had been settled
The government telegraph wire still
Is silent on the news throughout the
republic but news has reached here
through various sources of information
which appears credible, to the effect
that the Diaz movement has found con-
siderable favor in many sections.
ed independently, appear to have had
orders to harass wherever possible
and pick off the fedeVal gunners.
At 5 o'clock Thursday evening
General Diaz demanded the surrender
of the national palace. All through
the day the rebel batteries of heavy
guns were throwing a fierce lire of
shrapnel around the palace. Many of
these dropped into the plaza which
fronts the building ami federal soldiers
were compelled to move to cover.
Palace Draws Heavy Fire.
During the heavy shelling of the pal-
ace, Diaz aparently moved some of his
forces to the southeast of the city and
shortly after 12 o'clock the palace was
made the target of both shells and t itle
fire from that district. Coincidental-
ly the rebels succeeded in extending
their zone of activity in other direc-
tions. ,
The rebel lire towards the palace
was intended not only to bring about
Its surrender but had for its purpose
also the clearing of the intervening
high buildings of machine guns and
riflemen and silencing the federal
battery operating in San. Juan Letran
street, at a point midway between the
arsenal and the palace.
This shelling wrought havoc among
the buildings In that section of the
The American club was riddled.
The interior of this building on the
second and third floors was complete-
ly wrecked. Of forty Americans with-
in it at the time, several had almost
miraculous escapes from death
in addition to the shell fire, the inte-
rior as well as the enlerlor of the
American club was perforated in
scores of places by bulelts from rifles
and machine guns.
American Portraits Destroyed.
The shells, which entered the read-
ing room, chased through the stone
window casings, demolished a heavy
leather chair and exploded with ter-
rific force. Shrapnel was hurled in
all directions, cutting the furniture to
ribons, ripping the floors and walls
and puncturing in a Bcore of places
the portraits which hung about the
room. The portrait most seriously
damaged was that of President Ma-
dero
President McKinley's picture now is
set in a circle of bullet holes, while
the portrait of President Taft, hang-
ing next to it, escaped with a single
mark.
President-elect Wilson's features
were riddled, while at the other end
of the line of portraits balls found
lodgment in plenty in the picture of
another democrat. Jefferson.
Portions of shrapnel shell were
hurled through the floor above the
billiard rooms among a group of Amer-
icans there. Four sleeping rooms on
' the four® floor were wrecked. From
1 one the entire wall was torn away.
against Leo. Meyer, state auditor, came when that officer, throug.i his at
tomey, submitted his resignation to Governor Cruce. The resignation was
unconditional. J. C. McClelland, member of the state banking board,
immediately appointed to succeed Meyer.
In a statement Meyer said:
"These charges have been framed up ajainst me and I am tired
facing false accusers. I have gotten all 1 want out of politics and I must
devote a little time to my family. These charges are preying on the heal h
of members of my family and I de-clded that it would be best to have th
e proceedings stopped If possible."
The newB of the resignation of the state auditor came as a bolt of light-
ning from a celar sky just on the eve of the beginning of his trial on im-
peachment charges in the senate
Doings of the Lawmakers
Activities of the Week Among the Members
of the Oklahoma Legislature
MOODY LADY
N0TJ00DY
For Five Yean Mi Davii of Moody
Wat in Terrible Plight, But She
h Now in Fine Spirits.
Moodv, Tex.—In an Interesting let-
ter from this place. Miss Cora Davis,
of R. F. D. No. 6. Box 20, writes as
'°"1) had been taking different medi-
cines for the past five years, without
any relief, and last spring my system
was so completely run down, and I
felt so tired and nervous all the time,
hardly felt like staying out of bed.
Friends advised me try Cardui, the
woman's tonic, and after taking six
bottles, I felt like an entirely different
person.
1 was relieved of my nervousness,
and bad headaches, and could sleep
soundly all night,—something I hadn't
done for years.
I also gained IS pounds in weight
after taking Cardui, and am in better
spirits, and feel better, than 1 have
felt for five years.
I cannot say enough in behalf or
Cardui. It Ib the grandest medicine
ever discovered, and a God-send to all
suffering women and girls."
We do not ask you to accept our
statements as to the merits of Cardui,
the woman's tonic.
We receive thousands of letters,
similar to the above, from grateful
ladles, every year, telling what this
medicine has done for them, and giv-
ing us permission to publish their let-
ters.
These letters speak for themselves.
N. B.—U'r/lt Id: Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
Ladiea' Advisory Dept., Chattanooga. Tenn , for
Sttn.iUnstrui ticnt on your case and 64-pase book,
"Home Treatment for Women," sent in plain
wrapper. Adv.
HOT RETORT.
Code Bill Is Passed
The Cook bill, to put the Harris-Day
code In force as law within six days
after \,000 printed copies had been re-
Reapportionment Bill Passed
A congressional redisricting bill
which would divide Oklahoma into
oiirht districts seven of which should , -
be democratic by pluralities ranging celved, was passed finally with onl
■> non lr, ft nnn '111(1 one republican i nine members voting against it. A.,
from 3,000 to 8 000 and one republican for the senate, lt contains
plurality of 3,800, was passed ( ^ wllhout prejudice
to anyone's vested rights, the famous j
by
with the emergency attached, aud is
now in the senate.
The house merely followed a plan
Outlined by the democratic house cau-
cus, at which the bill finally was
perfected. The vote on the bill was
71 to 20, with 8 absent, and was a
riparian rights" section, because oi
which Governor Cruce held up the
publication of the code and laid the
basis for the code or sand-and-gravel
controversy.
The amended Pruett bill, re-estab-
strict party division, with the excep- lishing the old system of el^ting V"®
'. th , Mr Lemon of Grant, Mr. state board of agriculture by delegates
Reece o'f Payne and Mr. Berry of Mc- from county conventions or institutes,
oEJectkms'of tt^sT t^ ImocraHc | th6e H.Vsmlth bill ^r ^pro^io.
members were due to the fact that
HOTfcW
their counties are placed in the re-
publican district.
Following are the counties, popula-
tion and political complexion of the
eight districts proposed, as by the
1910 census and 1912 elections:
No. i—osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Wash-
ington. Nowata, Rogers Craig, Mayes,
Ottawa Delaware, Cherokee, A
population 205,866. democratic plurality,
3,003.
No 2—"Wagoner. Okmulgee, Muskogee,
McIntosh, Sequoyah, Haskell. Latimer,
LeFlore. Population 201 233. democratic
plurality 3,780.
No. 3—Pittsburg. Atoka, ' J1*.1!"
Carter?' Marshall, ^Population 206,-
W^ .lemocra.U. jlu^lUy Pot-
ts* atcmle,. Seminole,
The Pompous Man—Why, sir, I'm a
er-er-self-made man.
The Lean Chap—When are you go-
ing to call the strike off and com-
plete the Job.
democratic
Johnston. Population 209,671
plurality 3.S23.
Republican District
No. g—Wood*, Alfalfa, Grant Kay.
\fa1or Garfield, Noble. Kingfisher, I> -
gan. Pavne Population repub-
lican plurality J.797. Gra(ly
NO, Canadian. Oklahoma.
Cleveland Mot 'lain. Garvin. Murray.
Population >12,344, democratic plurality
' v- blaine. Washita. Caddo, Kiowa,
Comanche. Cotton Stephens, .left... son.
tom 'population 206,026; democrat
For the purpose of perfecting an or-
ganization to advance and carry out
auy matters pertaining to the better-
ment of conditions in LeFlore county,
relating to the agricultural Interests,
a meeting Is to be held in Poteau
Friday. February 21, and Indications
are lt will be well-attended. Efforts
are being made to have business men,
bankers and farmers attend
Waynoka, Woods county, may soon
organise a company of local capital
Ists for the purpose of boring for oil
and gas, the fever having struck that
section hard.
Durant Is Just now entering upon
whut Is eipected will prove one of the
most exciting political campaigns that
place has seen In several years It Is
stated there bus come about a division
as to who shall dominate the educa
tlonal and governmental affairs, and
factions have been born over night, lt
Is needless to state, both affairs under
dispute will suffer as a result.
Rebel Loss Light.
General Felix Diaz In Ills arsenal
stronghold, appeared as defiant as any
time since he w as released from prison
by the mutinous soldiers and promises
a repetition of the terrific bombard-1
ment, the fierceness of which Is at-
tested by the many partially destroyed
structures within a radius of half a ;
mile.
The rebel loss in killed and wounded
was considerably smaller than that of
the government forces.
The cannon of the federals eventual-
ly were silenced by the rebels, but
the extent or the damage to the rebel
artillery is not known outside their
own lines.
The streets In which the fighting
occurred present a dilapidated appear
buildings which stiff
liar-
Mills,
Jackson,
demo-
penetrated, there finding vlctlpis who
had been unable to escape. An effort
was made by many to get out of the
way, and in the early morning people
of the poorer classes bearing mat
tresses, blankets and bundles of cloth
Ing. were seeking places of safety.
And many of the fugitives were of the
well-to-do class whose homes had been
occupied by the men of both sides for
strategical reasons.
The Zapatistas did not enter the cap-
ital, despite their presence within a
few mlleB of the city.
j The struggle of Diaz to overthrow
the power of President Madero result-
ed in one of the most remarkable inci-
dents in the hlstorv of the western
(continent. Street fighting has occur-
red in Mexico In time ptist, but a bat-
tle In which the contending forces em
The
pan led
Representative
house to
repartee,
especially from
Childers of Garfield
of men engaged in the employment of
railroads and manufacturing establish-
ments, etc.
The Maxey-Wyand-Carr resolution
giving the assent of the state to a
dam across the Grand river out from
Muskogee for water power purposes, a
long cherished dream of Muskogee
booBterB, was paBsed by the house and
goes to the senate. The assent of the
state is a requirement of the national
war department who control all
streams capable of navigation.
A resolution by Whitman, Hunter
and Chase, memorallzing congress to
provide some means for the condem-
nation of roads through fullblood lands
was introduced.
The house committe on privileges
and elections reported on the Marshall
eountv contest, giving the seat to Rep-
resentative C. 11. Tomes, incumbent,
against Ben F. Perdue, contestant, on
the grounds that there was no evi-
dence to sustain the contest.
The famous "chiropractic" bill,
which has been a great hone of con-
tention in all past legislatures, was
reported out of committe unfavorably,
| but with a minority report which puts
i it on the calendar and allows a fight
| over it thiB session.
| The Russell bill, to abolish the coun-
| ty demonstration farms, was recom-
the ; mended from committee favorably.
The Sharp bill to prohibit bookniak-
betting on horse races, was re-
Why He Is Known.
The class in ancient history was re-
citing. "Now, Harry, can you tell me
who Nebuchadnezzar was?'' asked the
teacher. "Nebuchadnezzar," answered
the boy, right off the bat, "was the
greatest of the Babylonian kings, and
for bis connection with the Hebrews
he got a write-up in the Bible."
Robbery is robbery, no matter
whether it is done by the sandbag, or
a trick in trade
Tillman
pl No'"^Cimarron, Texas. Beaver
per. F.IIIh, 1 tewey, Custer, Roger Mill.
Beckham. Greer. Harmon.
Woodward. Population 1J3
rrattc plurality 4,9ft7.
passage of the bill was accom-
wlth some oratory, In which
_ Ashby treated
house "to" real humor as well as clever I
n„d by one or two^ talks, ing. or ^ ^
and Lemon of i but with a minority report which
o'r'antiwMch displayed strong feeling, places It on the calendar
Tho authors of the bill include j Can Not Serve Again
peaker Maxey. J. Hpy Williams, Hu-
Bolen, John P. Crawford, 1 om
he Imminence of battle
ered most "is'that In'which the Amerl-" ployed heavy artillery at a range fre-
onsulate general was located and qHently of less than half a mile in a
from which the consul and his staff densely populated city, was a new and
startling spectacle.
What undoubtedly contributed great-
of the ly to the rebel's ability to resist this
exposing themselves movement was the position of the
the Injured came from , Captital Young Men's Christian build
houses Into which shells and bullets lug. a .even story structure,
Wilson Publishes Book | reagon of Its pfe inauguration explolta
New York A scathing arraignment tlon of a future presidential policy nc
of "Big Business" Is contained In other chief executive of the United
Presidentelect Wilson'* pre Inaugura .States since the Declaration of hide
tlon hook, "The New Fl+cdom."
can ct
were forced to fl
Not even
WH8 sufficient to keep many
curious from
Others among
\V"nunter. J. E Wyatul, A McCrory,
Q. n. llarvlson and W. Dearlng.
Will Disburse Funds
Dr J. C Mahr, state commissioner
of health, as soon as Governor Cruce
signs the Hunter McAlister bill,
which appropriated $10,000 for sup-
pression of the smallpox epidemic in
southern Oklahoma, will arrange a
plan In connection with local health
superintendents for the disbursement
of the funds. The epidemic Is confined
principally to Choctaw, McCur
Pushmataha counties but ti1
also a number of cases in all of the
two southern tiers of counties of the
"'he fifth big "abolition" bill has
The house passed flnaly the Barrett
bin from the senate requiring rail-
roads to maintain hospital service in
the state and the bill desired by the
newspaper men of the state, also by
Barrett, providing for taxing legal pub-
licatlons as a part of the costs In each
caae.
A new bill by Griggs, which has
bearing on the Meyer case, provides
that when any officer Bhall resign with
oharges pending against him this act
euiiouru Shall operate to disqualify him from
tain and again holding office. A proposed consti-
there are tutlonal amendment by Morris pro-
vides for the appointment j>l the clerk
. .1 ...n.„nin Or HI rt ll*
and would abolish
pendence having duplicated the feat ot
Mr Wilson.
The president-elect not only attack,
the trusts and monopolies of the coun
try tut makes It clear tha' he will dc
all In his power to legitimately restore
trade competition and Individual op
ever put In the field both by reason I portunlty and to disentangle comma
of the bitterness of Its arraignment of j nlty centralization which, he says, ha, I r(,ut,h between 98,600 and $4,000
the present financial system aud by | become dangerously co ordinated.
President-elect Wilson not only re-
iterates his attacks upon the trusts of
the United States, but sounds a new
warning to the great financial Inter-
ests of the country. The work Is con
slderetl one of the most remarkable
of the supreme court bf the court
Instead of by the people as now pro-
., , ,... n«« vided Mr. Morris takes the position
fifth big abollt ^ ^ that th(B offlce ,8 merely clerlCBl and
the slate hoard of that the court Is beat qualified to say
| who lt Bhall have for Its ".lerk.
affairs.
Building Wrecked In Bank Robbery. ! We|, Reio|ution Expunged
Sanuloa—Sheriff King of this city, A scathing ararignment of Attor
w.1. called to Kiefer to investigate the ney General Charles West was de
hherv of the Kiefer State Bank, j llvered from the fioor of the house by
This Is the same Institution that was Representative Cufr.v of Tulsa in reply
I*, ' larlzed about a year ago nml the I to a motion from Lemon of Grant that
same band of cracksmen evidently | the resolution of the former relative
""formed this Job. only this time they | to the state's attorney Introduced sev.
a. the damage more complete' eral days u^o he expunged from the
When Sheriff King arrived on th record. Lemon declared that it con-
M-rne he found the big square safe lit- tallied language unfit to become a mat
urallv blown to pieces Cashier Strut t«r of permanent record In the state
ton stated that the amount taken | The motion to strike from the Journal
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SUFFERED
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Idoctored withthre®
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Compound and I purchased a bottle.
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