Oklahoma City Daily Pointer (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 303, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 16, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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word! which in proting to he a
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only recognised wan tad medium of
the city.
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OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLAHOMA, SUNDAY. JANUARY W. 191Q-N0. 303.
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SHOT;
WIFE
HELD
PASTOR PAYS VISIT
TO POLIO DANCES
Visiting tlie dance halls and delivering
a five minute address in one. tlm ltov.
Thomas H Harper, pastor of the Pilgrim
Congregational church, secured plenw of
data for a sermon which he will deliver
toulKht on the "Environments of the Dame
Hall." Rev. Harper was accompanied on
hi- calling tour by representatives of the
Walking unceremoniously into the halt at
I Second and Robinson streets, the unknown
guests seated themselves In the rear of the
hall where better view of the dancers could
I be seen. tltrls looking ti> be etlll iu their
teens, whirled around tightly clasped in
the arms of u boy or man many years their
""n'ii 'attempt was made, apparently, by the
irirls to resist the strong embraces of their
■ I..„w Ha ..li.ua it lit rhpy KQIieCKC
reat dlffl
dancers
male companions. So . lose did they squeeze
that a rasing knife would find ^r<
Frank Snodgrass, an alleged gambler,
... .hot i.n.l «.rlou.ly wounded t t ; y- ltMlf daucera.
o'clock this morning at his residence, i{05 ! Sonie assumed the society" position, the
}<orth Harvey utreet, following a qnurrel partners being a little apart, put the^ ma-
.III. hi. wire. Mr.. Hh'iw « '• ,.Vl^r',„J,rr'"rre<18ome oiTthL .. .... .
'.*««ted by the police, charged with the ,lvll tj,,.|r jj|ri companions In their arms, j . places."
iinn what Is known in the wrestling game ; \vhile the mln'.ster of the gospel was
I giving his few words of advice, which
! were free from '-ensure or condemnation,
by .Tuck Henderson, an older crowd was en-
countered. and the familiarity seen in the
first place was not so noticeable. More
ntteutlou seemed to be paid to the style and
manner <>f position. No small girls were
seen, all apparently more than sixteen
years old.
At this place, and at the solicitation of
Henderson, Rev. Harper gave a brief talk
in which he asked the dancers to elevate
themselves and have respect for the girls
they encountered.
"I came up here for the purpose of sec
lug who attended, how you danced and U
ascertain the method of conducting thi
place " said the Rev. Harper. "I am al
ways glad to see young men and young
women building tip character. You young
men and young women, who are present
here toulght. represent the coming citi-
zenship of this great commonwealth.
• Above all things let us be courteous,
let tis remember this young men. and al
wavs place the standard of the young lady
we' meet as high as if It was our alster.
which will go a long ways toward uplift-
DOCTORS
TURN ON
Guns of Grand Jury
Will Point at Graft
•hooting. However, both the wife an.l using what
*he victim refused to make <* statement to j «"0dy bold
the officers, telling who did the (.hooting. sil>l« to break
* " m • XnTd.VMIU't mnrh inntlon'
located shoulder which she sustained dur- | ji10 majority wobbled with a motion
Ing the affray. Officers who heart the ,hat ci„Helv resembled a duck in a hurry
■ hot* and entered the house found a 88- to reach the water's edge. Some danced
caliber revolver lying near the wounded . wit)l great acceleration many Pi'^cren
notn The weapon was taken as evidence. | to dance according to the time or
Three shot* were fired at Snodgrass. | harmonlus inuslc, and
One bullet entered his right leg just above dreamy disposition. "d
the ankle, chattering the bone. Another ting around the floor i
entered the left arm above the elbow, in- the inns c wa* I"""1l,,'r' *"llot on the pro
fllcting a painful wound. The third went ! l'rHn^am view- of the dancers by the
Wild. II l pr l. l>le thai sno<Uru *. If "flSht roiiM not be secured
had the
aoove | dreamy uisi"-'*"1 .... .*
lother ting around the floor about twice, Tjlj'1®
,v in- the music was ranting. The niuch spokt n
painful wound. The third went j of •'Moonlight _\\ alt/ wna not on f " nr°
_ probable that Snodgrass, if | eram, and
he recovers will be permanently
a result of the leg wound. 1
assistant city physician.
1
ami dressed the wounds. Snodgrass
*VII* taken to St. Anthony's hospital in iui
ambulance.
When officers entered the house Mrs.
Hnodgrass was lying across a bed. groan-
ing in agony from the injury to her arm.
Snodgrass was huddled In a corner of the
room, with his entire body covered In
blood from his two wounds. Both stead-
fastly refused to discuss the shooting.
The police say the two apparently had
been drinking.
snodgrass is well known In Oklahoma
C ity. He is known as a "dice maker."
WAR IN STREET
CAR INTERESTS
IS NOW BREWING
eull-
the visiting party encountered a youth
about nineteen years of age having?
difficulty in "navigating. The steps, ac
cording to the boys notion, seemed to be
continually sliding out from under him. He
reached the street in safety, however.
In the First street dance hall
owned
not a ripple «f l.nuliter or commotion
sued, the unusmil spectacle of a preacher
visiting a dance hall and converting it for
« few minutes into a pulpit, had its awe-
ing aspect. Not a dancer endeavored to
leave, and when the Rev. Harper had
closed, a minute or two elapsed before the
large crowd applauded.
•It is not the dance hall Itself that
causes the evil." said the Rev.
after leaving the last pleasure resort, but
the evils f hat arise from the constant
attendance of these places. One nothor'ty
lias said that 1«0 out of every 200 girls
who leave the path of righteousness, took
their first steps in a public dance hall.
The dan.e rail and its environments are
the fountain heads of many a glr's down-
^ Tlie partv visited only two dance halls,
as these are the only public dance halls
ftr the whites In the city
Is Given Fierce Rebuke Bj
Local Board—Dr. Hensley
Wins Victory
Genuine hostilities opened in the con
flirt being waged by the state board of
medical examiners against one of their
number. Dr. J. T llensley, of Oklahoma
fitv, when the Oklahoma County Medical
Society deliberately rebuked President W.
Til lev of the state board, nt a meeting
which was special!) requested by the
Muskogeeun, at the Kpworth medical
school lust night.
At precisely s o'clock, tho forces of the
county society had marshalled to the
front, directed by President Will, who
called the meeting to order. Dr. Tllley
sat there all alone, bearing the flag of
truce and trying to gain a hearing in
order thst the county physicians would
resetud their action of Thursday, in in-
dorsing the local member of the state
board. Dr Hensley. Dr. Tllley wanted to
explain. Dr. W. R. Revan in a few words
SPEAK
WILL
AT CLUB MEET
CITY ASSESSMENTS WILL
SHOW MILLIONS INCREASE
Bishop William A Quayle will address I Ad flub and < hamber of ( nmme .<
the Ad flub Monday noon, in tl-c regular w ill be accompanied b\ II A. 1; < rd.
meeting in the fhamber of Commerce wrtlslng manager for t!ie comnan>.
Bishop Quayle is an interesting and el..- , will also fP°"k !,, • lw* x*
quent speaker, and Glenn Prather. pres. «>t the bright lights In th \
dent of the club, has extended an urgent j vertislug. and memt ers ««r t
invitation to be present to all business | express gratification Unit in
men. even though they are not members, cut. Willi bodh l
Announcement was made yesterday that scheduled f«'i ad«iiess«s they
When Hugh Chalmers, of the Chalmers program of unusual pleasute
Detroit Motor far fompnny. conies Feb
ruary !!♦ to make
' Sensational developments are promiseit
by the prosecutors In charge of the grand
jury, which say that many startling truns*
actions will be disclosed during the com®
nig week. Nearly all of the proposed In*
Ivestlgatlon of alleged violations of pros
hihltory laws is now completed and tht
grand Jurors will turn their attention i<a
graft
I: *
magnificent
nldress before the
Work of taking thel assessments of real
and personal property In Oklahoma f'lty
will begin March 1. The assessments last
year amounted to more than «,000,000,
and according to City Assessor Eir« Off-
utt. this will he Increased by one-tttlril.
This Increase Is due to the many im-
provements of the last year and the many
now additions brought Into the city.
Under the law, the city assessor has
- - ■ Tnno 1 to complete
Hill
An added worry lias been thrown on the
With the retnrn of Anton H. Classen
and John W. Sharlel from Pittsburg, con-
firmation Is given the story that the Ok-1 now 4>nn,toi
lahoma Railway Company ^ ill compete! assessing. ut 111,1 m ti.e will have
with the Patterson Interests for the con-j brought into the city, the time
trol of the territory southeast of fapltol i to bo "tended, ( apltol Hill h s
Hill, and Indications are that there will voted In, but the courts
be war to a finish. ning to fight the annexationMin ti e . onrta
The Classen line will be about two Last year only three l"W bo ks were
niles long, run to Trosper Park and make required to tl®0"|P,,1* J.he 1,1P Knok'8 are
a return loop, crossing the Patterson line year five will be used. The b
once. about completed and by the time tne as
The company hopes to take up the ron- seasors go to work, everything wi
ft ruction of the Edmond line this year. | rcadlnesr
Construction tin the Norman line Is be-
ing pushed south from Shields' Heights.
The Fl Reno line, now operating In Put-
nam City, soon will be extended t« Yukon.
In all. the company contemplates the
expenditure of half n million dollars for
new lines and the buUdlng* of 32 miles
of trackage during 1010
Anton H. Classen has assumed active
charge of operation, and hereafter all re-
ports will come to him. A chart has been
complied showing to whom each depart
ment head Khali report. Superintendent
Ford will have charge of operation. Under
Classen, and W. A. Haller. who has been
at the head of operation, will attend to
technical details of construction
New cars, numbering '20. have been
ordered, and 12 of them are on their way
now The company antclpates a no per
cent Increase In traffic this year, and will
assessor's office by the new Income tax
law This has to be secured when the
assessments are made
"1 ntn getting ready for the work which
will begin in about a month," said City
Assessor Offutt. "Great care has to be
exercised in the preparation of the tax
books, the little maps of the blocks have
to be carefully examined. Only a few days
ago I discovered that one man who has
sold a block of property was still being
assessed, and the many purchasers of
lots were not listed
"It Is my intention to request all per-
sons having grievances of this descrip-
tion to come to the office and make known
their complaints In order that they may
be rectified. This seems to be the easiest
and moat satisfactory manner to ferret
nut the mistakes that are undoubtedly on
the books. I have found many, but I
know that many more exist that may
never be known unless the property
owners call and show them up
"ANTI-SCRATCHES" WILL
HOLD ANOTHER
Determined to keep up their fifjl't
initiation, the "anti-serotehor*. will hold
another meeting "f protest Monday evening
at the court house, and will make furtliei
plans for the fray. They de< .are there la
no epidemic "f smallpox, while Health
Officer U1 lev and the school authorities
are emphatic in their statement that there
Is an epidemic, and
A meeting of antl
day evening at the courthouse
ly attended, and nothing or
accomplished.
The "antl-scratchers continue
the board < f education sent out
trlct Judge nark granted an alternative
wilt and set the hearing for 1 :.'U> o clock
Tuesday afternoon.
The petitioners In the suit are the same
as those In the Injunction proceedings
which was instituted last week, ehlldrei
of W M Fowler, « . 1.. ltuey. «' A Ham
llu and II. S Ilumfeld being plaintiffs,
serious one I It l« alleged that the chlbfm.
■dilution forces Frl- healthy ami their lives would i
IPVR utlan-
ifshouid thev be vaccinated. The pe-
nt ion further recites that the theory tnat
vaccination Is a preventltlvc has been prov-
en scientifically false, and that there Is
not now an epidemic of smallpox nor la
one threatened.
Judge 'Mark last
lo danger <>f smabv"N lutictloii. I.v
r that
,n eu„, _ letter
-her* of the state Inviting attend
ut the convention hold he ' 1
aid there ■ - -
;\"^oldcml. ''',Thcv,"s«.MT'niai lin" miooishese . hlidrei. iwas written
there «as a epldemb. , t s, v niHj,.r the statutes ot l'. <i:t whhh have be
one of two ensea « r W niseiuw I ,,,nio Hie ncl.oot board and the
nee is a teacher who attended tne i in« « ,1 sitting as a board of health.
in Oklahoma Ity. instituted then drew up another order under the laws
in eff«H't and the
Mandamus proceedings
FIRE CAUSES $500
DAMAGE IN HOUSE
HEARING ON AUTO
GRAB CASE WAITS
then told the gathered physicians why the
meeting was called.
Zip-
Up Jumped Dr. E. S. Lain. "I move
that we adjourn."
Someone way off in the corner said.
"Second the motion."
"Make It unanimous," some one else
shouted.
Aud It was all over.
It was all over the action of the state
board in adopting a resolution demanding
th* resignation of Dr. Hensley from the
state board, the charge being declared
'MneompatibfJlty." The tesolutlon wa>
made known to the governor and thi
press, whereupon the county medical so
ciety Thursday night resolved to uphold
and Indorse the work of Dr. Hensley on >an,r„U¥ ...
the state board. I compel the school board to allow chiiar
Dr. Tllley had called up Dr. Will over vaccinated to attend the mv-bonis. Dis
the telephone Friday night from Guthrie^
requesting that the special meetlug of 1
the oklahoma County |Medlcal Society
be called for Saturday night. Dr. Will
did as requested and there waa fully (15
per cent of the membership of the county
society present. It is understood that the
remaining per cent favors the action of
the fellow membership.
Dr Bevans at the meeting said the phy
shlans were called together for the pur-
pose of "discussing fhe resolution passed
by the Oklahoma t'ounty Medical Society
In regard to upholding Dr. Hensley in re-
taining his membership to the state board
of medical examiners.'
Members of tho county aoclety after the
meeting declared that they will fight to
the last ditch for th ir fdlow member.
and that every charge will be sifted to
the bottom, but what they will clear him
of nil incompatibility In the office he
""or. "bkt"'ns after the meeting said tliat [ hn-.u d„„„
Dr Tiller had uo right to expect the I TUlned t I0. escapl"* down
society to call a special meeting and re-
scind ' Ita action of Thursday night, as no
steps were taken against" Dr. Tllley or
the state board, but * resolution had ,
been passed simply apt one of the thur «mld be 'o"«d. n,alter had been dls.-iis.e,l, nothing defl
members of the society inWhst it believes HIh*. ftlanmoaa u)lo nit" had been accompH-hcl.
has been conscientious work an.l honest ; rice departn: i.- lhe InscouraLlna oi.lo " «" "mlerst.io.l that the residence n>
dealings with >11 with whop ,h® J"1/ .d,c"1,t. ^l>"lblt if*-
7lh~'J^wird" I 1'hrit.lma, sent f Chap
bert I. Met "aminor, representative of
The Pointer, waa called by t'ounty At-
torni} r K Keardon Saturday for a cons
fcteiicc It is -.ud that Nlct'animon gavo
orld f ait ||1( prosecutor niitny lends" that will b#
v l flub ; r.dlowed during the < otutng weeU Sine®
rill be ores ! th«- crusade against rice was so strun-
and Ford ' uoiMl.v inaugurated last September by
feel that a Mayor Henr\ M Scale-, M.t'nmmon has
and benefit I | , on following the work ami non work on
th> part of t.he « ftl«*als. Mrfamtnon
handled what is known as "city hall run *
A number of prominent men were called
lu fore the Imjuisltors Saturday and it 14
believed that all were questioned aboiH
prohlbltorv violations. Among those ex-
amined were In tohn Threadgtll, Kayo
Dawson president of the flvfe league}
lf.it r v Gershou. business man: -I f Fra«
Her. city ticket agent of the ltock Island |
Dave Marrow, farmer, and G. A. Mems
m hek, property owner.
Dr 1 tireadglll Is 1 prominent worke#
la the Sons of Washington league, whb li
Is tight ing for an amendmeut of the pro-
hil.it i > >11 law Mr Dawson is one of in«
s gners of the petition presented to .lud-'O
M uiiden asking that 1 grand Jury >e
called, as is Frar.ler and t.etshou.
No report of the grand Jury was 1u.1l*
vesterdav nnl the jur.-i- adjourned early
in the afternoon until Monday morning It
i. believed that a report will l.c mad*
1 bout Ttiendav Nothing sensatlo: al S
expected. The report probably will
MEETING
of indictments against bootlegger*,
pmprletors f redlight houses, property
owners for renting buildings to persons
violating <he prohibitory laws, on several
criminal canes and a report on the In-
dictments returned by the last grand Ju.y
1 pii III"! Police Chief llubatka Snujn.e
granted the in Sampson Jake Armstrong and W. 1>«
lilch the board of education witcher
njolned from refusin admittaiice^o ; lf w,)S r(.p0rtcd that the acts of Alleff
I.orantz would be Invcstlgoted. I.orantz .4
i.l to be a weal tin farmer living nln«
miles southeast of oklahoma « Ity. whs
has refused to support his family. Hi*
u alth is estimated at about $7a.000. Lo<
.nitz is 70 years old and has a wife anil
lx children
Hotted rubber tnhlnz on a gas store Upon the application of the attorney,
cansed a fire In the residence of Mrs M. «ho desired n.ore time to prepare cases,
A Mead 11- East Tenth street, which Superior .l„d*e A. N Mnn.len .Saturday
damaged'the house and contents to the morning contlnned the hearing of the «p-
extent of $200 vesterday afternoon. plication of A. D. Lee for an Injunction
However although the fire had gained | until January 21.' On this day the ap-
2rent headway fire companies responding j plication will be heard without fall.
— r ' I fo the call succeeded In extinguishing the Lee is seeking to enjoin the city from
the power house. ; , ' , wlth chemicals, thus avoiding a the purchasing of an $187.'. automobile on
The company promises to make changes ii. in • Wnter. The fire shirt- the installment plan A restraining order,
that wljl improve the service. More cars K™iter lossi rrora ^ Mead (lls arfs the samo nH .,,, injunction,
will be run during the hours. I ^wed the flaniea and called the depart-! has already been Issued by the court and
hours when business Is ordinarily ; n'ont
dull cars will be run at longer Interval*.: that
Definite plans regarding time table | rooms, and
changes in the various city lines will I
announced within the next few weeks.
ROBBER GRABS
GIRL'S PURSE;
MAKES ESCAPE
Att«cklng Miss A. L. Simmons as she
wns entering tier yard at dusk last nigln
bold highwayman secured her onckH-
— ash and a ring
I alley before his victim could summon
help. Although neighbor* who rushed to
r I the street when the young
had ed searched the vicinity
trace of the
NEW HOME TO
BE A PRESENT
FOR CHAPLAIN
Movement Is on foot by members of the
slate legislature to present the ltev. David
It. I lay. chaplain or the legislature, with
a fine now residence til Oklahoma City.
This has been considered several times,
and although no definite action has result-
ed. it Is understood that the matter Is
settled.
When asked about the proposed pres.
I eut <; Jones said that although the
VEHICLES COLLIDE;
2 ESCAPE INJURY
When n Wells-Fargo express wagon
riashed into a light buggy at First aud
Kobinson streets yesterday evening, spe -
tators screamed and turned away, expect-
ing to see a woman and child, who were
ulttlng In the buggy, killed. However,
both escaped, although the bug-\ was
damaged. They left before the police or
witnesses learned their names.
$100 i
the house.
already been lsnued by the court and Although one of the ra^berB of' the Ok-
So carefiiilv did the firemen work will operate until January 2h According lahoma * 0^ /0 r s?!„ !
water reached the downstairs to the petitioner the council is seeking to dedared ,n The ^olion dc
mm* 11 ud one of the upstairs rooms into buy a machine by paying flOti a week turea i *nJ1t?ol, of^ Vr Hensley
hlch' the flames did not reach was "Ot j rent for fourteen weeks and then a final "^^f^d by^ The Pointer 'slnee thai
,Idhou"s?e|« owned bv V. L. nath. The The entire case grew out of a nrerlous there are fire signatures
.r.V'LlTif'' m m fUr"""r* a"^ ;.n^Tn«0?heS"iohn^"SJi.™ 1'l.lw .>mp«7.j™ f *• M. Ch.mi.ef,; Poteau: A
• Mtv Treasurer Klmer 'lYueblood. *'Ity Lewis. Ryan: L r. hmanuci
flerk Hob Parman and City Auditor Tom! and Frank P. Davis, r.nid
Boydston. In this suit the defendants
were enjoined from selling or buying for
the city an automobile, which It had been
stated would be given to the use of the
cltv engineer's department.
When the council passed its resolution
authorizing the purchase on the install-
ment plan, contempt proceedings were In-
stituted against the defendants In the first
suit Judge Munden after hearing the
evidence «>n the contempt charge exoner-
ated the John Deere Plow Company and
gave no decision on the eases against the
other three defendant* Further hearing
on these charges will be held January 20.
Ihe „,lel, „,r
„eve I? his honesty .ud the work he n.m.e"
tt s sr.^3 S
The local physicians, according to sev then ran. Miss ^nimons waj. *o badly
erai niembprs of the Oklahoma founty frightened. *lie any*, that she lid t
tliat lie will let the board members fight | white or black.
It out among themselvci
lain Itay. the matter being deferred and
the home will be presented 111
year's gift.
Net
commence framing
charter tomorrow
SENATOR COLVILLE
TO ADDRESS CLUB
A f Baxter, secretary of the Metropo.X
tan Kepntdlcan club, a ' n.e.t yes.erdSK
that suite senator Frank '' « «dv % « l
1 almond, ha- a> epted an Invitation to id*
dress the - lub at Ms regular scmi-monthir
meeting Tnestlnv • .enlug at li.nnbllca
headnuarleiH, aoi'.-j West Main t.
fudge II Y Tayl' i will uake n |icec|
on tti< Taylor • lectloi law, d win -•
,1, expo of II- allege.: lunations ♦
nircs Judge Thompson baa made 'U eto
pedal study of the bill.
PUTS MS
WHISKEY
IN SAFE
the hoard of free
i*c the framing of a
Rustle of Dainty
Lingerie on Line
Attracts Thieves
CORPORATION LAW
TEST IIP TOMORROW
law compelling cor«
,
RECEIVES BAD CUT
BY FALL ON WALK
Attscked by a sudden fainting spell
J Bell, while walking In front of the
Metropolitan theater on Grand avenue,
fainted yesterday evening He fell to the
walk, cutting a gush in his head. lie
was removed to the city dispensary, where
lii<? wounds were dressed, following which
l.c returned to his home.
to royally receive
st. louis visitors
Oklahoma':
porstlons to pay a tax of l per cent
of the gross earnings will be tested iu
the district court tomorrow before Dis-
trict Judge George W. flark when the
application of the Oklahoma & Llee-
tric Company for an Injunction against
Sheriff M 1 '■ Billion i* heard. The plain-
liff corporation is seeking to enjoin the:
official from serving a tax warrant Issued
bv State Auditor M. E. Trapp. 1
Several weeks ago State Auditor Trapp.
sent to Sheriff Billion a tax warrant au-1
tho rising the sheriff to seise the property]
,,f the corporation to satisfy a tax < New York. Jan. 15.—It became known to-
atnouiitiug to more than :UKK . which had I day that plans are in progress looking to
not been naid to the state. The plaintiff the organisation of every rich woman u
"ompa"? .r. lares that the corporation tai j lhe _UnlteJ St.tfs controlling absolutely
law is unconstitutional.
hlckashn.
was also
iesrned that Dr II f. Montague, of Mih
kogec, although not having been present ' >pr
to sign, contemplates doing so. It Is pos- ni*n
sible also that the remaining member. R.
i: Miller. «f Blackwell, will affix his sig-
nature. a« It is said unon good authority
that he wen« to the rorernor in person
and claimed he wanted to.
Before starting from his room at the tnt
Lee Hucklns hotel for Muskogee last
night. Dr. Tllley asserted that
In the near fu-
fn rebuked, and'
re is in reality
rich woman rehind
deal to help girls
nothing to say and admitted that the re
buke was stinging
"Walt for development
tnre." he said. "I have !
j will say very little. TI
nothing now to say "
Several of his physician friends wer
with him at the time, although they re
' fused to give their names, and would sa;
j nothing , . .
Dr. Tillev, in explanation, said he wa
like the fellow who tftke> the command
I menta only as they command "When
man hits tne on the face I turn the othe
I side and let it happen *11 over. Tlier
j though slow, something surely is golu
tak" place."
The rustle of dainty lingerie caused b>
the stir fif cool night breezes tempted a
to enter the yards of Mrs A Len-
...... and Mrs A X IMtkin. i-'l and
West Choctaw street, llurlng the wee
small hours yesterday morning and steal t
i Miiantit v of feminine apparel which was
adorning clothes lines in the two yards
The clothes had been placed 011 the line
veiling previous by the wash
who laundered for the two reslden
had I t hieves st ripped both Bnei
t i re
I the
onteuts
pcret
department'
The
of their en-
reported to
Tomorrow evening
holders will com men
| charter for Oklahoma City.
The tentative draft has been considered,
1 section by section, provision by provision.
That there will be some changes when
i the body adopts permanent measures, is
certain.
I The board has shown « disposition to
I listen willingly to suggestions fri. 111 all
: organizations and individuals who had
anything to say Numerous pleas have,
been made to the board, all of which are
file with the secretary.
rho time of discussion is now past, and
• period of action at hand. The free- j
holders have had ample time for thought, i
and should have their minds made up
as to what th< ' want in the charter. The
final framing should not take long
The freeholders have said they want to'
frame a good charter. The people want a j
good charter a charter that they know j
will better conditions.
Criticism has been withheld, because of'
n general determination that the board {
should not be embarrassed or hampered
in its work.
All shafts
Safely tucked away behind steel caslnA
I nforcement Officers Tod Warden uml Al
Hale i k found nine quarts of whisky
on the premises occupied by 15d Kemp,
I 'd North Broadway. Saturday afternoon.
u was necessary for the officers to call
up ( oiiutv Attorney Keardon and
,n order f-• r an extra warrant to have %
big steel safe opened before tllt_ intof
' cants could be round
Kemp refused t«
the officers to search It until th4
1 ml w ■ displayed
I,,, , .,. es of H-hi-ky were also founf
."•ut, West Main street.
MAYOR'S ACTS ARE
UNLAWFUL HE SAYS
AFTER WEDDING HE
STOPPED COURTING find white powder
in swope's stomach
laborers of foreign
birth are few here
"I believe there are fewer foreign born 1
laborers In Oklahoma City than in almost |
any city of the I'nlted States with the
seme population." said Postmaster K E. I
Brown yesterday ••The post office here I
handles "little mail addressed to or com
ing from points abroad."
In spite "f the fad that the general
bmlnevs of the postofflce shows a growth
that is remarkable, the number of pack j
.•iires from foreign points received at the
Cit> postoffice during December)
lightly greater than the number
tiring the same month of the
than |l,(X>0.fl<)0,000, Into an organiz.
tlon having for Its object the Improvement I
of the conditions under which the women
of the country, particularly girls, are com-j
pel led to work. .
Mrs George Rrsndt. of Philadelphia anil
New York, and prominent in high society,
is tlie moving spirit of the movement, ob-
jects of the new movement are: to abolish
tlie evils of the sweat shop, do away with
child labor, nford better protection to
young girls, especially iu the tenement dis-
tricts of the cities, aud to bring about bet
tor working conditions for women who are
compelled to earn a living. The organlza
Hon will in a general way take part In
all work looking to the uplift of women.
itklaho
When the committee from the Mercan-
tile Trust Company, of St. Louis, comes
to oklahoma • ity Thursday, the Cham-
ber of Commerce' will put forth its best
f iot iu a demonstration of the fact that.
thi* la tin "It. f. 11 K."—tha "Host City
on Earth."
luto aud trolley rides, noon luncheon,
evening bunonet and a visit to the Charity
ball that will b given that night will
be a part of the program.
Following declaration of year-end di-
vidends, the Mercantile Trust < oinpany, federal authorities, and tnere we
along with other big financial institu-1 protests here during the Christinni
tions finds Itself embarrassed with tool by foreigners, who, n"' understanding
much uninvested capital, and an effort ! the luu and finding that packages ad
will be made t.v the Chamber of t'..m- dressed to them had been opened, thought
pierce to land a goodly chunk of the aur- that tho contents had been rifled by postal
plus in Oklahoma City. I clerks.
heiress to hanson
estate may arrive
TO RESET SUIT
AGAINST CHURCH
ON JANUARY 21
District Judge George W Clark yes
teniav ordered the $«>o00 damage suit of
.1 M Bass. c. B Ames, J. O Mattlson. .1
It Rone, Ed S, \ aught .1. M F'ostelle
nnd R. y Blakenev trustees of the St
I.uke's Methodist Episcopal Clrarcb,
South, against the City of Oklab
Divorce complications had their usual
Saturday Inning In the courts yesterday.
After hearing part of the evidence in
the divorce suit of Ella Adams against
William I Adams, Superior .lodge Mun-
den continued the case until Tuesday
Mrs Adams, who conducts a hoarding
house at No. IS West Washington testi-
fied on the stand that her husband was
erratic and that her husband never
courted her except before he married her,
and when he heard that she had lust,
tuted a suit, for a div
The couple was 1
July l. 1 and
Abandonment snd
a I leged.
Mrs Gertrude Stult of Altooua
filed 1 petition in the superior <
lug that the " '* "*
husband
his appointments an4
men by Mayor Henry
I-.1 . John Hubatka
but ever since the cut*
I111 to the position >fl
r has Indiscriminately
to -uit himself ail.|
1 c11' ■ a 11y to a violation
1 the mayor does no|
iient- tlwugh the city
declared that If fht
lo- . ontiruiatlou of tht
il be impossible to taka
■ strat'?
Jan. lf> Tt has Jiwt be
incur the displegaum
<d and W. T Miller weir tij
• bath, hi
d«' bled
detail.
id In Elmo. Mo.,
have three children.
non-HU^oort ,re a's0
ienils' hak found
oma< h of Christ:
s father are tho
weeks
claims
vorce granted I
David L. Ktull, several I
mm set aside. The petitioner !
that she lit..I no natii* tha suit'
el for trial, that her attorney had
arc for her Interests. i
:-d
ent
ill the psi
filiation laid down by the
1 tie otlcction department,
coming through the mails
ort • are opened by the
*
SCALED THE SUMMIT
Never since the ftr d Issue Iih* The Pointer takrn h biM-kward *tep—and todny
flnds It wHh m home going <lr< ulution of 10,000 ilaiU e er> paper di-t rlbuted riff lit
lirre In Oklahoma City, ulierr >011 get "home result**" worthy of mention
Indpeil Thr- I'otntrr In proud that it has acaled the Hummlt of "complete city
■lrcvlatlen!" and U now. without doubt, the mo
e er placed at the dt«po l of tlie advrrtUIng public
The rate ha- hern raised; ye*, hut II Is onlj in keeping with the attraitiie
1.ronesillOO offered, and will eniihle the present standard of efftcleney to he main-
tained. resulting lo mutn.al benefit to all concerned.
\ t anyone expects something for nothing—
\dvertl«> ra are toon lo acknowledge that It Is l etter to hu> apace at
a hie ortce III one new spaner 1 hat .
inoniv with two or three other paper-
fall nlmrt of thr 111 irk
< oo.entrate. ' that - the word—
twiuplete t ltv Mrcutatton t ount*.
Hearing of the application to probate
the will of the late Maggie IS. Fay-Han-
son. is scheduled for tomorrow morning
in the county court before Judge Sam
Hooker. The estate Is valued at about
iMLVSVi. and is being strenuously fought.
Protests to the probating of the will have
been filed tis well as an alleged revoca-
tion
One of the many surprises promised, Is
the rumored arrival ot' Alvls Fay, daugh-
ter of the decedent. The Fay girl ha*
been touring the country In a grand
opera troupe for many years and her
exact whereabouts have never been ascer-
tained. Atorney Warren K Snyder Is
representing her While Attorney Snyder
will not discuss the question at- whet he 1
the girl will tie present or not, It is
strongly hinted that she will drop Into ;
Oklahoma city on the quiet tomorrow and
be one of the* interested spectators.
CAN'T HKM. FAIR C.ROlNDM.
The statement is made that unleas the
state law- is changed there is no prospect
..f the state fair ground sire, which is
.school land, being sold by the state, he
It U located on section Mi of this
being
plaintiffs that
council passed
lowering the
front of the
the
for January 21.
It is said that the s
as a test suit for a nun
which ure contemplated
It Is the claim of t
December 2, IbO'j. the 0
an ordinance fixing
grade on Third street,
plaintiff's propertr It i« the contention!
that grade at Third and Robinson street- ,
was lowered eight feet and in doing so,
damaged the property of the plaintiffs
record in garrison
case is concluded
conc. clark predicts
a democratic house
4TOP IIOOTI «!'«<• < I Nt .
COURT HEARS AN ECHO OF
NOTED CARTWRIGHT CASE
kills student for
insulting teacher
ship
In order th
ship might h<
h the way
might lie ut
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