The Kiel Herald (Kiel, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 7, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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The Kiel Herald
H. C. CHAPMAN, Editor.
K1KL. OKLAHOMA
BANK LUIS STAND TEST
MURDERER 15 CAPTURED
RURAL FOSTAL SERVICfc.
Seldom lias a sailing grown to a
tree In the time in which that young
;>ff shoot of the postofliee department,
the rural delivery system, has attained
its full dimensions, Kays the Haiti-
more Am< l iean. The development of
the system that found its inception
in Carroll county in this state, has
been a marvel of public: convenient-*.
I'p to the present time the service
tias cost the government $170,000,000,
ami the third year lias not yet ex
piled of the time of its full adoption.
It now numbers daily 20,000,000 pa-
trons and covers 10,91!) routes. The
advantage of the service and the ex
tensions it lias made to the postal fa-
eilities have done more than any oth-
er one thing, aside from modern meth-
ods of transportation and the tele
phone and telegraph, to promote intel-
ligence In the country and to break 'Ji
isolation of country districts. Yet
when the service was started it was
bitterly opposed for interested motives
and the people whom it was designed
to serve lamented the innovation.
llazing will receive a severe check
in the dismissal of the 1'est Point ca-
dets convicted of hazing Cadet Sutton.
The punishment of ruined careers is
a hard one for (lie folly in which the
young men indulged, but they had the
choice, with open eyes, between folly
and a career, and if they chose the
former they must, if the army service
is to be maintained at a high standard
of discipline, take the consequences.
A young man thinks It of importance
that "cocky" newcomers should have
"the nonsense taken out of them."
Public opinion and all experience show
that it is far more important that
the llrst lesson a soldier must learn is
the great one of obedience, says the
Baltimore American. If the two stand
ards conflict, not even the most ardent
excusers of youthful folly will con-
tend that that of military obedience
must go. If it is understood that
punishment in this case is Irrevocable,
the persistence of hazing is apt to give
way to determined authority.
GUARANTY STATUTE PROVES OUT
IN EMERGENCY CASE.
BANK FAILS, DEP0SITOH5 PAID IN FULL
Governor Warns People Against Fake
News Items Circulated by Enemies
of Sta'e Law—Find Bank in
Good Condition.
j Oklahoma C'ity.—The banking: situ-
ation in Oklahoma City is stronger
now than it was before the suspension
of the Columbia Bank & Trust Com-
pany here Wednesday when the slate
officials took charge and began pay-
lug the depositors by check on the
' state funds and the state banking
board and state bankers generally con-
sder thai the guaranty bank law lias
proved its stability in practice, and
that the next few days will fully estab-
lish the soundness of its principle,
j The much heralded "run" on the
bank Wednesday dwindled to nothing
by noon, and that none might be dis-
appointed who wishes to withdraw
STATE LOSES GAS FIGHT.
Effort Will Be M-ade to Uphold State I
Laws.
ALF HUNTER CAPTURED AFTEFi
A DESPERATE FIGHT.
McAlester, Okla.—In the federal,
court, Monday, Judge Italph E. Camp
bell entered a temporary restraining
order in the case-- brought by the Mar-
net Mining Company vs. the Kansas
Natural tias Company and O. I>.
Bleakiey, all engaged in piping gas,
niid A. W. Lewis against Gov. C. X.
Haskell, et. a 1., restraining defendants
and all attorneys, employes and repre-
sentatives from interfering in any
manner with the plaintiffs laying pipe
for the purpose of piping natural gas
out of the state of Oklahoma.
The injunction is sweeping in its
scope. It forbids the tearing up or de-
stroying of any pipe lines or the Inter-
erence of laying el' same by reason
of a provision in chapter 67 of the
session laws of 1007 and 100S, or by
any other claim of authority or stat-
ute or rule of action of any written
or unwritten law whatsoever, pending
the final determination of the suits or
the further order of the slate.
Assistant Attorney General Reeves
appeared for the defendants and en-
funds, the doors were kept open until : tered exceptions to the findings and
Hon. Martin A Knapp, chairman of
(he interstate commerce commission,
believes there will be a tremendous
increase in railroad tonnage this fall,
and he doubts the ability of the car-
riers to handle the goods. The great
crops and the general revival of busi-
ness mean a big demand for freight
cars, with the likelihood of scarcity
and congestion similar to the eondi
tions of two and three years ago. Pru-
dence w ould dictate, as the Wall Street
Summary suggests, that the railroad
eompanines make immediate provision
for an increase of equipment. In-
deed, that journal maintains that there
should hi' always a reserve of 20 per
cent, of the number of cars in com-
mon use, for the periods of emergency
and pressure. The car builders should
get a move on. and thus keep the track
clear for the procession of reviving
business.
i
5 p. m. instead of 3 o'clock, as usual, j
A ft c r finishing a busy day at the bank |
In conducting the routine of a busi-
ness strange to them, the state of-
licers were well satisfied with develop-
ments, and Wednesday evening Go\-
ernor Haskell dictated the following
statement in behalf of the state bank-
ing board:
"The same persistent criticisms that
!
I embarrassed the management for ten
i days before the state took charge
seems to have worked on the deposi-
tors all day. It is not fair to complain (
of all national bankers for this as-1
J fault: indeed, the vast majority
I courteous and fair with their state] The constitutional convention placed
bank neighbors and only a fe nation- ihat provision in the fundamental law
bankers can be blamed for this per-1 in order that the state might con-
gistent fight. I serve its natural resources and there-
| "The peopli
j pre-sing satisfaction with the peaceful.■ p|y Qf (h(, gtfllp W(>u|d be exhnusted in
i ardcrly way In which the state law of (\vent)"-flve years if promiscuous pip-
ing to cities outside the state were
permitted, has been calculated by
these who have made a study of the
iimation.
The first act of Governor Haskell af-
ter his inauguration was to stop the
Prairie Oil and Gas company, from
laying mains through which to pipe
uas into Kansas.
orders of the court, hut did not state
what the probable action of the de-
fendants would be in the case.
The bonds of the complainants ag-
gregate $325,000, which were filed and
approved.
This action was scheduled by an
order made by .lodge Campbell last
week. While it is a temporary vic-
tory for the gas companies it is an-
other s'ep in the progress of affairs
that will definitely determine whether
or not Oklahoma's constitutional pro-
vision prohibiting the piping of natural
gas out of the state is a violation of
the regulations of interstate com-
J nierce commission or of the constitu-
tion of the United States.
every hand are ex-1 ^ vastly industrially and com-
. . I meretally greater. That tile gas sup-
As plans mature it becomes appar-
ent that the Hudson-Pulton celebration
is to be one of the greatest affairs of
the kind on record. It is officially an
nounced that the display of warships
will be bigger than has ever been
seen, with one or two exceptions. The
representation of American naval ves
sels will consist of US battleships,
three armored cruisers, three scout
cruisers, 12 torpedo boats, four sub-
marines, two parent ships attending
tiiese craft, one tender and 13 auxil-
iaries. When to these shall be add-
ed the foreign naval vessels there may-
lie some conception of the imposing
show that is being prepared to take
place in the waters where the Half
Moon explored and the Clermont llrst
attested to the value of steam as a
means of navigation.
Oklahoma settles these difficulties
without loss to the people. Wo lind
| the Columbia Bank & Trust company
! conditions stronger after a days' act-
j ive investigation thtin appeared to
1 us the night before we took charge.
I "The owners of the hank have made
good progress in converting private
assets into cash preparatory to adding
I new capital to repair any losses and
warrant the state officials in returning
tiie control of the bank to them, which
there seems every reason to believe
J may occur within the coming week.
Thus strengthened this bank will stand
as a great benefit to the city and the
state.
j "Four Oklahoma City state banks
have tendered their friendly wishes to
be of service and created a feeling of
j much benefit.
i We have to warn the people of
the state against fake and malicious
] news items as the enemies of the state
'aw circulate, the latest of which is
in al
I n fleet
:o resist payment of an emergency as-
sessment .
"The state of Oklahoma has always
' been fair to both classes of Ivnks aid
national banks today have on deposit
.iver one million dollars of state mom y
tvhicli c: uld at once be transferred if
Baggage Smashers Must Cease
Topeka. Kan Tiie Kansas railroad
cdmmissoners have informed tlie rail-
roads of this state that they instruct
their employes to handle baggage with
extreme care, if they enf- rce their
order, there will probably be a loud
call for railroad commissoners of
other states to go and do likewise.
Will Investigate Indian Reservations
Washingt n, I). C.—The senate com-
mittoe on Indian Affairs, of wlilc'i
Senator Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma
is a membi r, is planning a junket of
■god special from O'thrie to the investigation to the important Indian
that state hankers nave agre 1 reservations.
Missouri Pacific Reorganizes
I'enver. Colo. Official anncunce-
•nent of the i - orjaniza.tien of the Mis-
; iiri Pio-ilic railroad system was made
here Monday v. h n papers were filed
with Secretary . f State Poarce. 1'nder
the state wme disposed to be unfriend- the reorganization the capitalization is
ly to the national banks." i placed at $240,000,000.
Oyster raisers are said to be bring
ing the tiin st and fattest oysters over
taken on the coast to the markets of
the cast, to start the season. If
this inlorination is supplemented by
oyster packers with effort to give west-
ern consumers oysters worthy the
name, there will be joy in this section
alio. There was a big improvement
in the character of the shipped oyster
last year, and the trade picked up
in coasc ipiencc. Therefor it may bo
expected that the shippers will en
d'avor to cultivate further consump-
tion by doing the rignt tiling with the
oyster and with the buver In if* '
era mark'-'U
Would Make New Orders. | Broom C
Guthrie, Okla. -Corporation Com-' Hooker, Okla. James
mlssioner Watson stato.l Monday that | as tried farming here
in case the restraining order n .. d . :ns, la-t \v:,r became
by the Santa F" and Katy railr a I .
preventing enforcement of the Iwo-
rent passenger rate- is granted, the
commission will issue other orders
not In contempt of court, that will
abridge the matter and y"t compel
the roads the accept the rate.
and put his farm up for s
He could not sell it at
Then he decided to put
br< oni corn this year. T
veil the Day.
Sloan, who
for several
discou raged
:ii" at $2.GOO.
t hat price.
100 acres in
' did so and
U. S. Examiner Sentenced
Tacoma. Wash. M P. McCoy, cx-
amlner and sui'-rvisor of government
surveys, employed in the land olfice
ut Seattle, pleaded guilty In the fed-
edal court to the embezzlement oi
$5,718 since last March. Judge Han-
ford sentenced him to three years
in the federal penitentiary.
Grandfield Votes Bonds.
Grandfield, Okla. Friday's "lection
to spc whether the cltv would vote $:s
000 worth of bonds for a sjsteni of
waterworks to b ■ owned and operated
by the city resulted in an almost tin
anlmous diecislon in Its favor.
has just disi "sed of the entire crop
of brush for $3.(110,, r.-ore than $100
over the price lie would have sold the
whole farm. This is an indication of
what farmers are doing in the way of
making farming rofitable in the Pan-
handle cotuinlrv Bro'in corn is now
being lnnrokted for from S1 IT. to $1"p0
a ton this year.
Armstrong Denied New Trial
Guthrie, Okla The criminal court
of appeals has denied a hearing of
the case of Henry Armstrong, con-
victed under death sentence for the
murder of Isaac Fell, an old farmer
near Perry last fall. The case will go
back to the district court in Perry
for the Judge to set a dat efor the
execution.
KILLED SHIHIFF DF OKLAHOMA COUNTY
Held in Pine Bluff, Ark., and Authori-
ties Will Demand Big Reward—
Oklahoma Officers Go With
Requisition Papers
Pine Bluff, Ark.—Alf Hunter, ne-
gro, who was arrested in this city
Monday night after a desperate figlil
with the officers, has confessed to
the murder of Sheriff G. W. Garrison
of Oklahoma City and told the details
of his dvadly work in Oklahoma, and
declared also that he murdered a
v.'iite man in Fourche bottoms, near
Little Hock, after making his escape
from Oklahoma. He said be expected
death when taken back to th«? scene
of his crime, but that Jesus was with
him and lie would not worry. He is
not believed to be guilty of the Four-
che murder.
The officers belive Hunter is try-
ing to shield his brother, who is in
jail at Little Rock, charged with the
crime. Sheriff Garrison of Oklahoma
City wired Sheriff Phllpot Tuesday
that he was on his way to Pine Bluff
with requisition papers. The officers
here will probably r fuse to surrender
Hunter unless the reward of $3,800
is guaranteed them.
Hunter Is regarded as one 0f the
most desperate negroes ever in the
county jail here and Is belr.g closely
guarded. He will recover from
wounds intlicted by his captors The
capture of Hunter was accomplished
through the determined work of Con-
stable Angus P. McNeill of R'?dfieid,
this county. McNeill has been trail-
ing the negro for months, but each
time he would locate him he would
make his "get-away" before the of-
ficer arrived. Monday McNeill learn-
ed. through a lodge brother of Hun-
ter's. that Hunter was in Pine Bluff.
The lodge member had previously
"tipped" the constable off, as Hunter
had confnlede in him and had re-
lated the story of bis lawlessness in
Oklahoma. When McNeill learned of
Hunter's presence here ho was at
Redfield. He telephoned Deputy
Sheriff W. L. Goodwin to shadow him
until he could reach Pine Bluff. Good-
win shadowed a negro answering
Hunter's d" cription and was within a
ston 's throw of him constantly for
eight hours. Wh n McNeill arrived.
Hunter had disappeared, being tipped
off that the officers were after him.
The off'cers look the informant into
custody and threatened to jail liim
unV ss he revealed Hunter's where-
abouts. He did so and when the of-
leers saw him leave a saloon on Fast
Third avenue, thev grabbed him.
Hunter pulled a gun and showed fight
Two patrolmen nearby came to the
assi-'tanc*-? of the constable and Depu-
ty Goodwin, who were beating Hunter
with f'olr revolvers The c'u'.n of the
policemen fe'led-the nesro and he was
carried to the county jail iti an in-
sen.shihie statv .* Her recovering con-
sciolism --s ho shew (1 fight in the of-
fice of the j-'l and Jailer Holland hid
to knock him down repeatedly to
qu'et him.
Hunter declined ta make a state-
ment until I., M Bunker, a local bav-
lv r ■ "d former government deputy
in Oklahoma, ident'ficd h'm.
B?rs Clocks in Churches.
( ncinnati. —"No nore clocks for
the Methodist Episcopal churches in
Ohio They are a nuisance. Thev
keep the minds of the peopb and- ti-..
lastirs in a stew fir more than two
hours each Sunday
Chapman Resigns His Job
Guthrie, Okla. -V L. Chapman has
handed in his formal resignation to the
corporation commission. B. L. Pot-
ter. who has been acting secretary
since Chapman was dismissed by
Chairman Jack I.ove of the commis-
sion, July 34. will be appointed to the
place.
Davidson is Incrrporated.
Frederick, Okla.—Davidson, a thriv-
ing town ten miles south cf here,
has been incorporated. Last week a
marshal, a justice of the peace and a
beard of aldermen were elected. The
aldermen will choose a mayor.
►'ine Tra ns in Chini
All the luxuries of railroading have
been introduced into China The trains
■ re fitted with upholstered lea'bei.u
compartments, electric lights and t b -
pant lavatories. A push button P r food
cr refreshments brings immediate an-
swer and the usual good setvhe o
competent Chinese boys Kvery
minutes the hot towel coolie off -r
you this means of refreshing the hands
and face, the towels being perfumed
with eau de coloiige and steaming hot.
Dangers of Being Illegible
One of the old-time conductors on:
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
grew suspicious of a written pass per-
sented regularly by one of bis passen-
gers, and took it up. He carried it to
the office of President Guthrie and
paid: "A farmer has beeu riding on>
this pass for about a year. Do you
want him to continue to use it.
President Guthrie put oi: his glasses,
looked the paper over, and said: "\\ hy
this is not a pass. It is a receipt I gave
a fellow for a load of wood about a
year ago."
Algeria Likes Condensed Milk
Algeria in common with many other
of the backward countries of the east,
is taking with avidity to one product
of western civilization—condensed
milk. The Swiss exporters get nearly
all the trade.
African Ivory
African produces the world's supply
of ivory. Its elephants are mammoths,
different in shape from India's tusk-
less behemoth, and with ancestors
which are found preserved in Artie ice,
prehistorically true to todays Afiican
type. The Indian nnimal has never
been quite the same structurally, has
never grown tusks worthy of the name
and is plain beast of burden more val-
uable alive than dead.
Story of a Maine Cat
J. Warren Folsom of Lowell, Me.,
last spring moved from his mother's
home to a home of his own, a distance
! of five miles. The family cat was taken
in a box in the evening from his moth-
| er's home to his. The cat has develop-
ed the habit of gong back to it's for-
mer home and staying a day or two
1 and then returning to the new home
j and staying two or more days, and
again going back with great regularity
Never Touched Him
'Yes," said the aniatuer fisherman,
j "I caught a three-pound trout yester-
day and while at the ed of my line
in midair it was seized by a hawk and
j carried off."
j "You'r all right," rejoined the vil-
lage grocer. "Such a trifle as fixing
the weight of a fish before it is land-
ed can't impair your standing in the
, Ananias club."
OKLAHOMA DIRECTORY
Nice light bread and flaky biscuits
can be made from
Insist on this brand and you
are sure to have the best
\oru c:iM>r'ftit si'-.i.i.s it
THE CARVER-DENNY
Begins its sixth college year Oct. 1st
Dr. A. C. McColI, Supt., Dr.Willard Carver, Pres.
CALL AT OUR GENERAL OFFICE FOR TRUTHS
Cor. Third and Broadway - - Oklahoma City, Olila.
mflti'cid m
AKD &&
"C. & G."
BEST EVER
Curtis & Gartside Co., Oklahoma City
Wholesale Ma mfactiirers of Sash and
Doors Hardwood Finish Office and Bank
Fixtures. Ask your Lumber Dealer.
ALL KINDS
For Sale K -p.i'r work cam-
fully uml promptly done
MACHINERY0F
Writo. call or phone
Southwestern Mfg. Co., Oklahoma City
SHERMAN MACHINE & IRON
WORKh !<•
Piippli*'
per* Cotton (leaner* uii'l Ginning Machin y
■I Boilora. Repair Work r Specialty Mnrt.mi- y
c OKLAHOMA CITY
TAMIfC F0R ST0CK AND STOrf;GE
I .H II l\ O CORRU0ATKP
A I.I. KINDS OF SHKKT 2HKTAL WORK
f'VPNDA BROS. Oklahoma C'ij?, • o:.lahoi
Tulsa Demands Pipe Line
Tulsa, Okla.—At a meeting attended
by more than 100 prominent oil pro-
ducers, the Tulsa Commercial club
adopted resolutions urging Governor
Haskell to ca'l an cvtra session of the
legislature at once to discuss the feas-
ibility of building a sti'.te pipe line and
to enact and repeal such laws as will
relieve the oil fields of a grave condi-
tion as to transportation facilities.
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