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The Shawnee Daily Herald.
VOLUME XV
Morning Edition
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1910.
EIGHT PAGES.
NUMBER 93
Big Cotton
Nipped
Swindle
In The Bud
7 WO buyers try to defraud
local i3ank by juggling
wills OF lading.
$14,000 WAS INVOLVED
both misim ,*re under arrest
—one m shawnee, other
in fort Worth.
A swindKj of largo dimensions is
reported attempted in this city a few
days ago by D V. and J. C. Liddeli,
brothers and cotton buyers, and they
came near to setting away with the
goods. D, V. LMdell has for two sea-
sans been baying cotton for King
Collie, and ths ;.ivo brothers, evident-
ly getting iniit.Iration from the fraud-
ulent bill of lading cotton deals
played on Europeans by sharpers in
Alabama and other points last year,
conceived the Idea that a whole lot
of easy money was in sight if the
game were properly played. They
made arrangements with one of the
local banjfn to furnish the money and
they would buy the cotton. Some
206 balew wore bought by them, and
by a slick, juggling with drafts and
bills of lading, cotton tickets, etc.,
attempted to sell the cotton elsewhere
and get the money, forging the necos-
•saiy bills of lading in part it is al-
leged, and the., came within an ace
of succeeding iu swindling the bank
out of about $11,000.
When, tile back got "wise" to their
game instant i< tion ensued, and tho
cotton—shipped to-PaulR Valley—was
secured before any cash was obtained
on the bills of lading. The officers
of the law were informed of the mat-
ter, but tho offenders likewise got
wind of tho failure of thoir gasie and
lit out. J. C. Liddell was caught and
lodged In jail in Tecumseh, and D. V.
Liddell was located in Fort Worth,
Tel., where, on instructions from the
authorities here, he was arrested and
jailed till necessary papers could be
preimred and he he returned to this
tate on requisition from the governor.
He will be liro i.ht here for trial, the
officers being there already awaiting
the turning ov ■ of the prisoner to
'he Oklahoma authorities. A charge
of embeeskittimr it is understood.
will be preferred against him
others implicated.
ORGANIZING TO SECURE OBSERV-
ANCE OF THE ELECTION LA WS
following the exteusvu noises intuit? by the republicans its to what will he done in
wise any attempt iB made to enforce the "Uinmll'iithor Clause" at the election next Tues
day comes the discovery that the democrats are Organizing for the purpose of
. — •_ —. ~wi6.uiu,ui£ tKft hi*; puipvoc ui securing
the arrest and punishment of any person who attempts to vote illegally or to cause any
til Iter person to vote illegally. The penalties provided by the law for either act are very
sev and il the plan is carried out, attempting to vote the illiterate negroes will not
t< "y healthful occupation Tuesdny.
•- • ich feeling has been developed among the local democrats by Ihe manifest attempt
( [he republicans to intimidate the election officials by the circulars being sent out from
(nithrie, and the determinntion is freely expressed that those who attempt to interfere
with the enforcement of the election laws of the state will do so at the peril of their
liberty. Olficers will be at the polling places nud men will be present to see that those
who ninke such attempts are promptly arrested and the legal penalties inflicted. The
lollowing warning is being generally distributed:
DANGER!
Before you attempt to cast your vote you had better read the Grandfaher Clause. The
Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma has hsld this to be a valid law READ IT.
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE
Section 4. "No person shall be registered as an elector of this Stats, or be allowed
to votr. in any election held herein, unless he be able to read and write any section of the
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma; but no psrson who was, on January 1st, 1866, or
at any time prior thereto, entitled to vote under any form of government, or who at
that time resided in some foreign nation, and no lineal descendant of such person, shall be
denied the rig-lit to register and vote because of his inability to read and write sections
of such Constitution."
PUNISHMENT FOR ILLEGAL VOTING
Section 3205: Any person not entitled to vote at any election in this stale, who exer-
cises that right and casts his vote, whether he be challenged or not, shall be guilty of a
felony and upon conviction shall be confined in the state prison not less than one ye-ar and
not more than three years.
PENALTY FOR PROCURING AN ILLEGAL VOTE
Section 3205: Any person who procures a person to vote when such person is not en-
titled to vote under the. provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a like offense
and subject to a like penalty. In the prosecuting the one procuring the casting of any
illegal vote, if it is shown that the accused insisted and persuaded or urged the party to
vote, this shall be a presumption of guilt.
$500.00 REWARD
is hereby offered for evidence leading to the arrrat and conviction of any person unlaw
fully voting and for the arrest and conviction of any person persuading anyone to vote
unlawfully.
Report violation of this law immediately to C. P. Holt, County Attorney, Shawnee, and
to C. J. West, Attorney General, Guthrie.
All election officrs arc. directed to see that the law is enforced.
CHAS. BLICKENSDERFER,
Chairman Democratic County Committee.
County Prosecuting Attorney C. P. |
Holt and C. C. Hawk, chief of pollc-
left for Ft. Worth yesterday mo- Ao
to secure the accused, the ' ^
argue Oklahoma side o*
Hon matter as it Is under. uddell
will resist being returnee to Okla-
homa.
"YOU FIRST MY
DEAR ALPHONSE"
IN HEAL LIFE
candidates, not desiring of
fice, work to defeat
themselves.
Muncle, Ind., Nov. 5—Any gol
itemed party that didn't have any
more sense than to nominate me for
the position of justice ought to see
elected a man like Joseph Zehner,
even though he is a democrat."
That is the kind of a sturnji speech
Isaiah Duddleston, republican candi-
date for justice of the peace in Dela-
ware township, this county, has been
making. He has been working hard
for the election of his opponent, Jos-
eph Zehner, and Mr. Zehner has been
working just as hard to try to elect
the republican candidate. The cam-
paign has become so wann that both
have been indulging in personality's
—each decrying his own abilities and
lauding his opponent. The campaign
is no jplie with the two candidates,
although it affords humor for the en-
tire county, ns the office pays little
and would interfere wirt) the business
Interests of the candidates.
There will be a mass meeting at the
First M. E. Church, corner Heard and
9th streets, Sunday afternoon at 3
p. m. Several questions of Importance
will be dlscussid. Everybody come.
Edwin S. Jeffries will open on Mon-
day evening at 214 X. Broadway, a!
dancing school: remodelled, painted,!
floor In good condition. Cater to prl-
vate and public classes.
Maniacs' Cries Drown
the Shouts of Firemen
at the majestic.
Martyne and Hardy, comedy char
ncter artists, Introducing fast changes
clean comedy and elaborate wardrobe.
Manager Camp says his trbnp will
be on time this time, hence there
must be some more of his treats In
store.
patients are released WHEN
insane asylum is
burned.
SIX HUNDRED INMATES
: SHAWNEE M. W. A. MRS. STREIGHT
STRIKE HINTED CAMP PREPARES "
170,000 MEN OUT IF TEAMSTERS
CONTROVERSY BECOMES
GENERAL.
FOR BIO EVENT
Impeachment Testimony By
Defense In Kickapoo Trial
Guthrie, Nov. -W. L Ducker, of
ficlal court stenographer of Judge
Hoffman of Lincoln and Pottawatomi.
counties, w ;i called by the prosecu-
tion and cij two or three minor
corrections In the transcript of the
e.vidence In the Kah-kah-to-the-quah
ease taki-n ir. Tecumseh In tho first
par-, of the jear, 1909, In which the
jury rendered a verdict for Chapman
ana associate-..
Tie government closcd Its ease.
Demurrwr --^.fessed by the pro-e
cutnn as to Chapman and Ilrown nt
to the action.1, in connection of deed
taken by T K. Jacobs on which .Toil1
Oar.-ett ti- ' .-'.eased on Tuesday af
ten.oon
Demurrer ' .1 D< to I,. (J. Grime
and R. C. Coi iee in tho above men-
tioned Qftflti -r.d the commissioner
stated he wi.'-M give his ruling a lit-
tle later
Demurrer t>; -elitell as to Chapman,
Brown and Grimes as to the making
of the. 21 checks on Jan. 1, 1907 in
payment for I d in Mexico for the
Indians. Deferred until a later date
for decision
J. I). Lytli'k v, as placed on the
-tand for th. defntse and stated that
Mack Johnson ; de Ihe affidavit;
that It was read by Johnson and that
he nndersto fully and thai it
wn true, .?.rtrt -i :do voluntarily and
without goi ion from*any one.
J M. Aju : 'ie ims called and tes
ti fled to tie tfidav't of Mack John
son aa ti <:■ :: del-standing and oxe |
cution of tb. ■■ ilayit.
F B. I!-. s e-illeil and testified
as to thn ft!' . , t of Mack* Johnson
and then 1:- - d him If he srg"t<l
the same of ! - own tree will anil
he answered y - and if he (Johnson) j
had been d i king that day and he
-aid he had n .- been drinking
Ewers White was placed on the
stand in regard to the reputation of
Muck Johnson and he slated it was
bod; also all of the Kickapoo Indians
that was Inquired about.
Charles Hawk was placed on the
stand and testified as to the reputa-
tion of Mack Johnson.
Hal Johnson was placed on tho
stand for the defense and identified
the depositions taken by him In
Mexico.
The defense offered the depositions
of Alberto Sobo, Joseph Floros and
Viildo-I.lano-Alberto-Santa-Genro Gua-
jardo made In Mexico, some time
since, the deeds were taken correctly
andlegally.
Joe M. Adams was placed on tho
stand to identify some depositions
which, he did; also lie refuted the
testimony of Mack Johnson in rogard
to testimony as lo Grimes giving him
money during this trial. He stated
that Mack Johnson told him that
Special Assistant Attorney Keurful
told him (Johnson) that If ho did
not swear the same as he did in Mex-
ico last July that he would take him
to Mexico with the others; that he
would not get a trial for four years
and would be sent lo the penitentiary
for fourteen years. He further stated
that Johnson and Kish-ke-ton had been
to his room begging for money stat-
ing they would repay hltn; also re-
felt d the statement of Johnson In
og'i: .! to himself t Adams I having
talk'il to Johnson during the trial
of Ihe Kah-kah-to-the-fluah case.
The defense offered in evidence the
Journal entry In' the cases of Kah-k.ih-
. -the-qiitth and Wah-nnh-ke-the hah
which have been tried and decided
that the deed* were executed prop-
erly and without any evidence of
fraud, duress or Intimidation
New York, Nov. 5.—The quarrel be-
| tween the six transcontinental ex-
press companies and their employes
| of the metropolitan district failed of
settlement today. Indirectly the
men received assurances from the
state board of mediators that their
grievances would be favorably listen
cd to if thoy would consent to forego
of their union, the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters. In a
mass meeting tonight tho men re
solved they would stay out until the
union is recognized. (
Their action was the one positive
development of the day. Elsewhere
there were conferences among the
labor leaders and between Mayor
Gaynor and Francis S. Bangs, counsel
for President Stockton of the Welte
Fargo company, but no final word Is-
sued from any of them. Tho only act
taken by the mayor was to uphold the
city ordinance requiring that all ex-
press drivers m.ist be licensed by the
city, a requirement that bars tho em-
ployment of strike-breakers.
1 >iiiilei j. Tobln, president of the
brotherhood. Intimated rather than
threatened that if matters did not
soon clear he might recommend to
the national executive board a general
strike of ail teamsters of the coun-
try. In tho event of such a call 170,
One men would walk out.
Land Sells Above Appraised Value.
Buffalo, Okla., Nov. G—Two new
records were broken in connection
with the fourth day of the school land
sale here. For tho first time In the
history of state land sales every tract
offered was sold and twenty-seven of
the thirty tracts offered were sold
for morr than tho appraisement. The
total raice above appraisements was
$24,70S, or nearly $1,000 per tract.
The land offered was, with only one
exception, unoccupied by farm houses.
A majority were without Improve-
ments.
CLASS ADOPTION OF MORE THAN
TWO HUNDRED NOV. 29 IN CON-
VENTION HALL.
The Shawnee Camp of Modern
Woodmen are preparing to entertain
the various camps of Pottawatomie
and surrounding counties on the 29tli
inst. in a big class adoption. A
class of two hundred was contenv
plated two months ago, but alreadv
their cardinal demand for recognition^ 225 haVc been secured. It Is now
confidently expected that double this
number, will arrive for the degrees.
State Deputy M. A. Cobb, who has tho
work in charge, reports great enthu-
siasm throughout the county, with
Tecumseh, Asher, Maud, McComb,
Wanette and McLoud vicing with each
other for the honors. Perhaps never
before has so large a class adoption
as this one taken place in Oklahoma.
Tho Shawnee camp held an enthusias-
tic meeting Friday night at which ar-
rangements were completed for the
entertainment, which will bo held in
Convention hall. M. A. Cobb, Dr. J.
M. Byrum, A. I,. Albin, F. A. Tim-
mons and C. F. Collier were appointed
us a committee to take the matter In
charge.
One of the lutereGting features will
be a magnificent banquet at the close
of Ihe class adoption.
one way to settle a row.
Two Towns Want Station; One Gets
it and Also Absorbs the Other.
JURY AT WACO COUPLES VER
DICT WITH SEVERE PUNISH-
MENT.
Special to The Herald.
Waco, Tex., Nov. 5—-The jury in
the ease of Mrs. Minnie Leo Strelght
charged with the murder of her hus-
band, returned a verdict of guilty to
day and aBscsBed her punishment at
ninety-nine years in the penitentiary.
The trial had been in progress for
two weoks and attracted a great deal
of attention.
Tho attorneys for the defendait
at onie took steps to appeal the
case.
TOSS COIN TO
DECIDE WHO
BEARS BAD NEWS
patrolmen o'connor gets
sad task of telling of
husband's suicide
New York, .Nov. 5—By tossing a
cvoin two policemen d/ecided which
should break the news of the suicide
of a curio dealer to his aged widow.
Chance fell upon Patrolman O'Connor
of the West Thirty-seventh street sta-
tion, sparing Patrolman Flannery. The
unlucky man, who know well the an-
tique dealer, Gluseppo Cerini, of No.
250 West Thirtieth street, went to
the widow's bedside. Sho is blind
and almost deaf. O'Connor had to
shout the news at her. She was in
care of a doctor when the bluecoat
departed.
Cerini long ago planned to return to
Milan eventually with his wife, but
cancer afflicted him and a physician
told him he would not live long. So
Cerini took an old Prussian musket
from a collection in the cellar of his
shop. Placing the muzzle to his face,
he moved the trigger with a long
stick. His head was blown off.
No Murders Since Statehood.
Buffalo, Okla., Nov. 5— The Harper
county Jail is now empty. There has
not been a killing in that county
fiince statehood, three years ago. and.
the jail has been unoccupied a great-
er i ortion of the time.
Mrs. Tom Lasiter, who has been
the guest of Mrs. W. E. Henderson,
returned yesterday to her home In
Oklahoma City.
and in a panic scattered in
all directions in a snow
STORM.
Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 5—-The Mani
toba government Insane asylum at
Branton was destroyed by fire and it
Is believed many of the inmates have
been burned.
The asylum is a total loss. There
| were six hundred patients In the
building when the fire broke out and
as they were released the panic
stricken Inmates scattered in all dl
rections. While most of them were
saved, it Is thought that a number of
lives were lost.
A severe snow storm was raging
and the scene ubout tho asylum was
ono of utter confusion, tho shouts ol
the maniacs mingling wltii the com
mands of the guards and firemen.
ATHLETIC BANQUET
football boys are given
treat by the high school
teachers.
The local High school football team
enjoyed a feast royal at the Norwood
Hotel Cafo last, night in honor of
their successful season, not being
defeated once, and tied but once. The
football squad arrived yesterday even
ing on the 5:15 Santa Fe passenger
and wore met at the depot by a crowd
of students. These gridiron gladia-
tors have the high school teachers
to thank for tehlr lunch to which they
did their full justice. At a quartet
past soven they assembled at the
Norwood and wero seated at a long
table on which was stacked all kind?
of oatB, and were told to pitch In. For
two hours they ate and talked as they
had never done before, nt the end ol
which time they thnnked the givers,
and left the table In a bad looking
condition.
THE HERALD. 10c PER WEEK
Guthrie, Nov. 5—The corporation
commission has received unofficial
Information that the townalte trouble
between Brinkman and Carter, which
towns wero contending before the
commission over the establishment of
a Btation on the extension of the
Wichita Falls & Northwestern from
Mangum to I31k City, has been settled
by the removal of Brinkman to Car-
ter.
THE HERALD. 10c PER WEEK.
COTTON WENT
DP 25 POINTS
THERE WAS A LIVELY TIME IN
THE LOCAL MARKET YES-
TERDAY.
The cotton market yesterday was
doing a land office business, a raise
of 20 to 25 points in price causing
keen Interest in both buyer and Bell-
cr. This means In the neighborhood
of $1.25 more per bale for lint than on
Friday. While tho greater part of
tho crop has been marketed, there
remains at least two-fifths of the eta-
pie yot to be plckcd. Delay in the
picking may thus result in making
some money for tho plantcrB Instead
of a loss. Good middling yesterday,
$11.25-20, strict middling $14,12 1-2,
middling $13.85 nnd low middling
$13.25. Seed cotton $4.60, cotton seed
$19.00. A fairly good run of cotton
during the day.
Killed in Oil Well Machinery.
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 5—C. A. Blair, an
oil man who was crushed in the ma-
chinery of a drilling well near Beggs
yesterday, died today at a local hos-
pitla. Tho body was taken to Court,
land, 0„ for burial. Blair was well
known among the oil men of the state.
A Non-Political Letter On
A Non-Political Subject
One of the most Interesting cam-
paign documents which has come to
our notice is tho letter which County
SupL O. F. Hayes of Lincoln county,
has Bent out to his republican friends
asking them to vote against John p.
Evans, tho republican candidate for
slate superintendent. Supt. Hayes Is
a republican of the old school, and
in territorial days was a member of
the territorial board of education un-
der both Ferguson and Frantz. Hayes
has known Evans for many years and
has openly repudiated him and is ask-
ing his friends to support R. II. Wil-
son, of Chickasha.
His letter Is as follows:
Chandler, Okla., Nov. 1st, 1910.
Dear Friend and Co-Worker:
JuBt one week from today will oc-
cur tho general election, and I am
writing you at this time because 1
feel that as a school officer, you are
deeply interested with me in Ihe edu-
cational welfaro of our county and
state; and that In t.he selection of
men for such offices, as county and
state superintendent that politics
should not enter therein, but that fit-
ness for theso positions should he our
only consideration. Having been
closely associated with you In the
school work of this county for several
years I know that you prefer men in
these positions who stand for clean,
conservative, non-partisan administra-
tion of the school affairs, both county
and state, men who are fitted by edu-
cation and experience to carry on this
greatest of all work, and men in whom
you havo tho utmost confidence ns to
their ability and character. We are
Indeed fortunate In having Just such
men in tho person of P. G. Rawdon,
for county superintendent, and In tho
person of R. II. Wilson, for state su-
perintendent. For the same reason
that I am asking you to support Mr
Itadwon. the republican nominee for
county superintendent, I am asklnp
you to support Mr. Wilson, the dem
cratic nominee for stato superintend
ont—solely for the reason that 1 hoi
estly know and believe that thesu
men are better qualified than their
opponents nnd that with our sohoo:
alfalrs in their hands for tha length
of their respective terms of office i
would have no fear for the future,
welfare and development of our edu-
cational interests—county and state
In conclusion, let me urge you to
give these men your heartiest sup-
port, and ns ono who holds your
friendship and confidence In the hign
est estoom, I shall ever feel Indebted
to you and to your friends.
Very respectfully submitted,
(Signed) O. F. HAYES.
County Superintendent.
federation officers elected
Mrs. McDouga! cf Sapulpa, Wins Race
For the Presidency.
Muskogee, Nov. 5—The Oklahoma
Federation of Women's Clubs yester
day elected officers, adopted "Tht
Club Women" of Stillwater as the of
ficlal organ and closed the third day's
session last night with a concert glv
en by members of tte state musical
clubs.
The officers: President, Mrs. I). A
McDougal, Sapulpa; vice president at
large, Mrs. Phillip Brown, Eufaula:
general federation secretary, Mrs. C
R. Hume, Anadarko; recording sec
rotary, Miss Elizabeth Boyle, Enid
auditor, Mrs. Eugene B. I.awson, No
wata: treasurer, Mrs. Tom IIo,i>
Adu: parliamentarian, Miss O'Neill
Chickasha; honorary president, Mrs
John Threadglll. Okfilboma Cltv.
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