The Shawnee Daily Herald. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 234, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 1911 Page: 1 of 6
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The Shawnee Daily Herald
VOLUME XV
THE SHAWNEE HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1911
SIX PAGES
PHONEY COIN
MAY BE CLUE
Ethel Price Had Counterfeit Dollar in Her
Possession—Is Being Held for Federal
Authorities—Arrested in Connection
With Holdup, and Released,
The arrest of Ethel Price last night
by members of the police department,
and who is being detained at head-
quarters, may furnish a clue to the
apprehension of a gang thought to be
passing some of the "queer" in this
and other sections of the state. The
girl was arrested and locked up last
night and this morning entered a plea
of guilty to the charge of vagrancy.
When searched a "phoney" dollar
was found in her possession. The
bad coin is now in the possession of
Chief Hill, and will be turned over to
federal men who have been notified.
The girl when seen at headquarters
today, refused to discuss the affair,
other than to say she received the
money last night. She does not even
remember who gave her the dollar, at
least, that is what she told Chief Hill
today when closeted with the head of
the police department and other offi-
cers.
However, the girl's connection and i
subsequent arrest in a holdup in this
city, the arrest of the men charged
with the crime, who are said to be
noted "dips", and other facts, may
be of material assistance to federal
men in establishing a strong case.
Whether or not the girl will be prose-
mud on the charge of passing coun-
terfoil money cannot be said with any
degree of accuracy. However, it is
believed she will be held as an im-
portant witness, should arrests be
made, which seems certain. A dep-
uty V. S. marshal is expected here
this aft-moon ami will begin an in-
vestigation. The girl will be ques-
tioned closely as to wher3 she receiv-|
ed the dollar, and upon her testimony
will depend largely upon the future |
course to be pursued bv 'he federal i
officers.
The dollar found in the possession j
of the Price girl is a rank counterfeit.
It is a good imitation of a real coin,
but is lighter and lacks the ring of
the naturai. It was quickly discov-
ered when taken from the girl while
being searched at headquadters. She
appeared surprised when told it was
a counterfeit.
The holdup in which the Price girl
was arrested in connection with, oc-
curred in Shawnee on 'lie night of
April 2. Frank Courcey of Wewoka
was lured to a lonely place in the
Rock Island yards and after being
slugged and rendered unconscious,
was robbed of $20 and other valuables.
Guy Meyers, W. P. Henderson and C.
A. Louis, said to be noted "dips",
were arrested, charged with the
crime. The men were given a pre-
liminary hearing and eacn held In
the sum of $2,000 for the district
court. The men are now languishing
in the county jail. Mrs. W. P. Hen-
derson, Mabel Brown and Ethel Price
were arrested in connection with the
robbery, it developing that Courcey
had been at their house a short time
before the holdup, where he is said to
have displayed a small roll of bills. At
the hearing the case against the wo-
men was dismissed. They will be
witnesses for the state when the case
is called.
MUCH SCHOOL NO PURCHASERS
BUILDING SHOWN ARE FOUND FOR
BYDIS'T BONDS OKLAHOMA BONDS
ATTOHNEY GENERAL RECEIVES : bi°S FOR $750,000 PUBLIC BUILD
NUMi * J4.
INTER VENTION
MA Y COME SOON
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FOR REGISTRY 2500 FROM POT
TAWATOMIE COUNTY.
That there will be much school
building In Oklahoma this spring and
summer preparatory to the opening
of the next school year Is shown by
the big batch of school district bonds
which the attorney general is recelv
ing from various points over the slate.
Under the law the attorney general
must approve all such bonds before
they can lie registered by the state
auditor. To facilitate matters the
attorney general has forwarded u
the stale auditor copies of a standard
form for school district bonds to be
furnishitd districts that are preparing
to vote such bonds.
Animg the bonds received today
by the attorney general were the fol-
lowing:
District No. 1, McIntosh county,
|3,60o issue District No. (13, Musko-
gee couuty, $1,460 issue District No.
34, Pottawatomie county, $2,500 is-
sue! District No. 12, Blaine county
$2,100 issue; District No. 51. Grady
couiily. $2,800 and au issue of $2,200
for consolidated schools in District
No. 1 In Greer county.
ING ISSUE ARE SCARCE-
COMBINE ALLEGED.
Oklahoma City, Okla.. May 4.—
Must Oklahoma public building bonds
go begging? There are $750,000
worth of them to be sold and no one
to bid on them. The issue was to have
been sold Monday, but when the bids
were opened it was found that no one
seemed to care for the whole Issue
and that onjy a few Individuals had
bid for a few.
The issue was authorized by the
lust legislature. Three million dollars
worth were authorized, hut the state
auditor and state treasurer decided
on an issue of $"50,000 at this time,
Combine Alleged
It was a surprise Monday to find
that no one seemed to want the
bonds. The few jjlds that had been
offered were not opened until late In
the day to give everyone a chance to
get In an envelope before they were
Inspected. It is believed in the treas-
urer's office that for some reason the
bond buyers of New York, Chicago
and 8t. Louis, who generally take Ok-
lahoma securities, have agreed among
themselves not to bid on this iBsne
in order to force down the price.
SHAWNEE ELKS
PREPARING FOR
STATE MEETING
ANNUAL STATE MEET WILL BE
HELD AT TULSA NEXT THURS
DAY AND FRIDAY.
Inability of Mexican Govern-
ment to Afford Protec-
tion to Foreign Inter-
ests Is Cause.
Ml Fill JIK ill JSK ASSISTANCE
1. S. RUSSELL, PRESIDENT OF
THE ASSOCIATION HERE MAK-
ING PREPARATIONS.
MYSTERY OF POOL
FARM INCREASES ROOSEVELT SCORES KANSAS RAILROAD
LADOR IN DEFENSE COMMISSIONERS
OF M'NAMARAS SUBMIT ARGUMENT
BODY FOUND BUT NOT IDENTI- 1
FIED — DIGGING FOR VIC-
TIMS CONTINUES.
National News Association.
Fowler, Ind.. May 4.—A body was
found on the Poole farm supposed to
be that of Kemper, but shows no trace
of a bullet wound. It is evidently the
body of some other victim. Digging
for other bodies continues. Poole is
much excited and It is rumored has
made complete confession.
CHINESE REBELS
ABOUT
ARTICLE IN OUTLOOK SAYS IT IS ALLEGE RAILROADS CHARGE UN-
NOT A QUESTION BETWEEN
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
LAWFUL RATES ON FLOUR TO
NEW ORLEANS.
AMERICAN COUNSEL REPORTS
THAT COMPLETE QUIET
REIGNS ABOUT CANTON.
National News Association
New York, May 4.—Theodore Roose-
velt's article In the outlook under the
caption of "Murder Is Murder" scores
labor unions for their defense of the
McN'amaras' and siys there is no
question of relations between labor
and capital, but whether the men
committed murder In the particularly
atrocious manner by dynamiting thejp0|nts
Times building. He says If they are
guilty they should be punished, and
If innocent should be released, re-
gardless of any other entablements.
"Shawnee, that's me'"
This yell, shouted in unison by
more than a hundred 8hawnee Elks'
at the State Elks' Association meet-
ing at Lawton last summer, is again
being tnken from the cold storage for
use by the Shawnee delegation to the
Tulsa meeting of the State Associa-
tion which occurs next Thursday and
Friday.
Shawnee Elks are making big prep-
arations to go to the annual meeting.
I-a st night the Question was taken up
at a meeting of the lodge and today
a committee has been busy calling
on the local members giving out
sleeping car reservations.
A special train is being worked up
to leave Shawnee Wednesday night,
arriving at Tulsa early Thursday
morning. The return trip will be
made Friday night, landing the boys
at home before business hours Salur-
i day morning. Tulsa is planning „
. atlonal News Association. [great entertainment for her Elk vis-
Washington, May 4.—Arguments (tors.
were submitted before the interstate it a i>„ u , ,,. . ,
l j, Russell, ol Shawnee, president
commerce commission by the Kansas
railroad commissioners charging the
Missouri Pacific and several other
railroads with charging unlawful rates
on flour shipments from Kansas points
New Orleans and other export
Reikis Active Near Mexico City. Foreigners
Fear An Uprising and Massacre By
Laboring Classes. Many Leaving.
RODDERS SECURE
STAMPS AND COIN
TEST WELLS
National News Association.
Washington. May 4. — American |
Consul at Canton cabled the state de-
partment that the viceroy had suc-
ceeded in restoring complete quiet in
Canton. Three hundred captured reb-1XaUona, News Association.
els have been beheaded. Au Ameri-I Mounds 0k|a May ( The pogtof_
can gunboat has been sent to Kwan- flce at this pllcp was dJnamlted at
tung to protect the missionaries| three 0.cl0ck thls niorning an„ flye
jhundred dollars in money and stamps
were taken. The team with which the
robbers escaped was found in Sapulpa
there.
The Herald, 10c per week.
of the State Elks' Association, who
arrived home last night to assist In
working up the special train, said
today:
"The Tulsa Elks have set aside two
I thousand dollars as an entertainment
| fund for the Association. The whole
: town will be given over to the Visitors.
I The program of entertainment Is a
| varied one, so varied that it will in-
clude everything from parades, ath-
I letlc contests In which Carl Morris,
'the "white man's hope" will be the
star, to aeroplane exhibitions and ex
curslous through the oil belt.
Shawnee hopes to charter a special I ln|n|8(ll|
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE
Shawnee National Bank
SHAWNEE, OKLA
As mnde to the Comptroller of the Currency at
the Close of Business
TUESDAY, MAKCH 7th. 1911.
Resources.
Time loans and discounts S537.I30.56
Banking house furniture and fixtures 22.000.00
Stocks and securities (couuty warrants).... 17,349.18
Demand loans $ 55.356.84
Cash in bank 58.382.32
U. S. Bonds 90000.00
Sight exchange 194.691.31 398.430.47
Total S974.9i0.2l
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock $50,000.00
Surplus 10.000.00
Surplus invested in U. S. Iiotuls 4J.000.00
I ndivided profits 8.532.97 108.532.97
Circulating notes 50.000.00
Deposits 816.377.24
Total $974,910.21
SAVED HER DADY
AND IS KILLED
j Wetumka, Okla.. May 4—While try-
ing to save her baby from being killed
by a runaway team, Mrs. Ocie Allen
was killed here Tuesday.
j The team, which was driven by
I some men hauling hay, became fright-
ened anh ran through Mrs. Allen's
yard. The child was lying directly
111 the path of the crazed horses.
Mrs. Allen rushed from the porch
just in time to dash in front of the
; lnlmals and throw the child out of
; their way. She herself received in-
juries from which she died in a few
I hours. She was a widow.
WEATHER FORECAST.
National News Association.
" Kansas—Unsettled with prob-
ably showers tonight or Friday,
warmer tonight.
HARK, YE CHILDREN
Bly May Day party at Woodland
Park Saturday, May 6th, at 3 p. m.
May Queen, May Poles, May Frolics
j and Refreshments. Admission 5 cents.
Oiven by W. C. T. U. 4-2t
| Mrs. ft. \V. Funk and Mrs. J. C. Par-
j ker went to Chickasha today to at-
tend the State Librarians Association.
train and take the two milk-white
horses and goat that have been regu-
lar features of the lacal lodge dele-
gations for years past. The First
j Regiment band has been engaged to
accompany us. We are exceedingly
anxious that all Elks belonging to the
local lodge join in this excursion. Such
outings as these are not only good for
If the South Canadian Oil company the town, but the relaxation from busi-
National News Association.
Washington, May 4.—Intervention
in Mexico seems nearer than ever be-
fore.
President Taft does not want
take any step which will precipitate a
real war with Mexico.
It is believed that should American
troops cross the border, the federals
and insurrectos would make a common
cause against them, regardless of Diaz
orders. But insistent cablegrams from
Germany, France and England, and
constant appeals from Americans in
Mexico are forcing him, an order for
intervention will be sudden if It comes
at ail.
The first the public will know about
it will be the receipt of marching or-
ders by the troops at San Antonio.
The situation resembles a powder
magazine and only a spark is needed
to start It.
Much depends on .the peace confer-
ence which reported its proceeding
suspiciously at Juarez.
Germans and Spanish Demand
Protection.
Washington, May 4.—Ambassador
Wilson at Mexico City advises the
state department fully regarding con
dition then.
He says the German ahd Spanish
have demanded of Diaz im-
SOUTH CANADIAN OIL CO., TO
DRILL TWO WELLS AT WA-
NETTE—MANY LEASES.
of Wanette strike the "pay streak,"
in the test for oil and gas, and the
entire amount of land under lease
proves "cream stuff," a rival company
of the Prairie Oil & (ias company will
be established in this county. The
fate of tlie company as a producer of
ness cares and good fellowship result-
ing from association with Elks from
all over the state, more than repay
us for the time lost."
Tonight the Elks will give a public
dance at Convention hall, the pro-
reeds of which will go toward defray
oil and gas will be determined follow ing the expense of taking the First
ing the completion of a couple of test! Regiment band to Tulsa.
wells to be drilled at Wanetttr
This company has two rigs complet-
ed and drilling will be commenced in
a fev days when the status of that
sect ion as an oil and ga« producing
field will be determined. The com-
pany has 3,000 acres of land under
lease and will make a thorough test.
A well was drilled at Wanette a
few years ago but never completed.
Drilling was done with a machine, a
lather ancient affair according to At-
torney W. M. Beatty, a stockholder In
the South Canadian Oil company. A
bit was lost and the well was abandon-
ed. Standard rigs have been built and
a thorough test will be made. In j
the abandoned well veins of gas, 1
showing a strong pressure were found
all the way from 1,200 feet until the 1
time the well was abandoned at a ,
depth of about 1,600 feet.
The South Canadian company hasj
175 stockholders all recidents of Pott.
county. Much interest is being taken
in the proposed test many being of
the opinion that a productive oil and
gas field will be developed as a re-
sult.
Read The Herald.
median, protection lor investments
and properly of their subject*).
The rebels :ue active within twenty
miles or the city.
Large numbers of Americans are
disposing of their interests here and
leaving the country, fearing an up-
rising: and massacre by the laboring
Classen which afe becoming Infuriated
by the reports of the contemplated
American intervention.
Revolutionists in the capital are
fermenting this feeling. Wilson sayti
the Insurrectos are active in practi-
cally every Mexican state.
Peace Pact Would Be Local.
El Paso, May 4.—While the peace
envoys are conferring it Is generally
believed that a peace pact will re-
sult, but will not end hostilities ex-
cept around Juarez.
Both sides hope that this will have
a moral effect on the other insurrecto
forces.
With the Insurrectos almost besieg-
ing Mexico City, foreign governments
are demanding protection of their
citizens and property. Belief is strong
In Mexico City that Diaz must soon
either ask Americau Intervention or
turn i he government over to the
rebels.
Three thousand litBurrectos are en-
camped around Tres Marias only
twenty miles from Mexico City and
have served notice th.\t they would at-
tack Tres Marias this afternoon. R«-
lnforcements have been asked from
Mexico City, but they can not be
spared.
I omorrow Is the anniversary of the
battle Puebla and is a traditional
holiday, and it is feared this will mark
con. 1 rted insunecto Inovement.
Federal Prisoners Treated Brutally.
San Diego, Cain., May 4. Burbir-
oils treatment of federal prisoners by
the Insurrectos In lower California is
reported by couriers. Two federal
prisoners at Carrlzo are repot ed
bulled at the stake and eight shot to
death at Tecate.
De la Barra Expccts Peace.
Washington, May 4.—Ambassador
Wilson telegraphed the state depart-
ment that De la Harra has announced
he expected the peace negotiations to
nd successfully today.
Read The Herald.
FLEEING FROM THE REVOLUTION.
Fleeing trom the revolution—Mexican farmer of the poorer class tak-
ing Ills family and portable belongings across the line Into the United
Slates. Many Mexicans In the zone of fighting |>acked up their things
and fled the country In this manner.
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Harlow, Victor E. The Shawnee Daily Herald. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 234, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 1911, newspaper, May 4, 1911; Shawnee, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc105105/m1/1/: accessed April 10, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.