The Moore Messenger. (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 18, 1909 Page: 3 of 12
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MUCH UNSECURED PAPER CAUSE
OF EMBARRASSMENT
IfflKU BIKK EUMIIER TIKES CHIC6E
Second ln tltutlon Contolled by W.
L. Norton to Fail—Columbia
Affair la Cau*e of
Trouble
GOVERNMENT AIDS INDIANS
STRIKE Mill BE GENERAL
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LA-
BOR TO AID SWITCHMEN
Tuhn, Okla—The Farmers' Na-
lUmal bank of this city was lak n In
charge Monday night by National
Bank Examluer F. W .Bryant after
an investigation of the bank's af-
fair*.
The bank «a closed after a two
week's investigation of its affairs.
The closing is an aftermath of tho
iwut failure of tho Columbia fiank
and Trust company, of Oklahoma
City, but'bt liouses beius under the
#cntol of W. I* Norton.
Ever since the Columbia failure In
Oklahoma City, It was expected the
Farmers' National here would be un-
able to withstand the rush of wi'h-
drawa'.s and loss of deposits. Lioss
than two months ago the local bank s
deposits were Jl.000,000, while Mon-
day when the bink examiner closed
ifc doors, they were *475.000. Over
$200,000 were state, city and county
funds. Over J40.000 was paid depos-
I'ors Monday, the money being pro-
duced by other local bankers for the
acceptable paper of tho Farmers' N'a-
I tlonal. U is said the liabilities will
| be about $100,000. Tho assets were
! not announced.
Unsecured puper, tad time loans
and investments are given as the rea-
sons for the closing of the bank. Own-
er Nor'on was heavily interested in
i the old business here, anil It Is said
part of tho unsecued paper was in
the tr.nds of local people.
The Farmers' National was estab-
lished in 1903, with a capital of l.-
' 000,000, and was one of the leading
bunk* of thli part of the country up
to the time of the Columbia affair.
The president was E. F. Blaise, and
B F Andrea was cashier. Mr. Blaise
! announced that he believed the bank
to be solvent.
The Tulsa Clearing House associa-
tion stated that had Norton kept his
wt,rd given to Na'lonal Bink Kxam
I i er W. F. Bryant, over the 'phone
' Monday that he would arrive here
Monday afternoon and secure the
paper, Tulsa banks would have .Iqul
; dated the institution. The banks of
Tttlsu were expecting crisis <i,r
two d-iys and did all lu their power
1 (o avert the failure.
1 A number of smaller banking Insli-
1 trtlons lu the nelghbolng towns will
i ^ affected by the failure of the !
niers' National of Tulsa, tho seven
1 other banks here are as safe as pos
Blble and not the slightest fear Is felt
I for 'hem either by depositors or
stockholders.
President Blaise said: "Norton i
the cause of tho whole affair. He
promised to give us the needed •
curlty on the paper he held and a I-
ed to show up. 1 will immediately
bi-triu bankruptcy proceedings agatns
Norton and reopen the bank.
Will Punish Persons Taking Lumber
Off Indian Lands
Washington.—Every effort Is being
made to secure the conviction of *hose
who may be found guilty of illegally
obtaining lumber on Indian lands, In
the hope that this may have a deter-
rent effect upon others who may be
Inclined to commit similar depreda-
tion*.
This is the a'atemenl contained in
the annual report of George Wright,
commissioner to the Five Civilized
Tribes of ludians in Oklahoma, who ■
reports to the Indian bureau at Wash-
ington that the time and money con-1
sumed In the iuvettlga'lons hi con-
nection with these alleged offenses
have been well spent.
Attention Is called to the great num-
ber of cases reported to the depart-
ment of jus'ice In connection with
illegal conveyances of allotted lands
and to the disposition of some In-
dians to resist the severance of their
tribal relations. The report of the
agent at the union agency says $2,-
608,404 was disbursed. The commis-
sioner says in reference to the coal
and gas Industry:
"The present outlook for the oil and
gajs Industry Is not at all favorable,
and the producers are very much dis-
couraged on account of the general
tendency of the downward prices and
tholr inability to dispose of more
than a small percentage of 'he!" pro-
duction, and while It is believed that
the regulations approved Juno 10,
1909, will encourage pipe line corn-
panics to lucrease their facilities, nev-
ertheless, this will take time a id can
not be expected to batter conditions
materially during the coming !iscal
year, unless the price of oil should
advance."
Demand for coal In the markets
that have heretofore been large con-
sumers of Oklahoma coal, have been
seriously affee'ed by the rapid de-
velopment of oil and gas resources
of the state, according to the report
of Wll'.iam Cameron, United States
supervisor of mines on segregated
coal lands In Oklahoma, which is ap-
prehended.
Increased interest Is manifested in
school work in the Indian nations In
the report of John D. Benedict, super-
intendent of schools In former Indian
Territory.
SlIUITiOH IS FHMUIE ID 5TBIIEH5
"The Railroads Cannot Beat Us Now"
Declares Hawley—Coal
Shortage la Imminent
in the Northwest
ttttjV MOT Have a ^tle comfort as you
Will 1NU1 pass through life. Fix up your
home with an odd piece or two for Christmas.
Much Property Escapes Taxes
Sayre, Okla.—According to the find-
ings of I-iea Thompson, a state tax
firret, seventy-Ove tracts of land In
Beckham county escaped taxation
during the years 1908 and 1909 and
he estimates that the total value of
property thus escaping is about $1,
COO.OOO.
Nine Passengers Frozen on Lake-
Erie, Pa.—With her flag at half-
mast, the sta'e fisheries boat Commo-
dore Perry, Captain Gerty Driscoll
commanding, brought to this port late
SVnday the dead and frozen bodies
of nine of tho crew of the Bessemer
and Marquette ferry No. 4, which
left Conneaut, Ohio, Tuesday morn-
ing, carrying thirty-two men. The
f rry has probably foundered it. the
middle of Lake Erie.
For forty hours the Commodore
Perry has been scourlug the waters
ot eastern Lake Erie for traces of the
car ferry, but until a tiny ten-man
yawl was sighted fifteen miles off this
port at 11 o'clock Sunday, 'he men
m the little fisheries craft had almost
given up hope of being able ever to
(eli even a portion of the story of the
fate of the big car fcrrv.
As tiie lookout on 'he Perry sighted
a tiny half-sunken yawl about noon
Sunday, orders were given to steam
dov.ii upon tho object. The ur* of
glasses discovered the boat to he
,(>adtJ with nine men. As the Per-.-
came abreast of the drifting airl h.ilf
«atcr-logged yawl, the men IP the
f.sh teat saw that they had arrived
t<(0 If to. Tho nine cccupants of ilia
l-.v which was marked "Besson#. !>.
Mnrccette No. 4," were frozen r'.'ft.
Cincinnati, Ohio.—The American
Federation of Labor will support the
railroad switchmen who are on striko
in the northwest to the full extent of
its powers.
This announcement was made Fri-
day by Samuel Goinpors, president of
the federation, after an extended con-
ference with Frank Hawley, presi-
dent of the Amorican Switchmen's
union. It Is understood to mean that
If the railroad officials do not concede
the demands of the strikers tho troub-
le may spread until It involved other
great union organizations in the rail-
way field.
"We will support Ire swltchiun to
the extent of our ability, both finan-
cially and morally "
Such was the declaration of Mr.
Gompers at the close of his confer-
ence with Mr. Hawlay. The labor
leader refused to state whether this
meant an extenslou of the strike
but he asserted that s'ter a full in
vestlgatlon he was satisfied that th>
demands of the strikers was just and
reasonable, aud that they merited and
would receive tho support of all un
ions.
Mr. Hawley was jubilant over the
decision of Mr. Groupers. He ridi
ruled the published assertions of rail
road officials that the strike wjj prac
tlcally ended, and seid:
"They can not beat us now th3t
the Federation of Labor is behind us.
According to Mr. Hawley, a short-
age In the coal supply In the north-
west is imminent on account of the
strike. He stated that such r. snort-
age was already apparent in Minnea-
polis, he said the public schools were
already suffering from a laclc of coal.
"I am sorry," said the switchmen's
chief, "that a tie-up '.n business must
occur, but when we are fighting for
our rights, we can not afford to con-
sider these things."
It is not thought in St. Paul that
a sympathetic strike of allied rail-
road orders of the American Federa-
tion of Labor will result from the
conference between Samuel Gompers
and F. T. Hawley, president of the
Switchmen's Union of North America,
at Cincinnati.
'My Interpretation «:l the message
from Cincinnati is that the American
Federation of Labor has offered every
assistance expected by Mr. Hawley in
behalf of I he switchmen," said D. A.
Harsh barge i
Rugs and
Carjiota aa
low as 35c
BEDS
150 pat-
terns to
choost
from. Any
price from
$2.5(1 ti n
This big comfortable easy willow
Rocker only $2.85.
JOHNSTON'S Oklahoma City
I
POOP. NAME. BUT GOOD JOKE
Editor-to Be Could Not Accept the
One, Although He Appreciated
the Other.
Tho hero of this sketch was about '
starting a paper In a long felt-want ,
neighborhood. He was a real hero,
too, for only those of heroic mold ever
undertake a tiling like that. He had |
everything in pretty fair shape, ex- i
cept the name, and that he took home
with him to his wife. They had had
experience in naming several lapfuls
of babies, and he thought she might
render valuable assistance on this oc |
casion. After supper was over and
the things cleared away, they got at
it, and in a very few minutes she came
up with what she thought was just
the thing in newspaper nomenclature, j
"I've got it," she exclaimed, en-
thusiastically.
"What is It?" ho inquired.
" 'The Item,," she told him, with |
conscious pride in her effort. "That's i
the very thing."
- ( "Pshaw," said he, "that isn't any |
third vice president of i kind of a n:
J
union.
" replied Mr. Harsh
the Switchmen's
"We have said
hargir, "that, we are not agitating
ner anticipating any sympathetic
&trll;e. We have, however, expected
the moral ar.d financial support of
the different organizations in the
event that the strike is prolonged to
rent length."
everything con-
the strikers.
How Starr Was Captured
Muskogee, Okla.—Henry S'arr. the
bandit, was captured Vn Bouse, Ariz.,
by a man from Cleveland, Okla., Sam
W Feuton. Fentou was in Muskogee
Sunday aud told how the capture of
Starr was effected.
"Starr was being harbored by a
woman known as Arkansas .line. W
laid a trap for him and sent a bogus
package through the mall. When he
called at the postoffice, we surround-
ed Mm. He put his hands up slowly
and X guess he thought we were fil-
ing to kill him."
Fen ton was for a number of years
a deputy United States marshal at
Cleveland and knew Starr well. When
captured, the desperado denied his
Identity, but Fenton knew he had the
right man.
Tulsa School Attendance
Tulsa, Okla.—At tho end of '-he
Urst school quarter of the prese.it
term the enrollment In the Tu'.sa ,uih-
lic schools was 3,058 or a g.i a of 29
per cent over the attendance during
the same period last year
Telegrams indlcnti
tlnueg favorable to
Pulitv,an Rates Adjusted
Guthrie. Okla.—All ndjustmen o?
sleeping rar rates has been reached
between the Pullman company and
the corporation commission, resulting
in an approximate reduction of exist-
ing chargcs amounting tr S3 per
cent, going Into cfTect January 1.
The minimum charge foi seat fare Is
25 cents.
"What's the matter with It?" she
pouted.
"Well, to begin with, It is not gen-
eral enough. It is to narrow, in other
words."
She resented the criticism.
"Oh, she sniffed at him, "you are
so stuck on editorial traditions that
i The Item' strikes you as narrow, does |
It? What you want to call It Is The
We-tera,' I supose?"
But he didn't, and not only compli-
mented her upon her brilliance in
repartee, but offered to give her a
quarter for it as a joke for his funny
! column.
Franz Hat Shop
Makers of Soft and Stiff Hats
NO. 6 SOUTH HARYEY ST.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
ATTENTION
If yon have an old hat and
want it made good and
new cut out coupon and
send hat to us with $1.00.
Agents wanted. Write
for terms.
This Coupon and $1.00 will
Clean, Block and reband your
old hat inside and out, we re-
turning to you in nice box by
prepaid express. This offer is
made to establish our hat clean-
ing and Hocking work in all
cities of the state.
In sending roll your hat up in ai until a
package ai possible and send by mail--(but
saving cost to yoo. Upon receipt if we find
your bat will not clean in first class shape
same will be returned to yon by prepaid mail
at once. Address Fran/ Hat Co. 6 South
Harvey St. Oklahoma City, Ohla.
Twenty Killed in Wreck
Erie, Pa.—The Twentieth Century
limited, the New York Central fast
tiain en route from Chicago to New
York, collided with the rear-en.) o!
passenger train No. 10, on the Lake
ijl>ore road at Northeas', Pa., lt> miles
,>aat of here, Monday night. At the
time of the collision the Twentieth
Century was easily making 62 miles
an hour. Six bodies have already
been taken from the wreck. A ro-
l9fef tra'n left Cleveland. O., at once
headed for the scene ot the wreck.
Brownsville Investigation Completed.
Washington,—Conclusive evidence
Is said to have been secured by the
military court of inquiry into the
"shooting up" ot Brownsville, Tex.,
that members of the twenty-fifth In-
fantry colored, who wore within the
fort fired on the town at the time
their companies were racing through
the streets of the Texas town, shoot
lug to right and left. This evidence
it Is reported, is conclusive.
None of the members of the court
of Inquiry will discuss the matter but
it is Intimated that a demand for the
abolition of the negro iroops. which
are provided for by law, will be made
by the southern delegations in con-
gress. Thus the bitter debate that
marked tho final days of the Roose-
velt administration, threatens to bo
renewed.
The evidence discovered by the
court Is said to be susceptible of com-
plete proof. Certain members made
personal examination of buildings
across the road from the fort in
Brownsville. They discovered bullet
holes ia the sides of three houses.
Says Army Tesst is Failure
Washington.— Taking a square hit
at the annual Roosevelt physical tests
for army officers. Surgeon General
Torney in his annual report says it is
believed that the present test not
only fails in the object it sought to
obtain—"a physical condition which
would enable theni to ba always fit
for active Held service"—but may re-
sult in damage to elderly officers.
The defect of the requirements Is
that it requires officers to be fit only
once a year
Aged Couple Sulcids
Tulsa, Okla.—Sitting in a locking
chair, apparently asleep, lier hus-
bands.body on the floor In a manner
as il he were also In repose. Dr. and
Mi's. A. n. Smith, an aged couple,
were found dead from a strange <«rug
in their house Thursday evening.
A Mrs. Gibson, who occupies n
houso next door, ow ned by the dead
people, went to visit then' and fail-
ing to get a response to her knocks
on the do-.r, looked in a window and
discovered them.
Examination showed conclusive evi-
dence of suicide, or that they had
taken some fatal drug t ti reach mis-
take.
Mrs. Smith was reclining in her
chair as though she had fa'lep
asleep. Around her lips some white
substance had formed and her tongue
was burned black. Otherwise there
was nothing to show how rieaih had
come. Her husband lay on the floor
as if he had inln down to go to sleep.
Physicians who made an examination
of the bodies are at a IOi<s to decide
what the drug was they swallowed.
A3ytum Buildinas Burn
Woodward, Okla.—Some of the in-
mates of the women's wards of the '•
state insane asylum at Fort Supply j
20 miles northeast of here, danced in !
glee while the buildings in which they j
had been confined burned to the
ground Wednesday evening. The fire
came from a defective Sue. The in-
mates were all saved, and most of
the funiture. All the women's wcrds
except the south were destroyed. The
wotion were transferred to the audi-
torium at Ft. Supple
Daiiy Thought.
TTe pass for what we are. Charactci
teaches above our wills. Men imagine
that they communicate their virtue or
vice only by overt actions, and do not
see that virtue or vice emit a breath
•Tery moment.—Emerson.
Southwestern Marble
and Granite VWorks
FOREIGN AND AMERICAN MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS
Must First Be Tried.
As a rule a man must have been
long tried and found sterling before
his suggested business innovations
will be received with even good grace.
It is a real genius who, as an employ*
can introduce reforms Into a business
and at the same time advance his
own interests.
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO CUT OF TOWN BUS,NESS
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