Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1911 Page: 2 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Lexington Leader
BANDIT SLAIN 11 ' CONGRESSMAN J. C. McKENZiE
OKLAHOMA
LEXINGTON.
State News Notes
Who said drouth in Oklahoma?
Granite refused to vote back pool
rooms.
Predictions are made that cotton
will average a bale to the acre in
Grady county.
For the first time in many years
Texas county will have a cotton crop.
Three thousand acres* were planted
this year, and it is doing nicely.
A ball 6 feet in diameter will be used I
in the games of push ball at the Okia-
homa State Fair this fall.
Work on the artesian well at Hooker
has been stopped pending the arrival
of special tools to take care of the
quicksand that*was encouutered at a
depth of 540 feet.
A. F. Pyeatt, Pauls Valley, and R. 0.
Iturnsdale, Guthrie, were elected pres-
ident and secretary, respectively, of
the Oklahoma Abstracters' association
at its meeting in the cayital city last
week.
• John Rhine, aged 1G, who said his
parents lived in Oklahoma City, fell
from a freight train near Texola and
was killed.
Wirt G. McCarty, editor of the Tulsa
Post, died last week of typhoid fever.
He was 31 years old. He established
the Post in 1910.
From reports received from all over
Oklahoma It is predicted that an im-
mense amount of feedstuff will ba
raised from late plantings.
James Grant, aged 22, in jumping
from the "blind baggage" at Shawnee,
was caught beneath the wheels of the
train and killed. Ho had ridden to
Shawnee to visit an aunt.
IN BATTLE
MASKED MEN ATTEMPT TO HOLD
UP NATIONAL INSTITUTION
ROBBER GIV.ES ALARM
Accidentally Discharges Revolver and
In the Fight Following Loses
■ His Life—Loot is Recovered
But Two Make Escape
Groat Falls, Mont.—Three masked
men robbed the First National bank of
Harlem at eleven o'clock, but the man
who had the booly in his possession
was killed and the money recovered.
The other two bandits escaped. Posses
are tlosely after them and it is be-
lieved they will be captured.
At the hour nanfcd the three men
rode up to the bank and entered. As
they did so two of them covered the
cashier and his assistant, the only per-
sons in the bank, with revolvers. The
third went and proceeded to 1111 a sack
with fjold and currency from the coun-
ter and the vault, which was open, the
total amounting to abbut $10,000.
People in the neighborhood noticed
nothing wrong until one of the robbers,
evidently nervous and excited, acci-
dentally fired a revolver, which gave
the alarm and brought Marshal Tas-
w-ell to the back door of the bank. As
he entered one of the rolibers fired at
him and in turn the marshal fired, kill-
ing the man who \^as just going out
wilh the money.
The other two ran from the building
and mounted their horses and rode off
at full speed. Within a fev\; minutes
two automobiles, loaded with armed
men, started in pursuit. Other posses
have joined In the chase.
The vicinity of Harlem was formerly
the rendezvous of the Curry gang of
robbers, and it is conjectured these
men are part of the old gang. In that
event it is probable it will be hard to
locate them, as they are familiar with
the country and with hiding placeB In
the mountains.
w
Since the superior clerk at Okla-
homa City beat up a newspaper re-
porter, lawyers are talking strongly of
having the superior court abolished
and a criminal court instituted.
Fred E. Baker was arrested in Okla-
homa City, charged with deserting his
wife in Missouri. Upon the advice of
Rev. Thos. Harper, he will go back to
Missouri without requisition proceed-
ings.
Oklahoma a summer resort? Can
any other state get by the weather we
have had the past fortnight. Sleeping
under covers in July is moving along.
And in the face of this, it is said there
are three hundred Oklahomans "sum-
mering" in Colorado Springs.
Owen Attacks Supreme Court
Washington—Severe criticism' of
fhe United States supreme court
marked the speech-of Senator Owen
of Oklahoma, who advocated before th
senate adgption of his bill providing
for the election and recall of federal
judges. Supporting his bill, Owen
said that with it in force "federal
courts would no longer because of
their views on public policy, amend
acts of congress by inserting words in
Important statutes which congress had
refused to Insert, as the supreme court
did in the Standard Oil and tobacco
cases."
It is claimed for Texas rounly that
It is in better shape, as far as crops
are concerned, than it has been for the j
past four years. Recent rains have
helped very materially, and large crops
of kafir corn, .milomaize and other for-
age feed will be raised.
Last fall the Republicans of the Thirteenth district of Illinois, finding
that Congressman Frank O. Lowden did not desire re-election, chose as his
successor John Charles McKenzie of Elizabeth. He was born on a farm in
Jo Daviess county, HI., and was a school teacher and farmer before he became
a lawyer. He Is no novice as a law-maker, for he served two terms In th.
house and three in the senate of the Illinois general assembly, being presi-
dent pro tempore of the senate for one term. Mr. McKenzie is a widower
and has one child, a daughter
SENATE PASSES
FREE USE BILL
SENATE TARIFF , REVISIONISTS
GET TOGETHER
CANADA'S PREMIER PLEADS
FOR RECIPROCITY TREATY
Issues a Statement to the Public in
Which He Scores Those Op-
posed to the Agreement
Eck E. Brook, of Muskogee, the
'gooebone" forecaster of eastern Ok-
lahoma, predicts an early autumn. He
says: "Whenever dog days come in
June and July, Oklahoma is always
due for ai) early fall. It happened that
dog days came in June and July this
year, and we will have very little hot
weather for the remainder of the sea-
son."
Body Found In Tree
Morrtaitown, N. J.—Going into a corn
field on the Sire estate at Morris
Plains, workmen saw the body of a
man hanging from a cherry tree. Later
it was identified as that of William
Eakley of Newark, yardmaster of the
Lackawan.i railroad at Hoboken, who I
has been missing from his home fori
more than a week. The man was
hanging head down and his legs were
caught in the limbs of a tree. It
Is believed Eakley was overcome by
(lie heat while picking cherries and
fell from Ills position in the trees and
bis .egs caught in the branches.
Ottawa, Ont.—The opening gun in
the campaign which will determine the
fate of the reciprocity agreement be-
tween the United States and Canada
was fired Sunday by the liberal leader.
Sir Wilfred Laurier. It was in the
form of an open address to the Cana-
dian people and in it is set forth
clearly the issues involved in the pres-
ent campaign.
The question at issue Is not a new
one, Sir Wilfrid asserts, reciprocal re-
lations with the United States having
been sought by both parties for over
half a century. The present conserva-
tive party, he declared, is seeking to
reverse this lifelong policy of its lead-
ers of t!ie past. The enactment of the
agreement, the'premier predicts, would
further improve the friendly relations
between Great Britain, Canada and the
United Stales and would be an import-
ant factor in bringing about a general
treaty of arbitration.
"At all times during the last forty
years," says Sir Wilfrid, "it has been
the constant effort of all political par-
ties in Canada to make with the United
States an arrangement for the free ex'
change of natural products between the
two countries."
M. E. Helms, of Cache, has notified
Governor Cruce o'f the birth of his
twenty-first child, and that its name is
Lee Cruce Helms. Helms Is-50 years
old, and is proud of hlsliig family.
Organized labor of Oklahoma City
will not hold a parade this year. Sep-
tember 4, which is Labor Day, the
hosts of toil will hold a big picnic at
Riverside Park.
Major Cheathi.m of the war depart-
ment Is expected, at Lawton to confer
with local officers of the Fort Sill mil-
itary reservation as to the construction
of a hospital. It has been apparent
that added hospital accommodations
were necessary for some time, and It
is proposed to spend about $30,000 for
additional buildings and equipment. An
Increase in the medical stslff is also
under consideration.
Dreams He Is An Aeroplane
Waycross, Ga.—Dreaming that he
was one of the latest model aeroplanes
and was being used in an effort to
lower some'of the world's records, J.
H. Holland, who resides here, aviated
through a second-story window at his)
home during the early hours of the
morning and received a broken ankle.
I
Gives Finger for Life
Sharon, Pa.—Uitten by a rattle-
snake while berrying, Charles Smith,
15 years old, saved his life by .shoot-1
lng off the end of his finger. Smith
was gathering blackberries when the ]
snake sent its fangs- into his finger.
Pulling a revolver from his pocket, the j
boy shot off the finger, below the first
Joint. The lad bandaged the bleeding
member and walked to the office of Dr
T. W. Smith, who said the poison did
not have time to work into the boy's
system because of his prompt action
with the bullet.
Hoyt to Succeed Carter
Washington, D. C.—Brigadier Gen-
eral Ralph W. I' oyt will succeed Major
General William H. Carter in command
of the maneuver brigade in Texas
when the latter is relieved August 15.
Oklahoma City a Trade Center
Oklahoma City is a wonderful cen-
ter of trade. James F. Hickey, one of
the prominent business men of the
state, and manager of the Barteldes
Seed Co., says that their shipments go
into Louisiaha, Arkansas, Texas, New
Mexico and even old Moxico.
OKLAHOMA WILL HAVE
FULL MILE RACE TRACK
One to Be Put In As Soon As this Sea-
son's Fair Closes—New Grand
Stand to Be Erected
Oklahoma City, Okla.—Gigantic
plans for the erection of a mile race
track and a colossal grand stand at the
Oklahoma State Fair Grounds are out
lined in a letter just received by I. S
Mahan, secretary of the State Fair,
from Henry Overholser, general man-
ager, who is now abroad for his health.
"I understand from the newspapers
that there is a demand for a mile
track," sayB Mr. Overholser in his let-
ter." After looking the matter up at
various points, I find that all of the
fairs and expositions .in Europe have
mile tracks. We will put one in Okla-
homa City as soon as the State Fair
closes. You may also say for me that
there will be a new grand stand of
the latest pattern. I want to do every-
thing possible to encourage the breed-
ing of better stock in the great state
of Oklahoma."
Other officers of the State Fair Asso-
ciation say they are ready to co-oper-
ate with Mr. Overholser, and in the
event present plans are carried out,
more money will be spent during the
next twelve months than the State
Fair can hope to make in many years.
All of the valuable information Mr.
Overholser has obtained abroad in re-
gard to European fairs and exposi-
tions will be utilized in connection with
enlarging the Oklahoma State Fair,
which is already one of the biggest
expositions in the country.
Mr. Overholser says that he will put
forth every effort to get home before
the State Fair this fall, September 26
to October J, which, lie says, he would
not miss for anything in the' world.
News of fhe mile track and grand
stand has caused joy in all parts of
Oklahoma.
AGREE UPON MEASURE
,•
Original House Bill Modified by
Amendment Offered by Senator
Kern Which Passes Without
* Senator Bailey's Vote
Washington, D. C.—The democfatic
program was moved up closer to Pres-
ident Taft Tuesday when the seuate by
another remarkable coalition of dem-
ocrats and republican insurgents pass-
ed a farmers' free list bill alter voting
down the original house measure so
closely that one more democratic sen-
ator would have changed the result and
• left the entire revision issue squarelj
before the president Tuesday night.
"The unholy alliance," as the com-
bination of the republican wing and
the democratic party has been called,
massed in almost unbroken alignment,
swept aside a host of amendments, vot-
ed down by a tie vote the original
house measure according to program
for political purposes, and then carried
by a surprising concentration ol
strength, a measure differing from the
house bill only in comparatively unim-
portant particulars. Now the bill goes
back to the house and Democratic
Leader Underwood of that body Tues
day night confidently asserted that ll
will be finally agreed to in conference
between the two houses and sent ti
President Taft.
It is not certain that the house will
insist on a conference, for many promt
nent democratic representatives, be
lieving that the bill lias not been ma
terially changed, are urging that the
house accept the senate bill, withoul
controversy and rush the first of tin
tariff measures up to the president foi
veto or approval.
"I think the bill will go to President
Taft," said Leader Underwood. "I am
not sure it will be sent to conference;
I certainly see nothing to prevent the
two houses from reaching an agree
ment upon its final form."
Had Senator Bailey of Texas voted
with his democratic associates, or had
Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia, al
the new senator-elect from that state
been on hand and voted with his party
the free list Would have passed the
senate unchanged, and could have beei
in the hands of President Taft Tues
day. One vote was all that stood it
the way of placing the entire issue oi
democratic-insurgent tariff reform im
mediately before liim.
The house free list bill, beaten
on a tie vote of 39 to'39, was thee
reconsidered, changed by a com
promise amendment offered by Senatol
Kern of- Indiana, former democratic
candidate for vice president, and with
democratic-republican insurgent sup-
port finally passed as amended by 8
vote of 48 to S
Originally the bill provided that meal
products, flour and cereal products,
j from all countries, should be admitted
J free of tariff duty into the United
j States. The Kern amendment, provides
j that this free admission shall apply
| only to meats, flours and cereal pro
j ducts "coming from any foreign coun.
j try with which the United States has n
j reciprocal trade agreement and which
i shall admit from the United States
J free of duty cotton, corn, wheat, oats
horses, cattle and hogs."
Headache
is just a symptom.
It is Nature's way of
showing a derange-
ment of the stomach,
liver or bowels. Help
Na'.ure with the best
Bystem-cleaning tonic,
OXIDINE
—a bottle proves.
The Specific (or Malaria, Chilli and
Fever, and a reliable remedy lor
all diseases due lo dis-
ordered Jiver, stomach,
bowels and kidneys.
50c. At Your Druggist•
* DBTJO OO. $
Waco, Texas.
The Wretchedness
of Constipation
Can quickly be overcome by
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS.
Purely vegetable
—act surely and
CARTER'S
ITTLE
PILLS.
ache,
fiently on the
iver. Cure
jliliousness,
ac
Dizzi- *• ;v
ness, and Indigestion. They do their duty,
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE,
Genuine must bear Signature
When the bill collector comes In at
the door the dead beat hikes for tho
cellar.
Ten smile fnr n niekel, Always buy Tied
Cross Hall Blue; have beautiful clear whit,
clothes.
Well Described.
Tommy—Pop, what is a theorist?
Tommy's Pop—A theorist, my son.
Is a man who thinks he is learning lo
swim by sitting on the bank and
watching a frog.
A Matter of Repair,
"I see," said Hicks, "that they have
started a movement over in England to
remodel the Ten Commandments."
"Remodel, eh?" snorted Dorkins.
"What a waste of time—all they need
Is restoration."—Harper's Weekly.
Expert Advice.
"How long does It take to learn tb
run an automobile?"
"You'll need about three days to ac-
quaint yourself with the working parts
of the machine and a week to master
the vocabulary."
$250,000 Fire in Oregon Town
; The Dalles, Ore.—The flour mill of
[ the Wasco Warehouse and Milling com
! pany, the Great Southern stinion and
j the Moody Warehouse burned. Tho
! total loss may reach $250,000..
Capitol Bond Issue
St. Louis, Mo.-—A special election
is to be belli in Missouri Tuesday to
decide on a $3,500,000 bond issue for
the erection of a new state capltol to
replace the "structure destroyed by fire
lats winter. It is generally "believed
that the proposal will carry, although
it is predicted that a light vote will be
polled
Two sons, aged 3 and 4, of John
W Carl, Buffalo, Okla., were drowned
In Iiuffalo creek. Their bodies were I
not recovered for twenty-four hours j
efter they went into the water. One
was caught in driftwood ten miles i
from where the boys went In the water
and the other twenty miles away. The
boys with two other companions went
down to the creek to see the water, the
rains having swollen the stream to
bankful.
An eastern syndicate Is reported to
have purchased a tract of 440 acres ad-
joining the Klmmerly farm near Mc-
Loud on which a freak gaB well is lo
cated. They paid $10,000 in cash.
The Oklahoma Retailers Secretaries
association has been chartered, witl
headquarters at McAlester. R. D
gangster, Muskoge#, is president, ant
Miss Carrie B. Thomas, McAlester, li
secretary. The organization is formed
to aid the State Retailers' association
•which new has a membership of 6,501
In 311 local association*
Standard to Reorganize
New York.—Announcement has been
made by the Standard Oil company of j
New Jersey in a communication to its
stockholders of the way it intends to j
reorganize to meet the publications of
the Sherman anti trust law. The plan
provides that stock in about thirty-five j
subsidiary companies shall be distrib-
uted ratably among the stockholders
in the parent company. Dissolution [
will be about December 1.
Extra Session In Texas
Austin, Texas Convened in spacial i
session by Governor Colquitt to deal j
with appropriation measures and the
subject legislative apportionment
the members of the Texas legislature
assembled here Monday.
Contempt Is Charged
Los Angeles, C'aU—George Belim, of
Portage, Wis., uncle of Ortie McMan-
igal, confessed dynamiter and alleged
confederate of the.accused McNamara
brothers, was arrested on a citation
issued at the behest of tho grand jury
charging him with contempt.
School Children Oecreas*
Jefferson City, Mo.—A heavy de
crease in the school enumeration at St. |
Joseph and elsewhere reduced the j
total enumeration of school children of j
Missouri for 19U from 1.003,434 in 1810,
lo 975,490, a falling of 27,938
American Painter Dies
London—Edwin A. Abbey, an Ameri-
can painter, died here". He was one
of the best kfiown American artists.
Among his great works were many
decorative panels in the Bqston public
library and official picture of the coro-
nation of King Edward VII.
Frisco Exposition Sites Chosen
San Francisco, Cat—The site of
Panama-Pacific international exposi-
tion to be held here iu 1915 has been
selected. The industrial buildings and
other temporary structures will be
placed at Harbor View, on the bay
shore overlooking the entrance to the
harbor. A permanent yachting and
boating course will be constructed. All
permanent buildings will be placed in
Golden Gate Park, excepting an enorm-
ous convention hall, to be located at
the civic center of the city at Van Ness
avenue and Market street,
Conservation Congress Call
Washington.—The National Conser-
vation Congress issued the formal call
for its third meeting to be held in Kan-
sas City, Mo., September 25, 26, 27.
Especial attention will be given to
the question of soil fertility and its
maintenance. President Taft and a
large number of prominent Americans
and foreign diplomats have been invit-
ed to speak.
105-Day Trance Endnd
Vandalia, 111.—After Bleeping almost
continuously for 105 days, Miss Hazel
Schmidt, the 18-year-old -girl whose
strange case has puzzled physicians
'for weeks, awoke for five hours Sun-
| day and ate three meals. She said she
i telt no ill effects from her slumber. At-
tending physicians say the girl's trance
J is broken and that she soon will he
hersef again.
Guards Body of Master
Kansas City.—A dog sitting beside a
body lying on the banks of the Blue
river near Dodson, south of here, at
tracted the attention of a crowd ol
boys to the corpse of its master, "Un
cle Jack" Swartzel, an old union sol
dier. The top of his head had been
blown off, evidently by the chargs
from a shot gun.
A Clew.
"How did the accident happen?"
asked the reporter on the scene of th®
railway horror, the Cleveland Plain '
Dealer records.
"Somebody stopped the train by pull-
ing the airbrake t;ord," answered the
conductor. "So the second section rar.
Into us. It will take six hours to clear
the track so that we can go ahead."
"Six hours?" shrieked a passenger.
"And I was to be married today!"
"Have you any Idea wlio pulled th©
rope?" continued the reporter, disre-
garding the interruption.
"I didn't have until now," whispered
the conductor. "But what do you think
of that fellow that just butted InT
I'll sic tln> detectives on him."
Booker Closes Convention
St. Louis.—^Booker T. Washington
closed the eighth annual convention ol
the National association of teachers 1e
colored schools at St. Louis with an ad
dress in the Coliseum. He advised the
teachers to get the confidence of theii
charges.
Boston Has Cholera
Boston.—Asiatic cholera has reached
Boston and caused one death, while
two foreign sailors who are believed
to have brought the disease here, after
being taken ill, disappeared
Opium Raids Productive
San Joso, ('al. Over $2,000 worth.of
opium and an exceptional collection of
pipes are in possession of the state
board of pharmacy, and four white
men and thirty-seven Chinese are in
jail here as the result of raids made
on twenty-two opium joints in Sao
Jose and eleven others at Gllroy.
Cholera at Versailles
Versailles, France.—An engineer'
serving with the artillery has been re-
moved to a hospital, showing symp-
toms of cholera.
Memorial Service
Mexico City—President He La Bar
ra participated in the memorial ser
vicep held for Hidalgo, who was exe-
cuted one hundred years ago.- He
joined the procession al the Monument
of Independence and rode to the cathe'
dral, where he placed a wreath on the
tomb of the priest, who led the revolt
against Spain. * '
Wireless Feats
Paris.—Remarkable results were
achieved in connection with wireless
telegraphy. Two officers in aeroplanes
in the neighborhood of Rambouillet
succeeded in establishing wireless
communication with Eiffel tower and
the same station exchanged messages
with Fez, relaying at Oran.
Cotton Brings 17 Cents
New Orleans, La.—The first bale of
cotton o'f Louisiana's new crop was
sold here for 17 cents a pound.
LUCKY MISTAKE.
Grocer Sent Pkg. of Postum and
Opened the Eyes of the Family.
A lady writes from Brookline, Mass.:
"A package of Postum was sent . me
one day by mistake.
j "I notified the grocer, but finding
that there was no coffee for breakfast
i next morning I prepared some of the
Postum, following the directions very
carefully.
j "It was an immediate success in my
j family, and from that day we have
j used It constantly, parents and chil-
1 dren, too—for my three rosy young
sters are allowed to drink it freely at
breakfast and luncheon. They think i<
delicious, and I would have a mutiny
on my hands should I omit the be
j loved beverage.
| "My husband used to have a very
delicate stomach while we were using
coffee, but to our surprise his stom-
ach has grown strong and entirely well
since we quit coffee and liavo been on
Postum.
"Noting the good effects In my fam-
ily I wrote to my sister, whq- was a
coffee toper, and after much perBua-
slon got her to try Postum.
"She was prejudiced against it at
first, but when she presently found
that all the ailments that coffee gave
her left and she got well quickly she
became and remains a thorough and
enthusiastic Postum convert.
"Her nerves, which had becomo
chattered by the use of coffee have
grown healthy again, and today she Is
a new woman, thanks to Postum."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich., and tin eauso why" will
be found in the great little book, "Tin
Road to Wellville," which comes in
pkgs.
I'Vfr refill the above letter? A nrn
one appear** from Hint* to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of liuinu*
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1911, newspaper, August 4, 1911; Lexington, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110478/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.