The Peoples Press (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 285, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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THE PEOPLES PRESS
VOLUME 1
EL UKXO, OKLAHOMA. THI'ltSDAV, JAM AKV H. HH'2
No. 285
NAMES REVEALED IN
DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY.
McManigal Said to Have Given Much
Information to Indianapolis
Grand Jury.
A $50,000 SHORTAGE IN
POTTA WAT<)MIE COUNTY.
WELl
DRILLING BIDS
RECEIVED LAST NIGHT.
The Discrepancies in the Accounts
Cover a Period of Four Years
or More.
Indianapolis, Jan. 11.—The most
important evidence yet obtained in
the government's investigation of the
dynamite conspiracy is believed to
have been presented to the federal
grand jury yesterday. The points to
which the line of inquiry was direct-
ed were said to pertain to the com-
plicity of men other than those al-
ready convincted or indicted and to
have raised questions as to:
Who handed Ortie McManigal an
envelope containing $165 in Chicago
a few days after he had blown up
part of a railroad bridge at Clinton,
Iowa, on February 16, 1908?
Who met him in Boston and show-
ed him where to put the dynamite
which partly destroyed a new opera
house on March 27, 1909, and who
subsequently went with him from
Boston to Springfield, Mass., where
McManigal blew up part of the muni-
cipal building?
Who met him in New York City in
September, 1909, and escorted him to
Hoboken, N. J., where he attempted
but failed to blow up a viaduct?
Who met him in Jersey City, N. J.,
July 9, 1910, and pointed out a via-
duct which was to be blown up?
Who met McManigal in Peoria, 111.,
and took him about town to show him
some iron in a freight yard which
later McManigal blew up?
McManigal and his father, James
F. McManigal of Tiffin, Ohio, in whose
shed stores of explosives were kept
in readiness to be carried wherever
a "job" was to be done, were kept
before the grand jury almost all day.
The persons who met him at vari-
ous places, according to McManigal,
were other than the McNamara
brothers.
Disclosures attributed to Ortie Mc-
Manigal are said to be back of scores
of subpoenas issued here Wednesday
for people in cities in Pennsylvania
and in the middle west.
McManigal, before the federal
grand jury, is understood to have
named men who heretofore have not
been mentioned in connection with
the dynamiting conspiracy.
Public Meeting Called for Monday
Night to Consider Them and
Modes of Procedure.
Oklahoma City, Jan. 11.—Short-
ages, discrepancies, irregularities and
alleged improper payments made by
the county amounting in all to $56,-
268.18 are disclosed in a report on
the county offices of Pottawatomie
county, covering the period from No-
vember 16, 1907, to June 30, 1911,
inclusive, filed Wednesday in the
office of the state examiner and in-
spector by L. E. Cahill and Robert
L. McClure, special deputy state ex-
aminers and inspectors, and approved
by Assistant Examiner and Inspector
Hugh Gerner, acting in the absence
of Charles A. Taylor.
In addition to the above, the re-
port shows that funding bonds have
been issued by the county to cover
the outstanding judgment indebted-
ness in the sum of $59,00 0; that
while this was intended to cover all
of the outstanding indebtedness of
the county and place the county on
a cash basis, the county still has a
floating indebtedness of $43,462.55
which was not included in the bond,
and for which no funds are available
with which to make payment.
A large delegation of Pottawatomie
county citizens visited the office of
the examiner and inspector Wednes-
day afternoon and examined the re-
port. While no definite statement
was made as to a future course of ac-
tion, it is intimated that action may
be instituted in the courts to compel
a refund of the money.
Two bids for the drilling of El
Reno's proposed deep well were re-
ceived last night at the meeting held
in the city hall. The lowest bid was
that of Grover & Hardenburg of
Tulsa—$29,000 for a 3,000 foot well,
the contractors to furnish the rig,
casing and everything necessary for
the work. The other bid was that of
J. E. Duffey and F. W. Dye, also of
Tulsa—$33,000 for a 3,000 foot well.
There were about 150 citizens
present at the meeting. Talks were
made by J. E. Jones, I. C. Montgom-
ery, M. B. Cope and others of El Reno
and Mr. Hardenburg of Tulsa.
It was the sense of the gathering
that another meeting be held on the
coming Monday night at the city hall
for the purpose of giving the matter
a thorough discussion' as to whether
either of the bids should be accepted,
the various modes of procedure, etc.
Every representative citizen of El
Reno, should pe present at this meet-
ing in order that all may obtain full
knowledge of the project.
WASH INGTON FORECAST.
Oklahoma: Unsettled and prob-
ably colder Thursday, probably snow;
Friday cold.
Kansas: Snow Thursday and Fri-
day.
Arkansas: Snow and rain and
colder Thursday; Friday probably
rain.
West Texas; Cloudy Thursday,
probably snow and colder in north
portion; Friday unsettled.
Yesterday's Temperature.
Report furnished by the El Reno
sanitarium.
Maximum 49
Minimum 19
Set maximum 32
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.
McAlester Democrats have organ-
ized a Clark club.
Chickasha retail merchants are
fighting the tax increase.
TO CORRECT PRESENT
MO\ETARY SYSTEM.
A Campaign Has Started in Oklahoma
to Place Banking on a Sounder
Basis.
HOM E
•McNAMARAED"
AT PARK HILL, OKLA.
Fatal Injuries Result From the
Dynamiting of a Residence in
Cherokee County.
Tahlequah, Jan. 10.—Dr. J. C.
Rucker received injuries that likely
will prove fatal from the wrecking of
the home of Rex Sanslng at Park
Hill, in Cherokee county, Tuesday
night.
Rucker, who was a boarder In the
Sansing home, was blown clear out of
the house and a wall fell on him,
while Mr. and Mrs. Sanslng were
blown out of the house, and the bed
on which they had been sleeping
fell on them.
Tracks, showing that two horse-
men had been near the house during
the night, indicating that the dyna-
miting is another chapter In a feud
that has been running in that locality
for two years and which hag already
cost several lives.
HAILEYVILLE WINS
OVER HARTSHORNE.
A Special Election is Called for Feb.
0 to Make the Former a City of
the First Class.
Oklahoma City, Jan. 11.—A special
election to determine whether Hailey-
ville, Pittsburg county, shall become
a city of the first class, also for the
election of municipal officers, was
called Wednesday by Governor Lee
Cruce, to be held February 6, after
hearing arguments of representatives
of Haileyville and Hartshorne in re-
gard to jurisdiction over 27 blocks
claimed by both cities.
Governor Cruce decided that the
27 blocks in question are a part of
Haileyville, basing his action on a
decision of the supreme court handed
down September 23, 1909.
Hartshorne has a population of 2,-
900 and Haileyville 2,024, the latter
figures including the population of
the 27 blocks in question, which
amounts to about 200. In order to
become a city of the first class, a
population of more than 2,000 must
be shown.
OKLAHOMAN IS SUED
FOR $.">0,000 DAMAGES.
TAFT HAS A COLD.
Washington, Jan. 11.—President
Taft is suffering from a cold and
White House officials have cancelled
all of his engagements for today, al-
though no alarm was felt over the
president's condition.
Oklahoma City, Jan 11.—Alleging
that his "union record" as published ;
in the daily Oklahoman December 5
is untrue in all particulars except
where it states that he Is a mem-
ber of a local labor union; H. C.
Waller Wednesday afternoon filed
suit in the superior court against the
Oklahoma Publishing company, C. C.
Zeigler, president of the State Feder-
ation of Labor, and Mont Powell,
president of the Oklahoma City
Trades and Labor Council, for dam-
ages in the sum of $50,000.
Waller is the editor of the Labor
"Bulletin" which recently excoriated
Oklahoma City for its boom methods j
and attitude against union labor.
This morning's Oklahomar states
that an active campaign will be made
in Oklahoma to form branches of the
National Citizens' league of Chicago
which has for its purpose the promo-
tion of a sound banking system. An
office has just been established in the
Chamber of Commerce with Robert
E. Holtzschue, secretary, in charge.
Fred S. Gum of Oklahoma City is
president of the Oklahoma section
and announcement was made yester-
day that sections have been estab-
lished in at least thirty-one states.
First steps toward organizing
branches in different cities of Okla-
homa will be taken today when Sec-
retary Holtzschue and A. W. Macey,
national organizer of Chicago, will
visit El Reno, Enid and Guthrie.
Their mission will be to call on bank-
ers and business men and ask them
for suggestions concerning a national
banking law that will meet the re-
quirements of all sections of the
United States.
"It is a non-partisan association of
men of all occupations," said Secre-
tary Holtzschue. "Our sole purpose
is to correct the present monetary
system. We have sound banks but
unsound system. The league has no
bill of its own; it is open to sugges-
tions from any source."
National Organizer Macy said that j
the league favors some of the pro- i
visions of the Aldrich plan and ob-,
jects to others. He said the league
favors cash reserves that are avail-
able whenever needed.
The state board of health Is keep-
ing a close watch on meningitis cases
in the state.
The Norman "Sooners" basketball
team last night defeated the Chilocco
Indians 4 6 to 36 at Norman.
More low temperature and snow
reports may be looked for from vari-
ous parts of the state tomorrow.
Jefferson county farmers are said
to be in destitute circumstances, and
have asked aid of Governor Cruce.
Twenty-five medicos are at Okla-
homa City awaiting the decision of
the state board of nvedical examiners.
James Drohan, former pitcher with
the Oklahoma City Mets, has signed
with the St. Joseph Western league.
Tulsa will entertain the fourth an-
nual meeting of the Oklahoma alumni
of the University of Kansas, February
22.
The ShrinerB at Tulsa now number
300 and they expect to add 200 more
at the coming meeting on February
22.
CHILEAN PORT TO BE
STRONGEST ON COAST.
Valparaiso, Chile, Jan 11 The
Chilean government has decided to
engage an American engine* to sup-
ervise the completion i f the fortifici-
tions at Valparaiso and Talcihuano.
Those at Tulcahuano were begun in
November, 1908, and with their com-
pletion it Is said that port will b<
the strongest on the Pacific coast of
South America.
Sam Jones, negro constable, charg-
ed with the killing of Frank Yeager,
a white deputy sheriff near Luther
several weeks ago, went to trial be-
fore Judge Clark of the district court |
Wednesday at Oklahoma City.
Postmaster J. W. Kayser took |
charge of the Chickasha Morning
Journal Wednesday. The daily pub-
lication has been suspended and the
political complexion of the paper
changed. A Republican weekly will]
be published.
Sheriffs and police departmental
throughout eastern Oklahoma are be-l
lng requested to make inquiries and!
Investigations to ascertain the pres-j
ent whereabouts of J. W. Land ofI
Krebs, former deputy United StatesI
rnar-hal and late candidate for sheriff!
of Pittsburg county. Land has been
fhlBslng from his home since Januaryl
2. and his relatives believe that hej
has met with foul play.
STEERS REACH TOP PRICE.
Oxlahoma City, Jan. 11.—Thel
r top was established Wednew
day as well as a figure which equal-l
ed the market's best for fed cattle,!
10 being paid for two loads, one ln|
pach division.
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