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THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HERALD
REGULAR AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS, EXCLUSIVE IN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY
VOL. XXI.
Shawn Pii > V • 1 ,f '
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY EVENING, JAXl'ARY 17,191(5
NUMBER 182.
A -
LEGISLATURE
IIS
PLOTTED TO
| KILL THEIR
IN SESSION n FATHER
,v
(Special to Kews-lleruld.
Oklahoma Ofty, J art. 17.—Pursuant
to the call of tlie governor, the two
houses of the legislature formal1
convened in extraordinary sess-'
this morning at \) o'clock.
The lower house soon adjourned
until 2 o'clock out of respect for the
late Representative E. L. McCants,
who died since the last session of the
legislature.
Before reconvening in the afternoon
there was held a democratic caucus.
It is reported that the chief matter
considered was whether any Investi-
gations of state offices should be
conducted during the session, and if
so. under what conditions. It was
decided, it is said, that there would
be no general investigations made
into conditions, for one reason, be-
cause of the short duration of the
session: and furthermore that before
any investigation of an official was
* made, there must first be affidavits
filed by responsible parties making
specific charges against the officer.
In line with this reported action of
the caucus, the House upon reconven-
ing this afternoon amended the rules
so as to require two such responsi-
ble and definite affidavits before en-
tering upon any official investigation.
Not that there are any offices being
gossiped about and threatened with a
probe; it is simply a precautionary
6tep taken by the democrats to fore-
stall any Irresponsible accusations or
attempt to play purely politics by in-
troducing idle 'and insincere and
vague resolutions relative to investi-
gations.
Both houses organized with the of-
ficers elated at the regular session,
and they re-elected the old corps of
employees with the exception of elim-
inating a few. Employees were olios-
en under the new law which pre-
scribes just what officers and em-
ployees there shall be and the amount
of salary for each.
In the Senate an attempt was made
by Senator J. Elmer Thomas of iLaw-
ton to re-organize the body, but the
effort failed, the old organization of
the regular session being contimi«d.
(Notable harmony prevails among j
the members of the dominant party j
In both houses. There is a general
disposition to co-operate with Gov-
ernor Williams in needed legislation,
and to so expedite business that an
early adjournment may be taken.
The message of the governor is not
expected before Tuesday morning.
In the meantime leading members of
the legislature are busy drafting bills
sure to be advocated in the message,
so that the important measures may
be put before the body at the earliest
possible moment.
(Representatives W. K. Dunn and
Tom VValdrep of Shawnee went over
to Oklahoma City on the early morn-
ing Katy to be present at the conven-
ing of the extraordinary session of
the legislature. Hon. R. R. Hen don
of Earlsboro. Pott county's third rep-
resentative. left here Saturday night
for the state capital. State Senator
Clias. F. Barrett, who has been in
Oklahoma City several months man-
aging the Democratic Press Bureau,
was of course already on the ground.
BRITISH VICTORS
OVER THE TURKS
By Associated Press.
London. Jan. 17.—It was announced |
In tlie house of commons today that
the Turkish forces In Mesopotamia [
have fallen back to within six uiiles ■
of Kutel, Aniaria. as a result of an- j
oilier English victory. J'iie Turkish \
position at Waikii were carried Sat"
urday by the British.
H1SS0UKI BATE l I8ES
m:\itu KKHKAUINU
1!) Associated Press.
Jefferson City. Jan. 17.—All peti-
tions for rehearing the Missouri rail-
road rate cat:es were today denied
by the Public Service Commission.
Tlie commission made slight reduc-
tions in rates on cordwood, brick,
stone, but there were no further
changes in the new rates already
authorized.
• .cod Press.
j, .Tan. 17.—Friends of Herj
^d Irving Updike, in jail ac-
of planning to kill their father
D. Updike, a millionaire board of
ade operator, to prevent his chang-
ing his will, are hopeful that Irving^
who is aleged to have instigated the
plot, will be proven mentally unbal-
anced.
Police Chief Lee of Oak Park said
Herbert was at liberty to leave the
station whenever he wanted to. Ha
is said to have reported the plot to
the police.
"At the hearing," said Chief Lee,
"I am going to try to show that Irving
is not sane. He has had too much
time to think. He doesn't work and
as a result he has been using his
mental faculties too much and his
muscles too little."
His father, who is in ill health, is
said to have planned to disinherit his
sons because of "too many cabarets."
Back Door to Office of the New York Governor
ELECTION
OFFICERS
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 17.—Frank Guinn
and J. J. Beal, tlie Oklahoma farmers
who as election officials were con-
victed in tlie federal courts of intimi-
dating negroes, preventing them from
voting under the Grandfather clause,
were pardoned by President Wilson
today.
\ -Na
" \
Back Door.
Governor ('. S. Whitman.
Back Stairway.
Governor Whitman of New York, in the capital at Albany. Years ago D. B. Hill about thirty years ago
candidate for re-election and also for when the magnificent $215,000.0(h) capl- cJos€d ^ie door. Governor Charles
the Republican nomination for the tal was built a back door and a back !V 1 now sup ram e court jus-
_ . , , tlce, tore away the stairway. Gover-
Presidency. has opened up tlie old stairway for such governors as chose llor whitman lias rebuilt the sta'r-
back door to the executive chamber to use them was provided. Governor way and opened the old door.
PROPOSES NEUTRAL
ZONE IN MEXICO
By Associated Press.
'Washington, Jan. 17.—Tlie estab-
lishment of a neutral zone in north-
ern Mexico, to be policed jointly by
the governments of Mexico and the
United States, unless Mexican disor-
der speedily is controlled, was pro-
posed today in a resolution introduced
in the senateby Senator Gore.
♦ * ♦
♦ U. 8. WEATHER FORECAST. ♦
4- . ♦
♦ ♦
♦ New Orleans. Jan. 17.—For ♦
♦ Oklahoma Tonight, fair; ♦
♦ Tuesday, fair with rising tem- ♦
•f perature. ♦
♦ ♦
+ + + 4 + + + + + + + + + +
JUDGE SHELDON
LAID TO REST
Numerous Triends braved the weath-
er Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock to
pay their last respects to the late
Judge s. A. Sheldon, whose funeral
was held at the First M. E. Church.
South.
Pastor S. H. Ltabcock in the fun-
eral address paid a fine tribute to the
departed judge, recounting his virtues
as a lawyer, soldier, citizen and
Christian.
Most of the members of the local
bar were present, tlie following at-
torneys acting as pallbeareTs: W. T.
Williams. R B. Hood. A. M. Baldwin,
Clias E. WeLls, Clias E. Dierker and
Ed O. Cassidy. *
Following the service at the church
the remains were laid to rest in Fair-
view in the plat Judge Sheldon had
selected a good while ago.
BELGIAN REFUGEES
IN ENGLAND ARE
ALL ASSIMILATED
By Associated Press.
London, Jan. 17.—{Most of the 200,-
000 Belgian refugees in England have
now been assimilated into English
BOOZE AND SLEET
TOO MUCH FOR HIM
REOIEVEI) BAD NEWS
Lon Zucker of the Warren-Smith
Hardware Company. Saturday reciev-
ed word from Cediartown, Ga., that his
father was dying, and today recieved
the further sad news that his mother
is not expected to live.
ii\ id
KOR CONSPIRACY
TO SHIP I OXTBABAJiD
By Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 17.—Edward Weber
Paul Schmidt. Max Jaeger, Richard
Who 11)erg, accused of a conspiracy to
ship contraband rubber to Germany,
pleaded guilty today and were fined.
\MI.I. \OMIT MI1S. 1'AMilir.HST.
VIITIM OF 'WAR RABIKS.
f
lig*,.. I
REGULAR PAY DAY
. ON ROCK ISLAND
Near a thousand employees of the
Rock Island received their paychecks
at Shawnee Monday morning, the reg-
ular semi-monthly pay-day of that
road.
At the shops 650 men were on the
payroll, wiiich is the normal force for
this time of the year.
Train men. station men. yard men,
extra crews, and sections crews were
paid off here to the number of 3o0.
The employees of the Panhandle di-
vision were paid on Saturday, all
others on Monday.
Pirn ks am; iiii.ii.
Mrs. J. M. Clark, writing to Mrs.
Klb Warren from Miami, Fla., where
she and Mr. Clark are spending tfye
winter, says that the climate is fine
for anyone who likes summer weatoi«r
in January, and that the country is
Tery beautiful. Prices are high, she
writes, apartments renting all the way
from $300 to $1,200 pef year. Mr
Clark found that it would cost him
$40 for a boat for a day to go fishing
They attend the church in the Sun-
day school of which >W. J. Bryan
teaches the bible class, and are en-
joying their stay much. Mr. Clark's
bronchial trouble, however, is not iir
proving, and he has had to refuse in-
vitations to preach, it being necessary
for him to refrain from preaching for
several months at least.
Alex Towne. an Indian, appeared
before City Judge Pitman Monday
morning with some missing teeth and
bruises on his cheeks, being ar-
raigned on tlie charge of drunken-
ness. Alex explained that he was on
his way from his home near Topeka,
Kan., to visit at Sacred Heart, when
social and industrial life. About 20,-i i!!//" "H®"
nave got Dy saiely but for the fact
000 refugees formerly of the well-to- that bootleg booze and sleety side-
do class are now maintained by hospi- walks, both together, were too much
tality. as are also a residue who are 'or WW* We was assessed $8.
unable to look after themselves and ^on Powers was in the toils on the
are consequently maintained by th< charge of carrying a pistol. He is a
government in a camp on one of the section hand at Macomb, he says, and
local exposition grounds. Work ha* had bought the weapon from some
been found for practically all of the unknown tramp person, and thought
ASK MILITIA
TO PROTECT
By Associated Press.
Oklahoma .City, Jan. 17.r—A tele-
grajn to Governor Williams says one
thousand people are homeless at
Wirt, as a result of fire which start-
ed in the Oil Exchange Cafe,
Ask For Militia,
By Associated Press.
Oklahoma City. Jan. 17.—Citizens
of Writ, Okla., have asked Governor
William9 to send militia to take
charge of the situation resulting from
fire which at eleven-thirty this morn-
ing practically destroyed the busi-
ness and residence sections of the
town, leaving a thousand homeless.
MRS MARY DEARCE
CALLED BV DEATH
The many friends of the family
deeply sympathize with them In the
death of Mrs. Mary Bearge. who
passed away this morning at nine
o'clock at the home of It. and Mr^.
M. A. Baker, her daughter, after u
lingering illness of several months
following a fall in which she suf-
fered the fracture of her hip.
Mrs. Bearce was 76 years old. and
had resided with Dr. and Mn. Baker
here in Shawnee for the past 7 years,
i Besides her daughter, Mrs. Baker,
I the deceased lady leaves a son. H. B.
! Beared, who also resides in Shaw-
nee.
I Following a short funeral service
at the home this afternoon, conducted
! by Rev. E. L. Compere. pastor of the
j First Baptist church, the remains,
accompanied by the members of the
family, will be taken over the Katy
I tonight to Whitesboro. Tex., for in-
terment.
! Whitesboro is the old home of the
' family, where lie buried other loved
ones.
OFFENSIVE
OF RUSSIAN
lly Associated Press.
London, Jan. 1/7.—Russian opera-
tions in the Caucasus are growing In
magnitude and importance, from in-
dications furnished by official re-
| ports. The Turkish official state-
' ment at Berlin admits that after de-
! laying for a week the advance of
strong Russian forces, the Turks have
withdrawn their advanced posts at
several pointy Tlie Russian assaults
i are of a desperate character.
| Military observers have been ex-
pecting developments in this region.
When Grand Duke Nicholas was re-
lieved of the command of the main
Russian armies and sent to take
charge in the Caucasus, it was inti-
mated additional attention would be
I given operations on that front.
| The move is doubtless in conjunc-
tion with British operations in near-
by Mesopotamia, and Russian activity
in Persia,
.Suffer Heavy Losses.
I lly Associated Press.
I Berlin. Jan. 17-—The following is
I official: "In the Caucasus, the Rus-
sians made repeated attacks against
Turkish positions on both banks of
the A rasa, suffering heavy losses, es-
pecially between the Arasa and the
Inid valley. Here the Turkish ad-
vanced posits retired some kilometers;
having delayed strong enemy forces
one week.
!'. o. cisaort IN
CRITICAL CONDITION'
URGE II.EAVY TAX ON
DIG IBM OMES
he had a right to carry it home. His
statements showed, however, that he
had sauntered around the places of
amusement in the city considerable
after acquiring the gun. and it was
loaded all round. The judge, explain-
ing there were false notions prevalent
about the right tocarry guns home,
gave him the minimum fine of $25.
There were two bond forfeitures at
the morning session of the court, and
Arizona Saunders, colored, pleading
not guilty to a charge of unladylike
conduct, her case was continued.
MATH OF MRS. PHI/ITT.
The many friends of the family of
W. H. Pruitt were profoundly shocked
.Sunday to learn of the death at tin
General Hospital of Mrs. Pruitt, who
passed away at 1 o'clock Sunday
morning, leaving a 26 hours old
Belgian workmen, who number about
60,000 out of the 80,000 men refugees.
There are now in England no Bel-
gians who are fit for military service
except those exempted for war work.
Very few undesirables have been
found among the refugees, and
they were early taken in control.
In the early days of the war. the
proposal was made to establish a
separate Belgian colony. But this fell
through, and Belgians work under the
same conditions as Englishmen. Three
fifths of the refugees are women ar
children, and of these large numbers
are employed in factories and as ser-
vant* and nursemaids.
Belgians now living as England's
guests are composed partly of unfor-
tunates of the lower class and partly
of persons, particularly women, whose
incomes have been cut off and of pro- _ _ __
fesslonal men past military age whose daughter. Funeral services were con-
clients have been scattered. j ducted from the bongmire-DTaper
^ , ■ - Co.'s undertaking parlors this after-
B.4NK Gl'AltAM'\ FUND. noon at 3 o'clock, by Rev. 10. U Com-
— pere of the First Baptist church. In-
Iteport Shows Warrant Indebtedness terment was at Fairview cemetery. R.
Increased *4,2*2.79 Since Sept 80, L- Pruitt of Sapulpa, a brother of the
ItH.'i. • bereaved husband, fu bfft lor the
services. The deceased leaves beside
Oklahoma City, Jan. 17.—^Statement her husband and Infant, a three years
of the depositors' guaranty fund of °ld daughter; her mother, Mrs. M. L.
the state banks of Oklahoma for the Williams of 317 North Oklahoma; two
quarter ending Doc. 31, 1916, has just sisters, Mrs. Gertie Penisten and Mrs
been transmitted, to the banks by P. Arthur Williams of Shawnee; a half
C. Dings of Ardmore, treasurer of K'st(>r in Colorado and a half sister 10
;]ie .Slute hanking Board. This state-^(-alifornia.
ment silows that the warrant indebt-
edness has increased $4,282.79 since MIHhK \ Eli! I,0\>.
the report of Sept. 30. 1915. The Mayor F. P. Stearns today recieved
amount of cash on hand has increased news that his father is very low
about $73,000. This will be material- at hi* hoIue lu sOf*th Paris. Me. He is
ly reduced this month by the payment ^ years of ace, and as his disease
of interest on outstanding warrants, "as reached the stage where he can
Collections' have been as follows: ?° lon*er Uke nourishment the end
General assessments $60,6*8.*7 J momentarily feared. Hie last word
.Mr. Stearns heard from him written
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 17. — President
Wilson today was urged by a com-
mittee from the association for an
equitable federal Income tax to urge
congress to raise three hundred mil-
lion dollars from individual inconu'
taxes with rates rapidly progressive
and Intensive.
The committee suggested that in-
cvomes of more than one million be
taxed from thirty-three to fifty per
cent. The president took the sugges-
tion under consideration.
The family and many friends of
•Judge P. O. Cassidy are very solici-
1 tous about his condition, a flagrant
! ease of blood poisoning having de-
1 v el oped from infection following the
paring of a corn on one of Ills toes.
I Mr. Cassidy was removed to the
General Hospital tills afternoon and
I the Infected leg amputated above the
knee, such operation being deemed by
| the surpeons as imperative.
| The physicians are still quite ap-
j prehensive as to the outcome.
j PHI NTI Nil COCTS IIM. II
TO UltEAT BRITAIN
By Associated Press.
j London, Jan. 17.—Complaint has
been made in many quarters regard-
! ing the useless expenditures in gov-
i ernment printing .which now costs
| the British taxpayers $6,000,000 an-
nually. It is pointed out that a great
saving can be made by doing away
with certain unnecessary and unl-
formatlve bluebooks and reports.
The material In these reports likely
to be of interest to a certain class
could be easily printed in form of
summaries, it is suggested. There
are now tons upon tons of bluebooks,
for which there is no call whatever,
stored In the House of Commons.
.Special Agent Sam Arrlngton of the
Panhandle division of the 'Rock Island
was in Shawnee today on company
business.
WILSON FOR TAMMANY.
Assessments on banks na-
tionalizing
Colections on failed banks.
interest on balances
Warrants sold
lfi.l«7^j
186.01
6,000.71*
'Dec. 13th.
II \Y BY PARCEL POST.
The Warren-Smith Hardware Com-
pany today recieved by parcel post
from Kansas City a hale of hay. It
was a mlneature hale, however, baled
on a diminutive press at the Hardr
ware healers' convention held there
warrants reCently. and weighed not more than
three or four pounds. It was a per-
TRADES ASSEMBLY
BANQUET TONIGHT.
The Shawnee City Band will fur-
| nl&b the nvuslc tonight both at ban-
. quel of the Trades Assembly and at
the ctance to follow.
I Girls from the Garment Factory
! will assist In serving at the banquet.
' All union people and their families
j are Invited.
| Preparations have been completed
| to make the gathering a social event
! of magnitude. The Richelieu-Burt
Cafe will be the caterer for the occa-
I sion.
MONTI NEGtRO M ES FOB PI V< £ .'
Bj Associated Press*
Berlin, Jan. 17.—The Overseas News
Agency says Count Tlsla. Hungarian
Premier, announced In the Hungarian
parliament that Moutenegro has asked
for peace, has agreed to lay down
arms unconditionally, and that peace
negotiations will be entered upon im-
mediately.
( ARRANZA OFFICIALS
SAID NO DANGER
lly Associated Press.
Washington. Jan. 17.—Evidence col-
, lected at El Paso by state department
agents indicated the Carranza author-
ides at Chihuahua assured Mr. Wat-
son, head of the the party of Ameri-
cans killed near Santa Ysabel. that
no escort would be necessary.
SIX IN TOILS ON
FEDERAL CHARGE
Albert P. Miller. .Ir.
; Albert P. Miller, Jr., the broker, of i
By Associated Press. Providence, who was caught by de-
Washington. Jan. 17.—Mrs. Pank- ; tectives in Boston is believed to be j
lnirst, the English puffraKette, )g t0 be s]|0rt nearly a half million in his ac-
formaily admitted soon after the pa- ] counts. He had speculated in war
pern in the case reach Washington, stocks, "war bebles." cn the New
President Wilson Is opposed to her j York and Philadelphia exchanges and
exclusion. 1 had lost.
VESSEL 129 YKA11S OI,l .
I.ondon. Jan. 17.—A Danish sailing
vessel that is 129 years old but is still
in sound condition put into West
Hartlepool this week to discharge
cargo. The vessel, named De Tvende
Brodre—"The Two Brothers"—was
built at Merstal in 17'8*V Owing to the
demand for ships of all classes, the
l>e Tvende Brodre is doing a brisk
business.
Total collections $87,971.62
Warrants were ifwued for claims
arising on account «f failed bank® to
the amount of $I4.%Oi$7
redeemed amounted $1,0,238.08. 4„UI
Warrants taken up by banks with feet "bale "however.
rash and held by the board In lieu of ' '
collateral amount to $4'S7,&r)J.36. Out- ||. (<. ^|, VKTKItUVH.
standing warrants amount to r*J,- The L'nlted Daut-'hters and Ve'tenins
will meet at the M. K. church. South.
'— !Wednesday evening at 7:30 for a pro*
By error on the part of the society igram preceding the marriage of Mr.
editor, Mrs. Prank 'Xunn's name was Walter Templeton and Miss MarleO
omitted from the list of guests who at- ©akins. From the ehnfdi "thev will
tended the luncheon given b]r|ko the of Ml$s Oro Maxey.
I^Jr®- J. L. Ford and M.r#. A. H.Je30 NT. Park, where the chapter will
I Thomas for Mies Kaklns. observe I^ee Memorial Dal.
Jo© JolniNou, Taiiiniuuy Man, to be
Named PoNtmustcr of New York*
The announcement from Washing-
ton that President Wilson had se-
lected Joe .Johnston, long a friend of
and one of the right or left bowers
of Charles F. Murphy, bosa of Tam-
many Hall, for postmaster at New
York, has brought about a storm.
The President's civil service reform
friends in New York believe he is
making this appointment to placate
Tammany for the coming national
convention. Johnson has held sever-
al offices In the city government, all
of which he obtained beoau*e of his
loyalty to Murphy.
Federal officers were in Shawnee
today from Oklahoma City and round4-
ed up several local persons, asking
them back to Oklahoma City to an-
swer to the charge of disposing of in-
toxicating liquors to Indians.
Tlie officers were Deputy U. S.
Marshals Brown and Miller, and they
took into custody Bud Itarbee and five
well known negroes—Henry Prove,
Carl Yarbrough. Lee Brown. C. D.
j Brown and D. J. Childs.
The arrests are the result of a probe
| curried on here some time ago by
special Government Agent Win. Hous-
ton. who did several days' sleuth work
kin Shawnee at that time.
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