The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 198, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 15, 1909 Page: 1 of 10
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iUTHKIE. OKLAHOMA, DECEMBER 15 1«09. TEN PaGES.
WEDNESDAY MOhNlwu
NUMBER 197.
STATE MS 1122,867.93
Iff CLOSED TULSA BANK
Operation , Hasten Wedding
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PART OF MOIW
NORTON FLATLY DENIES HE
HAD ANYTHING TO DO
WITH FAILURE.
HAD SOLD HIS INTERESTS
State Has No Interest in Trying
to Save National Banks, Says
Gov. Haskell—First State Bank
of Kiefer Goes Under With
Farmers of Tulsa.
It was learned yesterday that there
was $122,867.93 of state money in
the Farmers' National bank of Tulsa
when it was closed by the national
bank examiner Monday. This includ-
ed J52.867.93 of general tate funds
and $70,000 of school money.
The state funds are secured aa fol-
lows: Creek county district bonds,
*3,000: city, of Anadarko municipal
'bonds, $50,000; school district bonds,
$786.05; Tulsa county warrants,
$683.83; a total of $56,467.88.
The school fund deported in the
bank is secured a* follows: Commerce
Trust company surety bond, $20,000;
Southern Surety company bond, $25,-
000; United States Fidelity and Guar-
antee company, $25,000.
Secretary Ed Caasidy of the school
land board stated that he would not
BLAISE SI HOME
BANK PRESIDENT FOUND1
Was Supposed to Leave Tulsa!
Yesterday Morning for Guth-
rie to Consult W. L. Norton
and Others—Is Finally Located
With His Family.
There was considerable speculation
yesterday as to the whereabouts of
President Rlaise of the Farmers National
bank of Tulsa.
Mr. Blaise left Tulsa, according to re-
ports from that city, shortly after 1:30
o'clock yesterday moi.ing and stated at
the time thai he was coming to Guthrie
to make a final effort to prevail on W.
L. Norton to ti up paper which it
was said had caused his bank trouble.
Mr. Blaise never reached Guthrie. Mr.
Norton denied having seen him and
Governor Haskell repeatedly stated that
Mr. Blaise had not call1,1 on him.
As a result f these enials, the fact
that almost evry newspa corres-
pondent in the city knew Mr. Blaise
personally, coupled with the fact that
telephone messages early in the day
were to the effect that he was not in
that city, there was much comment
There was considerable mystery and
telephone wires into Tulsa last night
sang with requests for information.
Newspaper men in Tulsa got busy an.l
finally I'nited States Bank Examiner
Bryant was reached and asked as to
Mr. Blaise's location It then devel-
oped that the Tulsa banker. Instead of
looming to Guthrie as had been planned,
I w en oo his home, and that he had re-
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ask for the payment of the surety(mained quietly there during the entire
bond securing the school money until day
it is determined whether or not th
Farmers' National bank is insolvent.
He stated that there is some hope
that the bank may be reopened and
placed on it's feet again, in which case
It would not be necessary to collect
the bonds.
NORTON IN CONFERENCE.
W. L. Norton, who was president of
the defunct Columbia Bank and Ti'usti
company was here yesterday in con-
ference with the banking board. He
look serious exception to the state
mcnt accredited to Eugene Blaise of
the Farmers' national, attributing the
failure to Norton's refusal to give the
Farmers' national the needed security
to tide It over.
"I am not a stock holder in that
bank and have not been since Sep-
tember 12." said Norton, "When T
sold ill my stock to Blaise for $44,000.
1 have not been paid for that st#>ol<
jet, so I don't see how T could have
bad anything to do with the fafure
•t that bank.''
Norton declared that he does not.
owe the Farmers' national a cent, in-
dividual. Asked if any oil companies
in which he is interested owe the bank
Mr. Norton declined to make any
statement.
HASKELL DENIES.
Bank Kxamlner Bryant would make no
statement as to the reason Mr. Blaise
had changed his plans, nor would he
make any further statement as to the
condition of the Farmers' National bank
Mr. Bryant was asked If It was true
that since the failure of the Columbia
Bank and Trust company that state
banks had steadily withdrawn their ac-
counts. He stated that he would prefer
not to discuss that phase of the failure.
OKEMAH HAS FIRE
FIVE BUILDINGS BURNED
Flames Prevented From Spread-
ing by Fire Proof Walls—
Trouble Caused by Gasoline
Explosion in Tailor Shop—
Proprietor Badly Burned.
1 SURGICAL OPERATION ON
KING OF BELGIUM SEEMS
TO HAVE BEEN SUCCESS
IMPROVED.
Consciousness and Optimistic
Spirit Return to Aged Monarchy
After Ordeal Simultaneously—|,
American Minister Calls—Heir,
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Presumptive Popular.
Dec.
not
NEW YORK,
every operation for appendicitis that
will bring forth the announcement of
an engagement between two young
persons socially prominent, but this is
exactly what happened in Philadelphia,
where Miss Julia Rush Riddle has told
of her troth to Mr. T. Charlton
Henry.
Mr. Henry is at present in the Chest-
nut Hill hospital, Philadelphia, re-
covering from an operation which he
underwent. The operation hastened
the announcement of the engagement
which Miss Biddle and Mr. Henry
purposed giving out after New
Year's.
OKEMAH, Ok la., Dec 14—The acci-
dental ignition of gasoline In a combine
ti on tailor and barber shop run by Alvin
J Fields and Tom Yarby. started a fire
I' his afternoon Vlhch destroved five
The lUtomant made ynterday from ,ram„ UKn«. hou... on tha north rid*
n" !'P1 <ronth> reliable source that nroadiv,,,- an,I f„r a time threatened
(...vernor Haskell offered to put up the wip|nK out of the entire Work The
securities formerly owned by Nifrton
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THE STATE CAPITAL'S
EXTRA ORD;NAP. Y HOLIDA Y
LARGAL1 C'r'FER
TkeDaily alone one year for $2. 7S,
tzco yecrs $S, three years $6.75,
f-'ve years f 10.00.
make a SPECIAL BARGAIN PRIOF or
ALoans/'M follows
BY MAIL
LY.
but turned over to him to assist In the
liquidation of the Columbia Bank*and
Trust company. In order to save the
Tulsa bank, was denied by Governor
Haskell. "The state has no Interest
n trying to serve # a national bank."
he said. "We were asked to put
some of these securities In order to
assist in tiding over the Farmer/' na-
tional, but refused."
The statement, emanating from Tul-
sa. that the Columbia failure is re-
sponsible for the failure of the Tulsa
institution was also denied by Gov-
ernor Haskell. "When we cheeked
the accounts of the Columbia Bank
and Trust company up with the Farm-
ers' national we found that instead of
the Columbia owing the Tulsa, it owed
us $72,000, which Rlaise paid us in
notes and other securities, part of
whJrh were returned to Tulsa for col-
lection,)' said the governor.
ONE OF NORTON STRING.
The Farmers' national of Tulsa was
a part of a chain of banks formerly
owned by W. «1j. Norton, president
of the Columbia Rank and Trust com-
pany. He was a director In that
Mink and o vnod "70 shares of stock
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WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. J 4.—Fore-
cast.—Oklahoma 'and Kansas;
generally fair Wednesday and
Thursday.
Missouri; fair Wednesday
Thursday.
town not being provided with fire ap-
paratus, the flumes licked up most every-
thing In'their path until the stone build-
ing occupied b> Frank Miller's Dry
Goods ator^wM reached. Hero the cltl-
sens had made a stand and the fire
was prevented from spreading further.
At the other end of the burner' section
stnod the Romsy hnrlware store, which
also escaped serious damage.
The buildings destroyed were occupied
by Dr. May. office; Alvin Fields and
Tom Yarby. tailor and barber shop;
Pallev's restaurant; Gordon's restaurant,
bake shop and confectionary, and Jus-
tice of the Pence Lawrence's office
Very little of the contents of any build-
ing was saved The los- will probably
not exceed $10,000 or $15,000.
Tom Yarby was caught in the Ex-
plosion of gasoline which was used In
the tailor shop for cleaning clothing
He was seriously burned.
JEALOUSY CAUSES NURDER
John Kerns Shoots His Wife and
Commits Suicide.
Bi CAJtBIEa.
NTMI RAV. \Vn«h . Per. II.—John
Kerns, a tinner, shot and killed his wife
In the home of F. T Walker, the wo-
man's son. and committed suicide tod v
Jealousy was the cause It Is said.
Kerns was her ser husband i he
first father of Walker, living fn Col.
linsvllle, Oklahoma.
NOTED SCULPTOR DFAD
*| MADRID, Dec. 14.—Augustln Querol.
1 -f-j'hr sculptor, died today. He hnd recent-
* ly submitted a model for the Columbus
^ monument which is to be erected at
* j Washington.
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BRUSSELS, Dec. 14.—King Leopold
today underwent a serious operation
and astounded science l)> the roalim
in which he withstood it. His remark
able recuperative powers ma....™-,
themselves directly he regained con-
sciousness and the optimistic spirit I
which he had shown throughout the
course of his illness returned to him.
He expressed satisfaction whirl in
formed of tlie operation's details. •
Tonight the king is making a p:u«
fight for his life. He was even strong
enough to sign the new militar> law.
just passed by the senate. It is un-
derstood. however, that the real feel-
ing of his physicians and household
is not so hopeful as official bulletins
indicate. The crisis probably will last|
three days. There is a possibility that
the intestines will be gripped by J
paralysis—a danger that always <\/is« s j
anxiety on the part of the surgeon—!
in which case a recurrence of the Ob- I
structlon removed today is likely an'M wrj|eJ. j,
another operation be necessitated smith Pr<
CONDITION SATISFACTORY. lnffton
Leopold emerged fronz the operation J chines at $.">() <
with a-regular pulse, and cheerful. He many as five
was so talkative the doctors were j j3e 8|gnf.(j that
obliged to warn him, after which tin.* to be used for
patient fell into a light, refreshing! only.
slumber. His majesty's condition to I TWg is onl£ -
night if satisfactory and unless therajthe state board ■
are new complications '*there need be^ the.state,
no fear for the immediate pros.
The last member of the dlpl
corps to see King Leopold wi
American minister. Henry Lam
son. Tho king was in the gay
spirits, greeting Mr. Wilson ai
wif. with great cordiality. Fol
I , 1. wl • if -d 1
conversed in English, In which
LOVES
DOCTOR
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living at N
•klvn. celebrat
birtnui
REPORT
OF RATTLE AT
MADLY EXCITE
RAMA
MANAGUA POPULACE.
Medical
[deting
nil rig
kaicl
rlie admitted hei
it that
for lutn was
th to give him
; SAVING MONEY
BOARD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Many Instances Where State Has
Been Gainer Thousands of Dol-
lars Because of Contracts Made
by Board—Typewriters at $50
the Latest.
Tim Stat"
ame Into of!
Igurea, $70
3ts of five,
educed to 3
Igh schools
ould get th
Th
rd of public affairs
with the state school's
li for typewriters, in
• board got this price
each. Recently some
ed tlie board if they
•nefit of the $50 rate.
; taken up with type-
h. Already three —
v. <\ Smith and Reni-
reed to furnish tna-
ich, where they use as
machines, contract to
these machines are
instruction purposes
SHOUT LONG LIVE TH£ U. S.'
Whole Courtry in Ferment and
Zelayp, Is Denounced on Every
Hand- Wholesale Execution of
Political Prisoners Feared—.
Consul at His Post.
MAX AO! "A, Dee. 14. The people of
I Managua are in open revolt against
J /.elaya without check from the police.
I They are crowding the streets and giv-
ing vent to unrestrained denunciation
of the ndminlstrntion. Shouts of 'long
live liberty," "long live the United
States," "long live M« xlco." "long live
E trad i ' nr<' heard on pvitv side.
The treet demonstrations began last
night fallowing dermneffttory speeches
in congress, and the temper of the peo-
pl- was madlj excited by the report
that a battle had been fought and
won by Vasquez, commandftig the
Zeloyan forces around Rama, and that
Vasf|tiez had massacred a large num-
ber of revolutionists. With this report
« line the additional rumor that Vas-
quez had violated the armistice, and
It was not considered likely lie would
do so unless tinder instructions from
Zelaya. These report® loat nothing
In passing from mouth to mouth. As
ti..- Mexican minister was the guar-
antor of the armistice, it is stated
that that < fficlal will ask for his pass-
porK !•■- * «;ttiM" ftory explanations
are n% de.
the
big savings
letting th.
The whole country
is in a ferment,
on every hand,
lie situation and
olesale execution
is a parting shot,
of men most of
d and doubtless
demand Ameri-
This offer positively closes
January lot, 1910.
I lien h
Hdmimsti
WOULD GO TO PARI"
COLUMN 2
CONTINUED ON PAGE
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HANRATTY ENFORCES LAW
Eleven Coal Companies Put Out
of Business Temporarily for
Failure to Remove Mule<8table*
From Mir.es Throws 5,000
Men Out of Work.
p., ;torate
J ip'rs ire c.aly d-.' vf.rfr 12 •.
Capit*! sas t rt ,'U:i r Ci-rmr b--.nn
1" yiu a-e paid freyond JsiUi
we will ciU,^d yonr suhaftrptifto
tK d**e yon are •, aid ta
If ais oM Fib^rib'T. «cai ti
LOO
; -
«r more 10 sdvanee, aud
ratef ibe-sim* i* a cew r
So ."onrr.idg;^ will
priv,&.
peid
•JTi'l §2.75, tnc
f one year froa
s 't -he reg-.ih.'
re bareaia
The STATE CAPITAL COMPANY
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA J
WOMAN DIES FROM BLOW'
Mrs. Lillie Osborn Dies of Injury
Received at Hands of Negri,
Who She Had Just Employed
and Was Hiving
Her Jewels Gone.
Instruction,
d at
• if
has been found.
Neighbors declared they * t ■ Mrs.
Osborn go to the basement of her home
early In the evening to show the negro,
whom she had just employed, how to
attend the furnace. Her screama later
attracted their attention A mallet be-
wide the furnace showed it had been used
M
Fo
the inspectors t1 it
eompllance with bii
1 sexpeeted that the
ton lie notified j tior
mules and stables
m the mines in
original order It
perators with mini's
affected at Lehigh will also comply and
that all mines in the district
JURY IS CALLED
WILL PROBE COLUMBIA.
Following Circulation of Petitions
IH-mitncli.-a ..1 ;.i:.o of* 12
to Find Cause of Bank Failure
Jiulgt Clark Issues Call lor
January 3.
A I IT' I). II. Pi'tl-
nt: - k;ned lu-n- fonigl^f
mpanellin of a gratul
• g ite |he
failure of tin Columbia,
t '"inpai *nts ac-
ilt of the f i ,ure of tho
ional bank of Tulsa, in
Norton, president of the
1 Interested.
V Clark today !*-
grand Jury to con
which W
Columbia was
District Judg
sued a call for
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