Nowata Daily Star (Nowata, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 25, 1924 Page: 1 of 8
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State Historical Soe., (Como.; *
Capitol Building.
SUNDAY MORNING
WEATHER
Sunday—Fair nnd warmer.
ftfaxuata Daily ^tar
Telegraph News Service—“Today’s News Today.”
BOOST
i Attend one of the Sunday School* this
| morning and then stay for church.
J All the churches extend a cordial
! welcome.
VOLUME SIXTEEN—XO. 1.
NOWATA OKLAHOMA, SUNDAY. M \Y 25. 1924.
CIRCULATION TODAY, 2.289 COPIES
Etter Confesses to Murder of Wife and Child
HOSTILITIES
BREAK ANEW
Police Guard Against
Second Herrin
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Chicago Health Chief Prove* Power of Milk by
Using Milk-Powder Brick Fuel on Railroad Train
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Massacre
Bv United Pres*.
Kinston, N. C.—Hatbands nml
fathers of Kinston have decided
they have been long-suffering to
the point of saturation.
As long as their daughters bobbed
their locks, nothing wa. said. Hu.
when their wives starts 1 the fad, it
proved too much.
As a result a new organization
l as been formed. Member- of th •
organization have pledged them-
stive* to grow beards, mustaches
nrui side whiskers.
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By United Press.
Paris— -“1 am Jesus nnd my
mother is Mnry, hence I urn cor •
damned and it is necessary that I
die,” cried u man at the Marseilles
railway station as he jumped onto
the Hacks. He was kil!-d. Kx-
amination of the man's paper*
showed that he w is a Spaniard
years
Jesus
JAP AMBASSADOR j
MAY RESIGN
FACTIONS A T WAR SLACK GOLD WINS
AI "Ml .„ Offl0 MRBY
One Man Shot Dead Follow-
ing Attempted Assassi-
nation of Glen Young
and Wife
FOR THI
old. and that hi* name »i»
Marie.
HERO RECEIVES
CARNEGIE CHECK
Hr United Press.
Herrin, 111* May 24— Hostilities
between the Ku Klux Klan and
its enemies have broken out anew
in “Bloody 'Williamson” and policy
tonight are guarding against a sec-
ond “Herrin Massacre."
James Skelcher, an active anti-
klansman, is’dead. shot down in the
road between Herrin and Marion.
Glen Young, famous as a klan
leader in the clean-up of Herrin, ’s
lying in a hospital at Beiieville,
probably crippled for life with a
bullet through his leg.
Young’s wife, blinded in one eye
from gunshot wounds, occupies an
adjoining ward to that of her hus-
band.
One Killed; One Wounded.
By United Press.
Cleveland, May 24.—Black Gold,
Kentucky derby wniner, owned by
Mrs. R. M. Hoots, of Tulsa, made the.
first start as a title holder here this|
afternoon and won five thousand
dollars in the Ohio derby, in one
minute, fifty-seven and two-fifths
seconds.
Black Gold was never in danger of
losing the lead from the start.
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WALSH PROPOSES
CASH BONUS
To present as spectacularly as
possible the fact that there Is a
great amount of power In milk.
Health Commissioner Bundesen of
Chicago recently drove a locomo-
tive pulling a long train of cars
with bricks of milk powder In-
shows the fireman with a shovel-
ful of milk powder bricks ready to
feed the tire. Commissioner Bun-
densen Is shown in the cab of the
locomotive. A lecture on the
powers and the energy of milk
preceded the unusual demon-
stead of coal as fuel. The phot# i stratlon.
Washington, May 24.—The first
move to modify the four-day-old
[.onus law was made when Sena-
tor Walsh, democrat of Massachu-
setts, proposed an amendment, sun-
stituting cash payments for insur-
ance on the same per diem basis
now contained in the bill. It is
estimated that the government
if the
Negroes Attack Family of Four in Texas;
Beaten With Axe and Their Throats Slashed
By United Press.
Houston, Tex., May 24.—Julius
Gordon, deputy sheriff of Harris
county, today was presented n
check for one thousand dollars by
the Carnegie hero fund commission,
in recognition of extraordinary
bravery performed at Frederick.
Ofcla., in lit 12, when he rescued two
men imprisoned under bricks and
machinery after a collapsing wall
had taken five lives.
Gordon worked for eighteen
hours without pause to effect the
rescue.
[SEIZE 400 CASES
OF WHISKEY
By United Press..
Washington. May 24.—Masana
llanihara, Japanese ambassador to
Washington, will resign his post if
President Coolidge signs the immi-
gration bill providing for Japanese
exclusion, it was learned authorita-
tively here today.
Action by the president is expected
momentarily.
Should Huniliara quit the two
countries would be without un am-
bassador in the respective capitals
during somewhat strained relations,
as American Ambassador Wood has
already resigned.
Ambassador Hahihara said he feels
that his usefulness here would be over
if the bill 'its signed, but that the sit-
uation will be different if the presi-
dent vetoes the measure.
SOVIET APPLIES
DRASTIC COMEDY
Confessed in Columbus
Jail After Arrest
of Brother
RUSHED TO PRISON
FcMowinr; Sentence Prisoner
Immediately Rushed to
Pen to Aver! Possible
Lynching
Herrin, HI., May 24 — Jack Skei- would save a billion dollars
er was killed and two other uni-] change is approved. _
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TRAPP ANNOUNCED
Oklahoma City, Ok., May 24.—
Announcement of two appointees to
cher
dentified occupants of a heavily cur-
HFHaHS APPOINTMENTS BY
Young, Ku Klux Klan liquor raider,
last night, were captured in a gun
fight with police here today.
One of the two men captured was
shot in the leg while the other was
bruised when their car collided with
another and both overturned. Offi-
cers refused to reveal the names of
the men. According to an unveri-
fied report, they were the Shelton
brothers, indicted in connection with
the slaying of Constable Oscar Cagle
in riots last February.
The three men were armed with
automatic pistols, and a machine gun
was found in the wrecked car, it was
reported.
Police had gathered on the west
outskirts of Herrin to head off the
By United Press. tacked him. slashing his throat with , ,(,n men
! Waxahachie, Texas. May 24—Un- n razor and beat the other members _
able to find a tangible clue leading of the family unmercifully,
to the identity of two negroes, said Neighbors discovered the crime. |
bv Roy Murray to have attacked • -:-
him, Mrs. Murray and their two
children near Milford early this By United Press.
morning, authorities tonight waited Milford. Texas. May 24.—Aulhor-1
until Murray could tell a more co- ities today are seeking the persons
herent story of the affair. _ responsible for what_ is probably a
St. Paul, Minn., May 24— Four
hundred cases of old whisky direct
from the rum fleet off the Jersey
coast and valued at $50,000. was
seized by federal prohibition offi-
cers in St. Paul Inst night while be-
ing unloaded from a freight car by
By United Press.
Moscow, May 24.—The soviet trib- j.y [’nited Press,
unal at Leningrad ordered whole- Independence, Kansas, May 24.—
sale executions today in a drastic Harley .1. Etter, age 22, this aftcr-
effort to suppress corruption of the ,.oon pleaded guilty to the murder
judiciary. jar.d attempted cremation of his wife
Seventeen magistrates were sent- umi child at his farm northwest of
diced to dcuth after a stormy trial ,bjs city last Tuesday, anil was given
which brought to light widespread Houble life -entence in the stale
corruption in the city courts. The penitentiary at Lansing,
verdict and sentences followed a The confession was secured in the
fiery appeal by the prosecutor who Columbus, Kansas, jail where Ktter
declared that nothing tint death could ba,| been held secretly and in
insure honesty among judges. [communicado, following the arrest of
--['★>---- Ted kilter, brother of the confessed
slaver, charged jointly with the
FINDS WIFE AND 'ft*, «...* .r
nlnti 1*1 nnnitlP ther Ted of connection with the
BABY !N SPRING
ed at the possibility »f being charged
•* * 1 child.
M. E. CONFERENCE
OUTLAWS WAR
A two years old girl is expected fatal attack on Roy Murray, his wife
to die. The others will probably and two children, were found un-
live, physicians said. 'conscious in
According to Murray the negroes ing.
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Springfield. Mass., May 24.—The
their home this morn- j peace resolution of a special com-
mittee published yesterday was un
came to his home at two o’clock in The four had been beaten with anjanimously adopted by the Methodist
the state hanking board was made.^ mornjn_ an(1 or)iere(j Murray to axe and their threats slushed, offi-'Episcopal general conference here to-
today by Governor Trapp. Ur. U. wjfe ^() coo^ breakfast for cers said, and had little chance for day*
(Continued on pajre eight)
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FARMER FOUND
P. Richardson of Union City was
appointed to succeed C. B. Mark-
ham of Pryor. Richardson for-
merly was a member of the board.
H. II. Reeves of Gould succeeds
himself.
W. Perry Free^ian of Washing-
ton wns appointeu to succeed him-
self on the board of pharmacy.
B. B. Barefoot of Chickasha wm
appointed to the state election
board to succeed John P Logan of
Tulsa, who resigned several weeks
ago.
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them. He refused and the men at- life.
I An amendment was adopted which
demanded that the conscription of
NEBRASKA WINS MEN BURIED BY
TRACK FIELD MEET
By United Press.
Lincoln, Neb., May 24—Scoring
wealth and labor “be a counter-part
of any future conscription of human
life" in war.
Condemning war as the suicide of
nil llir All A I I civilisation, the resolution advocated
rAI a Hill WAN. a world conference of churches to
“ 1I1U j conduct a cam paign for peace and
—- urged the president of the United
By United Press. * States to call a conference for more
New York, May 24.—Fifteen la- drastic armament reduction by the
Howe. Okla., May 24—The body «ith murder, then kf'ed. ‘j*™and
km sr » tn
child died a few hours later. The tension, the | . . , t)„.
discovery was made by her husband, an automobile a l
K,,,h .1 ,hc .r --I.il- 'SK:
"ren- _ —__fearing that any delay might result
itl a lynching, as considerable feel-
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK ing has b<H'n aroused over this vase.
«•* •»■"= '>“lk-;T,rs™:'Tb2C'
—Receipt*. ll.r.oO: active and Ktier. i, chaiywl * ' ^
hulk of sules $7.20 murder of and attempt to cremat.
his wife and child
higher; top $7.40;
to $7.35.
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more than twice as many points as borers were buried in the ruins and nations,
their closest opponents, Nebraska debris when a building under con-
won the championship track field struction collared today, due to I
FATAUY STABBED
meet of the Missouri Valiev con-
ference for the fourth consecutive
year here this Sfftarnoon with
48 3-4 points.
blasting nearby.
Fourteen men were taken out
alive within an h'.ur, hut all were
badly bruised. Workmen are con-
Washington was second with 21’<■ | tinuing attempts to reach the fif-
By United Press.
Chickusha, May' 24 —A. A.
Brooks, age GO. a farmer living
near Pocasset, was found perhaps
fatally stabbed in a pasture near
his home. He had also been shot
in the back with a revolver.
Brooks was stabbed by a young j an
man following a quarrel over at-
tentions paid his daughter several
weeks ago.
and Grinned third with
Pawhuska, Okla., May 24—Be-
tween $3,700 and $4,200 was the,
amount of loot obtained by three
unmasked bandits who robbed the
Farmers State Bank at Burbank,]
oil town near here, yesterday
afternoon, a check-up revealed, the
cashier informed Sheriff C. A.
Cook of Osage county.
20 points. I teenth,
i alive.
who was believed still
TO MAKE LOW FARES TRAPP NAMES TEXT
FOR HARVEST HANDS BOOK COMMISSION
SENATE APPROVES
TAX BILL REPORT
DRIVE STARTED
FOR BIG NAVY
at his farm
iiorthwest of this city last Tuesday
morning, was taken into custody at
noon today by Sheriff Troutman as
a result of the sealed verdict
(Continued on Page Four)
NEGRO MINISTER
IN SENATE RACE
men in congress today began a drive
jto place the United States on a par
with England and Japan.
Led by Representative Britten, of
Illinois, ranking republican of the | -
house, the naval committee group
_ started to jam through a $150,000,000 Oklahoma City, Ok . May 21.
Washington, May 24.—The con- naval bill that is to be laid before Rev. F. N. Bryan, Tulsa, rcgisterei
ference report on tax reduction bill the house Wednesday, before ad- ns a republican, filed for the l nit-
. was approved today by the senate. Ijournment. ed States senate at the state e '
It will be taken up by the house i Basing their arguments on Sec- tion hoard Friday. lie ''toil «s
Monday and if accepted there un- retary Wilbur's report of the condi- nn independent.
changed, will be sent to the
dent.
presi-
The report is a compromise be- 3, and the United States 2.
tion of the navy, Britten said the j Bryan is a negro, being pastor
present ratio was England 5, Japan ,,f the Metropolitan Baptist church.
Topeka, May 24.
By United Press.
-The initial step] Oklahoma Clty. May
tween the senate and the house bills,
I carrying the senate Democratic in-
24.—Ap- enme rate schedule and the house
LETTERS OF A SELF-MADE BOY TO FATHER
Crazy Q Raneh—Nowater County, Oklahomey.
DERE PAP; Knobville, Back Yander.
i taik mi pen in hand tu lot yu no i wuz down tu Nowater agin a-Sat-
tidy and i went up tu the cort house tu sen the jale, me feelin sorter
homesick, butt thay wuz holdin’ closed house and i coodint git in with-
out a invite so i went up to the county clerk’s offis tu sea Phil Strong,
whiteh he told me about his last fishin’ trip when he went fishin fur
turtles. Phil sez he alius ketches whut he fishes fur account he uses
that kind uv bate—when he fishes fur turtles he uses a peace uv turtle
dove fur hate and when he goes after cat fish he putts a tom-cat on the
hook, butt when he wants German carp he uses limberger cheese—butt
i left out when he startid to tell me now he alius sung bass when he
wanted tu ketch bass, and i went in the sheriff’s offis tu sea Bill Gil-
lispy, and told him whut Phi! sed. Bill, he orated thet fish is a heap
intellygint that-a-way—sed him and Dave Etchin is got a plaice up i»
the Cedur Creek hills whare thay air raisin what thay culls Bell-fish,
account thay got a bell attachment on one uv thayre fins and when
thay sees sumthin’ tu eat thay rings the bell and the fish fambly cums
tu dinner. Bill sez he figgers him and Dave will sell a good menny tu
be used as alarm clocks account all yu got tu do is putt the Bell-fish in
a bowl uv watter and hang a peace uv bread over it and soon as it gits
light enuff fur the fish tu sea the bread he rings the hell and a feller
wakes up—whiteh jest goes tu show thet both theaae hear fellers ort tu
be in congress—a congressman kin git away with it, hopin yu air the
saim, yore son,
joel Coy.
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toward ".!n pointment of a text book commis- pr).visi.,n for limited publicity of re-
the commg harvest wa* taken by the ^ provj(,ed for under the free £urns and no chanfceHin the present
Kansas railroads in a con ei'ence V text book law parsed by the last leg- corporation tax.
terday, when they agreed to put i | isluture. was announced by Governor i Thirty Repuh
1 colored, in the northeast section of
The ratio agreed upon at the arm- Xulsa. He has been a resident of
ament conference was on a basis of Tulsa for about six years,
five, five, three. _ -
Thirty Republicans and thirty
Democrats supported the conference
effect special rates for farrn labor Trapp £ere toni(;ht. HHHI _____
M^uri,I Phelan,"of”the* s^u^ity; a! Z^'taE jS&£
M «Si J3ME? AJTS JSK
Frazier,
WE HAVE WITH US TODAY
V .„ ZZZ „nliV»V rl for * • tlaxton' lulsa Slh001 suPerin- were: Brookhart, Ernest,
“ !,ta‘e Publ,c board for tendent; A. J. Lovett. Blackwell M0,eg and N„rri,
permission to cut their passenger schiio, superinten(i(.nt. ' ___
rates to less than half fare for har-1 jbe meetin# of the commia-l_
vest help, the reduction being effee-- jon |g caued for next Wednesday,
tive between June ^10 and July 10. |wben a proSp-ani to put the state
{*>’ ’ itext book law into operation will he
taken up.
CCLTUIVI DrDVDMV Governor Trapp is ex-officio mem-
ber of the commission.
Action is necessary inasmuch as
SEVEN PERSONS
BURNED TO DEATH
SCHOOL TEACHER
FOUND MURDERED
By United Press.
Canton, Mass., May 24.—Seven j ygar
persons were burned to death in a
fire which destroyed the home of
Amherst, Me., May 24.—Posses
t racts' are ‘uihu-rriscdl aUeart smooth th« slayer of Miss Gerrish 19.
before June 30, end of this fiscal v,llaK‘‘ Hc1h<,.°1 jea'bar-_who,e L,ody
was found in a shallow grave in a
____ pasture. There were seven buck
'■■w> shot wounds in her breast. Her
Vincent Dannastrio. I Hulbert—Bayard Sitz, son of watch and ring were missing.
Mrs. Dannastrio nnd six children,: James Sitz, of this section, is in a Miss Gerrish left her boarding
the youngest two and the eldest Muskogee hospital suffering from a house here Wednesday evening to go
twelve years of age, were trapped i bullet wound,
in the home and burned to death. | fired the shot.
It is not clear who to the postoffice and did not return.
|The grave was found yesterday.
CHURCHES—Regular services at Christian, Methodist nnd
Presbyterian churches. At Baptist church Judge Lindsey, of Little
Rock, will give his lecture, “The World’s Greatest Hero , at 11a. m.
REX THEATRE—Tom Mix in “Ladies to Board”. Also com-
edy. A1 St. John in “Be Yourself.” Matinee 3 and 4. night shows
7 and !».
ROYAL THEATRE—“Ice Bound,” a Wm. DeMille production.
Also comedy, “Buby I’cggy in "Little Miss Hollywood. Matinee
2 and 4, night shows 7 and 9.
CITY PARK—Coffeyville Missouri Pacific Boosters vs. Nowata
County Lull team ut 3 o’clock.
MONDAY
ROYAL THEATRE—“Ice Bound.” a Wm. DeMille production.
Also comedy, “Baby Peggy in “Little Miss Hollywood." Matinee
2 and 4, night shows 7 and 9.
REX THEATRE—Tom Mix in "Ladies to Board”. Also com-
edy, A1 St. John in "Be Yourself.” Night shows 7 and 9 o’clock.
MASONIC HOME—Regular meeting of Sunrise Chapter No.
22 0. E. S. "Past Matrons’ Night.’’ 8 o'clock.
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Norton, J. T. Nowata Daily Star (Nowata, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 25, 1924, newspaper, May 25, 1924; Nowata, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1321211/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 1, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.