The Shawnee News (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 196, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 14, 1911 Page: 1 of 4
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The Daily News Three
Months for One Dollar
THTJ SHAWNEE NEWS* 1
The Daily News Three
Months for One Dollar
SIXTEENTH YEAR—TUESDAY EVENING EDITION.
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SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1911.
FITE CENTS.
Loyal Boosters Gathered ut Baptist
Church Last Night and Talked
the Matter Over Again.
The final rally for Baptist Univer-
sity lot sales was held at the First
Baptist church last night Instead of
at the convention hall, on account
of the difficulty experienced In get-
ting the big hall warm.
In spite of the disagreeable weather
there was a good bunch of loyal
boosters out, including several ladies.
A determined spirit prevaded the ns-
sembly, and it was the opinion of
all that a supreme effort should be
made to dispoBe of $39,000 worth
more of lots in order that the report
might be wired to the university's
representatives at the Baptist State
Convention at Durant next Friday
that the bonus had all been raised.
Rev. G. W. McCall opened the meet-
ing. He stated that $26,000 worth of
lots had been placed already, but that
$39,000 of the bonus still remained
not provided for. He told of the bene-
fits that would accrue to Shawnee
from the establishment of the uni-
versity here, giving other cities as
examples.
Above all things he urged the peo-
ple of Shawnee to get it firmly fixed
in their minds that the Baptist peo-
ple would deal fairly with Shawnee.
"Half a dozen people, or fifty peo-
ple or even a hundred people might
not make good their promises, but
100,000 people, when they say a thing
meau it And 100,000 Baptists of
this state say that If you do your
part they will build a great univer-
sity here."
A number of other talks were made,
by Rev. L. Walter Nine of the First
U. B. church, who promised hearty
support, Mayor A D. Martin, who
said he was ready to take the field
again this morning, Dr. J. A. Walker,
who also again pledged his services,
Our Record
We have always kept faith
with our depositors and custo-
mers. We have avoided doubt-
ful and speculative enterprises.
We have shunned speculation
as you would a plague. We
are trying to see how good we
can make this bank, rather
than how BIO.
The accounts of people look-
ing for a safe bank are in-
vited.
Officers:
W. S. Search, President.
C. D. Rorer, Vice-President.
B. B. Brundage, Cashier.
C. G Witte, Asst. Cashier.
SECURITY STATE BANK
UNDER GUARANTY LAW.
WIIH A FISH IN EACH-'
HAND. AGED MAL DIES
Norman, Okla., Nov. 14.—With a
fish in each hand, walking from his
boat in the Washita river to camp,
Elijah Dwiggins, aged 71, of Nor-
man, dropped dead. He had just
completed a several days' cruise with
several friends, the trip being taken
for his health. The day's fishing
had been successful, Dwiggins hav-
ing entered heartily into the sport.
He was a native of Anderson,Ind.,
and made the run for homes in Ok-
lahoma in 1889. He took a claim
on which the University of Oklahoma
is now located.
THIEF RUINS A
Peoria, 111., Nov. 14.—Wm. Parry
is offering a reward today for a
robber who is minus an olfactory
nerve, but who Parry says has un-
limited^ gall. William recently em-
barked in the skunk industry and
stocked a remote building and lot
on his farm near Virgina with twenty-
two of the animals which he and
his sons captured alive. Now the
business is busted. A thief having
driven up in a wagon, herded the
animals through a chute and made
away with the entire stock. Blood-
hounds procured from Springfield
by Deputy Sheriff Widmayer were
helpless, although the neighborhood
atmosphere was alive with it.
iUS!0N I0U1H •
GIVEN COUNSEL
BY HIS FRIENDS
Alleged Slayer of Burton M. Reed
to be Defended by S. B. Amfdon
and (tardlucr aud Buckley.
Down at Shattuck, Okla. near where
Ben Houston lives on a farm, the
neighbors of the boy do not believe
that he had anything to do with the
killing of Burton M. Reed, at Wichita,
Has., on the night of February 25,
last. So sure are they that the boyj
is innocent that they have taken it
upon themselves to see that he is
given proper defense.
Last week a Shattuck banker and
one of the leading merchants of tin
town went to Wichita and employed
S. B. Amidon to assist Gardiner &
Buckley in the defense.
When Houston was arrested, Mrs.
Kelley, his mother, sorrowfully told
L. Fordyce, the deputy sheriff who
went for him, that her financial cir-
cumstances would not permit her to
help him out of his trouble. Ap-
parently the business men of Shattuck
have come to Houston's rescue and
if he finally is convicted, it will not
be because of any lack of legal as-
sistance.
The defense will make a hard fight
to have Houston turned loose in the
lower court upon his preliminary,
Saturday next. The attorneys insist
that they will be able to show that
CANION SURE THE
PRISONER !S THE FA-
MOUS BEN CRAVENS
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 14.—Adjutunt
General Frank Canton is satisfied
that Charles Maust is Ben Craveno.
Canton visited the prisoner in his
cell in the federal jail here accom-
panied by Chris Madsen, chief deputy
United States marshal.
The prisoner remained stolidly si-
lent. It is understood hia program
will be to have former friends test-
ify that he is not Cravens, but tha
government expects to counterbal-
ance this with the testimony of Bevt
Welty who assisted Cravens in the
Red Rock robbery, former deputy
marshal George Foster and others.
ACCESSORY IS
CIPAL ACQUITTED
AEEEGEO SWINDLER
OF
Short Course at Goodwell
Goodwell, Okla., Nov. 14.—The third
short course at the Panhandle Agri-
cultural institute at Goodwell begins
Tuesday, November 28, and closes
Saturday December 2.
The regular faculty of the school
will be assisted by lecturers from ihe
state agricultural college, the United
States department of agriculture and
others, and the program will consist
of interesting demonstrations, lec-
tures and discussions.
A special entertainment feature has
been provided in the form of a play
that will be presented by the students.
Houston is innocent and some inter-!
esting developments are expected'
when the case is called for the first
skirmish.
Houston's mother, Mrs. Kelley, went
to Wichita to see him yesterday. For!
the first time in her life, she saw |
he son behind the bars, and the!
meeting was an affecting one. Again
Houston told his mother that he was
not guilty, and as she embraced him
tenderly, she reiterated her faith in
his innocence.
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 14.—Sheriff
Bart Murphy returned today from Ft.
Scott, Kan, with Clyde Butcher of
El Reno wanted both here and at El
Reno for the alleged swindling of
about 40 citizens of Guthrie and 100
citizens of El Reno by claiming to
represent an insurance company.
The direct charge is that he failed
to make an accounting of premiums
collected. He operated here last May
and June. It is probable that he will
be turned over to El Reno authorities
for trial because of a stronger caso
against him tnere. He is now in uie
county Jail here.
Sam Wood Is Serving 20 years for
Killing Which Another Jury
Found Justifiable.
DELEGATE IDEA
Another Hunting Party.
A party composed of Frank Wtther-
spoon, John Rutty and P. M. Mar-
tin left Monday for a hunt in the
Klmaichi mountains. They were
Joined at Clayton by Bud B?tts and
a party from Ft. Smith and Wister.
Cotton Market Poor.
Cotton was low today, and very
few bales were in the market. 8 90
was offered for middling.
ALEXANDER KIDNAP-
ING CASE DENIED
and urged that more "personal work"
be done; A. E. Fell who promised the
hearty co-operation of The News;
Alderman Will Hlckey, contractor
Jas Higgins, Rev. Stone, formerly
of Shawnee, and others.
From the talks of K ■ < Q. \V. Mo-
Call and Stone It appeared that th-ee
other cities are more willing to take
the university, and give a cash bonws
of more than Shawnee offered, If
Shawnee wants to let it go. Tit ay Oklahoma City, Nov. 14.—Suit
stated, however, that there was no against her husband brought by
disposition on the part of these cities Mrs. John S. Alexander for kidnaping
to try to take it away from Shawnee, J their child several weeks ago was
nor on the part of the Baptist peo- j dismissed by Justice Sam Bartell
pie either, but that Shawnee must Monday morning upon advice of the
make good her promises, which they ! county attorney,
held to be just as binding as if the Following the disappearance of the
usual bond had been put up.
The various committees who hive
charge of the work of disposing of
the lots met this mornng and laid
plans for the renewing of their ef-
forts.
child from the Alexander home sen-
sational divorce petitions were filed
first by Mrs. Alexander and later by
cross petition from Alexander. The
kidnaping charge dismissal does not
affect the divorce proceedings.
Statement of Condition of (he
Shawnee National Bank
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
Ai made U the Comptroller of the Currency at the close of business Friday. September 1, 1911.
RES0URCE8
United States Bonds, at par 60,000.80
Time Loans and Discounts $.127,810.80
Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures 22,000.00
Stocks and Securities (County Warrants) 28,728.46
Demand Loans $ «4,S95.5t
Cash and Sight Exchange 218.SMJW 278,049.8#
Total 901,088.9«
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock $50,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits &0,6*0.36 100,680.36
Circulating Notes SO,000.00
Deposits 750,40849
Total $901,088Jtt
The shove statement Is correct: JNO. W. JONES, Cashlar.
Correct—Attest:
H. T. DOUGLAS,
J. M. AYDELOTTE,
3. C. VINSON, Directors.
A case in which there was a pe-
culiar twist to justice was brought
to the attention of Governor Cruce
Monday in an application for a par-
don for Sam Wood, convicted as an
accessory to the murder of Wash
Barnes, at McAlester, Pittsburg
county, and sentenced to serve 20
years in the peitentlary.
Pete Mullins was charged with the
crime of the murder, but Wood, who
was alleged to have assisted him in
killing Barnes, was tried first. He
was found guilty and given a long
sentence, and about a year later
Mul'lns was tried on the murder
charge. A plea of self-defense was
made and sustained, and an acquit-
tal secured.
That left Wood serving a sentence
for his alleged complicity In a mur-
der which the principal escaped, and
prominent attorneys of Pittsburg
county have brought the matter be-
fore Governor Cruce in the hope of
securing clemency for him.
Judge Rosser, who tried Wood,
stated that there was evidence suf-
ficient to convict him, or the ver-
dict of the jury would not have been
allowed to stand in his court, while
Judge Cole, before whom Mullins
was tried, said there was evidence
to warrant the acquittal of the pris-
oner on the grounds of self-defense.
Governor Cruce has begun read-
ing the transcript of the evidence,
which la very lengthy.
PRES. ZEIGLER
Oklahoma City, Nov. 14.—Claiming
that the petitions for a delegate
convention to try J. Luther Lang-
ston, deposed secretary-treasurer of
the federation of labor, are wholly
without authority from the laws of
the federation, C. C. Zeigler, presi-
dent, with the backing of the ex-
ecutive committee, Is ignoring ail ef-
forts of Langston's friends to have
a delegate trial for Langston.
Zeigler says that the laws of the
federation are unmistakably clear
upon how to proceed in cases of con-
viction of an officer and that he Is
proceeding according to law in send-
ing out ballots to the various unions
Monday asking the unions to sus-
tain or dlsaprove the action of the
executive board in temporarily sus-
pending Langston.
By the words of the constituion,
says Zeigler, "in the event of the
membership sustaining the action of
the board, said action shall be final."
So Hespector of Persons.
The police court is no respector of
persons. Benjamin Franklin was
fined $5 and costs, a total of (6.50,
Monday evening, for hauling slop
without a license.
One man was fined $5 this morn-
ing for drunkeness.
WITH GARY'S rlCTORE '
NEXT 10 REAR!, DIES
Ai idarko, Okla., Nov. 14.—\V. A.
V uarray, aged 35, a prominent
reaf estate mau and stock dealer of
Apache, was found dead there with
an empty carbolic acid bottle beside
him. No inquest was held as the
facts were too evident of suicide.
His wifo and baby were visiting
in Kansas, aud the body will be
taken to Mt. Hope, Has., for inter-
ment. Underneath McMurray's cloth-
ing'and next to his heart was found
a photograph of his baby. No rea-
son for his act is known.
AMAZONS ENGAGE
IN A KNIFE DUEL
Sapulpa, Okla., Nov. 14.—Lilly
Marshall, daughter of an Indian
freedman, and Mrs. Laura Holmes
Smith, wife of a porter at the St.
James hotel, fought a duel with
knives Sunday night and as a result
Mrs. Smith is probably fatally in-
jured,having sustained two waands
one through the lung and tho other
penetrating the kidneys.
The Marshall woman who is in
jail, refuses to talk. Witnesses to
tho affair state that she was the ag-
gressor, rushing at Mrs. Smith with
a drawn knife, and that the latt(/
attempted to defend herself but was
unable to stave off the attack.
Robert Marshall a brother of Lilly
Marshall is the owner of much real
estate in this vicinity and quite
wealthy. The police have been un-
to assign a motive for the affair.
TRIAL BEGINS
Father und Son Jointly Face Charge
of Killing Henry Lamirand
Last March
T1IE 8TOBX I)I1 NOT KEEP
THE PEOPLE AWAY
Canned Tomatoes Kill.
Watonga, Okla., Nov. 14.—Mrs.
Margaret Berryman living 14 miles
southwest of Watonga, died sud-
denly yesterday from the effects of
eating canned tomatoes, which pro-
duced ptomaine poisoning.
DEPUTY MARSHAL
IN HIS SLEEP
A Good Position.
Can be had by ambitous young men
and ladies in the field of "wireless"
or railway telegraphy.
Since the eight-hour .aw became
effective and since the wireless com-
panies are establishing stations all
throughout the country, there is a
great shortage of telegraphers. Po-
sitions pay beginners from $70 to
$90 a month, with good chances for
advancement. The National Tele-
graph Institute operates six official
institutes in America, under super-
vision of railroad and wireless offi-
cials and places all graduates into
positions. It will pay you to write
them for full details at Cincinnati,
Ohio, Philadelphia, Pa., Memphis,
Tenn., Davenport, Iowa, Columbia,
S. C., or Portland, Ore., according to
where you wish to enter. •
Lending Man Missed Train.
There was no show at the Becker
I last night, on account of one of tho
leading men missing the train at j results will be felt if Infection can
| Chickasha. It was thought that he
Dreamed He was Shooting Bad Man
of the Early Day Type—'There
He Is, Shoot' Somnambul-
ist Yelled to Itoomate.
Chickasha, Ogla., Nov. 14.—Dream-
ing that he was shooting a bad man
of the early day type, Tom Burk,
deputy United States marshal of this
district, pulled tho trigger of his .38
caliber automatic pistol and shot
himself, the bullet passing through
his chin and inflicting an ugly face
wound.
Mr. Burk has been in the vicinity
of Duncan for the past week ser-
ving papers on witnesses for the
United States coui^t of the eastern
district and attending to official busi-
ness. He reached Duncan late Satur-
day night and with his friend, Thom-
as, went to a hotel for the night
He was tired, physically and men-
tally, and soon felll into a deep
sleep.
The report of a pistol awoke
Thomas, who was in the room with
Burk, and he aros-^ to hear Burk
say: "There he goes, shoot him."
Upon Investigation Thomas found
that Burk had shot fclraself. The
incredible part of the accident Is tho
fact that B irk was not awakened by
the shot, but was sleeping peace-
fully until awakened by his friend
Thomas.
The bullet entered Burk's face
under the chin at the right side of
his face and came out near the left
corner of his mouth. The attend-
ing physician says that no serious
Notwithstanding the stormy weather
the auditorium at tho First Christian
church was well filled last night to
hear evanglists Prewitt and Ridenour
preach and sing the gospel, which is
the Power of God unto salvation unto
those who believe.
The audience was not disappointed
but on the other hand felt well re-
paid for coming out in the storm.
While the sermons of the pastor have
been of a high order all the way
through, it was felt on every hand
that he touched the high water mark
in his effort last evening as he con-
trasted the old covenant with the new
He used two blackboards illustra-
ting his sermon. On one he repre-
sented the Mosaic Law and on the
other the gospel of Christ showing
very plainly that the law "was a
schoolmaster to bring us to Christ "
Also that God, who in time past at
sundry times and in divers man
ners spake unto the fathers by the
prophets hath in these last days
spoken unto us by his Son..
Do not fail to hear the rest of
this series of sermons this week.
The song service by Prof. Ridenour
was spirited and the professor took
occasion to compliment the choir
singers on their faithful attendance.
His first solo was "The Man of Gall-
lee," and at the close he sang "Tell
Mother I'll be There," illustrated with
twelve beautiful views. Many were
melted to tears by the rendition of
this song. He will repeat this solo
tonight. Everybody invited.
Sermon theme this evening: The
operation of the Holy Spirit.
Services begin at 7:30 o'clock.
Fresh oysters, cranberries, and all
kinds of meats at the City Market,
North Broadway. Phone 109. 8tf
George Wolfe and his son, William
Wolfe, are on trial in teh district
court today, charged with the mur-
der in March last of Henry Lam-
irand. William Wolfe is alleged to
have tired the fatal shot A dispute
over a division fence, tho Wolfes and
Lamirand owning adjoining farms,
is held to have been the cause of
the killing.
The Wolfe case was the first called
this morning. The jury was secured
by three o'clock, and County Attor-
ney Holt made the opening statement
of the case.
The principals in this case are
prominent In the vicinity of Wanette
west of which place the killing took
place. A swarm of witnesses have
been subpoenaed, and these with the
friends of the dead man and of those
on trial fill the court house today.
Reed Witness Is Freed.
Wichita, Kas., Nov. 14.—John
("Slim") Williams, tho man who is
credited with having pawned the
pistol formerly owned by Ben Hou-
ton, and which the police officers be-
lieve is tho weapon with which Bur-
ton M. Reed was shot on the night
of February 25, was released f.om
the county Jail yesterday. Williams
was arrested some time ago, charged
with having stolen $25 in cash from
W. Demere October 28.
When his case was called ftr triai
in tho city court yesterday, the prose-
cuting witness, Demere, failed to put
in his appearance. There was nothing
for the county attorney to do but
dismiss the case, since he could prove
nothing without the chief witness.
William's connection with the Houston
case came about through his having
pawned the gun. He said he got it
from Guy CurtiB, the young man whj
loued Houston $5 on it.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
All bills due the City Health De-
partment are payable at the office, in
the basement of the City Hall. 8-6t
s
WE CAN SHOW RESULTS
in repairing your shoes that will
surprise you—both In the money
you will save and In the appear-
ance of the mended shoe.
HAVE A NEW SOLE
put on, or a new lift on tha
heels, a patch on the toe as only
we can patch, and see how fine
and dandy you will be at small
cost to you.
J. M. VAN TRESS, Prop.
Phone 184. 19 W. Main St
would arrive on the 9 o'clock Hock
Island, however, and the manager
was unwilling to put on a substitute,
so the people wero asked to wait.
He failed, however, to arrive on the
9 o'clock train and the attraction
was called off.
be kept down.
Tom Burk Is one of the bed
known public officers In this section.
He has tracked so many bad charac-
ters in this part of the ntate that
it Is not unusual that he was track-
ing them mentally during Ms rent
hour.
The Small Depositor is
Welcome at This Bank
A hundred small accounts make a bank stronger than a dozen,
large ones. That is one of our reasons for urging the man
of limited means to transact his business with us.
Large accounts are welcome too, for it 13 our purpose to
serve ALL the people, whether their business be small or
large. -r
THE STATE NATIONAL BANK
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
UNDER THE SUPEHVISION OF THE UNITED STATUS
BWii'Jv. GOVERNMENT.
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