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The Hugo Husonian
The Official Advertising Medium of Choctaw County
VOL. XI.
HUGO, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY,FEBRUARY 27, 1913.
NO. ««.
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MKM RESIBENIS
mm SURPRISED
SAY INTERVENTION AT THIS
TIME WOULD BE A MISTAKE
ON OUR PART
Oe La ftarra Inalet* That Huerta
Government Can an'd Will Protect
All Foreigners
(Dallas News Special.)
CITY OF MEXICO. Feb. 2t—For
*Kk Minister da la Barr* upon n>
celrtnj sHhw reports from the con-
sul at Matanoros of the trotJMe thar«
communicated with tHe
war department and the Mexican
embassy at Washington, an well as
"♦tth the consul at Mataraoros, lor
taking immediate steps to prevent
any harm to Americans there.
Oe la Barr a stated he had held a
fortlal Interview with American Am-
baaaador Henry Lane Wilson and ex-
preaaed himself as most hopeful in
regard to the international situation.
The American and other foreign
■colonies here are surprised at the ap-
parent attitude of the state depart-
ment at Washington in concentrating
troops at the border as if for invas-
ion of Marico. ia view of the fact
Xbat the new government has shown
that it w b willing to offer guaran-
tees to foreigners in general and
Americans in particular. Apparently
there has never been better feeling
toward them than at this time. Amer-
icans who would have welcomed in-
tervention six months ago are now in-
clined to give Provisional President
Huerta every chance, as well as the
government which will succeed him
in a few months when the election
Is called by congress.
Huerta is surrounded by as strong
n cabinet as it la possible to select fn
this country, and the praveling opin-
io* a oa foreigners cad diplomats
*>MM * ftr groupcan .handle the
situatiM. - this eoe oaa.
The qiie^ttgn of making a Mexh
'can atMteaador to Washington will
be (aken up at a specif, meeting of
' i&lctawiu, J>TObably be
Thwrsday.. ,
Supporters of Gen. Felix Diaz hel<^
their first meeting, plap* for
hhi campaign for me presidency.
SDSHa BILL HIS
KEIJMTRDUM
COUNTY COURT TOWN MEA8URE
WILL NOT BE PASSED BY PRES-
ENT LEGISLATURE
Taxpayers Hurtled Proteeta by Hun-
dreda Against Any Additional Ex-
panses In This County
A message from Representative
Thomas W. Hunter Thursday
states that the btil making Boswell
a comity court town has been with-
drawn from the hotme and- tt* I* a-
measure of the past.
Ex-Senator Stewart received fur-
ther confirmation from Oklahoma
City Thursday stating that the county
court town bill of Boswell had per-
isfeed on the fchores of first appear-
ance.
Extraordinary protests were hurt-
led 'against the proposed bill Wed-
needay. hundreds of taxpayers send-
ing messages to our representatives
in the legislature to defeat the meas-
ure, as it would add expenditures
wholly unnecessary to the people of
the county, who have just burdened
themselves with a heavy debt for
court house, jail and bridges, and
who are not therefore prepared to
meet taxation luxuries.
BLOSSOM tlHIEO
Offll M6SIW
SOME IMAGINATION EXPERT
PUT ON SCARE ABOUT THE BU-
BONIC PLAGUE IN HUGO
8tory Originated Because Two Phy
slclana in Indian Service Were
Here to Vaccinate Indiana
6DVEBN0R CLQUITT'S
EXTRAORDINARY NOTE
TEX9S GOVERNOR DECLARES HE
WILL INVADE MEXICO IF NE-
CESiAhY TO PROTECT AMERI-
CANS
Fi*ry T«*sO IMuntty OScttr i Hie In-
tenttoAa t<r federal Autftorttiee at
Special to The Husonian
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb._25.^-g
Colquitt t
White Ho
1DER0 KILLED
♦
"DISPATCH FROM MONTEREY
9AYB EMILIO MADERO HAD
Mil* KILLED IN A FIGHT
d/MMTi
tating that if
ment did not
along the bor-
der of Mexico that he would send
Texas rangers to do so, adding that
he would not hesitate to o/der the
obmbe
Rev. Humphrey of this city was
called o««( the ions distance tele-
phone by Jo* T. Gkeea. publisher of
the BlOssom (Texas) Bee, and naked
ir It- were true that Hugo is saUerinf
from butnmic ptsgoe, and what waa
the number of cases. Mr. Green in-
formed Rev. Humphrey that some
one had been to Blossom from thla
section and stated thst the Ptatffif
had over 400 patienta down here, that
New York's greatest specialists were
on the scene an dthat nothing but
death could result to all afflicted. In
the wire transmission of meaaagea
the two probably could get their
statements confused, bup Reverald
Humphrey made it plain to Mr. Green
that the information from Blossom
was the first that had been obtained
on that line here, and was a very
great surprise.
The fact that there is probably no
physician in the practise of medicine
in New York City who ever saw a
case of bubonic plague never occur-
red to the excited people of Blossom
who had swallowed the story of
some champion prevaricator. The
"New York physicians" who were
here indicates that the two doctors
in the Indian Bervice, Drs. Dewey and
Shoemaker, who came here to vac-
cinate the Indians, were mistaken as
experts who were sent out to help^
local physicians, when as a matter Ofi
fact they are constantly in the ser-
vice and travel from one Indian com-
munity to another.-
A great- many wild rumors hare
circulated concerning Hugo, account*
ing for the fright «*ayr from < tMe-city
abdut a unit for,
Laredo Dispatch Denies Report and
Saya That All la Quiet in That Vi-
cinity
(Dallas News Special.) .
CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 26.—Emll-
io Madera a brother of the late pres-
ident. has been shot and killed near
Monterey, according to reliable in-
formation received here.
With an escort of thirty-five men,
Madero, it Is said, was attempting to
Join the ebels holding Nuevo I>aredo
when he was over aken by troops
sent by Gen. Treviro.
The reports do not Indicate wheth-
er Madero waa killed In action or was
executed. The s' ooting took place
between Vllladama and Baustam-
ente.
Aa. the rebel leader in the Laredo
district. Geronimo V'Uareal is a par-
tlaan of Gen. Trevlno, the govern-
ment expects that the trouble In that
vicinity will be adjusted soon.
Emilio Madero. in conjunction with
his brother, Raoul Madero, a few days
age began a counter revolution at
San Pedro, In the State of Coahuila
in the expectation of reuniting the
rebels about SaltUlo with those In
the Laredo district.
Denial Reaches Laredo
LAREDO. Tex., Feb. 26.—A mess-
age received here late last night from
Monterey regarding the shooting of
Mmillo Madero near that place em-
phatically denies the report and says
that everything is quiet there.
Preliminary Trial
CharleH Jones and George I^an-
drum, caught operating the still
north of Fort Towson, are having
their preliminary trial before Com-
miasioned 0. Earl Shaffer Wednes-
. day afternoon.
this county Was listed as fast as it
«as turned to the boards of health
and duly published, along with a
complete report on the status of each
case daily, is a matter of record, and
., _ 'a little trouble on the part of those
Texas troops across the Rio Grande gobb,e ^ ^ gtQricg w
in a case of emergency. | that. .hJ
Governor Colquitt has repeatedly
stated that the government has been
too slow in extending protection, and
his message of today is the most ex-
traordinary ever addressed by a gov-
ernor of a state to United States of-
ficials.
The massing of Texas rangers has
been going ahead and Governor Col-
quitt declares that there shall be no
further outrages along the T£:ts
and Mexico border, adding
"the state of Texas can protect her
borders and will do bo if not done
by the federal authorities whose first
duty is known to all."
Dssnssmmi no
ME# RULERS
MADERO AND SUAREZ KILLED
WHILE BEING CONVEYED TO
MEXICAN PENITENTIARY
Provisional Government Telia
Strange Story Concerning Alleged '
Attempt at Liberation
(Dallas News Special.
CITY OF MEXICO. Feb. 24.—Fran
ctico I. Madero ami Jose Pino Seam
lire1 diM. In midgut* ride, under
guarf. from the National Palace to
the penitentiary, they were killed.
The circumstances surrounding the
deaths of the deposed president and
vice president of the republic are un-
known, except as given in official ac-
counts, which do not, in all cases,
conform. The only witnesses were
those actually concerned in the kill-
ing.
The provisionel president. Gen.
Victoriana Huerta. saya the killing of
the two men was Incidental to a fight
between their guard and a party at-
tempting to liberate them. The min-
ister of foreign relations, Francisco
de la Barra. adds that the prisoners
attempted to escape. Neither make a
definite 'statement as to which side
fired the fatal shots. It is not Im
possible that neither knows
An official investigation has been
ordered to determine the responsibil-
ity and solemn promises have been
made that the guilty will be punish-
ed
Not unnaturally, a great part of the
public regards the official versions
with doubt, having in mind the use
for centuries of the notorious "Ley
Fuga," the unwritten law, which is in-
voked when the death of a prisoner is
desired.
After Its application there is writ-
ten on the records-. "Prisoner shot,
trying to eieape.
' Mfclatft Wife -Advised
Sworn- Miadara, widow of ffce ex
of thla is' due to the active' Magina hvwttttt*. .MeefcaMhf tlrpf ,definite
fionfi;<tr# some who are prooe to be [J f««nal!'4n oft defttfc. trojj^Jty
UevP'ttiat tfitTTiaif never been [TMNinlfh. piaster,, Senas Qoipgpn
told. That every small pox case in
. INSTRUCTION
CALMS GOVERNOR
COMMANDER OF AMERICAN AR-
MY PAYS NO HEED TO GOVERN-
' OR OF STATE OF TEXAS
Activitlea of Federal Army Continue
And Army Movement May Bring
Serioua Results
Special to The Husonian.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 25.—
i General Leonard Wood last night aa-
somed fell control of the army mo
•■ent and telegraphed to General
Steever, Held commander of tHe for-
ces now in Ter. is. to see that the fed-
eral authorities have full sway. Or-
ders to General Steever instructing
the latter to see that Texas guards do
not cross the Rio Grande and that
full authority be exercised by the fed-
eral commander and allow no viola-
tion of the neutrality law.
At noon today General Wood stat-
ed that there was no cause ta fear a
clash between Texas guards and the
federal troops, that General Steever
Is in command an dthat the federal
government will carry out its poli-
cies. General Steever's instructiona
are to permit no one to cross the Rio
Grande with an armed force, save
through the authority of the secre-
tary of war.
Colquitt Has Calmed
Austin, Texas, Feb. 25.—Governor
Colquitt declined to comment upon
the strenuous action of General Wood
who last night Instructed General
Steever to take charge of all opera-
tions along thf Rio Grande border,
but said that full protection must be
given to all Americans In Texas and
across the river.
The Texas legislature is in a war-
like mood and ready to back the gov-
ernor. but It Is admitted that the fed*
era! army is in control and the cot®
manda of tten^ral Wood wHI be .ea
forced
NOW m Hf
BMlMHrS RECORDS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND OKLAHOMA COUNTY
GRAND JURY SEEKING INFOR-
MATION
ARKANSAS LIFTS QUARANTINE
State to East Has Lifted Embargo
Agalnet This State
Following the lifting of the quar-
antine against Arkansas by State
Superintendent of Health Mahr, the
health board of the state to the east
has done likewise.
Very little attention was given
the state quarantine as the towns
and cities t>f the states had nnder en-
forcement Buch strict quarantine reg-
ulations that the commonwealths had
little to do.
Health certificates out of this city
are now acceptable everywhere save
Poteau, and In Red River county,
Texas, the latter fearful of the di-
sease from McCurtain and Choctaw
counties, this state. Parties from
McCurtain county, properly protected
with health certificates, were turn-
ed back In Red River county the first
of this week.
Funeral of Mra. Rosenbaum
Funeral sevices over the remains
of the late Mrs. A. Rosenbaum will
occur at the West Darrough street
home Thursday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock, Rev. Steven L. Holloway of
the First Baptist church officiating.
Interment will be made at Mt.
Olivet.
satisfy the most exacting that- the
truth was always told in Hugo and
Choctaw county of the malady and
the stages of its progress.
Bubonic plague, an oriental mal-
ady, has about the same resemblance
to small pox that leprosv has to the
mumps.
GETTING ON SAFE SIDE
City Has no New Caae and Had But
One in Fifteen Days
City Health Superintendent Askew
reports no new case of small pox
within the city and the Bissell case
is the only one of that dread disease
in fifteen days.
From over the city there come re-
ports of improvement in conditions
of those battling against the disease,
and the relief which comes after ia
gratifying.
There are still some dangerously
111 patients, but steady progress to-
ward recovery is the general report,
and It is believed that the contest
is won beyond doubt. Country people
are now conscious of the fact that
there Is no danger In coming to the
city and business is assuming a bet-
ter aspect generally.
TREMENDOUS PENSION BILL
Senate Spent But Few Minutee on
House Measure *
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The sen-
ate yesterday passed the $180,000,000
annual pension bill In the record time
of twenty-five minutes, and with less
than flftee minutes debate. It is the
largest pension bill in the history of
the government.
GOVERNOR WILSON RESIGNED
Resignation ia to Take Effect March
First
TRENTON, Feb. 26.—Woodrow
Wilson resigned the governorship of
New Jersey at 1 o'clock yesterday, ef-
fective Saturday. March 1.
JCqlOgan. ,mw |
She already had l^ajrd Deports that
somehting unuaual and aerlous_bad
happened, but friends had endeavor-
ed. up to that time, to prevent her
from learning the whole truth.
goon afterward, accompanied by
5ST broPeT- Pere*> and Merc«- i
dea Madero. a sister of Franciaco, Se- !
nera .Madero drove to the peniten- j
tiary, but was refused permission to
see the* body of her husband. Senora
Suarez also was denied admittance to
tb mortuary, where physicians, in
accordance with the law, were per- |
forming an autopsy.
Tragedy After Midnight
The tragedy occurred shortly after
midnight.Madero and Suarei.who had
been prisoners In the National palace
aince their arrest on Tuesday last,
were placed in an automobile, which
was accompanied by another car, and
escorted by 100 Rurates, under the or-
der* of Commandant Francisco Car-
denas ahd Col. Rafael Piniento.
With I instructions not to outdis-
tance the escort, the cars moved
slowly. No incident occurred until
they had reached a point near tfie
penitentiary, where. In an open place,
the guards' attention was attracted,ac
cording to the official version, to u
group of persons following.
The First Shots
Shots were fred at the escort out of
the darkness. The Rurales closed >u
and ordered the prisoners out of the
car. v
Thirty of the guards surrounded
the prisoners, while the remainder
diaposed themselves to resist an a'
tack. About fifty men. some afoot and
some mounted, threw themselves up-
on the detachment guarding the cats
and the exchange of shots lasted
twenty minutes, when the attacking
party fled. The dead bodies of Ma-
dero and Suarez were then found.
Description of Wounds
The body of Madero shows only
one wound. A bullet entered the
back ■ cf the head and emerged at
the forehead.
The body of Pino Suarez shows
many wounds, entering from in front.
Of the male members of the Ma-
dero family two are now in the capi-
tal. One is Francisco Madero, the
father, who bitterly opposed his son's
conducting a revolution in 1910 and
(Continued on page 5.)
M pun CIN
BROWN FAMILY OF FIVE ALL
DOWN WITH DISEASE AT SAME
TIME AND VERY ILL
Four Deathe In a Family of Six Oc-
curred in a Little Lees Than Four
Weeks
Visitors from Arthur City, just
across Red river in Texas, state that
small pox has abated there somewhat
but that the situation is far from as
good as had been expected and that
the prevalence of the scourge is
cause for much uneasiness.
A white family by the name of
Brown is comprised of five members
and all of them are seriously ill with
the small pox. This is said to be
the only white family now afflicted
with the disease and their neighbors
state that the prospects for recovery
of all Browns is much better than it
was last week.
According to Arthur City residents
one negro family there, consisting of
six members, had four deaths in 2"
days, and the blacks have been par-
alyzed with fear on account of the
severity of the cases among their
race.
While Arthur City is but a small
place, the river business is important
and it is on the main road across Red
river, leading both to Paris, Texas
and Hugo. Texas board of health au-
thorities have exercised diligence in
preventing a spread of the disease in
any direction, but the toll of death
among those who have been taken
with the small pox has run high in
the percentage column.
DEATH OF MRS. SAPAUGH
Another Hugo Woman Called by
Death Wednesday Morning
Amenda. wife of A. E. Sapaugh.
died at the Chanibliss hospital Wed-
nesday of stomach trouble, after an
extended illness. Death occurred at
6 o'clock. Mrs. Sapaugh was 35 years
of age. Some six months ago a small
child of Mr. and Mrs. Sapaugh died,
and she has not been well since that
time.
Interment was made this afternoon
at Springs Chapel cemetery.
8tate Insurance Commissioner Will
Have Travel Over Worn Investiga-
tion Roadway
rnsorance Commissioner Ballard in
the next state official who may feet
the laab of tke impeachment whip.
TheOklnhomaa of Wedneadny morn-
ing containa this account of the case:
It la understood upon the best au-
thority that the Maxey Investigating
committee has found matte'ra very
seriously Involving State Insurance
Commissioner Perry A. Ballard and"
will make a report to the house of
representatives recommending that
the impeachment committee take ai
the caae.
It is also understood that the grand
Jury now in session has taken some
testimony said to incriminate the In-
lurtce commissioner.
The testimony involving the state
Insurance commissioner In the offi-
cial scandal ia undensfcod to have de-
veloped recently, so far as the legis-
lative investigating committee is con-
cerned, and the committee is still to
bear other witnesses in the matter,
and only held off making a report
Tuesdsy in order to get additional
evidence.
The members of the committee are
reticent upon the matter, and Speak-
er Maxey, the official spokesman for
the committee, wiu neither deny nor
admit that impeaclftnent against Mr.
Ballard, nor dtecioae the nature of
the testimony presented to the com-
mittee,
One of the charges against ib*
commissioner upon which the com-
mittee will base its report ia aaid to
fhJrE
'*n Oklahoma "Insurance, conclra for
$200 before he Would i&u<?"fV «
•-to. -t:'- Kit* .£?;.• :
Tfie int^sftgatidh of. the insurance
commissioner fi'as been very quietly
conducted, and "Bui few "parties out-
side and the committee and the grand
jury, knew that-if was going on. That
the insurance departqept wyulj be
investigated was indicated vaguely
on the floor of the house some weeks
ago by H. H. Smith, a member of the
investigating committee, but since
then there has been no public refer-
ence to such. Mr. Ballard's name has
never yet been mentioned publicly
eitber by resolution or by remarks on
the floor as implicated in the alleged
malfeasance of state officials.
PiRDON IS {fflim
JESSIE M
RECALLS TRAGEDY IN SVf*FLOW-
ER STATE WHICH HAPPENED
TWELVE YEARS AGO
Woman Had Been Out Under Parole
And Livie With Relatives in West
Virginia
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 26.—Jessie
Morrison, who was convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary for 25
Vears od the charge of murdeing Mrs.
Olin Castle, at Eldorado, Kan.. 12
years ago, has been given an uncon-
ditional pardon by Governor Hodges.
Reports submitted to Governor
Hodges indicate that her conduct had
been exceptionally good, since she
was paroled and, as her prison rec-
ord was unusually clear, the pardon
was granted.
Mrs. Castle was a bride of a week
when she was killed. Miss Morrison
was making a call at the Castle home
that day, and when neignbors were
attracted to the house by the screams
of the two women they found Mrs.
Castle lying on the floor fatally
wounded, with her throat cut and nu-
merous gashes on her body.
Miss Morrison always maintained
her innocence, but It was charged
that she killed Mrs. Castle in a fit of
jealous rage, as both women had been
in love with Olin Castle.
Miss Morrison entered the prison
in 1903. She lives now with relatives
at Sutton. W. Va.
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