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The
Hugo
Husonian
THE OFFICIAL ADVERTISING M EDIUM OF CHOCTAW COUNTY
VOL. XIV.
HI
SECIIflN OF SWEMENI
HUGO, OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. JUNE 17, 1915
PROPHECIES GREAT PEAC^. OP.
PORTUNITY COMING TO THE
UNITED STATES IN END
PRESENT WAR.
Of
Says There Will Be Demand fcr pgew
Conference After War to Change
International Law*.
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 16.—W. J. Bryan
In the first, section of his statement
on "The Causeless War" today proph.
eeied that the great peace making op.
portunlty in all history is certain tfjme"' was a" eight-section still $6,000
come to the United States also thai: 8,1(1 °apahle °f running off a 200.gal.
things, what government officials de-
clare is the biggest moonshine whis-
key conspiracy in the history of the
United States. The alleged conspir-
acy involves the operations *of the
Brewbaker distillery, located along
the banks of the Arkansas river. The
plant is alleegd to have turned out an
enormous quantity of wildcat whis.
key without government regulation.
The distillery was certified to the
internal revenue department a year
ago last March as having suspended
operations. The government officials
were withdrawn and the seals of the
department were placed on the doors
Later, it Is charged the plant resumed
operations after it had been thorough,
ly overhauled. Among the new equip-
HUGO MAN RECHVES
Ion barrel of whiskey every eight or
ten minutes.
All of the charges against the sev.
enteen men now In custody in connec-
tion with the case involve the produc.
tion of 100,000 gallons of liquor on
which the government says it was de-
frauded out of $100,000 revenue. Chief
among those under arrest are John L.
Casper, of Fort Smith and Kansas
City, president of the Rush Distilling
company, which is alleged to have dis.
posed cf the wildcat products; Knox
Booth, of Nashville, Tenn., former
chief of the Internal revenue division
of Nashville and one of the most
trusted employes In the service; J. H.
Brown, of Harrison, former gauger at
the plant; S. L. Williams, of Winston.
Salem, N. C., former associate of Cas.
per here; George Hartman and H. C.
Farrabee, of Kansas City, in charge
of Casper's plant in that city, which
was seized Bhortly after the distillery,
warehouses aud J. B. Thomas's saloon
Tenth and Garrison avenue, were tak.
en into custody by the revenue offi.
clals.
Government officials alleged that
j when the distillery was overhauled
Next Wednesday the 23rd, there will'after it was certified as having sus-
be held in the city of Hugo the county! pended it was turned into one of the
seat of Choctaw County, Oklahoma,! niost modern plants of its kind In the
one of flie most important good roads j w orld. No equipment overlooked
mass meetings ever held in the state | that w oulr hasten the manufacture of
or tjut of it under the managament1 liquor. A mash tub with a capacity of
the return of peace there will be a
demand for an international confer
ence to change the rules of inter,
national law yhich "seem to be made
for nations at war rather than when
at peace.'' '-Under the stress of this
titanic struggle," the statement said,
"each side has felt pustified in- en.
roaching upon the rights of neutrals.
Ocean highways, common property of
all, have been to some extent used for
for war purposes." After describing
the horrors and afflictions of war Mr.
Bryan said that no neutral nation
should be able to* look on w ilh indif-
ference and apparently the United
States whose population is composed
of people of eevry nation In Europe.
Bryan also said that the war is
dragging in business and Intrdding
Into the politics of the United States
and also stimulating an agitatiotf for
larger army and navy appropriations
From Tuesday's Daily.
A. A. McDONALD SELECTED BY
THE GOVERNOR AS CHAIRMAN
OF THE NEW INDUSTRIAL
BOARD.
Two Lawyers and a Railroad Man
Form New Workman Compensation
Commission.
OF
COMMERCE NEWS
of the Hugo Chamber of Commerce,
and every citizen in Choctaw county
30,000" gallons was connected with a
sewer leading into the Arkansas river.
who stands for the progress of the By this means the contents could be
county will be right at the front inj emptied into the river within an ex.
this important and profitable meet.
The good roads law passed at the
last session of the legsilature will be
fully explained as to the ends sought
by the new law, and the benefits to
be quickly had by its immediate ap-
plication to the good roads move now
in this county. .
A program will be announced later,
and good road speakers will be pres-
ent who can deliver the 'goods' in
a plain and explicit way. Senator
W. C. McAlister will be a feature
of the meeting as he was the leading
factor in getting this valued law plac.
ed on the statute books of the stute.
Don't forget the date, June the 23rd
—Wednesday.
F. W. MACK, Secretary.
Chamber of Commerce News.
We are now laying plans for the pur.
pose of procuring baskets for the ship,
ping of peaches so that the growers
can get busy shipping the last of the
early crop, and then be ready for the
Elberta crop, which will be ready by
July the 20th to August 1st. Tho main
thing In order to get the crop on the
market for the buyers is to procure
the baskets first.
F. W. MACK, Secretary.
ceedinly short time in case of emer.
gency.
It is further allaged that not only
did the distillery turn out moonshine
whiskey on a large scale, but during
the period it was running legitimately
the operators used cancelled revenue
stamps from shipments that already
had been sent to Kansas City. All
of the defendants in the case are
charged with conspiracy except Cas.
per, who In addition to this charge is
accused of bribing Brown and Booth
aod with mislabeling liquor shipments.
Government officials allege the local
conspiracy as charged, is a part of a
swindle that has operated in several
southern states for the past ten or
twelve years, during which time they
estimate the government has lost
from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 inter,
nal revenue.
Oklahoma City, June 15.—Appoint
nient of the industrial commission,
which will have charge of the admin-
istration of the new workmen's com.
pensation law, which becomes effec.
live on June 22 was announced at the
governor's office Monday as follows:
A. A. McDonald of Hugo, W. C.
Jackson of Muskogee, and W. L,
Blessing of Shawnee. McDonald will
l)e chairman of the commission and
will receive a salary of $3,000 a year.
Other members of the commission re
ceive $2,500 per annum. Their appoint
ment is effective July 1. The coinmis.
sion will have complete charge of
the administration of the workmen's
compensation law, which becomes op.
erative at that time. All of the ap-
pointees are democrats.
Mr. McDonald is a lawyer of Hugo,
and has been active in democratic
poltics in that section of the state for
some time. Mr. Jackson also is
lawyer and prominent democrat of
Muskogee. Mr. Blessing known to
his-friends as "Bill", has been a lo.
comotive engineer for the Rock Is.
land Railroad company for the past
seventeen years. He was a member
of the executive committee of the
R. L. Williams Good Government club
In the last primary campaigm and has
been prominent in labor circles for
some time. On several occasions he
has represented the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers on legislative
matters.
These are among the last important
appointments that the governor has
to make.
ALL NIGHT PISTOL
BATHE AT 1RLIN
By Associated Press.
Marlin, Tex., June 16.—Will Elder,
Vincent Elder and a man named Mar.
shx were arrested here and three
others were arrested at Stranger. Tex.
as as the result of a gun fight that is
said to have lasted^ll last night. Lee
Elder is expected to die and his baby
girl is badly wounded.
CHICAGO STREET CAR
STRIKE ENDED
PEACE WAS DECLARED AT FIVE
O'CLOCK THIS MORNING AFTER
A LONG CONFERENCE OF FIF.
TEEN HOURS.
Cars Again Running and Men Are Go.
ing Back to Work As Quicly as Pos.
sible. Ice Wagons Used Tuesday.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, 111., June 16.—Peace in the
street car strike was restored at five
o'clock this morning after a fifteen
hour conference. The cars are being
put into operation as fast as the
men can be notifeld. All points are to
be settled hy the arbitration beard,
consisting of representatives cf the
companies, representatives of the men
and Mayor Thompson.
Ice Wagons YesterHay.
Chicago, 111., June 16.-—Complete
tie-up of all surface transportation
line marred the second day of the
strike of Chicago street railway em.
ployes. The elevated companies ran
occasional trains over part of the
system, but these carried few pas3en.
gers and made irregular stops.
Only a few minor acts of violence
weVe reported.
Prospects of the United Stales e'ov.
eminent overseeing th-j operations of
the Oak Park division of the elevated
system were seen in an order by C
C. Kohlsaat. judge of the United
States circuit court of appeals direct,
ing Samuel Insull, received t'-.r the
Chicago & Oak Park Elevated Rail,
road, to resume operations at cme
and to report anv ur.layful interfer.
ence or obstruction by any persons
whatsoever for such action as the
court may deem proper.'
People Ride in Ice Wagons.
In the meantime the great mass of
the population walked to work or rode
In automobiles, steam trains or busses,
which included vehicles of all descrip-
tions, ranging from converted ice wag-
ons to huge delivery motor trucks with
seats for forty or fifty passengers.
In spite of the absence of stieet cars
traffic was worse congested than ever
before and last night police officials
were attempting to work a scheme of
regulation to control motor cars which
have been running through the shop-
ping quarters in the heart of the city.
ED LlNTHlCUIfl
ROLLS OVER
The following is addressed to the
democrats of Choctaw County:
Wednesday the county commission
ers in session heard an opinion from
the county attorney that they could
not hanQle the placing of the pub.
lishing of the delinquent personal tax.
This then put the placing of the pub.
lishing with the county treasurer who
was elected last fall to his present
office by the democrats of this county.
Once before the democrats had given
him tne same office. Prior to that
they had several times defeated him
for it by a large majority.
Immediately upon receipt of this
opinion the county treasurer gz.ve the
delinquent tax list to the Choctaw
Herald, a republican weekly newspa.
per, for publication. In other words
Mr. Linthicum simply gave aid to the
republican slush fund by giving an sx.
cedent piece of business to its chief
organ in this county. Its editor, Jesse
G. Curd, was a candidate at the last
election for the office of representa-
tive from this county He hars recently
attempted to--secure the appointment
of republican member of the state
election board. This is not said in
criticism of Mr. Curd but merely to
plainly show to what an extent Linthi.
Cum has gone in aiding the enemy.
His reason: That the Choctaw Hei<-
aid has more circulation than the
weekly Husonian! Does any sensible
man in Coctaw county think for one
instant a four page republican weekly
paper has more, or even equal, or even
as many subscribers in democratic
Choctaw county. The pom* isn't
worth arguing, no intelligent person
would question it.
JAPAN KICKS.
Has Protested to China Against Boy.
cott.
By Associated Press.
Tolcio, Jauan, June 16.—It is report,
ed that Japan sends a protest to
China concerning the anti-Japanese
movement now being conducted in
China.
DRAWS 10 YEARS FOR KILLING.
FT. SMITH MOONSHINE QUIZZ.
Federal Grvnd Jury Convenes for Pur.
pose of Investigation.
Fort Smith, Ark., June 16.—The Un.
ited States grand jury for the Fort
Smith division of the Western Ark-
ansas district convened Tuesday mor.
ning to Investigate, among other
Texan Pleads Guilty to Fifteen Year
Old Charge.
Bentonville, Ark. June 16.—Cap
Franks of Bonhaui, Texas, pleaded
guilty yesterday to a charge of man.
slaughter In connection with the death
of Frek Crocker, a wealthy farmer
near Sulphur Springs, Texas and was
sentenced to ten yenrs in the peni-
tentiary.
Crocker was killed fifteen year3
ago.
WILL INVESTIGATE GERHARD.
Bernstorff's Special Man Has Alias.
Was An Army Officer.
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 16.—The State
Department is preparing to" invest!
gate the publisched charges that An-
ton Meyer Gerhard the German am.
bassador's personal messenger to Ber-
lin, really was Alfred Meyer the Ger-
man army officer who has been here
trying to buy munitions.
Police Chiefs at Fort Worth.
Fort Worth, Tex., June 16—The
annual meeting of the City Marshals
and Chiefs of Police Union of Texas
B. A. Marcum of McAlester, then assembled here today and was called
editor of a paper at Sulphur Springs,
had been summoned as a witness fn
the case.
to order by Chief W. S. Knight of
Corsicana. The meeting will continue
thr^ days.
Texas Claims New Distinction.
Brownsville. Tex.. June 16.—
The most soutliernly point of
the United States mainland is
not in Florida, as most people
have supposed, but in Texas,
on a sharp bend of the Rio
Grande, 20 miles from here. A
recent government survey
shows that this point is in lati-
tude 25 degrees, nine minutes,
which places it slightly below
the most southemly point of
the peninsula of Florida, but
not as far south as the Key-
West islands. The exact spot is
marked by a group of pictures,
que, thatched-roofed, Mexican
ranch buildings. The scene is
distinctly tropical, all about be-
ing groves of wild palm trees.
Tho native residents have lived
there for generations, all una-
ware of the geographical dis-
tinction of their little point of
territory. Owing to its inacces-
sibility few Americans have
ever visited the place.
NUMBER 11
REPORTED NO VES-
SELSJUNK TODAY
FIRST TIME IN MANY MOONS.
NINETEEN KILLED IN AIR RAID
ON KARLSRUHE. ENGLAND
AGAIN RAIDtO.
Russian A<lmit Falling Back But Claim
Many Prisoners Takrn. Italians
Building Concrete Trenches.
By Associated Press.
Karlsruhe, June 16.—Nineteen were
killed and fourteen persons serious-
ly injured and many slightly hurt
as a result of the French aeroplane
raid here yesterday when 23 machines
dropped 130 bombs causing a number
of fires.
Daughter of Ex.Governor a Bride.
East Radford. Va., June 16.—Guests
from Richmond, Baltimore and other
points came today for the wedding of
Miss Lilv Tyler, daughter of former
Governor and Mrs. J. Hodge Tyler,
and Henry Harrison Wilson, of New-
York.
TOF
LIVING HIGHER
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 16.—The govern,
ment statistics show that the cost of
living is higher than ever before and
is increasing yearly. The cost of
filling the market basket from the av-
erage workman in 1914 was 2 per
cent higher than in" 1913 and 24 5.10
per cent higher than in 1907.
Carrsmza Leader Dies.
tff Associated Preen.
Laredo. Tex.. June 16.—General 1L
defonso Vasquez, a Carranza comman.
der, dies of wounds received in the
fighting at Icamole. the Carranzistas
announces.
Cart Bites Sevteen Children.
Oklahoma City, June 16.—Reports
from Pauls Valley are to the effect
that a house cat with hydrophobia
attacked and bit seventeen children
in that city. The cat was killed and
an examination by the state chemist
disclosed the fact that it had hydro-
phobia. Most of the children were at
once given Pasteur treatment.
FIRST VACATION IN 28 YEARS.
Richest Street Car Conductor Is Out
on Strike.
Chicago. June 16.—Henry Toberg,
called the richest street car conduc-
tor in the world, whose wealth is es-
timated at a quarter of a million, to-
day is joying his first vacation since
1887, as a result of the strike. lie Uas
been a conductor for forty years.
Miss Dorothy Mason is still very ill
at the home of Mrs. Hollowa-y on
Duke street. Miss Mason is suffer,
ing from an attack of appendicitis.
Two of the Raiders Killed.
Geneva., Switzerland, June 16.—
Two French aviators are reported to
have been killed and two reported cap.
tured in the air raid on Karlsruhe
which it is said caused a panic. The
palace arms factory and the depot
track were damaged by the bombs
dropped in the raid.
Air Raid on East England.
London, June 16.—Zeppelins drop,
ped bombs on the northeast ccast erf
England last night according to an of-
ficial statement which says it is re.
ported that fifteen were killed and
fifteen wounded. Several fires'' were
started but they were soon extinguish,
ed.
Accuse Germans or Treachery.
Fetrogrcd, June 16.—An official
statement accuses the Germans In ^
fightine along Dneister of raising the
white Clag ana then opening fire.
"Consequently the Russian soldiers
bavonetted them U" says the state,
ment.
The Russians ai-nit that they yield,
ed some ground in the region of the
River San. but claim that they cap-
tured 12CC prisoners on the Styre
river and 1500 near Nijioff. Between
the Dniester and Pruth rivers the Rus.
sians have withdrawn beyond the
Russian frontier.
Italians Gaining.
London. June 16.—The French em.
bassy here announces that the British
forces yesterday took another line of
German trenches west of La Basse.
Neither side announced any special
progress along the French front. The
Italian invasion of the provinces of
Trent seems to be going steadily for-
ward. The Italians are claiming to
be gradually capturing the dominating
positions. On the Isonzo river front
the Austrians have prepared an elab-
orate system of portifications includ-
ing at some places, lines of trenches
made of concrete. The Italian state-
ment charges the Austrians with us-
ing explosive ammunition which is
causing fearful suffering to those who
are wounded by it.
TWO BOUND OVER,
M. W. A. Men Bound Over. Brader to
Bat Friday.
In the examining trial at the court
house this morning by Judge Oakes
Wiley Hildreth and C. W. Wilder
were bound over for trial in the dis-
trict court on the charge of pandering.
J. H. Brader and Anderson Hodges,
who were arrested on the. same charge
were given until Friday morning te
be examined by preliminary trial.
NEGRO TURNS TABLES
* ON TULSA POLICEMAN.
Tulsa, Oltla., June 16.—Sirno*
Berry a negro, last night disarmed
Z. D. Pigg who had arrested him, and
shot him with the officer's osvn gwn.
Simon escaped and was later captur-
ed by Officer Frank Kirsey. Pigg was
shot in the head and may die.
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