McCurtain Gazette (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 23, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 14
idabel, mccurtain county, oklahoma, Wednesday, june 23, 1920
NUMBER 36
scon FERRIS
SAYS GORE LIED
MALICIOUSLY
ABOUT MANAGING EDITOR OF
THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN
RIOTING STARTS
WHEN NEGROES
BURN EMBLEM
DREHHESTERLY HOBBY DECLARES A $35,000 VERDICT BROKEN BOW
DROWNEDIN , PARTY MUST | AFFIRMED BY I WILL HAVE A BIG
LITTLE RIVER SUPPORT LEAGUE SUPREME COURT CELEBRATION
(Hugo Daily News)
Charging his opponent with mis- j
representing facts in his speech here
Saturday night, Scott Ferris, candi-
date for the democratic nomination
to the United States senate, issued
a vigorous statement Sunday night
refuting charges made by the sena-
tor. Ferris passed through Hugo,
Sunday on his way from Idabel to
Tuskahoma, Talihina and Antlers,
where he spoke Monday.
"Senator Gore attacked South
Trimble, "Ferris said. "His state-
ments were malicious and slander-
ous. Trimble was for six years a
member of the house of representa-
tives. For eight years he was clerk
of the house. He would still be in
this position if the democrats con-
trolled the house. He is a prosper-
ous man, a son of Kentucky and a
braver, truer American never lived.
He would not tell a lie for any man
on earth.
"Gore tells that I am a self ex-
empted hero. That is a deliberate
mis-statement of facts. I twice vot-
ed to speciafically include congress-
men in the draft. When I was voted i
down on this proposition I register-1
ed, claimed no exemption and stood'
ready to go. The armistice was'
signed November 11, 1918. That
stopped the drafting of men. Every
man knows that no one over 36 or
under 21 was ever drafted. I was
41 years old and consequently was
not called. Had my country ever
called for men of my age I would
have been called like any other man.
"I am told that my opponent says
that the managing editor of the
states's leading newspaper is a Cana-
dian slacker. That is also a mali-
cious lie. The man to whom he re-
fers was born in Virginia. He was
in Winnipeg, Canada, prior to Amer-
ica's entrance into the war. Cana-
da was at white heat against the
United States because she did not
get in the war. This man found
Canada to be a place in which he
could not avoid trouble merely be-
cause he defended his country's ac-
tions. He left Canada, came to the
United States and took a position in!
Oklahoma. He has a wife and oth-
er dependents. k No draft board in
the state would have taken him.
"Senator Gore persists in the as-
sertion that I voted against the in-
crease of salary. It was the senator
himself who fought the salary in-
crease, called the soldiers sunshine
patriots, molly-coddles, knights of
the drawing room and further object
to their bill and otherwise denounc-
ed them with epithets unbecoming a1
senator.
"I voted for every increase and
against every decrease of salary as j
the congressional record discloses.
Also this fact is certified to by|
Champ Clark speaker of the war'
time house of representatives.
"Senator Gore makes a vain ef-
fort to construe the motion by Mr.
Good of Iowa, who sought to recom-
mend the draft bill, and further ob-
struct the raising of an army intoj
a vote against the salary amend- <
ment. Everyone who is familiar
with the facts knows that this is un-
true and is but another effort by
Gore to cover up his bad war record
and his vicious hostility to the sol-
diers from the beginning of the war
to the end.
"Another example of Senator
Gore's desperation is disclosed by his
attack on two of the best local cit-
iens in Hugo, Judge A. A. McDonald,
one pf the foremost lawyers of the
state, and W. A. Goforth, one of the
leading business men in Hugo. This
hostility will not accomplish any-
thing. It will simply give the people
of Hugo a chance to observe his tac-
tics and methods campaigning. I am
proud of their support. They are
two of the best men in the county
and the man who assails them, as-
sails me.
CHICAGO IS SCENE OF NEAR
RACE RIOT WHEN AGITA-
TORS BURN U. S. FLAG
SATURDAY WHILE TRYING TO TEXAS EXECUTIVE EXPRESSES
CROSS NEAR CERRO GORDO,
ARKANSAS.
to
Take "HER"
TO
CHAUTAUQUA
June 28—R. M. DeWitt, Secretary
Chicago, Jitae 20.—Two white men
and a negro policeman and several
negroes were wounded tonight in a
riot in the heart of the South side
"black belt" following the reported
burning of an American flag by
band of negroes who were said
have paraded in the interests of a
"back to Africa" movement.
The dead are
R. R. Rose, white, a sailor.
Joseph Hoyt, white, a cigar deal-
er.
Joseph P. Owens, a negro police-
man.
Rose was shot through the heart
dying instantly. Hoyt was killed by
a blow from an axe. Owens was tak-
en to a hospital with four bullet
wounds in his body, dying soon after-
ward.
Hoyt's head was split across the
brow, leading the police at first to
believe he had been killed by a blow
from an axe. Later investigation,
however, brought the conclusion that
his skull had been split by a dum
dum bullet.
The trouble occurred at Thirty-
Fifth and Indiana avenue, near the
scene of last year's race riot, in;
which more than thirty whites andi
blacks were killed, and hundreds in- j
jured.
Several hundred policemen were I
rushed to the district and succeeded
in restoring order before the distur-
bance spread. More than a thousand
negroes gathered, but no general riot
occurred.
The burning of the flag was re-
ported to have taken place when the
parade of blacks disbanded prepar-
atory to entering a hkll, where a
meeting had been called by an or-
ganization which was reported to ad-
vocate the movement of negroes back
to Africa.
Several negroes who witnessed the;
flag burning, ran to a pool room at
Thirty-Sixth street and Indiana ave-
nue and asked aid of persons in the
place in preventing the act.
Rose, who was in the pool room,
and a number of other negroes, pro-
ceeded toward the gathering of
blacks. They were joined by Police-
man Owens, who attempted to ar-
rest one of the group.
Owens started to search the man
for a weapon when other negroes
in the crowd, were reported to have
drawn pistols.
It was not known who fired the
first shot. Owens was wounded in
the back and Rose, who had just left
Hoyt's cigar shop after enlisting the
latter's aid, was shot through the
heart.
Reserve policemen were rushed in-
to the area, and according to reports
have the situation under control.
According to the statements of
spectators, the parading negroes dis-
banded and gahered in a circle
around an American flag, which
they set on fire. After it had burn-
ed a little, they stamped on it and
then several drew revolvers and be-
gan firing at it.
The sound of the shots attracted
many negroes, who were not in the
parade, and they rushed into nearby
pool halls and cigar stores for assis-
tance according to statements to po-
lice.
Police declared tonight that they
would probably never know the ex-
act number of wounded. Several were
carried off by friends, it was said, for
the parading negroes disappeared
rapidly after the first few shots.
To Investigate Riot
Chicago, June 20.—'We will leave
nothing undone to find the men who
began this shooting affay," Chief of
Police Garrity said tonight, "I do
not expect there will be any furth-
er trouble in this district."
Several hours after the riot, po-
lice received word that several hun-
dred sailors had congregated at
South State and Eighth streets, ap-
parently planning .to move into the
South Side and Chief Garrity order-
ed that all sailors be taken into cus-
tody and held at police stations or
sent back to the Great Lakes station
One negro, badly beaten, was
found in, an alley between South
State and Dearborn streets, and was
Dr. E. K. Hesterly, a prominent
physician of Cerro Gordo, Arkansas,
was drowned last Saturday when he
attempted to cross Little River on a
horse. His body was not discover-
ed until Monday.
Dr. Hesterly had been a citizen of
Cerro Gordo about two years, com-
ing there from Yell County, Arkan-
sas. He is survived by a wife and
two little children. He was a good
citizen and had made many friends
since coming to Cerro Gordo.
The Gazette joins the friends of
the family in extending sympathy.
BROKEN BOW
BASEBALL TEAM
GOING TO HOPE
REGRETS M'ADOO WILL NOT
BE CANDIDATE
Austin, Texas, June 21.—Regret
was expressed by Governor Hobby
late today in a statement, "that Mr.
McAdoo will not allow his name to
be used as a presidential candidate,"
but added that "there is plenty of
material available and it will add to
the interest of the convention not to
be bound by instructions so the del-
egates in their combined wisdom may
act without presure from any sources
"An unequivocal commitment of
this nation to the League of Nations
under a compact strong enough to
bind all the nations together to ban-
ish war forever is, in my judgment,
OF ARKANSAS AGAINST THE ON MONDAY, JULY 5—BIG BAR-
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
RAILROAD
BECUE, BIG BASE BALL
GAMES, SPECIAL TRAINS
The supreme court of Arkansas Broken Bow is preparing for a big
Monday affirmed but modified the celebration on Monday, July 5th and
verdict of a jury in the circuit court will have about 2000 pounds of bar-
at Ashdown in giving a judgment becued meats and other good things
against t(he Kansas City Southern to eat. When you attend a barbecue
Railroad in favor of Nick Leinen for at Broken Bow you always get plen-
personal injuries suffered by him ty to eat and a good time is assured
while engaged in his duties as brake- everybody. There will be an auto-
man for the coi^>any. mobile float parade, all county
The original verdict was for $53,-
333, wh«ch is the largest amount for
which judgment was ever rendered
for personal injury in an Arkansas
court. The supreme court declared
trance; reading of the Declaration of
Independence; Musical entertainment
including big brass band; speaking
and old fiddlers contest; big baseball
games; refreshments, ice water and
everything that goes to make up a
FOR 3 GAMES WITH STORKS ON
NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY
vention not to be bound by instruc-
tions, so the delegates in their com-
bined wisdom, may act without pres-
sure from any source.
"The straddling and the dodging
„ . , T ot _ . „ °f tiie republican party at the Chi-
Hope Ark., June 21,-Baseball, cag0 conv_ntion, and tbe ative
fans of Hope will hail with pleasure. and indiffcrent record of the b.
the announcement: of three game, at | party in the prescnt
North Elm Park on Thursday, Fri-|win cause the c0 to turn to ^
day and Saturday of this week on; democratic party for a settlement of
which dates the "Storks" will have|those isaues whjch now confront thg
as their opponents the strong Bro-[people not on]y g{ the Unjted
ken Bow, Oklahoma, team. Tom StaU, but of a„ thg worW
Toland, catcher for the "Storks" dur-j „An unequivocal commitment of
ing the 1919 season, is leading Bro-,this natjon to the LeaKue of NationSf
ken Bows band of ball tossers, and undei a compact gtron(, en0U(;h tQ
T. P. Boyett, of th.scity, is a mem- bind the nations together to ban.
ber of the team. They have a well- jsh w,r (orever my judgment
balanced team and may be expected the r,ain dnty q{ ^ democratk.
to give the "Storks" "a run for their' ^y
money." However, this is just what. .<And a ri)fid enforcement of the
is manted, and let the best team wi .'doctrine that everybody must ob
The "Storks" line-up is now stronger the ,aw a], the time and everywhere
than ever, and includes some of the without winking or tnlckling. t0 any
best players in this section of the intereJt or any e|emcnti is a ,ed "
country, so the Hope fans may con- the Amcrican peop,e t0 the acc,aim
fidently expect their favorites to cop from one xean U) the other „
the series. _____
The improvements at the Park,'
including a new fence, grandstand
and work on the field and diamond i
are nearing completion and every-
thing will be in "ship shape' for the!
series with Broken Bow.
the amount fixed by the court to be
excessive, and reduced it to $35,000. big celebration.
The accident occurred near Joplin, Mr. J. W. Clark, of Broken Bow,
the plain duty for" the' democratic i Mo" and as the coarts of that 8tate was in the city yester<?ay adve"isi"«
party," said the governor were 80 'ar behind with their work, the barbecue and said to a Gazette
"I regret that Mr. McAdoo will not ■the case was brought and tried in reporter, "we are going to pull off a
allow his name to be used, but there Arkansas under a law which permits big one" and have plenty to feed all
is plenty of material available, and suit to be br0"ght against a railroad who come." We can assure the
it will add to the interest of the con- adhere it maintains a line of road, pie this barbecue will be a good
PHONE 123 for quick service
when you need your clothes cleaned j
and pressed.
We can assure the peo-
one
and you will find nice amusements
to entertain you during the day.
Get a Picnic Ham at JOHNSON'S.
Out of milK?
Beauty Biscuit
SELF RISING FLOUR
Comes to the Rescue
SAVES
TIME
TROUBLE
WORRY
MILK
Ask Your
GROCER
For ft
COSTS NO MORE
DIRECTIONS ON EVERY SACK
IDABEL MILLING COMPANY
LEONARD G. HERRON", Manager
ROBERTS—KIRK
Harvey Elvin Roberts and Miss Kate
Kirk United in Marriage
Elvin Roberts and Miss Kate
Kirk, popular young people of this
city, were united in marriage last
Saturday evening, Rev. E. Franklin
Tripp, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, performing the ceremony.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Roberts, and has resided
in Idabel for a number of years. He
is a nice young man and has the
friendship of all who know him. The
bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
S. S. Kirk, and has many admirers.
For the past few months she has
held a position with the Grand Lead-
er as saleslady.
The Gazette joins the many
friends in extending congratulations.
SEE US-
SCOTT-STEVENS
Before placing your order for hard-
ware. furniture or farming implements.
Our stoek is full and complete and
we are in a position to fill your orders
no matter how large or how small.
Tom Scott, of Idabel, and Miss Ruth
Stevens, of Bokhoma, Married
Tom Scott, of this city and Miss
Ruth Stevens, of Bokhoma, were
united in marriage last week at Ash-
down, Arkansas, Rev. C. S. Wales,
performing the ceremony.
Mr. Scott has been connected with
the Rowland Hardware here for a
number of years and his friends are
numbered by his acquaintances.
The bride is one of Bokhoma's
most popular young ladies and we
welcome her to our city.
The Gazette joins their friends in
extending congratulations.
Come in and let's talk the matter ov-
er if you need anything in the above
mentioned lines.
taken to a police station. It was not
known whether he had been assulted
by whites.
When the news of the shooting
reached the downtown quarters,
crowds of whites • congregated, but
made no move to enter the negro
district.
Rowland hardware and.
. . furniture company
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