Enid Daily Eagle. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 203, Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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ENID DAILY EAGLE.
FKIDAY, MAV 21, 10UU
ENID DAILY EAGLE, I IIIDAV, MAX 21, !! < <
I'KIOK FIVB CENTS.
!HI0 MILLION DOLLAR PACKING PLANT WILL
RE 6, " T BY SI, LOUIS MEN IS THIS CITY
WELLS 111 ASSOCIATES
ARRIVE AI
Chamber Of Commeree Is
Notified That Enid Will
Get Big Plant
TO EMPLOY 500 MEN AT START
AM) \l)l) 5,000 PEOPLE TO CITY
I N ONE YEAII.
Is the Opinion of .Men Who Under-
stand the Situation—Wells Is
Coming Here Soon to Make
EimiJ Arrangement*
Enid will get a two million dollar
packing plant, stock-yards, and other
allied industries which go with such
an institution. That is the meaning
of word wired to this city yesterday
afternoon by M. B. Wells, of St.
Louis, who was here two months ago
and looked the city over with a view
to putting a large independent pack-
ing house here. J. J. Cunningham
of the Chamber of Commerce, who
has been in constant touch with Mr.
Wells, received the definite word
that his company has decided to ac-
cept the proposition made by this
city. Mr. Wells will be here in a few
days to complete arrangements for
the location of the big plant.
Readers of the Eagle will remem-
ber that several weeks ago J. B.
Queen brought Mr. Wells here and
ho was shown over the city by L. W.
Lyons, H. Kennedy, J. J. Cunning-
ham and others. In the evening a
meeting of the Chamber of Com-
merce was held and Mr. Wells out-
lined his plan. He was representing
a number of St. Lojls capitalists who
wanted to establisn a big packing
house somewhere in Oklahoma or
Texas, but had not decided on the lo-
cation. Mr. Wells would not state
a bo
propt
presented about Oklahma and
could not be overcome by any
city in the race. This city's
s of railroads and two more
be built made too good a
to overlook. It was while
the pav.ting house location was still
unsettled that Enid decided to take
hold of the new railroad to the Pan-
handle of Texas and build that. Mr.
Wells saw in this decision the es-
tablishment of a railroad center such
as no other city could hope for and
his associates were much influenced
thereby. Yesterday the Chamber of
Commerce was informed that after
going into the matter very thorough-
ly it had been determined to locate
the big plant in Enid.
This plant will mean an addition
of 5,000 to the city's population
within a year from the time it opens
according to men who know how
rjti^h industries draw people and
business in other cities. The plant
itself will employ about 300 men
from the start. The stock yards and
other business houses which it is
proposed to establish will employ at
least two hundred more.
The coming of the Wells plant is
regarded by business men as the big-
gest event of the year. In all prob-
ability it will mean thrft other large
concerns of the same kind will lo-
cate in Enid, two of the greatest
packing companies in the United
States now having that matter un-
der consideration besides the Farm-
ers Union half million dollar plant
which it is expected will be built
here at once.
10 CALIFORNIA
IITV CilillMANS WILL
TONIGHT TO IXSPECI
TIC ACT OF LAND.
Eighty wealthy Germans who live
in Major, Grant, Blaine and Garfield
counties start from Enid tonight for
San Francisco, Cal., to inspect a
large amount of land, which has al-
ready been taken up by Oklahoma
Germans.
_ ,, .. - , , , , If the land is as H. J. Miller of
that Enid would get the plant but H|Uaboro Kan the ovvner declares.
only said that he Iked the city and ; thp e, h( wm hase twenty.five
country, and would take into con- '
sideration the superior railroad fa-
cilities of this city and the large
tract of territory that was most eas-
ily covered from this point. Railroad
rates, number of cat'le raised in this
section, water facilities, etc., would
all have to be taken into considera-
tion and if Enid could make the best
showing as the logical place for the
plant it would be located here.
The Chamber of Commerce was
better pleased with the proposition
made by Mr. Wells and the manner
in which it was made than with any
other put before that body in a long ,, , „
Ume. It developed that the plant It0 ''e" ans. and Germans alone
. . . Thorp WflK n atnrv nhnnt l^nlH
acres each at $125 an acre and at
once return to Oklahoma, dispose of
their property here and remove with
their families to the Golden Hod
state.
The eighty Teutons should have
left Enid two weeks ago but owing
to the illness of Mr. Martin in Chi-
cago the trip was postponed. The
Oklahoma Germans will form a part
of a special train which left Chicago
early this morning.
Miller posseses a large amount of
fine agricultureal land near San
Francisco and he is disposing of it
COURT (IMS VNNA CIIILDKEN
Model Wile, Is Judge's Verdict for
Princess de Sugau.
Paris. May 21.—M. Seligman, a
representative of the department of
justice presented his conclusions in
the Castellane-Sagan suit today in
favor of the defendant. On Decem-
ber 30th of last year, the French
handed down a decision that the
three sons of Count Boni de Castel-
lane remain in the custody of their
mother, the present Princess de Sa-
gan. The court appealed from this
decision in May. of this year.
M. Seligman said the evidence sub-
mitted showed that the Princess de
Sagan had been irreproachable be-
fore her marriage, and that she had
since remained a good wife and
mother. Consequently. he recom-
mended that this court confirm the
decision of the lower court, giving
her the custody of the children.
CASE APPEALED
OIROI IT ATTORNEY WILL NOT
LET .JUDGE McPHEKSON'S
DECISION STAND.
Kansas City. Mo., May 21.—An-
other step was taken by the state to
restrain n*ilroads of Missouri from
restoring the three cent passenger
fare when Jentha Howe of St. Louis
representing Seebert Jones, Circuit
Attorney of that city, today filed in
the federal court here an appeal from
the recent decision of federal .ludge
McPherson, continuing in force a
tempo'-ary injunction restraining the
circuit attorney from prosecuting an
injuncftrn sutT^hgainst the railroads.
The a'ppeal is based upon allegations
of error in the ruling of Judge Mc-
Pherson.
EVERY WHEEL
15 STOPPED
bold, C. A. Peabody. A. S. Paine,
William Rockefeller, i: n. Harri-
man, Edward P. Bedford, James M.
Beck, Melville E. Stone, Frederick
S. .Ionian. John D. Ryan and Samuol .
L. Clemens.
IIENS SI I L AT HI <Dill) I'ftlH i:
i The Turkey Even h ;tt Discount lie-
side the Egg-Laying Domes-
tie Fowl
Chicago. May 21. -Live fowls,
the kind that produce eggs, for table
use. are now selling in this city at
the higest paid in many years ac-
cording to statements of South
Water street men today. Inciden
tally the famous thanksgiving hird
—the turkey—is now at a discount
compared with its smaller rival, the
former selling today at 1 "tc per
pound live weight, while live hens
were bringing 16c. This condition
of affairs is said to bo due to the
unusually high price which has pre-
vailed for grain during the last year
and to the record breaking price of
eggs, which, during the spring
months has been the largest ever
recorded for the similar period in
this market.
10 STAY HIGH
PATTEN WARNS PLOt R MEN
THAT GRAIN Will. BI
\ ER1 UK I
Chicago, May 20. James A Pat-
ten, whose operations in wheat have
received national notice, reviewed
the wheat situation In an address
before the flour men's club last
night.
"I predict," he said, "that high
prices will prevail all over the world
for a year to come in wheat and
that red winter wheat will sell as
hffch in America a year from now as
it is selling today.
"I cannot dwell too strongly on
the law of supply and demand and
the theory that the production of
wheat in the United States has not
kept pace with the increase in popu-
lation and I want to suggest that
tlie trade each year will have to re-
alize this condition in its future
dealings and study from this stand-
point. The wheat lands are being
cropped to death. Changes must
come or we will suffer the result."
\N II I, I I \ SITI. FOR s< IIOOL.
Cameron Will Visit Chickasha to
Study the Problem.
Guthrie. Okla.. May 21.—State
Superintendent F. 1> Cameron left
today for Chickasha, where lie will
meet with the state board of agri-
culture and industrial education to-
morrow when a site for the new
Girls' Institute school will be prob-
ably selected.
The board has met w ith one ser-
ious difficulty in selecting the site
for the school. The law creating the
institution requires the citizens of
Chickasha to donate a site of 160
aires, which shall be located within
one mile of the incorporated limits
of the city. The board has found that
It is almost impossible to secure lt>0
acres in one tract within that dis-
tance of Chickasha but it can secure
eighty acre tracts in separate pieces.
The board will have to determine
whether separate tracts could be ac-
cepted and still comply with the re-
quirements of the law.
At the meeting tomorrow a eom-
plete faculty will be selected for
the new school. There are two can-
didates for president of the insti-
tution. W. F. linniey. superintendent
of schools at Chickasha and Charles
Evans, city superintendent at Ard-
more. Evans seems to have the best
chance of landing the place.
o
■
was to be a big one. and would in
volve the immediate outlaw for
buildings and equipment of not less
than one million dollars. Mr. Wells
stated that he would not consider
putting in a small concern under
any circumstances.
After Mr. Wells went away nothing
was heard from him for some time.
Then it was learned that he had
been to Fort Worth, Muskogee, Tul-
sa and one or two other points, and
had looked the ground over there.
Some of the men associated with him
favored Fort Worth. But the fig-
There was a story about Enid to-
day that the Germans were here
stranded, that Miller was under ar-
rest in Nebraska, and that the tick-
ets for the Germans had not ar-
rived. Ned Horton, ticket agent of
the Rock Island, as well as Jacob
Lavin of Hitchcock and TI. P. Schultz
of Interview, today denied the stories
The tickets arrived today for the
eighty and the two Pullman sleepers
are also here to convey the home-
seekers to the Pacific coast and
back. Miller pays the expenses go-
ing and returning of the party.
WORLD'S GNEATEST TBI ST
DEAD SILENCE AS ROGERS
WAS BURIED.
COLORADO SPRINGS—BIG VOTE
Colorado Spring. Col., May 21.— I by the press and backed by the
Colorado Spring has just adopted by Chamber of Commerce and other
an overwhelming vote of 31G1 to civic bodies. The instrument was
2b.!, the commission form of gov- drawn by 21 representative citizens,
ernuient under a charter which abol- | nominated by a joint committee from
ishes the ward system, eliminates ; the civic organization. The first elec-
party politics, provides the recall, Hon under the new charter will be
initiative and referendum, and places
ample restrictions around the grant-
ing of franchises.
on Tuesday, July <5.
In many respects the charter is
remarkable. The only elective of-
Tlie charter is probably the most fleers are the mayor and four coun-
liheral adopted by any American inu- I < llnien who compose the council in
nicipality. because of the fact that j which the powers of the city are
the legislature gives cities a free vested. Responsibility is fixed by
rein in making their charters. Col- j the creation of five departments, at
orado Spring is the first Colorado die head of each of which is one
city to adopt the commission form ( member. The departments are:
.Ithough Grand Junction. Pueblo | Water and water works, governed
and other cities are now taking steps I by the mayor; finance: public health
to that end. The charter comes as , and sanitation: public works and
the result of a movement advocated
(Continued on page eight.)
New York, May 21.—While every
wheel of the enormous net work of
the Standard Oil company branches
was motionless and in the presence
of many of the most prominent men
in the country's financial circles,
funeral services were held over the
body of H. H. Rogers, active head
of the Standard Oil company today.
The services were held in the
church of the Messiah in this city,
the Rev. Dr. Robert Collier officia-
ting. A quartet from the Mendel-
ssohn Glee club sang. The body was
ttyin taken to Fairhaven, Mass., and
simple services will be held on Satur-
day in the Memorial church which
Mr. Rogers gave to that community.
The interment will be in a mauso-
leum which Mr. Rogers caused to be
erected some years ago. in Riverside
cemetery in Oxford, near Fairhaven.
A general belief prevails among
the business associates of Mr. Rog-
ers that his affairs will be found to
be in sound condition and well pro-
tected. Ills estate is believed to be
Invested mainly in his Virginia rail-
road property and in safe, dividend
paying stocks and bonds.
Mr. Rogers's duties as president
of the Amalgamated Copper com-
pany are expected to be taken by
John D. Ryan, now president of the
Anaconda Copper company, who was
his closest business associate.
The care of Mr. Rogers's private
estute is expected to fall upon the
shoulders either of his son, H. II
Rogers, Jr., or his son-in-law, Ur-
ban H. Broughton. who has had
much to do with Mr. Rogers's affairs
in recent years. The son, however,
has in the last two years been grad-
ually assuming some of the tasks
which had to be borne by a man hav-
ing so many important interests as
Mr. Rogers, and the feeling prevails
among the business men with whom
the young man has been brought in-
to contact that he is qualified to con-
tinue the conduct of the estate if
necessary.
The pall bearers at the funeral of
Henry H. Rogers were Messrs. El-
brldge T. Gerry, George W. Perkins,
George M. Moffat, John I). Archl-
EOIKTEEN HUNDRED DELE-
GATES ABE EXPECTED HERE
FOR GATHElti.N.i.
Monday the annual State Sunday
School convention begins a several
days' session here and for that con-
vention over fourteen hundred per-
sons will be in attendance.
President Lyons of the Chamber
of Commerce stated today that the
Sunday school meeting would be the
largest and most beneficial ever held
in Enid, and in fact one of the larg-
est conventions ever held in the new
state.
C. H. Nichols, stale secretary of
the convention arrived here last
night from Oklahoma City and open-
ed his headquarters today at the
Loewen theater. He will be assist-
ed in his work by .Mr, Bell, a prom-
inent newspaper man of Oklahoma
City, who arrives here tonight.
The first session will be held at
the Presbyterian church Monday
night and to take care of the over-
flow crowds similar sessions will ba
held in the different churches of the
city.
The program for the convention
is as follows:
The Chamber of Commerce
through its able president Lyons and
J. Cunningham, secretary, have
made arrangements for the entertain-
ment and accommodation here of the
executive committee of the conven-
tion numbering fifty persons in all.
C. H. Nichols state secretary of the
onvention stated today that appli-
cations for credentials had been re-
ceived by him from 1,4 00 persons,
which with their wives and daughters
would swell the number of visitors
to two thousand.
The Santa Fe, Frisco and Rock
Island are planning on extra cars to
each regular train to haul the dele-
gates and visitors here and arrange-
ments are being made hei^e for the
accommodation of the visitors in
hotels, rooming houses, private
dwellings and in stores.
A large number of cots and other
material have been ordered by the
Chamber of Commerce which is di-
rectly aiding Secretary Nichols in
preparing for the convention.
\im \< i: IN CHICAGO LABOR
CASE IS AGAINST "SKINNY"
M Mini N.
IB BE HELD TONIGHT
LYNCHING IS EXPECTED TO
TAKE PLACE M WELEET-
KA TON hill r.
Muskogee, Okla.. May 21. The
negro who assaulted Mrs. Cole, a
seventeen year old bride at her
home near Sharp, Okla., Wednesday,
was captured at Weleetka, Okla.. to-
day and placed In jail. Excitement
Is intense and it is expected threats
to lynch the negro w ill be carried out
tonight.
* * * * * + ++ + + +
* WEATHER FORECAST
♦
❖ Tonight and Saturday, gen-
+ erally cloudy, unsettled
+ weather.
•5*
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Chicago, May 21. Wider latitude
in the introduction of evidence was
given the prosecution by Judge Mc-
Surely today in the case against
' Skinny" Madden. F. A. Pouehot and
M. J. Boyle, labor leaders, charged
with conspiracy to extort money in
the settlement of a strike against the
Joseph Klicka company.
Judge McSurely's ruling followed
veral hours of argument and al-
lows the state to introduce witnesses
not directly concerned with the
Klicka case bill who, it. is said, will
give testimony tending to show that
the alleged extortion in the case at
bar was merely an incident of a gen-
eral policy pursued by the defend-
ants.
The first witness called by the
state under the ruling was Jacob
Scharmer, a building contractor who
told of a strike called last Septem-
ber on the plant of the Jewel Tea
company. "I asked Pouehot why
the strike had been called and he
said certain sheet metal sleeves for
the coffee roasting plant had been
placed In the plant by non-union
labor. 1 told him that if that was
his only kick 1 would have the
sleeves torn out and new ones put
in by union men.
"Oh, don't bother about that;
leave them where they are," Poueh-
ot said. " He told me to see Madden
and make him a cash offer to settle
the strike."
Witness proceeded to relate a later
interview with Madden in which he
alleged .Madden demanded $2,750 as
his price for calling olT ffie strike.
This, witness said, he reduced to
$2,700.
" 'You'll have to get off your high
horse,' l told him. Then I went to
see Fred V. Skeff. president of the
tea company. We talked it over
and then I returned to Madden.
" 'You've got to use some com-
mon sense,' I told him. 'We've got
to agree on a decent price or fight it
out on other lines.'
"Then he caine down to $ 1.r 00
"I asked him how Skeff was to
pay the money and he said that
Skeff should bring along a confiden-
tial man to meet a similar agent who
would be with Madden. These two
agents were to be left alone in a
private room where the money was to
change hands."
Skell, when put on the stand said
that he brought the money all in
$100 bills to Madden and that the
latter told him to put them in an
envelope. This he did. and left the
sum on the desk in the office used
by .Madden.
MERCHANTS ASK PROTECTION
Enid merchants will gather in
force at the council rooms tonight
to present a request for protection to
th' regular retail trade of the city
from transient merchants who come
in and unload a large amount of
stock In a short time but do noth-
ing to help build up Enid. The coun-
cil will be asked to pass an ordin-
ance giving the desired protection.
SHALL ENID IIAYE AX ANNUAL
SI MMER COURSE TO START
THIS YEAR.
Tonight at the Presbyterian
church a mass meeting will be held
to arrange for a summer chautauqua
in this city. Much work has been
done toward that end by a commit-
tee of well known men appointed
several weeks ago. They will make
a full report at tonight's meeting.
As the time to arrange for such
an event is very grief action of a
definite nature must, be tuken this
evening. All those who are inter-
terested should attend. This move
is not only for the present year, but
is intended to start a yearly event
which will prove of great value to the
city. Addresses will be made this
evening by several well known Enid
men on the chautauqua question.
Religious Fanatic Says He
Relies on Divina Aid
CLOSELY CLUTCHES BIBLE
\ND l H LINED TO TR\ ID S.W
ANYTHING
It is All With God" Calmly IH*-
cluccs Demented Man Who Kill-
ed a Policeman and Caused
Death of Others
Kansas City, Mo., May 21.—The
jury to try Jameg Sharp or "Adam
God" for the killing of a policeman
in a religious riot last winter in
which five persons lost their lives,
was secured today and the state
opened Its case.
Holding his Bible in his hand and
frequently referring to it for guid-
ance. Sharp announced that contrary
to his previous intentions, he would
not testify in his own behalf. "I
am at peace with God now," he said
"and there is nothing 1 could say.
but if God tells me to testlty before
my trial ends, I will. Its all with
God. Even if I spoke In my own be-
half, God would be working in nm
and things I said would merely be
words of God passing through me."
VESSEL IS OUT
OF BIG ICE JAM
El YE III NDRED PASSENGERS
11A YE ESCAPED DEATH THAT
THREATENED
St. Johns. May 21.—All night
there was constant commotion in
great field of ice surrounding the
steamer Mongolian, stranded with
600 passengers, while the pressure
at times was greater than ever be-
fore. Dawn, however, revealed open
water within a few miles of the
steamer and later the Ice broke up
so the vessel was enabled to plough
slowly through into the clear water.
Only two passengers walked ashore
yesterday.
St. Johns, N. F.. May 21.—The
Allan line steamer Mongolian early
today freed herself from the ice
park off the entrance to St. John's
harbor, in which she had been Im-
prisoned for two days.
HELPS BDD5I E
I. It. KBE HAYS ENID IS SECOND
BEST AND (11 1- Kits TO IN-
VEST #11,000
Before leaving Enid last night, J.
It. Kee, one of the best known bank-
ers In the stale, whose home is in
Oklahoma City, wis asked by a
representative of the Eagle what h ■
thought or Enid's future prospects.
"We men from the metropolis are
proud of our city and seldom say
much about any other, but the plain
truth is 1 am amazed at Enid's
growth and evidence of becoming a
great city. You have the only real
city In the slate outside of ours; [
mean ihe only place that looks like
a beauty spot, her people are ex-
ceedingly hospitable, and the town
bids fair to being a great commer-
cial cenler in the not distant fu-
ture.
"However, I can best tell you
what I think of Enid by saying 1
just offered $11,000 for that corner
over there a hulf hour ago and the
offer is still good."
Mr. Kee was pointing to the fifty
feet of ground occupied by the Del-
mar on North C and. He said he
certainly would not make such an
Investment unless he expected Enid
to grow very fast.
CELEBRATE CALVIN DAY
lleaver. Col., May 21.—The four
hundredth anniversary of the birth
of John Calvin was celebrated by the
General Assembly of the Presbyte-
rian church today. Dr. James M.
Barkley of Detroit was elected Mod-
erator yesterday.
Thi-i afternoon .1. Y. Callahan and ing right ahead and that there is
„ number of other representatives no doubt about the half million dol-
of the Farmers l'niol, met with the : lar plant being built. Ihe necessary
board of directors of the Chamber j $500 charter fee has been paid in
of Commerce to discuss the locating by members of the I nion to the
here of tin- Farmers lTnion packing committee in charge of getting a
plant. A definite proposition has i ( barter and Ihe charter will be made
I not I t been mad' but it can be out In Guthrie Monday, Headquar-
I stated that the farmers favor Enid
and ate not asking anything unrean-
on-able.
This packing house proposition is
not in any wuy connected with the
one made by St. l,ouls capitalists
told elsewhere In this Issue of the
Eagle. It is probable that each pro-
position will help the other, for
what the packers want Is a center
for their Industry. Mr. Callahan
ters will then be opened in this city
and the work of gutting the half
million stock subscription w ill begin.
As to the question of getting the
money Mr. Callahan states that tho
farmers are very ready to pay lit the
small portiou that will be assigned
to each county, and there will be no
trouble at all. Tho location of the
plant will be left to a vote of the
Stockholders with Enid an easy la-
stated today that his people ui, go-vorlte from the llrst.
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