Sapulpa Evening Democrat. (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 152, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 1
SAPULPA,’OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1912
NO 152
A GLANCE AT
THE CABINET NO WARRANTS
Taft is Not Satisfied With
Some of the Members of
His Official Family
Supreme Court Decision on a
Mandamus Case From Creek
County
SOME THORNS IN HIS PATH
Wilson, Nagel and Wickersham
Give the President Worry-
Hitchcock is in High Fa-
vor
(By Winfield Jones.)
Special to the Democrat.
Washington, March 28—With the
shadow of the presidential election
approaching President Taft i6 looking
over his cabinet with a view to de-
termining who among their number
will be of greatest service to nim in
the struggle for renomination
As the Republican National Conven-
tion draws near the voting popula-
tion is separating the sheep from the
goats ia the group of Presidential
possibilities, and in no less a measure
is President Taft leaning upon his
OVATION TO WATER TOR
ROOSEVELT EUCHEE PLACE
Uuges the Defeat of the Taft A Different State of Facts When
Machine and Calls For 111- the Records Are Shown—Mr.
inois to Rebuke It ! Garber Denies
Negro Thieves Operate Among
Retail Stores and Are Run
to Cover
cabinet members and others to dis-
cover who is able to t»ear the most
weight.
Politicians concede that this year
will see one of the fiercest struggles
for political supremacy waged for de-
cades. Realizing this fact President
Taft is trying to intrench himself
behind a formidable phalanx of sup-
liorters. and to build up an organiza-
tion which will bo victorious.
Those closest to the president seem
to consider James Wilson, secretary
of agriculture, as the weakest link in
the cabinet chain, by reason of the
tact that his vigorous advocacy of
Canadian reciprocity resulted In loss
of prestige for Taft throughout the
rural districts which has long been
Wilson's stronghold. From a political
point of view many statesmen consid
er that Mr. Wilson's chief virtue lies
in the fact that he has never done
anything very bad, and has by a
plodding faithfulness won his way
into the hearts of the agriculturists,
hut in spite of this strength it is the
concensus of opinion that his stand
on reciprocity and the Wiley scandal
insulted In his forfeiture of a large
measure of public confidence.
As a lieutenant beet fitted to han-
dle the machine end of the Taft cam-
paign. Frank H. Hitchcock, post mast
er-gencral, is being relied upon by
President Taft to assist in the work
of oonji»"ing harmony out of the hyd-
ra-headed mass of polities which the
convention will be. His experience as
chairman of the National Republican
committee has given him such an in-
timate knowledge of the inner work-
ings of national politics that he will
bo able to juggle lhe organization
loaders with singular ability. Mr.
Hitchcock has the confidence of party
loaders in southern sections of the
country, despite the fact that his
resignation as chairman of the Nation
al Republican committee was in lir.e
with «*■ avowed i>oltcy of his break
away from machine politics.
Swretary of commerce and lgibor
Charles Nagel, who Is also national
committeeman from Missouri, Is a
valuable asset to Taft, being the con
trolling force which directs republi-
can policies in his state. The eir-
rumstances that Secretary Nagel is at
present at logger-heads with the Ger
man-American Alliance, an organiza-
tion Which boasts the control of
2 000 000 vote*, has a tendency to
lower the balance on the side con-
trary to that in his favor.
Attorney funeral Wickersham oc
tuples a position in political affairs
which annoys the administration.
The fact that he had no sooner em-
barked upon his Political career than
ho proceeded to read the progressive
.dement out of the republican party
deprives him of a necessary virtue,
namely, the ability to coerce the ul-
In an opinion lendered by Justice
S. W. Hays of the supreme court and
mentioned in the local columns Wed-
nesday. it was held that the county
commissioners cannot issue warrants
against a fund when claims already
issued and approved against such
fund haxe exhausted It, even though
a balance remains to the credit of
the fund from the preceding fiscal
year.
The case was up on appeal by L. O.
Shannon, W. O. Baker and C. B.
Aubrey, county commisisoners of
Creek county, plaintiffs in error,
against the state ex. rel. Holmes
Davidson and Theodore Berryhill,
guardian of Karl Berryhill.
Creek county owed Holmes, as jail-
or, the sum of *363, and owed Theo-
dore Berryhill *780 for rent on a
building hj owns. The funds from
which accounts of this nature paid
were depleted for the year, but there
was a balance from the preceding
year in both. The commissioners
agreed that the county owed the
money, but they refused to issue
warrants above the estimates. David-
son and Beirryhill sued in the courts
and were awarded judgment, but the
county commissioners appealed, and
the lower court was reversed.
The opinion sustains the contention
of Attorney General West that war-
rants in excess of the estimates can ■
not be issued by county officers
Chicago, March 28—Roosevelt’s
reception here last night is consider-
ed one of the greatest ever given a
political leader in this city. Before
the auditorium was opened people
blocked the, streets for two blocks
each direction. Ia*ss than half failed
to get In the largo hall, and two im-
mense overflow meetings were held.
Rosevelt was given an ovation. He
denounced the methods used in New
York and said it meant the disruption
of the party. He said the Taft
managers, controlling the machinery
failed to have tickets for Roosevelt ia
over half the districts until half the
voting time had passed and in some
districts not at all. He said the pro-
gressives had appealed for another
election and that every effort would
be made to induce the governor to
call it. If not a contesting delegation
from New York would he the result.
Roosevelt's address was the better
ia the extreme. He lashed his op-
poaents at every turn and predicted
party defeat if such method were to
lie permitted to stand. He denounc-
ed the Taft administration In the
servereel of terms and then urged
Illinois republicans to rebuke the ma-
chine at the i>riniarios.
General Coxey, leader of Coxey’s
Army, Again in Limelight
WERE MARRIED
66 YEARS AGO
__
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Weeks Cel-
ebrate Anniversary at Home
of Mrs. J. H. Haworth
at Joplin
TAET GRABS
The Rough Riders Are Over-
whelmed in Mississippi, Col-
orado and in New York
One of tlve water stories given to
the public by the e>ening "Official
Organ" is that of the Euchee Mission
and thereby hangs a tale. It is al-
most on a parallel with the story of
the sale of the waterworks and the
alleged steal by the Frisco of water.
In the first place the Light states
the Kuchee Mission owed the city
ISO. That is not true.
Tha total indebtedness of the Eu-
chee Mission to the city up to April
1st is $22.lid. The boks of Mr. Bay-
teas show that the Mission was paid
up to October 1st. 1910. From that
period to July 1st, 1911, the city did
not furnish the Euchee Mission any
water.
Along last fall the Taxpayers
league asked a reduction of city ex-
penditures and among those let out
was the water collector who was Mr,
McGuire.
Thereafter the city sent out notices
the same as the
Telephone Company.
Gas Company.
Electric Company.
And the consumer Is exacted to
go to the water office and settle, the
same as with the above named com-
panies.
The total outstanding w ater rents J
amount to a little over *700 and a
new set of books are being made by
Mr. Wertzberger, so that it will be
but a 6hort time until the system
will be the same as That of corpora-
tions. This record was made by data
secured but a short time ago and will
soon be complete. It Is comprehen
sive and in detail, whereas the old
system of records was very incom-
plete.
Mr. Garber denies the Light story
in regard to the Euchee Mission.
Two negro men were making the
rounds of various stores Wednesday
afternoon and evidently for the pur-
pose of larceny. They visited a mil-
linery establishment and got away
with some property which was
missed before they were out of sight.
Officers Jones and Noah took up the
caso and the former captured one of
them last night and Officer Noah
nabbed the other. One of them had
cut off his mustache but this fact did
not prexent his identification. An In-
formation was filed before Justice
Root and the two were arraigned this
afternoon and their cases set for
hearing.
The names of the two darkeys are
Albert Fair and George Watson.
They will have a hearing April 6th.
Names of Committee Visiting St
Louis to Offer Free Water to
Frisco System
New York, March 28. A deal in
mining stocks by ‘•General" Jacob
S. Coxey. one time leader of "Coxey's
Army", with Grant G. Gillette, the
former Kansas promoter, has resulted
in a suit here in which General
Coxey seeks to have declared void
notes aggregating *17,000 and to
recover *2,000 additional.
Coxey, whose home is in Massillon,
O.. lives part of each year at the
Waldorf-Astoria in this city and has
an office in New York. Gillette
owns a fruit ranch in California. Gen-
eral Coxey alleges in his complaint
that the stock for which he paid *1
a share, is worthless. Ha has ob-
tained an order in the state supremo
court to take the testimony of R. N.
Weaver, now at Tulsa, Okla., who.
General Coxey says, saw Gillette
execute an agreement to buy hack his
stock for *155,000 If Coxey did not
want to keep it.
While talking about the larceny of
water it is worth while refreshing the
memory of Sapulpans to the names
of the committee of citizens who visit
ed St. Louis and presented the Frisco
railway with an offer of free water to
make up for the water the city fail-
ed to furnish the company at this
point, during the long drouth. This
commit tee carried with them to
Vice-President Gray a copy of the
resolution adopted by the city
fathers at the request of the Com-
mercial Club, on February 1st, 1911.
This resolution was published in the
Democrat of Tuesday. That com-
mittee was composed of:
Henry M. Watchorn.
Dr. J. 8. McAllister.
W. B. Stone.
John F. Egan.
J. E. Rice.
G E. I/jwdermilk.
FLORIDA SCANDAL
IS GROWING WARM
Having lived together sixty-eix
years as husband and wife Mr. and
Mis. Samuel Weeks yesterday cele-
brated the anniversary of their mar-
riage at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. J. H. Haworth, on South Main
street. Mr. Weeks is 88 years old
and Mrs. Weeks 82. They have lived
in Jasper county 42 years.
Both are in good health. Each is
of Quaker parentage. Mr. Weeks was
born on Nantucket Island, Mass., and
moved from there to Illinois. Mrs.
Weeks was born in Vermillion county
Illinois. They w,ere married at
Georgetown, 111.
A dinner was given in their honor
yesterday, and a postal card shower
hearing greetings from their friends,
was one of the features of the day.
Friends and callers were entertained
in the afternoon.
The couple have six children: Mrs
J. 11. Haworth and W. L. Weeks of
Carthage. George 11. Weeks of Ten
ver, F. M. Weeks of Asbury, John
Weeks of Oklahoma City and Mrs.
William Green of Alba.—Joplin Globe
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Weeks are
the grand parents of Mrs. Dr. I^ong
mire. The John Weeks mentioned
was a former mayor of this city.
Washington, March 28.—The com-
plete returns from New York give
Rooservelt 9 votes out of 90 in the
state. Teddy was even defeated in
the Oyster Bay district. Mississippi
selected a solid Taft delegation to-
day. Wednesday Taft secured the
solid vote of Colorado and also gain-
ed two votes in the seeend Georgia
district. In Mississippi, however, the
Roosevelt forces selected contesting
delegations in four districts. They
also threaten to contest the entire
New York City delegation of twenty-
six.
Col. and Mrs. Ingersoll, of Olney,
111., are in the city today, the guests
of Dr. and Mrs J. P. Soils*. Col.
Ingersoll is a distant relative and
during his lifetime was a close
friend of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, the
celebrated agnostic and writer.
Impression Prevails That the
IiOnvtmire < larage Fire Was
of That Character
A few nights ago the garage of Dr.
Ijongmire on South Oak street was
partially destroyed by fire. The
firemen, at the time, had every reas
on to believe that the place was pur
posely fired and on the return of Dr.
I»ngmire to the city placed the facts
before him. Investigation made con-
firms this belief and Dr lamgmlre
has offered a, reward for the arrest
and conviction of the parties. The
amount or the reward offered is
*100.
H. H. Adam*, of Holdenville, is in
the city on business.
THE ERISCO WAS READY
BUI IT MAY BE DELAYED
HEAVY RAIN
Rig Reservoir Now Holds Suf-
ficient Water For City For
All Next Summer
Officers of the Company Call for Copies of the
Paper Making the Charge of Stealing City
Water-May Prove a Boomerang
To The City
Washington, March 28.—The Flori-
da everglades hearing by the house
committee on expenditures in the ag-
ricultural department was marked to
day by several liveily incidents.
Bickerings of attorneys and fre-
quent tilts between them and mem-
bers of the committee occupied much
of the time and a promised sensation
was averted when Solicitor McCabe
of the agricultural department assur
ed Chairman Moss that he had no
desire to Impung motives of the com-
mittee.
C. L. Goodrich, an expert agricul-
turist In the department, wa* on the
stand when objection was made to
Mr. McCabo's crosn examination.
Am I to understand that the de-
partment of agriculture is to be at-
tacked and testimony supporting this
act is to get record and 1 -am not to
have an opportunity to reply to It?”
asked Mr. McCabe.
"It seems to me," he continued,
•‘thnt the rulings have been both
ways and I submit that I have the
right to show why this everglades re-
port was held up.”
••If you impung the motives of this
committee, we will settle that que«
tlon in a minute," said Chairman
Moss.
Mr. McCabe assured him that he
meant no impetation against the com
mlttee.
iervy Traffic in Coal is Requir-
ing Extra Crews on Frisco
at Present
Every bit of the rolling stock that
can posibly be spared is being rushed
to the coal fields bjr the railways la
expectation of a strike of coal miners
on the 1st of April. Extra coal
trains are leaving the coal fields daily
for different points on the system.
Eight and ten trains a day, from tha
south, pass through this city and«
every available car is being rushed
to the mines to be loaded before th«|
closing down of the mines. The Frla*'
co at the present time has about ten j
extra train crews on this division.
DEFEATED
tra-progressive element and swing it
Into line, shoulder to shoulder with
the old guard. Also his "trURt bust-
ing" proclivities have won him many
an enemy among business men.
The fact is that the Taft Cabinet
taken as a whole, is not a tower of
strength to the president in his strug-
gle for renomlnatlon. If he would
throw Wickersham overboard the ship
would be considerably lightened.
Wickersham is millstone about the
neck of Taft in his fight for political
existence.
The rain storm which concluded Jt
in early hour this morning was the
heaviest precipitation in this locality
in several years. AH the local
streams are bank full and overflow-
ing. Rock creek was a sight this
morning. The railways report Innum
erable washouts hut none of very
serious character in this Immediate
vicinity. Out at the big reservoir
the immense field of water is a pleas
ant sight to the eyes of the city offi-
cials. A plentiful supply for the en-
tire summer is assured. The rain
fall was the heaviest about 9 o'clock
last night and for over two hours
there was a perfect down pour.
Gaines Arrington, one of the menln
git is victims. Is on the fair road to
recovery.
THE DEMOCRAT IS IN POSITION TO STATE THAT THE FRISCO
RAILWAY SYSTEM WAS READY TO BEGIN ITS EXTENSIVE CONTEM
PLATED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF SAPULPA WITHIN THE
NEXT SIXTY DAYS. A LOCAL OFFICIAL WHO WAS RECENTLY IN
ST. LOUIS STATES THAT ALL THE PLANS WERE COMPLETED FOR
THE EXPENDITURE OF A LARGE SUM OF MONEY AT THIS
POINT BEGINNING ABOUT JUNE 1ST. THE PLANS CONTEMPLAT
ED A HUGE ROUNDHOUSE, A SHOP BUILDING AND INCREASED
YARD ROOM. .
THE ARTICLE IN THE LIGHT CHARGING THE FRISCO SYS
TEM WITH STEALING WATER FROM THE CITY WAS SENT TO ST.
LOUIS BY TULSA PEOPLE.. IN ADDITION OFFICIALS IN ST. LOUIS
HAD BEEN APPRISED OF THE AFFAIR AND HAD CALLED FOR THE
ARTICLE. AND THESE PAPERS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED IN RE
SPONSE TO THE REQUEST.
IN ADDITION COPIES OF THE DEMOCRAT HAVE BEEN ASKED
FOR, IN REFERENCE TO THE SAME AND THEY. TOO, HAVE GONE
TO ST. LOU 18, BEING SENT LAST NIGHT.
THE STATEMENT IS GIVEN OUT BY THE SAME GENTLEMAN
WHO GAVE OUT THE INFORMATION IN REFERENCE TO THE COM-
MENCEMENT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT A HALT HAS BEEN
CALLED.
NO WONDER THE LIGHT LAST NIGHT EDITORIALLY STATED
• FORGET IT."
Kerr Acted the Man.
Some time ago J. T. Kerr, of Paw-
nee county purchased a piece of land
in the north part of the county. He
visited the scene and began plowing
for the purpose of sowing oats. Two
brothers named Frank and Georee
Terill, tenants, run him off. He came
to Supulpa and secured a warrant for
their arrest. They in turn proceeded
to Bristow and secured a warrant
for Kerr. AX that hearing it (level
oped that the Terllls had a lease for.
1912 and the party selling to him
had informed him the place was clear
Kerr came to town today, paid the
costs and the Terrills were discharg
ed.
Turks and Arabs Almost Anni-
hilate a Division of Italy’s
Army
Iaindon, March 28.—The news
the Turkish victory in Tripoli is con-
firmed. The Turks, reinforced by
Arabs, fell on the Italians at an earl
hour, attacking from three side* an
swept everything before them. I
was not only a defeat hut a rou
The Italian losses may reach 400<.
In killed, wounded and prisoner#.
The Turks also secured several fie!
guns, wagon train, camp equipmen
md Immense quantities of stores
Turk losses are placed at 300.
The preliminary hearing of Leo
Johnson, charged with the killing of
A. W. Pickett, was heard today at
Bristow Indore Judgo Manion. Chas.
Pickett. Bud Pickett, Clyde Robinson
and Emery Jennings are among the
local |**optc who were present.
Bar Association.
Attorney H. H. Harbtson, secretar
of the Creek County Bar association
has announced a meeting of that or
ganization on April 3. There will b(
short speeches on "Pioneer Practice
of Law In Oklahoma.” There wit1
!>e a smoker and a luncheon.
Mrs. Randall, of Joplin, Mo., Is the
guest of Mrs. l»gan Thompson.
Mr Garber denies the story in the
Light, so far as the Mission Is con
cei ned
Charged With Adultery.
Last night officers proceeded t.
Tanaha and placed Claude Gambk
and Nora Miller under arrest on
charge of adultery, the warrant
Ing Issued from Justice Root's cour
They pleaded not gjillty and were
leased on bonds of to appear f
trial on April 6th.
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Johannes, Fred C. Sapulpa Evening Democrat. (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 152, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 1912, newspaper, March 28, 1912; Sapulpa, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1470651/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.