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MAIN
EDITION
all the local
NEWS.
SAPU
ALD
>• * * fsAPULPA'S GREATEST NEWSSAPCrI * * *-^
thi weather
rotl OKLAHOMA— Fair and warm-
er tonight; Wednesday fair and some-
what warmer in the southwest.
About the only place where mon
can be made without advertising
the United States Mint.
THE HERALD
VOLUME VI. NUMBER 1.
•APULPA. CREEK COUNTY, OKLAOMA. TUESOAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1919
MAIN
FOUR DOLLARS PER YEAR
PLAN PROFIT-SHARING BASIS FOR R. R.
MEXICANS COMMIT NEW OUTRAGE OMORDER
RESTORATION
OF R. R. BILL
IS WIDE ONE
WILL ASSURE JUST AND FAIR
WAQES AND WORKING COM31
TIO NS ROBINSON SAYS—WEL-
FARE FUND CREATEO.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2—The es-
tablishment of a system of proflt-
aharing by the employes is hut one of
the fnr-reacnine provisions of a bill
for the restoration of the country's
railroads to private owneiship which
wan favorably reported today to the
senate by Senator Cummins, repub-
lican, of Iowa, at chairman of the ■
senate Interstate commerce conim'l 1
tee.
In many respects the bill is extra-
ordinary fir Its revolutionary •> t " I
ar.d sweeninc char,res In the railroad
ownership. Management and opera-
tion are incorporated in the bill.
Labor features of the lull are as-
sumed by Seor'or Tt'-btr-’on d> raorrai
<rf Arka isas. and members of the
commute.
Not only will (be bill S"*ure to
tlie erooloyei just, fair and reason-
a! le hours, w re' and working con-
ditions. but It give them representa-
tion on the boards of directors of
♦he varPtis railroad corporation and
establishes an employe and welfare
fnnd from excess eomlnes which i*
Is believed some of <he road" will
derive from rates to he established
under the bill” Robinson said today.
;--O - - —
Man Injured When
Bicycle Hits Him
Secret Service Work
Solving Bond Affair
SLEUTHS’ NET
DROPS ABOUT
SAPULPA HEN
ULTIMATUM ANNOUNCES
RAISE IN MILK PRICE
CLEVELAND, Soft. 2 They must
cither pay front two to three a quart
more for milk or find themselves
shut off from the supply according
to an ultimatum from 1<>0 farmers
of this section to the milk distribu-
tors. They demand 36 cents per gal-
lon. Milk sells fer lo cents per
quart to the consumers.
OWEN BLAMES
FIOH PRICES
ON CONGRESS
OPENING FIGMT FOR TREATY,
OWT-t* SAYS UNREST IS DUE
TO Dc'-AY OF RATIFICATION.
STRIKE CALL
TO REST FOR
SHORT WHILEj
CONSERVATIVE FEW HAVE PUT
STRIKE OFF TEMPORARILY. AT
LEAST SAYS CHICAGO DISTRICT
CHAIRMAN.
Mexican Outlaws Rrt\ * Another
U. S. Plane; Capt. Maiabb Is Victim
ALLEGED CONFESSION OF FRANK
GILBERT BELIEVED TO HAVE
RE8ULTED IN EVIDENCE
AGAINST BOND SELLERS.
CUMBERLAND, Md., 8ep*. 2.
—After rejecting President Wil-
ton's plan 1500 Baltimore and
Ohio shopmen went on a strike
here today.
LABOR’S DAY
WAS BIGGEST
YET IN CITY
UNABLE TO FREE WIFE.
THEY DIE UNDER TRAIN
THOUSANDS OUT TO ENJOY HOL
IDAY—PARADE WAS SUCCESS—'
FIGHT AT FAIRGROUNDS—
WEATHER EXCELLENT.
GHK1AUO, Sept. 2.—Unable to free
his wife, whose foot was caught be-
tween a rail and the sidewalk last
night, William Taner clasped his wife
In his arms and died wilh her. A
flagman who also attempted to un-
loose her suffered a bioken arm
i as the train *pnssed.
With a sudden change in weal her
CHICAGO. Sent. 2. -Although no
general strike of railway shopmen
will be railed today In protest against
President Wilson's grant of a four-, conditions from the stifling heat of
rent on hour Increase. the sent merit mid-summer to the cool, snappy
of the craftsmen is strongly aeainrt tiree*cs >f late fall, Saptilpn's La.1’0*
the acceptance o' the increase, the j r)ay (.ei,»bra!ion had no h; ttle to
chairman of the Chicago district • wage with melting sun’s rays yoster-
council cf federated shop crafts to- day nn{j Bfl a result one of the
ment 1 n bin removal to tht ,t. - declared. Action of Bw,i ”r largest crowd tarn-
county Jail at Stillwater, in Payne vative few has everted the strike ((j on^ (0 gpand tlie>ir "day off" oul-
county where the theft of the bonds at least temporarily he Ktated, hut of-doors. From an hour prior lo the
is taid to have occurred at Glencoe, ut the same time they are bitterly parade at ten o'clock yesterday until
and hia subsequent release under p-saili g Wilson
The arrest early Sunday of C. O.
I Wertzberger, well kir.wn here and
at one time prominently connect d
with the city administration, on an
I alleged charge of participating in
a gigantic sale of misappropriated
NEW MEMBERS
JOIN LEGION
More Than Fifty New Names
Added to Llct of Roscoe
Frye Post Here.
MINER SLAIN
BY MEXICANS
WAS FROM U.S.
CARRANZA CAUTIONS AGAINST
ANY “OCCASIONS OF CONFLICT*
IN HIS ADDRESS BEFORE CON-
GRESS OPENER.
STONYf’OI 'T. Fept. 2. T)dav in
ratifying th» peace treaty is respon-
sible. partly, for the social and in-
dustrial unrest and commercial chaos
in America, declared Senator Owen,
of Oklahoma, in nn address here last
night opening the campaign of the
>2500 boJ.rf were the <■> husationiu de-
I velopments revealed today in what is
! believed to be one of the biggest
cases of the kind to ,bc untangled
in this part of the state.
Rased upon a confession, under-
stood to have bc< n made in Kansas
I City recently by Frank Gilbert, in
ex-court bailiff and other-wire con-
nected In Sapulpa In wnic/i Wertz-
berger, Gilbert and other were Im-
plicated. private state and frderal
League of Nations Assort, tion, a non-
partisan orct-nma: ion Which will wage j ^rt|iee,'i.a«"be^B working on the
rara for some time, exercising the
COUNTY FAIR r
TO BE GREAT
But Three Boo'hs Are Taken and
Three-Fourths of C •'ces-
sions Are Sold.
More than fifty members were ad-
eleven o'clock last-night thronge of I l,ed ,0 l,,,s< <’e Fryp '’0^ of lhe
i »op!e atreWed back ami frill j American la rton last night in the
throughout the business district. Fo,lrth Congressional district drive
0f for members, William T. Tlurlem.
post adjutant announced this noon.
a fight for the Immediate acceptance
of the peace treaty. This delay ha'-
caused the falling off of $100,000,000
worth of business during the month
of July, Owen stated.
Day's Diary
Q. N. Mason who lives just across
the fMsco on Dewey, met with a
painfnl injury late yesterday after-
noon when he was struck and knock-
ed to the pavement by a bicycle. Mr.
Mason was on his way home nnd was City Attorney L. J. Burt, who lias
just crossing Dewey in front of his been spending his vacation at Noel
home. A number of autos were pass- &nd Sulphur Springs. Mo., returned
ing and he dodged these successfully yesterday,
only to he run down hy the boy.
utmost secrecy to
minate their case. For some lime ru-
mors of the work, which was going on
have found their way Into public chan-
rols but ended with little indication of
having any tangible foundation.
That the case involves many thous-
and dollars in misdenling in federal
paper has been Indicated by offi-
cials. Most of the transactions are
With nil but three booths taken
successfully the- and three-fourths of the concessions
purchased, the annual Creek county
free fair to be held ’September 10 to
13 promises to be the most success-
ful in the history of the association
W. E. Gage sectetary treasurer, an
nounced this afternoon.
The Gifford Model shows, said to
be exceptionally clean will furnish
the amusement to the fair grounds.
Mr. Mason was knocked to the
|>avement sustaining a broken thumb
and a number of severe bruises on
the face and head. The rider of!
the wheel never stopped to see how
badly bis victim was injured.
George Wilhite, court reporter for
the district court returned Sundsv
from a weeks' trip to St. Louis, where
he underwent a slight operation.
FIRE THREATENS SHOW.
Don MoMaster* commissioner of
finance, is acting as police Judge In
the absence of Mayor J. Wade Bone,
The Empress theatre was temporar- j w**0 has gone for a weeks vacation
lly threatened by a fire In the bul'd- j *rlP-
Ing occupied by the theatre, 14 South
Main, Saturday night, when a short
circuit in a wire caused a small blase,
which was promptly extinguished by
the city Hall fire crew by means
of chemicals. No damage was-done.
M. C. Abbot is owner of the build-
ing.
Rarney Peoples was arrested yes-
terday by Deputy Sheriff U. J. Jones
on the charge of the possession of
"choc". Deputy Jones found about
18 pint bottles of “choc" on the Peo-
ples farm. 8 miles south of Kelley-
ville.
Attends D^ath-Bed Of Victim,
Then Walks Miles To Give Up
After he had attended the death
bed of the man whom ho shot and
killed. Rock Oris, 37. negro, walked
It miles to suirendcr to Rrlstow
officers yesterday. Oris shot and kill-
ed Solomon Jo.diua.rib, negro, at Pine
Hill school Sunday afternoon. He was
brought lo Sapulpa by Deputy Sher-
iff E. J. Jones yesterday.
Oris and Joshua were operating a
farm together on a partner basis,
Saturday, Jushua, who was suffering
from sore lips, according to Oris'
story, requested his partner to go to
* store to purchase some balm.
When Oris started to mount Josh-
ua's horse, he wae told to ride a
This he re-
mule, his own property,
fused to do.
Sunday afternoon, after a small ar-
gument, Joshua threatened to kill
Oris, stating that he was tired of
the present relationship. Oris seiz-
ed a double barrel shot gun. which
in the ensuing struggle, was fired.
Joshua Is a six foot man. weigh-
ing 180 pounds, while Oris Is a
small man.
After he had shot his former as-
sociate, Oris secured a doctor, and
called In the services of neighbors.
Then he walked lfi miles trwBristow,
surrendering to the officers there.
Joshua Is said to have a bRd repu-
tation for quarreling with his neigh-'
bor*‘ .tfilMi1
declared to have taken place over This company will have new tops,
bonds which formerly were a part of and a new Ferris wheel, merry-go-
the loot taken when thieves pll- round, and many other amusement
fered the safety deposit boxes of a devices.
bank at Glencoe, in Payne county. Kleven township fnlrs will he held
The Rays Detective Agency, a Mus- for Creek county. Mr. Gage announ
kogee esiablishmeiit, have had a pro- red.
minent place in the tracing of the The agricultural exhibits this year
bonds nnd the disposition made of U'W surpass all previous exhibits,
them, it was learned today. State those in charge of the fair confi-
banking authorities are likewise sold dently believe,
to have been connected In lhe ap- ®
prehension of the bond dealers.
General official belief todny w a«
that the part of the care thus far
known is only a small factor in the
complete bond dealings. Rrond Inti-
mation that more names of promi-
nence than lhe ones now included " i'l
come out within n very short while
was made todny. That Gilbert has
been conducting bond selling, as a
business for some time but well known,
and that this threw him into a po d-
tion to become a participant In thp
present case is an official belief.
For the past four weeks govern-
ment secret service agent® are said
to have had him under surveillance
for the aliened dealing In stolen
bonds. Two weeks ago hi" property
was made the base of a search hy
secret service operatives according
to information.
Gilbert's actual apprehension In
connection w Ith the ease 's hollered
to have eome when, upon a recert
trip to Kansas City, he was taken
Into custody nnd his confession p»o-
i cured after a grilling. Who. besides
himself and Wertzberger, we e Im'd'
rnled by the confession I- being, fo»
obvious reasons, withheld nntil later
when further development of the ca ■©
can he made. A close shadowing of
Wertzberge-- hy detect Ires for somn
time resulted from the confession
and other evidence In the hands of
MINERS WANT
A REJECTION
LONDON, Sept t.--The executive
committee of the Federation of Min-
ers today decided to recommend to |
the delegates to the labor confer-
ence tomorrow that thpy reject the
government’s proposal foi a settle-
ment of the troubles In the coal
f’elds. The miners will appeal to
the Trader's Union Congress to de-
clare what action shall be necessary
to secure a nationalization of the
coal mines.
Many hundreds more spent part
the morning nnd afternoon at the
Fairgrounds where the Bartlesdlinge
fight was the main feature.
I The parade which formed shortly
i before ten o'clock and started at 10
lined up for a local occasion. Its
many novel Goats, marchers and au-
j tomobiles entended over a mile In
length. Five thousand people wit-
nessed it in the down town section
i alone.
The city, generaly, closed shop
for ob-eiving the day. Refreshment
parlors and theatres, holiday insti-
tutions. remained open ellher part of
or the full day.
Sapulpa and Tulsa exchanged part-
ies, so to speak, yesterday when
many Labor Day motorists visited
that city from here, with many Tul-
sans bridging the distance between
here and there, thmselves seeking
newer scenes and a diversion In en-
tertainment.
In short, the Labor iDay program
yesterday will head the list for its
splendid arrangement ard success
in drawing out a most magnlflcant
crowd.
Miss Ruth Jennings, winner in the
many week's race for the Io»bor Day
Queen honor, proved herself fully
equal to the crown and added a
pretty tourh to the parade In which
she appeared.
This Is a part cf the Legion’B na
tional campaign to increase Its mom
bershlp. Creek county Is making an
effort to raise its membership above
fiOOO, Rurlem said, and the present
campaign should net this many mem-
bers in the county, and nr’ke the
Fourth district leaders In the state.
Each night this week, the local
post will hnve n booth in front of
the Fred E. Adams cldThlng store,
In the Berryhill building, where every
ex-servicp man can enroll in the Leg-
ion.
The American Legion Is to the vet-
erans of the present war what the G.
A. R. and similar organizations re-
present to tiie veterans of other wars.
-o-
B. F. Kittredge returned yesterday
from a weeks visit with hts son, F.
L. Kittredge at Enid. Okla
LAREDO, Tex., Sept. 2.—Capt.
David Q- McNabb, of the Eighth
United States Aero Souadron, waa
shot in the head and serioualy
wounded today when a band of
Mexican soldiers fired more than
100 shots at the army airplane In
which he and Lieut Johnson were
scouting In the vicinity of San
Isabel Creek, 16 miles rorthweat
of here. Althcugh he wae bleed-
ing profusely, McNabb managed
to make a safe landing.
Capt. McNabb. with Lieut. Jchn
•on, who accompanied nim, land-
ed safely on the American and
MeNabh was taken to a farm
house where first aid waa admin-
istered.. An army surgeon and
medical supplies were rushed
from Laredo.
The men were flying low when
about 30 Mexicans suddenly ap-
peared out cf concealment and
fired volley after volley at their
plane.
CAR THIEVES
WERE ROUTED
’WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—iAd*m
Schaefer, independent mining opera-
tor who was murdered by Mexican
bandits on August 28 at his mine
near Pinos, was an American citizen,
lh» state department has been ad-
vised from Snllnacrui. it waa an-
nounced today.
BUSY DAY FOR POLICE.
I abor Jay wns a busy day in police
court, seven defendants listed for ap-
Irf-urance before Acting Judre Don
MoMastera. W. W. Pritchard, arrest-
ed by Thief of Police John Willard,
charred with being drunk, wns fined
Melllssa Davis, arr-sted hy Of-
ficer Union, on a similar charge,
Mr ar.d Mrs. 8. L. McReynolds
have returned home from Pittsburg
and Erie. Kans., where they have
been visiting friends and relatives.
0-
Prince Carol Off
After New Place
LONDON, Sept. 2.—It Is reported
that the Print© Carol, who recently
renounced his rights to the Rumanian
throne, has become a socialist and
will he a candidate for' the Ruman-
ian parliament on the sociuLst tick-
et, according to an exchange tele-
graph dispatch from Vienna today.
•
Doputy Sheriff S. E. Rrumloy, of
Kelleyvllle, was in Sapulpa Saturday.
(Continued on P«M 4)
Liquor and gamblers fel into the
the toils of the law when Sheriff
UpSon. on a similar charge, Abner Bruce, and Deputy Sheriff
forfeited a $10 bind Henry Mont- IJ. J. Jones raided a "Joint" at Kelley-
son, arrested by Officer Jack WIs- vllle Saturday night, arresting sey-
dom forfeited a $10 bond. Mrs. H. eral men on the charge of gambling.
C Pavne «nd Mrs. tN G. Toy for- A second raid or a road house bo-
feited $20 tends They were arrested J (ween Sapulpa and Bowden on the
cn the charge of disturbing the Tulsa road netted several more
•peace by fighting. 1 gamblers.
Car Thieves Meneuvre To Steal
S. Stout Auto—Meets with
Big Failure.
________ I
Pour shots and the vigilance of Of-
ficer C. H. Payton last night prevent-
ed the theft of n new Chandler and
Liberty car from the garage of J. 8.
Stout, South Main street.
Three m-n In a Dodge car stopped
at the garage about one o’clock en-
deavoring to get one of the cars out,
when Mrs. Stout attracted hy the
noise, came to the back porch cf the
Stout residence. The thieves were
frightened away.
I^ater. after the three men hnd cir-
cled the town, they again came to the
South Main street address, where
they killd their car. and wnited for
an opportunity to make a second
attempt. Officer C. H. Payton, who
had been notified, had stationed him-
self in the garago, which prevented
the new overture.
About two o’clock n mounted horse-
man stopped at the garage, and
started to dismount, when a neighbor,
who hnd been attracted hy the at-
tempted thefts, fired four shots at
the man
No trace of the men has been
found.
The cars were valued at $4000.
MEXICO CITY. Sept, t.-Mexico
will maintain her soveiignty “un-
harmed'' and she "absolutely cannot
accept any limitations on the liberty
of the Mexican citizen." President
Carranza declared last night in his
message before the opening sesalcn
of the Mexican congress. He warned
diplomatic representatives to cau-
tion tlielr nationals against “occa-
sion© of conflict." .
AIR PULLMAN
ENDS FLIGHT
Two Passengers Sound Asleep As
Big Air Train Arrives
From Toledo, Ohio,
OIjEVKLANID, Sept. 2 With two
of its nine passengers sound asleep.
I the big 26-passenger aerial Pullman
landed here today frem Toledo and
prepared for its flight to Buffalo.
—----o-
Belgian Ship Is
Held by British
LONDON, Sept. 2 -Following tho
seizure of the Belgian steamship
Hampshire off the coast at Cork, on
suspician of gun-running, British
naval craft have taken four more
ships into the Iri.-Ji port for investi-
gation according to a Cork dispatch
today.
Mrs. J E. Outlaw and two child-
ren arrived home yesterday from
Tennessee where they hnve been
spending two months with relatives.
Mrs. T J. Reynolds and daughter,
Elizabeth, have returned home from %
months visit In Bessemer, Ala.
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