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VOL. XXII. NO 268.
SAPULPA HERALD, SAPULPA. OKLAHOMA THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936.
FOUR DOLLARS A YEW
ARREST 2 ELECTION BOARD OFFICIALS
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PLOT TO KILL BRITISH KING IS FRUSTRATED
ASSASSIN GUN
POUNCED ON BY
POLICE, CROWD
Assailant Attempted To
Shoot Sovereign In
Military Parade; Gave
Name Geo. A. Mahon.
LONDON July 16 (LPV-A middle-
;.ged eccentric sprang at King Ed-
ward VIII during a royal procession
iiear Buckingham Palace today, flour-
Ishlng a revolver and apparently mak-
ing an attempt to assassinate the
king
Bystanders and police pounced on
the man and overpowered him.
At BcotlanM Ybrd. the assailant
gave his name as George Andrew
Mahon of London, and described hlm-
sell as a "journalist" He is partially
crippled, middle-aged and slight! ■
bald.
The evidence presented at a hearing
in Bow street police court seemed t°
Tend towards indicating he is liarm-
less. Mahon was rather incoherent
and denied any intention or desire to
hurt the king He said he merely
wanted to “protest” but did not #>
what he desired to protest
The incident occurred while the
^ ing in the uniform of the Grenadiei
Guards, was riding hi? torse at the
head of a military parade returning
to the palace alter a ceremony of
nresentatlon of colors in Hyde Park
The street was lined with cheering
thousands. The apparent attack hap-
pened so suddenly that there was the
greatest confusion and Scotland Yard
itself was not sure exactly wh»t hap-
pened.
Some witnesses said the man threw
a brick-shaped package which struck
the king's horse in the Bank, causing
the animal to rear slightly. Others
thought that 'he man's revolver was
knocked (lying from his hand when
the crow<j attacked him and hU the
horse.
Mystery Death
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TOLL OF HEAT SPEAKING TOUR
DAMAGE, DEATH; ARRANGED FOR
MOUNTS HIGHER: LANOON, KNOX
No Sign Of Let Up To Republican Candidate*
Catastrophe Is Seen; Set To Combat New
, Prairie States Wither; Deal Propoganda In
Crops Perish. j East And Northwest.
CHICAGO. July 16. UP>-KHling TOPEKA, Kail.. July 16 <U>)—The
hr a* ner-lsting In scattered sections reiKiblican parly will offer Us preai-
o: the three valleys ol the middle denttal candidaie. Gov All M Lan-
we> t added h' urlv today to Its already don ox Kansas, in an eastern swing
tremendous death and property M>U. and his running mate. Prank Knox
Deaths from the heat which spread i u Chicago. In a lour of the paciiic
across the nation 12 days ago edged northwest as the first moves in the
past 3 500 Damage to crops mounted drive to combat the new deal.
Rye Straw Sayings
By GEORGE BINOHAM
Kara! Reporter
Police of Sanford, Maine, flahod the
tKxly of Lawrence Cordeau, 38
(above), from Loon Lake and found
fall jaw had been fractured with a
tingle blow. Cordeau disappear*!
rule on a moonlight flahin* trip.
to R500.000.000 with no signs ol slop-
p'ng. . ,,
Black clouds poured cooling
The candidates conferred here y**- 1
terday in an effort to eliminate over- j
CHARGE SMITH AND DONALDSON
WITH TAMPERING WITH RECORD,
QUERY PLEDGES TO DIG DEEPER
spomern
NEWS TODAY
IN SAPULPA
Election Board Secretary
And Chairman Face
Hearing July 23; Bal-
lot Boxes Are Sent To
Bristow.
lapping portions of their acceptance
„ , ____„ ,__ a handsome young traveling sales-
across 14 drought-ridden praine, addresses and campaign tours man selling millinery was observed at
states but left a dozen more un- ; During the 1936 campaign, they L'-unding Billows yesterday polishing
*“ '—— decided. G. O. P. candidates for the ^ fjnger nails Sid Hocks was among
country's highest offices will travel ty-l0se who caught him in the act and
in c ;x»ite directions until the closing want«j the town marshal to search
days, when they jjrobably wriil go j-jln ^ jf he couldn't unearth a
together into questionable territory, p^-der puff.
' linden will go east about the ...
touched and sulPertng from 100-degree
temperatures and continued lack of
rain. , , ..
The heat area today covered the
lower Missouri. middle Mississippi and
kwer Ohio valleys. It encompassed
LONDON. July 16 (IP) — A man
pointed a pistol at King Edward VIII
near Hyde Park today in an apparent
attempt to assassinate the sovereign
The king was saved by a bystander,
who leaped on the man with the
peltol. He bore the man to the
ground and wrested the weapon from
him.
The aptiarent assassin put up a
;t niggle but was subdued with the
aid of other bystanders.
He was taken to Hyde Park police
elation, where police began U> ques
(Continued on Page 8tx>
MERCURY GOT UP
HERE YESTERDAY
TO 115 DEGREES!
Bapulpa heat set a record of five
veers at least and old timers say
much longer when at 5 o'clock yes-
terday the mercury climbed In the
tube to 115 degrees.
The average of the day was 97 4 de-
grees a tally breaker __
Sapulpans wilted by the excessive
Beat found refuge in their yards.
The mercury today had not gone
quite so mad in quest of new highs.
At 2 o'clock the thermometer regis-
tered 102 degree*—Just seven degrees
cooler than at a similar jieriod yes-
terday. ____
A cloudless sky held out no hope
ol relie! from the scorching tempera-
ture that Is doing rapid damage to
crops
Father Coughlin
Assails Roosevelt
At Townsend Meet
Speaker Hits At Landon
Too; Outlines Some
Demands That Should
Be Made Of Congress.
Iowa. Indiana. Ohio, Kentucky Okla-
homa. Arkansas. Tennessee, Kansas
and Missouri, southwestern Wisconsin,
south and central Illinois and south-
ern Minnesota. .
Government forecasters precBcted
• slightly cooler" weather today for I
Ohio and Kentucky Shearers to be
followed by cooler weather were pre-
dicted for the extreme eastern edge
of Iowa, central Indiana central
Illinois, and possibly southern Wis-
conMn.
Minnesota, where more than too
persons have succumbed to the heat,
faced warmer weather in the north-
east Friday and continued warm wea-
ther in the west and south.
Scattered showers spattered over
the heat zone, but in the most af-
flicted states they lasted only long
enough to raise the humidity and ln-
<Continued on Page Plvei
The Rye Straw storekeeper and
middle ol August He speaks near his ,
birthplace. West Middlesex. Penn, in y&m gims came near having a busi-
New York and Boston. The trip. *____. —,.—^,v,it nnrnim Vam
New York and Boston. The trip. 1 ness transaction this morning, as Yam
which possibly will include other stops, sluck hls head in the door, and the
will last about two weeks.
Knox will head toward the coast
proprietor, who was reading, thought
It was somebody with some money
Prior to that trip he will deliver a . gn<J gsked hlm to come m
speech Aug 8. at Cofuierville, Ind„ to • • •
a state republican rally and Aug. 13 Allai> soys while thara ia na-
st Huntingdon, W Va. tion-wide complaint about a shortage
Land on's acceptance speech will be Qf houses ^ spnnsr. he notices that
given here July 23. The Chicago ^ the ;Mes ^ nave (ound K0**1
publisher accepts his nonunauon at holT10^ {or themselves and families
Chicago. July 30 Early in September |
the two will cross paths. Landon going ! -----
to the west and Knox to the east
Knox spent most of the day in con-
ierence with his party's ch.ef and
left last night for Chicago. He will
go later to New Hampshire, where he
TAXABLE PROPERTY
REPORT BEING PREPARED.
An abstract being p:e|iared by C. C.
Grimes, county assessor, .or sidmus-
sion ta the excise board when com-
puted. gives the total vahniicns of
taxable properly in Creek county as
127.016 584. which is about $1,630,681
less than the tctal valuation of last
ytar.
The valuations cover personal, real
triate property and public service,
ai.d shows the taxable property in
each school district, tewnship and city
ir the county.
The abstract of valuations in three
division of taxable property for this
year Is as follows:
Personal property. $4,512,141; real
estate. *11,724.033 and public service
*10.780.430.
Last vear the figures were: Per-
sonal property. $6.102 660. real estate.
$11,459,010 and public service *11.-
085 595
his ac-
Plans Complete For
Pretty Water Event
Preparations were completed today
by officials of the Sapuipa chamber
of commerce for dedication of Pretty
Water dam tomorrow night at 7
o'clock, for which a large crowd i*
anticipated The general public is
invited to the dedicatory ceremonies
Talks by local officials and civic
lenders and WPA officials from Ok-
mulgee and Oklahoma City, coupled
with entertainment and fireworks,
will be high lights of the program
Earlier In the day. at 5:30 octack
In the i». ter noon, the Chamber of
Commerce la sponsoring a flail fry for
Invited guests who have made possible
through contributions, the securing of
the more than *80.000 dam project.
Old papers for sale at Herald office.
CLEVELAND July 16 (IPY—Father
Charles E Coughlin, appearing before
the old age revolving pensions na-
tional convention as a surprise speaker
und third party political associate of
Dr Francis E Townsend, today de-
nounced President Roosevelt as ' the
gTeat liar and Kr‘«t betrayer
Coughlin hit at both Mr. Roosevelt
and Gov All M. Landon He outlined
the demands which would be made on
congressional candidates who expected
to obtain support of his National
Union for Social Justice.
Coughlin called the republican plat-
lorm as amended t% Gov. AH M^
Landon a "return to the days ot
economic slavery."
Prom President Roosevelt andLan-
don. Coughlin turned to Bari Broder,
communist candidate for president-
The priest said he would refuse w>
stand where Broder *Unds '___
•No candidate," Father Ooughkn
said, "who has the support of the
national Union for Social Justice can
support the greet liar and great be-
trayer. Franklin Delano RooseveU.
"He who predicated the doctrine ol
good neighborliness has stretched out
his right hand to communistic Rus-
sia.” Father Coughlin said, and his
left hiuid to communistic Mexico,
where both Protestant and Catholic
have been assassinated for lifting up
the cross."
Then turning straight to the issue
which is dividing leaders of this con-
vention. Father Coughlin charged
democrats among Townsend lies were
thinking more of their Jobs than of
Townsend principles
Coughlin came to the platform fresh
from conference at which he and Dr.
Townsend and the Rev Oerold L. K.
Smith agreed to support ^ presi-
dential candidacy of Rep. William
Lemke. candidate of the union party
Delegates arose In screaming chorus
of assent as Father Coughlin called
the president "Franklin double cro*-
Ing Roosevelt,” thousands ********.
their applause as the priest steppea
back from the m'acophone ripped w
his coat, slipped out the top button
of a sweat soaked shirt and »tne
back to the attack.
The reference to President Roose-
velt as a “double crosser” also raised
a burst of "boas" from a small sec-
tion of the hall. _
Townsend leaped to the microphone
saying in his soft voice:
Will the sergeant at arms put thoae
booers put?”
Convention chairman Frank A. Ar-
buckle was quick behind him.
Baseball Result*
At Press Tim*
AMERICAN LEAGUE
First game:
St Louis 002 110 011—6 12 2
Boston 210 000 000-3 7 1
Caldwell and Giuliani; Grove and
R. Ferrell
Second game:
St. Louis *}
Boston - °*
Thomas and Giuliani; Henry and
Berg.
GhlMfD -----------1
Washington ■
Coin and Sewell; Appleton and
Bolton
Cleveland ----- ---- ^9® 9?
Philadelphia 000 00
Allen and Pytlak: Fink and Hayes.
Detroit 100 00
New York 012 01
Bridges and Hayworth: Broaoa and i
Dickey.
will work for ten days on
cep lance speech.
The candidates read tentative drafts
of the acceptance addresses together
and ironed out details. They both
said, however, the final form of the
] speeches and the last word as to the
campaign tours rested with chairman .
John Hamilton and the republican Probe To Unearth
national committee _ -
The governor asserted he liad a ;
“very delightful Vait with Ootonei
Knox.” At a Joint press conference.
Plan Quick Trial
Of Naval Officer,
Espionage Charge
JViiOA. nv » j.....* s—--
the nominees agreed each could cast a
My "about 25 feet."
Alter Knox commented he had cast
a fly 25 feet, the governor replied
to a question as to his prowess with
“Now. you wouldn't expect me to
cast farther than my guest for the
day. Make It 24 feet. 11 inches.'
Knox lauded the London candidacy
in a brief radio address.
“Landon. Knox said, represents
in his personality those qualities and
characteristics which have built Amer-
ican civilization."
Frank Gannett eastern piublishei
who was a dinner guest of Kansas
republican leaders and Landon last
night, discussed campaign issues with
the governor.
Eugene Meyer, eoitor of the Wash-
ington Post. Cleveland Newton, at
And Prove Existence
Of Vast Spy Conspir-
acy Over U. S.
WASHINGTON. July 16 <IP>— Navy
officials pressed preparations today
for a quick trial of John S. Farns-
worth. former navy officer accused <*
selling navy secrets to Japanese gov-
ernment agents, in belief evidence
against him would prove existence of
a -py pkA of unguessed proportions.
Investigations into Farnsworth's rec-
ord and activities expanded until they
assumed the aspect of a countrywide
spy hunt unparalleled since the world
war. Admiral William H Standley.
chief of naval operations and acting
secretary of the navy, expressed con-
fidence that Farnsworth had accom-
plices.
OMclals said they had sufficient
PENSION OFFICES TO
OPEN IN COUNTY’ TOMORROW.
Lctai offices will be opened at 9
o'clock in the morning at Sapuipa.
Bristow and Drumright. for the taking
of old age assistance applications, Mrs.
Blanche Stesk in charge of the social
service division ol the county welfare
board in Creek county, announced
today
The office here will be located in
the welfare offices at the courthouse.
The purpose of having two other
locations in the county Is to relieve
I'osstble congestion in one office.
Old people in and near Sapuipa are
to apply at the office here to make
application for the pension.
"We do not know as yet Just what
the amount will be. or when the first
checks will be distributed. We are
making every possible effort to get
the applications taken and other mat-
ters handled as soon as possible It
will probably be some time before
the checks are available, but in the
meantime assistance to the aged will
be given as In the past," Mrs. Steck
said
ager of Cleveland, had appointments
with Landon today
UNDERGOES OPERATION
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York ____________________
Pittsburgh 123
Gum ben and Mancuso. Blanton
and Kinney.
Boston _________ ________
Chicago .... °9
Cantwell and Lopez; Wameke and
OTJea R N Rett*. 220 south Park, is re-
Brooklyn at Cincinnati, to be played , ported getting lm* *,u?r *“
later date | appendicltus operation In the city
hospital this morning. He is the
--— kales manager for Crocker Packing
OM papera for sal* at Herald of flea * Plant at Okmulgee
intrian rws ----- ur.icuw* siua •——
Louis, former Missouri representative. pvldenoe against Farnsworth to con-
and W. C. Hopkins, former city man- vince any Jury 0f his guilt and voiced
____hoH f*nnnlntm?nt& _ Hm.,U Ko <y{v»n a hMW
JAYCEES HOLD REGULAR
LUNCH MEETING TODAY.
Members of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce met today for their regular
noon-day luncheon session, with Bob
McMillin. president, in charge.
The entertainment consisted of box-
ing and wrestling demonstration pre-
sented by summer school pupils ’under
the direction of J B Moore, of the
high school.
belief he would be given a heavy
sentence _
Admiral Standley said Farnsworths
arrest was brought about by depart-
ment of justice agents after naval
intelligence officers turned over to
the federal agents "information re-
garding the activities of this man
which necessarily involved others
Whether Farnsworth had accomplices
will be brought out by the evidence at
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Supreme Court Assumes Originol Jurisdiction In
Hearing Sait Filed By Drys To Force Repeal Vote
. . ____.» i____ _<.w a final rfeeuuon or. whether prohlbi
OKLAHOMA CT1Y. July 16. UP>—
The soatr supreme court today as-
sumed original jurisdiction in hearing
the mandamus suit filed by the
United Drys seeking to force a vote
on the prohibition repeal amendment
July 28 _
Vice-chief justice Monroe Osborn
said * decision probably would be
handed down late today or tomorrow.
The United Dr.» seek a writ a»
mandamus forc'ng the state election
board to put t ie proposition on the
ballot July 28 regardless df Gov. B
W. Mariand’s refusal to l*uo a pro-
clammtton ordering the repeal election.
•n» court was in session all this
morning studying briefs of both sides
and went lack Into conference thn.
afternoon.
The court must roach a decision by
Saturday morning if the measure is
to be placed on the ballot Secretary ----------
J William Cordell, of the state elec- attornej
tion board, said R would be Impossible
to get ballots printed and distributed
ir. time for the election H the order
is Issued after Saturday.
The suit was brought early this
week by Oen Charles E McPherren
as attorney for the United Drys of
Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY. July 16. (LP>—
A final decision on whether prohibi-
tion repeal will be on the runoff ballot
July 28 was expected from the »Ute
supreme court today or tomorrow.
The court was studying brtels sub-
mitted by Gen. Charles E McPherren.
■ for the United Dry* of
Oklahoma, seeking to P*R lhe l*ue
on the ballot, and by Fred Hansen,
assistant attorney general, opposing
such action
J. wIlham Cordell, secretary of the
state election board, said Saturday
would be the last day on which time
would remain to get ballots printed
and distributed to all precincts In the
state.
WILSON FUNERAL
RITES TOMORROW
Funeral services for W W. Wilson,
Tulsa furniture dealer, who died early
Tuesday morning at Rochester, Minn.,
will be held at the Stanley and Mc-
Cune undertaking home m Tulsa at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Burial
will be In a Tulsa cemetery.
Wilson was associated with his
brother. John M Wilson In the furni-
ture business In Sapuipa for a number
of years leaving here several years
ago when the firm established an-
other store in Tulsa. Besides the
brother his mother and two sisters
live here His widow and two children
survive
While a resident here he built the
home at 301 South Elm street and
lived at that address several years
OtiRYffATMERMAM
OKLAHOMA: Fair and continued
warm tonight and Friday.
Creek county election probe, launch-
ed b\ Everett S. Collins, county at-
torney, hit a new high with the ar-
rest and arraignment late yesterday
afternoon of Jay Donaldson, of Depew.
chairman of the county election board
and U. 8. 8nuth. secretary of the
board, on charges alleging tampering
with election records and conspiracy
to violate the election laws.
Filing of further charges and other
arrests were promised by the county
attorney as the county's 61 precinct
rxxes were taken this morning to
Bristow by truck under an armed
guard to be gone into for tabulation
and checking of ballots in the superior
court room there.
The county attorney obtained a
court order, following the arrest or
the two election officials, from C. O-
Beaver, superior Judge, to gain acceas
to ballots and records In the prwiinci
boxes to ascertain evidence of fraud
or illegal returns, if any.
• If the boxes reveal any evidence
of election fraud or crime, this office
will prosecute the responsible persons
to the tullest extent. This office is
going to make a complete and all-
irxlusive Inquiry into alleged primary
election irregularity where such is
found.” Collins stated.
Donaldson and Smith were arraign-
ed in the county court before Judge
George D. Willhite foil owing warrants
served upon them by Sheriff Lew
Wilder They were released m»n
making bond fixed by the court in
the sum cf $500 each on both charges
Preliminary hearing will be held on
Thursday of next week at' 10 o'clock
In the morning. The two election
officials were represented by George
Jennings, attorney. Their bonds were
signed by C. E. Foster and H. W.
Senter, both of Bristow.
Both Smith and Donaldson denied
both charges, claiming they were false.
The truck, guarded by Shert-t
Wilder and deputy Ben Chandler, left
this morning with the precinct boxes
for Bristow. A count and re-check
of contents will be started at 9 o'clock
this morning. With the truck as an
added guard were the three men.
Hebert Wilson, Raymond Johnson and
W W Rodman.
In Bristow, the three men will be
enhanced in their watching of the
boxes by custodian* appointed by
the court, comprising Rev. Cherry, ot
the Baptist church; Rev. E Dubtos.
of the Christian church; Rev. J. V.
Cunningham, of the Methodist church
and Father J. F Murray, of the
Catholic church.
An officer from the state bureau ot
identti ication has been working in
Creek county and Sapuipa. the past
few days In conducting an investiga-
tion of alleged mishandling of primary
election returns in this county.
In the charges filed against the
election officials the complaint was
preferred by Juliet Haskett, deputy
under E. O. Wolffarth, court clerk.
Miss Haskett's only statement relative
to preferring the charges was that
what she had to say would be revealed
from the witness stand on July 23.
the dale of the preliminary hearing
As the investigation of the ballots
continued today In Bristow the f°l-
lowinp reasons for taking the ballot
boxes to the superior court instead of
summo-iing Judge Beaver here were
given.
1. That the superior court has the
same jurisdiction as the district court
in suen matters and that Judge
Beaver is not busy at the present as
is the d;strict court.
2. Therefore taking the matter t»
the superior court expedites investiga-
tion procedure.
3. Tabes altercation away from m-
ter.erei.ee.
n.e above statements were made by
Thomas 8. Harris, assistant county
attorney.
County attorney Collins remained
in Bristow as the ballot inspection
continued.
DELAY HEARING
Charges against Bunk Brimacotnto
for drunkenness will be tried in police
court on Monday instead of today,
recording to police authorities
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