The Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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MR8. WILSON WEARY OF WORRY
AND WRANGLING
WILL KEEP UP EIGHT
6ays Politics 1$ Not a Woman's Game,
But Will Stay With It—Ap.'
peals to Governor For
Assistance
Hunnewell, Kan —•Politics Is not a
Woman's game." Tills is the decision
of Mrs. Ella Wilson, mayor or this
town, who since her inaugural ion has
•had a standing fight with the male
city council. They would not confirm
ther appointees for city marshal or city
•clerk and she would not sign any of
the bills they passed. This has been
the status of mutters since her elec-
tion last April.
During the last week Mrs. Wilson
conferred with Governor Stubbs and
he told her, she says, that if Monday
night's meeting of the city council
was not satisfactory he would aid her
In having the members of the council
ousted. On the other hand the elo-
anent which is lighting Mrs. Wilson
Is talking of bringing ouster proceed-
ings to force her out of the office. At
•the close of the meeting Mrs. Wilson
telegraphed Governor Stubbs to begin
ouster proceedings against the mem-
bers of the Hunnewell council.
In speaking of her own position and
her willingness to quit the mayoralty
under different conditions Mrs. Wilson
■uid :
"I'd be satisfied if ousted from of-
fice, but I can't quit the battlo under
present conditions. I am tired of the
fighting. Politics is not a woman's
place but—" Mrs. Wilson choked as
she ended—"tho men will find that a
woman will light as long as anybody
when she once gets In politics." ' Des Moines City Officials Evolve New
Method of Handling Nasty
CONGRESSMAN J. C. McKENZIE |
RAIN REPORT
OTTAWA CO. ENJOYED HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION IN JULY
l-ast full the Republicans of the Thirteenth district of Illinois, finding
that Congressman Frank t). Lowden did not desire re-election, chose as hi*
successor John Charles McKenzle of Elizabeth. He was born on a farm In
Jo Daviess county, III., and was a school teacher >nd farmer before he became
a lawyer lie Is no novice as a lawmaker, for he served two lerms In t™.
house and three In the senate of the Illinois general assembly, being presi-
dent pro tempore of the senate for one term Mr McKensie Is a widower
and has one child, a daughter
DISTRICT COURT ORDER
ENDS STREET CAR STRIKE
6PANISH WAR VETERANS
PLANNING FOR BIG MEET
Thousands of the Veterans of '98 Are
Expected to Attend National
Encampment This Month
Oklahoma City.—The headquarters
of the Spanish War veterans in the
Lee-Huckins hotel building is the
scene of much activity. While the
probable number of veterans who will
attend the, annual encampment soon
to be held hero is not known, the an-
nouncements from points in the state
that their camps will attend in a body
and the increased interest being
shown outside the state lead local
workers to believe that the attend-
ance will be unusually large.
General headquarters for the deJ
partment will be at 304 Security build-
ing, with Dr. T. A. Myers, Junior vice
commander, in charge. Headquarters
for the ladies' auxiliary will be under
Miss Alice Robertson of Muskogee at
the Lee-Huckins.
A telegram was sent to the meet-
ing of the veterans of the states of
Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Alabama at. Gulfport, Miss., inviting
them to attend the annual meeting
here.
Rates Are Suspended
Washington.—Proposed advances in
the class of freight by railways oper-
ating between the Mississippi and Mis-
souri rivers to have become effective
Oct. 28, have been suspended by the
interstate commerce commission until
December 30. The suspension affects
all classes of rates from Atlantic sea-
board points to Kansas City and other
Missouri river transfers. The in-
creases proposed average about nine
cenls a hundred on first class freight.
Drinking Cups All Sterilized
Oklahoma City.—E. E. Kersey of
Kansas City, and Dr. W. D. Bolton of
Clinton, Okla., are in Oklahoma City
in the interest of the Thornton San-
Itory Drinking Device company which
last year patented and placed on the
market a machine which automatically
sterilizes drinking glasses aftor they
have been used. The device has been
Installed in many public buildings and
office buildings in Missouri and Colo-
rado, and the company's representa-
tives are preparing to try to introduce
It into Oklahoma. The device, with
a sample of the sterilizing solution
already has been submitted to State
Chemist Edwin DeBarr, who has ex-
pressed his satisfaction with an en-
dorsement of the scheme.
Meyer to California
Oklahoma City.—State Auditor Leo
Meyer left here Sunday for California,
to be gone for a month or six weeks.
During his absence he will attend the
meeting of the grand lodge of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, of which
he is one of the grand trustees.
Rebel Generals Jailed
Mexico City.—Generals Navarro,
Winda and Villaneuva and several oth-
er former revolutionary chiefs were
arrested and jailed here on orders
from the president. They are charged
with inciting rebellion. They signed
a protest against tho dismissal of Sml-
lio Gomez as minister of the interior.
Labor Situation
Des Moines, la.—Promptly at Ave
o'clock Sunday afternoon street cur
traffic was resumed iu Des Moines, and
tho 48-hour strike, which began at I
o'clock Saturday morning, was termin-
ated. For the first time in the history
of the country the order of a court has
put an end to what gave every indica-
tion of becoming a bitter labor strug-
gle.
The mandate issued by Judge Law-
rence DeGraff of the district court Sat-
urday was obeyed promptly by the Des
Moines City Railway company, and the
car men's union and, while there is am-
ple prospect of a fight later in the
courts, an injunction has restored, tem-
porarily at least, nearly 500 conductors
and motormen to their original posi
tions. By 6 o'clock traffic almost had
resumed its normal condition.
That a new method of handling labor
dilficulties has been discovered, was
the st atement of N. T. Guernsey, at tor.
ney for the street car company, Sun-
day night following the acquiesence of
the company in Judge DeGraff's order.
He said his clients were not satislied
that the court was within its jurisdic-
tion iu issuing the mandatory injunc-
tion, but that for tho present they
were willing to abide by it, leaving to
a later date the trial of the case on its
merits.
Fred Fay. international board mem
her of the Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employes of America,
EDITORS AND FARMERS
FAVOR FREE LIST BILL
Telegrams Pour Into Chicago Tribune
Indicating Desire to Have the
President Sign Measure
Chicago.—Six hundred editors, rep-
resenting twenty-one states have tele,
graphed to the Tribune their opinions
on perplexing tariff problems at pres-
ent confronting the president. These
answers have been tabulated and
complete table, showing all replies
from the twenty-one uorth central and
western slates lias been compiled
They indicate tlmt a majority of the
editors want the president to sign
the wool, cotton and farmers' free list
bills
That a majority of the republican
editors want him to veto them and
prevent further "tariff tinkering" until
the tariff commission reports.
That the majority in favor of the
signature of tho bills is made of two-
iifths republicans, two-tifths demo-
crats, and one-lifth independents.
Farmers Favor It
The fact is also brought out that
the strongest republican demand for
the passage of the bills comes from
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska,
Kansas, and Wisconsin, the states
most affected by Canadian reciprocity.
THREE POWERS SIGN
TREATIES OF PEACE
The United States, England and
France Append Signatures To
Important Documents
Washington.—President Taft sent
to the senate Friday the general
who conducted the brief strike, was arbitration treaties between the Unit
much pleased with the turn of events.
The suit in equity which terminated
the strike was brought by the city of
Des Moines upon the order of the city
council late Saturday night. A hearing
to determine whether the injunction
shall be made permanent probably will |
be held Monday.
ed States and Great Britain and the
United States and France, signed for
this government and ror Great Britain
here Thursday and signed in Paris for
the government or France.
The brief messages of transmittal to
the senate were written and signed by
the president
HUGO-ATOKA LINS
SURVEY IS FINISHED
Road in Southeast Expected to Be
In Operation Within the Next
Twelve Months
Hugo, Okla.—The survey of the line
of the Hugo & Northwestern railroad
from Hugo to Atoka has been complet-
ed and Chief Engineer Merry and his
force of assistants are busily engaged
In making up the profiles, maps and
estimates preparatory to beginning the Admiral Fox Retires
construction of the road. Tho distance Washington—Rear Admiral Charles
from Hugo to Atoka by llie new survey B Fox> communrianI of the Charles-
Is fifty-two miles and It is asserted ton, 8. c„ navy yanl. w„ , d
that the new road will be completed | tllB retired ,lst Wednesday at his own
request, after forty years service in
Texas Legislature Takes Up Regulation
Austin, Tex.—The first step of the
special session of the legislature to-
ward stringent saloon regulation in
Texas, was taken when a special sen-
ate committee reported favorably a
resolution for the closing of saloons
from 7 at night until ti In the morning,
a ten-mile law and a quart, law. The
resolution was introduced simultane-
ously in both houies.
and in operation inside of twelve
months.
Boy Killed By Train
Elgin, Texas.—Felix Gonzales, a 13-
year-old Mexican committed suicide by
throwing himself before a Houston &
Q'exus Central freight train.
Officers Held for Manslaughter
Tulsa, Okla.—After two days' testi-
mony and eight hours' of argument,
the preliminary hearing of Assistant
Chief of Police John Moran, charged
with murdering Will Wooliver, alleged
horse thief, closed. Moran was ordered
held for the district court under $5,000
bond, for first degree manslaughter.
the navy. During the Spanlsh-Ameri
can war he commanded the torpedo
boat Morris.
Indian Bill6 Pass Senate
Washington.—Senator Owen secured
the passage in the senate Saturday of
the bill authorizing a per capita pay-
ment to members of the Five Civilized
Tribes and also a bill extending for one
year the period of payment on El Heno
homesteads. The appropriation pro-
vides for the payment of $50 per capi-
ta to tho mombers of tho civilized
tribes.
Storm Sweeps Indiana
Richmond, Ind.—A territic rainstorm
accompanied by wind and hall, did $50,-
000 dumaim here.
Stom Sweeps Topeka
Topeka, Kan.—A violent rain and
electrical .storm occurred here. A
number of houses were struck by
lightning and some telephones dis-
abled, but no one was hurt. The rain-
fall was about a half Inch.
10.65 INCHES THE RECORD
Average For the State For Month Was
6.64, While the Highest Temper-
ature Recorded Was 110
at Frederick and Mutual
Oklahoma City.—Reports from the
Jeventy-oue weather stations in the
state of Oklahoma for the mouth of
July, which have just been compiled
in the office of the local observatory
under the direction of J. B. Slaughter,
director, show that the average rain-
fall in tlie state for tho last month
was 5.636 inches, which is 2.04 inches
above the normal for the month.
This is the greatest average rain-
fall in any one month since November,
1909, and previous to that was the
greatest fall since June, 1908. It also
whs next to the greatest average for
July since Oklahoma City station was
established in 1890, the greatest being
recorded in July, 1899, which was 6.05.
Inches.
The greatest precipitation during
1 tho month was recorded at the sta-
I tion of Fairland, in Ottawa county,
I a°d was 10.65 Inches. The lowest was
j recorded at Ravia in Johnston county
j near Tishomingo, where the fall was
! but 1.68 inches. The next lowest was
j at the Sac and Fox agency with 1.80
inches, and the next largest at Enid
( with 9.30 inches. All others rangod
: from two to eight inches, the western
portion of the state having more on
the average than the eastern half,
which is very unusual.
Tho highest temperature during the
month was .recorded at Frederick and
Mutual, the mark being 110 degrees
above the zero mark. The record oc-
curred at Frederick on July 6 and at
Mutual on July 5. The lowest tem-
perature was 44 degrees recorded at
Arapahoe on July 24, and the next low-
est recorded, at the Sac and Fox
agency, was 46 degrees above zero.
The mean average temperature for all
stations for the month was 80.5 de-
grees, which is 2.04 degrees above the
normal. This occurred in spite of the
large amount of cool weather expe-
rienced.
The prevailing direction of the wind
at most stations in the month was
south, although in a few it varied to
southeast and southwest.
SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT
FOR YEAR IS HEAVY
Present One and That of January
Gives $1.80 Per Scholar Aa
tho Total for 1911
Oklahoma City.—An apportionment
of the common school fund now on
hand, including the income from the
common school lands and the $5,000,-
000 fund, among the counties of the
state on the basis of 80 cents per cap-
ita for the school population of the
state, was made by the school land
commissioners at their meeting. The
school census this year shows 539,094
school children, which will make the
total distribution at this time $431,-
275.50. 'I he January apportionment
was $1, making the total for the year
$1.80, which breaks all previous rec-
ords.
Owing in part to the fact that a cer-
tain amount of friction has developed
recently between the school land de-
partment and the state treasurer's of-
fice, the money recently received by
the department will not be turned
over to the treasurer for distribution,
but two separate distributions will
really be made, one of 39 cents per
capita from the treasurer's office, ag-
gregating $210,246.66, and one of 41
cents from the school land office, to-
taling $221,028.54.
Oklahoma county gets a larger sum
than any other county. It has 20,936
school children, which makes its ap-
portionment $16,748.80. Cimarron
gets the smallest amount, $1,108.
STATEHOOD
IN SIGHT
SENATE PASSES BILL GRANTING
ADMISSION TO TWO
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA
Nelson Amendment is Voted Down and
priend of Bill Strong Enough to
Override a Presidential
Veto if Forthcoming
Held For Seining
Oklahoma City.—The state game
warden's office has been notified of the
arrest by Assistant Game Warden W.
E. Williams and Deputy Sheriff Abbott
of Cleveland county of Charles Havell,
John Thomas, W. Thomas, Bud Young,
and Sam Young, charged with illegal
seining in Little River. All were
taken to Norman for trial.
Williams Is Wanted
Oklahoma City.—Governor Cruce is-
sued a requisition on Governor Hadley
of Missouri for the return of E. B.
Williams, wanted at Muskogee on a
charge of assault with intent to kill,
and now under arrest at Kansas City,
Mo. Williams is charged with attack-
ing Will Robinson with a knife at Mus-
kogee on September 15, 1910, and in-
flicting serious injuries.
Colony Wants Wheat Output
Oklahoma City.—The state board of
agriculture has received a proposition
from Peter Loran of Rhineland, Texas,
representing a colony of German farm-
ers who have settled in that vicinity,
to buy all of the wheat produced on the
state demonstration farms this year,
both hard and soft, for seed. While it
has been the policy of the board to sell
this wheat in the counties where grown
if desired by the farmers, it is likely
that this proposition will be accepted
if it Is found that the wheat can be
gotten together at one point for ship
ment at a price which the Rhineland
people are willing to pay, as it would
save a great deal of trouble and ex-
pense in disposing of the crop.
State to Lease School Building
Oklahoma City.—Lon Frame, chair-
man of the state board of public af-
fairs, went to Sulphur to make arrange-
ments for the leasing of buildings there
for the use of the state school for the
deaf during the coming year. The
lease of the buildings now occupied
by the school expired on August 2, and
the state will either renew that lease
or lease other buildings which have
been offered for its use. It had been
expected that the new building would
be ready for use at the beginning of
the coming school year, but the difficul-
ties with the contractors over their
alleged failure to bring the building
up to specifications has tied that build-
ing up completely.
Washington.—The bill granting
•tatehood to New Mexico and Arizona,
legislation ttyit has been for many
rears the dream of the people of those
territories, was pussed by the senate,
i>3 to 18, after rejection of the Nelson
amendment which proposed striking
aut of the Arizona constitution its ju-
diciary and recall provision.
The bill as passed by the senate dif-
fers only slightly from the house
measure and, it is said, may be unsat-
isfactory to President Taft. He has
contended all along that he would be
glad to sign the stateiiood bill if the
Nelson amendment prevailed, but that
it was a grave question whether he
would be willing to sign it if the
amendment were defeated, as it was
by 43 to 26. The indications are that
the bill will become a law without his
signature, as its friends say there are
enough votes to pass it over a veto.
The senate amended the house bill
with two minor changes regarding the
manner of voting in New Mexico on
proposed amendments to its constitu-
tion. These will undoubtedly be
agreed to by the house and the bill
expedited to the white house. These
amendments were reported by the
senate committee on territories and
agreed to without debate.
JOHN W. GATES, FINANCIER
DIES IN PARIS. FRANCE
Famous American Fails in Fight With
Death and Passes Peacefully
Away; Wife at Side
Paris, France.—John W. Gates, the
American financier, died at 5:10 Wed
nesday morning in the arms of his
wife and his son, Charles G. Gates.
The end was peaceful and it seemed
as though he was falling asleep. The
usual restoratives failed in the last
crisis.
Others present at the bedside be
sides the members of the family were
Doctors Gros and Reeves.
l Asks Return of Alleged Thief l
Oklahoma City.—A requisition was
issued for W. H. Tackett, alleged lead-
er of a gang of liorse thieves with head-
quarters at Enid, who is now under ar-
rest at Manitou, Colo. The Enid auth-
orities claim to have evidence of at
least twenty horse thefts with which
Tackett is supposed to have been con-
nected, and say that this represents
only a small part of his operations in
this state.
Fugitive Arrested
McAlester, Okla.—Joe Bertino of
Krebs, Okla., charged with adultery,
who was held in $1,500 bail pending
trial and who jumped his ball and ran
away, has been arrested in Trinidad,
Colo. A requisition has been Issued
by Governor Lee Cruce for the return
of Bertino to McAlester.
Blanks Requested
Oklahoma City—Requests for blanks
have been received by the insurance
department from several new com-
panies which have signified a desire
to enter Oklahoma for business, in-
cluding the Mississippi Valley Life In-
surance company of Little Rock, a
company which makes an excellent
financial showing, and the Royal 111*
demnlty company of Atlanta, Ga., a
new company recently organized by
the Royal Insurance company
Business Man Selected
Fulton, Mo.—Simon L. Walker a
business man of Portland, Ore., has
been selected as superintendent for
tho Missouri school of deaf, and im-
mediately took charge of the Institu-
tion here. He succeeds Dr. Noble B.
McKee, who recently died.
Wllkerson Confirmed
Washington—The senate confirmed
among others, the nomination of
James Wilkerson to be United States
attorney for the northern district of
Illinois.
Will Be Released
Oklahoma City—On application of
Garland Brown for habeas corpus, he
will be released from the state re-
formatory at Granite on a point of
law involved in a recent decision of
the criminal court of appeals. Brown
was convicted under the session law
of 1909 of selling liquor to a minor
and sentenced to one year in the re-
formatory. The constitution only pro-
vides that liquor cases be prosecut-
ed as misdemeanors. The hlgn court
held that no act of the legislature
could supersede the constitution
Must Be Residents
Oklahoma City.—In response to an
inquiry from A. A. Stewart, superin-
tendent of the state school for the
deaf, in regard to receiving children
of former Oklahomans now living in
Mexico, who claim residence by rea-
son of owning property In this state,
Attorney General West holds that non-
residents have no rights to send chil-
dren to that school and that owning
property here does not affect their
status.
JOHN W. GATES.
Wealthy Stock Market Speculator.
His iron constitution and coura-
geous resistance, backed by every re-
source of medical science, failed to
save Mr. Gates.
He had battled for weeks heroically
with a disease of the kidneys and
when it was believed that he was al-
most sure to recover, contracted pneu-
monia.
The death of John W. dates in Paris
Tuesday removes in his prime one of
the boldest and most successful Amer-
ican financiers, and a picturesque fig-
ure in the field of sports.
Mr. Gates began ills business career
as proprietor of a hardware store at
Turner Junction, 111., near the farm
where he was born in 1855. His par-
Inquiry Received
Oklahoma City.—Inquiry has been
received at tho office of the state In-
surance commissioner from Alex S.
Foreman of Sallisaw If the Realty Mu-
tual Fire Insurance company of Phil-
adelphia Is licensed to do business in
the state. No such company has any
Insurance Receipts
Oklahoma City.—Figures compiled
in the Insurance commissioner's office
show that the total receipts of that
office since statehood have been f626,-
192.67
Roads File Appeal
Oklahoma City.—The Oklahoma rail.
roads affected by the new livestock
rates put in force by the corporation
commission on February 18 last, in-
cluding the A., T. & S. F., G., C. & S.
F., Kansas City Southern, Rock Island,
Midland Valley, Missouri, Oklahoma &
Gulf, Katy, Frisco and Iron Mountain,
appealed to the supreme court Satur I ents were Asel A. and Mary Gates.
day from that order. The railroads al- j
lege as the basis for the appeal that j Senator Frye Dead
the order affects and Is intended to | Lewlston, Me.—The state of Maine
affect interstate rates, and is therefore j lost its senior United States senator
in violation of the constitution and and an almost lifelong faithful ser-
laws of the United States. ; vant, when William Pierce Frye died
| Tuesduy at the home of his daughter,
J Mrs. Helen White, here. At his bed-
I side were Mrs. White and his other
daughter, Mrs. Alice Briggs, who also
resides in Lewlston. Although he had
been ill for a long time, death came
suddenly.
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Famous Mcdical Case Appealed
Oklahoma City.—The state board of
medical examiners represented by As-
sistant Attorney General W. C. Reeves,
appehled to the supreme court a fa-
mous medical practice case, which has
been in the courts for years. The case
was that of C. I). Gulley of Guthrie,
who was deprived of Ills license to prac-
tice medicine by the medical board In
territorial days on the ground that he
was a graduate of a "diploma mill."
The board's action was sustained by
the territorial supreme court.
Dunn Complains
Oklahoma City—Clarence Dunn, of
El Reno has made complaint to the
commission that the Kock Island re-
fuses to allow him cab space at the
depot in El Reno. He wants to be al-
lowed the same privileges that other
cabmen have there.
Leidtke Named Judge
Oklahoma City—Governor Cruce is-
sued a commission to W. *J. Liedtke
of McAlester as superior judge of Mc-
Alester to succeed Judge Phillip D.
Brewer, who has resigned to take ef-
River at Flood Stage
Ft. Smith, Ark.—For the first tima
in nearly two years the Arkansas
river is at flood stage. Already the
water is above twenty-two feet and
the government officials predict that
it will go a foot highei.
Cramps Get Contract
Washington.—The Cramp Shipbuild-
ing company of Philadelphia was the
lowest bidder for four 29-knot torpedo
boat destroyers of 1,000 tons each at
$760,000 each. Eight boats in all are
to be built.
Taft Signs Bill
Washington—President Taft signed
the re apportionment bill under which
the house of representatives increased
from 391 to 433 members with two
more If Arizona and New Mexico ara
admitted
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