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Stillwater—A city of beautiful
homes, founded on civic pride
and substantial business policy;
center of active trade territory,
the county seat, and growing
steadily but conservatively.
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SUCCESSOR TO THE STILLWATER DEMOCRAT
Payne County—Located in th*
agricultural district and shelter*
Oklahoma A. and M. college. A
sound business condition make*
this county a desired place in
which to live.
PAYNE COUN'l Y NEWS
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Entered at Stillwater Poatoffire at second data mail matter under the act of March 3. 1897
Established September 1, 1892
STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1929
VOLUME 37, NUMBER 37
EXPECT SENATE TO SUSPEND GOVERNOR JOHNSTON
CIVIL JURYTRIALS IN DISTRICT COURT CONCLUDED BY THURSDAY HOLLOWAY WOULD
CRIMINAL CAS
ARE LISTED FOR
HEARING FEB. 4
Verdict for Defendant, E. J. Blank,
Returned Friday By Jury in Trial
in Which Cora Jennings Sought
Damage*.
Session Is Adjourned
By Judge Smith Friday
Cases Will Be Resumed Today and
Completed This Week; Eckman Suit
for Damages Ends When Demurrer
Is Sustained.
Remaining civil ca>es on the dis-
trict court docket will be concluded
Thursday, and preparation made for
a long list of criminal cases to start
February 4, it was indicated today
upon resumption of hearings follow-
ing postponement of the regular
January session over Monday by
Judge C. C. Smith.
Civil cases of today’s assignment
included International Accountants’
Society, Inc., vs A. E. Scroggs, an
appeal; George W. Taylor vs. Cush-
ing Rcf'ning and Gasoline company,
damages; Lloyd L. Griffith ami
George Harlow vs. Rosalie Treese, et
al., a money jurgment.
Disposition of Friday’s cases fol-
low:
Commonwealth Cotton Oil com-
papy vs. B. A. Ray, settled out of
court and suit dismissed; C. S. French
vs. D. C. Drake, an appeal, dismissed;
Mary Kelley vs. L. G. Green, dama-
ges, dismissed for want of prosecu-
tion; Esther Bruner vs. L. G. Green,
damages for personal injury, dis-
missed for want of prosecution; C. L.
Penix vx City of Stillwater, dama-
ges, reset for February 13; Cham-
plin Refining company vs. w. B. Vas-
sar, money judgment appeal, judg-
ment per journal entry; Cora L. Jen-
nings vs. E. J. Blank, verdict for de-
fendant; Border Queen Kitchen Cnbi-;
net company, and Mitchell & Mitchell j
Manufacturing company vs. H. A.'
Davis, verdict for plaintiffs for!
$392.60.
Disposition Thursday of cases in
eluded C. H. Eckman vs. M.. K. and
T. railway, for damages, judge sus-
tained demurrer to evidence.
Snappy Program Planned
By State Fair Manager
A real snappy program is being
considered for the state fair to re
place the staid firework-, horseraces,
balloon ascensions and whatnot, ac-
cording to Ralph T. Hemphill, gen-
eral manager of the annual exposi-
tion. He said Friday that he is con-
sidering the production, in tableou,
but with none of the hot points omit-
ted, of such choice bits of state and
city history as these:
1. “The Night Before Oklahoma
Went Dry,” with none of the details
omitted.
2. “The Invasion of Adam God.”
portraying the old gentlemen’s pa-
rade down Main street in the nude.
3. “Queenie at the Cattlemen’-
Convention,” with lemonade thrown
in.
“The Most Perplexing Moment in ,
the Life of Tom Gore,” said to be a
frameup.
5. “The Life and Letters of Jake
Hamon,” with none of the gushing
phrases of endearment omitted.
Under the managers’ plan, one of
the stunts would be presented each
ni^ht during the fair.
OFFICERS ARREST FOUR
Acting on a complaint sent in to ti e
police department, Night Patrolmen
A. P. Ashmore and C. G. Perkey raid-
ed a house at 217 Duck street about
midnight Friday and arrested four
persons on charges of being drunk,
running a disorderly house and dis-
turbing the peace. C. Mooring was
fined $5 for disturbing the peace, in
a joint trial held in municipal court
Saturday afternoon; Lawrence Wrignt
was fined $19.50 for disturbing the
peace and being drunk; Earl Eastep
was fined $19.50 for disturbing the
peace and running a disorderly house,
and Mrs. Mary Fakers was fined $10
for running a disorderly house.
MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES
The number of marriaee licenses
issued gained another lead over the
number of divorces filed in district
court this week by scoring a three-to-
two victory. Marriage licenses were !
issued to Willard L. Miller, 30, Coyo-1
can, Mexico, and Ruth C. Bland. 23,
Stillwater; R. M. Georgia, 33, Man-
gum. and Myrtle M. Ent, 29, Helena;
Otis Bowles, 24, and Martha Mae Orr,
17, both of Cushing. Divorces were ,
filed bv Era Lillian .Jackson against
Ijester O. Jockson, and Vada Skidgv
against Loyd Skidgcl.
COUPON SALE STARTED
Maps of respective routes, instruc-
tions and coupon ticket books have
been delivered to chamber of com-
merce committeemen who are to sell
them in the effort being made to
bring talking motion pictures to Still-
water? Several of the packages con-
taining the paraphernalia were de-
livered Saturday, the remainder Mon-
day.
Farmer No Longer Leaves Part of grinding at the present time, he says.
His Grain Crop at Mill for Services. The slogan, “A Quality Basis," b
but Takes Cash Instead for Entire i one reason the Stillwater Milling
Production—Harold Goodholm.
A few years ago a farmer would
load his wagon with wheat or corn,
take it to the mill to be ground, and
leave a portion in payment for the
miller's services. But the farmer has
gone through a stage of evolution in
this respect, according to Harold
Gocdholm of the Stillwater Milling
company. Today he brings his load of
wheat or corn in and takes money in
exchange. It is a rare occurrence for
a farmer to bring his produce for
company sees a marked increase each
year in the carloads of ground prod-
ucts shipped threughout Oklahoma,
Texas and Arkansas. Last year 221
cars of manufactured flour and feeds,
with a minimum weight of 40,000
pounds to the ear, were shipped from
Stillwater. This is an increase over
that of last year, as well as over all
preceding years. jn addition to the
carlot shipments, the milling com-
pany operates a number of trucks ko
carry products to neighboring towns.
Mixed cars are a specialty of the
mill and enables a quicker turnover
by the retailer, in addition to insur-
ing the customer a clean, fresh stock
all the time.
Machinery is constantly changed
and improved at the mill that the
best results may be obtained and the
work done to the best advantage. Fif-
teen men are on the payroll, in the
office and on the road as salesmen.
Judging by the increase in the num-
ber of sales of poultry and dairy feeds
sold to Payne county farmers, Good-
holm says that he belives the county
farmer is leaving the raising of cot-
ton tn a rreat extent and is concen-
trating his attention along the lines
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Ten C harges Drawn Against Governor
THE ACCUSED
Issuance of Crosthwaite par-
HENRY S. JOHNSTON
from the outsied world. His plane 1927 there were |109,523.15 worth of
prnuhn/1 into <» T»«no mnnlnr» thn '
COUNTY FARMERS LEAVING COTTON CROP .AND TURNING TO POULTRY RAISING
street. This is the second
collected for this offense
law went into effect some
A system of state narks will be
powerful factors in attracting tour-
ists to Oklahoma, as well as providing
much-needed playgrounds for citizen?
of the state. Raymond A. Tolbert,
president xf the Oklahoma Auto club,
told a conference of park enthusiasts
Bribery and
“Ewe Lamb
Sheriff M. J. Bradley and County At-
torney Ernest Jenkins Have Inves-
tigated Accident; District Court
Charges May Result.
Resume of state and national
News of interest as seen by the
exchange editor.
Oklahoma took in $5,917,888.30 dur-
ing 1928 for sale of automobile licen-
ses, $3,550,732.98 of which was re-
turned in apportionments io the coun-
ties of the state, a report by Ed Mc-
Donald, secretary of the state high-
way commission shows.
The last year’s income from sale of
licenses exceeded that of 1927 by
$217,000, a further check of the re-
port reveals. The total for 1928 was
$5,917,888.30, while for 1927 it was
but $5,700,370.08.
Payne county is some $63,468 richer
as the result of its apportionment for
1928, this coming as a result of the
sale of $105,781.34 worth of licenses.
While Oklahoma as a state had a
larger sale in 1928 than in 1927, this
did not hold true in the county. In
This looks like the old town had
gone wild over oil, and was drilling
right down in the heart cf the busi-
ness district, doesn’t it? As a matter
of fact, the town, Wichita, Kan., has
gone wild over oil, but the derrick in
one of the main streets was part of a
celebration over the recent discovery
of gushers near the city. Just a stunt.
Norfolk Man Named as President of
Payne County Junior Federation to
Succeed Oscar Amey; Mae Siegen-
thaler Secretary.
of committee on investigation of
legislature, judicial, executive and
other departments of state, and in-
timidation of witnesses and prospec-
tive witnesses to be called by said
committee.
10. General incompetency.
WHEN CAR HITS
LOADED TRAILER
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Youthful News Reporters
Take Turns With Reading
THEN TAKE SEAT
DURING HEARING
Diversion and misappropria-
of funds.
Unlawful issuance of deficien-
Ruler of Armies
Shows Improvement
PARIS, France—A steady improve-
ment is noted in the serious condition
of Ferdinand Foch, generalisimo of the
allied armies during the late war.
The army man is not entirely out of
danger, hewever, his physicians de-
clare.
Mail Pilot Crashes;
Breaks Both Legs
LA GRANGE, Ore. —With both
legs shattered, and suffering from
internal injuries, Harold Buckner, air
mail pilot, was found awaiting word
Following close on the heels of the
recent influenza wave, the more seri-
ous disease of spinal meningitis is
prevalent in certain sections of the
rtate. The disease is generally fatal
whin once contracted, and if recovery
is accomplished, the patient is many
times left with paralyzed limbs.
A case has not been reported in Sti'l-
water, but one burial, resulting from
the disease has been held here.
In Caddo county the disease has its
firmest grip, many schools being
closed, and a public proclamation by
the health department forbidding pub-
lic gatheringsi of all kinds.
Though no danger of the disease
spreading over the state is seen, for
the purpose of safety, Dr. O. O. Ham-
monds, state health commissioner, has
issued a proclamation ordering that
every person afflicted with cerebro-
spinal meingitis, or any disea-e simi-
lar to it, or with any of the symp-
toms, be quarantined and not be re-
moved unless by order of the county
health physician, or the city health
physician. Anyone violating this or-
der is liable to immediate prosecu-
tion, Hammonds points out.
To stop the spread of the malady,
which is highly infectious and conta-
gious, the state department of health
is exerting every effort to educate
the people of the state on its preven-
tion.
ar-
62,
Spinal Meningitis Wave
Causes Alarm for Health
FAIR DATES ANNOUNCED
Word has been received from Ralph
T. Hemphill, fair manager and sec-
retary of the Oklahoma State Fair
and Exposition, that the annual ex-
position will be held this year in
Oklahoma City, from September 21
to 28. The announcement was prompt-
ed by the number cf inquiries Hemn-
hill says he has been receiving re-
garding the dates.
Purchase of State Park
System Is Recommended
ate
The
ried
and the house has accepted all but
Nos. 1, 5, 7, 9 and 10.
Through the medium of the Payne
County News, seme budding journal-
ists are being developed in the county.
All the correspondent items marked
“By the School,” are written by the
students enrolled in the school of that
district. Typical of these is the Clay-
ton school, located south of Mehan.
According to Mrs. Elwood Burton,
teacher, the students take great in-
terest in their job of writing items.
One girl in particu'ar ha* announced
her desire to continue writing items
after she is out of school. The fact
they help write the paper increases
the interest they have in reading the
publication, she says, and they loan
the paper to different ones to take
home each evening until everv copy
has been read by most of them.
MILLING COMPANY OFFICIAL SAYS—
Important Witness
Dies of Heart Attack
OKLAHOMA CITY —Funeral
rangements for J. W. Mansell,
state panion and parole attorney, who
died Friday from a heart attack, are
incomplete. Mansell is one of the
principal witnesses in the house in-
vestigation of pardons and paroles
issued by Governor Johnston.
crashed into a tree, pinning the pilot
to his seat.
INJURED MAN IMPROVES
Will Rogers, college electrician,
who was seriously inured last week
in an explosion, has recovered suf-
ficiently to be allowed out of his
home at 617 Jefferson street.
FINED FOR U-TURN
Mrs. Dai.-y Andrews was fined $3
in municipal court for making a “U-
turn” on the corner of Tenth avenue
and Main
fine ever
since the
time ago.
Ernest Burkhart
Gives Testimony
PAWHUSKA—Ernest Burkhart,
now serving a life term for murder,
and key witness for the government
in the trial of W. K. Hale, wealthy
Osage county ranchman, testified
Friday that John Ramsey, now serv-
ing a life term for murder, confessed
to him that he killed Henry Roan the
latter part of January, 1923.
Two Pieces of Shattered Skull Taken J
From Head of Kathryn Alice Gil-
bert, Aged 10; Mrs. Robert Ray and
Mrs. Gilbert Hurt.
. Senate to Proceed With Own Sena-
torial Investigation of
Coercion During the
Rebellion.'*
Payne County Shares in
Auto License Returns
For the third time in eight years,
impeachment actions have been re-
turned against an Oklahoma gov-
ernor. In 1921 a house committee
voted charges against J. B. A. Rob-
ertson, but they were dismissed when
a tie vote on their adoption resulted.
In November, 1923, Governor J. C.
Walton was impeached and removed
from office. Impeachment charge*
against Governor Johnson were voted
by members of the house of repre-
sentatives in December, 1927, but
were dismissed by members of the
senate, who accepted the supreme
court’s ruling that the session was il •
I legally held.
Meanwhile the senate will continue
its sensational investigation of al-
leged bribery charges in connection
with the “ewe lamb rebellion” in
1927.
Should the senate pass the house’s
request for suspension and impeach-
ment, it is doubtful if the state’s chief
executive will go on trial before early
in February. Delay in the impending
trial loomed when the house investi-
gating committee Sunday issued the
following statement: “The investiga-
tion committee desires to conclude the
investigation of the governor and his
official acts, together with the con-
duct of boards, commissions and ap-
pointive official’, who operate under
his supervision and by his direction,
before a trial is held upon the charges
or the ones that may be made, so that
the trial, if any, on charges preferred
against the governor can be upon all
charges or disclosures resulting from
the investigation of the chief execu-
tive and his office.”
The house Monday was to deliber-
on the five remaining articles,
complete set of charges are car-
on another story on this nn^e.
REPORT CHICKEN-THEFT
Payne county officers were called
to the farm of F. L. Snyder, north-
east of Ripley, Monday morning to
attemtp to trace the persons who
robbed the Snyder chickenhouse of 40
fowls. Under-Sheriff C. W. Benton
reported that he was unable to get a
clue that might lead to their appre-
hension. Judging by their tracks,
Renton says that there were two men
involved in the robbery.
Entertaining the Farmers
The Rotary club started a fine work
when they announced they would
have as their guests each Tuesday
evening five farmer*.
Tnc more town ard country folk-
rub elbows and talk over their prob-
lems, the better will be the under-
standing.
We form opinions and express our-
selves too freely sometimes just be-
cause we do not under.-tand the other
fellow’s problem’.
There should be many of these get-
together meetings between the mer-
chants and our rural neighbor?. The
farmers appreciate us driving out to
their homes and looking over their
farms and herds as much as we like
to have them see what we have in our
towns. Try doing so some of these
Sundays and see if it is not so.
Attorney Ernest F. Jenkins have vis-
ited the jeene of the crash, and
charge® in district court may follow,
if evidence warrants.
licenses sold, or $3,741.81 less than
were sold in 1928.
Tulsa county led the state, exceed-
ing Oklahoma county’s total sales by
$92,063.91. Tulsa county’s apportion-
ment exceeded that of Oklahoma by
more than $55,000. Figures for sales
in 1928 were, Tulsa $672,943.11, Okla-
homa, $580,897.20. Apportionments
were as follows: Tulsa, $403,765.87,
Oklahoma, $348,527.52.
Kay county was third in line of ap-
portionments, receiving a check for
$132,811.89, and Seminole was fourth,
receiving $123,621.33.
Following Is a Complete List of Charges Taken to the Floor
of the House of Representatives by the House Inves-
tigating Committee, Now in Session
Impeachment Trial Will Probably Be
Continued Until Early in February
if House Investigating Committee
Report Is Accepted.
legislation to provide funds for the
purchase and maintenance of a state
nark system was urged b’’ Tolbert,
Governor Johnston and other speak-
ers.
Bill Tells ’Em
By W. E. “Bill” Carlson
: NOTE: The article* under thia heading
: are my personal view* and in no way re-
: fleet the policiea of Payne County New*.
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Five Articles Passed
On By Representatives
1.
don.
2.
tion
8.
cy certificates for banking depart-
ment, creating porition of assistant
attorney, law clerk anti stenogra-
pher for year 1927-28.
4. Unlawful issuance of deficien-
cy certificates for banking depart-
ment, creating position of assistant
attorney, law clerk and stenogra-
pher for year 1928-29.
5. Unlawful expenditure of money
pursuant to illegal contract with
Kirby Fitzpatrick, employed as spe-
cial attorney for state banking de-
partment.
6. Unlawful issuance of deficien-
cy certificate to continue the state
issues commission, after refusal of
legislature to make an appropria-
tion for year 1927-28.
7. Unlawful issuance of deficien-
cv certificate to continue the state
issues commission, after refusal of
the legislature to make an appro-
priation for the year 1928-29.
8. Unwarranted authorization of
interference by militia with orderly
conduct under claim of right of
members of the legislature to as-
semble peaceably.
9. Unlawful and wrongful at-
tempts to interfere with functioning
ON MAIN STREET!
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One Killed, Two
Hurt in Robbery
PITTSBURG. Kan.—One bandit is
dead and two others seriously injured
after an ineffectual attempt to loot
the Bank of Deterick, Mo. Chesley R.
Allen, 28, died from his own hand to
prevent cauture and end suffering
from buckshot wounds inflicted by a
nightwatchman of the little Mossiur: !
town. Another was found wandering,!
dazed, near the body, and the third
hidden under a oorch.
MAITLAND CHOSEN [over the
FEDERATION HEAD Week
Kathryn Alice Gilbert, 10-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Gil-
bert, 920 West Ninth avenue, was in-
jured seriously, Mrs. Gilbert severely
bruised, and Mrs. Robert Ray cut'
about the face and bodv late Thurs-
day night, when the light automobile
in which they were riding crashed!
into a trailer loaded with pipe. The
accident occurred on the Perkins road,
four miles S' uth of Stillwater. The in-
jured persons were brought to the
Stillwater hospital for surgical at-
tention. According to latent reports,
the little girl is improving rapidly af-
ter undergoing an operation in which
two pieces of skull were removed
from her head.
Mr?. Gilbert, who was driving, is
reported to have seen the light lo-
cated on the cab of the truck, but
was unable to see the projecting pipe.
The truck, owned by Mead Bros., drill-
ing contractors, had stopped to repair
a puncture. It was driven by E. M.
Graves of Wewoka, and led by a
similar truck owned by the same com-
pany.
According to those who viewed the
scene of the accident, no danger light
was on the projecting nipe, although
a red bulb flowed from the truck’s
cab. That Mrs. Gilbert was drivinsr
slow down the long incline is believed
responsible for saving the lives of all
. members of the party. Mrs. Gilbert,
: I her daughter and Mrs. Rav were re-
i j turning from church services held at
: Mehan.
Sheriff M. J. Bradley and County
Oklahoma may have another gov-
ernor before the week’s end.
With the senate in session Monday
afternoon and ready to receive th*
five articles of impeachment voted by
the house of representatives, W. J.
Holloway, lieutenant-governor, will
succeed Governor Henry S. Johnston,
should the senate approve action of
the house, taken last week. From in-
dications, the senate will accept the
charges as prepared by the house.
J. D. Maitland, Norfolk, was elected
president of the Payne County Junior
federation at their quarterly meeting,
| held Saturday in Stillwater. Maitland
succeeds Oscar Amev. Robert Bough-
ton, Payne Center, was elected vice-
president, succeeding J. D. Maitland,
and Mae Siegenthaler, North Star,
was elected secretary-treasurer to
succeed Aileene Henderson.
The Saturday meeting lasted most
of the day, being called to or-
der at about 10 o’clock in the morn-1
ing, and adjourning at 3:30 o’clock in 1
the afternoon. Purpose of the meet- i
ing was to plan the program for 4-H
club activities for the coming year.
About 120 were present. “It was a
mighty fine meeting," commented
Lloyd Godley, county agent.
Talks by B. A. Pratt on the “Exten-
sion News,” paper published by the
extension division cf A. and M. col-
lege; Lloyd Godley and Mrs. Almira
Abernathy on the year’s program;
Mrs. Daisy Frazier on health, and Os-
car Amey on the connection between
school and club work, occupied most
of the time of the meeting.
Demonstrations by the girls team,
consisting of Mae and Juanita Siegen-
thaler ,and boys’, consisting of John
Croswell and Charles Griffith, were
given. At noon a luncheon for club
leaders and supervisors was served,
with 25 present. Instructions were
given following the luncheon by Mrs.
Almira Abernathy, county home dem-
onstration agent.
Were Returning From
Mehan Church Service
of dairying and poultry-raising.
Nothing but the hard variety of
wheat is ground into flour, but farm-
ers find a market for any kind of
grain at the local mill. Soft wheat,
which is most common in this terri- _______________ _______
tory, is bought for use in poultry } in session nt Oklahoma City,
feeds, and some is exchanged for the • Oklahoma has ample precedent for
hard variety. i establishing a state park system, Tol-
Goodholm and his father, A. Good-' bert said, in the action of California,
holm, have been connected with the I which last fall voted a $6,000,000
Stillwater Milling company for the i bond issue for a similar project,
lart 10 years. They have received the
first prize on bread baked from their
flour for several years at the county
fair, but never entered any of their
products in larger exhibitions.
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