The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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ENID, OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. APRIL 11,1912
No. 26
POPE PIUS
DEAD
Just as the Events goes
w to press we learn that Pope
Pius X is dead. The news
came over the wires from
Rome after noon today.
HOMELESS NUMBER
THIRTY THOUSAND
Floods Cover 2,000 Square Miles;
KsIinmK'd Damage $10,000,000
Thirty thousand persons homeless
2000 square miles of countsy Inun-
dated thirty persons drowned and a
financial loss of $10,000,000, consti-
tutes the result of two week's flood
In the Mississippi valley. These
figures were arrived at Sunday night
by government engineers and offic-
ials of the state levee boards engag-
ed in combatting the ravaging sweep
of the Mississippi river from points
in Illinois to thseatened places in
Mississippi and Arkansas.
Hundreds of persons still are men
aceij by the tremendous tide of the
river at points in lower Missouri,
northwestern Tennessee and Arkan-
sas; they are marooned in house
tops, in trees and on anchared safts
directly in the sweep of the rampag-
ing raver. Conservative judgment
at Memphis Sunday night is express-
ed in the belief that the great ma-
jority of these flood prisoners will
be rescued. Many of the menaced
were stimplated to the puspose of
remaining near their homes by con-
cern for property of minor value.
Resrueing squads at many ipolntsf
have been compelled to take negroes
from danger grounds because they
insisted upon staying on their flood-
- ed property to guasd mules and milk
cows.
There has been suffering among
thousands of refugees gathered in
the highland towns out of the flood's
reach. However, this situation can-
not continue because the state of-
ficials and federal government are
working to carry food to the home-
less. The greatest menace now is
directed towasd those persons m-
rooned in the inundated territory.
Scores of boats manned by rescue
a. parties are hurrying to relieve these
prisoners.
State and levee hoard officials '
the districts south of Memphis have
been labosing all day to to^> the
threatened levc-es.
Mississipppi state officials think
their embankments will hold. Never-
, theless the menace to states border-
ing the Mississippi south of Mem-
phis will not have ceased until tlie
great river's angry waters have hurl
ed themselves into the gulf.
FLOOD NOW AROVT
AT A STANDSTILL
Washington, April 10. — The
weather bureau today announced
that with the exception of a break in
the levee on Tuesday at Wilson's,
Ark., about eleven miles below Osce-
y^ola, there had been no change in the
{£0ood situation along the Mississippi
▼river, except that the breaks in the
levees above would keep the crests
in the Vicksburg district slightly be-
low the original forecast stage.
Falling at Cairo.
Cairo, III., April 10.—The river
gauge stood at 53.8 feet today, a fall
of .1 foot In twenty-four hours. De-
spite the fact that the rivers have
been ten feet above the level of the
city for a week, the levees have held
firm.
Slight Rise Shown.
Sioux City, la., April 10.—The
Missouri river reached the 16.1 foot
stage today, a rise of .5 of a foot
since yesterday. Reports indicate
the river will go up to the 16.G stage
by tomorrow.
Only the very low lands are likely
to be inundated.
A BROOM FACTORY
VY. Z. Smith Embarks in Business
That Should Help Enid.
The Knid Broom Works, a new
Enid manufacturing concern under
the ownership of W. Z. Smith, will
shortly begin operations in tbe
Sproat Building, on North Grand
avenue.
The machinery for tbe new facto-
ry was delayed by a wreck, but it
is due to arrive any day. The plant
will start with a fair capacity, and
will be increased as the business
grows. .
W. M. Pierce and Ed Shields, two
exjjgrt broom makers, will have
charge of the factory, and a good
fluality of produce is assured.
Mr. Smith is one of Enid's oldest
residents, and is well and favorably
known to most of our people. He
has ample capital, and will without
question make a success of this en-
terprise.
• This will be two broom factories
here, the other being the Dumont
Broom Works.
MEMBERS OF ALLEN" GANG
ARE NOW OCT OF WOODS
Hillsville, Va., April 10.'—Sidna
Allen and Wesley Edwards, chief
actors in the tragedy of three weeks
ago are believed to have made their
way out of Carroll co.unty, Va. Ac-
cording to information received to-
night the two fuedists managed to
get out of the county two days ago
and are now supposed to be in North
Carolina.
T. I!. MEN DEFEAT PRIMARY
Fear Direct Vote in Jackson County
Kansas, Asked by Taft Forces
Holton, Kansas. April 10.—The
Republican central committee of
Jackson County met today to pro-
vide for -the election of delegates to
the state convention at Independence
and the district convention at At-
chinson. The Roosevelt supporters
were in control and put through a
resolution providing for a conven-
tion.. The Taft supporters offered
as a substitute, the holding of a pri-
mary plan on the ground- that the
Taft men were organized to such an
extent that Roosevelt would probab-
ly be defeated in the county.
BARN BVRNED
NEAR CARRIER
Fire early last night destroyed the
near Carrier, causing a loss of about
$1,800. The barn and practically
all of its contents were consumed,
including feed, implements, and one
fine jack. The loss Is partly cov-
ered by Insurance. The origin of the
fire is not known.
ANOTHER IOWA COUNTY
FOR TAFT
COURTS OF COUNTY
WITHOUT FUNDS
The court fund for the~1911 levy
has now been exhausted and there is
now no money In the county treasury
to meet the expenses of the various
courts. Henceforth jurors and wit-
nesses will have to be paid with
court cert.flcates and there is no hope
for cash until the next, levy is ar-
ranged for and the first collection of
taxes is made. The litigation wjthin
'.he past eight months has been so
unusually heavy that the appropria-
tion for the courts of $15,200 which
was estimated as ample to meet the
needs has proved to be far short and
the deficit which results will have to
be added to the next ^estimate to be
made by the excise boards when the
1912 levy is made this summer. But
until this time some arrangement
must be made to take care of the
courts and the solution to this ques-
tion will in all probability be the is-
suance of court certificates which
will have to be honored by the coun-
ty commissioners before they can be
cashed.
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GRANDFATHER
CLAUSE CASES UP
"It (hints and tarns tor distinction: and. il possible, it will bave It Is It unreasonable. then, to expect
that some man, possessed (d the loftiest jjenias, coupled wllh ambition sufficient lo push It to tbe utmost
strpirh, will at sometime spring up among us? And when such a one does, il will require tbe people to
be united with each other, attached lo the government and laws, and generally Intelligent, to successfully
frustrate bis design.
Distinction will be his paramount object, and allbougji he would as willingly acquire II by doing good
is harm, yet nothing left in the way ol building up he would sit down boldly to tbe task ol pulling down.
Here teen Is a protetir case, highly dangerous."
—from lr. Uocoto's SpaJi before tit Uuaj Mea's Ijxeao, SprinffleU. UL
—From the Omaha Dully Bee, March IS), 1012.
INTERESTING
Des Moines, Iowa, April 10.—Taft
Republicans controlled the Mona
county Republican convention today
and selected Taft delegates to the
state and district conventions. The
Sac county Democratic convention
Instructed It sdelegates for Woodrow
Wilson.
NE'YS NOTES
Washington D. C., April 10.—
When Congressman McGuire an-
nounced the passage through the
house last week of the Osage, bill, he
made it certain that that bill would
become a law at this session of con-
gress. It means much for the Osage
Indians, and the propes development
of Osage county. The bill passed
the senate and no serious difference
exists between the house and sen-
ate on amendments
One of the important provisions
of the bill is that it provides for the
settling up of the estates of deceased
Osage Indians under the laws of
Oklahoma with the approval of the
Interior department. These lands
have 'been tied up because of the
lack of laws. The passage of this
bill will enable the estates to be
eloscd out, and means much for the
development of the county.
Another important feature of the
bill is that it makes possible the pay-
ment by the Secretary of Interior to
'competent Indians of their shares of
the tribunal funds in the U. S. treas-
ury to their Individual credit. There
are oves two thousand members of
the Osage tribe and each has more
than Four Thousand dollars to his
credit. Many of them are compe-
tent to handle their own affairs and
under this bill may withdraw their
money upon showing their competen-
cy.
Pond Creek, Oklahoma has been
given a four acre court house reserve
for municipal purposes, the presi-
dent having approved the McGuire
Bill giving the land to the city. . The
government no longer needed the
land for the purpose for which it
had been reserved.
In the event that trouble should
develop with Mexico the Oklahoma
Militia would probably be the first
state organization called into the
service. Congressman MdGuIre has
again taken the matter up with the
President, calling attention to the
accessibility of Oklahoma, the high
standard of the discipline and train-
ing of the organization. The ques-
tion has been raised by the attorney
general whether the State Militia
could be sent out of the country In
the event of war. Some believe they
could under the present law, but a
bill is pending that wound be quick-
ly passed in the pvent of trouble
enabling t' n'zatlons to be us-
ed.'
TAX FIGURES
A study of the tax reoords of Gar-
field county will reveal that a large
proportion,- of the burden Jof, tax-
ation ljvtfite county is due to the in-
tern,:. ar.d'^nJtiTiTrfund requirements
on outstanding indebtedness.
The total state tax levied in Enid
and all Garfield county, amounts to
$81,845, while the taxes for local
purposes amount to $518,374.11, not
including any part of the paving tax
The sidewalk and paving tax in Enid
on improvements made prior to
statehood amounts to $87,577, or
seven thousand more than the state
tax for this year. The total sinking
fund levy for the subdivisions of Gar-
field county amounts to $104,967.02,
or about 25 per cent more than the
levy for state purposes.
When we add to the total levies
of the excise board amounting to
$518,874.11, the paving tax and side-
walk tax, antedating statehood,
amounting to $87,577, the state levy
of $81,845.10 and the paving tax
incurred since statehood, the people
of this city and county are paying
for all public purposes of state, coun-
ty, municipal, and town-government
and public schools, a grand total of
more than three-quarters of a mil-
lion dollars a year of which only 81,-
845.10 is for state purposes.
It is evident from these figures
that the burden of taxation will be
but lightly reduced if all state taxa-
tion were entirely eliminated. The
following table shows the levies made
by the county excise board for the
county and various subdivisions:
Taxes by Subdivisions:
County Government ..$ 137,725.87
City Government 143,624.71
County Schools 96,641.51
City Schools 85,705.25
Townships 47,701.69
Town3 7,275.08
Guthrie, Okla., April 10.—The
cases of Frank Quinn and J. J.| Be-
all, conviqted In the federal court
cases of conspiracy to prevent ne-
groes from voting for congressman,
A'ill be argued in the federal court
of appeals at St. I.ouis on .May 22,
by United States Attorney Taylos.
These are known as the "grandfath-
er clause" cases. Beall and Qulnn,
being Kindflsher county election of-
ficials, enforcing the negro disfran-
chising law. Because of the near ar-
gument of the cases it is understood
that other "grandfather clause" cas-
es scheduled for trial dusing the
present Oklahoma City term of feder
al court will be postponed until the
higher court passed upon the Beall-
Quinn cases.
FACTORY FOR ENID
Will Manufacture Tubs and Tanks
On Large Scale.
A factory for manufacturing
tanks, wash tugs, buckets, wash
boards, and other galvanized iron
utensils will be brought to Enid in
the \ :ry near future. The purchase
of the plant of the Oklahoma Iron
Wire Fabric company, north of the
Frisco freight depot Monday by E.
G. Holbridge and W. W. Coates, was
the forst step towasds the factory
which will be moved here as soon as
possible. Mr. Holdbridge has such a
factory in operation in Carmen and
this plant will be moved here at the
earliest possible time. The deal
whereby the Wire Fabric company
building was purchased was con-
summated Monday morning and
both sir. Coates and Mr. Holdbridge
who wl;l be partners In the new fac-
tory were kept busy attending to
the business relative to the- sale.
Though th work of the factory
will be begun on a small scale at
first, it is probable that besides the
galvanized iron utensils that the fac-
tory will also make silos. This will
be considered when the work is in
operation and if it proves practi-
cable and there is a sufficient de-
mand for them silos will be turned
out. It is not definitely known
how many men will be worked at
the factory at the start.
AMERICAN SHOT
DOWN IN STREETS
OF MEXICO
El Paso, Tex., April 10.—An
American newspaper man who re-
turned today from Parral with 184
American and other foreign refugees
from the battle swept district,
brought news of the execution of
ThomaB Fountain, of I.as Cruets, N.
M., by the rebels.
Fountain was captain of a federal
gun under Gen. Paneho Villa. When
Villa retreated last Thursday night.
Fountain removed certain parts of
the piece and concealed himse'.i in a
private residence. The occupants
were Ignorant that they had a guest
in 4 part of the house seldom visited.
The American was driven by thirst
and hunger to reveal his presence on
Sunday, after seventy-two hours of
self imposed torture.
He was armed with a revolver but
made no resistance. On Monday he
was compelled to show the rebels
where he had secreted the missing
parts of his rapid flrer, was tried by
bourt martial and condemned to
death, apparently for having disabled
the gun.
American residents made every ef-
fort to secure a modification of the
sentence but without avail. Finally,
American Consul Letcher at Ch.hua-
hua sept to General Salazar what is
believed to have been an appeal from
I Washington that his life be spared.
In delivering the missive to a mes-
senger the consul remarked "This is
the last resort."
Total taxes levied by
County Excise Board .. 518,374.11
Besides these amounts the side-
walk and paving taxes prior to state-
hood amounted to $87,577.00 being
taxes levied when the work was done,
and for which a levy each year was
made. In addition to this the paving
taxes on property on streets paved
since statehood are paid to the city
clerk.
The table below classifies the loca'
taxes showing the amount spent In
the various subdivisions for operat-
ing expenses and for sinking funds
One Interesting item In this table 'f
that of city and county schools. Tbe
county schools with an operat'ng ex-
pense of $87,790, hav0 a sinking
fund levy of only $8,851.50. The city
schools with a levy for operating ex-
penses amounting to $57,909 hav< t
sinking fund levy of $27,796.25.
Ccr".r.w:i or. Page Four
"l'LAY IIALI," SLOGAN
TO BE HEARD TODAY
Another Season of Great American
Game Commences Tills After-
noon ami Everybody's
Happy.
At 3:30 this afternoon the cry of
"play ball!" will reverberate
throughout the land, and fourteen
million and eighty six bald men will
enthusiastically toss an equal num-
ber of perfectly gqod spring "kel-
'■eys'.' into hundreds of arenas, tin
emulation of Mr. Roosevelt-. The
oldest inhabitant will comb his
whiskers in fiendish glee. Eight mil-
lion small boys will turn back flip-
flops of surpassing Joyousness. Dick-
ey birds will carol; peanut vendors
will also carol, and such a shout of
gladness will arise from incalculable
ball (lelds that old Fathed Time, If
he be not too dried and withered,
will grab off the presidency of the
Clock League and challenge Death,
the Shade Circuit magnate, to a ball
game of a million Innings.
There are only three big league
cities that will be without a game to-
day. They are eDtrolt, Washington
and Pittsburg. At these cities the
first official scheduled game will be a
week from today.
Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia
and New York are the cities that
stage an American league contest to-
day. while Boston, Brooklyn, Cin-
cinnati and St. Louis will see their
National League teams in action.
The opening of today's games of
the American league are as follows:
Washington at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Boston at New York.
St. Louis at Chicago.
The National League openings
are:
New York at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pittsburg at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at Boston.
A "SLIDE" IN NEVADA
Returns From Primary Elections
Shows Taft Forces Will Con-
trol Convention
ii
Reno. N'ev., April 10.—Returns
form the state primary elections in-
dicate that Taft delegates will over-
whelmingly control the state conven-
tion. The Roosevelt ticket has been
fairly snowed under in Reno.
CHILD HAS MENINGITIS.
The nine year old son or Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Childers is now under
quarantine for spinal meningitis.
The little boy was taken sick about
four days ago, and as soon as the
symptoms of meningitis developed
he was put under quarantine. He ia
reported to be getting along nicely
and is under the care of a physician.
THE MERCHANT
EMERSON said something
about an institution being
the lengthened shadow of a
man. The same is true of :i busi-
ness. A' STORE, for example,
REFLECTS THE CHARAC-
TER OF ITS OWNER.
Take two typical stores. Tho
one is enterprising, has attractive
displays, advertises liberally and
intelligently and reaches out fop
new business.
The other goes along in a hum-
drum fashion, advertises little, and
that in a stereotyped way, makes
no display of its wares and no ef-
fort to turn over its stock at fre-
quent intervals. It follows tho
methods of twenty years ago. It
does not reach after new custom-
ers and in consequence loses its
old ones.
Which of these stores will suc-
ceed and which will fail ?
WHICH PROPRIETOR READS
THE PAPERS AND WHICH READS
LAST YEAR'S ALMANAC?
That tells tho whole story.
THE PROGRESSIVE. HUS-
TLING, UP TO DATE MER-
CHANT READS THE NEWS-
PAPERS. He also makes others
read the advertisements he places
in the newspapers. Therefore h®
is a w' ner. BE A WINNER.
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Purcell, F. Everett. The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1912, newspaper, April 11, 1912; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc159879/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.