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VOL. 2.
THE WAVE-DEMOCRAT
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— IM®; >KL* 0,1A' MONDAY. AUG. 29, 1910.
STRENUOUS DAY
SCHEDULED FOR
TEDDY IN DENVER
Colonel Roosevelt Tears Himself
Away From Wild West and
Arrives in Denver.
HAD -BULLY" TIME
WHILE IN CHEYENNE.
an J
All Denver in Gala Attire in His
Honor—Views Monster Parade
and Eats Luncheon From
Cowboy "Chuck"
Wagon.
|' hief Thrasher was unknown
| took no part in the matter.
If Chief Thrasher or any membe.
of the police force have been mixed
up in any dealing with those of the
"underworld" or have shielded this
class the good people of the city
j ought to know it, and for this
j reason the Wave-Democrat makes
| the above offer.
| Chief Thrasher, when told of th
loffer made by this man, said: "Yes
I know the woman in question an.
if the person who so desired her
presence in Enid will conte to me
will aid him all I can in havlni
| her located and returned here to
tell all she may know regarding mo
and my official acts while she was
staying in Enid, and if the person
I don't care who he is, thinks he
an scare me in this manner and
force me to lie down on the prosecu-
tion of these cases, he has merely
overlooked his hand."
(Wave-Democrat Special.)
Denver, Colo., Aug. 29.—Roose-
velt arrived from Cheyenne, the na-
tional guard fired a salute, monster
parade was formed and he was
taken quickly to the reviewing
stand, where it required two hours
for the parade to pass. He then
weut to the fair grounds where he
ate luncheon from a genuine cow-
boy chuck wagon.
This afternoon ten thousand per-
sons will jam the monster auditor-
ium to hear the address, then Roose-
velt will address the joint session
of the legislature, then 'deliver an
address to the Spanish war veter-
ans and attend a banquet given by
the live stock association tonight.
Teddy Had "Bully" Time.
(Wave-Democrat Special.)
Cheyenne, Wyo„ Aug. 29.—Roose-
velt started for Denver early this
morning and sai dhis visit had been
a rare treat. as the people have
made him feel that the trip had
been worth while.
He had the slightest mishap as
the result of his long ride across
the prairies yesterday, being caught
in a rainstorm.
RULES ON SALARY LAW.
District Judge Carney Holds Statute
Is Not Effective Until
January 1st.
''1 Re"o. Okla., Aug. 29.— In the
district court Judge Carney, who
was also a member of the constitu-
tional convention, ruled that the
fee and salary law enacted by the
recent extra session of the legisla-
ture did not become e£fective until
■ anuary first, because of the con-
stitutional provision which forbids
a change in salary during the term
01 otiice. The case was that of
Sheriff Chambers, whose report was
made under the old law, and which
the county commissioners allowed
under the new. The sheriff ap-
apealed from the decision of the
board and would not accept the war-
rant. The decision upholds the sher-
iff's contention.
Late Vire News
From Everywhere
hange in the fore^Dre Luul'tlon I operation l""°°
n the Northwest. The Fire Wise L, , i, . , research,
iver country, thought to be T* '° <>"•'
•ontrol, has broken out again and is'the astron.Tml Jf"1 ;0nfereUl"8
rapidly gaining ground |lel(1 aatronomlcal scientists ever
No. 166.
I Indians,
bribes.
as well as offer
Wheeling, W. Va.—The stories of
the serious illness of Henry Uasowav
'avis are without foundation. He
s attending to his regular duties.
Vichy, France. -Miss Katherine
'kins left here today for Paris,
where, it is reported, she will meet
her father, Senator Elkins, after-
ward returning to rejoin Mrs. El-
kins.
Pasadena, Colorado.—Eighty-five
COPS ON MOTOR CYCLES
TO NAB JOY RIDERS
New York. Mayor Gaynor was
"ke f-°m St. Mary's hospital in
|.Hnoboken- N. i., ,his morning to
Deep Welln ' I. jo
v wens, his country place at
| St. James, L. I.
London, Eng.—Hooker T. Wash
| ngton, the negro educator, toured
C,~;
Police Court Starts on Auto
and Twenty Warrants
Are Issued This
Morning.
Cases
SENASATION THREATENED
FOR OKLAHOMA CITY
Charged That Prominent Physicians
and Undertaker Concealed
Cause of Young
Girl's Death.
Congressman Creager (Republican)
Testifies.
< ongressman Creager of the Third
congressional district of Oklahoma,
••stified that llamon offered him an
interest in the contracts as a bribe
he would withdraw his opposi-
Ion. Also that Damon bad gone
to Creager Just prior to the meeting
of the committee and requested him
not to testify before the commit- '
tee.
Congressman Carter Testified
Congressman Carter of the Fourth
Oklahoma congressional district tes-
tlfed that Damon had come to him
and Insisted that he (Carter) go
to "old man Gore and get hint to
withdraw that fool hilt of bis" op-
posing the McMurray contracts.
Dick Adams, an attorney In Wash-
ington. told Congressman Carter
that Bird McGuIre was to get his
share of the proceeds of the con-
tracts.
Bribes Offered Indians
Sherman Scores Insurgents.
s
I Wave-Democrat. Special.)
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 29.— Vice
President Sherman last night at a
dinner given by twenty-five federal
officeholders delivered a red hot
political tirade against the insur-
gent republicans.
He was reading them out of the
republican party when he recognized
a reporter making notes. He said:
Well, he didn't know any report-
ers were present" and immediately
stopped talking.
FRIENDS OF VICE
ARE STILL ACTIVE
Man Offers $50 for Address of Wo-
man in His Effort to "Land"
Chief Thrasher.
If the man who is so anxious to
• nd" chief of Police Thrasher
that he offered the landlady of a
certain rooming house $50 Saturday
afternoon, for the address of a cer-
tain 'ftjerson-' who he claims has the
dope on the chief, will call at the]
Wave-Democrat office, the desired'
information will be furnished him,
and the fifty dollars that he is will-
ing to give up for the same will be
^ donated to some charitable institu-
tion of Enid.
Ibis man visited a rooming house
on the square last Saturday after-
noon and stated that he was after
Thrasher for the part he had taken
in the prosecution of the recent
rooming house cases and was going
to land .him, but when asked his
name by the landlady he replied
that "it made no difference what his
name was, but that it would come
out later." He further stated that
lie and another person intended to
• go by auto to Oklahoma City yes-
terday in an effort to secure some
dope desired in the case.
The person whose address he de-
sired was a woman who spent some
weeks in Enid and was a defendant
in police court on one occasion, and
was brought into the limelight sev-
eral times that did not reach the
courts.
t She left Enid some thirty days
ago and the circumstances under
which she left the city would make
good reading matter, and among
those who figured in her getaway,
JAPANESE ARMY TO
SUPPRESS OUT BREAKS
Reported That Disorders Have Brok-
en Out in Korea as Result
of the Annexation.
(Wave-Democrat Special.)
Tokio, Japan, Aug. 29.—Disorders
have broken out in Korea, according
to private reports coincident witn
the formal announcement of the an-
nexation by Japan.
1 he annexation caused great ex-
ilement in Japan and the rejoicing
was general except among the radi
cals.
The censorship is strict but it Is
known that the outbreak occurred In
several places and the Japanese armv
<>f occupation has been ordered to
he ready for instant service
KANSAS STOCK RATES HELD UP.
Proposed Increase to Chicago Sus-
pended by Railroads.
Emporia, Kas., Aug. 29.—George
Plumb, president of the Kansas Live
Stock Association, has received word
trom the state board of railroad
commissioners that the increased
rate on live stock from Kansas
points to Chicago will not take ef-
fect as announced by the Interstate
Mr. Plumb and the Kansas shippers
in connection -with the American
National Live Stock Association of
Denver threatened to fight and the
rates have been suspended pending
a hearing.
''"or the Past week the police court
"as been so busy with the room-
ing house cases that the officers
have had time to take up the
regular run of cases that have come
and in consequence a considerable
batch of defendants for whom com-
plaints have been issued yet remain
to be tried, which will be taken up
at 2 o clock this afternoon.
Judge Wilking got busy this
morning on the accumulated batch
of cases and issued an even twenty
warrants against auto owners of
Enid, the specific offense in each
case being the running of the ma-
chines at night without rear lights
burning.
Chief Thrasher started out to
gather in the accused and their
trials will be held as soon as the
court can get to them, and an er-
fort will be made to clear the dock-
et before taking up any more of the
sensational csaes.
The officials state that the auto-
mobile owners of the city, that a
number of them have seemed to
legard the auto ordinance as a joke
and nightly engage in scorching
and pay little attention to whether
the lights on their machines are
burning or not, and for this reason
a determined effort is being mad.,
to put a stop to this dangerous
habit of speeding after dark with
no lights ourning.
This list of warrants issued today
include a number of the prominent
business men of the city.
Anaigements have been made to
secure headlights and speedometers
| for the motorcycles owned by the
fire department and mounted cops
will be detailed to this work, and
by the aid of the motorcycle the per-
son caught speeding or running
without lights will be arrested and
taken to the police station. These
accounterments will be here some
time during this week, and then the
motorcycle cop will become ac-
ti ve.
Oklahoma City, okla.. Aug. 29.—
I harging that girls—some of them
not more than fifteen years of age-
have died under the knives of
prominent physicians of the city in
criminal operations at well-known
hospitals, affidavits have been sub-
mitted to Dr. J. c. Mahr, state
health commissioner; Dr. J. \V
Kiley, city health commissioner, and
Mayor Henry M. Scales and raids
are planned by the authorities. Ar-
rests are expected. The arrest of
several prominent physicians may
also be brought about.
Further evidence is in the hands
ot authorities that deaths ocurring
as the result of the operations have
been kept unknown to the authori-
"es trough the alleged connivance
of a well known undertaking estab-
lishment. The statement is made
that the hospital has even had its
ambulance at the hospital tents in
case death resulted during the ope-
rations.
Criminal prosecution, it is de-
clared, will be forthcoming on the
charge of criminal practice on con-
cealing death records from the
boards of health. it was through
one record sent to the city board of
health office which resulted in the
investigation by which the affidavits
have been obtained.
In the affidavit the statement is
made that a young girl of less than
18 was taken to the hospital for an
operation. She cried and begged
that she be released when she
was taken into the operating room.
Argument and threats, it further
states, were used to get the girl to
proceed.
The affidavits do not charge
merely that the practice exists, but
facts are given, names, dates and
attendant incidents. The names of
a few girls of well known families
are mentioned.
IN THE COURTS.
INTERESTING READING
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Marriage licenses have been Is-
sued to Gordon A. Stonek, 28, and
Amelia Bertunek, 22, of Garber.
Renold Q. Ludy, 20, and Nora C
Dixon, 21, of Enid.
August Kabetzke, 27, and Carrie
Stroike, 26, of Lahoma.
UGLY FEELING PRESENT
AT MURDER TRIAL
Feudists of "Bloody Breathitt" Are
Again on Warpath and Trou-
ble Is Expected.
When county court convened thib
morning the case of Laura Chronprey
against Don White et al., was call-
ed and judgment rendered plaintiff
by default. Court then adjourned
until tomorrow.
In the case of G. W. Folger vs.
J. M. Morey et al., tried last week
defense offered a demurrer which
was sutained by the court. Plain-
tiff's attorneys have filed another
suit against Morey in Judge Ash-
er s court, asking $200 damages
from Morey for concealing" lease
The trial is set for September 1.
(Wave-Democrat Special.)
Jackson, Ky„ Aug. 29.—The trials
of the four men charged with kill-
ing John 'Xbner came up this morn-
ing.
j Scores of feudists are in town.
(There is much ugly feeling and the
.streets present a warlige appearance.
The state troops are held in readt-
iness to prevent any outbreak.
A suit has been filed in Judge
Asher's court by Ham and Oben
against Wm. A. Duncan for $22.50
alleged commission for furnishing
actor for theatre.
Also First National bank of
Warika against Allen Smith, on
Promissory note for $26.40.
In the superior court an appeal
as been taken from a judgment ob-
tained by the Eagle in Judge Ash-
er's court against W. A. Mathls et
al.. In an account of $63.
T nele Joe" has found that he
can not boss Kansas," notes the
exxkan Herald. Well, honers are
even as to that: Kansas can not
boss "Uncle Joe," either.
Senator Gore is well pleased with
the result of the investigation rela-
tive to his charges. Testimony was
submitted that Hamon, the briber,
had offered Congressman Creager a
bribe; that he had tried to interest
Congressman Carter by getting him
to influence Senator uore to with-
draw his opposition; that Congress-
man Bird McGuire, who swore that
he handed the crooked amendment
to Congressman Tawney, was ren-
dering the same service to McMur-
ray, and that ex-Senator Long a
Paid attorney for McMurray, handed
the same crooked amendment to a
member of the senate. McGuire was
the only member of the Oklahoma
delegation that did not vigorously
oppose the contracts.
Congratulations by Thousands.
Senator Gore has received many
thousand letters from every state In
the Union and from several foreign
countries congratulating him upon
the brave and courageous stand he
took in this matter and upon the
result of the investigation, which
exposed graft galore.
Hamon Proven the Liar.
Testimony taken before the com-
mittee appointed to investigate the
Gore charges shows that Jake L.
Hamon, who attempted to bribe Sen-
ator Gore and allow McMurray to
steal three million dollars from the
D. C. McCurtain, son of Green
McCurtain. Chief of the Chostaws,
testified that McMurray offered him
a bribe of $25,000 in the lobby
of a Washington hotel to let the
old tribal contract go through.
This was the contract which Pres-
ident Roosevelt disapproved.
Chief Green McCurtain testified
that George Scott, a henchman of
McMurray, had offered him a quar-
ter interest in the contract if he
would aid him in securing their
appropal. Bribery-bribery-lots of
of money—three millions could be
divided many times and many ways
and then millions felt,
I he following are press reports
from different parts of the nn-
tlon:
One sickening record of graft fol-
lows another in apparently endless
procession. The latest expose Is the
wholesale robbery of the Indians
under governme ntprotection and the
systematic looting of their guaran
teed possessions. The people of the
United States owe a debt of grati-
tude to Senator Thomas P. Gore of
Oklahoma for exposing on the floor
of the United States senate, the re-
cent developments in the time-hon-
ored game of doing the Indians. But
isn t it a strange commentary on
the state of public life |n this
country that we feel it is an ex-
ceptional calling for notable praise
and appreciation, when a United
States senator fulfills his plain duty
and does what his oath of office
prescribes?—Catholic Union and
Times, Buffalo, N. Y.
Senator Gore, the blind senator
from Oklahoma, is making things de
cidedly interesting for some of the
scoundrels who have been trying to
make a few millions out of the In-
dians. Senator Gore is expending
energy in a worthy cause.—Clay
County Times, Florida.
Keen Insight into affairs on the
part of Oklahoma's blind senator is
opening the eyes of the country to
many strange things.—Miner, Butte,
Montana.
A great many congressmen are of
the opinion that Senator Oore sees
too much.—Tribune, Cincinnati, O.
Let's play the game fair, breth-
ren, Senator Gore did not say that
Vice President Sherman and other
high officials named were inter-
ested In the McMurray contracts.
Senator Gore testified that the man
who approached him (Gore) said
that these gentlemen were inter-
ested. Only this and nothing more
—Herald, Denison, Texas.
Senator Gore's statement will
stand in the estimation of the pub
lie in spite of heated denials. The
probe will be pushed deep and the
dishonesty in high places that, has
marked recent events In Washington
will stand revealed to an indignant
people—News-Herald, Saunton. Mas-
sachusetts.
Senator Gore is well named. A
man with the courage to expose the
alleged scheme whereby the Indians
were to be deprived of three mil-
lion dollars, and who told of it on
top of a $25,000 bribe that he had
been offered, must have a quantity
of good red, honest blood in his
American veins.—Light, San Anton-
io, Texas.
DOCTOR CRIPPEN
TODAY BEGAN HIS
FIGHT FOR LIFE
j Crippen and Miss Leneve Arraigned
in London Police Court This
Morning.
MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER;
MISS LENEVE AN ACCESSORY.
Alt(i Formal Arraignment Pair
Were Committed for Eight
Days—Inspector Dew
Produces New Evi-
dence.
(Wave Democrat Special.)
'•on don, Eng., AlIK. 29._Crip.
""" S "gJU for life hegan this niorn-
"'K when c'riPPen and Miss Leneve
were arraigned in police court for
the murder of Criopen's wife.
The brief proceedings we,e at-
. nded by a few privileged specta-
tors. The arraignment charged Dr.
1 rlppen with murder and Miss Len-
eve as being an accessory. Evidence
of the arrest was taken and the
couple remanded for eight days
Inspector Dew told of the arrest
and the finding of hitherto unre-
ported evidence. He found a note
from crippen to the girl saying he
couldn't stand the horror and In-
tended jumping overboard, also an-
other note asking her to set the
time indicating she was suspected.
DEAD MAN'S REPORT
MAKESFORGERY REPORT
Report Charging Certain Officers of
the Union Thought to Be
Motive for Murder.
CWave-Democrat Special.)
Leavenworth, Kan.. Aug. 29.—pa-
pers found on George Truitt's body
were deciphered as a report to the
Union to bring charges of forgery
against certain officers.
Charles Sidell, arrested in con-
nection with the murder, is financial
agent of the Union, lihere has
been bad blood between the men for
some time and it is alleged that
Sidell is mentioned in the report.
WILL "HIKE" TEN MILES.
In a card to the Wave-Democrat
Jay Ratliff. who Is with the Nation-
al guard at Chandler, states that
the Enid boys are all well and en-
joying their outing immensely. He
states that they will leave Chandler
for Ft. Riley, Kansas, on August
31 and "hike" to Davenport, a dis-
tance of ten miles, and thence to Ft.
Riley by rail, and will return to
Enid on September 15th.
DRUG STORES RECEIVE
ORDERS TO CLEAN UP,
Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 29.—
Fifty-three out of the sixty drug
stores in Oklahoma City have been
ordered to "clean up" by State
Urug Inspector Charles Bellamy,
representing the state board of
health.
Mr. Bellamy has spent about two
weeks inspecting the city's phar-
macies, this being the first time he
had ever made a complete inspection
in Oklahoma City.
He says that he found in niauv
places dust had been allowed to col-
lect on top of and around the
mouths of bottles that were used
for filling prescriptions. When the
fluid was poured out of the bottle
this dust, with whatever germs or
impurities it contained, would nat-
urally get into the prescription. Mr.
Bellamy not only ordered the bot-
tles to be kept cleaned, but issued
sanitary complaints that all pro-
scription cases and other places
where drugs are kept be hereafter
kept free from dust or other im-
purities.
While on his rounds he made 117
confiscations, in many places he
found bugs and worms in the ginger
and mustard, capsicum and com-
pressed herbs.
At numerous soda fountains it was
found that Imitation extracts con-
taining no real fruits' or their juices
were being used extensively and an
order was made that hereafter only
the genuine, pure, coneentr. .'ed fruit
extracts be used.
"Conditions are not as bad in Ok-
I lahoma City as this data would in-
dicate," said Mr. Bellamy. "[ found
no conditions that would justify
cause for alarm, but of course, the
druggists must and I believe they
will keep things In a strictly sani-
tary condition.
The penalty for violating a sani-
tary order Is a fine of fifty dollars
for the first offense.
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