The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1915 Page: 1 of 10
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Tht BmI Advertis-
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Northern Oklahoma
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Loyal to tho Public
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Vol 22
ENID. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. APRIL 15. 1915
No. 26
McAdoo and Stores of the
Williams Face Kennedy Merc.
Bank Suit Company
Coless&l Globe Shows Whole World
at the Panama-Pacific Exposition
Washington Institution Allege* Of-
Ucer ami t oni|it roller Con-
spire Against It.
A History of a Hit 4 trgan i /at ion
Which will \|i| 'al To
All Renders.
Washington, April 14.—Secretary
McAdoo of the treasury and Comp-
troller of the Currency John Skel-
ton Williams were made defendants
Monday in proceedings begun in the
District of Columbia supreme court
by the Kiggs National Bank of Wash
Ington, D. C., which alleges that
these officials have combined and
conspired to wreck that institution.
Temporary and permanent injunc-
tions to halt the alleged conspiracy
and to prevent the comptroller from
making what the bank charges are
unlawful demands for special re-
ports of various kinds, are sought
from the court.
One portion of the prayer, seeks
to restrain John Burke, treasurer of
the United States from paying into
the treasury $5,000 declared to be
due the bank as interest on $5,000,-
000 of United States bonds deposit-
ed with the comptroller against Its
note circulation. This Interest was
withheld to cover penalties of $100
a day for failure of the bank to
make certain reports. Once paid
into the treasury, only on act of con-
gress could get the $5,000 out, and
Justice McCoy late Monday granted
a temporary injunction on this phase
of the case.
Wm. R. Nelson Dead
Founder of the Kansas "City Star of
Which He Hemained Ed-
itor and Owner.
Kansas City, April 14.—William
Rockhill Nelson, editor and owner of
the Kansas City Star, died at 2
o'clock this morning after a linger-
ing illness since December. Last
Thursday he became unconscious
and remained in this condition 'till
death came. Ureamlc poisoning
■was the direct cause of death. The
members of the family were at his
bedside when he passed away.
It is understood that the manage-
ment of The Star will continue as
far as possible to be conducted in
accordance with the acts and ideas
of its founder and builder.
Mr. Nelson did not enter news-
paper work until he was nearly forty
years old, but he put into his work
so much originality, ability and en-
ergy that there grew under his ef-
ficient supervision one of the great-
est newspapers in the country.
Mr. Nelson was born in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, March 7, 1841. He
came of two centuries of American
ancestors. His maternal grandfath-
er, William Rockhill, settled in In-
diana, when that state was a wilder-
ness in 1819 and was the first farm-
er in America to plant 1,000 acres
of corn. His father, Isaac De Groff
Nelson, was identified with the up-
building of the state and took an
active hand in its political life.
William Rockhill Nelson was edu-
cated at Notre Dame University. Af-
ter a short experience as a young
ster in cotton growing in Georgia,
just after the war, he returned to
Indiana and became a general con-
tractor. He engaged in the build-
ing of roads, pavements and bridges
and was associated in a contract for
the construction of the Southern Il-
linois State penitentiary.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO
LADIES DRIVING TEAM.
Mrs. Joe Wengle, wno was re-
cently visiting at her son's home in
Enid, Mr. and Mrs. L. Jacob had a
serious accident on her way to Mrs.
Wenzler's home near Ames. With
her were Mrs. Bolen of Enid, with
whom she had also been visiting,
the team shied and made a quick
turn, and in doing so turned the
buggy over, and throwing the accu-
ponts out. No one was seriously in-
jured but all were hurt, and Mrs.
Wenzler's arm badly sprained and
her face scratched.
The leading Mercantile establish-
ment of Enid by an overwhelming
| majority, is the Department store of
the Kennedy Mercantile Company.
The owners of this popular head-
quarters for everybody who want
anything, have been identified with
the history of Enid from start to
finish.
The managing genius of the busi-
ness at Enid is Richard Kennedy fa-
miliarly known as "Dick" and for
several years before the opening of
the Cherokee Strip he was engaged
In business at Kingfisher in partner-
ship with G. H. Logan, who is still
a resident of that place.
Logan At Kennedy determined to
establish a branch house at Enid and
in October 1893, rented a store room
on the Wagan & Callahan corner
lots occupied now by Anheuser
Busch's building. The early Logan
& Kennedy store was in charge of
Mr. Whittaker and occupied a build-
ing fronting to the north and it was
just east of Shelly & Sons provision
store and west of Pat O'Conners
which latter building was on the al-
ley, the Hockaday hardware being
west on the corner.
In October, 1804, after Enid's de-
pot was in sight, the Kingfisher col-
ony of business men determined to
establish the business center of the
city in block thirteen, fronting on
the square and a definite building
program was arranged.
H. C. Henry was induced to build
a brick and at the same time the
Hockaday hardware store erected
one just north of it. The latter
building is now occupied by the cot-
ton goods and electr'cal departments
of this mammoth emporium which
now has a frontage of 125 feet on
the public square in block thirteen,
and 35 teet on Randolph street.
After the brick building put up by
H. C. Henry and the Hockaday firm
were completed and occupied, Logan
& Kennedy purchased the lot just
north from Grant Umphrey and In
the spring of 189 5 erected their first
brick 25 by 100 feet, moving to this
when the building was completed.
In May, 1900, they bought the lot
just north of it from McCristy &
Freese and put up another two story
building which gave them a frontage
of fifty feet on the Square.
March 12, 1907, George Mentle
purchased for $850 lot 12 and erect-
ed a two story and after five years
this building was taken over by the
Kennedy Mercantile company, April
15, 1902, and then Kennedys had a
frontage of seventy-five feet on the
Square.
November 3, 1903, the lots for-
merly owned and occupied by Char-
ley Dangerfield's Exchange Restau-
rant and the blacksmith shop just |
west of it, were purchased by the
Kennedy firm and it was the inten-
tion to erect another brick on these
two lots with fifty foot frontage on
Randolph, but this has never been
put up.
November 3, 1909, the south half
of the Chamber of Commerce build-
ing was bought by the Kennedy
Mercant'le Company and this was
soon occupied on the ground floor
and most of the rooms above.
After Mr. Logan retired from the
firm the Kennedy Mercantile Com-
pany was organized in 1904, with
Richard, William and Thomas being
among the stockholders.
The reporter, who has made a
tour of the various departments of
this mammoth establishment, could
fill two pages with a truthful sketch
telling of the many meritorious fea-
tures of this monument to the genius
of those who have been instrumental
In making Enid a center of trade.
The north end of the establish-
ment on the ground floor in the store
room of the Commerce building is
taken up with the clothing depart-
ment. This is in charge of Charles
Gamble, who has been with this firm
for twelve years and does the buy-
ing. He is assisted by Frank Owens
who has been eight years with the
firm, and also James W. Davis and
his son, Alvin Davis, who have been
there two years. C. H. Livingstone
is employed to alter the suits if ne-
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STUPENDOUS GLOBE SHOWING TRAINS IN OPERATION.
AN' exhibit in the Palnce of Transportation at the Panama-Pacific Interna
, tionnl Exposition that might easily take first rank if placed on the Zone,
where the amusement concession* are located, Is the mighty globe in the
northwestern corner of the palace, commanding attention from every pnrt of
the great building. This globe, fiftv-one feet In diameter, with the map of
North America in relief, Is the joint exhibit of four railroads the Western
Pacific, the Denver and lllo Grande, the Missouri Pacific and St. Louis and
the St. IjhiIr, Iron Mountain and Southern.
Across the face of tills huge map, from San Francisco to St. I.otils, Is ti
railroad track in miniature. Trains cross and recross. making the entire trip
ti three minutes, electric flashes indicating the stations on the way. From the
ulobe to the north wall of the building extends an annex sixty-five feet in
ength. fifty-six in width, and from the top of this annex rises in realistic effect
in canvas the famous Marshall's pass of Colorado.
At Intervals around the base of the globe and annex are sculptures of a
farmer, repre cntlng agriculture: a miner, representing mines; a fisherman, for
«ports; a brakeman. for transportation, and a blacksmith, for commerce, while
ilie slogan of the railroads Is set In relief, "Comfort, Service, Scenery." In the
interior of the globe will be twenty-four models of cities and scenes along the
•oute of the railroads. San Francisco will lie seen, Denver, Salt I.ake, Lead-
rille and such noted bits of scenery as the Royal gorge.
In the dim light of the globe's Interior, viewing the twelve and fifteen foot
•anvas portrayals of cities and scenes, stars begin to twinkle In tho sky above,
ind the Illusion of standing gazing upon nature's vast beauties is complete.
The stars are secured by an Ingenious electrical device.
The entire exhibit is under the supervision of F. A. Wadleigb, passenger
traffic tnnnager of the Western Pacific nnd Denver and lllo Grande. The de-
sign, construction nnd supervision are under the direction of F. B. Fulton, who
iirtist who nnInto! the landscapes nnd sculntured the pilaster models.
The Oklahoma KILLED AT
Steam Laundry SANTA FE YARDS
From The Slafld|Miint of the Encni) E. A. Ellis of Guthrie, Meets With
Who Went in < amp. Fatal Accident.
Delieves Star
Made Confession
Dictagraph is Used to Catch Rob-
ber's Talk.
Tulsa, Okla., April 14.—Five men,
Henry Starr, Bill and Sam Estes,
brothers, Bux Maxfield and Claud
Sawyer are held in the county jail
at Chandler, and soon will be form-
ally charged with the robbery of the
two Stroud banks which were plun-
dered about two weeks ago. Starr
and Estes already have been charged
with bank" robbery. However, Max-
field, Sam Estes and Sawyer were
only incarcerated in the Chandler
jail recently, having been taken
there from Tulsa.
Sawyer was brought to Tulsa by
a dfeputy sheriff of Lincoln county
and turned over to Sheriff James
Wooley. He was arrested at McAl-
ester and without consulting local
officers there they spirited him to
Tulsa.
Although the sheriff at Chandler
den'ed it, there has. been a persist-
ent rumor that either Henry Starr
or Bill Estes has confessed to hav-
ing been impl'cated in the Stroud
robbery and have turned state's evi-
dence, the information on which the
officers are working and which has
resulted in the arrests of three other
men who are alleged members of
the gang, was furnished by one or
both of the two men first arrested.
Penitentiary for
Mayor Roberts
Terre Haute Officials Are Sentenced
—Sheriff and Judge Given Sen-
tence of Five Years and $1,000
NEW CIGARET LAW.
Law Now in Force Provides For En-
forcement—Sale to Minors Pro-
hibited.
Indianapolis, April 14.—Mayor
Donn M. Roberts, who was convicted
of conspiracy to defraud the govern-
ment in the election held in Terre
Haute in 1914 was sentenced by
Judge Anderson to six years in the
Leavenworth penitentiary and fined
| $2,000.
| In all one hundred and sixteen
! men, eighty-nine o£ whom had plead-
! ed guilty, were in court today to be
I sentenced. Eli H. Redman, who was
elected Judge of the Circuit court of
Virgo county and Sheriff Dennis
Shea were sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary and fined $1,000
each. Harry S. Montgomery, presi-
dent of the board of public works.
Thomas C. Smith, city judge, George
Ehrenhardt, a member of the board
of public works, and Edward R. Dris-
eoll, secretary of the Virgo county
Democrat'c central committee were
sentenced to three years each in the
penitentiary and fined $500.
Lewis Uunley, assistant city engi-
neer; Elmer Talbot, former comp-
troller; Hilton Redman, son of
| Judge; John Green, William Croek-
| et, employed in the city cemetery
. were all sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary and fined $100.
Maurice Walsh, county surveyor,
'John Masselink, inspector of wolghi.8
j Charles Houghton, Joseph O'Mara,
I Alexander Aczel, Arthur Gillia and
! Chief of Police Holler were all sen-
tenced to a year and a day.
The new cigaret law is the cause
of many inquiries received at the at-
torney general's office. All former
laws relating to the sale and posses-
sion of cigarets are repealed by the
recent act of the legislature, which
became a law when the governor
s'gned the bill April 2. It is now-
legal to sell cigarets to adults. •
Any minor above 16 who has cig-
arettes in his possession and refuses
to tell who sold them to h'm is liable
to prosecution. A heavy penalty is
attached under the new law to any
dealer who sells or gives away cig-
arettes or cigarette papers to any
minor.
There are people in almost every
community who are anxious to avoid
paying the merchants a reasonable
margin on their merchandise. They
J readily believe any fairy tale told
them by smooth-tongued frauds who
are entire strangers to them. Nearly
all of these "soft snaps" offered by
! these fellows are swindles. The best
plan is to patronize home merchants.
They help to pay a large part of the
taxes, help support the churches, the
schools, and are citizens among us.
They are responsible for what goods
j they sell, and can be found at any
time should anything be wrong or
I goods not as represented.
The Oklahoma Steam Laundry is
one of the Big Things of the City of
Enid. It merits the good will of
every city booster because of its size,
volume of business and the excellent
manner in which this business Is
laundried and delivered to satisfied
customers.
The well known modesty of the
proprietors causes them to object to j
any publicity that might be consider-
ed as boasting of their merits. News-
paper reporters are introduced to the
office bull-dog If they visit the laun- \
dry with the intention of prying out \
of the employees information for a J
write up.
An Events reporter grabbed the
bull-dog one day this week, put him
into an empty laundry basket, then
made a hurried tour of the upper
rooms before the President of the
company recovered from his surprise
and summoned the next Chief of
Police.
After Enid grew to be a city of
Importance the Oklahoma Laundry
Company was organized and put on
the map twelve years ago. It was
in charge of Mr. A. F. Barr, a Pres-
byterian Elder who was firmly con-
vinced f*at "cleanliness is next to
godliness." Elder Barr claimed that
people who Insist others clean up
must be clean themselves, so he es-
tablished Sunday closing at the laun-
dry and the Oklahoma Steam Laun-
dry has an established reputation for
closing on Sunday and is a religious
institution. Get this habit.
Some church members who fall
from grace or backsliders hustle
around on Sunday morning and try
to get their clean shirt before going
to church. But the door is shut and
barred. They adopted the Barr habit
and stick to it. It is a good habit.
During the next two years the
Enid Steam Laundry will be clotted
on Sunday ;ind ail aiunloyees can at-
tend church.
The Oklahoma Steam Laundry
company is composed of good busi-
ness men who have had charge of
the business for about ten years. The
President and General Manager is
Harry Louthan; the Secretary, John
R. Clover and the Treasurer, James
R. Dunworth.
In addition to that Intelligent of-
ficial who is opposed to a meritorious
write up there are several other
hustlers about the establishment.
These always have their fighting
clothes on when explaining the good
points of this valuable industry of
which they are justly proud and ev-
ery true Enid booster ought to be.
There is Mr. F. M. Thompson, the
cashier, and his assistant. Miss Ella
Mackey, who attend to the duties of
the office and are both efficient and
faithful, not only to the interests of
customers but loyal to the laundry.
Ace Haynes is the man who shovels
in the fuel and gets steam up early.
The office force is accommodating
but the goods are certainly delivered
in four brightly painted wagons that
are things of beauty and a joy to
the man anxious to have his clean
clothes arrive. These delivery wag-
ons are commanded by Dan Jenkins,
Festus'Barker and Wilbur Mock,
while Bob Taylor has charge of the
towel supply wagon. These fellows
are all hustlers and rustlers for busi-
ness and well known throughout all
parts of the city, working during
summer heat and winter cold to
gather up the soiled clothes and de-
liver the well laundrier raiment.
Watch them. Stop them. Give them
your dirty clothes and help keep the
city clean.
Every express train that leaves
Enid carries out to distant villages
the baskets filled with laundry. Their
out of town patrons conprise the
lead'ng citizens of every town.
The reporter tried to learn the
names of all their numerous laundry
machines but the bull-dog in the
basket gave a viscious bark and ma-
chine investigating was postponed.
But the best and brightest feature of
the rooms upstairs is about thirty of
Enid's best laundry workers. He
tried to secure the names of every
black eyed beauty in the room but
the bull-dog was turned loose and
the reporter fled, falling into the
hands of John Burns, who is being
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A very sorrowful scene was weigh-
ed down heavily on observers at the
Santa Fe yards Friday. E. A. Ellis
who lives at Guthrie, and who has
been a fireman on a freight train
running from Guthrie to Kiowa,
Kansas, was knocked down while
crossing the tracks by a coach being
drawn by a switch engine, which was
"working" the yards.
The train was backing and after
being knocked down the unfortunate
man was run over by one wheel of
the coach and the fixtures under the
car caught his clothing and dragged
him till he was able to grasp a rod
of the coach, and before the car
could be checked by the use of hand
brakes, he was carried and dragged
a block.
Immediately after being released
from bis entangled condition under
the coach, the poor mangled man
was hurried to the University hos-
pital where it was learned he was in
a condition that gave little hope for
his recovery.
One leg was almost entirely sever-
ed and the other was very badly
crushed.
The accident happened at about 1
o'clock and owing to the shock and
loss of blood death came at 2:30.
Consciousness was retained up to
the last moments of life.
Mr. Fallis leaves a wife and two
small children, who were immediate-
ly notified of the accident. The
father of Mr. Ellis who lives at Car-
ney, Okla., was also notified, and
arrived In Enid (he following night.
Germany Charges
D. S. Practically
- With Aiding Foe
New Protest Says America Agrees to
Allies' Blockade Terms as Laid
Down in British Order
Washington, April 15.—Germany
has sent to the United States Gov-
ernment a note complaining that the
latter has accomplished nothing in
its diplomatic correspondence with
the allies to obtain for American ex-
porters the right to ship foodstuffs
to the civilian population of a bellig-
erent country. The communication
intimates also that the United States
has virtually acquiesced in the Brit-
ish order in Council prohibiting com-
merce with Germany.
In view of these considerations the
German Government then calls at-
tention to the fact that the allies
daily are obtaining large shipments
of arms and ammunition from deal-
ers in the United States, and declares
that the American Government while
insisting on its legal right to ship
arms to belligerents does not with
equal energy pursue its right to ship
foodstuffs and non-contraband ar-
ticles to the civilian population of
Germany.
MRS. MARY HOPPER DEAD
Mrs. Mary Hopper, aged 77 years,
5 months and 5 days, died of pneu-
monia at the home of her son, W.
C. Hopper last Saturday, the 10th
at 2:45 p. m. The remains were
shipped to Bethany. 111., where fun-
eral services were held. W. C. Hop-
per and Rev. W. P. Hopper, a grand-
son, accompanied the body. Mrs.
Hopper was a devoted Christian, and
a member of the First Christian
church at Brownston, 111. She made
a host of friends while living here,
and leaves four children, two having
preceded her several years ago.
Those surviving her are Mrs. Smma
Wilms, of Bloomington, 111., T.#P.
Hopper of Boulder, Colo., Mrs. John
Hopper of Shirley, 111., and W. C.
j Hopper of Enid. The family have
the deep sympathy of all their
friends in their sorrow.
Mr. H. Strong, of near Drummond,
was in town.
4-22
M. E. SHOCKLEY, | Unfortunately the bullet had made a I
County Assessor.' wound which batHed sujglcal skill.
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Purcell, F. Everett. The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1915, newspaper, April 15, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc161269/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.