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ILDKST PAPER PUBLISHED
CONTINUOUSLY IN
OKLAHOMA.
Oklahoma State Regist er
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 44.
The West For Wilson s
Preparedness, As Shown
In Topeka And Kansas City
Kansas City, .Mo., Feb. 2.—Presi-
dent Wilson demanded here Wednes-
day night that steps be begun, during
the present month to back him up
in defending American lives and com-
merce abroad. Mis demand met with
shouts and applause from an audi-
ence of sixteen thousand persons who
waved American flags, * leaped to
their feet and cheered.
When the president ceased speak-
ing he leaiTPrt- forward and asked the
great throng to join him in singing
"America." The band played softly
the audience stood and the words of
America's national anthem came in
a glorious burst of song from sixteen
thousand throats.
The big crowd was for the presi-
dent from the start. It waited 'pa-
tiently an hour to see him and cheer-
ed itself hoarse in a three-minute
demonstration when he appeared.
Sixteen thousand heard him, twenty
thousand were turned away and ten
thousand tried to glimpse him as he
left his hotel for the hall.
"Why, some men In Washington
are questioning if.we could get the
500,000 men for which the govern-
ment is asking,' he said at one point
of his address. "Would they volun-
teer?"
A man in the far end of the hall
scouted his answer over the heads of
the crowd, "Yes," he cried.
A dozen men—a score—fifty-
echoed the word and the hall was in
a turmoil. President Wilson smiled
and held out his hands.
"Why 1 believe," he said as the
tumult died, "you could raise the
500,000 men in almost any state. I
believe you could get 5,000 men right
here in this audience.
"I have been thrilled by the exper-
iences of the last few days," the
president added, "and I will go home
to Washington to smile at the gentle-
men who say the United States is not
awake.
"Those gallant men who sit in the
hall in Washington and make our
I do not know how long the mere
word and insistence of your govern-
ment will prevail to maintain yoi^
honor and the dignity and power of
the nation.
"There may come a time—I pray
God it may never come, but it may
in spite of everything we may do—
upon us when 1 shall have to say:
"I have said my say, who stands
back of it?' Where is that force by
which the right and majesty of the
United States are to be vindicated
and asserted?"
The president declared the need
was immediate, and that action should
be begun within the present month.
(assure you there is not a day
to be lost," he said. "Not because
there is any special crisis but because
I do not know twenty-four hours
ahead what' will happen.
"The future does not depend on us
but upon commanders of ships and
of .submarines and upon blockades
and upon many other men, big and
little."
. "1 have read editorials," he said
"sneering at the number of notes
sent abroad by the government and
asking why don't the government
act; and in these same papersl have
seen editorials against the prepara-
tion to do anything whatever effec-
tive if these notes are to be regarded. I
Is that the temper of the United Stat- j
es? It may be the temper of some j
editorial offices but I know it Is not
the temper of the people of the Unit- j
ed States."
A wave of applause swept over the ;
gathering.
cried "no
again.
PLACES &EBVICE A BO TI
PARTY P0LITIC8, FRIEND
OF SCHOOL LAND LESSE8
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1916.
PORT OF ATHENS OCCUPIED BY ALLIES
*1.00 PER YEAR
Photo by American Pr« i Association.
IMraeus. the port of the <ire 'k capital, and Pbalercn. rtve mile* southwest of Athena, have been occupied by
ICrKlinh troops. Torpedo'boats are seen lined up In th* hnrfiitr of PI
Karlsruhe' Probably Raider
That Captured The Appam
Washington, Feb. 2.—-Count von .turned to her British owners as a
Bernstorff, the German ambassador, ] prize recovered under the Hague coa-
today formally notified Secretary Lan- | ventlon.
sing that the Appam was brought into | It was regarded as significant that
Hampton Roads as a prize, under the i neither the British nor the Genn&u au-
terms of the 'Prussian-American treaty thorities contended that the Appam
whidh guarantees her to the captors, i was a naval auxiliary. Thus the Un-
and thus officially served notice that itcd States is relieved of deciding a
Germany conends for possession of the j question which otficials feared would
ship. : become one of the most trjublesome
London, Feb. 2.—The British gov-(complexities of the war. As botJh
eminent will hold that the Appam governments concede she is a i.ri/e,
must be released under clauses 21 and nothing remains to be decided :xc^pt
22 of The Hague convention of 1907,'her disposition.
it was stated today. I Norfolk, Va., Feb. 2.—The mystery
These provide that merchantman u[ ^he German cruiser Karlsruhe,
cannot be converted into an auxiliary , vvUiicli disappeared atfter (sinking a
on the high geas, and that a merahant- j large number of British and French
man prize can only be taken into a Khip8 off the coaat of Brazil, was re-
Saved 510,242 la Cash
On Salary of $2,000
Chief Clerk of School Lands office U
"Be Afforded an Opportunity
to Explain Source of In-
come.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 1.—During the
Ccuce administration the state school
land commission loaned $55,700 in
school land money in Roger Mills
and eBckhain counties, on certain
tracts of land estimated to be worth
$47,005.
T. M. Miller,' formerly of Cheyenne,
Oklahoma, while chief clerk of the
school land office in charge of
much of the routine connected with
loans, saved $10,242 in cash. His
A voice in the gallery! salar>' was *2'000 a -vea1' Under the
and the crowd yelled |Iaw 50 P« cent of the value is the
maximum allowed to be loaned from
Two Killed Under Car ! Triple Murder Assault
Ot Ties On Interurban
car of a
railway
jumped t
of labdre
ties fror
mangled
The president sounded a warning ach°°l funds on farm lands.
that most of the munitions factories
of the United States were on the
Atlantic seaboard and that therefore
the nation must be ready to repel the
first attack in order to avoid disas-
ter.
The present army, the president
said was so small that he* did not
laws are going to deliver the goods.j have enough soldiers to station along
The crowd cheered. | the Mexican border to prevent ban-
"Don't misunderstand me," he con- dits from crossing the line.
tinued. "They are going to deliver • "I have even felt," he said, "like
the goods because you want the goods asking congress to encourage the
delivered." recruiting of Texas rangers.
The president said the time had "We are witnessing a catactysm
come for him to ask his fellowcitl- and God only knows what the issues
zens to "get up on your hind legs shall be," was the way he prefaced
and talk and tell the people who rep- his conclusion, in which he asked
resent you what the nation desires })is audience to keep cool, but to up-
and demands. The thing that every-
body in a democracy is listening for
is the tramp! tramp! tramp! of the
facts."
"1 have come to ask you what is
back of me in this task of preserv-
ing at once peace and your honor?"
hold the judgment of the government
in its demands for a larger, more
effective means of national defense.
Topeka Speech.
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 2.—President
Wilson Wednesday asserted the right
the president said. "The judge on of Americans to travel abroad and
the bench has the law back of hlin
with its bailiffs, sheriffs, national
guardsmen and the United States
army, but if you invoke in some for-
eign capital what the president urges
as the rightr of the people and gov-
ernment of the United States, what is
there back of it?
"It is necessary that I should come
ahd ask you this question because
their right to send food, cotton and
manufactured produdts to peaceful
populations "In open neutral mark-
ets" and "wherever the conditions of
cotton make it possible to do so
under the ordinary rules of interna-
tional law."
It might be necessary to use the
force of the United States to vlndl-
•(Continued on Page Eight.)
FARMER SUFFERS IF RATES.
GO UP.
Shipper Says Producer Must Be
"Mult"; Attendance at Meet-
ing Urged.
Oklahoma City Feb. 2.—"Farm prod-
ucts will bring only so much money
and if a farmer has to pay high freight
rates he losses just Chat amount for
his profits," said Frank Foltz, secret-
ary of the Oklahoma Miller's asso-
ciation Tuesday, in announcing that a
meeting of protest against freight rate
increases will be held at the Lee-Huck-
ins hotel on Friday 4th, at 1 o'clock.
"We intend to formulate a plan for
combating the. rate increase and to
gather in force sufficient to Impress
the railroads with the strength be-
hind our objection."
The call to the meeting sent to all
Oklahoma millers and grain dealers
by the Millers' association and the
Oklahoma Grain Dealers' association,
follows:
"Notice waB received last Friday by
the Oklahoma Traffic association that
the federal court !bas permitted the
To justify the loans made in Rog-
er Mills and Beckham counties, the
ladns mortgaged should have been
worth $111,400 or $64,000 more thau
two specially employed clerks valued
It. These facts are gleaned from the
report n\ade to Governor Williams
by two appraisers employed to in-
vestigate loans made In the two
western counties. The report was
made public today.
The two appraisers who signed the
report suggest that Miller be "afford-
ed an opportunity to explain the
source of his income other than the
salary he received as chief clerk."
The comment was made in the re-
port that his large income while in
Oklahoma City was not justified by
his salary and abstracting business
at hCeyenne.
The report says that out of $55,700
in loans the borrowers themselves
received but $9,597 and "others" got
the $46,003.
A resolution was introduced in the
house of representatives this after-
noon calling for the report as only
one copy was made and that now is (
on file. The making of another copy |
will cost $50 the governor said and
for that reason he was unable to
send a copy unless the legislature
ordered It by resolution.
Eleven Men Injured When Work Car
Overturns Near Edmond.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 1.—Two men
were instantly killed and eleven in-
jured Tuesday afternoon when a box
work train on the Oklahoma
company line to Edmond
he track and hurled its load
and railway ties down an
embankment ten miles north of this
city,
The m^n who had been standing in
the middle of the car throwing out
i piles in each end were
and battered by the heavy
oak logdi and crushed beneath the
overturned car at the foot of the
hill. Thirteen men were in the car.
Life was instantly crushed from the
bodies oi' W. B. Johnson, Lottie Ave.
and Twentieth street and John Yeag-
er, 532 West E avenue. Ten were
seriously injured and one escaped
Wellston Farmer Kills one Neighbor
Fatally Shoots his Son and
Dangerously the Hired Hand.
with slight bruises.
Defect
lieved to be the cause of the wreck.
The mo
teh box
It was proceeding northward at the
rate of eight miles an hour accord-
ing to officials of the road, while la-
borers In the box car were throwing
out ties upon the right of way.
MAYOH OF TULSA WAS FOUND
GUILTY.
Will Not
Appe
Surrender Office Pending an
a I from Verdict—May be
Ousted.
Tulsa,
Wooden,
guilty t
court of
of duty
two out
ferred
Okla., Feb. 1.—Frank M.
mayor of Tulsa, was found
oday by a jury in district
unlawful and wilful neglect
and failure to enforce tl e
anti-ganjibling and prohibition laws.
A verdict of guilty was reached on
of five counts recently pre-
against the mayor by the
grand jury.
EVANS ELECTED PRESIDENT
HENRY KENDALL.
of
railroads to amend the pending 2-cent
fare case to include all the freight
rate orders of the corporation com-
mission of Oklahoma. 'If successful
In their suit, the carriers will obtain
an injunction against all freight rate3
between points in Oklahoma, making
it possible for them to put into effe-ct
rates on all classes of merch-
andise including grain and grain prod-
ucts.
meeting has been called of aP
shippers of freight for Friday. Feb-
ruary 4 to discuss the situation and
to take some energetic action for the
protection of their interest.
"If the meeting is to be effective it-
must be well attended by all classes
of citizens. Every shipper receiving
this notice should- appoint himself a
committee of one to secure a good
representation of influential men from
his section of the state to attend this
meeting and if time will permit every
one who expects to attend is requested
to notify W. V. Hardie, traffic man-
ager, Oklahoma traffic association,
Oklahoma City.
"Don't fail to come."
Resigns as Head of Central State
Normal to Accept Berth.
BIG
this yea
ment mi
as soon
Blaok'wc
JIM
Tulsa, World. Charles Evans, for
eight years president of Central State
normalschool of Edmond, Ok., the third j on B
.largest institution of its kind in the j Practice
United States, was yesterday elected
president of the Henry Kendall col-
lege of Tulsa at a salary of $5,000 a
year.
Last nigfht a banquet was tendered
the |presidentv-elect at Hotel Tulsa.
In an hour's talk Doctor Evans out-
lined the campaign that he has de-
cided upon for Kendall and declared
that he hoped to make it the greatest
educational Institution in the state.
Prominent local men pledged their
support to the new president and the
college, and afterward a brilliant re-
ception was held on the mezzanine
floor of the hotel, participated in by
more than three hundred college stud-
ents and prominent local men* and
women. The banquet hall, lobby and
parlors were decorated In the Kendall
colors, orange and black.
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has
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who no
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licans
twenty
content
interest
dates,
man in
n obett
be squt
in the box car trucks is be-
or car "President" drawing
car formed the work train.
Jake Hinson, farmer living eight
miles south of Wellston, in an al-
tercation over a stack of hay, Tues-
day morning instantly killed Col.
William Pingrey, fatally shot his
son, A1 Pingrey, who will die, and
dangerously wounded Iven Steward
the hired hand. The shooting was
the result of trouble over a stack of
hay. Col. Pingrey and son were shot
in the back, while Jake Hinson was
shot in the stomach, the ball lodging
in his back bone. Dr. W. H. Wil-
liams was called and took Hinson to
Oklahoma City on the afternoon
Fort Smith and Western train to
have him operated on, in the hopes
of saving his life.
Jake Hinson, who did the shooting
is a tenant of Col. Pingrey and a dis-
pute over a stack of hay Col. Ping-
rey was supposed to have a right to.
When Col. Pingrey, his son and hir-
ed man were loading the hay, Hinson
appeared on the scene and is report
ed to have commenced firing without
warning. A1 Pringrey was first shot
as he was sliding off the haystack.
The shooting was done with a re^
volver. Neither man wounded is ex-
pected to live. Jake Hinson who
did the shooting was captured. For
a time lynching was feared.
100 LIVES LOST 50-MILE VALLEY
FLOOD WRECKED.
neutral port under certain circum
stance® of distress, injury, or lack of
food, and if she does not depart with-
in a stipulated time cannot be inter-
ned, "but must be turned over to the
original owners with all of her cargo.
According to the British contention
under these clauses the prize crew
must be interned.
Washington, D. C. Feb. 2.—'indica-
tions that the British passenger Ap-
pam ibrought into 'Hampton Roads hy
a German prize crew will be held by
the United States to be a German
prize of war and not an auxiliary,
vived today after a statement made
by Captain Harrison of the captured
British ship Appam.
It was not the German auxiliary
Moewe that put a prize crew on board
the Appam, but a Larger and more for-
midable vessel, Captain Harrison of
the Appam declared In the statement
he sent late today to the Elder-Demp-
ster Company, New York, agents of
the owners.
Captain Harrison said he knew the
name of the vessel, but 'he refused to
divulge It. He also declined to give
any details of the capture, declaring
were given tonight In high o ffkialjthat his report would (have to come
quarters. j from the owners or agents.
The neutrality board, which advises j The statement immediately revived
the state department on suoh qiues- further talk of tiie reappearance of the
tions, announced today that the ship j Karlsuhe.
was a prize, but the announcement The Karlsrhne was last slri-ited off
was recalled presumably because the i the^hortheast coast of South America
state department itself hus not acted.'about the time the German Admiral
The real point to be decided is Von Spee's squadron was sunk oft the
whether the Appan shall remain in Knulkland Islands. A month or so
possession of the prize crew under the later some wreckage supposed to be
terms of the Prussian American 1 from the Karlsruhe was found on one
treaty or shall be returned to her Brit- jof the Leeward Islands, but since that
ish owners under The Hague conven- jtiine not a trace of !her has tbeen seen,
tlon. Indications were given that the nor has the slightest intimation of her
state department will hold that the j fate been given out by the Brittlsh or
prize (belongs to Germany. I German admiralties if they knew it.
Count von Bernstoff, the German I That die vessel could hide itself
ambassador in a formal note to Sec- away for more than a year appears al-
retary Lansing gave notice ttoat tihe most Impossible, but Immediately Cap-
Appam came into Hampton Roads , tain Harrison's statement was given
under the treaty which guarantees her .out marine men began speculating as
to her captors. I to whether the vessel mentioned by
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British [ the captain might not be the Karlg-
ambassador asked that the ship'be re-' (Continued on page Five.)
Tries To Kill President
Of Langston University
Mayorl Wooden in a statement de-
clared he would not surrender his of-
fice pending an appeal from the ver-
! diet. I 'nder the law he is liable
to be ousted from office if the ver-
! diet she uld be sustained.
LEAGUERS WILL PLAY BEX-
ME OWEX'S SOOXERS.
Norman, Okla., Feb. 3—Special—The
New York Giants will play practice
sames with Ben Owen's Sooners nine
r, according to an announce-
ide. Both games Will be play-
oyd Field, Regular diamond
will begin at University Just
as the weather will permit,
says Elrher Ponder captain and former
11 star.
MeGRAW FOR NATIONAL
COMMITTEEMAN.
McGraw of Ponca City who
entered the race for National
teeman against Jim Harris,
w holds that important place,
n one of the working repub-
in Oklahoma for more than
years. He has always been
to work In the ranks and to
do whatever he might for the best
b of the party and its candi-
There is no more loyal party
Oklahoma than Mr. McGraw,
er organizer and no man can
rer or a better fighter.
San Diego, Cal., by wireless to San
Francisco, January 29.—One hundred
lives have been lost, as nearly a8 any
estimate can show, and charming lit-
tle valleys for fifty miles north of the
Mexican line lie desolate tonight fpom
floods and cloud iburstfi,.
With the death toll in the Otay Val-
ley seemingly established at fifty souls,
nd all relief agencies working in that
direction, reports reached here late to-
day of floods sweeping the iSan Louis
Rey and San Pasqual valleys, doubling
the loss of life. With communication
almost altogether cut off, it was impos-
sible to list accurately the number of
the dead, conjectures and meager re-
ports alone were available.
Seventeen bodies were taken out of
San Diego Bay before nightfall. These
had been swept down when the lower
Otay reservoir went out, Thursday,
and the current of the flood was
thought to have carried many others
out to sea.
A cloudburst, reports said, caused the
flooding of the San Luis Rey and San
Pasqual valleys. The town of San
Pasqual, an ancient, tiny village, cud-
dled In the mountains, is said to have
been wiped out altogether. Nothing
was known as to the fate of the towns
San Luis Rey and Oceantfide, in the
path of the San Luis River, but If the
flood was of the reported magnitude,
it is believed impossible that the for-
mer, with Its ajicient Franciscan mis-
sion, could have escaped. Oceanslde
is a summer resort with two 'big hotels
and a population of aibout 1000. The
San Luis Rey Valley contains one of
the great Miller & Lux cattle ranches,
which dot the state for 700 miles, and
are known to cattlemen throughout the
world.
tempted murder." Prof. «Hogan was j charged with it to throw discredit on
arraigned in Judge Hornaday's court I him.
Five Shots Fired At Prof. McCnteheon,
None Took Effect
iSomeone fired five shots supposedly
at President McCutcheon of the Lang-
ston University and there is a big row
on, though tiie shots did not find tf:elr
mark. He was sitt ng In his study
wnen the shots were fired. Wednes-
day morning, Prof. J. .\ Hoga'i was
arrested at Langston and brought to
Guthrie by Constable McLarimare on
a warrant charging hiirn with "at-
and gave $1,000 bond for his appear-
ance next Tuesday.
Prof. Hogan has been connected
with the Langston University for fif-
teen years. He holds the chair of
history in the faculty and is 'highly re-
garded as a school man.
President McCutoheon refused to
swear to the information against
Hogan. The informant was not dis-
closed. Bitter feeling has prevailed in
and around the university since the
retirement of Page.
Prof. Hogan has expressed the opin-
ion that Cue shooting was done and he
program for lincoln day
banquet.
Representative J. T. Dickerson, and
the following newspaper men: John
Fields, Job Ingram, L. B. Nichols,
Oklahoma City, Feb. 3.—The pro-! George poster, Henry W. Headley, J.
gram for the Lincoln Day Banquet to Everett smith and Glenn Condon. The
be held here February 12th has been young men of the state will be rep-
announced by Ed Ingam, President and resente<1 oll the program iby one of the
J. W. Kayser Secretary of the Repub- ■ 0fflcers Qf the State University Re-
lican State Press Association, and the ! pU|>iican club.
final arrangements are made for the | __ -
large number of Republicans from all jkFFERIES \XD SMITH CLEARED
over the state who are expected to
attend. No special invitations have
OF CHARGE.
Duke Jeffries and William Smith,
been issued, hut every Republican will seward township election officials
be welcome. | were cleared In the Federal court of
Ex-Governor Hooper of Tennessee charge of conspiracy to defraud
will >be principal speaker of the even-1 voters. C. G. Hornor defended them
ing. Ed S. Vaugfht, (President of the afl(j j8 Ba.id to have made a brilliant
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, fight. It was a jury case.
will preside as toastmaster and Mayor
Ed Oberholser will deliver the address
of welcome to which J. W. Kayser of
Chickasha will respond. Short talks
will be made by State Chairman Ar-
thur H. Gelssler, National Commit-
teeman J. A. Harris, J. J. 'McGraw of
VOX PAPEX PLAXXEI) %TO 11LOW
IT CANAL.
I/jndon, Feb. 2.—Brldgeman Taylor
confessed that Capt. Franz Von Pap-
en, recalled German military attache
at Washington, organized the plan
Ponca City, Senator Eugene Watrous, for blowing up the Welland Canal.
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