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CANADIAN VALLEY RECORD. CANTON. OKLAHOMA.
L TREAT
FOR EDITORS
PROGRAM FOR PRESS CONV6N
TION AT AROMORE IS
ANNOUNCED.
SPLENDID FEATURES IN PROSPECT
Visit to Oil Felde. Fish Fry and Water
Sport« Included.—Other
Newt of the Week
Over the State.
Ardmore.—A roytl entertainment is
promised Oklahoma editors who at-
tend the twenty-third annual meeting
ot the Oklahoma Press association to
be held at Ardmore, May 8 and 9, in
the program for the convention just
announced. The program was out-
lined at a conference held in Okla-
homa City by A. L. Kates, editor oI
the Claremore Progress, and president __
of the press association, and Edgar L. J utes. No other contest was adopted
FtESMMEl TO KM in MR
Rule Adopted by University Students'
AM*n.; Class Scrap Abolished.
Norman—The Students' Associa-
tion of the University of Oklahoma
decided at a meeting held in chapel
that the freshmen shall wear red caps
during the coming month of April and
that in future years the cape shall
be worn by the first year men during
the football season. The vote was
practically unanimous for the meas-
ure. The rule applying to the wearing
of caps during April was offered as an
opposition who figured that there
would be a protest by the present
freshmen against beginning the cus-
rom this year, but the amenJment was
readily adopted and has since been
approved by most of the freshmen in
their separate class meetings.
The association also voted to dis-
continue the annual class scrap be-
tween the freshmen and sophomore
classes at the beginning of the school
year, the objection being that the first
year men outnumber the sophomores
so greatly that the scrap has ceased
to be an equal contest. Last fall the
freshmen won the fight in five min-
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTES I WATCHING ULSTER P0SSE *'LLS m R0B8ER
Bronson, of Thomas, secretary.
One of the main discussions at the
convention will be the Oklahoma libel
law led by Horace Shepard of the Al-
tus Times. Other editors who have
had recent experiences in that line
will be asked to take part. Kay Peters
of the Garber Sentinel who recently
defeated a libel Buit, may be one of
these.
Boating and fishing on Chickasha
lake and a visit to the oil fields are
included among the entertainment fea-
tures. The program as outlined is as
follows:
Friday Morning.
Association will assemble at the
high school building at 10 o'clock «.
m.
Addresses of welcome, Professor C.
W. Richards, superintendent of Ard-
more schools.
Response, Walter Ferguson, Chero-
kee Republican.
Music.
Annual address, President A. L.
Kates, Claremore Progress.
Secretary-Treasurer's report, E. S.
Bronson, Thomas.
Appointment of committees.
Friday Afternoon, 2 P. M.
Music.
Clubbing newspapers, led by Frank
Northup, Oklahoma Farm Journal.
Music.
Discussion of libel law and other
legislative features, led by Horace W
Shepard, Altus Times.
Reception of visiting ladies at Elks'
club, 4 to 5 o'clock.
Grand ball at Elks' club, 8 p. m.
Saturday Morning, May 9.
Music.
"Counting the Cost," Eugene Kerr,
Muskogee Times-Democrat.
Music.
Relation of Newspaper to the Farm-
er, led by John N. Shepler, Lawton
Constitution.
Adjournment to Chickasaw lake,
where fish fry lunch will be served at
noon.
Saturday, 2. P. M.
Annual election of officers, reports
of committees, selection of next place
of meeting, etc.
Final adjournment, after which the
guests will enjoy boating and Ashing.
On Sunday following an excursion
will be given to the editorial hosts
througlr the oil fields over the Okla-
homa, New Mexico & Pacific railroad.
The train will leave Ardmore at 8:30
as a substitute.
WMI KFEATEl FOR MAYOR
•HAOOWI OP COMINO IVtNTI
April ♦_Examination# for fourth class
P" tmMt n, held at Cherokee. Cheyenne.
Duncan. Gage, Madill. Medford, okemah.
Poteau. Malum*. Stigler. Tatoaa. ?•*"
homa. Tuskahoma. Watonga. aurtka.
April 10—Examinations for fourth :!**•
po tm*stem, heid at Beaver
April 11—Examinations for fourth « ia*
S?urr*MterS' held t4irview'
April 14—Republican preferential State
Convention. Oklahoma city.
April 14, Republican convention, Okla-
homa City.
April lj—N'orth wes tern field meet. Alva.
April IS—Examinations for fourth c^ss
postmasters, held at Ada. Altus, Alva.
rlco' -Ardmore. Bartlesville, Black-
well. Chandler. Chickasha. Claremore.
Clinton Coalgate. Durant. Elk Clt> El
Enid, Frederick, 'lainenville, Tex.,
Guthrie. Hobart, Holdenville. Hugo.
Kingfisher, Lawton. Lehigh. Liberal.
Kan., Mangum, McAlester. .Miami. Mus-
jtogee. .Vewklrk. Norman. Nowata. Okla-
homa, Okmulgee. Pauls Valley. Paw-
huska, Pawnee. Perry, Ponca, Purcell,
Sapulpa, Shawnee. Siloam Springs, Ark.,
Stillwater. Sulphur. Tulsa, vinita. Wag-
oner, Woodward.
April 20-27—Oklahoma City Trade ex-
cursion.
April 22—Anniversary Day.
April 22—Sons of the Revolution, state
banquet, Oklahoma City
April 22.—Grand Chapter, R. A. M.,
Oklahoma City.
April 22.—1-aying of cornerstone. State
Capitol. Oklahoma City.
April 2.?.—Grand Council. R. & S. M..
Oklahoma City.
April 24.—Grand Commandery, Knlghtt
Templar. Oklahoma City.
English Government is Placing
Troops In Anticipation
of Outbreak.
Youthful Bandit Locks Cashier
in Vault in Oklahoma.
REFUSE TO FIGHT IN IRELAND
Newalla, Ok.—After an absence
from Newalla of three years, Joseph
Agnes Patterson. 23 years old, who
was born and reared here, returned,
held up the cashier and robbed the
State liank of Newalla of f 1,100, es-
caped into the thick timber near by
and six hours later was Bhot and
killed by a pursuing posse of fifty
men. Four members of the posse
were wounded in the running fight.
Belfast —The dramatic entry into The robbery was one of the boldest
Belfast of Sir Edward Carson and the ' in the history of Oklahoma bank rob-
unexpected and complete shirting o( beries and a plucky light lasting for
troops throughout Ulster and the ar-1 more than four hours was made by
rival of re-enforcements from the I Patterson, a telegraph operator, be-
Dne Hundred Officers Resign From
Army When Ordered to Scene
of Trouble.
fore he fell with a bullet in his head.
The money was not recovered. When
the body of Patterson was searched
$;) was found.
Patterson walked Into the bank and
. El Reno.
I Sept. 8-10. Photograpners convention,
I Oklahoma City.
Legislator Comei Out Second In the homT'ct^ * °kla
Muskogee Primary.
Muskogee.—When election returns
were officially checked up, Henry F
Nicholson was proclaimed the demo-
cratic nominee for commissioner by a
majority of one vote over Earl W.
Smith, dark horse in the race. John
B. Kennedy, the other candidate was
only sixteen votes behind the winner.
James L. Garrett won the demo-
cratic nomination for mayor. The of-
ficial figures give Garrett 972, J. E.
Wyand 79U and Tom P. Smith 696. For
eastside commissioner H. F. Nichol-
son received 811, Earl W. Smith 810
and J. B. Kennedy 795. For westside
commissioner W. N. Patterson re-
ceived 1,358 to 1,058 for John H. Dill,
his only opponent. Candidates on
other tickets had no opposition.
The mayoralty and eastside com-
missioners' races were the closest
since the commission form of govern-
mnt haa been in force in the city of
Muskogee.
South furnished excitement and sur-
prises for the citizens.
The Dorsetshire regiment which had
been stationed in Belfast for the past
year, was transferred to the Holly-
wood barracks, four miles distant. : covered Bert Braley, the cashier, with
The men marched with fall equip- I a revolver. He shoved the cashier
ment, taking with them twelve carts int0 vault, closed the door and
a Apr!' County superintendent* j loaded with rifle ammunition and also! gathered up the money and walked
Aprif nVsuiu"LlbiS Association. I held guns. It was expected the Bed- out of town. Braley managed to get
fordshire regiment from Mullingar, ; °"t the vault and gave the alarm.
West Meath, would take the place of |
the Dorsets in the Victoria barrack3,
October. Southern Commercial Con- I the night.
gress, Oklahoma City. ... . .. . . . .
I Ulster Men Saluted.
While the Dorsets were passing
Craigavon, County Down, the resi-
dence of Capt. James Smith, one of
the volunteer leaders, and with whom
Sir Edward Carson is staying, the
guards of the Lister volunteer force
turned oat and stood at salute. Many
of the Dorsets returned the salute.
THE QMMTIIE IECLMEI OFF
Entire State of Oklahoma and Parte
of Texas Freed From Scabies.
Washington.—The acting secretary
of agriculture has issued an order,
effective March IS, releasing certain
counties in Texas and the remainder
of the state of Oklahoma from quar-
antine to prevent the spread of scab-
ies in cattle.
The territory released is as follows:
In the state of Oklahoma the counties
of Cimarron, Texas, Beaver and Harp-
er, and in the state of Texas the coun-
ties of Hansford, Lipscomb, Hutchin-
son, Hemphill, Carson, Gary, Arm-
strong, Donley, Briscoe. Hall. Hale.
Floyd, Lubbock. Lynn, Garza, An-
drews, Nueces, and Cameron and all
of Roberts county south of the Cana-
dian river.
Pontotoc County School Report*.
Ada.—Superintendent Melton has
compiled his report of the enrollment
of public school pupils of Pontotoc
county, from which it appears that the
total number between the ages of 6
and 21 is 9,625, an increase of 409 over
1913. For 1914 the report shows a
total of 9,276 whites and 349 negroes.
By sexes it shows 4,738 white boys,
4.538 white girls, 178 negro boys and
171 negro girls. ^
Hoodoo Follows Mysterious Tens.
Oklahoma City.—District Judge
George W. Clark granted an Injunc-
tion against the United Brothers of
Friendship and Sisters of the Myster-
ious Ten of North America, South
America, Europe, Asia and Africa,
which prevents the organization sell-
ing fraternal life insurance in Okla-
homa. The insurance order with the
studendous name is an organization
engaged not only in writing life In-
surance but sick benefit policies also
for negroes, according to the writ of
injunction granted.
Middleton Is Found Guilty.
Muskogee.—D. H. Middleton, two
year ago mayor of Muskogee, was
found guilty of conspiracy to embezzle
$4,000 county funds and sentenced to
three years In the penitentiary and a
Morris Exonerated.
Duncan.—Representative O. M. Mor-
ris, brother of Eugene Morris of the
state board of public affairs, was ex-
onerated in the county court here
from blame for the death of J. W
Paul. Paul and Morris engaged in an
altercation several weeks ago. during
which Paul was struck on the head by
morris. Blood poison developed in the
wound, resulting in death. Morris was
arraigned on a charge of killing Paul.
Was Defending Mother.
Muldrow—That be killed his em-
ployer in defense of his mother was
proven in the preliminary bearing of
Negro Confesses To Firing Gina.
Guthrie.—William Shaffer, negro,
under arrest at Crescent, has con-
fessed that he set fire to two cotton
gins at that place. The gins, valued
at $40,000, were destroyed. Blood-
hounds were used to trail a man seen
running from the scene of the fire
and after a five-mile chase Shaffer
was captured. It is asserted that
Shaffer implicated another man who
the negro is quoted as saying gave
him $10 as "first payment" for firing
til;1 gins. No other arrests have been
made.
Murder Cases Continued.
Hugo.—Three murder cases sched-
uled for trial at the present term of
Luther Anderson for the killing of K-1 have° beeiT^postpone*! o^VTe
worttn*°or VchT"", d rh TT W", he*vv docket before the court. Those
^ orking for Nichols and the latter be- are 5nrt Xali«s
coming provoked began beating An | of acrused of ison
derson with a piece of harness. An- Ing her stepson: Clem Dodson. charg
dereons mother remonstrated and ^ w|th kilUng th<f liul# Webb ^
Nichols attacked her. Anderson saw s A Blalne kilM Mr#
has mother's peril and stabbed NiCh-jGeorge Webb in a tent near Boswell,
ols. and the latter died from the and Charles Draper, charged with kill-
wounds Anderson was completely ex- m* a neighbor near Boswell with t
•Berated. #lub
Combined deposits of Hollis banks
total $180,000.
Two Bristow banks show deposits
of nearly $750,000.
The combined deposits of three Clin-
ton banks total $285,000.
Two banks of Yale have combined
deposits of nearly $200,000.
A gun that "wasn't loaded" caused
the death of a boy at Welch last
week.
Two banks of Okeene and the Bank
of Homestead show combined deposits
of $250,000 for northern Blaine coun-
ty.
The safe of the Ada Milling Co. was
blown and between $500 and $600 is
missing. Two suspects were arrest-
ed.
The third annual state convention
of the Practitioners Veterinary Medi-
cal Association of Oklahoma was held
at Guthrie this week.
Rolling up a majority of better than
three to one for the half million dollar
school bond issue Tulsa went on rec-
ord in favor of progress in the public
schools.
The Frisco station in Frederick was
entered and the cash drawer robbed
of $40 in silver. It is not known how
the entrance was effected, and there
is no clue to the thief.
The City National bank of Grand-
field, has been organized, with a cap-
ital stock of $25,000. The incorpora-
tors are C. E. Ward. M. F. Patterson.
C. L. Mommitt and F. Comstock.
A massmeeting was held In the city
hall in El Reno to hear the report of
a park committee which had been
appointed a wee ago to investigate
several sites for a proposed city park.
Nowata will vote March 21 on the
adoption of the new city charter re-
cently drawn up by a board of free-
holders, according to a proclamation
of the mayor, George B. Schwabe, just
issued.
Mayor E. S. Ratliff of Ada was re-
elected head of the city government
by a majority of sixty-five votes over
George C. West, his opponent. "There
was no election in the other two of-
fices, and a second election will be
held in two weeks.
President Wilson forwarded to the
senate the following names to be post-
masters: Ida Lee Pugsley, Morris: D.
G. Woodworth, Kingfisher: Walter B.
Hensley, Checotah; L. K. Dingham,
Minco; George Stone. Tecumseh;
George P. Rollow, Wynnewood.
J. I. "Wood, member of the constitu-
tional convention from what is now
Pittsburg county, was nominated by
democrats for mayor of McAlester,
winning over three rival candidates
by a plurality of 67. W. H. Morgan,
progressive, and George H. Deibler.
independent-republican, will oppose
Wood for election.
A platform setting forth the princi-
ples of good government and reforms
looking to the betterment of state af-
fairs. which the club favors, was
adopted and plans perfected for the
organfzation of similar clubs in every
county of the state, to further the in-
terests of Judge Williams' candidacy
at a meeting of his boosters at Okla-
homa City.
WOMEN LOSE SENATE FIGHT
Suffrage Resloution Failed to Get
Necessary Two-Thirds Majority
—Vote Was 35 to 34.
Washington.—Woman suffrage ad-
vocates have lost their fight in the
l'nited States senate tor a resolution
. proposing an amendment to the fed-
i eral constitution giving women the
Troops at night were moving all ballot.
along the I'lster border. Messages i
received from Enniskillen, Nowry,
Armagh and Omagh said that detach-
ments from various regiments from
Dublin, Carragh and Mullingar were
drafted in. Their expected arrival
was made the occasion for enthusi-
astic demonstrations by the loyalists.
Army Officers Resign.
The vote was 35 ror the measure
to .'M against it. a two-thirds affirma-
tive vote being necessary for passage.
This action, following weeks of de-
bate on the floor of the senate, dur-
ing which many leaders In the suf-
frage movement pleaded for postpone-
ment of the final vote, marked the cli-
max of a spirited campaign launched
Dublin.—One hundred officers of the j here the day, before the inauguration
English army tendered their resigna- of President Wilson.
tions here as a result of an ultima- The resolution just defeated was
turn issued by the war office to the ' the first introduced in the present
Curragh camp. congress. It was presented by Seu-
The government order provided ator Chamberlain of Oregon, and the
that all officers who objected to sen- , woman suffrage committee later au-
ing in Ulster must resign or be dis- thorized Senator Ashurst to report it
missed from the service. favorably.
The regiments involved at Curragh
are cavalry regiments with famous
records, namely, the Fourth Hussars
with "Balaklava" inscribed on their
standard; the Fifth Lancers, who de-
fended Ladysmith, and the Sixteenth
Lancers, whose records include the
battle of Waterloo.
Brigade General Count. Gleichen,
commander of the troops in Belfast,
hag been summoned to London to con-
fer with the war officials. The num-
ber of troops now in Ireland is 24,000.
FRENCH ROYALISTS IN RIOT
Kidnaped Texan Escapes.
Austin, Tex.—Charles Ballard, an
American, was kidnaped by Mexicans
from C'arrizo Springs, Tex., and es-
caped by driving into the Rio Grande,
according to dispatches to Governor
Colquitt. The governor has wired to
know whether Texas Rangers are
needed in the Carrizo Springs terri-
tory.
Shot His Wife's Defender.
West Plains, Mo.—George Young, a
farmer near this city, shot his hired
hand, George Billings. Young and his
wife quarreled and Young slapped her.
Billings resented it and, picking up
a poker, chased Young out of the
house. Young seized a shotgun and
shot Billings, who may die.
Several Persons Injured in Disorder
Following Funeral of Murdered
Figaro Editor.
Paris.—Rioting, in which several
persons were reported injured, fol-
lowed the burial of Gaston Calmette,
editor of Figaro, shot by Mme. Cail-
laox. I —Another change in the French
Order was maintained by the police ! cabinet- occurred when Ernest Monis.
until after the burial, but the Roy- | minister of marine, added his resig-
C0NDENSED NEWS ITEMS
alists then started a demonstration.
Returning from the cemetery the Roy-
alists set up shouts of "Down with
Caillaux!" "Death to the assassins!
in the Montmartre. They were led by
Maurice Pujo, editor of the Action
Francaise.
nation to that of Joseph Caillaux, min-
ister of finance.
—indge Edward Meek, in the fed-
eral district court at Fort Worth has
granted a writ of habeas corpus on
behalf of the five thousand Mexicans
held as prisoners by the United
The First Methodist Episcopal
church just erected in Sapulpa has
been formally dedicated and now is
*>eing used for all services It is a
landsome house of worship and con-
sidered a credit to the city. Rev A. D.
Lindsey is pastor. Riahop Robert Mc-
Intyre of the Oklahoma conference
formally dedicated the building, more
than $1,400 being raised at the serv-
ice to coapieie the payaesta.
An unidentified man fired several i States Government at Fort Biiss, El
shots from a, revolver and the wildest I Paso.
excitement followed. As the crowd 1 —Forced by the increasing serious-
grew and the shouting and threats ' ness of the situation in Mexico, from
increased, the police charged into the : a financial rather than a military
throng. The Royalists fought back i viewpoint, however. President Huerta
with fury, but, aided by additional : at last appears to be ready to resume
forces, the police dispersed the mob. negotiations with John Lind. President
I Wilson's personal representative.
DRONKEN MAN STOLE ENGINE —Four women were burned to death
at Ardmore, Ok., in a gas explosion.
Reckless Act of Discharged Katy Fire- V!rs" T T FJn,e>- 41 years old; her
man Nearly Caused Disaster at
McAlester, Okla.
daughter. Miss Mabel Cutts. 21; Mrs.
Dora Murphy. 34, and her daughter,
Corrine Murphy, 13, were the victims.
Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Finley were
sisters.
—Woodrow Wilson unbosomed him-
McAlester, Okla.—Joe Tate, a di^
charged Katy fireman, stole a locomo-
motive from the roundhouse here. He
started up a siding and ran the en- i self to the members of the National
gine into a string of cars. He then Press Club of Washington, telling
t rew the switches, got on the main , them in a frank, conversational way
ine and iarted north when the sonth- how he felt as President of the United
bound limited was due. States, on the occasion of the •'house
The yardmaster and assistant ! wanning.'* at the Press Club's new
leaped on the engine just as Tate ' quarters.
t'ire* 'ae l*irottie They over —The l'nited States government
power Tate and got the engine will welcome a reopening of negotia-
C 00 ~-ding barely in time to tions with the Huerta government or
gj?' * 'e *'a=Sf,r-?er train The onl> the constitutionalists and will be glad
sanation ate could gi\e was Ciat to consider any proposal that will tend
as J"00*- 's 'n jail charged to draw the various factions togetbe*
stealing the engine and also two into a plan for the restoration ot
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