The Weekly Democrat-Chief (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1921 Page: 1 of 9
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THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAMfHIEF
Largest and Oldest Bona Fide Circulation 01 any Publication*!! The County.
VOLUME xx
HOBART, KIOWA COUNTY* OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921.
Nait
ODDFELLOWS OF TWO
COUNTIES TO OBSERVE
ANNIVERSARY TUESDAY
Greer and Kiowa I.. O. O. F. Com-
plete Arrangements for Celebra-
tion April 26.
Arrangements have been completed
by local committees of the Hobart
lodge I. O. 0. F. for the observance
of the 102nd. anniversary of the
founding of the order by the district
comprising Greer and Kiowa counties.
The feature event of the day will be
an old fashioned basket picnic at the
Fair Grounds, at which G. W. Bruce,
grand secretary, of Guthrie, will de-
liver the principal address.
The original announcement fixed
the place of holding the picnic at the
Big Elk park, but the recent floods
made it" necessary to change to the
fair Grounds. The business men are
co-operating freely in the giving of
prises to be awarded for dif
events.
In the evening at 5 o'clock the dis-
trict association will hold a business
session at the Oddfellows hall, and at
night the degree work will be exemp-
lified by visiting degree teams.
As both counties have several live
lodges, a big representation from
every lodge in Greer and Kiowa coun-
ty will be present, and many visiting
Oddfellows will be accompanied by
their families.
JERSEY CATTlf CLUB
NEARINGJTS QUOTA
Lacks Only Four or Five Contracts
Before Placing Order For Car
of Bred Heifers
When the Kiowa County Jersey
Cattle Club rhall have secured four
or five more contracts, it will have
enough to warrant the purchase of a
car of registered heifers for its mem-
bership, as contemplated when the
club was organized.
At present twenty-seven have
signed contracts, but a few more
could very easily be added to the car
and proportionately reduce the ship-
ping expenses.
At a meeting here last Saturday, it
will be remembered, arrangements
were made for handling this consign-
ment. Since Roosevelt is a central
point in the county, it was decided
to unload there and distribute from
that point And arrangements were
also made to have the Roosevelt bank
handle the deposits to facilitate check
ing on the day of distribution, all de-
posits to be made by May 1.
It. F. Penn and Col. Rickert were
appointed as a committee of two to
purchase the cattle, and they will go
in a short time t-> such communities
as they may be advised have suitable
s tock for sale.
At the same meeting a committee
of three, composed of Rickert, Morris
and Ewing, was appointed to inspect
the cattle upon their arrival and ad-
just any damages that may result
from th<> shipping, so that all the club
members mav be placed on an equal
basis when the stock is drawn for by
the hoys.
This is the beginning of what prom-
ises t« make Kiowa county one of the
best dairy courttie* and the best
known Jersey centers in the state.
WESTERN OKLAHOMA
COUNTIES IN PATH
OF WIND AND HAIL
Effort* to Communicate With Dis-
trict Today Impossible—Severe
Damage at Cordell
BUIXETIN
By the Associated Pre .
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 15.
—All efforts to communicate
with districts in western Okla-
homa. struck by a storm last
night, have been unsuccessful
early today, and it is impassible
to learn the extent of the damage.
An area comprising parts .of
six counties and extending 80
mUes from west to east and a-
hout SO mile* from north to
south is cut off from wire com-
munication*
From reports gathered today by
the Democrat-Chief over the long
ee phone, Cordell, appear* to
have suffered the heaviest damage
of any town in the storm swept area
Thursday night
Cordell reports a severe hail storm
which worked havoc to growing
crops and gardens, and the hail stonee
broke hundreds of window panes. All
of the glass on the west side of the
court house was broken out The
school house windows were broken,
an in the down town district many
glass fronts were broken. The hail
covered the ground in plaees, and
was of unusual sise.
Owing to the wires being down, re-
ports from rural districts in Washita
county could not be secured.
Both at Rocky and .Sentinel some
hail fell, but was not enough to do
any material damage.
'The storm struck Hobart about
8:30 o'clock last night, with a brilli-
ant electrical display, some wind and
hail, but not sufficient to do any
material damage. A little rain fell.
The storm passed ever in a short time
and wer.t northeast from Hobart.
Several districts northwest of Ho-
bart report considerable hail and
some little damage. •
BOYET IS HELD TO
DISTRICT COURT ON
CHARGEOF MURDER
Justice Hunteer Overrules Demurrer
to Evidence and Binds Defend-
ant Over.
(From Friday s Dally)
Late this afternoon Justice Hunter
overruled a demurrer by Atty. Tolbert,
R. Boyet's attorney, to the evidence
and hound the defendant over to the
district court.
Dr. J. D. Winter, who was called to
atend Hester after the shooting, was
placed on the wintness stand. Ha de-
scribed the wounds, saying, "you
might say he was wounded six times."
Hester's wounds included three bullet
holes, where the shots penetrated, and
two where the balls passed through
his body, and one on his heal where
the skull was crushed in about the
siae of a quarter. Winter state he
was present about three hours after
Hester died, and conducted a post
mortem examination. He was present
when Hester's dying statement was
taken, and waa one of the witnesses
to the instrument, testifying that
Hester volunteered to make the state-
ment, when he was told he would like-
ly die.
The statement reads:
State of
NATIONAL FARMERS
UNION TO DISCUSS
MARKETING METHOD
Various Section of Country Represen-
ted at Meeting New in Session
at Washington
BULLETIN
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 20.—
Farmers from all parts of the
United States meeting here under
the agtipices of the National Far-
mers Union, have decided to take
the fight for a reduction in
freight ratea direct to President
Harding. The decision was reach-
ed after the spokesman for the
farmers conferred with members
of the Interatate Commerce Com-
mission to urge lower rates. The
delegates were apparently dis-
satiafied with the outcome of this
JAPAN CALLS ON U.S.
TO PROVE CONTENTIONS
RE6ARDIN6YAP ISLAND
State Department Discloses Contents
of Not? Received From Nippon
Government
THREE STATES SWEPT
BY CYCLONIC WINDS;
SNOWS BLOCKTRAFFIC
Dead in Texas and Arkansas Will
Number More Than Sixty—Col-
orado Snow Bound
WASHINGTON, April
18. To "y the Associated Press.
LEGION BALL NINE
WINS OPENING GAME
Carr'gie Defeated by Score 14 to
in Season's First Contest at
Fair Grounds
In a score of 14 to 1, the baseball
nine of the Milligan-Goodsoh post
American legion, defeated the Car-
negie Legion boys at the fair ground
in the initial game of the season, in
thr presence of about 350 ball fans,
yesterday afternoon.
I p to the ninth inning the visitors
had failed to score, when a new pitch-
er was introduced After that the
game proceeded more nearly equal
However, Carnegie did not score un
til the last inning.
Carnegie. Mountain View, Gotebo
and Lone Wolf furnished about half
of the crowd, it has been estimated.
The gate receipts were about equal
to the expenses incurred..
Members of the union told the
commission that besides reduc-
ing the lose sustained by the far-
mere in the aale of their crops the
lowering of freight ratea would
be a psychological factor in start-
ing the marketing of farm pro-
ducts and general price reduction
la other line*. Unable to market
LATE REPORTS MINIMIZE
DAMAGE FORM HAIL STOUM
OKLAHOMA CITY—Later reports
indicate that the storm was not as se
vere as first thought. Heavy hail is
reported in many districts, however.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NOT SUITED TO CROPS
Deficient Sunshine and Low Temper-
atures Unfavorable to Gardens
and Corn
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 20.—
Deficient sunshine and low tempera-
tures during the week ending yester-
day were unfavorable to agriculture,
according to the weekly report of the
Weoither Bureau. There was little
progress by any crops except wheat
and oats, these being described as
being in a generally satisfactory con-
dition. Heavy to killing frosts on
April 16 and 17 nipped corn to the
ground, froze potatoes badly, and
damaged tender garden truck, the re-
port declares.
Cotton planting is reported as being
started in some of the southeastern
counties.
JAP CABINET VOTES
TO ADHERE TO PLAN
No Change in Nippon Government's
Policy Since Receipt of Ameri-
can Note
TOKIO, April 20—The cabinet yes-
terday decided that there was ^ - limlnary examJnatio« of R. Boyet.
on to alter Japans policy in the Yap . ^ jn
with the death of Wm. G.
Kiowa County
I. William Granville Heater,
aged 42, and being of sound mind
and being conscious of approach
Ing death, depose and aay that I
was plowing in the field In said
county and state on March 10,
1921, and waa shot abort 4
o'clock, p. m, by Erneat White,
and the said Eraeet White ehot
me three timea In the back; that
I am positive of, and that the
said Ernest White and the aaid
William Granville Hester never
had any trouble or hard words at
any time; and that the said Ern-
eat White never said a word be-
fore shooting me, and was about
two steps from me when he shot
I don't know why he shot me.
We never had any trouble in the
world. I don't know of my family
and any member of his having
any trouble, as we never had
lived do«« except about two
years.
Erneot White waited at the end
until I get out at the end of the
Ian*. 1 wa« plowing until I got
on! to the erd. I then turned the
tean =round, and I kept plowing
and he followed me around three
or four rounds and talked all the
time, but didn't seem to be mad,
and no cross word was spoken.
I think it was ribbed up some
way.
This statement is made volun-
tarily and realising death is ap-
proaching; that this is the last
statement that I can ever make
before I die. and that this state-
ment was dictated by me, of my
free will and accord, at the re-
quest of G. W. Martin, county at-
torney, and that ssid statement
was made by me and written down
by the county attorney in the
presence of the undersigned wit-
nesses and department, at 2:05 a.
m. on the 11th day of March.
1921, and that my name Ih signed
by Geo. W. Martin, and the aaid
mark is made by me in the pres-
ence of Dr. J. D. Winter and W.
T. Gann at my request.
William Granvilfc X Hester.
J. D. Winter, W. T. Gann.
Thij statement made and
written out in full in the presence
Of the folowing witnesses,
Geo. W. Martin, J. D. Winter.
W. T. Gann, J. H. Greely. E. D.
Malonc., S. L. New.
At the afternoon session of the pre-
spokesm m said, are virtually en
a buyers' strike.
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 20.—Far-
mers from various sections of the
country, who are affiliated with the
National Farmers Union, are gathered
h«ye for a three day conference, to
ifccuss the various problems affect-
ing their welfare. The meeting was
called by Charles S. Barrett, presi
maintain its position in regard to the
Pacific island of Yap, the American
government would have to prove not
merely the fact that President Wil-
son mode reservations concerning it,
but also that the Supreme Council de-
cided in favor of those views, the
Japanese government says in a note
under date of last February 26. made
public today by the State Department,
along with other correspondence be-
tween the two governments regard-
ing Yap.
In reply. <m April V Secretary
Hughes declared that the United
States was unable to a*ree to Japan's
contention that in onier to maintain
it* position it would h«.«e. t> prove
not only that Piesi V n \Wson made
nations repan'.ini; Yap. but n'se
t*tHi tiie Supreme •- t nci. hnd adop-
ted those views.
Aprtt
dent of the union, with the view of
giving the farmers an opportunity to
express their own views on domestic
problems and pending, or projected
legislation.
The speakers include Secretary
Wallace, who will discuss co-opera-
tive marketing.
In opening the conference Barrett
urged the creation of a join* congres-
sional committee to inquire into and
suggest remedial measures for the
agricultural situation and urged the
Immediate enactment of co-operative
enabling laws in a generous spirit
and without nullifying reservation*.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.,
16—Fifty are known to be dead
and hundreds injured, it is re-
ported in dispatches received
from the tornado swept sections
of southeast Arkansas. Most of
loss of life and the great proper-
ty damage oecured in the small
communities of Miller and Hemp-
stead counties, where the storm
struck late yesterday. While it la
considered possible that some of
the reports are duplicates, all
dispatches indicate that the
death list will be increased when
wire communication is restored
and an accurate check of the toll
of the storm la made.
SEVEN LIVES REPORTED
LOST IN NORTH TEXAS
By the Associated Press.
DALLAS. Texas. April
At least 7 Uvea
north Texaa late yesterday in a
tomadat whid^ after sweeping
sections of Smith. Weed, Gregg.
Cash and Bowie countiee, paaaad
into Miller and Hempstead soon-
lost hi
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All Contracts, Agreements
Leases, Deeds, etc., should be placed in a safe
place and in confidential ha^U u:\til completed' or
filed for record. We offer our best and always confi-
dential service.
Men to see—Chas. M. Carder.
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WHITE PRELIMINARY I INDIANS CLAIMING
TRIAL GALLED TODAY) THE RED RIVER REDS
Prisoner Brought From Mangum to Three Representatives of Kiowa*,
Hobart for Examination
Murder Charge.
(Fit>m Wednesday's Daily)
Ernest White, charged
in connection with the shooting of
Wm. G. Hester, farmer, on March 10,
and who died 10 days later, was
brought to Hobart from Mangum,
where he has been inearcated to keep
Four Comanches and One
to Washington to Bring Suit
a score are reported
Scores of persons ana reported in-
jured In the affected area of
Texaa. Six fatalttiee are report-
ed> at Avinger, Case county, and
one at Atlanta.
The storm, according to meag-
er reports here, originated
either In Smith or Gregg county,
Texaa, and property and crop
loss are aid to he great. The
wind in passing through Caaa
county revered a path about half
mile w>.!« and swept the timber
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONS
COVERED WITH BIG SNOW
By the Associated Press.
DENVER, COLO- April lfc—
The Rocky Mountain region Is
slowly recovering from the ef-
fects of the worst storm of the
LAROR ONIONS LAY
CASE BEFORE HOARD
TO MAINTAIN WAGES
Employes Allege Inefficiency and Mi
managements Amounts to $378,-
500,000 Annually. ,
By the Associated Press. "***
CHICAGO, April 20.—Waates
amounting to a billion dollars annual-
ly were laid to managerial inefficiency
on American railroads in a detailed
exhibit placed before the railroad
Labor Board today as part of union
laborer's fight against a reduction of
wages. Recoverable wastes were es-
timated by the employes at $578£00,-
000 a year and other wastes, imposs-
ible of estimation, would equal that
amount, it was declared.
The employes point out alleged
wastes in the present railroad admin-
istrations and maintain that if those
deficiencies and defaults
ment were redressed
there would remain no reason for at-
tempting to reduce wages. Aa a
method of correcting wasteful meth-
ods and increasing the efficiency of
ees, the exhibit advocated co-
operative effort between
and works
operation
through the medium uniform agree-
ments reached by collective bargain-
ing-
Recoverable and easily estimated
wastes were divided by the exhibit
under nine heads iiaving to do largely
with construction and care of locomo-
tives and shop machinery, coot no-
ranging
the district with
from eleven
in depth and blocked the ralroada
and paralysed wire communica-
tion In most directions from Den-'
EIGHTEEN KNOWN DEAD
IN MILLER CO- ARKANSAS
By the Associated Press.
TEXARKANA, Texas. April
Ifr—With eighteen known dead
and three score or mors injured,
ten probably fatally, In n terrific
storm which girdled Miller coun-
ty, Ark anas as, late yeaterday, re-
ports of casualties early today
are still regarded aa incomplete.
MISSISSIPPI REPORTS
DAMAGES FROM STORM
By the Associated Press.
BROOKHAVEN, Mis*,, April
IS.—One unidentified woman was
killed and twelve were Injured in
a tornado which struck Sontag,
sixteen miles eart of here, this
morning. Ten homes were di
The wastes which the unions said
could not be estimnted in terms of
money included a variety of subjects
ranging from defective train equip-
ment and tracks through allegations
of incompetent and extravagant man-
In the last class emphasis waa laid
upon publicity nnd advertising and on
what the unions thought were un-
w>ii Representing the Kiowa Indians in
Jul murder thil Port of thc counlry in * number
with murder pending before the Com-
missioner of Indiana Affairs, Lone
Wolf, Kiowa Bill and Morris Doyeto
departed th!s morning for Washing-
ton City. At Anadarko they will be
jo:ned by four Comanche! and
him separated from others charged Apachp v.ho B,8{) h,ve interests that
with being implicated in thc death of ^ ^ ,jfcn a<ijU(iioatot1.
- —U-.I.,.™ chief amonK the ,que8tion:? which
mandate question because of thc
cent American note on the subject,
according to Nichi B. Nichi today
The decision of th
Hester; for a preliminary qyamining
trial, which started before Justice of
the Pence Hunter late this afternoon.
White is the man charged with
Hester, I shooting Hester in the back three
farmer, southwest of town, who was J times, and then crushing in his skull
with the pistol. R.
claim thrir uttention is the land e-
lonir Red River which thc Supreme
Court of the United States held in
a recent decis'on belongs to Oklahoma, j
Under an old treaty, these
TORNADO DEMOLISHES
TOWN OF RALPH. ALA.
By th« Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala- April II
—Reports trickling over badly
crippled lines of communication
indicate that the town of Ralph.
Tuscaloosa county, was almost
completely wiped out by a tor-
nado this morning and SuHigent,
Lamar county, suffered a like
fate. In Owenton, a surburb of
Birmingham, forty houses are
imported unroofed by the storm.
ACCI'SED OF BEER MAKING
Charred with manufacturing choc
■ Indians,
Boyet, charged KjOWas, Comanches and Apaches
claim this land, which is rich in oil and j j0j,„ sims was arreted Satur
worth millions of dollars. They have ,|.iy nj„hl and haled before Judg'
penditures, it waa claimed, have serv-
ed to increase and have been charged
wrongfully to operating costs.
It was also charged that much of
the defective equipment which the
management of the road are using u
an argument for the need of decreased
wage coats, could have been avoided
if the roads had declared leas liberal
dividends and use a proper proportion
of their earnings to establish re-
placements funds.
This following tabulation, repre-
sents those wastes estimated by the
unions' witnesses and for whieh au-
thorities are quoted, giving specifica-
tions and explanations as set forth In
the body of the exhibit
Hl. Modernising locomotives. Groea
reparable deficiencies in the tractive
power of the railways is pointed out
and it is shown that by systematic
application to the locomotives of de-
monstrated improvements such aa
superheaters, brick arches, mechani-
cal stokers and feed water heaters,
there would result an annual aaving
of at least 272,500,000.
"2. Locomotive operation. The mag-
nitude of the railways' coal hill is
considered and certain of the large
wastes calculated, and it is concluded
that by use of better methods of coal
purchase, coal inspection, careful re-
ceipt and efficient firing of the lo-
comotives an annual saving eould be
effected of at least $50,000,000.
"3. Shop Organisation Improve-
ments. The sad and almost incredible
inadequacy and out-of-date equip-
ment of the railway shops is reviewed,
the defenseless wastes considered, and
it is conservatively estimated that by
a proper shop organisation an annual
saving could be effected of at least
$17,000,000.
"4. Power Plant Fuel Saving. The
obsolete and wasteful condition of ihe
power plants in tiie railway shops
Is considered and it is estimate*! that
in this field the possible saving of
fuel would, by itself amount to an an-
nual total of $10,000,000.
"6. Water Consumption Saving. The
railroad's expenditure in mainten-
ance of way and structure is reviewed,
1 it is
h' .-hot and fatally wounded the after-
♦ . r m . " noon of March 10, Will Harris, gave with murder, was recently given
reported Friday at^ an' Ule 0„,y damaging testimony .added preliminary examination and was
meeting of the diplomatic during th* day ogninst the defend- held to await action of the district ^pio^.,1 counsel nnd will proceed at Carpenter, in the county court, where th(x wartes notw)i
council. The newsnaper and the for- ^ pwirt Jack an,| Mrs. Ernest rnre to nssrrt (h-ir rights under thc hp entered a nlea of not eultv. Th- that easily attainable sav
eifrn Office seid they could neither Harrlg trifled to being With Boy- White are also under arrest, charged trPaty. date of the trial was set for April 2"
confirm nor t.eny the foregoing rc-i ^ ^ ^ acqUajnU|)C<, t)0. with bp)nK jmp|ltated in Hester s T?1„ "Kiowa renresNatives were at 9 o'clock. His appearance bond
P01"4* „an in Alabama, where both men liv- death, but the Inst two nnmed have una|,]p t„ fflve details as to their was fKed in the sum of $500, which
renewed after they came rot hail their preliminary examina- claims, but they believe they have an he made
John Vald of Lone u. n ^ Oklahoma. Harris, in his evi- tion, although Mrs. White was used as interest in these lands and that thr>
They expect to
citv yesterday to have an X-Ray of , „ .
bis stomach nnd gall bladder made by ■'' Boyet wanted Hester re
Dr. Darkley. I Continued on Puge 2.)
a witness In the Boyet preliminary
few days ago.
courts will so decide,
be gone two or three
ings in the consumption of water
alone would amount annuallly t j $12,-
f,00.0(H).
"<! Service of Supply Savinsri. T e
S. R. Smith of Gotebo was in tl.e expenditure of the railways for ^
(Continued on I<a t Pa#
| city over ni*ht on bu ine®8 matters.
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