The Hobart Republican. (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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HOBART REPUBLICAN.
VOLUME II.
HOBART. KIOWA COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. JANUARY IS, 1014.
NUMBER 43.
DEMANDS THAT CRUCE
APPEAR AS WITNESS
I!, J. Denton Writes Hid Excellency
Long Letter Questioning Truthful-
ness of Amos' Statement.
*
(From Friday's Daily.)
The charges and countercharges made
by Go" jrnor (Jruoe's private secretary,
l<\ S. E. Amos, on uuo side and H. J.
Denton on tho other, in the prison b( ard
controversy, are interesting.
Secretary Amos tiled Thursday morn-
ing hi* amended answer to tbe applica-
tion for the court order, in which h<
nets forth many reasons for not serving
as secretary lo the Denton•CJumbron
hoard, lie reiterates bis statements
made Tuesday afternoon that he refused
to serve, believing Denton and (Jambron
wore not the legal members of the board,
and recited the actions of the g ivernor
in attempting to remove them and in
appointing their successors. The sen-
sational part of his answer is his declar-
ation relative to the charges against
Denton and Cambron, According to
Aruoj, charges were tiled against them
charging neglect of duty against one
and tualfeasnnce in office against the
other. The hearing was held the first
part of December, he says, with the two
defendants present. The charges were
made and a defense made by the two
men, before the governor, according to
the answer, and "after a careful investi-
gation on the part of the governor he
found the charges to be true, that
Cambron was guilty of neglect of duty,
and Denton guilty of malfeasance in
office. As a result, both were removed
and their successors appointed."
After the secretary tiled this amended
answer Mr. Denton addreesed a long
letter to Governor Cruce, a part of
which follows:
"Y* u will observe from these charges
so set forth in your secretary's answer,
thaf. he has charged me with a felony
under the laws of this state and that
you hare found run guilty of such a
crime. You know that it is' absolutely
false in each and every particular. You
know that no charges were tiled against
me ia writing in your office, of which I
had knowledge. You know that I was
not notified of any hearing upon any of
Slid charges. You know that you had
no such hearing in my presence where
any testimony was introduced in gup
port of such charges, or that I intro-
duced any evidence against such
charges. You set forth oa your order of
removal that a hearing was had in your
■ office on the first day of December, 1913.
What kind of a hearing you do not say,
and you know that there was no hearing
on that day, wherein any testimony was
t iken or any charges were preferred
against me which would subject me to
removal from office.
"The only hearing had on that day,
was, as you well know, that you insisted
on me and J. B. Cambron carrying out
your policies inaugurated in conducting
the affairs of the state penitentiary, and
especially so did you request and de
mand of myself and Mr. Cambron that
we consider our action wherein we re-
quested R. W. Dick to resign as warden
of the state penitentiary at McAlester.
If such charges were tiled and preferred
against me, as set forth in your seere-
tary'a answer, why did you not so
specify and state over your signature in
issuing your order of my removal, and
why did you not on the first day of
December, 1913, at the time you say you
had your hearing, present me those
charges and give me an opportunity to
be heard upon them?
Can Not Subpoena Him.
"I realize that under the law of this
state it is impossible for me to subpoena
you to appear in court and testify in my
behalf ia this cause. I also realize that
the courts of this state cannot compel
you to do so, but I believe that you will
agree with me, in justice to myself and !
the citizens of this state that you should j
appear in the district court of Oklaho-
ma county on next Monday at 9 o'clock, j
when this case will again be called for
bearing, in order that I may be permu-
ted to have your testimony taken.
"I now charge that you, either as
governor of this state wilfully and
knowingly withheld from my knowledge
any charge of malfeasance in office that I
iih> have been tiled in your office, or
that your private seoretary, F. S. lv
Amos, Iiii* wilfully and knowingly made
false allegations in his answer, tiled in
this caw In order, therefore, that the
oitl/ens of this state uiay know the
truth, and justioe may be done, I
respectfully request that you, as gover-
nor, of this state appear in the district
court of Oklahoma county, Oklahoma,
on next Monday, the 12th day of
January, 1914, at OnVlook in order that
I may be permuted to use you as a
witness in this case.'
ALVIN VICARS PAINFULLY HURT
[(From Saturday's Daily.)
Alvia Vi -ars, it driver for Bret ch
Bros.' Wholesale Grocery Co., was seri-
ously hurt this morning about 8:1") at
the Frisco depot. To show his activity
he attempted to leap over a pair of un-
loaded trucks, his toe catching as ho
went over, throwing him to the pave-
ment on his head.
As a result of the fall ho was rendered
unconscious. II" was picked up and
taken to his boarding place on South
Jefferson where his injuries were given
surgical attention, Concussion of the
brain was feared, He was in a semi-
conscious state late this afcernoon, and
it is now thought he will "come round
all right in a short time.
TOLBERT'S CANDIDACY
FORMALLY ANNODNCED
The Judge is One of the Most Popular
Men in the New Seventh District
and Would Make Good Race
CHILD PASSES AWAY
(From Friday's Daily.)
Catharine Gertrude, the little fourteen
months' old daughter of Kev. and Mrs.
John W. Cater, died of pneumonia yes-
terday afternoon, at the family home
the M E. parsonage, after a brief illness.
The body will lie in state at the resi-
dence until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
when it will be borne to the M. K.
church where the funeral services will
be held.
Jttev. Fenn of Faxon, assisted by Rev.
J. 0. Peterson, pastor of the M. E,
church, south, will cotidnct the services.
Burial will be made at the city ceme-
t-ry tomorrow afternoon.
Enthusiasts to Hold a Convention at
Oklahoma City Jan. 19 to Organize
^State Road Law Association.
CAMPAIGN IS AFOOT
FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS
(From Thursday's Daily.)
On Tuesday, December 16, a number
of road enthusiasts from seven or eight
different counties met at El Reno and a
committee was appointed to call a
meeting of representative delegates
from every.couaty in the state at Okla-
homa City on Monday, January 19th,
for the purpose of beginning a campaign
for Better Road Laws in this state.
It was pointed out at the meeting that
we are falling behind our sister states
in road building and consequently in
agricultural growth and commercial
development. This condition is not
because of the lack of interest or energy
on the part of Oklahoma, but for the
lack of efficient road legislation.
The object of the meeting to be held
at Oklahoma City is to organize a State
Road Law Revision Association thai
shall be state wide, and the interest of
the entire state, non political, and
backed by every commercial club in
Oklahoma, and it is urged that every
county and every commercial club in
the state have a voice in the meeting,
but each commercial club has been
limited to one vote.
This is an important move and the
business interests of the state should
not overlook the opportunity to aid in
framing laws which will be efficient,
practical and in conformity with the
efforts of the United States Government
toward state aid. If we make no efforts
ourselves to study this subject we must
not blame politics for the consequences.
Hobart's Chamber of Commerce!
should send a delegate and aid this '
movement in every way possible, for it
is certainly a step in the right direction
and will go a long way toward solving
the good roads question.
The Democratic mass meeting held at
tho city hall lust night to start Judge
Tolbert's campaign as a candidate for
congress from the Seventh congressional
district was a pronounced success. The
big hall was well tilled with the people
of Hobart and the surrounding country,
Democrats and Republicans alike vying
with eachother in doing honor to our
distinguished fellow citizen.
The meeting was not of the cut-and-
dried variety, There was no laboriously
wrought out program, no set speeches
with whi^h to weary the vast audience,
no manufactured sentiment. It was all
natural, such as one would expect from
tricl out that we may have the prestige
that the furnishing of a congressman
would givt.. Hu suggested that our
interests had b?en overlooked in the
past, owing to the fact that we were «
part uf a district which embraced the
whole of Southwest Oklahoma. But
now that we are in a smaller and more
compact distiiot we might expect more
at the hands of congress, and that by
having a friend there our interest would
not be overlooked.
J. 15. Tosh, former delegate to the
constitutional convention and one of
Kiowa county's most progressive
farmers, was next introduced, as the
associate to the thoughtful cimoderation
of the electorate of this district.
Judge J. W. Mansell, who was a can
didate for congress two years ago from
the old Fifth district, pointed out the
necessity of the home people getting
behind their candidate and giving him
their moral support, urging them not to
permit the interest in the campnign to
subside but to keep it alive b.v persist
ont and untiring effort. He told several
amusing anecdotes, illustrative of con-
Iditious to be encountered iu campaign-
! nig, and added considerable zest to the
event.
Judge Tolbert himself was called for.
Up to this trine, however, lie bad not
appeared and it was not known if he
were in the audience, However, he had
taken a position on the stage so as not
to be iu view of those in the hall, and
came forward at onoe in response to the
aumuions.
In addressing the meeting, he did not
undertako to outline a platform, but
contented himself with thanking the
people for their kicdly consideration of
his political aspirations, and their warm
words of commendation. He reviewed
at some length his early life, drawing u
graphic pioture of the first political
meeting he ever attended, in the back-
woods of Tennessee, his native state,
where oratory was the vehicle upon
which the thoughts of the country
moved—how'his ambition was fired at
that meeting and how he resolved at
that time to fit himself for future use
fulness and ultimately to sirve his
country in the halls of congress. Now
that the opportunity is presenting
itself, he feels that his aspirations are
about to be realized. He expressed
himself as confident that he would win
the race, as indeed had all the other
spc:.ki';j of evening.
'Ik.. Ili0US.--L ol orchestra rendered
many beautiful selections during the
evening, while Mrs. Babcock, Miss
Mansell and Miss Neff, each in their
inimitable way, rendered a vocal solo.
Tbe meeting, taken as a whole, was
a grand success, and Judge Tolbert's
oandidacy starts out under the most
favorable auspices,
CORDELL BOY ACCOSEO
OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY
Koy Hart Is Believed of About
$70 by His Friend, Roy S. Allen,
H Ik Claimed.
SENSATIONAL CHAR6ES
ARE NOW BEING MADE
Guardians For Minor Indians Ignore
Probate Courts and Keep No
Books, ;Says Cat® Sells,
Judge James R. Tolbert, Candidate for Congress
HiA.*«> B.G. JONES H Z
it** h.o|
DISCHARGED ON BOND
(Frm Friday'* Duly.)
Ben Ferguson who has been in jail
several days upon a charge of selling'
whisky, was discharged from custody i
today. He executed bond in the sum I
|500 for his appearance.
the rank and file of the people when
they come together to bid God speed to
the aspirations of one in whom they
have confidence and respect. It whs
truly a manifestation of devotion to a
man, a neighbor, a friend, who seeks
high honors at their hands and who has
proved by his daily walks of life that he
merits them,
In all the speeches, be it said to the
credit of the speakers, not one word was
uttered that was calculated to give
offense to those who are of a political
faith different from that held by Judge
Tolbert. Not one word of a partisan
nature escaped them, not one unkind or
unfriendly utterance was made to mar
the kindly feeling that permeated the
audience. All seemed to realize that it
was Hobart's turn to seek for one of her
favorite sons honors that have hereto-
fore gone to other cities, and with a
single purpose in view they strove to
impress upon their friends the import-
ance of standing shoulder to shoulder in
the coming conflict, the necessity of
united action and undivided support,
unswerving fidelity and unbated zeal.
H. L. Standeven was chairman and
master of ceremonies. He called the
meeting to order at S o'clock and in a
neat speech stated the purpose for which |
it had convened, at the same time f ay-
ing a pretty compliment to the Judge,
in whose honor the meeting was held.
O. J. Logan was then introduced and
spoke at length, testifying to the merits
of the candidate and paying him high
tribute as citizen, lawyer, jurist. He
made a strong plea for the undivided
support of Judge Tolbert's home people
for the moral influence it will produce
in other parts of tbe district; and from
the rounds of applause girea the support
is forthcoming. He pointed out that
tbis is Hobart's and Kiowa county's op-
portunity to furnish a congressman
not that we ask for special privileges
not accorded to other parts of tbe dia-
only man who had ever defeated Judge
Tolbert for office, and that was as
delegate to the constitutional conven
tion in 1907 Mr. Tosh extolled the
merits of Tolbert and in referring to the
race in which he defeated the latter he
said that not an unkind or ungentle-
manly remark was made by hisopponent
during that memorable campaign. He
pledged his formal riaval his hearty
support in his race for the congressional
nomination.
J. M. Batchelor of Vernon, Texas, a
man who has known Judge Tolbert for
the past twenty-five years, who has large
interests in Southwest Oklahoma anu
who happened to be in the city last
evening, volunteered to testify to Judge
Tolbert's clean record as an officer of
Wilbarger county, Texas, and as a
citiz-n. His remarks were timely and
showed appreciation of the merits of
his former towsman and fellow citizen.
At the conclusion of Mr. Batchelor's
speech the meeting was thrown open to
those who might have something to say.
Among those availing themselves of tbe
opportunity to speak a good word for
the candidate was Prof. Rogers of the
High School, who had likewise known
the Judge prior to the latter's moving to
Hobart ten years ago. He was followed
by Dr. G. W. Stewart who presented
the resolutions which had been passed
by the Kiowa County Medical Aescci-
ation, endorsing Judge Tolbert's candi-
dacy. The city council bad also passed
resolutions to the same effect, and these
were presented by Mayor Ash. The
Board of Education made its preference
known through resolutions which were
read by M. V. Decker. The Hobart
Library Association, of which Judge
Tolbert was a member up to a few
weeks ago. did not overlook the oppor-
tunity to give expression to its prefer-
eece for a congressional candidate, pre*
senting through the chairman resolu-
tions warmly c«mmending their former
(From Thursday's Daily.)
Oklahoma City, Jan. 7—Many sen-
sational charges, involving guardians of
Indian minora, were contained in re-
ports ti? Cato Soils, commissioner of
Indian affairs, prepared by the OdUfitJr j employ uf hU brother in-law at the
judges of the Chickasaw nation. English Kitchen at that point and has
(From Saturday's Daily.)
At 10 o'clock last night R. L. Hart
was held up and robbed of seventy i«d d
dollars near the Frisco depot by his
companion, Roy S. Allen, according to
the former's story, Allen and Hart live
at Cordell and came here together on
the seven o'clock train yesterday even-
ing. They tirst went to the Commercial
Hotel where one of thorn registered, it
is said, under the name of li. C. Jones,
Kansas City, the other one merely dit-
toing the name, They took a walk and
when they returned an hour later they
ask the landlord if they could get in if
they should be out late. They were
told that if they failed to get back by 10
o'clock the house would be closed and
they could not enter. Upon this they
took their suit cases and left, althoug h
they had paid for their night's lodging.
They then went to the Jefferson house
to spend the night. After registering,
according to IIArt's story, Allen sug-
gested that they take a walk to see the
town. Hart agreed and the two went
down to the gin across the Frisco tracks
and then to the vicinity of the Fnsoo
depot.
When this point was reached, Allen,
who pretended to have plenty of money,
proposed to lend a part of it to Hart.
The latter told him he had money and
did not care to borrow. Whereupon
Allen said that he was from Missouri'
and that he would have to be shown.
Hart drew his purse from his pocket,
he says, and proceeded to ihow his
,/riend that be was in easy oircum-
stances, so far as finance was concerned.
Allen grabbed the money and made off
into the darkness with it, to the utter
surprise of Hart.
Thus relieved of his money, Hart ran
back to the hotel to spread the alarm.
He had barely arrived when Allen
showed up and asked the hotel people
if they had seen anything of his com .
panion, and upon being told that he
was in the house he again plunged intq
the darkness and has not since been
Been. He is supposed to have returned
to the hotel for suit case.
The sheriff was notified of the alleged
robbery and a search fp?" Allen was
instituted, but nothing further ha8~
been heard of him.
The alleged robbar has been living at
Cordell, Hart says, for a year, was a
painter and paper hanger by trade and
had just finished painting the Baptist
vhurch there. Hart has b?en in the
These judges met Mr. Sells when he
arrived in Ardmore late today. An
example of these reports was that of
County Judge "Bob" Wallace of Pauls
Valley, who alleged that when he took
office one year ago, out of 1,000 guar-
dian cases on his docket, 700 annual
reports from guardians were due. In
many cases guardians and administra-
tors had not made reports since their
appointments, some of them prior to
statehood. Most of them kept no books
and did not know how much they had
received and expended, he asserted.
Large estates have been sold," said
Judge Wallace, "and the guardians
used tbe money individually."
In another guardianship case, Judge
Wallace has sworn out warrants charg
been thefe only a month, during which
time he formed the acquaintance of
Allen.
Hart returned to Cordell on the morn,
ing train.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION CHAINED
The barber shop of Sili^s Richardson,
the east-side barber, was raided this
afternoon by the sheriff's foroe and •
gallon of the outlawed beverage cap-
tured. The proprietor was arrested up-
on a warrant charging unlawful posses-
sion of whiskey.
He was taken before the judge of the
county court where he entered a plea of
not guilty and made bond for his ap-
, pearance at the April term ol court, the
ing three men, including a guardian, | jury faavin(f beeQ djscharged far th#
with changing county records, a felony, j januttry term
in order to put through a land deal.
One deposed guardian has threatened j CHANGING LOCATIONS
to kill any man who takes tbe place. I
and Judge Wallace reports that thus I "™
far no man will accept it. Following a. (From Thursday's Daily.)
conference with Commissioner Sells W. E. Traylor, the grocer, is moving
here Wednesday morning. Governor bis grocery store to the ouilding on
Cruce issued a statement in the after- I Main street recently vacated by N. W.
noon, urging tbe citizenship of Okla-
homa to lend a hand to tbe bureau
chief in his efforts to protect the Indian
children of |this state from would-be
despoilers of their property.
Cook. Mr. Cook is moving to the Mc-
Bride building on Washington.
NEUWIRTH—PIRTLE
M0VIN6 TO MIAMI
Cleve Neuwirth and Miss Ida Pirtle,
| both of Sedan, were married here
yesterday afternoon by Justice N. B.
| Lohu uller. The newly weds returned
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hill departed | to their home this morning,
today for Miami, where they will reside
in the future. Mr. Hill is one of tbe
pioneer settlers of Hobart and tbe man
to whom Hill's addition to Hobart was
allotted and for whom tbat part of tbe
eity was named. Mr. Hill still owns
considerable real estate bere and will
be here often, be says, to look after hiir
interests.
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