The Hobart Republican. (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1914 Page: 3 of 8
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TESTIFIES III COURT
TrtM Stand ud Mia Why Ho Dl -
chirred Two Membora from Board
of Prlaon Control.
(From Tueaday'a Dally.)
Oklahoma City, Jan. 12.-Ei Senator
Henry J. Denton of Hollis threatened
to make it as "dark as Hades" for
Governor Cruce if the latter removed
bin from the state board of prison
control, be testified in the heariog of
the board controversy before Judge
Carney this afternoon.
He told the governor, too, that a man
who would freat a friend as the governor
was about to treat him wasn't worthy
of the governorship. D«nton told on
the stand of bis various conferences
with trio governor leading up to his re
moval from the prison board and de.
dared that the governor at no time
indicated that he wafc making the dis-
missal order because of any charges of
malfeasance against Denton, but simply
because the Hollis man was "out of line
with" the Cruce policies.
B. J. Cambron, the other ousted mem<
ber of the board, testified that he had
not been inside the penitentiary at Mc-
Alester since some time in October,
because he was afraid of the prisoners.
He declared Warden Dick, whom the
old board tried to remove, had made an
"anarchistic speech to the prisoners, in
which he said the convicts were better
meirthan the members of the prison
board and that he'd make 1,200 of them
trusties if he remained for another year."
Uovernor Cruce faced a crowded court
room and told as a witness why he had
removed Denton from the state board.
In brief, the gist of a mass of documents
the governor brought into court, and all
of which were read into the record, was
that Denton had used his authority to
enable Brown Brothers, Granite mule
dealers, who held Denton's note, to buy
mules from a Mr. Lunn of Hollis and
sell them immediately to the state at a
net profit of $195.
The alleged malfeasance in office con
sisted of the charge that Denton could
have purchased the mules from Lunn
direct, and knew he could, at a saving
of the middle man's profit.
It takes a long time to get a newspa-
per so it will run itself.
HAS BEEN ABR06ATEB
Amendment to Federal Constitution
Annula the Oregon Plan for (Slott-
ing United BUte* Senators.
(From Thursday'* Dally.)
The initiated measure, adopted in
August, H12, providing a method by
which the voters could express their
choice for United States senators by the
"Oregon plan" Ih wholly supplanted by
the amendment to tho constitution re-
oently adopted by the national congress
providing for direct election of senators,
according to an opinion of the attorney
general's office Wedneiday. The opinion
was written by Assistant Attorney Gen*
eral S. I. McRlboes and addressed to
K. M Dyer of Tulsa.
The initiated measure, mentioned
above, was referred to the people in
August, 1912, aud adopted by practically
an unanimous vote. The petitions were
circulated and the campaign managed
by A. Grant Evans, former president of
the state university at Norman. The
proposed measure was indorsed by
United States Senator Robert L. Owen
and it was generally believed at the
time that Senator Owen was responsible
for the petitions being circulated by
Evans.
According to the opinion of Mr. Mc-
Elboes, the measure adopted in 1012
provides a method by which the voters
could express their choice of senators,
but, ho says, the real election of senators
devolved upon the legislature,
"This act must certainly be inoonflict
with the amendment to the constitution
recently adopted which provides that
senators shall be elected by the electors.
The opinion reads: Actual election is
more than indicating a mere choioe,
The choice provided for in the initiated
measure could be absolutely ignored by
the legislature. As a matter of law under
the old provisions the electors neither
nominated or elected senators, but under
the new amendment the people actually
do the electing, hence it seems that the
initiated measure has been supplanted
by the new amendment."
Of course it is nono of our business,
but when we see a lady on the street
with a coat on her back and nothing on
her chest we wonder if she keeps the
latter warm by breathing on it.
MAKES SHARP DECLINE
Million* of BuahoU Pouring In From
South America, as Result of New
Tariff Law, Given ae Cause.
(From Friday's Daily.)
New York, Jan. 8.- Nearly 300,000
bushels of Argentine corn are being un-
loaded here and millions more from the
South American republic are under con-
tract. The importations are a direct
result of the removal of the duty on the
staple under the recent tariff act.
More than a million bushels hav
been received in the United States since
the tariff went into effect, the first from
Argentine ever brought here, and already
competition with American corn has
forced a decline in cash values.
Thirteen ships either are enroutehere
or are loading with corn from Argentine,
and one American manufacturing con«
cern, which uses corn in the manufacture
of syrups and kindred products, has
five million bushels from that country
under contract for delivery. When the
new Argentine corn crop is harvested,
the importations will increase, accord
ing to trade authorities.
The corn already here has found the
railroads unprepared to handle it and
the port without adequate docking
facilities. Arrangements to remedy the
deficiency are being made by the trans
portation bureau of the produce ex-
change,
Chicago, Jan. 8.—The recent sharp de-
cline in corn prices bore went a penny
further today, due to the removal of the
tariff duty from the cereal, and accentu<
ated by a decline in Buenos Aires
market.
Argentine corn in New York at pres.
ent is selling at four and five cents
under the price at which Chicago ship-
ments can bo sold in that market, ac
cording to James A. Patten, who for
many years has been recognized as the
biggest corn dealer in the American
market.
Poverty's no crime, but if you don't
pay your income tax you are to be
classed as a criminal.
Even the man who always thinks
twice before he speaks doesn't neces-
sarily say anything worth remembering
There are just two
ways of becoming
T
Some Good News!
Right here is one of the best pieces of news for you that
you will find in this paper. You will want to take advant-
age of it. flOur "High Value" mark for clothes bargains
has been reached in our BIG CLEARING SALE, NOW
GOING ON.
It is impossible for us to figure just exactly how many suits
and overcoats we will need in a season. It is better to
have "Too Many" and we are willing to give you our profit
just to clean them up. You will best appreciate what we
are offering by just taking a look. HART, SCHAFFNER
& MARX CLOTHES are too good a bargain at any time
to be overlooked and with this special inducement to buy
pricing you get even bigger values for your money. You
had better come while the buying is good.
prosperous
1st. By increasing your earning capacity
beyond the high cost of living.
2nd. By decreasing the high cost of liv-
ing below your earning capacity.
We can help you decrease the cost of living. De-
creasing is our specialty. The high cost of living
does not make its home at our store. Won't you
come in and be convinced. Men's suits and over-
coats are now priced at prices that will help you to
save. Special attention given to our boys' suit de-
partment.
MO BART OKLAHOMA
JOHNSTON BPO.
EXCLUSIVE CLOTHING AND SHOE STORE
OKLAHOMA'S GOVERNOR
AGREES TO TESTIFY
Expected to Throw Light on the Prison
Board Controversy Next Monday
Writes Concerning Charges
(From Saturday's Daily.)
Oklahoma City, Jan. 9—Governor
Cruce announces that he will appear as
a witness in the district court nest
Monday, as per the request of H. J.
Denton, one of the deposed members of
the board of prison control, who is re-
sisting in that tribunal the order of re-
moval, In his letter to Denton, the
Governor says:
"I certainly have no objection, if it is
your desire, to appear in court as a wit-
ness and disclose to the court and to the
people of the state the reasons that ac-
tuated me in removing you from the
board of prison control. Certainly the
time is too short and the matter too
important for you to have forgotten
that on Monday of this week, in my
office, you were apprised of the fact
that charges had been preferred against
your official conduct which, if true, were
sufficient grounds for your removal for
incompetency and misconduct in office.
You know at that time I called your
attention to the charge, that I submitted
to you the written report made by the
state examiner and inspector; that the
same was read to you in toto, and that
there was likewise read to you the
testimony upon which the state ex-
aminer and inspector based his report.
That there was also on tile in my office
at the time, which wascalled to your at-
tention, your defense, consisting of sev-
eral typewritten pages, against the
charge, with the affidavits which you
had procured in support of your defense
I stated to you then that 1 was anxious
t^ dispose of this matter in a way that,
would not reflect on your integrity: that
I intended to remove you, and that in
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entering the order of removal 1 would
simply state that you had been removed
for cause, and I prepared the order of
removal along that line.
- If it is your desire," continued the
governor, "that the court aad the peo-
ple of the state may know of this trans-
action. I shall certainly interpose no ob-
jection and on next Monday, when this
case is called for trial, upon notification
that the court is ready to bear my testi-
mony, I will present myself in the dis-
trict court of Oklahoma county with all
the documents in this case."
The Denton-Cambron faction is
promising interesting developments
when the case is called for trial.
ELKS' MINSTREL
(From Tuesday's Daily.)
The big first part in the Elks
Minstrels which will be presented at
the City ITall Opera House on Thurs-
day night, January 22, will be equal in
many respects to those by the biggest
traveling companies. The Joe fircn
Producing Company, of Kansas City,
who will stage the show, carry gorgeous
costumes of solid green satin, with
black satin trimmings. Every one on
the stage, which will include the entire
company of thirty-five, on tha opening
of this first part, will be costumed in
this manner and with the special scenery
and elaborate eleotrical effects, which
the Bren Company also carry, the scene
ia one of rare beauty and one tbat causes
bursts of applause wherever this show
has been produced.
The latest songs, both in ragtime and
ballad numbers, will be used and the
best local singers will handle this part
of the show, the big singing chorus
assisting in each number. Twelve of
these latest songs are used besides the
big opening medley, with which the
show starts its fast gait. Several catchy
strains are in this medley and accom-
panying them is plenty of dancing by
the eight end men, the ten ladies chorus
and the sixteen male chorus.
All songs for the first part have been
given out and the big company is re-
hearsing each night and will continue
until the .show, becoming perfcct in all
songs, dances and jokes, making the
9how an almost professional production.
WOULD-BE PROFIT SHARERS
ARE MAKING TROUBLE
10,000 Men Flock to Ford Metor Plant
Since Cencern Announced New
Profit-Sharing Plan.
(From Tuesday'* Daily.)
Detroit, Jan. 12—A crowd of men
estimated at 10,000, Boking employ-
ment this morning at the plant of tho
b'ord Motor company, started serious
rioting when they were told, after thay
had stood in the freezing cold tor
several hours, that work could not bo
given them today. An officer wan
knocked down, his clothcs partially torn
off and bricks and other miBsiles went
hurled through the windows and doorn
of the factory. After afire hose bad
been turned oa the crowd, the rioter?)
dispersed. Five arrests were made.
The efforts of a policeman to turn thr.
crowd away from the factory doom
started the trouble. ' We can't atatari
here and freeze to death," shouted eons*
of the leaders, and a concerted rush wan
made toward the building entrance.
Several hundred managed to get intidn
the plant, before the trouble maker"
were under control. The thermometer
registered 9 degrees above aero and
many of the men had been standing ia
line since long before daylight.
Announcement by the company of
810,000,000 profit sharing distribution
among its employes in 1914 has brought
thousands of employment seekers to tii<>
plant during the last week, but the tirst
serious trouble was experienced todaj
The profit-sharing plan weiit into effect
today.
All the pictures of ii&aia Claus bIiow
him to be masculine, zotwitbstandinc
his gifts ?how a preponderance rtf
feminine influence in tb*-: selection.
MABRIA6E LICENSE
(From Friday's Daily.)
A marriage license was issued today to
ErveMcClary, 23, and Miss Rosa Hyde,
•1, both of Snyder.
Alter the Fir&t T rial
You Will K-dow
Wichita's E-jst
With Your Evo Shut
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Pate, J. M. The Hobart Republican. (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1914, newspaper, January 15, 1914; Hobart, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc235411/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 10, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.