The Hobart Republican. (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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TH,E HOBART REPUBLICAN.
VOLUME 11.
WILL TAKE RESOLUTIIf S
TO THE WHIT HOUSE
Suffrage National Convention Formn!
ly Demands President Wilson
to Send Special Message
HOBART, KIOWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. DECKMBER II, 1913.
NUMBER .18.
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
HOLDS A MEETING
V
(From Thursday's Daily.)
Washington, Dec. 3.—Adoption of a
resolution calling upon President Wil-
son to send to congress immediately a
special message advocating aa amend
rueat to the constitution giving the suf-
frage to women featured today's ses.
sions of the National American Worn-
en's Suffrage association, in convention
here,
The president was authorised to rec
ommond that congress proceed with the
[constitutional amendment before any
other legislation. Mrs. Medill Mc-
(Jormick of Chicago, the author, and
Mrs. Desha Breckenridge of Kentucky
were named as a committee to take the
resolution to the white house today.
The suffragists began their activities
early today with a hearing at the capi
tol before the houso rules committee,
urging the creation of a house women
suffrage committee. They closed the
day with a night session at which sen-
ators and representatives in congress
told why women should be accorded the
right otsuffrage.
When Dr, Anna Howard Shaw, presi-
dent of the association, learned late to-
day that a number of delegates were
going to the capitol tomorrow to hear
the anti suffragists, when the latter
appear before the house rules committee
to oppose the proposed creation of a
woman suffrage committee, she an-
nounced from the platform that she
loped not a single delegate would go.
'Your business is here," she declared
You can better attend toyourbusine&;
which is getting woman suffrage by
itayino here and letting the nnti-suffra
fists attend to tbeir business. Every
food delegate will be in her seat here
omurrow "
Mrs. O. H, P. Belmont announced that
ihe would make a motion tomorrow to
lave the headquarters of the associati m
noved from New York to this city.
May Revise Constitution
Primaries for elections which take
ilace tomorrow occupied much of the
ifternoon. Reports of various state
(residents were heard, The motion was
idopted providing for taking up again
omorrow the question of revising the
onstitution and whether or not the
jmmittee to which it was referred back
rest6rda> has finished its work.
Young Man Accused of Stealing
Buggy-Claims He Bought
Vehicle from Wey.
Federal Sucre-ses Are Predicted to
Follow Rebel Victories, Declare
Eminent Critics
John D. Appleby Elected Chairman of Testified in His Own Behalf. Stating Packages Should bo Securely WruDDcd
,if I \7l IJ ______ '
Board of Control, Vice Judge
J. R. Tolbert Resigned
That He Did Not Shoot to
Hit His Wife.
ELKS' MEMORIAL SERVICE
(From Monday's Daily.)
Hobart Lodge, No. 881, B. P. O. Elks
bservBd Elks Memorial Sunday at
heir club rooms.
Only four members of Hobart Lodge
re deceased, and H. L, Standeven as
ulogist paid them a fitting tribute. The
at of deceased members are A. J. Dun-
ip, Ralph Gearhart, Phillip Slaner and
homas Olive.
The ritualistic memorial work was
ut on and an appropriate program for
le occasion arranged.
In addition to the members and their
unities quite a few visitors attended
te meeting.
FRISCO BRIDGE REPAIRED
(From Monday's D#y.)
The Frisco railway bridge across
ed River, between here and Vernon,
xas, has been repaired and trains will
^ through to Vernon this evening.
.. Two bents of the bridge were washed
■ t last week by a freshet, and since
ftat time the trains have not operated
$uth of that stream.
OPERATED ON FOR BLOOD POISON
(From Thursday's Daily.)
Alonzo Poling, a prominent farmer
ring two miles south of Lone Wolf, was
terated on at the hospital this morning
f blood poison in his arm, brought on
f a slight injury to the elbow joint.
QUICK
H.A.r*6.<l
(From Tuesday's Daily.)
The case of the State vs. T. A. Roach
has held tho attention of tho District
Court since yesterday.
This is a case wherein the defendant,
a young farmer living about five miles
southeast of the city, is accused of hav-
ing stolen a buggy from John Martin.
The facts of the case as developed by
the various witnesses who have thus
far testified are as follows:
Ned Hughes and John Martin who
live between here and Roosevelt drove
to Hobart on August 12, putting the
animal and vehicle in a local wagon
yard. That evening between six and
seven o'clock they called for the rig and
drove to the northwstern part of the
city in search of liquid refreshments.
Finding none, they drove back and tied
the horse in front of Green's grocery
store on Main street and went to the
moving picture show, where they stayed
for nearly an hour, Returning, the
horse and buggy were gone.
Search was made but they were un-
able to locate the missing property,
The sheriff was notified of the
supposed theft, and two or three days
later he found the missing horse two
miles ea*t of town, but no trace of the
buggy was discovered. On the morning
of the 24th of August Martin and La
Faver passed by the defendant's house
and saw a buggy which resembled so
much, the one for which they were
searching that they Btopped, called th#
defendant out and made an excuse that
they might inspect the vehicle more
closely. After looking the buggy over,
they told the defendant that Martin had
lost a buggy and that the one in ques
tion was au exact replica of bis property
. The defendant, according to state
witnesses,, claimed to have purchased
the buggy from 11. C. Wey <fe Son of
this city, seven or eight months pre
viously. But it had all the matks of
Martin's buggy, it was claimed. Certain
bolts, rents in the top and other marks
by which he claimed to be able to
identify it. The harness also contained
marks by which Martin claimed to be
able to identify it as bis harness.
Martin made no further effort to find
his buggj^but went at once and pro-
cured a writ of replevin, and had Con-
stable Ray Clark go after the vehicle.
When'the latter arrived there that even-
ing he found the buggy demolished, the
shafts broken, the bed split and. the
seat broken, and even the name plate
gone.
The state's witnesses testified that
the defendant claimed that while out
driving that afternoon his horse became
frightened at a wolf and ran away with
the buggy and tore it up, but Martin be-
came suspicious and went at once and
procured a warrant for Roach's arrest,
charging him with larceny,
Clark testified that when he asked
Roach where he got the buggy he stat.
! ed that he bought it from Wey Son.
Others testified lhat he made "the same
statement. %
The defendant took the stand in his
own behalf and denied that "he had
made any such statements as attributed
to him by certain of the states
witnesses, as to where he purchased
the buggy. He testified that he was at
that time in the insurance business, and
that he hired the buggy in question
from Hiram TerrAI, a 1o,!b1 liveryman,
or some oae representing him, and that
he did not claim ownership of the buggy.
He also exhibited two receipts signed by
Terral, which he alleges were for buggy
hire for the period covering the time
the buggy was at his place. He also
proved the runaway by which the
buggy was demolished, and that he was
not absent from home at the time the
buggy is said to have been stolen.
The defense introduced several
character witnesses, showing that he
had always been an exemplary young
man, and a nan of exceptional
character. Some of the best people in
his oommunity testified in his behalf.
It is a rather singular case, and one
that is puzzling to everybody, even to
the county attorney and the defendant's
counsel.
(From Monday's Daily.)
Washington, Dec. 7 —With the an
nounced policy of the Wellington gov
ernment in the diplomatic side of the
Mexican situation one of patient waiting
interest here ohiefly oenters in the rap
idly moving military operations in
northern Mexico.
The movement southward of General
Villa's constitutionalists forces and the
reports lhat Iluerta's generals are plan
ning a concentrated obstruction to his
march on Mexico City with^a possible
Hank movement by those bodies of fed-
eral trpops hitherto reported as fleeing
from Chihuahua City to the bordes, are
being observed with marked attention
by military officials here.
Th?re is a general feeling among the
high officials of government here that
the pe/idulum will swing back and forth
for some weeks—constitutionalists sue-
cesses being followed by federal victor-
ies—and that the process of forcing the
Huerta government to yield will be a
slow one.
The announcement from Hermosillo,
the constitutionalist capital, that
Francis Escudero had been retired as
Carranza's minister of foreign relations
awakened considerable speculation. It
was recalled that William Bayard Hale
concluded his parleys with Escudero
because he had been unable to resume
conferences with Carranza direct. In
some quarters there was a disposition to
regard the withdrawal ef Escudero-as
having had some connection with the
Hale negotiations
It was learned here Sunday night
that Escudero had left Hermosillo and
was enroute to New York to meet his
wife, who sailed from yera Cruz recent-
ly. Friends of Escudero said he had
suffered a nervous breakdown and
needed a rest.
Mr. Hale still is in Washington
awaiting word from President Wilson
as to when they may confer in detail
about Mexican affairs. The president's
illness last week caused him to deny
himself to all callers, but it is expected
that during this week he will send for
Mr. Hale and get further information
about the constitutionalists, though the
former has made several complete re-
ports in writing.
NO VERDICT RENDERED
IN WILL HINDS CASE
Jury, It Is Believed, Will Not Reach
an Agreement—Out Since
Saturday Morning.
(From Saturday's Daily.)
lj>o Library Board met Friday,
December 5, with all members present
except James R Tolbert whose resigna-
tion as a member of the board was
announced and John D. Appleby un
aniaiously elected to fill bis place as
chairman. Judge Tolbert has been
chairman of the board since its organ-
ization in 1911 and as is well known was
the original promoter of the plan where-
by tho Carnegie Library was secured to
Hobart. Though as stated before, Mr.
Appleby was elected chairman the
vacancy on theijoard occasioned by the
resignation of Judge Tolbert has not
yet been tilled. The resignation of Joe
Clipe as a member of the board and the
appointment of K. C. ^Blackmer to
succeed him was also announced and
Mr. Blackmerwas present at tho meet
ing.
The reports of the librarian for the
past three months wore discussed and
the secretary instructed to prepare
notes from same for publication which
aresubmitted herewith as given below
Items Sept. Oct Nov.
Loans in Library 7720 7720 7720
Volumes belonging
to Library 820 887 1165
Now in Library 8540 8013 8891
Borrowers for month 283 302 548
Come to Lib'y to read 101 145 222
Visitors 41 40 28
Cards registered 360 385 432
Fr^m the above it will be seen that
substantial gains in both books and pa-
trons are being made, the former having
increased 345, and the latter 121, during
the months of October and November.
It is the earnest wish of the board that
the general public make as much use of
the library as possible. People from
other towns end the rural communities
are especially invited to call at any
time they may be in town and have a
few hours to spare. New books and
periodicals are being i}dded and every
effort made to make the library a source
of the most possible good to all who
may make use of the opportunity af-
forded.
The following have been ordered and
will soon appear with others now found
on the reading tables: "Popular Me-
chanics," "National Geographical Mag-
azine," "Youths'^ompanion," American
Boy,'' and "St. Nicholas."
MAXIMUM PENALTY DIVEN
TO JAMES R ANDERSON
(From Monday's Daily.)
Toe jury in the Will Hinds case is
still unable to agree on a verdict. They
have reported several times, but each
time the foremau delivers the same re-
port, no verdict.
At 2:30 this afternoon Judge Tolbert
called the jury iu and interrogating
them as to whether they disagreed on
the quantum of punishment or on the
question of guilt or innocence. The
foreman, in his answer, intimated that
it was a little of both, and it was in.
ferred that some ware holding out for
acquittal, some for light punishment
and the others for a severe penalty.
They have had th case in hand ever
since Saturday morning at 10 o'clock,
and it begins to look as if they would
be unable to agree.
The jury failed to reach a verdict and
were discharged about four o'clock.
Entered a Plea of Guilty to Embezzle-
ment and Gets Five Years in State
Prison at Granite
(From Monday's Daily.)
After having the case under advise,
ment for a week, Judge James R. Tel
bert passed for sentence this mornirg
upon James R. AnJerson of Mountain
View, fixing his term in the state re-
formatory at Granite for five vears.
It will be remembered that Andersi t,
was an insurance agent at Mountain
View and embezzled about 81,200of tLe
company's money and that ho entered •
plea of guilty a week ago in the District
court of this county. Sentence was not
passed at - the time, and Judge de
siring to make some inquiry into the
case in order to make the penalty com-
mensurate with the offense. His inves-
tigition developed the fact that the de-
fendant had committed eight overt acts;
hence the maximum penalty of five
years was given.
FRISCO A6ENTS DOMING
C. H. Hyde. State Secretary of tht
School Land Leasees Association, of A'.'
va, was is attendance at the meeting cl
the Kiowa and Washita county
sseociation Wednesday.
(From Tuesday's Daily.)
On December 19 the Frisco Agents of
Southwestern Oklahoma will meet here
for the purpose of holding a convention.
In addition to the agents the officers of
the various departments at Oklahoma
City will be on hand and participate in
the meeting.
Arrangements have been made with
the Chairber of Commerce for their
rooms at the City Hall. It ,s expected
that twenty-five or thirty agents will be
is attendaase.
MHOS STILL SN TRIAL
(From Saturday's Daily.)
The trirl of Will Hinds upon a chargs
of shooting with intent to kill, continues
to occupy the attention of the court.;
The state rested at noon, and immedia- •
tely after oourt re convened in the after-
noon the defendant began to introduce !
evidence to rebut that produced by the
state.
The defendant at 3 o'clock took the
witness stand in his own behalf. It is
behaved that the case will go to the
jury tomorrow morning.
(From Saturday's Daily.)
The case of Will Hinds, a Kiowa
county farmer who is accused of having
shot twice at his wife several weeks ago
with intent to kill, is now in the hands
of the jury, and it is probable that his
fate will bo known before this article is
published.
The case was taken up early Thurs-
day morning and occupied the exclu-
sive attention of the oourt until 10
o'clock this morning, when tho county
attorney closed the argument m behalf
of the state. The state rested its ca>e
at 11:30 yosterday morning, nnd
immediately after reconvening in the
afternoon the defendant began the
defense, and by four o'clock all tho
evidence was in. A night session was
held, and at 7 o'clock Judge L. M. IieyB
opened for the state. Ho was followed
by Tom Conner, This morning the
argument was concluded, with Judge
Hays for the defendant and County
Attorney Griffith for the state.
The first witness introduced by the
state was Miss Aulzi Chrisman, prose-
cutrix and divorced wife of the defen-
dant. She testified that she and her
husband, on the day of the shooting,
were in nn upper room of their home
and that he tried to make her confess
having had illicit relations with other
men. which she denied: ^she alto
testified that he had beat and otherwise
misused her on divers occasions prior to
that time, and that on the day of the
shooting she left the room on some pre-
text and weat to the home of W. H,
Gibbs, a neighbor, for protection; that
he followed her there and entered the
Gibbs home without givingany warning
of his presence; that she hid in the
garrett when he came and mfused to
comedown; that he returnecRiome and
subsequently came back and called for
her to come out, that he wanted to talk
to her. He was some distance from the
house, but she came down stairs and
when out where he was, asking him if
be was armed. He told her, she said,
that he was not, but when she was
near him she saw his pistol on the
ground only a few feet away; that she
started to run back to the house when
he fired at her twice. She also testified
to previous separations.
Mrs W. H. Gibbs testified that the
defendant followed bis wife to ber house
and pushed op'en the kitchen door and
walked in unbidden and called for his
wife. The witness admitted that she
told him that Mrs Hinds was not there
and ordered him off the premises. She
l^tified that be returned tnpmeand soon
came back and again called lot his wife,
asking her to come down and talk to
him; that she finally did so and went
out where he was; that she did not see
the first shot, but heard the report. She
saw the second, and testified that the
weapon was pointed in the direction of
the house and the fleeing woman when
it was discharged, and that she heard
her scream.
After the shooting, she testified, the
defendant asked her if his wife was
dead. She answered, "It's none of your
darned business," and again ordered
him off the place.
Mrs Gibbs s two daughters also testi
tied in substance to the same facts. Af.
ter they had testified the state rested,
and the defendant put a number of
character witnesses to show the previ-
ous good reputation and character of
the accused.
The defendant took the witness &tand
in his own behalf, corroborating bis
wife in many respects, but denying that
he had ever choked her or struck her in
anger; that he had always been devoted
to her and that upon the occasion of the
shooting he shot not to injure ber but
to let the Gibbs family, with whom he
was not on good terms, know that he
was armed, for he said he expected to
see Mr. Gibbs come out with a gun and
that he wanted him to know that he
was prepared to defend himself. He ac-
cused the Gibbs family of being respon-
sponsible for the trouble between him-
self and wife.
The defendant made a good witness
and at no time betrayed the least ner-'
vouaness.
Before Depositing Them in Post
Office- A Few Suggestions.
(From Tuesday's Daily.)
1'he absolute necessity of mailing
your Christmas presents early if you
desire them delivered on or before
Christmas should oa apparent to all.
Already the local postofflca is handling
hundreds of packages and is making
preparations to handle thousands dur-
ing the Christmas holidays.
This is the Hrst Christmas since tho
establishment of the parcel post system
and it is the desire of the department to
handle the large amount of Christmas
mail so that all will receive their
packages without delay, and in order
that no package may be delayed beyond
the regular time, patrons are urged ti>
mail their packages early.
Postmaster Appleby slates that many
packages are now being mailtd and
those that have to g > long distances
should be mailed by the last of this
week. To accomodate those sending
packages early, the department has
ruled that you may place on the out-
side of the paokage, "Not to be openod
until Christmas,"
Many pack iges are received at the
local office in had condition, broken and
untied, all because they were not
properly wrapped in the Hrst place. It
is necessary to wrap your paokage
securely, to place not only the address
of the person to whom you are sending
the package, but the street and number,
and in addition thereto your own name
and address. The address should be
written with ink. Pencil marks soon
become dim and hard to read. Much
care should be taken in the addressing
of all parcels.
The limit of weight for the mailing of
parcel post packages is 11 pounds, for
all parcels going beyond the second
zone; and 20 pounds for all parcels go-
ing to a post office within the tirit and
second zones, or for a distance of
approximately 150 miles.
Last month almost 75,000 pieces of
mail were dispatched from this office,
while many more than this were receiv-
ed at the local oflioe, or a total of about
200,000 pieces of mail bandied during
the month of November. During the
month of December there will un-
doubtedly be from 400,000 to 530,000
pieces, incoming and outgoing. You
can reac ily see the absolute necessity
of having your packages wrapped in •
a secure manner, and that the address
upon the same is legible.
K. OF P. ELECTION
j (From Thursday's Daily.)
Hobart Lxlge, No. 40, Knights of
Pythias', W«daejd*y night elected the
following officers tor the ensuing year:
W. A. Hasty, C. C.
J. B. Boles, V. C.
J. D. Comstock, P.
Roy Benedict, K. R. & S.
A. E. Deaver, M. of E.
v F. M. Keiser, M. of A.
A, O. Romine, 1, G.
S. Richardton, O. G.
S. A Holcomb, trustee.
J. B. Boles, custodian.
J. McKenna, representative to grand
lodge and S. A. Holcomb, alternate.
DIVORCE 6AANTEOT
(From Monday's Daily.)
A decree was granted today in the
district court by Judge Tolbert, divorc-
ing Mrs. Mattie B. Saott from her
husband, William A. Scott, and giving
the petitioner tbe custody of their minor
child.
The grounds upon which the action
was predicated was abandonment and
failure to support.
BOCK ISLAND LATE
(From Thursday's Daily.)
The west bound Rock Island
passenger train was several hours late
last night. The tender trucks i|uit the
track between here and Komalty, there
by delaying the train.
Miss Kate Barnard, State Commis-
sioner of Charities and Corrections,
was ia Hobart Wednesday, in atten-
dance at the meeting of the school land
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