Hollis Post-Herald (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1915 Page: 3 of 8
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THE HOLLIS POST-HERALP
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PHIL D BREWER
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C M THACKER
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W A. COLLIER
JOHN DEVEREUX
O B.R1TTENH0USE
PRESIDING JUSTICE
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DlV. NO
W R BLEAKMORE
J. B. DUDLEY
The new Supreme Court Commission, consisting of nine judges working In three divisions, is now busily engaged in help-
ing the regular Supreme Court to clear the docket of its immense accumulation of litigation.
Several of the members of the new commission, as named by Governor Williams, were members of the old commission.
The complete list as now consulted is as follows:
First Division—Phil D. Brewer, McAlester, Presiding Justice; C. M. Thacker, Mangum, Wm. A. Collier, Eufaula. Second
Division—C. A. Galbralth, Oklahoma City, Presiding Justice; R. Brett, Cordell, John Devereux, Guthrie. Third Division—
Geo. B. Rittenhouse, Guthrie, Presiding Justice; J. B. Dudley, Norman, W. R. Bleakmore, Ardmore.
BOOSTER TRIP
TO START MAY 3
ITINERARY COMPLETE FOR TOUR
OF 83 TOWNS BY OKLAHOMA
CITY J0BBER8.
OTHER NEWS OF THE NEW STATE
Uttle Incidents and Accident* That
Go To Make Up a Week's
History of a Great
Commonwealth.
the preparations for the fifteenth an-
nual Oklahoma City trades excursion
are being perfected and the enthusiasm
over the prospect for the best trip of
the kind ever carried out here is
growing daily.
Announcement of the complete Itin-
erary is made, giving time of arrival
and departure in each town and the
number of miles traversed. The train
will leave here over the lines of the
Frisco and will proceed to Chickasha,
where it will change to the Rock Is-
land. It then will travel over the Rock
Island to Hobart, where a stop for the
night will be made. Leaving Hobart
the train again will take to the Frisco
tracks and follow them to Clinton,
where It will be placed on the rails
of the Orient. It will travel over the
Orient until the arrival at Cherokee
the next day, when It will change to
the Santa Fe. During the rest of the
trip it will use the lines of the Frisco,
Santa Fe and Rock Island, reaching
this city Saturday night over the last-
named road.
Following are the towns which will
be visited each day.
Monday, May 3—Wheatland, Mustang,
Tuttle, Amber, Chickasha, Verden, Ana-
darko, Washita, Fort Cobb, Carnegie,
Mountain View, Gotebo and Hobart. Mile-
age for the day, 113. S.
Tuesday, May 4—Hobart, Rocky, Cor-
dell, Bessie, Clinton, Arapaho, Custer City,
Thomas, Oakwood, Canton, Longdale,
and Fairview. Mileage for the day, 101. S.
Wednesday. May 5—Fairview, Orienta,
West Cleo, Aline, Carmen, Yewed, Cher-
okee, New Burlington, Kiowa, Capron,
Alva, Avard, Waynoka. Heman, Belva,
Quinlan. Curtis, Mooreland and Wood-
ward. Mileage for the day, 129.2.
Thursday. May 6—Woodward, Avard,
Hopeton, Dacoma, Carmen, McWillie,
Helena, Goltry, Carrier, Enid, Waukomis,
Bison, Hennessey, Dover and Kingfisher.
Mileage for the day, 138.9.
Friday, May 7—Kingfisher, Cashion,
Navina, Seward, Guthrie. Pleasant Valley,
Coyle, Perkins, Ripley, Mehan, Stillwater,
Glencoe and Pawnee. Mileage for the
day, 108.1.
Saturday, May 8—Pawnee, Maramec,
8uay, Tale, Cushing, Avery, Kendrick,
avenport. Sparks, Payson, Meeker,
Shawnee, Dale. McLoud, Harrah. Choc-
taw and Oklahoma City. iMileage for the
day, 122.5. Grand total. 713.5.
New Librarian Named.
The members of the supreme court
appointed E. G. Spillman as state li-
brarian, to succeed J. W. Blanton, who
resigned. Mr. Blanton was appointed
to the position several weeks ago, but
resigned to take up other work.
"CHLLEr IS ISSTSNTLY KILLED
Pushed Open Door of Another Man's
House and l« Slain.
Watonga.—George Mattock was shot
and killed here by Thomas Owney as
Mattock was endeavoring to force an
entrance Into the Owney home.
Mattock was released from the
state penitentiary about two months
ago. He had pleaded guilty of having
invaded the Owney home, and of hav-
ing driven Owney from the houses
Owney at the time charged that Mat-
tock was endeavoring to break up the
Owney home.
Mattock appeared at tne Owney res-
idence about 4 o'clock In the morning
and through a window held a conver-
sation with Mrs. Own«y, at which time
he was warned by Owney to leave, on
the penalty of death. Mattock went
to an unlocked door of the house, and
as he pushed It open Owney fired.
Owney surrendered to the sherlfT,
but following the jury verdict which
tended to justify the killing, Owney
was released. Owney is a cattle buy-
er. Mattock was a man about town.
Big Moonshine Still Found.
Broken Bow.—The biggest moon*
shine still captured in late years was
seized In the mountains northeast of
Hochatown, McCurtain county. The
still has a capacity of 185 gallons a
day. A carload of whisky was found
secreted in a nearby cave.
BIG ENROLLMENT AT TNE STATE I
Two Thoussnd Students In Prospect
For Next Year.
Norman.—That the growth of the
University of Oklahoma in its enroll-
ment as well as its material equipment
is in no wise sporadic, but a continu-
ous development reflecting the prog-
ress of the new state of Oklahoma may
be seen In the annual attendance rec-
ord which the institution has made
during the past few years. Only five
years ago the total enrollment of the
university was little above the six hun-
dred mark while each succeeding year
brought students to the Institution in
ever Increasing numbers, the percent-
age of Increase reaching sixty per cent
last year and twenty-flve per cent the
present school year. The total enroll-
ment for the present year was about
seventeen hundred.
High School Inspector A. C. Parsons
of the university, after making a state-
wide inspection of the Oklahoma high
schools, states that six hundred of the
boys and girls who are to be gradu-
ated from the Oklahoma high schools
this year will enter the university next
September. That number with the
natural increase from other fields
should send the enrollment mark of
the university well above the two thou-
sand mark.
M HKNOW MWFNtt FOR MNCN, HfS h
Life Sentence For Woman.
Duncan.—Life sentence in the state
penitentiary is the punishment for
Mrs. Hattie Holoomb, convicted in
connection with the murder of her
husband, S. P. Holcomb, on March 14.
Henry Self, employed by the Hol-
combs. confessed to the killing and
also was given a life sentence. He
Implicated Mrs. Holcomb. but when
placed on tne stand the woman denied
every statement that Self made. Hol-
comb was a wealthy farmer about 50
years old, while the woman is 23 and
ftelf about the same age.
The average precipitation, rain and melted snow, for the month of March, was
2.13 Inches. The average departure from the March normal was 0.24 Inches.
The rainfall was decidedly heavy for March over the eastern third of the State.
Idabel, McCurtain County, reported 10.60 inches and between 4 and 8 Inches was
recorded at a number of stations. The central tiers of counties had an average ex-
cess of more than half an inch, with no exceptionally heavy rains recorded at any
station. There waa generally a slight deficiency in the western counties. The ex-
treme northwestern counties and some localities In the southwest had less than
half an inch of rain and melted snow. Erick, Beckham County, reported the lightest
precipitation for the month, 0.08 inch.
Snow fell in all sections oi the State on one or more dates, which i« unusual for
March. The average depth of unmelted snow for the whole State waa 1.5 inches. In
the extreme northwestern counties the depth ranged between 4 and 10 Inches.
U.S. SENATOR ALDRiCH IS DEAO
Appoints Delegates To Charities Meet.
Oklahoma City—Governor R. L. Wil-
liams has announced the appointment
of the following delegates to represent
Oklahoma at the annual meeting of
the national conference on charities'
and corrections to be held , at Balti-'
more. May 12-19: Mrs. Ada BastetL
Sapulpa; Miss Kate Barnard. Okla-
homa City; Mrs. Homer Davis, Okla-'
homa City; Mrs. K. W. Dawson. Okla-
homa City; Mrs. J. E. Farber. Cordell;
Rev. Wm. D. Matthews, Oklahoma
caj.
Oil Men Aid Belgian Relief.
Tulsa.—Interest in the Belgian re-
lief fund has taken renewed vigor
In Tulsa since representatives of the
Belgian relief commission visited this
city, and among the first to subscribe
in aid of the helpless people of the
little nation of the Old World are H. F.
Sinclair who promptly donated <509.
and Charles Page who subscribed a
similar amount. With the list headed
by checks aggregating $1,000 it is be-
lieved that Tulsa will purchase a train-
load of flour.
Nelson W. Aldrich, for thirty years
United States senator from Rhode
island, a republican leader whose name
was stamped on tariff and currency
legislation of his party, died at New
York of an apoplectic stroke at his
home on Fifth avenue, aged 74.
DUTCH SHIP SUNK BY SUBMARINE
AND WILHELMINA'S KINGDOM DE-
MANDS SATISFACTION.
Carrying Corn From Baltimore Con-
signed to the Dutch Government
—Was at Anchor When Hit.
London.—The Dutch steamer Kat-
wyk, Netherlands, from Baltimore for
Rotterdam was torpedoed while an-
chored Beven miles to the west of the
North Hinder ligltfsliip in the North
Sea. The crew of twenty-seven men
was saved and taken aboard the light-
ship. The sinking of the vessel aroused
the indignation of the Dutch people
as evidenced by the editorials of the
newspapers in Holland.
The Katwyk, which was loaded with
corn from Baltimore consigned to the
Dutch government, was lying at anchor
at the time of the explosion and to
have been flying the Dutch flag. The
Dutch newspapers insist therefore that
no mistake could have been made and
that if a German sutomarine actually
torpedoed the steamer "we must ex-
pect that the German government will
without loss of time, be made respon-
sible for this severe violation of the
rights of the neutral powers.
The fact that the Dutch Government
was directly Involved in the Katwyk's
cargo and that the news of the sinking
of the steamer came immediately on
top of the announcement that four
Dutch trawlerp had been seized by the
Germans and taken to Zebruegge ap-
parently heightened the feelings of the
Hollanders.
The Amsterdam Telegraaf, comment-
ing on the occurence, says:
"We expect that the German gov-
ernment will without loss of time be
made responsible for this severe viola-
tion of the rights of the neutral pow-
ers. The plain fact is that a Dutch
ship, chartered by the Dutch govern-
ment, haB been torpedoed off the Dutch
coast by a state pretending to maintain
friendly relations with the Nether-
lands How many similar proofs of
friendship must we receive before we
declare we prefer open enmity?"
The Katwyk incident and many rum-
ors of diplomatic movements in Italy
and the near east seemingly has made
the people of England almost forget
the latest Zeppelin raid over North-
umberland county, and the fighting on
the continent.
WILHELMINA CARGO WILL BE
PURCHASED AND OWNERS
OF SHIP PAID.
STILL FIGHTIN6 HARD IN HUNGARY
Teutons Contesting Every Inch of the
Advance of the Russian Troops—
Uzok Pass the Chief Prize
of the Battle.
London.—The British government
has agreed to purchase the cargo of
the American steamer Wllhelmina and
to compensate the owners for loss.
The ship then will be released. An
agreement to this effect was reached
between the W. L. Green Commission
Company of St. Louii and the govern
ment.
The Wllhelmina, an American steam-
er, sailed from New York for Ham-
burg January 22 with a general cargo
of food products. She was taken into
custody by the British marine author-
ities, since then her case has been
pending.
Under the agreement made Great
Britain agrees to pay the price the
owners would have realized on their
cargo had it gone to Hamburg and
also to compensate the owners for the
loss received in consequence of the
ship being stopped.
Two gateways into Hungary still re-
main barred, despite the tremendous
hammering by the Russian forces and
as' the Beskid pass is the less im-
portant of the two strategically, a fur-
ther advance into Hungary hangs upon
the possession of Uzok pass, where
the Invaders are meeting with the
most Btubborn opposition.
To relieve the procure of the Rus-
sians is an additional >eason for the
activity of their allies in the west.
The report that Emperor William per-
sonally is directing the operations in
the Carpathians 1b doubted as also is
the rumor from Cologne that Field
Marshal Von Hinderberg has asked for
reinforcements to the extent of 300,000
men to undertake another campaign
against Warsaw. It is thought to be
far more likely that he will attempt
to divert the attention of the Russians
by a thrust from the direction of Cra-
cow. An attempted diversion of this
character 1b revealed by the Russian
communication which reports a futile
Austrian attack in the direction of the
Stry. Apparently this Is designed to
turn the left flank of the Russian army
and so threaten all lines of communi-
cation north and south which supplies
the Russians lighting in the Beskid
range of the Carpathians.
RAW — HUERTA NEVER DID IT
But He Hss a Sneaking Idea He Could
Name Madero's Murderer.
New York—Vehemently asserting
that he had nothing to do with the
death of Francisco Madero, General
Vlctoriano Huerta, former provisional
president of Mexico, issued a lengthy
signed statement, setting forth what
he termed his side of the Mexican situ-
ation.
General Huerta declared that he
knew who was responsible for Ma-
dero's death, but that he was keeping
It as a professional secret.
General Huerta's statement reviewed
the history of the Madero revolution,
his own accession to the provisional
presidency and concluded with the a
sertion that "my country cannot be
conquered." Sixteen millions of men,
women and children wouldJiave to be
killed before Mexico would submit to
an invader, he asserted.
The heads of the Washington admin-
istration, he declared, had not been
fair to Mexicf, had been misled by
false statements and if they bad been
in Mexico for thirty days "they would
have changed their theoretical, erron-
eous ideas." Had it not been for th9
embargo on the exportation of arms
from this country, General Huerta in-
dicated that his army would have pre-
vailed over those opposed to 1L
Freight Train Is Held Up.
Buffalo, N. Y.—The bandits who
held up a fast freight tarin on ti*
New York Central railroad between
here and Niagara Falls have escaped
tapture. The motor trucks used by
the thieves to carry away their loot
were traced in the general direction
of Buffalo. Estimates of the amount
of goods obtained from the train vary
from $10,000, announced by railroad
officials, up to unofficial estimates of
$50,000. The goods carried away con-
sisted principally of silks and other
expensive fabrics.
VILLA IS L0SIN8 AT MATAMORAS
Carranza Tnoope Hold Impregnable
Position.
Brownsville, Texas.—In a sortie the
Carranza garrison a« Matamoros in-
flicted a heavy blow upon the Villa
army besieging them. General Ran-
donavarro, second in command of the
Villa troops, was brought to Browns-
ville dangerously wounded and the
Carranza consulate here claimed the
Villa dead numbered 300. The sortie
drew from the Villa forces their long
promised shelling of Matamoros, but
the shelling stopped when the Car
ranza garrison returned to the t/enchea
and with the positions of the armies
practically unchanged.
During the bombardment eight shells
passed completely over Matamoros
and four others dropped In the city,
where they did little damage and
caused no known casualties. The shell*
lng demonstrated that so long as the
Villa cannon retain their present posi-
tions to the extreme west of Mata-
moros, Brownsville 1b probably quite
safe from Bhell flre, but it demon-
strated sharply what would happen
to Brownsville if the besieging artil-
lery fired at Matamoros from any other
direction.
Both factions are absolutely refusing
to permit anyone to cross the river to
obtain direct news of the fighting and
both clam to have won the fight. Villa
officers said that the sorties first drove
in the Villa outposts, but the Carranza
troops retreated when the Villa cavalry
brought up its main force.
The Villa troops were known to have
some dead and wounded, but the dg-
nied the number was 300.
Colonel A. P. Blocksom, In charge
of the United States post and the
border patrol here, arranged to guard
the American side of the river closely.
Extra forces were sent to the interna-
tional bridge. Contrary to the usual
scenes during border lighting, there
was no rush of refugees across the
river from Matamoros. General E. P.
Nafarrate, the Carranza commander,
put an absolute embarko upon any
person entering or leaving Matamoros,
except the American consul and the
Carranza consul here.
Wm. R. Nelson Dead.
Kansas City.—Wm. R. Nelson, pub-
lisher of the Star, is dead after several
months' illness, the direct cause of
death being uraemic poisoning. Mr.
Nelson was born in Fort Wayne, Ind,
March 7. 1841. He was founder, owner
and editor of the Kansas City Star
Although he did not enter the news-
paper business until he was nearly 40
years old. he brought to it such orig-
inality. ability and energy that he built
up one of the greatest newspapers of
the country.
BARON SAIT0
Baron 8alto Is minister of navy In
the Japanese cabinet.
POLITICIANS BEGIN SENTENCES
TERRE HAUTE MAYOR AND 20
OTHERS TO LEAVENWORTH.
Government Puts a Stop to 8ystem of
Crooked Politics Long In Use by
In Indiana City.
Indianapolis—Led by Mayor Donn M.
Roberts, the twenty-one prisoners con-
victed in the Terre Haute election con-
spiracy case and sentenced to the fed-
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kan., have gone to the Leavenworth,
prison. They constituted practically
all the city and some of the county
officials.
Due to the fact that the time for
the departure was not made publlo
here, only a small crowd was at the
station as the prisoners, each accom-
panied by a special deputy United
States marshal, boarded a special car
attached to a Pennsylvania passenger
train.
While the Terre Haute men ware
being placed n the Jail yard, prepar-
atory to marching to the railway sta-
tion, the eighty-two men who wore
given jail sentences for their part In
the conspiracy shouted good-bye to
those on their way to prison and|
joined in passing good-natured jokes
back and forth. The prisoners were
not shackled, but a guard walked be-
side each prisoner, accompanied him
into the car and occupied the seat
beside him. United States Marshal,
Mark Storen was in charge and as soon'
an the newspaper men climbed aboard
ordered that the doors be locked.
None of the wives or relatives of
the prisoners were permitted to accom-
pany the men from tne jail to the sta-
tion. Many of the relatives of the'
men had been to the jail during the
morning and several of the prisoners
wore flowers on their lapels.
The twenty-one taken to prison and
the sentences they received are:
Mayor Roberts, six years and a fine
of $2,000.
Dennis Shea, who resigned last week
as Bherlff of Vigo county, live years
and $1,000 fine.
Eli H. Redman, juoge of the circuit
court, five years and $1,000 fine.
Edward Driscoll, assistant city en-
gineer, three years, fine $500.
George Ehrenhardt, member of the
board of works, three years, fine $500.
Harry Montgomery, president of th«
board of works, three years, fine $600.
ThomaB Smith, city judge, threa
years, fine $500.
William Crockett, superintendent
city crematory, two years, fine $100.
Hilton Redman, son of Judge Red-
man, two years, fine $100. I
Elmer E. Talbott, city controller,
two years, fine $100.
John E. Green, merchant, two years,
fine $100.
Alexander Aczel, street Inspector,
year and a day, fine $100.
Lewis Nunley, assistant city engi-
neer, two years, fine $100.
Charles Houghton, city hall custo-
dian, year and a day, fine $100.
Edward Holler, former chief of po>
lice, year and a day, fine $100.
Arthur Gillis, year and a day.
John Masselink, year and a day.
Joseph O'Mara, year and a day.
George S. Overn, year and a day.
Joseph Strauss, year and a day.
Maurice Walsh, year and a day.
The convictions were based on
wholesale election frauds last No-
vember.
Panama Finances Critical.
Panama.—Panama's finances have
reached a critical state, owing to a
deficit in the treasury nf approximately
$2,000,000. resulting from decreasing
revenues and increasing expenditures.
The refusal of the Cnited States to
permit the republic to increase Import
duties is regarded as the worst blow
the national treasury has had. Lead-
ing men are urging the strictest econ-f
omy and retrenchments in all govern-
mental departments. A sweeping re-
duction has been proposed in the sire
of the national police force.
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