The Hooker Advance (Hooker, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS JAIL BROK<
EN TO GET CULPRIT.
Confessed With Rope Around Neck,
Then Taken Back to Prison
Unharmed.
Excelsior Springs, Missouri.—With
a rope around his neck and the other
end of it over the limb' of a tree,
George Lee, 50 years old, accused.of
horse stealing, told a band of 25 grim
faced Missouri farmers where two of
the horses he is accused of stealing
might be found. Then the men tooK
the rope oft his neck, drove back to
the jail building here and turned Lee
over to John Holder, the jailer, from
whom they had taken him a hall
hour before.
Lee was brought here from Kansas
City, where he was arrested on a
charge of horse stealing. A half dozen
horses have been stolen from farmers
and residents of Excelsior Springs in
the last two months, and Lee, it was
asserted, was one of a gang of men
who made a practice of stealing them.
It became known that Lee was in
town, and about 10 o'clock at night
a band of 25 men and boys, most of
whom were in buggies and wagons,
broke down the door of the jail, then
that of the cell in which Lee was -con-
fined, dragged him out and drove
away with him.
John Holder, the jailer, says his
prisoner told him that he (Lee) had
taken part in the horse stealing and
that he had confessed to the men who
carried him off and told them where
two of the horses might be found.
GOTCH IS STILL THE CHAMPION
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Has Demonstrated Ability of One
Man to "Come Back"—Wins in
Two Straight Falls.
Chicago, Illinois.—One of the most
astounding demonstrations ever wit-
nessed in connection with a sporting
event in Chicago, followed the win
nlng by Frank A. Gotch, champion of
the world, of two straight falls from
George Hackenschmidt, the Russian
Lion, in jig time and with phenome-
nal ease.
He won the first fall in 14:18 .vid
the second in 5:31 1-5.
The second fall was the most
peculiar of the two though It was
scarcely less unexpected than the
first. Gotch secured a toe hold and
switched from a crotch and half Nel-
son which Hack made no effort to
escaped, simply rolling on his back
and taking defeat.
RELEASED FROM PRISON TO DIE
Wealthy Nebraska Ranchman Serving
Sentence for Land Frauds Dies
From Operation.
"LISTEN!'
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CHICAOO ricordhkiialSI
UNEMPLOYED HOLD CONVENTION
Washington Honored by Visit From
3,000 or 4,000 Hoboes Under
James Eads How.
Washington, D. C—Between 3,000
4,000 hoboes are holding the first ses-
sion of the "Brotherhood Welfare as-
sociation" convention in this city.
James Eads How, "millionaire hobo,"
is presiding.
The great topic to be discussed by
the knights of the road, who have
arrived here from various sections of
the country, some beating their way
on freight trains and river boats, is
"Bread for our children and work for
ourselves, with a fair chance in life."
This conference or convention waa
arranged by Mr.'How, the leader of
a vast army of unemployed, for the
purpose of soliciting aid through the
LOCAL OPTION BILL
IN COMPLETE FORM
AS IT WILL BE PRESENTED
THE VOTERS.
TO
Everything Is "Unit"—Cities, Villages
and Parts of Counties to Settle
the Question for Selves.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—The local op-
tion bill, providing for local self-gov-
ernment on the liquor question, has
been drafted by the Oklahoma Local
Option association in the form in
which it will be submitted to the vot-
ers of the state, and the work of se-
curing signatures to a petition for the
" J « i (submission of the measure will be be-
labor committee of the house of rep- ^UQ at Qnce
resentatives in .securing legislation
which would be a stepping stone for
future beneficial enactments by con-
gress toward relieving the situation of
the unemployed.
As originally decided upon, the bill
jaimed merely at a repeal of the pres-
ent constitutional prohibitory laws,
and left the matter of fixing the local
loption unit up to the legislature.
.There was a general demand from all
SHEEP BEING KILLED BY WOLF j parts of the state that the unit be
I fixed in the bill upon which the peo-
Farmers Around Junction City Taik
of Organizing Wolf Hunt to
Stop Losses.
TO BE ANTI-TRUST CONGRESS
PLANS BEING LAID FOR MUCH
CORPORATION LEGISLATION.
Steel Trust and Others Will Have to
Dissolve or Reorganize Along
Different Lines.
Washington, D. C.—Comprehensive
preparations are making for the anti-
trust legislative campaign in congress
next winter. The commissioner of
corporations soon will issue two addi-
tional reports upon the steel industry,
completing an investigation which has
extended over six years.
The complete report of the commis-
sioner of labor into steel mill condi-
tions will be published soon by the
government. The Stanley committee
is inquiring into every angle of the
business of the steel corporation.
Finally the department of justice is
prepared to initiate proceedings for
the dissolution of the steel corpora-
tion, unless it shall reorganize in
compliance with the decision of the
supreme court in the Standard Oil and
tobacco trust cases, but it looks now
as if no action would be taken by the
department until the Stanley commit-
tee has completed its inquiry.
Congress is in a temper for drastio
legislation for the suppression of
trusts or for the establishment of an
economic policy which shall go to the
root of the corporation question.
Junction City, Kan.—Somewhere in
-— — I Geary county a large black Siberian
"PROTECTION" WAS PAID FOfl r"18 roaming at large, and is play-
' ing havoc with the farmers' sheep. , , ,
The wolf, which is an exceptionally j '*h^!1r.,^ey sha11 be wet 0r dry for
large and powerful animal, waa
Officers to Learn Who Got the Money
Paid Out in Cherokee County
by Liquor Men.
Hastings, Nebraska.—Bartlett Rich
ards, a wealthy ranchman, sentenced
to one year in the Adams county Jail
for land frauds in western Nebraska
died at a sanitarium here following
a surgical operation. He was re-
leased to undergo an operation for
gall stones six weeks ago and re
turned to jail improved, but not fully
recovered. He was again taken to
the sanitarium for an emergency
operation.
Richards was president of the Ne-
braska Land and Feeding company
and was one of the richest ranchmen
in the country.
CRAZED BY HEAT, RUNS NAKED
Member of Surveying Party May
Have Perished in Nevada Desert
Near Reno.
Reno, Nevada.—Suddenly becoming
crazed, apparently by the extreme
heat, James Mahoney, a relative of
W. Bourke Cochran, either perished
or is wandering naked on the Ne-
vada desert. 50 miles east of Reno, at
a point known as the Eagle Salt
Works.
Mahoney left Reno to accept a posi-
tion on a surveying party. He ap-
peared at the Eagle Salt Works,
stripped himself of clothing and ran
madly across the barren sands.
OMAHA FOR COMMISSION PLAN
By Vote of More Than Two to One
Nebraska City Decides to Try
New Rule.
Omaha, Nebraska. — Omaha has
adopted a modified commission form
of government by a vote of more than
two to one, the totals being 5,341 for
and 2,345 against. This is a very
small vote, but is accounted for by
the fact that the commission form
was so certain of carrying that thou-
sands of voters did not go near the
polls.
All the newspapers and commercial
organizations of the city supported
the commission plan and there was
no organized opposition, except on
the part of some of the politicians.
The first election for new city offi-
cials under the commission govern-
ment will be held in May, 1912.
Columbus, Kansas.—Who gets th«
"protection" money raised by th«
liquor dealers to prevent prosecutioi
in liquor cases? That is the question
T. T. Burr and Frank Lindsay, attor
neys for the state, are attempting to
answer now.
Raids upon joints have resulted is
the capture of some interesting docu
rnentary evidence that may lead to
more ouster suits against public offi
cials coon. The documents reveal the
fact that since the first of last Jan-
uary a charge of $1 has been added
to the price of every keg of beer and
50 cents for each case of beer. The
foreigners who have been arrested
say that this extra charge is collected
for the purpose of raising a "pro-
tection fund."
Who gets the money?
"We are going right after this in-
formation," said Mr. Burr, "and w«
expect to get it. We know that when
we first started our campaign the
jointists received 'tips' from gome
source."
pie will be asked to vote however, and
virtually a new bill was drafted.
The bill, as it will go before the vot-
ers of the state, provides that Incor-
porated cities, towns and villages and
also parts of counties lying outside of
Such incorporated cites, towns and
villages, may settle the question of
themselves.
The question of what should consti-
tute the local option unit was consid-
ered for some time by the association,
and the opinion of citzens in all parts
of the state were secured before any
definite action was taken. A few fav-
Th„ . . . , ^ . | ored the county as the unit, while the
become domesticated , majority favored incorporated cities
Qnn wnnM anontAW ♦ /v ~ a I • r
and towns as giving the greater meas-
brought from Russia for show pur-
poses, and was exhibited here by a
carnival company. One night the '
wolf escaped from its cage, and the i
management of the show company |
immediately advertised for its return, j
and would answer to the name of
Jack. It was perfectly harmless, it 1
was said.
There is much talk among local
sportsmen of organizing a big wolf
hunt and making an attempt to round
up the Russian man killer. Farmers
in the meanwhile are taking unusual
precautions with their sheep, hogs
and cattle.
ure of local self-government. The bill
as It now stands was finally decided
upon, as practically meeting the ideas
of all who favor local option, the resi-
dents of counties and of incorporated
cites and towns both belifg given an
opportunity under the bill to vote in-
dependently upon the question.
Whether a special election will be
— psked for submission of the bill re-
G0T MISSOURI EXPRESS ROBBERS ®ainV° be detemlned- 11 ^ possible
that the governor may be asked to call
Neosho Sheriff in New Orleans for
Bandits Who Swindled United
States Express Company.
T0PEKA SCHOOL BOARD ENJOINED
Injunction Prevents Purchase of Sup-
plemental Books—Board
Will Appeal.
To Better the Cavalry.
Washington, D. C.—The war de-
partment is struggling to make the
American cavalry soldier a perfectly
fearless dashing rider, like his fore-
fathers in the days of the Indian cam-
paigns. With that end in view Capt.
Conrad S. Babcock. Capt. Henry H.
Richmond and Lieut. Adna R. Chaffee,
all of the cavalry, are about to leave
this country for a year's course of in-
struction in equitation in the French
school at Saumar.
Woman Tried Triple Killing.
Kimballton. Iowa. — Mrs. Paul
Anderson, 32 years old, shot and
killed her 8-year-old stepson and then
set fire to the bed on which he had
fallen, burning the house. Her hus-
band, seeing the flames, rushed to-
ward the house in an effort to rescue
the child. He was shot and severely
Injured. The woman later attempted
suicide by shooting. Both will re-
cover.
Topeka, Kansas.—Judge G. H. Whit-
comb granted a permanent injunction
against the Topeka board of education
to prevent the purchase of 1,600 sup-
plemental books for use in the Topeka
schoolrooms. The board probably will
appeal to the supreme court.
The final decision in the case is of
interest to all the school districts of
the state. Should the supreme court
dissolve the injunction it will let down
the bars of the rural school districts
to establish new textbooks without
regard for the books designated by
the state textbook commission. If
Judge Whitcomb's ruling is upheld
school boards must first put the
question of new books up to the voters
before taking official action.
New Orleans Louisiana.—Sheriff I
H. Collier of Neosho, Mo., has arrived
here to get Charles Martin and J. J,
Barcliff, the two express bandits,
whom he will take back with him to
Missouri, to answer to the charge ol
robbing the St. Louis & San Fran-
I cisco railroad and the United Stutes
Express company. He will obtain
j from Gov. Sanders the necessary
I requisition papers.
| The series of robberies committe!
I by Martin and Barcliff all over the
country and the manner in which they
1 were caught are considered by the
police of the two states, Missouri and
Louisiana, as the cleverest swindlings
and the cleverest arrests ever made
in a similar case.
a special election for this purpose, but
if not, the bill will be voted upon at
the first regular election.
To secure submission of the bill,
It will be necessary to have a petition
signed by 25 per cent of the qualified
voters of the state. This means that
about 65,000 signatures will be requir-
ed, but it is the intention of the asso-
1 elation to make matters sure by get-
: ting 75,000 or possibly more.
Ok-
Three Hurt in Illinois Wreck.
Peoria. Illinois. — Three peoplt
were seriously injured, one fatally,
when a Peoria bound Illinois Traction
interurban car collided with an east
bound East Peoria car at Farm creek
| bridge. Peoria and East Peoria physi
cians were rushed to the scene and
| the injured were removed to the uos
I pital. A slippery track was given at
I the cause of the accident.
HUTCHINSON SOCIALISTS BALK
Organize to Resist Payment of Poll
Tax—Warrants to Be Issued
for Each.
Hutchinson, Kan.—An organization
of about 100 men, a portion of them
being Socialists, has been formed
here for the purpose of resisting
the payment of a poll tax. They have
secured two lawyers to defend the
members, who are to refuse to pay
this tax of $3 a year. They assert
that the law is wrong and that tech-
nically the fee cannot be collected.
The city officer in charge of the col-
lection of the poll tax says if pay-
ment is not made he will swear out
warrants for the arrest of the men
who refuse. *
Would Drive Negroes Out?
Muskogee, Okla.—Farmers in
fuskee county have organized a
"White Farmers" Congress and Immi-
gration Bureau" for the purpose of
"discouraging" the negro who seeks
to locate in that part of Oklahoma,
and to lend encouragement to the
white farmer. Members of the organ-
ization are required to take an oath
that they will not sell or lease a piece
of land adjoining that of a white farm-
er to a negro. Some of the merchants
and professional men of the towns in
the county are said to be taking an
interest in the organization.
Okfuskee county perhaps is the
most populous negro county in the
state. It contains a number of exclu-
sive negro towns. The organization
has sprung up since the last two
lynchings in the state, and it is de-
clared by many that ultimately it will
result in driving the negroes out.
REPRESENTATIVE CARTER
ENGAGES IN FIST FIGHT
Oklahoman Thrashes Four Clerks in
Washington Store When Daughter
Is Insulted—Creates Sen-
sation.
Washington, D. C.—Representative
Charles D. Carter of Oklah<*na, creat-
ed excitement in the heart of the
small shopping center recently by as-
saulting four clerks, one of whom ha
alleges insulled his 18-year-old daugh-
ter, Miss Italy Carter, who was with
her father on a shopping expedition.
Having dealt summarily with tha
four clerks, Representative Carter,
who is seven-sixteenths Indian, sent
his daughter home in an automobile
and proceeded to the nearest police
station, where he explained the inci-
dent which led up to the trouble. He
was not detained. He regards the in-
cident closed unless the four clerks
demand an investigation.
Representative Carter assailed the
first clerk, Joseph Josephson, with his
fists, and when three of the young
men's companions came to their
friend's aid, the Oklahoma congress-
man brought his walking stick into
play and wielded it vigorously until he
was master of the field.
Accordng to Mr. Carter, his daugh-
ter described to Josephson a certain
kind of coat which she wished to pur-
chase. He declares the clerk thought
Miss Carter was unattended and
sought to engage her in conversation;
"Continuing his advances, which
were followed by repulses." said Mr.
Carter, "the young man became in-
sulting. When I politely asked the
clerk the cause of the trouble he be-
came infuriated and said uncompli-
mentary things about my daughter. I
told her to accompany me from the
store and as we reached ths door he
called me several names. I leturned
and prepared to strike him when he
started toward me.
"I then gave him as good a licking
as my long experience on the plains
as a boxer would permit. I started to
leave when three of his associate^
took up the fight. I was plainy out-
numbered, but would not run. I struck
right and left with my cane and finally
routed the entire bunch."
The fight was brief but exciting un-
til the clerks were vanquished.
Meanwhile Hiss Carter stood In
tears on the sidewalk outside the store
until her father reached her side and
took her from the scene.
Must Call for Own "Booze."
Oklahoma City, Okla.—There la
some prospect again for a test of the
new prohibition law which forbids de-
livery of intoxicating liquors by car-
riers to persons presenting shippers'
orders, but requires delivery only to
the consignee, and that after the con-
signee has signed what railroad men
have termed "the jag book."
Until recently Oklahoma City waa
the only point where the shippers' or-
der delivery was recognized; now,
however, the system has been chang<
ed, and there is a rigid application of
the state law made requiring the con-
signee to appear in person and get hia
stuff.
Prospect of the test apepars in the
threat of outside liquor dealers to sue
the carriers and compel them to de-
liver on orders as the federal law
permits, which, if sustained, will be
fatal to one of the chief features of
the Oklahoma statute.
Unknown Dead Man Found.
McAlester, Okla.—The dead body of
an unknown man was found in the
reservoir in Crowder. There were no
marks of violenoe and it is supposed
that he committed suicide.
Women Drove Out Mormons.
Kamrar, Iowa—Two elders of the
Mormon church left this city afoot
with the din of many dishpans echoing
in their ears. The elders were mak-
ing proselyting speeches when a
crowd of women, beating vigorously
on kitchen tinware, created such a
disturbance that the speakers could
not be heard.
District Schools Open Eai ly.
Ottawa, Kan.—Light com crops
| will not affect education in Kansas
disastrously. Instead it has encour-
aged the country school, at least in
this county. On account of light fall
farm work one district in Franklin
county, the "Davy school." near Rich-
ter. has already finished its first
week of school.
Motorcyclists Killed.
Sioux City, Iowa.—Dashing around
a hill near here two motorcyclists met
in a head-on collision and both were
almost instantly killed. The dead are
Frank Morrisser. 21, and John Bow-
man. 19. They were aons of farmers.
Labor Dedicates New Temple.
Sedalia, Missouri.—The dcdica'ior
of the Sedalla Federation's I'nior
Labor Temple waa the principal fea
lure of the local l.ibor day celebra
Uoo. Thins a parade of J1 trade*
union organisations
Lost IIS^OO m Topeka Motel.
Topeka. Kan.—Carl Kabs. wealth;
German farmer of Wilson. Kan., woke
tip in the Midland hotel unable to find
I IS.060 ia papers and money which
he had done up in a handkerchief in
his trousers pocket.
Gen. Otia Was Threatened
Los Angeles, California—An at-
tempt to frighten Gen. H. C. Otis Into
paying flO.OOO under penally of being
ibot or his home destroyed by dyna-
mite was made by an unidentified per-
ton, apparently a crank, who com-
municated hia alleged thr ata by
means of the telephone.
Army Short of Officer*.
Washington. D. C.—Examination
will be held in the vartaua parts of the
United Stales September 7 to fill
'rom civil life more than lOe vacan-
ries in ihe officers personne. of the
United States army
Met Death Settling Heakk.
St Joseph. Missouri—George Per
tom. 81 years old went on one of tbe
walks which be took every day in
an effort to regain his health He
«tarted across some railroad tracks
ud waa killed by a train.
OZARK COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
Organized at Springfield. Mo., Plana
to Hold Big Exposition Embrac-
ing 30 Southwestern Counties.
A Trackman Hit by a Train.
Atchison. Kan—Samuel Young, a
trackman, was atmrk by a Missouri
Pacific train and killed at Everest, a
village north of here. He was 37
years old. and his home was in this
city.
Springfield, Missouri.—The Ozark
Commercial congress was organized
at a meeting of representatives of the
counties in southwest Missouri. The
first meeting of the congress will be
held at Mountain Grove. October 13.
Delegates from 30 counties of the
Ozark country will be named to at-
tend the meeting. At the meeting at
Mountain Grove plans will be made
for the first big exposition, which will
be held here in December.
Attempt to Murder Pope's Chaplain.
Rome.—Reports reached the Vatican
of an attempt made to murder Mgr.
j Philip Contessa. a domestic chaplain
to the pope and rector of Agira in
Cantanla. Sicily, while he waa cele-
brating mass.
Oklahoma Board Chartered.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—A charter
has been issued to the Oklahoma
Northwestern Rhilwa.v company, pro-
posing to build a line of stanard gauge
road from Oklahoma City to Wood-
ward, a distance of 150 miles. The
route is through Oklahoma. Canadian.
Kingfisher, Hiaine and Woodward
counties, and will cost approximately
lour and a half million. The incorpo-
rators are: E. A. Wagoner, E. F. Spar-
row. Charles E. Close. W. H. Wood,
tnd J. J. Sullivan, all of Oklahoma
fity. The company represents the
Classen interests of Oklahoma City.
lso owners of much of the Oklahoma
City street car system.
Arizona's Election Day Set.
Phoenix. Arizona.—Governor Sloaa
will issue a proclamation Septem-
ber 20 calling the first state elec-
tion in Arizona. According to the
governors plan he will set tbe state | dissatisfied property owners have em-
primaries for October 2* and the ! ployed attorneys and will contest the
general election for December 12. election.
Bond Issue Has Small Majority.
Muskogee. Okla.—The canvass of
the official returns shows that the
{500.000 bond issue for a city and
rounty court house in Muskogee car-
ried by thirteen votes. A number of
Commissioner Fowler Arrested.
Durant, Okla.—United States Com-
missioner O. R. Fowler was arrested
for contempt of court following th j
publication of a newspaper article
commenting on the persistence ot
Judge Ferguson In seeking the indict-
ment of persons implicated in the re-
cent anti-negro demonstrations culmi-
nating In the burning of Peter Carter,
a negro. A number of local attorneys
have volunteered to defend Fowler.
Man's Escape Causes Alarm.
Guthrie. Oka.—W. H. Edwards,
who was convicted recently at Wood-
ward on a charge of shooting and
killing his sister on their farm near
Woodward, has escaped from the state
insane asylum at Fort Supply, where
he was confined by order of District
Judge Loufbourow. Edwards' attor-
neys pleaded insanity for him. One
jury found him sane and guilty of mur-
der and a second disagreed as to his
sanity. The neighborhood where Ed-
warda lived la alarmed over the es-
cape .
Death Stops a World Tour.
Chicago. Illinois.—Mrs. O. G I^e.
wife of O. G. I^e of Oklahoma City.
Ok., died at tbe Congress hotel here '
art*- an illness or two months Tbe
death stopped a tour of the world that
j had been postponed 40 years while the
I Lees accumulated a fortune.
County «n Receiver", Hand*.
Hobart. Oklahoma —The district ;
| court has named a receiver for Swan- I
son county, which was recently die- |
solved by the supreme court ot Okla- I
homa.
Slayer Drowned In River.
Logan, Iowa.—Tbe body found la
Ihe Missouri river near Modale. la.,
has been identified by officers as that
of Charles Parlow. one of the slayers
of Marshal George Butcher of Mis-
souri Valley.
Miner Died Near Safety.
Ely. Nevada —When the sajtXt of
the Olroux mine closed to extinguish
the fire waa unsealed, tbe body ot
Daniel Drea was found oa top of tbe
ladder platform within 15 fee; of tha
surface
West Brothers Admitted to Bsil.
Shawnee. Okla.—Judge Wilson In
district court admitted Paris and Burr
Weet. tenant fanners of the Waco
neighborhood, to bood :n the sum of
I7.3SO to IISM respectively under ha
beas corpus proceedings brought by
their counsel Their attorney, state
that they can make the bond The
West brothers. 23 and 17 years old.
respectively, sre charged with murder
In the killing of John Barnes, a rich
land owner, wboee land they occupied
Ends Hia Life In Priaon.
Shawnee Okla.—Because he had
been arrested on a charge of embez-
sling $150 from his employer. Tom
McCurrey. a cripple, committed sui-
cide by swallowing a quantity of
strychnine. He fell through the door-
way in an unconscioua condition, his
two sisters witnessing the death. Mc-
Currey left a note addressed to his
family apoloniiing for his act. It i«
believed he feared being Indicted by
the special grand Jury now in session.
Fail to Blow Bank Safe.
Guthrie. Okla —Five men In an aut
mobile broke into the Ftrat National
bank of Cashion, but got away witt
only about $25 la *.mall change. An
effort to blow tbe safe failed, the rob-
bers evident It be«-oming fncb'eoed be-
fore completing their work The ban-
dits cut tbe telephone wires to pre-
vent spreadlnx tbe alarm S W ||o-
gan. chairman of the Kingfisher coea-
ty republican central committee, la
president of the ——
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