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CANADIAN VALLEY NEWS.
YOU MK II
CAN A l>l AN. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. NOY KM l>K I! 24. l'.MI
N I'M HER 2
IS OPPOSED
GT COMPERS
FEDERATION PRESIDENT AGAINST
BIG APPROPRIATION
FOR M'NAMARA DEFENSE
Is Not Opposed to Rendition of All the
Aid Possible, but Thinks It
Should Come From Privats
Subscriptions
Atlanta, Oa.—The fact that efforts
have been made by President (lum-
pers to suppress the resolution to ap-
propriate $500,000 to the McNamara
defense fund, came out Nov. 16 on
the floor of the convention of the
American Federation of I.abor.
Shortly before adjournment for the
day. Delegate A. C. Gallagher of the
California delegation, inquired of the
president whether a resolution could
be presented after that day. He ex-
plained that he had a very Important
resolution bearing on the McNamara
case which he said would cause some
friction if brought before the conven-
tion and that he had been asked to
withhold it pending the result upon
the convention of the president's re-
port which would deal with that case.
Mr. Gompers replied that no resolution
could be offered p.fter midnight. ''Mr.
Gallagher then asked if the eonven
tion could not vote to permit him to
Introduce the resolution later in the
event the committee's report on the
subject was not satisfactory to him.
"It cannot," retorted Mr. Gompers.
It ir, generally understood that Mr.
Gompers is not opposed to rendering
all the aid possible to the McNamara
brothers but he thinks all funds re-
quired should be raised by private sub-
scriptions.
TRIAL OF DETECTIVE BURNS
HELD EARLY NEXT YEAR
Famous Detective Must Answer in
Court to Charge of !,'idnanlng
J. J. McNamara
Indianapolis—William J. Hums, de-
tective, and James Hosick, member of'
the police department of Los Angeles,
indicted in this county on the charge
of kidnapping'John J. McNamara, will
*>e tried early next year, announced
''-ostH'utor Frank P. liaker. He said
ne had intended to delay the trials un-
til the completion of the McNamara
case in Los Angeles, but had decided
the end of those trials was too far off.
John J. McNamara, Indicted here on
the charge of conspiracy to destroy
property with dynaMite, will not be
brought to trial If the evidence In the
case now in the hands of the federal
authorities is sent to Los Angeles, the
prosecutor said.
Amarillo is Dry Town
Amarillo, Tex.—Saloons In Potter
county closed Wednesday night at
midnight, final publication having
been made and no showing of contest
offered. This will leave a situation of
no saloons following a former regime
In which nineteen places where intox-
icating liquor could be bought. Some
if the prominent saloonists of Potter
county in a retail and wholesole way
«re moving their establishments to
New Mexico.
Ask Aid of Taft
New York—It has been learned that
representatives of independent tobac-
co Interests had endeavored to obtain
the personal Intervention of President
Taft in the final disposition of the to-
bacco case.
Increase Mexican Army
Mexico City—The chamber of depu-
ties voted for an appropriation of 13,-
000,000 pesos to be used In'Increasing
the army.
Need Laborers on Farm
Washington—There 4s grea' need
of labor on the farms of the United
States, offering opportunities to the
Immigrant and the native unemployed.
This condition . was emphasized
b- -tate immigration officials here at
a Joint conference with the federal
immigration authorities called to find
a meanB of co-operation between the
government forces for the distribu-
tion of immigrants, settlers and the
unemployed to 'localities where they
are needed.
Rear Admiral Taylor a Suicide
Washington, D. C.—Rear Admiral
John Yeatmati Taylor, cetlred, form-
er medical director pf .the United
StateH navy, end one of the most dis-
tinguished naval surgeons in the coun-
try, ended his lite hero by shooting
himself in ti e head with a navy pis-
te Admit. 'I tylor was S2 years old
a '1 had a i utaule career us a naval
. on. i ,s health has Ions been
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THE SUFFRAGETTE CAUCUS
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AMERICAN FEDERATION STATE Or OKLAHOMA
IN ANNUAL SESSION SUING PHOENIX BANKERS
President Samuel Gompers Outlines State S«ks t0 Recover Loss Through
In His Address the Things Failure 0f Sapulpa Bank
That Labor Desires a Year Ago
Atlanta, Ga.—President Samuel
(iompers of the American Federation
of Labor, in his report submitted Mon-
day to the delegates of the thirty-
first annual convertion, predicted
great changes In American methods of
government, particularly with regard
to political parties. He gave the ref-
erendum, initiative and recall the un-
qualified Indorsement of organized la-
bor and declared that a real, represen-
tative democracy had never been
known in the United States because
of the general absence of those pro-
visions.
"This semi-deification at Judges,"
he said in defense of hit indorsement,
"fhis sanctimonious cant about 'mob
rule' some of which was in President
raft's message vetoing the Arizona
statehood bill, is mere drivel."
President noinpers' report, wolco
covers sixty closely printed pages aud
would make more than thirty columns
in a newspaper, says it leaves many
subjects untouched or Inadequately
presented.
With its membership now more
than 1,750,000, the greatest In its his-
tory, and its financial condition excel-
lent, the organization often called the
greatest altruistic institution of the
timeB enters the thirty first year of its
work.
in the main the report of President
Gompers declared for and says organ-
ized labor demands
The referendum ard Initiative, and
the recall.
Passage of the so-called anti-injunc-
tion bills at the next Bession of con-
gross.
Further restriction of convict la-
bor.
Legislation to relieve civil service
employes from the executive orders
prohibiting them to petition congress.
Uniform laws for protection of life
i.nd health in factory buildings.
A department of labor in the federal
government.
Employers' liability and workmen's
compensation acts throughout the
sta.es.
Severe .arraignment Is made of so
called scientific management or effi-
ciency systems.
Phoenix, Ariz.,—The stute of Okla-
homa entered suit In Phoenix for
$10,000 against F. S. and J. H. WeBt-
fall, respectively, president and cash-
ier of the Farmers' and .Merchants'
bank here. The plalntifT Is also suing
Mrs. F. S. West full on a $.">,000 note.
The suits revert to the Creek Hank
tnd Trust company failure In Sapul-
pa. Okla., lust December. Their local
venture was established a few months
ago. It is said the Creek bank failure
cost Oklahoma about $40,000.
The Westtalls are said to have hy-
pothecated $20,900 of Creek hank
stock with the Southwest Nati'-ial
bank of Kansas City as secijrity for a
loan of $10,000. Under tlie present
banking laws of Oklahoma, that state
was forced to redeem the stock, pay-
ing therefor the amount advanced by
(ne Kansas City bank. According to
a late bank examiner's statements,
the Farmers and Merchants bank
of Phoenix has deposits of about $22,-
000 and liabilities and assets balanced
at $33,246.
Cane Crop Loss Is Heavy
New Orleans—The loss caused by
the recent cold weather lo the Louis-
iana cane crop is variously estimated
froin $5,000,000 to $12,000,000. Many
sections report buds were killed by
the freeze and although the worst la
thought to be over, it is faered that
a suddetl rise In temperature will re-
sult in the plants rotting in the field
during regernilnation.
MISSOURI MOVES TO
OUST HARVESTER TRUST
International Comp;.iy is Ordered to
Leave State or Obey the Mis-
souri Law
Jefferson City, Mo.—The supreme
court ef Missouri sustained the deci-
sion of Special ConmisBioner Brace
in his finding for the ouster of the In-
ternational Harvester Company oi
America.
The court not only ousted the com-
pany from Its right to do business in
Missouri, but imposed a fine of $50,000
conditioned that if the company paid
the line, separated itself from the In-
ternational Harvester Company of
New Jersey, filed a statement of Its
business and showed to the court thut
it would obey the laws in the future,
it would be permitted to continue to
do business In the stale.
The court sustained the opinion of
Special Commissioner Drace on every
contention.
The opinion found that competition
I was lessened and that practically all
i of the harvester business was done by
1 I he respondent company In the state,
i It held that It was contrary to the
' laws of the stale of Missouri, for oue
! company to conduct the business of an
other In tills case.
Haul Cases Are Decided
Washington—In the majority opin-
ion of the commerce court, formally
handed down In the trans-con-
tll. 'ntal rate cases, It Is held that the
long and short haul provisions of the
Interstate commerce act Is constitu-
tional. Judge Archlhalt concurs in the
issuance of a temporary Injunction
of the orders of the interstate com-
merce commission but in his opinion
holds the long and short haul pro-
vision to be invalid.
Council Adjourns
Knoxville, Tenn.—The missionary
council of the Sewanee Episcopal
church closed its annual session here
after selecting Charlotte. N. C., as the
next place of meeting .
Recess For Supreme Court
Washington Announcement was
made. Mondnv Pi 'I the supreme
court of the Unltee states would take
a recess after "• ounclng opinions
next Monday, November 20th, until
1 locember 4.
Discuss Juvenile Courts
Louisville, Ky.—Many well known
> rists. probation officers and philan-
thropists are 'aktng part In the annut l
Juvenile Court Conference of the Mid-
die estern States.
Aunt of President Madero Expires
New York--.Mrs. Maria Madero
Garcia, wife of Konaldo Garcia of
Monterey and an aunt of President
Madero of Mexico, d!-)d In a hospital
here after an operation for appendi-
citis. Mrs. Garcia's body was put on
board a special train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad which started for Mon-
terey at 6 o'clock. A clear track all
(he way to Mexico was to be provided
for the train and a record breaking
run is expected.
Oflden Fire Swept
Ogdun, Utah.—-The entire business
quarter of Ogden was for a time
threatened by destruction by Ore.
The loss will approach $750,000. The
fire started in the Eccet building, one
of the largest structures In the city.
Young Williams Weds
Bryan, Texas.—John Sharp wil-
liams, Jr., of Yazoo City, Miss., and
Miss Pauline Webb of this citjr were
married at the Flrsl Methodist church.
Rev. Glenn Flynn officiating. A bril-
liant receptiop followed at the horns
of the brides parents.
10 PREVENT
FIRE LOSSES
GOVERNOR CRUCE ISSUES AN OF-
FICIAL PROCLAMATION
_ DECEMBER 15 IS DATE
Calls Attention to Immense Losses
Caused Through Carelessness,
and Urges Everyone to
Study Ways and Means
Friday, December 15, \>hs officially
declared Fire Prevention Day by Gov-
ernor Lee ('nice in a proclamation Is-
sued rhuiHdav, and *r.\ that date men
iu every walk of lift* are urged to make
a thorough inspection of their prem-
ises and remove ruhbinli of all kind*
in order to prevent fires. Appropriate
exerclsea will be held in all schools of
the state on the same day, and the
importance of rare in preventing Hies
will be taught.
The governors proclamation In
part is uk follows:
"Probably no more important move-
ment lias been inaugurated among the
American people in recent years than
that which has for its purpose the
elimination, as far as possible, of the
tremendous economic waste incident
to fires Statistics show that the total
waste caused by fire and tire preven-
tion in the United States aggregates
the sum of more thun four hundred
and fifty millions of dollars. This is a
greater amount than the aggregate an-
nual production of gold, silver, copper
and petroleum in the t'nited States,
it would require the incessant toil of
900,000 men, each earning a net in-
come of $500 per annum to replace
this needless waste. It is costing in
the Unlte^ States an amount equal
to $2.50 per capita to every man, wo-
man und child; compared with this,
the per capita cost in Europe amounts
to only 33 cents.
"This great loss can only be ac-
counted Lfor In two ways first, by In-
cendiarism, and second, by careless-
ness. It is not presumed that our
people are more criminally inclined
than the European people, therefore,
the only reasonable deduction to he
drawn is that carlessnest In the Unit-
ed States Is responsible for practically
ail of this constant drain upon the re-
sources of our country.
"Oklahoma has contributed its full
quota to the loss that is being suffered
by the people of the nation. Let it he
understood that the effort must not
be a spasmodic one, but that every day
in the year should find our citizens vig-
ilant in an effort to reduce this loss
to a minimum. Other states are mov-
ing along this line, and Oklahoma, us-
ually in the van in all things that tend
toward progress and more advanced
citizenship, should be no laggard.
"Therefore, in order to impress up
ou our people the importance of this
movement, I. Lee Cruce, governor of
the state of Oklahoma, do hereby des-
ignate and proclaim Friday, December
15, 1911, as Fire Prevention Day in the
state of Oklahoma, and earnestly re
quest men in every walk of life, both
In our cities and In our rural com-
munities, to observe this day by mak-
ing a thorough Inspection of their
premises, removing and destroying all
trash and rubbish of every chsrar fer
that could in anywise be instrumental
iu produr lug frey, and that appropri-
ate exercises be held iu the various
schools of the state, having for their
object the education of the children
of this state, and the older ones as
well who will attend these exercises,
the importance of observing the ureat-
est degree of carefulness in preventing
fires, to the end that the lo-s from
this source in this country may be re-
duced to the inHtttnum, and our pros-
perity as a people, may be thereby
augmented.
"In testimony whereof, I have set
my hand at• 1 caused the great seal of
the state of Oklahoma to be hereto af-
fixed at Oklahoma City. Okla.. this the
sixteenth day of November, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hun-
dred and eleven, and of the indepen-
dence of the t'nited States of America,
the one hundred and thirty-sixth.
"LKK CltrCR.
Governor of the Stale of Oklahoma."
Neutrality Order
Oklahoma City.- Adjutant General
Frank Canton has received a copy
of general order No. 146 from the war
department at Washington, iseued by
President Taft as a proclamation,
providing for neutrality toward Ital
Ian and Turkish residents in every
state and territory In the United
States. The order enjoins all citi-
zens owing allegiance to the United
States to obey in letter and spirit,
the laws, rules and principles tov-
erning the conduct of n eut.ru I - Jn
time fit International conflict. Wi.ru
irg is officially given that any sub
Ject ef the United States government
who violates t!r rules prevailing shall
be s'ibject to all penalties impose 1 lor
U "x actions, and in no wise can ob
t;:in protectioj from the government.
STENOGRAPHER CASE GOES
TO STATE SUPREME COURT
Ths Salary Test Cass of Thos. R.
Clift of Oklahoma City Goes
To Highest Tribunal
Oklahoma City -The district court
Monographer test case, decided in
favor of Tom I? ('lift, court reporter
for Judge \V. R. Taylor, of the Okla-
homa county district court, by Judge
ICdward D. Oldfleld, of the superior
court, has been appealed to the su-
preme court by State Auditor Leo
Meyer on an agreed statement of
facts. The case Involves the payment
of salaries to every district court re-
porter in the stnte.
Up to this year the stenographers
were receiving a salary of $100 a
month each, but the last legislature
raised that to $12." por month. Gover-
nor Lee Cruce vetoed the bill, and as
there was no other appropriation
made for them, there seemed no way
of getting their salaries after July,
the last month iu the fiscal year.
Clift, who is not only au expert
stenographer but an attorney as well,
was firm in the belief that the sal-
aries should he drawn as former law
providing them had never been re-
pealed. As no appropriation had fcfen
made salaries were not paid In July,
August, September and October, so
Clift brought his action asking the
State Auditor Leo Meyer be tnanda-
mused to pay the $400 claimed.
In the agreed statement of facts It
Is admitted that the salary is duo un-
der the law. but the state auditor an-
swered that he has no funds and
hence cannot Issue warrants. Judge
Oldfleld decided in favor of the plain-
tiff. and now the matter Is up to the
supreme court for a final decision.
Await Supreme Court Decision
Oklahoma City. A stipulation
signed by Attorney General Charles
West and attorneys for the various
Oklahoma railways has been Hied
with John II. Hurford, Guthrie, agree-
ing that no evidence shall be taken In
the Oklahoma 2 cent fare cases until
the United States supreme court
passes upon the Missouri and Minne-
sota rate cases now pending. Judge
Hurford recently was designated mas-
ter by Federal Judge Hook to take
evldencqrip.t.he Oklhhoma fare cases.
Heavy Fine for the Katy
Oklahoma City The Katy railroad
was subjected to u fine of $500 and an
additional $noo for each day the order
is violated, by the corporation com-
mission wherein the order requiring
the railroad to furnish a report cov-
ering the original cost of construction.
DR. J. C. MAHR VISITS
GRANITE STATE PRISON
Finds the Percentage of Diseased In-
mates There Much Lets Than
at McAlester
Okla. City Dr. J. C. Mahr, state
health officer, and a corps of assist,
ants have completed the work of ex-
amining the prisoners confined In the
(iranite state penitentiary. Three
hundred ...id seven prisoners were ex-
amined and percentage of diseased
Inmates found much less than at
the McAlester Institution. Three
cases of tuberculosis and one in the
first stages of pellagra were found,
which will be made the subject of
special recommendations iu the re-
port which the board will make when
the work of examining all the inmates
of the asylums and prisoners Is com-
pleted.
Dr. Mahr said: "In our examination
of tlie inmates of the asylum for the
blind we found twelve persons whose
sight can he fully restored by a slight
surreal operation. In the deaf and
dumb asylum we found thirty-eight
whose hearing can be restored by sur-
gical opera.Ion. We think the restor-
ing of these people to their sight and
hearing is worth far more than the
expense attached ty making the ex-
aminations."
GENERAL REYES
!S AIMED
FAILED TO OBEY NEUTRALITY
LAW AT SAN ANTONIO
HELD FOR INCITING REVOLT
Mexican Rebel Leader Laugh, at ths
Charge, Call, It Ridiculous and
Declare, He Is Not Guilty—
Other News
San Antonio, Tex.—General llornar
do Keyes wuh arrested by a Unites
Stated marshal on the charge of lo
latlng the neutrality laws. The ar
rent was made In pursuance of an 111'
diriment returned by the federal
grand Jury now sitting at l<aredo.
The warrant for the arreBt was Is-
sued by United States Commissioner
Kilwards here after the report of ths
Indictment. had been received. Til.)
technical charge Is Inciting a revolu-
tion against a friendly power.
(ieueral Keyes Is held under $6,1)04
bond.
General Keyes summed up his oplu-
Ion In out- word, "Ridiculous."
General llernardlna Keyes remained
close lo his home here Saturday on
account of reports that several armeci
men had arrived from Mexico City to
assassinate him. Keyes said he did
not believe the report true. Friends
however maintained a close watch ou
Ills house.
lrf speaking of his arrest General
Reyes said:
"I consider II persecution," said the
general, "and the animus is not hard
to find As I have always done, I
again deny thut I have in any man-
ner led, aided, abetted or considered
a revolution In Mexico, nor have I
Joined In any conspiracy to start one.
"If one no other reuson than that
my arrest will clarify my situation, I
am glad that II has come lo pass
The culmination of the efforts or my
enemies has come and I am ready to
meet any-a«ci'tntk.n«." .
T i.
Telephone Girl Hurt
Denlson, Tex. Miss Ethel Wllker-
son, a telephone operator at Durant
Okla., was struck by the tongue of a
hook and ladder truck and seriously
Injured while the lire department won
answering an alarm. After being lilt
and knocked off her feet she with
rare presence of mind grabbed the
tongue and was able to keep heself
from being trampled lo death by tbo
horses.
Two More Ships
Washington Hough plans for two
huge battleships will be laid before
[ congress when it convenes. The pro
I lected ships are lo he of IIO.OIIO tone
displacement, armed with ten 14-Inch
rifles, each nearly seventy feet long
with broad belts of the highest typo
of armour and with (teaming capac-
ity enough to curry them back and
forth across the Atlantic.
Snow Causes Flood
Seattle, Wash. Melting Bliow has
brought about a flood In this section
of the country. At Kenton, a small
village near here, the flood swept two
feet deep through the town. I'eopln
lied to I he hills. The extent of the
flood cannot be told as all communi-
cation by wire with the affected dis
trlct is cut off.
No Bond Issue for. 8uch Purpose
Oklahoma City.—In a letter to Coun-
ty Attorney Robert Kay of Washing-
ton county at Bartlesville, Assistant
Attorney (i< neral C. I,. Moore advised
him that the county was not author-
ized lo Issue bonds for the purpose
(if building a structure, the lower
floor of which was lo be let for busi-
ness purposes and the balance used
for a county court hoUBe and JhII.
Two Clerks, tout Salary Limit
Oklahoma City In a letter to San-
der J. Vlgg. county attorney of Woods
county at Alva, the attorney general s
! office held that the clcrk of the district
court In a county of 17,."U7 inhaltants
might have I wo deputies, to be ap-
ixunted with the the com. nt or the
board of county commissioners, hut
that their combined salaries must not
exceed $125 per month.
( Train Losd of Cattle from Mexico.
Oklahoma City. -One solid train
load of cuttle arrived In Oklahoma
f City over the Rock Island Thurarity
'for the loci I packeries from El I'aso,
Tpx., at which place they hud lt.cn
: gathered together from various polnti
. among the ranches of Mexico.
Ship on Rocks
West Rrook, Conn.—Blown upon
the rocks of Menunketsuck point
Sunday, th:- two masted schooner
| Henrey II Willis wub pounded lo
piece® and the wire and child of Cap-
'aln Olio I'aner died from exposure
Captain I'auer and the one member
*if the crew were rescued 111 an ex
hausted condition.
France Depopulating
I'arls The serious attention of
public has again been called to tiie
depopulation question In France by
the publication of official statistics
These i iver (he first six months In
litil .nd show an exec, s of deaths
over b!.lhs of IS,279. The figures are
all ^)ie ;ucrc discouraging from the
: fact that In the Batne period in 191 d
the birth exceeded the deaths by
L'1,189. The figures for 1311, from
January to June, Inclusive, are as fol-
lows: Population 3U.252.245; mar-
riages lr^.aai; divorces Ii,:i74; births
&15.9H!!; deaths 404,278.
Reporters Barred
Richmond, Va.—Superintendent
Wood of the state penitentiary has an
nounced that reporters would not be
admitted to the death chamber Frl
duy when Henry Clay Reattle Jr.. la
electrocuted fur the murder of hia
wife. I'uder a state law Virginia
newspapers are not permitted to pub
llsh den lis of an o^etrocutlon. Ref-
erence lo the tleattle murder aa
made by several ministers in their
sermons Sunday.
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