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THE ENID DAILY EAGLE
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Vol. 15. No. 110.
ENID, OKLAHOMA. SUNDAY. MAY 28. 1916.
PRICE TITS CUTS
If
If
OF«, DIES
Heath of Military Idol of
French People Causes
Widespread Sorrow.
TOOK PART IN MANY
DRAMATIC EPISODES
Deposed Queen of Madagascar
—Organized Defenses of
Paris in PM4.
MAKE READY TO
BOOM ROOSEVELT
Chicago, Mn.v 27.—Campaign headquarters for Roosevelt
for jiresident will he c d next week.
Herbert Satterlee, % 'aw of .1 P. Morgan, ami former
assistant secretary of tti under Roosevelt and Law
1 today and made arrango-
■■'>•‘■>1 It is said1 au ae-
renee Graham of New York,
incuts for launching the boom K
tive campaign will be made.
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2,500 Italians
Made Prisoners.
Paris. May 27.—General Joseph
Gallicni, former minister of war,
died today at. Versailcss. His death
created profound sorrow as Cleneral
Gallleni was Idolized by tho French
people and particularly the poor who
regarded him as the savior of Cars
during tho critical stages of Aug-
ust, 1914. An operation fur the
transfusion of blood had little ef-
fect.
Of all tlie French generals In the
European war few hail a better fill-
ed life than General Gallleni, who,
c-u the outbreak of tho great war In
August, 1914, was appointed mili-
tary governor of tho entrenched
camp of Paris. Horn of a military
family at St. Beat, April 24, 1 849,
lie had reached the age limit tor re-
tirement in 1912. but was maintain-
ed In active service by decree, tho
.minister of war holding that the
services he had rendered as gover-
nor general of Madagascar Justified
an exception generally made only in
favor of generals who have held
a supreme command In the face of
the enemy.
In Ihe forty-five years of his
military careor, Gallleni had par-
ticipated in some of the dramatic
episodes of ihe war of 1 it'll), ex-
plored the Tipper Niger and Im-
posed a French Protectorate over
the region; pacified the colony of
Indo-Chlna, deposed Queen Rana-
valo of Madagascar and conquered
anil developed the colony, between
times he had written four notable
hooks on exploration.
His first mission as general was
to depose Queen Ranavalo of Mada-
gascar and pacify and organize that
newly and acquired colony of
France. It was here he came
Into close collaboration with Gen
oral Joffre, then a commandant,
sent to organize the fortifications
of the naval base of tho island.
Gallleni was recognized as not
only the conqueror of Madagascar
but us the author of its prosper-
ity. At that time ( 1899 ) lie was
the youngest general of division
.n the French army, lie remained
there as governor-general until
190B, when he was appointed
spector of Ihe Afrlenn troops and
Ihe troops of tho Pacific ami the
West Indies.
Oil August 27, 1!U4, willi Ihe
Gorninns Ihreatening Paris, lie was
given the important post of com-
mander of the entrenched camp and
military governor of Paris. The
question of declaring Paris an open
town was seriously discussed at that
time. The departure of the gov-
ernment for Bordeaux created a
great deal of uneasiness and all
those who were n tho capital at
tlie time recall I lie feeling of relief
and revival of confidence following
ilie posting of Gnlllenl’s proclama-
tion In which lie declared: T have
received tho mission of defending
Paris against the Invader; I slinll
accomplish Hint mission to tlie end.”
At once his organizing ability and
energy were shown. In a r?w days
i lie city was surrounded by new
field fortifications, heavy artillery
was posted at n" vantage points, a
complete rjestem of telephonic and
telegrnphlH communication was es-
tablished around Mic city. Tho
part he played in the battle of tho
Marne Is partly known; how on n
Humbly, while Von Kluck’a light-
ning-like advance was progressing
he sent BO.OOO men of the troops
rf tlie army of Paris, In taxi- motor
curs, across tlie town, out to the
spot where General Maunoury was
assembling his army and brought
Ills forces up to a strength that
enabled him to fall upon Voti
Kluck’s protection aml start tho
great victory of the Marne,
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J. K. Thompson of Tulsa is in
the city.
Mountain Stormed by Austrians—
French Make Some Progress
In Verdun Fighting.
IVenna, May 27.—Twenty-five
hundred Italians, four machine guns
and a quantity of war material have
been captured by the Austrians who
stormed an extensive mountain
rlilge on the Trentino front, it
was officially announced today.
Paris, May 27.—French troops
have captured the eastern part of
the village of Cutnieres and liavo
taken Herman trenches northwest of
the village. The attack on French
troops bordering on Fort Duiiau-
mont was repulsed, it was officially
announced today.
HAIL WITH THE RAIN.
Carrier Visited by Hail Storm-
Other Places Hit.
Mail Pay Bill
Hotly Attacked.
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Senate Committee Told By Postoflice
Official It's Surrendering
To Railroads.
Washington. May 27. Fourth As-
sistant Postmaster General Blake-
slee told the senate postoffice com-
mittee to its face that he considered
its amendment to the postal bill a
surrender to the railroads.
The amendment to which Hlake-
slee referred concerned railway mail
pay which is a long standing con-
troversy.
Feed Crops Got
a Needed Rain.
Young' Dentist Declnreil to be
Murderer of 11 is Father
in Law, Joint Peek.
DEFENDANT INSISTED
HE IS NOT CRAZY.
Rut Noted Alienists Declared
lie Did Not Know Kiglit
From W iong-.
WILSON SPEAKS
BEFORE LEAGUE
W iisliington, May J7.— President W ilson delivered a enre-
Inlly prepared speeeli tonight before the League to Enforce
1 Vace.
A league of nnlions hacked by an international police
force is looked on by the president as a possible means of
minimizing the danger of war.
Alfalfa, Hay and Corn Greatly
Benefitted by Showers—Ground
in Shape for Plowing.
J. J. Dillingham was in Farrier
yostorilay and reports a good rain
all the way nut to Carrier hut
not much west of there. In the
town of Carrier there was a very
heavy bail storm, breaking out all of
the windows on tlie south west of
lie builil ngs, and knocking holes
through the roofs of several build-
ings. lie says that there was little
if any damage to crops as tlie heavy
part of the hail was a very short
strip, principally the town.
A. P. Uusmissel, living north of
Drummond, reports a three-eighths
nf ati inch rain and about the same
soutli and north of him. Also re-
ports a light hall, about the same
as li ere ,n Enid. A man living cast
o( Dim, named Herman Ulerkson,
was hit on the head By a large hall
stone and stunned temporarily, lie
reports no damage to crops in his
Vieira Ity.
Not in ti eh rain is tlie report from
the Breckinridge neighborhood but
at Covington the rain is estimated
to Iiave been fully a half inch,
wl'la a little had.
F. ('. Batchelder, who lives north-
enst of tlie city, reports a half inch
rain In his locality, but that four
miles east of him there was just
enough to lay the dust. His wheat
Is still in good condition.
It. C. Srnile, who keeps tho gov-
ernment weather records at his farm
southeast of Waukomls, reports .68
of a.n Inch of rain.
The Waukomls neighborhood had
aliovit the same as here.
M. M. Davis, nine miles west, re-
ports a little more rain than fell
id Enid.
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Must Not Discuss
Recall of Troops.
Conference Between Persbing and
Gavira Expressly Limited to
Other Questions.
It sure Bounded good yesterday
to hear the mud chains rattling on
tlie automobiles that came into tlie
city from tlie country. A rain like
tlie one Friday evening has made a
wonderful change in the prospects
for wheat, as well as helping to
get the ground in better shape for
plowing. it means more alfalfa,
more hay, and will bo a great help
to growing corn, and in many
parts of the county, with just a
liltle more rain, a fifteen bushel
yield of fine wheat.
No Federal Court
Until September?
New York, May 27.—Dr. Arllmr
Warren Waite was found guilty of
murdering his father '.'in-law, John
Deck. The jury quickly reached
a verdict.
The summing up of the evulenco
against Waite was concluded soon
after noon today and Justice
Shearu later delivered bis charge
to tlie jury.
In tlie face of Waite’s own calm
statement, ”1 am not crazy; I want
of my crimes," defense alienists had
sought to prove that Doctor Walio
was insane, an egomaniac, at Hie
lime he murdered John E. Deck, and
Insane lo Ihe point where 8;e could
not distinguish right from wrong.
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Oklahoma Guards
Going to Border
Rumor that Railroad Has Been Re-
quested to Provide Transporta-
tion For Troops.
Judge Cotteral Coming Next Week
To Open Court and Possibly Ad*
joum To Later Date.
Judge Cotteral will probably be
here next week to open the June
term of the Federal court and at
that timo will likely adjourn until
September. It is stated that an ef-
fort will be made to change the
dates of the Lawton term with that
for the Enid term. Lawton holds
court in October at the time they
are busy picking cotton; Enid in
June at (.he time the farmers are
busy In the wheat, fields. A change
of terms would make tlie court in
each place come at a Bet ter per
iod for the farmers of both lncall-
itles.
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ALIENATION SUIT FILED.
E. T. Groom Defendant in $10,000
Damage Action.
li is currently reported- that Ad-
jutant General danton of Oklahoma
City lias been Informed by the
Washington officials that tho Santa
Fc railroad has been requested lo
furnish transportation for tho Ok-
lahoma National Guard to the Mex-
ican border. According to the re-
ports this action is taken by tlie
war department at the request of
Genera! Funston. Santa Fe officials
yesterday refused to confirm the re-
port that they had been requested
to move tho troops, but tho other
reports that Canton has been so
advised seems to indicate conclusive-
ly that tho Oklahoma boys are soon
to ho taken to Ihe border for pa-
trol duty.
IRISH-AMERICAN CONVICTED
Storm Damage at
Pittsburg, Kans.
Railroad Round House and Grocery
Wrecked By Tornado Early
Saturday Morning.
Pitluburnh. Kan... May 27. — A
property loss of twenty thousand
dollars was caused by a tornado
which struck hero at seven o'clock
this morning. The roundhouse) of
tin* Kansas (My Southern was bad-
ly damaged and a grocery demolished.
A small building was blown down.
No one wAs injured.
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FAVOR $3 A DAY MINIMUM
WAGE FOR ALL WORK IN IJ. S.
House Committee Reports Bill Giv-
ing Government Employes That
Sum as Starter.
Washington, 1). (’., May 27.—
Three dollars a day is tho lowest
wage that should lie paid for any
kind of labor In ihe United Stales,
according to the limine committee on
labor.
At tho present time more than
120,000 government employes re-
ceive less than if:! a day. To give
them a wage of at least that amount
tlie committee today reported to
Ihe house the Nolan hill providing
for a minimum wage of $11 a day
for all government departments.
The Bill was intrndm-ed In tho
ho urn by Mr. Nolan at the sugges-
tion of Die American Federation of
Labor, of which lie is a former of-
ficial. The federal on sent repre-
sentatives before ihe committee to
prove tlial a wage or $8 Is the
least a family can oxj)ecl to live on
at the present time.
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BURNED BY ELECTRICITY.
Registration
Law Invalid
JUDGE OLDFIELD HOLDS
TO BE UNCONSTITU-
TIONAL ONE.
ACT
Five Yoggnion Matin Unsuc-
cessful Attempt to Rob
Hank Near K. C.
MERCHANT BURNED
WITH BUCKSHOT
Futile Front of Rank Build-
in,Lr Blown Out by Heavy
Fixplosive Charge.
Suit has been filed in the district
court by Oscar Deck, of Hunter,
asking damages In tlie sum of $ 1 <),-
OOO against E. T. Groom. The pe-
tition alleges that Groom lias alien-
ated the affections of Mrs. Dock,
and that the two have been carry-
ing on correspondence under assum-
ed names. The age of Mrs. Deck
is given at twenty, that of tho
defendant at forty. Deck was a
Washington, May 27.-The mill- il merchant at Hunter and says In
ury conference between Generals j petition that Groom put In too
Pershing and Gavira will not In any
way illcsuss the question of tho
wit hilrnwnl of the American ex-
lied itlon into Mexico.
General Funston’s orders to Gen-
eral Pershing authorizing Hie con-
ference explicitly to prohibit the
(llsctmslon of (his subject.
SHRINER AFFAIRS CLOSED UP.
N, Welliver Returns to Tulsa
After Two Weeks Stay Here.
much time around there talking to
Mrs. Peck and that he finally or-
dered him to remain out of the
store, but that Groom did not do sn
lie cluims also to have secured a
letter written By IDs wife to Groom
under assumed names. Tlie case was
filed By Darker ti Simons.
ALFALFA CROPS GOOD.
Some Cuttings Averaged Thirty Tons
lo Acre—Weather Was Favorable
Byron. OWla., May 27.—Farmers
In this section have just finished
II. N. Welliver, Altdar Temple Be- j harvest ng the largest crop In tlie
cornier, of Tulsa, who has been here . history of tills country. There Is
Ihe past two weeks making ar- a large acreage in this section and
rimgemoiilB for ihe Shrlner meeting the dry weather lias enabled the
an *1 dosing up Ihe affairs after- farmers to save this cutting In fine
ward, left yesterday for ills home, shape. W. S. Kirkpatrick cut (it) |
During his stay hero he made a host | acres Hint made 115 tons nf hay,
nf warm friends By the courteous j in acres of which made 30 tons,
an <1 business like manner in which, There Is a good demand for liny and
In* handled the financial end of the! something like 100 ears will be
mt-etlng. In addition to this he out-, shipped from Byron from tho first
lined the program nnd worked out cutting.
ill** details of tlie meeting. -o-
---O--- Byrd, Hoy Shaw, nuil Bay
Mr. uml Mrs. S. C. ('rail were Kent will spend tlie day In Carrier,
bore from Kremlin last evening. Richard Kennedy will u*avo to-
Boy Became Tangled in Live Wires,
But Was Rescued.
Lee Barteet, a liny about ten years
of age got tangled up with tho
electric light wires yesterday after-
noon nnd was suspended by tlie
hands for some little time until the
current was turned off. It seemed
that ho was climbing tlie electric
light poles and lost ills balance.
Ho was rushed to a hospital at once
and in u very sliorL timo was out
of danger. Ills hands, however,
were badly burned and it Is doubt-
ful If he will ever liavo perfect
use of them. Tho hoy lives with
his mother at 817 West Walnut.
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ELECTRIC SIGN FOR ALTON'S
n ■ - #§5 h
ML..* te:^iij
- -uim
Jeremiah C. Lynch.
Jeremiah C. Lynch, an Amerl
can citizen, Inis boon court mar-
tlaled uml convicted ill Dublin on
tin* cliurgc of coimplrucy in ihvifr
Irish conspiracy.
Apparatus For Electrical Display
Placed on Building.
•Tho Alton Mercantile Company
lias just completed the erection of
a very large electric sign over their
building on Bast Maple. The sign
is about forty feet above tlie roof
of tho building and shows coffee
Oklahoma City, May 27.—In the
tesL suit brought By Arthur 11.
Gelsslor, cha-rmau of the Republican
state committee, District Judge Ed-
ward lii-wes Oldfield, on Saturday
evening after a hearing occupying
(lie greater part of the week held
unconstitutional tho registration law
passed By the recent special session
of the legislature. Judge Oldfield
also suggested that County Attor-
ney John Embry bring a quo war-
r u a to proceeding to oust the county
registrar and the precinct registrars,
the court saying that this would
avoid tlie technical questions us to
whether any one other than an of-
ficer can maintain an action to test
the constitutionality of the law and
would put up to I lie supreme court
merely tile question of tho constl
tjtlonaltty of tho registration act.
Judge Oldfield expressed the opin-
ion tliul there can he no ques-
tion that tho registration law viol-
ates the constitution of the Btatc
of Oklahoma nnd the constitution of
the United States. County Attor-
ney F.mhry did not Indicate wheth-
er he would comply with tho sug-
gestion of the court or not.
Tlie decision came at the ond of
one of t lie hardest fought legal
battles In tho history cf this state.
A powerful and effective constitu-
tional argument against the law was
made by former territorial attorney
general D. C. Simons, of Enid, as-
sisted by Judge John J. Carney and
Henry M. Gray of Oklahoma City.
The fight for tho validity of the
law was made by Assistant Attorney
Genoral Smith Mattson and County
Attorney John Embry.
Among the reasons assigned for
wanting tho lnw doelareil uncon-
stitutional was the claim that un-
der section 11, any county registrar
could a day or two before tho
election, disfranchise any number of
voters whom lie felt would not
vote to suit him, by, taking their
name from the registration list and
that tlie law provides no appeal
from such action. It was because of
resentment, over the fight made
against the passage of tills law By
Insurgent Democrats and Republi-
cans under tlie leadership of Gelsslcr
that a Democratiic member of tho
legislature slipped up on the Repub-
lican ctate chairman and slugged
him. during the recent special ses-
sion which hail been called pri-
marily for Hie purpose of passing
Kansan City, May 27.— Five rob-
bers entered the hunk of Raytown,
ten mites south of here today, amt
blew out the entire front of tha
hanking building with large ex-
plosive. They escaped after a bat-
tle with citizens of the town. No
money was secured as the robberi
were forced to flee before the safe
could be opened.
William Jennings, » merchant waa
burned by buckshot from a bandit's
gun. One of the robbers ts be-
lieved to have been Injured.
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Recover Money
Stolen by Boys.
Detectives Followed Three Office Em-
ployes to Philadelphia, Ar*
resting Two.
New York, May 27.—All hut nln«
hundred of the $10,500 stolen from
Morgan and Go. was restored today
liy detectives who followed three of
tho firm's office poys to Phila-
delphia and brought hack two of
them under arrest.
Tlie detectives aaiil the boys had
confessed nnd had accounted for tha
missing money by saying that eactt
hoy mailed $300 to his mother. |
being poured from a large pot. into a
cup. It contains something over. Hits law which has now been d -
six hundred lumps and is the first, clared unconstitutional.
big step in this part of the state --o---
in the line of electric displays. It ( George Mans, of North Enid
is another move to further exploit! township, says Hint tiiey had a good
tho Alton Goods, especially the ' quarter inch rain that helped won-
coffee. j (lerfully.
CHURCH BUILDING
PLANS COMPLETED
Plans and specifications are now itorium with a seating capacity ol
almost completed by It. W. Hliaw liOU, choir loll tor Hit) and an an
lor the new Christian church to
be Built an tho corner of Broadway
and Adams, the corner being 10()x ] will lie 2llxlli
150 feet nnd well located. Tho
liii lillng proper will lie 05x98 feet
willi tlie basement six feet below
uex on each side with a seating ca-
pacity of 200 each. Choir room
Board room 20x111.
Tlie main eiitralices are 10 feel
square. Tho upper floor will con
sist. of tliri
lilllConles which will
iiiiiI six above, making ample light. seat nearly (100 people. I wo ex
In heighth the building will ho 05
feet with a liasemont under the en-
tire building. In the basement will
lie the dining ro m 5(1 feet square
and n complete kitchen 18x32; three
Sunday school u|mrt incuts 38x19,
50x10 and 28x30; the men's and wn
mini’s rolling rooms nnd ilia heal-
ing plant. Six liasemont stairways
are provided for.
On the tualu floor will he the uuil-
tra Sunday school rooms 20x10 are
provided for. Above the entrances
will lie two rooms, 14x19, one el
these being tin* pastor's study. Roll-
ing part Hons ure provided through-
out tlie entire Building.
Tho Building will bo nf a very
dark mat faced tapestry brick
trimmed elaborately with white
BtuliOi designed along the most
modern types.
BOOZE PEDDLERS GOT AWAY.
Sheriff Got Whiskey, But the Bird!
Made Their Escape.
Sheriff llume rocoived a tip Fri-
day evening that thore was a big
shipment of whlskoy nf Covington
and lie Immediately went thore.
On the way down ho broke hla
own automobile and when ho get
to Covington put It in the garage
to be fixed. Luter he saw an auto-
mobile with an Oklahoma City tag
drive up to tho depot so he went
over to arrest thpm and capture tha
booze. The main man made hla
esenpn hut the driver of the auto-
mobllo was arrostod and 81 gal-
lons of whiskey Intended probably
for Oklahoma City, shipped to
Enid. The driver nnd the car wer^
brought to this city, the automo-
bile being a 40-horse power Case.
It was placed In the Oklahoma Gsr-
ago with n request that it be held
subject to the sheriff's orders, but
was not chained.
Tho driver, who gnvo the name
of Piper, was held on a charge of
carrying concealed weapons, to
which he plead guilty and received
a fine of $25. He went out with
another Oklnhnma City man to
raise the money, hut Instead of do-
ing tills he went to the garage and
look tlie ear out. The boyB saw
him and made him put it hack, tell-
ing him Hint the ear was being held
by the sheriff nnd to leave it alone.
Within a very few minutes he was
hack nnd had secured Ihe car and
made his escape before anyone
knew what was going on. Several
cars started in pursuit In short ord-
er, but lie was too fast for them.
They didn't even get to see his
dust but a message from Covington
stated that tlie car had gone through
there at a terrific rate of speed
heading for Oklahoma City. Offi-
cers there have been notified and
lie will probably he hack In Enid
today.
Just what additional charge will
he placed against him Is not known.
They might, perhaps, consistently
elmrgn him with stealing his own
ear, ns that is about what he did.
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RIGGS OFFICIALS NOT GUILTY.
Washington, May 27.—The three
Biggs hank officials on trial for
perjury were found not guilty after
tlie jury had deliberated nine min-
uted.
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