The Canadian Valley News. (Jones City, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1913 Page: 4 of 24
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THE CANADIAN VALLEY NEWS, JONES CITY, OKLA.
247 IDE BELIEVED
TO DIVE MET DEATH
E DISASTER
Ml ELECTION
PROVES 0 FIZZLE
MAY BE DECLARED ILLEGAL BE
CAU8E 90 PER CENT FAILED
TO VOTE.
GENERAL APATHY EVERYWHERE
EX-KliMG MANUEL
Hopes of Rescuers Sink Low As They
Delve Into Wreckage in Effort to
Reach Buried Miners
FI n mil; 14 DM BODIES
Nineteen-Year-Old Son of Principal Stock-
holder is Thought to Be Among the
Dead; Deadly Fumes Sufficate
Dawson, N. M.—Two hundred and
forty-seven miners are believed to be
dead beneath tons of fallen earth,
timber, coal and rock In the huts and
rooms of mine number 2 of the Stag
non Fuel company here. Hundreds of
miners, workiug in shifts of fifteen
each, are slowly forcfhg their way
through the rooms and entries, fight-
ing against dangers of gas and of a
fire which sturted in an adjoining
mine and which threatens to reach the
space in which the entombed men
were trapped.
Only twenty-three men have been
taken from the mine alive. The first
miner to be rescued alive was taken
from the main entry He was found
unconscious not far from the place
where a mule had been found alive.
Fourteen dead bodies and twenty-
three rescued make the total of the
day’s work of recovery. The finding
of the live mule In the mine encour-
aged officials in charge of the rescue
work to hope that some live miners
perhaps are still entombed In a
room located more than 4,000 feet
from an entrance.
No Disorder and But Little Intereet
Shown In the BaMoting.—Huerta
to Double Hie Standing
Army at Once.
Mexico City.—-At the close of the
elections the indications were that
not sufficient votes had been cast in
Mexico to constitute a legal choice
for the presidency to succeed C.eu-
eral Victoriana Huerta.
No official announcement was made
but it was unofficially estimated, judg-
ing from the results in the cupital,
where it was said the vote would be
up to the average, that Icbb than)
lb,000 of the 80,000 eligible voters in
i the federal district went to the polls,
j 1* would be no surprise if congress,
| the members of which also were voted
| lor, declared the elections void when
that body is organized and reviews the
returns.
The lenders of the Catholic party
claimed a long lead, although they
| were unable to estimate the number
j of votes polled for their candidate,
Federico (Taniboa and General Rascon.
I If this claim is correct, it is gener-
I ally thought that General Felix IMaz
and Senor Roqtiena ran second,
i Manuel Calero and Flores Magon had
! no printed tickets at the polling
their constituency being
obliged to write their names on blank
ballots.
President Huerta did not vote. He
spent the day at Popotla. his subur-
ban home.
A decree was issued by General
„ '!?n^ l M«Hha„*v,„n of Mr. E.j escape In such emergencies. There he
P. McShane, of New York city, widow . ,,___
of a former heavy stockholder In th.
mine. i. among the known dead. Me w|(h „ hp|me„ apd hla
A*! I" ’.1 ..h*a 'ower. went fn.o mine number 6. eon.
in Washington, wired Governor Mo-
Donald to draw on the society for
$1,000 with which to alleviate the suf-
fering families here, but the governor
replied that the mine officials had
given him assurance that the destitute
would be provided for and that the
company would defray the expenses
of all funerals.
Inspector Had Just Examined
The mine was supposed to have
been a model one and that such a dis-
aster could befall the men had beet j places,
considered Impossible. * *Two days be- "l',‘—J
fore the explosion State Mine Inspect,
or Biddow had examined the property
and pronounced it In excellent condi-
tion.
General Manager T. II. O’Brien, who
was In the office near mine number 2 Huerta increasing the army from 85,-
at the time of the explosion, at once 1 b00, its present strength, to 150,000.
summoned the men from three other General Huerta proposed such an in-
mlnes by means of the mine siren and j crease some time ago. but the con-
put them to work digging In the main press which he dissolved limited him
entry and the airway, both of which j to 80,000.
were blocked by tons of fallen rock Since the deputies and senators are
and timber. O’Brien, with other offl-) not subject to the election provisions
rials, hastened to the air shaft, which i governing the presidential election, it
Is equipped with a ladder and steps j i-s said that the choice for congress
designed to be used as a means of 1 i t assured. It is art;timed on li e si o v-
5 MED KILLED iEstate capital happenings
M NELL CM
great mass of brick, con.
CRETE AND DIRT FALLS IN
CITY WELL AT FREDERICK
TWO ARE FORMER CITY OFFICIALS
City Water Shaft, Twenty Feet in Di-
ameter Fills With Brick, Concrete
and Debris, Burying the
Workers.
come to the mine, in which his fath-
nected with number 2 with a tunnel,
“LT ,!ntT”1' ’I1 i believing they could then connect th,
ence -tlc“ laterals of the mine but they found
the passage blocked. Communication
Explosion’s Cause Unexplainable was established with nearby mines
J. C. Roberts, chief of the United and all available assistance was ob-
States Mine Rescue bureau, in this|tained.
district, is in charge of the rescue The report of the explosion attracted
work. Mr. Roberts said it was inipos- practically the entire population of the j were reopeued at 3 o’clock and closed
Bible to tell what caused the explosion j town to the mine and women fought at 5 o’clock.
mg so far as know.. That the Oatholic
party will have a majority in both
clamber and senate.
No Disorder In Capital.
There was no semblnnrof disorder
in any quarter of the city. A few
patrols were on the streets, but neith-
er police nor troops had unusual du-
ties to perform.
The polling places opened jt 9
o’clock in the morning and remained
open until noon when the attendants
closed for the midday niofd. They
but that It was of such violence as to
cause him to lose hope for the rescue
alive of any more of the entombed
men.
In the mine at the time of the ex-
plosion were 284 miners and that the
death list will reach so great a figure
Is attributed to the fact that the great
fans which kept the air circulating
within the mine wei% rendered use-
less by the force of the explosion. Not
frantically to get vantage points
from which they could observe the
slow proeress of the rescuers. Boon
they began to Interfere with the work
and the entries were roped off.
HUERTA IS HOPEFUL
Mexico Clfy.—General Victoriano
Huerta, provisional president of Mex-
*C0, made R statement which was af-
until four houra a$U?r the explosion j terwards read In the presence of all
were the fans repaired. the members of the diplomatic corps
Some of the rescue parties declared j and the cabinet ministers. In this
their belief that a party of the en-; statement General Huerta gave his
tombed miners had reached a room ! most solemn assurances that the sole
and had sealed It In time to keep the use he has made, or will make, of his
gas from overcoming them. power as interim president, is, flrat,
Dr. 8. P. Morris, representative of j to establish peace In the republic, and
tois district m the American Red : second, to comply with the law of hlg
Cross society, reached here and at
onee made preparations to relieve the
families of the victims.
Ernest P. Bicknell, of the Red Cross
TORNADO SWEEPS LOUISIANA
Dsath Dealing Storm Breaks Without
Warning—Nine Dead.
New Orleans.—A white woman and
her two months' old babe and seven
negroes lost their lives and thirty-
eight persons were Injured, none seri-
ously. in a tornado that swept over
southern Louisiana. Cane crops were
razed, dwellings and fences demolish-
ed and other damage was visited upon
plantations southwest of this city.
The hurricane swept over Energy
plantation, near Thibodeaux. La.,
where Mrs. Valise Borne and her two
months’ old baby were killed, together
with two negroes The negro quar-
ters were demolished on this planta-
tion, resulting In Injury to eleven ne-
groes.
Cutting a clean path *00 feet wide,
the tornado tore through the Elling-
ton plantation at Lula. La., demol-
ishing the uegro quarters, killing five
country In holding fair elections
that the choice of the people, who
ever it may be. shall be Installed in
power.
persons and maiming several others,
Including a white woman and man.
The houses were of wood and the In-
mates were caught beneath falling
timbers.
The storm came shortly before day-
light and the terrified negroes were
caught in their shacks unable to seek
shelter because of a terrific down-
pour of rain driven before an excoa*
sively high wind.
Wire communication with several
cities In southwestern Louisiana wa»
cut off. It la believed the tornado
spent Itself In the gulf after sweep-
ing over southern Mississippi. Dis-
patches say the wind blew at the rata
of alxty miles an hour at Gulfport.
In New Orleans considerable dam-
age wc * done to roofs, fences and
swinging signs. One residence lost
its entire front while the family was
huddled together in rear rovms.
Many other dwellings, most of which
■were unoccupied, were considerably
damaged.
Seattle Alarmed By ‘tPlagus” Rats
Seattle. Wash,--Dr. &mes E. Grich-
ton, health officer of Seattle, said
the bubonio plague rat situation In
Seattle was serioua but that the
health departraetjt hoped to prevent
an outbreak of the disease. “Not for j or Indirectly,^of the Lord's
six years,” he said, “has there been j ln„ Alberta. ■
a case
Beating Sunday Law
Edmonton, Attn,—Operation of mov*
In* picture theatre* on Sundays by
placing collection platea at the doori
in lieu of rolling regular admission
tickets la not In violation, directly
Day act
ording to a majority
of bubonte plague In a human | Judgment Juat handed down by the
being in Seattle in those ala yeara aupreme court of the province
we have found twenty-four plague ruling followed
rats. A considerable number were j in the
The
proctedingl
certloiari
. ,___ , ^ . of Grant Churchill, an
taken during the plague outbreak ala American, who with three other then
f'*r* **° aDd recently seven were tre owners in Edmonton, waa fined
killed In a section of the waterfront; $40 and cotta
which haa beeea thoroughly lanlated. j
From 3 to 5 o’clock officials, one of
whom was designated “president,’’
were In attendance at each polling
place. These officials represented the
various parties and assisted in the
preparation of the ballot when neces-
sary, but offered no coercion or sug-
gestion as to how the applicant should
vote.
The polling places of which there
were said to be 982, averaging one to
a city block were located in the en-
trance of buildings, generally, but In
some instances were set up on the
■ldewafks, at the corners of public
squares. Each has a table on which
were spread tickets of various candi-
dates. From these the voter made
his selection, signed, folded and de-
livered ft to the president who de-
posited It In the presence of the voter
in the ballot box.
There was no secrecy about the vot-
ing. All the world could look on and
observe which ballot was selected.
Diaz Breaks With Huerta.
Vera Cruz.—The last thread bind-
ing General Diaz and Victoriano Huer-
ta was severed when General Diaz tel-
egraphed to the department of war
his resignation as brigadier general of
the army.
The latest portrait of Manuel, ex-
king of Portugal, whose honeymoon
has been short lived. Already he is
separated from hia bride, Princess
Augustine Victoria of Hohenzollern.
COTTON MILL FOR OKLAHOMACITY
THIRTY-TWO BUSINESS MEN GET
BEHIND $10,000,000 PLAN.
Directorate Named and Arrangements
Made to Extend Credit.—Figure
* On Trebling Population.
Oklahoma City.—The largest enter-
prise yet designed to increase the
wealth and population of Oklahoma
City was launched at a dinner when
thirty-two foremost business men of
the city Indorsed the building of a
$10,000,000 cotton mill, nominated a
directorate for the company and raised
funds to send W. B. Smith Whaley,
the promoter, east to float the neces-
sary bonds.
Preliminary plans for organization
of the cotton mill company, the ac-
quiring of lands and the funding of
the project have been in the making
for two years. The original company,
The Cotton Mills Securities company,
was chartered In November, 1911, with
a capitalization of $5,000,000, and lias
secured title to 5,700 acres of laud
northwest of the city.
Mr. Whaley, after detailing the
methods of cotton mill promotion and
financing, described the present status
ol the project and asked that action
be taken on three things necessary to
the financing of the company; first
the appointment of a directorate of re-
sponsible men to dictate its affairs,
second, to indorse an appraisal of the
land held by the company, which
places its value at $125 an acre, and
third, to provide funds to send him-
self to eastern money markets to se-
cure the necessary credit.
After details of the plan were fully
discussed all three of Mr. Whaley’s
requests were granted.
The board of directors as elected
Includes eleven members: J. M.
Owens, M. S. Footer. Joseph Huckins,
O. D. Halsell, R. J. Edwards, C. F. Col-
cord. S. L. Brock, J. H. Everest, J. F.
Warren, M. I) Scott and W B. Smith
Whaley.
As soon as the $300,000 first mort
.. _ i gage bond issue in placed the Cotton
The negotiations regard I ns Dl»,'a Mllh TOrapany wlI, be chartered
return to the capital at the Invitation I ,,qtllp a ratl| with 80n.00fl spindles and
of the provisional president ended by j 15,000 looms.
hie flat refusal to accompany (’olonel According to Mr. Whaley'* plans, 26
Yldalurrazagu, secretary to General j per cent of the mill capacity will bo
lllanquet, war minister, giving as his built, inatalled and put in operation In
reason the Illness of his wife. I11"* flrat year, employing 2.500 opera-
The few partisans of Dia* who have 1 llv<‘" The "ho,,‘ P,allt 18 to bl‘ lu
atood guard in his rooms at the hotel opera,ion ln employing
the laat four day,, also left for their andwlth a local ex-
, , . .. . .... , , pendlture of $8,000,000 annually, and
hotels in Mexico City, but a handful „ wwkly pay of m,400.
of supporters are still here, subject uasprt8 tila, th(. population on
to the orders of their political chief.: thp Una a, that time should be 40.000
The building is closely watched by which, added to the present 65,000.
plain ilothes men and police from will give a direct population of 105,000
points of vantage in the streets and This assures, he asserts. a greater Ok
on toors. General Diaz expresses lhehHhotna city. A contingent population,
belief that the sir department will i induce- hv associated interests ere-
gram his request for retirement , ated by this textile development, of
though his friends pessimistically as many more, making a total popula
point out that the answer may come ,|on for „rPater Oklahoma City of
li the form of an order of arrest.
Huerta Refuses Extended Permit.
Washington.- -The six months limit
under which American battleships
have been In Mexican waters by per-
mission of the Huerta government ex-
pired Sunday. Huerta has given no-
tice It would not be renewed and n
Mexican statute forbids the presence
of a foreign ahip without permiesion
more than a month at a time. Ships
ot the Atlantic fleet will sail this week
from Hampton Hoads to replace those
210.0?C.
Katherine Married at Last.
Washington—Diplomatic and rociety
circles in Washington n^arel of the
marriage of Miss Katherine Elkins to
William F. R. Hitt with unusual In-
terest. The news came as n com-
plete surprise, although it wrs known
that the wealthy young Washingtonian
had been an ardent adn ’rer of Miss
•'1*ilnx ?o* many yc ’s. \ few yehrs
*io capital society wis certain that
Miss Elkins would wed the famous
at Vera Cruz and the expectation is
thnt the ships will lx changed month-! Duke de AbruzM, tno.Ml *,• of tne It si
ly and thus come wlthiu the desig- ien royal family, naval officer anti ♦ x
nation of visitors. plorer.
Frederick.—M. A. Dean, former may*
! >r of Frederick; J. O. Wagoner,
! former chief of police, and three other
| men, were killed and two seriously
injured here in a cave-in of many tons
ol brick wall, concrete, derrick work,
wooden timbers and dirt at a new well
Deing constructed at the city water-
works plant. The men were down in
the well, thirty-five feet from the sur-
face, constructing a brick casing when
the accident occurred.
The dead: Mont A. Dean, 50, con-
tractor; J. O. Wagoner, 45, assistant
foreman; John Odell, laborer; Rob-
ert Wilson, laborer; George 8. Wells,
laborer.
The injured: Alva Dpan. son of M.
A. Dean, legs crushed; Oliver H.
Brower, laborer, cliast crushed, inter-
nal injuries, may die.
The well in which tfie accident oc-
curred was 20 feet in diameter and
j had been drilled to a depth of forty-
five feet. The men had constructed
l the brick casing down to a depth ol
I thirty-five feet and were starting work
! oii the lower portion,
i When the men went to work in the
I morning they found nine feet of water
; in the well. Nearly all this*was
! pumped out and then the men went
down to continue the brick work.
There were two platforms, suspended,
on which the men worked, one at a
| depth of about twenty-five feet, the
other at a depth of thirty-five feet, to
j which point the well had been com-
| pleted. Alva Dean and O. H. Brewer
J were on the upper platform, the others
i were on the lower.
About 9:30 o’clock while watching
the gasoline engine with which the
1 huge derrick was operated, Elmer
j Lankford, another laborer and the
only one of the men above ground,
noticed the derrick start to give way,
and the brick wall jar. He rushed to
the entrance and sounded a warning,
then jumped away just in time to
prevent being carried down with the
great mass of concrete, brick and
heavy wooden timbers. A mass of
earth for several feet around also was
carried down, but the gasoline en-
gine was not within the range of the
cave-in.
The mass fell with a great crash
down through the lower platform,
burying the five men at the bottom
of the well. Not even an outcry was
heard from any of them, and it is
supposed they were killed instantly.
DIAZ ON AMERICAN WARSHIP
Friends of Huerta Profess Pleasure at
Turn of Affairs.
Vera Cruz.—Mexico, as represented
by her authorities here, is chuckling of
the Diaz incident. Diaz is resting con-
tentedly aboard the American warship
Louisiana and Rear Admiral Fletcher
is wondering just what disposition
Washington will ask him to make of
his self-invited guest.
This was the situation at the close
of General Felix Diaz's first day as a
refugee. Ashore, the arrest of two or
three persons of lesser importance
served to sustain interest, but there
Is one feature which is not generally
known and that it that the German
consulate has become an asylum for
a follower of Diaz.
Both Rear Admiral Fletcher and
President Wilson’s representative,
John Lind, reported the flight and sub-
sequent doings of General Diaz to
their respective departments, but so
far as Is known, have received no
answer. The admiral assumes that
he will he instructed to put Diaz and
his two companions aboard some pas-
senger steamer, whose schedule does
not call for a stop at Mexican ports,
or set them ashore from some warship
at an American port.
General Felix Diaz and his fellow
fugitives displayed signs of relief
when aboard the warship, but not
greater than did the authorities ashoro
whose attitude is that Diaz has relieved
them of an embarrassing position.
They insist that they have no orders
to protest, and express the belief that
General Huerta is highly pleased that
Dia* has chosen to eliminate himself
in such n matter.
A long rest m the afternoon served
to restore Diaz’s nerve, which seemed
to have been badly shattered by the
developments or anticipated events
since he landed In Mexico.
IS NO APPROPRIATION J
SENATOR GORE A COTTRELL
Little Can Be Done In Refunding Add''e»s Chamber of Commerce at
Powers Wait On Washington.
Washington.—Three European na-
tions. Great Britain. Germany and
France, have agreed to adopt no new
policy toward Mexico until the gov-
ernment of the United States can sub-
mit for their consideration a plan
for the treatment of the revolution-
torn republic of Latin America. That
a request of the powers to await a
proposal regarding Mexico by this
;o . eminent h.u*> been made rnd that
he three great European nail ma had
tel led to the request v.as announced
/ S'crctnry Bryan.
Overcharges.
Because the legislature did not
make any appropriation with which
to do the work, it is possible that no
material progress can be made in re-
funding overcharges of freight rates
to shippers, according to a statement
of Chairman Jack Love of the corpor-
ation commission. Refunds approxi-
mating $400,000 have been secured
following orders issued by the com-
mission and sustained by the supreme
court. The commission is required to
collect the money, figure up the
amount of such claimant and return It
to the shipper. There is nobody to
do this work, and the legislature pro-
vided no means to pay anyone. The
employes of the commission ure busy
with other duties and have no time
to devote to the work necessary to
distribute this money. Small por-
tions may be sent out from time to
time, if the employes can get to it.
but in the opinion of Chairan Love
not much can be done until the legis-
lature meets again and makes pro-
vision for It.
Agriculture Board Row Removed.
Legality of the present state board
of agriculture is attacked in a petition
for its removal, filed in district court
of Oklahoma county. Plaintiffs ask-
ing for the removal of the five mem-
bers are: J. E. Persinger, Roscoe
Thomas, J. (’. Elliott, L. G. Griffin. Rob-
ert F. Scivally, J. N. Roach, George W.
Oklahoma City
Senator Thomas P. Gore, the guest
of honor at the best attended, most
enthusiastic luncheon the Chamber of
Commerce ever held, won the ap-
plause of the 225 business men pres-
j ent by strongly supporting the plans
j building up Oklahoma City and by
declaring that he would strive to
place George A. Henshaw on the in-
terstate commerce commission, re-
gardless of consequences to himself,
either personal or political. Mrs.
Gore sat beside him at the directors’
table, the only woman ever invited to
atterd a luncheon of the Chamber of
Commerce.
H. M. Cottrell, agricultural com-
missioner of th£ Rock Island, was in-
troduced and laid before the meeting
a plan for adding to the productive-
ness and prosperity of Oklahoma
county. Immediately following his
talk, President S. M. Gloyd announced
that he was strongly in favor of the
plan and would appoint a special com-
mittee to investigate it.
GOVERNOR SAVES TWO
Negroes Will Not Swing For the Mur-
der of W. A. Anglin
Through his executive pardoning
power Governor Crtice saved the lives
of two men condemned to hang for
murder. They are Lawrence Gaines
and Walter Willis, negroes, who were
convicted in Love county for the mur-
Vincent, George H. Hind* John B i der of w- A AbR1'". * white man, and
Favor and W. T. Leahy. Defendants j Vlnnle Gaines, a young negro woman,
are: (i. A. Ramsey, J. F. Darby, I, c.! Severa' weeks ago the governor,
Renfro, Frank M. Gault and G. T., comP|.',lnK with the formality of a slat-
Bryan, Petition alleges that Brvan ll,nry Provision, asked Judge Arni-
ia president of the state board of agri- atronK. presiding judge of the crlm-
culture and made party defendant for
the reason that he refuses to join
with the plaintiffs in the institution
of the suit.
Plaintiffs in their petition allege that
they are the legally elected state board
of agriculture and that the defendants
purporting to hold office under ap-
pointment from Governor Lee Cruce
are unlawfully exercising the powers
of the board, by virtue of the pretend-
ed adoption by the voters of the state,
August 5, 1913, of a resolution recalling
the old board and creating a new
board of five members to be appointed
by the governor.
The petition questions the legal ex-
istance of the “board of five,” and
alleges that the question was voted
upon prematurely, as the law specifies
that after a special election has been
ordered by the legislature, forty days
shall elapse before It is held, in which
time arguments for and against the
proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion shall be printed in pamphlet form
and distributed among the voters.
Road Is Exempted From 2-Cent Fare.
The Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pa
inal court of appeals, for *'in opinion
as to whether or not he should com
mute the sentence of death imposed
on the two men. Judge Armstrong
recommended clemency for Gaines,
but held that Willis should be put to
death.
Roy Gaines, jointly charged with
the others in the murder, pleaded guil-
ty and was given life imprisonment
and that was among the governor's
reasons for commuting the sentence
of death imposed on the other two
men.
4 McDaniel Wants His Job.
Formal demand that he give up the
office, salary and emoluments It car-
ries was made on Ben W. Riley, secre-
tary of the state election board, by
Ned McDaniel, secretary of the senate
and who Is made secretary of the elec-
tion board under the first six sections
of the election law on which Gover-
nor Cruce and Ben Riley backed a ref-
erendum petition.
“Sorry.” said Riley, when asked by
McDaniel to vacate his office, ‘ but I
cannot grant your request.”
At the same time McDaniel took the
oath of office, made bond and sent a
fifle railway, operating out of Ard-; letter to the state treasurer and Btate
more. Is exempted from the provisions! auditor stating that he had qualified
of the two-cent railroad faro clause as secretary of the state election board
in the constitution through an order
Issued by the corporation commlsison.
The commission has the authority to
and notifying them that he would
claim the salary of the office hence-
forth. This action was taken, it was
exempt any road from the two-cent j stated, to prevent Riley from drawing
rate provision if it is shown that j the salary as secretary of the election
any road cqn not ake a reasonable
earning at the low rate. The company
may charge three cents a mile for
adults and one and one-half cents a
mile for children.
Farris Case November 24.
The trial of Former State Printer
Giles W. Farris on a charge of forgery
In the second degree in connection
with the handling of certain state war-
rants. was continued until November
board from October 3, the time Mc-
Daniel would have succeeded him
were It pot for the referendum, in the
event the supreme court eventually
holds against the sufficiency of the
referendum petition.
Guthrie Loses In Capitol Fight,
Secretary of State Ben F. Harrison
overruled a motion from representa-
tives of the petitioners in the capital
referendum petitions for the protest-
24 The continuance was made upon ants to make more specific and cer-
request of Attorney E. J. (’.hidings, j uin aB to ai|Pga|lonB of fraud t
representing Farris, and eonsented to „akj t0 exist In the petitions and sen
by County Attorney Pope, who person ; November 5 for the taking of lestl-
ally will conduct the prosecution. Old- mony.
dings stated that he was compelled
to bo in Chicago next week to take
depositions in connection with the
Hartwell divorce case.
Boy Raises Fine Cotton.
Cotton that ginned more than 36 per
cent of lint, and which was raised by
14-year-old Oklahoma county boy,
Attorneys Frank Dale, will Chap-
pel and D. M. Tibbetts of Guthrie, ap-
peared for the petitioners and filed a
motion requiring the protestantB to
specify In the allegations of fraud
what the violations consisted of, the
particular oamphlets in which they
occur and in cases where It is alleged
Denies were forged, to point out those
won the first prize of $7 offered by the they refer to. The general allegation
AM. Debolt gin at Edmond. The boy j ,hat.fraud was eoihmitled was not
w ho produced such a high percentag, sufficient, they contended to meet
or linl was Clifford Pray, who Hv=s | ,he requirements In making a protest
near Witcher, and drove to Edmond to to the petitions.
compete In the local contest, which; _
was participated in by nine adult cot-: Swanson County 8-ttled Aqaln
ton raisers, all of whom attained a Thp so-called Swanson county was
lower percentage of Cotton than was dpait another severe blow hv the stale
produced by the youthful farmer. supreme court when Jus'ice Kane
Handed down an opinion denying cer-
McAlester Man Is Namsd By Masons ,a|n officials of the pretended countv
Washington. Consideration or com- a wr|t to prohibit Kiowa countv
mittee reports and the election ot | authorities from enforcing an action
Daniel M. Holley of McAlester, Okla., j ngainst the organization of the county
as grand inspector general of Okla- . Thp ease was brought to the higher
homa. occupied the supreme council! Pourt by Joseph Barnes Hugh Fran
of the Thirty-third degree of the An dsco and eight other officers of the
dent and Accepted Kite Free Masonry pretended countv on appeal from an
for the southern Jurisdiction at -.he j action taken In the district court of
last session.
Kiowa county.
Two Requisitions issued.
Two requisitions were issued by
Governor Truce last week, for George
Warren, wanted in Pontotoc county
for the killing of P. M. Hatcher, and
Tom Jackson, wanted In Okmulgee
county for obtaining money under
false pretense. Shooting of Hatcher
occurred on July 22, 1909, and he died
the next day. Warren has been in-
dicted but his whereabouts have never
been learned until recently when he
was Heated In Las Cruces, N. M.
Jackson has been located at Hunting-
tor Ark.
Another Republican Ousted
i Washington.—Another republic
| officeholder In Oklahoma is out a
soon a democrat will be seated
| his stead, through the efforts of t
| Oklahoma congressional delegath
William S. Cade’s resignation as
8. marshal for the western dlstr
hus been accepted by Attorney Gi
eral McReynolds and Dr. J. q New
of Jennings, Okla., is his success
his name now being in the hards
President Wilson, and will he sent
the senate at once.
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Keyes, Chester A. The Canadian Valley News. (Jones City, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1913, newspaper, October 31, 1913; Jones, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc859836/m1/4/?q=virtual+music+rare+book: accessed June 11, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.