The Canadian Valley News. (Jones City, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1914 Page: 2 of 8
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ARGENTINE, BRAZIL AND CHILI
ATTEMPT TO SETTLE THE
MEXICAN DIFFICULTY.
BRYAN ACCEPTS THE PROPOSITION
Admiral Fletcher Placee Vera Crux
Under Martial Law, to Stop
Fighting and Dlaordera.—
Newa From tha Front
Washington. — Pan-American diplo-
macy has made Its first attempt to
solve the Mexican crisis by peaceful
negotiation.
The United States government ac-
cepted from Argentine, Brazil and
Chile a formal offer to act as interme-
diaries In the present situation, but re-
servedly pointed out that an act of
aggression by the military forces or
hostile demonstrations toward Amer-
icans might upset hopes of immedi-
ate peace.
Coincidentally with the acceptance
of the mediation offer, administration
officials announced there would be no
cessation of preparation by the army
and navy for future emergencies nd
no orders would be Issued to the
naval forces at Vera Cruz or the ships
t Bea changing original plans. No
further steps, however, to secure re-
pratlon for the Indignities which gave
rise to the present situation will be
attempted while the effort Is being
made to bring about a settlement
through the elimination of Huerta
upon which the United States has In-
sisted from the beginning.
Notification of the offer of media-
tion was sent not only to the diplo-
matic representatives of Argentine,
Brazil and Chile In Mexico City, but to
General Carranza and the constitu-
tionalists in northern Moxlco.
Spanish Ambassador Rinao hs re-
ceived advices from Mexico City stat-
ing that General Huerta had accept-
ed the ofTer of Argentine, Brazil and
Chile.
Vera Cruz Under Martial Law.
Vera Cruz.—Vera Crux is under
martial law. Rear Admiral Frank F.
Fletcher, commanding the American
naval forces on shore, issued a proc-
lamation to this effect and the last
opportunity Mexicans had for hand-
ling their own affairs In Vera Cruz
under their own laws disappeared.
Admiral Fletcher and his staff de-
termined there should be no more
quibbling with the Mexican officials
regarding forms of government and
until further notice residents of this
port will live and be Judged by mili-
tary law. The word has gone forth
that disorder and unrullness in any
form shall receive swift and severe
punishment.
This proclamation makes Regr Ad-
miral Fletcher absolute ruler ashore.
It Is believed the martial law proc-
lamation will open the way for more
of the city and federal employes to
return and co-operate In restoring the
local government functions. Mexicans
point out that thtse men now will be
In a position to explain to their friends
and the existing government at the
capital that under martial law they
felt obliged to return to their work.
REINFORCEMENT TO VERA CRUZ
SAN MARCOS SAILS FROM GAL-
VESTON WITH ARTILLERY.
Peace Negotiations Do Not Check Ar-
tillery and Cavalry
Movement.
Galveston, Texas.—The note of
peace sounded in the mediation nego-
tiation proposed by the three South
American republics to Bolve the Mex-
ican trouble found no echo here in the
hurried preparation to embark an ad-
ditional lighting force to vera Cruz.
The quartermaster’s department was
rushed with work of refitting the
freighter San Marcos into an army
transport, and the steamship, loaded
with supplies sailed with a troop of
the Sixth cavalry and battery F of
the Fourth field artillery.
The army here Is moving all Its
available Held artillery into Vera Cruz
to be prepared in event of a long cam-
paign of fighting in the mountain
passes to Mexico City should war be
declared. Three hundred and fifty ar-
tillery and cavalrymen boarded the
San Marcos. With the sixteen moun-
tain guns thht were sent away on the
Saltillo, there will be nearly a regi-
ment of artillery ready to take the
field at Vera Cruz within the week.
While Brigadier General G. G. Davis
in command of the army here, would
give no bint of plans for moving troops
it was reported that artillery was be-
ing given preference over cavalry in
the dispatch of men to Vera Cruz.
There are now 300,000 rations at Vera
Cruz with additional supplies going
on the San Marcos. Colonel Krant-
hauf of the quartermaster's depart-
ment, said that the army had an addi-
tional three months' supplies in Gal-
veston ready to ship, including tents,
blankets and other camp equipment.
The freight compartments of the
San Marcos have been removed and
below decks there were installed
‘‘standees" or iron berths, each one
accommodating three men. Two thou-
sand standees were recently brought
from San Francisco. The San Marcos
was alBo fitted with stalls for the army
mules that pack the mountain guns on
their backs. Five hundred life pre-
servers were put about the San Mar-
cos. Those who sailed had five days'
rations in their haversacks.
FEDERALS DESTROY NEUV0 LAREDO
Soldiers Fire Across Border, But No
Damage Is Done.
PARADE THROUGH STREETS OF
CAPITAL DENOUNCING AT-
TUDE OF DICTATOR.
SENTIMENT IS NOW CHANGING
Laredo, Tax.—Hundreds of desti-
tute refugees trom Neuvo Laredo, In-
cluding those of all nationalities, are
now being sheltered on this side of
the river. The town of Nuevo La-
redo on the Mexican side is a mass
of ruins, having been dynamited and
burned by the Mexican federate be-
fore evacuating the town.
There was some firing across the
river, but no one in Laredo was hurt.
Two Mexicans were killed, one of
them by a stray shot and the other
by accident.
There was some excitement when
the Mexicans fired across the border
at the United States soldiers on pa-
trol duty, but It quickly subsided when
the federate retreated.
Heavy guards were placed at the
two International bridges to prevent
them from being blown up in case
the regulars returned.
Army Gathered In.
An order that all arms be turned
In by residents brought to the head-
quarters of the provost marshal bush-
els of small arms and sucks of rifles.
O’Shaughnessy Is 8afe.
Washington. — Neslon O’Shaugh
nessy, American charge at Mexico
City, his family and staff and consul
General Shanklin and his staff arrived
In Vera Cruz from the Mexican cap-
ital.
SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS.
May 1—Shrine Ceremonial, Oklahoma
City.
May 6-8—Confederate Veterans tte-
unlon, Jacksonville, Fla.
May 8-9—Stete Editorial Association
Ardmore.
July 6-Aug. 1—A. & M. Cotton School,
Stillwater.
Sept. 8-9-10—Caddo county fair, Blnger.
Sept 8-10—Photographers convention,
Oklahoma City.
Sept. 22-Oct. 8, 1914—SUte Fair, Okla-
homa City.
Oct. 7-17—Dry Farming Congress.
Wlrhlta.
October—Southern Commercial Con-
gress, Muskogee.
Sober Natives Decry Possibility of
War With the United States—
Rebels Nearing Mex-
ico City.
Vern Cruz.—The more friendly atti-
tude displayed in the capital toward
foreigners in the last day or two was
explained when It was learned from
refugees arriving here that rebel sup-
porters in Mexico City had taken
steps to change public opinion. They
circulated hand bills calling upon peo-
ple to protect Americans and de-
nouncing Huerta as the cause of the
landing of the American naval forces
at Vera Cruz anti also as the author
of false inflammatory statements pub-
lished in Mexico City.
In the hand bills the people were
called upon to join In a big parade in
order to show disapproval of Huerta’s
attitude and to indicate their own
friendliness toward Americans.
The rebels are gaining ground In
the territory close to Mexico City.
Four hundred federal wounded were
brought into the capital from nearby
points. Where the battle was fought
the refugees did not know.
A train reaching here brought many
British. German and French residents,
but only five Americans. None of them
came direct from Mexico City. Some
of them had bqen prisoners of the
federals at Cordoba, others at Sole-
dad. the headquarters of General
Maas. —•*■* ——
Refugees say that prior to the
change In sentiment at the capital,
four Americans were seized by one
of the mobs, which insisted upon
lynching them, their lives were saved
by the Intervention of the police,
whose commander promised the riot-
ers he would shoot the prisoners, but
who promptly released them.
Formal Flag Rising.
With all ceremony, the firing of a
salute and dress parade, the Ameri-
can flag was salsed over the division
headquarters df Rear Admiral Frank
F Fletcher. Over the customs house
the flag had been flying since the
landing of the American forces, but
until now there had been no ceremony
Indicating the fomral occupation of
Vera Cruz.
The transports with Brigadier Gen-
eral Funaton'a command aboard are
off the port, but there has been no In-
dication that the military forces will
be sent ashore at this time.
Five Americans who arrived by
train from Mexico City were virtu-
ally expelled by President Huerta.
They had been arrested at Fachucha
for no known cause. They are Dr.
Hoskins. R. Chattlon, J. Punston. G.
O. Smith and Mr Maddox Dr Hos-
kins as subjected to rougher treat-
ment than the others because In his
pockets were found papers Indicating
that he had once served as surgeon
In the United States army of volun-
teers These men were sent to the
capital from Pachuca and Huerta or-
dered them to leave the country.
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HUERTA’8 WAR STRENGTH
Army—
Soldiers of all classes (esti-
mated) 45.000 to 60,000. Guns
Gunboat Bravo, 1,260 tons.. 8
Gunboat Morales, 1,260 tons 8
Gunboat Tampico, 980 tons 8
Gunboat Vera Cruz, 980 tons 8
Training ship Zaragosa
as gunboat) ............. 8
Two armed transports......10
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Railroad Reopened.
Brownsville. Tex—Operation of the
railroad between Matamoros and Mon-
terey was begun Sunday, following the
capture of Monterey by constitution-
allsts. The road was suspended a year
ago. A trainload of refugees from
the Interior was brought Into the bor-
der city Monday. With the occupa-
tlon of Nuevo Laredo by the rebels
It la thought the National railroad
from Monterey to that point also will
be re-opened soon, under the dlrec-
. tlon of the constitutionalists.
A test well Is being drilled at Vlan.
Boswell last week voted $36,000 in
bonds to establish a waterworks sys-
tem.
At a meeting of the commercial club
of Alva an agreement was reached to
establish a high school in that city.
The Letzelser medal, awarded an-
nually to the best university student,
was given to Miss Addle Maloy, a
senior in the college of arts and sci-
ence.
The nine year old son of John
George, a farmer living near Poteau,
was stabbed and fatally wounded by
the twelve year old son of another
farmer named Palmer.
Professor E. E. Baucom, for three
years connected with Elk City’s pub-
lic school, has been selected as super-
intendent of the public schools of
Cheyenne for the coming year.
Toddling around In the yard during
the temporary absence of its mother
at a neighbor's, a 2-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Zachery of Hollis, fell into
a cistern at Altus and was drowned.
Postmaster A. L. Kates of Clare-
more has been informed that begin-
ning on June 15, free delivery of mall
would be established in Claremore.
Two regular carriers are to be em-
ployed.
William Sivalls, Bartlesville oil field
worker, will have to face a charge
of murdering William Butcher, a fel-
low worker whom he admits having
hit on the head with a board in a
quarrel.
The president sent the following
nominations to the senate to be post-
masters: R. L. Lunsford, Jr., Cleve-
land; Charles E. Howe, Gotebo; James
M Keys, Pryor; S. A. Crawford, Tem-
ple; T. C. Shacklett, Yukon.
Reorganization of the Kansas, Mex-
ico and Orient railroad company Is
expected to be concluded in a few
days. The receivers are to be dis-
charged and the road extended from
Wichita to Kansas City.
Henry Landers, a 14-year-old full-
blood Indian of McClain township,
Muskogee county, won the first prize
in the county spelling contest, and
will represent Muskogee county In the
state contest at Oklahoma City May 9.
Statisticians who have been enu-
merating the wars of the past quarter
of a century have been purposely and
maliciously slandering this state by
omission. Nothing was said of the
Crazy Snake, Jay or Tulsa rebellions.
District Judge De Graffenried has
called a special grand Jury to meet
at Muskogee on MaV 4th for the pur-
pose of investigating frauds charged
to have been perpetrated In the re.
cent city election there.
A coroner's Jury at Tulsa exoner-
ated Deputy Sheriff Bob Atkins of»a!l
blame for the killing of Frank
Bridges, an ex-convict, who was shot
and killed while trying to escape, aft-
er being arrested on a charge of burg-
lary.
The Colonial Knickerbocker Trust
Co. of New York has underwritten
five and a half million dollars in two-
year notes for paying off receivers'
certificates and current debts and
taking the Orient railroad out of the
receivership.
The Arnett Leader tells of two
farmers iawlng over a few dollars
damage a calf did to sonle growing
wheat. The result was that one
farmer got $1 judgment for damages
and the other had to pay $72 to the
lawyer and court.
At the next meeting of the city
council at Altus favorable action will
probably be taken on the proposition
of the Great Western Petroleum Co.
to pipe natural gas to that city. The
company offers a flat rate of 25 cents
per thousand feet of gas for all pur-
poses, or a rate of 15 cents per thou-
sand for manufacturing purposes
where oVer 100,000 feet a month is
used.
The Altus Mercantile Co., a general
merchandise firm capitalized at $100,-
000, the largest commercial institution
In Jackson county, has filed a petition
in bankruptcy with B. M. Parmenter,
referee, at Lawton. The company
was organized in 1913 to do a general
business. William E. Muse, an em-
ploye of John V. Fai^vell & Co., of
Chicago, was Its president. The as-
sets are estimated at $30,000, with
liabilities of $20,000. First meeting cf
creditors will be held May 1.
Mayor Beach at Altus has called a
mass meeting of the citizens of Altus
for Tuesday. May 28, to consider the
relectlon of a regular "good roads"
day.
Gus Thompson begins to think that
perhaps the Beggs cattle market la
better than Kansas City, says the
Beggs Independent. He was offered
$808 more for a couple of cars of cat-
tle by Beggs buyers than ha received
for them at Kansas City. That la a
pretty big difference. He ia partial
to the Oklahoma City market and
thinks he will sell at home after this.
Rev. James E. Pershing of Okla-
homa City la a busy man this week,
acting as moderator of the state con-1
ference of Congregatlonallsts.
Ministers and lay members from
all over the statp assembled In Okla-
homa City April 28, 29 and 30, on the
occasion of the twenty-fourth annual
conference of the Congregational
churches and auxiliaries of Okla-
homa.
Several hundred delegates attend-
ed and more than fifty churches
of the state will be represented.
Prominent divines of the denomlna-1
tlon were present to address the con-
ference.
The Rev. Charlse E. Burton, D. D.
of New York, addressed the confer-
ence during nearly every session.
Other speakers included Dr. G. W.
Ray of Fort Worth and Rev. R. W.
Gammon of Chicago, who is one of the
leading workers In the International
Association of Sunday School Work-
ers.
Sessions of the conference were
held at the Harrison Avenue, Congre-
gational church. The program com-
mittee consists of Rev. A. Meikle of
OR Firm Asks Mandamus Writ
Application for a writ of mandamus
to compel the Texas company to show
cause for refusing to transport the
oil production of tne Quaker OH and
Gas Co. in the Cushing field was filed
in district court at Oklahoma City.
The Quaker company alleges that the
Texas company, as a common carrier,
has a eslx-inch pipe accessible to its
field, but has failed and still refuses
to take Its output, although it regu-
larly handles that produced by wells
on adjoining oil fields.
The Quaker Oil and Gas Co., in the
petition, represents itself as the own-
er of an oil and gas lease on the
Jeanette Richards allotment, known
as northeast quarter 4-17-7 east, In
Creek county, commonly called the
Cushing field.
It is alleged that the plaintiff be-
gan operations on that lease January
1, 1914, and now has five wells pro-
ducing oil thereon, and is drilling five
or six more wells. It is set forth that
the first well drilled produced 75 bar-
rels of oil per hour and that the other
wells have produced a good flow. It
Is alleged that all the wells combined
on the plaintiff’s lease are now pro-
ducing 10,000 barrels daily.
According to the plaintiff, the lands
adjoining its lease are covered by
leases owned by Gunsburg and For-
man, the Prairie Oil and Gas Co., B.
B. Jones, T. B. Slick and the Produc-
ers’ QI1 Co. It is alleged that the
Producers’ Oil Co. is a corporation
engaged In marketing oil products and
that its stock is owned almost en-
tirely by the Texas company.
It is told in the petition that the
Producers’ Oil Co. owns an oil and
gas mining lease covering what is
known as the Anna McIntosh allot-
ment, comprising eighty acres. It Is
alleged that this lease has wells pro-
lucing 8,500 barrels of oil daily and
that the Texas company runs this
production to market through its six-
inch pipe line, which is also accessi-
ble to the lease of the plaintiff. It is
stated that the pipe line has a capac
tty of 12,000 barrels handled daily, out
that defendant., refuses to purchase
and transport the production of the
plaintiff.
The petition contends that this pipe
line is depended upon by the plaintiff
for marketing its production and that
while the defendant pretends to be in
business to transport oil without dis-
crimination against any particular
product, it refuses to handle that of-
fered It by the Quaker company.
The plaintiff alleges that It has de-
veloped Its wells at a heavy expense,
drilling to a depth of about 2,600 feet
under the requirements of its lease,
and has struck a layer of oil sand 90
to 100 feet In thickness, which is
rich and productive.
It is further stated that the plain-
tiff is required by the department of
the interior to develop the wells on
its leased land diligently, but is pre-
vented from so doing by the failure
of the Texas company to assist in
the marketing of its output. n
REV. JAMES E. PERSHING
Moderator of the Convention
Weatherford, Rev. J. H. Parker of
Kingfisher and Rev. W. H. B. Urch,
D. D., of Oklahoma City.
Another Decision on R. R. Rates
Authority and jurisdiction of the
corporation commission to sit as a
court of record in matters pertaining
to the refunding of millions of dollarB
to the people of Oklahoma is affirmed
in two opinions handed down by the
supreme court 'commission, one deal-
ing with the passenger fare refund
and the other with the express rate
refund.
The 2-cent railroad fare litigation,
now pending in the federal court is
not affected by the decision. The
opinion simply upholds the authority
of the commission to take charge of
the refund if it Is eventually ordered
by the federal court.
The immediate effect of the decision
is that it paves the way for the com-
mission to take the necessary steps
toward requiring the four big express
oempanies operating in the state to
refund to their patrons approximately
$700,000 in charges collected In ex-
cess of those fixed by the corporation
commission.
Under the terms of the agreement
made by the attorney general with
the carriers the question of refunding
excess railroad passenger fare is left
to the federal court where the case is
how pending and no effort is made
by the commission to interfere there,
but according to the opinion, litiga-
tion on behalf of the express com-
panies has been exhausted and there
is no reason why the refund should
not be made.
Firemen Will Meet In May
The twentieth annual contention
and tournament of the Oklahoma
State Firemen's association will open
at Oklahoma City May 5 and continue
on the 6, 7, and 8th. The tournament
held annually by the association has
attracted unusual attention In recent
years because of the modern meth-
ods of fire fighting that are exhibited,
having been introduced from time to
time into the various departments.
The convention will open with a
reception of the delegates at the Skir-
vln hotel Tuesday morning and the en-
tertainment for the women during
that time will be a shopping tour. Th&
meeting will open at 9:30 o’clock on
Tuesday morning at the Skirvin wltlj
an address of welcome by Mayor
Whit M. Grant. Ahe afternoon will
be devoted to the tournament at tha
state fair grounds. The coming con-
vention and tournament Is expected to
be one of the best attenedd In years.
Candidates Begin to File Names
Secretary Ben Riley, of the state
election board, has begun to recelva
applications of those who wish to file
as candidates in the state-wide pri-
mary election of August 5. Mr. Riley,
for some time, has been sending out
application blanks to those asking for
them, but few candidates as yet have
asked for filing blanks.
The first Democratic candidate ta
make application for a filing blank wa*
J. R. Strang, of Hugo, who is a can-
didate for district judge. Thus far
Mr. Riley haB received no inquiries
from Republicans, but a number of
Socialist candidates have asked for
information and filing blanks. Under
the law all candidates must file with
the secretary of the board before
their names can be placed on the
ticket in the primary election.
Habeas Corpus Writ Denied.
Application for a writ of habeas
corpus for George E. Winters, former
deputy state enforcement officer, who
is now In the penitentiary at McAl-
Part of Book Contracts Approved.
Bonds and contracts of twelve of
the successful publishing houses in
the recent school book adoptions were
approved by the board of education,
sitting as a text book commission,
while contracts of three publishers
were held up for further consideration
as a result of criticism directed
against the price of the books they jester under sentence of one year for
offer. Contracts and bonds of Jasper
Sipes. American Book Co., Ginn & Co.,
Henry Holt & Co., Atkinson Mentzer
Co., World Book Co., D. Appleton A
Co., Southern Publishing Co., Eaton
& Co., Scott-Foresman Co., Rowe,
Peterson & Co., and the McMillan Co.
were signed and approved.
8chool Ground For Oil Drill
The Pleasant Hill Oil Co. waa grant-
ed a charter by Secretary of State
Ben Harrison last week. The com-
pany was organized for the purpose
of drilling for oil on the Pleasant
Hill school district campus, which Is
composed of two acres. The school
district Is located in the heart of the
Cushing oil field. This is the first
time that school property has been
teed for oil purposes. The Incorpor-
tors of the company are: J. R. Had-
a t. Griffith and C. II.
soliciting and accepting a bribe of $15
from bootleggers, was denied by the
criminal court of appeals In an opin-
ion announced by Presiding Judge
Armstrong. At the time ho Is alleged
to have solicited and accepted the
bribe Winters was a deputy state en-
forcement officer In Osago county.
Without a License.
The McPherson Hail Insurance Co.
of McPherson. Kan., a farm mutual
concern, which has no license to tran-
sact business In Oklahoma, has writ-
ten at least one policy in this state,
according to information received by
Insurance Commissioner Welch. Chas.
W. Worley, a Grunt county fanner,
wrote the department enclosing a
policy of $700 giving hall protection
on his wheat crop which was signed
by W. T. Herrington of Hunnewell.
Kan., as slllcltor.
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