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Oklahoma State Register.
twenty-second year
No. 17
GUTHRIE, OKLA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1913
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Cimarron Valley Fair Begins
Next Tuesday, September 16*
Agricultural, Live Stock, Boys and Girls Clubs, A.H. T. A. Day,
County School Day, Governor Cruce Day, Races, Carnival
Company—All These To Entertain Visitors
The Cimarron Valley Fail' Association which
•will give more than a County Fair next week,
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday, September 16-20, inclusive, had its final
touches of good fortune in the rain that fell Mon-
day and Tuesday. The track and buildings are
about completed and will be ready for the open-
ing of the Fair. The live stock, farm products,
race horses, arc arriving in great numbers and
amusement features will bff among Hie Best usual-
ly given at State Fairs.
Tuesay, 16th, will be the A. If. T. A. day, fully
given over to that association and the particular
program of races and other amusements have
been provided. The association will have a bas-
ket dinner and all its usual social things.
Wednesday is the Educational day. Tickets
of admission have been sent to every teacher in
the County outside of the city of Guthrie and will
be distributed to the children. A program of
races, athletics and prizes for contests have been
especially provided for that day. '
Thursday is always considered the best day of
a Fair and will be emphasized by the horse races
for which a large sum of money has been pro-
vided.
Friday will be
'' Administration
Day" of the fair.
Gov. Cruce has
accepted an in-
vitation to speak
upon that day.
lie will be ac-
companied from
Oklahoma City
by a large crowd
of state officials
and employees
who desire to
make a gala day
of the occasion.
If the weather is
good- they may
come up in fif-
teen or twenty
automobiles. A
great many of
them who lived
HON. LEE CRUCE in Guthrie dur
ing the capital here desire to come back and fra-
ternize with the citizens. The Governor will be
given an ovation by parade over the town and to
the f;iii grounds where he will speak at one
o'clock from a platform in front of the grand
stand.
The Governor very kindly accepted this invita-
tion in the interest of agriculture and the occas-
ion will be entirely non-partisan. The Railroads
are making special rates for the occasion and is
expected that large crowds will attend from far
over the County limits.
The merchants of the city are preparing to make
a special sales day during the Fair and their stor-
es and streets will be brilliantly lighted during
the week.
The Guthrie fair grounds are not out in the
country, inconvenient and dusty, but are a part
of the Mineral Wells Park and those attending
will have the benefit of the cool shade and the
mineral waters so justly famed. Every citizen
of Guthrie should consider hmself a committee of
ojje from now on to prepare the city for the fair
week and during the week and act as a reception
committee for all visitors that none may go away
without enjoying themselves.
Girls' Canning Club.
The following prizes are to be awarded on the
quality aud quantity of each exhibit:
The following premiums will be awarded to
girls and boys in club work in Logan county under
the dieections of I . S Department, of Agriculture
who exhibit at the Cimarron Valley, Fair Sep-
tember 16 to 1!):
1st Prize—Scholarship in C. C. 15. C 150.00
2nd Prize—First Nat. Bank, Guthrie, P'tsh." 10.00
3rd Prize—F. O. Lutz O. G. C ; wise 10.00
4th Prize—Oklahoma Stale Bank $5; Ar-
kansas Lumber Co., $3  8.00
5th Prize—Logan County Bank $5; Ward
Lumber Co., $2   7.00
6th Prize—Brown I). G. Co., mdse, > 00
71li Prize Dr. Melvin trio I?. 1. R<'1 chickens 1>.00
8th Prize—Dr. C. B. Hill, trio Buff Wyan-
dotte chickens  ••• 15-00
9th Prize—G. B. Powell, trio chickens or
wild Mallard Ducks   10.00
10th Prize—J. C. Strang, trio chickens.... 9.00
11th Prize—E. II. Knauss, mdse  5.00
12th Prize—Patterson Furniture Co.. mdse 5.00
13th Prize—Chas. Eisenschmidt, mdse.... 4 00
14th Prize W. D. Packer, hand garden cul-
tivator  
15th Prize—Ed Fenton, mdse  3.00
16th Prize—II. T. Swearingen, 1 doz. Photos 5.00
17th Prize—E. T. Page, 1 doz. photos  3.00
18th Prize N. Y. Hardware Co., mdse  2.50
19th Prize—Walter Bishop, mdse  2.50
20th Prize—J. H. Rucks, mdse  2.50
21st Prize—E. A. Douglas, mdse  2.00
22nd Prize—L.-K. Drug Co. mdse  2.00
23rd Prize—Hirschi Hdw Co., mdse  2.50
Kafir Corn.
Kafir and Milo Contest for Exhibit of five heads
1st Prize—Ijosaii Co. Bank and Oklahoma
State Bank each $5.00 cash $10.00
2nd Prize--T. O. Lutz, 1). 0. Co., mdse .... 10.00
3rd Prize—Arkansas Lumber Co., $3; J. .
Ward $2, cash    5.00
4th Prize—J. J. Abell mdse   5.00
5th Prize—E. II. Knauss mdse - . 5.00
6th Prize—Ed C. Petersen, mdse  5.00
7th Prize—Oldsmith's Arms Co., mdse  2.50
8th Prize—J. II. Rucks, mdse  2.50
9t.h Prize—Emil L. Ilirschi  2.50
10th Prize—Ed Fenton. mdse  2.00
Boy's Corn Club.
Boys Corn Club for ten best ears of corn, any
variety:
1st Prize—Scholarship in Capital City Busi- ,
necc College, Guthrie $50.00
2nd Prize—First National Bank, Guthrie,
cash       10.00
3rd Prize—Brown Dry Goods Co., cash.... a.00
4th Prize—Tom Jenkins, mdse  
5th Prize—Armantrout, 1 doz. photos...
6th Friz ■—Patterson Furniture Co., md.-
7th Prize—N. Y. Ildvv. Co., mdse 
8th Prize—Walter Bishop, mdse 
9th Prize—Monarch D. O. Co., mdse ...
10th Prize—L.-K. Drug Co.   
The premiums on cotton will be awarded on
exhibit of ten bales and two pounds seed cotton:
The premium list on cotton is not divided yet
but there will be some good ones very likely about
ten premiums. _ .
I want even' boy and girl in club work in Lo-
gan county 1o bring an exhibit of their crops to
the Fair. You owe this much to the County, to
yourselves and to the work we are engaged in.
Do not Hi ink because your crop is poor it is no use
to exhibit. Other counties are even in a worse
condition than we are and we need your help to
win the State prizes. Read all the premium lists
carefully that have been sent to you and prepare
vour exhibits accordingly
' J. A. FARQU1TARSON,
Agent, Logan County.
THE TARIFF BILL HAS I'VSSFD
BOTH HOI Si:.S \\l> NOW UOES
TO COM M'EHENCE
Washington, Sept. 9.—'Tho Democ- '
ra: ic tariff revision bill passed the
n ito at 5:-43 p. m. amid a hurst
of a;>i>l I'ise that swf.pt from the '
rowded galleries and found its
i ho on Uio crowded floor of the
ii-nate. Its passage was attended I
w.tii su,. i«o in he (inal momenta j
A-xum Senator ua Follette, Republican i
iast his vote with the Democrats!
and was joined a few minutes later
(!y Senator Polnrioxter, Progressive.
The vote was 44 to37.
The Democrats had counted thro-
ughout the Ions; tariff light upon
losing tihe votes of Senators Ransdell
and Thortoti of i/ouslana Democrats
,viio voted against the. bill today be-
cause it would put free sugar on the
tree Hst.
Until the names of Senators La
Follotte and Poindexter wero ac-
tually galled, however, no one knew
deflnltay what stand they would
take, dnd their votes were greeted
with enthusatic applause. President
Wilson tonight expressed great gra-
tification over the end of the long
figt In the senati
TWO POLltvlEN KILLED BY
NEGRO REN TING ARREST
Sunday Afternoon Thrown into Commotion By The
Shooting of I. H. Caldwell and Lon
Huxlow By Lou Green
• The whole city was for a time drove the machine on as a decoy, for
thrown into commotion Sunday after- the pursuing party were closing in.
noon by the killing of police officers When the pursuers caught up with Ol-
1. H. Caldwell and ljon Muxlow by son they found the passengers gone
1 .on Green, a well known negro of the | Sheriff Mahoney and Redman walk-
city. The killing took place at (ireen's, ed with the prisoner up the Santa Fe
place of business on the south side of track, about eight miles to Orlando, as
Vilas Avenue half way between Har- it was about dark then, and there hir-
rison and First, two o'clock in the at- ] ed a team and took the prisoner to
ternoon. [Perry. There he waited for the 9:30
The report of the shooting startled ( north bound train and took him to
the neighborhood and people rushed j Newkirk, where he turned the prison-
out of their houses and ran In the di- er over to the sheriff. The aoul.Ii
Senator Simmons, chairman of the
finance' committee, who piloted the
1)111 through the committee the Uein
ocratic caucus aud the senate pre-
dicted that its pasage would bring
immediate stimulus to the business
of the country.
As it passed the senate tho tariff
bill represents reduction of more
•than four per cent from the rates of
the original bill that passed the
house and nearly 28 per cent from
the rates of the existing law.
In many lnnportant particulars the
senate has changed the billl thait the
house and a conference committee
ofthe two houses will ibegin work
Wednesday or Thursday to adjust
these differences. leaders of both
houses .predict that the conference
will consume two weeks.
K was nearly 5:30 when the vice-
president put the bill upon its
passage. Senator Ashurst, first on
the roll, shouted loudly no' and the
roll call proceeded deliberatley until
the clerk caled 'La Follette.". Tho
Wisconsin senator seated on the
front row, hesitated a moment. His
head was bowed and resting on his
hand He leaned forward a trifle and
vigorously answered 'aye'.
Instantly the applause broke from
the galleries and senators on the
thusias'ic hand clapping. When the
Democratic side joined in the en-
name  ? ;,i-nator Poindexter, Lie only
Progressive 'senator was reachd and
he contributed his vote for the bill
the applause was renewed.
Each house will have an equal
vote in the conference committee
even though each does not name
the same number of conferees.
NEW "OKLAHOMA JUSTICE
FOUGHT FOR CIMARRON
TERRITORY.
rection of the shots. Some eight to
twelve shots were fired and while the
shooting was going on none dared ven-
ture within reach. Tho first on tho
Scene were held back by Green who
declared he would give up to none but
Sheriff Mahoney. When he came he
took Green to the Federal jail for safe-
keeping.
The best that can bo found of the
details of the killing Is to the effect
that the officers went to Green's place
to arrest him on the charge of boot-
legging. Officer Muxlow went in at
the front door while Caldwell went
around and stood at the back door os-
tensibly to prevent Green from escap-
ing. Of course there are conflicting
stories. But officer Muxlow had his
fight and was killed by Green before
Caldwell was aware of the serious-
ness of the trouble. It was the first
shot fired that attracted Caldwell and
made hi mrush into the room. Green
bound train being on the track, the
Sheriff never went up town but turn-
ed the prisoner over to the husky
sheriff.
Asked if the prisoner gave him any
trouble Sheriff Mahoney said the pris-
oner was too scared to want to get
away, he wanted protection; but the
walk to Orlando on the cobble stones
of the Santa Fo road was anything
but pleasant.
Some Meetings.
There was a meeting held in the city
hall Sunday night, some speeches
made but no particular results. Mon-
day morning another meeting was held
in the council chamber and much talk
indulged in. Everybody scolded ev-
erybody.
Fnneral of Dead Officers.
The bodies of the dead men were
taken to the Patterson undertaking
rooms Sunday as soon as the ambul-
, mr", , „T„w ance wagon arrived. Tuesday morn,
turned on hi mand shot and clubed — ,
him until he was dead.
Thousands of people viewed the
bodies in the little fruit and bootblack-
ing shop that of Officer Muxlow lying
on his back shot through the mouth
and body and that of Officer Caldwell
lying on his side on the bootblack
stand shot through the head from ear
to oar and through the stomach.
For half an hour there were no signs
or demand for lynching, then the fev-
er started and a crowd of excited cit-
izens rushed to the Federal jail. But
Sheriff Mahoney was warned of their
coming and took his man out. With
the assistance of Grant Redman,
Green was taken in Chas. Olson's au-
ing the bodies were taken in state to
the city hal lat ten o'clock where many
persons passed in view and at one
o'clock were escorted to the Methodist
church where the funeral services
took place. The services of Muxlow
were in charge of the Eagles, Presi-
dent Frank Sarber leading, that of
Caldwell in charge of Rev. H. C. Ca3e.
Both were accompanied by the city of-
ficials. The Methodist church was
crowded and the services impressive.
Rev. Case preached a strong sermon.
Many went to Summit View where tS&
concluding services took place.
Committee Sees .Governor.
A committee of citizens went to Olc-
tomobile and headed for Mulhall. The:'— City and walted ^Governor
crowd at tho Federal jail finding their | • ^ , .Vniiiri
zrESii SSS
tod tod Se3SSnVSe! TlvterXrl™"th^rnd no?"*
prisoner, but Sheriff ^ )n punishment and there
2.50
2.50
2.00
chas. b. stkwaiu candidate
FOR SENATE.
Oklahoma City, Ok. Sept. 6.—Char-
les I. Stewart, editor of the Enid
Morning News today announced his
loandidacy for the United States
senate against T. P. Gore in the
Democratil primary campaign in 1914
Mr, Stewarts opening statement given
to the newspapers tonight, nake no
reference to Senator Gore by name
but criticizes the Senators policy in
conferring political favors. The state-
ments ays in part.
"Mr. Bryan has eloqaently denounc
ed that embezzlement of power by
which a representative of a people
serves special Interests. Recent de-
velopments brongs the Democratic
party of oklahoma face to face with
a phase of power embezzlement new
at least, to modern democracy. The
President can not personally select
the anmy of appointess that he must
name. He must rely upon some-
body's advice. The senate must con-
firm the pireater part of his nomlna
tions and naturally it has become
customary to rely largely upon the
advice of Senators.
The Democracy of Oklahoma cries
out in indignation against the mon-
strous precedent which one of the
State's senators seems determined
to establish. It concerns not only
the efficiency snd Integrity of the
public service, but also the character
of the party organization.
SANTA FE EXCAVATING
ITS RESERVOIR.
The Santa Fe reservoir contractor
had some twenty teams on the work
Thursday beginning to grade.
The reservoir will be two miles in
length.
GREAT RUSH~ FOR LANDS EX-
PECTED.
other officer having seal and power
take acknowledgments of deeds under
the laws of Oklahoma.
These lands are of three grades.
The first Is level land that s tillable
The second grade is rough and, part
of which may be tillable. The third
is very rough land among the brakes
and along the rivers, which land is
suitable only for grazing. The first
grade land is priced from $500 to $2,-
000 the second grade from $900 to
$1500 and the third grade from $500
to $900 per quarter.
There Is a general Impression
among the cattlemen that the .better
grade of land will sell se at prices
too high for use as grazing lands.
Among the farmers of this section of
state the ouinton appears to
Goodwell, Okla., Sept. 5.—Exten-
sive preparations are being made in
all towns along the Rock Island
railroad especialy at Guymon and
also at Boise City which latter Is
sixty-five miles from the railroad, for
thes ale of the new college lands of i the
Oklahoma to be started September 22 I prevail that the cattle men will In
The hotels and automobile owners ] some way to circumvent the rule
are preparing for a large number of j that only two section may be bought
visitors. In fact a large number of j by one individual. By employing
people are dally riding over the lands "stool" pigeons it might be posalble
which are to be sold and inspecting for a cattle man or a company to
them with a view of purchasing ' purchase a large tract of land were
them when sold.
The land agents are busy showing
prospective buyers over the lands and
making preparation for those who
intend to buy by proxy. It should
be well understood by those who In-
tend to buy that the appointment
must be by power of attorney. The
appointment must be In wri'ng, sub-
scribed toy the principal anl duly
acknowledge by a notary public or
It not for the fact that purchaser
shall not be permitted to sell the
land untl expiration of five years
from the date of purchase to any
person owning more than one sec-
tion of and. accordln gto the United
States survey.
The good rains that have visited
this section of the state during the
past, month will have a good effect
on the sale of these land*
i Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 6.—Tn
_ JB. I the recent appointment of Robert H.
i I .oufborow of Beaver City to be Asso-
6.00! ointi Justice of the Oklahoma State
5.00 Supreme Court, to succeed Justice
2 oO ■ Jesse .J. Dunn resigned, Gov. Cruce
gave recognition to a former citizen of
! Cimarron Territory, a seciion that or-
ganized a provisional territorial gov-
ernment: in the Eighties and tried
long and hard to gain the recognition
and approval of Congress. But the
opening of Oklahoma was too near at
hand and the prayers of the Cimarron
Territory suppliants were Ignored.
The provisional government of Cim-
arron Territory embraced what then
was known as "No Man's T«md," later
as Beaver County, and which Is now
contained in the counties of Cimarron.
Texas and Beaver.. Territorial and
county officials were organized. A
delegate elected and sent, to Congress,
In the hope that, he might be seated,
and laws for the government of the
New Territory were enacted by the
Legislature.
The enforcement of those laws, es-
pecially in the collection of taxes,
which fell most heavily upon the cat-
tle barons whose herds had ranged
that region for years, was abruptly
brought to a standstill by the display
of Winchesters in the hands of cow-
boys employed by the rattle men.
Cimarron Territory lingered for a year
or two In the vain hope that Congress
would consent to Its permanent or-
ganization, and then blew up like a
toy baloon on circus day when the
proclamation opening Oklahoma to
settlement was promulgated.
Many of the settlers who had squat-
ted In "No Man's land." which the
United States nor any other govern-
ment claimed, moved to Oklahoma
proper. Justice Loufborrow's parents
remained at eBaver City, the old capi-
tal of Cimarron Territory, and Justice
Loufborrow hims41f lives there at this
time.
At the time of his appointment to
the Supremo bench, Justice T/uifbor
row the court In the Nineteenth Dlst
rlet. TTo belonged In earlier davs to
what was known as the "cowboy law
yers" In Northwestern Oklahoma.
Their leader and most spectacular
renre?entat1ves was the late Temple
Houston, son of Gen Sam Houston of;
Terss Tn a measure they had a code
of their own.
For crumple, thev rarely appealed
from n decision of District Court, leav-
ing th" devious paths to the State Su
preme Court to those lawyers who had
more time to devote to technicalities
Tn the le:ra! wrestling matches 1n th
District Court th->se cowboy lawyers
never nilowed a "dog fall," the court,'
decision being accepted on both sides.
it plain that no man
brush, while Chas. Olson
took to the
\NTI 1IOUSE THIEF ASSOCIATION
DID NOT JOIN "MOB."
Editor State Register:
The Daily leader in the account of
the death of the two policemen stated
that after Sheriff Mahoney took lo tin-
brush with his prisoner after abandon-
ing the auto near Mulhall the Anti-
Horse Thief Association took the trail.
This statement may be true as to a
few individuals who in the excitement
of the moment or their passions be-
ing wrought up by the fearful crime
committed, took it upon themselves as
individuals to aid the pursuers of Ma-
honey to head him off and get his pris-
oner, but when they did they placed
t
inemselves outside of the Anti-Horse
Thief Association, for by so doing
they violated the very principle on
which this association is founded and
forgot the sacred obligation each one
took on becoming a member.
The association represents good cit-
izenship, stands to uphold the law,
stands to protect the innocent and
bring the criminal to justice and being
such cannot interfere with an officer
who does his sworn duty.
They cannot vindicate law by viola-
ting it. They cannot protect from
murder by engaging in its commis-
sion Provocation was great but not
sufficient. The best of citizenship test
is when provocation is great, such as
the citizens of Guthrie have just pass-
ed through. Stand by an officer who
can and does do his sworn duty.
For the awful crime of Sunday,
may in a measure be traceable to of-
ficers whose sworn duty is to uphold
the law and who has failed in this duty
and compromised with crime.
And the spirit of our citizens to take
the law into their own hands is in a
great measure also traceable to of-
ficers who fail to do his duty by his
state and his people by setting ver-
dicts of judges and juries aside and
give some cold-blooded murderer
whose life was forfeited by some cruel
murder the privilege to Uvo happy ev-
er after at the expense of our people
In our own state penitentiary and live-
ly in after years to be returned to lib-
erty and a living menace to society
and force good,loyal true citizens to
stain their hands In the blood of
some wretch, but yet a human being.
Bo while I am president of the Anti-
Horse Thief Association its members
will stand by and with the officers of
all grades who do their sworn duty
without fear or favor.
JAMBS KIRKWOOD
State President of A. H. t. A.
CORONER AROUSED "DEAD"
MAN.
Pawnee, Okla. Sept 6.—-A dead
man was discovered at the roadside
a few m.lfs out of Pawnee yesterday,
and when the sheriff and corner and
county Attorney arrived in a big auto
at least a dozen men were waiting to
learn the facts. While they were
trying to determine what was the
cause of death, there was a grunt
and the dead man opened his eyes
and inquired what all tihe row was
about anyway. He said his name
was WeUb. and that he had been
passing through and had fallen from
his wagon, lie was sobered I! - 1
his teaim was found wandering near
by and Jie was properly fined and
sent on hiis way, with less money
and less drunk aboard.
LITTLE ERROR ENDS FREE-
DOM.
Muskogee, Okla,, Sept. 6..—A little
mistake in identity cost George An-
derson, alias George Lewis, aliaa
Ralph Williams, safe blower and high
wayman, 15 years in the penitentiary
at McAlester, and he got the sentence
and wa son his way to the ipenitenti-
ary 12 hou>rs after this little slip.
Anderson had just completed five
years in the Leavenworth penitenti-
aryand had had five days liberty
when he decided he needed a little
money, so he held up R. A. Lewis,
a bank clerk, on the street and rob-
bed him of a watch and a few dol-
lars. Beore the poice had arrived An-
derson had made his getaway, but a
detective on the police force started
immediately for a suburban crossing
of two railroads, guessing that An-
derson would make for the spot. Sure
enough he did.
But Anderson found holding up
people so easy that he thought while
ho was waiting for his 'sleeper' to
come along he might as well garner
In a few more dollars. So when the
detective approached Anderson pro-
duced a gun and told him to "stick
'em up." Now the detective had been
expecting just this proceeding
and had thrown his coat over his
arm to conceal an automatic revol-
ver In his hand, and, as Anderson
was a little slow in getting his gun
In action he found the muzzle of a
gun in his own face and at the
same Instant a flashlight dazzled
his eyes The officer brought him In
he pleaded guilty, was given 15 years
and was on the road to the penitenti-
ary with 12 hours. . i