The Shawnee News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 187, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 28, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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THE SHAWNEE NEWS-HERALD
EVENING EDITION—EIGHT PAGES
NUMBER 1ST
WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEB 28,19!
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
Shawnee Dally H< r«K Vol. 16 f CoD.oltd«te<i\
Shawnee Duly Newt. Vol. .5 V. Dec. i. ion V
VOLUME XVI
BLACKSMITHS ARE BUSY
rates cm
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CONTRACT FOR INSURING CITY
HALL PAVES WAY FOR
DEBATE.
STORM SEVERE IN TEXAS.
Rook Island is Hampered In MoTlng
«f Freight,
FINAL VOTE WAS 4 TO 2
McAlester, Okla., Feb. 27.—On ac-
count ot severe snow storms and
snow blockades on its line, the Chi-
cago Rock Island and Pacific rail-
way today issued telegraphic Instruc-
tions to all agents in its service 'o
not accept any perishable freight or
live stock or sell tickets to points
on the Amarillo, Tex., division ex-
cept subject to delay. It Is report
ed that the storm in Western Texas
and Oklahoma is very severe and
destructive and doing much damag;
to the railroads and to stock.
City Council Tarns Bown Anto Peti-
tion—Report of Thomas Boyston
Adopted.
FOUND WITH THROAT CUT.
Letting the contract for writing
the insurance on city hall was the
basis of a prolonged discussion in
the city council chambers laBt night
in which every councilman tooK
part. Councilman Tom Potts lead
the fight for one faction composed
of Councilman HarriB, Hickey and
Graham. Councilmen Fariss and
Pelphrey opposed their colleagues.
Fariss lead the fight for the min-
ority faction.
Discussion Followed.
The discussion started when Mayor
Martin stated that inasmuch as the
time for Insuring city hall had long
since passed he recommended that
action be taken at that session and
the contract be let for the writing
the Insurance. Councilman fotts
floor leader for the majority faction,
drew fire when he introduced a mo-
tion that the insurance be placed
with local representatives.
' Councilman Fariss was on his feet
in an instant and the discussion was
on in earnest. Councilman Fariss
charged that the rates of insurance
exacted by the companies doing bus-
iness in this state were excessive,
confiscatory and out of all propor-
tions with those In any other state
He charged that the real pie count-
er for insurance men was main-
tained here in Oklahoma. Mr. Fariss
Introduced a motion to have the in-
surance carried on city hall amount-
Believed Minco Farmer Committed
Suicide While Despondent.
Minco, Okla., Feb. 27.—With his
throat cut from ear to ear, the body
of John Taylor was found in a corn
crib on his farm about twelve miles
north of this place. A razor was ly-
ing by his side. It is believed the
man committed suicide while in a fit
of despondency.
High Water
Mark and
Still "Risin"
Total Deposits $20f>,K11.80
CASH RESERVE 52.10
We have the strongest cash
receive in proportion to our
total deposits of any bank in
Shawnee.
On the strength of our
strongly entrenched financial
condition we invite the ac-
counts of all those looking for
a safe place to "tuck away"
their little savings.
Security State Bank
11.00 Opens An Accounty.
ing to $24,000 placed with a New
York state company. He held th
I- would represent a saving to the
city of approximately $100. Mr.
Fariss asserted that by making this
stand the underwriters would have
its effect in causing them to ad-
just the rates in this city.
Potts Won Out.
Councilman Potts was loaded with
fact's, figures and suggestions which
he set forth in his argument Mr.
Fotls held that in event the city
hall was destroyed by fire a greet
amount of trouble would be en-
countered in transacting business
with a foreign company and that in
the end it would likely cost more
than the amount of the cost of th"
insurance at home and in New York.
By a vote of four to two it was
decided to place the insurance it
home. The cost of the premium tor
three years will be $4*S0.
Petition Was Tabled.
The petition of the automobile as-
sociation to have the city tax re-
duced from $7.50 to $1, met with dis-
favor by the- city council, and by
unanimous vote the petition was
tabled. It was not only urged that
the license be kept at the present
figure, but the plan of charging a
wheel tax was discussed.
I Rev. Prewitt and Rev. Prengrey,
representatives of the ministerial
association, appeared before the
council and asked the privilege of
using the convention hall for a
month beginning the latter part of
March. Evangelistic meetings an;
to be held at which time all of the
Protestant churches in the city will
participate. Councilman Hickey of-
! fered a motion to allow the churches
j the use of convention hall.
Report of City Finances.
| The report of Tom D. Boydston
i was read and adopted by the coun-
! eli. The financial condition of the
| city was set forth in the report and
I among other things was shown the
; splendid system of accoutnlng thai,
lias been Installed In e\ y depart-
jment in the city. If developed dur-
j ing the course of a discussion of the
various features of the report that
heretofore the city was unable to ob-
tain an accurate account of its fi-
nances without great loss of time
and considerable expense. The city
council in adopting the report by i
unanimous vote decided to have the
report printed in book form.
MAYOR MARTIN
HAS ANNOUNCED
SETS FORTH IN STATEMENT
WHY HE SHOULD BE
RE-ELECTED.
To the Citizens of Shawnee:
hereby announce as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Mayor of the City of Shawnee at the
coming primary election.
It has been a question in the
minds of some parties as to what
action 1 would take in this matter,
as most of you are familiar with and
know the circumstances leading up
to a question which has come up, and
I must frankly say that after our
endeavor to get the matter passed
upon judicially, we know but little
more than when we went into Court
to get this matter settled once for
all, and to know as to whether or
not Charter provisions prevailed and
whether the citizens would be at
lowed under a Charter form of gov-
ernment to exercise the privilege of
self government, which Is purely the
intent of the Constitution when pro
vlding that cities should have a right
to frame and adopt a Charter form
of government; or whether we are
subject to the jurisdiction of the
County Election Board, thereby tan
ing away a municipal right to hold
our own elections. It is just as con
sistent that the city hold a county
election as that the county should
hold the city election.
I am submitting my candidacy to
you solely upon the merits of the ad-
ministration for the past ten months
three months of which we were tie!
hand and foot on account of reven-
ues.
I wish to call your attention to
the following facts which are backed
up by the records of the city, and to
which every citizen has access, and
can find out for himself.
On the first day of July, the be-
ginning of our fiscal year, we had
outstanding warrants against the
city of $35,000 in excess of any rev-
A TIMELY SUGGESTION.
The fear of an epidemic of 1
Cebro Spinal Meningitis in our '
city has cauBed the laity to
consult the profession dally
regarding some propleylactic
to ward off the diesase.
If the board of health would
attempt to answer all 'phone
queries—it would be necessary
to employ half a dozen clerkB
—consequently we answer no
querries over our telephone,
concerning Cebro Spinal Men-
ingitis.
The preventive measures
against Cebro Spinal Meningit-
is given the laity, is isolation
of patients and prevent com-
ing in contact with them,
prompt reports of all cases to
city or county superintendents
of health—disinfect premises,
avoid exposures.
These advertised disks, nasal
sprays, etc., as "sure preventa-
tives" for Cebro Spinal Men-
ingitis are not recommended
by higher authorities. The U.
S. Public Health & Marine
Hospital service surgeon in an
article quotes sprays as In-
jurious to the lining of the
nose—in fact causing danger-
ous conditions, which common
sense will teach you.
Therefore, give us your as-
' sistance, put your homes, your
' families, your surroundings in
' a hygienic sanitary condition
' and you need fear no trouble.
' DR. H. A. WAGNER,
► City Supt. of Health.
FIGHT PROMISED
IN CITY ELECTION
CANDIDATES SEEKING NOMINA
HON FOR MAYOR CAMMACK
IS OCT.
Farmers Are llrlitging In Plows
l e Repaired.
These are harvest days for Shaw-1
nee blacksmiths, shops being con-
gested with work. Farmers are
bringing their plows and farm ma-
chinery to shops for repairs and
rush orders are the rule.
New plow points are needed, and
other minor repairs to plows must
be made before farmers can begii
their spring plowing. In one sho-
on North Beard street yesterday thei
were eighteen plows waiting fpr r
pairs.
status of
ma plan
Tomorrow Is the first day for fil-
ing nominations for the city election,
but it is generally believeiW that with-
in the next few days every candidate
anxious for a place on the municipal
band wagon will have filed.
Three Democratic Candidates.
The race for mayor on the demo
cratlc ticket has ulmmered down to
three cornered fight In which
Mayor Martin, R. H. Clayton and H.
C. Myers will be the principals. A.
J. Cammack, who was an active can- j 1Im) hearlng of K
dldate, or at least was being groomed ^ Ray ^ R ^ pf
for the place by i s r en s, j ^ am>sted Qn a charge of gran.l
eliminated himself from the larcpnv WRa held before Ju8t|ce of
Accompanied by his wife he left the,^ ^ ^ Tecum.
city yesterday and the announcemen , ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ac<tuUta, of
was made that he would be absent at,
least a month. Phis tends to modify, ^ ^ ^ ch wlth
the situation in the mayoratyrac^.t, & of ^ frQm ^ Rqck
naklng it a three cornered fight, un- £ ^ They worp ^ ,nlo
less W. A. Ephland decides to make nnn.tahi. Cole who bad
OUT TO REMOVE THBEK|
MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD HALTED.
THREE WERE ACQUITTED.
Dale Men Charged With Stealing Coal
From Rock Island.
{COUNCIL TAKES ACTION
the race. His name has been mej-
tioned but he has not expressed him-
self in the matter. Mr. Cammack'-s
withdrawal may pave the way for
Mr. Ephland to announce.
Two "Franks" Too.
On the republican side of the
house the two "Franks"—Stearns and
Roodhouse, are casting eager eyes at
each other. Both are avowed candi-
dates for the place and the repubU
custody by Constable Cole who had
warrant for their arrest.
Can you recall the time when you
would have been shocked to learn
that Colonel Roosevelt refused to talk
on any topic that might be sug-
gested?
City Clerk Jenner 1'liable to
Accurate List of Qualified
Voters,
CM
Orviiie Wright says he and hia
brothers are now working to make
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"ABSOLUTE SAFETY"
Let us call your attention to our statement which ap-
pears in this issue of the paper. We are proud of it. It
Bhows for itself. We invite the public to a careful examina-
tion of it and to the rapid and solid growth of this institu-
tion. The constant growth In volume of business done by this
bank and the continued increase In the number of Its patrons
has been due to the friendly reference to it by Its depositors,
and to OUR POLICY "Absolutely Safety" at all times.
THE STATE NATIONAL BANK
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Capital $100/104.00. Surplus $1K,500.00.
We are the only United States Depository in This County.
enue saying nothing of the claims
for salaries and other Items for the
month of June for which we refuBed
to issue warrants for the reason that
we would be in strict violation of
the law. We Immediately set about
palcing the city upon a cash basis
by cutting loose from the back debt,
and placing the expenses of this fis-
cal year solely upon the revenue N>
be derived for said year, and by be-
ing able to show the bank where and
how we were conducting the busi-
ness of the city, thereby getting them
to cash the warrants at par saving
a discount on al Iwarrants Issued oy
the city, which would have amount-
ed to from $2,000 to $3,000 up to tha
present time, as the warrants In
nearly all departments had been suf-
fering a discount for two years, and
some of the warrants could not be
disposed of at half price.
We then went to work to clean up
the excessive indebtedness which had
been created, but which could have
been avoided had the proper econom-
ical steps been taken by the former
administration.
Of course some will say that they
issued bonds to take up the Indebt-
edness, which is an easy matter; but
just wait a moment! Had we not
Issued bonds to relieve the burden
of taxation at the present time, then
would have been levied against our
property for the next three years the
amount of $45,000, or $15,000 with six
per cent interest each year over and
above the present taxes. This was
the only way in which to pay this
outstanding indebtedness, unless the
city had taken the attitude Just re-
cently taken by the city of Vinita,
and refuted the payment of the war-
rants issued In excess of any rev-
enues, (which were purely illegal),
which we could have done and been
upheld by the court. Then the on'y
way to have collected same would
have been to sue the officials and
their bondsmen who created the in-
debtedness. You will please remem-
ber that warrants in excess of the
appropriation for following fiscal
years cannot bp Issued without pay-
ing a penalty by forfeiture of office
and the fiiffe ftnposed by the court.
This was really the law previously,
but no penalty having been provided,
therefore it was ignored. And the
funds of the city at the present time
clearly demonstrate the economic
methods used by this administration,
as when the first of July comes, wo
will not have issued warrants In ex-
cess of revenues, but on the other
hand, will have a little money left
And I also wish to call your at-
tention to the matter of taxes, and
to show that the citizens of Shawnee
are not paying any more taxes for
the up-keep^of the city on account of
the raise made by the state board of
equalization. First, the City Board
of Equalization comprised of the
Mayor, Assessor and City Clerk, re-
fused to raise the valuation of the
city at the time we passed upon the
assessment, and the first of July tue
Mayor and Council made the estimate
for the city's expense for the com-
ing year, and filed same with the
County Board of Excise. The valua-
tion placed upon our city by the
County Board of Equalization was
sufficient to raise the amount of
taxes asked for by the Mayor and
Council, and when the valuation was
raised by the State Board of Equali-
zation, the rate of taxes was lowered
at the time of making the levy 'o
bring exactly the same amount ot
money as was estimated for prior to
the raising by the State Board of
Equalization. Therefore, a rate of
5V4 mlllB for general purposes was
all that was necessary to levy, while
the law allows 7 mills for general
purposes. Of course the 4 mill levy
for interest and sinking fund waa
not as much as the law requires to
be appropriated in one year, taking
into consideration the amount of our
bonded debt, but in order to make
the burden of taxes as light as pos-
sible, we did not make the sinking
fund levy as heavy as It Bhould have
„ ., , i ui 111 ,i flying: safe. Looks like a fairly busy
can fight will be a most Interesting , ,ml t,,
* . _ . , ..summer for the Wright boys, not to
one. Stearns has made a couple f ,
,, , , . mention other busy seasons,
campaigns for the place winning once,
and being defeated by Mayor Marti.1
last spring. That is the only handi-1 it is our theory that no impetuous
lUOb Dl IHI(j. iUtll. j
cap Roodhouse has in the race is the youth should uso the telephone to save
experience Stearns has had In cam-j writing love letters.
palgnlng However, his friends say j
he has a splendid chance for the first ward, and from present indica-
nomlnation. Both candidates are lab- J tiom he wil lhave no opposition .'or
oring industriously for the place with j the nomination as thus far no othor
the race about as even as it could democrat appears to want Mr. Hlck-
possibly be between two men. Stearns ey's place. Councilman Potts has an
is a Taft man while Roodhouse is for .opponent i nthe fourth ward. Mr.
the Colonel, but national politics will j Potts it Is known has been a valua-
not enter into the municipal fight. I He member of the councilmanic body,
Three Seeking Place. 'and naturally has much prestige < i
In the democratic camp the sltua-! his own ward as well as In the city,
tion is an interesting one, the may- No names have been mentioned on
oralty fight being waged between j either ticket for the two places to
Mayor Martin, R. H. Clayton and be filled on the school board. City
Harry C. MyerB. All three men have Treasurer Mohrbacher is a candidate
announced and are busy circulating for re-election. He has announced
among the voters. The race has not against him on the democratic ticket,
progressed far enough along to give i It Is understood that there will be
an estimate of the relative strength J candidates on both ticket* who will
come out within the next few days
of any one of the candidates.
Few Seeking Places. J for the various offices and the list
The candidates for the other officer of candidates in both parties will
to be filled have been lost sight of probably equal the number who ha/e
in the attention centered on the may- announced for the office of mayor,
cralty fight. Councilman Hickey toj The Socialists have named a com
a candidate for re-election from th^jplete ticket without a fight.
The curtain has fallen upon thq
recall movement, the final scene
having been enacted in the chaUM
hers of the city council last nlghl
\ hen by a unanimous vote the pel
titlons were tabled, and the citjf
counoll will not order the calling ol
a special election for the removal
of three members of the school
board.
City Clerk Files Report.
This action was taken following
the filing of the report of City ClerJ
Jenner who set forth in his repoij
he was unable to get an accuratl
list of the names or votes of the las|
municipal election. It was als
shown that many of those
signed the petitions were not
fied voters Insofar as they bavl
(.hanged their of fpeidencJ
Other elements entered into the iij
vestigationg of City Clerk Jennq
niei'i.Uied 'i'e situation
I' was impossible to Ket uuythiiJ
ike ft correct or satisfactory repol
the voters. Mr. Jenner was gul(f
In his investigations according
the terms of the charter and
n port set at rest any belief that
accurate list of the votes cast
the last municipal election could
obtained.
Many Names Removed.
Affidavits were filed in the offi|
of the city clerk by persons
aaked to have their names remov|
from the petitions. The number
affidavits filed were about
which removed one name from
petition. It 1? also understood th
many other persons had made
plication to have their names
moved. It is the general belief tfi
even though the city clei
succeeded in checking up all of
names and found that a majority |
them were qualified voters
fiolent number to call the electl^
the recall movement would have
(Wintered another obstacle as it
(COTINUHD ON PAOB FIVE.l
(Continued on Page 5.)
That Texas Jurist who adjourned
court to whip a commissioner who
called him a liar, may lack the
judicial temperament, he Is advertis-
ing Texas, and therefore will be
greatly beloved by that common-
wealth whicn feel * its size.
* WE ARE MAKING SPEC- *
•ft UL PRICES FOR TEN *
4. DAYS ONLY ON SINGER *
* MEWING MACHINES. TALK *
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4. BUY. PHONE m. 28-et +
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
—OF—
The Shawnee National Bank
- SHAWNEE, OKLA.
As made to Comptroller of the Currency at the close of business
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1912. ,
— « i
RESOURCES.
Time Loans and Discounts $ 509,90S.S4
U. S. Bonds, at par 50,000.00
Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures 22,000.00
Stocks and Securities (County Warrants) 20,436.68
Demand Loans and Cotton Bills of Exchange ....$ 94,776.22
Cash and Sight Exchange 314,292.61 40#,0tiS.78
|1.011,414.25
LIABILITIES.
Capital and Surplus ' 100,000.00
Undivided Profits 10,044.51
Circulating Notes 48,797.50
Deposits M*'5"-24
$1,011,414.25
The above Is correct. JNO. W. JONES. Cashier
Attest: J. M. AYDELOTTE,
S. C. VINSON, Directors.
H. T. DOUGLA8,
This Bank offers superior service to Its patrons. Its Officers and
Directors are thoroughly fainliiar with the needs and requirements of
this section of the country, having been constantly engaged In the bank-
ing business In this Bectlon for nearly twenty years.
We attribute the continual and substantial growth of the Bank's
business to the above facts, coupled with promptness, accuracy, and the
uniform courtesy always extended to those who deal with us.
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