Cherokee County Democrat (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1914 Page: 3 of 8
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CAPITOL BUILDING BOARD
WILL NOT STOOP TO POUT!
OKLAHOMA CITY Feb 7 A "le cost side of Park Hill township.
hard blow will be dealt individuals The work done was a record breaker
and firms who hope to secure con- |L8 ^'r- ® ®®BeB8ed *i)rr> paney'
tracts from the state capitol bt ild- *orest pn(l Celling districts in live
inn commission by their poii .leal1 Ja^,8' vi-s l-'"S several farmers who
Influence if a resolution which has ^ad never been called upon bv oni
been prepared by Chairman W. B. ot Cherokee county s assesso.'s, ....
Anthony is approved by the other well as finding all who are already
two commissioners. on e 11
The resolutions provide that any
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NORMAL NOTES
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REPUBLICAN OPPOSES BILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Debate
Individual, iirm or corporation ap-
ply.ng to the commission for a con-
tract for work in any way connected
with the building of the capitol, will I "n President Wilson's proposal for
have to submit a Bworn statement, presidential primaries came up in
giving the names of persons who i l'le senate Thursday with Senator
Walsh's bill for a temporary method
of nomination and election of sen-
ators.
Senator Sutherland, republican,
contended that a federal primary
elector law would be unconstitu-
tional.
Senator Walsh's bill was brought
up by disposition of the Lee and
Class contests from Maryland and
Alabama.
represent them and the compensa-
tion they receive, whether it is on a
contingent or commission basis.
Any firm or individual falling to
comply with the terms of the resolu
tion will forfeit their right to con-
sideration by the commission.
"The state capitol build ng com-
mission of Oklahoma is a business
organization and its work will bo
conaucted strictly along bus ness
lines," said Mr. Anthony. "Any at-
tempt to use political influence wit!'
the commission in securing work on
the capitol building will be resenteu
by the commissioners."
The commission is scheduled to
select an architect February 20.
NOME
OP SOUTH
LIVING
IN TERROR
ASIATIC HILL DISCUSSED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Secre-
tary Piyan urged the house Im-
migration committee Thursday to
take no action on the Baker bill for
exclusion of Asiatic immigrants.
Diplomatic negotiations between the
Un ted States and Japan over the
California anti-alien land laws and
the -whole question of the Asiatic
exclusion was discussed at length
behind closed doors.
The secretary bound both republi-
cans and democrats to secrecy, an !
told them the administration need-
ed to be free from legislative em-
barrassments in dealing with the
situation diplomatically.
HERRING CATCH FALLS OFF.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Feb. 6.—The
herring fishery on the western coa. t
in which a number of Canadian and
American vessels engaged, closed
Wednesday with a total catch of
65,500 barrels against 71,700 bar-
rels last year.
CHOLERA KILLS ONE-THIRD
OF HOGS IN IOWA
AMES, la., Feb. 5.—More than
a third of all the hogs in Iowa were
killed by cholera in 1913 if reporU
compiled by the agricultural ex
tension department of Iowa State
college are accurate. These report-
from 1,120 men in all parts of tht
state indicate that 2,827,907 hog1
died of cholera and premature
marketing prompted by the cholera
scare caused an additional loss t<
farmers, making the total damage
caused by the disease about 33 3-4
millions dollars.
ELDON ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7—After an-
other day's debate on the race ques-
tion the senate Friday agreed to
vote Saturday on the final passage
of the Lever agricultural exten-ion
bill. Senator Gallinger started Fri-
day's argument with a statement in
favor of the Jones amendment to
prpvide that negro agricultural col-
.. es- in tht ^outh shall share in the
administration of the proposed fund
for farm demonstration work.
This brought forth extended re-
marks upon the negro by Senator
Vardaman, who declared it would
be a godsend if the negro were not
erni tted to vote in any Etate. He
'ddfd th'at the republican party we
getting tired of the negro in politic;-
ind was considering a way to ge
him out of the national conventions
Senator Clapp protested that what
Senator Vardaman was saying about
the inability of the negro to advance
alone was not applicable to the
mixed bloods of Minnesota. Describ
ing present conditions in the "black
belt" the Mississippi senator said
the women of the southern states
were living today in a state of siege
with more dread than in the day
when the wild man and wild beasts
roamed the frontier.
"And yet," he added, "some men
'vho know no more about the sub
ject than I do about political
economy of the planet Mars would
tell you all about the negro prob-
lem."
Senator William Alden Smith of
Michigan expressed the opinion that
the possession in the south of $500
000,000 worth of property by the
negroes was a tribute to the latent
ability of the race.
WOULD OUTLAW
"DOPE" DRUGS
(From Friday's Daily Arrow)
The new athletic association was
firmly established last Tuesday when
a constitution was adopted and
permanent officers elected. The of-
ficers are: Dixie Dannenberg, presi-
dent; James llensley, vice president;
Miss Alice Bumann, secretary; U. C.
Bcardon, treasurer; Clifford Logan,
member of the student council.
The members of the faculty will
hear some of their favorite sayings
held up to ridicule and scorn if the%
attend the meeting of the Senate
literaiy society at the Normal to-
night. Hereafter the student body
may expect an om ssion of many of
thete "brilliant" remarks by the
faculty, when once those remarks
have been exposed to public gaze,
i i.e progiam tromises some other
interesting features. The program
follows: Original story. Miss Leerali
Luiz; reading, Miss Sarah Martin;
p.ano solo, Mies Coia Benge; "Thi
aiue of the Athletic Association to
our school," Chas. Victory; original
story, "Vaccination," Miss Pearl
Pettit; "Favorite Kaculty Phrases,"
Bayard Sitz; "Prospects in Ath-
let.es," Prof. W. S. Shumate; read-
ing, Miss Alice Bumann; contest
jokes, Clark Wallace and Clifford
Thome; piano solo, Miss Myrtle
Leitch; current events, Miss Ger-
trude Rogers; Lemon Tree, Owen
Covel.
As a result of competition among
the four leaders of the Pieiian
-oc ety at the Normal in their ofi'orts
to present the best possible program
at each meeting of the society the
Pierians are enjoying unusually good
numbers every Friday night. To-
night Miss Hazel Henry's section
presents the program. It is under-
stood that every member selected
to take part will be there prepared
to fulfill his number. There are
four of these leaders: Miss H"z l
Henry, Miss Edna Williams, Iradelle
Hinds and Roy Connor. Each lead-
er has about fifteen Pierians in his
or her section. Much good-natured
rivalry exists among the sections in
their endeavors to outdo each other.
This rivalry is keeping the members
more interested in their society
work and is increasing the member-
ship. The following program will
be rendered this evening: Reading,
Miss Fay Evans; piano solo. Miss
Celeta Walkingst.ick; jokes, Ben
Sherman; training school events.
Miss Hazel Henry; story, Miss Zoe
Crow; piano solo, Miss Jones; Pi-
erian Breeze, Clifford Logan; piano
solo, Horace Council; talk, Prof. J.
N. Clark.
SPANIARDS ABE WABNED TO
FLEE FROM CITY OF TORBEON
Bangor, Me., who died here in 1911. | el PASO, Texas, Feb. 7.—Fear-
lle said that when his father and fui that General Villa will carry
mother separated twenty-seven years out j,ls threat to deal summarily
ago, he had to go to w k in a with Spaniards should they be cap-
grocery store, where his w s were tured in the attack on Torreon,
$1.90 a week. He further asserted agents of Spain Friday telegraphed
hi ' arned a total of $13 a week t0 the Spanish minister at Washing-
making out bills for two Boston ton recommending that their coun-
clubs, and his wife worked In a trvmen be urged to leave Torreon
millinery store to piece out the fam- before the battle begins. Span sh
lly income. | refugees, driven out of Chihuahua
The contest of the will was Jn- after much of their property had
stltuted two weeks ago by Sydney been confiscated by Villa were anx-
Artliibald Holyoke, who also ap-
pr-'-d Wednesday.
The bulk of the estate was de-
vl <d by Frank Holyoke to two
n!rctf, Marjorie and Madeline Hol-
ious that Spaniards In Torreon
leave there for Monterey or the
United States.
General Villa's assertion that he
would execute Span ards who, he
lions have been introduced to show
thii up to the time he died the ec-
centric lumberman did not believe
tluy were any blood relation to
him.
yoke of Bangor, although deposi- i nays, have taken up arms to support
the federals, was accepted as a warn-
ing for them to leave the country
while they had a chance.
Under an order from Washington
releasing munitions of war seized
before the lifting of the embargo,
rebel leaders asked that one million
rounds of ammun tion and one field
gun held In El Pabo bo turned over '
to them.
Orders, including one for 1,100,-
000 rcunds of seven-millimeter am-
munition for rifles of standard
make, were placed with manufac-
turers In the Untied States. The
rebels have decided to buy guns
like those used in the federal army,
they say, so that they can utilize
ammunition captured from the fed-
erals.
With the main rebel army at E3-
calon, about 100 miles north of Tor-
reon, and the federals within the
vicinity of Torreon, the relative po-
sition of the opposing forces Friday
was unchanged.
The rebels, however, continued to
send horses, provisions and feed
sou hward to be distributed to var-
ious points along the Mexican Na-
tional railroad.
RELIGION, TOO, AT FRISCO FAIR.
NkW YORK, Feb. 7.—The Rev.
H. H Boll of San Francsco laid be-
fore a gathering of leading New
Yo k business and professional men
Thursday plans for a great religious
campaign in connection with the
Panama-Pacific international exposi-
tion.
Doctor Bell represents the com-
mittee of one hundred, appointed by
the 1 ederal Council of Churches of
Christ in America. He proposed a
large auditorium, to cost $240,000,
inside the exposition grounds, a
tabernacle near the civic center of
San Francisco and smaller halls,
wh^re evangelical meetings would
be held every day and night during
the "xposition under prominent lead-
ers.
A NAVAL OFFICER'S PRIZES.
ANNAPOLIS, Md„ Feb. 7—A gold
medal, $200 and life membership In
the I nited States Naval Institute
were awarded Thursday to Lieut.
Com. D. W. Knox, U. S. N., for an
essay entitled, "The Great Lesson
from Nelson for Today." Motto.
"Intelligent co-operation is of in-
defin:tely more value than mechani-
cal obedience."
SOCIETY NOTES.
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Eldon has a depot at last. It NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—Habit-
looks like a box car. Hurrah for forming drugs are sold here in "ap-
Eldon! palling quantities," said Carl E.
We have been having some very Whitney Thursday, speaking before
cold weather, with some snow mixed the County Medical Society. Mr.
with it. Whitney, as an assistant United
Mrs. J. G. Smith has been quite States district attorney, had charge
sick for the past week but is im- of enforc ng the laws regulating the
proving nicely at present. sale and use of these drugs. He
E. V. Hines and G. C. Doss have asserted that upwards of 100 doctors
moved their saw mill near the Cross and druggists in New York are en
Hollow school house. They will be gaged in a drug traffic which threat-
ready for business in a few days. ens health and morals. One phy-
Oren Upton has jo'ned the U. S. siclan in a single month purchased
army at Jefferson City, Mo. Mr. on prescription $2,500 worth.
Upton was a most highly respected "The drug habit," he said, "can
young man of this community and be cured by legislation. It does not
we wish him success. need segregation and societies for
There was a box supper at the social uplift."
Briggs school house recently, every- He recommended that the manu-
body having a good time and W. J. facture. and importation of "dope"
Cobb having an extra good time, drugs be limited and the traffic
W. J. bought four boxes and ate regulated by a system of registra-
with four good looking girls at the tion, which would make it possible
same time. Hurrah for Bill! to trace a container from the manu-
facturer to the dispenser.
UNION ITEMS.
NOW A "DEAD" MAN RETURNS.
Prof. J. C. Leerskov visited the
Mountain Home Fruit. Farm Sunday. CLARENCE, Mo., Feb. 7.—John
Walter Slape, a young farmer J. Bishop, declared legally dead by
near Union, has most all of his land the probate court of Shelby county,
plowed, and says he thinks spring appeared in Clarence Thursday and
!a near. made claim to his share of the es-
Frank Hestand of Wauhillau, has tate of his late father, James J.
a telephone that he made himself. Bishop, who was one of the richest
which works fine. Every farmer men of this county. Mr. Bishop
ought to have one as they are very came from Webbers Falls, Okla. He
Inexpensive. Mr. Hestand is a wide left this country twenty-two years
awake farmer as thiings around the! ago and for fifteen years his rela-
farm show for themselves. i t-ives have believed him dead. The
A. C. Justus returned home Mon- estate is still in the court, one
day after spending a week assessing division having been made.
(From Saturday's Dally Arrow.)
Mrs. J. C. Hunt was hostess to the
PrlGcilla club yesterday afternoon.
Most of the club members were
present and the guests for the after-
noon were Mesdames Peterson,
Duckworth, Plunket, Gable, D. O.
Scott, W. A. Thompson, J. W. Barnes
and C. M. Vance. After spending
some time with their needle work
each lady was presented with a
pencil and paper with which they
were to display their • skill as an
artist. Mrs. W. B. Wyly proved
herself the best by securng a beauti-
ful crochet bag made by the hostess.
A delicious two-course luncheon was
served in which Mrs. Hunt is never
surpassed. Then all present depart-
ed with favors of pink and white
carnations, the club flower and
colors. The next meeting will be
announced later.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will give a
series of teas next Friday afternoon,
February 13, at the following
homes: Mesdames D. W. Wilson,
M. C. Reville, A. S. Wyly, E. P. Wil-
liams, J. II. Crumpler, Ed Hicks
and J. M. llackler.
BRYAN TO SOUTH AMERICA?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Secre-
tary Bryan Thursday said that he
had not yet given consideration to a
proposition to visit Santiago de
Chili, next August, on the occasion
of the fifth pan-American confer-
ence. It is known that several in
vitations have been extended to him
to attend this gathering, as did h's
predecessor, Secretary Root, when
the conference was held at Rio de
Janeiro several years ago.
In case Mr. Bryan concludes to go
he will go in the capacity of secre-
tary of state and perhaps will ad-
dress the conference, but will not
participate in its deliberations as
delegate.
BLIZZARD SWEEPS NORTHWEST,
BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 7.—With the
mercury at 18 degrees below zero
Butte Thursday experienced the
coldest snap of the winter. The ex
treme official temperature during
the night was 22. Montana, north-
ern Idaho and eastern Washington
are experiencing the coldest weather
of the season and the forecast is for
continued cold for several days
Heavy snow preceded the drop in
temperature and in sections bliz-
zards are raging.
IMUAIION IS
CAUSE OF MURDER
METHODISTS RAISE MILLIONS-
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 7.—The
report of Dr. Stonewall Anderson,
general secretary of the educational
board of the southern Methodist
church, to the coming conference at
Oklahoma City shows $3,149,989
raised for school building and equip-
ment in this quadrennium and an in-
crease in the endowment fund for
educational work of $3,282,183.
The report has just been completed.
DIVIDED ON KISS VALUE.
IIATTIESBURG, Miss., Feb. 7.—
A mistrial was declared yesterday
in the sulit of Miss Nancy Lee, aged
17, against the Gulf & Ship Island
railroad company for $10,000, for an
unsolicited kiss, alleged to have
been admin'stered by A. C. Tress,
agent of the road at McLaurin. The
jury reported it was honltssly di-
vided and was dismissed. This is
the second mistrial in the same
suit.
GOVERNOR TAKES A HAND.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 7.—In
an attempt finally to suppress boot-
legging and gambling in the state
NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 9.—Hazel capital, Governor Cruce yesterday
Herdman, an innkeeper's daughter, ordered Attorney General West to
confessed, after taking a dose of prosecute the violators and on the
poibon late Saturday, that it was she'advice of West, Sheriff Binion and
who Friday night shot and killed deputies raided several places and
Mrs. Harriet Manning, wife of .arrested 108 men.
Charles I. Manning, a garage own-| Last night the county jail was
er. She said on her death bed at filled and a numbes of prisoners
the hospital in Montclair that she were sleeping in, -he basement.
had killed the woman in order that, ^
Manning might marry her. SELLS HAS DELA 1 ED
Manning, who brought the young PIPE LINE HEARING
woman to the hospital after she had !
taken ihe poison, is the father, the1 WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—At the
police say, of her year-old baby. He request of Oklahoma o'l producers,
was Saturday night in the custody Indian Commissioner Sells has ppst-
of the police, who are invesctigat- poned the hearing on the govern-
ing his connection with the case. ment pipe line proposition scheduled
He had been separated from his wife for Friday night until Friday, Feb.
two jars. His intimacy with Miss 13th.
Herdman caused the estrangement,
it is alleged. | MARRIAGE LICENSES.
"I killed her because I loved her
husb'.nd, ' said the dying girl to the The following marriage licenses
doctors and nurses who tried in have been Issued by the clerk of
vain Lo save her. "I asked her many the county court since Feb. 1:
times to get a divorce from him so chas. H. Thomas, 32, and Miss
I could marry him. She refused to Bessie Ward, 21, both of Hulbert,
do it. She stood between him and Grover C. Stewart, 23, Tahlequah,
me. That's why I shot her." and Miss Myrtle Scott, 15. Scraper.
Before she took the poison, she Richard Pierce, 46, and Mrs. May
wrote a note to Manning, which he Henson, 25, both of Westville,
turned over to the police. It Is said j. w. Goff, 33, and Miss Eulay
she Intended suicide because of love Ford, 19, both of Proctor.
Tor Manning, and declared it was she Wade Scott, 21, Wauhillau, and
who shot Mrs. Manning. Miss Eva Fivekiller, 18, Barber.
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TWO-THIRDS OF ALL THE FAMILIES IN OKLAHOMA USE
YUICON5
THAT MEANS
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YUM NS BI ST
IS USED THAN
ALL 11 .E OTHERS.
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BEST
FLOUR
HEIR EARNED $13 WEEKLY.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6.—Called
to deny the statement in his father's
will that he and his brother Sydney
had been amply provided for years
ago, Harry Douglas Holyoke of Bos-
ton testified Wednesday In the con-
test over the distribution of the
$500,000 estate left by Frank H.
Holyoke, tbe wealthy lumberman of
JUNK DEALERS SAFE NOW.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6—A large police-
man laboriously toiled up two flights
of stairs Wednesday bearing a bur-
den of pig iron. Four times be made
the trip until four hundred pounds
of metal lay 011 the floor before
Municipal Judge Sullivan.
After looking at the exhibit and
hearing the evidence the court fined
two junk dealers $10 each for re-
ceiving stolen property. As the po-
liceman carried the metal down
again he was heard to murmur: |
"Never again will I arrest a junk
dealer,"
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