Cimarron Valley Clipper (Coyle, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 1919 Page: 4 of 4
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PRESIOEfJT Oflf® IS
IPRE*. W’CARTNEY IS SUED \*
WILSON FORCLO 10 HURRY
BACK TO WASHING-
TON
OKLAHOMA CITY DISAPPOINTED
Nervous Breakdown and lndig«*tlvr>
Causes His Physician To Me
fuse Permission To Con-
tinue the Tour.
On Board Lbe President s special
President Wilson Is Lurnr i iik man
He is suffering from nervous i-sbaUM
non anil intestinal disorder IBs con
dittoo was such at Wicbita, that Ad
■ndral Cary T. Grayson, his pei uonal
physician, ordered bis return to Wash
jngton and the cancellation ot the re
matning engagements m his nation
treatywide tour on behalf oi Die
peace treaty arid the league of ua
lions covenant
The president has l>e,-n on Die
verge of a serious ickm- s lor the
past week. The strain ol the trip ap
ped at Ills reserve Deurlli mil made
"inroads to the exlenl Dint lie Is a
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j Oklahoma National Co. Gets Its Af-
fairs into the Courts.
Oklahoma City — Alleging* that the
ietendant, withheld $85,01)0 from the
1 plaintiff company at the time of the
Sale ot the Oklahoma National Cite
Insurance Company to the Great Sou
iheni Life Insurance Company of Dal-
las, Tex, on July 1, 1918, the Oklaho-
ma company filed suit in district coutt
xgainst O. E McCartney, former pres-
ident and members ot the board of di-
rectors of the plaintiff company, for
186,000.
McCartney is alleged to nave rt
reived a bonus of $106,000 for con
»ummatlng tbe sale of the company to
Die Texas firm, which amounted to
about $21 a share. The i oinpany
maintains that the $85,000 was never
accounted for to the other membei a
oi Die firm.
MOB SUED FOR BEATING
Formti Porum Mayor Asks Damage*
Ac Result of Whipping
Muskogei D E Hersheimab and
his wife filed suits tor $36,000 each
against twenty six citizens of the
town of Porum. near here, as a result
nl a whipping given Hersehelmam in
September, 1918. The young lawyer
was accused ot being pro-Oerman be-
cause lie represented draft evaders.
He charges in Ids petition Dial he
was dragged from his home, turned
over a steel oil barrel and whipped
with a blacksnake by a mob of citi-
zens. Mrs. Hersehelman says that
she was held by members of the mob
and compelled to witness the Hogging
given her husband. The couple mov-
ed from Porum to Muskogee. Her-
echleman was formerly mayor of Die
town of Porum
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■weak and wearied man. The laical
bulletin on Bis condition was issued
by t)r. Grayson and is ,i lollows
"Due To Overwork.
"President Wilson's condition is due
to overwork The trouble dates hack
to an attack of influenza la i April in
Parts from which lie ha never en-
tirely recovered The picsident'a ac-
tivities on this trip have ovei taxed
hie strength and he is suffering from
nervous exhaustion Hi; condition
is not alarming hut it will he neces-
sary foi his recovery that lie have
rest arid quiet foi a considerable
time."
Unless he lakes a decided turn to-
ward the better lie will he unable to
go to New York to welcome Do- King
and Queen of Belgium lo the I'nited
Stales; be will not pr> ide at the *
forthcoming industrial conierencc in!
Washington between capital and la I
hoi- which he has called tor October I
6. and which will proceed at all j
events; he will not be able to attend
the sessions of the international la-
bor conferenee which convenes at the
capital the last ol October; he will
have to forego entertainim either the
Prince of Wales or Cardinal Mercier
of Belgium, and he will be compi lied
to leave the fortunes ol his fight for
the ratification of the peace treaty
and the league ol nations covenant in
the hands of his lieutenants in the
Senate
Thu president’s illne; is not n"
cessarily grave but ii is .eriou.-i. Il«
is getting on in >eai and Die cui> i
ot his offli ■ eavlljr up
on him He has been win kin: at top
strength without ulequate n*t, for
tuore than two years
Oklahoma Disappointed.
The worst disappointment of the
cancellation w., ,n Oklahoma City,
where all preparation; had Pen muds
for the biggest leccption of the tour.
Over sixty thousan people had come
to II.i ( | r,t -east
catch,in,: a i the preai cut
Roy Spurgeon to Serve for Murder
Stillwatei After deliberating set-',
enteeq hours the jury returned a ver-
dict of guilty ot manslaughter in the
Roy Spurgeon case and fixed punish-
ment at five years in the penitentiary.
Spurgeon was tried in the Payne
county district court for the murder of
Mrs. Virginia Kell. at Cuslitn May
15. Spurgeon admitted that he kill
ed Mrs. Kelly, the woman whom he
claimed had caused his downfall, by
Iter vampire tactics and lie pleaded
self defense Spurgeon's wife, chil-
ren and parents attended tbe trial
E. J Giddings Under Arrest
Oklahoma Oity—■£ J Biddings,
chairman of ttie county democratic
1 t ulttee and wheelhorse tor
Mayor VValion in the last city cam-
paign, whi am- ted by deputies lioni
the United States marshal’s office on
n charge of conspiracy to interfere
with government operation of the tel-
egraph system. J. Garrison Kitchens,
city policeman, was arrested at Die
Hume time on a similar charge, as was
also Charles Chat tain, a barber, who
mixed in the strike.
Ponca City Girls in Japan
Ponca City -Notification has been
received litre by (j Lew Headley, ed-
itor ol the Ponca City Courier, that
his two daughters, the Misses Minnie
and Mildied, have arrived at Yokoha-
ma, Japan, where they are waiting oi
dors to proceed to Vladivostock.
Food Shortage In London. *
t London The loud controller issued
an order virtually reviving the war
« measures regarding food, namely, by
prohibiting hoarding beyond one
w«ekT supply and applying the ration
peats to public eating houses,
which will not be allowed to serve
•ugui. milk or butter separately, ex-
cept to children under 10 years of age.
The government announces that m or-
der to insure rood supplies during the
itrike it may he necessary entirely to
suspend irjiisportatiun of coal.
Martin Lopez Dead.
Oulveston. Te.\ -Official confli rut
Duo of ieporf•- that Martin Lopei,
light hand uihd of Francisco Villa,
had died on Sept 13, al San Juan del
- Rio, Durango. Mexico, was received
t, Mead Fierri ilexii .m consul af
Galveston Another official communl
cation received by the consul said
that General Luis Velasco Ruiz, sec-
ond in command to General Manuel
Palaez, with his cliiel of staff, eight
otTlceri- anil 350 men had surrendered
to Carranza forces and asked for am-
neat}
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PUBLIC SALE
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1 have bought a larm and will move’to the same soon; therefore will sell at public auc-
tion at the W H Holbrook farm 5 miles west and l 2 mile no th of Perkins; 2 mi'es north
and a miles east of Coyle, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER
Commencing at lo o'clock a. in. the following descri bed property to wit
5 HEAD OF HORSES
1 Black Mare, 8 yrs. old, foal by jack weight
1400.
2 Black 2 yr. old fillies, weight 1000
1 Bay 2 yr old filly, weight 1000,
1 Suckling mule coll.
4 HEAD OF CATTLE
1 Red Cow, 8 yrs old.
1 Red Cow, 4 yrs. old, fresh Oct.
2 Suckling Calves.
23 HEAD OF HOGS
1 Duroc Sow, wiiu 8 pigs.
1 Duroc Sow, with 2 pigs'
4 Shoats weight about 100 Hi.', eadh
2 Siioats, weight about 175 lbs. each
3 Shoats, weight about (50 lbs each.
2 Boar pigs eligible to registration.
FEED
300 Hales of alfalfa hay.
100 Bushel of corn.
EM PL EM ENTS
1 Deering Binder good as new.
2 Emerson Mowing Machines.
1 John Deere walking cultivator.
1 10 inch riding plow
l Buggy good one
1 Set work harness
X Set single barn ?ss.
Sums of $ 1 o and under cash. On sums over $lo a credit of 12 months time will be
purcliar giving note with approved security bearing lo percent interest from date
cent discount for cash. All property must be settled for before being removed
FREE LUNCHEON AT NOON
WAL KB JOHNSON, Auctioneer
8. Fagan
DAVID SASSER,Clerk
STATEHOUSE BREVITIES 1
J JENNINGS BROS. ■
i We ho v w hogs and
( mules of all kinds.
If you have anyjcind of L,,
stock see Jennings Bros. V
^ Phone ,}i Cnvle. Okla.
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Carter Rejects Highway Claim.
Payment of a claim for $30,(144 91
in favoi of H. C. Smith, highway de-
partment employe, alleged to be due
for services In connection with the
supervision of the construction of fed-
eral aid load projects, was turned
down b> Frank Carter, state auditor.
Attached to the claim is a copy ol
a contract made between Henry
Wood, highway commissioner, amt
Smith, which forms the basis of the
claim. The contract was made on
August 15, and shows that Smith was
employed as a special assistant state
engineer "to furnish all the labor and
do the work of supervising construc-
tion of federal aid road projects."
The contract provides that Smith
was to receive tor his services five
per cent of the actual cost of con
at ruction, payment of this sum to b«
made to him by the state on tire basis
ot l',ji per cent of tbe estimated cost
of the work aB soon as bonds and
iSjntracts covering the work were fur-
nished and approved The remainder
was to be paid as the work progressed
the last being made when the work
was finished.
The claim turned down by Carter
represented Smith’s claim lor the in-
itial payrrfent of 114 per cent of the
cost of egalrt projects, aggregating a
total of $2,206,158.30. The total
amount that Smith would receive on
this total under his contract would be
pproximately $110,000.
The state board of equalization
jrjed the tax levy tor the state at
thro* i*nd one-half mills, which is the
maximuMi allowed by the constitu
tron The ingh Xe\y on an increased
vacation was itiStJ* necessary by the
Uuge amount ot revyuut' 10 he i alse-d
WANTED?
Young men amt women to pro
p.ire i n 1 tookkee|>< rs, Steut*
rapliers. Secretaries, Salesmen,
Bank Clerk*, Rail way a ml Gov-
ernment Clerks. S yecial rates
to all who enroll now for tall
term. Positions guaranteed
Worthy voting people may pre-
pare and pay tuition after tak
posit ii in. I«e isons by tna i I
Writ PRE1 trial le->sorvs
a ml fulf inform.i i ion
GUTHRIli BUSINESS COL
LEGE, Guthrie, Okla.
i Flesner Bros, Auctioneers
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j Live stock ond farm sales a specialty. For dates
| write or wire George Flesner, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Phone J W 152.
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City Meat Market
I' . 1 GIBSON* Prop.
Salt and Fresh Meats. Fish and Lunch Goods
every and Saturdnv.
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You cart go there when all other places
closed and enjoy yourself. You can al-
ways be comfortable there and enter-
tain trends who, perhaps, are not as
lucky as you are.
THAT IS--0F COURSE
if it is well Furnished and inviting.
1 here is nothing friends notice so quick-
ly as the appearance oi your home.
We can furnish every square inch of
your rooms with elegant Furniture at
reasonable rates.
Come in and let us show you.
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Wandell, Clarence F. Cimarron Valley Clipper (Coyle, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 1919, newspaper, October 2, 1919; Coyle, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc912192/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.