THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HERALD
Exclusive Associated Press Report. Largest Circulation In This Section ol Oklahoma   
VOL. XVII.
Shawner Daily lieuld, Vol. 16sConselidatsdX
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SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1913
NUMBER 154.
A PRESIDENT l\D INTERIM
HOUSE PROBE OF
OIL LEASES IS
GETTING WARM
OIL MEN TESTIFY LEASES WERE
CONSIDERED "A HANK STEAL"
AMONG THEM.
Mexico City, Feb. 18.—President
Madero agreed today in principle
to the appointment ot a president ad
interim.
This announcement was made on
the authority of foreign Minister
I.ascurain New.
Madero's decision became known
when the position of the government
was weakening, and the federal
troops were apparently demoralized.
The situation of the government
forces became so critical that one
strong detachment of the federals
retired frorn the capital and marched
toward Cuernavaca, Forty miles
south.
The big guns of the rebels played
on the national palace with fierce
lorce, and the palace itself was
threatened with an attack by bodies
of the rebels who made a sortie.
Looks Like War.
By Associated Press.
Leavenworth, Kan., Feb 18. Or
ders to hold the Seventh Infantry
and First Battalion of the Nine-
teenth in readiness for active ser-
vice for war were received at Fort
Leavenworth.
The post quartermaster immedi-
ately arranged with a railroad com-
pany to supply four troop trains
upon an Instant's notice, aud began
supplying troops with field and
camp equipment The order effects
one thousand ninety-eight men and
sixty-one officers.
on practically tile whole night from
both the federal and rebel positions,
in total darkness. It was impossible
to ascertain whether any advantage
was gained by either side.
ARBITRATION TO
SETTLE DISPUTE
WITH
EASTERN RAILROADS AGREE TO
ACCEPT PROVISIONS OF THE
EHUMAN ACT.
By Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 18—Eastern rail-
roads have agreed to arbitrate the
demands of the Brotherhood of lo-
comotive Firemen and Enginemen
unde/ihe Erdman act. This breaks
the deadlock, and averts the threat-
ened strike.
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THE WEATHER.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, Feb.
Oklahoma: Tonight
Wednesday, unseetled
colder.
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Settlement Expected.
By Associated Press.
Mexico City, Feb. 18,-Desultory
cannon fire from both rebel and
federal positions is still in progress
this afternoon. The belief, however,
was gaining ground that a definite
settlement of some kind will be
reached before night.
WOMAN'S CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE IS
GETTING ACTIVE
ENDORSE MOTION PICTURE BILI
AND APPOINT COMMITTEE
TO \Y VIT ON COUNCIL.
Firing Stops.
The artillery duel stopped at
dawn from an unknown cause. The
positions of the rebels and federals
were then virtually unchanged. The
federals later got possession of the
Y. M. C. A. building from the rebels.
It was said the federals were pre-
paring to use dynamite grenades in
a great effort to dislodge Diaz, ini
portant deevlopments are expected
in the course of today.
It was found shortly after daylight
that the rebels had materially ex-
tended their lineB.
Relief Societies Fight.
Bv Associated PresB.
Washington, D. C., Feb 18.-A
large number of Mexican federals
are being killed during the heavy
fighting in the vicinity of the Amer-
ican embassy and many bullets have
entered the embassy building, but
only slight damage has been done.
With sickness and famine con-
fronting the people of Mexico City
in consequence of ten days street
fighting, both the White and Red
Cross organizations have been dis-
banded owing to Internal political
intrigues.
Embassador Wilson has estab-
lished an embassy relief organiza-
tion?
ny
Fired All Night.
Associated Press.
Mexico City, Feb. 18 —Firing went
The Woman's Chamber of Com-
merce met in the Rest Room of the
Convention Hall, Monday afternoon
3 o'clock with twenty-six mem
bers present. The meeting was en-
thusiastic and profitable. A com-
mittee composed of Mesdames Cam-
mack, Caldwell and Zerkel were ap-
pointed to Bee the mayor concerning
the law enforcement concerning the
food and milk of the city, also con-
cerning the curfew law.
The following resolution was also
adopted:
Be It Resolved, That we respect-
fully request of this our Fourth
Oklahoma Legislature, the passage
of House Bill No. 676, being an act
creating a State Censor Board for
Motion Pictures; and urge upon
them the urgent necessity for some
censorship of motion picture films
In this state; In order to prevent
our fair State from becoming the
dumping ground for all indecent
films rejected by Censor Boards in
other states of the Union. We fur-
ther call to your attention the grow-
ing popularity of this form of
amusement among the people es-
pecially the girls and boys of our
state; and most emphatically urge
upon you the need of immediate
protection for our children.
We also respectfully recommend
that this act be amended increasing
the number of members of said
State Censor Board to five, two of
Bald members to be women.
Be It Further Resolved, That a
copy of these resolutions be mailed
to Hon, Chas. Barrett and Hon. C.
L. Edmondson, our State Senators,
and to Hon. H. 0. Tener, Hon H.
H. Smith and Hon. J. T. Farrall, our
Notice to Taxpayers
THE SHAWNEE TWPAYERS ARE NOTIFIED THAT THE
TIME LIMIT WITHIN WHICH THEY MAY PAY TIIEIlt TAXES
HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 89X0.
PAYABLE AT SHAWNEE NATI0NA1 BANK.
llours: 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p m
R. L. ALEXANDER,
County Treasure;
Special to News-Herald.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 18.—Before
the house Investigating committee
looking into the Marland oil leases
of the state school land board, Nel-
son Thomas, an oil man or Cushing,
testified that the leases were con-
sidered by oil men to be "a rank
steal." He testified that the lease
of a quarter section in the Cushing
field, for which a bonus of $50 was
received under the blanket lease,
was easily worth $100 per acre.
Other oil men testified along the
same lines.
In the house an effort to kill a
bill locating the school for the
blind at Ft. Gibson was blocked by
the recommitting of the bill.
In the senate the Farris impeach-
ment trial was taken up again at
o'clock this afternoon.
Farris Trial.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 18.—The trial
State Printer Giles W. Farris
before the senate sitting as a court
of impeachment was started Monday
afternoon with the opening state-
ments of counsel for each side, set-
ting forth the evidence they will
produce, and what it will show.
The facts connected with the differ-
ent charges against Farris which
counsel for each side announced It
would produce testimony to sub-
stantiate, practically are the same
as those brought out in the recent
trial of Farris before a Justice of
the peace.
About twenty-five witnesses, some
of them summoned by both sideB,
answered when their names were
called, Monday afternoon, and were
sworn in, while there were a great
many more who were not present.
Among them was Leslie G. Niblack,
editor of the Guthrie Daily Leader,
who, it was learned, had left with
his wife, for San Antonio, Tex., leav-
ing word that he would return
Thursday. Niblack is considered
one of the most important witnesses
In the state, since he will be asked
to explain six warrants aggregating
$6,200 which, it is alleged, were
made payable to the Guthrie Leader
Publishing company On request of
the house managers Chief Justice
Hayes issued an attachment for
Niblack. which was turned over to
the sergeant-at-arms for service
Witnesses who testified Monday
afternoon were R. C. Caiti, an em-
ploye of the state auditor's office.
Walter L>. Caldwell, president of the
City State bank of Oklahoma City.
Carl Hammer, cashier of the Wilkin-
Hale State bank; William Stryker,
editor of the Tulsa Daily Democrat,
who had the contract for printing
the now famous "Red Book,'' and
J. F. Sherman of Wichita, Kan
expert on handwriting.
Colonel Stryker testified that the
three warrants, aggregating $2,500,
and made payable to the Democrat
Publishing company of Tulsa were
never signed by bim and that no
one representing his company was
authorized to sign them.
He testified further that he
no one authorized to represent hiB
company had made claims against
the state for this amount, and that
he had never received the money
for them. The warrants bear the
signature of Colonel Stryker and the
Tulsa Democrat Publishing com-
pany.
Sherman next was called to the
Btand and stated that It was his be-
lief, as an expert on handwriting
that all of the writing on the war
rants was done by the same person
and that ha was of the opinion It
was done by Farris. This opinion,
he stated, was baBed on certain for-
mations of letters, which he said he
discovered were characteristic
of Farris' handwriting.
Sherman was under cross-examin-
ation by Attorney Glddings, who was
attempting to break down his testi-
mony when adjournment was taken
mony when adjournment was taken.
representatives In the Lower House,
and that the same be published in
the Shawnee Dally News-Herald.
WOMAN'S CHAMBER OF COM-
MERCE OF SHAWNEE.
By MRS. J. A. GAFFORD,
President.
Attest; MRS. C. E. CARTER, Sec.
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CITIES OF ALBERTA
TO ASK MUCH OF
THE LEGISTATURE
Okla.
CONSTRICTIVE LEGISLATION IS
THE GREAT DESIRE GENER-
ALIiY EXPRESSED.
Edmonton, Alta., Feb. 18.—Con-
structive legislation, including rail-
roads and highways, telephones and
farmers' co-operative elevators, and
municipalities and mines, will be
introduced by the Sifton government
at the session of the provincial
legislature, which opened here Feb.
11. Notice has also been given 'of
fifty private bills for the incorpora-
tion of insurance, trust and develop-
ment companies, athletic,' recrea-
tion and musicians' clubs, religious
societies, colleges and the Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks
of the Dominion of Canada.
The question of bonusing indus-
trial establishments, against whieh
there is a strong feeling in various
parts of the province, will be
brought to the fore when the Town
of Wainwright asks for an act
validating an agreement with a
manufacturer to establish a flour
and grist mill on condition of re-
ceiving assistance.
The city of Edmonton seeks an
act enlarging and consolidating its
charter, and enlarging and defining
the city boundaries, also to extend
the time within which the city may
construct the electric street rail-
way lines authorized by the Ed-
monton Radial Railway company's
act, passed at thf last session.
Calgary seeks the amendment of
acts and ordinances of incorpora-
tion and validation of its by-laws
and agreements. Lethbridge de-
sires a charter incorporating the
principles of government by com-
mission. also power to extend its
boundaries and authority to issue
treasury bills. Medicine Hat also
asks for extended powers.
FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY WINS
OVER J. W. M'RAE
CARMEN'S STRIHfc
ENOS WHEN KATY
MEETS (DEMANDS
ROAD RECOGNIZES UNION ACTS
AS APPLYING TO ENTIRE
SYSTEM.
By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Feb. 18.—The strike
of eleven hundred carmen of the
Katy system, in force since Septem-
ber, nineteen eleven, over the re-
iusal of the company to treat the
carmen's organization north and
south of the Red ltiver as one, end-
ed at noon today, following an or-
der promulgated by President Ryan
of the International Carmen's Union.
Ryan said the railroad had decided
to treat the acts of the union com-
mittee as applying over the entire
system.
iuRuLiiutiiNETTS
TROUBLE
RESULTS IN FREE
FOR ALL FIGHT
(ICR INJURED IN BATTLE I*
NEdRO SECTION LAST NltiHT
—OFFICERS ON HAND.
GETS INMI .IIDGMENT IN SUIT
IN WHICH III tSKKIi FOB
$25,1100.00.
In the suit In the superior court
which J. W. McRae asked a
judgment for $25,000, the Western
& Southern Fire Insurance Co. se-
cured judgment tor $32,000, Judge
Abernathy of the superior court di-
recting the jury to bring on such
verdict.  , <
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING WILL
BE INTERESTING
WOMAN'S CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE HAS SEVERAL MAT-
TERS TO PRESENT THERE.
When J. G. Gilmore, the burly
pastor of the negro Baptist church,
proposed to preach in the church
last night. In spite of the fact that
the church had asked for, his resig-
nation, and that similar request had
been made by a conference in which
Rev. G. W. McCall, pastor of tie
First Baptist church, and other
white ministers participated, he
asked the assistance of the police
in preventing a riot.
Chief of Police C. C. Hawk and
Detective Darden responded, and
Sheriff McColgan, who happened to
be in the city, accompanied them.
Chief Hawk took charge of the
meeting, and after adm^ting all who
wanted inside, dispersed the crowd
outside and sent them home.
Everything was quiet then until
the meeting was over. Gilmore
•merged from the church with a
bodyguard armed with hatchets,
hammers and like instruments of
warfare. Members of the opposi'e
faction were in the vicinity and a
passage of wards was quickly fol-
lowed by a passage of arms. Clubs,
knives, hatchets, hammers and
brickbats were used promiscuously,
and at the height qf the melee two
shots were l'ired.
Officers hurried to the scene, and
when the smoke of battle cleared
away, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Blgelow,
aged negroes, were found to be In-
jured, both having been hit In the
head, the former with a hammer and
the latter with a club. Dan Hayes,
also of the anti-C.llmore faction, was
also hurt, being cut 111 the hand
with.a knife, and A1 Scales of the
Gilmore faction was considerably,
beaten up.
Several arrests were made, and
hostilities were suspended. This
morning, however, a member of the
pastor's flock attacked him with a
baseball bat as he passed along the
street. The pastor was in hiding
after the attach, but is not believed
to have been Injured.
It was 2 o'clock this morning be-
fore the officers got the negro sec-
tion quieted down, and then only
after the opposing parties had called
out their attorneys, the Gilmores
employing W T. Williams and the
other faction the firm of Wood,
Stanard, Wahl & Ennls.
The police court cases were con-
tinued until 4 o'clock this evening.
TO OBEY ORDER
OF DIST. COURT
CHIMINAL COURT OF APPEALS
TAKES HANI) IN SAPULPA
BANKER'S CASE.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 18.—The
state criminal court of appeals is-
sued a mandate ordering Hates B.
Burnett, president, and Birch C.
Burnett, cashier of the defunct
Farmers and Merchants bank at Sa-
pulpa to jail for contempt of the
court order of District Judge Wade
Stanfield orderlrg them to pro-
duce the books of the bank. The
ease came up from District Judge
Houston of Guthrie who had issued
the same order, on appeal by the
bankers.
The mandate of the court which
was issued by Judge Tom Doyle re-
quires the production of the books
of the Farmers and Merchants bank,
the Bigpound Oil company, the Bog-
gy Oil company, the Brown ileal
Fstate company, the Creek County
Investment company, the Elbert Oil
and Gas company and the Sapulpa
and Interurban Hallway company.
The mandate orders the two bankers
into the custody of the sheriff until
the books are produced.
The court overruled the conten-
tion of the attorney general that it
was a case of civil and not criminal
contempt aud alBo overruled the
contention of Stuart, Cruce and Gil-
bert, who represented the Burnettp.
PETITION FILED
IN THE KANSAS
NATURAL CASE
URGE POLLOCK WILL HEAR
ARGUMENTS IN CASE NEXT
MONDAY.
By Associated Press.
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 18.—A peti-
tion asking the dismissal of the
federal receivers of the Kansas Nat-
ural Gas Co., was filed with the
clerk of the federal court by Attor-
ney Atwood, representing the dis-
trict court receivers, and Attorney
General Dawson. Judge Pollock
will hear the arguments next Mon-
day.
WEST PRODE TO
START TODAY IS
CURRY'S PROMISE
TULSA K E P f< E SENT A T IVES'S
EIGHT FOR AN INVESTIGA-
TION IS SUCCESSFUL.
JUDGE HOLDS THE
JURY'S (NOT DEEN
LEGALLY DRAWN
COI RT PROCEEDINGS STOP UN-
TIL ANOTHER JURY LIST
CAN BE PREPARED.
The meeting of the city council
this evening promises to be an in-
teresting one. The usual bills will
be eon8idercd and allowed, and the
Woman's Chamber of Commerce will
have a committee before the council
to ask why the milk Inspection or-
dinance, the pure food ordinance
and the curfew law are not en-
forced. It is understood that they
will ask that a milk inspector be
appointed, and will make other
recommendations.
According to Ewing Herbert this
country has gone to broad guagc
railroads and narrow gauge men.
ASKS REHEARING.
By Associated Press.
Jefferson City, Feb. 18.—Jo^in
Faxton, attorney for the Standard
Oil Refinery at Sugar Creek, Mo.,
filed a motion in the supreme cour;
asking a rehearing of the ouster
suit against the company. Paxton
pleads that to drive the compfny
irom the state will destroy the value
of the homes of the people of Sugar
Creek, a suburb of Kansas City.
Holding that the present jury list
had not been legally drawn. Judge
Abernathy of the superior court this
morning adjourned court until an-
other list can be prepared by the
jury commissioners.
The action of the judge arose ill
«* case of Dr Holcomb, formerly
of Tecumseh, against the Shawnee-
Tfcumseh Traction Co. A Jury in
the case was einpanncled last night,
but this morning was objected to
by the defense on the grounds that
eight of the members were former
patients of Dr. Holcomb. This
morning Judge Abernathy sustained
the objection and ordered a new
venire after dismissing the jury.
The defense then asked that the
venire be quashed on the grounds
that all the veniremen came from
five of the ten townships of the
county, whereas the law pro\ ides
that they be drawn from nil the
townships in accordance to po^yi*-
tion.
\fter arguments were heard, the
motion to quash was allowed by the
judg<\ who immediately released all
jurymen from further service, and
got into communication with Judge
WUion to request that the jury
commissioners be askeel to meet and
preparo a new Jury list.
It is said that the juries in the
county and district courts were
drawn in the same way. If this is
the case, there can be no more jury
trials in these courts until the uew
jury list Is prepared.
The Holcomb case was a suit for
$1995 against the traction company
for an alleged assault by an em-
ploye of the company.
The present Jury commissioners
are: J. B. Melton of New Hope, C.
W. Harnes of Keokuk Falls and B.
E. Bullock of St. Louis.
Tulsa, Okla., Feb. 18.—That the
members of the house investigating
committee have promised him to
begin an investigation of Attorney
General West Tuesday morning and
that impeachment proceedings will
be filed against West today, was the
statement last night of Kepresenta-
tive Frank Z. Curry, Nemesis of
the attorney general in the state
legislature. Mr. Curry was homo
yesterday conferring with some of
his constituents and attending to
business matters. Mr. Curry is the
only member of the legislature who
has insisted all along that the at-
torney general would bear investi-
gation He asserted last night that
a thorough probe of West would
result in that official's removal
from ofice
"Ther* are many charges mado
agninsr West," said Mr. Curry, "that
will be substantiated in due time,
t have found that be secured $300
from the contingency fund for
stamps by swearing to an affidavit
that he had spent that amount al
already, when he had never done
so, as a matter of fact. He is em-
ploying four assistants and four as-
sistant stenographers, in direct vio-
lation of the law and he has spent
the state's money for such things
as newspapers, cigars, shoe shines
and flowers, without any authority
do so. One state official haa
resigned and four other state em-
ploye* not subjected to impeach-
ment, have resigned. All these are '
now subject to criminal prosecution,
and I contend that a man like West
who is guilty himself of the same
oftense that is charged against Leo
Meyer is not a fit person to prose-
cute thora. There are many other
reasons why he should be investi-
gated and as soon as the probe
begins, I will lay them before the
committee," «
LANSTON DEAD.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 18.
bert Lanston, inventor of a
setting machine, died today
-Ter-
type-
WORD FROM MEXICO.
Mrs. M. V. Basham yesterday re-
ceived from her son, Attorney H. A.
Basham, formerly of Shawnee and
now of Mexico City, that   • - fe
and in no immediate danger.
CHARGES DISMISSED.
By Associated Press.
Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 18.—
Charges of attempted bribery against
William Seymour Edwards, repub-
li an candidate for senator, were
(1? ::.i -d by Justice Gilchrist todi y.
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Come In and see us before
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