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THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HERALD
VOLUME XIX.
Exclusive Associated Press Report. Largest Circulation In This Section ot Oklahoma
dIj!J 5™,"' Vol:TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1913.
NUMBER 81
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toward getting out a bigger and better paper. Inference is made to
Sunday morning's edition as indicating improvement in appearance
and quality.
But, an stated, it was just a start! We have some big things
to work out and they will require time. This much, however, we are
definitely determined on: 1914 shall be the greatest year in this
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We wish to thank the merchants of the city for their evidence
of ready co-operation. It has been most encouraging.
It is not inappropriate to call attention to the rather happy
ONLY WILLFUL ENEMIES OF
CONSTITUTIONALISTS ARE
EXECUTED, SAYS CARRANZA
BV ASSOCIATED PllESS.
Phoenix, Dec. 9.—A letter from
Carranza defending the execution by
Gen. Villa of federal officers at the
capture of Juarez, and telling why
bloody reprisals are being visited
by the revolutionists upon the Huer
taista prisoners of war, was given
out today by Governor Hunt of Ar
izona.
Carranza's letter was ta reply to a
communication Gov. Hunt sent the
rebel chieftan: He said: "The same
humane sentiments you possess ani
mate me, and even though I find it
necessary to be strict in en-
forcement of the law of Juarez,
I have provided that this law be en-
forced only against willful enemies,
with the privilege of pardon extended
always to the guiltless or the mis-
guided."
Refugees Arriving
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Presidio, Texas, Dec. 9.—As far
m the eye could reach, there stretch-
ed out over the desert south of
Ojinaga, opposite Presidio, the strag
gllng end of the Mexican federal
larmy and civilians who fled from
Chihuahua to safet> on the border.
It was expected the refugees wouid
continue to arrive at Ojinago all day.
The few who reached the American
aide said the exodus included more
than four thousand persons.
Rebels Disable (jimhoat.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Mexico City, Dec. 9.—Rebels under
General Aguilar slipped around the
edge of the town of Tuxpam and
boarded the gunboat "Tuxpam" while
federal troops were not looking, dls
abled her machinery and guns and
got away with a quantity of dyna-
mite.
THAW MUST PF«Tjfi
HE IS NOT INSANE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Concord, Dec. 9.—A ruling that the
mental condition of Harry Thaw
must be determined in the fedeial
courts was announced by Judge Aid-
rich at the hearing of Thaw's peti
tlon that he be admlttedto bail.
MISTLETOE IS
VERT PLENTIFUL
CHRISTMAS DECORATION WILL
BE A SIMPLE MATTER THIS
YEAR.
Mistletoe, the tlroo honored Christ-
mas decoration, is plentiful this year
and of excellent quality. The elm
trees of the bottoms are full of the
deliciate green plants with their glis-
tening white berries, of which they
appear more prolific this year than
formerly.
In the past the shipping of mistle-
toe to the north has been a consider-
able industry in this section, and the
crop being so plentiful and of such
extraordinary fine quality this year,
there will doubtless be much gath-
ered for distant markets.
4* 4*
* THE WEATHER. *
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•J, BV ASSOCIATED PRESS '
•J* New Orleans, Dec. 9.—For
4* Oklahoma: Fair tonight and 4*
4* Wednesday. 4*
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4- 4- 4* •!* ^ 4* ■!* 4* 4* 4* 4* ^
411-2
AND HARBOR WORK
ANNUAL REPORT 01' CHIEF OF
ENGINEERS OF THE ARMY
IS SUBMITTED
9 MILLIONS FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI
Total Estimate Almost 10 Millions
Under Appropriations for
Year 1914
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, Dec. 9.—More than
$9,000,000 for the Mississippi river,
almost $9,000,000 for the Ohio river,
more than $2,000,000 for the Mis-
souri iriver, almost $2,000,000 for the
Columbia river and $1,000;000 for the
Delaware river are the amounts con-
sidered necessary by the Chief of
Engineers of the Army for the im-
provement and maintenance of these
great waterways during the fiscal
year of 1915.
In submitting to the secretary
of war his report, made public to-
day, the Chief of Engineers makes
estimates aggregating $41,483,895 to
be aapplied to 261 river and harbor
projects during the year ending June
30, 1915. Thia is $9,634,994 less than
the amount appropriated by Coi.
gress for river and harbor works
for the fiscal year o? 1914.
'Liberal appropriations are con-
sidered proper and desirable for
snagging and other work necessary
to make natural channels available
wherever water-borne commerce
exists or is reasonably prospec
tive," says the chief of engineers.
It is believed that expenditures for
such improvements are almost always
useful and advantageous to the gen-
eral public, especially since the
introduction and rapid development
of small gasoline motor boats for
combined freight and passenget
transportation."
Estimates of amounts needed for
fortifications in the United States
aggregate $1,035,000 and in the insu
liar possessions, $922,500.
Scott Glen, superintendent of city
schools.
Fallowing the splendid banquet, F
Shockley, principal of the Irving
school, acted as toastmaster, and
after all of the boys had been heard
from, called upon the others present.
The occasion was a very happy one
and closed with some rousing school
yells.
The Shawnee high school football
squad is composed of boys who rank
high in scholarship as well as in
athletics. The team is composed of
representative young men of Che city,
and the record they made in the past
season is a credit to their school
Wijh the state championship, undis
puted, in their grasp, a fluke turned
the tide and the pennant went else-
where. The final defeat of the team
however, does not detract from the
credit for a long list of brilliant vic-
tories during the season.'
FIRE DESTROYED
A VACANT HOUSE
Fire at 10:30 last night destroyed
a vacant house in the 700 block on
North Union. The whole building
was in flames before an alarm was
turned in, everybody appearing to
think someone eflse had called the
ffcre department. The loss of the
building was complete.
The house was owned by a Mr.
Dickerson, who a few days ago
moved to the country.
CINCINNATI AT
THE MERCY OE THE
FIRE DEMON TODAY
FOOTDALL SQUAD
WAS DANQUTED
WARD PRINCIPALS HOSTS OF THE
BOYS AND THEIR COACH
LAST NIGHT.
Monday night at the City cafe the
members of the Shawnee high school
1913 football squad, near champions
of the state, and. Coach Goble, were
guests of the principals of the city
. banquet. The following were
present:
Members of football squad: John
Wilson, captain: Ralph Faubie, Ar-
thur Uang-ton, Ray Evans. Charlie
Higgins. Charles Price, Hoss John-
son, Albert Shorney, Earl Lowery,
Bryan Pace, Claude Sale, Leo Heed,
George Ross, Fred Rose, Ira Downey,
Coach Goble.
Ward principals: W. W. Cunning-
ham, F. W. Shockley, E. L. Burton,
G. C. Jackson, A. V. Short, Elizabeth
Gerhardt.
B. L. Pilcher, principal high school
HKKAK OF CENTRAL SUPPLY
WATER MAIN LEAVES THE
CITY UNPROTECTED
SCHOOLS DISMISSED
TO AWAIT REPAIRS
Fire Chief Declares that the Situa-
tion Today is "Absolutely
Apalling."
IIY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Cincinnati, Dec. 9.—Owing to
shortage of water in the central por-
tion of the city, caused by the
bursting of a water main, the fire
situation is described by Fire Chief
Bunker as "absolutely appalling."
The only available writer is in
the Eden Park reservoirs and this
will not last tan hour in case of a
big fire.
A flying squadron of ten automo-
bile chemical engines has been mo-
bilized, all firemen put on emer-
gency duty, and all schools closed
and the pupils given a vacation un-
til the central supply pipe is re-
paired.
L. W. Moody of 602 North Louisa
will sell his household goods on
Wednesday and Thursday, December
10 and 11, at private sale. A good
chance to get some fine furniture
cheap. 8-2t
CRAIG DISCHARGED
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Shelbyvllle, Dec. 9.—The judge in-
structed the jury to dismiss the case
against Dr. William B. Craig,
charged with the murder of Or. Hel-
ene Knabe.
CLUBS RAIDED, RUT
NOTHING WAS FOUND.
Sheriff McColgan, with Deputies N.
M. Douglas and C. J. Bocher, and
Night Chief of Police Jerry Spann,
with . Detective T. J. Dardon and
made, but no evidence of their
Patrolman C. P. Cottreil, this after-
noon raided the club rooms of the
Elks, the Eagles and the Moose. At
eh place a thorough search was
'"n* rf liquor was found at any
McREYNOLDSOFF'RS
REMEDY FOR EVIL
OF AGED JUDGES
WOULD I'ROVim: ASSOCIATE
JUDGES FOR THOSE WHO
FAIL TO RETIRE
IS SILENT ON ANTI-
TRUST LEGISLATION
Makes No Recommendations for
Changes in thtf Present
Sherman Law
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, Dec. 9.—Attorney
General McReynolds in his first
report as head of the law depart-
ment of the government submitted
to Congress today, makes few re-
commendations for legislation. The
changes he urges have more to do
with the machinery of courts than
with the fabric of the law.
On an anti-trust legislative pro-
gram the Attorney General was si-
lent. He tasked Congress for no
amendment fto the Sherman Act, the
rod his department uses to bring
tirusts to terms, and he points out no
fault in its operation.
President Wilson, however, in-
tends to send a special message on
the trust question to Congerss in
the near future, and that undoubted-
ly will embody some of the attorney
general's views.
Attorney General McReynolds made
it clear, however, that bo long as
he was head of the Department he
would oppose court decrees in anti-
trust suits where the combination
was dissolved into parts under the
control of th^ same stock-holders.
That plan, adopted in the Standard
Oil and Tobacco cases, he calls
'fundamental defect" and later adds
in the same connection "my fixed
purpose is to oppose any plan of
dissolution which would leave the
separate parts of the unlawful com-
bination under the control of the
same set of men."
The attorney general offers
novel solution of the problem of
superannuated federal judges. Such
judges under the Constitution hold
office during gocj uOhaviour al-
though they may retire at the age
of seventy after ten years service.
"I suggest," says the attorney gen-
eral, "an act providing that when
any judge below the supreme court
falls to avail himself of the privi-
lege of retiring now granted by
law, that the President be required,
with th'e advice and consent of the
Senate, to appoint another judge,
who shall preside over the affairs
of the court' and have precedence
over the older one. This will In-
sure at all times the presence of a
judge sufficiently active to discharge
promptly and adequately the duties
of the court"
Mr. McReynolds suggests that
clerks of United States courts should
be appointed for specified terms and
subject to removal by the President
for cause and asks that provision be
made for a review by the supreme
court of the now final decisions of
the court of appeals, on application
only by the government. He ap-
proves the bill introduced by Rep-
resentative Clayton giving the su-
preme court power to promulgate
rules for trials on the law side of
federal courts. He reminds Con-
gress also of needs of changes In
his office and an increase In the sal-
aries paid. He terms the present
salaries "moderate for the character
and amount of work to be perform-
ed."
Coming to a review of the events
with which his department has been
concerned for the fiscal year, the
attorney general shows that when he
took office 52 cases were pending
under the Sherman law, and that
since Mirch 48 cases have been
gun. Investigations of complaints
that the law has been violated pour
into the department by the score
each month, and come from all parts
of the country.
"In many instances," the report
xeads, "the investigation has failed
to disclose facts which would jus
tify the institution of formal proceed-
ings but notice of the activity of the
government has impelled officers
of large and industrial corporations
to curtail dangerous tendencies
The Bureau of Investigation has
looked into thousands of cases of
all kinds,.those concerning violations
of the Sherman law and the
tional banking act averaging together
more tlmn a fifty a month.."
Through the bureau of Inves-
tigations and a corp? oi' local white
slave officers, the Department, the
attorney general says, has vigorous-
ly carried on the work of prose-
cution of offenders and has helped
suppress the traffic. Out of the
$475,000 alloted for the detection and
prosecution of crime, $175,000 has
been set aside for that work and
the attorney general concludes "the
department feels that very material
progress has been made, particularly
during tl^e past year, in suppress-
ing the most vicious features of this
traffic."
PAUPER CHILDREN
MADE SUDJECTS
FOR EXPERIMENTS
SUCH IS CHARGE AGAINST HOS-
PITALS .HADE BY SENATOR
UALLINOER*
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, Dec. 9.—Senator Gal-
linger, a physician, in a letter read
at the International Vivisection Con-
gress, said there is every reason to
believe that in some hospitals pauper
children "are inoculated with loath-
some diseases to see the results that
follow." He opposed vivisection ex-
cept under tht strictest regulations,
an<i said he hoped to see a law
passed on the subject.
THE LOBBY INVESTIGATORS
LABORERS BOTB ARE GUILTY
"THE CHURCH H
UHUH" i SUBJECT
REV, J. Hi. MILLER DISCUSSED
(JliEAT QUESTION AT PRES.
HYTEltlAN CHURCH.
SPEAKS OF VALDE
OF A GOOD Y. M. C. A.
"Clean lTp the City First, Though,"
Is His Advice—Would Benefit
loung Men.
CHRISTMAS AT THE SCHOOL
FOR THE BLIND
For the next two or three weeks
children everywhere will think and
talk of but little else than «nuts,
candies, toys, and of Santa Claus.
For the children, through the de-
lights of anticipation, the joys of
Christmao are already here. Among
those whd are looking forward to
Chris.mas, and who should not—and
who will not be—forgotten, are the
boys and girls in the School for
the Blind. L/ast year the superin-
tendent and the faculty planned
round of pleasure for the pupils
which made the holidays a season
of happiness to all. Several whole-
sale groceries and candy houses re-
membered the pupils substantially,
and one c? tue prettiest Christmas
trees ever placed in a festive hall
was secured for the boys and girls
who are attending the State School
for the blind. Several thoughtful,
kindhearled friends wrote the «up-
eintendent for the names of boys
and girls to whom they might send
Christmas greetings and remem-
brances. This word Is sent out at
this time to again announce Christ-
mas plans at the school and to
again give an opportunity to friends
Rev. J. Henrou Miller preached an
interesting sermon Sunday evening
at the First Presbyterian church, on
the theme, "Church and Labor." His
text Is In Ezekiel, 3-15: "I sat where
they sat, and remained there aston-
ished among them seven days."
Rev. Miller spoke, in part, as fol-
lows:
Our text recalls a time when
the Israelites were captives in Baby-
lon. Ezekiel was commissioned by
God to speak to the captive race
and deliver to them a hard mes-
age. He went to them, 'sat where
they sat' seven days that he might
nter into their experiences and
sympathize with them before he
would judge and warn them.
"Henry Van Dyke, in his book. 'Lit-
tle Rivers.' tells of having visited a
city by name Cortina, in Austrian
territory. It was fiesta day. They
ha4 the usual variety of amusements.
There was one, however, that stood
out from all the others on account
of its uniqueness. There was a
greased pole with a large hoop at
the top, to which were attached 'silk
aprons and a green Jacket and bot-
tlfcs of wine, and half a smoked pig,
and a coil of rope and a purse.' The
gallant firemen climbed up the pole
as far as they could and slipped
down, each one removing a little
of the grease. After the others had
removed the grease from the pole,
one succeeded in getting to the top
and snatched the pig. From that
time cn it was an easy task.
"And VanDyke remarks: 'Such is
success in this unequal world. The
man who wipes off the grease sel-
dom gets the prize.'
"Henry VanDyke is a great man—
a man with a heart of love for his
fellowmen. And while he Is not
discussing the labor question in his
book, he unconsciously throws out
the moral that teaches us that in
his heart there is a conviction that
the man of toil is not being fully
appreciated by those in the various
other vocations of life.
"Can capital sympathize with la-
bor? It can in some Incidents of life.
If the capitalist began at the bottom
and by economy, thrift and applica-
tion haB reached the heights, he
never can forget the needs of the
111 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, Dec. 9.—The results of
the house lobby inveetigjatlon were
made public in two reports, a major-
ity report signed by democrats and
republicans alike, and a supple-
mental report filed by Representative
McDonald.
The majority report made no rec-
ommendation, but declared Represen-
tative McDermott guilty of acts of
grave impropriety, "though we can-
not say that he was corrupted in his
votes."
The majority held that both the
National Association of Manufactur-
ers and the American Federation of
Labor engaged in political activities
and expended money to effect nom-
inations and elections of members of
the house.
Representative McDonald, who
agreed jvith tho majority, declared
that congress had fallen somewhat
from its high estate in the estimation
of the American people.
Martin Mulhall, the report says:
was extravagant and overstated his
influence with congress. Represen-
tatives Bartholdt, Burke, Calder,
Sherley and Webb are upheld as
"neither reached nor influenced by
the manufacturers."
the scanty supply of food often on
his table, the little chance of giv-
ing his children a liberal education,
no possibility of enjoying the real
pleasures of life. I said in my heart,
'this is all wrong; the man who toils
benoath the surface of the earth with
bent form, away from the sunshine,
the preserver of life, to bring up the
coal for the factory and for tht fam-
ily—the man who has shortened his
life for others should at least have
pure food, a comfortable home and
some of the pleasures and comforts
of life.'
"Some years later when I had
graduated from college and was a
student in McCormlck Theological
Seminary, Chicago, I was brought in
touch with another side of lifo which
revealed conditions I had never be-
fore known. Our church is now do-
ing much social settlement work in
the city. The theological student
is often frent into the different parts
of th«* city to make a canvass and as-
certain facts relative to the estab-
lishment of a mission or a settle-
ment house. In the north side if the
city, in a certain district, there were
hundreds of girls working in the
'haud*me-down' clothing factories at
frim $3 ti $4 a week. They wetre
living in dingy, crowded, unsanitary
houses with few of the comforts of
life. There were two common meet-
ing places In the community—the sa-
loon and the dance hall. At that
time a bar was permitted in thq
dance hall, but after repeated mur-
ders on the dancing hall floora the
bar was banished.
"The church saw its opportunity
to render a social service. It estab-
lished a large settlement house, with
gymnasiums, reading rooms, parlors,
pianos, piano teachers, and made It
Any one wishing to send presents ^ him to the extent of giving him a
to a pupil in this school may have square deal. But If he has not
the names of several who will be passed that way himself the great
common meeting place. Within
man who labors with his hand and | ^ree y®w* time you could not have
the girls as the same
girls. The saloons were not so well
patronized; the men had found a
to send greetings and presents to
children who otherwice may not b>' j muscle. If ho once sat in the other's | rec°£nized
remembered outside of the school, place he can then sympathize with
blessed by such remembrance if they
will address a letter to O. W. Stew-
art, Superintendent School for the
Blind, Muskogee, Okla.
Senator J. Ham Lewis may be a
self-made letter writer, but President
Wilson does not pay much attention
probability Is that he will be big-
goted, selfish and inhuman.
"I was reared in Pennsylvania.
Early In life I visited the coal
mines. I went down into the damp,
dark, dingy mine and wiatched the
man with pick remove the coal. I
went to his home; I saw th ennd1-
better meeting place. A number of
the dance halls were turned Into
missions, where the word, of God was
taught from week to week.
"The church is a divine institution.
It is to meet the problems of the
day and help to solve them. It Is
the greatest institution In the world.
It is every man's friends.
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