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THURSDAY EVEN INC',, JANUARY 8, 1914
NUMBER U>«
II IS EASY
TO SWINDLE
THE INDIANS
SPECIAL TO NEWS-HERALD.
Oklahoma City, Jan. 8.—Many sen-
sational charges involving gaurdians
of Indian minors were contained in
reports to Cato Sells, commissioner
of Indian affairs, prepared by the
county judges of the Chickasaw na-
tion.
These judges met Mr. Sells when
he arrived in Ardmore. An example
of these reports was that of County
Judge "Bob" Wallace of Pauls Val-
ley, who alleged that when he topk
office a year ago, out of one thou-
sand guardian cases on his docket
seven hundred annual reports from
guardians were due. In many cases
guardians and administrators had
not made reports since their op-
pointments. some of them prior to
statehood. Most of them kept no
books and did not know how much
they had received and expended, he
.asserted. "Large estates have been
sold," said Judge Wallace, "and the
guardians used the money individu-
ally."
In another guardianship case,
Judge Wallace has sworn out war-
rants charging three men, including
a guardian, with changing county
records, a felony, in order to put
through a land deal.
One deposed guardian has threat-
ened to kill any man who takes his
place, and Judge Wallace reports
that thus far no man will accept it.
Following a conference with Com-
missioner Sells, Governor Cruce is-
sued a statement urging the citizen-
• ship of Oklahoma to lend a hand to
the bureau chief in his efforts to
protect the Indian children of the
state from would-be despoilers of
their property
JOE CAN3OK BETTER,
BY ASSOCIATED PltUSS.
Danville, 111., Jan. 8—Joseph G.
Cannon, former speaker of the na-
tional house of representatives, who
has been ill with a cold at his home
here, was feeling so much better to-
day that he expected to make a trip
down town, if the weather permitted.
Mr. Cannon has not been confined to
his bed during his illness.
Result of Money Trust Investigation
Seen in Action of Morgan Firm Members,
CONDITION OF SIMMONS
CHILD IS CRITICAL
Little Jack Simmons, who was
scalded by falling into a pan of water,
is reported ay having been in a crit-
ical condition all day. Although
hopes for him are still entertained,
his condition is very serious.
LANE REPLIES
IIY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, Jan. 8.—Secretary
Lane has sent a letter to Governor
Ammons of Colorado, declaring that
the protests against the proposed
withdrawal from public entry of ra-
dium bearing lands of that state
are based upon "a misapprehension
of the facts and in part upon a mis-
understanding of my recommenda-
tion to congress."
G. W. Gill is visiting in Bristow.
Mrs. O. P. Ellis left today for the
bedside of her sister, Mrs. E. A. Pur
cell, in Wellston
Miss Leone Steed of Ada is the
guest of Miss Mollie Jernigan.
PACKED HDUSE ATTENDED
STIRRING OPENING OF THE
THACKER-FISHER REVIVAL
The first services of the Thacker-
Flgher meeting In the Central Pres-
byterian church last evening, were
simply great
The house' was packed to Its ca-
pacity—numbers stood up all through
the services and many people who
could not get further than the ves-
tibule because of tie great crowd
in the vestibule and around the en-
trance to the auditorium, went away.
At the appointed hour the pastor,
Rev. J. M. Clark, extended a cordial
greeting to the great assemblage of
people gathered from every part of
the city, and from various walks of
life, and after concluding his words
of welcome with a prayer for the
blessings of God on all assembled,
and especially on Dr. Thacker and
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, he introduced
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher who proceeded
to lead the song service of the ev-
ening.
Shawnee has never had in her
midst more efficient and effective
leaders in gospel music than Mr. and
Mrs. George A. Fisher. A great
chorus was assembled on the choir
platform, and the music rendered
by them was superb. After the song
service the pastor, in a few words,
introduced Dr. Thacker, the general
evangelist of the Presbyterian
church U. S., to which the Central
church in this city belongs.
It was evident that Dr. Thacker
reached the hearts of his great audi-
ence with the very first words
flvhich he uttered, and during his en-
tire Bermon of not more than thirty-
five fine minutes, he held every one
in the building spell-bound. The at-
tention was simply remarkable
Dr, Thacker'a text was Aets 19:20
—"So mightily grew the word of
God and prevailed."
He said: "I am not going to
preach a sermon, bnt simply g've
you an account of a great revival."
He then proceeded to give a thrill-
ing account of "Boston s Gr®at
Awakening," a great revival in the
city of Boston in which he and Mr
and Mrs. Fisher took part.
3?
T/iom&s &,
Washington, Jan. 8.—The resigna-
tion of five important members of
the firm of J. p. Morgan & Co. from
the directorates of many large cor-
porations in which they have held
dominant power for years was looked
upon in Washington as nothing less
than the, direct conequence of the
money trust investigation last year
by the house banking and currency
committee.
That committee found, after many
months of investigation, that the
members of Morgan & Co. were on
the boards of the largest corpora-
tions, and dubbed this system "inter-
locking directorates." Herein was
found the money trust. The close
association of these ipnn with of-
ficials of the First National bank,
the National City l^nk, the Bankers
Trust company, the Guaranty Trust
company, and the Ciiase National
bank, gave them knowledge of the
inside workings of all the large cor-
porations, and also, it was charged, ■
of all large credits in the banks. I
Charles S&ceZe.
Many of the democrats in the house
gave the credit for this action of the
Morgan firm (soon ui 1Se followed, it
is understood, by imil&r action by
other large financial institutions of
a/, hPorter.
but he was glad to say that, while
men change, God is just the same
now that He ever was, and that He
is just as willing and just as able
to bless the world with a great sav-
ing revival as He ever was."
Ir the great Boston revival, which
he used to illustrate God's readiness
to visit people with pentecostal
pow ? and blessing, therq were 66
evangelists and evangelistic singers
engaged in simultaneous meetings.
168 churches co-operated, 558 meet-
ings were held, with a total atten-
dance of 670,000 people. More than
3,000 people sang in the choirs in
these meetings, and there were 30,-
000 people who professed their faith
in Jesus Christ as a personal Sav-
ior.
He declared that Shawnee could
have a pentecostal blessing propor-
tionately as great if it is willing to
meet the conditions.
The great sermon by Dr. Thacker
dealt chiefly with six factors which
brought about the great Boston
awakening:
First. The unity of the Christian
people of all the churches.
Second. The way the Bible was
preached in thane meetings.
Third. The way Christ was held
up to the people.
Fourth. How the peopde, fcigh and
low, rich and poor, became convicted
of sin and came weeping to givt
it up.
Fifth. How the people repented of
their sins.
Sixth. The faith of the people, as
they literaliy took God at His word
and pressed on to victory.
This waa a powerfal discourse and
moved the great audience profoundly.
Afttr the sermon. Mr. Fisher sang
"Let Him Have His Way With Thee,
in his matchless style, which moved
many to tears.
TI:is first meeting wes a real re-
vival and everything connected with
it indicated that we are on the eve
of a great awakening not only in
the Central church, but also through-
out the city.
SMALLPOX IS
PREVALENT
IN THE STATE
said: "Many people have an ideaj Se vices daily at 3 p. m. and at
that a great Pentecostal movement. 7:30 p. m., except on Saturday*
was a thing for only apostolic times, when there will be no services.
Oklahoma City, Jan. 8.—"Smallpox
is with us again and is visiting a
number of counties this month," says
the bulletin of the state health de-
partment. "Smallpox is not a new
disease, but is as old as history.
Before the days of vaccination one
out of every ten deaths was due to
smallpox. This disease appears in
epidemic form every three or four
years. In some epidemics it is very
mild. Last year we had it in two
forms in Oklahoma. In the south-
western part of the state it was
very mild, while in the southeastern
part it was very virulent. '
Purpose of Quarantine.
"Physicians acting as health of-
ficers, and doctors who are not
health officers, never order a quar-
antine for the purpose of showing
their authority or to satisfy spite,
but for the sole purpose of protect-
ing citiiens who have not been ex-
posed. Experience has taught us
that the isolating of patients and
those who have not been exposed to
a contagious disease is one of the
most effective methods of controlling
it and protecting those who have not
been exposed. For this reason we
have established quarantines.
Vaccination Is Safe.
"Science has taught us that vac-
cination is a preventive against
smallpox. It has had more than a
hundred years' trial. If all were
vaccinated we would not have any
smallpox. The fact that you do not
believe in vaccination does not jus-
tify you in exposing your neighbor
The fact that you do not believe In
quarantine does not justify you In
breaking this safeguard and endan-
gering your neighbor.
"There is on file in the state
board of health office records of
about 60,000 deaths in Oklahoma.
None of these health certificates
gives vaccination as the cause of
death.
"During the year of 1912 there
were eighty-eight deLths from small-
pox In Oklahoma.
Discouriure \nti-Vaccinationists.
"Don't encourage the man who
says he does not believe in vaccina-
tion. Don't encourage the man who
doesn't believe in quarantine. Don't
encourage the doctor who secretes
from the public the location of a
contagious and infectious disease.
Observe these precautions and you
will have no need of the shotgun
quarantine to protect your family
from a contagious disease and keep
your business out of the hands of a
bankruptcy court.
Public Sentiment.
"Work for a sane public senti-
ment, for public esntiment can as
easily create a panic as It can a
woeful indifference. The selfish cit-
izen who has no thought for the
welfare of anyone but himself, who
is indifferent to his neighbor, cap
be responsible for one or the other,
or both"
YOU THINK
UY ASSOCIATED PKKS9
Dodge City, Kans., Jan. 8.—Forty
Dodge City girls have organized a
"Good Habits" club, and have taken
a vow to decline the attention of
any boy who swears, smokes, uses
liquors or gambles. They will re-
fuse also to attend any party to
which an "outlawed" boy has been
Invited. The boys have held a meet-
ing and discussed the wisdom of
yielding, but no definite action has
been taken.
New Vork), chiefly to Samuel Unter-
nayer, counsel for the money trust
committee, it was his dogged per-
sistence which brought out the exist-
ence of the interlocking directorates
JUDOE HATES
The News-Herald learns from a:,
authoritative source that Judge S. M.
Hayes will Sunday announce his can-
didacy for the office of United States
senator, to succeed T. P. Gore. This
will practically Insure that Congress-
man W. H. Murray will be a candi-
date for congress from the fourth
district
WEALTHY FA 11 >IE 11 SHOOTS i
WIFE, THE* HI.MSEI/
BV ASSOriATKU I'HBSa.
Osage City, Kans., Jan. 8.—W. P.
McGrath, a well-to-do farmer here,
shot and killed his wife, then shot
himself, probably fatally.
1SH UNDER
AT SCENE OF
l V ASSOCIATED i-RKSS.
Houghton, Mich., Jan. 8.—Moyer
returned to the copper country to-
day, accompanied by Charles H. Tan-
ner, auditor of the federation, who
was deported with Moyer. The men
came under guard of deputy sheriffs.
It was learned the federation men
offered to testify before the grand
jury.
Left Chicago Last Night
BY ASSOCIATl'J IMUCSS
Chicago, Jan. 8.—Charles H. Moyer,
president of the Western Federation
of Miners, left Chicago secretly last
night and will be on the scene of
his deportation from Hancock, Mich.,
today. That he was a passenger on
a train last night was confirmed
through officials of the Chicago, Mil-
waukee & St. Paul rail.oad.
stock wmm
will organize
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock there
will be organized at convention hall
a county stock breeders' association.
The organization will be effected in
connection with the meeting of the
Agricultural Association.
BY ASSOCIATED 1-llliU.
St. Louis, Jan. 8.—Three million
dollars in coin and currency were
taken tlirough St. Louis by Chief of
Police Davison of Houston, Tex.,
from the Dank of Houston to a Chi-
cago bank. By employing him the
Houston bank saved nearly $30,000,
which tho express company had
asked for transporting the money.
Davison locked himself, with tho
money, in a Btateroom.
fixing value
of kailroad
right of why
Colonel A. P. Watson, corporation
commissioner, was here today from
Oklahoma City. He is just complet-
ing tho appointment of appraisers
to fix tho valuo of the right of way
of the Santa Fe, having come into
Shawnee from Arkansas City. Mr.
Watson went to Oklahoma City this
evening.
(■citing at Valuation.
The appraisement of the right of
way is a part of the procedure being
taken by tho corporation commission
to ascertain the physical value of
the railroad property, with a view to
fixing rates which will be lower
than the present and still allow a
fair per cent on the money invest-
ment which the properties represent.
,s.
PRICES DROP RAPIDET
Nil A \\ > EE VS. HOLDENVILLE
The Shawnee high school boys
basketball team will play Holen-
ville at the high school gym tomor-
row night, for the first game of the 'lnK concern wh|ch 00rn"Vn"the
season. Shawnee is making a good manufacture „f syrups has five mill-
schedule this year and some good
k' ASSOCIATED PRESS.
New York, Jan. 8.—Nearly 300,000
bushels of Argentine corn are being
unloaded here, and millions more
are under contract. The importa-
tions ' are a direct result of the re-
moval of the import duty. More
than a million bushels have been re-
ceived in the United States since
the tariff went into effect, the first
ever brought here from Argentine,
and already competition with Ameri-
can corn has forced a decline in
cash values.
Thirteen ship sare either enroute
or are loading with corn from Ar-
gentine. One American manufactur-
games are expected. Of course,
Shawnee expects to win tomorrow
night, and in view of the splendid
record last year it is needless to
say the boys hope to carry off the
state championship this year. Some
of last year's members witt be on
the team again this year. The exact
lineup could not be learned, but It
will probably be R. Fauble and John-
son, guards; Sales, center; E. Fau-
ble, Page and Jones, forwards; D.
Wilson and Lane, substitutes.
J. T. Keeton of the Mutual Benefit
Insurance Co.. of Muskogee, was in
the city on business today.
THE WEATHER.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Orleans, Jan. 8.—For.
Oklahoma: Fair tonight;
colder in west portion. Fri-
day generally fair; colder.
fraud charge
made against
two kansans
ion bushels under contract for de-
livery.
Com Drops.
I Y ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago, Jan. 8.—The recent sharp
decline in corn prces here went a
penny further today, due to the re-
moval of the tariff and accentuated
by the decline in the Buenos Ayres
market
BY ASSOCIATED PHESS.
Topeka, Kans., Jan. 8.—Charged
with using the mails to defraud in
instituting an Epworth League en-
dowment fund with the announced
purpose of aiding Baker university,
G. E. Richards and M. L. Densick
of Ottawa were arrested by a deputy
United States marshal. Complaint
WILL FILE BRIEFS
Guthrie, Jan. 8.—The two-cent rate
cases occupied the entire attention of
the federal court and the mo-
tion of Attorney General West to
dismiss all cases was thoroughly dis-
cussed, the attorney general insisting
upon it and the railway attorneys
holding that to dismiss was improper
and that the judge should deny the
motion and set the cases for trial
so that the two-cent regulations of
the state can be fully tested on their
merits. At the close of tho argu-
ment Judge Cotteral granted both
sides twenty days' time in which to
file briefs which he will consider and
pass upon the motion later.
WAS LONG A CONVICT.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 8.—Ben F. Mc
Clain of Topeka. after spending
waa made by T. E. Chandler of Ot-j twenty-two years in the state peni-
tawa, who said the fund, calling for tent)ary, was freed today on an ab-
$500,000, was fraudulent solute pardon by the governor.
annual meeting
ofpottawaiomie
co. physicians
The eighth annual meeting of the
Pottawatomie County Medical society
will be held in the Shawnee Physi-
cians' club rooms In the Whlttaker
building, Wednesday afternoon, Janu-
ary 21. The program Is as follows:
AddresB by president, Dr. T. C.
Sanders, Shawnee.
Paper, Pyosalpinx, Dr. E. E. Rice,
Shawnee.
Discussion, Dr. T. D. Rowland,
Shawnee.
Papor, Some Remarks on Syphilis,
Dr. M. A. Warhurst, Sylvian
Discussion, Dr. W. C. Bradford,
Shawnee.
Paper, Treatment of Puerperal
Sepsis, Dr. H. M. Reeder, Asher.
Discussion, Dr. C. Farrlngton,
Shawnee.
Evening Session, 7iSO Sharp.
Call to order by president, Dr.
Sanders.
Election of officers.
Paper, Constipation and Ptosis, Dr.
J. M. Byrum, Shawnee.
Discussion, Dr. J. A. Walker, Dr.
E. E Rice, Shawnee
Paper, History Taking and Its
Analysis, Dr. F\ L. Carson, 8hawnee.
Discussion, Dr. J. H. Scott, Shaw-
nee.
Paper, Mental Status of Criminals,
Dr G. S. Baxter, Shawnee.
Discussion, Dr. T. D. Rowland. Dr.
J. E. Hughes, Shawnee.
Paper, My Conception of a Physi-
cian Indeed. Dr. H. H. Wilson, Shaw-
nee.
Paper, Diseases of the Prostate
Gland, Dr. Ed A. Rowland, Maud.
Discussion, Dr. R. M. Anderson, Dr.
M. A Baker, Shawnee.
Paper, Modern Therapy In Derma-
tology and Urology, Dr. W. C. Brad-
ford, Shawnee.
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