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VOLUME XIX
THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HERAID
Regular afternoon Associated Press ■«! special lull S i..rri„v .
Shawnee Daily Herald, Vol. 16 fConioIidatedl
Shawnee Daily News. Vol. 16 L Dec. 1 I9II J
special lull Saturday nlghC reports, dlrecllbv leased wire.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 20, 1914,
OF mis
8* ASgOfUTEB **HESS.
Niagara Falls, Ont., May 20.—The
question of the elimination of Huerta
is believed to be paramount in the
minds of the mediators, who convened
here at 3 o'clock.
TO DOUBLE MKMKKKSIIir
Pi*e|ident C. E. Dierker has ap
pointed the following special mem-
bership committee, who will direct
the campaign inaugurated by this or
Kanization to raise its membership
from 150 to 300 members by July
4th: Sam S. Gill, A. D. Martin and
Hay Evans. A new form of appli-
cation blank has been printed and
copies may be secured from O. O.
Black, secretary, or S. R. Pitman,
chairman of the executive committee.
Iteady for Conference.
NY ASSOCIATED PIIZSS.
Niagara Falls, May 20.—Virtually
everything is in readiness for the
opening of the mediation conference
for the settlement of the difficulties
between the United States and Mex-
ico. Three o'clock this afternoon
was the hour set for the formal
opening of the first session.
The entire delegation had arrived
liere last night. Ambassador Da
Gama of Brazil and Minister Noan of
Argentina, who have been here since
Monday, yesterday devoted them-
selves to the formulation of tentative
rules of procedure. While the medi-1
atorB continued to maintain strict
reticience as to the nature of the
mediation proposals they will submit,
it was generally accepted as ex-
tremely probable that the elimination
of Huerta would be their first sug-
gestion. It was more than ever be-
lieved that with the attitude of Pres-
ident Wilson on the subject so well
known, the mediators would be less
hopeful of settlement if the Mexican
representatives prove unwilling to
grant this important concession.
Scope Broad.
The broad scope of the proceed-
ings and the importance attached to
them by other South American and
Central American countries was evi-
denced by the arrival here Tuesday
of Dr. Gonzales Cordova, minister
from Ecuador to the United States, j
He said he came on instructions from
his government. It is understood Dr.
Albert Membreno, minister from
Honduras, is coming, and that other
Latta- American diplomats or their
representatives also will be on the
scene. J
Short Sessions.
Today will be devoted mainly to
the formalities incident to the start-
ing of an international gathering of
this character. Welcome to Canada
will be extended by two representa-
tives ofthe dominion government.
It is understood the mediators will
probably sit about five or six hours
each day—two or three hours in the
morning and a similar length of time
in the afternoon.
. mellen tells of
press connections
of the new heaven
BY ASSOCIATED FHBIS.
W ashington, May 20.—The connec-
tion o£ newspapers with the New
Haven railway deal was traced be-
fore the interstate commerce com-
mission when Charles S. Mellen, for-
mer president of the road, was ques-
tioned by Chief Counsel Folk. Mel-
len said a loan of (300,000 was made
to Haskell of the Boston Herald
about two years before the notes of
Haskell were sold to Billard. Mellen
said he attended reorganization meet-
ings of the Boston Herald, but took
no part in the proceedings. When
asked concerning the Boston Railroad
Holding company bill, Mellen said
the main trouble was that everybody I
* as opposed to railroad ownership
o£ trolleys, but he felt an enlight-
ened public opinion would favor it.
hot is held for
killing another
Deputy Sheriff John Dutton today
arrested Earl Wlnnett, a thirteen-
year-old boy of Anderson, near Trib-
bey. charged with the murder ten
days ago of a fourteen-year-oli" boy
named Spray. The boys weu out
turning With a shotgun Winnett
'claims the shooting was accidental.
His preliminary will be held In the
county court the first of next week.
war
say witnesses
for lieut. becker
associated riiEss.
S,'f York. May 20.—Seven wit
. nesses testified for Charles Becker in
) an effort to prove the one-time head
of the "strong-arm squad" was the
. victim of a "frame-up" hatched by
"Bald Jack" Rose, the informer, as
a means of saving "Bridgie" Webber,
Harry Vallon and Sam Schepps from
being placed on trial for the murder
of Herman Rosenthal. The defense
probably was one-third completed
when court adjourned until today.
Rosenthal, the defense is trying to
prove, came to his death as the re-
sult of a gamblers' war. Several of
the defense's witnesses were used to
discredit the testimony offered by
Rose, Webber and Vallon, to show
that Webber had repeatedly expressed
sorrow fir having taken part in the
frame-up" and that on many occa-
sions he had said Becker had noth-
ing to do with the murder.
Isadore Fishman, who said he had
known Webber, Rose and Vallon and
| Rosenthal for from ten to twenty-five
years, was a witness.
| "Webber told me in the Tombs he
was remorseful," said Fishman. "The
day after Rose appeared before the
grand Jury Webber told me Rose
had put all the blame on Becker's
shoulders."
Fishman said he was walking with
Webber through the city hall park
last Bummer when they met Jack Sul-
livan's brother, Charlie. He said
Webber told Charlie he would make
an affidavit setting forth Becker's
innocence, and was sorry he had
helped "frame-up" on Becker.
Morris Beecher, an attorney, testi-
fied Webber had told him he was
sorry he had taken part In the al
leged "framing-up" of Becker
I Roslyn D. Whytock, a ship news
i reporter, testified about an interview
lie obtained from Webber in which
i Webber was represented as saying
there never was any Intention that
Rosenthal should be killed, but that
i two of the gunmen Instructed to
I square the gambler had got drunk and
made fools of themselves."
Charles Reich, known as "Charlie
Sullivan," a brother of "Jack Sulli-
van." said he visited his brother In
the West Side prison and told of
many conversations there in which
Webber told him Becker was inno
cent.
will try to keep
tampico port
free and open:
nv ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, May iO—Every effort
will be made by the United States
to keep the Mexican port of Tampico
free and open, was declared today
by Acting Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt. While no definite orders
have been Issued, he said, if neces-
sary, steps would be taken to prevent
a bolckade by federals of constltu-
tionalists.
school hoard
was organized
tuesday night
President, Dr. G. S. Baxter.
Vice president, J. L. Moore.
Clerk, Dr. W. M. Oallaher.
The school board organized Tues-
day evening at an adjourned meeting,
with the above officers, all of whom
were unanimously elected.
Mr. Fluke placed in nomination
both Dr. Baxter and Mr. Moore, and
Mr. Moore nomluated Dr. Oallaher.
It being customary at the organi-
zation meeting of each board to rat-
ify the contract with the superin-
tendent of schools, or vote another
contract, when the old one is about
j to expire, Mr. Alexander placed In
nomination Scott Glen for superln-
I tendent of schools. On roll call the
vote stood as follows: Aye, Alexan-
der. Fluke; nay, Baxter, Gallaber,
! Moore, Knight.
Mr. Glen is closing his ninth year
as superintendent of the Shawnee
schools.
This afternoon Dr. Baxter, presi-
dent of the board, appointed the fol-
lowing committee on teacherB Alex-
ander, Fluke and Moore
cavalry down to
real hard work
SPECIAL TO NKtVS.HEKAMS)
Oklahoma City, May 20.—While the
war has put a temporary barrier in
the way of social activities in Troop
B, Oklahoma national guard, the
members of the tropp have been
hard at work on military tactics, and
are showing a surprising efficiency
considering the length of time they
have been under instruction. They
have been put through all the ma-
neuvers Incident to the work of cav-
alrymen and if called upon for serv-
ice could cope with the most expert
enced.
In carrying out their proposed pro
gram of gymkana sports for the sum
mer, plans are under way for a
•week end encampment, or a series
of polo games, for the next enter
ialnment. While the Cato has not
been settled, it is probable the next
entertainment feature will occur
about the last of May.
The list of associate members,
men representative of the city and
state, has grown to twenty-three and
includes the following: Governor
Lee Cruce, General Frank M. Canton
A. C. Cruce, C. F. Colcord, Colin S
Campbell, Elmer E. Brown. W. J
Pettee, J. F. Hartwell, O. D. Halsell
Paul M. Pope, Lieutenant Charles A.
Thuis, Frank Merrill, Victor Holt, W.
O. Hulsey, Robert A. Rogers, George
Baker, of Oklahoma City; Captain
Alva Niles, Sergeant Kenney of Oke
mah; Nelson F. Conger of Chicago,
and L. L. Arnold and W. H. Miller of
Louisville, Ky.
The membership committee is con
stantly at work and the list of asso-
ciated members is expected to be
kept on the increase.
♦ WEATHER FORECAST ♦
♦ ♦
♦ BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. *
♦ New Orleans, May 20.—For ♦
Oklahoma: Unsettled tonight ♦
and Thursday; probably show- ♦
ers. 4.
NUMBER 217
win ig m
DATE HI# VOTE
AN MM* Bill
VILLA WINS
FIRST FIGHT
ATSALTILLO
UY' ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Estarlon A margin, Mexico, May
1# (Via El Paso, May 20.).—General
Villa, leading 4,000 troops, won the
first important engagement of the
Saltillo campaign May 17. when he
defeated 4,500 rebels retreating
from Mourlova, at Paredon.
NO OTHER DAMAGE.
El Reno, May 20 —The loss of the
temporary South Canadian river
bridge at Bridgeport was the onlj
one sustained by the Rock Island
railroad from the second rise in the
river Tuesday, according to local
railroad officials. They said Tues-
day night that the water is receding
and no further damage is expected.
The Union City bridge stood the
second rise without damage.
Harvey Daniels andLois Martin
were married yesterday at the Epis-
copal church, Rev. William DuHamel
officiating
No Word From Siiliman.
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, May 20.—Inability to
get word from American Vice Consul
Siiliman, reported released from
prison at Saltillo a week ago, caused
Secretary Bryan to telegraph Ameri-
can Consul Hanna at Monterey, ask-
ing if it would be possible to send
a messenger to Saltillo to determine
is Siiliman was released.
WOK AN AMI CHILDREN
BURNED TO DEATH
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, May 20,-An attempt
by Seuator Kern, democratic leader,
to get unanimous consent for a vote
May 27 on the Panama toils repeal
bill, was defeated when Senator Mc
Cumber objected. "The time has
not yet come to fix the date," said
McCuinber
offices close
to honor russell
Little News Last Mght.
Oy ASSOCIATED PRESS.
El Paso, May 20.—Desperate fight-
ing is in progress before Saltillo, but
the wires direct from the front,
silent. It Is believed, under the order
of General Francisco IVIla, hav«
brought no details of the engage-
ment. Whether Villa has fought his
way through the outer defense of
the federal stronghold and is knock-
ing at the gate of Saltillo, or whether
a desperate defense of theposltions
north of the town have sufficed to
check the constitutionalist advance,
was uncertain from the little news
that came through.
The only direct information reach-
ing here was in a dispatch from
Isidro Fabela, acting minister of for-
eign affairs In the constitutionalist
government, which Informed the con-
stitutionalist Junta here that Villa
had defeated a force of 5,000 feder-
als at Paredon, inflicting heavy cas-
ualties, capturing 800- prisoners, sev-
eral machine guns, 600,000 rounds of
ammunition and other valuable mu-
nitions of war. Two federal generals
were among those said to have been
SPECIAL TO NEWS-HERALD
Oklahoma City, May 20.—All state
offices closed today out of respect
to the memory of Judge Stilwell H.
Russell of Ardmore, associate justice
of the state supreme court, who died
suddenly here Saturday morning. The
state offices are closed upon request
of Governor Cruce.
The supreme court met as usual
Tuesday morning, but transacted no
business. Resolutions were presented
by the State Bar association and by
the American Bar association, asking
the court to set aside a day for hold-
ing court memorial services in honor
of the memory of the deceased jurist.
Chief Justice Kane designated Satur-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock as the
time.
The memorial services will consist
of the presentation of customary res-
olutions "xpresstng the sympathy of
the bar, and eulogies by members of
the court on the life of Judge Rus-
sell. All the proceedings, including
the resolutions, will be spread on the
records of the court.
Many state officials, attorneys,
members of the high state courts and
others from the capital city are ex-
pected to attend the funeral, which
will take place at Ardmore this af-
ternoon.
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
^ St. Louis, May 20,-Mrs. Rebecca
Seltz, her three-year-old son and
four-year-old daughter were burned
to death in a fire which destroyed
their home today.
"no toleration;
no regulation;
ROOSEVELT
0 GET BUSY
IN POLITICS
owen and gore
seek wilson's aid
for ""
killed.
Neither the time nor the date of
tha engagement was specified in Fa-
belo'8 dispatch, which was sent from
Durango early Tuesday afternoon
reaching here four hours later. Gen-
eral Carranza and his staff, among
whom was Senor Fabela, returned to
Durango late last jight from Som-
brerete, Zacatecas. ti is regarded
bere as possible that the news con-
tained in the dispatch may have been
sent in a wire from the front some
days ago.
The mention ofthe engagement of
(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE. 1
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, May 20—A delegation
of Oklahoma oil men, accompanied
by Senators Gore and Owen, visited
President Wilson concerning the pro-
tection of Independent oil operators
against discrimination at the hands
of pipe line owners. The president
sympathized in their effort to make
it possible that all oil operators
market their product on an equal
basis.
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI.
The High School Alumni associa-
tion will meet Friday evening at the
home of Miss Margaret Spoouer, 701
North Market.
THEN-
-and-
-NOW
The first woman to become a regu-
larly ordained minister was born
eighty-nine years ago today. She was
Antoinette Louise Brown, later Mrs
Samuel C. Blackwell, the daughter of
a farmer of Henrietta, N, Y When
She came lo consider a college edu-
cation in 1843 tne Collegiate Insti-
tute, now Oberlin College, was the
only Institution of its kind in Amer-
ica where women could pursue a col-
legiate education. She was graduated
in the literary course nnd .in the
theological school, but although she
established later a reputation as a
brilliant speaker, she was refused a
license as a preacher. She turned
to lecturing upon women's rights, and
was a leading member of the first
womans' rights convention that met
in Worchester. Mass.. in 1850. Three
years later the bar against her entrv
to th*- ministry was lowered and she
was ordained as pastor of the Con-
gregational church at South Butler.
N Y. Uter she joined the Unitarian
ministry, always continuing her agi-
tation for woman suffrage
Today more than 2,600 women are
preaching as regularly ordained min-
isters in the United States. More
than 7,000 others are regularly certi-
fied physicians and surgeons. Prob-
ably 2,000 more are registered as
members ^of the legal profession, and
thousands are scattered among var-
ious professions and Industries which
half a centruy ago were considered
solely fields for masculine endeavor
M.in.v cities today have women as
mayors and heads of civic depart-
ments. state and city school boards
are headed by women. There are u
score of women who have the right
to practice law before the United
States supreme court. Many colleges
have adopted co-education, while
there are more than thirty colleges
devoted wxclusUely to th* feminine
sex In the universities, colleges and
technical schools in the United States
during tbe last year there were over
6.000 women professors and instruc-
tors and more than 100,000 women
students.
BV ASSOCIATED CHESS
Chicago, May 20—"No toleration;
no regulation; no recognition."
This is the suggested slogan of the
Presbyterian church to bo presented
to the one hundred and twenty-sixth
general assembly tomorrow in the
report of the special committee on
white slave traffic.
The report estimates that there are
100,000 prostitutes in the United
States, and that a far greater number
are unchaste. Contributing factors
In this condition are the fashions, the
theatre, literature and Ignorance.
1 be princlai remedy suggested is
the enlightened training ofthe youug.
The report was prepared by Paul
R. Hickok, John Balcolm Shaw, John
Kennedy, Wlnfleld Scott Hall and J.
M. T, Finney. Excerpts follow;
"Lour committee is directed to
consider the enormous violation of
the seventh commandment involved
in the traffic.' This is not a matter
calling for statistics, with all the
mental confusiou that must result
from long statement of appalling fig-
ures But that the extent of the
traffic in human bodies for purposes
of lust and greed is 'enormous.' as
described in the assembly's resolu-
tion is terribly evident upon only
slight investigation. The vice com-
mission of Chicago, appointed by the
city council in 1910, has made a
most thorough survey of these con-
ditions In that city. In Chicago alone,
the commission reported that 'there
are not far from 6,000 women who
devote their time wholly to the. busi-
ness of prostitution.' The conditions
in that city are not believed to be
worse than in most cities ofthe coun-
This figure did not include, of
course, the much vaster army of
persons leading impure lives, guilty
of occasional Immoral relations, be
Ing supported wholly or In part by
their occasional earnings, or engag-
ing in occasional immorality, not for
profit, but from desire. There is no
possible way of estimating this larger
number, but the word 'enormous'
seems scarcely adequate to describe
the conditions known to be present.
"It the ratio existing in Chicago
may be taken as anything like au
accurate index to that prevailing
throughout this country, it seems en-
tirely safe to assert that at least
100,000 persons are devoting their
time wholly to this unthinkable in-
iquity In the United States, and it is
most probable that the number Is
much larger. Most students of the
problem would place the figure two
or three times as high."
Speaking of factors in the increase
of the social evil "which are now as-
suming alarming proportions." the
report says:
"One of these appears in the vul-
gar tendency of modern fashion. To-
day many of our women are going to
such extremes of dress as to shock
even the least prudish, and open
American womanhood to the charge
of a complete forfeiture of modesty.
"Another contributory factor is the
increasing craze for excitable and
unchaste amusements. The dance,
never, perhaps, what could be wished!
has before the subject of indescrib-
able vulgar joke, and is calling out
the condemnation of many holding
high places of ecclesiastical authority.
The literature of theday presents
another very serious factor Inthis
great problem. Perhaps we are not
mistaken when we speak of it as
one of the most alarming symptoms
of a general condition that seems bad
indeed. Nearly every work of fic-
tion printed today has woven in its
plot the intricacies of a sex ques-
tion. •
"It may be that the flood of un-
clean literature, while much to be
deplored, could not have been alto-
gether unexpected, and is partly an
evidence of an awakened conscience.
If this element of hopefulness is dis-
coverable, and is real, we will rejoice
iu it."
■ V Ai ..CIATKD PRESS.
Oyster Bay, May 20—Twelve hours
|>f after Roosevelt returned from South
America he was back in the thick of
politics. He was up early today and
soon was hard at work picking up
threads whero he dropped them seven
months ago.
The Wilson administration's atti-
tude in the controversy with Colom-
bia over the Panama canal was criti-
cised by Roosevelt. He objected
strenuously to the payment of what
he termed "blackmail" to Colombia.
He also said he strougly opposed the
repeal of the law for exemption of
American coastwise ships from the
payment of Panama tolls.
Party Suffered Much.
For five days Rooseevlt was delir-
ious with 105 degrees of fever in
the Brazilian jungles and begged his
companions to leave him where he
lay in the jungle. This was learned
when details of the trip were an-
nounced. Kerinit Roosevelt and oth-
ers also suffered illness. Actual
starvation also menaced them.
j
Little to Say.
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
New York May 20—Theodore
Roosevelt returned home Tuesday
from his visit of many months to
South America. Accompanied by the
two naturalists of his party, George
K. Cherry and Leo E. Miller, he ar-
rived from Para at quarantine shortly
before 4 o'clock on the Booth liner
Aldan
Wtih a few crisp sentences Colonel
Roosevelt reaffirmed the verity of
the "river of doubt." curtly denied
having expressed himself as to the
presidential probabilities for 1916, de-
clared he would not run for governor
of New York, made a few deprecatory
remarks about his critics,and with
harbor craft tooting and flags flut-
tering, was taken on board a tug
which proceeded to OyBter Bay.
Friends who had been alarmed by
reports of Colonel Roosevelt's severe
illness were greatly surprised when
they saw him. He was noticeably
thinner and he used a cane, but his
face wore a healthy tan and he ap-
parently had not lost an ounce of his
vigor and energy. After stopping ten
days In the country, Mr. Roosevelt
will go to Spain to attend the wed-
ding of his son Kermlt.
Mr. Roosevelt anticipated most of
the things people were anxious to
know, as he submitted to a fusillade
of questions.
"Not a word about the political
situation," said Mr. Roosevelt. "I do
not know anything about it, for I
have not seen a newspaper. Any pa-
pers which have given my views on
the Mexican situation have misquoted
the Mexican situation have mis-
quoted me.
"That applies to what has been said
about my presidential intentions,"
he added.
The colonel was Informed by news-
paper men that he was reported to
have said he would not run as a can-
didate on the republican ticket, and
that if he became a candidate it
would be on the progressive ticket.
No Political Declarations.
"Not a word of truth Inthis," said
the colonel. "I have not made a
single declaration about the political
situation in 1916
"I have not been asked if I would
run for governor of New York," h®
said in answer to another question.
'If asked, I would say I would not.
"As to the river. It is extraordi-
nary to put on the map a river as
long as the Rhine, but there is no
more doubt of its existence than
there is of the Rhine."
Mr. Roosevelt was asked how he
felt.
1 don't look like a sick man, do
I?" was bis rejoined. "I have been
very III of Jungle fever; I am all
right now; I feel fine."
It waB learned, however, from Mr.
Cherry that the colonel still suf-
fered from slight symptoms of fever.
He had had a chili earlier in the
day Mr. Roosevelt confessed that
he had lost fifty-five pounds, part of
which ha had regained. He had been
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