The County Democrat. (Tecumseh, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1919 Page: 2 of 8
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THE COUNTY DEMOCRAT,
BY DUE
BRITISH BUMP R-34 MAKES
TRIP IN 108 HOURS
12 MINUTES.
ANNA HOWARD SHAW IS DEAD j^Q
WAS MOST NOTED OF THE
SUFFRAGISTS.
For Marvy Year* She Had Been the
Leader of the Movement To En-
franchise Worn b-
PETROL SDPPLY NEARLY GONE
Engines Could Have Been Kept Run.
ning Less Than An Hour Longer,
When Landing Was Made
, a'. Minneola.
f
Mineola, N. Y.—Triumphing ovei
rain, fog and adverse winds, R 34.
leviathan of the air, arrived safely
at her landing place on this Held Just
108 hours and 12 minutes after her
departure from East Fortune, near
Edinburgh, Scotland.
The big flier will start at once on
the return trip, going by way of Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington.
When the superseaplane arrived
here she had left only enough petrol
to keep her moving forty minutes
longer. Her crew, almost sleepless for
four and a half days, were weary al-
most to the point of exhaustion, but
happy at the successful completion of
their trip.
An electrical storm raging over the
flying field at the time of the dirig-
ible’s arrival, put the big aircraft in
great danger and all spectators were
ordered ofT the field, none remaining
within the prescribed bounds hut the
200 soldiers and sailors detailed to aid
the crew of the dirigible in making the
anchor ropes fast.
3,130 Miles Covered.
In order to supervise the ground
work, MaJ. J. E. M. Pritchard of the
R-34’8 crew, made a parachute leap
from a height of about 1,000 feet and
landed safely. As soon as he touched
the ground he took charge of the
mooring which was accomplished with-
out a hitch, although there was mo-
mentary danger of a flash of lightning
Igniting the hydrogen gas in the bal-
lonettes and causing an explosion.
The total distance covered, accord-
ing to the log given out by General
Maitland, representative of the British
air ministry on board, was 3,130 nau-
tical miles.
Weather Was Unfavorable.
Weather conditions were unfavor-
able for the flight almost from the
start from East Fortune. Passing
over Scotland, where the hills rise to
a height of more than 3,000 feet, the
“air pockets” due to high winds
swirling through the mountains.
As the dirigible cleared the north
coast of Ireland and swung out over
the Atlantic large banks of fleecy
clouds blotted out all view of the sea.
Up to noon of the first day the air-
ship made a speed of about thirty
knots an hour, never using all five
engines at one time and using only
two part of the time. These gave a
speed of thirty knots an hour which
was found to be the most efficient
speed, as she consumed only twenty-
five gallons of petrol an hour with two
engines running. Later in the day the
speed was run up to forty-nine miles
an hour.
The petrol question began to be se-
rious as the dirigible was passing over
Nova Scotia and finally an appeal was
sent to Washington by Lieutenant
Lansdowne, U. S. N„ asking if de-
stroyers could be sent to tow (he
dirigible in case the petrol supply
should be exhausted. Several U. S.
destroyers trailed the big aerial boat
the last few hundred miles In.
F. X. CANT GET A JOB
Philadelphia.—Dr. Anna Howard
Slmw, honary president of the Ameri
can Women's Suffrage Association,
died at lier home In Mo>lan, Pa.,
near here. She was 71 years old.
Doctor Shaw was chairman of tho
woman’s committee on the council of
nuttional defense and recently was
awarded tho distinguished service
medal for her work during the war.
Doctor Shaw had been prominently
identified with 1 lie woman suffrage
movement and was president of tho
National American Suffrage associa-
tion consecutively for eleven years.
SERIOUS DISORDERS BE-
TWEEN SOLDIERS IS RE-
PORTED FROM FIUME.
$300,000,000 FROM AUSTRIA
Of Which Czechoslovakia Is to Con
tribute Half and Poles and Jugo-
slavs One-Third—Treaty
Ready Soon.
WILLARD LOSES TO DEMPSEY
ANOTHER NEW HEAVY-
WEIGHT CHAMPION.
Battle Really Won In the First Round,
Although Two More Preceeded
a Decision.
R0me,—New clashes between tht.
French and Italians at Fiume are re-
ported in advices from that city. The
casualties, so far reported number six
killed and twenty wounded.
According to dispatches to Giornale
d'ltalia, serious incidents have oc-
curred within the last day or two. Two
French soldiers are charged with mal-
treating Italian children. French sol-
diers are accused of insulting Italian
grenadiers, who remonstrated. The
French fired on the grenadiers and
then fled to their barracks, from
which they fired into the crowds that
■ gathered.
In a cafe, where many French con-
gregate and a Jugo-Slav beer garden,
one Italian officer, two French sol-
diers and several civilians have been
wounded. General Graziole, into
Toledo.—By virtue of one of tho
speediest and most onesided battles
which ever decided a big fistic event,
Jack Dempsey became the world's
champion heavyweight boxer.
To all intents and purposes, he
whipped the huge Jess Willard, fa-
vorite in the meager betting, in one
round. Dempsey thought the referee
had announced him winner and ac-
tually left the ring. But he was
called back and the butchery con-
tinued for two more rounds when Jess,
sitting in his corner, with a be
wlldered look on his swollen counte-
nance, failed to respond to the gong
for the fourth round.
He sat there, apparently the most
surprised man in the United States
at the moment. His right eye was
closed and his right cheek swollen
and blue with bruises. Blood covered
his body and his arms hung so help-
lessly over the ropes that it seemed as
if a child might give him further
abuse without arousing his interest.
Dempsey was breathing hard when
the fight ended, but it was from ex-
ertion and not from punishment. Ha
escaped almost unhurt, but as he had
been using his arms like trip ham-
mers on the anatomy of his opponent
for nine crowded minutes in a sun
I State
News
Notes
SimiutimniniiirtimniHHiiiHn'iHiHm imnininiMiuu1
NEW TEXTBOOKS ADOPTED
Over Half
of Primary
Changed.
Books Are
whose hands the national council of.......
Fiume, placed tho control of the city, that Bent the thermometer to 110 de-
has arrived and temporarily re-estab- j press, his heart was still pumping at
ltshed order. There are repeated cries
by the crowds of “down with France!
Anna Howard Shaw.
In 3915 she declined a renomination
and was then elected honorary presi-
dent. She had spoken in every state
in the. anion, before many state leg-
islatures and committees of both
houses of congress, in the interest of
suffrage. She was a member of the
International Woman Suffrage Alli-
ance, International Council of Wom-
en, League to Enfroce Peace and Nat-
ional Society for Broader Education.
Doctor Shaw was horn at New-
cast le-on-Tyne, England, Feb. 14, 1847,
and came of Scotch highland ances-
try. Her father was forced into bank-
ruptcy by the English corn laws, and
when the future suffrage leader was
an infant of lour years the family de-
cided to try their fortunes anew in
America.
Away with the provocator!
The national council of Fifime has
passed a resolution enumerating the
incidents caused by the attitude of
French soldiers there, an attitude con-
sidered offensive to the feelings of
the population. The resolution asks
withdrawal of the French troops, as
their presence endangers friendly
Franco-Italian relations.
TO TRY KAISER IN LONDON
William Hohenzollern To Be Ar-
raigned Like Common Murderer.
One Cares to 8ee Him
Movies Any More.
In the
New York.—Francis X. Bushman,
former matinee idol of the movies,
can't get work. The charges made by
his former wife, Josephine F. Bush-
man, have hurt his drawing powers
as a star, he told Supreme Court Jus-
tice Tierney in proceedings for the
release of an attachment against his
personal property obtained by his for-
mer wife to insure payment of ali-
mony.
Since his divorce six months ago,
Bushman married his leading lady, I
Beverly Bayne. He and Mrs. Bush-
man No. 2 are llv.ng on Riverside
Drive and have a daughter.
have made only
London.—The only surprise of the
report by Premier Lloyd George on
the work of the peace conference to
the house of commons was the news
that the former German emperor
would be tried In London.
Great state trials In England, of
which there have been none for many
years, have been held in Westminster
hall, but It is not believed that Wil-
liam Hohenzollern will be given that
honor. The procedure for bis trial
will be laid down by a commission
which will be appointed by a commit-
tee which the allies will soon set up
to execute the provisions of the peace
treaty.
John Andrew Hamilton, Lord Sum-
ner, will preside over the five Judges
representing the United States, Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan at
the trial of the former German em-
peror.
Sir Gordon Hewart. solicitor general
of Great Britain, will lead for the
prosecution. William Hohenzollern
will be defended by Germap counsel,
assisted by British lawyers if he
wishes them.
The chief count In the former
kaiser's Indictment, for various high
crimes, will be his action in causing
violation of Belgium and Luxemburg.
The proceeding will be conducted in
English, but a translation will be
made into several languages simul-
taneously.
The general opinion here Is that
while the Dutch government may not
immediately yield to an allied de-
Reds In Plot to Destroy Rome.
Rome.—An anarchist plot to attack
the central part of Rome by means ol
hand grenades and other explosives
has been exposed by the arrest of 16
of the conspirators, four hours before
the time fixed for carrying out the
plans.
Huns Ready to Ratify.
Berlin —The federal committee has
approved ratification of the treaty.
Austria to Pay Gold Indemnity.
Paris.—Austria must pay $300,000,-
000 in gold, the repaiatlonal clauses,
now completed, provide, according to
L'lntransigeant.
Czecho slovakia, by the treaty with
Austria, is required to meet one-half
of this total, and the Poles and Jugo-
slavs, who belong to the former Haps-
burg empire, also will have to pay a
certain percentage of the total, it is
learned.
The allied and associated powers, It
is further stated, will advance money
high pressure and he appreciated the
breathing spell.
While the passing of the heavy-
weight championship wa» one of the
Oklahoma C.ty— Approximately 651
per cent of the books in use in the
grade schools and about 50 per cent of
the books now in use in the high
schools were changed by the state
textbook commission, which last
week completed he work of making
adoptions of the textbooks »o be used
In the public schools of Oklahoma for
the next five years.
In addition several new subjects,
not now in use, were adopted making
necessary the purchase of a numbei
of new texts. While the per cent of
changes Is considered large by some
school men in view of the demand
from the school book buying public
fo:' few changes as a measure of econ-
omy, the per cent of changes in this
adoption is considerably less than in
the former adoption when more than
95 per cent of the texts were changed.
This adoption was featured by more
wire pulling and political maneuver-
ing for special favor for certain pub-
lishing houses than any adoption in
the history of the state, even more so
than the adoption which was nullified
by the action of Lee Cruce, then gov-
ernor, in withholding the approval of
book company bonds in the adoption
five years ago.
Principal changes in the grade
school books made by the commission
were on arithmetic, reading, physiol-
ogy, history, grammar, elementary
SOLDIER WHO LEFT
WIFE AT HOME GOT
ANOTHER OVERSEAS
Mangum.—When W. B. Davis,
a Frederick Boldier, sailed for
overseas service he left a wife
and two children at home, but,
determined not to rap the risk
of being without a spouse upon
his return, ho brought another
with him from Liverpool, Eng-
land. according to Tillman
county officers who came here to
get Lavis. after he had been ar-
rested by local police on a charge
of bigamy.
Davis and wife No. 2, who
was Luellian Johnson before she
left home, returned to Frederick
several days ago. They stopped
at a hotel until Davis could visit
his home. When accused by
Mrs. Davis of having a second
wife, Davis denied having mar-
ried the English girl hut Mrs.
Davis called at the hotel, where-
upon wife No. 2 is said to have
produced a marriage license.
Davis fled, leaving the English
girl at his home in Frederick.
Mrs. D&vis accompanied the
sheriff here to recover her hus-
band. •
IS ACCUSED BY GAMBLER
Says He Paid County Attorney $250 a
Month.
Chickasha.—The proceedings it*
the disbarment hearing before Paul
Walker, supreme court referee where
the Grady County Bar Associatioa
seeks to have Oscar Simpson, former
Grady county attorney, barred from
the practice of law in this state, were
devoted to testimony taken relative
to an agreement signed by Simpson
with the bar association in which he
agreed to leave the state and never
practice here again.
Witnesses were from the council of
defense, bar association and civic
league in substance stated that Simp-
son had agreed that if criminal pro-
agriculture and music. New books on ! ceedings against him, which were the
each of these subjects will be required ! outgrowth of the grand jury indict-
at the opening of the next school
term.
In most cases present geographies
will be used with such supplements as
are necessary to present geographic
changes brought about by the war.
STATE HOSPITAL IS READY
New Institution Will Receive Patients
in a Short Time.
JacK Dempsey,
—-------- tions. Seats were built for 80,000,
to Austria to enable hereto exploiter ^ 'he estimate was that not more
“ than half of these were occupied.
Speculators lost heavily. They reuold
their tickets at anything from $5 to
Oklahoma City.—Between July 20
and August 1. the most complete and
most dramatic events or modern ring modern hospital in the entire south-
history, it was lacking entirely in high ; west—Oklahoma’s new state hospital
class boxing. With the exception oi —which will be known as the New
the first three snappy left jabs with University, will be thrown open to
which Willard opened the contest, the the public, according to Paul Fesler,
combat was simply a series of terrific 1 superintendent. The building
drives and smashes, virtually all ol
which were delivered by Dempsey.
The attendance was below expeefa-
ment, were dropped he would resign*
his position as county prosecutor,
withdraw from the ticket to succeed
himself and leave the state.
Sam Cook testified that he operated!
two open gambling houses here in.
connection with a combination of sev-
en other men and that this combina-
tion paid Simpson $250 a month and
Hodge Bailey, sheriff $150 a month-
out of the general house funds lor
protection. Cook said he did not pay
Simpson or Bailey but that arrange-
ment was made with others of tho
combin ation.
! STATEHOUSE BREVITIES j
national railroads and the ex-imperial
properties for the benefit of her
creditors.
The revised Austrian peace treaty
probably will be delivered to the
Austrian delegation by the end of the
week.
Idea of German Union Abandoned.
Paris.—The Austrian government
has given up. at least for the time
being, the idea of a union with Ger __________________
many Dr. Bauer, secretary for foreign reoeiptg wouid total between $500,000
afTairs. declared in an address deliv-
ered last week at the congress held
$15 under gate prices. No betting was
reported at the ringside, nsr was there
much elsewhere so far as could be
ascertained.
Although official accounting has not
been completed. Tex Rickard, pro-
moter of the heavyweight champion-
ship contest between Jess Willard and
Jack Dempsey, estimates that the gate
by the councils of workers.
"Austria, mall add ruined, can only
exist with the permission of the en-
tente,” Dr. Bauer declared. It is for
and $600,000.
Revenue agents are assisting in
checking up the receipts to determine
the amount of war tax due the gov-
ernment. Basing the receipts on
$600,000 the government will receive
this reason, Bauer added, that Austria roximately $54,600. while approxi-
“ •*“—* TATSS1S SSr »»oo w»> b. .«
has
been erected at a cost of $200,000, and
$56,000 has been expended for furni-
ture.
Accommodations for 150 patients
will be available the first year of oper-
ation of the hospital, with this number
increased to 200 for next year. Also,
$14,000 more is to be expended for
equipment to complete the research
laboratory. Fourteen acres of ground
afford ample opportunity for the en-
largment of the hospital, as it is found
to be necessary.
Offices, main kitchen, nurses’ cafe-
teria. negro wards and a large recep-
tion room occupy the space on the
first floor. A doctor's register, show-
ing if Dr. So-and-So is in or out, is
also on this floor. And megaphones
are to be found in every hall, with a
telephonic attachment, with which
any person may be paged from the of-
fice, the name being circulated to the
remotest corners of the building.
least the idea
since she is not powerful enough to
accomplish the union without the en-
tente’s consent. Bauer emphasized the
"essential necessity of maintaining
the unity of the proletarian front.”
Paderborn Under State of Siege.
Berlin.—An intensified state of siege
Toledo’s charity fund.
The city, under the agreement with
Promoter'Rickard, is to receive 7 per
cent of the gross receipts. Rickard
already has paid $30,000 to this fund.
Since last July I nave.""“'rmVrt I mand for the defendant s extradition.
Audios and on the It will eventually deliver him after
one picture.
”1 c.m told at the
street by fellow actors and producers
that the matrimonial troubles of a
movie star usually injure him in the
eyes of the public.”
Deported Boches Meet Troops.
Charleston. S. C.—As the Princess
Matolka with 1.864 Germans slipped
out of the harbor for Holland she
passed the transport Ostero with 1.000
Yankees returning from Prance. With
the sailing of the Matoika almost
3,000 Germans have been repatriated
through the local port.
Soldiers Released for Harvest.
Washington.—The commanding of-
fleers of Camps Pike. Bowie, Dodge
Funston, and Fort Bill were advised
by the war department to release
every man serving under an emer__________________
geney enlistment who could be spared in ,j,# same period in 1917.
futile negotiations, which may take up
some weeks. Meanwhile the Nether-
lands government will, however, be
held responsible for the ex-kaiser s
person.
A committee of the British cabinet
is considering a list of Germans to
be tried for war crimes on land and
sea. *
Seventy German submarine com-
manders whose names and present
whereabouts are known to the allies,
face trial before the proposed interna-
tional tribunal in London.
Lynching* Falling Off.
Mobil*. Ala.—Twenty eight lynch-
ing* have taken place in the first six
months of 1919. according to statistics
compiled by Tuskegee Institute. This
Is seven fewer than listed In the first
six months of 1918, and 14 more than
Senator New s Son a Murderer.
„.............. Los Angeles—Calling again and
has been proclaimed in Paderborn and a(?aln for hjs fiance, Harry S. New, Jr.,
Oveynhausen, Westphalia. The proc- 32 gon of an Indianapolis woman and
lamation was Issued after riots over whose father is United States Senator
the high cost of food had occurred in
the towns. __
Peru Revolt Quick Success.
Lima. Peru.—Augusto B. Leguia
assumed office as provisional presi-
dent of Peru and took up his resi-
dence in the government palace as a
result of the successful overthrow of
President Pardo. Senor Pardo, his
ministers and a number of officials of ding plans,
the army already are In prison. Vir-
tually no fighting and no casualties
marked the overthrow of the Pardo
government. Senor Leguia is sup-
ported by virtually all of the army
and naval forces and public opinion
here apparently is behind him.
New of Indiana, is held in the city
Jail on a charge of murder while in
the morgue lies the body of Freda
Lesser. 20 years old. who was killed
bv New in one of the strangest mur-
ders in the annals of the local police.
New shot the girl while driving with
her in a sedan in a lonely canyon
while thev were discussing their wed-
New says the girl was
mother.
to become a
Forty Students Killed by Bela Kun.
Vienna.—Forty students in the mili-
tary college at Budapest have been
executed by order of the Hungarian
communist government.
for work In west-m wheat fields.
Dry Times Closes Dance Hall.
Chicago.—Freiburg's dance hall, the
heat known raaort in Chicago's night
Ilf* which survived twanty-fiv* years
of reform
wait of wi
ha said Of those lynched. 28 wer*
negroes and three white persons. One
of the 28 was a woman. Seven wer*
accused of sssanlt. There was on* In
Texas, none in Oklahoma. Mississippi
lad with seven all of whom were
negroes
Wire Strike I* Called Oft.
Chicago-The strike oi members of
We Commercial Telegr»uoer3' I rion
against the Western Un.on and Pc*
lal telegraph com 1-anlea has been call
ed off. according to an official order
Colonel Drowned, a Hero.
Lawton Okla— Lieut. Col. Harold
H Bateman. Ninth field artillery, sac-
rificed hi* life in a fntlle attempt to
save Private Joe Bukoby frgm drown-
Widow of Indian Governor Kurt.
Sulphur—With hardly a chance for
recovery, Mrs. William Guy. widow of
William Guy, former governor of the
Chickasaw nation, lies at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. J. P. Cheadle. rIx
miles south of Sulphur. While driv-
ing with her daughter, the horse be-
came frightened and ran away. Mrs.
Guy became entangled in the wreck-
age and was dragged a considerable
distance, sustaining a broken arm,
shoulder and jaw bone, and a frac-
tured skull, which caused concussion
of the brain.
McCurtaln to Begin Dipping.
Idabel.—If the county dommis-
sioners heed the request of hundreds
of lattle raisers and owners they will
make the full levy for the purpose of
eradicating the fever tick from Mc-
1 Curtain county. Petitions have 1been
! circulated and received hundreds of
j signers and these wilt be presented to
the commissioners. McCurtaln Is one
! of the few counties in Oklahoma that
has not commenced the tick eradica-
tion work. ___
Receiver Campbell Out.
Guthrie.—Ai X. Campbell, receiver
Home Ownership Law Held Up.
The home ownership law, a product
of the last legislature, was given a
severe jolt when Attorney General
Freeling, in an opinion to the com-
missioners of the land office, held
that the $250,000 appropriated for use-
in the administration of the law does
not become available until next July.
This leaves only the amount that
will escheat to the credit of the state
from the long-standing express rate
refunds, as capital with which the
commissioners may work during the
next twelve months.
The law provided for the creeation
of a fund to be known as the "home-
loan fund” from the proceeds from,
the express refunds and a special ap-
propriation of $250,000 from the gen-
eral levenue fund.
The section making the dirert ap-
propriation says the money is to be
available for use during the "1920-21”
fiscal year. k Whether this is an
on or or whether it was the intention,
of the legislature to make the money
available this years is not known.
Already there are nearly 1,000 ap-
plications on file for loans from the
fund and extensile plans have been
made bv the commissioners for loan-
ing the money. As it stands, under
the attorney general’s ruling, there
is only approximately $247,000 avail-
able tor next year.
ing In Medicine creek nesr here
for the United States land office in
this city, has handed in hia resig
nation Campbell s resignation fol-
lows an investigation conducted by
lasued
here pj 8. J. Konenkamp,
president of the union. Korenkamp
declared In the order which ended the
sTtke that when the waU nit aas first
ordered it waa not Intended as an en
durance teat hut aa a final protest
against "unfair treatment-* by the
wire
i special agents of the federal 1—d of
; tti r department regarding alleged lr-
wera 1___i,,n lea in the conduct o« the
Boat Hit* Stump: 16 Dead. . ... —- imuIiii t
b“' "tsvss.tw.'n« .mi -i™,
ed the* to succeed Hugh Scott, republican.
lot inert▼ lived at I-awton The
ere
dered fort
Ing a etui
thirty-two
It was
aboard
to
tne . He
boat when the accident occurred.
probe of the land office will continue.
Upon the recommendation of nu-
merous prominent officials and citi-
zens in Iklahoma and Tulsa counties.
Governor Robertson last week pa-
roled Joe and Dick Taggart, alleged
Oklahoma City bootleggers, from their
jail sentence of six montlffe and the
fine of $500.
The supreme court has denied the
application of insurance companies for
an order superseding the action of the
state insurance board in rescinding
the order granting permission to In
augurate a 10 per cent “surcharge” on
premiums on all fire insurance. This
means the surcharge does not become
effective July 15 as was planned.
At a meeting of federal and state
forces in the office of John A White-
hurst. president of the state board ot
agriculture, plans were laid for co-
operative control of bog cholera in the
state. The method outlined includes
the aid of all county agents and vet
erinarian*. with the belief that con
carted effort will result in stamptn*
out the disease Federal supervision
will be under the direction of C. F
Herrington, state veterinarian. Tbt
state work will be supervised by
James A Wilson, of the A. ft M col
lege, Stillwater.
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