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The Washington County Sentinel
VOLUME VIII.
AND THE WEEKLY ENTERPRISE
BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1912.
NUMBER 80.
I ROBBER CUT *■" ■L""®
LONE BANDIT ON LOUISVILLE &
NASHVILLE BUNGLED HIS JOH.
Nonala Men Arrested and VIlist Face
Serious Charge.
Muskogee, Okla., Sept. 5.—Bert Van
Leuven, ex-judge of Nowata county
and a prominent democratic politi-
cian, Tom Clifford, a constable and n
man named Crabtree have been ar-
rested on a warrant Issued by the Un-
ited States government charging con-
spiracy. They Were given their lib-
erty on bonds of $5,000 each and will
be given a hearing at Nowata before
U. S. Commissioner Caldwell.
The arrest of the three men fol-
lowed an Investigation made by the
United States into the affairs in No-
wata county which is looked upon by
the government as the worst in the
Rtate when it comes to enforcing the
prohibition laws. The officials have
been openly charging each other with
to be mortally wounded, a bandit who j being in league with the bootleggers
single handed robbed the Louisville ’
HIT BY THE ENGINEER
WAS CAUGHT OFF HIS GUARD
AND KNOCKED OUT.
Had Held Up Train and Robbed Mall
and Baggage Cars and the Men
Paatengerg on Train.
New Orleans, Sept. 5.—Suffering
from a fractured skull and believed
VERNICE BEARD DIES FROM EF-
FECTS OF FAI L FROM WINDOW.
KNOCKEO THROUGH WINDOW
H. HOWELL, HIS WIFE
THREE WOMEN HELD.
AND
Beard Fell From Window Following
Fight At the Oklah Flats
Last Night.
SURVEYORS VKE \T WORK ON
CUSHING EXTENSION REPORT
& Nashville New - York limited train
near here last night was brought to
the Charity hospital here today. The
bandit boarded the engine, marched
the engineer and fireman ahead at
the point of a revolver, rifled the mail
and baggage cars and robbed the men
passengers In five sleepers, obtaining
about $1,000- He did not molest the
women. He kept the trainmen before
him so that no armed passenger
could shoot. He then marched the
engineer and fireman back to the en-
gine and ordered them to proceed.
They had ridden about 25 miles when
the engineer, catching him unawares,
dealt him a crushing blow on the
head with a brass torch, knocking
him unconscious.
HELD UP TRAIN FOR $20
Bandit Robbed Missouri Pacific Train
and Escaped.
Osage City, Kas., Sept. 5.—A man
boarded the west bound Missouri Pa-
cific train here last night, held up
the conductor and the auditor and
cleaned out the smoker when the
train stopped west of town. The
robber jumped off and escaped. He
obtained but $20.
but in the meantime no apparent ef-
fort was made to stop the introducing
of liquor or punishing those who sold
It
Thp arrest of Van Leuven and his
vssoeiatps followed the sensational
kidnaping of Thomas Sims, a well-
known Nowata bootlegger. Sims was
arrested last week In Lenapah by a
federal officer on a charge of intro-
ducing liquor and was locked up in
the Lenapah jail. Enforcement Offi-
cer Bowman, who made the arrest,
was ratied away, and lie instructed a
deputy to take Sims to Nowata for
his preliminary hearing before Com-
missioner Caldwell. On the arrival
of (he train at Nowata It is claimed
that Van Leuven, Clifford and Crab-
tree put in Jheir appearance and de-
manded custody of Sims, claiming tc
have a state warrant for him. It is
claimed that Sims was forcibly taken
from the government officer and load-
ed into an automobile and removed
to Kansas. The United States author-
ities claim that the so-called arrest
of Sims was a fake and that a con-
spiracy existed.
RUNAWAY GIRL HID TYVO TEARS
Because She Couldn't Attend n Dnnre,
She Worked as a Domestic.
ENGINEER KILLED IN WRECK
Missouri Pacific Train Leaves Track
Near St. Louis.
St. Louis, Sept. 5.—Michael May, an
engineer on the Missouri Pacific fast
train for Kansas City, was killed to-
day when the engine left the track at
Pern Glen, 21 miles from St. Louis.
The fireman, J. F. Stankey, was bad-
ly scalded. No passengers were in-
jured.
TO BUIL0JIPPIN6 VAT
Work Will Be Started Tomorrow
Morning—Inspectors Press Work.
Work will be started tomorrow
morning on the construction of a
dipping vat as the final step in the
work of tick eradication being car-
ried on in the county. The vat will
be located on section 32-26-13, six
miles south of Bartlesville. It will
be constructed of galvanised iron and
will be 30 feet in length at the top,
14 feet at the bottom.
E. H. MUes. inspector in charge,
stated today the “bull tick” crusade
was being retarded because of the dry
weather It will be ten days at least
before the dipping of cattle will be
started.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 5—Afraid to tell
her mother she had borrowed money
from her grandfather with which to
run away, Fronia Bryant, IB year-old
daughter of a wealthy Seligman, Mo.
family remained in hiding in this city
for two years. She was employed as
a domestic. A few days ago the
humane officer, A. M. Welch, learned
the young girl’s secret and informed
her parents. The family immediately
wired money for her ticket with in-
structions to send her home at once.
She departed last night. The girl said
she ran away from home because her
mother objected to her attending a
dance.
(From Thursday’s Daily)
A plunge from the second story
window of the Oklali Flats last night
following a fight resulted In the death
today of Vernieo Beard, 23 yearn old
of Dewey. That Beard was the vic-
tim of foul piay and that instead of
jumping he was knocked through the
window is the belief of County Attor-
ney Ray and Charles Allen, chief of
police, who conducted an investiga-
tion. The county attorney caused a
warrant to be issued for the arrest of
H. H. Howell, proprietor of (he Oklah
Flats, who will be charged with man-
slaughter. His wife and three fe
male inmates were also arrested and
will be held as material witnesses.
Last night shortly after 10 o’clock
persons passing in the vicinity of the
Oklah Flats were horrified to sec the
body of a man plunge headlong from
i window on the second floor of the
building. He was picked up in an un-
conscious condition and removed to a
rooming house, where it was found
his skull was fractured, and he had
suffered internal Injuries the attend-
ing physicians said would cause his
death.
Howell, his wife and the three wo-
men were taken to headquarters and
held for investigation. County At>or
ney Ray began an investigation which
continued until this afternoon after
the man's death, when warrants were
issued for the arrest of the five per-
sons connected with the house.
Beard’s identity was learned by the
arrest of Valentine Allen, his cousin,
on the charge of drunkenness.
According to the story told by Mrs.
Howell Beard jumped from the win-
dow, but officers are inclined to dis-
credit this statement, believing that
Beard was struck and knocked
through the window headlong to the
street. Mrs. Howell in a statement
this morning admitted she was excit-
ed at the time and does not. remem-
ber all that transpired in the house.
She was certain the men wanted to
start a fight with her husband, that
the men were drinking and remem-
bers particularly of seeing Beard
start for the window. She says she
BARTLESVILLE
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believes Beard was crazy A sum-
mary of her statement of the affair
follows:
The woman says Beard and his
cousin, Valentine Allen, were nt the
Oklah Flats yesterday afternoon. Tie >
went away, returning about 10 o’clock
last night. Beard was in an intoxi-
cated condition and was quarrelsome
He wanted to start a fight, the wo-
man said, hut her husband told him
he would have no trouble, and order-
ed the men to leave the house. Beard,
the woman says, insisted upon engag-
ing her husband in a fight, but he
still refused. Beard, aecordtng to the
statement of thp woman, then started
in the direction of her husband with
his fistH clenched. Allen also start-
ed towards Howell. Howell grabbed
a cuspidor and hurled it at Beard
The woman says site does not know
whether the missle bit Beard or not.
Howell was unable to remember whe-
ther the cuspidor hit Beard.
The woman says Beard then turned
and started to run from the dan -e I mater1a,1-v 1('B8Pn the distance
SANTA FE TO BID“™ss»m,sPllOGflESSIS ROW
NATURAL LOC ATION FOR BUILD
ING OF (SHOOS IS BELIEF
Distance Between Kansas City And
Texas Would ho Lessened hj
13d Miles
That the Santa Fe railroad com-
pany will shortly begin the construc-
tion of a short cut line that will
Found at Poker Table in Seeret Foliar
of Old Saloon.
Ponca City, Okla., Sept. 5.—Three
skeletons, sitting In chairs about a
poker table with $275.75 in front of
them was the gruesome sight that
was found and met the gaze of spec-
tators when the old "Missouri John”
saloon building on South First street
was moved from Its foundation. The
discovery was made In a seeret cel-
lar which no one in the city ever
dreamed was in existence. These
men were all dressed in cowboy at-
tlrp, slouch hat, buckskin leggings,
high-heeled boots, with silver spurs,
each having a six-shooter in his belt.
On the table In front of them were
several stacks of different colored
j poker chips and $275.75 in currency
and silver. Besides this there was a
full case of quart bottles of Heim beer
of the | sitting close by, with just lliree empty
IIABLEY AND ELI,IS OF MISSOURI
SQUABBLE OVER NOMINATIONS.
OF VERACITY
HADLEY QUOTED AS SAYING IIE-
PUBLICANS WOULD WITHDRAW,
Ohio Progressive Platform Prohibits
Night Work By Women-Yet
Favors Home Rule.
ARCHITECT AWARDEO CONTRACT TO PREPARE
PLANS FOR THE NEW COURT HOUSE
P. H. Weather, a Guthrie, Okla.
architect has been awarded the con-
tract by the board of county commis-
sioners to prepare plans and specifi-
cations for the new Washington coun-
ty court house. The cost of the build
ing will be approximately $90,000.
There were seven bidders.
Blue prints are now being prepared
which will be completed in about two
weeks when the commissioners will
advortise for bids for the construction
of the building and which bids will
be opened thirty days later. The con-
tract will then be awarded and work
will start at once.
Mr. Weatehrs, the architect, has
had twenty two years experience as
an architect of court houses and other
- county buildings and this will be the
The mountain lion that has been forty third court house for which he
terrorizing residents of the vicinity jja8 prepared the plans. Among the
of Okesa, has been seen again, this buildings for which he has prepared
time by Ed Darnell who owns a plans lately are the new state peni-
ranch along Sand creek. Mr. Dar- tentary for Oklahoma and a court
nell claims to have been a short dis- house at Schenectedy. N. Y., which
tance from the animal, just after it jg almost complete, at a cost of $400,-
liad killed a calf. OOP
1 was driving along the highway Washingtons county’s new court
two miles north of Bohan's ranch,” house will face west and will be 72
said Mr. Darnell, “and looked down \9g feet and four stories in height,
into a field and saw the lion as it was:which includes the ground floor. In
devouring the carcass of a calf.”; design it will be of Modern French
When the animal saw Darnell it fled ; Renaissance. There will be heavy
MOUNTAIN UN KILLS CALF
Ed Darnell Saw Animal Kill fall—
It Fled to Woods.
of deeds, county treasurer, county
clerk, county commissioners and coun
ty judge and his court room. Marble
stairs will lead to the second floor
where will be found the offices of the
district clerk, the district judge the
county attorney’s office, consultation
rooms for the attorneys and the coun-
ty law library, district court room and
grand jury rooms. The district court
room will be on the east side of the
second floor and will be eliptical in
shape and measure about 40 by 60
feet. This arrangement will give
good light and ventilation and har
been agreed upon by experts as the
best shape for acoustics. On the Third
or upper floor will be the various
jury rooms, witness rooms, dormitory
for jury, etc. On the ground floor
will be the offices of the sheriff and
undersheriff, the county surveyor and
his assistant, ladies rest room,
janitors room, furnace room and fuel
room as well as a large room in which
public meetings may he held when
the disrict court room is in use. A
private stairway will lead from the
sheriff's offices to the county and
county and district judge and to the
various court rooms.
The building will be epuipped with
steam heat, modern pumbing, private
hall where the trouble occurred,
which is in the center of Ibe build
ing. He ran to the head of the stairs
turned and ran Iw-k and th«’n started
in the direction rf a front window
He (dunged headlong through tin
window, falling to the pavement 20
feet below. The woman says her
husband, seeing Ber t start for the
window tried to intercept his move-
ments, fearing that he was going to
make the plunge through the window
People passing along the street rush-
ed to where the prostrate body of the
man was lying on the street. The
police were notified and Charles Al-
len, chief of police, and Andy Hender-
son, assistant chief, arrived soon af-
ter, and placed Howell, his wife and
three female inmates o/ the place un-
der arrest and took them to head-
quarters.
A man who was directly across the
street when Beard made the fatal
plunge, was an eye witness to the
trouble and will be a material wit-
ness in the Inventigation. His name
js heiug v ithheld. Y> ■ the officers Ar-
cording to the story told by the man.
Beard was struck and knocked
through the window, but he was un-
able to identify the person who struck
the blow that sent the man headlong
to the sidewalk.
Allen, who was with Beard at the
time of the trouble, was arrested on
the charge of drunkenness and is
locked up at police headquarters. He
refuses to talk, but will be a mater-
ial witness for the state, which Is
conducting an investigation.
Howell refuses to discuss the affair.
When told today that Beard was dead
he appeared greatly excited. The
three female inmates w-ho were ar-
rested in connection wdth the affair
maintain an unbroken silence other
than to say they know nothing of the
affair.
Beard was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Elwin Beard who reside on Fish
creek. He also has a brother, B. E.
Beard, who came here from Dewey
.'his afternoon to take charge of the
body. Beard was employed as a tool
dresser in the oil field.
line from Kansas City to Texas,
Indicated In a dispatch from SHpulpa
In which the announcement is made
that men are now at work surveying
'he proposed extension of the line|
from Cushing to Sapulpa to connect
with the Midland Valley. The dist-
ance between Kansas City and Texas
would be lessened by 130,miles.
With the oompletien of the propos-
ed improvements Bartlesville would
be materially benefited. The location
of the company's shops here which is
generally regarded as the natural
location for a division point, is be-
lieved because tills city is Just 200
miles front Kansas City. This dis-
tance would make Bartlesville Hie
natural location for a passenger
division point while the fact, that
Bartlesville is about 96 miles from
Chanute would result in this city
being llte cenerte of freight operations
Freight divisions are generally cen-
tered this distance apart. In this way
Bartlesville would be an important
point on the line as connection will
be at Tills;* and ijapuipfl *» Cushing
While nothing definite has been
given out by the officials of the com
pany it is known they have for seve-
ral months been considering the
change that would greatly Jensen
the distance between Kansas City
and Texas, and yet the line would
traverse some of the most thickly
populated and productive country In
Kansas and Oklahoma.
(H j bottles In the case.
How these men came to their death
I is as much of a mystery as the secret
I cellar with Its secret passageway to
the cold storage house on the rear of
| the lot. No mark of violence could
he found, and there was not an empty
chamber In any one of the three guns
found.
WAS PARTIAL TO MUTINIES
Secret Police
Arrest KussIhii Naval
Judge.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 5.- A mutiny
In the Black Sea squadron of the Rus-
sian fleet led to the arrest of Naval
|Judge Adverate at Sepastepol today
by the secret police who secured him
for showing partiality toward the mu-
tinies.
GIRLS LEAPED FROM
Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 5.—Gov-
ernor Hadley denied today that he
told L. A. Fills, of Kansas City over
the telephone yesterauy rnat if the
Republican Judicial candidate was
nominated by the Progressive party
he would withdraw from the Repub-
lican ticket if required to line up for
Taft. “1 gave Ellis what Information
I had as to the attitude of the Repub-
lican Judicial candidate," said Hadley.
“But 1 didn't make the statement that
Ellis was quoted as having made and
I am informed by the convention del-
egates that Ellis didn't make the
statement attributed to him.” Ellis
today reiterated the statements.
Explosion In Chieitgo ( leaning Shop
Almost Trapped Thirty.
SHY OF BARTLESVILLE
Holmes Are Fighting Shy
Municipality.
of This
PROHIBITION CANDIDATE NOTI-
FIED OF NOMINATION.
Clinton Howard, In Notification Ad-
dress, Says Mean Things About
Taft, Teddy and YVilson.
Few hoboes are making Bartlesville
a stopping off place these days. For
a couple of weeks there was scarcely
a day but one or more knights of the
road would come to the city. Usually
they would ride "blind baggage” on
some passanger train, getting off just
outside the city limits. They would
make the rest of the distance on foot.
Members of the police departmen*
got busy. A dozen men, mostly ne-
groes were picked up last week, tak-
en to headquarters and vagged be-
cause they could not give a sufficient
explanation of their presence in the
city. Every hobo is spotted as soon
as he gets to the city and officers are
not long in rounding them up.
Since the crusade was started by
members of the police department it.
Is known that several negroes have
left the city. They are known tc
have been undesirables who were
driven out of Tulsa or Oklahoma City.
Bartlesville is a good town to come
to, but not for an element of (his
kind. Working ten days on the strepfs
and then ordered to leave the city has
proven an effective cure.
Chicago, Sept. 5.—Thirty girls were
forced to leap out of second story
windows to escape death today when
an explosion, caused by benzine vap-
or. wrecked a building occupied tyy
a dyeing and cleaning establishment
at West Twenty-fourth street and
Princeton avenue. Rudolph SpinnYsr,
foreman of the establishment was
crushed to death in the wreckage.
Several girls were severely injured
in making their escape. One girl,
who jumped out of a window, was
picked up unconscious and with both
legs fractured. Others in rushing to
reach the stairways were knocked
down and trampled.
Investigation will be made to deter-
mine the cause of the explosion which
waff the third within a week In dye-
ing and cleaning shops in Chicago.
Columbus, O., Sept. 5.—Arthur L.
Garford was nominated governor to-
day by the Progressive state conven-
tion. The platform adopted by the
convention endorses the prohibition
of child labor, the minimum wage for
women, prohibition of night work for
women, an eight hour day for women,
a school for industrial education, mun
iclpal home rule, and the non-partl-
21) STORY, i san judicial ballot.
John L. Sullivan, Republican candi-
date for secretary of state, was nomi-
nated by the Progreaa'ves
same office. He resigned today as
the Republican nominee. L. J., .Tabor
of Belmont was named for lieutenant
governor. ,, „(
TAFT OFF TO NEW YOB
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Despite Injured Ankle lie YY 111 Join
His Wife.
Washington, D. C., Sept. .—Presi-
dent Taft left for New York today
with his ankle still lame. He was
wheeled to an automobile from the
White House. He will board the May
flower at New York and join Mrs.
Taft.
KNYFl BLADE TOO LONG.
DETECTIYES FEAR BLACKMAIL-
ERS YVHO WANT MONEY.
E TO BE TRIED A6AIN
Kansas City Physician YViil Fare Mur-
der Charge Third Time.
Ada. Ohio. Sept. 5—In this his home
city and the seat of Ohio Northern
University, with which he was so long
connected. Aaron S. Watkins was to-
day notified of his nomination for
the vice-presidency by the national
convention of the Prohibition party.
Many Prohibitionist leaders from var-
ious parts of the United States were
present. Kansas City, Sept. 5.—The third
Mr. Watkins was notified of his trial of Dr. B. Clark Hyde, charged
nomination by Clinton N. Howard, of with the murder of Thomas Swope,
Rochester, N. Yr. Mr Howard said in uncle of his wifet has been postponed
part: | to January 6, 1913.
“Taft is a milk-fed elephant with a I Hyde was once convicted and sen-
broken tusk and a rubber trust ! fenced to serve a long term in the
trunk: Wilson is a lion's whelp, clean penitentiary. An appeal was taken
of tooth and claw, led by an ass; i and the case was remanded back for
Roosevelt is a ‘great and mighty. ’rial. During the course of the
wind,’ which raises the dust and ond trial last winter one of the
Rockefeller’s Estate nt Pocanclto Un-
der Guard—Petty Crimes
Committed.
Tarrytown. N. Y., Sept. 5.—Private
detectives keeping a close watch c r
the John D. Rockefeller estate at Po-
cantlco Hills were today equipped
with a squad of watch dogs. Friends
of the family of Mr. Rockefeller who
have been in the habit of going fre-
quently to the large estate at Poean-
tico Hills, received word from Mr.
Rockefeller, Jr., today warning them
not to enter the grounds of the es-
tate after dark, because of large mas-
tiffs that had been turned loose as a
measure of protection. Mr. Rocke-
feller said he feared they might be
attacked by one of the large dogs or
held up by one of the armed guards
who form a cordon about the place.
The stories telling of precautions j habit is on the wane,
taken by Mr. Rockefeller were sub- ; Dealers sav the sales of cigarette*
stantiated again by the appearance of have fallen off of late, but can give
detectives working with the guards no reason for the decline of the sales,
and special deputies.
Valentine Allen of Dewey Held For
Carrying Concealed Weapons.
Valentine Alien, an oil well worker
failed to measure the length of a
knife blade when he purchased a
knife at a hardware store yesterday.
That proved his undoing.
When arrested last night on the
charge of drunkenness the knife was
found in his pocket. A second charge
was preferred against him, that of
carrying concealed weapons. Hts
case was continued In the municipal
court this morning until 4 o’clock this
afternoon. He pleaded guilty to the
charge of drunkenness.
BOYS BITTHE PIPE
Cigarettes No Longer Popular But
Oh Yon “Corncob.*’
Fear they would be arrested pos-
sibly explains the reason for the un-
popularity of cigarettes among Bart-
lesville youths under sixteen years of
age. Until the recent announcement
that mothers in this city were plan-
ning an investigation for the purpose
of stopping the habit of smoking
“pills” is thought to have caused
many youths to discard the habit. At
any rate it is known the cigarette
telephones and a vacumn cleaning creates political astigmatism
in the direction of the woods. Darnell i concrete foundation,, re-inforced system. It will be modern in every I the people."
declares the animal is about three J super-structure and it will be fire j way and will be a building of which ! —_
feet high and fully seven feet long. ,,roof throughout. The walls of the Washington county people can well be It is easy enough to adinirr
Reports indicate the animal roams,ground floor will have an exterior of proud. (for the enemies he
oxer a wide section of country. ;lime stone while those of the upper Mr. Weathers
- j floor will be of terra cotta and brick.
The board of county commissioners , At the west there will be a large
Mill probably not take up the matter :stone stairway leading to the first
of opening up the new Dewey road | floor where will be located the ex-
until tomorrows session. ' ecutive offices, including the register
among
ors escaped from his room in a
after the trial had started and an-
other postponement was necessitated.
The precautions are being taken as
result of numerous blackmail let-
sec- iters which have been received by the
jur- Standard Oil king lately, saying that
hotel unless he sent large sums of money
certain places his life would be in
remarked to an En-
terprise reporter today that he hoped
the count)’ commissioners Mill op-
point some responisble man to act as
local inspector and over see the con-
struction work.
a man
has made unless
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have been tl
blackmail is thought to sade
Voti may regard a flv as pretty an-
noying, but a Moman gives first place
in the list of pests to a man around
the house.
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however, that the sales on pipes have
increased, which would indicate
smoking of pipes has taken the place
of the cigarette habit.
It became known today that the eru-
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