Pawhuska Journal-Capital from Pawhuska, Oklahoma • 1

AN UNUSUAL NEWSPAPER IN AN UNUSUAL CITY THE pAwHusKA DAILY CAPITAL The Daily Capital Publishes all the Wurld's News PAWHUSKA OKLAHOMA SATURDAY MAY 28 123 Th Daily Capital Publishes the News While It le Nme Price Three It Iles a Complete 1 olograph News Sot-vies Road Today News Tudor Price Three di CentA VOL: XVII liD OF NO FEDER ER CTLIS Li 1 Two SEPARATE uRDER CASES ARE UNEARTHED ALMOST AT SAME TIME MEMORIAL DAY PROCLAMATION DISTRICT JUDGE CHARLES WILSON BACK ON BENCH IN FLAN DERS FIELDS In Flanders' fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row That mark our place and in the sk rhe larks still bravely singinakfiy Scarce heard among the guns BOMB THROWN CAUSES RIOT in ROUMANIA Jurist Returns from Bartlesville Watker-Stonebraker Case Results in Decision for Tho Defense We are the Short days ago We lived felt dawn saw sunset glow Loved and were loved and now we lie In Flanders Remains of Chor les Whitehorn Discovered This Morning On Garnett Oil Lease Adjoining Pawhuska On North Anna Brown of Ponca City Found Dead In Field Between Grayhorse and Fairfax Two Killed and Ten Were Injured When Bomb Was Thrown at King Boris While He Was Making Address 1 Talm our quarrel with the foe: To you from falling hands we throw The torch: he yours to hold it high If ye break faith with us who We shall not sleep though poppies grow In Flanders' fields Col John McCrae Memorial Day in this nation will endure will survive as long as the nation lives Memorial Day each succeeding year should be the occasion of that same re-consecration suggested by our martyred president that matchless manly man Abraham Lincoln in his memorable Gettys burg address On this day we the people of America should gather forever henceforth and pledge renewed fealty to the indistructable principles for which Lincoln stood The heroic soldiers of the Civil War of the War with Spain in 189S and the recent response by the flower of our land to the challenge from Germany against American liberty and the principles of our Republic all and in each and every instance manifest that our boys in each succeeding ago have "kept faith" and performed their generous heroic patriotic duty and it is now our duty this nation's duty to "Pep faith" with the heroes surviving as well as with thost who sleep in "Flanders Fields where Poppies Grow" and under the daisies end roses of Gettysburg In the present period of peace there may be heard challenging voices that bring us face to face with the eternal situation that a true Democracy has always its complainants its enemies There is no day of this year or the years in the future better consecrated to the true patriotic teachings the Americanism of Washington Lincoln and Roosevelt and the brave and heroic boys of the Civil the Spanish and the late World War than Memorial Day On Monday May 30 1921 let us lay aside the ordinary duties of life let us heartily and enthusihstically join in the exercises and spirit of the day let the graves of those who gave their youth had their life in the defense of our country be decorated with flowers wreaths and flags Let their graves he to us as so many wholly shrines at whose portals our own lives shall be consecrated whatever consideration and we may bestow on our heroes dead let us above all things else not forget the heroes living Honor the dead but show your appreciation now to the living it were better than to wait and smother their graves beneath a wilder ness of flowers BULLET WOUND TELLS HOW WOMAN MET HER DEATH MURDER CLEARS UP MYSTERY OF DISAPPEARANCE KING UNINJURED PAWHIJSKA WILL REMEMBER WORK OF DEAD HEROES District Judge Charles Wilson vas back on the district court bench this morning following his return from Bartlesv We udge Vilson states that the pending signature of Vie new hill creatingg separate judicial districts of Osage county and Washington county by Governor Robertson has practically "blown up" the current term tit Bartlesville The case of Spurrier Lumber company vs Vldwarits occuoka the court's attention today Thi jury on the case of Walker White vs Stonebraker the only caie tried before Judge Oldfield who substituted for Judge Wilson during the latter's absence reached a verdict yesterday afternoon finding for the defense Attorneys for the plaintiff filed immediate notice of appeal The suit grows out of a contract alleged to have been made be tween Zea Stonebraker and NVIiite catte-shippers and the firm of Thompson and Shipman regarding the pasturage of 1500 head of cattle in Kay county last year Walker and White later acquired tile interest of Zea and Stonebraker the contract Person Who Threw Bomb Reported to Have Escaped Sets Fire to Communist Club As Revenge Against Outrage SOFIA May 27 Two men were killed and 10 were Injured today when a bomb was thrown at King Boris while he was addressing several hundred students at the Metropolitan church The king was uninjured Crowds In revenge set Lire to a communist club and the police had difficulty In restoring order The person who threw the bomb escaped Patriotic Young Women Sell Poppies to Decorate Flanders Craves Gambler's Paradise Found At The Fairground State Police WILL PERMIT ROPING WITH MODIFICATIONS golnErme-- The finding or a bullet wound on the body of Anna Caoe was report ed from Fairfax this afternoon making a certainty of the original suspicion that the woman had been murdered A report reaching the office of the sheriff and county attorney today here told of tbi finding ot the dead body of Anna Brown a member of the Osage tribe in a field located several miles northeast of Grayhorse The reports stated that it was thought the woman had been murdered although an empty whiskey bottle which may have contained poisoned liquor is said to have been found near the body That the woman had been dead several days in indicated by the fact that decomposition had already set In The deceased was about 30 years old and formerly made her home in Fairfax IIer husband Oat Brown is not an Indian The couple had been making their home in Ponca City for some time Anna Brown was a daughter of Lizzie Her guardian was Mason of Pawhuska Mr Mason departed this morning for Fairfax where an inquest was to be held over the body some time this afternoon' Assistant County 'Attorney lefferse- also departed for Fairfax this morning to investigate the case Many Firms Will Close Memorial Day Judge Wilma Grants Modification In Injunction May Throw Rope Must Not Throw Animals MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM ALL READY TO BEGIN A badly decomposed as that of Charles White-horn Osage found in a wooded space on Dial Hill one-quarter mile north of the city at 9 o'clock this morning Identiffication was made by means of the man's clothes and by letter found in his pockets Fowler Discovered Body The body was found by Jerry Fowler an oil worker It was lying almost hidden in a mass of tangled bushes a distance of about 100 feet from an oil derrick on the Garnett Oil company lease located NE 1-4 4-25-9 There was little doubt in the mind of the police today that Whitehorn had been murdered Two small holes in the forehead indicated that the victim came to his death by shooting Chief Cates was notified immediately after the discovery of the body and he ordered it to an undertaking park) here An inquest was set to be held in the office of Justice of the Peace Griffin at 2:30 this afternoon Lived At Hominy Whitehorn's home was in Hominy although he had spent much time lately in around Pawhuska His guardian is understood to be George Treadway of Hominy According to the best information available this morning White-horn and his wife came to Pawhuska several weeks ago on a visit and put up at a local hotel About 10 days ago police received notification that Whitehorn had disappeared and a search has been conducted for him ever since It was not thought out of the way at first as the deceased is said to have been in the habit of making trips unannounced to various parts of the county The search continued however but no one who knew anything of his whereabouts could be found by local police or by members of the sheriff's department and the first trace since his reported disap "Gamblers' Paradise" stt the county fairgrounds will be gamblers' paradise no longer according to local authorities who yesterday afternoon "dropped in" upon a group of young mitt while the latter were engaged in the interesting game of "shake rattle hnd roll" Names booked for appearance in Justice Griffin's court to answer to charges of gambling are: Ed Jones "Slim" Eh lin ilarve Cahey Wm Young Van Sickle A Cabe and Cabe The arrests were made by Officer Kithcart Repeated reports that gambling games were being carried On in a secluded spot at the fairgrounds have been turned in to the police department but hitherto the alleged wooers of the fickle goddess have been too wary and these are the first arrests to be made Pawhuska will observe Memorial Day in proper observation according to leaders in the commun- ty And in keeping with the plans for proper celebration the following firms have decided to close all day Monday in honor of Memorial Day according to the cofnmittee looking after this matter: --4- Masters-Freeman Co Smith Robinson Leibenheims Welch-Baker Harris Clothing Co The Parisian Wheelocks Casmor Hdwe Co Heaton-Walton Mrs Stephens Pawhuska Electric McDowell-Castator North's Store Enterprise Cleaners Pickens Ladies' Wear Payne's Store Hunt Son Osage Mere Co Futterman's Mrs McPherson McLaughlin Co Curio Indian Shop H' Blackburn Kelley Fur Co Pawhuska Fur Co Germany Makes First Payment On Reparations BERLIN May has completed her first payment of the war reparations enroute to Paris today in charge of heavily guarded special messengers were 20 treasury bonds of 10000000 This completed the initial payment of 1000000000 marks Roping and riding contests will not be totally prohibited in Pawhuska but they must be greatly modified according to a ruling by Judge Wilson yesterday made in granting a modification of an injunction against Maynard Revard Henry Grammar and others granted last week at the county attorney's solicitation enjoying these parties from holding a scheduled roping and riding contest on a ranch located near the western county line Under the modified ruling permission to hold roping and riding contests is granted the defendants but certain limitations are carried Under the ruling participants in the contest will not be permitted to throw and tie the steers as has been the custom Instead the feat must be confined simply to the cast Lariats must be fastened to the pommel of the roper's saddle with a bit of fine twine calculated to break when the rope becomes taunt preventing the throwing of the animal The contests in question were scheduled to begin today and last for three days County Attorney Templeton stated today that a deputy sheriff would be present at all such contests in the future and would be under orders to place under arrest any participant who violated the hOmane provisions of the ruling "They died that we might live and prosper let us bury them in flowers" With this appeal to American citizens Mayor Vernon Whiting issued an edict proclaiming today (Saturday) as poppy day in the city of Pawhuska and calling on all people to buy unstintingly of these little emblems of the splendid sacrifice made by 87- 500 American boys on the battle fields of Europe A score of young ladies acting under the leadership of Miss Sappho Constantine attired in white and the national colors and laden with poppies borne in helmets will offer for sale today on the public streets 7000 poppies direct from France Each of these little red flowers is a token of loving service and tender care made and dedicated by the Franco-American girls association of Paris to be sold in America for a fund which will go to decorate the graves of our boys in France Belgium and Paly Pawhuska Will Help Pawhuska in time of peril came nobly to the front to meet her country's needs In time of peace she will show no less in her service of love and gratitude tt those who perished in honor and sacrifice To the American legion has been consigned 7000 of these poppies and it should be the purpose of every true Pawhuskan to see that no man woman or child in the city fails to wear one of these on Decoration Day When the popy laden helmet is presented to your consideration let the thought also of those who cannot buy them entor your consciousness and not restrict your purcha your own immediate needs This in substance is the admonition of the patriotic societies throughout the country and Pawhuska will demonstrate that she is no exception to the rule of grateful communities The popies will be sold for 10 cents apiece eThe following are amo'rg the young ladies who will form the poppy committee: Mrs Jim Becket Mrs Colville Mrs A Tuhey Mrs Fred Whiting and Misses Cora Leahy Althea Murphy Vivian Simpkins Alta SedPrstrom Freda Whiting Treavn Sodetstrom Esther Gans and Sappho Constantine This committee at the o'clock this afternoon and laic plans for a whirlwind canvass of the town Arrangemeas were made for the advance sale of poppies Saturday morning by other agencies sottlier dead throughout Euroe will be honored by their compatriots and American citizens Monday A wreath will be placed by representatives of the American legion on more than 55000 graves in France Great Britain Italy and Belgium Marshall Petain will deliver a memorial day address at Suresnes where the American cemetery is CIIICAGO May 28--Fifty prohibition agents in Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michigan are involved in evidence which will De presented to a federal grand jury here next week federal investigators announced today (Continued onPage 4 GIST OF NEWS LAST NIGHT'S REPORTS DENNY DECLARES CHARGES AGAINST HIM ARE RESULT OF "FRAME UP" Special preparations for celebration of Memorial Day were practically complete today Plans include Union Memorial Day services to be held by members of all the church denominations at the Constantine Theatre Sunday morning and a parade to the cemetery Monday where a memorial day program will be held Agreement to close at 10 o'clock Monday morning has been reached by all local merchants Decoration Day address is to be rendered by Rev Bingman post commander of the local post American Legion The Union Services Sunday will berrin at II o'clock An address will be rendered by Rey Bal lentyne Song Br rv ices will be led by a choir composed of voices from each of the church choirs The order of march and program has been previously published but in order that it may be firmly fixed in the minds of those taking part it is given here once more: Pawhuska ban A Veterans Flower girls Snanish War Veterans Woman's Auxiliary American Legion National Guard Boy Scouts Fraternal Oredrs Citizens afeot Automobiles and carriages Aged veterans unable to stand the strain of marching will be carried in fleg-bedecked automobiles No change in the Previously announced program to be carried out at the cemetery had been made today Decoration of graves of dead heroes by the flower girls will be the first service performed Next will come the firing squad ceremony over the grave of the latest deceased of the war veterans Invocation by Rev McConnell will be followed by song by the audience The- 1AP1 occur a flag drill by pupils of the city schools Band music will follow and a song will be rendered by students of the St Louis school Rev Bingman's address will round out the program It will he followed by a closing patriotic song by the audience and the giving of Benediction by Father Edwards Some To Celebrate At Enid A number of Pawhuskans have planned to motor to Enid tonight to witness the Memorial Day baseball game between the Pawbuska Indians and Enid's Harvesters It is understood that special memorial day services in Enid wil be held at the bail park planned to motor to Enid tonight to witness the Memorial Day ball game between the Pawhuska Indians and Enid's Harvesters It is understood that special ial day services in Enid wil be held at the ball park Headquarters Of Carpenters OK The Reduction INGO headed by officers are today searching for two negro women and a negro man who last night assaulted Policeman Pitts and Graves when the officers attempted to take a gun from one of them Both officers are in a hospital here and physicians have expressed doubt that Pitts will live his skull was crushed NEW business throughout the United States is improving hut there must be further readjustments before the pu)- lic begins to buy upon a normal basis Judge 11 Gary chairman of the United States Steel corporation told the American iron and steel institute here today 'Rev Harmon a Methodist preacher Thursday night with a revolver in hand defied a mob of masked men who sought Casey Jones who Thursday morning shot' Mrs Mose ly OKLAHOMA proclamation asking all the state to join with patriotic organizations in the observance of Saturday May 28 as "Poppy Day" was issual late 'Friday by Governor Robertson hundred former members of the American Expeditionary Forces who served in 1France paraded on Michigan boulevard today in an effort to impress upon Chicago the battle they are waging for existence The parade was in connection with the Buck Privates' association "Hire a Hero Week" DENNY FURNISHES BOND REQUESTS HE BE KEPT IN COUNTY JAIL OKLAHOMA CITY May 28 Denny was formally arraigned before Jus tice Leo White here Friday on statutory charge involving Miss Lloyd who committeed suicide here Sunday He pleaded not guilty and his hearing was set for next Tuesday His bond was set at $3000 He furnish- ed this with the request that he be confined in the county jail for safe keeping which re- quest was granted Everett Prue Heldup By Two Masked Bandits Japanese Boat Caught Sealing And Is Sunk The carpenters of Pawhuska have reduced their wage scale It is now one dollar an hour The Daily Capital had a news item regardin this proposed reduction some time ago stating the reduction was subject to the approval of the headquarters of the carpenters' union at Indianapolis The carpenters will get $8 a day from this date while the foreman will get $9 a day Of course the average reader will understand that the carpenter does not work more titan about two-thirds of the time and more often one-half of the time on account of the weather and other conditions that affect the worker on the outside The carpenters' scale was 89 a day and this is the first reduetion The following is the statement issued by the local union of the carpenters: Notice to contractors and the public: To prove our Americanism and that we have the betterment of Pawhuska at heart we the tamenters of local No of Pawhuska will reduce the scale of wages to $1 an hour for journeymen an(! $125 an hour for foremen tc take effect Jdne 1 1921 James O'Dell Long Homer Dyke Tru steps WICHITA Kan May charge against me is a frame up" This was the only statement that could be obtained from Denny of Guymon Okla legislator as he was taken through Wichita from his home to Oklahoma City to answer charges of adultery in living with 20-year-old Virginia Lloyd who killed herself there Sunday Denny did not qualify statement which was the first one he has made publicly Case Continued OKLAHOMA CITY May Denny lett Guymon where be lives at 1 o'clock Thursday morning according to county authorities Denny's case on a charge of theft of Virginia Lloyd's bag called in police court here Thursday morning was continued until 2 o'clock Friday afternoon Five years is the maximum sentence which can be imposed on Denny representative from Guymon who will be charged with adultery in the district court of Oklahoma county as one of the results of the death of Virginia Lloyd who killed herself Sunday The law under which county authorities will proceed was passed by the legislature of 1897 and was written by Thom'as Doyle now presiding judge of the criminal court of appeals When the law was passed a man could not be convicted of adultery unless his wife was the prosecutor Judge Doyle so amended the law as to make county authorities act in case the crime could be termed "open and notorious" Police authorities said that Virginia Lloyd had no record at headquarters According to Judge Chambers of the municipal court Denny's law-years had asked that the case against him for the theft of the bag be continued because when Denny arrived he would be busy with the ease against him In the district court Denny Desired To Stay In Jail Fearing Violence PRINCE RUPART May to reports brought here by a coasting vessel a Japanese schooner had bees caught sealing and was sunk by a Canadian government fisheries patrol vessel Malaspina No official confirmation however has been WASHINGTON The United States has decided to take a hand in the settlement of the Austrian problem it was learned authoritatively today SANTA BARBARA A chase which had taken federal officers across the continent and twice across the Pacific ocean ended here today with the arrest of Doctor Arthur Blakely deputy marshal have been renewed in Silesia between German volunteers and the Polish insurgents and the Germans have Gccupied several towns according to a central news dispatch from General Daugherty late today filed with the United States supreme court a motion for an order appointing a commissioner to determine exactly the position of the south bank of the Red river between Texas and Oklahoma In order that the disputed territory there may be awarded HATTIESBURGL Miss Everett Prue who resides on a ranch east of the city was held up: base-last night by two maskedbandits while on his way to Pawhuska at a point in the Pawhuska-Nelago- memorney road where the road turns un- der the Midland Valley railroad bridge Prue stated this morning that both men were masked and Early Trial For that both wore gloves He war relieved of $100 in money but the I Alleged Murderers robbers did not take his Watch or other valuables leading officers to Is Now Expected believe that the robbers knew thqt1 Prue was carrying a considerable TULSA May early trial amount of money- is expected of the cases of Mrs The peculiar co-incident of the Jesse James and Goldie Gordon acrobbery is that it occurred at the lcused of the murder of Judge Jonr same point where George LaMotteiDevereaux They last night were local real estate man and president hound over to district court aft of the Western Association League er a preliminary hearing of tout was robbed of diamonds valued The county attorney today between $7000 and $10000 Thts was preparing for the trial No robbery occurred about three date for the trial has been agreed months ago 'upon as yet OKLAHOMA CITY May State Representative Denny who arrived here yesterday stayed in the county jail after he had given $3000 bond for his appearance next Friday to face charges of a statutory offense although the giving of bond legally released him His attorney gave as his reason fear of violence Denny pleaded not guilty to the charge of living with Miss Virginia Lloyd 20 who shot and killed herself here Sunday as his wife She shot herself after stating that Denny had "promised to marry her and to get a divorce from his wife" Denny stated before her death Neutral Zone Between Silicia And Germany PARIS May Allied council of ambassadors virtually approved the plan to establish a neutral zone between the German and Polish forces in Upper Silesia I It was decided at the meeting this forenoon however to obtain further information desired befor? taking any definite action WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Sunday C00ler in extreme northern portion tonight and in north portions Sunday (Continued on page 4).