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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
DOES BEAUMONT
OWN ]. THORPE?
Is JAMES THORPE, THE GREAT
ATHLETE SIGNED BY OK
LAHOMA CITY.
Farrell IS INVESTIGATING
Fayetteville, n. C., Also Claims Player
Is Now Fullllcdgcd Member
of the Giants.

AUBURN, ~ Y, Feb. 1.-The iden-
tlty of a James G. Thorpe who signed
contract to play with oklahoma
city for the season OF 1912 viii have
to be determined by Secretary John
II. Farrell of the National Associa-
ton of professional baseball leagues
before the status Of Thorpe, the Car
Isle Indian who signed with the New
York Nationals today, can be deter
mined. Mr.. Farrell said tonight.
Thorpe however is not bound by the
reserve clause in the contract which
played with the Fayetteville N. c.
League. Secretary Farrell declared.
Thorpe signed contract with the
Rocky Mountain, n. C. team in 1910
and during the playing season was
transferred to Fayetteville, N. Co."
said Mr.. Farrell in a statement to-
night, Fayetteville placed Thorpe
on the reserved list but failed to TO.
sumo the operations In Fayetteville
the following year and then dlsband-
ed, This made Thorpe a FREQ agent.
Now James G. Thorpe whom
if'dNiilOllt l'Aft NlAiillNt lNlllE III 10 4
at number 21i West Twelfth street,
Trenton, Mo, signed q contract on
December 10, 1911, to play the 1912
season with oklahoma CITY, Okla
The oklahoma City franchise and
players were transferred to Beaumont
Texas ,ast year 1t looks as II Man
ager McGraw thought Thorpe a free
agent in signing him with the New
York Nationals"
The Thorpe who had signed and
was to have played with Beaumont
last summer. Jim Thorpe the In
dian. went abroad last summer II
Beaumont's claim is valid Thorpe Is
not now a free agent.
Secretary Farrell said that his
statement covered the case at pres
ent He is expecting affidavits re-
latlng to Thorpe.
The exact status Of the Indian will
not be known until Secretary Far
rell's investigation is completed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
HIT CONTEST Will Be
BEFORE House monday
REPUBLICAN, ELECTED BY 800
MAJORITY, is FIGHTING
FOR HIS SEAT.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 1.-(Spe-
cIal )-The absence of many members
was the cause of house leaders reach
Ing an agreement to postpone action
on the contest OF James l.. Welser, q
republican, for the seat now held By
J. L. Roberts, democrat, from Texas
and Cimarron counties. This had been
made a special order OF business, but
under the agreement It will be called
up Monday.
The house committee on privileges
and election. held n meeting this
morning ostenslbly for. the purpose OF
hearing evidence In the case. but the
majority, by calling up an old statute,
ruled that the Weiser evidence could
not be admitted because II had not
been properly filed with the commit
tee.
Representative King appeared In
behalf of Mr.. Weiser, but his evidence
that showed Roberts to have been de-
feated by SOC votes was not admitted.
The committee then went into exc
cutive session and the nhiority signed
tho report favoring the seating OF
Roberts. while the minority favored
the seating Of Welser.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
GROUND Hoe DAY
MARKED By SNOW
THE WOODCHUCK WILL EMERGB
FROM HIS HIDING PLACE
TODAY AND PONDER
Good WEATHER PROSPECTS
Unless sun Comes out the Old Eel
low will Take "a Jaunt Down
TO Broken Arrow.

Today is February .. 1t is also
ground hog day. Persons having
ground hog propensities are caution
ed by the weatherman to keep close
indoors. Any Tulsan who feels like
woodchuc5 should not venture
forth today unless he is perfectly
sure that the sun will not shine as
long as he Is out from under cover
There isn't much difference be-
tween ground hog and a wood
chuck. 1t Is about the same differ
ence that exists between rhubard
and pie-plant, or between potatoes
and spuds.
The ground hog Is a kind Of yell
loWish, brownish sort of a creature
considerably larger than a cat, and
Just about the size of 'possum. He
is what is known to takers as mar
mot" He lives on about the same
kind Of grub as an oppossum does,
and whittles wood with his teeth like
sixty. lie is nocturnal and perennial.
He lives In nearly all civilized cJun-
tries, and In some that are not civil
lied, including Arkansas.
It is a beautiful German story that
links the ground hog with February
2. But It has been told so often that
much OF its mlrthfulness has turned
into sorrow. 1t is said that the brute
on this day saunters forth to fore
cast the weather for the following
six weeks. Should he chance to cast
his weather eye on his own shoulder,
there's nothing stirring on going any
further. He stops right now and
beats It back to his shack along the
banks OF the Arkansas. But II he
doesn't see his shadow. he doesn't
go back, because he knows the wealth
er will be nice for six weeks to come.
Seeing his shadow means that the
weather will be bad and stormy for
six weeks. In which event he sneaks
up close to the radiator in his den
and rehibernates.
1t was mistaken idea that the
woodchuck could not chuck wood.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
NOW THE DEAR Doctor
IS TO Have A LIMIT
LEGISLATURE WOULD LIMIT THE
AMOUNT or FEES IN OPERA
TIONS, PILL MAKING, ETC.

OKLAHOMA CITY Feb. t,-(spe-
clal)-Not even the doctors Of Okla
homa are saved from the wave Of
economy that Is sweeping over the
legislature and bill that would pre-.
vent the extortion of rich patients by
some Of the bone settlers was lntroduc.
ed I'm the house today by Representa-.
tive Lenox OF Okmulgee county,
The bin seeks to fix scale Of prices
that may be charged by members OF
the medical profession for services
and makes a violation OF the scale
punishable by a fine up 10 $500.
The price for appendicitis opera
tlous will be felt the hardest by tho
doctors as the high price chargeabld
for this kind Of an operation Is $50
and no kind Of operation Is worth
more than 800. Five dollars is tho
high mark nconfnement cases. with
81 the limit for each professional visit
made IN any kind OF case.
The mere writing Of n prescription
Is a simple matter the bill would al
lege and cannot be worth more thar
% cents
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
STRIKER TEST|F|ES
TO RED BOOK DEAL
ADMITS BROTHER OF STATE
BOARD MEMBER Is A DEM
OCRAT STOCKHOLDER.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 1.-(Lpe-
cial)-Some interesting facts in re-
gard to the publication Of the "Red
Book" were brought out this morning
in the county court during the cross
examination of William Stryker, edi-
tor of the Tulsa Democrat, by Attor-
ney Il. J. Glddlngs, in the case against
Giles Farrls, state printer.
According to Stryker. the Democrat
Publishing Company passed out of
existence two and one-half years ago,
the present corporation being known
as the Democrat Printing company.
This was the proper name for tho
corporation in January, 1912. he stat
ed. He also admitted that the con-
tract for printing the Red Book was
made with the board OF affairs and
that one Of the directors Of the com
pany, named Howard. was a brother
of Il. b. Howard of the board OF af.
fairs Stryker stated that he had
been paid the sum Of $4,000 for pub.
fishing the Red Book. which he said
he considered a valuable work." and
he also admitted that, from what h,
had heard, the cost was much less
than that OF similar publications In
other states. When asked IL he had
told Auditor Meyer that he might
have received $1,000 more than tho
amount he had named. he said that
he had not.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
THE FLEECY white FELL
LOTS OF SNOW IN SUNNY TULSA
-OVERCOATS AND GAS
STOVES IN DEMAND.

A typical winters day served to
bring out heavy clothing, overcoats,
extra gas stoves and similar accou-
trements in Tulsa yesterday. Snow
began falling early in the morning
and continued in flurries all day long
A biting wind swept down from the
northeast and served to keep many
folks at home last night, thus result
Ing in an unusually poor Saturday
nights business for the stores and
theaters.
The temperature in the morning
was II degrees above zero but at 6
o'clock last evening the mercury had
fallen to II degrees above with pros
poets for another decided drop be-
fore morning
According to the local weather bu-
reau the total snowfall up to 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon was q little more
than a half inch.
Street car traffic was impaired on
account Of the snow that covered the
tracks and made them slippery.
Horses were little Inconvenience by
the snow, which was soft.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
KEYSTONE BANK IS VISITED
YEGGMEN FIRE SIN SHOTS, B'l
FAIL TO BLOW OPEN THE
BANK VAULT.

KEYSTONE. okla, Feb. l,--(spe
cialU-An unsuccessful attempt wal
made to rob the State Bank of Key
stone at 2:3O o'clock this morning sh
separate shots Of soup were plaeee
in the bank vault by the yeggmen' pH
none Of the shots proved sufficiently
strong to open the strong box Aite'
failing in the sixth attempt the roD'
bers were frightened away and In SPITE
Of the fact that many citizens nae
been aroused, they succeeded IN max
Ing good their escape.
The bank here has been the scene
Of many robberes and hold-ups' one
man was killed last year in an attempt
to hold up the cashier Yeggs have
visited the bank often.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
.POSTOFFICE MAKES CAIN
RECEIPTS FOR MONTH or JAN
UARY 20 PER CENT MORE
THAN YEAR AGO.

A 20 per cent Increase over tho
same month IN the previous year was
shown in the Tulsa postoffice receipts
for tho month OF January, just closed.
The receipts for the month, according
to Frank Seaman. assistant postmast.
er. amounted to $9.226. The receipts
for the month of January. 1912, were
/ S7.64828.
Tho large gain Is due partially TO
/ the heavy response 10 the inaugura-
tion OF the parcel post. Tho monthly
receipts from newspapers alone
amounted to $tS0. while box rentals
totalled $3.50.
Figures. you know, cannot and de-
not lie.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
ROCKEFELLER SELLS TO PIERCE
Standard OH People Sell All Their
Watprs- Pierce Stock.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. John D. Rookie
feller and other Standard oil inter-
ests have sold their stock in the
waters-Plerce oil CO. 20 Henry Clay
Pierce. Announcement OF the sale
was made by the company late this
afternoon. By buying the Standard
oil interests, tabout two thirds Of tho
stock Of the Waters-Plerce company,
Mr. Pierce acquired control.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
GIVE MORE TINE TO LIVE STOCK


COLUMBIA. &. @, Feb. 1.--Rec-
ommendatlon that farmers Of the
south devote more attention to rails.
ing hogs and cattle and the growing
Of forage crops was made here today
by James Wilson. United States sec
retary Of agriculture. addressing VS.
ltors 10 the national corn exposition.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
SIX YEAR TERM
BILL IS PASSED
SENATE APPROVES CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT GRE
AIING \ SINGLE TERN.
CARRIED BY ONE Vote
Would Eliminate Wilson, Rooseycli
or Taft From Ever Again Run
ming for the Presidency.

WASHINGTON, Feb IA constl.
tutlonal amendment, which would re.
strict the president and vice. presidents
Of the United states to a single term
of six years and would bar Woodrow
Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt and Will
liam II. Taft from again seeking elcc-
ton, was approved by the senate to-
vote necessary to make a two-thrds
majority. After n three day fight, In
which the progresslves Joined with
many republicans in opposing the re-
stricted presidential term, the senate
adopted the original Works resolution
by vote Of A to 20, Senator Works
vote deciding the result. The Ian,
guage which It is proposed to insert
in tho constitution in place Of tha
first paragraph Of article 2 Is as fol-
lows:
"The executive power shall be vest
ed in President of the United State
Of America. The term Of the office
of President shall be six years; and
no person who has held the office by
election or discharged its powers or
duties, or acted as President under
the constitution and laws made IN
1,
hold again the office by election"
Goes 10 States.
The resolution proposing the con-
stitutlonal amendment now goes to
the house for its approval. If rati-
fled there by a two-thirds vote, it
viii be submitted to the legislators
Of the states and will become effective
when three-fourths Of the As states
Of the Union have officially approved
II.
The adoption Of the resolution
came ut the close Of more than a
three-days fight in which repeated
attempts were made so as to change
it that 1t would not affect past presi-
dents or the president in the office
when 1t may finally be ratified by tho
states. All these efforts failed. Two
votes taken today again demonstrate
ed the fact that the senate did not
care to exempt any person from tho
operation Of the single term pro-
vision.
Amendments Voted Down.
An amendment by Senator Hitch
cock that would have exempted past
presidents and made the new provis-
Ion take effect March 4, 1917, was
voted down, AZ to 81, and an amend
ment by Senator Sutherland to ex-
empt the president In office when
tho constitutional amendment may
finally be ratified, was defeated, 3S
to 30.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
JUROR DISMISSED IN HYDE CASE
Judge Accepts Report of Physician
and Case Is Held Up.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. I.-CarI V.
Higgins, the Juror whose illness
caused an interruption Of the trial
of DR.. Hyde. charged with the mur-
der Of Colonel Thomas Swope. was
discharged from the jury by Judge
Porterfield tonight after physicians
reported that Higgins was IN a SER
ious condition.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
FOOTBALL PROFITABLE SPORT
According to Report Of Chicago Uni
yerslty Directors.

CHICAGO. Feb. Football IL the
only sport that Is profitable at tho
University Of Chicago. according to an
ofilcail report today. The game netted
$500 last year at a cost Of 325. 900.
The total athletic receipts weer s6I-
O26 and the expenditures 1G6.4S4.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
Woman Killer Freed.

LYNN. Mass, Feb. Mrs. VIII
liam Power, who killed her husband
by a blow with a wooden vice screw
when he came hom eintoxicated and
threw a pail of dirty water upon her,
was freed today.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
ExnlOrcr Arriyes.

BERLIN. Feb. Lieut.. Fllcher.
the antartic explorer. arrived here
today from Buenos Ayres. He in
tends to resume his explorations in
the antarctic regions.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
HOUSE ADOPTS MEASURE PaT-
TERMED AFTER FAMOUS
BOGUS STOCK BILL.
ELECTROCUTION hereafter
Murierers VIII Be Executed at rem
itcntiary In Future According
10 This Act.
BY j. A. MKEENER
(Staff Correspondent)

OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb. 1.-(spe-
cialD-With only bare quorum
present and the worst blizzard of the
year raging outside the lower house
of the legislature worked strenuously
this afternoon and a dozen bills were
perfected and passed to final roll call
The most important measure adOpt-
ed was the Blue Sky Law" the au-
thors of which are Emanuel. Teehee.
McCrory and Hill of Pittsburg. This
bill Is copied verbatim from the law
made famous in Kansas and seems
sure OF passage on final roll call. III
requires that all companies before
placing any stock on sale must be
approved by the state bank commis-
sioner,
EIectrocution Bill
Another important bill passed was
that Of Childers substituting electro
cution for hanging in capital punish
ment cases. This measure provides
that all executions shall take place
by means of electricity at the state
penitentiary.
Among the other bills passed to
engrossment were the following. BY
Wright, changing the delinquent PEN
atty Of paving assessments from 1S
to 10 per cent; by Reece providing
for the payment of witness In Grim
inal cases who live outside the state;
by Wyand, defining trespass and hX-
Ing the penalty at a fine of not moro
than $25 by Hi!l, Of Plttsburg, MAX
Ing the qualifications Of sureties on
bail bonds the same as in civil casesi
by Matthews, for the abolishment OF
county high schools; by Williams, OF
Tulsa, providing for the appointment
Of trustees for persons confined in
penitentiaries; and by Sharp, for the
adjustment OF assistant county sup
erintendents.
A resolution from numerous citi'
zens of Kiowa county protesting
against the appropriation Of one mlh
lion dollars for a state caPltsl was
read but no action taken on It.
letter to II. II. Smith from Senator
owen approving of the Smith bill to
prohibit appointive officers to e!ec'
tioneer was read. This bill was de-
feated In the house Thursday after a
hard fight.
Constitutional Amendments.
Two resolutions calling for the sub
mission to the people Of constitu
ional amendments were introduced
One called for the reducing Of tho
membership of the house to 60 mem
bers and the senate to 3O' and the
other would give the legislature au-
thority to levy a common school tax
IN addition to the ten mill levy now
allowed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
EDITOR ORDERED
70 CO TO JAIL
OWNER AND EDITOR OF KANSAS
CITY STAR NARROWLY ES-
CAPES PRISON WALLS.
SENTENCED FOR CONTEMPT
Efforts of Attorneys Finally Result
in Issuance of Iinbcas Corpus
Writ for Nelson.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Feb. Only
persistent efforts of counsel saved VII
liam II. Nelson, editor and owner OF
the Kansas City Star from jail today
after sentence of one days imprls-
onment had been pronounced by
Judge Joseph Guthrie of the Jackson
county circuit court
The charge was that Mr. Nelson,
through his paper, had defamod the
court in the publication of an article
stating that the Judge upon the advice
of divorce lawyer, had allowed at
torney's fees to take precedence over
allmony in a divorce suit that was dis.
missed without being brought to trial
"I'lI Not Run Away
When Sheriff. Winstanley took Mr.
Nelson. who Is 70 years old, by tho
arm, and started to lead him to jail
Mr. Nelson said quietly, "I'l not run
away" and started to go with him.
Frank p. Walsh, counsel for Mr.
Nelson, protested against his client
being denied the right of a few min
utes' consultation with him
"Fulfll the order, Mr.. Sheriff" said
Judge Guthrie This court Is through
with the case"
Mr.. Walsh pleaded first with the
sheriff, then with the Judge that the
action contemplated was without pre-
cedent and the court finally relented
and granted ten minutes I'm which 10
present writ Of habeas corpus and
presently one Of Mr. Walsh's assistants
bearing the writ. pushed through the
crowd which filled the court room.
Execution Of the sentence being stay
ed, the defendant was taken immedl-
ately to the court OF appeals where
Judge j. NJ. Johnson released Mr.. Mel
son on his personal bail OF 800 to
appear for hearing Wednesday Feb
ruary 3.
VIII Never Go 10 Jail.
Mr. Nelson VIII never spend one
minute in the county Jail" said Judge
Ralph s. Latshaw. OF the criminal
court here tonight Judge Latshaw
has jurisdiction over the county mar
shal and the Jail and no ordered the
UldlFudi u'NtI W 'uNti wi 4N'lT'u y
name on the recording book Of the
iail II he should ever be brought there
IN obedience to the sentence imposed
upon him today.
at would be n reproach to the com.
mOnwealth for a man who has done as
much for Kansas city as Mr. Nelson
has done. 10 be carted away TO iail
Ike a common thug I viii not allow
such procedure"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
Clerk Makes Report.

A report from II. l.. Campbell,
clerk OF the supreme court, showing
the fees earned by him since state
hood, was read. The report showed
that Campbell was the best paid Of
ficer In the state, his annual income
from his office ranging from six to
ten thousand dollars. Senator Thomp-
son made the point that the report
did not show what the clerk received
from furnishing copies Of opinions
to the law book publishing houses and
as Mr. Campbell was in the senate
chamber he was put on the witness
stand and sharply questioned by SEN
ator Thompson.
He testified that he received $40
per month from the West Publishing
company for this work.
The entire report was referred to
the committee on fees and salaries
with instructions to bring In a bill
putting the office on a salary basis.
A resolution offered by Senator
Thomas asking the attorney general
for information about the proposed
100000 state refundlng bond Issue
was passed. The senate then went
into committee of the whole to con
slider bills.
The Barrett bill. providing for the
maintaining of hospital facilities in
Oklahoma by all railroads, was dis
cussed and recommended for pass
age and similar action was taken on
the Graham Thompson bill prohibit
ing roping contests.
The afternoon session was marked
by two brief executive sessions con-
cernlng which all the senators re-
fused to give any information.
Sitting as a committee of the whole
the senate took favorable action OF,
Senator Barrett's bill providing for
the abollshment Of the state enforce
ment officer and recommended the
measure for final passage.
Several other bills were recon-
mended for passage. They were by
Barrett. TO provide for the taxing OF
legal costs Of publication; and by Har-
lin and Graham to provide lein for
the service of stations and jacks.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
SENATE APPROVES APPOIN T.
MENTS ON SCHOOL BOARD
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
sustain The Governor
Report of Supreme Court Clerk Shows
That lie Is the Best Paid
official I'm the State.
(By j. A. McKEENER)
(Staff Correspondent

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 1.-(Spe-
cial )-In a ten-minute executive ses-
sion this morning the senate confirm
ed without dissenting vote the ap-
pointment by the governor of the fol-
lowing men to be members OF the
state school board M. II. Duncan, II.
C. Porter, Frank j. Wykoff and DR..
Francis b. Hite.
A report from the attorney general
in response to resolution by Jones
asking why no criminal prosecutions
had been started against officers or
the Farmers and Merchants bank of
Sapulpa, was read and referred to
the committee on banks and banking.
The report declared that the books
Of the bank were missing and that
the officers Of the bank were now
held in contempt Of court until the
books are produced; that the attorney
generals office is now seeking evil
dence on which to base criminal
prosecution.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
TrIDe W@aQIleP

TULSA, Feb. 1.-The temper
ature: Maximum II, minimum
II. Northeast winds; partly
cloudy, snowfall inches.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-02
lTIhG Weather

WASHINGTON, Feb. okla
homa, snow and somewhat
warmer Sunday; Monday fair.