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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-18
Colon Has a Close Call With
Terrific Hurricane.
LEFT NEW YORK SEPT. 10
Swept by Wind Blowing 100 Miles
an Hour.
PASSENGERS
ALL
BELOW
Three Seamen Lost Their Lives in
Hold by Gas in Effort to Pro-
tect Water Tank.

COLON, September 1S.-The steamship
Colon. half-masted and showing other evil
dences of distress. came limping into port
early this morning. She had been badly
battered by the hurricane encountered
Sunday. Three members of her crew lost
their lives while engaged in the hold in
repairing a water tank.
The Colon belongs to the Panama Rail-
road Company. She left New York Sep
tember 10 and was due to arrive here
yesterday. She encountered the hurricane
at point forty miles north of Waiting
Island. The wind blew 100 miles an hour
and tremendous seas were soon sweeping
over the vessel. The staterooms and the
dining saloon were flooded; one of her
smokestacks was carried away. three
boats were washed overheard, and the
wireless telegraphy apparatus was dis
mantled
be allowed on deck and the travellers
had to spend Sunday and Sunday night in
the dining saloon. The water got to the
mail bags and the registered and ordinary
passed with the ship laboring through the
storm and the passengers huddled below
in state of panic.
Three Went to Their Deaths.
Early Monday morning it was discov-
cred that salt water was making its way
into the forward fresh water tank. Fear
ing that the fresh water would give out
the second assistant engineer. William
Liley, and the ships carpenter, J. Olsen.
were sent down into the hold Monday
afternoon to change the tank connections.
The two men were below for an hour
without giving any. signs of returning.
Anxious for their safety, r. Barthl,
water tender and A. Sands. a junior en-
gineer, volunteered to go below and learn
what had happened.
Earthl was the first to enter the hold,
with Sands few feet behind him. Barthl
had walked but a few PAGES when he w5s
seen to drop. Sands staggered and fell
but managed to make his way back to
the hatch ladder. whence he was assisted
to the deck by the chief engineer. He
was partially unconscious and in con-
dtion of prostration.
1t was then seen that the hold was
filed with deadly gas and all hope for the
three men had to be given up.
Deadly Gases Unexplained.
When the storm abated efforts were
made to reach the missing men, The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-18
Deadly Gases Unexplained

When the storm abated efforts were
made to reach the missing men, The
matches were removed and the foul air
was pumped out of the hold until 1t was
possible to go below. The bodies Of Liley,
Olson and Barthl were then found. Just
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14
MuskoeEg oFFlcIALs N DENlAL



ceedings woultbe brought, II The en-
forcement department. found condi-
tions TO tne cohtSisy Reports to the
enforcement department of the state
agency show that there has been con
siderable difficulty in getting convic.
tiOns for liquor violations in Muskogee
recently, the fault. 1t is said. lying
with the juries. Five cases that went
to trial resulted in only one conyic-
ton
The interview imputed to Mayor
Martin. Of Muskogee, and which
aroused the activity OF Enforcement
Attorney Caldwell was as follows:
'Muskogee is large enough to de-
eide her own internal policy" declared
Mayor Martin today, in announcing
himself in favor OF policy of high
license as means of regulating the
Illicit liquor traffic In the city. The
county officials have utterly failed In
their attempts TO enforce the law
continued Mayor Martin, "and | am
not going TO plunge the city into an
expensive campaign Of futile at
tempts. It's dead letter in tais
town"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14
HOW TO LIMIT DANGER AND
+ DAMAGE FROM. COTTONWOOD
FLOODS.

fDlscnssed by p. p. Burlingame)
The sole outlet for the entire drain
age OF the Cottonwood valley lies be-
tween the east bank of the river,--op
the line OF Noble avenue, ,-and the
nigh ground toward the west; and,
whether The volume OF water accu.
nrlated IN the drainage area south
Of the city be scant or excessive, II
must be discharged through this space
Until nature changes the face OF the
country,
It mas been fully demonstrated, upon
divers occasions, that this avenue OF
escape fCv the waters OF the Cotton
iNcod is ltcking in capacity 20 carry
off the incrAse caused by prolonge |
And heavy Nainfalls. Lack Of breadth
In the outIet, and retardatio nof veto.
city caused BY distractions, make in
creased depth y natural sequence.
Waking these premises as beyond
dispute. Is Il noS true that the only
remedy for reducing food depth con-
sists in enlargement 60 the passage?
Any obstacle which obstructs the free
fow Of water over this grouni, serves
60 hold u In check. and causes Il TO
reach higaer stage on the side from
which the waters approach. This
would be the effec1 of a dam, or
levee, extenMng. AS has been sug-
gested. from the hill OH the west to.
'wafi the river channel eastwardly,
and the longer and higher the levee,
the higher and more widely spread.
would be the detained water, augmen-
ting the danger and damage to the
region outside the levee.
Equity Will not decree that & COM
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14
SHARTELL
MAKING GOOD

Under the pers nal direction oi
Manaeer J. W. Sharell work com.
menced at ten O'Clock this morning on
tae extension of the street car line
To Convention hall twenty-five men
were started to wosx on East Okla
homa avenue this afternoon. The sur
veys were run for the tracks on the
different streets today By Chief En-
gineer Moore. for the street car com
pany. OF Oklahoma city aud City En-
eineef Millers crew. Eleven blocks
OF new track are 10 be laid. Grading
OF the streets afii hauling vii com
meacc tomorrow morning when ten
teams ami fifty men VIII be added to
the work crew. The line will oe ex.
tenaed from Oak street east. connect
ing with the Warner avenue line at
this point A car load of poles ar
rived this afternoon from Oklahoma
City and the ties and steel Will ar
rive tomorrow. Barring bad wealth
er. stated Manager Shartell today,
sswe will complete the line by Janu.
ary first. Even IL ba3 weather pre-
vail We will have the extension com.
pleted by January 5th, in time for the
convening Of the legislature.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14

for this: Dr. w. c, Wolfe eame IN
from Guthrie to attend the Chapman
Barclay wedding. he is dividing his
time between Guthrie and Marshall
He owns cotton plantation neal the
latter place, which was operated last
season by coored preacher ana nine,
teen OF his CUhe preacher's) children
The doctor intends going into the
horseradish business. and another Of
tee colored preachers numerous n
spring will be brought from Georgia TO
prepare the condiment for the market.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14
WILL RUSH
THE PAVING

Allen J. Hill, nephew OF J. F. Hill.
who was awarded the contract for
the s55O,OOO worta Of street improve
ment last geek by the city council
stated today that the asphalt paving
plant was nov enroute ITom Cleye-
land, Ohio, and would be here within
ten days; that the concrete mixers
with tneir heavy tools would arrive
from Chicago the last OF the week.
All the material has been ordered.
continued Mr.. Hill. and brick from
Coffeyville will begin arriving next
week. Aoout 10000.000 brick will be
usCf In the job The curb and gutter
work will commence next Tuesday,
while the street grading will not com
mence until about January 2nd, as
the brick will be hauled and placed
on the cdrb lines before the paving
work will be commented Mr., Hill
stated that as far a possible all ma
terial would be purchased OF the To-
cal merchants, which would include
a big hardware bill. Many teams and
men will be wanted next week for
hauling of brick and cement.
All labor will be performed oy local
men, so far as practicable and al
though the company will Iusn the
work to completion, they will rot do
the work all at once, but will EN-.
ploy enough men in few distrlcts at
a time only, thus making Il possible
Tor the city laborers to get In from
Ave 10 six months work
The first work TO be started. stated
Mr. Hill, viii be the concrete walks
and the paving on Capitol square anc
on Noble avenue. We will put men
10 work TO start on the square. East
Oklahoma avenue and on Noble ave
nue at the same time, He stated tha
the twenty-five blocks on Nuhle ave
nue. wCuld be completed barring bad
freezing weather, In eight days after
tne grading commenced, waicn wOul
complete Noble avenue ny March Is
The Capitol square work and PAWN
viii be completed In thirty TO fort,
laws after the FIRST OF the year
'Mr liill stated thai BE- thought Il
was never 100 cold toAlay asphalt. but
they would be unahlo Ia lay concrete
work With the tempefaturs below 20
segrees nr freezinRs 8
The h.sck word Niit ~ pushed
when itSgets TOO COLI foFeNbnerete
work.
The foreman and superintendents
~ the paving crews will arrive the
litter part OF this week ana an Off
&c viii be opened mp IN the business
section within few days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14

munity may bar the water from it's
self by turning It upon its neighbors.
II water flows into receptacle faster
than Il can escape through a provid-
I'd outlet. an overflow cannot be aver.
ed oy LArrowing the outlet. Nor
wouli thcre be Compensation IN the
increase OF velocity which narrowing
the outlet would occasion.
DEPRESSING somewhat. & may ne.
mark levee running parallel TO the
sesied levee running gpafa;ial to the
river he'd would confine the waters a.
marrow limits, ami increase its velo-
sity - that its erosiYe effect would
soon destroy an earthen dyke unpro.
tectti by riprap, and It will hardly
be possible to raise funds to supply
this protection But II such levee as
san be financed should maintain
Itself against erosion caused by the
amrent. is these not possibility that
tle transverse portion may yield to
The continuous lashing brought on
by strong south winds, or to he pres
sure OF food not counted on, thus
precipitating a catastrophe resembling
the Johnst0wn affair?
Frob 1881 to 1899. I lived on the
bank OF the Mississippi, below the
mouth OF the Ohio. where food after
nood made o river twelve miles wide
through the Missouri bottom, and /
have learned something of the diff
cnlties which oppose the control OF
flowing waters In my Judgment. the
lower portions of West Guthrie can
not, by any means within tne power
of accomplishment, prevent the recur-
renee of flood visitations Nothing
can be done except to mitigate their
effects. | can See but one solution of
the problem. The natural outlet
must be kept as low and as clear OF
distractions as may be possible. II
must be understood that there will
be other floods, and that water win
run through the streets and all over
thu low ground. in spite of objections
and efforts TO prevent a. Nature has
decreed IL in limiting the outlet for
so large an area OF drainage surface.
Therefore. keep the streets as low
as the general level, so that tley will
back tnc water. Abolish tight hoard |
fences, walls and banks, from east
and west lines Require the railway |
NpiiipdhltH 10 AtHlbNt hfCNlOnS OF tNelf 1
embankments. ami substitute trestle-
work which win permit the passage |
Of a large volume of water.
As the deluge cannot go around. |
and must so through, do whatever |
will hurry It along Raising the |
houses will prevent mucn discomfort. |
The proposed cutoff will avail moth |
ing as a remedy for the lis which |
come with the flocd. It will not wild. |
en- the passage under Noble avenue |
bridge. or increase its carrying caps- i
city. The surplus must spread through |
tne streets no matter what Is done |
south of this point. When the water
has completely submerged the bot |
TOM the bends and crooks IN the riv-
er bed are abliterated and from the
railroad to the bum, there is broad |
sheet OF water flowing toward tAo |
north with little regard for the chan
mel.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14

State Superintendent E D. Cameron
has issued circular letter to the
county superintendents in The state
urging te2chers to attend the tnird
annna. Teachers association meeting
al Shawnee during the holidays and
rec mmends that the county commits
sicners pay the expense OF the county
superinlendents 10 cehevotn oanindn
superintendenis 10 the convention ana
lhe district ssliool boards the teachers
expenses
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14
every Woman Vim Be Interested

There has recently been discover
ed an aromatic pleasant herb cure
for woman's Ills. called Mother
Gray's AUSTRALlAN-LEAF. 1t Is
the only certain regulator Cures fe.
male weaknesses and Backache. Kid
ney, Bladder aud Urinary troubles.
At all Druggists or by mail so cts.
Sample FREE. Address, The Mother
Gray Co, Leroy. \. Y.
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osAoE LAND HEsralcrloNs.
tc0ntlnusd from Page one.l


interior as provided in the act ~ con
gress OF June rs, 1906, saith statutes at
large, page 539. any member OF said
tribe may apply 70 the secretary Of
Interior for his .or her share OF said
funds, and IT, after investigation into
the competency of such member tc
manage his or her own individual af-
fairs, the secretary of interior shall
lind such members to be fully com
aetent and capable 20 manage his or
her own affairs. he may pay such mem
ber his or her share OF the funds Of
said tribe, which has been segregated
and set apart fer him or her,
Section 3. Jurisdiction is hereby
conferred upon the county court OF
Usage county Oklahoma. TO determine
the heirs of deceased members of the
Usage tribe OF Indians, and TO make
'r'n nor order decreeine 90 each of said
heirs his or her dlstributive share OF
the lands and monies OF such deceased
mcmber held in trust by the United
states, and upon such order being duly
certified 10 tle secretary of interior
he shall pay to such heirs hts or her
distributive share ot the money so held
in his or her distFibutye share of the
lapds Of such deceased aenlber, 50 held
ipllius subject TO ana bqIla iisles exist.
NIlsk or grazing NJ hade ~
$ sllh|i lee eAked membef ana kdbject TO
auy valid mineral lease towering said
lind
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14

New Industries.
Talihina-shingle mill
Tulss-Packing plant; $4,000 oil
company.
Muskogee-sl0,000 oil company.
Bartlesyille-si0,0 600 oil and gas
company.
ccicakasha = 9l0.OOO construction
company.
Oklahoma City $4,000 automobile
company.
Holdenviile- slo,g.lo oil company
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14

old ESTABLISHED Paint Manufac.
turing Corporation can use good
travelling statesmen in State of Oklaho-
ma. Experience in Paint Sasiness MT
necessary. Salary and Expenses. Must
furnish references, The Eclipse Paint
& Mfg Co, Cleveland Ohio
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14
Attentlon KnIahts TempIar.

There viii be regular meeting In
Asylum, Monday night 5 p. m, annual
election OF officers An Sir knights
requested to be present; visiting Sir
Knights welcome BY order ~ E G.
G. GROW. Recorder.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14
Weak
Kidneys

Weak Kidneys. surely point TO weak kidney
Nerves. The Kidneys. like the Heart. and the
Stomach. find their weakness. not in the organ
itself, but I'm the nerves that control aud guido
and strengthen thsm. DR.. shoop's Restorative Is
medicine specifically prepared 10 reach these
cpntrolling nerves, To doctor the Kidneys alone.
is futile. II Ia q waste OF time. and OF money as
we'll
II your oask aches or Is weak II the urine
scnids, oris dark and strong II you have symptoms
Of Brighta or other distressing or dangerous kid
me- disease try DR. shoop's Rcstomtivea MONTH
Tablets OF Mquid-and SEQ what II can and win
do for you. Druggist recommend and sell
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14
CONTRACT nN sIGNEn

The contract for the rent Of Con
vention hall has been placed IN the
hands of lack Love and Leo Meyer
After going over a lev details. the
contract WIN be sigue,l. probably TO-
morrow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14

on. Literary clubs will have a
treat in Lorajo Taft's lecture nj The
Guthrie Lecture Course Il is seldom
that so well-known and talented
man comes to Guthrie. They can
not afford 20 miss hearing him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14

Buy your candies where you get the
most OF the best for the least Han 3
2l0 East Oklahoma.
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a New Venture.

The Chr'stmas shop conducted by
the ladies' OF the Christian church az
snG East Oklahoma avenue, Friday
ana saturday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14

u. Husan. assistant commissioner OF
Charities. returned last eveaine from
Oklahoma Cfiy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-28
THE SiIeHlad SHaaOkeIeSs Gum

of another cartridge unless the valve
is in its proper place. Further. am
mmition of various kinds may be
used. ranging from leaden bullets and
ordinary gunpowder to forged s.ea.
lprojectiles impelled by smokeless
powder.
Military experts. apprised OF The
new invention. assert that 1t holds
| the power to force revolution of mod
ern methods of warfare. BY use OF
this noiseless weapon skirnlshcrs
could work along an enemys front
and shoot down pickets without their
presence being noted except upon d.
covery OF the slain. Sharpshooters
would be enabled TO pick off their
victims without reports of weapons
betraying their positions. The eX-
| tended front of an entire army, care
fully masked by underbrush or natur-
| al formations, might even operate
with tremendous execution before its
position could be accurately defined
by an opposing force. Therefore the
force equipped with this weapon
| would hold an initial advantage over
whelming In its possibilities, 7R@Fia
| In the world of sport 1t Is held by
! the inventor that the new weapon
would render II possible for a man
properly concealed. to kill at his
leisure probably every. deer in sur
prised herd. as no alarm would be
sounded From his cover on shore q
man armed with this noiseless gun
might pick off every bird in q flock
without alarming the lessening num-
her TO flight.
Its Terrifying Possibilities.
Because of its dreadful possibilities
in the world of crime many police Of
| ficials already have insisted that the
< manufacture and disposal of the new
I device should be safeguarded by law
1 Armed with snch q weapon n police
man might be enabled to disable every
i member of band of lawbreaker:
! should he surprise them Mt their work
4 On the other hand. it would be
4 equally dangerous in the possession o
i a desperate criminal. The assassin
4 by its ne. would be enabled to pici
on his victim and find opportunity o.
escaping from the hiding place ii
4 which he had lain concealed without
i attracting suspicion. The victim wouls
! merely fall dead and an examination
II might he necessary before the cause
4 Of death could be definitely ascer-
sltained. Moreover. no indication o
1.-THE exact direction whence the deadl!
ihullet came would be available as {
fc!ew with which TO trace the slayer.
~ realize TO the full the dangerou.
.Icharacter of the device said Mr.
ssNIaxim in discussing the new inven-
.ffinn sand I 1ouet inland that its dis.
fcovery was practically an accident.
'thad been carefully studying the prob
'llem CT silenelng tho explosions IN al
engine. when the idea o
'3ssthe silent firearn occurred TO me. Il
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-28

20. X" 1t as much as they please. but
who would want to stand lp at the
controller and take the car on Its
Journey? And who. as n passenger,
would not wait till the next car"
even If 1t made him late to work,
rather than ride in the "hoodoo?"
Some automobiles are said to act in
n like contrary and malevolent way,
and all railroad men speak OF dan
gerous, spots on the track. of runs that
are precarious and often fatal, OF en-
g;nes and cars that are tricky" TO
say the least OF it,
cutlery company will make n
hundred razors from the same piece
OF steel by the same process and part
OF the rnzors will be good and part
of them bad II may be fifty of one
kind, or seventy five. or twenty five
nobody knows. The maker doesn't
know the buyer doesn't seem to make
much difference. You may get n
good razor for quarter or a bad one
/ for SIS. And the same razor will get
! n contrary edge today. so that you
can hardly shave with II. ana tomor-
row. without additional sharpening. II
Will work like charm.
One tap Will go on bolt easily and
stay there. Another tap will hardly
! go on at all. A third may be screw
ed on tight and snug and yet keep
coming off in spite of all that can be
done. One tool will break at the first
using, another will do the same piece
OF work Il thousand times and sud
denly give way; third will wear it
self down to the handle and never fail
You.
Sometimes men that work with ma
chimes have premonition of coming
disaster, as 10 the men that sail or
the seas or thread the winding paths
OF the big woods. Nature rs we'll rs
pieces of mechanism seem able tC
communicates TO man when they are IL
Il calamitous and threatening mood.
The other day the news dlspatche.
4 told of a countryman who was in the
woods with his son and another man
near Elkhart. Ind They had been cut.
ting down trees and saving til,
trunks into certain lengths.
Lets not cut this tree" said tn,
countryman as he passed before a ID.
oak. Lets so home. We've beer
unlucky all day. I'm afraid OF THU
tree"
The son and HIS companion laugh
ed at this supcrstitious fear. and at
tackled the tree with their axes. TIL
, older man with troubled look on hi
/ face, went off little distance an
sat down on Il log, rs he said, st,
sharpen saw" but really. as III
others thought to get away from tn
, tree he feared.
Without any warning, and as dead
~ of aim as If it had been seized an,
hurled by al invisible arm, dea,
limb broke off the tree and fell upol
the old man and killed him.
| All these things and thousan,
others that happen daily under TIL
! eye of the worker. embracing every
! thing from small annoyance to Z
4 disaster, may be mere condolences
y They may: be silly suherstitions, Sill