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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
SUGGESTS TWO REGIMENTS
Col. Roy Hoffman discusses States
Proposed Military Force

Col Roy Hoffman. OF Chandler, is in
the city looking after the interests of
the state militia bill which viii in all
probability come up before the house
today Colonel Hoffman has been in
command of the regiment OF Oklahoma
militia for about ten years and is
deeply interested in the welfare of
the states citizen soldiery He is a
competent officer. and is popular with
the officers and men OF his command.
Colonel Hoffman believes in the main
tenance OF a good militia organization
as protection 70 the state His el.
forts In the past have been to have
the regiment thoroughly drilled and
in shape to take the field at mo
ments notice
Speaking of the proposed legislation
he said:
u believe that there should be two
regiments of Oklahoma militia The
present First regiment Is about evenly
distributed over the state and an addi
tional regiment should be recruited on
the eastern side of the state With
one well equipped brigade and ample
provision made for the care of the
property of the various lccal organize
tions am convinced that the state
viii find that it Us good investment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
Call for Public School Officers As.
ISOLATION for Oklahoma.

Call tor Public SChcol OfficerS As.
ISOLATION for Oklahoma.
Whereas, The public school interests
OF Oklahoma demand that we uni
formly cooperate together in main
tanning the high standard already In
vogue, and realizing that there are
many things OF vital Importance need
ing our immediate attention in build.
ing here in our fair state a public
school system that Will be the peer
Of anything in the Southwest, there
fore. be II
Resolved. That We hereby issue a
call for a meeting in Guthrie, Wednes-
day and Thursday, April / and ?, for
the purpose OF organizing public
school officers association. and that
we urge the attendance Of every coun.
Is superintendent city superintendent,
members Of boards Of education and
member Of state board Of education
and examiners of Oklahoma TO be with
as on said date and let us begin
that which will rebound 10 the credit
Cf the state End 10 ourselves.
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state supt Puniic Inst
ROY G. CAIN.
Snpl. city Schools. Guthriel Okla
" r GILL
Co SuDt OsaRc Co. paWhuskc, OKLA
SNOWDON PARLETTF,
Prlp. Logan Co. R.gh schQol,
Guthrie Okla
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
DAMAGING
TO DEFENSE
TESTIMONY EN- IN
THOMAS TRIAL AT
LAWTON

Special to Daily Leader
Lawton, Okla, March 26.-The hear
ing OF testimony was begun here yes
terday afternoon in the Thomas trial.
Evidence damaging to the defense was
given by d. w Wall, of Chattanooga
who was on the depot platform at the
time of the killing Of Beauchamp. He
testified that he saw John and VIII
lam Thomas coming up the platform
behind Beauchamp each with re
yolver in his left hand and covering
il with his right Upon cross-exanina
ton Wall's direct testimony was
somewhat modifie3
Dr. ID. A. Myers was another valu-
able witness for the state His testi
mony stated that five bahet wounds
were found in the hody OF Beauchanr
and that any one OF four OF them
would have taken life.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
AN AuspIcIous EVENT.
Educational Rally Which VIII be Held
at City Hail Tomorrow Night.

The educational rally to be held in
the hall Ct the house OF representatives
tomorrow evening under the auspices
.of the City Federation Of Womens
clubs promises to be an ausplcious
event state superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction f. ID. Cameron viii be
the principal speaker of the evening
The orchestra OF the Central state
Normal school, under the direction of
Prof Lohr will render a musical pro.
gram assisted by a reader aud vocalist
Roy Williams. chairman Of the edu-
cational committee of the house Of
representatives. will preside over the
meeting and win deliver the opening
address. stating the object df the meet
Ing which IS to advance the cause ot
eireation in the state aud community
President r. w. Butcher OF the Cen
trail state Normal schools al Edmond
wiu be one of the speakers of the
evening Senator j. Elmer Thomas, Of
I.awton. viii represent the senate IN an
address and Representative }. Y. Nc
Gala the lower house Prof Snowden
Parlette of the Logan county high
school County superintendent Neil
Humphrey and City Superintendent r..
G Cain viii deliver short addresses.
A cordial invitation is EXTENDED 10 az
and no admission will be charged
This is .he drst educationaa rally to be
held in the city and other cities Hill
follow The local federation Is start
ing crusade for the best school sya-
TEN in Oklahoma that Is possible.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
LID GOES ON
AT MUSKOGEE
w ST TOWN IN
STATE EXPERIENCES
SUDDEN DROUTH
Special 70 DAILY Leader

Special 10 Daily Leader.
Muskogee. okla, March %. Sheriff
Ramsey acting under the order Of
County Attorney Crump, closed every
saloon and beer joint in Muskogee
county yesterday. He took this step
under authority conferred by the new
prohibition enforcement law.
Muskogee was the most wide open
town in the state There were twen.
~ places in Mnskogee alone where
beer was sold over the bar TO all wis
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH
SYRUP cures coughs and colds.
Apprave. esrbsrIs Ae.Ion-

Attorney General West states that
the action taken By Judge CARRIER At
Enid Monday is what he has been urg-
ing Judges and county attorneys to
have done ever since the prohibition
law went into effect lie maintains
that whenever the cognty attorney or
Judge knows that liquor Is being dis.
pensed from a building IN violation Of
the prohibition law that a receiver
should be appointed and the goods
seized
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup acts
gently yet promptly on the bowels and
allays inflammation at the same TIME.
II is pleasant to take. Sold by Q. r..
RENFRO.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26

ENers White, chairman Of The cot
lege committee of the state beard Of
agriculture. Is Ia the city today en-
route 20 his home III McL0nd after
making a visit 10 the college at stu
water.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
CARroRIA.

ladies' Golden Brown Oxfords "
light o. extension soles, $500. Robin.
sons.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
AA-so II r "A.
-. sIha Kind You Have kIwaIs Bought
''',s.'' 4 GZ4HAz1Z5<

II you vote April YOU must regis
ter. Polls are open. They close Fri
day at 6 p. m.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26

M. and Mrs. l. D. laNkson have
gone to Kansas City 70 spend several
months. They win visit ID California
before returning 70 Guthrie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
IN poLlcE COURT.

Lee Manning paid iine OF $40 in
police court today for disturbing the
peace
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26

Lot the women register az once
Protect the schools.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26

~ lho women register a once
Protect the schools.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26

Total ....... s25,544.0l6.25
Number Of banks reporting 467, in
crease 2 per cent
Average reserve held 51.5 per cent,
increase z per cent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
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es.,.,h. >,lhg Kind Yoa Have svas Bought
'i':;i@' 9; Z C 1ZxH.;,45zz5z:ssl Il 3 4

Let the women register at once.
Protect the schools.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26

DoWitts Little Early Risers. small.
safe, sure little liver pills. Sold by G.
r. RENFRO.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26

Get De Wits Carbolized Witch Hazel
salve--lt is good for piles. Sold BY G.
p RINERO
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26

Governor Haskell Is very much
pleased with the bank statement and
Is confident that the next report will
show even a greSter increase In de-
posits in the banks Of this state. This
report docs not show the effect Of the
guarantee deposit law said the gov.
error today. as the law did not go
into effec, until two weeks prior to
the time the data for the statement
was taken Bank Commissioner
Smo,k is OF the same opinion.
The consolidated statement OF the
condition of the state banks at the
close Of business February 20 follows
IU4entifafs4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18

years. This condition illustrates the ex-
tent to which anthracite has been
eliminated from industrial uses and
shows that practically the entire pro-
duction is consumed for domestic pur-
poses.
Another interesting feature shown
by the anthracite statistics for 1907 is
the steadying influence on the trade of
the policy adopted a few years ago by
the coal-mining companies in reducing
prices in the summer months. The
shipments, Excluding a February of
|2S days. ranged from 5,249,946 long
tons in January to 6.015.S51 long tons
in October, and the average monthly
shipments were not quite 100000 tons
These figures indicate that the mines
were operated with remarkable stead
mess from month to month and that
the transportation was also evenly dis
tributed throughout the year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18
News of the Northwest

Frank Lee died at his home in Sc
Iattle,. Saturday. from the effects of be-
ing struck by a baseball the day be-
fore.
Chehalis officers a mile north of that
|city Saturday. The officers secured a
wagon load of loot, including jewelry,
watches, clothing and food
Giles G. Rush Of Tacoma, who shot
and killed Robert Cheney last Thurs
day night. has been charged with MUIR
der in the first degree and has been
locked up in the county Jail.
At Colfax, A. Crawford and Ben
Estep, two lads Is years of age, have
confessed to the charge of holding up
and robbing Julius Weitz and wife in
the railroad yards.
Fred Miller, who was arrested last
week at Chewelah, on the charge of
completely with Henry E. Ludwig in
passing forged checks, has been bound
over to the superior court at Colville
bail being fixed at $4,000, which he is
unable to furnish.
Jesse Starkey, who was sent to the
Medical Lake asylum from Colfax, mas
escaped and is still at large. A short
time ago relatives of Starkey attempt
ed to secure his release through habeas
corpus proceedings, but failed
A portion of the city of Sprague is
under water, caused by the rains ant
melting snow. Many business houses
are flooded and much damage is likely
to result
In the superior court at Conconully
Saturday, Curt Hoover was acquitted
of the charge of assault with intent tt
do great bodily harm to H. ]. Chap.
man.
Because his best girl had refused t.
marry him, G. Esjelman shot himself
at Seattle. Saturday night, dying in tn,
emergency hospital Sunday.
Thursday night the Willapa store O
Cressy & Rutz was entered and abou
$3.50 taken. While his safe is being re
paired, Manager Butz has been hidin,
his money in different parts of tn
store. The burglars ransacked tn
whole store before they found tn
money. They left no trace behind them
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18

Harry ]. Terry, business manager of
the Streeter-B Bryan Co., arrived in the
city yesterday and is making all prep
arations for the opening, Thursday,
Feb goth when the beautiful comedy
drama, "The Lawyer and the Singing
Grip will be presented. Mr.. Terry says
the Streeter-B Bryan Co., has the reputa-
ton of being the best stock company
in the northwest. as all attention is
paid to every detail, and each produc-
ton is produced with special scenery,
costumes, ETC. Miss Bryan has the
finest wardrobe that money can buy,
using in her repertoire, several gowns
imported direct from Paris. MI.
Streeter and Miss Bryan are two we'll
known stars from the east, and their
specially alone is worth the price of
admission. A visit to the Orpheum,
Thursday night will convince the most
skeptical, that there is a real attraction
in town. Miss Bryan will receive the
ladies and children at the Saturday
matinee.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18

o. C. Mathis. formerly cashier of the
idefunct Exchange State Bank of Blaine
Wash, who was captured in British
Columbia a month ago in an attempt to
escape from officers who wanted him
on charges of forgery, and who has
since been held in Jail at Bellingham,
has succeeded in obtaining bondsmen
and has been released. His trial is set
for April.
Fred Pf1aeging Of Conconully has
been appointed county assessor by the
county commissioners, to succeed Hem
ry Krech, resigned. The commission
ers- also appointed DR.. H. M. Fryer Of
Riverside, county physician, and health
officer, vice DR.. J. E. Goggins, de-
ceased The appointee already occupies
the position of county coroner.
The president has signed the bill au-
!thcrizing the Idaho & Washington
Northern railroad to bridge the Spo-
kane river, Washington, near Occur
id'Alene city.
During the absence from home of
Herbert Cushen and family at River
side, the aged father of Mr.. Cushen
killed himself. Mr.. Cushen was an
Okanogan pioneer. He resided at Twisp,
but was visiting his son at Riverside.
Governor Mead has appointed upon a
lcommission for the purpose of suggest
ing laws for the preservation of the
salmon industry the following gentle
men: Senator H. S. MCGOWAN, Nc
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18

tanned for the care and betterment u
the inmates. The prison is warm anu
well ventilated, the prisoners are pro-
vided with good wholesome food ana IL
the officials are to be believed, ana
there is no reason to doubt their state
ments the clothing furnished the con-
,,;.ts is warm and comfortable, not
withstanJing Rev. Van Horns state
ments to the contrary. In his efforts 10
induce the legislature to make an ap-
preparation for a chapel at the penlten-
tiary. Rev. Van Horn will undouot-
edly have the support of many innu-
entail men of the state as well as every
church organization, but to make sucn
a sweeping charge without due inves-
is wholly unfair to the penl-
Tertiary officials.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18

Tomorrow evening the Foresters of
America will give a benefit dance at
Odd Fellows temple for Thomas Bry-
an, a former business man of Walla
Walla who has suffered unfortunate
reverses in a little Oklahoma town
where he now resides with his family.
Mp. Bryan's position has been rendered
more pitiful by the fact that he has
become blind and helpless to earn a
living for himself and family, members
of which have also been ill., The cause
is certainly a worthy one. Mr.. Bryan
for many years was engaged in BUSH
ness in Walla Walla and during his
residence here played his part toward
the upbuilding of the city. Now that
! he has become helpless no doubt his
old-time friends will extend him the
aid he so badly needs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18
REV. VAN HORNS CHARGES.

Rev. Van Horn, an eminent Seattle
divine who held a series of revivals al
the First Congregational church d
short time ago, paid a visit to the
Washington penitentiary one Sunday
and held short services for the con-
Rev. Van Horn for his services was
cold and raw. and the convicts. hud-
died in the open yard shivered and
shook like a Missourian with the ague.
Rev. Van Horn took note of this and
Sunday, to his congregation at Seattle.
he declared the convicts are improperly
clothed Among other things Rev. Van
Horn took occasion to say was, that
the great state of Washington was too
poor to build a chapel at the penitenti-
airy, the legislature at the last session
turning down an appropriation OF
$4,000 for this purpose. Rev. Van
Horn, like many other ministers and
laymen of the state believes that the
convicts should be provided with a
chapel for holding religious services at
the penitentiary. 1t was a cold day
when Rev. Van Horn held services at
the prison and being unprovided with
a suitable meeting place, the convicts
naturally felt trifie chilly in the open
air. This, however, does not prove
that the prisoners are Improperly
clothed as charged by Rev. Van Horn
and naturally resented by the prison
officials.
The Washington penitentiary has ar
excellent reputation for being one o.
the best conducted prisons in the
United States Unfortunately, scandal:
have arisen from the conduct of certain
officials connected with the institution
mainly political, but this has in no wa,
affected the general high standard main
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18

Good prevails everywhere. Nothing
is created haphazard. Everything has a
mission. and that mission is for the
good of mankind, though our blinded
vision fails to recognize the fact and
benefit thereby.
The stars (the eyes of the night,
following their several courses; the
waves, ripping against the beach; the
lsnow-capped mountain peaks, tower
| ing above the clouds; dark forests,
clother in perpetual green, and the fair
lfruitage of the land; all bespeak the
goodness and wisdom of the Creative
mind.
Mature knows no wrong. The bab-
bling of the brooks, the melody of the
birds, the music of the spheres-all are
a part of her great plan. Natures law
| is all-abiding, sufficient unto the end of
all things. Mans laws may change; he
may forget the dignity of his manhood
land sink to the level of the brute, but
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18

Rendered desperate by the repeated
holdups and robberieS occurring in
Spokane, officers of the Washington
Water Power company have armed
their street car employees in an effort
to stop the operations of a gang of
street car robbers. A few dead hign-
waymen, nicely laid out on a slab in
the mOrgue would prove extremely eff
desperate gangs now infesting SpO-
kane and many other cities of the
northwest and it is to be hoped that
the street car employees will display
good craftsmanship when the oppor-
tunity presents itself.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18

the beauty of earth, sea and sky shall
remtin, grand, peaceful, inspiring and
changeless.
Burning words will be written and
spo ken; grand thoughts will be eX-
pressed by those who are as yet in
their infancy. Noble deeds will be
wrought and recorded by those who are
now upon the stage of action. Vast
treasures will be unlocked from the
hidden chambers of the earth; re-
searches will be made to discover and
utilize her great resources. Waterways
will be opened to the sea; prosperity
will abound, and man, realizing the
truth Of her teachings, will be greatly
profited.
"CHOATE."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18

Profting by last seasons lesson, the
railroads of the northwest are already
laying plans to provide sufficient cars
Washington At Yakima it is estimated
that $500 cars will be required to move
the fruit crop of that district and as
many more will be needed to handle
the crops of the Wenatchee, Walla
Walla and Central Washington dis
tricts. The outlook for a crop in the
fruit regions of the state is extremely
gratifying and the Walla Walla dis
trict is no exception.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18
, THE COAL INDUSTRY IN 1907. !
A Record Breaking Year. I


A production of between 450,000,000
and 46O,O00,OOO short tons of coal in
the United States in 1907 is indicated
by the returns received thus far by
the United States geological survey,
lor an increase of about 10 per cent
1905, according to Mr.. E. W. Parker,
coal expert and chief statistician of
the survey.
Great Increase i'm Anthracite Production
The most notable increase was made
in the production of Pennsylvania an
thracite, in which a gain of over 20
per cent was recorded, if the shipments
reported by the bureau of anthracite
coal statistics may be accepted as in
dicative of the total production; and as
the shipments amounted to more than
IS per cent of the total production,
such an assumption is not unreason-
able. The shipments of anthracite in
1907 amounted to 67,109,393 long tons,
| as against 55,696,595 long tons in 1906.
This would indicate a total production
for the year of approximately 1886, 900
long tons. or about S5,S40,000 short
tons.
An interesting feature in connection
with the production of anthracite in
1907 was the lack of any effect on the
trade from the panic which occurred in
October and continued until the end OF
the year. Not only did the shipments
Of anthracite continue throughout the
Eperiod mentioned. practically without
interruption, but the records show that
the shipments for November We're larg-
er than those of any other November
in the history of the trade, while those
for October were the largest recorded
for any single month in the last four
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18
"Tatooed Man" Tomorrow Night.

A catch line Frank Daniels is COM
Ipelled to use several times nightly II
his comic opera, 1.-THE Tattooed Man
reads, Are we downhearted? No!'
He has to speak it twice as he exits.
On account of the late tie-up of cur
rency and trust companies in the east,
Daniels has become the victim of nine
of the latter, by having $4,000 ma
rooned in escrow, and it has kept him
busy thinking. The above catch line
naturally has become a monumental
canard to him personally. His fellow
players now often hear him mutter to
himself as he finishes the line, I'm
liar"
At the Keylor Grand theater, We'd
nesday, February 10.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18
FRANK DANIELS in ''The Tattooed Man,

GOwan: E. B. Denim, Bellingham; Gus
Hensler, Anacortes; Hans NJ. Peterson,
Altoona; Miller Freeman and w. A.
Hardy, Seattle; Thomas Weir, Spo-
kane; John L. Sharpstein, Walla WAL
la; E. S. Beisecker and Clyde ]. Moss,
Vancouver; Samuel Sumner, We
natchee; Corwin S. Shank, Seattle; M.
Eide, Skamokawa and J. L. Smiley and
Peter Wage, Blaine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18
ADJUSTMENTS
"No Mother to Guide Her

The announcement of the coming OF
mo Mother to Guide Her. is certain 10
arouse feelings of pleasure in advance
TO the countless people who are famil-
lar with this popular piece. me play
has been the principal comedy drama
success of the past two seasons ana
II has known an amount Of popularity
that has surprised even the most san
guine of it's well-wishers. Miss Jen-
nette Carew who appears as "Bunco',
is an exceedingly clever and beautiful
coincidence. Her age, talents and con-
scientious work have raised her to
that point wherein she is being feat
ured. This attraction will be seen at
the Keylor Grand theater this even
ing
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18

through the brains of the men of to-
day; others7more than one man-shall
hear those thoughts spoken as by a
tongue of flame, and they shall burn
and issue forth, and cause a great up
rising and development in the thought
and movement of the masses. This is
not idle talk; you will see it. You will
live to see it, and you will regard it as
"a prophecy of that which is to be-"
"CHOATE"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18
A $500 Lot for $500.

A fine 50-foot lot with running water,
within one-half mile Of business part
of city. An ideal place for the laboring
man who wants home within walking
distance. Close to car line. Terms only
800 cash and $3.50 monthly pay
ments.
Baxter Realty Company
Phone 355 n w. Main ST.