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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
APPROACHING TRAIN
ODSCUREO BY TREES
Women, Caught in TOnnGau,
Crushed Almost Beyond
Recognition

St Louis, Mo. Aug. 3O.-Five per
sons, four of them closely related
We're killed today when an automobile
i'm which they were riding was struck
by fast passenger train of the Chi
cago Rock Island & Pacific railroad
TWO and a half miles west OF Nigus
Station on the Creye Occur lake road
st. Louis county All the victims were
residents of st. Louis.
The Dead;
THEODORE f. WlTTE, 1924 Whit
temore place
THEODORE f. WlTTE, JR, aged 3
years.
MRS. CARL KLINGE, 11l4 Missouri
avenue,
MISS HALCYON CAMPBELL, 1921
Whittemore place.
FREDERICK 0. WHITE, 1885 Yer
non avenue
The two men were brothers and Off
cials Of the Wittc Hardware company
one of the oldest mercantile establish.
ments of the city Mrs. Klinge was
their sister-in-law.
The party had been at Creve Coeul
lake. a resort twelve miles west OF
the city, earlier in the day, and were
speeding homeward when killed Theo
dore Witte was driving the machine
with his brother beside him and the
two women and the child in the ton
neau.
The railroad track at its crossing
with the Creve Occur lake road, runs
along an embankment about ten feet
high and view along it in either di
rection from the road is obscured by 4
thick grove and dense underbrush
Unable to see the train or to hear
it's approach because of the noise made
by the motor in driving the automobile
up the embankment, Mr. Witte steered
lirectly in the path of the on-cominf
train which was making about fort
miles an hour
The locomotive struck the automo
bile sQuarely. Mr. Witte and his
brother were tossed forty feet away
The boys body dropped from the front
of the train an eighth Of a mile dow
the track, and the women, caught n
the tonneau, were crushed almost be
yond recognition in the wreckage
which was carried a quarter OF a milo
beyond the scene of the accident and
was still on the cOWeatcher when the
train was stopped.
Mr. Theodore Witte was the only
member of the party who was not
instantly killed He survived long
enough to be brought 20 a hospital II
ST. Louis, but died there without re
gaining consciousness.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
BUT FEW R0CKEFELLERS HERE

In response to reminders sent out
to township assessors that the Okla
hOma laws provide for a tax on gross
incomes in excess of $4,000 a year.
and that ii is the assessors business
to report the name Of those persons
lilble TO the tax, the state auditors
office has received reports from but
nineteen out of probably 1,i00 town
ships showing persons liable for in
come taxes The only city respond.
ing is Muskogee. How much, and
the individual from whom due, car
not be legally made known. It is
understood that assessors have failed
TO report any one in Tulsa Bartles.
Vile, Guthrie, Shawnee. oklahoma
Ciho. Ardmorc Chickasha, FL Reno
Enid or NcAlestor. who is making in
excess Of $4,000 per year.
If no one will acknowledge such
an income il is the assessors duty
to list those whom he believes to be
making that amount gross
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
ORDERS ISSUED BY
CORPORATION BOARD

The complaint lodged with The cor
1oration commission by Ben Wilson
md other citizens of Adair asknf
hat the Katy to stop its main line
rains was dismissed. the railroa.
company having agreed to arrnge it,
schedule to stop the trains at tha
)oint.
The st. Louis and IRON Mountain
abroad is found not guilty on the
complaint lodged before the commits
sion by J. j Harmon, of Ft. Gibson
The Union City Telephone COMPANY
S required by order of tine corporation
commission to give free long dis aace
service to the rural customers connec'
ed with the switch board at Union
City between Union City and Mustang
carrying out the agreement made By
the company two years ago that 4
would give service upon the raising
Of rates for the rural phones from 50
cents to 81 per month. The orde- is
effective on and after September 18th
The toll line between Mustang and
Union City is owned jointly by two
companies and is now not in use be
cause of a misunderstanding between
the two companies. The commission
holds hat the 81 a month charged the
patrons on the rural line of the Union
company so cents in excess of the
customary rate for that purpose 9nd
that it is not an unreasonable require
ment of the company to give the long
distance service to Mustang for an
additional fifty cents per month.
The Orient road is required by or
der to erect a depot and sidCtrack at
West Cleo by October l, 1909,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
WILL RELY Oh KANSAS
UECISION AS DEFENSE
Proceeding TO Withhold Child
From Mother is Still
Maintained
A fl -~--->---
lBy Assoclated Pressl

Kansas CITY, Mo, Aug 3O.
Mrs James G Barclay. OF Buffalo,
N. Y and j. n. Gentry. a detect.
i've, who are charged with the kid
naping of Marian Bleahey, the i'm
cubator baby left for Topeka short
by before noon today. in custody Of
Kansas officers to stand trial.
During the morning their attor-
neys appeared before Judge Porter
field in the circuit court and dismiss.
ed the writ Of habeas corpus grant
ed August % 10 prevent the prison.
els being returned TO Kansas pend
ing hearing on her requisition be-
fore Governor Hadley. Today's ac-
ton will not affect the habeas cor
pus proceedings brought to prevent
the return of Marian to Mrs. Bleak
ley, het mother.
Mrs. Barclays attorneys will use as
D defense in her case the opinion of
he Kansas supreme court. I'm nyOly-
"a litigation surrounding the various
trials and abduciions of the incubator
baby the Kansas court rendered de-
rision which Mrs Barclays attorneys
say gave her custody Of the child
In a suit involving custody of The
child. the Illinois state court decided
that Mrs Charlotte Bleakley. the nat
1ral mother should have the child.
Mrs Barclay asked for a writ Of IA
beas corpus in the Klnsas courts The
lecision again went TO Mrs. Bleakley.
Mrs. Barclay appealed The Kansas
supreme court held that he lower
court was in error in trying the case
IN its merits. that the courts should
"espect each other and that the iudg-
ment OF the Illinois couri must be TAX
n as final Shortly aftefward the
Kansas court reversed III. declaring
upreme court Of that state had been
% error I'm its decision and that The
hild should have been given to Mrs.
7arclay on this decision. Mrs Bar
lays attorneys hope to show that she
'ould not be guilty of dime In Kansas
n taking possession Of a child given
or by the supreme court of illinois
nce the Kansas supreme court con.
ders its verdict binding.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
EDMOND COMPLAINT DISMISSED

The corporation commission thi
afternoon issued an order dismiss
ing the case OF the Edmond Gas com
pany VS.. the oklahoma Gas com
pany The complainants asked tina
The defendants be restrained from
furnishing natural gas to the citizen
If Edmond on the ground that the,
had franchise with the city 70
furnishing gas TO be piped from RI
mona by another concern. The com
mission held that as the pantffs
had no facilities at the present time
for furnishing gas to the Edmonr
people, the cause should be dismiss
d because an order by the commits
ion would not give the complain
lnts the relief prayed for.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
BOOTLEGGER SCION
Of GOOD FAMILY

1t has developed that Charles Stone,
who was recently rearrested by Unit
ed States Marshal Chri> Madsen at
Muskogee for failure to perfect an ap-
peal to his case and who is now sery.
ing sentence in the feieral Jail here
for introducing whiskey into the
Usage NJ M, is tlys son Of wellto-do
Muskogee family and WIS convic ed
and is serving his time under ficti-
tious name His real name is George
Stennrieh. He was arrested at Usage
Junction over a year ago, having in
his possession a grip and suitcase
filled with liquor He was convicted
at Oklahoma City and gave a superse-
dcas bond pending appeal of the case.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE PARTY

Saturday evening just before the
store closed MIR Coughlin, the pop
ular manager of the Monarch dry
81 DDS store, was very pleasantly sur
prinsed by being presented with a
very beautiful solid gold signet ing
with his initial engraved thereon, this
being in remembrance of his birthday
~ the loyal and appreciatiye clerks
with whom he has surrounded himself
This is the real test of the very high
esteem in which Mr. Coughlan is held
by his employees, and shows how they
appreciate the kind consideration
which is always shown them by their
employer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
TEXTILE FACTORY FOR LAWT0K


Special to The Daily Leader
Iawtan. Okla. Aug 3o The Law
ton chamber of commerce closed 4
deal with the I.awton Textile Manuiac
Wring company. composed exclusively
of Eastern capitalists. for the construc
tion here of two great manuiacturing
plants. one representing an investment
ot 81 900 600 and the second more than
$500 900 d. $. Curtis has approved
the plan Options have been secured
on six quarter sections OF land tWo
miles north Of Lawton as sites for the
factories The factory win manufac
ture an kinds of lace goods. in fact
everything in the finest grade of cot
ton goods The fine Medicine creek
water was the factor i'm Lawton secu~
ing these manufacturing plants
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
PROPERTY LOSS WILL
AGGREGATE S12,t 1000
Ten Thousand People Being Fed
By Municipality; Food
Famine Expected
(By Associated Press)

Mexico City, Aug. 3O-A eohserya-
tive estimate of the damage wrought
az Monterey by flool places ~ dad
at fourteen hundred and he property
loss at twelve million dollars.
The river has gone down Ihd the
danger over. RescuRSs nag recoy-
cred six hundred and fifty bodies.
The city is without drinking water.
There will be no train service for a
week or more. A food famine is expect
ed Ten thousand people are being
fed by the municipality and the Amer
lean consulate is giving food TO all
who apply.
swept Away To Death
The flood reached its crest in the
early part Of the houcs between / and
o'clock and many families were
swept away to a watery death with
hardly a chance to fight for their lives.
With the on-rush OF the water pande-
monum reigned and as the poor
wretches were swept from their homes
on the tops of which many h3d sought
shelter. never for moment anticipat-
ing that the water would reach an I'M
precedented height, pitiful appeals
fox assistance could be heard rising
above the waters by those/un higher
ground but who were pOwerless to rem
der aid of any kim.
Last night every effort was made
by the kind-hearted people to shelter
the women and children. Their
homes were thrown open to the suii-
erers the poHee station, many OF
the hotels and private clubs as well
az the rooms of several organizations
were placed at the disposal of the au-
thorities and for the greater part the
women. land children We're cared for.
Many slept In open.
However many of the men were
compelled to sleep in the open in the
various pi9zas Both Zaragosa and
Hidalgo plazas were alive with people
throughout the night, and a vast
throng congregated I'm this vicinity,
which is on high ground, in order to
witness the rampage of the miniature
Niagara as It swept onwarl after com
pleting its work of destruction.
Already many bodies have been re-
covered, but it is impossible to acdr-
ately state the number.
Pitiful scenes are reported among
the women and children. Many wom-
On have been separated from their
husbands; mothers from their chill
d5en without knowledge of the where
abouts of one another and scenes OF
the most profound grief are witnessed
on all hands.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
GREAT PRISON WALL
IS NEARLY COMPLETED
Special to The Daily Leader

Special to The Daily Leader.
McAlester. Okla. Aug 30The great
wall to enclose all the buildings of the
state penitentiary is nearing compile
tion. The site for the building was
selected in a rough place and the work
of making the foundations for the wall
has been a herculean one When the
wall is completed it will stand as a
monument to engineering skill.
The last of the conyicts left at
Ninita We're brought here this week
and of the number arriving sixty
seven were found to be abe-bodied
men. capable of doing work at the
new prison site and they were taken
to the stockade.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
DESERTED WIFE FILES
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
Special = Daily Leauer.

SPECTRAL - Daily Leduef.
Chickasha. Okla, Aug. 30--James I
O'Malley former chief of police ant
re elected at the Spring annual city
election, decampihg the next day frOu
the city, has been sued by his deserted
wife for divorce, the papers being
sensational The woman relates the
marriage of the pair in November 1907
asking separation because he is now
residing at Spokane, Washington, with
another woman.
OMalley is alleged to have left the
city because Republicans boasted tha
he would not dare take his place, u
elected. He is charged with big my
BY those who knew him well. and be
cause Of this 1t is believed that he
left the state to avoid prosecution,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
Q @ O O Q @ O @ @ Q G Q @ c @ c
FOR A MODEL COUNTRY SCHOOL

President A. McLauchln. OF
the Central State Normal school at
Edmond, ana delegation OF tine
Central Normal teachers, were il the
city today cOnferring with State
superintendent Cameron ana the
beard OF regents for normal schools
with reference to carrying out Pres
ident McLauchlin's idea of erecting
model country school building on
the school campus for the purpose OF
giving graduates actual experience
in teaching a graded school such as
is required Of teachers in the rural
districts.
Children from the town OF Edmond
will attend this model school which
will be taught by the various normal
graduates.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
TWO WHITES AND JAP HELD
Special to The Daily Leader.

Special to The Daily Leader.
Sapulpa, Okla, Aug 30.-Charged
with murderous assault on John Chee.
Chinaman. last night for the supposed
purpose Of robbery Harry G Cmpen-
ter and II. G.. Moore. white strangers.
and a Jap are under arrest
It is thought Chez can not recover.
This is the third assault on him the
past few months, robbery being the
motive each time.
The Jap confessed, duplicating Car
penter and Moore.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
CAPTURED BY A. H. 7. a

Eufaula. Okla, Aug. 3O-Three ne
groes charged with horse stealinf
were brought to the sheriff by offic
ers of the Anti-Horse Thief associa
tion, having been CAPTURED neal
Henryetta.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
APPEALED TO SUPREME COURT

Two cases were appealed to the
supreme court today, including the
case of c. d. Kelman VS.. James l..
Kennedy, an appeal from Tulsa coun-
ty Kennedy recovered judgment in
the trial court for the cost of build
ing wall erected by him on the plain
tiff in errors lot under an agreement
that when the latter used the wall he
would pay for it.
The case of Tony Allen VS. Sherman
Walden, an appeal from Cherokee
county, is the other case appealed. It
involves a retax Of costs in the suit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
LIVED TOGETHER JUST q DAY?

Marie Askew, colored, today file
nit in the district court for a divoac
rom Robert Askew Alleging in IN
letition that they We're married o
March IS, 1909 and separated on Apr.
: She states that the defendant wa
mcongenial, refused 10 keep her con
oany, to help make a hying or do an,
hing but lie around the house 81
llleges that she could not stand sue,
reatment and left him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
Auto Went Down Embankment.


IBy NSsOEIdIt0 TTcSs.I
Des Moines, Iowa. Aug. 30.-Mr. and
Mrs Charles A. Coppersmith, Of New
ton, Iowa, were killed near there to
day when an automobile in which they
were riding rolled down a thirty foot
embankment. Mrs. Howard snyder
wife Of a wealthy farmer, also in the
ear, was uninjured. The automobile
was trying to pass a team in the road
when the accident occurred.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
AVIATION WEEK END
WITH GALA bREAKF Asst
(By Associated Plesgl

Rheims, France, Aug 3O-Avia-
tion week came to an official close
today with a gala breakfast in honor
of the ayiators. There We're five
hundred guests. Curtiss, Farman,
Latham and Paulham were given an
ovation By the assemblage. T. Bish.
OF. president of the American Aero
club, also was warmly greeted In
the name CT Americans and his club.
Bishop thanked the people for their
treatment Of the Americans. and ex.
tended invitations to the aviators of
the world TO come to America.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
MAY PUNISH PRISONERS
REFUSING To WORK

Assistant Attorney General w. c.
Reeves in an opinion to County Attor-
ney b. F. Coney. of Murray county,
holds that under the laws of the state
prisoners confined in county iails sery-
ing out misdemeanor sentences can be
punished for refusing to work on the
county roads. The county attorney
reported that five prisoners in the
Murray county jail had refused to work
on the roads and wanted to know what
to do with them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
Guide for Course of Study.

The state department of education
IS having printed for free dlstribu
ion booklet giving information an,
he official guide for course of stud,
row in use in the public schools o
he state The booklet gives lis
# the new adoptions by the stat
ext book commission and their re
cent rulings
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
PRISONERS MAKE BOOZE
lRY Associated Pressl

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 9O.-Eight
guards in the Western penitentiary,
dismissed, alleged they did not know
prisoners were making whisky in the
prison. The whisky was made from
prune juice, tea and sugar. One of
the discharged guards says the 9th.
ers were implicated.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30

The commercial club of Thomas
Okla has presented State Superin
teudent Cameron with the peace pin,
and tobacco pouch which formerly
belonged to the Cheyenne chic
Two Baby They were brought til
his city by NJ Randall of Thomas
who had the pleasure OF making In,
presentation superintendent Cam
oron is well pleased with the present
Ie has several other peace pipes and
tobacco pouches but he says tha'
this one is the most beautifully dec
GRATED piece of work he has in hi
collection.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30

At 0f the cNpcuse Of spccia
referendum election On the grautue
1f "A franchise i'm city must De ni,
1y HE city, according 90 ,he opinion
% Assistant Attorney General w. r.
Reeves to M NJ Thacker city ajtor
uey of Maugum who had inquired
whether the city or the corporation
seeking the franchise should stand
'0r the expense.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
~ eH7NO2Iaq
BANK COMMISSIONERS POWERS

That the bank commissioner is with
ont authority to examine domestic
building and loan companies operating
within the state. that is. companies
which operate exclusively in one coun-
ty. is the gist of an opinion rendered
today by Assistant Attorney General
Charles Moore to Bank Commissioner
A. M. Young.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
ATTORNEYS FINED
FOR CONTEMPT


Special to Daily Leader.
Ada, Aug. 30-Attornelys McKeel
and Bolen, under charge of being i'm
contemp, of County Judge Terrell :
court, were fined 81 each under plea
OF guilty County Attorney Wimbish
was under a similar change but did
not appear in court to aI7wer lie
profossed ignorance Of the entire pro
ceeding
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
KILLED IN FIST FIGHT.
fRY Associated Pressl

Des Moines. Ia, Aug 3O.-TIirau
Oakes, retired merchant of Colm
bus Junction was killed in a isi
lght with Charles Brown of De-
Noines Financial differences caus
ID the trouble
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
DRUGGIST FATALLY BURNED
lRY Associated Pressl

Topeka, Kas., Aug 30-George
Mouton, a druggist at Norton, Kas..
was fatally burned today In an eX-
plosion of wood alcohol. Fire destroy
ed his store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30

Miss Edna Carr, OF the Ramsay
Bros store. is again in charge of the
art department after enjoying her
vacation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30

Judge Will Linn of Chickasha is
Gu hrie visitor Julge Linn is sec
retary of the state election board
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
, @ 0 0 o @ Q 0 Q o o 0 0 o 0
WEATHER FORECAST.

, New Orleans. Aug. 3o-Flir and {
warmer tonight; Tuesday fair. {
, z
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-30
KIDNAPERS
TAKEN BACK
To KANSAS
N UoT STAND TRIAL FOR
ABDUCTION OF "INCU-
BATOR BABX7

EEF
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-17

There arrived yesterday on the Mon
golia notable woman of the Episeo-
pal church-Miss Julia c. Emery, the
general secretary of the Woman IS Aux
iliary to the Board of Missions. The
work of the Woman s Auxiliary last
year was over a half a million dollars,
and the offering of this organization
at the general convention in Richmond
IN 1907 was 1925, 900.
Miss Emery is on her way home after
q tour of the world, the object of which
has been to see missionary work In
various countries. She was met at the
wharf by Bishop and Mrs. Restariek
and by several other of the clerical
and lay workers, many of whom know
her well. 4 number of Hawaiian
Churchwomen placed leis on Miss
Emery when she landed, and she was
taken for short automobile rice be-
fore dinner by Mrs. Chas. NJ. Cooke, Jr.
Miss Emery will stay until May 4
and see what she can Of the work. The
program as far as arranged is as fol-
lows:
CONTINUED on Page Foor.)