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The Delta independent., 1909-02-12

full ceremony by the whole American
people. who owe more to Lincoln than
to any other citizen of the republic,
save only Washington.
Lincoln is, after Washington. the
greatest figure in our national his
tory. No other nan performed serv-
fees so great as his. or was SO high
a character His conduct during the
trying days OF the civil war. when the
union that had been founded with
high hopes for human liberty seemed
destined to be destroyed. was such
as to appear inspired by a power
greater than human. and many an
American has thanked God in his
nightly prayers that so wise. gentle.
forbearing a leader had been raised
up by divine direction TO guide the
country to safety. His death was a
great calamity not less to the south
than 10 the north; for. II Lincoln had
been spared. his qualities OF heart and
mind would have made the task of
reconstruction much easier than IL
proved and would have healed the
wounds Of war much sooner.
The south viii Join with the north
IN NpNtEAll- A.lu'fAh > bAt nNluAFiiH
birthday. for now. in these latter days
his memory is as deeply beloved south
OF Mason and Dixon's line as north OF
H. The celebration is worthy 10 be
remembered as an expression OF the
gratitude and affection of n great peo-
pie.
When we once resolve to lay aside
desire to make OF Lincoln's life and
words an arsenal from which to draw
weapons with which TO fight for spe.
cial causes. and consider with quiet
thought Abraham Lincoln as all Amer
leans know he was. We find the ma
terials ample.
We see Abraham Lincoln as home.
iy. kindly. patient man. who loved
his country as men love their mothers
We see him seeking the welfare OF all
that mothers sons because he was
one Of them. We see him working
humbly and patiently under burdens
such as no American before. save
The Delta independent., 1909-02-12

ed it to the
r e m o I
est corners
of the land.
The 18th
o T t b | 8
month l 8
I h e o n e
h IL n dredth
a n n 1 :
versnry of
the birth of
A b r a
h a m Ii n
coin. That
date is oh
J.. served with
s o ] e IN n
a n d ye I
& r a I e
The Delta independent., 1909-02-12
Centenary of Lincoln's
Birth Is Appropriately
Remembered by Country

Worthily have the American people
Joined in an appropriate celebration
of the Lincoln centenary. and extend
The Delta independent., 1909-02-12

Washington, and none since. has been
called upon to bear.
We see him always charitable, real
izing that in this human world men
are moved by all sorts of motives
and appealing to all motives that in
honesty and honor he could. asking
only that the results of the appeals
be acts helping to save and restore
to peace the nation mother.
And so Abraham Lincoln wrongh'
with the tools at hand. never com
planning of their human imperfections
using to his great end not
only the noblest aspirations O.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-12

the ID e 5 I
but e V cry
force of hui
man desire,
and thus de-
livering a
race from
b o n d
age and saw
ing a nation
because he
G v e r
w r o II & n
with NAL |
ice toward
none and !
with charity
for all"
The Delta independent., 1909-02-12
SOIL CULTURE!

Ii is an impossibility to produce abundant
crops without proper soil culture and clean
tested seSds. The Barteldes Seed Co.. of Denver,
have issued an elegant seed book with the great
plan of scientific soIl culture worked out in de-
tail, and will be pleased to mail one to you.
Drop them postal and say you saw their adver-
tisement in the DELrA INDEPENDENT.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-12

HEN Abraham Lincoln
worked on his fathers
farm Robert William Pat
ten worked by his side.
Patten lives today. and at
tho aya Of aS vra-s &c ns
The Delta independent., 1909-02-12

for all"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
OTHERS UNDER ARREST
AND MORE TO FOLLOW
sneeIal 10 nnIlY Leader.

Special to Daily Leader
Purcell, Okla. May 22.--In defauit
Of $4,000 BAH each Of seven residents
Of McClaln county are in jail here.
charged with organizing band of
night riders and sending out threat.
ening letters.
There ID an organization Of night
riders In McClain county They have
an official membership Of al least
thirty and have access 70 seventy
other men Who viii become members
al any time there is necessity for
a call They have held frequent noe.
turnal meetings and have scattered
threatening letters throughout the
county They have travelled over the
highways heavily armed and In large
bodies. They administer the oath
employed By night riders of Tennes.
see
This Is the substance Of testimony
adduced from about forty witnesses
before Justice OF the Peace Settle, q
Curdy, under examination Of County
Attorney Franklin. As a result Har.
ney Hawk. Charles Barnes w A.
Wallace. w Nj Drake. Nj NJ Spencer
Samuel Spencer and J T. Bledsoe are
held for trial IN the district court
charged with being members Of the
organization Their bonds were fixed
ai $4,000 each and III default they
were placed IN the county jail AT
Purcell last evening Morton Rogers
ihe eighth man arraigned. was re-
leased. Information win be issued
against Them IN prefeneee to the
impanellng Of grand Jury and their
rlals win be held during the juno
term OF district court
Three More Arrests.
H. Spencer. Albert Bacon and hiatt
Hanks were arrested on warrants
issued by the county attorney and
two more warrants remain 70 be
served Other warrants may issue
within a few days
One Of the principal witnesses fer
The state was Il T Worley. farmer
OF near Curdy. He testified that he
was solicited by Bledsoe and Barnes
TO become member Of then ieh
rider Organization. Al that time they
said the organization consisted Of five
members; they had adopted the oath
employed by the night riders ct Reel
FOOT Lake. Tennessee. and held their
meeting IN q haysiacs on the farm
rented by w. A. Wallace q. A. Bailey.
another farmer. testified Chat he had
been solicited 70 join the organization
which al thai time was said 70 com
slst Of eighteen men.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
TO ENFORCE HOTEL INSPECTION

Il Is announced that the travelling
man before engaging hotel accom-.
m0dations VIII be looking around the
room for the certificate signed by
the state board Of health showing that
the hotel has been inspected and
found safe TO spend the night In.
having complied wiih the Oklahoma
hotel laws.
The Oklahoma law requires lnspec.
ton and a certificate 40 be hung In
q conspicuous place. Dr. J. c. Mahr.
Of shawnee the state commissioners
OF health, has instructed the county
superintendent OF public health,
Whose duty Il Is under the law to
conduct these inspections IN each
county. TO commence their semi.
annual inspection not later than
June /,
Not only win the inspector give a
certificate 10 the hotel. but win make
an exhaustive report 10 the state
board Of health concerning the condl.
tion OF the hotel inspected The
state board Of health Will expect each
hotel In the state to make q dllgent
effort to comply with the law that
the public shall be protected In case
Of fire that the sanitary conditions
must be good that the building
should be properly screened and that
each hotel shall be thoroughly fumi-
gated as provided by law. A rigorous
enforcement Of this will 30 far toward
stamping out malignant and contag.
i0us diseases.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
GETS JUDGMENT BUT PAYS COST

The emo OF the IngleTayloru litlga
lion IN The distlict court at King
Usher closes e chapter In Logan eonn
ty rural hlsto y rsther out u the Or
binary.
The Marshall Tribune Of current Is
sue hes E resume Oh the case as Gel
lows.
MARX sngle, wealthy bachelor
living on fine fruit fagm near DO
yer. was injured last year at the AL
Taylor farm while loading rock on
Il wagon. the injuries proving rata
after nine days.
"Mv lngle was carried 10 the ray
ior home after the accident, where
he died.
The heirs sought 10 effect Q aNt
itfaotory settlement with Nj. Tayiol
offering him Sl75 for the use pf hii
house as a hospital for nine days
This offer Taylor refused. and hs
sued The estate for sG0s.50. He did 10
tell the Inglce Just how he figured nj
claim for damages, neithef did he tei
the court. he received judgment ie
500 and was com1elled to pay tn
COSTS"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
FILIPIN0S
STAND FOR
FREEDOM

Manila. May 22-Wlth but slight
variation from ita action OF final ad-
lournment OF the session OF 1908 the
Philippine general assembly IN the
closing hour Of Uhe session last night
adopted second resolution declar'
Ing In favor of the independence 0i
the islands.
The question was presented By
Speaker 0smea. who said the mem.
hers had not abandoned their original
aspiration for Independence. He
moved that Filipino delegates 10 the
Congress Of the United States be In
strueied 10 present the question To
that body Whenever an opportunity
was offered
The members Of the progresistn, Oh
minority party asked permission "a
abstain from voting, which was
granted,
All the NatInnallals voted IN favor
OF the resolution.
Among the mosil important meas
ares passed were the railway
guaranty bill. which insures the con
structI0n OF railway to Hlgui nnl
the extension OF dhe lines IN Contra
Luzon 10 ihe extreme southern par
Of the lsland. practically making
trunk line across Luzon from nortl
10 south. and A bankruptcy act o
general application.
Il was decided TO change the dat
Of the meeting Of the Legislature
from the hot spring season to DC
4oher. and therefore there viii be NJ
further eesslnn until the fall OF 1910
The total amount Of the budge
Nuassed Is Is 500 900 peeog
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
SEPARATE HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT An
ELABORATE AFFAIR

The separate Logan county high
school commencement exercises we're
held at the city hall auditorium last
evening, The class numbered ten
and the class colors, steel grey and
pink, were used IN The decorations.
making q pretty effect superlntend-
ent Of the Logan county schools, Men
Humphrey, presented the diplomas 70
the class and Prof Roberts delivered
an able address. The program was
as follows.
Music Instrumental Solo Louisa
c. Champ
Invocation.
Music Chorus, "iilgh School
March" High School
samtatory. Ruby Anne Greene.
Oratlon-"H "Herolsm" Charles Wat.
ley Allen
Glass History Henry Robert Capers
Music Duet, 'Hear Me Norma.
Ruby Greene and Ionic Slaughter
Ofaiion-" Want Of Occupation,
NttMNtMH ANINN'ANf
Oralon--"Vuue of Manual Train
ing" Pusman Robert smallwcod
Class Prophecy Laura Lou ha
wards.
Music chorus. "star 0i Descend
lng NIGHT" High School.
Glass Poem, Robert Long
Glass Orailon- Service. the END al
Education Raena Johnson.
Grafton Reign Dl The Invent
or" Willie Wendell Graham
valedlctnry, lestine Edyth Lyons.
Muslc--elass song, Glass Of 1908.
Address, Prof q VI Roberts.
Presentation OF Diplomas COUNTY
Superintendent Nell Humphrey Pres
ldenl Board OF Trusieerif
Chorus, ITALIA, filel
selool.
Renedlcllon lglf
TIE class motto Is. zion paimi
slna Lahore the flower White rose
Pref G. W. Garry principal Of th'
ser arate schools, In a brief recital o
Che separate work compllmented hi
assistants. Prof I + Scott and ", I
Hendesson. Those receiving dlplt
mas were. Wills Wendell Graham
charles Watley Allen, Henry Roher
capers. Laura lou Edwards Rab
| anne Greene Rhena Johnson. Hohef
Lone. Biandena Iockeli Apstin
Hlllh Lyons Pufman N bnalbwQ0'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
JURY ASKS COURT FOR
FURTHER INSTRUCTION
Quandary as to What COnstI.
iaiNS a Conspiracy Under
Statutes
lBy Associated Press)

Tulsa, Ok, May ~ Although d
was rumored last night that the grand
jury that re.lnyestigated the Musko
gee town lot frauds had reached a
partial decision late yesterday and
would return indictments today
against two OF the men formerly in.
yolyed IN the alleged frauds. there
was no lntlmatlon this morning tha,
the jurors We're ready TO make any
report. The examination OF witnesses
continued
After deliberating on the evidence
heard by them IN the Hutchins.Tur-
nes eases for six hours, the jury ASK
cd Judge Marshall for further instrue.
lions at five o'clock yesterday after
noon. They were represented BY
George w Strawn, foreman, who
questioned the court. The jury was
IN quapdry as TO what constituted
conspiracy and whether or not one
man could be indicted without find
Ing a bill against all parties concern
ed In the case.
Judge Marshall replied that one
man could not conspIre with himself,
that II took the combination OF two
or more paities to effect an object
unlawtuly AS 70 the second uues.
tlon, Judge Marshall stated that one
man could be Indicted whore The EVIL
dence before the jury only gave the
Identity Of one Of the parties impli.
Gated 1t The names Of more than one
Of the PARTIES be known TO the jury
g bin cannot be- returned against only
one of the defendants,
The jury In connection with The see.
ond question wanted information as
10 whether or not q bin could be- re.
turned against O man for forgery The
court instructed lhe Jury that they
could not indie, FOR forgery as they
were nor trying a forgery case.
The jury It Is believed, were trying
10 decide upon the guilt Of one Of the
defendants. who Is said to have f0rg
ed the name OF a notary public after
bis commission had expired
Evidence was heard from ]. Geo
Wright, commissioner OF the Five civ
iiized tribes, Judge Thomas Ryan Of
Muskogee. formerly assistant secre
iary Of the interior and Ben Marshall
OF Muskogee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22

State Printer G. c. Worrall has
moved mis- office from the state house
INTO one OF Nd. Cooner's small huld
ngs IN the block iust west OF the
court house, Secretary of state VIM
Cross win occupy the large room used
by the state printer which win give
he seerelary's office comfortable
WaHers Secretary Cross win III an
his private office quite homelike by
bringing an OF his personal effects
here from Oklahoma CITY. Assistant
secretary Leo Meyer viii occupy the
room now used by Secretary Cross
lnd the main office will be used OK
clusNely BY the clerical force Of the
secreiary's office
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
TODAY IN
DEPARTMENTS

State charters were issued today
rs follows
The Farmers Guaranty bank. of
Lockrldse, with capital stock OF
10000 The incorporaiors are. T.
@, West OF Mountain View: T prlmm
and l. W Gray. Of I.ockridge.
Marshall County Publishing Co. OF
Madill, with a capital stock OF $4,000.
The incorporators are. W. }. Draper
Joseph l., Looney. J. W. Wells ana C.
r. Hart all OF Madll This company
proposes TO publish the Marshall
'0uniy News sDemocrat
The McTike Drug company. OF At.
Gibson, Kansas. named T. NJ Rlne,
hart Of Guthrie as state agent.
The j r. Newcomer Co. ef Eldora
Iowa, named II. w pentecost az state
agent, and the Redenour Baker Qroc
cry company, Of Kansas City. Mo. the
Anedia on and Gas company OF Mich.
gan aud the Et Smith Lumber CO.
of VI, smith Arkansas, named T. W,
klnnan ~ state agent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
DESCRIBES HOW ACTUAL
DIVISION WAS MADE
Contributors 10 Alleged Bribery
Fund Also Add Their
Testimony

Special to Daily Leader
Tecumseh, Okla, May he. The
Maben case was resumed with TIA
oponing Of court thla morning R
IT, fIagar commissioner of sho
shawnee CFlpll district oi potla.
saiomle county, taking uhe stand. lle
oorruborated the main features of tho
Hlggers testimony of yesterday. siai
Ing he had carried ho $500 from
shawnee 10 Tecumseh where division
eas made He told OF many conver
salions engaged in by various parties.
The main feature being, however, lhe
actual division OF the $500
The second witness WAS Robinson,
Two OF chat family being listed ns
Witnesses for the state. Save to-
testimony, he second witness "a
yanced nothing not previously tsnted.
l.. Il. Howell was on the stand whom
enurt adjourned at the noon hour
Howell WAS purpuried to Do ,he
heaviest contributor OK the $500
Ifttih Hdit ui iuNt SUM-
Nahen Like Trojan.
No one can Ret 4 Abatement lroW
iudge Mnhen. but his attorneys ana
friends declared me- trump IA the en-
lire trial will be n hts favor ills
friends contention thar there le d
conspiracy 10 ruin Mahen ~ which
be church people we're drawn Win
good intent. n tho story 0f the morll
Ing chat has not icw believers
m0ng men Of prominence
subtsantlates BlgaerS.
y. o. johnson suhsl0nl,nled iHa
story told by nlgpew, giving inlef
ieiails of how me money was raiHed
lmself giving 5000 Bert white s200
and T. - Howell $500 Atlurncys inf
The defeuae audcaVorHd To- show lNf
Johnson had been promised immunity
from prosecution, which Johnson dc
Mod Johnson also told of iiqop
selling % Shawnee.
He further testified chat he Wee
stHl unable 10 get a place and gog
gore. ahat Mnben euggoHled q room
across The street from Che county a.
torneys office and thai he opened
there: chat be was later closed ur
md others allowed To- rum ihut some
lme later he went 10 Guthrie 70 aes
Fred S. Caldwell and gci him ailqf
Mahen, but didn't find Caldwell al
lrst. that he weng there again fo
light Hood In the iudgeship contest
and told Caldwell an he hnew about
the deal III ahawuoq ihat he as.
iectad immunity from prosecution ons
aad not been promised n and that 4
had not been lniimatnd On him 0hat ne
would Rel immunity by teeliylnE As
denied alleged conversations eS
nfesslng hts desire % zee even witH
Maben, hui frankly stated lhai ~
was sore at Maben also that MaDen
had told him he had ordered blsheis
70 close The town up.
Rouere on the stand.
Joln Rogers went back % lle aaif
Df the alleged deal between Mnpea
8lggers and others % Last May
He testified To giving np $500 io
protection Of hls gambling room, tna'
while he was sick and Mapen was as
he Denver convention hlggers closed
his place end chat later John Garrett
took It. that when Maben returned he
protested against being ehrt out. fhn3
Mahen said he would see that ne mao
place Il anyone did that be-. hogefr
feared that Sims would not iei him
run. sst Maben sald he would IL
Sims. tha1 be- had rolnsiated him lN
office when he was suspended hk
chief of polloe, and That re ccale
handle him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
SALARY LIMIT LAW IS LEGAL

Jefferson city, Mo-, May 22-rhc
state supreme court today sustained
the state law which denies licenses
10 insurance companies which pay
any Of their officers salaries in ex
cess q fifty thousand dollars The
act was passed two years ago and
has beer The subject Of extended
litigation
While hpholding the validity OF the
statute, the court declared Il was un
wise legislation and recommended its
reneal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
WARM PRAISE FOR SUPT, DICK

g. w Meek, marshal of The Corpor
alton commission, Who recently re.
turned from McAles.er where he
was sent upon mission by the COM
mission IN speaking of the manage
ment OF the state penitentiary said.
Il have during my life visited several
state penltonllarles. and have no hes
iiancy IN saying that ours Is the most
systematically managed prison ] have
ever seen. Particularly upon the wei
ordered arrangement for the separa
tlon of the white and colOred races.
think superintendent Bob Dick de.
serves much credit He has the
whites aud negroes separated IN their
cells and even works them out upon
different details. Every accommo.
dation and comfort that is provided
for the white prisoners Is provided for
the negroes, and there Is no com
plant among them that one Is treated
better than an0ther'
Mr. Meek stated Further that IN his
Judgment a more wise selection for
superintendent could not have paen
made.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
Short Cuts TO the News

Four hundred men are now being
worked by the Katy between Arcadia
and Wlicher raising the track along
the Deep Fork river bottom. Next
week large force of men viii be
worked retween shiloh and Falls rails
ing the grade on the Guthrle-Fallia
branch.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
COLORED
FIREMEN
MOBBED

Atlanta, an, May 22-Vlolence a
q dozen points IA Georgia las beer
offered The negro firemen who have
replaced The Georgia railway white
fremen, now on strike. and the stu
alton Is daily growing worse, as the
people along the road are becoming
more partisan IN the matter The
white iiremen have made the issue
chat Dae Georgia road has put negroes
In positions OF seniority and Is prae.
tlcally driving white men out Of work
This stand has appealed strongly 70
Gcorglans aud has brought them
numerous sympathlzers end co
workers
Al Deerlng, ia-, q negro fireman
was attacked. dragged from the cab
and beaten up. aud II Is now feared
that Ne viii die. ~ Thompson, Ga,
the N0me of Thomas Watson. negfu
fireman WINS pulled from the cab ant
told "a make tracks ile has nat
been seen since.
Charging that the strike Nas De
laying the malls, the Georgia railroad
today appealed 10 the United States
district attorney Tor an investigation
and goverOmen Intervention. A probe
Of the situation is now being con
Quoted
Vice President Ball. of The aiflkefe
has issued call to the ehalfman oi
the iolnt boards representing ell thf
systems now working IN The soutf
to be IN readiness 20 convene IN At
iania "a call out All the whlie firemeF
IN tho South 50 aa TO make tne ISSUE
national one against what he isrmi
negro supremacy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
Thieves Again Busy

Thieves are again busy IN the city
They gained entrance to the J II.
RucR West Side grocefy, corner Sth
and Noble last night by breaking tn
ihe front window and took seven hams
valued al IS each No money was
taken and no other merchandise was
missed The police found the stolen
hams this morning and hope To have
the guilty parties before night,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
FOR SUMMER ENJOYMENT

The Guthrie Tent aud Awning COM
pany which will next week begin run
ming motor launches down the Cotton
wood to the Clmarron river picnic
grounds and bathing beach, makes an
nouncement that landings will b.
hullt along the Cottonwood at the fol
lowing points: Oklahoma avenue, near
street car bridge Noble avenue
bridge; College avenue bridge. ford
near Joe Norris farm; Fossett DrIv
ing park, Mays grove and Cimarron
river grove The landlngs win be con
airueled The first Of next week
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
PAY FINAL TRIBUTE TO ROGERS

Fair Haven, Macs May 22~ Fail
Haven the birthplace OF Henry Il
Rogers, today paid final tribute TO tn,
memory Of the deceased finaucler. Bu
ness was totally suspended and Al
iublic buildings We're dFaped IN black
The body arrived from New York last
hight and this afternoon WAS lnterre.
IN The Poeers mausoleum at Riverside
cemetery
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
An 0klahnma cliv lnNltatlon

All con rades, their mothers slsters
wives and daughters are invited by
Oklahoma City Camp No, 8, u. S. w.
" to attend the installation Of Ia.
lies auxiliary on the evening Of May
a, at $40 .. M, In the court Of Hon
or hall, No s04 West Main street OK
lahoma City
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
MORE LANDS FOR settlement

washington D. G.. May 22 preai
lent TAFT today issued q proclama
Hon providing for settlement aud en-
try OF about four hundred aud fort
thousand acres Of land IN the Flat
head, Montana. two hundred thaus
and acres w Occur d Alene. Idaho
lnd between fifty and one hundred
thousand IN the Spokane. wash.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-22
WORK OF THE
GRIM REAPER

Elsie Kart died az noon today at
the home Of her grandfather, John
cammaes 2ii North Second street
aged II years II months and i5 days
The funeral will be hold from the
Cammack residence sunday afternoon
ct $3.50 O'Clock Rev. NoblItt offlciat
ing.