The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-10
MURRAY
AMAZED
At TARHEEL
POVERTY


FOR YOU 70 have cotton mills out
there was what the manager OF a
min In North Carolina told Hon. WIN,
u. Murray while the latter was there
a few days ego While stopping over
here last night on his way home from
the Tar Heel state, Mr.. Murray talk.
ed interestingly on many subjects
aud particularly Of things which ap-
peared strange 10 him Ia the old
states. with the exception OF 4 lille
side lrlp from ST. Louis 10 Birds
Point this was The lrst Time Mr.. Mur
ray owe crossed the Mississippi river.
lie has been In North Carolina Wis.
itlng and was a Witness In the case
against the Hutlers growing out Of.
their attack on the conduct 0f the Cit
izenship court lie found many things
OF Interest 60 him, particularly the
soil ana the people, she former he
says Is worn out and u looked sirangs
to him 10 ny past q country rond
cyossing and see a wagon with three
or iodr sacks OF fertilizer being haul.
ed miles into the country 10 help
coax along q crop. And then the PEG
pie They were q surprise 10 him
but ihey We're the creatures OF cun
ditlons such as 10 call forth the re
mark from the cnitOB mill manager
There. Mr.. Murray said. was d min
covering thirteen acres and with
plenty OF help. It was ne help the
manager said which could no be Oh.
tanned IN Oklahoma. lie said over
In that country when the land was
worn out and existence on the farm
was o constant struggle. the farmer
with his wife and children moved Nj.
TO the factory and mill iOwl,l and hy
finding employment IN the mills could
live IN luxury compared with what
they had TO undergo on o worn out
farm. 10 Is this class, he said. which
contributes The labor 10 the cotton
mills.
Mr. Murray said he met many
Young men, stout. willing Young Gel.
lows. who would like to come TO OK.
lah0ma, but probably they never had
IN all their existence as much money
al u time as would purchase a rail
road ticket from North chfollna 10
Oklahoma.
The papers. not only Of Greensboro,
where the trial was held. but through
oui the state, gave much space 10
Mr.. Murray The Greensboro Tele-
gram; says
NV. II. Murray of Oklahoma was
next put upon the stand hy the state.
Alfalfa bill ag Murray Is called.
made a good witness for the state,
while his Tits witd the counsel far
the defense kept those IA lhe court
room fully amused. Murray said he
vas Governor Joanslou's manager
and was IN charge Of lhe train that
carried the crowd Of voters 10 the
polls on election day which the de-
Tense says turned the election HI
J0hnsiOn's favor. On cross cxamlna
ton Murray stated that he had been
n lawyer but was nov a farmer The
witness created 4 roar on laughter
when IN his reply TO n question con.
eerning his ability as d lawyer he
renlled ! ym q lawyer enough 10
Know that yOu are asking me u lot
of questions and making i loi OF OBJ
i~ecfiona that are nseless.'
The same paper III 4 column arll
Gle devoted 10 "Alafifa BlilN gives a
pretty good history % him. political
and otherwise.
The same paper alau says: eAs Il
Witness ~ The llbsi cast Ar. Murray
was al home. Judge Weaver had
been slightly ahaken Il few times uns
der Mr. Justices vigorous crosa.eA.
animation but n0t Sd Alfalfa nlll'
Mr Murray Is pfofilse IN his praise
Of The new state, has great confidence
IL iis future and helieyes that Il n
The garden spot Of the nation
The cnrreMondent Of the Raleigh
Observer wired his paper as follows.
Hfhe star Witness ri ihe day was
William " Murray. Alfaifa Blil' who
cane an the way from Oklahoma Ia
HWear TINT he and not a. \, Joins
operated q train thai carried a crowd
u Indians That voted Tor DOiglau
Johnston f0l governor ~ the Chicka-
saw nation The defense Aad alleged
hat Joins had entered INTO an agree.
iuent with Judge Adams To elect
Johnston. HIT Murray teAlinod that
ioins had no connection with lhe
matter further lhan heine d pasaene.
N Gu train Alfalfa Biils looks likp
! farmer from Nayhaek. bit those
who heard his testimony today agree
that he ~ about lhe smartest witness
that has rger heen on Tie stand Ia
Greenboro. When Mr.. r. n Justice
Of counsel for the defense. asked
him Don't you know enough law ID
know that the answers Jon are glviue
are lrreleyant7 M. Murray replied.
know enouah Law 10 know that ful
" half the questions you are asking
are Illegal Then church was ont.
From what al the papers say, Mr
Murfay's trip owe there proved a
big advertisement FIR Oklahoma. fOl
On every occasion when he had any
thing to say he vas. according 10 al
these reports telling The glorIes ed
the new state,
He fully enjoyed che Trip and whef
informed yesterday evening Ok the
conviction of the Buffers made no 70
mark on the news. but he gave no ev
dencf Of tears over the verdict.