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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
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BASEBALL MEETING TON|GHT

Hearken. We fansi There will be
a mass meeting of baseball fans and
stockholders OF the Guthrie Basebar
association in the city hall auditorium
tonight at s o'clock for the purpose
OF making arrangements, for win
ming team for the capital city in the
Western association next year and to
elect a new board OF directors for the
ensuing year II is also announced
that a representative will be elected
al this meeting 70 send to Kansas
City next month to attend the West
eIn association meeting
The Guthri baseball club last sea
son, although late In getting organ.
lied. made decidedly eredltable
showing and il Is the desire of those
interested In the game that the start
next season be made under more Ga.
yorable conditions than last
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
GOVERNOR SUGGESTS
BAN ON RAILROADS
Withhold Shipments From Car
riers That Refuse to
Pay Taxes

Charging that they would have a
government for their own protection
without willingness 10 contribute
their fair share to its support Gov
ernor Haskell mas addressed letter
TO the state board of public affairs,
advising Withholding Of favors from
the railroads Of the state which were
yesterday given temporary order
estralning the state auditor from
collecting the gross revenue tax as
provided by the First legislature.
In his letter Governor Haskell
suggests that all the shipping of the
state incident to its regular business
and the building OF public institutions
should as far as practicable. be
thrown to the taxpaying roads, and
adds that there are two lines-the
Rock island and the Frisco-which
paid their taxes last year and are
therefore entitled to this recognition.
The governors letter concludes:
y believe II Is perfectly proper for
the state and for every citizen OF the
state to recognize this mutual obli-
CATION and wherever possible patron.
ize the railroads that pay their fair
share of taxes necessary to support
our government"
Royal ]. Allen. member Of the
board Of affairs, stated the governors
suggestion would be followed
The railroads placed under the ban
by the governor are the Santa Fe. the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas. and the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
RElIREs WITH EAV|ABLE RECORD

John W. scothorn today retired
from The office Of first assistant Uni
I'D states attorney. a position r-hich
be has flled for the past twelve
gears. receiving his appointment dur
ing the Mckinley administration and
continuing In office under every ad-
mlnistraiion since Mr.. Scothorns
retirement from the Federal service
s prompted by the offer OF a mcra-
Ire partnership IN prominent law
firm at Oklahoma City. He has, how.
ever. been retained by the Govern
ment as special attorney in several
important cases % be heard Ia the
Federal court.
Mr. ScothDrn has won an enviable
leDniation az a fearless prosecutor.
whose integrity and honesty OF pur.
pcSe have never been questioned.
By Mr. Scothorn's retirement,
Isaac D. Taylor is promoted 70 first
assistant United States attorney. and
George Zimmerman becomes second
assistant
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
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dent L. +. Hawley Of the switehmen's
union Of North America. said:
The switchmen have been fair In
their requests.
We want an advance 0F cents an
hour In pay and the elimination OF
overtime aud Sunday work as far as
possible. The request for double pay
for overtime is IN the nature of pen
atty more than anything else. We
want to discourage overtime Sunday
aud holiday work.
we also ask for a modification Of
the physical requirements aud age
limit rules Examinations fof employ
siivl.t oA railroads now are as rigid as
those required for service In the res
ulaT army
Many Are Affected
OF the 1900 men affected. Loco are
In the Twin Cities alone. The follow
ing roads are affected.
Great Northern, Northern Pacific,
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. chIca
go. Minneapolis 4 Omaha. Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul; the Bridge
and Terminal. the Railway Transfer,
Minneapolis Eastern, Minneapolis
Western; Chicago. Rock Island & Pa
cifc and the Chicago Great Western.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
PROMINENT LAWYERS
UNDER |N0|CT TMENT
Charged With Forgery and OBJ
tanning Money Under
False pretenses
Special to Daily Leader.

Special TO Daily Leader
MeAlester okla. Dec. Ia sen.
sailon was created here when Il was
learned that Benedict Elder and Ira
n Enhanks, composing the law firm
cf Eubanks and Elder had been ar.
rested on bench warrants issued on
twelve indictments returned by a
grand jury now sitting IN the district
court. charging forgery uttering and
false pretenses
1t IL alleged the substance Of the
indictments relates to transactions In
real estate and that Judge j. II
Sheppard. formerly Of this city. but
now OF Washington, ID c.. Is one OF
tle complaining witnesses
Both men have been prominent IN
Democratic polilics Eubanks WAS a
candidate for probate Judge in the
statehood primary Elder edited the
FIRST state statutes. which were turn.
ed down by the legislature, and for
the work he now baF z suit pending
in the courts here against the Pipes
Reed company OF Kansas City. He Is
Ak prelent member of the law ex.
aminng board Of the state.
Both promptly made bond In all the
cases
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
SHORTAGE Of FUNDS,
EMPLOYEES LAID orr

Owing 10 The suits pending IN Tho
Federal courts aud the rate hearing
now IN progress taking up large
amount Of he appropriation for the
mainainance OF the corporation
commission for the fiscal year Chair
mnn Love announces the laying off
Of the following employees
Assistant Andiiur Taylor, +. p.
Dixon. rate expert. Of Chicago; w. A.
Thompson, corporation clerk. OF Du-
rant: Frank Kelley, OF the telephone
department 0f Oklahoma city: craw.
ford Cameron, clerk, Of Guthrie. W.
s Tracy. OF KinghsheF. Of the rate
department. Miss aigenia Wilmerlng
aud Miss Katherine Spiece Of King
fisher, both stenoeraphers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
AFFRAY GREW OUT or
KILLING or GAMBLER
For a Time Battle Between
Friends Of Dead Man and Au-
thoTIlleS Was Threatened

tby Associated Presal
Kieter, Okla. Dee. i.---One man
was killed and two probably fatally
wounded In an exciting street fight
with reyolvers here early today.
The dead.
Melvin Ooley
Fatally wounded: \
Deputy Marshal Gooch.
Thomas Boxley, carpenter.
The shooting grew ont of the kill
ing a month ago OF Homer ooley. a
gamble- IN a fight with Marshal r..
+ Highnote and another ofIlcer.
When Melvin ooley. liomer'a brother.
met EIighnote and Deputy Marshal
Gooca today. he took them TO task
for the death Of his brother. The
argument waxed warm and suddenly
Ooley drew a revolver and shot
Gooch As Goocb dropped TO the
ground Ocley struck him about ahe
head with the revolver stock. So
suddenly Was this done that Marshal
liighnote was taken BY surprise. but
he quickly drew his gun and began
dring Ooley returned the Are and
IN Ihc exchange Of shots Ooey was
killed and BoXley.sa bystander. was
shot In the head The chances for
the recovery Of Gooch aud Boxley are
slight
The excitement among citizens ran
high following the affair and for
lime battle between friends Of Ooley
and the authorities was threatened.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
.25 MILLION

(By Associated Press.)

Washington, d. G.. Dec Lit Is
estimated there will have been col
iected from the special corporation ex-
else TAX by July |, 1910. si5,0O0.000.
and that an additional $i0.000.O00 col.
lectible for the calendar year from
January |. 1909 10 December n. 1909
viii be collected subsequent TO July
4. as4v, llanaAs ss.4 estA...asA - ss.1
total amount OF the collection for The
fiscal year 1910 OF 25D00. 900
The above figures are contained in
the annual repoFl of Commissioners
inierna! Revenue cabell. made puhne
today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
KATY" AUDITOR ON THE STAND

Auditor seelig OF the Katy" was
on the winels stand before the cor
poraiicn commission today at the
rate hearing Clifford J9ckson. OF
Nnskogee. represented the railroad
shd Assistant Attorney General Hen
shaw and Auditor Wilmering the
commission. only technical evidence
was taken As 10 cost OF operation Of
the railroads various lines In okla
homa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS DEATH
Physicians Will Hold Post Mortem Of
Dead Body OF Charles Davis.

County Physicians Dr. G. n Cot
teIal and iDr. T.. o. Barker this
afternoon viii make a post mortem
examination of the body of Charles
Davis. a negro laborer, 35 years OF
age who died suddenly at 2:30 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon at his home. 513
West Noble avenue. Davis. who was
an able bodied Industrious negro and
was apparently in good health the
day before when he was last seen by
his friends.
Physicians and officials are batfled
over the case around which hangs a
mystery but do not hesitate to state
that they do not believe the man died
a natural death.
Continued on Page Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
SAYS REPORT IS EyAGGERATEO

DR. Mahr says there Is nothing to
the story in last evenings Loader
that 500 people died Of typhoid fever
IN Harper county The report 70 the
commissioner of health for the year
10 date shows but Twelve cases OF
typhoid IN that county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
PAVING CONCERN LOSES SUIT

Judge Huston al saltwater, refus-
ed the mandamus writ sought BY the
j +. Hill Construction company to
compel the mayor Of that city 70 sign
the paving contract authorized by the
city council Of the city The court
decided tho contract was invalid and
non-ensorcble r. G.. Hunt OF this
city represented Mayor Rogers. who
Is a Socialist
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
FIGHT BIDS
Offers are The Largest Ever
Made For a Prize Ring
Encounter
[By AasocIate.l Pre ss.l

New York. Dec. -Eids for the
championship fight between James ].
Jefffies and Jack Johnson were open
ed this afternoon in Hoboken. N j.,
and because Of the numerous and
large offers made for the fight. 1t
was decided 10 postpone lhe selection
lof the battle-ground for twenty-fous
Lrrys
The offers Tor the fight we're The
largest ever made FOR prize ring
encounter
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
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A sNus FOR srusss
lAssociatad P-essl

Q Topeka. Kans.. Dee THE To {
Q peka club. a fashionable social {
Q organization. today by vote OF {
. the bOa.d Of directors refused to {
Q permit Governor Stubbs 10 be en- {
6 tertained at The club. The oc- {
o casion is a banquet to Chief Jus {
& tiee Johnston TO be given THUS {
. day night by Del Valentine. {
9 clerk OF the Supreme court {
. Governor Stubs was formerly
O a member of the club, but with {
. drew because the club would not
9 abolish the locker system for (
. keeping its liquor at the club {
G house.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
BONUS NOTE JURY aETIREs

Thc Jury IN the case Of Federal
Tins; company ". w. II. CoyIe. In
which the plaintiff seeks To collect
q $500 Fl. Smith AID Western bonus
note given By the defendant, retired
- r'riHek " The sunarlnr eou~f fhls
afternoon
The case Of tie Lane-coburn Co.
va the Farmers Cooperative Oil
aIilI company a breach OF contract
snll. q being argued before Judge
sandlin tbs Afternoon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
Refused To Pay Show License

J. II. Funk. manager of the Gem
theatre. was fined s25 and costs in
police court yesterday for falling and
refusing 20 pay a license Of s25 for
operating moving picture show He
contested payment of the fee upon the
grounds that Il was unconstitutional
and that the city Haa no more tight
10 charge hfm for conducting that
class of Entertainment than 10 impose
IIeensT on social affairs such as are
frenneNly held IN the various halls
Of fhefcl,.' and for which admission i
CHARGED.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
Woman Pronounced Insane

The county insanity board late Tues
day Afternoon adiudged Mrs A. n.
Fleming. wife OF a coyie barher. ment-
ally unbalanced and ordered her taken
10 the sanitarium at Norman. which
was done today by Under Sheriff
Hairy Cook.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
-osT

I will 30 llherel rew4rf foF nc
fetuFn of my white pointer dog. an.
swering 10 the name Of Don. He has
or a large nlclkleplated collar, With
the inscription: FRANK cottlngham,
Red Rock. Okla J X Coilineham.
ais East As1snr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
SHAKE: Up
Several Small Villages In AslaiIt
Turkey Reported Destroyed
BY Earthquake

cqnstantinople, Dec. i-Accordlng
TO IN official dispatch received here
today froY III. AsIatie Turkey, sev.
efal sn/ = IN that vicinity
have 4 by earthquake.
No ilFk Il lost.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
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ToDAYs MARKETS.

. Chicago. Dec. bears parad-
9 ed today IN the wheat pit Decem-
o Der closed az s1.05 5-S, May at
q sl05 SIS December corn clos
q ed at So Use: May at 81 i.tc.
Q Kansas City Grain.
. Kansas city. Ao. Dee DE
Q cember wheat closed at ~ sac.
& May at $1y0l l-2. December corn
Q closed at So l-Sc: May at 90 5-sc.
q Kansas City Livestock
Q Kansas city. Mo. Dec. Cat
Q tie market steady. 10000 receiv-
Q ed Hogs Receipts, $4,000. five
. to ten lowe-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01

Chamber Of Commerce Election.
Members of the chamber Of COM
megce are voting this afternoon on
the new board OF directors for the
ensuing year. The polls will be kept
open until 9 O'Clock this evening.
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WEATHER FORECAST

o New Orleans. Dec. Tonight
. and Thursday partly cloudy.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-27
IDAHO WINS ONE
DEBATE, LOSES ONE
But University Still Leads in
Triangular Debate
Scores.

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO. MOS
cow, March 26.-The fourth annual
debate between the Universities of
Idaho and Oregon took place here
last night, the decision Of the judges
being two for Idaho to one for Ore
gon and the resulting score being
three to one, as the winning OF the
debate counts one point on the score.
At the same time in Seattle the other
Idaho team was defeated by a like
score of three to one. The sum of
the previous three years debates was
Idaho Is. Oregon IL, and Wash
ington. 10. Thus Idaho is still in the
lead in the triangular debate scores.
The judges here last night were, Pro-
fessor darlington, of Lewiston, At
torney oversmith of Troy. and Attor-
ney H. r. Smith, of Moscow. The
Idaho debaters were John Rock. Of
Blacktail, Rowe Holman Of Moscow.
and Paul Clemens OF Caldwell. Ore
gon was supported by Ray. Lyons
and Robinson. The final speaker of
each team was the strongest man.
both in rebuttal and constructive
work, and the debate was closely
fought and extremely interesting. In
supporting the question, Resolved.
that waving constitutionality. the
federal government should impose a
progressive income tax on all in
comes above a specified amount. the
Idaho argument was, that the present
financial lack of balance between ex-
penditure and income of the govern
ment makes an income tax necessary,
that such a tax was just and sound
in principle. and that 1t can be made
to work we'll in practice. and has
been SO administered in British Col
umbia under conditions similar to
those in the United States. Oregon
lobjected that the income tax would
rest unjustly upon the poorer classes
would be eyaded by the rich. was diff.
fcult to collect. that American capita
was too mobile to thus be success
fully assessed. After the debate tbs
Oregon men were banqueted by tbs
Idaho team at the Theta Mu fraterni
ty house, and returned this morning
to Eugene.
The team representing Idaho
against the University Of washington
at Seattle were r. o. Jones. OF Ward
ner. r. A. Tweedey Of Boise. and r
Matthews Of Moscow. Prof. Hulm'
accompanied the men. and the grOul
viii visit the Sound cities while ab
sent.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-27
VISIT ALAsKA-YUKoN FAIR

school Pupils arc Guests Of OaieIals
Today.
SEATTLE. Wash, March 27.-The
pupils of the grammar night schools
of this county are today the guests
Of the officials Of the Alaska-Yukon
exposition. Preparations have been
made 10 care for $4,000. The enter
tainment is given In return for the
service OF the schools in writing
thousands OF letters to eastern
schools telling of the exposition.
The Royal Nelghbors will hold a
rally at Sanders hall Monday. with
an all day session. serving dinner al
noon. All members are requested to
have eatables at hall In time to set
table by IL o'clock. All members
living In town not members OF this
camp are cordially invited.
Charles Johnson. superintendent
of the Wardner public schools, and
recently elected superintendent Of the
schools OF this city to succeed Super
intendent Barton, is in the city.
Superintendent Barton has flIed
with the city clerk his petition OF
nomination as a candidate for the
ONCE Of city clerk. He will run as an
Independent candidate.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-27
LET CHURCH MEM
BERS DECIDE
Presbyterian Board Submits
New building Proposition
to Congregation.

Tn board Of sessions and the board
OF trustees OF the Presbyterian church
held a joint meeting last night, and
considered the proposition OF build
ing q new church. After consldera-
Bile discussion Of the subject It was
decided to submit II to the eongrega-
ton Monday evening for action.
The building that me board Of
trustees has under consideration win
have q seating capacity OF 800 peo-
ple-will be thoroughly modern IN
every respect. and win cost complete
between $4,000 and $4,000. The
committee has several available sites.
and all OF them are Ideally situated
for q church building. One or them
II situated on the corner OF Seventh
and Occur d'Alene streets, and the
second on the corner OF Sixth and
Occur d'Aiene. and the third q little
farther upon Occur d'Alene street.
The church 10 In a very prosper
GUS condition. and during the last
year has added 100 new members 10
the congregation.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-27
|PECIAL SUB
SCRIPTION OFFER
eceipts for Thirty Days to be Di-
Vided With the Churches

Realizing that If Occur d'Alene is
to become the City Beautiful, the city
of homes, churches and educational
institutions, the Press submits an Of
fer which, while not Altogether phil
anthropic, opens a means by which
the various churches may strength
en- their finances. The offer for the
next thirty-five days is an inducement
for every society of every church. ev-
cry class in the Sunday school. and
all the various branches OF church
workers to participate in the Press
proposition, the offer is to give ten
percent of all the money collected on
the subscriptions in the next 35 days
to the various churches, and five per
cent of all the money collected on
subscriptions during the campaign to
the church adding the largest list of
new subscribers to the Evening Press
during the contest, making a total of
fifteen per cent which we give to the
churches. The church receives ten
per cent of all money collected from
old and new subscribers, paid in ad-
vance. The subscription price is ten
cents per week, $1.25 for three
months, 1925 for six months, or 81
per year in advance
Get to work! Add to the church
fund every day for the next thirty
FIVE days. Get your order books
from the circulator of the Press and
report regularly so the subscribers
paper will be delivered at once Be
sure and fill out the blank carefully
so your church will receive proper
credit. The Press is delivered to
every part of the city including
Blackwell mill, Lacrosse and Best
lands, and remember you get ten per
cent of all you collect in advance, and
the church that works the hardest
gets five per cent of all subscriptions
in addition, for the largest list of new
subscribers. Fill out the blank
in Mondays issue and brin g
to the office and the church of your
choice will receive ten per cent of the
money you pay. This will interest
you if you are interested in your
church. The offer is most liberal
because we do not exclude subscrib.
ers already on our list If you secure
paid up subscriptions from them.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-27
VOTE on TARIFF APRIL 10.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Ac-
eording TO the plans OF the committee
on ways and means and the leaders
OF the house a vote will be taken on
the schedules which arouse the most
opposition. The plan for a temporary
republican caucus has been aban-
doned because Il might result in a
general discussion OF the bill.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-27
FUNERAL OF MRS. soRENsoN.

The funeral of Mrs Lizzie Soren-
son, who died yesterday at her home
at Wolfe Ledge, was held at the
Methodist church today at 1880
o'clock. The deceased was % years
OF age and the cause of the death was
pneumonia. She leaves to survive
her, besides a husband, three bro
theirs and a sister. Miss Curran, of
this city. Rev Hodgson conducted
the funeral services. The funeral
was well attended.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-27

AND JUDGESHIP
KOotenai Will Unite With Bonner
to Nominate Candidate

The republican county central COM
mittee held a meeting yesterday az
ternoon for the purpose OF taking
steps for nominating a Judge for the
Eighth judicial district. The meet
Ing was called to order by A. A.
Crane. the chairman. and e. n. La
veine acted as secretary. After q IA
vorable report by the eredential com
mlttee on the members, the oFganiE-
alton went into discussion Of the
method of making the nomination.
and a motion was passed that 1t be
declared to be the sense OF the meet
Ing that a candidate for judge be
nominated in a joint convention be-
tween Bonner and Kootenai counties.
the delegates OF which in number are
to be based upon the vote cast at the
last general election for president.
congressman and some state oficef
A committee Of FIVE. composed Of A.
A. Crane. c. H. Potts. J. c. H. Rey-
nolds. o. E. HALEY and c. L. Heit-
man was appointed and will meet and
confer with another committee rep
resenting the Bonner county organi-
zation as to tn method of making
the nomination.
Paul Clagstone. speaker OF the
house. and b. s. Deffenbach, chair
man OF the Bonner county central
committee. were present.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-27
START IRRIGATION WORK.

Reclaim Big Tract Of Iand Near Rak-
e. City.
SALEM. Ore. March 27.--Aecord-
ing to q dispatch received here work
on the irrigation project which viii
embrace from 10000 TO $4,000 acres
OF land within II miles OF Baker City.
win be started az once. The land
board some time ago asked the gov
eminent 10 withdraw the tract from
entry aud this has been done, and for
weeks the state engineers force has
been working secretly on the plans
and II Is said that everything Ia now
in readiness. II has not been decid-
ed whether the tract will be re-
claimed under the Carey act OF BY the
government reclamation service.