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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
PLANNING MILL To
DOUBLE CAPACITY
Local Plant Owned BY j. T
Brickner Unable to
Fill Orders

j T Bflckner, owner Of the Brick
nef planning mill, located on West
Oklahoma avenue il the Ames build
ing, stated today that he was seri-
ously considering the proposition OF
erecting a $4,000 planning mill and
cabinet and fixture factory and dou
BILE the capacity Of his present plant
Mr.. Briekner started in business in
Guthrie several years ago as build.
ing contractor. He now employs
twenty-seveu workmen and has this
year turned out $60,000 worth of
manufactured products. lie says
that had he the facilities and eapae-
ity he could have dcne as much more
business, stating that much work was
refused because the capacity Of the
plant was limited Mr.. Brickner
states that the proposed building will
be erected about the first Of the year
If site OF four lots or more, close in
can be secure1 at a reasonable price.
MIR. Brickner has been turning out
much cabinet work for state institll-
tions recently. besides manufacturing
store and bank fixtures. This week
he completed fixtures for Fairfax and
Dewey banks and for The new $l00.
O5C building at the Langston college
Mr.. Brickner manufactured the mod
ern fixtures and did the finishing
work in the F.. o. Lutz dry goods
store. The fixtures are the finest OF
any store in the Southwest
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
SCHOOL LAND FORCE
MAILING PAMPHLETS
Hundreds OF Inquiries for De
scription of State Lands
Soon to Be Sold

The clerical force Of the school
land department Is mailing OUT
pamphlets prepared by the depar',
ment containing full Information ana
complete description OF the lands ana
improvements thereon subject 10
sale In Lincoln county, the commenc-
Inc wednesday. December la Ihf
lessees Of incOln county and the
hundreds OF requests received by the
department from persons IN Okiaho'
ma and aeighboring states asking Tor
Information regarding the sale are
being sent ont first. Tile pamphlet
which were ordered only last week
were delivered by The Leader PRINT
ing company this morning
Secretary u O Cassidy, who ~ a
the head Of the sales department
work as well as the other depart
ments of the school land Office, an
nounces that since everything Is ~
readiness for the sale Of The bV,10V
acres of indemnity lands In Lincoln
county the department Is heginnlnr
on the details for the sale of the M
demnity lands IN Oklahoma, Potia'
watomle, Garfield Kiowa. Tillman
Jackson. COnHnehe aud Washila
counties with the view OF taking up
the sale Of the lands upon which ING
/ appraisement and adjustment W"fh
have been completed.
The department is also preparing
/ notices TO the lessees OF state lands
In the twenty-five Oklahoma counties
where the adiusters have noi com
Emenced the adjustment with the les
sees on the improvements and value
OF the lands. to the effect that me
appraisement boards will ne placed
+ I'M the field next week These
7 boards viii coniIHne The adjustment
work on tho land subject 20 sale un
iul II Is completed These include
/ the surplus lands located IN ihe ki
owa and COmanehe country. ~
Southwestern Oklahoma Nestert
I Oklahoma and In the strip, u
I Northern Oklahoma Upon the com
4 pletiOn OF sale land work, the DC
/ partqnenl will take up the fenia
i lands work Of the department IN pre-
pairing for the making 0f the i've ant
ten year leases on lease lands which
can not be sold under the sales bin
will be conducted in the same man
ner as the adjustment and appralse
mant worF Is being carried out ol
( tho sales IDS.
The appraisement and adjustment
sale OF lands and the letting Of iiy
and Ten year lease contracts on Oh
...,.e ...4..ss. ~ ecIs dcre c1rc~'
rently ny the department and II
wolves an endless amount Of deta
: work
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
MINE STILL ON FIRE
y SAY RESCUIhG PARTIES
Declare Every Bill Of Life Giving
Air Exhausted Many
Hours Ago

From statements of miners taken
from the st. Paul Coal companys
shaft at Cherry. ILL.,, II is estimated
that at least So are dead as the re-
suit of the raging fire caused by the
burning OF bale OF hay and the ex-
plosion of coal dust IN the mule barn
saturday afternoon.
Flames burst from the mine shaft
to the outer air soon after the fire in
the barns started. Coal dust carried
the flames through the mines like
powder. Firemen from the town.
which soon was aroused. poured wa
ter into the shaft until the towns sup
ply was exhausted After several al
tempts were made to enter the mine.
one to five rescners dying with each
trip and a total OF twenty-five miners
being taken out alive, the flames be.
came 100 large and the shafts were
sealed in an attempt to smother the
flames. In all twelve bodies were
taken from the shaft, half of those be-
ing heroes who died attempting res
cue, five Of them officers and outside
men.
The fire was caused by a careless
miner setting fire to bale of has
with his torch The entire town was
aroused Immediately and wild scenes
were witnessed al the shaft physi-
clans and nurses were rushed from
other cities and hospitals were i'm.
proyised.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
WORKMEN CRUSHED
UNDER FALLING ROOF

Collinsyille. Okla. Nov 15.-Three
men were seriously injured and many
others received slight injuries here
yesterday. when a wall of kiln Of the
Collinwgle Virtifled Brick and Tile
company collapsed. buIying the men
under mass OF brick and mortar
The injured
Jim Scott. both legs broken, nose
broken. arm broken aud sight Of one
eye destroyed.
Joe Davis, injured internally
w. Youngblood. both legs broken.
and crushed so badly that they We're
later removed.
Two others seriously Injured.
The men were repairing the wall
~aen the acelasat asaagsaa1l. tilFss
as they were. they were taken oul
with difficulty and medical aid sum
moned II is believed that all three
OF the men will live.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
A WELL KNOWN NEGRO
LAWYER AND POLITICIAN
Case Was Pending Before The
Criminal Court Of
Appeals


The criminal court of appeals met
IN regular session this afternoon with
Henry NJ. Furman presiding and Judge
DOYLE sitting.
In addition to hearing oral argu-
ment In several cases the court hand.
ed down six opinions. five BY Judge
Doyle ana one by Judge owen.
Judge owen affirms the one year
and one day sentence imposed upon
} d. Faggard in the district court OF
pittsburg county on an emhezzlement
charge Faggard was treasurer of the
Miners Union No. 1906 at McAlester
and was convicted OF embezzling s2Ss
OF the unions funds.
Tyler's Appeal Dismissed
The court IN an opinion by Judge
Doyle lays down d precedent Ia dis
missing the appeal In the case OF
Pete Tyler vs.. the state, from
Blaine county. holding that "the court
will not consider an appeal unless
the defendant Is where he can be
made to respond TO any Judgment or
order which may be issued In the
case. and where the defendant Is at
large or q fugitive from Justice the
court VIII upon ita own motion dis
miss the appeal
Tyler, who Is a well known negro
lawyer and politician, was convicted
on a forgery charge aud sentenced to
three years IN the penltentlary Six
months ago he secured a writ of ha-
beas corpus preventing his being talk.
zen 10 the penitentiary prior to the
lfmal determination Of his case Ia tho
criminal court Of appeals Since that
| time he has broken out OF the county
iiail OF Watonga and Is fugitive from
I Justice
4 Lower Court Affirmed
Judge Doyle a'urms The 3 year sen
tenee entered IN the district court OF
( rotiawatOmie county against Wesley
Yandell. who Was convicted on man
slaughter charge
Judge Doyle reyerses and remands
TO the district court Of Pontotoc eoun.
~ the case of r. j. Boley vs.. United
states. Boley was convicted In the
United States court at Ardmore on q
larceny charge ANA given two year
eeutence IN the Government prison.
Presiding Judge Henry NJ Furman
was disqualified 70 sit In this case.
instructions Were Faulty
Judge DOYLE remands to the dis
trlet cOlurt Of woods county the case
Of Leroy Dickinson VS.. the State OF
Oklahoma Dickinson was convicted
ii both the probate and District court
oI woodward county on charge OF
pointing deadly weapon at Abe
Wiebe who was treapasslng upon
uiekinsons place Dickinson was
sentenced 10 four months IN a county
ial and fined 500 The cause Is re-
versed for faulty Instructions Of the
trial judges.
The court IN an opinion by Judge
Doyle grants the writ Of habeas cor
pus applied for By John Turner, who
Is now in custody OF Sheriff L. y.
Martin, Of Lincoln county.
Turner filed his petition on October
95. alleging that be vas arrested on
charge of assault with intent % kns
Thomas Marks ana that on October
Fl. when he was arralgued before JUS
tlee J. j. Parsons at Chandler for a
preliminary examination no evidence
was introduced 70 show that he had
committed such an offense and that
he was wrohgfdlly bound over TO the
district court
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
TODAY IN THE
DEPARTMENTS,

state charters were issued today
as follows.
The Hlfsc3 and Kaufman Millinery
company of oklahoma city, with
100000 capital stock 1lme lncor-
norators are. Joseph Hirsch, Ber-
nard Kaufman ami Fl p. Wolf sll
OF Oklahoma CITY.
The southwestern Surgical and
Medical Institute OF Enid. with $4,000
capital stock The incorpofaiors
are Dr. +. Flagg. Fay Alexander
and G. f. Truitt. all Of Enid.
sxkSFl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
DENTAL EXAMINERS MEET HERE

The Oklahoma board OF dental ex-
aminers will meet Tuesday morning
al . o'clock al the lone hotel, In reg
ular semiannual session and viii con
tinue i'm session three days. About
20 applicants for licenses entitling
them 10 practice dentistry Ia this state
viii be examined The members are
Dr. w. w Ryan, Claremore, presi'
dent. Or. A. c. Hlxon. Guthrie, sec
retary: DR.. f. c. Selds, Perry treas
urer. a. Il. Bonnell. Muskogee, ana
NJ. w. Moray, Poteau
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
THREE DOLLARS PER VOLUME

Judge sandlin OF the Logan coun'
ty superlos court has ruled thai the
revised statutes recently delivered
hy a Kansas Cits book firm, under
contract with the Second Legislature.
must be sold f1 per volume, re-
lying upon the law Of the First legis'
lature. state and county officers
named IN thc law will receive copies
FREQ Of cost
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
WATER
Continued Heavy Rains In kan
SaS Send Residents SCuTIy-
ing From LOHIands
tBy Associated press,J

Topeka, Kas, Nov 1.-THE Kan
sas river is falling slowly today after
having reached height Of twenty
feet nine inches last night There
has been llttle damage here ewing
10 dikes, bur west Of Topeka the wa
ter is over the iowlands. causing
some loss to growing wheat and
corn ln shock. AT Belyue, the Yer
million creek left its banks. flood
Ing the bottoms and driving a few
Of the more timid 10 the hills. The
Union Pacific. whose tracks near
Wamego are under water announce
cd that traffic would be resumed to.
dag
Railroad Service Impaired
Atchison, Kan. Nov 15- Heavy
rains between EffInghsm and Blue
Rapids have completely annulled
though service ON the central branch
Of the Missouri Pacific The bridge
over vermiiion creek near Viiets was
carried away and the tracks we're
washed out in many places. Four feet
~ water stands in the depot at Ffank-
fort. Kan, to-day and there Is water
in the streets OF Viiets and Nermif'
ION. Service on the central branch
viii not be resumed before Tuesday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
New BANK Authorized.

State Bank Commissioner A NJ
Young today issued certificate au-
thorlzing the Security State bank of
Wanette to commence business with
$4,000 capital stock b. M Aber.
nathy Of Lexington Is president Of
the new institution, A. u Beckner
vice president and Art Ferguson,
cashier.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
, ooo 0 DO Q 10000 OF Q,
MARKETS

. Chicago. his. Nov. l5.-Wheat .
: started skyhieh again. Deeem- Q
: ber closing al SloT ~. May fol 9
> lowed with Sl.05 5-S. Q
. December corn closed at so 10 9
: May at 81 rs 9
: Kansas City Grain. o
. Kansas City Nov. l1.-- Decem- q
G ber wheat closed at Si.02 10, .
: May at s102 SIS. December corn Q
9 closed at 5S -, May at 81 Is. .
o Kansas City Livestock Q
q Kansas City. Nov i5.-Cattle =
, averaged ten higher Receipts G
. 10000 6
= Hogs-Receipts. 5000, five to c
. ten higher,
o 9
o 600 5000 90 Coo 0 0 O c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15

WEATHER FORECAST

5 New Orleans Nov. t5-Tonight {
0 and Tuesday unsettled: probably {
Q rain tonight or Tuesday: colder :
O in west Tuesday. {
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15

"The sworn figures show that earn
ings per mile of road are much great
er In Oklahoma for the year 1908
than on the average for entire lines
in 1907 tbefore statehood). and The
cost per train mile Is less in Oklaho
ma than the average for entire line
An intelligent examination of the
above figures makes further argument
unnecessary Oklahoma is growing
the railroads are making money anu
Oklahoma Is contributing more Than
her quota of the tonnage and revenue
Ia the railroads. This shows the nr
gent necessity of requiring the rall.
roads to maintain general offices IN
Oklahoma so their books and records
Will be legally available for inspection
By the commission in making a tair
segregation of revenues and eN.
penses.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15

If the average man spells a word
wrong. he viii argue he could prove
# was the way they used 20 do II Il
he could only find an old dictionary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
Hope AII eut Abandcned


Cherry Ills. Nov 15-Hope has all
but been abandoned by relatives of
the three hundred o. more men now
numbered as victims ia the greatest
mine disaster In the history of lllin-
ols. That not one man OF the hun.
dseds entombed In the ST Paul Coal
company's mine will be taken from II
alive II the opinion Of those on the
scene.
Reseuers, equipped with oxygen hel.
NETS who entered the mine today de-
clare It still on fire and caving In in
many places. They were unable 70
penetrate more than a few feet from
the main shaft IN the second vein,
their equipment being useless In the
smoke ana gas filled chambers That
every bit Of life giving all had been
exhausted many hours ago was ee-
clared certain. A few miners caps
and lamps were seen by rescue par
ties, but no bodies were found. The
entombed men are believed to be hud
died in the furthermost end OF the
Continued on Page Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
CRuGE TO ANNOUNCE THURSDAY
Alx

tBy Associated Prers)
Arimore okla Nov Lee CrHce
xill announce himself for governor
Thursday, November = vas stated to-
aay.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15


rently ~ th,i department and IN.
wolves an endless amount Of detail
work
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-15
PETE TYLER
APPEAL Is
DISMISSED
ASKED WRIT OF HABEAS
CORP US. THEN
BROKE JAIL

szsKsr - sElnsx.gm
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
A Peep at the Telegraph Figures

he Telephone
Telegraph Bell
the Postal Telegraph stakeholder the Ame
T. fine wheels within wheels. The
tai Its finger Bell Bell the
Western Union Where does the public in?
The last the Western Union interesting
In 1907 the Western Union that had given
long bitter between the Western Union
its employees that the finally
this alleged advance the Western Union made
The Postal Telegraph
Co. announced the and increase tolls
In competition between the
telegraph companies both companies
of the Western Unions increase in
ending highest 1884.
While 1907 had
from 80 81 they showed marked
1907 1908 toll
received in
cost which 1905 1905 27
276 that three
four times much the cost That 1909 the
received 341 the 285
making profit of SO After paying the
$1,700000 $270O000 dividends there
considered that capital the Western Union Tele
graph the stocks country this
is "going some" the vernacular.
the whole the public probably congratulated
succeeded the control
the Western Union The has
been for VIGOROUSLY inefficient a
better the character the
treatment of both their employees and the public.
The management economics will
sibie under the Unless public
substantial dividend the
service the taking
the telegraph business this will irresistible
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
Tell Me A esnno
ST OPY #SMA1
CHI ldr MS }YBkH3

Ieat, and when they went back to
the woods they found cocoanut
palms and bamboo, which they
used to make a rude hut. One
of the men fastened his coat on
the end of a high pole, setting 1t
up on the beach, where he hoped
some passing vessel might see it
and come to their rescue. There
they lived for several weeks in
regular Robinson Crusoe style,
with only the chattering monkeys
and bright plumaged parrots for
company.
One day long canoe filled
with little brown men came in
sight, and when they saw the sig
nal came to the aid of the ship
wrecked sailors. The brown men
were pearl fishers, carefully
searching for pearl shells among
the coral reefs, and when they
finished their days work they
took the sailors home with them.
From there they happily made
their way to seaport and took
boats for home. sweet home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02

The Veloco club will entertain
Friday evening with one of it's
Jolly dancing parties of the winter
at the Tacoma Music Hall on Ia
coma avenue. Jensen's orchestra
Will furnish the music.
Rev. d. L. Fowler performed
quiet wedding ceremony at his
residence on South X street yes
terday afternoon, uniting in mar
rtage Miss Lizzie H. Mccall and
James G. Chamberlin, both of
Orting. Mr.. Chamberlin is a
business partner of Miss MeCall's
father, Isaac Mccall. After a
short wedding trip they will make
their home at Orting.
Friday evening the T. T. T.
club of the High school boys will
give another of their delightful
dances at Sloan's hall. The dane
ing music win be furnished by
Nason's orchestra.
The Schubert Symphony club
which presented a program under
the auspices of the First Metho-
dist church last night, won much
praise among Tacoma people who
heard the excellent concert. Of
special merit was the violin play
ing of Thomas Valentine Purcell,
and the numbers rendered by the
ladies quartette were heartily re-
ceived.
Tacoma hive, No. 1, L. o. T. NJ,
will give a hard time social and
dance at the big ball room above
hall, lit 1-2 Taco
ma avenue, this evening. A short
but excellent program has been
Following the pro-
gram dancing will be the main
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
SHIPWRECIiED

1t had been storming fearfully
all night long. The wind howl
ed and dashed the waves high
against the boat, which one min
ute was riding up ON the crest of
wave, the next sliding down in
the trough of the sea. The boat,
though strongly built of heavy
timbers. finally sprung a leak, and
the captain from his place on the
brioge ordered the men to low
er the small boats. being the last
to Chamber down the rope ladder
himself.
The little boats tossed about
like coekleshells. but at length the
tropical sun blaze5 forth, the
wind died down, And the seas
Gained. They rowed and rowed
till the end of the third day;
when the can of biscuit and the
water key were almost given out
they came to an island.
Here on the sandy beach they
found CLAIMS which they could
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
Boo! Beware the Venomous Violet

And they're after flowers!
Some eminent French sayants
trying discover what shouldn't
think
poisonous, deleterous
II attend wedding and fill back
teeth pork homny and follows
1t the bridesmaid adorned table.
If Mile High lyric whom you've
squeaks when reaches high
In her dress have raised hob with her vocal
II night circulate where there
beautiful fourococks
flowers and cocktails
beer among which have happened to wander.
And it goes! pretty
everything that makes live, kiss
sweetheart brighten world.
coming that
than in
Whatever is is be the decision of science
and II little thing, which
these scientific shaps all
kinds chances of happiness
ove the poisonous the typhoid
the appendicitis fruits doughnuts the like.
things animal
would rob him him breathing thing with
courage a hard-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-02
BY Stuart ID. Stone.

eve will visit the art gallery
today" announced Miss Ophelia
Logsdon.
Huh! What for?" demanded
Uncle Nestor.
ITO see the handiwork of the
great masters-to gaze upon their
matchless tones and harmonies-
to study their sublime madonnas
and seraphims," answered Miss
Ophelia. who was corresponding
secretary of the fuckers Corners
Literary club and chairman of
the district school debating soci-
ETY..
ooh, shucks!" objected Uncle
Nestor. THAT there 14-colored
picture of The Lords Supper
and the grapes-and-watermelons
chrome in the dining room at
home is art enough for anybody.
Let's go to the fireworks. What
you say, Mirandy?"
Aunt Mirandy looked rather
helplessly at her daughter. Aunt
Miranda was treasurer of the
Woman's Home Missionary soci-
ETY. and first vice president of the
Ladies' Sewing circle, and conse-
quently we'll posted on heathen-
dom and needlework. But she
was somewhat shy on art. ooh, l
guess little art will be good for
u.s." she decided. "And Ophelia
says its SO upliftin'."
"All right" acceded Uncle Mes
tor. "But I'd a heap ruther go
to the union stock yards or to
the state fair
The trio paid their way into
The great marble building with the
couchant lions at the portals,
flight of marble stairs
and looked upon the first pic
ture. 1t was an impressionistic
bit, a battling daub of carmen and
green streaks and splashes.
what in Sam Hill and Dan
is 1t about?" asked Uncle