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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
WILL HE GALL SPECIAL SESSION?

Close friends Of Governor Haskell
stated today thar the goyerno- would
probably call a special session Of the
legislature early in January. The gov
ernor has not admitted or denied the
statement. It is presumed that ono
o. the principal things TO come up
will be the amendment Of the state
pnarlnty law.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
ANXIOUS OVER KING LEOPOLD.

Brussels, Belgium. Dee S.--ln-
formation fr~m private sources today
g. that Kin Leopold's health Is
causing The utmost anxiety Ii IS
eported that his rheumatism has
been complicated By paralysis and
that his majesty Is unable 70 rise
from his chair.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
COOKS POLAR RECORDS
REACH COPENHAGEN

Copenhagen. Dee s.--Ihe hpFEh
polar observations Of Dr. Cook reach
ed here today on board the steamer
United Sisfes Extraordinary pre-
eeniions were taken % make snfe The
data was delivered safely % the nnl-
v+tcri'i~s u she AHlverst.
IT'S lh@s were placed in q strong room
where lher viii remain until fhf
committee appointed 70 exanine them
Is ready to begin work
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
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PlLor TAKES THE BLAME

: Philadelphia. Pa. Dec. S.-F. .
|; II. l-ubker. pilot in charge of the {
Z United States transport Prairie {
= when she grounded Thursday {
9 near Delaware City. said today c
= he alone was responsible for the c
: accident and that Capt Kellogg, :
: commander Of the Prairie, in no {
. way was 10 be blamed c
: Capt Kellogg. he said. took or (
: ders from him as far as naviga {
: ton of the Prairie was concern c
|. ed.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
complIIna !nduaLriaI pata

the clerical force Of the state la
Dor department is busy compiling and
tabuating statistics covering the va,
rious Industries. as 20 output, etc
for the year Of 1909. Big and substan
ital increases are reported in every
part Of the state and labor condi
tons are reported 70 be good
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
MORRIS BANK BUILDING BURNS
Special to Daily Leader,

Special to Daily Leader.
Morris, Okla, Dec. s The First
National bank building at this place
was completely destroyed by fire II
is supposed that the fire followed an
explosion Of escaping gas about 2
O'clock
Tho building was insured. and the
banks books and papers, together
with all money on hand, was in the
vaults and were not injured The
building was one story brick T
A. Johnson was president OF the
bank which had a capital stock Of
$4,000. and was in a yerg prosperous
condition The bank will resume
business Immediately in another
building.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
st. Joseph Schools Close
fpv Acc,o;afn1 pracq

St. Joseph. Dec S.-As ihc result
Of inadequate supply Of natural gas.
from the Kansas gas fields, sessions
In all school houses here in which
gas is used for heating were suspend
ed today. A number Of factories al
SO nayo closed down.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
GOULD INTERESTS RETIRED.


New York. Dec. s "A large ,art
OF The Gould interests In Western
Union was retired at meeting of the
board of directors today, being sue
ceeded by men representing the
American Telephone ana Telegraph
Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
, o 0 o o Q o o Q o o Q 0 Q o o {
TonAYs MARKETS.

Q Chicago. Ills. Dec S.-Receipis
9 OF grain tight. December clos
. ing at Slu9. May NJ $iOS. De
9 eember corn So 3-4c. May Gle
{ Kansas City Grain.
9 kan,as City. Mo Dec. S. De
. cenihey whea, closed a si82 IS
: May at Sfe3 li. December corn
G closed a 50 3-Se: May at Gle.
g Kansas City Livestock
. Kansas City. Mo. Dee S.
9 Twelve thousand cattle we.e re-
. eeived market steady Hogs
@ Receipts, 10000. five lower
.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08

JVIfNIdITfa u ENIlI 60 NVWIFaFy
b. s. Bonney, secretary Of the
Southwestern Fair association. of Ho-
batt filed complaint with the cor
poratnn commsson charging the Amer
lean Express company With violating
certain orders of the commission,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
Mining Plants Shut Gown.
(Ry Associated Press.l

Joplin, Mo, Dec S-Many min
ing plants shut down in this vicinity
today because Of the extremely cold
weather The mercury stands two
degrees above zero
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
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WEATHER FORECAST


! New Orleans, Dec. N.-Ionlght
and Thursday partly cloudy
; warmer Thursday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
BEST DRAFT HORSES IN STATE.
Special to Daily Leader.

gpecial to Daily Leader
Bethel okla. Dec S-Lee Maih.
ews Of Bethel has one Of the best
draft horses In the state. This has
been actually proven wager Was
made that the horse, a big gray, could
pull two wagons. cross locked, IN
twenty minutes Several hundred
people Witnessed the performance, but
The horse failed because Of gravel on
the street. Another trial will be
made.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
(By Associated
Ardmore's First Snow

Ardmore, Okla. Dec. S.-The first
snow Of the winter began falling here
this afternoon . =
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
1ELAYA ARRANGING TO
LEAVE THE COUNTRY
Fleeing President viii Try to
Take Refuge In
Mexico

Lexington, KY. Dec S-Forty-
six Americans are fighting with the
revolutionary forces in Nicaragua.
according 10 Sea Captain A. H. VIII
son OF General Eslradas army. who
was in Lexington on his way home 10
Charleston, W. Va, from Central
America. Wilson declares that Can
non and Goce, the two Americans
who were shot by zeiaya We're reg
ular members u the Estrada forces
and that they we're captured in Costa
Rica by trcacherous natives after
they had lost their way ana became
separated from their regiment These
natives, said Wilson. betrayed the
Americans to the administration
forces who had them shot down near
Managua.
New Orleans, Dec. S-A private
cablegfam from Managna says that
President Zelaya had made all ar
rangemenlsl to fee from Nicaragua
and. accompanied by his family,
would board the first steamer sailing
from Corinio.
The vessel hat will take the fugi-
tive president from the country will
be one Of the Pacific mail feet from
Panama. witch will land him either
al Salina Cruz. Mexico. or Ampala,
Honduras The message from Man
aqua which was duly confirmed and
authenticated by the man who reeeiy-
ed Il before he gave II out, added that
the steamer on which Zelaya would
sail was expected at Corinto today at
the latest.
zelaya will leave mis- secretary,
Gen Julian Iias. in charge OF the
presidency Zelayas party will co.,
sist Of his wife and seven children,
including Mrs Juan pasos. and prob
ably the latter's husband. Who Is a
banker in Managiia.
Mexico and Honduras are he only
two short steamer triDs which II
would be possible for Zelaya TO take.
Guatemala. Salvador and Costa Rica
are hostile to him. aud he would not
dare 40 go TO Panama because Of the
many Nicagaguan cxilcs in that conn
try
From the details of his plans con-
taincd in the Managua dispatch II
seems probable that Zelaya will make
his way from salina Cuz to Mexico
City and later endeavor to so 90
Europe. Il 'hc dispatch Is correct.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
SHORTAGE:
lRr A.norlated -

Thy Associated press)
Washington. D c.. Dec S.--
These were S.s7s.277 running bales
of cotton ginned from The growth q
1909 10 December ! as compared Win
n.0SGsi bales for i9oS according
10 a bIIletin Of the census bureau to-
day
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
(By Associated press)
a EuIiish Report.

a Eullish Report.
New Yok, Der The buiiisn
Ione OF the census bureau report on
COTTON waa gelloeea - ise4 s...si
activity Il the cotton market here
with Mas selling up q sl5.59. Or u
nosnfv above yesterdays close aud q
new high record for the season.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23
Tho Mystery Of Lost childreu.

Tho Mystery Of Lost Childreu.
There was nothing extravagant I'M
the terror which the Whitla kidnapping
generated in the minds of parents.
Instances are frequently coming 10
light where young ,nen and women
who were stolen from home twenty or
thirty years ago are restored to
friends. The Charlie Ross abduction
mystery remains unsolvcd. There is
at least one person now living WHO
has long believed that. he Is Charlie
Ross. Several who entertained SIM
liar belief have died.
Ross. the father devoted over TWEEN
ty years to the search for his son and
expended an immense sum i'll the vain
quest. A ransom Of s2O.OOO was asked
by the abductOrs, and it Is generally
believed that the child died suddenly
before his keepers offered to .nego
tiate. During his long search for his
boy Mr.. Ross followed up many false
clews, and it is probable that for years
to come there will be claims made i,y.
men whose rparehtage and early career
are mystery to themselves and to
their present associates.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23
Col,,u.bu. Day,

The action Of the New York leg!si..
ture in esta ablishing new legal holi-
day ON Oct. IL in honor of Columbus
is severely criticised outside Of the
state as making, II bad precedent. The
example IL likely to be followed by
other states where the Italian element
is strong. The Italians in this coun-
try have been in the habit of celebrat.
ing Sept. 20 IN memory Of the entry Of
nationnl troops into Rome. Columbus
day will be an American holiday, and
with the cooperation Of the natives
the sons Of Italy living here may
eventually give greater prominence to
Oct. II than to the September date.
Should the example of New York
Be extensively followed it may be well
for Americans to direct the celebra,
tions and keep: American ideals to the
front. Other nationalities in the new
world are equally inclined with us to
honor the memory of Columbus. II
the movement to commemorate Oct
II shall become national, or nearly 20,
international cooperation could be in
vited, to the end that the homage will
be offered to Columbus. the discoverer.
rather than Columbus, the Italian.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23
totlce of Mort9age sale.

Notice is hereby given that that certain mort
gage executed and delivered BY John Wesner
and Sarah Wesner; his wife. moftgagors, "a
Wells and Dickey Company. . corporation, .oi
Jamestown, North Dakota, mortgagee, dated
October: first, A. d. 1907. and Ated Tor record ia
the office of the register OF deeds of Mclean
county, North Dskete, on tho seventh day ei
October, 1877. at 300 O'Clock ., m and record.
cd il book ct %o.tEssss sE On
mortgage and hereinafter described at the
front door Of the court house ID tho city oi
Washburn: Mol Lean county, North Dakota, at
the hour Of 2 90 clock p. nj. on the fifth Clay
of June, 1902 to satisfy the amount due upon
such mortgage on the; day of SALE.
The premises described said mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are dos
cribed as follows, to.wit: south half Csh] of the
southwest quarter (swh] of section two III,
eighty three f8s], in Mclean county, North
Dakota. %" :. .e $50
The mortgagors have failed 70 pay an? install.
ment Of thirteen dollars ($l3O due November
first, 1905, on the mortgage being foreclosed,
and the mortgage having paid interest nine
teon and 6fty-One hundredths dollars [$10 sol
due November first 1885, On prior mortgage
on said land, the mortgaEOrs having failed t.
pay the Same, the mortgage horoby elects 70
declare tho whole amount due and payable,
and there will be due on said mortgage st the
hundreths dollars [$s2s5] and attorneys fees
closure.
Dated this thirteenth day of April, 4. ID. 1900.
Wells and Dickey Company. Mortgage
Hager & Corwin. 4-2S
Attorneys for Mortgagee,
Grafton, North Dakota.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23
Descendant. Of lmmort.l..

The newest of the societies founded
on colonial and Revolutionary war an
cestry. the Descendants Of the Signers
Of the Declaration of Independence.
has certain title to exciusiyeuess. The
DANES and Daughters and the Sous
Of the Revolution. likewise members
Of the Order Of the Cincinnati and of
the Society Of 1912. represent different
phases of patriotic activities. But the
descendant Of ''signer" can trace a
clear line back to one Of that restrict
ed band who defied King George under
the shadow of the gallows.
There was enough glory won In the
Revolution for all who care to claim
a special share in it. The average citi-
zen is satisfied to enjoy the fruits OF
what the fathers ii the republic
wrought. Perhaps it is we'll t. have
periodical reminders that our liberty
was not mamma dropped. dowu from
heaven. The getting Of 1t tried mems
souls. There was awful Significance In
Ben Franklin's facettous corollary to
the appeal, 1--WE must all hang togeth-
err which thrilled the convention dur
ing the calling Of the roll AYE ''
said Fran:;iin. '.or else hang one By
Onc,"
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

the surites of g. F. Huston, as.
SCISSOR 3rd district, were approved
and ordered filed.
Report of John T. Sherwin,
road supervisor for road district
No. 81, accepted and bill for road
work allowed at $25.OO.
Application of H. I. Darling for
refund of IS 49, 1908 taxes was on
motion granted for the reason that
he was assessed twice for buildings
on personal and also on real estate
and has paid the amount in full.
Application of James Malloy fol
refund of 81 80 on 1908 taxes was
on motion granted for the reason
that he was assessed too high on
buildings, an error by assessor.
On motion board adjourned to
meet at 2 o'clock. r. ):
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23
splain,a. Oaly. Hero.


The late Admiral Ceryera was the
only man whom Spain sent out to
fight this ccuntry In 1893 who made q
record that can stand the test Of time.
fIis country was riding to q fall, and
lie knew It.. yet he- detetmined that
he deet which onciai stupidity doom.
cd to ruin should SO down with honor,
Others boasted- CeEve accepted man.
fully 4 duty which could but end IN
defeat, ..';, ..ti .-:..afi'i:s &; ~ +
Although 1t was natural for Span.
lard 10 feel In. 1898 that this country
had forced. war upon q. weaker power
Ee-vera cherished no personal resent
inent against his antagonists In the
held. They were doing their duty. and
l,e restectsd their vaior even yyhen II
l.urt his own canse. His appreciation
of Hobson's exploit displayed a5heart
free from the petty rancof which many
pt his countriyj'imnen had manifested. AZ
once courageous and courteous, q man
as wen ~ warrior. Csryesa wllf live
long g history @ credit 10 tis mar
iii, honor of Spain. ..; I rs ! AS rs
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23
Diet aud the Cost Of lnsura nc

Diet ,.n.l the Cost of Insurance.
Life insurance companies seem to
take stock in Professor Fishers theory
that the adoption Of certain hysienic
principles which lie can lay down will
add considerably to the span Of hu-
man life. They recently appointed a
human life extension committee" OF
course the longer the insured lives the
more cash he must give up In pre-
miums. and the fewer the DEATHS per
hour the tighter the burden day by
(lay upon the vaults of companies hold
ing risks.
1t is commonly supposed .hat the
span OF human life has lengtherte,l
within ~ century. IN that case the
nctuary's tables in use ought In all
fairness to IL. revised and the premium
rates lowered. Insurance people claim
that they want only their money back
in advance installments. Expectations
are that out of Il thousand healthy
men at the age Of thirty or forty or
sixty. for instance. Il definite number
will die every year. the premiums will
stop and indemnity liz. paid. II the
chances of surviving are better than
has been calculated heretofore. life In
s,lr,nce costs too much at present on
the showing of the companies Them
selves. ,s
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23
4 ine .arL lss,.,ca L lie ii;nrsr. !.

Mt: Phipps' rc.tsit ;tddition' the;t!is
endowment Of u schecl for the study
of abnormallty IS cOitl1nGndctl Is
prlncely munificence. Tits snIF Of that.
but at the same time itis merely in
line with the tendency of the times
to care literally for the weaklings,
who go down in tile awful struggle for
survival. 1t may be. Of course. that
the billions OF dollars exper.fed In
rescue, reformatory and beneficent
work today represent economic gains
nobly devoted to the. cause Of human
ity. Yet it might be figured out also
that part Of the sum should be put
down as economic LOSSES In that case
the weaklings and unfit whom society
makes Its wards have no right to BE-
in sad plight. !. a..
In savage life the unfit are killed
of. Civilization tries to alleviate and
cure. but II It makes them first per-
haps it Is no more humane than say
agery. Sociologists have panacea
for most Of the ills which plague 80
ciety. But II the people will not adopt
their plan It is as good as impossible.
still. that Is not to imply that preven.
,tton Of the. unfit ,-is impossible. 4
philosopher has said that the time to
train the child in the way 1t should go
"is u hundred wears before it Is horn" !"
II the swift pace Of progress must
strew the pathway with wrecks, per-
haps It would ie economy to slow mp
the pace.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

2
IN ai,.si t;ir4s s;,;,uu hi; aosen agt ,ess4
ce,itsy delivered II, i.,.i.s,ri. slr f'er.3
CT 3lMcN:iye. u SUI, ;':s>; vi !r'lnhltist,
pleaded for pop,iI,r enc.,trn :.s,l,:,t 10
the writer's OF riass. llr held Nisrt
tile lramatist's ,.sM i:',, e. Is. 4: taGs
public gathered i'll ;:in, II tbs. t"ht-,
lights or at least rlc multitude who
may be- rtslciet tI,r"u, Z, i, i,i.;y.5 Ve
would have the lpp,c iar.::,, i!.aa,sser
goers support the genius M|lo enter
tains them by "a slap ON the 'n,csi:.'''
Mr.. MacKaye seems to forget that ti.e
manager always takes toll "u PUBLIC,
appreciation at tue box office. ...s.
But. u recent scathing cdftnria,. In;
Golfers Weekly points out chat the
people have no chance to approve Of
the playwright's work, and tia, the,
genius for whom Mr.. MacIlayr. pleads,
must first suit the w,hinl or the greed
of the manager. There is no frsdnm
In the theater, says: the editor. i,e.a,uSe
the head Of the '.bookin. trust" die:
tates what the playgOins: pnblit:- sl,lll
see A citizen cannot. choose, II play to:
see as he chooses the magazine. or
newspaper to read. The stage sl.r,ng
from sthe people to meet II ilutnNn
want. 1t must get back to tue, old.
plane before tlrsnr,.ist:. and public c,s,;
work out lis ,.<ti':.s face {" faces. -,
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23
Blocking Castro's Game.


Whether Castro left Venezuela Of his
own sweet will or got the toe of the
boot from his people is of small Inn
portance now: His getting back is an
other matter. Venezuela repudiated
him when he was ut a safe distance
and could we'll afford to do so with
several powerful countries applauding
her courage for reasons of their own
Fortunately the enemies Castro has
made are many. The role of pro.
tector is often abused where a big ma.
tion with uu AK to grind mixes into the
affairs Of a weaker one.
:. Several countries have the best of
reasons for wanting Castro squelched.
and the safest way to~ayoid complica-
tions seems to be to back up his home
enemies. The policeman's club in this
case is international. There is less of
menace in that than in the possible
rehabilitation Of Castro.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

II everybody SENDS his opinions on
tariff revision to his representative and
senator 1t will take those gentlemen all
summer to get working composite OF
what their constituents want.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

A writer In Popular Science Month
" suggests that the 100000 acres
Of swamp land in this country could
be converted from a nuisance and a
menace into an asset by turning them
into land and water. gridiron fashion.
Now they are mainly stagnant water
and mud.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

The government liz encouraging. tina
growth of basket willow in this coan-
try. which will keep foreign stock out.
because the home product will bt, s,,-
perior. May the tariff tinkerers a,fow,
this infant industry to tight 1t out on
that basis ..:s,
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

Ii trade follows the flag the world
should now expect to sec magnifi-
cent fleet Of American merchant ships
sailing over the course taken by the
battleships.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

II the bills already introduced In
congress are disposed Of before aq.
journment, this will ,n. a record special
session for length and For business
cleaned up.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

The six cadets who were dismissed
for hazing have been restored to West
Point. but 1t still remains to. restore to
the academy its old time reputation
among the youth of the land. Either
the. hazing. or the punishment meted
out to the leaders may be the cause of
the. hundred; and odd vacancies. In the
cadet ranks i.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

The difference between 'the tariff II
local ISSUE and ''the tariff a national
ISSUE has alont the same basis and
the same genesis az the difference be-
tween 'btg I" and "little you
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

II Uncle Sam keeps peace in Central
America merely by doing a little Iiels-.
citing he'll bc in line for ;, big peace
contract when those new battlest.ips.
are finished.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

Agreement to accept Webster or
some other one authority as to the
proper number of "p's' in ''kidnaper"
and kidnapping" would be welcome
spelling reform.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23
Afternoon Session

Afternoon Session.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment, all members present.
On motion the following appli.
cations for seed grain were allow.
ed:
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

In view of the bad breaks of the
weather bureau. Rooscvelt's snub Of
science in the matter of dangers III
.Africa's climate seems Just right.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

Uncle San, could tell bill collectors
to call around after the 4th and see
the new manager, but citizen debtors
couldn't work that. .bsun oh callers Of
March
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

Ii M. proposed Lincoln highway
from Washington to Gettysburg could
be made An object lessen in gt,ud
roads building. the COS, Aollld be
worth while for that feature alone -.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

England was afraid that French
troops would come at her through a
channel tunnel and is still more afraid
the Germans will come on top of the
water. A wall as deep AS u well and
as high as the sky seems to be the
only salvation for the ''toight little is-
iand.'
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

When the hall Of the house. Of re.sc-
sentatlves is fixed over hundreds If
congressman will be "reseated' wiih-
out the trouble and expense or ap-
pealing to their constituents. =.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

Roads which prevent delegates from
attending good roads" conventions
preach IL timely sermon and name
themselves.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

iaNow ts the time to pick the baseball
team that is going to win the pennant
this .year.:lf nothing happens to pre-.
vent it,: The winning team will do
all the picking when the time comes.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

MIR. WI Ting Fang thinks that
Dixie" is not peace music re prob.
ably heard it on ii phonograph and fr,t
like fighting the machine.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

What's the use OF a tariff on bache-
lorbood with hundred pretty Danish
and Swedish girls crossing the ocean
purposely to put that number Of lag
yards on the free list. and more to fol.
low:
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

1t seems to have taken thirty years
to discover that. General Hancock
talked horse. sense when he declared
1.-THE tariff is a local issue.',.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-23

J. ]. Hills opinion of Roosevelt's up
lift scheme is surely not the opinion
he would wish tn have Roosevelt hold
Of J. j. HILL.