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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
FUND WILL Be USED
EXTENDING WATERMAINS
Also Proposed TO Increase Ca
paGity Of FIIteTIng Plant 10
100000 Gallons Daily

The Guthrie Light ana Power com
pany. which was relieved by the ciW
council recently of it's Obligation o.
erect standpipe i'm west Guthrie, 20
day turned over to the city treasurer
$500 in cash. for release from hts
contract The city win use the fund
i'm tending the water mains i'm the
residence district Of the city where
pavement is being laid
Watec Commissioner w. s. Spence
stated today that -four cars Of watel
pipe are euroute to Guthrie and that
.wo ear loads that arrived the first o.
the week had been strung along Eas
Wa ncr avenue - sere the actual w0rb
of laying the mains will be commend
ed Monday Pipe will also be laid on
nth street, from Noble to Oklahoma
avenues. on Logan avenue from
BROAD TO Maple, and on Fi.st street
from Villas 10 Grant avenue.
The proposed bond issue for watel
works purposes is to be expended ii
putting in a large water main from
the filtration plant to the stand pip
and to the business diStrcts of th,
city. as well as for additional main.
from the East to the West side.
New filters are to be purchased TO
the filtration plant to give 100000
gallons capacity : day. The plant ha'
been worked beyond its capacity thls
summer as with the present filter.
the plant is not supposed to filter
over 100000 gallons day, wherea.
during the hot weather this summe
the plant filtered as nigh as 100000
gallons q day
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME
is STILL A MYSTERY
County Attorneys Office VIII
Continue Investigation
Of the Affair

Shawnee. Okla, Sept 17.-Willie
Cc,nallis and Mrs Irene Mckinney
We're held by the coroner's jury for
the death OF Mrs. Victoria rage, and
a recommendation was made that
Gun Caswel and Luther Richardson
be held as Witnesses
The verdict returned was TO the eff
feet that the deceased had come to
her death from a gunshot wound. at
the hands of Willie Corvallis and
Irene Mckinney, and that Caswell and
Richardson should be held as Wi,
nesses.
The county attorneys Office will
continue its investigation of the case
and will follow a number of leads
that may give the necessary informa-
ton There is still a slight discrep-
ancy in some of the Testimony of dis
interested Witnesses, and in the sonl-
ton Of the question of how such dis
crepancies arise may be found the
key to the mystery.
Another question that is causing
trouble is, where is the gun with
which the fatal shot was fired? AT
the time the Mckinney girl told the
story in which she accused CornaE
lis, she told of the gun being thrown
into the creek at the corner of the
park Sheriff Pierce and Deputy
McCarey secured bathing suits and
searched carefully i'm the water for
almost two hours, but found no gun
Especial attention in the further I'M
| vestigation will be directed toward
/ the recovery of the weapon wherever
it may be.
Another troublesome question is
what was the motive of the murder?
! Mrs. Page, so far as can be learned,
was a harmless old lady of loose
habits and questionable character, but
she had no enemies, at least none
who would wish her bodily harm
Even If the shot was fired at Ship
ley the motive is lacking, as Ship
ley was practically unknown here
and had never met the parties in this
case previous to the fatal Sunday
evening.
There appear to be now three the
Ories of the murder. One is that a
! jealous suitor of either Mrs. Page or
her daughter, fired at Shipley and
killed the woman by mistake; another
is that the shot was fired at the cou.
pie in the spirit of bravado b. some
one Of vicious character; and the
third is than the shot was fired
through the tree tops in the general
direction of the couple for the pur-
pose of soaring them, the one firing
having no intention of hitting any
one, and being cut of sight of them
when he shot.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
SANTA FE RAILROAD
INCREASING YAROAGI

The Santa Fe railroad is actively
engaged in laying two additiona
miles of side track in the south yards
on the old Mccoy farm south OF The
round house and machine shops in
order to properly handle the heay
tall traffic which is now beginning tC
move A half mile Of the new side
track has been completed and
steam shovel will soon be placed a
work digging dirt for the raising o.
he new tracks on a level with thc
main tracks through the yards.
Although the fall traffic has only
just begun TO move, the Santa Fe
now has two switch engines running
day and night in the local yards. Tho
new yardage. it is thought, will some
what prevent the blockading of th,
tracks in front Of the Union statiol
his fall, as was the case last yeaI
IN account of inadequate traffic fl
cilities, which prevented the mornins
local trains from getting out unit
the middle of the day on the branc
roads.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
CLAWS FEELS HEAVY
HAND Of DISPLEASURL
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Sept. III. II
CLAWS, chief Of the field division Of
che general land Office with head
quarters at Seattle, Wash was dis
missed from the service by telegraph
by Secretary of the Interior Ballin
ger.
A. Christensen. chief of the field
division of the general land office al
Portland, Ore, has been placed in
temporary charge of the Seattle diyi
sion
Word has just been received here
that it was upon the advice of Fran
els j. Heney the San Francisco graft
prosecutor, that CLAWS preferred Sc
riOus charges against Secretary OF
The Interior Ballinger In connection
with the Cunningham coal land cases
in Alaska.
The Ballinger- Pinchot row is just
starting, and a congressional investi
CATION IS bound to follow next winter,
it is generally thought in official cir
cles.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
PRESIDENT DECLARES
AMERICAN COURTS
ARE A DISGRACE
(By Associated Press)

Chicago, Sept 17.-Speaking with
great earnestness to a mass meeting
in Orchestra hall last night, Presi-
dent Taft declared that no question
before the American people IS more
important than the Improvement Of
the administration of Justice, and an
nOunced his intention OF recommend
ing TO congress the appointment of a
commission TO take NR the question
of the laws delay in the Federal
courts
The President said he hoped that
the report of this commission when
rendered, would serve also as a guide
to the states of the Union in effecting
remedial legislation
Mr. Taft devoted the entire first
part of his speech TO the subject OF
labor and said he intended to recon
mend to congress in his first mess
age legislation TO carry out the plat.
form promises and campaign pledges
as to iniunctiOns- no iniunctions
or restraining order should be issued
without notice, except where ire
parable injury would result from de
lay. in which case a speedy hearing
should be granted
Taking up next the subject of the
courts, the President asserted with
earnestness that the administration
of criminal law today is a disgrace
TO American civilization. Ashamed
of the fact, as Americans might well
be, he declared that the poor man
has not now an equal opportunity
with the rich litigant, and said il was
his purpose to do what he could to
place the poor man on a more equal
footing
The President was frequently in
terrupted with cheers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
STEENROD UNBALANCED
AUENISTS DECLARE
Special 10 the Daily Leader.

Special 10 the Daily Leader
FL Reno, Okla, Sept. 17.-Aien-
lists in the Steenrod trial today testi-
fled to their belief that Steenrod was
mentally unbalanced at times and
probably was in that condition when
he killed Walter Hubbard A dra-
matte scene occurred, however, when
County Attorney Clark, with a hypo-
thetical question drew from Dr.. c.
G Jackson Of El Reno, a partial re-
traction of his testimony given on
direct examination The other alien
lists were DR. Duke Of Guthrie and
DR.. Frost of Duncan, who examined
Steenrod Tuesday afternoon.
At the conclusion of the examna-
tiOn of witnesses for the defense to-
iay. the state opened a rebuttal in
which 1T will seek to prove tnat
Steenrod was not insane when he
committed the crime.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
DEVELOPMENT Of OKLAHOMA

Wilburton-$lOO,OOj development
company.
Oklahoma City 900 Investment
company; $4,000 paint and stain com
pany; $4,000 land and development
company, 100000 vinegar company.
Tulsa-$2 $4,000 electrical company;
$4,000 mining and manufacturing
company.
Ncwata- S25,00O brick company.
Saltwater $1,000 concrete com
pany; $l050,000 iron working plant
Tahlequah - $4,000 investment
company.
Tishomingo-S5,O0O elevator com
pany.
Bartesyllle $4,000 oil and gas
company.
El Reno-SlO.OO0 furniture com
pany
Walter $4,000 oil and gas com
pany.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
COMPLAIN ON ROCK ISLAND

Representative r. 4 Glover. Georg
w. Hin and A. II English cattle deal
ers at Rush Springs today lodge
complaint before the corporation com
mission charging the Rock Island
with discriminating against them I'm
"spottiBg" ears for shipment of cat
lie The eomplainants allege that the
company spots cars for other cattle
dealers. but refuses 10 spot cars for
them and that they are forced TO set
their own cars br using Now bar and
pushing the ears up the track seyera
hundred feet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
MAN SHOT BY WIFE
HAS NARROW ESCAPE {

Enid, Okla, Sept II Frank
TrUtter who was shot and seriously
wounded by his wife in Anthony,
Kas., is in a hospital here and prob
ably will recover. With him is Miss
Susie Trotter, his sister who is
teacher in the Blackwell public
school
Trotter is only q years old and
had been married but a short time.
Sunday afternoon he and his wife
quarreled and she executed the
threat. the ball from her revolver en-
tering his body just above the heart
and passing entirely through the
chest
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
sAPULPA'S WAR ONVICIOuS OURS

Sapulpa, Okla, Sept Follow
ing the serious biting of the son Of
John B W'estfall, banker who had
to be sent TO the Pasteur institute at
ST. Louis for treatment, a relentless
war has been begun on dogs, and
the former city jail, the use Of which
ended with the sale of the lot on
which If stood, now contains a horde
of vicious ours, even the steel cag g
coming into use to restrain the most
vicious offenders l. is estimated
that the dog population will be re-
duced by 200 as a result of the ON
slaught.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
FOREIGNERS C0WEO
BY STARS AND STRIPES
(By Associated Press)

McKees Rocks, Pa, Sept IT,
The second strike Of workmen at the
Pressed Steel Car company was end
ed abruptly today by the American
workmen, carrying the Stars and
Stripes at their head, marched in a
body to the plant and went to work
On the way they were Joined by
two thousand Italians When the
gates We're reached a thousand Rus
slams and Poles, who had threatened
trouble in the event any men attempt
ed to enter the works, were en-
countered. but they fell into line and
entered the plant.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
coMANcHE CROP CONDITIONS
Special 10 Daily Leader

Special 70 Daily Leader.
Cumanche. Okla, Sept 1.-THE c0.tOr
season for this town opened with a
rush and fight for both lint an
seed. The bulk oil the cotton b-0ug1,
1237 l-2 and seed climbed from $14
per ton TO $2S.50, and the farmers are
rejoicing
Corn is about so per cent behind
last years crop. but he acreage in
creased about 30 per cent II is com
ing into mlrket freely and bringing
soc i'm its green state Much of it is
light and chaffy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17

Ahis morning. 500 strong. . Every
man wore a cockleburr on his coat
Epel
Strange to say there is not much
gubernatorial talk.
Cockleburrs are very much in evil
dence.
Rev Frank Naylor. chaplain of the
constitutional convention. is here in
all his glory.
There are eighty-six members of
the constitutional convention pres
enL IL is a great reunion.
The Squirrel Rifles" are much in
evidence
Senator Gore arrived this morning
tna delivered a great Democratic
speech this afternoon, Senator Owen
is net present
President Bill Murray arrived last
night Ii is a sure thing that Muir
ray is in the race for governor.
Governor Haskell. Senator Gore
and President Murray delivered
speeches this afternoon.
Chief Justice Kane and wife are
here
The convention was called 10 or
der at 2.30 this afternoon.
About 500 visitors are here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
JUDGE G0TTERAL IS BETTER

A telephone communication receiv-
ed this afternoon from Enid recites
that Federal Judge J H. COtteral is
holding court today and that the
statement as to his being critically i'll
was much Oyerdrawu He was quite
III late yesterday afternoon and is
still feeling badly today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
TODAY IN THE
DEPARTMENTS.

Charters we're issued today as fox
lows
Harlow. Hayes and Flesher com
pany 81 Edmond. with $4,000 cap
ual stock The incorpOrators are.
+. e. Harlow. o. z HAYES and +
C. Flesher. all Of EiuOud
The Malar Music company of Nui
"a. with S5.000 capital stock The
directors are. e r. Burrows. j. q .
Gallenoire ami W W Malone. an
of Niuita
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
PIONEER NEWSPAPER
MAN PASSING AVA.

. 9ptAldi " Ddllf AtdutAs
Woodward, Okla. Sept. IL
Slowly but surely William E. Bolton
OF Woodward, one OF the pionee
newspaper men of Oklahoma, and for
years one. Of Oklahoma territory S
most prominent citizens, is passing TO
his reward He is suffering from a
complication of Brights disease and
dropsy and his physicians announce
that he can live but a short time
Bolton came to Woodward fifteen
years ago, shortly after the openin
of the Cherokee strip, and establish
ed the Woodward News Prior a.
that his home was in Greensbure
Kas lie was for a number of year
secretary of the Ca,tlemen's assccia
ion and during that time published
he Livestock Inspector
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
CAPACITY OF HOTt :
CROWDED BEY, y LIMIT
Gathering Called TO Order al
2;;3O This Afternoon by
William Murray
Special % the Daily Leader.

Special 20 the Daily Leader.
Sulphur, Okla, Sept l7.-At 2:30
o'clock this afternoon the man from
Tishoming0 who presided over the
constitutional convention and First
legislative assembly. took the gavel
to call TO order the reunion delegates
for the two legislative bodies When
William II Murray stepped forward,
the demonstration proved he was eX-
pected and that friends were in eyi-
dence.
Rev Frank Naylor, chaplain of the
constitutional convention and now
chaplain at McAlester penitentiary,
asked the Deity to bless the meeting,
those attending, and also hospitable
people of Sulphur. Mayor d. w.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
VENERABLE PRELATE DIES.

Louisville, Ky. Sept l7.-Rt.
Rev. William George McClosky,
bishop of the Catholic diocese Of
Kentucky, and one of the oldest Cath
Ollie bishops in the United States,
died today, aged Sc.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
STANDARD SIGNS BIC CONTRACT

Muskogee, Okla, Sept. IA
contract has been signed between the
oil company and the Mid
land Valley Railway company where
by the latter is to haul daily fifty
tank cars of crude oil from the Mus
kOgee and Glenn Pool fields to the
Standards refinery at Baton Rouge.
La. This represents approximately
10000 barrels daily.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17
REPUBLICANS ARE
IN SORE DILEMMA
Il Huston Resigns Fear Haskell
Will Appoint Democrat
Successor

Republican newspapers today an
nounce that Senator =. ID. BroWnlee
Of Kingfisher would be appointed by
Governor Haskell to succeed A. r.
Huston as Judge Of the Eleventh ju-
dicial district, the purpose evidently
to prevent Judge Huston from ac-
eepting the position virtually rendered
him of United states attorney for the
Western district of Oklahoma, sue
ceeding John Embry. resigned The
Republican papers are also seeking
to mlsrepresent the facts in the case
by declaring that under the present
statutes the GOVERNOR would be re-
Quired TO appoint a Republican to fill
the vacancy, should Judge Huston
tender his resignation.
Prominent attorneys who looked up
the law on the matter today declare
that under the organic act and under
the territorial statutes which apply
80 the case tho governor is not re-.
quired 50 to do. In the event that
Judge Huston resigns ii is stated that
a prominent Kinghsher county Dem
ociat will be appointed to the place
by the governor.
Huston May Not Resign.
Judge Huston is still undecided
about accepting Embry's position as
his personal friends are urging him
to continue his work on the bench.
The members of the local bar are also
urging Huston to continue his ju-
dicial work
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17

Justice X. l.. Williams, of +ba citv
VINO is Enjoying the have risan to
Reunion at Sulphur. tbo occaeion
and there is no excuse for any visit
or being either without bed or place
to eat. Mayor Kendall declared to
the assembled delegates that Sulphur
felt proud to welcome the men who
assisted in the carving of a new state
and that no one should leave with
other than the best of feeling because,
IF we do not have what you wish
wen send for it by airship express y
The call to order following the
supplication of the chaplain, filled the
time for the early afternoon The
attendance for the opening session
far exceeded the expected, and to-
morrow will see the resort city
crowded to the limits
The various alleged candidates for
state office, if such they be, are max
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17

ing no noise. All
is good fellow
ship, all seem
willing TO be fair
with the other
felolw.
Gov. ChNas. n.
Haskell is the
central figure. be-
cause of the wide
publicity given his
coming. Governor
Haskell has Civ
en- the occasion
an opportunity for
him to renew old
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17

friendships and Ben Williams,
,horo is no4 IN Prominent Mem.
ber OF the Con
Sulphur this at stitutional Con
tendant enjoying se''i'''
the reunion better or more openly
than the chief executive of the new
state
The constitutional convention dele
gates were invited to Sulphur before
sine die adjournment of that body by
Col Cy Leeper, and the First legisla-
tive members were added because
that body had met and adjourned be-
fore the reunion could be arranged.
CON-coN REUNION NOTES.
Points, Personal and Otherwise,
About the Sulphur Meet.
The Artesian is crowded.
The milling is great
Justice Dunn is in the position of
Judge Huston of Guthrie-between
two jobs.
The Tishomingo delegation arrived
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-17

Kendall at
the Harper
opera house
gave the Wis
itors a wei
c 0 m @ that
was hearty
and real.
The trains
from all parts
of the state
thie pnorning
brought in
groups of the
d e lie & a { e S
and visitors
who had de-
ternined to
Wis 1T I h G
states great
resort Cit5.
Hotels and
+ o 0 m j II 3
houses are
crowded, but
the residents
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-04-29

been sitting In dark, stuffy rooms dis
cussing theology with them, but Doug
las had been either unconscious Of or
Indifferent to their resentment and
had gone on his way with a CHEEKY nod
and an unconquerable conviction OF
right that had only left them founder.
ing. He intended to quit the room
now unnoticed, but was unfortunate
enough to upset chair as he turned
from the table. This brought chorus
Of exclamations from the women. who,
chatterlng, rushed quickly toward him.
what do you think Of my naughty
boy, WillleT simpered the widow.
"He dragged me quite to the window"
Douglas glanced amusedly first at
the Ave foot six widow and then at
the helpless red haired urchin by her
side, but he made no comment beyond
offering chair to each Of the women.
'our choir practice had to be entire
ly discontinued" declared Miss Per.
klns sourly as she accepted the prof
fered chair. adjusted her skirts for a
stay and glanced dehantly at the par
son, who had dutifully seated himself
near the table.
Il am sure ! have as true an ear as
snybody," whimpered the widow, with
an Injured air. But | defy any one
TO lead What Shall the Harvest Ber
to an accompaniment like that" She
jerked her hand In the direction Of the
window. The band was again playing
the "hoochee coocbee."
Never mind about the choir prac-
tice," said Douglas. with smile. 1T
Is soul. not skill that our congregation
needs In Its music. As for that music
out there. II is not without its compen-
sations. Why, the small boys would
rather hear that band than the finest
church organ In the world"
And the small boys would rather
see the circus than to hear you preach,
most likely" snapped Miss Perkins
II was adding insult to injury for him
10 try 10 console her
''of course they would. and so would
some OF the growuups II they'd only
tell the truth about H." said Douglas.
laughing.
"what.' exclaimed Miss Perkins
"Why notT asked Douglas. Il am
sure don't know what they do inside
the tents. but The parade looked very
promising"
s-Ibe rarndeF' the two women ech.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-04-29

martyred air She was always mar
tyred She considered II an appropri
ate attitude for widow. "Ie cant
blame me II the choir is out Of key TO
morrow
Mercy me-" interrupted the spinster
III there isn't Julia Strong aleaning
night out Of that window a.looking at
the circus, and her pa deacon of the
church, and this the house VI the pas
tori It's shocking, ! must so 10 her.
MA. let me see. too" begged Willie
as he tugged at his mothers skirts.
Mrs. wliloughby besitated Miss
Perkins was certainly taking a long
while for her argument with Julia.
The glow from the red powder outside
the window was positively alarming,
Dear mew she said. II wonder II
there can be fire" And with this
pretext for investigation she, too,
Joined the little group at the window.
A few moments later, when Douglas
entered for fresh supply OF paper,
the backs Of the company were TO.
ward him. He crossed to the study
table without disturbing bis visitors
and smiled TO himself at the eager
way In which they were hanging out
OF the window.
Douglas was sturdy young man Of
eight and twenty. frank and boyish
manner, confident and light hearted In
spirit He had seemed too young TO
the deacons when he was appointed to
their church, and his keen enjoyment
Of outdoor games and other healthful
sports robbed him Of a certain dignity
In their eyes. Some OF the women Of
the congregation had been inclined to
side with the deacons, for 1t hurt their
vanity that the pastor found so many
other interests when he might have