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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
GUT THE
SCHOOL FUND
WATERMELON

The stptu department Of education
that tho July apparion
mcnl ~ llic moneys de'iycl from rspia
and interest on loans from the cam
mon school land r.nd win amount
to approximately sgsi4Se atil. leay.
ne 4 gocdly aupIua iur runuine eN
penses of ne school land commission
which till give per capHa e the
ig12il sthaH population Of eklall1ina
ol "a cu.A IN iannHrg one dollar
per eaplla apaurtlunmept Was made
Whioh makes total Of fl5i per ean.
ta l0f erch person ol school age q
llln alae ief TITO year Tho REPORTS
From lhp vaYi0Ha aoHniy supHflntahH'
ents SHOW lhag from unefitth g one
quarter b the echool population go
not attend school which viii place
me per capil ol those ACTUALLY g
tending school la almost SIZE.
lhe appaflimnent ior last seai
Has hui a5 ehla ner oapi,A.
Ag,ar llie superintendent + saehe
enc state ireHanrar win draw Nafnauts
lur the faiiuaa cuullca according g
|4hclr suic3 population logan eeuh
IS has q efhlsal population Of over 81
U0u o0Q sht eheek f. lhls county vi
3naunt l3 Sfsaa 81 aiese. ~ tEa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
TESTS OF FITNESS
CONDUCTED THIS WEEK
Board Of Education Estimates
Between Five and Six Ihuu-
sand Graduates This Year

ID Is estimated that there win be-
botween 5000 and 5000 common
school graduates IN the state thls
year, according 10 the stale departs
menl OF education. In the first ex.
animation, April l5tli ana 18th, there
were $500 successful students that
gissed the rigid examination required
oy the state superintendent, In each
of tIhe county seat town. ln The state
and hi tho cities of The first class
nc. aeeOnd examination period b0glnh
i0dsy and will continue through F'rr
lay. II Is thought that as many pu.
pills will be successful In the examine
alons held Oday and tomorrow aa dur.
ing the first period. A third exam
nation period for common school
diplomas was announced By uho alate
superintendent to-day for tho last
Thursday and Friday In the month oE
iune, Last year examinations were
held only III the middle and western
counties Of the state. whereas thle
year examinations will be held II
zach county. Last year there wefe
but afHG graduates from the 6b9G
school districts Ia the State. maklnE
an average Of one graduate for evnrg
two districts. This year It II eatl
mated fher0 WIN average more than
one graduate for each district.
In q number Of the cities Of the
tlrst class this year the school boards
lfe giving common school diplomas
60 pupils that pass the examination
at the close Of glght years work, tn
stead Of eighth grade diplomas II
Il estimated there WiH be Ovor 1860
graduates from tho elites d the lirrl
class this year.
The examinations ara conducted
under the Illinois course of study
which has been IN effeet IN Oklahoma
tot several years. A common school
diploma win admlt & pNpll without
examination 70 any eleg o. county
high school, preparatory school che
A, 4 NJ COLLEGE and normal schools
IN the state.
AppIlcan.s for common school
diplomas must be examined IN The
t0lUWlng Bubjectsl Reading. OrthpE
aphy, penmanship grammar. comp0
dlian. arllhMetlc geography physl-
ilogy. United States history, clylca
md Oklahoma constitution 0klaho
ma history. domestic science agrinul
iufe, horticulture aud music.
This Is q much atrielef examinations
than waa required under tho terris
0fial days and pupils who have NOT
completed the eighth grade work as
laid down IN the course Of study can
not enter the examination. During
he territorial regime bright students
who we're IN but the seventh grade
could pass The state common school,
examination Applicants are pnr
mitted to tako examinations Ia part
Of as@ aHlssscts one year aud finlsa
me succeeding year. each applicant
Is charged 50 cents hy the county
superintendent to defray the ex.
penses Of holding the examination.
grading the papers and furnishing
diploma which As signed By the meu'
bers Of the state board Of educailuns
composed of Governor Haskell, State
school superintendent II. y, Gamer.
on. Secretary ~ State Bill CFUHa ar0
Attorney General West
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
HANDFUL OF FIREMEN
PARALYzE BUSINESS
Less Than One Hundred
Strikers But All
Wheels Stop

Atlanta Ga., May q I vas reli
ably reported this nprnIn, hat the
aoslolilca department win make q dat
Iuite move 10 start mail service on
ne Gcprla rilread today by send
ns ont train caylng nothing hu
mau Striking flremon nave deciar
"a hcr Willingness % run such a
ualu
Race cuceton Factor
10 Was the communities wliich ihr
rihoal sorvel chat stopped every
wheel OF ihe system duslug The pas
hroe dayf, not ihU olficlnla of those
communities. but mon Who are said
70 have rTtiing blood IN their yciut
Who came forward aud announced lha
upenfircmen SHOULD not hn given
seniurliA ugef the white iiremen
lifom somo hiaden source Of public
opinion these men have un 10 nov
malc good this race uiimaiun few
ai these men were llrtmcn, same ii
nol eyon claim 10 be acquainted with
ha gtrkue iifemen aud dazeu OF
uose aee aaid % have come from
ounlles lying aamp distagce from the
afhoad fhev accomplished fhe flo
ip without serious lels OF violence
Nib 81 pases 0g throwing slunes
Ahich hrpeM 10 hlpe beonaaeeenl8d
ls warnings II what mlrhl hanpsn D.
rains continued Ia rum.
settlement by arbitration should
nni hn alfiieul o fr as me asaEafs
lcmans afH rnurr nnl Eiee tsrps
enl nan 81 the nremen's organization
ia indes. Beeausn the n-emen arc
hot uNna rs eN3el d bard anl firm
c0nlmc They struck because ten
Nhle Hfamen Vsro IeniHoea bq no
rroes DE- railroad officials declare
ho namees Wefe mud in these POSI-
Ions M reward for faithful sarFlce
wa teee aae within tAar ice Eight
IA such aeaea. unou hls uHe crucial
a0lnt ol ihe controversy there mas as
yst been un sign Oh agreemeaf.
Propose eeoraia Arbitratofs.
Thh directors Of tho road. tbe sen
lnral mansner ana other officials we've
l4 almost continual conference t01ay.
Sra 4 was reported chat asme Of tu
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
WILL OIL COMPANY
DOMESTIGATE 4?

Dispatches from aosn ihe state
say that President 0'Neal OF tho
Prairie OH and Gas company was due
70 leave Rartiesgine for Guthrie last
evening.
since S. l. Reynolds IN an inter.
view. deelafed the purchase Of The
vast bods Of hand ai Baton Rouge,
l.a. uron which the Standard on
company Of oulsiane purpaaed tp
erect loading tankaEe farm md a.,
gS.auU0a0 refinery. u AuR been eN'
pcoipd lhe p8iric OIL aml gias com
pang woald leave lls station az indie
pcndenee. HAS. and choose q home
office Ia lllia state.
Accompanying Mr. Rockefeller Jr,
and othhrs oh their "trip over the
Oklahoma fields. Mr 0'Neal laughed
away the question as TO whether or
uui me company would dumesllcatc
ia oklahoma.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
SPECTACLE: {

Kansas City. No. Aag 27~-A fe
markablo spectacle was presented ~
tho criminA court today when James
sharp. Adam God" went on the wit
ness stand 10 testify In hts own de
tense in his trial for murder Of a 20
llcemaa. Weeping almost continuously
lor The BALI hour he waa on the ssaud
sharp explained In detail the beliefs
If himself and Me followers and tod
d the do.ngs Of hts band
Sharp denied ne had aaos Patrol
man Mullano declaring be fired Inte
the cir. Snaps wife. known ss "zsa
Gods Followed her husband on the
stand Her testimony vas weird.
piillul exhibition uf tears inmenta.
lI0na and wild sayings AZ times Hhe
screamed 20 lnud she could be heard
y he street,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
ALINONY SUIT IS APPEALED

Involving the enforcement Of e
ludemeu for allmony obtained 10 a
Missouri court, the case Of John r
Campbell VS.. Laura r. Campbell, from
Craig county. was appealed to the ST.
Drcmc court today Mis- Campbell
'ohtainei q divorce In Newton c0un
ty. Mo. in 1899, with a decree for
S25 a month alimouy and the further
provision that Campbell should keep
up s2.0eO life insurance policy for
her benefit and should deed her their
home at Seneca, Mo.
In bringing suit against him IN
Craig county. whore he now resides,
she aliesed that he had paid her $500
ana then quit and that he waG IN ar
rcars on the allmony IN the amount
Of s2OGb; also that he had allowed
the HE insurance policy to lapse.
which meant $4,000 more to her. She
obtained Judgment for S2,7i0 aud SO
i month,
Campbell lnsisls that the Missouri
Judgment can not be enforced In Ok
lahoma aud alleges chat the decree
OF the Missouri court providing Tor
allmony Ia lnstailments 6 of such un.
fixed character that Il did not come
under tho "full faith and credit
clause oi the United states constl
tuition and Is not entitled TO recog
milton In Oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
INTERMARRIED CITIZEN
FIGURES IN SORRY SCENE


Dufant Okla, May 27-~The Duranl
National bank was Tie Acene Of an
exclilng and unusual conflict when
iob Tyrae aud his wife. who recent
separated. came into the bank C
adjust sume business affairs. Tho al
Ileuity efaap over q dispute as Il
who should have the custody nl theil
iHhtsearold SON THE father grab
ied fhe boy aud q lively tug 0f war
nsHed. IN which the lad narrowly es
saped serious injury
Secag thnt she could not gain pos
iossion of ibe child lhe mother chang
ad iief code OF attack and furl0uslS
AsBallrd her husband with her fists
Failing 10 get AID, Tyfee fetseaie0
IN bad order into one of ihe bank
offices closely pursued by hls on
-ngod wife. railing 10 land a knock
lut blew the woman tIred Of her at
nek after inflletlng considerable pun
shmeni On her husband. and gave
Jent b Ser further emotions 10 snbs
bec0mins at times hyslefleaL Her
Aieadlags to bo allowed ta kiss the
hid If She could not retain possca
don of him. were most pathetic. Gnt
fheif parting was most dramatic
\ Mrs 1Yrce ls full blood Indian
and her husband Is au lniermarrle'
citizen
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
HAVE glMPlLEl A BOOK

B n. Hamilton. ahicf clerk n ihn
office N tlie department 81 education
and PREF n d slateuan 81 tue Cap
Hai ttltp business c0llHge have re.
comfy completed ihc compiling Of @
aand book un bookkeeping for use
Of the t.sfn schtDl teachers in the
slaio Is holn prepare themselves io
pass All examination "a bookkeeping
ana to asalst them NJ institute anrh
ard IL teaehlaa elementary b0ekkeep.
iag ln tie public schools Tile hnnl,
fills lons fell want among lhe
teachers throughout ihc state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
NEXT meeting At lURANT

Enid Okla. May a. Durani was
selected as the ntA place OF meeting
oI ihc Siaie suntay school asasoeia-
tion. aud after tho election OF officers
lhe convention adiourne1 session
Of three days that has heen pro-
nouncpd the most ,sncccsalul IN its
history. Following ave the principal
cllicors:
President, d Q. McAloster of Man
gum. first vice president w. NJ. Dy
crcy, o. Enid, aud general secretary.
Il. II. Nichols of Oklahoma city
Resolutions were adopted thanking
the citizens Of Enid for their hospi-
tallty.
Two thousand delegates attended
the convention. Prominent Sunday
school workers from over the state
and from other states made the ses-
aions Interesting with addresses and
experiences. Much progress was
made during the year Just closed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
EVIDENCE IS GIRCUNSTANTIAL


rhickasha, okla, Mas a. charg,
ed with Tic murder Of Sam Potter az
Minco p. = stade, Fred Wilkersou
and Charles Johnson were arraigned
in che d.strlct court here this morn
ing and the securing Of q jury for
Wllkerson's trial was Immediately
undertaken
Potter was found Oh veranda "a
Minc0 Drained with q blunt instru.
mont during carnival last Septem.
Der Fifty witnesses are ready SO
tosiry but the evidence Is chiefly
circumslaniiai
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27


Special to the Daily Leader.
shawnee, okla, May 27--i'he first
session Of tho state convention of
Oklahoma I1lks WIS called 90 order az
y O'Clock when Mayor Frank sioarns
delivered tho welcome address, TO
0lds d. Nj. HALEY president Of tho
state assaeialion responded Follow
lng this business session was held
ana at o'clock the most amusing
feature Of the convention, tho great
parade was RiveU Last nleht q ball
was given at the alka' club rooms.
while q luncheon and smoker "a me
Norwood h9tol formed aH adjunct
Elk City and bawton eame IN fresh
and lively from HE west, each with
its barrels OF CAB nboAt The aext
state convention Other trains
brought q few hundred more and by
3 O'Clock the city uapllulaled DR. q,
a. MUIR and w 81 ltlHsait laying
dowp their arms and suspendlne am
pure food regulations for tho limo
bclng
Parade Sig Feature.
Tho leatufo Of tho FIRST days pro-
gram 8as the grand parade Oh 9
o'clock headed by the Fort sin mill.
targ band. The line WIS over d mile
long and ever3 foot contained iea'
turp, interesting or laughabe. Fam.
Oug national characters we're por'
lfayca bg local and visiting hiks. and
d numbor Of allcgorlcal floats were
also shown. Thcre Wefe five bands
IN The parade wniun was witnessed
by thousands Of people
McAleater. Chlckaaha, ELK City
Anmore. Guthrie, Enid, sapulpa, M
Reno. Maakogee. Tulsa, Durani, no
wala and Okmulgee Ell have large
delegations here.
Decorations Elaborate.
The gathefing is the largest 1lk
meeting ever held IN lhe aIate Ihf
business section oi che city is brill
iantly lighted with purple and white
lncandeseeni globts IA stfeanefs, AND
purple and white bunting are IN eyi
dcnce everywhere Never n the hts
tory of shawnee has the decoration
been So general and 50 elaborate
each delegation upon its arrival wai
met sc the station hg a e0mmiitc'
hoalN by Mayor SlearHs. who pre-
sented ii each individual Elk @ KEY
t0 the city
The committee was Heeumpanie,
by lhe Shawnee concert baud. Th'
alegant slks' hOme "a open day an'
night and is made general herdquar
tefa
A kaneafoa court was hela wlll
Nudge } q. Mahr presiding and men,
prominem Mlks were fined
The contest for the nexl stat
meeting Is nlrcady warm. with thl
fawtnn Elk CITY and EI Rene dolega
tlons putting up goOd Tights.
Officers Of 6o association arc
President. ID. M fiailsX Of McAl
ester. tIrsi Vice presldsnt Charlie
Cnnneliee. 81 oklahoma GltY secon
Vice president ri 3 Forrest 81 4
Rono. sacfetary a 2 Eppers0n 0
Tmga treasurer. 8 G. iieyman, o
| Oklahoma city. board Of governor
Charles xneisiy Of Guthrie y. =
ppyiOn Of chickasha, and W. N
IsOnemIfe of shawnee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
MERRY HELLO BILLS"
FORGET DULL CARE
Grand Parade Was Notable
Feature and Spectators arc
SiIII Laughing

shawnee Okla, May 27.-Lawlon
gets Che next Elk convention. The
new officers arci I-resldent, Wallace
Butts, Muskogee, Vice president.
w 3. Merrill, 1lk CITY; Oliver Black,
oklahoma city r. r. Epperson.
Tulsa; secretary r. q. boper Law
tom treasurer s. C. Ieyman, Okla.
homa city governing board. U. $.
Russell, &. d GilklnsOn, Arch lon.
nings
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
TO CLOSE FOR DECORATION DAY

The following stores win close
Monday at noon for Decoration day
In accordance with closing schedule
adopted for holidays;
n o. Luiz Dry Goods company.
Brown Dry Goods company
Ramsay Dry9Goods company.
Monarch Drg Goods company
), ! Abcli.
"A. o. tAruuhason.
Tom Jenkins.
Ed G. Petersen.
P. o Robinson
Morllz Behr.
G. r. l1lsonschnlldt
w A. RAYs0N seoretary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
IMPORTANT CHANGES
ANNOUNCED BY FRISCO

iSapalpa 0lka., Mag 27 it was
announced indaA thal w. a NiXun
senelM manager Of Tho Frisco, Wlio
came froal ia SANTA Fe two years
ago. 81 leaving the road and vii De-
sugceedcd by s M. hutchinson. pros
eni eencra superintendent uf The
HaM and Southwestern division
Hutchinson sill be succeeded hy lI
F. Clark Of sepulpa as division
superintendent
IL ls announced hat iao iofmer
Red River ai lalon lrom sapulna t0
Denis0n, VIII be restored anG S =
eauirell CHfks assistant made di.
vision superintendent g. D Johnson.
nlgm dispatcher Is made assistant
superintendent auccooling tanlfell.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27

NJ INV WNRttf NFf NV %NRANf
The Mountain valley aud plains
railroad proposition offers Gutbrie an
opportunity 20 accomplish IN two
years whal would re0Mlre ten on fif
teen without that aydnue lor traffic
being opened q this city, 4 Is a
golden chance 70 make headway IN
the most telling manner allowing
Gulbrio distributing houses and tiuih.
rie manufacturers TO reach the great.
oliAough new agricultural section Of
the state that had m the past five
years been dependent on the markets
II Kansas for ihoir use.
So rich was this new aomaln and
SO rapidly has Il been peopled with
progressive citizens that the brain
OF sullweu. he who conceived the
linking Of Kansas Ciig with the Gulf
81 Mexico some years ago saw the
opportunity ana started railway
project ol such magnitude rs 70 stag
ger the inexperienced mind.
Across Kansas. Oklahoma Chat
pari which the Mountain Valley pro-
posed road orosses) Texas and Mex
leo 10 tAe Gulf o. california Is 70 be
The first span Or tho Orient, later to
be connected With iho Canadian
Grand Trunk system.
The Mountain Valley Will cross The
Frisco. Santa ge, Orient Rock Island.
Fort Worth and Denver tnow e part
of the great Hlil sysicm and eyenhli
ally cross ali the trunk lines between
here and the Rocky mountains.
Guthtic is 10 be Che eastern term
lnus
rs g not worth a million oG dollars3
Cam We afford TO lose Il at any
price?
candidl& z appears more Ike not
how much q WIN coa but how soon
win we set ne
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
RETURNS or PIPE LINE RUNS

Tho pipe line runs Of the Prairle
ON and GAS company tho nrsl week
lh May aggregate 532S26h5 barrels,
b daily nyerage 81 7s.iiS0S BARRELS
0f this 53g7@.as bampls q daily
average W 76 iaoW barrels was det
llyered 20 ihe reinorles l0r cansump
ion ghe runs 81 the FIRST week uf
April averaged SiS2a barrels a day
and iho deliveries amounted 20 73-
lgNnl harrnls.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
WORK lN AEA!ENLTllE

Assistant State Superinleade1f y.
W. Wilkinson as romrigled n0lil'
,dline Is.pase booklet on aFfiruf
thro and domasllc science faf lae use
of lhe eloBl teachers. III Wilein
son * he aHshor of nn efsmenfaff
hook GA agriculture which Is used lH
yhe Nafa aelAoIx Iie occupied lhH
ellalr N aAeHlsar4 lof years z the
Nufh0aasefe Nofmal sehpol aira
ma 81 Hsa g lhal aaaiae
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
BONUS FUND
IS GROWING
RAPIDLY

ana s0Ileltue cohmitiees faisng
no halaacs 81 lhe bonus for the
Mountain Valley aud plaiua fallruad
added 2od no4cs 10 lsl today aud l2O
YESTERDAY. approximately fl9e0H. 2hn
ulalles nhsuI sl5.000 raised hnoibof
mass meeting viii be- held ae8m 'ri
day night III lhc city hall when th'
lab0iag men and ihuse nat VT call
"a upon hY the committees VIII h'
requested t8 be present and axecub
heir notes. thus saving The eemmii
faes lhe wafb of bunting them np az
helf place 81 business Everyone il
lghcl 10 give only wha he thinks he
should ara gll afe asked % slyr,
even if 1t Is not much i Is Thought
thai practically all Of ihe hpnus VIII
have beau raised Ny Saturday after
the rails meeting tomorrow night
The bonus must be rnised IS TUES
day
4 pafli7l list Of lhese that sub.
rribpd fndaX Is SIS lllgWat
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
lEMENTEl MAN A MYSTERY

El Rono. 0ki0 May ~ A dement,
ed nmn. uaahle 20 give hts hame or
explain his Nanderings was rescued
near the canadian river twelve milos
north of haFe hy farmers 6his morn
mg and was brought here. Ills ideu
llty rs a mystery.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
VETERAN Epiros DEAD.

ropeka ISaa May 21 IN Z Baker
fnn pileHi HNWaNlllef ehfiur ~ Nan'
sas, died iadag ID bis nnelleih year.
lie funnded the Topeka State Record
III 1857
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
FLOOD Loss IS ENORMOUS

Mempht. Tenli MAY 2I llepnfts
from then siFfthEEfink country bflHg
advlces oqema1hdamage dome hf fe'
cent raiuN ap4 Wiud aslprnA VI Mlaals'
nlnpl. Ark8naas and Alahapla The
ArRnnsas flvtf IS Dat Of Us hanks
and wnrfIhat nass lieen seat oilf
that other flYansifWill Tlac iahaTa llW
danger pqlna As ye there haa heeH
no loss % life repprlod, in sone
counties 0f both sFaies crops are said
4a have hnen aili0st totally de-
elruyed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
A SEVERE EXAMPLE.

fDklah1ma Press fcffffl
rhlckasta Okla. May 27--ecn.
elhtea 81 burgIaflzlns q pool nall.
Charles Simpson. agsl twenty Maa
sentenced u two years ID tlle pen'
ilenfIary Ii TIE district court IS AH
example following mhny ihefls +
new trial has Hsen denied.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
MUSEOGEE WITNESSES
TESTIFY At TULSA

Tulsa Okla. May e7 That the
thlfd rran6 Jury Investigating the
town lol eaaes IS determined to have
an possible evidence Is shown when
Additional witnesses today we're sub
poeHaed and che case VIII not be-
completed sof several days. Mus
koqee Witnesses are teslllginR today.
indictments ara eKperGed III r0urt
circles IS the result af the auYorn.
menl's activity
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27
Will CONSUME lA MONTHS

According 70 Jean Gay. 81 f'pieau.
metnhor of the state hoard created
b. lhc last leslsi4lnre q geYisa fhe
Oklahoma anle. Che commission
can not possibly eVVllese rs HHfk
Nithln less than eighteen men1sa aa
ina Undertaking H lar Rrcafef mas,
hl4nae 4hah TVS expected IIa
fIg|h nufmnHs anHnosed ls8e which
we've newer IIHHtef'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-27

Kansas City Mo- May si~-F +
Ledger, 81 London, England q eraih
importer Who handles Kansas wheat
extensivelyuan the English market
has just HetIlrnea 10 Kansas City
afer o wn6&a M lhe Kansas wheai
9eii lcoaes nes... t.
"fhc wDeM cfpp IN Kansas Is III
lie baclwards he said nc the Coates
nousr. hrs tho alleged expert VINO
said thai Oklatoma and Kansas cont
hIued would nci raise more than 81
million bushels 0f wheat placed hts
estimate FAR tou low on ms visit
through the wHeai belts ihc lowest
eslimatcs heard uf the Kansas crop
alone wore 60 million bushels be.
ievc that ls conservative
"1'he fields. which usually begin %
ripen IA THIS Heaa0n are sili very
green. Conditions are favorable now,
au far as the weather Is concerned.
and the clop viii be much larger
than the pesslmisis estimate The
farmers are talking about urEanlains
le demand at least si.i0 q bushel for
the early CROP