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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
TAKE NEGRO AWAY
To AVOID LYNCH|NC
Alleged Accomplice in Girls
Murder Taken From Cairo
Under Strong Guard

Caiio, ILL.,, Nov tS.-With the me-
gro, Arthur Alexander, who was i'm
phcated in the murder Of Miss Anna
Pelley by the dying statement Of the
negro @Froggy James, one Of the vic.
Tins OF Thursday nights prob, safe
cut Of town and some 800 members OF
the Fourth regiment of the Illinois ma
tional guard on duty in the street
about the jail the mob spirit that has
held Cairo for four days seems quell-
ed. No crowds are allowed 10 gather
in any parr of the city and every
known danger point is occupied by
troops
Alexander was sent TO an unan'
nounced point no-th of here late yes
erday afternoon He was escorted
from the Jail to a special Illinois Cen.
tral train by seven companies of ~li-
itla, two OF which, G. of Champaign,
and f. Of Efflngham, were assigned 70
duty Of guarding the train
There were iecrs and defiance for
the militia from the small crowd that
witnessed the departure
'sTha. him. He'll come back
Burn the niggcr," Well get him yet
came from spectators who had been
pressed back in bqlf block from the
entrance 20 the ialyard by the sold
iers Two sets of fous we're IN al
vance of the prisoner, who was hand
cuffed and liauked by deputy sheriifs
and two sets followed As the van
guard vent north TO guard the rail
lfoad along Twentieth street ihres
companies clesred the street in ad
vance Of the escort and like mum
ber followed in the rear, keeping bact
the crowds that augmented at ever,
cross street of The half mile trip L
the train
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
n: MED
Judge Hook Denies Plea In
Abatement In Railroad
Rate Gases

Federal Judge J. II. Coitcral, at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon IN the unllen
States circuit court. announced that
he was in receipt OF a decision from
Federal Judge w G. Hook. Of the
Eighth district in the two-cent pass
enger fare and freight rate injunc
ton suits Of the Santa Fe, Katy and
Midland Valley roads in which he de-.
nies the plea IN abatement asked by
the state on the ground that the same
matters we're before the state courts.
citing the Virginia decision By the
United states supreme court Judge
Hook held there is a material differ.
ence between the Virginia and Okla
homa cases, maintaining that IN Vir-
ginia the orders complained Of we're
MOI in effect and that the relief prayed
for had been granted In the state
eoults. which had been denied by tue
supreme court tn refusing 10 grant
the supersedeas writs applied for
Judge Hook holds that the Federal
court has jurisdiction and fixes De
cember Z, As che date Of hearing upon
the Issuance of a temporary restrain.
ing orde- which will be heard before
hini II St Louis
Judge HOOK foliO~s fBe 1nltea ststez
supreme court decisions IN Wallace
=. Nelson. Wilcox IS Consolidated
Gas company and Spencer ys. Waik
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
WOODWARD PLANS BIC
WELCOME To SENATORS
Irrigation Committee Coming
to View Possibilities OF
Reclamation
sneclal 70 Daily Louder.

Special to Daily Leader,
Woodward Okla. Nov 10 Wood.
ward Is planning reception for the
Irrigation committee Of the United
States senate and ,er prominent
men who accompany them that will
be treat and fully reciprocal Of tie
Kindness the party is TO show Wood
ward by spending more time here
and In this field than at any other
point on the Santa Fe system. The
party comes from Chicago and Will
reach Woodward about noon Novem'
ber 20 A reception will be given by
officers 81 the Northwest Oklahoma
Irrigation association. and other
prominent men OF the state. and ln
The afternoon a trlp viii be taken
over large area OF country sur
roun1ing Woodward IN the evening
Il banquet win be given
Among those who are 10 accom-
pany the committee are Director
Newell Of tie United States Recla'
nation service. and General super
iUitUutHA iNMti NHh iiffHi'A tAH1fti
in cndent Siarkweathcr. OF the Santa
Fe system The Santa Pc officials
will Join tho committee at Carlsbad
IN NJ the last stop out Of Wood
ward
Noodwards reception committee
consists Of J II Hopkins ] Z J Ger
ZACH. c. E. sharp. S Il Laune, D
r Marum aud g Is Luce
The senate committee consists oi
Thomas II Garter OF Montana. Fran
cts " Warren ~ Wyoming. Fraut
B Flint Of California. George S
Nixon Of Nevada, George Sutherland
1f Utah. William le Bofah Of Idaho
Frank G. Briggs Of New Jersey
Wesley l. Jones Of Washington
Joseph " Bailey II Texas, Frances
lC Newlands Of Nevada. Thomas =
Gore Of Oklahoma John Waite
smita Of Maryland and George y
( Chamberlain Of Oregon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
COUNTYTRElSuRERS STRAINED

Special to Daily Leader
Muskogee Okla. Nov lS.-A tenn
porary restraining order was issued 10
the federal soult here By Judge
Campbell against the county treasuf
ers Ia thirty seven counties. embrae
"a In the old indian Territory. 20 pre-.
vent them from selling indian lands
next Monday to enforce collection Of
taxes. The rest aiming order was
asked by the department Of the intel.
ior
The question involves the right Of
the state to levy taxes against land
owned by Indian citizens which. II Il
alleged. were exempted from taxa
ton by the lndiau treaties providing
for allotment IN three counties 10
such taxes have been levied
The United States marshal has IN
bis possession three wagon loads o
records. which were issued as an ex4
hibit These are copies Of the rec
ofds Of the old Dawes commission
which ate supposed to show what l9nd
Is taxable and what Is not
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
GUTHRIE FACTORIES
GIVEN HIGH PRAISE
State Inspector Warren Says
Workers Conditions arc
Good and Wages High

IAN inspection Of factories and work
Shops located In Guthrie just com
pleled by State Factory inspector g..
l. Warren. shows thiriv-one lnstitu-
lions, employing total Of sci per
sons-721 males and 1870 females
this t.ing IN increase of 2is employees
over the number employed last year
Three new plants have been estab-
.ljshed since previous inspection
No violation Of the child labor Law
was discovered. this being the sec
ond large city In the state where no
violations we're found
The general average condition OF
the plants visited IS much improved
over that CT a year ago. The school
desk and furniture factory. recently
established, expects to double the
number Of employees By the first OF
December. The rsfning factDfy and
Oklahoma cereal plants were not Ia
operation at time Of inspection. The
Pioneer Cotton mill. the only plant
Of the kind in the Southwest. employ
Ing more female help than any other
institution tn the state, Is operating
full time and general conditions are
exceptionally good The southwestern
feundrv renorts double the number o.
employees over thai Of a year aso. ine
three new plants gained Turing the
past year enploy almost exclnsiyels
skilled labor. hence pay : better wage
Than the average plant
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
THREE COMPLAINTS IRE FILED

Three Complaints were lodged with
the corporation commission today G
r. Thompson and other citizens Of
Norage. Grady county. ask that the
Western Union be required to give
telegraph service by contracting with
the Rock Island agent of that place
A i Abernathy Of Lexington filed a
complaint against the Purcell Cotton
Compress company asking that the
compress be ordered TO deliver tick
cts for cotton to persons haying cot
ton compressed, without having TO
pay fee for weighing the cotton
when ii had already been weighed
by the county weigher.
The commercial club Of Welsion
asks that the Frisco be required to
stop tive main line trains a day al
That Cntcrpgisine town
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
]. v. Gates AND PARTY
DEPART FROM TULSA
Millionaire Wall Street Plunger
Inspecting Oklahoma
Oil Fields
Special to Daily Leader

Special TO DAILY Leader
Tulsa, okla. Nov 13.--After a
nights rest at Tulsa. following a tire
some trip through the oil fields yes
terday afternoon, John w. Gates and
party In their special train Of five
coaches left for the South this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The party consist
ed of twenty-five people when il ar
rived here yesterday with a number
OF prominent oil men Of this vicinity.
The number reached thirty-fiye when
the special pulled out today
Among the prominent men accom-.
panying Mr.. Gates are J S. Cullinan,
president, and Arnold Schlaet. vice
president, of the Texss company; J..
j. Mitchell president of the Illinois
Trust company, Chicago: j. N Hill
son OF James J. Hill, and vice presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific railroad.
and Jonn Lambert, John Dupee Chaun
cey Keep and 0. c. Wells. OF Chicago,
andsJ. f. Harris, James Hopkins, NJ
D. Martin and Judge Gildersleeve, OF
New York CITY, all directors ami OF
ficials of the Texas and other large
oil companies.
The party goes from Tulsa to Kle
fer Hamilton Switch, the pump sta.
tion, two miles south of Henryetta.
and then to Sherman, Texas. From
sherman they will go to Port Arthur,
Texas. where they will arrive mex
Wednesday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
STOLEH|S
WIFE FROM
THE INDIANS
-- a.slwsr-
HERO OF HUNDRED AID
VEN RES IN
TROUBLE AGAIN
:. - S.sKn1z
OLD BILL WALKER WAS
AQUANTREL GUERRILLA
" slslE EHIR
Oregon Pioneer win Long
Record as Indian Fighter
! and Desperate
y - Eair1HE1lu
Special 70 DAILY Leader.


Portland. ore. Nov l3,--Old Bill
Walker. a Quantrel guerrilla, an Ore.
gon pioneer with long record as In
dian fighter and desperate, who stole
his wife from the indians, killed his
brothet-in-law fought and killed q
boar single-handed IN hand.to-han6
encounter In The bears den, and who
is the hero ~ a hundred adventures
on the frontier. Is In trouble again
This time, he is charged with having
burned the harm OF his son-in-law,
This Is a tame escapade compared
with other charges made against
BilI Walker and the matter sits
lightly on his shoulders
n am innocent but II they can prove
me guilty, / will take my medicine,
Is the defiance of this frontier char.
acter, now nearly 40 years old, but
as full OF fight as ever
Walker was born IN Kentucky, tie
vent to Missouri before the var and
Il was there that he served as a Con-
fede ate guerrilla under the eelebrat
ed Quantrel At the close OF the war
ii was nd considered healthy for
Quantrel's men Ia Missouri and Walk
or came 10 Oregon He settled In
Morrow county, wnere he became
siockman. Thirty years ago he NOV
ed TO the Upper John Day river. IN
Southern IlmatIlla county He Is
known Throughout the state as one
OF the most unique frontlersman the
West has ever hoasted.
Walker seized the half-breed daugh-
ter of John Barker squawman.
during the indian uprising OF 1887 ana
carried her off 10 bis home on horse.
back. John Barker was later killed
In saloon brawl In Heppner. Ore.
The mother Of Walkers wife was q
full hlooded Pitt River Indian and
sis eight daughters are quarter
breeds
Resides capturing a vile In the
Indian uprisings. Walker rendered
signal service as scout for the white
aeitlers. Later he captured the first
murderer to be legally executed IN
I tm9tilla county
walkers claims TO fame are not
all the result Of his own exploits,
stormy as his career has been. Two
81 MS girls have been known Tor
grars ag the best horsewomen In the
John pay country. they are Marciai.
cite. better known ag Babe, ana
Susie. Acting as their fathers COW
BOYS they rode the r7nge for years.
wearing the regulation costume Of the
buckeroo. trousers, flannel shirts,
snurs. slxshooters and all the trim.
nings. For a long time they had a
standing bet Of 800 that there wab
nd cowboy who could perform any
feat of hofaemaushlp they could not
equal or surpass There we're no tax
erg
Although walker captured his own
Aife and o1rried her eff bodily, ne
objected when his daughter, Babe
IAN away aud married William An
derson against the fathers wishes,
Walker and IFS Indian wife have new
ar forgiven Anderson and the recent
burning Of the latter's barn has been
lsid 10 ire door Of the old Conteder-
ate guerrilla.
Lei them Prove me guilty y the
ernff defiance be hurls at bis aceus.
/ e-s.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
FATAL
Boy Bank RohbeT Dies Of Self
Inflicted Wound Com
paDIOn Held
fBy Awplated Press)

Lawrence. Kaus.. NOV l3.--A eur.
lous throng Of people here today
viewed the dead body Of Earl Bul
iock, the boy bank robber who com.
miited suicide yesterday following
the bold robbery 0f the State bank. az
Endora. near here.
He died az Endora during the night
and the body was this morning
brought to Lawrence where an in.
quest was held
william Mckay the flfteen.year-old
lad who took part in tho affair. spent
the night in Jail here He aas
brought here yesterday 10 prevent
lyuehlng. He said he had 10 lurthcr
desire 70 be "a real robbeF like Bull
lock He inquired anxiously As 10
the condition OF Frederick Starr. the
bank cashier whom Bullock shot IN
the jaw and was relieved when told
fisf cfasr.e wound wzs painful but NOT
dangerous. Mckay viii be arraigued
in the juvenile court today
Bullocks father arrived from Kan
Continued on Page Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
APPEAL TO CRIMINAL COURT

James N Egin. new under con
viction for wife murder In Texas coun'
~. applies 10 the criminal court Of
appeals for a writ OF haheas corpus
alleging that Special Judge William
G. crow. who presided du-ing his trial
not being a regularly elected jurist
could not sentence him. nor allow him
TO be sentenced Egin Is now IN the
penitentisry At McAlester
b. NJ. Crawford, confined in the
Pousotos county jail under sentence
OF five years for adultery. asks the
criminal court 10 issue him wit
meaning freedom. charging that the
information against him was not prop
srk sworn TO-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
--TO-DAY'S-
MARKETS

Chicago. SOY. Is Wheat was weak
sr fo8ay December closed at sl.05 ~
May a. Sihi ~.
Corn followed as usual, December
closing al 80 "a: May a. SO 7-8,
XII tasaz CITY Grain
Kansas city, Nov lS.--December
wheat closed az si09 5-s May AZ
sl0f ~
Deeomber corn closed at ~ ga
May al 60 "a
Kansas CITY Livestock
Kansas city, Nov i3--Tao thou.
sand cattle were received and market
was steady all day Hogs Receipts.
0o1 with a strong demand and price
strong
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
WAS SPRUNG AT BANQUET
! CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Board Of Directors Meets in
Special Session TO Appoint
Committee 10 Act

At a special meeting Of the board
of directors of the Guthrie chamber
OF commerce held late yesterday
afternoon President Martendale in.
structed The members OF the board
to get busy at once In carrying out
the plan suggested by Judge Frank
Dale at the banquet Wednesday night
TO double the population OF Guthrie
and securing more factories by the
citizens forming a partnership and
raising 100000 year for five years,
with which to take stock in manu-
featuring industries TO be secured
through the chamber OF commerce.
President Martendale impressed
upon the directors that now was the
opportune time to carry this propo-
sition into effect, declaring that with
the raising of the proposed fund for
manufacturing and commercial pur-
poses, the city would advertise to the
entire country that her people We're
willing to put half million dollars
into factories to demonstrate its
natural advantages as the factory
center Of the state President Mar
tendale estimates that the proposed
plan II carried oid, would be the
means of securing the Investment OF
from 100000 to $4,000 coo in man
lufacturing enterprises within the
next Ave wears. lie stated that II is
NOW ten times easier to get a factory
flocated here and TO gel outside and
home capital Interested than 1t was
three years ago before we secured
the big factories which are not only
credit to Guthrie but the entire
state
Special Committee Appointed.
E A special committee was appoint
ed TO draw up a definite proposition.
naming seven influential business men
OF the city as trustees of the fund
10 be subscribed until the subscrib-
ers meet and elect the men they
want in charge of the movement
A big mass meeting will be held In
ghe near future In the city hall audi
torium for the purpose of explaining
the Dale plan to the citizens
k Secretary Rayson of the chamber
of commerce reports several big fac
tory propositions ON hand which will
give the men in charge Of the move
ment something 70 work upon imme.
diately
W The banauet "Wednesday night
brought forth good results and the
yplan as proposed Is meeting with
general approval
Since tho banquet. President Mar
tendaIe and Judge Dale have had
scores Of citizens. including sataiied
men. offer 10 help carry out the fund
s plan.
Continued on Page =
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
ENID HAS BOY DESPERATE

Special 10 Daily Leader.
Enid. Okla. Nov 13 Drawing .
revolver from his pocket Charles
Demptfey seventeen yeats old. Of 10
gansport Ind commanded that the tell
er of the Bank Of Enid cash cheek
for $40 to which the name Of Glen a
Walters. local business man, had
been forged A byatander grabbed the
boys arm and saved the shot
When the check was presented Wal
ters was standing outside the bank
The teller. doubted the genulneness o.
the signature and called Walters in
He denied having signed the check
and stepped outside to call an officer
The enraged hoy with an oath drew
out his revolver and told The telle
he would get the money or shoot
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
NEGRO ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY

Ardmore. Okla. Nov. l5.-John
Lane, a negro confessed to numbering
Lee Beal, a fellow negro card-player,
during a card game ou the farm OF
Beal early yesterday Beal's head was
nearly severed from his body with a
pocket knife Another negro is held
as an acc0mplice.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
WEALTH IN SWEET POTATOES

Tulsa. Okla. Nov 1S.-Tbat grow
ing sweet potatoes pays is evidenced
by the fact that J. @. Caldwell OF
Tulsa has realized $500 from four
acres this year Caldwell raised 5o9
bushels of sweet potatoes on the patch
and for these he received from S1.23
10 81 per bushel The biggest potato
in the patch was seventeen inches
from tip to tip, thirteen inches In cir
and weighed nearly sew
en- pounds
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
TRACES HER MOVEMENTS
ALL WAY TO HIS HOME
Could Not Have Possibly Been
Implicated IN Murder :
Of Cannon 4
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma city, Okla. Nov IA
Confident that she can prove com
plete alibl. Miss Maud Geek. arrest
ed IN Seneca, Mo-, on an information
charging her with numbering Roger
d Cannon in this city last Saturday
night. arrived here last night at
1850 p m. on belated Frisco
train. Miss Geek was accompanied
by City Detective Webb Jones, In
whose charge she was, her brother
Il. f Geek. Geck's fatherin-law, A.
l.. Miller. and William Brown, pro
pgietor OF the Delaware hotel at Al
ton. Okla
Immediately after arriving at the
depot the party wasestowed awa} IN
hacks and driven TO the city ball
There were a number of the morbid
" curious present despite the late
ness Of the hour, and Miss Geek was
taken to the mayors suite to avoid
the publicity Of the police station
Chief Detective Frank L station and
Detective Shirley Dyer at once es-
cOrted Miss Geek into the mayors
private onh whk the others OF lhe
party and se newspaper men re-
manned IN the anteroom. They were
still closeted in the private Office al
! a. m
Brother Has No Fear.
Although he knew that his sister
was going to mercIless grllng, r.
r. Geek her brother, showed no
signs of uneasiness or OF pertur0a
ii0n concerning the outcome. Mr..
Geek talked freely saying
"Of course all This Is distinct
shock 70 all Of US. but we are certain
my sister has nothing to fear on This
murder charge, and she VIII be 70.
leased as soon as the local auihofi-
ties are cognizant Of the facts
"Ag am informed this murder
occurred on Saturday night On that
night my sister was In Alton, where
she arrived between and 2 o'clock
To be exact she got there about Sis.
She went 10 the Delaware hotel and
stayed there al night, so she could
moi possibly have been in Oklahoma
+ City when the murder was commit
ted
"As matter or fact. Miss Cock
was on her WAY TO Seneca 10 see me
! She came down on her way from
/ Kansas City via Fort Scott, and tho
I train conductor remembered her al
! right As they were pulling into The
junction the train she WAS 10 TAXI
WIS leavitg. and he told her: 'Yot
/ naI oh q.
didn't. as She had 70 stay over In
+ Alton No. 10 don't stop there
Continued on Page Eight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
Q o o O Q o @ Q o . o Q o ss o o
KATY" OFFICES TO M'MEsTER

McAlester, Okla. Nov l3-A.
D. Betaard. vice president and as
sistant general manager. and +. NJ
Alvord. general superintendent Of the
Nj. X. and T., were here today and
made arrangements for The removal
here from Denison. Texas, of the Of
fice of the division superintendent
and train dispatchers.
They spent the day examining the
work on the terminals In the north
yards.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
FRANCHISE ELECTION POSTPONED

Suecial to Daily Leader.
Nuskogee. Okla. Nov i3As the
rebuilt OF bitter fight against grant.
Ink twenty-five year franchise to the
Nuskogee Gas & Electric company
<he election which was 10 have been
held tomorrow WAS today postponed
for sixty days bY the city council and
with the consent Of the company seek
Ing the franchise The company owns
the plant here and has sixteen years
yet to run under its present franchise
but seeks a renewal on a twenty-five
year basis nov In order to more
readily tloat q bond issne.
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ATTEND TEMPLE DEDICATION

Col William Busby Of MeAlester,
Gen. Harper 5. Cunningham OF Guth-
rie. pr D. M HALEY of Haileyviiie
aud a number Of other promioEent Ma
sons will 80 20 Ncuphig. Tenn, Nov
Is. for the dedication 81 the recently
completed Scottish Rite temple Mem
phis has one of the finest temples IA
the United states j. Is built along
the lines Of the MoAlestor temple. a
committee having been sent 10 Nc,
Alester to spend a week studying the
plans and furnishings OF this temple
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
Increase Booster Club.

The membership committee Of the
chamber cf commerce viii make a
canvass of the city next week with
3 view Of increasing the memhera-ff
from pee 10 300 The hou-ser ban
qfpt- -frsrf n good effect and scores Of
business men are now anxious 70 be-
ocme Identified with the boosiee
movement
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-13
cHICKAsHA's S INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
speeial q pally Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Chickasha, Okla, Nov. l3.-An or
dinanee has been passed by the city
council that provides for the water
and sewer mains to be extended to
the site for the State Girls Industrial
school II also provides for the
school TO be furnished with connec
tions without cost 10 the state, this
being one OF the conditions Of the law
passed by the legislature locating the
Institution ct this place.
Title to the 160 acres of land has
been approved By the attorney gen
eral and the contract for the building
will be let by the state board of az
fairs in few days. There has been
100000 appropriated for the building