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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
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MAY BLOCK NEW JERUSALEM

Senator Campbell Russell. who has
informed the secretary of state that
he will file his New Jerusalem peti,
tions within a few days, has been
notified by Leo Meyer. assistant sec
retary of state. OF a provision in the
law that requires that % per cent
OF the voters must sign a petition
when a proposition once submitted
TO The people and defeated is to be
resubmitted.
This means that instead of having
37.702 names, 10 per cent of the total
vote. il must bear $1,000 signatures.
25 per cent of the vote.
Meyer did not examine the law
with sufficient care to determine
whether the provision would apply to
the New Jerusalem movement.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
OKLAHOMA MAY GET
INSTRUCTION CAMP

Washington. d. G. Dec i6 Ok
lahoma stands a good chance to get
one Of The seven or eight big Ma
tlonal guard instruction camps as
planned BY the war department. Ind
for which an appropriation OF sl,l35,-
000 was reported BY the house COM
mittee on military affairs today at
The urgent request Of Assistant Sec
retary OF War Oliver.
This Is the largest appropriation
ever asked for by the war depart
ment for the purpose Of National
guard instruction and equipment.
It Is proposed 10 select al least
seven sites for the instruction camps,
the war department to make the se-
lections. Il is said that since Okla
homa has the land ahd that Il ean
be purchased as cbfaply there as
elsewhere. and thatfone Of the big
camns mat be located In the new
state
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
PRESIDENT Of FAILED
TULSA BANK HERE
Object of Visit is To
Start Bankruptcy Proceed
ings Against Norton

Eugene +. Blaise. president of the
Farmers and Merchants National
bank Of Tulsa. which failed Tuesday
arrived in Guthrie al S:40 o'clock this
morning to hold a conference with
attorneys relative to the commencing
OF bankruptcy proceedings in the
Federal court against w. l.. Norton,
the former president OF the Columbia
Bank and Trust company of Oklaho
ma City. who. he declares IS responsl
BILE for the failure OF the Tulsa bsnk
Blaise still maintains that Norton
owned stock in the Tulsa bank.
1t is also stated that Blaise made n
desperate effort to raise funds among
his friends to reopen his bank
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
ACCIDENT
Revolver Falls 10 Ground, Is
Discharged and Bullet
pisrce's Owners Body

Al 2;3O O'Clock this afternoon. at
the corner OF Villas and Second
streets, In front Of the George Hop
kins grocery store. as Bert Lewis at
tempted to alight from his convey.
ance, revolver that he had In a
blanket en- the seat by his side, was
knocked to the street and was dis
charged, the bullet entering Lewis
body in the stomach and coming out
Just below the shoulder
The injured man was taken home
and physicians In attendance declare
the wound is extremely dangerous.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
LABOR MEN DECIDE
NOT To FILE PROTEST

After investigating the petitions
for the submission Of an amendment
to Section . OF Article OF The con.
stitutlon, the officers Of the state
Federation Of Labor and other prom
Trent labor union leaders this after
noon decided not to file formal pro.
test but will make their objections
known from the stump In the elee.
ton
This is the last day 10 file protest
under the referendum law and to-
morrow It viii be up to the governor
as TO whether he will call q special
election 70 submit the amendment on
allow It to go over until the next gen
efal election.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
NOW SHAWNEE HAS
PACKING HOUSE BOOM

Ewers White. of McLoud the
prominent P0ttawatomIe county farm.
er and politician. Is In Gntkfis today
He states that Shawnee is going hog
wild," like Oklahoma City over re-
ports that the Swift; and Armour
packing companies will erect packing
houses near that place. and that
property there has jumped up p per
cent. with real estate dealers work
Ing overtime getting options on farms
between Shawnee and Oklahoma City.
White Is undecided as 10 whether
he viii be a candidate for The gov.
e1norshIp on the Republican, ticket
- -. ...s.t ...,.st 80.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
PrIces Now Near Iilah Notch


New York, Dec. 16-That the cost
of living will soon be greater than
ever before known is indicated by the
report Of the Bradsueet company just
issued
Up to date the highest prices ever
known in this country for commod-
tiles was March i 1907 According
10 Bfadstreet's table of index mum
bers, on Dee. | Of this year the level
was $9.1262. On March /. 1907. the
level was $O.129S That is, the price
OF commodities today is within a
small fraction OF / per cent OF the
highest record ever registered.
Bradstreets report shows that theo-
retlcally man going 10 the wholesale
market place to purchase pound
each Of ninetysix articles, would have
had 10 pay for The same on Dec / OF
this year about 1912 5-S On March l.,
last like goods might have been pur
chased for nearly 81 cents less, while
on Dec. 1. 1908. they were cheaper by
0l35 CENTS
The report shows that prices con
tinue To move upward II the In
crease in the cost OF living continues
il can be 4 matter OF only short
time before the highest price ever
known viii be recorded.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
WEDDING POSTPONED,
SOCIETY SURPRISED
[Bv Aasoclated "a fssl

Boston. Dec. lG--When Harry Deu-
er Storer OF Atlanta. who was to wed
Madeline Cray Swift, daughter OF
Rear Admiral swift. telephoned from
pitishurg he would reach Boston To-
day. he was informed by the admiral
that the wedding had been indefinite
" postponed. The cause Is the I'll
ness Of Madfhne The wedding was
10 have been social event aud the
friends and acnnaintances wefe great
IL surprised
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
POTEET PLEADS NOT GUILTY

"IIm" Poteet entered pleas Of NOT
guilty to the charges of shooting at
Enforcement Officer Priest with in
tent to kill and shooting and serious
~ wonnding Fireman Tiernan in
Justice Soward's court this afternoon.
He was represented by his attorney.
F. H. Mcclure. County Attorney
James Hepburn, who represented the
state, urged that a speedy trial be
given Poteet and Justice Seward ses
the preliminary hearing for Monday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
ENID LANDS ANOTHER COLLEGE

Enid. Dec. 49, by decision or the
location board Of the seventh Day
Adventists church which has been In
secret session here for ten days. the
Adyentlsts college will be located az
North Enid. three miles north OF this
city. The chief contestants for this
college besides Enid were Wellington.
aud Wichita, Kansas, Agya. Perry
and woodward. Okla. This provides
for nm expenditure Of $4,000 on build
ings and improvements
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
RECEIVERS HIS LOST" BOY

[h.ouis Nackbere. the six-year-old
son OF j. Il. Mackherg. Of Perry. lost
himself today aud was found wander
fing through the halls of the state
house BY officer Ohio Miller Mr.
Mackherg is a menDer OF the Perry
fity council and had come to Guthrie
TO investigate the street paving work
IN progress here. He was watching
the laying OF the asphalt ON Villas
avenue. near the state house build
ing. when his son wandered away.
The father called at the police st9f
ton at noon and got Louis. who was
not in the least scared and seeEed 10
be enjoying himself. although he knew
ne was lost
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
KAY SEE" IN THR0ES
OF EXCITING ELECTION
Present Traction Company
Wants Long Extension OF
Franchise Rights
(By Associated press)

Kansas City, Mo, Dec iG-A sDe-
cial election is being held here today
70 decide whether the Metropolitan
Street Railway company. whlcE con.
trolls the traction rights Of the city is
to have It's franchise renewed for a
period Of twentysix years after ex.
piration of It's present franchise in
1895 or until 1851 The question OF
reduced fares is involved One Of
the bitterest campaigns in the city
has been waged
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
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ToDAYs MARKETS.

> Chicago. Ills. Dec. f6-Deeem-
. Der wheat closed at s11f IS.
: May at Sill "a. Corn was dis
. tnrbed By cables from Liverpool !
9 December corn closed az 81 esc;
2 May at e6c.
Q Kansas CITY Grain.
. Kansas City. Dec. I6-Decem.
Q Der wheat closed at $lO6 SIS.
. May al $l0G Is. December corn
Q 81 lie. May, "a l-2e.
G Kansas City Livestock
Q Kansas City. Mo. Dee. l6-Six
G thousand cattle We're received
. on slow market. Hogs-Re
Q ceipts. $4,000. five lower
8 @ 0 ooo 0 90 Q o 0 0 0
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
ANOTHER PROMOTION FOR WOOD
(By AissociaAd Press J

Washington p G. Dee. lG Major
General Leone7d Wooo now in com
mand Of the department Of the East
win be the next chief Of staff Of the
army. according to the announcement
OF Secretary Dickinson. Wood will
succeed Gen. G. J. Franklin Bell
whose term expires next spring,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
VAS FAKE:

Managlla. Nicaragua. Dec. To-
TelegraphIc communication was re-
established with Rama today and It
Ii officially announced that the city
has not been taken by government
troops, Is has been rumored. There
hns hnan no brittle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16

Governor Haskell has issued paroles
Ho T.. 81 Lovcioy. a negro, who Is sery-
Ing time OK the penltentiary for as
sault 70 kill The negro Is so far
gone from tuberculosis that he Is con.
lined 10 his bed a parole was issued
also 70 William Douglas Of Beaver
county serving o twe-year sentence
also for assault TO do bodily harm.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
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3 WEATHER FORECAST

, New Orleans. Dec. l6-Tonight
. fair. warmer in east: Friday !
, fair. colder.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
SHORT CUTS
TO THE NEWS

DR. r. o. Hirsehl Is doing the stub
hles Tor quail near shiloh today.
R. NJ. Chase of Oklahoma City is a
Guthrie visitor.
G. w. Watkins, proprietor of the
Highland theatre, has purchased the
Elite theatre from II Chenoworth.
Bankruptcy proceedings We're filed
in the United States Federal court
here by the creditors OF irving Stacy,
a Chandler merchant.
Lieutenant George Mockabee Of
Co. ID. On N. C.. has issued a call
for members of the company to re
port at The armory on December 23
Tor drill An persons desiring 20 en-
list are also requested to be present
at the time named
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
GOVERNOR HASKELL IMPROVED
Governor Haskell is stlll confined
to his bed at his apartments. but is
very much improved.
After Alleged Burglars.

Chief OF Police Johnston of TT,
Smith, Ark. is here with requisiton
papers from the governor of Arkan-
sas for the return 20 IN. Smith OF
parties arrested at Muskogee on
burglary charges
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16
BRAOSTREETS REPORT
PREDICTSFURTHER ADVANCE
Highest Point Was In 1907
and Present hears The
Same Mark

Washington, Dec. 16-The alarming
increase in the cost OF living. dne to
the rapid advance in the price Of ne
cessities, Is to be subjected to Fed
erai examination.
Senator Crawford Of South Dakota
has asked Secretary Nagel OF the de-
pa;tment of commerce and labor for
q conservative statement OF the facts
in connection with the matter. Should
the secretary, from data in his pos
session. fail to give the desired in.
formation, Senator Crawford viii
press a resolution In the senate di-
recting the commissioner Of labor to
make an examination and report as
early as possible. that there may
be remedial legislation without de-
lay.
Preliminary Investigations show
there have been no reports from the
commissioner Of labor on the cost OF
living. the advance in price of neces-
stiles and the value OF labor since
1907. AT that time a report was made
to the effect that labor was not able
10 purchase as much as in previous
years. The report WAC severely crit
icised by Republican statesmen be
cause a political campaign was about
TO open. An amended report has made
its appearance.
People Want to Know Why
Since 1907 there has been shars
increase in the cost of living, although
there has been a gradual increase for
dozen years. In a special dispatch
from trenton, NJ J., il is stated by
The state board OF labor and statis-
lies that the cost OF living in Neu
Jersey has increased in thirteen years
3713 per cent.
These facts have been brought
home to d number Of senators by
their constituents The people want
10 know whether combinations and
price arrangements have raised prices
TO the existing excessive figures.
They want to know what the farmer
and the middle man get to determine
whether the margins Of profit are too
great Senator Crawford will have
little difficulty in getting his reso-
mtlons Of inquiry passed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16

DR. r. o. Hirsehi is doing the stub
hles for quail near Shiloh today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-16

R NJ. Chase Of Oklahoma city Is
Guthrie visitor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
TO LIFT QUARANTINE
Paducah Physician Visits Cairo on
Trip of lnspecsion-Favorably
Impressed.

Yesterday DR.. Rivers of Paducah
came to Cairo by direction of the
Paducah Board of Health. to learn the
situation here respecting small pox.
He took ride through the city on the
street cars, making a. careful inspec-
ton of houses he passed; also took
a long drive over the city, and was
much disappointed at not finding
what he had been led to expect in
the way OF small pox signs. Dr. Car
ey and Chief Egan accompanied DR..
Rivers on the trip. Where are all
those small pox cases I've been hear
ing about? asked DR.. Rivers. Chief
Egan informed him that we had So
cases in the city all in the negro
settlements and 19 cases at the de-
tention hospital. The 80 cases are
scattered and are from two to five or
more In a house, so that the number
of places infected are few. and all
are thoroughly quarantined.
II is understood that DR.. Rivers
was one of the many anti-quarantine
people in Paducah and that he went
back home thoroughly convinced that
he and his friends were right in their
judgment that the quarantine was un-
called for.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
CONVENTION ON
JTAR|ff CLOSES
ALLs DELEGATES PLEDGED TO
AGfTATE MOVEMENT FOR
coMIssloN IN HOME TERRI.
TDRYyREsULTs EXPECTED.

lndtatsR@is, Ind, Feb. ls.1The Ma,
tionaf Tat5ff Commission convention
cameTto an end as :; convention to,
day, outfits officials and delegates be,
fore their departure, EXPIRE ssed conf
dence' that It's work woula soon he
perpetuated in the fofW of a perman.
ent tariff ceelmissfon, toward the at
tainment OF which their iahors have
been directed, -
Before the final stroA.s-ofT chair
ma Van Cleave's gayels seach delega; 3
pledged himself to continue in his
home territory the work. for which
of which T. R-4van Cleave
The permanent committee OF one
of which r r. VanCleave
was made chirman VIII give the wiAJ,
est possible distributioaaio The records
ef Che convention pr$eeedings and
carry on the work Of agitating forNtha
creation of permanent. tariff eoEs-
mission.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
IN CIRCUIT COURT
EIGHT JURYMEN ACCEPTED IN
D.AVIDGE MURDER CASE LAST
EVENING.
Friends of Defendant Working Hard
-
Another Batch of Twelve Men
to Report This Morning.

In the circuit eourt all of yester-
day was taken up in an effort to Sc
cure a jury. The special venire OF
thirty yielded only four men. and
when court adjourned last evening
eight men had been finally accepted
leaving four still to be found Anoth
er venire of twelve men was ordered
by the court. to report at 8 o'clock
this morning The last to qualify last
evening was p r. Langan and he Il
conditionally accepted.
He Is qualified thoroughly under the
law. but it was stated last evening
that he would not be accepted finally
by the defense.
There is the usual talk of under
handed work alleged to be particlpa.
ted in by court house attaches, ex-
court house attaches and Others. In
connection with the selection of this
jury, just as there has been In con
nection with juries In similar cases
for several years past; and, as in
these other cases, SO In this, the talk
is not altogether without foundation
in apparent fact. Friends of the
prisoner are busy In and out of tile
court house, hunting up possible can,
didates for the jury and if they talk
fayorably, procuring their selection
somehow as veniremen to be exam.
ined.
The states attorney has been com.
PEELED to make peremptory challenges
till he has but two remaining be.
cause men qualified themselves under
the law by their answers. who he felt
sure would not try the case fairly for
the people. He was compelled to ex.
ercise the right of peremptory chal.
lenge almost at the closing of. court
last evening, in the case of one juror
who he learned had expressed him.
self strongly in behalf of the defend
ant. alTnough IL nad sm0gn tiiaf ~,
had not expressed any opinion. II
was by mere accident at the last mo.
ment the states attorney learned the
truth.
1t is believed the jury will be made
up by noon or shortly after noon. The
states attorneys right Of challenge
will probably be exhausted shortly
after court opens, which wifi leave
the defense a decided advantage and
a comparatively free hand.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
ATTACKS RULES
OF THE HOUSE
HEPBURN DECLARES THAT CON-
GRE SSMAN HAVE BETRhY
ED THEIR TRUST.
MADE SPEAKER 7YRANT
Laws of United States Passed
by House-knox Matter
Settled.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The contrl-
ycysy over tie lagislatNei approp la
tion Ill, in connection with the
much-discuss,d salary Of the secre
taly CT state, involving the eligibility
Of Senator Knox for that office, was
settled III the house today when the
hill was sent 10 "a conference and th>e
was authorized to con
slider the salary provisions as if ia
disagreement
This giy>s the committee the pow
er to reduce the pay from $4,000 to
$4,000, its former figure. The Repub-
iicans were caught mapping when the
resolution by Fitzgerald was adopted
disagreeing to the senate an amend
ment creating the offices Of under
ecretary and fourth assistant secre-
tary Of state,
The bill coddifying and amen ling
the penal laws of the United States
was passed and the fortificaton ap-
preparations bill discussed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
CITY PUMP
BEGINS TODAY THROWING WA.
TER AT RATE OF MILLION
GALLONS PER HOUR.
Cairo Dredging Co.'S Plant Throws
Only $4,000 Gallons Per Hour
and Will Keep Running
Committee Meets.

A meeting of the Pump and Water
committee of the city council was
held last night at the council cham
Der, to take action in regard to start
ing the city drainage pumps. Chas.
Feuchter, representing the Cairo Con,
tracing and Dredging Co., met with
the committee, this company being
interested in the closed sewers be.
cause il is pumping water and sand
into the city. The committee ordered
Chairman Magner to start the city
pumps at once.
The subject was thoroughly dis
cused in all its bearings, the question
being raised as to whether or not
the Dredging Co. should stop opera
tions while the sewers are closed
Mr.. Feuchter stated that the capac-
ity of the Dredging plant was about
300 gallons per minute or $4,000 gal
Ions per hour. of water, As the ca
pacity of the city Pump at Tenth
street is one million gallons per houh,
the committee decided that the guam
tity of water thrown into the city by
the Dredging plant would amount to
nothing if the city pumps were kept
going. The city's pump will throw
out fifty times as much water as the
Dredging pump throws into the city
The cost of operating the Tenth
street pump is about $25 per day, one
fiftieth of which would be 80 cents
which will be the sum falling to tho
Dredging Co, if any one were dispCs-
ed to make that company pay the
cost of throwing out the water II
throws In.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
MERGER
OF Largest Packing House in the
Country Revealed in Course Of
Recovery Suit in Chicago.

Chicago. Feb. lS.-An agreement
under which four of the largest pack
ing houses In the couAtry We're to
have been consolidated was made pub.
lie today in tine course OF the trial OF
The suit of Frederick Joseph against
Ferdinand Sulzberger for the recov
cry of 100000 stock which the plain
tiff charges Sulzberger with having
converted to his own use.
The stock was JOseph's eontribu
tion to the pool The companies to
be merged were SchwarzchiId AM
Sulzberger, Armour, Swift. Nelson
Morris and eventually the absorption
OF the Cudahy Company
Owing to the action of the govern.
mpnt and the panic cf 1907. the pro.
posed consolidation fell through.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
fHfBECOMES
MASTER MASON
II u
CEREMONIES HELD IN CiNCiN-
NATaaBy HIGH OFFICIALS
OF THE ORDER.
AT stvl9Al FUNCTIONS
PfesidehkeIect was in Attendance
MasSnic Rrethren Entertained
at the Ane of Charles p.
- - Taft.

W Cineinnati, Ohio, Feb IS. William
Al Taft, president Of tie United
States IS a master Mason. The cere
mony which brought him that dlstic-
ton today was conducted By Charlt S
s. Hcskinson, most worshipful grand
master of the Ohio ~grand lodge.
II The highest Masonic authoriti s
ri n states Witnessed Taft's ad'nis.
Sion into fhea satsr as did body of
Asen Representing distinguished ictl-
zens of Cincinnati and the memters
oi kilwinning lodge, of which Alfonso
Tafu the fathsr of the presiient-elect
iWasja llembef ani in which Charles
4 hsxygaft, was indpeted under the aus
piees qf, his father
I sAs 4 Mason, Taft's appreciation
was of i1ik gathers character as such,
and IN veh regret that the delay
had laskis III long in his own case,
and a Tejofring that his brother,
Charles r. Tsaft, who was 60 had been
made a Mason under the tctloge of
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
ATLANTIC FLEET
NEARING HOML
GREAT CROWDS FLOCkING TO
OLD POINT COMFORT TO
WELCOME GREAT FIGHTING
cRAFT-ARRlvE ON TIME.
WILL HE GET iT2

Old Point Comfort, Va. Feb. 49,
The near approach of the battleship
fleet and its escort, signalled tonight
by wireless as less than 700 miles off
the Virginia Capes, is reflected in the
great crowds of visitors pouring into
the hotels here.
The combined forces are expected to
arrive at the southeru drill grounds
fifty niles off the Virginia capes some
time Saturday Minor evomtions and
manevers will be gone through in or
der tC fill the time intervening before
the scheduled arrival Monday morn
ing h@t.
A dinner will be given by the Navy
Leagtr Monday evening at which a
numbr of addresses will be made
the Principal one being by Admiral
Spery
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
Alfonso Taft.

Alfonso Taft.
During the evening Taft witnessed
the regular form Of initiation of a
emmb,r, the celomony being con
luctod J y w, rshipful Master Patton,
cf tie TI'wirn'ng Lodge Between
the two session of the lodge there
was a reception for Masonic breth.
ren at c. p. Taft's residence. and
concluding the ceremonies was a bril-
liant ball.
The presence of the Presiient-elect
graced all these functions. all of
which will constitute page in Ma
sonic history which will be of in,
creasing value.
The President-elect reached the
city early this morning. Aside from
his Masonic engagements he spent
the day at his brothers. resiloncH,
devotins his time to correspondence,
his inaugural address and other lit
erary work on which he is engaged.