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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
IMPROVING LINES
THROUGHOUT STATE
Oklahoma City Gets Heavy JOIi
at Pioneer Cash Box
Department
,saH3Msf .s-- ~ IN

with an order for 100000 worth OF
copper wire already glyen.s and a AZ
story structure agreed on for Okla
homa City, TO say nothing Of improve.
ments in other cities and towns the
Pioneer Telephone and Telegraph com.
pany may be able To stand the su'
preme court rule against increased
phone rentals and not have to beg
bread or electricity
The company has placed an order
Tor 100000 pounds Of copper wire FOL
extensions IN tho service. The wire
Will be hauled IN ten carloads and VIII
cost the company 100000. The pres
ent low price Of copper wire Is given
as the reason for buying IN such larg
quantities,
The company announces that lt wiz
at once take steps TO improve its serv'
Ice at Anadarko, The demand for
phones having far outgrown present
facilities.
The proposed underground system
TO relieve conditions IN the northwest
part Of Oklahoma city is nov a reality
and material win soon be on the
ground The new underground con-
duits win extend from the Pioneer
building west on Third street to Dew
ey street. north on Dewey street Ia
Fourth street and west Oh Fourth
street to Western avenue.
Two Aerial Lines,
An aerial cable viii extend FROM
Thirtysecond street and Georgia street
north ou Georgia 10 ThIrlysisth
street. east on Thlrty-slxtn street IA
Mckinley avenue and north on Me
Kinley avenue to Forty.secnnd street
A second aerial line la 70 be built
north Of Tennessee street from The
alley between Thlrtyiourth and Thlr
| ty-hlnth.
ln addition 90 the extensions men
toned lateral runs VIII be built IRON
each terminal When complete the
company VIII have added two miles oil
new condulls to ils equipment and tht
number Of lines entering the local Of
flee win be increased FROM 7,gO0 e
5000.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
ALTON PASSENGER
TRAIN DERA|LED

stIllweli, Oklahoma
Miss Ames Donaldson, Odessa Mo-;
win probably die.
Mlfs Alvin Stewart Odessa.
Mrs. NJ. G. More, Columbus. Ao.
Myrtle McNeel. Odeesa; arm broh.
en-.
Miss Richard Powell. Odessa, Mo.
Miss Vera Hammond, 0desaa. No.
The wreck happened At the Walnm
Row school house Two miles east Of
0dessa.
fauRo af the accident not known.
bns presamail to ba from The aigfm.
Tho track Is torn up for g distance
Of 400 feet
All three cars lett the track. the
rear coach turned over two or three
times.
Most OF The injured we're in the
rear car
None Of the passengers IN The amoh
er were injured.
Those Of crew and passengers
escaped Injury immediately yet encu'
The work OF rescung the wounded
All kinde Of vehicles we're pressed
mtg service and zee Injured taken
Into Odeeaa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
REVERSES
COUNTY
COURT

The criminal court Of appeals this
afternoon handed asrRn Ave decisions
including one by Judge r. H. Doyle
establishing a precedent In liquor
cases: IN the cause Of Doc Slater VS..
the state OF Oklahoma, an appeal
from the county court Of Garter eoun-
Is. In which he reverses and remands
holding that prosecutions upon lnfor
nation filed by the county attorney
upon the belief Of another person is
void. He holds that under the statutes
and constltutlonuliiy such prosecu
iions can be had only upon lnlorma.
ton which has been verelled
The syllabus follows
O) In the constitution OF Okla.
homa the utmost pains have beon tab.
en- TO preserve all the securities Of IN
dlvldual liberty; and an the nrovl.
slons OF the Constitution designed
to safeguard the peace, liberty and
security OF the citizen should be lIb'
orally construed by the courts
(2l Il Is lhed uty Of the courts
to uphold any statute enacted In the
ordinary exercise OF the legislative
powers, unless the constitutional Oh.
ieelions 10 It arec lear and lndIsput
able But when II Is proposed by q
statute 10 deny modify or diminish
right or immunity secured 10 the
people by clear and explicit e0nstl'
lutional provision then the presump
tlnn Is against the validity Of the
statute and the courts should enforce
he constitutional provision. Unless It
fl clear that such legislative act does
not infringe upon Il 10 letteriar spirit.
t8) The Constitution OF the State
Of Oklahoma being Section s9y Of the
Bin OF Rights provides that "fhe
right OF the people 10 be secure IN
Continued On Page Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
tBy Associated Presal

Kansas City. Mo-. May i5.-The Chi.
cage and Alton passenger train num-
bcr fourteen, o local which left Ksn-
aaa City as Sis this morning, was De-
rallied near odessa, Mo. thirty'tive
mlles east OF here today Several
passengers we're injured, bot It Is said
mons weFe fatally hurt taf
The train consisted Of anNengIns
with thrcc cars. and carried but few
passengers. A relief train was sent
from here. An telegraph and tele.
phone wirea are down.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15

small farms Of rich land. Il IS the
only department OF the government.
by the way. that Is conducted with
some regard 70 business principles.
"As to the santa Fe, we are making
large improvements 10 It's existing
lines ana are planning a few short
branches h territories which are SUI.
ferlng for transportation. but we are
proceeding cautiously and viii be
ready to Stop IN case Of further raids
upon the company by legislatures on
state commissions
Not since the business prosiratlOn OF
1885 and 1895 has travel on American
railroads been SO safe az during 1908.
IN a pamphlet issued By the bureau
OF Railway News and Statistics, 4 Is
stated That there were 1882 fewer Ia
talltlea 70 passengers and employees
IN railway accidents during 1908 than
In 1907. u decrease OF approximately 50
per cent
Slack Freight an AID,
The greatest decrease was IN fatal
tiles resulting from train accidents,
and the following conclusion Is drawn;
IAN things considered. the conclusion
is unavoidable that the diminution IN
fatalities was due almost entirely 20
the recession IN freight tariff. which
took the strain Off every department
Of the service aud substituted orderly
observance Of the rules by passengers
and employees for their violation IN the
ieytrish rush Of prosperity"
W, A. Garrett. former president Of
the SeaLoard Air lime ana now chief
executive officer under the receiver,
has resigned. effective November I. to
accept me vice.prsidency OF The T.
II. Symington company OF Baltimore
manufacturer OF railway supplies, Mr..
Garrett believes this a heter field than
rallroedng
Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio
road mo. and adjourned yesterday
without taking any action Regarding
the purchase OF the Cincinnati, Hamil
ton and Dayton road The committee
which has the matter IN charge re-.
ported progress.
The Chicago Southern and Southern
indiana bondhnders' protective com.
mittees returned yesterday from q twc
days Inspection Of the properties as
guests OF Myron J. Carpenter receiver
Of the two railways
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15

Hon. Joe W McNeal, the well known
Guthrie business man Is looming up
IS candidate for the Republican nom
lraton for governor. The Republic
an party has fine line Of men to
iraw from Cade, Flynn, Norris, EN-
bry Garber McNeal, Beeler, Buaby
Jones and q void Of others-and Joe
McNeal ranks among the highest Of
them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
MARRIED MINOR FILES SUIT

Alleging that he had no need FOR a
guardian after be was married, Frank
In Springs filed an application fog
writ Of prohibition IN the supreme
court today against VI r. Glenn, coun
~ Judge OF choctaw proceeding furlh
er IN the matter Of apmoging the sale
Of land owned by Sprnga by his guard
lam Springs was married on June 9
1908, 10 Maude Carter ne II but rs
yenrs Of age He is & 5.s Chociaw
indian. Ele claims that under g recent
act OF The legislature he has g right
10 sell bis own land II he 30 desires
and alleges that his guardians duties
ceased when he married
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
GOVERNOR
SWAT TED

Jefferson CITY No. May 5.-aoF.
ernor Hadley today vetoed enc Iniers
Insursnca blli. the measure which haa
met such stubborn Opposition because
Of it's effect upon the Misaourl cor
porations which were subject to the
license laws of the state ia sisted
II would allow foreign companies hy
rYndemnlislng each eiheT, 10 ayola che
supervision of the general Insurance
iaws Of the state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15

son, william
Miss Ives and Archer are the most
seriously hurt,
All OF the above were injured when
the houses they occupied were blown
down. There were many miraculous
escapes. Mrs DeBernardia WINS IN
the wood shed when her house blew
over and had she been IN the house
would IEely have been killed Arch.
ef. who is sixty-flye years old. was
working on q new house when L fell
with him
BIG Territory Traversed
The sttlm spread over q wide area,
however, laid waste many farm houses
and injured many whose names
could not be obtained last night on
account of a great portion OF the dam.
age being done on farms the full ex-
tent OF the storm will not be known
for several days. Many conflicting re.
ports have been received. One had
ten killed
Al HOislngton, Kas., tornado IN
iured a number and greatly damaged
farm property. II was not 80 severe,
however, as that which passed owes
other portions Of the state.
Farm House Burned.
AT wellington, Kas., lightning struck
The residence OF r. w. Chiffon and set
II on fire. but nobody was injured
more than being shocked. Hutchn.
son had two inches OF rain IN two days
and this afternoon hailslorm oe.
Cured a. Medora.
Railroad Men Killed.
William Ackerly, Santa Fe engl.
neer. was killed while working with
bridge gang between Great Bend and
Kinsley. Conductor Frank Nicholson
was also killed The tornado wreck
cd the work train OF which Acker'
ly was engineer and blew II into 4
ditch. Several members OF the crew
went down hundred feet The pile.
driver toppled over, crushing Ackerly
o death in his cab, where he remained
With his hand on the throttle. refusing
TO desert bis post even after the storm
struck him Those Injured In the
Great Bend storm were;
Lester Preston, Ransom MlddauEh,
Porter Thomas. r. E Rucker, NJ M.
Brown, i. e. Fulkerson, Florence Ay.
cry, Brakeman Murray, eleven uniden-
titled.
A wrecldng train was sent from
Dodge City TO clear the track and ra-
cover the bodies OF the dead
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
vERNoN ANoEREp pEMocRArs.


Special to tpa Daily Leader
Washington, May ia--Fiye Demo.
cratic members OF the house, namely
Dies and Garner OF Texas, Sims Of
Tennessee. Gambler Of Mississippi and
Stanley OF Kentucky. Indignantly lefl
the cafe IN the house office building
today hertuse two negroes were scat
ga there and were abunt 70 be sery.
ed with meals.
One % the negroes was nr W n.
Vernon ol Kansas registrar OF che
treasury. The Identity Of the other i
not known. The Democrats whose
feelings were hurt by The presence Of
the negroes IN the dining room say
they have made an appeal to Speaker
Cannon that negroes be deharred from
The cafes IN the house office building
and Ia the cunitOl proper
Df Vernon, who gave oltenae 20 the
Democratic members Of the south. Is
one Of the widely known negroes OF
the country. IN the last campaign he
was an active supporter OF President
Taft an he dld good service for Taft
In the contest for the nomination that
preceded the Chicago convention.
Under the rules governing the diu-
ing room IN the capitol o. large room
is reserved exclusively for members
Of congress. There Is q small room
for the use OF the publlc 20 which
negroes art admitted. The same rules
apply. Il IL understood, 10 the dining
rooms IN the house office building
Some q. them are reserved For mem
hers and others are pen 20 the public
The cafe that DR. Vernon entered was
one reserved exclusively for members
DR.. Vernon called FOR his meal. as dld
the negro who accompanied him, and
they were served
This at once so aroused the Southern
Democrats that they arose IN hOdY
and marched out yolclng protests 20
the manager on their way 20 the door
Il is understood that they then took
the cafe fatter up with Speaker Can.
non ami received assurances that he
would make o decision Az 10 whether
negroes should be admitted 70 an cafes
IN the house office building or be de-
barred from those reserved tor mem.
bera
Or. Vernon Is president Of ihe west
ern university, an Institution FOR ne.
groes, AZ Guindaro, Kas He ~ an
eloquent speaker and Is widely known
In Kansps CITY
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
rAaMEa COMMITTED suIoIDE.

Special 10 the Daily Leader
Granite Okla. aRly i5--'T don't
care for any dinner thank YOU say
ing this, IN an adjoining room. Johu
Bf0adle, 2 farmer. made good bis Of
repeated thregs 70 end his life Mem
hers Of ihe family found him With bis
head blown into ahreda, shotgun o.
the floor az his side
THE l'roadlee were Drepal go
10 fort worth, their former hv.ae, 70.
visit apd IN the hope OF belfsFiuE
pfoadlee physical and mental eondl
slua. ...s : a 4 {
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15

Arguments were heard today by The
supreme court in the cases of Walter
Cump ct al. vs. A. j Pitchford; W.
8. Kilgre VS. Thomas Yarnel; c., r. |,
A p ys, Fritz Wherman; d. w. Hard
ing w Martle Glllett ct al, and N, X
q 4. Ry co. vs. J. 4. Ford.
Judge Hays this afternoon handed
down decision reversing and remand
Ing the cause Of Van Arsdale Osbourne
Co VS., David Edwards.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
FIFTY STARTS FOR RAGKENSACK

Governor Haskell has granted The
requIsltlon from the governor Of Ar.
kansas for the return 10 that state
0f Morris Fitzpatrick wanted on an
assault charge. He Is under arrest
at Enid.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
Near Kansas City.
ibY Associated rrasE.l

(By Associated presg.)
Kansas City, Mo, May l5.--Twenty
five were Injured by storm that
swept over Mt. washington and Fair
mount park, suburbs OF Kansas City,
yesterday evening. Two Of these are
fatally injured and other seriously
The town of Hollis Kas. near Con
eordla, was swept away Here three
were killed and ten injured
The dead.
Fred JeardOe
John eyre
George Reckert.
The Echsiorm family. consisting Of
five persons, is missing. Their houae
Is laid In ruins and Il Is thought that
they are dead
Az Mount Washington
twenty-five we're hurt, many Of
them seriously. twelve houses totally
wrecked and large property losses
sustained when & tornado struck Mt
washington and Falrmount park, sub
urbs og Kansas City late today. II
Il believed several viii die as re-
sult OF injuries. Among the most Sc
FttHhAy uuIl utts
Mrs. lanes O0ara. her father. moth
ef and b.ye1ruId hoy; older woman
not expected to live
George Archer struck on the head
by flying tllnhera
Seth Greer and Lee Greer, brothers
aevenleau and five years old, respect
lively. caught un6er house tlmbefa.
Mrs De Henafdle. arm broken ant
hll on head hy board.
Mrs. Mary Robinson and baby girl
struck by bricks.
Mrs. George Root and two ellildrei
injured by falling tImbers.
Mrs. Ferguson and invalid, eaugh
under debris
Mrs. Newton Blrda.
MIS-. James A Gar cf O'Qhra
Miss Ruby ives
James O'0ara
Np. n !. Janklna rad s.yeas pi
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
WEATHER FoR BASE BALL

The Associated Pfnss weather bull
latin for Western ess0claiion games;
Fltishnrg at Joplin 1880 T. MI, clear
Mushogee ai Bartleavllie $3.50 y NJ
clear.
Webb city e springfield $3.50 r
NJ. cloudy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
rAAeE kLLLEp sY gxpLosIoNl

Key west Fla. MAY fs~-in m AZ
ploslnn d dynamite yesterday On
quarter boat No. 9. At Codioes Key,
on the Key west extension Of the Flor
lda East Coast railway. three men
we're lnklanily killed and twelve 9th.
erH badse lniuFed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
APACHE FAla DATES oar.

special to Daily Leader.
Apache, okla, May i5.--h large and
enthusiastic body Of citizens and rep
reseniatfve business men Of Apache
met al tie office Of X. 4. Dobaon
Tuesday night and chose Wednesday
Thursdag Friday and Saturday, Sep.
temheF ts, le IN and lg ~ the dates
lor holdmg the Apache fair thla year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15

Kansas city Mo, May iS.--A re-
capltulauon of last nights storm
shows Il was general over Northwest
arn Missouri Eastern and Central
Kansas, and extending into Oklaho-
ma, and Ia places II reached proper.
ti0ne Of tornado.
List Of Damages.
The present status shows three deaa,
ok missing. fifty-fiye injured, at least
half dozen OF the latter seriously.
No additional deaths are reported
among the injured up to noon today,
The principal damage was done al H9i-
lie, a small village near here, Con
eOrdia, kaa., and at MI Washington,
NO, suburb OF Kansas City. IN both
Of these places majority Of the
houses were either damaged or de.
nolished and dozens injured.
The Dead and Missing.
Frederick Jeardoe, 3 boy AZ HolllF.
Kaa.
william Elliott. carpenter blown
from scafiod al Chltwood, near Iop.
lin. Mo.
William Ackley an engineer Of the
Santa Re on the pile driver working
near Great end, Ras.
The Mlsring
Charles Quance. q ranchman, from
north OF Larned. Kas,
Five members Of the family Of a
farmer named Eekstrom, whose house
near Hollis was destroyed.
The injured.
At Mt Washington, Mo-, twenty-five
three perhaps fataiiy near Great
Bend. Kas,, twenty. mostly members
ot the crew on the Santa Fe work
train, witch was blown from the
track Hollis, Kas.. three; Rosedale
View. Kas a suburb Of Kansas City
two; IN vicinity OF Hersingt0n, kas
four; Pond Creek Okla, four
An related IN The Leader OF Fri
day afternoon. the tornado which
swept northern Oklahoma and mani
sections Of Kansas was perhaps the
widest In scope Of any In recent years
Each dispatch from the afflicted dis
trlct as the wires ase gotten into serv
fee shows that destruction rode klnf
ef the clements and death and ruin
we're his team mates.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
EnWorth Laaau. unIgsTaIly egEvIe.

Epworth League uulgorolay Services
At the First NJ d elWrch, Sunday
May l6. 1903, Rev J. u Wagoner, .
D.. Of Enid. Okla will preach both
morning and evening There win be
special music ai both ol these serY
ices by fun chorus under lhe dlree
lion Of Prof Robinson Of Norman
Okla. Everyone Is cordially Invited.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
RAILROAD MAN
DIED AT HIS POST
Many Lives Lost, Property
Blown Away and Country
FIOOdHd
REPORT lNcoRRecr


INy AH8UNIHIeU TTFHNI
Kansas City, Mo-, May 15.--The re-
port last night that Frank NiehoIs, con-
duetor Of work train blown from the
tracks near Herxier, Kas., was killed,
proved incorrect. He 10 seriously
Furt, but will probably recover.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
Many arc injured

Many arc injured
tBy Associated pressl
Kansas City May l5- Between thsf
II and forty persons we're Injured
some Of them probably fatally
senaasounlg hurs.
Nfa Mary Cox snd lwo daughters
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15
wesroN snlLL HlKlNNo WsaT


Russell. Kas.. May 10, Edward
paygan Weston spent lhe nlRhi here.
he continued westward at SIX This
morning.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-15

Or. Vernon Is president Of ihe West.
ern university, an Institution FOR ne.
groes. AZ Gulndaro, Kas He u an
eloquent speaker and ls widely known
In Kansps CITY
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

Annapolis, Nd, Jan. 2l.-The manage
ment OF the Navy football team is busy
arranging the schedule for next season.
and the idea is TO make IL as strong as
possible 1t Is officially stated that a
game with Princeton is assured. Though
the date has not been decided, the con-
test will probably take place October IS.
The Princeton game viii be the all-im-
portant contest Of the local season since
Harvard has decided not to come TO An
napolis. having arranged a game with
the West Point cadets instead. Nor IS
there any likelihood OF a game with Van
derbilt- Negotiations with the Southern
institution were opened some time ago.
bur satisfactory arrangements could not
be made. Vanderbilt has played in An
napolis but once That was two years
ago. when the game resulted in a tie.
to c.
notable change in the schedule will
be the omission Of the annual contest
with Virginia Polytechnic Institute The
Polys have for the last several years
played the Midshipmen the last game on
local grounds prior TO the West Point
contest, the day being the Saturday be
fore Thanksgiving but they are unwiH-
ing 10 come 10 Annapolis on that date
next season
Negotiations with North Carolina Uni
versity. Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege. and George Washington University
are pending
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

The curtain rings down on the District
bowling tournament tonight
For a week the bowling fraternity mere
IN town has been highly entertained
with a tourney az fuU Of reverssls as
the ordinary race card. and that 5his
event Is the hest that has ever been
promoted here is the opinion Of more
than one OF the Districts first-water pin
spillers. Never before has the interest
in this annual affair been more intense
than has been the case this year. almost
every card OF the weeks activities pro
ducing a. least one record breaker and
sometimes two
The entry list this year was about on
a par in number with those OF the pre-
vfous affairs. but without a single excep-
ton every bowler OF prominence IN the.
city was entered ia these games. which
come TO q close tonight
The card tonight viii be watched with
even more interest than the majority Of
others. as. besides being the last. from the
names OF those who are slated 20 roll
Il may be the biggest surprise 0f the
tourney and completely upset the present
standings.
The bowling viii start az 5,45 and con
tinue until the last event IN the sourna-
ment has been run Of, after which the
awards viii be made 20 the successful
rollers
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
PENN'S FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Viii Meet Same Opponents of
Last Year.
West Point Looks Like II VIII Be
Brought in Line. but There's No
Room for Dartmouth.

PhiladelpIa, Jan E-The football au-
thorities ef the University of PennsyI-
vania Esve been working overtime dur
ing the past week terget the 1919 schedule
in shape From present Indications. the
schedule viii be practically the same as
last year. Until a few days ago It was
thought that Dartmouth would have one
Of the dates. but the Red and Blue dates
were, 50 Sled that November -. the date
that Dartmouth wanted. was found 10 be
al impossibility. There is a possibility
now that West Point VIII be played for
the first tine since 1s9k There VIII be
no other important changes.
Pennsylvania men are quite well pleased
that Harvard and Cornell are to meet
this fall Last fall Pennsylvania had TO
divide football iaUrels with Harvard. and
should this happen again the Cornell and
Indian games VIII furnish pretty fair
tests OF their relative strength The fact
that there IS 70 be a game between Ear-
ward aid Cornell viii make the Quskers
work ali the harder 70 down the Ithacans
on Thanksgiving Day