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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1909-10-15
Open Ewes to Beauties About You.

One of the most important things
that every mother should have and
teach her children is an appreciation
of and love for the beauties In nature.
Whatever comes to that life this JOY
can not be taken away, the leaf, the
bud, the clouds, sunset and stars are
each day a source of pleasure and up
lift. We have eyes and see not. as
did the artists friend who was being
shown a glorious sunset which the
painter had reproduced on canvas. ne
remarked: 'I never saw sunset ike
that" the artist replied: Don't you
wish you could?" These senses OF
ours were given US to enjoy the
sights and sounds about us. and by
their use we see more and enjoy more
as the years go on.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1909-10-15

T is not the throned and scep-
tered king: II Is not the
warrior grimed with smoke and stained
with blood-it is the queen Of the home.
who. under God, rules the destinies OF
this world There Is the center 1ro"i
which radiates the light that never fails'
For / say unto you the sweetest wisdom
of this world Is a womans counsel. the
purest altar from which human prayer
ever went to heaven Is mothers knee.
Senator Carmack.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1909-10-15
A Crisp, Refreshing Sandwich.

Did you ever place two or three
thick slices of crisp cool cucumber
between bread and butter sand
wiches? They must be served as
soon as made or kept on ice so that
the cucumber will not wilt. They are
most appetizing.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1909-10-15
TIPS for the Tired,

When very tired, to lie down and
entirely relax for five minutes in a
quiet, dark room will work wonders
for a nervous, tired body.
Have a place for everything and
after using an article return it to it's
proper place, then there will be no
irritating hunts which destroy the
best of tempers
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1909-10-15
Green Corn Oysters.

Carefully crate six ears of new
corn, mix in one thoroughly beaten
egg, tablespoonful of cream in
which a teaspoonful of flour has been
rubbed to paste and the proper sea.
soning. Mix and make into patties
the size of large oysters. Fry in hot
butter in the frying pan till nicely
Drowned, and serve hot.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1909-10-15
French Custa-d.

Beat three eggs well, add one-half
cupful of sugar, one pint of whipped
cream. Flavor to suit the taste, serve
in sherbet glasses. with nutmeg gra-
ted over the top.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1909-10-15
Swedish TimbaIe Pastry.

Mix two cupfuls of flour with one
tablespoonful of butter and one-half
teaspoonful of salt. Add one egg and
milk smooth batter.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1909-10-15

FL WE'RE Judge. and called
upon to name
The penaace for each crime-committing
sinner
I should inquire before gauged his
shame
That evil day, what did he have for
dinner?"
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1909-10-15

" WOMAN! lovely woman
Angels are painted fair to look
like you" -Otway.
"She moves a goddess and she looks a
queen" Pope. b
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1909-10-15

1 LII the reasonings of men are
not worth one sentiment Of
woman" -Voltaire.
Grace was in all her steps. heaven in
her eye,
In every gesture dignity and love-"
Milton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
SALES LAST YEAR REACHED
NEARLY t8 MILLIONS
Furnished Employment to 1886
Persons Who Drew S977,-
594 in Wages

Oklahon.as forty-two wholesale es
ablishments last year according 10
Ia statement issued tEis morning BY
State Labor Commissioner Charles
Daugheety actually sold S1ZS0S. .296
worth of goods have S5.599 SO4 invest
led i'm tie state ana furnished employ
ment to 1876 persons who drew S977.
594 in wages
The ten wholesale groceries head
the list With the largest output sell
ing SS.30442l worth of goods last
year; Tho three packing companies
come mex with $1.99S.22S output and
tine TWO machinery wholesale concern
are third with an output of S17l619i
OF tho forty-.wo establishment
grocery concerns head the list with
IT, grain and seed houses are second
with Z produce companies thid With
.C while packing concerns are next
with 3. The other concerns report
ing are machinery ,. fruits and yee
ctables ., hardware ., and one e3cn
OF drugs. feed china and glassware.
musical Instruments, paper, millinery
plumbing supplies. barber supplies
Cry goods and notions and oil con
Germs
The fortytwo concerns paid i'm tax
rs and for suudry expenses last year
S5S49I6.
The output of The two fruit am
veg tahle concerns WIS 100000. on
lam investment of $1il500. they paia
out i'm wages 10 seventy em
Iployees $i5903
The ten wholesala grocery c0mpan
les report an investment of $1,37ls
730 ani paid out to their &7G cmployc
$2973S7 the grain and seed house
output was $696.2fJ, ON capital OF
S241415 and The thirtyWo employee
drew SIG 59l in wages.
The two hardware concerns sold
$19,i76 worth Of goods during Tho
year ana give their investment AT
S5.7j2. while their fourteen employees
drew $1g005 in wages
The tHo machinery houscs report
am investment Of $525.459 and paid
out $1GSgl0 to 1Gl employees
The produce houses sold $S36,2ll
worth of products, with am inyes meat
Of SG3.1S6 and a pay roll of $23,S90 t.
twenty-n ne employees.
The three packing plants are valued
at $70,130 and the l12 employees re
ceivcd S7,915 i'm their pay envelopes
The drug, feed china ann glass
w're. paper millinery plumbing sup
plies, barber supply house, dry good.
and notions and the oil wholesale con
Germ erort $3S32.21G worth Of goods
sold $L203.Gi0 invested in capital
ana paid 10 thoir 33S employees $3l3s
1872
OF The 1856 employees Of the for
two concerns, 600 are salesman. fifts
and females saleswomcn, 39l male
WageearGers ana five female wage
elrnols.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
$1,000 Reward Still Unclaimed
Searches for Feeble Minded Aunt
Increases the Membership of
His Innocent Club"
Do Not Fail to See Him at Patterson Bros Furni-
ture Store Thursday Night.
AT Weinberger & Rodman Smokery Friday
Night Where He VIII Meet the Fellows"
nearly unobstructed trail.

my nearly unobstructed trail
! thought it just possible that some
clever person might have secured
some classic on the life of the great
and on'g Riley the Rat that would
bring to my ears the terrible accusa.
ton that was the Mysterious Mr..
Raffles Of The Guthrie Daily Leader.
Yet no such challenge has come. up
to the present time and | am still
walking around with one eye open
ana the ether shut. In the words of
"Skygag from Mars Saw male
earth being pursued by a large body
Of earth beings, of all sizes, and to
me it truly seemed a fiendish meth.
cd Of earth enj0s ment.
1t is my opinion that "Skygag'
takes TOO much of a philosophical
view Of the matter for | really enjoy
the chase and 7 am sure it is more
enjoyable to hunt than to be hunted
There is one feature of this chase
that great many people are over.
looking. 1t must be taken for grant
ed, of course, that am living in some
house IN the city Ii is even posi-
bic am living in the same house
with some earnest sleuth who is now
Continued on Page Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
RAILROAD is GRANTED
WRIT OF SUPERSEDEAS
Criminal Court Of Appeals in
Session Hearing Argument
in Cases


The ernrpmr cnnrf holJ 4, bri,f ecs.
0n thi afternoon and entered an
1rer temuetari4 saspandine ls
member of the bar former Countv A.
orucy Vircil r Bieeers of pottav,..
mie county. pending be,rinr nm ae-
usmions preferred ap,ins. him Inv
'eo-ee NcKeown of Ada a member
IF the state bar commission cbarp.
me- Bigpe. with acrentinp bribes from
iuuor ht, rcsfs Iirrers bas loff the
tate. bu lad t0ped n nravont dis.
narmout 1s an 4 fornav unler tbo
Vim M riphts of tha Oklaboma consfi.
ution.
Tho court also spnrovol ta ronort
# Referee Ncstor Rummons who ok.
.noratos T. r Lamb of Okmulgeo of
harees of unn-ofessional condnct
Tho euprama conit also eugtafnad
ne morrp of the KATY" r,ilroa5 in
M apelcation for writ of suner.
odoas r-om fhn order of tho cornor-
,tlon commission rpanirinr tho rail-
Dad to SION trains "A tho rlae station
~ Witchnr in Craio connty noudin,,
,ppeal of me case "a no ernrome
.ourt
Chier nstico Kano announced IN.
lav ira! a allorffn al mo c,nr wonld
vorl, through the summer tnrm and
hat the court would hold sessions on
ruos,av ss nsnnl Tbo members of
ne court win take short vacation
rims th.s summer only two of the
ndpas boinp absent from tho citv AZ
time Justice. Wiuiams ana Dunn
lro now ar.av an varafion rims
,riminar Court or Anneals
Tho criminal conrt of annoals hold
h I'M doy session hearlnp 3rpnmantg
IA seyer.l rfinfn4i casns This af
ernoon ,iquments wnro hoard on the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20

Continuing his investigations of
the various state departments, State
Examiner G A. Taylor late yester.
day submitted a report of an exam.
nation of the records Of the state
auditors department In his report
The state examiner calls attention 10
payments aggregating some thou
sands of dollars made to G.. A. Law
lcr private detective b Governor
Haskell out of the fund approprial.
ed by the First legislature TO audit
he old territorial accounts. and 9th.
er payments aggregating 81 300 out
Of the fund set aside for dcfraying
expenses Of special delegates, com.
mittees etc
In the list Of exhibits accompany
ing the report the fcst Of the "Fx
hibf B' items is $500 drawn from
The appropriation to hire accountants
to audit the territorial accounts. and
paid 10 c A. Lawler under direc.
tion ef The governor" Then follows
ether amounts from September TO
a total OF $2.0GS 70 All drawn from
this fund and paid to LawIer. an
parently for detective services. Fol
lowing these items are two more
aggregating $13SS90, paid to Lawler
by the governor out OF the senate
bill rs appropriation, also presumab-
y for detective work. II Is against
this latter sum that Lawler charges
Si2l fer meals and hotel bills in 40
days
Against senate bill IS appropria-
ton are listed two other apparently
irregular items according to the
classification of the report. one be
ing sum of $2l0 paid TO Phil Kirk.
head of a Kansas City detective
agency for operative 3" for emer
geney services, same apparently be.
ing in connection with oil and gas
suits. Last on warrant paid March
26 1909, is an item of $3.50 and paid
TO o. T Smith gubernatorial at
torney and itemized TO cash ad.
vanced on account Of special investi-
g1tion in an emergency case begin.
ming today The public welfare re-
quires no more definite statement
disclosing the states purposes
William II Murray. president OF
the constitutional convention and
speaker Of the First legislature, is
particularized as drawing $320 over
his allowance as speaker Of the
house This was approved bg the
legislature. F. c.. Kent. 1915 sc
R V. Temming $500; w. Hughes
$3.50 81, were paid by the board of
normal regents for "systematizing
the work Of the Central state nor
nal at Edmond"
Another Exhibit Is" item is $500
paid out Of the governors appropria-
tion for extra Office heip. to W. H.
| Huichlngs, a prominent Muskogee
attorney for legal services in the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
BOTH SIDES ARMED
WITH "AFFIOAVY" EVIDENCE
Railroads AlIege They are
Bearing More Than Their
Share Of Taxation

Owing to the fact that copies of
some sixty lffidavits prepared by the
railroad attorneys and the attorney
general To Ue introduced as eyi-
dence in the hearing before Federal
Judges J. H. Cotteral, of the Western
district ard Ralph Campbell, of he
Eastern district of Oklahoma on the
petitions filed by the Katy, Santa
Fe. Gulf, Colorado 1nd Santa Fe, Fl.
Smith 4 Western El Reno q West
ern and Midland Valley railroads, had
not been served on opposing counsel
the hearing was not commenced this
morning.
Sta ements made by attorneys rep
resenting both sides during the two
hour discussion this morning as to
how they expected to proceed i'm pre-
senting the case to the court showed
that both sides have been busy Sc
curing evidence and data and that lhe
case would be hard fought
Attorney General West. his assist
ants G A. Henshaw and Claude Day.
export, and number Of county attos-
neys appeared for the state.
General Solicitor l.umpkin. of Chit
cago, of the santa Fe; J. E. Hurley,
general manager Of the Santa Fc line;
General Superin cn,ent f. G.. Pet.t
hone, OF The Gulf. Colorado and Santa
Fe: Chief Engineer Morris, of the
Santa Fe. Chief Engineer Felt, of the
Santa Fe. Clifford Jackson. general
solicitor In oklahoma for the Katy
Audito, Sailing of the Katy, from
the st. Louis offices, General Solicitor
l. W McLoud, Of the Midland valley
and President A. c. Dustin, Of the IT.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
CORPORATION BOARD C0NVENES

The corporation commission col
vened today for the July term wit
m twcntyeight cqses doeke ed 70
hearing This was Frisco complain
lay The case Of + T. Burnett an
other citizens of Try asking tha
The main line trains stop At that plac
was holrd The complaint of e
Bronson ami other citizens OF Thoma
asking for bcter tmin com ecIion
vas continued for the term
The c1sc ofcitizen of Durant. Oklf
lgainst the Frisco, Katy" aud Mi
ouri Pacific roads asking for a unio
station was heard Also the complain
If citizons Of potcau asking That ts
frisco onstll a telegraph office q
hat place
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20

In order that the people VIII not
become discouraged in this interest
ing manhunt. Raffles will from time
to time appear as he was the night
he disappeared from the Crystal air
dome and give all those interested a
chance to see and once more study
his features and actions Even one
Is invited to attend these receptions,
with the Mysterious Raifles as host.
To Readers Owing to the fact
that my letters must be delivered at
The Leader Office in the early morn
ing. all letters are dated the day he
fore publication of paper, unless by
special arrangement
The Mysterious Mr.. Rallies OF the
Guthrie Daily Leader had very
busy and interesting time yesterday.
He relates how and where he spent
his time in the foll0Sing racy man.
ner:
1t is with great delight and no lit
tie satisfaction that | am again able
to give the sclf-styled amateur and
professional "wiseacres, who are
making combined efforts 70 land me
in The Leader office an account OF
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
TWO LIQUOR CASES APPEALED

S. II Hays, who was convicted on
Two counts In the county court O.
cleveland county ON a charge OF
transporting liquor i'm violation O..
,he enforcement act and was fined
$50 ON one count and sentenced {,
forls days i'm Jail and Sl00 ON Oh.
second count and forty DAYS In jail
'oday appealed his eases TO the Grim
lnal court OF appeals f NJ Pat
terson, who was convicted In the
same court on charge Of selinr
liquor and fined $3.50 and sentenced
ia sixty days in jail also appeale.
his case.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20

I'm the mattCr OF Ihe lrrest Of Tho
Creacy children recently the state
ment was made that J NJ. Creacy
and wife We're addicted to the cocaine
habit. The information came from
Chief Mitchell Mr. Creacy SAYS
that neither he nor his wife have
ever used cocaine and that the state.
ment is Incorrect Mr. Creacy saws
his boy is still confined in a cell al
the city iail and is being starved.
The girl. Ethel Creaog. eiA be taken
from the Children home by Mrs.
Creacy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
DELEGATES To
WESTERN CONGRESS

John Garvey of Woodward one of
the few survivors of the famous battle
Of Arickaree. whore handful of
plainsmcp stood off a horde Of Indians
heads the delegation name by Gov
arnor Haskell to attend lhe Trans
Mississippi congress at Denver Aug.
1921. The other delegates are c. W.
He-od, c. H. Martin, b. B. Wy3tt. w.
II, Wilcox, Bourne, L. f. Lincoln, ].
Il. Hopkins G. t. Sharp, 0. w Cox
and b. W. Key OF Woodward. and
Capt. H. Josey Of Lincoln county.
r. o. Jaggers Of McAlester was
edded 10 the delegation to attend the
National Irrigation congress at Spo-
kone, Wash, Aug. 9-14.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
WILL BUILD A RAILROAD

Little Rock. Ark July 20-The
state railway boatd today granted a
charter to the Arkansas Oklahoma
Paris. Texas Co. to build a line from
Kan City Southern connection OH
the Red river westward through Ok
lahoma to Harris Ferry, across the
river, thence 10 Paris Thirty eigh
miles Of the right of way have been
secu ed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
WANT SAME PAY FOR 8 HOURS

Muskogoe Okla. July 20-Labor
Commissioner Daugher,y induced
contractors here to adopt the eight
hour day but the latter reduced sal
aries and three hundred laborers
struck Others may Join the strlk
crs The woFkmen want the same
pay for eight hours as they got be
fore.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
NJ MURRAY WANTS To
CLOSE INDIAN SCHOOLS

Washington July 20.-Frank Nc
Murray of McAlesier. reached here
today and will insist on the move
ment for closing the Indian schools
in Eastern Oklahoma according to
treaty obligations with the Govern
ment Congressman Carter, Of Okla
homa stated today he would resist
the closing Of a majority of the m
dian schools as he has a bill pend
ing in congress providing for clos
ing the tribal affairs of the Indians
which includes a graduated plan in
closing the schools.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
FEOEREL GOVERNMENT
FOLLOWS SAME SYSTEM
Governor Comments Upon Latest
Report Of State Examiner
c, A. Taylor

| have not examined State Inspect
or Taylor's figures and mathematical
computations, but presume they are
right, as he is a careful accountant,
and alwals contends for a technically
perfect system of boOkkeeping but
there are certain expenditures for
the public service which the legisla-
ture properly concludes must be left
to the discretion Of the officer in
charge and therefore, makes the ap.
preparation accofdingly particularly
all secret service work, whether it
relates to the bOOtlegger, the spe-
cial interest corporations, or the or
dinary CRATER violations OF the Jaw,
which would be wholly useless if
the offender knew at all times Just
Who was after him, and what meth
DDS were adopted to uncover their
unlawful practices.
The fact that i'm my discretion
may have had three thousand dollars
Of this work done for the interest OF
the state without seeing fit to warn
law offenders in advance. and that
The atlornoy general or Prohibition
Enforcement Attorney Caldwell may
have spent state funds in like sery.
Ice without warning The law offend.
ers in advance, is no ground for crit
icism, and is practiced in the Ma
fi0nal Government, ana probably in
every state I'm the Union
approve of what has been done
by both iha attorney general and by
Mr. Caldwell, ana no amount OF
manufactured headlines in newspa.
pers opposed TO honest and moral
government viii have the slightest
effect in inducing as to weaken out
efforts by telling the lawbreaker in
advance how he is likeh to be run
down
Some newspapers would serve
their readers bcuor if they would be
guided by Taylor's figures rather
than by their own imagination.
G. n. HASKELL. Governor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
ATTEMPT At SUICIDE FAILS

Tulsa, Okla, July 2O-Aged and
in in health, r c. Pyle, a newspa-
per man and Gil expert, made an un
successful attempt at suicide early
Monda5 morning in Brady hotel
room Escaping gas attracted atten
tion 10 the apartment Pyle was en-
gagcl in newspaper work in this
state thirty years ago as correspond
ems fer the oil City Derrick
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
WANTS. UNION DEPOT At DURANT

Representative "Bin' Durani of
Durant, was in the city today Crops
coed down our way said bill. !"
and the normal is a big success
Mr.. Durant appeared before the
corporation commission today urging
the establishment of q union depot
at Duranl.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
NORRIS IN
.pecial to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Washington, y. G. July 20 Joe
Norris oklahoma Republican state
committee chairman today was ap
pointed chief inspector OF Indian af
l2irs \ result OF conference
with National CtFirman Hitchcock il
was decided that Norris will retain
he Republican chairmanship for the
present His new duties begin within
sixty days
Jim Harris, Of Wagner is mon
toned as Norris successor should a
change be made
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
OFFICER SLUMBERED,
PRISONER ESCAPED

McAloster Okla. July 20-Officor
Rippy of Oklahoma City jumped
from a Rock Island train in his stock
ing feet this morning to give chase
for Will Jackson a negro whom The
officer was taking to Little Rock. Ark
on charge of murder While the Of
ticer WIS asleep the negro broke
loose, bu' was discovered when he
jumped from he train. He made
good his escape.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20

mI b 11l Western road repres ed
.re Railroads. Wi ile attorneys and of
uCi1ls 90 the Rock Island and Frisco
roads Who are Het directly interested
on The case 2sre also in the c1ur.
room
The attorneys for che railroads have
prepared siNys.z afIdMis from as
many county clerks in the state show
ing the roeuc ions made On real estate
livestock etc. hN the state board oi
equalization ON tile returns snt in by
me county bo8rds which. according ,o
their aifid-yits. amounted To Sos. .uOu.
roo in The counties represented. The
3t Ornc} declare that TIE state in
tentiOuauy cut down these values t0
place tha burden of taxation upon the
corporations.
Attorney General West filed aili
dlyits from each of the seven mem
bers OF tie state boaid Of equalization
eNplainigg the assessmen. made hy
them
Tho ttorney general has scores %
aifidayita showing that farms were
assessed 100 high by the county board.
citing Instances where farms sold for
less than the appraised value. likewise
town los. The railroad attorneys
,ave tables of atistics prepared
showing the real estlte transfers on
properties since January LIST last as
compared with the assessment made
by the state board
May Effect Compromise
Attorney General West announced
just priC, TO adjournment of cOur, at
1880 this morning that he had made
IN agreement with the TT. Smith anil
Western end El Reno and Western
roads % continue their cases for the
time being, stating that he thought
that they would reach a settlement
cut of court. He stated that the board
last year assessed the main line track
OF these roads 2 60 per cent of the
value which Vice President W. f.
Crane under oath said was worth 500
GOO. This year the board reduced the
assessment to $4,000 finding that the
track had been valued too high by
MIR. Crane. The board has recon-
mended hat county clerks collect last
years tlXes on he same basis Ii
this is cone, stated the attorney gen
ctai. the suits will be dismissed by
those rOads
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-20
CALL FOR HARVEST
HANDS COMES FROM WEST
fBy Associated Pressl

Washington. July pa cry for
help To harvest the seasons bOunte
Gus crops comes from the west to
officials of the department of com
merce and labor. whose functions In
part are to find employment wherey-
er possible for the throngs Of aliens
who come to this country. Accord
ing to Congressman Stephens. of
Minnesota, $4,000 able bouled men
are wanted by farmers in the West