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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
ARE TAKING INTEREST
IN FARMERS INSTITUTES

The hammer Farmers institute 10
organize this season was pe 0aryin
county institute organized at pauls
Valley Thursday and Friday with a
paid up membership OF glneiy. Tho
attendance during the two days pro.
gram was over 200 and much interest
was taken IN the meeting Ropresen.
tatlve Bob wallace. Senator Allen,
and Secretary Charles r. Barrett OF
STATE boafd ot agriculture we're among
The prominent speakers ia attendance.
Following the lns ltute meeting the
Ten Thousand club OF pauls Valley
held largely attended meeting sat.
urday at the court house when the
read Oversoers from over the county
and the iarmols met with the coun.
y officials to discuss good ruads,
The meeting was & success and
shows that Garyln county people are
thoroughly alive on the good roads
movement and intend to take adyant-
age Of ine new good roads law enact
ed by tho recent legislature by taking
steps at once 20 lay out their roads
and 10 improve them The following
officers were elected ut the institute
needing
j. A. eagle, Of Antioch. president,
VIM. Lindsey, OF Gilmore, vice presl.
dent; w D. Hill, Of pauig Valley sec.
rotary; VIII McCatty, OF Robertson.
delegate to the annual meeting OF
the board OF agriculture; Thomas
Smith. OF Paoll alternate.
A womans department was organ
ged by electlnr the following Officers.
Mrs. J. O. Elliott. OF pauls Valley,
president; Mrs. D. L. Roady Of Brad.
Icy, vice president and Mrs VIM. LinS
sey, of Gilmore. secretary.
al the meeting OF the McClaln
County Farmers institute at purcell
Saturday the following officers were
elected.
j W. Gibbons, president, 8 IL VIII
liams, Vice president II, G0ald, sec.
retary; w n Williams. delegate to
the annual meeting OF the board Of
agriculture. NJ. n Gibbons alternate.
an The officers are Of Purcell
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
JUDGESHIP TENSION
EASED UP FOR TWO

Governor Haskell relieved he ten.
sion In The iulgeehlp .lcntest By 81.
nounclng the appointDFnt nf A. N.
Munden o. OkahomaN CITY as judge
nf the superior court for Oklahoma
county. and William Bernum Of 81.
pulpa as judge of the district r9uf
Of creek and Okmuleee countias bplh
positions hanns born created by The
leel Legislature Appointments fur
Shawnee and Mugkngeo we're defene1
until next week
Judge Mundcn came 10 oklahoma
from Indiana ne win uame the eIeek
of hts eonrt
Judge Hefnum Is q n8live Of Bra
z0fla County Texas and came to Or
lahoma Territory soon after the often
Ing. from Alvin ne resided q Foa
Iea CITY prior to moving 10 HanuIna
Eaeh position PAYS $4,000 per fesf
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
REFUTES ARGUMENTS or
INDEPENDENT OILERS
Quality Of Crude OIL Produced
Cannot Compare with Tsssstt
Of This Country
l0eclaI 10 lho DAILY Loader.

Special to tho Daily Leader
Washington. June President
TAFT has submitted 20 the Senate the
report of Or. G. W. llages,, chief
geOl0gist 0f THE United States Geol0g
teal survey, on the relation OF the
Mexican oil fields 40 the American
OIL market This report contends
that dhe Mexican oil fields do not
constitute "a menace TO the oil pro.
ducing industry of the United States
Independent oil producers and re
hnors wto are Ia Washington ~ an
effort 20 have Congress take oil from
tie free list, where Il was placed by
the lIonse bill. have cOntended that
the importation Of Mexican oil threat
ened the Industry IN this country.
The report Of Dr. Hayes, which
was withheld until VI was called for
IA a resolution presented by Senator
Cmmmlns OF Iowa, and adopted by
the Senate. briefly touches on the
si9uatlon as follows
while these fields promise 70
yield q large quantity Of crude oil,
It's quality Is sucn that Il can not
compete uader present conditions In
the United States or Europe with
The higher grade petroleum Of the
Appalachian llllnpis or mldconiinent
fields,
Further the conditions are such
that the demand for fuel Oh and ro
fined products In Mexico exceeds the
anppIy avaihNle AZ present pr in
sight ii the neaf fwure There is
practically no coal IN Mexico aud the
railroads now dependent chiefly on
Texas, Oklahoma and English coal
would consume several times the
present production 0f OIL n 4 were
generally adopted as fuel, The IN.
creased production of tho Mexican
field viii affect the United States by
reducing the demand for coal by re.
duclng tAe demand for high grade
crude oil for refining 10 supply the
local market and TO some extent by
competing In the European market
with the American refined product
Dr. Hayes adds that the geological
formation In Mexico Is such that the
hazards and uncertainties of producs
tlon will be very great Because Of
these conditions, he thinks, the dif.
flculty OF securing a steady supply of
al aud the average cost Of pr0duc.
tlon will be correspondlngly In.
creased
The report Is important because
ehe Independent oil men have been
baslng their request for duty on
petroleum and It's products on the
llmAtless possibilities OF the Mexican
field. whid1 they have cOntended
would be monopollzed by the Stand.
ard and would drive United States
producers and refiners out Of bust.
ness by sharp competition
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
ANOTHER "SEGESH" MOVEMENT

Attorney General West 10 an opiu.
ion to Governor Haskell approves the
petition filed by citizens Of the west
crn part Of Wagoner county In and
around the town of Coweta asking tof
a special election 20 submit the prop
0siiion of secedng from Wagner
county 10 form part OF Tulsa county
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
NEGROES TAKE HINT
AND QUIT THE TOWN

Yale. Okla, June IA boarding
houee for negroes, opened yesterday
bg q white man. was dynamlted
Saturday night al I O'clock and pAr
TALLY destroyed The white profrl
etor WIS sleeping on the first floor
and four blacks were on the second
floor when ihe explosion occmid
While negiOes are employed In tue
surrounding country during The cltt-
tor ehopping and picking seasNn
nome have over been allowed % live
in town and they have done most d
abelr gathering N Gushing, No one
Nas injured by the explosion, but the
four neerBeS immediately left town
The explosion wHe n heavy one rat
tling windows shaking some houses
and awakening q number OF The res
dents
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
UNION LABOR MAN
GIVEN APPOINTMENT

Tom Wiley, 4 member Of the Car.
nenters union at Muskogeo. has been
appointed as superintendent Of the
Eastern branch OF the state free EN-.
ployment bureau recently located at
Mnskogec by the last legislature. The
Mugkogee office will be opened July
ist There are now three free EN-.
ployment bureaus in the state. locat.
ed al Guthrie Oklahoma City aad
Muskogee.
At the oklahoma City office last
month positions we're found for 900
persons and II II estimated that SOC
men VIII be given employment this
month Tho Guthrie office furnished
employment for 200 during the last
month
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
CH|VALRY

Jackson XVI. June T--Fsx Sheriff aG
wprd Callahan, famous Throughout
this section oi the state fef the rhft
he played 20 the numerous feuda tnEt
have disrupted nFeathilf county Ter
years war shot and probably moFtallr
woundod from amhuah early today ~
tho doorway Of his home ID er1cl
etisviile near ale5e n|aadhuaudr
have been put Of lbe EFsIl Of he ~
aassln who. X Il said ID hahin3
pile o. coat HacFemeat Is nlensal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
WHARF COLLAPSED;
TEN KNOWN DROWNED

Vaudeville. i.a, june F0nf more
D08ies were recovered today from the
waters cf Lake Brings bringing the
total known dead as The result Of the
collapse of wharf last night up 70
Ten. with seven stu missing 4
crowd WAS boarding an excursion
steamer when the pier gave away and
aUme seventy people wera thrown n
&c the water the majority Of 4hom
Wafa reached unhuri
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
WARRANTS FOR EMBEnERS

Lewiston. Idaho. June War
rants haye been issued by the Uni.
ted States commissioner charging
clarence Bobnelt exbvOkkeeper. and
]. J. Chapman. ex-aasistaut cashier
Of the Lewiston National hank with
an1hezzlement Bohnett a. charged
with Hmbezzline sai.S .S7b. and Chap
man Sab.026. tn total si37 900, be.
Inc the amount of The shortage sald
10 have behn discovered recently
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07

Secretary Charles r Earrefs. ol TIE
state board Of agriculture. has return.
ea from paula Valley whore he at.
tended the Ciaryln county institute
and gooi roads meeting last week, He
reports the crops looking fine III the
waahltn valley and that prospects
are good for q banner corn crop thlh
year IN the state He SAYS cotton In
general Is Ia good condition + the
Southern par OF the ainta
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
G0OlNELL GETS THE SCHOOL

The agricultural educational CON
mission. composed Of j. P. connoft
president Of the state bosrd Of agFi
culture, state sohool superintendent
y. d. Cameron and prealdaut ]. n
cOnnell Of tho A. q M college. have
eturned from the Panhandle dlhtflet
of Oklahoma viewing the locations "
tered for secondary agricultural
school They ioeated the school ~
j0odwell on The Rock Ieiand gallroad
Tpxas county. GuymDn and Hook
ar were the o'her rivals for she place
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
A ROUND OF IoLllTY.

Louisville. Ky.. June - VITA sixty
patrols IN attendance, tila thiffY4ifth
annual sesslon of uobiga If tue Mss
tic Shrine began hHre to-day with
p0mp and feslivity. Very little bus
lBess ia in prospeol and the sessions
VIII be merry round 0f nIlllg.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
BAliaON RACE IS III DOUBT


indianapolis. June 7--All but one OF
the balloons that STATED IN the Aero
Grub OF Americas great National race
saturday have been heard from. lae
ST. Louis Is supposed 10 be sailing to.
ward the Gulf Of Mexico. The New
York Holland Forbes as pilot came
down at Corlnih, Mississippi, al five
o'clock this morning and the Hooslor
elso landed this morning at Green
Brler, Tennessee. The Indiana came
near enough TO the ground al shaokle
island, Tenn. az six o'clock last night
o let down buckets Tor water then
mounted again and continued the race
shackle Island ls q few miles north
OF Nashville
s--aaetaaaaaassH-saa4~a4-e
VI. MI Roadman 0f Wal0nga ls g
Guthrie visitor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
COMMITTED SUICIDE
IN MOMENT Of PIQUE

Wanetle, okla. June7- After laav
ing note In The house Informing Bis
wife Ne would commlle suicide Il she
did not return home by eleven o'clock
yesterday. Dave HARRISON SHOT end
killed himself ID the barn yesterday
noon. The tragedy Is the eulmluatioh
Of protracted domestic dlllicultsau.
the wife recently deaerting fsFhlscn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
REsULT lE lRQNEEN RlN

TuIsz. Okla. June ThomeA
Howard Is minus his muslache and
MH<hell Mason Is iallcd here as me
fezuiH Of e shooting n g drunken
nuN af Mlne0 yesterday Mason vas
brought here today sheTHed leEsh
nINfHernlm assault
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
AsSASSINATED IN
COURT HOUSE CORRIDOR

81. Louis. Mo, June while being
taken TO court to stand trial for the
murder Of Constable san Young sev.
eral weeks ago, Fred Mohrle WAS as
sasslna Ell IN the corridor Of the
court house today by william Kane,
former deputy under Young The ira
sedy grows ont Of bitter political
feeling
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07

County Superintendent Sell Hun
rhrey 10 sending out dipi0maa tn inc
sixty applicants that passed sho
common school examination held Il
Guthrleo n Mag n aud II. A nlaas
Of i25 took the exams whieh ware
declared 10 have been the hardest
iha state has required Those that
dld not pass viii be- slvan IN uppoF
tunlty 10 try again on the last Thurs
day nnd Friday III June Whon the
state will hold ite thlrd period os
examinations.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
DYNAMITE

Norman. Okla. june There Il no
clue Is yet to the dynamItefs who
partly wrecked the city standppe late
Saturday night. but Il Is thought 10 be
the work Of the fanatic who last week
cut down lhlrfyflve trces IN the
aehooI grounds Explosive Was also
found about the water pumping sta.
ton ana L II believed a similar At.
temp had hean planned Police are
eiaFdins 6IIe city utilities nlgtily
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
WEATHER FORECAST

tBy Associated pressl
New 0rleana. La, June Tonight
and TUESDAY partly cloudy; showers
and thunderstorms tonight and Tues
dry: cooler tonight,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
.HONORRQNL

Those who subscribed today TO the
Mountain Valley and Plains railroad
bonus are as follows
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07

II. M Roadman of Watonga Is a
Guthrie visitor
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-06-14

Business mans lunch served
daily at Dick'c between 1870 and =
o'clock. Faust Beer is one of the not
able A., b. &. brews. Get l.. at Dicks.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-06-14
ruE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN says that 1.-The coun-

THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN says nt le JUL
try hs again being waeeded and fooled into compliance with
moro tariff and more trust protection by arguments thu de-
strov themselves. 1t is time for the people to wake Il pto ths
ever-continuing. mo-et tariff miquuy, m We are glad to note
q indication of N awakening" The Republican believes
that the President will veto the bill. Otherwise nj
istration would star off with 20 heavy a dlscredt marx
against 1t a. to weigh 1t down in the popular estimation
throughout the rest of his term" Te New York Evening
POST says that by the Senate bill the Republicans are threat
cned OF only with failure mt disgrace e 1ok
Globe a VS. the country lis OF to be ticked by nerthe-e
mt verbal analysis Tho New York Tribune calls for : re-
duction of the Dinsley schedules in accordance With goo
national and consequently with good party policy e
York World calls upon the president to exercise his vetoa and
ces" And 50 the chorus grows louder and louder. but the
Again tn Republican party has cen caught repudiatng its "a
paien pledges. For many years he party has been able TO keep hsel
in mower by simply promising the people of te country anything "
want during a campaign. Immediately after election its hes ONE
light and the people of the country < into Il spasm n curse Il
the va they have been Hoodwinked and pray for four years o oh
around give them a chance to get even.
Well. the four years come Ill right and then the party eadeT
get up a brand new lie and catch the anne sucker again.
The Republican party has fooled the public OF every leading issue
pie Is mistaken.
When people are so easily aumbugged as h American people nc
N a blame political sharpers for taking advantage of h crednhtF
of their dupes. The revised tariff gold brick a worked or so easily
that W q have no doubt that Il plain sand brick could be unoade on the
people next year without ever gliding it and thu masses would esara
1t rs pure gold if it as ON the republican bargain counter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13

thorough and successful The various
clubs, the9 newspapers, German ant
American, are all in accord, and the
ministers and brewers both are upo,.
the committees. 1t is so harmonious
and enthusiastic that Representative
Riley Of Joliet, while not ready to adop'
the measure for that city under tho
+Cronin administration, at least wa
heartily in favor of giving it to Peoria
1t is the same at Springfield. Al
the dailies heartily support the meas
ure, republican and democratic.
At Rockford the Star supports anf
The Register prints the news fairly
|Galesburg is doing as well. The Des
Moines people We're at Streator thi:
week, and the merchants association:
over the state are pushing along the
work. Joliet was one of the first il
line in the movement. President Eliot
Of Harvard. after investigating at De-
Moines and Galveston. stands up Stout
~ for the measure, and two of tho
larger Massachusetts cities adopte:
the plan the past week.
In truth, the movement seems TO b,
in the nature ofa crusade Every cit,
adopting il, Galveston. Houston, De
Moines, Cedar Rapids. Jacksonville
Fla, report surprising results and har
mony and the American cities seen
to be in a fair way to wipe out The
disgrace of the past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
HEAR PAPERS ON
METER MANUFACTURE
c. Il. Cornell and j. l.. Scad,lins Dis
cuss Two Instruments at En-
plOyes Association Meeting.

Two interesting papers, one deal
ing with the manufacture and opera
ton of the gas meter, and the other
with the progression in the manufae-
ture OF the electric meter, were read
last evening at the regular meeting
of the Railway and Light Employees
association, held in Moline at the Of
fee OF the Peoples Power-company
g. e. Cornell discussed the gas me-
ter, and j. Il. Scadding spoke on TIN,
electric meter. During the business
meeting it was decided to hold the
regular meeting hereafter on the
first Friday after the fifth day OF
each month. A committee MAS ap-
pointed 20 '.rrlrge Tor taa place Of
holding The n"Xt meeting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
DEMONSTRATES NEW LAMP
j. q. Y. Lang Explains Flaming Arc
to Local Electricians.

A demonstration of what is known
as the flaming are lamp was given
last evening before an audience of
local electricians. J. G. y. Lang,
who represents the Staye Flaming
Arc Lamp company. which is located
in Germany. conducted the demon
stration. The lamps, three of which
have been. displayed in the city, one
in front of the city. hall and the other
two in front Of Turner hall,,s seem
to be a great Improvement over the
common arc lights. Newark, n. J.,
is credited with being the only city
in this county which SO, far has
adopted the new style of light, but
they are in general use in Europe
in the large cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
SHOOTS HIMSELF
WITH A REVOLVER
Moline Boy Is Injured While Playing
With Weapon-Builct Pcne-
tratcS Right Leg.

Lillon Gesko, son of Edward Nj.
Gesko, 1715 Sixteenth street, Moline,
shot himself in the leg With revolver
yesterday afternoon while playing with
the weapon near the home of Mrs.
Charles Youngberg, near the Gesko
home The lad. who is IA years old.
had played truant, it seems, and was
playing with Mrs Youngberg's son.
The bullet pierced the right leg just
above the ankle, and lodged in the
marrow groove of the, bone. 1t was
removed at the city hospital, and the
lad will recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
is GIVEN AN EARLY
BIRTHDAY SERENADE
Wenncrbcrg Chorus Arouses DIR.
Andreen and Reminds Him of
His Anniversary.

Between and o'clock this morn
ing the Wennerberg chorus of Angus
tana college gathered at the home of
DIR. g. A. Andreen. president of the
college. and serenaded the president,
the occasion being Dr. Andreen's saith
birthday anniversary. After. time
DIR. Andreen appeared wrapped in an
oyercoat, and responded to the sere.
made, and expressed his thanks and
invited the members of the chorus to
return at o'clock this afternoon and
enjoy a birthday party. The serenade
was in the nature of an appreciation
of DR.. Andrews untiring work for the
jubilee fund of the College.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
Will BOOST
The new PLAN
Representative of Cities Inter
ested in Commission Form
to Meet.
ROCK. ISLAND is INVITED
Conference Is to BE Held at Spring
field TUESDAY, and Local Men
May BE Present.

Charles Golf. rating secretary OF
the Rock Island Business Mems
association, has received a COM
mnnication from the Peoria
Merchants association, in which
Rock. Island is invited and urged TO
send representatives to a meeting to
be held at Springfield next Tuesday
morning. for the purpose of furthering
the movement for the commission plan
of municipal government for Illinois
cities. The commission plan has been
generally agitated throughout the state
and several, of the larger cities are en-
gagged in an active campaign for the
adoption, of an enabling law. The
meeting Tuesday will be held at the
Office of the Springfield News, at 10
O'Clock. Rock Island will in all prob
ability be represented at the meeting.
The subject is one OF vital interest,
and those of the 7basinesse. men who
contemplate visit tofSpringfeld next
week should time their trips so that
they. may attend the conference,
All
AS is Stated in the circular of the
Peoria association: 1T is of the high
est importance that we bring pressure
upon municipal corporations com,
mittees of both the house and the sen.
ate, and impress them with the fact
at the outset that not only Peoria
Galesburg, Bloomington, Joliet, Spring
field and some of the other cities are
Intensely Interested on this subject
but that. practically every city, and
section of the state is interested anC
wants it. To do this, We should have
representatives from your association
with us at the time and place above
stated, and we sincerely hope that yor
will arrange for at least the officers O.
your association or three of YOU
prominent and influential members, t
be present and help us on that coca
sion. We are getting ready TO dis
tribute in pamphlet form the proposed
epabling. act, but the tremendous
amount of work necessary to get it il
shape has not yet been completed. As
soon as we can do so We willsforwafd
you as many copies as you viii advise
us YOU can make use Of -
Is Almost ~ Crusade. -..,.
At Peoria the worbeshas been very
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13

Alderman Charles j. Smith, who is
candidate on the democratic ticket
for police magistrate, has served the
people of the Third ward in the coun-
ell for three years, being now on his
second term. He has proved himself
an efficient and faithful public SER
want. and he will undoubtedly find
the same favor for his capdidacy for
police magistrate that he<heretofore
has when he made The fight for al
derman. Mir. Smith is an energetic
campaignerJand he is making one of
his characteristic campaigns this
spring for the Office of police magis-
pirate
Alderman Smith is native pro-
duct, having been born in Rock ISL
and Dec 81, 1874. y printer by
trade, he was for many years en-
ployed in the newspaper Offices and
printing shops of the three cities,
and several years ago he established
print shop of his own. now located
on Third avenue between Sixteent h
and Seventeenth streets lie has
been a member of the Typographical
union since Is years ago. He is a
member of the local lodges of Elks,
and of the local aerie of thesEagles.
+. Mr.. Smith was married ia 1900,
and resides at SOS Sixteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
NAME NEW HEAD OF
NURSES AT HOSPITAL
Miss Lecrie. Graduate >of Mercy
Training School in Chicago, Sue
ceeds Miss Robertson.

The position of superintendent of
nurses held for the last nine months
by Miss Mary S. Robertson, who re-
signed lately. has been filed by the
appointment of Miss Lecrie. a gradu-
ate of Mercy hospital in Chicago. Miss
Lecrie has had considerable training in
her chosen field and is well qualified
TO rake charge of the hospital and its
corps of nurses