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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
COMMISSIONER YOUNG
COMPARES STATEMENTS
State Banks Have Nearly
Doubled in Number Under
the New Law

According to a statement given
ont by Bank Commissioner A NJ
Young today the 222 National banks
in Oklahoma showed decrease in
individual deposits between me re
ports Of April 2Sth and June 23rd o..
SSS2, 144.22, while the state banks
during the same period made gain
in deposits over $1700.000
The statement ISSUED by the com
missioner shows he state banks to
have gained in deposits since Febru-
airy %. 1905 S24.690.644 &c. while
the National banks decreased their
deposits during that time $S22,244. q.
The deposits of the National banks
when the guaranty law became op
eratitc were S3S29S.2f7.07 while
the state banks had onlb $1S.032,
2N4.9l The deposits i'm the state
banks as shown by report of June
23rd We're $l2722927 81, and on the
same date the deposits of the Ma
tional banks were $3S.011.94S40 ac
7ording 70 recent report ISSUED by
he comptroller of the currency
The capital stock Of the state
banks during this period had i'm
creased from $5S33.21G. .G5 10 $40
2l0.S30.00, while the National bank
decreased in capital stock during this
neriod Of from $12215,3500 to S9.730.-
0O0 There We're 312 National banks
when the guaranty law became ef
fectivo. and on Iune 23rd there were
but 222 National banks in the state
Of that number -four have converted
into state banks since the report was
rendered. The number Of state
ranks has increased from 3l2 To G21
The Oklahoma state banks in the
ast Two reports held a higher re-
serve than the National banks of anv
state In The Union. eXcenl Colnraln |
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
P|CN|CERS DROWN IN
COLORADO CLOUDBURST

Boulder, Colo, July 24.-Two are
dead and two seriously injured as the
result of a cloud-burst that deluged
Two-Mile canyon, north of Boulder
at O'Clock yesterday. The dead:
Verne Carlisle, aged Is. Boulder.
Arthur Dickerman, aged %, Gree
ley.
The seriously injured.
MIS-. Abbott, Garden City, Kas.
Miss Bristow, University Colorado.
The dead and injured were mem
bers of a picnic party. When the rain
began to fall the party sought shelter
under a huge boulder Presently a
torrent swept down the canyon to a
depth Of two feet. The picnickers
made a wild scramble for safety. Tho
walls of the canyon were precipitous
and 1t was vita great difficulty thai
they found places Of safety.
Six were able to gain shelter but
in aiding their companions. Arthur
Dickerman and Verne Carlisle forgot
themselves until too late and were
swept to their deaths Mrs. Abbati
and Miss B.isiow were also caught
by the flood and sustained serious
injuries
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
SUPERIOR COURTS
HELD CONSTITUTIONAL
(BY AssocIated Prnssl

Oklahoma City. July "a THE con
stitution9liiy Of the act creating a su
perior court in counties is upheld tc
ay by District Judge George W
clark in oyerruling the complaints O
Judge Marshall Fulton This is tn
iirst decision in several cases insti
iuted TO test the legality of superior
cour $. Judge Clark decides that un
der the creating act the superior cour
rlghtfully exercises concurrent uris
iiction In all cases, civil and crimina'
with the district court He denie
the plaintiffs assertion that the dis
trict cour S usefulness is dsturbe
by the superior COURT.
The complaint grew from the trans.
FER OF a minor case from the distric
court, Fulton being the defendant
counsel in the case.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
BATTLE WITH WOLVES

San Bernardino, Cal, Julg "a
Exhausted and ON the verge of col.
lapse from their narrowing expert.
ences, Mrs. w. j. Getker, of Crest.
line, and her 1l-yearold daughter.
reached their home after two davs
battle with pack Of wolves. For As
hours they had been imprisoned in
lonely cabin on a deserted ranch
is miles from home
While the husband and father aid
ed by a gang Of 15) section hands
ordered out by the division superin.
tendent searched for them, the won.
en- were beating off with clubs the
attacks Of the wolves, which tried 10
get at them by tearing off the sides
ot the cabin and digging under its
foundations.
The mother and daughter were
found totally exhausted. Ther had
sustained themselves with few
crusts Of hard bread found in the hut
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
RAISES SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENTS

In a letter to II d. Henry. coun-
ty attorney of Greer county. Attorney
Genuerd, West states that the law OF
the last legislature allowing county
superintenGents a sa'ary of 81 a day
can be applied to the present incum-
DENTS. II was thought that the pres
mt superintendents could not have
The beneti. of the law because OF the
section OF the constitution which pro.
vldes that no increase i'm the salaries
Jf public Officers may be realized by
,he officers in charge at The time OF
he raise
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
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Ar Etrur uv Lelder.-Mr. chan
Die rir anuther long letter TO the guy
nef Didn't he2 Did sou ever see n
raie smart boy skule. a regilr lt-
tie Elhck who always put hisself fo-.
ward an am okasbens and made his
self believe De wuz jest q noekin lhe
block out2 And lid YOU motifs a the
same timo how the sensible children
and the teachers regarded him and
now he tidnt have he gift what the
poet w2nfed. 90 sec hiSself as others
seed him. Thare is LOIS of people
that way speshully little people He
axes the gunner lots of questions
don't he2 But anyobdv can ak ques-
uons can't they? Anybody can make
2ssershuus. too. but prooyn them is
iirunt some lines. His spcelin' Isl
good. too. aint it.? And his grammar
and bis principal But then he's al
lawyer al least he claims tO De-. SIR
itur d'd YOU ever motifs the anticks
OF a little fest at a soshul gethrin
cf canines2 and how the big dogs
Woul INIT pay no at'enshun 10 him. no
matter how he capered around2 Re
speckfully,
JEEMS IA. SYKES.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
WOULD FILL LONG FELT WANT

Governor Haskell and some of his
business and political associates ar
llannins to organize a company Re
ay a pipe line from the springs at
sulphur. Okla. to oklahoma City. A
'ranchise win be asked of the okla
coma City council
The governor is enthusiastic over
he projec He believes thst 1t win
'e a finercial success. Tourists come
;om all over the south to drink the
@atet at sulphur The water has dis
inct medical properties.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
WILL AIR ELECTION
MUDDLE IN COURT
Special II The Dai'y Leader

Special to the Daily Leader
WiIburton, Okla, July 2i-The
contest filed against the election held
here July 2 for the issuing of $751;
bonds to purchase the Busby water
works and establish a sewer system
was ignored by the city council. The
council declared the election regular.
Notwithstanding the returns from
three precincts were incomplete, the
Judges and clerks failing to certify
TO the returns. They were cited 10
appear before the council and fiji out
The certificate, but several refused
"a do so after the boxes had been
opened by the city clerk The con
test will be carried to the district
court
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
TAFT ARRANGING TRIP DETAILS

Washir gton July 24-Presidenl
Taft's plans for his western and south
ern trip in the fall gradually are tak
ing shape He has decided that h
will make the trip down the Mississip
pi river from st. Louis to New Or.
leans in October rs the guest of the
deep wate-sways convention. whic
will be held in New Orleans upon his
arrival there.
The date Of the presidents meetine
with Pres iden. Diaz Of Mexico al f.
Paso Texas has definitely been SCI
for October IS. The president vii
stop at Houston October 90 and &c
thence to ST. Louis for his trip down
the Miss.s sippi.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
FRIGHTENED FINANCIERS
HEDGING AGAINST LOSS
More Than a Million Dollars
Here and Abroad Staked on
Little Wizards" Life

New York, July 24-The biggest
gambling game in the whole world to
DAY is nos being played a Monte Carlo
or any similar resort. but in the quiet
quaint Austrian village where Edward
II. Hartman is seeking to regain his
health. More than a million dollars
are staked by frightened financlcrs
here and abroad upon the little Wiz
ards" life.
The pool of Wall street operators
has Just taken out 4 100000 policy
upon the railroad cars life. So anx.
ious We're they to secure this insur
ance that they paid $4,000 for it. al
though he policy runs for only one
ye'r.
Physicians Watch Him
Wherever Mr. Hartman goes he is
followe by posse Of physicians and
detectives, who watch his every wo-d
smile, frown. sigh or laugh with all
the alertness that a veteran poker
player studies an opponent. These
human shadows are in the employ of
the big London and Paris agencies
which make book" on Mr.. Hartman
chances of recovering his health.
Brokers in this city who accept POI
icies for Lloyd's of London, say tha
he tremendous speculation i'm Harri
man securities or in other stocks and
bonds which would inevitably suffe
in case of his death, is The cause o
the fever to gamble on his life.
Gamble On Both Sides
For it is nothing but a gamble. |
s2id one broker The broker who is !
long in Hartman securities. who's
fortune would be wiped ont by a fal |
of few points caused by sinistci |
Harrimac news pays for a Hartman |
one year policy in the same spirit as |
he would purchase a stack of poke
chips. True, there is N Hca Of in |
surance IN the thing but that Is only |
superficial
There are no actuary tables use
as a bass for such policy The com
pany th't takes such policy also re
CARDS It largely as a W ger
The rush for insurance against Mg
Harriman's death began last Scptom
ber. 1t was Just after his return from
Pelican bay when all of sudden Wal
street was alarmed by the report that
he had stroke As a result Union
Pacific, his pet stock broke two points
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
MILL DEPICT %CHEROKEE RUN.

Special to the Daily Leader
Cherokee, Okla. July 24-At th
Alfalfa county fair, August 17-2r
here will be a replica Of the famou
IN into the Cherokee strip.
claim win be staked out on N
air grounds and The first rider
each ii will be rewarded purs
pf gold The rider must be one VIII.
made the run into The Cherokee
trip and must ride the same horse
that he rode at the opening. There
are about fifteen entries.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
TO TEST FASHIONABLE
CLUBS LOCKER SYSTEM
[By Associafed Pressl

Topeka Kan. July 24-Two suits
were filed toay against The Topeka
hub, a fashionable club of this city.
0 test the right to keep liquors in
ockels at The club house The pur
pose is TO test this feature Of the new
absolute prohib. ion law. one of the
suits is al custer proceeding filed BY
htto-ney General Jackson in the stat
supreme court ami the other by tho
cunty attorney in the district court
Attorney General West and Assis
mt Attorney General HenshaN will
cave sunday night for Shawnee
where The trial on the remaining in
lictments aga deposed Dislric
Judge W y Maben, charged with ac
rep ing bribes from bootleggers, be
gins Monday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
1IVAL UvlERTAAESS
IN MAD RACE FOR COIN

San Diego. Calf July 24-Two RI
al undenakers received telephone re-
uests 20 get he body of George Click
'rr, Of Atchison Kansas. the attorney
no was drowned al La Jolla. Both
iced their deed wagons 10 the scene.
miles from here md arrived stimuli
neouolr One secured the body and
tar.ed back. but was met by the cor
ner who ordered him back 10 the
pot waere the body was found as
ne law required chat the inquest be
ED there This the undertaken re-
Used to 90 and the cooner threatensr
take legal proceedings undess the
lody be returned to In lola.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
PENNANT RACE GETTING HOT

Guthrie fans are getting the pen.
am fever since the Senators are
climbing the ladder so swiftly. All
fans declare the Senators will take
four siraights from the Midgets. put
ting he latter out of the pennan,
race The fans are turning out III
large numbers to the dOuble.header
today, and tomorrow a record-break
ing crowd is expected Geist will be
n The box tomorrow and Clifton viii
be behind the bat. Springfield will
nut in their star pitcher for tomor-
row s game, which will be called al
3 o'clock
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
ROOSEVELT IS MIGHTY NIMROD

Naivlsha British Eas Africa. July
2i.-The entire collection of speci-
mems of the Roosevelt expedition
now numbers 2,e00 covering mann.
mails ana birds of AN sizes. from
field mice 70 rhinoceroses ana from
small shrike 20 hustards. II also in
cludes several thousand reptiles and
insects. Mr. Ro0seyelts last bun
hippopotamus which he shot recent.
ly in Lake Naivasha, measured four
teen feet.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
BEST INSTITUTES HELD IN YEARS

County Superintendent Neil Hum
phrey reports the Logan county
teachers Institutes in session here as
The best held in several years There
Ire now l35 teachers enrolled in the
white institute at Central school,
which receives calls from many
state educators daily There are 145
Anrcllcd in the tri-county colored in
ititute at Lincoln school building
Teachers from Logan, oklahoma and
Ningfisher counties are attending the
latter institute
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
NEGRO MURDERER
GIVES OFFICERS SLIP

Wichita. Kas., July 24.-Police of
Iicers sent to nearby towns last night
returned today without information
concerning John Robinson, a negro
wanted for the murder of John Stew
art at the Dold packing house yes
terday.
The negro killed Stewart after a
quarrel The county will probabl!
lifer a reward today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
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HUSBAND OPPOSED RELEASE


Special To Daily Leader
Norman Okla July 1t-Ou writ
e. haher corpus Mrs 81 Mulleus was
released from the state insane asylum
here. The husband opposed ths fight
which was made hy Airs Mulleu's Sis
er one cOndi ion of the release was
that Mis- Muileus 20 Go the home of
Per daughter in McAlester instead of
his sisters home Ia f. Smith. Ark
pWing The testimony Mullens testr
fiel thar he ha often slapped his
Wife bur claimed tha he was advised
40 treat Lc, harshly TO keep her sub.
dued
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
ATTIREO IN WOMAN'S CLOTHES

Peg Leg" Johnson, colored, was
arrested by the police at midnight
last night at the corner of Seventh
street and Oklahoma avenue attired
in woman's clothes. The police
have been laying" for Johnson for
ONE time and finally caught him
last night Johnson was sentenced
o ten days in the city jail this
morning.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
BELIEVE COUNTERFE|T|NG
GANG IS BROKEN UP
Special to the Daily Leader.

Special to the Daily Leader.
DenisOn, Texas, July 24.-Ohicers
here believe they have broken up a
notorious gang of counterfeiters op-
Grating in Oklahoma in the arrest of
TWO men by the names Of Branch
and Weels, living in Oklahoma. A
third man was arrested and is in
Jail at Kemp, Okla 1t is believed
this is the gang that has passed large
sums of counterfeit money the last
few months. The money is good
imitation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
WANT ROOSEVELT FOR NAY0F

Paris luly 2i-Iohu Wise Dr.
New York who is now i'm Paris
ays hat former President Roosevelt
asl prior 90 his departure from New
York on his African hunting expedt
ion. promised him and other Reuub
leans in New York hat ne would
return in time for the maroralh
1mpaign
Mr. WISE SAYS ho has not given u
he hope that Mr. Roosevelt viii
head The mayoralty tick, I'm New
York this autumn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
MURPHY RAPIDLY RECOVERING

Ihom Murphy the farmer rosH
ng near Marshall who is in the hosp
al WITH a bullet i'm his skull as Nh
esuit Of an accident from an mkn0w
and is rapidly recovering ana th
physicians say he viii he able TO b
emored to his home within auothe
week Nc light has been shed ON IN
mysterious affair Most of the paop
the vicinity whore the shooting h3
1ened are of the opinion that it wa
occidental as does Murphy himself
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
F { NL)|S1HI

St Petersburg. July 24-News has
Just been received here of the mur-
de- Of Young Princess Alexandria
Mestchersh al her fathers estate in
Smolenst province. The housekeep-
er in revenge for being discharged,
decapitaied the fougteen-year-old prln-
cess with an axe. The family of the
dead girl is one Of the Oldest in Rus.
sia and has played a prominent part
in thai countrys history.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
HIDES
(By Associated Pressl

Washington. July 24-Hides will be
put on the free list and existing rates
On leather goods will be reduced. ac-
eording to the admission of practical
" every conferee at recess early this
at ernoon No vote was taken. but
hides on the free list is said to be IN
the programme. No report was made
on oil.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
GANNON'S HEPHEW IN WREGI

Danyille. ILL., July PA motor cs
riven by Richard Cannon q nephe,
i Speaker Cannon of he house &
representatives.. dashed oyer an eu
ankmort while running at high spec
iear G. wforlsyillc. Ind. today an
ptutned in ditch. Cannons con
anIon, John NOono a brewer of th
iiy, was caught under the ear an
, seriorsly injured that he probab
rill die. Cannon was painfully brui
II.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
MUST HEREAFTER HEW
TO LETTER OF THE LAW
Advised TO Take Advantage Of
Every Technically in
Hearings

Chain nan Jack Love Of the corpor
ltion commission upon calling the
commission to ordee this morning nOti
lied the representative of the rail
'oads operating in the state who were
present 9 oppose the issuance of pro.
,osed orders of the commission that
he commission henceforth would ex-
end no further courtesies to the raj
Dads; tnat they would be deal. with
trictly according to law after having
heir da.- in court. He adyisei them
axe atyantage of every technicali-
y in tie trial of their eases. stating
hat the commission would do the
same
Junction Order Continued
Chairman Love entered am order
continuing for the term hearing on
proposed order No 5l, requiring rail-
'oads 10 hold passenger ttains at
junction points thirty minutes if nee
ssary to make connections. He stat
q that there had not been much com
)laint in regard to bal connections
since the proposed order had been is
ued that the railroads gene-Illy
we're complying with The order ana
OF that reason il was continued by
he commission for the term.
The general superintendent and
he general passenger agents of the
majority Of the roads operating IN
ne state, together with the general
solicitors, were preaont this morning
9 oppose the issuance Of the above or.
er which was SET for tri for today
Pullman Case Also Continued
ON account of General Solicitor Fur
lald Of the Pullman Car company Of
'hicagO suffering from an acute at-
9ck Of Heart trouble, hearing on the
ISSUANCE Ct the final order fixing ne
'ullman Car comp ny's -ates between
Oints IN the state was continued by
he commission until Monday. Al /
orney FurnaM was taken to his room |
1t the Hotel lone in a cab and this /
afternoon was reported in a serious
condition.
Rate Tariff Index
Although the general attorneys OF |
practically every road operating in |
ho state and many OF the traffic men |
# the various trunk lines were pres
mt at the corporation commission
earng his morning none offered OBJ
octions o proposed order No 81
Which makes il obligatory for the rail
Dads 20 prepare and keep on file at
heir station office an index of all
ariffs ON file. The rsilroads had
een complying with the order here
ofore hate Expert Bee. of the com
mission, testified that he order was a
ecessiiy for the shippers of the state
nd that it is the same order as is
equired by the interstate commerce
The index m ust be
menied each time a new tariff is
'suel which is every six mon his.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
OKLAHOMA CITIZEN
FOUND DEAD IN H0VEL

Special to the Daily Leader.
Kansas City, Mo, July 2i-The
body of a man supposed to be Chas.
Frazier of Clinton, Okla. was found
in hovel in the bottoms at ST
Joseph last night Anna Barry, liy-
ing in the shack, tells the police she
awoke and found the man dying in
the house. An autopsy showed NOR
phine poisoning The Barn woman
and a man named II. II Marvin
We're arrested.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
WEALTHY BANKER DIES

Denver Colo. July 2i-Mrs. Jos
eph sassino, wife Of a wealthy bank
er died here after a long illness. The
family has been spending the sum-
mer in Colorado.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24

Sheriff MahOney returned las even
ing from McAlester where he took
three pl soners TO the penitentiary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-24
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WEATHER FORECAST

Con irued fair toHig and sun
day no chang in temperature
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-21
LA QUESTION
De MaRRUECOS.
Juicios de pron1inen-
tes politicos espa-
sloles.
La opinion Sc halla dividi-
da respecto a la conduc.
ia que debe seeuir el 60
bierno.
"Que no debe lle1arse a Melilla
nj IN soldado mi una peseta
mas dice VI|anueva.

Los poiiticos har hecho pdbucas
sus opiniones respet1o Gle la question
de Marruecos, y han dicho:
Ell general Lopez Domfnguez:
Hay que prescinditA de la forma en-
que ell gobierno ha pedido ese credito
de tres millones de pesetas,pues clio
es muy secundario ante la magma
question de Africa, ,pero 81 indica la
cuantia de dicho credito que el go
bierno no Sc cree frente 4 la guerra:
mucho mas Sc pedirfa 81 prevaieciera
tai creencia en- los ale tienen las res
ponsabilidades deFpoder.
Todo 10 que sea tendencia a estar
prevenidos ante c,faiquier eventua-
Iidad, me parece aGertadfsimo, pues
hay que manteneI todo trance
nuestro prestigio, ,nu uestras posesiones
y nuestros intereses de Africa. Pero
todo este hay que hacerio sin alarde-
ar de fuerza, nj mucho menos, con
la m'rada puesta en- Ia conquista,
pues no estamos para meternos en-
aventuras.
Con tales prop6sitos entiendo que
deben mandarse 4 Ceuta y a MeliIla
cuanto pidan los gobernadores de
aquellas plazas afrpanas que son