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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
WAS UNDER ITS INFLUENCE
WHEN CHOkED TO DEATH
Further Tests TO Be Made 10
Determine the Nature Of
the Potion

New York, July 15.-A chemical an
alysis by Prof, George A. Ferguson Of
Columbia university has detected the
presence Of poison in the vital organs
Of Elsie Sigel. who was murdered in
the room Of Leon Ling, and whose
body was packed in a trunk. Further
chemical tests are being made to de-
termine he nature of the poison.
This disclosure by Prof Ferguson
confirms the evidence submitted 10
The police ten days ago that a China
man tried to buy poison at a drug
store near the Chinese restaurant
over which the girl was murdered and
tha' this cffori to procure poison was
made the day before Elsie Sigel was
killed
Anotaer drug store near the restau-
ant filled a prescription for China
man for 4 powerful irritant poison the
night before the girl was murdered.
The result of the chemical analysis
on the viscera is the first absolute
proof the police have had that Elsie
Sigel was poisoned before her body
was strapped up and packed in the
trunk.
A poatmoftem examination led the
coronee to declare that the girl had
been stranglej o death. Strangula-
ton miga have been he direct cause
of death. but Prof Ferguson has es.
tabishei the fact that the young mis-
sion1ry worker was under the influ
ence of a powerful drug at the time
She was strangled =.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
REFUSES PERMISSION
To MOVE THE STATION

The corporation commission ha
refused 10 approve the plan of th'
Rock Island Railroad company o.
move its depot at TeXhOma TO the
line between Texas and oklahoma
SO it could be used as a state lin.
lcpot for both states Some time
ago the Texas appeal courts upheli Z
an order by the railroad commission
of that state, requiring the Rock
land to establish u state line dopo
ana The railroad company propose
chat it use its TeXhoma station
which Is $50 yards in Oaahma to'
that purpose The Texas commission
ers refused 10 agree 10 that arrans
ment, and the cpmpanJ applied To ii'
Oklahoma commission for pcrmia
sion 10 move The depot $50 as to con-
ply with the Texas order and this
has been refused People Of Tex
homa pctitioned the commission fc
keep the depot at its prescnt l0ca
lion. The Rock Island may have 4.
build another depot on the TcXas
line. where billing can be- done iCl
points in the state of Texas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
OKLAHOMA FAC CTORIES
INCREASE IN NUMBER

According to fhe ye7rly repot
made u state Labor Commission,
Charles Ddugheriy by State Factory
inspector G. e. Warren, the tots
number of inspections for year end
ing July were 9S2 In factories and
workshops S23 inspections were mad p
ani in bakeries l59 The total nun
Der of employees in bakeries fact0ric
and workshops were 1850 Numbe
Of girls employed under IS years Of
age, 81. boys under age Of 1G, 39;
women employed 1882 men, l1O79;
women in bakeries, s, men in bak
cries. 3)3: fa al accidents last year
IN all. 5. non-fatal accidents 1913.
Recommendations were made for is
sanitary corrections. Two hundred
and ninety recommendations We're
made to factories and workshops to
correct 521 defects in buildings, ma
chinery and sanitation and child la
Dor. Sixty-three of the recommenda
/ tions were for repairing buildings and
sairs: 105 TO safeguard machines,
shafting and gearing: 80 to safeguard
set screw s 70 to safeguard beltings;
I87 to pace safeguards around tly
wheels or engines, q orders to pro
vide separate closets for fem3le EN-
ployees: four recommendations &c
safeguard passengers In freight ele
vators: four for switchboard and elec
trio plants; eight for sanitation anc
ventilstion one for additional fire
escapes and 20 for age certificates
Factory Inspector Warren has re
inspected the city Of Ardmore and re
ports a gain of IS 1-2 per cent in mum
Der of factories and number Of per
sons employed. Inspector Warren re
ports a large number of new factories
and manufacturing enterprises in op
Grafton which were not in operation
last yeac and predicts that his mex
report will show 5000 more people
employed in the factories than thii
year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
RAFFLES- MYSTERIOUS
Will Appear at the Crystal
Airdome Tonight
$4,000 Reward is Offered By the
Guthrie Daily Leader for
His Capture
Viewed City in Automobile Today---The Chase
is On After the Hour of IL Tonight

Raffle1, the man of many mysteries
who has successfully eluded both the
amateur and professional sleuths of
this country. makes his first public
appearance in this city tonight
The greatest man hunt in the his
tory of this city is about o begin and
it is a matter of conjecture how long
he will maintain his incognito in
Guthrie. ......
If the signs of his past engagements
are any guide by which 10 judge the
length of his visit here, it must be
taken for granted this willy gentleman
will perpex the sleuths for quite A
number CT days. BE that as it may
Mr.. Rallies moves about with the con
fidence of one who is in no manner
uneasy about the future; in fact, he
seems 70 have the utmost confidence
in his ability to elude the vigilance OF
the elger public.
Great fun and amusement are anti
cipate in this chase after this mys
terious man. Indeed, this new ant
interesting excitement introduced here
will, it is expected, cause the mos
intense excitement, the same as il
other cities where he has appeared
One lecture of the chase is in itsel
well worth the effort and that is thr
5000 reward offered by The Leader
In fact, Raffles is lucrative, as wei
as amusing and the aforementione,
reward will positively be paid to som
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15

one before he leaves the city; there
fore it behooyes those interested to
put forth double effort and land
Raffles Ii The Leader office and claim
the rich reward.
As before state, Raffles is feet
9 inches high, weighs l4O pounds, has
dark hair tinged with gray, the con
tour of his face tending o sharpness.
Watch for his picture in this paper
soon, alsc photographs of Rdffles on
exhibit in front Of the Crystal air.
dome tonight.
Raffles will positively appear at
the aiaiome tonight and present his
monologue They're After Me CHere
will be a chance to get lire on him. }
Also the Empire Stock company in
that beautiful drama entitled Dora
Thorne The bill tonight is truly a
remarkable one and the Management
has gone TO heavy expense to produce
this double attraction for the amuse
ment of the public. Get after Raffles
watch him get in line, see how soor
his colors can be lowered He mus
be caught by some one-let it be yol
who is now reading this story.
Remember to hand him the prope
solution. is, You are the mysterious
Mr.. Raffles of The Guthrie Dali!
Leader!
Success comes ito those who stick t.
his trail. so get busy.
The mysteriously mys erious MI
Mystery is here-catch hint
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
Q 0 Q Q . 9 Q . Q c o Q Q 0 c {
TRAIN P0RTER'S LEG BROKEN

CharIes Branham porter ou thr
Denver. Enid an Guf passenger run.
who resides ON Eas CluI avenue
sustained broken ler shortly before
five Cclack last evening while per
forming mis- daily duties 0f sWitch.ue
ire engine from the roundbousc io
the tram I'm front of thc union sta-
ton his foot slippe from ,he ircsh-
ly paintai foojbOari 0f The engine
pilot ON which he was riding as hc
swung ITEM the locomotive t0 turn
switch near the union station and
his left leg vas caught under the pilot
Before Engineer Newman could stop
The engine. which was moving slowly.
the leg was broken between the knee
ANA ankle
Dr. MeNin and Dr. Hahn were SUM
moncd ana Branham was taken 90 The
Methods hospital where his INJURY
was dressed. He will be sent 20 the
Santa T. hospital al Topeka today
Branham has been i'm the employ of
the railroad two years ANA is Wcu
liked by the travelling public and his
railroad associates lie is Marie j
and has two children
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
OLD-TIME EDITOR RETURNS

El Reno. Okla. Julg l5-Mr au
Mrs Lafe Merritt are Iu ,he ciu
from St Louis Mr. Merritt was i0
several years engaged tn ihe news
paper business i'm El Reno ana near
W thirty wears ago ne published no
Darlington the Cheyenne Transporter
the first paper ever published in
what is now Canadian county For
me- past fifteen years he has been
connected with me New York How
ana and the 81. Louis Republic an
Globe-Democrat He is now ON tha
staff az Golfers magazine and Will
20 from here % Honolulu, to write
MP the island country for that pub
Hcation. Mrs Merritt will accomp
any him upon the trip
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
COOLS THE ATMOSPHERE
AND BREAKS LONG DROUTA
In Portions Of Oklahoma Where
Crops Had Begun
to Suffer

The one-half inch Of rainfall last
night and this morning was general
throughout his section, from re-
ports received here today except at
Crescent whore the rainfall was
light Il rained harder at Marshall
a few miles northwest Of Crescent
than il did in Guthrie. while from
Lincoln, Payne and pawnee counties
come reports of showers which CON
tinued through the night The rain
extended as far south as Norman and
S reported to have been general
throughout Northern Oklahoma cOun.
ties ana over the state east and
west The rain was not needed as
badly in Logan county as in Lincoln,
Payne and Noble counties. where
corn was suffering The rain. how
ever, was a general relief t. Logan
county farmers. who were on the
anxious seat over the splendid corn
crop
Although the rain was not needed
ON the cotton in this section, II viii
be beneficial The cotton crop. ac
cordne to reports received by thc
state board Of agriculture was late
this year on account Of the wet sea
son about planting time. but has
made a wonderful growth during the
recent hot weather practically catch.
ing up with its normal condition at
this time of the year.
Secretary Barrett of the board.
states that the corn crop this yeai
has not been damaged as much rs
reported by farmers on account OF
the hot weather whore the crop was
we'll cultivated and that the crop Is
damaged only in spots
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
DISCRIMINATION AND
OTHER ABUSES ALLEGED
Commission May Issue Pro.
posed Order Regulating
Price and Sale Of Ice

Upon complaint of J f. Brennan,
of Tishomingo, against the TishOmin-
20 Ice and Cold Storage Co., filed
with the corporation commission
this morning, the first case involving
the regulation of trusts and the sale
OF commodities OF public necessity
will be tried by the commission. The
complaint charges that the defendant
by reason of the nature of its bust
ness and being the only manufactur-
er and dealer in ice in the town Of
TishomingO, is a virtual monopoly,
That ice in its nature is a public
necessit} in warm weather, and that
the ice business is matter of pub
lie consequence and affects the com
munity at large as to supply, demand
and price OF rate thereof, and is sub
iect to be controlled by the state,
through the corporation commission,
as to all Of its practices, prices, rates
and charges
The complaint further charges that
the defendant has some character II
contract or agreement under which
II is able and does prohibit ice deal
ers in other towns from furnishing
ice 10 citizens of Tishomingo, aud
that. on account of personal differ.
ences the defendant deliberately re-
fuses TO furnish ice to certain citi.
zens of the town. when the price of
the quantity applied for, at the reg.
ular rate at which ice is sold is ten.
dered therefor. The complaint
charges discrimination and embraces
practically all the charges in viola.
tion Of the antitrust law, enacted hy
the first legislature The case is set
for hearing at Tishomingo on July
2S
Later today another 60 olain was
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
GASOLINE SATURATED
CLOTHING IGRITEO
Mother and Little Sister SHTi-
OuSy Burned Trying 10 ES-
tilguiSh Flames

Fd5f. tbe fre,rol4 SON or AIR
'n" Nia' "u' -'al N."' '''' "''
yolopcd in flames and bis body burn.
od fo 4 crigp late "Wednesday after
noon ub1, nia,.na win 4 uehrod
g.,.l,...
sasollile ioitA ~ inc Mali AA'iul pam
near his home a mile north OF the
city. on Tho Cottonwood river banks.
MA MIND storm "Wednesday morn.
... ~.
ing h"o p'oN Nn U'" u 1'' ''".' 'n ."o
park and "a gasoline loren WHich
had been used the night before. was
n1,v, .o tbo eronnd aul strrck some.
a... ,..,.t.,.. m. n bo ,o,t
'uInG' Nl'''Nln7 'u', M '"0 t'l'l,a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
BUILDING AT MARROW.

Marl0W. Okla, July lj-W r.
Walker cf NARROW /, putting up "a
large two 5 DRY business block on the
site opposite the new postoffice build
ing. THIS takes the place of the two
frame structures recently destroyed by
fire. T.. f. Lee is building a large
two-st0rv concrete block building on
East Main street This is the first
concrete building TO he erected here
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15

f-eI br y A. Powers and other
rEeus ~ ManEum alleging tha. the
Naugum Ice aud Gold StoraEe com
IanY ahlch they declare has a mo-
urrCIE iu thar vicinity is charslne
irs consumers from one half to one
cent per pound for ice ANA tha thcy
refuse TO weigh the ice fer custom
ors The. allese thaf Onefourth cent
a pound IS fair and equitable price
for ice and ask the commission to rc-
duce the price 10 onetOurth cent per
pound and Com1el ihe company o.
Weigh leo for customers.
Corporation Commissioner A. P
Watson stated TODAY that the com
mission would pr0hahl issue a pro
posed order regulating The price and
sale Of ice in the immediate future
If the Zee companies which have =
monopoly do not give better service
and sell ice az more reasonable
prices
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
POTT. CO. FARMERS UNION
sneclal 10 pallv loader.

Special to Daily Leader
Tocumseh. Okla. July l5.-The
Farmers union of Potiawatomie
county opened two-da3s session
hero i'm the city park yesterday The
opening address was made by Mayor
lla1ah. of Teeumseh, who welcomed
tho SONS of the soil and turned over
the keys ol the city and counts to
hcm The mayor was followed by
4 Hook. Of Tccumseh, state sec
rotary of Ihe Farmers union, who
spoke briefly Of the purposes Of the
union The Teoumseh cornet band
is furnishing The music and the w.
& r. T. the refreshments and rest
room J p. Conn0rs. president on
The state board Of agriculture, S o.
DAVIS. ok president; Sam Hampton,
union scout Of Texas and other
prominent speakers are scheduled to
speak. The weather is ideal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
NEWSPAPER GETS
BLACK HAND WARNING

Special to the Daily Leader
Bartlesvillo, lkla July l5-Referr
ing to the use of dynamite on Jop-
lin newspaper when a building was
shattered supposedly b. parties
against whom the paper was making
a fight the Enterprise of this city
has received black hand le r
warning 1t net to try to discover the
murderer of II J Deckard, who was
found dead here this week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
JEALOUSY ASSIGNED
AS MURDER CAUSE

Claremere. Okla. July 15.-Mrs El
mer Foreman, who is in Jail here
charged with he murder of her hus.
band At the home near Talaa, IS
supposed to have been ie9lous Of the
attentions Of Focman toward her
sister, who was staying at their home
the officers say Foreman and his
wife ar believed 10 have Quarrelcd
over the other woman
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
DOESN'T THINK SHOOTING
WAS INTENTIONAL

Thomas Murphy the farmer resid-
ing near Marshall. who was said to
have been shot from ambush and
was brought 10 the Methodist hos
pital here yesterday. stated to Sher-
if Mahoney today that he thinks he
vas shot by n stray bullet from
hunters gun He SAYS he has no
enemies and does not think that he
was deliberately fired upon Sheriff
Mahoney and Sheriff Campbell. of
Garfield county had a conference
ever the shooting last evening over
The telephone and as the affair oc-
Cured in Garfield county, it will be
investigated by Sheriff Campbell
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
Long Drouth Broken.

0V0NIHI - JtFIIJ IlVt'HNI1
Muskogee, Okla, July Ia terrific
wind blew down derricks in the oil
fields and damaged farm houses and
boats a.ong the Arkansas river last
night 1t was followed by a heavy
ain, breaking the long drouth. The
corn crop was almost ruined but last
nights rain may save some
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
TODAY IN
DEPARTMENTS
Insuranoe Concern Licensed.

Insurance Concern Licensed.
State Insurance Commissioner +.
j. McComb late last evening ISSUED
license TO the Calumet Insurance
co. OF Chicago which is an eX
elusive fire insurance concern. The
company is among the large com
panies which have asked TO enter
the Oklahoma field since the new in
surancc laws have become effective
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
STATE MEDICAL BOARD
REVOKES LICENSES

The s'ate board Of medical exlin-
iners tue morning revoked the li-
ccnses issued by the territorial board
to the following physicians: J p.
Noryen Of Weetka; j f. Lee of El
dorado; J. p. Lindsey Of Shady Point;
Homer l.. Wilson Of Woodward and
W. A. cork of Hitchcock
The torU-four applicants for corti
ficatcs to practice that have been
aking the examinations here complet
cd the work todlyst ..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
ROOSEVELT COMMENOS
THE INHERITANCE TAX
(By Associated Press)

New York, July l5.-ln an article in
the Outlook issued today Theodore
Roosevelt refers to the Inheritance tax
rs "a singularly wise and unobiec-
fonable ! md of a tax If the fortune
ol the multi-milionaire is the result of
great service rendered. he continues,
well an good, but when the fortune
is passed on to someone else who has
not rendered service. then the nation
should impose a heavily graded pro
gressive inheritance tax"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
Two Inches at Musk ogee.
[By Assoclated Pressl

Kansas Citya Mo. July ia
heavy rainfall accompanied by a
strong wind, prevailed in portions Of
Oklahoma and Arkansas early today
Muskogee. Okla heavy wind result
ed in much minor damage. Two
inches of water fcl there Ft
Smith Ark reported two and thir
teen sixteenths inches rainfall
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
WILL GIVE PUBLICITY
To THEIR RESOURCES
Sneclal to the Daily Leader.

Lawton. Okla, July 15-The South
western Oklahoma Association of Com
mercial clubs, organized in a meeting
here, purposes to give publicity 70
the resources Of this section Of the
state. Permanent officers elected are
President, +. f Dunlap of Hobart
first wee president, Otis Stofer Of
Snyder, second vice president, Joe
Smith OF Anadarko; secretary, L. p.
Arnold Of Lawton; treasurer, j. NJ
English of Walters.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
LEWIS HAS BUSY DAY.


Pttshutg. Kas.. July l5.-Nation
President Lewis of the United Min
Workers. who arrived here last nigh
spent a busy day comforting with lora
leaders on matters affecting lh'
Southwestern coal fields a mas
meeting VII be called to enable Levi
~ talk 10 the men
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
Woman Hit by Lightning.
Snnnill II nnilM nlnnr

Tulsa, Okla, July l5.-Mrs Carl
Shepher OF this city was seriously
injured by lightning last night in a
storm that uprooted trees and demol
ishod small buildings A heavy rain
followed, which viii be very bcnc
ficial 10 al, crops
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
MYSTERIOUS ATTACK \
BY TWO MASKED MEN
[By Associated Press.l

St Louis, No, July 15.-Thomas w.
Benoist capitalist, reported to the
police eally today t,iat ne mad been
by masked men while in
his auto midway between Washington
university and Clayton, st. Louis
county. One man sprang to the foot
board o. the machine and fired three
shots through Benosts hat. No at
tempt was made 70 rob-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
OFF FOR IRELAND.
Sneclal tc Daily Leader.

Specldl tc DdllN LedueI
Guymon, Okla, July 15.-John and
Charley OLaughlin and little John
OLaughlin left this morning for the
green hills of Old ireland, where
they will spend several weeks, re
newing their old acquaintanceship.
This is their first visit home in TWEEN
ty years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
WANTS DAMAGES FOR
KILLING Of HUSBAND
Special to Daily Leader.

opetIaI % JJdIIy LtddUT
Tulsa Okla, July 15.-Claiming
that the killing of her husband, Al
Eoone, veal by Indian, by Oliver
Davis May IA, was q murderous plot,
Lucinda Peone today filed a damage
suit for $4,000 in the district court
here, naming Addie Davis and Mr..
Clarissa Bell, wife and mother-in-law
of Davis. as defendants.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
WILL TRY TO STOP B00TLEGGING
Special to Daily Leader.

special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City. Okla, July ia
city ordinance TO rid the city of boot
Logging that promises TO be as eff
foctive as unique. was made public
today by City Attorney Twyford
which provides for prosecutions on
public nuisance charges The penal
ties provided are a $50 fine and thir-
ty days imprisonment for bootleggers.
lookouts and other attendants, and
$50 fine fer patrons convicted
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
One Charter Issued.

A charter was issued today from the
office of the secretary of state OF the
Carney Heights company of Oklaho-
ma City with $4,000 capital stock.
The directors are j. J Carney Of El
Reno. ~ NJ. Ellis J. II. Uterback
and Ell Nix Of oklahoma City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
McAlester Gets Rain.
SDeCfal TO Daily Leader.

MeAleater, Okla. July l5.-Forty
degrees lower temperature followed a
las inches rainfall here last night
saving die crops, which We're suffer
ing The whole county was greatly
benefit d
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-15
SUNDAY THEATRES MAY RUN

Muskogee, Okla, July 15.-Cases
against thirty alleged Sunday law vio-
laters wee dismissed here today on
agreemnt by the county authorities
that there is no law to close Sunday
theaters.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-07
CONVICT STEVENS
OF SMUGGLING

SEATTLE, Jan. Seth B. Stevens
better known to custom officials of
the sound as big Steve" was last
evening found guilty of smuggling p
and one half pounds of opium into
Seattle on September 26, 1905. Stew
ems had his preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner Kiefer in
1905. was bound over to the federal
court and couple of days later dis
appeared into British Columbia, for
feiting his bail Of $1,000.
Stevens was recaptured on October
%. 1908, by Customs Inspectors Pierce
O'Conner, A. B. Hamer and A. A. Os-
born, at Ballard. He was known to be
living in Vancouver, B. c., but as
there is no extradition, between t
United States and British Columbia on
smuggling charges, customs officials
were powerless to do anything until
the old smuggler became too daring
and ventured back into the United
States.