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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
Permanent FAIR GROUND
Guthrie Business Men Make
Early Start for Annual
Fall Exhibit

AT meeting Of the board OF direct
ors of the chamber Of commerce yes
terday afternoon plans were launch
ed for fall fair upon a larger scale
than ever has been attempted before
ii Is the plan of the club to secure
a desirable permanent location for a
fair gso.nd aud erect permanent
luildings IN which exhibits can be
laced.
While IL is doubtful if this can be
accomplished this year, il is the In
tention 10 at least build mile track
where equine and auto entries can
compete III speed contests. Opinion
is dividel as to where the track
should b, built.
At a recent meeting OF the city
council At which the chamber of COM
merce was represented resolution
was adopted approving of the enlarge
men of Noble park on the West side
for the purpose. II Is estimated that
the cost eli additional lots necessary
10 the purpose and OF building trseb
would approximate $l2,o0O. Since
then IL has been suggested that Elee
trio. park is more suitably located. i
ig understood that Il can be bought
Tor $500 0and it's proximity to Islam
lak would give greater space ant
lend alded attraciiyencss to the ex
rositlon field The question Of a site
II LEFT TO he entertainment commit
tee Of which President ]. J, lIous
Ton Is chairman.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
JURY PANEL IS DISMISSED
Lincoln County Civic League
Too Ofhcious With Sugges-
tons to Jury Commission

chand'ee, Okla, Feb q Confes-
sions Of Officers aud members Of he
lincoln county civic league III com
ty cour that they had furnished the
county jury commission with lists OF
rames Ji men favorable TO enforce
ment of the prohibition law from
which TO select jury panels during the
trial OF Jootlegging cases, resulted in
County Judge Wagner d'scharging
ihe jury impanecd in the case where
ia Walter Riley of Sparks is charged
with violating the prohibition law
Members Of the league we're plac-
Cd on the witness stand and made
their confessions. Among them were
! N. Hail Of Chandler, president OF
the county league, w. l.. Johnson OF
Chandler. attorney for the league. w
L. Melton OF Prague, civic league eau
didate fcr county attorney: Robert
Morrow Of stroud, civic league candi'
date for county commissioner, and
two menl ers Of the league from
Wellstou.
When The Riley case was called yes
lerday. Attorney Rittenllouse. coun
sci for The defendant filed d motion
70 discharge the jury holding that
the members had been undhly influ
Eenced by the civic league County Az
torney John Davis offered no argu
ment against the motion and II wai
upheld Nltienhouse N his speech
( declared that such influence as Tho
league aad rendered might have al
properly heen rendered by an organ
4 izatiOn Of bcotleggers During hii
testimony president Hall admitted
that he and his organization had act
I cd unwisely
The llry commission Is composel
Of A. j. Foster, president Of tn
| Chandler civic league: George Kirk
man anl +. r Houston The con-
mission was appointed IN January 70
/ 9th ihe district and county courts
when the time came for selecting
Jury venire members Of the league b'
ran sending IN the names Of men {
sympathY with the law enforcement
y, faOYemeL,.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
BIC TASK COLLECTING
DATA OF CRIMINALS

Commissioner Of charities and cor.
fections, Miss Kate Bernard. Is al ihc
state pen.tentiary at McAlegter list.
ening tl the tales Of woe ol every
inmate who ctn DC induced TO ten
ihc story Of his lie ana troubles.
Tho task may accurately be descrD.
"a as tremendous Miss Barnard IS
assisted IN her biography gathering
by hall q dozen conWets who recOg-
nize the great Influence for good tho
commissioner has cxerted upon Iliel
condition and are working with vim
and Wen 20 collect tho data desired
from the follow conyicts
The information is for Che hfne
AIT OF Governor Haskell The pard
cn proposition has become burden
seine TO me chief executive IN order
tbm he iaay aet with understanding
IN the vast number Of appeals IOl
slcmeacY thai flood his office he
ocsires n have complied q reference
which vii enable hiulaio easily ant
enickly famillarize himself With w
nisl0ry III every convict A few u
tlc questions to be answered are the
aee, place Of BIRTH life led prior e
sentence character Of occupation
the crime for which the prisoner was
convicted and all other possible per
sonal details. Some weeks viii sci
BE regaged q complete tho labor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
ACCUSED ADMITS TREATING
FAMILY or DECEASED
Confident, However, Il VIII Be
Shown Prof. Vaughn Died
From Natural Causes

Monroe CitY Mo-. FeD. "a d. j.
II. Hull was arrested here this morn
ing on warrant issued in connec.
ton with the death OF Prof. Vaughn
ly Justice j. T. carrothers III the ~.
quest OF The prosecuting attorney
Hun Is married and has two mar
ried child.on. He was the family ply
slciau oi the Proctor family OF
which Mrs Vaughn Is Il member, for
several years. he also has cuuduct+
"a small hospital at Monroe City
Prosecutor Reiger explained his nc.
ton in issuing The warrant for Hulla
errcsI IN advance of the special gt.ul
jury Investigation which boeinN tn.
Gay by saying he had heard thai Dr.
HUI bal sold ont his practice aud
hospital and intended 10 leave Non.
roc CITY
Mr. Relrer also announced thai ihe
Indictment Of one other person by the
special ltand Jury may he expected
IN conneei.ou Win the death uI Prof
vaughn
AIRS Anna Vaughn now in Paris,
No, through her brother, Attorney
navid NJ. Proctor Of Kansas Cts. In
u statement isauod Wednesday. chafg
IS that II strychnne really hns been
found IA he vKceFa taken from lha
body ~ her husband Prof j. II.
Vaughn. ID was placed there after bis
death by persons who had personal
reasons for such action.
nrlghts Disease, Says physia an
y nm confident It viii be shown
that prof Vaughn died from natural
causes Hun said after his arrest
~ am wei acquainted with him and
with his wifes family and have
treated 81 Of them at times and It X
my opinion Vaughn was o sufferer
from Brplt's disease"
Hull denied he had visited Quincy
with tho other suspect whose name
was frequently me ntloned during the
interview and who hasn't been arrest
ed
pr Hull's lawyer. Il A McClinock
didn't ask for q writ of habeas cor
pus Arrangements were made tC
take q train about noon for Kirksyille
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
RATE: CASE.
ARGUED IN
HIGH COURT

Washington. Feb 24.-Whether
state may fix maximum late on 4
commodity of intrastate commerce be-
low the cost OF transportation Was
he basis tor a keen argument today
before Che Supreme court Of The Unit
ed States The legal representative
of the state OF North Dakota defend
ed the constitutionality OF the state
law OF 1907, fixing the rate on coal,
end counsel for the Northern Pacific
Railwag company attacked it as de'-
ignating a rate below the cost Of
service.
Attorney General Miller and Attor'
peys T. r. McCue and Guy G. n. Cor
IS had flied a brief in defense Of the
decision re ndered. by the supreme
court Of Moth Dakota in favor Of
the law Charles W. Bum, general
counsel for the Northern Pacific, hai
presented brief, attacking the law
aud the decision Of the state court.
Contentious Of The state
The counsel for the state argued
tnal the reason why the cost Of serY-
ice was not controlling where a sin
SIC rate was involved was two-foid
IN the first place, IL ,Hs contended
il was impossible TO determine with
anything like accuracy what such
cost of service was In the second
place, there was no injury to The equli
able title OF the carrier as . result
,f The eos, o. sersice not being con-
rolling, as long as the carrior was
allowed on the whole to earn a fan
( irofit on the investment in the bus
ii-ess Furthermore, IL was contend
Cd that other elements may serve Y
make the rate a reasonable on's
though II is less than the tlieoretie;t
cost Of service. IN the case ~ th'
i iats on coal, It was argued thar i
+ nav be entirely reasonable for th
state 10 put in force low rate 70
the purpose Of developing a great nat
bmal resource by stimulating the puI
chase of local coal in place Of forelgl
ccal through the reduction III the cos
OF the former.
Case Of proper Rate Coniiscation
As TO the argument that the redn'
I tom OF me rate on coal meant an Al
dit,0nal burden on other commoditle
counsel for TIE state contended tlia
il, was HYeeFhal ~ sneak OF this d
fobbing Peter 10 pay paul. Accor'
Continued on Page F7ss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
APPROPRIATION BILLS
WITHDRAWN FROM CALENDAR
Relate to Maintenance Of Penal
Institutions at Granite
and MCAIester

Under call of the house the senate
this morning at II o'clock took up
the fees and salaries bill, by Senator
Smith, and devoted full hour to it's
considerations, or that is, to the con
aideration OF amendments which sen
ators gave notice Tuesday night they
would offer on third reading. SO fai
only one Amendment was adopted.
that by senator Colville, poet laureate
Of the senate and Republican. 1t
merely ads in several sections OF the
bill whefe fees are provided for that
the fees n-e considered reasonable
The vote en- this amendment being ~
for and Is against.
AT the beginning of the session MI
merous kilograms which have been
received by several senators anent
the Eillups auto bill we're read, and
i letter directed TO Senator Graham
inviting the senators TO visit FL
Worth on the l4th Of March when z
Democratic rally viii be held there
Senator Graham. speaking 10 the invt
tation, remarked that the Legislature
will not be in session on the l4ih oi
March
Senate hill No 65, by Redwine, wa
cn motifu of the author, withdrawn
from the calendar and referred to 2
committee which vii consider il ~
connection with house bill No. 50
by wilson These bills relate TO an al
lroprlatiou for The maintenance OF
the state reformaloTy at Granite and
The pen'ieniiary at NcAlester.
Senator Taylor introduced Il blu
which provides for slight changes N
lhe manner of selecting the state and
county election boards
Senator Roddie introduced bill
making an appropriation for the Ada
normal school.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
FEDERAL COURT PROCEEDINGS

Il Il. Guthrie Of Geary, against
whom an involuntary petition IN
bankruptcy has been filed By bis cred
itors, this mornipg confessed lnsoly.
ency in q voluntary petition in ihe
United States district court
Sut FOR $4,000 damages for pcl-
soGal injuries brought BY J r.
OBryant against die ST l.. AID S
n. Rall.ad, WIS transferred from
lho district court Of Garfield county
TO lhc United States cbcut here to-
day 0Bpysnt was employed as a
section hand by he defendant and
while operating d hand car near
Perry last ,Tllyj recites that q de-
feelire handle nnr snapped precipilat
Ing him in front Of he ear The
complaint sets forth that he was wm
over and badly mangicd and thal hc
has since been sent Al hree different
times 10 TIE fallrUad's hospital.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
EXCITEs STATE WOE Interest

The action Of The Gulhre chamber
Cf commerce in endorsing and Dfo-
noting lie proposition Of the slid.
Continent Life Insurance companys Of
Mushogee, 70 erect scyenstorg 1I-
fee building here. has created sfa.e
NI1e interest N The company u has
largely benefited By he ncal progecs.
Since December IS, s340.000 worth Of
stock subscriptions haYc been signed
and one oi the two representatives
Who are In the city closing ~ the
building deal said today that the c9m-
Iany expected 10 apply for a charter
about the middle OF next month Il Is
interesting Information that this
stock vas al sold al $t20 a share. OF
500 a stssre more than the investors
Ct this city who are cooperating IN
he plan are called npon 70 pay Some
f.ges, aa been taAen lOealis IL ~
dition q The s34aoeaf noted
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
UNUSUAL REQUEST
Of ATTORNEY GENEAAL

Attorney General West today am
swe ed an unusual request for IN
formation from The Rev J NJ M0n-
roe, divine Of oklahoma City. The
Rev Monroe had filed a copy vi his
ordination papers IN Oklahoma
county, but desired to perform d mar
ragp ceremony III an adjoining coun-
ty ana asked II it would be proper
without also llling d copy oT his or
dination certificate there. The at
torHey general Hold that ia his opin-
ion the latter was unnecessary, but
added that the law was moi by any
means clear upon the subject and
that TO do SO would be wisely pre-
cau'ionary
In an opinion TO the secretary Of
The boa q Of control the attorney gen
eral holds that a prisoner confined IN
any county jail, under penHcntiary
sentence. may he taken dirccl to the
Granite prison, without first being
taken 10 the McAiester penitentialy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
TWO MORE:
ROADS JOIN
IN FICH 7

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
clic, and the ST. Louis and San
II ancisco railroads today enlisted in
the fight being waged by the Midland
Valley. the NJ, X. aud +. aud the
Kansas City Southern against the
stale OF Oklahoma to prevent the en-
forcemenl OF the two cent passenger
rate and freight rate orders promnl-
gated By the corporation commission,
TO which the railroads object, The
grounds for an appeal TO the United
States circuit court In which copies
OF their complaint were lodged this
afternoon. Tor Intervention are SUBJ
slantiallY the same as those alleged
by lie other three roads
Both railroads allege thai they are
unable 10 obtain relief in the state,
as both the corporation commission
and the supreme court where appeals
are pending, decline 10 accepi a
eupersedeas bond consequently iht
DIVISIONS complained OK remain ID
effect until FINAL adiadicailon Of ihc
controversy 10 their great detrlmenl
and loss
( The coluplaiaans declare Section
i "a Article ~ q the constitution e
be- null and void because It fixes q
Da stngrr rate arbitrarily without
+ fcga 4 to whether or not it iHsures
4 reas0nablo remrn upon The prop
orly ef the compainants and iht
capital invested The freight rates
are attacked aH unreasonable and con
I fiacaiory and are represented 70 hs
null and void because they flx gen
erui tariff upon commodities and ht
+ fcclim every tine in tho state sini
+ lariy wilhpW egsng inlo account ari'
f 0t ihe separate and individual condt
lfions nnder Which HE various line.
opefate, such as length % haul, cesl
Nf transportation, etc
An members Of the corporation
commission and the attorney general
lArr namcl as defendants IN hpth
suits The Ffisco includes in IS iisl
Of defendants A. l.. Beck, 4 J
Clark ana j. Erow Crawford, resi-
dents OF Pont0oc county. IN order
ihal the tights of these defendants,
Who are both sllippe and passen'
gers. may be determined rs against
she complainant and because they
Twin enforce the confsca.ory provi.
3 slons complained Of bS The petition.
Ter unless rcsirainen ~ ofaef o. eesiss'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
BUNCH Of FAST ONES
SIGNED BY SENATORS

Things are hamining 10 the camp
Of me senators aud contracts are 90
ing out and coming back by every
mail. lsa. Redman of Galcsbpre,
kas. Who is equally ai home on the
initial bag OF behind ihe baf has
signed mi he is recommended BY
.'Slats' wills, ihe hero Of las year.
Nho was sold io the Chicago Cabs
Al Tie c36e of HE scason Nod
KRAFT, OF Springfield, Mo- touied as
fast one IN tho box, IL coming
Henry Edlick. i 81. Louis souihpaw-
and william Geounde. of sapulpa,
who likes Il OH IN ihr long grass,
haze also been tagged By Manager
Price
The board Of directors Of The local
Glib will hold special meeting 10
saases * 7. uiAl.l y. scafe- rao. 1laslrrs
Yof detail.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
COLD STORAGE POULTRY
over TWO YEARS OLD
Armed Men Guard Evidence IN
New Jersey Against Spies
Of Combine
tBy Associated Press.)

sNN'N ANNht tNW+s RiiN 0fNN'sf"
las beel made 10 brbe Prosecutor
Caryen, Of Hudson county, New Jer-
sey. to drop the prosecution Of the
meat packers, according to state-
mcnt mac today by officials Of Gar
yens office.
Jersey City, ~ j.. Feb "a. De-
elariug the health Of 100000 peop.
is ieopardzed by tho beef trust by
iIs flooding tho market with unfit
food which has been held months and
years in cold atoragel County Pros~s
euor pierre r. Garven OF Hudson
county today conferred with his lieu-
tonanls upon the evidence 10 be sub
plNca 10 the grand Jury. It was as
serted today that the indictments al.
READY voted would be returned this
wepk against all the Chicago mir
iienaire directors ~ the National
FackiuB company and that tho cor.
pGraiuD would be- reindicted
Tho prosecutors Office is under
cons mt guard, and the evidence col
lected against the beef trust IL In
guarded SAFE as the result, accord.
his 10 Mr. uaryen, Of efforts OF tho
ust To learn the secrets In the hands
euf ,hc authorities. A force Of spies,
the prosecutor charges, hhs besieged
bis Office and attempted to trace his
work and that OF his men,
A new phase Of the fight upon the
combine may be taken up--the
charge that the packers control the
wheat and hay markets and have png
/ The screws upon the farmers by send
! Ing up prices Of those commodities.
The prosecutor today declared thar
4 prompt action by the Jersey City
board OF health and the state board
+ would have done much 10 prevent the
trust from wllhd awlng old carcasses
and poultry from the cold storage
4 houses, bul that the llasoriness OF
those boards had resulted In the
strusts being able TO prepare for any
move 70 disclose the true conditions.
According TO the evidence in the
POSSESSION Of Gargen, il Is a common
Nihtilff 10 tthe PuhiNiy thht mao DrSu
in cold storage from one to two years
aud By the use OF chemicals and the
smcaring Of blood from recently kill
ed chickens, 10 give il the look OF
freshness
one Witness exhibited turkey
which. he said had been In cold stOr'
age seven years, and declared his
tNfliinunegg 20 ont of II
Experienced men declared that
after a year In cold storage meat
loses It's nutritye value and becomes
tasteless. and say that the limit OF
safety Is nine months.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
SALE Of GRADY COUNTY LANDS

Special TO The Leader.
Chickasha, Okla, Feb. "A --Of
forty-nye tracts OF school Land to be
sold in Grady county under direction
or state Superintendent John NJ.
Shepar. OF the sales department.
twenty-lhree we're sold yesterday. all
going to iessees at appraised value
except one.
The total appraisement on the
traces, consisting Of $3.50 acres, was
sl5.32G: the sale price si7,s26. Cash
received on land was 1856. 20 and
ON improvements, Si.0iS. 60.
Only three bidders outside OF les
sees were present. Twenty-Five
racts viii be sold today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
FERGUSON OUT FOR GOVERNOR

Governor I r. Ferguson, Of Waion-
pa, bas formally entered The race for
the Republican nomination for GOV.
crnor. making the fifth entry Other
candidates who have announced are:
John Fields of oklahoma City. ] w.
McNeal Guthrie. G G Jones, Oklaho.
na CITY ana Walter 3. Harris, Nc
Alcstcr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
MILLIONS FOR STREET PAVING

According TO hgures prepared by
commercial clubs OF the state, Okla
homa cities and towns have spent
within the last ,tbree years over 500
Q00,o30 for asphalt paving alone and
q large amount IN addition for brick
paving Guthrie alone has let $4,000.
600 worth Of paving contracts III the
last year and a half Nearly every
ciiy in the state of four thousand
population oe over has done some paw
ing within that period, while paving
contractors are continually busy in
most OF the large cities Of the state
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
euzzalRo is RE.EMpLoYEo

Woodward, Okla, Feb. 2i-Ai a reg.
ular meeting OF the board Of educa-
iion II was voted to employ n o.
Hn2zaird as superintendent of the city
schools Tor the ensuing year. The
total enrollmenl for this year to date
is GG2 with an average daily attend
ance Of $50. The total enrolment OF
last year was 5l7, showing an In.
crease fnr the year OF llJ.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
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ARREST IN BulLETTE MURDER


Joplin, Mo-, Feb. 2l-Charles W
Myers, until five months ago mem
Der Of the Joplin police force was ar
rested here on he request of Sher'
ifF A. G. Stevens OF Rogers county,
Oklahoma charged with the murder
on April 10 las OF John Bullette a
wealthy land owner who was shot
through window Of his Office az
Cla emore Myers declares his ar
rest Is due TO mistaken identity,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
BANKS MUST REPORT CHANCES

BanH Commit slonef Yoniig today IS
s1ed the luIluwng letter 10 all state
blnks IN the state:
"ln Vices OF the fact that banks
frequently chanse hands AMI new Of
iicess elected without giving this Of.
fee an opportunity 70 investigate
lheir moral and nuaneial standing. as
well as theif business qualifications,
Won are advised that this practice Is
a violation OF Tie spirit OF the bank
ing law and In future where such
changes are anticipated by sale. con-
s0liialion or Otherwise. SAME must
be repo ted 10 me promptly for my
approval, both Us 10 ownership and
officials, Officials elected in violation
OF tie above ruling will be removed
f..l.l aiIi1c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
HAD 4 SALOON ON WHEELS


Special 70 DaIIy LeuGer
Thomas Okla, Feb. 24--Matt Red
mond il stranger 10 Thomas at
least he was week ago. He is 4
booze dispenser and he uses a coy
cred wagon. In this manner he be-
came acquainted with the "budge-lov-
ing' element and now he knows who
Deputy Sheriff Stevenson is. Matt
met Jailof Wells and Prosecuting
Attorney Snodgrass when Mr.. stew
enson escorted him to Arapaho. This
ooze-onwheels proposition Is q new
enc and was quite a success, but
Matt fingered one day too long in
Thomas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
Knnsaa ~ Grain.
knnshs cllu cattln

z Kansas city. Mo-. Feb 2l-
. 5000 cattle were received on a
2 stcadl market Hogs reached
2 $3.50 per cwt today, but closed
: al ten lower, 10000 being receiv-
!. ed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
TWO MEASURES SENT
BACK TO COMMITTEES
Three Bills Fall II Passage,
Not Receiving The Consti-
tutIonal Majority

At the afternoon house session
Glover and MaXey opened the en-
gagemont by d memorial to cong ess
asking that body to repeal sufficient
Of the enabling act to allow cities TO
vote on local option: the memorial
setting forth the law was sucn the
governor could not act on the recent,
~ filed petition Of the Sous OF Wash
ington 10 allow The amendment to the
rrohbitipr laws as they now stand.
The Wayne bill repeating that
section Of the election law requiring
nominations for office BY petition
as finaiN passed, &C ayes, hayes 3
The simmons bill relative to rc-
curing specific information as to l0-
cation Of all oil and gas wells was
finally passed, Sc TO ;.
Williams senate bill approprialing
Sl550O0 for the maintenance OF IN
sane persons al Norman was passed,
The "a Republicans voting no, So
Democrats yes.
Governor Haskelts sixteenth mes
salae allowing consideration oi 10
fci relilYe to validating pGblic
milding warrants, township warrants
and bonds, park boars and 70 allow
paymeD. to the lone hotel for tie use
cl lie Supreme court, was read.
Tbe house resolved itself into com
mittee of he whole TO consider one
cf the four revenue bills which has
been previously considered by the
committee