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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
TOOK ADVANTAGE Of DECISION


DiitIiui W bdiiJ ltduFi
Sayre. Okla. Dec 23-The first at
tempt by a lessee to take advantage
OF the recent decision Of Judge Sand
lin of the superior court OF Logan
county I'm regard 10 the exercise OF
preference rights on more than one
quarter section Of school land was
made here by II. w. Cunningham who
had control OF a section in Beckham
county. He leased three quarters and
purchased one. but succeeded In get
thrg the three set aside. He viii
make application fer restoration Of
his preference right under the Sandlin
decision, laa which il is held that a
lessee is not restricted 10 quarter
section, in case he has leased other
quarter sections The lssn in this
case is pasture land
The Beckham county land sales
closed yesterday ard the force closed
M antil the 2Sth when twenty-five
vacant tracts are TO be sold in Roger
Mills county
There VIII be sales At Mangum on
December 80, and 81 and January 3.
! .eesees continue 10 hnf their lease
hclds IN almost evarp ease.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
PASS ON LIQUOR CASES
Criminal Court of Appeals
Hands Down a Number
of Opinions

motion for rehearine OF the trial
or Lem Sing and Lee Slug, who We're
recently fined $3.50 each for violation
Of the liquor law in Ardmore. was re-
fused in an opinion rendered by pre-
siding Judge Henry Farman of the
criminal court OF appeals. Tne higher
court held that matters OCCURRING
during the trial Of case which conn.
sci desire to assign as error must ap.
pear by proper reciials IN the cage
made. duly certified to independent
of the motion for a new trial.
Justice d. A. Richardson handed
down an important decision IN a
li0uor case which was appealed from
Caddo county Judge Richardson s
decision is 10 the effect that the pres.
cnce of mans name on the records
r. the office Of the internal revenue
collector, showing posses ion Of an
internal revenue license to r.. 4. D.,
togetrer gith proof that shipments ot
liquor have been made to the man,
is pfima facic evidence Of the mans
guilt as bootlegger.
This decision was made in the ease
Of Logan Billingsly Of Cadao county
and the mans sentence Was affirmed
This decision gives State EHforce'
ment Attorney Fred s. Caldwell q
strong foothold, and opens I'D for
him an easy way 20 the practical sup
preston OF bootlegging in the state
as President Taft in answer TO an
appeal from Governor Haskell. has
suggested the internal revenue rec
ords as an ald to enforcement. and
ire records are open to state Officers
al any time
Justice Richardson says IN his de-
cision. The courts of this state V
take judicial notice that the abrro
Walton, r. L. D.. as used In the rec
lords OF the internal revenue office
means retail liquor dealer, and thai
the possession OF such license, witt
PROOF Of the possession OF liquor, y
prima faeie evidence
\ The sentence Of D. Duffo. Pittsbufi
county. a liquor case, was reversed
! and femanded
The sentence or T. n Patterson
Cleveland county, a liquor case wai
affirmed. This was a fine Of sz5i
and fhFce-months jail sentence.
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.Insaph chagioyille Is IN AldmoEe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE
WILL Be HIS PUNISHMENT
GoVsTn0r Extends CIsmency 10
Man Whose Crime Greatly
Stirred Community

0n the eve OF his csccuticn for wife
murder John Hopkins. sentenced to
be hung on December 3O 1910, was
granted a communication by Governor
Haskell this morning, Word OF tn"
gnyemor's action sentencing the man
70 life imprisonment. was received
by the criminal euOtt cf appeals This
neeessltatci the cancellng OF an APP
po.ntment this afternoon with the pris
9ncrs attorney and county attorney
G. f. Fain OF Comauehe county. 10
mede a6angemeg - 10 appeal le
case to the supreme eOnig OF the
tlrded states
The crime for which Hopkins was
found guilty IN the district court In
Comanche county, was one Of the most
al0sclOus IN the court annais 0f Ok.
lahoma The man followed his Wife
from Missouri to her hcme in Lawton.
lie forced the door. struck his vic.
tim down with cleaver and poured
carbolic acid down her throat \
mob formel ON sle spread es -Hlc
news and lyuchlng was narrowly
ayerted by the authorities
After u lur~ IN the Comanche crun.
~ court hal returned verdict OF
guilty the attorney for the defense
apnea'cd the case TO the criminal
court Of appeals. THIS court affirm
ed the sentence given ir the lower
court, and ihe sentence to hang stood
until the governors action granting
a communication today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
TWO GlNCERhs INCORPORATE

ruppgr nlrl 4 Co.. filed articles
OF incorporation with the secretary
81 state with a capitalization 81 81
300 The purpose OF the eoncern IS
10 engage in the business Of contract-
ing Their principal place oil business
will be located at Muskogee The TO-
lowing are the officers President.
Harry r. Tuppcr vice peesides;. Earl
Y Bird secretary anil treasurer, L.
G. Smith.
Articles Of Incorporation were also
filed by the American Cafe company.
capitalized al sg5,e00 The purpose
ol The company IS TO maintain ana
operate a system OF hotels and restanr
ants over the state, The principal
place OF business viii be located at
Oklahoma City. with branch oifi6,
in al Important cities OF Che states
The directors OF the corporation are,
as fellows: President, Vim. McDon-
aid: vice president, c. +. McDonald.
secretary. John Fl Shlrk,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
STARTED ON FLIGHT
ACROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL
WashIps and Motor Cars
MaItlaln Search With
out Avail

London, Dec. 23 There is 30 news
This afternoon of the fate CT Cecll
Grace. the American bGln aviator who
disappeared in the fos while attempt
ing a return flight from Calais, France
to Doyrr, yesterday. Il is feared that
he rcll into the North sea a great
fleet OF motor cars vas out all night
searching every nook cf the east COAT
Of England while warshins scatteraa
Il ong the shores AID dotiing the North
sea swept the waters with wireless
inquiry concerning the aifnan Fu-
tile efforts were c0niiaged today
Grace flew from Dover England,
across the channel to the Belgium
frontier. When last heard OF he had
started ON his return cf lae chaanel
flight.
The report that Grace landed near
Deal. t'ngland- late "Wednesday Is IN
correct. and inquiries along -brSff-the
ccasts have proven fruitless Captain
Boucher Of channel mail packet
says that Grace boarded his boat at
Calais Wednesday TO seek advice
about recrossirg the channel
Boucher advised rim TO start 20
minutes after the steamer and to fol-
low in It's wake TO Bouehier's sur.
prise. Grace started ten minutes be-
fore the packet and flew In north
eas5 direction. The captain feared
that the aviator went toward the
Noith sea.
The Ostend ,packd. did not see
Grace and the last report was that he
was seen flying over Goodwin Sands
about o'clock Wednesday after.
noon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
N. {. CHURCH CHRIST
MAS PROGRAM

The Christmas Eve eyercisos at
the First Methodist Episcopal church
viii be rendered at 2:30 D. M, salar
dag. Dec e. istead oI Saturday
night The following IS The program
Song by the Sunday School Jos 10
Inc World
prayer-I $ Shearer
song Miss n Smith
Recitation Willard liurusdale
Song Miss Wheeler
Recitation Dorothy Speers
Song Little Children
Reading Miss W. n humphrey
Song Miss Lillian Brown.
Song Miss Dorothy i0ygiaCe.
Song Mfs. M r Smith.
Reading Mrs. ". II Waterfall
ADDRESS bg Pastor
A beautiful vesper program Will De
rendered on Sunday evening, al 7.3e
p. m.
Dr ] r. Ramsey viii preach a
'Ciristmas sermon Sunday morning a
m a. m. subject "a Christmas
Drama IN which will be given tho
story Of the Lost Word
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
MIR. cruce on inaugural plans.


The Inauguration OF Goy.-Elect
Cruce viii take place in Oklahoma
City. providing Gov Haskell approves
the act removing the seat Of govern
ment from Guthrie. passed by the leg
islature in special session
c. II. Martindale president of the
Guthrie Chamber OF Commerce. re
Gently sent to the governor-elect res
olutions adopted by Guthrie business
men extending the courtesies of the
town for the inaugural ceremonies
A reply from Mr. Cruce, made public
oday. Gays in part;
q want to express to lou aid
through YOU to The Chamber OF Com
merce my appreciation for the court
estes extended me by the resolution
| presume, however, that the ques
ton of the location OF the capital
having been definitely settled in Ok
lahoma City, that the Inauguration
will take place there if the governor
approves the bill
"The question of where would be
inaugurated is an immaterial one
with me. ! nave always stated in this
capital fight that ! would be govern
ed entirely By what the courts, the
legislature and the people determined
in the matter A similar letter was
received by the Cruce club. The leg
islatiye committee is busy at Okla
homa City making plans for the in
augural ceremonies. There viii be
no invitations to the ball to be held
at the Lee hotel. Tickets will be 81
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
INTERIOR PRESIDENTS
PALACE

llarana.>Dee o. What the rivals
Of President Gomez believe 10 be "a
ilH Of his scheme tn reclaim the presi-
dney despite frequent teclarar,ns
OF bis intentions to stcpq own ard out
at the ED Of his peeeent term. is
pont'nle for much ~ the political
unrest which now thfchieae 70 brins
about alnthef Cuban nbel inn and
ccrs quent American Intervention. ac.
cciding 10 The statemoeis Of promin
cni members Of the utra IberM par-
ty here
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
B|DDERS AND LESSEES
ON SAME FOOTING
Special to Daily Leader.


Sayre. Okla, Dec. 23.-Announce-
mem was made 10 the school land
sales force here from the school land
department that the commissioners
had admitted bidders TO the same foot
ing as leesses in the matter OF power
OF attorney at sales. Heretofore bid
ders have been required 10 be at the
land sales in person and lessees have
been privileged to appear By attorney
in fact Both classes of purchasers
are now understood 10 be on the same
footing, ard bidders need not appear
In person
The state has a track OF land mixed
up with Rel river that It can not even
Ieiye awaN lrhe bpfl 9sers could
find no value attached 10 twenty-three
acres a mile from this place and ey-
eifgbody concus One man bid on
The tract, but declined when he found
that he could nor sein II
In the sales Sst was a tract Of tween
ty-three acres. with no apmaisemept
II is aid the Red river has eaten in
to the Texas side so largely that there
Is no more land on the strip-only
river bed II was refused mt auction
The Intending purchaser said he would
nc. risk COW on it. the state would
not let him seine 1t and that If he took
It at appraisement he could not re-
cover much ON q suit for failure OF
consideration
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
KENTUCKY
BROTHERS
ARE SLAIN
(py Associated Pressl

Mount sterling, KY, Det 22--
Clinton Allen, y deputy United States
marshal, and his brother Walter.
we're shot 70 death la a pistol fight
heye iasi night with James Upton. q
gpoclal policeman aud MIc ael Glib.
hons. . saloon Keeper The battie
looh place i1 front Of Gibbons s saloon.
Witnesses say that Clinton Allen
End Tipton Huarreled and when the
federal officer drew q fotoiyer the
policeman took 4 away from him and
shot him dead Walter Allen then
drew revolver and WAS killed By
Gibbons
Gibbons and fiplon were arrested
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
SUPERIOR COURT PR0GEE0IGG5

The jury = the case Of Lewis Glenn
mons vs. Charles Sciutchiield brought
iR a verdict this morning az O'clock
IN favor OF the plaintiff Clemmeas
sued Scrutehiield for $40 with inter-
est. claiming the amount was due him
for hauling some dirt while SefdiehF
field claimed he had paid for the work
The suit of NJ G, Baldtrip VS., John
Mahcnev for $4,000 for false impFis-
onment vas continuei ard the case
OF Theo Henderson VS.. J. W. Walker
= III the hands II the jury The case
of George Burlington IS. the State
IA llali0f case was taken up this after.
eO0n.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
COTTON GIN CONCERN FAILS

Individual petitions ia bankruptcy
we're filed by the officers OF the
Farmers Union Cooperative Gin AS
aociation in the United States dis
tricI court Friday The principal
pace OF business of the association
PAS been located at Asher Okla
Notes amounting 20 Sll52g.9l
against the company We're held By
the Birge Forbes Investment Com.
pany Of Sherman. Texas
The presons involved In the bank
rIptcy proceedings are the princlpel
officers OF the delunvt ilrm aepar-
ate petitions were filed by y. II.
Lowther president: f. NJ. Forston,
yiee president: G. G. Harrison. see
alary, aud John " Anthony, a
director
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
WILL PLAY FOOTBALL.

There will be some big doings In
football circles Monday afternoon at
Electric park when Coach I.isman
lines hlc aggregation Of battle-scarred
veterans, members OF the alumni oi
the Logan connty nigh seAooi, againss
tie present representatives OF the
high school The game will be called
n 2 o'clock and the boy 5 promise
10 furnish one Of the best games aver
seen IN Guthrie. ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
4 WEDDING IN PEN|TfATIARY


Jeffeisc. City, Mo, Dec. 23.-The
frs. wedding in the Missouri peniten-
tiary took place today when Governor
Hadley at the request OF Mrs. Ruth
Rltch. Of Kennel City. Mo, paroled
Charles Beachamp that they might
Rsa They became engaged when
Beachamp went to prison to serve
TWO years for assault
Governor Hadley today appointed
Franklin Ferris of st. Louis, Justice
CT the supreme court. succeeding the
late Judge Burgess.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
MILITARY
FUNERAL
FOR heroes
(By Associated Press. }

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec % Fire Marshal
Horan and twenty.three others, most
" firemen, killed in the stoekyards
FIRE here. are to be given a military
funeral. A regiment Of cavalry and a
squad of mounted police will march
in the procession.
The fire continued burning tnis
morning. Capt. Windhem, Of Engine
Company No 4. and Wm Sheridan
were perhaps fatally injured by fall
ing timbers this morning, Twenty-one
bodies have been removed Several
firemen are still missing All will
not be known till the embers cool.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
At
MERIDIAN co
UP IN SMOKE
SpecIal to Daily Leader.

Meridian, okla, Dee % The post
office and four stores on the north.
side OF Meridian were destroyed by
Tire al O'Clock this morning. entire
Ing loss of $4,000. partially COY.
cred by insurance The fire original.
cd in the drug store and hunled fur
i0uiy. the entire contents Of The post
office and H. 3ranson's grocery,
WIZ n was In the postofiice. were des-
troyei Other losses were. Dave
Johnson hardware: WIN kincaid gro
cory, Dwight Smith, drug store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
T. 0. GAss!lAY REMEMBERED

Edwara O. Cassidy former secre-
tars 10 the state school land commits
sion was remembered by the en-
ploses III The state school Land dc
partment. He was presented hand
some bag. of Genuine Wallus hide.
Gov. l.. +, Price under the address Of
presentation. The plate bore the in
scription. Christmas Greetings from
tho school s.s:iti Department laie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
TODAY IN THE
DEPARTMENTS
Bi1heart citizens Complain.

a complaint from citizens at Bis
hearl was received by the corporation
commission Thursday against the
Midland Valley railroad 10 compel
fhe railroad to construct walks at
thlea of The street crossings.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
CAPITOL SITE APPRAISERS
FILE THEIR REPORT
Governor Haskell Takes Mattel
Under Consideration Makes
No Comment
Special to Daily Leader.

Oklahoma City, Dee. 22.-Thc
board Of appraisers. selected by Gov
Haskell. to view the Culbertson site
filed their report with the governor
last evening. The governor has the
matter under consideration. 81 have
not yet accepted the report Of the
committee said the governor, "and
cannot say when | VIII sign the capi
tai bills. The members of the com
mittee are c. f. Colcord, Mac Owen
and c. c. ziegler. J b. Thompson
chairman of the senate capitol com
mittee, attended the conference.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
Records certified

The records Ia the case Of Frank
Henson sentenced to hang in Tulsa
county for the murder Of deputy
Sheriff Stanper we're certified to
The criminal cnuri of appeals by Gov
ernor haskell IN examination VIII
pe mude 20 see lhat everything Is
regular
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23
Reward s Offered.

Governor HASKELL offered reward
el $3.50 for the capture OF G A Me-
Donald SLAYER of sam G. Gilllland,
.n Muskogee county
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
h Father Helped.

The fond father held the manu-.
script while his son practised the ora,
ton.
Shall we permit the ruthless hand
Of the hydra-headed tyrant," cried the
youth, 'to-to-to-well, what is it?"
The. father was wrestling with the
manuscript.
"Oh, yes" he muttered, here It is:
to dessicate.' Go on"
IT'S ~desecrate," cried the boy, in.
dignantly. "'Shall we permit the
ruthless hand of the hydra-headed
tyrant to desecrate the-the-the-
why don't you prompt me?"
The father was staring hard at the
manuscript.
"The-the poodle-paddle-poodle.
um Of our liver ties" he stammered.
TITS the palladium of our liber.
ties,'" roared the boy. Gimme that
paper-Tn say 1t meself."
And he stalked away angrily.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
But He Wasn't.

Senator Depew. in his Washington
residence on his seventy-sixth birth.
day, told a reporter that his health
was perfect.
"You do, indeed, sir" said the re.
porter, heartily. look the picture Of
health"
j Eyes," said the senator, IT shouldn't
have said I was we'll II my appearance
didn't bear me out. A self-contradic.
tory statement is merely ludicrous,
You have heard about the census
taker?"
"A ensus taker rang the bell of a
Hillyer place residence the other day
and an elderly gentleman opened the
door.
I'D like to see the head of the
house, said the census taker.
"'S-sh! Not so loud!' whispered the
elderly gentleman. Now, what is 1t!
I'm the head of the house?'"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
M OF THE CENSUS.

BY the Woman Enumeration.
That was certainly a proud father
who wrote for his first baby '2-12" as
the age and Beginners English" re-
plying to the query, Dc you speak
English?" To the later questions, do
you read and writer" he answered,
hopefully, mot yet, but soon."
To the first question a lawyer
who gave his age as 23-replied with
great confidence. 'Fluently"-and !
could almost see him, trying his first
case, with spread eagle" oratory, be-
fore a judge who would have to curtail
his eloquence from the start!
Another, replying to Can you read?
Write?" said, naively: II read this pa
per and am writing these answers"
The young driver Of a milk wagon,
evidently content and happy. perhaps
with his first 'job," printed in capitals
out of wor April, 1902" while his
neighbor, half a block away. and Sc
years old, who had probably never had
a vacation, wrote TOO much work" in
reply to How man. weeks were you
out Of work in 1907" and another. also
near by, "52, and haven't found a job
yet"
It was a bachelor physician who said
he was Head. feet, and the whole
thing" in his house. and a man of rare
appreciation Of his own position who
meekly 90 wrote himself as my wife's
Another semi humorist put his "color
or race" on record as white as chalk"
using Ditto" for his wife!
More than one woman might have
answered as truthfully as one did to
the question: What IL your business,
trade, profession, or occupation 2" In
valid Can't you see her, keeping the
entire household on the 'quivvy vivvy''
to wait on her. while she tries first one
school" and then another, one list Of
remedies following another In quick
succession?
And was the one who wrote Lady
to the same practical inquiry more ar
rogant and disdainful Of labor, or sim
pering with 'prunes and prisms? 2"
What OF the woman who answered
Single. married, widowed or d.
vorced?" Single, to my sorrow! Would
like to be widowed, and soon" Did
Sam may be on the helping hand side.
And the man, IN gave his age SO,
his wife's at AZ and his years of pres
ent marriage %? His other answers
were intelligent enough; but he ought
not to ask us to believe tina when eight
years old he married q ~19-year-old girl.
Maybe 1t seemed that long.
we ~ tAio6AotAOAA tAdt oiCNdIC0
Victoria Eugene, Maria There Leo
pold, Emanuel, George Washington,
John Adams. Thomas Jefferson, Lucille
and Topsy," as the 10 children of John
and Mary Smith? I almost thought so,
for the man seemed too young-as well
as toe cheerful, and too prosperous
to have It anything more than q dream.
But the details were all there, with
each name.
Dignity was in the reply OF the man
who wrote for wife and children, as to
occupations: None. I support my
family"-and he was a street car con-
ductor!
Pathos crept into the 7o-year-old
mans Just widowed" as tragedy did
in Divorced, after 80 years marriage,
damn him!" n a mothers tenderness
was in h explanation sick" after the
mo" to do you speak English? 2" for
the little 6-year-old whose older broth
ers n younger sisters were all re-
corded YES" A.
oh, Uncle Sam! Uncle Sam! The
census does no reveal 1t all!
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
HAPTE II.--(Continued.)

"Ah. Pasdeloup!" cried my compan-
ion, and at the word the man sprang
to the gate and threw II back with a
clang, his face beaming. Alert as
ever!" added his master, waved his
hand to him and galloped past, while
the other gazed after him with scme-
thing like alteration TRANSPORTING his
rough countenance.
At the sound of our horses hoofs
upcn the graveled road, the ladies
turned and looked toward us. Then
n Of them flew down the steps, her
hands outstretched. her face alight.
"Madame!" cried my companion.
"Madame!" and he threw himself from
his horse and caught her to his heart.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
a CARVING KNIFE.

There Is q great deal In knowing how
to sharpen h carving knife. The steel
should be held In the left hand, which
should be on q level with the elbow,
pointed towE-~ the right shoulder and
the knife held Almost perpendicularly
in the right hand.
The hilt of the knife's edge should be
placed at the top Of the steel and the
blade drawn downward the whole
length of both steel and knife. first on
one side and then on the other, so that
the point of the knife finishes at the
hilt OF the steel,
The blade should be almost fat on
the steel, with the back slightly raised.
but with only the edge touching II.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
He Had Done Enough.

"Fellow citizens" said the candidate,
ST have fought against IN Indians. I
have often had no bed but the battle-
feld and no canopy but the sky. I
have marched over the frozen ground
till every step has been marked with
blood"
His story told we'll till a dried up
looking voter came to the front.
sIIl be darned II you hain't done
enough for your country. Go home and
rest. Tn vote for the other fellow"