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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
ABERNATHY Gets DECREE
Estate of Plaintiff in Divorce
Suit to Be Divided Among
the Seven Children

All Oklahoma City yesterday, upon
the technical ground of neglect of
duty and deserlon, United States
Marshal John r. Abernathy was
granted a decree of divorce from Al
mia May Abernathy by Judge
A. n. Munden, judge of the superior
court. The evidence Of the case was
heard in court last Wednesday, and
Judge Munden since has had the mat
ter under adyisement
The decree states that the estate
OF the plaintiff is TO be divided among
his seven children, carrying ont Mr..
Abernathy's desire expressed on the
stand that this should be done. The
amount going TO the infant child, the
only one of which the defendant Is
the. mother. is to be placed in The
hands Of trustee to be named later
b. agreement of the parties. The
defendant is given the care and Gus
tody of the infant child until further
orders OF the court.
II il said that the amount of prop
erty to be divided among the chill
dren will Approximate $l0,00e to be
derived from the sale OF farm lands
in Tillman county. Mrs. Abeinathy S
maiden name was Amira Purviance'
the couple having been married IN
June. 1908, after brief courtship in
Guthrie. The defendant Is now about
twenty years old. and resides on her
fathers farm. near Guthrie. The
child Of the union is only a few
weeks old.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
FARMERS
To FIGHT
THE GRAF 7
OPPOSED TO TAMPERIN G
WITH CAPITAL LOCATION
AT THIS TIME
UNNECESSARY EXPENSE
ARGUMENT IS RAISED
Friends From Outside Pledge
Opposition to Oklahoma
City Grab Game

Friends from the outside appeared
for Guthrie al the capital location
meeting in the Brooks theatre last
night. The meeting was marked By
the logic and earnestness of the few
speeches made. Another meeting is
to be called soon by the executive
committee in the capital location
fight The main effort is to have
everybody understand that the Okla
homa City scheme Is graft from the
start and essentially dishonest in
that it looks to the reputation OF
foundation contracts.
Judge Frank Dale presided last
night. He introduced an old friend
of his, judge j. X. Dean, distin-
guished lawyer from Woodward,
Judge Dean said that Woodward was
naturally a little disposed toward
Guthrie and would be entirely for
Guthrie if the railroad connections
were right. He urged on the Guth-
rieites the vastness OF the prize to
be won and the necessity for use Of
all its intellectual and material weNp-
ons in the fight.
Farmers Opposed to Graft Scheme.
A stirring and effective speech was
made by w. j. Crawford. president
of the Farmers Union Of Oklahoma.
He alluded 10 the location here of the
official organ of the organization and
said II would be live wire affair.
He denounced the Oklahoma City
scheme as dishonest and expensive.
The Farmers Union is committee
against IT, The unions over the state
are opposed to further taxation and
say that the 100000 carried in this
bill is unnecessary and constitutes a
crime. lie said he was not fighting
Guthrie's battles. but was looking to
defeat an Infamous scheme.
Judge j. H. Burford explained the
law Of the subject and said that
people in Oklahoma are honest; that
counties had suffered from drouth
and all sorts OF pests and sometimes
were unable to meet obligations, but
had never repudiated contract.
j. G. Strang made a brief speech.
Insurance Commissioner Milas
Lasater made brief speech that ere
ated profound impression. He SAID
that the people in Garyin county are
not for Oklahoma City as a capital
city point He is owner of a news
paper and has started campaign
against the Oklahoma City bill, which
he denounces as dishonest He wants
the question settled honestly and
properly. Mr., Lasater was a mem
ber Of the constitutional convention
and he said he regarded his oath to
support the Federal constitution and
the enabling act as binding.
Vic Houston, II. ]. Roach of Meal
ester aud H. G. Woodworth, editor OF
the Kingfisber Times, spoke briefly
Chairman J. J. O'Rourk called at
tcntion to the amount of work the
committee had undertaken and ask
ed the cooperation OF all in reaching
people In every part Of the state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19

CRIME CIRCLES QUIET.

Lack of criminal business is APP
parent IN all Guthrie courts and at POI
lice headquarters. Sheriff Mahoney
says the recent months have been
Queter than any in his tenure, and
the police are suffering from ennul
County court convened this morn.
ing, with only three misdemcanor
eases on the docket The first was
a cotton case appealed from lowa
township. John Archer was com-
plainant against l.. Salisbury, Judge
Strang dismissed the case.
In the Fontnoy case. brought by
tho police against operators OF dis
orderly house, the appeal from JUS
llce court was dismissed judge
Strang holding that he had no jusis-
diction.
With the exception Of the Muhall
Joke, no arrests of note have been
made recently.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
TODAY IN THE
DEPARTMENTS.

Charters We're issued today by the
secretary Of state as follows:
LooseWiles Biscuit company, Ok
lahoma City; capital, $1,000; direct
ors, J. S. Loose and j T. Loose,
Kansas City, and Edward II. Cooke.
Oklahoma City.
El Reno American company, El
Reno, newspaper and general print.
ing; capital, $25,000; directors. f, E.
Blake. G. G. Sennis, +. f. Hickey.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
CHALLENGES TO GABF[sT
John Golobie Hurls Defy to Bird
Mcclure to Meet Him
at Philippi

John Golobie, editor of the Okla
homa state Register, at Guthrie, VINO
is eontesilng for the Republican nom
nation for congress against con-
gressman Bird s. Mcclure. has chal-
lenged Mcclure to joint debate
upon the issues of congress. Golobie
Is running on an anti-Cannon plat
form
The challenge is published in the
last issue of Golobie's paper and
reads:
Congressman Mcclure having
stated in his speech in this city that
the committee on rules in the house
was increased frori five to fifteen and
recently IA .iurseyg magazine ihay
Oklahoma hsd 100000 population, !
now cahllenge him for a debate OBJ
the issues In congress In the comnE
campaign"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
CONDUCTORS IN PROTEST
Are Opposed to Certain Pro-
posed Orders of Corpor-
alton Commission

Conductors on the Rock Island,
Santa Fe and NJ. X. and r. railroads
today appeared before the corpora
lion commission hearings on three
proposed orders. The principal in
torest Is Ia the proposed order NO.
rs. annulling order No. n, which al
lows roads TO charge above the ticket
rates for passengers boarding cars
without tickets. There Is a gradual
cd scale OF penalties. The other pro
posed orders are for the abolition OF
certain excess baggage rates and 20
require companies 60 open all doors
Of ears at stations in towns Of 1900
population or over.
The conductors today made thelI
principal pleas on the extra Work
proposition. They said that II would
vastly increase their labor, because
people now do not often board ears
without tickets, but that, with pen
alties removed. few would buy
tickets. The Santa Fe conductor
said that where the road was work
Ing uder the non-penalty provision il
required him three TO four hours e
make out his trip reports, but tina
he now does tile work in thirty min
utes.
Questioning ELECTED the signifcan
admission that there rs greater dens
lty of passenger traffic on the Okla
homa roads inside the state than on
Of it. The Santa Fe conductor sail
two conductors are employed ol
each of two trains between Guthri
and Purcell in order to handle III
tickets.
The railroad men claim n is in
practicable TO have both ends of tb
cars open at every important station
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
STATE LOSES IMPORTANT
WITNESS THROUGH DEATH
Demise Of Or. Twyman An
nounCed al Close Of Prose
cuilon's Opening Statement
(By Associated Press.)

Kansas CITY. Mo-. April 1.-the
line of defense Hyde will use IN his
light for acqulttal was outlined for
the first time today when Attorney
Frank y. Walsh made the opening
statement to the jury that will try
the physician, Walsh began his adj
dress with short review of the lifo
Of Hyde, from birth to present Taxi
up death of j, Moss Hunton, Walsh
said:
DR. Twyman aided In bleeding
Hunton and tied the string which
stopped the flow of blood. and ii was
only when Twyman thought that
enough blood had been drawn that
he fastened the string
Critlcizes Mrs. Logan o. Swope
Reaching that part of his story
dealing with the fatal attack on Col
Swope. Walsh severely critlzod Mrs.
Logan o, Swope, saying that she fail.
cd to 90 to The Colonel's room until
long after she learned OF his sinking
spell.
There was no doubt Swope died
from apoplexy,' said Walsh "rhe
real trouble over the will Of Swope,'
ayerred Walsh, "began when Mrs
Swope desired Mrs Hyde to sign a
paper giving her share Of u sixty
thousand dollar part Of the estate.
originally left by IIunton to sister
OF Flunton, Dr. Hyde won't let you
give up this money! Mrs. Swope was
alleged to have hotly declared to her
daughter. As matter Of fact" the
attorney said Hyde never was con
suited by his wife regarding the
Hunton share Of the estate"
important state Witress Dies
Scarcely had the state completed
lis opening statement In the murder
trial of Dr. u. G. Hyde Yesterday.
when Dr. G. T. Twyman, one of the
prosecution most important wit
nesses, died at n local hospital Acute
diyerticulits caused his death.
nr Twyman was for years the
swope family physician when the
nurses struck at the residence and
accused Dr. Hyde. they carried their
complaint to Or. Twyman He called
Dr. HYDE to his office and told him
ne was suspected, III olhef fndlLela y
than those pertaining to his duties az
physician Or. Twvman was con
fldante Of the Swope family.
Upon him the state depended large
" 10 proye that DR.. Hyde bled
James Moss Hunter 20 death. He
was also expected to testify regard
ing the alleged attempt of Dr. Hyde
to poison Miss Margaret Swope. Miss
swope was Dr. Twyman's patient
when il Is said Or. Hyde tried TO Kill
her
When Or. IIydes attorneys took q
deposition from DR. Twyman he re
fused TO criticize DR. Hyde Without
going into detail, DR. Twyman said
he approved, in general, DR. Hyde't
work in connection with the illn essef
of various members Of the SwopC
family.
SO valuable did the state consider
the testimony Of Or. Twyman that a
one time Prosecutor Conkling though
of dismlsslng the jury, which ha'
been chosen but not sworn. AM
awaiting the recovery OF the physl
clan before beginning the trial.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
SUPREME COURT GRANTS WRIT

The supreme court has granted a
writ of supersedeas to the Greer
county election boatd in the case
wherein man nairied Elliott OF Guth.
rie, through writ of mandamus OBJ
tanned from District Judge Brown OF
Mangum, had his name placed on the
ballot at Granite as a candidate FOR
trustee on an Independent ticket.
The election board refused to place
the name on the ticket on the ground
that application was not made in the
time required by law and because
there was no independent ticket pro,
vlded for.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
THE TAYL0R-YOgNG DISPUTE

II is understood that Governor Has
kell will address letter to the at
to'ney general commanding that Mr.,
" est take 10 the supreme court a
cult that was prepared last Friday TO
settle the question Of whether State
Examiner and Inspector Taylor has
the authority 10 examine all papers IN
possession Of Bank Commissioner
Young. The case arises over the re-
fusal Of Young to permit Taylor to
examine the records of the Columbia
Bank and Trust company OF Oklaho-
ma City. n ,l
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
HEAVY CORN ACREAGE

Prospects for the corn crop are re-
ported good in all parts of the state
A. c. Cobb, superintendent OF farm
demonstration work, says that culti-
walton is under way in most Of the
counties and that there has been
ample rainfall in all corn growing
counties. Indications are for a
bumper crop. Oats and wheat have
never looked better and the rains,
succeeded by cool weather, have
proved ideal for them.
Cotton planting was commenced all
about this week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
BALLOTS ALONE WILL COUNT

Attorney General West in an opln-
ion to +. +. Lille, vice president Of
The Guthrie commercial club. declar-
cd that all votes cast In the state
capital election will be counted re-
gardlesg of whether the voter faycrs
the plan OF not. Two questions -sii
be submitted: Whether or not the
capital shall be located and where IL
shall be located.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
SIT DOWN ON M0LLYC0DDLEs


Kansas City, Mo, April ia res
olution providing that all football be
abolished after December 1910 was
introduced at conference represent
ing Missouri Valley colleges here
this morning The resolution was
defeated, all schools represented at
the conference voting against It. The
negative vote was not unanimous as
to the individual vote, however. as
three Representatives from Kansas and
two from Missouri voted in favor OF
IL
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
MEET AFTER F|FTy-TW0 YEAHs
Special to Daily Leader.

Special TO Daily Leader
Clinton, Okla, April 10. -~FiIty'two
years have passed since Samuel
Stall, an aged Custer county farmer,
living four miles east Of Clinton, has
seen his brother and sister. Now
sevcnty-slx years of age in feeble
health he has departed for his boy
hood home, Choctaw, Ohio where
live his brother, William, aged ~
and sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Strickland,
aged SO. With him on his long jour
ney Is his baby brother. Samnel
Stall, 70 years old, whose home Is IN
Napa, cal, and VINO has been visit
ing him for several days past
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
R0GstVELTs IN HUNGARY
(Continned ON Page 81

Buda Pest, Hungary, April 10
Roosevelt's party left here this morn
ing for Babolano to spend the day as
guests of Count Serenyi, minister OF
agriculture, and to visit the famous
Arab breeding farm. They are eX-
pected back here tonight.
boilee exploded today in a match
factory at Szegedin, killing ten girls
and one man. Eighteen other girls
were injured.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
.ALDR|GH NOT A CANDIDATE
fRy Assoclated Press.l-

Washington. d. G., April l9--Sen'
ator Aldrich today made public let
Ter which he wrote TO Governor Po-
thea of Rhode Island on Sunday an.
nouncng he would not be candi-
date for reelection. The letter Is In
accord with the statement which he
gave to the Associated Press last
night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
Bank Incorporation Approy q

Bank Commissioner Young has ap-
proved the incorporation Of the First
State Bank Of Willow, which has n
capital of 10000 T. II, Holden is
president, w. J. Underwood, vice
president and c. G. Holden cashier
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
SWELL NEW YORK WEDDING


New York April 19.-Miss Mar
iorie Gould, daughter of George J.
Gould, and Anthony ]. Drexel Jr., OF
Philadelphia, were married at Bar
tholomew's church here today. Near
ly everybody of wealth and promi-
nence in New York was present
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
Wants Railroad CROSSING

S. NJ Cox, of Tryon, has appealed
to the corporation commission be-
cause the NJ. X. & T divorces his
house, barn and sheds and five acres
Of his farm from the remainder, He
asks that a crossing be ordered.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
TO HOLD c. 0. P. HEADQUARTERS

Guthrie Republicans held meet
ing last night to start proceedings
aLainst the removal of the state head
quarters from Guthrie TO Oklahoma
City. IL is understood that good
sum OF money was raised 10 pay Ger,
tain expenses. Chairman Harris Is
row at headquarters the greater part
OF the time and visitors TO the city
aie numerous.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
IMMENSE CROWD
HEARS HIS SPEECH
Thousands Of People Make
Day Red Letter One In
Jackson County


NPNNItfI W LIIIIy LtlIUtT,
Altus, Okla. April 19.--This IS
Murray day in Jackson county, and
the biggest day IN the history Of All
tus-a red letter day In truth and
fact. Hon. VIM II. Murray opened
his gubernatorial campaign here to-
day and the occasion was most
auspicious. Five thousand visitors
are here. Delegations came from
SIX or eight Of the adjoining counties
and the morning hours saw hosts or
marching delegations, with bands and
banners, all waving In compliment 10
Alfalfa Bill
Mr. Murray spoke to an immense
audience. His speech in full follows:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
West In kansas civ

Attorney General West Is in Kan
sas City to attend Interstate com
merce hearings on rates.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
Q GO 1000 0 @ @ Q 600
ToDAYs MARKETS

@ Chicago. His, April t9-May
6 wheat closed al sla6 5-S; Iuly
G at $500 3-S. September at
. 9S 3-ic May corn closed at
= so 3-Sc.
.
o Kansas City Grain
= Kansas City. Mo, April TO-
g May wheat closed al $i00 IA;
9 July at 95 rs; September at
% "a rs. May corn closed at
@ Sc 5-Sc; July at IS SAC; Septem-
o Der at 5S 1-Sc
g
Ckansas City Livestoek
q Kansas City, Mo. Aprll l9---
9 Ten thousand cattle were re-
q ceived. closing ten lower Hogs
q Receipts, $4,000, closing forty
q to fifty lower
Q @ o. @ COCO 10000 ooo
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19
orh1Es ISSUED issued To Governors Staff

Z /Dnlers have been issued to the
members of Governor Haskelrs PEI.
scna' staff for attendance AZ 'he
fiesta and anniversary ball at Okla
homa City. April %. The birthday
OF Oklahoma is to be celebrated in
fine style.
Cañon City record., 1910-03-03
Saturday

J. r. Gordon was in town on We'd
nesday having stopped off here to
look after some business matters re-
quiring his attention while returning
from a trip to Pallsade and Grand
Junction. He left here Wednesday
night for Pueblo and Denver.
Rev. Williams. pastor OF the Hyde
Park Presbyterian church in Denver.
will preach from the pulpit of the
First Presbyterian church here at
both the morning and evening ser
vices tomorrow.
d. X. Wilson. OF Canon City. rep
resenting the De weese land project.
was In the city this week endeavoring
To interest Salidians in this immense
proposition OF retaining with big
storage reservoirs the thousands OF
acres of arid land lying between Flor
ence and Pueblo.-Salida Record.
The party OF state surveyors who
were taking the typographical survey
for the state a month ago and had to
discontinue their work on account of
cold weather. were at work again this
week in the vicinity OF Brown canon.
finishing their work and leaving for
Canon City yesterday.-Salida Mail.
Mrs. Z. r. Staninger and daughter.
Marie. OF Hoopestown. Illinois, are
visiting Mrs. Staninger's brother. DIR,
Friend, and family. on Greenwood
avenue.
The Iate William Llnegar. whose
suicidal death at the home of MIR. and
Mrs j. T.. Fridinger on Sherman ave-
nue.. Lincoln Park, last Thursday
morning aroused such general inter
est. was born at Birmingham. Eng
land. and came to this country with
his parents in 1872 and settled at
Plano. Illinois. where he made his
home for several years. In 1894 he
removed to Adams county. Nebraska,
where his father and mother were
living, and remained there until COM
ing TO Canon City two or three years
ago. He leaves an aged mother, seven
brothers and one sister. all residing
in Nebraska. The remains were TAX
en- to Hastings. Nebraska, this after
noon by his brothers. Frederic and
Albert. where the interment will take
place on Monday.
At n recent meeting of the members
of the board OF education Prof. Slutz,
principal OF the Canon City high
school. was granted a years absence.
next September. to do somo
work at Harvard Uni
versity. Cambridge, Mass. On the
OF Prof. Sluts the
board elected Prof. W. A. Wallis. at
present superintendent OF the schools
Cañon City record., 1910-03-03
Monday.

G. L. Bean, of Denver, official pho
tographer for the Denver G Rio
Grande Railroad company. was a Wis
itor in Canon City yesterday and took
number of pictures about town;
among them being the new Denver &
Rio Grande station and scenes along
Main street He also secured several
pictures in the Royal Gorge OF the
special Rock Island train carrying the
Chicago white Sox" base ball orga-
nization and It's friends to San Fran
CISCO
w. L. Morris. chief clerk in the 10
cal office of the Canon City. Florence
& Pueblo Water company. and of the
Colorado Southern Irrigation compa-
ny. left this morning for Denver on
business for his employers. He will
be out OF town several days.
U. z. Sidebottom received a tele-
gram this morning apprising him OF
the death of his only sister. Mrs. Hes
ter A Cooper, OF Nicholasville. KY.
Mrs. Cooper was ~ years of age and
the oldest of the family while Mr..
sldebottom is the youngest.
DR.. NJ. S. Bradbury, of Grand juno
ton. is a guest at the Hotel Denton.
having stopped of here for a week or
ten days while en- route home from a
trip to Austin. Texas. and other points
in the south. He arrived here yester-
day afternoon in company with his
brother. DIR. J. NJ Bradbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. white, of
Montrose. Colorado. are the proud pa
rents OF an eleven pound son. who
came to gladden. their home on the
morning OF the 18th inst. Mrs. White
will be best remembered by Canon
City people as Miss Virginia Harrison.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Robert Har-
rison. OF 2207 East Main street
The firm of J. w. Shirk & Co. at 525
Main street is the first concern OF the
kind in town to adopt the automobile
for the delivery of goods to Its Gus
toners. Instead OF maintaining a
couple OF wagons and three or four
horses the firm has decided TO try the
experiment Of using an automobile.
which 1t believes is the more econom-
ieal. as well as more expeditions plan.
II found to be a success other firms
will. no doubt. follow their example.
Miss Ida French of Sumner. Illi-
nois. is n guest at the Hotel Denton.
Miss French is an old acquaintance
Cañon City record., 1910-03-03
THEY NEVER rAn
That is What They Say About Then
In Canon City, and Il Il There
fere Reliable.

Another proof, more evidence.
Canon City testimony to swell ths
long list OF local people who endorse
the old Quaker remedy, Doan's Kidney
Pills. Read this convincing endorse
memo of that remarkable preparation:
Mrs. c. R. Foresman. 113 s. Eighth
street, Canon City. Colo. says: I'm
1903 when living in Cripple Creek. I
gave public account of my exper-
fence with Doan's Kidney Pills. For
three or four years was a sufferer
OF rheumatism. dropsy and kidney
complaint and 1t would be impossible
to describe the misery 1 endured.
Medicines proved useless and I was
told that could not live The attacks
of rheumatism were so acute that I
could not walk across the room and
my body was badly bloated. When
Doan's Kidney Pills were recommend
ed to me. began using them and they
benefited me SO greatly that / con-
tinued taking them until practically
cured. I am never without a supply OF
this remedy in the house and when
use it am always greatly benefited"
For Gale by all dealers. Price, 50
cents. Foster-Millburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, s. agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other