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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20
DEMOCRAT Gets OFFICE
Contest From Grady County
Decided BY State Su-
preme Court

The supreme court has reversed
the decision Of Judge Bailey OF
Chickasha county to Charles NV
Boa:d. The decision was set aside
because persons other than the clerk
assisted negroes in VanZile precincl
in making on, their ballots. JUS
tice Dunn in the opinion said the in
tent or the Australian ballot law was
destroyed by public exhibition of the
ballot. Board is Democrat and he
was deprived of the office by the
counting OF all the Vanzile precinct
votes, not shown to have been lille
gally cast.
Other cases decided are as follows:
BY Williams-W p. Willis VS.. w.
A. Hancock Of Mayes county; re-
yerscd and dismissed ]. w. Riley,
county clerk of Oklahoma county, VS..
G. w. Carrlco Ct al, Oklahoma county
reversed aud remanded.
Justice Williams also denied ap
plication Of u. B. Justus, Of Kay coun-
ty, for a writ of habeas corpus.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given of spc,
cial meeting Of the stockholders of
The Baird Railway Steel Tie COM
pany. incorporated under the laws OF
Oklahoma, 10 be held at o'clock p.
m, on the 9th day of April 1910. at
the office of J E. Nissley, Guthrie
Oklahoma, for the purpose of receiv-
ing reports from Officers and consid-
cring aud authorizing certain con.
tracts to facilitate the manufacture
and sale of ties, and to instruct the
officers and directors relative to fl
nancial, legal and other matters ef
fecting the interest and success OF
the company.
Dated at Guthrie, Oklahoma, April
II, 1910.
ARCHIE NJ. BAIRD,
President
Attest.
w. l.. A. JOHNSON, Sec.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20

They Want To Know"
Some Facts Realty Men Should Send to
Inquirers About Oklahoma

Few people understood the enor'
Gus possibilities OF Oklahoma. From
an agricultural and mineral standpoint
The state has but four superiors and
all OF those, but Texas. will soon be
overcome by the great progressive
strides OF the new state. Oklahoma al.
lords more opportunity for diversified
arming than any other state in the
Union save Texas and area
considered It surpases the Lone star
II all of Oklahoma's acreage possible
Of being utilized were under cultiva
lion, 1t would present the following
for statsticians:
More Wheat lands tnan ether Da'
kota.
More fruit lands than California.
Equals Illinois grand prairie in corn
lands.
Has more timber tnan Wisconsin
Michigan and Indiana combined.
Can cultivate as much rice land as
South Carolina.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20
STOLE FEDERAL PROPERTY
National Guardman Confesses
Guilt and Attempts to
Commit Suicide

Luther Mockabee, the national
5uardsman who attempted suicide az
the city Jail last night shortly after
lis arrest on d charge of stealing
arms from his command. was today
'ansfcrred 10 the federal jail He Is
charged under federal statute re
garding the taking Of arms or ammu-
uition from arnlories. The maximum
penalty is five years in prison.
Chief Of Police Mitchell and Assist
ant Chief Kyle have located three Of
the five weapons missing, One OF
the army pistols was traded for a
Colts 40. which has also been recov.
cred Mockabee Is said to have con
lcssed his guilt
Mockabee attempted to strangle
himself with light. tough necktie
He was turned into a cell about 1l:45
last night and half an hour later an
lofficer visited the cell 10 see about
him He had fastened the necktie
tightly about his throat and had fast
ened that to the grating He was
unconscious III the police office he
was revived after loug effort This
morning he seemed clear-hcaded and
uenitent.
Lieut.. a. d. Garrison Yesterday adj
vertised for the lost pistols, for which
officers in the national guard organi-
zations arc responsible. The case
had been reported to the police sew
e'al DAYS before. Mockahee spent a
great deal Of time about the armory.
The officers we're convinced some one
familiar with the srmory was doing
he stealing.
Mockabee is &c wears old and is
known AS Red" He has been en-
ployed by ], B. Fairfield The police
lbayc a well-settied conviction thai
lie is wrong in The head. His mania
| for staying about public places such
as the fire stations and the armory
attracted attention He is brother
of the commander Of the Salvation
army and he frequently appeared on
tie streets with that organization.
Lieut.. Garrison has secured state
ment from Mockabee as to the TAX
ing of the guns from Co. d armory'
az Harrison avenue and First street.
This Is the first offense Of the sort
On record in Oklahoma. An outsider
was convicted at the last term OF
federal court OF robbing an armory at
Burant. but no enlisted man has here
ofore been accused.
II was stated TODAY that at The time
of his arrest last night five members
or the local police force were wear
ing army belts purchased from Mock
ahee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20
han all the rest Of the states.

than all the rest OF the states.
More rivers with natural drainage
capacity than any other state save
Colorado.
Is sixth in the production of pota'
toes.
Is eighth in railway mileage first III
number of miles in past five years
first in number of systems started IN
1909.
II has The most equable climate,
save California, OF all the states.
Oklahoma Is first in production OF
peanuts. Ast1S's
Second in DroductIon-uf- uf-ttruteloupes
Third in tho production OF Water
melons and seventh in muskmelon pro-
dnctlon.
1T is first in tonnage OF alfalfa; third
in money value produced.
IT Is fifth in vegetables, with less
/ than a tenth OF the state trying to cul
ltivate the gard n products.
With All acreage OF liftlcth Okla
/ homa is tenth in the production oti'
orchard products
II Is tenth In barley, FIRST II acreage
were proportioncd
Capitalization considered Oklahoma
leads all others In he amount Of mon
ey deposited ia It's banks.
/ oklahoma raises more saddle bOrs
Lcs than than any other two states
without comment on Kentucky's fame
.E II is The only state Of the Union
where emallpox never leads to pes
lIleutial -crisiB fft ,
Il II is first In purchasing It's harvest
Ing machinery away from home.
f II surpasses any othc state In
growth from 1907 To August I. 1909.
1t has more miles of possible good
less Improvement on same than any
state west of the Missouri river
Population estimated its people pur-
chase more necessities from outside
the state than all other states in
the Union.
Producing sufficient food stuffs to
supply any three states of the Union
our people purchase more from out
side the state, population considered,
than any other state.
II has the third best natural park
in the United states.
Consuming moro agricultural ma
chinery than any state save three, II
manufactures less than any other state
west Of the Missouri and north Of the
Ohio rivers.
II is second in the manufacture or
Portland cement
II is next to Texas in supplying tbs
Galveston wharves with shipping.
1t has the best equalization of taxes
private and corporate in the world.
Population averaged, it has second
largest church membership than any
other state. &
Great as It's cotton production is
Oklahoma is twentieth in the output
soi its spindles: with no record OF a
cotton mill failing to pay dividend
aunualy. & -
Z 1t has the best high school sys-
4em In the United states. Il
II has more cities which have
doubled in population since 1906 than
any other state or territory within
the Union.
I II has the only river In the world
that Is salty for more than 200 miles.
/ 1t has both the shallowest and decn-
est oil we'll Ia Gle world.
Its corporations are more method'
ically dealt with than any Of the states
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20

More granite than Vermont New
Hampshire and Maine combined,
More petroleum than Pennsylvania
West Virginia and Ohio combined.
More marble than Nevada New
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Is second In the production OF cotton
from a monetary standpoint
More iron than any other state save
Pennsylvania; more copper than any
other state save Montana. !, ogt,
Second In gypsum. a.rt
More than Europe produces in ug
product.
Fourth In developed kaslin, the fin
est freprooi material known to sci
ence.
Second in cattle: third In money
products of same.
Seven thousand square miles Of land
underlaid with coal. aud few OK rs
mines more than opened.
More Magnesia and dolomite rock
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20
STRIPES sT|LWELL GETS COUNTY SEAT
Special TO Daily Leader.

Special TO Daily Leader
Muskogee, Okla, April 20.--Alter
fight lasting over two years, in
which there was violence in two cleo
tions. Stilwell was today declared
the county seat of Adair county over
Westville. StiIwell won by twenty
seven votes in the last election and
Wcstyille contested Stilwell, a Dem
0cratic stronghold, with enough votes
- III ow the county either way,
threatened 10 vote the Republican
ticket in the coming state election.
This resulted in ihc milling Of state
politicians ana a settlement By In
duciug Westville TO withdraw suit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20
ABOLISH PRISON

The prison board Of control yester-
day decreed The abolition of stripes
on conricts' clothing except as mark
ess Of punishment or signs Of success
sire terms. The conyicts ID the state
prisons are hereafter 10 be garbed In
yellow The theory Of the prison
board Of control Is that bright colors
will prove valuable when escaped con
visits are being hunted.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20
DON'T FEED YOUR COTTON Tt
THE ROLL, WEEVIIr-When va,

DON'T FEED YOUR COTTON TO
THE BOIL WEEVIL-When you
can buy land cheap in the best cotton
producing Territory in Texas, where
the boil weeyil Is absolutely unknown
It cannot live here.
The upper Brazos Is singularly
adapted TO eetleR growing; cron
never fails. It is well established
that The staple of the cotton grown
here is unusually good The longer
the staple, the longer the price
We offer you choice lands from our
holdings of 673 square miles of best
farming lands In West Texas, at
prices FROM sl2 10 SIS per acre
oue-flfth dowu, balance, t. 2. 3, 4,
and & years. payable on or before
maturity Wonderful hog country
no cholera General crops of all
kinds adapted to the country thrive
wonderfully Fortunes await any in
dnstrious farmer in this new coun
try, to which the Wichita Valley
railroad has lately extended its
lines. Healthy climate. Altitude
1000 to $500 feet. Not on the plains
Cotton and hogs will be kings fol
years TO come.
SPUR FARM LANDS
In Dickens, Kent, Crosby and Gar
za counties, Texas. For full informa
fion with illustrated booklet. address
Chas. A. Jones, manager for S. NJ,
Swenson and Sons. Spur, Dickcn.
| Co., Texas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20
TULSA MERCHANT ACQUITTED

Special to Daily Leader.
Tulsa, Okla, April 20.--S. +. Hall
merchant Of Oktaha, Muskogee
county, was acquitted in the United
States court Of a charge of sending
Objectionable matter through the
mails. About year ago, law and
order league attempted to reform
0ktaba and several. members re-
ceivcd letters questioning their char.
actor. Accusation centcred on Hall,
who had been prominent among the
ant-reformers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20
Better Than Spanking

Spanking will not cure children OF
wetting the bed, because it is not a
habit but dangerous disease The
g. II. Rowan Drug Co.. Dept. 265
London. Ont, Canada, have discov-
cred a strictly harmless, yet never
falling cure for this distress disease
and to make known its merits they
will sene Big Package securely
wrapped and prepaid Absolutely Free
to any reader of The Leader. This
remedy also cures frequent desire TO
urinate and inability to control urine
during the night or day in old or
young. The c. II. Rowan Drug Co.
are an Old Reliable House, write TO
them today for the free medicine
Cure the afflicted members of your
family, then tell your neighbors and
friends about this wonderful discov,
cry
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20

Zen o. Douglas, cashier OF the
Farmers and Mechanics bank. OF Fort
Worth Texas. was in Guthrie last
evening.
". J. Black, an Oklahoma City real
estate dealer, is spending the day
here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20

BARKING, HACKING, RASPlNG
COUGH can be broken up quickly by
Aliens Lung Balsam. This old, re.
liable remedy has been sold for over
40 years. Ask your druggist about
II.
-
J. w McNeal returns this evening
iom a three weeks campaign trip.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20

THE MAN WHO LOSES
is the man who fails to have his
gasoline engine repaired here.
Our prices are moderate and salts
faction guaranteed. We also store
your machine, and furnish YOU with
first class supplies and standard
accessories at moderate prices.
Open day and night. Convenient
ly located.
Drummer & HALL
City Garage
Phone lI3. 100 E. Cleveland.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-05
MAYOR GAYNOR LANDS
ON HEARST AT DINNER
Yellow Editor stung by New
York's Irate Mayor in a
Speech.

New York, May 2.-The regular
Joint dinner Of the Associated Press.
and the American Newspaper Publish
hrs' association in the Walaorf-Astoria.
last night vas thrown into riotous ana
prolonged disorder when Thomas II.
Williams, business manager of viii.
liam r. Hearst, was refused permis-
zion to speak as he rose to reply to-
biting criticisms Mayor Gaynor had
made of Mr.. Hearts part in journals
Ism.
For % minutes the uproar continued,
while men stood in their chairs and
women craned from the balconies of
the banquet hail..
Mr.. Hearst is not here. I am his
friend and have a right to be heard"
Mr.. Williams shouted, climbing on the
speakers table anG shaking his fist in
the face Of the mayor.
"P9t him QUIT Shut up" Free
hall.
Toassmaster n. E. Wright, Of the
for order, while Mr.. Williams stood
impressive, but obstinate, and waited
with folded arms to be heard.
Williams Shouted Down.
This is a disgrace to the press of
illC r OllilC W L r " GIlO FL
shouted Adolph S. Ochs, proprietor of
the New York Times. as he stood or
his chair behind the POSTMASTER and
begged for a word.
MI. Williams, l promise you, has
less than 40 words to speak. Let me-
say them for him."
mo! MOI" yelled the diners.
Mr.. Williams says-' began Mr..
Ochs.
NO! MOI" broke in the thoroughly
angered diners, with added insistence.
Mr.. Ochs sat down while the orches-
ira Numbered Dixie but Mr.. Will
Jams still kept his feet and a sem
blance Of calm was not restored until
the Rev. Newell Dwight Hills, of
Brooklyn, with a felicitous speech
brought laughter that drove out anger.
Mayor Gaynor, the guest of honor
and first speaker, took for his subject
THE Press in It's Relations to Public
Officers He spoke as is his wont and
as he had been invited to do, without
mincing words.
bitterness on William Randolph
Hearst, who ran against him for the
m~ayora1ty and has since criticised his.
administration sharply, he applied
epithets seldom heard in public speak
ing.
The mayor openly charged that Mr..
Hearst's paper had deliberately pub
lished a cut which had been mutilated
for the purpose of leading his readers,
to believe the mayor had squandered
a large sum of the city's money. The
cut was that of a Chinese check with
the date obliterated. The mayor
showed the check itself, which was.
dated before he came into office.
Throughout the dinner cable mes
sages of greeting to the American
Press were read as they flashed in at
brief intervals from American repre-
s%entatives abroad.
Cheers broke out from every table
as Colonel Roosevelt.s c~ahiegrarn was
read
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-05
STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY
ELECT ANNUAL OFFICERS

Eer.million, 5. d, April 3o.-The
students of the University of South
Dakota held their regular spring cleo
ton of officers for the school year OF
f9lO-11 last evening. The following
persons win look after the affairs OF
IIv Student association OF the univer-
sity for the coming year: President.
Frank Benthin; vice president. Ray
Goddard; secretary, Helen Miller:
treasurer. Ray Lamport; editar-in-
chief of the VoItante. VIM. Heiss:
business manager, Chas. Sterling: edi-
torial editor, Herman Booze: local edf-
tor, Elmore Peterson literary editor,
Nettie Behle; debating board, James
Mckusick. Bayard Christ, c. j. Camp
bell and Roscoe Shernaan.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-05
MRS, CRAWFORD IN
SYMPATHY With The
SUFFRAGE MOVE MOVEMENT NE N
Denies Statement Concerning
Woman's Duty to Remain at
Home and Get Married.

Huron, S. d, April 2S.-Mrs. Craw-
ford, wife OF United states Senator
Coe /. Crawford, has returned from
Washington city, where she has been
for some time with her husband. Dis
patches from hat city quote Mrs.
Crawford as saying, touching the equal
suffrage movement and women con-
nected herewith, they had much bet
ter attend to their home duties n
those who are not married a better
get married." AS concerning this,
Mrs. Crawford stated emphatically
that no uch remark was made by her.
She is in fact in hearty sympathy with
the suffrage movement.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-05
RANcHMAN is KILLED
WHILE CLEANING RIFLE

Huron, s.. D., April 30.-A. 3. Bright
a bullet hole through his body and
al empty rife lying beside him,
Charles kindholm. for many years a
resident of the northern Black Hills.
was found in a granary near his home
on a ranch a short distance from the
government townsite of the Belle.
Fourche irrigation project. The re-
mains were brought here for an in
~vcstigation after which it was con-
ciude that Kindholm had met an ac-
cidsntal death. evidence tending to
show that the gun had exploded while
he was cleaning 1t preparatory to a
hunting trip. Kindilolm formerly lived
at Central City. and owned mining
grounds. part of which he SOLD to the
forth Homestake, and on the pro-
ceeds bought a ranch on which he has
since lived, He was unmarried and As
years old.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-05
HISTORIAN DECLARES
CURTIS IS IN ERROR
Rel EEL ALIVE TO 70 DEATHS DEATHS
Cites Acceptance of Vital
Statistics by Census De-
partment as Proof.
BY A

Pierre, S. D., May 3.-In last Sun
days Record Herald William E. Curtis
says: 1T is also asserted that the
registration of deaths in South Dakota
are not complete and that the law is
not observed in the smaller towns n
credited to hat state represents an in
difference to the law rather than alb
normal conditions of health among the
population. 1t is observed as confirma-
ton OF this theory that South Dakota
is the only state which shows q steady
increase in the death rate since the
records were undertaken II that is
attributed to a more careful observ-
ance of the law rather than I decrease
in health conditions"
! do not know the source of Mr.. Cur
It's information. but it is certain that
the vital statistics bureau OF the fed
eral census is satisfied that the law is
being well observed IN South Dakota.
For many months practically every
newspaper published in South Dakota
was sent to the census bureau in
Washington and was there carefully
examined for death notices. These
notices were checked by our returns
and the bureau was satisfied that we
Were securing more than 90 per cent
or 81! deaths occurring IN the state,
and this state was admitted and con-
tinued within the registration area 1t
is the only far western state that en-
joys this distinction, and based upon it
the federal census has published the
fact that the death rate is lower here
than elsewhere in the world. Or the
basis of the federal returns. the rate
here has apparently increased from S.S
in 1906 to 10.1 in 1908. but that is not
due to a better observance of the law
Ir.{ ~ tHr& <-1t <t-t Th~
authorities have not taken into ac-
count our growth in population. The
Washington estimates for January !,
1909, gave lis but 49s, oea, when We act
ually had $4,000 or more, and the
higher apparent death rate was due to
the use OF this low population estimate.
Not only is our death rate abnormally
low compared with eastern states, but
if only the white population were con-
sidered, 1t % be shown to be very
much lower than the present low gov
eminent figures. The government takes
into account the indian population,
among whom the mortality is very high
indeed, and that increases the death
rate in the state materially Perhaps
other western states-North Dakota,
for example-has an equally low NOR
tally, but they have not been able to
secure a registration that demonstrates
the fact Mr. Curtis gives Wisconsin
- NHN ~ VI phS " I0SiStI iiicL NSGis
the credit for being the healthiest
state. Wisconsin is only getting her
registration nicely established, and adj
mittedly her system Is not yet perfect,
though she has secured admission to
the registration area. 1t hardly needs
statistics, however, TO convince any
reasonable person that the death rate
In a newly settled region populated
with a strong and vigorous people. yet
In the first generation Of settlement.
other things being equal. would be low
CT than IN an older settled community.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-05
GEORGE BUDGET NOW
THE LAW OF ENGLAND
King Edward Signs It on the
Anniversary Of It's introduce
ton in Parliament.

London, May 1.-The Lloyd-George
budget, which has kept politics in a
turmoil during the last year., received
the royal assent this morning, thus be-
coming a law on the anniversary of
it's introduction. The house of lords
and the house of met in for
session today, not more than q.
dozen members being present to hear
the royal assent read. Both houses adj
journed until May 26.
The budget provides for a valuation
of the Iand Of the United Kingdom and
the levying of a tax on land values.
In this respect it is a modification Of
the Henry George system. It also i'm
poses heavy taxes on the distilling and
brewing industries.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-05
FORGER is CAPTURED AND
MUST FACE ACCUSATION

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 2S.-The
United States authorities in his city
have been advised OF the arrest at st.
Joseph, Mo, of Elmer Weight, who,
With John H. Larkin, a state prisoner,
made his escape from the county jail
in Sioux Falls in May of last year. AT
the time of his escape Voight was I'M
der Indictment in the federal court in
this city on the charge of postoffice
robbery. This Indictment yet stands
against him, and as soon as arrange
ments can be naae=hs vii! be brought
back to Sioux Falls and South Dakota
for trial on this charge. His arrest,
after being a fugitive for nearly a
year. again illustrates the fact that the.
arm of Uncle Samuel' is long and that
he never abandons the pursuit Of an
escaping prisoner. Larkin was re-
captured in Minnesota early in the
past winter, and now is serving a term
in the Sioux Falls penitentiary for for
gerry.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-05
CHICKEN is EQUIPPED
WITH DOUBLE PEDALS

Rapid City. S. D., May b
BIZ Edwards. a Hills rancher.
living near F.actoia. in Rapid
creek. took off q Barred Ply
mouth Rock hen and a fine
brood OF checks recently. In
the brood was n freak chick
en-, the like Of which was never
before seer In the Black Hills.
This sparticular chicken had
been oyer-fndowed by nature. II
had two pair" of perfectly
formed legs and feet and two
G of perfect wings.
This freak chicken came to
an untimeIy end three days at
ter II broke out of the shell. The
Old hen RAJ struttfng about the
barn lot with her brood and tho
freak chick was chasing a bug
far from its fellows. Mother
hen started TO corral the little
Wanderer when it started back
ward so suddenly that she
stepped on It and broke its
neck.