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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-03-31

S8Streria..-J. B. MonagaA Corte
mo derno. Gran surtido en- corbatas,
punos cuellos y camisas. Precios
m6dicos. Visite este establecimiento
San Jose, No. 21, San Juan, P. R.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-03-31

PraCticante. - Silvestre Feijoo
Martinez, Embalsamador- Farma-
cia Colon y San Jose 6. San Juan.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
NEGRO THIEVES PLEAD GUILTY

Charley French alias "Brownskin,'
Joe Martin alias big joe" and John
McGrue, alias Alexander McGrue.
three OF the gang OF five negroes
rounded up by the police last week on
the charge OF committing the many
recent burglary exploits In the CAPT
tal city, entered pleas OF guilty to
stealing seventeen sacks OF flour
from the Fairfield Storage house,
800 worth of paint from the Ar
kansas Lumber company and $40
worth OF canned goods and other pro
visions from car being unl0aded
at the WlllamsonsIIalsell Frasler
wholesale house. When arraigned IN
the district court this morning Judge
Huston set Monday as the date for
pronouncing sentence. The penalty
Is from TWO to seven years In the
penitentIary and County Attorney
James Hepburn has recommended
giving the thieves the limit.
links" McGill and Willie Guest,
The latter a mere youth. but old In
crime. entered plea OF not guilty
and will be tried on February 3.
Wesley MeGlIl and George Wind
soy, charged with belrg Fences" for
the gang and receiving and hiding
lstolen properly, were given further
lstime to plead.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
8 0 0 O Q @ @ o @ @ o @ O o @ o .
THIS DELAx?

Mayor Farquharson is abnormally
angry toward the six or seven hun.
dred taxpayers Of Guthrie who signed
The petitions calling upon him 10 10.
sue proclamation for an election
looking to the adoption Of commits
sion form Of government
"The men who signed those petit
tions are FOOLS" says the mayor.
"They know not what they do. Not
over twenty in the whole miserable
mess pay any taxes. want to say
that my administration is the best
Guthrie ever had The city Is on a
solid cash basis"
The mayor Is certainly peeved.
Can the mayor show one step Of
progress the city has made under his
administration Does the mayor
really know anything about city at.
fairs? Does he know from bulls
foot?
Only one thing the mayor is Ger
tain Of: He absolutely knows he is
opposed to commission government.
Why? Because the mayor wants to
re'ain his office and "make record"
But It were idle to give heed to the
mayors croaks. Commission gov.
ernment prevails in hundreds OF
cities the size Of Guthrie, and is prov
ing success. u saves money. II
takes city affairs out Of politics and
puts things 0 ma strict, legitimate
business baais.
II the mayor should run his store
six months in tire same manner the
CITY is conducted at present he would
be in a bankruptcy court. The may.
or's organ blfthely cites figures
showing the "sintui cost" OF commits,
sion government, but nothing Is said
of the present Impoverished condition
Of the city's finances. There no
cost to commission government out
side the salaries of three men who
devote their whole, time to city busl-
ness. These men compose com
mission, not amenable to the edicta
of ward politicians, and their salaries
can be paid in the topping off Of pets,
grafters, fake contractors and stop
ping leaks.
Commission government Is the
thing, and il we are to have Il, we
ought to have 1t at once. What's the
use Of delay, OF waiting? If the plan
is good put il into instant execution
The city is runningcin debt at the
rate Of $3.50 day Why wait? This
fact Is patent: BY intelligent, bust
nesslke, non partisan administration
Of municipal affairs Guthrie will grow
with leaps and bounds.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
SOLUTION OF MYSTERY
APPARENTLY NO NEARER
Private Detectives ShadOwIng
Suspect Who Stands High
In Social Scale

Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. 15--Solu-
ton of the swope mystery apparently
Is no nearer today than II was when
detectives were given the case early
this week
There will be no important deyel-
opments In the Investigations OF the
death Of Colonel Thomas II. Swope
until the physicians In Chicago exam
ming the stomach have made final re-
port" said John II. Atwood, attorney
for the executor Of the Swope estate.
quick arrest will be made by
county officials II the Chicago physi.
clans report the stomach containing
poison.
Every detail for the apprehension
OF the person suspected of having
poisoned Swope and attempted to in
noculate other members OF the family
with typhoid germs In completed. Five
private detectives were kept at work
shadowing one man. Last night and
today they shifted 20 that he is never
out Of sight Of at least one ~ ;nem.
Two Of them are together In order
that they may restrain the suspect II
be attempts violence.
report TO Relatives
These detectives have been shad-
ewing the suspect for several weeks.
County officials did not know OF their
presence until today. however. Here
ofore they have reported to relatives
I Swope who employed them. Now.
however, they are taken care OF by
onnty officials.
The suspect II a man high In the
lccial scale here. His arrest would
cause q sensation. There are hum
drcds Of wealthy people who believe
tn him. A prosecution backed by tho
Swope estate would preclpitate Il bat
tie Of millions.
An unyelifled rumor was that trac-
4 es OF poison were found In the stoni-
ach OF Chrisman Swope. nephew Of
COL swope, who died on December
3. and that this led to the exhumation
ef Col. Swope's body. 1t is known
that fully ten days prior to the exam
nation Of Col. Swope's body DR., Hex
loen made a thorough examination OF
lie vital organs OF tho younger Swopc.
Chrismau Swope was supposed TO
have died from typhoid fever.
That conditions IN the Swope house
hold pfecluded any possibility OF ty-
pl old. which has stricken several
members OF the Swope family Of late.
Sas a statement made by J. g. Paxton
executor of the Swope estate. He said
be had carefully examined the premis-
as IN company with several physicians
Plumbers have said the water system
Of the house Is and has been In per-
feet order for some months past.
A report on the condition OF Col.
Sw0pes stomach is expected early
next week
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
ROCK ISLAND JOINS
HEALTH MOVEMENT
Railroad Will install Private
Drinking Cups on Trains
and in Depots
Special TO Daily Leader.

Special TO Daily Leader.
Chicago. Ills, Jan. l5.---The Rock
Island railway following the recent
ly announced action OF the Missouri,
Kansas e. Texas system, will install
individual drinking cups In The coach
es of many of It's trains. Preparation
IL being made whereby the cups VIII
be dispensed from automatic vendors
placed beside the water coolers n
each coach II IL also understood tha'
the cups will be placed in many OF
the important stations.
The road had arranged 10 make IL
drinking water service more sanitary
some time before Dr. ]. G. Mahr state
health commissioner of Oklahoma
gave notice that the board Of healtt
had abolished the public drinking cul
To take effect April !. The railroa'
simply wished to do all It could it
protect the health Of its patrons
Other states to the north, such ii
Iowa and Kansas, through which tn
Rock Island runs are also making
fight against public drinking cups.
The progressive action OF the healti
commissioner of Oklahoma Is abolish
Ing the dangerous public cup Is re
ceiving the commendation OF healtl
authorities throughout the country
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
.MAHONEY BELIEVES
. NEGRO FOOLED HIM
Supposed Paralytic Reported to
Have Been at All
Night Dance

According 10 reports received 10
day by Sheriff Mahoney. Ralph Smith.
alias Bud Johnson, the negto await
ing trial for bnrglarizing Crescent
gt0res and who was released from the
county Jail Tuesday BY Sheriff Ma
honey upon an order from District
Judge Huston, County Physician g. u
Cotteral and other physicians having
declared the prisoner suffering from
paralysis and that he could not live
f.ng. was at negro dance seven
miles southeast Of Crescent last night
ami danced until an early hour this
morning.
Smith, who is about as Slick a
criminal as has been encountered by
the officers In several years. was
taken to Kingfsher on cot Wednes
day to be treated at the home Of Q
friend. Sheriff Mahoney now thinks
mat the negro was playing "possum'
and that he permitted the physicians
10 stick pins and needles In him with
ont winclng because he wanted to ge
out
+ WHeH dffeSltu ~ ITssttnL ~ "
Z f.cer Mize he had four sacks Of atol
en- goods Ia bis possession. a gun
considerable money and watch wer'
a,sn taken from him. He was place.
~ temporary lookup where h
broke ouet erly the next morning. bu
had the nerve TO come back TO Cres
cent the next day In disguise With al
order signed by himself for the prop
erty taken from him. He was place.
under arFest and II was two days BE-
ore the Crescent officers could ider
j MY him rs the burglar Mize ha'
i <ar0ht
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
ROYAL ME|GHB0Rs TO INSTALL

The Royal Nclghbors of America
hold their annual installation service
Tuesday exening in Odd Fellows hall,
Mrs. ELLA Foster of Chandler. sll.
preme officer Of the Oklahoma juris-
diction. assisted by Miss Dora Thles,
Of the local chapter, viii install the
newly elected officers. All members
Of The Modern Woodmen lodge and
0t the Royal Nelghbors are invited
to attend
The officers to be installed are;
oracle, Neighbor Matthias, past
oracle, Neighbor Grace Kellogg vice
oracle, Nelghbor Lotta Kellogg chan
cello. Neighbor Ella Matchett re-
corder, Neighbor Ida Oldham. re-
oelver, Neighbor Maud Massey; Mar.
shal, NeIghbor Clara Kellogg: man
ager. Neighhor Rose Shearer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
D j n n
BOOKED
TO RESIGN
AND JUSTICE HAYES TO
SUCCEED HIM AS
CHIEF JUSTICE
FRIENDS TO FORCE
DUNN FOR GOVERNOR
JurIst'S inclination TO stay Out
Of Cubernatorial Race,
May Be Overcome

The story Is current that Hon.
lesse j Dunn, elected chief justice OF
the Oklahoma supreme court last
week, Will resign that high Office
February Is. to enter the race for the
Democratic guebernailonal nomina-
tion.
1t Is also rumored that the supreme
court will elect Justice Hayes chief
justice to succeed Justice Dunn
Judge Dunn Is sincere III his de-
claration that he does not want 10
make the race for the governorship.
MY ambition was 10 be Chief JUS
tice,r said Mr. Dunn, and that am
bitio mis- satisfied. do not want TO
run for governor" Despite Dunn's
protestations he may yet be forced
into the running. The wife Of The
brilliant CHIEF justice Is bitterly op
posed to his entering the guberna-
torial field.
Merely as financial proposition,
Dunn figures that he cannot aIf0rtl
TO make the race. lie IL not u rich
man, and II he should become a can.
didate for governor he would con
slider it necessary 10 resign at once
from the supreme bench, That would
mean In the first place the loss OF a
years salary in that position, or
$4,000. Then he would have TO spend
at least $4,000 at u conservative
estimate IN the primary campaign
and In the state campaign which
should follow, II he received tile
nomination. II elected he would
probably be unable to save anything
( fom his salary MS governor, and
when he retired from that Office
would find his law practice gone and
himself out Of line for picking II up
again.
On the other hand, II he stays on
the bench he would have no oppo'
sltlon for denomination and would
not have TO make the aggressive
campaign for reelection which would
be necessary for any other 0lllce.
IIc would be reasonably sure Of six
years more on the bench. and II he
wished to retire then would have ac
qnired degree OF prestige anonp
The legal profession which would
be invaluable 10 him.
Dunn's friends. however, take the
position that II the fight Is between
Murray and Cruce It viii be such
bitter one that It will tear the party
wide open. They believe that Dunn
| could come In as a compromise can
/ dldate and prevent such bitterness
from arising. and therefore CLAIM
that patriotism and party loyalt]
! should cause him to become a can
didate. eve nthough 1t should be al
personal sacrifice 10 himself
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
ALL READY" SAYS MEYER

Everything is in complete readi-
ness for the extra session OF the leg
lslature which meets at 9 o'clock
next Thursday morning" said Assis-
iant Secretary OF State Leo Meyers.
today. "0ne respect In which the
Legislature viii be rather craniped
his time viii be lack OF committee
room as the rooms which were oc-
cupicd for that purpose at the last
regular session are now being used
by the supreme court and the crimi-
nal court Of appeals. II Is thought.
however that very few committee
rooms win be needed az the sub
iecgs TO be considered VIII be very
restricted. and there will therefore
be very few committees at work.
Practically the only place In which
extra room will be needed will ba
for the clerical and stenographic
force"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
WANT ACCOUNTING Of
CA|CKASAW MATTERS
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Washington, D. G.. Jan. 15.---De-
manding ahat the five delegates OF
their tribe give an accounting OF
their stewardship. Governor Green
McCurtain and Chief Dick Lock, Of
the Chickasaw Indians Of Oklahoma,
have come to Washington Com
plant had been made by the mem
mers Of the tribe against e. n
Wright and Peter Hudson, who rep
resent The Indians here, and the
Cove nor and chief were appointed
as a committee to look into the mat
ter. While great many smaller
matters will be discussed with the
delegates the most important thing
to be taken up is the case growing
ont of the removal of the Indians
from Mississippi 10 Oklahoma now
pending before the United States
court of claims. The Chickasaw IN
dians are defendants In this case in
which Senator Owen is representing
the claimants who are asking for
several million dollars.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
4 SHERIFF ON TRIAL
FOR MALFEASANCE

Sulphur, Okla, Jan. 15.-The TAX
ing OF testimony in the trial OF Sher.
iff r. A. Maxwell, charged with Off
cial misconduct, began Today. Dis
trict Judge Rosser is presiding.
The specific charges againt Max
well are that he aided and, abetted
deputies in permitting the prohibl-
ton law TO be openly and notoriously
violated and that deputy sheriff
had received bibles and sold liquors
TO bootleggers with the knowledge
and consent OF Maxwell.
The state is represented by State
Senator Henry S. Johnston, of Perry
and Il. G., McAdams, assistant attor
ney general Of Oklahoma City.
Deputy Sheriff White, charged with
accepting bribes, is 10 be placed OIL
trial January II.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
ILLINOIS IS GETTING WISE

Springfield, H., Jan. 15-By a vote
OF 81 to The senate passed tho Barr
commission form Of government bill
Senator w. o. Potter OF Marion ca +
ing the only dissenting vote.
The measure which allows munich
palitles outside Of Chicago TO wipe
out the present form of government
and to adopt a commission plan sim
liar to those followed In Des Moines.
Iowa; Galveston, Texas and other
cities was passed by the senate In
the regular session iast winter but
fell by the way in the lower house.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
GOOD NEWS
Work on Mountain Valley and
Plains Road VIII Begin
Next Week

Dalhart. Texas, Jan. 15.--H. s.
Wannamaker, general manager OF the
Mountain-Valley and Plains railroad,
authorizes the statement that Capt.
]. II. Coplen, with force Of engi-
neers and helpers. will leave this city
Monday for Guthrie, OKLA, where
they win begin the construction OF
the road. As soon as the weather
will permit and the ground Is in con-
Aition, construction win begin also
at Cimarron, n VI. He also authoriz-
es the statement that there has been
No change In the original plans Of the
road to run through Springer direct
to Cimarron. The company is not
prepared to make final announcement
as to the route or the road through
Tie eastern part Of Union county
New Mexico. as there are still aoma
contingencies that must be taken In
/ 10 aceoailt- ss.sss.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
c c G G c @ @ Q c Q Q G Q c @
THE EXTRA SESSION
lFrom Enid News. Dem J

= Many people who were inclined
!; to doubt the wisdom of an extra {
: session of the legislature will !
. probably modify their views az {
. ter reading the reasons for his
. action given in the governors
q proclamation.
g The objection most effectively {
urged is the cost Of special ses-
= sion. There has been general
G. recognition of the need for legs-
9 lation but many citizens have
= believed this need not to be so
G. urgent as to demand the expendi-
. ture involved in session of the {
, legislature. The point made by
g the governor as to the fees and
g compensation for county officers
g puts the matter in different I
g light. That the confusion now ex-
e listing needs to be Strengthened
= out as early as possible is moi to
. be questioned.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
FOR MASONIC ORPHANS HOME
Special to Daily Leader.

Washington, Jan. i5.-rhe house
has passed the bill giving The Grand
Lodge OF Masons OF Oklahoma an
option on the reservation for the
Cheyenne and Aranahoe agency and
The Arapahoe Indian school near
Reno. II the senate also passes the
bill. as seems probable, the reserva-
tion, which contains 6i0 acres, to-
geiher with building improvements,
viii be used for an orphans home.
By an act Of congress he city OF
E,l Reno had obtained previous op.
ton on the property but waived II
for the Masons.
The Masons are to pay $4,000 for
the tract
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
9 @ @ o @ @ @ @ @ @ Q @ @ Q @ Q Q

did not know of q better basis than
the hon-mile basis for ascertaining
freight expenses. In connection with
this statement he testified that there
was extra cost on intrastate business
for the handling freight at terminals
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
NO CANDIDATE IN FIFTH

"There will be no Republican can.
didate for congress in the Fifth dis
trict,' said Jake Hamon, of Lawton,
today. whats the use? Scott Fer
ris. think, will not find 1t necessary
to come home from Washington.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
|(;E: GORGE:
Threatens Heavy Damage 10
Bridges and Barges in
Kansas River

Kansas City, Mo- Jan l5.-There
Is 4 big gorge in the Kansas river
near EdwardsYile. Ice is piled
twenty-five feet high fron. bank 10
bank Heavy damages 10 bridges
and barges is feared There were no
signs OF the Ice breaking this morn
Ing,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
SCHOOLS TO GET ZION DIsPLV

IN the windows OF the Ramsay dry
goods store is unique display OF
lace made al the famous Zion CITY.
The display shows lace ma:ung from
the thread TO the finished protuei.
tspon the completion Of the lace sale
"a the Ramsay store the Zion lace
display will be- donated 10 the public
schools Of Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15

8 That Guthrie has musical and y
. theatrical talent OF a high order .
. is demonstrated by the Kirmess .
9 production at the Brooks last G
O night. The program was a yert. 9
o able revelation of pleasurable 9
g surprises. The entertainment {;
g will be repeated tonight G
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
. o O o o O o o o @ O Q Q o o Q
ToDAYs MARKETS.

q Chicago, His, Jan. i5-May (
I, wheat closed at $i.ll 1-2: July at
e. S1.02 ~. May corn CLOSED at {
G IS T-Sc; July at 6S 3-Sc.
. {
. Kansas City Grain.
g Kansas CITY Mo-. Jan u May {
. wheat closed al $l06 5-S. July {
q at 90 l2c. May corn closed at I
y 67 9.4c, July at 67 3-Sc {
Q
q Kansas City Livestock c
9 Kansas City Mo, Jan. 15-But {
q 200 cattle were received; uu- {
q changed market. Hogs Receipts {
o 1000, five to ten lower. {
9 coo coco ooc G @ 90 o {
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
MISSISSIPPI rs FALLING.
nv Associated PreBS.)

ST. Louis, Mo-. Jan 15.-The
gauge of the Mississippi here stood
nineteen feet this morning. showing
q fall OF more than twelve feet IN
thirty hcnfs. Little lee ls running
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
JOHN w. eRElDENTHAL
lBy Associated press.l

Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. I5.-John
w Breidenthal, former state bank
commissioner OF Kansas, suffering
with blood poisoning, died this morn
ing al II O'Clock
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
Guthrie VS.. Denver.

Arrangements have been made
with the Denver club Of the Western
league for exhibition games with the
Guthrie Western association club
here on April and 9.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
THE WEATHER
(Assld. Pressl

(Assid. Pressl
New Orleans,
La, Jan. i5,-
t 0 nj ght unset
tied and warm
es; sunday gen
orally fair.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
G O Min u E D
0
P A @ F. O n E
OFFICER PROBABLY
MURDERED
and threatening the life of the chief
some time ago.

and threatening the life of the chief
some time ago.
The letter follows:
Traitor John Sullivan: If you
want ia know where the missing
officer is, he is in the Spokane riv
er. We had to get him out of the
way. He is No. 1. You are No. 3
You need not think because you lei
the l. w. WIS out of jail will save
you, for you will sure get it, and
get IL hard. / rode out in the cal
with you the other night and found
out where you lived.
"Espanio locuti satyeto lavino
locuti trivolu."
However, old and fearless offic'
ers of the department still consider
this but the work of some eccen'
trio mind-of a sensationalist wish.
ing to make capital out of the
situation, yet having no intentiop
of carrying out the threat, and with
no actual knowledge of the crime
OF which Sautbine was a victim.
Sautbine has been positively
identified by Superintendent w. E.
6tauffer of the Merchants police,
for whom he worked, and by mem
bers of the police department, who
knew him. and his relatives in Des
Moines. Iowa, have been notified.
The best mark of his identity was
the shell belt and scabbard he
wore.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
THRILLING TALE
OF NORTHWEST
BY M. M. w.

Like "The Wolf" Pierre of the
Plains" a thrilling play of the
tragic northwest, in which the San.
dusky-Lawrence Stock company is
appearing at the Spokane this
week, is one that is bound to score
success with the western play
loving people of Spokane.
There is romance, tragedy and
intrigue, so characteristic of the
country of which it is written, in
this play, that one seems almost to
be living right along with the prin-
cipal characters, sharing with them
in the love affairs, the little com
edies. man hunts, the duel to death
between the half breed hero and
his rival, and finally in the spec
tacular escape from the bounding
mounted police by the pierre" and
"Jen Galbraith." the heroine. and
the cause OF all the trouble.
The various characters are splen-
didly assumed by the various mem
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
ON TRIAL FOR
HORSE THEFT

Judges KEENAN, and Hinlle today
launched on the trial of the June
criminal calendar. Judge KEENAN,
and a jury today heard the first of
the Callahan medical practice cases
and tomorrow will take up the trial
Of the Boszell murder case.
Judge Hinkle and a jury today
heard the Harry Stewart horse
stealing case. Don Kizer APP
peared for the state and Colonel
George Armitage for the defense.
Attorney Armitage, in his question
to prospective candidates for jury
asked how the yeniremen felt
toward horse thief detective asso-
Citations. etc, and whether or not
the venireman thought it was a
greater crime to steal a horse than
a sheep.