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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-17
NNBALL INSTITUTES CONTEST

l.. IT, Kimbali this afternoon com.
menocd a contest Of the First ward
p,mary vote. lle alleges lrregulari
les IN both pletineis In the primary
Tuesday Kimbail received 95 votes for
councilman and#AN NJ spurock l0i
tie alleges that defective votes were
atempted to be cast IN the interest OF
,purlOck The county election board
&ill take the matter up this evening.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-17
PROH|BIT|0NISTS TO FIGHT
Executive Committee Com
mends Stand Taken Bv
Gov. Haskell
special to Daily Leader.

special to Daily Leader.
Wewoka, Okla. March lin an
executive session Of the executive
committee Of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union of Oklahoma, held
in the BAPTIST church here, resolu
ions were adopted commencing the
action Of Governor Haskell in refus
O. & 10 officially receive the petitions
hat were filed with the SECRETARY Oh
state submitting a proposed amend
nent to tho constitution repeating
he prohibition ordinance The com
ittee also discussed the matter oi
Employing counsel to defend the laa
or the ground that II can not be re-
PC aled under congressional actor
and Indian treaties.
Twenty members Of the committee
were present Mrs Cora y. Ilammet
Of oklahoma, president Of the stat'
d ganization, presided
------=-----------------
Search for a typewriter stolen fron
tie convention ball Is under way
enc of the ncw Remiugions used b.
tho senate reporter is missing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-17
COAL FIELD SITUATION TENSE

Cincinnati March r. The crisis IN
.cgniiaiions between minors ani opor
TORS IN the central competitive fields
(Ohio, Indiana aud Western pcnnsyl
yluia) over he wage scale Is expect.
ID to be reached today With at
most the last homo Of an agreement
gore, The situation in all other bitum
nous mining sections is also made
tense
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-17
TELEPHONE CO. CITED
Ordered 10 Appear Before Cor
poration Board on Cor
tempt Charge

BY a citalon issued hy The corpora
tion commission Today the Central
Oklahoma Telephone company is or
dercd 10 appea' before the commits
sion on April l3 and show cause why
il sn0ild not be fined for contempt
for violation of order No. 1856.
The company has failed to file re.
ports showing cost OF iis plants and
lines in accordance with the request
Of the commission, and has failed to
answer correspondence relative there
ito.
The company has its Headquarters
in Fairvew l.. f. Gilger is ills
president. Ii operates telephone
lines in Garfield, Kingflsher, Major,
Blaine. Dewey and Custer counties
with exchanges at Hitchcock. Hen.
nessey, Okeene and Fairview
Ii also owns an exchange in Talo
ga. now leased to w. II Wixon, and
nor affected by the citation for con
tempt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-17
AN ADVANCE: [:
Prairie OIL Company Will Pay
Higher Prices
for Oil
lBy A soeIatea pressl

independence, Kan, March l7-The
frairie Oil and Gas company today
the price Of higher grade
Mid-Coniinenta oil from thifty-five
TO thirty-eight cents, fuel oil from
tHenty-eight TO thirty cents This,
II is predicted, will mean greater
activity in the oil fields.
There hes been no change in the
rrice Of fuel oil since 1907 The
prairic OIL and Gas company is put
ing two thousand barrels daily into
The Baton Rouge pipe line, which viii
be completed Apri, !.
Today's inerease follows that an
bounced recently by the Texas Pipe
Line company from thirty-,hree e
th rty-six cents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-17
MAYOR IS NANDAMUSED.
, 0 Q O G o o G o o 0 o Q 0 0 0 {
ropAY,s MARKErs

q Chicago, Ills. March 17-May {
O wheat closed at SHE 3-S; July {
. at St07 May corn closed at {
q sc l-Sc. July at 65 l-4c.
G {
q Kansas City Grain {
. Kansas City Mo, March If {
= May wheat closed al $l07 "a; {
8 July at S1O2 rs. May corn clos {
. ed at 81 l.le, July at 6a S-Sc {
. Kansas City Livestock
= Kansas City. Mo, March r. {
g The cattle receipts were 5000, {
. market ten higher
. Hogs Receipts, 5000 closing {
. five lower, Top price today was {
y Sl0G0 per cwt.
. o @ @ O @ q @ o % O O o o O o {
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-17

~ the state fair association grounds;
and for tract adjacent to Shawnee
as a site for the state Baptist college
ana for the sale oi section adjacent
10 Guthrie, for park, was passed
fually BY vote Of rs to g. The emer-
gency also carried
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-17
DEMAND LOWER RATES.
Important Hearing Scheduled
to Take Place at
Kansas City

Kansas City, Mo- March l7-Mer-
A ants and jobbeis from Kansas OK
iahoma and Toxas are here 30 appear
tomorrow before Judge Prouiy Of the
Interstate commerce commission 10
argue in favor OF their petition esh
ng reduction IN freight rates based
lr Gulf water rates from New YORK
by way OF Galveston.
Representatives Of transportation
ldfoaus of ST. Louis, indianapolis
cincinnati and Chicago are also pres
snt. The latter win demand mat
rmeg TO those cities be reduced ~
corresponding measure Kansas Cily
win ASK even lower rates. Tho petl-
toners are represented by $. Y. GO.
San. OF wichita, Attorney Gopera'
Jackson of Kansas and Attorney cen
nal West Of Oklahoma, They spen,
the day preparing for the outlined
tearng.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-17

George I. Bryan, live stock man
fer the board Of agriculture. return
ID today from Fort Worth. where he
attended the Southwestern confer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-17

That there will be q large atioud'
ance at the So. pairlck'g bait Of 'h"
.olice department tonight IS shown
i. heavy sale Of tickets
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-21
A SPECIAL
GRAND JURY

A special federal grand jury SEES
sion has been called for October 81,
it is believed to take up an investf-
cation into the criminal phases of
the Cunningham and other coal en-
tries.
Some of the most prominent citi-
zens of Spokane and eastern Wash
ington are entrymen in either the
Cunningham or other coal proper.
ties and fraud has already been al
legged in the manner in which the
entries were made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-21

Legislature enacted law under
which supreme judges were reQuir-
ed to be nominated In non-partisan
primaries. But an amendment was
mysteriOusly inserted ii secret
committee room at Olympia provid-
ing that only as many candidates
should be nominated as there were
judges to be elected. Under that
mutilated law two judges were re-
elected, one of whom resigned un-
der fire, Immediately after his elec-
ton.
Insult to People.
In this judicial convention law
the legislature has said that the
people of Washington are. not cap:
able of selecting their supreme
court judges. Under this. law a
party convention, composed chief
ly of delegates selected by dis
credited politicians in back room
caucuses. met in Tacoma. August
3, 1910, and declared that the ju-
dicial convention law is good
law, that the people of Washing
ton have no business selecting
their supreme judges. That con-
vention then proceeded to renOm-
mate five Of the present judges.
And we are told that the conven-
ton system is good system and
that the courts must not be criti-
cised.
Thousands of good citizens are
protesting against this assumption
of power. Thousands of good citi-
zens are declaring that the SUI
preme judges who have been Sc
lected heretofore for them under
this system have betrayed their in
terests, curtailed their rights and
handed down decisions which have
enhanced the power and the prof
its of the men who selected those
judges.
A Protest Formulated.
This protest formulated itself in
anon partisan judicial convention
at Tacoma, September, 26. 1910, at
which an Independent judicial
ticket was nominated. Now we
are coolly informed, by the de-
tenders of the present system, that
the people of the state have no
authority to nominate supreme
judges, even In convention, unless
that convention is held under the
auspices Of a party ruled by bosses
ruled by money.
The people of Washington are
asked to choose between these two
sets of candidates, to indorse or to
repudiate the present court. IF
THEIR DECISION is TO BE A
WISE ONE IT MUST BE BASED
UPON AN INTIMATE kNOWL.
EDGE OF THE COURT, ITS PRES
EMIT STATUS AND ITS PAST
HISTORY.
This story, and the ones which
are to follow it, are an attempt to
supply this information. The stor-
les which are to follow will relate
the history of the court, repeat
these stories of scandal and cor
ruption. recount the abortive eff
lorts which have been made to in
vestigate them.
(Tomorrow's story will deal with
the early history of the court, its
early corporation tendencies and
the corruption of the law of the
personal liberty during the period
when NJ. J. Gordon was its chief
justice.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-21
INJURED BOYS
GET DAMAGES

For injuries received when the
In which they were travelling was
telescoped some time ago, Lewis
Sloan was yesterday awarded
$4,000 damages and Wayland
Sloan $4,000 damages in their suit
against the Great Northern. The
father and his two boys we're NOV
ing from Everett, Wash, to q home
stead. in Montana and were travel
ing with their household goods in a
chartered car. The cars were tele-
scoped near Galena and the father
and sons received injuries that will
cripple them for life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-21
SUPREME COURT IS UNMAsKEO
contirued From Page One.

executive officers and Of nullIfyInq
the laws passed by legislatures.
And until those courts can be rem
dered responsive to the will Of the
people they will continue the last
stubborn bulwark Of privilege,
counteractine our victories FOR pop
uIar government and making q
bowling farce Of our pretended rep
resentative institution.
Facts Kept From People.
Fol. five years last past the
Washington supreme court has
been an object of suspicion. For
two years last past It has been the
center of a cyclone of stories of
scandal and corruption. Whether
there is much or little truth in
these stories the people of the
state have not been permitted Of
ficially to determine. Time after
time these efforts have been fus-
trated.. Time after time the long
arm OF some mighty unseen power
has appeared to stretch, out of the
a6arkness and suppress. the inves-
tigation.
w Athih WV yCdIo hICAUCl VI
the court resigned under the accu-
sation of having accepted corpora
ton money. 1t was afterwards dis
closed that an opinion handed
down by him had been written by
an attorney for the Great Northern
railroad. Within a year a former
chief justice was prosecuted for
embezzlement but the alleged vic
tim of his populations refused to
appear against him. 1t is even
claimed that the money he was
charged with having embezzled
was used to corrupt the court.
And yet the law that these men
wrote, while they were on the
bench, Is still the law Of Washing
ton, even to the opinion written by
the Great Northern attorney. Lit
tie of it has been reversed, none
Of it openly repudiated.
And we are told that this court
can do no wrong.
1t has been charged that In one
case $4,000 and in another case
$4,000 were paid for decisions by
the supreme court in favor of a
powerful public service corpora
ton. 1t has been charged that a
series Of decisions were rendered,
for mysterious reasons, in favor of
another powerful corporate inter-
est, decisions which were without
sound basis in either law or equity.
In another case q man claiming to
have pull with the court offered
litigant favorable decision for
$4,000, the decision being after
wards delivered. 1t is charged
that two men were elevated to the
bench for the express purpose of
reversing an established principle
of law, reversal designed to en-
nance the profits of great en-
ploying corporations.
The Great Difficulty.
The fundamental difficulty lies
in the fact that the court Is not
readily responsive to the will of
the people. II the people would
control their judges the people
must themselves select those
judges. II the people would make
their control 1Psir judges COM
pIete the peol must possess
themselves of the power to remove
their judges. This Is fundamental.
Law MutiIated.
Three years ago the Washington
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-21

sentences. men to periods Of con.
finement within its walls. Yester-
day there more were referred to
the tender consideration of the jail
guardian and when they awake they
will no doubt be sober enough.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-21
SUES FOR $4,000.

Alleging that he lost the first two
fingers of his left hand in rivet-
ing machine while working for the
defendant company, Thomas A.
Kenney yesterday brought suit
against the Union Iron works for
| $4,000 yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-21
Furnishings Department
Shoes

We carry large line Of the celebrated Chippewa hand made
shoes. Compare prices with other dealers.
High, IL inch waterproof boot $5.75.
Mems gunmetal calf button bucher heavy Goodyear walt
soes $3.50. N
Boys box calf school Shoes Prayers prices Sits. sac
and $2.2 including very large limo Of mems ana you
mems work and dress shoes at Prayers prices s'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-21

fcfficacious Of remedies for the in
4toxicated and cannot be excelled as
ia sanitarium for the recovery from
the effects of drink. according to
Judge Mann. The Judge is SO firm.
i. believer in this that he constantly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-21
Hats

In every color and style, from $1.5O to $3.50
Also full line Of derbys in all the latest shapes and color
$500 and $3.50
line Of boys hats Something in all the latest
shades and ooongs at Prayers prices75f and $1OO.
Mems and boys caps, 25t and SOC. Winter weight
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-18

L . o'clock In the managing
EDITORS room in the Advance
building Wheeler Brand and
ihrec other men. Howard
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-18

~ tCGS the rCp0rtcr. Judge Bnrtelmy."
them before. He gazed. treasured. at
the young mans earnest face. Ha.
how skillfui he was. this young BraEd.
How he had deceived every one. Yes.
he was just like some Of the other re-
formers the judge hHd met just Ike
some Of his policai friends who start
ed to clean Up ctr;"in "'uGjti"Es. 0illy
20 be retained 10 1T them east as they
were. But Brand WAS the cleverest
one of the lot ty lar. and probably he
was 10 G:>i -, Tie proceeds of this
Nriap with NnIan. Oh. they were
Gaming pair. Had even fooled Dupuy,
who th0G"ji them dangerous And
what Il Nt,l ;u-Inw brand would make!
les, be '.""id nave judith; he was
worthy t. pUr%pSs the reigning beauty
II Il grea; ,i;i 80 argued to himself
!he false inG-.'. ans! he said:
"Of course am willing to meet you
halfway. hui II all depends on whether
we understand each ether.
your decision was DOUBTLESS of some
value 10 yea. and if "u willing to
Keep Siien, aiaiH H.: "atecedent cir
cu,nS:Hlcrs il..'!i"- Ernnd looked the
Judge In III" ">r eXilecfantly.
Ear;eHiy 80 relieved. He felicitat'
ed himself 90 the fact tina, his judS.
ment had i'",'l: correct.
Yes: ynu lie halted
"Why"-- Erlud paused.
"Well:" Ga.ried the Judge irrtatedly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-18

of US"
Yes. know that. There's nobody
like you. Judith"
I'm glad if you think that"
"I'll always think that. Judith" he
exclaimed passioDately. And III al
ways feel all lial I've lost"
Haven't yD,i brought it on your
selfT' she ask,,.i quickly.
Brand sei.td both her hands, and in
tempest Of emotion. long suppressed.
he rose and bent over her.
"Oh. dearest. can't we have this one
mOment"-he was aroused to "a pitch
she had never seen him reach before
"even if we never have another. with
out thinking Of anything except-ex-
cept each otherT He seated himself
close TO her.
wheeler. I've little story | want
to tell you" she said fondly. yet sadly.
She spoke as one pleading in a vital
cause. Once upon time there was Il
girl. arA she rather liked somewhat
gloomy young man. But one hight
something happened and then-they
didn't speak for long time-Oh. \
very long time. But there were other
young men. and one Of them has asked
to call tomorrow afternoon 1T ) o'clock
He was very serious about it. You
see, the girl has been waiting so long
that she's beginning to be afraid
afraid that-er- Ga Wheeler. why
won't you drop i! an: It's not too
late"
She rose to her feet. still with her
hands In his. and in another moment
he stood beside her. lie threw both
his arms around her and held her close
to his bosom.
Judith" he whispered passionately
to her
"Why dent you call tomorrow at 4"
was her response.
AS they STOOD there in fond embrace,
her lips raised to Ills, Judge Bartelmy
appeared at the extreme end Of the
room. lie gave a sudden start as he
saw their oblivion to all else but them
selves. His cold blue eyes shoue with
the satisfaction that filled him. He
had done good days work, be con-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-18

every line OF Ills face. Yet by super
human will power he forced his voice
into steadiness rs he said:
yes put it through"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-18

"E business dCGi" Il don't know
what you are talking about"
Can we let it 20 over for one day
81 don't know what you are taking
about"
You Insist or his coming here per-
sonally?'
"Of course | don't. don't insist on
anything
How much time have we got?
"He knows all about that"
Dupuy WAS UNNECESSARILY relieved
at this last remark. 1t was the hrSt
time that Brand had Indicated that
BarteImy ard he had had an engage
ment
mir. Brand. can almost assure you
that my client will Eerp Ills appoint
meut." The lawyers voire rang out
firmly.
The editor nodded carelessIy toward
the speaker. who spun on his heel and
speedily StrUde away. The telephone
bell sounded Brand bent over quickly.
Hello, Who-oh. yes, Mr. Nolan.
No, sir. not yet. but think we'll have
him landed all right in about half IN
hour. Please cont worry 70 )ut 1t.
It'll be all raSr. Just go away ana
hide somewhrTr FOR they'll be doing
the baby act us quick rs | trap him.
and you'll be sQuaeIed to death before
we get to press. You promised me this
chance. You want 10 know WHATS 20
ing on? Well, where will you be-?
Triple 3 Plaza. Get of the wire. Miss
Stowe. Yes. Mr.. Ncan, they cut in
on U.S. I'll call YOU up later"
To be Continued
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-18

There you are" responded Brand
simply, his eyes meeting those OF the
jurist.
Bartelmy glanced cautiously at the
editor, seeking for signs of deception
of trap. but he found them net.
"Mr. Brard. bat do you wantW he
asked sharply.
whats it worth to yOu?'
81 would prefer you to set the fig
ure."
No"
How about $4,000" asked the
judge.
Yes" agreed Brand. rising-"in cash
tonight"
Rather short notice for such sum-"
proteslingly. Where shall / see you:"
AT my Office"
"Your o.lice- the Advance! No, no.
! prefer yea to come to my chambers
about noon tomorrow. We shall be
quite private there"
II can't wait that long for it, judge.
I've got to have it tonight"
"Oh, is II something Of that sort?
Well, then. come to my house after
dinner"
"But I've got 10 be at my Office" in
sisted the editor.
81 hardly like to go there. Mr.
Brand"
That's up to you. judge. But if you
don't come the story goes to press to-
night. Well:" with rising infection.
"I'-
Judith Bartelmy entered.
Twill you come now. papa? she
asked.
"Just a moment, my dear. / intend
ed to ask Dupuy to dine with u.s."
"Oh, can't you take him to the club?'
SIZE DOute0
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-18
CHAPTER VIII.

a lIIE abruptn"ss with which
Brand separated from Nolan
M as they appeared aroused the
80 suspicious of both the judge
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-18

in q Swallowed spot OIL top Of the ma
hogany desk and close to the lens.
"Have you tested this?" asked Brand
Eyes, sir"
'Be careful. sir, or you'll explode
the fash" warned JEFF as Brand light
ed a match to ascertain the location
Of the powder.
go into room 4, boys, and wait till
send for you" directed Brand.
jeff and Howard went out. Brand
went to his desk as the office boy,
Durkin, entered.
"Joe Dillon's here" said the LAD.
"DrunkT
"Just one over"
Broke"
"Surep The boy grinned.
Dillon, one Of the "has-beens' cnar'
acteristic Of the type that prey on Tue
newspaper men at night In the Dig
cities, would ordinarily have received
short shrift from busy man ike
Brand, but Dillon, an ex-ne"Spapef
reporter. had once given Brand "nen
beginner. some valuable pointers,
which the now managing editor Lao
never forgotten.
Tell him to come in," ordered Brand.
He reached for the office tH.e,,n'nH "a
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-18
CHAPTEI, TX.

T 9 o'clock In the managing
A EDITORS room in the Advance
@ building Wheeler Brand and
l&M8j three other men. Howard
Hartley, JEFF Thorne. staff reporters,
and Bill. their much brOwbeaten I'M
derstudy, were industriOusly al work.
At one side Of the office diagonally
from the managing EDITORS desk was
high mu hogany desk which backed
against a wooden partition which cut
of Il small room used us "morgue,
the place where newspaper and maga-
zine clippings are kept for reference.
Through the partition a round hole
about five inches in diameter had been
cut with handsaw. aid OH table IN
the morgue Il camera had been rested
with the telescope protuberance con-
tanning the lens projecting through the
hole in the partition into priyat"
mail box directly above the desk. The
door of this box. into which were
placed letters arriving for the manag-
ing editor during his absence. had
been unlock ed A line OF shoe thread
had been fastened to the door OF the
box and extended down behind the
desk TO the floor and across 10 I'd"
left hand side of Brands desk. y
slight tug on he thread would cause
the door Of the mail box TO open. eX'
posing 10 the lens Brands desk, his
chair and another chair which had
been placed at the right OF the desk
next to the telephone.
For several minutes the mysterious
preparations went on. just what tney
meant no one but Brand could tell.
and he was strangely silent. except as
to directing what should be done.
Hartley was anxious to make GER
tain that the lens aimed directly at
Brands desk. He measured the line
with his eye.
Get IT, called JEFF.
mo, not yet. Wait minute" How
ard answered. lodging around quickly
toward the little ''morgue." u haven't
got the focus right yet. Hold on.
Jeff lighted a match. held it up and
stood between the two chairs.
"How's rhat:" he cried.
The answering voice came back.
"Yes: thn,'< The very thing. It's all
right now
Brand stepped forward from cor
ner of the room from whence he had
49,.
been watching the final preparations
for the strange event that was TO occur.
Are you all set now. boys" he
asked. is your camera in the right
place for the flashlight:
"Yes. sir" cried jeff and Howard ST.
simultaneously.
"The fashlight is planted here, sir.
said Howard, pointing to narrow pan
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-18

thinker and n2ttt, brldis III niahy "s
his dishonest TRANSACTIONS Old tie b'h'h'
But Dupuy- be was to Brand the nahs-
er-ou. the skulkrr. the vandai JacSai
that devoured cUrpses III he night 'nat
hrayer animals had f0u%br ara K'lieu
by day. His eyes bluked in the Iight'
did Dupuy's. 1t WAS IL thr un"t'-
ground runways thai he c"''rS"u NE
swiftest. And as these th"HGhts si"d
through his brain the editor looked
away abSeni!y.
Dupuy came DOT on h!s trail.
"Shall make IN appointment with
him for YOU. say. tomorrow Hi"rnihS:
he anyiously GupTicd Of the newspaper
man.
"! don't care"
Then IN do If" he said decidedly
and moved away from the DESK. Ana
-er"- He S3W thai Hrand was stu