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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
OKLAHOMA CLAYs STAND TEST

three months but only 25 samples
came. Some fairly good clays we're
found but 1t was believed that more
extensive Investigations should be
carried on During the winter Mr..
Snider wrote several hundred more
letters to interested parties in all sec.
tlons Of Oklahoma and as a result
something like IS samples were sent
to Pittsburg. These have been test
ed In the government testing plant at
that place.
The tests OF the last two years
have demonstrated that Oklahoma
possesses large amount OF high
grade clay suitable for the manufac-
lure of pressed brick aud great va
riety Of clay products. This, OF
course. means that, as soon as these
industries are developed, Oklahoma
can retair at home all the money now
being sent out of the state for these
things.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
ASSESSMENTS ARE HEAVY
Furnish an Idea Of Guthrie S
Extensive Paving in Last
Two Years

Some idea of the yastness .; The
paving operations In Guthrie IN the
past two years can be gained from the
assessment roll, upon which colloc-
tlons are now being made. There are
1884 lots down for the annual install
ment on paving accounts. They are
on many streets, and In all parts OF
town.
City Clerk Leer says the lot owners
are coming In rapidly with their as.
sessments. which shows the delIn-
ment list, due to open September
Will be small After that time there
viii be penalty of Is per cent
To the 1884 lots now ON the list
will be added many for paving to be
done this fall.
lDr the convenience Of those who
find II hard to get down town In day
time the city clerk will keep his Of
flee open each Saturday night until
10 o'clock for the taking of paving nc.
counts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
.DYNAM|Tt's DEADLY POWER

lola, Kan, Aug Iona man Is
dead and another probably fatally I'm
Iured as result Of two premature ex-
plosions OF dynamite at the plant OF
the lola Portland Cement company
here. occurring within twelve hours OF
each other.
Arthur Reeves was killed almost In
stantly while standing directly over
and tamping charge OF dynamite
when the explosive was prematurely
discharged HIS head was literally
blown from hts body. Reeves was In
lured several weeks ago BY similar
accident.
IN an explosion like that which kill
ed Reeves. lohG Williams suffered In
lufies which may prove fatal. His
body Is horribly mangled and attend
ing physicians say there Is but littlo
chance Of his recovery
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
M'k|hlEYs KIN GETS PROPERTY

Canton. Ohio. Aug i7-By court
decision today Mrs. NJ &. Barber, sis
Ter OF the late widow OF President Me-
Kinney. was given title TO one-half OF
the property known as the Mckinley
Block in Canton, valued at $4,000.
James Mckinley. a nephew OF Presl-
dent Mckinley. and other helrs.at-law
Of the late executive, brought suit to
get possession Of the property. but tho
court held that the title OF Mrs. Bar
Der Is valid and that the property be.
longs TO her. Il
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
CARRIED
MESSAGE
TO CAYNOR
GUTHRIE BOY COMPLETES
LONG BIcYLE TRIP TO
NEW YORK
BORE LETTER FROM
MAYOR FARQUHARS0N
Gerald latshaw's Trip on
Wheel Carries Him Through
Many States


Special dispatches from New York
today announced the arrival at the
official center OF the city of Gerald
Latshaw, the seventeen year-old Guth-
re boy who started from this city on
bicycle on July 5. Latshaw bore a
message from Mayor Farquharson to
Mayor Gaynor. and that message had
been presented to the mayor of the
big city
Latshaws trip has been leisurely
one, and he has pedaled through many
states, working eastward from the
Mississippi through the Appalachin
country, the Allegheny mountains
and the sandy reaches of New Jersey.
The trip involves mountain roads,
swamp roads, sand hills, good roads,
tolls and turnpikes and long detours
Roads toward the east do not run on
section lines as they do here. but they
run anywhere surveyor and road
gang can find land enough TO hang
a road upon. Sometimes there Is
grand scenery and not much else.
Young Latshaw Is of all enterprising
disposition and has undoubtedly pick
ed up wealth OF information about
the big half of the country between
the Oklahoma plains and the great
Atlantic.
The mayor OF New York is In a
hospital, stricken by the bullet OF an
intending assassin. Mayor Farquhar-
son wrote the letter on July and
Iatshaw started on his trusty wheel
that day. So far as is known here the
young bicyclist has had no mishap.
The chances are that he will not be
rewarded by personal interview with
the wounded mayor, one of the worlds
most notable figures at the present
time, but he has delivered his letter
whore 1t will come to the attention of
the wounded lion.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
P0sT0FF|CE FIGHT STARTS

Oklahoma City. Okla. Aug IA
campaign with three candidates In the
race was started here for the t''sla-
homa City postofiicc. L. Il. Brown is
the present incuigbent and his time
will be out in six months. He is a
candidate to succeed himself, and also
with him are George Dodson. former,
ly chairman OF the Republican central
committee. and II. G. Eastman, busi-
ness manager OF the Oklahoma City
Times.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
S1RAhG SETS RECORD
Omciatcs at Marriage of Mcxi-
cans Outside Pale OF
the Church

A Mexican marriage outside tho
pale Of the Roman Catholic church
occurred here today. II had several
features new TO this locality.
Juan Martinus. "a years old. and
Marie Contreras. 26 years old. were
the contracting parties. Their names
are on record In the county court as
John and Mary. They we're attended
by Mexican interpreter and his wife
and by the little daughter OF the bride
The bride was heavily yeiied In black
and the little girl, attending as brides
maid, was also In deep black. Judge
Strang offIciated This Is thought "a
he the fret marriage Of mexicaus
here In civil ceremony
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
ISSUES BATCH or PAROLES

A batch OF paroles we're issued To-.
day by Governor Haskell. They are:
King Davis, Pottawatomie county,
sentenced for life for murder.
NJ s. Suity, Greer. violation of pro-
hibltion law
George Nathrup. Stephens. sent.
enced to one year for burglary.
Cecil Taylor, Muskogee, four years
for grand larceny.
David Franklin, Noble, one year for
receiving stolen property.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
PRESIDENT Of CHILE DIE!
(By Associated press.)

London, Aug President Pedro
Montt of Chile, died at 1880 o'clock
Tuesday night. His death was due
to recurrence of heart failure, fol
lowing an attack of angina pectoris.
President Montt had arrived In Lon.
don in the morning. on the steamship
Wilhelm der Crosse. His attack OF
illness was sudden and his death o
shock.
The steamer Wilhelm der Crosse
was the ship on which Mayor Gaynor
OF New York was shot President
Montt was talking to the mayor at the
time of the attempted assassination
and just before the ship sailed gave
an interview regarding the details OF
the shooting. His health was excel,
lent when he left New York.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
ATTORNEYS
WERE PAID
BIC FEES
INDIANS LIBERAL IN
GIVING REWARD FOR
LEGAL SERVICES
GOVERNOR JOHNSON
CONTINUES TESTIMONY
Indian Chief ltsHIzes Some Of
ths Amounts Paid Over
a 10 Lawyers
(By AssocIatea Prcss.)

Sulphur, Okla. Aug. l7--lndians
have SO much legal business they
have to employ lawyers by the half
dozen, according to Douglass II. John.
son, governor OF the Chickasaw tribe
Of lnd!sns. who testified today before
tue congressional committee. John.
son. who was called as one chief wit
ness In the investigation of the Nc
Murray contracts, testified that he
was unable to state what. service some
lawyers we're paid for Here are
some expenditures which. according
70 Johnson, were made by the Indians
for legal services. most Of the lawyers
being employed simultaneously. They
paid the McMurray law firm $4,000 a
YEAR, with $1,000 expenses. They paid
the McMurray firm another $4,000 a
year at the same time on another con-
tract. They paid McAIurray $750.0OO
as "a special fee In citizenship case,
with an expense account OF $500. .0O0
They paid four other attorneys an ag-
grcgate of $4,000 a year.
II was the belief, Johnson testified.
that without the employment of so
many attorneys. the Indians would
have lost millions of dollars. As in.
tending to show the ten per cent lee
asked for McAIurray In the present
contracts was not excessive, Johnson
testified that in the sale OF Indian
property in Mississippi 1t has cost the
government six million dollars to sell
two million dollars worth of land.
In reply to questions put to him in
previous examination, in which he
was asked to explain how he came 20
deposit $4,000 to his personal account
after McMurray had been paid $780,
900 fec, Johnson declared he never
possessed $4,000.
Totals Staggering Sum.
In response to a request from Com
missioner of Indian Affairs Valentine.
the special congressional COMMITTEES
today forwarded to Beverly a state
ment covering the amount attorneys
were paid by the Indians. The state.
ment WAS to be for the use of Presi-
dent Taft. The statement covers a
period of twenty years. 1t shows that
the money paid out in contingent fees
totals over three million dollars, the
largest fees. s7S9,00O. paid By the
Chickasaws IN some instances. the
foes paid we're as high as rs per cent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
LESS DEMAND FOR CITY WATER

The pumping record at the city wa.
ter station Is 100000 gallons fol-
the first fifteen days OF August. Lit.
tie sprinkling was done In this period.
showing that, without sprinkllng,
there viii be less demand on the
pumps in August than In January.
The pumping account for January
shows 25,O00,O00 gallons. The only
explanation offered is that the 10 per
cent increase made In service since
January is much more than offset by
the saving effected through meters.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
NFE-BEATlR DRINKS AC|D

Binger. Okla. Aug. 17.-t5reen Me-
Connell 81 years old. drank carbolc
acid and died almost instantly here
after he had beaten his wife until he
thought she was dead Mrs. McCon-
nell escaped only by feIgning death.
and her husband then ended his life
beside The supposed lifelcss body Of
his wife.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
Hay Fever Victim Complains.

l.. II. hateDett, the restaurant man.
complains that Guthrie's climate IS
becoming so good it gives the Order
of Hay Fever victims no good excuse
for leaving for cool resorts. or the
Hay Fever Sneezers. but few have
suffered much so far this season
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
Johnsors Memory at Fault
(By Associated Press.)

Sulphur, Okla, Aug. 17.--Douglas
II, Johnson. Chickasaw Indian. and
chief of the 5000 members of that
tribe. answered 81 don't remember
before the special congressional in
yestigating committee. when quts-
TONED how 1t was that he was able
TO deposit $4,000 to his personal cred
itea fc.w lsys after j. y. McMurray
had received $750.00J as attorney
fees.
johnson testified in what are known
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17

Peaches for the permanent exhibit
tion In the offices OF the department
or agriculture came In today from J.
NJ. Mayer OF Chandler. who has 1000
trees. His peaches are the largest
~eer here 90 fer ard are regarded as
perfect specimens.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
MAN BIRD MAKES LONG FL|GHT
fBy Associated Press,

Paris. Aug. l7.--LaBlanc won the
four hundred and eighty-iiye mile
aviation cross country race, finishing
this morning With q total time o.
eleven hours. fifty-five minutes and
fiftv.three seconds Aubrun finished
second
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
KANSAS CORN CROP IS slFE
lPy Associated pressl

Topeka. Kas.. Aug, i7--Over two
inches of rainfall this morning over
a great portion OF Kansas. The corn
crop is reported generally beyond all
danger.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
THE WEATHER

New Orleans,
La Aug. II.
Tonight and on
Thursday partly
cloudy; showers
tonight or Thurs
day. cooler TO-
night: cooler on
Thursday IN east
ern portion.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
~ Citizen !?

But Bryans COMPOSE absolutely devoid of distinguish
ing characteristics.
Having charm of literary manner, of nforma
ton creative genius Bryan has sgnay failed
OF books His works die early and than
year
On the contrary my books through edition after
edition. and sell better at this time than when they
published At least two of them kept sale foreign
countries Whether the French Government has translated
those works. for the public schools Of France
able to say but do know that the subject under
slderatlon, in 1908.
az Now take Journalism In that field Mr. Bryan has
tremendous advantages He has enjoyed all the pres
tge of being the idolzed leader of 100000 Thou
sands of enthusiastic followers take his paper because has,
Thousands of politicians and editors have to keep
up with him Consequently The Oomoner is bound float
no matter how very commonplace its general getup may be-
Is there any dynamic Thought in Bryans writing? Does
anybody quote it Do the other papers copy from it, Does
create public sentiment? Does it its readers to feel
that they not live without ito Is it educational evange
lstc, lnsprationa Is it pioneer in anyhing Is it an
eye-opener soumover subject whatsoever No. The
C00noners light might out tomorrow and would
feel that needed single additional candle.
Would any Ve8d interest," sacred prof0me gve ten cents
TO haze Brans paper suppressed? don't think So That is
good test of force and success IN genuine journalism
There vested interests that would give millions to sup
press the Hearst papers, the Philadelphia North America
the Baltimore Sun the New York World the Portland Ore
gonadm, and such magazines combat the trusts.
DO the two JEFFs belong to the virle cass Are they
CONTINUED FIvE)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20

his secret oHense, harm done to the public
white burglarzes house, getting off with the purse
watch and other portable valuabes that he lay his
hands If caught prosecuted and convicted this criminal
will be sent up for several years His loot comparatively
trng the injury confined to the few the public suffered
hurtfor though he had escaped capture
criinay inclined would have thereby been encouraged
initiate his example.
So you see each of these feonies affected but
dvdual vctim and did damage him, tragically
But how about the sin and crime of bank wrecking?
To commit this oense the officers of the institution have
usually act with elaboration and cousivey the violation
of the laws and the misuse of trust funds 1t generally
essary for them cooly form criminal design, which in
wolves cfuz determination to 0iozae the Zao and to betray
those Wh0 haze trusted them.
Necessity does prompt ten may do the robber and
CONTINUED TWELVE
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20

Why Should GeOrgjQ71S Be-
GZWsss0 LsEWHERE in this issue, you will find what DR..
g%9aA Marion Hull and Mr.. w. t. Ellis have say
KN E9 corning my polite refusal to debate Foreign Mis-
Mss52 sons with Mr.. Ellis copy this from the Atlanta
M8aKs Georgian for we are always ready and a0allng
$500 for readers to see both SIDES 1t the "relg-
ous papers equally fair and manly they would gain
larger circulation
When YOU have finished reading Dr. Hull had say,
and then perused the Chriske communication of Mr.
Ellis you will have clearer idea of the supercous
which M our hs fe nnd
my virtually chasing myself equal to Bryan Even
unknown Ellis speaks of his consentng to stoop to my
"leve"
WE'LL suppose look into the relative achievements Of
Bryan my depsed self calm review of the record
do harm possible that there be few Southern
people, who having cooy weighed the facts will reach the
conclusion that the Georgian not altogether beneath the no
tce of the Hlinois-Nebraskan.
% Bryan and I were both lawyers will any member of
profession say that Bryan my equal as lawyer not
The Supreme Court Records of Will snow nov inas
case ich turned upon the most a6se principle of civ1 Aao
owit "he Rule in Sheleys Case" Pearce Guardian
Harris ct a1 As criminal lawyer stand with the head
men my professional any Georgia attorney will tell
Did Bryan win such position at the BARI He GER
(2 Bryan and both went to Congress- he served four
years. and l. two Where his footprints Federal
egislaton You not find them In Congress, he did
nothing the thing that he capable Of doing
That's that the world will get out of Bryanjus talk
and then talk.
He made his brief speech the automatic carcouper BILL
and then left others to the thing through Those Of us who
the fight until Ue na9ht-SeSS2On en0e0
qcih SUNRISE Ask Colonel E. B. Stahlman, of Nashville
Tennessee who that carried the burden of that battle
he pS Bn rn gee ~ e lbs for the r. n He was there
1t splendid opportunity and hard, close fight Co.
and epomne the Record will not ask you to take my word
for oning search the Congressional Record of Feb
ruary 7h 1898 and whether Bryan helped obtain the
appropriation that made for the present R. F. D.
System
(3) Again. Bryan and have each written books: aoere
his? They sold enormously when they first came out that
was of his reputation and popularity But who buys
or reads those books Nobody They reposng
fully at bottom of the They dead Sesostris
and Caesar and Semirams Why Bryan failure as an
author?
1) He has such inveterate talker that he has
never had time to read, digest and reflect.
(2) He has depth originality than Talmadge
had In truth he is built very much the order Tai
madge
O. He has no STYLE no individuality You recognize
Brisbane Alfred Henry Lewis, John j. Otnger, or
Henry Watterson, 0mywhee by the ethe o0y they write
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
What 1t Means to Wreck a Bank
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE J

crime of bank-wrecking? Let us consider it,
awhile.
A niger steals hog; and we send him to
the penitentiary for term of years. His theft
had not damaged ANYBODY very much: and as
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
H. BRYAN AND WATSON |I
III Why Should Georgians Be6tde Tfejr + tv Citizen? H

LSEWHERE in this issue, you will find what DR..
corning my polite refusal to debate Foreign Mis-
sions with Mr.. Ellis. / copy this from the Atlanta
Georgian, for we always ready and ocsllsaeg
for 0lr qendeys to see both Sides Tie the "rell0-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-12-09
BUT LITTLE ABOUT TARIFF
President Discusses Work of
Tariff Board-Ship Sub
sidy Is Urged.


Need Of Legislation Anticipating Com
pstlon Of the Ditch Is Pointed
out-Chanpe in Postal Rates
Parcels Post and Postal
Savings-Economy
Urged.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-12-09

Panama canal viii ind this the only
great commercial nation unable to
avail In International maritime bust
ness of this great contribution to the
means OF the worlds commercial In
tercOurse"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-12-09
Second-ciass Mall.

In my last annual message in
vited the attention of congress to the
inadequscy of the postal rate imposed
upon second-class mail matter in so
far as that includes magazines. and
showed by figures prepared by experts
of the postoffice department that the
government was rendering a service
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-12-09
Burea u Of Labor.

The commissioner of labor has been
actively engaged in composing the diff
ferences between employers and EN-.
ployees engaged in interstate trans.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-12-09

The next subject, and one most i'm
portant for your consideration, is the
disposition OF the coal lands in the
United States and Alaska At the be-
ginning Of this administration there
were withdrawn from entry for pur-
POSES of classification 1857 900 acres.
Since that time there have been with
drawn by my order from entry for
classification 7S,977.745 acres, making
total withdrawal OF 96,S44,745 acres
Meantime of the acres thus with
drawn 1861, SS9 have been classified
and found not to contain coal and
have been restored to agricultural en-
try, and 4.726.091 acres have been
classified as coal lands; while 7 .ses .23s
acres remain withdrawn from entry
and await classification. In addition
337 900 acres have been classified as
coal lands without prior withdrawal.
thus increasing the classified coal
lands to 10.429.372 acres.
Under the laws providing for the
of coal lands in the United
the minimum price at which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21
liberalization of imports against the hrrn.

LIBERALIZATION Of imports against the firm.
Transactions Of other big New York i'm
porters are expected to be revealed by
the examination of the documents now in
hand together with information obtained
by special treasury agents who have
been working on the case I'm Europe.
Some of the importers affected by the
revelations have eifered to settle with the
government. and II II said that q time
limit soon will be set within which other
firms affected will have to come forward
with settlement offers or stand the
chances OF legal action by the federal
authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21
ARMSTRONG TO KNOW FATE.
Verdict of Jury in Policeman's Trial
Today, Maybe.

The second days session of the trial of
Policeman George H. Armstrong, charged
with assaulting William W. Weaver. was
resumed before a jury in Judge Mullow
nys branch OF the Police Court today.
The case is attracting unusual atten-
ton because OF an investigation of the
affair by the third degree" congressional
committee. Further sessions of the com.
mittee have been postponed pending the
result OF Armstrong; trial \ verdict is
expected late this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21
RECOMMENDS ANNULMENT.
Taft Objects to Clause in constitu-
ton of New Mexico.

In a special message TO Congress. Presi-
dent Taft today advised the adoption OF
q Joint resolution authorizing the annul-
ment of a portion of the constitution OF
the new state of New Mexico attempting
to change the boundary lines between
New Mexico and Texas.
The resolution has been introduced in
both the Senate and House and the Pres
ident asked its adoption. He recommend
ed adherence to the Clark survey Of 1883
As soon rs the reading Of the message
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21
INSPECTING FIRMS BOOKS.
Customs Men Looking Into Charges
of Undertaking. Imports.

NEW YORK. December 2l.-A force OF
expert customs men is today working,
under Collector Loeb's direction. on the
books and papers of the firm OF Joseph
Brooke & Co. the English WOODEN i'm
porting firm of which documents the col
lector recently obtained possession follow
ing the bringing Of charges ofseross un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21
TOWED BY CRUISER
Tacoma Picks Up Schooner Doris Dis.
maSted and Sinkino

MOBILE, Ala. December 2I.-Djsmast-
I'd by terrific seas. Capt. Gustav AIeSson
Knocked overheard and drowned. and the
vessel i'm a sinking condition. after bein.
huffeted for four days by the elements.
the American schooner Doris, 80 tons.
was picked up in the Caribbean sea by
the United States cruiser Tacoma De-
cember 13 and towed into the harbor at
Puerto Cortez. The Doris registered from
Pensacola.