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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
BUSINESS SYSTEM
TO CHECK PROfLIGACY
ChaIrmen Of CITY Finance
Committee Say Commission
Government is Remedy

Without a single exception the for.
mer chairmen OF the finance com.
mlttee of the city council within the
past six years are for the adoption Of
the commission form of government.
The chairman of the finance commit
tee IL the one member of the council
who knows the actual conditions OF
The city funds and sees how the city
goes In debt more and more each
year under the adermanic system OF
government The chairmen of the
finance committee during the past
six years have been DR.. A. G. Hlxon,
w. T Walker, DR.. II. O. Barker,
Mr.. Spurlock and Tony Higgins. IL
has been the custom OF the city to
transfer money from the various
funds, in direct violation of law. in
order to keep the departments going
and at the same time piling up big
floating debt and keeping the city
attorney busy confessing judgments
IN the courts for salary claims, cleo
trio light plls, etc, making double
taxation on the city as these judg-
ments draw interest.
Owing TO the fact that the mayor
and ely board Of equalization have
been permitting the valuation OF the
city TO be turned In from 100000 to
100000 less each year. notwithstand-
ing there has ,been Il great building
activity during TIVE past few years.
the city revenues have been falling
of each year. while the money mad
council goes ahead pillng mp hum
drods Of dollars more expense each
month. knowing that tnere Is NO,
money In sight TO meet the present
obligations
Police Court Revenues Falling on.
The police department does more
work each month In arresting vio-
laiors of the law. but through fav-
nritlsm and the practice OF remittlng
fines for those with political pull
the receipts Of the police court are
falling behind. And the street COM
missioner falls TO collect enough poll
AK to pay his own salary. when he
should be collecting between $4,000
pnd $4,000 a year TO be expended for
improving the impossible roads In
the non-paved residence districts OF
the city.
Any member Of the finance conn
mittee will state that conditions are
getting worse each nsonth and chat
they want ehanEs Councilman
Higgins. Newman and Councilman
Spurlock, members OF the finance
committee. have signed the petition
asking for the adoption OF the com
mission form OF government.
The cost OF maintaining the city
government has almost doubled since
the Dnke administration was In con
troll. five years ago.
/ Here are few comparisons show
Ing the big Increase In tho monthly
expenses of the city:
The Deadly Parallel.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
CALLS DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

Lieutenant Governor G. w. Bellamy,
president OF the senate, has called a
caucus of the Democratic members OF
the senate for o'clock Monday eve
ming. at the assembly room In ths
lone hotel Routine matters will be
taken up before the meeting and Il
probably will have bearing on the
policy OF the coming session.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
M|LLARO NOT A CANDIDATE

Ret MilIard, former Indian agent
TO She Osages, now residing In Paw
huslsa. will not be candidate for
congress from the First district, ac-
cordIng to a statement issued today
Mr.. Milard will seek the nomination
for a county office on the Republican
ticket.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
ANOTHER CHARGE
AGAINST BALL|AGER
lBy Associated press.l

Washington, ID. c., Jan. IT,
Charges against Secretary Of Interior
Ballinger and other officials, alleg
ing improper use of public funds to
pay the private travelling expenses
of nephew of the secretary We're
made in an affidavit filed today by
Representative Hitchcock tDemo-
craft OF Nebraska, with the house
committee on expenditures in the In
terror department.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
sUPER|N-
I[ND[HT RESIGNS

A. T. Clark, superintendent Of the
insane asylum at Norman, Okla has
resigned and the place was offered
by the management to DR.. Griffin, a
member of the asylum corps of ply
sicilns for sixteen years. Mr. Clark
lives at Eellevlle, ILL.,, and was made
superintendent Of the Norman asylum
by Receiver Willoughby of Bellevllle.
Recently Miss Kate Barnard, state
commissioner of charities and correc-
tions, made an adverse report on the
Norman asylum.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
SUITS FILED IN DISTRICT COURT

Lowell G Drayden n railroad mail
clerk, today filed suit In the district
court TO recover 100000 damages
from the Frisco road for personal in.
juries received IN train wreck at
Depew. " Creek county on March
"A, 1908 The plaintiff alleges that
he has been crippled for life
Sarah l. De Frees has filed suit In
the district eeurt against Hattie Hill
and John Hall o cancel deed to
Certain real property.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
BALLOT TITLES ARE PREPARED

The attorney generals department
has prepared a ballet title for Okla
homa City's state capital removal bill
presented through petition, and Secre.
tary Of State Cross will give Guthrie
petitioners a hearing Jan. 10. The
ballot shows two questions:
Shall the state capital be locatedY'
"Where?"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS

In the district court today G.. A..
Windsor and Wesley MeGill entered
pleas Of not guilty to the charge OF
being fences" for the bold gang OF
NEGRO thieves recently rounded up by
the officers. Judge Huston set the
cases for hearing for February q.
Willie Guest and "Jinks' McGill, the
only members of the gang that did
not plead Saturday. also entered
pleas of not guilty, and their cases
were SET for hearing on February Z.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17

And others too numerous TO men,
ton. The revenue OF the city water
department is being used to pay the
salaries IN the water department and
the firemen. which enables these en-
ployes Of the city to get their money
regularly, while the other salaried
employees have not yet been paid for
Continued on Page Eight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
TRAIL HOT
Arrest Expected in the SWope
Case Within Next Forty
Eight Hours
(By Associated rress.)

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 17.--An ar
rest in the Swope case. involving the
death of Col. Thos. H. Swope. his
nephew, Chrisman Swope, and the al,
legged poisoning OF seven heirs Of the
dead philanthropist, is expected with
in fosty-eight hours. irrespective OF
the finding of the scientists nov ax-
pminlng the stomachs of the Swopes
az Chicago.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
.BALu|NCER-P|NCHOT
CONFERENCE REPORT
(By Associated Pressl

Washington. ID c., Jan. II Sen
ator Nelson today reported to the
senate the conference report on The
resolution providing for investigation
OF the Balllngec-Pinchot controversy
The conference report would permit
"any official or ex.ollicial' concerned
to appear personally or by counsel
and the time limits provided would
make II possible 10 extend The lnves
tigatlon beyond this session OF con
Gress.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
Vine Street Ditch AbIaze !.

Fire truck No. was called atl2:30
this afternoon to the corner Of Okla
homa and Vine, street where burning
grass in the Vine street ditch was en-
dangerlng goods stored In the base
ment of the Guthrie Wall Paper and
Paint store. The firemen got box
OF cigars for their quick run.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
IN DANGER
Immense Ice Gorge In Ohio
River Threatens Serious
Flood Disaster
(By Associated Press)

Louisville. Ky, Jan IL The Ice
gorge at Wolf Creek. ON the Ohio.
remains as solid as granite today.
The iammed ice extends a distance
Of about seventy miles. Thls mas
siye barrier is holding back the wa
Ter and with heavy rainfall in the
Ohio valley loss from flood Is immi-
nent. The river reached Hood stage
al Louisville today.
SO Sc ious has the situation become
that the heaI Of the government en-
glneering department at Cincinnati
has been asked TO take the matter
.p wiih Washington by wire today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
POSTAL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader
Washington. Jan 17--Jesse r. Bar
nett OF Waukomis. Oliver 8. Holseng-
er Of Agra. II. j. Buchfield OF Enid
end Silas w. Saylor OF Enid. all Of
Oklahoma, have been appointed to the
railway mail service 9I A3e
An additional city mail carrier has
been authorized for Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
TWO Reauisitions Honored

Governor Haskell today honored
acquisitions from Governor Campbell
of Texas for the return 10 Grayson
county. that state, Of Spaulding Phil
lips and Beatrice Phillips wanted on
theft charges. They are under arrest
in Oklahoma City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
0 0 0 0 0 0 o o o o o Q Q o 0 0
ToDAYs MARKETS.

4
y Chicago, his, Jan l7-May 6
. wheat closed at dollar ten and
o an eighth, July at slO1 IA. May c
. corn closed at 6S IL; july at 6s. {
o
&, Kansas City Grain.
g Kansas City, Mo, Jan. ia c
Learish market allowed May wheat {
{, to close at $105 IL, July at {
G 80 3-Sc May corn closed al {
& 67 ~; July at &C u.s.
O c
q Kansas City Livestock c
G Kansas City Mo. Jan. l7-Six- {
= teen thousand cattle were reoeIy- c
& ed today on market that was !.
q ten lower Hogs Receipts, H., c
@ 900. five higher G
3 coo oooo @ 10000 GOO {
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
DEMOCRATS WILL MEET

]. D. Thompson, Democratic state
chairman. who arrived In Guthrie
Sunday afternoon announced q meet
ing within two or three weeks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
THE EWEATHER

tAsstd, Prcss)
New Orleans.
La, Jan. IT..
Tonight an !
Tuesday unset
tied colder.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-28

developed by Prof. J. w. Connaway OF
the College OF Agriculture saved for
Missouri farmers more than 100000
last year This represents almost
10000 hogs. Experiment stations
maintained in various parts of the
state have demonstrated to the farm
crs how their yield of corn, wheat
and oats can be doubled and the quail
ity improved through scientific meth
DDS. Other extension courses carry
the work of the University into all
parts Of the state.
The finest dairy herds in the world
are on the state experimental farm
at Columbia. Missouri Chief Joseph
inc the champion dairy COW of the
world was raised by the College of
Agriculture. Her record of 1l,O0S.S
average of 11.6 gallons daily has never
been surpassed. OF the twenty dairy
COWS in the world that have produced
more than 100 pounds of butter in one
year. five of these COWS or % per cent
are owned by the College of Agricul-
ture of the University of Missouri.
The college owns more than 800 pure
bred and registered animals which are
used for demonstration purposes for
the students in agriculture.
Columbia is indeed a university city
for more reasons than the fact that
it is the seat of the University of Mis-
souri, Not alone has it this great
school as well as comprehensive pub
lie school system, including central
high school and four ward schools,
but it is the location of the Univer-
sity Military academy, the Christian
college for young ladies. the Missouri
Bible college. the Columbia business
college and Stephens college for wom-
en-. These institutions have school
jpopulation of more than 1000 students
during the winter sessions.
The industrial institutions of Col
umbia include shoe factory, two .ce
and cold storage plants, four planning
mills. a large publishing house, two
Wholesale groceries, a packing plant.
bottling works. large laundry, machine
shop. a wholesale fruit house. two brick
wards. six hotels, five banks. a flour
mill. and four newspaper and print
ing plants. Resources OF Columbia
are estimated at s2.619,.23. Deposits
in the banks OF Columbia aggregate
sl.S14.614. Boone county live stock
and agricultural products for one year
aggregate s5,SS9,165.
The value of the live stock. and
other resources of Boone county. ac-
cording TO the assessors estimates,
are:
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-28
A Bank Story by John Swanger.


Since October, 1907, no depositor in
a Missouri bank has lost dollar. This
statement has been issued by Bank
Commissioner John f. Stranger in his
recent report If it does not spell
supervision. what does?
During the year ending June 80,
1910, the people of the state increased
their deposits in banks and trust
companies of the state s2?,410,3S?.
Two banks suspended for the purpose
of liquidation. and 80 new banks and
trust companies started.
Missouri does not make loud noise
every time she raises good wheat
crop. or corn crop or the mines make
big turnins. 1t is too common a cir
cumstance. But the bank report
shows for itself. The total resources
of banks and trust companies are
63,646,6 $50
What's the matter with Missouri?
While other states are pinning bo-
quets on themselves, we might pick
a few from our own rose bushes. Not
a dollar lost by bank failures in three
years. That is pretty good record.
Joplin Herald.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-28
COLUMB|A'S POPU-
LAT|ON DOUBLES
CONTINUED from Page S.

gave $4,000 that worthy poor youths
might attend without charge.
The University was located in Col
umbia in June. 1899. after spirited
contest between Boone. Galloway,
Cooper. Saline and Howard counties.
Boonos bid was $111.900. The first
corner stone was laid in 1910 and
academic work was started the next
wear. Three years after the found
ing of the school there were seventy
four students. When the movement
to establish a state experimental farm
was started. Boone again gave more
than any other county, 64D acres OF
land, and in addition 100000 for the
location of the United States expert
mcnt station.
More than 5000 young men and
women received instruction in the
University of Missouri last year. ol
this number, 1900 were from Mis-
souri homes, $50 from forty-fOur states
and territories of the United States
and forty-nine from foreign countries
states and dependencies. Five nun
drcd were school teachers who studied
during the summer vacation and more
than 200 were farmer boys who took
the short course in agriculture III the
winter months.
These persons received instruction
in engineering, agriculture. journal
ism, medicine. education. law, the arts
and sciences. Not only did they re-
cciye theoretical instruction in Their
chosen professions, but in the laoora-
tories of the various departments
they receive practical training 1or
their life work. Five hundred ana
forty-one students were graduated
from all departments last spring.
They became the farmers, the lawyers
the newspaper men. the engineers 'ne
bankers. the business men OF MIS-
souri, Support of the University Is by
legislative appropriation, the co!ia'-
eral inheritance tax and the national
government. The amount from All
sources aggregates S5SS 100 year.
The University of Missouri IS the only
large state University not on a direct
tax support.
Through various methods the nj
versity of Missouri is reaching out INTO
the state and is becoming an eflcleh'
arm of the state. Hog cholera serum
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-28
IN OUR NEW BUILDING SEPT. LIST.
CORNER 5th AND CHERRY.

ing an atmosphere of uneXcelled
healthfulness.
Industrially, Centralia has three
banks, aggregating 100000 in depos
its, a mule feeding establishment that
is among the largest in the West and
many up-to-date stores. With its eN-
cellent railroad and shipping facili-
ties, Centralia has Il bright future
among the coming towns of Missouri.
Other towns of importance in Boone
county are: Sturgeon, Rocheport.
Ashland, Harrisburg, Hallsville, Prov
idence, Harrisburg, Huntsville, Wilton,
McBaine. Woodlandville. Browns Sta
ton, and Claysville. The population
of Boone county is approximately
$1,000. There are 104 rural schools
in the county and two high schools.
Separate schools for negro children
are maintained.
Every Christian denomination is rep
resented in Boone county. There are
more than 5000 church members own
ing &c church edifices. 1t is estimated
that of the adult population one in ev-
cry two persons is church member
in the county.
Boone county has the best news
papers in central Missouri. They are:
Weekly-Herald, Statesman, Centralia
Guard, Courier, Sturgeon Lead
er, Rocheport Progress. Ashland Blu
gle, Harrisburg Truth. Daily-Univer-
sity Missourian, Columbia Daily Trib-
une.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-28

No. Value.
HORSES 3,4Ol SJ.'J, lU
Mules ............ 5000 2O6,2O0
Asses and .Jenncts -. 243 10,SS3
Cattle 253,9O5
Sheep .12,79S 29,7OO
Hogs .............. 233,333S $3.50
Money. notes and bonds are
assessed at 81 ,046, 4S5
Corporations - bank stock,
and local industries ...... 462,SO5
Corporations other than bank
stock, etc. ............... 42,5oo
All other personal property. 4l5,SO3
Total taxable wealth of coun-
tE ........... .lo,zo',Jlo
Tax rates
County revenue ......... 40 cents
Road 10 cents
Special, road and bridge 80. 10 cents
Average school rate ...... 30.So cents
Centralia the second city in size in
Boone county has just come to real
ize il is one of the chief railroad cen
tiers in central Missouri. More than
100000 in improvements have been
made in Centralia in the last year.
These include $4,000 in new water
and sewer system, 100000 in new
schools. $4,000 in new churches.
$1,000 in a prospective gas and Oil
well. and $4,000 in new stores and
residences. The commercial club, one
of the progressive ones in central Mis-
souri, is boosting now for the erection
of a $4,000 factory for the manufac-
ture of electrical specialties. 1t is
owned by A. B. Chance and Company.
Already this factory has a trade
reaching to all civilized countries.
To induce factories to locate in Cen
tralia the Commercial club recently
purchased a tract of land embracing
IS acres within four blocks of town
and on both the Wabash and Chicago
and Alton direct ST. Louis-kansas City
lines. This land will be given as To-
cation sites for factories that locate
in Centrala. AS a shipping point for
live stock Centralia ships more than
any other town of its size between St
Louis and Kansas City. 1t is almost
midway between st. Louis and Kan
sas City and in the best of the prairie
section of central Missouri Contra
las history dates to the location of
the Wabash railroad through Missouri,
1871. II was made famous in the Civil
War through massacre by Bill
| Anderson's band of guerillas. Cen
tralia now has $500 people an increase
of almost 1000 in ten years. In ad-
dition TO being situated in an unex-
celled stock raising and agricultural
country. Centrala is at the Highest
point in Central Missouri thus assur-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-02
IT.. 0'BR|EN IS
NOW IN CHARGE
NEW o. II. & n. AGENT is
GENERAL MANAGERS BROTHER
william Lyons, Chief Clerk, Has Re-
signed and VIII Take Position in
Portland-Successor Not Yet Nam
ed-Was Agent Protein.

Thomas F. O'Brien, new o. r. &
n. agent at this place and who is now
in charge of the office, is a brother
of James P. O'Brien, vice president
and general manager for the Harri-
mar lines in Oregon. The new Off
cial however, has not been a western
man as is his prominent brother. He
is from Hartford, Conn. and arrived
from the east only yesterday. He is
now in active charge of the o. r. &
n. interests here n will be the
freight and passenger agent at this
point.
William Lyons, chief clerk at the
local o. r. & n. office and who has
been serving as agent since the de-
parture of C. j. Jackson, has resign
ed his position at this point. It is
Mr.. Lyons intention to go to Port
land and he will leave Pendleton as
as his successor arrives. He ex-
poets to be relieved within about ten
days. During the time Mr.. Lyons has
been in the city he has made many
friends among townspeople as well as
in railroad circles and no little regret
is expressed yer the news that he has
resigned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-02
RRIGATIONIST is INDICTED
FOR STEALING WATER

Spokane, Wash.-Unique is the in
dictment against Charles H. Arnold,
an irrigation farmer in Stevens coun-
ty, Wash, hailed to the United States
district court here on complaint of D.
c. Corbin, millionaire railroad build
er and beet sugar manufacturer of
Spokane, charged with stealing wa
ter from Loon lake to the extent of
lowering it's surface fully 80 inches.
Arnold is charged with opening the
gates and wasting the water. He and
his wife have been cited to appear
before Judge Edward wnItson in Spo-
kane to show why they should not be
fined for contempt of court in ignor-
ing its orders. The lake has it's chief
source in Sheep creek and residents
in the district say there will be a wa
ter famine If the main body is low
cred much more. Springdale, a thriv-
ing town, secures its water supply
from that source, and several irriga-
ton companies have laid plans to
draw water from the lake, but have
been restrained so far by orders of
the county and district courts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-02
A. B. STEEL RESIGNS
AS EXPRESS AGENT

For the third time during the past
few years that MI. A. b. Steel has
served the Pacific and American Ex-
press companies as local agent, he has
handed in his resignation. The res
ignation has been accepted and Mr..
b. Partlett of the Spokane office of
the American company Is here to be-
come agent.
Steel has served the Pacific Ex-
press company, which was recently
absorbed by the American company,
in this city for a number of ear and
has been one of the most popular
agents the city has ever had. Twice
in the past he has handed in his res
ignation. Twice it has beeen accept
ed and just as often he, has been
again placed in charge after the com
pany had tried in vain to find a man
to fill his place.
The new agent is a man of many
years experience in the express bust
ness and has been connected with the
American company for some time.
Two of the route agents of the Am
erican company are also here today.
They are l.. L. Crosbie of h Mime
ota Division, and A. H. Bone of the
Rocky mountain division.
When asked as to whether or not
the new company would open up an
office in a new and larger building,
Mr.. Crosbie said he could not tell. but
he felt sure that before many months
the people of Pendleton would be glad
that the American Express company
had entered the local field.