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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
LUCK. ABROKEN LEG AND THE
STORK EACH TAKE HAND IN KEEP
ING DOCTOR FROM TOLLS OF COURT

ing nearby. was carried into the sta
tion The ambulance surgeon was ON
and Dr sullivan volunteered his ser
vices He took MS new found patient
to st Bernard's hospital IN his car
and set the broken limb.
A few hours later the stork cams
into the story A woman about 10 he
visited by the bird. called at the sta
tion Again the ambulance was out
and again Or sullivan made himself
valuable He whirled the mother and
stork TO the same hospital where he
personally attended the case. Then
lie appeared before the Judge.
You're lucky man, Doc, said
Judge Newcomer. looking epyio9sly
a- the physician II IL wasn't. for
that broken leg and the baby you'd
be fiued instead. | guess you oght
10 be paid for your services. How
much would the bin be2'
'iForty-iive dollars would be the
regular zee for ambulance service and
attending such cases" replied the
speeder.
Send In the bin To the city aHd ]
will see you are pail SAID the Old
judge.
1t sometime v break the
law said the Il ae left tue
station.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
TAR PARTY
CASE: NOW
WITH JURY
ATTOk NEYS CONCLUDE
ARGUMENTS THIS
MORNING
MOST OF SPECTATORS
REMAIN FOR VERDICT
Maximum Penalty is Five Hun
dT0d Dollar Fine or One
Year in jail
lBy Associated Press.l


Lincoln Center kas, Nov 90
After two hours of argument by at
torneys at the morning session the
tar case went to the jury AZ | %
o clock Most of the spectators de
cided to wait for the verdict
White the Judge was instructne
the jury regarding their verdict. the
wife OF Simms. one of the defendants,
burst into tears Simms also bent
his head The other two defendants,
Clark and Schmidt, looked straight
at the Jurors.
Colonel Ritcnic, arguing for the de-
Tense this morning, bitterly attacked
the dirty dozen Of Beverly and
Chester Anderson in particular.
Lays Blame on DIRTY Dozen
"It WAS with this crowd that the
plan had its inception, he said.
These defendants didn't originate It,
nor take part in the execution ot It "
The motive in this case" said AT.
torney Hawkes.. arguing for the state,
was to get Mary Chamberlain out OF
Shady Bend Does II stand TO reason
that the boys OF Beverly nad any III.
terest in getting her out Of there
No it was these men who desired TO
get rid Of her"
The maximum penalty In the case
is five hundred dollars fine or a year
in jail
instructions Suit Both Sides
Attorneys for the defense regard
the Judges instructions as highly fav
orable to their clients. prosecutor
acCanless SAYS he is satisfied witt
them, however she Instructions
were that the defendants might g
found gnlty Of aiding and ahetting
in the crime. even though they were
not present II ii could be proven
they said, that the attack was direct
result Of counsel or advice given by
the defendants. then they Ahonll be
found guilty But mrther. the mere
fact that the defendants mad talked
with the assaiants Of Miss Chamber
lain regarding the contemplated as
sault was not, in Itself sufficient
ground upon which to base q conyic-
tion. This, however, might be taken
into consideration in making up the
verdict. the court instructed The
fact that the men were seen walking
toward the "tarrine was ordered
considered likewise
Would Net Do It Again
None Of the letters known t. DC
in tae hands Of the defense OF when
E. G Clark S declared 10 have said
on the night Of the tarring wouid
clear the defendants were introduced
In an interview today Everett Clark
said he was holding these letters tor
use In case Of a civil suit
After the testimony was al ~
Clark was willing 10 talk Of his
share In the affair more fully
Il know that persons who do not
live in Shady Benz think we were
fiends. Maybe we should not have
tarred her. Perhaps We would not DO
it again
shortly after neon it was announc'
ed from the jury room tnat q. y, Dll-
ION farmer and college graduate
had been chosen foreman Ihere
were no signs Of verdict being
reached before late this afternoon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
LAST DAY WITH SPIRITUAL
ADVISER ANO RELATIVES
beulah BInf0rd Said TO Be In
Richmond and Scene at
Funeral Is Feared
lBy Associated Press J

Richmond Va. NOV. 23-Henry
Clay Beattie, Jr., awoke on this, the
last day OF his life and calmly dress
ed with his usual fastidions care.
Rev. Fix, his spiritual adviser, his
father and brother were with him in
the death cell
II was reported that Beulah Bin
ford had been seen on the streets
here. Beattie's relatives are attempt
ing to find her and prevent "a scene
at the funeral
In formal statement. D0tor Fix
told of Beattie's declaration of inno-
cenee
Il have to die sometime and it
might as we'll be now the prisoner
exclaimed. II reckon there is no
use putting it Off. 1t would just make
il harder or the old man"
9sys B.attie is Reconcleu
Doctcr Fly said Beattie was thor
onghly reconciled to his fate and tnat
he would go to the death chair quiet
The prisoners statement was given
our after it became known that Henry
Clay Beattie Sr.. had written a last
appealing but vain letter To Govern
or Mann
The contents OF the letter were not
revealed, bht II was learned that the
epistle was short, manly appeal to
the Chief executive OF Virginia beg
ging for a stay OF execution. Govern
or Mann regards the letter as person
al and confident..
When seen today Mr. Beattie said:
III would not be fair to the govern
or for me to talk about it,
DO YOU contemplate making
statement TO be published Mr. Beat
tie?"
Father May Make A Statement.
There is nothing 4 can say now.
but perhaps little later ! may make
a statement, but not now. answered
Mr.. Beattie with sigh
They may talk to me for a thous-
and years but shall always believe
my boy Is innocent Theauthorities
believe they are right and ! suppose
should not complain, but know that
Henry is innocent This has beonl
q fearful ordeal for me-this waiting
with no hope of saving Henry
4 wish to thank you and the many
Otners VINO nave conveyed their SYM
pathy to me. Nearly everyone seems
willing TO do all they can for me-
proceeded the gray-haired man. with
just semblance OF smile in token
of his appreciation of the kindly spirit
OF all who have come in contact with
him recently.
Only jury viii Be Present.
Hundreds of persons all over the
country, some in high position. have
applied for admission to witness the
electrccution. Only the jury required
by law, however. will be present
Hysterica appeals in person and
by letter are being received by Gov
ernor Mann, begging for commuta-
tion OF the sentence Of death, but the
governor says Justice must take ii
csourse unimpeded by act Of his.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
RUNAWAY
HE|REss IS
RECOVERED
IRMA BRoDENHoUsE DIS.
APPEARED ROM PAL
MYRA, MO. NOV. 10
NUl HAPPY Al HUME
REASON FOR DEPARTURE
Girl Who Loft Foster Patsals
Heir Of Garman Army
Officer
Special to DAILY Leader.

Quincy. Ill. Nov 2G--Irma Broden
house. aged II years, foster daughter
OF James Alexander OF near Palmyra.
Mo, who mysterlonsly disappeared
from her home Saturday. November
10, has been found In Quincy. II Is
understood the yonng girl In un
helress TO q fortune OF nearly SlD0.0nO
left by her grandfather. General Brc-
denhouse, OF the German army. and
at first II was thought she had been
kidnapped and was held somewhere
for q ransom Later IL was learned
she had crossed the bridge over the
Mlssissippi river to Quincy This III
formation was obtained from a watch.
man on the bridge. who recognized
the girl from q description given
She inquired particularly ol the
watchman the way to the business
part Of the city, saying she mad a
business engagement and would be
late in meeting IT,
Arriving in Quincy she went 10 the
Young Women Christian home she
was not suppl with much money
and applied for service In a family
SHE was employed by Mr.. and Mrs.
George lost retaining her home az
the Young Womens Christian home.
Returns to Palmyra
Nh. Alexander the foster father,
came 20 quincy to-day and appealed
to the police far assistance Ia finding
tae girl Dr Rice knew the girl and
had recognized her on the street and
with his assistance she was lorat
ed She said her home life was tln
pleasant causing her TO seek other
She gave her correct
name here and made no effort 20 con.
cea her identity
The requested that the Alexander
family snoud not be notified " her
expressing the belief
that il they cared for her they would
hunt her mp she returned home With
ner foster father
MI Alexander told the police that
lrma had been living at his home for
six years Her mother Is dead and
her father lives IN Blue Mound, III
near Decatur After the death Oi the
girls mother Mrs Alexander said her
father placed the child In fonndlins
home at Springfield, Mo. from whence
she was adopted by Mr.. Alexander.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
IDENTITY IS SOLVED
Girl Victim of Midnight 10y
Ride Was Miss Daisy
Banks, OF Texas
Special to the Daily Leader

Speclal 10 the DAILY Leader
Oklahoma City. okla, Nov. 90
The mysterious girl who with George
Brandon, a druggist. was killed short
~ after midnight Wednesday morn
ing in a motor ear accident has
been Identified as Miss Daisy Banks
the only daughter of o W Banks
president and manager OF the Meal
Ian Planters association, OF McAilan,
Texas The dead girl had been in
the city since February and had
been staying with the family OF DR..
George Morse. In the capacity OF
maid
Charles D. Fritz, a salesman, ana
Miss Margaret Matthews. OF Terrell
Tex. were with Miss Banks and Bran.
don in the car and were both badly
injured Firth regained conscious
ness today and Miss Matthews Will
recover The -four We're out for a
ride in ear owned by Dr.
J r. Martin, who has just been mar
ried and is away on a journey. The
car ran down a long Hill and struck
the curbstone where there Is a
curve in the street
Fritz says Brandon was driving
The killed were in the tonneau and
We're thrown over the heads OF the
others, who were pinned to their
seats by the windshield being bent
back upon them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23

IS HELD
LIABLE
FORFEITU RE OF BOND IN
CASE WATER GOES
FREE

At the special meeting Of the city
council held Yesterday AFTERNOON, or
dinances We're passed making the
salary OF city engineer Si,5OJ per
year and creating the position Of
/ bookkeeper at q salary Of $13 per
month The Office Of city water com
missioner was abolished and all dtt-
ties incident thereto and heretofore
performed by that officer, shall, in
the future be performed by the city
engineer The city engineer, under
the provisions Of the new ordnance,
shall file before the 30th day Of each
month, with the city clerk com.
plete report, showing the total
amount charged and the total amount
paid and the total amount unpaid by
water consumers, during the month
last past This report shall be item
ized and sworn to By the engineer
The city engineer shall pay cut no
moneys whatever nor employ any ad-
dtonal help. without first obtaining
the consent of the city council, but
it shah be his duty to audit all eS-
pense bills incurred by his department
and present the same TO the finance
committee before the first council
meeting OF each month.
All bills for water consumed are
due on the first of each month, eX-
cept flat rates. which shall be paid
quarterly in advance. II water rent
is not paid By the 10th Of each month,
water service shall be discontinued
and the water shall not be again
turned on until the consumer has paid
all amounts then due. together Win
81 90 additional for turning water on
and on The city engineer shall be
liable on his bond for all amounts he
permits to run beyond the date with
ont being paid or the service diseon-
tinued The idea in this. as express
e. by Councilman Bruce. is To both
protect the city engineer from being
imposed upon by friends and also
give the city what il is properly en-
tilted to-
Other assistants provided for un-
der the ordinance: One assistant 10
look after all matters outside OF the
office. at a salry of $1,000 per month
One helper TO the assistant helper ~
a salary of $1,000 per month
One engineer for the pumping sta
ton. at salary Of $75 per month
in addition 10 free house. water. gas
land light All assistants shall he
under the immediate direction and
supervision of the city engineer.
The city engineer shall give "A bond
of $1,000 for the faithful discharge
.cf his duties.
The much mcoted question of Tree
water" free list and back water
rent due the city By members OF tie
present city council and OF preceding
councils was again thrashed out at
length The usual amount og crimina'
itions aud recriminations were indulg'
ed in by the two divisions Of coun-
icil. Bruce and Lowther on the one
side and the majority on the other
sfie. To get away from the proposi-
tion OF the city giving any one free
water. contracts were agreed upon
between the Methodist hospital the
several churches Masonic femnie
and city libraries. the contracts to
Ibe for nominal sums.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
6 6 G C C @ c 9 @ @ c @ @ c. @ @ @
GIRLS AGE TOLD BY
COLOR She PREFERS MOST
necial to the Daily Leader.

Special to the Daily Leader.
New York, Nov 23.-'Never ask a
woman her age Ask her instead
what color she prefers. AT first blush
the question may sound irrelevant,
but If you have been studying DR..
II. l.. Hollingswcrths charts OF col
or preferences you Will be able to
arrive at the answer to the age prob
lem with ease and dispatch, and fur
thermore. wiothut arousing the sus-
picions I the lady. For DR.. Hollinss-
worth, who is incidentally professor
OF psychology at Barnard college eX-
plains:
Orange, red and yellow are the
colcrs preferred by children and saw
ages. -
THE preference for yellow falls in
the development cf the race and al
so in the development of the indlvid-
ual
Mature women of education ma
turally like green and blue.
IA study Of the students in Vassar
college gave the following order OF
coor preference: Blue, green, red,
yellow and orange.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
MOST CHANGEABLE MINDED MAN
FINALLY DECIDES TO LIVE AND
TAKES AN EMETIC FOR POISON

ment. Then, true 10 his reputation
ne changed his mind.
MARY come back. he yelled iran
ticallv. 1--WE changed my mind
don't want to die: get doctor
Mrs Howard administered simple
antidote of hot milk and telephon-
ed the police OF the West Chicago
avenue staten. BY the time the am
hulance surgeon had arrived Bob had
agin changed his mind.
n don't want a doctor. he roared
anerily. Take hum away; want 10
die -,
The doctor made a move toward
the door and Bobs chameieon-iiRe
mind shifted again
save me. Doc, he cried. Il was
inst Kidding.
The physician left some medicine
with Mrs. Howard. which Bob TOOK.
"rn never change my mind again.
declared Robert emphaticaiiy as ne
sal down at the table NOW nrine III
the chicken.
Mrs Howard calmly brought in the
roast of beef and Robert began eating
without a word.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
TAKES POISON As
WIFE CAR0USES IN
ADJOINING ROOM
(By Leased wire)

6 Pueblo, Colo, Nov 2$-Whne
G his wife was carousng with {
9 male companions in another c
9 room, Clarence Frenchille, des. {
9 pondent because OF poor health. :
: and penniless, today swallowed Z
: bichlOrlde of mercury tablets :
. and only the prompt arrival OF a {
: physician saved his life. He is :
, still in a serious condition. {
, Scrawled on piece of paper, I
: Frenchille. imagining ne would {
; be dead before any one entered {
his room, left the following 6
note y
Rose. Rose, ! will die for YOU. g
Take me to Rose.
When the police arrived at the q
} cheap lodging house where .
, Frenchille and his wife have =
; been living since they came =
} here from Denver, they found y
} Mrs. Frenchille in another room, Z;
drinking with two men, unaware .
, that her husband had attempted q
) self destruction Frenchille's y
, note naming Rose is not under "
, stood by the police and Mrs. =
, Lillian Frenchille refuses to g
throw any light on 1t. .
!. :, =, r. a =, =, n q = 6, "a &, {, = c,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
LOOKING OVER THE RUINS
AttorneyRepresenting Iowa Lot
Purchasers Examining Records
of Investment c Company

Attorney H. e. Fry of Boone, la.,
representing numerous persons IN
that locality who purchased lots n
the proposed capital addition to
Guthrie from the Capital Investment
company, is here going over the com
pany's records and papers with Az
torney c. c. Smith, who recently
was appointed receiver, An attempt
will be made to hold the land iof
the lot purchasers. Receiver Smith
estimates that the Capital Investment
company, promoted by J E. Stanley
and A. j. Kline, received in the neigh
borhood of 100000 from lot purchas-
ers throughout the United States,
Several checks have been received
by Smith from persons paying on
their lots since he was named re-
ceiyer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
FRIEND REsCUEs
ATHLETES LOST
IN A BLIZZARD
my Leased Wirel


6 Rapid City. 5, d. Nov. o. {
. Lost Il few miles ont OF town in {
g a blizzard. while they we're tax. :,
g IN 81 cross-country run in ath 9
- letic clothes, Preston W Water .
. bury, secretary OF The local y .
g NJ G. A.. and Milton Burke. son 9
q of John T. Burke former regis {,
9 ter Of the local United States {;
. land Office. were found by par. .
. ty OF searchers in an abandoned {;
. slaughter house late at night. Q
@ three miles from town Botn {,
9 were IN an exhausted condition {,
9 After regaining their proper &,
. senses the men were near iro2- g
g on when found by members of Z,
9 the posse they told OF being .
. caught in the sudden hliz2ards g
= and OF their vain attempts 70 9
g reach a farmhouse through the .
. rapidly increasing SHOWS, The {,
= fact that quantity of green .
. hides haj been left in the abau g
. doned slaughter house probably 6
9 saved their lives. IN these they 9
. found n cover =
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
RETAINING WALL CRUMDLEs
!, o O o o O o o o . . = o o o .

The retaining wall near the Noble
avenue bridge leading into the ice
plant began crumbling this morning.
Chief Mitchell has ordered 20 loads
of the rock taken from the Third
street cut dumped against the wall
To reinforce it, The chain gang will
be put to work on the wall and with
the aid OF the rock taken from Third
street will make this dangerous place
secure for all time
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
GUTHRIE BOY IN FLAG RUSH

New Haven. Conn. newspapers con
tain graphic accounts OF the annual
flag rush between the freshmen end
sophomores oi Yale. last week, the
freshmen winning. for the first time
in many years Harold Renfro. son
ii c. r. Renilo and a graduate last
year from the Logan county hlgh
school. Is a member OF the freshman
class and participated in the flag rush
lie is taking a course In electrical
engineering in the Yale technical in
stitute
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23

So PERSONS
ARE KILLED
DROWN IN c 0 A c II K 5
w II K NJ TRAIN GOES
THROUGH BRIDGE

Samanr, France Nov 2A- SINty
persons. it Is estimated, we're killed
when d train broke through bridge
over the River Thouet tlis morning
in the department Of Maine-etloire
The train carried one hundred pass
engers. Most Of the victims We're
drowned in the coaches.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
Ask ABOUT The BONDS

Mayor Olsmith received two letters
from Chicago bond firms this morn
ing making minute inquiries concern
ing the local park Improvement
bonds. They ask for financial state.
ment and other information and say
they will at once make bids for the
bonds
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
PASSENGERS TRANSFERRED
Tourist Party, including w. j..
Bryan, Resume Journey TO
Winter Resort

New York. Nog. 2s-Ail passengers
of the steamer Prin2 Jcacnini,
ashore on Wood hey in the Bahamas,
among them are William J Bryan,
wife and grandchlld have been taken
aboard the Ward liner Seglarea aini
are now enroute 70 Nassau. IN
news was received by wireless ~ the
Office Of the ward line here today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
CAN NOT REMOVE
ELECTIVE OFFICERS
special TO the Daily Leader.

Oklahoma City Okla. Nov 2S-
Elective officers can not be removed
by action Of executive officers. but
their removal involves judicial power
according to an opinion by the at.
torney general State Superintend'
ent 4. II. Wilson inquired II county
superintendents could remove school
district officers The opinion holds
that such removals can only be Sc
cured through the courts
In an opinion to John Brown, OF
Grandfeld Okla. the attorney gener-
al holds that taxes in Oklahoma I'M
der the amended tax law, are assess
ed as of January ].
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
ANXIOUS ABOUT THE CUT

The Rock Island officials are be
ginning 10 display some interest and
zeal relative to the Vine street gulch
horror. Tney have written the park
board asking for measurements. etc.
for fills, with the sunken garden idea
in view.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
THE WEATHER
OBy lAssoeiatea Press

New Orleans, NOV. 23-~ Okah 5ma--.
Thursday night fair colder in east:
temperature about twenty.eight; Fri.
day fair. warmer IN the west
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23
oRENcHINe RAINs

Drenehing rains fell south and east
OF Guthrie Yesterday afternoon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-23

". Potts. Of Chicago. is a guest
II the lone.