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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
FATAL BALLOON ACCIDENT
Assistant Is Caught in Burning
Guy Rope and Drops
to Earth
(Ry Associated r.rass !

Coalgate Okla July Charles
schultz dropped to instant death
Thursday at Phillips, two miles
south Of here. when afer becoming
entangled in the guy rope OF a burn
Ing balloon and carried several hun
dred feet IN the air. the charred rope
gave way The accident occurred
at a picnic.
Just as preparations were being
made for a balloon asceDsion the BAT.
loon broke away. and the gas bag
caueht fire. Schultz, Who was hold
ing cne OF the guy ropes. vas caught
by a leg and carried upward with
the blazing balloon. while several
hundred persons STOOD helpless he
low watching the struggling form
When the rope which held him,
burned Schultz fell like shot. His
body was horribly crushed.
The balloon was owned hy j W..
Morton. Both Schultz and Morton
live In Oklahoma City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07

mayor and city council TINT whereas
There Il balance u money remain
ling to the credit 0T street paying ln
4 iiHgent fund oi the eItg of Guthrie
and unnecessary for the payment Oi
3expenses legally chaIgeable 70 such
fund, and IN excess Of the obligations
folltstanding against tire same. IN fhN
sum OF sS0000 the same Is here
hy transferred to the salary fund
This confession of 0YerjaxiDg ihe
people Is matter of record. and indl
cates how public officers may over
lride the rights of those who are with
tout power To protect themselves
The ssoQ.00 was not transferred.
because tho city attorney notified The
/ city treasurer that i could not law
fully be done Whereup0n on Decsm.
Ter IS. 1909 q warrant Was arAwn
against this street havins contingent
fund In favor Ot the salary fund t9r
S669 SIS. and bg this sabteftHge ihe
inequify was contaminated Then
on January s, 1910 a warrant waa
drawn against t1is fund III favor oi
the city contingent fund and the
greater part ~ these transfers Was
tt+f-H ~ 800 ihi1Nt HA Afatsttf "rttia'ts
The city which bad ua relation -
street paving The paving iaw de-.
ciares the bonds shall 10 no e9ept
bFe0me liability 0f the city issuing
the same and the fact that the city
Is not liable ls rccifcd on Use saGe
of tho bunds
Section 50, article ~, of tee con
stitatiOu, declares that no iaxs eV-
ied and collected for one purpose
shall ever be devoted 10 another puf
pose. and public officers make oaip
that they Will observe this require
ment bat The rackiess and unlawful
use ol this special fund contributed
solely from street paving assessments
aid not stop with these transfers.
lfp d June. iall. tue entire salary
III the eity engineer and Of employees
iH bis Office. ard that of the sienps
raphel in tiie Office 81 the eiiy ciefs,
save been paid opf ~ the street pay
ing contingent fund and g IS sell
known thai they have uot speut their
fime exclusively upon street. paving
Wpfk ana their salaries we're rot
20 this iaBd 81 lact the.
work in ihe l5 Districts wa f1liy
completed aid the bonds issued.
prior 20 JANUARY 3 1915 an3 me cit}
fouid not possibly incilr aus expense
4asteYer since that date 80 cJnsit
sata D charge aEaini ihis iuui
right ihai these salaries soale be-
paid, bni - is Iui slga to nse assess
menis paid on street paving iof thit
purpose
The reeortg also ahon thaf ths c'iY
auditor received warrants aEaln7i
this fand amounting in fouf huaefes
dailaYs. aud that the mayor in adm.
ton 10 bis fxe1 salary - aiiF DOL.
.ars pei month. paid iesnlariy ont
ol the salary fgui. received variants
against thls WHd aRsfeEatins about
tour nsudrel dollars
Thomands ~ dollars illegally fK
'orted from orefhufdeued taxpayers.
md u1iaafuiiv nEe1 iH payment 81
sfg fId net auo-
STAT sse sg EaiaE r de aaoit
a1l
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
Q o 90 @ co o 10000 600 @
Q COMMUNICATIONS o
O
, O @ @ @ 3 o o q o O o O o q
what Are You Going 70 % About itg
Facts to be Considered by Those
Who Have Been Taxed For
Street pavlna

DAGEA FdNfhQ
Editor Leader.
Section Of the street paving law
provides that The contract shall also
inciuGe an other expenses incurred
10y the city incident TO said improve
ment IN addition 60 the contract price
Thus, Il the contract price for cav.
ing District No Noble avenue
was Ss6,lf7 Is, the bonds Of that dis.
trict must be that sum plus 'he Hex.
penses incurred by the city incident
20 the Improvement Of that district
and there would be neither surplus
nor deficit
But the bonds Of District SO +.
amount 10 S90.354 50. an addition ID
Sf,3e737 equal 20 Eve per cent af
what Is taken as The amount Of the
contract
This FIVE per cent of tie contract
price seems 20 have been aaded in
each paving district. aud 'neluded in
the bonds. oneteBih OF which. wish
seven per cent interest on fhc whole
outstanding, are required "a be paid
for ten successive years
Instead of keeping AN account of
the expenses incurred by the CITY
% each 0i the fortl-dve paving dis.
tficts IN q separate account. taos
were simply estimated 81 a lump sum
pf ave per cent. ANA concentrated in
a single account which vas designat.
ed the street paving contingent
fund
As new Districts gere paved the
five per cent was added No this com
mon fund. and thus deprived oi lts
Identity
The iaeuuity Of this method il a.
parent when ne consider that fhe
ratio % expenses xas not the same
in every district. and that the lass
does not authorize a guess. OF an es
timaie Of Eve. ten. o. other per cent
but requires The ddfiiion 0f tae Eek
penses lnclrTed An account ~ these
expenses shouid have been kept Wifh
each distIief-an easy maiter-snd
The actual amOugf. aud no more. afd
el % The coRirael price 10 fA the
arcrnt ~ thu 1paas
i The actual expenses inculTel ~
tle cify n Listrle' so we're oaig
81 ~ The addition ~ $500 ~
bonded thar district SEQ 00bee. when
SIS .oroq1 was the huit aufhorike1.
and TIE Noble avenue pr0perts. .te
ne center ~ t1e block is required
70 pa the g. 600 o. 4nlgsiis ezfofi.
81 from them. and seven per cent
Infersb, On f. as Hsli as upon the
sstaN9 ~ legally szf>fsfd
The Eve pef cent. assessed on TIE
.0itYfre districts Yielded an agefe
gate of over szs so980e "a was ex.
'sssite. and admitted 70 BE- So 3Y the
r8sor aud coaacil Eher On Dtcam-
1eF q 1909. i ess Resolves Dy thc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
DIET AS HOT WEATHER AID
Bar Meats and Keep on the
Water Wagon, is a Local
Physician S Advice

Starving out the hot weather may
be heroic treatment, but it's the only
sure system, according to loc;-l
MUSICIAN IN proper diet. the
physician said this morning. Is the
Secret OF comfortable living when
the mercury is at its present marx
Meat should be banished from
every table 10 start with, he said
II is the most heating Of foods and
Is wholly unnecessary TO supply en-
ergy TO persons in ordinary occu-
pations this kind OF weather. Along
with meat should 20 every form OF
alcoholic stimulant. The most help
full hot weather drinks are, first of
all, water, and then buttermilk,
fresh milk, lemonade and lime con-
coctions. But water is first One
can not drink too much water. anu
can not apply too much externally
IN general. the less food eaten
while the temperature is around the
100 mark the better chance per
son has 10 escape the Ills that 90
with abnormal atmospheric eondi.
tions Most sunstokes and heat pros.
tTations come after heavy meals It
a iAtdl ~ iu1dA ID NEtitcedf.. as III tiaE
case OF persons engaged in manual
labor il should be eaten ut night
But for most persons a light break
fast Of cereals, eggs and coffee in
moderation IL sufficient for their
needs until luncheon tina Then
fruit salad may be eaten, or rice and
milk, graham waters or vegetables.
AZ night potatoes may be eaten IL
one can afford them, and any other
Meals should be followed
by period Of rest mental and
physical relaxation only under
such conditions can digestion 60 ON
and digestion must go on
II the heat Is 70 be withstood.
Babies and aged persons are the
most susceptible to Ills caused by
heat They should be kept quiet
aud 10 a state o. mental calm. The
first sign of heat attack In infants
s most likely TO show in bowel
roubie Any irregulsrlty exhibited
here should demand the immediate 1
attendance of a physician. Regn. 1
arity should be observed 10 an the 4
hings-regniar meals regular sleep
'egular baths
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
100000 ACRES OFFERED.
sale Of Timber Land Soon 10 se
Held at A~tlers.
speclal to DalIy Ileader.

Special 10 Daily Leader.
Anrers. Okia.. JuH THE im-
mease tract Of reserve timberiands.
embracing i.2O0.0 acres and sif4
ated in Pushmaiaha. McCurtsiu. Ie
Fipre and Latimer counties. has
been withdraw from me allotment
aud Is 10 be put Or the market as
soon As the present aDpTaisement
which S aluost completed. q over
a0d the ninety DAYS required To adj
veriise Il has elapsed This means
thar the sale wiii occur about No
vember
According - fJe original apprzise
mept made IL 1901 II sas estimated
s.4eae Was fsiFisAs sis,fi feet of pine
tiuiher alone Hpoa this tract, and
uuaer The arazent agpraisenent.
which is being made by the most eG-
perierred timber experrs aat which
siii BE completed ia July some tine.
TIRE tract is estima-ed 70 coatain T.
100000 900 feet ~ h,Kh-ciass n.ar-
ketshie pine tsn 5zT and f4a e's. .sa8
acres ~ hsrdw0od such as ash. oak
and hickory
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07

the very thrifty New ENGLAND
housewife saves things III simmer
FIT the CRATE fire that Ii so neces
sary ia that stae m september An
the fruit baskets nut shells, old
spools and SO on make very good
fires, and the children m}ll take
pleasure III feeding the fire with
his collection
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
tiufg7and is the Ross
Woman Sign Painter.

= woman attracted some attention
In Broadway, New York. the other
day by appearing before 4 slgnboaFd
and outlining the figures ot whIgs
Key advertisement The woman was
Miss Aiadge Claiborne who is said
10 have travelled over much of The
country as tramp painter She
bid for tho contract with a number
Of men and secured II She works
on scaffoidlng Or other places that IS
necessary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
FAD Il ca,oniai pame.

Have you lace box2 n you are
a Colonial Dame you probably have,
as # Is a great FAD with this organ
izasion To collect lace especially
thas connected with the history ot
ones family and % keep II III an
appropriate receptacle Into her
lace box The girl Of today Is putting
5ll the bits Of lace from her gowns
irish pom and ether good lace
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
The liirh shoe Fad.

a WRITER On This subject says that
me popularity Of shoes this simmer
rather than ties is d good sign HI
VIII mean IN the future fewer brok
en- arches and other troubles OF The
feet Women Of nervous. rempera-
ment should be exceedingly careful
Of the feet aud If they have to walk
or stand much during .6e day should
wear high shoes. IN the evening
these mar be replaced by low ones
or slippers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07

For sumner diarrhoea IN children
always give Chaml erlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
castor oil, and speedy cure is Ger
tain. For sale BY All dealers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
pant Not aearlna Trees.

Women IN New York and adjoin-
ing states are following the advice
of the secretary of agriculture and
arc planting nut9bearing trees on
their es ates and even On town lots
The English walnut is one ~ the
trees that Is particularly recommend
Cd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
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Q.'y'!l
Following the Eaehion.

FoIIoWIng The Fa61ior.
THE qHeess els Malt tsisEssA Ii once
vTlf .sq f'aris sss} ftifs 4 asaftallI II
and ehos4 one Just IiKr ligai III
pqecn of England. AN fT6 gneen oi
England happened To bc iii mourning
~ the nma. all the Madagascar lad
les APPEARED as widows
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
saYs Women Liave charne.

Miss Effie D. Sigler has been
made chief clerk in tie civil service
epmniissino IN Chicago She believes
that the woman ia business has as
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07

Careful exrerimerfs IN Nnison r.sb
oratOfies = NcGill University have
sfovu that Line Fruit Juice has
: eea@ se;slses4si ssina Tff THs
ALTON G)gDs Line Fruit Juice
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
sAsY ACCIDENTALLY
KILLS FATHER

MeAles;er. Okla. July 7-Dr. f. D.
Rfckens q prominent physician III
Ashland. vas killed by a bullet from
a target rifle ia the hands Of his 3
feareM son, Kho vas PLAYING with
K a. aesshAass houSs. 2hnre they
we're Erene ing the Fourth The BODY
has been taken ~ the % ho-e AZ
ee4tonsiiIe, Al for 5,Eis
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
Try Your Luck

gvng of andon In
Men Hats and
a
ol am envelope
nurr the
ef4on9o the
qeds lgarnH q wtht drawing
a8afde efyoufpre e nnnefa
$4,000 Liquidation shoe sale Sou in Progrss esF~g-@s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07

The Oid standard GROVES TASTE
LESS CHILL TONIC. drives out ma
iaria and builds W - system. For
Erorn people aud chlldren. SOC.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07

Typhoid Yrtbreaks curing summer
ard autumn Touid be greatly redssc-
ed 4 THE ALTON GOODS Pure
Line Frnlf juice vas = regular seM-
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'Wll you dllee me by smoking q
cigar wits me ?"

before us. arrayed in black, her hair
dishevelied. her eyes tear.stained.
you must save Claude. Mr.. Lang.
ton." she pleaded. Indeed he never
killed his father. Tell me that you
have not come all the way across the
ocean fruitlessly.'
Slight as my hope was, | could not
wholly cast It out.
~ will do my BEST said. II un.
derstand an appeal is to be taken to
the court Of criminal appeal. can
testify that the stories as to Claude's
wild life in America are fabrications.
will save him II he can be saved"
Mr.. Clayton took Lydia by the arm
and led her to the door. I'VE will
spare no effort" he said.
She seemed to collapse. Mr.. Clay.
ton led her to her room. while we
waited In painful doubt. saw Crewe
cast his eye upon photograph that
stood upon the mantel.
Ihat is Selim, the indian servant"
I explained to him. Il had duplicate
copy OF 1t, but unfortunately left It at
home in the hurry Of packing. Pleas.
ant.looklng fellow. isn't he?"
Crewe made no answer. His eyes
were closed; he seemed to be calling
were closed: he seemed to be calling
up some memory. At this juncture
Mr.. Clayton returned and seated him.
Now. gentlemen" he said briskly-
I had already introduced Mr.. Crewe
to him as my confidential assistant
II must confess that matters look very
black indeed. In our English courts
conviction for murder Is practically
never reversed and justice moves with
appalling swiftness. Let me say, how.
ever. that ! am assured . hideous
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mad hidden these In an effort to de.
stroy all evidence Of his crime"
Can we see this Selim?" asked
Peter Crewe.
WELL" said Mr.. Langton, III you
think 1t will do any good, we can un.
doubtedly find him at the village no.
tel"
At Crewes urging We started out
for the village. 1t was a small coun.
try town Of one main street. fanked
by little laborers' cottages, with. here
and there. bridesmaids residence OF
more imposing type. At the Inn we
learned that Selim was out walking.
What time does the next train
come in from Godalming?" Crewe
asked.
AT 5:o7," the landlord answered.
"And departs!'
There is 5:l2 local running clear
through to Charing Cross"
I'VE have Just time to catch the
local." said Crewe. looking at his
watch. Mr.. Clayton. we leave you
here and shall see you tomorrow"
Then. disregnrding the lawyers look
Of surprise. he took me by the arm
and. without further explanation,
urged me to accompany him. ! saw
that something important must have
transpired.
This fellow sellm does not know
you by sight!" he asked.
mo-" I said.
"Still. It would be as we'll not to let
him perceive two strangers when he
arrives upon the down.platform."
"But where are we going?" asked.
"Tilbury." said Crewe shortly.
There Is no time to lose. With your
permission I will defer explanations
until later"
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ly Increased the feeling against him.
However. all that IL now sllh iudIce.

ly increased the feeling against him.
However, all that IL now sub judice.
1T was the cousin, Lydia, who, at
the instigation Of Claude. telegraphed
to me to gather all material l could
tending to show that the young mans
life in America had not been SO bad as
is currently rumored in England. and
to hurry across the water with this
material to aid the defense. l may
say that Claude Bamwell has never
been convicted Of felony, and only
once Of a misdemeanor. am the at.
torney who defended him on the
charge Of intoxication."
In this manner Crewe and came to
be associated In this first OF our many
enterprises.
/ passed many an anxious moment
until the boat docked at Tilbury.
But all my speculations and impres.
sions were killed abruptly when, at
the moment Of docking, messenger
rushed up and thrust telegram into
my hands. tore 1t open and read:
Claude Bamwell found guilty vii.
full murder Godalming assizes. Judge
refused postponement till your ar.
rival. on ground your evidence not
material. Come to Fairview instant.
ly."
Crewe shook his head dolefully when
I showed him this missive. Although
he would not say SO. could see that
he had scant hope In our ability to
save Claude Bamwell's life. We took
the train for Fenchurch street and,
half> an hour later, were speeding
southwark In the Godalming local. At
four that afternoon We arrived at Fair.
view. small and unpretentious place.
but In good taste and typical English
gentleman's country seat.
We found Mr.. Clayton in charge.
Lydia. the cousin, was prostrated and
under medical care. Hardly had we
taken our seats for a conference, how.
ever. than she appeared dramatically
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wrong has been done. and that the
real criminal is the Indian. But for
his perjured evidence, very different
verdict would have been returned.
What most impressed the jury was
the fact that prussic acid compound
was found In the bodies OF both Sin
George and Sir William. while 1t was
proved that Claude had bought prus-
sic acid at the village drug store. Then
there was the motive-fear that the
will would be revoked. But what
clinched the jurors In their decision
was Selim's evidence that Claude had
approached him with the project OF
destroying his father and sharing the
money that might be left, irrespective
Of the will. Selim had been a faith
ful servant for many years; Claude
was reputed to have been a man OF
vilest character In America. The
Judge, who Is old and testy. refused to
wait until you could put in evidence
In rebuttal Of this, on the ground that
1t was immaterial in law. Perhaps
1t was-but In fact 1t undoubtedly de-
cided tho jury's verdict"
And where is selim!' asked.
Living at the village hotel" said
Mr.. Clayton. Living there brazenly.
Says he will remain on the spot un-
I'll his dear master has been avenged,
and is the object Of universal solici.
tude. as Sir Claude is OF execration."
And now" I said. what part did
the cigars play In this mystery?"
None whatever" answered Mr..
Clayton.
Have you the rest OF the box?
NO" Mr.. Clayton answered. oddly
enough. 1t cannot be found. 1t disap.
peared on the day Of the murder, to-
gether with the bulk OF the prussic
acid supposed to have been purchased.
and with q few other little articles
having relation to the crime. But
none OF these is material. The pros
ecutins attorney suggested that Claude
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us with no very great appreciation.
Mate" said Crewe, I'VE want some
smokes to take aboard with US In the
morning."
Without word the East Indian pro.
duced a handful OF vile.looking che.
roots. Crewe tossed them roughly
aside.
What dye take me for?" he said,
somewhat thickly. as though slightly
under the influence Of liquor. Gimme
box. Got any split boxes?"
LeanNg over the counter I saw
!, small package wrapped up in dirty
cloth. which disclosed the end Of
cigar box.
Gimme those" I said pointing.
The East Indian looked at me fur.
lively. He took up the box, unwrapped
the cloth-and suddenly darted
through the back door Of his shop.
Instantly Crewe leaped upon him.
Hold him." he cried to me. as the
Indian twisted himself adroitly out Of
Crewe's grasp. I saw his hand 60
down to his side and, with a fortunate
blow. knocked him sprawling. His
head came In contact with the edge OF
the door and the fall stunned him.
The box fell from his clasp. Picking
It up hastily saw upon the cover the
word "Borneo."
Come on" cried Crewe. and. hold.
Ing the box under my coat. I darted
after him down the alley. We reached
the main road painting. and. finding
that we were not pursued, set OF at q
rapid pace toward the station. On
the way we recovered our hats. which
we hci thrown behind some boarding.
1t was five o'clock on the following
morning when we reached Fairview,
after many hours Of waiting at juno.
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We reached the station With three
minutes to spare. As we painted up
the inclined pathway toward the train
Crewe pulled me aside into the shad.
ows Of cluster of box cars. An
instant later / saw selim pass stealth.
lily by in the direction Of the village.
He.had evidently arrived on the down
train.
Still amazed, l entered the up train.
and. as soon as We were settled In our
compartment. Crewe turned to me.
II think. Mr.. Langton," he said.
that We shall find that box Of cigars
in that rag and bone shop along the
waterfront Of Tilbury. Doubtless you
remember It."
But l began.
Did you not see this Selim enter.
Ing 1t this morning as we came to
anchorage!" Crewe asked.
II remember an Asiatc with . par
eel entering some shop"
You could not distinguish tho face
1t was rather faint. Nevertheless that
man was the original Of the photo
graph upon the mantel At Fairview.
and the parcel was a box of cigars
wrapped in dirty cloth. Selim must
have learned Of our coming and do.
termined to remove all evidence from
the scene Of the crime. Not daring
to burn or bury the cigars. he re-
solved to 60 to London secretly and
dispose Of the box to some one Of his
compatriots who frequent the Wap-
ping and Tilbury purlieus. By great
good fortune his visit synchronized
with our arrival"
At Crewe's suggestion we purchased
cloth caps and threw away our felt
hats; We turned up the collars Of our
coats and made ourselves appear as
much as possible In our role Of ships
ofiicers ashore. To hnd the Junk shop
was easy. As Crewe had surmised. II
was kept by an East Indian, q
swarthy. ill.favored fellow who eyed