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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
SHIELDS NOT
FREE WITH
ADMISSIONS
Testimony Of Witness In Steph-
ensOa Hearing Consists
Mainly Of DeaIaIS
(By Associated Press.l

Milwaukee, Wis, oct. 2l.--Robert
j. Shields, mentioned in previous
testimony as having been employed
by Edward Hines, the lumberman,
on special occasions, den ed before
the senatorial investigat on commit
tee that he had assisted improperly
in the election of Senator Isaac Ste
phenson
He denied that he had anything
to do with any agreement whereby
Hines and Stephenson were each
to contribute $o5,000 to put over"
the election, or that he received
$500, or any other amount as hi IS
share in such work
The witness admitted he was pa d
about $500 to cover his expenses in
working for Stephenson at the pri-
maries in 1908, and that he was pres
ent at the joint session Of the legis-
lature on March T. 1909, when three
Democratic members absented them
selves and thus gave Stephenson a
majority. He said that he did not
know the Democratic members were
absent until after the elect on.
He Talked With Shields.
icNAcuS 10 Shlelu - appearance,
Writ II. Cook a umberman of Du-
luth, testified he had a talk with
Shields on a train between Duluth
and Chicago late in 1909 Having
in mind story told him by Dan eli
Haley, another Duluth Mmberman,
that Shields had a dispute with
Hines because he CShields) was to
receive $4,000 FOR dong lob at
Madison but only got $500 for it.
Cook testified that he had asked
Shields How did you come out on
that Mad son job?' and Shields had
replied:
That's all settled.
Shields on the stand said he never
had made such a remark.
Shields also denied this testimony
by Cook.
Shields told NE he would shoot
me if | did him any harm"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
nd bladder troubles, removes gravel.
ures diabetes. weak nd lane backs
heumat SIN. and i'm J. llarities OF the
idney md bladder IN both men and
7omen: regulates bladder trouble in
hildren. If not sold by your drug
list, it will be sent by mail on re-
eipt of 81. One small bottle Is two
lonths treatment, and seldom fails
perfect a cure. Dr. E. w. Hall.
1926 Olive street, St Louis. Mo. Send
for testimonials from different states.
Sold by druggists
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21

Mrs. c. S. Sagerser, 1927 Belefon
tain Ave, Kansas City, Mo-, writes
81 feel it du due to YOU and tc
others that may be arfleted like my
self, TO speak for Peruna.
My trouble first came after la
grippe eight or nine years ago, a
gathering in my head and neuralgia,
suffered most all the time. My nose,
ears and eyes were badly affected for
the last two years. | think from your
description of internal catarrh that !
must have had that also. ! suffered
very severely.
Nothing ever relieved me like Pc
runa 1t keeps me from taking cold.
With the exception of some deafness
am feeling perfectly cured. ! am
forty-six years old. | feel that words
are inadequate to express my praise
for Peruna."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21

Timely advice given Mrs. c. win
loughby, Of Marengo. Wis, OK. No
- prevented a dreadful tragedy and
saved two ives Doctors had said
her frightful cough was a "consump
ton cough and could do little to
help her, After many remedies fail
ed, her aunt urged her to take Or
Kings New Discovery. 'I have been
us ng il for some time" she wrote.
and the awful cough has almost
gone. 1t also saved my little boy
when taken with a severe bronchial
trouble" " This matchless medicine
has no equal for throat and lung
troubles Price soc and $1,000 Trlal
bottle free. Guaranteed by all drug
gists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
INVESTIGATES INDIAN
LAND AFFAIRS

Muskogee, Okla oct. 2l-Mlss
kate Barnard. state commissioner of
charities and corrections, who has
finished probe into Indian affairs Tn
MeCurtain county, has shifted the
scene to Okmulgee and Sapulpa
counties, where her attorney. DR.. J.
H. Stolper, is making an investiga-
I Ition. II is stated semi-ohlcially that
the evidence secured by this state
department shows that several hum
Idred thousand dollars worth Of prop
erty Of indian minors is slipping
away from them in Okmugee coun-
ty and can only be recovered by Wig
orous prosecution by the state It is
understood that the federal govern
ment. through special agents OF the
interior department, is working in
conjunction with Miss Barnard ana
Dr. STOPPER
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
MAY SUBMIT PROPOSITION
Special TO Daily Leader

Special TO Daily Leader
Hobart, Okla. Oct 21-FoIlowing
visit of A. H. Dickinson, general
superintendent of the Orient railway.
and General Manager d. i. Davis,
the question of building a branca line
into Hobart from a point seven to
fourteen miles northwest Of here was
taken up by the chamber OF com
merce and Hobart Industrial com
pany. and ended with the officials
promising to take the matter up with
the board of directors and submit a
proposition.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
Goes WITHOUT
A GUARD To
SERVE TIME
Convicted Of Fraud, Carries His
Own Commitment Papers
to Prison
Special to Daily Leader.

|
Chicago, H.. Oct 2l-Few onlook
ers, who watched the departure OF
the $40 train over the Pennsylvania
from the Union station last nigAt
land saw a young man bid an aged
white haired father, his mother, three
sisters and a young wife goodby
realized the tragic circumstances sur
rounding the .earful parting.
John Caldwell, the young man, %
years old, with his own commitment
papers in his pocket, left to serve a
sentence in tne Indiana state peni.
tentiary at Jeffersonville. He is me
| first prisoner who ever iourneyed to
/ the Indiana penal institution without
handouts on his wrists or a guard
| to accompany him.
Convicted Of Fraud
Four years ago when 21 years old,
Caldwell left his nome in Chicago
Heights, where his father, John Cad
well, Sr., is a prominent business
man, to go to Gary to occupy posi-
tion wish the United States Steel cor
poration. Yesterday ne was convi t.
ed by a jury in tne superior court at
Hammond of padding fraudulent pay
ed by Judge Lawrence Becker to
serve from two to fourteen years in
the penitentiary.
With tears in his eyes Caldwell,
who is the son of respectable parents,
and who was married but year ago,
pleaded with Judge Becker not to-
have him nandcuffed to a guard
'Gf Won will only spare me the
shame and disgrace Of wearing hand
cuffs | shall take a train to Jefferson
Vile tonight he said Il will buy my
own ticket and save the state the eX-
pense Of railroad fare for two guards
| snail have the warden telegraph
you Of my arrival Immediately upon
reaching the prison
Judqe Grants Requqit
Judge Becker looked at the young
man and then at his aged father, VINO
spent all the money at his comm nd
to secure his sons acquittal. Then
he not only acceded to the request
but wrote a message across the face
Of the commitment papers asking the
warden to give the prisoner all the
advantages possible under tthe inde-
terminate sentence act, which means
that if his conduct is good during his
stay in prison he viii be released at
the end of two years on parole.
Caldwell claims he was the victim
of a conspiracy He was timekeeper
at the time that the pay rolls III
question were stuffed with false
names. Three others were implicat-
ed in the crime and Caldwell, who is
the youngest, IS said to have been
made the goat on whom the onus
of guilt was fixed. The others Gov
cred up their tracks One is now
serving a short sentence, the second
was acquitted and the third is yet TO
be tried
Caldwells trial lasted over three
weeks and one of the most bitter le-
gal battles ever fought in Ham
mond court was waged to secure MS
acquttal.
Only Two Years
Il want to get started as quick as
possible and get these two years over
as quick as possible the young man
said last night as he held the con
yulsed form of his pretty young brlae
OF a year in his arms Then ne bade |
his parents and sisters goodby ana
swung up on the step of the train
free man until he places the papers
in the hands of the warden at Jeffer-
sonyille today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
is THE WORLD
GROWING BETTER?

Many things go to prove that it is
The way thousands are trying to
help others Is proof Among them is
Mrs. w w. Gould, Of Pittsfield, n.
II. Finding good health by taking
Electric Bitters. she now advises 9th
er sufferers, everywhere. to take
them. For several years | suffer.
ed with stomach and kidney trouble
she writes. Every medicine used
failed till i took Electric Bitters.
But this great remedy helped me
wonderfully" They'll help any WON
an. They're the best tonic and fin.
est liver and kidney remedy that's
made. Try them You'll see. soc at
all drugg SITS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
STUDENT FROM RUSSIA

Special to Daily eader.
Norman, okla, oct. 21-O. De PORT
the capable young Russian who mas
been attending the state university
for the last three years, has returned
from Philadelphia, and will finish MS
course here, expecting to graduate
next year His wife was with MN
last year, but has gone to Russia Oh
visit TO her parents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
HE MOVED AWAY.

There was a merchant in our town
who was not wonderous wise; he
vowed that he could get along and
never advertise. His rivals now are
all convinced that advertising pays
for he was forced to get along in
less than ninety days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
KID k'COY" To WE'D AGAIN
Former Fighter Will Marry
Mrs. Edna Helm, Recently
Divorced
Special to the Daily Leader.

JPLNtt'f " tItO 71rt'19
New York, oct. 21.-Norman Sci
<x2y ("Kid MaCoy') the former pug
Nst, Is to marry again His wife to
is nra Edna Valentine Helm,
!. daughter of the millionaire head of
Sthe South American firm of Valen-
/, tine Brothers. Mrs. Helms father S
called the 'Honduran King because
Of the greatinfluence he has in that
country.
Mccoy was named in the cross bill
Helm put in answer to his wifes suit
for divorce in April Of last year. He
named five correspondents, while his
wife specified six. He withdrew his
allegations and Mrs. Helm obtained
the divorce. Mccoy has been mar
ried several times.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
Colds and Catarrh.

OOluS dTu GdldFTT.
Mrs. George Parker, 419 Water
ST., Menasha, Wis, writes: "We
have used Peruna in our family for
number of years, and have found
it a perfectly reliable medicine. 1t
soon rids the system of any traces
Of cold, and prevents serious
consequences.
II began using it for catarrh,
which / suffered with good
many years, but had not been very
serious until recently. Since have
taken Peruna the dropping in my
throat has discontinued, and~my
head and nose are not so stopped
in the morning. | am pleased with
the results and shall continue to
use it until am entirely rid of
catarrh.
Il heartily recommend it as an
honest medicine"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
EXCISE BOARD MAKES
TAX LEVlES
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Dailv Leader.
Frederick, Okla, Oct. 21-The ex-
else board mas completed making the
tax levy for the county and the differ
ent towns and school districts. The
county levy was placed at and Clio
mills, or a mill less than last year.
The levy for Frederick was placed at
10 mills.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
Quit Business Sale

Started off Friday morning with Grand Rllsh
Everyone who here at the opening realized at once
tie wonderful bargains which are offered Trading began
early and the has been packed ever silce We have
an enormous amount Of merchandise and must be sold
before the 18th Of January We will commence packing
aud Shipping out about January 2oh. WE MUST BE
OUT OF TIE BUILDING NOT LATER THAN
FEBRUARY lsh.
Watch this space for bargains which will be
advertised each day
Ladies Panama Skirts black only neatly trimmed
osi' ,,s"'1g s.sis5o. ss5o Ys'ge al. $1.95
Mems and Boys Corduroy Felt Leather and Cassi-
mere Caps, with fur lined ear flaps a big line 9Ec
worth soc and $50. Quit Business Sale - Eu1
Values up One Dollar in Mems and Boys fnn
Caps, Omit Business sale -.-----.-..---.-.~-~fJ ~fJL
Ladies ollie Skirts only about So all black and blue
also few OF them Chiffon Panamas with satin trim
med buttons values up 10 $50 CO Ei
Quit Business Sale --...-.-~.-~-.-- |EsUV
See the wonderful bargains in Fannelettes and
Dress Pcrcalcs big table En
at, yard .u-~-~.-.~~----~e~-sJ W
TWO BIG HOUR SALES FOR SATURDAY.
Special Saturday morning, from 10 O'Clock to ro5o
50 double plate tin dish pans worth 2Sc, as long hr
they last To close out, each .---.--.~--------- W
Saturday afternoon from 80 to o'clock so Io-yard
lengths Of French Flannel, Bedford Cords and many
other 2sc a yard materials One Io-yard pattern Enn
each customer yards for UUG
The MonarchD. Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21

MY child was burned terribly about
the face. neck and chest. | applied Dr.
Thomas Eclectric Oil. The pain ceas.
ed and the child sank into restful
sleep. Mrs. Marcy M. Hanson, Ham
hnrq N Y.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21

G. Burchardt IS moving to Guthri'
this week where he embarks in th'
hotel business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21

j. n. Curl, of Guthrie, and Hon.
Jesse Dunn OF Oklahoma City,
were Marshall guests, Wednesday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rbeum
sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch
of your clothing. Doans Ointment
cures the most obstinate cases. Why
suffer. All druggists sell IT,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21
SHARP SUES FOR $4,000
Marshall Man After John
Frantz--Ma Marshall
Notes

Special to the Daily Leader
Marshall okla, Oct. 21.-The TT
bune says; John O'Neill is making a
trip to the Gulf Coast country to as
certain if things are as nice down
there as they seem.
G.. Burchardt IS moving to Guthrie
this week where he embarks in the
hotel business.
]. N. Curl, of Guthrie. and Hon.
Jesse Dunn Of Oklahoma City
were Marshall guests, Wednesday.
Ben Sinderson was convicted OF
olating the liquor law at Enid
Wednesday, and sentenced to four
months in jail and to pay fine of
$500.
The farmers drilled wheat in earn
est the r'rst Of the week, and all the
winter wheat Is in the ground now.
Some of it that was sowed before
The rain is up and lookingfine.
j.. L. 0IOIiGI anu SUI, lNOJ5 oOli 80
head of one and two-yearold cattle
to some Kansas City part es Monday
for S25 per head. The cattle were
shipped Cowley county, Kansas,
with $50 others.
Ernest Sharp. of this place, has
brought suit against John H. Frantz,
II. p. Frantz, Adam Frantz and the
Frantz Hardware company, Of Orien-
ia, Major county, for s25,000 dam
ages, charging the defendants with
defamation of characer and malicious
prosecution. A few months ago Mr..
Sharp was agent for the Orient rail-
road at Orienta, small spot on the
the map in Major county. There g
no bank in the little town and the
depot was made the clearing house
for the business men. One day ac-
cording to Sharp. John Frantz step
ped into the depot and ask for
loan of $3.50 for a few days. SHARP
didn't have that much of the circu-
lating medium on hand at that par
ticular time, but went down into his
own jeans and dug up $13S which
he handed to Frantz with smile.
The TRANSACTION ran along for sever
al weeks without the subject being
mentioned by either of them. Final
ly Ernest thought it time to square
accounts and hintedat the matter
to Frantz. In the meantime he (Ern-
est had purchased buggy and hal,
ness of Frantz. In the settlement
Frantz still owed Snap about 500
and gave him check for the amount
The check was not cashed when it
reached the bank on which it was
drawn for the very simple reason
that Frantz had already overdrawn
his account and had no money on
deposit. To get himself out of a
hole Frantz denied the genuineness
of the check and had Sharp arrested
for forgery. Three times lie stood
trial, being twice acquitted, the jury
disagfeeing the other time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21

The farmers drilled wheat in earn
est the rrst Of the week, and all the
winter wheat is in the ground now.
Some of it that was sowed before
The rain is up and lookingfine.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21

Ben Sinderson was convicted OF
V olating the liquor law at Enid,
Wednesday, and sentenced to -four
months in Jail and to pay a fine OF
$500
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21

Special to the Daily Leader.
Marshall, Okla, Oct 21.-The Tr.
bune says; John O'Neill is making a
trip to the Gulf Coast country to as
certain if things are as nice dowr
there as they seem.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21

J. p. Cromer and son, Roy, sold 81
head of one and twoyear-old cattle
to some Kansas City part es Monday
for S25 per head The cattle were
shipped Cowley county, Kansas,
with $50 others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-01
The Mexican Tortillas

Some people can travel all over the world and still remain Americans, no matter how far they are away from home," said pr. Chas. G. Percival, who, with George D. Brown, of De- troit, is trying to pile up 100000 miles in the famous Abbott Detroit Bull dog
 While we were in Mexico, Brown nearly starved because he would not eat the Mexican cooking. which, while somewhat hot, was good and palat- able The blow that nearly killed him however, was during a banquet rendered us at Monterey, when Brown, in no uncertain terms, demanded some maple syrup for his griddle cakes, he having grasped, like a starving man, at a pile of tortillas, which one of the walters handed him, and which take the place of bread at all Mexi- can meals, being eaten hot with the mere addition of salt. It took me some time to explain to him just what they were, and he compromised by making a meal of them. though he thought some butter would have fix ed them in good shape
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-01
TAX LIST. 1911

The Assessors of the City of Bridge port will meet at the Assessors Office, City Hall, on the first day of Septem- Der, and each week day thereafter. to and including the second day of Oc- tober. 1911, for the purpose of receiv- ing the sworn lists of all persons lia- ble to pay taxes on personal property (namely, horses, wagons, autom obiles, stock in stores, etc.), and real estate, in the City of Bridgeport, making a description of all real estate, each parcel being separately described Gin cluding street number). And if he or she shall neglect or refuse to do so. the Assessors shall fill out a list for him or her and add thereto ten per centum of its valuation.
 The attention of nonresident prop ertv owners is called to the change in the law relating to the filing of their lists, as failure on their part to list their property during September, de- prives them of the right of appeal to the Board of Relief.
 Special attention is called to Sec tion 23O3 of the Statutes, which states that each parcel of property must be separately and accurately bounded and described.
 Post Office address of each owner must be given.
 Office hours-9 a. m to D. m. Saturdays g a. m. to 12 m.
 F. J. HUGHES,
 w. V. WALSH,
 JULIUS w. KNOWLTON,
 LAWRENCE J. BILL, L26 *tf Board of Assessors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-01
THE SEWAGE PROBLEM.

Former City Engineer Scofield pro- poses. for the relief of the East Side the construction of a. crib work to contain the sewage outflow at the head of the Pequonnock River, dur ing the period of incoming tide. With the outgoingL tide the obnoxious ma terial would be discharged and would be carried outward into the sound. The expedient of discharging sewage only with the outgoing tide has been tried in a number of cities. with ex- cellent satisfaction, notably in nLondon, although the sewage of that metropo- lis is so enormous that relief was not entire But for Bridgeport it would undoubtedly be sufficient to carry the sewers at the head of the river fur ther down into the harbor, creating a few discharging points in place of the many that now. exist Properly put into. the. river no nuisance would De created by the ,sewAgerr The ques- ton is one of duantfty of water mere- ly, and of that there is an abund- ance without going out into the soundno1 sdI lo snlta5nf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-01
1oIrIngton People
 Scared By Ghost
 Near 4 Cemetary
That is, They Think it's a Ghost But Others Say Will O
 the Wisp

Torrington, Sept. Drifting out from the Hillside Cemetery the other evening a will-o-t -the-wisp shedding its pale, ghostly light through the rain and the mist, startled and my stif1ed a number of residents of up- per Mckinley and Walnut streets. Those who saw the strange pheno- menon spoke of it as "a mysterious light" having never seen will-o'- the-wisp before and having never read of it.
 Someone sitting on veranda in the darkness of the rainy evening saw what was first supposed to be a lantern in the cemetery. The light moved about in peculiar manner and the watcher was mortified to see 1t move swiftly out of the cemetery over the high fence trailing a thin luminous veil behind it. Visions of ghosts, of spirits of the dead walking abroad flashed through the mind of the watcher, who being a woman screamed and other members of the family rushed out on the veranda. Just then neighbors saw the strange sight and a f1utter of excitement ran through the vicinity.
 The will-o'-the-wisp moved along swiftly only few feet above the grounds, at first in the direction of the old Casey place and then across the upper end of Mckinley street and along Walnut street back into the cemetery. Those who saw it describe the phenomenon as sight that sent shiVers up and down the spinal col umn, for nothing could have more closely approximated descriptions of ghosts, phantoms or spirits. One per son who saw it said that after pass ing back into the cemetery the ghost ly light lowered about for consid erable period and then flickered a bit and died out, seeming as if some spirit of the dead had returned into the grave.
 The right name of the will-o'-the wisp is ignis fatuus It is known by other names, will-with -the-wisp, jack with-a-lantern and jack Ian tern. Webster's new international dictionary defines it as "a light that appears, in the night, over marshy grounds, supposed to be caused by the combustion of gas formed in the decomposition of animal or vegetable substances" In warmer climates it frequently appears over cemeteries, and it is credited with having started many a ghost story.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-01
COAL AND BREAD LAWS.

Bread and coal are prime necessi- ties of life. The state does we'll to guard these commodities with laws providing for full and certain weight. Coal is a modern convenience, com fort and blessing. but bread is un- speakably ancient, and since the be- ginning of organized governments the loaf has been protected by statute from those who would debase it in quantity, or quality. When short weight and high prices go together, a9 they frequently do, the burden is heavy to bear If the prices of neces- saries are not to be decreased their weight certainly ought not to be. Sem ator McNeirs amendment to the coal bill is designed to do away with the practice of selling small quantities Of coal at extortfonate prices.