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Newport daily independent., 1911-08-18
For Rent-Furnished front room, +15 Walnut Street. Apply at Ind pendent office.
For Sale.

One 12 horse power Fairbanks Morse Gasoline Engine. Apply at the Palace Jewelry Store and see it run. 81btf.
 For Sale-One new glass front safe or china closet, cheap for cash. Apply at Independent of flee,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
OVER CITY COUNCILS HEAD
Health Officer Sharp Threatens
to Tear Down Old Buildings
Without Orders

Conflict Of authority growing out
OF the agitation for the removal Of
several old buildings in the SGsiness
district may lead to an open break
between the city council and the
health department. Council, if it
stands pat on its position, will face
the proposition of deposing the
health officer
DR. f. G. sharp last night appeal
ed to d mass meeting in the city hall
in support Of his order requiring the
tearing down OF several shacks. He
said he did not take the initiative.
but that by direction of the council
Chief Gruber listed a lot of shacks
for demolition. The health officer
said he was urged to action and that
he found at least eighteen shacks
he regarded as dangerous 10 the
communiN and q disgrace TO the city.
He had joined in a recommendation
that they be torn down. The c0nn-
ell turned down the fire chiefs re-
port.
Dr. Sharp asked for a vote and ap-
parently there was majority in
favor OF his going ahead He claims
authority under state law to arbitrar-
iiy tear down the buildings In ques-
tiou Should the council adhere 20
its position that they should moi De
disturbed now it will be under the
necessity OF declaring the health
commissioners Office vacant
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
LINES ARE PLUNGED INTO
THE WIDEST CONFUSION
All But Sent Halt a Dozen
Trains Crashing Into
Each Other
CBy Leased Wiro.)

Philadelphia Pa, Feb. 21-For
two hours today trains Of the Bald-
more Central, the Philadelphia, Bal
timore and Washington, and the
Westchester railroads were at iEe
mency of an insane tower operator
at the junction of these three branch
es of the Pennsylvania railroad al
Wawa.
Suddenly losing his reason wlile
on duty, manipulating signal lights,
William HurIinger plunged the three
lines into the widest confusion, all
but sent half dozen trains crash
ing into each other and finally
tagged two Phil. .clihia, Baltimore
and Ohio trains and plunged the
passengers into deadly terror of a
hold up.
The insane tower man sprang mp.
on the cow-catchers of the tagged
locomotives, wildeyed and yelling,
cnrsing the engineers and intensity
ing the terror Of the passengers hy
giving them occasional glmpscs Of
himself as he daried across the
glare Of lights.
The engineers FIRST realized that
Hurliuger was insane. They grlds
ally talked him iuto state OF
semipacifcation and then sprang up
on him At the grip Of fingers about
his throat Hurlinger collapsed like
a child
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
WILL CARRY BANNERS
Logan County Teachers Will
Advertise at State Associa-
tion Meet

IN special cars decorated for the
trip the Guthuy teachers viii to-
morrow so to Mnskogee to attend the
annual meeting Of the state educa-
tional association The white grade
schools, the county high school and
several diatrict schools viii be closed
for the remainder Of the week
The special train for teachers will
leave the union station on the NJ X.
& r. at lbs tomorrow morning The
teachers Of the city have provided
banners Parties of teachers from
the city schools of Edmond and the
state normal there and the schools at
Perry. with those from Logan coun-
ty districts, will be aboard
Miss Alma Carson, Rev. E. d. Cam
eron and Miss Pauline Bishop will
be on the program at Muskogee. 1t
is expected the Guthrie delegation
will return Saturday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE"
UNDER ADJUSTMENT
Judge COitaraI VIII Announce
Decision In Election Cases
Ia Oklahoma City

There was commenced hi the Fod-
eral court this afternoon land case
several years old, m which the claim
is that while the original purchase
price may have been paid il was not
paid TO the right party The case is
that Of j. NJ Neighswander admins
traitor, against the Rock Island Rail
way company. 1t involves about $S,-
O00, the price of land sold for Albert
Curtis, an indian now dead the
company puts in evidence that it paid
for the land but the administrator
claims division Of funds.
Eugene Mosier was put on trial to-
day in Federal court on a charge OF
selling louor in the Usage country.
fhe jury took the case early this af-
ternOOn.
James B. Leahy, of the Usage 1a-
lion. pleaded not guilty today 70 a
charge OF selling liquor
Taken Under Amusement
Rulings on the indictments in the
grandfather cases are to be am
ncunced in oklahoma City, at the
March term Of Federal court, acco, a.
/ ing to statements OF Judge Cotteral
last night when arguments ON the
demurrer Of the defendants were
concluded.
The arguments took up the entire
day The defense led and closed. c.
G. Hornor claimed that the grand
father clause had in effect been sus-
tained by the appellate and supreme
courts Of the United States. The de-
tense attacked the statute under
which the five indictments at issue
were drawn, claiming it TO be invalid
under a decision of Mr. Justice Brew
er The defense further claimed that
the defendants could not be charged
with criminal intent in enforcing the
grandfather clause for the reason
that the state courts had held ii con
stitutional, and that no further ac-
ton had been brought to issue Even
if the law should happen to be in
conflict with federal provisions the
defendants could not be guilty of a
crime in enforcing state laws so far
declared valid.
District Attorney Embry maintain
ed the validity Of the statutes under
which the indictments were drawn,
He held that they carried into ef-
feet the Fifteenth amendment, hence
are directly contravened by the dis
franchisement proceedings undertak-
en- in the instances at bar He claim
ed there were only two voting quail
tications in the state law-e education
al and racial: that the second applied
to negroes alone and was therefore
unconstitutional He said it was
practically admitted that the state
law was merely subterfuge &c keep
negroes from voting
w a Ledbetter, Norman Haskell
end c. 3. Stuart spoke for the de-
tense.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
FOR JOINT CELEBRATION
Washington and Lincoln Ami
versaries to Be Observed
Wednesday Night

Formal celebration of the Wash
ington and Lincoln birthdays will be
centered here at the First Methodist
church tomorrow night. Owing to
the severe weather the program at
the public schools yesterday were
largely abandoned The schools Will
not be in session tomorrow on ac-
count Of the trip to Muskogee OF
practically all teachers.
Al the First Methodist church the
Grand Army Of The Republic will have
charge Not only will there be OBJ
servances in honor of Washington
and Lincoln, but of Garfield and Nc
Kinley Rev. A. B Nicholas, Rev. J..
r. Ramsey, w. b. Herod and others
will conduct the obserYances. There
viii be addresses by H. T. Hopps and
Walter Warren and recitations by
Miss Hazel Vampner and Lucille Lat
Ia.
In the schools today teachers made
references to the coming celebrations
and told what they signify
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
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Love were horrible beyond descrip
ton, according to witnesses. They
were about the middle Of the coach
and within two seats Of each other
on the east side They were thrown
against the west side where they ap
parently were fastened while the
coach rocked back to the trucks and
they went over a second time, touch
ing the ground Mrs. Rose vent
through the window and Dr. Love
was caught in the window Both
We're badly cut When the coach
struck the ground they were mash
ed beyond recognitions and then
dragged 250 feet.
Train Crew Active in Relief Work
Passengers report that the train
crew took charge in a masteHul way
and lost no time None Of the mem
bers Of the crew were hurt Con
ductor Fogarty, who lives in Guthrie,
appeared cool and he soon had the
injured in the baggage coach which
was rushed into Saltwater, where
physicians had been assembled
Frank Lands. the brakeman. was
sent back without a half minutes
loss to signal. Engineer VIM p.
Washburn. who lives in Guthrie, 5taid
at The throttle.
The escapes of the -four unhurt
passengers is accounted for by Frank
Merrick, Of The Leader, who was
talking to Judge Mcneil at the time
Of the wreck, in this way: That ,hey
elung to seats or just naturally had
luck, II got a seat, he said Mer-
rick was at first reported killed but
he was busy getting others ont Of
the wreck and had been missed in
the count
Mrs Hill and Mrs, Bolton were
taken TO Pawnee today
Another Death Reported.
1t was reported here this afternoon
that Mrs. Hill, one Of the Pawnee
women hurt died this morning but
no foundation for the rumor appears.
The DR. Rose killed seems to have
been a resident of Greenfield. Mo,
instead of Greenfield, Okla. He
formerly lived in this state.
The passenger coach was q COM
piete ruin 1t was so splintered and
twisted that it was pushed away from
the tracks and set on fire.
Continued on Page Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
NEGRO RESORTS CLOSED
Orders Given BY Chief Mitchell
to Owners Of So-Called
Restaurants

Closing orders were last night civ.
en- to proprietorG OF four so'callod
restaurants on South Second street.
The police visited the neighborhood
and listed all the inmates Of suspect
ga places The Matthews Joint, re-
lieved OF the presence Of WIN Mat
theWs, under sentence for robbery. is
open, but seems to be more orderly
now 4 "a
Chief Mitchell said today that he
is OF the opinion that the bunch OF
restaurants in that neighborhood are
more than bases Of operations for a
lot Of worthless negroes and female
crooks The street walkers work ont
from these places. The restaurant
business appears to be blind
Paul Levy known in police circles
as Big Boy" is to be tried tonight
for raising a rough house at the Mat
thews place John Matthews is also
10 appear for disorderly conduct.
Levys wife is also to be tried.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
HARVARD ECONOMIST SUGGESTS
LAW TO CONTROL BIRTH RATE.
CURTAILING OFFSPRING OF POOR

Marriage is hereby an economic
contrivance for controlling the birth
rate The more people progresses
the more rigid the restriction of the
birth rate becomes.
However there Is no danger Of
race suicide The only danger is
that society shall increase too rapid
" at the bottom and not rapidly
enough at the top. That spells de-
cay
4 think legislation that would do
away with the large family OF the
poorer woman would make the ability
to bear children privilege The result
would be that woman would be
proud 10 have children instead ~.
considering them burden to be
avoided.
Il think this probably would in
crease desirable children and de-
crease the undesirable ones.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
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.GUTHRIE BALL PLAYERS
WILL REPORT Fur WORK

Guthrie baseball players are pre-
pairing for the spring emigration
The bunch of players about the city
viii be scattered over the country
Norman price will in few days
60 TO Rockford, Ill.,, to try out with
the Observation-Disclosures league team.
Bill flarmuth has been offered a
place with Hannibal. Mo, club, which
is headed by Jake Beckey manager
Of the Bartlesyille team last year.
Clifton the great catcher, Stats
Willis, and Hotchkiss, the lengthy
pitched are slated for workouts v tn
the Burlington Ia. team of the Cel'
.tral league.
Practice games will be commenced
carly in March in the northern iea'
guCs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
(By Leased wlre)

Cambridge NTsss4 Feb. 21-While
DR.. Charles d. Eliot has said that a
married couple aught TO have at least
six children, DR. Thomas Nixon Car
YER, Haryards S noted economist, says
no family should be allowed to have
more children than 1t can support
Every law concerning relationship
between the sexes -s-s-lade with the
prime purpose OF providing that ey-
cry child shall have support said
Professor Carver. The more a ma
ton progresses, the more its birth
rate becomes restricted.
THE family exists for the purpose
Of controlling the number of children
and insurng adequate support to
those that are born | think certain
laws should be enacted to control the
birth rate.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
(By Leased Wire.)

Philadelphia. Feb 21--Dr Scott
Nearing, professor Of sociology and
economics at the University of Penn
sylvania, would turn many evening
gatherings into night dress and pa
jana parties, could he have his way.
In lecture at Swarthmore college
before Fco-eds' and young men. Or.
Nearing said young women should ut
tend evening functions in night
dresses. rather than impoverish their
providers through the purchase OF
Paris creations, which were practc-
ally worthless after being worn once
or twice.
As the young men were endeaY0r-
ing to suppress their merriment, he
noted teacher of economics turned
upon them.
And young men" he said, 4
would suggest that instead of wear
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
WILL QUIT BANK BUILDING
County Officers Preparing to
Move Into Court House
This Week

County officers are spending their
last official day in he Lo6an county
bank building. The c1lces viii be re.
opened in the Logan county court
house, which was forT1', released
by the state board c d1ai,s yester-
day
Tomorrow is a holiday and not
much progress will be made toward
moving, but on Thursday it is expect
ed the county commissioners, county
clerk, treasurer, register of deeds,
surveyor, superintendent OF instruc-
tion and county judge will commence
the getaway The offices of the
county commissioners and clerk WITH
probably not be re-opened this week.
On account Of the district court
now in session it is likely that the
higher courts, the sheriff's office and
the county attorneys Office will not
be disturbed at present.
The commissioners have put a
force to work in the county build
ing. A great deal OF cleaning up is
to be done. +
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
ACCIDENT OCCURRED
SOUTH OF SALTWATER
Rear Coach, in Which Fatalities
Occurred, TOppIGd to Ground
After Crossing Bridge
(By Associated Press.)


Topeka Feb. PA complete list
of the killed and injured in the San
Ia Fe wreck near saltwater Okla.
last night, was given out by the gen
eral manager here today is as fol
lows:
The Dead
DIR ALBERT LOVE, Greenfield
Okla
MRS. MARY L. ROSE, saltwater
Okla
The Injured
N. Z. Mcneil, Pawnee, Okla, dis
located shoulder and cuts.
Charles Watkins, oklahoma Ciay
shoulder and hand hurt.
Mrs Hill, Pawnee, Okla, internal
injuries, head badly cut
Mrs Charles Bolton, PawHee
Okla, internal injuries
broken rail on the Eastern Ok
lahoma railway. two and hall
miles south Of saltwater last night
wrecked passenger train No. 40
running ont OF Guthrie, causing the
instant death of two persons, the
fatal inWring Of a third and serious
injuries to five others
Dr. Albert w. Love. Of Greenfield
and Mrs. Mary l.. Rose. of saltwater
we're killed
Neil f. Mcneil. Mrs NJ l. Bolton
and Mgs A. r. Hill, of Pawnee, e
c. WatltiIS, OF Oklahoma City, Mrs
Naomi Cooper Of Saltwater and II
A. Gothold, of Oklahoma City were
injured
Mrs. Hill is expected to die from
her injuries Mrs Bolton, who is d
very large woman, was desperately
hurt and 1t is feared internal in
iuries were incurred
Judge Mcneil suffered Ia broken
shoulder and many bruises He is
at hotel in saltwater, Judge Ne
Neil, who is one of the best known
men in this part of the state, was
here Yesterday as attorney for Mrs
Bolton and Mrs. Hill, who were
charged in Federal court with yio
lations Of the liquor laws. Both man
age hotels at Pawnee.
The train started from here at
y. H., WIN many BtNCN W. .. " NtiNt
the wreck occurred there were I,
passengers in the irst-class coaen
They were the two killed, six iniurec
and Mrs. McDermott wife of thC
railway agent at Saltwater, Mrs
John L. Bishop, of saltwater, &
young lady travelling with Mrs Rose
and Frank Mernck, Of Guthrie
Struck a Broken Rail
1t is said a speed Of above thirty
miles an hour was being made a
the end Of bridge No 60 a section o
track three feet in length was broll
en- out under the first tie south o
the bridge. The ground had beer
weakened by rains, it is supposed
The engine, baggage and mai
coach and the Jim Grow" car passed
over the bridge safely, the engine
not leaving the track The frs
coaches ran off but were kept OF
the bridge, which is about forty fee
long. The speed kept the passenger
coach from topping as it crossed
the bridge
The coach was dragged $50 fee
from the bridge. The couplings hell
and the engineer did not feel the ia.
until the coach swung off the trucks
to the ground.
The deaths Of Mrs. Rose and DR.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
.CULVERT COMPANY ACTIVE
Plan to Begin Shipping Out
Finished Product in
Thirty Days

Within thirty DAYS the Oklahoma
Bridge and Culyer company expects
to be sending out corrugated iron
from the shops here. The machinery
has been ordered and the buildings
are building altered TO suit the new
purposes
The company, which was organized
last week, with Sheriff Bart Murphy
as president, has leased the old Hum
phrey Cereal Mil company buildings
near the NJ X. & r. depot Work.
men are now refitting the place for
t. e making Of Culyerts. Material has
been bought The company has a
capital OF 100000. all local, with the
exceptionof the holdings by Frank
Griswold who is making culyerts in
Michigan and Canada.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
Farmers Against Reciprocity.
(By Associated Press.

Washington, Feb 2l--.FArmers pro
tested against the Canadian re2rproc-
ity today at the hearing before the
serate committee on finance NJ j.
Bachelder, Of New Hampshire, argu-
ed that six million farmers we're unit
ed in opposition to the agreement.
He voiced their protests against free
trade in farm products while protec-
tion was continued on manufactured
articles which the farmers must buy.
Senator Stone led the cross-examin-
alton
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
MOVE TO ABOLISH COURT

A movement was started in the
university mass meeting last night
for the abolition Of the superior
court for Logan cou W. w. II. Coyle
declared the court practically useless
and an expensive luxury, He esti-
mated its cost at $4,000 and thought
il could be easily spared Represen-
tative Shearer, who was in the meet
ing promised TO look after it. A
memorial will he presented to the
Logan county members OF the legis-
lature.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
SHIP SUBSIDY MEASURE
HAS SHOW OF PASSAGE
House Committee Orders Favor
able Report on Bill With
an Amendment
(By Associated Press.l

Washington Feb 21-As the re-
suit Of protest by the British con-
sui general in Port Au Prince against
the reign OF terror in Hayti, the state
department today made representa-
tions to Haytien government on the
wholesale execution OF revolutionary
prisoners. advising the authorities
to adopt a more reasonable course.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
WAR CLOUD
LOOMS DARK
ON HORIZON
DESPATCH SAYS RUSSIANS S
ARE MASSING TROOPS
ON FRONTIER
tBy Associated Press.J

st Petersburg, Feb. 21-A des-
patch from Harbln says that Russian
troops are being concentrated at
Kiskita settlement. in Siberia close
tot ne Chinese frontier opposite the
Chinese town Of Miamachin, Chinese
residents OF Mongolia have received
orders from Pekin to mobilize troops.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
PROMOTER IS ARRESTED
Charged With Fraudulent Use
of Mails in Selling
Stock
(By Associated Press. J

Kansas City Mo- Feb. 21--Frank
G. Avery was arrested yesterday IN
San Francisco charged with the
fraudulent use Of the mails in the
promotion here in 1909 OF the Elec
tric Construction company. United
States District Attorney Lyons here
said today that a hundred thousand
dollars worth OF stock had been sold.
The advertised purpose of the com
pany was the building of an electric
railroad to connect Kansas city and
ST. Joseph.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
BOTH SIDES
SUFFERING
SEVERELY
COLD WEATHER PUTS
CRIMP IN MEXICAN
REVOLUTIONS
(By Associated Press)

Ell Paso. Feb. 81 Soldiers on both
sides of the insurrecGon are suffer
ing from cold, as the result Of snow
and sleet yesterday General Nav
arros army Is absolutely without
food and supplies at Guadalupe. Mex
lean soldiers with only sandals on
their feet and used to warm climate
Of Southern Mexico are suffering
lneely
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
SOCIALIST 8
BURNING
AFFECTIONS
CONVEYEDIN POSTCARDS,
DECLARES PRETTY
PARISIAN
(By Associated Press.l

New York Feb 2l-Postcards bear.
Ing the most farvent protestations Of
affection figured today in the hun
dred thousand breach Of promise suit
brought by Annette Boosa Grumpan,
a pretty Partisan, against William
English Walling, prominent Social
ist writer, in the supreme court.
Wallng is now the husband of Anna
Strunsky, but Annette said he pro
posed to her six times in as many
different foreign lands.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
COLLEGE PROFESSOR ADVISES
THE NIGHT DRESS AND PAJAMA
INSTEAD OF EVENING CLOTHES

ing evening clothes when attending
exclusive social functions, that you
20 attired in pajamas.
Some Of YOU pay as much as $65
and 800 for suits of clothes which
YOU may not be able to wet possibly
once IN a year
such an extravaganza Is qbso
lutel unnecessary. paiamas would
be much better.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
To Vote on Lorimer Case.
(By Associated Pre- is.l

Washington Feb. 2l.-Senator Bur
rows chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, announced
today that if no other senator desired
to speak he would ask the senate to
vote on the Lormer case at the con-
clusion OF Lorimer's speech tomor-
row.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
Ship Subsidy Bill.
(By Associated Precs.)

washington, Feb. 2l.-Ihe ocean
mail subsidy bill which already has
passed the senate, was ordered fay-
orably reported today by the house
committee on postoffices 1t was
appended to omit trans-Paclfic lines
making it apply only to South Ann
erican.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
DISSATISFIED BY
POOR EXHIBITION
CROWD MODS WARD
CBy Leased Wire)

- lbA l4NdNNN NilFI y
8 Havana Feb 2l-.lames Ward !.
9 the aviator was mobbed during {
8 an exhibition at Santa Clara by g
. dissatisfied spectators He was {
g rescued by the police and taken g
. to his hotel
9 Mr Ward had made two short 6
9 flights lasting two or three min
. utes IN attempting The last
g Flight be flew only a meter {
9 above the ground
9 The public was disappointed :
g and indignant because $500 had g
g been given him by the city coun-
{ ell in addition to the gate re
6 ceipts which amounted to con :
9 siderable as admission charge 6
9 was 81 {
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