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SUI, dllSl tlltil lIIOWS IlcTSell OH k1lCeS
with her head in the Podunk lady's lap.
They're great on dippy moves, these high
strung young ladies'; but this was one of the
quickest form reversals I'd ever seen. 1t
only takes second, though for the Podunk
party to get her breath.
"Yes, l know just how you feel, Deary,'
says she, pattin' Gladys on the shoulder IL
was your age myself once, and my Minnie'd
been just about the same if she'd lived.
That's right, cry it out. You'll feel better
after, and you'll know what you ought to
do"
ooh, but don't know what to dor sobs
Gladys. 81 don't, l don't! And II can't
tell you about it,"
"There, there" says the other II can
guess, Deary. He has to go away and leave
you; so he wants to be married first and have
you keep it quiet until he can come back.
Amt that it, now?"
"Ye-e-e-es," says Gladys. "And I would
if it wasn't for hiding it from Mother. She
has been on our side all along, you know, and
I'm sure Father will come around in time,
when he gets to know Pierpont better l
don't care SO much about keeping it from
him; but-but there's Mother"
ayes, yes" says the Podunk lady, "I'm
glad you feel that way about your mother,
too. AS long as you do, guess you'll be all
right. So don worry"
ooh, l say, Gladys!" protests Pierpont,
who's been viewin' this new groupin' aston
ished and some indignant
RETTER let the women settle it their own
way" says the sausage man, steppin' to
the front and jerkin' his thumb at the
clinched parties. "And have cigar"
@Beg pardon says Pierpont, DRAWN
L: T
sir"
II can fix that easy" says the other gent
Only names Shaeffer, and that's Mrs
Shaeffer over there"
"Really?" says Pierpont sarcastic.
eff you've ever travelled much west of St.
TO-" goes on Shaeffer, "you We seen the name
plenty of times, -Shaeffer' Bread, that S us.
Louea and me- we started out twenty years
ago to make the first hundred loaves of
Shaeffer's bread. We hired little store on
side street, did the baking ourselves, tended
counter, and delivered in basket. Maybe
you wouldn't count it much to be proud of,
but we made mighty good bread. If we
hadn't, how could we sell out our chain of
bakeries in seven cities, and get halt
million just for the name and good will?
Shaeffer's Bread, see? But we're through.
I'm in mines now"
"Mines?" says Pierpont, straightenin' out
the curl in his upper lip and gettin' some
int rested.
Eyes, SIR" says Shaeffer. "Gold, silver,
copper, zinc-I don't know what else. Some
of EN- pay and some of 'em don't; but l
guess the net income figures up on the right
side. Shaeffer luck. Anyway, we amt
bothering. We've made up our minds just
to travel around and enjoy ourselves Amt
so much fun. after all, tell Louisa. First
time we've run up against this, though,
and he waves his hand at the blank elevator
wall.
Meanwhile Mrs Shaeffer and Gladys has
been talkin' low and confidential, and lust as
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BUSINESS Opportunities

SEND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS, STAMPS OR COIN,
for business proposition which double triple
your Money back satisfied Ira Schneider,
225 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23
FLORIDA LANDS
CORPORATIONS

INCORPORATE YOUR BUSINESS IN ARIZONA.
Least Cost Transact business keep books anywhere res'
dent Stoddard former Secretary of Arizona Free Laws,
By Laws and Forms. Reference Any Bank in Arizona
Stoddad Incorporating Company ox Soo Phoenix Arizona
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14
commission HEARING
On LATE TRAIN ORDER
Henshaw Rcsents Criticism ~
State Employees BY Rail
road officials
speSial Is naily Leader. y


nSlaAoma CITY Okla Ang i4Ii
railroad Ofiscials entertain deas that
the employees al the corporation com.
mission are inexperienced they
Viii not be permitted To state so when
tesftgyEng before the commission All
tho commissions hearing an the pro-
posed late train order. 8 lively tilt oc
curred between Commissioner Hen
shaw ana A. II. Beacon, general su.
perintendent of the Rock Island.
when the latter declared that the or
der would result in q lot nf unneces-
sary letter writing to the railroads
nv inexperienced employees af the
commission"
.'fhose remarks win be stricken
from fhe record, said Commissioner
HenShaw. NO such reflection upon
the commission viii be permitted IN
it, presence. You take care OF your
employees and hereafter omit uncom-
plimenearsN references to oar employees
In your testimony or get out of the
once
Eeacon explained that be meant no
reflection upon the commission aud
that Commissioner Henshaw misinter-
preted his remark
''you meant exactly what Won said
was ffanshRw' rejoinder, and the tes-
timony proceeded.
The Rock Islands superintendent
stated that the chief objection TO the
proposed order was that IL was an
necessary and unreasonable. and
would adj trouble and expense TO the
railroads. 1t was asserted that the
interest of neither the commission
nor the public would be subserved
thereby Others testified that III
would require the time Of one man
from three hours to day, varying ac-
cording To the systems IN various os-
ices. TO compile the information Tor
the commission once each month.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14
IS INSPECTOR GENERAL
Col. Busby Now Heads Nearly
a 900 Scottish Rite Masons
-. sAg.1oknt,,o
in Oklahoma

Col. VIM Busby 81 McAlester I'M
spector general for Oklahoma, now
heads an army OF nearly 1000 Scot
tish Rite Masons in this state The
temples are located at Guthrie and
McAlester Two thousand Masons
throughout The state are members OF
the Guthrie temple and the McAles-
ser temple has turned out closes htat
now total 1900 In number.
Work lis now being done of the To-
cal temple, completing repairs and
additions that have been in progress
during the past eighteen months and
involving an expenditure OF over
500 900. The next Scottish Rite re-
union OCCURS here in October and in-
dications are that another large class
viii be given the degrees.
Colonel Busby became inspector
general FOR the state upon the retire
ment from The work in oklahoma of
Gen. Harper s. Cunning whose
death recently occurred at Long
Beach. Cal The first work toward
the building OF a Scottish Rite or
der in this state began in May, 1900.
under General Cunningham and the
Increase here. it is understood has
been the most rapid of any state i'm
the Union.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14

We have a 13 year old hoy who is
here without any means Of support
and whose parents are dead and ne
is also unable to locate any OF his
relatives The boy has been iurn-
ished quite d supply OF good clothes
py some OF our good people. lie
seems to be bright and pleasing
little fellow II 1t Is possible we
would like to get this boy into some
good family so as to give him a home
until some Of his relatives can be To-
Gated. or other arrangements made
for his permanent care.
ANY one Interested Ia kindly act
of this nature viii please make It
known 10 me
j. E. NISSLEY, Mayor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14
WILL TEST
ARBITRARY
TAX RAISE
Court Restraining Order Adds
Another Angle 10 Assess
ment MuddIe
Special to the Daiiy Leader.


Oklahoma City. ORlao Aug l4A
blanket temporary restraining order,
Restraining County Clerk j ~ Riley
from extending upon the tax rolls OF
/ lOklahoma county the increase OF l00
lper cent on real estate assessments
land GG 2.s per cent increase in tho
assessment Of the personal property Of
corporations ais ordered By The state
board Of equalization. was granted by
District Judge George w. Clark The
hearing Of the application for a perm
lament injunction was set for August
LIS.
The petition for the restraining or
der was filed by Attorneys W. 4. VII.
son and John Tomerlin for the Okla.
homa City Hardware company, act
ing for itself ana for the use and
benefit OF an other firms. persons and
corporations interested in common
with H.
Cit of Extreme Importance
The suit Is one OF extreme import
anee as 1t means chat the action OF
the state board of equalization III ar.
brrarily increasing the assessment Of
all real estate IN Oklahoma county
100 per cent, and in Increasing the
assessment OF All property other tnan
real estate owned by corporations
66 2-3 per cent Will be thoroughly
tested In the courts.
The petition for the restraining or
der states that the action liz prosecut-
ed In the name Of the plaintiff. the
Oklahoma City Hardware company,
for the use and benefit OF all persons
and corporations interested ia the
matter, they being too numerous to
mention.
The petition alleges that after as
sessments had been certified TO at
the actual value Of the property by
the city and county boards of equali-
zation that the state board without
reference to the value OF the property,
ordered the increase: that without
authority of law or reason the de-
fendant, County Clerk Riley, was di
reeted to add the increase in yalua
tion without reference to the rights
or any person affected thereby, and
without any investigation being made,
and without permitting the plaintiff
or any other person, firms or corpora
tions similarly situated to produce
dHN tfluthtt It's 70 tit tchudA tdAsi
value of their property
Boards Action Criticized
1t Is alleged that the action Of the
state board and their orders and di'
rections to the county clerk are can
ricious and arbitrary and without any
Justification in law or III fact, and
that the defendant Is threatening to,
and viii, unless restrained by the
court, carry into execution the order
Of the board. and that all property |
belonging 10 the piaiutiff and other
persons having property similarly list
ed as real estate Will be assessed az
4 sum equivalent to double that at
which it was assessed by city and
tax officers, and that all ctn-
er property belonging to corporations
In the county win be assessed al an
increased valuation OF GG 93 per
cent. asG that the plaintiff and others |
Interested nave no adequate remedy
1t law
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14
DOUBLY PROVEN
Guthrie Readers Can No Longer
Doubt The Evidence.

This Guthrie citizen testified long
ago
Told OF quick relier-of lassmg
benefit
The facts are now confirmed.
Such testimony is complete-ihe
el 'dence conclusive
IL forms convincing proof OF merit.
Mrs, j. J.. Bartlett S24 East Man
sur ave. Guthrie, Okla, says Il
was troubled a great deal by pain
aud soreness across my kidneys aud
my back was SO weak that could
hardly get around About three years
ago Doan's Kidney pills were
brought 20 MY notiCe By a public
statement given in their praise by
a neighbor. / got supply at Cram
er's Drug store and it's use COM
pletely cured me / Will always rec
ommend Doan's Kidney pills when I
have the opportunity"
statement given in January. ta06)
A LASTING EFFECT
AIRS. Bartlett MAS inierYieWed on
June 9. 1910 and she said. "Ny
former endorsement of Doan's Kid.
uey pills still holds good During
the past four years A have remained
ia good health and ] therefore feel
justified in telling other kidney suf-
fer Us about my experience.
For sale by an dealers. Price 50
cents. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo
New York. sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name-Doa1's-aad
take 20 other. g.s-
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DADl
DELIGHTED Y
WITH MATCH
Father Of Fl0Tsnce EIupgOot
Approves Daughters En-
gagement 10 Gates
Special to DAILY Leader.

/
minneapolis, Mimi. August liz
Frank r. lonwood today discussed
the courtship OF his daughter. Flor.
euce, who will become the second
wife Of Charles G.. Gates son 81 the
| American millionaire who died last
| Wednesday III Paris
u am glad OF Che match, said
| lHopwood 'lt has my approval ana
| Ii III purely a matter g the heart as
far al they are concerned ! am sure
the two viii be happy
The enlargement was announced
eatly in the summer. before Gates
was called d Paris by the serious ~
ness OF his father, and when re de
parted Miss lIopwood and her II@S
ents accompanied him. Mr. Hopwood
has returned, but his wife and MS
dauehter are ia Paris
The courship began last winter az
Frenck Lick Springs, Indiana, when
tho lHopwoods and the Gates were
there. The families became acquaint
ed but It was come time before MISS
FIopwood knew Gates was the <on
of the millionaire
When the season closed al French
aick Springs Iiopwood and hts fam
ily came TO Minneapolis ana Gates
returned home. Early In the sum-
mer however Gates came 70 Min
neapolis and stayed several weeks,
bringing his automobile and chanf.
feur The machine lis still here.
lii Minneapolis Gates visited regu-
larly 1T the Hopwood home, and 1T
was there he received word Of his
fathers Illness. The engagement be
cane known then, and 20 when Gates
was eompl We'd TO go 10 Paris he ask
the Hopwoods to accompany him.
Because of the death III John W.
Gates the date Of the wedding is IN
definitely postponed Hopwood said
today ii would be celebrated quiet
ly
Speaking Of the qualities Of his
prospective son In law, Hopwood said
Gates is not fond OF society, snun
ming the more pretentious social
functions. III was his dislike for so
ciety that caused the separation be-
tween himself and his first wife,
who was Miss Mary w Martin Of st.
Louis
Gates was divorced by her only a
few months ago, the case being fea.
tured by young Gates spectacular
dash across the continent in a speci-
al train.
He gave out that he was III and It
was imperative TO consult "a New
YORK specialist In New York it was
al once seen nothing allied him, save
his vain desire TO head off the di-
vorce suit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14
NO ATTORNEY FOR BOARD
Individual Members, However,
Will Have Lawyers at
Investigation
snanlal d ~ nailx I.eaaer.

Special to the Daily Leader.
OklahIna City. Okla, Aug. l4y-
Br 4. Grant Evans viii be represent
ca by Judge Sylvin Douglass Of Ok
lahoma city as attorney in the inves
ragation of charges filed against the
members of the state board OF edu-
cation which Governor Cruce Will be
gin August II. Other eolnplainants
will also have their attorneys iSu-
perntendent Wilson stated that us
far as he was concerned there wotild
be no attorney for the board al
..ough he said he WAS not speaking
gn~ tae ether members of the organ
ization. The superintendent said
that he had received no official no
1ice there would be a hearing. Ac-
cOrding To the governors office such
advice was sent only 70 those mem
bers whom the governor appointed.
The state superintendent IS elected
by the people, therefore NOS answer
able to the executive of the state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14
BANK HEADS
CHARGED BY
GRAND JURY
Light Begins to Break ON
Oklahoma City High
Finance Methods

oklahoma CITY. OKLA, Aug, dab
.ner Davis, formerly president es the
Might and DAY bank. and ownef 1f ana
Oklahoma City baseball franchise IN
the fexas league, and Z. A. Myers,
who was cashier OF the bank before
lit changed hands recently. we're IN.
dicted hy the grand Jury here. thir-
teen Joint indictments In all being re.
turned against the two men Zen OF
the indletmens charge making false
enries; two charge embezzlement,
and one accuses the former bank otf-
GERS with making false reports to the
state banking board
Both Davis ana Myers appeared
soon after the indictments were re-
ported and gave $1,000 bond for each
OF the thirteen indictments Davis
also gave $4,000 bond on another ir-
dietment which names another per
son.
Two More Bankers Charged
The nature Of Six indictments
found by the grand jury at the ses'
sion closing Saturday afternoon, and
which We're not announced Saturday
night, was brought to light Sunday
when ii was learned that five OF the
were against Nick" Nj
EAlis. cashier OF the Planters ana Me-
chanics bank, liQuidated hy the state
banking board, and one indictment
against r l.. Hendry president of the
Night aud Day bank Of Memphis,
Tenn
Ellis is in New York at present,
and q telegram was sent to that city
asking for his arrest. tip to the
present nothing has ben neard from
the telegram. Hendry was arrested
II Memphis Saturday, and Deputy
Sheriff Mel Burgess left Sunday
to bring Hendry to this city
to make bond for his appearance
Charges of Serious Nature
The charges against both men are
,f serious nature While the exact
amounts involved were not made
known, 1t was learned that three OF
he counts against Ellis are for forg-
ary, one Is for falsifying the books
II the institution of which he was
.ashief, while the fifth charges MIN
With misapplying the funds of the
,afik. Bonds covering ala the counts
yill aggregate $4,000
Hendfy charged In the one count
against hi- with having defrauded
he local bank through lis connection
With the Night and Day bank at Mem
,his, but the exact nature OF the al
eyed fraud has not been made
snoWn, In all large sum OF money
i said to have been involved.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14

A well known Des Moines woman
after suffering miserably for two days
from bowel complaint was cured by
one dose of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale
by all dealers.
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Offered a Soldier s25. .oQo.

Buy 1t now Now is the time 10
buy bottle Of Chamberlains Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy 1t is
almost certain to be needed before
the snmer is over. This remedy has
no superior For sale by all dealers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14

A PACKAGE Of B0RAX should be
lii every household II softens water
Good for the hair, teeth, bath apd
many medical uses. THE ALTON
GOODS label has directions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14
Hood :
Sarsaparilla

Eratlicates scrofula and all
other humors, cures All their
effects, makes the blood rich
and abundant, strengthens all
the vital organs. Take ii.
Get II tDAsy III nsiAl MQAiG faFiu IN
pnnrnsascd tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14
Stop
Wakefield's
Blackberry Balsam

Quickiy Stops niarrhoea, Dysentery.
Cholera Infautum and ail bowel troubles
without cousiinatlnE- No opium nor
lther habit forming drIss. Accept only
Wakeneld's. It cures after other remedies
fan. s5c or bottles Tor sl.0o. EveryWhege.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14

Curry Powder is very useful for
flavoring soup, gravy, etc. THE All
TON GOODS Curry powder is sold III
sc Packages.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14
Real Estate

Real Estate Transfers
Laura f. Scribner ct mar 10 Tony
Finch wd. S1.S00 70 lots Is, l6 block
Z. T. G.
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No MILITARY
SECRET SAFE
FROM SPIES
Startling Evidence Of psrnIcI0us
Activity Of Foreign
Agents
speeIaI % tho paIIy Leadar.

5ptGlai 10 tbo tdlv Lfauor
Washington, .. G., Aug a. start
ling evidence of the pernicioua actiy.
ity of fOrign spies is III the posses.
sion Of the army general staff, which
accounts for the serious considera-
tlon that ~ NOW being given ID me
most trifling report Of attempts 70
discover the military secrets Of the
country
Some Of these Incidents occmreS
recently, and II was on the submls,
sion OF such Information to q secret
session OF the judicial committee OF
the house that legislation was obtain
ed at the last session of congress pro
viding for the sereye punishment OF
spies La time Of peace
Found Plans on the street.
An Englishman III Calcutta picked
up in the streets small pacKage Of
blue prints showing every detail OF
the defenses Of Corregidor lsland,
the main defense of Manila The
prints we're not copies Of any draw
ings or charts prepared for use Of
Che United States, but were evidently
The result Of careful and deliberate
investigation Of the official and con.
fidentiai records OF tho United States
The existence OF tue blue prints
made Il evident that there we're 0tit.
en- copies IN existence The Engiis
man sent the papers 10 the war de-
partment here, but the most careful
Investigation failed To discover the
means by which the information had
been obtained
a waiter In a Seattle hotel was
found ID be a foreign officer IN dis
guise, possessing many cravings and
notes he has made Of the Pacific
Coast defenses
Send Officers Here TO Study
An American ambassador notified
the state department that a certain
captain belonging " The army Of the
country where lie was stationed hid
been detailed to spend three years Sc
cretly investigating the American
countries and studying their military
conditions.
Even the Panama canal has not
escaped; one Of the engineers found
foreign officer and attaehe TO one
Of the American countries secretly
studying the canal from a strategic
standpoint and he understood there
We're six or seven other officers Of
the same nationality iii the Uatied
States gathering military informa-
tion.
"A New York policeman arrested
an American for a trivial offense and
found In his trunk military maps or
information which corWinced the OF
ficlals thtt he was in the employ oil
q foreign government.
offered Soldier $4,000.
But the incident that convinced the
committee OF the necessity
for the protective law occurred less
than year ago In the Philippines.
An enlisted man ID the engineers was
offered $25.0O0 by two foreign off
GERS for the plans OF the defenses OF
lorregidor Island Being the Off
cial photographer he had ample OPP
portunity to get all the necessary
pictures, having first informed his
superior officer Of the attempt A
trap was laid and the two foreign
spies were captured But habeas
corpus proceedings were obtained |
and they were released as there was
hen no law in the Philippines or tie
United States under which they |
could be prosecuted.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-14

IA booster meeting VIII be held IN
the Holiness" tent at Minera. Wells
park tonight
Governor Cmce will appoint priv
ate citizens as state enforcement Of
fioers in Oklahoma City, just as fast
as the citizens apply for commits
sions and 500 viii not be the limit
If more than hat number apply.
NJ. c. Martin, ana aged farmer VINO
lives on his homestead nine miles
northwest Of Guthrie, In in a quan-
diary whether to VIII the homestead
as his good wife urges, to the Holi.
ness church 'for the advancement of
Gods work" or to leave it instead,
as he himself desires, t. the Masonic
lodge for an orphans home. The
state Holiness camp meeting has
been in session at Mineral Wells
park here for 10 days and Mrs. Mar
tin has been one OF the most active
participants. a mother of Israel
who has faith constant and increas-
ing Evidently she made known her
desire that her husband will his
homestead 10 the church, for Martin
has been continually inlpOrtuned
during the last few days. TO heed his
wife's request, Martin however. with
a firm belief in Masonry. looks RATA
er to that Institution as the benefici
airy OF his last viii aud testament.
Frank B. Ives. assistant to the
state agent of the United States de-
partmeat OF agriculture was here TO
day consulting with County Superin-
teudent OF Schools Neil Humphrey
relatiyeto organizing boys and girls
agricultural clubs in this county. He
accepted AIR Humphreys invitation
TO address the teachers of Logan
county in their first meeting OF the
year here during the last week In
September He is iu charge OF the
oi such clubs for the
thc federal government and also con
nccted with farm GO operative demon
strafi0n work. During the coming
week he will work in Major and Al
taifa counties. ]. r Woodworth, the
United states agr cultural statisti-
clan with headquarters here. left last
nicht for Colorado 20 make q report
os he crop conditions 81 that state.
In SONS localities of Colorado he re-
ports an excellent potato crop ma
turing.