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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-14
MILLIONAIRE
Stokes DYING

NEW YORK. Dec. i4.---ls was re
ported TO the office OF District Al.
torney Whitman today that W. e.
%. Stokes, the millionaire for
whose attempted murder Lillian
Graham and Ethel Conrad are on
trial here. 10 dying. Stokes had an
unusually bad night and his life is
reported 10 be hanging In the bal
ance. Employees OF the Ansonis
hotel. where Stokes 10 ~, refuse
all information OF his condition.
Stokes case against Lillian Ora.
ham and Ethel Conrad will go to
the Jury tonight. A new feature
of the trial during the final days
session was the testimony OF Mrs.
Stokes, who Ia bride OF few
months. She contradicted Miss
Conrad's declaration that the de-
fcndant had met Stokes at the An
sonia hotel, May ~.
Stokes underwent an operation
on Tuesday night for an absceaF OF
the Kidneys. when II was reported
that II was necessary TO administer
stimulants TO keep him alive. The
millionaire Is reported as railying
slightly later today.
In the last statements given out
his physicians admitted that he was
In dangerous condition.
Mrs. Singleton. sister OF Lillian
Graham. one OF the girls accused OF
the shooting. IL suffering with ner-
vous prostration.
Closing Arguments.
Tho state closed it's case against
Miss Graham and Miss Conrad this
morning. when the motion OF the
defense 10 dismiss the indictment
on the ground that the defense had
not been permitted 10 complete It's
ross-examination. was denied by
Judge Marcus. The closing argu.
ments OF the opposing attorneys are
expected TO be finished tonight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-14

fnS dnfttd frshh Leaaro Wtfsb
BRlCEviLLE, Tenn. Dec. ia
Death won IN the hide and seek
game which Sam Miller and his
four helpers played two miles un-
der earth In the wrecked Cross
Mountain coal mine, rcseuers today
following the miners ehsik-marked
trail for miles through the galleries
only to come upon the ccrpses OF
victims Miller and his compan-
ions have been cropping through the
burning tunnels since Sunday, leav-
ing the story Of their wancerinss
written on the wallis
Guess Jig Is Up"
well. boys. guess the jig Is
up reads the last message. With
the finding Of the bodies Of Miller
and his companions. who had, from
the wording Of the messages.
agreed 10 stick together" the fam
iii.s Of the other rniombed miners
have given up all hope Of life for
the so men still missing.
Divide Last cruub
Before writing the last message
the five miners divided the last
crnmb Of food left them. Then
Miller crawied TO the wall. and. as
he was dying. scrlbbled the words
that told graphically OF the hero
isn and fortitnde with which the
unfortunate miners met their
doom.
81 Bodies
Sixty-one corpses have been re-
covered up 10 noon today.
Five fires are still raging IN the
mine and this adds to the danger
and difficulty the ~ helmeted life
savers are cncountering in their
search through the 20 miles Of
workings. The families OF the
miners no longer crowd about the
mouth of the pit. hoping against
hope that the missing members of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-14
TRAGIC NOTES LEFT
BY DOOMED men

Entombed Miners by Scribblng Walls Tell OF Unequal
Battle for Life-Fory Nine or More known to BE Dead
ra..L hc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-14
HOME EDITION

A man out looking for sympathy gets(
TO be awful careless about the truth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-14
HOME EDITION

The silver lining TO the cloud is on the
inside. and you've 60, to dig for II.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19
an ENcouRAalNa REPoRr

Measured by every important test
itAe volume of business is lrger
than At che corr6spona ing period last
year, 8nu it Is -ge 1uauy expanding
/ the reports from The leading tQda
Icenters during the week being espee-
/ Tally cheerful This is the vefY
gratifying news which Duns Review
issues
There is apparently no decisive
lcaanee In basic conditions. and tie
increased activity recently shown Is
due TO the TACT that shelves are prac-
iically empty. and the immediate
needs al a growing population even
on more economical basis are
pressing for supply Thus with lit
tie or nu speculative anticipation oil
the future. a volume OF business is
being transacted. which. altaough be.
low full productive capacity is neR-
ertheiess large This appearance OF
increased activity is particularly
SHOWN in the dry goods trades IL
most of the branches of which. AMI
particularly In cottons, brisser
movement is reported and more
mills are resuming production Wool
ems are also in fair demand and iae
clothing millinery and other kindred
branches appear To be doing weil.
An increasing activity is also re-
ported in shoes, and the sales 81
leather make up a respectable total
In iron and steel tine business. jud =
ling from the latest report Of untitled
orders hy the principal producer
while showing a sligat reduction from
iastmonth, is nevertheless we'll ahead
of last year. and greater resistance
appears to concessions in prices
There is better railroad demand
for rolling stock ana the structural
demand is also improved During
the past fortnight there has been a
notable reduction in the number oi
idle cars a sure indication of in
creased traffic. a fact which is furth-
er confirmed by the September total
iof railroad earnings which were Z =
per cent larger than year ago. Bank
lclearings for the week are l6 per
cent below a year ago, and compared
with 1909 there We're decreases ol
i31.9 per cent at New York and Ia
lper cent at other leading cities.
Financial conditions are quieter
and although there is q heavy demand
for gold at London. and considerable
New york lending TO European IN
stitutions. there is no feeling OF
alarm. The latest government cfop
REPORTS indicated some improvement
in both wheat and corn and, while
the Weld Of both VIII be less than
anticipated earlier in tne year, sup
lplies viii be ample. while the e&cel-
llent cotton crop mas shown remark
ably early development.
Export trade continues OF large
proportions, the volume OF foreign
icomerce at New York during the Lay,
est week amounted 70 $32904, l5Z
against s30,07f.541 in 1910 and S2H,-
LAG g62 in 1909 The exports We're
Is17.14S, ,l65. being $L392,l9S in eNees
lof the lmpOrts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19
Coaxing a Living From Abandoned
Farms.

ca. L. Canoe in the Suryey)
Even with infertie soil the foreign
er accustomed to the rent-rdden
fields Of Europe might be able to
coax a lean return from the so-callei
abandoned hills of Connecticut
We're he able to purchase his land al
a fair valuation But this is reckon.
ing without the land shark. The
tarst comers, who dealt with Original
owners. Jared very Well, buying Lana
al it's real yalue-abOut $4 20 IS per
acre Later the available tracts We're
grabbed up by real estate spectators
who gathered in the bargains, s0lJ
the timber TO lumbermen for the puf
chase price Of the land, and stocking
the farm with a few old COWS and
some second hand tools disposed oil
the denuded acres 10 the credulous
and unsophisticated newcomer foI
more than the original sale price.
Some Of the agents are Americans
some are foreigners who advertise
extensively IN Bohemian and Polish
newspapers
The testimony in regard to snarp
practices is specific and ample.
1t is a shame, said an intelligen,
officer that such bareiaced rascal
ty should go on. ] have known farms
that we're bought for $1,000 to be sold
by the buying speculator within q
month for $4,000, timber rights re-
served. The price asked is ordinari-
y limited only by the size Of the
land-seeker's pocketbook
In Tolland county more than one.
half the foreigners interviewed by
the author for the immigration com
mission related tales of exploitation
of one sort or another Tne rcserya-
tion-of.timber clause in deeds 10 i'm
migrants is so common that it may
be called universal The buyer o.
fairly thrifty, growing chestuue tim.
ber land is thus not only deprived
OF his only immediate source of rev
enue. but is sometimes lett without
sufficient hrewood in a region OF for
est. IT. is clear that some steps
should be taken to Investigate and
prevent the continuance OF methods
hat would scarcely have been toll
Grated in the palmy days Of real
estate PIRACY.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

The Hostein calf may be all right
as an article Of yirtu. but as a bread
winner he is a more dismal failure
I than string beans on the pastry
course The Holstein innerits a love
for sleep and ground feed, and it is
toss-up which one he would rather
have You can put calf Of this
species III the hammock and rock
MIN to sleep with a burst Of song, ana
unless YOU cut the rope or ring the
dinner bell he will freeze to his hum
BILE pallet until his corpuscles coagu-
late When it comes TO Incidence,
the offspring of Hostein heifer
makes the brotherhood Of HObos
look busier than a small boy with the
shingles More Holstein calves come
to violent death at the hands OF
red automobiles and irate manure
spreaders than all other beasts Of the
field combined unless 1t is the Buff
Cochin rooster, whicn will stand up
id the road and crow in the face OF
Ia passenger touring car The
only way TO get any action out OF the
Holstein is TO saunter up behind
him when he is wrapped in thoug
and jar him out of his trance with
fOurtined fork.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19
A TEXAS WONDER.

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
nd bladder troubles, removes gravel
ures diabetes. weak nd lame backs
heumat SIN, and i'm T. Ilarities of the
idney l,nd 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
1onths' treatment, and seldom fails
perfect a cure Or 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, 1911-10-19
ouR SMALL PARk PoLlcY

Chicago Tribune Two men To
whom the playground and small
parks idea owes much have retired
from The local MANAGEMENT OF our
park system. They are Henry Fore
man. late South Park comm ssion-
er and Edward DE GrOOt, general
director Of field houses and play
grounds of the South Park system
Under these men The sman park
idea has become an established ana
highly Yitaiized institution IN 1Aica-
20. one as o which Chicago is really
2 leader EXPERTS come 70 Chicago
to study our small parks, aud no e1-
preston Of the modern INTEL gence
iH This community is more 10 our
credit
Vow the small park idea is not
simply the sprinkling or small
areas i'm cOngesled districts Bppro
pnafing feB thousands for land
build ng a building On it laying out
a grass plot ard planting trees, dig
ging a pool and putting up ilagpole
are livery well Bur h'y are only
the foundation The real structure
is management
The small park is rot pas i've in'
stitution. It IS dynamic Like the
modern public library as disrn-
guished from that 81 an earlier per-
icd the small park IS no, merely q
resort ID is an active social force.
directing ns patrons and assisting
them TO make the most 81 the pe-
sources offered and the most Of one
another Among che functions ~
mana cement Hhst Of teacher and +
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

improbable, but 4 is denloyahle ii
true And SIC are confident that a
very active public disappfovai Viii
develop q the departure OF Mr. Oe
Groot Is followed hy less inielH-
gent manacement 81 The PARKS. h
is act good management 90 save a
few dollars on service and waste he
constructive social possib litis OF this
Institution. And e does NOT follow
that because an official Is an eN-
celleut superintendent OF a large
park hat he is desirable director
of the aetly ties OF tie small park.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19
The Man WITH the sprayer

Cleveland PAIN leaiell
One OF the Impressive exhibits at
the recent state fair was IN hOrticUl-
tual hall Tile display OF fruit was
never better according 20 the ONO
State Journal In the Cleveland
market the common fruits have seld-
ON been cheaper What is the eypla-
nstion and will the improvement, be
permanent?
State boards of agriculture have
for years preached the d0rtrine OF
fruit tree spraying Tor peets. The
radiiionaiiy conservative farmer has
been slow 10 adopt the new idea, the
professional fruit grower nas been
much quicker To respond 1t is hoped
tne general improvement believed 10
exist in This years crop OF apples
and pears. TO take TWO familiar exam
nles. may mean that these years OF
patient educational effort are bring
ing results.
The old plan of fruit raising was 10
set trees in any location on the farm
that suited the owners, not the trees
convenience: to let them grow year
after year without care or even trim.
ming. The fruit was ehoked with
rank growth of branches. evidences
of tree decay were ignored, and pests
throye at will
Either tree pests were less com
mon years ago than now, or people
were less critical of the fruit they
bought For apples grown under the
familiar conditions of neglect then
seemed mucn nearer perfection than
those now raised under similar con
ditions do To-day the man who
would be successful with fruit must
devote as much care to it as ne would
TO cultiVating a garden.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19
eAtt WAYS as MONEY POWERS

The last report Of the interstate
commerce commission fixes the
amcunt of stock and debts OF all
kinds 0f railways of the country az
s1S.417.132 .238 This obviously IS
not an exact measure OF the value
of the whole railway property, but
tatine the return as II stands, 1t Is
interesting To compare it with com
putat on of the Wall Street Journal
some time ago based on the returns
of the bureau OF statistics, and estI-
mating the total corporate capital
and debt to the country at $4,000
o0OOy9. after allowing for duplica-
tons In the computation, he rail-
WAYS. would include banking, mer-
camille maWufacturing and other
corporations. On The Wall SfreeL
Journals bas Of about $4,000.
0o6 900 as the total wealth of the
country. ne railways would naFe
more than l6 per cent of the whole.
and this including street railway
properties. which iH general char
acter are copuate with the steam
ines. in some cases owned by hem
and In other cases having an 'deait
~ of interests, says the Railway
Age Gazette. If investments q =
rectlg dependent for values on the
railways and not necessarily con
nected directly with transportation
could BE counted i'm, the railway per
ceutage would rise still higher.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19
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FARM NOTES
Not Written For Farmers
Q @ @ @ @ O o @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ c

1t is all right to rhapsodize about
the man who whistles while he works
but nothing viii make a milch COW
hold up her morning Offering quicker
than a loose-lipped hired man who
lays his profile against her ribs ana
whistles in four different keys at the
same time, while filing twelve
quart pail with seafoam When
cow becomes nervous and unstring
over poetry and song, ner lacteal me-
chanism is about as useful as sweet
milk at an Elks' convention, II We
had a hired man who insisted on
whistling Just Before the Battle,
Mother" in the ear Of a sensitive
heifer which is trying to get rid OF
ner surplus product, we would can
him before he infected the entire herd
with Mysteries
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19
hOW,s ThIS2

We offer one Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
IF. J. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
lin all business transactions and II
financially able 10 carry ont any OBJ
LEGATIONS made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN e MARTIN
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, .
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
ystem. Testimonials sent free
Price rs cents per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
patton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19
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: PRESS COMMENT
G Q 0 O @ o q o C Is @ @ @ @ @
Woman Suffrage 4 Failure
tfaf.t .,.t... &c.

kAuNhtlE NhN oAAEf
Noman's goniederacy comprising
half dozen TAR western states ana
hali million miles OF territory, mas
two weak spo.s, which. according 90
mans way OF thinking, threaten lis
territorial integrity.
In Colorado. the oldes of the SIS
tegho0d. woman Suffrage has NOT
made good while in Washington, the
Youngest member, it is too muca OF
"A good thing The president OF the
Denver Chamber OF Commerce tesii-
fes that The new woman in his state
refuses 70 lend a helping hand in
promoting the material welfare Of
the commupit. in which she lives
preferine 10 go gaddms IN Other
states in aid of suffrage The presi-
dent OF the Seattle Chamber OF Com
merce makes report thar putting
woman in politics is having a disas-
trous effect ON the business interests
OF that city and the state
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

We have often wondered why the
hoot owl is SO unpopular a member
of society The voice Of the male owl
Is fully as melodiOas as that Of the
average tenor, and his repertoire IS
just about as extensive. We have
seen men try to insert a 44-calibre
bullet in the lung OF tuneful owl
simply because that bird toes in and
inhales angleworms, but these same
men will turn around and take drag
from an Egyptian cigarette with
flavor which would turn the stomach
OF an Angora goat Life is full of in
consistencies
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

My child was burned terribly about
the face. neck and chest. | applied Or.
Thomas Eclectric Oil The pain ceas-
ed and the child sank into a restful
sleep. Mrs. Marcy NJ. Hanson, Ham.
burg. n Y.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

I'm just standing on InY head
with JOY, prominent woman slf-
fragist exclaimed when she heard OF
the California verdict But tie
Boston Globe says If was woman re-
porter who was interviewing her.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

OF course. President Taft who
welded spade when ground was
broken for the exposition at San
Francisco called L a spade. Not so
in his discussions Of the underlglns =
principles OF the existing tariff sys
tom
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

With another months hitch at the
Lorimer investigation due to start
today in Chicago. we recall hopefully
that scientists have frequently spok
en- OF the probability OF thar city be
ing some time suddenly destroyed by
an earthquake.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

cattle growers around Miami seem
to be opposed to dipping watts. They
dyuamited large val the other
night. This makes the second thai
has been destroyed there within the
past few months.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

Bnt Z the Balkans get into that
fuss. < ough.a'i TO be hard 70 ie an-
other can TO EN-.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

The James boys would have made
first rate crusaders in such a "hoiy
war" as Italy's
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

President-elect Samuel WI Capen,
OF the American board OF foreign
missions tells us that ninety per
cent of the church people are still
deaf to missionary pleading. If this
be true, and there seems no reason
to doubt it, the reason may be found
in the growing belief that religion,
ike charity, should begin at home
With mvriads OF heathens all about
us why send missionaries abroad.
Our centers Of population literally
swarm with pagans and pasanls 10
With half-fllea churcneg we nave
crowded alleys and byaays where
misfortune and ignorance and crane
need missionaries far more than In
dia and Persia, than China anc
japan
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

Still that Wisconsin flood-s5rick-
en- district ought TO be thankful that
il was only water instead OF LaFol
letta
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

Mr.. Underwood says schedule \
costs tthe people of the United
States 10000. 900 a year A fancy
price TO pay for the services of such
pailanthropists as Nelson Aldrich and
Serene E Payne in the role Of con
servators Of national welfare.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

The $4,000 OF improvement bonds
are ready for the market. Ninety
one cents has been bid The law
prohibits their sale for less than par.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19
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, VAGRANT VERSE
, G @ @ CO @ @ . @ @ @ . @ Q 9

A grand American has gone.
And thus they vanish one by one,
Strong pillars OF the home and state.
among the great
His life in home and church and state
Was glorided by truth and fa'e,
Apll every impulse of his mind
Was tuned to love his humankind.
I'm war and peace he played his part
With splendid soul and loving heart
Helping the people night and day,
Their champion ever brave and gay
He loved the truth and loved the law,
A soul without SHINING flaw,
Whose glorious, honest, loyal name
Shall shine in golden halls Of fame!
John A. Joyce.
Washington, D. c. oct. II, 1911.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

Why not use the air mail route fer
the tranmissiol 0l ade cheap m1ga-
znes9
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

King Manuel's refusal To 20 back
20 Portugal must be cause hes go'
good common sense.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19
S SCHOOL DAY S

Have the children's eyes examined
by us before sending them back TO
school.
our examinations axe thorough and
If .hey dOa't need glasses we win
tel you; our advice viii cost you
nothing.
S. P. cPOOl-
Opton1etrist.
III " Oklahoma Ave
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

Published daily from The Leader
building, West Harrison avenue ana
entered at the Guthrie postoiliee as
second-class matter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

McAlester News Bat Masterson
has sued Ben Tier, The millionaire
Gil man who backed Morris, for
$4,000 for alleged libel A New
York newspaper quoted Ufer s de-
daring that Masterson acquired his
reputation by shooting drunken
Mexicans and Indians ia the back
ufer denies having ever said any
thing OF the kind 1t Is singular that
Mr. Masterson resorted to tie courts
TO settle this matter anyhow Has his
residence in the effete east enervat-
ed the ancient tenror OF I3dge2
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

3 " Copeland. Of DAYTON. Chic.
urchased a bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy for his boy who had a
old. and before the bottle Was al
used the boy cold was gone. Is
mat no better than to pay i've dol-
ar doctors bill? For sale by al
-ealers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-19

MEMBER or ASSOCIATED PRESS
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