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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-08

inc that If the two men were enemies
he would in all probability be killed.
On the men came silently. They
Te had to act and to act silently So
As not 10 alarm the enemy Every
atom of strength in his being he com
manded. and then, as the ma. IN the
liehtest blanket brushed past tn bush,
ike tiger Conrad sprang upon him,
orinpino his throat in a grasp Of iron.
For moment the man struggled and
then fell unconscious on the ground
Conrad rose and looked on the other
man whose hands were tied behind
him.
aIfs Paulo.v he said
Conrad united his hands and put the
rome around the hands of the man on
the Ground. who was showing signs
of lie
"How did he CAPTURE vou7" asked
| Conrad
almost the same as vou captured
him He waited behind bush and
covered me with GUN. We are now
inside The enemvis nickets. we PASSED
through them upawares."
"Is tbore anvone guarding the ra.
vine now"
"No. Colonel the man on tht
Ground was the only one, 7 think"
"\VeU" said Conrad, take thi.
Tuoer and If he moves YOU know
what 10 do. | shall return to yot
soon"
Conrad knowing the ravire was moi
Guarded. made his wav as fast as pos
sible 40 his own lines. A quick con,
ference with General Iuis Mena. anc
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18

times AZ much as in the 5-year period
1SSI-85.
OF the clothing wool imported, over
one-thrd IS stated as from the Unit
e1 Kingdom; little less than one
third rom Argentina; and about one,
fourth from Australia and Tasmania
OF the on6ins wool imported, over
hair i3 credited as coming from the
United Kiagdom; about one-fourth
fr,5n South America, and the re-
maiaGoa a3oGJ equally divided be-
tween Canada and can other coun
tries. Carpet woods are chiefly
rom .rhe Chinese Empire, about SO
Ger cCn The United Kingdom, about
% per cent Russia, II per cent
and other European countries, II per
cent; While about per cent of I'M
ports are credited to Turkey in Asia
and Argentina, respectively. Flu,
rope supplies most of the wooden
goods imported, though southeastern
Asia supplies considerable share
of the carpets brought into the coun
Try.
The principle domestic sources OF
he 32l million pounds of wool pro.
duced in the United States in 1910
We're Wyoming, SO million pounds
Montana 30 80 million; New Next
co, 10 Is million; Idaho, 10 million;
Ohio, " million; Oregon, l41s mil
lion; C,aa "A million; California
ID 1-3 million; and Michigan, liz
million though practically all the
remaining States are represented
With totals ranging downward from 6
million pounds produced in Colorado
to less than 10000 pounds produced
in Delaware and Rhode Island, re.
spectiyely.
The value Of wool manufactures in
1865, according to the Census Office
wwas 1881 million dollars, as com.
pared with 297 million in 1909, 271
million in 1880. and 23S million ia
1880
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18
MOUND CITY, I'LL.
June II, III.


Mrs. Thos. Rodgers is quite III al
her home ON upper Main street.
Mrs. r. A. Corzine mas returned
home from a visit with relatives at
Balloon.
Clyde Murphy, Floyd Easterday and
Warner Wall were among the Cairo
visitors Friday.
Master Albert and Chas. Aliff are
the guests of relatives at Grand Cnain
Jas. Berfiell and son James of Ell To-
re- 70 were in the city Friday circulat'
ing among old friends
Mr.. and Ms. Arth;br Beaupre are
dcing isal housekeeping inrooms at
the roar Of tlec ao.iectiona , "a
taa Phoenix Block
Mrs. II. Wci9At CT Valley Recu. e
was in town shog Aing Flaay.
w, r. Eselsford Of Mounds transact
Ell business he.e Friday.
TAe Misses Berbaura of Olmstea6
were here Friday on shopping tour
Mrs. Florence Malone 'hl@' as Re-
quest, Mrs. NJ +. Chism CT lie cn
Ridge, Mrs, c. B. Malone aa1 Mrs,
S. A. Cannon of Olive Brancl
Mrs. Schoenboru of Grand Cna:l
was shopping here Friday
Mrs /, krieture was a Cairo snOD.
per Friday,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs
\

Mrs Harvey Poor and little Ca,,-
gntef, Helen returned nome from t.
visit with friends at Mounds Clay, IL
Mrs ", "A. Beverly made a prsi-
ness trip TO Cairo Friday.
sheriff @las. Weherelberg and AZ.
deputy, I'd Parker were in Mounds
Friday ON business.
DR., J. h liargan made professional
trips to Cairo and Urbandale Flilay.
H. Wesenhoy OF Valley Reclnse
was in town on business. I.
Mrs A. l. Compton returned home
Fealay from Vienna where sne had
spent few days with her parents.
Mrs Rol ade of Mo;ndf was saop
nine ere Ft.Iay.
Miss Louise Payer Of Valley sc
cir was in The city Friday shopping.
Mrs Hcbt Arnold is i'll at her
hone IA tpuar street.
The rcnaiaca OF Harry Cowgirl,
who dled Friday morning were taken
Saturday afternoon for burial at Ohm
stead accompanied by relatives OF
deceased
During lie storm Saturday night a
fire broke out north of the city and
the fire alarm was given. AS it was
supposed the FIRE was not in the city
limits. Ii has not been learned whose
property was destroyed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18
The Dollar.

; There was time when dollars were
minted In England. In March. lT07,
the mint issued stamped Spanish dol.
lars worth is. 3D., but they were called
in seven months later. 1t was from
the Spanish coin that America got, the
idea of her almighty dollar, but the
name was made in Germany AT least
"thaler," of which dollar" Is corrup.
tion. was. The original thaler was the
silver guldengroschen, coined in 1918
by order Of Count Schlick from the sill
yer Of JoachimsthaI, In Bohemia. aud
known at first as the "Joachimsthaler.
Thus the name means etymologlcally
"of the valley London Chronicle
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18
NJ
Good
49,
The Weddinc Reception.

he wedding reception.
Congratulations are usually offered
as soou as an engagement is made
known. and therefore there is no need
to repeat them at the wedding recep-
ton. At the reception ii sutiices to
shake hands with the bride aud bride
groom after having shaken hands
with the brides mother. Ii unacquaint-
ed with the bride you should not wait
to be introduced to her. She will offer
to shake hands with you as Il matter
of course, you being friend Of the
bridegroom aud guest In her moth
er's house. lf you are friend OF
the bride and unacquainted with the
bridegroom she will introduce him to
you after you have shaken hands with
her. If you have not had an oppor.
tunity of congratulating her on her
engagement you might say. Il must
wish you both every happiness" but
it is an old fashioned custom TO offer
good wishes to a bride at a reception,
and therefore it Is seldom done. Guests
pass the bride and bridegroom so
quickly that 10 pause and to make
polite speeches would occupy too much
time and would weary the newly mar
ried couple greatly il all the guests
were to follow this lead Hnndshakes
and smiles are all that circumstances
admit OF on such occasions Oftener
than not the bride has u word or TWO
TO say of thanks for wedding present
received on the previous evening. and
this calls for q reply on the part OF the
sender before she can make room for
another guest awaiting her turn tc
ebaEn hands
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18

In actual operation over long
period OF years the Sliding scale plan
has proved highly successful Eco.
Monies of operation with the conse.
quent reductions in rates have great.
ly increased the consumption of gas.
so that at present it is much greater
in Great Britain than in the United
States in proportion to population.
Likewise gas is sold in England al
prices far lower than those which
obtain in any other part of the world
Gas is supplied by many English
companies at from sixty to seventy
five cents thousand feet. These
British companies at the same time
are highly attractive to investors
for many of them are paying from
eleven to seventeen per cent on their
ordinary stock.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18
1,932,000,0O0
POUNDS Of WOOL
IMPORTED BY UNITED STATES
DURING TEN YEARS END
ING 1910.
MOSTLY FROM ENGLAND
Home Production Was 3,051 Mil
lion Pounds, Valued at $685.
0oo,00o--Hioh Record
in t997--Official
Figures.

Washington, June l7.-Wool,
which Is likely to be the subject of
considerable attention in Congress
and thus throughout the country
during the next few weeks, has been
always an important factor in the
foreign trade OF the United States.
AS far back as 1850 imports of wool,
according to the official reports of
the Bureau of Statistics, Department
of Commerce ana Labor, amounted
to 1872 million pounds valued at ST.
C81 SOL; in 1851, 3219 million pounds
valued at $685., 1871; in 1860, pounds
not stated, value Sf,S42ol52; in 1917,
40 million pounds valued at $G743.-
800; in 1880, l2S million pounds val
ued at $23,727650; in 1890, los mil
lion. pounds valued at $15, 640S39, in
1850, l56 million pounds valued at
90 million dollars; in 1910, 264 mil
lion pounds valued at 81 million dol
lars, and in 1911 seems likely to be
1855 million ponds valued at q mil
lion dollars.
The quantity of wool imported into
the United States during the last 10
years was 1882 million pounds val
ued at 324 million dollars, and the
quantity produced at home 3,05l mil
lion pounds valued at 697 million dol
lars. The average of the imported
wool as a whole during the ten.year
period in question was II cents per
pound, and the average valuation of
the woods produced in the United
States during the same period, %
cents per pound, though it is proper
to add that the stated valuation of
the imported woods is the current,
Wholesale price in the countries
fromm which imported OF the 1882
million pounds of wool imported in
the last 10 years, 40 million pounds
We're exported, and in addition to
this 2 million pounds of domestic
wool were exported
Meantime the value of wooden
manufactures imported has been, in
the last 20 years, 513% million of
dollars, an average of % million dol.
lars a year; and the value OF WOODEN
goods exported in the same period,
321a million, an average of ! 2-3 mil.
lion dollars per annum, The high
record in importations of wool was
SOL million pounds in 1897, when in
anticipation of transfer of wool from
the free list of the Wilson tariff law
to the dutiable list of the Dingley
We're imported. Prior to 1895 the
quantity Of wool imported never
touched the 200 million line, while
subsequent to that period the fiscal
years in which a total of 200 million
pounds has been exceeded are: 1905,
2499 million pounds; 1906, 202 mil
lion; 1907 204 million; 1909, 266 mil.
lion; and 1910, 264 million pounds.
The importation OF wool into the
United States has steadily increased,
the annual average during the 5
years ending with 1910 having been
2l2 million pounds; in the ending
with 1895, l42 million; in the years
ending with 1890, III million pounds
and in the quinquennium ending with
1885, 60 million pounds, the average
annual imports Of wool III the s year
period i0OC-l9io thus being three
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18
An Oblioinn Doe,er.

Doctor I've tried everything rnd I
can't get to sleep" complained the
voice at the other end Of the tele.
phone. Cant you manage to do some
thing for me?'
Yes" said the doctor kindly. Just
hold the wire and I'll sing you d lul.
laby"-Success Magazine. /
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18
Wanted a Whole One.

Bobbie saw some puppies for sale
How much are they. Mr.. Brown"
he politely = Ned Two dollars
apiece" rep'ic'' arown. "But / don't
want a piece want a whole dog"
explained Pnhtle
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18

Danderine stimulates the scalp,
makes it healthy and keeps it So
1t is the greatest scalp invigorator
known. Itisa wholesome medi-
cine for both tie hair and scalp.
Even a small bottle of it will
put more genuine life in your
hair than a gallon of any other
hair tonic ever made. 1t shows
results from the very start.
Now on sale at every drug and
toilet store in the land; ) sizes,
Csc, SOC and $i.00.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18
Ba1!22YsS 5.


Every woman's heart responds to
the charm and sweetness of a baby's
voice, because nature intended her
for motherhood. But even the
loving nature OF q mother shrinks
from the ordeal because such time
is regarded as q period of suffering
and danger. Women who use
Mothers Friend are saved much
discomfort and suffering, and their
systems, being thoroughly prepared
by this great remedy, are in D
healthy condition to meet the time
with the least possible suffering
and danger. Mothers Friend is
recommended only for the relief
and comfort of expectant mothers;
it is in no sense a remedy for varl-
Gus ills, but its many years Of sue
cess, and the thousands Of endorse
monts received from women who
have used it are q guarantee oil the
benefit to be derived from its use.
This remedy does not accomplish
wonders but simply assists nature
to perfect its work. Mothers
Friend allays nausea, prevents cak-'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-18

Saplegh--Are you positive that Miss
Gutter Is not in2 The Maid--yes, air..
ia lose ms job Ii I wasn't. Boston
Transcript
The evening world., 1911-02-07

that amoun in cash to Mr.. Van Nor
den"
In checking up the institutions bought
from Van Norden the Cummins syndi-
cate brought up a young banker from
Nashville named T%ompkins Crockett,
who was vlce-president of the Madison
Trust Company when the Carnegie
Trust Company was closed by the
state Banking Department. Mr.. Crock
ett's discoveries are said TO have been
embodied In a letter written to the state
Banking Department.
Under no circumstances can I give
The Evening World any statement as TO
the contents 81 my letter. said MIR.
Crockett. "Supt. Cheney of the Bank
ing Department has all the facts and
he only Is authorized to make sthom
public"
4 member o. the Cummins syndicate
was more frank. He said: Crockett
found some items that the examiner
from the state Banking Department had
failed to catch. I have been told OF ono
TEN Of accrued interest which was
charged twice on the cooks. I think
the amount was SO. 900. Among the
other discoveries there was an item
OF $4,000 I'm the furniture and fixture
account which | understand was found
TO represent stationery that had been
used"
Mr.. Cheney declined TO max any state.
ment with reference to matters asso-
clated with the closing of the Carnegie
Trust Company. But he declared with
emphasis at a recent conference IN his
office that any one who had permitted
the transportation OF q dollar OF de
positors' money In any bank IN the
state would be prosecuted, no matter
how high his social position might be-
Mr.. Cheney's counsel is Jordan Rollins
OF Rollins & Rollins. who was n close
adviser 10 the State Banking Depart
ment through the panic of 1907. lilo at
one time was counsel 10 william T.
Cummins, whose friends declare hat
following the sending OF a letter to the
state Banking Department Jointly
The evening world., 1911-02-07
Departure Not Due to Robbery.

The exact date when Warner NJ. Van
Norden sailed from New York is not
known. on Jan. Z. 1910. he received
vide notice because OF the story of an
encounter in Fifth avenue near the
waldorf with two women. whom he
claimed robbed him Of $4,000. The
The evening world., 1911-02-07
MODEL SERVANT ARRESTED.
Margaret Bodioss Accused OF steal
Ing Gowns aud Furs.

\ mode servant was arralgned today
In Harlem Police Court charged with
grand larceny. Magistrate S~ieinert held
her In 5000 bail for the Grand Jury.
Her name is Margaret Bodioss She IS
twenty-fDur years old and worked for a
considerable period for Mrs. Sophie
CoIen, who lives in the Hendrix Hud-
son apartments.
on Fen. . Margaret the model servant
disappeared, taking all her own effects.
At the same time there disapoeara1 Mrs.
Coheus seal cape valued at 1900 and
about 500 worth OF gowns.
Mrs Cohen notified the police, and be-
tertiNc Glery OF the West one Hundred
and r~wenty-nfth street station was nut
on the case. He found that Margaret
had relatives at No. PIP Eighth avenue.
\ watch was put on the house and the
model servant was caught there las
night She had on one Of Mrs. Cohen's
gowns. In her possession we're found
pi"ntickets for the other gowns and the
sea, cape.
The evening world., 1911-02-07

women were arrested, but we're never
prosecuted by Mr.. Var Norden. A high
ofioiai Is authority for the statement
that Mr.. TAI Norden's departure was
not because Of this alleged incident.
Early In 1909 the late {. c.. Dickln-
son. then President OF the Carnegie
Trust Company. persuaded the mem
bers OF the Cummins syndicate that
It would be decidedly to their advan-
tage TO buy control of the Van Nor
den Trust Company. The acquisition
would admit the Cummins group TO
membership IN the New York Clearing
House Association and supply them
with needed uptown banking connec-
lions. The Evening World has already
old how the Cummlns directors in
dorsed the so-calied fertilizer loans"
OF s?,4OO,OOO and used the money IN
payment for the Van Norden Trust
Company and. as they then supposed.
two additional banking Institutions.
These were tho ioaus which the state
banking Department afterward threw
out. and necessitated the appeal to An
drew Carnegie FOR the 10000 0 loan.
for which accommodation the syndi-
cate memhors gave their personal note
as security. together with the stock of
the Van Norden Trust Company. and
that 81 the Tennessee Packing and
Stock Yards Company ana the Platt
Iron Works.
The Cummins syndicate paid 81. for
the Van Nordcn stock. buying more
than 1000 shares al that figure. They
paid from siGJ to $40 FOR their Carnegie
Trust stock. Altogether the syndicate
put between $4,000 and 100000 Of
good money into the capital stock ~
two banking institutions. which they
now claim would not have been In opcr.
ation had there been proper supervls-
ion by the State Banking Department
They also blame the Banking Depart
mcnt for preventing a merger OF the
Carnegie Trust Company with their ac-
uuired banking properties.
Gave Van Norden 100000
After buying the stock OF the Van
Norden Trust Company" said a mem
her OF the Cummins syndicate. we
dumped more han s2,OoO.ov in cold cash
into the vaults OF the uptown institu-
ton. putting IL upon n gilt-edgo basis.
An attempt wag made to withhold the
control from us OF the two other insti-
tutions concerned in the deal. During
the absence from the city Of Mr.. Cum
Minis and Joseph Il. Rcichmann, an as
s%ociate. Mr.. Dickinson had paid War
ner NJ. Van Norden 10000 upon n
100000 alleged balance due.
MIR. Van Norden was waiting for the
remaining s9G.OOo. but Messrs. Cum
minis and Reichmann on their return
from Dayton. o., refused to sanction
the arrangement. As n result Of FUR
Their negotiations $4,000 Of loans In
which Mr.. Van Norden was interested
were marked OF the books Of the up
town companies instead OF payment or
The evening world., 1911-02-07
Preserves Natural.
Color of the Hair.
lflum woman's Nsuonni Migazine.)

- A'hA ''hAA a'HfAfAaA NNhasah'
Any woman can postpone for years
the time when her hair becomes thin
and gray. II is a mistake to shampoo
frequently with soap aud water, AS
that tends TO make the scalp scaly
and hard and the hair dull and faded.
THE hair will respond quickly to
the proper home treatment. Put in a
fruit jar four ounces Of orris root and
four ounces of theroS. Shake until
well mixed. Once or twice n week
spr inklc a little Of this powder on the
head and brush il thoroughly through
the hair.
This dry shampoo removes dirt.
dust and dandruT from the scalp and
leaves the hair fresh. sweet and clean.
The tberox helps to grow beautiful hair
and preserves its natural color."-Advt.
The evening world., 1911-02-07
Sc Office Chair. S3.7S

Ii X c e y
This chair is
I h orou & h ly
constructed Of
genuine % a k
wood, quar-
tered b X
The back has
two artistic
panels. Saddle
scat, r~cvolvcs
on steel bcer-
inls and can
be adjusted to
The evening world., 1911-02-07

IN the NeUy Enlarged Department, First Floor, ONeiH
Ho"'efurni'hins Store, Formerly O'NeiH Buidinr
We mean to do the office furniture business Of
New York City. and have gathered together an aggregation
OF high class Roll and Flat Top Desks and Office Chairs that
Tor assortment and quality are probably not cqualled any
where in Greater New York.
Only standard makes of Desks, and or Chairs. Stools. TELEPHONE
Tables. etc, are sold here; embodying best qualities procurable from the
Erey Flat Top Typewriter Desk. Bookkepos Desk, Office Chair and
Stool IS included in this sale.
You may take advantage Of our Club Plan uhen buying furniture. You
pay a little down and a little at your convenience while using the goods
This is a splendid plan for those who are beginning n nw business.
1t means that less OF the original capital nee be put in the Office fixtures
al important item in a new business.
The evening world., 1911-02-07
FOR NEW DAY NURSERY.
'ib""y NH Restores Charity Given
Up by % ckcfeIIer .Jr.

ALBANY. Feb. THE Establishment
Of a day nursery in Greater New YORK
to take the place OF tho Institution
known as the West Side N~clghborhood
House, which was supported up TO two
The evening world., 1911-02-07

years ago by John u. Rockefeller jr.. -
provided for In a bill introduced to-day
by Assembiymau Boylan OF New York.
The purpose OF the Institution is TO
provide a place where children can no
cared for while their mothers are en-
ployed. II Is desired TO acquire the old
house. Senator McManus introduced a
similar bill,
The evening world., 1911-02-07

signed by Mr.. Cummins and Mr.. Reich
mann al the request Of the lawyer. Mr..
Rollins. over night. withdrew as counsel
for the Touucsseean.
The evening world., 1911-02-07

women were arrested, but we're never
prosecuted by Mr.. Van Norden. A high
ofioiai Is authority for the statement
hat Mr.. van Norden's departure was
not because of this alleged incident.
The evening world., 1911-02-07

any height; comfortably Shaped
arms. This is n very pleasing de-
sign, thoroughly constru ctcd
throughout and will make n pleasing
addition to the furnishings OF any
Office.
1888 Roll Top Desk. $500
$3.50 Office Stool .s2.7S
s23.25 Typewriter Desk. $3.50
$3.50 g.. Telephone Table .s3.2s
1918 G.. o. Telephone Stool $500
1913 Nah. Telephone Table 1855
1875 Nah. Telephone stool .s2.5O
The evening world., 1911-02-07
Ready
New 1911
LinOleumS
In the O'Ncill Homefurn
is hing Storc-Sccond Floor
formerly O'Neill Buil ding.

These were bought be-
fore the manufacturers
advanced their prices-a
powerful reason why we
are enabled to close them
out at much less than
lots purchased stree.
Inlaid LinOleums
Reg. $l.5O. Sale Price, sl.l9
Reg. l.35 Sale Price, CSC
Reg. $l.l9. Sale Price, SOC
Reg. 100. Sale Price, zoe
Wilton Rugs AT Re-
duCed Prices
A final cleanup of all
patterns that W. are not
going to recorder.
The evening world., 1911-02-07
$3.50 ROll-Top Desk al S2S

(Like cut } Thoroughly construct
ed Of carefully graded and kiln
dried oak, polished finish II is so
inches long, 80 inches deep and 80
high; has raised panels; drawers
have hardwood interior, with adj
Unstable partitions Centre drawer
has separate lock; writing bed is so
constructed that it will not shrink
or swell This is a high-gradc desk
in every way; u very low igure at
the price quoted.