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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
WILL BOOST CHAMP CLARK
Logan County and Guthrie
Democrats Organize Club in
Interest of Missourian

The Guthrie and Logan county ad.
Inirefs OF Hon. Champ Clark organic.
ed club here yesterday In his IN.
terest. The charter lIembership
numbers twenty-five Of the stalwart
Democrats OF the city aud county
The heading to the charter reads as
follows:
when oklahoma needed help in
congress, her best and greatest
friend was Champ Clark, and the
rights Of no state were ever cham.
pioned with more Intelligent ability.
Oklahoma can now. in part. snOw her
appreciation and gratitude 10 her
friend. Let us send to the national
convention a solid delegation for the
friend ANA champion OF our rights,
the man who stood staunchly BY us
in our hour OF urgent need and 10
that end every Logan county Demo
Graf Is cordially invited to join the
Champ Clark for President club and
aid in being the first state to send
an instructed delegation for him for
president As speaker Of the nation
al house OF representatives he has
honored the West by achieving the
highest position ever occupied by any
citizen Of the republic residing west
Of the Mississippi river
A-AlS Champ. Glark.. .hanqneL wlll-he-
given in Guthrie soon.
Following Is the charter member
ship; ] G, Jamison II u Todd, d
NJ Overton Ed Nichols, j 0 Rourk
James Kirkwood. Gaien Grow, otto
Bekemyer, George Marquatdt II. NJ.
Condit G =. Dunnica, Geo. McGreg-
or, Ed Overbay T. w. Brodie, II r.
Derwin + NJ, Curtis. ] y Burke,
4 Hindman, r ! Merrick John +,
Favor, FeliX Adler The following are
the officers OF the organization J G.
president, j. j. o Rourk, vice
president, Frank lIindman secretary
] y, Burke. treasurer. James KRIS
wood Mayor Frank Olsmith John u.
Favor, Felix Adler. f NJ Curtis, exc
cutiye committee, The club wiz meet
every Friday night at the lone hotel
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
THANKS DAY
SPIRIT WAS
MANIFEST
B USLN ESS is SUSPENDED
AND CEILING OF GOOD
CHEER PREVAILED

Beautiful Thanksgiving Day wealth.
or was youchsafed Oklahoma and the
spirit Of the occasion was fully en-
tered into by her people IN Gutarie
business was practically suspended
federal county and city Offices. banks
and the larger stores remaining clos
ed all day
There were special services at vari'
Gus churches, the mayor. city council,
city officials and old soldiers being es.
pecially invited guests at Trinity
Episcopal church There were the
usual family reunion Thanksgiving
dinners
In the afternoon large crowd
journeycd to Electric park 70 wit.
ness the football contest between the
Oklahoma Methodsts and the Still
water Aggies and there was another
large crowd present at The university
gymnasium last night when the o.
NJ t. basket bah team played the
team from the state university
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
(By Leaseu wlre)

Poughkeepsle " y Dec l-Tae
story OF bow Miss May E thinner
man. student at the Glen Eden SEM
mary on the Hyde Park road here.
hit by one OF the Dan Cupid's darts.
climbed out OF a window at the the
school and stole away in the moon
light 10 come % P0ughkeepsie and
join her lover. was one OF the chief
topics of conversation among her
friends ana tae friends OF George II.
Maines. OF Flint Mich 10 whom she
was married al Christ church last
night. The wedding ceremony was
performed by Rey lewis Edwin Hess,
curate Of the church. after The Young
folks had obtained a marriage license
from City Chamberlain Graham al MS
home. waich is block away from
the church. an hour before the cere-
mony.
According to the stors OF the Young
peoples friends, and they insist thal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
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Authority to add per cent or any
lother amount after the appraisers
were appointed.
Demands An Accounting
Mr. Brown took the position tnat
owing to the condition of the matter
land the fact that the total amount OF
assessment exceeded the estimate
made upon which the appraisers We're
appointed by some $4,000, and that
as they had no means of knowing how
much of the advanced money by Hill
went into the estimate. and no means
OF knowing what else the city officials
put into the estimate that went TO
the appraisers, and as it was appar-
ent that the 5 per cent was added
a ter the estimate mpon which the
appraisers were appointed and acted,
and for other reasons, an accounting
ment arrived at as to the actual cost
of the paving which sum If the
courts should finally decree the law
valid, the property owners stood ready
able and willing to pay.
During the court on Wednesday the
Judge asked counsel If they could be
ready 10 try the case on It's merits
Il eek after next. Mr.. Brown answer
ed that he thought his clients would
he ready then, ana counsel for I'LL
said they were anxious for as early
trial as possible. 1t would seem
from the above that the court will re-
require an answer to be filed, ana
trial on the merits.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
tBy Leased Wire)

New York, Dec. beer is going
UP. so Jess of it may go down along
Broadway soon. 1t may be that it will
soon cost enough to make it as pop
ular a beverage as champagne to the
little Pittsburg brothers of the Choir
Us girls.
II costs a dollar more to make a
barrel of beer today than it did a
year age. The brewers, with great
charity fer the thirsty, so far have re-
Trained from raising the price more
than 30 cents a barrel but Just the
same higher collars are to be sen
on the beer along Broadway than ev.
ct before. In the outlaying districts
where the humble 'growler' provid-
es the family supply, thirsty house
holders are greasing the inside of the
family pitcher or pail to keep the
man in the white coat from giving
them all foam and no beer.
The cause of the disaster has come
about because the farmers have been
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
RICH MANS DAUGHTER CLIMBS
THROUGH WINDOW OF SEMINARY
AND ELOpES WITH FOND LOVER

il is absolutely true Miss Zimmer
man. who had been forbidden 10 re-
ceive Names al the school. was as
sisted out OF her window a half past
seven in the evening by four Of der
classmates With suitcase in hand
she stole across the campus aud left
the school with a determination never
TO return
DR. Frederick w Townsend the
dean Of the institution, is out OF town.
bat young woman who spoke Tor
him would only say that Miss Zim-
norman WAS no longer a student Of
the school Young Names aud bis
bride were not at their boarding
house and it was said that they had
gone TO Newburgh. Where they ex-
pected TO stop in Newburgh could
not be learned.
Miss Zimmermpr a daughter OF
John c. Nmmer hut. Mich
who was former OF Genesce
county in that staGs He is a million.
aire
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
W0Mlh b0OTL[GG[R SENTENCED
Special to the Daily Leader

Special to the Daily Leader
Tulsa Okla. Dec l-Perhaas the
fret woman to be sentenced to jail
Imprisonment for "boouegging' whis-
kay, is pretty Miss Jennie Bowen.
whose proper name is Clipper. convict.
ed In the county court. The jury rec
commended that her punishment be fix
ed at 30 days in Jail and $50 fine Miss
Clipper was indicted on four counts
by the grand jury OF last spring
which returned 107 indictments. and
her case is the first developing from
these indictments.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
OKLAHOMA APPLES VIII PRIZE

j \. FarQuharson received the
following telegram from Spokane.
Wash. yesterday. Accept our heart
lest congratulations over winning the
first prize i'm Southern states special
with score OF ninety.six and three
quarters points, out Of a possible obe
hundred. Premiums Wit 10 gent you
in a lew days Hoping you VIII eX-
hibit with Ms again. National Apple
Show
Seventeen states participated in
this big apple show Mr. Farquhar-
son is FAST gaining "A national reputa-
tion as tie champion apple raiser
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
FARMERS
WIVES NOT
Sinking
4e.a SN ~ ~ IA H7h
IDEA OF INACTIVITY AT
CHURN AND BUTTER PAD
DIE SMILED AT
(By Associated Press }

Chicago, ill, Dec Reports by Il
commission in Kansas City that the
high price OF butter was due to the
absence Of country product on ac-
count OF the farmers wives being
less diIigent than usual in churning
for Christmas money were laughed at
on the Chicago butter and eggs beard
today That womankind in the coun-
try was each year increasingly sue
cessfu in taking life easy was not
denied. but tae idea that there was
for this reason any less activity at
the churn and butter paddle was
smiled at.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
JOHNSON CHARGES DENIED
Indian Liquor agent Not VIC
tim of "Ring, 1t is
Declared

Washington, d g.. Dec f.-Charg.
es by fermer Indian Liquor Agent
William T. Johnston well known
throughout the West that "a political
ring" formed in the interior depart
ment, caused his resignation from
the lndiap service October J. we're
denied today 0y the first assistant
secretary of the interior samuel Ad-
ans
Mr.. Adams said Johnson had re-
signed rather than meet oral charg
es Of insubordination, inattention to
duty. attempt to misead the depart
ment and reckless use of government
money In view Of the past services,
Mr. Adams continued, Johnson was
permitted to resign instead of being
discharged
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
WANTS COPY Of INDICTMENT

on the application OF Attorney Al
Jennings OF Oklahoma City as coun
sei far Charles Maust, the former
Missouri convict WHO has been sever
al times Identified as Ben Cravens,
an order has been ISSUED BY Federal
Judge Cotterai directing Harry Fin
ley, circuit court clerk. 10 make
copy OF the Cravens indictment lor
the Bateman murder at Red Rock in
1901 jennings wants the copy for
use in defending Maust who will
deny IN court that he is Crayens.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
APPOINTS J.. S. COMMISSIONERS

Federal Judge John II Cotteral ap-
pointed tne United States commits
si1aers for the Western Oklahoma
district for term Of four years, the
telms Of former commissioners hay
ing recently expired Dclbert NJ
Tibbtts is reappointed for Guthrie,
but A T Boys succeeds oliver A..
Black at Oklahoma Guy The other
appointments are II r. Blandiug at
Lawton, w NJ Allison at snyder, H..
A Russell at 5ayre, w G. Roe at
Frederick. George r. Mellott at Paw
huska, Thomas r Bradwood AT
Beaver, Ed G Gray at Pawnee, Char
les A. Alexander at Woodward Ande
L. Swigert a. Enid
IN making appointments FOR the
next four years Judge Cotterai cut out
commissions az numerous places
Throughout the district
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
RETAILERS BUFFET LUNCHEON

There VIII be Retailers meeting
tonight opening with buffet lunch.
con at 6 o'clock following which viii
be discussed proper course 10 pur,
sue ato advertise and attract more
trade TO Guthrie All members in
terested in promoting The trade in
terests of the city are requested to be
present and cooperate In this move
ment Tickets are on sale at the
chamber of commerce and can be Sc
cured by any retailer who is in SYM
pathy with the betterment Of condi-
tions in Guthrie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
BEER rs GOING UP AND WHILE
CONSUMER PAYS NO MORE FOR
A GLASS. COLLARS ARE HIGHER

helping the prohibitioo cause along
by not growing so much barley and
hops. Even under normal conditions
there is barely enough of these grown
to satisfy worldwide thirst, but now
a drought through England and north
ern Europe has killed off nearly all
the barley and hops. British brewers
nave had TO buy in the western states
and as the American crop was also
short the highest prices for % years
prevail
Barley malt is now s1.40 a bushel,
twice what it was last year, and still
going up. Instead of 10 or 30 cents
a pound for hops, as in the last 1e
years. they now cost 30 cents or more.
Had Maine gone wet" and corrosive
Pine Tree state whiskey been replac-
ed by beer. there probably would not
be real beer enough in the country
to go around next year.
J. c, Hoeble, Of Wichita, is a Guth-
rie visitor today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
wEsI SIDE VI E. REVIVAL.

The revival service al the west
side Methodist church is being con
Quoted by Rev. Peter Parker OF King.
fisher the sermons are unusual in
power and strong in originality Much
intrest Is shown On Thanksgiving
night more than half Of the congre.
cation by standing pleuged themseive
10 the tything system.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
PRAIRIE OIL 08tYs 0R0FR
(By Associated Press.)

independence, Kans., Dec. 1.-Obey-
ing the United States supreme court
order dissolving Standard Oil, A. c..
Bedford. New York, today resigned
the presidency OF the Prairie Oil and
Gas company. j. e. OiNeill, of Inde-
pendenec, was elected his successor
1t was announced there would be no
change in company worK.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
JOURNALIST AND DIPLOMAT
CBy Associated Press }

Troy. n. Y. Dec. i-Chas Francis,
Of the Troy Times aud late
to Austria4lIungary died
today Francis also had been minis
ter to Greece and was widely known
as a journalist and athlete.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
VOCALIST LOSES
TONGUE AND WILL
NEVER SING AGAIN
nv Leased WireD

~ BN htdStu hliti -
- New York. Dec. james A. -
9 Metcalf, president of the Met .
6 calf company, silversmiths, and =
g for more than 80 years one Of the &,
g most prominent church singers =,
g in New York. will never speak =
g or utter an articulate syllable =
8 again. .
g His tongue was entirely re- v
= moved in an operation for cancer g
q at the New York hospital and, -
G though the operation was pro. y
g nouncei successful and Metcalf -
8 is rapidly regaining his strength g
9 ne is doomed to the silence of .
= the dumb for the remainder of =
Z his days. 9
= News of this tragedy in the 8
g life of the famous bass soloist =
g Of Grace church did not reach 9
= his friends until today though 9
: the operation was performed last 9
: week
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
CARELESS JOHN D.
LOSES LAKE BUT
FINDS NEW WELL
(By Leased Wirel

. TawytoWn " Y. Dec t. ;
= John y. Rockefeller has lost an. ,
= other lake and discovered new ;
= well When a workman went To {
, him today while he was playing {
. golf and informed him that as
!, fine strike OF clear water he'd 4.
= been made in q new well that ne {
, had been boring. he said. &
I'm thankful for that We :
; can't have ton many sources Of {
; water supply m these seasons of :
: dry spel 9
; a few minutes later he WAS {:
informed that the lake cas-, uf 8
his house had disappeared &
: Someone has been careless &
Better look around and see If {
yon can't find it, replied Mr. 6
; Rockefeller With a smile. g
- :.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
NATIONAL COUNCIL ACTS
BY A BIG MAJORITY
Russia's Action Looked Upon
as an Afiront to AmeTi-
can Prestige
llIy Associated Press.)

St Petersburg, Dec. lin conse-
quence Of the rejection by the pers
an national council of Russian demand
the government today ordered Rus
sian troops now concentrated al
Nesht, capital Of the iersian province
of Chilan, sixteen miles from the cas-
plan sea to adyane on Teheran
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
8OMBAHDMENT CAUSES DAMAGE

Perrin, Dec l'omDardncnt by
Italian Tarshts OF the fortified sea
port OF Socha caused great damage
The Turkish shells fell short Of the
Italian ships
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
EAam HOME DESTROYED

Tie farm home Of J. W. Myers, a
few miles west Of Guthrie. was total
~ destroyed By FIRE early Wednesday
morning. But little Of the household
goods was saved. 40 insurance.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01
THE WEATHER

New Orleans. Dec oklahoma
Friday fair and warmer in east. sat
ufday fair.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01

Teheran. Dec. 1.-The Persian na-
tional council today rejected the Rus
sian ultimatum demanding the dis
mIssal Of w Morgan Shuster by a big
mpjority. The foreign minister has
resigned
In some quarters 1t is expected the
RUSSIAN action, which is looked upon
as an affront offered to American
prestige, will be resented by the Unit
ed States government, as Mr., Shust
ct was recommended for the position
he holds By the state department at
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01

Early III November the Russian
government sent an ultlmatuIn TO
Persia, setting forth that unless the
ersIan minister Of foreign affairs
apoogized for the alleged insult 70
NJ Petroff. Russian vice consul az
Teheran, on the occasion OF the seiz.
ure of the property OF Shua-Es.Snta.
neh. and made ether reparationi Rus.
sia wonld occupy the province OF Chi
Ian and Ma2anieran.
The seizure ot the property OF
Shna EslSultaneh was carried out at
the instance of the national council
by " Morgan shuster Persian treas
urer general. an American Later the
head 81 the RUSSIAN section VI the
persian foreign office Informed the
Russian minister that, as the neN
cabnet had not been formed. II was.
impossible for the government 70 re.
ply Immediately to Russia's demand
for IA apology.
Late dispatches from London re-
ferrng TO further encroachments np
ca persa's Independence ~ both
Russia and Great Britain, said that II
Russia enforced her nitimatum by Oc-
cupying d part of the North, Great
Britain was likely % take a cores
pondDg step IN the south.
Russian troops Ia the North have
been strongly reinforced, while Great
Britain has landed two regiments oT
Indian troops at Bushire, seaport of
Persia ncminally 20 guard British
consulates In the South
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01

]. C. Hoeble, of Wichita, is a Guth-
RE visitor today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-01

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29
DEMANDED SECRECY
IfcinIc Did Not Want Hts Selling Out
GaH#M I<unyyn. -en t |
ISnnnIalln TIN

.. ~ . Hiss .L
New York, January 2S.-The secrecy
with which j.. Augustus Hcinzc in
sisted that all negotiations for the
A.malga mated Copper Company should
carried out was testified 10 to-day
by John D.. Ryan. president OF the
y malSamated His examination was
in tho action that William w. John
son. his former private secretary. has
brought against him for 100000 for
alleged services In putting through the
Ryan declared that ~tIein@o had told
him TO keep the negotiations quiet, as
NC (Etcinze) had promised not to sell
out, and had told tho miners in per-
sonal SPEECHES: IL vow viii stay with
this speech was delivered tho Hcinze
following and tho adhercnts Of tho
Amalgamatcd were in personal com
municatiOn.
Ryan declared that Hcinze first asked
$1,000, 900 for his properties, but final
" COMPROMISED at $4,000. 0oU In cash,
less S3.o0O,O00 TO retire certain bonds.
Tho witness testified that Thomas +.
Cole. then president of the oliver Iron
ing company OF the United States Steel
corporation, furnished the money for
the merger. Ryan denied that no had.
told Heinze that he could make a per
The witness stated that he never told
Johnson, his former secretary, that she
would be on easy street for the rest
OF his life If the deal went through"
must look to HcinHc Cor his remunera-
tioIi. Ryan admitted that tho $1,000
alleged part payment Of which ho I've
Johnson was 4 loan to carry through Il
sition will be used on the test trial
or action.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29
DIES OF STRANGE DISEASE
Common In Orient. IDnt seldom Seen In
This country.

Especial to inc iintca-Dlspatch.I
New York, January 2a.-Guricton s.
White Plains, who died in st. Lukc's
Hospital on December 10, and whose
h,aiady had puzzled tho best physt-
eians IN tho East, was n victim of
similar to typhoid. except that IT cf-
fctts the spleen and III outward appear
ancc is similar 10 that OF tubcr-
losis.
When Carpenter died, the autopsy
gave no clue to tho cause OF death. II
III SAID, however, that the mans spleen
was retained at the request OF DR..
IheOdorc Z. Jancway, and that sub
s.cincnt laboratory tests proved that
Pr. first suspicion was cor
rect, and that the man actually died
OF 4 disease little known in this coun-
Try. but common in the Orient.
low Carpenter contracted iiu1Skin-
sons disease Will probably never be
known. lie was tliirty-unc years old
and stood slN feet live inches iii his
stocking fcct-a wonderful specimen.
lie wa, a graduate Uf the NV York
University.
Carpenters ease banIed the skill OF
such noted pm ySicians and surgeons as
DR.. Theodore G.. Jlneway, Or. Austin
W. Hollis. DR.. William q. Johnson and
many others equally prominent. Dir.
Janeway. when first called az Il con
stiting specialist, asked:
Have you ever been in the Oricnt?'
II have never been further away
from New York than Pennsylvania"
said the patient.
DIR. Janeway lad The reputation OF
never having failc,l to properly
diagnose a disease. and his question to
the patient excited the interest OF tho
other Doctors. DIR. Jancway said lie
suspected that Carpenter was ii sur
fcrer from liodgkinson's disease. There
was no way of determining this con
dition. however. Blood tests II other
tests failed TO show any trace OF the
disease.
Hodgkinson's disease is named aftor
Or. Eaton Hodgkinson. a famous Egypt
physician, who was located for, many
years in Calcutta. IT VAS while ii
resident OF India, practicing among
this disease, which took his name. Dr.
dic,l In .1SGl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29
SUIT is DISMISSED
Compromise Reached In Case Against
Murse md AsxociatcS.

Morse and Associates.
New York, January oS.--Judge
Lacombe. in the United states Circuit
Court this afternoon signed an order
dismissing tho suit OF John w. Nc
l<innon. as agent Of the shareholders
OF tho National Bank of North Amer
lea. against Charles NJ. Morse and the
directors of the institution for the re-
covery OF S750,o0O for losses through
Morse's alleged spcculations. 1t is al
legged that the suit has been COM
promised.
Co-defendants with Morse were John
III. FlaEler. William It. Havemcyer, Al
fred IL. Curtis, Charles NJ. Schwab,
Henry Chaplin, Jr, Robert M. Thomp-
son, Morgan j. O'Brien. !. w. Gates
and the executors of the estate OF
Charles T.. Barney
The complaint contained charges
of fraudulent entries on the books of
tho bank to conceal the true nature Of
transactions involving the purchase
from Charles ". Morse OF thousands
of shares of tho American Ice Securities
Company. Alleged loans to dummies
having no legal responsibility also
We're specified. The directors dcnicd
that they authorized or approved of
Morsc's speculation in certain stocks,
including that OF the American leo
Securities Company. Upon allegations
made in the suit now dismissed, Morse
was tried and convicted in the United
States Circuit Court and sentenced to
fifteen years imprisonment in the
Federal pcnitcntinrv at Atlanta. Ga.