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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-28
ON RECORD IN FAVOR
OF A CURFEW LAW
North Capitol Citizens Also
Discuss Need for ReguIat-.
ing ChiIdren's Sports.

Resolutions indorsing the proposed cur
few law. the building of a George Wash
ington Memorial Hall. the closing of the
letter carrier windows Of the post offices
on Sunday and the increase of clerks
salaries and their retirement were adopt
ed by the North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association at a meeting held
last evening in st. Martins Hall, North
Capitol and 4 streets northwest.
The need of a curfew law was the sub
ject of addresses by many of the men,
bers of the association In no case was
it opposed. but by many it was thought
that other laws to control the activities
of children, both as to the time they
should play and where they should play,
ought to be enacted.
Regarding the play Of children, it was
declared by speakers that official super
vision should be given, as the parents in
many cases not only do not attempt to
keep children within the bounds of safety
and propriety. but encourage them in
dangerous sports. An incident in which
one boy was fatally shot by another
while playing Indians and cowboys
was quoted from The Star.
Selden M. Ely, supervising principal Of
the fifth division of public schools of this
city. cited an incident which he had wit
messed a few days before, in which boy
with bow and arrow. strong enough
to carry 100 yards. had shot a smaller
boy in the back. who was standing only
a short distance away.
DR.. j. G. Tappan also spoke in behalf of
the curfew law and other laws which
might control the activities of the chill
dren. Besides putting themselves on
record as favoring the curfew law. the
matter was referred to the executive
committee for further investigation of the
activities of children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-28
Reading of Journal Forced
When Senate Resumes Work

At 11::D o'clock the new legislative day
began in the usual way with prayer by
the chaplain and the reading of the jour-
nal Twice it was proposed by senators
to dispense with the reading. but in the
such proceeding might have a parlia-
mentary effect on the order for a vote on
the popular election of senators 'imme-
diately after the reading of the Journal
and objection was made. The journal
was a particularly long one, covering all
the proceedings of yesterday and last
night.
sentatives from the House came into the
Senate chamber. prominent among them
being Champ Clark of Missouri and Ollie
James of Kentucky, two of the demo-
cratic leaders. 1t was 12.1O o'clock when
the journal had been completed.
Not the Best of Feeling.
With the vote on the election of sena-
tors out of the way the Senate proceeded
with the usual morning business. That
the feeling among the senators was not
the best, however. was shown when Sena-
tor Burkett of Nebraska objected to the
consideration of two House bills called up
by Senator Clarke of Arkansas. Mr..
Clarke clearly was angered by this action
having stated that the bills could be dis
posed of III two minutes. Mr.. Burkett in
sisted upon his objection.
The senator from Nebraska always OBJ
jects when we have a chance to proceed =
remarked Mr.. Clarke, and / may add
that he is rapidly wipng out what little
dissatisfaction there was in his state as
To what happened last fall
hat happened last fall included the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-28
No Change in Ballot.

ALBANY, \. Y, February 2S.-The
thirty-sixth ballot for United States SEN
ator today resulted:
Democrats-Sheetan. so; Herman, IL:
I.ittleton. Z: SuIzer. .: OrBrien. .: Hopper.
>. Glynn. /: Parker, /; Carlisle, i; Grout.
1; Dougherty, 1.
Republic an-Depew. 20.
Total vote cast, 1874; necessary for q
choice, 93.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-28

IAN abstract Of the remarks of MIR.
Stone appears elsewhere in The Starr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-28
President Not Interfering.

The Presidfn, took no part in the pro-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
.0LD PEOPLE RESPOND
TO CALL OF SPRING
Three Couples Licensed to
Wed, Their Combined Ages
Totalling 395 Years

Three marriage licenses issued
here this week probably give Logan
county the record for aged coupl
The combined ages Of the three
grooms is 2l4 years and the ages OF
The brides are 1871 years. The ages
of the six total 395 years.
License was issued yesterday 10
Elias Bishop, 62, and Mrs Susan
Drake, GA Both have been resid ants
OF Goodnight for several years and
both are natives Of Indiana Al
about the same time there was is
sued a license for Alexander Buchan-
an, of Stroud, Is years old, a native
Of Scotland, and Mrs Minerva Noon
ey Of Perkins, 81 years old, a native
Of Ohio Last Tuesday Lee Keck
OF Lowell n, and Mrs Elizabeth Az
len, GG Of Lowell were married here.
Mr. buchanan and Mrs. Mooney
were married by Judge Strang, as
We're the Lowell people.
Taking "A as the average age o.
marriage in this state the Loyeh
couple demonstrated the permanent
enterprise of Mr.. D. Cupid in a st1k.
ing manner Three couples marry
ing at the average Age of "a Woulu
excel by one year the combined ages
of Mr. and Mrs. Keck The other
two elderly couples confess to Joint
ages Of 126 each Their combined
AGES are nine years more than the
combined ages of the brides md
grooms in many marriages here-lS
for the girl and 81 for the boy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
To SECURE WATER RIGHTS
City Will Take Steps to Assure
Ample Water Supply During
Any Emergency

Securing of water rights was under
taken by the city council last night
in resoat ttions arthorizingthe kity 40
torney to proceed to condemnation
tactics to secure rights along the Cot
tonwoOd above the Santa Fe cutoff.
1t is proposed to build the dam three
feet higher and it is necessary to
secure releases The Harris suit, in
yolying thi matter is now I'M court,
and il is proposed to settle the whole
matter at once.
Morrison made violent objection,
wanting to know how much IL would
cost. He said the water department
is unchecked; il goes ahead ana
spends all the money 1t wants, while
the West Side goes without fire sta
tons and other nee essaries OF life.
1t costs more money than anything
else
Trapnell, who is a perverse little
man, said We've got to have water
-whiskey Is all out.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
JONES ENTERS STRONG DENIAL

Oklahoma CITY, Feb. 17.-"Grst.
MIL Jones is very angry over the
story published yesterday mere that
he was backing the move of the
Capital newspaper from Guthrie to
Oklahoma City
Il know nothing about the matter,
said Jones. Il have not even seen
Greer; and he does not want to see
me- If he contemplates moving /
know nothing OF it. 1 loaned Greer
$4,000 and it is still due me-that S
all ] know.
From other sources it is learned
that Greer has arranged to print the
first issue Of the Capital here on Feb
ruary Is.
do not know anything Of Greer's
plans said Dennis Flynn. Perhaps
he is trying the bmc game again. A
few years ago he threatened to move
to Oklahoma City and Horace Hagan
got him $4,000 bonus Maybe he
wants to hold up Guthrie again
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
QUESTION MEASUREMENT
West Side Sidewalk Matter
Causes More Controversy
Than Capital Removal

City Engineer Hooker is to be talk
en- by the left ear and led out into
The woodshed for educational pur-
poses. Council proposes to teach
him that the digging of a seven inch
hole for sidewalk rs not eXcaya-
lion but that taking The dirt out
above the place where the top of the
Sidewalk is TO be is excavation ID
becomes necessary to teach this en-
gineer that i'm every case where he
tecNes a sidewalk in front of an i'm.
iiuential voters 1lace he must first
get the seven inches from under the
sacred top line and charge IL to the
charity fund, and then carefully take
OF the layer above the top OF the
sidewalk and weigh each pound sep
arately
Mayor Farquharson also got the
notion that when man digs ont
seven inches of dirt and replaces
| Il With a sidewalk that ne has eXea
waited some but Morrison and Spur
lock and Wm Schultz would NOT
have It that way
Schultz's sidewalk, which has A.
lractcd nearly as much attention as
the capital fight was referred TO a
committee consisting of Meyer, Dun
ham and Morrison who are o adjust
the trouble Schultz claims there
was too much digging for his side
walk.
Morrison secured passage of a
resolution that no more sidewalks be
measured from the bottom, but al
ways from the top
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
WEST SIDE FIRE STATION
For Third Time Quietus is
Given Project BY City
Council

Tho tbnrd ~ the nino ltvos eff the
Vast Sido fire etation scheme WAS
enufeoJ ant hv the ciy councu last
niebt Ana "pap" Morrison was rs
nleaeant ms an old maid at her youne.
AZ, sistei'e serord marriage
c.;,,. ,to.,i.o. .o.,.o, ,otioo
Nounol''''t'n ri'it ,}io 'ho nnJ ,,I non, hn aod
", VI a ''''' ~ ,',s.,i,, n,o,,.n1. trbat,,
l,'i''el 9o''ile'is KIN, ha., y"
""5 WV a., s3''''7 p,,,,. ~ ~" V'''''' naaiaII,,
sD,N''n'' ,..', -. ~ .,,ot oa1n,,it, nnr1,an,
PLY VrSu t G,o' ,h'' ,ha othoa V,os Sti,,rs
,,'. "nu i,"'E,,I' NH ~ .Dcir i bonIs u tho
I'el e.S Heiu up 'H',, '"li"' a,an.a5 81 ;oto |
ssF'"i SSa l,st s4''ei p'S9'u' anu '''p''' ''''
W "'.''
on Morrsons motlon TO proceed
building. OF the station uhaer lue
plans ol the cltY engineer lne Fole
was
Aye-Morrison, butcher Duaham
Beamer.-4
Nay-Spurlock Meyer, Hartshorn
Hopkins, Traprell.-5
Absent-Higgins.
Morrisons speech was much short
er than on the other occasion on
which the West Side station scheme
has died. but it was to the point lie
told the bank crowd that the high
collars and plug hats were not the
only garments TO be considered in
this town; that there are men wait
ing for work, men with families on
short rations, men who beg for even
a days work He said council calm
ly voted against using the money fol
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
WORD PICTURES OF TRIP
Rev. Abernathy Describes to
Congregation Features of
Recent Eastern Journey

Splendid audiences are greeting
Rev. Abernathy as he graphically de-
seribes the many interesting sea-
lures Of his recent trip. The sub
ject for Sunday morning is what
Niagara Said to Me- and will not
only be an interesting study Of ma
ture but also will afford opportunity
for some timely suggestions on the
conservation of our natural re-
sources The SUBJECTS for future
sermons are as follows. and will be
at the morninl hour:
Fabruary 19-1What Niagara said
TO Me"
February Belshazzar's Feast
New York ON New Years Night
Mrach 5-"Twice Born Men A
Romance Of the Bowery."
March 12-"The Voice of the
Deep"
March 19-"The City Care Forgot
New Orleans"
March 2G-"DiXieland in Song and
story
April Home Sweet Home
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
MACHINE CAUGHT FIRE
Owner J. ]. Abell Has Narrow
Escape from Serious Injury
sTrying to Extinguish Blaze

j. ]. Abel's automobile caught fire
while he was preparing to start it
early this morning Mr. Abel had a
close call from serious injury while
trying to put out the flames to pre-
vent spread to the oil storage.
The damage to the machine was
about $2C0 There is an insurance
policy on the machine.
Mf Abel had finished cleaning the
machine and HAD let on little too
much gasoline. In eranking the over
flow caught fire some way and the
outside flared up. The construction
is such that the fire did not get in
side but it practically ruined the
wood part and damaged tome of the
metal Mr. Abel tackled the fire
himself, but did not make much head
way The fire department used some
small chemical cylinders and the fifty
gallon chemical apparatus and put
out the fire. The garage was not
damaged.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
HELD UP BY COMMITTEE
Proposed West Side Sewer
Meets With Objection From
Councilman Beamer

For the third time the West Side
sewer in Fourteenth. Fifteenth and
Twentieth streets and Logan and,
Mansur avenues is held up by the
sewer committee Councilman Beam
er objected to the letting of the sew
er contract last night because the
plans required deep digging in the
district named, with view to sewer
extension westward.
W. f.. Power put in a bid for 49,
1880, which is $500 lower than a
former bid The people in that dis
trict are anxious FOR a sewer and are
willing to pay the rather heavy cost,
it is said
An ordinance 70 create district e6
East Side embracing the district be-
tween Perkins ard Grant avenues
and Vine and Wamuts streets, was
laid over under the rules.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
OKLAHOMA OIL TOWNS
BIG POPULATION GAIN
Cleveland Shows Increase Of
500 Per Cent Within Past
Ten Years
Special to The Daily Leader.

Special to the Daily Leader.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 17-Favor-
able action by the subcommittee nav
ing in charge the Mcclure Usage In
dian bill foreshadows, it is thought,
similar action upon the part of .he
full committee today. The subcom-
mittee reported the bill substantially
as drawn b.. Mr.. Mcclure and m0di'
fed By the interior department The
bill is short, makes taxable rnre-
stricted Indian lands, removes the
restrictions from the property of de-
ceased Indians, places The minors
and their property under the luris-
diction of the probate courts of Ok
lahoma and will permit tho Osages
to select one Of their four aiotm 9nts
as a permanent homestead The
bill otherwise liberalizes conditions
in the Usage nation with a view Of
fostering greater development.
Only the objection of Senator jeff
Davis Of Arkansas prevented the pas
sage OF the bill iii the senate Thurs
day Another attempt to put the
measure through that body will be
made by Senator owen today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
WHYGUTHRIEDOESN' TGROW
Novel Reason Given BY Wit
ness in Case Against Gas
Company
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. IA
new reason why Guthrie has not
grown was given Thursday afternoon
when the case of j. w. Thomas
against the Guthrie Light & Power
company came up for hearing before
the corporation commission MI
Thomas, who asked for an adjust
ment Of alleged oyercharges, was
placed on the stand, and asserted
that the rates OF the gas company
are 50 exhorbitant that Guthrie had
been retarded
The complaint was filed for the re
Covery of fifty cents on two bills,
one for lighting and one for power
and for the taking down of 81
bond. Counsel for the gas company
attempted to show that Mr.. Thomas
had never attempted to make any
amicable settlement of the dispute
and that it was a purely persona
matter.
Now be honest, why did you bring
this case to the commission asked
the counsel WAS it not for persoaa
spite. and did yon try to adjust the
matter?'
4 did try" hotly replied Mr.
Thomas, "and when | told You
might take il to the corporation com
mission you said YOU did not give
d--n for the corporation commission
So | thought | would see about It,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
STREET PAVING TO HALT?
Some Adverse SentimentShown
When Question Was Raised
in Council Meeting

That sentiment is decidedly ayerse
TO any considerable amount of street
paving in the season now opening
was shown il council last night For
purposes Of consideration, Council
man Beamer presented a list OF street
ON which paving is contemplated.
Each of the sections of streets is GOV,
cred by first or second resolutions
of intention to pave ard little more
formality is necessary to put the pro
jects through
A strong protest against paving OF
Villas avenue from Second street to
the Santa ne right of way was re-
ceived last night.
The streets for which resolutions
have been passed are.
Logan avenue, 3 sectors: Noble
avenue: Villas avenue, alleys in the
blocks 53, A, 81, Walnut and Nine.
teenth streets; Oklahoma avenue
from DreXel boulevard east
. Mayor Farquharson called mp the
paving matter saying that he was OF
the opinion that paving ought not
to be undertaken to any considerable
extent at this time There are some
connecting streets, however, thai
Should be paved, he thinks, for the
protection of pasements already laid.
The mayor said that when in Chi
cago recently he called on J. f. Hill
company, which has done most of the
paving in Guthrie, and that the com
pany expressed anxiety to know what
Guthrie intended this year There
is a paving plant here and If there
are no paving contracts in sight il
! will be moved.
The mayor referred all paving mat
ters to a committee composed OF
Counclmen Morrison, Meyer an6
/ Spurloek.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
CAlAKS GIVEN FORTNIGHT :
WITHIN WHICH TO A.,
Otherwise the "Seml- Ultlmdtum'
viii Be "AmpIllied," Says
Official Organ
(By Associated Press)

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE noyoe
Vremya, discussing today the an
nouaced purpose of Russia to make
a military demonstration in Chinese
Turkestan, describes the note present
ed at Peking by Minister Koretovitch
as a standardization, as it does not
specify the term within which CHINA
must comply with the demands OF
ST. Peterburgs The paper adds that
the Chinese government fails to
act before the lapse of a fortnight
the semi-ultimatum will be amplified
There have been rumors recently
of an intention by Russia to bring
pressure TO bear on China because
of alleged violations Of the Russo
Chinese treaty That the situation
was acute, however, has been denied
by the Chinese foreign board aud the
Russian legation at Peking.
1t has been admitted that there
We're differences in the interpleta-
tions Of the international agreement
as made at ST. Petersburg and at Pc
king. The treaty adopted in 1881 eN
pires this month and it has been re-
ported that Chira was unwilling tc
renew il: at least not until certain
moderations had been made. The eX
changes have been closely guarded
by beth pos and what st99e the
negotiations nave reached wax n0'
indicated until Yesterday when 'ha
st. Petersburg Gazette announced
that an important conference had
been held al the war ministry to con
slider "China's persistent flOuting OF
treaty stipulations.'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
TO INVESTIGATE CHARGE
william \. Dunn Claims to Have
TruRktul Of Evidence
to PraSent
Special to Daily Leader.

6peclal 10 DAILY Leader.
Chicago, Ill, teb 17-Sensation
al charges that hundreds of children
are taken from their homes every
year removed to the juvenile deten-
ton home and then practically sold
into slavery in every part OF the
United States, were expected to be
investigated by tne county civil ser
vice commission today.
The attention of the civil service
body, which has already probed con
dtons at Dunning County hospital
and Oak Forest was called to this
latest alleged scandal by William H.
Dunn president of the Dunn Manu-
faFuring company He claims to
have a trunk full of evidence.
In substance the charges declare
that the children are taken from their
parents by force and are subjected
to degrading physical examination
without authority of law and frequent
ly farmed out to guardians outside
he state and the jurisdiction of the
juvenile court
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
VIADUCT PLANS DISCUSSED
Expected That Work on I'm
mense Structure Will Start
at Early Date

Viaduct plans were fully canvassed
yesterday on the occasion of the visit
Of engineers OF 4le Santa Fe to the
Cleveland avenue site Minor chang
es in the plans have been suggested,
and it is regarded as a certainty that
the plans as a whole will be approy-
ed soon so that work may be started
early in the spring The entire struc-
ture will be about 1000 feet long and
will carry a walkway wagon roadway
and street car tracks
Chief Engineer Mead, division en-
glneer Guy, Mayor Farquharson, T. G.
Guss and city Engineer HocKer were
in conference yesterday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
COUNCIL LETS SHACKs STAND

The city council took a step back
ward, said Councilman Beamer tor
day; 'when it last night recinded
the ordef to remove twenty seven
shaeks, which have been condemned
by City Health Officer Sharp and Fire
Chief Grueber. These shachs hre
more than 400 per cent TO the bad.
They a collective menace and an eye
sore. An ordinance governs the re-
moyal of these snacks, and the coun-
Gil deliberately sidestepped the ordIn-
ance. The mayor should nave stood
by his former position. The only way
the city can improve is by the remoy-
al Of these unsightly shacks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS
Senate


The resolution looking to a eonstl-
thtional amendment to provide Tor
election of members of the United
States senate by direct vote OF the
people. occupied most of the time oil
that mody Thursday. But one SCI
speech upon the subject was made
however, that being by Senator 30
rah in its advocacy.
Senator Hepburn made a speech oi
protest against a news article in a
local paper which asserted that tae
President held the whip hand over
the senate and might force a vote
ON the Canadian trade agreement by
threat of an extra session Of con
gress. Mr.. Hepburn thought the dig
nifty Of the senate had been assail9d
House
In the house the day was given tc
consideration of the legislative, eAe
cutive and judicial the army and
the naval appropriation bills, genera
debate on the last carrying the house
Tar into the night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
Commission viii lnvestiqate

Investigation Of the Meridian road
difficulty was undertaken today by
the county commissioners. It seems
there is decided difference OF opinion
On the cutting Of a new road along
the NJ. X. & = right of way from
the village. A heavy remonstrance
against the road has reached the
commissioners and they went out TO-
day to view the ground.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
POSTMASTER UNDER FIRE

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 17.-Beniamin
+. Thomas, postmaster here is eharg-
ed with serious violations OF the civil
service law by d W. Tillotson, a
letter carrier. In a complaint to the
Gtil service commission Tillotson
says he was re5uced in rank because
he would not support candidates in
the last campaign as directed by
Thomas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
MASS MEETING TONIGHT

Mass meeting at the city hall to-
night, to consider the further de-
yelopment of the Oil & Gas well move
ment All members of the chamber
OF commerce and auxiliaries are re-
quested to be present, as this will be
a very important meeting and it is
very essential that all citizens parti-
cipate. Very respectfully, J. j.
OROurk, President
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
MORE RAIN IS FALLING

Rain started in again last night and
there are prospects of a soak In
fact the ground is becoming fairly
wet for a few inches down. The
wind shifted to the north and there
was more co1Hess. Rains seem to
be general over Oklahoma The
parched northwest has had good rains
and the wheat crop is pronounced
saved in many sections.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-18
LIVE WIRE
IS CHARGED
WITH DEATH
FATHER AND SON ELEC'
TROCUTED IN WINONA,
MINN ESOTA
(By Associated Press.l

Winona, Mich, Feb 17.-Peter
Guldt and son, Elmer, were electro
cuted at Lake CITY, Mimi, this morn
ing. Young Guldt, a telephone line
man. attempted to move a twenty-five
hundred voltage Light wire that had
fallen over a telephone wire in front
OF their home ard started the bell
to ringing He received a shock that
lelled hil. HIS father. Who went TO
his aid was also knocked senseless.
Mrs Guldt pulled both men free from
,the wire esefking fnJury herseH.
10th men died.