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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
WAR ON THE HOUSEFLY
Guthfie School Children En-
listed in Fight Against
Dangerous Pest

A campaign is being made Ia tie
Guthrie public schools against the
acuse fly pest Special instructions
are being given the pupils bg the
principals of the schools and illus
trated talks are made by the teach
ers from time % time 0n the origin
alid habits Of the fly
City Health Officer sharp has alsa
addressed the pupils Oh sanitary oon.
ditioRs and how to get rid Of the fly
pest
This campaign is even being car
ned into the primary grades Miss
tAaa EohF of fhs first pfimsTv graae
At fealfal seh0ol. has taught Sleg
pupils the following lines to impress
them on the fact that the as IL d
menace to public health
Chatter eiaiter
WHAT'S the mattefg
Get a spattgr
Catch thai sls
see him wing hIa eye,
Hes 4 sinner
Wines his feet
lDOn yUur dl1ref.
Try 10 make IL sick.
BAt we'll get him
lf we're auiek
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
l MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENT

Important Improvements are being
made on the Division street extension
south Guthrie township is doing q
large and costly job In putting the
road to grade and i'll removing the
big rocks. A lot OF boulders have
Leen removed and cut of four feet
tas been made IN places.
Division street is gaining great i'm.
portance aud the activity OF the town.
ship in carrying the betterment
through its domain is significant Il
is one Of the principal highways into
The city. It runs between Mineral
v ellis park, with additions, and the
Guthrie townsite addition on the
school section east Of the line The
city, township andpark board have al
eady macadamized the road from the
city limits TO the park bridge There
is still some work to be done from
the bridge to the first hin south.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
INVASION OF GATERP|LlARs
Army Of WormsWorktng West
ward From Eastern Oklahoma
Doing Great Damage

AH Invasion 0f catefpillarg Is near
the boundaries 81 Logan cgunty II
as reported he,9 t05ay that the
army of destruction had reached the
sieinity of Fails, aud that everything
green lu its wake has been DESTROYED
Stalli4s Oi lv8ias Is The most re-
6Iarkable feature 81 the invasion Il
s claimed bg seYera. people whu
have been here siuce yesterday that
"a Katy train WAS stopped near halils
Wednesday The caterpillars We're SO
numerous chat wheels merely slipped
fne same lhing is reported from 9th.
III parts oi tho state
What steps can be taken to combat
the pestilence IS matter Tor the
State agricultural authorities Indig
iduas can do nothing The weather
s against the farmers ana orchard
MEN aud Tor the worms
A special from Tulsa says
Eastern Oklahoma III Ia the grasp
0i a plague II catefpiiiafs aBl miF
lions anon millions of thgee Insects
are creating havoc. especially along
TIE transportation lines in tia sl
entity of Tulsa
The situation Is gFaseg possibly
that t4at which existed 81 Kansas
few years ago
For a week farmers aAd others
had been reporting the Invasion 0t
greir properties 81 millions 0l catesS
pillars which are covering EAair trees
and houses aud smsh Dlants TAs
climax was reached Frl9Ag aAan i
passenger train and lataufaail elaes
trie car we're actually 4held Bp bv
The pests. a passenger iraiu on the
IA " & W railway between Tulsa
and Enid was approaching Manns.
feM. west Of here, when il moved
town innumefable thousands 0f cat
erpillars. Their bodies We're sInearsi
over The track III such 4 manner Az
ic actually stop the train
Several minutes were lost In try
ing 10 make headWas hE tbs ata rs
sanding the tracks then the train
Aas backed 40 and with running
start slid through the mass pt slime
that covered the tracks Several u
tefurhan cars on the Oklahoma Union
Traction company between Tulsa and
0reutt Lake, sulfered the sama Ell.
Aerlence Friday Afternoon. a two
story white house aeaF ufctVk Esaka
IS covered with caterpillars,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
HAS ANYBODY SEEN THIS GUN?

has anybody seen q stray Colt
frontier gum A citizen 81 Coyie has
written 70 the police department, ad-
dressing q minute letter to +Mr CITY
Policeman He writes as follows
Dear poleaseman will you piese
~ niiIIle ever pawnbroken sharp in
your town for a stolen Six shouter
cafrgs rs wenchesler car. but the
gage Al Il Is a Colt frounteare You
VIII find II on the barrell and ! cut
my Initials on the handle as the iet
ter II made Ike this r Al r. and
Y0n Will halter look NIFTY close 80
find It aud Il it found notlfie me of
the same II was stolen tusday morn
lng~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06

are to meet in Oklahoma city then
and the trustees from this place will
be required To give answer.
The proposition has been enlarged
since the trustees met here. There
is proposed consolidation OF the
Methodist Episcopal college for Tex
as and Ohltnoma, and this lncldes
New Mexico now attached to Texas.
The consolidated college win be for
the northern branc hof Methodism In
the three states. It IS desired that
the college be located somewhere
north OF 0klahoma City Other cities
are now prepared to offer sl00,0G<
and land. The authorities favor
Guthrie it fulfHls its promises.
The chamber Of commerce votea
last night to authorize the trustees
to assure the board of location,
either the convention hall grounds
of a big tract outside
Rev. r. b. Rankin. G. II Martin.
dale, r. y, Stewart and John Golobie
spoke on the college proposition.
j. H Burford spoke on the neces-
slty for development company to
promote these enterprises
On motion OF Judge Burford Il was
resolved that the directors of the
chamber Of commerce proceed to the
organization Of development com
pany. The motion was unanimously
adopted
Secretary Rsyson Reports.
Secretary Rayosn reported that
the directors had taken up with the
young mems civic organization the
matter OF holding fair here next
tall and Of holding an elaborate cele-
bration independence day. July 4.
One Of the projects In sight is a
broom factory employing twenty-five
men Mineral wells booklets are be
ing issued
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
KISS WAS WORTH
FINE IMPOSED, 50
MAN SINS AGAIN
fBy Leased Wirel

- ll4 A<tdStI MtltJ
20 Odell, Neb., May 6-W. A. Slo- {
g cum, wealthy ranchman. liy.
. ing near here. holds the record
@ for paying the highest price for
= stolen kisses in Nebraska Two
o Of them cost him SITS. They (
9 We're stolen from Mrs. p. t. {
. Ramsey, who few years ago {
9 was his sweetheart {
. When arraigned In court he
: was fined SIS He then dashed {
9 over to where Mrs Ramsey was {
: standing and, clasping her in {
g his arms, said {
. That kiss was worth all that {
= paid for It, and am going {
. to have another" He carried {
o out his word {
q How much is the fine?' ask. &
g ed Mr. Slocum, as he escorted {
o Mrs. Ramsey, who appeared as !
9 she We're going to faint to :
. chair {
g tOne hundred dollars and not (
9 a cent less Numbered the JUS :
q tice. &
g The fine was paid, but Mr. s
9 Ramsey says he win use a gun {.
. the next time Mr. Slocum tries 6
o to kiss his wife {
G C G 10 @ @ 9 @ C 8 @ @ @ c. 6
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
(By Associated Press. J

E Paso, Tex May 6-Judge car
baiaI, federal envoy, this morning de.
clared he had not received ful ans.
"er to the propositions submitted BY
Francisco | Madero, through hts
peace commissioners THURSDAY lie
ascribed the delay to Interruptions
in telegraphlc facilities, informing MA
dero to that effect and suggesting
that the armIstce, which expires at
noone today pe extended
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
To ATTEND SONS FUNERAL
Attorney General Grants Per.
mission to L. c. Grimes, One
Of Kickapoo Defendants

Attorney General Wickefsham wir.
eG from Washington, d G.. last night
granting permission 20 L. G Grimes,
cne OF the three 0klahomans held IN
The Federal Jail mere ID connection
With the Kickapoo Indian land fraud
cases. TO attend the funeral of hls
fon, who died early Yesterday al Har-
rah Mr.. Grimes left this morning
ior Harrah in custody Of Deputy
Marshal jacobson
Although II is understood that the
government had reached settlement
IN these kickapOo Indian cases no
efiicial orders have been received by
tie United States marshai's ollce
here 70 release the defendants,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
1000 WOMEN
SUFFRAC|S
IN PARADE
NEW WORKERS TREATED
TO RARE SPECTACLE
THIS AFTERNOON
tBy Associated Press.l

,see Yols. s.. siay s-hanks o.
New Y0rz's women suffrage ady0-
eates this afternoon gave monster
demonstration b aid Df the snfIfag-
ist cause. taking tne form 9f parade
down Fitth avenue More than Two
thousand women iolHed march ID pro.
test against D0n-actlon bs the legls-
iature on the bill giving suffrage 70
their sex Floats showing different
kinds 0f work done By women had
lace In the parade Fifth avenue and
hfoadway were crowded with spec.
saiors
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
ODD FELLOWS WILL OBSERVE

odd Fellows sunday will be ht.
tingly observed in Guthrie tomorrow
~lth special exercises at the Trinity
Episcopal church commencing al 4
O'Clock Rev a Is Nicholas will OF.
iiciate, Special music has been ar
ranged and the Odd Fellows Will
arch TO the church In body from
their hall headed by the uniformed
team The Rebekahg are invited TO
attend the service
All Odd Fellows are requested to
meet at the !. o o + hall at O'Clock
Sunday afternoon to march III a body
10 the Episcopal church
by order Noble Grand
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
ACTION TO RESTORE Salaries

AL special meeting 0f the city
council tonight action viii be taken
% restore saaries to the city officers
several 0t the essential men having
been cut practically off the pay roll
through i trick of political spite By
the former council Two plans oI
settling the trouble are Ikely 10 ~
proposed
The finance eannitlee today ap-
proved Its first BATCH of bills and an
appfopFlatine ordinance viii be pass.
eO tonight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
O o o @ @ . o O G o o 0 o 0 o
O d
9 FRESH TOPICS OF 9
Q THE TOWN. &
0 @ O O o o o o o o o q . o o I
oats &c WonderfQI erowth

Oats planted In 4 sand box iii i prl.
mary grade room IN Central school
made a growth of from six to eight
inches IN week The sand was very
moist when the oats we're put IA the
box and they made more 0f q growth
n a week IN the warm acGool room
than Is ordinarily made under favor
able conditions on the average farm
in two months Elementary agrIcul-
ture is taught In the public schools
and often agricultural experiments
are made
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
(5ULLErtN.)
(Hy AssoCiatnd PreRAg

El Paso, Tex May 6-The Am
istice expired at twelve ocolck and
the insurrecto outposts moved closer
TO Cindad Juarez as Il making ready
for an attack An answer from Gen
eral Navarro Is said % be on the
way to Madero headquarters BY mes
senger
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
FRENCH BIRD MAN IS KILLED
(By Aaaociatad preasl

Shanghai May 6-Rene Yallon, a
French aviator, fell from great
height today and was instantly kill
Cd Vallon lived IN Paris. He mas
been giving exhibitions IN this coun-
try for six weeks in hope Of interest
ing the Chinese government in mill
tary aviation
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
PITCl|RA'S KING
MAOE DEFENDANT
IN DIVORCE CASE
nv Leased W4e)

- my Btdstu Ntel y
9 Los Angeles, May. IA little {.
Q island OFF the coast Of Chile, the G
@ island OF Pitcairn, two miles &
9 long by one wide, caused a dr. G
. vorce in Los Angeles court to- {
. day, for it took the husband OF q
9 Mrs Nellie 3. Clark away from 6
g her 6
& Mrs Clark didn't fancy being &
. queen Of an island. but Clark q
. sailed away and left her here. q
g That was two years ago Lin &
q coin Clark never has come back q
= and never intends to- He is the 8
o king, and his son, Roy, who went g
9 with him, is heir apparent. and !.
o they have about l25 subjects. 6
= Clark was wrecked on Pitcairn q
g rs years ago, a boy Of 10, stayed s
9 there two months, was taken =
. of by passing snip and trans g
. ported to San Francisco. g
- r.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
WRITS or HADElS CORPUS
SUSTAINED FOR TILOEN, ET AL
Alleged Slush Fund Collector
Need Not Obey Illinois
Senate Subpoena
fBy Associated Pregsy

Chicago, ILL., May 6--Judgc A. i.
Petit, Ia the circuit court today de-
clared tina. the Illinois senate coaic
rot force an inspection of private AL.
counts Of Edward Tilden 'rhe decl.
sion upholds the writ Of habeas cor
pus obtained py Tilden. O. WI F3ene.
dict and W G Cummings after they
cad been arrested on charges oT con-
tempt OF the state sv.lnte In refus-
ing 70 present their accounts to tine
Helm committees
Washington, May 0--lse senate Oh
Monday viii be asked To adopt the
La Toilette resolution providing TOT
"a reopening Of the Lorimer case. aad
pn Investigation BIS special commit
tee named Iii the resolution comp0s
led Of senators who did net partici-
rate In the case last session
Mr Ia Toilette. upressing his res-
|ontion, viii place before tue senate
tie new evidence which he considers
lot sufficient importance no warrant a
lew inquiry aud submit all the iIf0C
nation which he has collected IN ths
case since II Was brought 70 vote
two months ago sIr Ia Toilette
says that the new evidence and IN
formation IL that which has been
brought ont by tue Helm committee
Fat Springfield
lie realizes that there Will BIZ OBJ
position 10 the adoption ct the reso-
luton basca on the ground that Il
should take the usual course and be-
referred to the committee on prlvi-
loges and elections lie viii explain
Nhy BE and the other twelve pro.
sressive Republicans favor the spg
Cial committee rather than the c0Gn-
nittee on privileges and elections 70
conduct the new investigation and ue
is hopeful Of a favor lble vote
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06

craekshot pleads 40 euIIt1

'CracksaNt.2 the Hegr0 sometimes
kuoWu as Clarence Clyde, this mOrp-
ing answered not guliy yhen arr
ialgaed in superior court on charge
pf burglary He ~ accused Of break
ing Into the home ol an old man and
beating and robBing blm The min
imum penalty is seven years aud the
maximum twenty.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
REBEL OUTpOSTS ARE MOVED
CLOSER TO CIUOAD JIlAREz
Federal Envoy SIN Waits tOI
Mexico Clty's answer 10
MadsrO's Propositions
iauLLETIMn

III Paso, Texas, May G-At J. 30
o'clock General Madero announced
that he would not attack Juares to.
oay The date Of attack is not an
nounced
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06

Deputy Marshal ID A Campbell, OF
the Northern district III Texas. came
~ lesf riEht Iith Charlie n. WAiLe.
one Of the men wanted FOR alleged
fraudulent use Of the mails Ia the az,
iairs of the Oklahoma Produce com-
paaY
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06

Crops are looking ane. hut more
sunshine Is ueeded for some 0f them
Iae wet cool weather has caused
wheat aud oats u take on remarkable
growth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06

Extensive preparations arc being
pade at the Masonic temple for the
grand chapter OF the Eastern Star.
which win be here Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
lRuL.L..E.TlNl

tBy Associated Press1
III paso, Tex. May 6 -Armistice
officially broken Off by Madero at
one O'Clock this afternoon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
May chanae VIaduet pIans.

Mayor Frank Olsmith when sdvis.
ed Of the letter ex-Mayuf Farquhar.
son received yesterday from General
Manager Cowan 81 the Santa re. an.
nouncing that he would be here next
week 10 complete negotiations with
the city for construction OF the much
talked Of siaducl. said the present ad-
mlnistration would be disposed TO
close up the yladuct matter az soon
as possible He said that II the San
ia re would commence work on the
yiaduct al once the present adminls-
tratiUn would ont object oconceding
the Santa Feis request 10 make the
roadway of the viaduci - feet id
addition 10 thn sidewalks, instead Of
forty feet, as originally agreed upon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
TO ENLARGE PRESENT SHOPS,
WITH INCREASED YAROlGt
All Significant Thai Guihtls Is
10 Become The Gateway 10
The Pacific Coast

That the Sapta Fe intends to make
extensive improvements at Guthrie
besides The construction Of the VIA
duct is shown by the fact that or.
ders have been issued for an extra
work train to commence operations
next week In enlarging the south
yards.
Practically all Of the forty-aere Nc
Coy tract purchased by the Santa Fe
ID To be put into yard trackage It
is directly west OF Mineral Wells
park
From good authority also comes
the word that the machine shops
and the round house In the south
yards will be enlarged The present
shops are Inadequate for the repair
work on the thirty-five engines that
run in and out Of Guthrie daily on
the various Santa Fe branch lines ter
minating here Heretofore some en-
gines have been sent to the Topeka
shops for repairs, which Is a costly
practice
Main Division Point.
The completion OF the Denver, En-
i'd & Gulf cutoff to Dodge City, Kan,
Will make Guthrie the main passen-
Ger division point IN the state, as
we'll as the bic freight division point
II Is today All main line passenger
trains will change crews and engines
here This will include through trains
from, Texas and southwestern points
to Colorado aud the Pacific coast
and will necessitate big shops here
There Is only a sixty-fiye mile gap
required to complete the connection
Of the Denver, Enid and Gulf with
Dodge City, and this will not take
long The Santa Fe will utilize the
old Rock Island grade from Buckin
to Dodge City, which Is half the dis
tance of the connecting line.
chsnges to Mccoy Tract.
When the Santa Pc bought the
Denver Enid and Gulf property it in.
tended TO place the big yards and
machine shops on the Denver Enid
and Gulf property west OF the Cot
tonwoOd river, but since that time
the river has overtlowed this proper
ty twice The Mccoy land has not
been under water at any time The
railroad already has several miles Of
trackage In the south yards and II
viii be less expensive and more con,
yenlent to have the yards close to
the round house and machine shops
Abolish Dead Mans Curve"
The first thing to be done towards
charging the south yards will be to
till In all the land between the main
line tracks and the roundhouse and
machine shops The work train will
get the dirt for this fill from the no-
torious dead mans cut, near Sew
ard, where steam shovel. now work
ing near Waterloo. will be stationed
The reason why the Santa Re SO
strenuonsly objected to erecting the
viaduct on Noble avenue as original
ly intended was because IL had de-
ciued not to use The Denver, Enid and
Gulf property for freight yards and
shops The reason il wanted Okla
homa avenue closed was that it
could have room for both passenger
and freight traffic between Noble aY-
enue and the machine shops and the
round house In the south yards
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
laqIss wlI &c aIa .aIawoutv

Eagles VIII Have Big Blowout
Opening OF the Eagles, club rooms
viii be the occasion Of big public
blowout on May TO- The aerial last
right appointed committee 10 man
rge tie affair Invitations will De H.
saed to the housewarmlng and enter.
y inment program Is being framed up.
! arge quarters tn the oIa district
court building have been lifted up.
VIII Send Fire Team 10 Enid
Preparations are being made BY tho
are department 20 pnt team in the
contests al the state iiremens as
recitation az Enid in June Petition
will De n edo TO the council to pay the
cxperses of Iffemen attending Enid
fag put up about 5000 In cash prizes
TIE dates for the convention are
jnne Z and &.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06

Judge Frank Daie told ol the sta.
tbs ~ The Methodist college prOp0st-
tion The capital location case IN
fefiereJ with the immediate location
of the college and the four trustees
resident III Cushrle secured an *.
teutinn 81 time for sixty days The
lime for filling the tentative location
agreement viii BY up On May %.
but tha tiine for actual business will
BIZ III uext Tuesday The trustees
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-06
THE WEATHER

Nav Orleans.
La May 6TO.
night cloudy and
warmer sunday
unsettled in tins
east
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

the Treasury experts-and either just bum
dies It up INTO a sh pment of raw hair
or 1aboriousIy draws" it for a higher
price.
The poet says Beauty draws us by a
sing,e hair but the importer knows the
har which draws best is the hair that
has itself been drawn.
For the purpose of bring ng his hair
stock into this class the barber or the
exporter to whom he sells has a board
arrangement called ''hackle." This is
thirty-six inches in length or shorter, and
at one-inch intervals nail heads rise in
stra ght rows across it. Then there is a
hair are laid lengthwise over the hackle.
Any extending beyond the thirty-s!x-inch
standard are cut to that length All at
tanning a similar number of inches are
put with it. A bundle of this represents
so many drawn" hairs.
And so On down to the shortest comb
ing. All are classified and tagged as of
equal length and similar color. Though
in the original state the last Is almost
unnecessary.
Such hair is due for al 20 per cent Gus
toms duty. And 1t would seem a simple
matter to exact 1t. But examining hair is
about as easy as papering room-when
one does not know how The SIX llful Chi
nese twist and roll the drawn" hair until
it looks about the rawest bundle of mis-
matched tresses that ever came in free.
Only one old in hair lore can so untangle
it as to show that it Is all really
matched.
Mr.. Emerson adroitIy demonstrated the
process.
Such hair made into puffs or rats. or, to
quote the tariff act, manufactured hair
articles Of which human hair Is the COM
ponent material of chief value, not espe-
cially provided for" demanded a duty Of