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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-28
TAFT urged
TO Use VETO
Leaders Of Both Houses Make
the Request

Washington, July 2S.-President Taft
today was urged by several standpat
republican leaders of the senate and
house to veto any wool revision bill
that is likely to be agreed upon in the
forthcoming conference on house and
LaFollette compromise wool measures
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-28
CAN'T CONSIDER
WALSR'S APPEAL

Washington. July 2s.-The federal
board Of parole has decided not to con-
slider the case Of John r.. Walsh, the
convicted banker to whom President
Taft recently refused executive cle-
mency, unless the remaining indict-
ments against him are in some way
disposed OF. According to law Walsh
will be eligible to apply for parole
when the prison board meets at Leav-
enworth penitentiary in September, but
the rules forbid the consideration of
any prisoner who is still under in
dictment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-28
ELECTRICAL TRUST
Will not Fight

Washington, July 2ss-Attorneys for
the electrical trust have submitted
to Attorney General Wickersham a
decree which 1t is said they are willing
to have entered against the alleged
combination in the governments suit
for dissolution. The Specifications Of
this move Is that the trust Is willing
to dissolve without fight. 1t Is said
that with some probable modification
the proposition may be acceptable to
the department of justice.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-28

Chicago, Ill, July 2s.-Crowds OF
nearly 100000 are witnessing this week
the military tournament at Grant park
afternoon and evening. The maneuvers
are being participated in by over 40,-
900 regular army men and national
guardsmen.
Maj. Gen. e. G. Young is in charge
Of the tournament.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-28
cargo Represented

Devils Lake World: Fargo il well
represented iii Devils Lake today.
Among those here from the gateway
city registered II the Great NorthasHa
are: Thomas Larking BENJAMIN SAT-
lin. r. Fl. Cameron and 6. q. BLK.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-28
PhiInot for saIfridna.

washington, ID. q. July 2s.E. wv.
PhiIpot was today recommended for
new postofEice ait Selfridge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-28
Milton Struck &c.

The town OF Milton on the Langdon
line reports a heavy loss and it was
reported from there that the crops
would be almost a total loss. The
storm started about o'clock and
swept northwestward to the farm Of
Allan Mcdonald and Hans Sciustad.
A swath about seven miles long and
a mile and a half wide was totally
destroyed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-28
HAIL STORM HIT
NORTH DAKOTA

Grand Forks, N. D.. July 2s.--vary-
ing losses are reported from a hail
storm which swept the northern and
central part of the state late yester-
day afternoon. The storm evidently
commenced about at the Canadian
line, as Neche reports light hail
about 4:SO, with light wind. Com
ing southwark the storm hit between
Hensel ana st. Thomas, cutting a
seven mile strip ana damaging the
crops about 80 per cent. The storm
then swung over to Mountain, reach
ing that town about $3.50 and gaining
in fury as 1t progressed. Uncorrob-
GRATED reports from Mountain indi-
cate loss OF fully so per cent on
the crops. Forest River also reports
a light hail storm with slight damage
and south OF Mimic some hail also
fell. Drayton, Pembina, Grafton
Mimic and Langdon all report that
there was no hail there, although 1t
rained in some Of these alsises, Cava-
aier reports fGas laf4, AHslIcn af.
though not needed will help the al
ready bounteous crop in that vicinity
To M small exteut
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-28
TEE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Saturday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
DECLARES COUNTER CHARGES
"PAODIGAlITY OF PERJURY"
Knew Thai All That Malice and
Money Gould DO TO OISCTstli
Him Would Do Done
lRY Assncialel Pressl

Washington u. c.. Jan l3.--"My
experience has demonstrate how
mach easier it is to remain silent
han complain against a certain class
of wrong doers, said Senator Gore in
concluding a statement to the house
committee investigating Indian La d
deals today. My fate has been tAe
common fate of every man who made
such a disclosure as | felt compelled
TO make to the senate said Gore.
4 knew all that malice and money
could do to discredit me would be
done. The results justified my antic-
ipations'
Gore characterized the counter
criticism against him as "a prodigali-
ty Of perjury AIT first, he said, he
believed that silence on his part cast
the indians millions. AS it is, he be-
lieyes the Indians have been saved
at least three million dollars.
Cecil Smith, the Texas lawyer who
closed the argument for J, r. McMur-
ray former attorney for hte Choc-
taws and Chickasaws, said no evil
denoe whatever appeared to connect
McMurray with the bribery alleged
by Gore. He said the evidence prov
ed that the proposal to pay Gore
twenty-five thousand dollars for his
Influence was made as a joke.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
L.|E:NABLE:
INDIAN LAND
7 AXABLE:
.cial to Daily Leader.

Muskogee, 0lla., Jan. 13 All In.
dian land in the Five Civilized tribes
that is alienable is taxable.
Judge Campbell, ia the Federal
court Thursday decided the Seminole
tax cases Tremendous Importance
attaches to this, and the preceding
eases decided for the Creek, Choc-
taN am ChlekasaW nations from The
fact chat the court. while passing up
on the question of the ability of the
state to tax Indian lands, has in fact
PASSED upon the question Of aliena-
tion of The different classes Of land in
oaeh ease
The decisions IN the Two Creek
eases, The two thoctaw and Chicka-
saw cases and the Seminole eases
ave in every instance been based up
on whether or moi the land was alien
able The court has held in each in
stance that where land IS by the yari-
Gus acts Of congress, alienable then
The state has the rig to tax it, SO
that wherever The decisions hold
land is taxable il is also, by infer
cncc, held that such land is alien
able.
In this manner The Importance Of
the decisions takes much wider
scope than merely The right of the
state to levy taxes on the land, be
cause it applies to the right to sell
as well rs the right to tax
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
WEST To ARGUE LEASE CASES

Attorney General West will appear
in Washington, January 16, to argue
a case before the supreme court in
which he asks an injunction against
railroad lines operating in what was
formerly Indian Territory to prohib-
il them from transporting intoXicat-
ing liquors thereinto
Basis Of the suit is that congress
mas made Eastern Oklahoma prohibit
ton for twenty-one years and the
courts should enjoin against violation
Of the congressional act
Another case to be argued on that
day is the attorney generals suit
against the Katy Santa Fe Rock Is
land and Frisco, alleged to be operat-
ing in Oklahoma under Federal char
ters granted upon the condition that
they would charge no more in Okla
homa than in Kansas for like sery
ice. aad because they are alleged to
be violating the agreement the at
torney general asks forfeiture of right
ef way Both suits were fled origin
ally with the supreme court.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
SIX DEAD
IN TRAIN
COLLISION
(By Assoclated Prass.l

Rochester, n. Y. Jan lS- IN col
lision between train No. 49, the Bos'
ton and Buffalo Special, and No. %
on the New York Central, al Batavia
today at least six persons We're kill
ed and eighteen seriously injured
The accident occurred when No. ~
was standing in the station. Ne. %,
the Western Express, little late.
crashed into the waiting train from
the rear. Tire engine teleseoped the
rear Pullman of the waiting train
and smashed into the day coach
ahead The bodies We're badly
mangled and the dead are hard 10
Identity
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14

Wheeling, W. Va, Jan l3-Mrs.
Laura Farnsworth Schenk, wife OF
John O. schenk, who began life as
a country waif, her father having dis
appeared and her mother being ac-
counted weakminded and sent to an
insttution--this woman, who in her
twentieth year had made Of herself
the wife OF a millionaire, is on trial
accused of attempting to murder this
same millionaire deliberately and, in
deed, If the assertions of her legal
prosecutor are in the least true, dia-
bolically, slowly made him i'll with
poison, then poisoned his medicine,
and then. on all THAI. poisoned the
very water that was put 10 his fever
parched lips in the night watches OF
the sick chamber The prosecutor
said the discovery that she had pois
oned even the drinking water in the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14

In the enhancing welcome extend
ed by Oklahoma City to the suddenly
transpanted state employees and
legislators three entertainment fea-
lures stard out very prominently:
Forty mems oyercoats, forty
hats and twenty womens eloaks stol-
en- at inaugural ball.-tPolice statis-
tics)
2-Rents for rooms, flats or houses
from 100 to 400 per cent higher than
in Guthrie or any other point in the
state
9-Imminent shutting down of all
places of amusement on Sunday; ban
on all athletic events.
There may be other distinguishing
hospitalites in view, but these are
revealed in a single issue of an OK
lahoma City paper OF course, there
are many other ways of making Wis
itors happy. but it is we'll known that
there are many resourceful people in
that town.
Touch onr StaAeg Employees, eNeH
1t is wbfRdWr that Guthrie has
heard for a year the wall of state
employees that they must get to Ok
lahoma City. where life is one grand
sweet song. The rents here averaged
$40 a month for a single furnished
room, $25 for a five room house and
on up proportionately. In almost
every case where a state employee
has taken a furnished room in Okla
homa City it seems that the rent Is
sometimes from SIS up, nearly always
from 500 up. Four room flats are
from $45 to SEQ One home-seeke
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
MRS. EODY's WILL NULL AND VOID
(By Associated Press.)

Concord, Jan. 13e-The residuary
clause in the will OF Mrs Mary Baker
G. Eddy, founder of the Christian Sci
erce church, is null and void in the
opinion of former United States Sen
adtor William G. ChandleF, HIannis
Taylor professor of constitutional and
international law, at George Wash
ington university, and others, accord
ing to a statement given out for pub
lieation. rhe clause n question pro-
pides for gift Of about $2O00,J0O
to the First Church Of Christ, Scient-
list. Of Boston, known as the Moth
er church"
A statute Of New Hampshire, pro-
hibiting a bequest to a churcn OF more
than $4,000 annually, and one of Mas
sachusetts forbidding more than $2,-
000 annually, form the basis of the
opinion, which was written by Pro-
fessor Taylor formerly minister to
Spain.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
FURTHfRSUSPENSI0NANNOUNCED.
lBv Associated Prnssl

Washington. D. c. Jan. 13.-Offici-
al announcement wah made by Judge
Ielemetts, acLing chairman of the
interstate commerce commission, at
the conclusion of the arguments on
the Eastern rate case of the further
suspension Of the proposed advances
in rates in official classification ter
ritory from February T. until March
l5 The suspension was made vol
unfairly by The carriers in order to
afford the commission additional time
to discuss and cocsder the problems
presented to it, 0he likelihood is
there Will be simibr suspension OF
the advances in rates proposed by
the carriers i'm Western trunk line
territory. official announcement OF
which will be made at tie arguments
Of that case to be heard next week by
the commission
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14

tried to compromise on the furnished
rooms. He found them furnished
with a hot plate and price list OF $25
The colony that lately moved is stay
ing in third-class hotels, doubling up
in lodging houses and doing almost
everything except living in first-class
homes as in Guthrie.
Ban on Sunday Amusements.
In the way of amusements, it is
announced that a crusade is on to
stop everything but street cars on
iSpnday. The county attorney leas
ordered boxing bouts stopped. Sun
day theatres are tabooed.
Regarding the wholesale stealing,
it is not to be assumed that the Ok
lahoma City papers will over-state
the facts In the round of police
news in the Oklahoman today there
is this winsome paragraph.
Many are the howls that gave
gone up from guests at the inaugural
ball because of the fact that wraps
ahat they had discarded while they
were dancing were stolen. More
than forty mems overcoats, about the
same number Of womens dress hats
and about twenty women's cloak'
were taken by thieves during the pro
gress of the ball. The police say thai
they were willing to send men K
the bali to protect the guests. ant
that they did send men there, bu
that they were refused admittanee
and that those stationed outside th'
doors to watch the automobiles ant
oher vehicles were sent away will
] the word that they were not needed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
STARTS WAR AGAINST DOCS
Kansas Statesman Proposes a
Yearly Tax on CANNES in the
Interest of Sheep Raiser
(By Associated Press.)

Topeka, Kas, jan Ex-senator
Bender opening war on the dog
OF Kansas in the interest
OF sheep raisers, has prepared bill
a state tax of one to two
dollars annually upon each canine,
the money to 90 into fund for reim-
bursing farmers whose sheep have
been killed BY dogs He says there
are nearly two hundred thousand dogs
in Kansas and only one hundred and
fifty thousand sheep. He attributes
the condition OF the sheep industry
to the great number of dogs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
DESPITE HARD KNOCKS
GUTHRIE SHOWS PROGRESS
Unity Of Purpose 10 Maintain
the Towns Steady Indus
trial Growth

Optimism prevailed at the annual
meeting of the chamber of commerce
at the lone hotel last night The sub
stantial progress of Guthrie in the
last year and the solid standing Of
its affairs were indicated in the an
nual report of the secretary. The
meeting was entirely informal and
many direct talks were made. The
speakers at times seolded themselves
and the people generally for paying
too much attention to the capital
matter and advised more strict at
tention to building up industries.
j. ]. ORourk, the newly elected
president of the chamber, opened the
meeting, and Secretary W. A. Rayson
read summary OF his report, show
ing an increase In factories, gen
eral advance of retail and wholesale
trade, extension and improvement Of
the park system, betternent Of roads,
street paving and other civic ad-
vances.
Cheers for Weinberner
Nose Weinberger the chief boost
er, for the oil we'll proposition, got
the cheers of the evening Guthrie
is not dead one, he declared, and
he proved it by showing how in a
few days a few plain old-timers rails
I'd $4,000 to put d hole in the ground.
I'VE are alive to the fact that we
need something he said, the peo-
pie are satisfied in this oil business
that they will get a run for their
money We want to find out if we
have anything under us. He prom
ised operations al an early day.
The high school qnartette-Guy
brisendine, Gordon Gano, Forrest
CLANCY and paul Parker-appeare in
several good selections,
Believes Capital Will Come Back
Take a Chance was the main
theme OF Judge J. H. Burford's talk.
He praised the spirit of the people in
branching ont and risking something
on enterprises like the oil well. He
said he believed the capital would
come back, but that We need some
thing else. Chip in for greater
Guthrie he advised.
Joseph w McNeal made a brief and
candid talk, in which he strongly
presented the claim of home indus
tries. He happens to be interested
in flour and urged the home goods
He attacked the mail order idea A
to the capital. he concluded Oklaho
ma CITY is already tired and would
vote il back sometime He thought
Guthrie too much absorbed in the
fight Civic pride needs further de
velopment here, he said He spoke
of Guthrie's primaey as to situation
and its general advantages.
Forget II" Says OIsmth
Frank Olsmth said Guthrie ha.
spent too much time trying to swine
people our way. and he was glad tt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14

sickroom of the man She tried to kill
came her own daughter, Virginia, her
irst child, drank Of this water and
became deathy III from arsenic pois-
onins This woman not only tried tG
Kill her husband, but in order to ac-
complish this Object she was willing
to secriace the lives Of those around
his bedside and even, gentlemen Of
the jury willing to sacrifice her own
children. 1t is to be a truly remark
able criminal trial If forecasts are
realized. On one side is to be pre-
sented the inhuman wife and mother.
while in the woman's cause her law
yers viii plead that she stands now
as the object of a contemplate and
Vightiul conspiracy; that ever since
she escaDed the drudgery and lown-
ness Of housemaid's S life by winning
the love OF John Schenk, whose fatn-
er made the millions that the family
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14

see branching out into industries,
Forget it, was his advice as to thu
capital IF we strike a gusher there
will be people moving back here from
Oklahoma City right away and in
five years we viii have a city Okla
homa City cannot touch.
Or. E. 0. Barker, an original set
tier. made plea for home industries.
He mentioned the many modern resi-
dental features OF Guthrie and spoke
with pride TO the hospital as good as
anywhere.
Chairman O'Rourll told Of the pro
icct OF the chamber Of commerce in
employing a man to sell pure cotton
seed to farmers, believing it money
wen spent He called for the big cot
ton man, w. II Coyle. Mr.. COyie
talked Of cotton ana several other
things. He urged the business men
to help the cotton growers, the men
who push The wagon trade
Coyle Lambasts Politicians
In his remarks Mr. C0yle lambast-
cd the politicians and the disposition
10 pay too much attention to politics.
lle spoke Of the need for greater in
terest in civic affairs, Especially c0un.
ty and city expenditures, and called
for work on the commission form of
government We hurt ourselves by
lettin gOur affairs get away from us
Guthrie is the capital, but the
state don't know it. said Judge A.
G.. C. Berer IF we spend the next
twenty years boosting Guthrt We will
make a bigger city than the defacto
capitalize place the state politicians
think the capital is. DID you ever see
an American city built by politicians
We have let tpis city be run by pol
iticians too long"
Lutz is Optimistic
r. 0. Lutz spoke Of the dry goods
business particularly saying the trade
Of his store, for instance, was great
ly increased in the last year and that
it shows a gain this year He attack
ed the mail order idea as highly in
furious.
EX-Mayor J, e. Ball, who now lives
n Kansas City, was a guest, and ne
SPOKE briefly Of Guthrie as a residen-
tial city. He said he always knew
that this was handsome and dne
town, but since being out in many
other places he had concluded it is
che OF the foremost American cities
for attractiyeness and general excel
lence. The paving was a revelation
ITO him. He had not seen a better or
cleaner town anywhere.
solid Property Values
Judge Frank Dale said that prop
critics are held on a more conserya-
tive basis in Guthrie than anywhere
in the state. He spoke of the solid
values and the business prospects.
Judge Dale advised carrying the cap
ital case to the supreme court of the
United States.
On a proposition to take up the
case to the supreme court there was
practically unanimous affirmative
yot by the people who had subscmb-
ed TO the capital fund.-
John Golobie spoke of the value OF
the average man. He cited the work
OF certain real estate nrms, who have
spent much money in boosting Guth'
rie His plea was for more indus
tries.
Representative J, S. Shearer fol
lowed along the same line
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
0sAGE FALLS BY THE NAVSIDt

Matt Williams celebrated and
celebrating squaw gentleman from the
Of the Usage is visiting
Chief Mitchell at the city hail. lie
is not able to look about the city TO
any violent extent, being closely con
fined to his room.
Matt came down with the Federal
witnesses, chaperoncd by Jimmy
Burns, and he proceeded TO fan as
soon as he could find a falling place
The first thing he annexed was a
bootleg jag and the second was John
Abbotts coat. John is a full-blood
Usage. Williams will be held on
charges of drunkenness and larceny
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
KANSASCITYS SUNEMPLOYED
Led BY millionaire Hobo"
Parade Through Streets and
Demand Work of Mayor, Hf
lBY Associated Press J

Kansas City, Mo, Jan 13--Led by
James Eads How, the millionaire
hobo" and a tall man carrying a tat
tered rag flag, Kansas Citys unem.
ployed marched to the city hall today
and presented resolutions TO Mayor
Brown asking for work. Later ley
were served with sandwiches and hot
coffee on Market square. The may
ca promised TO help them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
CONTEST CASE IS TRANSFERRED

Tht case Of S. ] Favor against
James Murphy involving the commits
sionership for the Second district,
has been transferred from the dis
trict court to tho superior court. IL
is expected the case will be heard
next week. The change was made in
the interest of an early hearing.
Judge Huston is out of the city tenn
porarily and when he returns he Will
be busy with the district court docket
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
PUSE COTTON SEED F0RFARNERS

Nick stephens, employed by the
Chamber Of commerce to place pure
cotton seed at Logan county farms,
has disposed Of half car load in
small lots He sells from one TO
three sacks to a farmer as starter.
Two cars are 70 be ordered soon for
distribution from the leading ginner-
les at cost Mr. Stephens takes the
orders and the ginners do the distri-
buting. It Is expected the great ma
iority of cotton raisers in Logan
county will be furnished with small
quantities Of approved seed, which
viii bring early maturing cotton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
NO OPPOSITION TO PEARY
(By Associated Press.)

WlshiIfGon, Jan. 13.-The Bates
b,ll providing for the elevation Of
Captain Robert Peary to the rank Of
rear admiral in recognition of his at
tainment of the north pole, was re-
ported favorable TO The house today
by unanimous vote Of the committee
len naval affairs. Messrs Roberts
ald Macon, who opposed Peary, wet
absent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-14
PORTUGAL 8
RAILROADS
PARAL-YZE]
(Dy Associated Press.

Lisbon, Jan l3-Railroad business
the republic is practically
paralyzed the result of a strike Of EN-
ployes who went out "Wednesday Por-
tugal is cut off by land from the rest
of Europe Today the strikers re
fused to permit the Southern Express
to leave the capital Mail from
abroad is reaching here by steamer.
The strikers rejected an offer for 70
per cent increase in wages.