The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-27
WANTED SECRET RAkE-0FF
OF sl.5o PER COVER
Honor Guests Decline and The
Laird Of Skib0 Goes 10 house
Cleaning
fBy Associated Press J

New York, Dec 27--Andrew Car.
uegie has made 1t possible for the big
peace banquet to be aeld next Satur-
day night at the WaldoFf-Astoria.
with President Taft as the guest OF
honor. but Mr. Carnegie spent many
uncomfortable hours before he sue
ceeded IN getting various peace So
cities TO Bury the Ratchet.
lie had 10 reorganl2e the executive
committee IN charge Ut the dinner In
order TO shut down charges OF graft
and extortIon and ii Is necessary FOR
him to assure tie president, Secre-
tary Of state Knox foreign ambassa-
dors and number OF distinguished
Americans that they need not fear
unpleasant developments. The fact
is, Mr. Carnegie ironed out a tielSlish
situation which threatened not only
to pnt an end to the peace banquet.
but TO disrupt the New York Peace
society OF which he Is the head
Mr. Carnegie was greatly surpris.
ed and thoroughly chagrluud wnen
he heard about the first OF last No
vember from Rey. William FL Short
OF Mannt Vernon, q close friend, tnat
somebody had nfade a queer proposi-
tion TO Proprietor VIM G. Muschfn-
helm OF the Hotel Astor That some
body was q woman. a friend and an
employe OF member OF the former
executive committee OF the citizens
peace banquet. Her zeal led her d
suggest to Mr.. Muschenheim that MS
hetel extend q rebate OF $t.50 on ev-
cry cover, which at $40 would amount
to something ike 81 500 since at the
least 1000 people were expected 10
bny tickets for the peace banquet
II happened fiat MI Muschensein
bad heard things which led him TOY
believe taat 4 stenographer in ann
push might not Ne a bad thing TO
have around wien he discussed din
ner arrangements With the lady So
the shorthand man was planted COM
fortably and after the lady had FIN
ished talking Mr. Muschenhe!m had
an interesting record for his leisure
ly inspections The more ne thought
over the private conversation, the
less he liked II He sent for the Rev
Air Short whom he knew as pretty
close 10 Mr. Carnegie Mr. short look
ed over the stenographic record, took
copy and called On Mr. Carnegie.
The latter at once insisted upon a re-
ofganzation Of the committees and
IN elimination of persons who lacked
tact
IN the meantime Muschenheim mo-
tried the dinner COMMITTEES t1at the
Hotel Astor MAS no longer an applt
cant for The job q feeding the peace
folk
About taat time the acting chair
man OF the executive committee beard
from Washington that President Tart
would not be able 70 attend the ban
auet and that the foreign ambassa-
dors would follow the presidents lead
,An nkling AT least OF The story that
upset Mr Carnegie haa get over 70
the capitol Then Mr. Carnesie de-
eded taat he would not preside at
the dinner unless he was assured that
Mr. TAFT would he there.
Mr. Carnegies friends Aen took
hold and began 10 straighten things
ont A leading member was persuad-
ed 70 retire from the executive COM
nittee, the services OF the women
who talked with Mr MuschenheIm
We're dispensed With and assurances
were given to representatives OF the
various peace societies in New York
that talk or scandal and graft was nos
sense and that the dinner arrange
ments would De properly taken care
Of
John Temple Graves saw President
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