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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04

Tie report OF the secretary of the
Retailers association touches briefly
on few OF the most important bene-
fits derived from their organization
this year.
Credit bureau Is strong feature.
County Organization is perfected
Credit bureau Is extended TO all
members Of the chamber Of commerce
doing a credit business
Guthrie Retailers association is five
years old and the second Oldest OF the
kind IN the state.
Trade Extension.
The trade extension committee OF
the Retailers association did good
work this year. They have caused to
be compiled mailing list OF all rural
free deliveries Of Logan county; TINS
list has been compiled from house 10
house canvas made by competent meh
Ut consists of approximately 1000
names, and will be furnished any
member OF the chamber OF commerce
or Retailers association upon pay
ment Of their prO-rata OF compilation,
After securing this list the committee
at once inaugurated an advertising
campaign for more trade, reaching OUT
over the entire county and using the
Guthrie Booster paper as thelr
medium.
Special Sale Day.
A special sale day was established
for Saturday of each week, a free
auctioneer was furnished the farmer
for the disposal of articles or stock
he had to sell, admission to a picture
show and vaudeville was given the
farmer and several premiums We're
awarded on cotton, excepting the last
dav December 10th, at which time the
premiums were awarded on the three
largest loads Of people brought to our
city: this was winner and proved
the most effective Of any inducement
that had been offered to draw people
to Guthrie. Over $50 coupons were
clipped from the Booster paper and
afforded admittance to the Highland
theatre.
The result Of the Booster paper
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
GOV. BROWN,
CONDEMNED,
IS CRAZY

Under-sheliH Kirllwood will let bids
next week for the building of a gal
lows at the county Jail The scaffold
Is. to be used January ~, for the
execution OF Governor Brown, slayer
of Bob Burks. near Crescent
4 want it over. | want to be jerk
ed | want no reprieve,' cries Gov
ernor Brown.
The negro PAGES the floor in the
condemned cell at the county jail ana
means piteOusly.
II want to die Hal hal ha but I'm
glad old Bob won't get to see me
swing" cried Brown
Col Tom Jones is working hard for
new hearing IN Browns case. Il
don't 90 near the fool negro amy
more, said Col. Jones 4 can get
no satisfaction, but chatter.
1ailors say Brown is insane
II is believed GOV Cruce viii com
mute Browns sentence to life inn
prisonment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
fRy Associated Pressl

New York, jan, 4--Her arms Gasp
ed about her mother, whom she was
trying to protect from her stepfather,
Bertha Rainan, aged IA, was shot
and killed early today in front OF her
home in Glendale, L. L. George Benz,
the child's stepfather. has been ar
rested on charge of homicide and,
according to the police. has admitted
killing the child.
Benz and his wife have been sep
arated more than year. The man
had been out on probation as re-
suit of charges made against him in
police court by his wife.
Mrs. Benz said that she was arous
ed just before daybreak today by the
ringing of her doorbell and thai
Bertha had run from the room to the
door Mrs Benz followed the ehils
with her 16 years old daughter. Mary
Outside they found Benz sitting OF
the porch. He announced that he ha,
come to pay his vile and her family
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
NO EXTRA POLICEMEN

Mayor Olsmith today decided that
the peaceful condition Of the city
aud the apparent splendid control the
present police department now has
over the very small per cent OF law
lessness apparent in Guthrie that he
would not at this time add any more
burden to the city pay roll by ap'
pointing the two extra patrolmen the
council at it's last meeting authoril'
ed q have investigated the matter
carefully and dnd that the present
force is sufficient for the present con
dltiOns.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04

New Rochelle. n. " Jan Tine
happiest young man in New fork
Rochelle New Year dag was Waldorf
Miller. who has been living with
broken neck since July IS 1911, ani
who as been assured that he nas
every prospect OF being able 70 walk
With the aid % crutehes some day
Waldorf resides with ais mother.
Nrs ANN IiHe5. en- Glonton place.
New Rochelle. aud their home was
crowded with visitors today who
came to offer theil New Year greet
ings TO the patient
n was montas aga that surgeons
told Waldorf be would never be able
to ser around ana that his limbs
would remain paralyled. lie only
laughed aud declared
II win be MOVING my legs 10y New
Years day. and ae was able TO ac-
complish this feat on the first day Of
1872
The boy is a member Of the IFo-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04

toner and puts him in a position to
know that he can get his money when
it is needed
Advertising.
The advertising CRATER has been
virtually eliminated from our mer-
chants. In the past year we have had
II propositions presented for endorse
ments, 9 have been approved and :
have been disapproyed
The propositions disapproved
amounted to $30l.
The first year OF our organization
% advertising propositions were pre-
sented OF which were disapproyed
and saved the merchants $3,08200 oi
worthless advertising.
The effect OF the advertising com
mittee can readily be seen by a cont
parison of the first and last year
work of our organization.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
TEMPERATURE STILL SHADOWS
FURTHER DOWNWARD MOVE
Three Hundred Men Working Day
and Night to Rescue Stalled
Freight Trains
(By Associated Press.l

Kansas City. Mo. Jan. with
damage attributable to cold in West
ern Kansas already at high figure,
reports today showed further drop
there. The temperature at Dodge
City being four below the long cold
period causing great loss to livestock,
frozen or starved on ranges. The
branch line west Of Great Bend is
blocked and the town of Dighton is
cut off from civilization. A force of
three hundred men are working night
and day to dig out stalled freight
trains and get provisions to the isolat-
ed natives.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
FEDERAL COURT

United States Federal Judge john
II Cottefal has been busy to-day
hearing motions and demurrers,
There was three petitions In bank
ruptey filed today Hanes aud WI
lett Of Shawnee filed involuntary,
liabilities S8,0A9 VIM I}. Willett Of
the same firm. filed Il singl 10 petition
to be adludicated. HI S liabilities
were SS.ST2
! II. Mcknight Of Oklahoma Cry,
mvolu ntary, liabilities $3t512
Mrs Lena Mathews Of ApaeAe, in
voluntary liabilities $l,5f7G3i as
sots $50
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
LIVES OF MINERS
SAVED BY TELEPHONES

Pittsburg. Kans. Jan 4 Nine
Telephones required by recc Z state
law probably saved the llFcs OF ).
X. Keeran and William Marun shot-
frers in a mine near mere Fae men
were cut cif from the entry SHAFT Nv
a cas- explosion They te'ephohe1
location to tine top. A res 5e party
found both unconscious being ALMOST
suffocated Beth revived
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
WILL START NO BANK

"No have no intention OF starting
a new bank in Guthrie, at least at
the present time" said J. w. McNeal
today. Deports from Oklahoma City
were to the effect that Mr.. McNeal
had applied to the bank commission
for a state bank charter and that he
intended to open a bank at once with
l.. w. Baxter and others. -.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
HIGH CODE:
Of MORALS
FOR BANKERS
COMMISSIONER LANKFORD
SAYS POLITICS MUST BE
GUT OUT OF POLITICS
pecIaI to the Daily Leader.


Oklahoma City Okla, Jan T. De
claring that he had barred politics in
the management and control OF state
banks and that he has set a high NOR
al and financial standard for state
bankers. j D. Lankford, state bank
commissioner, addressed the state
bank examiners and present and for
mer attaches OF the banking depart
ment at banquet here,
T have been told recently that |
had set the standard too high, said
Lankford and that few could meas
ure up to my requirements. IN my
candid opinion it would be a matter
OF imposslbility to set too high a
standard in banking The mere fact
that a man is banker should be
sufficient evidence and guarantee n
itself OF the very highest sense OF
honor and integrity but unfortunate
ly it has not always been SO in Okla-
homa Some have debased and pros
tituted this high calling and there
may vet be some OF this class i'll
banks OF oklahoma but very few
Commissioner I.ankfOrd stated that
If in any way the criminal laws re-
lating to bankers are lame they
should be amended and strengthened
at the next session of the legislature
so that it would be a physical impos-
sibility in the future TO defeat JUS
tice
"A banker should not be a specula-
tor" continued the commissioner.
"He should be banker and nothing
else. In my judgment the final seli-
tion of this whole question is the Wig.
orous prosecution, punishment and
conviction of all crooks and default
ers and under no circumstances VIA
the banking department Of Oklahoma
ever accept any compromise white
:. -, :, i+e haad
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
MAN WITH NECK BROKEN SIX
MONTHS AGO RECOVERING AND
EXPECTS TO BE ABLE TO WALK

auois s cial clll of New ROCHELLE,
and nearly every ether member as
we'll rs Tie y0Wg Wonten Who be-
long 10 the auxiliary OF The rlilg, calf
ed az The Miller hotle p paF him
social VISIT s..6d
ana getting along lipe. said
Waldorf to one Of his friends, The
d ctois said would get 40 better.
but they didn't know MY, grita See
that? and he wiggied his toes to
prove that there was still life in ais
limbs
This was very happy New Year
ler me he added, Tand my visa!
and expectation is that by next New
Year ! VIII be able 20 walk around
with tile aid OF crntches."
Young Miller broke ais neck while
diving OF the rocks at Hudson park
into Echo bay. New Rochelle.
nc was at rae same spot that his
brother treierir three years be-
fore. had also tisloeated his neck
and only lived ten days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
PROFESSOR
DRAWS A PICTURE
OF IDEAL WOMAN


g Boston, Jan. president Lem {
9 uel Merlin, of Boston university {
g today described his ideal of {
G. beautiful woman .
g There are plenty of young &
9 women in Boston university he {
g said, who come up to my ideal {.
g OF what constitutes the real type {.
= of beauty in womanhood, | can (
g not conceive OF any woman be- :
= ing considered beautiful who (.
= does not possess first of all beau g
g ty of character or in word, =
g Womanliness. 4
9 Higher education is conducive 6
g to beauty. With higher educa- =
9 tion goes physical culture along 6
. scientific lines, all contributing 6
9 to beauty :
g "A student of character soon 8
q learns to find beauty and refine 8
g ment behind what might be re- =
= garded at first by other people y
= as an unattractive face. -
g 6;
. g 9 9 6 . 6 9 . . G g g g c,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
BANK PRESIDENT WAS SHY

Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. with
the statement that w. Fl. Taber, presi-
dent of the American State bank is
short twenty-five thousand dollars,
and that the bank has made loans on
worthless securities amounting to
twenty thousand or more, the state
banking department today closed the
institution.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
FORMER CONGRESSMAN
ANSWERS LAST CALL
Served -Four Terms as Democrat
and One Term as a
Republican
tliY Assnciated Press !

Washington, d. G.. Jan. i.--Wori
was issued TODAY tu supporters uf
President TaTt THAT under no circum
stances would the President counten-
ance attacks on Roosevelt no matter
what The ultimate intention Of Roose.
Welt in regard e the Republican
presidential nomination. Il is report
cd that The President expressed hin-
self unable 10 aerount for reports that
his relations With Roosevelt We're
strained
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
SUPREME COURT vENlRE

Judge 5. $. Lawrence. Of tie su.
perior court. has issued Yenire fof
thirty-fve jurymen The 18th l6th
and 18th of December are set TO hea'
motions and ,lemurrers. The 23nd Is
the date set for the jury eases 20 be-
gin. The superior clerks Office Is
nov busy preparing the docket.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
CASEY GOT HIS MAN

Mike Casey with the Dyer.Stege
Detective agency Of Oklahoma City,
was here last night to get II. NJ
lDckl Perkins who was wanted
there for jumping $3.50 bond He
was indicted for bootleggng GA tive
cases.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
Threatens Renewal OF Warfare
(By Associated Pressl

shanghai Ian w. The imperial
at pekmg sent orders ~
day to AL generals commanding i'm.
perial troops that they are to resume
hostiities on January 6 unless they
receive notification IN the meantime
that an afmls0ra between the Two
forces has been renewed,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.

Guthrie lodge 10 i A. O. U. w.
will install officers at the meeting to-
night as follows Master Workman
p Y. smith: Foreman, Ida ~. smith;
Overseer. JOS. NJ. Whitted; Recorder,
w. ]. Leatherman Financier, W X
Welch: Receiver. H. d Todd: Guide,
F.. W. Sleeper: Inside Waterman
Mary +. Ryan: Outside Watchman-
Alice NJ. Welch Az members of the
lodge are requested to be present
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
CHINESE MINISTER
WILL QUIT POST
lBY Assoclnted presa. !

Washington y. g, Jan I. The
Chinese minister 10 Washington,
Chang Yin Tang, viii Quit his post
after d stay Of over year. The
reason for his decision Is unknown.
He will leave the capitai next week
for China, leaving Yung Kwali, first
secretary, Ia charge uf the Legation
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
MISSOURI SHOOTING AfFRAY

Krksyile, Mo, Jan Lice Mills.
aged q, held today pcndng an inyes-
tgation fer killing Homer Hatfield
and wounding Lee Translator at
Shibley point, Tuesday 1t Is said
Branstetter aud Hatfield upbraided
Mills for leaving gates open on Bran
stetter's farm and that Mills ared two
shots at Hatfield and two at Branstet-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
FASTING WOMAN
CLAIMS ANGELS
ARE HER GUARDS

~ tbN NSN0Nldteu IrRGSHl
= New York Ian The 9
g angels who carried Miss Anna 6
9 Geshella through a tast OF d3 {
q days last spring. during which {
. she touched nothing in the way &
9 OF food or drinks SO tar as ply 6
= siciaus Watching her could learn, g
= came to her again today g
= She announced to HE officers =
= of the MeW Jersey state hospital y
? at Norris plains that she is &
= once more under the care Of her .
= heavenly visitors and will not =
= need amy more terrestrial minis, y
= trations. =
= She was sent to the Morris 8
g Plains institution ast March y
= There she continued her tast .
= until the sixtyffth day. showing =
= no i'll effects,
: @ 9 @ g g g g - . g c g @ g
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04

Joplin. Mo, Jan. # a.ul. t1lsll
Henry Morgan, former member Ok
congress who served four terms Az N
Democrat and one aa i Republican.
died al his home here today o.
eneumonia. aged. sixty nlire He was
L tnion captain vi the civil war and
lieutenant uololiel Of volunteers Ia the
Spansh-American war lie closed bis
congressional career II the sixty.fiH
congress to Nbicl he was elected ASA
Republican,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
TAFT stu presIdentts Fayorlte

Washington, u C.. Ian THE up
peafance Of five members III the SEN
ate judiciary COMMITTEES az the White
House todaAgive rise IA Il belief that
the president lS. sounding; that COM
mittee befoiY snnnng 10 the sefiate
klon fofs~a stieresSor ~
Justice ilatan. liooA appears fore
most IN tha president Sxlna ~ mai
ters stood -.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
THE WEATHER

(By Associated Press)
New Orleans. Jan. 4-Okiahoma.
Thursday night and Friday fair
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04

G. ]. Richler. a we'll known travel
ing man. is stopping at the ROYAL
hotel A month ago Mr. RICHER
while emerging from bank at Nus
.kogee fell and broke his leg irs three
places. from which he has never re
covered.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04
DRUNKEN FATHER SHOOTS HIS
DAUGHTER AND TRIES TO KILL
HER MOTHER AND SISTER

a New Year call He had been drink
ing, Mrs. Benz declared.
Seeing Bertha instead of his wife
at the door, Benz became angry. lie
started to berate the child, but she
was not afraid of him and told him
if he didn't go away and stop annoy
ing her mother. she would call the
police. Just then Mrs. Benz came to
the door. The little girl ran forward
and put her arms around the woman.
Il can manage this, mother said
the girl. You go inside.
She had just placed her arms about
her mothers waist when Benz drew
a revolver and fred two shots at the
child. Both bullets entered her brain.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-04

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-04
Macedonia Items.

A protracted meeting closed last
week. 1t was largely attended
and a great deal of interest mani
tested. Four preachers conducted
the meeting.
Some excitement was caused re
Gently by some melon-rustling boys
being shot at by an irate farmer.
Two of the boys were peppered a
bit. the boys returned the fire.
Mrs. John Pickett of Columbus
is visiting relatives and friends
here.
Mr.? Jim Rogers, Jr., will shortly
build himself a new residence.
The whooplng cough is almost
an epidemic in this vicinity. Sew
eral children have been quite sick.
Mr.. Jack Cotton was here on bus
mess Friday.
There was an ice cream supper
for the benefit of the church. A
number from this neighborhood at
tended.
1t is matter of sincere regret to
to the friends and neighbors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Dugan to know
that they will soon leave this
ncighborhood.
MIR. caves is the new teacher in
our school. A prosperous year is
expected for it.
Mrs. liemphilI of Winstonvisited
Mrs. Make last week.
Tho cotton crop in this neigh
borhood issnOt more than half of
what it was last year. The boil
weevil has made it's appearance
and is doing considerable damage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-04
Nick Stewart Has a Narrow Escape.
His Mule Not So Fortunate.

Mr.. Nicholas Stewart had a very mar
row escape from death last Sunday
night shortly after dark at the brick
ward railroad crossing one mile west of
Macon. He says that he came to town
Sunday afternoon to see some of the
good roads contractors in regard to 90
ing to work for them Monday morning.
A rain came up just before dark and It
threw him a little late in going home
and when he got to the brick yard
crossing it was quite dark, A freight
train was going south, but thinking he
had plenty of time proceeded to cross.
Just as ne got on the track he spurred
up his mule, and mule-like Bee began
to back. Realizing his imminent dan
ger he rolled off the mule and down the
embankment, The mule was struck by
the engine and instantly killed.
Mr.. Walter Taylor had crossed the
track just ahead Of him, and Mr.. Stew.
art got up behind him and they came
back Ito the depot. He was Informed
by the operator on duty that the engi-
neer Of the train had reported from
Shuqualak that a mar and a mule had
been killed at the crossing. When the
train got to Scooba it was found that
Mr.. Stewart 8 saddle was on the cow
catcher OF the engine,
MORAL Don't spur Q mule on ailrosd track
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-04
Electors 10 Mississippi.

Some question has been raised
in Mississippi regarding the law
governing the nomination of cleo
toral candidates. AS constructed
by some Mississippi lawyers it
requires that the candidates shall
be nominated in party primaries,
or placed upon the ballot by petit
ton, to be signed by fifty voters
from each county. The Demo-
cratic electors were named by a
State convention. To be on the
safe, therefore, they we're again
nominated by the petition
method. Representatives of the
other parties have not, we believe
taken the precaution. The Mis-
sissippi State Board of election
Commissioners has decided, how.
ever, to waive the technical cues.
ton involved and placed all Of
the electoral candidates upon the
ballot. There will be four party
tickets in the field in Mississippi
the Democratic, Republican,
Progressive and Socialist. Times
Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-04
THE RAILROAD.

The news reached Macon
Thursday afternoon that the
high officials of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company would be
In Macon Thursday afternoon or
Friday morning. A citizens
meeting was called for 2 O'Clock
Thursday, which was well at
tended. Committees were APP
pointed and over one hundred
dollars raised to meet and enter
tain the I. c. gentlemen.
At about eleven O'Clock Friday.
Messrs Baldwin Harris and
others reached Macon. Automo-
biles met them some miles west
of town and brought them to
Macon. A generous dinner was
given them at the New Macon
Hotel, and that hostelry did Ma
con credit by it's menu.
Major E. B. Boyd acted as
Master of Ceremonies and intro
duced various speakers: Messrs.
Brame, Minor, Brooks and Yates
spoke of Noxubee county's pro-
gress, citizenship ard freightlre-
ceipts.
Mr.. Baldwin responded in a
very frank and open way. He
stated that the whole matter of
surveys, etc. was purely for in
formation, but that Noxubee
County would get a fair hearing,
The party left for the east
right after dinner.
There is one thing that all good
Noxubeans will stand by and that
Is that if the Illinois Central road
from Jackson to Birmingham is
built it will 60 by Macon.
e The l. 9. will belle it's name if it
sees Noxubee and don't come
through it's county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-04
BIG DAY FOR OLD SOLDIERS.
"
Mississippi. Alabama Fair Management
and Meridian Camp u. c. V. will
Entertain Old Vets.

Approaching the courtesy that has
been extended to the old soldiers Of Al
ALBANIA and mississippi by the Missis-
sippi-Alabama Fair Association, the To-
cal camp U. c. ", of Meridian, has
commenced active work to make FRI
day. October 18th, one Of the most i'm
p%ortant of all the days at the fair. A
committee has been appointed to CO.
operate with Secretary Striplin in look
ing after the comfort of the ''old boys
and IN dinner will he served on the
served on the grounds so that the vet
Grams will have nothing to have a good
time.
From information which come from
the surrounding counties, the invitation
to be the guest of the fair on that day,
has excited much interest. and the in
dications are that u. G. V. Day will
take on the character of an interstate
reunion. The splendid special train ser
vice which has been provided on all rail-
ways entering Meridian will enable
hundreds to come to Meridian for that
day who could not take a long trip,
which would be not only expensive. but
a tax on the strength Of the veterans.
This day, therefore, will give more
soldiers an opportunity to meet
comrades of the war than any event Of
recent years. To many of them it will
be the last parade, and the Sons and
of the different cities and
which will have the benefit OF
the reduced rates and special trains,
should see to it that every veteran who
to attend the fair is provided
with a ticket. They will be admitted
to the fair free and given a dinner on
he grounds and in addition to meeting
I'D comrades. they will see t~hegreatest
'air in the state.