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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26
Mrs. Rees' Card


Editor Leader. To The Women OF
Oklahoma. see by reading the pa
prrs that the preachers are urging
the women TO register so that they
can vote at this coming general cleo
ton. The women OF Oklahoma can
Vote only on school boards in cities
where We have no commission form
OF government. and that the state
constitution explicitly states we can
not vote for state superintendent OF
public schools Please don't bring
any more litigations on state and
cities. This capital question and the
grandfather law, have been dis
grace 10 the people OF the United
States. One set of lawyers viii decide
that the laws are unconstitutional
which they are, according TO the laws
OF the United States constitution,
while another set 81 lawyers will de-
eide that the United Estates cCurts
have no jurisdiction in the cases.
pray tell me what do we want with
such a government? Hottentojs could
10 as well, if not better. Why do
We need a government at Washington.
y. c., if we are not going to abide
by their laws This thing OF putting
men in Office that can't interpret the
laws of the state or the laws of the
United States, and debarring taxpay-
ing women from voting and allowing
these high-handed lawless men to
vote and make laws to govern law
abiding citizens. History repeats IT.
Self. This is the condition OF affairs
We read Of in every state in the
Union.
Now women do you want 10 see the
repitition of the Cicil War? Boters
make up. it is high time the people
. lift up their voices against such
tactics. | will quote you the law in
regard TO the grandfather law, while
| haven't the enabling act at my com
nsand regarding the capital question.
Article Is amendment to the United
States constitution, Section I The
right OF citizens Of the United States
10 vote shall not be denied or abrldg ed
Dy the United States or by any state
en account of race. color, or previous
condition OF seryitude. Sec l. The
congress shall have power TO enforce
shis article by appropriate legisla-
ton.
Again we read in the papers that
the people OF Guthrie are going to
compel the taxpayers to build a 81
0t4,D00 state house, they have made
no such statement. She has offered
The houses free of rent until the state
as able and ready to build state
louse, and that matter will have to
be settled by the legislature, and how
many times we have read in the
Iapers that Governor Cruce has re-
ceived 100000 and deeds TO $40
acres of land and is ready to build
The state house or would have had IT
built If Guthrie hadn't held the mat
ter in litigation-failure Of crops and
Of hard times. These hard times
may continue for many years and
The way the people are taxed no city
nor state will be able TO build a state
house for many years TO come. Now
since Guthrie has actually presented
an initiated bill to relocate the cap
-ial, again they are ready TO begin to
build the state house Isn't that
clfld's play for YOU. with ven
geance. The best thing the papers
can do is TO leave the matter for the
taxpayers - settle. The state houses
cannot be built on paper It is the
taxpayers that must build them
RACHEL A REEFS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26
LAUNDRY
TRUST IN
MI OKLAHOMA F.?
CORP GRAFTON COMMITS
SION WILL INVESTIGATE
A NUMBER

Special TO the Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City, Okla. Tuly 26-The
Oklahoma Operating company, which
the corporation commission alleges Is
the holding company which took over
the stock Of a majority OF the steam
laundries in Oklahoma City and else
where over the state will come in for
an airing at the hearing to be held
before the commission August Is
when the alleged combine is 10 be in
vestigated
The company was granted charter
on June 6 and was incorporated with
u capital stock of $4,000. There are
sixteen stockholders and the officers
are + c. King, president; c. +. Held
brink, vice president B. Barnett vice
president and r. F. J. Williams. sec
10 tary and treasurer
The purposes of the company are
shown in the charter AS follows:
That the purpose for which said
corporation is formed is for the
bnilding, constructing eqmlppims
owning, holding, leasing operating,
carrying on and conducting the bust
ness of laundry or laundries, the
business OF cleaning. dyeing ana
pressing establishment, including all
kindred business that is or may be
Comprehended and usually done and
performed therein, and said corpora
ton shall have the right and author
ity to engage in all kindred pursuits
and occupations and is hereby au-
thorized 10 invest its moneys therein.
Including the right 10 own hold and
lease real estate and personal pro J.
erty. in fee simple, or any interest
herein, and the right to own and hold
mortgages and make mortgages in. 20
and upon such necessary real estate
ard personal property as may pro
mote the purposes for which said cor
poration is formed
y. w. Marsh. proprietor of the Wet
Wash laundry. stated Thursday that
bis place has remained independent
and is in no way connected with The
alleged combine.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26
BILLION DOLLAR
VALUATION
Continued from Page

made are: Alfalfa, 10 per cent de-
cease in personal property and ) per
cent decrease On land. Beaver, per
cent decrease on land; Beckham, .
Der cent increase on personal property
and 20 per cent increase on land
Elaine 10 per cent increase in peH-
sonal property and 10 per cent in
crease on land; Bryan, 25 per cent III
crease on land; Canadian, 10 per
cent increase on both land and per-
lsOnal property: Choctaw, 5 per cent
increase on land; Cleveland. % -
ger cent increase on personal prop
orty: Comanthe, 25 per cent increase
on personal property and 10 per cent
increase on land; Dewey, Is per cent
decrease on personal property and
land: Grady, 10 per cent increase on
personal property, Harper, 10 per
cent decrease on personal property
'and 10 per cent increase on land;
Haskell 10 ger cent decrease on per-
sonal property and 10 per cent in
crease on land. Hughes 10 per cent
increase on personal property and %
yer cent increase on land, Jackson,
30 per cent increase on land Jeffer-
son, 30 per cent increase on land;
Kngfsher, per cent decrease on
personal property and 10 per cent de-
crease on land; Love, 20 per cent in
crease on land; McClain, 20 per cent
increase on r1ersonal property and 10
Uer cent increase on land Mcintosh,
10 per cent increase on personal
property and IS per cent increase on
land; Marshall 40 per cent increase
On land; Nowata, 25 per cent in
crease on land Okfuskee, 10 per
cent increase on personal property;
Okmugee, 5 per cent increase on per-
sonal property; Pawnee 15 per cent
Increase on personal property; Pitts
rnrg, ) per cent increase on personal
and 10 per cent increase on land
Pontot0c, Is per cent increase on
land: Pottawatomie, Is per cent in
Nrease on personal and 10 per cent in
crease on land: Roger Mills. 10 per
cent increase on land; Seminole. 10
! or cent increase on land: Sequoyah,
10 per cent increase on personal and
p per cent increase on land Steph- |
ems, 10 per cent increase on land
Tulsa, per cent increase on per
sonal and ) per cent increase on
land: Washington, 10 per cent in
crease on land; Washita, Is per cent
Increase on personal property and
land.
trom the reports which are being
by Statistician Frank Orr in
tae state auditors Office, the total
! aluation Of the state will not be
nuch greater than last year when
the state equalization board fixed it
&C $1.326,340 SS3.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26
ANOTHER
F|END|SH
MURDER
MAINE MADMAN CRUELTY
KILLS FOURTEEN YEAR
OLD GIRL

Carmel Ne. July 26.--The disc0v-
cry Of The body Of l4-year-old Naomi
Eta Mitchell, in corn field near
the town. her throat cut from ear
to ear and much of her clothing
torn away brought 10 light today a
murder which the authorities be-
lieye 10 be the work Of madman.
Today search is being made for q
farm hand seen in the vicinity last
night He was at one time an in
mate of the Bangor insane asylum.
This man has not been al home
since last night
The murder apparently was com
mitfed early last evening. The
child, a daughter of Phineas Mitch
ell. a farmer, had been sent to the
grocery mile distant. after sup
per. She made her purchases and
started home. That was the last
time she was seen alive.
SearcheFs today came across the
tody in the corn field. The girls
hands had been tied behind her
back and gag placed over her
mouth There were many indica
tions OF struggle. Her bundles
were found piled UP by the roadside
and $la which she carried was un-
touched
The man for whom search is he
ing made was in the store when the
child made her purchases and fol-
lowed her down the road He is an
expert woodsman and has a camp
in the woods, where it is thought he
may have taken refuge. Public feel
ing has been aroused TO a high pitch
and threats of summary vengeance
should the man be caught, were
freely made in the village today
Physicians who examined the body
declared the girl was the victim of
an assault before she was KILLED
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26
A VEGETABLE S|L0

An effort to preserve the large
crop Of yegetabIN now being mar
keted in Oklahoma City has induc-
ed Morris g. co. TO convert their
large cold storage plant at their
packing house there into a yege-
can be kept untn there is demand
for il at better prices than now
prevail This will be a great ad-
vantage TO truck farmers in that
vicinity. and is commendaDle
move on the part of Morris & co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26

Doing hard work in bent or
STOPPING position puts a stitch in
the back tndt is painful. 1t tHle
muscles have become strained you
can't get rid of it without help.
The great penetrating power OF
BADDARD'S SNOW IMMINENT will
appeal to you most strongly at such
times, because it is the very thing
you need. Price 25c, soc and s1.00
per bottle. Sold by the Owl Drug
Store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26
BRENNAN LEAVES
THE TAFT PARTY


Ipromlse of nothing more than continu-
ed friction and battles unsuccessfully
lfought
Mr.. Brennan until recently has
been active in the Republican ranks,
Ilut since his extensive law practice
Las taken up the greater part of his
time has not devoted the same atten-
Ition TO il as heretofore He says
he will not actively engage in the
campaign this year but that by word
and deed will do all in his power to
uphold, defend and stand by the
principles of the Democratic party
Mr.. Brennan, prior TO his coming
10 Oklahoma some years ago from
Minnesota was one OF the ardent sup
norters of Mr. IaFollette and was no
small factor in securing for that
gentleman a national reputation. Mr.
FREEMAN says he is inclined to be-
lieve that perhaps Mr. LaFolIette may
Yet he found among the supporters Of
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic
party before the campaign is over.
Buy it now Chamberlains Coiic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is
almost certain to he needed before
the summer is over Buy it now
and be prepared for such an emer-
gency. For sale by all Dealers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26
POLICE MAKE RAID;
GRAB MORE BOOZE

A raid on shack on West Ok
lahoma avenue. last night. produced
quite a quantity of contraband wet
goods. 1t was hauled to the city
hall where il awaits the owner--if
he cares to call for it, He probably
will neglect to call, but he surely
get his if he does. The raid WIS
conducted by State Enforcement
Officer Parker, assisted by the city
police.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26

Stings or bites of insects that are
followed by swellings, pain or itch
ing should be treated promptly as
they are poisonous BALLARDS
SNOW I1NIAllNT counteracts the
poison. It is both antiseptic and
healing. Price 25c, soc and $1.OO per
bottle. Sold by Owl Drug Store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26

When you feel lazy, out OF sorts
and yawn a good deal in the day
time, you can charge it to torpid
liver which has allowed the system
TO get fun of impurities. HERBINE
cures ali disorders produced by an
inactive liver. II strengthens that
organ, eleanses the bowels and puts
the system in good healthy condi-
tion. Price soc. Sold by Owl Drug
Store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26
Terrible Suffering
serema All over Baby's sody.

Ecxena All over Baby's sody.
swhen my baby vas four months
old his face broke out with eczema.
and at sixteen months Of age, his face.
hands and arms were IN a dreadful
state. The eczema spread all over his
body. WE mad to pui A inask or cloih
over his face and tie up his hands.
Finally we gave him Hoods Sarsapa-
rllla and Ia few months he was en-
tirsly cured. Today he Is healthy
boy" Mrs. Inez Lewis. Baring, Maine.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures blood cis-
eases and builds up the system.
5 Get II today IN usual liquid form or
ehocolated tablets called Sarsataps'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-26

Register NOw!
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COMMUNICATIONS.
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THE Leader is not responsible for
contributions appearing under this
head. Anonymous communications
will not be printed. The real name
of the contributor must be given,
not necessarily Tor publication, but
as evidence OF good faith)
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Tulsa Stone and Foundry com,
pany. Tulsa; capital $4,000. Incor-
porators. A. c. Spitznagel F. Prem
tice. Of Tulsa. and II. +. Bartlett OF
Sand Springs
Farmers Gin company Pawnee;
capital, $500. IneorporatOrs, Allen
Daniels. r. S. Dove and b. J. Dove,
all Of Pawnee.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28
THANKSGIVING.

Now we feast.
So did the pilgrims.
Now we take in football.
Then they lodged hostile Indians.
Now the hostess thinks up novel
ties.
Then they were pleased to have
plenty of plain food
Now we Tevel in asparagus, arti-
chokes, peas and celery.
Then onions, potatoes, turnips
and cabbageS were their vegetables.
They were thankful, devoutly so.
Are we?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28

| hereby, proclaim from and af-
ter this date no person shall kill,
injure or modest any Bull Moose or
Elephant prior to the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in Novem-
Der A. D. 1916, for fear the said an
finals become extinct should the
present rate of slaughter continue.
Any person who shall disregard
or violate this proclamation, upon
conviction thereof, shall become an
alien and not be permitted to OBJ.
tain license to participate in the
next slaughter, if any there be.
Game Warden.
c. H. Hilbert Sec'y.
LaBelle Star.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28
LaBelle Star.
c. H. Hilbert, Sec'y.

r. E. Thomas is reported steadily
growing worse His sister. Mrs.
Mollie McPike, of Monroe City and
his brother, James Thomas, of Mil
lersbure, and George Thomas. of
near Fulton are at his bedside. His
son, E. T. Thomas of Jonesboro, Ar
kansas, has been notified and is ex-
pected to arrive soon - Madison
Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28
In Good Time.

Mr.. Styles; | have two tickets
for the opera.
Mrs. Styles: Oh, good! I'll 60 and
put my hat on right away.
Mr.. Styles; All right, dear, l
guess you'll be ready in time. The
tickets are for tomorrow night.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28
Game Warden's Proclamation.

Whereas, On November S. A. D.
1912, there having been such a
great slaughter CT Bull Moose and
Elephants throughout the United
States of America, at the request of
the humane and historical societies.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28

completed, and they are to be
found in all the leading libraries of
the country. All applications for
help in investigations will be an
swered. F. A. SAMPSON.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28

Earl Baldwin was a business Wis
tor in ST. Louis part of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28

Davenport & Mahan make Farm
Loans on best terms If.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28

Mrs. Joseph Rogers of Shelbyville,
has been visiting Mrs Mack Green.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28
In What the State Historical Society
Excels.

EACGlS.
The State Historical of Missouri
although only a yonnd society
offers advantages TO those who wish
to investigate questions relating 70
Missouri in quite a number of
lines.
1t offers these:
Of publications by Missouri au-
thors it has greater number than
any other library in or out of the
state; of official publications of the
state it has more than the state
library and all the departments in
Jefferson City combined; of the
journals of the Missouri general as
sembly it has more than the library
of Congress; of municipal pubica-
tons of st. Louis it has more than
the Public and Municipal libraries
OF st. Louis; Of the municipal publ
cations Of Kansas City it has more
than the Kansas City public library:
OF the municipal publications of St.
Joseph it has more than the St
Joseph public library; of books and
pamphlets published in Sedaiia it
has more than the Sedalia public
library; of the biographies Of Mis-
sOurians it has more than any 9th
er library in the state; Of books of
travel which include Missouri it has
more than any other library; of the
proceedings of societies and frater-
mites of Missouri it has more than
any other library; of minutes of
church organizations 1t has more
than any other library except one;
of bound volumes of Missouri news
papers and periodicals it more than
any other library of the current
newspapers and periodicals of the
state it has more than any other,
now receiving somes six hundred; of
the annual reports and other publ
cations of railroad companies that
come into the state it has more
than any other; of the resource and
descriptive publications of the
country at large it has more than
any other.
Its set of the journals of the leg
lsIature is complete Of both the
journals and appendices of the Sen
ate and House of the fifth and all
subsequent general assemblies, and
part of the first four general as
and a complete set of the |
session laws commencing with the
irSt general assembly, except two;
complete set of the Geological
Survey reports commencing with
hat of King in 1910; and of all pub
ications generally that come under
he title of "Missouriana."
If these things are all true the
'eOple of the state ought to know
t, and give the Society the support
o which it is entitled. Mr.. Trexler
Who is preparing a thesis for the
egree of Phi. D. in John Hopkins
University worked in the library at
hat university, the Library of Con-
ress, and applied to or worked i'll
he Mercantile, Public, W. C. Breck-
nridge, and Historical Society libra,
les of St. Louis, and yet he found
ere original source material to
eep him at work for weeks.
To other investigators we would
ay that if We do not have all the I
material that they may want to
OnSult, we are trying to get it.
'rof. A. C. Hart of Harvard Univer-
ity one of the leading historical {
uthrities of the United States, WIS.,
ed the rooms of the Society. and
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28

Bring your sale bills to the Dem
crat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-28

The State Historical of Missouri
although only a yonnd society
offers advantages to those who wish
to investigate questions relating TO
Missouri in quite a number of
lines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-02

Boston. July Miss Harriet Quinn
by, of New York. the first woman TO
win an ayiatar's license in America
and the first woman To cross the Eng
lish channel in an aeropiane. was in
stantlv Killed with her passenger. W.
A. +. Willard. manager of the Bos-
ton Aviation meet. at Atlanta, when
her Bleriot monuplane fell into Dor
chester bay. from a height OF a thou
sand feet The accident happened
when Miss Quimby was returning
from trip over Boston harbor to
Boston light and back, a distance of
20 miles in all. The flight vas made
in % minutes. The Bleriot, one of the
latest models Of the military mono
plane, circled the aviation field and
scared ont over the bay just outside
the aviation grounds. Heading back
into the eight mile gusty Wind. Miss
Quimby started a Notplane. The an
gle was too sharp and one of the
guests caught the tail of the mono
plane. throwing The machine up per-
pepdcular. An instant IL poised there.
Then. sharply outlined against the
sefing sun, Wizards body WAS thrown
clear Of the machine, followed almost
Immediately by Miss Quimby's body in
her dark aviation suit. Hurting
over the two bodies shot down, strik-
ing the water 20 feet from shore.
They splashed out OF sight second
before the monoplane plunged down,
200 feet away. II WAS low tide. Men
from the Yacht club in motor boats
were on the spot quickly and hauled
the two bodies out Of the mud, into
which they had sunk deeply.
Both bodies were badly crushed, but
there WAS no blood on Miss Quimby's.
Several Of her ZONES We're broken and
there were many large bruises. Will
lard, who weighed 100 pounds. hit the
water face first and over one eye
there was. cash from which the
blood was flowing. lie. Too, had sew
er5h fractures ana bruises.
When the victims were brought
ashore in motor boats they We're laid
out en- the ground At Squantum Head
on the edge of the aviation field. The
crowd which had been witnessing the
fights rushed over but a troop OF
stale cavalry was ahead OF the spec
tators and held the people back while
DIR. George Shechan. the field surgeon
with his staf and a male and female
nurse made hasty examination of the
bodies. In n few moments ambulances
arrived and the victims were taken to
the Quincy hospital.