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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15

TELLS Of
GRAFT
ROASrS REPUBLICAN SENA-
TORS FOR KIND OF LEGIS-
LATlON ENACTED

John Embry. former United
States district attorney. who in that
capacity has for six years had
charge OF litigation in reference 20
kiokapoo Indian lands in Oklahoma,
in signed statement given out to-
day criticizes in caustic terms the
attitude taken by congress toward
kickapoo legislation. declaring that
congress has practically left these
indians 70 Irresponsible Indian lob
byists'
That has been the result of most
of the Kickapoo legislation, he
continued, and their alotments
would have gone had we not been
able to prevent ii by court action -
Erhbry specifically attacked an
item in the present indian appropria-
ton carrying $4l,0a0 for the benefit
of Walter S, Fields for defending
Mexican Kickapoo Indians
I, as United states attorney, and
my assistants, defended the kicka
poos and recovered their lands for
them, said Embry Fields made
mess of everything he attempted.
No Protection for indians.
THE statement also crtcizes the
attitude taken by Senators Teller,
curtise and L.al'ollette, as members
of a senate subcommittee which
investigated Kiekapoo affairs. and
their report on the subject 1t quotes
Senator Teller as saying that if de-
fault should be made by the man to
whom II was proposed To entrust the
Indians property then it would be
time for the government to inyesti-
gate
This nonsense proceeded said
I1mbry, "on the theory that an ir-
responsible man should first be al
lowed the privileges Of wasting what
belonged to the Indians. and then, If
the government could recover any
thing for them, wel and good
This report of the senate sub
committee on Indian affairs showed
such reckless diregard for the Sc
cnrity Of these Indians that the at
torney general disregarded it altogeth
er. and allowed us to proceed in
the courts TO recover these lands
fo rthe Indians and we were able
10 recover most of them.
"This group Of ignorant Indians is
down there in the mountains OF
Mexico under the control of white
American grafters and congress has
taken from this government the
power to protect them by taking
from the Indian office the power to
dshurse appropriations TO the In
dian entitled TO the money and by
directing that the money be paid out
IN such ways that it almost inyar-
ably fell into the hands Of these
white grafters
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
OSAGE OIL FIELD
OPENED TO LEASES

Pawhuska. Okla. Aug l5.-Actins
ON information from Washington
that President Taft had sustained
the department of the interior in
turning down the application of the
Uncle Sam Oil company for rehear-
ing in the Usage nation oil lease
cases, the superintendent of the
Pawhuska agency mas announced
that he is ready to receive appli6a
tions under the rules recently an
nounced This settles all contro-
yersy over the leases and great ac-
tivity in the Usage field is expected
immediately The leases, as ap
proved, provide for one-sixth royalty
to the Indians of all oil produced at
the market value oi 60 cents r.
above. which must be paid in money.
The leases run until April 8. 1891
and individual. not blanket leases are
provided
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
WOMEN'S CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE MEETS

The Womens Chamber of Com
merce held a largely attended meet
ing at the City Hall, presided over
by the president, Mrs Rebecca l..
Finch.
A great many questions of inn
portance were brought mp before this
body for the betterment of the city
Mayor Nissley and commissioners
Carter and Clothier addressed the
members relative to civic improve
ment and to the growth and devel-
opment of Guthrie
Resolutions OF thanks were given
TO the papers for publicity work done
for the body. and to MIS- Fielder for
the zeal and cooperation with the
Women's Chamber Of Commerce.
also to the trustees Of the First
Methodist church. for the use Of
their building and lights for the RAIN
bow fete
The meeting closed With Il great
many excellent plans. among them
being the entertainment of conyen-
tions meeting here in the future
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
WELL KNOWN OKLAHOMA
OFFICER is DEAD

A telegram was received at the
United States marshal's office this
morning announcing the death at
Lawton yesterday of Heel" Thorn
as.
I'm the death Of Thomas, Oklaho-
ma loses one of its picturesque early
day peace officers For many years
prior to the opening of Gtelanoma to
settlement Thomas was. connected
with the United States 6larshaIs OF
flee He was terror to the bad
man. fearless and aggressive.
He was the Grst chief OF police OF
l. wton and has held that position
practically continuous since the op-
oning of Comanche and Arapahoe
country to settlement.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15

AGREES TO
RETURN
"GO-BETWEEN"A FORg NEW
s.sFNs .s@.s .ssrr asssssshsfs~
YORk'POLICE AND GAMB.
eDs1-~F~s--~~
LERS TO MAKE CONFESSION

Hot Springs, Ark, Aug. 15-Sud
denly changing his mind, Sam
| 'chepps, arrested here last Saturday
Inight and held as a material witness
IN the Rosenthal m1rder case. an
nounced his willingness to return to
New York with Assistant District At
iCrney Robin. Postmaster Fred f.
| Johnson advised him to accept as con.
elusive the telegram received by Act
ling Mayor Petit today giving a de
scription OF Rubin Stewart and
Thomas. Thomas is expected here to
morrow. Bernard Sander, Schepps
lattorney probably will arrive late to.
night or tomorrow, Rubin is expected
to start TOR New York with Schepps
some time tomorrow.
Schepps had earlier today profess
I'd 10 be dissatisfied because Rubin
could not fully identify himself as
lie dstrict attorneys representative
The acting mayor had sent a mes
sage requesting Mr.. Whitman to tele.
slaph an accurate description of the
men sent from his office for Schepps
Detective Thomas, who took another
route than Rubin and Stewart, is not
ere, but it is expected District Attor-
ney Whitman $ reply giving the de
scriptions asked, gives the numbeI
OF the shield worn by Thomas.
1T seems they lay more stress on
Thomas as the man to take Schepps
remarked Petit, after receiving a
telegram giving the descriptions.
Sche.p ps attitude seems TO be that
1s wavering between fear that tho
men who came today are not Rubin
and Stewart and belief that per
haps after all they are what they rep
resent themselves To be. OF the facts |
there is scarcely any real doubt even |
in the minds OF the authorities. Tele I
grams were exchanged between Whit |
mans office and Rubin during the \
day Rubin showed Schepps AMI
acknowledgment of payment made tc |
All insurance company, a letter writ |
ten by William Rubin. his brother, |
and such other documents he happens |
20 have With him, proving himself to |
2c Rubin SchepQs one moment viii |
say that 1T looks all right" only to |
-hange his attitude the next. He was /
lsked to define his attitude toward
i!ubln and Stewart. He replied tha |
lir attitude toward the accredited rep |
fesentatiyes of Whitman's office hasI
already been given in statement
given the Associate Press on Tues
lay, but as TO his attitude toward the
wo men who arrived here today.
Schepps declares he just does not
lnoW what to say"
Rumors here during he day of a
ederal warrant having been issued
oi Schepps was found to be untrue
was learned that federal war
ant in OREGON for opium selling an,
sambline caused the report.
Pressed for further explanation of
lis desire to await Sanders com
ng, Scheprs declared he would notl
AIR further than to say that really
e did not know Sander personally
ldding that this end of the Rosen-
hal case had developed complications
'f which he did not know the i'm
'ort
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
TONGUES OF HELPLESS ONES
TORN OUT; EYEBAlLS BURNED
Federal Troops Unable 10 Cope
With Warfare Of Enemies
Intervention Needed
lRy Associated press.l

Mexico city, Aug l5.--lrhe entire
city press since sunday has carried
columns of matter describing the
sudden progress made by the Zapa-
tistas in the south and none at
tempted to minimize the government
defeats and the barbarous charac-
ter of their warfare. AS an indica-
tion of the manner in which local
news writer's have presented the
story the following paragraph in
FL impartial in its accounts of the
gacking OF Ixtapam:
The crimes of Ixtapam are such
as only kaffirs would commit. The
town taken, the rebels assassinated
without pity residents OF the place,
cutting off their feet, tearing out
their tongues, binding with hot
irons, and otherwise mutilating them
before they were finally shot with
a display of cruelty OF which wild
BEASTS would not be capable Some
of the soldiers and residents, who
defended a church tower, We're
hurled into the court ward while yet
alive. the fall OF each being cele-
brated by Kisses and whistling
Their bodies were burned in the
Structure together with that of the
murdered priests and the images OF
sethe saints
@ Expressing IN some degree the
horror felt by practically all residents
8nf this capital over the slaughter OF
Passengers and soldiers on the
trsin at Tlcuman on Sunday and the
terrible campaign being waged by
Ialpatistas near Toluca, capital OF
the state of Mexico, newspapers OF
the capital carried editorials today
urging Mexicans to aid in whatever
manner possible in suppressing
CAPITALISM.
M The government was sharply crit
icised except in those papers popu-
slarly supposed to be controlled by
govcrnmcnt officials which declared
chat they would reserve ttair right
ITO call the government to account
anti the rebellion was suppressed
When they promised TO do so.
El Pals and FL f,lario declared
@fhat the sAyagery displayed by the
zapatistas might easily bring on
american Intervention.
The editorial IN El Inlpercal was
more analytical in its review OF the
Mutation. II charged that the gov
ernment had attempted by censor
shin and misrepresentation to sup
press the facts about the disturbed
State OF the country, and taunted
the administration with direct ques
tions as to why the deplorable con
ditions were permitted to exist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
DARED WIFE To
SHOOT; SHE DID

Louisville Ky. Aug. l5.-F'rank
licher OF Aurora, Ind. was shot six
times in the abdomen by his wife at
the home of DR.. Ralph TlIley of
Petersburg, Ky. today as the result
of a dare.
1.icher and his wife have been
separated for some time, and accord
ing to Lcher he went to the home
Of Dr. Tilley to beg his wife to re-
turn to him. She told the physician
that the man was annoying her and
Tilley handed her revolver.
Il dare you to shoot me said her
husband and she shot Licher was
sent to d Cincinnati hospital
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
PENSION BILL TO PASS
nv Associated Press.l

Washington, D. G., Aug l5-Pensions
Tor thousands Of veterans which has
been held up by disagreement be
tween the house and senate over the
pension appropriation bill may be
passed Saturday. The house agreed TO
day to abolish eighteen outlying pen
sion agencies on February first and
then pass the bill, which President
Taft is expected to sign Immediately
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
ELWRA ZIMMERMAN SEEKS
DIVORCE FROM HENRY

1lvira Zimmerman today filed suit
in the district court for divorce from
Ter husband, Henry K. Zimmerman
She charges extreme cruelty, aban-
donment, drunkenness and failure to
provide as her grounds for separa-
tion She also recites number Of
other things in her petition, which
are unprintable The Iimmermans
were married in 1889 shortly after
the opening of oklahoma and lived
happily together until sevearl years
ago. when he began to neglect his
family and keep company with 9th
er women The pair have no prop
erty. There are five children in the
family. three of whom are of age.
The wife asks for the custody of the
two younger children. aged s and
I.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
"NEN HIGHER UP" WILL
CAUSE DEATH OF TRAITORS"
Lieutenant Becker Denies That He
Deposited S59,S45 in New
York Banks
lny AssocLaIed premll

New York. Aug. fs Threatened
with certain death II they re called
Information regarding the three men
higher up in the gambling graft
scandal, Bridge Watber and Harry
Vallon, associates of Paid lack"
Rose are confronted with possible
lndatpents charging them with
the murder OF Herman Rosenthal,
unless they tell the whole truth
Il is reported that they have been
tod 10 throw Decker to the wolves
but if they love life. to shield The
alleged dictators of the graft sys.
tenn
In his confession Bald Jack Rose
declared that Lieutenant Becker
had decided to kfll Rosenthal HIM
self. If others had not done It.
In the search for evidence to con
Wet the murderers of the gambler.
Herman Rosenthal, the states at
torney and the grand jury have uu
earthed wealth of information
showing that gamblers and keepers
of disorderly houses paid sums ag-
9resating hundreds of thousands OF
dollars yearly for police protection
Evidence now before the grand
jury shows that every form OF
gaming and vice paid prescribed toll
and that these tariffs varied ac
cording to the location in the city
The monthly tariff paid to the police
varies First class uptown gambling
houses paid $1,000 middle class
gambling houses paid $500; East side
houses paid anywhere
from $100 to 800; high class pool
rooms $500 white poker dice games
paid $500 Uptown disorderlst
houses paid 5000 while East side re
sorts paid 500
With the cooperation Of all the
banks in the city districts Attorney
Whitman has been able to OBTAIN
the names Of four police inspectors
whose bank accounts run into sever
Al thousands, one inspector is said
have accumulated a million dollars
The indictment OF these officials Is
not being pressed az this time as
the states attorney is deyoting his
chief attention to entrapping the
nurderers Of Rosenthal.
The hunt for other bank accounts
If Police Lieutenant Becker was re-
,umed today by District Attorney
Whitman who, with the aid of the
'anks. has disclosed that Becker
accused OF murder, has within the
tear. deposited $58,S45 The states
attorney believes il will be disclosed
hat Becker has accumulated about
s90000n
Jack Rose ia his story sefora
he grl0d jHry, is reported 10 have
involved Jark sullivan. the News
10Y King. and close friend Of Lieu
enant Becker, in The murder plot
Rose is said TO have declared that
Sullivan after ridiu= aronnd the
,ity the night Of NE murder With
Becker went TO Hl4dgie WlebbeN9
place and seeing hat the
sunmen were there Went 10 the
Hotel Metropole to locate Kosenthai
il is further said he told the
rand jury that sullivan tnen re-
rrned to Webbers and told the
.un men whore Rosentml conld be
Ound
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
At TENDANCE EXPECTED
To BE $4,000
ORy Assoclated Presgl

Chicago. Aug la.-An attendance
of ninety thousand and receipts OF
seventy thousand dollars is expect
ed III the series Of three games be
tween New York ana the Chicago
Nationals beginning here today. The
cl0seness of the race and the sus-
pension Of Johnny Evers has arous
ed the Chicago fans Jerry Downs
viii replace Eyers at second base.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
GUN MEN ARRA|GNEO
AZ Associated Press

New York. Aug. 15-Before jury
Of which Daniel Frohman is foreman.
all prisoners. except Becker, involy-
cd in the murder of Hermann Rosen-
thai. were arraigned today for formal
inquest At request Of the state the
hearing was continued until August
twenty second.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
TO PROSECUTE TRUSTS
CBy Associated Press3

Washington. D. c., Aug l5-Sena-
tor Pomornes resolution. directing
Attorney General Wickersham to
6ring criminal proceedings against
the officers of the Standard oil and
the American Tobacco companies
was forced to "A place on the senate
calendar today Pomerene declared
that the attorney general had failed
to do his sworn duty
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
CANDIDATES ANNOUNCE
FOR HOUSE SPEAKERSHIP

Oklahoma City, okla, Aug 15--Rep
resentative John p. Crawford of Ada
who was renominated by the Demo
clats of his county without opposl'
tion has commenced an active cam
paign for the speakership OF the
house in the 1913 Legislature.
]. Harvey Maxey, formerly of Shaw
nee but now of Muskogee, nominated
BIZ Democrats there last TUESDAY,
will also be a candidate for speaker.
A third candidate is II. ~. Smith, OF
Shawnee. formerly OF Kentucky. He
served in the constitutional conven-
zion and legislature of that state
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN
FELL IN TWO HOURS

a terrific cloudburst near Enid
last night washed out two thousand
feet OF track for the d.. t. & G..
railroad over eight inches of rain
fell in the vicinity of Onyx. a few
miles this side of Enid All train
service on the D., E. K G. between
Euthre and that point has been
suspended A number of bridges
are out and crops are badly damag-
Ell as a result The storm lasted two
hours
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
BIG RAIN At MARSHALL

4 big rain and hail storm, which
bordered on a cloud5udst visited
Marshall and vicinity last night. do
ing much damage TO growing crops
and county bridges. lt is reported
here today that four bridges We're
washed out in that vicinity Trains
on the H.. r. & C were late today
le a result
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
TARIFF BILLS TIED UP
AN Associated Press !

Washington. D. c.. Aug. l5--An ef
tort TO reach an agreement to dispose
cf the steel and wool tariff revision
bills filed in the senate today. Unani
nous consent was asked to vote on
tic measures tomorrow. but was oD
jected to by Seiiator briggs becauseI
.uf dispute about the arrangement
OF pairs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
EXTEND FREIGHT RATES.

Washington, Aug l5-Reduction
in first class freight rates from
Galveston to Oklahoma City and
wichita was ordered by interstate
commerce commission today to be
extended from September first TO
November first
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
FISHING PARTY LEAVES FOR
KIAMACHI MOUNTAINS

A party of Guthrians composed of
Dan Williams. Ed Johnson and Fred
Green left this morning for ten
DAYS fishing trip in the Kiamichi
mountains near PIT Townsend. The
PARTY will be Joined at Oklahoma
City by Herbert McCracken and Geo
Green.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
DARROW ARGUES
IN OWN BEHALF
lBy Assoclateu Press.l

Los Angeles. Aug. lj.-Clarence 5.
barrow. resumng his argument in
his own behalf today declared: IF
YOU convict me you must say that
.Iob Hartman and myself are per
jurers and that Bert Franklin is an
honest and sanity man
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15

CAUSE: Of
MURDER
lBv Associated press.l

Nashville, Tenn. Aug. Ia Mrs.
Alya X. cave, daughter-in-law of Rev
r. Lin Cave, chaplain general Of the
United Confederate veterans, was
murdered in her home here today
and Mrs. J C. Jones, aged "A, is in
Jail accused Of the killing, which is
said TO have been caused by jeal-
ousy. The victim is a widow. aged
80, and was we'll known in sonth-
ern cities
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
SUGAR TARIFF DEAD
(RY Associated Pressl

Washington. d. c.. Aug. IA
complete disagreement was shown be
tween the house and senate in the
sugar tariff bills, as outlined in the
conference report on the measure as
presented to the. senate today by SEN
ator Penrose This indicates that
there will be no sugar legislature this
session
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
PERKINS ASKED TO TESTIFY
fBy Associated PressJ

washington Aug. l5-Ine SENATE
committee investigating the cam
palgn expenditures will request Geo.
v. Perkins to testify about his con
tribution 30 the presidential cam
paign fund in 1904 and 1908.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
U s. Court Report.

u. ). Court Report.
The United States attorneys Of
fce for the western district OF OK
lahoma. has finished the annual re
port for the fiscal year Of 1912 The
report shows that the court has
been cleaning up. Al the beginning
OF this year there were pending
cases of an kinds. So There were
during this fiscal year cases of all
kinds. 3S4 Cases Of all kinds dis
posed of. $50 There are now pend
ing 526 eases of which all are Unit
ed States cases except l3u. OF the
cases now pending 2G7 are criminal
OF the 435 cases disposed OF lhl
were criminal SS convictions and rs
acguitais There were begun dur
ing this year eases Of all l1inds 334
There are 10l eases less on ,he
docket than there were at the begin
ming of the year
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
TAFT vETOES ANOTHER ONE
fBv Associated Press.l

, iWashineton D. C., Aug 15-Presi-
dent Taft today sent to the house a
message vetoing the legislative ana
irdicial appropriation bill
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
TWENTY-SEVEN KILLED
a. Assoclated Pressl

Cuernayaca, Mex., Aug l5-Twenty-
seven followers of Zapata were kill
ed today in a battle with federal
trops twenty-five miles south of here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
BIG DIVIDENDS ON OIL & GAS
lRv Associated Pressl

Independence, Kan. Aug 1.-THE
directors of the Prairie Oil & Gas
company today declared six dollars
per share on capital stock.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
CONSUL MINISTER MURDERED
lnN Associated Press.l

Bogata, Aug. 10 Investigation
has proven that William B. McMas-
ter. United States vice consul at
Cartegena, was murdered No clue
as 10 assassins has yet been found.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
THE WEATHER

(By Associated Press)
New Orleans. La, Aug. 15-Oklaho-
a. Tonight and Friday unsettled
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15

DR.. e. A. Dean is in oklahoma City
tcday on professional business.