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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-20
NEW RESPIRATION MACHINE
SAVES FROM DEATH BY GAS

Chicago. ILL.,, Jan. 20-Four persons
have been saved from the grave in
Chicago within twenty-four hours by
a little machine. new invention so
small that it can be carried in suit
case.
In three cases today and in one case
Tuesday, the little device has restor-
ed respiration after an examination
had been suspended and the patients,
all victims of coal gas asphyxiation,
apparently were dead. ,.
Those who cheated death today
were Mrs. Laura Slender. her daugh-
ter, Mildred. years old. and her
aunt, Mrs. May Cook, of Chicago The
person restored on Tuesday was l.. \.
Cummings an aged retired lawyer
Mrs. Slender and her daughter were
visiting Mrs Cook when they were
accidentally overcome by gas from a
heating stove. Mrs. J. c. Baker who
lives in a flat below Mrs Cook. hap
pened 10 call on her neighbor and on
opening the door was surprised to see
the two women and the child uncon-
scious on the floor. Rushing to a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-20

steamboat springs Colo. Jan 2'l-
N tFue Western romance. showing the
.oyalty of 81 woman aud with tinge
Tot unusual pathos. eliminated todal
n the marriage OF Ethel NcCoy OF
Newkirk. okla. aud llardeE GRAY. o.
Arkansas Cltr, Kan no." home
ste5fcr u this district
Miss NcC0- and Mr. Cray wore ne-
trothed i'm the Arkansas town. the
date for De- marriage being set ior
.earle last spring Gray. who was "a
robnst man weighing nearly -of
tonnd- Was suddenly stricken bg the
Write paQue and gradually grew
worse units u August be was hui an
emariated shadow of hls former seii
il was then tlat on tbe advice ot
DlpesiciAn he 1ade his sweetheart good
bte. never expecting 70 see her aeain
and came to Colorado He arrived IN
Denver in such a weakened condt
sion fhat ii vas necessary 10 carry
hjni from depot to depot on a cot on
which he remained until the arrival
of the Monat train IN teampoat
Springs.
After only a few weeks the noun
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drug store, Mrs Baker asked a clerk
to call for physician The clerk in
stead rushed to the phone and asked
for the new life saving device
Seven minutes later two men droye
up to Mrs. Cooks flat in an automo-
bile and in few secards were pump
ing oxygen and inducing artificial res
piration into Mrs. Slender. whom the
physician, who had reached the flat
believed dead Within an hour after
the oxygen was administered the
three apparently dead persons were
discussing their feelings
Mrs. Slender said 1t semed to
me after 1 became helpless. something
strange was gripping my ebbing con
.seiOusness, then everything became
black and | remembered nothing else
until | felt shiver through my body
and opened my eyes to see the men
working over me
The oxygen machine has an attach.
ment that grasDs the tongue and
causes respiration As the machine
pumps oxygen into the lungs it sucks
ou the poisoous gases 1t was invent
ed by a German.
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nesses were ordered in. The attor-
ney for the defense made a motion
to have the witnesses. excluded from
the court room during the trial OF
TIC case as it might lead the witness
TO follow the previous testimony
The court sustained the motion. and
ordered the witnesses from the room,
but TO stay within calling distance,
and not to discuss the case.
The United States witnesses We're
divided into squads In the first lot
were: John Dossett. ] w Miller,
] H. Hartley. ira Stout. Joseph Har-
ris. Gen. Frank Canton, l.. L. Cross
field. Mrs Ora Weelty, Mrs. Myra
Hackney, John Sexton. Geo. Taylor.
y. Y Roberts. ELMER McElhinney
John Crisman Bert Welty was or
de ed returned to jail as he would
not be needed until later
Tie first witness called was John
Dosset. policeman at l.awton He
identified the prisoner as Ben GRAY
ems, said he knew him at Elgin. Kas..
and in the Usage country, where he
and Cra gens were working on differ
ent cattle ranches from 50 to '9l: he
seen him al Blackwell where he was
in charge of Officer Lund, and was
wounded In the cross examination
he was asked BY Jennings, if he vas
NOT in the federal jail at the time
Cravens was convicted on the charge
of murder and under a death sen
tence. He answered yes. United
br, c1y
what was the outcome Of that case.
He said he was graned new trial
and was acquitted After this testi-
mony Cravens began to snow signs
OF nervousness The second witness
was j w. Miller, Of Oklahoma city,
an old federal jail guard al Guthrie,
"a, 95 and 96 He identified the
prisoner as Ben Caryens, SAID he was
in the federal jail five or six montas,
while he was the night guard there,
also saw him at Blackwell, where he
was lying wounded
The third witness was ] H. Hart
icy, real estate man Of Norman. He
identified the prisoner as Cravens. He
new him at Elgin. Kans., twenty years
ago, when he was forwarding agent
for freight to PawAusl laa and that
Cravens was one Of the drivers
Next witness was Ira Stout, Of
Gushing, real estate dealer He iden
titled the prisoner as Crayens, said
he knew him at Elgin, Kansas, where
he was running a store and had sold
Cravens goods from SO to 96, and
that one night in SO Cravens held
him up in his store Here the al
torney for the defense objected. and
was sustained Stout stated that
Cravens had bad reputation at that
time
The next witness was Joseph Har-
ris Of Gushing, a mule buyer He
also identified the prisoner as Cray-
ems; said he knew him at Elsn,
Kansas. and freighted with him.
Adjutant General Frank Canton
stated that he knew the prisoner at
Pawnee wnen he. Canton. was an Of
fcer in the Usage country: also knew
him at Pawhuska and Elgin, Kansas
saw him when he was at Blackwell
wounded, United states Marshal Pat
Nagle and Charlie Cocord was with
him at Blackwell at the time.
Continued on Page So
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-20

OF MANCHU
DYNASTY
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago ian 20 According to dis
patch to the Chicago Daily News
from Peking abdication OF the Manchu
Dynasty is ACCOMPLISHED IN edlct
has already been drawn ap. bar IS Ie
'ayed solely 10 prevent an uprising Of
reactionary imperials headed by
Prince Kuns. Tien Tsin WIFI be the
temporary capital while the new GOV.
ernment is being arranged
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All forecasts as TO the length OF
time 1t would take to empanel jury
to try the case OF the United States
against Ben G. Crayens, alias Chas.
Maust, charge d with the deliberate
! qsn4l .4nrs s,,sd its4sA murder OF POST
master Alvin Bateman at Red Rock IN
1901. were knocked into cooked
hat" SO to speak, for it took less than
one day to complete the pannel and
4 no one lawyer or laymen, had guess
Fed less than three days. AT i've
O'clock last night ia last peremptory
challenge had been made and immed-
iatelv thereafter the entire jury had
been sworn.
The Indictment against Crayens
was then read to the jury and the
court by United States Attorney John
Embry. In fifteen minute talk he
outlined the prosecution. AL Jennings
for the defense closed the delibera'
tions OF the day BY brief outline Of
defense to be pursued by aim
According to District Attorney En-
bry the government will Dase its
pros ecptlon upon an unbroken chain
OF evidence, which he declares VIII
show canclusively that Chas Mausr
the defendant is none other than Ben
Crede Cravens. the notorious bandit.
and that he did without pity or com
passion, but with malice, aud pre-
meditation deliberately take the life
of an innocent man. who had never
ia his life harmed him.
All Jennings fer the defense de-
clares that ne will prove beyond
question OF doubt, and make his
PROOF SO clear and conclusive, that no
one will doubt it after it is heard.
that it is purely case of mistaken
identity This will be the ground
work of his defense.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
jury was selected in record breaking
time, the fact remains that each side
OF the case was mighty careful who
went on at $50 the original venire
was exhausted and the United States
marshal was instructed by the court
10 secure additional talesmen Among
the extra talesmen secured was Dick
Renfro, local druggist, who after
a thorough examination was passed
and is now on the jury.
When the federal court opened this
morning at nine O'Clock Cravens or
Maust was in the prisoners box. Bert
Welty. was also present under guard
of deputy warden of the federal pris-
on at Leavenworth W. A. MacKey,
and wearing an Oregon boot The
court was called to order, and the wit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-20
RARIFIED MOUNTAIN AIR
LEADS LOVERS TO THE ALTAR

tain air began TO strengthen Gray and
he was soon able 20 leave his bed
be continued 90 improve ana TO-DAY
has not only regained bis former
health bHt in addition weighs f0liy
i5 pounds more thaa When ne Tell
victim to She disease
Miss tfcCoy. who watched with eag-
euess Che progress Of his improve
menJ was awarded for her faithfnl-
ness when sine received telegram.
scyera weeks ago asking her 20 come
immediately 10 Colorado. She tame.
va- infinitely surprised at the change
n GRAY. and today they we're mar
rled They viii live on Gray's heme-
sreaa near Craig,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-20
BOY H|GHWAyMAN
TRIES TO HOLD Up
A POSTMASTER

. Liberty, Mo, Ian 20--As {;
- James Ward, merchant and the g
= postmaster at Birmingham. left {,
= his store last night Walter Caps 6;
g 3 years old, ordered him to hold g
9 up his hands, 70 enforce his 8,
= words the youth held the barrel 9
= OF revolver close to Wards 9
. face =
: Ward, in throwing up his g
g hands. struck the weapon to one 8
{. side just as the boy fred The 9
9 bullet passed through Wards g
. shoulder intlicting only a flesh g
= wound. Several men, attracted g
. by the shot. came running up, 81
= but Capps escaped to the bluffs =
8 north OF the town. He left his g
= horse on the street and this gave {;
: clew which resulted in his cap .
3 ture toda. =
= Caps was found at the home of =
: ]. A White, near Randolph, on .
. whose farm he had been employ -
: ed, Caps was brought to Liberty =
: and placed in Jail He pleaded q
: guilty and his bond is placed At g
, 5 300. =
: James S. Simrall. county prose =
> cutor, says the boy had been 6
I. reading novels and had on the .
: day previous to the attempted g
; hold up finished one Of MEX g.
; Carter's detective stories .
= ~ - ~ ~ ~ - - - ~ ~ -
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CUMN|N(5
ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY
PUTS 1T UP TO THE REPUB-
LICANS OF THE STATE
OF IOWA
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan 20 Senator Cum
Minis, Of Iowa, today announced his
candidacy for the Republican nomina.
ton for president, in statement
saving that If the Republicans 0.
Iowa believe, him a fit man to urge
before the Chicago convention that.
ne VIII accept their decision Senator
Cumnns statement Is as follows.
1T row seems probable that moro
than two candidates for the nomina-
tion on the Republican ticket viii be
seriously considered By the national
convention Under these conditions,
if Iowa Republicans believe ! am fit
= will appreciate and accept their con
fdence
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WILL. |. ACT On
THE: MATTER 7 |. |: /
(By Associated Press

Washington Jan 20 Attorney Gen
.eral Wickersham today assured the
House committee on rules that the
government would take immediate ae-
tion against the International Haryes-
ter company, congressional investga-
ton OF which is now under considera-
ton by the committee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-20
WOODROW WILSON'S NAME
IS FILED IN NEBRASKA
fBy Associafeh preas !

Lincoln. Jan 20rhe name OF
Woodrow Wilson was presented a a
candidate for president on the Demo
cratic primary ballot by petition sign
ea by thirty Omaha citizens AMI was
filed with Secretary Of State Wait to-
day Signers are men prominently
affiliated with the Bryan Wilson
party
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-20
Ia fOLLE 7 TE
WILL COME
To OKLAHOMA
(By Associated Press)

Chicago Jan % Senator I.aFol-
lette viii carry his presidential can
didacy west in a trip to start early
in March. according - announce
ment made by the secretary Of the
LaFollette committee TODAY.
The tour viii cover Kansas. Okla
aoma and Nebraska and vii probably
extend to the coast
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FRIDAY IN CONGRESS
Senate
Senate
Not in session.
Meets , D. m Monday.
House

= Senate !.
= Not in session {.
= Meets , D. m Monday
= House
= Net at noon {
= Andrew Carnegie expense .
3 voucher of $2S70 for testiiyius :
3 before steel committee held np :
3 because notary seal was omit :
: ted :
: Foreign affairs committee de- :
> ferred action on international {
: protection OF seals because eff +.
> difference OF opinion.
: War department expenditures {
= committee fayorably reported :
3 Cox bin caline ior report vn :
: the cost Of Philippine occupation. :
> Investigating committee exon =
: crates DR. Wiiey i'm the pure :.
: food conroversy The report {
: win be made to the house Mon {
: day 9
: THE public buildings commit s
: tee decided to report $4,000 G
: 0n0 omnibus bill next week {
against Leader t'nderwoods ad :
= vice.
9 Adjourned at 4.f5 p. m. until {
? noon Saturday.
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DEFENSE WILL TRY TO
PROVE MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Mother and Sister Of Bert WG|tu
are Star Witnesses for The
Government
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= G. NJ. Stone. Tecumseh. ianitor {
9 Elmer Il. Masten, Chandler, far {
g mer; Donald b. Munroe, Freder- :
= iek. farmer; Sherman Crouch, {
. l.ahoma, farmer Irwin Geddes, {
6 Navina. farmer: j NJ. Alexander, :
. Randlett, farmer; {. r. Renfro, :
& Guthrie, druggist E. I. Thatch- 6
. er Saltwater, mechanic; J ), :
. Wilson. Medtord, farmer; Will :
& liam ]. Law, Crescent, abstract. {
. er. r. T. Johnson, Cashion, :
. farmer: Charles Effinger, Shaw !.
6 nee, farmer.
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The Washington herald., 1912-04-28
CHEVY CHASE.

Lieut. Anthony James. U. S. N. and
Mrs. James, who have been house gucstI
Of Mai Albert s. McLemore, U. s. NJ
C., and Mrs. McLemore. have left foi
the home OF Mr.. James in Champaign
Ill. Mr.. James has just been detached
from the u. S. S. Georgia, and is on
waiting rders.
Mrs. E. Nesbit Wright, who spent sew.
eral days in Baltimore last week. has
returned TO her home.
Mrs. James Armitage Emery was host
eSs at a prettily appointed dinner We'd
nesday evening. Her guests were Mr..
and Mrs. James Barry Adams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Joerissen, DR.. and Mrs. Rud-
George Rufin, and Miss Helen Emery.
Mrs. Clarence B. Rheem has invitation
out for a luncheon May 2, at the Colum-
bia Country Club. her guests being men,
berS of the Rubinsteln Club.
Mrs. Arthur Copeland is entertaining
Mrs. Savage and Mrs. Dox, from Phila-
delphia, who are here as delegates TO
the woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society Convention.
Miss Blanche PoIkinhorn. sololst of
All Saints Church, has been confined to
her home with a severe cold. Miss Isa-
belle Taylor, substituted for her last
Sunday.
The Columbia Country Club was the
scene OF a merry party Tuesday evening
when the Washington Ad Club gave a
dinner to the retiring president, Mr..
Granville NJ. Hunt. The party was taken
from the Chamber OF Commerce to the
club In sightseeing automobiles. Fol-
lowing the dinner informal speeches
were made by Mr.. Walter Mcdonnell,
the newly-elected president. Mr.. Thomas
Grant. secretary OF the Chamber Of
The Washington herald., 1912-04-28

on May & Mrs. Cheatham win remain In
San Francisco until the tall, when she
will Join MAJ. Cheatham at his new
post. where he q in charge OF army
construction.
Miss Eleanor Parker and Miss Elizabeth
Parker. daughters OF former Representa-
tive and Mrs. Richard Wayne Parker. OF
New Jersey, are guests at the Grafton
for a few days.
Mr.. ana Mrs Frank strausser. OF Chi
cago. and Mrs. NJ. W. Letter. OF Phila-
Ndelphia, spent a week in Washington al
the New willard. and returned TO their
home on Wednesday.
The Naval Attache Of the Russian En-
bassy and Nine. vassilieff will go over to
Philadelphia on Tuesday for the launch
ing Of the torpedo boat Deale.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Van Reypen
have gone 10 New York to meet their
son-in-law and daughter, Baron and
Baroness Korff and their family, who are
expected TO arrive on the Caronia to
spend the summer in Washington.
Rear Admiral Thomas H. Stevens.
U. S. N. and Mrs. Stevens have arrived
in New York after q trip to Panama
They win come TO Washington shortly.
Mrs. Henry S. Patterson. Of New York,
and her brother. Amos Lawrence Hop
kins, OF Houston, Tex, are spending
some time with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Archibald Hopkins,
Mrs. Oscar Stelnfeld was a recent
visitor in Washington.
Miss Rena schwartz and Miss Carrie
Bass, OF Baltimore, were the weekend
guests OF friends In town.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-28

Commerce; Mr.. John Shoemaker. Mr..
Edwin L. Martin. Mr.. Fred Smith, Mr..
R. Z. Joyce. Mr.. E. P. Hopkins, Col.
Robert Montague, and Mr.. Hunt. Mr..
Hunt resigned in order to give more
time to his work as chairman of the con-
yentions club OF the Chamber OF Com
merce.
There will be an interesting lecture
tomorrow evening in the Library by
Rev. ]. W. Austin. for the benefit OF the
Rectors Aid Society. His subject will
be The Earthquake in Jamaica"
The Home and School Association of
Chevy Chase enjoyed an illustrated lee
ture in the Library Friday evening, CIV
en- by Miss Sypes. taking for her SUBJ
ject Flowers and Plants and the Beau
tifying OF the Garden"
Last evening the Chevy Chase Library
was bright with orange and purple dec
oratlons, the colOrs Of the Thi sigma
Tau Club, which gave a very pretty
dance to its friends among the younger
set. The chaperones were Mrs. W. L.
Mactier and Mrs. Farrar. The hostesses
Of the evening were Miss Mildred Shoe
maker, Miss Eleanor Garner. Miss Dor
ris Sannemann, Miss Anna Mactier, Miss
Johan Farrar. and Miss Marjorie Van
Dyne. Light refreshments were served.
DR.. H. B. Riley entertained Friday
evening at the home OF his sister. Mrs. r.
E Shoemaker, at fve hundred. His guasts
numbered sixteen.
The Thirteen Club gave a small dance
Friday evening in the Library The
chaperones were Mrs. W. G. Carrier, Mrs
Frederick Van Dyne, Mrs. James L. Par
CONS Mrs. W. II. Heron, and Mrs. Ran
dolph d. Hopkins
The Washington herald., 1912-04-28
continued from Pare one.


and all interested in the good work Of
scattering cheer are cordially invited TO
attend.
Mrs Byron S. Adams entertained We'd
nesday afternoon at a bridge tea at her
home, Eighteenth and Park Road. The
decorations were in pink. Twelve tables
were used for the game. At o'clock
refreshments were served, Mrs. William
= Ambrose, Mrs. s. NJ. Miller, and
Mrs. Alexander G. Bentley preading
at the tea table. Punch was served py
Miss Kate Fillebrown-
On Friday, May ., at the Belasco Thea
ter, the Junior committeeVof the WORK
ing BOYS Home will give a theatrical
performance, consisting Of two plays,
The first will be a short sketch Of life
in the Philippines. Maria Dolores oy
Capt Granville Fortescue, touching
story Of the love OF a Philippine girl Tor
an American oficer. The second Will be
GIIbert's clever comedy, Because She
Loved Him So." the regular weekly o1er-
ing of the Butterfield Players.
The junior committee of the Working
BOYS Home consists Of Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman, president; Mrs. Theodore
Moves. first vice president; Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor, second vice president; Miss
Mary McCauley, third vice president;
Mrs. George Rowland Chase, treasurer;
Miss Hldegarde Nagel, secretary; Miss
Sophie Johnston, assistant secretary;
Mrs Victor Cushmsn, Mrs. Granville
Fortescue, Mrs. Richard Harlow, Mrs.
Cary Langhorne, Mrs. Arthur Lee, and
Mrs. Walter Wilcox.
Miss Blanche Fish entertained the Sans
Souci Card Club on Thursday evening,
April 25, at her home, 80 Eleventh Street
Southeast. Five new members were re-
ceived into the club, and the meeting
proved to be one OF the most enthusiastic
and enjoyable for some time, which was
only a fitting tribute to the charming
young hostess. After q hotly contested
hour and a half at five hundred, 1t was
found that Miss Steadman and Mr.. Car
roll had again made the highest scores,
and they were awarded appropriate prizes
in token of their superior playing. Re
freahments were served, followed by
music, and the meeting broke up to
gather again on next Thursday evening
with Miss Catherine Doherty, at Il
Fourth Street Southeast.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-28
ROCKVILLE.

Miss Myrtle Naomi Holt, OF woodside,
this county. and Mr.. Raymond Nafey, OF
Takoma Park, were married in Rock
Vile Wednesday afternoon by Rev. 5.
r. White, OF the Baptist Church, the
ceremony taking place at the residence
Of the minister. They were unaccom-
panied. Other couples married in Rock
vile during the week were Miss May
Williams and Mr.. Sylvester @. Ladd.
both OF Washington. Rev. 5. X. White
being the officiating minister.
Mrs. Hugh Magruder. OF Baltimore. has
been a visitor at the home or her moth
er, Mrs. E. B. Prettyman, here.
Col. Spencer e. Jones after spending
the winter in New Orleans at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. I. Richard FaIvey.
as has been his custom each year for a
long while, has returned to his home
here.
Mrs. Harry G. Poss and little daugh-
ter have returned TO their home here
after visiting relatives in Cumberland.
Poss' niece. Miss Trimble.
Mrs. Howard Larcombe has been visit
ing relatives in Philadelphia.
Miss Annie Maddox is visiting friends
in Norfolk, va. She Will later go to
A number OF the young people of
Gaithersburg will present TOO Many
Husbands" in Masonic Hail. Gathers
burg, next Tuesday evening for the ben
eft OF Forest Oak Lodge, knights OF
Pythias, of Gaithersburg. The arrange
ments are in charge OF Mr.. Roland Walk
er. and those who will participate In
clude Misses Maude V. Broome. Lucille
Welsh, Hannah Jones. Mrs. Carleton N.
Etchison, DR.. Bates Etchison, Roy
Frazier, Edwin. W. Broome, Roland
Jack Ely, and Charles Phoebus.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Humbird, OF st.
Paul, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Russell Brewer here the greater part
OF the week.
An interesting programme has been
arranged for the annual meeting of the
Social Service League, OF Montgomery
County. which will be held in the Pres
byterian Church here next Tuesday.
Among those who Will deliver addresses
are Judge william II. DE Lacy. OF the
Juvenile Court, Washington; H. Writ
Steele. secretary or the state Board or