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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
PERFECT
ELU IS
WORK OF RITE, UNDER d.
RECTION OF INSPECTOR
HAILY, SUCCESS

The Fourteenth degree, known IN
Rite parlance as The Perfect Flu
with the usual wealth of scenery and
beautiful electrical effects, was
mounted in the Temple this after
noon. This degree one of the most
impressive in the Scottish Rite, was
exemplifed in a mastery manner by
Henry NJ. Morgan, as venerable mas
ter. assisted in the work by Randall
w. Livesay Henry f. sutton, Spencer
Hilton and Dyke Ballenger
The musical feature this afternoon
was notable. Mrs. J. r. Abernathy,
Miss Winifred Station, Dan Williams
and c. b. Hill rendered the symbolic
al numbers and also gave "A Clean
Heart" in very pleasing manner
This evening the historical Rose
Croix degree will be exemplified.
The work goes smoothly under the
direction of Grand Inspector General
HALEY. The class Of 200 Is deeply
impressed and it Is thought more
than so per cent of the class Will fin
ish with the Royal Secret.
Monday night the degrees OF the
secret master, the perfect master and
! the confidential secretary were ap-
propriatey mounted. exemplified ana
communicated by the Guthrie Lodge
of Perfection. This morning the sew
enth to the thirteenth, inclusive, was
conferred by the same lodge.
\ reception for the visiting women
will be held this evening and Prof
McIntyre's chorus viii give a special
musical program at the temple.
Many Masons OF state renown are
present either as visitors or to assist
in the work Of the various degrees
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
OFFICERS
RAID A
LODGE
POLICE DISMANTLE ROOM
AND CONFISCATE LIQUOR
AND FIXTURES

city police last night raided the
new OWLS lodge rooms on North
Division and confiscated all OF the
lodge room paraphernalia.
Several bottles of beer and whisky
were found in the lockers in the clu3
room of the lodge.
The complaint against the Owls
lodge was signed by Mrs. j. A.
Thomas. a member of the w. c. T. U.
of this city.
Policemen Clifford and Hess and
Special Enforcement Officer Parker
made the raid.
Several wagon loads of fixtures
were taken to police headquarters.
The temperance union of Guthrie
intend to aid the officers hereafter
in doing their duty; said a prominent
church worker today I'VE will show
them the light and the way said
Mrs. Thomas
Other raids by both the city po-
lice and the county are scheduled il
is said.
The county officials now have in
functions on four alleged joints and
are collecting evidence to justify the
closing Of several other places.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
SLEW WIFE
TO MARRY
DAUGHTER
HUSBAND AND STEPCHILD
OF Is CONFESS TO
CRIME

Galesburg. H. Jan 20 Robert
Higgins confessed today he murdered
his wife at New Henderson, H., Jan.
=. so he would be free to marry his
stepdaughter, Julia Flake, IS years
old. He was arrested after the girl
told States Attorney John Wilson OF
Mercer county Of her infatuation Tor
Higgins. and that she importuned him
to dispose of her mother, who. she
said. was the only obstacle between
her ana happiness.
The prosecutor hesltated to believe
the girls story Of the extraordinary
pact she entered into with her step
father But she told how they had
schemed for hours devislng plan
which would make Mrs. Higgins
death appear accidental She said
she was in the next room when
Higgins fired the shotgun which
brought instant death to her mother
She tod how Higgins raved and
struggled with neighbors for posses
sion of the gun, saving that he would
end his own HE. Then when the
excitement subsidized somewhat she
said they explained that Higgins ha-
been cleaning the gun and it had beer
arc ldentally discharged
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
GIVE NE MY
GUN, CRIED
ANGRY S0L0N
KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN
AND LAWYER INDULGE
IN FIST FIGHT

Washington, Jan. 20-A fist fight
which occurred between Representa-
tive Johnson. OF Kentucky, and John
r. Shields, Washington attorney,
broke up a meeting of the house com :
mittee on the District OF Columbia
today.
After the two clashed and several
blows had been struck Johnson broke
away shouting, give me my pistol
.ru kill him TWO clerks tried to
hold the Kentuckian but he broke
away and dashed off for his private
office shouting for his revolver Ev-
erybody fled and the incident was
closed.
The clash followed the hearing Oh
the bill to increase the salaries o.
crossing policemen, whom Shield
represented.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
BOY, "A YEARS OLD,
KILLED BY BROTHER

Kansas City, Jan. 20-Carl Borch-
ers, II years old, son OF Henry
Borchers, a farmer, was shot acci-
dentally and killed by brother az
his home, nine miles west OF Kansas
City. Kansas, today.
Carl was watching his brother as
the latter was examining a shotgun
belonging to their father. Believing
the weapon was not loaded the
brother pulled the trigger, and a load
of shot went into Carts head. He
cried ont once as he fell to the floor
Mrs Borchers witnessed the acct
dent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
TRUST LEGISLATION
SUBJECT Of MESSAGE
ROAD LAW REVISION
CAMPAIGN ORGANIZED

Appointed by about forty CONNER
cia clubs of the state as many dele
gates took part in q meeting OF the
State Road Law Revision association
in the Oklahoma City Chamber Of
Commerce. at which plans were drawn
for a campaign to revise present state
road laws
F. \. Gillette, Of III Reno, is chair
man OF the association Robert Camp
bell. of Anadarko, is secretary and
f. l.. Patten. OF Kingfsher, is treas
urer.
The idea which the organization de-
sres to advance is that there should
be a state engineer appointed to work
with county engineers appointed by
county commissioners In a movement
to build and maintain system Of
highways that would cover the state,
committee was appointed to
frame a law embodylng the ideas OF
the members Of the association and
submit the draft at 4 later meeting.
The Following were appointed to the
committee senator ]. Elmer Thomas
OF Lawtoh NJ ] Milburn Of Milburn;
C. NJ Fecheimer OF Chickasha: f. j.
Gentry of Pond Creek: Cyrus Avery
of Tulsa and ]. II Maxey Of Musko-
gee; Ed Oberholzer, of Guthrie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
GRATED IN PRICE OF eggs

Special to Daily Leader.
Wilson. Okla. Jan. 2A-liats must
b, taken off to negro cook, employ
ed by the Ringing railroad comm's
Sar. department During the scarcity
c. eggs. this winter. the negro has
heen sent by the management to the
farm houses of the surrounding coun-
,rv to buy eggs for consumption by
The track layers. graders and other
men employed in construction work.
recent auditing or the cooks oper-
ations developed the fact that he has
been buying the eggs at one price
and turning them into the company
al - cents per dozen profit to him
self. He has promised to be good IL
the future.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
GUTHRIE GIRLS WILL BREAK
A LANCE WITH PERRY

Although slow in getting started
the basketball season of Guthrie
high school promises to be busy
one. The first game for the girls
team will be with Perry high school
here January % The schedule st.
in the making. is expected TO carr
at least one game each week
A good squad has reported for prac-
iice daily since the HOLIDAYS and 10y
the time the first game is played
viii be in good condition. Four OF
last Years team are sure OF places
this season. Carrie Ritterbusch, cen
ter: Jessie Marie Anderson and Ruhs
Conneway. forwards, and Rose Lang
bonning at guard.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
REUTER-
TRIAL IN
PROGRESS
PAT OATES, KILLED YESTER
DAY, WAS IMPORTANT
STATE WITNESS


Special to Daily Leader.
,Bartlesyille, Okla Jan 20. Patrick
oates, who was killed last night in
the penitentiary outbreak, was TO
have been called today as one OF tho
states chief witnesses In the triaI
of Mrs. Laura Ruter, who Is charged
with completely in the murder OF her
husband.
Another clash between the oppos-
ing attorneys. in which the lie was
passed enllvened the session of the
trial this morning.
Mrs. Reuter- is gaining strength and
is a. le to sit in the court room in n
Morris chair Her two children are
with her
The trial promises to come to a
close by Friday SO far the evidence
in the case has not Injured Mrs.
Reuter- materially, say lawyers who
are watching the case.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
X ~ " ~ M ~ ~ " ~ R NJ ~ X MM1


Washington, Jan. 20--President
IWison personally laid before a Joint
session { congress today the funda
mental principles OF the Democratic
administrations program for dealing
with trusts and "big business The
president presented the case, he said,
as 1t lies In the thought OF the coun-
try reiterating that private monop-
oily Is indefensibe and intolerable,
and declaring that conscientious bus
mess men throughout the ratsv.
would not be satisfied until practices
now deprecated by public opinion -
restraints of trade and commerce
were corrected
1We are now about to write the
additional articles OF our constitution
Of peace said the president. the
pence that is honor and freedom and
prosperity
Besides suggesting tbe scope OF
legislation, the president made a per-
sonal appeal for mn atmosphere of
frendliness and cooperation In con-
gress while handling the roblem.
The antagonism' he said. between
business and government Is over. We
are now about to give expression 10
the best Judgment OF America to what
we know TO be the business con-
science and honor Of the land The
government and business men are
ready to meet each other half way n
a common effort to square business
methods with both public opinion and
the law
The chief points which the prssi-
dent singled out as basis FOR negs-
tiations
l.--Effectual prev cntion OF the in
terlocking OF directorates OF great
rporatlons-banks railroads, indu.
trial. commercial aud public sersite
bodies
"A law 10 confer upon the Inter
state Commerce Commission the pow-
er to superintend and regulate the
financial operations by which rail-
roads are henceforth TO be supplied
with the money they need for their
proper development and improved
TRANSFORMATION facilities. The presi
dent made It clear that the prosper
IT, Of the railroads and the pros
eriiy Of the country are inseparably
Connected in this regard.
definition OF the many hurtful
restraints o. trade. by explicit legls-
llation supplementary to the Sherman
law
! THE creation OF a commission
to aid the courts and to act as a
clearing house OF information in help
ing business to conform with the Law.
Provision Of penalties and pun
lishments to fail upon individuals re
soonsitie Tor unlawful business prac-
tees
Prohibition Of holding compan
ie- and a suggestion that the voting
aower Of individuals holding shares
in numerous corporations might be
restricted
7.-Giring 10 private indirruu-s-
the right to found suits for redres-
fcontinued on PAGE 2, Col. ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
LOGAN DOCTOR IN
VOKES COURTS AID
TO HOLD CERTIFICATE

Dr. %. J.. Jameson of tbis county
has applied 10 the district court Of
Oklahoma county for an order re-
straining the state board of medical
examiners from rcvokins his license
TO practice medicine n oklahoma an
tn final adjudication in court
The physician alleges that TIE
board Of examiners attempted ON
January "a last TO revoke his IT,
cense on the grounds that he had OBJ
tanned It b. fraud.
Petition alleges plaintiff is a grad
uate OF the independent Medical col
lege Of Chicago.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
POLLOCK NAMES Ex-C0N,
GRESHAM CEMENT RECEIVER

Kansas City. Jan 20-A receiver
for the United Kansas Portland ee-
ment company OF lola. was appointed
by Judge Pollock in tn" federal court
Kansas city, Kansas. late today ON
netition OF creditors, Charles +. Scott
os lola. was named He furnished
slo.oou bou7. The company IS said
90 De- tie largest cement concern in
Kansas. II is capitalized al $1,000
900
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20

maintained in two states not far from
the capital Of the country
He was sent by his newspaper to
find Emilio Hapata, the former bandit
ana leader Of one Of the armies in
the field against Dictator Huerta.
Later word was received by his
editor that he had teen shot.
Zapata, who is hardly yet more
than marauder works on the theory
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
OIL WORKER MEETS DEATH

Oklahoma City Jan pa ".
Smith. aged 80 wears. married was
instantly Killed this morning in one
Of the oil mills az Hobart. Okla. when
he fell from a running board into the
seed conveyor. where his head was
ground off.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20

Judge John X Thomas, prominent
Muskogee lawyer. who was killed IN
the prison fight at McAlester yester-
day was well known in Guthrie. he
having spent several months here in
1910 codifying the laws of the state
He made his home at the lone hotc
while here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
ANTAGONIST BETWEEN BUSINESS
AND GOVERNMENT IS OVER
Peace That is Honor and Free
dom and Prosperity is To Be
The New Deal
n " " Il. II 4. - 1t X Il ~ ~ n Il IN

n u " y. IL \. 81 III X Il ~ ~ n Il n y
IM "
III President Wilson appeared be- Y.
lH fore congress at 1880 O'Clock to- III
y day and read his message on Il
IN Trust legislation. crowded 4.
n; floor and packed galleries rose Il
lM and gave the president long sp- X
l# plause Mrs. Wilson and others y:
h. OF the presidents family were VI
M present. Diplomatic corps were Y.
III well represented Il:
La n
X ~ ~ ~ II y. ~ ~ n R ~ " X xMa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
coNslsIoRY NoTEs

Master Mechanic Hill, OF the Santa
Fe. is enjoying the reunion and is
much at home among the bretheren
The work is moving along accord
ing to schedule. the work in Tie Lodge
Of Perfection, being finished this ai-
tern on
John Given prominent in Tulsa
business circles. is proving himself
TO be efficient in making new mem-
bers feel al ease Bro. Given has a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20

McAlester Okla, Jan. 20.-Three
state penitentiary officials, Mus
kogee lawyer and three convicts are
dead and three other persons are SUI
fering from bullet wounds as a re-
suit of break for liberty made py
the three convicts who were killed
at 43o o'clock Monday afternoon,
The dead are:
d. C. OATES, assistant deputy
warden.
r. C. GODFREY, day sergeant.
II II. DROvER, bertilon expert
and photographer
JUDGE j. r. THOMAS, Muskosee
lawyer, former United States Judge
TOM LANE, convict
CHTNEY REED, convict.
CnIARl les KUNTZ, convict.
The injured,
Miss Mary Foster stenographer
shot in leg.
J. w. Martin, turnkey, shot IN
cheek
c. b Woods, guard shot in arm
flesh wound.
Frank Rice, parole clerk, bruised.
Oates. Godfrey and Drover eaci
leave wife and two children. keeo
was sent up from Pittsburg count
two wears for larceny, his time woulc
have expired in February, 1918. Ian ,
serving six years from Garvin count
for forgery, had one year and 81,
months yet to serve. knntz' ron
Roger Mills county. was up fifty years
for bank robbery.
Lane and Reed both had mad'
escapes before and were recaptured
They were serving additional sen
tences for stealing a horse on whici
they escaped.
If was in the inner offices of tn
prison that the first shooting or
Cured. although the running flsh
that followed did not end untii al
three fugitive convicts had bee
killed. a half mile out on the farm
The three men gained entrance l
the front offices by asking TO Sc
Frank II. Rice parole officer The
had obtained revolver in some wa
and Immediately upon entering IN
prison lobby demanded the KEYS
the prison. Jack Martin. turnkey
was the only prison official there
Although unarmed, he grappled W.,
the men. hoping thus to gam tim'
Lane. throwing the gun to Maflih
cheek. fired. inflicting flesh "oun'
and obtained the KEYS to the fro'
door Not daring to leave in the FAC
OF armed guards outside, howeTs
DanA Cnl- ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
PAT" OATS, DEPUTY WARDEN,
WELL KNOWN IN GUTHRIE
Judge Thomas, Of Muskogee, Wis
ltor al "Pen," Among Victims;
Girls Horrible Experience
y ~ u II " ~ M e q II 81 IS ~ n ~ y
(By Associated Press)

NJ McAlester Jan. 20-The atten- =
n, ton of the officials of the Ok :.
y: lahoma prison has turned to an 4
~ investigation of the daring at ~
~ tempt at escape made yester- =
M day of conyicts Charles Kountz, e
~ China Reed and Tom Lane, A
4: which attempt cost the lives OF e;
n. Judge John r. Thomas, of Mus r
~ kogee D. G. (Pat Oates, as :.
~ sistant deputy warden. n. n. y
~ Drover, head of the Bertillion "
n department F. &c. Godfrey, e
n guard, and all three of the con- z.
~ victs Mary Foster, the tele- y.
~ phone operator, Turnkey Mar y
n tin and Guard Wood, who were Z.
~ injured. are not believed to be p
~ in a dangerous condition. The =.
M investigators are seeking es- =.
~ pecially to learn from whence y.
II came the revolvers with which Y.
~ the conyicts did the deadly 2.
= work. 4.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
THE WEATHER

fBy Associated Pressl
New Orleans, Jan. 2e--Tonight iaif.
colder; Wednesday fair.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20

Leader Want ADS viii pay.
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Continued on Page 2. Col. =
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-09

Miss Pearl Wright has returned
from her trip on the upper Animas,
where she went TO spend the holt
days. AS Miss Thelma Marshall did
not accompany her, as was expected
Miss Pearl had no rivals from town,
and had the time of her life. She got
interested in the automobile game,
and took lessons in driving the car,
and became such an expert chauf-
feusse that she could send her car
through a gate four times out of i've.
without hitting the gate post on
either side, and when she did hit the
post she hit it so lightly that the car
was never injured. Before she re-
turned she knew all that Ben Dun
agan knew about driving a car.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-09
X, Y. q,

After fighting all last week before
Ojinaga, and not capturing it the
constitutional forces Withdrew a dist
ance to rest up, wait for more am
munition to come In, and what is
more important, wait for General Vi
LA to come on and tell them how to
do 1t. He has started from Juarez,
by the way Of chihuahua for Ojinaga,
and is bringing plenty Of ammuni.
ton. When Villa gets on the job
things will be different, and Orozco
and Salazar will not have the easy
Time they had last week. 1t is agood
bet that these two men will soon
swim the Rio Grande, or back up
against an adobe wall. If Salazar
swims the Rio Grande he will find
one of Marshal Hedgepeth's deputies
waiting for him, and he will take
him to Santa Fe, to answer a broken
bail bond, and the charge Of cOnpir-
acy to smuPgle arms across the border.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-09
Valley View News,

Mrs. Jack Smith has been quite
sick.
D.. f. Sellerds secured a fine Jersey
calf from DR.. e. J. Egan.
Mrs. Mary j. Swan has sold his i'm
provements to Mrs. Cadman.
j. P. Mansfield was a Lordsburg
visitor the first Of the week.
Roy Kerr has returned to Las Cruces
where he is attending the State col
lege.
The Stems Cooperative store is re-
ceiving new goods and doing a good
business.
George Cadman and mother tran
sacted business in Lordsburg the
first of the week.
The girls of Valley View school eel
ebrated New Years day in making
their basket ball suits.
James Rice Of Arizona visited over
Sunday with his brother Joe Rice and
other relatives in Stems.
Stems school cloesd Tuesday even
ing for the balance Of the week, that
the repairs being made might be com
pleted.
W. II. Kinnon returned from FL
Paso where he had been spending the
holidays with his family and purchas-
ing machinery for November mining
company.
The November Mining company is
installing more machinery. This
week they received a 10 horse power
engine from the Mine and Smelter
company of Ell Paso.
Y V r.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-09

Seven people of Las Cruces are at Ell
Paso, taking the Pasteur treatment
for hydrophobia. One dog bit them
all. He was a child's playmate, and
his sudden change reused suspicion.
He was killed and his head sent to
the institute for examination, and he
was found to have been suffering
from a most severe case of hydro.
phobia, and this sent all whom he had
bit to the institute for treatment
The authorities Immediately ordered
all dogs muzzled or confined, with in
structions to the police, and a large
body Of dog catchers to kill any dog
found at large without a muzzle.
Several dogs have been killed, and the
dog lovers are taking particular care
of their pets.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-09

Billy Adolph, the motor car driver
who was hurt by the o%verturning Of
his a some miles east Of Lordsburg,
at the time Of the Phoenix-El Paso
race, last fall, was in town the first OF
the week. The medals which the
people Of El Paso bought for Oliver
Reach and his mechanic, as an *
preston Of their appreciation Of his
stopping in his race to rescue Adolph,
and bring him to Lordsburg, thereby
losing a chance for some OF the prize
money, we're presented to the men, at
a banquet given in Phoenix last week.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-09


The weather record for the past
month, as kept by Cooperative Oh
server Mcclure, shows that the month
was a little colder and a little dryer
than the average. The highest read
ing of the thermometer during the
month was So degrees. 1t wentdown
below freezing point every night ex-
cept two, the nights of the 14th and
18th, the lowest point reached was 20,
on the night of the 2lst. There was
a quarter of an inch of snow on the
night of the End and 1t rained on the
nights of the 18th and 10Th, the total
precipitation for the month being AZ
of an inch. There we're 10 clear days,
eight cloudy and four partly cloudy.
Taking the year 1913, as compared
with former years 1t was cold and
wet, the wetness was more actual
than apparent, because it came It an
unusual time of the year, in Nov
ember, and there was very little pre-
cipitation during the months when
the rains are expected, July and
August. The total precipitation of
the year was IL SO inches, while the
average, for a period Of 20 years, was
8 % inches, an xce of 3 A inches.
1t was nearly ten degrees colder than
the usual year, the mean Of the
means of temperature being 81 8 de-
grees, while a record of IL years is 81 8
degrees.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-01-09

The p~ostoffice department and the
business men Of Silver City, are still
considerably exercised over the parcel
post business between Silver City and
Mogollon, where parcels are carried
cheaper than any freighter will han
die them, the rate per hundred
pounds by parcel post being S1.06,
while the cheapest freighting is sI.25
per hundred. The department has
sent experts to investigate the mat
ter, and many plans are proposed to
handle the matter. Contractor Mar
riot, who is now hauling the mail,
says it will take an investment of
800, 900 to furnish enough motor cars
to do the business. The Enterprise,
Of Silver City offers the most feas-
ible proposition. 1t is for the govern
ment to take over this particular bus
mess, and have It done under the
supervision and at the expense of the
postoflce department., which, the
Enterprise announces, would involve
the building of a good road from Sill
yer City to the Mogollons, and a steel
bridge across the ella. Anything that
involves the expenditure Of public
money in the nelghborhood of its
town meets with the instant and
unanimous approval Of the Enter.
prise,