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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28

This photograph was taken thirty
after the subway accident in
New York where six persons were
killed and scores hurt. Some $50 feet
of the covering of the excavation for
the new subway on Seventh avenue
between Twenty-third and Twenty
fifth streets caved in following an
explosion of dynamite.
AS the roadway went down with a
crash of splintered timbers, loaded
street car, a brewery wagon, a coal
truck and numbers of pedestrians
were carried with it. Beneath were
about fifty workmen, some of whom
were caught and killed by the debris.
Squads of firemen and workmen
went to work in the wreckage in a
systematic search for bodies and in a
few hours found six.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
OKLAHOMA WILL
GET BIC SLICE
FEDERAL MONEY
S4.75O,000 THIS YEAR TO I'M
PROVE FARMING; OUR
SHARE $1l2,1S2

Washington, Sept. 2S.-About ST.
$4,000 will be spent this year among
the states under the SmithLever act
of the last congress, which provided
for permanent national system OF
AGRICULTURAL extension work to be
carried on with Federal and State
funds through state agricultural col
| leges. The fund is made up of $l0'-
| 600 appropriated annually to each or
the state, and in addition there is ap-
propriated 100000 Of what is known
as Federal Smith4Lever funds. This
sum is increased annually by $780,
600 until, 1923, when the annual gov
eminent appropriation will be fixed
at $4,S5O,OOO
The additional appropriation is a.
vided among the states in proper
tion to the rural population of each
state In order to participate in the
funds the states are required to spend
an amount equal to that appropriate
ed by the Government. All states
have assented to the proposition, ac-
cording to announcement by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, and have placed in the fund
by subscriptions and appropriations
a total of s1,6SO,OOO for the fiscal
year of 1915-16.
The department of agriculture will
expend from its own appropriations
for farmers cooperative demonstra-
tion work during 1916, for direct field
instruction in special subjects, about
81 ,250,00O.
The conditional allotment for the
fiscal year shows that Texas will
CONTINUED on Fage Two.l /
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
DID IT FOR THE
STARVING BELG|ANs
STORY OF HOW A MILLION
DOLLARS WORTH OF
WHEAT WAS DIVERTED
(By Associated Press.)

New York, sept. 2S-The Commits
sion for Relief in Belgium, which has
sent supplies valued at more than
$75,0000 900 to Belgium since the Eu-
ropean war began, issued a state
emnt today admitting that in Novem-
Der of last year Captain ]. f. Lucey
former officer of the United States
army, now leading New York busi-
ness man, had stolen several ship
loads Of wheat valued at about ST.
900 900.
ut was in November, 1914, when a
committee from aiege came to Cap
tain Lucey with a report that only
three days food supply was left in
the city of Liege" the commission
explained, "and unless the commits
sion could get food to that once pros
porous city its entire population of
100000 men, women and children
would die OF starvation"
Captain Lucey, telling the story OF
the incident, says that in behalf OF
the Belgians he appealed to Doctor
Van Dyke, the American Minister to
The Hague. Doctor Van Dyke pre-
pared petition to the Dutch govern
ment, asking for 250O tons Of grain.
Failing to get the necessary consent
from the Dutch, English and French
ministers, Captain 1.ucey returned to
Rotterdam, where he learned there
were 10000 tons Of grain in ships in
two ports on the Dutch coast, Hans
weert and Terneuzcu. The grain was
originally owned by German mer-
chants at Antwerp, Belgium.
"The next problem was to get that
grain" he continued, @and dictated
a statement giving me absolute au-
thority to get the grain on behalf OF
the Belgian government, which claim
ed It, and ] concluded it had as
much right to the grain as the Ger
man or Dutch governments"
Members of the Belgian commits
sion signed the statement, but tho
Dutch captains refused to recognize
the authority, but would recognize
that of any Belgian Consul In Hol.
land. The Belgian Consuls all re-
fused, saying they did not want to
involve Belgium with Holland. A
Mr.. IHyman, of the Belgian Cabinet
finally was induced to sign the pa
pers authorizing Captain lacey to
take the grain,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
WIDOWS PENSIONS ARE
ALLOWED BY CHAPPELLE
HARD JOB" SAYS JUDGE; MANY
PROBATE MATTERS UP;
COURT OCTOBER 18TH

Judge Chappelle has announced a
term Of county court. beginning oc-
tober 18th. Today he finished check
ing up the widows pension applica-
tions and has notified the ones who
will benefit under the law. Eight
out of Al applications were success
full. Those approved will participate
in the $1,000 appropriated by the
county commissioners. The aver
age pension will amount to $3.50 per
month. Hardest job have been up
against since assuming charge of
the office" said the judge today, as
he finished the task of checking up
the widows claims. wish there
was enough money to allow 'em all
pension. probably all are entitled to
a share, but I selected the most de-
serving and divided the limited
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
.EFF|CIE NCY IS
WATCHWORD Of.
SYN0DS OF EIGHT STATES
GATHER IN CONVENTION
AT HOT SPRINGS
(By Associated Press.)

Hot Springs, Ark, Sept. 2S.-Dele-
gates from the synods of Kentucky,
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi,
Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Texas we're present when the south
-4v district church efficiency con-
vention of the Presbyterian church
in the United States of America con-
vened here today to take UP prom
lens of the church in the South.
The Reyerand James &c. Clark, d.
D., Of Nashville, chairman in calling
the gathering together, explained its
purposes. Two questions which he
thought should he answered by the
body before its adjournment he de-
clared, were: What are our obli-
cations and our opportunities as a
denomination in view of the situs
ton and problems in the Southern
district. and what are the right and
wise denominational policies to be
pursued in order to discharge our OBJ
legations and meet our opportunities
and "How can our local churches be
made more efficient that each may
take its part in working out the
right and wise denominational pol
fcies which the situation calls for2
The conventions big word is "Ef-
This is its first meeting
The gathering grew out af a resolu-
tion adopted by a conference of for
ty leaders of the church at Memphis,
Tenn, on February, 26, 1915, when
It was suggested that a campaign OF
efficiency be inargurated an the
South TO bring the members closer
fContirued IN Page Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
MINERS WILL THRASH
OUT HANRATY CHARGES

McAlester, Okla, Sept. 2S.-When
United Mine Workers reconvened here
Monday the grievance committee re-
ported it recommended that the
charges of the McCurtain local against
President Peter Hanraty be threshsd
out in open convention. President
Hanraty is charged with exceeding his
authority in signing contracts with a
coal company at scale lower than
exists in the Arkansas field. The
hearing before the convention is ex-
pected to last two days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
PLAN BIG
REVIVAL MEETING
LATE OCTOBER is TIME SET;
ALL THE MINISTER'S OF THE
CITY WILL JOIN

At a recent meeting OF the Mln
isterial alliance of the city, it was
decided to hold a fall revival and
Francis Edward Smiley, now holding
meetings in Colorado was the unan-
imous choice of the ministers to
take charge of the meetings.
Committees were appointed and
arrangements are now well under
way. Herewith is list of commit
tees appointed and all are urged to
meet and complete plans for the
carly work of the meeting.
The first Methodist church will be
used for the main services and the
other nearby church will be utilized
for special and overflow meetings,
thus saving the expense of fitting u2
a tent or tabernacle.
Ladies of the city are urged by the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
ROCK ISLAND EXPECTS
TO USE BIG GULCR

Robert Sattley, valuation expert for
the Rock Island, testifying in the rate
case before the corporation commits
sion at Oklahoma City, placed high
valuation on wine street gulch,"
where the bath house is located. "The
Rock Island expects to use 1t in years
to come" he said. Sattley testified
that the big cut through which no
train has ever run or track been laid
was figured in the reproduction new"
of the Rock Island lines in Oklahoma.
Sattley said he did not know what the
big ditch had cost, but that it was the
most expensive part of a section which
cost about $2,000,000,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
FRENCH AND ENGLISH
CRUSH TEUT0N'S COUNTER
RUSSIANS ARE VICTORIOUS
IN NORTH; Won HiNDEN-
BERG STOPPED AT LAST
(By Associated Press.)

London Sept. 2S-The French are
now battering the second line OF
German defenses in Champagne
while the British to their north, ap-
parently have been able to crush all
German counter attacks.
AS far az can be ascertained, the
situation on the Western front ac-
credited by the Allied defensive OF
Saturday and Sunday is about where
it was. Diversion instituted by the
German Crown prince in the Argon-
ne district, at some places, reached
the first French line, but nowhere
did the Germans break through.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
ENTHUSIASM HIGH FOR
COMING FOOTBALL CAME
EDMOND DOES NOT EXPECT A
PINK TEA AFFAIR; o. M. U.
is HUSKY

With but two more days of prac-
tice before the initial football game
of the season for o. NJ. H., Coach
Pritchard is utilizing every oppor-
tunity to perfect his machine which
is to meet Edmond next Thursday
on the local gridiron.
Never in the history of o. NJ. u.
were prospects better, and it looks
like o. M. U. is now ready to ta6e
her place in the football realm.
Owing to the strong competition
for positions it is doubtful who viii
start the game. The following are
the players from which the team win
be picked: e. Taggart, ]. William
son, Meade, Carlson, Mcbride, Horne
Baker, Lanham, Ribelin, Pettyjohn,
OMcKenzie, r. Mckenzie, T. Tag
gart, Alling, Testament, Stevens,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
THE WAR A YEAR AGO TO-DAY
Sept. 2S. 1914

sept. 70, 1871
Allies made progress on heights
Of the Meuse.
BeIaians retook AIost and re-
pulsed Germans at Malines.
General Hindenburg's arm fore
ed TO retire from Poland.
Russians occupied Dembica and
took a fort at Przemysl.
Russians crossed the carpath-
Ians and invaded Hungary.
japanese approached Tsingtau.
German Congo seized by British
and French.
French warship sunk by catta-
70 forts.
Russian soldiers occupied TiIsit
estate Of kaiser.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
Gasoline Tank Car Explodes.


Ardmore, Okla, Sept 2S.--An ex-
plosion of a 25O-barrel tank car of
gasoline Monday afternoon in
the yards of the Santa Fe r. r.,
wrecked hundreds of houses and
probably killed as many as fifty peo-
pie The complete death list can not
be completed until the bodies are dug
from the buildings which were totally
wrecked near the explosion. I'm
mediately following the explosion ex-
cited people were running in every
direction The glass fronts were
blown from stores and scores of people
were bleeding The news came that
two other cars we're exposed and THAI
no one was allowed near the place of
destruction t
Among the dead are Chas. r. Smith,
former member of the police force who
was standing on Main street near the
explosion and was killed by falling
stones. M E. Atkins, drayman, was
standing on North Washington street
almost three blocks from the explos-
ion. Stones from the Arthur Hall
cigar store fell upon him. A man
named A. G. Gould, fruit peddler,
was driving across the Santa Fe
tracks near the explosion. He was
killed outright, his horse was killed
and his wagon was blown to pieces.
Continued ON Page six.l
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
ANOTHER TROPICAL STORM.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 2s.-A
tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico
is moving northward toward the mouth
of the Mississippi and is attended by
dangerous winds, the government
warned the coast cities today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
POSTMASTER ON
ANOTHER LONG FAST

Postmaster Olsmith is "bacthing'
again and, incidentally fasting. Mrs.
Oismith is visiting her daughter.
Bessie, in Tulsa. During her absence
the postmaster is eating nothing
heavier than toothpicks, washed down
with three glasses of Water per day.
He expects to reduce" so pounds. A
few years ago Mr. Olsmith went on a
40-day fast and killed SO pounds of
weight.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
MASONs WILL MEET
At TEMPLE IN OCTOBER

The fall convocation of the Scot
tish Rite Consistory will be held in
Masonic Temple in this city, Oct. 5,
s and 7, and will be under the direc-
tion of d. NJ. HALEY, sovereign grand
inspector general. A class of 225
members will take the degrees and
elaborate preparations are under way
to make this one of the red-letter
reunions of the consistory.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
TWO ARE CHARGED WITH
CONDUCTING POKER CAME

On a charge of conducting a gambl-
ing house, Chas. Allen and w. p.
Hoyland were arraigned before JUS
tce Hornaday this morning. Both
pleaded not guilty and were released
under bond of $1,000 each to appear
for trial at the next term of the coun-
ty court.
The arrests lonowed the raid made
by the sheriff's office on the rooms
over the Brown barber shop on West
Harrison Avenue Saturday night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
BANDITS ON BORDER
SHOOT AMERICAN GIRL

Brownsville, Sept 2S.-Miss Grace
Garter, an American girl was shot
and wounded by two Mexican bandits
who were seeking retaliation for the
killing by Americans. of Mexican
bandits.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
.DUMbA RECALLED, ASKS
FOR SAFE CONDUCT

Washington, D. c., Sept. 2S.-Dr.
Dumba today telegraphed the state de-
partment that he had been ordered
home and asked for safe conduct
This was taken as indicative that
Vienna has acted ON the United States
demand to recall.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Ardmore, Okla. Sept 2S.-The dis
covery of additional bodies in the
ruins today, increased the number OF
known dead to forty-five and it is now
believed the list will finally exceed
fifty, At least two hundred persons
were injured. OF the dead SO far re-
covered, twenty-one are negroes, one
is an Indian. one a Mexican, and the
others are white.
The property loss is estimated at a
million dollars. The first report that
there were two explosions has been
confirmed. A quantity of dynamite in
a freight house was set off by concus-
sion caused by the gasoline explosion
The greatest damage was done from
the earth shock resulting from the ex-
plosions; the fire loss as first re-
ported, was considerably over-estimat-
ed and while the fire loss is very
large, it will not reach the amount
done by the earth's vibrations.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
Germans Fight DeterminedIy.

Paris Sept. 2S.-The Germans are
offering a determined resistance in
their Champagne position. to which
they have retreated to the protected
system of barbed wire entangle-
ments.
An official French statement to-
day says: In the Artois district we
made advances last night, gaining
ground step by step toward the hill
tops east and southeast of Sauchez.
We also made further progress in
the direction of LaJustice and north
OF Massiges. Obstinate attacks by
the enemy against the first line
trenches at GaFille, Morte and No
lante, resulted in check"
Greece viii Resist Invasion
or Serbia.
Berlin, Sept 2S.-According to the
0Continued on Page Five.)
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BULLETIN.

Ardmore, OKLA, Sept. 28.-The
Chamber of Commerce in session to-
day refused all outside aid. The city
is being rapidly put to rights. Car
penters and GLACIERS are in demand.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-28
55 DEAD, ZOO
HURT IN BL D VI :
UP At ARDMORE
AS RUINS ARE SEARCHED
LIST OF DEAD MAY
REACH SIXTY
TOWN ROCKED WHEN
GASOLINE LETS CO
TWO EXPLOSIONS, GAS AND
DYNAMITE, SPREAD RUIN
IN COUNTY SEAT
(By Associated Press.)
BULLETIN.

Ardmore, Okla, Sept. 28.-At 8
o'clock the death list had grown to
ffty-five whites and twenty negroes.
The property loss will exceed million
dollars.
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New orleans. La. Sept. 2S.-To-
night and Wednesday unsettled:
cooler Wednesday, sss~s
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-17
SPECIAL SHIPPING
APANESE Lines
To AMALGAMATE,
IS REPORT

The talk of the amalgamation OF
two great steamship companies, the
N. Y. X. and the T. X. K, has often
been heard In the past, but nothing
definite has ever been contemplated
by either OF the companies. The talk
is now again afioat in Far Eastern
shipping circles, and II appears that
the protracted and serious illness of
Mr. Asano, president OF the T. X. K.
and the rumored drastic increase Of
capital Of the N. Y. X. on the occa,
sion of the coming expiration of the
80 years permit of the company have
caused those close to the share mar
ket to believe in the amalgamation
talk.
Apparently for this reason II is a
remarkable fact that the T. K. X.
shares rose by ven 4 at bound re-
Gently. In spite of this, no negotia-
tions of the kind are proceeding be-
tween the companies concerned. As
q matter OF fact, the N. Y. K. has long
entertained an idea Of absorbing the
T. X. X. at an early opportunity, but
the latter company, which though
placed In an unenyiable condition at
present. has fair prospects for the fu-
ture, and the present president, Mr..
Asano. is man who cannot bear the
humiliation Of disposing of the com.
pany through business failure. Thus
il Is plain that the negotiations for
amalgamation II ever started by the
N. Y. X. would not see an early solu-
ton. But IL Mr.. Asano is not to re-
cover from his illness, there is a lit.
tie hope Of this talk being realized.
But 1t is reported that Mr.. Asano's
illness, though serious in its nature,
would never prove fatal so early as is
generally understood. and the talk
of amalgamation of the N. Y. X. and
the T. K. X. is yet premature
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-17
Chairman of Senate Military
Affairs Committee Declares
Move Is Necessary
BY c. S. ALBERT.
,cial Star Bulletin Correspondence


WASHINGTON, D. c., April l.
Legislation will be enacted at the
next session of Congress recognizing
the United States army. putting it on
a more efficient basis and increasing
it's size somewhat" said Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon. chairman of
the senate military affairs commit.
tee. today. Such legislation is of
the greatest Importance. in my opin-
ion, Congress will deal with it with
out fail when it meets again. The
general staff of the army of the War
College are working upon recommen-
datiOns which will be laid before the
secretary Of war and later before Con-
gress, | understand.
"Of course, | cannot say that all
the recommendations of the general
But there is no doubt but what it is
wise to go about the matter of reor-
ganization and increase OF efficiency
by calling upon the men best prepared
to give us needed information.
1T is essential, in my opinion. that
rounded out in accordance with the
demands of military efficiency if the
army is to be of the greatest use in
time of need"
Senator Chamberlain laid great
stress upon the need of the establish
ment of a trained military reserve.
I'm the past" said Senator Cham
berlain, cit has been impossible to
keep in touch with the trained men
who leave the army each year. The
government has had no hold upon
these men. l believe that it will be.
possible to keep in touch with them
and to organize a strong reserve for
the army if they are kept on the rolls
as reserves when they leave the SER
vice and are paid a comparatively
small sum. say $24 year. If such a
course were adopted l believe that
within five years the army would have
a trained reserve 100000 strong"
Senator Chamberlain said that the
advisability of a shorter term of en-
Iistment was being seriously consider
ed with the idea that many young
men who now do not enlist in the
army would then come into the ser
vice for the shorter term and gain a
training which would be of
benefit both to themselves and to
The country. At the end of the short
term enlistment these men could re-
ire to the reserves. In case it became
necessary to mobilize the reserves
each man would have his orders
where to report for duty, and there he !,
would find his full equipment. g., I