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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-14
RAILROAD AND AUTOMOBILE
TIME TABLES.

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All trains arrive and depart from Uuioi
station foot OF san Francisco street Al
arrivals and departures given n e Paso o.
mountain standard time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-14

S--~---~-~------~~~--~~---
2 OR ROOM HOUSE, furnished or unfur-
nished; prefer one with large back yard and
shade trees Phone $3.50 at once.
WANTED To RENT s or 4 room cottage
with lights. gas. sleeping porch. toilet and
bath in house; East FL Paso preferred. near
car line. Write c. L, care Herald.
WANTED-By adults. small unfurnished
apartment or housekeeping rooms with pri-
Phone 4T13
WANTED To RENT for care OF home dur
ing owners absence. by responsible married
couple best OF care guaranteed. Al refer
ences given Write F. AIS. Herald
WANTED To RENT by American family
without children for / or 2 years. unfur-
call 225S.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
MANS SKULL CRUSHED
BY PIECE OF WOOD
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Niuskogee, March 16.---John Storch
a farmer 10 years old. was struck on
the head Sunday morning with a
piece of stove wood by George Rob-
inson. his step-ston, and died late
Monday StorSh had upbraided the
i-ycar-ol daughter of Robinson for
coming into his yard and this caused
the trouble between the two men.
lstoreh lives in Mcintosh county
just about twenty feet over the line
from Muskogee county He is a
farmer Robinson. his closest neigh
tor lives in Muskogee county near
Keefston. The state law gives Mus
kogee county the right to prosecute
hut the county attorneys office here
said ii would be Mcintosh county
case.
3 A report frcm Keefstor, is that
Robinson has left his home and is
scouting in the Rattlesnake noun
tains Both Robinson and storch are
married.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
THIEVES AGAIN ROB
BISHOPS GROCERY STORE

Thieves again entered the Wesi
Size grocery store owned by Walter
Bishop last night and escaped with
considerable loot This is The thi-d
time the store has been entered with
in year.
Guess they have il in for me,
said Walter today. This time the
thieves failed to secure money bur in
lien thereof they took hams. sugar
cigars. smoking tobacco. canned goods
and flour. Must have had a wagon,
said Mr.. Bishop. q figure that 1
have lost $500 in this manner since
l bought the West Side business ant
as there seems to be no police pro-
lection on tie West Side am at a
loss to know what TO do to stop this
loot"
The cash registers were BROKEN in
10 AMI the POSTAL station ramsaeked
fef money.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
ATTENPT
TO ABDUCT H.
THAW N|PPED
COURT RULES THAT HE CAN
NOT BE RETURNED
TO N. II.
0Bx Associated press.l

New York, March 16.--Harry x
Thaw will not be sent back to New
Hampshire by the stale Of New YORK
as his counsel demanded, but must be
returned to Mattewan asylum unless
legal papers calling for his detention
in New York county are served OH
the warden of the Tombs prison.
Such was Supreme Court Justice
Pages decision in disposing of the
formal motion to have Thaw returned
to New Hampshire. Meanwhile, the
Thaw counsel as if anticipating Just
such decision, had obtained from
Supreme Court Justice BLUR a writ
OF habeas corpus which will keep
Thaw in the Tombs until next Fri
day, when he must be produced In
court.
Asylum attendants were in the
court room today ready to rush
Thaw to Matteawan, but the haoeas
corpus writ saved him.
Hearing Of plot to abduct Thaw
during his passage from the court 70
the Tombs, the sheriff armed twenty
DEPUTIES and scattered them through
the crowd. but the outbreaks o. Incl
dent, did not materialize.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
BOOSTER CLUB MEETS
At CHAMBER TONIGHT

A meeting Of the booster club will
be held at the chamber of commerce
rooms at O'Clock tonieHt. Many
matters OF Importance are to be TAX
en- up
The Lyric Theatre has been lcas-
ed for Thursday night and the pro-
ceeds of the matinee and night pro-
grams are to be given to the club 1t
IS hoped that all boosters VIII attend
and bring their friends. Tickets for
this program will be on sale at tho
Corner Pharmacy. Wednesday. March
18th.
The booster band gave concert at
the bath house. Friday evening and
was greeted by small but appreci-
alive audience. Mr. Ludingtou SAYS
that the boys are taking great inte,
est in band practice and when -
weather is warmer some good con-
certs will result.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
MILLIONS IN
JEWELS AND
GOLD SAVED
CATHOLIC PRIEST FLEES
MEXICO WITH HASTILY
PACKED RICHES
(By Associated Press.)

New York, March ia kings
ransom in jewels blazoned in royal
eagles of Spain, at the time OF
Charles ", the most powerful mon
arch Of the sixteenth century, lies
under guard at the customs house
here, awaiting appraisal. The gems,
set in pure gold, on white and purple
robes, were brought to New York by a
Catholic priest. The rich prize lay in
the cathedral at City Of Mexico, and
the priest hastily packed the jewels
and fled when General Obregon call
ed for the church tax of half million
dollars, under threat OF imprisoning
the priests
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
.P0NCA CITY man KILLS
SELF BY SHOOTING

Ponca City, Okla, March 16.-Fane
Broyles, aged 45, committed suicide
near here Monday noon, by shooting
himself with a shotgun. Broyles was
formerly well known farmer near
Ponca City, but few years ago trad
ed his farm for property in this city
and had since lived here. He return
ed last week from sanitarium at Nor
man where he had been for some
time suffering mental arrangement
caused by worry over financial affairs.
Broyles went to the home Of his
brother-in-law, Mack Gardner, ON the
4. G. Soldani ranch eight miles east
of ponca City Sunday for a visit and
killed himself while alone in the
house. 1t is believed he rested the
gun on the floor and pulled the trigger
with his toe, the charge from the gun
tearing the top of his head off. He
leaves wife and two small children.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16

plainly unwarranted that the Ger
man government will disavow i
quickly. The Prinz Eitel in Newport
News looks battered and worn after
seven months on the high seas with
no chance TO clean up. One side was
painted white, while the other was
rusty. Her smokestacks and all iron
work about her were rusted.
The two officers shown are Captain
Mundt Ton the lefD, who was com
mander Of the vessel when she was
a merchant ship with the North Ger
man Lloyd and Captain Bauer Ton the
right). Captain Mundt took second
place when Captain Thierichsen, a
naval officer of Germany was given
charge of her.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
SPRING STYLE
SHOW CARDED
FOR NEXT WEEK
MERCHANTS PREPARING FOR
STYLE SHOW; LEADER
SPECIAL EDITION

| The retail merchants OF Guthrie
have just completed plans for the hold
| ing of general spring opening and
style show in Guthrie Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March
"a, 25, 26 and 27, all of the retail
stores in the city including every
| line of business, to participate.
No effort will be spared to make
this the biggest opening and business
display ever given this part of Okla
ilohia and if the plans as outlined by
the committee are carried out in full
1t will put Guthrie in the class of up.
to.date cities in business progressive
ness and enterprise.
A special edition of The Daily
Leader, Monday will carry the an
nouncements Of the merchants.
The event will open at o'clock
Wednesday evening, when every store
in the city will open its doors for the
reception of the public and showing
of spring styles and seasonable goods
OF all classes made. The show win
dows will all have special displays,
the city will be illuminated and |
every store will be dressed up i'll best
array to show their latest and best |
goods to the public. In some of the
groceries there will be food demon /
strations and every effort will be
made to interest and entertain all who
come out during the evening.
There will be band concerts on the
street and various other entertain
ments and the people Of Guthrie and
country given an oppor
unity to view all of the latest styles,
he new and seasonable goods OF all
sinds, to mingle socially with the
merchants and their employees and
With each other, get better acquaint-
d and become convinced that the best
md latest things out are always to bel
ound in Guthrie.
No goods will be sold Wednesday
'vening but the style show and gem
raj display of seasonable and at
ractiye goods will continue through
nut Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
(continued on Page Six.,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16

This is the Prinz Eitel Friedrich
the German auxiliary cruiser, which
before the war was liner of the
North German Lloyd Line, in the
harbor Off Newport News. The Prinz
Eitcl arrived lin Newport News with
the information that she had sunk
the William p Frye, an American
merchant ship belonging to Arthur
Sewcll & Co., Of Bath, Me-, which
was loaded with wheat from Seattle
for Liverpool She had also sunk
seven other British and French
vessels.
Diplomatic authorities in Wash
ington consider the sinking Of the
Frye an act OF wanton aggression, so
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
Continued on Page six-)
GRESHAM SHIPS FLOUR
TO CUBA DIRECT.

Five car loads of flour made in
Guthrie will be loaded into ship at
Galveston this. week. consigned for
Cuba The flour was shipped by the
Guthrie Mill and Elevator company
and is hte first Oklahoma flour to go
to Cuba direct. Manager Gresham
says he has made arrangements to
place flour in Cuba from now on. "In
fact l have employed regular agents
to both sell and buy my flour" he
added.
The sacks containing the Guthrie
flour are labeled in Spanish and were
prepared for this ship
ment. >sasssS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
|CLEAN-UP CAMPA|GN
BEING ORGANIZED
HOusEHOLDERS MUST ASSIST IN
REMOVING GARBAGE; RULES
ARE LAID DOWN.

The waste paper and garbage
SHOULD be placed in convenient
place for the garbage man to get when
! he calls for 1t in the cleanup cam
|paign. Prepare for the big crusade
land be good citizen. The campaign
for a cleaner city will start Friday
morning. Every householder in the
city will be expected to aid in the
work. The committee requests that
all dirt, tin cans, and other garbage
matter be placed in piles at the cor
ner of the alley nearest the house,
The householder will be charged a
small sum for having the garbage re-
moved. The following sections OF the
city ordinances are applicable and will
be enforced;
Section 30S. All vegetable waste,
waste paper, litter, garbage, filth or
refuse OF any nature thrown, placed,
emptied or found in or upon any
street. alley, yard or area or other
place, detrimental to the public health,
shall be deemed nuisance.
Section 317. Every person who,
,eing the owner of, or tenant, or
lgent, or being in the occupancy OF,
,r in anyway having charge, control
II use Of any property, who shall suf-
er, maintain, keep or allow nuis-
nee within the city as defined by
his article, or who shall fail or re-
use to abate or fail to remove the
anne upon notice from the board Of
ealth or health officer, marshal, or
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
ROUS|NG OIL
MEETING HELD
LAST NIGHT
COMPANY DECIDED
OIL HERE AND WILL
COMPLETE TEST

Having successfully drilled through
the red beds an accomplishment said
by many to be impossible and recog-
MED by everybody as being hazard
Gus. with a ten inch hole 1850 feet
deep and in shale of a very promls-
ing quality; with one Of the best drill
ing outfits made and with the added
encouragement of the Schaffer aeo-
pla taking over the Van Taakey well
and lesases lying on the same anti-
cline as the Carter well, the stock
holders of the Cimarron Valley OIL
company in conjunction with the
chamber OF commerce and business
and professional men Of the city gen.
orally feel that Guthrie's one great
opportunity now confronts her and
ars determined to go ahead and drill
the Carter well to depth Of 5000
feet or more if oil or gas are MOI
found at less depth.
The meeting of stockholders and
citizens at the chamber Of commerce
las; night was attended by sixty or
seventy enthusiastic boosters whol
spent the evening until a late hour
going over the entire oil and gas sit
uatjon and planning for continu-
ance of the work on the Carter well
and the complete development of the
Logan county field.
a full detailed report of the finan-
cia' transactions of the company was
made to the entire ,atisfaction of ey-
err man present. The report account
ed for the judieious use of every dol
la. paid in and showed most en-
results and conditions.
All the close of the meeting a res
olution was adopted declaring it the
intention of the stockholders and cit
zens to finish the well and authoriz-
ng the appointment of committee
% solicit subscriptions of fifty dol
ars each from one hundred men
III subscriptions to be raid in at
nee. bu. none TO be used unless the
Iundred were secured and paid with I
n thirty days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
Anarchy in Mexico Inevitable.

Paris. March 16.-That anarchy in
Mexico and the crimes committed
there make Intervention by the Uni,
ted States almost inevitable" is the
statement credited to Premier Dato OF
Spain, in Madrid dispatch to the
Petit Journal
The premier is reported to have
said that Spain has decided to
abandon diplomatic relations with
MeNico until the situation there be
come normal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
ONE COAL THIEF
PLEADS GUILTY

doc" Rogers, negro, today pleaded
guilty to a charge of stealing coal
from the Santa Fe. He was given Is
days in jail He will be the states
star witness against, two others,
Percy Davis and James Harris, who
were with Rogers at the time. Sheriff
Sherwood and his deputies made the
arrests. The trial OF Davis and Har-
ris was set for Thursday next.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
GERMANS DESTROY MORE.
THAN 100 VESSELS

Amsterdam, Holland, March To-
Mittag Zeitung of Berlin has publish
ed list of merchantmen said to
have been destroyed by the German
navy since the beginning of the war
According to 1t German vessels have
sunk HI steamers with total ton
mage OF 100000 tons, four auxiliary
cruisers with total tonnage of 49,
Sil. one sailing vessel, one schooner.
one mine sweeper and one troop
transport.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
Battleship Breaks Shaft.

Washington, March lG. The bat-
tleship Connecticut broke her shaft
last Sunday while maneuvering in
Guantanamo Bay and is bound for
Philadelphia under her own power,
conveyed BY the Collier Orion The
hull of the Connecticut was uniniur-
ed; no one was hurt.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
italian Navy cettIne Busy.

Geneva, March 16.--A dispatch to
the Tribune from its Rome CORES
pondent. says that large par: of the
Italian navy is being concentrated at
laramie, in the southeastern exs-sm-
ity OF the country and point near
est the Dardanelles.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
SLICK HAS NINETY
THOUSAND ACRE RANCH

Oilton. Okla, March 15.-T. B
Slick. one OF the early operators in
the Gushing field who became sew
eral times millionaire as a result,
has acquired a ninety thousand acre
ranch in old Mexico. and whenever
conditions in that country will per-
nit his intentions are. it is UNDER
stood. to operate 1t. 1t is said that
his father-in-law William McEIroy
of Jennings. viii be in charge OF the
ranch.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
OWNERSHIP OF LAND
BEING CENTRALIZED
(By Associated Press.)

Dallas, Tex, March 16.-Warning
that the ownership of land in this
country is becoming concentrated into
the hands of limited number OF in
dividuals, was sounded by Charles
Holman, special agent, in the opening
statement of a hearing before the
commission of industrial relations, on
the land question. being held here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
NEGRO SLAYER ENTERS
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY

Peter F. Whitaker, the man who is
charged with the murder OF his
brother-in-law. John Williams. Satur-
day night last. was arraigned before
Justice Burlingane today and pleaded
not guilty to the charge. It IS under
stood he win plead self defense.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
ITALIAN NAVY HOVER
NEAR DARDANELL[s
NINETEEN OF DRESDEN'S
CREW MISSING; SHIP
SUNK BY BRITISH
(By Associated Press.)

London, March ll6.-The Russians
are again advancing in northwestern
Burkowina, according to Buchar-
est dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph.
Operations are slow on account Of
the bad weather Near Nova. Sulit-
sa the Russians carried the Austrian
trenches at the point OF the bayonct.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
Launch New preadnauaht.

Newport News, March 16.-The
new dreadnaught, PENNSYLVANIA, was
successfully launched at ten o'clock
this morning She is equipped with
Hinch guns.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16
Nineteen Of Crew Missing

Valparaiso, March 16. Nineteen
members of the crew of the cruiser
Dresden are missing. This was maio
known on the arrival of the Britis;,'
auxiliary cruiser, Drama. having on
board survivors from the Dresden,
some Of whom were wounded.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16

tcontinued on Page Two,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16

Dresden Sent to Bottom.
London, March 16.-The sinking Of
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-16

Certain you arc 70 ue<
returns on ! Leader classt
fled want.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-08

for the trunks Is here, Miss Elaine"
he announced.
"Is he? 1 wonder whether they are
all ready?" Elaine replied hurrying
out of the room. Tell him to wait"
In the attic, Bertholdi was still at
work, keeping her eyes open to exc
cute the mission on which Del Mar
had sent her.
Rusty, forgotten in the excitement
by Jennings, had roamed at will
through the house and seemed quite
interested. For this was the trunk be-
hind which he had his cache of treas
ures.
AS Bertholdi started to move behind
the trunk, Rusty could stand it no
longer. He darted ahead of her into
his hiding place. Among the dog bis
cult and bones was the torpedo model
which he had dug up from the palm
pot in the conservatory. He seized
it in his mouth and turned to carry
it off.
There, in his path, was his enemy,
the new girl. Quick as a flash, she
saw what it was Rusty had, and
grabbed at it.
Get QUIZ she ordered, looking at
her prize in triumph and turning it
over and over in her hands.
At that moment she heard Elaine
on the stairs. What should she do?
She must hide it. She looked about.
There was the tray, packed and lying
on the floor near the trunk marked "E.
Dodge. She thrust it hastily into the
tray, pulling a garment over 1t.
Nearly through" painted Elaine.
Eyes, Miss Dodge"
Then please tell the expressman to
come up"
Bertholdi hesitated, chagrined. Yet
there was nothing to do but obey.
She looked at the trunk by the tray
to fix 1t in her mind, then went down
stairs.
AS she left the room, Elaine lifted
the tray into the trunk and tried to
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-08

SYNOPSIS.

After the finding of WI Fang's body
and Kennedys disappearance submarine
4 man plunges overheard from it and
swims ashore. 1t is the entrance of Mar
cius Del Mar into America At the Dodge
obtain information of Kennedy and the
lost torpedo His plan is blocked by Del
Mars arrival, who also succeeds In WIN
ming Elaine's confidence. Later she is
warned by a little old man to be careful.
Del Mars mission at the Dodge house was
to locate and recover the torpedo He
would have been successful had it not been
for Elaine's dog. Rusty, who dug it from
the flower pot, while Del Mar and Elaine
were talking only a few feet away. Rusty
carried the torpedo to the attic. The little
old man meets Del Mar at the Dodge
home. They draw guns together gases
from the exploded shells of the old mans
revolver overcome Del Mar and Elaine,
and the old man of mystery escapes.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-08

know. Please let me talk to Boum-
Boum'
The cavalier bowed reluctantly and
left us.
What are you doing here alcne?"
she asked, taking off her own mask.
How warm it is
Before | could reply, I heard some
one coming downstairs back of me,
but not in time to turn.
"Elaine's dressing table," a voice
whispered in my ear.
l turned suddenly. 1t was the gray
friar. Before I could even reach out
to grasp his, robe, he was gone
"Another mutt" I exclaimed, invol-
UNFAIRLY.
"Why, what did he say?" asked
Elaine.
Something about your dressing
table"
"My dressing tablet" she repeated.
We ran quickly up the steps.
Elaine's room showed every evidence
of having been the scene of struggle,
as she went over to the table There
she picked up rose and under it a
piece of paper on which were some
words printed with pencil roughly.
Look" she cried, as I read with
her:
DO honest assistants search safes?
Let no one see this but Jameson"
What does it mean?" l asked.
my safe!" she cried, moving to a
closet. AS she opened the door, ina
CINE cur surprise at seeing Del Mar
lying on the floor, bound and gagged
before the open safe. Get my scis-
sors on the dresser" cried Elaine.
did so, hastily cutting the cords
that bound Del Mar.
What does it all mean?" asked
Elaine as he rose and stretched him.
self.
Still clutching his threat, as IL it
hurt, Del Mar choked, Il found a man,
foreign agent, searching the safe.
But he overcame me and escaped"