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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-13

Berlin-That he shot and killed
his father when the latter attempt
ed 10 fulfil a threat to murder
his mother was the explanation given
by the eighteeu-year.old son of Paul
Gehrke According TO his statement.
his father returned home in an intoxi-
Gated condition and began abusing
Mrs. Gehrke and other members OF
the family. threatening to kill his
wife Finally, he is said to have
picked up q heavy chair and advanced
as if TO strike her down. The boy
says he could not bear to see his
mother beaten and obtained his re-
volyer When he saw there was no
other way to prevent her death, he
fred intending only to main his
father. bur the bullet hit the man in
the head causing instant death.
Gehrke leaves a large family.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-13

According to the London Daily Ex-
press it is reported the Dutch steam
er Noorderdyk. which was returning
to Rotterdam with broken machinery,
after having sailed for the United
States. has been torpedoed in the Eng
glish channel
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-13

French ministry of marine an
nounced at Paris that a German sub
marine probably had been destroyed
in the English cham ell by a French
cruiser. British statement says the
US had been sunk of Dover.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-13

Brigadier General Scott. chief of
staff OF the army. left Washington for
Utah to attempt a peaceful settle
ment with the recalcitrant Piute In
dams.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-13

Nine. Sarah Bernhard of Bordeaux.
France, whose leg was amputated, has
suffered a relapse, and her physicians
pronounced her condition serious.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-13

-Four thousand Canadian troops
have reached the British Isles on the
steamers Megantic, Southland and
Missanabie. Their safe arrival was
announced at Montreal
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-13

Frederick Cakes Sylvester. one Of
the most noted landscape painters in
the middle West, died at ST Louis
after an illness of more than a year.
Sylvester was born at Brockton, Mass,
October 6, 1869.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-13

The Bucharest correspondent of the
London Evening News telegraphed
that the Russian offensive movement
in Gahcia had forced the Austrians
to evacuate Czernowitz, the capital of
Bukowina
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
JAP EMBASSY
SAY NOTHING
To REPORT
TURTLE BAY NAVAL BASE
STORY DECLARED TO BE
PREPOSTEROIS
(By Associated Press.)

Washington. April rl5.An official
statement, authorized by the Japan
ese embassy today, characterizes as
"preposterous the reports that a
naval base has been established at
Turtle Bay Lower California and
further declared there enevereii has
been any intentionl on the part Of the
Japanese, government to locate Ra
naval base or occupy any territory
on the west coast of Nexico.iom sIg't
Operations of the japanese war
ships at Turtle Bay the embassy Of
ficial says, were solely for the pur.
pose of salyaging the stranded cruis-
er Asama.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
CRAZY, He TOLD
JUDGE He WOULD
n KILL q MEN
RJIT WANTED TIE COURT
TO BACK HIM UP
IN III

Rufus Caldwell we'll kown Gu.h :
rian, who has been acting "queerly
for some time, was adjudged insane
by the insanity commission this
morning in county court. Recently
Caldwell has been threatening to kill
all of his enemies. of whom ne ran
cied he had many. Meeting Judge
Chappelle on the street last week he
said: Judge, I've been double cross
ed by lot of thieves in this town.
and if you will stay by me will kill
% of the pests; they ought TO be
dead and the courts ought TO back
me up in it." Judge Chappelle asked
him for list of the prescribed ones
and he promised to furnish it. Cald-
well was once wealthy but lost his
money in speculations and lawsuits.
While the carnival was atu its
height one night last week Caldwell
caused sensation by attempting 20
take a large snake from the hands OF
the snake charmer informing the
frightened women that he was a wiz
ard with snakes and women and
could tame both or either at will.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
MANY CHANGES MADE
IN SCHOOL LAWS
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT AID
WSEs BOARDS TO EMPLOY
TEACHERS EARLY.

Many changes have been made ii
i the school laws of the state, mos
important Is the change which gives
the people authority to vote an ex-
cess levy at the annual school meet
ing. The change eliminates the ne
cessity Of the usual elections thru
out the state In school districts dur
Ing August as has heretofore been
the custom.
Another law passed at the last
session of the legislature and which
is now in forces changes the date for
the annual school meeting from the
first Tuesday in May to the second
Tuesday in July of each year Spec
ial meetings can also be held by first
posting in conspicuous places over
the district for ten days prior to the
proposed meeting, stating fer what
purpose the sIheeting is I'd be called
AT the annual meeting in JYly the
district boafd shalls make out the re-
port required by iawsto be filed with
the excise board, showing the fiscal
condition of the district at the close
of the previous fiscal year and o
statement of the estimated needs for
the current fiscal year.
Miss Margaret Doolittle' county
superintendent, is sending out copies
of the emergency laws to the school
districts as fast as she is able to
secure them from the state super
intendent, showing the changes. She
also urges the board to make their
selection of teachers for next year as
early as possible. The present school
laws give authority to school boards
to contract with the teacher prior to
the annual school meeting, provid-
ing the teacher has a certificate val
i'd for the entire time of the contract
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
l' Girl. BRIDE Or Il sUs-
TA|Ns FR|GHTFUL BURNS

Oklahoma City, April 15.--Mrs. Eu-
genia Wilkes, II year-old bride OF
Samuel Wilkes, $50 North Lee ave-
nue.. was frightfully burned about the
hands, arms and face and neck to-
day as a result of gasoline explos-
ion.
With her clothes afire and scream
ing frantically. she fled from the
house. Fl. w. Hollingsworth, of
West Seventh street attracted by her
screams caught Mrs. Wilkes as she
fell prostrated.
Mrs. Wilkes was unable to tell how
the accident happened owing to her
serious condition. When the fire.
men entered the house they found
the wall paper on fire in the kitchen.
II is believed she will recover.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
FLOOD WATERS
CREATE HAVOC;
EIGHT DROWN
RESERVOIR BURST RELEAS-
ING IsIPOtrNDED WATERS
or COLORADO RIVER
tBy Associated Pressl

lIolbrook, Ariz. April l5.-The Ly-
man reservoir, which impounds wat
ers Of the Little Colorado river
twelve miles south of st. Johns, Ap-
ache county, broke at midnight, drown
ing eight persons.
The reservoir at Hunt, northwest OF
st. Johns. is in the path Of the flood
and II the dam there gives way
Woodruff twelve miles southeast OF
Holbrook will be in grave danger.
Great fear is entertained for the
lives of those who live in the path OF
the loosened flood waters.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
ORATORS WILL CONTEST
FOR $40 CASH PRIZE
ANNUAL CONVENTION or INTER
COLLEGIATE PROHIBITION
ASSOCIATION, APRIL 18TH.

The annual convention Of the Inter
collegiate Prohibition association OF
Oklahoma will convene tomorrow, the
10th. At 10 o'clock Hon. Harry g.
Mccain OF Topeka, vice president Of
the National I. p. A., will give an ad-
dress at the university. AT 2:SO IN
the afternoon at the First M. p.
church, Dr. ]. w. Duke, state health
commissioners, will address the con-
yention on 'sThe Attitude Of the Medi-
cal Profession Toward Alcohol" I'm
mediately following this Rev. I. s.
Pittinger will talk on "The Relation OF
the Church to the Prohibition Issue"
The public is not only welcome but
urged to attend these meetings. The
state oratorical contest will begin
promptly at S;15 p. M, at the church.
There are $4,000 cash in prizes to be
awarded This is among the largest,
liz not the largest, prize offered for
oratOrical work throughout the state
and consequently it has called forth
the ablest orators OF the schools Of
this commonwealth. Prohibition, the
dominant Issue Of today, will be in
terestingly discussed from as many
angles and viewpoints as there are
The schools represented
in this contest rae. Oklahoma State
Phillips University, Henry
Kendall College. and Methodist Uni
versity of Oklahoma.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
INQUIRY CAUSES THIS
WOMAN TO KILL SELF
MATRoN OF cHILDREN'S HOME
UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR
CRUELTY, FOUND HANGING.

Milwaukee, Wis April 15.-Follow-
ing giving OF testimony concerning
frightful cduelty to inmates OF the
County Home for Dependent Children,
Miss Anna Kremer, former matron,
went home after this mornings ses-
sion and hanged herself. @9
Miss Kremer tied one end of a wash
line about her neck and the other end
around rafter in the attic. She stood
on a chair until the knot had been
fastened and then jumped off. She
was dead when her mother found the
body.
Several witnesses at the inyestiga-
ton testified regarding the cruelty Of
Miss Kremer toward children at the
home. 1t was she, they said, who tied
dead mice, rats and reaches to the
children's bodies, and whipped them.
When the flesh of little children be-
came badly cut or bruised from
severe beatings nitrate of silver was
applied to the wounds to erase evil
dence OF the injury and make lacera-
tions appear as soiled marks on the
body, according to former nurse who
testified.
'The treatment of the children was
severe at times" the nurse continued.
zone time we complained to Superin-
tendent kringel He said that the
matron had a right to punish the chill
dren."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
NEW DANCE. MADE
HUBBY ANOTHER
MAN WIFE SWEARS
PASTOR WITH BRIGHT FU-
TURE FALLS VICTIM TO
FOX TROE AND TANGO
(By Associated Press.)

New York, April 15.-The Rev
Francis Rolt- Wheeler, an Episcopal
minister, author, lecturer, poet and
former chaplain of st. Luke's hos
pital, was ordered by Magistrate Cor
nell in the domestic relations court
to pay 81 a week toward the support
of his wife and two children. He
was also placed on probation.
The de, ,ision was rendered after a
report by Mrs. Ida 7. upshaw, sup,
erintendent OF the. bureau of domestic
relations. which said that Christine
Wheeler, broken in health had been
living in a small room with her two
children. doing the best she could
to support them. Her condition. the
report said was due TO harsh treat-
ment of the husband.
New Dances Got Him.
'My husband, Mrs Wheeler said.
"had the brightest career before him
that any man could wish. He was a
good husband and devoted father un-
I'll he learned the new dances two
years ago.
'It was then as though the hus-
band had known and loved for
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
AUDITOR HAS NEW
DUTY, COLLECTING
INSURANCE TAX

New duties have been added to~the
state, auditors office, of which he
was not aware until looking over the
new insurance law. There is to be
revenue raised under the law and this
must be collected by the state auditor.
|Thc provision says that upon every
policy. of insurance covering property
in the state issued by any foreign IN
surance company not licensed to
transact business in the state, the
party, firm. association or corpora
ton to whom such policy is delivered,
Tor in whose favor issued. shall pay
within thirty days thereafter to the
state auditor per cent excise or
privilege tax on the premium there
for. This money shall be turned into
the state treasury.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
BATTLE LINES FORMING
At FAMOUS Uz|Ok PASS
|BTlITISH CASUALTIES LEAST
or ANY NATION INvOvED
IN GIANT CONFgiGT,
tBy Associated Press

London April is, Failure OF the
Russian attempt to invade Hungaria
was announced by the German war
office today. The statement was
made that the efforts of the Russian
army from Przemysl, to force lap
kow and the east Kukla passes was
unsuccessful and the attacks along
this front resulted in decided defeat
and heavy losses in consequence.
Although Petrograd comedies no
such reverses. it is indicated that the
Russian advance has been brought TO
halt, A Russian official says:
Slight progress was made near Uziok
Pass, and the German counter attack
at Koziowa completely failed. The
German report, discussing the Kczio-
wa fight, says the Russians were re-
pulsed with very large losses
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
OLD PAPER Tells OF
THE WAR Of 1872

C. +. Sheye sends to The Leader a
copy OF the Missouri Gazette. Of st
Louis, Louisiana, bearing date of
lsYpday. July %. 1905 1t is a small
glfsF column paper. volume one.
number three. Under the caption of
Patriotic Effusions' much space is
given to the day we celebrate" de-
falling a Fourth of July celebration
lin the village of Harrison. in the
Indian territory" Comment is made
on the raids of the Usage Indians IN
the Missouri territory The larger
portion OF space is given to English
outrages," leading up to the war Of
1872.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
ARRANGED ON CHARGE
Of EMbEzzLEMENT

c, II. Woodring, arrested on a
charge OF embbezzlement, was ar
raigned in county court this morn
ing and took twenty-four hours &,
plead. Woodring was travelling rep
resentative for the Magnolia Petrol
cum company of Oklahoma City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
SANTA Re R|CHT-0F- WAY
TO Be PLANTED IN FLOWERS

49,, I =
The tclean-up campaign. with tae
object to make Guthrie.the cleanest
City.in the state. sill be resumed FIJI
day April 90. under the direction oi
the Civic Federation of Women
club. aided by the city police depart
ment.
A gang of prisoners are at w@orS @
today cleaning unstasssroands Of r. .He s'
municipal bath hoiiseEpandSeitsf ems
ployes and women of the clubs are
nlanting flowers on the Santa Fe
right of way near the Union Depot.
Furrow & Company and II. d Todd
have furnished the plants and flow
er seeds and John Fnrrow is person
ally aiding the women in arranging
the grounds.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
FORMER MAYOR FARQUHAR-
SON NEDsnguTHa|E2lGlRL

A surprise to Guthrians is the an
nouncement today of the marriage
last Monday in Wichita of Miss
Maude Durling TO A. o. Farluharson
former Guthrie business man. Mr..
and Mrs Fareuharson are in the east
on their honeymoon and will be at
home to friends in Wichita. after May
First.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
BRONSON LOOKING
| FORWARD WITH PRIDE

Secretary E. s. Bronson, of the
Oklahoma Press Association. writes
The Leader: "We are looking for
ward to the meeting in Guthrie with
a great deal of pride. for we have
tasted the hospitality of that town
many times. and it cant be beat
There is no doubt but what We will
have a big attendance"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
Steam TrawIers Taken.

Muiden. Netherlands. April 10
Local owners of a steam trawling
fleet have been notified that four of
their trawlers. flying the flag of Hol-
land, have been seized BY German
warships and taken into cuxhayen
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
Rumania Intervention.

Rome. April 15.-Adyices from Sal
onika assert that intervention by Au-
mania is imminent. Operations on
the western front are nearly at a
,standstilI Vigorous .offense of the
Germans in the Meuse- Moselle dis
trict apparently has checked the
French initiative. Signs OF increas-
ing activity in Belgium and northern
France are no longer apparent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
ATTORNEY GENERAL
SETTLES A POINT ABOUT
OFFICE HOLDING

Members of the board OF medical
examiners and board Of education are
officers according to law, and one can
not hold both places, is the substance
Of an opinion from the attorney ger
erai's office given Governor Williams
|it is Also held that a county super
intehdent can not be appointed to q
position on the board of education fol
the same reason. e
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
JOHN BULL TO PAY LOSS.

London, April l5.-The British gov
ernment has agreed to purchase the
cargo of the American steamer Will
helmlna and to compensate the own
ers for loss.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
British Casualties LIGHT.

London, April is. The total Brit
ish casualties from the beginning of
hostilities up to April 18th. is 139,3aT
men. according to an official an
nouncement All other nations in
volved have lost many more men than
England.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
British Steamer rorpedoed.

London, April 1.-THE british
steamer, Plarmigan has been tor
pedoed and sunk by German sub
marine In the North Sea. Eleven CT
the crew of twenty-five were saved.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15

This photograph, the first to arrive
in the United States, actually giving
war scenes in the Dardanelles, where
there has been the heaviest flghting
ever known to the navies of the world,
shows the great work the British and
French vessels have done there In
the foreground there is what remains
of the once seemingly impregnable
Fort Chanok Kelessy at the entrance
of the Dardanelles. This fort was bat
tered TO pieces by the modern guns OF
The fleet among them the eight fif-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15

teen-inch rifles OF The Queen Eliza
beth.
The war vessels in the distance are
landing marines on the peninsula Of
Galipoli for rear attacks on the forts
further up the straits. This attack
has not yet succeeded and little has
been heard Of it. But General
d'Amade is in command of force
which may encounter the Turkish
army at any time, and thus end the
fight for possession of the forts lead.
ing to Constantinople.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15

Let man keep the law-any law
and his way will be strewn with sat
isfaction Emerson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15

Washington, April Is. ~ General
villa appeared to have gained the UP !
per hand in the first days Of the bat
tie With the. forces Of General Obre-
gon In Selaya and vicinity, accord
ing to consular advices to- the state
department from San Luis Potosi.
From other points as we'll as was re-
ported that in the struggle in which
officials estimated $4,000 men We're
ensaged, rlle fruits Of victory are vita
the army of General villa.
General Obregon Is declared to have
been surrounded and his retreat cut
off from all directions. according TO
one report. As the firing line Is ex-
tensive, detailed adyices have not
reached here from General Villas
headquarters, and the final outcome
Of the fighting Is still doubtful Vic-
tory for Villa would mean the re-
sumption of communication by rai,
and wire between Mexico City and
the American border. while success
bv General Obregon would divide the
villa-Zapata forces and destroy their
communication between the northern
and southern sections of the country.
Major General Frederick Funston
has arrived in Brownsville from san
Antonio to take charge Of the border
situation created by the siege OF Ma
tamoros. villa artillery Is arriving
and the fighting might be expected
to come to head soon. The day has
passed, however without lombard
ment Of Matamoros, the only fighting
reported today being heard from the
Brulay plantation, about eight miles
down the Rio Grande, This fighting
was apparently between scountins
parties. ,nsa.tfn ,6a 1lntkl
Both the CaSrahkn ssarriseh and fne' fn,e'
villa officers still assert that their
oppouents lost several hundred In
Yesterdays sortie from Matamoros'
Conservative reports however, hii-
cate the killed on both sides did not
exceed fifty.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15
OBREGON IS DEC|s|vELY
DEFEATED AND ROUTED
FUNSTON is ON GROUND AND
VIII PROTECT BORDER;
5000 ENGAGED

Efpnbo, .rexy April f5.---A r,ountse
courier reached this city today viii
dispatches giving details Of great
battle that was fought last night and
this morning between the Villa and
carranka forces. "vilia isyvictorious,'
the dispatch says, land has completely
routed the obreson and carranza
armies, capturing many men, guns
and ammunition, besides the famous
Carranza army aeropiane. Villa has
declared himself dictator Of Mexico
and will march on Mexico City and
set up his government the dispatch
adds, "viIa set trap and carranza
got caught In it,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15

Col. Tom PaytOn is in Jennings.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15

Continued on Page rwo)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15

\ Try, Y ysyNt sn4 ~
tlRat Ri wlll! IA; 7; lQtheF1 g9t
vssuIts wiy net yeu'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15

Well placed word Ter the
Municipal bath house naeans
a possible investor \
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-14
K. OF P.'S EXPECT TO
Bring $500 DELEGATES

With 1000 members attending,
the Knights of Pythias are plan
ming to make their state conven-
tion next week one of the biggest
events Tacoma lodgedom ever has
seen.
A program which will 60 into
the workings of the state order
will be supplemented with a num-
Der of entertainments for the WIS.,
iting knights, including a show
by the Lady Minstrels Monday
night and a trolley-ride and clam
bake at Point Defiance Friday
night.
All the time the convention il
here, the city will display down.
town the red, yellow and blue OF
the order.
Still another feature aside from
the convention will be the mill
tary drill In the Stadium Tuesday
afternoon. The knights have been
In practice for months so as 70
give the full expanse of the Sta
dunn plenty of colorfuI action.
Incidentally, the committee in
charge of the affair is doing a
good bit of boosting for Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-14
Appetite Follows
Good Digestion


Nearly everyone INDUCES
their appetite and the digest
I've organs are abused, result
Ing In a congestion OF poison
Gus waste that clogs the bow
els and causes much misery
and distress.
The most effective remedy
to correct this condition Is the
combination of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin. known as
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
This 10 a natural, pleasant
tasting remedy. gentle yet pos
itive In action. and quickly re-
lteyes indigestion, constipa-
ton, sick headache, belching.
etc. Drug stores sell DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin at fifty
cents and one dollar a bottle. ;
and in thousands Of homes II
is the indispensable family
remedy. For a free trial bot
tie write DR.. w. b. Caldwell,
452 Washington St., Monticel-
10, Ills.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-14
SHOP BY MAIL

Mail orders receive careful and prompt atten-
ton. Express and parcel post packages pre-
paid to any part of the United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-14

After a stormy meeting In
which several pillars of the
church asked for their letters of
dismissal, the First Baptist
church members last night trans
formed protest meeting into a
prayer meeting, and decided TO
forget altogether the trouble aris-
ing out of the forced resignation
of the Rev. j. H. Sutton.
The meeting was becoming de-
cidedly stormy when a girl in the
rear of the room cried:
Lets drop the whole matter.
II DR.. Sutton is innocent, he is
happy where he is. II he is gull
ty, he has God to face"