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Evening star., 1915-09-17
'AMUEENrENTs.
n F.KEITH'S pAHY-,,:dsss "a.
%. Mats, 15c. Eves.. 25c to s1I00.
GERTRUDE HOFFMAN
and Company ss Players 4 30 Musicians -
"SUMURUN" The Wosdles: 49,
Next week-Sophye Barnasd Z Lou AnglA
IN safety First" Etc

Special Evening Trips.
STEAMER ST. JOHNS. "
Friday, Sept. II. and Saturday. Sept. ~
Leave 7th Street Wharf at 0sl5 r. II
Home Again IL p. u.
FARE. ROUND TRIP, IS CENTS
Enjoy q Delightful Outing on tA4
Potomac.
COLONIAL BEACH.
STEAMER ST. JOHNS.
SPECIAL TRIP
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.
0teamef Leaves tn Street Wha1f ~
A: M. Returuang Leaves Colonial
BATHING. BOATING. GRABBING
AND FISHING.
FARE, ROUND TRIP, 50 CENTS.
ChildFen Half Fare.
NOT1CE-Other trips depenA -
weather. Watch daily papers for an
n0uncemeAte.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
FAIR CROU ND 6
WI 7 \
h { AVY Rain 8
JUPITER PLUVluS PUTS TIE
TRACK AND EXHIBITS TO
THE BAD

The tremendous rain of last night
and today interferred with the pro
gram at the fair grounds so that it was
necessary to postpone all events.
The program arranged for today
will be carried out in full on Saturday
which will be Educational day.
The regular Educational Day pro
gram will be carried out in full Satur-
day and also the race program, pretty
baby contest and other special features
for today All tickets issued
to county school children win be good
Saturday
Tomorrow will be Guthrie Day and
all Stores will close at ] p. m. for the
big Guthrie Day program. Friday will
be another big day also.
The bread and cake contest viii be
tomorrow morning.
All live stock is being judged today
and awards will be made tomorrow.
1t is the biggest show Guthrie ever
had
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
PROVISIONS Of
HIG WAY LAWS
CONTRADICTORY
COUNTIES FIND DIFFICULTY
IN TAKING FULL ADVANT-
AGE OF III

Owing to what appears to be con-
Trajectory provision in the new state
highway law there is much difficulty
in some of the counties over the plans
to take advantage Of the law and make
improvements of highways under its
provisions. In the law is a provision
under which the state automatically
makes a levy of one-fourth mill for
highways and it is provided that the
county may make like levy for the
road and bridge fund. There is an
other provision that the county excise
board may make a levy Of not to ex-
ceed mills for the current expenses
Of the county The current expenses
include among other items the road
and bridge fund,
Different counties have different
legal limits for the county levy. The
provision of this new law was expected
by friends Of the measure in the legis-
lature to make it possible for all these
counties to increase their levy to 8
mills. An opinion from the office of
the attorney general some time ago
held that the limitation now fixed by
law is the extent of the taxing power
in the several counties AS many Of
them have reached that limit without
any road and bridge fund as contem-
plated under the new law II is patent
that the road work sought to be ao-
complished may not be done.
Representative Paul Nesbit of Pitts
burg county one of the authors of the
highway law. has been in the city in
behalf Of the excise board of his coun-
ty seeking to bring the point of view
of the legislature to the attention of
state officials. 1t is his opinion that
if the ruling by the attorney general
shall hold there viii be many counties
unable to accomplish anything worth
while under the provisions of the
highway law.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
WILLIE WAS HARsHLY
TREATED by RIVAL
CRESCENT CITY BOYS MIX IN
BATTLE; ONE is BADLY BEST
ED, WARRANT ISSUES

Willie Mock, Crescent City society
young man, came to Guthrie yester-
lay carrying pair OF beautifully
blackened eyes. He charged Emmet
lyland of the same city with assault
Il was attending party when the
trouble occurred" said Mock Try
and was jealous of me and took re,
yenge by waylaying me. was struck
,efore was aware that he was near.
lie knocked me down and then kick
I'd me in the face" Young Mock
,howed evidences of rough treatment.
9yland was arrested and gave bond
or appearance. He says he did II,
but was justified Bad blood has ex-
listed between the two for some time
Both families are prominent in north
Logan
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
ECONOMY CRY
IS HUGE JOKE.
SAYS FRANKLIN
CLERK on SUPREME COURT
WRITES ANOTHER LET
TER TO GOVERNOR

Oklahoma City Okla. Sept. 49,
"Your practice of what you call cruel
economy is becoming a joke. 1t is a
snare and a delusion. 1t means put
your friends in and the other fellow
out if you can"
So says supreme Court Clerk w.
NJ. Franklin to Governor Robt l..
williams today in five-page type
written letter to the governor. Frank
lin says that he welcomes the check
ing up" of his office by the state ex-
aminer and Inspector which Governor
Williams announced yesterday that he
intended to have made.
Franklin charges the governor with
being insincere in his pretensions for
economy. q am mindful of the fact
that salaries have not been lowered
under any other elective state Off
GER" continues Franklin; that the
work in this department has been in
creased more than in any other de-
partment in the state government and
the force has been reduced one-third
in number.
"You have, governor, approved the
increase in salaries and number Of
employees in some departments. The
salary account in. your own depart
ment has been increased. You have
an appropriation OF $4,000 as against
s2O,1OO for Governor Cruce per year.
"You are not even insisting so far
as ] have heard on the number Of
employees or salaries under any other
Continued on Page Six.)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
N.Y. NJ +" NEGRO HOLDS
= OFFICERS At BAY
ReoulR. % eRlFFs PRESENCE
eEFoRA WOULD CONSENT
TO Sc : !. Of PREMISES

A riot call was turned in to the
sheriff's office yesterday afternoon
from Nayina, Sherwood and Robert
son responded, making a record run in
the official tord
The deputy sheriff and constable at
that point had attempted to execute a
search warrant Their intentions
were good but execution was poor.
jim Jones, negro tenant farmer, OBJ
jected to the presence of the officers
and he emphasized the fact by pro
ducing a vicious looking gun and de-
claring he would kill the "fust pusson
that crosses the line
Jones held the fort The country
constables we're in quandary and
then came the happy thought OF
phoning the sheriff.
For time it looked like a race riot
in the Navina neighborhood, but with
the arrival of the sheriff and his
deputy things cooled down consider
ably. Jones was arrested and brought
to Guthrie. A charge of resisting an
officer will probably be made against
him. The missing property has not
been found 81 certainly knows when
| is trespassed against" said Jones
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
UNsOPHISTICATED YOUTH
IS FLEECED BY SHARPER
CHIEF MITCHELL PUTS ELY
GUY" UNDER "THlRD DEGREE"
AND RECEIVERS MONEY

When George Sutton, claiming to
be from Kansas city and on his way
to Texas, met up with hilbert Cadner
at Tokepa, he thought he had gained
firm friend. The two travelled to-
gether and stopped off in Guthrie
YESTERDAY Last night they took a
room at a local hotel and retired ear
ly. This morning when young Sut-
ton awakened he found his compan
ion gone. His pocket book contain.
ng $50 was also gone. He hurriedly
reported his loss to the city police.
Cadner was found in pool hall and
arrested A search of the boys pock-
ets revealed but $ln0 After putting
him through the third degree chief
Mitchell made the boy confess. He
lad placed $3S of the money under
I pipe in the rear Of the pool hall.
1t is presumed that he lost the rest
If the money playing kelly pool" be
sides the money, two ivory pool balls
we're found in the possession of Cad
ner
81 am going to be mighty careful
in the future who chose as com
panions,' said the Sutton boy today
when Chief Mitchell handed him the
money he had recovered.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
MARKING I | NJ {
At CAPITAL IN
A R AB|C CASE
BERNSTORFF GOES TO SUM
MER EMBASSY TO AWAIT
WORD FROM BERLIN

Washington, D. c., Sept. 15.-State
department officials, commenting on
the disclaimer of Berlin that the liner
Hesperian was torpedoed, said that in
sufficient evidence had so far been
received on which to base representa-
tions to Germany at this time. From
the facts at hand, it was said, no opin-
ion could be formed as to whether the
Hesperian was torpedoed or struck by
a mine. Diplomatic negotiations in the
Arabic case is in lull and Count
Bornstorff has returned to his summer
embassy at Sedar Hurst Long Island,
to await word from his government
regarding the evidence in possession
of the United States.
No word has been received from
Ambassador PenfieId at Vienna, re-
garding Dumba.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
CLOSE VEIL OF SECRECY
HAS BEEN DRAWN
s
BOMBS STARTED FIRE IN
VICINITY OF CROWDED
TRAFALGAR SQUARE

New York, Sept 15.-Members ol
the British colony in this city are
aroused and alarmed by reports thal
behind the curtain of silence with
which the British censors have
shrouded the details of the las Yep
pelin invasion of london may lie the
most terrible story of death and de
struction that the war so far has
brought to England.
seeping over the cables into Me-"
York since last Sunday night, whel
the German dirigibles swept over the
heart of london, dropping bombs
that dealt death and flame, there
hace come only the vague and most
guarded reference to teh raid. Be
hind these dispatches, rigidly con-
densed by the censor, there appears
it was whispered among the Britons
to be hidden 'story of destruction
which will amaze the world when the
full truth becomes known.
These dispatches, mere fragments
of facts, have come to mercantile
houses which have offices near Ira
falgar Square which seems to have
been the object of the Zeppelin at
tack on london Dispatches have.
come to Englishmsn who have rela'
tiyes there and all Of them have in
creased the fear which is felt for tho
safety Of friends and members of ram
lilies who have connections in this
country
Bankers and brokers who suppor'
staffs of correspondents and who
have codes which ordinarily manage
to convey the facts of situations, des
pite the strict censorship, are baffled
in their attempts to obtain anythin'
like a comprehensive story of what
really occurred that wild night whe'
the sky hosts of the Kaiser droppeA
their mighty explosives and inflam
ables into that part Of London which
is the center Of it's night life.
The newspaper dispatches printed
here since the London censor permit
ted the first meager notice of the raid
to pass are strangely conflicting. Dis
patches which might tell the story OF
the exact damage done, through man
ipulation of apparently harmless
phrases are lacking. 1t is evident
that the censorship is preventing any
thing but words which may have M
double meaning from being sent from
london, and in many cases it an
pears that dispatches to prevent sucn
a result are being reformulated by
the censors.
Repeated cables of inquiry sent By
Englishmen here to business associ-
ates, friends and relatives seeking in
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15

Heavy and continued rains with
no rift in the lowering clouds, until
late in the day, put check to all ac-
tivities on the Cimarron Valley Fair
grounds, Wednesday
J lPluvius opened his batteries be-
fore dawn and continued an enfilad-
ing "fire Of wetness' for eight hours,
The rain was general but hundreds
Of country people braved the show
ers Of the early morning hours and
came to town, only to be met with
siekening downpour on arrival.
All events carded for "Wednesday
we're postponed until later in the
week. Some work by judges was
done in the pavilion, hut the program
covering "Old Soldiers" and "Educa-
tional Day" was cancelled. The
"better babies" contest was postpon-
ed until Saturday. The bee demon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
MANY PROTESTS
AGAINST AN CL D
f FRENCH LOAN
.ASOUITH ASKS HOUSE TO
VOTE BILLION AND QUAR-
TER FOR WAR
tBy Associated Press.)

London, Sept. l5.-Premier Asquith
today asked the House of Commons
to vote a credit of billion and {
quarter dollars to support the army,
navy and civil lists, growing out of
the war
Premier Asquith in moving to vote
the credit, said that the daily net ex-
penses since July 18th is seventeen
million and a half dollars. Three
million men have enlisted since the
beginning of the war.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
Maytorena Defeats Gales.

lNogales, Arizs Sept. 15.-Governor
Jose Maytorena, Villa commander at
Nogales, Sonora across the interna-
tional border from here. reported yes
terday evening that his troops were
again victorious in a fight six miles
southeast of Nogales. No word has
been received from General p. Elias
Gales, the Carranza commander.
The Villa forces captured 100 pris-
oners, killed 80 and drove the troops
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
GAN NOT make
PIPE FAST ENOUGH

Oilton, Okla, Sept. 15.-It is i'm
possible to make pipe fast enough to
supply the present oil wen drilling
program, according to the representa-
tive OF a pine manufacturing house
who visited ihe Oilton vicinity this
week. This, he says is true Of all
drilling territory within the southwest
and he predicts the greatest amount
of drilling that all fields have ever
had, this fall and winter. He declared
that the pipe houses are behind with
their orders at the present time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
SECURING WITNESSES IN
THE ED ]. C0YLE CASE

Deputy Sheriff Robertson is in
Crescent city today serving supoenas
on witnesses in the Ed ]. Coyle case
that is set for trial at Newkirk on the
27th. John Adams, former county at
torney, has been retained in the case
by the county and is working dihgent-
~ The trial will be held before
Judge Bowles of Perry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
Get Out Of Mexico.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 15.-In-
struetions issued months ago urging
American citizens Id Mexico to leave
the country have been renewed to
Americans in Sonora Chihuahua and
other northern states where military
advances and border disturbances now
make conditions extra hazardous.
State department officials denied re-
ports that the order had reference to
this governments future course toward
Mexico.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
COTTON CROP IN COUNTY
FAR BELOW USUAL AVERAGE

According to c. B. Childs, cotton
planter Of Waterloo. the crop this
year will fall far short of previous
years both in acreage and yield per
acre. II is his judgment that the aver
age over the county viii not average
to exceed one-fourth Of bale per acre.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
SHERIFF SHERWOOD BUYS
PAIR OF BL00DHQuNDS

Sheriff Sherwood has purchased two
pedigreed bIoodhounds and will have
them here within the next ten days.
The dogs come from the famous Rock
well Kennel at Lexington, KY, and
cost Sherwood $500. 81 will certainly
run some of these petty thieves
ragged when my dogs get here" said
the sheriff today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
Have Germans
Shot Their Bolt?
Kitchener Says Yes
CBy Associated press)

London, Sept. 15.--"Thc Germans
appear to almost have shot their bolt
said Secretary Of War Kitchener to-
day. "Their advance in Russia, which
once averaged five miles day, is now
to less than one mile a
day. Old Father Winter has some
thing to do with the case, however"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST

Issued by the Y. $. Weather Bur
eau, Washington. D. c. for the week
beginning Wednesday. Sept Is.
For the West Gulf States: Show
ers in east portion at the beginning
of the week viii be followed by gen.
orally fair weather in this district
Temperatures win average near or
slightly below the normal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
Mexicans Fire Many Shots.

Laredo, Texas, Sept Mexicans,
hidden in the brush on the Mexican
side last night, fired fifty shots into
the town OF. Simon, twenty miles up
the river. Residents have deserted
the place. All cavalry stationed at
Fort Mcintosh was sent to patrol the
border in every direction.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
EARLY MORNING S0RTIE
is SURPRISE TO BANDITS
TOWN or SIMON ON BORDER
BOMBARDED BY MEXICANS;
RESIDENTS FLEE
6ULLETlN:
(By Associated Press.)

Brownsville, Sept. 15.--4A battle be-
tween soldiers and Mexicans took
place this afternoon near Loredo, on
the Mexican border. Ten Mexicans
are known to have been killed. One
trooper wounded, Machine guns
were used by the U. s. troops.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
Early Morning sortle Prevents

San Benito, Texas, Sept. 15.--The
heavy cavalry and infantry patrols,i
which were rushed here during last
night, prevented the threatened at
tack OF Mexican bandits. Just be-
fore dawn, the time the army officers
suspected was the chosen time for the
attack infantry details were sent out
along the roads to meet the attacks.
The army's quick work foiled the
bandits.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
Another Allan
Liner Meets With
Misfortune

Quebec, Sept. t5.-rho Allan liner
Pretoria, inward bound, was in col
lIslon last night and now is ashore east
Of White Island, according to reports
received here. It may be that she
struck mine, but no details have
been received.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
Many Protests Against New Loan.

Washington, Sept 15-Protests
against the Anglo-French credit loan
were received at the White House 20
day in telegrams from various parts
of the country one Michigan man
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
QBy Associated Press,l

Joplin. Sept 15.-4seven inches Of
rain fell here since midnight All
streams are out of banks. Farm
houses in low parts are flooded.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15

Pittsburg. Sept 15.-Four inches Of
rain fell here. Streams are swollen
and interurban service is demolished
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15

lcontInaea on rase WI
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15
HEAVY RAlNs IN MISSOURI

fcontlnnsd 81 20 90 !
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15

Classified want will sell,
trade or rent II. There are
bargains In want section.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-15

Classified want will sell,
trade or rent II. There arc
bargains In want section.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-06
FIRED JANITOR
FAILS TO MAKE
CHARGE STICK
Claim That Engineer Of Crosman
School Drinks to Excess
Not Proven
ACCUSER is SHOWN
NOT TO BE ABSTAINER
bartender Tells Committee He
Has Drunk With Kerr and
Sold Him Beer

Charges OF intoxication made
against Daniel Ryan. engineer OF the
Crosman school, by A. A. Kerr. who
has been discharged as janitor by
Ryan, were not substantiated, Friday
afternoon. when the committee on
janitors and supplies OF the Board or
Education held a special meeting. TO
give those who accused Ryan an op-
portunity TO be heard.
Only one witness besides Ryan and
Kerr appeared. and he contradicted
KerTs claim Of being an abstainer.
No formal charges were made against
Ryan. although Inspector AL Kunz,
chairman OF the committee, stated at
the outset OF the meeting. that the
board would have to have them be
fore It would take action. As 1t Is,
the committee still has, the matter
under advisement, and 1t Is quite
probable that II will remain "ander
advisement" permanently.
Kerr said he had been discharged
by Ryan because he had accused the
latter OF being intoxicated. He pre-
sented petition. signed by north end
citizens. asking that he be reinstated
You can make formal applica.
tion for position as janitor, and
leave the petition here" said Kunz,
That's the only way the board can
consider your request"
Kerr declined to do this. He said
he had seen Ryan drinking once, and
added that he thought" he was In
toxicated. This occurred last fall. he
said. On two occasions. declared the
former janitor, he went to "Batty''
McGraw's saloon, and there received
his pay from Ryan. However. he
could not say that he saw Ryan drink.
ing on these occasions.
"Do you drink" asked Kunz.
II never touch q Drop" was the
answer.
At this juncture. David Lindsay.
bartender, was called by Ryan.
'I've drunk with Kerr, and rye
sold him bottled beer to take out OF
the saloon" he said.
Ryan denied that he had been
drunk. He said he discharged Kerr
because the latter insisted on hold.
ing another job as janitor of nat,
besides working at the school. This.
Kerr did not deny.
Kerr had been employed by Ryan
Under the present system OF hiring
janitors for schools, the engineer
who In actually a chief engineer-jan
itor, receives a certain sum from the
Board OF Education for heating and
cleaning school building. Out ol
this sum. he employs as much hell
40 he deems necessary.
sHe has fun power to hire ant
ire janitors," said Secretary Charlei
4. Gadd.
In the next meeting of the board
Inspector Kunz will introduce q reso
luton to give Supervisor Stewart
power to employ engineers and jani
tors. At present the inspectors rec
ommend the engineers, after theil