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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
SALACIOUS
IN JOHNSON TRIAL
WITNESS sA yNDANr TOLD
HER sH' CHILLED

The Rebecca JoA : s>is bring
ing out some sah amony.
One witness testified > q John
son girl told her sheN killed her
babe by throwing it on the floor and
then striking It on the head with her
fist.
The Johnson girl gave birth to the
child while attending school at Lang
ston. She come TO the Iangston
school from Texas and states that the
father of the child lived there. but
has since died It was several days
before the matter OF the simh anc
death Of the infant was given to the
authorities. A sensation was made
out Of the happening at the time and
out of 1t grew the charges filed
against former President !. e Page Of
the college
Emmett Stewart, former Gu.hrie
attorney is assisting Attorney w. T.
Warren in the defense. while County
Attorney Arthur SwanlS and Assistant
w. b. Herod are prosecuting.
This is the only murder case on the
docket for this term. A number OF
criminal cases are yet to come, but
Judge Huston is confident he can
clear the docket by December 1st, at
which time the Payne county term OF
court will open.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
GRADING HIGHWAY PAPERS

Final grading of the papers Of the
applicants who took the examination
several days ago for certificates of
competency to act as county highway
engineers was begun by the state
highway department Thursday. The
names Of successful applicants will be
announced the first of next week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
BAD FIRE AvERTED
BY PROMPT ACTION
SANTA FE FREIGHT DEPOT sus-
TAINs $1,000 LOSS FROM GAS
EXPLOSION

Quick action on the part OF Santa
Fe freight yard employees and prompt
response on the part of the fire de-
partment, probably ayerted a repeti-
ton of the Ardmore disaster last
night.
TWO minutes after a yard employe
had placed his lighted lantern on the
platform Of th Santa Fe freight depot
last night shortly after s o'clock, an ex-
plosion took place. The owner of the
lantern had stepped into the freight
depot on an errand. He took in the
situation at a glance and fire alarm
gas turned in. A car, on the siding
next to the south end of the freight
depot, loaded with barrels filled with
high test gasoline were in danger Of
ffSoY.ffrs.oN ~, paNa EtlOhfl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
F A N Il { 6 Of
R. R. employees
TO REMAIN HERE
NEW SCHEDULE OF FT.
SMITH & WESTERN WILL
NOT AFFECT GUTHRIE

General Manager Mills, Of the Fort
Smith & Western, came in from El
Reno in his special car last evening
and remained in the city over night
leaving for Fort Smith this morning
AT s O'Clock a delegation OF Guth-
rie business men and shippers head
ed by President Coughlan, of the
Chamber Of Commerce, and accom-
panied by Judge Bierer, local attorn-
ey of the road and Chief Clerk SAM
LyaDs, of the Fort Smith & Western
general offices, called upon Mr., Mills
for a conference relative to the new
train service to go into effect Dec.
6 when the company begins to oDer-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
Fired on Ancona Without Warning

Naples, Nov 19.-The official re-
port of the investigation on the sink
ing 0 fthe Ancona, it was announced,
was sent to American Ambassador
Page today. The investigators reach
ed the conclusion that the submarine
fired shell against the wireless ap-
paratus of the Ancona, without warn
ing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
R n. A. MEET At
ODD FELLOWS HALL
LOGAN COUNTY CONVENTION OF
ROYAL NEiGHBoRs HOLD
ROUSlNG MEETING

The Logan County Convention OF
Royal Neighbors met yesterday with
the Rose Camp No 4I13 in the thir |
annual meeting with several mem
hers OF aaose Camp, visitors from
Marshall. Crescent and Hercules
camp Of Guthrie, also Neighbor Fos-
ter OF Chandler, Neighsor Harris or
Muskogee, Neighbors Estes and Po.-
en- of Bartlesville present. A very
instructive and pleasant session was
held. Discussions for the better
ment Of the work in the camp ani
county were given, and also school
Of instruction in the secret work was
given by Neighbor Harris. The o.
ficers fer the coming year We're elect.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
THE WAR A YEAR iG0 TODAY
Nov. fs. 1914.

Nov. 1s. 1914.
French retook Tracy-le-Val but
were repulsed in the Argonne.
British bombarded Dixmude.
Russians were driven back be-
hind the Bzura river, but ad-
vanced in East Prussia and Ga
licia.
Russians defeated kurds in
Persian Armenia
French cruiser Waldeck-Rous-
seau sank Austrian submarine.
Names of Germans struck from
rolls Of Legion of Honor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
Allies After China.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 19.-Great
Britain, France and Russia have united
in an effort to add China to the
entente alliance, to prevent possible
friction in future between Japan and
China, and to preserve the peace of
the Far East. If China agrees to the
plan, military participation in the
present war is not expected.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
F | RI N c SQUAD
{ NDS LIFE. Of
UTAH NURDER RE R
HILLSTROM, /. w. w. LEAD
ER, is CHEERFUL AND DIES
DECLARING INNOCENCE
(By Associated Press.)

Salt Lake, NOV 19.--Jos. Hillstrom
l. w. w. leader, was put to death by
a firing squad at the state prison at
7;42 o'clock this morning.
Death was instantaneous.
A Message from Seattle reached
Goyery Spry just before the execG-
ton saying that William Busky O.
that city had sworn to affidayits that
he was with Hillstrom on the night
on which grocer MORRISON and his son
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
AERO SQUADRON
START Gin JOURNEY
lRy Associated Press }

Fort sill, Nov. 19.-The first aero
squadron, U. s. a., composed Of six
aeropIanes, sailed from the aviation
field at $3.50 this morning on flight
to the new headquarters of the organ-
ization, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex.
This is the first flight Of the kind
ever attempted by army flyers IN this
country.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
GOES OUT OF
STATE FOR EXPERT
WILLIAMS HAS $4,000
TO SPEND AND ARRANGES
TO DO IT.

Governor Williams has employed
w. Widdup of Chicago, an expert ac-
eountant, and Colin Valentine, Carl
Rice, Charles Alexander and G. P.
Balfour, of the state examiner and in
apectors office, as a force to plan and
upply an entire system of accounting
Netwecn all state departments and in
stitutions. This party commenced
Continued on rage Eighth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
REoUIslTIoN FOR COLLINS

Gov. R, L.. Williams Thursday hon
ored requisition from the governor
Of Texas of rhe extradition of Charlie
Collins, alias Charlie Young, who is
wanted in Dallas on charge of rob-
berry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
RECEIVING ADVCEs ON
SPECIAL SESSION

Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. 19-
Telegrams and letters continue to pour
in on Governor Williams relative to a
special session. The governor said
today that in the event of an extra,
call date would be between Dec. s
and Jan. 8.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
MOTION FoR NEw rRIAL.

Motion for new trial in the
sheriffs contest case recently decid-
ed by jury in district court, has
been filed by C. G. IHorner, attorney
for Claude Mize. 1t is the under
standing that this move is for the
purpose Of perfecting an appeal to
the supreme court
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
FIeree FIahtIna h AIaace.

Fierce Fighting in Aisace.
Paris, Nov. 49, Spirited Fighting in
Alsace. accompanied by the throwing
of hand grenades, is officially an
nounced
Eight German ayators, flying over
Luneville were pursued by French
airmen, this morning., five were driven
away but the others succeeded in
throwing several bombs. Three per-
sons were wounded.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
REACH FIRST STOP.

Wichita Falls, Nov 1s--The six
army aeropanes reached here on
first journey, one hour after the start
at Fort sill. No mishaps reported.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
Kitchener In Balkans.

Saloniki, Nov 19.-Earl Kitchener
conferred with General sarrail, COM
manderin-chief of the French army OF
the Orient. and left Immediately with
out debarking.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
VENICE IS AGAIN
VISITED BY AIR RAIDERS
FIERCE FIGHTING IN ALSACE
WHERE FOES RESORT TO
HAND GRENADES
BULLETIN.

Naples, Nov. ia British war
ship, thought to be the Aconda, $4,000
tons, was torpedoed and sunk by a
German submarine in the Mediterran-
can. The crew and all on board lost.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19
German Subs Are Busy.

German Subs Are Busy.
Berlin, Nov 19.-Two British gun
boats have been sunk in the Mediter-
ranean off the Egyptian coast by a
German submarine, it was officially
announced today. An armed British
merchant steamer was disabled. The
announcement adds that a German
submarine on November 5th, ON the
North African coast sank the British
auxiliary cruiser, Para.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-19

Venice Again Bombarded.
Vienna, Nov. 19,-Venice has again
been bombarded by Austrian aero
planes, it has been officially an
nounced
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15

the value of the land less the liens
which amount of liens, to be exempt
must be shown in the deed.
"A quit claim deed given to correct
or quiet title is not taxable. In your
case the deed is given to convey land
upon which rests several liens and the
deed is invalid unless it gives the full
of the consideration by stating
the liens and difference paid by
grantee"
Mr.. Pepperell also states that the
register of deeds is protected by the
department of justice in holding out
in his contentious
The dollar consideration" which is
common in transfers recorded has
caused not a little speculation since
the war tax became effective Per
sons filing instruma nJs have numer-
Gus times made the claim that the
consideration and not the value of the
transfer is taxed. However the case
in which Mr. Pepperel gives his
opinion is the first to be definitely
settled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
Get THEIR CREDITS
Two of Suspended III. s. Girls
VIII Go to Washburn.
FOrty-Eight Pupils Eligible for
Graduation in February.

Transcripts of credits for Miss
Beatrice Shakeshaft and Miss Mary
Sampson have been made out at the
Topeka high school by Miss Bertha
Senft, secretary of the high school.
are two of the alleged sorority girls
who were suspended recently and will
enter Washburn, it is said. No credit
was given for the past two months on
account Of n-completion of work,
but there is nothing to keep anyone
from getting transcripts, according to
Miss Senft
Approximately sixty seniors will
graduate next February. Today forty
remainder not having completed the
work up to a. sufficient standard to
be entered on the senior list. The
seniors are: Raymond AdelI Leroy
Anderson, Reba Austin. Orrin Ber-
ridge, Edward Binger. Willard Bow
man, Mae Brain, Doris Burdette, Elsie
Carter, Mary Christman, Edith Con-
nell, Ruth Ingham. Ruth Wood. Jen-
ME Cook, Blanche Davis, Bryan Demp-
sey, Ross F'rishie. Laura Gates. Mil
dred Gillett, Opal Glenn, Lillian Gleiss-
ner, EleanOre Goodrich, GenevieVe
Iddings, ElVera johnson, James Lind
say, Ethel Mayberry, Helen Mitchell,
Lawrence Myers, Fred Nelson, Ralph
O'Neill, Edith Parfitt, Anna Parham,
Sarah Parkinson, Lee Price. Harold
Richardson. Natalie Romans. Hazel
Rucker, Harry Samuel. Elizabeth
William Schick, Dorothy
Sproat. Winona Stearns. Marie Steele,
Carl Thoren, Dorothy Wahle, Edna
Ware. Charlotte West and Helen
Thirty-one girls and seven
teen boys are on the list of eligibles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
GAME OF TIT FOR TAT
Two Santa Fc Employees Engage in
Pastimc of Garnishceing Each
Others Wages.

A lively little legal game of you
tie up my pay check while 1 tie up
yours" is being played in the office of
Douglas Graham, clerk of the court Of
Topeka. During the first part of No
vember. NJ. COpp, an employee of the
Santa Re. by his attorney. g y. Cow
gill, appeared at the clerks office and
filed garnishment proceedings against
Louis Cornell, of the same company
for $3S.5S.
BY this action, George L. Frost
marched to the company paymaster
and served papers that tied up $3S-5S
of Cornells pay check. Then on No
vember %, Cornell by his attorney, T.
d. Humphreys. filed a cross bill of
particulars and claimed that Copp
owed him $S0.71.. Marshal Frost
served papers that tied up 52i.99 of
Cops pay check
Tuesday Cornell by his attorney
filed Il counter claim against COpp
evidently thinking that he didn't have
quite enough of Cops money tied up
to pay Judgment and costs providing
he (CornelD should win. Evidently
Copp had The same idea for he also
appeared by attorney and filed an
other punishment against Cornell
The case has not been tried but is
scheduled to come up soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
SAYS He SLABS HER
Divorce and Alimony Against Ar
thur Winter, Her Husband.

Alleging that her husband spends
his money on other women while she
was forced to take in sewing to OBJ
tain funds necessary for medical at
tention, Anna r. Winter, 51i Lime
street, filed petition for divorce from
Arthur Winter, an employee of the
Topeka Transfer company, in the
Shawnee county district cour..
The couple were married at St.
Clair, Kan, in 1887. The plaintiff also
claims that while her husband shows
too much attention to other women
he refuses to allow her to speak to
her childhood friends. She says he
frequently slaps her and threatens to
kill her.
In her divorce petition Mrs. Winter
asks that she be given eighty acres
of land which she says she owns in
her own name and siXtyfive acres
which she says the couple own jointly
The land is in PottawatOmiS county
She also asks alimony. This morning
Judge Dana granted a restraining or
der enjoining the defendant from mo-
testing the plaintiff pending the ais
position of the case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
HE IS SOME BULL!
King Segis Pontiac Alcartar
Worth More Than 100000.
His Royal Highness Has $50
Sons and Daughters.

New York, Dec. 15.-Speaking of
famous bulls:
The bulls of Bashan.
The sign of the zodiac.
Those of Sir Boyle Roche, NJ. p.
Now. behold the king of all, King
Segis Pontiac Alcartar, of MiddletOwn,
y. Y. This 100000 bull is on cxhibi-
ton at the cattle show at Madison
Square garden, which closes toner
row evening. This beauty, who
weighs 1850 pounds. and stands about
five feet high, was born in Liverpool,
n. Y, on November Is, 1910, on
Stevens brothers farm
In June, 1911, he was sold 20 John
Arfmann, of Niddletown, for $4,000.
In 1913 Mr.. Arfmann sold a half in
terest in his pet to the Lawson Hold
ing company, of Poughkeepsie. Tor
$4,000. Six months after that the
New Zealand government offered the
owners 100000 for King Segis, but
the price was too low.
His royal highness has $50 sons
and daughters, many of them prize
winners He was sired by King Segis
Pontiac No. A, 444 and damned by Al
Cartar- He earns between $4,000
and $4,000 a year, it is said.
Which, as Joe Humphreys would
say to Walter Pater, is some bull
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
RAIL ROADS
SURFACE LINE SAFETY.
HI. L. BroWneII Will Talk to School
Children in January.

H. L. Browne1l, safety commissioner
for the Chicago surface lines, will be
in Topeka in January to show his
motion picture of the dangers of a city
street. All of the film was taken in
Chicago and portrays the risks in
CURED with street cars, drays, am
balances, fire wagons and automobiles
going at fairly good speed
Brownell will be brought here fy
Isaiah Hale, commissioner of safety
for the Santa Re. The picture is to
be shown on a weekend in the latter
part of January at the high school
auditorium. Grade and high school
students are to be shown the safety
movie and on a Saturday night the
meeting will be open to the public.
H B. Wilson, superintendent of
schools, is favoring the plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
Turntable Standard Raised.

The Santa Fe railways new STAN
dard turntable for handling the large
locomotives cost SIS, 900. 1t has only
been few years since a 50-foot turn
table was referred to as a "moguL''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
CAN'T DODGE u. S.
Deeds Conveying Property Must
Bear Revenue Stamps
In Accordance With the Value
OF Land Transferred.

Contentious of Ralph w. Squires,
shawnee county register of deeds. that
in order to make quit claim deed,
Cherein a transfer IS made, eligible to
be recorded, il must bear war revenue
stamps for the value of the property
transferred, less the aggregate value
OF All mems thereon, regardless OF the
amount of the consideration of ira MS
fer. have been uheId by the United
states internal revenue department.
Mr.. Squlres received opinion this
morning on the question which has
been causing considerable trouble for
the local register of deeds office since
the revenue act became effective.
The opinion is handed down by W.
II l. PeppereU internal revenue col
lector for Kansas and was the result
of controversy between parties at
tempting to file a quit claim deed with
Mr.. Squires. wherein Sduires was
threatened with mandarlus if he re-
fused to record the instrument without
the revenue tax for the value of the
property
History of the Case.
Several days ago c.. NJ. Conoway
appeared at the registers office and
attempted To have recorded such
deed, transferring property valued at
5000. excluding liens. from J. II.
Ricketts, and wife to himself The
consideration named was 81. The
man who attempted to file the instru-
ment claimed that as the consideration
was less than 500 the instrument was
exempt from tax. Squires cited that
the deed recorded a transfer and must
be taxed for the value of the transfer.
Clad Hamilton, a local attorney, took
the matter up and differed from
SquireS- After threats of mandamus
II was finally decided that the parties
involved wait for opinion from the
internal revenue department.
PCppcreIl's Opinion.
Mr. Pepperel's opinion states in
part:
In treasury decisions and by com
n1issIoneTs letters 1t has been ruled
that a deed must evidence all liens
upon the land and that the tax is upon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
ATCHISON PIONEER DIES
Andrew KeithIine, Aged StOckman,
Made Money Buying Cattle During
Year of Grasshopper Invasion.

Atchison, Kan, Dec. 15.-Andrew
Keithline, 90 years old, pioneer resi-
dent Of Atchison, died at his home
here Tuesday. In his long experience
as stockman and business man, Mr.
Keithline. according to his own state
ment, made more money the year the
grasshoppers invaded Kansas than in
any other period in his long existence
In that year be bought young cattle
at a very low figure. After the grass
hoppers left he planted corn and win
tered his cattle on the fodder. His
venture paid him large returns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
CHANGE Is SLIGHT.
Official Says That Business Is Hold
ing Up Well.

There is little change in the traffic
situation" says a Rock Island off
cial. Business is holding up we'll and
our increase in loadings over last year
cent over 1913. Shipments of grain
the past week were little lighter,
now being practically even with a year
ago. Coal shows an increase of twelve
per cent and livestock eight per cent
creased considerably, also being eight
to ten per cent heavier, while ncr-
chandise points to a gradual increase
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
IN A RUSH FOR HOTELS
Early Reservations Sent in for Repub-
Iican National Convention in
Windy City.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-The selection of
Chicago as the Republican national
convention city was followed today
with a flood of inquiries for hotel
reservations The convention will be
held here June Z.
gagged by Senator Burton of Ohio,
Senator Smith of Michigan, Senator
Weeks of Massa chusetts, and Charles
w. Fairbanks, former vice president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
WHEAT IS GOOD.
Rain Would Help 1t But Farmers Are
Not Worrying

The freight department of the Santa
Fee has reports from Kansas and Okla
homa wheat growing counties to the
effect that wheat is going into win
ter in as good condition as ever be-
fore. Many farmers are using it for
pasturage. In some sections n good
rain would help. but the farmers are
feeling easy about it. There is but
little evidence of Hessian fly. Farm
ers are now on the last leg of the
threshing season. Practically all of
the 1915 crop will be threshed by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
METHOD ALL HER OWN
y Topeka Woman Burglar Does All
Her Work in the Light
of Day.

There is a woman who has been
operating in Topeka for some time
with such startling success that her
cache must by now be nearly full of
stolen goods. This woman, thief of
experience evidently. has a method all
her own.
Here is the way she works:
A well dressed and pleasant looking
woman will walk up to a Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
Conn ThIe,cs n noId Rnlh

St Louis, Dec. 1.-two masked
men entered the home of Mrs Flor
ence Fry here today. held AIRS Fry
ana three dodgers at bay with re-
volver, and then compelied Mrs, Try
to open safe and give them jeweiry
valued at 81 0lp
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
Tinker Stands Operation Wei.

Chicago, Ill, Dec. 15.-Joe Tinker,
manager Of the Chicago Federal
league club, submitted to an operation
today for stone in the kidney. Inter
mittently, through the baseball season
Tinker has suffered intense pain from
the condition and was repeatedly ad-
vised that an operation was neces-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15

home and ring the front door bell. II
the 'missus" is at home and comes to
the door the woman merely wants to
borrow the telephone for d moment.
II no one comes to the door she
takes out a skeleton key, gets into the
house and does little ransacking for
her personal ADVANTAGE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15

sary. After the operation physicians
reported Tinker was resting well and
that he had not been seriously at
fected by the anesthetic.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-31
Toured Northern Arizona

MT. and Mrs. F. N Wolcott return- ed home Sunday after an almost three weeks auto tour of the northern part of the state. During their absence. Mir. and Mrs. Wolcott visited every point of interest in Northern Arizona, and they report one of the most enjoy able trips ever experienced. They travelled over 400 miles on the voy- age, and had everything for ones com fort in camp, along with them. and only stopped at a hotel once on the whole trip. They camped wherever night overlook them. They had no mishaps enroute and brought back several souveniers with them among which is a very interesting trophy from the petrifed forest. which Mir Wolcort has placed on exhibition in his store window.