The Guthrie Daily Star (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 301, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 24, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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THE GUTHRIE DAILY STAR
EIGHTH YEAR
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24. 1912.
NUMBER 301.
OKLA CITY INCviRO, NOT THE MURDERER
WILSON AMD CLARK SPLIT IT EVEN
ROBERT GALBRAITH WINS NIOST
DECISIVE VICTORY; WILSONITES
ARE PLEASED WITH THE RESOLT
El
Total Number Dead in Lehigh Mine
Fire Reaches Only Nine; Daring and
Bravery ot Mexican Boy Saved Lives
of Many; Fire is Almost Under Control
Lehigh, Okla., Feb. 23.—(Special.)
—The cold, drizzling rain has added
gloom to the mine disaster at Lehigh
where funerals were held for nearly
all the dead recovered from the
mines.
Eight bodies were taken out dead
and all the missing have been found
except Frank Williams, a negro, who
is supposed to be under a cave and
now the work of fighting a hot, rag-
ing fire is going on with prospects
of gaining control within 24 hours.
There were 250 men down when the
Are started. Over half of them would
have lost their lives except for an
act of heroism unequalled >by any
hero to whom a Carnegie gold medal
has ever been awarded. The hero
of the lehigh disaster was Rodrcous,
a Mexican boy, who after every com-
pany eager and bottom man had gone
up, ran through the smoke tor more
than a mile and a half giving the
alarm to the men who little suspect-
ed their great danger and almost lost
his own life before he reached the
distance ladder. It is certain that
if the great corporation who em-
ployed him does not reward him sub-
stantially his fellow townspeople
will.
Assistant Mine Inspector O'Brien
remained in the mine last night and
Friday noon was Joined by Chief In-
spector Ed Boyle and Assistant
Clark. These three will remain in
the mine until the fire i® under con-
trol.
Inspector Boyle said tonight the to-
tal deaths will be nine with none in-
jured.
The damage by fire will be great
but it is thought likely that the hoist-
ing shaft can be preserved.
The mine is 25 years old and is
one of the largest and best in the
state and has the reputation of the
largest production.
It does not affect mine No. 6 which
produces 1,.">00 ton>s daily.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 23.—(Special.)
—Having captured an even halt of
the delegation to the national conven-
tion Wilson democrats here feel that
they had come out victorious from
the battle that was carried on
throughout a day and a night.and an-
other half day on the floor ot the
democratic state convention which
adjourned sine die at 2 o'clock this
afternoon after one of the most tu-
multuous and spectacular sessions in
the history of the democratic iparty
or Oklahoma. The compromise be-
tween the Clark and Wilson forces
for an even split delegation Is more
than had been hoped foY <by Wilson
itu*. In the state a few weeks ago
and whatever the Wilson faction has
accomplished is largely credited to
the ardent work of the 'blind senator
of Oklahoma, Thos. P. Gore, who for
iwo-weeks previous to the conven-
tion has traveled through the i3tate
working '.uietly 'but forcibly in be-
iialf of the New Jersey governor, and
the keen and aggressive strategy of
Wm. H. Murray, generally known ni
the state as "Alfalfa Bill,' as floor
leader of the Wilson forces. The
picture of the frontier man. slouch
hat, meerchaum 'pipe and a big heavy
shawl slung around his neeK "Alf-
alfa Bill" never lost the slightest op-
portunity to gain an advantage ©
the Clark forces and never conceded
an inch of ground without a bitter
tight. The delegates of both fac-
tions are instructed to vote for their
lespectlve candidates as long as their
names are before the convention.
Cruce Hurls Defy.
One of the features of the conven-
tion was the dery hurled by Gover-1
nor Cruee at the faction opposing
him who made a strong attempt yes-
terday to force upon him the calling
of an extra session of the legisla-
ture which has so long been planned
for. The lsaue was ibrought up as a
minority report of the resolution's
committee after the governor ihad
just declared from the platform In a
speech that he would not call an ex-
tra session. The report was submit-
ted and the governor again took the
platform. Shakhig his ttst he shout-
ed:
"For three years if I live I shall 'be
governor of this state. During that
time I am going to do my best to
take care of all the 'people of this
state and during those three years 1
am going to take care of I*e Cruce."
Gutbrnltli Kasy Winner.
There was little or no fight over
the national committeemanship. John
Doolin, Robert Gillam, M. D. Halley
Officers Are at a Loss to Know Where
to Find Murderer; Mystery of Where-
abouts of Slayer Darker Than Ever;
A Thorough Round Up
(Continued on 'Page 8)
JACK BAKER IS
ACQUITTED; TIM
;A
GIVEN
JUAREZ LIKELY TO
BE ATTACKED TODAY
Jack Baker, of Oklahoma City, the
young man charged with cashing a
money order which did not rlghtfull)
ibelong to him," was found not guilty
by a jury in the federal court at 10
o'clock Friday Imornlng. The jury
was out for eleven hours, having
taken more than twenty .ballots.
When the defendant was brought^
into court and the verdict of not
guilty was read Judge Cotteral ga\e
young Baker a strong talk on right
and wrong. He advised the young
man to get Into some legitimate busi-
ness, to pay the $10 back to the gov-
ernment and see if he couldn't start
out right this time and keep out of
trouble.
Baker has 'been in the Oklahoma
City jails a number of times on vari-
ous charges and it seems that his rep-
utation is not the ibast. He stated that
he would heed the talk of Judge Cot-
teral.
In the district court yesterday the
divorce case of Roy Johnson against
Ruby Johnson, charging abandon-
ment, was tried and a decree granted,
together with the custody of the 5-
year-old boy which his mother aban-
doned more than a year ago.
They were married in 15)05 and for
several yean have ben in matrimo-
nial turmoil and finally she left her
husband and little boy and the di-
vorce and custody of the child was
quickly granted the husband.
IIIt. 1)1 h K HONOHEl).
Oklahoma City, Feb. 23.—(Special.)
—Dr. J. W. Duke of Guthrie was one
o fthose appointed today 'by Gover-
nor Cruce to repreesnt Oklahoma at
the international congress of hygiene
and demography to be held at Wash-
ington September 23 to 28.
Dr. J. C. Mahr, president of the
state board of health, heads the dele-
gation.
Washington, Feb. 23.—Large forces
of Mexican rebels are moving on
Jaurez. One of these bands, number-
ing 1,400 men, is led, it is said, by
Pascual Orozco, former military chief
to Madero.
C onlUmatlon to these rebel move-
ments was received here today by
Colonel Steever, in cominard ot
American patrols at HI Paso.
Officials of loth the sta'e and war
departments consider recent develop-
ments in nort'je .i Mexico as oim-
i nous. 1
From Cilm t'.ranu-rs i rumor iia3
come of a serious state of affairs with
a large rebel force massing-there.
Rumored movements of General
Orozco are without verification ibut
are attracting attention.
C'liihiiithmi In Revolt.
Chihuahua continues a hot bed of
revolution. A few parts of the re-
public are quiet but others -continue
to furnish basis for the deep concern
felt here. All the women and chil-
dren living at Velardena and Ascars-
co, where the American Smelting and
Refining company is located, are re-
ported to have left the vicinity. Dis-
turbances are reported in Orizaba
and Jalapa and Soledad, In the state
of Vera Cruz.
The Mexican National railway pas-
senger train which left El Paso last
night returned today, having en-
countered burned bridges south of
Juarez. There were >seevral 'bands of
rebels along the line, the crew re-
ported. The bridges were 'burned
; yesterday after troop trains bearing
the Juarez garrison had 'passed on
their way to Chihuahua.
As rebels hold two freight trains
on the Mexican Northwestern road
Juarez may 'be taken by the insurrec-
tc.s at their pleasure.
Mr. Germain, chief of the special
officers of the wewtern division of the
Santa Fe. arrived in Guthrie last
.night from Topeka. He was accom-
panied by Mr. Bryan, his secretary,
and Bmmett Gregg, of the southern
Kansas division. 'Mr. Germain will
have active charge of the Invetiga-
tion of the clues as to the where-
abouts of the murderer of Jos Krous-
key.
The police officers, Sheriff Murphy
and his deputies, will work in con-
junction with Mr. Germain, who will
have entire charge.
At present there Is nothing to
work on but clues and it Is probable
that it will be some time before the
murderer of 'Krouskey will be arrest-
ed, If ever.
Jim Ellis, arrested in Oklahoma
City and thought to have 'been the
murderer of Joe Krouskey, the Santa
Fe detective, was released last night.
Witnesses who saw Ellis yesterday
declare .positively that he is not the
man who killed Krouskey.
When Bob Myers, special officer i
for the Santa Fe, and a negro who
was in the pool liall at Perry Thurs-
day night when it was robbed by two
unknown negroes went to Oklahoma
City yesterday to see the man under
arrest there accused of being the
murderer of Officer Krouskey, every-
one wa.3 sure that the mystery had
been .solved and that the murderer
would soon be in the logan county
jail. However, the negro from Perry
when he saw the prisoner who was
held in Oklahoma City declared posi-
tively that the negro was not the
same man who participated in the
hold up and later murdered Joe
Krouskey. The negro arrested at Ok-
lahoma City gave his name as Jim
Ellis, although the officers who have
'knowij him for many years declare
that hii right name is Jim Pearson.
When the Perry negro declared that
he was not the same man who roibbed
the pool hall the Oklahoma City of-
ficers, having no charge on which
they could hold him released him
from custody.
Ciniirlit in Rooming House.
Pearson or Ellis appeared at a
rooming house in Oklahoma City at
daylight Friday and engaged a room.
When officers went to arrest him he
locked the door and they were forced
to .break In before they could get him.
(Meers Still Working.
Despite the shock received that the
mail 'being held in Oklahoma City
was not the murderer and realizing
that they were almost as far from a
solution of the mystery as they were
Thursday night, the police force,
Sheriff Murphy and ills deputies and
several special Santa Fe detectives
went to work on the case. Many
theories are advanced and all hope
that the murderer will be run to
earth within the next 48 hours.
Officers in every part of the state
have 'been given a complete descrip-
tion of the murderer and are on the
lookout for hi.m.
Blood Hounds on Trail.
During the busiest time early yes-
terday morning when Chief Mitchell
and Sheriff Murphy and all their
forces were hard at work on the
caise Sheriff Murphy wired to Mulhall
for 'his pair Of blood hounds, and
these were here on the first train
down. They were put on the trail
from where the murderer left the
train and the followed It along the
track to the coal chutes and then
over wfst to the house near the Cot-
tonwood on Sixth street, owned by
Ed Clark and then back over another
route to the coal chutes where the
trail was lost, and where the mur-
derer Is supposed to have iboarded a
train. The dogs covered the trail
three different time's, all with the
same result.
For Bootleirtriwr.
The officers thought that they
could probajbly find the gun used by
the negro murderer in this house and
several were ordered to make a
thorough search. No gun was found
but the officers did find a "booze
plant," whereupon the negro In
charge, Ed Clark, was placed under
arrest and is in jail on the charge
of having liquor in his pos-ession.
Suspect Sill Held.
During the hot round up of every-
thing of a suspicious character the
(Continued on Page Four.)
THE BASEBLLL DAUGHTER
OF HIE MM KOI
WILSON CAN'T 8i IS-
MPLICAIED I# THE
WANTED ELSEWHERE
WOULD BE FAIEM Lil BUI Hi
S1EAIS HORSES FOR SPUE; HAILED
escaped from the house during the
night, forced the lock on the barri
and stole two of Waters' best horses.
At least that is the charge made by
Waters who swore out a warrant for
Clark's arrest.
Clark was Intercepted at Chicka-
sha and returned to the Comanche
countp Jail Friday night
Lawton, Okla., Feib. 23.—(Special.)
—When John Clark failed in an at-
tempt to elope with the 14-year-old
daughter of his employer, Wallace
Waters, a farmer near Fletcher, then
got a flogging at tyie hands of his
prospective father-in-law because of
derogatory remarks about the girl, he
Mrs. M. A. Muxlow, mother of
Patrolman Don Muxlow of the city
police force has arrived in Guthrie Dr. J. W. Duke has resigned as
from Frederick Kan., to spend sev- secretary of the county election board
eral weeks a guest at the home of her and Frank Hlndman has been ap-
son, 1004 East Perkins. Pointed to suceed him.
iFRAMK HINDMAN SK4 RKARY.
UP TO CM
The question of whether or not
Guthrie is to have a baseball team is
up to the Chamber of Commerce and
the business men of this city now.
L. E. Selsor, a fan and "booster, who
was elected vice president of the
Oklahoma State league, which is
headed by Albner Davis of Oklahoma
City, returned from a meeting of rep-
resentatives of various town's who
are considering entering the league,
last night. He will submit the propo-
sition to the Chamber of Commerce
at their next meeting and it will at
that time be decided whether or not
■ the cry of "Play Ball" will be heard
in Guthrie this summer.
Watch The Daily Star Grow.
Watch The Daily Star Grow.
Induce your friends to subscribe
for the Dally Star—10c per week.
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 23.—iMiss Nel
lie Wilson, the 20-year-old daughter
of Governor Woodrow Wilson ot New
Jersey, and Miss Kitner, a girl friend,
are marooned at Madera, Chihuahua, j
according to advices received here1
tonight. The young women have
been the guests of the family of P. A.
Hutching, manager of a large lum-
ber company operating at Madera.
Owing to the increased activity of
the rebels in Chihuahua, it is under-
stood that Governor Wilson has
made demands that his daughter and
her friend be given isafe conduct to
the American border. However, the
rebels refuse to permit the railroad
company to run a train from Madera
to Juarez until the situation Im-
proves.
When Harry Erwin at Ponca City
read yesterday morning's Star that
the Guthrie officers had taken a
white man from the Santa Fe south
bound train who had tried to change
all his wearing apparel in the toilet
room on the train, he immediately
Halted for Guthrie. He had a chum
In (he American hotel who had Just
robbed his room, taking a good suit
of clothes and a lot of his personal
belongings, and he lost do time in
reaching the Guthrie police station
Here he identified the man as R. A.
Patterson and found a lot of the
stolen property on his person.
'Patterson had *ben out with Erwin
early in the evening visiting the pic-
ture shows, 'but had made some triv-
ial excuse and left Erwin. W hen
Erwin reached his room later he
found -that the lock had 'been forced
and everything worth taking had
'been stolen and that Patterson was
misisng.
After Erwin arrived yesterday and
had so positively Identified Patter
son and the clothing the offic rs
here called up the Kay coun y
sheriff and his deputy will be ho"
early this morning !,nd take rJatt«r-
son to the Newkirk jail, where li
will have to face the charge or burg-
lary, with a good pen sentence in
view.
During the general round up the
Guthrie officers certainly managed to
gather in a great catch of fish in
their net. And the local bootlegger
was the only one of the catch that
can be credited to Guthrie.
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