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THE GUTHRIE STAR,
TI'BSDAY MORNISO, JULY 16, 1912.
MICHAEL B. OLBRICH
CHICAGO, ILL-. July 15.—With a
large majority of the members In at-
tendance the National Democratic
committee assembled In Chicago to-
day for its first meeting since the
Baltimore convention. Before the
meeting adjourns it is exacted that
many of the details of the pres.dential
campaign about to begin will have
been definitely settled. The meeting
will decide upon the man who is to
have general charge of the contest
and also the chief lieutenants at the
campaign headquarters. Arrange-
ments for the notification meetings
and the first big rallies of the cam-
DEATH AND SUFFERING IN
A TERRIBLE FLOOD WHICH
SWEPT THROUGH DENVER
AMERICANS ROMP ENGLAND'S 16
OFF WITH OLYMPIC! RECEIVES YANKEES
(Continued from Page One.)
stralnt that fatalities of this kind may 1
DENVER, COLO., July 15.—Several homes on to roofs, from which they be avoided,
hundred men, women and children were rescued by members of the po-
are homeless, a number of deatto lice and lire departments.
LONDON, July 15.—The grounds of
Buckingham Palace preseted a fcril-
Imerlc.n to Third. | "*nl 8Cene thl" mornlng when KlnK
American athletes are not downcast Cleorge received the members of the
are reported and a million and a half Reaching the union station the tor- over the loss of the Marathon ra«e, Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
dollarg wcrth of ^property is in ruins' rent rushed three feet through the which wag won Sunday afternoon by pany of Massachusetts, who are pay-
here today because of a cloudburst yards, -putting locomotive fires out. South Africa. A victory for the Unit- ing a visit to England. The visitors
which precipitated the overflowing of marooning several hundred passen- ed States had not been expected, and were presented by Lord Denblgn. the
Cherrry creek through Denver last ners and closing the city to incoming the general sentiment here Is one of commander of the Honorable Artil-
nlght and outgoing traffic. In half an hour jubilation that an American finished lery Company of London.
The big city auditorium today Is a miles of tramway lines were put out third, and that six of the first ten
refuge camp. At dawn five hundred of commission while a sewer, under- men to end the great race won tho
of the homeless were gathered taere mined, broke and flooded Capitol Hill, American colors.
and were being fed by the city. Twen- the aristrocratk section of the city. It was believed before the race that
ty-flve chldren from six months to A general call to telephones met the Americans, while well adapted to
six years old, whose parents may have with speedy response. The cellars of short distance events, would not have
been lost, are in the care of a police downstown stores and hotels were the stamina to endure the grilling 25
matron. ^ flooded. mile run over a rough couse, and in 1
J.
The flood is without parallel in the Not until the telephone and tele- excessive h«at. The entries from the
history of the city. Had lfnot been g aph lines are restored today will Unitejl States quickly disproved that
Mr. Olbrlch was selected to ma** for warnings sounded over the tele- the full extent of the damage be theory, however. Of their twelve men
•paign win also be considered by the the nominating speech for Senator La ph0TO fro man unknown source to the known. ten finished, the laBt being eighteenth.
national committee.
3 OKLAHOMA GUY
Follette in the Republican convention. jugt ^fore the crest of the When telegraph communication South Africa can rightfully lay
the 'Vun' est' man^ever ^elec te'd^f or flood reached the city many could not from points of the creek was renewed claim to greatest Marathon honors,
suchy°nnh8o"or. Ten years ago he left have escaped death. Many fled in their many tales of thrilling rescues were however. K. K. McArthur, a big-bon-
his father's farm at Harvard. III., to night clothes and that many more received. Temporary suffering among ed Transvaal policeman, who has spe-
attend the University of Wisconsin, were caught in the flood while sleep- tITood victims is general. The cialized in Marathon running for
where he captured all of the oratorical
prizes hung up. For the past five years
he hat been practicing law in Madi-
son.
BAINBRIDGE COLBY
ing is the general belief.
smaller dwellings along the creek four years, was easily first fit the
The Star mau Is pleased to know
that ho is not the only Republican
editor seeking congressional honors,
but that Hon. J. Dennis Flynn, the
talented young editor of the Sapulpa
Dally Headlight, Is making the race
for congressional honors In tho
third district. Mr. Flynn Is a loyal,
The crest of the cloudburst was pre-' collapsed like paper sacks under the finish, while less than two minutes b4rdworklng Republican whom the
Three petitions In bankruptcy, two
involuntary and one voluntary were
filed in the federal court Monday.
Involuntary against the Sparks Fur-
niture Company of Oklahoma City.
There creditors claimed the following
amounts duo them: I^nglow-Fowler
Company, $129.65; Thomasville Chair
Co., $536.15; W. J. Pettee and Com-
pany, $41.25; Theodore Maxfleld, $15.-
27.
Involuntary against Henry Bridge,
a merchant of Oklahoma. The credi-
tors are: J. & M. Wolf, $420.76; Held-
man Clothing Company, $677.57; Bar-
ton Brothers, $209.30.
Voluntary filed by Harvey Hill, a
merchant of Oklahoma "Pity. His
debts are placed at approximately $6,-
000 and his asset* at $3252.BO.
L
SCARCE IN ill
In old Oklahoma territory, accord-
ing to report made to Secretary Wal-
ter Fisher of the Interior Department
today, there remains but 39,525 acres
of land yet Bubject to homestead en-
try. The land is divided among twen-
ty-one couilties, Beckham county lead-
ing with 8,068 acres, and Oklahoma
county being the lowest with only 8
acres.
ceded by a storm with a wind veloci- flrst rush of water that swept down behind him was C. W. Gilshaw, wear-
ty of 48 miles an hour at 3 o'clock . the creek. ing the same colors.
yesterday afternoon. Dazed families were huddled in Me.Vfthnr Ea*y Winner.
In two hours hard rain the streets yards and marooned on roofs. Hun-1 McArthur ran easily for the first
and sewers were flooded, the tram- dreds of spectators cut off from re- half of the race. Then he quickened
way lines were out of commission, ■ treat by the flood before they real- ljis pace a trifle.^ Two miles from
hundreds were marooned in the ized their danger were rescued by vol- the finish he sprinted, took the lead
parks around the city and fifty miles unteers. Wagaon after wagon was and kept it to the end. He had made
of city road was destroyed. Then driven into the flood to return with the entire circuit of the stadium be-
came a lull of four hours, during women and children in drenched fore Gilshaw entered and fell exhaits-
whlch the car lines were returning to night clothes. Those who insisted on ted to the ground. Gilshaw, however,
schedule. saving effects, were dragged ft-om appeared little affected by the trwnen-
' At about 9:30 last night the cry of their homes.
| warning the coming flood reached i
! the city hall and Mayor Arnold. With-
■party would do well to nominate and
The StaT trusts he may be success-
ful in his race for the nomination
and then for the election.
I
dous strain.
A great shout went up from the
American spectators when the third
Four Drown nt Alton.
I in thirty minutes a wall of water many St. Louis, July 1?.—A cloudburst, re- j runner flashed through the portals of WINNIPEG, MAN., July 15—The
leet high descended on the city from ported the m0Bt destructive in many the stadium. An American shield first town planning congress ever
Cherry creek, which flowB through; years, struck St. Louis and surround- gleamed on his breast,'and the an- held in Canada assembled-in this city
the Country Club's grounds passing ing cities at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. ( nouneement was quickly made that) today and will continue in session
within five blocks of the city hall, the . The greatest damage was done at Al- he was Gasteen Strobino of the South until Thursday. Noted experts of t>e
county hospital, the West Side court, ton. 111, near the junction of the Mis- patterson Athletic club. His feet United States and Canada are here
out tothe South Platte, five miles dis- souri and Mississippi rivers. Four were blistered and bleeding, and h<- to discuss the various problems relat-
,'tant •persons were drowned in the cloud-! evidently was in great pain, but he jng to "the city beautiful." Freder-
' It ripped out concrete walls that bHrst at Alton when a nine foot wall grinned cheerfully as he made tht- jCk Law Olmstead of Boston, Walter
confined it for two miles, destroyed of water from Plasa Valley raced final circuit of the track. D. Moody of Chicago, Louis Betz of
bridges and hundreds of small dwel- down Belle and Piasa streets, delug- < The Time. j st. Paul and Guy W. Haylbr of Lon-
lings, driving the occupants from the} ing two homes.
HAT AND TIE SETS EN SUITE
Balnbrldge Colby of New York went
to Chicago to look after ths legal
phases of the contests for delegation*
in behalf of Colonel Roosevelt.
COUNT VON BERNST0RFF
REFUSES TO DIS-
IE
An application filed in the federal
court by defendants in the case of
Maurice M. Lanyon vs The Star Wa-
fer Company and officers of Oklahoma
City asking that the receiver recently
appointed for the concern be dis-
charged was denied by Judge Cotter -
al yesterday. Frank McKay, of Okla-
homa City, now has charge of the af-
fairs of the wafer company. Lanyon
filed suit asking for a receiver and an
accounting ten dayB ago.
Accessories That Add Immensely to
the Effect of the Most Simple
Costumes.
If you are a pretty girl, filled with
the ambition to be always smartly
garbed and have not an overplus of
money, you can help out your ward-
robe wonderfully by means of hat and
McArthur's time was 2 hours, 36 don, England, are among those on the
1 minutes. The winner is unlike win- program for addresses.
ners in previous Marathon's,
tall and thin.
being
ALL READY FOR
, , \ B. C. Howard, of Kansas City, Mon-
Sam P. Waken, a; well to do mer- j day a hill in the federal court in
tie sets. First of all, provide yourself cbant and a leader among the Syr- whiCh he asks the appointment of a
with one of the new small frames of !ang )n Enjd> wa8 brought to Guthrie receiver for the Oklahoma State Bank
most'becomes "ycni—and''cover it with Monday by Deputy United States Mar-1 of Sayre> okia., and a general account-
taupe or black velvet as either of shal Al Goff and placed in the federal ing Howard alleges that he is owner
thosfi tones will accord with any jail where he is sentenced to remain jjjooo worth of stock but that he
shade which you may desire to put four months. Waken was also fined i jja3 never received returns from the
with them. Then make several bands j500 for his violation of the internal j money invested. He charges in his
of precisely the length to fit about the revenue law. He was convicted on petitlon that O. J. Jonc-s, as president,! classes being 2:11, 2:08 and 2:15 trot-
derTows dftHdbbhor The^Td July 5, when federal court was in ses-I an(J A G Caldwell, as a director, Uns and 2:10, 2:14 and 2:07 pacing,
may be of fur, of feathers, of a single sion at Enid and has been in jail since. , practiced fraud in closing trp the af- There is evary indication that the
long plume, of embroidered net or j When he finishes his four months j fairs of tj,e bank, which was liquidat- j meeting will be the most successful
KALAMAZOO,. MICH, July 15 —
Everything is in readiness at Recre-
ation Park for the opening of the
week's racing program which will
mark the second link in the season of
the Grand Circuit A total of $24,000
is offered for six straight events, the
H BIGGER WE
SPECIAL II. S.STTI
Count J. H. Von Bernstorfl, ths
German ambassador, delivered an ad-
dress at the laying of the cornerston*
of the Germanic museum at Harvard
university.
QUEEN VICTORIA
velvet or of silk or worsted flowers, ; time he will pay the $500.
but it should fit the crown so perfect- .
Iy that it can be whisked off in a
minute's time and replaced with an-
other of a different sort.
Matching neckties are made of the
same materials, but in two ways. A
favorite model consists of a band
twice the width of the one fitting the
hat, and secured under the left ear
with a long-ended and short-looped
bow of reversible ribbon velvet. An-
other model consists of a wide band
shaped precisely like a stock. This,
closing in the back, fits the throat
closely, and is trimmed with a four-
Inch wide plaited frill of ribbon or
taffeta matching the bow of the hat
band.
' ed some time ago.
ever held in Kalamazoo.
CALL TO HKITRLICA\S.
A call to the Republican voters of
Ward 1, Precinct 2, City of Guthrie, is
i hereby made for Tuesday night, July
W L. Burnett, well known in Guth- j ^ ^ thg DougjM school at 8 p. m.
rie as a re&tauranteur of the best A)) candidates are asked to be pres-
class, closed a deal Monday in which
he takes over the business and good
will of Mrs. M. Tillman, who for some
time has conducted the Cooked Food
Exchange. Mr. Burnett has a force.
of paper hangers and painters busy
working on the interior of the room
formerly occupied by Tillman's and
when they have finished Burnett will
open one of the most up-to-date and
H. M. WILSON, Comm'n.
SIMP 15 TROUBLE.
Simp Dixon was arrested at Enid
Monday and brought to Guthrie on the
charge of selling liquor to Indians.
Simp was unable to give bond and was
committed to jail.
.Self j/Wrpeo/lag—why.
United States Attorney George F.
Zimmerman received notice yester-
day from Washington to the effect
that H E- Bretschnelder, of Anadar-
ko, had been appointed a special as-
sistant to the United States Attorney.
Mr. Bretflchneider is at present clerk
in the Indian office at that place. He
was only recenly admitted to prac-
tice in the United States courts. The
position la without salary and Mr.
Bretschnelder will look after Indian
matters In that part of the country in
addition to his regular clerical dut-
ies.
D. S. Rose, of Blackwell, was
New Material.
One of the prettiest materials of !
the moment is soft crepe voile, pat- I cieanest eating houses in town. He I
terned with Turkish toweling. Tho j hag # reputati0n of putting up the
latter fabric has not on the whole, ; m<.als and short order i
much to recommend It as a summer :
choice, the coarseness of the ruffled [and in his new quarters 11 wi e
surface giving a woolly effect, which | better fixed to cater to the wants of
makes It hardly ideal for the hottest ! an. As in the past his prices will be
summer weather. In a combination. r4ea30nable and The Star bespeaks sue 1
however of porcelain blue and white, e fm hjm ,n h,8 branching out.
the two fabrics look delightfully cool,
the toweling forming a border to the ]
hem of the skirt and the wide cuffs. TO APPROVE REPORTS.
of the bodice, while above the henv ,
on the plain surface of the crepe, or- I Judge Cotteral and all attaches of
curs a row of raised china blue roses
in toweling.
BULL lOSE IE IS
the federal court went to Enid last
night for the purpose of holding a
session Tuesday at which time the re-
ports of the federal court for the fis-
i cal year ending June 30, 1912, will be
gone over and approved.
HEIST PROSPECTS YET.
i George Rouse came in from Pleas-
NEW YORK, July 15.—(-Special)— anl Vall^, laBt nlght and will spchd
j I have no objection to the bull moose ^ day att€nding t« business in Gtilh-
emblem for the new party,"
rie. He has about 700 acres of farm
Queen Victoria of Spain Is .lowly said Col. Roosevelt to one of his call- ^ tbere and repo, that hU big ac-
eu ^ but turcly winning the affection of the era today. "The Republican party has reage Qf corn jB today practically
,ose, or Biacawi , Spanish people, who «t first strongly ^s elephant; the Democratic party has J(? and t),at he never had such crop
Guthrie yesterday conf 8 . j disapproved of h«r and htr English j ,u donkey< and if the public likes the ts 8inc€ he has been farming
United States Attorney issaac iayiu. ( w-yi<
regarding the Blackwell postofflce Bite.
. prospects
bull moose aB an emblem for the new ^ ^ state,
party, fine."
Ps-
J ON THIS
[Sail Bearing l rllw
LAWN M0WEP
' The Pennsylvania Junior
We wish to call your attention
to the peculiar shape of the
Crucible Steel patented stationary knife
You will notice that it TURNS UP at
the edges. *
This preserves the condition of BOTH
. HE REVOLVING CUTTER BLADES and this sta-
tionary blade in the same condition as they were
in the new mower fresh from the factory. * ,
^ drop in and ut us explain this and other points. ]
Lawn Mowers, ranging in prices from $3.50 to
$18.50. We will sell them for 30 days for 10 per
cent off. These mowers are the best 011 the market.
E. L, HIRSCHI
Ph ne 62 122 North Division
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