The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 140, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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LET EVERY BOOSTER AT-
TEND TONIGHT'S RAIL-
ROAD MEETING
LET CHRONIC KNOCKERS
HERO TO THEMSELVES
Opportunity for Loyal Guthrieites
fo Demonstrate Their
' Oidtime Flock
The result of the mass meeting to
be held this evening in tho city hill
auditorium will decide whether Gutn-
ria citizens will avail themselves of
the opportunity at band to mike for
a. Greater Guthrie by raising the 75-
C00 bonus asked for tho 450-milo li'
railroid from Cimarron New Mexico
to Guthrie giving the capital city
direct connection with Western Ok-
lahoma passing through a fertile ag-
ricultural section and connecting w.tn
the rich coal fields and timber lands
f New Mexico. The need of a lino
or this kind to fortify ourselves in
the coming capital local ion election
is emphasized by the if cent iiiitiii-
tl'.'o proposition placed in the "field
by the e Iv on the south.
Mayor Farquharson
Shows Importance.
Mayor Farquharson jn his address
to the city council last night dwell1
at length upon the importance of the
citizens pulling together for a Great-
er -Guthrie.' Me pointed out that the
securing oi the Mountain V.tliey asia! '
Plain road now Knocking at Guthr.e's
dqsor was far more important than the I
ciiit.us Lad thought for the upbuild
ing ot thb city.
"The securing of this road at this
time la very essential" stated Mayor
Farquharson "to build up the city
commercially and to fortify ourselves
for' the coming capital election. What
they ask is not so much and we should
bo able to give it. It is worth miuy
times tint amount to Guthrie. 1 be-
lieve if we get it the road will be a
master stroke and wuuld mean more
to Guthrie in dollars and cents than
tiny other railroad we hve secured.
Me announced that' the Retailers
association would stand behind the i
Chamuer of Commerce in raising this!
bonus a'id that he stood ready to do
what he could to raise the money.
The Voice of the Kicker.
There are a few objectors who de
clare thri Guthrie has bought herself
poor with railroads because some ot
the bonus roads later proved to be
branch lines of some great system
instead of the main line road. Their
statements are misleading. Since
1902 this city has secured the follow-
ing roads through bonuses for which
tf-ey have paid $150000 as the $50000
Ft. Smith and Western bonus notes
were held void by the courts and
no effort being made to collect the
Choctaw rotes. They are: Denver
Enid and Gulf the best road com-
mercially Guthrie has of its branch
lines; Guthrie branch line to Cash-
ion; the Rock Island the W. K. &
T Ft. Smith 'and Western and the
El Reno and Western. These roads
since that time have paid double the
bonus amounts In taxes in this coun-
ty. Last year these lines paid $54-
48&.90 in taxes in this county -apportioned
as follows:
Roads Pay Heavy Taxe3
D. E. & G. Ry. ........
Guthrie branch E. & 0-.
Seward branch A. T. &
F. '.';'...
.f.13047.88
. 97(17.80
. 3.409.G8
Rock Island 7.082.80
M. K. & T. Ry CIMfi.Sli
Ft. Smith & W. 7847.70
El Reno & W. 6383.18
Total t fixes on bonus rail-
roads 354.1S5.no
Santa Fe line .$:!3347.0ti
Total railroad taxes in Logan
county i:mih ?S7.S32.9C
How Guthrie Has Gained.
Six years ago before Guthrie
reached out to secure these roads
the city had but half the population
it now has. It hail no pived streets;
it bad no Federal building no city
hall no convention hall no Carnegie
Horary no court house and in fact.
bad no public Improvements or pub
lie buildings whatever. Guthrie now
has better public buildings than any
other ttwn in the state aggregHlug
in value- over half a million dollars.
Guthrie now has ten niiies of piving
with as much under construction.
These improvements arc brought on
by the upbuilding of the town ns a
railroad center - Guthrie merchants
ell announce Letter business than
ever In .their history while tho city
Is undergoing gre:rt activity in the
building line both in dwellings ami
business blocks Guthrie now ranks
second in.raj'Qufjicturlnjt In the state.
-Not ore of the present factories
vtts &re before the railroads hm;
yeet secured. More factories are
ee-ln$ Socttiona in the capital city
&ilr tiecauss a8 the splendW mil-
road f.c!ilt!es the steady iVowth
CN the r:ty.
One factory whlcii has a pay roll of
over 51000 eek end vvhlca has
L".r.i!I irl'.;"'"""-' "' runna
miw waiting to see what Guthrie
ill do re'ative to this railroad nrop-
CuntiitMfd w f'aja TCisht
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ME CLEARS
PROFESSIONAL HUE
The Supreme court met in regular
session this morning. Several mo-
tions were ruled upon. The court
accepted the report of the committee
In the matter of the disbarment of
Attorney V. K. Moore cf Ponca City
The charges preferred agtiiJijst Moore
cite unprofessional conduct for ap-
pearing on both sides of a case in
court. The instance cited was that
Moore represented the plaintiff in a
divorce suit and secured a divorce
for him later appearing in court &
counsel for the defendant in an ac-
tion "to recover custody of a child
The court held that Moore's serv-
ices as attorney really ended when
he secured the divorce for the plain-
tiff and that he was not legally em-
ployed by the other party when h
filed the second action-
Th court convenes Tuesday next
for tho regular spring term with a
heavy assignment of cases. It is slat-
ed that between fifty and sixty cases
will likely he decided during the
term.
WESTON STILL WALKING.
(By Associated Press)
Sater. Mo. May 4 -Edward IMys.in
Weston the veteran transcontinental
walker v.'ho arrived here l:st mid-
night from Mexico Mo. resume i his
long journey this morning after a
night's rest. He is in good condition
and counts on spending tonight at
I!iggins'Ilo forty-one. miles west.
The Illinois Steel Bridge company
which -constructed the Fifth Street
bridge a filed suit against th city of
Guthrie" In the district court today to
recover $1000 alleged due under con-
tract. Tin; citv council disallowed the
claim holding that the company had
failed to carry out their proposal to
snake certain repairs.
M OVERSEERS ROT EXEMPT
In an opinion to A. C. Iwk of
Thomas Assistant Attorney General
George Henshaw holds that a road
overseer is not exempt front working
his four days on. the road or paying
road tsx.
OKLAHOMA PIONEER
UGGUMBS TO ILLNESS
Special to the Dally Leader.
' Woodward Ok. May 4 Edward S.
Wiggins receiver of the United
States land office here died last ev-
ning at his home in this city from an
attack of pneumonia. :He was a pio-
neer citizen of Woodward having
come here in the famous run of 1893
In 1903 President Roosevelt ap-
pointed Wiggins receiver of this land
office which is the largest in tho
t'n'tn.i s-tfrtps and when the first
congressional election was on he was
an aspirant for the Republican nom-
ination being defeated by former
Governor Ferguson. J.ast summer 'he
represented his party In the National
Republican convention in Chiccno.
Special to Daily Leader.
Muskogee Ok. May 4 Charger
with a shortage In his account ap-
proximating !p(Pu Tony Matney dis
trie! clerk of Muskogee county ti-
dered his resignation which was Im
mediately accepted . by the county
commissioners then in session. Pre-
vious to this acM.-n Matney had vol-!
uutr.iily surrendered himself 'to the
county attorney.
Rumors of a. big defalcation In (n
funds of the district court of which
clerk Matney is the custoiiaii an.!
for Hie sal'o keeping of which ho ii
under bond in Ihe sum of $1000
with tho .Southern Surety company
n his bond have been rife for a long
time.
As a result of the circulation of
thfjPH st'irles the board of county
commissioners more than r month
aeo Instructed County Auditor 15. C.
Gilliland to make a thorough investi-
gation cf Mr. Matney's books.
About half of the shortage it is
sahf ' rentvseiUfe "tlw money turned
over to Mr. Matney by Clerk Harri-
son of the United Satos court lm-
nwwiia'tely after statehood. The re-
mainder consists of money paid into
ronrt as security for judgments and
for other purposes including court
cost s.
Mi'. Matney was elected district
clerk in August. 1907 and ook his
ofi'!e in November of that year.
It ui und-8rstood that Matney has
been living a high life ne ns trrvn
BpeTnI'ns money .vrzy bsvon. his
tl!'-:-i:
SHORTAGE
Ii CLERK'S
ACGOUMTS
LLUiiL miu I
TOWEL
CAN A DISTRICT JUDGE
BE REMOVED BY AN-
OTHER DISTRICT JUDGE
QUESTION NOW BEFORE
STATE SUPREME COURT
ndicted Judge Contends
Can Be Removed Only
By Impeachment
"C&a 8 district judge be rcraawtl
by another district judge?"
This is the Question tint is being
argued this afternoon before the Su-
prenii! court hi tho application filed
today by attorneys representing Pis
i riot Judge M. M. Mnbon of Shaw-
nee who was indicted recently on
alleged charges of accepting bribes
ljst week Judgtj' Mabeu .filed in the
Supreme court an application for writ
of prohibition against District Judge
CarutherK to restrain the latter from
removing bim irom office. The as-
signing of Judgf. Rosscr of tho Fifth
district to try the cases against Coun-
ty Attorney Diggers and Judge Maben
practically dismissed the application
until today when (he Suprt
granted tho attorneys the privilege
of amending their petition so as to
include against judge Rosso".
Judge Mabeu contends that under
tho Oklahoma constitution he is not
subject to removal from oSiee and
that he can be punished only accord-
Ins to law if found guilty and that
the only way to remove ti tin from of-
fice would be by impeachment by the
legislature. Arney General West
and B. B. DJakeney; who are prose-
cuting t'ie cases against Diggers and
Ma hen in the District court of Pot-
tawatomie county contend that Judge
Mi'aben can bo removed from office
and that only executive officials of
the state ae subject to Impeachment
under the constitution. The attorney
general's contentions were sustained
bofore Judge Rosser at Shawnee Mon-
day but in order to get the matter
before the Supreme court the writ of
prohibition was filed to get a ruling
by the court upon tho questions in
Issue. . '
District Judge Mabeu is here in
person with his attorneys and is at-
tending the hearing of the arguments
in his case before the court this after-
noon .
WOMEN RESEARCHERS
AT NAPLE3
The Table Association Awards PrUe
to Miss Buchanan of London.
From' the New York Evening Post.
The Naples Table Association for
Promoting laboratory Research by
Women bold its annual meeting at the
American Museum of Natural History
Saturday. The executive committee
of the association met on Friday af-
ternoon at the Women's University
club and considered the fifteen tech-
nical theses submitted for the prize of
$1000 offered this year. The award
Is based on the reported opinion of
the board of examiners and the spe-
cialists whom they may associate
with themselves.
The prize was awarded to Misa Bu-
chanan. D. Sc. of Ijondon university
fellow of University college London
for a thesis entitled "The Time Taken
in the Transmission of Reflex Impulses
In the Spinal Cord of the Frog." Miss
Buchanan has been eligakeu id l'u-
search work at the University Museum
of Oxford since lSOfi and has publish-
ed sixte.cn papers.
Tho first prize of this association
was awarded In 1903 to Dr. Florence
Sabin of Johns Hopkins university
and Ihe second in 1905 to Dr. Nettie
M. Stevens of Bryn Mawr college. The
prize was not awarded In 1907 as no
paper of sufficient Merit vas present-
ed The zoological station at Naples was
opened by Prof. Anton Dohrti in 1873
for the collection of biological material
and for the study of all forms of plant
and animal life. Under tho -personal
direction of Prof Dobrn and his as-
sistants the station has developed in-
to nn international institution for sd-
entiflc research. Any government or
association which pays $500 annually
is assigned a table for research and
is entitled to appoint. t It qualified
students who are provided by the
station with all materials apparatus
and assistance free of cost. One table
is sometimes used by four or five re-
search students in the course of a
year.
of humor is like the playful kick of a
Missouri mule well meant but dis-
concerting. Curiosity iovea io aisak as tn3fr
J solien si'de.
TOjDAY IN"
DEPAKTIiEKTS
State charters wer issued today
as f. Hows:
Oklahoma Oil an.! Gas company
of Ardmore with a capital jtock of
$40000. Thn Incorporators are: S
A. Apjle Roy M. Johnson. Charle?
Van Weise and Writ Franklin ail of
Ardmore.
Tho Farm nd Iiotue fnos!ment
company of Oklahoma City filed an
amended charter increasing the cap-
ital stock from $15000 to $2:0uti.
Colorado OU company of Musko
ge with a capital stock of $10000
The incorporators are: .' C. Culbert-
son C. E. Buchanan and J. Gajfleh!
Bull all ct Muskogee.
Maryland Oil company of Musko-
gee with a capital stock of $10000.
The incorporators are: J. M. Givens.
A. W. Culp Felix Cast H. W. Ander
and M. S. Corey all of Muskogee.
Deep Fork Oil company of Henry-
etta with a capital stock of JC0.000
The incorporators aw: J. B. Swan
C. Gj Tibben and W. JI. Hiatt all
of Henrjeitta.
Hodges Brothers of Stillwater with
a capital stock of $10000. The incor-
porators are: W. B. Hodges L. Hodg
es and Fannie Hodses all of Still-
water. The Olivary Baptist church of Sul
pluir with the following trustees: C.
D. Ewing L. 15. Stewart and John
Fox all of Sulphur.
Agent Appointed
The following foreign corporations
today apitointed E. W. Kinnan of
Guthrie as state agent. Biggins Mill
and Elevator .company of Hlggins.
Texas; l'arlin & Orendorff Blow Co.
of Kansas City; Winters Oil Co. of
Bradford 111.; Bushnell Tank Works
of Bushnell ill; Dewey Portland Ce-
ment Co. of Kansivs City Mo.; J. W.
Jenkins and Sou of Kansas City Mo
Ernesto Gas and Oil company. New
Vork City; W. P. Seawoll Lumber
company of Ks'isaa City Mo.; and
'the 10 i!. Abcrnnthy lumber company
of .loplisi Mo. .
HUM PROPERTY DESTROYE
tiv st'irting from unknown origin
s.t' l:i:3ti 'UH'.py or. the B. F. iHarris
farm a quarter fvf a mile south of
the southwest corner of the city lim
Us destroyed a barn valued at $I7.";
chicken Inhish valued at $lo; corn
f;rlb valued' at $100 in which weiv
0h bushels of corn; fifteen cords ot
wood; a sors valued at $1.r)t. a mule
valued at tw: sets of work liar-
li's; two sets of buggy harness and
$50 vvoith of ii)ach(nr. Tie) Hands
family were eatii.g dinner when they
saw the barn in ilann s. Firo Chle)
Gruber was suiiinioned and went out
in his buggy taking chemicalsh. and
was able to keep ti.o tire from reach
lug the hoiie. Insurance to the
amount of 2900 was carried on the
property in the EI Reno Mutual Fire
Insurance company.
IK 101 STATE
State Bank Commissioner A. M.
Young today Issued certificate ot
authority to commence business to
the Oklahoma State hank of Shaw
nee which Is a conversion of the
Oklahoma National bank and has a
capital stock of 550000. J. W. Ruby
Is president of the institution J. n.
Ware vice president and F. 3. Reed
rashier.
LfflRIfS BOOKS ABE "LOSE"
State Examiner Charles A. Taylor
reports thnt the books of the ain't;
librarian '. O. Dawes have hpen ex-
amined anil found to be 290.27 "long.
The repcits shows that the library
has on hand books (ether than ses
sion laws) valued at $7080.
WEATHER FORECAST
By Associated Press)
New Orleans May 4- Tonight and
Wednesday generally cloudy; w&rmei
tonight
a mm
f sion g Pa. May A reduction
of five cents a barrel was announced
today by the Stondiicd Oil company
In I hp pi'ic on all grades of crude
oil except Ragland which is unchang-
ed. Ti. in Is (lie first change. In IVsinf-:'
vaniiv and most of the other grades
since March 1907. since which time
Pennsylvania crude has been quoted
constantly at a deHnr-seventy.
(By Associate) Press)
St. ImiH Mo. iay 4 -Judge Smith
Mf-Phoisim Issued a statement here
today revpwing his work in the Mlf
Kottri rate cases and defending 'he
course taken by him in those trials.
He asserted his willingness fo under-
go Congressional Investigation "it
any it' em tier of Congress aside from
Mr. Murphy thinks there should b"
such investigation" and added that
the Missouri Congressman had done
Judge Phillips "great wrong" ts
(lUt M'tXC AiO-U -- i' .. v.jt .
fhatf v r io do with the bdittaourl rait
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OF SCOTTISH
RITE 1S01S
ANNUAL SPRING EVENT
ATTENDED BY
LARGE CLASS
BEAUTIFUL DEGREE WORK
ELABORATELY MOUNTED
Temple Talent Wil! Render
Musical Program This Evening
For Visitors
Tho .".initial spring reunion of the
Scottish Rite Consistory was ushered
In tliis morning at 9 o'clock when a
class of eighty members commenced
thp degree work beginning with the
fourlh degree which was conferred be-
tween 9 and 10 o'clock. Tho majority
of the class members have signified
they will 'take ail the degrees up to
and Including th0 .'Kind 'whieti will in
among the largest classes io tuko the
degrees togetlntr ::t any one dale dur-
ing the Hilntory.
Tho fifth and sixth degrees were al-
so mounted this morning. The class
and' visitors were given liin'.hcou in
the banquet room during tlie noon
hour. From the seventh to ihe four-
teenth degrees will bo exemililied to
class this afternoon. Tills evening
a picked class troni iLo consistory
will amount Uh' fourteen hdegreo
Perfect Elu.
Musical Program This Evening
The following musical program will
be rendered this evening preceding
the degree work:
Trio "Lift. Thine Eyes
Williams Hill and Wl)llr.r.is
Chant "The Lord's Prayer"
Choir
"Eyri0 Eleisnn"
Che::-
Saneaus . . ......
Choir
Kyrio Eleison
Choir
Organ Volunl ary t .......
Mrs. 1-3 Si I
Organ Voluntary
Mrs. Hill
Hymn "At Thy Throne O Lord"..-
Choir Oflertory
Mrs. Hill
Response -"eLt Your Ligiit Co ChiEO"
Choir
Hymn "Now the Day is Over" ....
Choir
The Degree Class
The class taking the Sv'jj;5S !s
composed of the following:
W. W. H. Alln Galtry
10. G. Cornett Verdon.
A. L. Bennett Guthrie.
Geo. F. Ileal t.c V'oodwgT(5.
Ccrwln Booke Tokio.
TJewllt P. Blssell Guymon.
Guy W. Baird Guynian.
Chas. M. Brad way Okla. City.
Guy R. Baysinger Mooroland.
Harry 3. II'.cn Still watt-r.
Samuel J. Carpenter Okla. City
Galen Crow Guthrie.
Chas. 13. Cook Texoma.
Will til. Campbell Oklahoma CUy
Oscar W .Collins Mountain Vlcv
John J. Guslar Iugersol.
55. G. Dennis Chandler.
D. S. Maron Meeker.
Phillip O. Dermer HinlOK.
A. B. Deselins Hdniond.
C." C. Black Iklahoma. Cl'-i'.
M. R. Carmean Guthrie.
Floyd Guy Alexander Tuhia.
H. il. Fielder Doliis.
E. 10. Flags Mcoreland.
Jas. 10. Filppin. Gushing.
Jas. C. Finch Luther.
T. K. t.ivens MoiniUni VUW.
it. D. iHollingsworthGtilhr.e.
K 1. Hndlev. lOasIey
J. A. Hall Guthrie.
Arthur S. Hoover. Gulhrle.
Gush Howerton Cisshlng.
Wm. A. Hugill Carnegie.
C. S. ijigei'soil. Pond Crei'il.
Gordon F. Ingl" Marshall.
Chas.. 'linker ..ones i'awnu..t.
.Horace F. Jolmwm Fngersol.
James F. .lone.-; Sapulpn.
M. c. Kreg.-r Tonkawa
10. A. Lenlz Biackwtdl
I K. Latham Guynmn.
S. P. Lar.-.h Tecunn.-eh.
!((. ph Liggett. Thomas
Wm. L. McWtlliania Mlaifi".
Jas A. Mascho Norman.
Wm. L. McGlung Thomas.
H. C. .Moore liartlesville.
Wm. H. McKinley Pond Crsek.
lymls Mendllk Law ton.
fW'niF. Morgan Chickasha.
John .1. Morris Tarllon.
Arihur 10. Moseloy Goltry.
p'rnrik G. Martin Oklahoma CIO'.
JjewlK M. Martz Watonga.
Frank A. Murphy 101 Retio.
I ew is H. Owen Gushing
J. It. Osborne Verdun.
101 las 10. Pierce Tecurnseli.
Jaco'o B. Pryor Gage.
Stanley W. Peel?r Oklahonm 'iy
A. A. Plerson Verden.
Wm. C. Raymond Bartlesvillo.
Roy G. SteeU"lobart.
Continued n ?esrs
S E iaa' turn mm
VIO
IIS GHH
SSIUIST FEVEH II
Secretary Charles F. Barrett of the
state board of agriculture reports
much inttrest being taken In the mat-
ter of cleaning up the various coun-
ties of the Texas cattle tick and that
many of the counties are desirous of
taking advantage of the Ross tick
eradication bill by means of placing
dipping vats in each county through
petition to the state live stock board.
Seciettry G. T. Bryau ot the live
stock commission returned last ev-
ening from Lincoln and Payne coun-
ties where lie conferred with the coun-
ty commissioners with reference to
cleaning up parts of those counties
lowers White a member of the llvo
stock committee of the boird of ag-
riculture Is meeting with the county
commissioners of Comanche eounty
today to discuss the matter v 'i them
at their request. Pottawatomie coun-
ty has recently taken action on the
matter and will petition the board to
clean up several townships In that
county. The live stock end quaran-
tine committee of the board meets
here Monday in special session to is-
sue a new quarajii.ino proclamation
for ihe 5e:ir nnd to make rules and
regulations to apply to the cleaning
up of l ha counties.
ivi ANY FA ILLS USE WATER POWER.
Its Development Has Brought Prosper-
ity to South Carolina
From a Columbia S. C Letter to the
Arkansas Gazette Little Pock.
The Important -part which water
power has played in the development
of the cotton tuiinufactutiiig indu.i'ry
in Month Carolina is shown by a state-
ment pn pa red by 10. J. Watson com
missioner ot agriculture commerce
and labor which shews thut inure are
sixty-seven cotton mills in the stale
thiit. are operated wholly or in part 'by
water power. Some of these secure
their power direct from tho hi.renms
upon which they are located while oth-j
ers are now nslnn the electrical drive!
securing; their power from some of the1
companies which are now developing
power on a large scale and transmit-
ting if from their plants to mills in all-
ilireclloiis. Tho list prepared by Mr.
Watson does not Include the numer-i
oiis powers used by cotton g'ns and
by grist and sawmills. t
Commissioner Wntson 'MMniRf.ei
I hat there is approximately :iit)0i)0
horsepower available on tl'o streams
cf the state for practical development'
of which about 125000 horsepower has
been developed.
According Io figures compiled by'
Mr. Watson the water power cotn-
penles pernting In this state sell pow-'
er to manufacturing plants at from
$17.50 to $-5 per electrical horsepower
per annum the price depending upon
tho quantity used and the distance the
current Is transmitted. For purposes
of comparison he shows that the cost
of coal at ?i 'per ton for generating
power for 3000 hours per year by
steam ranges from $11.11 to $23.80 ac-
cording to the type of engines used
To this cost of fuel there must be
added from $! to ?10 per horsepower
for maintenance of plant attendance
and supplies bringing the total cost up
f ;(:-: J)- to 80 per horsepower.
why tho average widow believes that I
a ten-dollar nusnana is entitled to a
two-hundred-dollar casket.
MET DEATH
BURNING
RESIDENCE
Cpoclal to the Dally Loader.
iOdmond Ok.. May 4 Shortly alter
8 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
three year old baby girl of John
While was burned to death In a fire
which completely destroyed tho horn
and nil Its contents. Two other chil-
dren in Hie houhi; at the titno were
saved from the flanu by a negro who
chance.! to In? passing.
The fire originated in h roof and
th" three children were Upsfalis
asieep'. When I bo mot her discovered
the fire tlif etilifi upper par. of the
house .was in flames and it was evi-
dent that nothing could save it. Tim
jn-n seetug the file entered the
house and on learning that the chil
dr.'n w-r upstairs tol l Mr.?. Vhln
not. to attempt to go up as no would
;ave tho childton. When lie r'it'.hed
the room where the children wer(. he
found that he could carry only two
and when Hies were out of danger
be started back for the third but the
flames cut. 'off the stairway and it was
tmn-.sslblo to ..uier. VVhi.'ii l.be mother
saw thut. only two- of . th. children
were nve;I s'nt. i.l.'ifiip!.el t again
cn'er the bouso hut was prevented
from doing so Js:st. as the building
collapsed.
The shrh-ks of thf. distracted moth-
er liit-w a largo cn?w to trin place
and asidHt;'...ce was offered by many
to the unfortunate family. After the
fire the charred body of the child sa
found In the ruins of the horn and
was taken to the undertaker's rooms.
Those rw'tio exp.H l uw nun u oi un
friendships "nave tew friends.
NATIONAL FIGURES WILL
ATTEND COUNTRY LIFE
CONVENTION
THREE-DAYS' SESSION
COMMENCES TOMORROW
Governors of Thirteen Stiles
Havs Made Generous Re-
sponse to Call
It in 7ite no litt:
city of Guthrie contemplates the com-
ing session of tea-Country Life cor
volition which will meet lu Guthrie ou
May 5 6 and 7. This promises to bo
a meeting of mote than ordinary in-
terest and its actions will too of Na-
tional interest since it la to be -tlie
forerunner of the National conference
of governors 'which Is to ba called
shortly for the purpose of organizing
a permanent National association ot
Country Life.
Tho motto "Back to the Country" is
becoming too strong to be ignored and
there Is a strong sentiment growing ail
over the United States that there
should bo a National organisation of
some kind having for its object tile
betterment n;nl Improvement of coun-
try life. If the Veiled States Is to
remain one of the strong and domi-
nant nations of the world Rttentloa '
must be given to this matter.
Roosevelt the Originator.
The early New Engenders end fee
sturdy sons of the Ajaoricaii .Revolu-
tion received their seasoning and
training ou Ihe farm it is to them
that we owa the. birth and develop-
ment of our grand and glorious re-
public. Theodore Roosevelt our for-
mer president realising the necessity
of keeping our young men and yoang
women on the farm very mi3ely in-
augurated & movement lor the better-
ment of country life lust year when '
ho appointed a National Commission
ou Country tiro last August 'for th
purpose ot lnvestigatius co iatry
life
conditions. Tho tendency ot
young men end young women
... . ..
heen away from tho farm ar.d
the
;:':autry and toward the city and tfca
factory. This condition lias arise::
from two reasons: rirst the ideals
held up before our young people in
history geography civics and othei'
studies are such as find expression
only in city life and second country
social conditions la many communi-
ties have been such that the ambLiouu
young man and the ambitious young
woman have teen compelled to seel?
the city ami Its social atmospheres in
order to sociri for themselves the
advantages thai come through educa-
tion and social refinement Now it is
proposed to correct if possible the
conditions existing in liw country that
bring about this necessity for such a
.wholesale exodus of our young pe
pie from the country.
Cameron Head of Movement in Soutst
went.
The National commission composed
of Prof.L. 11. Bailey of Now York;
Hon. Hour? Wallace of Iowa; Hon.
Keiiyon Bnttjrfiold of Massachusetts;
Hon. Walter'fl. Page of North Caro-
lina and GiPord Piuchot oi the Uni-
ted Btates Forest service has doiis
its work well and President Roosevelt
is to be congratulated on ihls wisdom
In creating such a commission. Af.
the suggestion of this National com-
mission State Superintendent E. B.
Cameron president ot the Oklahoma
Agricultural and Industrial commis-
sion was jinked to assume leadership
for the organization of the Southiweei
Interstate Commission on Country
Lire and Guthrie was named by tUo
National commission .s the place for
the first meeting of the new commis-
sion representing tho following states
of the Southwest: Arkansas Aiir.onr
California Colorado Kansas Lou'4-
Mna. Mississippi. Nevada. Ncw.Mer-
b-o. Oklahoma. Texas and Utah. Mr.
Cameron rather reluctantly accepted
this call to duty because of the magnl-
I tiole of the task but the people of Ok-
lahoma and the Southwest have inti-
mated thai (hey will give & geiiereu
lespoasa to the cail and the nieet.ias
will bo ihoroughly representative lit
every particular. The governor in
each of tiie thirteen states mentioned
has appointed n large list of delegates
to t'ie convention and there Is every
indication of a large attendance. Ok-
j lahoma never does anything "by halves
and she will make a magnificent show.
ing on (his occasion. Each of the lit
counties have appointed the county
superintendent and one additional per-
son as delegates to represent the
j counties this convention whlcb
should go down la history as an epoch-
marking pertou ep.uiy as liuuoriaui
as licit of rlie 'Staf. Consilf.u'ional con-'
vention which formed the Oklahoma!
state constitution now regarded by
statesmen everywhere &h the most
perfect Instrument of its k'id. AH of
the state schools of Olr' noma an.t
many of those in the adjtu.ilng s'xtei
have promised to sond representatives
to the meeting and to take &u ectlve
part In Its deliberations.
Exhibits VTitl Be Interesting.
Exhibits of the city schools 1I.0
state schools aud feverss ot t.iw ui-
Continuod mi Faso Eight
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