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The Guthrie: Daily Leader
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VOLUME XLXIV.
HOUE
nUTHUIK. OK LA.. 'lTKSDAY. AH Jt'sT
1 !-'!.
TRICE:
(Ms
Officers Search For
' To Be Boy's Slayer
Caruso
BULLETIN
NpJe Italy. Aug. 2. Er.nct.
Caruso v&rld-fmou tenor j-eo
her ody aurrsundsd by relative
fd family. H was unconaciou fur
hour.
OPERATION SUNDAY
London Aug. 2. Enrico Camas
world -famous tenor underwent an
operation Sunday says an Exchange
Telegraph ditpJtch from Rome to
day quoting a Naples m-ag-Caruto
was Mid to be extremely
eak yesterday aUrnoon t!i weak'
net of his heart necessitatis In.
jection of camphor every two'hour.
The operation th dispatch says
Mas for an abscess between the liver
nd the diaphragm which cauteu
acute peritonitis. Caruso's wife arv."
his brother were at his bedside.
The tenor was until a week ago
on the way to
Kufaula. Aug. 2. J. P. C:
nrr a Eutauia mreSart. stated
today that Dvid O Conner
whose nam and address wee
found In possession of K. We'ia
who was shot to death on a
freight train near Jansen Neb.
last Sunday was his son.
Conner said his sen and Wells
had served In th American ex-
peditionary forces In France and
started recently for the west to
work In the harvest fields Th
last letter Conner received from
his son came from Denver Colo.
He believei he was with We'is
at the time the latter was killed
by alleged t. W. W.'a for refusal
to sign a membership card In the
organisation. The armor Con
ner does not snow the home ad"
dress of Well. O'ficer ar
searching for I. W. W leader.
hoy nuiuti: sys
(.i niitii: i;i m (in
Ui'ijr 0'ftM:'t loent cummer'
Intnituer ha4 remrnei) ir.mi a tni
ovr Jlii' t.ite ami t.utltiie M
recovery from the A itv In the cotitiuv v'.i n
long illness which began In New j ionic to feulnr condition. "U?t;i-
York last wintsr early In the cur
atlc season when suddenly he ha1
an unexpected relapse and was r
moved from Sorrento to Naples.
He arrived at Naples Sunday night
ids th message ant th. eaeciai
I st a who were called in decided to
operate Immediately.
r'e. Is riot oa'y til" be-t and won.
K'alUif.i! city to Ihe tin I r.iico a
family In. but ll N fut Im-m city from
a Iinanc'al Ktiindpo'.nt ln tlio i-tit.
C.rt'.irio Imfine leusp ar all on
a fUm foundation luuiiy Vtunns
iiian own tlio'.r on property he''
tttij there is no t.im'iu time 1 Viiov
tr. t.Uit is cve -uTiruwteo ttu mrh
5 - Million
Dollar
Robbery
BULLETIN
Chicago Aug. 2. Federal agents
today sought twenty. si persons
charged Joint. y with John W. Worth-
Ington and Owen T. Ean with com
felicity In mail robberies totalling
five-million five-hundred thousand
dollar including th ;t2.0CQ ma.i
robbery at Mount Vernon lllmoia
January 14 last.
W0R7MINGT0N SAYS HE IS
IN DAftK ; SILENT
Uauacgan. lli.v. Aug. ; - Jhn
Vor!ilt4-on. rr. t -.l In rhu ao U X
etjlht on thi' indictment hjrRitr
IRMon of a!ur-it or fornej gov-
eninicnt nnti'4 denied the l.art'-
here (h! uriiin(t.
."KaJ aMy tmy. fajc away' t'X-
t livluii'tl !it h-n n rt iirtfil n
"I d'ul not pv.'n know Khiit (ho
r1irii' wi re I an irrv '!
J d nut kiuiw m thin; jiN-.ut ny fiiko
rnu-nui' n!a'ii. or alttrt'd Librrty
1' nd."
Mriiill;.si jnd tl KUuld. J. .Ml J.
lH)!f U.tity 'i uiSi;l nvhNl tho
:rin for t'itk;io ' It I st moroitir !
iiai ut vr l'iv.hit 110 jail Wor'h-
In wU'liiwnTitl tlwit h? lifid Ic'i
BISHOP ANDERSON DELIVERS A
SERMON TO HARDING AND FORD
-v j .a
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I'l ivi Ifht ll.-i.iiji !;stc!ii(n' ;i! : lit civ t
!lM-V(i lii.lioji S S. Atulcrooii. i f tilh. nl
Ntt'tll' I (I i l Jit I !
i iii! At i ;!' wi'
Uic
si-run in
l!ilSMl (
i sin( ii. Mil
i I nil! ImU Ci
ciiiif ii-'
.fl I'ii c
i
!
A Hard -Boiled
"Kidu Is Grabbed I
By The Sheriffl
-t.l. I II !! v nothing ire P"
st'd ha d lce'l t.t ij
'.'' B0'tion t" s m ng
tollelg hi irt l a c'g
of Stealing a biCttle t'nJlng t
"B'l y Rrenson. ' I m w ird
and I knew you gus want
but tiliev m yuu an't gt It
from . : I m .i t. i-r Utt
ga an I I uu'j i"l ' aJ.wd
t" kid
-tt i the touyht customer
for Ms aj etr rr up
agamit" d Sheriff f;ot tton '
I o ii a t .
Te b y ) a s'ngsr ( wi I
Qi v no information that m'ght
lead t h'S Itlmntity or Inn
whence 'i c"e. When fresl1
le had the frenion itike but
said another kid Mm to take
a ride en It. "Say feliow what
do you al m for a tommon
thief he said wrn iMil
Stealing the liiivtl. "If I want
rd to steal anything. Id
gab an automobile" he Inform'
ed the officers
He will be eant to te reformatory.
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it 1 1 hi !'!
Till IVl- hj'f'lt til' IM'K
CHEAPER "JUICE" FOR
:E IS 6
CARU0 WAS WELL BELOVED rric. wr-r t'nio Kci"!" li twid. Mr. i
BY HIS PEOPLE j (YuUbo ban irarcK.'d In tikUlioiiui t:
Nw York. Au.
Tlif ili'aih uf a qiiHrl r tf a century trnd j.rubaUIr
Korico beneath the fk! o.' hi. own
Italy today t'nunfd Hurnm on try
biKii'B.v aud byway ft New York.
IiT6 be was loved by ull. 'h. pou.'
vt East Side tcarinouts; the wealthy
uf KSft'd avuuj'H kUiety inonsiou-j;
tUe conntletK ouui'm mho filled tli-
i-duts of tho Mttroi'cUtan opurj
liuuin lo'w.i th simrkli-u j.lt and
tli fombrn BiU'erie whenever th'?
inttn;irab!e tenor ! a role.
Sirnt swearers stopped (li-ir work
to liiunUild a nrayer tJr the dearted
tonor; thn ouliured lamented the liM
tn art and fu of I'x most fhrlixko-i
Ih..s. ef loas. They ft-lt the loss w.vs
"or only Amer'ca'g but tha worlds.
The homaf rn'f! htm wan nfv-
better reaLxcd than when his voice
was Hilenced during his lo:i? Ulnuns
lut winter.
i n ' ltter q!MHU-d to make a u siti-
ment of thU kind tiiu uny ntlmr
j i.iiu who itiik4- tl.Khrie.
THE MAY'LOWER WITH
PRESIDENT'S PARTY SAILING
rorllBiid Mi'. Aug 2. Tli iretii-
dctithil yacli'. Miiyflower br'oItiif
rrwid-n-. lirdiiiK and bn early hvrt j
from I'lynieuth in route to the um-
tuvr )iouieof SeiT'.iry of Vr Wc.i'
ut LatK-iixter N H w in fci ;!.t"d flvn
miles fcouihvust of 1'iirUand liRhtt-U; i-
si &:U o'floek thin niornhii;. !
CORN CROP IN'LOGAN
BEST IN MANY YEARS
The oom -ro" In liiin county
VII; to 'Jie best in many jearw :
lorditiir to reimrtu nimlo by finin r.
In tho city ihU week. Thi fottou
Booze Cargo Is
Grabbed By U. S.
Cutter Off Coast
New York Aug. 2. Tne
chooner Henry L. Marshall with
a cargg of liquor a taken into
custody late last night four milrc
off the coast by the coast guard
cutter Senaca and brought here
today. The schooner was flying
the Britiiih flag but advises from
It. Senses said there were no
papers showing transfer to Brit-
ish registry.
1 FIRE NEARBY PUTS
STOCK EXCHANGE ON BLINK
i
J New York. Aug. 2. -The Now
! rJtui'k Kxi hii'u'e !il uj n
Public Senkc Coiurvuw Volun-
tarily Reduce the K W.
Rtc For Elei trinity In
City
IEGGS ASl 5II WIL
MS!
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j thu mttrjr f .! dHi'i-'" r " '
(I'm '!. in aU la hvi ! i
' nUUu'v.t y r wi Jim 31 Us.
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' t '-r. vhn I atti'i'tipy fur Mr
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M.cci A Kiu. b' wa Uvt al
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OtVer Olfbrri For Prriinnnetit )f.M a.r.t m t oti.ord id i"i'
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CAUSE OFA KILLING!
When Ralph Broad berry Claimed
"Pot" of $4.25 Jule Craw
ford Shoots To
Kill
V1io said the fsclnatinK u ii-l'i;!. i
frame "WacVjatk" lua thin? of the !
last anj a lost art? Tht fallow wim
Uid Is not actjualutgd wlt.U Uie co.i A
i;tjon that vxM. 1
Jjtst nlifht or ritLricr tltiu moMihi jf
eliortljr after 2 o'clock Jule Craw-
ford. TtUsi floater" t.hot and Vullc I j '
Ralph Broadberrr. a Inca Cltj pa n-
blinir tinn la the resort condycuni
"by Kettle Kro- on Weet Lin cob:
avenue. Both are ncitroeiii.
The 'rouble utx& over a traine of '
U acVJacV The "pot" over whU h
f.ie controversy arose and which re- j
Milted in the ViMng of Broadberrv
n mounted to )4.25. 1
When. Sheriff Robrtscn arrheu
011 the ecene the boiy of the ta'c j
nun had been removed by the c'.iy '
police. "I shot in BeJf-defence" said
Crawford. The fact remains how-
ever that the only gm fo'nj was j j
the no used by Crawford; three ;
cliambers of tie gun Jield dtchar.'- :
ed shelis. Boad'erry vai hit tw cc.
one bullet entered hie r'g'it a'dc an 1
passed through the body another lot
him In the hjp. He dk'd In a few
minute after beiua; hit atordtug t-i .
some cf the by-E'ndeT
The body 1 belair fce?d at tiie Mut
chett UadertAktn jarlors and -wirt;;
be tWpped to Talda w-hcra the h?a I ;
man's farenta live. ' I
IMve ticli fta the Krow lace i
f liou'd be cleaned up. There ar . J
several more like Jt in the city am!
one ot two are in the 1uslneiw dis-
trict SeTeral wimesec are bein-'
held by the off K. era.
State News. Hot
Off the Wire
Oklahoma City Aug. 2. Alleged cnibmlcmetits of C. E.
French 18-ycar-old bank clerk who wan arrested here laa night
charged with usinjr fundg other thiin his own to deal in stock
margin was placed today at $8637 by W. P. Lind-scy deputy
sheriff who investigated the youth i case. French was. charged
with embezzlement of $25CO lite yesterday by Forrest L.
Hughes county attorney
Oklahoma City Ao. 2. Agentg engaged in locating per-
sons who are tax delinquents in the McAlester and Enid dis-
tricts will be recalled to Okl ihoria City at once to assist the
fcrcc here it was stated today by A. C. Alexander intcrnnl
revcrtie collector lor Oklahoma.
According to Mr. Alexander the field workers in Oklahoma
hare discovered 1.C00 persons who are delinquent in their taxes
and have added $100000 to the collection in the state. These
cases include income special and sales taxes.
Or-ihoma City Aug. 2.-Charges of violation of the Mann
act wee filed here today with Ernest Chambers United States
.commissioner against Edward Blanton of Pawhuska.'The
charge was brought by the federal gureau of investigation.
Blantoo. is accused of bringing; a girl from Kansas City to Tuls
for immoral purposes.
w.i'vwiwi''vwiwwvmwi)i t c.ir uiid he nays In; W at'fefivd
Mil i C (I'll! fi'T ii'l ill I V.'.
Ii'Hirt '1 t.t J..rt'si 'i- iMlf' i-
f.ir the fir-l 11 fly Bodti ;
fur liie tint fif v l.oum n.
for d'.I ul-ovi- lot! Imlir.".
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MOHl CONVENItNCES
rO CAMPERS NCEDtO
T;iu inhi.Ki.srt;' iii kdi :
Wou'd Ii" Hi-.re " i If a f" ln fie lln
co-el J "i. HO l. i ' Iv in J-iot id"d
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nor of i')'." !"iid .i :! to ii
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"Smohsrs" LfJigu Bmt toh'
U prohibition Int.. Vt lirn
rjmnld a thsrttr bjr Supitme
Court Justli Haitin. Tf t.8i
pluns to rstablish ed conssrvt
f ). right of h cit 'tn of
Ueitrtl fi'-ntn of Amrrits tu tlic
uie at t'jOitfto."
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!l"; Ihir. ar .'iiii'i.iv 1'u! Ii- h ... li i
old !mii1 hack imlii ti.nkn I i tVlimi...
lri-. liiiir-Hitl ' i ii'M i ui h i v cut
:.ft;r llie lliii f run hin i i. f v a Imin Si
i of lilio k -).i ii ;i and hint lim I i
he ri-covrei U- mr Biol K.ivr .
kllim who t'u.' thiof Is lin-w i
fie of t! li.t p.'.ice oiii -rs in ih -stiite
ilMii In f.aii.m. lie hu.i i;ui;lil
iimn.v l:ov 1 1 Z .!. iui'1 i- f. iii'f") iiy
iloj evil iI.n r
JOHN SHEARER BUYS
A DODGE CAR; LOST A
FORD LAST WEEK
' fiirtf vurs m vlii to tt n Joiini :h.i
I Mill try t-j dovi.'i t'le l.i.ev..'. o
j I'liyiiiK ii iK.ili!.- far" naif J.d. i
Khbtti'-r today. ju!m aUendcd it in:'
I iivrii-s collie tloie ju: utld lii'c'. ed ! a
flivver lo u jrftfe tmurliy. Wii.'ii ti"
I 1 lilt g uwt aiiil John l.ilo- f tr
'his Kord It had (liKivi'jniml. N'i.-
. Joliii htm a brlKlit. 1122 tmle Ik.-I; .'
Accused Governor
Sparring for Time
Spring field III. Auq 2. Governor Small 's iip)'):ei! pl..'i
to pioceed ag:iirt Sheriff Ncitcr for false arrest when N'ster
stivej warrants on tb govemor bn bee ndropped fnet.ds of
the governor said today but nevertheless stout renutance will
j;c itinilc aainvt serving ths warranti. This resistance It w.t
hhI wttdil not be phy3icil but statutory.
There were uI.o rejorts that Covcrt.or Sinill from now i
would Ignore the existence of warrants until Sheriff Neuter or
li'S ('cputies present them beforts him.
Slierilf Nestcr was sccKing legul advice as to his tutut
shcjJd he present the warrants.
County authorities backed by Attorney General Btundage
declare' the govcrr.cr h;t$ txhaiuted all legal opposition to
arrest. There Is but ons thing for him to do they declare and
that i to submit.
!n waking his roa l inspection tour Qovernor Small is car.
rjinjj out plans made weeks ago George Sutton his secretary
('el;irtd todar.
' 'ii on J out il. l hiP!" 'l
J ri.-l.M thronjlt tbrt fffi t!i tf
iiint fioii i.'sitin Kiprtmit ''mii.
I Vi.lu.'d III I .1 .'i. till' 'd h SH
; tl..!- I!l cutlf 'ii. ( tilt t'-o
M.iH aniuit'.'d lit t!i tJt. f
ll " In A chars' of murder lit o'l'
tio.tinti lih tli dith of N!i Kin.
CRESCENT CiTY STILL
HAS THE URGE
North Io?an Swatters Will Try
Ti "Cam flack''; Odraa
I 8chtJulJ For
August H
l'rn-nt t Uf Uv-e litj f .nt htv t
mil li.i.i i . not be lutr tio
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iloy h.n. n hitWl of aiming '"i 1
ttuit 1 1 r.'fi fMins Tht tintt im
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Wiil I." a rit'K t.illi-.J i!.r'.r tf It'.'
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fr. if.'.MUI'ot U HHltinlitliS Hd t'O'ro V-
ti'i r'ii'ti l.t it'iulit lh inrtion
gi'ioiiil tri-iiiiiffjlnt of f
t.i' I In fin I
inrv loi'i-r" :kn of ' w-4
i'i W a r4lt'y nt llrrst and W.
r w it irf.. to look in iv.tr Loir
Fiiii.ia I tin toiilifle nin.'H
wlii I thrt I wt ti'JUl fi'Olit
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London. A-JS 3.-- Lami-titt l Vl-
i i. Htr. r of th Irish re;.tilU't.
In lnr..i m.illy thmlt'; to all j"'!
iit.lrt iittM'.'rji of ttli irMt fi'uliiii'dtt
lir!UiiH'iit. tint pari lirol"'' of
I'rilii.. M;n!'T Mird ti"ol it U
il... IcV-d t.y the Imiljr Sk'ti ll. Wh i
hi iiiriitf of tfti JI.U llaiii'-nt r
t'lmliMill. d tn drlu'e lh S'll'IoJ lisl'l"
m.r's iiKi(tloii tli i!Uj)'r
... t') '!i't ill prol-ahly h
. . r-t It Ii n;i t l ; !.. ( rrt'
nil d-
MILLIONS LOST IN MOVING PICTURE FAKES
U
WEATHER
New Orleans. La. Aug. 2. Tonieht
and Wednesday partly coludy prob-
ib!y scattered sbotvers northern Os;-
laioa:a tonight.
New York. .iii.'. '1. Movie pro-
iiiotffs have nitilett'il the AluerieWl
pubiii: of i:)xmsm.
Now tilficiuls everywlit-re me denn-
ing hoiire.
The ax U t.n'iuj?ijig for n.oviu j:obl
Jbrk-k uiett and ineideutally for vul-iturt-H
who lure vrirls to ruin through
the ajreucy of fake i.ivie hchooU.
-u investigation made by a 'vigi-
lauve eoiu'jiittee diM'dMK:
That $250000000 Is a conser-
vative estimate of pluckings by
wildcat movie promoters.
That movie wildcatters took in
$30000000 during 1920 an d never
paid back a cent in dividends.
That seventy illegal companies
were capitalized at $180000000
yet not one ever sold a picture.
That brokers and salesmen got
150 per cent commission to mar-
ket movie stocks.
That nearly every New York
office building has the name of
a motion picture company listed
on its lobby directory.
That some 5000 " mushroom "
companies are now in existence.
That graft victims ofttfn are
people who invest their life-sav.
ingi.
Outline Cleanup Campaign
TIk? following steps have been
recommended to cleanse the mo t
picture industry from its "parasites
and discrediting influences": y
First Slake the public wary.
Second Secure pannage of uniform
btate laws making the hale of aDy but
. red i ted si '. ! ;i felony.
Th in I Arn lioniisni proiei-uting
Uilltiot'jlj) -I.
I'ourih 1 ufonn snrU ll.jl irwr in
the liintorv of the bnsiiu'-t iiut a fii'.'h-U'ra-le
ii. Ins tr netor ever gi'U'I i.iied
from M'l'eeti ni:ii!'' si 1 0 io I . find that
no leuit isu.ite I'I'imIui'i r rir'gri.-s sui-h
schools.
The fii"St step io eieaiii.' the ituju ry
ha- be-ii taken in t'anadd. .The law
requires new eooipai.ies If-fi re oi'ft-r.
ing tlseir securities lo tie publie to
prove that they hate Mill'i'-ietit pri-
inary financial backing a guafanteeil
foreign market and i aetionl cij ri-eiice.
Chuxbers of Commerce Duped
Mam-.( Iiamlcrs of (.'omiseree are
blamed for much of the harm done.
i
TIh V lune li. e'l (be " llliloei-ltt ai'ls to
fbCperft'" by !'i(iig jisist.iiie.' .. i
oiir.i.. t in ti- iii-e.t i l1 "ii.'
J'li.le."
TUl'litt eeu l! nJTt' toi H fif Si'l'l'l-.l
lii-trtig si liools M ere recently nrrestl
in Vev Voik uu chsrgeH of fraud
grtiml l.ineny iij. (-riifiin nvitilU on
; VoUll'.' Wolliell
Here are sou.e slaltliog intaiiei's
. wlir the iiio ie swindlers made ri -li
I au'n. i.vIoel by t);- eniuicittee s l'-
Vesligntioli. man tvlo owned nothing but H
j suit a eeliar and Home office furniture
i!td with jjifU.INS) pui.l iu by investors.
Another wildcat ter eoin.uitted sui
cide Mhen his company was thrcateneJ
with investigation after several hun-
( Continued on ra )
(.id l iiltll IV io
(ri;i)i; io t . s.
I Ut VIS
lei lori Aug. s - Urea lirlia a bv
Uroii. t'il t'i" j npi.ul l) ttif .( a i-"'.
liiitlnar) n.u.'vr. n. s on I'ai ifie n i. -ti'.ns
and hj as''-J 0 jmrtie'ti '
!:i tha iiliiM'on voui en e & or!
alioiliy uij(tH d by ITsl'Ii rn
Mr l:n. acordios olfi.'.n! cir 1- j
li-rt) today
GUTHRIE PEOPLE SECUnt
MARRIAGE LICENSE AT O. C
Jiinn H l!iil. .'' Slid Fraiiee
jyjytnora 'JC !ith of (lutiirle eri
iraitted JUensc to at Okl.iiiou l
City ye iTia.
f RAIN OVER STATE GENERAL
f Reports from ovr tha atate r.
V trwt today y the rainfall -hh
'not hoaty. is general. Tho jsreatu.
WI In reportoU iu Ut cotton belt of
'taa rata
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Niblack, Leslie G. The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 54, No. 119, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 2, 1921, newspaper, August 2, 1921; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc713974/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.