The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 54, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 19, 1903 Page: 1 of 8
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Weather Ferecitti Tonight and Friday ptfscttled probably snow flurries; warmer.
The Guthrie Daily
Leader
THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PREM PAPER IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
VOLUME 21
EIGHT PAQE8.
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19 1908.
EIGHT PAGES.
4&DMBER 54
RAILROAD LOBBY
DOWNED BY HOUSE
PRESIDENT
RESOLVED.
GRASPING
PUPILS PRECIPITATED
UNDER ENGINE WHEELS
EDUCATORS
I
V
Mc Taggarf s Commission Bill to
Have Show for
ifi$&
!
Tomorrow there will be only "a Ave
minutes session of the legislature
and then the body will leave for the
Ft Supply trip. Tho legislature will
leave In a special coach attached to
tho 9:20 train and take a. apeclal
train at Ark "as City. From ex-
pressions heard today It seems that
about thirty of tho thirty-nine mem-
bers will take the trip and also some
five newspaper men specialty Invited
guests Tho returning trip will bo on
Sunday.
Tho all absorbing theme In the
houso this morning ws tho railroad
commission bill Introduced by Mc-
Taggart. By a votef 12 to 11 tbe
report of railroad conTmltteo that the
bill do not pass was turned down.
Those voting in mo amnuumo -.
Cummins. Francis Jostor Jones of
Dewoy Jones of Logan Major. Max-
well McTaggwt. Murphy. NIsbett.
Robinson and Mr. Speaker.
Those recorded -In favor of the re-
port were: $ "
Balllnger Braldwopd Decker. Har-
rison. James VmfrJwsJ Sproat.
Threadglll. Tv'itte Wagoner and
Williams.
Absent Ballew. Morrlck and "Wil-
kin Following this report conie several
motions nnd-awprld of wrangling. A
motion lSlSjlM11 on th0 able
went aowMfe: a vote of 2
.to 12 andvtrthmotions were
defeated. Finally tho railroad com
mittee B(h they dld-jnot. wanU tho
bill again and that Infy report would
be the same and thereupon tho bill
was referred to committee on muni-
cipal corporations.
Tho dobato on the report of the
committee was warm Indeed. Mtf
T.rer led off and In part said :
"When I went home every man I
saw asked for a railroad law. This
bill Is tho samo as the Kansas law
and It has proven well there why not
give it a chanco here? Tho railroads
are discriminating against us on
freight rates and while I wish to on-
courago railroads. 1 still stand for
tho farmer who must.pay theso dis-
criminations." Mr. Tuttle. chairman of tho rail-
road committee dofended the report
saying:
"The houso has not time to consider
this bill nnd besides; the committee
has twice"1 unanimously reported
against It. Under tho MoTaggart bill
the commissioners are poorly paid
and yet to havo tho commission would
cost tho territory J30.0V0 a year."
Jones of Logan stood pat for the
bill and in tho course of a good
speech said:
"Tho railroads In this territory aro
not required to account to any one.
For Instance when a claim Is filed It
goes from one to another department
until It Is vorn out. Rate sheets aro
covered up so that no one can telu
when ho is being discriminated
against. Coal rates to this territory
are too high by $3.00 a ton and be-
sides one big road refuses to handle
McAlestor coal thus hurting this
territory.
Judge Cummins also spoke for thi
bill as did Maxwell. NIsbett and Ma-
jor. Mathews Balllnger anO James
on tho other hand were against tho
bill
The Hcuse Morntng.
Two communications were road In
the house this morning. ' The first
asked tho passage of the vacclno ap-
propriation bill and the second peti-
tioned for the passage of a peddler
license bill.
The criminal Jurisprudence com-
mittee killed Council Bill No. 69
which made Sabbath breaking pun-
ishable by fine of ?5 to $100 or 30 days
imprisonment or both. The same
committee favorably reported Coun-
cil Bills Nos. 54 and 97 The first Is
the bill to allow district Judges to
parole youthful offenders and the
White Alley
second .makes tho giving or receiving
of bribes a felony. '
The roads and highways committee
ruportcd favorably 'bills Nos 83aml
281. The first allows counties and
townships to levy road and bridgo
taxes nnd the second Is an act to con-
struct a bridge across the South Can-
adian rlvfir at Lexington.
The committee on municipal corpor-
ations reported favorably IJpuso Bllla
Nos. 1GG. 189 and 239. The first 'is
act to. euthorlzo cities to levy and
collect license tax; the second-to
regulate salaries of officers fn 'clttos
of first class rind tho third Is an act
to authorize Kromltn Garfield county
to construe! own and operate a water
works system.
. New Bills Introduced.
House Bill No. 244 By Balllnger
act making taxes delinquent Decem
ber 12 and' Juno 15 of next year in
stead of. June 1C nnd Docembor 15 of
present year; taxpayer paying all
taxes before December gots rebate of
2 per cent
House Bill No. 245 By Balllnger
(by request extends term of county
commlsslonrs from 2 to C years.
House Bill No. 247 By Wagoner
makes the managing or conducting of
a lottery' gift enterprise ' policy
scheme or slot machine a felony and
the penalty IsTlto 3 yearB.
House Bill No. 240 By Braldwood.
changes assessment law so that 'live
stock snail Tie assessed in municipal
township wheio they are grazing.
House BUI No. 2 IS By Sproat
provides for cost bond whore suit is
brought affecting (ho title to real
estato.
Houso Bill No. 249 By Tuttlo. act
to give district clerks $800 for clerk
hire In oaoh county nnd requiring
roport of-all territorial feos to bo
filed with county commissioners:
foes In oxcoss of clerk hlro to g6 to
tho county.
House Bill No. 260 By' Cummins
act regnrdlug fees on oattle Inspec-
tion. " .
House BUI No. 68 by Tuttlo an not
to' require railroad companies to fence
thoir roads' by four wlro fences was
unanimously passed.
THE COUNCIL
w r
Thve most Important action of tho
council this morning was tho passage
of Hickam's bill fixing tho salary of
tho territorial secretary at $1200 n
year and $1800 for clork hlro. Tho
voto was unanimous aftor an amend-
ment to make tho salary $1 S00 had
been defeated by a voto of 8 to 4.
The hord bill of Mr. Jones of Dowey
was unanimously passod. This gives
the entire territory the right to vote
by districts whether the districts will
be free or closed rango country.
Council In Detail.
Hickam's bill requiring county Jails
to bo kept In a healthful and clean
condition and requiring prisoners to
be furnished with wholosomo food
was passod by unanimous vote."
Blakeney's bill increasing the num-
ber of purposes for which private cor-
porations can bo organized was pass-
ed. Then the big bill of the day was
put on tta final oassauo. It was tho
measure to reduce the territorial seo-'
rotaryB Income by placing him on an !
annual salary of $1200 and allowing
him $1800 for clerk hire. Winkler
offored an amendment to the effect
that the secretary's salary bo $1809
and that he bo allowed $1800 for
clerk hire. Tho amendment was lost
by a vote of 8 to 4. Tho bill was then
passed by a unanimous vote.
Tho council by unanimous ' vote
passod Hickam's bill making the mis-
representing of breeding stack a mis-
demeanor punishable by p flae of
$250.
On motion of Alexander House
(Continued ?n pt 4.)
TV
eaties Must be
li
WILL CALL EXTRA
SESSION OF SENATE-
Hints at GrayeJteasons o
Staio. for Prompt Action
on 'Treaties
r
(By Associated Press.)
Washlnatcn. D. C? Fob. ID.
-Prosl
dent Roosevelt will anil an oxifraordl
nary session of the sonato of'the
Fifty-eighth congress unless both tho
Panama canal and Cuban reciprocity
treaties aro ratified at the present so$
slon. The president mado this dec
laration of lifa Intention to soveral
senators today and lio made It as cm
phatlcally and unequivocally ns
hw
was capable of making it.
It Is deemed likely by officials of
tho administration and by nianysjjnn
ators that both treaties will blT raflri-1
ed bofote March-4 but tho necessity
for their early ratification Is regarded
by tho president as so urgent that tn
the ovent of the failure nf either onii
or both at the present session he yylll
Jbsu immediately hisv call for an oxiflfj
session. It Is said that thero are grtfSJW
roasons of state why both should he
ratified as soon as possible Theve
have Inducer tho prosident to make-
tho announcomont to the 'SonptT-s ot
his dotormlnntlon.
Washington D. C. Fob. 19 In V
sonato tho Quay resolution declaring
it to bo tho sense of tho sonata that
a vote on statehood bill be tak- n
prior to March 2 wont over until to
morrow.
Thore Is a movement on amor?
somo of the frlonds of the statehood
bill In the sonate to couple the for
tunes of that moasuro with those of
thfr Panama canal treaty and rrak
the rati flea" t Ion of hte ono depond up
on the passago of the" other. It is un-
derstood that the scheme Is to m-r.-ncjtho
treaty by delay until an ag 'ce-
ment to voto on tho statehood bill
can be secured.
None of tho statehood supporter
will admit that this is tho purpose
bnfcpono of tho most prominent .if
thorn on t holtepubllcan side of the
chambor admitted tnat such Is th
tondoncy. Many of tho statehood ad
vocatos on both sides of the chamber
say they will not allow Senator Mor-
gan to bo forced by a tost of physical
londurance to comploto his speech In
opposition to the treaty before he Is
willing to conclude of his own ac-
cord. BOGUS NOBLEMAN
AN ENGLISH RASCAL
Gulled a Kansas City
Woman with Tale of
Wealth
means the saving of millions of dol-
St. Louis Mo. Feb". 19 The micjiars through prototlon of Oklahoma
sorvlng a threo mpuths' torm at the cattle. Its onaotment into law will
city workhouse who lived hero fir
some time ar "Lieutenant Colonel F
Soymour Barcington a member of t!.e
British nobility" and jwho married a
Kansas City woman w;ho believed his
stories of wealth and title was today
posjdvoly identified as eGorge Bar
ton n noted English criminal. The
prisoner today admitted he has served
sentences abrpad. He denied how-
ever that he was released on a
forged pardon.
race Kansas in
Tight Hole
Always crying
GIYE US MORE
facile in Schemes to Extort
f T
More Money From
Taxpayers
4
TopekaJuas. Fdb. 19. It Is stntod
hat tho ffiito university appropria-
tion bill agreed to by this legislature
will carry1 a rider permitting ragout c
to charge fees as follows: Matricu-
lation for all student live dollars;
arts and engineering ton dollars for
residents of state nnd twenty dollars
for non-residents; pharmacy thirty
dollars for residents nnd forty dol-
lars for .non-residents; law twentv-flvo
dollars for residents and thirty-five tor
non-residents; medicine thirty dol
lars for residents and forty dollars for
non residents. It Is estimated tho
fees will amount to nbotj twonty-flvo
thousand dollars nnnually. It was
agreed to establish tho foe system to
meet the Increased appropriation
needed by the different Institutions.
Tho passago yesterday of Fllxpai-
rlck's reapportionment bill. It Is stat-
ed. Is to bo folfoVcA nj'war befwmtr.
IJiat body nnd the houso lead by La-
land Tho houso without doubt w'll
pass the Morrow bill as 'a substitute
which will unquestionably rosult In a
deadlock nnd wrangle that may In-
volvo other tnoasuros nnd last to tho
end of the session.
The sennto has adopted tho houso
concurrent resolution for tho submln
slon of a proposition to amend tbe
constitution in a manner that will
give the govornor authority to veto
any oujectionanie item in an npDro-1
prlatlon bill Tho proposition Is to
be submitted to the pooplo at tho next
genurnl election
CATTLEMEN JOBBING
QUARANTINE JILL
Big Lobby of Slockmen
'" Working for Defeat
of Mathews
A formidable lobby composed of
Tsxas and reservation cattlomeu has
come to the city with a view to de-
feating Itopreeentntlve MathewV
quarantine bill. Said on? mepiber of
the lobby today: "
nUn w" a """ what t cost.-
I Tho bill has passed the house ahdl
I is now In the hands of the senato com-
mlUfld It is regarded as fair Just
and equitable measure. Said a legis-
lator today:
"Wa know that undue inflijoniBjij are
uejjiff brought to bear on 'tnrunlffrjn
to jlfeat the quarantine bill. The
measure it a meritorious one. and
bring contagion to a minimum and
maka Oklahoma cattle a fcoc-H'-namc
hereafter."
.
I "Tho Three Muskoloers" will be
i presonted at the Brooks" next Bun;
day nlglu
Prices 16c 2Gc 36o and
SOc
Stater's In -Brother John" at the
Brooks" tprtfght! " Prices itfc25c and
33o.
Frightful Calamity BefeLcSchool
Children at Deadly Crossing
COLD WEATHER'S
BACKBONE BROKEN
Higher Temperature Brings
Keliei to thousands
oTf Sufferers
(By Associated Prose.)
Chicago III; .Fob . 19j Tho fold
weather decreased today t such nn
oifiit as to warrant the be i' " tVat
tne backbone of tho wave is In Icon.
A umperaturo ranging frvn 10 to 15
e'f.o brought rollef to Mijusnudn of
Wiirors. Tho warmer njiihor N
genoral throughout this sec ion.
Kansas City -Five nbovi hoio ihi
morning two abovo In Iot nnd ton
abrtve in Nobraskn.
"' ' Suffering In Indiana.
Vlncennes Ind. Fob. 19. Tho high
water" which has turned to lro and
bltor cold has brought intensu desti-
tution and much Buffering In score: ct
homos In the Emborras bottoms south
of horo. Thousands of ncroa Of land
which last weok woro undor wMor
aro now covorod with Ico and mnr
homos aro entirely surrounded.
Tho Wnbash river contlnuos - r.ni?
nnd add to (ho dostruotlon In deso-
late district Farmers nro flgluIiiK
with hunger and cold. In porno cm.os
people aro living In tents.
MONTANA SOLONS
HAVE WARM DOINGS
Cutting of Electric Wire
During Debate Almost
Starts a Riot
(By Associated Press.)
elena Mont. Fob. 19.j-Tbore was
Ing scene In tho sonato last
jjilghl and a rloi was almost procipl-
mj.CU wnuu some one cut an oiecinc
light wlro for tho purpose It is charg
od of stopping debato on a bill undor
discussion. After the break had beeii
repaired Senator Kennedy charged
that Janitor Curtis who. It is said was
caught In the act had been ordored to
out tho wire by senators favoring the
hill providing for a change of venue
In otvll cases. This bill has boon bit-
terly fought by tho Helnze faotlon.
Tho dobato continued till 2 o'clock
this morning. Tnoro is but two weoks
mora of tho sosslon.
DEATH OF MRS. PARK.
Regarded as One of the Wealthiest
Women In Kansas.
(By Associated Press.)
Atchison Kas. Fob. 19 Mrs. Anna
Osborne Park widow of tho late bank4
or R. A. Park died hare this morning
Mrs. Parle fwas ono of the wjoalthlost
women in. Kansas. Hno was one ot
the organizers of the Kansas ROoialLfanjUf AK. Stinson. consisting of
scionce ciuu twenty-live years ago.
Mrs. Park Is tho third member of the
Park family that has dlod Wlfhln a
year Her huBband and son the Jatr
ten a breeder of fine cattle died In
the same week lost spring
OJiUhonia city mis abpljshed tho
volunteer fire system.
' IB7 A'ssoctatod Proas.
NSwarfHJEob. 19 Running
nt n!ru6st full speed a train on the
axvaroLaoJiawanna and Western.
ralfroiul craiflnju ttb a trolley oar
loaded with pupils on thoir way to
high school this morning. Eight Of
nine wore icuiod at least nrtccn in
jured some badly and It Is feared they
will die
The accident occurred at Cliftoa
avonue crossing long noted as a dan-
gorous spot.
Tlo trolley car which was ono ot
tho special vohlclos whtch tho street
nftlMy' cyrnpan'y runs for the special
acippjmddallftn of pupils wns crowd-
ed. The motorman put on the brakes
with &M force bittho car slid upon
thodoy rails until tho front platform
projected ovor the railroad tracks
Tho pilot of tho onglno struck the
front platform and tipped tho car
over. Tho pupils woro precipitated
undor tho wheels of tho onglno To
Kmo death camo Immediately Oth-
ers llngored a moment in tearful
ngony. Dead and Injured clilldrqi lay
In all directional The motorman'l
skull was fractured nnd it Is thought
ho will die.
Tho sight wns a sickening one
Mutilated bodies woro scattered In
ovory direction. Tho uulnjured car-
ried thej Injured chlldr.eru to nearby
plttces of tonVpoKTrjrefAiiw.'
Tho conductor1 of thd trolloy Geo
Could said:
"It Is the otislom for trolley con
uuotom to lonvo their ' cars as rhu
crossing Is approhoheu anil as tho car
stops to run ahead and see If the
track Is cloar
"I should have dono that this morn
Ing'hnd I not soon thai' the gates wero
lowered. Naturally I concluded tha-
I'd not stop and the first thing I
knew wnB when we went through the
gates."
Thoro woro about twelvo children
on the front platform and they may
liave hampered tho motorman's move
ments.
The onglneer was dasted at the
sight and It was almost necossary fo
pull him oft the onglno
List of Killed and Injured.
Following Is a partial list of the
casualties:
PI" ..
Emll E. Scholl.
M'lss BlAlr.
Miss Oonnbllq
Miss "Webb.
Injured r
Viola III. daughtor ot Dr. Fred III
Helen McCord aged 1(5.
LllJIe Geragliy aged 17.
Minn Dull aged 17
Margaret Cammerford. aged 19 s
fjpua-
MTnjlio'LijtUe aged 14
Fannie NeiiouB agod 10.
Marion K. Ufioft
Frederic LJndsiey
OonrBar'dltft.
Later twelve persons were
ki'lod
and thtrtv or ntor wounded
of the ItJured may die
GAS FROKFUpCE
CAUSES FATALITY
Two Members of Shawnee
Jtmilj Ovejcfune by
Fumes
Shawnee
Okla.
Feb 19 TU
himself wife and son aged cKteen
yoara wero asphyxiated last ntgb'
frpW the fumes of a funiaoe Mj-s
Stlpson was aroused by gas and di
covered her husband and son both
dead about 2 o'clock- She was able
to reach the door and will recover
Jhe Stlpsons had Just moved trow
Ardmore to SBawn'ee.
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