The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 31, No. 89, Ed. 1, Friday, August 28, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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Skinned bark!
Hack to tho Urlrkjnrd uir tlio brick
llilorr-pt
U wan ii llu(ttly amadou of tlio city
ci illicit lust night. Gore Unwed. grlJS-
y.lol war uvlumns. wort' beaten up
mill pniidohiniiluiu i rivalled but kins
itiphnl- riilutt.
AnJ Ha iiHplialt Tor XubU nv-jnuu
Just h Tlio lKKler said It would be
Tlir. council clitwcii the rjig nun
JtiKl 'd
for Ihreo hours nuil then
ennsldorod backud up ffldo-stoiJiiod
hlllvd tliu brick resolution of- last
week and ordered uspht.ll paving for
Nulljc nvoniK'.
And Harties 1000 ri.llos ttWBy. i
Jlctice these tears. !
Hut to our muttons
Asphalt for Notle.
lly n volo of flvu to four ihe coun-
cil Inst night sMtinod back what It did
a week ago by ra-uoiiBlderlrig the mo-
tbu to pave Noble avenue with single
cottre brick with sand filler which
wa. foiled onto the property owners
whi n 118 iur cent of tbo bunafido proj
erty owners v nlCnst Noblo bad peti-
tioned the council for usp'inlt. Thn oi-
. i . it i u . I ml
p units of-asphalt died hard. rhy
Hindi" n desperate fight to defeat I'e
rouslderutton T council chaiiibM
Arts tilted to uei flowing Willi Noblo
nveirtie properly owners tber to de-
mand Justice flt the linti-tH or th.j coun-
cil One of tin ho men was Jinitallv
utsaultod nmr i v awhile the chamber
nns iioious. Two exira policemen
wine to tho aid of Chief Mitchell t
uuell 'he disturbance and Sheriff Ma-
honey whb sent for
Somebody ought to retract their
statements Intimating graft In this
cnncll: yen. by tho oternlti they must
P RRI
retrcct them. am heie to say t tha Xtt)Clxaw lle iuierstooil that It was
man who said tha. there was boodle In u p pam wUh rl(l. n1(1 tlmt e
the air and thero was a brick com-iW()tlld wlilraw n.s nnnu If le streol
bine was a damn ilnr. This state.- wnH .mx11 wUh iu.imlti Ktnting Umt
ment coming irom uouncuninn .Moiri -
imiu wumnmui '
rso of an attack on the
si f hast Noble avonue
son. in me con
property owner
was answered bv C. It. Ilonfro. who
wanted to know of Councilman Morri
son hpw-llo know thai tho paoplu who
made tiieae cnargos were (tamii uars. . asl)uall. nnd that undor a len-yoar
Bough House Tactics. guarantee and at a less price than
An uproar here started. Councl.-ltey wotl!u- llluo nld for aVng tio
man Morrison with WoodsheUhroct wltI 1)rlcJ ail UlJv ol havo
ui-.i iiaiiud nibv t5 u.t-
ence Uurlttfj tiQ"inolco J. Laroo.
agi-d CG yeavi. wns assaulted and
Morrihon.
Crlort' of MArrost them'." "Simlno
jlinino!" "Put 'utn out!" "Put 'cm off
thocoittic.il!" filled the air. 'ihe Indig-
nation was Ititausi).
On nibltoii.of Cotinclltnau Douglas '
i a i" mauer ii re-ioiiHUfiiuK itie u'-
tiou oT the council In ordering Noblo
nwMiiic pair.l with bilck from ScTOiul
(.irre- to Uroil bi'iib'inrd was taken
up. Douglas staled that be meant to
be ralr in the matter and that east
Ide (otim IIiih'11 had nothing lo n.
Hi t the kind of inuh-rlul to be Ubc I
on Mir west ldu and that be hopi-i'
the west side rouilcllniHn wou'd ll"'
Intcrfrrr with I h lt-hcs ol the er.i
hld" proimit) ouei h.
Kennedy ninl ()rilnu upposcd the
putting of fie motion holding th.it'
It rould not lie d li legull) Overton j
said if the pav'lUK matter was re-con-
Hldered It wotllll Kill paving on N-ible
livemie and would iiincin a rnrtluunl '
fight bclwuuu Ihe oiiFt mid west side.
MoitIhoii stdd Hint nu the business
district on Noble und the west side
residence dlfclrlcl wanted brick nnd sis'
Ihev hud the. majority or the blocks in
the stirel that im wIhIiuh ir the oast
side property oWilunf-HliQiild bn tllsru-
garded and the. oust Bldo lumlo tn tnkn
brick pavlmr. Ha wus unswurud by
Douglas who said there was no iiiurol
nr legal roason for vost
men dicating w'jet th
hh ulil bo paved with and that the cast'
side cMinclltnen would vote whatever
ihe west aldo propuity owners wanted
and he thought tnat it was ihe duty ofi
the council to order t ho Mim of pav
ing that the property owners want.
Lyons Cites Figures.
Lon. took tliu floor in rvpty t' west
Mti-rlal to Bally Leader
'.Liiletta' Okla.. Aug- SS. Hefor a
crowd estlmaiejl nt g.uOO In number
lieu at'andlr tw das'- picnic in
a giom In tno outskirts of the town
the widely advertised Joint tlebate be
tween Haskqll nnd Denlns Plyiin'. He
imblican candidate toi I'niteil States
senator took place this afternoon Tliu
sjbjlet' of debate wa. ne actions ot
the first legis'stuie -ml thoee or ihe
present statu adnilnlstratijn. Kl'ju at-
tacking and rfaskoll defending.
It was asbwliig victory for Democ-
racy from tbe moment that Coernor
Ilflskoll beg.ui Ills speech until the
crowd satisfied with tho doctrines
taught by tho state's executive began
scattering as Fiynn cntoiod upon his
rejoinder. Klynn bad attapked every
important act of the s:atovleglslatnro
nnd questioned the policies of tb
state ndminHtiatIonand tho governor's
reply consisted Of an exposition of t'je
new statutes nnd an Innldo view or
lie meritorious workings of the ad-
iiiinlJtratlon Senator J. C (Sranani of Marietta
author tf tha Vim Crow" law. and a
diDtinguIs'jpd nmnibor pf tho first -eg
IslHturo presided during the speaking
ami introduced tbe speakers
i I
Tht spekinj'JIiQgan at 2 o clock be- --
neutU an arbor op the plcuio ground.
in
fill'
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side alilrrincti and stilted thnf the. rust
Nolo property owners who wttntcd as-
phalt Imil uuun fnlr In tin matter and
would continue to be ml and wild he
could nnt b c wliy the west able alder-
men should be so antagonistic to tho
oust Hide palng wit.i rasphnlt. In
suppor' if his contention Hint Rood
brick bfiig could not be laid nn
cheaper than asphalt be cited the con-
tract let b tbo council to V. A Stuck-
io-Uy. of Curteovllle. Kansas foi pa v Ins
iMJUl? tlVCHUe IVllll Ul ILK WUUU HUB
knocked out by tlio emif t.
This contract called for 11. ss a
square yard excluding curbing and
Rottcrin. which woiild mnko tho cost
w imv ' ynhl ft is. Ho read a lot-
ler from Contractors Klrby. Mtiyfiold
H. Shaw stutlng tholr oxportouco In
pnvlilg with rook asphalt. Ltitvtou
had paved with it and that strooU
pnveil wltl- It could be crowned as
well as I: tul' anil ulso ntnlcil that It
was not necessary for sTorm sewers
to be uhoii with this paving any more
tl tin briek.
Headers of Tfio Leader will remem-
ber that uutl-usphiill men argued at
'"" '"sl II ISOUIIB UUll TUCK lit lUllh
W f b crtnvMed and that
i bo Inst moating Hint rock nsphnlt
Klorm swors would have to be used
with usphclt paving. The contractors
tinted in tholr letter that including
curbing and gufteilng and excmntiiiK
iSolde a-nue could be paved with
took asphalt at $2 per .::p'.nre yard
with a en ywirV gunranlep. and tlmt
the council could get plentv of bids
on aplmlt If advertised foi
Sheet Asphalt Is Best.
Councilman Lyon rend n letter from
11. 1.. SUough of Oklahoma Clt who
owns 10u fool on Noble iivemin stul
y . . . .. ..i i ..
lu st.0l)r 0 wlJch lu. .V0(1 0k.
t tlO Stl'Olir Oil Wlllfll lie '.IVOll 111 OU-
il)lonm (y wa8 mivwT wltIl Bhoot
mmU at ?j -- u Hnuaro yard and wnfc
cousldcrt'U tho host In the city.
Lyon Si.ld that 08 per cent of tho
I roportv owners on Kast Noble want'
boon oiijolnod by
tot suo in wjialj Just grounds tlio wust
sldu cuuuclhniin could opposo giving
the Kast Noblo property owners what
Ihoy wanied. Io called for tbo motion
to reco.i'dtlor.
Conucllmoii Morrison. Konueday und
Ovuitou liok Hie lloor heveral llmi's
nml 8loJic aRnitsi asphalt and raised
Hperiul tu Dally Lijhdi'r
ijulpbiir. Ukla. Aug. 2
l)i tl. II
UKEKS
(Conlrtucd on Pane 5.)
crrnain sirnorr
iJLUU 1U UL8 LL
iri'irrn'rziiiNst damage at apsta
of nan Uurgln. u laborer nt the Santa
I'e cniuhlug plant was found guilty of i
iitnnHlaiigiiter in tlio second dugruu and
lneil ?pja nnd coau. Hurry oponited
on tho skull ot Hursln lust tMirislmas
night and rcmovyd part of the scnlu. '
was no morn! ! from tbo offcots of which the pationt tbo Cu Uirt'Bnimmnr school collnpseii:
side c uiic 1- nevor retfovorod. lha wa& of Ul0 Katlnml BCU 'COtn-
e east sldo Tlio scalp was opened according '.. J tlii.iin. r.ii .i . ..t.-.
to the toMlmony of Dr. ITarrJ' that
ho might explore tho skull and lo-te
the fracture from which the patient
was complaining. It was found necos-1
tnry lo make a trephining operation
Mill duiiiig tbo operation tbe patient
becamo so weak that he never recov j
O'Wl ' I
Special trains (rum neighboring towns i
bad swe.led Ifcp uttndance fur bejond
that prrtjocinl by the uwn people and .
the farniers of t'je nurr undlng coun-1
try. The prewnce if two of the'
state's moil noted men had served to
I nr reuse tb lnteret thai a reunion
or the old xettleri. had liitipired
After n brief utrodurtlon. Mr. Fl)nn
euterlul upon a lS-mluuie peech It.j
vias devoted ulmt-Jt exclusively to
state issue.) and oonlnled principally
of a Kcathltig candtinination of the pu)
Iclei of the ttate uJniinistration. He
tool the Democrats to task on the
schpnl land bill and deplored the oper-
all-n of the bank guaranty law. Fur
the most part tfco speeci was on broad
Ilnps. but once tho foruipr territorial
iletagato made a severe chastisement
of tho administration when he called
attention to the bundling of the SS.OUO.-
000 srnool fund throtich tho medium
if a Kansas City' trust comnanv. tn
whirh he chanwd the state treasurer
wji interested. Ho centurod int. a1
clt wlnif irlbiae to the zooil inialilies
of tiv Ilciiubliian iiresbtentlal uaniliioi -
and predicted gisax thingt- for In -
iart In the tail elactiuil
(iaii-ui"i Haskell to V. i the lf-uea
a ihi pji y oce by oe nnd letii
r- ..
(Coulluued on Pace 6.)
n'ttl:
II
We mny flti.l It hard to work up an
good ball gnme certainly statu us golnjr
.1. M Lnroe who was assaulted last
nlfht by Councilman SL L. Morrison
in a Hot nt tlio council meeting this
.fteruoon swora out it warrant for
the arrest of IiIb assailant on a charge
of assault and battery before acting
Police Judge T. II. Sowar.t
dleslilua a oUck oe a disfigured
faco La Itoe sustains. a broken nose
as tho result of the Morrison' nttack.
Mr. La Tide gave this nuthoHzwl stnto
mont:
"1 was standing at the rear of tho
council room and never spuko a wond
to any onu. Chief Mitchell and oth-
ers veta trilug to prevent Ovurtou
irO) flghtlijg C. K. Henro nnJ others.
TJiey had QVorton oh his feet nnd ho
w still Jiawlng frantically with his
hands; I being near Tils head took
hold fdf '11 Mipuldor to hold him off
tho llopr until 'the mob was. quelled.
I uewjr hud any Intention of taking?
any part In Uie fight ami was. I
thought drtlng Overtoil a good turn
by keeping his body oft tne lloir
where It would not be trampled upon.
I had no mere tbun caught hohl or
Overton when Morlsotj knocked me
backward.
1 noVur. Senuw Moirlson wns around
I i.uttl I Was setting up. 1 did have
sojii respect for Morrison beforo but
! tinvv Ifit-MA lillti tn hta .i lilt tivato-ptitt it
cownrd. No one but (i covard would
htllke An old man like me. I all not
olfo- to return tlio blow. Wo are ar-
raiigiiiR to have th0 rufllnus ramoretl
fiom he council '
Lu Hoc will also Die suit for per-
sonal ditmusex.
(lly AsKOclalou Pruss I
Augustj On. Aug. JM. Tin ilood
linil!) Viklll 1 llflft ilrt hill nml 1m fmiiiilVi
ns of Kretll m!tny )U(1!lifp tlll
inu. ni t n... n.. m.. i..
(1tII f u. Vnrt i1nvi i1Hi1i.n
H" .T --. ...L.f.? '.."?.?
cjuzeiB halt been eatled
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The supreme court held a 'Uiort ses-
tiun at o'cloiK ioda. ami auuouiued
that there would be a tec omit in the
Kitfaula-Cbecotab lonieM tor the
county seat of Mcintosh counl. The
ccuut will be made In the supreme
iii-iirt room tomorrow In the court
' It will take probably all day to coin-
I iete the count.
FORT MEANS
. (lly AsWM'biled Press.) I
Seagirt K.J. Aug. 2K (iovernor
Fort nmd$ the toll wing staiemefit
today ounce riilng bis proolnmaihjp of
yetmay and me aeiiance or Atttui-
tlc CJtjr that he dare not rail eut
the militia to enforce tbe Hbheu law
! ''I will atand en iny )ireclamat1it ml-
i L'uiilvocailv. 1 mean errr w rtt. l'etf-
' will lum iiii r mi nu otfi.nnin
I in'i. it ihii.ni.iuin i fhrui
I
'"fTi'-h I'.'mSI Ikl TilT nnwIYIfPT
i l l s.' Ji RlfLfi! I IP J I ill". liLhiL'j!
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Poteuu. Oka Aug S With tm
H r jirwilnc's siiii t u bcii.l fio.u
Poiemr nas ..o maloittt in tne i.u
LH SWEARS
OUT WARRANT
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1S1SS
I Flore 0$RJy at tight tljflinst spiraiTloe el tb atu.iu..
In tho campaign but a
Need Another
'Fire Station
Two tires occurring last night and
early this morning in ue extreme
east portion of the clt emphastzi tliu
fact that a lite station is badly need-
ed on Capital Jill) botb houses belug
ti tally dstroyeJ. Tho Idepartmeitt
was culled out rt 3: 10 this morning
to tbe ildence owneil by V. Miller
at UTi North Drexel boulevard. In the
lCgg addition. Tha house had been
unoccupied for two weeks and was
prooably sot on Are.
Tho hotiH was a tfioibsrn live-room
ilwelllng nml but little lusuri.nce wns
odrrhKl. The iloiiartjnnt mndo a
(pilck run ftnd sAyed tho aJjoInlng
pioportles.
Pir Truck Ko. 1 was called out at
S:20 Inst oveutug to the rusblunce ot
OUB ndorson 1607 Uust University
avonue wblc'li Is Jn Ihe oxtretiio south
ttt coriwr cf tho olty. Tlse 'J.niturL-
mont was helple4for after tha two
nillo run wns inaaattho hoso could1 not
bo strung taa "000 ymJS&t uaoebSnry In
tune to belli lu ilveoktug the lira.
. tMr. Anderson nnd his family were
nil on tbj front porch when their at-
tention was first brought to the Ilio by
the smoko coming through tho build-
ing. Tne piano nnd a few articles or
furniture were all that were saved
from tbe building.
'Within tho past few years Mr. An-
derson lias lost a daughter and
laughtur-In-law by death has himsHr
been Incapacitated lo serious Illness
nud lately failed In business.
TAKEN TO ASYLUM AT
Mrs. Alice K.iIwhhIk. the wonmr
whom tbe police took lirfoie the conn
lly lifsuuli bomd icHtordny on t
charge u Insanity and from whom hei
three children wen- takuh by Chlel
Mllrliell and placed in hi pies was ts
ken to tht- usyjiim at Nortnun till
moiuliiK by Shurlfl Muhouey.
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GETS RE
QUARTERS
Bhannee- Aug tx Secretary IU
countel out JO.Oun in cash wltii pie Ik
es of room rent lr-i and wus vote I
Democri tic state i Hinpdif n heaibjuai
tern for fteplenibtir an l October toiluv
! the executive coiiiuilttee. fiutiirle
wu a candidate ith bonus ax
luigu as Sham nee but the commitiee
thought Shawnee n offn more attrbc
tl. J. C. Thurm.in of OkUboma
('lly. wss selected as treasurer ot the
i ntral oomnilttn- Ma.or It. W. Dick
of Ardmore as uiauagi r of tbe pekH
vis bureau anil A D Humbargr. oi
Guthrie am mana' i ot the sta'D piwss
nu re ii.
. It wa ibv sMiise r the eomintttue
thrt JudgeHv. I. Kagleton f Pawnee
I be made tuinporary chatnuau of the
oonvontion ai TuUui next Tuns-
-'.ay anJ Fred Har.lv ot Alva. im-
i jmrary sec-otary. Hettdquanera will
be open Mtndy
WILL JJXEwSCTluilOiJf
Ansistiint S-cretai of tato U
Myr annouiii-ctl toiU that h w uU
Uihe action Monday in the matter oi
forfeiting tbe (iiaiiei f the t Lout
&n San Fi.iml- i.n.uiaii in Oklabo
ma under in .isiim-ul . louse Hill No
t Jl He ia h- !' an i:ih mf
M i ! le.- A'f.i '..ifi.U V . i i
if-uir.i ned .: b- . "' if ' oi in."
tune win iui a i " ':ijuir tut .
. M-Sill
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TBI
FORCED REPUBLICAN
NOMINATION IN THIRD
DISTRICT
GHEAGEP AN UNKNOWN
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYE
Alleged Deal Between Former
Judge Raymond and Bird
McGuire
Special to Dally Lundor
Muskogee August 28. The mysterl-
ouus "power behind the throne" whlcli
brought out i E. t'renner. tin tin-
l now n governuienl employ as the
Hupubliraii cnudldate tor congress
front the Third Dlstrbt caused mitcn
speculation here both before and Im-
medlatel.v atter ihe prinmrles. The
key to the sltimtkn was partially
inude when It leaked out much to the
chngiln of tbo ox-Jurist that dudge
V. W Ruymouii of notorious ramv had
combined with Hlrd S. McCluIro the
Hctiubliean boss of the First Congres-
slonnl District- to make Joo Norris
McOulro's campaign manager chair
niiiii uf the Republican State Central
committer. What Haymond expected
to gain by the combination was reveal-
oil whon Mo Uulro canio ovor horo nnd
openly aiinotincOit Unit Preagor wns
tho man for tho Third district.
Huymond together with his chief
aid. Jim Harris ot Wagoner wunt Into
a pact with McGnlro that It he (Mc
Outre) will use his enrpat ba Inflit-
snee with thr imilonnl HopubHrsn
oougresslunui caminltleo tu got tnjidr
to finance Crenger's camprilgn be
(Uaymond) wJUftKSist ilxGulr4u Rtit.
ting control of the Republican party
In Oklnhomn.
Why does Raymond wish Creuger In
as congressman?
"Hflcnude said the prominent Re-
publican heie whom Judso Raymond
nslstei.' o luglorli us failure wlioti he
abplrt'i to fill .ludge Campboll's place
is Judge of the cab-tern district of Ok-
lahoma "C'reager s nothing mora tjinn
i tool of Raymond and Hani and If
he Is elected congressmAn Raymond
ill co nlr 1 the federal patrounse of
tho Thinl district and through this eon
nil will try to regain his snaky leader
-ihlli among the Republicans lb this
art of thr state "
"That Hninotiil favored Oreoger
was known before the latter announc-
ed himself at ;i candidate dim Harris
if Wagoner was well tllsp. sod town id
the rarnet-biia Job holder of the Indian
ngeuoy. The fact that t'rengji was not
(Mown nt all to the people or the dis-
trict was In his favor so far ag Ray.
nnnd nnd Harris wore eeueeriied
Thn leas known of their protege twtnnd Oalnesllle Thjs. The corpora
less the connection wltii tho two
would-bo patronage controllers would
be .known."
"Also" so loaUliues the protplinmt
Republlcaji whoso outburst her? today
let 0u public In on u deal t)y which
Raymond aspire to control gf the
Third district. "It wsj necessary that
icme man or little prominence tie se-
lected us a Republican candidate for
.'ongrehs under the Raymond lug.
' All the well-known Republicans Of the
district arc- ho strongly Raymond or
aatl-Raynioflil." said the Wan Who
wanted to he toder4l Judge -that a
Haymond puppet w.iuld be spotted as
a rule bet re he got to intake his
fisi speeih"
The n'.'reiiHby t alhd for a man at
urn In m mpiith) Mlth Raymond one
vhiM- HpiiipiithleM weir not suspected
iml one wh would do Ihe Wilding
r bis house If lie lonld win I .si con-
;itMhionaI flection 'I'.. i-anii' Hie msn
makliiK I Hist recjimnon Union of
tiMn would bf to cxplmlo a political
oomb-ilf'll indeed Pi Muskoget- Any-
io I'liagei was n-iomiiien li'tl as a
MB HftVE
Hlule IbiK Ci.liimissliiuir Daugb-
iiy was called lout night to ('bant a
ululiig town to Investigate eaujlttpns
ne ii"iii to Ihe strike of HH mlnsrs
nintojv.l by tbe San lkl Coal eom
ixipj'.TIitj men live bsn out since
ugust ". They rtuat by Qjjey the
.ustiiiitioiis uf int. win fuAMrtn in
Hi's jii'u-'M nun Hie worhiiiB
Thes
tin superintendent shut UOn
"
hi uillirh
'flu- iiniii'is jcioidlng 10 CoiiiuiIh
i in r lni'lii 1 1 arc right lu then
.I'K iiti.ni Tie new mill In B law pio
vn I. itt 'oi(iiim shall iuue-. llic
x l' " i - a 'i il.u inltic Tin' utile
al-t uf i -tn. limn lliSI appiir
n ' . it i ud. i 'in- I nii esston
o'RIEVmMCE
hat i g" i
tcW.Ur i
.4. ixi'i 4 nu! l.4l UW MligU(V
innn thorougbly in sympftihy tnih boss
rnle thorougbly In syiupnthy with car-tt-bilBgrlsm
tralni 1 to take order
and keep his mouth shut.
"C'rengor ngieed to all ronilitipiiM.
Out lis is a provident sort of a follow
us a man must be "laturally who holds
his Job at tie suficrenrr r political
pull lie stipulated to make the raee.
btiL npd would you bellevi" It. made n
condition that If he were defeated his
old Job with the Indian ageiiey wns to
lie given hack to bltn And this wn
agreml to "
The disclosure (the name of the well
known iKilitlclan wao first put hi cm-
crete form tho nbve urory may Im
given at a later date) bus made sonic-
thing of a sensation but. on thr whole
was not iiuexpecte 1
From the first freaujer iroc tins
been" Y okeil on with suspicion by nil
shrewd political rberrrs here That
a man with nbsoluielv no itoiltlcal
standing ami who look no Interest In
local politics should cume out for cu-
gress ludlcnted either u stupidity nil
bellpvW t r a scheme It wns tre-
quently hinted that Rajmond was back
of him. Such now being known to be
true several things which have been
cloudy become rlear
First ll may be well understood
now why Hlrd 8 Mrtlul. ram over
to Cresger'a aid. nud why the Ray-moml-Hsrrls
crowd supported Me-
Qulre's man. Joe H Norris. for chair-
man of the Repiibticau state central
committee
Second the strcuiinus opposition tu
Cronger manifested by the Muskogee
Phoenix t antl-Rnymnnd organ and
wh editor Ool. Clnrenco 11. Douglas
detests Raymond fwun the bottom of
his hear! Col Douglas hnd an inkling
or the scheme. The editorials In bis
paper denouncing Oroager ns n enrnot-
bagger resulted fro tn this nntlpnthy to
Raymond and Raymond's nehomes.
Cob Dt uglas. by the way could not
stand up under t'.ir lta. nioiul Harris
victory over 8tn:ifor.l When he saw
that he would be umip.'llcd to support
fir Rajmoud ruiitllilut"" or desert the
RepublUnn party he took his medi
cine but It whi bluer and he sought
seclusion in the northen wo.ds.
Ittn" la untwir.llnntuu tits lilttniullit
IIISI ill inn no u siiir (iivunuui
task or writing nrtlrle boosting the
carpet-bagger candidate and at the
tame time recourlllmx the said later
articles with the before-the-prlmary
edltortafs denouncing Crenger ns nn
unfit man to represent the Third dis-
trict Republicans
MEIHUUIT SHOT IT THIEVES
Special lo Dally J.oadoA
Saro vOkld . Aug 28. AV. .1. Craw-
ford. maiiBger of the Fanners' Union
Cooperative store nt Ilerlln was shot
'bwugh tho breast and mortallv
(Vounud nt 10 o'clock last ni$ht by
tin f vo iimiDuihjad nun wu ware
lifthe act of etitorill tho snfcv With-
uiil bootv tliev ilnllberately walked
wmn"TTfs-TttrrVriTtnHntnil their Titjrsr
nnd rode nwny In the illroction or L1K
Oily. Thry were strangers Crawford
declaml that he could positively Iden-
tify them. Merlin is a country town
12 mlle.1 southeast of Elk City.
It Is Heml-ofllclally reported that
the Santa F will Issuo f. new rjhert-
Ule Septombjr 1st effective SiilUn
September Oth wiilca re-mstatws
trains Nos 10 nn4 SO betwcfn here
tion commission is(.Hi u ordir Aug-
ust 21st reouirltig thfe trains to be
put back wid up un'.i; to.ay the Sun-
tn Fo had not stated whether It would
comply wth tbe denuiml or not. If
th" riort he correct It means two
more trains a day between uutbri
and Gainesville which will aiou give
connections to rough to t'lebourne
Texr.s. The trsln crew w'lll lay over
here as before Th train Is to leave
here at Uve o'clock. In tbe t-veulug
returning th next morning at 11 'J".
Tralus No 15 and 14 will not be
taken off but the tlmv may be clump-
h! somuwligt uutlri' the new schudule.
(By .Voclalid Presa.) (
Toneka. Kan Aug 2K -Hefou-
an audieme hich ft ll-' I ihe audito-
I rlum to overtlolug W I Hrvan Dem-
orra'lr rsmtldi-ie for prsii'iit last
night speke on th(. subject of guaran-
ty of bank ilHoslts. I'tvionsl he
iiad irllv-rel ihriw other Mtess.'
two from the verauila ot ihe hotel ami
the thtrtl at (larflrld pa.k wboie hi-
.'vtti'inled a blfiilo by tbo Knights of
l'ythiaK.' bis lattrr thenit) iM-lug "Kia
ternli) "
A.. aAiiouncetl li Win bofore hla lr
ouriurr from Kansa.- Cliv. Mi Huan
In view of the action of tlu Kan.!
RrpuldPaii stair ciiiivt'iilioii wlibh
Indo.ii-i the gll lann of dcpiiali
propiiAltloii in. uli' tunic i maik- niii
ib im nliii tu liU pit-pa tn pi" rii 'i
tllJ' Mll(l I I 11' (HlK lll till ll'IWIi
' i - i if l u rf 11.11 a I I i - -' i in i
..... .. .... t I. . 1 . i
'" ' "'L' - ' l'" . ' "'" "-'"'
i it d ir ran an-i ntn'ib ii. organ
in asiilug wuj llie il 'pimtlor snouiu
Ii I'H tiiiM-cured wi"ii tbc ii.illon.i'
giiM i inn iit dfl.ia.i'li'il s'(iiiti (if nnv
lidiik with which it V. inltril inoiir
ill imil. ( il int thai ! (hull W.i li
i ni t n ih jnirilitl nailn;4 haul .til "it
inn bank nrt a' ' um-iI VI i T.iH
favuiiu an unnccuaiy (..xutui
H SCHEDULE
in; SITU FE
BHY1 UPHOLDS
' 'nrDrcf..-cxj.fj m't
aiiii
W Ht)Tl!luLU
I'M INNOCENT.CUT YOUR
DOG LOOS.E" SAID
HOPKINS
WAS INFATUATED WITH
PRETTY SCHOOL TEACHER
Shot Her Down After Repeated
Refusals to Marry
Him
S.r)ciat lo Dally Leader.'
M la ma Okla. Auo. 28 John Hop-
kins murderer of Lena Craig was
hanged here this morning
"I an ay innocent man; cut the dog
loose" exclaimed Hopkins a moment
bstore itne trap was sprung. Hopkins'
ea-j)0dy Was 8hlPPfd to Seneea Mo. TOf
interMnts
Hopkins was guilty of on of the
most revolting murders in the history
of tn Untied status. A wl.lnwor
witli throe sninll child! on he rpsldcd
lu n country sehoul district eight
miles south or Mlninl. In which Lena
Craig n protty bluc-oyol jiibis from
fcoutheni Missouri taught school. Ho
Irticame violently In love with her and
called oftun to sec hor at iier boardfng
place the hom0 of his brother. Care
rul of woiindliig his feelings she per
tulUed his visits to become nidro fro-
nucint. At K'tigth luv begun to talk
from tho heart ami nuiko proposals ot
uiarrltiRo. She dbcllncil to consider
the proposals seriously but l)?ruilttod
him to continue his visits.
During the Christmas holidays Inst
yer sho visited her homo Hi Missouri
Mid askod ndvloo of hor patents bn
Hopkins' propoB.il With her" moth
or' tears as n reminder of pnrantal
dianppriivnl tho girl roturncJ to hor
district early in January and gavi
lloplnks final answer. He Imnio
iliately wnt to Joplltt 4Mo and took
to iiam .Jrlnk. Ho xuiiinlued tber sev
erai dtys mm ..ten TuturuoJ bont up.
on a dc ra. t-.e'.-or from the girl. - ir
she ictuses me ajnin she will never
have another chuueu a do R " he tola
sonio rrlends
lCarlv In Hie evening of January G be
cnllej at bis biotlier's nnd refiucstdl
Mis Crulg to necompaiiy him to
rjiurch. Reluctantb she hceopled
W.ille driving home after church he
mad bis dnal proponl. 8ho guve him
her last positive answer of no. Then
he pulled a revolver from his pocket
and shot her through tho breast The
weapon's report wns honrd by the
brotae.- the two being nesr his hohiu
and b( hurrleil to the conu. Tho girj
was lying limp ovor tho able of tho
buggy swit and Hopkins insane with
Orlnlt and angor. was uiltuuptlpg to
slash her throat with u kniro. The
girl was taken from tho buSBJ uud
lino the hnusi nnd thb rtivoher and
knir. froip Hie murderer's possession.
Hopkins followed the body Into the
bouse nud the girl in her expliing
moments prael a blessing upon his
lira I
fnuuwel for Hopkins attempted n d'
reuse on the nsaiilt plan but this
was Int'lTectUhl Rnd the case was
tiled o nils miTilr In die district
court of Di'lawai-i iuuut last Mav
Ifipkln was coiivn (ei und senienciil
(CoftJiued on Page S.)
uf i hi M'.ieic ol gnwrumeut In ..dvu-
cathig hr ptistai avlugj bank Inxti-.i I
t 1 1 1 Kuaianiv bunk Mr. Hrhit .1
ibiii'tl that I.- pu" in''1 i i iiuui.ui
liank iriiH)Hit inn a iu u rtviii.l all"
ill iuuks in atii'ii I ; ihe bail hi ni;
Ijil-llifisH unit i'i i nun i I (ln-i! to Kin
'b'lr di'posiiom ii'ifi.i securHv
ilKguitliiig th- ii.u4iit (i Oklshoiuv
In -.ill!
Oklahoma Furnishes Example.
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lllnl" (-ulil mslve p.uof tllilt lepOklto i
d(. ni ' ii'i . tbeli 'iioiu b- n.ife in uii-
t i' i hi-.1
iii Is On thf I" or IJw'in1'
Di'lahoiua I.egi-Uiurc .'tiact
. -Iu'k guai mis law wbii h
I'.ctivi" FebruaM 4th ISes
n.lsluils 'if tin- law Al it).
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