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VOLUME XXX
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA TUI89DAY EVENING MAKOU IT 1908
NUMBER 107
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DISCUSS
MEDICAL
STANDARDS
SENATORS AT ISSUE
OVER QUALIFICATIONS
OV PHYSICIANS
BILL TO PREVENT
NEPOTISM IN OFFICE
Conference Committee is
Named on Prohibition
Bill Amendments
Senators Brook Stownrt SoldanI
and Uouldlng of those who wqro ab-
sent for n fow dnvs wore present to-
il a the latter two having arrlvod yos-
ti r' i v the Ai ts wo named Rolling in
tins morning the arrival of Mr. Stew-
ait during committee or tho whole
work being tho occasion for calls of
off' vote! and statement by Mr.
I I'tle fiom th chair tint threo min-
w s would b allowed to henr a report
ft m tho bovs from the foi'kn of the
en ek
t"t p committee on education askd
tliut Wynne's bill No. 243 be recom-
mitted for the purpose of having it
considered with auothor landing
meat ue
Committee of the Wholo and Doctors.
When tho slato went Into commit-
tee or tho whole with Mr Little In tho
chair the bill under consideration was
the Williams moasurc No. 180 pfo-
iding for a atato medical board.
Hcuntor Franklin offered an amend-
ment to the effect (hat id. leant a four
t ar course hovcii moiithb to tho y-ni
in time reputable nipdicnl iiiBtitution
of lo.iruitig. atiould be necessary in or-
der to wjcurrj a license to practise
in Jlelne in the state of Oklahoma
II tated tin oilginal bill might
lr ive tho lihjiri ..sion that Ik was op-
tional with the medical bonid aa t)
v hither or not a license be issued
CouleM is Oppotod
fienntor Cm dell Introduced an
aiwodtnent to the original bill Btrik
in out the provision for xi medical
si bool diploma before s cy lilt a II
et a m to prHrtl Mr C A II n J.II
ed the Idea of allowing dib.oma tal nt
to rule auj pmti-rlr.n or an t.tate
In summing n hi . case the t bnndbr
mm made tin . ertlon he had known
ut inanv diploma doctors who wen
unfitted to hid I n re?pon6ible olace
jn'H ti letB ban to do with tin health
of tluir fellow beings On the oth r
hand the iptaker Baid a man with
Bulltclent brain to master the detallc
of medicine and 8 'cure a liceuse of
f -idt mufct have ability and would
make a far better phvsielan than one
of less perse crance or native Intel
lie nee
Di Johnton replied adding that bis
opinion of Mr. I ordell waa of bo fav
oi iMe a nature h$ could not challenge
the rightful Intent of purpose hut that
thp amendment. If It prevailed would
be toll cnuuo of lowering the staudatd
of phslclana of tho state.
Senator Franklin also opposed the
amendeinont adding that ho college
com ho w.ih n safeguard nud While
tneie wimp notable exceptions to tho
rub it would not do to abrogate It on
a' count of tin xiettionn.
Olair Oppoced Medical Trust.
sp -aklng iu favor of the Cordell
motion Mt Jtlnir bitterly assailed
nev profei-.Bloti wlilcli nought an unfair
ndvautage over Its competitors and de
DISGUISE OF SATAN IS FATAL
Blood Poisoning Ends Life
Who Donned
Special to lally Leader
Appleton. W ih . March 17 The dla-
gttlee of satan proved fata) to Mies
MiAvy Sohiiildt. a acltcoHtencher at
ni.tt.i Creek Wis Misa Schmidt died
in Cliinago estnr(1ay from blood pois-
oning as a rc It oi having attended
a nidiip' rade ball on Jnnuary 23 laat
to Alilrh Jbe went dlsgulaeil aa aatan
the ipoihoning being due to her dl-
gul&e She wore the negulntlon red
attire. In wliich satan usually la repre-
oented aa appearing with lonij. poinl-
eJ iho. a foi-kod tutl and horns on
her 'head
But the main feature ot her disguise
was a thick mnak composed of home
una5e gja?e palnta wUl"U wade hr
the moat: striking &gvr at tho ball
Dancing wa kept up at the affair
for the greater part of Uje night the
ball being a leap-year lane and the
girts haying the iprarogRHve of asking
the men to be their partner.
Gatati Laurjhs and Jests
N ne of Uiose RtiMidlng entenid In -
ti i"!' jajeij m LMtiMyaiii luxitfi iiiu ii'
ly Uian Miw ifolwiiWU. Satan vaa
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C AMEND ALDRICH BILL. O
CI O
(By Aaeoclsted Press) O
O Washington March 17. Tire O
O sstmto committee on finance to- O
O idny voted unanimously o atueud O
tho Aldrloh fftianclal WH by all- O
O minuting ralrcnd bonds as sftc- O
O urlty for unttnnnl banlt note O
Q circulation. It also decided to O
O amend the bill so as to retain the O
O provision In tho present law pro- o
O hlbltlng the tetlreineut br nation- O
O al bank by more than nine tall- O
O lion dollars circulation in any one O
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clared his oumlty to nil class legls-
latlon. He related historical antlers psr-
talnlng to those who were graduates
of no college und naked that the
amendment prevail if for nothing more
tlinn the good nnine of Oklahoma.
The motion was put. and the vote
was 12 for and 12 against
There wore loud cries to have the
chair decide the vote but Senator
ynne npenred ntnl voted against the
amendment thd stiiliimceinent of the
result followed by notice by Cordell
that he would offer same on third
lending nud Html puasngo In the acn-
nto proper.
Franklin's Plan Accepted
Tho quoatlon of amending tia pre-
santeil by Franklin wna innlly accept-
ed by Dr. WUHnniB after conanlting
with friends nldlng tho nleaauro.
Conference Committee on Booze.
The Bonnto wat notified by tlw
house of the p:i8sago of ho. CI tho
booxo bill amended to contain an
emergency clauso.
lii-j senate re rinsed to concur In the
nmeildmont and appointed Itlllups
riionias Mathews Landriim Strain
Rusnell nud Blair confer with a like
committeo from the Iiouho.
One Bill Introduced.
No. 300 by Hntchutt ma King it pun
ishable by romoval fiom offlco and
flno tor any stale county or munlcl
pal official to appoint or vote to ap-
point to offlco any relative blood or
consanguinity to office; down to and
Including tho third uagruc of relation.
Eulogized St. Patrick.
In honor of Ireland's patron aaint.
when tho sonato convened this after-
noon Senator Goulding of Uat field
county spoku for thitty minutea- pay-
ing eloquent tribute to St. Pattlok.
CHEROKEE INDIAN
VISITED TURKEY.
Special to Dally Leader.
yinitn Oklo. March 17 Not many
Chorplwo Indiana have bean to Twr-
koy in fact so for as Is known by
ropreteutatlvea of that rlbe In the
former Lhui'okee Nation we are .i
formed no Cherokc oi full blood or
near full blood except William Witt
nnd his family has eor visited the
laud of the pasha
After an absence of several ears Mr
Witt who priqr to bib trip abroad
fcpent - veral years In Canada n
tin ni d home lecentl.s from Tuike1
Uf cnJoed the trip and likes section
of tlie monaichj of mlssdonan haters
but his wife declareb that shell n vei
again lisk her life in i owning the
ocean
COMMITS SUICIDE ON A TRAIN.
No Cause Assigned for the Self De-
struction of a Tennessee Man.
Chatanocjn Tenu Match 7 Jamee
A Johnson a politician of tills city
committed suicide by cutting hts
throat on an Alabama Great Southern
tialn last night between till scity nnd
Birmingham. Johuaou ha d been In
New Orleans accompanied by his
wife and baby lAt night he was
taken ill and stopped over lu Dirmtnx-
itani. During the night he took mi
ovonlow of strychnine but thla morn-
ing be wii8 to far lerovernl tha he
conUnuAil lila journey homeward
When the train was between Whitney
and Caldwell Al- Jdhiisoti leTt ht
vjfe and wont to the laatoiy. Iu a
few momenta he waa found with hi
tin out cut tho Jugular vein having
boeu aevereil by a veiy small pocket
knife. He died lu Ave mlnue. John-
hon aa a large holder or realty' In this
city Ilia affairs are in oxcelleut
sliupu. -
of Wisconsin School Teacher
Devil's Make-Op.
here there and everywhere with a
laugh and a jest.
Wlmu MU Schmidt reached her
home In Uie small hours of tin mora
lug however sue Jtmnti d 1111 entity in
removing tits grewe WlnLs. 8lie
worked at her face for a abort Hire
but only yooeedtfd in aa aping off a
Tew atom of tho paint.
"Oh well" gho oxolalmed to ore of
her family. "I'm too llrod to boher
with it tonight and I'll tat H go until
tomorrow."
The neat day Ml Seniaidt appro-
a hed the task of getting off the paict
with perfect ocufldantte. To her
amazement and horror howtver Oia
more aae rubel at the palm the more
firmly It clung
She called 1b tlie ai3tnhrs of her
family to aaciat Uach had a 'u&xea-
tion and every auggeatioa waa falt
fully put to the toat. NoUiIng was of
rtvajt.
uacomlpg thoroughly alarmed by
lHte atss of vorl-oolord .awlnL whloh
onUnU4 on Page 8-
BALLOT
RECOUNT
HOUSE SUB COMMITTED
RETURNS V R O Rl
CHEROKEE
WILL PREPARE REPORT
DURING AFTERNOON
Will Not Disclose in Ad-
vance Recommihdjiions
in Contest
Chairman Tondon and tho members
of tl' Biib-commlttoo returned fiom
Cher. ;ee this morning. While there
they recounted the bnllots in the AI-leu-Mtirloy
contest for a sent in the
hotiBo of i epreaeatntives.
Mr. London slates that he can not
1 1 member accurately tho total num
ber of votes nor Ui number cast for
each cnndldnlc. One thing howevet
tho committee la sine of und Unit is
that the bullols and retnitis were bul-
ly mutilated though by whom tho do
not protend to Know
Tho committee seemed nccess to
tho ic turns without resistance and
were in no way molested during tho'r
stay in Cherokoe.
Present indications are that the re
count will show a majority fot Mur-
Iey tho contestant and denioi ratle
andldate. This may moan the ulti
mata ilnaontlng of W. 11. 11. Allen the
republican member The committee
haft not ot preaonted Its report but
will inoet thla afternoon to preiaro it
Both Murloy and Allen had attor
neys proaent when the recount wan
made.
Representative Allen returned thin
morning He stated that he belie ed
the committee had acted fairl but
otherwise had nothing to say 'llietc
Is much speculation among tin mem
hers aa to what will b" embodied m
the report of the tunimittee and the
ultimate outcome of the utt nation
Dr Sands-. i; ubliraii oi T!eaor
"ouutv was a membu of the tub coin
mittee which count -d tlie ballots Hi
tated that the tubcommltKe was
unanimously agrce-il ab to all fa ts
concerning the reiount but tha it
would make no recommemlatinn.1 in
in the mAtter The main committee
couslsts of nirlj in-mters and it will
be they who must make idcomnnntia
Uona to the house if any are made
Sergeant-at-Arms Hobson was aent
out from Cherokee with suminjns's
for membeia of election boat da to ap
pear and teatify. Onl) one ot Hiem
had appeared up to the time the lount
was finished nud tlie othet were
'phoned to Hot to come Mr Hobson
oaya that all thB people he talked to
were satisfied with the leuult of the
recount It Is fetated that the ictount
changoa (Allrn'a majority of 37 to
somothltilr like 120 majority for Mur
ley.
TODAY IN
DEPARTMENTS
Complllnn Toleplionc Statistics.
A complete list of the telejihone
companleM in the htate bhowlng th
Lliiih age of wireh ami Klns of each
company as well an all "M taxable
proport) of their lino in eat h of the
school diatritUi and lowimhipu in
which they are operated is now Imlup:
obtained by Auditor M V 'inipp -retary
of Ui state board of eiiualiza
tlon
All telephone companies as well as
nil public aervico corporationa lu the
i.trtte are leqnlrwl bv law to Hubmit
an annual statement or the taxable
propertj of their comitany for aj3B-
iiKnt by the btate board
So far .nearly three hundred ludepeu
dent telephone coiupaiiUis have sub-
mitted their ..tatrfuieuu which are
now on file lu Auditor Trmpu office
Miauku aro being furnttdied to all pub
lit twrU'u corporationa lu Oklalionia
It la believed that there are fully
live hundred Independent telephone
companies now operating within the
borderi' ot the atato.
Railroad Chartered
The Canadian Valley Ilnllroad Co.
capitalized at $2000000 and which W
to run from Mutual to Oklahoma City
was chartered here today. The pro
posed length ot the road Is ISO miles
G O McCanee delegate to the con-
stitutional conentlon and other cltl
sena of iluUml are the incorporators.
Will Make Adverse Report.
Corporation CoramUsloaer Watson
has retned from Ouyinoo
where he conducted the bearing
of the flock Island railroad torn
pany charge 1 with being m on
dltlons of i's depot
Tnat hi- report to the committee
will lit 'adverse to the railroad is the I
stAai)Ht of Mr Watson Purthpi
ottai-gs t H'winr naUir were filed
against thi raJliA Uut oy twltk
Ireapsrl vo the aanlUUon featurss will
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CoramlMioner Wotaoitdiold the law to
have been dlacbeyad.
Mr W'ataon mad ft tour of Texas
comity and found f.mi TjrWga of the
Itock Island over Ufa Worth Canadian
river iu a faulty otfriilUlon He a!d
tonight that he wouta tacotnmend that
they be condemned. One Is a large
Btroeture.
Authorized Several Lot
The School Land.
amission held
;8rnonn lw the
a meeting yesterday &i
governor's office A
loans were
approved by the board
tine matters were trajii
id other rou-
oteil
Board of Cxamlntra Amourri.
After a two days' eiwDn in the of-
fice of State Superintendent IS. D.
Cameron the stale Aahmtnlng board
adjonnied today aftar prescribing
rule und regulation fiOVeriiliiB the
Isauauce of learhnra' fiU oortificales
and life dlploniaa. The board also
complied the qiioatloifa or the coming
April i xamlitatltin In oadi of tho coun-
ties In the atnte for tochers' certltl
catoa which under tho law must he
held under the Wii)0V$i0li nr thla
bonrd on tho Mat Thiiflnlny and Fri-
day In April. Itules ogyernlng cxnmi
nations for conductor jilid Inatructors
iu tfle summer normal Institutes were
also adopted.
Notary Commissions.
Louis Uj Nio of ftVagotier for
Wagoner county
ML Prntt Jr of Ivntians Mr Ilela
ware lounty
T H. Morrl  of NeNlaon for Ch v
taw county
W L Pickett of Oklahoma City
for Oklnhom.i county.
Win N Z Jerome of PawhusKa for
Osogo count
Jno V liklnnl of llluger far Cad-
d" county
J U. Wilklns of Ulnckwojl for Kay
county.
J M. Hays attorney for the stale
loan depnrluiunL has returned from a
Sunday volt lu Sulphur
TO COMPLETE AN ORlTANIlATION
Independent Tclopligrjc Owners Plan
Motaor of Two Afcoclallons.
Tho Oklahoma Stafo 1ml 'pendent
Telephone aptrtctaMou cornideted its
orgaultati m in the p.ulors of the Hlka
hotel In t vftiiii with the adoption
constltittiou and b l.wa I)a1d
Wrlglil ni At m urn pre I l"d and J
H Ijiw i n i t t
i nt a t.il as
Secretin uui i ii v il item uie'i
were ti ei i i I i i n I m the
meet in i i i it i I
at nin' n i i i i N tii i ii- i
et 1 i 'o i Hi . i n j jtn
nieetln ( i tut i p r ft at
r.ingln tnr i' io i in ititimof
tl tch Ii i i in t . lli I ih b ii i
It If pi i ti ih ti tin a tiitmu
lilch i i jih hi i ii lit i tin 1 1 r
ot two i" ii 'tin i'n1 i' rnli nt i o
elation "t I !' ni. (iiii in nit t
night 1 i i li tirin ' .Ii. itiiliii i I
prfslib'it en uti it tin i tat i nid
as pre ilmt in I t Ft I ivm tin i c
retary in thi nihn a mm n as h
retary I li tin mi t i tin a oi in
tiou v I emi nil ii i t itilur I ii
money in tti t l 1 ! Im im- at
present rati s .m.i th it Ii.mh rates
would be ab il'lti t1 lilirtotld.
AGED WOMAN BURNS TO DEATH
Mrs. Peter Von Ouren Near Watonaa
Meets- ratal Accident.
Special to Dally leader
Knid Oklu March 17 -Mi'a. Petor
Van Uuten aged 05 years waa so bad-
ly burned at her home near Watonga
yesterday that whn ditd a few Iiqiiik
uflerwurdft. When putting a stick jf
wood in the stove the wind blow' li'r
apiou Into the flames and before help
Lreacheil lier ahe was fatally burped
She wan one uf tho pioneers In that
part of the country
SITUATION
MORE GRAVE
FOREIGNERS IN IIAYTI
LIVING IN DR BAD
PttKIL
WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS
United Stales Sends War-
ships tOtGuard Interests o
(Dy Associated Press.)
Parte March 17. Oflldal dUgtatebas
received bote from Haiti Indicate that
tbe allaation there is f till rttlcal for
foreigners TAe Fienih minister re-
ports fresh exi cution.s t it night He
iiV  that nrevii.im t. u t nbzht thtTe
1 r (watfvsTWi ctWH - J
BAN ON
THE BOOK
S
STATE BOARD OF EDU-
CATION ON RECORD
AGAINST TRUST
WILL NOT CONSIDER
BIDS ON TEXT BOOKS
Commissiou of Seven Mem-
bers Named .Bufdenliiy
Not Revealed
Tho slato board of education hold
a brief nieelln; Inst evening ntid ap-
pointed u text book ooninii'alsu con-
Hlsllng of "oveu member whose Ideli-
tlty the bonrd does not cars to
divulge at thla lime. The board
atVoptad tho following resolution
unanimously 'which was lutrodii"
oil by Attorney Chas West.
"For tho purpose of guidance of the
counnfaaiou In their dutlos be U re-
aolved; Thnl aaid comnilsaton meet
ut the call of the first nientlonod ap
points nt such time and place as
may be deemod oxpodlont and there
orgnnleo by the election of Its chair-
man and Bfcrolnry and procioil to
select three suitable text hooka ion
every aubjo't netxled In UiO jmhllc
schools of this atule to lv reported to
this beard with full statements ill re
gard to merit and cost Including the
one for which Intended nnd meeliiuil-
al or lltiuaty excellence name of au-
thor publidier and distributor that
this bonid may ho frlly Informed of
nil neeoBh.-m facta In order to ful
fill Its duties lu the selection of text
bookB tj form a part of the rnlforui
evsiem which shall be established by
the legislature. Thnt for tlila prpoe
iaid wpori b mndo"Ht javh a time
i-i will permit this board t; pwfomi
Its duties lu due time with icfarcuce
to an 'aw et;t(illlIiliir a uniform
s.'tem of text hooks and for this
pui-p." the comnila Jhin Ir pr retnptorl
lv Instructed not to eoriPHer auy of
the boeln ot publications of the Araetl
can Book company or anv piintlng or
tmlillbliln; .r i llliif Instil Hloti con
tiolled or manHieiI li oi in liatHtio.iv
with said Am"! Wan roK company or
othet book tr nt Thttt they hold open
ipublli heirlii.n and do not coii8lliar
er listen to anv arKumetits bcarlug
upon the meilt ot rt of books e
cept at a iiildK hearing b au au-
tliorlcd rente lentatl1 of a book set
ling hou e or home otip calleil from
them anl that they do net consider
the books ot publications of any per-
sons or corporations which in any
oth'r manner Hihii at one or its pub-
lic hearlngH what) do am thing to pro-
mt te thp ratine of such person or cor-
poration and iu case anv person or
oruoration hImII otherwlce than at
a p'tbllc hearing of tho coninilwlon do
anv thing to promote Its causa or
htihliHMi. that that fact be rep- rted to
this board that In caae enld intsrfer-'
ance be intentional that niich pereoti
o. coriKiratlnn shall never have or en
joy any contract with this st'ite That
after full hearings li.Hve been had
said cotmnlsNloii Is authoried lu exe
cutive suasion ni ntheiwiHC t) rm
uller the uutier and make out its re
pur" '
No aiti.ii w.is l.ik ii Uy the board
In iinrd t lio ibIiic a mccMMsor to
the pie i nt pi' blent bf 'hM Mete unl
verntty
The boar I did not take any action
tIinn the r cent dei I -Ion made by
the attorney Kinerul in which he b'l'l
thut lie h gluUt re has no ikhvoi to
IochI" the statu t liHHtional inaltu
tii.iif Imt ihiit t lie y should be located
b the liUtn board of adu atp n.
ROBBERS IN HILLS
NEAR PAWniiSKA
Special to Dally Lejitei
Pawhuska Okht  Muicb 17 Tb
three Tro bank robbers are known to
bf is th O a.K bill about throe miles
frcm Ulg Hert Big Heart Is a small
town about twolvue miles uoKheact of
here The baiMtits were seen at 9
o'clock this morulas aud posses tram
Oobetata Pnwhuska Avant n4 Itawt-
ay are hurrying to lite neighborhood
If au effort to surround Wietn.
) farajHr liMng near Big Heart gave
lifeicle a to the whereabouts of tlie
robber He a them rile past his
hours on tbe way to the- bills At
soon as they wre out of fight he
mounttMl a horse and rol tirlo Big
Heart to grve the alarm He said that
the man oelleved to be Starr ta riding
a den ho se Thv tuau believed to be
"Kid ' Wilson and tbe ihlr4 man are
iHing a hay and a nurml linrne
Pawhuska Ha. a Scare.
Q in tare war rmiitMl here this
Lnuirning l a runvor that the robbem
were ri thu way to rawhii kft to "unld
T Hi tosni Tlita Is th day th Jh
dians aft? paid otf and tker Is a Jet
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O STRIKE TO SPREAD. O
O O
Kr Aaaoolalwl Prea.) O
O Denver Colo March 17 A. O. O
0 Warton of St. Louis repreawil- O
O dig machinists employed oil all O
O aotild railroads arrived In Deii- O
O ver toilay to confir with leader O
O Of the Denver ami Wo araihle O
O who struck yesterday. It la tho O
O union's Intautlon to extend the O
O strike to all Oculd lines. O
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or money In circulation Hobbera who
wre brav enough to iake the at-
tempt might get away villi a large
Bum of motley but It world be a haz-
ardous undertaking jut at present.
There probably is as muna truth In
the report that tl robbers hae de-
signs an Pawhustra as there In In the
'cores of ntirer rumors that are flying
aShout lffvery town In thla set-Hon la
ejtclteid and all strangers are looted
tTon with Btnqlcion
The member of llio posees nra le-
coinlttg prrtty weary of the long hunt
DforB CJilef Ktoeltr or Ciffeyvllle lert
for lKme ho and hb men had been In
the saddle twenty-few hours The
poae from Tyro nnaer tho command
or Newton Auilck avas three day
without aleep.
TELEPHONE HEARING STILL ON
Independent OWnera Present Testi-
mony Dcforc the Commission.
At thla morning's session of tho
corporation roiniiilsaian beginning tho
gene.i-n! hearing of the'tolephone rnto
quoation for the entire Btate. Commis-
sioner Wnlson was lu cherge. He de-
cided that he would dlvido the Inde-
pendent telephone men proaent Into
eight classes allowing one witness
from each lass to testify. The rimt
claas waa composed of owners of ex-
changee with fifty telpphouia or leas
the second with not leas than fifty or
inoro than 100 and so on The com
mission room was crowded with Inde-
pendent lelophoue men from all ovr
the state Mr. Trovor Pnulkner of
otiiicll HIM the owner or throe small
exchanges nt Council Hill Hoffman
ami Morris was first to trmtlfy. Proa
blent Wright of the Independent as-
sociation handled the direct question-
ing Mr. Faulkner testified that his
average receipts per telephone Includ-
ing ruinls woio $1.3C tit Council 1(111
f 1 . f.7 at Hoffman and $1 3S at Mor
tis while his expenditures per phono
per mouth. Including nnlillownnco lor
Interest and depreciation reserve wers
$3 '5 at Council Hill $S 15 nt Hoff
man and ?1 .f.ii at Morris lie figured
thnt he bad lost something oveijJiSOQ
mod !Ii; In i rosH examination Mr
t'ehfhaw sought to prove that the
telephone plants wi-i- not worth what
Mr Faulkner paid foi them
Will Confer Third Doree
Albert Pike- Uiie No fill A V &
A M reqitestt vmi plenum at a
upttlal meeting to b in Id at the Mti
oilli T lllple Wedlii'-ltv Mincli
llttiS at 7 o'tloik p in at which time
the thud degree will Ic i onfrre! A
..octal beshlou aud lunchon will fol
low tho work
All sojourninc nienihi rs ar espec
lull v Invited
Committee.
Senator Harper Kamuet 'utinlny
bam Pant Mattel
Ilaruion 11iodiue Bwejirlngwli Past
Master
JntfieB Mi
vPeck Senior Warden
Alonso
Warden.
Render Junior
' Janiea IB.
dworth Sonior Oea
cou.
CUSHINQ WANT8 VATERWoni3.
.e
Special to Dally Loader.
dialling Okla. March 17. The oily
council of Ciislilng haw tentatively
agreed io accept a proposition from
Missouri iwrtle rot the iimtalltUlou of
a wutei system to tnt JIU.OOO. An
eleitlon Iijh been culled for April 10
foi tlie iiii-poae of having tbe nimllficvi
elciluiH vote upon the proitosltlou Of
Issuing hoods ncoesaiary to tho execu-
tion of the project.
BLINDED BY GLARE OF STAGE
After Three Years of Vicissitude Woman Finds Real
Treasure a Kind Husband. Has Been Lost.
Special to Dally Leader
Chicago HI. Martb 17 --The dUil
lualounit'iit aud heartbreak which one
woman found upon the htage after tiei
had deserted her husband and boim
for the glitter of the footlights are re
counted in two letters attached to a
divorce suit (ertifhate of evidence
814 with Judge Walkei
Tlie letters are from Mrs May O
Denton to ber huuhand Joseph sod
were written alter ahe bad tried tbe
theatrical life foi three years Mi
Denton su 1 on tlie giound of deser
tlon declaring that bin wife left him
in 1892 Th. itnip'e had llve.l togetb
er for twrlvi viati ttii marilage hav-
ing taken pldxc iu j"5"
"May got stage struck' UaUtle.1
Mr Denton and slit thought she was
au actresi She xtarted out with a
big troupe and left un She wrote
Oie some veait. afietwaid and that b
all I know ot h-r experiem es "
Mr lienton tin n pnxlme! the let
trrs
I ti but U W
from Halloo
- ICU Mo- where Mrs JJnio was
IstVanded. The first was dated JunV
WAUGH
RESIGNS
OFFICE
SECRETARY OF BOARD
OF AGRICULTURE r
QUITS PLAGE
m REASON GIVEN
FOR SUDDEN ACTION
Office -W1JI Be Temporarily
Filled By New College;
President
In nn executive sossloh of tho fllato
board of agrloulltiro this morning tin
of fihitwiiee was accrual A. commit
rosfgimUon of Seoro'nry li. T. Waugb
tee consisting of 0. T. lJryah and J.
P. ffXivUel reported them as corrcst
and In gonrt slmpo The boanl agreed
to appoint .1 II Council of Ft. Worth
Texas who succeed A C. Pcett aa
prrsl lent of Hit- A. ii H. coIIobo nOxt
fsll to fill tlie vacancy tompororlly
and to place him In charge ftf tho
farmers Institute work umltir tho pro-
visions of No 112 which validates
tho lii-dltufc" heretofore organised and
provides nu appropriation for orgutUz-
ing additional Institutes Thaso are
now about alxty farnicti instlttittia In
the state which wore organized prior
to sincstiooti.
President Connor of the board
stated tills afternoon that Mr. Mc
Con noil who Is considered una tho
beat Institute men In the Kouthwst
will arrlvo In tho city about April
lat to usBinuo llio dutlos of socretarx
of tho board and' that he would spend
his tlm in inatituto work up to Sep-
tember 1L wihen he will take charge
of X. k M tolloo ni Stillwater
ThorojilD tome tttllt among tho m-etn-'bnJfiE
bflit-ot solectlng n sec-retarj-
to tlm oniJ at bxlay's meet
log 'wo will asunw J1I0 dslfon next
Hcptetnber but is not probable that
the selection will be made at this
meeting r
Thv rt commendation of President
Hcott. cif the  & M college relative
to tho njiM itionment or the funds ap-
proprlatel b tlx leglslnturn fur U10
inaintatntincf or tbe school for tho
balance h' th chool jeai into tho
various fund- w 1 approved by tho
board
Tlie r-miin or nt the session wan
t. ken up In th" h arlng and adoption
't reports h PiiBldeut Scott relative
to the condition of the different die-
1 ortmenU or the institution with hlfl
re omnieurtation for HPW-oprlallona for
tne coming school year.
The board last evening agreed to
let the Otoe and Ponctv Indian reser-
vations remain open for caltlo graz-
ing nud decided not. to movo tho cattlo
quarantine line to ombrnco those roo-
crvntlons The Hue was moved from
the north to the 'louth side of Crook
county and the cutttamen In that
county were ghen nlnetj da.va to d)p
tlielr cattle
Notlco to Ward Cotnmlttecmen
A meeting of the city Domocrutlo
Committee Is hereby called to meet
at the office of .1 I) liurhe uudcr tho
Oklahoma Btate bank this evening at
730. Matters of importance to bo df
cussed.
L O N1BLACK.
Clljr Chairman.
27. IS11" and requested that Mr. Den
tun send $ o at once
Rsalif.ee Treasure Lost.
"IMp ru in uiv troubles" said th
letter In putt I will write and let)
you of tin ii'Kci.ible life I have led
for three long veara. I did not roaiiyi
what I had in vou uuttl I loet you and
too late to id' in the treasure. I am
on) SJ but l am old aud broken down
lu spirit mkI ail the salvation for ats
Is to ask vour hip or so to the end
s quen cn.Hu hum the starting it
l'fteen vi it- a;'n Uut rsgrets ar
vain anl ( tll nA utter them. If you
would toiii' br I would love to so
vou once more before 1 leave every-
thing I ever loved or knew behind ia
forever
"If I could ge a little money I would
go where no one ever knew me and
stait lite anew utu try and live an
houeat Cod tearing woman till my
lilt ruble lit U ended f.omt bve.
on e kiti'ie ' or husbands. It- w mtior.
if w jb oei e a laving wife to v on OuOtt
I more gouii bve from your vl iy
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