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NINETEENTH YEAR
No. 48
GUTHRIE, OKLA., THURSDAY, MARCH. 9, 1911
11.00 PEB YEAS
State Sunday School Convention A Notable
Success- J. E.NissIey President
What was probably the greatest terian -church, carrying about thirty
and most enthusiastic state Sunday ot the smaller children. TheChris-
school convention in the history of | tian church Bible class made a fine
Oklahoma, closed at the First Meth- showing. But the largest representa-
odist church here after two days and j tion in the procession was that of
a half spent in discussing various the first Methodist church. The
phases of Sunday school work. | Congregational church loaded a large
A conservative estimate places the number into a float. West Guthrie
■number of delegates at over fifteen M. E. church had the most elaborate
hundred, and the church was crowd-
ed at every service, even early de-
votional morning services almost fill-
and attractive float.
The automobiles of J. E. Nissley,
Rev. J. R. Abernathy and others car-
ing the house. All portions of the ried large numbers of gleeful child-
state were represented and everybody ren.
present was charmed with Guthrie.
There were more specialists in
Sunday school work of nation wide
repute, than have ever been gathered
at one time in any state in the south-
west.
One of the notable side events of
the convention was the adult Bible
class banquet at the Odd Fellows
hall last evening. The attendance
was very large and the program was
excellent. The service by the ladies
was pronounced by guests to be ele-
gant. The principal speaker was
Following the Guthrie schools
came the delegates to the convention.
They were headed by the Alfalfa
county delegation, carrying the state
banner, won for home visitation
work.
C. A. Marr was marshal of the par-
ade.
Now Officers.
New officers for the state associa-
tion were elected Thursday night, J.
E. Nissley of Guthrie being chosen
president; vice-presidents: W. H.
Whitley .Boswell; I. N. Hall, Chand-
Miss Elizabeth Kilpatrick, teacher of ler; W. H. Cunningham. Fairview; D.
the famous class at Corinth, Miss. She Rector, Frederick; A. E. Pemberton,
has over 100 men in the class, and it | Kingfisher; E. W. Striker, Vinita.
is claimed they beat all the other Recording Secretary, Alvin Campbell
men in the United States for regular , Lawton.
attendance.
Treasurer, Andrew Kingkade, Ok-
The elementary banquet wa3 held laiu ma City.
Arthur
International committee
Wharton, Oklahoma City.
international vice-president. An-
drew Kingkade, Oklahoma City.
Elementary superintendent.. Mrs. C.
H. Nicholas. Okiai; .ma City
Heme department Mrs. W. H. run-
in the First M. E. Church dining
room at noon today. The officers and
teachers of the division filled the
large hall.
An enjoyable feature was the de-
lightful music under the directorship
of Prof. E. O. Excell, assisted by
Mr. Alvin W. Roper, a brilliant young tico. Si.awnee
pianist of Oklahoma City. i Teacher training. Mrs. Frances Mil-
Was a Great Parade. l«r. Oklahoma City.
The parade Wednesday afteriioon Superintendent for the home, tem-
ot Oklahoma Sunday school workers perance and adult class, departments
and the Guthrie Sunday schools was are to be supplied by executive com-
of great size and attractiveness. So mittee.
many children have seldom appeared The weather during the whole time
in one place in Guthrie. The people was ideal, and every thing seemed to
of the city turned out a very large work together harmoniously to con-
crowd to witness the procession. tribute to the success and pleasure of
At the head of the parade was a each session.
band and it was-followed by automo- Guthrie was honored in the pres-
biles containing distinguished visl- ence of the convention and trusts that
tors. The first big wagon in the pa- each one enjoyed his sojourn in our
rade was that of the First' Presby- beautiful city.
ILLINOIS SENATOR DECLINED
#-.">.000 TO DEFRAY CONTEST
EXPENSES.
A Mjr sterious item Stricken from tfcr
General Deficiency Bill
FRENCHMAN MAKES A NEW REC-
ORD FOR CONTINUOUS
FLIGHT OVER
WATER.
Nice. March 5.—I7.eut. Bague ac-
complished a daring feat today by
American Army And Mobilizing On
Mexican Borders
Washington. March 3.—A sort of
masterpiece to the Lorimer case held
the statge in the senate for a brief
time tonight. In the General Defic-
iency Bill, which was under consid-
eration. was an item of $25,000 to re-
imburse W illiam Lorimer for expense
incurred in his recently contested el- j
ection.
Lorimer rose when the item was ^
reached and after a brief statement;
in which he said his expense had
been heavy in disproving the unjust
charges brought against him, added
that he did not desire, however, that
the Senate should consider t'.ie item. |
"I ask that it be stricken from the
bill," he said.
Senator Culberson demanded to
know how the item ever got in the
bill. "I am a member of the appro-
priation committee," he said, "and a
member of the subcommittee that
framed the General Deficiency Bill
and [ never heard of this item."
Senator Overman made a similar
statement. He said he was a member
of the subcommittee and had not been
summoned to the meeting at which
the item was included. Senator Hale
the chairman of the committee, was
questioned sharply, by these sena-
tors and by Senator Clarke of Arkan-
sas regarding the item. Hale de-
clined to go into details.
"Somebody here is disappointed at
the attitude taken by the senator
from Illinois in this matter," he said.
Senator Bailey, I>orimei''s chief de-
fender all through the case, also had
a few admiring words to say about
the Illinois senator's magnanimous
action.
flying over the Mediterranean from >
Antlbes to the Little Island Gorgona j ten8,ve movement of troop8 and war
off the Colan coast. He covered a dis-
tance of more than 200 kilimeters
Washington, Rlach 7.—The most ex- which should cause concern to Mex-
ico.
(124.5 miles), establishing a new re-
cord for over-sea fight. This he did
without the assistance of tugs, tor-
pedo boats or any other craft to guide
him to add to his confidence by their
presence.
Ijieut. Rague started at 5:30 this
morning in a Bleriot monoplane, with
the intention of landing on Corsica
and proceeding thence by way of Sar
dina and Sicily to Tunis to visit the
Colonel of the Fourth lgerian Rifles,
from which regiment he resigned to
devote himself to aviation.
In the presence of a few specta-
tors the aviator left the ground, ris-
ing at once to a considerable height.
He shaped his course southward and
soon vanished aided by a strong wind
his progress was rapid and a dispatch
finally was received here that he had
arrived at Gorgona. This island lies
between Corsica and Leghorn. It is
a small wooded rock about two mil-
es long, belonging to Italy. Bague
landed there at 1 o'clock in the after-
noon, the descent being made awk-
wardly and with great danger to the
aviator on account of the trees and
rocks. The monoplane struck heav-
ily and was badly damaged, but
Bague was not hurt. It had been his
intention to land at Ajaccio, on the
west coast of Corsica, but losing his
way the aviator shaped his course too
far north. As it was he covered a
greater distance over the water than
if he had carried out his original
plan.
vessels ever executed in this coun-
try in time of peace is now under
way by order of the president, as
commander in chief of the army and
navy, the objective being the coun-
try north of the Mexican boundary
and the waters of the two oceans at
either end of it. Twenty thousand
soldiers, more than a fourth of the
army of the United States service,
are moving toward the Mexican har-
bor. Four armored cruisers compris-
ing the fifth division of the Atlantic
fleet have been ordered from north-
ern waters to the naval station at
Guantanamo, Cuba and most of the
Pacific fleet is or shortly will be on
its way to assemble at San Pedro
and San Diego, Cal., and two thous-
and marines are preparing to make
the Guantanama station their tem-
porary headquarters.
It was officially announced at the
White House and at the war and
navy departments today that the pur-
pose of this great mobilization un-
precedented save in war time is the
training of officers and men under
service conditions and practice In co-
operation between the land and navy
forces.
The movement of troops will take
an entire division of the United Stat-
es army to Texas and along the Mex-
ican border within five days as the
result of the orders given by wire
from Washington within the past 24
hours. In command of a force ap-
proximating 20.000 men or more than
a quarter of the entire army of the
United States will be under command
Brague's over-sea flight breaks the ^ 0j j]ajor General William H. Carter,
previous record, held by J. n. D. Mc- j wjj0 rgnks as assistant to Major Gen-
REC1PR0CITY LAW INDORSED Curdy, who on January 30 last flew era, Ijeonard Wood, chief of staff. He
1 rim Min ster I.aur er commen s from Key West to within ten miles 0CCUpie(i a similar position as princi-
Biil's Passage by Canada. of tlle (>uban shore, a distance of
Ottawa. Ont. March 7.—The recipro- j njnety-one miles. Glen H. Curtiss
city agreement was indorsed, loyalty ; last August made a flight over l>ake
to Great Britain affirmed, annexation Rl of f0rty-four n i'es, A-hile other
scouted, the development of Canada j llvjators have done fifty or mor
proclaimed and friendship between mj|es on several occasions
pal assistant to Adjutant General
Corbin during the Spanish-American
war.
BANKS ASSESSED
ONE PER CENT ON AVERAGE
DAILY DEPOSITS.
STATE
TAXES TO BE
THIS YEAR.
HIGHER | blage heard the slow tolling of the
j bell in the steeple of the Second
j Presbyterian Church, one stroke for
Tax assessors from all over Logan j each of the forty-six senators who
county were in Guthrie Monday to j voted to retain Ixirimer in the upper
receive supplies and instructions for j house of Congress. Prolonged cheer-
ing followed, and only ended when
Chairman R. A. Walsh raised his
hand. "The first question is to the
amendment to demand the resignat-
ion of Shelby M." Cullom along with
Lorimer," he said. "As many as
favor the amendment raise your
assessing this year's taxes. Among
the supplies delivered to each of them
was a pamphlet of information pre-
pared by State Auditor Leo Meyer in
which he says that the failure of the
corporations in Oklahoma to pay the
tax assessments placed against them
and their subsequent action in carry-
ing the caSes to the United States
court has made it necessary for the
board of equalization to make a high
levy. More than $8,000,000 in taxes
are being tied up by the legal pro-
ceedings to which the corporations
have resorted, the auditor states.
In the phamplet, Auditor Meyer
calls attention to the manner in which
exemptions are to be handled; also
to the Income tax law and the gradu-
ated land tax law.
1
farmer and manufacturer recommen- , —
ded to Canada in the house of com- OKLAHOMA
mons today by Sir Wilfred Laurier, j
prime minister of the dominion, in!
the first speech he has delivered in j The state banking board today or-
the reciprocity debate. His views <jered a special assessment of one
against annexation and for good re- j per cent on the average daily depos-
itions were especially emphasized. ! itg 0f au state banks. The assess-
It was once the conviction of ev- ment is expeted to create a fund
ery American president, he asserted of $450,000 to a half million dollars,
that Canada should become a part ot The money will be allowed to remain
the United States. Although it was' in the contributing state banks un-
flattering. he said, to American pride til drawn out in five equal install-
that the territory of the republic ' ments, the banks turning over to the
shou'd extend over the whole conti- j state banking board certificates of
nent, he urged that his neighbors j deposit to be' cashed as rapidly as
should remember that Canadians were the banking board may wish.
born under thp same flag as the an-1 Governor Cruce said tonight that
City of Mexico, March 8.—Effectu-
ally setting at rest all rumors that the
United States is preparing for in-
tervention in Mexico, President Taft
today sent to President Diaz a tele-
gram In which he says the military
maneuvers being conducted along the
frontier of Texas have no significance
Text of President Taft's Message.
Following is the text of Presi-
de!^. Taft's Imeasage communicated!
to the Departments of Foreign Re-
lations by Fred Morris Dearing,
Charge d'Affaires:
"I have the honor to advise Your
Excellency that I am in receipt of
instructions from my government di-
recting me to inform His Excellency.
President Diaz, through the medium
of Your Excellency, that the Presi-
dent of the United States wishes to
express the hope that no misappre-
hensions will result from unfounded
and sensational newspaper conjec-
tures as to the military maneuvers
about to take place in Texas and else-
where, and to give to President Diaz
assurances that the maneuvers have
no, significance which should cause
concern to the friendly neighbors of
the United States to the South."
President Diaz Acknowledges Receipt
of Letter.
To the foregoing President Diaz
replied, through Minister Creel and
the American Embassy, acknowledg-
ing receipt and expressing gratitude
for "the courtesy of explaining In
such explicit terms" the situation
A calm and dispassionate view of
the mobollzation appeared to have
been taken here by Mexicans. No
excitement followed the appearance
of the news. The dailies in Spanish
as well as the American newspapers
gave much space. In some quarters
nevertheless, the explanation given
out at the White House 33 to the sig-
nificance of President Taft's order was
viewed with more or less skepticism
This was particularly true as re-
lating to American residents in tha
city, many of whom professed to see
in it the first stept in a move toward
intervention.
Prominent Mexicans Express Con*
tidence.
Prominent Mexicans who were ap-
proached for opinions declined for
the most part to talk for publication,
but privately expressed confidence'la
the good intentions of the American
Government.
STREET CAR STRIKE IN OKLA-
HOMA CITY.
UtTICLE NINE SECTION NINE TO
BE VOTED ON TO REPEAL
ABOUT JULY 1ST.
Oklahoma City,—Promptly at ten
Governor I.ee Cruce will probably j o'clock Sunday morning the traction
set July 1st as the date for holding strike called by the union car men
LORIMER AND CULLOM CALLED
ON TO RESIGN.
Rockford, 111. March 5.—In one of
the greatest mass meetings ever held
in Rockford, attended by scenes of
enthusiasm on the Sabbath that the
resignation of Senator Willam E.
Lorimer and Shelby M. Cullom from
the upper house, were demanded to-
day by 2,000 residents of Winnebago
County.
The demand for the immediate re-
tirement of both Illinois Senators
was made in vigorous resolutions
passed as the climax of the meeting
and after the large assemblage had
been wrought to high Indignation by
speeches denouncing the senators
who voted for Lorimer's retention
and the new senator himBelf, a dozen
orators made bitter addresses. The
citizens' committee which arranged
the meeting planned only to rebuke
both Senators, but before the reso-
lution had been read in full citizens
Bhouted, "Make them both resign,"
and "Put Cullom out, too." A moment
of suppressed silence followed when
Attorney A. E. Heuter, secretary of
the citizen's committee, finished read-
ing the resolutions. Then the assem-
that the vote was unanimous. The
amendment was carried with another
cheer, and then all arose together.
With the motion to adjourn, ushers
passed out badges of mourning, which
the citizens will wear for thirtw days
In token of mourning for the senate's
action.—Dallas News.
BEAT THE WIRES TWO HOURS
Bojg Caught and Delivered a Wire-
less Message to a Visitor.
Arthur iJeplinger of Kansas City,
Kansas, a son of Judge L. W. Kep-
linger, was sitting at his wireless in-
strument in his home in that city
Saturady night talking to a friend.
Bernadotte Anderson, when the con-
versation suddenly was interrupted
by this message.
Frank Bowman, Baltimore
Hotel, Kansas City:—Will
be in Royal Palms, Miami,
Fla., tonight. Everything
O. K. Doing fine. Bob.
The boy operator went to the hotel
Baltimore and delivered the message.
It had been sent by a friend aboard a
steamer off the coast of Key West,
Fla., to be relayed by telegraph to
Kansas City. It was delivered more
than two hours before It came to Mr.
Bowman, a traveling salesman, by
telegraph.
Arthus Keplinger and Bernadotte
Anderson constructed a wireless tele-
graph system between their homes
three years ago, while they were In
the Kansas City Kansas High School.
Both are members of the wireless
society of Kansas City.
cestors of (he American people, a
flag underwhich the Americans may
right hands I p went 2,000 hands j have suffered oppression, but "which
and shouts greeted the announcement ] to Canadians has been and is more
than ever the emblem of freedom.
"If you have founded a nation upon
separation from Britain," he said,
"remember that we Canadians have
set our hearts upon building a na-
tion without separation and in this
task we are far advanced. The
he did not believe a futher special
assessment would be necessary. The
fund to be raised by the assessment
is to be used in rehabilitating the
state bank deposit guaranty fund.
The resources of the fund had been
consumed in the liquidation of a
number of banks, notably the defunct
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
and in bolstering up at different times
a number of state banks whose fall-
blood which flows in our veins is as . ure then would have imperiled th
good as yours, and if you are a proud guaranty system. The board has
people, though we have not your num- j about $600,000 in assets taken from
bers, we are as proud as you, and these banks.
rather than part with our national
existence, we would part with our
lives."
The prime minister's speech , Is re-
garded as the most important utter-
ance that has been made on the Can-
adian side of the line.
GIRLS ASK FOR SUFFRAGE.
Illinois Legislators Will Hear Col-
legians, their Mothers and
Aunts.
Chicago, March; 7.—Two hundred
suffragists— a special trainload—
left for the state capital at Spring-
field today to ask the legislators for
consideration in connection with their
plea for the right to vote. Aiding the
regular women's suffrage societies is
a band of college and university girls
headed by a daughter of Justice Car-
ter of the state supreme court. The
delegation expects to be heard by the
entire house.
Several stops had been arranged
along the route and at these the
•speakers addressed scrowids which
had gathered in response to circulars
distributed by advance agents yester-
day.
NATIONAL FEEDERS AND BREED-
ERS SHOW.
We are told that the entries for the
National Feeders and Breeders' Show
at Fort Worth, that opens next Mon-
day and lasts a week, reach a total
of 6,000. This means that 6,000 fine
cattle, horses, mules and hogs and
sheep will be exhibited at the show,
and it indicates the great importance
of the livestock industry in the
Southwest. While most of these en-
tries are from Texas, Oklahoma con-
tributed liberally, and the great cat-
tle 'and horse-bree^in^ stables oft
the North and West will be repre-
sented by some of their choicest in-
dividuals.
The newspaper men will have an
inning at this show. We have an
invation to attend a barbecue es-
pecially prepared for members of the
press and their families, On Tuesday
where there will be feasting and
oratory and good fellowship among
the boys. This barbecue Is a fixed
feature of the Feeders and Breeders
Show, and is Intended as a tribute to
the newspaper men for the good work
they are doing in the upbuilding of
the Southwest.
the special election provided for by
the legislature to determine if the
peopleof Oklahoma want Section 9,
article 9 of the constitution amend-
ed so as to permit foreign railway
corporations to acquire local lines.
In an interview Saturday the gov-
ernor declared he is not prepared to
say just when the proclamation call-
ing for an election on the railroad
amendment will be issued. Govern-
or Cruce said the resolution adopted
by the legislature calling for an elec-
tion to determine whether section 9
of article 9 of the constitution shall
be amended so as to permit foreign-
railway corporations to acquire local
lines provides that the election shall
be called as the law provides. Gov-
ernor Cruce said further he had not
as yet looked up the law and could
not say ,whether it is specific, or
whether it is left to his discretion.
No haste is to be made in calling
the election. Governor Cruce stated
that he would set the dateof election
ahead far enough to permit both
sides to carry on an intelligent cam-
paign. The interest of the farmers
also will be take4 into consideration.
It is the desire of the governor to
call the election to be held at a mid-
seanson, and while he did not say
positively that July 1 will be the date
he went so far as to say he consid-
ers tUatJuly 1 would be a date ac-
ceptable to all concerned.—Oklaho-
man.
VIDA INVENTS SOCK-STOCKING
to enforce the recognition of the un-
ion, began. About one hundred and
fifty motormen and conductors walked
out tying up all street car tralllc.
The railway company still refuses ta
treat with the strikers.
The strike is still on but no vio-
lence or disorderly acts have been
committed.
BANKER BIGELOW GOES FREE
llie
Release of the Milwaukee
at Leavenworth Ordered.
Man
2.—
The star of "The Balkan Princess"
has made one big hit in the white
lights of Broadway. She did it by
the masterful way she wears a pair of
remarkable stockings. Dramatic
critics describe them this way: "They
begin just like real stockings and then
they end so abruptly, just like real
socks" Miss Whitmore's press agent
says that where they seem to disap-
pear they dont that they're real, sheer
lace the rest of the way.
Leavenworth, Kaus., March
After spending nearly six years in
the federal prison here, FYank Q.
Bigelow, the Milwaukee millionaira
banker, will be released from tha
government prison here tomorrow,
according to authoritive reports rec-
eived here this afternoon.
MYERS WINS IN MONTANA
Former Missouri Mun Chosen Sena-
tor on the 79th Ballot.
Helena, Mont., March 2.—Henry K.
Myers (democrat) of Ravelli County,
was elected United States Senator to
succeed Senator Thomas Carter, on
the seventy-ninth joint ballot tonight.
A continuous joint session of seven
and a half hours was held by the leg-
islature this afternoon, twenty-seven
ballots being taken.
Myers's name was not mentioned
until the last ballot, on which he re-
ceived all the democratic votes before
the resutl was announced. Ha
was not present when elected.
Senator-elect- Meyers's home is at
Hamilton, where he is judge of tha
district court. He was born October
9, 1802. at Boonville, Mo., where he
began his scholastic training at an
academy. He worked on his father's
farm, taught school, became a news-
paper man and finally a lawyer.
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