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Newspaper Page TextThe Guthrie Daily Leader. Give Legislators Am You Reading Thej I The Glsxd H&nd LIONS SHARE? VOLUME XXXI 1 GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1 1908. HOME. NUMBER 35 a- -- ... .- .a. .. .- .a- .- ... ... -a-,, na- aA. .- .. at. a .a. a.t ai. . .t. . R'A?.V . .ltt Ai 4 It . If ." . A tla A E . .4a Cl A AS a itr ".& I -1 S Ai ,& A.fci .-. .eb Aft. Aft, .if. t lf Atl til iti .t a ti. f , - .- ,. .a. ,;. ., aft. ., aft- . ,,.., :!&&&&3 -rS??.. ? . ..!' I ft w Pt.jm pwv N W. np- Nr W' JL j dM A t - rr MERICANS GflUGHT II OURISTS IN ITALY CAUGHT IN EARTH QUAKE'S MAW iURKING BODIES TO PREVENT PESTILENCE rat American Battleship Fleet Will Cany Aid to Sufferers (I3y Associated Tress) I Paris, Dn SI. A spec !nl dispitch ecoKed hero fr9iu Home says that ilnetj six guoHiB, Including Americans, Bfinglish ami Fiench travelers, -ere Maying a' t e Hotel Tilnacrla at Mrs jinn wlun tb it cliy was destroyed and p.ney an penaiieu. Tne proprietor 01 tho Trinacrla alone escaped. There (re only tv btirvlvors of the guests jvho win qiiaifered in iiio Ilbtol pe iri?i - ' , Burn Bodies to Prevent Pestilence, llegfcio, l alabiln, Dec. 111 -L a pre- I'auu'.ia'y n.eaure aRoini; an out ju all of pestilence tin budle of nei -onn Vi'itil in tiio oni iiiqu.iU.' arc. do kng bum' '1 rrlghtful rusn for Food. Mesd'un Deo III. A filghiful sec,. lice if ed hen t day amid a nisi at the eusi Mr-s Iilum' of fami'h''d ln.livl.lnak broking among the debris In hope o: IllscoverJtig food. The searchers were littjifc by t thers an . obliged lo de lor.d 'Hi ii liiirts. wliii tin li Uvea. Great Fleet to Aid Sufferers. Wot hi if, ton. 1). C. Deej 31. It wii (be d 1 t di to send the great Amor- (can fleet to Italian ports to aid the sufferer. The fleet novy on Its way home near Port Said. , Gu line Olda. Dee. 2, 1008. Hon lYilluiin H Murra, Tlsopmingo, Okla.: Duu Sir I-ifct nlg'ht 1 sent a lit f ixii.-n names to th0 dovernor, as lan.i n.ptabh to ma, to go upon a ommiiti. j investigate the lousing itnli tiitai i Tiannd von among there. I felt lire 1 .11 I CJlt 1 MUel) I.UBl in join Biatu n otticiai conduct Slncerel KATE JlAHNMtr). Dr II D Love, nf Woodwawl, It ne jui si of his broihoi'. C.'bairiuan f.lt.fk i,ne, of the Corporation com- iiin iui , ! Okliho-iia f.iriver are getting more noivy .- at e out or tneir crops than thoc ot Kansas, but conslaer- bly les than taoso ot Texas, accord- Ins o ex aipt-rauve ngures on me i 'ncpal rnis of the three stbtes i bompal'ed by t'l" bin eau of HtatlstiCB t the Oklahoma board of agriculture Irom i!e returns ou this btat recelv. iJ bj the board and the Ug-ires for l.ic oth. r two state, furnisbei by the L'p.t i hi ties depaitintut of tfcrlcul- Jure lloth of the other states of il-iu .. Lave an lannciiHe leaa over pklahumn 1hHi on acreage ani tot i! rrop alue. but the vulue por acre foi kill ci 'is raibed thin u'ar wis $12 in Oklahoma $17 25 in T.-.as a-id $11 10 Iln Kan-aa rl0urer in Proof. In, Uiiint corn, winter wh at ac litrley re. llax seel imtatofs hay, cotton aiid cotton srpJ Oklaiiomu'--. kcital funi acreage ir. i'in7 was 8 G.-.t., :0Q and t! total valuo of enqm pr.- UOi llui l Wj $110 100.000. For !90S dn ARRESTED 01 SUSPICION Vpon information received from the nt marshal or WelsUm giving the illicrlptlon and uame of ,Hnrrv Hosen crans, with the reipiest that he be placed under arrest and he'd upon suspicion as one of the lobberc that blew open the safe early Wednesday morning and securing $5,001) Irom the Wellston State bank, a person bearing that name was placed under street by Sheriff Mahoney this morning at ten o'clock, and Is being hold awaiting the arrival of the Wellto& officers, who will be here this afternoon. Rose crans does not deny his ldenlty but maintains his lnnocen- a t'lo crime charged. The only evidence that the Wellston olllcei-B have against him Is that he rlsltej Wellston just oefore the robbery and left Immediately nt te.'. Hosencrans states he went to Wellston on a business in'sttiou and wu returning home when arrested. Six unknown robbers secured $5, 000 from the Wi llston State bank at an early hour Wednesday morning, after blowing the door of the safe open. Fifteen charges of nltroglyrer ne were used, two hundred shots were Bred In a battle w.ih cltlsons and offi cers as toe robbers escaped with their booty. The robbery wr.s the boldest ever committed In this section. The robbers escaped on a hnd car. The bank wa insured against loss FLAMES "PUFFED" IN HIS FACE. Hobart. Oklo., Bee. 81 While throwing In a froth supply of coal into a furnace, Joseph Derrough, en gineer at the water works plant here wae seriously burned about cho face, the flames "puffing" out of an open ing. .Tlrrrotigh Mas quickly removed to 7ils homo and It is believed Unit he will recover. Special to Dally Leader. IJartlesvIlle, Okla., Dec 31. T. N Uarnsilall, who, urcordlng to the toeti many taken by Oi-ville Smith. pecla! prosecutor for the state, i wn a thlrii of the frtock of -the Indian Terrltorj Illuminating Oil coniiany, which thtr state Is attempting to oust, his becc conferring with his cnl.eagues, and an nouuees that he Intends to go ahead wlt.i his proportion to tripe natural gaf to SL Ixsiils, aad expresses tho belle! that the provision of the Oklahoma con stitutton prohibiting the piping of gat out of the state 1b invalid. air. IlaniBilall oonjrols large ga fields li Loulslaun and he may pipe bU gu t St Iula from that field, but he has not saUl he would not twe Okla ho ma gas. If be attempt to take hi. gas from Oklahoma It will be from tut Osage Held. Asked If he Intended to use Oklaho ma gas, he said: "1 do M I want It. I will pipe It oui of Oklahoma if 1 ever have occasion t need It. I think the law governing gas companies In this mate can he beater easily enough In -the court." No Paper Tomorrow. Tomorrow, Nero Year's day. a legal holiday. Th Leader following Its unaul custom will not lssuo. All banks and business h. uses will be closed. the same crops the acreage was $!, uzo.uuu ano ine tariu vaiue iiv,u,- 000. In Texas' on corn, winter 'wnoat oats, barley, re, rice potau, has, tobacco, cotton and cotton seed, the acreage In 184)7 waa 18.151.000 and the farm value $261,877,000. In 1908 , the acreage had Increased to 30,037, 000 and the farm value to $840,353. 04)0 T.ie Kansas figures Include corn, winter wheat, spring wheat, outs, bar ley, rye, bnckwhedt, flaxseed, potn t, ea mi I tiu). slid on thcbO t lie ni'i-' , '- In l!)(i7 was 10.4i1.nno .ni.l thi t li in value $T."S UO.iiOti In l!US th ..cic-Jge ft d 10,690,01)0 and ilie farei value $190,073,000. Largest Gain In Acreage. Oklahoma bow tiie lareat per- ent increafce in acrpi tiiis fir v.nh l- i-r cent against io 3 Jo 'leas i,l lb for Kauhiu) On the farm alue It biiofts a decrease of oiHttnlb of 1 per cent aj;aint gain, (Continued on Pase 0.- SUEMITS WORK OF DE ' PARTMENT TO GOV ERNOR HASKELL CHECKING UP ACCOUNTS HIS PRINCIPAL FUNCTION 4 Personal Investigation Accounts For Every Dollar ot $5,000,- 000 School Fund State Charles Haskell Inspector and Kxaminei A. Taylor filed with Governor today his first annual reioit coverng the work of his department since It was organised u to October i." rro, inuU Ter, .list laat. The Uepnmneni besides p,)urtg remalirlnf; on theilocket. There auditing the hU territorial accounts i aire between 340 atwl 350 civil cases on has examined the offices of the state the docket filed since statehood, bu: board of agriculture, the sciool land these were not aet fcr trial at this term ilepartmant, audited and checked up! because they can not be reached. Ol the five -million dollar achool fund at ithe criminal -ases, seven are for niur count ltulotall, examined the Insurance der. At the October term of conrt commlssloner'a office, atate trHaaurc'a I Just ended a few days ago. aVlargt office twice, very c-untji treasurer in J number of criminal cniei were iIbvok the state twice and Fome thrp times led of and thlf term will rind t lie docket has examined the reronla of ever ' nlxmt e'ear, an ihete will probably be county dork's office at least once r.nd some tlmoa twice, and made seve snecial examlnatkms mwr application of the county comroiHisoueru to thi K ivernor requesting such. The de-purtment !o examined the records of the A. ft M. college ai Still water, the Oklahoma university t.i Norman and tiie Northwestern Norninl scheol at Alva. What Records Shew. The records of Territorial Treasurer C. W. Hambo, fr.m 1001 until Novem- her 1G. 1907. according to tho leport , shows a balance due tho state ot $33 29 . Lansing today and will return after The state treasurer's office at the the opening of t'Se legislature. Meau second examination taken as Qf Oclo-I while the Kansoo committee will run her 31st show a balance on band cf,tiuun with their Inquiry which was be $1,073, C83.SU. gun yesterday. The day was spent in Of the seventy-flvo county clerks ithe general lnapertlnn of the Insiku who have been checked up twice some.tton. Tie taking of the testimony cf were ii tew conta "sh.rt" at the thnoic.nvlcts began today and It Is sold of the flrt wnmlwitton and at tha that ax-convleta will he calleil before nest examination are a few cents the committee. "long" The Investigation follows tho fillns The report shows a balance on hand 'of charges of cruelty in prison govern with the county treasurers In the old I men t and discrimination against tbe Oklahoma counties when statehood was' Oklahoma prisoners by Iflss Knto liar ushered hi ot $1,302,017.87 and tbrjnard, commissioner of charities In the amount on hund by all the seventy-five new state, clerka n October ai. 1908, is given at $1.78.734.84 nil Increase ot 816.07 The amount collected in the seemy-five counties during the iieriod was $6,812,728.55 and the dlaburre uieiitfl for t .0 same period wcie $6,- 306,003.9 1 Forty-Four Counties Are Borrowers. The report shrwa that forty-four tf the new counties, have borrowed, money from the state for the flm year's running expenses, totalling f l.-i UVU.U'PU. 1 lie aUtf,Uni IUlli'l iu i-tt. i county foil we- Au3r, $13,00i), Atoka, $24,000; Beckham, $18,000; Bryan, $45, 000. Carter. $45,000; Cherokee, $20. 000; Choctaw, $25,000; Coal. $2B,000, t'ralg, $21,000; Creek, $29,000; Dela ware. $14,000; Ellis, $12,000; Garvin. tlH.000; Harper, $8,000; Haskell, $22, 000, Hughes, $33,500; Jafterson, $20, 00; Johnston. $2,00; Latimer, $18. .)00;'L.eFlere, $32,000; Ixive, $20,000. Marshall, $20,000; Medal., $21,000. McCmuIb. $21,000; Mclntoe'., $25,000, Murray. $15,000; Muskoge $4fi,v0) , Vowata. $80,000: Okfuskee $19,000. Okmulgee, $25,000; Oaage, J-."0; O' ' tawa, $25,000; Wttabtirg. $45,000. Pon t toe, $35,000; PuMiaataha. $12,000 Uoger, $25,900; !tor Mills, $10.000., SemlnolH. $24,000; Sequoyah, $24.00i,, Stevens, $31,000; Texaa, 6,au; tui. $37,000; Wagoner. $30,000; Washing ton. $25,:00. The state examiner spe-al blfAly . ;he uioilem system of bookkeeping U the Iiiotu nice depart u.et.i TIip voueh ers rhu ilut the Ii.Hiuiu. e depar ,. ut ni, i, ,1 n , r i i r hi --wii. t - nsrKil fiom .' .inber lb 1'JtiT. in fci ii Sfcit I'iiiv $7 : HI., i School Fund IntMt. I The state examiner submit c in tht i,i r; i limtb'd utatement of (ae ex andtiailon cf t .e five mllll n iI1li m hi, il lar.il tund and stitea i' t I" p. io. imll examined . pi hi 'inaiict He butiimuili , t. -,ie n Ol IK tut ,1 I I II I' i,!,l ill --.Ul I. fl . lie j i i $I,4C,01M), loaned to wr.yi-.ar ceo a ties upon Approved security $1.07i.ti0; niney now on dep alt in Imfik.s to rredltof slate, $1,(H5.2")0, monej loan ed on farms. $1,160,760. money turned oer to common school fund, $47"7G, Interest earned. $14 IH1.77. CMS ELECTION IS ILLGiL The oltlcial returns of the election nidi! ipeently lu Hunter towi siilp, hi Kiowa county. In wh'ch the township sought to secpne from that oount and become a part or the new countv of Park, were received by the Rovernor this morning. Snyder parties represented by their attorney John Devprnux are claim ing that the election was Illegal, that trbuduelent vote were past. Thp governor granted complainants time to file their objections and deferred canvassing the vote until a hearing is held. The unoUlcial vote gives 271 for and 10X against the proposition. Hunter township is liicludod In the territory sought to be tnkou from KuMke. county to be made a part ot the new county of Park, the election to be held January SO. It Is south of Sny.'er and Ilea along the base line, rutting the town of Manltou In twain It Is also the home of ltepremtatlve J Paulknet. McAleater. Oklu . Di.. 31. The bat docket for the January term of tilt- Dta trlct court shows riftyi criminal case fo- trial, ihete being set for tho day. from Jan. 1 to Jan. 27, Inclusive. Tin civil docket Is set lor Feb. 1 1o Feb. 24 Inclusive, and fiere are 124 case. ThH I He lllfllllulliu nil llln ..I.I .Mla.lt ... i u grand Jury rauli ,1 until February The Oklahoma Investigators of thr Iinslag penitentiary ar'lved fron Ma.-,wiii h-ut witnesses unoer uain, (ISy Associated Pross.) Ifavenworth, K., Dec. 31. In fct e orison Investigation Dr. Crtimblne, u i . ... . ... ... member ol tne ttansas cominniee, inis mornlnn personally examined an un usually large number of prisoners who reported strk. He promptly charged a number with shamming and ordered them to the mines. The member of the committee to lunh with the pri unrip au i.Muw. u- ." eiw. The commlitee wircil Alt rny Oenernl Jaekbon asking htm to come and aci as master In tie bearin" It la deslr cd to put the witnesses under oath. , f'ffllV :AiolutA IVoW.) C'tluuibus. Ohio. Dec. 31 - 'b. P. Taft this moiwlng wlthilrew frmi the jiei.alorlal iae. in t 'e i.ili-nst of wr ly bu moil) Hi hireiiKi" )il be de lHirl to fuiitf rt bmiiuii llur" n inr'u Ing the Ian. r -, ein linn I iler : ,'U.t U' I Fll.ll. "A.llll.ert 1 h l"an lie li- l.l jir i ,i a u 1. ..i MOLESTER'S BEG DOCKET iiESTiemi HAS STARTED bliiS Uli U j 'or Iturloo. 1LTH0DS SECRETARY OF STATE CROSS HAS PLAN TO SAVE MONEY WANTS TO SYSTEMATIZE CODIFYING OF LAWS Also Sees Better Method ot Enrolling and Engrossing Bills Office Receipts Large SecreUry ot State Cross, through his assistant, lo r.iejm, th' morn ing filed with dovernot Hnakell tm .-.rst autiun.1 report ot tho serrotnry's office covering tho period from No vember 10, 1807. to October 31, lOOS. InnlnBlre. The tatul rovenuo lecelv uJ by tlie department for tliii porlod whr $.0,609.75, three times tne amount, received during the te'rllorla' regime for the same period It 1900-7 The amount received lu chatter fee, for Domestic corporation wa $18, 879.75; for foreign corpjrntlons $5. ,'47 50: for notary COmnt'ssHiin tMTS During the permil covered bv the t jmrt fori) -Ave requisitions were lssu oJ, for which a charge of $2 50 each was made. Legislative Recommendations. Secretary CroHS, remixing the lm imrtance of systumatlsiug tho worl of the legislature as to the manner ot enrolling and onaresslng bills and li.wn and for cod trying the laws, las' Kuuitner delegated tho assistant sc retaiy to Investigate the matter and as a result of a study of the systems In use in neighboring states he re commends placing the work of codify Ing of the laws in tho bauds the secretary of utatc, thus eliminating the necessity of a special legislative codifying committee, saving to tin state an expense of $5,000 for every sessloi'. Recommends System of Enrolling and Engrossing, As to the form of enrolling nixl engrossing rk the secretary makos the following recommendntloiui: All bills, resolution, etc., introduc ed to be typewritten and a copy Iliad with secretary of state. AH bill pass ed for engrossing to be re-iypewrilten on parchment paper and at least four copies filed with secretary of stale. He gives several reason why engross ed dIIIh should be typewritten Instead of written In long band, the most vi tal reason advanced la that ink usu ally in time fades, while experience proves that typewritten Instruments hist for ages and mistaken easily Identified. To get tho best results the enroll ing oommlttnw or both branches should be under one supervision, tlie report adJs. Compilation oJ Laws. The reirfirt status that there Is an unceasing demand daily for the cor poration law of the ttate from every section of the United States and aks the legislature to authorize the sec retary of state to compile such laws 'o date in pamphlet form. The secretary also report that the demand fcr copies of Oklahoma's con stltution I unce&sing. requests com Ing from all )at of the United Hia' and from forelgi. companies and he recommend,) that he be em powered to print 5,000 copies In pam phlet form, together with other litera ture relating to Oklaoiia, for dis tribution. , Purchasing Agent. He recommends the enactnu nt of h law rwyrulatiug the purchasing of al' the uecessary supplies of t'.ie leKls latlve. ludicial ami executive hrancboi of tlie state government and that a uniform method of puiehslug ne ex tabbsiwtd. FEAST T T! e Hlht U. erend Theophlie Meer fcihaeit tiUiop of Oklahoina. today iti-l f. rnn .1 the clergy of the I cat Itu.nai. ''-ifi . ili.iiin that bv a'lthorlt) if the Pope, h dihiM-.m ,i,u from aliMii .lid mi N" w VeaiK a wlni Ii f. on Ki Idav Il.to In . n Ki,llii.. nt, I v. -hu a in. Mini. 1 l M.i Miiieir Fai ,.i papil delegate I. the United States. TODAY IN DEPARTMENTS ciun.Ti.Hn Tim Security Drug compan:-, of Ok ln'nomn. City, with n capital ttock of $10 000. The directors are. J. V Seyforth and S. A Calhoun of Lenven Inhomn Ctty; S J. Kens, ot Leaven worth, Palace Pnartnscy Co., of Oklahoma City, with a capital stock or $0,000. The directors are J. V. Seyforth and S. A. Calhoun, of Oklahoma City; and S. J. Hbiii, or Leavenworth. Holt Hardware Co., of Hoff, with n -apltnl stock of $10,000 Tlie direc tors nre: H. T. Summers, Fred W. Woir ami D. C. Abroy, nil of noff. NEWSPAPER FOR COOPERTON Spaolnl to Dally Leader. Hobart, Okln., Dec. 31. Cwnerton, A small Inland village twenty-two miles awithetist of Hobart, Is (toon to Hijoy the distinction ot htivlns; n news nauer. Judd Woods, nn oW news paper man, is making arrangements for the Inslallatlon of a plant nt that plnco ami It Is expected that tho new sheet will make Its appearance In a short time, it has not yet been uamod. HOBART WILL HAVE CREAMERY Spoclnl to Dally Leader. Hubart. Okla., Der, 31. Plaim Tiave eeii completod whereby Hocarl will lave mi urtolate creamery In a shoht time. Tho llurnnp llulldlng mid R.ii.ply now u 1- ot Toledo, Ohio, lave a peolnl .aprwsentBtlve hero looki.-.r tit tor n gultnblo site and as soon nn this Is Buctirod aollve work on ;he erec tion ot tho plant will -begin. It will oost $6,000 and wilt turn out throe thousand pounds per day. WON'T SUMMON PRESIDENT. (Dy Associated Pre,) Washington. D. O., Dec. 31. Senator Halp said today there wn no- intention of summoning the President boforo tJio committee InveatigatliiK theucret ser vice cltarges. TrfiFUrOP y ci Uli WUUlo ! dililnai ease nm ' hi- conslderod sop- i-rateiy evet ', ' xa, eartlKiuakeo Special to Dally Leader. inaj be Iumii ' iltled ns vnlcanio Shawnee, Okla.. Dec 31. My a vimu'ci iiuii-v.,-aiitc u i igln. As Calabria f !)8I ito 345 State Superintendent of and Sicily are ' 'em of volcanic no Public Irutruotlon B. D. Camoron was rivlty one I Junuii. I In attributing tho alocteil ptesldont of the State Teach ' oijtloii. tie opposing candidate 'jelng Superintendent T. W. 11. Bver hfiit, of lOnkl. The other officer elet-t-m are a fallows. 0. Dlle ot llusliogee, vice piee-1-lent; 11 r. ilary Nlblack of Ardmutc, secret arr, J. C. Tuclter cf JiUk CHy, treasurer; L. J. Abbott of l.dnumd. JhalMitaii of executive commlUec; Lynn Gover of Uartlaavllle nud Mrs. Bmma Darden-1111 of Watoona, oilier memberr of the executive committee. Only '.eacliers who had registered ind paid the feu of $1 were entitled to vote. N-t all of the teachers In at tendance paid the foe. hence the com paratlvely small number voting. At today' general session held In the Meeker t'jeatie the association adopted a resolution endorsing the ml tnllihtratlon of Governor Haskell a a firm, honest, upright g vernor who has shown a special lute rent In the educa tlonal welfare of the state. Today there were general discus sion of v.irioim topic, reading of com mlttee report, etc., followed by ad Jourutnent. TI T DECLARES "I am oppuheil to many bills being Introduce I. "1 am opposed to the demands of any organisation, be It from what ever rank It may. "ftpeciAl legislation I contrary to Democracy as taught nie from the cradle until ik. "Tne statement that union labor fought me Is erratic; a bunch of self eoiiitltuted laliur leaders made a nolne In ihe Jtili .llilrlii nut iioUe enough for the hi-lb of Dailiu Inva.l illh tileen 'The ih. , fri ai I ne foiW- of tin i reek made the a" ., . i to Mi, . .' h cats who mri importod to defeat i me -llecause a large number of people .ibseri cauue b right does not make 'i ki Ixiok ui he fulloHer of Mo hammed .- ., .iln a can . m intit and vi I I Oe ti MtH ll tm all Concerned lu in'. .. - ih. tu-4 .oj,iti: fol ; leadei.hip is eouiiuuu fairness and FRENCH pnriTspT5p OPiii DECLARES THERE IS NOTHING SURPRISING IN ITALY'S DISASTER STRICKEN REGION LQHO SUBJECT TO EARTHQUAKES Latest Visitation Will M the Last of Long m He Predicts Pari, Doo. 3L-In an ltitorviow witlt the corroipoiulont .t Uio Now York Herald M. Cimilllo Fammarlon, the fa nious futtrouomer and snlantlgt said: "Thoio H, unfortunatuly, nothing sur prising In tills disaster. U Is tho latest, but cortnlnly not the lost of n long erloB, for tho region which has Just fait Uio dovustattng otfocl.i of this onrthtiualto ha lwen noted from tho buidiinlliK f hlstorv as ona where tho most ftwmldirblo force of nature aro in constant activity. Hero Is situated Aeiim where the ancients located Yul- Icsu'h smithy: VmuvIus. whloli re awakened lu 7!) A. D, after centuries lot Iramnililty, and destroyed llurciiliin- eiim and Pompeii und Strambol. "In all probabillt) volcanic agency is nn iMJiislble for tlii ltueat torrlble '-itaxti-ophe, though to nsk for a gen eral explanation of the cause of anrth- , qiiakf- is rathei ilk,, asking for tho f iiorni lanse of si tins nccldonts that 1 happen dally thrmr .out tho worul. ,Theiear sd umn t aiihh that oach In- ear(n(Utt':e In li... cnlghborhood to n volennk ugenev "As you knew, a Kieat perc.entaiie of the uMvrter which ciie from n vol can. 1 steam, (teiie-rated In subterran ean regions Hiul heated to luilmngtti able temiierature Irom walor thai tll teis in I '-rough the ocean bed or Is o; In through Its Midden mibtddence. This Is probably what happened in the pros ent rase: the Inrilt union of wa'.or. elthw gradual or uddi u, has resultod in an aceumulutinn o ateam, for which the natural urn lets, Aetna, Vesu vius and Stronil) I. aie Insufficient, and the earth crust Ii.ih yielded to Ita fear ful preesiire 'I "i- fail ttint since tie most M'hi,i lm li ii etna and Vesu vius haii in . ii j in. m i nt strongtbuns that Iim I, - i' em iht) uake per - miu ' ile ! i1 ii M ' to eneatie." MRS. MAINS COLLAPSES. Illy Assoclausd Tress ) Plus. Ing. N Y Dee. 31 -Mrs (len erul IIhii.s collapsttd thbt morning while tesi1fing In defense of her sou Later be resumed her testimony. a' i 1 1 1 to treat frieud and foe will) even juKlive, "Organisation of individuals Is sot new, nvn sot using th state ns an o-gaiilsation of Indlvl.lukls Mamla rlna niake those of lower .-at iuam; thru tb on wbo kinx-ked his head against dirt goes fo th io s- k one still beneath blui. Amerlcauism Is oppoHod to caatv. and I am au Amerlesn "1 p i i, 'ai oihi lals lobbying on i t'.i II i i ' I'e '. .-Ulatlvo bodies all I uln , Hie in li v Opposition to ' ,.. ..e . n; inin i hiialnes of leg- 1 i i. .inn. in .,iie I,"., i i,i bad. 'A 1''" ottlclal nbu 'hsm liu-n .,i. ml.l-ii.l b) the ieoj,i- i.i civ for Oklahoma affalm Is entitled tu a ritbiectful hearing on :,u topic of gene-al Int. iet However if he be woilli In-iiriiig It villi In i oiisldere.l a ul, am. i l all t. jden.l anv niee' in," aid ainfi am niiueai he niuv i (Continued en Paae 8.