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THE GUTHRIE DAILY LEADER.
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THE LEADER
yOLUME XXXIV.
GUTHRIE. OKLAHOMA, Til URSD A V EVENING, JANUARY fk 1910
LAST EDITION
6 O'CLOCK.
NUMBER 34
STOHMKING
STILL GRIPS
S0UTHWES1
WITH LOWEST TEMPER
ATURE RECORDED IN
TWELVE YEARS
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
STILL DEMORALIZED
GlB-i-wiL a...
tifhila ttiArfonra nf Natural fine
flllHC OIIUIIQ&G Ul naiUIUI UaOjiii
IS
Thousands
(By Associated Press.)
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 6 Eighteen
degrees below zero was recorded uni
formly In Kansas today, the lowest
temperature in this part of the South
west in twelve years. The intense
cold wave covered Missouri and reach
eil into Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tex
as. Railroad schedules are still domor
slh.ed and B shortage of natural gas
Is causing suffering to thousands. At
Topeka the mercury ai the Govern
ment weather station registered rl
below at eight o'clock this morning,
while at the same time a standard
Oove.ument thermometer at the sur
face, seventy-five feet lower, record
ed eighteen below. Ottawa was six
teen below; Leavenworth ten below;
Trenton, Missouri, sixteen below,
Kansas City, official, four below; St.
Joseph, unofficial, thirteen below;
Ardmore, Oklahoma, sixteen above;
Oklahoma City, fourteen above; Guth
rie, twenty-five above.
Cattle In Danger of Freezing
tBy Aeaoclatea Press.)
Sallna, Kan., Jan. (i. -Fifteen de
grees below was registered here this
morning. In many sections of Sa
lina county farmers remained up all
Might keeping their catle moving to
prevent the animals from freezing.
Ice Gorge At St. Louis
(By Asoclatt-d Pr ss.)
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 6 An ice gorge
which was ten miles below St. Louis
yesterday, was Increased during tbe
iiight by floes until it reached the lo
cal harbor todsj add for the first
time In four years the river here is
frozen from bank to bank. The tem
perature Is three above.
HEAD! DOCKET FOR
T
At Coming Term Will Pass
Upon Ten Murder Cases, In
cluding 3 Death Sentences
Ten murder cases. Including three
death sentences, will be heard on
app-'al at the January term of the
criminal cou.i of appeals which be
gins the i oth Instant. TWettt)
miscellaneous appeals will also be
tried on appeal.
The list cf murder cases include
Jo. mi Hopkins, given the death penal
ty In Comanche county for murdering
i..s wife witn carbolic acid: Dan
Scribner, under sentence oi Heath for
assassinating City Marshal eke Put
nam at Allen. Pontotoc county; Ah
Hunter, liven the deaiii penalty for
kt ling sheiff tia risen ot Oklahoma
City in Ula'"e county. 8. F. San
ders. Steidics county; Will Nelson.
Pushmataha; 8. 8. Forge. Ottawa;
Jess Humphrey, Seminole; Jean Hav-
111, MUCurtain, and two old Indian
territory cases, are the others listed;
under tWheadlng of murder,
The hearing on appeal of the two
Hughes county capital punishment
cases John H'.ack, who was given
Hie death penalty at Holdenville for:
killing J. P. Stephens, and P. T. '
Thomson, given ihe death penalty,
there also
fo. killing City Marshal
Farrow or Okemah, wlli
the Match term of the
CharVs T.
come up a
hii?h court.
MAY ROT Fill THE VACAttGY
. I president of the association; Miss'
Dr. Cay or Oklahoma City, J. Lather!
it is tinted .that the corporation tjtagnton, seeretarj ol the Oklahoma
commission is contemplating doing Federation of Labor, and Mrs. N M
without the office of marshal to that Carter of Qutbi Ie. The petitl
fHuirt at present and that a successor! w,.,.,, nPl) j proper form in the Dt
to the late c. v. Meek will nee he 0( ,,,, governor and o number
named for awhile at least. On account ,, lm a! club women,
of the Meek family being left in District lodge J. n. A. Robertson
poor circumstances the commission q Chandler, Who is an advocate- of
may employ the oldest daughter. Who fag OmaS siifTiage' cause, will arrive
had asalated her lather In his duties, n (juth Ie this afternoon to look
to help other employes of the com- aft?r the legal phase in connection
mission do the work of the marshal, win the Sling of tlie petition and
This will give Mrs. Meek and her six will represent the suffragists In cas"
children some means of support. a protest is Hied.
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0 WEATHER FORECAST O
0 0
0 (Associated Press) C
O O
0 Ne
x Crleans. .Ian. G Tonight O
and continued cold; Friday O;
i w lair
0 fair with rising temperature. 01
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OQOOOOOIOIDOIIK0
111 BONES" JACKS IIP SELF
Tlio Capital is not only behind as
a news purveyor, but is live days old
as a reviewer. On Monday The
Leader gave the election of Frank
Wolfe as chairman of the county
board. The Capital printed the
"news" this morning with this inter
esting "juckup" stab at Itself:
"Read The Leader more closely.
You miss many things. Why was not
the elecion of Frank Wolfe its chair
man of the county board reported?
Ought to see each day special fea
tures of board meetings."
W KJ iSS mm
Mayor Fnrquhnrson late last even-
P"k iKHIIPi '"' a - -:- ' i:
the city hall auditorium next Mom
day night to confer with Santa Pe Of.
ST,rrrSW2
Demand Depot Platform.
Citizens of Hollister. Tillman coun
ty, filed a petition with Ihe Corpora
tion commission today for an order
requiring the Wichita Falls and
Northwestern road to build a depot
platform Bl thai place for the con
venience Of the traveling public.
Will Investigate Complaints
The state labor commissioner left
last night tor Muskogee where he
will investigate complaints against
the O. K, Employment bureau at that
place which is charged with being
of a "wild cat" variety. The con
cern is charged with importing labor
era into the state through misrepre
senting conditions and charging large
and excessive fees for securing po
sitions for applicants.
P
F
County and City Officials
War to Stamp Out a
Growing Pest
in
! After two days of united effort the
county an, i city officers at an early
! hour this morning were successful
i.i tunning down one of the worst
gangs of thieves that have operated
j In Guthrie for some lime. The parties
I are:
"Jinks" McOiil, owner of a restaur
tint on South Second street; Charley
French, alias "Brownskin'' an alleged
professional crook; Willie Quest, a
; well known police court character,
, who though young in yeat.-t, has al
I ready served time in the penitent tary ;
Joe Martin, a negro residing on South
I Fourth street; John McGrue who re
sided on South Fourth street until re
cently was employed on street paving
, work.
i All five of the neg.-oos under at
test are charged by the officers with
grand larceny on several counts and
with being implicated In stealing Hi''
seventeen sacks of sugar from Ihe J.
j H. Fairfield storage house Monday
night, taking between $7') and 100
worth of canned goods and Other
provisions from the Williamson-Hal
; ell-Cite-ior wholesale bouse covering
ti period of soy -1 months, and the
stealing of $"" worth of paint from
the Arkansas Lumber company sev-
i oral days ago.
Most of the stolen plunder wis
found at the homo of McOiil, on Weal
Continued on l'ae Five
Woman Suffragists File Petition
Demanding Same Rights
as Mere Men
iii mini
ALL tUUAL
The Oklahoma Woman Suffragist ! to case the legislature convenes, as
association at 10 o'clock this morning j n norte-d, during , hat week It will pos
liled with the aecretftry of state aislble swell the attendance t l..",o:
petition containing ."'8.300 signatures' or more. Already 100 applicants have
askiuir for submission to the ve 'crs
at the next general election the prop
osition of cutting out the word
"male" In th" Oklahoma constitu
tion. The committee filing the peti
tion Wesre Mrs. Diggers of Marlow,;
SPECULATE
Oil PROBABLE
LEGISLATION
GOSSIP RIPE AS TO MAT.
TERSTO COME BEFORE
SPECIAL SESSION
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
WILL PRESS PET HDBBIES
Gov, Haskell, However, Is Keep-
H Ow Counsel as to to Sub-
jects to Be Embraced In Call
Responding to an Inquiry made by
governor Haskell, sixry-niiie members
Of the two houses of the legislature
have answered as to their views 01
a special session, but nine of them
nol favoring lite call. It has been
known that the work of the codifying
commission will soon anive at ft
stage where nothing further can b
accomplished Without the granting ol
legislative authority, and for thai
reason the general opinion that a ses
sion would be called has prevailed
Governor Haskell addressed his In
quiry to members of the legislative
body to determine What the majority
oi ihe members would desire.
Wild slo.ies as to what will hi
ipeci led in the call tor the special
( ssion have been given Circulation
bul none of them emanates from
higher authority than an active imag
ination, save those which' have come
nom members of ihe legislature. At
an informal caucus held in this clt
by prominent members of the two
h-.eses, it was agreed that the sue
cial session -hould take up such M
tjOB as will complete the codification
of the Oklahoma laws
Ask congress to grant the Chilloov
Indian reservation to the state ffll
he purpose of using the (wilding at
,,n asylum to take the place of the
one at Ft. Supply, which is off tin
railway lines ami has suffered heavy
damages by reason of Inadequate flrt
minor amendments to
strengthen the state guaranty ban!
deposit law
Remote the probability Of doubt at-
to handling of the school 1 mil depart
ment affairs
Establish either a salaiy and fee
system for all county officials, else
i straight salary or straight fee sys
cm and dispense with the old l-rrl
torlal system or fees (if II exists)-
A range for payment of taxes at
i wo different periods, thai coincide'!
with the modern system of light bui
dens of state
An effoit will also be made by cet
tain legislators to secure a change
in the sehoed laws of the slate.
Oovemo.- Haskell, however, hut
never revealed to anyone his Ideas
PilVe US to Ihe ge-lie-lll lieeel Of get
li.ng the codifying work completed as
early as possible, and upon I his (pies
ilon all parties are agreed.
The proposed changes In the state
guaranty bank deposit law, so wide!)
I used in partisan dispatches, are real
ly trivial and add clauses strengthen
Ing the power of the slate to handle
those affairs.
Representative Smith, of Mam best
er, who contributed to the defeat ol
he bill which war to allow deposits
of the state n guaranteed b.tnks with
eiiii iiomi. Las nail uns mimer in mum
for n year or more and it Is under
s ood ! is ieb-as as to the- inodifiea
liens v, ill In the main be ae-reptable
Ui the majorlly.
MANY MASONS Will MTEI
Preparations are now almost com
pleie for the eomlo'l mid-winte.
Scottish Rite reunion fo be held In
tils city on January 18, It) ami 20
when the largest gathering of Masons
that ever attended one of these re
unions Is expected to attend. Special
entertainment programs will be giv
en eacb evening for the benefit of
the visitinz Masons and their Wives
! enrolled for the degree work ami Sec
rotary Deer antic!
of 125. which will
in the history of
leates an enrollnien
be the largest e-lass
the consistory.
Inc-eases Capital Stock.
The Soul i Oklahoma company.
Which is the industrial portion of the
Oklahoma City Morris PnefiWng riant
company, filed ameunded articles of
incorporation eih the secretary of
state today Incieasing the capital
stock rrom $660,000 to $1,.W ooo
Governor Usue3 Requisition.
Upon the rwjue-si of County Attor
ney K. K. Re-a den of Oklahoma
county, Governor Haskell this morn
ing issued a requisition upon Gover
nor Campbell of Texar for the re
turn to Oklahoma county of C, W.
Fowler, r;antei! on a rape charge1.
IT ALL THIS OtUI?
Frightful Jockeying on Viaduct;
Matter-What Does
Mayor Mt-an?
Although the mayor and council by
I unanimous vote, a month ago. gnve
the city attorney apeetflc instructions
to rile complaint in behalf of the- city
before the corporation commission te
force the Santa Fe railroad to bear
it proportionate cost with the city!
Ir. building the Nob!.- avenue viaduct. j
(across the Santa Pe ami Denver, ;
fluid and oulf tracks and the Cotton-1
WOod river on January , iiuo, if
1 1 liiroad company had nol by that
lime- submitted a definite proportion
to the city ou the matter), no action
ittis been taken by tne city attorney.i
who states that tne mayor has In
articled him to hold up the natter
oi the time being.
The mayor has been swallow ing
be Santa Fe's nice sloth's about what
he teiael intends to elei every since-
lie has been In office and although be
hud exported several irnos that the1
'reel ion of the viaduct was assureel
the city and railroad company are
iven wider apari on ibo matter thaui
when tli' 35,000 bond issue Voted In
the fall of UNi? w;e voted (OT the
eity s share ol the erection ol tlie via
duct. The present ad mill Is nation prom
lUPfl faithfully that the matter would
' 1 1 settled before the paving on 'No
ble avenue was completed which in-
lin ed the property owners on Noble
twenue to petition the council to pave
Noble avenue by making j one' of the
esi driveways in the state and did
not object to w'hn the cost, might be.
Mayor Parquharaon now wants W
urthei delay the tnatter by culling
i mass meeting of ihe citizens to
onfe't- with the railroad officials in
view of perfecting a compromise,
The corporation commission has
jiven the city officials who have plac
ed the matter before them assurance
hai if tin olty would maka a pfopei
ihowinii that the railroad COuW be-
forced let erect the iaduct. '
bave promised a apeed lie'aiing
rhey
ail'1
relief at once.
Mayor FuniuharsonV latest unflll
id pledge to the people on the via
duct proposition is that be promised
to call ihe mass meeting to confer
with the railroad officials at the eaVlv
st date possible, This ststemenl was
made two weeks ago. Toe holiday
leriod has passed apel yet a etili for
the meeting was only Issued last
veiling. Why this delay Mr. Mayor'.'
Under a commission form oi gov
rnment this matter wonhl be se-ulcd
v It hit) a few days.
While the taxpayernoi' the' city are
.aiting patiently for tne viaduct fi
ie erected the taxpayer are paying
. per cent interest on the- S5tMM
ie,nd issue to hc liolelers of I In
I 'lid
IIC "COT" IS STILL THERE
lity Council Doing Nothing
and Railroad Company
Resting Easy
January 1, 1910 has e cm- and gone
uid ihe Rook laland Railroad com
iany lias neither eoinniene'ed active
(nisi ruction work to extend Its line
lorth through the city on Vine street
Dd build on to Perrj nor legun wink
in filling up tbe Vine' site'i't nil" be
Ween Oklahoma and HatfeUJOfl ave-nie-s
and 10 forfell lis right id-way
hroiigh ihe- city from Okliihemia ave
ite- north, as provided In the' con
raid entered lute) by the city anil
aiiroad about, a ye ar agO,
What is the pre-sent council going
io do about. It? The presem conn
II erevttsi e storm sewer in the
lltcfa ami the Rock Islaiul road was
to pav 8,fO0 or tiu cost of the same
This has not yet been done,
i Itlaens restrained themsedws from
taking the- iniiiter mtei the con
iin.l .uw'lurlmr the. "c.it" u iinlilte- finis
iii.H.r lue f then Koiitiotl
hat something would be done em the
matter by January 1st.
Just such things as this and dila
tcry action on the viueluct proposition
is giving the commission fern of gov
ernment Its higge'fi boost and the
nore such men as Councilman Morrl
ou and the- ring Republicans kick
eguinat the COmmlBHleOn plan I be
larger majority they h;c piling up
?ainst themselves
TO Fill
Th." board of regents for the state
norm school last, evening elected
M. K. Oasklll of the Knld public
school)! as teacher of athletics In the
-'out h west em Normal school at
Weaiherford to fill a vacancy.
Tb- hoard eecbe-el not ti e-b-e t
aaslsiant teacher in matliematiea
the i '-'ir al Siaic Normal M hool
Slmond to nucceed Prof, A
an
In
at
C.
Thatcher, deceased, at the present
time. Scott Glenn of Shawnee, the
newly appoinieel member of the board
was sworn In w-stcrday afternoon.
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1 1 U 1 !
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(Hy Attx:iuJ-d Press 1 Wag The Wrong Place
New Yo k, Jan. ;. There wa3 n The Leader was In error Tuesday
sensational cotion market again to- afternoon In tts statement that the al
... .. . u w eged jo nt n ded Monday night was
.lay. Right after be opening "Wl3&5 McDanie! tallo, shop. The
, . a . . a , t. : i . . . .
K'lHI ne niteen-live. emii) i iiuie
seve n eiwe-r. It rallied late-r.
I
FEEEING IT
CITIZENS AROUSED OVER
ASSAULT COMMITTED
BY BOOTLEGGER
PROTEST IS VOICED TO
GOVERNOR HASKELL
Superintendent of State Schoi
for Deaf Is Badly
Disfigured
special ro iMity ueader.
Sulphur, Okla., Jan, t; - Though suf-
fenng from a chewed neii.e', i bitten
i w and i blackened eforeheadi I he re
nit of a cowardly assault made- up
oil him on ihe' street late Tuesday at
letnoon by lle'ii Rodea, alias, Jo J:'
a bootlegger, prof, a. a. Stewart, su
perintendeni of the Oklahoma achool
tor the dent ami president ol ihe Sul
phur law and order leaguei appeared
in polics e on e i this morning to give-
testimony against his assailant.
By proxy Jo-Jo entered a plea of
i ullty and was fined $l',ri. Upon In
quiry It was learned that prof Slew
art's aaaallani was mtaelni frphi the
city, the county officers having. It 1
was chargi'd, made' no effort lei re
arreal him upon a warrant iworn onl
6y Prof. Siewmt after (he olty mar
shal had turned him loose on a te n
dollar cUh bond.
Tin polic court was then turned
into h. mass meeting by the asaemWesd
pRlaena. After ipeechea denouncing
i he cowardly aasaUlt upon Prof. Stew
art, denouncing the olty marshal for
turning hit; aaaallani loose, denonnc
Ing tlie county officers for not prompt
ly ar.estliig "Jei-.lo" denouncing the'
mayor for not closing the bootlegging
establiahmenti and denouncing ids
IrlCl Judge) McMillan or not remOV
ing from office the indicted county
ami city tifficerfl, a reward was rals
ed for tlte arrest of "JO-.lo". Moni'V
was ral'ted also to be used In prose
cuting bootleggers who, it is believed!,
boosted "Jo. In" into making the- as
-unit.
A committee was appointed to wall
Upon Mayor f, K Kmanued and ele
ma&d thai It' (lei line duly ill e'leuill-
Ing out tlu' bootlegKlng element.
A seconei commtttae was appointed
to notify Governor Haskell thai boot
legging and gcnouil lawlessness cun
not be Stooped In Sulphur, until the
prose nt IndlOted count v and city ol
iii eis are removed from office, ami (
io insist upon their Immediate suh-i
pension.
Tlie' resolutions rend as follows: i
Strong Rcsolutlonr,
"To Hon Charles N. Haskell, gov
ernor: Whereas Bopt, Stewart, of
the school for dear, was altaeked on
i'ur stieets this BftetraOOO, by n beiot
ledger, and whereas, the bootlegger I
lament of our community are in
coming bolder we- be lie ve' this con-1
liilnn In brought ahouf by failure Of I
the orricers to do their duty, snel in
some Instancea bv their sympathy, j
lad co-operation, with tin- boot leggera,
and all the police force of Ihe eity :
are under Indtrtmenl and accnaattons!
I and
ire pe-rmil Ie-,) bv District Jeidge
McMillan Io COOtil ill OfflCI
"Therefore we appe-al to vou to
have another bulge- to try tlMMM cases
above referred to, and thai you give
us Immediate assistance, ami IT ID I
your pfiwer have the present police
force anapended, to end t hat the eltf
niay appoint officers that will d
their duty and rid the city of lawteM
, liess."
GQTTQN GINNED ID JANUARY I
The Oklahoma state board or agri
culture tlnds that 4H;.8Hi square liales
and I",. In:, round bales were ginni'd
r eitn the Oklahoma crop of cotton of
lieu up to uml InClnding the close of
liiisliu-ss mi December :n In arriving
at the-se tlgiire-s. tin' board has u
celved reports from 27H uins, and ha:
added to thla iiutnher the reports of
:vt ginte toade aeior to this elate-, and
also llu, re-ports ..f IW gins which
are marked closed Cownting round
as half bales, there have- been ginned
to the flr st ,of January, 1910, 460,101
bales.
The board has revised Its list of
gins io date-, which shows a giamt
total of JM gins reaortlagl during
entire season.
he
Till talking rates.
(Hy Aianoi-lale-d Tress.)
St. Louis. Mo., Jan. 6 Argument
In the Oklahoma rate- cases before
Fe'ilerai Judge- It'iok continued todaj
They an- expected to finish tonight.
idaced laired was un-ler a lesiamaiit
on the opiioslu- coiner.
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O TODAY'S MARKETS. O
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O Chicago. Ills., Jan. R May O
0 wheat closed at $1.14 l-"?: July O
'O at $1.0:5 :! 4 May corn closed at O
0 M ::-xo- July at fig :, 8c. O
o o
'O Kansas City Gr.iin. O
i O Kansas City, Jfo., Jan t .--May O
jO wheat closed at $l.OJI 1-2; July O
O at 97 ii-Xc. Mav r.iru ckwed at O
O 07 Mc; Julv at r.T 1 Se O
O O
O Kansas City Livestock O
0 Kansas City Mo.. Jan,
O thousand cnttle WON ive'edved, O
O marke t Strong,, The top of the Oj
0 bog market was reached when O
O toppers brought $x.t;;, per cwt, O-
O Only see'ii Iheetisand were re'- O
0 calved. 0
n O
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
GOOD Wl
The Corporation commission has
dismissed the citations issued against
twedw Oklahoma telephone' cumpa
niaa for violation of firder tfo, isii
which re'ipiired the companies to file
valuation repot ts m their exohangoa
by June- I, last, lhe companies having
compiled wltfc the order recently,
'''he delendanti were the beget1 ami
ehlckaahn Telephone company of
'Aims, Chickasaw Telephohet comapny
if 4rdmore, ()iianabMaiu;iini com
pfOy Of Alius, Marshall Telephone
company of Marshall. Purceli-Lexlng-
ioii company of Lexlagion, Hltickburn
Telephone company of Blackburn,
QermanAraerican Telephone compa
ny of Orlando, New State Telephone
company of Roosevelt, No Ihwe'slern
Telephone company of Shattuek, mil-hies-Heei
itocit Telephone company of
Hillings,
T TIE SPECIftL SESSION
Today iweiitv tiiree telegrams we ie
ii'ie'lved, all favoring a session. The'
rnajorlt) of nii'inbers suggest ihai
the I'xtra sesslein be- held nol longer
than two weeks. The ntaln subject
io ceiine before Hie session Is taxii
t ion.
PROTEST DISMISSED
AGAINST BALLOT TITEE
Friends of Move to Amend
Constitution Anxious for
an Election
What is known as the "rsllroad
amendment" to Article' ix r the con
atitUtloBi was pur In ahape for an
election by dismissal of the suli
broughl by the Oklahoma federated
Oommercuil e Inhs against Atloriiei
Oenoral West, involving the balloi
title, ami announcement was made
that tlie organisation would accept
the headltnea prepared iv the attor
ney general. The federation claims
that the title Is a misrepresentation
eif the- legislation propoisi'd. but rath
oi than anconntet further delay in
an otetotlon it would be aooepted ami
oaplnined to iim iroter afterward.
The ballot title' leu in as prepare, I In
he til tome'' general la as followa:
"State Qmstiou No. --. Propoalng
an amendnieni to Article of tbe cun
dilution. I'eirpose of measure Is to
inpercede ieotlon Noa. a. h, h, it,
'!', 81, and portions of Sect Ion IK eif
irtlcle of the stnte constitution:
.uiopting ceuisi Itntlottal provisions au
thorizing any transmission or trans
initiation company niKanl.i'il out ot
but having lines in tins state, upon
conditions namtdi to extendi build
inline" ey additional improvesmeats,
exercise' righi e.i- einiiniii domain,
i(ili;'.t:Ildate with or dl-p- to of any of
its rights to any like- ootinesetlng cor
poratlon en- one with it running pa I
in an entire business; and exempt ing
Ceiiit ir.iieel eiti 1'iixe- Kive
Austere Wickersham Says That
Glavis is Sulfering From
Megalomania
(Hy Aswocia'.'-d Press.)
Washington. D. C . Jan. 6. tenia
It. Olavis, rormerlv chief of the Held
division of the general land office
Wag suffering from megalomania, and
Mir, not Imbued with a de'p seuise; of
pttlriolic duly in makiiiK charges
against Secretary of Interior Hallln
ger and others in connection with
coal land claims in Alaua. according
in Attorney Uemral Wickersham,
whose report of Sc-.-.-r. L r 11 on tin
controversy was sent io congress, to
day by the President, WlckerHhtun
severely arraigned Hlavls.
FOUNDER Of D. A. I IS
iny Associated Press)
New York, Jau. M s. Flora
Ad.. ins Deirllng. (ottnder of the- Daugh
:ers of the lieveduHon and United
States Daaghtera of 1S1?. dle, of an
tipeeplectlc streike' here todai , aged 70.
MORE GOAL
WAS MINED
LAST YEAR
OUTPUT EXCEEDS 1908
BUT BELOW 1907, THE
REPORT SHOWS
WAS ABOUT NORMAL
Oil Activity Causes Slump in
Missouri, Kansas, Indiana
and Iowa
Special to Daily Leader.
W ishln ton, Jan. 6 - Although the
output of anthracite' and bituminous
nl In the United States In 1309
amounted to approximately 450.000,
h(M) short tons, u was less by several
thousand tons than the- output of 1!07,
according to n repeirt made by the
o'eilogical survey.
There was, however, more coal
mined last year than In 1908.
The year t!)i7 was the banner year
or the coal imliiBtry of the United
Uisi year Pennsylvania alone mln-
i 79,000.000 short tons of anthracite
coal and :i6 1,000,000 short tons of bl
i nniliioiis coal.
According to the report, tha mining
in Vllssourt, Kansas, Illinois,
ndtana and Iowa baa declined, owing
0 the use ot oil, gas and coke and
the holdover portion of the business
1 1808, which was caused by the
general business expression. In
.peaking of Illinois, the report states:
There are several t canons for the
orlage of the output in this state,
Inn the principal one Is the shortage
i f labor mid the operating of too many
mines for the demand.
The shortage of labor during the
ve'ir lu, i ti din- til the fact, that
i In' number o? mines exceeds tbe re
Mulrements of the trnde. This means
o course, that with tiiote- mines than
are required to supply the market,
and with each mine- trying to secure
Its quota ed' labor, mure labor Is em
ployed in the mines than should bo
I'icessary to produce the quantity of
e on 1 required by Hie- markets.
Shoriage of ears ami water lias al
ii aided lu curtailing the output.
In Arkansas, (iklahoma and Texan
the output was about the same an In
1908. Shortage of water interfered
eiliewhal with the milling In Arkan
hSH mi j Oklflheimii, aceerdiug to 'he ro-
port.
Mil FOR A SPECIAL
MEETING OE SHERIFFS
Will Discuss a Plan at Guthrie
for the Uniform Collec
tion of Fees
i i 1 - y LeatpH
ChlckaHhu, Okla., Jan. S. The
herlffy or Oklahoma may hit upon a
I'f.n for i lie uniform collection of fesesa
.tat -Nil' aid the legislature, should
: be called in -pedal stssioii, lu ur
i v Ing ai a just basis respecting tbe
ifflce of sheriff. Sheriff M. B. Low-tie-u
oi Grady county has issued a
all for a special meeting of the Okr
i oiiia Slie i-iffs' aaaoelatlon, of which
a i. president, to be held In Guthrie,
anuar 10. Eve y sheriff in the
late Is urge'd to attend.
the
Ollt il
circular letter which Sheriff
i has sent out says that ow
ing to the de cision ol the state ex-
ulnar and inspector that teeis col
I by a majority ot tbe sheriffs
i f the state tor enforceme.it of the
pi '.libitlon law bave been illegally
llected and roust be returnesd to
ie counties, it has been deemed ad
Isable by the officers of the sher
i'Ts' association to call a meeting of
It r organlzatlmi that they may agree
u on senile uniform plan ot charging
In ordr that the records o the
.-.lieiiffH may ba uniform.
it is claimed by many sheriffs that
ivin'ii on- m e-xaminer audits their
I . he holds these fee8 are llleg
charged, 'hllo anotlurr examiner
folk w wh win hold that the
t s are legal and may be collected.
TI'L ha.-e caiii-i'd much troublp and In
convenience to sheriffs.
There ate several laws In the terri
torial statute which were put to
force over the slate- by th.- Conatitu
linn, umler which uheriffs may col
and some of them appar
eiitlv authorise a sheriff to draw the?
fee in exet&sa ef his salsrv. County
attorneys are at variance on tbe mat
w ll as county Judges, who
,1 iih ii in a large measure
wlih It-es.
ANOTHER HIGH HOG MARK.
Kansas City. Mo.. Jan. Hoga
rold at M.66 here today, the highest