Oklahoma State Register. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1908 Page: 1 of 12
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Oklahoma
State Regtster.
SEVENTEENTH YEAR NO. 17
GUTHRIE, OKLA., THURSDAY. MAY 21. 19US.
#1.00 PER YEAR
Prejudice is the Morbid Emanation of Secret Specters The Presence of the Grand Army Dislpated any Unfterln* S:adaw Brtween North and the ;> <ith in Oklahoma
Grand Army
'ODIiPTOR J. MASSEY
RHIND of New York Is
working on a monument to
commemorate the founder of the
(irand Army of the Republic, Dr.
Benjamin Franklin Stephenson
of Springfield, III. The memorial,
a three sided obelisk, Is to be
erected In Washington at the
Junction of Louisiana avenue and
Seventh and C streets, in the
middle of a circular grass plot,
and it Is to be ready for dedica-
tion about Aug. 1, 1909, when
there will be an encampment of
the Grand Army to unveil it.
Congress has appropriated $10,-
000, and G. A. R. men have raised
about $25,000 additional, so that
the monument will be a splendid
creation.
Dr. Stephenson was regimental
surgeon of the Fourteenth Illi-
nois volunteer infantry during
Its three years of service In the
west His rank was that of ma-
jor. He was born in Wayne
county, 111., in 1822 and died in
1871. Dr. Stephenson grew up
In Sangamon county and lived
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or TKt R&p'jaue
a t
At lit
Memorial
many years In Springfield, rt
w.is while residing In th? t city
shortly after the close of the war
that he conceived the Mea of an
organization of veterans and
worked out the ritual. The rtrst
O. A. It. meeting was held April
6, 18* 6. in Decatur. Ill
The founder <>f the order m. t
many reverses in life and dfed a
disappointed man it n> t
until after his death that the
(Jrand Army grew'to'such mag-
nificent proportions. Dr. Ste-
phenson devoted much time and
thought to the order, to the ue^-
lect of his own medical practhe
ami the consequent impoverish
nicut of his family. lie was a
generous, cheerful man, with an
abiding confidence in the ulti-
mate realization of his dreams,
though he did not live to witness
the nation wide growth of the
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A warm colored granite will be
used for the shaft, the panejg.au
each side containing the figures,
badges and inscriptions to be of
slatuary bronze.
I Cor ti
Guthrie Honored by the'Oklahoma Vete-
rans of the Grand Army of the Republic
J 1 Responses for the a- >;„ •
riding horses, then five big coaches
tilled to overflowing with primary and
kindergarten children, the little fel-
lows shouting with might and main
as they were driven slowly along to
Culminating in a grand parede Wed-
nesday afternoon, the magnificence
of which has not been surpassed in
Oklahoma, with ideal weather, the
city a wilderness of flags and bunt-
ing, the first joint session of the an-
nual reunion ot tue veterans of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Ladies
of the G. A. R., Woinans Relief Corps,
Sons of Veterans and Spanish War
Veterans, held the city of Guthrie in
siege this week and made a memo-
rable event in the history of the state.
No event in this city has ever
been equal to it. From first to last
the city was given over to the display
of patriotism until the very atnios- j Proce88l°n formed in front o£ the Car
phere was sacred with its spirit. It' ne®*e library where National Coin-
was the state's true holiday, and the Imandpr Burton delivered an address
old, venerable veterans, gray in their to the comrades. telling of the work
country's service, were the priests of'ot "le ^ an<* w''at the organi-
patriotism. As they marched the
zations were delivered by Mrs Emma
Parmalee and Mrs. Ida Gainer.
Col. Roy Koffffman of (.handler
made the response for the Spanish
War Veterans, which closed the
speechmaking.
the inspiring tunes of the Guthrie, j Urand Army >cw Officer*.
Crescent City and other bands and) With the selection of Captain H.
half a dozen drum corps of the G. A. | Veatch of Pawnee as commander of
R. Then came a wonderful part of | the department of Oklahoma. Captain
the spectacle, nearly 2000 school chii- . William Higgins of Bartlesville as
dren, singing patriotic songs and senior vice commander. W. H. Harper
waving their banners as they paraded j of Muskogee as junior vice cpmmand-
er, and Muskogee as the place of the
in double file with their teachers in
terspersed at intervals as officers.
Address by .National Coniiiiuiider.
At the conclusion of the parade the
streets or gathered in council, with
the outer insignia of past valor and
their country's history written in
their hearts, what an object lesson
they were of the love of country and
the perpetuity of its glory. They are
a handful of the thousands that arose
at the call of their country in its time
of need, but they are a benediction.
in their old age, to Oklahoma, that
assures that in the midst of selfish
commercial and political conflicts.
the glory of human sacrifice for the
right has not passed away.
All day Monday and Tuesday the
city was filling up with the hosts, and
when the grand parade marched down
the streets Wednesday afternoon,
there were fully five thousand i>ersnus
in line. The spectacle was a grand
one, the various colored uniforms of
the bands and militia find old soldiens
mixing and mingling with the myriad
colors of the Ladies of the G. A. R.
and W. R. ('., and the thousand or
more school children, all carrying
banners. Some of the veterans
marched along in double rfle, some
rode, a rimiiber wbre carried along In
u monster float drawn by six -gray
horses. The Ladles of the G. A. R.
and W. R. C. mostly marched, all car-
rying banners, and a score of the La-
dies of the G. A. R. carrying one Im-
mense banner, and themselves en-
twined with ribbons of red, white and
blue, made one of the most Impos-
ing figures In the parade. The First
Oklahoma National Guard band in
kahki uniforms and followed by the
stalwart rifle bearing squad of young
militiamen, made a conspicuous part
of the parade. The Are fighters of
Guthrie were In line In all their flag
decorated glory. TUe Spanish War .
Veterans, composed of some of Okla- !°f KlnRti,itler V .
homo's most famout men, marched <,pnera' A. G. < utchtnrt-, "depart-
mostly in civilian attire, but every Iment comma,"ler of lndlan Terrltory-
inch soldiers. Then came eques- was taken 8Udden ' llJ ln the ""'d8'
trians and a band of boys and girls lot hl8 resl>on9e oa b*"halt ot tbe °r«a
Ization stands for. The veterans
crowded up to the improvised speak-
ers stand In front of the library. W.
H. Hornaday. department commander
of Oklahoma, introduced General Bur-
ton to his big audience. He was heart-
ily cheered as he arose to speak.
Without preliminaries he launched
forth into his address and held his
cheoring audience with closest alten
tion until he ceased of his own vo-
lition. the veterans shouting for him
to go on, go on.
The Welcome Address.
The beginning of the encampment
was the welcome exercises given in
the Brooks o^>era house Tuesday
night to a crowded house. Col. T. H.
Soward presided and made an elo-
quent opening address.
Following the rendition of the
"Bridal Chorus" from Tannhauser by
a chorus of twenty-five, directed by
Miss Carolyn Williams, and prayer by
Rev. A. B. Nicholas. Mayor Barnes
extended the welcome of the city to
the visiting veterans and ladles, and
on behalf of Congressman Bird S. Mc-
Gwire formally presented to the G. A.
R. of Oklahoma the first flag with
the Oklahoma star in its field to float
lover the national capitol.
| Judge W. B. Herod of Hartranft
| Post of Guthrie, on behalf of the lo-
cal organization, extended a welcome
to the veterans from throughout the
state, and he In turn yielied to Miss
Alma Carson, on behalf of Hartranft
Circle, Ladles of the G A R.
Chorus by an octette and a welcome
song by Mrs. H. F. Ardery and quar-
tet, "We Have Drunk From the Same
Canteen," were heartily applauded
A welcome to the Spanish War Vet-
erans was extended by. Col Ingram
next state encampment, the G. A R.
encampment practically ended its
work Thursday afternoon.
The other officers were elected as
follows: Chaplain. R^v. D PJ. M.
Wood, Stillwater, re-elected; patriot-
ic instructor, I. N. Phillips, Oklhoma
City; council of administration, R. M.
J. Shiver, Miami; George Fletcher,
Noble; Dyer; El Reno; Smith, La-
mont: George Nicholls, Guthrie.
The delegates to the national en-
campment were Byron E. Sheffield,
Muskogee; W. J. Herod. Tulsa; S S.
Cole. Cashion; E. H. Furrow, Guth-
rie: F. G. Williams.
Alternates to national encampment:
J. G. Unger, Enid; Joe Becker, Ana-
darko; Jack Barnthouse, Guthrie;
Fallon, El Reno; Tompkins, Oklaho-
ma City.
Woman'* Relief Corps. '
Tile Woman's Relief Corps Com-
pleted its work Thursday of merging
the Indian Territory and Oklahoma
Territory branches into one big new
state department of a thousand mem-
bers and forty corps. The following
officers were elected:
Department president,' Mrs. May
Vanipner. Guthrie; senior vice com-
mander. Mrs. Hlllhouse. Tulsa; jun-
ior vice commander, Mrs. Elsie E.
Walker, Pond Creek; treasurer, Mrs
Sarah M. Wilkins. Chandler; chap-
lain. Mrs. Nettle J. Hornaday, Law-
tori.
Board of administration: Mrs.
Hamel, Tonkawa; Mrs. Josephine
Taylor, Perry, Mrs. Breweil. Sapulpa;
Mrs. McKlnster. Geary; Mrs. Clark
Stillwater.
Delegates to national encampment.
Mrs. Ida Sappington, Ponca; Mrs. W.
H. Harper, Muskogee. Alternates:
Mrs. Thomas, Seward: Mrs. Stockgtll,
Waukomis.
Mrs. M. M. Huntsberger, command-
er of the Oklahoma eepartment, de-
livered her annual address Thursday
evening
Resolution signed by Ada F. Wat-
son, Clara E. Nichols and Eunice F
Hunger were adopted thanking the
citizens and press of Guthrie for the
many courtesies extended and for the
beautiful and elaborate decorations;
to the City Federation of Women*
Clubs and to the teachers and pupils
j patriotism by the long line of march
under the flag of our country.
Ladies of the \. K.
The Ladies of the G. A. R met
Thursday morning Ht 8: ISO o'clock.
After the opening exercises a very
good musical program was rendered
by the .Misses Williams and Cecil Wil-
liams.
A reading by Mrs. Durling and a
short talk by .Miss Kate Barnard, with
a very short business session ad-
journed to meet at I o'clock.
After the opening exercises and a
song by .Miss Carolyn Williams, greet-
ings from the Relief Corps by Mrs.
Lock and Mrs. Parmiee were respond-
ed to by Mrs. Ennna Miller of Guthrie.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. Mary P. Herod was elected
president by a good majority, but re-
fused the honor aiid moved to have
Mrs. Clara Brown of Kingfisher de-
clared president.
The other officers are as follows:
Senior vice president. Mrs. Lizzie
Baldwin, Hennessey; junior vice pres-
iSent. Mrs. Hiatt, Edmond; treasurer,
Alice Adams, Oklahoma City; secre-
tary, Malinda Cummins, Kingfisher;
cltaplain. Martha Savage, Perry; del-
ates to convention, Amy Becker,
Anadarko; Ennna Miller, Guthrie;
Malinda Cummips, Kingfisher; alter-
nates. Bertha Green, Guthrie; E. II.
Furrow, Guthrie.
The usual resolutions of thanks
! were passed for courtesies extended
! >y the citizens.
I Spanish Wjir Veterans.
rl Bohannou of Muskogee, corn-
ier of tike department of Oklalio-
Major W. J. Otjen, senior vice
mander, and Major Seymour
le of Watonga, junior vice corn-
ier, are the officers of the Span-
War Veterans elected for the en-
? year at the business session at
Elks club rooms.
'o sessions were held, one before
arrival of Commander Burton,
the election of officers, shortly
after noon. The feature of the mor'n-
;ig session was the presentation by
Past department Commander Charles
r ot a beautiful silk army flag
to the Oklahoma City camp, in token
of its having increased in membership
more than any other camp in the Ok-
lahoma department. The flag, an of-
ficial forty-six star banner, was one
of two with the Oklahoma star in the
parade.
After a short business session an
adjournment wns taken to accompany
the G. A. R. and ladies auxiliaries to
the union depot where Commander
General G. C. Burton was expected to
arrive at 11 o'clock. Upon his failure
to arrive at that hour, or within the
next hour, the columu marched back
to the Elks club rooms and resumed
the business session.
The next encampment of the orga-
nization will be held at Oklahoma
City.
Resolutions were adopted paying a
tribute to the Grand Army, President
Roosevelt, commendation for Com-
mander Hunter. Gen. Alva J. Niles,
Robert B. Huston Post, and the Elks
for the use of their hall
School Land Bill Passed the House
With Referendum Attached
and
The Fisher school land bill, provld- | may pay out In t
ing for the sale of the lands, passed |is to be 80,(1 as
the house Thursday afternoon, after
a long struggle. At the last minute
the referendum clause was attached
to satisfy many who desired to shift
the burdon of responsibility to com-
mit themselves Irrevocably on the
question, and because It was felt with
this provision the bill will have a
better chance to pass the senate."""
The general provisions of the liUI
are that the land shall be sold In
160 acre tracts, with preference
rights to the lessees. If there are
no improvements on the Jand the les-
see must have had two years actual
residence on the land before he can
make application to purchase. The
sale is made on twenty-one years'
time, at 5 per cent Interest on de-
ferred payments, and the purchaser
> years. The land
oon as appraised.
The board of appraisers shall be im-
posed of three disinterested persons,
living outside the county in which the
land is situated, two of whom shall
be farmers. The board Is to be ap-
pointed by the present school land
commission, of which the governor
is chairman.
As the enabling act provides, the
land is to be sold by auction, to tho
highest bidder, after the land and Im-
provements have been appraised sep-
arately. The lessee gets no benefit
of the increased value, but simply a
preference right at the highest bid.
Representative Fisher is to be con-
gratulated upon the passage of his
bill. He did the best he could under
the opposition that developed from
various unexpected sources that had
heretofore claimed to be for the sale
of the lands.
STORMED SENATE AMI HOUSE.
SCHOOLS-
YES; BUT
NOT MOW.
senate Leaves Location of East Side
Institutions to Next Legislature.
The senate voted to substitute the
original normal school bill, establish-
ing three permanent ni^jjnal schools
on the east side of the state, for the
Mennlnger bill, giving the board of
regents power to establish three tem-
porary normals The Idea of the sen-
ators-who voted for the bill is not to
locate the normals at this session.
They would pass the location ques-
tion up to the next legislature, but
pur through the bill establishing the
schools as an evidence of good faith
towards the east side
Further than this substitute
final action was taken.
Tuesday forenoon a delegation of
the G. A. R. marched into the house
of representatives, where they were
given the freedom of the floor, and
Speaker Murray made them a patriot-
ic address that suprised everybody,
wdio expected him to do otherwise.
In the afternoon the same compli-
ment was paid the senate, where Gov-
ernor Haskell paid the veterans of the
Civil War tribute in his characteristic
manner of practical sense. The dele-
gation was highly pleased with their
treatment.
KOI!TV.SIXTH STAR
ON I Nil EI'EN DEN I E !1 U,l,
Governor Haskell has received a
communication from Chas. W. Alex-
ander. committeeman in charge, in
behalf of the Philadelphia council's
Fourth of July committee, saying that
the first flag having the Oklahoma
star upon it would be unfurled on the
Fourth of July at the same time that
it will be broken out officially by the
United States government at every
army post, vessel and federal build-
ing. The governor is invited to bring
the regulation flag, with a delegation
to break it out with appropriate cere-
monies. The people of Oklahoma are
asked to sing at the same moment—9
o'clock, A. M.—"The Star Spangled
Banner," in assemblies, in private and
wherever gathered.
In conformity with the request Gov-
ernor Haskell has issued the procla-
mation and, having requested the
Grand Army to recommend lelegates,
has appointed T. H. Seward, of Guth-
rie; Hosea Townsend, of Ardmore:
William H. Hornaday, of Lawton; P.
M. Conger, of Bristow, and William
Querrv. of Tulsa, as such.
INCOME TAX KILL
THROUGH SENATE.
Schedule Provides for the Assessment
of From Five to Thirty.
* three Mills.
After the minimum income subject
to taxation had been raised from
$2000 to $3500, the senate reconsid-
ered the vote by which the income
tax bill from the house had been In-
definitely postponed and passed it by
a vote of 30 to 9.
The schedule of taxatiorf adopted
wag one pre pared by Senator Henry
S. Johnson, and Is as follows:
On Incomes of $3500 to $5000, 5
mills on the dollar on the excess over
$3500: from $5000 to $10,000, 7 1-2
mills: $10,000 to $20,000, 12 1-2 mills;
$20,000 to $50,000, 15 mills; $50,000 to
$100,000. 20 mills: over $100,000, 33
mills.
GREAT
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
I ON VENTIOff.
The fifteenth annual state corfven
tlon of the Oklahoma Sunday School
Association will meet in Tulsa Juno
2, 3. and 4. 1908. This Is the conven-
tion of all the Sunday schools of all
denominations in Oklahoma, and ev-
ery Sunday school worker in our
grand new state .should attend. It
is the greatest religious gathemg of
the year and this year it is gtiag to
be greater and better than ev*r.
ROOSEVELT'S RIJiHI
TO DISMISi*
SOLDIJE It.
U. S. Court Throws Out Test Suit
Brought by t Tnenty-rifth ,
Infantry Man.
BIDDERS ON LAND TO GET
REFUND FROM GOVERNMENT;
EXTENSION ON HOMESTEADS
Senator Gore has scored again for
Oklahoma by securing amendments
for the omnibus bill, reported by the
Indian affairs committee of the house.
He had a provision inserted giving
nlzatlon from his half ot the state, of. the public schools, who inspired served.
TO BANQUET MURRAY
AT OPPORTUNE TIME.
Friends of Speaker Murray are
planning to give the house officer a
banquet at the Hotel lone Saturday
evening. The arfair is be rather
elaborate and will be of a strictly
"stag" variety. The following com-
mittee has charge of the event:
Messrs. Johnson, Rqiney, Japp, Har-
rison, Briggs, Cope and Whitehurst.
Senator Clarence Davis, president,
and Representative O'Neal, secretary
of the permanent organization of the
legislature, have issued a call for a
meeting Saturday night at 8 o'clock,
when the question of selecting a
place for holding the first Oklahoma
day banquet will be decided. Follow-
Ing (he business a banquet will he
20 per cent proceeds of the sale of
one-half section of land adjoining
Lawton on the north to the city for
the erection of a federal building.
By another paragraph bidders on
pasture lands will get refunds on de-
posits which have been kept by the
government from all who did not se-
cure lands.
Settlers in Oklahoma who made
homestead entries before October (>.
1901 are allowed an extension until
February 15, 1909, which will affect
the southeast and northwest portions
of the state.
Chairman Sherman of the commit-
ter assure ! Senator Gore that these
paragraphs would go through.
TE H II U.lill I LTURI
IN I'UBLII si HilOI.S.
Governor Haskell has approved the
bill by Franklin of the senate and
McCalla, Iialuey and Faulkner of the
house, putting into effect a system of
agricultural education in the common
schools, in accordance with the re-
quirements of the constitution, and
providing for the establishment of
five secondary agricultural schools,
one in each supreme court district.
He also sigped the EzzarJ bill, ex-
tending tht jurisdiction of the corpo-
ration commission In regard to phys-
ical connections."
Holding that President Roosevelt had
ample authority for disbanding and
dismissing, without honor, the bat-
talion of negro soldiers who were ac-
cused of "shooting up" Brownsville,
Tex., on the nlglit of August 13, 1906,
Judge Hough, In the United States
district court. In New York city, dis-
missed the petition of Oi
one of the discharged s(
cover the pay and emol
would have accrued* to
date of his discharge to
of his three year t*rm
Reld's action had bet
a test case to determii
power of the Pies'lep
he took, which has sin
such importance as to figure
| present national presidential
paigu. Congrt
ar W. Raid,
oldiers, to re-
uments which
him from the
the expiration
of enlistment,
n brought as
e legally the
;n the step
j of
the
:om
11-
his
wnn-
sol-
s has been
vided on the question as t
President Roosevelt exc.
powers.
Judge HougU^ in his dec
over the whole history of th
ville incident. He holds that a
dler's enlistment Is not an ordir
civil contract, but Is an agreemen
serve for three years, "unless sooner
discharged by proper authority."
The judge holds that, in as much
as the exact method of Reld's dis-
charge was not regulated by statuto,
it must necessarily be left to the dis-
cretion ot the executive officer having
power to grant some kind of a dis-
charge. The President, having adopt-
ed the summary method of discharge,
without honor, his discretion is not
reviewable by the courts, Judge
Hough hollis.
lry
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