Oklahoma State Register. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 9, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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OKLAHOMA ATTRACTED FIRST ATENTION IN
liKNVEIt ItV MUSIC, MAUCIIINU
AMI SPEAKING
Denver, July 5.—It took Oklahoma
to make Denver realize that there la
n national convention In town. Here-
tofore thwa has been a lack o: enthu-
siasm, but when 300 new statesmen
arrived over the Chicago, Kock Island
& Pacific Railroad at noon today there
were "rebel yellB" and all other kinds
of cheers from the Union Station to
the Brown Palace Hotel. And then
In the hotel ialiby of the Brown Pnl-
aee, with stairways and balconies
packed with auditors, there were
speeches by Governor Haskell, Sena-
tor Gore, "Alfalfa BUI' Murray and
Lee Cruce.
The special train bearing the delo-
gatlonand the rooters arrived at 11:50
o'clock. They swarmed through the
depot gates and under the command
of the energetic Tate Brady formed
themselves In fours to march to the
Brown Palace Hotel. A Denver band
was at their head. Up Seventeenth
Street they marched( with Sidney
Suggs carrying an Ardmore banner
at their head. In the procession, keep-
ing perfect step with all the rest, was
Senator Gore the blind senator, and
his wife. She held his arm closely
and her ever watchful eye told him of
the defects in tho pavement. The
street curbs were lined with men, wo-
men and children, who clapped their
hands as the Oklahomans went by. At
almost every step the marchers shout-
ed "Oklahoma." Governor Haskell
was not at the train to meet tliem. As
they marched up the street, however,
the Governor and Mrs. Haskell a'.lglit-
< il from a street car and were greeted
with cheers. They joined the proces-
sion. As the band swung into the big
main entrance of the Brown Palace
it struck up "Dixie," then everyone
who had not known it before realized
tliat Oklahoma was In town.
Set off a Bryan Bomb.
When the entire marching throng
had crowded into the lobby of the ho-
tel in the presence of the visitors
from nearly all of the other states
Governor Haskell stood upon a bench.
He was cheered. He said: "To you
the assembled democracy, Oklahoma
extends thanks for liberating us from
a bureaucracy form of government
and we wish to thank the great na-
tional democracy for upholding the
liberties of the people of our state, so
that now we are one of the sisterhood
oj states. We are here to ajl you In
the nomination of William Jennings
Bryan."
This was the first public utterance
of Bryan's name since the delegates
began arriving, and the cheering from
the Oklahomans lasted nearly a mln-
tite. The galleries and other
months ago when a great president,
great only because of the office he
occupies, sent his fat lubbering secre-
tary to Oklahoma to gad about and
turn down our constitution. 1 refer
to the big, fat Billy Taft. But the
citizens stood by those in authority
and adopted a constitution that is the
wonder of those around her."
Lee Cruce of Ardmore climbed a
bench on the other side of the lobby.
He gave some advice to the leaders of
Tammany liali and the ( ook ( ounty
delegations, demanding that all fac-
tions in those two states get togethei
and put up a united front to the ene-
my.
"If you do this," he said, "Mr. Bryan
will carry New York by 100,000 and
Illinois by 75,000. We will sweep Ok-
lahoma by 50,000.
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CENTIPEDE VS.
Oklahoma Women Marched
Among the vivacious women in the
Oklahoma delegation is Mrs. N. B.
Lucas of Guthrie. Mrs. Lucas is said
lo be the only woman in the country
who owns and manages a press clip-
ping bureau. When the Oklahoma
pilgrims stopped at Fairview yester-
day to call upon Mr. Bryan, Mrs. Lu-
cas gave him a large volume of clip-
pings taken from nearly all the news
papers In the United States. Mrs. Has-
kell, wife of Governor Haskell, met
the Oklahoma delegation soon after
It had started on its march from the
Union station to the hotel. She joined
in the procession with her husband,
marching under the hot sun with the
other men and women almost a mile.
There were fully 100 women in the
Oklahoma delegation. Nearly all of
these spurned carriages and street
cars and marched to the strains of
"Dixie."
Tate Brady was a sort of a grand
marshal of the parade except that he
had no horse to ride and no tri-colored
sash was worn across his breast. He
ran from the head of the line to the
foot crying "Oklahoma, Oklahoma" at
every jump.
Mrs. "Joe" Lahoy of Pawhuska. Mrs.
"Ed" Trapp, wife of Oklahoma's state
auditor, Mrs. Leo. Myer, wife of the
assistant secretary of state, and Mrs.
J. M. Brooks of Guthrie are ardent
Bryan supporters and their arguments
for the "Peerless One" are earnest.
They said that since their call at the
Bryan home yesterday they are more
'loyal than ever.
All Eager to See Gore
As the Oklahomans marched up
Seventeenth Street today spectators
were constanly asking to have Sena-
tor Gore and Mrs. Gore of Oklahoma
Indian Citizen.
On Tuesday last Elmer Sutherland
brought to the county judge's office a
centipede and a tarantula, both very
large specimens, the centipede being
more than eight inches in length and
the tarantula's legs covering a space
of more than four Inches. These
death dealing animals were put into
large glass jar and Immediately
there commenced one of the most ter-
rific battles that has been pulled off
in the history of the town of Atoka
for many years. The tarantula sprang
upon his antagonist with all the fury
and viciousuess that the name im-
plies. The centipede wound itself
around its enemy and there was a roll
and tumble fight that lasted for fully
fifteen minutes. The varmints then
separated and took their places on
opposite sides of the jar. Both
seemed to be exhausted. After a low
minutes the battle was renewed. The
tontipede, which way covered all over
with slime which had exuded from its
many legs, was the first to renew the
fight, although up to tills time the ta-
rantula appeared to have had the best
of the affray. The centipede went af-
ter its enemy with a rush and fury
that would have made John L. envi-
ous in his palmiest days.
The tarantula would spring upon
its enemy and sink its squirrel like
teeth into its back. The centipede
finally seized the tarantula with its
teeth and quick as a flash wound it-
self around it and, snake like, crush-
>d it to death. The tight lasted fully
twenty-five minutes.
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EMPLOYMENT FliEE BY STATE
First Man to Apply to State Employ-
ment Bureau Wanted Half a
Dozen Cotton Choppers
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103 W
A Y E A It IN AFRICAN JINGLES.
Hermit Roosevelt Talks of Hi>
llis Filter's- Plans.
and
lookers ai
galleries and ouier on- u
[iparentlv did not join in the I pointed out. it seems that everybody
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enthusiasm.
"In Oklahoma," continued Governor
Haskell, "we believe in the leadership
of Bryan and we are here to see that
he is nominated. The enemies of Ok-
lahoma, through their press, have said
that we arc freaks. Read our consti-
tution. The freak is not the subsized
agent of wealth and he does not speak
through the monopolies and the plu-
tocrats."
As Governor Haskell sat down there
were loud cries for Senator Gore.
With the assistance of his wife, Sena-
tor Gore mounted the bench. By his
side was "Alfalfa Bill' Murray.
Raising his hand to silence the buz-
zing and chattering of the crowd,
Murray said:
"It is my privilege to introduce to
you the greatest blind man on earth.
True he cannot see with his natural
eyes, but with his intellectual eyes
he has been able to se the dangers
that have threatened the people.
As Senator Gore started to speak "
in America has heard of and is inter-
ested in the senator. When the Okla-
homans arrived at the Brown Palace
hotel and Senator Gore was called up-
on to speak, his wife whispered in his
ear. It is said that she told him of
the conditions about him, the size of
the lobby and of the crowd, so that
he might regulate his voice according-
ly. As it was his voice, without ap-
parent effort, reached everybody in
the lobby.
Those who had known Senator Gore
in Washington noticed that he wore
blue goggles, which was not his cus-
tom before entering the hospital a
short time after the adjournment of
congress. It was said that while the
operation on Senator Gore's eyes had
not been successful yet, the special-
ists did not consider his ease hopeless
He was requested to wear the blue
glasses until the time arrived for the
second opperation. Senator Gore told
some newspaper friends today that
soon after the operation in Washing-
As Senator Gore started to speas a soon "■ o{ Wg whlte
trunk truck made a disturbance in one ton fo]> th(> fraotlonai part
C0"Sllence "silence!" yelled the crowd, of a second. Senator Gore In being
"Don't mind It." said the blind sena- you,' sir." He
tor, 'I t's the rumblings of Hitchcock s says 1 am glad to ^ know
"e^hearme frit" cither like salutation, but al-
Oklahoma represents not only the
neweBt state but also represents the
most democratic state in this splendid
Union of ours. We come from a state
where democracy is not a theory, but
it is embodied In the fundamental law
of the slate. Liberty has ever builded
her nests amid the cralgs of the
mountains. It is. therefore, fitting that
we should hold this great democratic
convention amid the crags of t u
Kockks. It is also fitting that we
should, while here, nominate that j
apostle of human liberties, Mr. Bryan
(cheers*. Oklahoma Is renowned for
Its modesty."
Everybody laughed.
Jusl a Word for Haskell.
■It doesn't want anything except the
earth, and we don't want it fenced in
because we'll enforce the herd la*
and drive all the republicans Into the
depths of the sea. All we want Is that
jou nominate Bryan by acclamation
and name Governor Haskell as the
chairman of the committee on plat-
f< Then "Alfalfa Bill" Murray mount-
ed the bench.
"I am reminded, be Bald, o a t
most invariably uses the word "see
Senator Gore was asked if he ex-
pected to offer any suggestions as to
the platform.
"No" he answered. 1 expect that
the' platform will be broad enough
for any democrat to stand upon. As
t0 the tariff, that plank 1 hope will
call for a reduction and not a revision.
Ail raw material should come in free.
Kermit Roosevelt, now a youth of
20, aud of a serious bent of mind,
says that he will accompany his fath-
er in the African hunt. He is a tall,
loose jointed young man, with cleai
but with a soft voice and a soft1
tread.
I'm going with father on the Afri-
can hunt," he said, "and will be away
a whole year. The arrangements for
the hunt have not yet been made. As
far as 1 know, father has not made
any contracts for writing about the
hunt, although he has had many of-
fers from everywhere. We will get
away as soon as possible and will be
out of touch with civilization for all
of a year.
"Father, you know," he continued,
"is never happy unless he is working,
and this hunt in Africa will produce
practical results. He Intends to seek
and kill game that will prove of value
to the world. He will send back the
bodies of such game to some museum
so that they may be mounted.
"An American museum?
"Yes," he replied. "We will have
along with us a professor from some
museum who will look after the prep-
aration of the bodies and their ship-
nient out of Africa.
"Will any one arrange for connec-
Hon with the outside world while
you and your father are in the Af-
rican wilds?" asked the reporter.
"None," he said. "We will be lost
to civilization for a year."
"And after that you will visit the
continent?"
I don't know," he replied. But
if we do. father will not go anywhere
where there will be receptions or any-
thing of that kind."
The Oklahoma state free employ-
ment bureau opened up for business
in Labor Commissioner Dougherty's
office, under the superintendence- of
E. W. Vance, formerly of Oklahoma
City, and for ten years a Katy con-
ductor, having been with the M. K.
& T. ever since the road entered Ok-
lahoma practically.
Te first application made to Mr.
Vance for employees was from S. Vi ■
Mupliey, owner of Richlands farm
at Edmond, Okla. He wans six cot-
ton choppers and he wants them
quick. He says he will pay ?1 per day
and board.
Following is the statement of the
lE'bor commissioner with regard to the
office:
"The Oklahoma free employment
bureau was opened toflay, and is now
•eady to receive applications for helq>
and employment from any one. This
office is located at Guthrie, in the de-
partment of labor, and it earnestly
requests the co-operation of all per- j
sons. Our success will be yours, and
will be measured by the earnest ef-
forts of aB concerned.
"We will have correspondents in all
labor centers and in a short time will
be able to furnish help and positions
in all branches of industry.. This is
| not confined to manual labor, but in-
I eludes the furnishing.of help aud em-
ployment in any honorable labor,
(trade or profession, for any person. (
I "This bureau has up to the present 1
time been conducted by the commis- ■ Idaho
sioner of labor and his assistant, and
has secured positions for twenty-five (
farm hands and could place many
more if they could be had. There have
been a few miscellaneous situations
secured.
"The regulation of private emj)lo>-
ment agencies will be conducted by
the superintendent of the free employ-
ment office. As is provided: by law all
private employment agencies are re-
quired to pay a license fee of five ($5)
dollars annually, and with each appli-
cation tor a license a bond is required
in the penal sum of two hundred fifty
dollars In two or more sureties.
The free employment bureau will
be under the supervision of Mr. E. W.
Vance, a member or the O. R. C., at.
Oklahoma City, who sober, industrious
and capable of fulfilling all the duties
required of him and comes highly re-
commended by the best citizens of the
(SignedI C. L. DOUGHERTY.
Commissioner of Labor.
Great Money Saving Sale
—MOW ON——
To make room for our Jail Stock we
are selling all grades aud styles of ... .
WALL PAPER
at 25% Discount
Iron, regular prices. TERMS CASH
Grays Drug Store
Oklahoma Avenue A. E. (iray, Prop.
guthrie, okla.
OKCHAKD IS NOT TO HANG.
Board of Pardons Commutes
Slayer's Sentence.
A Home for the Sick and
Unfortunate.
Holmes' Home
and Hospital
for women and children
For information write to
Anna Witteman, Route 8,
Box 91, Guthrie Okla.
Thre* blocks from
Springer Ave. Car Line
loop.
having the sentence interfered with.
Only recently he said to the attorney
that he hoped his efforts ti save him
from the gallows would fail.
THE
IH(1 SKYSCKAPER PLANS
Making Drawings for the Equitable
Life a Tremendous Task.
HIS FATHER WKOTE "AMERICA."
CHANTS 1* A HIHIN, 1IIS
VtHST OFFICIAL
ACT.
Th
first official act of Lieutenant
Governor Bellamy, temporary state
executive in the absence of Governor
Haskell, was to issue a pardon for
Alt Whaley, sentenced In Bryan
county to serve eight months for il-
legally disposing of liquor. Whaley
has served three months and has a
large family dependent upon him. lie
1, a cripple. Fred Caldwell, special
prohibition enforcement attorney, o -
fered no objection lo Whaley s re-
lease.
S. F. Smith Asks a Pardon After a
Conviction for Embezzlement.
A case which excites genuine hu-
man Interest Is boosed to come be-
fore the state board of parole m Des
Moines, la. It Is the application of
S. F. Smith for a pardon. He Is the
son of Samuel Francis Smith. 1), D..
who wrote "America," and was one
of the most prominent and Influential
residents of Davenport for many
years He Is now an old and en-
feebled man. In 1804 he was sen-
tenced to Anamosa for eleven
for the embezzling of *100.000.
New York—The huge new borne of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society,
the plans for which are in the hands
of Superintendent Murphy of the bu-
reau of buildings, will tower so far
| above the adjacent buildings as to
completely dwarf them.
Among real estate experts it was
said that the plans for tile sixty-two
storv structure were filed now It. or-
der to circumvent any legislation
which might be recommended by the
commission appointed by the board of
aldermen for the restriction of the
height of buildings
The state board of pardons of Idaho
4as commuted the sentence of Hairy
Orchard to imprisonment for life. He
was under sentence to hang next Iri-
day for the murder of Ex-Governor |
Frank Steunenberg.
Orchald was arrested two days af-
ter the assassination of Steunenberg
at Caldwell, Id., December 30, 1905,
and a few weeks later, while confined
in the Idaho penitentiary, confessed
to James McPartland of the Pinker-
ton detective agency. At the same
;time he asserted that he was em-
played to commit the crime by officers
of the Western Federation of Miners.
As a result of his confession Charles
H. Moyer, president; William D. Hay-
wood, secretary-treasurer of the
Western Federation of Miners, and
Charles D. Pettihone were arrested in
Denver and brought to Idaho to an-
swer to the charge of murder.
John Simpkins, another member of
the federation, was also indicted, and
is still a fugitive. Haywood and Pet- |
tibone were acquitted after trials in
which Orchard told a story of whole-
sale assassination. Following the
trial of Pettihone the case against
Moyer was dismissed. Orchard, who
was indicted separately, when ar-
raigned after bis confession, stood
mute, and the court directed that a
plea of not guilty be entered. His
case was continued from term to term
until April 10th of this year, when it
was called at Caldwell and he asked
permission to change his plea. The
court granted the request and Orch-
ard pleaded guilty to murder in the
first degree. In pronouncing the sen-
tence of death a week later. Judge
Wood recommended that the board of
Young Man
Do You Want
the Opportunity
Do jou want to take a eoursc in one
ef Oklahoma's best Bnsiness Colleges?
Do you lack the necessary money to
secure a scholarship? If you mean
business and want to gbe yourself the
necessary business training, tlic Okla-
homa State Register will furnish the
scholarship so you can commence at
any time. Fall particulars on Inquiry
by person or letter.
OKLAHOM A STATE REGISTER
105-7 Jiortli First St.
eight of Duuuingh. -woou
The drawing of the plans alone was | par(,ong commute the senteni
• I\..n.lirlltutlllUl U 1 .. /.iMivilH'.lll t
e, say-
Br«r tht>
Signature
a*
OASTCnlA.
llie Kind You Have Aiwaf'- Boi#
ing he was firmly convinced that Or-
chard had told the whole and exact
truti1 at the trials of Haywood and
Pettlbone and that he was therefore
entitled to clemency.
The bourd, in taking this action,
ncted on the recommendation of
A I enure ui -- (Judge Fremont Wood, made at the
rate system of wind braces which will jtjme 0f gentencing Orchard.
affect every floor from the sixty-sec- j 0rcharJ t0 the
ond story to the ground.
stupendous task. Draughtsmen
say It must have taken 150 men six
months at least to overcome the diffi-
culties in the way of such a structure,
ears I The estimated cost of this task by it-
self is $-50,000. The completed build-
ing will cost $10,000,000.
A feature of the plans is the elabo-
I Orchard to the last was opposed to
CALLED .MEETING OF
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
The County Farmers' Institute has
been called by President Connors to
meet at the county seat of Logan
County, on July 10, 1908, for the pur-
pose of electing one delegate to the
Annual State Institute which meets
in Stillwater, on August 11th, for the
purpose of electing ten members of
the State Board of Agriculture as pro-
vided by a law passed by the legisla-
ture on March 3rd.
Owing to the condition of railroads
and the uncertainty of travel connec-
tions we have been compelled to can-
cel all dates for speakers, and the
farmers are urged to meet on the date
named and elect their delegate.
The regular yearly institute will be
held at a date in the fall or winter
when the farmers have more time at
their disposal.
STATE BOARD OF
AGRICULTURE,
By Chas. F. Barrett, Secy.
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