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PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION,
SAN FRANCISCO. 1915.
THE NORMAN DEMOCRAT-TOPIC, NORMAN. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, APRIL 25. 1913.
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, who do not know where Grauito i>!
(located nor do they have the least
conception of condition^ at Granite
Their judgment was made up from
reading one side of the affair. Here
is a concrete case of existing condi-
tions at ;i state institution and yet
not a few >f Oklahoma's citizen* are
ready to jump at conclusions
I ( then was ;i principle <>f govern-
ment involved we could readily con-
cede that the parties had some knowl-
edge of the question \s a general
rule a great many people arc ready
condemn a legislative 1 ody it mat-
ter* not what they do This condition
i- brought about from the fact that
i n> legislator« have gone wrong. In
Oklahoma < ur legislature is doul
the •/< ii should l>e Every two years
t' '' d> is made up largely of new
numbers who have had no special
training in legislative work. The
suit i- that many of them are anxious
to make ;i record and they take the
method of introducing hundreds of
hills that have no business in the leu
islative hooper.
The constitution define- the pow-
ers and duties of the legislators and
o long as they keep within this eon
stitutional right their every act is
worthy of due consideration.
The present legislature has altno
unanimously passed measures that were
later killed by the governor's \ t toe.
Only one and this the least meritori-
ous was tin $50,000 appropriation for
mileage and per diem for the special
session passed over the govt
The governor vet<
: ilroad fare bill- a
almost unanimously
When an attempt w
Indigestion
causes heartburn, sour
stomach, nervousness,
nausea, impure blood, and
more trouble than many
different kinds of diseases.
The food you eat ferments
in your stomach, and the
poisons it forms are ab-
sorbed into your whole
system, causing many dis-
tressing symptoms. At the
first sign of indigestion, try
E62
Theriford's
IBM-Draught1
the old, reliable, vegetable
liver powder, to quickly
cleanse your system from
these undesirable poisons.
BRYAN AND CLARK BURY THE
HATCHETT.
Mrs. Riley L
Goodwater, Mo., says:
suffered for years from dyspep-
sia and heartburn. '1 hedford's
Black-Draught, in sm.-'ll doses,
cured my heartburn in a few
days, and now I can eat without
distress." Try it.
Insist on Thedford's
Copyright, lull, by Panama Pacific Interna tonal position.
A echo tower In the K< stive or East Court At night the East Court, with
its pavements of (told. Its great banks of llowart and its lofty palms,
will be fluoded with light .Musical masterpieces of the world will hi' r, n
dered by the chimes In the towers Great saengerfests nml choral festivals
►111 assemble upon the floors of the court lu the Festive Court the visitor
will behold a vision surpassing the richest .Irenms of Oriental or Moorish
architecture The floors of this court will be In tesselated pavements of gold
In the center of the court will be great groups of sculpture with fauns
dancing nymphs and satyrs Ther.. will be great fountains upon which magic
lights will play at night and at night this mystic court, as all others will be
flooded by a glow of Indirect light which will resemble a bright moonlight
u. u m courf wl11 b< a h,,RO towor 270 feet In height In
which will be a (treat organ with echo organs In smaller towers of the court
Her t " M Wl" *" " C°"r' 0f of « ">!. ;' <1 symphonic .lancing
Hk n i TT k many "f grcnl pagan's of Oriental nations that will
mm h ' exposition; here too will COme many of the processions
E. ,,"nl/r' *> designed t„ draw visitors from
the more seriouR phases of the exposition
NORMAN DEM0CKAT-T0P1C
Published Every Friday
By W. J. HESS.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
Entered at the pottoffice at Not
mm, Oklahoma, for transportati #r
through the mailt as second class ma'
matter.
them t
on many
THE GOVERNOR AND THE
LEGISLATURE.
and the legislature
discontinue
11 to busi
legislation,
the
ople
them
and
Governor (True
owe it to the peopl
their quarrel and get do
H">s; pass all necv-sary
adjourn, go home and giv
legislative rest.
The quarrel has taken 011
proportions and is injuriou
-tate.
ihc governor's democrats j
and a large bunch of his insin
publican friend- are yelling
selves hoarse in applauding th
emor in every act he pertorn
every syllable he utters.
A large majority of the den
of Oklahoma believe the state
fare and party harmony ar
importance than either the
or the legislature.
The first proposition for
ernor and the legislature to consider
is the welfare of the state.
We are inclined to believe that each
branch of the state government hon-
« stly believes that they are working
to this end at least neither one of the
branches will admit they
ing for the public good
and the mem
sworn duty t<>
of Oklahoma's
> far apart in
ir most sol
of more
governor
'ledge of state affairs lead
lake i~ -ue with the governo
matters.
j An acquaintance with the personnel
i "f the present legislature will
I \ ince any sane and reasonable person
,to the conclusion that they are as pa-
triotic, honest and conscientiou
| performing their duty as the governor
! >*•
It i- the governor's
j l ers of the legislature
I work f*>r the welfare
'< splendid citizenship.
| Why should tin v be
the performance of th
< mn duty?
l uture historians, when the smoke
of battle has cleared away may be
table to solve the problem. Up to date
J we have closely perused the govern
"i .■> nit-sages and vetoc messages and
• the legislators replies.
If the governor is right the legisla-
ture is wrong or vice ver-a.
i I he investigating committee made
a v ry unfavorable report on the state
penal institution located at Granite
in Greer county. The governor heard
the report and immediately sent in
t nil -t scathing message to the lower
1 houst denouncing the committee's re
t. The committee sa\ - the
hue and backs up its repo
ilence taken under
the
Th ere are many members of tin
fourth legislature who are th v. \
ernor's equal in ability and their know
port
its report with
>ath.
I he governor says in effect that the
inmittee was lmcked and held star
chamber sessions. \ fair and unbiased
public is therefore in doubt as to the
rombtions at Granite.
N great many people of the state
sent the governor message- congratn
i'k lating him upon his message to the
ie j i -1 :it ure relative to the Granite af-
•ver the governor it lacked tw
thru- votes of having three fourths of
tf e senate I bis was a meritorious
measure and should have received the
governor's signature.
Practically the same bill was passed
last week and signed by the governor
-iving the corporation commission
power to make :i passenger rate for
more than two cents.
The governor vetoed the congress-
ional redisricting bill which was and
-hould be strictly a party measure
I bis proposed bill made practically
eight democratic congressional di-
tricts. \ broad view of the question
must lead you to believe that really
the smallest unit a congressman
should represent is the state. And
every democrat believes that the prin-
ciples of the democratic party are the
best for a sovereign people. It was
therefore good policy for a democratic
legislature and a democratic governor
to stand for eight democratic con-
gressmen. The bill vetoed would have
done this yet the governor stamped his
disapproval on the measure.
The governor's vetoc of the Mus-
kogee fair bill was just and right.
Vet there are many people who do
not agree with the governor. The
governor and the legislature should
co-operate. Why they have failed to
' > ,<> in many things is unexplainable
and most astonishing. I- it the gov
ernor's or is it the legislators' fault?
Is the governor so isolated on ai
i- and thaf hc can not meet member
of the law making body?
Our governor should follow in tin
< rat- who could fill the office of gov-
ernor with honor to himself and the
-tate. Oklahoma has hundreds of men
who would legislate in behalf of the
f'ple and the state's best interest'-.
It is up Jo the governor and the
legislature to get down to their knit-
ting at once or in 1914 there will be
an awakening and a revolution that
will extend from the pine forrcsts of
Mc( urtain to the sand dunes of Cim-
arron.
OKLAHOMA'S ELEEMOSYNARY
INSTITUTIONS.
footsteps of President Wil-
li and
freelv
fair.
our
honest opinion that mai
L'ssages were from perso
all 011 the members, discu
and candidly the things he want*
lone In other words let the mem
ber- know that he is human and work
ing for a humane cause.
It is charged that the governor is
an aristocrat and fails to grasp the
wants and needs of the common peo-
We hope this is not so. Governor
( nice does not mingle with the boys
did f ormer Governor Haskell and
this perhaps ha- brought him to his
present trouble with the legislative
body
Lee Crucc is a man of more than
rdinary intelligence. The numbers of
the legislature are far above the aver
age The governor evidently lacks the
ability to understand men and work
in harmony with them.
It has come to a point that each
side must concede, give ami take.
The rank and file of the democratic
party should insist that this be done.
The legislature can not crush the
governor Unless he is wron and the
governor can not crush the legisla-
ture unless they are wrong. Time
and time alone will tell.
Oklahoma has more than KM) demo
. 'nttMBtmswB.
■BETTEK ....
Shoes, Clothing, Dry
Goods, 'Better
Everything at
Phone 192
A bill recently passed the legisla-
ture ami was sgned by the governor
appropriable $250,000 for more build-
ing- at Vinita for the care of the in-
sane.
A little thought and reflection upon
the cost of these eleemosynary insti-
tutions would cause a business man
to stop, study and reflect.
If the care of the insane was con-
ducted on strictly business lines and
the expense kept down to the mini-
mum there is not a competent busi-
man in the state who would car-
ry on these institutions under the
esent plan for 60 days.
There are today 850 patients in the
Oklahoma sanitarium at Norman that
'osting the state $200 per annum
$170,(XX) per year. This number
will be increased unelss a number of
them are moved to the two state in-
stitutions located at Supply in the
far corner of Northwestern Oklaho-
ma and the Vinita asylum in the far
away Northeastern corner.
It i- a well known fact that the
cost of maintaining the Ft. Supply in-
stitution costs at least 20 cents per
patient more than the sanitarium at
Norman or in round numbers $272
per year. It is safe to say that the
\ iinta asylum will cost per patient at
least $250 per year.
I he $250,(MM) recently appropriated
at Vinita for buildings will take about
t\\< years to construct and then this
addition will only take care of the in-
crease This brings us down to the
proposition that it would have been
a much better busine-- proposition
for the legislature to have used a por
tion of that $250,000 to have purchas
1 the Oklahoma sanitarium property
where the state i- now paying for the
■f 850 patients with a capacity
sufficient to care for the increase for
the next two years.
The state should own the Norman
institution from a present financial
point of view and the fact that cen-
tral Oklahoma would have an insti
tution centrally located that would be
saving in passenger fare for the
conveyance and easily accessible to
the relative- of the unfortunate-.
One of the worst financial blunder-
that was ever made in Oklahoma wa-
tt-hen the tentorial asylum board just
prior to statehood spent that $25,000
to ti \ up Supply. That $25,000 wa- a
-tarter for the 'pending of a vast
Washington, April 18. — Speaker
Champ Clark and Secretary William
Jennings Bryan met at a private lunch-
eon here Friday, shook hands and is-
sued public statements declaring they
had buried the hatchet and put the
personalities of the Baltimore conven-
tion with the by gones. The luncheon
anranged by Theodore A. Bell of
California, temporary chairman of the
Denver convention in 1(X)8 and chair-
man of the California delegation sup
porting Speaker Clark at Baltimore,
ami was given by Ira E. Bennett, edi-
tor of the Washington Post.
Intense interest was aroused in pc>
litieal circles over the reconciliation
of the two leaders whose relations be-
came acute as a result of events at
the Baltimore convention.
Secretary Bryan's prepared state
ment, issued tonight, is as follow s
"My meeting with Mr. Clark ha-
served to clear up a misunderstanding i
as to my exact po- tion toward him j
at the Baltimore convention. I have
tried to make it clear to Mr. Clark
that 1 have always regarded him and
do regard him now as a good, clean,
progressive democrat. If my lang
uage at Baltimore created an imp res
ion that would charge Mr. Clark with
being in sympathy with any of the re
actionary forces, 1 am glad of the op
port unity to correct any such mi scon
struction of words or acts, for I did I
not intend to reflect upon either the
personal or political integrity of tin
peaker. It is my earnest wish that
there may be cordial co-operation be
twecn the state department and the
peaker in carrying out the polici. s of
the administration."
Here is Speaker Clark's statement.
"It is beyond the power of Colonel
Bryan or anyone else to corrcet the
injustice that was done to me at Bal-
timore. I he loss of the presidential
nomination was a small thing as com-
pared to the injury done to my repu-
tation in the eyes of the world. But
now, that C olonel Bryan in his .public
statement has done what he can to re-
move the injurious impressions that
were created by his Baltimore speech-
es, I feel that we can all the better
cooperate for the good of the admin-
istration. I can only repeat what I
have publicly declared time and aga.n.
that all personal or selfish considera-
tions must give way to the duly that
all democrats owe t<> our party and
to our country."
Those who sat at the table with
the others already mentioned and saw
the disappearance of what! many poli
tical sages thought the most embar-
rassing situation confronting Presi-
dent Wilson's administration were
Vice-President Marshall, Secretary
Lane, Senators Kern and O'Gorman;
Representative Crisp, Secretary Tu
muiity, Assistant Secretaries Osborn
and Mahlon of the state department.
Thomas F. Logan and L. L. James.
Those in charge of the affair said
Speaker Clark and Secretary Bryan
exchanged jokes and had a good time
The statements were given ou
through Mr. Bennett.
So f.'ir as is known it was the first
time the two men had met since th.
Baltimore convention. Speaker Clark'
friends always have said Mr. Bryan
prevented his nomination and that it
through Mr. Bryan's activity and
influence that the convention, con
trary to custom, refused to give the
speaker the necessary two-thirds vote
after it several times had given him
majority. Strong statements of a
somewhat personal nature also were
issued by Mr. Bryan and Mr. Clark
at the time.
The reconciliation was looked upon
in political circles as the most signific-
ant development of the administration
so far.
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SOCIETY
I ntre Nous and their gentlemen
friends at the beautiful home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. F. Ellinger at Noble
Monday evening. The even ng was
** * * * ♦♦♦♦♦ ♦*♦*« * I spent at cards and dancing. The house
MisM-s Thcodoro Meier of Nasi,- T ar,«'ira,,y 'Crated in the club
Hle.Tenm.~e,, and Delia Link were mle'V T' T"' "T-
I'"•••'r of Mi-s Kuth Newell i ""tef VvT T"m \v
Wednesday evening. Mo",,. I.vely,, and Martha \\ ,se.
* * % * Bernice Maguire. Lelia Pickard and
Mis, Nannie l.ee Miller, a teacher ^ B""'-
'f Collinsville. Oklahoma, is r V', " :"1'1
ing the week with her parents Mr r> m '
and Mrs. Geo Miller Devenanx, Mr. Nash and ( onme
* m Walton. Punch was served through-
out the entire evening. A nice course
was served before the departure at
12 o'clock.
Mrs. ( larence McFerron is visit
ing her husband's family on Musko-
gee Avenue. May the first she will I
join Mr. McFerron in California,!
their future home.
M. E. Church, South.
A PLEASANT SUNDAY SCHOOL
GATHERING.
amount of money which should and
could have been saved to the taxpay
el - I here is no need of crying over
spilled milk but in this ease a vast
amount of money has been spilled
where it should have been spent with
l etter returns fur much less money.
There are at least 1750 patients in
the two state asylums ami the sani
tariuni in Norman which are costing
(the taxpayers at bast $400,00i) a year.
If our legislature and our business
■governor would devote the -ame
energ\ t<> '." king after the be«t finan-
cial interests of the state as th. \ are
using over a few n all) minor matters
tin state would be thousands of dol-
lars ahead.
From a business standpoint tin-
state should own and control ti
sanitarium at Norman. If "Old Ma
People" as secretary and editor I-'
F. Amos says ever gets next to th
fill extravagance there will I
h 1 to pay.
Mrs. R. T. House, who is
in charge
the North Methodist section of
the V. YV. C. A. bible class, assisted
by Mrs. Corning and Miss Helm
rning, entertained the section Sat
urday afternoon from 3 till 6, in a
very pretty and unique fashion. Each
member ot the class came prepared
to represent a woman character from
the bible, which had been previously
assigned her, and the principal occu
pation of the afternoon consisted in
guessing these characters. The prize-
won by Miss Esther Dye, who
the only one to guess the entire
Those present were Miss Nina
Keiger. Mi-s Deborah Haines, Miss
Leah ( ahall, Misses Lillie and Esther
Dye, Mis- Georgia Penti. Miss Hel n
loggers. Miss Ftta Raker. Miss I n
He Johnson, Miss Grace Leach,
Miss Estelle FIrod, Mis- Catherine
(orning. A dainty two course lunch
was served at five
Th,. \i , ,• f j "I he Greatest Evil in America"
I nc Missionary Society of the -n i «i ,
South Methodist church held a hu-i '* TV" • 't, T "'T
meeting a. .he home of Mrs ' i',' j '«<" s^ect wi
\\ ;n m o * — c ^IK> Hundred PerCent Efficient.
NV ill Morgan on Peters Avenue Tues ; Slllll. . ^, 1ft '
day afternoon. !, " l""lay S,cho"1 at.10 a' m Epworu
* . . . j' eafiue at / p. in. A cordial welcome
Dr. and Mrs. Stratton Brooks en-.'"
tertatned at seven o'clock dinner on ,
1 hursday evening and again Friday >
evening. 1 heir guests Friday evening !
were Prof, and Mrs. Paxton, Mr. and : There are to lie many baseball
Mrs. I J. Kdwards, Prof, and .\lr- sanies here Friday and Saturday
(.'beadle and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Owen, j morning between high schools. Enid
ti no n * * * * an<1 Watonga had a game scheduled
I he ()1<1 Regime met on Thursday for* the first of this week to he play-
afternoon of last week with Mrs. J nl at l-'.nid. But Earl Radcliffe, O U
I I clear. Miss Dora wa- leader of j '10, ,„uv coach at I'ni.l, had the game
tile program. \n interesting history postponed until the big meet here.
t Mexico was given. At the close of
R. L. OWN*HEY. Pastor.
To Play Baseball Here.
the program the hoste-
dainty luncheon.
served a M - Helen Mcl'.lheiney of Guthrie
visited Miss Lillian Brown at the Pi
n ,,,**** Phi housc ,:,st wcck- Hcr mother and
Dr. and Mrs. DeBarr entertained i father came down Sunday and ac
four tables at auction bridge Saturday companied her home.
evening. Mrs. Owen Owen won the
prize. A two course luncheon w;
rved. The guests were Messrs and
Mesdamcs Wilcox, Fphraim, Down
ing. Berry. S. K. McCall, Monnet,
Brooks, Gittinger, Bozell, Dwight, B.
Owen, Owen Owen, and Dr. Gorton.
The members of the Kappa Alpha
1 beta sorority entertained Saturday
afternoon with a musical at the home
>f Misses Helen and Marion Brooks
ti honor of their patronesses and
mothers The guests were Mesdames
Dwight, L. I Edwards. Paxton, Good
rich. Johnson, Alden, Loom is, Eagle
ton and Buchanan.
Potatoes at 65 cents per bushel at
Barbour's Sanitary Grocery.
CITY LOANS.
W ■ are prepared to consider choice
residence loans in amounts of $11)00
and upward.
Loans to run 5 years, with annual
interest and with the privilege of pay-
ing JhlfX) or multiples at any interest
paying date. Can close promptly.
M tf CLEMENT MORTGAGE CO.
PASTURE FOR STOCK.
Mis- I-Nye I lei
^ I :isture for stock one and one-half
* * I miles north east of Norman. Frank
ne entertained the Hoggs Phone 91 i;tf
Inter-Fraternity Baseba 1 Games
Start Soon.
A committee appointed by the Pan 1
Hellenic council is now working out'
a baseball schedule for the scries of;
inter fraternity games which will
probably bcein the latter part of the
•k Under the plan adopted each)
fraternity will play ever> other frat
luring the series The one having the
highest per cent at the close of the •
es will be awarded the pennant.
I he Sigma Nus hold the pennant
now.
Griesmer & Formen
REAL ESTATE
AND LOANS
Member of Board of Education Here.
PrinreCbapd'otJn
WhitWell's Farmers Store
CHICHESTER S PILLS
• , A " : ' VI"Kl
in?*!'I,'"5ViM0oia .. 7'nf ''U ''' 'h 'Use Sunday
' ■ a "<> ' lUivS V hVi,"ff u the
. ; I'MiMii,!. , f in < it, . . 11,, i - . •' 111.. I '. : .1 :
I rank J. Wikoff of Oklahoma City.
members of the Board
ently appointed by
visited bis daught-
Mr.
of tin
of Education
Governor Cruc
1 '"'si ; Jjf 1'ak
\ a ima'HmSd iiii vni'i'i'ri.'i ,,, .
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SOUnDRUGGISTSEVERVWO
il it ions of the University and is rapidly
becoming familiar with the duties of
his office.
TO TRADE:
A good 160 aeres, well im-
proved, near Thomas, Okia., to
trade for Cleveland Co. farm.
A good 160 acres, near Law-
ton, Okla., to trade for Norman
bnsiness property.
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