The Oklahoma Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1903 Page: 3 of 8
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THE LEADER, GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1903.
$1,809,150,679
Ear nings
Rail w
Nearly Two Billion
Dollars
HANDS
PAGE THREI
Itching, Burning Palms,
Painful Finger Ends,
Washington, D. C., Dec. 21.—The
seventeenth annua! report of the inter-
state commerce commission transmit-
ted to congress today says in part:
The preliminary income account for
the year ending June 30, 1903, shows
railway returns for 201,457 miles of j
line which Is approximately 98 per j
cent of the entire mileage in the Unit-j
ed States. Gross earnings for thai j
year amounted to 11,890,150,679, or j
$9,382 per mile of line. Operating ex- j
penses aggregated $1,248,520,483, or;
$0,197 per mile, leaving net earnings'
of $041,630,190, or $3,185 per mile, j
Fifty-three million dollars in taxes are j
not included in this statement of op-
erating expenses. Compared with . .
.bo y,„ lhe in SSS^'WSSffiSJSK
greater l>y some 34 millions and stock old, loose kid gloves, or bandage lightly
dividends are greater by $6,122 and old, soft cotton Or lineu. For red,
operating expenses $4,100 per mile of and chappt-d hands, dry, Assured,
„ 1 Itching, feverish palms, with brittle,
, ! shapeless nails and painful Unger ends,
The report discusses at leng;h the this treatment is simply wonderful, fro
Elkins law. The commission says thai l^ntly curing In a single application,
the original law, the act to regulate
With Brittle, Shapeless,
Discolored Nails,
As Weil as Roughness and
Redness.
One Night Treatment with Cuti-
cura, the Great Skin Cure.
Soak the hands on retiring In a strong,
hot, creamy lather of Cuticura Soup.
Dry and anoint freely with Cuticnra
reasonable advances and secure rea- JO OOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOI
sonable rates. |q ■
Without expressing an opinion as O
to, whether the action of these car- o
OKLAHOMA NEWS.
rlers has amounted to violation of law,
the commission desires to point out
clearly and emphatically the fact that
such concert of action does not pre-
vail as practically eliminates all com-
petition in the tariff rate. The re-
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Katy Train Service.
Special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Dec. 22. P.
N. Finney, president of the Missouri
quirement of the law that carriers Kansas & Texas lines hi Oklahoma,
has returned from an Inspection trip.
commerce, embraces two distinct ob-
jects or seeks to correct two kinds of
railroad abuses: First, to secure the
publication of tariff rates which shall
be just and reasonable and free from
•discriminations; and, second, to com-
pel carriers to observe the tariffs so
published without variation or excep-
tion. Broadly speaking, the latter
class of offenses only are affected by
the Elkins act, the provisions of which {
are mainly designed to prevent or
more effectually reach those infrac-
tions of law, like the payment of re-
bates and kindred practices, which,
are classed as misdemeanors. Under,
this amendment
tion is liable to prosecution in all
cases where its officers and agents ———
are liable under the former law. This j ing of this amendatory legislation be-
change corrects a defect which has j came evident from the time of its pas-
always been a source of embarrass- ] sage, and that it has proved a wise
ment, because it gave immunity to the
principal and beneficiary of guilty
transaction. It is believed that much
benefit will result from the fact that
proceedings can now be taken against
the corporation.
Complete local and constitutional
treatment for every humour of the
skin, scalp and blood, with loss of hair,
may now be had for one dollar. Bathe
with hot water and Cuticura Soap, to
cleanse the surface of crusts and scales,
and soften the thickened cuticle. Dry,
without hard rubbing, and apply Cuti-
cura OintmeDt freely, to allay Itching,
Irritation and inflammation, and soothe
and lieai, and lastly, take the Cuticura
Resolvent, to cool and cleanse the blood.
This treatment affords instant relief,
permits rest and sleep in the severest
forms of Eczema and other itching,
burning and scaly humours, and points
to a speedy, permanent and economical
cure of torturing, disfiguring humours,
from pimples to Scrofula, from infancy
to age, when all other remedies and the
best physicians fail.
shall compete affords no protection
to the public. While railway manag-
ers insist that these advances have
beep justified by increased cost of
operation, the commission says that
the great increase in the amount of
traffic, together with many economies
operation, has enabled railroads,
as a matter of fact, to handle it cheap-
er in proportion.
The commission sees no assurances
of a decline in rates in the future.
Th« commission refers again to the
evils resulting from excessive pay-
ments by railroad companies for the
use of private cars, particularly those
iwned and controlled by shippers, and
recommends that the payment of car
mileage for their use be regulated.
The commission calls attention to
the importance of a trustworthy valu-
ation of railroad property, and rec-
ommends that congress take this mat-
ter under advisement.
For the year ending June 30, 1903,
321 passengers and 3,233 employes
were killed in railroad accidents, and
0,973 passengers and 39,004 employes
injured.
The appalling loss of life and prop-
erty in collisions is noted and the com-
mission urges the desirability of the
introduction of lhe block system.
The gross earnings of railways for
the year ending June 30, 1903, were
$1,890,150,659. The gross earnings
for the previous year were $1,726,-
380,267.
Trnin service from here to Kansas
will be established by way of
\TTbark January 1. There are yet
several bridges to be built and twelve
miles of track to be laid near Osage
Junction. When this work is finished
trains will run by that route, Febru-
ary 1, which will be fifty miles short-
er than any other line from here to
Kansas City. The Texas division
from here to Coalgate will be In oper-
ation by March.
A Fight on Enid Saloons.
Special to Daily Leader.
Enid, Okla., Dec. 22.—An organiza-
tion of 1,200 members, backed by a j
fund of $5,000, raised by popular sub-!
scription, to which one man, D. W |
Eastman, gave $1,000, has started
fight on illegal liquor selling he're.
Sixteen saloon keepers are under ar-
rest and two have skipped town to
avoid prosecution.
Well Known Agra People Married.
Special to Daily Leader.
Agra, Okla., Dec. 22.—Ernest Petrel
and Miss Jane Stanley were united in
the holy" bonds of wedlock at Guthrie
last Sunday. Five years ago Mr. Pet-
rel sold his farm near this city and
went to the Klondike and made a for-
tune, and comes back a millionaire,
to wed the lady of his choice, a mem-
ber of a prominent family of this vi-
cinity. The lady recently sold a fine
farm north of town.
8old throughout the world. Cnticur* Re«olvfent, 50c. (In
form of Chocolate Coated PilU, ttc. p«r rial of tiO), Oint-
Dient. 50c., Soap, 25c. Depot#: London, 27 Charterhoua«
rhp railroad rnrnnra- Ruedel P*ixi Botton, 187 Columbui Av«.
icWHUtia corpora J>otter Drag ft Chem. Corp., Sole Proprietor.,
prosecution In all tor •• How to Ur.E„ry llumw."
and salutary enactment. It has cor-
rected serious defects in the original
law and greatly aided the attainment
of some of the purposes for which
that law was enacted. It is believed
that never before in the railroad his-
This amendment abolished the pen-jtory of this country have tariffs been
alty of imprisonment and the only, so well or generally observed as they
punishment now provided is the impo-'are at the present time. Other things,
Bition of fines. Whether the good re-j however, have contributed to the im-
sults claimed for this change will be
realized is by no means certain but
the present plan should doubtless be
continued until its utility is further
tested.
An essential provision in the amend-
ed statute is the one which confers
jurisdiction upon the circuit courts of
the United States to restrain depar-
ture from published rates, or "any dis-
crimination forbidden by law," by
writ of injunction or other appropriate j
process. This writ or process is en- i
proved conditions now prevailing, and
among them is the great Increase in
traffic, which In most parts of the
country continues to move in unpre-
cedented volume..
The test of the law will come when
ja lessened volume of competitive
traffic Invites sharp contest for busi-
ness. The other class of offenses
which the original act prohibited is
jnot at all restrained by the amend-
j ment question. Valuable as such
forcible as well against'parties inter-!amendment is' ft has atlded nothing
ested in the traffic as against the car- whatever to the power ot the com'
rier. The commission feels warrant-'mission to correct a tariff rate which
ed in saying that the beneficial bear-!1* unreasonably high or which oper
Kites with discriminating effect. It
grea ly aids the observance of tariff
charges, but affords no remedy for
those who are injured by such charges
either when they are excessive or
when they are inequitably adjusted.
The commission further points out
that the effect of the Elkins amend-
ment has been to bring about in many
cases, an increase of railroad charges,
and as a result of the maintenance of
rates, has operated to intensify what-
ever was wrong in the tariffs them-
selves. This is doubtless one explan-
ation of the marked increase in the
number of formal complaints made to
the commission during the present
year. The fact that such complaints
multiply is highly significant. Yet the
authority of the commission in respect
to these matters has not be*en en-
County Fight.
Ponca City, Okla., Dec. 21.—The
Osage Indian council at Pawhuska, in
its deliberations about allotment and
the framing of a treaty considered
favorably the making of one county of
the reservation, with Pawhuska as
the county seat, but failed to include
the Kaw reservation in the proposed
county. Should the Kaw reservation
remain isolated from the county of
Osage It will become an important
feature of the county seat fight be-
tween Newkirk and Blackwell, in Kay
county. Blackwell, located near the
center of Kay county, has tried un-
successfully for several years to take
the county seat from Newkirk, located
near the east line of the county, which
adjoins the Kaw reservation. Should
the Kaw reservation be added to Kay,
Newkirk will be nearest the center,
but if the Kaw country should be at-
tached to Osage county, Blackwell
will retain her geographical advant-
age, and probably continue her fight
for the county seat.
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SMSESS
lone Pains, Itching, Scabby
Skin Diseases.
Swellings, Carbuncles, Pimples, Scrofula
Permanently cured by taking Botanic Blood Balra
Pleasant and taft to take. Thoroughly tested for 31
years. Composed of Pure Botanic Ingredients.
Strengthens ueak kidneys and weak stomachs, eures
dyspepsia. We have over 10,000 original signed testi
monials of cure* made iy B. B. B. that stayed cured
I f you have aches and palna In bones,back and Joints,
Itching Scabby Skin, Blood feels hot or thin, Swolle*
Glands, Itlsiugs and Bumps on the Skin, Mucds Patches
in Mouth, Sore Throat, Pimples, or offensive eruptions,
Copper-Colored Spots or rash on Skin, all run-down, or
uorrous, fleers on Any part of the body. Hair or Eyo
brows falling out, Carbuncles or Bolls, take
Botanic Blood Balm, guaranteed
to cure even the worst and most deep-seated cases where
doctoW, patent medicines, and hot springs fall. Heal
all sores, stops all aches and pains, reduces all swelling*,
*mkes bloojd purt and -rich, completely changinR tho
entire body Into a clean, healthy condition. B. B. B.
bus oured thousands of cases of Blood Poison even aftai
frachlag the last stages.
Qld Rheumatism, Cs««ivh, Eczema
arc fcuiocu by u n\rfui poisoned condition of the
Blood. B. B. B. *tops Hawking and Spitting, Itching
and Scratching, Aches and Pains; cures flheumsHsiu,
Catarrh; heals aU Scabs, Scales, Eruptions, Watery
Blisters, foul festering Sores of Eczema; by girlng s
pure, healthy blood supply to affected parts.
Cancer Cured
Botanic Blood Balm Cures Cancers of all Kinds,
Suppurating Swellings, Eating Sores, Inmore, ugly
Ulcers. It kills the Cancer Poison and heals the sores
or worst cancer perfectly. If you have a persistent
Pimple, Wart, Swellings, Shooting, Stinging Painp,
take Blood Bairn and they will disappear before they
develop into Cancer. Many apparently hopeless cast*
of cancer cured by taking Botanic Blood Balm.
„ . „Ol'R OUABANTEE.
■ Hpc 91 p« r large bottle, BriiKilnta o « hy
Take Botanic llluori Itnlm us
®n It nlivays cure* when the
rig-ht quantity ia taken. If you are not
cured the purchase price will be refunded
without argument. (Signed) JIloo.l Halut l o.
• Complete directions for home cure with each bottla
Rumple of It. Ik. It. Free by writing Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, (ia. Deserlbs your trouble, antl
tree medical adrles siso ssot m waled envc a. C
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. W. Grove'a signa-
ture is on each box. 25c.
George Shelton, a negro on trial
for assault, who twirled his mustache
and smiled when the prosecuting at-
torney talked to the jury, made a mis-
take; he will be hanged at Vinita
January 15.
My Breath.
Shortness of Breath
Is One of the Com-
monest Signs of
Heart Disease.
Notwithstanding what many physic-
ians say, heart disease can be cured.
Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure has per-
manently restored to health many
thousands who had found no relief In
the medicines (allopathic or homoeo-
pathic) of regular practicing physicians.
It has proved itself unique In the his-
tory of medicine, by being so uniformly
larged in the least by the amendment I su^CCRsful ln curing those diseases,
in oucstlon I ^ear'r always, one of the first signs
^ ... ' . trouble Is ahortness of breath. Wheth-
One of the most significant things er ^ comes as a result of walking or
in railway operations for the past !???!"{?.!£ falrs' °r °f other clerclsra'
\ " the heart is unable to meet this extra
fthree years has been the marked and demand upon Its pumping powers—there
general advance in rates. Such in- [ls something wrong with it.
crease applies in almost all sections I tav!'Very, ,?1est. "llng you can do' ls to
„ ., take Dr. Miles New Heart Cure It
oi the country, and to many of the will go to the foundation of the trou-
jmost important kinds of traffic. j ble- ar>d make a permanent cure by
These increases are general and st*®nSthening and renewing the nerves.
. . I ' know that Dr. Miles' New Heart
they amount in the aggregate to an Cure is a great remedy. For a number
enormous sum. The effort of these. breayth"SBmVheringdSpfern^ anYpahS °n
advances has been to correspondingly w£uld V unkhleTo TiHn® my fenTa/
increase the tax laid upon the gener-
al liudy of producers and consumers New Heart Cure, which i did
in this country for the benefit of the at OT&^nFXr taLn^sSve^StuX
owners of railway property. These VmpTo™ •££
advances have been usually, if not al- ?~,I[tw2jlrely AU those dreadful
v smothering spells are a thing of the
ways, the result of concerted action l'a8t- ~F- P. XjUakb, Middletown, o.
by the carriers. It is idle to say that1 thl'dnfggi"^'11you"
where such a condition exists there FREE Wrlt® to us for Free Trial
ha, not been an understanding be- Pain PMi,^eXwfs?le„,mceRemedy
tween the carriers. The theory of our fs0precfR1& wm^dlfS0 you^se wi
law has been that, competition between £ou *ha' ' wrong, and how to right it.
Free. DR. MILES MEDICAL CO
different carriers would prevent un- LA HQBATOfUaa, HLKUART,
Colonists to Mangum,
Special to Dally Loader.
Mangum, Okla., Dec. 22.—The sec-
ond section of the Blalock Mexico col-
ony finally got started on their long
journey at 3 p. m. on Saturday. The
section consisted of seven freight
cars and two passenger coaches and
there were ninety whole and sixteen
half tickets sold from Mangum to
Escandon, Mexico. The price of the
full tickets were $15.40.
The first section of the colony left
Mangum last February, consequently
have been en the land nearly a year.
They say they like it there, are satis-
fied with their investment and con-
tent to remain.
The third and last section is to de
part for the new land of Caanan some
time between the first and middle of
January, it having been agreed from
the start that every member of the
colony musf establish boni fide resi-
dence on the colony's land before
February 1, 1904. W. O. Byers, who,
as chairman of the Greer county con-
tingent is in charge of affairs for the
colony at this end of the line, is still
here.
Important Chapter Meeting.
Mangum, Okla., Dec. 22.—An im-
portant special convocation of Man-
gum Royal Arch chapter was held last
Thursday night at which the following
named persons were given both the
Most Excellent Master and the Royal
Arch degrees: Dr. J. S. Wiley, R. M.
Thorp and W. H. Peaden all of Eldo-
rado, Dr. Thos. H. Hardin of Olustee,
A. D. Chapman and H. C. Garnett of
Mangum. It was quite a lot of work
for one session but was accomplished
to the satisfaction of all present. The
ceremonies being concluded shortly
after midnight the entire party repair-
ed to the new hotel Harris and par-
took of an elegant banquet prepared
and served by the hotel people. At
present this is the only Royal Arch
chapter in Greer county, but the El-
dorado people are endeavoring to
have one located there.
AVfcgclable Preparation ['or As
simulating IhcPoodandRegula-
ting the Stomachs and Dowels of
Promotes Digestion.CheerfuF-
ness and Rest. Contains neither
Opium,Morphine norMiiveral.
Not ^Jamc otic .
ICASTORIA
For Infants and ChilrirP.n-
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
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Aperfrcl Remedy forConstipa
Tion, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea
Worms .Convulsions .Feverish-
ness and Loss of Sleep.
Facsimile Signature of
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NEW YORK,
In
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER.
THC CINTAUn COMPANY. NEW VO^K CITY.
©Learn Telegraphy EASYwoiiK-GooDpay.
Q Many railroad preside,commenced aH IVie^he^^We'c Mch'™
O Ughflyand,as?.lst you to secure a position. Strong and most ciwrleiSd
taculty of anv similar school lp the West. Night and dft sessions E „n.hi;
° {fcuUr"ho« we'ckn a«iit yeo8iCd a 8°°d pa} i"K work< wrlte «uil par-
o MISS°uW^CHOOL^O^TELEGRAPHTf, Huffman BuUding. SEDALIA, MO.
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m.a,leour institution THE HECOQNJZKD^SCHOOL (?Frtefr'
boar?at f^^pric^'Vcan^elJ'you''6 WrUe'and'see.1^^^^ t?e be«tf^3ood
JOHN M. HILL, President. Sedalla,
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„ R«CII1AOf Ci\\\r\tr, 1.7 vN,i . We can place you In Good Positions
° BUS UCSS L0 ePfc voriJr? through our Employment Bureau.
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KANSAS WESI,EYANHrsi\i,-*sni i n'.T keepers. We prepare such at THE
O ness college "W^t' if &^afe^rr'eMS8n'-
Q eac^ers' Posltlons guaranteed to all competent Sten-
^ ^ Bookkeepers from our school. .Journal frre Tuition low Tioirfi
o Cheap. Graduates sent to all parts ot the world. Address ' ard
Q T- w- K ach, Supt., Salina, Kansas.
Boonville Seminary a.nd Conservatory of Musir
m„i Jptfnert ?n*Id'nw RCh?oli fi0r *'/ls and y°unK ladles, located at lloonvtlle one of th
most retined and cultured cltieHof middle Missouri Superior advantages in rotlevtato
OR. SlfEKFEY%LLCER0A.a3d. Boonville. Mo." Uterature a,ld "ttler formation, write
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r?i«lrvh/^i0p^S SeI'teniljer 0. Courses offered leading to two degrees. Unexeelled
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' l'nJ''ir"r"neiit Buildings Modern. Kates consistent with ad-
vantages offered. For catalogue and fuither information, address
REV. J. M. SPENCER, President, Pulton, Mo.
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DALLAS TEXAS
ivf^CmC5ftne^blel)r^tecV*lls,s S-Vstem of Actual Business from the start—the great-
^i„ JiL®.. t,anll,r)K' Office Routine and business practice ever devised.
fhorthandr sTs^m8011^0' sou','1, '''wo expert teachers^cf/t^e'p'tman'' and'oregg
and urgest
In the work of construction home
labor is to be given the preference,
and this fact will be received with
favor by the laborers of Shawnee,
who will appreciate and worthily use
the distinctive preference thus given.
The rails are made at Loratne, O.,
one of fhe great steel and iron plants
of the country and are of the best
in quality turned out from any manu-
Railway Material at Shawnee.
Shawnee, Okla., Dec. 22.—The first
carload of appliances and tools for use factory
in the construction of the electric car
line came in on the Santa Fe from the
North American Railway Construction
Co., of Chicago, 111., which has the
construction of the entire line.
The men who will superintend the
construction and survey the line are,
no where and ready for work, which |°f th,e m08t remarl«ble leases yet
Intricate Territory Leases.
Muskogee, I. T., Dec. 22.—The lease
system in Vogue in Indian territory is
one of the most complex that the of-
is that the grantor agrees that if any
stone, gravel or shale is found within
ten feet of the surface the entire
rental price on such land will be for-
feited.
This morning three leases on the
same tract of land were filed for rec-
ord. One lease is for five years, one
for seven years and one for ninety-
nine years. All three leases are made
by the same parties and all are over-
lapping from date of contract.
will actively engage in It until com-
seen is one which was filed for record
pleted yesterday, in which the grantor agrees
The first shipment of 80 pound rails ''° lfeas® the Iand for f,ve years for
will arrive here on the 28th inst., and ; ,wen'y-flve cent^ Per acre for each
the first shipment of ties will be here;year' The KralUor £irt!i.eL,a«re®3 t0
January 1, 1904, and from tbence ,lhe lessee in Possessl°n by a slat-
ward there will be no let nor hind-
rance to the work except that which
the weather imposes.
The contract calls for the comple-
tion of the entire line by the 15th
of April, 1904, at which time the road
in Its entirety is to be turned over to
ihe Traction company ready for their
use and public's.
ed time or forfeit $5 per acl'O. Anoth-
er remarkable provision in this lease
OASTOnw
fcn™ the The Kind You Have Always
Ugnatnn
of
Chickasha School Board.
Chickasha, I. T., Dec. 22.—At the
school election in this city yester.iay
M. M. Beavers and G. Wi llunford,
Democrats, were elected over J. A.
Rose and T. 13. Biggers, Republicans
by large majorities. The school board .
will now be composed of five Demo-
crats and one Republican.
this cough remedy.
CAerry Pectoral
Jg Cures consumption. Not ail
B cases, but very many. Your
doctor will tell you more about
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