The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 30, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 7, 1908 Page: 3 of 16
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THE OKLAHOMA Sl'AfE CAPITAL, bUJxDAx 1'^°
REAL VALUE!
The people of Guthrie are coming to know every day more and more
^an other stores have been asking +
are increasing in sales o\ ei y w cov. Qv~r $9000 worth of new goods came
that we sell good merchandise
even in
for less money
this month we
for months. We are protecting
I' for Cash and vSell for CasK. ^ -- r:pe iesg than they have been for montns. w u ttiu
' SndCyCn Our nunierOTis1 de^artnwntsare well stocked and you will only have to take a look thr
vinced that we can save you money.
ough to be
fall
cur-
con-
Shoes
All we have to say about our shoes is
this—We buy only good shoes and sell
them at a fair profit we have the exclu-
sive sale of the well known—sil-kid— ^
Fine shoes for young women they are a °
most excellent value.
We carry them in all the new toes and
lasts and widths from A to I). $2.50, $3.00,
$3.00 and $4.00.
Harlow fine shoes for men, tans, black
vici kid and patent leather $5.00
Commonwealth shoes for men, a strier,.
ly high grade shoe, tans, and 0 patents
fo° $3.50 and $4.00
Buster Brown shoes for boys and girls,
for $1.50 up to $2.50
Mens work shoes, box calf and velures,
for $2.00 and $2.50
Mens plain toe calf shoes $2.00 values for
for ■«
Baby shoes solid leather black only to
5 for only - 500
Baby soft soles - -. 25c
Boys gray canvass shoes with leather
soles and heels just the thing for summer
worth $1.50 sale price $1.10 now 98c. this
is for sizes 3 to 5 and sizes 11 1-2 to 2 for
only
89c
Tennis rubber soled slippers for boys
1-2 to 2 for 600
65c
75c
For* boys 2 1-2 to 5 —~
For men 5 1-2 to 8 1-2
Hats
We have the largest stock and assort-
ment of hats of any store in the southwest
Owl Brand $2.00 hats for $1 48
Tiger Brand $350 hats for $2.95
Garnet Brand $1.75 hats for $1-39
New nobby shape stiff hats $1.50 and
$2 50.
See our Broken lot table of hats every
hat on this table marked andosold less
than cost.
Pants, Overalls
and WorK Shirts
We have the best overall on earth for
75c a good one for 48c and a work shirt
—just like your mother used to make for
only — -
BOYS OVERALLS 25c 35c an 50c
A big lot of mens, boys work pants
worth $1.75 and $2.00 for98c.
Skirts
Voile- skirts well made and
with silk worth $5.00 for...
trimmed
$3.95
Voile and Panama skirts trimmed with
folds and silk bands worth $6.50 and $7.00
for $4.95.
Heatherbloom petticoats black only,
worth $3.50 for only $2.95.
Duchess brand, cut corner fringed
well made for $2.25.
14 beautiful (sample) voile and pana-
ma skirts new styles worth $10.00 and
$12.50 for only ?7 9E
Counterpanes
Duchess brand, well made plain hem-
med, worth $1.25 for ••■9c
Dutchess brand, cut corner fringed
ends and excellent value worth $2.00
for - •
.$1.43
Waists
25 dozen white lawn and lingerie waists
embroidered fronts trimmed with Fillet
lace, short and long sleeves $1.75, $2.00
and $2.50 values for - ®°c
Net Vfcists worth 7.~<> for $4 ?5
Umbrellas and
Parasols
We can soil you the best umbrella ever
offered at the* price $1.25 for an elegant
well made article worth twice thn
money.
Children^ parasols
•... .25c up o $1.03
Staples
Wash Goods
One big lot of Batiste lawns, mulls
dimities and ginghams worth from 12 l-'-'c
up to 25c all for 10u
All the 15c lawns in our store reduce 1
12 l-2c
One lot of Figured mulls 50c
to
for
value
25c
Novelties and
Ribbons
Be sure and come in our store Tuesday
morning* and look over our 48c novelty
department. In this lot you will find belts,
bags, beads, combs, jewelry, belt buckles
and embroidered collars worth 75c Up to
$1.50 for
,48o
Good grade of 4-4 bleached muslin 36-
inches wide regular 10c grade for 6 3-4c.
i 12 1-2 an 15c grades.of muslin for 10c,
Sheets and pillow slips SlxOO sheets the
largest size worth $1.00 now on sale 75c
Pillow slips eworth 35c a pair now per
pair -
Thread 6 spools for 25c
Calico (the best) 4 l-2c
Bed ticking (for strnw) 15c
Bed ticking (for feathers, this is the
best A. C. A. ticking) for 15c
Good heavy shirting worth 12 l-2c for
only
Huck toweling for 5c Yd.
Red table cloth 35c grade for 24c
White table linen 65e grade for . . 48c
Red Napkins worth 85c per dozen on
sale now at 69c
White Napkins worth 75c per dozen on
sale now
Apron check ginghams 7 1 -2t
Full width Percale for
....10c
Monarch Dry Goods Company
Guthrie, OKla., Filtsch Bldg., Corner OKla. Ave, atjWnon ^
Temperance Review
Temperance, Morality ane Knowledge ard Necessary to
\ Food Government and the Happiness of Mankind. De-
voted to the Interest of True Temperance and Social
Reform.
!' The following expessions were taken
from the Temperance Review, one of
the official papers of the temperance
'people in Oklahoma. The Temperance
■Review0is evidently a member in good
Standing of the Liara Club.
PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS
[ AS WELL AS LEGISLATORS
Whiskey people tell us that Prohibition
amendments are lawa thai ur« blows
j to the liberties of the people, but that iu
pot true; It gives the people rights which
* are due them.
f Congress may pass any law for which
\n express or Implied warrant can be
found In the written constitution uf the
United States. If an act Is passed by
congress and we wish to ascertain wheth-
er It is constitutional or not, we take it
and find in the Instrument an express
warrant or an implied warrant for it**
enactment, but If we do not And It there
tne law is unconstitutional.
Therefore, it' we wish to ascertain
* whether a law passed by any legislature
Is constitutional or not, we must firs'?
find that it does not conflict with It In
any manner. The rights of the people of
a state are vested In the legislature
and senate to enact such laws for the
• people.
We place In the hands of our law mak
ing power the right to control the ques
tlons especially which pertain to the mor
al rights of our people.
Those representatives are chosen by th
vote of the ptople to do their bidding,
and as their constituents desire them to
do. The great body of law makers of the
Oklahoma legislature have not dealt with
th0 liquor question as their constituents
voted for and Intended they should, but
•have overthrown the will of the people
. but the referendum gives the people t-
chance to amend the constitution at any
time, which the legislature has nut the
power to do. 6
The people of Oklahoma last fall voted
4 upon a prohibition enactment prohibiting
the sale of alcoholic liquors, li was a
fair and honest vote of all political par-
ties and resulted in a majority for state
• wide prohibition for Oklahoma for twen-
ty-one years, and It was a wonderful vie
tory. Almost every nation rejoiced with
us, but now, after a few months of mar-
velous success, the legislature has simply
• disobeyed the voice of the people, and
has passed one of the most rotten and
▼IcioOs sy t"ins of a liquor bill that any
gtate <v guilty of doing
HanM, ! we become accustomed to
dryness,' ntll the liquor men of Okla-
homa said.they must have a market for
their goods, and must place orders for
lick (?) people, and the traffic has been
acknowledged as lawful through the great
dispensary system, which If fully carried
>ve the most damnable and
unholy piece of legislation ever known,
and in defiance of the splendid vote of the
people.
If the legislature wouldodo something
for the sick and ufTlicted humanity, why
not have passed a law to enable a sick
man upon a sworn statement to nave a
small amount of liquor or beer without
any cost whatever to the user, and not
take the last cent a poor sick mortal
could raise. If a man Is sick he should
go to a doctor, and if h< is not able fin-
ancially to pay for medical attendance,
the people should do It for him.
The only safety for the people is to
take away from them the evils of Intem-
perance. The principles of liberty and
Justice are to educate the people to do
right and to destroy every institution of
wrong.
The true prohibitory laws are a protec-
tion to society, and we should aim as
prohibitionists to destroy all the Insti-
tutions which have tendency to deb&uch
and corrupt the morality and Intelligence
of the people.
few of the larger ones, viz: The Odd Fel-
lows, ,600,000; the Masons. 1,400,000; tne
Modern Woodmen of America 1,000,000;
Knights of Columbus, nearly 1,000,000; the
Knights of Pythias 500,000; Woodmen of
the World, 475,000; Royal Arcanum, HW,-
000; A. O. IT. \Y. 460,000; Yeoman 376,000
and other strong order?.
The prohibiting of the liquor traffic Is
the fundamental principle of these so-
cieties.
From the fraternal view a man engaged
in the traffic In liquor to rob his broth-
er, is not a good associate, and from the
beneficiary and Insurance view the risk
is too hazardous for a man engaged In
prohibited occupation. A man who is
addicted to the use of Intoxicants Is con-
sidered a bad risk.
Recently it Is reported that n Mason
was ottered the position as a dispensary
agent, when he received orders to not
engaere In the business; also a member of
the Knights of COlumbus as they would
not permit one of their members to «n-
gage In the saloon business.
The very minute a Modern Woodman
engages in the sale of liquors in any
form, or tending bar. his certificate there
by becomes absolutely null and void and
he is dropped at ortce.
There may possible be found a few ex-
mlnisters who do not belong to our so-
cieties. who would make good liquor
agents, but they are few in numbers.
good man don't want it and a ba<l
man cannot get g. So we are up against
the real thing In Oklahoma.
as they do ••llarB•, and "law defiers- 'when
they are the law breakers themselves If
the battle had been left as won last fall
the moral citiaens of Oklahoma there
would very soon be no demand lor anj
kind of liquors in our state.
No soner had we gained the victory
when the great political machine start-
ed. The distillers and whiskey manufac
turers and combined with the weak knee
to seek a market for their goods and
defy the prohibition laws of Oklahoma.
How ridiculous It docs seem that men
who went from place to place tc mak
great temperance speeches last fall, are
Sow engaged in the .ale of that which
they openly condemned.
Borne of the very men who were loudest
In their arguments against the whiskey
people are today handling the very brand
or liquors they condemned. What Incon
.latency! A government mue^could not
h milltv of having so mUBh braai
The!? are more -Judas W-JtoU '
than in the days of CJirUt. Will sell for
less money—"a political Job.
"NOT ALONE
THE LIAR CLUB STILL GROWS
A letter from Rev. I. A. Rader, of In
geraoll, Oklahoma Informs us that he
holds a "life membership In our society. '
"The Liars- Club." The people of In-
gersoll are to be congratulated on hav-
ing Mo strong a true temperance worker
as Bro. Rader.
Wo understand that he will not hnve
his church desecrated by a man who
will uphold the present "dispensary law. '
He is doing grand work for the temper-
ance cause, and will not leave one stono
unturned until the "Rlllups law" Is de-
•eated at the polls this fall.
He voted against the resolution endors-
ing the dispensary hill at the state °on*
ventlon of the Prohibition party at Ouhrie
April IS.
No compromise goes with him.
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Attorney William C. Reeves hag return#
oklahoma diapt nsary ugencle r.
Ing for some one to run them.
A state with over one and one half mil-
lion people, and position ofTered to sev-
enty-nine good temperance (?) men to run
them. The City of Enid, with a popula-
te n of fifteen thousand, and up to the
present date, as we go to prow, no one
will accept the position. This certainly
speaks volumes for the temper-a senti-
ment of our cltlzena.
There are so many men who belonc to
secret orgonliatlons who«* by-laws strict
lv forbid their members from engaging or
in any manner to be connected with the
saloon business
There are nearly seventy societies, in-
cluding fraternal and beneficiary organi-
sations. In the United States, with ovg
ten millions of members, who bar liquor
dealers. Among them wo will mention a
A BAKER'S DOZEN
How great (?) men differ!
At the state convention of the prohibi-
tionists at Guthrie last month they en-
dorsed th*' Billups dispensary as a sav-
ing power for the youth of our fair state
while about 200 noble Christian Congre-
gational ministers at their association at
Enid recently condemned it as violating
the true spirit of the principles of prohl
bltion as adopted In the constitution.
they speak plainly
Association of Congressional churches
condemn .fate «.oon:|
Enid Okla., May 1—A resolution,
demnlng the dispensary system now In
force lif this State, and declaring It to .
hlblted absolutely.
office during the pleasure of the gover-
" As referred to above, the South Ca-o-
Una law provides for a board of alien-
ors to oontrol the dispensary. It w «
around this dispensary system thait tihe
politicians were enabled to build J1
"machine" and exercise their desires
graft, which ha. brought shame and <111
grace to that state.
With the power In the hands of tbe
rnor. the Billi'P" law opens JO •
far greater opportunity for mac .
b""'"ngclalmed hy the framers of th"
Billups law that the state in not Bell-
ing liquor, for a pront. while South
Carolina Is. Let us compare the> two and
see. The Revised Statutes
lina lfrvi. section 608, sa:,: , ,, .
to '.'he county dispensers shall be sold a.
profit of not over 10 per centum of
the cost to the state. ,
Rlllups law, Article 1, Section 4 r
as follows: "The selling price "h®
computed by counting the cost
ours purchased or a quired
agents, to which shall l e added the sal
arles. printing, freight, specla taxes and
all Other necessary expen.e. lawfully in-
curred, and tn the cost so computed .hall
he added not to xeceed fifty per centum.
£ hv the above comparison. It can be
seen that the Billups law admits of forty
per centum Profit, while South Carolina
admits of only ten per centum.
All the way through one can notice th
•ear marks" of the South Carolina dis-
pensary. only the Billups law goes one
beuet' nEV. I. R. RADER
Ingersoll, Okla.
thanks
We appreciate the kind words of en
couragement from our very best temper-
ance people, who assure us of their
hearty support over the stand we take
against the Infntamis, rotten Rlllups dis-
pensary system.
We will never yield an inch of ground,
and no comcromlse goes with the Tem-
perance Review,
We venture that not over 5 P*r cent
of the true temperance people of Oklaho-
ma are In favor of the Rlllups dispensary
law. but even were we alone, It would nor
change our views. The editor of the R*e-
v lew Is a teetotaler and never drank a
glass of beer or whiskey In his life, and
i will not entertain a compromise upon the
r<>at curse.
We need the hearty co-operation of all
true temperance workers. Are you with
US'' We regret that this agitation of the
liquor question of Oklahoma, which the
people supposed it to be settled last fall,
was not only for twenty-one years, but
for all time to come, but only granted
~ few months of actual prohibition, whe'
we are now thnist Into the saloon busi-
ness and must fight our battle over
If you are in harmony with us, hand 60
cents to our agent, or enclose tt direct
to The Temperance Review.
yes, why not?
District Judge Strong ^l^^rea.-
In "from publishing advertisements which
lnf„rm the "proa"ecu!
purchased In other wllh
hands^o'convlct others —Medford Patriot.
party affiliations.
Th*, dispensary system stands as
criminal without a defender No man
dare stand before an intelligent
and defend the sale of lMorJ" ml
tier or - 'r any purpose whatever. We
were taught In early childhood to touih
not taste not. and handle not. the un-
clean thing." How can It be made clean
''bJ what right has man to pass a law to
build up a political machine and the
by tempt the men of Oklahoma to violate
the lows of decency?
WHERE ARE E "AT'?
Thc 'edOm- o," The? IjMJt I-«a to
Know where we are at politically^
• a Haskell last fall and
We supported Gov. HBlKen
believed him to he a stronK prohibition 1st
our temperance question has led us
believe differently. f
We attended the state
the Third Party Prohibition!^. «*<>*£,
rle April IF., and belng .u h a crank
upon the temperance qu> stlon
pressed a desire to Join a party which
wa strictly on the side of temperance,
and no compromise or affiliation with
either of the old parties, hence the prohi-
bition party seemed to be the "It." We
had no soner been Initiated into Its mys-
teries when the great committee on reso-
lutions favored the-very thin* we had
been denouncing, tne three B's-- the Bll- j
lups Boone BUI. We were amazed,
astounded, chagrined, at the brazen bold-
ness Of a few political grafters in pushing
the resolutions onto us. Only a handful of
men surrendering the first great prlncl- ,
pies of the party to the democratic re-
gime. We were not expecting it or could
have defeated It.
We reserved the right as an American
citizen to wash the steneh away and ,
disclaim that the actions of a few men ;
dictate the trtie principles of the prohl- .
bltion party at Guthrie, or that of th«
wishes uf the true prohibitionists of Ok-
lahoma. .
Hence we are still a man without
party. Trying to edit a paper that 1
non-political, non-.ectarlan, and standing
for social and moral reform.
Name . what yon wish.
A POLITICAL JOB
We don't know what the defenders of
the Blllup. boio bill, and who are fight-
ing prohibitionists, moan unless It Is for
them to hold their pobs by standing In
with the political machine.
They are calling *11 who do not believe
far marks of south
carolina dispensary here
it Is very emphatically denied by H*
supporters^ but nevrtheleM lt l. true
the8firsT°place, the Billups WJ"
born In the same
^r^on hid b'en iumn-.M.o the
p\„mv&or -mplete proh.bltlon,u wa.
waT'headed olf with a flspensary —
"-;r"hir,r',™lr:,e r;.
control of the liquor ^ ""
SvSsssaws
dUkeX' th. people of Oklahoma voted
the Billups law— Asacn i«r
r To ^
let the peopt-e rule
Governor Haskell asks, "shall the icrea-
tures of God or the creatures of the leg
Islature rule the coun.rvj' lt °
US That the rr atutes IN th, tejlalat
are ruling wit . ut ''g rd to '«d or th<
people That Is not a very hard question
Governor: please read the law. enacted
,! irl'iK 'lie 11 r■ ">.t waslon attentl'
I? to the Interests of .he people and
you will see that the -creatures' are
dolna the business.
If in the depth of your heart you be-
lleve In good, then for the ke of your
conscience live up to your prlncples.
The Record.
' And. bet the People Rule.
CRIMINAL WITHOUT DEFENDER
While every person will admit that in-
temperance in alcoholic drinks produces
four-fifths of all crime In our land (the
curse of the world) there are many who
are Indifferent as to the enforcement of
Our laws. All concur In the necessity to
control the sale of liquor. There Is a great
difference as to the method In ntr°u'"«
It If local sentiment demands the en
forcement of the law It will beJin °rcei.
Those who voted for state wide prohl
bltion last fall are now disgraced to have
such an unholy law thrust upon us as
the Billups bill. Who 1. BUlups. aw J
Is he a minister or a side door politician.
But perhaps he knew nothing of tile bill
until a few mtnutes before ,,6.
It and cannot be the father of the child.
We doubt very much If anyone w11 cWm
It, eapecatlly a few months after It has
bBv.Jy"member of the
voted for the diapenaary bill will Know
belter than ever stand f°r ■ the
The dlegraca will be remembered by the
people at th. poll, in thn future. It
difficult work to lift man from a high
nianeof clvlllsatlon and disabuse the
minds of the people by lalso delusions and
Raise Your Own Feed
Most Stock Poods did not bear the revenue stamp dur-
ine the Spanish American war. This is true of the kind,
♦i t re noddled The government found that they con-
DR Hess Stock Food
tonics to improve digestion, laxatives to regulate the
bowles and iron to enrich the blood They stamped it,
which is uncontrovertible evidence tliat it is a medwjnal
rtock tonic and laxitive that will er^Jiauco^ the feeder ,
profits, beside, relieveing the the minor stow
you know thflt the average animal doe., not .JiTcst over
one-half of its food! Dr. Heis onginateu the idea of
strenKthening digestion, thereby enabling eae.h animat to
!yLm Remember we sell Dr. Hess Stock Food on a pos>
tfve written guarantee. 100 lbs. for $7.00; 25 lb. pail for
fed in small dose, but twice instead of three Ume per
^ DB HESS POULTRY PAN- A-CE-A
is the prescription of Dr. Hess (M. D. V. S ), and is guar-
antaed to increase .gg production sufficiently to pay for it-
self many times over, besides relieving gapes, calera.
roup, indigestion, etc. It costs only a penny a day for 30
fowls. One additional egg per month will pay for the
the Pan-a-ce-a. Come in and get Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-
' a-ce-a. If it fails, we wiU re fund your money. " _1
1 l-21bs.25e; 5 lbs. 60c. ' ww
f. B.Liilie&Co.
DRUGGISTS
GUTHRIE OKLA
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