The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 135, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 2, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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FAGE TWO
THEOKIAHOMA STATE CAPITAL SATURDAY MORNING OCTOBER 2. 1909
Dill SOW MR
VOTE OF PEOPLE
Hands Off .
Banks is Word
SHIP SKID) IS
fAVORED Df TAFT
CHAIRMAN HARRIS
JUDGE LEDBETTER GIVES
FINE TIP.
INTEREST IN OUTCOME.
Thought Now That Those Who
Framed Taylor Election Law
Did So With Intent to Prevent
People From Getting Chance
to Kill Statute.
URGES THAT NO MORE IM
PORTANT SUBJECT CON-
FRONTS CONGRESS.
This
i<.i.si M
Then
■pfooles
sowing
"If Judge Ledbetter is upheld by tni
c*o rt in the hiut.ment? he mak< in fa-
f-r of ti Taylor ele< tion law, then
lual can be said ,4 thai tlie law w.is
I urposely loaded in the legisiatuie nryl
Hint it una fixed with the express in-
tfi.i of pfvvpntlnff the people from voj.
lis it '•aj-s Jam** A Harri.s of
Wagoner, acting chairman of tho rcpuo-
lu-an state committee. t
The statement, made by Judge i,ed-
letti«r t • which Ifarrbt refer* is In re.
#i.r«l to tl.e Taylor law putting into el-
fe< 1 omc provisions "f the initiative and
Jcftrendiun. mikipg the law Immune to
h referendum election. This is containoi ,
In Ledbetfr's recent answer filed in tne
Hate supreme covrt, setting forth ren- I
« n« why the Taylor law referendum
defeated.
is no doubt. ' continued Mr.
"hut that the framers of tuts
w full wcl| the iniquities and
for fraud that it contains, aryl
thing* tl.ey were averse
t,f course to letting the people vote on
It. It was a law the democrats neetiea
to 1 ontinue themaelves in power With-
out it. thev knew full well arid still
It now that tlie!r slays in Oklahoma are
- i tube red frr th taxpayers will not
i«Did can not stand for the extravagences
r.id loore.busings method* employed t y
the present administration.
* If t iere are provisions in the Taylor
law which put nto 'feet th* nltiattv*
and referendum then they w?re placed
t. re on pumose to def<-nt any express
len on the law bv the ople Similar
I rovlsions could be placed in every la*,
enacted bv the legislature, thus destroy-
ing the benefits of the Initiative am
referendum sections of the const.tution
entirely. If the history of the two atat-l
legislatures is scanned carefully, it will
revealed that no law. which realty
Involved any vital questions or .tnytblng
of political importance. Ims been left in
<onditlon that It could be referred
ote of the people.
"I cannot believe that the courts will
furtnin te hnacallties in order ♦/ p'gy
J'olliirs and defeat an expression by tn*
pcepic on the T lylor (lection law or an?
01 her lau Judge Furman of the crin .
Inai court of appeals has been wisely
netting te hnacalitlcs in arriving
at h's decisions. President Taft in 1m
Chicago speech severely critlced the J
courts for permitting tfhnriralitle* ti I
govern in Important tiatiers ln m :
opinion, the people of the state will vet
get a vote on the Taylor law despite tn
ftUWMllOMI -rli-n inc d,mo(T:„,
to n, tip law r lo ,|Pfent i ret-
•r*ndum '
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1.
re safe and also had little knowledge
I of the fact that the Columbia Hunk
I and Trust company was In trouble.
SAYS TlU" pup'-"1 l'« id btftk tho actual
truth and aomlniKtr .itfc 11 officials
handed out statements which seemed
t > indicate that everything was rosy
ft hsn they were not.
"The Columbia flank and Trust com- —— ——._
puny carried, curding to Its Scptcm-
lor statement, accounts amounting t'*| HOPES TO SSUCH A LAW
over three million dollars. All of this
sum, excepting possibly five hundred ■
th' sarui dollars, was gathered from ~ . ,
,i, |„,s!t<.rs residing outside o| this clty j Tellj
ind consequently there could not have
been the trouble and excitement there
Would have been had the depositors
more largely resided in Oklahoma City
The fact is tnat for over >\vo days
depositors clamored for their money!
and that those who raised the cry were.
as a rule, residents of this city, those!
out.si do not having tin- time to get In
and make a demand for their funds. , racf>tj
"One of the serious aspects of the ' f HQHi
question and which was not known to °%er owed the natural amphi- repair the condition that exists , in re-
th general public, w is the fact th« ' 1 er. 0 * ie *ukon-Paeiflc spect to our merchant marine that is
country t.ank . ould not k-t their tth It. oupaclty of; humlllatlnc to our natlon.il trado and
money, that ts the funds they had or ! ',,ar * - • President Taft today an-; most burdensome to us in competition
deposit with the t'oiumbia Hank and U" tfml he *"ulJ ur*e ln his with o.her nations In obtaining in-
Great Crowd at
Exposition- He Is Opposed to
Granting Sell Government to
Far Off Alaska—Busy Day .it
Eig Show.
is the trade-
mark which is
found on every
bottle of the
genuine
the standard Cod Liver Oil
preparation of the world.
Nothing equals it to build up
the weak and wasted bodies
of young and old. ah
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TODAY
The Forccd To Vacate Sale Offers
May Manton Patterns All Day
^ Children's Stocking Caps All Day
Si Ladies'
A'ests and Pants Fine Grade
SKATTLE, Wash . Oct 1-—Speak-
jlng before th- largest audience he has 1 ■
• nee his trif. began, a crowd quarter of the globe, to take stepa to
T5c for Oue Hour Only
10 to 11 a. m.
Trust com puny
depositors and refi.s ■ ! withdrawal.
That condition has been satisfactorily
ternatlonal trade.
REASONS FOR SUBSIDY.
"*\ e maintain a protective tariff to
unced that he
n«Merr,i coming message to const 1-as the nact-
tnent of a ship subsidy law.
Mr. Taft declared that the country, _
attended t . and the outside banks are waf re ld> lo niake such eiperiment encnumge our manufacturing, farming
now fully protected, but such was not 1 9ome,h,llK " t be done to and mining industries at heme, within
build up an American merchant ma- our Jurisdiction, but when we assume
rlne His Utteran.es on thlt subject to enter Into %>mpetltlon upon the
were rocrived with great acclaim. high seas In trade between internat.on-
\\ hen the president turned to Alaska.! al ports, our jurisdiction to control
however, and declared that he wa. op-'that trade as far as the vessels
posed to granting: a territorial form
of government to that far off posses-
sion. the statement was received in
©J
Men's Coat Sweaters All Day
the case the first two days.
"The fact Is that the loiarantce fund,
together * wtlh the cash on hand In
the bank was not sufficient to make
the payment of all possible and conse.
quentlv the little state banks over Ok-
lahoma could not withdraw their
money. I: was refused them
10c
Worth
matter of law and Justice the banki i 8i'enf e'
to a
of the state which carried deposits 1ft
the busted bank should have b£en con-
sidered as depositors They had a
right to the withdrawal of their funds
just as well as the small depositor
and had any of them so desired ther
could have got out an Injunction to
prevent payment of individual deposi-
tors In full while they were side-
tracked to take any loss which might
have occurred and which unless the
bank is reorganlx d will in all proba-
bility occur. Governor Haskell knows
this is true and he knows that the only
solution of the problem is reorganiza-
tion and he is fighting night and day
toward that end.
"The only thing which concerns me
at this time is how the money Is to b*
returned to the guarantee fund.
the president proceeded, however,
and outlined his policy for the up-
building of Alaska, of recommending
government aid in the construction
of railroads, of a local government by
other nations are concerned, of course,
ceases, and the question which we have
to meet is how. with the greater wages
that we pay, with the more stringent
laws that we enact for the protection'
of our sailors and with the protective'
systems making a difference in the
price between the necessaries to be
used in the maintenance of a merchant
a commission of five or more members j marine we shall enable that merchant
appointed by the president and co- marine to competi with the marine of
operating with the government, and the rest of the world.
when he told of the great possibilities "This is not the onlv question,
that lie in Alaska, he plainly caught; either, for It Would be found that there
the favor of his hearers j i„ now extended by way of subsidies
WOULD VISIT ALASKA.
Later in the day. when he was ad-'their respective ships upwards of S33 - j
rrltted to membership in the Arctic 000.000 and this offers another means I
brotherhood an international organ! -1 by which in the competition the'
zatlon made up of Canadians and American merchant ship Is driven out'
Americans interested in the develop
ment of Alaska, the president announc*
that he Intended to visit Alaska
You! next 9l,mmer an<l to go as far into the
see. I have an interest in that as well
as the people and I want the fund re-
stored as soon as possible so that there
will be somethihg to pay creditors
should some other Ixtnk get shaky,
which is not the case now.
"Yeg. you are right, it was intended
to call u meeting of the bankers of
tke state for next Saturday. In fact|
the call had actually been issued by
territory as time would | ermit
order that he might come into con
tact with the people and see for him
self what might best be done for
their welfare.
FAVORS SHIP SUBSIDY.
In announcing his position with re-
gard to a ship subsidy. Presiednt Taft
declared that with the $6,000,000 to
$8,000,000 earned by the government of
Mr. Wilson, who, after consulting wlthi ore'*n ma" service each year, a sat-
Governor Haskell withdrew the call for lsfactorv s>'B,em subsidy could be
Id r r> C ry
f0r Fletchers
C A 8 T O R I A
During t.te yonr ended June ; >
Chieag" fr Nortl w -stern railroad earned
2:.<m).. 0 pessengtr. without one fatality
Travel .n American ra'ilroadi * muiii
«*fer than it was a few years ago. mure
rd in..re attention being paid to mak n*
equipment as perfect as possible and
employ** v-ofnf required t- use extreme
care.
tjr*. <3 r ® r* Cry
for FLETCHER'S
O A S T O R I A
Editor Si
J'1 es thi- <
«la| circum
Episcopal i
slppl.
sta
tor th-
I ortionrrent
t ■ nfrii>utior
> eai
>k M Bee's 'Churchman" re.
eek ovef t!.* improved flnan-
°f 'he Protestant
I' lrd. New York,
and Massachusetts'
time paid their
a meeting. The call was In the hands
of the newspapers and they were not
i notified that the meeting was off un-
til late Tuesday eyening. The meeting
wag for the purpose of discussing thf
bank 'guarantee law. but I am not at
liberty to say just what phase of the
law was t « be considered; but It is safe
to say that the expense of operation as
well as the value of protection was to
be given attention.
"The Columbia Bank and Trust com-
Vany must be reorganized and. of
course, there must be found a willing
victim upon whom may be unloaded
the blame for the disastrous blow dealt
the bank and which can be used as
a, satisfactory explanation for poor
business methods
"Former Bank Examiner Smock, who
Is now vice president of the bank seems
to have been selected as the fellow,
and consequently the word has gone
ut, 'the administration blames Smock,
Norton blames Smock and so Smock
must be tossed up in the air and then
te comes down, stuck up on a
pitch fork.
>f course Smock may stand hitch-
permit himself to be ruined as a
hanker as well as financially: take
all the bkxme of mismanagement and
'•come a dead one, hut I don't think
he will. I am of the opinion that
Smock will shoot back and when he
does he will shoot fast."
of business.
MARINE IS INADEQUATE.
Not only this, but so inadequate is I
the American merchant marine today |
that in selecting auxiliary ships with j
which lo make our navy an Instrument
of offense or defense, or Indeed, in
sending it around the world as a fleet,
we have called on vessels sailing un-
der a 'oreign flag to carry the coal!
and to supply the other needs of suclij
a Journey. Were we compelled to go j
into a war today .our merchant marine}
lacks altogether tonnago of auxiliary
unarmed ships ,absohitelj" necessary to
the proper operataion of the nav
"For thi? reason It seems to me that
^ Men's" Work Shirts (the 50c kind) for
S5
(*,12 l-2c Bleached Muslin For
a —
| Cotton Blankets After Supper
| Saturday Night After Supper Sale
1 7 TO 10 P. M.
§j Blankets worth $1.50 to
1 FOR 98c
The Big
Store on the
. Corner
m
m
Ladies Sil-kid
Shoes All Go
In This Sale
inaugurated.
As to the argument that a ship sub-
sidy would be an appropriation of pub- there is no subject to which congresi
He money to private companies, the eari better devote its attention in the
president said that a subsidy was in (coming .session that passage of a bill
principle and effect much the samej which shall encourage our merchant
as a protective tariff syJtem, much;marine in such a way as to establish
wmmmmmmemmmmmm
the same as government assistance in
the development and improvement of
rivers and harbors, and the reclama-
tion of arid lands through government
irrigation projects.
COULD NOT CARRY COAL.
If a war should come at this time,
President Taft declared, the United
States would not have enough vessels
to carry coal to its fleets. And it
would be doubtful, under the neutral-
ity laws, he added, if the United
States would be able to buy foreign
vessels In the emergency.
The president had an interesting and
busy day which ended tonight with
a banquet in the Washington building
on the exposition grounds.
At the Arctic brotherhood the pres4
Ident was elected honorary past «rand
Arctic chief and was presented with
a costly robe of office made of purple j
velvet and trimmed with furs. The
American lines directly between New-
York and other eastern ports and
South American ports, and between
our Pacific coast ports and the Orient.
FOREIGN MAILS PROFITABLE, i
We « ;irn pr. fit from our foreign Embarrassed
mails from $8,000,000 to $8,000,000 a
year. The application of that amount j
would be quite sufficient to put on a
satisfactory basis two or three Oriental I
lines and several lines from the east i
to South America.
"Of course, we are familiar with t #
argument that this would be contribut-1 OKLAHOMA CITY Oct 1-The Co.
to "fivate companieg out of the umbla Bank, which ,'u.pended on Tues-
trea,ury fund of the rnited States; but da> with j3.ow.ogo in Jepui.it.. will be
e are thun contributing tn various returned to Hb officers by the state bank-
e-a>s on similar principles, in effect, | lnft board on Monday. President W. L.
both by our protective tariff law, by Norton and his associates in the Colum-
ll"r river and hnrbor bills and by our bla Bank and Trust company have offer-
reclamation service. d to put J400.000 in cash In the bank s
From m\ observations I think the,vaults and during the suspension the de-
country is ready now to try such a law posltors have been cared for by the state
RESCUE WITH $400,000
Institution of Okla-
homa City to Be Turned Back
to Its Officers by Banking
Board Monday—Total With-
drawn $200,000.
| another patch next spring. I sowed
its to clover with tne intention of turn-
ing it under this fall Wou'd there b«
any other way to get the ground clean
of insects and to get it rich How wAuId
you advise m« to handle this ground for
strawberries to set next spring" There
a very nice stand of clover."
As a general rule we would not have
strawberries follow sod, for there are
sure to be insects in sucn soil. It 's
much better to have some crop on the
land that requires good cultivation. This
will prevent insects from hibernating tn
the summer and fall. However. were
we situated as our subscriber and had
no alternative but to use the clover sod.
we would allow the clover to grow after
the oats were cut and then plow it under
this fall or winter so that the freezing
weather could kill the insects, and grub?.
It might be advisable to drill In from 75
to lc-0 pounds of kalnlt per acre as It Is
Maimed this material is very effective in
ridding the soil of cut worms. Set out
only plantn from a healthy patch.
in tun. t ssy« 1
diocese has increased
to missions during the p
ap-
n ke. Sl. tly rtitMrra.
Touic 'aLTuteieH Chill
•J.tem. for
ITCHIXC, < ring >u,i R .itm
■ is cured by Hood's Sareaparilly —
the great ar.d unequalled remedy tor
«"■ ry kind ol SKIN DISEASE.
the Lincolnshire
trying to
Some friends of
{England; farm* -
♦IttUt h|m that there's money for him
Mmr beet*, certain y there ought t" (>.•
the United Kingdom is now paying ••
QC.0M a year for Imported
•luhn Harper, who two years ago was
convicted of murder In Murray county.
Georgia, and has been in jail at A'-
iant* ever since, naa during his Impris-
onment memorised forty-one chapters in
the Bible, as well as many odd verses.
He is under sentence of death and his
been respited seven times the lasi' re-
spite being granted thi* week by Gover-
nor Brown on the ground of new evi-
dence.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C A S T O R I A
C CURES
.O.OLD SORES
If an old sor. existed simply bicausa tha flash was dlsaasad at that
JmrtlouUi spot, it wo-li bs ewy matter to apply some remedy directly
o tlie pl e' that w . .id kih the |?enn ; or the diseased flesh might be
removed by a surgical operation aad a cure effected. But the very (act
that old sores resist every form of local or external treatment, and even
return after being cut away, ahows that bade of them Is a morbid cause
Which must be removed before a care can result. Just a3 long as the
po ution continues in the blood, the ulcer remains an open cesspool for the
Sep .Sit ol impurities which the circulation throws off. 6.S. 8. cures Old Sores
by purifying the blood. It removes every trace of Impurity and taint from
the circulation, and thus completely doe3 away with the cause. When
B b. o. Los cleansed the blood, the sore begins to heal, and It is not a
butt ace cure, but the healing process begins at the bottom; soon the dis-
charge ceases, the inflammation leares, and the place fills in with firm,
liefilthy flesh. Under the purifying and tonic effects of 8. S. 8. the system
Is built up, end those whose health has been Impaired by the drain and
worry O o:e will be doubly benefited by its use. Book on Sores
- J medical adrice free to all who write.
XHE SWirr SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, OA.
CASTOR IA
For Infant i and Children.
Tlie Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Ittgnatiuv of
ELOI N MIN UTES
brotherhood did not presume to ask tHe;nn<^ *° witness Its effects upon the guaranty fund,
president to don the robes, but he in- (foreign trade of the United States.'
sisted with the laughing remark "" — * • • •
"I am not afraid to put on the robes;
I never have been,"
HAS AN INTERESTING DAY.
The president had a varied and In-
teresting day at the fair.
When he and his party arrived at
the auditorium steps President J. E.
Chlldburg greeted him and pinned on
his coat a he ivy gold badge of his
office of honorary president of the ex
position. The president took his plac
and witnessed the march of the soldiers
and the pageant of nations.
In the Alaska building the president
was invited into the cage where more
thun a million dollars of Alaska gold
Is displayed. Nearby a miner who was
illustrating placer mining, let the pres-
ident wash out a pan of gold worth
$1,200. Mr. Taft remarked thai he
would go into mining if he could keep
up that rate.
At the door of the Hawaiian build-
Ing n native girl tried to throw over
he president's neck a w reath of pan-
ics. The president restrained her.
saying:
•'No, 1 shan't wear it; we're not in
Honolulu now," and passed the wreath
to an aide.
The presiednt then went to the Jap-
anese government building. Hero Com
missioner General Hajim Ota read a
letter from the emperor of Japan.
through the minister of agriculture
commerce, Baron Oqua, thanking the
president for his visit to the Japanese
building. Mr. Taft, replying, said the
Tapanese had long been generous
American expositions and he wished
success to tho apprAe hlng Japanese
world's fair.
WANTED TO SEE MORE.
The Canadian building was to have
ended the president's tour, but he
said:
"I want to see more of this.''
Luncheon in the New York state
building was served, without speeches
In his address- in the natural amphi-
theater th<- president said, regarding
the question of ship subsidy
It behooves us Americans interest-
ed i rtimhirvii our lr*da into every
At 4 p. m .today, no more depositors
were in line and the total amount with-
drawn since the suspension was less than
J200.000.
PLOWING FOR STRAWBERRIES
A subscriber writes: "I turned down a
piece of clover last July and put It to
strawberries. The grubs or other insects
are destroying them. I want to put out
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