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SATURDAY MORNING,
PUTHRIK, OKLAhOiViA, JANUARY 15, 1910—EIGHT PAGES
SATURDAY MCRNINU,
NUMBER 224.
Comparisons Which Must
Be of Interest to Taxpayers
MESSAGE TOPIC
TAFT SENDS TO CONGRESS
VIEWS ON NATIONAL
RESOURCES.
FORE LEGISLATION NEEDED
Important Subject Reviewed in
Comprehensive Manner — Dry
Farming, Water Power, Nation-
al Aid and Soil Productivity
Touched Upon.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 14.—The
special message of President Taft
dealing with the conservation of th<
natural resources of the country wa:
sent to congress today. The document
is a concise review of this important
subject—an unusually comprehensive
and strong state paper—and s ts out
more or less in detail the attitude of
the ministration In this particular. The
message follows.
To the senate and house of representa-
tive s:
In my annual message 1 reserved the
subject of the conservation of our natur-
al resources for discussion ir, a s;>< ia
message, as follows:
in several departments there is pre
sen ted the necessity for legislation look
lug to the further conservation .if ou
national resources, and the subject i:
one of such importance as to require a
more detailed and extended eli- s-ion
than can be entered upon In thift com-
munication. For this reason, I shall
take an early opportunity to send a spe-
cial message to emigre s en the su.>j|,('t
cf the improvement of our w.'.ter v iys;
tipon the reclamation .* n.i Irrigation of
^O^mNLTE^ON PAGE 2, COLUMN •>.
WHAT IT COSTS PER MONTH.
A local afternoon paper has said that it costs the taxpayers
to run the city departments of Tulsa under a commission from
of government, each month ..   $ 6.000.00
The question which most concerns the taxpayers of Guthrie is—
what does it cost to pay the salaries of Guthrie's city depart-
ments now and what would it cost under a commission form
of government. To get at this the State Capital has taken
from the ci«y records a statement of salaries paid during the
past five months—divided that by five and secured the aver-
age paid each month.
The total amount paid in salaries per month was exactly $ 3,407.10
These salaries were paid as follows:
SALAPIES PER MONTH. SALARIES PER MONTH.
Mayor  -  $ 49.48 Councilmen (10)   . $ 78.60
City Attorney      25.00 City Clerk  -   133.65
City Auditor     125.00 City Treasurer   25.00
Janitor City Hall   40.00 Entire Police Dent.  601.89
Entire Fire Dept.     767.83 Plumbing Insp.    25.00
Side Walk Insp.   50.00 Street Com.   65 00
Water Works Dept.   368.00 Engineer Dept.   1056.25
It will be noticed that the engineers' department shows the largest
salary roll. This is owing to the extensive public improvements being
made and will no doubt be greatly lessened as work under contract is
completed.
What would be the additional cost to the taxpayers, in salaries
under a commission form of government Deduct the salary
of the mayor, (49.48) and the salaries of the members of the
city council ($78.60), making a total of $128.26
Then add the cost in salaries of five commissioners at $2,COO per
year which would make their combined salaries per month $833.33
It can easily be seen that a commission form of government
would abolish the office of mayor and ten councilmen, elected
from al! parts of the city and who dra«v a combined salary of
$128.26 per month, place in their position five men who would
draw     ?-3?3.33
In nlain words a commission form of government would cost
the taxpayers, in salaries alone over and above the present
salary expense   ..  $705.01.
Few of the residents of Guthrie have any idea just what salaries are
paid in this city to the city officials and consequently t'-- above
figures cannot but be interesting The/ will be found absolutely cor-
rect by calling up the City Hall.
In Guthrie city officials serve at extremely In . salaries when one
compares the salary received bv the snme officials in other cities.
M?ny people h?ve been of the opinion that sa'arias -, e away up
in the thousands of dollars and for that reason signed petit'-his ask-
ing for a commission form of government.
But this is not all.—Compare the salaries of city offices in Tulsa
with the salaries of officials in Guthrie—and then conider—would
you prefer paying $3,407.10 per month or $6,000 par month.
The difference would mean to the taxpayerr of Guthrie each
year   $31 114.80
Now honest, would this commission form of government be worth
this extra $31,114.80?
Yesterday we showed that it would cost the taxpayers $16,000, simp-
ly to create a commission form of government and pay the salaries
of five commissioners for one year.
Think it over. The taxpayers must decide whether they want a com-
mission form of government—theymust pay for the whistle. Be care-
ful that you do not pay too much for a whistle which is not wanted.
MEMOIRS DENIED
HALTS A
EL'QENIft IV
PARIS. aJn iv**in view of th
persistent reports in circulation con-
cerning the alleged memoirs of Em-
press Eugenie, for the publication o:
which it is snld negotiations are nolia
on in Europe and America, Slgnoi
Franceschini Piotrl. secretary of tlx
Empress, wns asked what foundatlor
was for such rumors,
ne whatever," declared SIgnor
ally.
then
REMOVAL OF PRESENT EN-
CUMBRANCE TO CCST
$800,000.
COLD FATAL TO THE WEAK.
Steamers Fail to Make Landing,
Car Lines Are Congested, l i
Wires Prostrated and Business
Streets Filled With Collisions
and Imprecations.
  | Sensational koese
Bohemia Brought Cut in Testi-
mony in LeTfil Battle for Cus-
tody of Child Wife's Life
POSITION OF BOOSTERS UN- TO JOIN WITH REGULARS iN
mphat
itention of writ
mem
Ing any
DERMINED BY STEADY
LIQUIDATION.
SELECTING BALLINGER
COMMITTEE.
SCALEU MAKES MILLIONS. HAYES IS INTERMEDIARY
! ARTIST HUGGED MODELS I
Texas Leader Reported to Have "Whip' Dwiglit Issues Statement
Given $1010,1,00 in Two Christ-; Asserting Agreement Hasi Been
mas Presents Bears Raid
"When Shorts Realize Presence
of Eig- Squeeze. |
Reached and Declares Will At-
tend Caucus-Fair Treatment
Assured Them.
jw YorK'o
-The heaviest i
• fell upon the
The
taxpa
New Breed Grows in Favor
re is ii bare possibility that some I the peeople of Guthrie want are the'
v r of this city might take the , facts—not a hunch of guesses and mis
loon paper seriously and believe j representations, based on a desire to
of tlr> misleading figures which | credit an administration because it hap-
publlsh'd last evening, and for that! pens to be republican and the afternoon
11 th following statement, taken publication democratic—or which as Sen-
the books of the city—not made ator Owen's secretary says is "reputed
•k—is given. What to l c demonstrative."
What the taxpayers want are rold
facts—not the crle3 of liar—nor do they
particularly have any great desire for
the opinion of a publicantion owned by
a company which State Auditor Trapp
says renders bills which are largely
j. f £r.,ft .,n(j which company
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2 COLUMN 3
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WILL REPEAT KIRMESS.
NKW VOUK Jan. 14
snow storm of the wint
city today. Since 11 o'clock last night)
1- inches of ow has far on. In no
hour t he t ' ermotneter fell from 31 de-
grees above zero to ^0 above.
Three persons died in the lorm today
from exposure and lack of nourishment.
A threatened strike among the laborers
of the street cleaning department was
fortunately averted. Added appropria-
tions made today >r the removal of the
last snowfall, which has not yet been
fully cleared away, will bring the total
thus far expended nis year to $600,00Q. A
conservative estimate of what the pres-
ent snowfall will cost exceeds $SoO,OUU
additional.
The Inbound American liner, St. Louis
which was due here this afternoon, is
still held a prisoner tonight in the lower
harbor by the thick weather. Ambas-
sador White law Reld, who had hoped t' 
make snote in time lor the funeral today
of his father-in-law, D. Ogden Mills,
.did not • ven see the Battery.
TRAFFIC DEMORALIZED.
Ferry seivlce was almost suspended at
times. The narrow and crooked streets
of the downtown wholesale district were
a confused tangle of interlocked wheels
and cursing teamsters. The .congested
condition of the*fth'rface and elevated
lines which ran far behind schedule
thrust upon the subway *i greatly In
creased burden. Through trains on al
the railways were late, but the loca
suburban service was better. Just a
twilight there wns a collision of two sir
face cars on the Brooklyn bridge bu
n  'passengers were injured.
WIRES PARALYZED.
The telegraph c
Dreary Without Daughter.
ZANESVILLE, Ohio.
moriy consisting almost wholly
sensational scenes land Incident
York's Bohemia, with Uutfkird
Christy as a central figure,
mitted today in the icg;d bu111 <
the artist and his wife for pos
their child, Natalie.
Mrs. Christy told how she
she married the artist twelve :
just after he had returned fr
where lie first gained fame
battlefield drawings for a >
paper. The witness said th ti
11.
NEW YORK.
tic
"No
of her marrlei
life ha
the days and nights a
out my baby." was h« i
times Mrs. Christy brok
women in the mora wc
Mrs. Christy said six
dilation lust summi
with a cool rcceptl
4 - The big bull
n in cotton definitely col-j
today with the most spectac-
*lin- .-en in a week of eratlc
ns. Reports freely circulated
trade after the close of the
hot had it that the position of the
:hern hull lias been undermin-d
the continued liquidation which ns
l in progress since early in
point today New York
wed a decline of
a bale from the closing
night previous, which
of from $G. 10 to $6.50
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, CO
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Represen-
I,, 11 v < I In yen. of California, who la
acting us a self-designated Intermedi-
ary between the house Insurants and
President Taft, announced today that
ho probably would issue a statement
at an early day. This announcement
was made following a call at tho
white house and subsequent Ii formal
conferences with his colleagues.
Signs of diligent efforts to harmon-
ize the house regulars and insurgents
on the matter of selecting the com-
inittee to investigate the Ballinger-
rlnehot controversy are apparent on
every side. It Is understood at the
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and who
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On accoun of the exceptional •* teias v< -
merit of the Kirmers. and In or- 4- many of th
der to give th_ people of Guthrie f the ovha-u
adequate opportunities fo; seeing -J- TI ■ mr
it. the performance of last night f nearl v holt
will be repeated at Brooks' opera -f'dred girls f
house at 2:30 p. m. today and |
In the evening. Admission for the
afternoon vv||| be 10, "25 and 50
cents, and for the evening 25 and
50 ccnts. Those who Jo not at-
tend will miss something good.
actual par-
cpl one Hys-
at all, hut
',1 the
with
n past inn
Th
Big Bargains Continu-
,o February 20,1910
Stair Capital's Extraordi-
nary Bargain Offer
one year for $2.75,
th ree yea rs $6.75,
00.
to house moT
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of A. Kevin Pomeroy  
Pa,, lo adJress the Na
association at New Or
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Indian Representatives and Oth-
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TYPldAL WEST HIGHLAND "WHITE TERRIES--
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—West
land white' English terriers, at
to James Mortimer, secretary a:
erintendent of the Westminster
Blub, .ire 'going, very strong"
country.
As Mr. Mortimer put it, "f
rjs
into
if Ice
>i t lo
premium list
full
"Mr.
imports
cation 1
fledged
d to them.
Harry Pnyno Whltnej
rested in the breed that he
handsome silver cup for
f the breed at our next sh
pens in Madison Square
I .'I L
that
been
;, which
Garden
DEFEAT OF INAUGURAL
MEASURE BARELY SAVED
fain oft>rs, tve trill
•Jail- isa!f (,'npital
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5.00
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with
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positivelv closes
y 20, 1910.
WASHINGTON
peeted early adj<
today probably
Henry resolution
Jan. 14.—An unex-
the
aved from defeat
proposing an atnend-
Btitutlon ehansln.T the
vl Inaugurations.
Led by representative Perkins, of New
rork, the oppononts of the resolution
bowed evidence of unpuspected strength,
''earful least he could, not muster
nough votes to secure fiie required
wo-thirds majority fc r the adoption of
lie resolution. *n Hie absence of several
rjembers who w -re committed to sup-
ort it. Representative Henry, of Texas,
In author, was determined to prevent a
of At 4 o'clock, after he had spoken
nr 40 minutes, he asked unanimous
onsent to continue for one hour. Hep-
• "ntativ. Shirley, of Kentucny, ohjecf-
dat
ht in, Mr. Pt
adjourn which was ■
, "f
k
Pa
of Te
sly defended
 f New Jer- j -f-
•J-
Ohio. On the other
tlves Stafford, of W
of Kansas; Harrison.
E. Driscoll, of New
Alabama, and Slssonc, «
spoke slronnlj' against It.
The s<nato was not in session to
hand Representa-
iconsin; Campbell,
r>T Xew York; M.
York; Craig, of
jslssippl,
+ ti
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regular
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