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VI
T
ID THE GUTHRIE DAILY LEADER
POPULAR
HOME PAPER
ITS
THE LEADER
NUMBER 13
VOLUME XXXIX.
HOME
GUTIIIUE OKLAHOMA. FIJI DAY .JULY 12 11)12.
PEICE 2c.
1. BRYAN
URAL POWER
WHILE ROOSEVELT IS EX
AMPLE OF MISDIRECTED
FORCE
U FOllEITE HITS THIRD-
TERMER IN BURNING WORDS
llndsey Will Not Head Proll-llonlsts-T.
R. Again Raps
Mr. Tall
(By Associated rress.)
Washington l. C. July 12 United
States Senator La Follettc's leading
editorial in the current number of
La Follettc's Weekly Bays:
"Bryan in braving Tammany and
the trusts to rescue the Democratic
r.irtv at Baltimore was a towering
figure of moral power and patriotic de
votlon to civic righteousness.
"Roosevelt at Chicago backed by
trust money organizing fake con-
tests to secure his own nomination
van a most striking example of mis-
directed power and of unworthy am-
bition. Roosevelt offered no reason
for a third party save his own over-
mastering craving for a third term."
Llndsey Will Not Accept.
Enid Okla. July 12. "1 am not a
political prohibitionist" said Judge
Ben Llndsey of Denver here when
asked why he did not accept the
Prohibition party's offer of the
presidential nomination.
"I have always Ibeen aligned with
the progressive element of the
democratic party" continued Judge
Lindsey "but I do not believe Wil-
son can ever effect the reforms
which the progressive party de-
mands nor do I believe the prohi-
bition party is an effective instru-
ment. I believe the progressive
party een Accomplish the most po.
litical good."
Another Roar from T. R.
New York July 112. Theodore
Roosevelt further discusses the
seitlng of contested delegations in
the republican national convention
at Chicapo in an editorial entitled
"Thou 'iihalt Not Steal'' which ap-
pears in the current issue of the
Outlook. He says in part:
"The American people are en-
titled to know that the charge of
stealing the Chicago convention of
1912 is more than campaign recrim-
ination and that the frauds com-
plained of are much more serious
than the mere repetition of loose
practices which might have found
unfortunate precedents in some pre-
vious conventions of both parties.
"Shall Fraud Votes Rule?"
'Seriously and literally President
Taft's renomination was stolen for
him from the American people and
the ratification or rejection of that
nomination raises the critical issues
whether votes or fraud shall deter-
mine the selecting of American
presidents.
"President Taft was renominated
by a malority of barely 211' votes
and two of these were publicly raped
st the last moment from Massa-
chusetts. Ilf therefore more than
19 or 2.1 of his votes were demon-
strably fraudulent all claim to an
honest majority disappears. The
demonstration can be made as to
many more than this numlber with-
out touching on a single honestly
debatable case.
TOO TOO BAD
(By Associated Press.)
Stockholm July 12 'Nicholson of
the Missouri university fell at next
to the last hurdle in the hundred and
ten meter race.
(THE WEATHER)
(By Associated Press.)
New Orleans. July 12 Tonight and
Saturday generally fair.
LAST CALL FOR PETITIONS
Any person having Capital petitions with
one or more signers on should bring or send
them to the Chamber of Commerce at once. Be
sure and swear to your petitions and have them
properly filled out. Saturday July 13 is
positively the last day for receiving any peti-
tions. Do it now.
FRED L. WENNER
Secretary Capital Committee.
AMERICANS
VICTORIOUS
AGAIN
WIN ALL HONORS IN
THE
OLYMPIC GAMES
TODAY
(By Associated F"icss.)
Stockholm July 12 The American
athletes continued harvesting their
crop of laurels today. All three plac
es In the final hundred and ten
metere contests were won by Amerl
tans. Kelly or me university or
fouth California won first; James
Wendell of New York won the sec
ond: Hawkins of the Multonomah of
California third. Time fifteen and
one-tenth seconds. The Vermont men
won the first In the broad ump. The
Americans broke two Olympic roc
ords today the four hundred metre
and the broad jump.
SENATOR LOWER ON
TRIAL GROWS ELOQUENT
(By Associated Press.)
Washington July 12 1' specific
denial of all the charges was made
today by 'Senator Lorimer in con-
tinuing his speech in the senate. He
bitterly criticised both President
Taft and col. Roosevelt. At one
point in his speech he became dra-
niHtie throwing up his hands and
turning his face upward he cried:
"Let Him judge who shall ibe the
final judge whether it is correct or
not to do unto others as you would
have them do unto you. lly thbt
simple rule I have lived all of my
h.e and by that rule shall I die
though all the world including the
senate may condemn me."
TO VOTE TO OUST LORIMER
(By ABMxdaUd Press.l
Washington July 12 A vote will
bo taken on the Lorimer case Mon-
day ARTICLES OF IM- T r
PEACHMENT ADOPTED
Washington July 12 The house of
lepresentatives adopted by a vote of
222 to 1 articles of impeachment
against Judge Robert AV. Archbald of
the United States commerce court.
Representative Farr of Pennsylvania.
u-Bt. the single voto against the bill
of impeachment.
USE IS
THIEF BOLDLY ENTERS
BACKDOOR WHILE MRS.
CLOTHIER IS IN FRONT
A bold thief entered the home of
Commissioner C. C. Clothier at
-M7 North First street early last
evening and got away with a purse
containing seven dollars and some
small change. The thief gained en-
trance to the house by cutting a hole
in the screen door in the "back part'
of the house and lifting tihe latch by
aid of a stick. There was Tight(
in the house and Mrs. Clothier was
sitting on the front porch at the
house wihile the thief was doing his
work. She was totally unconscious
of the proximity of Mr. nflfjf andj
did not discover the theft for sev-
eral hours aftewards. The thief was
evidently satisfied with the purse of
money. Nothing else was taken
notwithstanding the fact that a lot
of ta:ble silver was in plain sight
and other articles of value were
within easy reach of the thief. No
clue has yet ibeen found to lead to
the arrest of the thief.
GOV. CROCE'S LETTER TO R9R. BOflM
And Some Pertinent Questions Arising From the View Point of the
Executive Who is Responsible?
The people of the state are
reading with unmixed feelings of
surprise the letter of Mr. Horn of
July 7 relative to the capital nut-
ter and the carefully worded and
exact answer of tiov. Cruce on
July p.
Two things are clear to begin
with:
First Oklahoma City is not
and never has been liable for
anything in the capital matter.
Stvond Some Individuals
whose names are not known in-
duced state officers to get up an
election and move the capital
under the pretense that Oklaho-
ma City was offering suflicient
grounds and a sufficient building
fund for the capiiol of the
state.! 'Thjit Jitter was formed a
"what was known as" The State
Capitol Building company which
was not. a corporation could not
be a corporation or responsible
under our laws and had no prop-
erty or power to contract. That
it has not kept some agreements
made with you. That under Its
name one hundred thousand dol-
lars have been turned over to
you not hb governor of' Oklaho-
ma but: as trustee of that" com-'
panyjiand also as 'its trustee
deeds have been made to you for
six hundred and fifty acres of
land. That you consented to re-
ceive the deeds for these lands
if men selected by you appraised
the lands.
The three questions which are
commonly asked in the state by
common people are these:
1. If the State Capitol Build-
ing company falls to carrv out
its last offer will not the "$100-
000 you hold as its trustee go
back to that company? How can
it go to the state if you have
deposited it as trustee for that
company Or if that company
demands back the $100000 from
1ST LAYS
THE LAW
ELECTION OFFICIALS MAY
REQUIRE ALL VOTERS
TO QUALIFY
In a letter to L. L. Cowley coun
ty attorney of No)ble county Attor
ney! General West Interprets the law
governing the power of election in.
selectors to require a person offering
to register to read and write any
section of the constitution when
the Inspector is of the opinion that
the persons applying la not qualified
to vote.
L'nder the .provisions of the con
stitutional amendment Known ; as
tn "grandfateher clause. 1 1(; ..
tornev general holds that ; an elee-.
Hon inspector has the ipower to do
this. The possession or a regisua-
tion certificate is not couctuoivt-
proof that a :person is entitled to
vote- the attorney general uumo
since mule- the statutes "a chal-
lenge may be interposed and if the
right to vote is challenged upon the
ground that ci person does not. pos-
sess 'the qualifications required by
the constitutional amendment ' he
may be required to read and write
any section of the constitution."
In conclusion the attorney gen-
eral writes "the enforcement of the
constitutional amendment in good)
faith and in accordance with these
views cannot in my opinion sub-
ject the election officers to liability
under the federal election laws."
DIVIDED IN OPINION AS
TO BATH HOUSE LOCATION
The matter of the bath house lo-
cation seems to he undetermined;
yet. Mr. Upham is outoken in his
choice of Mineral Wells park. Dr.
Petty wants It elsewhere and lMt.
Clark has not expressed a positive
choice. The city commissioners are
also divided as to the location.
Commissioner t tot.hier Is in favor of
locating it -at Highland park.
CHILDREN'S HOME MEETING"
Oklahoma City Okla.. July 12 You
DOWN
pre hereby informed of the tune or
;lhe adjourned annual meeting of the
j Oklahoma Children's Home Society
which will be held Monday July l."th.
1!U2. at 10 a. m. in the LeeHuekin?
hotel this city. On arriving ask
hotel clerk for the number of the
room where the meeting is to be held.
Truly yours in Christian work
Noah B. Wickham Supt.
the banks how can tho banks re-
fuse to turn it over to the com-
pany or how can you. as trustee
tor the company prevent the
hanks so turning H over? The
real owner of course. Is tho
company and you cannot repre-
sent any other person or the
state.
2 You have taken the deeds to
the real estate as trustee for
that company and under our law
that puts the real tide to that
land In the company not in you
or anyone else. If the company
refuses to cany out its present
offer as it refused to carry out
its otlter offers what can ou do
with that land.' You are trus-
tee and must obey the orders of
your principal which under the
deed is that icompany.
What could the state do about
that land? H is no party to the
deeds and you are not acting as
trustee for tljje state.
:!. A full page map of the vicin-
ity of the proposed capitol she
and tho townships north and
east has been printed and sent
over the state. This map indi-
cates that the tracts proposed to
be given are in about forty dif-
ferent tracts f widely scattered
running from forty acres down to
two lots all several miles from
town and generally several miles
from the capitol. in what is only
farming or grazing lands. Smith
Chambers of Tonkawa. after in-
vestigation has written descrip-
tions of this-land and declared
that it was generally rough
broken land . unfit for build-
ings or for cultivation and the
roughest parts of the tracts in
which it was located.
Several papers have published
photographs of it showing the
same sort of land as described.
Have your men appraised the
land by tracts showing the fair
LATTA WILL
SELL SITE
FOR $4000
OFFER OF $3000 MADE BY
CITY COMMISSIONERS
TURNED DOWN
The mayor and city commission-
ers mude a formal tender of $.1000
to Geo. Latta yesterday for his
house and five acres of land adjoin-
ing Mineral Wells park north of the
river. Mr. Latta promptly refused
the offer and made a counter prop
osition to the commissioners of $1-
0O0. This is much less than it. lias
t een generally thought Mr. Latta
would take for the site.
The Latta proposition has been
turned over to the ipark commission-
ers for action by that board. If the
park 'board decide to recommend the
purchase of the land tho commis-
sioners will close the deal imme-
diately. At. least tibat was the at-
titude of the commissioners at their
meeting this morning.
BOY THIEVES
BY POLICE
For sometime past the railroads
and machine shops here have been
complaining to the authorities about
the continual loss of brass lead and
copper. The police have been keep-
ing a close watch for the thieves but
i;p until last night were unable to
locate them. Their catch last night
was surprising. In place of an or
Ranized band of grown up thieves as
expected by them to be caught they
captured four "little black fellows
ranging in ag from 12 to .1.1 years
but these little fellows have been
doing big business in the thievin-:
line notwithstanding their ane and
tmallness. It is estimated by the
foundries and railroads that not less
lhan fl.Oiio worth of brass. lead
and copper has been purloined from
them during the past few months.
The negro boys will be turned over
c Judge Strang of the county Juve-
nile court and will. In all probabili-
ties he sent to the state reform
school at Taft.
ARE CAUGHT
cash alue of those tracts? If
so would you not do well to let
(lie people of the stale know what
that fair cash value is. To guess
what land will be worth In tho
future if the capitol is built at
the point proposed ami if popu-
lation can be forced In the di-
rection of those tracts is not ap-
praisement nor can those lands
be sold to build the capitol. If
they cannot lie sold now the
fair thing is to tell the people
their present fair cash value
and that they cannot now be sold
at any price.
Here are some simple ques
t ions :
1. Can the Slate Capitol Build-
ing coin pa n v be prevented by
law from reclaiming that one
hundred thousand dolars any
time It wishes to as matters now
stand?
2. Has anyone except the
Slate Capitol Building company
any legal title or right to that
land as matters now arc; If so
who except yourself holding as its
trustee?
.1. Has (he state at present
any right title or Interest in or
to that money or that land?
I. What is the present fair cash
value or the l."0 acres of lands;
and at what price can it now tie
sold? Could it be now sold for
over fifty thousand dollars?
r. In how many different tracts
is the land divided; how many
miles from the capitol site are
they generally and In what di-
rection; are they smooth choice
tracts for townsite purposes or
are they generally too far from
town for such purposes and
rough parts of the quarter sec-
tions to which they belong?
These questions arc often ask-
ed and to you acting as trustee
we can apply for exact clear information.
HOT WEATHER
DANGEROUS
TO BABY
SOME TIMELY HINTS TO
MOTHER ON CARE
OF INFANT
The intense hot weather of the
past week in Guthrie and the discour
aging reports from tho weather de-
partment which indicates that there
will lie no relief for the next month.
I. as once more aroused parents to the
necessity of taking unusual and ex-
tieme care of their babies i'l order
that they may survive the lirst or
second summers and grow up to be
healthy lively youngsters.
Through' inexperience and igno-
rance on the part of young mothers
cj'ch year many younj? lives are
snuffed ouf. 1 -
The chief danger to babies in the
summer time lies in the milk. All
health authorities agree that milk
given baliirs should bo kept cold and
c.lven fresh
vised not to
itig bottles
v th nipples
("are should
1'arenlr are also ad-
purchase the tube nurs-
but to procure bottles
fitting close to the top.
be taken to rinse them
often in boiling water in which bak-
irg soda has been dissolved. About a
teaspoonful of soda to n quart of
vater it I? s;t'd will make a suitable
rinsing preparation.
A Health Bulletin
The health department of Chicago
has issued a bulletin on the care of
bailies claiming that the deaths of
;;...(io babies a year in that city alone
(onhl be avoided by proper care. The
bulletin contain ;j list of "don'ts" for
j.rcnts and local physicians have
also made suggestions. Following is
! list of suggested things not to do:
Don't rock the baby
Don't feed It every time It cries.
Don't take it up every time it cries
Don't let relatives or visitors pinch
or poke or 'boo'' at it to make it no-
tice them o- lausih.
Don't le the children of the neigh-
borhood visu and kiss It.
Don't let flies get to the baby or
us food. '
Use Sanitary Clothing
Don't pur clothing on the baby
that hinders the motions of the arms
hiid leas
Don't dress your baby to make a
show of him dress him to keep him
comfortable and happy.
Don't sleep with the baby -let him
sleep alone and where fresh air from
an open window can reach him.
IVm't cive medicine without a doc-
tor's order.
Iion't let the milk grow warm.
Don't feed the baby milk more
than twelve hours old.
N. M. Carter commissioner of
pu die safety has returned from a
busincbs trip to Oahoma City.
.1M?
nnn
N UnriUb
OF M'lNTDSH
ANDY MOORMAN ANDMON-
ROE FELTON HAVE BIG
PEACH CONTRACT
Andy Moorman and Monroe l'eiton
expert peach packers returned to
Mcintosh county last night alter a
short visit withMheir families here.
They have been H4i t ho orchards of
that county since the early poach
season opened last month.
Mr. Moorman Is superintending the
packing of the peaches on the M
ere McKinlcy place near Hulaula.
So far this season fifteen curs of
peaches of the Mamie Koss and
Wheeler variety hao ben gathered
and shipped from that orchard. Tho
K'lberta peaches will be in condition
for picking about the 2Slh of this
month and he says that this orchard
of SO acres from which fifteen cars
cars have already been shipped will
produce not los-t than 2o cars of the
Klbertas.
"The crop this year
Mr. Moor-
and better
n. an said 'is biger
than any I have seen in the pnsl ten
years. The peach is large has
splendid color and Is exceptionally
li clous in the McKinlcy orchard
of SO acres the trees have been well
cp red for and practically all of the
fruit is in condition to ship. There
fte very few culls. Tho orchard
averages K'.s trees to the acre and
l bey aro all loaded to the limit-
never saw so many peaches to a Tien
In my life. McKinlcy will make a
fortune out of his trees this year.
From the 11. (HO bearing trees in his
orchard he will ship not less lhan I
carloads this season. We have had
i.o trouble in procuring pickers fhli
far. I have had over seventy pick-
ers continually with me (hi season.'
Mr. Moorman says the people oT
that part of the slato are strongly
against Oklahoma City and will voto
lor Gtithrje for the permanent seat
ot government next
says that section Is
ciatic and that all
Haskell for senator.
fall. He also
solidly Demo
are for C N
GOVERNOR SAYS ASSESSORS
SHOULD BE APPRAISERS
Special to the Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City. July 12 The path
of tho newlv created countv assessor
has not been strewn with roses and
difficulties which faced him in the
first year of his duties are reaching
tro state board of equalization for so-
lution. Differences between th" assessors
and the county boards of equalization
were aired Wednesday in various
hearings given by the state board on
valuations from all parts of the state.
The Heckhunt county assessor had
a ;l;j l-;i per cent decrease in valua
tions to explain and he did il with
;.he assertion that the state board's
increase last year had pushed prop
erty so high that property was taxed
on a value of a0 per cent higher than
it would have brought at. a voluntary
f-ale.
Governor Cruce produced tho rec
ord of school fund loans again here.
nd called ihe attention of the asses-
tor to instances where owners swore
to high values for loan purposes but
ave in their farms at - much lower
figures for taxing purposes. One
(tact assessed for ! th owner
bad sworn to be worth $;'.;0 when
seeking a loan. Oilier comparisons
were $:;immi and jfi.Too iso and !
."no.
'We ought to have some of you as
sessors tor school land appraisers
said the governor.
ELECTION
City Attorney D. M. Tibbet has
given the commissioners an opinion
with' reference to tho proposition of
qualifications of 'hose ennin-. - ro
vote in the bond election. He holds
I cat none but property taxpayers
tan vole in the bond election. He
aho bold-; that whilo it is not abso-
1. t.y n' c-s:irv iq register tor pat-ti-ipation
in 'bis election yet it
would be well to do so for tear o'
mnif fut;ire contingency that nxinht
;irise touching the legality of the
bonds after they hav-j been carrivd.
To be on the safe side he adis- all
who are ual:ti''d to register imme-
diately. It w ill be ahsObl'elv tie es-
tor von to rcL-istir before von
tun vote at the August primaries and!
a'- yen mut ne registered lo tie afi'
tv vote at that election it would bo
well to do so immediately and thus
!e on the safe side for the bond elcc-l:on.
REGISTER
FOR BOND
RACIAL .
1 ' s
i 1 !
NECESSARY FOR TRANS-
MISSION OF HIGH IDEALS
SAYS MISS CLARK
IMPORTANT SUBJECT IS
WELL AND ABLY HANDLED
At Closing Session of National
Educators at Chicago
meeting
Chicago. July 12 The meeting ot
the National Educational association
closed today with an alile address
by Kate Cpson Clark of Krooklyn.
lier subject was: "What May tha
Public Expect In Dividend: Material
Civic Social from High Schools. She
said in part:
"The transmission of high .ideals
from generation to generation re-
quires enormous racial force and 1n-
s'filit. Our public schools are ouf
chief means for this purpose. To at
tain it the child's mind must b
ttnined to "see straight and think
clear."
"A class has arisen here that af-
fect to despise our system of gov-
ernment. The : superiority of the
principles upon which it is founded
should be taught. This involves
three main tenets; respect for our
constitution and laws: hatred of
caste and class; and the lovo of hon-
est work leading to self-support.
"W may expect of every gradual
a good moral character. This should
surely be secured. The culture of
the spirit and of some Bort of pur
religion should also be urged.
Since the basis of a nation' pow
er is good health in Its population
every means should be employed to
enllghUm oiir youth ' regarding the
constitution of the body and the fund-
amental laws of health. Our . high
schools should yield us a strong and
temperaie contingent. ' '.'".'
'They should bring Into society a
tiste for good reading and a love for
scholarship and good literature. They
should see the vulgarity In the pre-
vailing adoration of lu:ury and
should b taught the genuine beauty
el the simple life. No pains ehould
be spared to save them from the
cowardly depression so often result-
ing from "Ill-luck" and leading t
(i'ssipation and even self-destructlow.
The inevltablnes9 of trouble and the
duty of bravery should be impressed
1 pon them..
"Certain minor requirements should
reasonably bo made of them. They
i;d sensible letter: should have
should be able to write a presentable
quiet and rehned manners in public;
and pleasant voices.
"Above all. they should have the
spirit of progress."
OKLAHOMA TO BE WELL
REPRESENTED AT SALT LAKE
Salt Lalcw City Utah July U
Oklahoma will have a large" and
riipresentaMve delegation at the
cotnintr session of the- National Ir.
r:8ton congress to be held in this
city September ;n to October's ac-
cording to advices received by Sec
retary Arthur Hooker. TM4 "is the
twentieth session of this organiza-
tion which has done so much for the
unbuilding of the west. Oklahoma
is vitally interested in the question
ot irrigation. Cp to the year 11)10
nearly six thousand acres of land
bad .'beeti brought under irrigation
in the state- at a cost of nearly fifty
thousand dollars.
The Republic of Mexico despite
the handicap of internal warfare is
showing a keen interest jn the Na-
tional Irrigation congress and that
country will have a delegation pres-
ent: at Salt lake when the session is
called to order. Dr. E. McQueen
Cray foreign secretary of the con-
zress has been informed iby the
..lexican government that President
Auidero will in .ao near future:name
a delegation from that country. .
Dr. Cray i-? at prse.nt in "Europe
jn. behalf of the XatJonal Irrigation
congress and repom widespread in-
terest in the worn of irrigation and
that there win be a larare "a!tfnrf
aiue of foreig-n representativei. He
wi.i rewirn io tnu country
to reach a!t UiXe for the-
of the congress . .
time
ssioa
AT THEtEUtE.
The owning engagement of the
Ward Sisters at the Elite was greet-
eii by a larsv audience. The "Me-
chanical lolP was the most clever
act pier shown on a (inthrie vaude-
ville siage. while the ciog and toe
ddnci-j of the g-ir was exception-
ally eood. They wilt occupy the
boards at the Elite tonight and to.
morrow night.
HU ArJU
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