The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 31, No. 30, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 18, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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'BLIND ?O.M" COLORED
MUSICAL MARVEL DIES
IN BROOKLYN
FOR 50 YEARS THRILLED
AUDIENCES WORLD OVER
Began'tii Play When he Was
Two Years 0ld-0ffen Re-
ported Dead
.
Now York Juno 13. "Blind Tom" la
dead. And the ending of this child-
ish black pliclst at whose wonderful
playing thousands have marveled ever
alnco our grandmothers were gins was
lull of pathos.
Threo weeks nuo. as he sat beforo
his pluno iu the home of Mrs. ISiiau B.
Lorche tho widow of his old tnastei
at No. CO Twelfth street. ilobol.e i
Blnglug tho old melodies with wlnru
ho bad thrilled great audiences be -
Xorq thu Civil war he suddenly atonited
nnd fell faco downward on the floor
Urs.. Lerdlio who has cared for him
over twenty yoars ran into the room
and helping htm up found that his
vholo upper right sldo was paraljxedjLprohe. a lawyer managed his" con
Hut Tom could u t understand that
ho was dlfforont and soon went back
to his piano. When ho found that his
right hand could not strlko tho keys
bo said with hla voice quaiorlng
"Tom's flngora won't ulaj."
Again and nguln bo trlod. Finally
when ho realized It was useless bin
big blind eyas filled with toara and
bo wept like a child. Each day ha
returned to tho piano and with hla loft
hand started some favorito piece Dls-
cords camo quickly however and
thou with tenr-inolstaued ohoaks. h?
would rjso and paco tho floor i?iitJ
lato lnto tho night Hla old mlstroas
sought to comfort him but ho would
only. 60b out "Tom's fingers -won't-
r1nv Virs m '
Laal Vaii
iurdny night Tom wont lo
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The Rose may fyjqssom for .
Jbnglana k
The Lily for France un-
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Ireland honors the Sham-
"rock" 4 . : : . .
Scotland the Thistle
bald. - - ' ; .
But the shield of the Great
Republic
The glory of the West
Shall bear the bloom qf
The Tasseled Corn;
Thb Sun's supreme be-
quest I
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mjsxas
hi piano ngain and began softly htt
'old lullaby "Down on the Suwanee
Itlvei " but his voice broke Sobbing
J he ross and said ' 1. tn done all gone.
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The lioxt she heard was a ralnt ory
ami a thimp hear the bathroom door.
He bid Uoiipl dead from a secthd
Bnok
Or tahnrlea Qllchript. of Hudnon
street- jJobok&n. whs summoned bnt
be ttaldijiat Jil services were too lalj
"TUIttil Turn " tl'tirMa Ma) rosmo la
lllfltlina IVInnthn 1nt limattHafuLimAittl
dead many times. In tho- lata swf
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intles. account were published that
be bad succumbed to consumption and
that a physician bad made an atialyata
at life brain A few year Inter eaine
another report that he bad Jumped
from the St Louie bridge.
Then he was killed again near Clu-
ulntirttl Ami titter Itmt he neriatied In
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I Ilia .Tnhimtmvn flood.
JAppeared Here in 1904.
up until 1UU4. every one was csr
tain that really bad died when sud-
denly ln was announced on tbe bill-
board of the Circle theater where be
played to audiences as enthusiastic a
ever.
Uiintl Tom was a proiugy. wiui an
uncouth figure of almost gigantic pra-
twitlons and an intellect approaching
Uiat of an Imbecile Nature had Jolnpd
t divine gift of music
Back In the slave days when he ws
but two years old and clothed only la
nil old shirt he sat beneath the win-
dow of his first master. General James
Bethune a Georgia planter and hoard
the sound of a pluno Thrilled he
crawled trembling up the steps Into
the parlor where the mucic was
General Bethune saw bow npt ths
child was and said "The child is
nmslr-craiv. Poor little thing" Then
Mm placed him before the piano nnd
let blm strike the keja. to ms mi t
astonishment the child after lilttinK
the keys clumstlv for a few lnlnutes
began to play slowly with one finger
the air ha had just heard.
General Bethune immediately began
to educate blm. and from that day un
Ml the time of his first stroke ho has
i played eight hours nearly every dav
In 1850 the boy was eight his master
j toured the country with him and hitor
iwrnt to Europe Over $200000 was
realized during this tour Young Be
thune then look him and with hla earn
ings U la said established a valuable
racing stable Upon hla death his
widow who later married Albert T
certs.
JOKE MAY CAUSE TROUBLE.
Special to Daily Loader.
Knld. Juno 17. N. tf. Brower a
proniliigjit fnrmor of this county s&hl
to UiaS&ounty conitnlsslonorfl that be
liadVpTaccd tha dyna6lto under tho
court houstt with tho ldfla bt blowing
ui Ujo cnijnty cbjumlBptonora If tb.V
The fnrmpr was joking but a numbor
of strangers who hoard tho rocltnl
and did iyrt knrjw Uio 111811 for a tlmo
felt I1K0 visiting tho propnr punl6h-
njont on tho joker.
ft is ngatn'qulet In police circles; no
court for a week.
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DEFENDS
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IWsMi .mmm. mSm7imr'mtmrSlr.j(mJSm
strong Features of Ok-
lahoma's ANTI-TURST
LEGISLATION
HONEST GORPORATH
GIVEN AMPLE PROTECTION
Provisions Not Near So Drastic
as Those oi Sherman
Anti-Trust Law
Governor Haskell speaking of now
airtl-truar lPK'tdation in Oklahoma said
yesterday.
"Oklahoma justly claims credit for
taking A step in advance of the FVder
al Government and her tdstei states In
anti-trust l'ginl..'lon
' In dealing with the subject that is
intimately related to ail commercial
transactions uht. nas wived the prob
loin of preeutlUK combinations and
moiionollcs destnictiw to healthful
competlilon uhlle In uo wise inteifer-
ing with legitimate and oidlnaiy bus!
neas in general
"Sootlou One of her neu aiHi-trusi
law provides That every aot agree-
ment contract. oombmation In the
form ot trust or ainuopoly. wft&lit tlrta
suite which is against public poMc
is horeby declared to be Illegal.
"This fohows .closely the lanauaM.
or mo biiortunn. antitrust art wnura
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this difference.
"Tho SharfiWWinti trust act prohlf '
Its all comblnauQiis agroomflnts con.
trnots or' (Sombllmtlons In reMrolpt oi
tW(lo jnout r0Raril t0 wbethFth
oyfi
aio reasotiablo or unreasonable as re-
lating to public ppllcy whtt' the new
Oklahoma law only prohibits Uiobo'
Unit are ngajnst public pollcj '
"The Sherman autHriist act puu-
lshos all whether they be again iiBb.
lie policy or not Because of ttfuriil -
berent vice iu the Federal law In that
It operate altfco oi btftasd id JliialjLjatflniua.irid 3enW vvho vjiolate
It hns neei been enforced vmxh "-ffl". .T . .. . 1 - :
how OkiohotniL will clean out the oV
Breakrast : Lunch or
j - :
I 'J ftnrantctf under the FOOD and aaufjs ACT June 30 tni. f
O i7-aasfa.. sJC-a7 MHtf75- YfiW
Postuin r.Susa5andSait
- muk battle
jjade by Ppstym CrI
j JW'fciwm
preascf and the commerce destroying
conrti.iatlrtiiR trusts and ifKnopolles
wWii nt h X ! disturbing t.iose
tlt aie a real benefit to the people
IIIMT T.1 vrllp WU 11119.
"She wtf.l en nbout It. like she cIqps
""ijrtlilng eNe In a fair and practl-
a niannoi
"By S tiou Two of bar new law
tho s i)j) if me court la votil with ois
Igl&Hi Jurisdiction ta nJoln the opor-
at ion ot aft) unlawful combination
trUKTr md&npoly llf tltliatato to a-
KM1KSS&
In vac!itl(in an
' oncurrine m
relief.
of the tiiree justices
Kraut the temporary
"In the eont however a rocier
Is npoittted the defendant Will have a
hearing und may Kn his giving a
bon(l retain possesatoii of his properly
pending the final hearing of the cause
"in two respects at lfast this pro-
vlidon ta superior and more practical
than any similar statute of which we
have knowledge. j
"First: The fact that the sole now
er to Rpiioint receivers in such cases
hying vested in the supreme court or
a majority of the J duties. i a strong
suaraaty that th-n power will not be
abused or unwisely invoked.
"Second. It affords a speedy rem-
edy fen tre court of last resort without
the long delav Incident to a trial In
fie lowoi court and an appeal and
final detorinlnnUon in the iiiuner court
'No leKitlinate enterprise ne4l e.er
fear the vengoance of tho law. No law-
ful trmt. combination or monopolv
neel ever expect to escape the law
"Should a charge Of contempt arise
out of any a'leged vto.irlnu of an
order of the supreme court In such
oases the defendant may. It he de
mands it hao a trial by Jurv the
pe beiitK certified to some dlstikt
court for that punose.
I 8eition Five of the act of the Ok-
"- rll 111J&V.t VUk Ll !0 -
actions c mmuuiUea or cities t the
state by Helling commodities or rend
pilng servico at a lower rate In one
rfeetion tommnnitv or city than an-
other after making duc allowance for
the difference If any. hi the grade
niinntltv or mnlllv anil the nrtiial ook
ranaiortation from the uoln.tat uro-
actlon of manuftcturw If tlie etfeot
or intent thereof i to estauiiBB or
maintain a virtual monopoly hindering fully tha compliment paid me b my ' against SennUn Oolllver."
competition 01 restratnt of trajla). friends In their inaistence that 1 1 Mr. Young whu ns horetofoHi bon
"Now this d-es not mean that the should accept a re nomination for vice-' classod among tho t.- nenta of Gov-
man who sella nails must charge Uie president yet my atemiUiatlon is ernor Cummins salil toddy that bo
nc-4' pouna to tn man wnn nuys
a pound as he oen to the man who
ouyB-rfvuu u u mu 1111 uib
ini
Oil company lUIiat-nol e.ll).
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B a gnllOll In ICaUSas nml 17
gallon In Oklahoma for ex-
.1iii nni r.M '..
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Hnn hi u in 11 mi 1 ibiii it
Mnl provIMosatqlaca.W
advance p thl kind of
the offending corporation la
ma may be enjoined from cop-
bnlawlu! practices and have
tBoBHed for Its properly
ls -
(If It falls t-i give bond) the Individ
'tcontlnttod on Pago 3.)
un 41 11 Stir
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"While
Oklalkf
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Co Ltd. Battle
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DIANA MAN REITER
ATES REFUSAL OF
ANOTHER TERM
GUMHltlSr FOLLOWERS .
PUSH FIGHT WITH VIGOR
New York is Practically Elimi-
nated From' Second Place
Gontest
lily Associated Piess )
Chicago June 18 The p-oinulga
ot a letter tiom Vice-President .
'irrevc-
e determination not to
be a can-
didate foi the offlcn he
now nolds.
wl" lnM Ul"1 ""ponani cieve-.opmeni
of the day in conuectiou with he vice-!
presidential nomination. The letter
waa addiosj-ed to Mr Fairbanks man-'
OfiH Josenh K. ICcilillK Hlhi the full
text was.
Indlanatolls June 10 1908
aiy i;ar air. iteaung 1 appreciate
pot U be a crtmlidate again as nn-
nounced befo.e the close of the Inst
session of coinresa throush nou. is'
Hbsohitlv Irwvnnilib Sir rnnr-lii.
Klnn Iik nnl a-rnw out of anv nnt
0 appreciation 0f the bonor. for tae
vle pr.nJdency Is an hqnoj wblrli hny
mi ell covet. No one n obliged to
8t01 10WB tQ
"? SiSS1 -TZ
-i- ofw 1 for ailof
wn"?n J Pfowunatf Ww.
nl renewoa oxpreasiqiv ot mo con-
"ece 01 i.v inuuu wuburb me musi
'leeily They need no aaaurnnce that
I hve come to tae oonoluslon I have
reacheit deltbetately and I trust that
tho personal considerations which I
bftve adauced will commend them-
f
.PBESIDEHT .
I ft I Ml U
till IHMMIUIS!!
i --rBinraiiM
IN
M'
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Qreek Michigan S'a
selve to their approval. I atn tho
more confirmed In the wisdom of my
conclusions because of tho fact that
the p is no partj or public exigency
which would seem to suggest & con-
tiar course
Aecpit for yourself and other
friends mj fratoful nppreehulon ot
y ur generous unfaillog and loyal sup
port.
I l remain faithfully your friend
(Signed ) UHAiH W l'AIKll.MW
A stmllar letter was written by Uio L
vice lttesldent to Senator Hqnieiiway. . .
Oplnldne arc Unchanged. kown value but one of many reasons
Th tine presldanfa ')$irt l not why It" la theJtMt ol perspnal and family
different rrom varlouf oxPrfssloiiB laxatives is the fact'tliat it cleanses
innU In n lesa formal Ttnannor jiy blm I . . . 4i":..i
in th past few days and Whllo it was .sweetens and relievos tho internal organs
accepted seriously and he wws givon on which It acts without any debilitating
full fcrodlt for sincerity it did not ' niter offecta nnd without having to increase
SmTSi T!l?TV ! tnm 1Jno t0 timo-
hi nomination In tho ovont of tho I It acts pleasantly and naturally and
nomination of Secretary Tnft for the trjy aa a laxative and its component
Jlrst plnco. Accordingly thorn wpro ' . . . . .
Wny urophectos after the promulga- PtB aro known to and approved by
(ion of tho lottor as before thtt taq physidonji n$ it Is free from all objection-
vice president would In tho end be'j aubstances. To get its beneficial
IT'TZITIJCU always purchase tho genuine-
not docllno a unanimous nomination.
Whllo thtg Is tho general sentiment
of those wlio have been supporting
the vice president largely outaido of
Indiana yet It remains a fact that his
close friends who have been manag
ing his campaign for tho prcsidoney
openly deolaro umt the lottor must bo j Jorsay wero most frequently mention'
accepted as final and deilnlto in ro-od
moving him from consldoration Tor Tho California delegation in exocu-
Btcond place. Ul'o sossion doclded unanimously to
Lafayette Young dolcgnteat-lnrgo'oaBt lt vote for Georgo Knight ot
from Iowa recolvod a telogrnni i San Frnncigco for vice president
from Secrotary Loob which stated Tlloro wero rumors of a further et-
the president had not oxprossod a fort to got the Now York state delo-
ieslr to seo Governor CumnilnsJ'
namd on tho tlckot or &ny other par
ticular person. t Secretory Loobs tole
Kmm was a. rosponso to a telograhi
from Mr. Young In which tho latter
asked for nn explanation ot the pi oxi-
dant's attitude on the vico-nraeldon-
tial nomination.
Following Is tho text ot Mr. Loob's
message:
"Th0 prosldunt has not oxprcsBod
nnv niiliiinn for or mralnst anv CQI1-
.Hiintn for thn vicn nrosldoncv and will
no nior0 oxpress nn opinion against
Qovernor Cure Ina than
he would
would do nothing to prevent tho lat
ta-'s nomination.
.Tim fallurn bv Now York to can
! ita tha vlr. tirixit.lanMnl nlttintlnn
i rocmritcl nn nmntlnnlltr nllmlnntlnir
thnt stato from tho contest.
. It was said that a telegram to Ed-
ward G. Dsons. who Is rocnnlod ns
ward G. Djons who Is rognnlod ns
1 - - .-
Govornor Guild s personal represen-
tative" in the Massachusetts dela-
tion -exiirnssod tho covornor'.i inten
tion to stand by his vico prosidontlal flnonolal lntorosts here nnu in nuui-
boom until tho last gun was fired The lion ho has a wldo acfiuaintnnco In
linos having been drawn substantially tho new stato. Okluh. ma would bo
between East and West In tno situ- for him for most anything ho wants
atlou and New York being practically nnd tnls movemont to place blm on
out of it. It became an Interesting tho tlckot with Bryan whllo In nn
tiuostlon whether the KaHt could unlto ombrjon stato Juit yet will bo
upon anv man who could rally support 'mightily to tbo- tasto ot Oklahoma
from" tho weal arm" south. In
this
Dessert
The delicious "toasty'' fla
vour; the crisp crackling
flakes made of White Corn
without the
hand have
"way up in
P" V " '
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ost
T' J A ? J
oasties
American people.
They are an inspiration to ;
the poet; a deligfht to! the epi-
cure; a breakfast starter'1 of
appetizing allurementi and
altogether the daintiest toast- '
ed flakes
Corn !
"The Taste Lindejes"
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Truth and
Quality
appeal to tho Well-informed in every
walk of Hfo and aro oascntml to permanent
auccosi anil t-cdltable standing Accor-
ilnalv.ik is not claimoil that Syrup of. Figs
i wivt. r &nnn u tho nnlv miiimlv of
inanufncturcd by tho California Fig Syrup
Co. only and for sale by nil IcatSng drug-
tista
connection the names of Governor
Guild nnd oXfGovornor Munthy of New
gatlo.i tg gather bohlnd the caudldacy
of Sherman and It was reported thnt
Stato Cnalrman woodruff might af-
ter rtlh prsnt Shormnn's nnrno to
tho cotivbnUon. f 0
FRANCIS FOR It PRESIDENT
Special to Daily Xoador.
Muskogee Okla Juno 18 No ono
doubts for n moment that Oklahoma
will not have a front soat In tho Don-
vor convention. This Is becaiibo oC
the Jntimnoy between Mr Ilrvan itid
Oklahoma and Okluhonintis. ilut Ok-
lahoma has called for too spotlight
lv HtnrttniT n movomtint to mpkb
Davtd Francl3 ot St. Louts the run-
nlni' ninta for Mr. Drynn.
T.U invntunnt wna snrlod bv Col.
. nnll1" r.rvi nnil it. linn received the
approval of Govornor Haskell accord.
Ing to a statomont made here today.
Col. Zovoly is a rormor aussounan
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and was socrolary to Mr l-rancis
when ho was governor Mr Francis
Is closo to Oklahoma. Ho hns largo
1 democrats
touch of human jj
sent
the hearts of the 1
yet m d efrbm
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