O- . Historical Society
Th
Democrat.
ANADARKO. CADDO COUNTY OICLA. WEDNESDAY. OCTOHEK 21 1908
VOL. 7.
No. 227
Daily
ndiana Junior Senator
Answered by Governor Haskell
Hoosier Young Man Shown a Thing or Two
By Oklahoma's Chief Executive
Special to tho Democrat.
Guthrie Okla. Oot 21. Sei
ator Boverodgf of Indian i who
last week toured OKlahoma on
apooial train as a gueBt of the
Oklahoma etato republican oom
mitteo propuundod aevoral no
sonaioal questiona to Governor
Haskell at Muakogeo the follow
'ru'hful and undeoirablo oitizon
Fourth Question: Will tho
B ate administration permit a
publio inspeotion before election
of tho aohool land rental fund of
the stato and a publio exami
nation belore eleotton of tho of
fioiala of the banks in whioh they
are deposited and tho state of-
ing being those reported in tho fioiala that have the manago
rsiithrin f.anital and Oklahoma mont of theso fundH?
Answer: Yea sir and this
privilege'haa always been open
to everybody except finally the
oxoluded person for tho reason
named in answer No. 3.
Fifth Question: Will tho Ok-
lahoma state administration per-
mit publio investigation of the
.. I ... .. . . i t
I trulv sympathize witn you ooata oiOMieowngme aonoui iuuu
for tho epeotaoulanrip you made rental fund and if suoh an in
City Times to whioh ib aaaou re-
plies as given by Gov. Haskell:
Senator Beveredge: In your
apoeoh at Muakogeo a few dayB
ago I notice you ubW mo eight
questions. I give your questions
below with my answer following
oaoh question.
throughout thu t-taie of Okla-
boraa by showing a complete
ignorance of conditions in our
itato. You have my sympathy
for having been imposed upon
by abunohof.oarpot hng graft-
ers who call themselves the
"Republican Stato C unmittee "
The fact's are that thousundw of
honw9t'"2j.publioat!fl uro jut i
muoh disgusted with that com-
mittee as any democrat oould b;
Tho ooal trust tho gas mini
and the railroad attorneys aro
represented by the Republican
State oommittee but tho . (.
rank and file f republi(inii ro
has no voice in tho committoe'b
doings.
QUESTIONS BY BEVEREDGE AN
SWERS BY HASKELL
First Question: Haa any
money in tho bank guaranty fund
of Oklahoma been utod to pur
ohaBO whiskey out of the statu
dispensary?
Answer: Not a Binglo penny.
Sooond Question: At any
time during the last two months
have thoro boon any dispunsary
or whiskoj warrants in tho state
guaranty fund instead of oash
taken out?
Answer: There is no Huch
thing us ilinponaarv warrant.
Threu fourths of thw guaranty
fund ia usually kept invested in
six per oent state warrants. An
arrangement being made with
large banks to immediately ouBh
these warrants if the guaranty
fund requires more oash thniB
kept on hand. It is in this way
that the guaranty fund yields
more than enough interest to pay
all the oxponeoi f administering
the affairs of the state banking
board.
Third question: Will tlt-
etate administration permit n
inspeotion of the books of the
state guaranty bank lund and
tho dispensary system together
with a publio examination of the
bank officials with whom the
state guaranty fund is oopoeitod.
Anawor: Yts ir n. h . eai
citizen applying at mo G vr
nor'a office will bo usa jr. d of an
opportunity to make iho rxamt-
nation you mention or any utlu-r
examination of any department
of state government. This haB
always been permitted. Tho
only person oxoluded was tho
Secretary of the Republican
State oommittee who for a
time was allowod unrestricted
privileges whioh he grossly J be.
abused and lied about umii lad
veatitrution Bhould show that it
costs the people of Oklahoma
under tho present administration
from two to three times aB mu h
to oolleot this fund as it oost the
pooplo under a territory Why
doea it oost moro and who is
getting tho money?
Anfewer: Ah to inspeotion I
maku lire ime answer as to
question No 3. As to inoroaeed
cost of uolleoiing rental funds
your implied statement is a false-
hood. While the expenses of
this department aro aboui fifteen
per oent more than it was under
territorial government there aro
two rouBona for it: One is thai
wo have thirty per cent more
land to look after. Tho other
reason is that wo had an accu-
mulation of $278000 of rental
notod running baok for years in
default being the notes of pre
oinot politioains whioh wore not
oolleotod beoause they were
politioal friends of territorial
grafters. Wo have collected out
of this bunoh of old notes
marked as "worthless" by tho
territorial officers tho sum total
of 8180000 already. Nobody
gets a cent of money out of any
publio treasury Bohool land fund
or otherwise exaopt for salary
or expenses legitimately earned.
Senator Beveredge you may be
thinking of Judge Burford's
praotioo as Chief Justioo of the
Oklahoma territory oourt who
gave hiB infant son three hun-
dred dollars a year for seven
suooessive years for assisting to
edit the Suprome Court reports
or may bo you aro thinking of
tho Guthrie State Capital charg
ing tho territory forty five oenlB
a bottle for ten oent bottles of
muuilage or any one of a thou
sand othorgraftson tho territorial
treasury whioh was tho praotioe
bofore Btatehood began
Sixth Question: If they will
not permit euoh an inspeotion
and examination of thoBo bookB
and aooounts ought not the
people of Oklahoma rogardloEi
of party oompol them to pormit
it I And oan they compel it any
other way except by turning out
of power the administration
whioh refuses suoh inspeotion
and putting in an administration
that will open the books?
Answer: Thia is no question
at all booaueo its oontents are
exaotly the revereo of what Son
ator Bovorodgo assumes them to
The reoordii aro now open
always have boon and
administration and the insinu-
ation wob known by Senator Bev-
eredge to bo false when ho made
it.
Sovonth Question: Would It
not bo a good thing for Oklaho-
ma to open tho bookB? Is any
demoorat moro interested in the
ambitions of Governor HaBkell
than he is in knowing tho oon
ditions of the stato money whioh
ho is taxed to raise?
Answer: All good people aro
interested in havinir the books
of Oklahoma open to their in-
Bpootion nnd that is just what
thoy have got and Senator Bov
orodge knew it when ho tried to
givo a contrary impression.
Kichth Question: And if tho
Btato administration is not wll
ling to open the books nor per
mit this investigation what be
oomes of tho ory "Lot the people
rule". If they aro not willing
oven to le' tho people know are
they witling to let the people
rule?
Answer: he administration
has always been willing to let
tho people of the state look into
tho booKB and affairs of the
state in every department and
there has never been a single
moment's publio butjineea done
in the Governor's office behind
a looked door
The people do rule in Okla-
homa and that is why Bever-
edge's Iriends the corporations
and grafters are not in it with
tho pooplo of this state.
Respectfully
(Signed) U. N. HASKELL.
MANY
MASONS
AT A BANQUET
One Hundred Visiting Lodrfcmcn
Entertained By Their An-
adarko Brethren
Morgan Meeting Fails
Diok Mi i gun the republican
candidate for congress from tie
second district was hilled for .
big politioal meeting in Anadarko
Tvesday night but the rain in
terferred wuh ihe plans ui ihr
republioan leaders the rain beiig
aided in tne matter by the lulu
nesH of the trains. The At a
darko band had been engaged
for tho oooasion and waited ui .
til noarl) 0 o'oiook when tho at
tempt to have the speaker mei
With music wrb abandoned
When the train finally arrivu
Mr. Morgan was ta!:en to tin
court houso whoro a eoort- or
more of the faithful few gathered
and listened to his appeal f r
support for a short time.
Birthday Party-
Mrs. Prof. Sanders aapia ed b
Mrs. Sally Talbot entertained
fifteen little pooplo in honor of
Eulu's eighth birthday. The
evening was Bpent in little games
after whioh refreshments were
served. Tho following were
present: Marion and Mildred
Eaton Inez Laoey Edna Wost
Neva and Neta Gillette Epta
Beaob Dorothy Mitohell Fran
ois Westphall Henry Gangloft
and Earl Howard. She was pro
sentod with several nice little
presents. All went home wishing
Eula many happy birthdays.
Sues for Damages
Frank Oaborn has filed a S10-
000 suit against William Orm-
dory alleging alienation of his
wife's affeotions
GAVE HIMSELF UP
Anadnrko lodgo No. 1 A. F. &
A. M. tho oldest Masonio lodgo
in old Oklahoma was hoBt Tueo-
day afternoon and evening to
almost ono hundred vlsiHnrr
brethren from tho various lodges
in tho oounty and surrounding
towns. This meeting was oatlod
in view of tho fact that; Oklaho-
ma and Indian Torritory would
soon consolidate and Grand
lodgo officers would not bo in tho
neighborhood and that Grand
MaBtor Hong was a resident of
this city.
In the afternoon after an in
formal reooption to tho visitorn
J. R. Osborne W. M of Verdun
lodge No. 157 conferred the first
degree on J. B. Sandors. G. E.
Colo W M  of Carnegio lodge
No. Id7. conferred tho second
degree Mirion Bristow being
tho candidate. J. M Hamil v
M. of Lawton lodge No. 75 ooi
forred the third degroe on Go
W. Ford. A reooBB wus ihei
taken until 8 pm.
At night the third dogrne was
oonferrpd on H- G l-Iarv
tho following Grand L"dg- offi
opr-" wh were present; I)
Hoag Grand Master of Ana-
ko; Geo Ruddell Jr  Demi
Grand Master of Woathorford;
WJt. Brown Grand Leoturor of
EIRono; W M Andorson Grand
Seorotaryf Waurika; J R Os-
borno Grand Junior Stoward of
Vordon assisted by other broth
ron prosont.
Aftor tho labors of tho day tho
lodgo adjourned to tho Kolly
building whoro tho ladieB of tho
Eastern 8lar had prepared tho'
banquet. Tho guosta and mom-
bora entered tho hall to tho
Btraina of a maroh played by
Colbath'a orohestrA whioh also
played during the oanquot tho
monu for whioh was aa follows:
Bullion Wafers
Colory Oiivea Pickles
Turkey inberry Jelly
Eaoalloped 0 siers Saratoga
Jhipa
Waldwri Salad
C 'ffee
NO BIDS OPENED
Council Extends Time in Order
to Secure More Offers
ordored him oxolud d as an un ways will be under the present
Joe Wheeler Returns to An
swer Bootlegging Charge
Joo Wheeler who haB been
absent from town for some time
returned Tuosday and surrender-
ed himself to the authorities on
an old ohargo of illegally having
liquor in hia possession. ' Mr.
Wheeler gave himself up and was
released on bond in the sum of
$300 to appear before tho Janu-
ary term of oourt. The informa-
tion under whioh tho ohargo
stood againslShim was filed July
14 last.
"I
Tho invooauoii was given by
Rov. J. P lJMiiKt and following
the coffee i-rtiiif the toasts Rov.
brooks Moling i-t ioastmasterthe
toasts beioti r. npitnded to aa fol-
lows: Addrosb ol We rorae
R'iikiuIi Livesay
Response J Hamil
Grand L ..- ' umi Table "
D. D H  'Iru o itHir.
Goo. Ki I Jr  Itap Grand
Mastor
W R lnin Grand Lecturer.
Tho Orde. ' I'J ser Star W. M.
And- UruiKl Seoretary.
The Influeno- f M isonry upon
tht I lv .hi. V. t. Plum
WoMee ' 'In LuvkI and
Pttji up h- rtquar W
H. Morgan.
The n 'hn -dj urnod
Tho oity oounoil mot in ad-
journed session last night for tho
purpose of considering bids on
bonds for tho dam aoroes tho
WaBhita rivor but tho oommlttoo
was not roady to report and tho
time for roooiving bids wob ex-
tended to Nov. 10.
It was also oxpootod that eomo
further action might bo taken in
regard to tho matter of tho dairy
oonduotod by C. W. Gallahor
whioh tho oounoil as tho board
of health haB ordored moved
from its prosont location. Dur-
ing tho day Mr. Gallahor circu-
lated a petition asking that tho
oounoil rooind its aotion and aid
in securing a now loaso on tho
grounds now oooupied and it
was oxpootod that thia potition
would be roooiYod and oonBidor-.
od. It was numerously signod
by Mr. Gallahor's patrons but
tho oounoil refused to rooeivo tho
potition and tho matter stands
whoro it was loft at tho regular
session Monday night.
Hon. Frank Hoskott wont to
Guthrio on professional business
last night.
all tho visiting brethren oxpross
ing themselves that both at labor
a n d rofreahmonts Anadarko
lodge had Kiown tKAC it wrfl en-
titled to its number '"'One."
Good Dressers
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When You Are Ready To
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you are particularly itivitecl to .make our clothing
room a call. You have to oxamino sovoral lines to
gob posted to bo able to judge which is tho boat. Wo
do tho same thing in a largor way to keep up-to-date
All good dressers have tho ambition to wear tho
best. Wo as k for a chance
To Show You
how superior Stoin-Bloch and Sampeck clothing sot
off your figure.
IIow much stylo is put in their make-up; thoy aro
tho pioneers of modern High grade clothes and aro
still maintaining the lead.
Theso goods in fit stylo and quality aro so supe-
rior that thoy have driven the merchant tailor out
of business except for irregular shaped figures.
Give Us a TryOn
Wo will not boro you to buy will not have to.
Prices S15.00 to $25.00.
A GREAT SHOE DEFT
FOR MEN
at our pln.ee. When looking at suits
have Mr. Cargill show you tho now
shoes. It will interest you
EDWIN CLAPP SHOES
$6.00 aivd $7.00
THOMPSON BR.OS.
$4 and $5 00
aro tho Two best makes -wld. Wo can
fit all feet  narrow or widpHliorbor long
DON'T FORGET
to examine our new Fall Underwear
havo a great assortment to pleaso tho
most fastidious.
MEDIUM WEIGHT IUBBED
65c
UNION SUITS THAT WILL FIT.
$1.00 1.50 200 2.50 3.00.
LIGHT WEIGHT FINE WOOLENS
$1.50 2.00 2.50.
It you aro particular about
Underwear bo sure and sou us.
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