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Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
CLIFTON WON THE BELT
An Oyster Eating Contest Pulled Off
 iu Phoenix.

This story is a little late in the tell ing but it is none the less true as the editor of the Copper Era and other well known Graham county gentlemen will attest. It happened during the visit Of the Graham county delegation duly elected at a mass meeting held at Cliff ton to come here and prove that Lee Hobbs had not been out of the terri tory within a certain period.
 The delegation had patronized all the restaurants in the town that it heard of and thought that 1t had ex- hausted all the menus. Shortly before the close of the trial Hon. B. M. Craw ford and Attorney F. B. Laine happen ed into a restaurant of which they had not previously heard. It was presided over by a couple of young ladies and the surroundings were peculiarly in Viting. They looked over the program and discovered that oysters constitut- ed a part of the bill of fare. For some time connection with the eastern oys- ter beds had been cut by the breaks in the various bridges across the rivers on both sides of the town. This was also the last month with an R in it and here was an opportunity to lay up oysters against the future. One of the Clifton men ordered a dozen stewed and a half dozen fried.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
EMINENT ZoOLoGIsT.
Lecturer of International Reputation
 to Visit Lowell Observatory.

About the middle of May there is
 coming for a visit to the Lowell Ob- servatory Q scientist of both national and international reputation who chances to be what is rare among sci entists, a remarkable lecturer says the Coconino Sun of Flagstaff. A pupil of the elder Agassiz, Professor Edward l.. Morse, on graduating from Lawrence
 Scientific school in the early sixties
 at once began his career as a zoolo- gist and before long had made himself a name as a discovarer in the mollus- can branch of the subject. In the sev- enties he had already become well known enough to be called to Japan to take a place in the university which had then just been started there. He had hardly landed, when on his way from Yokohoma to Tolio, he saw from the window of the train what his acute eye instantly detected to be a prehis- toric shell heap, the now, thanks to him, explored shell heaps of Omori. His residence in Japan broadened as well as deepened the scientific channels of his thought. He became an author ity upon many things Japanese among them old Japanese pottery in which he eventually took rank as the fore most expert, securing the best collec- tion in the world which is now in the Boston Art museum where it has been
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
A DIVISION OF PROFITS
Where the Gross Receipts of the
 Railroads Go.

New York. April 23.-While 42 per cent of the gross receipts of all Amer lean railways went directly to labor iu wages last year, as shown by the re- ports of the bureau of labor. and less than % per cent to capital, Gas paid in interest on mortgage bonds and in di- vidends) nearly 40 per cent of the gross receipts of British railroads went 10 capital and only 2S per cent to labor. In no other country in the world does labor absorb so much and capital so little Of the gross earnings of railways as in the United States.
 The English statistician MT. Priestly says, 'The present prosperity of the United States of America is in no small extent due to the low rates charged for transportation. American railway men have managed to do what those in no other country in the world have done. and that is to carry their goods traffic profitably at extraordinarily low rates. notwithstanding the fact that they pay more for their labor than any other country"
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
HE ARBITRARY RATE
its Effect Upon the Iowa Saw-niIl In-
 duStry.

Oshkosh. Wis, April 23-" rbltrary rate regulation by commission has not only killed sawmill industries in Iowa. but has practically killed all other manufacturing industries in that state" said Mir. 4. l.. Osborne 10 the members of the Candlehght club who met few nights ago to discuss railroad transportation problems. MT. Osborne is an officer of the Hemlock lumber company, one of the largest concerns here.
 "The arbitrary fixing Of rates by the Iowa state railroad commission. whose members did not at all understand the peculiar conditions controlling the making of rates that would foster in stead of crushing industries" he con tinued, "has so operated in proctice as to make manufacturing improbable. when the producer comes in competi- ton with more favored localities in other states. Iowans now have to re- ly entirely on their agricultural re- sources for a living. and if the soil were not so very productive they would have a hard time of 1t. The same peo- pie would make much more money in manufacturing if they could have their freight rates regulated by the rail roads instead of a state commission that works on a theory instead of not ing actual conditions. I do not believe that a manufacturing state like Wis consin wants to share a similar fate. My experience with the railroads. and l have done considerable business with them in numbering interests, has been that the railroads are showing d ten dency to voluntarily lower freight rates. To place the making of freight rates in charge of politicians. would be a rash act. The railroads are disposed to be fair and I challenge any member Of this club to name one commodity that would be cheapened to the con. sumer by reduction of freight rates of 10 or even 20 per cent"
 No one accepted the challenge. Mir. J. H. Hurn, a retailer. did suggest how ever, that control of rates by the state commission would benefit retailers here as he considered the rates charged from Chicago and Milwaukee to this point as excessive.
 Would you lower the price of your goods to the consumer if the freight rates were reduced 20 per cent?" asked Mir. Chas. Hewitt.
 q do not believe that I could or would," frankly replied Mir. Hurn.
 Iowa has stood still under the man. agement of it's state railroad commis- sion. which rigidly enforces the rule of equal rates for equal distances. Wis consin, on the other hand, where rates are left to the determination of the
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
HARD LUCK.

The hardest hard luck story 1 ever saw arose from a little incident around stud poker table one night" said an old poker player. yesterday. We had a very big game and stacks and stacks of chips had been won and lost. Bluffing was in order. and men caught bluffing lost. according to the old rule.
 'I suppose the game had been run ming for eight or ten hours and several fellows rad gone broke. Six Of us were still around the table and Were playing them little higher and little more recklessly as the dawn approach ed. We had been drinking pretty free ly.
 Finally. in one deal the high man had bot about ten dollars on king showing. All laid down but one ether fellow. who trailed.
 The cards were dealt and the high man catches a small card. but the trailer gets an ace and bets $1OO. The other man called him and the fourth card was dealt The man with the ace passes the bet and the original high man bets couple of stacks of yellowS-s2OO. The man with the ace raises the bet s200 and was called, al though with reluctance. We all thought he had two aces, one show ing and one in the hole It was a cinch that the man with the king ahowing had a king in the hole.
 ''The last card was dealt and the man with the ace showing be- a stack of chocolates worth $500. That bet kinder pu+ stop to the fellow with the king. who hesitated, fingered his chips and was about to turn over and let the other fellow have the pot when the man with the ace cOughed and blew his hole card over. II was a small card and he did not have @ pair. He was promptly called by the man with the king and lost the pot. He was bluffnS and had revealed the hole card by coughing, and it cost him about $1 900. I call that the hardest of hard luck stories. Birmingham Herald.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24

catalogued by the collector himself.
 Tn addition to his specialistic erudi- tion he joins an unusual knowledge of science generally. Indeed he is com ing here because of his keen interest in the canals of Mars, those astronO- mic phenomena which have excited so much interest and criticism and which he thus hopes to see for himself. What makes his learning of peculiar charm is his extraordinary faculty of impart- ing it. He has by nature the gift of telling things in a way to make of a lecture the most absorbing of enter tainments. The men whom he had in duced to travel to Japan by his ac- counts of that country would easily tstify to this-and even those who have lived there find constant charm in his description. As skillful in the use Of his fingers as in the employ of his tongue he illustrates what he says by drawings at the moment, and what is most unusual, he does this with equal facility with either hand. So great is his featuring reputation that he is in constant requisition in the east for functions of the sort.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24

The other duplicated the order and the lady in waiting looked at both re- proachfully. Are you in earnest about this,' she asked, "or are you trifling with my commercial affec tions?" She added that such an oyster order seemed, in view of her previous experience in the restaurant business, to be preposterous if not impossible. She hardly dared hope that it was true. Being treasured that the order was made in good faith the bivalves were produced.
 Just then w. A. Leonard of the Cop per Era and Conductor M. Reardon of the A. & N. M. came in. They had al- most simultaneously discovered the restaurant. MT. Leonard ordered a dozen raw and a dozen fried. Now" said the young lady, 'I understand; this is to be a professional oyster de- vouring contest for the heavy weight championship. I feel easier now for I know you gentlemen mean business"
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
LOST -----

A Keen Appetite, a healthy complexion or good nights sleep. The stomach's gone back" on you again. Just take
 Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and see how quickly you will recover these priceless possessions. Thousands have done so during the past 50 years. It strengthens the organs of digestion, purifies the blood, induces sound sleep and cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Cos tiveness, Female complaints or head ache.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
A DISSEMBLER.

"Leonidas, said Mir Meekton's wife, Hook at me in the eye and am swer me one question. Have you ever deceived me about anytlIing?"
 Well, Henrietta" he answered after much hesitation, "I must confess that I have not been altogether frank. On numerous occasions I have dissembled to the extent of trying to appear far more amiable than I really felt Washington Star.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
AN ENGLISH EARTHQUAKE.

London, April 23.-An earthquake lasting several seconds and occasion ing much alarm was felt about 2 o'clock this morning throughout Der byshire and Yorkshire and in the ad- jacent districts. There was trihing damage to walls and roofs in some places, but nothing serious yet report ed.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
LOTS OF BEAR TRACKS.
From Which 1t Is Believed at Least
 One Bear Will be Evolved.

Glenwood Springs. April 23.-Presi- dent Roosevelt's hunting party in camp fifteen miles northwest of New Castle spent a quiet Sunday.
 Bear tracks have been sighted in sev- eraI directions from the present camp and it is believed by the party that at least one more bear will be bagged be- fore another move is made
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
CAUTIOUS INVESTOR.

Farmer-How much fer a ride ter taown7
 Cabby-Fifty cents with all that lug- gage.
 Farmer-Wa-al. the 90 cents ain't bad, but by gosh ef I'll throw in the ugSaGe.-ChicagO News
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24

railroads, has far outstripped ' her neighbor in the rapidity Of her indus trial development. and has secured to her farmers a domestic market which makes them largely independent of the outside demand.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.

He said I did not have sense enough to come in ont of the rain"
 Well, you're my lawyer, aren't yOue What would you advise me 10 do2"
 Buy an umbrella"
Arizona republican., 1905-04-24

A man can get to be as poor as a church mouse trying to provc he isn't by the money he spends--N. I. Press.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-29
a BAD RECORD

The oid powers behind the throne
that have feasted on the fat Of the
lamb while the city went bowling to
progress and prosperity" have left
some cloyen tracks that indicate the
rou}e ever which it has come
one nice little Illustration Of this is
the Judgment levy. In 1901 there was
none but in 1902 there was one-half
min levy. in 1903 there was one and
onehalf mills levy. but it was reserved
Ior this last year to disclose the cap
ping Judgment record Of two and eight
tenths mills.
1t might sem like cruelty to the
present city attorney, who is very de-
sirous Of another term, to suggest that
this city has need Of legal counsel so
the matter IS passed at this time
Another illustration Of their brand Of
adyahcement IS furnished in the case
81 FIRE and water. In 1901 It was two
mills. 10 1903 it was three and one-half
mills and in 1904 il was four mills, just
double the levy three and four years
ago. Comment is unnecessary.
Break away while there IS something
70 break away with.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-29
PRESIDENT TURNED DOWN
Boards Holds That He Had
No Legal Authority to Post
pOne Cuban Treaty.

New York, March pa board Of
the United states general appraisers
announced decision today in which
they held that President Roosevelt
possessed no legal authority to post
pone for ten days the date when the
Cuban reciprocity treaty took effect.
as he did in his proclamation Of the
treaty.
4 The case was brought by the Dalton
company. which maintained that the
treaty took effect on March j, when
the Publications took place That
point has already been decided in the
negative and the board of appraisers
did not pass upon it in today's decision.
The United States senate when II rati-
fed the treaty inserted an amendment
that It should not take effect until ap-
proved by congress. Congress approx
ed it on Dec. II, and the president on
that date issued his proclamation. He
provided howevef. that the treaty
should not take effect for ten days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-29
DEPLORFD BY THE POPE
Vatican Not Responsible for
Rupture Between Church
and State.

Rome, March 29.--The pope held
secret consistory this morning without
creating any cardinals. Rev Thomas
F. Hickey was confirmed as co-adiutor
bishop cf Rochester. N. "
Mons gnore sobico Racicot was con
Hrmed as auxiliary bisnop q Montreal.
Quebec All cardinals mcssufthe han
Of consistory OF the vatican. where
they received the pontiH The pontin
then delivered the silocution and i'm
mediately afterward preceded to the
preconization Of bishops
The allocution in moderate terms
deplored the persecution from which
the church suffered by some countries,
and complained Of recent events in
France, where, besides diplomatic
rupture between the republic and
papacy. the statesmen are preparing
Tor the separation Of church and state
for which the pontiT asserted again
the vatican was not responsible, as had
been alleged. The rupture was to be
deplcred.
The pope also referred to the perse-
cution OF the church in some Of the
South American republics. especially
Nicaragua and Ecuador, citing laws
passed by the last named republic
against the church. providing for the
/ cor eecoffrv, rf ,,~,r.rf,. 90 ,.lferf1.,,,
orders, interfering with the liberty Of
religious ass9ciations and putting OBJ
stacles in the way Of appointment Of
new bishops. To Offset this the pom
tn mentioned the fact that arbitra-
tion between Chile and Peru had been
intrusted to the papal representative
which caused the Holy see much salts
faction
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-29

stmbied b. their strength the Qnarled
oak Of her ee1pesi forests and whose
daughters sSalicd IN iher beauty and
ioveiiness fhe orange blossoms OF her
most fragrant grange groves
tFrom a Speech by Bob Taylor9
Hands thaat once stayed the tide Of
ruin and defeat at Bueua Vista are
held out toward ms. all withered and
cmrty; arms that welded the sword
and musket az Cherubusco and Cerro
Gordo and hurled the ihunderboits Of
battle at the gates Of the Mexican cap
ital are uplifted 70 us. unnerved and
uncovered; bodies that felt the wrath
and tempest Of Molino del Rey are
clad in tatters and rags feet THAI once
scaled with impetuous tread the
heights Of Monterey, Of Chapultepecs
are all shoeless and bare.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-29
POWDER PLANT EXPLODED
Three of the Four Victims
Blown Into Fragments
Windows Shattered.

Trey, N. ", March 29.-Three men
were killed outright and another so
badly injured that,he died a few hours
later, by an explosion at the schaghti-
coke powder mills near this city yes
terday The men killed we've:
James White and Charles Colburn
Of HazardT.lls, Conn
James scpraigue and Albert Bart
lett, the latter being new employees.
The men were at work in the Corn
Ing mill when the explosion occurred
and the cause is not known. The
bodies Of three victims were blown to
fragments. The fourth victim, while
found three hundred feet away. was
not yet dead.
Three wooden buildings comprising
part Of the plant, and a car, the lat
ter loaded with powder being trans
ferred to the Corning mill, were de-
strcyed. The main buildings Of the
plant we're not harmed. The explosion
caused a great amount OF damage 90
windows 10 Valley Falls and schashtl-
coke. and the shock was plainly felt in
this city. The buildings destroyed
we're practically new. having replaced
those blown up May 10 Of last year,
at which time two employees were kill
ed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-29
TENNESSEE oRAroRY.

From a Speech by Benton McMillip)
There was a time when our COM
merce was carried In American ships
manned by American seamea. There
was a time when the flag hoated over
American cargoes, and when It's bright.
beautiful stars and emblematic stripes
enlivened every sea and port where
commerce was known. The American,
looking oat on the broad ocean, be
held Il IN the Orient and In the Occi-
dent whittier he vent
To the Northern wastes OF snow
or swayed where the soft magnolias
blow
ii was there-there to remind him Of
his own native land, whose sons re
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-29

In speaking Of Peruna, Robegt Down
ing, the famous tragedian, says;
az find Peruna preventative against
all sudden summer ills that swoop upon
one in changing climates and water. IT
is the finest travelling companion and
safeguard against malarial influences.
''You may notice that persons in poor
health always find the heat most intol-
erable; this 1 avoid by using Peruna. l
know by the thermometer that the
weather is no., yet have felt the beat
less this summer than ever.
a'Tho cooling action OF Peruna ON the
mucous membrane makes it invaluable
10 actors and singers, as IL does away
with that tendency to sudden hoarseness
~ apt 10 overtake one on emefging from
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-29

The division of Oklaho,na school
lands with Indian TERRITORY hes ever
been a question 81 the nrst magnitude
The problem Of providing indian ter
ritory v,th 81 endowment anything
ike the Oklahoma school fund has
been one only partially solved The
Hamilton bill offered only s5,0ooQo0
cash as en- Offset for Okiahoma's 1000.
600 acres 81 land worth at least SIC
per acre or twsnty million dollars.
Yet the main proposition Of one big
state and one common destiny was so
large aid. the general benefit - al
was SO great that Oklahoma IS quite
willing to overlook even this immense
disparity. Yet justice is justice and
harms no ore and if by any or by an
means the 5o0.ooo acres Of coal lands
belonging to the .Choctaw and Chick
asa@ nations could be secured by the
government and added to the school
fund Of the two territories It Would be
only fair
This point has been often discussed
and the difficulties in the matter often
deplored, ever since the treaties au-
thorizing the sale Of the coal lands at
public auction were made Since the
bids offered for these lands have been
rejected once On account Of che low
price offered it seems quite possible
thar the bids now called for on April
4th may again prove too low and be
rejected for that reason. In that event
the d.spos ton of the lands could go
Tover until the next congress. when pos
sibIy some arrangement could be made
II Is quite certain that more could
I be realized from royalties and slow
sales to meet the demands Of mining
4 operations than from throwing the
whole lot on the market at once. For
this reason a larger sum could be real
lied by the state school land office
than wiir be possible under the sale
in accordance with the treaties. Thi.
subject should be considered by the
statehood executive committee and tn,
statehood convention il the coal lands
fail to sell on April 4th.
This plan Of purchasing these Goa
lands for school land endowment Il
favored very generally by the tribe.
concerned, as well as the general pub
lie. The Indians, in addition to receiy
! los their pay for the lands. would h'
equal participants in the school fund
derived from royalties or sales unde
THE state land once.
Mr. Walter Colbert. who represent
J the chickasaws in this matter favor
sale in bulk to the government Promp
and concerted action at this time nigh
bring about the desired end
The progress and future develop
ment Of the great new state will great
~ depend upon an ample provision 70
common schools. No other considers
tionswill SO vitality concern the risin
I generation Of Indian children.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-29

a hot dressing room to a draughty
stage.
''To sum IL up, Peruna has done me
more good than any tonic have ever
taken. .".-Robert Downing.
DR.. Hartman was the first physician
in the United states 20 accurately de-
scribe systemic catarrh. His remedy
Peruna, the only systemic catarrh rem
edy yet devised, is now known all over
the civilized world. A person having
used it once can never be persuaded to
be without it when in need Of such =
remedy.
Write for a copy Of DR.. Hartman's
latest book entitled "Summer Catarrh." !"
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus, o.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-29
EAGLES NEST FoR GUTHRIE.


The move to secure the home for the
aged and sick OF the National Fraternal
Order Of Eagles is a good thing The
E1gles are one Of the strong and ener-
eetic societies and when they start to
do things, they DO them.
The Grand Aerie OF Eagles meets at
Denver. August 6. 2 and and viii re-
ceive propositions from the various
cities desiring to compete. The Home
is to cost about 100000. It will be
magnificent AFFAIR and will bring with
II large benefits in the way of markets
for supplies. in addition to it's very
great value as an advertising medium.
A better climate for a national home
and more interesting location could
not be found than the capital city Of
6Aaahoma. i has all Of the excellent
health giving elements Of the noun
tain plain cities. without being isolat-
ed from the social and industrial world
SO far as arranging for the site and
other needfui requirements Guthrie
can do that easily. The thing will
simply depend on proper organization
of the forces within reach
Some htting illustrations Of how the
Eagles do things right are easily re-
called in ccnn,ction with their carni-
val
BY an means put up 2, good strong
bid for the Eagles Home. Send a good
strong flock Of Guthrie birds to Denvtf
and the odds are they win bring back
the maOnifcent FapIa'e nest