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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14
FAREWELL THE HAT CHECK
Illinois Court Sounds Death
Knell of Abomination--
the Conductors Pet.

The supreme court Of Illinois re-
Gently made a ruling to the effect that
in that state the travelling public are
not required by law to wear hat
checks. which are given them by col
leetors and conductors on collecting
fare and tickets ana issued in order
to keep check on the passengers des-
tinstions.
The decision which was almost
unanimous says that the railroads
have no right to tag man with a
checks They could place the check
on the window or sest or make some
other arrangements, but not on the PER-
son OF the traveller
The decision Is the outcome Of a
suit instituted in the lower courts in
which a passenger VINO paid his fare
was given a check some 800 miles
short of his destination and he was
forcibly put off the train by the en-
ployes, because of which he entered
suit and got judgment One by one
the higher courts affirmed the decision
of the lower courts, including the SUI
preme court The new ruling is fer
reaching in its effects, Most roads
check their passengers still, but if
enc persists in refusing to wear the
red or blue piece of paper in his hat
the railroads can not compel him to
do so.
The Illinois decision viii effect the
roads IN all other states, and in Mis-
couri is looked upon as binding The
courts of this. state have never decided
the matter one way or the other. as
the railroad companies were never
sure Of their grounds ana didn't care
to take chances on a ticket case
A noticeable feature in this regard
is the fact that comparatively few
conductors check travelling sales
man. He i handed the tag and usual
ly preserves il in case of dispute.
The checks will Of course, be hand
ea rg. as before but if the passenger
decides that he does not care to wear
Il there is little likelihood of his being
forced to do so.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

Of thorns under pot, for It denotes
not merely the vacant mind, but the
heart in which high emotions have
been choked before they could grow to
fruition.
There Is any amount OF good in the
world, and there never was a time
when loftier and more dlsinterestel
work for. the betterment OF mankind
was being done than now. The forces
that tend for evil are great and terri
Bile, but the forces CT truth and love
and courage and honesty and gener-
csity and sympathy are also stronger
than ever before. II IS a foolish and
timid, no less than a wicked thing, TO
blink the fact that the forces of evil
are strnpg, but it is even worse to fail
10 take into account the strength of
the forces that tell for good. Hyster-
ical sensationalism is the very poorest
weapon wherewith to fight for lasting
righteousness. The men who with
stern sobriety and truth assail the
many evils Of our time, whether in
the public press, or in the magazines,
or Ia books, are the leaders and allies
OF all engaged in the work for social
and political betterment But If they
give good reason for distrust Of what
they say. if they chill the ardor of
those who demand truth as a primary
virtue. they thereby betray the good
cause, and play into the hands of the
very men against whom they are nom
inalIy at war
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

smoke and ashes arose IN conicaI form,
msking day lilo night IN Naples. ten
miles from the ammit The cloud
extended over the whole southern por-
ton OF italy, as far as Tarentum
Heavy stones were thrown ten niles
One Weighing twenty-five tors fell in
the village Of somma The earth was
convulsed by terrific earthquakes and
seven streams cs lava poured out, over
Rowing the doomed villages. In ALL
1900 lives were destroyed In this
disaster
From May to August. 1907, the vol.
cano was in constant eruption. show
esing aches upon Naples aad keeping
that city in a long continued state Of
panic. vesuvius was again persist
emily active from 1717 to 1887. In
1860 and 1867 active. severe eruptions
occurred. the latter sending lava into
Portici. five miles southeast Of Naples,
aaa scovial fell in the city itself Rel
hot stones in vast numbers were
hurled 1000 feet above the crater in
1779, spreading terror throughout the
again popalous neighborhood Of the
mountain
Again the lava flow claimed many
human victims in 1894. This eruption
was the first to be observed in the
modern scientific spirit by men of
Franklin's cast Of mind. The streams
OF lava precipitated themselves into
the sea beside Tore del Greco, and
more than four hundred persons per
ished there. Ashes from the volcano
fell as far away as Chnu and laramie.
This eruption tore a hole iIr the side
of the mountain near It's base, which
filed up with molten lava. One OF tho
lava streams was estimated as con-
tanning more than iG million cubic
feet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

ness Of men in public life, is that they
invite a reaction which Is sure to tell
powerfully in favor of the unscrupul-
Gus scoundrel who really ought to be
attacked, who ought to be exposed.
who ought, If possible, to be put in
tie penitentiary. II Aristides Is
praised overmuch as just, people get
tired Of hearing il and overcensure
OF the unjust finally and from similar
reasons results in their favor
Any excess is almost sure to invite
a reaction ;aand, unfortunately, the re-
action. instead of taking the form Of
punishment Of those guilty Of the ex-
cess, Is very apt to take the form
either OF punishment OF the unonend-
ing or Of giving immunity, and even
strength. to Offenders. The EFFORT to
make financial or political profit ont
Of the destruction OF character can
only re-ult In public calamity. Gross
and reckless assaults on character,
whether on the stump or in newspaper.
magazine, or book, create morbid
and vicious public sentiment. and at
The same time act al profound deter
rent to able men OF normal sensitive
ness and tend to prevent them from
entering the public service at any
price. As an instance in point, may
mention that one serious difficulty en-
countered in getting the right type Of
men to dig the Panama Canal IS the
certainty that they will be expose
both without, and, | am sorry to say,
sometimes within, congress, to utter
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14
THE MAN WITH
THE MUCK RAKE

only II ii is absolutely truthful. The
liar Is no whit better than the thief.
and II his menJacity takes the form of
slander he may be worse than most
thieves II puts a premium upon
lSnavery untruthfully to attack an
honest man, or even with hysterical
exaggeration to assail bad man with
untruth. An epidemic Of indiscrimin-
ate assault upon character does not
good, but very great hsrm. The soul
Of everT scoundrel Is gladdened when
ever an honest man is assailed, or
even when a scogndrel is untrathfully
assailed
Mud Singing and Whtewashlng.
Now. It is easy to twist out OF shape
what have Just said. easy TO affect 10
misunderstood H. and. il 1t is slurred
over In repetition, not difficult really
to misunderstand It. Some persons
are sincerely incapabie OF understand
ing that TO denoance mud singing
does not mean the endorsement OF
whitewashing; and both the. interest
Ell individuals who neel whitewashing,
and those other9 who practice mud
alinging. like 10 encourage such con-
fusion Of ideas. One OF the chief
counts against those who make indis-
eriminate assault upon men In busi-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14
TO OPERATE TROLLEY FRElcHT
CBy Associated Press.l

New Haven, Conn, April 1.-THE
Consolidated Railway company, which
Is the trolley proposition owned by the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad company, win tomorrow in
augurate it, proposed new trolley
freight service over its lines Freight
viii be carried in this way between
this city Derby, Wallingford, Bridge
port, Waterbury and Branford. Ulti-
mately the seryice win be extended
all over the state. putting many Of the
wagon expresses now engaged in such
service, out Of business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

ly reckless assaults on their character
and capacity
Does Not Plead for Immunity.
At the risk of repetition let me say
again that my plea is, not for immu-
nifty to but for the most unsparing ex-
posure of the politician who betrays
his trust, of the big business man
who makes or spends his fortune in
illegitimate or corrupt ways. There
should be a resolute effort to hunt
every such man out ofsthe position he
has disgraced. Expooe the crime.
and hunt down the criminal; but re-
member that even in the case of crime
n II f. attacked in sensational, lurid
and untruthfll fashion the attack may
/ do more damage to the public mind
than the crime itself. II is because /
feel that there should be no rest in
the endless war against the forces Of
evil that | ask that the war be con-
Quoted with sanity as well as with
resolution. The men with the muck
rakes are otter indispensable TO the
wellbeing Of society; but only if they
know when to stop raking the muck.
and to look upward to the celestial
crown above them, to the crown OF
worthy endeayor, There are beauti-
fui things above and around about
them; and If they gradually grow to
feel that the whole world is nothing
but muck. their power of usefulness is
gone. II the whole picture is painted
black there remains no hue whereby
to single ont the rascals for distinc-
tion from their fellows Such painting
finally induces a kind of moral color
blindness; and people affected by II
come to the conclusion that no man
is really black and no man really
white, but they are all gray In other
words, they neither believe in the
truth Of the stack, nor in the honesty
OF the man who is attacked; they grow
as suspicious Of tho accusation as Of
the chense; It becomes wellnigh hope
less TO stir them either TO wrath
against wrongdoirg or to enthusiasm
for Whist is right; and such a mental
attitude ia the public gives hope to
every knaye, ana IS the despair Of hon
est men.
Depreeates Sweeping eeneralizations
To assail the great and admitted
evils Of our political and Industrial
life with such crude and sweeping
generalizations 40 10 include decent
men in the general condemnation
means the soaring Of the public con-
science. There results a general at
utude either OF cynical belief in and
indifference to publbs corruption or
else Of a distrustiul inability to dis
criminate between the good and the
bad. Either atti.ade is fraught with
nntold damage to the country as
whole The fool who has not sense
TO discriminate between what is good
and what is bad IS well-nigh as danger
Gus as the man who does discriminate
and jet chooses the bad. There is
nothing more distressing 10 every good
patriot. to every good American. than
the hard. scofing spirit which treats
the allegation OF dishonesty In public
man as a cause for laughter Such
laughter is.worse than the cracking
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14
Take Water
Insurance.

@ It is stated by reputable ply @
g sicians that about nine-tenths Of Q
@ the sickness and aiimentary G
o troubles in this part of the coun- Q
@ try are caused 5y bad water. O,
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% mean that which mast be strained @
o before using Some of the o
c worstis the clearest, which reeks O
o with alkali that eats away the o
o delicate membranes Of the body o
@ as long as it is used, and much Of @
O the well water is contaminated @
@ besides. It saves money in the O
c long run, as well as health. to use @
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

ACTIVE MANY SEASONS
It's First Eruption Buried
10000 People.

We uvius has been more than ordi;
narily active in the last few years. The
present eruption wh.oh began fifteen
DAYS ago, has been heralded by many
signs OF trouble, extending back to
last spring At one time, last June,
the prefeet Of Naples felt sufficient
apprehension to cause him to warn
the population about the sides Of
veslvias To be prepared to abandon
their homes at a signal
The fertile slopes OF yesuyius have
attracted from the most ancient times
a swarming population OF vine grow
ers and farmers, and a great number
OF hamlets and villages dot the coun-
try about, together with the large
towns Of Portici Resina Ton the site
OF ancient Hereulaneum), Tore del
Cree. Tore Annunziata. oltanio.
Boscoreale ard Anastssia, places of
10000 to 10000 inhabitants.
The magnificent scenery, with it's
charm Of outlook upon the Bay Of
Naples, has led hundreds Of persons
to build handsome country seats along
ane near the shore, one of the most
Noted being Fayorlta. the chateau oc-
ieupied by Ismail Pazha, once khedive
Of Egypt
The first recorded eruption Of Vesu-
yius wa that which destroyed Her
calaneam and Pompeii. August 20, 70
A. D. Sixteen years before that an
Earthquake seriously damaged those
two citiss. both populous summer re-
sorts Of the Weather Romans.
On the fatal day. familiar to all
readers through Bhlwer's tale, the
mountain bur.t and buried under
ashes snd lava The two cities and all
tho surrounding yillsges. It is esti-
mated that 10000 perished then.
It was by that eruption that
the present peak was formed. Be
fore that, there is good reason
to believe, what IS now called
Monte somma." rounded crater
surrounding the cone, was the extreme
height Of the mountain.
The height Of Mount ve5uvius varies
from $500 to 1900 feet, according to
the growth or subsistence of the lava
cone.
yesuyius rested for 124 years. Again
in the year 2O3, under septimus Sew
erus. there was an eruption worth re
cording. In 472 the volcano belched
ashes, which fell in ~ then known
parts of Europe and even in Asia
Minor ana the northern part Of Africa
Other violent disturbances appear in
the records Of 512 ana 9S2
The first reported discharge of
liquid lava appeared in the year 1886.
Down to the year 1900 there had been
nine eruptions in all. From that year
to 1851 the volcano wac quiet, but in
that year there was tremendous flow
Of lava, with violent explosions and
the discharge OF torrents OF boiling
water This eruption overwhelmed
the places now meet in peril-Torre
Annunziata, Tore del Greco, Resina,
Portici and Boscorea.e.
There are authentic and detailed
descriptions OF this eruption. Vesu-
vius was wholly covered IN that year
with woods and bushes and cattle were
taken to Craze within the crater On
December l6. 1881. huge cloud of
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14
Really Good
Things to Eat

Are made with Royal Baking Powder
bread, biscuit, cake, rolls, mullins,
crusts, and all the various pastries re-
quiring a leavening or raising agent
Risen with Royal Baking Powder,
all these foods are superlatively light,
sweet, tender, delicious and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder is the greatest
of time and labor savers to the pastry
cook. Besides, it economies -four,
butter and eggs, and, best Of all, makes
the food more digestble and 1healthful.
M8A
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14
EXPOSITION AT M ssilrEs.


Msrseilles, April 1.-THE minister
% fthe colonies and number Of other
officials Of state are in Marseilies to
attend the opening of the colonial ex-
position tomorrow The exposition,
for which preparations have been go
ing forward for more than a year, is
intended to illustrate the resources,
industries and commercial and intel
lectual progress of the French colonial
possessions throughou, the world The
affair win continue throughout the
summer and judging from the interest
already displayed it will be largely at
tended.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

Gov. Folk. of Missouri Ia his inausu-
ral address. said: II should like 10 have
every school teacher IN the state have
the pupils arise in their place each and
put the question. how can man serve
his best intcrest by promoting the COM
mon good This idea is the founeAtion
of character building and Is the most
Important subject OF education"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

is sterling business man. There is especial
hurran about him. he proceeds along quiet lines 10
business and politics he Is conservative and faith
IS no doubt
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es'S"

Q the water that is bottled and Q
@ sealed at EineRa Springs, Ark, @
o the noted health resort. The @
Q plain ~ozARKA' is bottled for Q
g Office AMI family use, and the O
@ plain water trade, just as it @
@ come from the springs and con- @
@ tanning all the purity and life G
0 that have made the springs c
@ famous. It is not loaded down G
@ with useless minerals and drugs @
c that you don't need, but clesnses @
6 the body by virtue of its own G
o natural purity Delivered to o
Q city customers by Loughlin & C
o shewmake, 2i5 e. oklahoma Ave O
o EUREKA SPRINGS WATER co. O
@ Eureka Springs, Ark. o
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

The city council has organized and gotten down
to business mans basis without unnecessary delay
Or superEuouz conversation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

A specific for pain--fDr. Thomas Ec-
iectrie OH. strongest. cheapest linlment
ever devised. A household remedy IA
America for Is years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

Tae new city administration was practically or
ganzed last night by the election of council president
The mayor wlH announce his committees next week
The new regime starts off most auspicousy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

Former Governor Dick Yates race against Sen
ator cuilom in Illinois seems to worry everybody
except Senator cullom.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

DR.. Hixon, as president Of the council did valiant
service and his reelection IS a worthy compliment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

Perhaps Mr. Cornelius N Bliss also did not sign
that s4s,702 voucher upon which Mr.. George w.
Perkins has been arrested.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

Ten different styles ladies' oxfonds In
Pat Colt ties ana Bluchers, Wei Kid pat
tip tles Bluchers ana Oxlords; a big
value Tor si.5o az Ro'Apson's,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

It appears that the department Of justice agreed
with Acting United States Attorney scothorn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

So far It will be noted that Springfield Ohio, has
held meeting to denounce Chattanooga Tenn. for
fits views upon lynching.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

Some comment IS caused By the action OF the
city council last night In declaring vacant the Of
ice Of city Treasurer Hasiehorst and eiecting Mr..
r. A. Detrick to be city treasurer. The council did
net Sacae the Office Of city treasurer The office OF
treasurer IS elective and not be vacated" by the
council At It's special session last night the Council
proceeded on the ground thai Carl Havighorst had
removed from the city; that he had entered into a
contract With firm at Roswell, A. NJ, that hts
family had joined him there. No OFFICIAL information
hav.ng been received BY the council that Havghorsts
resignation was on file and there being no apparent
bonded custodian Of city funds the council acting
competent legal advice took decisive action That
the council acted within It's legal province insofar
the vacancy wss concerned can not be questioned;
Cotnciisnan Walker, however, raised the point of
Hsvighorsi's "intenton and removal" AMI cited .
letter from Havighorst to the mayor dated April 8,
statrg that he would return to the city April %.
Prior to the primaries month since, Mr. Havighorst
received several kilograms from this city asking II
'he had resigned or intended to return ct cetera.
No answer was received to any os these requests,
and the chairmen OF the Democratic and Republican
committees were left in doubt on the point Of certi-
flying the primary nominations Of Melville Carter and
e. A. Detrick II was finally decided to vacate these
nominations Strangely enough Havighorst failed
to say he was on earth until the present council
initiated a move to elect Derrick Then came a
letter T he lqw on the situation Is plain. city
Office can not be filed by a living at distance
that Mr.. Hav.ghorst and family went TO Roswell,
a. NJ. to make their home is not questioned. He is
not now a legal resident of Guthrie. Mr.. Havig-
horst IS a worthy young and he certsinly bears
the good will Of Guthrie people, but his actions in
the present matter make good faith an issue. The
Leader believes the city council took the right and
proper course in disposne af an ugly proposition.
Now York chorus girl was recently rendered
speechiess for two hours by leaking gas This is an
amazing aud valuable scientific discovery
-oOo---
chiil has borrowed s1250oooo with which tc
buiil railroad Evidently Chill hasn't been read
ing senator Tilmans speeches upon the evil thing.
that railroads are.
The House Of Representatives was in session one
day recently for only eight minutes The sessions
win probably be even shorter the next congres
.icual elections draw nearer.
II has been several months since any. one has
called upon Governor Joe Falk to save the nation
The governor doubtless thinks that the lime light
hitter he's it in for Missouri
-oOo--
Mr. John D. Rockefeller will doubt be pleased
to learn that MI Hadley, who hes been spendine
some time very delighttplly in New York City, has
returned to his home in Missouri
E. A. DetrcR, the new city treasurer Of Guthrie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

II you would lose mat dun old headache.
And feel as lively as a flee.
Maze haste TO your druggist
And buy some Rocky Mountain Tea
c. r. Renfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

II has been several months since any one has
called upon Governor Joe Folk to save the nation.
The governor doubtless thinks that the lime light
hitter he's it in for Missouri.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

Dallas, Texas League, VS.. Guthrie
TUESDAY, Wednesday and Thursday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

Gathrle win grow and prosper under a Demo
cratic administration.
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Dallas. Texas League, ~. o4thrle,
TUESDAY. Wednesday ana THURSDAY.
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Mr. John d Rockefeller will no doubt be pleased
to learn that MI Hadley who hes been spending
some time very delghtlplly in New York City has
retarned to his home in Missouri.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

topeka capital "Yau can not feaze Guthrie
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Members Of the union. do not forget
TO @eep record Tor the flower mission
superintendent As the cards. arc now
ranged Il is quite convenient to DO so.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

The House Of Representatives was in session one
day recently for only eight minutes. The sessions
win probably be even shorter as the next congress
.icual elections draw
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

Dallas, Texas League, vs.. Guthrie,
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday.
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ouihrIe s beginning 70 ripan Tor big business.
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chn has borrowed s12.5Ooo00 with which {
bul railroad Evidently Chill hasn't been read
ing senator Tillmans speeches upon the evil thing
that railroads are.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14

The Crusader monthly has gained ,G52
subscribers during the MONTH There