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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-16

AS 10 the United States senate the
Pilot has no remedy 70 suggest. but
we have. and that Is elect the mem
bers Of the United States senate by
direct vote of the people upon your
state ticket the same as you do your
governor or other state Officers and
TO secure this result do not waste
your time asking the senate itself 70
provide Tor the submission Of the
necessary constitutional amendment,
but Join with the state OF Oklahoma.
and other states. in demanding q con
gengion af the states 10 Formulate the
necessary amendment. and when the
people DO elect their senators they will
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and it might be exceedingly hazardous
tor the contractor TO begin work without
the money in sight to pay for it. Section
- of the act of May 80. 1905 an act TO
Increase the limit of cost of certain public
buildings, etc. etc. moreover provides
For the erection OF a freproof addition
TO the courthouse" and the sum of 5000
600 is authorized.
This building is ITO be constructed
under the superintendence of and on
plans to he furnished by the Superinten-
dent of the Capitol building and grounds
and approved by the Attorney General"
Not a word about locating the building
where the superintendent has set his
metes and bounds
This tireproof addition TO the court
house must be joined to and be a part o.
the courthouse and not an independent
building as planned by the superintendent
fifty feet northwest from the northwest
corner of the old Supreme Court building
1t is respectfully suggested to the super
intendent that lie go slow in this matter
and first secure an amendment to said
section % of the act of May 80. 1898 Civ
ing validity to the location as fixed by
him and described in a recent number Of
The Star. j. w. BUTTERFIELD
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extent of this effort has required the
adoption of some unusual rule for the
guidance of those in charge of prisoners.
Candidates for Marine Commissions,
Examinations of candidates for appoint
ment as second lieutenants in the Marine
Corps will be commenced October % II
this city and clsew her.. There are al
present fifty-efght vacancies III rat grade
Already Pho candidates have been given
permission to appear for examination and
that number will undoubtedly b. increas-
ed before the date of the examination.
To Supply Naval Golfers.
The Maryland Steel Company has been
awarded the contract for fu: fishing three
steam GOLFERS for the nlvy under bids
opened September last. That company
offered to build, according to the depart
ment plan, three vessels of 100 tons
cargo capacity and twelve knots speed
for $4,000 each. Under its own plans
ii offered to construct the three vessels
for S49S, 600 each.
Troops at Greensboro Celebration.
Gen. Grant, commanding the Depart
ment of the East. has directed certain
troops in that department to participate
in the exercises incident to the centennial
of the battle of Gulford Court House, at
Greensboro y. c.. October II to II. The
troops include band and one troop of the
9th Cavalry at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, and
one company of the 18th Infantry at Fort
Mcpherson. He has directed also that
one thirty-six-inch portable searchlight
outfit complete be shipped to Greensboro
from Fort Fremont S. c.
Defenses of Outposts.
The army signal bureau will purchase
$4,000 worth of cable for fre-control in
stallations in the coast defenses of the
Philippines, Hawaii and al San Francisco.
When a Sword Is Not a Sword.
The board of customs appraisers a.
New York has just decided that some
swords are not swords. They may be
ornaments" and as such should not be
assessed at as high rate OF duty as they
would be required to pay were they real
weapons of war. The case came up on
an appeal from the decision of the col
lector of customs at New York. vino de-
cided that a consignment of bone swords
imported from Japan for decorative pur-
poses should pay duty as swords or
side arms. Swords are swords" he
said land should be assessed as SUCH
In turning down the collector the board
of appraisers decided that the bone
swords were not likely TO be used in
warfare and should pay a duty of 80
per cent ad vaiorem as ornaments" in
stead of 81 per cent as swords or side
arms"
Hopital Name Changed.
The name of the naval general hospital
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if there be any officers of the organized
militia who desire to attend any of the
garrison schools and the several service
schools or who, having been in attendance
at a garrison school, desire To renew
their attendance for the ensuing scho-
lastic year the names of such officers be
submitted to the War Department prior
to September so in connection with the re-
quirements prescribed in paragraphs DID,
to .2l4 inclusive. militia regulations as
the War Department desires TO act col
lectvely on such requests with a view TO
organizing ella SSeS carly in October to
take the prescribed courses in The several
schools.
Practice in Chesapeake Bay.
Arrangements have been made at the
Navy Department for the third torpedo
fotilla and the cruiser Yankee to so
through their annual target practice in
Chesapeake bay as soon as possible
after celebration of Founders week in
Philadelphia from October to 10 These
vessels will be under command of Lieut..
Willis c.. Mitchell and may be joined in
Chesapeake bay by the submarine feet
under command Of Commander Marsh.
Army Orders.
First Lieut. Thomas w. Hollyday. Sd
Field Artillery. will proceed to Fort Riley.
Kan. to take the course of instruction at
the Mounted Service School.
The leave of absence granted Capt.
Philip W. Huntington, Medical Corps, is
extended one month.
First Lieut.. Hadan L. Tompkins. Coast
Artillery Corps, will proceed to Fort Mon
roe. Va, for the purpose OF inspecting the
United States Army mine planter Maj
Samuel Ringgold.
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Oh, Woodman, Spare the Trees.

To the Editor of The Star:
The superintendent of the Capitol build
ing gives good reason for not taking w
and removing the fated thirteen trees on
the west side Of Judiciary Park to some
other part of said park. namely, that
there is no appropriation for so doing,
and hence it is decreed and the War De-
partment by the engineer branch thereof
, approves of the cutting down of the said
fateful thirteen after the period of thirty
days.
The superintendent is right when he
says there is no appropriation for said
removal but he is wrong and so are the
commissioner of public buildings and his
superior in issuing the order to cut down
these trees. for there is no appropriation
for SO doing.
All the superintendent can do and "all
the kings horses and all the kings men"
can do is first to wait until the Secretary
of the Treasury approves the contract or
contracts for 1.-THE erection of fireproof
addition 10 the. courthouse of the Dis
trict of Columbia and then to await the
action of Congress in making an appro-
priation For this purpose the sum of
100000 is authorized
Be it observed no appropriation is made
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A magnetic feature Of the great opening
that is to be inausurated tomorrow will be the
sale of over 5000 of the Handsomest and
Most Stylish Fall Skirts you'd see anywhere
Not only are these skirts the finished product
of the best skrt-makers in the country, but
they represent the most charming and chic
designs that will be popular for the coming
fall and winter The favorte fabrics. voiles and
panamas, predominant. In the voiles there 5
an immense variety OF skirts desi gned in
the new sheath effects-smart clinging models
to be so much worn. Some are made in flare
effects, some pleated many are designed with
wide and narrow folds of taffeta silk and but
tons In the Panama Skirts the almost I'M
limited variety embraces many choice gar
ments in the smartest Directoire models,
gored and buttoned front and full pleated ;
some richly designed with taffeta silk trim
ming and inserting at side. These skirts are
all black. and were positively made to sell at
IS and $40. 1t will be one of the opening
best sales at
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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

cheney to be determined. The plans thus
far are tentative but il seems likely that
the three ships will get off on the long
run the latter part OF this month or early
IN October. The regular board of in
spection and survey, with rear admiral
as president. will be on one of the ships
with a special board on each of the other
two, The Salem and Birmingham are
fitted with turbine engines and the Ches
ter with reciprocating engines. The
Chester made the highest speed on her
trials, making her the swiftest ship afioat
above the torpedo class. II is expected
that these tests will determine whether
the turbine o. reciprocating engine shall
be adopted. although the navy has ten
tatively decided already to install a new
type of American-Curtis turbine in the
battleships Utah and Florida, construc
ton on which Will begin in December. The
outcome OF these tests Will be watched
with particular interest by all navies.
To Greet the Big Fleet
The Navy Department will soon take up
the question of preparing for the recep-
ton of the returning Atlantic fleet. One
proposition includes joint military and
naval demonstration. with parade on
shore of troops. well as bluejackets and
marines. A squadron viii be assigned to
the duty of meeting the Atlantic fleet,
probably at Gibraltar. and making the re-
mainder of the voyage home with the big
command. The ships 10 be selected will
undoubtedly he the battleShips New
Hampshire. Idaho and Mississippi and
possibly tho battleships Montana and
North Carolina. The commander will be
Rear Admiral c. II. Conway. with the
Dolphin as his flagship. that vessel being
part of the new third squadron of the
Atlantic feet. The arrival of the fleet at
home port will be followed by short
period of liberty for the members of the
crews and leaves of absence for the Off
GERS. after which the ships will proceed to
Cuban waters and engage in the regular
record target practice with heavy guns
! ana in small-arms firing for the men on
! the ranges at Guantanamo. Then pro-
gram of maneuvers is planned, in which
the new third squadron will take part.
The ships will later proceed to the New
York and other navy yards for the ex-
tensive overhauling they are likely to need
after the voyage around the world 1t is
thought that there will be SO much in
the way of alterations and repairs that
special authority will have TO be asked
of Congress to do the work without re-
gard 10 the cost limitations imposed nv
law.
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Republican Club Meeting.

Arrangements have been completed for
a meeting Of the Taft-Sherman Repub-
lican Club of the District of Columbia to-
morrow evening at o'clock at MetZcr-
otis Hall, ITO + street northwest at
which the issues of the campaign Will he
discussed by r. f.. Doan of Ohio, L. w
Youngblood of Indiana and S. Herbert
Giesy OF this city.
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at Fort Lyon, Col, where tuberculosis
patients from the navy are sent for
treatment, has been changed to the naval
general hospital at Las Animas. There
seemed to be no good reason why an
army name should be continued for the
institution and the name of the town
nearby was selected as more appropriate.
A Mexican Officer Retained
Lieut. Jorge Landa Mexican army. hav-
| ing been retained at the army service
schools at Fort Leavenworth. Kan, with
the consent of his government, with a
view to utilizing his knowledge of the
Spanish language for instruction pur-
poses is announced as instructor, depart
ment of languages.
To Represent the War Department.
Secretary Wright has designated Mai
John Biddle Porter OF the judge advo
cate generals department of the army tc
represent the War Department at the
meeting of the American Prison Associa.
ton. to he held at Richmond. Va. from
November IA to 10. 1908. Mai Porter is
well informed on the subject of prison
administration and has previously repre-.
scented the War Department at similar
meetings.
Without Praise or Censure.
The word 'valorous'' will be omitted
from the inscription to be put on III.
fourth and final tablet for the monument
10 the regular troops on the Gettysburp
battlefield. The tablet has been apnro,.ed
ny the Secretary OF War, and for t;,,c
IL became question whether the n,.o-
scrioed word could be used as nav
lhe legend. investigation disclosad 81, y.
,he sunury civil act for the curran, e.
year In providing for the maintanal
OF the park provided that each tab,a,
should bear brief legend. givine bis
torlcal facts. without censure and u;ti
out praise. Will
Criticism of Militia Commissa ries
Commissary Gen. Sharpe. U.S.A 70.
ports that the experiment of sending an
officer of the District of Columbia Ma.
tlonal Guards, First Lieut. John c. Whit.
aker, to Pine Camp. n. Y. worked SC
we'll that he recommends that brigade
and division commanders of the National
Guard be invited to send some of their
stan officers to maneuver camps for in
struction. Gen. Sharpe also suggests that
more care be exercised by militia colonies
In selecting commssaries. One or two
of those at Pine Camp, he says, showed
ignorance even of elementary arithmetic.
Militiamen at Army Schools.
of the division of militia affairs, has sent
a communication to the adjutants gen.
eral of the different states requesting that
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The cadets at the Military Academy ard
the n.dshi7men at the Naval Academy
will undoubtedly take part iii the IN
aucural parade March 4. The young men
from West Point and Annapolis formed
an interesting and attractive feature of
me procession four years ago. and II Is
appreciated that there = always great
public interest in the appearance of the
cadets and midshipmen. The West
Pointers Will probably be uuartered in
tie War Department corridors. although
mat is detail which has not been set
lied The midsh!pmen are to come TO
Washington and return TO Annapolis the
same day on a special train. thus avoid
ing the necessity OF providing quarters
ror them in the city. 1t is considered
dasira ole that the young men should not
remain long away from their academies.
one of the suggestions made 10 The
Navy Department regarding the enlisted
men on the battieShip feet on its return
home Is that the crews be brought 20
Washington for participation in the in
augtlral parade March 4, where the blue
Jackets and marines would be bound TO
attract considerable attention and arouse
much enthusiasm on account of the prom
ineRce IN; n roS come 10 the enlisted
force by reason OF lis long cruise.
Should they form par. 81 fhc lnausura!
PROCESSION. the men prof al ~ would be
allowed a short period OF liberty prepara-
tory to 70 joining their ships to proceed to
the Guantanamo ranges. where TIE usual
Target practice will be held.
Severe Tests of Scout Cruisers.
The bureau OF navigation is at work on
the program for the tests that are 10 he
given the new scout cruisers in the next
few weeks The three greyhounds of the
navy have been ordered into dock at Bos-
ton 10 prepare for the ordeal 70 which
:ney are to be subjected The Ches' CT
and birmingham are to do a number CT
SIS over Il measured mile 10 determii..
various detailed questions of water con-
SUMPTION. These tests Will occupy per-
hans a fortnight, after which the long
rrlIise of the three vessels together to
determine relative efficiency viii be IN
order. There are to be two cruises. one
Of loo miles and one of 2oOo miles. The
latter will probably be down from Boston
past Guantanamo and across the Car.b-
bean and back 10 Guantanamo. The
shorter cruise will be down through the
Mona passage TO Guantanamo. The
three vessels will he required TO be with
I'm sight OF each other during the entire
cruise. Boards o. officers will be on each
vessel TO make accurate observations OF
every detail bearing on the technical
questions relating To comparative eff
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applied to military uses. Members OF
the board are highly gratified at the sue
cess of the Wright aeroplane, which has
made such remarkable records at Fort
Myer. For number Of years there has
been some criticism on account OF the al
legged failure of the flying machine de-
signed by Prof. Langley of the Smith
sonian Institution. for which the board
allowed about twice as much money as
will he paid the Wrights if the maximum
they can earn under their contract is
given them. The Smithsonian authorities
have been watching the flights of Drvile
Wright at Fort Myer closely and have
announced that they will make an exhibit
ton of Langley'S machine and data. The
machine never flew, although a small
model did
Retirement of Enlisted Men
BY direction of the Secretary of War
army regulations governing the retire
ment of enlisted men in the army have
been amended SO as to provide as fol-
lows:
When an enlisted man OF the army
shall have served as such for thirty
years. either in the army, navy. or Ma
rine Corps, or in all. he MAY apply 10 the
adjutant general of the army for retire
ment. Upon the approval of the applica-
ton an order will be issued from the
War Department transferring him to the
retired list and directing that transporta-
ton in kind to his home and commute
ton of subsistence during necessary tray
Ell be given TO him.
Service commissioned officer of
the United States Volunteers. organized
in 1898 and 1899. or of the Porto Rico
Provisional Regiment of Infantry or of
the Philippine Scouts, Will count for the
purpose of retirement as an enlisted man
as though rendered as such, and length
of war service with the army in the field,
or with the navy or Marine Corps in ac-
tive service teither as volunteer or reg
ular) during the war of the rebellion
and actual service in China, Cuba, the
Philippine Islands. the Island of Guam.
Alaska or Panama. or prior to April 2:5,
1904, in Porto Rico, will be doubled in
sary to entitle an enlisted man to be re-
tired"
Military Guardhouses Overcrowded.
The army guardhouses are being filled
with culprits beyond their capacity, and
the military authorities are much trou-
bled over the problem Of accommodating
prisoners with the somewhat limited ia
cilities existing at posts. 1t is not al
ways possible to send men sentenced to
Imprisonment to the large military pris-
ons. although that is usually done where
the period of confinement is a long one
or il is desira BILE to get rid of particu-
larry troublesome character. 1t Is neces-
sary, however to maintain discipline at
the guardhouses, and that is not always
found possible under the conditions at
most of the garrisons. There have lately
been many attempts to escape on the
part of inmates of Suardhouses, and the
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To Consider Flying Machines.

The army board of ordnance and forti-
fcations will hold its next meeting Octo-
Der ] and will then arrange TO take up
the subject of dirisibes and aeroplanes
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Hopital Name Changed.
The name of the naval general hospital
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-01
WILLIE W|CKSON IS ID COME BACK A
 WELL BOY

William Wills, secretary of the Globe Miners union. has received a letter from Dr. MeClain of St. Louis, who is treat. ing Willie Wickson, the crippled news boy of Globe. saying that Willie is pro. gresging very favorably under his treat. inert and that he will probably soon return to Globe with straight and use. fll feet.
 The Eagle lodge recently donated $2S to the "Willie Wickson fund of the Globe Miners unioa, which took fl upon itself to see tat an attempt was made 10 euro the crippled boy.
 AntoNe Trojalovich has made a see. ond donati0:. of Sl5.
 Willie WieksoL. who is only eleven years old, was happy boy, always with smile on his face despite his crippled condition, and everyone who knows him will be glad to learn of the progress be is making under Dr. Me Clain s treatment.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-01
Where Prices Run High

Of the late II. o. Havemeyer this story is told by sugar jobber of New Orleans. He possessed in marked de gree the kindly virtue of charity On my last visit to New York 1 spoke harshly of a millionaire who had been accused of double dealing in connection with bank. .-Well, now, said MT. Havemeyer, let us not condemn this man unheard. Remember that his guilt has not yet been proved, nor has he yet told his own side of the story Then MT. Havemeyer laughed and said that in tho most untoward conditions accused men were often able to clear themselves.
 '' He said that young girl a week or so after Christmas complained bitter ly to her mother: Mamma, I doubt if I shall be happy with George, fear he is deceptive and false. Why, darling, what do you mean9' asked the mother.
 We'll mamma, said the young girl, earnestly, you know that collar pin he gave me for Chr;stmas9 He sworc to me that he paid $25 for it, but today 1 saw it's exact counterpart for $5.'
 "'Ah, my child, said the mother, with true charity, you must remember how very religious George is. Uu- doubtedly he bought the pin at a church fair, Chicago News.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-01
Many at Mum Social.

The mum social given under the aus. piecs of the M. E. Epworth league and the Y. W. C. T. U. at the home of Mrs Fredcricks was attended by about sev' enty-five persons.
 The following program was render. ed:
 Piano solo--Mss Grace Fredericks. Reading-Mrs. Anthony.
 Piano solo--Miss Olive Gibson.
 Reading-Miss McBrien.
 Piano solo--Miss Stabler.
 Good night solo by Miss Bellamy. Several new members were taken into the Y. w. C. T. |.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-01
WOMEN PULL HAIR IN FIGHT OVER
 MERE MAN

Irene Willard and Violet Raines, den izens of the tenderloin, fought vieiousiy, pulling hair by the handful and scratch ing one another like cats, late Wednes- day night, all over the affections of n man. whose identity is unknown. :.
 The women were separated before much damage was dona one carrying a black eye and the othera badly scratch ed face as the result of the encounter.
 In police court yesterday morning Judge Thomas found Violet Raines guilty of assault and discharged Irene Willard. Violet will receive her sen tenco Monday.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-01

City conventions of the republican, democratic and socialist parties will be held Saturday to name candidates for mayor, city clerk, marshal, supervisor of streets and aldermen from each ward in the city.
 The republican convention will be held et the Iris theatcr, the democratic at the Fire hall and the socialist at Miners union hall.
 Interest in city politics centers in the race for marshal. Three are after the nomination on the republican ticket and four on the democratic ticket. Will