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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-16

lRSDAY, APRll. 16, 1908.
f-----------------------
Ellis. Evans, Faulkner, FISHER. Fras
er, aarris. Harrison tof nughes)
Harrison (of Mecusipia). Hart. lien
Erickson, Hobby Holland. Huddle
ston. Hudson, Japp, Jarrets Johnson
Jones, king, Liadsey. Manus, Mar
tin, Moore, Murdoch, McAdoo, McEl
haney Norvell O'Neal circuit, Pas
chal, pendereraft. Porter. Raiuey
Reeve RatAn Rider Sands. sher
man, Smith COT Delaware), Smith (o
Grant,. Smith COZ Washlta), stett
mund, sdyers. Stone. swengle, ia
Dor, Tandy Tllotson. Turner. utter
back, Sandaveer vandeyenter, Wort
man, watrous. whitehurst, whltson
Williams (of Comanche). Williams
(of Pushmataha), Wilson, Mr. Speak
er CAurray).
Total-S2.
Nays-None.
Absent-Allen. Anthony. Armstrong
tof Choctaw). Armstrong Cof Kiowa),
Ballard, Beck. BOYLE Rroome. Brown.
Carson, Ezzsrd Hawkina, Jesse,
Lockwood, London. McCslla, Mccants,
Putnam, Marley, Riddle Ross, Shear.
er, skeon, smith Cof Dewey, smith
(of CUSTER, sneison. siagner stew.
ems.
Total %.
The Speaker signed the enrolled
copy Of House Bin No. IA Cthe mi.
tiative and referendum bill in open
session after reading at length.
House Bill No. $50, having been
read on two previous several lcgisla.
tive days, was placed on third read
ing and final passage, the question
being. Shall the bill pass? Tho ayes
and nays being called, resulted as
follows;
Ayes Abbott, Ashby Baldwin,
Ranks, Bowdre, Briggs, Branson,
Bryan, Butler. Carson, Casleel. Chap.
pell, Chastain, Cope. Crouch, Day.
Deyerlo, Durant, burst, Earle, Farley,
Enis. Evans. Faulkner Fisher. Ilar.
ris, Harrison Cof Hughcs), Hart, Haw
hns, Hendrlckson, Hobby, Holland,
Huddleston, Hudson. Icpp. Jarrett
Johnson. Jones, King, Lindsey Man
ua, Martin Moore, Murdoch, NC
Cants. McElhaney, Norvell, O'Neal
Paschal, pendergraft. rorter Rainey,
Murley, Reeve. Ratlln, Rider, Sands
Sherman. Smith (of Delaware). Smith
(of Grant,, Smith Cof Washlta). snel-
son. stettmund, stiyera Stone. sven.
gle. Tabor Tandy Tnlotaon. Turner,
Utterback. vaadaveer, Vandeventer.
Workman, watrous. whiiehurst Whit
son, Williams (of comanche). VIII
liams Cof Pushmataha), Wilson, Mr..
Speaker (Murray).
Total-sl
Nays None.
Absent Allen. Anthony, Armstrong
Cof Choctaw), Armstrong (of Kiowa)
Ballard, Beck BOYLE. Broome. Brown,
Durham. Ezzard, Fraser, Harrison Col
McCurtain), Jesse. Lockwood, Lon
don. McAdoo, McCalla, orcutt, Put.
nam, Riddle, Ross, skeen, shearer.
Smith Cof Dewey, Smith (of CUSTER.
stagner. Stevens.
Totals.
The Speakern announced that the
bin having received a constitutional
majority OF the votes Of the members
constituting the House Of Represen.
tatlyes, the same was passed. aud be
algned the enrolled copy in open SEES.
sion.
House BIN No. 552, was made spe-
cial order for Thursday
House BIN No. SOC was read.
Mr.. Hudson moved TO strike out an
of line 4. Section ! up to the two
Lost trfnrIn
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with the recommendation that it d,
pass with the following amendments
TlLL0TsoN.
Chairman.
Mr. Speaker:
We your Committee on Initiaiiy,
and Referendum and Legislative De
partment to whom was referred
Senate Bin No. 100. by Browniee, en-
titled; IAN Act to provide certain
prt.ic buildings. public or private in
stitutions and places Of public resort,
Or hotel. lodging, apartment houses
and tenement houses with Ere es-
capes and providing penalties etc. "
beg leave to report that We have had
The same under consideration and
herewith return the same with the
recommendation that it do pass as
amended.
RAINEY,
Chairman.
Mr. Speaker:
We. your Special Committee to
whom was referred House Bill No.
397 by Rainey entitled. "An Act
creating a Court Of Criminal Appeals:
carrying into effect a provision Of
Section 2. Article z OF the Constitu.
ton: making an appropriation and
declaring an emergency" beg leave
4 o report that we have had the same
'nIer consideration and herewith re.
turn the same as amended by your
Committee with the recommendation
that It do pass in its amended form.
McCALLA.
Chairman.
Mr.. Speaker:
We. your Committee ON General
Appropriation, to whom was referred
House Bill No. $50, by whitehurst,
entitled: "An Act making an appro.
priation for the payment OF salaries
and contingent expenses Of the State
officers" beg leave to report that we
have had the same under consldera.
ticn and herewith return the same
with the recommendation that it do
pass without amendments
WHITEHuRsT,
Chairman.
On motion of Mr. Whitehurst the
House went into Committee of tbs
Whole for the consideration OF Ho ise
Bin No. $50.
The committee arose, reporting as
follows:
MF Speaker;
The Committee OF the Whole House.
to whtm was referred House Bin No.
$50, legs leave to report that it mas
had said bin under consideration. and
recommends that it do pass as amead-
ed by the committee.
Respectfully submitted,
B. r. HARRISON.
Chairman.
On motion of Mr. p F Harrison ihe
House went into Committee of the
vi ole for the consideration OF House
Bill No asa, Mr. Hart presiding.
rhe committee arose, report
pogioss and asking leave TO rit
again
The House recessed until 1880 p m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House called to order. Mr.. Speaker
presiding.
Roll call-Quorum present.
Mr. Harrison presiding.
House bill No. 3Ol was read.
Section was adopted
Section was adopted,
Section was adopted.
Mr. yandeyenter moved TO strike
out Section 4, the emergency clause.
Adopted.
The bin passed TO engrossment and
final passage on motion Of Mr.. Hart.
House Bin No. 5S7. by Williams Of
comancse, entitled IAN Act to pro.
tect the lives of school children in
cases Of fire; providing for fire
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MISCELLANEOUS.

A. sl,Ll. 8. q y s.s-1-l. e = s--zl
LOST-At Electric Park, or between
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tanning valuable private papers, con-
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Awful is Their Spite, Says He.
The Checotah boomers, FOR spite,
pie of this county, and they must ac-
cept all responsibility therefor. I'm
dian CEufaula) Journal
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A Great
Bargain

once. Lots and Q Block 60 Capital
Hill. 907 East HARRISON Size of lots
(both) SO K llS feet
Cost OF lots 900 90
Cost of rear house. .......... 500 100
Cost Of Foundation and Exca-
Natlon Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Cash Of Wen and Pump
Goo ft) .........4.,..,. Y5.00
Cost Of Concrete Sidewalk
and driveway .... $500
Cost OF From Wall and steps $500
Cost Rear Wall and Founda-
lion for Barn ..... 5000
Cost of Out Building (Paid
u. X. CottOn) ........ $3.50
Cost Of Water Connections
from Street .,...,-..... 1850
Cost OF Drainage Pipe alright
for Sewer Pipe) ......... 1850
Cost of Gas Stove ....... $50
Cost Of Side Fence Arbor
Walk and Trees. ......... 75O
Cost OF OneThird Sewer Tax. 1850
Cost OF Connection Pipe al
Sewer ......t............. 100
Cash Outlay on Property. 245200
Selling Price .......t.-..- 81 10000
Mortgage on property: $3.50 al z
per cent due $4,000 in three pay
ments each Jan End. 1911 1872 and
1913 Also sl59.OO due jan 2end
909-Leaving an equity about 5000.
payable in cash.
VIII give abstract and good title
GEO. H. KING, s07 East Harrison
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70 contract for the construction Of
school houses to be paid for upon the
rental plan beg leave to report that
we have had the same under consid.
Grafton and herewith return the same
with the recommendation that il do
pass as amended
J. ROY WILLIAMS,
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vANDEvENTER,
Chairman.
Mr. Speaker:

Mr.. Speaker:
We, your Committee on judiciary,
to whom was referred House Bill No.
2f2, by Cope. entitled. An Act to
provide for the trial by jury or per-
sons arrested under the charge Of con
tempt in the Supreme Court in pro-
ceedings before said court where a
Jury may be demanded; to regulate
the practice therin and declaring an
emergency" beg leave to report that
we have had the same under consid.
Grafton and herewith return the same
with tn recommendation hat it do
pass.
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J. ROY WILLIAMS,
Chairman.
Mr spe.ter.

Mr.. Speaker;
We, your Committee on Judiciary,
to whom was referred House Bill No.
2Oi, by Bryan, entitled: "An Act to
amend Section 2, Article 8. Chapter
25, os the Statutes Of Oklahoma Ter
ritory Of 1898, relating to prosecu-
ton for bribery and official miscon-
duct" beg leave to report that we
have had the same under considera-
ton and herewith return the same
with the Recommendation that it do
pass as amended.
VANpUVENTUR
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with The recommendation that it do
pass with the following amendments.
TlLLOTsON.
Chairman.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-26

for debt and reclaimed in prison Tor
sixteen years. When released he was
broken down and old and died in the
house of a poor tailor.
The king of Corsica had a grand
daughter who married an official in the
custom house named Clarke. The fam
lily became very poor. and all genuine
traces of them have been lost. But 1t
is open to any Clarke who pleases &c
imagine that he is n descendant of the
dashing, unlucky Theodore.
\ lot of people have claims to be-
long to a much more distinguished
family. Kindly folk still in the land
of the living have employed a meek
old charwoman who called herself
Miss PaIey and was glad to earn a
shilling in odd ways. Nothing concern
ing her ancestry could be definitely
proved, but there was reason for be-
lieving that she was a descendant Of
Constantine PalaeolOgus. the last Greek
emperor Of COnstantinople.
Constantine was killed when the
Turks captured his capital in 1913,
and his family and relatives had to
fee for their lives Some of them
came to England, and there are living
thousands of his descendants.
There is a general impression that
the old royal family of Stuart is ex-
ttnct. This, however, is q mistake.
Stuarts and Stewards scattered all
over Britain can claim kinship with
the old royal family.
In ancient days there used to be
about dozen kings reigning in Ire
land at once-the king of Derry, of
Munster. of Connaught, and so on.
They are all gone now. but so many
of their descendants are alive that
practically every Irishman has a right
to fancy himself related to royalty If
he wants to.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-26
Four Young Men Started at
Crawford. New Jersey. and
Walk on a Wager.
"NIXE" ALSO IN THE CITY.
LITTLE DOG, DAUGHTER OF THE
FAMOUS TRAMP JACK" ALSO
ARRIVES HERE IN TOUR ABOUT
THE UNITED STATES.

Richmond il appears is d Mecca for
pedestrians.
Following closely in the wake Of 10
seph Mikulec. the Austrian globe trot-
ter. came Mike" the postal ear tramp
dog, and following her, four young
American continental troters, Louis
Cousin, Louis MarsoUin, Peter MarSou-
in, and John Marsouin. all of Crawford,
\. J. They arrived here yesterday at
ternoon enroute TO san Francisco and
the first place they called was the Pal
ladium office TO secure a receipt show
ing that they had visited this city.
The four young men, when they en-
tered the office. appeared to be sol
dters out on a lOnG 'hiko," They
were clad in regulation Khaki uniforms
campaign hats and knapsacks on their
backs. The youngest was sixteen
years. the oldest, twenty-five years.
The young men stated that one day
early in April there was a discussion
in the little New Jersey town in which
they lived. as TO how long it would
take a man to walk from Crawford to
San Francisco, distance of about f.
900 miles. Two wealthy men bet that
no one could walk the distance in nine
months. The four young pedestrians
and another one of the MarsOuin
brothers offered to make the hike"
on a wager They were each offered
$500 if they succeeded in such an eff
fort and they promptly accepted the
offer. They left home April IA, and
in six weeks they have completed
about One-third Of their long journey.
part is yet to come.
At Bradford, James MarsOuin. left
his fellow pedestrians and the last they
heard of him he was still enrOute to
San Francisco. but travelling by the
way Of Chicago. The young men left
home without a cent, but are paving
their expenses by selling postal cards.
"NiXie" is the daughter of that fam
Gus tramp dog "Jack." The little lady
will follow in the footsteps of her IA
NOUS fathers career and this week she
started out on a trip from New York
which will take her all over the coun-
try When "NiXic' arrived here ye@-
terday. she was transferred to Chica-
go train. Her collar was loaded down
with mail tags and she was given an
enthusiastic welcome by local railway
mail clerks. mike" will go from
Chicago to San Francisco and return
to New York by the way of New Or
leans. In the vocabulary of railway
mail clerk. the word "Nixic" means q
letter whose only apparent destination
is the dead letter office. AS the little
tramp dog don't know where she is
going, but is on her way. the name
mike" is we'll applied to her
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-26
PEN AND INK PIRATES.
Literary Theft Is Not Stealing; It 10
Called Genius.

\'dIIC1 SCIll0Ss
All authors steal. The capacity for
stealing with art and elegance is one
OF the most potent equipments of the
literary man.
Shakespeare was a magnificent thief.
He stole whatever he could lay his
hands on in a literary way and never
married in the stealing. He stole
Measure For Measure" from a play
called "Promos and Cassandra." He
stole "Hamlet' from a play by George
Kyd. Romeo and Juliet" he stole
from Italy.
Sir Walter Scott stole with a sublime
talent He stole from antiquarian rec
ords. He stole from Goethe. He stole
from Sheridan.
Charles Readc claimed the right OF
the literary artist to set jewels, even
though the gems are the property OF
another
Alexandra Dumas, the author of
The Three Musketeers" and Monte
Cristo." was one Of the most re;narka-
bic filchers in literature la one single
year his name was attached to 20 few
er than forty different books. Not only
did he steal unblushingly from every
author who came handy, but be EN-
ployed numerous literary ghosts and
passed off their work rs his own,
Brought to book he had a ready re-
ply. The man of genius does not
steal" he said; "hc only conquers."
Alexander Pope, who made thou
sands Of pounds by his poetic transa-
ton of Homer's "Iiad," was an indif-
ferent Greek scholar. In addition to
stealing from previous translators, he
employed others to help and then
claimed the whole work as his own.
When he translated The Odyssey"
he kept the public in ignorance that
only twelve books could be called his
and that the rest were the work Of men
whom he paid badly.
The arguments in Pope's Essay on
Man" were furnished by Lord Boiling
broke, and his Essay on Criticism
was poetic version of the conversa-
ton of his intimates.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, wit
dramatist and politician. stole his ia,
nous characters Charles Surface and
Joseph Surface in The School Fol
Scandal from Tom Jones and Blifil in
Fielding's we'll known novel. and be
abducted Tabttha Bramble and Sill
Hubert Mackilligut and transformed
them into those still more entertaining
characters Mrs. Malaprop and Sir Lu
cius O'Trigger in The Rivals"
OF modern authors who stole and are
stealing still the present writer doe;
not say a word. Only history can at
ford to be free Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-26
SPRUNG FROM KINGS
Very Many Ordinary Folk Had
MonarChs For Ancestors.
LOOK UP YOUR FAMILY TREE.
You May Be Related to Royalty and =
Very important Parsonage Without
Knowing 1.-THE Godwins and tbs
Last of Ensland's Saxon Kings.

A Duke of Norfolk once, inspired by
q generous fit, announced his intention
of entertaining at dinner all the How
ards in existence who were related to
him. the duke of course being the head
Of the Howard family. He set agents
to work to seek out his relations, but
had to abandon his proposed little
party" when he was assured that some
thing like 10000 people would have Il
right to come to it.
In the same way an astonishing num-
Der of people might be able to claim
kinship not with mere dukes, but with
royalty, if they only knew all about
themselves. The heirs of monarchs
who have died on their thrones are
comparatively easy to trace and are,
roughly speaking, fairly well known.
In this way. for instance, it was no
secret that the late Sir William Har-
court was descended from the Plan
tagenet kings. and several gentlemen
who bear no other legal designation
than plain Mr.. are known to have royal
blood in their veins.
This does not apply to kings who
have lost their thrones. King Harold,
the last Saxon sovereign of England,
was the son of Earl Goodwin. When he
was slain at the battle of Hastings he
undoubtedly left children behind him.
Some of them fed abroad to escape
from William the Conqueror, but 9th
ers remained in the country, where
they sank into poverty and obscurity,
but they married and had children.
/ IT t. oln
that every one named Goodwin or Good
win is related to n royal family.
King Richard III. whom we all know
so we'll as the wicked Duke Of Glouces-
ter, is popularity believed to have been
childess when he fell at Bosworth, but
some historians hold that there is
! plausible evidence that he left a son.
This SOD, to escape the death or cap
| tivity to which he would have been
doomed by the victorious Henry VII.
had he been captured. is said to have
taken 4 common name and retired into
! Somersetshire, where he died as pet
ty farmer.
The whole story may be a myth, but
there is nothing impossible about it.
and the descendants OF King Richard S
! nameless son may be numbered among
| ordinary working folk.
All the Clarkes have a right, If they
like. to think that they may be con
nected with royalty-albeit, royalty OF
a somewhat dubious sort. When DR.
! Samuel Johnson was doing so much tc
make Fleet street famous there was
| alive in Europe an adventurer who
called himself the Baron Theodore Ste
| phen de Neuhoff. He found his way tc
| Corsica and assisted the Corsicans tc
get free from the republic of Genoa
which was ruling the island in tyran
! meal manner. In return they proclaim
ed him king under the title of Theo
| dore l.
His royalty was brief. however. He
had frequent quarrels with the Corsi
cans and finally quilted the island. u
| timatelv he drifted TO London. where
he kept up a sort Of shabby Genteel re
gal STYLE. TT ut last he was arrested
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-26
(By Tort.)

Wait until the sun shines, Nellie,
Wait until the clouds roll by;
Then we will be happy, Nellie-yOu
and /:
Out to Athletic park we'll wander,
Sweetheart, you and I--
Any one who will kindly supply a
couple Of lines TO the above ballad,
which lines must make rhyme about
the home team probably winning, will
receive our heartfelt thanks,
Manager Jessup returned to Rich
mond yesterday, leaving the team in
charge Of Captain Parker. This
morning the little manager left for
Van Vert to rejOin his team. He
states that in the Huntington series
the locals hit better than the scorer in
that city shows, that the pitchers work
ed well, but that the support they re
ceived was miserable.
It is not very often that fielder is
called upon to make one put out and
thirteen assists. Cap Parker made
this record yesterday and it is one that
Is ildDI6 W Sldlu lOI SOlIic l4il1C III TIC
10. league
There is newspaper gossip about the
circuit that within the next ten days
Greenville, O., and KokomO will be
admitted to the 10. league. No Off
ciaI applications for admission have
yet been received from those two cities
but the latch string hangs out for
them.
The long silence maintained by Sec
rotary Farrell of the National assOcia
ton of Minor leagues in regards to the
application for protection for the Indi
ana-OhiO league has at last been bro
ken. President Gamble has received
a letter from him in which he states
that it is probable that protection will
be granted this league. Permission &c
play outlaw players, but without the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-26
Asserted That Politicians AS
ISOLATED With the ALLIES"
Are For Him,
MANY ARE INTERESTED.
SOME OF THE MOST ADROIT POL.
ITICIANS IN THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY WOULD REPLACE LAUR.
Ell WREATH ON HIS BROW.

Washington. n. C.. May 4G.-Al-
though President Roosevelt has al
ready reaffirmcd his declaration that
under no circumstances would he be a
candidate for or accept d denomination
and has reached decision that seems
TO be absolutely irroyocabte, a concert
ed movement is under way 10 force the
nomination upon him at Chicago next
month. The men back OF it are
among the most adroit politicians in
the republican party. and its ramifica-
lions extend in every direction. The
movement is entirely GIsassoCiated
from the secOnd-eleCtiyetCrm PROPOSE
tiOn of Senator Jonathan Bourne. OF
Oregon. who for fully a year has been
an earnest and consistent advocate OF
Mr.. ROOsevelts denomination. 1t is
predicated upon different premises,
and is being fOstered by men whose in
fluer.ce is far more extensive than the
Oregon senator's.
The politicians identified with it are
for the most part associated with the
allies. as Secretary Taft's rivals for the
nomination are commonly called. This
fact may be calculated to weaken their
cause and tend to dilute the strength
of the arguments they are advancing
in its support.