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The Washington times., 1908-02-20
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X7HEN tTadesman appears in the marketpIaoe
fairly opened, it is pretty clear that he has
catered wisely to the public needs. When
idea in monthly magazinemaking is offered the
public and sells out in five days. that also ndsputable
evidence that the public has found what it wants
The whole edition of THE LIVE WIRE for February,
heaped upon the newssands from the Atlantic to the Pacific
last month"; exhausted before the newsdeaers knew
what had happened Each copy passed from
reader from family to family through towns and hamIets
along the highways and throughout the land recorders
from all quarters In other words the reading public
found what it looking for, promptly voiced its
praise.
THE LIVE WIRE for March is far and away. superior
to the February number 1t contains 80 coored ustra
TONS 1872 pages of fiction and special articles great
quantity of poetry flashes of humor that will make the
whole world laugh, scntiating gems of thought and
honey homeke tone that good easy reading from start
to finish.
The human interest matter in THE LIVE WIRE is
the kind that takes hold of you instantly kind that ap
peals and In every walk of life the kind
that grips you not harsh but with that friendly warmth
that is true and deep and lasting.
THE LIVE WIRE, in other words is a live magazine
made for the whole nation It's stories have sweep and
go about them It's mission is to entertain It's
path is wide the Union. Its future is assured It
has been accepted because is the magazine brought
out at the right time at the right price.
The Washington times., 1908-02-20

A number of Republican political Lead
ers, who insist that they are tnslII cd
rather by concern about the party 5
prospects at the polls than by opposition
TO the political plans of the President
end the Taft boomers. are looking into
the facts concerning the alleged disrf-
lection OF negro voters in Northern
States.
There has been persistent report that
IN the States. where the cOlOTed vote is
strongest and most important, there is
dissatisfaction with the course OF the
Administration toward he colOred race.
and that this will turn the negro votes
from the Republican party il TAFT or
Roosevelt be the nominee
This charge has been pronounced by
The Taft people as a good deal OF a
DOGGY. They insist that IN truth the
Ohio coiored people, for instance. while
almost unanimously opposed 10 Taft
for the nomination. viii vote for him If
lie is nominated. simply because he is
the party candidate. They point 70
the fact that the negro vote VIII never
be pried away from the Republican
party so long as IL is possible TO point
out that the Democrats have adopted,
in the South, the measures to dlstran-
chiSe the race
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Disafected Districts.

But the investigation. in particular
States and Congressional districts. Of
the disposition OF the colOred~ people.
has not been reassuring. IL is declared.
IN Indiana, fCr example. 1t is insisted
that two and perhaps more COngression-
al districts viii certainly be made dan
gerous. II not Democratic, II Taft Is
the nominee; districts which iE ordinary
circumstances would be regarded as
s. fely Republican. In Pennsylvania
there IS concern in two or three districts
on the same account Ohio has a very
large colored vote, which. despite the
of the Taft manager
there, is regarded by many dtsintercsted
observers IS likely 20 be LOST IN largo
part to the Republicans II the r4omIna-
ton Of Tart IS accomplished
One aspect which gives increasing seri-
BUSINESS 70 this problem OF the colored
vote is that in many Northern districts
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coalnaie SANK Inciden..

New state Tribune, Sept 10. 1908.
My attention has been called 10
an article appearing in Oklahoma
City and Guthrie papers of Septem-
Der 4th and 9Th in which l.. A. Con.
ner, president of the International
bank OF Coalgate. Oklahoma, charges
that his bank was closed at the d.
rection OF Governor Haskell in order
that demonstration OF the practical
working of the depositors' guaranty
law might be had before the national
democratic convention was held at
Denver This statement is absolutely
false. Governor Haskell knew moth
ing OF the condition of the bank,
and in fact did not know Of my
presence at Coalgate until the
bank was closed. To my knowledge
the governor never expressed at any
time any desire that the guaranty law
might be tested by the failure or clos
ing of any bank, and has never in
terfered in any manner whatever In
the administration of the bank corr
missioner's office.
DR.. Conner states that he placed
his bank under the guaranty law as
he thought it good thing. The re-
cords of the bank show that he con
tributed $25.00 to a fund to fight the
law and this money was paid from
the profits OF the bank. This was not
known. however, by this Office until
after the bank was closed. He fur
ther states that but $4,000 of the
guaranty fund was used in the liqni-
datio nof the bank. Almost $50, 10000
of the guaranty fund was so used
The bank was closed for wilfuily
and knowingly violating the banking
laws and total disregard for safe
banking methods and the orders Of
this Office. Ample time was given
the management Of the bank to com
ply with the laws and place the bust
ness in proper shape. An examiner
was there every day for a week be-
fore the bank was finally closed
The assistant in charge Of the bank
has liquidated it and paid all claims
and The guaranty fund has been re
imbursed in full. The bank was
treated no differently than other
banks under the supervision OF this
department. The management failed
TO get busy. that's all
(signedl II. II, sMocK,
Bank Commissioner.
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Aaour HAlE HoNEsr.

The Kansas City Journal come
down about half way honest. Read
it:
"On this page OF The Journal this
morning Is printed Governor Haskell's
reply to Mr.. Frank Lees article in
Tuesdays Journal regarding the
workings OF the bank deposits guar.
anty law in oklahoma. The governor
and Mr.. Lee differ widely in respect
to the facts. The article written by
Lee-which is reproduced in Has
kells reply--is clear and logical and
makes Gut q good case against the
guaranty law as exemplifed in Okla.
homa. The value of its conclusions.
however. depends OF course on the au-
lhenuciiy OF its facts. which the
governor fatty disputes. The con
lroyersy is an interesting one, and Il
probably Is not ended. The question
Of guaranteeing bank deposits has
taken on national Importance
through the attitude OF Mr. Bryan,
who refers III his speeches 10 Okla.
homa's experience rs proof that the
plan Is working satisfactorily where
1 has beeh tested New state 1'tib.
une.
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| To the Journal:
In, your isspe of September I,
! find the following editorial
On this page of The Journal this
morning Is n letter from Mr.. Lee OF
Muskogee, which should be read by
every one interested In the working
Of the bank guaranty deposit plan,
and by all who have been impressed
by Mr. Bryan's citation OF the Okla
homa experiment as proof OF the pop
ularity of the measure among bank
ers.
Mr.. Lee shows clearly that the
adoption Of the scheme by national
bankers of Oklahoma was due to the
bulldozing tactics Of Governor Has
xell's administration.
Then follows your letter from
Frank Lee Of Muskogee, which reads
rs follows:
ro The Journal
In his speech at Topeka, favoring
the insurance of bank deposits. Mr..
Bryan appealed to the experience Of
Oklahoma. Referring to the guar.
anty" law in force in that state. he
aid among other things:
Statements are made by the banks
in December and May Between these
periods the secured banks gained in
deposits s4,237 1882, while the unse.
cured banks, all national, showed a
decrease in deposits of s1,101 S07.S6.
A large part OF this increase repre-
senied money brought from hiding
or from without the state. but the de-
.rease In the unsecured banks can
only be explained in one way. A large
number Of depositors withdrew their
money from the unsecured banks, and
deposited It IN the secured banks, and
this, too, In spite OF the fact that "a
order to prevent Withdrawals, the
unsecured banks, in some instances
offered a higher rate Of interest than
| the secured banks we're permitted
to pay; and it must he remembered
also that the banks which suffered
a loss Of deposits were all national
banks And to make it certain that
the difference was caused by the
guaranty law, the secured national
banks gained, while the unsecured
banks lost"
The above utterances will no doubt
be inserted in the democratic cam
paign textbook, and largely quoted
rom ia o. stump Fairness then de
| mands that the voters should under
stand something of Oklahoma's ex
| perience which nowhere appears II
| the Topeka speech.
The act OF congress which enabled
| The people of Oklahoma and lndiaf
Territory 10 form constitution and
be admitted into the Union, con
| tained the following:
"There Is hereby appropriated. on
Of any money IN the treasury no
otherwise appropriated. the sum o
SIS 900, 100000 for the use and bench
Of the common schools OF said state
Volume 80, Statutes at Large, page
272.)"
This gift OF a republican congress
became available on November l6
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Gas Company Rates.

For gas supplied 10 public hospitals.
churches. schools ana public libraries,
25 cents per thousand cubic feet, less
cents per thousand cubic feet u paid
on or before The 10Th OF the month FOL.
loving in which gas Is consumed. maxi
ing net rate OF 20 cents per thousand
cubic feet
The manufacturing rate follows.
For gas supplied 20 manufacturers
such as factories. mills. foundrles.
etc. this trade being supplied with
the understanding that The supply may
be cut or az any time without notice.
From 100000 cubic feet to 5000 900
cubic feet, inclusive. gross 25c; net,
~ i.2c From 100000 cubic feet and
over. gross n i-2c. net. l0c
II paid on or before the 10th Of the
month following I'm which gas Is cor.
sumed rates are 10 be net, otherwise
they viii be gross
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important statement recklessly, 10
say the least, ", lause inquiry into the
official record . would shaw that Mr..
Leo does not III the truth in any
particular
J give you the following from the
official records OF the state treasurer
and the Office Of the treasurer Of the
school land department:
irlrst-Tbe day statehood was
proclaimed, there was a permanent
building fund on hand Of S574.139.37
on deposit In the banks OF Oklahoma
Territory, deposited under the admin
istration OF Governor Frantz, terri,
torlal governor. The new admins.
tration did not check this money out,
except as required and on this date.
there IS yet S29s.304.7S OF that money
siill on deposit in the same banks
whore we found II deposited the day
statehood began. November l6, last
year Practically all are national
banks.
On this date there Is also state
ireasurer's funds on deposit In M.
tional banks in oklahoma s495, 5,2Gl.3j.
And in stale banks. the treasurer
has on deposit $425 $1,000.
Now for the s5.0OO,0O0 fund.
II was drawn last December
In fact only onehalf OF $1,000, 900
was drawn about The last OF Ilecem.
ber, and IN like amounts the re-
mainder was drawn at intervals dur.
ing tho next six months
II was not deposited wholly IN
national banks as II was drawn, bui
deposited over the entire state In
something over 200 banks, regardless
OF whether they we're national banks
or state banks.
On April L. slAG0,0O0 OF this money
was loaned to the state 10 pay the
debts OF Oklahoma Territory nearly
all OF which debt was held by the
national banks
One million ffty-elght thousand dol
lars Of this money was loaned on
county bonds TO the forty.four OF the
different counties Of the state, prin
cipally during the months Of March
and April
And sl.450.0OO was loaned 10 the
farmers OF our state on farm mort
cages. which largely went east "a
pay existing farm mortgage indebted
ness that was bearing a higher rate
Of interest
SO that there Is on hand nov
about sl,O5O,o00, deposited as FOL
lows.
IN national banks sS59. 500; IN state
banks. $es6.750
The national banks above men
toned as having deposits are prin
cipally unsecured banks, but have
given statutory collateral for their de
posits.
We have been very careful rot q
4 idiffurh financial conditions by radl
cal shifting OF state deposits, and
particularly have we avoided any
thing Ike using this fund to coercs
banks into supporting this law. M
deed IN re are not over five national
bankers in ibis state who havl
ever charged us with unfairness. Of
ever attributed this 70 politics.
IN view Of the above figures, SIR
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1907 the date when Oklahoma was
formally admitted to statehood. Since
that time it has been under the con.
troll Of c. N. Haskell, governor OF the
state, and the gentleman selected by
Mr.. Bryan to finance the present dem
ocratic campaign. The fund was at
first placed in national banks doing
business in Oklahoma. II was per
mltted to remain in such banks until
the state guaranty bank law" was
passed and became a law, then after
December, 1907. and before the first
OF May, 1908. the fund was withdrawn
| from national banks and deposited In
state banks.
The national banks not be.ug in
politics, and not comprehending tho
purpose for which the funds were
withdrawn, assumed, II appears. that
such action was taken for the bet
ter security Of the state. Wishing TO
| keep on deposit portion OF this fund.
many OF them rendered government
bonds to the state treasurer as col
| lateral TO secure the state against
loss Of any portion OF the money
! they might be permitted TO hold The
offer was declined The banks were
advised that to retain any portion Of
The funds 1t would be necessary TO
pay tax OF one per cent on all de-
posits and thus avail thems, Ives OF
/ the state law.
Thus between December and May,
the period mentioned by Mr. Bryan,
S5,O0O.0O0. the school fund of Okla
homa, was withdrawn from national
banks by a democratic governor and
deposited IN banks doing business
under the state law. After which the
/ statement Is Issued that state bank de.
posits have increased approximately
| $4,000 900, while the unsecured
banks. all national, show a decrease
In deposits OF $1,IOl. .S07.s6.". In other
words, the man who was chairman of
I the national democratic committee on
platform at Denver. and who Is now
treasurer OF Mr. Bryan's campaign,
I has manufactured the date which
form the basis Of contention in sup
port OF insurlng bank deposits.
What has been done IN Oklahoma
forcibly shows the most dangerous
features Of the proposed PLAN that Is
IT tends TO throw the whole banking
system into partisan politics. The
funds OF the state are not deposited
with any view 20 security. but more
for political expediency. AS a result
imilii ms OF dollars intended for the
school room lnay be used by politi
clans TO perpetuate the power OF a
patty. In Oklahoma u may be clever
politics 70 let the children grow up IN
ignorance while an ample school fund
Is juggled from bank to bank, in or
der to exploit the beauties OF now
financial scheme. But the United
States e0fsTnmeni needs no law to en-
courage such politics on the part Of
lolflciM gerouls wonld show that Mr
anae on the part Of banks.
FRANK LEE,
Muskogee. August 20.
The presumption Is that you would
not deiibeartcly print aud approve Of
Mr. Lees statement knowing II "a
be false, and yet you have printed this
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Editor, be honest with your readers.
IS there any possibility for the hand
ling Of that money as above lndi-
Gated. he responsible for the fact that
from December TO July 10 the secured
banks gained over s5,OO0.000 and the
unsecured banks lost over 100000
in deposits, and with state deposits
at least s1.500,O0O less on July IS
than they we're on the day the law
actually went into effect, February
a.
The fact is. Mr.. Editor. that You
have let some cheap politician Ike
FRANK Lee play you for sucker and
win. | have lived In Muskogee for
seven years, and ! assure you that
am well acquainted in that town and
/ don't know anybody there by the
name OF Frank Lee, who might prob.
ably have written such irresponsible
nonsense as the letter you publish.
Sincerely yours.
c. N. HASKELL. Governor
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G. N. HAsKELL. Governor

ms a pity when sick ones drug the
stomach or stimulate the Heart and
tidneys. That Is all wrong A weak
it9mach, means weak stomach nerves
dwaya And this Is also true OF the
Heart and kidneys. The weak nerves
IRE instead crying ont for help. This
axpl9ins why Dr. Shops Restorative
$ promptly helping stomach, Heart
md Kidney ailments The Reatora-
tive reaches out for the actual cause
" these ailments--the failing lnslde
nerves" Anyway test the Restorative
iS hours II won't cure 50 soon as
that, but you VIII surely know that
help Is coming. Sold by Wailaee's
drug store.
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State Ranking Department, as re.
qnired by law, does not permit any
violations of the law to continue long
enough TO reduce the banks assets
low enough to make permanent losses
from The Guaranty Fund even lrob-
able
The above shows how the Okla
homa bank law operates under the
guaranty plan. Read below how the
Ohio bank law operates where they
have no depositors' security Then
decide for yourself win you put
your money ia a secured bank or one
that Is not secured?
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An ohio Case.

BY Associated Press.
Cleveland, O.. June Twelve
hundred infuriated Italians stormed
the closed doors OF the private bank.
Ing house of Coslan Liopea, on Orange
street today. The police drove the
crowd back before entrance was
gained I.lopea. 10 IS said. cannot be
found The total deposits do not ex.
coed 100000, all of which belonged
to working Italians.
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chanaino 70 State Hanka.

State Of Oklahoma. Banking De-
partment Guthrie. September :, 1905
Honorable C. N. Haskell, Governor Of
Oklahoma. Guthrie Dear Sir: The
following charters have recently been
granted to banks IN this state which
are converting from national to state
banks;
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Resolution thanking the state bank
commissioner H. II. Smock, and the
assistant bank commissioner. Herman
c. Shultz, In the matter of taking
charge Of and the liquidation Of the
international bank Of Coalgate, Okla.
homa:
Be It resolved by the board of di
rectors OF the International bank Of
Ccalgate, Oklahoma,
That, Whereas The board OF di-
rectors. by the assistance OF Mr.. T. c.
Meminger, ain expert accountant EN-.
ployed for that purpose, has this day
checked out Herman c. Schultz, as
sistant state bank commissioner for
the state of Oklahoma and received
from his hands the property and af.
fairs of said bank, and,
Whereas, We find that he has well
and faithfully administered the trust
rel osed in him as such officer as
concerns the affairs of said bank, and
rendered an account thereof which
we find true and correct in every
detail, and
Whereas. We find the condition of
the affairs of said bank very much
improved as compared with their con
dition at the time the said assistant
bank commissioner took charge here
of, and,
Whereas. It appears that he has ad
ministered the affairs of said bank.
paid off all depositors and other
claims there against said bank during
his brief administration thereof, and
moreover that all expenses which
were incurred in behalf of snch ad
ministration shows a clear profit Of
$4,000, and,
Whereas, Much uncalled for com
ment has been indulge, in ccneerninf
/ the taking charge Of said bank by
I the stale authorities;
/ Now, Therefore. We, The board OF
directors of said bank, desire to ex
1 tend to the stale bank commissioner
III. II. Smock. and to Assistant S;ate
Bank Commissioner II. C. schultz
oar thanks and cur appreciation for
/ The careful and efficient manner ~
which they have conducted the SET
/ llement of this banks affairs and can
I specially commend Assistant Kani
! Commissioner Schultz for his splen
dl management and express our en-
lire approval of The baak commits
sioner's action in taking charge oi
the affairs Of said bank at the time
he did because OF the unsatisfactory
conditions and Irregularities in the
( management thereof by the president
! OF said bank.
That copy Of these resolutions be
spread upon The minutes OF this meet
ing and copy thereof furnished K
the state bank commissioner II. II
/ Smock, and TO assistant bank com
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missioner, Herman 9. Schultz.
(Signed) JOHN CENTILINI,
Chairman
ANTHONY SHAW,
Secretary Board OF Directors Inter
national Bank of Coalgate, Okla.
homa. ftFfa-It t
Sept. 4, 1908.
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price, Comparison ls what ask. Rob
inson.
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Cement state Bank, Cement, sue
cessor to First National Bank o.
Cement.
Bank OF Enid, Enid, successor tC
Enid National bank, of Enid.
First state bank. Lamont, success
sor to First National bank ofilLa
motr. YH
City State bank, Hobart, successor
to City National bank Of Hobart.
Madill State bank, Madill, success
sor 20 Madin National bank, Madin
State Guaranty bank, okeene, sue
cessor to First National bank, ol
Okeene.
First state bank Toss, successor
to First National bank OF Foss
Farmers State bank, Temple, sue
cessor 10 Farmers National bank cl
Temple.
First State bank, Norman, success
aor TO City National bank Of Nor
man.
Peoples State bank, Kingisher, sue
cessor 10 Peoples National hSnk OF
Kingiisher.
Coalgate state bank. Coalgale. sue
cessor TO National bank of Coalgate
Cordell state hank. Cordell. success
sor to city National bank OF Cor
dell
have also approved charters for
the following:
Weleetka Guaranty bank, success.
aar to Weleeilta National bank Of
Weiaetka.
Alva Security bank, successor Ia
Ava National bank of Alya.
First Bank OF Qulnton. successor to
First National hank Of Quinton.
In addition to the above list twelve
U2 other national banks in this
state have applied for organization
papers and slgnified their intention OF
changing to state banks.
(Signed) H. II. SMOCK,
Bank Commissioner.
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Oklahomas Bank Guaranty Law.

This Bank in the hards of the State
Banking commi ss oner. Deposi tors will be
paid in fun by The State Banking Board.
Please call and get your money.
4 .lHMApaec/
May 81 1908 Bank commi ssi one
. State Of Oklahoma
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-01-24
NAMES.

Your child naturally remembers
his heritage from Adam, and loves
to give names of his own to the ami
mails and even to mis- comrades.
There was a boy who used to go
past the Brier-Patch and who was
Invariably called Butts-up by his
fellows, because in making his dog
house he nailed all his shingles butt
ends up. That dog-house was a weird
sight, even to a rabbit, and it caught
every drop of rain and let in to fall
on the shivering brute beneath.
Curious1y enough, this name, given
by some true son of Adam, was more
appropriate to all the boys usual
actions than the historic name his
mother called him by. There is also
a certain little girl who trips past
the Brier-Patch, and, whenever she
asks for the name OF thing, her
father shakes his head and lets her
name it herself So she calls the
owl Oo-hoo, and the young sparrows
Peep-peep, and the monkey Make-a-
face, and the water Lodle-odle, and
the waves Tikoowuk, because that Is
what the waves are always saying to
the rocks In few more years, be-
sides seeing and thinking for herself,
she will have a vocabulary not only
more interesting, but nearer to the
truth of nature than all the jargon
of your scientists and the adjectives
of YOUR literary Briar-Patch
Philosophy" by William j. Lon"