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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
CONSERVE:
NATURES
RESOURCES
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader
Washington. Nov. 3-The National
Conservation ctSimission is compiling
for publication IN q single volume an
the laws and court decisions. both
state and Federal. which relate 10 the
use OF water in the United States.
This manual Will be OF immense prac-
tical value and il Us somewhat remark
able considering the wide number of
interests which are touched By these
laws, that no such compilation has
been made before this With the con
stantly growing demand for interstate
waterways, the increasing utilization
1l wafer power for the development OF
electricity, and the widening areas of
semi-arid western plains that are be
ing made arabic through irrigation.
these laws at the present time affect
the interests of a wide variety of IN.
diyiduals and corporations and in the
immediate future ihe number whose
business is directly touched will be.
yond doubt be greatly increased.
The work which the National Con
servation commission Is doing along
this hne Is extremely thorough ,and
the compilation will be complete. II
viii include all state and national sta.
Htes and all court decisions which
concern wafer rights and kindred
questions on both nayigablc aud non-
nayigablo streams and lakes The
citations will include all acts which
relate to riparian rights, and public
usuiruct of water, and all statutes
which concern mills, pollution of wa-
ter, interference with navigation or
the use of streams for power dam.
ming OF streams. divorling stream
tlow aud so nn-in short. all acts
which affect the use of waters and
their private appropriation 70 power
or other purposes In the book will be
included also some authoritative dis.
eusson OF the principles involved al
those laws.
Inc National Conservation commits
sion IN It's endeavor 30 maze the com
pilation absolutely complete and accu-
rate has called upon the governors OF
all the states for assistance and the
replies In every instance have prom
Used support Considerably more
than half tho states have already ap.
pointed State Conservation commits
sions for the specific purpose of co
operating with the National commits
sion in It's work Of gathering the
mafQria which Will be embodied IN
tic reDort to the president the first Of
the year m the other states the state
offici whose work most nearly
loucl this project are al work.
A single volume containing all the
laws which bear upon the use OF wa-
ters IN the various parts OF the coun-
try. viii be an cedlngly useful ref
egencc handbook Il holds possibil-
tiles of an even greater usefulness in
that IL wiz exhSit within limits that
make ready comparison possible, not
only the general tendencies OF the
laws and decisions on his subject bat
the discrepancies that exist between
the regulations of different states
rhe fear is frequently expressed
that the tendency toward monopoliza-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03

OF Guthrie, on the 2lst day of Sep
teniber. 1908, the Pioneer Telephone
and Telegraph company being the
only transmission company present,
and it, through it's attorney, S. H. Har-
rs, agreed to the issuance of the fol-
lowing order:
i is ordered that no person, or per-
sons. firm, company, or corporation
doing transmission business by tele,
phone for hire in the State of Okla
homa, shall charge a greater or diff
ferent rate for service. or similar serv-
ice in effect on October ~. 1908. with
out first having made application to
the Corporation Commission therefor,
and submitting to the Commission a
schedule of tho proposed change,
which before taking effect shall have
the approval Of this Commission.
This Order shall be in full force
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03

ton Of water power which has al
ready made very great progress in
some parts Of the country, will result
In practically all OF this extremely
valuable natural resource passing
from the people as a whole into the
hands OF comparatively a few men,
with resulting higher cost Of water
power and water-developed electricity
to consumers and tremendous ad-
vantage TO The few possessors. II this
danger Is iqstiliel by {he present
laws. ID is matter OF great impJr-
tance 10 make tilis fact apiiafent at
once For this purpose nothing could
be more effective than such a pre-
sentation OF all the laws on the sub
ieot as that which the commission is
preparing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
GOLD IN
OKLAHOMA

John Fisher, IN old miner, left To-
day for the Denver assaying office
with a sack OF gold ore found in the
hills near Rayia, Okla, and upon the
showing made will depend the activity
OF mining operations at that place,
whore considerable excitement has
been caused from the finding Of what
is believed TO be good ore The best
ore was found on Mill creek. This
was some munths ago an some of the
ore assayed 81 per ton. The country
near Ravia is being overrun with pros.
pcctors and many claims lave been
staked. but not worked, pending The
outcome OF the ore sent to Denver
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
hom & Your pineat.on.

Mrs. M,ry Bowling OF No. 22S Sth
Ave. SAN Francisco, recommends a
itmcdy 70 stomach trouble. She says:
tsratiiude fer the wonderful effect Of
lIlectric Filters in ease Of acute Judi
Eestion, prompts this testimonial.
am fully convinced hat for stomach
and liver troubles Electric Bitters Is
The best remedy on the market to-day.
yijs greal tonic and Alternative medi.
i.tc inyigoratea the system, purlfics
ihe blood and Is especially helpful IN
al forms OF female weakness. 53c at
c. r. RlsNFR0W's drag store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
QUARRELED
OVER LIQUOR
ineclnI 70 paIly La ler.

jueclal TO Daily Leader.
Lawton, Okla, Nov. 3.-Ncd Brady
IS in the county pail charged with the
urdcr Of Bert Jones. at Elgia.
rho two men. It is alleged had talk
III liquor to Elgin for sale today and
becoming involved in quarrel, Brady
drew his pun and shot Jones five times
The defendiess man dying instantly.
Sheriff Rufe LIefors and Deputies
!. r. Patterson, Glenn and lIefley, to-
Sether with County Attorney J. a.
Fain went Immediately to the scene
and arrested the slayer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03

and effect on and after November 3,
1908, date after publication once a
week for four consecutive weeks, in
the Guthrie Daily Leader, newspa'
per of general circulation, published
in the City of Guthrie, County of Lo-
gan, State of Oklahoma.
CORPORATION COMMISSION,
j. e. LOVE,
Chairman.
A. p. WATSON,
Commissioner.
(SEAL)
Attest
W. l.. CHAPMAN,
Secretary.
Guthrie, okla, October Il, 1908.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
coREYs SISTER weos.

pittsburg Pa, Noy IA wedding
OF considerable Importance, which was
cf'ff5faiea here today Was that OF
Miss Ada D, Corey, sister to the
millicnaire steel trust president and
daughtes Ct Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Corey
10 Dr. Charles Howard Aulhanrmor, a
member tho staff at the l-cal Epis-
copal hospital. Only the parents Of
ile bride and a few intimate friends
Of the coupe were present.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03

For fifteen wears have watched
the worting Of BucSlen'a Arnlca salve
ard il Vas never failed to cure any
sore, holl. ulcer or burn 10 which il
WAS applied Il has saved us many
a doctor bill" says A. +. HARDY of
Fasi wiltoH, Maine, 25c at c. r. Rem
TR0W's drug store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
Observation-Disclosures

The above is the name of a German
chemical. which is one of the many
valuable ingredients Foley's Kidney
Remedy methyienetetraminc is
recognized by medical text books and
guthuritics as a uric acid solvent and
antiseptic for the urine Take Foley's
Kidney Remedy as soon as you nOuce
any irregularities, and avoid a serious
Il alady.
{. r. Ecnfro
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03

When the lungs are sore and inGam
cd, the germs of pneumonia and con
find Judgement and multiply
Foley's Honey and Tar kills the cough
germs, cures the most obstinate rack
Ing cough, heals the lungs. and pre-
vents serious RESULTS. The genuine is
in the yellow package.
c. r. Renfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03

nD0DcV Cured; quick relief; removes
UllUl VI all swelling in to 20 days;
30 to go days effects permanent care.
Trial treatment given free TO sufferers
nothing fairer. For circulars. testi.
monials and FREQ trial treatment write
DIR. II. II. Green's Sons. Box G.. Az
lanta. Georgia
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
AVENGED
GIRL s HONOR
special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader
Mnskogee, Okla, Nov, 2.l. s. But
ller was shot and killed this morniBs
by w S Graves. Graves Is a brother
of Nora Graves. twelve years old. en-
whom Butler had been twice convicted
Of rape. but got a new trial aud was
out on bend The Graves girl is a
sister OF Buffers wife. Graves i'm
mediaiely surrendered.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
o a. - II @ III Z n.
p..A. ,1ha kline You Have AwSS BOugh
'isps'''' q Ns41AzIA.
An Auto EIopemen,.

I'm what way Go your lnclinatisus
father said the clipping couple.
"oh, wen, all right" replied the
parent.
"But---"
"Well2"
1--WE charged the automobile to
You. Yonkers Statesman.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
CORPORATION COMMISSION OF
OKLAHOMA.
ORDER NO. 1Of.

To Any Person, or Persons, Firm
Company, or Corporation Doing a
Transmission Business by Tele-
phone in the State Of Oklahoma, and
to all Whom it May Concern:
Pursuant to publication of proposed
order No. 81 relating to rates that
may be charged for telephone service,
in the Guthrie Daily Leader, a news
paper of general circulation publish
ed in the City of Guthrie, County Of
Logan, State of Oklahoma. and said
contemplated order having appeared
therein once a week for four consecu-
tive weeks. as required by law. and
pursuant to hearing held in the CITY
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03

WeInbergers Smokery carries the
best line of high grade smoking to-
bacco In the city.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03

Election returns will be had at
Woinberger's Smokery, red hot from
the Postal Telegraph.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
g n - TO II. r. a.
p.n. ,Ihe Kind You Have alwsYs pogg
Signature ol LIxHlAIMx
Sanctnm Secrets.

'You didn't use my manuscript"
said the visitor severely.
1T was not adopted to our pur-
noses We couldn't use 1t"
"ow about the stamp that was en-
clcsed?T
"Oh. that was all right We used
,t-Pniladelphia Ledger.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
PRESIDENT WILL VOTE,


Washington, y. G, Nov. 2-Presl-
dent Roosevelt will leave here this
evening for Oyster Bay where he VIII
vote early tomorrow morning. He
will then Immediately return to Wash
iHgton, arriving hcie about 'cl ok.
and spond the ramainder of the even
ing reading the election returns.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
CONCERNING THE
ZOTWorS

Tie z0ieo,s ara ap emlaNe
pooIie ilsiag mar ,Arouoisfala.
walsh h pc e9pltnl ~ ~
uheps. fhoy nll a ionsifclt ~ 4esl
Iaf ytau the 'boOgcrman'' and
such fearful things have been
used hy grown-ups 10 frirhifn
naughty chiiifrn. IN thc lpinots
the children have something with
which 20 flirhifn The naughty
gusn-ups Hclfaflcr When thc
zoiWois are menil0ild We ex-
rccl those who aTe annuycd h
childish pranls 10 hse iIun tho
harmless yet sudicient wrath q
the xntwois. And the JoY.iQnl
ydn via always Aud On hand -
he soIieis egnosi. yrt soulful
lsy-ioel ihe ~. q we 1piwph.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03

The Pioneer Telephone company
will flash national and state returns
by stereoptian tomorrow night on
Division street, between Harrison and
Oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03

tFirst published in Daily Leader
October II, 190S)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-03
A WARNING TO MADJKY MINISTER'S
land Piur b. r J De


A Preacher quite horid,
Whose sermons were torrid,
Said children disturbed him in church,
The zolwots, with grarc,
Blinged him snobk through the air
~ And garangned dat minister man
With his very own talk,
Till he plightencd like chalk,
And clackered with many blurch.
p. S.
Now the Jay-fowl never docs forget
The things the Zotwots do;
For the Jay-foa is the zotvots pet,
And the zotwots know il, too.s
La Junta tribune., 1908-01-04
Science. Religion.
Ethics and Education.

On NOV. mt Paris Henry Farman
went Dumont one better by navigat-
ing heavier than air flying machine
so AS TO turn II complete circle back to
his starting place. Count Zeppelin In
his great 40 foot aluminium airship,
capable of carrying ten passengers,
late in October took II party OF friends
ON the record flight OF hours and ~
minutes, moving In all directions ut
will and with an average speed OF
thirty miles an hour. The American
city of st. Louis was the scene of the
second great international nirslip tour
namcnt. OCT. 2l to %, but II WIS the
German balloon Pommern. navigated
by Oscar f.rbsloeh. which won the dis
tauce race with "A voyage to the brink
of the Atlantic at Asbury Park. y. j.,
ST3 miles. Lincoln Beuchey of Omaha
won the dirieible race by sailing two
mile circuit in minutes and 80 sec
Onds. Wcllman's airship was wrecked
in September in n trial flight on Danes
island, and his polar journey was de-
fcrred.
In mechanics the new and compel
ling wonder of the year was the ap-
'plication of the gyroscope principle by
Louis Brennan in England to the OPP
Grafton of a model monorail system of
transportation, The British govern
ment took it up after the public dem
onstration. MAY S. and many now look
for an Industrial revolution from the
idea.
The bishop Of London came to assist
In laying the cornerstone OF the great
Episcopal cathedral at Washington
SEPT. 90 and to attend the triennial
convention mt Richmond. This body
took the progressive step Of opening
all It's pulpits to ministers OF other
denominations. The march toward
church unity continued.
The Church Of Rome took decided
stand against all the more radical tend
encies OF the time grouped under the
term modernism" with express pro-
hIbltion OF all literature containing
ideas contrary to the dogmas, for
which purpose college Of censors In
to Ike established by the bishops.
The collapse OF the case Of the next
friends" charging Mrs. Eddy with
mental incompetency, was hailed by
the Christian Science church ms vim
dication.
The new note In the propaganda
OF organized charity is not new ways
Of alternating distress. but to sup
ply "anticipatory Justice through CO.
operation with the unfortunate ones
! and by seeking the causes Of poverty
and crime. This spirit found striking
La Junta tribune., 1908-01-04

longest aud most radical constitution
In the nation. including such features
as prohibition. corporation hooks open
to public, truth TO determine libel suits
and the initiative and referendum.
This constitution. adopted APRIL IL.
had been ratified at the polls by an
overwhelming majority. and two Of
the leaders in the constitutional coii-
ventio.--T. Il. Gore, who IL totally
blind. and Robert l.. Owen-were cho-
sen Ms the first Oklahoma members Of
the United States senate.
The closing session OF the FIFTY
ninth congress was remarkable chiefly
for the number OF things which It did
not do or at least which one branch
did for the other to undo. The more
important bills which became laws
We're for the tralnmen's sixteen hour
workday, for the service pension and
for the exclusion of japanese laiOrers.
The salaries of senators and congress-
men We're raised. The session was
known Ms the first billion dollar scs-
sion. although the official figures for
the appropriations We're 500 tbs. LAD.
The SiSticth congress. which came In
to being DEC. . under the CannOn-.Ald-
rich leadership. has started OF with a
do-nothing ha Silly policy. tia
La Junta tribune., 1908-01-04
The Administrators
Notable Executive Acts.

After considerable hesitation and the
tentative acceptance Of the lowest bid.
made by W. j. Oliver. for the Panama
canal contract the president finally de-
cided last March to keep the whole un
derlalling in government hands and
appointed Major Goethals of the army
engineer corps TO head the canal COM
mission aud take entire charge, both
shonts and Stevens having resigned.
The president checked the California
Legislature IN Its anti-Japanese course
by promising TO bring about the exclu-
sion of Jap laborers by diplomatic
means and by congressional action.
Secretary Metcalf startled the cOun-
t-y JULY / by declaring that the en-
tire Atlantic fleet of warshlps would
make the unprecedented mobilization
in Pacific waters. statement which
was backed by tile president and which
lnls now been borne out by the fact
of the sailing Of the great armada I'M
der the command Of Admiral Evans
from Norfolk Dec. 1G
In March the president gave official
impetus to the river deepening move
ment by appointing waterways COM
mission, headed by Burton Of Ohio
and later I'm November made his great
popular journey down the mississippi
with dozen state governors to attend
the waterways convention at Memphis.
general shakeup In the Rooseyeit
~ x SceBESed IN March, when Post
master General CorteIyou was trans
ferred to the treasury portfolio upon
the retirement Of Secretary Shaw,
George Won l. Meyer succeeding Cor
telyou as postmaster general. The In
terror department vacancy created by
the retirement OF Hitchcock was filled
by advancing Commissioner OF Cor
porations Garfield. the corporations
post being filed by Herbert X. Smith.
Giving up the idea Of joint state
hood. the president signed NOV. 16
the net by virtue Of which Oklahoma
became state. and OH that day Gov
crnor Haskell and his Democratic ad-
ministration assumed office under the
La Junta tribune., 1908-01-04

the public-Iamciy, that the whole
owners 10 crush the federation. The
publication of the Roosevelt letter
CHASING the accused men along with
Hartman as undesirable citizens"
mad famed the controversy into In
tense heat, The result WAS seen to de
gpend mainly on the ability OF the state
10 corroborute the Orchard confession.
Here opinions differed. but In the end
the jury voted NO" after considering a
vast amount OF testimony on both
sides and hearing the lengthy pleas Of
Darrow and Richardson for the de-
fense and OF Borah and Hawley for
the state, for they brought In the ac-
Qutttal verdict JULY -. and Hay
wood walked forth free aud. as his
friends believed. vindicated man. In
deed, lie was talked OF as the coming
Moss 10 lead the Socialist hosts out
Of the wilderness. His enemies said
the jury was intimidated into the YER
diet. President Moyer was released on
heavy bail. but Pettibone was held
and put on trial In December.
several other trials for capital crimes
stnnn out above the mass. That OF
Harry Ihaw, the wealthy young Pitts
burger who shot Stanford White, max
Ing an International sensation partly
because OF the reputation OF Ills wife
and partly because of the appeal to
the 'unwritten higher law" for which
Counsel Dclmas Invented the new
term, "dementia Americana 1t avail
ed only TO the extent OF II Disagree
mcnt April. II. The appeal TO the
"higher law" was not in vain In the
Virginia cases of the Strothcrs boys
and Judge Loving, the Maryland case
against Mrs. Bowie and the District Of
Columbia ease against Mrs, Bradley,
In all of which the III treatment OF II
woman was the basis. although In
sanity was used as the nominal de-
fense. as also in the Thaw case.
La Junta tribune., 1908-01-04


expression In the creation of the 4l0.-
OOO,OOO Sage foundation, the express
purpose Of which Mrs. Sage. the found
cr, said was to he ''the improvement
Of social conditions"
The cause OF universal peace foe
which civic and church bodies through
out the world worked with increasing
feryor was advanced chiefly through
the work OF the second International
conference at The Hague, lasting fron
JUNE % to OCT. IS. While the Efforts
to establish an International court ~
justice and an agreement FOR oDiiga-
tory arbitration We're unsuccessful la
this conference. over which NJ. Nell
don presided, the principle OF obliEa-
tory arbitration was affirmed, AMI only
Il few of the smaller nations dissenied
from the permanent court Oh the
ground of its proposed membership
BY a large majority. including NIL the
great powers, the principle of inviola-
biiity of private property at sea. as
proposed by the American delegation.
headed by Chonte and Porter. was es-
tablished. Restrictions We're placed
upon the use OF floating mines. the
BON bardment OF undefended towns
was forbidden and measures adopt
ed FOR the protection OF noncombnt-
ants, relief of wounded and against
privatccring. The Porter resolution
forbidding collection of debts by force
until after arbitration had been re-
fused or an award set Mt naught WAS
adopted unanimously.
After having started the year with
an additional gift of s3.oO0OOO to the
University OF Chicago. John ID. Rookie
feller. through the general education
board, broke all records of educational
endowinents by giving S32.OOo.0OO to
be used chiefly for the benefit of the
smaller colleges and first OF all for the
womcn's colleges. The result OF an
other great educational foundation
was seen in the dedication of the Car
negie Technical schools Mt PlttsburG
APRIL L.. upon which Messrs. Carne-
gle and Rockefeller patted each other
on the back.
The campaign of the New York
women for equal pay for equal
work was checked by Governor
Hughes veto Of the bill. which had
been passed over Mayor McClcllan's
head. Chicago decided to admit adults
10 the high schools. New York ruled
sectarian exercises from the schools.
Columbia Joined the raovcment for
spelling reform. Swarihmorc rejected
the S3.0O0.00O Jeaucs bequest rather
than accept the condition of aboltshing
Intercollegiate sports.