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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-20

Now that voters are beginning to
study state propositions to be voted
on November 5. the speech OF Hon.
wul. II, Murray on las To-rens lana
system. s,ale question No. 2, Nil. DO
II inter..
Gentlemen: desire to explain that
system OF land registration known as
The Torrens' Land system" a sys-
tenn OF registering titles as distin-
guished from registering evidence af
title such as deeds. which system
brings about our cumbersome, expen'
slve and uncertain abstract system
The Torrens' system had its origin in
Australia ia 1854. II first came 10 the
United States and received official
notice by Governor Russell OF MasSa-
chusetts, where II Is IN force in It's
fullest vigor OF any state IN the Amer
lean Union; although i Is In force In
modified form IN the states OF Cail'
fornia. Colorado, Mihnesola, Ore
son and Washington and by the
Philippine commission and acts o.
congress has been adopted in Laval
and the Philippine Islands, cnpy o.
@hich last laws / have in my posses
sion. u was extended Throughout the
German empire by The code Of $500.
q IS also iR Denmark, austria ana
iungaria and must Of the cantons OF
Switzerland. The county Of London.
England, and IN most OF the provinces
Of Canada; IN fact, in my opinion me
lew as Il is in force - the province
of Ontario is the 0esi on this conll'
mont. Il is ln force lp some iorm
ga an Of these states notwithstanding
tho stubborn apsosilion with which z
has been met Soy thc abstract con-
nanics Eim by land attorneys. When
yace understood IL is irrcsigdbie. be
cause Il Is the one law and the cniy
one with which ] am acquainted upon
~hich the richest man in the state az
wen as the poorest in fhc state nnit'
their end0rsemcnis, " is true u u
huetful 10 the alEiraci system ant
tbey fight sd. ri Is hurlml 10 th'
land lawyer, and OF course, he fighu
II: however. TOR the first generation
Il viii assist the land iaSs3.er ana give
him an inckeased amount otfigalioi
t.at IS. until the system is comHefs
NJ instailed. after which a land sui
iavoiglng title Is practically unknown
gnits. OF course, will occur to tore
einse liens for taxes and for the loal
~ rdonoy. and also 10 probate viii
md estates, but the title Is at ever
sssea known 10 eyevy citizen VIII
$50 rea6--not SO with the aOstrae
eystem. ny the method OF abstract
irs generally In force 10 the uniisl
states. everything Is rncerlain and Al
fendeE 9Th great expense An
lnmcr 81 nutin0f man aesirlnH =
ppTehne lsO6 nlsl demands q y
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-20

ton of Oklahoma ] tried to have il
put into the constitution Of our state
but failed because didn't have votes
enough. To establish the system
rightly requires the establishment of
court. II necessary, with power Of
both original and supreme Jurisdiction,
court for that specific work. II re-
quires the express authority OF con-
ferring certain semijudicial functions
upon the keeper of the titles; It re.
quires express authority for the state
to guarantee title. All of these diff
ferent requirements are at least
questionable under the Oklahoma con
stitution and certainly the constitu-
| ton prohibits the creation of any
court except courts iRferior to the su-
preme couri
Now a word to the guaranty prop
osition, one might say that II is sub
ject, and the charge has been made,
to a liability OF bankruptcy itself 20
guarantee these titles. The method
Of guarantee is similar to the bank
guarantee law enacted by this legis.
4 lature. that is, when the suit is filed
to clear the title q certain very small
per cent (in Massachusetts one-haf Of
| one mllil OF the value OF the land il
put into q fund known as o "EOrrens
Guaranty Fund ana remains there
with which 10 pay the owner should
the court make a mistake in the land
after Il Is registered. The real owner
might turn up and prove that the
court erred in It's decision, bul he
would have TO do this In the limit Of
time Gin most laws within two years.
or he rs forever barred from bringing
| the suit II he should do so ne can't
recover tho land, bnt from this guar
anty fund he Is paid the value that
Is placed upon the land al the time
the title was cleared up by the court
llf wo continue the present method
and we will have to do so unless Wa
amend the state constitution, CT loan
| ing tho school fund en- real estate va
viii run into extreme danger OF los
ing a lot of that fund unless we had Q
very certain system such as the Tor
} rens Land system would afford US
! We need the system IL Oklahoma fo'
lthai reason more than any Oihor 6Nl
ianoihcr reason the titles are y0iinE
that is transfers have bnsn made bu
short time. We could start out lssu
ing certificates upon the three million
acres of school land aud by tha
means start big heavy acreage undo
the system at practically no expense
We could take the allotted lands an'
do the same way SO there would u
absolute certainty as 10 their title an.
within generation every piece o
land In the state would be caFrie'
b int The cOurt ana ifs uIle cleared a
! by Itself when the school fluid 1siri
loaned upon that would thus be pra
tectea. IN brief the forrens Lsn'
system Is a qlic8, Inexpensive, ee'
tain rsetho2 OF ascsrtaialrs titles sa
a quick sgsy Nalho1 OF transfer
You viii otssree that the amend
I rqent ygcgoss6 in this resolution gee
! not eompsl che legislnture or thf pee
! Die of the rgnte 10 enact the syster
4 ia this state, merely gives The lesisn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-20

Arans resulting srom Catarrh and 5ssysa
away a Cold IN the Had quickly. keatoree
the Henaes OF Taste aud Smea. Pull size
&C sts et Druggists Sr oy mail hAq1A
Cream BALM flrpse in eton'izers - eis'
Nis s.tslhp., ~ Aaien s,rei heN togk,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-20

ico1,INsea % Pae' Z
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30
hAfAkRH EIHSRf RE EiiRRn

With toCAt hPfhGATi1Aa. "a tsgs gass
not rehch the seat oi Tie disease. Ca,arfah Il
a blood or constitutional disease. att In urdur
TO cure IL you must take internal remedies
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, ana
acts directly on the blood and mucous SUR.
faces, Halls Catarrh Cure is not qUack
II was prescribed ny one OF the
best physicians In this country for years and
Is regular prescription 1t is composed of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mu-
cous surfaces The perfect combination OF the
two INGREDIENTS rs what produces such Won
derful results In curing catarrh. Send for tes-
free.
+. J, CHENEY & CO, Toledo 0.
Sold by druggists. 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30
MRS. LUCY HARDIN MATTHEWS.

In tie death of Mrs. Lucy Hardin
Matthews last Monday Johnson City
loses ono of its noblest, purest women,
the husband loving wife, the orphans
a tender mother and the church one of
its n at conscientious members. It is
seldom one is permitted to meet such O
character in this life, and even the
most casual acquaintance with her left
its IA p ess for good upon one for oil
time. She was one of the most evenly
balanced christian woman il has been
our privilege to know and it is from
such characters we are convinced chris.
tianity is not a myth. Her life was O
benediction aud Der death an inspira.
ton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30

decent that to credit it is to doubt the
governors intelligence and to impugn
his personal honesty. If the governor
declares for q primary the committee
will of course call it, because in that
case the people and the candidates will
be in accord, and the committee could
not-would hardly dare-to do other
wise. II II should, nobody will for
minute credit its honesty, but would
Immediately be justified in concluding
that the people were being made the
victims OF miserable trick
What the committee could or would
do in the event the governor asked for
primary 10 the committees business.
While the members of the committee
are more or less of the governors po-
litioal family, they are nevertheless
men and democrats, and, being such,
are quite able to determine what is
their official duty 10 the party. irrespec-
tive of what o couple of candidates for
Office may desire. If both candidates
asked for the same thing, aud there
exist no good reasons for denying the
request, doubtless it will be granted;
but If there are barriers in the way
barriers fraught with party discord and
rendered insupersble because of palpa.
BILE practical obstacles, then the com
mittee is apt to turn deaf ear to the
candidates, even though one is the
governor Of the state. This is simply
common sense and common honesty,
and it is tricky and dishonest mind
indeed that could interpret the situa-
ton into piece OF dirty hypocrisy on
the part Of the democratic governor Of
Tennessee and the democratic trustees
of TenneesUe's democracy.
Neither Gov. Patterson nor the men,
bers of the state committee are SWIVEL
ing hypocrises; nor is democracy in
Tennessee so vile thing as MIR. Car
mack's "frienf" would have the coun-
try believe. The whole story is but
the paltry tale of 3 petty politician
one who, feeling that he himself would
engage in some such dirty deal, attrib-
utes to others the depravity he recoe .
nizes in himself. Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30
\ paltrY Tale.

What very uneasy lot OF politicians
there are boosting the Hon. E. w. Car
mack for governor. They have storm.
ed at Gov. Patterson because the latter
has, thus far, seen fit not to thrust his
views concerning general state prima.
ry upon the state executive committee.
They have fired plenty of broadsides In
his direction, reminding him that on
former occasion he asked openly and
boldly for a primary, and now they are
trying to figure him into some sort OF
petty fraud, wherein he is to ask for
what he doesn't want, get what he does
want and pretend an indignation he
doesn't feel because he obtains bis
wishes. Surely here is trickery reduc-
ed to qualification, and that to such .
degree that the Chattanooga Times, by
far the ablest paper opposing the gov
ernor, declines to take stock in such a
tissue Of dishonesty and deceit.
Says the Times:
" That is Il highly interesting bui
rather probable story comiag to Ut
from friend of ex-senator Oarmack
from Nashville to the effect that Gov.
Patterson and his friends on the state
executive committee are preparing 10
make regular Memphis. political coup
with view to fOoling the people good
an hard. 1t is stated that the gov
ernor will shortly come out with very
strong Endorsement of the direct prima-
ry plan Of selecting gubernatorial can.
didates and get himself in fno shape
to be Mortified, chsgrined and indig-
nant when his committee little later
shall take upon itself the responsibility
for refusing the primary and call del
egated convention.
That sort # project would be %
grOtesquely absurd and 30 palpably IN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30
The ChiIdEen'S Delight.

When you consider the terrible times
you used to have in childhood under
the inflicsion of castor oil, salts and
SIENNA, brimstone and trescle, aud 9th
er horrors, You can perhaps appreciate
the childFsn's delight with such pleas
ant medicine for impure blood, stom-
ach or bowel troubles, as DR.. Cald-
wells (laxative) Syrup Pepsin. Be-
sides being pleasant to take, it is I'M
equaled by any other medicine in the
vide range OF It's curative powers for
nearly Ill children's diseases. Sold by
I'll druggists 81 soc and 81. Money
bach lf - fAils.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY

Eaterel AT LLG PoStohce at johnson City, Ten.
lessee ) coud Class Matter
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30
COMPLAINT OF JOHNSON CITY
win Be Heard BY Interstate Commerce
Commission,

WIN DO hoUEu W AntcfNoac OvmWcIoo
Commission.
The hearing which the interstate
commerce commission 10 to give CON-
plants filed by the Commercial Club,
OF johnson City, against the Southern
Railway, it 10 stated, comes OF the opin.
ion which business men of johnson
City have that there should be a gen.
eral change in oil class rates. The prin.
cipal contention is that Bristol, only Q
few miles north, gets lower rate than
the distance between the two towns
iustities.
II Ia learned that the Southern Rail.
way will admit that there are some
rates that are out Of line which il
stands ready to correct and has always
shown q disposition to correct, when
attention was called to the same. 1t ia
learned that SONS cases we're up con.
cerning johnson City that promised
soon to be amicably settled but which
have become . part OF the complaint
filed by the Commercial Club. In
those DISTANCES railroad action has been
suspended.
Johnson City ia located on the South
ern Railway line alone, that 10 via
ASheviile and Morristown. Bristol is
located on both the Southern and the
Norfolk & Western. The Norfolk &
Western railroad presents the direct
route east for both Bristol and John
son City but since johnson City Is
located only on the Southern il gets
only the Southern round about ret.
ing.
Another factor plays 81 important
part in Bristol rates which does not
apply to johnson City rates. Because
Of being located on the Norfolk & West.
ern railroad Bristol gets what is known
in railroad circles IS the "offlcial elias.
si6cation" as distinguished from the
"SoHthern classification" which sp.
plies to johnson City, The "ofticial
olassit { cation" is lower than the South.
ern. 1t is g rate that spplies generally
through the north. 1t IL lower, 1t is
clsimed, because there is more bust
ness moving in the northern part Of the
country aud the bulk oil the business lie
better paying than that which moves
in the south.
Hence it is that Bristol having the
"Official classification" gets 9 lower
general rate than johnson City with it's
Southern classification.
The case seems TO afford . knotGy
problem for ths consideration Of the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30

If armack was the first man to de-
mand reduced passenger rates aud to
discover that the Railroad Com mission
had power to order or enforce them,
why did he wait until last week to have
the order issued Why did he not
have the commission act after his labor
day speech and thus give the people
what he pretended to advocate? II
Gov. Patterson had not called tue rate
conference Mr.. Oarmack would never
have thought OF the matter again.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30

lie has sho&H that teA yests d tebnb'
iiSAu ku!t latb tebhltsd N E6halIiohs
W3fso tEan those for which Mr.. Gleve,
land waa 50 Harshly and hnjustiy cri,i-
cised, aud has dwelt With deserved
emphasis Oh the fact that this places
the democratic party on fair aud equal
fighting ground-a ground Of which it
has hitherto been deprived by the res
publican chicsnery which has sought
to hide the truth that the troubles Of
Mr. Clevelsnd's second term we're hut
the harvest of the preceding republican
administration had sown. 1t will he
impossible to deceive the people any
longer on this point Their eyes have
been opened Buffalo Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30

Those EIGHT Thousand thinly clad
men" who called upon the mayor Of st
LOUIS and demanded work, lest they
suffer, should go to New York and dam
that stream OF money that tlowP on
with constantly increasing volume.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30
Interesting News.

1t will interest the readers OF The
Comet to hear, that at least 0 genuine
cure for Constipation, Indigestion,
Liver Complaint, Headache and Bill
lousness, has been found In DR.. Cald-
wells Qaxative) Syrup Pepsin. 1t is
a pleasant, tonic purifying syrup. with
. mild action and no bad after effects.
Sold by all druggists at SOC and 81.
Money back il it fails.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30

Stops earsche in two minutes; to tn
ache or pain Of burn or scald in Ave
minutes, hoarseness, one hour; mus
cleache, two hours; sore throat, twelve
hours-Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil mon
arch over pains.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30

interstate communication and perhaps
determination Of the "official classified
ton" and the southern classified.
tion."
II there iS a readjustment OF rates
it is possible that Knoxville will be
affected. Knoxville Journal and Tri-
hyno
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30


In intemperGtely critiOisips the Nash.
vile American for ridicuIing the rail,
road commission for its hasty and i'll.
advised action in issuing its recent
passenger rate order, the Chattanooga
News says;
That commission contains two very
popular men. They are B. A. Enloe
aud Hon. Harvey Fl. Hannah. It is
doubtful if the state contains two more
popular men, go far as personality 10
concerned"
Will the News please tell US what's
the matter with Frank Avent, the othe,
member Of the commission ? He il
really the only working member OF the
commission and the only member who
has any conception Of his duties. Is
the News mad because it could not beat
him last year with an independents Il
Enloe is 80 all-nred popular, how comes
it he drapped ont of congress and walk
ed "on his uppers" until he landed this
job? The last addition WAS so popular
that he got his own consent once to
consider himself candidate for gov.
ernor, and still hugs the delusion. BE
would be valuable member, il the
commission was to be sent to poultry
show, TO enter for peacock prize, The
truth is, the commission acted upon the
advice of very small politician and
made itself the laughing stock OF the
state.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30

Most disHguring skin eruptions,
scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc are due
TO impure blood. Burdock Blood Bit.
tiers is cleansing blood tonic. Makes
you clear-eyed, clear Drained, clear
skinned.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30

The people are clamoring for q pri.
mary Patterson demanded it before,
but it wassrefuted He is silent on the
question now. Maybe this is a ally way
he has of playing his hand. If SO, be
may he sitting behind four aces and on
q showdown get what he wants. In
that case the governor has been more
viciously assailed and misrepresented
than any public man of recent years, -
Rhea County News.
And the Rhea County News has been
one Of his most vicious aaaailants and
leaped further to erroneous conclusions
than many other newspapers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30

harmOn's Memorable Speech at Nashville.
Judson Harmon's speech at the
Bryan meeting in Nashville is destined
to rank IS . political classic. It will
reappear as campaign literature, for as
a olean-cut statement of an existing
situation, an expose of republican
shsms, it has an exceptional value,
Mr.. Harmon has brought OUT, with a
diStinctness which does not easily find
its parallel, the unfairness with which
the republicans have sought to lay to
the democracy the hard times which
followed the Harrison administration.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-01-30

Heard about Wagstaff?"
mo"
He has leased a wire aud proposes
to telegraph his novels to his publishers
in the future. - Washington Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-02
FALLS CHURCH.

Falls Church, Texas, July l.
Health Is good in this community at
present
Mr.. Sid Whitfield and family left
Monday for Glenrose on visit.
Mr.. Harry Mccall of Ennis is
spending week with his brother,
Mr.. Hugh Mccall and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Mckinley called
on Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Woods Sun
day afternoon.
There was singing Sunday at the
Falls. All reported a good time.
Miss Folsom Sparks and Mrs. L. b.
Sparks and son, J. D., spent the day
at Mr.. J. B. Woods Monday.
Miss Mary Aday visited Miss Or
lena Mckinney Sunday afternoon.
We had quite little shower Mon
day morning.
Mr.. William Aday and family
spent Sunday with Mr.. Bob Aday.
Mr.. Alex Mccall from Dallas and
Miss Russell Leigh from Waxahachie
made a pleasant call Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Nc
Call.
Everybody is almost through with
their crops.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-02
The Sewing Circle.

The last meeting of the Tuesday
Afternoon Sewing Circle for the sum-
mer was held with Mrs. j E. Duna-
way on Hawkins street, yesterday af-
ternoon. Between twenty and TWEEN
ty-five guests were present, num-
Der Of them being invited guests,
outside of circle members.
While merry tongues chatted and
nimble fingers piled the needle to
divers kinds" of beautiful embroid-
cry and hanwork, others of this
pleasant assemblage added to the
pleasure of the occasion by the use
of their various and varied talents.
Miss Elizabeth Moore gave a reading
and Misses Smith, Eaton, McPher-
son and the hostess played or sang
sweet music" A delightful ice
course was served.
At a business meeting it was de-
cided to disband for the summer
coming together again the first Tues
Qdy III september.
Guests present besides circle mem.
bers were Miss Hardie McCauly, Of
Lynnville, Tenn; Miss Smith, Miss
Eatons, Hillsboro; Misses Modena
Hawkins, Elizabeth MooSa - =
l. nssaIa
\ MCPHERSON, Kate Spalding an,
| Mesdames o. B. DunaWay and J. B
/ McCaul
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-02
To Nominate President.

New York, July 2.-Another pres
as result of the national conven-
ton here of the socialist labor par
ty, to begin tomorrow. Many dele
gates have arrived, but no agreement
on presidential ticket has been
reached. Overtures with the socialist
party leaders have apparently failed
and Debs will not be indorsed. By
reason of his South American birth
Daniel DeLeon, leader of the party,
is not eligible for the presidential
nomination.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-02

Stray cats, like stray dogs, are not
only a source of annoyance but they
are perpetual MANAGE to health. 1t
is asserted upon the authority of the
city physician of Fort Worth that
diptheria is liable to spread by cats
which stray from place to place, and
be says that in several instances
within his experience the disease can
be traced directly to cats. Ninenty-
Ave per cent Of hydrophobia is trace
able to stray dogs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-02

Abnormal conditions are neither
heaithful nor helpful, and those
things which occasion such condi-
tion ought not to be encouraged. A
rank growth of weeds and grass is a
ly as well as others, uncorrected
evils take root and grow and spread
rapidly. But weeds, grass and uncor-
rected evils are not the only things
that produce abnormal conditions.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-02

Pittsburg, Pa, July 2.-Pennsyl-
vania delegates who favor Bryan, for
the presidency, accompanied by a
number OF shouters who will take
part in the Pennsylvania demonstra-
tons at Denver, left Pittsburg on a
special train today The party is
scheduled to reach Lincoln, Neb., on
Saturday morning and will celebrate
the Fourth at the home of Bryan
Denver will be reached Sunday morn
ing. The members of the party are
jubilant and declare that the Denver
convention will be only ratifica-
ton meeting for the Peerless One.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-02

If Governor Campbell is right in
his assertion that under the full rem
dition law the burdens of taxpayers
will not be increased, then let him
tell the people just who is going to
pay the increase of from 100000 to
100000 in the commissions of as
SCISSORS and other expenses that must
be added.-Seguin Enterprise.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-02

1t seems the full rendition tax
law as was first advocated is now
become of our political orphans 1t
has made? Even our dear Governor
Tom has begun to whine about what
land will produce as a basis of value
for taxable purposes. Wonder what
school boy put him on?-Pleasanton
Monitor.