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THE ELECTRIC LINE.

Electric palace cars from White House station
FIFTEENTH AND II STREETS NORTHEAST).
For Baltimore-5:30 and every half hour from
$40 am. to 7:30 pm. and 500. $3.50. 1890 and
II 35 pm.
7:9O pm and $50 and 1l:35 pm.
Fares. One wAy. Round trip.
To Baltimore. .......... 75c &.25
To Annapolis and u. 8.
Naval Academy. ....... Toe $1.D
All II st. cars run direct to White House Sta.
ton.
Ticket ONCE at 14th and N. Y. ave. NV. and
at White House Station. 18th and II sts. ne.
Telephone II. 1905.
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lilo P.M.-F. +. v. LIMITED. daiiy-Pullman
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Chicago and St. Louis and Louisville to Mem.
phis. Nashville and New Orleans.
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avenue, 1880 street and new Union station.
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per month.
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500. 1910 G NV, Tor
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$50. The Cumberland. Fl
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$1S. 1900 10th NV. 81
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weekly bulletiL.
SWARTZELL, RHEEM HENSEY CO..
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29
HAD FRONTAL HEADACHES
EYES BOTHERED NE
DROPPING IN Wy THROAT

ETRs. GIlzABETiI II. MARTIN,
Iva S32 Bowen Avenue, Chicago, H.,
Chaplain Garfield Circle, vritcs:
"Pcruna has been blessing to our
family for a good many years, as we
have All used it off and on for colds and
catarrh, and have given tito ali Of my
children with the best OF results.
81 found that q cold left me with
catarrh Of the head IN a very bad form.
MY head was stopped up, had frontal
headaches, my eyes bothered me, and
there was nasty dropping in my
throat which nauseaicd ms and made
It impossible many times for me to eat
my breakfast.
GAS soon as I began to use Peruna l
found it relieved me, my head soon
cleared up and in a remarkably short
time was rid of catarrh.
~ can, therefore, give my personal
experience with your valuable medi'
cine, and am pleased - do So"
People who prefer solid TO Liquid
medicines can now secure Peruua .ab
lets, which contain the medicinal ifr
gredients OF Peruna.
Man-a-iin the Ideal Laxative.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29

YOU publish this denial in fun and the
following statement of facts relating
20 the business affairs OF the college
under discussion.
No specific rules have been adopted
concerning the wearing Of uniforms
by students OF this college. though
each male student must hayo COM
pleto tailor-made uniform OF prescrib-
ed patterni as soon as convenient
Each suit win cost sl3.95 Tor coat.
pants and cap. This will be made and
fitted under the supervision of Colo
mel Frayel, Commandant OF corps of
cadets. cath Infantry, Z S. Al anil
viii be made Of the best Charlotte
vile Minis. all-wool weave. OF same
quality and style. and tailor measure.
ments, as used at West Point Military
Academy.
Officers suits will be OF dark indi-
so blue, full braid, and the private9s,
suits OF cadet gray fun braid.
No rules and regulations have been
adopted with reference to military
drill at the college The mental and
moral discipline Of yourf men under
HIS HtihNNibll Will Ut the real ODltttf
of the driil and OF the uniform cloth
ing and these primary purposes VIII
be kept constantly IN mind by the col
loge authorities.
The college committee mentioned
has not DECIDED TO sell ALL Of the
live stock OF tAe college farm. A large
amount of the service high grade
stock is being sold at This time. but
many pure bred animals viii be KEPT
for future use. Some individuals
from the college nerd OF cattle, am
some from the horses and the hogs
won prizes at the live stock shows al
Oklahoma City and Enid, last fall
which speaks we'll for the individual
quality ana the breeding of the sni
mails now at the head OF the colleg,
/ herd.
Trusting that the Leader viii d'
1 the College justice TO the extent o
printing this correction. remain. witl
best wishes for success,
Yours truly.
J. II, CONNEl,L,
President
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why lames Lei eot Ven.

EfefybQty 81 GAINESVILLE, o. knows
Mrs. Mary Ice. Of rural route s. She
writes, my husband, James Lee,
firmly believes be owes his life to the
use of Or. Kings New Discovery.
Ills hugs We're so severely affected
that consumption seemed inevitable,
wSen friend recommended New Dis
cofery We triad Il, and its use has
ressoffd him 70 perfect health" DR..
Kins's New Discovery Is the king Of
th.ca and mng renielies For coughs
and colds It has no equal The first
dose gives relief Try il, Sold un-
der guarantee al G r. Renfros drug
stere. soc and Slo0 Trial bottle
fire..
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whether they are in hiding with
friends awaiting an opportunity to es-
cape. of whether The girl Is detained
against her Will
Thinks rrI Was Abducted.
The fauner Is inclined to the belief
that his daughter was abducted Huns
ton had called several times on the
girl The family had ioked with her
about him and laughingly asked when
she intended to get married. TO these
sallies she replied that She did MT
! Ike lunston and would moi marry
him.
The fac, Chat he Girl was taken III
her night clothes leads The family 10
believe size was taken without her con.
sent. aud ;aat the attempted "hollup'
was q blind 20 cover the kidnapping
OF Miss Bauer
As the girl Is under age. o marriage
license cannot be issued in This state
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29
FRIGHTENED HER FATHER
WITH BIG REVOLVER
Ardent AdHlIrer Then RODE Away
with l5-Year Old Miss
on His Horse

Ijesper Mont. Aug. 29.--rae cow
hoy admirer Of Freda Bauer fifteen
years old. frightened her father with a
revolver under pretonse OF r5bbing
hiiii. took the girl clad only In her
uightgown. on a horse with him. and
gallcped with her cross the country
through the sage brush TO Laurel, a
.1llage eight miles from her home
gJOhn Bauer. the girls father says
ks recognized behind the huge false
mustache which tie bandit wore Err
nest Hunston. q young cowboy who
has often called ON Miss Bauer Of late.
Two men rode up 10 the Bauer home
few nights ago. and, calling Bauer TO
the door. covered him with a revol.
yer and demanded money and whiskey
Bauer returned into the house saying
he would gel what was wanted and
barrlcaded himself in his room, while
his wife fled BY a rear way TO neigh
bor's crawling on her hands and
knees par. CT The way
Clad Only ln.Nightie.
When help came and Bauer yentured
ont OF his room the men had disap
peared. and Freda Bauer's bedroom
was empty All her clothes were hang
ing on ehairs on in The wardrobe, indi-
eating that she had hpen carried away
IN her nightgown.
County officers arrested Jack How
ard cowbsy. whom Bauer said he
saw holding the horse OF his caller
Howard admitted that he Went 10 the
house. and says Hnnston was with him.
He told the police that the girl was ta'
ken in her niehi dress 70 Laurel but
refused TO say whether she Ner VIII.
ingly or 10 discuss tae matter further.
At laurel trace of the couple Is lost
The authorities are unable tn learn
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ExeeIIen. HeaIth AdvIee.

Mrs. NJ NJ. Dawson, of No 397 Gif-
ford ave. San Jose Cal. says: "Tne
worth Of Electric Bitters as a general
family remedy Tor headaches, bilious.
ness and togpor Of the liver and bow,
els is so pronounced that ana promp,-
cd TO say a word In it's favor. for the
benefit of those seeking relief from
such affections There is more health
for the digestive organs IN bottle
of Electric Bitters than In any other
remedy ] know Of Sold under guar
antee az c. r. Renfro durg store. soc.
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Neus Briefs From
OOer the New State

Watonga okla, Aug. 29.-The Dem
ccratic committee for the Second CON
gressional district is scheduled to meet
here this afternoon for the formula
ton OF plans for the campaign Of FL
ruer T. Nulton against Dick T Nor
gan. the Republican candidate. lhe
sieeIing viii be presided over by
George W Crow Of Alya, who is chair
Ean of ire committee Congressman
Fultcn ana other prominent Democrats
are IN attendance.
Pryor Creek, okla, Aug. 29.-Wil-
Fam H. Murray of Tishomingo invaded
the northeast section OF the new state
,cday He is 80 deliver an address here
tonight and viii go from here TO Wag-
oner and Broken Arrow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29

When the federal government de-
pcsits money in bank il demands sec
urity States and cities do the same
thing. why shouldn't we have securi-
ty. toog
National banks are created aid
controlled b. the government. SO are
,ghe pisloiaafes, ,algiFe, g9tt9 tils latte-
and buy a money orIer the govern
ment guarantees TO pay the money to
the man IN whose .faNo- 81 iss.drawn
OF to return IL to US Why SHOULDN'T
we have the same sort OF q guarantee
from the national bank2 as is now,
Instead Of depositing with the bank
with a guarantee OF return whenever
wanted our deposits are loans TO the
bank. which may or may not be re-
turned on demand
iIf. We ship meneg ar iewelry or
other valuablss by an express com.
pany it is responsible TO us Il guar
aniecs the value Even railway
company guarantees the value OF
goods ntrdsted to a. Why shouldn't
bank do the same thing
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MILITARY DRILL ADD .s
URF8RA AFl. 4 N.

Dear Leader Permit me 10 call
your attention. 10 tha statements prin-
ted ! nyour paper Yesterday tho 2fth
inst. as coming from me, which are
unaccountably erroneous In detail as
Neil as IN The genera impression CON
veyed made 40 statement 20 any
ona in harmony with the printed state
faes; N which ] WIS qnoteh 1 maiV.
no Statement Whatever 10 ANY repre-,
sentative oi ,hs lteader OF OF any 9th,
or paper.
As a maper q priYileec ! fsk that
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29
BRYAN'S APPROVAL
WAS MASTERSTROKE
Republican Managers in EaSt
are Seeking a Counter
Move

New York. Aug. 29--Walter Well
man wired the Chicago Reoori-Her-
aid tho following.
Reports from thS West are TO the
effect that guarantee Of bank deposits
is rapidly becoming one of the chief
issues OF the campaign Down East
here they cannot understand: but that
Is not surprising, because he East
does not understand the West in any
way. Last March, after a trip through
the Northwest as far as Idaho. I ex-
pressed the opinion that one of the
luckiest and strongest acts OF Mi.
Bryans political career was in identi
fying his name with tne idea of bank
deposit guarantee or insurance. Sub
sequent developments have proved
the correctness OF that diagnosis Mr..
Bryan loes not claim the idea Is ori.
ginal with him. No one knows who
started it, that must have been gen.
erations ago. Mr. Bryan told me al
Lincoln in July that the idea was sug.
gesied to him wnen he was in con.
gress But ne had the quick wit to
lay hold OF Il rs an asset IN this cam
paign, and It is proving one of the
most promising OF all the issues he
has IN his campaign battery. he Is fC
make a speech on the subject tomor
row out in Kansas, and in It, no doub.
he viii try with all his cleverness tc
ciinch his advantages.
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or course there are many other ar
gumenis which appeal to the farmer
He can see that vita guarantee Of
depUsits there will be more money in
bank, which means in use in the
channels of trade, and less in hiding
in trunks ana stockings. He can see
for our average farmer of to-day
is a reading. thinking well-informed
man-that with deposit guarantee. IL
a panic threatens, there viii be far
less fear ler alarm less hysteria
less withdrawal of funds. fewer bank
runs and failures. What might be
called the broader aspects OF The ques-
ton are not lost upon him. But like
every one else, his clsarsst, most Wv
iS view is OF his personal relations TO
the bapk-why his deposit in the
bank at the county seat should be
guaranteed by something better and
stronger than the promise Of tnat in.
dieidual bank TO repay.
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To sell They Play While They Learn
D." $3.50 per day Is an easy mark
l2- an Industrious lady 10 earn each
dSy. Cali on orsadiress
e. y. BERRY.
Cottage Hotel, Guthrie. Qkla
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29

Oklahcma, City. Okla, Aug. 29.-A
board of tsade like those OF Little
Rock and Arkansas City, Kansas. will
De inaugurat2d at 2 meeting of cot.
ton and general prciuce dealers to be
held lefe some time next week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29

Oklahome city. Aug. 29.-The Kan
sas City automobile contestants Tor
tho Star cup arc expected 10 arrive
here this afternoon, where they viii
10 entertained at banquet given by
tie local automobile club. Tomorrow
they wii leave on the return trip.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29

Ia the West taey ton me great
majority OF iarniers have money IN
bank. When tae money panic started
IA New York last October ana caused
a wave of more on less needless
alarm 10 run throueh-oui the country,
many farmers took their automobiles.
their carriages or their wagons. went
70 town, with rev their money from
tte banks and hid ID ai home In stock.
irss on trunks. OF between fuofs. or
oot 10 the ba-n Al any rate. farmers
WHO cIp noi ao,this. rs well Is farm.
ers Nao di3 wefo set thinking Ana
their thoughts ! Gw tnid,bs tqen who
liie emope them ran ibis Way;
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29

II the Jfadesman. the farmer or the
salariel man wants an object lesson
OF the value of deposit guarantee or
insurance, ne finds It in the Oklahoma
system. Down East here they
sneer at everything that comes
from Oklahoma. 1t is joke 1t
Is "reuh has hayseed in its nair,
anl is Will of eye and altogether pc
culisr But the people of the West
are not SO cynical Oklahoma is
young and progressive and onterpris-
ing. Perhaps Oklahoma has gone too
fast. possibly has made mistakes. But
it is American; It IS a part of us, Of
our own people. and IS entitled to be
Judged On merits. on performance.
The Oklahoma law has been in opera
tion about seven months. Five hun
dred and fifty banks are subject to
tne law fifty Of them being national
banks. Five hund-ed and fifty nation
al banks are outside the system. The
banks which qua antee depositors
have gained $4.000,000 in deposits,
while the banks which do not guaran-
tee have lost 81 900, 600 in deposits.
| National banks are now giving up
their charters aneL taking out state
charters. In Ksnses and other adjoin-
| ing states bahReES say money Is leay-
ing taeir institnlibns and going TO
OitlahomG. where it is secured by the
state law This probably explains
why many western bankers favor the
| adoption Of the Oklahoma system in
their own states
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29

The more we study the attitude Of
mlNd OF the American people az this
lim' the more must We be impressed
by tAe iaet that the popular thought
r'ns 10 practical business questions
and lhat the greatest event Of recent
Years was the money panic OF last
ran. Presi lent Roosevelt recognized
this Ia a talk with a visitor recently.
when he pointed out that the grea.
questions hef0fe the American people
DUNG the next few years We're 20 be
eccnomic, pertaining to currency.
baals, trusts. railroad rates and wag.
- llr, Roosevelt thought tha, in tae
pressure of these purely economic
questions ihE moral issue RAISED y
him might be az least temporarily sub
mesgci lie may be- right about that.
Bat in any event II Is clear that tic
nation is already confronted with az
leesi ONE Of the problems cr,wls on
,; or acoentuated By last yeas panic,
and that on THIS one ths Democratic
party has taken the more POPULAR,
even IT not The soundcr SIDE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29

In the presence of sucn facts as
these one need not De surprised at the
popularitN of the new idea. Nor need
one feel surprised that the philosophic
arguments against il makes small inn
preston upon the masses All who
have studied this question know that
tie fundamental weakness of the sys-
TEN OF enforced insurance guarantee
is responsibility without power and
temptation to mprudent banking
since the reckless banker can offer the
same security as the careful banker
70 make all banks pay assessments
to meet all losses. and then giye
every banker a fi,se hand as 70 meth
DDS might in the end do far more
harm than GOOD Judge Tafts obiec-
tions to the system were based on
this solid ground.
But the Oklahoma law does give
power along with responsibility. That
is. Il throws safeguards and restri 4,
tions around all banks. II makes it
practicable for the careful banker TO
watch and detect and report for dis
cipline the reckless banker lt limits
the interest that may be paid on de-
posits.
A great majority of the people OF
ihe West evidently believe in this
system and see no reason why it
should not he extenie to the entire
country by federal laws. on the
whole il Is one OF the most interesting
questions now before the American
people.
WALTER MELLMAN.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29

To make the object lesson even
more vivid bank recently faiied in
Oklahoma Within an hour the bank
ing commissioners were in charge,
prepared 70 pay every deposition in
lull, ani starting prosecution Of the
officers OF the bank who had viola.
ted the law. The commissioners sent
word to all iepositogs to come in and
get their money, ana Governor Has
kell of Oklahoma told me the other
lay at Chicago that instead of rush
ing 10 town IN great panic as soon
as they heard lhe bank nad failed the
depositors took things very calmly.
Farmer jones had $1,000 in the bank,
and when they telephonei ont to him
to come in and get his money he re-
pliei: Too busy now with my wheat.
BE in some day next week
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-29

OAlaaoma City Okla. Aug. 29.-
Warrants Tor the arrest of general
manager john Noble aud local man-
ger Don Piatt of the Pioneer Tele-
phone company have been issued The
trouble grows out Of the attempt cf
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Install slct machine phones IN sto'es
and other public places.