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Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-18
BELIEVES CONFESSION
CONTAINED ONLY TRUTH
While Law Makes Death Penalty
Necessary. Judge Says He Be-
lleveS Orchard Should Be
Given Consideration
for Testimony.

Caldwell Idaho, March 1S.--Stating
that he believed Harry Orchard in his
testimony in the trials of Haywood
and Pettibone for the murder of ex-
Governor Frank Steunenberg told the
exact truth, attempting to conceal
nothing Judge Fremont Wood in the
district court today recommended
that the state board of pardons COM
mute Orchards sentence of death to
imprisonment in the state peniten-
tlary. The sentence of death was pro-
nounced in accordance with the plea
Of guilty entered by Orchard.
In sentencing Orchard and recon-
mending a Communication of his SEN
tence Judge Wood reviewed the case
from the time of the killing to the
present The Judge was compelled to
sentence Orchard to death for this is
the only punishment of murder in the
first degree under the Idaho statutes.
He stated, however. that he did not
believe Orchard should die, as he was
convinced that his long confession of
incidents before and after the killing
of Steunenberg had been of material
aid to the state and that for this az
sistanee Orchard should be shown
sympathy. While he did not believe
Orchard lied IN his confession ht
stated that the plea of guilty entered
by the self-confessed murderer die
not permit him any choice in passing
sentence.
Orchard was unaffected by Judge
Woods remarks and maintained the
stolid Indifference he has exhibited
al ma II confession
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-18

Cobre, New, March 1S.-The Amer
lean car tied up here last night and
This morning left for Goldfield. Co0re
is 1856 miles west of ogden. The car
leaves the main roads here and strikes
across the desert
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-18

Granger, Wyo., March 1S.-The
Italian car arrived here at midnight
and left early this morning. Granger
is li9 miles from Ogden.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-18
Resolutions.

ported as follows and the report was
adopted as read:
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-18
TRAIN ARRIVALS

No. I-7.45 p. m
No As. 50 p. m.
No. 10 S. p. m.
No. SO. 10 p. m.
NO. Q-II p. m.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-30

constitutional IN Illinois and Ohio
Yes, that is hGc. True because there
was some kind of sympathy, In one
Instance, between the lawyer and the
court; Ia others because the state con
stitutlou, but it has been tested before
the supreme court OF Massachusetts
and has gone to the supreme court Of
The United States in the ease where
IN the supreme court of the United
States has said that Il complied with
the due process of law OF the land
and that il did not violate the consti
tuition of The United States, II it did
1ot violate the constitution OF the
state. II vas declared unconstltu.
ional in Illinois because there was iu.
licial powers placed rpon the clerk.
although il IS IN force In a defective
way in Cook county Illinois, and yet
hold before me a book from a real
estate dealer Of Illinois in which there
are The names OF some 300 business
men. bankers, real estate dealers
railroad magnates, capitalists and
other citizens of Chicago All stating
that they were satisfied with The Tor
cens' land certificate under the iii
lois plan, even IN It's defective form
railroad presidents say in this book
let that they would accept o Torrens
and certificate in preferences TO a war
ranty deed backed up by bond 20
guarantee title because il is safer and
as you know bonds are supposed 10
be The safest thing in The business
world.
Eow a word as to why the constitu-
lion of Oklahoma should be amended
and | want to say in that connection
that from the floor Of the Sequoyah
convention I had this provision put in
70 the Sequoyah constitution. From
he floor of the constitutional eonyen.
don of Oklahoma ! tried TO have il
put into the constitution OF our state,
but failed because l didn't have votes
enough To establish the system
rightly requires the establishment OF
a cour;, II necessary, with power OF
)oth original and supreme jurisdiction,
a court for that specific work. II re.
| uires the express authority Of con
ierring certain semi-iudlcial functions
upon the keeper OF the titles; II re-
luires express authority for tho state
to guarantee uhe All Of these dif
| erenl requirements are at least
questionable under the Oklahoma con
| sdtuiion and certainly lhe consutu
don prohibits tho creation Of any
court except courts Inferior 20 The su
prone court
Now a word TO the guaranty prop
lsilion, one might say that 10 is sub
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-30

jcct, and the charge has been made
TO q liability OF bankruptcy itself 10
guarantee these titles The method
OF guarantee is similar to the bank
guarantee law enacted by this lcgis-
laturc, that is. when the suit is filed
10 clear the title a certain very small
per cent Tin Massachusetts one-half 90
one mild OF the value Of the land Is
put into a fund known as "Torrens'
Guaranty FUND and remains there
with which 10 pay the owner should
the court make mistake In the land
after It is registered The real owner
might turn mp and prove that the
court erred in its decision, but he
would have to do this in the limit Of
time On most laws within Two years.
or he IS forever barred from bringing
the suit II he should do SO he can't
recover the land. but from this guar
anty fund he Is paid the value that
lis placed upon the land at the time
the title was cleared up by the court
II we continue the present method
and we will have to do 80 unless we
amend The state constitution, OF loan
ing the school fund on real estate we
VIII run into extreme danger OF los
ing a lot Of that fund unless we had a
very certain system such es the Tor
rens Land system would afford us.
We need the system In Oklahoma for
that reason more than any other EJr
another reason the titles are young.
that is, transfers have been made but
short time, we could start out issu-
Ing certificates upon the three million
acres OF school land and by that
means start big heavy acreage under
the system at practically no expense.
We could take the allotted lands aud
do the same way so ihoro would 81
absolute certainty as TO their title and
within generation every piece OF
land in the state would be carried
into the court and its title cleared Up
by itself when The school fund being
/ loaned upon thnt would thus tc pro.
tecied. In brief no Torrcns' Land
( system is quick, inexpensive. Ger.
tain method Of ascertaining titles and
quick easy method OF transfer
You will observe that the amend
ment proposed IN this resolution does
not compel the legislature or The peo
pie Of the state 70 enact the system
/ IN this state, mcrely gives the legisla
ture power to do g. or the people "a
do Sc by initiative petition II the iegia
lature refuse, and thereby render 4
constitutional and give the system 81
~ not crippled as it is in ONO llh
n0is and as Il Is Ia some Of the othal
states, but In all its force and yigol
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-30

tended with great expense. ANY
farmer or business man desiring to
purchase land first demands OF the
land owner to procure an abstract,
which usually costs 81 90 q page with
the minimum price of $500; there Is
one page for every transfer, hence
in the course OF a hundred years say
there may be 20 or 100 or more OF
these transfers each costing so cents
to Sl.00 a page; every step since the
beginning Of the sale OF that land is
recited in an abstract A friend of
mine recently told me of one abstract
in the state of Kansas that cost him
81 10000. There was an abstract
made out in the City of Mexico g short
while ago that weighed 500 pounds
and cost many thousands Of dollars.
The next step OF the purchaser is to
present that abstract to a lawyer and
retain him 10 look it over and rende:
an opinion as to the title. The law
yer does so and gives an opinion that
may be good and 1t may be absolute
~ worthless; the man goes upon the
land. (perhaps il Is unimprOved) he
builds o home upon Il and after he
Is fixed and feels that he is safeiy
anchored once in a home, Years rolled
by; 2 defect in the title is discovered;
the real owner sued him for posses
sion; he goes into court, is defeated
ia the first trial, he sells some Of his
personal property and appeals the
case and hires additional counsel; he
loses again and goes to the supreme
court where he loses not only the per-
sonal property which he had to spend
for attorneys fees and court costs. but
loses his case and his home This is
not overdrawn, hundreds Of occur
rences OF this kind have happened, il
Is not an exception even to the rule,
il Is the rule. AgSin, under the ab-
stract system nian desires TO Dor
rQw some money quickly To save him
perhaps from financial ruin; he goes
10 the bank. the bank Is afraid OF the
title. the bank has no certain means
of knowing especially at the moment
perhaps by reason of not being able
10 get the loan when he had landed
security he meets with financial ruin
Now, the Torrens' system Is The re
verse, Il Is not registration OF deeds
and evidence Of title, IL is an absolute
/ register Of tile First however, there
must be trial to determine th,
ownership and then an deeds are can
celled and all except loans or lien!
upon the land; a certificate As issue,
( TO the owner for the decree and alto
[ that there IS never but one outsland
ing certificate and that certiiicatl
shows every condition Of title. Au,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-30
-FOUR CASES
APPEALED

Four suits, decided adversely IN
the trial courts, were appealed by cor
porations to the supreme court today.
IN the case OF the Arkansas Valley g
Western railroad aud the st. Louis y
SaA Francisco railroad w. John Ben
son the defendant recovered $1S0c
damages In the district court OF No
bic county.
The defendant In error recovered
5000 for the death OF her HUSBAND
IN the case OF j. g. Fisher, receiver
for the Shawnee Light ( Power co.
VS.. Mollie Prairie, Phillip Prairie, this
husband deceased was killed while
in the employ OF the Shawnee Gem.
many The case WAS tried in the Pct
gawatomle county district court
IN the case OF the BolenDarnell 20.
VS. Robert Kirk, the defendant secur-
ed judgment for $4,000 damages for
injuries sustained while IN The am.
ploy OF the corporation. Kirk WIS .
rope man" in one of the mines 0f tie
coal company. While rldng the rope
it broke and precipiiGteG him Into the
mino. lic was badly injured. It lg
claimed
The case OF John Butler VS.. Lizzis
Stinson WIS also appealed from Bfy-
an county where the defendant recoV-
cred Judgment Al Butler, relative ane
husband OF the parties 10 the suit.
died intestate. It Is charged. Bct1
Butler and Mrs. stinson claimed the
property valued al about slOO.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-30
THE TORRENS
LAND SYSTEM


Now that voters are beginning to
study state propositions to be voted
on November 3. the speech OF lion.
Wm. II. Murray on the Tovrens lana
system, s'a,e question No. .. viii be
# lnteu,t.
Gentlemen: I desire to explain that
system OF land registration known as
THE Torrens' Land System" a sys.
tenn or registering titles as distin-
guished from registering evidence 1f
title such as deeds, which system
brings about our cumbersome, expens
sive and uncertain abstract system.
The Torrens' system had its origin in
Australia in 1854. 1t first came TO the
United States and received official
notice by Governor Russell. OF Massa-
chusetts. where it is In force in its
fullest vigor of any state in the Amer
ican Union; although st Is in force in
modified form in the states of Cal.-
fornia, Colorado, Minnesota, Ore.
gon and Washington and by the
Philippine commission and acts o.
congress has been adopted in Hawaii
and the Philippine islands, copy OF
which last laws have in my posses
sion. It was extended throughou. the
German empire by the code o, 800
1t is also in Denmark, Austria and
Hungaria and most OF the cantons OF
Switzerland. the county Of Lordon,
England, and in most of the provinces
OF Canada; in fact, in my opinion the
law es 1t IS In force in the province
OF Ontario is the best on this conti-
nenl. 1t is in force in some form
in all of these states notwithstanding
the stubborn opposition with which e
mas been met by the abstract con-.
panies and by land attorneys. When
once understood it is Irresistible, be-
cause Il Is the one law. and the only
one with which / am acquainted, upon
which the richest man in the state as
well as the poorest in the state unite
their endorsements II Is true Il is
hurtful to the abstract system and
they fight It, It is hurtful to tho
land lawyer, and of course, he fights
II; however for tho first generation
IT will assist the land lawyer and give
him an increased amount Of litigation
that is, until the system is complete
~ installed. after which a land suit
involving title is practically unknown
Suits, OF course, will occur TO fore
close liens for taxes and for the loar
OF money. and also TO probate will'
and estates. but the title is at ever,
stage known 10 every citizen wh'
can read so with the abstrac
system BY the method Of abstract
ing generally in force In the United
States, everything is uncertain and az
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that it win IN fact benefit the

SO that 1t win IN fact benefit The
state.
Now ] desire to read the resolution
Just as J request II to 6e submitted
10 the people il would become sec
tlon 81, OF ai9icle ., Of the constitu.
ton and would read as follows
Section 81 Tho legislature shall
have power TO provide for a system
of adiudicatlng land titles and determ-
ming the rightful owners Of real es,
tate, and shall have mower 10 create
the necessary court or courts with
jurisdiction, origi \, exclusive ana su-
preme or concur. ~; and also 10 pro-
vide for the regist iion Of land titles
and TO guarantee the same and 20
empower any department Of state, or
OF any legal subdivision thereof. to
keep records Of land titles and shall
further have power to create the nec-
ossaIy departments or agencies there
OF.
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O AT THE THEATRE. Q
o @ 90 o O ooo O @ y o 90 O

The Fulton company have but foiir
more performances at the slrdoms
and should play 10 big house az each
performance. THE Gamblers WIFE"
last night was most thoroughly an.
ioyed by q fair sized audience In spite
of The chiillness. Tonight one of tho
best dramatic plays in the conIpsnys
repertoire rs the Offering. a Wife's
Honor and ladies VIII once more be
admitted free, two ladies' or ono gen
uemen aud lady on on paid rcscrgee
seat ticket
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-30

Millions Of bottles oi Foley's Honey
aud Tar have been sold without any
person ever having experienced any
other than beneficial results from It's
Use for coughs, colds and lung trouble
This is because the genuine Noleys
Honey and Tar IN the yellow package
contains no Oplates or other harmful
drugs. Guard your health by refus-
Ing any but the genuine. Q. r. Reniro
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-30
CALLED THIEF
FILES SUIT


op9ci1l % Daily Lelder.
Norman, okla. sept. 30-Mlss Mary
Wilson. pretty young country maid
en- alleging that an argument over the
magnificent sum OF 30 cents led 10
slander being perpetrated, In that she
was called a thief and llar, has insti,
tulcd suit for damages against r D.
koepke. neighborlns farmer for
$4,000.
Il ls alleged that The young womans
cows having irespassed on Koepkp p
crop, Koopkc demanded 30 cents as
damages ana that as a result Of an
argument over he matter no called
her thief and liar
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-30
sSEvery MONTH

writes Mrs. Matte Campbell, Of Ratclif, Tex, 81
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worst aches were for achod all over At times /
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cided TO take Cardui which has stopped my suffering
and made my life worth living. would not be back
like [ was, before took that wonderful medicine
CARDUI, for this whole world rolled at my feet"
Why suffer female pain, when Cardui, Woman s
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-30
BEST TREKTMEN MT
FOR CATARRH

delicate
lining kept healthy condition
infected with catarrhal impurities psous ths lining
symptoms There tight sufy feeling
breathing The disease cannot be reached by external eanen though
cata by cleansing the blood Of all Impurities and Pns Then rich
body iuland
heal discharge symptom
ee,nov every
casrh medical all
suk gHR swgEg SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-30

it trial7 It has helped thousands Of
others. Why not youi Female pain
is a sign Of female disease. Female
disease is a sign Of female weakness.
Weakness, disease and pain, have
been found to disappear, by the use
Of Wine Of Cardui. Try it. All re-
liable druggists sell it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-19
-.cI.r.I - EnraLor

declared Mr. Foraker
Concluding the reading of what he
declared WAS the entire corrcspou-
dence between himself and Conyors.
he said Be- should have the same COM
s.doratIon ass the reports of the de-
tccuVes who had been put on their
case.
Enough has been shown" he as-
serted. "to make 90 the imperative
duty of Che Senate Co create q tribu-
nal before which these men can go
and receive hearing lis there any
thing more atrocious than this pro-
ceedlne against these men? This Us
the sixth time they have been put ON
trial, and 1--WE times they have been
acquitted, In my opinion"
Mr. Foraker concluded by declar-
Ing that The Presidents statement
chat the espionage against the sol
oilers of the Twenty-dfth Regiment
wound Doe continued was additional
reason for some prompt action bv
the Senate.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-19
Senator
Foraker
Fights on
CONTINUED From First Page)

the duty of ascertaining who were
the guilty members OF the battalion.
in other words. the senator adroiuy
suggests that some one acting for
the President become the prosecutor
OF the Negro troops.
Mr.. Foraker said it was an ele-
mentary proposition IN American law
that the accused may have an OPP
porunity TO confront the accuser.
and to appear i'm person and answer
evidence with evidence. He said
that he had not expected IL would be
necessary TO enter on a new investi-
cation of the Brownsville question.
but that during the summer letters
had been coming 20 him from these
discharged Negro soldiers declaring
that detectives were constantly en-
gaging them in conversation.
These men," said Senator Foraker
ARE not secret service detectives, of
course, for they would have no right
under the law 10 engage in such ser
vice.
TRIED TO LEARN SECRETS.
Continuing. the senator spoke of
the activities of the detectives. as
ing that in many cases they went so
Iar as TO take up their dwelling with
the discharged soldiers TO- the pur-
pose OF securing their confidence and
spying upon their movements. The
senator read some extracts from the
letters, large batch Of which ne
held in his hand as he spoke.
One OF the soldiers wrote to Sen
L. hot l.
by detective in respect 10 any let
lers he might have received from
the senator.
There seems to be a good deal Of
interest about my correspondents %
ADDED Mr.. Foraker, with a sarcastic
smile.
The soldier told the detective that
he had one letter from the senator.
and when he showed il to him he
remarked that there was nothing in
It TO hurt"
Mr.. Foraker approved ferreting out
the facts about the Brownsville af-
fair, but declared chat there was a
right way to do it. The accused, he
said. ought TO have a right to answer
testimony with testimony.
On the conclusion OF Mr.. Foraker's
remarks, Mr.. Culberson asked that
the Presidents message on the
Brownsville affair be read, and this
was done. All senators present re-
naming in their seats and listening
attentively to the reading.
FORAKER MAKES REPLY.
After the reading of the message
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-19

Representative colored citizens of
hichmond and Henrico county in co.
operation with ST. Philips Cbapter
or the Brotherhood Of St. Andrew
nave arranged 20 hold a memorial
meeting in memory of the late Josepb
Bryan, Esq in st. Philips Church to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The choir OF St Philips Church
VIII render music and there will be
snort eulogies delivered by the Rev.
charles L. Somers, DR. r. u. Jones.
Dr. John Meade Benson. Messrs. r.
a. Randolph. Edward Ellis. Jr. Geo.
81 Julien stephens. Joseph r. Pol
dard' w. p. Burrell and Others.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-19
DO You Know Her?

Page, w. Va, Dec. 16, 'Os.
My daughter, Sadie White left her
home at Staunton, Va. July 1902 for
Braddock, Pa. Her mothers name
is Mrs. Maggie White, fathers Wash
White, dead. No brothers. Uncle's
name Nelson Crawford living IN Mel
son Co, Va. Any one knowing her
viii please notify her dear mother.
MAGGIE WHITE,
Page, w. Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-19

The Mechanics Savings Bank. To-
Gated at Richmond. Va. in a recent
annual statement Of its financial con
ditlon, shows deposits amounting to
1881, 1866. This bank is one of
the strongest of the 46 banks owned
and controlled by the Negroes of
the United States John Mitchell
Jr. IS Tuskegee, AIaba-
ma Student.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-19
New FUrS

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-19

had been concluded. the clcrk read
AID thc statements and other cvi-
leuce submitted TO the War Depart
meut for which the Presidents mes
sage "as merely letter Of transmit
tal When the reading was finished
Mr. Foraker made am cXtemporaneous
reply. He closed with these words.
Oh. shame on government that
would employ an its power, every
power that De- commands. not for the
purpose OF the protection of mcn I'm
their right 90 Dee presumed innocent
until they are proved guilty. but Co
prove men who claim they are in-
nocent 90 Doe guilty of "a heinous crime
and to DO So behind the door and in
Che dark. Shooting q man out of
the dark, and iu the back. is the
most cowa~dly and indefensibIe pro-
cedure of which have amy coucop-
rion"
During the reading of the docu-
ment Mr. Foraker hastily went
through the printed copy and made
notes. IT, was evident h, awaited the
conclusion of the reading with much
impauence. AS soon as it was CON
cluded he took the floor and BEGAN
speaking with great earnestness.
The most interesting disclosure
from the letters. apparently, was
that part in which Browne is alleged
TO have sought 90 draw an admis-
sion from Conyers that Senator For
aker had coached" him before his
appearance as a witness az the Senate
Investigation. and was then the con-
trolling factor in preventing a full
confession. Senator Foraker mani
Tested much feeling over this phase
of the incident and some OF his col
leagues. judging by their expressions.
shared his resentment.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-19
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