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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
REAL ESTATE MEN NET

The real estate and lusursnee mee
of the eitg held q fouslng nlee,laa
last night IN the office % " &. Rty.
r0n, secretary 81 the Guthfie chamber
~ commerce. The meeting waa wen
attended anI many enthusiastic
speeches we're made about iha bright
oulieok for h creator Guthrie ! per.
manent organization 81 ihe real esinio
exc0aUee which viii be one Of the Gux
llarg ASSOCIATIONS 10 the chamber oi
commefte Was Qoi perfected At Che
meeting.
Megsfa A j f'llnd n Il aeynpl0s
ami y ] HlatAVHn We're aplHlntcd
AL 4 cphalIiglaH Ia astlsf ghe sldgef
ilslng p6HmH4te'6i fue eHshber uf
commerce. u get out adyeriisns mat
tor for the city The membership
committee appointed at the lasl meet
Ing reported nl Insurance and fnui
estate men eager ANA willing q ioin
the exchan9e and 10 help push ior n
Rfefter liHtarle
The COMMITTEES on 3ylANs VAS CIV
en- further time TO draw NJ the same
and the meeting WAS adjourned until
Thursday erenins when tie peFmen'
mi Guthrie real estate exehaHsa Miil
iir ofRanlzad
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
SELECTS SPEAKERS

he program committee os tile Ep.
worth assembly today signed contracts
et the Hotel lone for attractions f5r
this aummef's encamDmens, to be lele
here jane 18th to July 2nd. Inclusive.
Congressman ~dlmT Watson. Of r..
diana, known as The wit OF the
house col Bean, oi Kentucky; Dr.
Wllleit, of England; jay Hugh De.
witt Miller aud nF 4, b, Wickersham
who was one Of the lecturers during
the frs. yeer Of the assembly, are list.
ed.
Ralph paglette a Kansas humarisl
was signed for an entertainment. Miss
Bess Gearheart- Morrison who pleased
the assembly crowds last season with
her readings. has been signed and Rev.
chTlp Reisnef ni Denver, was again se.
leclca IS platform manager He with
have charge Of the school of methods
meeting to be held IN the mornings.
Prof e G. Robinson OF the Oklahoma
university faculty was chosen As mus
icgl director end VIII have charge d
lhc anIyersily uuareitte. the Guthrie
Ladies' Chorus. the Temple Male cho.
rus Snd the Guthrie Choral society,
which nl' fErniah music during the
meetings with 4 prelude eeeb evening
before the lecture and & final cohs aft
on The closing night
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
KANSAS CITY HAS NOT
N|THDRlHH FROM BOYCOTT


The Enld Eaele, Monday. declares
Kansas city has not withdrawn tho
boycott on the Katy road ss follows:
Although Kansas City. algrined by
the widespread damage TO It's trade
by The boycott 4 started on the Katy.
has ostensihIy Withdrawn thar boycott
and announcement TO that effect was
sent ont Saturday night to an Okla.
houa towns which are pobblng cen.
tels 4 was lsarhed here today that
the nghl on the Katy la still at full
height but IS belEg worked secretly
Kansas CITY has demanded i reduction
similar TO chat grRFded 20 Oklahoma.
The biz bnrg insists that q musg have
as low freight rate via Galveston a.
0klahoniH points have. an absurd prop.
osltlon But with Kapsas City Il Is
9 matter ui life and death so fer as
ita southwestern trade Is concerned
Oklnh0ma towns are not showing any
lacllnatlcn 70 yield the point
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
JACKSON THINKS
CUSTER SUIT A JOKE

gneclr Ia the Daily Leader
Topeka, March 2S-Altorneg GEN
aral Jackson has Just returned from
WashiugioR where he argued The
state eases agnlnst the Pullman com.
DAIRY pnd ihe NNestern Union com
peps ID fSe tlnlted States supreme
court These suits are 70 oust those
eonranles from doing business IN
Kansas On the grounds That they have
,aSen out 10 Kansas LICENSEES The
state supreme court rendered custer
.adgmaols and the companies appeal
Cd 10 Use United giaiea supreme court
Attorney General Jackson feels cons
sident that the decisions of The kan.
ees supreme court wlll be upheld.
Wherein will The people Of Kans'
Es be benefited It the Pullman and
The Western Union telegraph eompan-
ics aTe olstea from doing business III
Kansas?' asked oi high federal Of
iicial lodey
h1h p NAHsH t+N i"AN NNAA6n aHf
said Ne "If The state wins the eases
II wll simply deprive the people Of
the state from riding IN Pullman cars
between Kansas points and from telo
lrom one station to anoin
ar Ia Kansas The companies VIII
ne deprived os 6 small per cent Of
their b1siness, 4 ls true, bal their
losaes Ia revenue wlll be nothing
compared le the Inconvenience ef Die
Kansas people
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
LOT HIS HAT
AND POCKET CASE
Boarded Vessel While Thou
sands Dads AIm GOdspesd
TO Africa

New York. N X March 49, Thao.
dore Roosevelt sailed al eleven SIX
this morning on the ilrst stage OF his
Journey to the wilds OF east Africa IN
search Of big game, From Sycamore
hlll 10 the steamship dock in Hobo
ken, The ex-Presldent'a Journey resem-
hled O tFiumnhal march. The greet.
ings Of The tremendous crowds gafh-
cred to wish him good luck being ex.
pressed al along the way III tremon-
dously enthusiastic cheers.
When he arrived at The pier ln He
boken, where be boarded The steam.
ship Hamburg. q densely packed
throng burst into cheers. He smiled
and bowed right and left in acknuwl.
edgement aud evidently was much
peGsed SO great was the lhrone
that the party found progress to the
gangplank greatly hlndered. aud At
one time lhe crush became SO great
Mr. Roosevelt lost his hai and a small
leather cgsn which he carried n his
nRekei 4 largo fgrce al police
cleared The path. while other officers
recovered The lost articles Mr..
RnsnYalt aiaa uniniured and latpr be-
boarded the vessel amidst The deaf
enng cheers Of the assembled tion.
Sands
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23

Governor HASKELL Mondas evening
signed the following bills.
Senate Bil No. Relating to
tax paid by lire insurance companies
un0n premiums received b. the state
and for the disbursement thereof 20
disabled and injured 1remen.
House nill No 5i9- Creatine three
new judicial court districts aud pro
viding FOR appointment Of judges and
describing The boundaries og the din.
lrlcis created
Senate Dln No. Providing for
lhel Incorporation Of trade insurance
companies.
House Btu No. 2ll--P Providing FOR
for the disqualification of judges OF
The court and prescribing the manner
IA whlch 20 eecl q Judge protein.
Amended Senate Bill no i60-pro.
yldlng for additional clerk hire iOf
treasurer
House Bill NO. 271--Fof the euconr
agement OF farmers Institutes.
House HIll No 42s Requiring cot.
ton 9lnnere 10 report 10 president Of
board Of agriculture number of bales
Klnned during year
Senate Bin No. l9g.-To provide
for resident agent FOR foreign cor
poralons.
Senate Bin No 3o2- Prescribing "a
conditions upon which public work
ehall be performed IN municipalities.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
GOOSE ISLAND BELONGS
10 STATE or KANSAS

Washington, March 20. The Gooss
Island, lying In the Missouri liver. be-
.ween Kpnsas City, Mo-, and Kansas
City Kan, belongs to the state OF
Kansas, was adiudged by the supreme
court Of the United States yesterday,
The suit Involving jurisdiction over
the small BIZ Of territory was begun
by ihe state of Missouri ii December
1905 aa an original action In the su
preme court The controversy grew
out Of difference Of opinion regarding
The location Of the Missouri state line
by the original surveys and both staies
have claimed sovereignty over the is.
land with tho result thqt there has
aeen no little conflict Ok authority
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
SMALL P0K IN JAIL CAUSES
MuSR0GEE EXCITEMENT

Special iu tie Daily Leader
s;tiuskogea. Meh 2S. Small pox ei
pa county Jail haa caused quaran.
tine of that place. much TO the Joy of
the vaes. aud 81 candidates for # as Z
h0me.
II Ineleo possible that the fertg nria
uncra talsen from the iail to the Mc
Alesler enilanlafy q week ago last
Saturday were exposed to the eontag
Ion and III Of Elia nearly SIX hundred
prisoners In the penitentlary must De
subjected 70 vaccination as q nraoau
ton against the spread ~ the dlgease
al that Institution
sheriif Ramsey VII ash the county
commissioners to provide temporary
quarters fof neW prisoners, BY pufchas.
inG a teri n which to install the road
cell owned hy the county and capable
81 holding about Fifteen or twenty
prisoners In the meantime d numhar
of prisoners 10 the lall who were 70
hnVe pfelimlnafy hearings before Jus.
ilnb Bailey. viii have 10 remaln n
quarantine the allotted time
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
MAY INVALIDATE
INSURANCE BILL

i f. sisted ihrl discovery aes
been msaa to tha effect ihal section
SO 81 DE Rodale Insurance bill re.
Gently approved by the governor Is ln
violation 81 the Oklahoma a8nalltu
ilon and Is therefore yoid THE section
provides giving essesament ll.e lnaur
anoe companies lnot iralernan OF
ganiae6 IN ether states privilege 60
transact ausinesa N Oklahoma This
section was not % the orglnel draft
0l the bill and wan inserted ~ the
house committee and sgreea 70 iu
conference
The section oi ihe constitution
which & la alleged the section con-
alcln with Is as followss
"Ng foreign corporation snail be
authorized to carry on ID thla stale
any business which domestic con
poraii0n Il prohibited from doing on
be relieved from compliance with any
nf the requirements made o2 8 sim
liar domestic corporation by The con
slilullou Of laws Of the stale. Moth
Ing 10 this article. however. shall re-.
ntrlcl or Limit the pQwer of the les
ialaiure 10 impose conditions under
Nhich foreign corporations mEy be
licensed 10 10 business Ii this slate
Nowhere II the RoddIe bin era DO
nestle assessment companies au,dor
lzed TO d business 10 the state, there
fore a CLASS oi foreign COMPANIES "
permitted 10 carry on business from
which domestic companies ere EAR
rcd.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
LINCOLN WINS DOLLAR eAe.

Special to tae D9lly Lender.
Lincoln NebF.. Mch. "a. "a shreo
years ESht foF anlar gas was won by
the City Of Lincoln when Judge vii
linn u, Munger Of The United stetes
Conr lof the District Of Nebraska.
handed down > decision sustaining 10
legal the ordinance passed hy the city
council feduelnB the price per | 900
ciihlc fenE frum Sl2O ITO ST. The court
holde shal The a. ratr affords sur
Ecippt AaslHn Of proIll so ihe gaa com
pnng Ah he money u has lnYesied.
Tho gpufi SLOWS lhp company nothing
sor rs franchise.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
HIS REPORT
WILL SHOW
Z MILLION

4 le stated lhet the report Of stnte
Examiner Charles A. Taylor lo the
governor. ready tn few days. will
show d saYIng TO the taxpayers Of
the state Of almost S2.000.0o0. Fellow.
Ing the nassage % house bin no. 4,
extending the time Of paying The first
half OF last years taxes lin forty
two couniles In the state q the first
to be made By citizens outside OF
incorporated lowpsl until the third
Monday hi April. Governor HASKELL
difecled Mr. Taylor 10 eheck over
tho sax rolls ii the hands 0F the
county clerks IN the various counties
IN the statn. and zee that the levies
made ~ the county and clty boards
Of equalization were not excessive
and Irregular
Twenty extra men under direction
Dc Mr 'faslor completed after sey-
era weehs Finished the work. 8ave
"a one Or two localities and they are
being fixed today
Several eDnnly boards nFoleaiea
agaluHk q reduction IN icues which
we're deemed too high for the money
necessary for The purposes levied
There matters are being adindloat
"a By q hearing Al NE governor
ulIlce indhy Il was estimated Before
tho assessment WAS ordered that a
redVctipn IT ss.QD0,DOD wout6 be made
Az llf 1fels qouBfi,e lnseatlgalad
were ronsIdefed far beyond Hecesal'
~ IA their leYlns, but many counties
we're found with correci rolls, and
heIore the examination had benn
madH of sevenlyhvo counties tue re-
dilrllNn dwIndled 10 gg.NOu0nH
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
Made q sheeeh.

New York. Mich. 28- Before tine Il,
ner weighed anchor Ma Roosevelt ave
q short talk to the newspaper men, hu
did nct breach nolliice When one OF
ihe tsparters declared Someone told
me you were going 10 De our next pres
dent Ml Roosevelt threw un both
hands smilingiy ana Terminated the
Interview
The iialleas Of New York presented
TIE exsl lesident Wit. q bronze tablet
bearluR the likeness Of Mr Roosevelt
END . srena of the Slcllgn earthquake
The last thing Mr Roosevelt Old sas
'n send farewell telegram te eresi
teat Taft
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23


Ipndou Mch ss cablesrom was
sscelyed early this afternoon direct
from Lleatenant shncklpton, the Ant.
arctic cxploper who earlier ~ the day
van reported rs having reachei the
South Pole, The contents were nol
given cn but 4 IL decIafed lgh
authority tue explorer failed Sue.
cess aud the expedition was obliged
% return when within 100 miles Of
the pole.
For dlls geasa l,e great scientists
Of the BfliIsh advy have been devu1ne
their energies 10 the Southern aeas
hAFihg access 70 the fully 1850 miles
more spf QlsAHf aaaterQ free from EiuAi.
Ing lrc n'BnnIiilha mar Il true ef ne
Arctic regions
While Gaeahudses ol lrri err farther
away lnf1laf SIS gelalcs 20 Inhibited
lands, but fnf many decades It has
been knows lhe South Polar regiuns
were more accessible 70 the preseu.
ships than II tfen Of the Northern re.
glons. where the lce does are contlns
ually chfngsHMM.. even the coast 0g l.nA
rador being II tines lndistinguishahle
iiom mtre naFthefly points, as par
the Peefs feiAeFls now or Ale 4lth
Che Smithsonian Institution ct Wash.
ingiOn
The Shaeklalord expedition was
equipped With ioehghtlng apparatus,
aud has all modern appliances save
Che wireless apparatus. lflt worHs az
ail is 81 The meat crude arraneemen1
end Cor niang months nausht had been
heard oi he espedlticn although those
sponsor lof f had 30 feRr Of he crew
being lest
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
IIAYINa aauAoRoN AsaEMbLgs

Si,eclaI d The Daily Lender.
Vallejo. Ual. Mch 23 n Is runuFed
that 4 nrmhnr nf vessels now rendez.
vouslnE here viii be used as 1 living
squadron 70 preserve the peace II Cen.
traI American waters The fylns
squadron VII probably De composed
ai the ,Hee Orleans. Petrol anH Gin.
fianail naW ndafIug cnnplelIoH.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
| not


N.os Angeles CALI Mch 2a aegen
4y hours rave pAaAed since The ball0nn
America HIth elx passengers -
cohded from Pasadena aud Was hInwn
into the STORM AFnnt mountains aud
no word has eeIne back as % IhalF
fate. The conviction Is rapidly f99eIng
itself Ussau hi friends thar the adFens
lnfers mel aealH n lhas hllkzafsl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
rHe MgArnen

fBg Associated praea.l
New Orleans. la, March e 70.
night and Tuesday increasing 5ioudi.
ness warmer Tuesday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
GOVERNMENT WIRES
STARTLING NEWS
Search Of Halt Century May
Have Been Realized By
British


A0raoH Mich. 20. Information aar
reached LONDON that the Antarctic
expedition under command Of Lieut.
Erneat u. shaekleton, Of the British
Aavy, which left England IN July 1907,
has reached the south Pole.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23

The NJ K & r road Is snfe maNlug
the sants Fe and other roads hafa 10
catch sid merchant this morning
"Oklah1ma wants rates. let lhe santa
Fr AHd other roads meet The katy
rates
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23

ih1 Return
cleveland. Mch. IA Little Apulie
Nhllln Hho has caused me police W
he entire country endleeu worry sincs
le Woa lddnappod from school Ia Hhe
on, p0 lael Jhnrsdey, vas returned
. hM laihaI u lhp llplRHden hotel
acre lhas nlght ~ $3.50 o'Nlopk.
N compllaHch vim nn eAreemHht I'LL
cred iuta hefween the Kidnapped hoy
atheF ana ~ aaRg. of the kslnhppors
Bfe today the boy Waa nlaead % B
street car an the o.tHklfta uf the ailg
md started g the hotel ah0Flls alies
ocloca
Two boys g W. Esmseg ana Ha
ward Mallory recognized the lad ga
the car and taking him Ii CHARGE n0n
lueted him q his father who #aa IN
waiting according 10 nfeaFFauHed
llhn which be had followed 81 tie ar
alton nI The kldnhppera The uel
wandered about ihe hotel lobby 90
muoHnoed for several minutas asklnF
lolt boss Tor bis father hafofe lhf
niler aneN hlE spn wes q Ste Ail
foyer
Tha moment lhe fhxloHs pagaR
ienff .hal atfauge h0s aah ID lhe
olel saunierlas ln Almlaae fashion.
Boz rushed across ilie lobby afaspeo
aim II Ais arma nnt amotheraa bls
iece ulla alseee
willie IS 10 peFfae' hehlsA 81 ssYt
hs has been Well trcnled and eve
since hts capture aan been enuAsausl
Indoors He believes hp was sakef
iron. Ghpfnn 70 Warren and thanp
20 Newcastle, fa. d Is bis nplnIon.
expressed IA e happs 3ohn0lhaf va
that be Has IN hshlabula Saturday
nlght. al the time hls father Hac is
leave $4,000 IN Flatlron park
White er refused l0 state whstbe
~ had neld tha ransom 0r not fls
said tha IL had received 4 letter "
dey from the kldnappofs q hle homes
IA Sharon. seYlng that f he cauef
AZ h confectionery nicra II the eaet
end 81 gleseland, he would Ae iola
how to secure hla boy unharniad snf
well fed" Shortly after neon AS
lefi gharua ior Cleyalsna. Esa wA
unfceualaaiHd
at 2 o'clock ihls afternoon be asat
10 = candy atore IA ihe 8nsl eide. WITT
him no eHrfled $4,000 expecting sbnt
Is would be demnnded Of him there He
was met hy womgu Wao detailed q
him The terms Of The kldnappars witt
ell The aagafHeae Of distracted pa
eni W'bitsa immediately aHfeef.
Two hnya who had met hIAr ga ll
Continued On pega EinEt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23

Cleveland of Men, aa. 4sln sharon
le,ecllVea whe followed Mf. Whlila N
hlS city 10 see lhai 10 harm came ID
him ~ ayenss9i hla having u carry she
10000 ransom on hla perhou aiIiru
here q 30 doubt of Che money being
paid Mr stunt arranged los slinDel
inliinllef cash funds whe0 h Wg
iFut \ ina Whllln hcms
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
BOY REAL Happy
WAS WELL TREATED
Father Took Cash on Person
and Lett Detectives
at Home

Cleveland, Ohio MaFct alEs
Whilla lhe sidnapped uoy, and 1ama
E Whltla ihe rejoicing father toni
here today for Sharon. pa.
Gee papa" said the yOuneeief ~
they boarded the train 4 hope mH
ma @ % The front porch waiting Tor
u.s.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
{ ENDE:[|
STRIKE
q, s...tJe9gA

Paris Ae1 s3.ohHEN Hzeza 4aeunH
0f 1909 pf the rlllklnk lelekraHhsgo
end posl1aiee employees, saaaY. { uH2
voted assaess nnanlmnuaIs Il fA
vofk
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-27

said to the writer the other day:
''These veterans work is all de-
structive, not constructive. They
tear down what we do, but they
offer nothing in place of it,
And we reply: Have they ever
been given an opportunity to Of
fer something in lieu OF what
they would take away? Are they
ever invited to serve on a com
mittee to examine books for
Southern children? Would their
recommendations be received II
made in advance? The answer Is
no to all of these questions
Confederate lovers of the truth
of history must therefore avail
the event until the light OF pub
licity gives opportunity for crit
cism and for proof that thell
points are well taken.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-27
An INSTANCE OF POOR
MEMORY.

The Federation Of Labor has
acted real naughty" to Miss
Jean Gordon, factory inspector,
denying her charge that the or
ganization gave her no assistance
in her work at the State Legisla-
ture to secure legislation favor
able for women and children.
Indeed the State Federation rep
resented to the national Organiza-
ton that there was no truth in
her allegations. Miss Gordon
has replied, bringing forward
newspaper reports of the time
all of which go to show that she
was entirely within the truth IN
all she said.
All of US, whose memories are
a little longer than summer $
day, can surely recall the unaided
struggle made by Miss Gordon
before the Legislature and that 1t
was freely asserted at the time
that the Federation Of Labor was
behind the Kaliski bill, which
did nothing for child labor, ex
cept to raise the age OF boys
from y to IA. The shorter ola!
for women and children was op
posed while eight hours for rail
way clerks was supported, de
: spite the contrast between tina
proposition and the other
These facts all can remember
The Federation of Labor did no
do what it should to supper
Miss Gordon, possibly becaus
the laboring man is always tn
last to remove the load from hi
companion burden.bearer: VIC
man. Had Miss Gordon exerte,
herself for shorter hours for me
she would have touched a NOR
popular chord.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-27
A WORD IN PRIVATE.

If you have just paid your sub
scriptiOn for the past year or
have paid itin advance, this word
is not for you. But if you have
taken the paper since it was
started, and have not paid any
thing this year, you must know
that your time has expired with.
out our sending you a bill, and
this word is for you: The postal
law is very strict now. 1t does not
permit the sending of a paper to
a subscriber who owes for more
than one year. Therefore if
YOU do owe for even a week over
one year, we must cut you of
the list. 1t is not because we dc
not want you, or that we do not
trust you, it is simply because
IT Is NOT PERMITTED.
We are going very carefully
over our lists, and if you do not
get paper and do know that you
owe US, you will understand that
we are forced by law to take such
action. To avoid such a happen
ing, send in your subscription
or such part of it as will make il
less than a year you owe for
And if you can afford it PAY IN
ADVANCE. That is the easies'
way for all concerned, and mex
fall will be enforced invariably
So get ahead of time, pay in ad
vance, or at least pay up, and ge
to the head of the line.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-27
THE SUPERSENSI7IT ENESS Or
TANGIPAHOA.

No one enjoys having the sec
ton where he resides held up to
universal execration. Frequent
" it causes actual loss to his
property or business. But when
a place has gained an unenylabIe
reputation abroad as "a dark and
bloody ground" like TangipahOa,
and where recurring crimes and
tragedies prove the reputation
only too well-fOunded, it is silly
supersensitiveness on the part OF
the natives to resent the truths
being told. Tangipahoa people
bitterly denounce the New York
Sun and other papers for pub
fishing certain facts about the
parish, which even they them,
selves cannot deny.
Admit that it is garden spot,
that it is in the ozone belt, and
life there may be a joy, yet the
fact remains that the law ano
people are overriden by a lawles$
class of men with whom assas
sination and the gun" at al
times, are ready vehicles of argu
ment, spite or revenge. No on
wants to come to a section wher'
such happenings are frequent
no matter how many good peopl
there are to share the terror.
Merely by hiding their ow
heads, ostrich.like, Tangipahoa'
better class cannot conceal tn
, situation. Far better is it to bt
stir themselves, acknowledge tn
} ugliness of present conditions
i. and by that acknowledgment
a show that they will not help, eve
Q by concealment, such things
G continue in existence.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-27

E. S. Whitaker will not be par.
doned. He attempted to kill Joe
Leyeque, and was sentenced to
three months in the parish prison
and a fine of 500 for his failure,
or at least Mr.. Leveque might
well regard the laws course
in that light. The latter has
written one of his characteristic
letters to the Lieutenant Govern
or asking that Whitaker be set
free. IF human life is not worth
more in Louisiana" he writes,
"let men stand upon the primal
right" While not subscribing
to that conclusion, we do think
that so light a sentence for so
blood-thirsty an attempt at as
sassination amounts almost to
vindication.