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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20

knowledge" Fuse with II, not come
after it. The truth is, the normal boy
will not accept education unless it does
fuse with his desire to do things The
Lord made him that way. and it Is
utterly useless for the modern educa-
tor TO attempt to build him over.
Symmetrical manhood" that can
not earn its own living-earn It's not
symmetrical. Symmetry will take care
of itself if efficiency is provided for.
would rather send out pupils who are
lop-Sided and useful. than those who
are seemingly symmetrical and use
less. a bent back is symmetrical if
a bent back is best adapted to carry
ing the burdens one sought to carry.
\ life-etficiency involves vocational
efficiency. n man without a vocation
Is more TO be pitied than the man
without a country And the country
of which he is an inhabitant is TO he
commiserated. too.
Memory gems" with ethical con-
tent are no doubt of great value; but
thinking about doing something that
needs to be done. about doing it bet
ter than it was ever done before, and
Whenever possible, the actual perform
ance-'the taking of the step from
knowing to doing'-these things are
worth more in practical ethics than
the mere inemorizing of all the bea,l-
tlful sayings of Longfelow. Lowell.
Whittier, Bryant, Emerson, Paul and
Jesus.
The goal of school life is useful ac-
tivfty. In no other way can the com
munity realize on its educational in.
Vestment and in no other way can tn :
pupil secure for himself the greatest
good. 1t is a law as sure as that of
sravitation that he who does the most
for. other people. does most for him
self. This again suggests useful &C.
tivity earning. vocation Eliminate
thoughts of vocation from student life
and you emasculate it-deprive it If
its highest and most stimulating pur-
pose and take away that which is the
most important incentive to effort, the
very generator itself of vigor aud
lvirility.
Manual training, domestic science.
agriculture and commercial instruc-
| ton. are all suggestive of approved
yocations. 1t is believed that each Of
these branches of study and training
has distin ctively ethical value; that
each should be given place in the
schools: and that in connection with
these the germs and educative eX.
tracts of as many trades ard industries
| as possible" should be introduced =
Reported by Arthur J. Bill for the
Illinois farmers institute
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
Rheumatism Cured in Three Days.

rheumatism Cured in Three Days.
N. B. Langley. Madison, Wis. says:
81 was almost helpless with rhcuma-
my neck so | could not turn my bead,
and all through my body. I tried three
doctors and many remedies without
any relief whatever until | procured
DR.. Detchon's Relief for rheumatism.
In few hours the pain was relieved
aud in three days the rheumatism was
completely cured and | was at work: "
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second
avenue. Rock Island. Gust. Schlcgel
q son. 20 West Second street. Davcn
BORT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20

If your liver is sluggish and out
of tone, and you feel dull, bilious,
constipated, take a dose of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to-
night before retiring and you will
feel all right in the morning. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
:x,>y;sl7zi,'
Health

YOU'LL BE SURPRISED TO SEE
HOW YOUNG YOU LOOK WHEN
YOUR HAIR IS RESTORED TO
ITS NATURAL COLOR.
There's NO excuse for unsightly gray or
faded hair. Il makes you look old when
you're motifs unsishty and embarrassing
Hays Hair Health will bring back the natu-
raj color and beauty. and make your hair
bright. luxuriant and full Of youthful vitality.
Stops dandruf and falling out. Purely vese-
table and harmless not q dye.
81 AND soc. BOTTLES. AT DRUGGISTS.
Faye Harffna Soap cures Eczema, red.
rough and chapped hands, and all skin diseases.
Keeps skin fine and soft. 2sc. druggists. Send
DC. for free books, THE Care of tho Skin, !" "The
Care Of The HAIR
PhfIo HAY Spec. CO.. Newark. N. J.
For Sale by T. II. Thomas and w.
Hartz, Druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
WILL ASSESS STOCK
HOLDERS OEFUNCT BANK

Notices are being sent by A. M.
Young. state bank commissioners, 20
all stockholders In the detunct Col.
umbia Bank and Trust company, in.
forming them Of an assessment
against them equal to the amount OF
their stock In that institution Under
the law they are liable IN case Of
failure for not only their capital
stock, but an additional sum Of equal
size.
It IS understood that the assess
ment called for IS for 100 cents on
the dollar. or the full amount OF the
additional liability
This will add 100000 to the assets
OF the Columbia bank and viii be
used In paying off the claims agains'
Il According 10 statements yeste-
day Ii Is expected that this measure
win go long way toward clearing up
matters and the restoration Of the re-
cent assessment on state bankers q.
the state guaranty fund
Mr. Young was unable to state Just
what per cent Of IT'S liabilities the IN
stltution would be able to meet when
the new assessment has been added
to the assets already on hand
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
OKLAHOMA PRISON
CONDITIONS PRAISED

Dr. A. S. Orne, who has National
reputation as prison reform work.
cr, bears testimony TO the excellent
condition in the temporary state pits
on at MeAlester. where be recently
visited. IN communication to the
state prison board Dr. Urne says
Having visited practically every
state prison, peniientiary and work
house in the United states, and hun.
dreds of county and city iails. have
visited the state ponitentiary now
building at McAlester. found these
conditions 10 warrant me in saying
that except for crowding, \. everything
Eabout the temporary pri was IN
splendid condition Things are kept
clean and sanitary. The food Is suf-
iicient In quantity and wholesome IN
uuality The hospital Is ably man
aged i regard Warden Dick as the
right man for the place he occupies.
lie has splendid organizing ability,
and | was greeted with the unusual
sight of seeing over seven hundred
prisoners worked in the open under
the small guard of twenty men.
Most prisons nave that many armed
guards on their walls Ihe prisoners
are contented, and as happy as men
in their unfortunate predicament can
be. In saort | was very much pleased
with the management, the discipline
and the conditions generally
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
STATE EMPLOYMENT
BUREAUS GOOD WORK
Is Placing About 200 Persons
a Month in Various
Situations

4 w Vance. superintendent of
the state free employment bureaus
Office IN Oklahoma City Is here 70.
day comforting with Labor Commits.
soner Charles Daugherty He re-
ports the labor bureaus AZ both Oh.
lahoma Gig and Muskogee as doing
x fuufishiDg tlsiness and that they
have no trouble In finding workers
for the employers OF labor that lisi
their wants with his department
The stain free employment bureau,
he said. Is placing about ,20A per-
SOILS per month In enployments Of
this number about g5 per cent are
new arrivals from outside the state,
and the average time out Of employ.
mpnl Of these people, including toe
time consumed 10 travel coming and
until employment Is secured, Is about
lFc and oneaalf days
The bureau a. present Is very
largely confined TO common labor.
farm work aud domestic service, but
is Just as we'll prepared TO supply
statesmen. clerks. bookkeepers. steD.
ographers Ia fact. all elasses Of help
or labor
As net result Of The extensive ad-
yeriisement Of Oklahoma. the state
at, large Is getting the benefit Of IL,
as Il attracts hundreds OF people
looking for employment and which
HIilef be taken care ~ 10 avoid =
large class Of unemployed from be-
coming dependent on ehaiitable 10.
stitutlons.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LOOKING To GUTHRIE
Chamber of Commerce Con.
sidering Several Favor
able Propositions

The directors Of the Guthrie cham.
Der of commerce held an interesting
meeting this afternoon Several new
factory propositions were taken up
and referred 70 committees for In
vessigation The directors are In re.
ceipt OF proposition from a cotton
cloth manufacturing concern located
at Quaunah. Texas. which proposes
to move ITS sl5e000 plant to Guthrie
The chamber Of commerce has not
received any more information in re-
gard to the si50!oVo cotton textile
factory proposition from an Eastern
sshdcate An agent representing
some eastern capitalists was here
some time ago and made proposl-
tion 10 the chamber of commerce for
the location Of such a factory here.
which was readily accepted. but the
parties have failed 10 come and close
the deal
Local capitalists interested In the
Pioneer Textile mill here which
manufactures only tWine and rope
are also considering the proposition
Of starting 100000 cotton cloth
factory. They will ask that the city
raise moneT 10 purchase site and
pay for half Of the cost OF erecting
fscfc~v ksils'rg hv ieyire euf ~
addition adjoining the city on the
northwest. along the FL Reno and
Western railroad and selling lots
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
To DISCUSS NATURAL
RESOURCES UF TEXAS

Special to DSlly Leader
Dallas, Texas. Oct u The ma
lural resources Of Texas and the best
ways and means for their preserya.
lion constituted the main subject OF
The discussion at the Natural Re-
sources convention which met here
today at the state fair. Among the
delegates 10 this important confer
enee. which had been called by Com
missioner y r Kone, Of tho Texas
department Of agriculture. were the
members Of the Texas Conservation
commission. appointed by the COVER
nor. representatives Of the forestry
service and at the reclamation Eery.
ice. delegates of the Commercial
Secretaries association. OF the Texas
Prosperity club and other CONNER
cial. Industrial and civic orgsnlza-
lions. An interesting program had
beeu prepared, which included ad.
dresses bY number Of experts IN
irrigation. forestry. mlneraIogy and
agriculture
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
PROTESTS AGAINST
CROSS RECEIPTS TAX

A direct protest against the gross
receipts tax applying to interstate
business beginning or ending in OF
traversing Oklahoma. has been made
70 the state auditor by the American
Refrigerator Transit company of st.
Louis. who give their business in the
state last year as $3.50. The com
pany says however that all Of this
business was interstate, and solemn.
~ protests against being required 70
make y report of the same, protests
to any state tax being levied against
II or against payment Of such taxes.
Whether the gross receipts taA
should apply TO interstate business
has for some time been question
with the auditors office There are
decisions Of the United States SUI
preme court that make II doubtful
The matter will probably be tested by
. law suit, or else no attempt will be
made to collect same
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
CHARTER ISSUED FOR
ANOTHER RAILROAD

A charter was issued this morning
from the office Of the secretary Of
state TO the ST. Louis and Oklahoma
Railway company. with capital
stock OF $4,000 The company pro
poses to build a line 800 miles Ia
length from Sallisaw through the fol.
lowing countless Sequoyah, Haskell
Pittsburg, Coal, Johnston. Murray
Carter, Stephens, Comanche. Jackson
and Greer to a point between the
Red river and Salt Fork river. The
estimated cost of the road is $4,000
per mile The principal business Of
fees are to be located at Bromide
Coal county, Oklahoma The incor
porators are: o. e. Snyder of Erie
Kas.; W. H. Jackson of Bromide
J. d Cameron of Kansas City. Mo-:
e. T. Brown Of Coalgate. e. s.
Brodle of st Louis, Mo, and f. NJ.
Stall of Joplin. Mo.
A charter was also issued to the
j. r. Mill Hardware company Of
Tonkawa, with $4,000 capital stock
The incorporators are: J T. Mills
Lou e Mills and Roy l.. Shaw, all
OF Tonkawa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
FORM GUARD OF HONOR
Helena and New Orleans Pre-
pared 10 Extend Fitting
Welcome
vr-JMR

Memphis, Tenn. Oct. 27.--Scenes
ot stirring enthusiasm attended the
fcrr hours visit of President Taft
and his party in Memphis today. The
city was profusely decorated aud
filled with visitors from both the
Tennessee and Arkansas sides Of the
river AT the steamboat landing the
President was received by the local
reception committee and squad OF
Confederate veterans, acting as guard
Of honor and escorted 10 Court square
whore addresses OF cordial welcome
were delivered in behalf of the State
of Tennessee and the city of Mem
phis. 10 which President Taft made
q feiicltous response. The fleet OF
steamboats, escortlng the President
t0 New Orleans was Joined here BY
y steamer chartered 10 carry the Ten
tssee delegates to the Lakesto-tha.
Gulf Deep Waterways convention.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
G0LONY's OFFER FOR SCHOOL

j A. Bell and w d. Crawford
are here from Colony asking for the
location of the secondary agrieultur-
al school in the Fifth supreme court
district They offer the Cheyenne
Indian school buildings. five In mum
Der, with a capacity of l5O boarding
students, and two sections OF fine
farm land for the location Of The
school at that place The Govern
ment is now placing the Cheyenne
Indians In the public schools as fast
as practicable and there are now but
fifty-eight Indian pupils at the school.
The Government Is recommending
that the school be located AZ this
place and offers to pay the board OF
as many Cheyenne Indians as will
attend hbe school
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
TALKS ON DISTINGUISHED
MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE
Vivid Word Pictures Of National
Characters keenIy
ReIlshed

Hon. Champ Clark minority ivad.
er in the house OF representatives IN
congress, and who has been in con
gress the past fifteen years, was
greeted with an audience that com
pletely filled the Brooks opera house
last night The veteran congressman
from the show me- state spoke for
an hour and half, receiving the
closest attention. and swayed his
audience at will with his sloquent and
masterly address on Some Disiin.
quished Men In Public Life
The speaker frequently sent hts
audience into an uproar OF laughter
in selling Of funny happenings IN
congress and his address throughout
was richly ntersperscd with witty
stories.
Governor Haskell introduced the
lecturer in happy speech, stating
that Champ Clark was At home N
oklahoma. for the distinguished
statesman had always been a friend
to the new state and our citizens
were grateful TO him for his work
in their behalf before the state had
voice In congress
On the stage with Congressman
Clark were seated Governor Haskell
Mayor A. o. Farquharson Judge y
II Thomas, Col Roy Hoffman, Justice
- B Turner, Justice r. l.. Williams,
Justice j. J Dunn and J w, McNnal.
Describes Workings OF National Con-
gress.
Congressman Clark from the staat
talked on the workings OF our Ma
tlonal congress and the men that dom.
mate t. He told of the great men IN
congress during the past decade ana
their peculiarities. He predicted that
Theodore Roosevelt would be a can.
didate to succeed w. II. Taft as the
next president.
Congressman Clark asserted that
two weeks of the happiesl part of his
life we're spent In Oklahoma and that
the first offhand speech he made in
congress was IN defense Of Oklaho-
ma.
His favorte theme in congress now
is how rich the lands in Oklahoma
ana the southwest are.
The speaker asserted that he was
going after Uncle Joe Cannon's scalp
next year and hlnted that he would
Ike to be speaker OF the house be
fore he left congress. He asserted
that the Dingley tariff bill was some
thing awful and that the Payne bill
passed by the last congress was
worse and more Of IT,
Disaerees With Bailey's Tariff Ideas
He paid a high tribute to Senator
Bailey of Texas as statesman and
pronounced him as one of the leading
men In congress. but the speaker dc
clared he could not agree with Bailey
in his late tariff ideas.
The congressman congratulated the
new state upon having such good edu
cational institutions and declared Ok
lahoma had more Of them than any
state In the Union according 70 pop
ulatlon.
The vivid protraits Of the leading
public men of the Nation, all OF whom
he knew intimately. by the speaker
was keenly relished by the large All
dlence
lIe portrayed scenes with whlrt
the country rang when some of those
IN the audience were yet fnb0rn
touching lightly uDon the personal
fOibles 0f those who had preceded
him TO The Unknown and dwelling
with sympathetic and whole-souled ~
probation upon their sturdy virtues
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
CONFESSEs
TO TRIPLE
TRAGEDY
MURD RED HIS TWO
SISTERS AND BROTHER
IN LAW
98&ttsA -
LONG-STANDIAG FAMILY
QUARREL THE CAUSE
ziEz -
Fearing Mob Violence AuthoTi-
ties Rush Slayer 10
Lansing Prison
tBy Associated PressJ

Kansas City. Oct. 27.-CounIy AT
torney Taggart this morning filed in
the city court OF Kansas City. Kans-
as. three informatIons against James
McMahon charging him with murder
OF bis two sisters and brother-in-law-
McMahon will remain In the peniten-
tiafy until his preliminary hearing,
probably late this week Patrick Nc
Mahon. who was exonerated by
James. will be released today unless
there are new Developments
Authorities said at noon Patrick
Mcmahon and, Patrick lamb could
not be charged and could leave the
peniteutiary- They will remain, how
ever. until excitement subsidies.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
HIGH RECORDS At GUN SHOOT

AT the clay pigeon shoot given at
Electric park yesterday afternoon by
tne Guthrie Gun club, Billy Herr
of this city, travelling representative
Of the u. NJ c. company held the
high gun record by making 9S out of
a possible 100 at unknown angles.
Ernest Metz carried off the anna
teur honors.
Following are the scores. each en-
tfant firing at 100 targets:
w II Herr 9S. ED O'Brien a.,
Chris Gottlieb ~, Fred Bell 10. w
II Aughtfy 92. DR. r. V Smith 81,
Ernest Metz, 80, r. Olsmith rs. Sam
Smith sc, John Wallace 50, w II
II. Campbell shooting a 20-gauge
gun broke 30 out of Is.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
JUDGE SAN0uN EXCUSES JURY

Judge Sandlin. Of the Logan coun.
ty superior court, this afternoon
closed a busy term Of criminal court.
After compllmentlig tho jury for
iileir faithful services, he Judge ex.
cused them for the term
Ten persons We're found guilty OF
tioIating the prohibition law.
A. r. portwood and H. ~ Lott
pleaded guilty to gambling aud re.
ceived sentence
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
APPEAL CASES TO HIGH COURTS

Alleging that the county judge Of
Cherokee county abused the discre-
ton allowed him by law in sentenc-
ing them TO 90 DAYS IN the county
Jail. with a fine OF $3.50 each for the
first offense Of violating the prohibit
tion law. Ed Hines and + Hudson
appealed their cases to the criminal
court of appeals today
The Rock Island Railroad company
today appealed to bhe supreme court
from the judgment rendered in the
district court Of Hughes county in
favor of Bert MeCulley. who secured
Sl5Ur damages on a shipment Of
billiard tables from Holdenville TO
Texas and which were lost in transit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
WANTS 1856 ACRES Of LAND

The state penitentiars board today
issued a requisition on the state
board Of affairs for 1856 acres Of
land for penitentiary site at Me-
Alcster az $40 per acre. This land
is part OF the segregated coal
lands of the Choctaw nation and has
been condemned and ordered sold by
ihe United States to The state OF
Oklahoma for the penitentiary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
M'KE0WN ASSISTANT SECRE TAAV

The state bosrd Of agriculture TO
day confirmed the appointment made
recently bF Secretary Charles r.
Barrett OF Joe T. McKeown Of this
city as state siatIstlcian and assist
ant secretary OF the board Mr.. Nc.
keown Is we'll known over the state
as we'll As in this county. as an exs
perienced accountant He was chief
deevfv ~ she county elerk's office
several ears ago. and has always
taken an active part IN county
politics.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
BEGAN IN CANADA

Winnipeg, Man. Oct 77.--Fo.l0w
ing a journey across Canada from
the Pacific coast. William J. Bryan
arrived IN Winnipeg today to fill a
lecture engagement Mr. Bryan will
peak IN Fort William tomorrow and
from that place win proceed direct
TO his home IN Lincoln TO vote at the
Nebraska state election.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
THREE COMPLAINTS ARE FILED

Three complaints we're lodged be.
lore the corporation commission to-
day. as lollows: Elmer Webster and
other citizens of Herman ask that
the Santa Fe stop its main line trains
there: citizens Of Stilwell. Okla, ask
for better train service to Muskogee
from. the Kansas City Southern road /:
Tue Hale-Halsell Grocery company.
of McAlester. asks that the railroads
at McAlester be required to main.
tain union freight depot.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
TO FIRST WOMAN TO FLY
(By Associated Press)

College Park. Maryland, Oct. 27.-
The distinction Of being the first
woman to fly in an aeroplane in the
United States belongs to Mrs Ralph
II Van Deman, wife of captain in
the Twenty-first infantry, who was
taken for a flight by Wilbur Wright
here today They we're in the air four
minutes She was delighted with the
sensation
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
say Farmer Ralsed ..Ned. .

Under Sheriff Harry Cook late last
evening placed under arrest Rufus
Caldwell farmer residing mile
southeast OF Shiloh. on an insanity
charge The complaint was sworn
out By caldwells neghbors, who say
that sane man could not raise as
much "NedH IN the community as he
does. Caldwell is fifty years OF age
Iie Is being tried before the county
Insanity board this afternoon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
8 o o o o o o o o o o Q o o o o {


State Superintendent f. D. Gamer
on is compiling an up 70 date book
let containing the school laws Of the
state which will be ready for distri-
button to the teaches and school Of
ficers within the next thirty DAYS. The
booklet will be indexed and annotat.
ed and will be of valuable assistance.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
RECEPTION TO Mr.. CLARK

Mr. and Mrs Galeu CROW 5ll
East Washington avenue. assisted BY
number Of ladies', gave a delightful
reception TO Congressman Champ
CLARK after the lecture al the Brooks
theatre last night A large number
Of friends called Mr. Crows father
and Mr.. Clark were old friends and
strong friendship exists between
Mr. Clark and General j G Iami
son
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
Randmen. Attentioni

The members Of the First Regiment
band. Oklahoma National Guard. will
meet at the city hall. IN blue uniform
Friday morning. October Goth. at s
a. M. sharp. for the purpose OF ae-
ecmpanying the Guthrie Commercial
club and Boosters association to
Joyle. Oklahoma. for the bridge car
nival.-A c. Garrison
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-27
No place Ike Guthrie

Guthrie sure has grown much In
the past SIX months" said w III.
Keeler, p7opfie'or Of the Elks barber
shop, who returned yesterday from q
six months tour through the North
west visiting points Ia Washington.
Oregon. wyoming and Oregon. Mr..
Keeler owns property In Midvale,
Idaho. but says he Just had 10 come
back to Guthrie tonlive. although he
mad intended To Hesile4 ia Mldvais
when he left bcre4a