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The Columbus journal., 1909-12-08
BANKS TIRE OF GUARANTY
LAW.

Enid, Okla, Nov. 21.-The Enid
State Guaranty Bank Of this city has
surrendered its state charter, and
Monday will open a. the First Nation.
al Bank of Enid, its name before May
l last, when after . struggle with the
state officers it was compelled to COM
ply with the guaranty law.
Immediately after the recent failure
of the Columbia Bank and Trust Com.
pany of Oklahoma City the State
Guaranty Banks officers decided they
would take no further chances on the
guaranty law and applied for . nation
al charter.
The delay in granting the applica-
ton was the result of fifty other state
guaranty banks applying for national
charters, all of which had to be ex.
amined.
An application has been made for q
national charter for . bank here to be
known as the American National.
None of the four other banks here
will admit they have made this move.
The day after the failure of the
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
was announced, It was loudly pro-
claimed by the democratic press that
all depositors would be paid in full
within a week. Time went BY. The
depositors were clamorous. No one
appeared to make good. Finally the
statement was issued that what is
known As the guaranty fund supposed
to be on deposit somewhere in the
state and under state control, would
not be available until statement
from the receiver of the defanct insti-
tuition was received, giving the exact
amount of the assets and liabilities,
then the depositors would receive their
money in full. It has since been
learned that the amount Of money in
the guaranty fund WAS not sufficient
to pay the depositors, and additional
assessments were levied on all state
banks. Many of the banks refused to
contribute the amount levied against
them, and if the depositors have eyer
been settled with in full the fact has
MT kon,> ,,n,:EoI
The truth of the matter is, the %.
called bank guaranty law Of Oklahoma
is failure. The idea Of taxing . man
to make up . loss occssioned BY the
fenzied fnanciering Of another man,
or setofm men, Is wrong in principle and
not morally right. The enactment of
the guaranty law in Oklahoma placed
every bank in the state on the same
footing ss to safety, and resulted in the
Of the state banks BY men
incapable of conducting . banking
business with due regard for the safety
of the money placed in their vaults BY |
depositors. Il it to be wondered 1t |
then, that state banks are recognizing |
and making applications for national |
cbartersf It is stated that within .
year there will not be to exceed .
dozen state banks in Oklahoma. :
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-08

Has Little Giant" Thompson been
cast into the political garbage dump?
You don't hear his name mentioned in
connection with any political Office of
importance. Bryan, Shallenberger
and Dahlman appear to be the only
available democratic timber for polit-
ical honors.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-08
Calling Burkett names will not elect
q democrat to succeed him.

Has the reform movement made the
price Of butter and eggs any cheaper?
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-08

! DIAMOND
b SUNK AT SEA
Australian. Soon after the slopement
Lord Francis became heavily involved
financially and sold the famous dia-
mond for $16s. 600.
Rasaing from Lord Francis Hope to
an Engliah broker named Well, the
diamond was sold to Simon Frankei,
head Of firm of New York jewelers.,
and was credited with causing the fin.
ancial difficulties into with Frankei
soon alterward fell. n 1908 Frankei
sold it for $500, 900 to Jacques Colot,
. Paris broker, and soon afterward he
again became prosperous. The dia.
mond, 6elim Habib said in Paris on
the occasion Of his Offering this and .
number Of gems for sale last summer,
had been bought BY him at the Frankei
sale. Other stories, however, have
found their way into print.
According to these stories, the Hope
diamond WAS sold last summer to q
Russian prince, Ivan Kanitovski, who
loaned it to . pretty dancer named
Lorens Ladue. The dancer is said to
have had . jealous lover who shot her
from . box when she appeared on the
stage wearing the diamond. Then, it
i aid, the prince recovered his pro-
perty, but two days later he was stab
bed to death by revolutionist. From
Paris the gem is said to have gone to
G nstantinople, where it was bought
BY Sultan Abdul Hamid and . weird
tale says that it reposed on the breast
Of the sultan's favorite, Zubaybs,
when she was shot down by the sultan
in bis last moments Of fear and rage
when he was captured by the young
Turks. These stories may or may not
be true, something of color is lent to
them BY the fact that the last possessor
Of the diamond, Selim Habib, was q
Turk and had . father living in Con-
'eantinople. in which city the young
Babib passed much Of his time.
At the auction of Selim Habib's
collections Of precious stones, last sum.
mer, the Hope diamond is said to have
brought only $4,000. Habib is be.
lieved to have had the diamond on his
person when drowned few days ago,
md probably was on his way, dis
patches say, to deliver the diamond to
ts purchaser
Compared with other famous dia-
nonds, the Hope stone was not extra
ordinarily large; in weight it was sur
passed by the Kohinoor, 1O6 carats;
he Orloff 1914 carats, and the Regent,
1864 carats, and several other stones.
L was, however, of extraordinary size
or . blue diamond, and was consider.
ID superb in every way. The blue
it may be explained, is a
tone tinged with blue; many dia-
nonds are thus tinged, with different
,olors, among the colors being pink,
ed, orange, yellow, green, brown and
lack. Estimates of the value of the |
Hope diamond varied greatly and it is |
aid to be probable that in a market |
where quick sale was not essential it
would have brought much more than
he CSC, 900 said to have been paid for
at the Habib sale. Experts con-
idered it worth at least 100000
chicago Record. Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-08

The Lincoln Star is alluded to as q
republican paper by democratic
organs. Possibly it is, but it talks
like Q democrat.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
Burning Films Cause Explosion.

Pittsburg, PA terrific explosion
occurred in the offices of the Column
bian Film Exchange in the Ferguson
building in the heart OF the down
town district. From SO to rs persona
were injured, many of them seriously,
and the monetary damage Is estimat'
ed at 100000 or more.
At first 1t was believed that seven
employees of the film company had
lost their lives, but this proved un'
true.
A score Of the injured were taken
to hospitals.
A majority Of them were burned,
while the others sustained fractures
of the limbs
The force OF the explosion was 90
great that the south wall of the Fer
guson building, on Third avenue, was
blown out. The remaining walls were
badly damaged and the building In
spector ordered them RACED. Windows
for square on either side of the OK
plosion we're broken and number Of
pedestrians on Fourth avenue were
cut by falling glass.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
illinois Towns Shaken.

Decatur, Tll.-Two earthquake
shocks were felt here, but no dam.
age was done. All towns as far south
as Vandalia felt the disturbance.
Cairo, Ill.-An earthquake was felt
here at 3:44 o'clock in the morning.
The vibrations were from south
southwest to north-northwest. No
material damage resulted.
Peoria, Ill.-Residents on the bluffs
and central portion of the city were
awakened at about o'clock In the
morning by the general earthquake
which came from the southeast. No
damage was done.
Cleveland, O.-Earth vibrations
lasting for one minute were recorded
at 3:46 o'clock In the morning at st.
Ignatius observatory. At the college
It was said that the movement was
from north to south and at distan ~
OF between 300 and 400 miles. The
shock was not considered severe.
Louisville, Ky.-Dispatches from
Paducah, Henderson, Greensboro.
Hopkinsville and Mayfield report a
very perceptible shocks over the
western section of Kentucky. but no
damage was done.
The quake was felt in Louisville
and many people In the southern Sec
ton Of the city were awakened.
Evansville, Ind.-An earthquake at
3:45 in the morning shook Evansville.
Houses rocked and creaked and PIC.
lures on the walls swayed. Many
people were awakened. A rumbling
noise accompanied the disturbance.
movement seemed to be from south
east to northwest.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
INDIANA, ILLINOIS AND MlssoU.
ri ARE GIVEN SLIGHT SHOCK
MANY TOWNS feel THE TREMBLE
A Settling Of the Earth's Crust Il
Thought to DO the Cause--lnstru.
ments at Washington Did not
Record the Disturbance. 4

st. Louis, Mo.-A slight earthquake
which was felt in Southeastern Mis-.
souri, and in Southern and Central H.
linois and Indiana occurred early yes
terday. In st. Louis the tremor came
at 3:47 o'clock. So far as has been
learned little or no damage resulted.
The general direction of the shock
was west to east and it was felt more
clearly in the thinly settled districts.
Villages west Of st. Louis reported
the destruction of few chimneys,
and In the west end Of this city, the
residence district, many sleepers were
awakened. The quake was scarcely
in evidence in the down town dis
tricts, only few Of the many guests
In the larger hotels being disturbed.
Reports Of the phenomenon were
received from all stations on the Mo-
bile and Ohio railway as far south as
Cairo, III, In Decatur, Nation and
other towns In Central Illinois there
were shocks at practically the same
time.
A settling Of the earth's crust with
the seat of the disturbance many miles
distant, is the generally accepted
cause of the quake. The possibilities
of renewal of the shocks are mega
tive by local scientists.
Reports from Cape Girardeau, Mo-,
south Of here, are that five shocks
were felt in that region. Two of
them, very slight, came at II o'clock
at night, and the other three just be.
fore dawn. The first of the latter
series was the heaviest. The quake
was reported as far west as Jeffer-
son City.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30

A good roads convention has been
called by Gov. Hadley to meet In
Sedalia October 6.
Forty cases Of infantue paralysis
with 10 deaths In Norton and Decatur
counties. Kansas has caused the state
board Of health to send expert bacti-
riobgists from the state University
Medical school to the locality to at
empt to learn the cause.
Salina, Kan, Is to vote on the prop
osition for the city to buy the water
works plant.
The twelfth annual convention Of
the League of Iowa Municipalities was
held at Fort Dodge.
Eight inches of rain fell at SIAM
ford, Neb., in a limited time and food
ed the business streets to depth Of
three feet.
During the last fiscal year 573,551
more aliens arrived in this country
than deported During the previous
year the number was 2O9,S67. -
Judge Campbell of McAlester, Ok,
has granted temporary Injunction
preventing Gov. Haskell from inter-
fering with the construction Of pipe
lines to convey gas out Of the state.
Commander Peary announces that
he will accept no invitations to public
receptions until the controversy re-
specting the discovery of the North
Pole has been settled by competent
authority.
The Mississippi Valley Transporta-
ton company has been chartered by
st. Louis parties in Delaware and will
engage in transporting freight on the
Mississippi river.
The second annual national good
roads convention was held at Cleve-
land, o., and was attended by 500 dele.
gates.
The commission OF the Methodist
Episcopal church which Is raising
100000 to extend missionary work In
Africa announced that $4,000 has
been raised.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
PERSONAL

|
o. Miller a st. Louis musician was
elected president of the Missouri State
Federation of Labor at the conven-
tion at Joplin.
The trial OF H. Clay Pierce In Texas
for perjury has been continued to No
vember 20 on statement of his at
torney that to bring him to trial at
this time may mean his death.
The body Of Gov. Johnson was taken
from st. Paul to st. Peter In a special
train and buried in Green Hill GENE.
terry.
Robert Hoe aged 70 years, head OF
R. Hoe & Co., printing press manu-
facturers of New York and London,
died at London after short illness.
President Taft assisted at the for.
NAL opening Of the great tunnel which
will turn the waters of the Gunnison
river through tunnel six miles long
driven through the mountain and per-
NIT 1t to be used to irrigate the firtle
Uncompahgre valley. The cost Of the
project when completed will be So
100000.
Gov. John A. Johnson OF Minnesota
died at Rochester, Mimi, following an
operation. The mayor proclaimed
day of public mourning and all bust.
ness was suspended. All along the
route to st. Paul the flags were at half
mast. The body OF the governor was
placed in the rotunda of the capitol
where 1t lay in state guarded by mem.
bers of the national guard.
L. R. CLAWS late chief of the Seattle
division Of the United States land of.
flee has written a letter to President
Taft in which he says he will publish
the evidence In his possession showing
the attempt to secure the Alaska coal
lands.
John Brown the city marshal OF
Rushville, Mo-, shot and killed an I'm.
identified man who he discovered rob.
bling store.
James Mabray and "a others were
indicted at Council Bluffs, Ia, on the
charge of using the mails to defraud.
Another Yale man, Lee McClung
treasurer of Yale University has been
appointed treasurer of the United
| States
Glenn Curtiss will attempt to make
fight across the bay and around the
statute Of liberty at New York.
The first of the serial account Of his
hunting trip In Africa written by ex.
President Roosevelt will appear in the
October number Of Scribner's Maya
zine.
F. X. Lane Of the Interstate Com
merce commission who has Just re-
turned from Europe states that hun
dreds Of millions of dollars await in
yestment In American railroads when
the foreign investors can be assured
of federal regulation.
Alvin H. Sanders, OF Chicago, has
announced his acceptance Of Presi.
dent Taft's invitation to membership
on the board Of tariff commissioners.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
Foreiun Affairs.

The International Aeronautic con.
gress held at Nancy, France, declared
in favor of international aviation rules
similar to those applied to sea travel.
Four million Cigars were part of
the cargo of the Siberia when 1t left
Manila for San Francisco.
Torential rains have caused the
loss of 100 lives and the destruction
Of 500 houses at HONS, a town in
Northern Syria.
More than ten lives were lost and
property worth over 100000 was de-
stroyed in the cyclone which recently
swept over the province of Pinar Del
Rio, Cuba.
The National Red Cross has issued
an appeal to all its branches In the
United States to procure food and
clothing for the benefit Of the food
sufferers in Mexico.
1t is officially announced that the
Spanish troops at Melilla have COM
menced their advance against the
Moors.
The foreign board has drawn up a
protest to the powers against the &C
tion Of Spain in the Riff territory
claiming this to be breach Of the
Algeciras agreement.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
How the
ArInadillO
Happened
to Come
Here
By COL. W. W. PUTNAM

the old Mexican legend the amado sent direct to the
prayers of the deout people who long resided part Of Mexico
which badly infested with snakes The inhabitants
bseechd the Almighty for relief that suddenly all the epents seemed
have vanished from the EARTH In going about the region
badly plagued the natives could find possum but instead
animal that seemed be except that his back she'll T
his amor which brought immunity from the bite Of snake and
enceorh the armado began make unreenng warfare all poi
reptiles He still true to his reputation and wherever found
the job of snakekng, he centuries ago in Old Mexico
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30

riot and the constable IS Their most frequent vlstor
even the little children being quarrelsome The staple
article of diet here is some intoxicant.
Just one block away members Of these same fami-
lies-brothers, sisters and daughters in peace
and quiet in block having good drainage and fair
plumbing. 1t certainly would seem that moldy wall
paper and moldy morals go hand in hand, and
that an undermined house foundation sooner or later
ersults in an undermined home foundation.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30

I don't suppose that there are many
of them left, but in the old days, when l
lived in western Texas, the armadillo was
one Of the commonest animals of the
plains. Civilization, no doubt, has caused
his disappearance, just as it has extin-
guished many species that used to be like
the sands of the seashore. ....-
The armadillo is funny-looking little
creature that looks for all the world like
an opossum with shell on his back. How
did he come by that shell, which is also 0
shield or piece Of protective armor? In
the prettiest way imaginable. According
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
Government. to Aid Storm Victims.

New Orleans, Lathe work OF re-
lief Of storm sufferers in Terrebonne
parish, Louisiana, now being vigor-
ously pushed by the state Of Louisi,'
ana and citizens generally, received a
further impetus when the federal
government promised its support in
rendering aid. Colonel s. N. Foote, In
command Of Jackson Barracks. left
New Orleans for a personal visit to
the stricken section. Colonel Foote
will report the results Of the investi.
cation to the war department at
Washington.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30

Not long ago was travelling in the
southwest and was greatly attracted by Ed
wards county, in that wild and remote
region of western Texas, not far from the
Mexican border.
1t is singularly beautiful table land,
1000 feet above sea level and very sparsely
inhabited. The rich prairie lands are still
the open pastures Of thousands of cattle,
horses and sheep, for the man with the hoe
has hardly begun to invade that section. !
was at a ranch where saw 1000 goats in
one ftck, and it was very pretty sight.
The climate is delightful, for while thu.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30

drainage being lower level than the surrounding ground
Three here had spent least three months Of the hosp
tails and crippled by rheumatism be completely incapacd
for work. The of the block dry and the people compare
lively healthy.
In this district the financial depression has been severely felt
all the work for the concern, which employs $4,000 men
during normal but which has kept but 1000 during the last
With the $4,000 out Of work. all living in close proximity
another the inevitable result continual unrest despair and the
panying quars i'll feelings and tempers But it most noticeable
that the families living the heafu wholesome houses making
brave effort weather the storm cheerfun and denc
In block containing 46 families three had committed sui
eide within month These lived the three worst houses where
flooded the cellars and the walls moy from dampnes An
other block the district damp that paper will cling TO
the walls and the plaster falls without warning to the destruction Of
house. limbs and peace The inhabitants here constant state of
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30

I was much impressed, writes MAUD
Howe, in Harpers Bazaar, by what the
head of large and prosperous bourgeois
French family said to an American friend !:
During the day we are all busy with our
various avocations. The evenings are de.
voted to more serious things-reading, mu
sic, conversation, society" This is surely
the normal point Of view of civilized man
living in civilized society.
In Italy, where social life, as in France,
is taken somewhat more seriously thar
with us, it is usual for the women promi-
nent in society to receive in the evening
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
Where
The
Cow Man
Is King
By PROF. J. L. MONROE

beats down with fierce heat during the months the air
dry that there little suffering and the nights always COOL The
county seat small place named Rock Springs 80 miles from any
railroad and the stage brings Uncle Sans mail to couple Of hundred
stawa who live in true frontier STYLE Lands still e
chep$S SIS acebut they too fertile and productive stay
at that figure long,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30

The spiritualistic medium finds no
hidden treasure except In the pockets
of the credulous living.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
The Style

The Style.
my! but the old lady from Holland
is mad! Somebody ought to tell her
1t is not considered the thing to show
such emotion In public"
why, she is just in the STYLE"
I'm the style?"
Certainly. She is merely showing
off her Dutch choler."
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30

DR.. Pieree's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invig.
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated,
tiny granules. Easy to take MS candy,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
Normal
Point of
Civilized
Society
By MAUDE HOWE

One evening week omeme wo few every evening" Sc
apart for receiving the friends and abues Of the house. In Rome weri
society cyzed where the social game better played than
any community know Of the great houses open
On every evening Of the week.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30

Lewis Single Binder givesthe smoker what
he wants, rich, mellow-tasting cigar.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30

The true Christian does a great
many things he does not have to do.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
NO FRIENDS.

Cashier-You'll have to bring some
one to identify you before we can
cash this check. Got any friends In
the town?
Stranger--Not one. I'm the tax col.
lectOr.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30
Sanitary
Plumbing
Its Effect
on Health
and Morals
By G. WELLESLEY BRABBIT

URlNG recent housing investigation in one of the eastern
cities several facts brought to light that never can be
shown by figures and tables The most striking fact dcov-
cred the dsgaceul condition Of the plumbing and an
ay arrangements Of the streets and houses surface drain
age being not at all unusual in the districts bordering
business and fine residence sections The effect Of damp
and reekng houses the health temper and morals of the
inmates can never be over-emphasized
One small block was found where at end surface
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-09-30

The people who don't want to stay
little must read big books.