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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-19

poses behind the bin recently drawn
by hat townIot outfit at Oklahoma
City-they have concluded to strike
she bill at the proper spotlight
where the place says mo
But the tremendous audacity OF
the metropolis outfit is worth men.
tioning 80 out in this state and
al once try 10 graft the public, right
before the election, too, shows their
plan for the future What would they
not do il victorious?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-19
y 49,
Erected by
Citizens of
Guthrie at Cost
of 100000.
Used by the
State. Free.
Why Spend
Millions for
Capital
Location at
This Time?
49, s.
vinita Says soak 'em Both
!1fipita rhioftaipl


There is a well defined and ~row-
ias belief among the people 1 this
state that the referendum vote o. ler-
cd 70. the eleventh of June is Had
y:sed and untimely The repeal of
the ninth article of the constitution is
IA railroad measure asked for by the
corporations and concerns them only
as the people are generally satisfied
with the workings of the present pro-
vision Of the constitution. The cap
ltai removal proposition ought not to
have been sprung at this juncture as
line enabling act located the capital
q; Guthrie for a definite time and that
time has not expired by three years.
The railroads are too eager to get
control of the state and Oklahoma
City is too ambitious to become the
state capital Tue people should
have been spared the expense of yot-
ing down these two propositions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-19

and tried the stiletto policy in the
rear.
The townlot grafters were never TO-
anyone or anything that did not give
them the big end Of the bargain
they are now for the boneyard' ard
Will reach there June IL, 1910.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-19

The Oklahoma City buccaneers, fol-
lowing their usual tactics. essayed to
break up the capitalization meeting
at Shawnee. Saturday But the at
tempt failed Resolutions were unani-
nlcusly ad0Dted showing up Beef
towns scheme cpA the bin steal PRO.
posed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-19

Spending s4,OO0.OoO to appease the
greed of few real estate agents will
rot be induiged in by the taxpayers
a. this time The scheme to haul the
state seat fof government from ore
Oklahoma City town site addition to
another until the boomers make a
fortune viii not appeal to oklaho-
ma taxpayers. That is, If they are
apprised Of the purpose of the s2hem.
ers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-19
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ENABLING ACT

9 Section 2-Iatter Part: @
9 'srhe capital OF said state. will g
o temporarily be at the City of G
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. changed therefrom previons to 9
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-19

and has The important aguo. A dose
ti liver pills might start him right;
q swift application Of public disap-
Droyal may effect a permanent cure.
There is no politics in this question.
The fact that AIr Alexander claims to
De spokesman for Democracy IS ludlc-
tous Democracy is older than real
estate sharks and too strong to be
roped by townlot gralters.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

produced in the United States. Along
the line are enormous mining districts
which produce the raw material Tor the
smelling plants. Under present condi-
tons these great industries Of the south
west, dependent as they are upon the
railroads for the delivery OF their fuel
are often seriously embarrassed because
OF the delay In transportation. and some
very severe losses have been known 10
occur because OF failure TO receive fuel
The pipe line will insure regularity of
iuei supply. The cost OF delivery OF oil
TO Arizona points will be cheaper Chean-
er fuel has for It's first result increa sed
activity Chcapening tho cost OF produc-
tion lis an encouragement to The dcveI-
onment OF new territory. And Arizona
thus equipped, and putting on the robe
OF statehood. expects to make rapid
strides In assuming It's position as an
equal state in the Union.
largo part OF the territory Is de-
voted 10 mining and smelling New cop
per country fs being developed In diff
ierent sections of the territory Along
the Colorado river. both in California and
Arizona on the Bill Williams river and
In the ella valley are extensive deyeI-
opmeDts. including the districts Of Raw
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

each OF the performers puts aside his
respective trade and endeavors to live
up to the role he is to act.
Anton Lang is tall and 1.-THE, and
bears an almost perfect resemblance to
the likenesses Of Christ, as represented
by the old masters. Sebastian Bauer is
the burgomaster Of the village. 20 He
studied law while working at the bench.
and is considered quite legal authority
in southern Bavaria He is beloved by
all Oberammergauers, and, owing TO his
genial disposition, has quite faculty Of
making friends among the tourists.
The costumes to be worn in the play,
which are exact reproductions from
copies made i'll Palestine, were made
by twenty women and girls in
Oberammergau. The material used is
usually costly.
AS to the play and its atmosphere, it
has been said that it is an atmosphere
that exists nowhere else, and that it is
the only sort of atmosphere in which
such theatrical production could be
preserved in all the sanctity and purity
of motives suggested by its traditions.
While at Oberammergau I obtained
the great privilege Of going behind the
scenes. There are twenty seven dress
ing rooms and sixteen property rooms.
The spear and shield hall contains
equipment for 3S7 supernumeraries.
had the pleasure of attending eighteen
productions of the Passion Play in
1900, and through the courtesy of my
friend, Joseph Mayr, I was permitted
behind the scenes at some performances,
Up. to that time / was the only out
slider to whom such a privilege had
ever been accorded
The villagers Of Oberammergau
speak German, and all are Roman Cath
olics. Since the first production of the
PASSION Play in 1854, a performance has
been given every ten years, up to and
including the year 1900, with three
exceptions Instead of producing the
Passion Play in 1854 it was given in
1850 in order that the dates Of the
production might fall within the initial
year of each decade. The invasion Of
the Austrian army in 1909 destroyed
part Of the village of Oberammergau,
and consequently the play was not
given until 1915. In 1870 the per
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

: will take the most direct route into Ari-
zona. and that Will be by paralleling the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads
wherever practica BILE. This win also be
matter of economy, as the railroads
will deliver the tons and tons of pipe
and the enormous boilers for pumping
stations right on the ground OF the line.
Route of Pipe Line
Starting a Maricopa. where the i'm
meuse Lakeview gusher is the latest SEN
sn ion, the pipe line will traverse the San
Joaquin valley toward the mountains and
then wind up the sides of the Teha cha
pal, creep down the sleeps on the other
side Of the range. and then make the
Journey across the Moiave desert. Bar
stow will be one of the points touched
by this route. Then in the course OF It's
progress into the heart OF Industrial Ari-
zona the line Will reach Bengal. Thence
II will run to Parker where branch
line will run TO kingman. From Parker
II will go to Prescott. where another
branch will carry the oil TO Jerome. The
main line will continue TO Phoenix
thence TO the power site OF the London
Arizona and Ball copper mines. where
another branch VIII run north sixty
miles 10 Globe. The main line Will con-
tinue TO Cananea. Mexico with stll other
branches running 10 Tucson. Tombstone.
Bisbee, Douglas, Benson. Clifton and Mo-
renci
At these smelling centers is produced
approximately 20 per cent Of the copper
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

formances were brought to an abrupt
close by the declaration Of war be.
tween Germany and France. After
peace was declared betwsen Germany
sumcd in 1871. OF the thirty perform
ers who enlisted and fought in the
German army, six never returned, four
were killed in battle, and two died in
the hospital. The play has been given
regularly in every decade since, name.
~, in 1880. 1890 and 1900. and will be
given during the present year, starting
with MAY II. and continuing every
Sunday, Wednesday and church holiday.
up to and including Sunday, Scptem~
Der 25 The word Oberammergau is
combination of three German words
ober means over, ammer is the name
Of the local river, and gan signifies a
valley in the highlands. Oberammer
guu is the upper of two villages; the
other village is known as Unteram-
mergau. The houses are plastered on
the exterior, and about third of
the residences have Biblical scenes
painted on the building.
The villagers are mostly wood-carv-
ers and farmers. They carve Madonnas
and crucifxes that are disposed Of
in all parts Of the world. They be-
come expert at this work by starting
in very young to learn the art of wood
'hi iue OF tuc )uDllt carving sCHOOI
Previous to 1900 the Passion Play
was given in an enclosure similar to
an American baseball park. There was
a high board fence, with entrances on
three sides of the enclosu.e The au-
dlence sat in the open air. There was
small roof in the rear of the audi
torium that sheltered small part Of
the audience, but most of the auditors
were exposed to the elements. 1t was
not until 1899 that they started to
erect the present Passion Paay theater
in Oberammergau. When it rains it
not only rains on the stage, but rains
on the performers as WELL That is
why every performer is provided with
several costumes. The performance is
never stopped for the rain. unless the
patter on the roof is so loud that it
browns the voice; then she perform
ance is postponed until the first clear
day. The immense audience of 1900
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

persons is seated with less trouble and
turmoil than an ordinary matinee audi
ence in America.
However,, YOU cannot really know the
Passion Play unless you live In Oberam-
mcrgau while 1T is going on and you
can never understand all Of it unless
you spend at least one "oT year.
among these very wonderful peasants.
You watch these people go through
the intricate, complex parts of their
drama, and you marvel. Where have
they learned their stagecraft7 Whence
comes their ease? There are no
anachronisms. The mob is a mob, and
each performer. down to the small
est, plays his or her part calmly and
naturally. How do they 60 itl IT is
in the air Of Oberammergau. Half
the village takes part in every pro-
duction. The whole village talks and
analyses the play from the moment they
begin to speak It has done SO for
centuries, it has become bred in their
blood and bones.
The Passion Play is great example
of the inherited dramatic sense. fos-
tered by generations Of proficiency.
During it one and all fall naturally into
roles about which they have been think
ing and studying all their lives. Even
the babes in Oberammergau can lisp
lines of the drama.
w hen the play ls' on tne Wnole toWn
slips on the habits and thought of the
old people Of Jerusalem. Just as they
slip on the costumes. Then they act
the thing they feel, That is all there
is to it. And that is why no two Pas
sion Plays are ever quite the same
any more than the bit of wood-carving
that Andreas Lang, the Peter, makes
is quite the same as any other piece
his knife cut, or the tiles OF Anton
Lang, the Christus, are in one pattern.
There is the personal element of con-
viction of full entrance into a character,
and the instructive knowledge that
nothing can ever he twice quite the
same unless Sent and dried.'
That is the reason why, outside Of
the interest of the story the Passion
Play tells, it is ever new, and will be
as long as the Oberammergau peas
ants who take up these great mantles
retain their simplicity.
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I features of the modern advertising
connected with it-no press agent, bill
poster or printing, whatever.
The largest remuneration is paid to
Anton Lang, whose part is that of
Christus. He receives Sc for each per.
formanco. Three hundred persons re.
ceive about "a cents for a performance
that lasts eight hours in all kins of
weather, simply as reimbursement for
loss in their vocation, while rehearsing
or performing in the play. Every play
day the town feeds and shelters three
| times its own population, and extortion
is wholly unknown.
On account of the immense attend
ance III 1900 the committee were com
PEELED to give twenty extra perform
ances This year indications point to
the largest attendance in the history of
the sacred drama, and. although thirty
performances arc scheduled, it Is be-
| lieved by those competent to Judge that
double that number of performances will
be given. A new theater was built in
1900, costing 100000, and new scenery,
costumes and musical instruments cost
! $4,000. The gross receipts amounted to
S257 900, with net profit of S57 1000.
The profits are used for the school, road,
bridge and river funds
Oberammergau is situated in the
midst of a country Of surprisingly beau
tIful scenery. On one of the most at,
tractive routes to the town is the Ettal
monastry, founded in 1880 by the Ger
man emperor, Ludwig "the Bavarian. -
Its abbots were feudal lords over Am
mergau, and the monks exercised a
laroe influence over the villagers. Enter
ing Ammergau from Ettal, the curious
peak of the Kofel, surmounted by q
large cross, appears to guard the village,
and the immense marble crucifix erected
by the late king of Bavaria in re.
membrance of the 1871 play is promi-
nent object.
The chief occupation OF the Oberam.
mergau villagers is wood carving and
farming. there being school Of design
there. The three men who have repre-
sented the Christus since 1850, except
Anton Lang, stove builder, have all
heen wood carvers, chiefly of crpsi6xes
and similar religious designs. cshe vii
lage church ceremonial is of an un-
usually impressive character, and is also
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

Columbian Magazine for May
most interesting article by
Ellsworth on EOberammergau,
nle and Their Passion Play,
lis story the following is taken
,,nmereau is forty-thrce miles
80 of Munich and scarcely two
and forty-three miles, as the
Is. across the Austrian Tyrol to
1t is so situated, moreover, that
ht a short journey of n dozen
rom Bremen, Hamburg and Rot
II An easy motor ride brings one
mich to Oberammergau, but the
AZ the Passion Play commences
N in the morning encourages
he most enthusiastic motorist
the trip after an early break
q late supper. Aeronauts are
be outdono in the matter of
rtation TO this mecca of repre-
'es of all nations. and the first
line in regular operation will
ID (thcy say) between Munich
srammergau this summer, with q
rip fare of $175 per capita. One
ke the rumor for what it is
but it does seem a bit incon-
when one thinks of going TO the
PLAY VIA an airship.
late of the performances for the
year are May l6, % and 90;
i12, 10, "a, 26 and %, July 3,
20, "a, 27 and 81; August 3, Z,
f17, 81, "a, % and 81 and Sep
y, 8, IL, IS and 25.
,cial performance is to be given
day May II, a dress rehearsal
y press representatives, of all
Y as the guests of the village. the
public not to be admitted at
me. The performance starts at
H. and ends at 6 p. m., with
rnission from II m. to 2 D. IN.
lete performance is given in one
are being IS acts and % tableaux.
IRE 80 speaking parts; us per
I of whom 200 are women and
l. Oberammergauers only par
ng. The play has none of the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

the Chinese troops have again been cut
By native mobs.
King Albert formally opened the Bel
Eian exposition Saturday. Others OF the
royalty present were Queen Elizabeth, the
Count OF Landers and Prince Clementine.
In Havana. General EvarIsto Estenoz,
the negro leader. and four other negroes.
were arrested charged with having held
meeting In the suburbs of this city
without first securing police license.
Bullion amounting 10 s100. 900 was with
drawn from the Bank OF England Satur-
day for shipment to South Africa.
The Prusslan diet will be placed under
police surveillance IL the decision OF the
rules committee Is adopted by the house.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24
Lakeview Gusher-so,0oO Bar
rels Of Oil Daily.

nit Is an 1900 mile pipe line, on
work has already begun, from the
y fields down through Arizona
N Hico.
3, these many years the Stand
people have practically had all
1lr California oil interests in their
I'D this project comes as the be-
y, OF the end of IT, Hereafter the
% Ollfields company. the Ameri-
Z foleum company, Union OIL com
lidwey Union Oil company, Con-
s-n Midway OIL company and a
y OF smaller concerns in the vi
I'm Bakersfield, Cal, will market
nDy As per cent OF their output
The California Arizona Pipe Line
y, as they have named their cor
The rest OF their product can
psed Of at home. Within two
the history OF pipe lines be re-
The profits of the undertaking
ve been sufficient TO cover the
, st OF the line. a matter OF $4,000. =
6iddition TO paying interest on the
gtent and balancing the deprecia-
mas a bearing on the develop
ARIZONA, soon 10 be "A state. The
lzoha metallurgical plants Will re-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24
AA/AN Tolerate
VILE Blood TaintS !?

1t isn't necessary Why not forever
rid yourself OF those pimples, eruptions,
copper -colored spots. bone pains. etc.
etc? These are but the storm signals
and are the first stage OF that king OF
all diseases, Blood Poison. Browns Blood
Treatment will forever eradicate every
trace OF poison from the system, -
per bottle; lasts one month. Send to
DIR Brown a35 Arch St, Philadelphia.
or get it In Salt Lake at all scHRAMM-
JOHNSON drug stores.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24
Map of California Arizona Pipe Line

OF independent producers 10 successfully
compete with the Standard OIL company
At present 800, 900 barrels OF oil from
California are finding market in Art
Zona every month This pipe line will
increase the Arizona consumption OF CAL
ifornia petroleum by at least 500. 900
making a total movement of nearly 900. :
COO barrels month TO the neighboring
and rapidly growing territory and TO So
nora. Mexico,
From the Maricopa field the clght-inch
continuous stream of black petroleum
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

of the play. His daughter takes the
part of Mary for the first time this
year. Alfred Bierling, locksmitb, is
John; William Rutz, baker, is a rabbi;
Sebastian Bauer, wood carver, is
Pontius Pilatus; Jacob Rutz, q black
smith, is leader of the chorus. This year
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

October 70, 1909 the committee at
tended special service in the village
church. when they appointed the cast
for this summer, which will be almost
entirely different from that Of 1900.
Anton Lang, as before, will be Christns,
Johann Twink will he Judas, and Sc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24
Told by Gable

The foreign office Of Great Britain has
announced a telegram from the British
consul general at Changsha dated last
night, which says that organized bands
of natives have resumed rioting IN the
neighborhood OF the capital.
Throughout Changsha. China. flaming
posters declare the former governor
and all foreigners will be killed The tel
egraph wires from that point TO Changto
and Ping Shiang which were restored by
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24
Oberammergau--It People and Their Passion Play

an incentive to the actors in their dra-
matte display on the Passion stage.
One year preceding the play year the
villagers, by common vote, elect nine
teen villagers, who, with the village
priest and burgomaster, form the Pas"
sion Play committee Of twenty one, who
have full power to select the cast and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

potter and maker of ovens. His
predecessor was the Rev. Joseph Mayr,
wood carver Ludwig Lang. manager
and director Of the play, is also director
Of the school Of wood carving.
Andreas Lang, also wood carver,
takes the part Of Peter. Josef Ewing,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24
Pipe Line From Oil
Field Will Develop Arizona and Mexico

be time in its history the Standard
lpany has been caught mapping.
slept a number Of Independent
lH companies in the San Joaquin
rot together for big talk. and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

London Arizona. Ball, Miami and Inspi-
ration. These are only few OF the
many scenes OF industry that Will be
benefited by the new pipe line. which
means much to the indust rial develop
ment OF the great southwest.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

ceive fuel at a much reduced cost at
the same time that one OF the largest
projects thus far conceived In the course
OF the development of the oil Industry In
California is demonstrating the ability
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24
About People

United Sattes Senator John w. Dan
lei, who has been seriously Ill with par
alysis for more than month left Day
tona Fla. Saturday. for his home at
Lynchburg, Va.
Hetty Green is planning, ii is said, TO
retire from active business, She is now
"a years old ana docs not wish 70 take
an active part in the business world any
longer.
The condition Of Senator McCumber OF
North Dakota Is reported as improved.
Word comes from Bombay. India. of
the death there OF John w. Good chief
stockholders In the Deere Manufacturing
company OF Moline. III. He was touring
the east with his family.
In Indianapolis. Saturday. IL was
learned that William j, Bryan had writ :
ten Governor Thomas r. Marshall indors-
Ing the governors efforts TO have the
Democratic state convention next week
propose a candidate for the United States
senate,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

OFFICE OF THE CONSTRUCTING
April 23, 1910. Sealed proposals. In tripli-
cate. will be received at this office until
10 a, M. May y. 1910 and then opened
for the construction OF one single set
hospital corps eergeants quarters with
plumbing. heating, electric wiring and
fixtures. complete, at Fort Douglas, Utah,
Plans, specifications, blank proposals,
etc, may, be seen in this office, Certi-
fled check for IS to cover the safe re-
turn OF all papers must be furnished
The United States reserves the right to
accept or reject any and all bids, En-
veopes containing proposals should be
addressed TO Kenneth p. Williams, ~ O.
NJ, Constructing Quartcrmaster, Fort
Douglas, Utah, h3l66