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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07
HOW SALARY FUND IS GUTT[D|
Guthrie, Okla, Oct. rs, 1910.
To the Tax Payers Of Logan County:

W tUU idA TdyCTo W LU9uI NouHAJs
Through the columns OF The Leader
! wish to call your attention to the fact
OF few irregularities existing in the
county offices, to-wit:
LIST. Mr.. Tax Payer under the Ses
sion Laws OF 1906 regulating salaries
for the different county officers II
regulates the salaries of county Off
GERS on the basis OF population.
The population OF the County OF
Logan OF 1907, Federal Census, Bulle-
tin No. SO, 1t gives the population OF
Logan county 30.711.
The census population as taken by
the assessors for 1908 In Logan county
was slight decrease of the Federal
census. The county commissioners of
your county, Mr.. Tax Payer, declared
This census by assessors incorrect and
threw it out and are allowing salaries
on the salary fund on the basis OF
10000 population.
Under the Session Laws of 1905 the
law allows the county clerk $l,6OO.OO
salary and a deputy, $S0O.00, and in
addition to that 1t allows $4,000 for
making up the tax roll whicn makes
a total of s2,700.0O.
Mr.. Tax Payer, at a meeting OF the
ocnuty commissioners in January they
allowed the county clerk $600.O0 for
making up tax roll and also $4,000 to
the deputy county clerk for work on
old books. They are allowing salaries
on basis of 10000 population. Where
did they get that population.
Mr.. Tax Payer you are paying the
probate judge $4,000 per year more
than what is due him on a true basis.
Mr.. Tax Payer you are paying TO .
thousand dollars year to county Of
ficials more than the law allows.
What are you going TO do about It?
You turned down couple OF good
men in the nomination and election
for county clerk and went to the dog
kennels and picked up couple and
have them in the clerks office. You
do not need to take my word; just let
your EllHuS uIlll DdCh w ehC S"'AS
days of Guthrie and Logan county and
all the old settlers will know what you
Dave got. do not want to make any
direct charges in the previous years.
II is not necessary. The county judge
can not entertain any case against
these officials Why? Because 1t
would affect his salary The county
treasurer can not turn these warrants
down that come to him for payment
Why? Because the commissioners al
lowed the bills and the clerk drew war
rants for same aud he dare not say
anything. Why? Because he would
get his head chopped off by the ring.
Mr.. Tax Payer, what are you going
TO do about all of these Irregularities
Are you still going to let them con-
tinue on, are you going to get up a
petition to the county attorney asking
him to bring action in court against
these officials and get this proposition
down on a true basis? And are you
going to elect block heads for county
commissioners to be tool for such
men as are in the county clerks
office? Respectfully.
II. BERT A. RAY.
Tax Payer of Logan County
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07
LEWIS, o'NeIL, MURPHY


Lewis, O'Neil and Murphy, These
are the Democratic candidates fos
the board of county commissioners
who will displace Oberholzers lay
out, If the taxpayers of Logan county
desire their taxes lowered. Your
taxes are too high. You can ascer-
tain that evident fact by examining
your tax receipts. Pawnee county is
as large as Logan. yet Pawnee's
Democratic board of commissioners
need only $4,000 to run the county.
while the Logan county board needs
100000 and yells for more. Why Is
so much money needed in Logan.
There's leak, If not rake-off some.
where. Why not have change in
the county board and locate this
leak"
Who are the men named to succeed
Oberholzer's board? Lewis is a pio-
neer citizen. He is a staunch up
right business man, taxpayer who
believes In honesty in public as well
as in private life. O'Neil and Muir
ply are the same kind of men.
o Neil has lived in Logan county 90
years. He is aggressive and square.
Murphy is also a pioneer. He came
to Logan county at the opening He
is fully conversant with Logan coun-
ty needs. lie knows personally of
the outrageous taxation heaped upon
Logan county people. Mr.. Murphy's
opponent is Favors. the darkey. MUIR
ply has hard race, but providing
the taxpayers OF his district do their
duty he will win hands down.
Logan county's taxation must be
lowered and the stain Of negro official.
ism must be removed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07
CUT OUT THE llRKEY

Jim Murphy, Democratic candidate
for commissioners in the Second dis
trlct, against the negro Fayors. has
lived IN Oklahoma twenty years. He
owns a farm, is level headed bust.
ness man and believes in honesty and
economy in county affairs. Now that
the purchaseable negro vote said a
Republican living east of town, "is de-
barred from the ballot, we ought to
have a white commissioner this time.
Fayors is bad man; selfish and avari-
cious. In Murphy we have splendid
citizen. One for whom every white
man OF the Second district can vote"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07
Giuing Bad Adoice to Negroes

The Republican machine candidates
are fixing to have lot Of colored
voters sent to the penitentiary. The
grandfather law governs in this cleo
tion, The federal court ruled that 1t
had no jurisdiction. That settles it..
An affidavit that negro is quail
fled voter is not sufficient. He must
be able to read and write sections Of
the constitution. He must comply
absolutely with the grandfather law.
If he is challenged and makes aIiidav-
II that he Is qualified voter, and
then fails to comply with the grand
father law. by not knowing how to
read and write sections of the con-
stitution, he is then guilty of false
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07

swearing, and subject to immediate
arrest by election precinct officers.
The penalty is: Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for not more than three
years.
And the candidates urging negroes
to vote are liable to a like punish
ment. The statutes are very pointed
and plain on this matter.
The negroes will do well to heed
the advice OF President Page, OF
Langston, and Prof. S. Douglas Rus
sell, of Taft, both educated colored
men, who advise colored nten, TO
avoid trouble, by not presenting
themselves at the polls at all
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07
TWO JlMs AND JOHN D'AEIL

Not one degrogatory word can be
spoken against Jim Lewis. candidate
Tor commissioner He Is a good busl.
ness man thoroughly capable and
honest He knows the needs cf Lo-
gan county. ne knows the failings OF
the present county board, and IL
elected will certainly give the, county
d busine i. and not a juggling, admin.
istraflon. with the two Jime- Muir
ply and Lewis--and John 0'Nel on
the county board, taxpayers OF Lo-
van will he assured of sadIare deal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07
RITzHAuPT.

How blest is he who ne'er consents
TO be a party tool
Or thinks by praising of himself
The people for to TOOL.
II matters not II candidates
Sell plows or bread and cakes
SO long as he is honest,
And not chronic fake
Bill Ritzhaupt is an honest man
Whose word is good as gold;
He VIII not seek for his natural life
An office for 10 hold
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07

Each of the above arose once TO
move to adionrn These three mo-
tions cost the taxpayers OF Logan
county exactly s7OSS0.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07
]. J. o'RoURKE.

chamberlain's stomach and Liver
Tablets do not sicken or grippe, anu
NAV be taken with perfect saiess e.
by the most delicate woman .,',s sns
youngest child. The ODD ana assb,s ssb,s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07
RECORD MOST SUBLIME

Here is the record of the Logan
county members of the Oklahoma leg
islature at the special session of ff-
ty-nine days. The record Is short
and sweet. It is taken from the of
fetal journal:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07
$4,000 FOR SEPARATE SCHOOLS

In a speech to negroes at Bear
Creek, Humphrey said: I'VE have
spent $4,000 In three years for
school for you people" How's that
for high?
tsl
The grandfather law cannot be vio-
lated. A violation means the throw.
ing out OF the vote If the precinct.
Judge Lawrence is telling the vot-
ers that II elected superior judge the
work of the court will not be hard
as Judge Huston has promised to
help him. Good argument. that.
Elect Sandlin and have man who
will be on the job all the time.
The Logan county committee met
this AFTERNOON. Every member was
r,.aonnf
Jim Lewis. j. D. Murphy and John
O'Neil--vote for them for commission.
ers and rid the county OF 0befholzer.
faverism.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07

II do not believe there is any 9th.
" medicine 50 good for whoopIug
cough as Chamberlaifsss rotrh Rar11z
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07

Vote for Bill Ritshaupt for county
treasurere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07
WHAT REPORT SHOWS.

The report OF the state Examiner
md {f{unncfnr tc :, rfio....- II L.uu-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07

The Logan county committee met
this AFTERNOON. Every member was
fssst4I4Issff
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22

Brothers, Mark Twain's publishers of
late years, the noted humorist died
a very wealthy man, worth probably
1000, 900 or more, even after he had
sa criflced one great fortune to pay
the debts of a failed publishing firm
in which he was financially inter-
Csted.
"A rough estimate-and by no
means accurate-of 'ro number OF
Mr.. Clemens books that have been
published i'm America alone would
be between 100000 and $500, 900"
said member of the Harper firm to-
day "It is no eXaggeration to say
that even at this late day the works
of Mark Twain are selling more rap
idly than those of any other, living
or dead.
"Mr. Clemens works have been
translated into many tongues, how
many we do not know for he attend
ed to his own business. We merely
published his works i'm America
other firms did $50 in England and
France and the other countries where
they We're issued.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22
RiIcy's Tribute.


indianapolis. Ind, April s22-1t
is hard to imagine Mark Twain a
dead man: he was so keenly alive and
human" said James Whtcomb Riley
at his home here today. The Hoosier
poet was deeply grieved.
His humor was n peculiar genius.
While a Jealous scholar. II was told
of him that he could not learn in
school. He had to take the books
and dig learning from between their
covers. He would conclude that It
was necessary for him to understand
French and he would not emerge
from his study for several months.
perhaps, but he would have mastered
the language.
"He had great dramatic genius.
/ His Pauper and the Prince Is a
splendid example. His stern yet
Kindly personality appealed to ones
affections and he had a broad know
ledge of humanity.
'T first met Mark Twain when I
was with Mr.. Nye, about twenty years
ago in Boston. Twain was very fond
of Mr.. Nye. At a late supper one
night Twain was interrupted while
telllnS STORY DN tne ARRIVAL OF
telegram. After glancing at the mes
sage, he excused the delay and fin
ished the story to splendid ending
Then checking the laughter, the hu-
morist said; And now want to
read you this telegram which tells
me that my invention of a typeset.
ting machine has succeeded and Is
In operation first tonight
| "T think that shows trait oI
Mark Twain's to take things as they
come" concluded Mr.. Riley.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22
MARK TWAIN
IS NO MORE
Continued from Page One.

news of his death. State Senator
Frank McAlister of Paris today said
he would introduce a bill in the next
legislature authorizing the state to
buy the home.
Mark Twain's fame will live as
long as books are read" McAlister
declared. "and a permanent memorial
I'm the place where he had his boy
hod experiences that afterwards de-
lighted the world would become as
historical as Shakespeare home
which has been preserved by the En-
gish government"
Senator McAlister's district includes
the city of Hannibal. 1t Is in Han
nbal and Paris that the great hum
orist is still known as Sam" and
where old men, now bent and gray
read his books. smile and see them
selves pictured in the pages as they
were I'm the old days. b. c. M. Far
thing, the original "Huckleberry
Finn" said today it seemed almost
as If the great Mississippi river which
attracted all of the boys of his time
dwindled with the passing of the
man who helped to make 1t famous.
The bandit gang" of Tom Sawyer
has almost disappeared. r. n. Bod
inc, former congressman from Mis-
souri,, and Mr.. Farthng are the only
two left of the gang
| OF the others who have died there
were Tom Pitts, John Briggs, George
Butler and Captain Frank l.. Pitts
George Butler, a nephew of Gen
oral Rem Butler and who was con-
sui to Egypt under General Grant
was the original Tom Sawyer Butler
died while returning from Egypt.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22

World Herald says: But the treat
ment of Stonewall Jackson In the
poem as a whole is such as to cause
us to doubt whether II is offensive to
southern sentiment. 1t is certainly
quiet as much a testimony to the
leaders sense of chivalry and defer
ence to woman as II is a rebuke to
his cause-an import that would not
be appreciated more anywhere in the
world than in the south. without any
violence of Interpretation the words,
"A Shade of sadness, blush of
|shame' may be eliminated as casting
lany reflection on the honor of the
leader, for just before this the column
had rlddled with shot the flag hang
ing from the window without the
knowledge that it. had been placed
placed there and was being watched
by gray haired woman within whose
loyalty, by the display, was mani
tested with the gentleness and privi-
lege of n mother. The leaders shame
might we'll have been not shame for
ihls cause, but shame that. through
Ignorance the sensibilities of the ven-
cradle woman had been wounded. II
| is true that the inference is plain
that the womans deed and word
awoke the nobler nature that had
been dead in the leader I'm his ocsupa-
tion as one of the chieftains of the
rebel host but can not this design
| in the bard of Haverhill be forgiven
for the fine gallantry attributed to
the gene&l in the lines: Who touch
es hair of yon gray head dies like
a dog! March on! he said? Or, II
not. we may claim that compensation
is made in the magnanimity and ten
derness expressed for the leader In
these lines: Honor to her! and let a
tear fall for her sake on Stonewalls
bier If Barbara Frietchie Is the
heroine of the poem Stonewall Jack
son Is its hero. .-Bryan's Commoner.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22
WHAT THE JINGOES
COST THE PLAIN PEOPLE

That venerable fiction In congress
leave TO print" Is made the butt of a
lot of ridiclue. but sometimes IL Is
productive of real good. This was the
case when a speech Chairman Taw-
lney of the house appropriations COM
mittee vas due to make, but didn't
was allowed to appear in the Con-
Ieressonal Record, few days ago,
The speech dealt with the war expen.
|ditures of this country, and its fig
lures are intensely valuable as show
ling the precise cost of jingoism.
Mr.. Tawney had previously stated
THAT 72 per cent. of the total revenues
lof this government went to pay the
cost OF wars, past and to come. OF
this, he had explained. Al per cent
goes to pay for war preparations and
81 per cent goes to pay for wars OF
lother days. The accuracy OF these fig.
ures was challenged by the bigger
navy advocates. and Mr.. Tawney
mot having time to make immediate
lreply, got leave to extend his remarks
In the Record.
Answering to the charge of inaccur-
lacy in greater detail. Mr.. Tawney
Ishowed, by an official letter from the
secretary of the treasury, that out OF
the aggregate revenues of the gov.
lernment, exclusive Of the postal ex.
lpenditures. ~ per cent was paid dur,
ling the .fear 1909 for war preparation
and for cost of past wars. This did
not include the expenditures for Il
Panama canal, although the construS
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22
ARE YOU PUTTING FORTH
Continued From Page One,

late' You are In plenty of time IN
can at the office or phone the Con-
test Manager to call and see you con-
oehing this matter. Call, write. wire
or phone. or course II Ia nor n
good idea to put the matter off too
long for you must realize what the
other person Is doing while Won are
thinking about 1t.
just word to those who have
entered the contest and are bust-
ing FOR the promised reward OF gold
and Glory: Enthuse yourself nv he
heWng you are going TO win this
contest and then dispense this feel
ing wherever you go. Enthusiosm
TOOK Christopher Columbus across the
ocean, and 1t will land you a winner
IN this contest II you use IL to a
suilcient extent You will find n IL
contagious and a "sure winner"
Make people listen and believe Won
nave the dearest little tot" in your
nome that ever lived, and you should
say 1t In a manner that will con-
vince them you are right.
The lack of enthusiasm exnlaina
the lack of success In thousands ana
millions of us. We urge you, then.
10 go out early and visit your
friends, relatives and acquaintances
telling them that your baby is In
the contest and asking them to save
coupons and all help for her, and
that you will get around to see them
as quickly as you possibly can. BY
this method you have headed off the
contemplated call of another and
secured the aid yourself.
Many wild" rumors have come
to the ears of the Contest Manager
and which are absurd. Pay no at
tention to such talks as you may
hear. This contest cannot be bought.
The Contest Manager will see that
every contestants work viii be treat
ed with the utmost secrecy. II, you
hear rumors that do not sound right,
speak to them about II before get
ting worried. 1t is fair race for
all and the rich man has no better
show than the poorest. 4
The contest managers Mr.. j. M.
Crosthwaite and Mr.. T. X. Rambo.
in the Mirror office every evening
and invite the parents to drop in
and talk the matter over. Do not
forget II the baby Is nominated I'M
'MEDIATEI.Y he or she will be cred-
ited with 1000 FREE VOTES.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22
Funeral Arrangements.

Redding. Conn, April 22--Tomor-
row morning the body OF the master
of Stormfield, Samuel l.. Clemens,
(Mark Twain viii be placed aboard
express train at Redding which will
make a special stop, and be taken to
New York where a short memorial
service will be held at the Presbyter-
ian church, Thirty Seventh street and
Fifth avenue, OF which the Rev. DR.,
Henry Van Dyke, preacher and liter
ateur Is pastor.
This was the plan of the family
when a. Bigelow Paine. Mr. Clemens
secretary, left for New York to COM
plete the funeral arrangements.
Paine conferred during the day with
friends of the deceased humorist I'm
New York, who will assist him in
arranging for service. According to
Ossin Gabrllowitch, the humorlst's IS
son-in-law, DR.. Van Dyke. who had
been one Of the family's closest
friends, viii probably officiate. Ga
brilowitch said the service would
be very brief and not in the nature
or a public memorial although the
pubic would be invited TO attend.
Arrangements for the funeral at
Eimlra VIII not be finally completed
until late this afternoon. The body
VIII probably be taken TO Elmira to-
morrow evening after the memorial
IN New York and burial will be Sun
day In the family plot in which al
ready lie the humorist's wife, his
daughters Susan and Jean and his in
fant son. Langhorne.
Messages Of sympathy are pouring
into stormfeld from all parts OF the
country today An extra man was
sent to the telegraph office from Dan
bury, to assist the local operator In
handling the messages.
Mrs Gabrilowitoh. her husband and
Jervis Langdon. Mr.. Clemens nephew
are watching over the body today.
Twain Millionaire.
New York April 22-~According "a
members OF the firm OF Harper q
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22
WHY ALDRICH is GOING.

Journalist
sress of popular sentiment against the of system Of privilege
system consequently generally
ed doubtless @ 1 this fact that prompts NM % h to ] step aside & Pros
ident Taft kind words for him have not weakened the
lack confidence 1t simply symptom of the uprising Of the
arisocacy
american life Of real worth and equal which had been
This te the logic of the situation for which the
will succeeded by
behalf change in the
AidTlchs
o needless
popular glory"
well said remarkable how slow the pol
the blazing light of investigation antga and all
which people and blasting out the
privilege exGov
Folk and Harmon the johnson of Min
Laolet his
graf
Colorado Evbodys Magazine Ida Tabe who started
bonds
$ citadel corruption eloquent
of monopolisc
devils and Jane Adams the
Hale
defeated
New York district 1910 such dis
monoplsts
nothings Dick, Muir
such the sixteen ST. Louis Aldermen who routed
turned by scores
piatoons who be public sentiment
moral be pushed
equality opportunity justice
showing the
in
beginning
dch taking notice that the handwriting
wall that old Inscription which Belshazzar
balances;
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22

carried through Africa and that con-
tanned only the works of his favorite
authors, numbered Tom Sawyer and
priced volumes.
Roosevelt not only read and re-
read passages from these old books
but frequently talked with the MEM
bers of the party who were not con-
versant with Twain, about their rare
.tumor.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22
Roosevelt Gricyed.

BY Theodore Roosevelt.
Special cable to the United Press,
Paris, April 22-It is with deep
and sincere regret that | learn of
the death of Mark Twain. His posi-
ton was like that of Joel Chandler
Harris, unique not only among Amer
lean men of letters but throughout
the literary world. He was not only
a great humorist but a great phil
ospher and his writings form one OF
the chief assets of the worlds achive-
ment. Of which we have right as a
nation to be generally proud.
BY a staff correspondent OF the
United Press.
Paris, April 22-Colonel Roosevelt
was greatly moved when he learned
of Mark Twain's death. The little
''pigskin" library that the colonel
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22
Why Growth
OF THE BUCKEYE
STATE BUILDING AND
LOAN COMPANY, RANK
IN BUILDING, % WEST
GAY STREET, COLUMN
BUS, OHIO.

2. Convenience. The location OF
the Buckeye Is very convenient it
is near every car line In the city.
Our location is near High street and
near Front street, Also located on
the Camp Chase, steeItOn and Sum
helps our growth, which Is now $3,-
init car lines. Our patrons apprcc-
late this great convenience. This
100000. Five per cent. paid ON time
deposits.
(scs third next wce.)
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22
uGreatost Missourian.

Washington, April 22-Champ
Clark of Missouri, minority leader of
the house today paid his tribute ia
Mark Twain as follows:
MARK Twain was the greatest Mis-
sourian that ever lived and the great
est literary man that America ever
produced"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-22

ton Of that canal Is justified now as
"a military measure.
The total revenue collected by the
governm ,nt in the year 1903, exclusive
|of postal receipts, was $4,603, $50, 4S9-
81. The total expenditures. exclusive
of those for postal and canal .pur-
poses, amounted to $685.. 1924. 444.77. In
preparation for war TO come-army,
navy, etc. --$23S. .05O, ,721 AS, or 3s.4 per
cent Of the whole, was expended. on
account of wars in the past $l93, ,227,- :
556.3O was paid out, or S2 per cent.
1t Is all right to feel chesty about
Uncle Sans military and naval SUI
premacy. but just look at these fig
ures and see If you still think II n
worth the rice.-Columbus News.