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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08

transmission company organized un-
der the laws of the state, shall con
solidate by sale or otherwise with any
railroad company, transportation COM
pany or transmission company organ.
lied under the laws OF any other state,
or of the United States, the same
shall not thereby become a foreign
corporation, but the courts OF this
state shall retain jurisdiction In all
matters which may arise, as II such
consolidation had not taken place
And this provision, II adopted at
the November election, could be g,tal.
lied By the Legislature In regular ses-
sion next winter, and In LILY opinion
would substantially remove what II is
contended now embarrasges the pr,-
motion OF Interstate railroads. This
question will be upon the ballot at the
November election, and. with the
proper consideration, | have no doubt
1t can be adopted. regret to feel.
however, that my views on the pend
Ing question may disappolnt many of
our good enterprising citizens. yet I
cannot feel that We In Oklahoma would
be safe In adopting the pending
amendment and trusting that the con-
struction by the subordinate federal
carts should be favorable 10 the best
interests OF our state. f
Sincerely yours.
&C. NJ HASRELI."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
NO CITY SHOULD RECEIVE II

NO CITY SHOULD RECEIVE ~.
That man Alexander still founders
and bids for notoriety down at Okla
homa City His --latest move is to
offer a $500 reward for the clause
which specifically states that Guthrie
is to be made the capital of Okla
homa until 1913. Such twaddle as he
peddles is neither amusing, instruc-
tive or Of wide interest. The enabl-
ing act contains the provision and
the people of this state irreyocably
accepted the provisions of the enab-
ling act. Technical efforts to deceive
the public is a method adopted by the
weakling and the evil-minded TO
move the capital at this time is in
plain violation of the constitutional
acceptance OF the congressional en-
abling act, so known to every citizen
OF this state.
But that is not the strongest rea-
son for defeating the present bill
before the electorate.
The bill Is drawn for graft purposes.
1t will plunge Oklahoma into debt.
1t can not be made right, for the
main boosters for it would not ac-
cept square deal-square deals do
not prosper men who wish 10 sell
their farms at city lot prices
To make the proposed measure a
law, as it is drawn, means to give
three appointees power to SPEND
First, $600,000-
Second, as much more as they can
find places to put IL
Third--to enable those three men
TO buy land for or OF the state, set
ting the selling and purchasing price;
getting the land of whom they please
and selling to whom the please, in
the manner they please, and for
whatsoever purpose they please.
Providing they displease whoever
is governor, he may scold them, or
slap them on the wrist, and the peo-
pie may abuse them.
Oklahoma City, Shawnee or Gutn-
RE should not be made the permanent
capital under those condiuons.
They are menace; they would
breed dishonor and distrust would
naturally follow such unhampered,
unsafeguarded transactions.
Enabling act violation would be a
crime; but, compared with state
turning over its treasury to the ten
der mercies of three appointees,
who are not even asked to account
for their misdeeds, save to give
bond" although the bond asked OF
them does not hold them accountable
for penny of the vast sums of mon
ey they are empowered to spend for
the state of Oklahoma.
There never was a bolder attempt
at loot than the proposed state capital
removal scheme. 1t does not matter
which Of the three cities is best 10.
Gated; which of them may be entitl-
ed to the state seat Of government,
nor what they propose to do in the
afterwhile, for the bill was manufac-
tured for the purpose of getting rich
off the taxpayers and the taxpayers
should beat 1t at the polls June II by
voting mo"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
THINKS TRUST NECESSARY.

The Pau's Valley Enterprise, tone
OF the few newspapers in the state
supporting the Oklahoma City capital
removal scheme) admits the possbil.
tiles; yea, probabilities, tf graft in
the present measure, but suggests il
will be hard to avoid graft in re-
moval scheme, therefore advises being
"stung' now, II stung we must be.
However, il declares it is of opinion
that there will be no graft, which Will
be true, II the people vote mo" on
the bill.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
YOU TAxpAYERs PAY FREIGHT

f10 ttNCFAt En0 FNI hElGF1
In the matter OF adoption or de-
feat Of the bill drawn by the Okla
hcma City townlot schemers, no Of
ficial or no so-called or so.would-be
great man rises superior to any 9TH
or citizen
II Is a matter between right and
wrong-the taxpayer being the freight
paving man in the entire deal
II the taxpayers OF the state wish
tn turn over to three appointees some
five or six millions Of dollars, with
voted instructions to proceed, failure
to do right bringing public condemna-
ton and no more. the taxpayers have
the legal right to do that sort of a
Job.
The Leader believes the men who
came into Oklahoma to win homes
and acquire competency are too
wise to start any such deal as that
believes Oklahoma is not q state
where the majority OF the voters may
be led up to the trough Of graft and
made to drink from the waters there
OF.
The towtilot schemers tell beautiful
stories about the growth of Oklaho-
ma City--they never tell that the peo-
PIE OF that city have steadfastly re-
fused 70 purchase their towniots at
any price and failure to sell them
means they must liquidate at the
banks and they have nothing to pay
WiiA.
oklahoma City is a great place
1t has done much and should be able
to do more. But the people of that
city refuse to apply themselves to the
task OF purchasing farm lands for
forty dollars per acre and re-selling
1t for thousand dollars per acre.
The men behind the townlot scheme
know exactly the people of the state
are not all likely to stop to consider;
they also realize that many farmers
will be too busy 10 60 to the polls on
election day--hence they crowd for
ward a deal that smells and spells
graft, trusting busy public may be
misled into giving them Endorsement.
That outfit knows no legislative
body would give authority to three
commissioners like those proposed
In the bill: no legislator would dare
70 home after having voted for SO
damnable an act
They realize this is their accepted
hour and that failure means their deal
ia gone forever. That Is why they
wage their warfare so earnestly and
SO bitterly--that is why they bring
In men from abroad and ask them
to bolster up their cause.
In all the documents from the Okla
homa City OUTFIT. signed or Endorsed,
there is not as yet one man VINO
amounts to ROW Of pins" in that
city--the majority are recent importa.
tons. the remain Ter motley crew OF
sdyenturers who are seldom If ever
called into councils where grave sub
5etts are considered
You taxpayers hold the key to the
situation.
You taxpayers must pay the freight
charges; yon must say yea" OF
Hnayf"
What win your answer be?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
WHAT WE NEED

Oklahoma needs much to place her
where her natural products justify.
She needs better highways; better
bridges; better electric and steam
railway facilities; better telephone,
express and telegraph communities
ton; better systems Of handling her
own products; better manufacturing
facilities and greatly improved meth
ods OF handling her great mineral pro
ducts.
VIII the hundreds Of thousands we
are expending to vote on townlot
capital removal schemes add dol
lar in benefits to the people OF this
etate? viii they bring an additional
dollar of capital to our state; will
an additional laborer come to tarry
with us whilst we strive and battle
to haul the state seat of government
sround from one townsite to another
that promoters may get rich?
We need all the outside aid possi-
Bile that we may bring our natural
resources where they should be. We
can not accomplish this trying to
reccup losses OF townsite promoters
and seeking to violate compacts with
the Federal government.
Let us welt the grfaters and boom
ers out OF the way, and, as real,
honest Oklahoma Boosters, stand ont
in the open. the world having conf
dence In US because we have been
honest with ourselves and to all men.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08

your interest, and that OF the great
State of Oklahoma.
3. Vote NO." or you win be hog
tied, and you know what that means,
especially when Federal Judge holds
the string.
j. II. LOVE.
NOTE:-The railroads have hired
men to be at every precinct on elec.
tion day to give out statements to
mislead the voters. Watch ont for
them and do not be misled. 1t is to
YOUR interest 10 vote against the
railroad amendment. | give You this
advice on my honor, and could have
no motive In misleading you.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
FREE POST CARDS
HIC TOO OTNFfOo
Get Some And Mail To Your Er

Get Some And Mail To Your FrIerds
The Capital Campaign committed
has Just issued new post card with
a fine picture of the temporary capitol
building and the grounds around il
which they would like tos have every
resident of Guthrie mail to his or her
friends.
They will be furnished free to all
persons asking for them. Cali at the
Chamber of Commerce when You are
down town tonight and get supply.
Remember the place, Chamber OF
Commerce, over Wallace's drug store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08

fNNPlC
Remember that there are TWO
amendments to the constitution pend
ing. One is to be voted upon NEXT
SATURDAY, June IL, and the other
at the regular election in November.
The one next Saturday is proposed
by the railroads and initiated by pc
titions gotten up by hired agents OF
the big railroads, that want the con-
stitution changed and the Corporation
Commission made powerless. The one
to come up In November Is proposed
by the state legislature and while it
gives the railroads tie right to buy
or sell whether they domesticate in
Oklahoma or not, and enables them
to have the benefit OF the right Of
eminent domain, does not take away
the powers given by the constitution
to the Corporation Commission.
The November amendment does not
60 far enough to suit the big rail-
roads and that Is why you have not
heard them telling the people any
thing about it.
B. r. Yoakum, Of the Frisco, E. p.
Ripley of the Santa Fe, and other big
railroda nagnates tell you that no new
roads can be built in Oklahoma be-
cause the constitution prevents the big
roads from buying them after they are
built. This is not true. Oklahoma
has built more than 260 miles of new
road since statehood and Is building
500 miles right now. She was sixth
state in the Union in new road in
1909. But if it were true all the relief
these men suggest would be secured
by the adoption Of the November
amendment without killing the Cor
poration Commission by the adoption
OF the June amendment thi week.
It is an acknowledged fact that there
can be no regulatioa OF rates or serv-
Ice without information about opera
tions and financial results.
The amendment to De voted upon
this week, as the railroad lawyers ad-
init, leaves to the secretion OF the
railroad companies what information
they shall furnish to the corporation
commission.
The amendment to be voted upon
this week was written by corporation
lawyers in Chicago. Before any Okla
homa commercial club ever heard OF
1t il was submitted TO me and also to
Governor Haskell by Henry Asp and
Dorset Carter. Both the governor and
myself refused to indorse it and the
hiring of few so-called commercial
club officers and the effort to deceive
the public as to the authorship OF the
amendment began Immediately and is
still going on.
You can vote AGAINST the amend
ment next Saturday and in November
vote to give the railroads all the re-
lief they PROFESS to want.
A vote FOR the amendment this
week is vote for
The Hook Injunction.
Territorial Railway Conditions.
Unrestricted Freight Rates.
Corporation Exploitation OF the
States Resources.
Additional Corporation Privileges
and Less Peoples Rights.
Giving the Railroads the Privilege
of Rewriting the Constitution to Suit
themselves.
YOU HAVE A VOTE ON THE 11TH.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
WITH IT?
J. e. LOVE,
Chairman Corporation Commission.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
Cant Adopt
1t Safely Says
The Governor

Il believe that section OF the con.
stitution can safely be repealed. but
] do not believe that the pending
amendment can safely be adopted.
There Is already pending a pro-
vision submitted by our state legisla.
ture to be voted upon at the general
e'ection next November, which reads
Is follows.
Section D. II any railroad com
9any. transportation company or
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
INVITING COUNTRY MERCHANTS
TO SUPPORT OKLAHOMA CITY
STATE CAPITAL REMOVAL
SCHEME.

(From Oklahoma City state Capital
Removal Circular)
oklahoma City has the largest and
most completely stocked mercantile
estahlishments-hoth wholesale and
retail-in the state, and any person
having business az the capital can
more readily combine business at the
state hoase, than II The capital we're
located In a town where these large
business institutions were not avail
able
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
. o Q Q Q Q Q Q @ Q o Q Q Q @ Q
ENABLING ACT

{, Section 2--Latter Part: c
@ The capital Of said state, will C
. temporarily be at the City Of c
% Guthrie, in the present Territory
g OF Oklahoma, and shall not be c
. changed therefrom previous to c
. Ammo Domini nineteen hundred G
. and thirteen, but said capital c
9 shall after said year be located G
o by the electors Of said state, at q
: an election 10 be provided by the G
q legislature" @
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08

Spending s4,Oo0.00o to appease the
greed OF a few real estate agents will
rot be INDUCED in by the taxpayers
at this time. The scheme TO haul the
state seat OF government from one
Oklahoma City town site addition to
another until the boomers make a
fortune will not appeal TO Oklaho-
ma taxpayers. That is, II they are
znoriBed Of the purpose OF the schem.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08

Wichita Falls & Northwestern:
"The w. #. C N. w. has completed
its extension to Elk City."- Manu-
facturers' Record, Baltimore.
Contracts are signed for the ex.
tension Of the w. II. & N. w. from
DeVol to Lawton, 30 miles, work to
begin Immediately and the line to be
completed and in operation by July.
Manufacturers Record. Baltimore.
The w. +. & N. w. will award con
tract the coming week for extension
from Elk City to Harmon, Is miles
(north. in Custer county,. and con.
tract for grading from Hollis, Okla.
to Wellington, Texas. Railway
Record, Chicago.
Missouri, Oklahoma G. Gulf:
-. w. Marlborough, of the Wis
consin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwau-
kee, returned to Milwaukee today He
said that steel for the new NJ, o. & g
bridge (oyer Red river would arrive
at site of the bridge between June l
and June 5. 1t will take about 60
days to complete the bridge. The
grading and track laying will be com
pleted on the Oklahoma side by June
as the first grading from Durant to
Red river has already been completed
to the river and with the finishing
touches to be made II will be June l
before trains are run to the river. =
Denison, Texas, Herald.
The Banque Franco-Americaine
Paris, has bought $2,950,000 bonds Of
the NJ, o. G. G. This purchase, to-
gether with s2,5O0.0OO bonds bought
In 1909 makes $5,450,000, the entire
outstanding bonded debt Of the rail-
way any."-Railway Age Gazette,
New York City.
Clinton, Oklahoma G. Western:
"The Clinton, Oklahoma & Western,
recently completed between Clinton
and Butler, is to be extended through
Korn and Colony Anadarko or
Chickasha, probably both. 1t Will. In
its hundred miles of track, cross every
railroad line In Oklahoma west OF
Guthrie except the Santa Re Line from
Kiowa through Ellis county and the
Rock Island across Texas county In
old No Mans Land. The road is
being promoted northwest from But
Ter to intersect with the Mountain,
Valley and Plains at Arnett, thence
but few miles to the Santa Fe at
Goodwin or Shattuck." - Railway
Record, Chicago.
Denver, Kinefisher & Gulf:
Contract is let to NJ. Cassidy OF
Oklahoma City, 10 grade the first 10
miles of the d., X. & G. r. r. out of
Oklahoma City" Manufacturers
Record, Baltimore.
Kansas, Lawton 6 Gulf:
Work on the grade of the K, l..
& G. road in Comanche county began
during the past week, In the vicinity
OF Walters, connecting several towns
In that vicinity. Record,
Chicago.
THE Kansas. Lawton &c Gulf Rail
road has let contract to the Avery
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08

The entire campaign In favor Of the
proposed railroad amendment to the
Oklahoma constitution rests upon the
following statement, quoted from cir
cular issued by the railroads;
"SlNcE STATEHOOD RAILROAD
CONSTRUCTION HAS cE ..SED."
This is defaming the fair name Of
Oklahoma. But it is more. 1t is false.
In this connection the Corporation
Commission asks you to consider the
following:
Only five states in the fifty states
and territories OF the United States
built more railroad last year than did
Oklahoma. Texas led the country,
and considering area in square miles
Oklahoma was ahead Of Texas
In new companies chartered this
year Oklahoma is second, Texas again
leading, and territorial area consider
ed Oklahoma leads Texas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
Hear Ye!
Hear Ye!
Hear Ye!
This case is to be
decided at the
polls June III

Judge Hook VS.. Oklahoma.
Three Cent Fare VS.. Two Cent Fare.
High Rates VS.. Fair Rates.
No Regulation VS.. Fair Regulation.
Railroad Amendment VS..
Peoples Amendment.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08

Read The Daily Leader want col
nuns for bargains.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08

WHAT ROADS ARE THROWING
DIRT NOW?
WHERE ARE THEY THROWING IT7
WHO SAYS so?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-08

Succession Sale.
Thirteenth Judicial District Court,
Parish III Grant, State Of
| Louisiana.
No. 2372.
Succession of b. j. Evans for ln,en-
tory aud Administration.
| BY virtue of an order of saIr issued
by the honorable the aforesaid court
Ia the above entitled and numbered
succession. ! will sell at Bentley In
the parish OF Grant. La. on
| SATURDAY. THE l5TH DAY or JAN
! UARy, A. ID. 1910.
at public outcry. all III the following
described property, to-wit:
The following parcel Of land On
record as Is. j.. Evans property.
which belongsto Hart x Adams Lbr.
Co.. the title being In the name Of
the said B. j. Evans. as security for
the sum III nine hundred ($9tpO. 0O)
dollars advanced hy Evans to The
Hart h Adams Ll.r. Co. to purchase
said land. The said land l,eing the
southwest quarter. south half OF the
northwest ynnrter. aud southeast
quarter uf northeast quarter of Sec
tion nine. township SIX north, range
one west. Louisiana Meridian. locat-
ed In Grant parish.
horses, 80 head OF cattle, Is head
Of sheep. more or less.
buggy. 3log wagons and fixtures,
II yoke Of oxen (24head).
Growing crop on home place.
Household and kitchen furniture.
And also the undivided one-fourth
interest IN the Hart 4 Adams Lbr.
Co.. consisting Of the following
property:
million ieet If standing timber,
merchandise in store. lumber ON
hand, log wagons and Is head Of
oxen. 8 mules. ] saw mill and plat
forms. 70 houses, 400 acres Of stump
land described ~ follows:
Northwest quarter of northwest
quarter OF section 3. west hall OF
northwest quarter Of ses:tion Z, town
ship q north. range 1. west. La. Mer..
situated IN Grant parish.
Accounts due Hart 4 Adams Lum-
Der Company.
Terms OF sale cash. subject to ap-
praisement on die In the said Sue
cesstt,n.
This Dec. l, 1903.
"A. b. PERKINS.
Sheriff Of Grant Parish. La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-08

The store of Tumminello Bros,
near the depot waseqntered by a thief
New Years Eve, probably abont mid
night, and robbed OF clothing and
other goods amounting to 800 or
more. The thief broke a pane Of
glass out of the front door by which
be entered aud tookaxay his plumber.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-08

to endure the itching. prinful distress
of piles. There's no need to. Listen:
II suffered much from plIes." writes
will A. Marsh, of BiIer City. N. c., "tilI
/ got box of BuckIsn's Arnica Salve,
and was soon cured.r Burns boiIs, nj
GERS. fever sores, eczema. cuts, chappod
hauds. chilblains vanish before it. &c
At all druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-08

The busiest and uightiest little thing
that ever was made is ChsmUsrlsin's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They do
the work whenever you require their
aid. These tablets change weakness
into strength. listlersuers into energy,
sloomipess into ioyousnsss. Their sc-
ton is So gentle one don't realize they
have taken purgative. Sold BY all
dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-08

The new Red river steamboat "iCity
OF Shreveport" passetl Colfax last
Sunday ON her first trip up the ris err,
1t rs a great satisfaction to otir bu ii.
ness men to see this boat eater Il ss
trade
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-08

Our correspondents and contribu-
tors will please excuse us for passing
them up this week. In this freezing
weather it is all we can do to get out
the paper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-08

FouND.-A gold watch charm. The
owner can have same by identifying
property and paying for this n, ,tice.
Apply to Rev. j. Bluin, Colfax, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-08

NJ. G. ii. Mcknight, street com
missioner, has been at work for the
past ten days putting gravel on the
sidewalks and at the street crossings,
and Coifax is getting some Of the
hest sidewalks and streets Of any
town in the Red River valley.