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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-05
sOLITlc.AL7
4 MEk5 AND M1zE5

Edmore Herald: Morally mentally
and legally Hon. %. Al. Johnson, who
lis the republican nominee for governor
Of this state, is the equal OF our pres
ent governor, John Burke. TO be sure,
he has not gained quite SO much prom
inence as. Mr. Burke has had chance
to gain through his service as governor
for two terms, but we believe that he
Is competent and able to give the peo-
pie of this state a splendid admins
tration as governor, then why is there
any reason for any republican to cast
their vote against MT Johnson, their
regular republican nominee?
Balfour Messenger: The newspapers
all over the state are speaking highly
OF G. A. Johnson, republican candidate
for gubernatorial honor. we are very
glad to note this for we felt from the
start that Mr.. Johnson was good
man for this high position and we have
not had the slightest reason to change
our mind.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
IN EXCELLENT SHAPE
State Examiners Report on
Game Warden's Books
and Accounts

State Examiner Taylor has com
pleted report on the office Of the
game warden. The books and ac-
counts were found In excellent shape.
There, Is, however, many-sided
mix-up over the matter of retaining
part of the domestic license fees.
There are conflicting rulings on the
questions. The deputy game wardens
county clerks and others have been
collecting slips and turning in only
81, claiming the % cents rs collect
ing fees. This, the examiner holds,
Is not according to law. The state
game wardens have been charged with
some of this money. An attempt will
be made by the attorney general to
state a definite ruling for all parties
Game Warden Askew, for the year
ending May 25, has had printed IL
censes to the value of $106,222. He
has collected $108, ,353S0. The amount
above the licenses was due to fines
and scientific permits.
The examiner holds that the ST.
ESQ, collected in fines should be turn
ed into the county treasures for the
school funds,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
RUSH FOR LEGISLATURE
Must Anticipate Some Attrac.
tive "Doings" in Guthrie
Next Winter

Republican candidates for the legis'
lature are coming out in hurry.
They are filing from the southeast
ern counties in unusually large mum
bers.
A new candidate for congressman
appeared today when S. l.. Johnson
of Okmulgee filed as a Democratic
candidate for representative from the
Third district.
Another Socialist filed today-Oren
Nelson, HaTtshorn, for senator from
the Twenty-fifth district.
Other legislative candidates filing
were.
w. s. Baker, Republican, Bellemont,
senator Thirteenth district; J. M. Nc.
Carly, Republican, McCarty. represen.
tative Garvin county; w. H. Smith,
Republican, Memo, representative
Major county; A. j. Milsap, Republic.
an, Checotah, representative Mcintosh
county: II. Hughes, Democrat. Vim.
son, representative Greer county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
NEW ROAD CHARTERED
Beaver County Now Has Pros
pect of Getting Long
a Desired Railroad

A charter was issued today for the
Kansas, Oklahoma & Panama rail-
way company. The company proposes
to build two lines of road as follows:
One starting at the north boundary
Of Beaver county and running
through Beaver, Harper, Woodward,
Ellis, Roger Mills, Beckham, kiowa,
Greer, Harmon and Tillman counties
to the Texas line.
One running from a convenient
point in Beckham, Kiowa or Washita
counties through such counties and
logger Mills, Grady, Caddo and Ca
madam counties.
The capital stock is $1,0O0,0O0 and
The incorporators are w. P. Crawford,
Indianapolis; Richard w. Griffin,
Hamilton, Ohio; d. B. Richardson, j.
T.. White and G. L. Bennett, Sayre.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
SUPREME COURT ED|CIs
High Tribunal Passes Upon
Cases Appealed for
Judgment

In the case Of ]. +. McMurray
against the City Of McAlester, the su.
rreme court holds that a property
owner cannot collect damages ahead
of actual improvements when the
street grade is changed preparatory
10 paving. In other words, there Is
no damage until the improvements
are made.
7. l.. oBryan, county Judge OF
woodward, Is to be reinstated. fol-
lowing an opinion of the supreme
court. Bryan was ousted by the dis
trlct court for allowing a bootleggel
to pay fine and escape the Jail sen
tence. The decision was reversed OF
account OF insufficIency of evidence
In the court below.
The supreme court has taken up th'
case OF Senator Russells New Jeru
salem bill and set the hearing fol
June 7.
The case is pending on appeal from
the secretary of state, who declared
the initiatory petition properly pre-
rared.
An opinion by the court affirms th'
district court decision filming X. w
Allison of Norman 81 for falling t'
take child 10 see its mother as dc
creed in a habeas corpus case.
The supreme court has sustained
the position Of the secretary OF stat
In declaring the suffragists' petition
valid. This petition containing 49,
600 names. was submitted last winter
Senator Roddie filed protest whicl
vas oyerruled.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
VOTERS SHOULD REBUKE STEAL
Loot Organ Abuse Of Guthrie Can Not Conceal
Fact Carrying Of Bill Would Create Power
to Loot the State Without Power to
Hinder Capital Commissioners

| by the secretary of state, Guthrie
will, along with other ambitious and
splendid cities Of this state, proffer
such Inducements for the capitol
buildings as she feels she can af-
ftrd, asking no special privilege over
any city.
Nor will Guthrie ask those cities
not so sanguine Of success to pay
expenses OF second elections--Guthrie
is not trying to shog' the state cap
ital; she Is trying to help defeat the
most gigantic loot scheme ever pro-
posed in the Southwest.
Guthrie has Joined in with sister
cities to oppose and expose the loot
brlgade--her citizenship realizes this
may not have been the way to secure
the permanent seat OF government,
but the winning of that prize under
the terms of the bill we are to vote
on June II would add naught to Guth.
rie, save to ever afterward try and
snake off the name of having been
made the scene OF the graher's opera
tions who would utilize the na,ue OF
location to sell their farms for town-
lot prices.
Already the townlot grafters are
trembling; the prospect of defeat has
caused Oklahoma City banks 10 call
IN their loans; they are demanding
more and stronger securities-failure
TO get the scheme floated means that
the grafters must come back to san
ity and conduct buriness like bust
ness men; promises to build ten story
buildings IN bayfield, no longer sat
iefy the money-lenders OF Oklahoma
City, for the farmers can not utilize
office buildings to store their crops
in, and booze joints surrounding the
metropolis already have sufficient for
their lawbreaking purposes.
Recently an Enid newspaper pub
lished an editorial. declaring II fav-
ored Guthrie for the permanent loca-
ton of the state capital, but asked,
IF it be legal, why not settle the
question now?"
With avidity the townlot grafters
seized upon the idea preparing
similar editorial, leaving out the fav-
tIlHR vi 1uihilt tHt NuOiy e'p w
legality, and have had that article
published for pay in other newspap-
ers, declaring it as the sentiment OF
the state.
The "press comment OF the graft
ing squadron Is largely made up OF
the newspapers published by The
Suburban publishing company, Okla
homa City, Oklahoma but when
string of papers constitutes the swag
expected In the sale OF townsites over
the state owned by certain specula-
tors.
or such Is the sentiment for the
monstrosity that we are to vote on
June II.
The BILL is THE CRIME OF 1910;
the methods trying to get II support
from the populace is the lnfamy OF the
hour.
No citizen need heed the criticism
made against Guthrie.
The thing for the citizen to decide,
ia whittier or not he wishes to pay
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
GREAT ELK GATHERING
State Convention at Lawton
Next Week Will BE
Big Affair

Many Elks are preparing to go TO
Lawton next week TO attend the state
convention. This meeting IS pro
jected TO be far the largest ever held
by Oklahoma Elks and an elaborate
entertainment program has been ar
ranged. Several lodges have been
added within year and the order
has had a great growth which Is to
he shown In the characteristic Elk's
parade Wednesday
Several OF the Guthrie delegates
Will start Sunday In automobiles.
II. s. Russell OF Shawnee, member
Of the state executive committee, who
was here today. reports that the
Shawnee Elks are going on a special
train with band.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01

Each day the realty organ OF the
townlot schemers OF Oklahoma City
grows more angry, abuses Guthrie
more roundly and uses redder head
lines and larger type on the first
page to try and bolster the lost cause
OF graft. sif.tiI
After having proclaimed Guthrie
the home of Africans; the opponent
Of single statehood; defamer Of good
and the seat OF lawlessness, the or
gan traces back over the way, seeking
a hole wherein 1t may hide the rec
ord of graft which 1t has supported
possibly, because 1t has been a party
to the awful compact to make the
tax payers of the state bolster up
some wildcat townlot measures.
But even that Is not all
The metropolis townlot boomers
have actually tried to convince the
clergy of the state the provision in
the Enabling Act as to location of
the seat Of government until 1913 is
Illegal
But
That the provision of said Act re-
garding twenty-one years prohibition
ia what was Indian Territory is
valid
Therefore
The Oklahoma City preachers need
not fear the death of one inhibition
win hut or aid. according to which
way you regard 1t, the other.
Presumably the same master inter
prefer of the law who prepared the
boxstall legal opinion as to how to
avoid enabling acts which displease,
IN the earlier stages of this cam
haign, also discovered enabling actA
mean one thing as applied to state
capital locations and another thing as
applied to the sale of "Tamerack."
The townlot official organ also de-
clares that Guthrie is afraid to go to
the court to settle the capitol loca-
ton
Guthrie's wishes, when the proper
time arrives FOR submission of perma
nent capital sites, is to 90 before the
Pile.
From the decision OF the people
Guthrie never has and never will ap.
peal.
But all the people OF all the cities
wish square deal.
Guthrie wishes no entry into the
to blk the people out OF
under the fake head of
capital location measure--a measure
the authors know is rotten, illegal,
snd only brought forward to prevent
some adventurers going broke be.
cause they can not sell their COW pas
lures for city lots without the state
credit behind them.
When Guthrie enters a state perma-
nent seat of government contest she
will ask no 100000 "as starter"
bonus.
Neither will she ask that three men
be given power to blow in" all the
tax payers can produce.
Rather, acting under a wise law as
made by the representatives of the
people in the state legislature, as APP
proved by the governor and signed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01

tax money for board unlimited aa TO
expenditures and not held RESPONSE
BILE for unlawful acts.
That Ii for the yoter--To more the
voter Of Guthrie than any other com.
mnnity OF Oklahoma.
One idea the voter must keep up
permost as to the matter for soln-
tion-no pledge from any official as
to cost or the manner In which the
capitol commission, II voted into exI
istence, carries out the clauses OF
the enactment amounts to a penny
in value: that commission immediate
iy becomes superior to the power
which created Il and can do with the
$6o0,000 "as a starter" fund, as we'll
as such other funds as may be posi-
BILE for II TO get hold Of, as II will
According to the provisions Of the
proposed act. the commission Is nelth-
er amenable for misdeeds, nor amen
able to the courts for its acts, The
governor may. stop and think of the
Canger--
Scold that commission.
II whoever Is governor Is strong
willed official, he might dare to re-
buke the men who compose that com
mission by
SIapplng them on the wrists.
Is 1t likely that three commission
ors, even II they attempted evil,
would do SO with such terrible pun
.shment In saore for the act?
What man would dare spend $4,000,
900 wrongfully, il likely to bescold'
ed for his act?
Tax payers should not allow the
achievements Of Oklahoma City to al
low thnm to be biased in their voting
the achievement or lack of achieve
ment, the personal favoritism nor any
thing save a desire to vote down an
iniquitous proposition should be
thought of by the voter on June II.
Let the business men OF Oklahoma
City. II they wish. when the actual
location OF the permanent seat OF
government Is at hand, put forth theii
offer--then the voters OF the state
favorlng the metropolis Will and
should vote for their favorite.
bul tHt Di'o'nA ID bhtN
ed by no representative business man
of any city.
IT stands the product OF townslte
falsirs, with hired attorneys from diff
ferent sections of the state To BOZ
ster II up and show them how TO
hamboozle the public mind
It Is Of and for graft
IL means millions expended, He
Gally and without hope of doing the
tax payers dollars worth OF good
II Is an offer to loot, and by being
voted into existence, gives to three
men more extraordinary power than
was ever granted any other three
men In the history OF the Anglo.Sax-
on civilization through the elector'
ate power.
Vote 1t down.
Vote mo" and see that your neigh
bors vote.
Let us demonstrate our knowledge
OF what Is right Is sufficient to kill
loot schemes from all sources.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
SANTA f RAISES WAGES
Ten Per Cent Increase to En-
ployes Getting Less Than
$50 Monthly
(By Associated Pr"ss.)

Topeka, Kas., June lit was an
nounced today that employees of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail.
way company receiving less than
eighty dollars monthly have been
granted an increase of ten percent II
wages.
This applies to clerks, machinists'
trackmen and section men, except
those with whom the company has
union agreements.
The raise goes into effect today.
The increase affects four thousand
employees in Topeka alone.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
WELL! WELL!
SCI, WHO'S
IN TOWN
OKLAHOMA CITY REAL
EsTATERs COME
TO GUTHRIE
SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY
With GOV. HASKELL
Submit Remarkable Proposition
TO Fool People on Capt.
tai Question

Alternative real estate propositions
were today partially unfolded in the
governors office. It Is understood
the Oklahoma City sooner delegation
is real anxious to give the state a
lot OF land and to build a speculative
barn with imitation steel rafters in
eide and real bull frogs outside.
The hearing on the proposition
was interrupted this afternoon by a
meeting of the state board of equali-
2ation.
The double e-barreled proposition is
understood to be:
Ito deed one of four sections of
land to the state for capitol purposes.
2.-To sell the state one section
and to enter into bond to build a cap.
i,ol costing $l,5OO,OO0 under state
plans
This option presentation Is under a
call OF the governor for proposals
from the candidates for the capitai
locator Guthrie and Shawnee are not
candidates for the location under Led
vorsers unlaundried bill. So the only
thing up now is the original townlot
and frog. pond scheme
The offer of Oklahoma town plot
tiers of one of sections Of land is
vague In that it does not, so far as pub
lie knows, specify whose addition to
Hogtown Is to be presented. Wheth-
er real sections or speculative sec
tions are meant is not disclosed
There is further lack OF informa-
tion as to the price to be paid by a
lold-bricked state for the one section
the town plotters are reserving to
shove under the sham capitol on so
and Sos addition. The nature OF
the bond Is not specified, so far as
the outside can determine. Whether
it is one of those long low, rakish due
bill propositions and hot air assur-
ances or whether somebody is put
ting up seventeen cents real money
remains to be seen.
TO what distant frog ranch these
benefactions are to be fastened Is a
deep, dark mystery. Whether they
ae near Edmond or FL Reno or up in
the sky so blue is thoughtfully kept
from sweating populace.
Anyway, the state Is to secure a
beautifully engraved bond in return
for the 100000 to be used in promot-
ing real estate sales In d place where
the frogs are more prominent than
prospectors.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
HOW THE
FlGH I
GOES

The report from the capital loca-
tion committee and representatives OF
the Taxpayers League on the pro-
gress Of the campaign against the cap
ital location bill are very encourag-
ing.
Oklahoma Citys change OF front
on the bill or rather her entire aban-
donment of the salient features of
the bill are being thoroughly discuss
ed. It Is apparent that they have CIV
en- up all hope, unless Governor Has
kell will help.
Comparison Of Judgmeht.
The position OF the Oklahoma City
newspapers amounts TO an absolute
confession of judgment on the charg-
es brought against the bill by sena-
tor Russell of the Taxpayers League
and the representatives of Shawnee
and Guthrie who organized the OPP
position to the bill The charge was
made In the beginning that the bill
fixed no0 minimum amount Of land
to hibe purchased by the state and
stated no definite amount or money
10 be paid for the land purchased
Weakness Of the Bill.
The weakness OF the Oklahoma
City-Ledbetter bill before the people
led Governor Haskell to issue a pro-
position that all candidates should
submit an option, stating the location
of the land to be purchased the
price. This attempt TO throw sand
| In the, ewes of tho ueoDie nas beau
50 far successful that the Oklahoma
City bunch hive abandoned their or
! iginal plan OF campaign and are de-
/ pending wholly upon the leadership
| Of the agtute governor. TO pilot them
out of the wilderness Of doubt, and
(continued ON Page 81
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
SHOOTS SELF IN HEAD
Act of Public Administrator
Following Demand for
Settlement
(By AssocIated Press J

Kansas City, Mo-, June l.-R. S.
Crohn, former public administrator,
shot himself In the head today and
physicians say he will die,
Crohn Is fifty years old, and Is a
prominent local politician. lie shot
himself following conference with
attorneys for the estate of Adolph
Hunteman who died during Crohn's
administration, leaving an estate valu-
ed at s3250OO. The attorenys do
manded that Groin close the estate
at once.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
HASKELL OPPOSES AMENDMENT

In letter addressed ITO the peo-
pie OF Oklahoma Governor Haskell
goes ON record as opposing the pro-
posed amendment TO Article of the
constitution. His principal reason
was that unfayorable court OPINIONS
under the new law might bring disas-
trous results. He favors the repeal OF
Section 3 OF Article 8 and believes
that II that repeal Is voted at the Nov
ember election, when legislative
measure submitting 1t Is TO to submit
ted all that Is now necessary TO re-
yiyal OF railroad building viii have
been accomplished.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
sAPULPA EXCURSION SCHEDULE

Jon receipt Of official notice from
9apulpa that Saturday is TO be the
date of the capital removal debate
there, the chamber OF commerce has
announced the schedule for the spe.
cal train from Guthrie.
The train win leave the Rock Is.
land deport at sharp Saturday morn
Ing
The local band has ..been engaged
for the trip, ~FtciyNts are on. sale by
The chamber Of commerce, Telephone
to No. AZ.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
PULITZER weDs TO-DAY
fpy Associated Press.)

st. Louis, Mo-. June l---Joseph pui-
itzer OF New York and st. Louis, will
be married late today to Miss Nellie
wickham OF st. Louis. daughter OF
Mrs. Edmund r. Wickham. The cere-
llony Will be performed In the Wick.
lam home. the Rev. MeKitter Of First
I.resbfterinn church officiating.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
R0OSEvELT'S
bUTT|N' IN
w RESENTED
(By Associated Press.)

London. June 1.-Roosevelt's speech
at Guild hall yesterday continued TO
be the sensation OF the newspapers
today Outside the question OF the
facts set forth, papers without excep-
tion challenge the propriety OF for
eign guest OF the city criticizlng the
policy OF the Empire. The Star says
Roosevelt should learn he Is not ex-
empt from customs of civilized ma
tons
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
PuG|usT Is CONVICTED.
(By Associated Press. J

(By Associated Press)
Fresno, Calf, June Guilty OF
manslaughter was the verdict return
cd by jury last night against VIM.
q. King, pugilist whose recent bout
with A. D. Russell resulted In the lat
ters death. Russell was knocked
cut Of the ring and fractured his skull
in falling, dying several hours later.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
MOTION TO QuAsH DEN[D|
fBy Assoclafed Press,

Chicago, ILL.,, June 1.-Judge Nc
Surely today denied the motion to
quash the indictment against State
Representative Lee O'Neil Browne.
Browne is indicted on charges Of
brfbing State Representative c. A.
White to vote for VIM. Lorlmer for
United States senator.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
DEGREE FOR WHITE
fBv AsgocIated Press !

New York. June i--At the conclu-
sion OF the commencement exercises
Of Columbia university today an hon.
olary degree was conferred on VIII
liam Allen white. the editor and au-
thor. Of Emporla.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
lMEAlr-fNt H0RkMth KILLED

(By Associated Press.l
Ogden. Utah. June 1-Twenty-five
workmen killed In explosion this
morning Ia quarry OF Union Portland
Cement works at Devils Slide, Utah.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
SHERIFF KILLS CONSTABLE
Special to Daily Leader.

OpHVIdI W IHIIy INHutT.
Frederick, Okla, June i-P. r..
Rodgers. constable OF Frederick town.
ship, was almost instantly killed here
last night by Frank G. Carter, sheriff
of Tillman county Carter immediate
ly went to his own office and surren-
dered to his deputy. He refused to
make any statement further than to
say that the killing was unavoidable
and no one regretted II more than he.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
COUSIN or CANNON DIES
iBx Associated Press.l

Reno. New, June 1--As the result
Ct an automobile accident Mrs. NJ. Q.
Gardner, cousin OF Speaker Joseph g..
Cannon and one Of the pioneer rest
dents of Carson City, died at the latI
te; place last night from pneumonia
superinduced BY fracture Of several
ribs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
TULSA MAN
APPOINTED
Y RECEIVER
fBy Associated Press.l

independence, Kas., June 1-Spec-
ial Referee Tomlinson here today APP
pointed p. ]. White. president of the
Exchange National bank of Tulsa, Ok
luhoma, and an oil producer, trustee
to take charge Of and operate the
Sunflower State refinery at Niotaze.
Kansas, until such time as the court
directs the sale Of the property
against which there Is on indebted
ness amounting to s225,O0O. The
creditors here yesterday were unable
10 agree among themselves on a trus-
tee.
The Sunflower State refinery has
been operated since the early Kansas
oil operations. and was one OF the
strongest independent concerns in the
United states, operating with Its own
shipping tank cars, and has been ex
ceptionally we'll managed. Adverse
legislation in Kansas to oil refinery
operations, aimed at the Standard
and subsidiary concerns. struck The
ASunflower. doing an interstate bust
hess, hence the necessity OF re
Seiver. More than seventy per cen
bf its business was In the Oklahoma
fields.