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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
REAL INDIAN STATUS.

Prophesies 10 erect the lnvestiga-
tions By congress viii lead 10 a dif-
ferent attitude ol the interior depart
ment concerning dealing with the In
dians. for accuracy, depend upon
whether the Indians will have any
thing left when the present program
Ii exhausted The interior depart
ment has taken many twists at deal
ings with Mr.. Lo ald co.laborers here
in this vale of tears. but the Indian
has paid the freight and the present
rates demand revision downward, too.
II the red men get through with the
present interior department treaties
with enough left considered by Indian
agents worth bother'ng 10 get. there
may be aew deal. otherwise the var
ious agents may be called back TO
Washington and sent TO Alaska, Hon
oulu and Luzon. where some benevo-
lent assimilation work has been gross
IL neglected for some years. In max
ing prognostications about assimla,
ton and Indian supervision. all one
has to do, Is TO get line on what
The undefpup has still in his alleged
possession, then prophecy that The
work is incomplete. The Indians OF
the Five Civilized Tribes, because OF
the richness OF their holdings, have
kept some monstrous incompetents
in good picking for some years. but
the Lo pockets are getting rather slim
hence enc may not be surprised to
ascertain the interior department has
concluded not TO proceed mucn longer
where results are necessarily restrict
IA
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
PHYSICIANS OFFER
TO SUFFERERS

Or. 3. j. Kendall, Geneva. Illinois.
has issued booklet regarding possi-
BILE cure for consumption worthy OF
mere than passing notice. 1t is NOT
the average attempt of some one to
secure publicity for self or to bolster
up some end which VIII eventually
make the author rich In brief. he
advances the theory the Great White
Plague fastens ftself most frequont-
ly upon the body that is improperly
nourished and his treatise Is along
the liae Of bodily nourishment as a
foe 70 the ravages Of the disease which
has numbered It's victims by the mil
lions in the crowded. improperly hous
ed districts OF our nopulous eenters.
In his diet suggestioas. DR.. Kendall
leads into an old field in a different
manner than predecessors. For
stamp TO, cover actual postage, DR..
Kendall VIII send TO any one copy
of his treatise, a we'll written. sound
little story OF how to build up the
body through dieting, and one that
does not require either expense or
trouble to the afflicted wishing cure
" relief from the ravages Of the
white plague.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT

III the tHoItS no" DtinS put lOith
by the properly constituted state au-
lhorities and the men of the agricHl-
tural development departments OF the
lig railway systems TO provide hig!,-
s. standard of grain prodnced, much
good may be accomplished The sci
ence OF agriculture teaches we are 20
intensity our farming. ana TO apply
Tor better quality with quantity 1t is
10 step the people OF the new state
can take without hesitancy. As in al
communities, experiments as 10 best
crops to raise had to be made in OK
lahoma: that being more especially
true IN the dry belts That is now ali
Of the past To now aid to ,hs
wealth OF the farmer by increasing
quality and quantity is the desidero.
tum OF the agriculturist interested in
ltae building OF still greater agr.
cultural belt than we possess. AS IN
greatest industry in America. agricu-
ture deserves the benefit OF intelligent
and persistent improvement. Th.
maintenance of soil fertility: inprov
ing of soil and maintaining an incrcas
ing production that also improves Is
u quality, while not often considered
BY many OF other avoeations, never
theless does and of necessity must oc
onpy the attention of our agricultural
experts
Ia the matter of agricultural i'm
irsovement, Oklahomans have set =
ipace worth while and The aid given
by the transporting lines OF railway
a. service OF lasting benefit to all par
ties concerned.
But because the agricultural pros
iperity adds 10 TIE Fight side OF tn,
ledger for all professions and ayoca
tons, the helping hand extended to
ward the improvement OF conditions
T. imperative for well-beng of all Ok
lahomans The great wheat ana coz
ion belts OF the state, to which ..as
been recently added the creates.
broom corn district Of the United
states. iusures diversity and prosper
ity. permanent and of tremendous in
fluence on the standing OF the stais
~ the markets of the world. II OK
/ lahoma makes as great progress II
agriculture in tie next few years a.
I in the past four of her existence. the
fort, sixth stale viii be the banner
producing commonwealth west of ,ht
Mississippi river and he well on tAt
way toward trying for first honor'
with some OF the older states. where
population has given the impetus e
growing OF smaller products whict
yield better acreage returns and greas
N profit To tine husbandman.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
New Orleans Plight

people Of New Orleans TO the people
OF Oklahoma and other states below
he famed Santa Fc trail
The commercial bodies of the i'm.
perlal city owe themselves something:
nothing to our people They owe them-
selves a visit through the cities OF the
Southwest. They viii be surprised to
ind cities Of 10000 people not on cie
map ten years ago: surprised to find
an agricultural kingdom whc.s but a
few wears agone was considered Il
desert
But they will find other things far
more important to them.
They viii find that another rail.
way system, the mightiest project
known in the North m Hemisphere oi
the New World, is being rapidly con-.
pleted, the Kansas CITY, Mexican and
Orient. That road already extends
from Vie ita, Kansas, across Okla
coma. hundreds of miles down inta
Texas, whilst they are building on
the other end, from The Caliiornli
sIf across Mexico. When completed.
it win do more to cut off the Panama
trede from New Orleans than all 9th
or things combined
And the cause of it's conceptions,
what?
New orleans slept.
New Orleans was afraid the South
crn railway would not get the political
mail from Washington tlere in time,
and gave bonus money to prevent the
calamity,
No arm cane from tie coast north
westward. and Galveston and 0the.
cities west Of the metropolis of thc
gulf coastal region sent out feeder
lines
Now the Oriental line is to be, naye
is being rapidly built-closest line
from the great lakes to the islands of
rho Pacific. New Orleans can retain
some Of the business ard deserves il,
bn history leaches she will neves
set It BY saving "Howdy glad to see
you.
The Indian and the paleface OF Ok.
laNoma are looking for outlets OF com.
merce. The indian never wasted more
time on salutation than grufr
How. The white man must keeo
pace With the rcd. and all want .
fern commercial treaties New Or.
leans is an old and a famed city, but
ihe Great Southwest knows neither
the story Of yesterday as to COM.
merce, nor wastes tine for the sleep
Of the present. An empire. capabls of
producing more cotton than any lhree
states east OF the Mississippi is here;
We grow corn, potatoes, cane, alfalfl
cowpeas, sweet potatoes. peaches, APP
pies. Strawberries. cabbages. and all
that can be used for the food of man
and beast We want to exc auge
those commodities for cash ard such
~ we need here in Oklahoma. The
city of New Orleans Is neighbof
and should deal with rs. but that day
viii never come By merely sending a
formal greeting. Stlllweii uniIed
Port Arthur to Kansas City wailst
the Creole city slept on; now he has
husied himself tSing the waters Of
Lake Erie 10 those OF the Pacific With
lis Oriental ine Ssillwell builds. u
he sleeps. II Is not long at time.
VIII New Orleans push aud shove,
or sleep and dreang The latter means
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25

DOUBTFUL aEcRuiTER

II Is matter OF considerable in
ferest " ether the vice-president .s
able to savye as recruiting agent n
Oklahoma to the TAFT policies. Not
that the yiee-presiGent. who is really
an able man. as far as Intelligence
goes toward making one so classified,
can not arise TO an occasion of i'm.
portance, but because tce Republicans
OF Oklahoma are rather uncertain
when they hear a message from the
President: that is. unless he furnishes
lonl he will not declare he had
naught 10 do with it, once a protest
is made against the message.
President Taft and Oklahoma Re-.
publicans have a hard tine keeping
;strids the same mounted policies.
When the President was heralded as
heir apparent TO Mr.. Roosevelt, the
nen now so loud and valiant for TAFT.
were Siding along in the shadows OF
Fairbanks and Cannon. wsilsi Ia
rark and hle were ioyfu.ls making
lrograssiyc Republican medicine
Since Taft took on Aldrich as an az
visory agent Of tariff revision. the old
raactionaiies Of this state rave grown
hoarse shouting approval OF tne
course, and the ,yiee-president Will ind
in the present state organization no Z
cheerful support. lust how the mdh
acclaiming Roosevelt viii feel over the
Cannon leader taking charge of az
fairs and opening the Republican CAM
uaign can not now be f0retold. The
squelehing State Chairman Harris
gave fse prngrassives. III the recept
primaries. ia not forgotten. and Us
now a reaetionary boast that tie De.
icated progressive champions are I"
Ne corralled in roam OF the lone no
tel and there mad 10 take their gro s.
from the reaciionary palms. declai.
ing with each gulp OF the uneooked
Good ihes approve and find the delie-
acv tonthsome indeed. In a maioritf
~ instances Il Is believed the "prog3
win take their meal without makins
much fuss, but IL is opined a certain
Tulsa editor will not take Is uni
he has been ridden hard in true bfpa-
cho style, and then not until he has
exhausted vocabulary that has glNet
him the reDutation of being the state
most gifted handler OF that liqnId
known as vttriol
However. as tie highest Repubie-
an ambition In uppeh ciheuls does
not tower above holding the right q,
Eame the Federal appointees in ths
state. the mere matter of whether one
~ thousand vote for the state nom
ineeg Of the party concerns only the
noyiees who can not fathom the bnncn
Knot OF wisdom reclining jast be-
meath TIE Harris Panama hat Wseiii-
er Sherman makes or loses votes for
the state Republican ticket Is Of 10
concern. III he re-promises the eoh
troll to the firm OF Harris & Mcclure
bis visit 10 the handsome, stalwari
state Republican ohairman's lair vii
rot have been IN yaina
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
The American magazine

c. s. Raymonds article, THE Lori
mer Scandle,' in the September Amer
itan magazine, makes great reading.
II Is the story of how members Of the
liinols state legislature accepted
Drbes in recent senatorial election.
AS an example of political corruption
III Is without a parallel IN the lsto,y
OF this country.
Another great article In this mag
zine is Ray Siannard Bakers DO il
Tor Rochester 1t is a study Of the
extraordinary social changes going on
in Rochester. showing that the pres.
ont political unrest in America is no
superficial disturbance, but a steady,
lcng-continued movement Of the pup
lie mind
Stewart. Elward Whites, The
Case against Ballnger-Cleared up,
Is the AUTHORS conclusions after a long
and palnstalting study of the official
records Of the famous investigation.
other features are an interestins
articlc about trottlng race horses and
stories OF remarkable feats in trai't
ing them Jane ADAMS "Autoblograph
ical Notes. In which she tells about
tne refugees from Russia who come
over to this country; Some War
time Recollcctions," great heart ap
pealing story OF love and loyalty du,"
ing Civil War times and Eating in
the Wicked City" which is the best
I ing in the fun line Eugene WOOD
ever wrote.
Unusually good stories are contri
buted to this issued by Charles k
Rarnes, David Grayson, Inez Haynes
Gillmole--and most emphatically te
be mentioned are the first two acts ol
Justice" new play by John Gals
worthy, author of Strife
The departments are all interesting
II representa- The Interpreter.
House is exceptionally good Will
plays and Players" this month Is
given over 10 an article by Waltel
Irichard Eaton, which everyone in
.terested ingthe stage should read.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
lc. w. b. IIINpsl

The business world of New Orleans
has suddenly awakened to a face
known to less prominent rival cities
Tor ten or fifteen years. The great
imperial city Of the Southland slept
long and soundly In the period fol-
lowing loss of river commerce and
transition to the railway deld, tie big
city OF the South contented itse;t
with a direct route to Chicago, Wash
ington and New York, the adroit mas.
trrs OF. the Pacific coast trade inally
building across Texas to the former
fourth city OF the United States
Now. with the struggle for master
OF the trade to come because OF th2
Panama canal. New Orleans finds her
scli . stranger to the vast majority
Of cilies four times closer to her doors
nsn they are to San francisco.
The reason is not hard to determine
New Orleans slept in the opiated he
lief there was little west of the Ms
sissipui river worth fighting for.
From Oklahoma, fast becoming the
greatest agricultural state OF the
Southwest. already Creates In mineral
wealth, there Is no direct or ever
well ballasted indirect track into New
Orleans: few Of The commercial hous'
es of on' state even being acquainted
with New Ofleans dealers
TIE same applies 20 the majority OF
Western and Southwestern states. The
railroads of Louisiana are seldom
siraightway lines: they wander about
and eyiiently their builders felt there
would never be occasion to make
haste.
On the contrary side Of the ledge,'
look al the great arteries OF commerce
extending into St Louis. Chicago,
Denver. Kansas City. all OF those cit
ics having more than one line west
ward 10 TIE great Pacific coast.
Even to 20 from Oklahoma to Cuba.
land tlat should swell the COM
merce of New Orleans into eNtraog-
binary proportions, We Of Oklahoma
can strike Shreveport, thence travel
eastward to Mobile and be day Soon
er in Havana.
The fapit can be remedied. The
poope of Oklahoma ought to favor
the ports 81 Galveston, Port Arthur
and New Orlonas s-eyen in Port As
thur is another instance of grea
commerce being lost by inactioh
Fort Arthur tapped the rich belt along
six state lines that conld have been
forever held for New Orleans, had TIC
rich commercial captains OF that city
an arm into the great. rich
Indian lands of the present Eastern
Oklshoala.
This comment is not nnlriendly, nor
Intended to do other than good for
both Oklahoma and the great city or
the banks Of the Father of Waters
nut there must be an awakening dJwn
on Canal and St clarles. The pie.
trres OF fine residences and shaded
streets spell no commerce for the
most cosmopolitan citizenship IN tha
states OF the Union We want 10 see
The beautiful residences and we are
g,a,l aof the splendid hostelries that.
a5ound 40 .>ew Orleans. jut the waga
houses for our products. he products
We want to purchase and such other
enkcposts for commercial men af.I
the Institutions which will unite tae
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
Woman Factory Inspector

Miss Alice NJ. Hagerty, state fac.
tory inspector of Ohio, caused the ar
rest recently OF five tailors of Read
ing, Ohio. and three tailors and a
nlliner in Cincinnati, the tailors
u,arged with employing girls under
age and compelling girls under is 70
work more taan eight hours at a
stretch, and the milliner for not pre-.
yiiing seats for the girl clerks. She
has begun crusade in Cincinnati 10
prevent the employment of children
Under age in the workshops.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
MAKING up ouR PRODUCTS

in preparing for fail increase OF iac-
tory trade in the late summer. Gutn'
rie shows spirit that will achieve the
things OF moment to city and state
building. We are growing. likewise
the state demand for increase OF fac
tory product Is something never be
fore known and little dreamed OF.
Guthrie's factories have been an IN
centive not alone to the people OF
Guthrie. but 20 the whole state as
aell. We demonstrated that money
Invested in Oklahoma factories Will
not only add to the business OF tne
state, but aCd TO the profits OF men OE
capitai m,nin The state There =
lothing so badly needed in 0klchoma
as the factory to utilize our raw ma.
terals. saving the extraordinary eN-
pcnse Of shipping in and OUT OF ouI
materials We are growing common
wealth and our products increase in
value with great rapidty. We want
to increase cur business and add TO
our wealth and there i no better
method OF procedure than to place
our money 81 manufactures which
add pay rolls and population as well
and bring TO us the appreciating val
ues OF handling our own raw mater
tails
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
Life ON banana Canal

has had one frightful drawback
malaria trouble--that has brought suf-
fering and death to thousands. The
germs cause chills, fever and ague,
blllousness, jaundice, lassitude, weak
ness and general debility. But Elec,
trio Bitters never fail to destroy them
and cure malaria troubles. "Three
bottles completely cured me of very
severe attack Of malaria" writes Wm.
A. Fretwell, of Lucama, n. c., "and
I've had good health ever since' Cure
stomach, Liver and Kidney Troubles,
and prevent Typhoid. soc. Guaranteed
by all druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION


Special to Daily Leader.
a79l.awton Okla. Aug 25.-AOne hun
dred delegates from over the county
are here today attending The eighth
annual convention Of the Comancne
county Sunday school association. Sec
retary Nichols of the state association
Mrs. W II Bell. state superIntendent
OF the elementary department: Mrs.
@. H, Miller. state superintendent OF
the teachers department ard "A. e.
iialnlnsalas. stats superintendent oA
the adult Bible department. are among
the state officers who are attending
tue convention. The sessions will
continue for two days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
Experiments For Government

MISS E'oiso Gerry viii help the gov
ernment BY experimenting in Wlscon.
sin on the subject of conservation Of
the forests. She received the degree
o. master of arts at Radcliffe for re-
search work and paleobotany under
T G. Jeifry, the head of the Harvard !
botanical department. Her home is
in Roxbury, Mass,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
SNIsI # " AZ # EE 7l sg 77N | ~ . W E s ~ ss N T.
7 A mon
5. The Magazines .
IN sEs * ~ @ IL sSs " ~ ss s VI VI * * s s " " s W " ~

point, the mitaor Robsrt W Bruefc,
wliles from his long experience ~
manager OF the New York society for
Improving the Condition of the Poor.
Howard J. shannon writes Of IA Sep.
tember Day at The Seashore' and tia
strange minrte and wonderfully beali.
tiful microscopic forms Of life which
the autumn ocean casts np0n vae
sands. Night, by Walter Prchard
Eaton Is a charming essay of Nature )
moods under the stars, vita drawings
by Walter King stone reproduced jn
tint eight notable stories by we'll
known writer's complete the number
The authors include Joseph Conrad.
Thomas A Janyier Norman Duncan,
u. u. Marriott-Watson Mary Heaton
worse Olivia Howard Dunbar. etc. 4
prorusion OF illustrations, paintings IL
color and in tint, add richness Of ei-
lect 10 the number.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
The Perfect Woman

Miss Alice Akroyd, Of Boston, was
recently declared by prof Dudley A..
sargent of Harvard to be as physi-
oally close to perfection as a girl can
be. she is 1G years old. weighs
ilG 3-5 pounds; height 5 feet 10
incscs: chest, full, SO inches. waist,
81 Is inenes; shoulder. to elbow
u rs inches: stretch Of arms, Gl 80
inches: wrist 6 inches: neck, 2 2-5
iiches: hips, 80 2-5 inches.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
staaqers sker.Ios.

That a clean, nice. fragrant COM
pound like Bucklen's Arnica Salye Will
instantly relieve bad urn. cut, scald,
wound or piles, staggers skeptics.
But great cures prove its wonderful
healer of the worst sores, ulcers, boils.
felons, eczema. skin er ptlons, as also
chapped hands, spralns and corns
Try it, 2Jc at all druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
Tie Truly Eeminin. ryns

II is interesting to know, accordin {
to the Woman's Journal, that when
Florence Nightingale and her band VI
nurses went out to the Crimea Mary
Russell Milford called them 'notoriety
seeking ladies'" and declared that
male nurses would be much more use
iul. 1t was OF this "notoriety seeking
lady that Longfelow wrote some u
is best lines in the verse:
A lady with a lamp shall stand
In the great history of the land
In noble type of good.
Heroic womanhood
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
What A Cardinal Thinks

Cardinal Moran of Australia. has
an opportunity to study woman sud-
rage in the country where women
yote, and says: 1T is one of the grand
est privileges OF her sex" for a wo-
man to be able to vote for the men
who are to make the laws under whlca
her children must live. The woman
who thinks she makes herself unwom'
anly by voting he says, is a silly
creature
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
Among the Women

Speck of the bank commissioners OF.
flee. whose work il is to go through
the reports of the bank examiners,
says that more women in such oosi-
lions would reduce the bankers .ll-
onies at the penitentiaries.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
Society Girl won prize

Miss Lila Larshbongh, a sociery
girl, OF Fargo, n. d.. has won a si0.-
600 prize for decoration 10 be used
.pn the silver service OF the new dread
naught battleship. North Dakota Hcr
prize design consists of an eagle, am
clior and steering wheel, emblematiG
ct the navy. with sheaf of wheat In
the cenier, typical of North Dakota
products. The silver service viii be
pail for BY popular subscription.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
Look Down On KINGS

AT The queens of Europe are tall
er than their husbands. even the kais-
er having TO look up to the first lady
Of the empire King Alfonsoo Is a iull
head shorter than Victoria. and King
George is shorter than Queen Mary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25
Women Bankers All Riqht

20 Woman DauAe4 n L.le state u
Kansas is in the penitentiary nor has
any one Of them betrayed her trust,
and yet there are $40 of them Four
of them are presidents. 10 vice prcsi-
cents and 25o directors. Miss Anna
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25

z In spite OF increased production, the
Oklahoma potato Is sill $50 mucsl
wanted in the big cities That strong
advertising Is being. Utilized 70 get
more OF the goobers. But the Okla
nona potato IS grown in the ground
not on the maps
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25

The Oklahoma peach crop gas the
money into the state In time TO aid
in handling other crops; another Illus
tration of Oklahoma being favored
over surrounding states
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-25

Abont al the space required so far
10 answer Republican state attacks ls
ID simply ftate the fact the charges
laaae are untrue and also ridiculous